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53 Articles found on Tuesday, 27 November 2012
NUNW suspends Nafinu
27-11-2012
IN an apparent attempt to rid the upcoming Swapo Party congress from any dissenting voices and to ensure a block vote for Swapo Party presidential candidate Jerry Ekandjo, the Namibia Financial
readGeingob ‘membership’ in question
27-11-2012
WHAT is in a membership card? For the Swapo Party watershed congress delegates it is key to attending and taking part in deliberations at the gathering.A thinly disguised swipe was made at the rally
readCouncillor ‘abuses’ powers
27-11-2012
THE permanent closure and rezoning of a public park in Okahandja, on which a town councillor is building a double-storey house, has tongues wagging at the garden town.A full town council meeting
readAMBASSADOR WITH A BIG HEART
27-11-2012
Children at the Home of Good Hope in the Goreangab informal settlement were treated to a Christmas party by the Finnish Embassy on Friday. Finnish Ambassador Anne Saloranta, her husband and the staff
readMining remains gem of economy
27-11-2012
THE mining and exploration industry in Namibia supported over 100 000 people during the past year, the Chamber of Mines in Namibia says in its latest annual review.“This is indeed a significant figure
readNamibia stay fourth after Northerns One-Day defeat
27-11-2012
NAMIBIA remained fourth on the log after suffering a narrow three-run defeat against Northerns in their Cricket South Africa (CSA) One-Day match in Pretoria on Sunday. In a thrilling finish to the
readEgypt’s political foes dig in their heels
27-11-2012
Cairo – Supporters and opponents of Egypt’s president on Sunday grew more entrenched in their potentially destabilising battle over the Islamist leader’s move to assume near absolute powers, with
readAgricultural diary
27-11-2012
November 29: Namboer joint production auction of Pieter von Wielliegh, Danie Buys and Renier van Rooyen. On sale will be 30 Boer goat rams, 80 Boer goat ewes and 25 Van Rooy rams. January 31:
readLocal farmers enraged by Hungary land-lease scheme
27-11-2012
ALCSUTDOBOZ, Hungary – When Hungary launched a programme to lease out swathes of state-owned farmland last year, sheep farmer Andras Varadi saw an opportunity to expand the small patch of grazing land
readVineyard extension underway at Naute
27-11-2012
NAUTE DAM – Work on the extension of a table-grape vineyard at the Namibia Development Corporation’s (NDC) date and grape project at the Naute Dam near Keetmanshoop started last month.The project is
readSudan, China to set up agricultural free-trade zone
27-11-2012
KHARTOUM – Sudan has allowed China to set up a free-trade zone for agricultural products and livestock to boost bilateral transactions, state news agency Suna said on Sunday, as the African country
readMonitoring farms a challenge, says SA minister
27-11-2012
CAPE TOWN – The South African government had done its best to promote the rights of farmworkers but monitoring labour conditions remained a challenge, Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said
readIndia’s bans fancy conferences to help curb deficit
27-11-2012
NEW DELHI – India’s finance minister has banned government officials from holding conferences at five-star hotels, restricted travel and ordered a freeze on hiring to fill vacant posts.A single-minded
readRussia says EU economic crisis ‘very serious threat’
27-11-2012
MOSCOW – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow was nervously watching the economic crisis in the European Union, which he said represented a serious threat to Russia’s own economic
readRevenge of the nerds as banks see risk, compliance hiring boom
27-11-2012
SINGAPORE – Tough regulations aimed at banks have jolted demand for compliance, risk and legal officers, creating one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal job market for the financial
readReject trade pact with EU, says World Bank
27-11-2012
THE World Bank’s chief economist for Africa, Shantayanan Devarajan, has added his voice to the call on African countries to reject the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) that the European Union
readTake control of your to-do list
27-11-2012
Writing down your to-do list and powering through a few easy items before you dive into the deep end can make getting through all the tasks seem more manageable, says Harvard Business Review.Having an
readGIPF introduces private equity policy
27-11-2012
