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54 Articles found on Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Oshana and Omusati behind Ekandjo
14-11-2012
SOME Swapo leaders in the Omusati Region have joined their Oshana counterparts to declare their support for Jerry Ekandjo, one of the three candidates in the race for Swapo’s vice presidency.Ekandjo
readKatiti loses libel case
14-11-2012
FORMER Walvis Bay Municipality Chief Executive Officer Augustinus Katiti’s defamation claim against The Namibian and estate agent Regina Kotchanova was dismissed with costs in the High Court in
readNBC begs for more
14-11-2012
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has requested a bailout of between N$40 and N$50 million from the government to survive until the end of the current financial year ending March 31,
readNOT RELENTING
14-11-2012
A small group of teachers, who have refused to go back to classes were seen yesterday at Khomasdal Stadium where they have been camping since the start of the strike. Despite the strike having been
readArab League welcomes new Syria coalition
14-11-2012
Cairo – The Arab League welcomed on Monday the formation of a new Syrian opposition group, but stopped short of giving it full recognition as the representative of the Syrian people.With some Arab
readPostFin loans bring relief to rural areas in Namibia
14-11-2012
POSTFIN, a subsidiary of NamPost, has secured a N$30 million line of credit from the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) to fund small businesses in the rural areas, as well as individuals who need
readNam recalls pace bowlers
14-11-2012
NAMIBIAN opening bowlers Louis Klazinga and Christi Viljoen are back in the national side which will take on Free State and Northerns in the Cricket South Africa competition over the next two
readUS spy chief scandal widens
14-11-2012
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT – The top US commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is under investigation for allegedly inappropriate communication with a woman at the centre of the scandal
readMbeki sends warning to Zim
14-11-2012
Johannesburg – Former president Thabo Mbeki has warned Zimbabwe’s “predatory elite” to stop benefiting from the country’s diamonds, Business Day reported on Tuesday.“Diamond production must not be
readMore bodies found in Kenya police cattle rustler ambush
14-11-2012
At least 42 officers were killed when cattle rustlers ambushed police, officials say, after more bodies were found on Monday.The attackers used sophisticated weapons such as anti-personnel bombs and
readIsrael launches Gaza raids
14-11-2012
Jerusalem – The Israeli airforce launched three raids on targets in the Gaza Strip early yesterday as military top brass weighed a stronger response to rocket fire from the Palestinian territory.The
readWorsening Sudan unrest worries Unamid
14-11-2012
Khartoum – International peacekeepers on Monday expressed grave concern about an upsurge of violence in Sudan’s Darfur, after they airlifted people wounded in recent clashes.The fighting on Friday
readChina ex-leader Jiang a new force behind scenes
14-11-2012
BEIJING – He was wrongly reported dead last year, and his political influence was said to have faded as a younger generation assumed control of China, but former President Jiang Zemin has made a
readChild journalists grill ministers at China congress
14-11-2012
BEIJING – The innocent but pointed questions from a pair of young reporters to officials at China’s Communist Party talks have provided a refreshing break from the usual fare of bland reports and rote
readChina’s new leaders: challenges ahead
14-11-2012
China’s ruling Communist Party will later this week unveil a new set of leaders. Economic reforms have transformed China into the world’s second-largest economy. But its 1,3 billion population and
readLand conflict, impunity dim Cambodia's awakening
14-11-2012
NEAR BROMA VILLAGE, Cambodia – Cambodia's transformation from war-torn basket-case to one of Asia's most promising emerging economies is being overshadowed by a backwards lurch in human rights and
readWalvis Bay on board Erongo Red again
14-11-2012
THE Walvis Bay municipality has decided to rejoin electricity distributor Erongo Red as the majority shareholder.Mayor Derek Klazen said Coenraad Botha, as chairman, and Tobias Nambala will represent
