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46 Articles found on Monday, 15 October 2012
Wennie du Plessis hostel ‘unsafe’
15-10-2012
GOBABIS – The safety of pupils at the Wennie du Plessis High School hostel has been questioned after recent reports of child pornography and indecent exposure at this school. Reports of a 13-year-old
readGovernment to employ more civil servants
15-10-2012
GOVERNMENT is considering employing more civil servants in a bid to counter the high unemployment rate in the country.There are currently around 80 000 civil servants while the country’s unemployment
readPublic servants to pay more for medical aid
15-10-2012
CIVIL servants’ contributions to the Medical Aid Scheme for Public Service Employees (Psemas) will double from the beginning of November.Deputy Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein on Friday confirmed
readChasing the line
15-10-2012
Till Dröbisch (left) won the 2012 edition of The Namibian Cycle Classic yesterday, with Costa Seibeb (right) coming second. For more, see page 30. Photo: Helge Schutz
readLand reform on track, says NAU
15-10-2012
PREVIOUSLY disadvantaged Namibians currently own more than nine million hectares of commercial farm land in the country, nearly two-thirds of Government’s resettlement target for 2020.Verified
readAs EU basks in peace prize, separatists on rise
15-10-2012
ANTWERP – Historic world port and fashionista capital, Antwerp has always lived on the crest of the wave. Now, a separatist party heading into municipal elections Sunday wants to use the city as a
readWarriors in goalless draw
15-10-2012
NAMIBIA and Rwanda played to an entertaining goalless draw in a soccer friendly at the Independence Stadium on Saturday evening. Namibia dominated possession and although they created a lot of chances
readYoung stars shine on ‘South Africa’s Got Talent’
15-10-2012
NHLANHLA ‘Luke’ Nxele and Botlhale Boikanyo believe they can change the world and, judging by their awesome talents, they are surely on their way to greatness.You should have seen the looks on the
readRethinking corruption in Africa
15-10-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Corruption in Africa is no different to corruption anywhere else on the planet, according to a new book by the former chair of graft watchdog Transparency International.The image of
readHollande eyes new chapter in Franco-African relations
15-10-2012
PARIS – President Francois Hollande said on the eve of his first state visit to Africa that he wanted to open a new chapter in France’s relations with former colonies and would denounce a period of
readSA transport strike over
15-10-2012
JOHANNESBURG – A wage deal was signed at the road freight bargaining council offices in Johannesburg on Friday, ending a three-week long strike by truck drivers. The agreement was announced by the
readNiger warns Areva on uranium mine delays
15-10-2012
NIAMEY – Niger has warned French nuclear giant Areva against any further delays to its Imouraren uranium mining project, saying it could not support a company that is unable to meet its
readIMF meeting heralds shift away from austerity
15-10-2012
TOKYO – The curtains came down yesterday on IMF and World Bank meetings that were dominated by a gathering row over whether austerity or growth should come centre stage as the world economy seeks a
readEurope crisis to slow, not derail, Africa growth
15-10-2012
TOKYO – Europe’s debt crisis and the related cooling in China is weighing on Africa, but even a sharp worsening of the crisis would be unlikely to choke off the region’s growth, a top International
readMoney isn’t everything
15-10-2012
Managers needing to attract or retain the best talent at a time of tight budgets need to look beyond the payroll, since for many workers non-monetary rewards like flex-time hold a lot of a appeal,
readPrice monster flexes muscles in September
15-10-2012
ANNUAL inflation climbed to its highest level in six months in September, settling at 6,7%, data released by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) showed on Friday.In August, annual inflation stood at
readTom Hanks makes Broadway debut
15-10-2012
Tom Hanks will make his Broadway debut playing a tabloid journalist in ‘Lucky Guy’, a new drama by the late Nora Ephron, producers said in a statement on Thursday.The Hollywood star will continue his
readMauritanian President ‘accidentally’ shot by army
15-10-2012
NOUAKCHOTT – Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz flew to Paris for medical treatment on Sunday after soldiers shot at his convoy and wounded him in what the government said was an
readMozambique recruits rats to hunt for TB
15-10-2012
MAPUTO – A swarm of trained rats is on its way to Mozambique to help the country’s over-stretched health system detect tuberculosis in patients, officials said Friday.The authorities have enlisted the
readClearing land for business leaves hundreds homeless
15-10-2012
LUSAKA – Hundreds of Zambians have been made homeless after their Lusaka slum was cleared to make way for a maize mill, highlighting the country’s struggle to balance economic growth with rights for
readOyendji yomondondo ontihamano kayeshi kulesha
15-10-2012
AALONGWA yomongundu ontihamano moNamibia kayena omuthika omwaanawa gwokulesha noshowo gwo kuuvako omwaalu okuyeleka naanona ooyakwawo muumbugantu wAfrica.Uuyelele mbuka owa hololwa mekonakono
readOkapale koondhila kAutapi ka pwa noondhila otadhi nambele nokutuka
15-10-2012
OKAPALE koondhila kAutapi hoka ka kala taka tungwa momukunda Oipandahangano mOmbalantu moshitopolwa sha Musati, osho ka pu kutungwa ombinga yimwe manga noondhila odha tameka okunambela nokutuka
readSMS mOshiwambon
15-10-2012
* Yakwetu ouministeli wunasha noomeme nounona koVenduka ileni mutu kwafele kOmusati region mba yeli meembelewa nku ihaa tu kwafa, to pula sha oto yamukulwa wafa wali wa pula nale ohela ,otuna oomeme
