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73 Articles found on Friday, 2 November 2012
Teachers’ strike heads to court
02-11-2012
THE Minister of Education is set to ask the Labour Court in Windhoek today to issue an interdict that should stop the illegal strike which hundreds of teachers have joined over the past week.An
readSOEs lament interference
02-11-2012
GOVERNMENT’S interference in the running of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) came under fire during a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts yesterday.At the meeting
readGlobal Fund whips Namibia
02-11-2012
THE Global Fund, the main provider of funding to HIV-AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programmes in Namibia, wants to recover about N$14,85 million from the recipients of its funds.A Global Fund audit
readSUMMER TIME
02-11-2012
The municipal swimming pool in Olympia was opened to the public yesterday. Marlon Jonas was one of the many people enjoy- ing the cool water on the first day of the pool’s opening. The Western Suburbs
readHouse market ‘running out of runway’
02-11-2012
AT the rate house prices are growing, less and less people can afford to buy houses in the country, FNB Namibia manager of research and competitor intelligence Namene Kalili has said.The FNB House
readSyria targets rebel gains as West blamed for extremism
02-11-2012
DAMASCUS – Syrian rebels killed 28 soldiers in attacks on three army checkpoints on the main road from Damascus to the embattled city of Aleppo yesterday, a watchdog said.Five rebels were also killed
readMogane accepts NSC payoff
02-11-2012
SUSPENDED chief administrator Rusten Mogane has accepted a parting package which will hopefully signal the end to his long-running dispute with the Namibia Sport Commission. Mogane, who was suspended
readThink like an innovator
02-11-2012
Thinking differently and hunting for solutions in new environments does not come naturally to everyone but when done frequently it can transform good ideas into great ones, says Harvard Business
readPohamba against increase of land prices
02-11-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has called on local authorities to reduce the price of land for the benefit of low-income earners.Speaking at a ceremony marking the renaming of Katutura’s Soweto
readBiti welcomes IMF stance on Zim
02-11-2012
HARARE – Easing of IMF restrictions on Zimbabwe should help it to clear its mountain of defaulted debt and pave the way for foreign investment, Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said.The International
readMTC speeds up mobile telephony
02-11-2012
NAMIBIAN mobile operator MTC intends to have a 45 percent rollout of its 4G mobile network by the end of 2013, says its CEO, Miguel Geraldes.Speaking at the Portugal Telecom conference on technology
readDreams, reaching for the stars, can do more than finance for growth
02-11-2012
PARIS – Finance drives growth, but too much of a good thing sucks the lifeblood, brains and brilliant ideas from an economy, according to “startling” findings at the Bank for International
readSandy costs New York US$200 million a day
02-11-2012
NEW YORK – The aftermath of super storm Sandy is costing New York City up to US$200 million a day in permanently lost economic activity, including everything from the sale of pizza slices to corporate
readDimension Data gives more clout to services
02-11-2012
DIMENSION Data has launched cloud services in Namibia.Private organisations, service providers and governments around the world are fast engaging the concept of cloud computing and how African
readVTB in talks with Angola
02-11-2012
LISBON – Russia's second-largest bank, VTB, is ready to help the Angolan government raise US$2 billion in financing after providing a loan of US$1 billion earlier this year, chief executive Andrei
readBusiness as usual and unusual
02-11-2012
Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) chief executive officer David Nuyoma reviews correspondences between DBN and similar institutions across the world.EARLIER in the year, I had the opportunity to
readArgentina lowers voting age to 16
02-11-2012
Buenos Aires – Argentina late on Wednesday approved a law to lower the legal voting age to 16 in a move that could strengthen President Cristina Kirchner’s populist bloc ahead of next year’s
readEuropean Union budget defeat rocks Cameron
02-11-2012
London – British Prime Minister David Cameron was battling to reclaim authority on Thursday, after rebels in his Conservative party delivered his first major parliamentary defeat by defying him over
readTorture systematic in Congo: NGO
02-11-2012
Brazzaville – Torture is practised “systematically and everywhere” during arrests, police custody and detention in Republic of Congo, a Congolese human rights group said on Wednesday.“The systematic
readRussia anti-piracy planes to Djibouti
02-11-2012
Paris – Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Wednesday that Moscow hopes to deploy reconnaissance planes at a French base in Djibouti to continue its anti-piracy efforts in the Horn of
readChina dissident gets 8 years for subversion ahead of congress
02-11-2012
BEIJING - A court in China has sentenced a man to eight years in prison for trying to form an opposition party and for online messages criticising the ruling Chinese Communist Party, a week ahead of a
readPoint Of No Return
02-11-2012
I AM not in favour of the actions that teachers have taken to go on an illegal strike.Teachers are people who read a lot, and I know that they know the repercussions of going on an illegal strike. We
readContent With Mediocrity?
