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51 Articles found on Thursday, 22 November 2012
Govt policy the topic at Swapo dinner
22-11-2012
THE controversial N$100 000 dinner that was recently held at State House was aimed at giving a selected group of businesspeople an opportunity to influence government policies ahead of the Swapo
readNew HIV infections drop in Namibia
22-11-2012
THE rate of new HIV infections has dropped by 68% in Namibia over the last 11 years, according to a new Joint United Nations Programme on HIV-AIDS (UNAIDS) report.New infections among children also
readMinistry misled in jet lease
22-11-2012
THE campaign team of former Prime Minister Hage Geingob seems to have misled the Ministry of Works and Transport about his use of the presidential jet last weekend.The Namibian has seen documents in
readNIGHTMARE
22-11-2012
A restaurant worker at Parliament was seriously injured yesterday when a lift she was in plummeted eight floors. In the photo, Jessica Katusuva is taken away by paramedics. See story on page 2.
readAll systems go for Husab mine
22-11-2012
SWAKOP Uranium’s N$12-billion Husab mine near Swakopmund has started, following the signing in Beijing of the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for the project.The
readCongo rebels want to ‘liberate’ country after taking Goma
22-11-2012
GOMA – Congolese rebels in control of the eastern town of Goma said on Wednesday they planned to ‘liberate’ the country, by moving to the town of Bukavu and then marching on the capital, Kinshasa,
readNamibian bowlers look to improve against Northerns
22-11-2012
NAMIBIA will be hoping for a better performance in the Cricket South Africa provincial league when they take on Northerns at Centurion Park in Pretoria from today.Last weekend Namibia were in a strong
readAfrican households becoming richer
22-11-2012
JOHANNESBURG – African households are becoming ever-richer as the continent’s economies surge forward, offering enormous untapped growth opportunities for consumer companies, a report released on
readHistory of credit in Namibia
22-11-2012
Credit is a word with various meanings. These include praise, recognition or acknowledgement and that is why the list of names at the end of a movie is called credits. It can also refer to reputation
readWhat is the information you need when taking a bank loan?
22-11-2012
Before you take a loan (or other financial product) you have the right to receive all the necessary information that will allow you to make an informed financial decision. If you are taking a loan,
readIndia’s uphill battle against ‘black money’ in real estate
22-11-2012
MUMBAI – Ulwe, a village of dusty, uneven streets on the outskirts of Mumbai, lacks basic amenities like water supply and electricity, but a two-bedroom, 1 000 square foot house costs about five
readMozambique to seek US$2 bln port and rail bids
22-11-2012
MAPUTO – Mozambique plans to solicit international bids for a US$2 billion railway and port development project next month to boost its coal exports, the chairman of state-owned rail and ports group
readKavango Trade Fair a hive of activity
22-11-2012
THE recent Kavango Trade Fair has been described by most participants as “a resounding success”.The four-day trade fair, which was held at the Old Sawmill grounds at Rundu from November 7 to 10, saw a
readAn office politics primer
22-11-2012
Instead of complaining about office politics and fantasising that they will magically to away, learn how to manage them more effectively, says Harvard Business Review.Few people like dealing with
readZim farmer lauds AU ruling
22-11-2012
Harare – A Zimbabwean who became the face of thousands of white farmers who lost land under President Robert Mugabe’s regime, on Tuesday hailed a decision by the African Union’s continental rights
readMortar smashes into Damascus embassy area: watchdog
22-11-2012
BEIRUT – A mortar shell smashed into a Damascus upmarket district that houses several embassies, killing one person and injuring several others, a watchdog and Syria’s official media said on
readAfrica’s birth rate booming – UN
22-11-2012
New York – Shifting population trends mean that one in three children born by 2050 will be African, the UN Children’s Fund said on Tuesday.Unicef’s new study also says the United States is the only
readIndia executes last surviving Mumbai attacker
