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52 Articles found on Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Armed robbers hit service station
21-11-2012
THE Puma Service Station in Bach Street, Windhoek West, was robbed by three men at around 03h00 yesterday morning. Two of the men entered the shop and one drew a gun and ordered the employees to lie
readPSC wants war vets to make way for the youth
21-11-2012
THE Public Service Commission (PSC) has recommended that a Cabinet action letter providing for extending the employment of ex-combatants older than 60 be revisited, given the high youth unemployment
readMotorists in north opt for cheap Angolan fuel
21-11-2012
MOTORISTS in the north-central regions bordering Angola are filling their vehicles in Angola because of high fuel prices in Namibia.Fuel prices in Angola are about half of what is charged in Namibia.
readPyramids must pay back
21-11-2012
PAY back the millions you’ve taken illegally from people or face the wrath of the law. That was the message of Bank of Namibia (BoN) Governor Ipumbu Shiimi yesterday to the pyramid scheme masterminds
readDRC rebels claim control of city as Rwanda tensions rise
21-11-2012
Rebels widely believed to be backed by Rwanda claimed control of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, walking through the frontier city of one million people past U.N. peacekeepers
readNational first divisions set to kick off next year
21-11-2012
NAMIBIA’S two first-division football streams will hopefully kick off early next year if their perennial financial struggles are resolved. Both the Northern Stream First Division (NSFD) and Southern
readFull freezers to ensure full stomachs
21-11-2012
FOUR HUNDRED small and medium entrepreneurs will receive freezers and scales totaling N$2 million from the Namsov Community Trust's Oshivelelwa Initiative to promote affordable fish on Namibian
readCHEAP FUEL
21-11-2012
Namibian motorists queuing at Santa Clara to fill up their vehicles with cheaper Angolan fuel. People at the border town of Oshikango say this is a daily occurrence.
readFNB, NHE to tackle housing shortage
21-11-2012
THE National Housing Enterprise (NHE) and FNB Namibia have signed a partnership agreement committing themselves to providing affordable homes and financing respectively to support low-income earners
readSomali livestock trade booming despite ravages of war
21-11-2012
HARGEISA, Somalia – At Hargeisa's dusty livestock market two men quietly size each other up, haggling over animal prices by placing fingers on their chequered headscarfs to indicate how much they
readAfrica needs hundreds of airlines
21-11-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Africa will need 900 new airliners by 2031, vice-president of sales at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Van Rex Gallard, has said.He said he saw growth in four areas, northern Africa, East
readWalvis Bay Corridor Group now in Brazil
21-11-2012
THE Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) has expanded its footprint to the South America, recently opening an office in Sao Paulo in Brazil.The addition of the office in Sao Paulo is fundamental as it can
readCut your meetings in half
21-11-2012
BOSTON – Meetings hold such promise for moving your business forward but are rarely executed well, says Harvard Business Review. A few simple steps can start to make a difference.People often set
readKatt Williams arrested
21-11-2012
Comedian Katt Williams has been arrested after a man told police that the entertainer hit him over the head with a bottle.Authorities say the 41-year-old Williams was briefly taken into custody on
readSudan denies delaying south’s oil exports
21-11-2012
Khartoum/Juba – Sudan and South Sudan have not yet agreed on how to demilitarise their border – a condition for resuming oil flows, Khartoum said on Monday, but denied it was deliberately delaying the
readRecord number back UN vote against death penalty
21-11-2012
UNITED NATIONS – A record 110 countries on Monday backed a resolution voted every two years at a UN General Assembly committee calling for the abolition of the death penalty.The vote tears apart
readGaza ceasefire efforts stepped up
21-11-2012
CAIRO – Israel has put plans for a ground operation in Gaza “on hold” to give talks to secure a truce with Hamas militants a chance, officials say.It is understood Israel has set a Thursday deadline
