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53 Articles found on Thursday, 29 November 2012
Convicted Justice director faces possible dismissal
29-11-2012
A SENIOR official in the Ministry of Justice faces disciplinary charges – and possible dismissal – after he was recently convicted on a charge of theft in the Regional Court at Otjiwarongo.Innocent
readMinister Iyambo warns of critical teacher shortage
29-11-2012
THE minister of education, Abraham Iyambo (photo), says Namibia will face a huge shortage of teachers between now and 2015. He said this when he officially opened the fifth International Policy
readHERE IS PROOF
29-11-2012
Swapo vice president Hage Geingob shows his party membership card. See pages 6 and 7 for reports on the Swapo congress.
readNamibia’s Vodacom Cup adventure still uncertain
29-11-2012
NAMIBIA’S place in the 2013 Vodacom Cup still hangs in the balance, according to NRU chief executive officer Sybrand de Beer.Following the recent relatively successful Windhoek Lager Tri-Nations Rugby
readIn communist Cuba, the tax man cometh
29-11-2012
HAVANA – Most Cubans have not paid taxes for half a century, but that will change under a new code starting January 1.The landmark regulations will change the relations of Cubans with their government
readProfessionals’ confidence slips
29-11-2012
CONFIDENCE among Namibia’s graduate professional market recorded a slight decline in the third quarter of the year, according to the results of the latest PPS Namibia Graduate Professional Confidence
readProperty prices are too high
29-11-2012
The inability of people to purchase a first time home is a common complaint heard everywhere in the country. In this column I would like to look at problems created by property speculators and what
readFree Life Cover under scrutiny
29-11-2012
In September, Trustco and Shoprite partnered to introduce a free life cover meant for ordinary Namibians to have access to a life cover. Shoprite customers who buy for N$20 or more are eligible for
readNations not fully benefitting from remittances, says UN
29-11-2012
GENEVA – Migrant workers from the world’s poorest countries sent home US$27 billion in 2011 despite the global financial slowdown, but developing nations are failing to benefit fully from the cash,
readFish shops for Opuwo, Outapi
29-11-2012
TWO new fish shops of the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT) were recently opened in Opuwo and Outapi.Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Bernhard Esau and Spain’s Ambassador to
readSA’s Shanduka buys stake in MTN Nigeria
29-11-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Shanduka Group, the investment firm run by South African politician and millionaire Cyril Ramaphosa, has paid US$335 million for a stake in MTN’s Nigerian business, its biggest
readEquipment donated to SMEs in Walvis
29-11-2012
WALVIS BAY – The Walvis Bay Rural Constituency office has donated equipment valued at N$62 426 to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the town.The donations form part of Government’s drive to
readSA govt lies about wage bill
29-11-2012
JOHANNESBURG – The government has misled South Africans about how much of the national budget is spent on the salaries of civil servants, Prophet Analytics claimed yesterday.“The government is wrong
readCut your meetings in half
29-11-2012
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 meetings for
readBumper grape harvest expected at Orange
29-11-2012
GRAPE growers along the Orange River are expecting a good yield this year despite a late harvest due to unusually cold weather. The Namibian Grape Company general manager, Gideon Nuuyango, estimates
readPilots assist vulture conservation
29-11-2012
TWO Namibian pilots assisted with a vulture conservation project in the Namib-Naukluft Park last month.Since 1991, lappet-faced vulture chicks have been ringed and monitored in this park. In 2001, an
readWorld Future Council calls for ‘quick change of course’
29-11-2012
ABU DHABI – As the World Bank strongly warns of the devastating effects of a four-degree temperature rise and as hopes for a ground-breaking outcome of the UN Climate Conference in Qatar are low, the
readArts association stops ‘political’ exhibition
29-11-2012
THE Swakopmund Arts Association has blocked an environmental arts exhibition that was planned at the Gallery Woermannhaus because it is not “suitable” for the gallery.The exhibition by Imke Rust
