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50 Articles found on Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Ekandjo threatens to downgrade Khorixas
20-11-2012
KHORIXAS risks being downgraded to the status of a village if the UDF-dominated council does not develop the town.Jerry Ekandjo, the Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural
readG-strings cause a stir at public pool
20-11-2012
THE City of Windhoek has warned people using its public swimming pools in Olympia and Khomasdal to adhere to the dress code displayed at the entrance to the facilities.The warning comes in the wake of
readMinistry closes loopholes in buying of land
20-11-2012
LAND owners who won’t allow the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement to inspect their farms will be fined N$20 000 or more if proposed changes to the Agricultural Land Reform Act become law.This is to
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Four female impalas are reflected in a water hole, in this picture captured by professional photographer and wildlife guide Mike Dexter at Mashatu Game Reserve, eastern Botswana. Photo: Mike
readNamibia can cash in on China’s modernisation drive
20-11-2012
NAMIBIA can benefit a lot from China’s modernisation drive, the country’s ambassador to Namibia, Xin Shunkang, has said.Addressing the media on Friday about the recent18th National Congress of the
readGaza death toll rises as truce efforts intensify
20-11-2012
GAZA CITY – Air strikes yesterday killed 10 Palestinians raising the toll to 87, as Israel pushed raids against Gaza militants into a sixth day amid a flurry of efforts to broker a truce.The latest
readBatsmen fail as Namibia crashes
20-11-2012
NAMIBIA crashed to their second successive defeat against Free State when they lost their One-Day Challenge by 43 runs in Bloemfontein on Sunday.After losing their three-day match by 52 runs on
read‘Generations’ star to attend Theatre and Film Awards
20-11-2012
South African actor, Sello Maake Ka-Ncube, will be coming to Namibia to attend the Namibian Theatre and Film Awards on Saturday, November 24.The renowned award winning actor and director, is best
readNo nation immune to climate change, says World Bank
20-11-2012
WASHINGTON – All nations will suffer the effects of a warmer world, but it is the world’s poorest countries that will be hit hardest by food shortages, rising sea levels, cyclones and drought, the
readBetter wages for farmworkers
20-11-2012
FARMWORKERS on average earn 69% more monthly than the presribed minimum wage, the Wage Survey 2012 of Agricultural Employers’ Association has shown.The bi-annual survey, released last week, shows that
readAgricultural diary
20-11-2012
November 22: Namboer production auction of Basie Klazen, Hans Gertze, Albie Alberts, Jacky Isaacs, Nico and Ryno Angermund, Terence Isaacs and Dirk Coetzee. 25 Boer goat rams, 35 Boer goat ewes, 35
readStamp out workplace bullying
20-11-2012
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
readTask force says global shadow banking hits $67 trillion
20-11-2012
BRUSSELS – The system of so-called “shadow banking”, blamed by some for aggravating the global financial crisis, grew to a new high of US$67 trillion globally last year, a top regulatory group said,
readDavid Cameron vows to slash red tape
20-11-2012
LONDON – Britain's bureaucrats must summon the spirit used to defeat Hitler's Germany in order to stimulate sustained growth in the country's stuttering economy, Prime Minister David Cameron said
readHow to butter your bread – the mobile way
20-11-2012
Simeon Johannes (36) is a businessman saw an opportunity and grabbed it with both hands. Originally he sold butter brötchens and polony at a building site. In 2006, he decided to become more mobile
readFacing austerity, Europe’s bureaucrats chafe
20-11-2012
BRUSSELS – Workers protesting austerity on the streets of southern Europe weren't to know it, but earlier this month there was also a strike at the heart of the European Union – by bureaucrats
readNo talks with Boko Haram islamists: Goodluck Jonathan
20-11-2012
Lagos – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday that his government was not currently in talks with Boko Haram Islamists, adding it was impossible to negotiate with a group that has “no