readPitched battles between ‘Kenyans’ and Somalis in Nairobi
21-11-2012
NAIROBI – One side surges forward only to retreat under a hail of stones then the opposing side advances and comes in for a flurry of stones - in Eastleigh, a quarter of Nairobi that was the scene of
readEnyateko lyoshilongo
21-11-2012
MINISTA yOmudhingoloko nomatalelopo, Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah okwa ulike omaipulo ge kombinga yoshigwana tashi nyateke omudhingoloko gwasho moshilongo ashihe.Okwa londodha kutya oshinima shoku nyateka
readAaniilonga nale ya NAC taya ka kala po GIPF
21-11-2012
AANIILONGA mboka ya kuthwa miilonga mehangano lyuupale woondhila lya Namibia[NAC] oya ti ota ya ka yunga ontanda poombelewa dhoshiketha shoopenzela dhaaniilonga yepangelo sigo uuna ndoka pwa ulikwa
readHatse nande twa tsitsimika aalongi ya ye mekanka
21-11-2012
PETHIMBO ta popitha iilyo yoRDP poshituthivalo shoomvula ntano shongundu ndjoka mOngwediva molyomakaya ga zi ko, amushanga gwOmauyelele nIinyanyangidhwa Jeremia Nambinga okwa ti shoka sha popilwe
readEgumbo lya Costa lya pipo
21-11-2012
OMONAKADHONA gwa Josia Costa (69), Anna Costa[24], a tseyika wo nawa nedhina Dona, gwomomukunda Okakukanangula popepi nOshakati moshitopolwa sha Shana okwa monithwa iihuna komulilo ngoka gwa fikepo
readElongitho lyombapila yuuministeli miikonga yomahogololo lyiipulwa
21-11-2012
AAWILIKI yiikonga yomahogololo ya Hage Geingob oku konga oshipundi shuupeviperesidende woSwapo oya ti elongitho lyombapila yopauministeli wIipindi nOofabulika mokwiindila elongitho lyondhila
readTatekulu Iithete e tu thiga po
21-11-2012
ONKUNDANA yoluhodhi ye tu zilila momukunda Otshuungu mUukwambi moshitopolwa sha Musati otayi ti omukalimo gwaamoka, Immanuel Tsheehama Iithete okwa mana oondjenda dhe moshipangelo shopaumwene sha
readSMS mOshiwambo
21-11-2012
*Matsa teti meme Iivula Ithana sho a hala uuperesindende he ohe ngono ke hore uundongi tse owo hatu purura nawo atire okwaara wu dhipagwemo awushe mo Namibia, ngoo kwa ningi peresidende ongiini ?
readAir Namibia kena oshimaliwa okufuta egwedhelo tali pulwa
21-11-2012
OMUWILIKI gwehangano lya Air Namibia okwa ti ehangano ndyoka kalina oshimaliwa oku gwedhela oondjambi ndhoka aahingindhila yeli mekanka taya pula. Theo Namases okwa ti ewiliko lya Air Namibia olya
readSMSes for Wednesday 21 November 2012
21-11-2012
SMS Of The Day *IT is time for us Namibians to look at who is suitable to become our next President. We should stop looking at what people have done before 1990, and focus on their actions after
readCity in Real need of victory
21-11-2012
PARIS – Manchester City’s first tilt at Champions League glory ended in a heartbreaking group stage exit a year ago having been drawn in a tough group – though the club then went on to lift the
readCaf picks Namibia for 2014 Youth Olympics
21-11-2012
NAMIBIA’S under-15 female football team will represent Africa at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, the NFA announced yesterday. According to the NFA, the Confederation of African
readFixtures
21-11-2012
Wednesday, November 21 Uefa Champions League Zenit v Malaga 19h00 Anderlecht v AC Milan 21h45 Ajax v
readTop managers want handball rule clarified, technology – survey
21-11-2012
EUROPEAN soccer managers overwhelmingly favour clarification of the handball rule and the majority want to see video technology introduced to the game, according to a survey released yesterday.The
readEventing, dressage tourney near Usakos
21-11-2012
THE ReiterVerein Swakopmund (RVS) will host the Wesbank Transport Sphinxblick Three-phase Eventing and Dressage Tournament on December 1 and 2 at the Sphinxblick Stud near Usakos.The International
readNamibia drop on IRB rankings
21-11-2012
NAMIBIA dropped three places on the International Rugby Board’s (IRB) rankings to 24th in the world following their 38-37 defeat to Spain in the Windhoek Lager Tri-Nations Tournament in Windhoek on
readWBO ranks Namibia’s elite boxers highly
21-11-2012
NAMIBIAN boxers feature prominently in the latest World Boxing Organisation rankings that were released last week, with eight Namibian boxers ranked among the top 15 in their weight classes. Namibia’s
readVarsity Games to go ahead
21-11-2012
THE sixth edition of Federation of Africa Sports University (Fasu) Games scheduled for December 15 to 21 will go ahead despite limited finances by the host Tertiary Institutes Sports Association of