readAagundjuka ya ulike aakwiita
15-10-2012
EWAWA lyaagundjuka yoSwapo SPYL olya ulike aakwiita aakuluntu nale yeli yatatu oku kalepo aagundjuka pokongressa yoSwapo pehulilo lyomumvo. Ehogololo ndika lyoondjayi dhaakwiita ndatu dhii mopenzela
readMixed fortunes for cricketers
15-10-2012
NAMIBIA’S cricket team had mixed fortunes against Easterns at the United grounds over the weekend, as they lost their CSA three-day match by four wickets, but then posted a seven-wicket win in their
readResilient Djokovic stuns Murray
15-10-2012
SHANGHAI – Novak Djokovic exacted revenge on Andy Murray for his U.S. Open final defeat by saving five match points to outlast the Briton 5-7 7-6 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters title yesterday. The
readTill Dröbisch wins The Namibian Cycle Classic
15-10-2012
TILL Dröbisch won the Namibian Cycle Classic for the second year in a row yesterday, when he completed the 100km event in two hours 27 minutes 56 seconds. Dröbisch finished 32 seconds ahead of
readIndongo wins WBO Africa title in spectacular style
15-10-2012
JULIUS Indongo won the WBO Africa junior welterweight title in stunning style with a second-round TKO of James Onyango from Kenya on Friday evening. Indongo sent Onyango crashing to the canvas with a
readSteyn boosts hopes of Springbok recall
15-10-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Deposed Springbok flyhalf Morne Steyn kicked 23 points for the Blue Bulls on Saturday as they reached the Currie Cup semi-finals with a 50-29 triumph at title-holders Golden Lions.Steyn
readDrogba double for Ivorians sparks riot in Dakar
15-10-2012
CAPE TOWN – Two goals from Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba sparked a riot in Senegal on Saturday forcing the abandonment of the biggest African Nations Cup qualifier of the weekend after police fired tear
readWorld Cup qualifying results
15-10-2012
Serbia 0 Belgium 3 Wales 2 Scotland 1 Armenia 1
readDe Lange wins Namibian Classic MB race
15-10-2012
TRISTAN de Lange won the Namibian Classic Mountain Bike race on Saturday morning. The 15-year-old cyclist completed the 40km event in a time of 1 hour 53 minutes 35 seconds, to finish a split second
readFrom The Twittersphere
15-10-2012
WEEKEND musings, and amusements: braaivleis, football, sprinklers, and debates; bears, exams, and ... dishwashing!! @wittychippa: In England, the police face the crowd, in Namibia, the police are the
readTeachers fed-up, threaten to strike
15-10-2012
TEACHERS angered by the delay in salary negotiations between Government and the Namibian National Teachers Union (Nantu) plan to stage a mass demonstration on Wednesday at the union office to compel
readSMSes for Monday 15 October 2012
15-10-2012
SMS Of The Day *THE Ministry of Home Affairs must revisit its procedures. I’m very disappointed because I’m a village resident and there is no health facility at my village. Therefore the situation
readPsychiatric observation for murder suspect
15-10-2012
A WINDHOEK resident who is accused of murdering her former boyfriend in a shooting incident in May last year is set to go through a period of psychiatric observation before her trial.The bail on which
readNgatjizeko condemns strike ‘misinformation’
15-10-2012
IMMANUEL Ngatjizeko, the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, on Friday lashed out at what he claimed was “confusion caused by the unfortunate and sensationalised misinformation that has been
readMP wants Parliament to act on medical funds
15-10-2012
ALL People’s Party (APP) president Ignatius Shixwameni wants the National Assembly to debate the controversial dispensing regulation recently introduced by medical aid funds. The Medical Association
readKavango power outage causes havoc
15-10-2012
SOME shops and lodges in the Kavango Region were forced to close temporarily over the weekend after eleven power pylons on the Otjikoto-Rundu 132kV power line collapsed, leaving the region without
readKaras Governor got engaged
15-10-2012
KARAS Regional Governor Bernardus Swartbooi and girlfriend Moedie Jacobs got engaged here on Saturday.Approximately 700 people from Otjiwarongo, Windhoek, Keetmanshop and elsewhere flocked to Somaeb
readChinese intercepts Namibian seal oil
15-10-2012
NAMIBIAN omega-3-rich seal oil is no longer sold locally because a Chinese merchant has the sole right from a local seal company to export the product to other African countries.Pharmacists say they
readNot blind but just out of sight
15-10-2012
THE national coordinator of the Namibia Federation of the Visually Impaired (NFVI), Daniel Trum, has called on the government to design towns to be more accessible to visually impaired people.Trum
readBerseba chief wins case against leadership rival
15-10-2012
A PLAN to install a new traditional leader for the Berseba community in the Karas Region has been stopped by an order of the High Court in Windhoek.The designation or inauguration of a new traditional
read436 workers to miss out on TransNamib wage deal
15-10-2012
THE recent wage agreement between TransNamib and the Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union (Natau) will not benefit employees with less than one year’s service, leaving 436 workers without
readVote for our Channel O nominated artists
15-10-2012
The Channel O Music Video Awards will be held on November 17 and if you didn’t know, three Namibian artists are vying to take home an award. Gal Level, Ees and The Dogg stand a chance of winning, so
readNotable Quotes
15-10-2012
HOW can we have a good pass rate if learners can’t study in peace or not even rest? This is the new generation we want to protect. – Katutura Station Commander Ismael Basson, talking about shebeen
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