readAfrica is world’s fastest growing mobile market
14-11-2012
CAPE TOWN – The number of Africa’s mobile subscriptions will reach 761 million this year, making the continent once again the fastest growing market in the world, a research group has claimed.Pushed
readIndia’s ambitious plan to cut red tape gets tangled in ... red tape
14-11-2012
NEW DELHI – India's boldest attempt in two decades to sweep away the remnants of the 'License Raj' permit system that has crippled infrastructure development has fallen victim to the very scourge it
readOn new job sensitivities
14-11-2012
BOSTON –Taking on a new job doesn’t mean stomping all over the people you are now working with and overriding the existing dynamics without first learning what they are, says Harvard Business
readEkandjo a tsakaneke aawiliki yoSwapo mOmusati
14-11-2012
AMUSHANGA gwOmauyelele nIinyanyangidhwa yoSwapo Jerry Ekandjo ngoka e li Oministeli yOmapangelo gOpaitopolwa, Omagumbo nEhumithokomeho lyIitopolwa yokOmikunda noku li wo gumwe gwomAahogololwa yatatu
readEsiku lyomukithi gwosuuka pOmakange mOlyomakaya
14-11-2012
MOLYOMAKAYA ngaka twa thinda pOmakange mUukwaluudhi moshitopolwa sha Musati otapu ka kala oshiithanene oshinene shokudhimbulukwa esiku lyomukithi gwosuuka muuyuni, sha longekidhwa kEhangano
readEtopoko lya holoka mokati kaalongi mekanka
14-11-2012
AALONGISIKOLA mboka ya ningi esiku mekanka oya topoka moongundu mbali, kokutya opena mboka ya hala oku hulithapo ekanka omanga yamwe oya hala okutsikila nekanka lyawo ndyoka lyaali pampango.Etopoko
readEkandjo a indila iilyo yo Swapo naaNamibia ayehe ya kale kumwe
14-11-2012
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi oshinene shoSwapo pEenhana mOukwanyama moshitopolwa sha Hangwena mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, amushanga gwomauyelele niinyanyangidhwa gwoSwapo, Jerry Ekandjo, ngoka wo e li
readKaaronda ota kondjitha etidho lye
14-11-2012
AMUSHANGA ndjayi nale mondundahangano yaaniilonga ya Namibia, [NUNW] Evilastus Kaaronda ota kondjitha oku tidhwa kwe miilonga a ti hoka ina ku ningwa pautho lyopaveta. Momishangwa ndhoka atumine
readSMS mOshiwambo
14-11-2012
*Vakwetu fye ava hatu longo mOnawa mini market ohatu mono unene oixuna itatu futwa ofuto yayeleka oilonga yetu needula edi tweyamo.Ohayi futu ashike nawa ava ya hala,oundjuwo kapenasha.,eenduda
readGIPF a tindi oku gandja omukuli komwiindili ta hokololithwa
14-11-2012
OSHIKETHA shoopenzela yaaniilonga yomepangelo,[GIPF] osha tindi oku zimina eindilo lyomukuli gwoomiliona odhindji lya ningwa kehangano lya Jerobeam Kongo Mokaxwa. GIPF okwa tindi okuzimina kutya
readSMSes for Wednesday 14 November 2012
14-11-2012
SMS Of The Day *POVERTY, hunger, shelter (housing), land, education, unemployment, job creation and other issues matter most to Namibians. Where do the three Swapo candidates for the Vice-President
readGreat start to Lüderitz Speed Challenge
14-11-2012
The 2012 Lüderitz Speed Challenge got off to a great start as several world and national records were broken on the opening days of competition last week. Antoine Albeau, who has held 20 windsurfing
readAfcon referees to be ‘quarantined’
14-11-2012
REFEREES will operate under strict conditions during next year’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament, local organisers said yesterday.In view of recent match-fixing scandals involving referees, Local
readIt was a setup, says Tiger
14-11-2012
BOXER Boniface ‘Tiger’ Simasiku Matengu claims he was a pawn in an alleged failed fixing scam masterminded by his ex-promoter Kinda Nangolo. Last month, Kinda claimed Tiger had chickened out of his
readProteas have time to improve, says Smith
14-11-2012
BRISBANE – Skipper Graeme Smith said South Africa had a few things to work on before next week’s second Adelaide Test after fighting for a draw with Australia in the Gabba opener on yesterday.The
readVenter is Namibia’s top gun
14-11-2012
JOHAN Venter won the Shooting Union of Namibia’s annual Most Talented Shooter of the Year competition on Saturday. Venter earned the accolade for his mastery as a .22 Silhouette shooter. Pistol
readPace bowlers back for South African games
14-11-2012
NAMIBIAN opening bowlers Louis Klazinga and Christi Viljoen are back in the national side which will take on Free State and Northerns in the Cricket South Africa competition over the next two weeks.