readWin! WIN!! Win! Tickets to Champions In The Desert
21-11-2012
Win with the 'Champions in the Desert' Boxing Bonanza featuring WBO international lightweight champion Paulus 'The Hitman' Moses versus Jeremias Castillo of Argentina at the Vineta Sports Centre
readFrom The Twittersphere
21-11-2012
ELDERS, politicians, entreprenation, Tabasco and Oros; words to weigh, weighty words, and not so weighty chirps on Sunday night’s American Music Awards, broadcast in Namibia on Monday
readStruggle ‘kids’ resurface
21-11-2012
AFTER about four months of silence, the so-called children of the liberation struggle, also referred to as ‘struggle kids,’ yesterday made a brief appearance at the Prime Minister’s office to push for
readRicardo to launch own music label
21-11-2012
Ricardo Shaningua who won the ‘Idols’ style local singing competition ‘Cell One Road to Fame’ back in 2008 will be launching his very own music label on Friday, November 30, in his home town of
readOpuwo’s books in a financial mess
21-11-2012
THE debt of the Opuwo Town Council grew by 49,9% in the financial year ending June 30 2011 compared to the previous year.This is contained in the Auditor General’s report for 2011. Auditor General
readChasing the dots ... The Real Choice, BEE or BIG
21-11-2012
ONE day the sins of the fathers of Africa will be before the people's court in some way and their self-created legacies will be destroyed. Our continent, with incredible natural resources, is the only
readNamWater must change strategy to serve its growing client base
21-11-2012
NAMWATER has to reposition itself to be able to competently serve a growing market segment consisting of individuals and small businesses.This is contained in NamWater chief executive officer Vaino
readNamPower strike ends with a deal
21-11-2012
NAMPOWER and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (NUN) have reached agreement on salary increases that will cost the company up to N$10 million this financial year.The workers, who have been on strike
readMore cost cutting for Rössing mine
21-11-2012
RÖSSING Uranium is high on the agenda of sites that Harry Kenyon-Slaney, Rio Tinto’s chief executive for energy, wants to visit early next year to see to it that costs are cut.In a memorandum to the
readMachel boosts Namibian malnutrition fight
21-11-2012
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula says the government is committed to accelerating its efforts and mobilising more resources in eradicating malnutrition in Namibia.In June, Angula revealed at the launch of
readGobabis council lays off staff
21-11-2012
THE Gobabis municipality has offered voluntary retrenchment packages to staff in a move some sources say will affect up to half the workers.The town’s chief executive officer, Ephraim Dawids,
readFree haircut for Khorixas detainees
21-11-2012
MORE than 50 trial-awaiting prisoners in the Khorixas Police holding cells were treated to a free haircut on Sunday .Ellis Geiriseb, who owns Triple C barbershop at Khorixas, cut the detainees'
readFormer PS Tangeni Erkana dies
21-11-2012
A FORMER Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Tangeni Erkana, has died after a long battle with cancer. Erkana (64) died at his family home in Ludwigsdorf, Windhoek, on Monday around
readEtosha Hai//om’s future in balance
21-11-2012
AS a children's book on the Hai//om in Etosha was launched last week, the future of the Hai//om people in the park remain unclear. This is the opinion of the author of 'Born in Etosha – Living and
readAir Namibia cancels 33 flights
21-11-2012
THE national airline has cancelled 33 more flights from today until next Monday as negotiations over salary increments continue to stall.Theo Namases, the managing director of Air Namibia, yesterday
readEes brings his award home
21-11-2012
Kwaito artist Ees is back in the country after winning the Most Gifted Kwaito Award at the Channel O Music Video awards last weekend. Ees who was nominated for the first time, walked away with an
readNotable Quotes
21-11-2012
YEARS ago I was asked not to stand against [Hage] Geingob so the door can be open for him, but now I am standing. I was send to prison because of you. – Jerry Ekandjo, the Minister of Local Government
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