readM23 leaving key city of Goma
29-11-2012
GOMA – There are signs that Congolese rebels are withdrawing from the strategic eastern city of Goma, the United Nations said Tuesday, following a round of diplomatic efforts to prevent the conflict
readJakes Gerwel dies aged 66
29-11-2012
Professor Jakes Gerwel died early yesterday morning at the Kuilsriver Hospital, said his family.The 66-year-old professor was reported to be in a critical condition on Tuesday after he underwent heart
readEgypt police fire tear gas into Tahrir Square: TV
29-11-2012
CAIRO – Egyptian police on Wednesday fired tear gas into Cairo’s Tahrir Square, where several hundred protesters spent the night after a mass rally to denounce President Mohamed Morsi’s assumption of
read‘No mistake’ with Gaza family strike
29-11-2012
Jerusalem – There was “no mistake” in an Israeli air strike that killed 12 Palestinians in Gaza, including 10 from the same family, the Israeli army said on Tuesday, saying the raid targeted a “terror
readAbbas eyes new upgrade of Palestinian status
29-11-2012
RAMALLAH – The Palestinians head to the United Nations on Thursday in a bid to upgrade their status in a move likely to bring them new global recognition but also harsh repercussions.President Mahmud
readOshikango sha mona osasiona yopolisi ompe
29-11-2012
OPOLISI ya Shikango ndjoka ya kala ethimbo ele tayi longele momatungo gUuministeli yIikwameni pomweelo gwopoongamba dha Namibia na Angola pOshikango mpoka, ya tungilwa osasiona ompe yOpolisi
readAzemba naaHimba ya holola omadhiladhilo moKunene
29-11-2012
AAKWASHIGWANA yoludhi lwaa Himba naandoka lwaaZemba ya za kiitopolwa sha Omuhonga nEpupa oya li ya nyanya molyomakaya ga ziko okuya kOkanguati konyala ookilometa 120 okuza pOpuwo.Omunyanyo oye gu
readSPYL a dhengwa ondhimbo omanga inaa ye ya koshigongi oshinene sho Swapo
29-11-2012
EWAWA lyaagundjuka moSwapo olya dhengwa ondhimbo pehuliloshiwike lyayi sho oshilyo shalyo shimwe sha li sha kuthwamo momusholondondo gwokuya koshigongi oshinene sho Swapo shoka sha tameke nena
readOshikoto oshi li konima ya Geingob omanga Omusati ogwa topoka
29-11-2012
AAKALELIPO yoshitopolwa Oshikoto ayehe yeli omilongo 40 yeli moshigongi oshinene shoSwapo shoka sha tameke nena moVenduka oya ulike kutya otaya ka hogolola, Hage Geingob opo a kale natango
readSMS mOshiwambo
29-11-2012
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readNDF ta lalekemo aakwiita yamwe miilonga mboka yena uunkundi
29-11-2012
OSHIKONDO Shegameno osha dhiladhila oku laleka konyala aakwiita yeli 132 iilyo yetanga lyegameno miilonga oshoka oyina uunkundi noshowo oyina uulema.Omukuluntu gwoshimpungu shuunamiti metanga
readSMSes for Thursday 29 November 2012
29-11-2012
SMS Of The Day *MY vote goes to the leader who can make a difference in people’s lives. The leader who dedicates himself to alleviating poverty, fighting high unemployment, crime and to making
readSmith wins Sun City spot
29-11-2012
NAMIBIAN golfer Shaun Smith will soon embark on a trip of a lifetime to Sun City where he will watch the last day of the Nedbank Golf Challenge and compete in the SA Volvo Golf Champions event.This is
readSport Briefs
29-11-2012
Long putters to go belly up THOUSAND – Golf’s governing bodies, worried that players will turn to long putters as an advantage instead of a last resort, proposed a new rule banning the putting stroke
readSwimming nationals to start in Windhoek
29-11-2012
NAMIBIA’S top swimmers will be in action this weekend when the national swimming championships take place from tomorrow till Sunday at the Olympia pool.The national championships normally took place
readFirst division restructure on NFA congress agenda
29-11-2012
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) will consider restructuring the nationwide first division during its 22nd annual congress which will be held in Outapi on Saturday.According to NFA secretary
readBattered, bruised Proteas defend ranking in Perth
29-11-2012
SYDNEY – After batsmen ruled the first two tests, fast bowling could be the decisive factor when Australia and South Africa re-engage their heavyweight tussle for the number one test ranking in the
readFrom The Twittersphere
29-11-2012
