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50 Articles found on Wednesday, 7 November 2012
Teachers urge civil servants to join strike
07-11-2012
AS the illegal teachers’ strike entered its seventh day yesterday, the organisers called on other civil servants to join them.Striking teachers in Windhoek, joined by some nurses, were again addressed
readSwapo withdraws leaders
07-11-2012
New team assigned for Otjozondjupa conferenceTHE entire team of Swapo’s leaders assigned to the Otjozondjupa Region has been replaced to ensure that the party’s regional conference at Otjiwarongo this
readPROGRESS
07-11-2012
Some Grade 7 pupils of the AI Steenkamp Primary School in Katutura who showed up yesterday for the assessment test. The test establishes the children’s strengths and weaknesses in subjects such as
readListen to workers’ cries - !Gawaxab
07-11-2012
DIVIDED unions, corruption, leaders with no sense of urgency, the huge gap between high- and low-income earners and landlessness are the roots of the increasing number of unprotected strikes the
readChina reformer seeks limits on Communists’ power
07-11-2012
BEIJING – A top Communist reformer has called for change in China on the eve of a 10-yearly power handover, saying that reining in the ruling party’s unchecked power is the only way to modernise the
readBotes returns to launch Camp
07-11-2012
RENOWNED Namibian sport consultant Quinton Steele Botes on Tuesday launched the 20th Quinton Steele Botes Athletics Course and Training Camp which will be held at Windhoek’s Independence Stadium from
readIn tough times, unplug and wait
07-11-2012
When you unplug you mind for a minute, you restore yourself to your ‘factory default settings’, which tend to be generous, open-hearted and hopeful, says Harvard Business Review.When a project or
readSluggish diamond demand to hit Botswana 2012 growth
07-11-2012
GABORONE – Botswana's economic growth is expected to slow to 3,5% this year from 8% in 2011 due to lower-than-expected mining output, President Ian Khama said on Monday.In a state of the nation
readGold rush: China jewellers go west for growth
07-11-2012
SINGAPORE/ZHENJIANG, China – The smart young women and coiffured housewives browsing for rings and necklaces at a shiny new mall in a city on the Yangtze River could breathe fresh life into China's
readThe new man behind the DBN’s wheel
07-11-2012
Martin Inkumbi attended DHPS in Windhoek, after which he obtained a B.Com with majors in economics, management accounting and finance from the University of Cape Town. In 1997 he obtained a
readMake way for the ‘Randela”
07-11-2012
NOW that Namibians have made their peace with the 'Sam dollar' in their pockets, they will have to get use to the 'Randela', the new series of South African rand notes, immortalising the face of
read'Treat bank cards as cash'
07-11-2012
THE Bankers Association of Namibia (BAN), together with the Payments Association of Namibia (PAN), on Monday launched a fraud awareness campaign, which will run until the end of the month. With less
readHarrison to bring back Han Solo
07-11-2012
Harrison Ford is open to the idea of bringing Han Solo back to life on the silver screen in 2015, according to sources close to the just-announced ‘Star Wars’ sequel, but don’t be surprised if his
readUganda ‘stabbed in the back’ by UN report
07-11-2012
United Nations – Uganda maintained a threat to withdraw troops from international peacekeeping operations after UN talks on Monday over accusations that it has backed rebels in the Democratic Republic
readBombs, air strikes hit Syria after deadliest day in weeks
07-11-2012
BEIRUT – A car bomb shook the Damascus region early Tuesday, a watchdog said, a day after nearly 250 people died in fighting and bombings in Syria’s worst violence since last month’s failed ceasefire
readEvidence points to police manipulation in Marikana
07-11-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Police may have tampered with evidence after officers shot dead 34 striking workers in August at a platinum mine in South Africa, lawyers said Monday as an inquiry examined photos of
readNewspaper confiscated in Sudan
07-11-2012
