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62 Articles found on Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Leaders Up For Sale?
13-11-2012
JUST where is Namibia headed? What was the motive for the secretive dinner held at State House last week with a select group of business people at a cost of no less than N$100 000 per person? Whatever
readDivision emerges in striking teachers’ ranks
13-11-2012
STRIKING teachers are divided over whether to continue with their illegal strike after Swapo coerced some of the committee leaders into declaring their loyalty towards the party over the weekend.The
readGIPF rejects graft suspect’s loan request
13-11-2012
THE Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has declined a multimillion-dollar funding request by Jerobeam Kongo Mokaxwa despite legal advice to the contrary.The GIPF received a request from
readKaaronda challenges dismissal
13-11-2012
EVILASTUS Kaaronda, the fired secretary general of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), is fighting his dismissal.In court papers, Kaaronda said that his dismissal was unlawful and he wants
readIce Prince and Bonang to host Annual Channel O Music Video Awards
13-11-2012
Nigerian superstar Ice Prince and South Africa’s ‘it girl’ Bonang been named as hosts of this years Channel O Music Video Awards. The two will bring their unique individuality when one of Africa’s
read‘World’s workshop’ China aims to reinvent itself
13-11-2012
BEIJING – China’s Communist leaders are promising to transform the world’s second largest economy and move on from being the world’s workshop, but economists say the monumental task faces major
readSpain going for victory
13-11-2012
SPAIN’S national rugby team arrived in Namibia over the weekend with one thing in mind and that is to win the Windhoek Lager Tri-Nations Rugby tournament. The team put in its first training session at
readHighest credit growth since 2006
13-11-2012
CORPORATES and individuals plunged themselves deeper into dept in September, borrowing N$1,2 billion in total, and driving up annual growth in private sector credit extension (PSCE) to its highest
readWal-Mart keen on local beef
13-11-2012
A TEAM of ASDA, Wal-Mart’s British subsidiary, is on its way to Namibia to secure an suppliers agreement with Meatco for local beef.ASDA has been sourcing beef from Meatco for the past two
readBumpy third quarter for cattle marketing
13-11-2012
CATTLE marketing in the third quarter dropped both in numbers and price, mainly as a result of the decline of weaners exported to the South African market, the Meat Board of Namibia has said in its
readAgricultural diary
13-11-2012
November 14: Nomtsas cattle auction. Two Bonsmara bulls and 100 Bonsmara heifers will be on sale in addition to 500 mixed cattle. November 22: Namboer production auction of Basie Klazen, Hans Gertze,
readOmaheke dairy farm edging closer to realisation
13-11-2012
GOBABIS – Plans for the dairy processing and packaging plant envisaged for the Omaheke Region are making steady progress.Constant briefing sessions with the Office of the President, relevant
readGrain forecast slashed, world food prices stay high
13-11-2012
ROME – Global supply of key cereal staples including wheat is to tighten sharply in the 2012-13 crop season as wheat and maize output feels the pinch of the worst US drought in more than half a
readAfter your project meeting
13-11-2012
The real work begins you make it through your team project meeting, says Harvard Business Review.Ongoing team projects frequently require regular meetings. While you can accomplish a lot in the
readNPTH dividend boosts state coffers
13-11-2012
THE Namibia Post and Telecom Holdings (NPTH) has handed over an interim dividend of N$113,5 million to Government for the financial year ended September 30 2012.A statement issued on Monday by NPTH
readMicro-insurance under the loop
13-11-2012
NAMIBIANS are being driven “deeper into poverty because of the absence of micro-insurance” and the country needs to take concrete action to fill the gap, Phillip Shiimi, chief executive officer of the
readZimbabwe diamonds: ‘Biggest plunder since Cecil Rhodes’
13-11-2012
VICTORIA FALLS – At least US$2 billion worth of diamonds have been stolen from Zimbabwe's eastern diamond fields and have enriched President Robert Mugabe's ruling circle, international gem dealers
readJuncker says troika report on Greece ‘positive’
13-11-2012
BRUSSELS – Greece has “delivered” on its economic reform pledges and a long-awaited report from its international creditors is “positive”, Jean-Claude Juncker, who heads the Eurogroup of finance
readGrowth prospects still weak in eurozone
13-11-2012
PARIS – The eurozone economy is slowing further, the OECD said yesterday, with the possible exception of Italy, as signs of stabilisation continue from the United States and China. The Organisation
readRetiring will not change China central bank direction
13-11-2012
BEIJING – China's central bank chief says there should be no shift in the approach to setting monetary policy when he retires, a statement likely to raise market speculation about his possible
readIndia retail reforms face broad alliance of foes
13-11-2012
NEW DELHI – The ruling Congress party has rolled out its big guns to defend the move to let the likes of Wal-Mart set up shop in India, but they are confronting an alliance stretching across the
readMariah Carey offers to help Bobbi Kristina
13-11-2012
Mariah Carey has offered advice to Bobbi Kristina Brown and has told her she needs to change her ways.The ‘American Idol’ judge is said to be worried the aspiring singer is going down the same
readOil thieves disrupt Nigeria pipeline
13-11-2012
Lagos – Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has shut down a pipeline in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta after finding leaks it blamed on oil thieves.In a statement, Shell said its Nigerian subsidiary shut
readYouth unhappy with Mangaung process
13-11-2012
Johannesburg – South Africa’s youth are dissatisfied with the way the country’s next president will be elected, according to a survey released on Monday.“It is clear that young people feel the
readIsrael weighs Gaza options
13-11-2012
JERUSALEM – Gaza militants yesterday fired 11 rockets at southern Israel, one of which exploded next to a house, police said, shattering an overnight calm even as Cairo sought to broker an end to 24
readIran Foreign Minister denies clean-up of suspect military base
13-11-2012
TEHRAN – Iran on Monday denied it is sanitising a suspect military base where the UN atomic watchdog wants to probe evidence of possible weapons research.“Clean-up of such places is not possible,”
readKillings sweep Sao Paulo
13-11-2012
Sao Paulo – At least 140 people have been murdered in South America’s biggest city over the past two weeks in a rising wave of violence, Sao Paulo’s Public Safety Department says.Killings in Sao Paulo
readDalai Lama laments US bases in Japan: report
13-11-2012
TOKYO – The Dalai Lama on Monday lamented the US military presence in Japan at a press conference in Okinawa, where anti-American feeling has flared after alleged crimes by servicemen.“It is not right
readTidhapo omutenya pamwe na Team Namibia! Sindana oolitera odhindji dhikunuwa yatalala.
