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56 Articles found on Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Feeding the poor
30-05-2012
The Government of Namibia has feeding schemes at various schools throughout the country and a number of NGOs and private companies help with the running of soup kitchens and feeding schemes.On Monday
readFisheries observers lose N$20m labour award
30-05-2012
THE Fisheries Observer Agency has been paying “starvation wages” and engaging in an unfair labour practice towards its seagoing employees, Judge President Petrus Damaseb has commented in a Labour
readKaras council appoints Swapo politicians to regional tender board
30-05-2012
KARAS governor Bernadus Swartbooi and the Regional Council are in a standoff following the appointment of two town councillors on the Regional Council’s tender board.Swapo is also infuriated by the
readReshuffle to ‘stimulate’ PSes
30-05-2012
YESTERDAY’S reshuffle of a number of permanent secretaries has been on the cards since last year, but was never executed.The Namibian understands that the last straw that broke the camel’s back was a
readREDs struggling to make money
30-05-2012
NAMIBIA’S three Regional Electricity Distributors (REDs) earned between on average four and 19 cents for every dollar of power they sold from 2007 to 2010.Erongo Red was the only distributor whose
readTriplets among 19 dead in Qatar mall fire
30-05-2012
DOHA – Qatar prepared yesterday to bury or send home the bodies of 19 people who perished in a blaze that whipped through a nursery at a shopping mall, including New Zealand triplets and 10 other
readSpirited Warriors head to Nigeria
30-05-2012
BRAVE Warriors interim coach Bernhard Kaanjuka says he expects a spirited performance from his charges against Nigeria on Sunday. The motivated Brave Warriors are expected in Nigeria tomorrow ahead of
readBig Brother Stargame: Mampi’s Thunder Thighs dance their way home
30-05-2012
Twenty-five-year-old Zambian R&B singer, Mampi became the first celebrity housemate to be evicted from the Upville house on Sunday. After forming a close bond with Zimbabwe’s Maneta, the pair were
read‘We don’t rule over City Press’: FPB
30-05-2012
JOHANNESBURG – The Film and Publication Board conceded on Tuesday it does not have the legal jurisdiction to classify any content published or broadcast by media outlets.The board’s chief operations
readMandela moving home
30-05-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela was due to move back to his residence in his childhood village of Qunu yesterday, South African President Jacob Zuma said, adding that the elder statesman was in good
readAmisom secures Somali aid corridor
30-05-2012
MOGADISHU – African Union and Somali government troops secured an aid corridor between Mogadishu and a former rebel stronghold close to the capital, the AU said, wresting control of a strip of land
readViolence after Egyptian poll result
30-05-2012
CAIRO – Egypt’s cabinet was due to meet yesterday after the presidential election turned violent when protesters torched the offices of a run-off candidate from the regime of ousted president Hosni
readHotel group looking for new owners
30-05-2012
NAMIBIA Country Lodges (NCL), who has been running six lodges and supporting businesses countrywide for the last 15 years, is in the market.The group will be unbundled, as directors Johann de Beer and
readHire for passion
30-05-2012
If you don’t look for passion in the people you hire, you could end up with employees who never engage especially deeply, says Harvard Business Review.People are more creative when they feel
readMaerua Mall to get bigger and better
30-05-2012
ABOUT 2 400 direct and indirect jobs will be created through the current extension and upgrading of Maerua Mall in Windhoek, which is scheduled for completion next October.Once opened for business,
readDrilling for oil expensive
30-05-2012
