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66 Articles found on Friday, 9 November 2012
Teachers reject pay deal
09-11-2012
SECRETARY to Cabinet Frans Kapofi has warned civil servants and teachers refusing to accept a salary hike offer not to “doubt the government’s resolve to restore order”.Kapofi said this at a media
readIncreases push Govt further into the red
09-11-2012
BETTER pay packages negotiated for civil servants this week will cost the taxpayer an estimated N$5,2 billion until the end of the 2014-15 financial year.For the current financial year alone the new
readLaw threatens research
09-11-2012
A PUPIL doing a science project at school, or a doctor conducting a battery of tests to diagnose a patient, would need formal approval from a body appointed by the government if new rules added to the
readWalvis Corridor Group expands to DRC
09-11-2012
THE Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) has increased its presence in Southern Africa by recently opening its office in Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).The WBCG now has three foreign
readRefugee crisis mounts in Syria
09-11-2012
Bab El-Hawa – Hundreds of Syrians are streaming into makeshift refugee camps on the Turkish border every day, fleeing for their lives as the government escalates air raids on northwestern towns and
readTroubled minnows still upbeat
09-11-2012
NAMIBIA Premier League newcomers Tura Magic and Rundu Chiefs intend to use their weekend assignments to turn their dismal campaigns around.Top-division football has not been kind to either club,
readKeys to successful pitches
09-11-2012
As participants on television’s ‘Shark Tank’ can attest, pitching your ideas is often a humbling experience.But there are some keys to boost your chances of success, says Harvard Business Review.
readGrootfontein credit manager scoops regional award
09-11-2012
NAMIBIAN Natasha /Awases has beaten her peers in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland to the award as furniture giant Ellerines' Best Credit Manager./Awases (31), born and bred in
readAngloGold ‘reviews’ SA mines as strikes bite
09-11-2012
JOHANNESBURG – AngloGold Ashanti, the world's third-largest bullion producer, cut its dividend and warned of restructuring at its South African operations after weeks of wildcat strikes wiped out
readAfrican growth no mirage say banks, as optimism grows
09-11-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Africa's recent robust growth is sustainable and the continent can attract even more investors if it plays its cards well, an influential group representing the world's top financial
readEurozone’s ‘phone number’ revealed
09-11-2012
PARIS – When the United States wants to talk to Europe about the eurozone debt crisis, what number does it dial?The two top interlocutors are the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington and
readFor gamblers, Barack Obama was a sure bet
09-11-2012
NEW YORK – While most pollsters had declared the US presidential election too close to call before Tuesday, many gamblers had pegged the winner early and got it right. On November 4, two days before
readRio Olympics, World Cup at risk with royalty bill, governor warns
09-11-2012
BRASILIA – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is under pressure to veto an oil royalty bill that will slash the revenues of Rio de Janeiro state and put the 2016 Olympics and the 2014 World Cup in
readSmall-business disaster-loan demand soars after Sandy
09-11-2012
CHICAGO – When Superstorm Sandy immobilised companies throughout the Northeast last week, entrepreneur David Greenberg scrambled to shift work in the New York-area to a virtual office.The owner of
readMan behind anti-Islam film jailed
09-11-2012
Los Angeles – The convicted California scam artist behind a crude anti-Islam film that stoked protests against the United States across the Muslim world was sent back to jail for a year on Wednesday
readUS marijuana victories could be short-lived
09-11-2012
US – Votes making Colorado and Washington the first US states to legalise marijuana for recreational use could be short-lived victories for pot backers because the federal government will fight them,
readUN extends Somalia peacekeeping force
09-11-2012
New York – The United Nations Security Council extended an African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia for four months on Wednesday as it mulls lifting an arms embargo and Uganda threatens to pull out
readHu says corruption threatens state
09-11-2012
BEIJING – China’s outgoing President Hu Jintao warned that corruption threatened the ruling Communist Party and the state, promising political reform as he formally opened a party congress that will
readObama victory infuriates Pakistani drone victims
09-11-2012
ISLAMABAD – The roars celebrating the re-election of US Pres- ident Barack Obama on television give Mo- hammad Rehman Khan a searing headache, as years of grief and anger come rushing back.The
readMeet Teachers Halfway
09-11-2012
ON THE front page news of ‘Teachers arrested’, The Namibian, 1 November 2012: It is actually with great sadness that one has to read such an article but it is a reality and we should start facing it.I
readSign Of The Workers Failure
09-11-2012
EVILASTUS Kaaronda [the expelled Secretary General of the National Union of Namibian Workers] has now become, let us state this clearly, the symbol of the failure of the Namibian worker.In many eyes,
readWhat’s Going On?