IN a bid to stem the outflow of capital from Namibia, the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is in the process of devising a private equity policy to bolster promising investment projects and
readChinese insurer hits out at Wen Jiabao report
27-11-2012
BEIJING – A Chinese insurance company threatened legal action on Monday after a media report linked a key government decision about the company to shareholdings held by relatives of current Premier
readNew fire as Bangladesh mourns dead garment workers
27-11-2012
DHAKA – Bangladesh firefighters quelled a new blaze at a garment factory on Monday as the country mourned the death of 110 workers in a weekend blaze at an apparel plant, the export industry’s
readTaylor should be a free man – judge
27-11-2012
Amsterdam – Former Liberian President Charles Taylor should have walked free and not been jailed for war crimes because there was not enough evidence to prove he was guilty beyond reasonable doubt, a
readOfficial tried to buy Zuma votes: report
27-11-2012
Gauteng ANC deputy secretary Humphrey Mmemezi has been implicated in an alleged attempt to bribe Tshwane ANC members to vote for President Jacob Zuma in the run-up to the party’s elective conference
readOmulonga gwa Kavango ogwa taalelwa komashongo
27-11-2012
KAATALELIPO mboka haya ka konga omulalo mookamba dhaatalelipo ndhoka dhi li komunkulo gwomulonga gwa Kavango ngashi ndjoka ya Sarusungu River Lodge (moshitopolwa sha Kavango), okufalwa momulonga
readUuthikepamwe wopaludhi itawu ka kundathanwa manga we
27-11-2012
OSHINIMA shuuthikepamwe wopaludhi meni lyoSwapo itashi ka kundathanwa we poshigongi oshinene shongundu ndjoka shoka tashi tameke metine oshiwike shika moVenduka. Omuperesidende Hifikepunye Pohamba
readEkandjo okwa uvaneke ta tsikile naashoka shilipo mongundu
27-11-2012
OMANGA pena ashike omasiku taga yalulwa oku ya koshigongi oshinene shoSwapo moVenduka ookandidate ndhoka dha hala oshipundi shuupeviperesidende wongundu ndjika odhiipyakidhila niikonga yoonkambadhala
readDamaseb ina tya sha kegwedhelo lyoondjambi
27-11-2012
OMUPANGULI Peresidende mohofa yopombanda, Petrus Damaseb ina tinda nenge a koleke omahokololo giikundaneki kutya aanambelewa yopapolitika otaya ka gwedhelwa nooperseda omilongo 36. Damaseb oye
readNakutidhwa a lombwelwa a shune kehala lye
27-11-2012
OMUPANGULI mohofa yOpombanda moVenduka okwa gandja etokolo kutya, Gabriel Venomusheko, ngoka a tidhilwe pegumbo lye pehala lyomatulululo pOnandjandja mUukolonkadhi na shune kehala lye. Etokolo ndika
readSMS mOshiwambo
27-11-2012
*Onaini hatu xulifapo okulunga litapula moNamibia? Ouwa woshilongo uli ashike momake avamwe aveke, *Omukiintu goomvula 27 tandi kongo iilonga yoomo bar,ashike onda hala tatu longo yaali nenge yatatu
readOnkambadhala oku lundulula omautho ya ndopa poshigongi
27-11-2012
ONKAMBADHALA oku lundulula omautho nomalandulathano genasha nomahogololo poshigongi oshinene shoSwapo pehulilo shiwike tuuka odha ponyo.Onkambadhala oya ningwa opo andola omahogololo okuulika omupevi
readSMSes for Tuesday 27 November 2012
27-11-2012
SMS Of The Day *MY vote will go directly to the political party and presidential candidate who promise to implement the Basic Income Grant. This promise should be fulfilled, and must not just be
readDu Plessis savours the pain in dream debut
27-11-2012
ADELAIDE – Faf du Plessis battled dehydration and cramping during a match-defining century yesterday, but said the pain and fatigue had made carrying South Africa to a draw in the second test against
readTigers plan fundraiser
27-11-2012
TIGERS Sport Club plan to host their annual supporters fund-raising braai between Friday and Sunday.The event is open to all members of the public and is set for the Sundok Bar (old Eyovela Shops)
readXI Champions win City Kasi tourney
27-11-2012
ELEVEN Champions of Agste Laan informal settlement won the inaugural City Kasi Soccer Tournament after beating United Boys from Staanvas 2-1 in Sunday’s final. After taking a 2-0 lead at halftime,
readGoal-machine Messi nears record as Barcelona stay clear
27-11-2012
MADRID – Lionel Messi struck twice as Barcelona won 4-0 at Levante on Sunday to remain three points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga.Messi’s goals were both laid on by Andres Iniesta who
readSailrocket obliterates world record…again
27-11-2012
PAUL Larsen’s Sailrocket claimed another new world record for the outright sailing speed over 500m on Saturday afternoon, as he scorched down the course in Walvis Bay at an average of 65.45 knots
readBrave Warriors play Zambia in January
27-11-2012