13-11-2012
• Ondjambi yotango uupakete wuukende uhamano kehe wuli omulongo woludhi, lwa Vigo Marula; noshowo Vigo Wild Orange; Okapakete kombiila yo Tafel Lager; noshowo omeya gokunwa uule womumvo gumwe.•
readAanafaalama na ya shuninwe iilonda
13-11-2012
OMUKWATAKANITHI gwo Swapo moshitopolwa sha Karas okwa indile ominista yUunamapya opo yi shunithile aanaafaalama 10 mboka ya tidhilwe piilonda yomiviinu pomulonga gwOrange mu September nuumvo. Mathew
readIinamwneyo mbyoka tayi tuminwa ko Cuba otayi ka ya mbala
13-11-2012
OTAPA ningwa omalongekidho ga hugunina opo oshilonga shedhina Iilonga yetambameya lya Noah yi sindane.Ominista yOshikondo shOmudhingoloko nOmatalelopo, Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah okwa lombwele oThe
readOmukiintu omugundjuka a dhipagwa nekende lya tatuka
13-11-2012
OMUKIINTU omugundjuka okwa sile mondjila omanga ta falwa koshipangelo molyomakaya ngaka ga piti. Melanie Booysen [20] okwa sile mondjila manga ta falwa koshipangelo konima sho a tetwa omuligu aniwa
readBiwa okwa tindi oku za miilonga yuuwiliki
13-11-2012
OMUNAMBELEWA omukuluntupitithi gwehangano lyuupale woondhila lya Namibia[Namibia Airports Company[NAC], okwa li a pewa ompito opo a thigepo iilonga yuuwiliki wehangano ndyoka. Ben Biwa okwa li
readAalongi yaana einekelo maawiliki yekanka
13-11-2012
AALONGISIKOLA mboka ya li mekanka moVenduka oye uvite nayi konima sho ya uvu omipopyo kutya ongundu tayi pangele oya longitha aawiliki yamwe yehangano lyaaniilonga opo ya taambe egwedhelo
readSMS mOshiwambo
13-11-2012
*Onda hala oku pewa eyamukulo kutya ano aanona yetu mba ya sila kombanda se ongaavali otatu dhimbulukiwa uunake ooshinee kaatuna oonkondo okuya momapandaanda nenge tuka lale peembelewa dho
readIna pa tseyithwa kutya uunake aaniilonga ta ya futwa egwedhelo
13-11-2012
AANIILONGA yomepangelo ina ya tegelela oku futwa ondjambi ya wo ya gwedhelwa pehulilo lyomwedhi nguka.Shika osha popiwa kOminista yOshikondo shiimaliwa, Saara Kuugongelwa Amadhila a ti esiku ina
readSMSes for Tuesday 13 November 2012
13-11-2012
SMS Of The Day *N$100 000 to have dinner with the President! Surely there must be some benefit for these attendees other than a dinner. Is this not corruption at the highest level? Food for Thought
readLakers surprisingly pick D’Antoni as new coach
13-11-2012
THE Los Angeles Lakers, in a surprise move, have named former Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni to replace fired coach Mike Brown, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team
readSA Sports Minister lauds national women’s teams
13-11-2012
SOUTH AFRICAN sports minister Fikile Mbalula has congratulated the national women’s football and netball teams for their performances in international tournaments at the weekend.Banyana Banyana
readCarter the unstoppable test rugby points machine
13-11-2012
EDINBURGH – New Zealand flyhalf Dan Carter is rarely guilty of a misplaced pass or shoddy kick at goal – as his world-leading 1 381 points in test rugby testify to – but the perfectionist in black
readGerman project upgrades Namibian basketball
13-11-2012
NAMIBIAN basketball has taken another step forward following a two-week visit by German coach Peter Schey. Schey, who was sent to Namibia by the German Federal Foreign Office and the German Olympic
readZone VI team wins Women’s Super Cup
13-11-2012
NAMIBIA’S Under 20 Zone VI Games women’s soccer team won the NFA DFB Women’s Super Cup in great style when they beat Challengers 8-0 in the final on Sunday. The Zone VI team, which included up and
readJuniors dominate Gold Cup
13-11-2012
PROMISING young golfers Glen de Waal and Jessica Dreesbeimdieke hogged the limelight at the 48th Klipdrift Gold Cup held at the Windhoek Country Club over the weekend.The event was played over 54
readA blip to world champion Oosthuizen’s career: Golden Gloves
13-11-2012
ACCOMPLISHED IBO super-middleweight champion Tommy Oosthuizen’s future in the division has come into question, despite a comprehensive and clear-cut defence of his title in the points victory over
readBig hitting Clarke relishing leadership role
13-11-2012
BRISBANE – Michael Clarke’s rich vein of form continued with another big innings which threatened to give Australia an outside chance of beating South Africa in the first Gabba Test.Skipper Clarke
readLampard in talks with Chinese team
