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46 Articles found on Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Alert on German spices
10-10-2012
BATCHES of “whole allspice” mix (used in sauces and stews) imported from Germany to Namibia had to be recalled after an alert from the Health and Consumers Directorate in the European Commission that
readSouth African strike impact circles out
10-10-2012
POTATOES, the staple food of many Namibians, and goods like tea, coffee creamer, noodles and even ice-cream may run out soon if the transport strike in South Africa continues.Calle Schlettwein, the
readNew Era reviews editorial policy
10-10-2012
THE Government-owned newspaper New Era is reviewing its editorial and recruitment policies in an apparent attempt to exert more control over the paper’s reporting.The board chairman, Ben Mulongeni,
readShack fires
10-10-2012
A total of 53 shacks have burned down in Windhoek’s informal settlements since July this year, according to the Windhoek Fire Brigade.Yesterday another shack caught fire in the Katutura’s Havana
readWarning lights for growth targets
10-10-2012
TIMES are likely to remain tough for a while still, as Namibia battles to withstand continued international and domestic pressure on its economy, new growth projections by the International Monetary
readMozambique president sacks PM in cabinet reshuffle
10-10-2012
MAPUTO — Mozambique President Armando Guebuza on Monday sacked his prime minister in a surprise cabinet reshuffle that saw senior government officials shifted amid uncertainty over who will be the
readCricket set for quota system
10-10-2012
CRICKET Namibia and its main sponsor MTC yesterday announced the implementation of racial quotas at all levels of the game to speed up transformation of the game in Namibia. At senior national level a
readOn new job sensitivities
10-10-2012
BOSTON –Taking on a new job doesn’t mean stomping all over the people you are now working with and overriding the existing dynamics without first learning what they are, says Harvard Business
readCameron backs referendum on new Britain-EU deal
10-10-2012
BIRMINGHAM, England – A referendum on Britain’s ties with the European Union would be the best way of agreeing a fresh settlement with the 27-member bloc, Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday,
readFrance faces largesse burden
10-10-2012
PARIS – Savouring a long lunch after a morning tending to baby quince and pear trees, the French Senate’s 78 gardeners are blissfully untouched by the economic crisis gnawing at Europe’s core.They
readUK business secretary applauds Nigeria oil bill
10-10-2012
LAGOS – The United Kingdom’s business secretary said Monday that a bill to overhaul Nigeria’s oil industry should be focused on what helps the West African nation, rather than what benefits the
readUS raises fears over Chinese telecom equipment makers
10-10-2012
BEIJING/HONG KONG – China’s leading telecom equipment makers accused in a US congressional report of being a potential security risk may face fresh scrutiny in other markets, while American firms
readPan-African Parliament opens
10-10-2012
Midrand – The Pan-African Parliament opened on Monday for a third five-year term, with serious concerns over its relevancy as the body has no legislative powers.The body has been a talk shop since its
readNorth Korea claims its missiles can reach US
10-10-2012
Seoul – North Korea said on Tuesday it possessed rockets capable of striking the US mainland, as it slammed a new US-South Korean deal to extend the range of the South’s missile systems.A National
readJammeh: HIV patients cured with herbs
10-10-2012
Banjul, Gambia – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said that dozens of HIV and Aids patients in the tiny West African state have been cured using his secret concoction of boiled herbs.Jammeh first
read13 held over student lynching in Nigeria
10-10-2012
Accra – Nigerian authorities on Monday arrested 13 people including a village chief in the country’s southern Rivers state, where four students were beaten and burnt alive last week, the News Agency
readIran could make nuclear bomb ‘within 10 months’
10-10-2012
Washington – Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium to make an atomic bomb within two to four months and then would need an additional eight to 10 months to build the device, experts said on
readOmahooli taga gwedhelwa
10-10-2012
ONDANDO yomahooli oya gwedhelwa nena noosenda 19 momahooli omaziza naangoka omatiligane omanga ngoka godiesela oga gwedhwa noosenda 26 molitera yimwe.Etseyitho ndika olya ningwa kominista yOomina
readIta ya gwedhelwa
10-10-2012
OMUKULUNTU gwopolisi ya Namibia, okwa tseyitha kutya itapa ka kala egwedhelo lyoondjambi dhaanambelewa yopolisi nuumvo, oshoka kapena oshimaliwa. Leitenanda Ndjayi, Sebastian Ndeitunga okwa ti
readOmapako ga tuminwa kOmutamaneki ndjayi
10-10-2012
OMUTSEYIMPANGO, omuyaluli gwomambo, nomugandjimalombwelo nale moshitopolwa shopolisi shoku kondjitha iilonga yomiyonena moongeshefa noshowo omukonakoni omunuunongo momayalulo gomambo ota ya kwathele
readOpolisi ya nenepeke ekonakono meyako lyomapulo gomakonakono
10-10-2012
OPOLISI moshitopolwa sha Caprivi oya kwatapo aalongwa yevule omulongo noshowo omukuluntu gumwe molwashoka ya fekelwa yaadhika nomapulo gomakonakono gondondo 10 noshowo 12 moshitopolwa shoka. Shika
readSMS mOshiwambo
10-10-2012
*Vakwetu ovanailonga yaWakali security otatu mono oixuna inatu wedelwa ngashi vakwetu va wedwa natango atu peya ashike 800 tu popileni akwetu *Ovaholike ano ounona vaakwanaluhepo ngee va handekela
readOngundu yo RDP ya kaleke eindilo lyayo kOmpangu Onene
10-10-2012
ONGUNDU yo Rally for Democracy and Progress oya lundulula omadhiladhilo gawo kombinga yoku fala aapanguli yatano yomOmpangu onene yoshilongo kohofa oku ya thiminika opo ya gandje etokolo moshinima