WILL the Mayan prophecy scupper the prospects of Namibia’s potential presidential candidates?! Plus, vegetable vandals, black cats, pointy shoes and Halloween; The Dogg, Rihanna, Sandra Bullock,
readPatricia performs live at Zenso
29-11-2012
Second runner-up of this year’s Battle of the Bands, Patricia Ochurus, will have a show at Zenso Lounge Bar on Friday, November 30. The singer, dancer and a player of the acoustic guitar, specialising
readNanso, SPYL clashes come out in open
29-11-2012
THE relationship between Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) and the Swapo Party Youth League has soured after the student body rejected most of the youth league’s recent proposals.Nanso
readMaritime sector needs female touch
29-11-2012
WOMEN who are professionals in the maritime sector met in Walvis Bay on Tuesday for the fifth annual general conference of the Women in the Maritime Sector East and Southern Africa Association
readLPG dealer Autogas to be liquidated
29-11-2012
LIQUID petroleum gas importer and dealer Autogas Namibia is to be liquidated because the company is insolvent.A final order for the liquidation of Autogas Namibia has been granted in the High Court in
readLand issue in hands of Swapo congress
29-11-2012
THE land issue will come under the spotlight at the weekend’s Swapo congress with the aim to ensure that land is equitably allocated, efficiently managed and sustainably administered for the benefit
readKeetmanshoop rape victim in a coma
29-11-2012
A 13-year-old girl is in a coma in the Keetmanshoop State Hospital after she was violently raped. Police Chief Inspector Bennie Groenewald said the girl was found by a passerby lying half-naked behind
readKeetmans council maintains status quo
29-11-2012
THE incumbent mayor of Keetmanshoop, Moses Titus (DTA), was re-elected unopposed for a third term yesterday. His deputy will be Gabriel Freyer (Swapo). Accepting the position, Titus said: “I am
readKaaronda sure of getting NUNW job back
29-11-2012
THE fired secretary general of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), Evilastus Kaaronda, is confident that he will be able to return to his job as early as next week.His lawyer, Clive
readIthana looks to the east
29-11-2012
SWAPO secretary general Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana, who is vying for the position of party vice president, says the time has come for women to take the lead in politics and prove that they are able to
readIthana takes on Pohamba
29-11-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba’s move to “command” delegates to the Swapo congress to elect a certain candidate as vice president sets a dangerous trend that goes against the principles of democracy,
readHome Affairs redeploys border officers
29-11-2012
BORDER control officers facing mass redeployment are unhappy over the exercise, which they claim they have not been consulted over. A total of 163 officers at all points of entry will be affected by
readGeingob says opponents ran out of ideas
29-11-2012
SWAPO vice presidential candidate Hage Geingob says his opponents have run out of ideas and are now questioning his membership of the party.Geingob played down allegations about his membership by
readGovernors to chair land committees
29-11-2012
AN amendment bill aimed at making regional governors the chairpersons of Land Reform Advisory Commission subcommittees was introduced in Parliament on Tuesday.Lands and Resettlement Minister Alpheus
readDriver puts accused at murder scene
29-11-2012
THE three people accused of robbing and murdering an elderly Windhoek resident, Koos Stoop, three years ago were all in the vicinity of Stoop’s flat on the evening he was killed, according to
readBlooms for Lifeline
29-11-2012
Should you happen upon the Goethe-Zentrum gallery, you’ll be delighted to discover that every wall is covered with flowers. Not of the variety that creeps up trellises or grows ostentatiously out of
readWorld AIDS Day music festival
29-11-2012
Namibia Network of AIDS Service Organisations (Nanaso) in partnership with Zero Degrees will stage the 2012 World AIDS Day Music Festival, with the aim of bringing together over 10 000 young and old
readNotable Quotes
29-11-2012
A PERSON always dreams of travelling and doing things but usually there are financial constraints. Now I have been given the opportunity not only to travel for the first time but also to represent my
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