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46 Articles found on Monday, 12 November 2012
Otjozondjupa vote the same
12-11-2012
SWAPO’S regional leadership in the Otjozondjupa Region yesterday re-elected the same leaders they had voted for in the recently nullified election.Susan Hikopua was again elected as regional
readNo date yet for increase payments
12-11-2012
CIVIL servants should not bank on bigger salary cheques by the end of the month, as the Ministry of Finance has yet to decide on which actual date it will start paying the 8% monthly increase
readTeachers suspicious of leader
12-11-2012
STRIKING teachers in Windhoek are up in arms after it emerged that the ruling party had used some former unionists to try and coerce their leaders into accepting the eight percent increase agreed
readAdventure Travel World Summit countdown begins
12-11-2012
SWAKOPMUND – Environment and Tourism Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Friday officially launched the national preparations for the 2013 Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS).She unveiled a clock
readPalestine in another UN non-state bid
12-11-2012
RAMALLAH – The Palestinians will submit a bid to the General Assembly for non-state membership of the United Nations later this month, president Mahmud Abbas said on Sunday."We're going to the
readNam scrape home against Zim
12-11-2012
NAMIBIA scraped home with a 37-33 victory against Zimbabwe in the opening match of the Windhoek Lager Tri-Nations Rugby Tournament on Saturday. After leading 16-15 at halftime, Namibia surged into a
readWashington, Wall St misreading each other again as cliff nears
12-11-2012
WASHINGTON – Exit US presidential elections. Enter looming budget crisis. And once again, a disconnect between how Washington and Wall Street see the world could cause pain for investors if the two
readIran bans ‘luxury’ imports as sanctions bite
12-11-2012
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s sanctions-fighting “resistance economy” suddenly got a lot leaner, less flashy and perhaps a bit more uncomfortable.The Islamic Republic announced Thursday a ban on imports of 75
readStamp out workplace bullying
12-11-2012
There is a clear difference between hard-charging bosses and those who cross the line into bullying, creating patterns of fear, says Harvard Business Review.There is a difference between leaders who
readCountry Club reports another good year
12-11-2012
THE Windhoek Country Club and Resort and Casino (WCCR) managed to boost its revenue for the past financial year by more than 9% compared to the previous one despite the ongoing global economic
readIndia will follow through with reforms
12-11-2012
NEW DELHI – India will abide by a controversial decision to open retail and other sectors to wider foreign investment, the country's trade minister promised delegates at an international financial
readSandy might send more than 250 000 cars to scrap heap
12-11-2012
NEW YORK – Superstorm Sandy may consign as many as a quarter of a million new and used cars and trucks to the scrap heap, a loss that could eventually lead to a spike in new auto sales, automakers and
readZimbabwe wants to polish diamond image
12-11-2012
Harare – Accused of being opaque, corrupt and murderous, Zimbabwe’s diamond sector wants to polish its image.Beneath Zimbabwe’s soil lies wealth that could help transform the country’s battered
readUS urged to actively hunt for Joseph Kony
12-11-2012
Kampala – The hunt for the African warlord Joseph Kony is hopeless without more troops, an advocacy group said on Friday, urging American forces to “play a more operational role” in the vast Central
readJustin Bieber and Selena split
12-11-2012
Pop star Justin Bieber and his girlfriend, Selena Gomez, a Disney actress and singer, have broken up, ending a relationship that made them one of Hollywood’s most high-profile young couples, media
readDutch police bust fake wedding scam
12-11-2012
THE HAGUE – Dutch police have busted a wedding scam involving Dutch citizens being paid to go to Britain to marry illegal Nigerian immigrants so they can obtain residency there, prosecutors said
readPlans for bigger military force in Mali
12-11-2012
Abuja – West African nations on Friday plotted a military force to retake Islamist-occupied northern Mali as ministers met on a strategy that included a possible expanded mission of 5 500 troops.The
readIraq cancels US$4,2 billion Russia arms deal over graft concerns
12-11-2012
BAGHDAD – Baghdad cancelled a US$4,2 billion (over N$36 billion) arms package with Russia on Saturday citing graft concerns and instead opted for new talks, ending a deal that would have made Moscow
readSMS mOshiwambo
12-11-2012
*Vakwetu ondina epulo kutya tse Aawambo omanyenyeto getu atu ke ga popya peni hano? Ewi lamanguluka onaini talaaluka ano? Presidende noo Minista wo radio nomukulunhu woradio tu yamukuleni. Twa loloka
readAalongi ya tindi oku zimina egwedhelo nooperesenda 8
12-11-2012
AMUSHANGA gwokabinete, Frans Kapofi okwa londodha aaniilonga yomepangelo mboka ta ya tindi egwedhelo lyooperesenda 8 ndyoka lya tseyithilwe oshiwike sha yi kutya epangelo olya tokola oku galulilapo
readOmunona a ka kanitha okugulu sho a lika kosino
12-11-2012
OKANONA koomvula ne, Paulina Mweshitya Levi komomukunda Onamundindi popepi nOgongo mUukwambi moshitopolwa sha Musati ka ke na we okugulu kumwe, sho kwa lika ko kokandoongi, sha ningilwe mEtine lyeti
readTatekulu Iiwaya iitsuwa a sila mEkulo lyaNanzi
12-11-2012
TATEKULU Iiyambo Iiwaya gwomomukunda Oshipumbushomugongo moshitopowla sha Shana, ngoka a kanenene kombinga yombuga yUukwambi meti 14 Oktoba 2012, osho iitsuwa a sa mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko, pahapu
readSMSes for Monday 12 November 2012
12-11-2012
SMS Of The Day *AFRICAN proverb: “Even the best dancer on the stage must retire sometime.” It means no matter how good people are in their profession, they can’t stay in it forever. But what about