THE Brave Warriors are set to play reigning Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) champions Zambia in a friendly match in January.The match will form part of Chipolopolo’s preparations for the defence of
readBotes hungry for more goals
27-11-2012
PLATINUM Stars striker Henrico Botes says he is eager to score more goals after playing an influential role in the team’s 2-0 win over log leaders Kaizer Chiefs at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace on
readKatima to host netball regionals
27-11-2012
THE All Namibia Netball Association (ANNA) will host the Regional Championships in Katima Mulilo from December 7 to 10.All 13 regions will participate in the event and over 200 players are expected be
readRafael Benitez pledges to convert Chelsea boo boys
27-11-2012
LONDON – Rafael Benitez has vowed to win over the Chelsea supporters who are so opposed to his arrival at Stamford Bridge that they booed his name before and during his first game in charge.Sunday’s
readFrom The Twittersphere
27-11-2012
PARASTATALS, politicians and, most importantly, ‘we, the people …’. Namibian tweeps communicate, ‘activate’, educate, and advocate on a range of issues. As well as pontificate on the stuff of daily
read‘Struggle kids’ should be patient – Shitongeni
27-11-2012
THE chairperson of the ‘struggle kids’ recruitment committee, Zulu Shitongeni, yesterday appealed to those who resurfaced last week to exercise patience while the committee tries to find jobs for
readTaxi robberies increase
27-11-2012
AT LEAST four armed robberies involving taxis took place in Windhoek over the past week.Last Monday, at about 21h15, near the FNB Centre in Windhoek West, a passenger threatened a taxi driver with a
readPrisons officer wins defamation case
27-11-2012
NAMIBIAN Correctional Service Deputy Commissioner General Tuhafeni Hangula yesterday won his defamation case against a weekly publication and its editor in connection with a story in which it was
readDevelopmental State Is A Ruse
27-11-2012
NOT so long ago, my erstwhile colleagues were debating the latest instalment of government’s industrial policy in the National Assembly. In the course of that debate, some argued for a “developmental
readMorsi Goes Too Far
27-11-2012
“THERE is no middle ground, no dialogue before (Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi) rescinds this declaration,” said pro-democracy advocate and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammed ElBaradei. “There is no
readKhorixas council to elect office bearers
27-11-2012
THE Khorixas town council will elect new office bearers this morning.“It will be an open process where members of public are also welcome to attend,” said council spokesman Eben Xoagub. The new office
readThe Original Jazz Masters
27-11-2012
Few witnesses remain today who still recall the glorious days of township jazz in Namibia’s shanty towns in the 1950s and 1960s.It was a time, when the day’s toils and troubles were put aside for a
readGIPF meets NAC retrenched workers halfway
27-11-2012
THE Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is going to pay a portion of the pension money to retrenched Namibia Airports Company (NAC) workers as the dispute between the workers and their former
readGeingob draws large support
27-11-2012
WHEN ‘Hadago’ (Hage Geingob’s personalised number plate Range Rover) arrived at the Mokati Stadium in Otjiwarongo on Saturday for the incumbent Swapo Party vice president’s rally, the crowd erupted in
readFamaz Attak to launch ‘Live Fast, Die Young’
27-11-2012
Rock band Famaz Attak will be launching their long anticipated original album entitled ‘Live Fast, Die Young’ on Friday, November 30.According to band members ‘Live Fast, Die Young’, which they call
readBikers ride against gender violence
27-11-2012
NINETEEN motorcyclists are riding across nine Southern African countries to mobilise men and the private sector for action against gender-based violence. The regional UN Women’s Office for Southern
readCall for artwork: Land matters in art
27-11-2012
The National Art Gallery of Namibia (NAGN) is calling all artists who are working in the specific field of land art or art installations, to apply for financial support for material costs. Artists
readNotable Quotes
27-11-2012
EVEN the unsuccessful candidates must support the leaders who are elected. That is what democracy is all about. The outcome of the elections during the congress must be accepted by all Swapo members.
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