09-11-2012
I WAS totally surprised by the Namibian Cabinet’s decision to build a ‘multibillion’ dollar complex in Lubumbashi (in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC) to market Namibian products and foster
readWater Key To Conservation
09-11-2012
I WANT to talk about conservation. There is one thing that three ministries – the agriculture, environment and tourism and land – are missing for us to achieve our goal for tourism and nature
readA Leader Needed
09-11-2012
COLLECTIVE leadership has failed this country since those in power cannot think independently.The three candidates for the Swapo vice presidency need to be invited to publicly share with the nation
readUnions cost too much
09-11-2012
NAMIBIA’S union leaders are swimming in an ocean when their capacity is only for swimming in a waterhole. The country pays the cost when strikes cripple needed industry and SOEs [state-owned
readStop The Bullying
09-11-2012
TWO comments or questions need answers from the Minister of Education!We have a school named Oheti where Grade 5 children have not had lessons since the August holiday. Their class teacher went for
readWorthy Investment
09-11-2012
ALLOW me space in the people’s paper to participate in this very important discussion of foreign investor/investment as outlined by T Itembu and K Basson, The Namibian 12 October.Unless we have lost
readQuantities Do Not Equal Concerns
09-11-2012
THE CEO of Namibia Marine Phosphate (NMP), Barnabas Uugwanga, has aired some remarks which call for response and perspective.His observation that “environmental concerns raised so far have probably
readBad Language
09-11-2012
WHATEVER else the SPYL [Swapo Party Youth League] is good at nowadays, one thing it cannot do well is communicate in a clear language, and most certainly not language which is presumed as honest.Why
readELCRN And Its Crisis
09-11-2012
THIS past week we celebrated the Reformation Day around the world. It was a week used to reflect upon the state of the church and to be reminded with the words of Martin Luther: “Here I stand”. Luther
readGavena gwa Maheke ota yambidhidha eedhilo lyuundingosho
09-11-2012
GAVENA gwoshitopolwa Omaheke okwa ti ye ita ka ya iilonga yopolisi moshipala uuna yo taya edhile oondunda dhomalovu ndhoka dhaana oombapila dhoku landitha omalovu.Laura McLeod Katjirua okwa popi
readNehale a fumvikwa pOlukonda kengathithi lyaalilasa
09-11-2012
OMUNAGWOKOMBANDA, Thomas Nehale Elifas ngoka a mana oondjenda dhe moshipangelo sha Nandjokwe meti 31 Oktoba 2012 konima yuuwehame nomepipi lyomimvo 38 okwa fumvikwa momawendo gaawa yaNdonga pOlukonda
readEpangelo lina omaipulo kombinga yaanona momapandaanda
09-11-2012
KONYALA aanona omayovi 10 000 mboka ya yalulwa no ya talikila mongundu yoothigwa naanona yeli moluhepo , sigo oompaka iha ya taamba omakwatho gopankalathano ngoka haga gandjwa kepangelo. Mbaka oye li
readAahingindhila yeethapo edhiladhilo lyekanka manga pethimbo ndika
09-11-2012
EKANKA lyaahingindhila yiilonga yomombepo ya Namibia ndyoka lya li lya thanekwa oku ningwa okutameka ongulohi yetitatu olya undulilwa komeho, uule wethimbo lyaashiwike. Ekanka ndyoka olya undulilwa
readEpangelo ota li ka tula aalongi yeli mekanka mokakololo
09-11-2012
OSHIKONDO shElongo otashi ka pula ohofa yaaniilonga nena opo yi gandje elombwelo kutya aalongi mboka taya tsikile nekanka lyaali pampango oya dhina oveta na otashi vulika ya ka tulwe mondholongo
readObama ina ningila Africa nando osha moshikako she shotango.
09-11-2012
BARACK Obama okwa shunwa koshipundi shuuwiliki wAmerica oshikando oshitiyali nosha hugunina konima yomahogololo gometiyali oshiwike shika. Aawiliki naakwatelikomeho yiilongo muuyuni oye mu tumine
readPohamba a halele Obama elago moku hogolululwa ishewe
09-11-2012
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa halele omuperesidende gwaAmerica , elago molwashoka a hogolululwa a shune koshipundi shuuwiliki woshilongo shoka uule womimvo ne tadhi landula.Omutse
readSMSes for Friday 09 November 2012
09-11-2012
SMS Of The Day *OBAMA is the American president not the world president, so African and Namibian leaders, if you can’t do anything for your people then why do you want Obama to do something for your
readNamibia off to Women’s Squash World Champs
09-11-2012
NAMIBIA’S national women’s squash team left for France yesterday to compete at the World Squash Federation’s Women’s World Team Championship which takes place in Nimes from November 12 to 17. It will
readAmbunda keen to increase his achievements
09-11-2012
NAMIBIA’S Sportsman of the Year, Paulus Ambunda has expressed his pride at winning the award as well as the other accolades that have come his way. Ambunda was crowned Namibia’s Sportsman of the Year
readFixtures
09-11-2012
Friday, November 9 German Bundesliga Mainz v Nurnberg 21h30 Namibia Premier League Black Africa v Tura
readChelsea, Liverpool continue rivalry
09-11-2012
LONDON – Chelsea against Liverpool is one of the Premier League’s more modern rivalries but the teams, who have clashed over 30 times since the start of the 2004/05 season, meet at Stamford Bridge on
readBanyana reach African final
09-11-2012
BANYANA Banyana will face hosts Equatorial Guinea in the final of the African Women’s Championships after bagging a 1-0 win over giants Nigeria in their semi-final in Bata on Wednesday night.Janine
readAutumn tests to determine World Cup seedings
09-11-2012