Khartoum – Sudanese security forces confiscated the Monday edition of one of the country’s oldest daily newspapers on Monday without giving a reason, its editor said, as authorities extended a
readWhat does it take to be the world’s most powerful man
07-11-2012
By now we should all know, or at least have a pretty good idea, of who will lead the US for the next four years after a brutal close election campaign.The US constitution describes the two major
readOonzapo dhiifundja
07-11-2012
AALUMENTU 10 nomukiintu gumwe mboka taya lundilwa ya kengelela moku landa oonzapo dhoodiploma noonkatu otaya ka holoka ishewe mohofa metine oshiwike shika. Iihokolola yawo oya undulilwa kesiku ndyoka
readEvundakano mo NUNW
07-11-2012
AANIILONGA kohi yomahangano geli mondundahangano yaaniilonga ya National Union of Namibian Workers [NUNW] oye li mevundakano. Ndika olya holokapo konima sho pwaana elongelokumwe mokati komahangano
readNevonga iidhimbike aaniilonga yonale yaNAC aniwa
07-11-2012
EHANGANO lyaanilonga yomepangelo nenge Namibia Public Workers Union[Napwu] olya ti lyo kali na mo sha moshinima shaaniilonga nale mboka ya li haya longele ehangano lyuupale woondhila lya
readAalongi oya ndjika oonyala mevi no ya tinda oku shuna kiilonga
07-11-2012
AALONGISIKOLA mboka ya ninga ekanka moshitopolwa sha Khomas oya tinda sigo onena oku shuna kootundi nonando Ompangu yopombanda oya li ye ya lombwele kutya naya shune kiilonga noshowo yaa kuthe we
readEhangano lyaalongi yookinda lya hogolola iilyo iipe
07-11-2012
Oshigongi, shika sha li sha wilikwa komunashipundi gwehangano lyAalongisikola (Nantu) moshitopolwa sha Shana,Paulus Niita, osha hogolulula,Lovisa Kashima oye natango a kale Omupresidende gwehangano
readShigwana takamitha aapolisi yiifundja
07-11-2012
KOMANDA gwOpolisi moshitopolwa sha Shana Komufala gwopolisi Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa, moshigongi shiikundaneki Omaandaha oshiwike shika, okwa tseyitha kutya oya kwata po aalumentu omugoyi, mwa
readUundjugo wa patwa weeta eluudho
07-11-2012
AAKALIMO yomomalukanda giipeleki momudhingoloko gwa Venduka oyuuvite nayi kombinga yuundjugo waayehe weedhilwa nenge wa patwa kaakwashigwana yalwe momikunda dhawo moka.Ota ya ti uundjugo waayehe wumwe
readHitman Moses to fight Castillo in Swakopmund
07-11-2012
PAULUS ‘Hitman’ Moses will be the main attraction when he takes on Jeremias Castillo of Argentina at the ‘Champions in the Desert’ Boxing Bonanza which will take place at the Vineta Sports Centre in
readShilimela, Augustyn are top wrestlers
07-11-2012
SEM Shilimela won the Senior Sportsman of the Year at the Namibian Wrestling Federation’s annual prize-giving function on Saturday, while André Augustyn won the Wrestler of the Year award. Shilimela
readZim set for Tri-Nations arrival
07-11-2012
ZIMBABWE’S ‘Sables’ are expected to arrive in Windhoek today ahead of the Tr-Nations tournament against Spain and hosts Namibia.NRU CEO Sybrand de Beer confirmed yesterday that the Zimbabweans would
readShipahu omitted for Rwanda match
07-11-2012
A LACK of discipline has cost striker Tangeni Shipahu a spot in Namibia’s squad to play Rwanda next week. Brave Warriors coach Bernard Kaanjuka yesterday announced an 18-man team consisting of foreign
readFixtures
07-11-2012
Wednesday, November 7 Valencia v BATE 21h45 Benfica v Spartak Moscow 21h45 Braga v Man Utd 21h45 Bayern Munich v Lille
readPolice Games in Windhoek next year
07-11-2012
WINDHOEK – The eighth Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Co-operation Organisation (SARPCCO) Games are expected to take place in Windhoek in August next year.Namibian Police Inspector General
readKnockout stage berths beckon for United and Barca
07-11-2012
PARIS – Manchester United can avenge the embarrassment of last year’s Champions League group stage exit with a victory in Braga tonight, while Barcelona can also secure their passage to the knockout
readSundowns look for momentum
07-11-2012
MAMELODI Sundowns striker Anthony Laffor says the Brazilians will look to build on their recent success in the Telkom Knockout competition, when they take on Orlando Pirates in a Premiership clash in
readSMSes for Wednesday 07 November 2012
07-11-2012