BRAZILIAN oil startup HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA has hired a semi-submersible drill rig to drill oil and gas prospects off the coast of Namibia, but higher rental rates will push exploration
readOpuwo Trade Fair kicks off
30-05-2012
OPUWO – Demand for the first-ever trade fair at Opuwo which started yesterday was so high that extra stands had to be erected at the town’s soccer field where it takes place.The chairperson of Opuwo’s
readLazare Kaplan polishes school in Okahandja
30-05-2012
LAZARE Kaplan International Inc (LZI), technical advisors to the NamGem diamond polishing factory in Okahandja, last week launched its The Lazare Ongoma Initiative (LOI) to support the Vyf Rand
readEuropean firms plan for Greek unrest
30-05-2012
LONDON – British electrical retailer Dixons has spent the last few weeks stockpiling security shutters to protect its nearly 100 stores across Greece in case of riot. The planning, says Dixons chief,
readAfrica mustn’t let growth go to its head: Kaberuka
30-05-2012
ARUSHA, Tanzania – Africa’s robust 4,5 per cent economic growth forecast for 2012 should not prompt premature celebration, the African Development Bank (AfDB) cautioned on Monday, citing the festering
readMining’s billion-dollar boost to country’s economy
30-05-2012
THE local mining sector pumped nearly N$1,8 billion into state coffers last year in the form of profit tax and royalties. This is more than the N$1,7 billion profit the sector made in 2011. Mining
readMining sector wants clean safety record
30-05-2012
THE council of the Chamber of Mines of Namibia last week secured the services of a “highly recommended” consultant to lead the audit into health and safety of the entire mining industry in Namibia.The
readAnnan expresses ‘grave concern’ over Syria as West pulls envoys
30-05-2012
BEIRUT – Peace envoy Kofi Annan expressed “grave concern” to Syria’s President Bashar Assad yesterday and Western nations threw out its envoys to protest against a massacre of 108 civilians, many of
readElombwelo lya Ekandjo ina li pulakenwa
30-05-2012
EWILIKO lyoshilando Omaruru ina li tula miilonga elombwelo lyominista yOmalelo giitopolwa niilando, Jerry Ekandjo, opo li pingenepo , omunambelewa omukuluntupitithi, Edward Ganaseb na Jeremia Kavaa
readOshituthi shuuDiakoni mOnangalo
30-05-2012
Oshituthi shuudiakoni shoka sha ningililwe megongalo lyOnangalo , ota ku tiwa osha li sheende nawa.Pahapu dhomuDiaconi, Aina Petrus ontanda yawo oya enda nawa naa shika osho oshikando shotango
readOondjambi po NWR hadhi kutha oshindji
30-05-2012
OMUTENGENEKO gwehangano lyomahala gokutalelwapo gaNamibia[NWR] ogwa ulike kutya ehangano ndika oha li longitha konyala oodola dhivule oomiliona heyali komwedhi moondjambi dhaaniilonga yalyo. Iimaliwa
readTransNamib a lundile Haimbili aniwa
30-05-2012
OMUNAMBELEWA omukuluntupitithi nale gwa TransNamib, Titus Haimbili oku na omaipulo kombinga yomalundilo te ga ningilwa kehangano ndyoka okupitila mohahende yalyo. Haimbili okwa ti naya dhiminwepo
readEshangitho lyaahogololi moshilongo
30-05-2012
OTAPA ka tamekwa neshangitho lyaahogololi oshilongo ashihe meni lyoomwedhi ntano tadhi landula. Eshangitho ndika olyo lyotango tali ka longitha ookompiuta mokushanga aahogololi. Pethimbo olyo tuu
readOmeya ga Shomeya oge li nawa
30-05-2012
IIKONDO shUunamapya naashoka shOmudhingoloko ita yi tsu kumwe nomakonkono ga ningwa kombinga yongushu yomeya mOshomeya. Ongundu ya za koshikondo shomeya muuministeli wUunamapya oya li ya tuminwa
readShiimi a kanitha eindilo lye mohofa
30-05-2012
ONKAMBADHALA yomenedja nale yakwaalukehe mehangano lyokunyanyangidha oshifo shepangelo kohi yuukumwe pokati kaZimbabwe na Namibia, oya ndopa meindilo lya yo mohofa yaaniilonga moVenduka.Tonata
readmOshiwambo
30-05-2012
*Ngame ondina uudhigu wokanona kandje ka hulitha miita yemanguluko. Okanona okahulitha 1989. Uuyelele auhe ondi una kombinga yeso lyokanona. Paife opuwo wala ngaaka? Nandi pewe eyamukulo vakwetu.