13-11-2012
BEIJING – Chelsea star Frank Lampard could be a step closer to following former teammates Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka with a move to China, after Guizhou Renhe confirmed yesterday they were in
readDi Matteo rues missed chances
13-11-2012
LONDON – Chelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo was left to rue his side’s missed chances as well as a potentially serious knee injury to skipper John Terry after their 1-1 draw with Liverpool in the Premier
readFrom The Twittersphere
13-11-2012
NAMIBIAN tweeps woke up to grim Monday morning headlines – murder, political mayhem and mega ‘meals’ – making for mainly sober Twitter timelines. Otherwise, a sprinkling of wisdom, a faint dusting of
readTransNamib CEO faces assault charge
13-11-2012
A CASE of assault was opened against the acting chief executive officer of TransNamib, Eugenia Tjaronda.The station commander of the Windhoek police station, Inspector James Nandapo, yesterday
readTeachers instigated by opposition - Ekandjo
13-11-2012
JERRY Ekandjo, one of the three Swapo candidates in line to take over from President Hifikepunye Pohamba, says the current teachers' strike was instigated by opposition political parties.Ekandjo, also
readTeachers at Opuwo join class boycott
13-11-2012
TEACHERS at Opuwo yesterday joined the illegal strike that started in the Khomas Region two weeks ago. More than 50 teachers are camping at the town’s football field and have vowed to stay put until
readRCC recognises PSUN
13-11-2012
AFTER a two-year negotiation process, the Roads Contractor Company (RCC) signed a recognition agreement with the Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) yesterday. PSUN, which is not affiliated to the
readThe Second Coming of Barack Obama
13-11-2012
THE race was tough, but US President Barack Obama has won re-election. The question now, for the United States and the world, is what will he do with a fresh four-year term?To win re-election with a
readDo We Too Have Binders Full Of Women?
13-11-2012
IN the week that Mitt Romney’s presidential ambition came unstuck in the USA, a formidable team of women parliamentarians jetted into town in the service of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF).
readNghimtina refuses to act against NAC board
13-11-2012
MINISTER of Works and Transport Erkki Nghimtina yesterday said he won't take action on a report which recommended that he dismiss the board of the Namibia Airports Company (NAC).The investigation was
readNghidinwa confirms shortage of passports
13-11-2012
AFTER months of denial by Home Affairs officials that there is a shortage of blank passports, Home Affairs Minister Rosalia Nghidinwa has finally acknowledged the frustration of many Namibians waiting
readKaras teachers return to work
13-11-2012
STRIKING teachers from schools in the Karas Region have returned to work and classes have resumed after an illegal strike that started at the end of last month. The Karas regional director of
readGirl, 10, testifies in rape case
13-11-2012
A TEN-YEAR-OLD girl yesterday testified in a rape case against United Arab Emirates (UAE) national Ali Said Abdullah Allanasri (40) in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court.Allanasri has pleaded not guilty
readDumped baby rescued in Dorado Park
13-11-2012
A BABY was found abandoned at a construction site in Aries Street, Dorado Park, bringing to 10 the number of baby dumping cases reported in Windhoek since January. Of the ten babies, only two,
readDiabetes Day marked in Windhoek
13-11-2012
WEDNESDAY is World Diabetes Day and the newly founded Namibia Diabetes Lifestyle Foundation is holding a fundraiser. The objective of the foundation is to create awareness, support and educate people
readCollege of the Arts Exhibition and Fashion Show
13-11-2012
The College of the Arts (Cota) in Katutura presented its annual students visual creations and fashion productions exhibition, in an event which could be described as breathtaking and a simply perfect
readNotable Quotes
13-11-2012
WE must stage a demonstration at the High Court to have the verdict delivered. We have waited for three years, for how long are we still going to suck the hind teat of SELCo. – Keetmanshoop residents
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