SMS Of The Day *MINISTER Abraham Iyambo, please start a reading culture in our schools as from Grade 1. It is shocking to see how high school pupils cannot spell simple words on the programme
readUnam management sue for N$3 m in libel case
07-11-2012
THE Vice Chancellor of the University of Namibia, Professor Lazarus Hangula, is due to spend a third day on the witness stand in the High Court in Windhoek today to testify in a defamation case
readFrom The Twittersphere
07-11-2012
NAMIBIAN tweeps ‘wax and wane’ on the US elections, including a guest appearance by Joan Rivers! Plus, the NBC, missionaries, exams, and more.@Manuel_Nam: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are
readKeetmanshoop shack dwellers receive new toilets
07-11-2012
KEETMANSHOOP residents living in the “reception area” in the Ileni informal settlement no longer have to go to the bush to relieve themselves. The mayor of the town, Moses Titus, yesterday handed over
readSuspects deny well murder charges
07-11-2012
POLICE officers had to dig for ten days in a disused well at a farm in the Hardap Region before they discovered the skeletal remains of two suspected murder victims in July 2009, it was testified in
readStrike looms at Keetmans
07-11-2012
THE Keetmanshoop municipality’s workers are considering a strike after the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) and the municipality’s management failed to reach agreement on salary increases.A
readNam, SA sign cooperation pact
07-11-2012
NAMIBIA and South Africa yesterday signed three cooperation agreements during a state visit by Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba.Pohamba held talks with President Jacob Zuma, who said delegations
readOtjiwarongo stops land auction
07-11-2012
LOCAL authority councillors at Otjiwarongo unanimously opposed the auctioning of municipal land which was scheduled to take place on Thursday.This news will be welcomed by Otjiwarongo residents, who
readChasing the dots ... The Power and the Gory … Amen
07-11-2012
HELL I love it when nature puts on its fighting clogs and kicks the high and mighty, in this case that arrogant bunch of IRBs who have been sucking the financial guts out of our world for decades, New
readOld law hampers GIPF home loans
07-11-2012
‘OUTDATED’ legal constraints in the Pensions Fund Act is stopping the trustees of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) from providing a home loan scheme to civil servants.The GIPF hinted at
readMensah-Williams visits striking teachers
07-11-2012
MARGARET Mensah-Williams will be addressing the striking teachers who have been assembling in Khomasdal, which falls in her constituency.Mensah-Williams is the regional councillor for the Khomasdal
readKaaronda blasts cabinet members
07-11-2012
THE fired secretary general of the National Union of Namibian Workers, Evilastus Kaaronda, has accused trade union leaders and some Cabinet ministers of prioritising personal interests rather than
readJackson Wahengo releases ‘Akutu Hewa’
07-11-2012
One of Namibia’s most talented guitarists, Jackson Wahengo, recently released his debut album, ‘Akutu Hewa’. Wahengo is based in Geneva, Switzerland, at present. His music rooted in African tradition,
readNew group raises awareness of Down Syndrome
07-11-2012
THE Down Syndrome Association of Namibia was launched in Windhoek last week.It is estimated that one out of every 650 babies born in this part of the world has the extra chromosome which causes Down
readChanging lives in the informal settlements
07-11-2012
THE Mammadu Trust, which celebrated its first year in Otjomuise informal settlement, has helped many underprivileged children in the shantytowns.In Otjomuise, the centre plans to change the lives of
readUnam visual arts students exhibit art and fashion
07-11-2012
In keeping with tradition, the FNCC is once again hosting the University of Namibia’s Annual Student Art Exhibition. The exhibition, entitled ‘New Views after 20 Years’, will showcase a selection of
readNotable Quotes
07-11-2012
WE cannot leave the fate of workers in the hands of unscrupulous and selfish leaders who are in transit at the unions. – Asnath Zamuee, the Namibian Financial Institutions Union (Nafinu) general
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