02-11-2012
THE recent demands of the ‘Exile Kids’ and the interventions they evoked, particularly from Prime Minister Nahas Angula, were really disappointing.It is by now, generally accepted in our public sphere
readTrade Unions Are Hijacked
02-11-2012
IT WAS shocking and disappointing to observe how the so-called workers’ union leaders betrayed the workers for own gain, by suspending the NUNW [National Union of Namibian Workers] Secretary General
readForget False Promises
02-11-2012
NAMIBIA’S liberation movement promised political freedom to the masses. In addition to that, they assured the masses that they would own the means of production and the natural resources of their
readStop The Bullying
02-11-2012
WE ARE are sick and tired of all this bullying and manipulative tactics against the CEO [Maria Nangolo-Rukoro] of NTA [Namibia Training Authority]. Those who are being used to send around wicked SMSes
readCivil Serfs
02-11-2012
DURING feudal Russia, there were mainly two classes – The lords of the manor and the peasants. Peasants worked for their lord and also paid tax. In the democratic Namibia, the word peasant is
readHow About The Man’s Pain?
02-11-2012
I WANT to add to the topic of moral decay in our society. I for one just discovered that my spouse of 18 years is not the person I thought she was. Had I not been strong enough, more passion killing
readVandalism Saved Lives
02-11-2012
I FIND the recent unruly conduct of some Mweshipandeka male students interesting.In 1987 we had to lock all Mweshipandeka male students out of hostel after they destroyed windows of the kitchen and
readLet Our Voices Be Heard
02-11-2012
IT HAS been 22 years since independence when we were promised houses and affordable lifestyles, but to date what have we got to show for it? Nothing.The cost of living has increased so much we cannot
readUnions Fuel Strikes Unnecessarily
02-11-2012
THE following is a letter about trade union behaviour in Namibia.“I am also of the opinion that some of the trade unions find it easier to call unnecessary strikes to the detriment of both their own
readIizemo yoshigongi mOtjozondjupa yeekelwahi ishewe pethimbo ndika
02-11-2012
EWILIKO lyo Swapo olya ekelehi ishewe iizemo yomahogololo ga ningilwe poshigongi shoshitopolwa Otjozondjupa, mOtjiwarongo ehuliloshiwike lyayi. Oshigongi sha gwedhwapo shewiliko lyoSwapo kohi
readSMS mOshiwambo
02-11-2012
*Otandi indile kelelo lyetu lyaNdangwa,yakwetu olukanda nduno olwamashaka nenge olwiingulu? yayee tatu lala tatu pulungushwa momagumbo kiingulu, yakwetu town council netupe epitikilo tu gamene iimeno
readAalongi mOshana mboka ya kwatelwe oya ethiwa ya ye
02-11-2012
AALONGI yamwe moshitopolwa Oshana mboka ya kwatelwe etitatu sho ya holola omadhiladhilo gawo yaana epitikilo lyopolisi oya ethiwa inaa ya ningilwa omatamaneko.Aalongi mbaka oyendji yomuyo oya za
readOshinima epuko molwa uukwatya pingathana
02-11-2012
ENDIKI lya Jesus nenge Jesus Centre Family Church mOkuryangava moVenduka olya ekelehi omipopyo kutya omusita gwalyo, Haruna Goroh okwa li a kwatwa po kopolisi shina sha nehambulo lyoonzapo noshowo
readSPYL a pata oonkundathana mo Facebook sigo Desemba
02-11-2012
EWAWA lyaagundjuka yo Swapo [SPYL] olya thitike uupitilo waayehe mboka ya hala okushanga omaiyuvo gawo mepandja lyayo lyo Facebook mointernet sigo okonima yokongressa yongundu ya manithwa.Oshinima
readOondohotola kadhina ondjo
02-11-2012
OONDOHOTOLA mbali ndhoka dha li tadhi lundilwa kutya inadhi humbata nawa miilonga yadho pethimbo dha li dha yakula omuvu momumvo 2002, ina dhi monika ondjo, kolutu lwokuwilika aaneithano
readUundingosho otawu ka edhilwa mbala momahala ga NWR
02-11-2012
OPOLISI moshitopolwa Otjozondjupa oya londodha kutya otayi ka edhila elanditho lyaali paveta lyomalovu momahala gokuvululukilwa gehangano lya Namibia Wildlife Resorts[NWR]. Opolisi oya ti otyi ka
readSMSes for Friday 02 November 2012
02-11-2012
SMS Of The Day *THE truth of the matter is: history is repeating itself. Striking teachers tear-gassed and arrested! Remember, only a fool can think that if you force them to stay on school premises
readYoung Ones host pool Champs
02-11-2012