readSMSes for Wednesday 10 October 2012
10-10-2012
SMS Of The Day *LEADERS all over the world are becoming younger and younger. We need new fresh-thinking leaders. We need creative leaders but my question is, don’t educational credentials fit the
readWarriors plan for mysterious Rwanda
10-10-2012
THE Brave Warriors kicked off their training camp on Monday morning at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek, with coach Bernard Kaanjuka comfortable with knowing little about the Rwanda team they face
readWomen anglers to compete in SA
10-10-2012
NAMIBIA, South Africa and Zimbabwe participated in the Zone 6 Freshwater Angling Championships at the Hardap Dam near Mariental last week. South Africa came first in the competition with Namibia in
readTrio get improved sponsorship
10-10-2012
BLACK Africa, Eleven Arrows and Orlando Pirates were rewarded for their loyalty with an improved sponsorship from First National Bank Namibia yesterday.The sponsorship has increased by N$200 000 from
readVan Zyl wins two medals at Destiny kickboxing
10-10-2012
JACQUES van Zyl claimed gold and silver at the ‘Destiny’ NMA-ISKA Championships in Cape Town, South Africa – the largest kickboxing competition in Africa. Van Zyl presented himself in excellent shape
readBolt eyes ‘three-peat’ in Rio Olympics
10-10-2012
WELLINGTON – Jamaica’s Usain Bolt vowed yesterday to defend his Olympic sprint titles in Rio but, buoyed by the West Indies’ World Twenty20 triumph, declared that cricket was his “first love”.Bolt,
readKeetmanshoop rugby team trounces Polytechnic
10-10-2012
KEETMANSHOOP – The Keetmanshoop Rugby Club made their town proud when they won the first prize in a tournament held here on Saturday, walking away with N$6 500 cash.The team also received a trophy
readZimbabwean wants N$16 m after bank robbery acquittal
10-10-2012
ONE of the Zimbabwean men who were prosecuted in connection with a bank robbery which took place in Windhoek in March 2007 is now suing Government for N$16 million after being acquitted.Bakani Dube is
readFrom The Twittersphere
10-10-2012
NAMIBIAN tweeps discover their inner Plato, and dissect the warp and woof of daily life – from language to literature, cartoons to Government, taxis to zebras, bluetooth to biltong, and a whole lot
readTransNamib, workers reach agreement
10-10-2012
RAILWAY parastatal TransNamib and the Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union (Natau) yesterday reached agreement on salary increases, averting an imminent strike that was set for his week.The
readChasing the dots ... The Arrogance of the Disconnected
10-10-2012
IT was good to see a new face putting his point of view so clearly on the issue of BIG although I hope Mr Kamwanyah will forgive me for suggesting the title should have read ‘Bad Politics, Good
readOperation ‘Omakutsi’ brings back the magic of sound
10-10-2012
OPERATION Omakutsi was conducted for the sixth time in Namibia this year since its inception by two German doctors in 2003. Omakutsi is the Oshiwambo word for ears. The operation aims to improve or
readMUN squabbles intensify
10-10-2012
JOHN Ndeutepo, the president of the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN), yesterday said he would not challenge his suspension, as it did not exist.“How do I challenge something that does not exist? Are
readMore arrests in exam scandal
10-10-2012
THE number of suspects arrested in connection with stolen Grade 10 and 12 examination papers in the Caprivi Region has increased to 21.Deputy Commissioner Edwin Kanguatjivi of the police public
readExtension workers take health to Kunene communities
10-10-2012
IT TAKES no less than a five-hour drive over rough terrain with 4x4s to reach the outlying cattle post Ozondombo, about 100 kilometres from Opuwo town in the Kunene Region.The cattle post is right in
readICC chief prosecutor takes on misperceptions
10-10-2012
There are perceptions in African states – including Namibia – that the ICC is biased towards African countries, that Africans are targeted. Where do you think does this perception come from, and do
readBank employee in court on fraud charge
10-10-2012
AN employee of the Standard Bank Keetmanshoop branch made a brief appearance in the town’s Magistrate’s Court on Monday on a charge of fraud. It is alleged that Ricardo Norberto Booysen (30)
readEmvula elected as member of international arts body
10-10-2012
Namibian actor, writer, film producer and commissioner at the Namibian Film Commission (NFC), Obed Emvula has been elected a member of the International Academy of Television and Arts Science. The
readKaras director faces dismissal
10-10-2012
THE Karas Regional Council’s finance deputy director, Johannes Shonena, faces dismissal for allegedly falsifying information on his job application. A reliable source said Shonena had falsely
readGovernment must implement BIG: Sepúlveda
10-10-2012
THE United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Magdalena Sepúlveda, has called on the Namibian government to put aside prejudices against the poor and implement the
readNamibian beauty crowned Miss Charity at the Miss BeNeLux pageant
10-10-2012
After making the cut in a contest which saw participants from Luxembourg, Netherlands and Belgium compete against eachother, 24 year old Anmire Vugs was recognised for her charitable work when she was
readBank Windhoek give more to the Arts
10-10-2012
Since its inception in 2003, the Bank Windhoek Arts Festival (BWAF) has made tremendous strides in promoting the arts in Namibia. Over the years, the BWAF has invested over N$2 million into local
readNotable Quotes
10-10-2012
These security measures must be employed from the setting of the question paper till the release of the result. – Abraham Iyambo, Education Minister, calling on those involved in the administration of
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