readXi warns of unrest if graft not tackled
20-11-2012
Beijing – If corruption is allowed to run wild in China then the ruling Communist Party risks major unrest and the collapse of its rule, state media on Monday quoted Communist Party chief Xi Jinping
readIslamists claim victory over Tuaregs in north Mali: locals
20-11-2012
BAMAKO – One of the Islamist groups that seized northern Mali earlier this year was claiming victory Sunday over Tuareg fighters who tried to dislodge them, residents and a spokesman for the group
readBan Ki-moon vows peacekeepers will stay in threatened Goma
20-11-2012
GOMA – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon vowed Sunday that peacekeepers will stay in the DR Congo city of Goma after UN combat helicopters and government troops failed to stop a rebel advance amid
readOshitayi shoBank Windhoek mOngwediva tashi lunduluka
20-11-2012
OSHITAYIMBAANGA shObank Windhoek shoka sha kala mOsenda yIipindi ya David Shikomba, yamwe ohaya ti poShoprite ya Ngwediva otashi lundulukile komatungo omape gEndiki lyoongeshefa lwaampoka lyedhina
readOshikondo shiihwa ota shi ngambeke eteto lyomiti lyaali pampango
20-11-2012
OSHIKONDO shUunamapya, Omeya, nOmakuti osha ti opena eindjipalo lyokuteta omiti momakuti goshilongo shaali paveta. John Mutorwa ominista yoshikondo shika okwa ti oshinima shika otashi ningwa unene
readNamibia ote shi enditha nawa melundulukombepo
20-11-2012
NAMIBIA okwa thigapo iilongo oyindji moshitopolwa shAfrika lyuumbugantu kombinga yokugandja oolopota kolutu lwopaigwana luna sha nekondjitho lyelunduluko monkalo yombepo nenge UN Framework Convention
readSMS mOshiwambo
20-11-2012
*Omusimanekwa Peresidende Pohamba,omusimanekwa minista Kamwi,ondina uuvu ndaninga nawo oomvula ndatu moshipangelo oha kuti nandi kiipangithe koondohotola dhopaumwene epangelo lyaNamibia ihali kwathele
readOokandidate dhuuwiliki wo Swapo tadhi longitha oonzo dhoshigwana
20-11-2012
OSHINIMA shelongitho lyoonzo dhoshigwana osha holoka ishewe, sho oominista dhepangelo tadhi longitha oonzo ndhoka mokuninga iikonga yadho omolwa omahogololo ngoka dha taalela poshigongi oshinene
readMuinjo unimpressed by Equatorial Guinea
20-11-2012
NAMIBIA Football Association president John Muinjo has described Equatorial Guinea’s organisation of the recent Caf Africa Women’s Championships as “pathetic”. According to Muinjo, the Local
readAthletics Namibia re-elects Fredericks
20-11-2012
FRANK Fredericks will serve as president of Athletics Namibia (AN) for another term following an elective congress held at the Etuna Guesthouse Conference Centre in Ongwediva on Saturday. Before the
readSpecies Angling Namibia vs South Africa
20-11-2012
THE Species Angling Namibia (SAN) team is making steady progress after beating South Africa during the fourth Development International Angling competition held at the Hardap Dam at the end of last
readTop-class Indoor Hockey at PSI Tourney
20-11-2012
THE Windhoek show grounds were a hive of activity this weekend as about 180 of Namibia’s top junior hockey players competed in a Pro Series Indoor (PSI) Hockey Development Tournament, which was
readRazor-sharp Pirlo key for Juve
20-11-2012
MILAN – Chelsea must find a way to subdue Juventus playmaker Andrea Pirlo in a Champions League clash tonight which is likely to leave either the Serie A titleholders or European champions out of the
readTjongarero wants skilled administrators
20-11-2012
THE president of the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC), Agnes Tjongarero, says football administrators must brush up on basic administration skills in order to advance the sport code in the
readFixtures
20-11-2012
Tuesday, November 20 Spartak Moscow v Barcelona 19h00 BATE v Lille 19h00 FC Nordsjaelland
readCzechs bask in Davis Cup glory
20-11-2012
PRAGUE – It’s a job for two when the Czechs win Davis Cup finals.Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek gave the Czech Republic the title for the first time as an independent nation by beating Spain 3-2 in
readWestside High are coastal champs
20-11-2012