readSouth Africa turn things around to see off Irish
12-11-2012
DUBLIN – South Africa overturned a first half deficit and ill-discipline to open their November tour of the northern hemisphere with a deserved 16-12 victory here Saturday at Lansdowne Road in
readHernandez to the rescue as United move clear
12-11-2012
LONDON – Half-time substitute Javier Hernandez scored twice and made another as Manchester United came from two goals down to win 3-2 at Aston Villa on Saturday and pull four points clear in the
readProteas looking for early wickets against Australia
12-11-2012
The Proteas will be looking for early wickets on day four to give them the best possible chance of victory in the first Test match against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane."Tomorrow morning is
readThree in a row for Murphy
12-11-2012
PADDY Murphy won the Old Mutual Mariental Triathlon for the third year in a row, while Charmaine Shannon won the women’s title for the second consecutive year at the 25th anniversary of the event on
readAfrican Stars, Ramblers draw to remain top
12-11-2012
AFRICAN Stars and Ramblers played to a thrilling 1-1 draw on Saturday evening to remain at the top of the Namibia Premier League log. But defending champions Black Africa closed the gap on the leaders
readYoung woman’s throat cut with broken glass
12-11-2012
A YOUNG woman, Melanie Booysen (20), died on the way to the hospital in Windhoek on Saturday after her 21-year-old boyfriend allegedly slit her throat with a broken glass.It is understood that the
readTwo women charged with rape denied bail
12-11-2012
SWAKOPMUND – Two women charged with rape for allegedly providing a man with young girls for sex in exchange for money were denied bail on Friday.Johanna Lukas (20) and Gwen Nalwembe (36) appeared in
readFrom The Twittersphere
12-11-2012
STRIKES and pay hikes, the hot and the cold, kindness and blindness – Namibian tweeps have been ‘hair’, there and everywhere on their Twitter timelines over the weekend.@Pendazano_gbb: Who’s the next
readTeacher implicated in murder case
12-11-2012
KEETMANSHOOP – The murder trial of a former JA Nel Secondary School teacher continued in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court on Friday.Willem Frederick Jahrs (37) and his co-accused, Lucky Eiman (28),
readStrike leaders risk contempt of court
12-11-2012
STRIKING teachers’ respect for the law and for the court is set to be put to the test in the Labour Court in Windhoek tomorrow, when the leaders of the teachers’ two-week-long strike will have to show
readAlleged Satanist arrested at Reho
12-11-2012
AN ALLEGED satanist who was caught defacing a tombstone at Rehoboth was arrested on Thursday.Elize Britz (18) appeared in the Rehoboth Magistrate’s Court on a charge of malicious damage to property on
readReho bestiality suspect arrested
12-11-2012
AFTER being on the run from the police for a month, a Rehoboth man suspected of bestiality was arrested at the town on Wednesday.Markus Kharuxab (44) made a first appearance in the Rehoboth
readRichard Pakleppa presents ‘Taste of Rain’
12-11-2012
Namibians craving a little precipitation may get the very thing at the premiere of local director, Richard Pakleppa’s, full-length film at the National Theatre of Namibia tomorrow evening. Aptly
readKarasburg’s Plakkerskamp gets power
12-11-2012
A TOTAL of 125 houses in the Plakkerskamp informal settlement of Karasburg in the Karas Region were connected to the power grid on Friday.Mayor Caroline Arendse officially switched on the power to the
readNamfisa wants curator to save FIS Life Assurance
12-11-2012
THE Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) wants the provisional appointment of a curator for the insurance company FIS Life Assurance to secure the survival of the company,
readMusic industry needs structure
12-11-2012
Members of the Namibian music industry got together on Saturday for the first ever Namibian Artist Workshop, where they expressed concern about the current state of the industry, and their aims of
readWoman free on murder charge after appeal
12-11-2012
A WINDHOEK resident who was sent to prison earlier this year for an effective 12 years over the murder of her abusive former boyfriend had her sentence reduced to a wholly-suspended jail term in the
readKeetmans residents reject SELCo
12-11-2012
KEETMANSHOOP residents on Thursday evening gave a resounding “no” to any plans by the town council to renew an exclusive 15-year power supply contract with the Southern Electricity Company (SELCo).
readFuel prices UP
12-11-2012
GOVERNMENT, through the National Energy Fund (NEF), can no longer afford to buffer consumers against high fuel prices and will therefore increase the litre price of petrol by between 19c and 20c on
readCuban animals to leave soon
12-11-2012
FINAL preparations are being made to successfully carry out 'Operation Noah’s Ark II'.Environment and Tourism Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah told The Namibian that all international requirements
readBiwa refused to resign
12-11-2012
THE chief executive officer of the Namibian Airports Company (NAC), Ben Biwa, was given the option to resign three days before he was suspended last week, The Namibian has learned.Biwa, who had just
readSwapo wants Aussenkehr evictees reinstated
12-11-2012
THE Karas Swapo Party regional coordinator, Mathew Mumbala, has called on Agriculture Minister John Mutorwa to reinstate 10 small-scale grape farmers along the Orange River who were evicted from
readNotable Quotes
12-11-2012
WE are already in a deficit position and will have to borrow the money. This will push up Government’s debt and the interest we have to pay on it. – Calle Schlettwein, the Deputy Finance Minister says
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