THE Young Ones Pool Club (YOPC) will be hosting the Trio Pool Club Championships 2012 at Supporter’s Sport Bar in Windhoek this weekend. Also competing are Desert Inn Pool Club (DIPC) from Walvis Bay,
readWoermann Handicap in Rehoboth tomorrow
02-11-2012
THE Woermann Brock ‘We Care ‘ Handicap is set for the Rehoboth Turf Club in Rehoboth on Saturday. The organisers predict an exciting event which will feature at least 60 horses from top stables around
readArmstrong’s Olympic medal under threat
02-11-2012
LONDON – The IOC formally opened an investigation yesterday that could result in Lance Armstrong being stripped of his Olympic bronze medal for doping.The IOC is looking into the Olympic involvement
readFootball Fixtures
02-11-2012
Friday, November 2 German Bundesliga Frankfurt v Greuther Furth 21h30 Namibia Premier League African Stars v SKW 20h00 Saturday, November 3 English Premier
readShipanga calls for expansion of African Women’s Champs
02-11-2012
THE Confederation of African Football (Caf) should consider increasing the number of teams at the African Women’s Championship, Brave Gladiators head coach Jacqueline Shipanga says.Shipanga is part of
readJacobs, Theron through to semis
02-11-2012
NAMIBIA’S Sedi Jacobs and Liniques Theron advanced to the semifinals of the ITF South and Central African Junior Tennis Championships in Windhoek after both recorded comfortable victories yesterday.
readSKW test for marauding Stars
02-11-2012
‘ALWAYS favourite’ African Stars face a stern test against SKW at Windhoek’s Independence Stadium tonight, as they bid to return to the top of the Namibia Premier League standings. Stars trail
readManchester United and Van Persie host Arsenal
02-11-2012
LONDON – Manchester United and Arsenal, who have scored and conceded a total of 41 goals between them in eight matches since October 20, promise a feast of football tomorrow as Robin van Persie faces
readTUN joins the teacher strike
02-11-2012
THE Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) says striking teachers might not accept a 20% salary increase which is reportedly being negotiated for them by the government and the Namibia National Teachers
readSioka opposes condoms at schools
02-11-2012
THE Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Doreen Sioka, has slammed suggestions by the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) that condoms be distributed at schools.Sioka embarked on a working visit
readShortage of passports at Home Affairs
02-11-2012
THE Ministry of Home Affairs has run out of blank passports.Despite senior officials denying that there was a shortage of passports, an internal memo by acting Permanent Secretary Joseph Kashea on
readOtjozondjupa gives Swapo sleepless nights
02-11-2012
A FINAL decision on the status of the outcome of Otjozondjupa regional conference has still to be made after the Swapo Secretariat recommended a rerun of last Saturday’s conference at Otjiwarongo.The
readOpposition pledges support to teachers
02-11-2012
A NUMBER of opposition parties have come out in support of the striking teachers.The Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN), the Rally for Democracy and Progress Youth League (RDPYL), as well as the
readNUNW meeting’s mandate questioned
02-11-2012
THE emergency Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting of the National Union of Namibian Workers which booted two top unionists has been described as unconstitutional.Some leaders of several
readAppeal against tourist murder conviction
02-11-2012
THE two men who have been sentenced to 46 years’ imprisonment each over the murder of a German tourist west of Windhoek in July 2007 asked the Supreme Court this week to overturn their
readGIPF calls in arbitrator to resolve NAC dispute
02-11-2012
THE Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) says it will get an arbitrator to solve its dispute with the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) regarding the retirement benefits of retrenched
readFarmers suspect arson in veld fires
02-11-2012
SEVERAL farmers and their workers are fighting two fires raging out of control since Wednesday morning in the Okahandja area.The first fire broke out shortly after 10h00 on Wednesday morning close to
readWill elephant contraception work in South Africa?