LONDON – The next Rugby World Cup is three years away, but the tournament will be preying on the minds of the best of the northern and southern hemispheres when they collide in the autumn
readGreat expectations on Barca conquerors, says Neil Lennon
09-11-2012
GLASGOW – Neil Lennon said Celtic are in a great position to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League after his injury-ravaged side produced a shock 2-1 defeat of Group G favourites Barcelona
readVeld fires ravage grazing
09-11-2012
ALMOST 70 000 hectares of grazing have been destroyed by veld fires during the past seven months, with the Kavango and Otjozondjupa regions the worst affected.According to the Monthly Burned Area
readSuspect admitted double killing, judge hears
09-11-2012
ONE of the men accused of murdering two people whose remains were discovered in a disused well on a Hardap Region farm four years after their deaths told a close friend that he was involved in the
readState House hosts Swapo fundraiser
09-11-2012
STATE House last night hosted a dinner where selected businessmen pledged money towards the organisation of Swapo’s congress at the end of this month.Well-placed sources said the dinner was hosted by
readSoweto and Kuvukiland in dire water need
09-11-2012
A HEALTH crisis is threatening in Tsumeb’s informal settlements of Soweto and Kuvukiland because of a lack of drinking water.The only water available to the residents is from the public toilets, which
readObama has work cut out for him
09-11-2012
TONY Deaton, the public affairs officer at the American embassy in Windhoek, says they do not anticipate major foreign policy changes in President Barack Obama’s second term.However, Deaton says, it
readNew centre offers preschool education in Otjomuise
09-11-2012
THE Childhood Development Foundation (CDF) has opened a new Early Childhood Development Centre in Otjomuise. CDF is a non-governmental charity organisation established in Namibia in 2007 with the main
readNamibian roads claim 30 lives a month
09-11-2012
ROAD accidents are increasing at an alarming rate in Namibia, with an average of 30 lives being lost every month. So far this year, 470 people have died on the country’s roads and 4 662 were injured
readNAC suspends CEO Biwa
09-11-2012
THE Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has suspended its chief executive officer Ben Biwa, a year after he was appointed at the helm of the airport parastatal.“I got a suspension letter. That is all I can
readMurder suspect evades arrest
09-11-2012
A SUSPECT wanted by Police in connection with the murder of Alta Thirion (63) at her home in Keetmanshoop narrowly managed to evade arrest yesterday.Thirion died in the intensive care unit of the
readKhorixas gets N$92m facelift
09-11-2012
THE northwestern town of Khorixas will embark on various projects to revive the town’s economy in an effort to counter unemployment and poverty.According to Eben Xoagub, strategic executive officer
readGirl loses leg in donkey attack
09-11-2012
THE right leg of four-year-old Paulina Mweshitya Levi was amputated after she was bitten by a donkey.Levi’s grandmother, Lovisa Stefanus, told The Namibian that the donkey attack happened on
readNo Time For A Tribal Agenda
09-11-2012
WHAT an insult and an utter disservice to Hage Gein- gob’s credentials for anyone to suggest that Swapo must make him Namibia’s next President because “it is time for a non-Owambo President”. It’s as
readTIPEEG The Chauvinist
09-11-2012
ON PAPER, the Targeted Intervention Programme for Employment and Economic Growth (Tipeeg), a state-led scheme to reduce the country’s high unemployment rate, makes the case for a gender-neutral
readFrontlining on Twitter
09-11-2012
AND it’s a wrap! For today, anyway. Views and news – embracing the hilarious and the serious – from the Namibian Twitter frontline that caught the #Twittersphere’s eye!@MathildaNam: Let’s just not
readInvesting in Human Capital
09-11-2012
An Ingredient For Economic Growth and Poverty AlleviationAS a country are we re- ally investing in our key assets our human capital? Unfortunately I have not come across empirical evidence that
readUS Elections Jargon Explained
09-11-2012
NAMIBIANS have been bombarded with an overload of Us elections news, many have become experts in that country’s electoral jargon. Here’s what most of it means, Namibian style: Affidavit: If you hail
readThe Politics Of Succession In Swapo: Same Car, Different Driver?
09-11-2012
THE Swapo succession drama is back on stage. It’s heating up and the knives are being sharpened. The question of succession in Swapo has always been an interesting one. It has that Shakespearian air
readPolitical Perspective
09-11-2012
TALKING about ‘revolution’ is very uncharacteristic of President Hifikepunye Pohamba. When he made the comment apropos the Namibia land issue in an interview with Al Jazeera, he surely knew it was
readNotable Quotes
09-11-2012
WE want the peaceful resolution of African issues. I hope he does something better in terms of respecting Africa in his second term. – Prime Minister Nahas Angula says the re-elected US president,
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readSHOWING SOLIDARITY
09-11-2012
Hundreds of students from different schools in Windhoek marched in the capital yesterday under the leadership of the Namibia National Students (Nanso) in support of the demands of the teachers calling
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