22-11-2012
NEW DELHI/MUMBA – India secretly executed the lone survivor of a Pakistan-based militant squad on Wednesday, just days before the fourth anniversary of an attack that killed 166 people in a rampage
readOndjila yAutapi nOkahao ya egululwa pambelewa
22-11-2012
ONDJILA yongalama ndjoka ya kala tayi tungwa pokati kOutapi nOkahao mOmusati osho ya pu noya egululwa pambelewa kOministeli yIilonga nOmaenditho Erkki Nghimtina mEtitano lyoshiwike sha zi ko, sha
readAatidhwa poHochfeld otaya ka tulululwa tashi vulika
22-11-2012
KONYALA oofamili dhaantu omathele 200 mboka ya li ya tidhwa pofaalama yili po Hochfeld mu Novomba omumvogu oya pewa omayele kominista Yomavi nOmatulululo opo yiindile ya tulululwe. Ndele ominista
readOmizalo dhuumbulukweya waali nawa poodama
22-11-2012
EWILIKO lyoshilando sha Venduka olya londodha aalongithi yoodama dhokuyoga poOlympia na Khomasdal opo ya vulike komautho gomizalo ndhoka dhina okuzalwa uuna taya yogo, nege taya mbwindi moodama
readOmahangano goopyramide ga lombwelwa ga fute mbala
22-11-2012
OMBAANGA ya Namibia oya lombwele omahangano goludhi lwoopyramide ga li giipyakidhila noku konga iilyo moNamibia geethepo iilonga mbyoka noshowo ga shunithe iimaliwa yaantu mbyoka gaadhika ga kutha
readSMS mOshiwambo
22-11-2012
*Tatekulu Iita ya Kadha, penduka otsjirongo ooshono ta tsjitumbuko, okadhila takati aantu pendukeni, omu uviteko tuu? *Onda hala okupula kutya aaselekadhi yoonakulwa aakulu ya sila moshilongo
readAaniihauto muumbangalantu ohaya ka nwetha koAngola
22-11-2012
AANIIHAUTO oyendji muumbangalantu wopokati popepi noongamba dhAngola oha ya nwetha iiyenditho yawo omahooli poshilando shopoongamba shedhina Santa Clara. Shika aaniiyenditho ota ye shi ningi omolwa
readSMSes for Thursday 22 November 2012
22-11-2012
SMS Of The Day *PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba and Ministers of Labour, and Finance, there is a serious and urgent need to investigate trade unions. It seems that their leaders are hell bent on
readNamibia last at World Women’s Squash Champs
22-11-2012
NAMIBIA finished last out of the 26 nations that competed in the World Women’s World Team Squash Championships in Nimes, France, last week. The Namibian team, consisting of Isabell Schnoor, Adri
readExpect a major win a year from McIlroy, says Poulter
22-11-2012
DUBAI – Rory McIlroy is now so good he should be aiming to win at least one major championship every year, according to Europe’s Ryder Cup talisman Ian Poulter.The Northern Irishman, 23, already has
readWindhoek’s informal ‘hoods receive football tournament
22-11-2012
THE City of Windhoek yesterday launched its inaugural football tournament for informal settlements in Windhoek yesterday. Dubbed the Informal Copa, the competition will be held on Saturday and Sunday
readNorthern Stream First Division fast-tracks kick off date
22-11-2012
THE Northern Stream First Division (NSFD) plans to kick off their 2012-13 campaign next month, according to league administrator Bennet Munango.Munango said the NSFD was negotiating with the Namibia
readI will retire Hitman: Jeremias Castillo
22-11-2012
WBO International lightweight champion Paulus 'The Hitman' Moses will retire once Argentina's Jeremias Castillo is done with him. That's the message Castillo sent to his opponent ahead next month's
readDi Matteo axed as Chelsea carousel spins again
22-11-2012
CHELSEA’S madcap managerial merry-go-round spun for the umpteenth time yesterday when Roberto Di Matteo, who guided the club to Champions League glory just six months ago, was sacked.Winning Europe’s
readFrom The Twittersphere
22-11-2012
NAMIBIAN tweeps mull the state of the nation, bow before the weather, weigh the merits of Roberto di Matteo, Mitt Romney and Chelsea, and come up with some imponderable views on imponderable issues,
readNama leaders want tourism concession
22-11-2012
NAMA traditional leaders have requested Environment and Tourism Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to grant them a tourism concession in the Sperrgebiet National Park in the Karas Region. The park was
readSome businesspeople throw their weight behind Ithana
22-11-2012
A GROUP of businesspeople in northern Namibia have called on Swapo members to support Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana in her bid to win the party’s vice presidency at next week’s congress.Businessman Tomas