readIihauto ya dhipaga aantu oyendji
30-05-2012
AANTU omulongo nagumwe oya sile miiponga yomoondjila ehuliloshiwike lyapiti. Uuyelele mbuka owa gandjwa koshiketha shokukwathela mboka ya mona iiponga miiyenditho. MVAF okwa ti muule womasiku ngoka
readSport Conference botched again
30-05-2012
THE Namibia Sport Conference has been postponed again because of a “serious oversight” by the line ministry.Yesterday, Director of Sport Dr Vetumbuavi Veii announced that they had erroneously
readNamibia qualify after no-show
30-05-2012
NAMIBIA automatically qualified for the World Youth Beach Volleyball Championships in July after none of the countries turned up for the African Championships which were due to start in Windhoek
readHeat take game one from tired Celtics
30-05-2012
LeBron James had 32 points and 13 rebounds as the Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics 93-79 to open the National Basketball Association’s Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday. The Celtics came into
readNomvethe targets Brazil world cup
30-05-2012
VETERAN Bafana Bafana striker Siyabonga Nomvethe has set his sights on ending his illustrious career with a third World Cup appearance at the 2014 tournament in Brazil.“My feet are still carrying me,
readArgentine lawyer in line to lead Fifa probe
30-05-2012
GENEVA – The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor in The Hague is the top candidate to lead investigations into alleged corruption at Fifa.A person familiar with the process told The
read‘Big Easy’ leads South Africa challenge at Memorial
30-05-2012
FORMER champion Ernie Els will head the South African challenge at the US PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, starting tomorrow.The Big Easy said on his website he was eager to rekindle
readKolkata erupts as IPL heroes return home
30-05-2012
KOLKATA – Police used bamboo sticks to beat back huge crowds thronging the streets of Kolkata yesterday as the city’s victorious Indian Premier League (IPL) team received a raucous welcome
readLydia Nsekera - The ‘Iron Lady’ of football
30-05-2012
BUJUMBURA – Burundi’s Lydia Nsekera has entered the history books after becoming the first woman co-opted onto Fifa’s Executive Committee last week.Nsekera, 45, is the only woman in charge of a
readSharapova, Kvitova lead women’s advance
30-05-2012
PARIS – Three former women’s grand slam champions and a young British hopeful reached the French Open second round Tuesday as Rafael Nadal, seeking a record seventh men’s crown, prepared to make his
readFrom The Twittersphere
30-05-2012
WASTE, haste and the not-so chaste ‘Zuma Spear’ feature in today’s missives from the Twitter frontline. Along with a hazardous EPL signing! @SONIQX: We pay tax that our ministers waste and meanwhile
readSwartbooi warns against politically motivated community activists
30-05-2012
KARAS governor Bernadus Swartbooi has warned community activists not to mislead people for their own political aspirations. “Community activists should not use community activism to seek political
readTowards the Swapo congress: Vote rigging, walkouts
30-05-2012
SOME Swapo members in the Kunene Region want the election results of the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) district conference held at Khorixas two weeks ago declared null and void.They claim the
readSMSes for Wednesday 30 May 2012
30-05-2012
SMS Of The Day *WHY recycle permanent secretaries who have become a liability to the State due to corruption? If my memory serves me well, some of them on the list have been repeatedly in the news
readPSUN congress wants action on corruption
30-05-2012
THE congress of the Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) held at Outjo last weekend decided that the union’s new leadership should engage with Government to stamp out corruption, poverty and
readChasing the dots ... But Brutus was an Honourable Man!
30-05-2012
I watch in mad disbelief as the hypocrites, the official thieves, the incompetent administrators, the turnaround strategies of politically hyped stars and the irrationality of once well respected
readNevonga still a legitimate leader
30-05-2012
THE second deputy president of the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu), Moses Ikanga, yesterday said general secretary Petrus Nevonga’s term of office has not yet expired. Disgruntled Napwu members
readNantu speaks out on Unam jobs
30-05-2012
THE Namibia National Teachers’ Union (Nantu) has expressed unhappiness about the domination of non-Namibian staff in top management positions at the University of Namibia (Unam), saying that
readAnother theft rocks NamPost
30-05-2012
A NAMPOST employee is out on bail of N$5 000 after she allegedly stole close to N$90 000 from the Klein Aub post office.Linda Fisch was arrested at the village on Friday. It is understood that she
readNew acting boss at Misa Namibia
30-05-2012
NGAMANE Karuaihe-Upi has been appointed as the acting national director of the Namibian chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa Namibia) “for the foreseeable future”. The vacancy will
readVolunteers to build waterhole in Etosha
30-05-2012
A JOINT venture between Ubuntu Namibia, a group of volunteers, and the Namibia International Youth Award (IYA) of St Paul’s College in Windhoek has begun at the Okaukuejo area in the Etosha National
readHospital ‘escapee’ still at large
30-05-2012
MORE than two days after a suspect under Police guard escaped from the Katutura State Hospital, he was still at large yesterday.Riaan van Eeden vanished from this hospital early on Sunday morning.
readAn unspoilt wetland paradise in Caprivi
30-05-2012
THE Nkasa Lupala Tented Lodge is built on the banks of one of the many channels of the Kwando-Linyanti river system. This unique Namibian wetland paradise in the eastern Caprivi Region is commonly
read12 years over girlfriend attack
30-05-2012
A NEAR-FATAL knife attack on his girlfriend in March last year left Windhoek resident Martin Lupalezwi with the prospect of 12 years in prison lying ahead of him yesterday.Lupalezwi (32) was sentenced
readNotable Quotes
30-05-2012
GOD must forgive them, they don’t know what their doing. – CEO of TransNamib, Titus Haimbili said about the allegations made against him by TransNamib and one of the company’s lawyers.I DID not pay
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