readOshana region honours upcoming stars
14-11-2012
OSHANA held its annual Namibia Sport School Union (NSSU) regional awards ceremony at Ongwediva on Saturday. The athletes were judged on their performance at national level this year, as well as on
readDjokovic inspired by father’s health battle
14-11-2012
LONDON – Novak Djokovic said his ailing father’s struggle with serious illness had inspired him to beat Roger Federer in a thrilling climax to the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday.Srdjan Djokovic was
readFrom The Twittersphere
14-11-2012
THE #Twittersphere sticks to the lighter, if not odder, side of life today. Mainly, anyway. From canoe chases to life savers, the corny to corn flakes, GangNam to Oros, Nostradamus to binders full of
readFrom The Twittersphere
14-11-2012
THE #Twittersphere sticks to the lighter, if not odder, side of life today. Mainly, anyway. From canoe chases to life savers, the corny to corn flakes, GangNam to Oros, Nostradamus to binders full of
readStrike leaders to wait for ruling
14-11-2012
THE leaders of the illegal strike which teachers embarked on two and a half weeks ago are due to hear on December 5 whether they have been convicted of contempt of court for disobeying a court
readSwartbooi calls for restructuring of Ministry of Works, Transport
14-11-2012
KARAS Governor Bernadus Swartbooi has proposed the establishment of an independent property department in the Ministry of Works to ensure the proper maintenance of government buildings.Swartbooi also
readState House a 'private family house' - Kaapanda
14-11-2012
THE Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Joël Kaapanda, yesterday defended President Hifikepunye Pohamba's decision to host selected business personalities at State House by saying
readSally’s ‘Share My Love’ hits Naija airwaves
14-11-2012
Namibian songstress Sally is making waves on the African continent as her single ‘Share My Love’ debuted at number three on the MTN Africa Chart, which airs on Nigeria radio stations, Beat FM and
readRent-a-Drum introduces new waste collection system
14-11-2012
THE Molok Deep Collection System Production and Recycling Facility has been introduced in Windhoek as a partnership between Molok Finland and Rent-a-Drum Namibia.Rent-a-Drum was identified by the
readChasing the dots ...
14-11-2012
Dynastic DipsomaniaTHE real political truths of our ruling party are emerging. To hell with the “modest government” and “inconspicuous wealth” of the original manifesto; now let the good times roll
readNamPower prepares for a strike
14-11-2012
A MEETING is scheduled for today to try and avert a strike which is scheduled to start at NamPower tomorrow morning.A MEETING is scheduled for today to try and avert a strike which is scheduled to
readMinistry’s exam probe continues
14-11-2012
EDUCATION Minister Abraham Iyambo says measures are in place at the marking of Grade 12 examination scripts to detect any candidate who could have been in possession of stolen exam papers.Iyambo
readLIH skirts Mutjavikua, Muheua matter
14-11-2012
LABOUR Investment Holdings (LIH) has decided to lay criminal charges against Erongo Governor Cleophas Mutjavikua and Deputy Minister of Labour Alphäus Muheua, but none of the board members was willing
readGovt vows to punish striking teachers
14-11-2012
THE teachers who were on an illegal strike and did not work for two weeks will not be paid for the time they were missing in action.Education Permanent Secretary Alfred Ilukena yesterday told The
readFisheries observers end strike
14-11-2012
FISHERIES observers at Lüderitz and Walvis Bay have called off a weeklong strike after the Fisheries Observers Agency (FOA) and the Namibia Public Workers Union reached agreement on salary increases.
read‘The Cellist of Sarajevo’ heads to Windhoek
14-11-2012
Walvis Bay and Swakopmund music lovers have already witnessed the performance by the Bank Windhoek Kalahari Ensemble and Trio Feminale, in the musical production entitled ‘The Cellist of Sarajevo’.
readCollege of the Arts Student Exhibition and Fashion Show
14-11-2012
Students of the College of the Arts (Cota) will present their year’s work in an exhibition taking place on Friday, November 16. Presenting work from all the Diploma Departments at the Katutura
readNotable Quotes
14-11-2012
I WAS horrified. I cannot understand how you can throw away a human being, not even a dog gets thrown away like that. – Betuel Kaaheke, a construction worker who found an one week old baby placed into
readMoveNamibia | Join tonight's march against violence
14-11-2012
There will be a march in Katutura this evening to express sympathy for the family of the latest victim of violence, as well as to show solidarity against acts of this nature.Melanie Booysen (20) died
readBeat The Heat With Team Namibia!
14-11-2012
Hundreds of litres of cool liquids, plus cool gadgets, to be won• 1st Prize: 10 x Six Pack Milk; case of Vigo Marula; case of Vigo Wild Orange; plus a case of Tafel Lager; and a year’s supply of
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