readOutjo informal settlement residents want more taps
22-11-2012
RESIDENTS of the Outjo informal settlement want more pre-paid water taps installed in their area to reduce the distances they have to walk to collect water.“From 7de Laan, I walk to Camp 5 as there is
readNUNW selling out to Swapo, says CoD
22-11-2012
THE Congress of Democrats (CoD) president Ben Ulenga blames the breakup of the teachers’ strike on the National Union of Namibian Workers’ relationship with Swapo, and urged members to disaffiliate
readMiss Cassy drops ‘Grind or Die’
22-11-2012
Even though Hip Hop is mostly male dominated, there are a couple of female MCs that are making their mark in the genre. One such artist is Miss Cassy, who hit the Hip Hop scene four years ago and will
readMarina development to give Walvis Bay a new look
22-11-2012
THE long-awaited marina development in Walvis Bay is set to take shape early next year when consultants will start drawing up detailed concept proposals.The multimillion-dollar development forms part
readMalnutrition government’s business, says Machel
22-11-2012
GRACA Machel, the wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, has called for the collaboration between the Ministry of Health and Social Services and other ministries to help curb
readLift plunges 8 floors, woman survives
22-11-2012
A PARLIAMENT restaurant worker, Jessica Kasusuva, survived when a lift fell eight floors at the government offices next to the Office of the Prime Minister. According to paramedic Percy Openshaw of
readKaaronda wants Supreme Court’s help
22-11-2012
THE fired secretary general of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), Evilastus Kaaronda, is considering approaching the Supreme Court to have his dismissal overturned.This came after Acting
readSever ties with Israeli business, say Marxists
22-11-2012
THE Marxist Study Group (MSG) has urged the Namibian government to “stop supporting the Israeli occupation of Palestine through giving diamond concessions to Israeli companies and by maintaining
readIncrease teachers salaries rather than President’s
22-11-2012
WINDHOEK – DTA of Namibia Member of Parliament Kazeongere Tjeundo says it would be better to increase the salaries of nurses, police officers, correctional officers and teachers than that of the
readFirst ever search for Windhoek’s ‘Hottest Chic’
22-11-2012
Do you regard yourself as talented, courageous, humble and above all intelligent? If so, the Hottest Chic competition is just the right platform for you to prove it and in so doing, you stand a chance
readGIPF dockets back to police
22-11-2012
PROSECUTOR General Martha Imalwa has referred two dockets about the missing Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) million back to the police for further investigation.“I – my office – went
readBethanie social housing project progressing
22-11-2012
BUILDERS are progressing well to complete the N$800 000 social housing development project at Bethanie village in the South. The project, expected to be completed by the end of next week, will provide
readNamibia considers anti-terrorism bill
22-11-2012
GOVERNMENT has at last finalised an anti-terrorism bill which aims to integrate Namibia’s definition of terrorist activities and the funding of terrorist acts, and its response thereto. Tabling the
readGondwana launches ‘Stamps and Stories’ book
22-11-2012
GONDWANA Collection Namibia in cooperation with Nampost launched a book titled 'Stamps and Stories' on Monday evening. The book contains 59 articles on Namibian postage stamps published by Namibian
readIndustry not happy with environmental tax
22-11-2012
THE Ohlthaver & List Group is opposed to the environmental tax the Ministry of Finance wants to impose on the beverage industry.The group voiced its concerns at a meeting held in Windhoek last week.
readFairy rings – enigmatic features of Namibia
22-11-2012
FOR close to 30 years since a study on them began in earnest, the enigmatic fairy circles or rings of Namibia are still just that – enigmatic. The circles look like nothing out of the ordinary – just
readNotable Qoutes
22-11-2012
TWENTY-TWO years after independence and taking into consideration the high percentage of unemployed youth in the country, it is time to review the mentioned decision. – The Public Service Commission
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