WESTSIDE High School won this year’s Coastal Schools Table Tennis Tournament that was held recently at the Narraville Primary School in Walvis Bay. Westside High came out tops and again demonstrated
readSMSes for Tuesday 20 November 2012
20-11-2012
SMS Of The Day *I WOULD like to see the successor to President Hifikepunye Pohamba make the following issues his/her number one priority; cut tax to reasonable rates, reduce unemployment, make basic
readWe are broke, Air Namibia tells pilots
20-11-2012
THEO Namases, the managing director of Air Namibia, says the national airline does not have the money to increase the offer made to striking pilots.Management had offered a 5% salary increase across
readUse of ministerial letterheads in Swapo campaigns becomes issue
20-11-2012
HAGE Geingob campaign managers do not see anything wrong with using the letter head of the Ministry of Trade in their application for the private use of the presidential jet.Geingob’s use of the
readFrom The Twittersphere
20-11-2012
NAMIBIAN tweeps feel the heat, check their pockets, and generally shoot the breeze on issues Namibian, Mayan prophecies, and … parents!@TroddAwesome: Dear Mother Nature, Please check the thermostat,
readTswazis to launch ‘Step by Step’
20-11-2012
House, Kwaito and RnB group Tswazis will launch their debut album at the end of the month.The group which consists of three members, Ou-Ziit, Raxa and Eldazz, are best known for their smash hit single
readProjects give hope to community
20-11-2012
PROJECTS supported by the Namibia Protected Landscape Conservation Areas Project (Nam-Place) have brought a ray of hope to the poverty-stricken Klein Karas community in the Karas Region. The projects
readLife term prisoners drop parole case
20-11-2012
A GROUP of life sentence inmates of Windhoek Central Prison have withdrawn the case in which they wanted the High Court to provide them with clarity about when they would become eligible to be
readIt Is Time For Transition And Change
20-11-2012
AS the year draws to a close we have been scanning our crystal ball conscientiously with a mixture of forbearing and deliverance. What our crystal ball portends is not auspicious as there are many
readPrivate Education’s Public Benefits
20-11-2012
AFRICA’S economies are finally beginning to roar. In 2000-2010, after decades of sluggish growth, six of the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies were in sub-Saharan Africa. By 2060, Africa’s
readNamPower and union at loggerheads
20-11-2012
THE Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) yesterday charged that NamPower has consultants on its payroll at a cost of N$300 000 per month – some employed for close to ten years.About this, Paulinus
readMinistries offended by ‘ghost worker’ claim
20-11-2012
THE ministries of Home Affairs and Agriculture have denied that there are “ghost employees” in the two ministries, as was stated in the latest annual report of the Public Service Commission (PSC).
readLaid-off airport workers to protest at GIPF
20-11-2012
RETRENCHED Namibia Airports Company (NAC) workers say they will camp out at the head office of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) until the fund appoints an arbitrator in the standoff
readKiros 'confused', says rival union
20-11-2012
KIROS Sackarias, the general secretary of the Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau), “is swimming in a pool of confusion”, Victor Hamunyela, the secretary general of the Namibia Wholesale and
readKamwi denies dangerous labour practices
20-11-2012
HEALTH Minister Richard Kamwi has denied allegations of unfair labour practices at the Oshakati State Hospital and an allegation that the ministry has for 40 years not permanently employed the people
readChina Henan’s property attached
20-11-2012
SOME movable property of China Henan International Cooperation Group, one of the main Chinese construction companies winning major government tenders in Namibia, has been attached at Karibib for
readNotable Quotes
20-11-2012
THE industrial action will affect our operations and out mandate of ensuring that power is generated, transmitted and supplied to all our customers in the country and beyond. – Leevi Hungamo, Nampower
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