02-11-2012
Birth control for elephants in South Africa is being hailed as a success, after the introduction of a contraception vaccine being trialled by researchers.Wildlife conservationists believe it is likely
readCoastal teachers’ march stopped
02-11-2012
HUNDREDS of striking teachers of the coastal towns of Walvis Bay, Henties Bay and Arandis were snubbed by the Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu) Erongo regional leadership yesterday when they
read‘Poacher’ cops granted N$300 bail
02-11-2012
FOUR police officers arrested for allegedly poaching springbok in a conservancy in the Erongo Region appeared in the Khorixas Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning and were granted bail of N$300
readOpportunistic Strike Or Beginning Of The End?
02-11-2012
TEACHERS’ decision to strike and their demands for a salary increase of up to 40 percent appear unreasonable from the perspective of many Namibian workers in the private sector.When the reasoning that
readIncreasing Agricultural Land Tax Causing More Harm Than Good?
02-11-2012
GOVERNMENT recently announced plans to increase commercial agricultural land tax as it looks for N$400 million in the next five years to buy more farms for its land reform programme. This means
readFrontlining on Twitter
02-11-2012
WHEN it comes to words, Namibians never seem to run out of wind! Nor do they skirt the issues. From the streets of Windhoek to Oshiwambo pizza, Taylor Swift to dickies, no-beard November to more-bread
readCasting the First Stone
02-11-2012
SO, the Sun made a boo boo on Wednesday. Sue them! no, actually don't. There's the media ombudsman. They got a well known Windhoek pastor's name mixed up with a guy accused of falsifying Polytechnic
readAn Open Letter to a Special Someone
02-11-2012
DEAR Sir, You do not know me.I am a member of a group, not secretive just underfunded, who have a vested interest in your future. Given that you get elected at the congress. And not just for financial
readSurviving the End of Year Party
02-11-2012
The festive season is upon us and we are running straight for the end of the year. It is also the time of the year when companies and work places celebrate with their employees and say thank you for
readThe Land Tax In Perspective
02-11-2012
Men did not make the earth ... It is the value of the improvement only, and not the earth itself that is individual property... Every proprietor owes to the community a ground rent for the land
read‘Struggle Kids’ Notion Is A Scam
02-11-2012
IT kills me to hear about solace ‘struggle kids’ when they are in fact adults who are acting like children. Seriously, why do people in Namibia want everything to be done for them by the government?
readPolitical Perspective
02-11-2012
POLITICIANS usually have a lot to say about the need for responsibility on the part of the media. But they seldom turn the mirror on themselves. And whereas I’m a strong advocate of a professional,
readNotable Quotes
02-11-2012
WHAT we did is to stop the campaigns, insults and negative postings that are being put on the page by various people with their own ambitions. – Job Amupanda, the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL)
readLira Promises Fans Lots of Passion
02-11-2012
Lira will make her second appearance at the Windhoek Jazz Festival when she performs at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek tomorrow night. Born Lerato Molapo in the Daveyton township of
readGerdis Stadtherr Exhibits ‘Worms and Fractals’
02-11-2012
Walking into the goethe- Zentrum to view an art exhibition, i see no rote lino cuts, no landscapes in watercolour and no sketches of wildlife... so naturally i think a portal must have transported me
readThe Curse of Mañana and the NYBF
02-11-2012
There are few things that disappoint me more than the enduring fact that mince pies are filled with raisins, but walking into the namibia Youth Book Fair (nYBF) and finding it emptily and entirely
readJoel Haikali Dishes on Distribution
02-11-2012
Joel Haikali is the kind of person you want to trip as he walks by just so you can see whether the fairies that charm his triple talent of writing, acting and directing will swoop down to Earth and
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