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60 Articles found on Friday, 19 October 2012
More names added to vice president’s race
19-10-2012
A DAY before the watershed Swapo Central Committee meeting, two names have emerged to battle it out with Jerry Ekandjo, the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) candidate, to become the third contender for
readSan girl conquers modelling world
19-10-2012
SHE is an ordinary Namibian San girl with an extraordinary international story to tell. At only 16 years of age, Sannatjie Keinamses has perhaps become the first Namibian teenager to buy her parents a
readPoll verdict on Thursday
19-10-2012
THE Supreme Court’s judgement on opposition parties’ attempts to have Namibia’s 2009 National Assembly election set aside or get a recount of votes cast in the election will be delivered on Thursday
readBuild Together Programme sees 22 new houses in Tses
19-10-2012
TSES, 80 km north of Keetmanshoop, is boasting 22 new houses which have been built since last year as part of the Build Together Programme.Tses Village Council chairman Brian !Goaseb yesterday said
readSyria conflict could set region ‘ablaze’
19-10-2012
Maaret al-Numan – International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has warned that the Syria conflict risks setting the region “ablaze”, as clashes broke out across the border with Lebanon.Even as Brahimi
readTura Magic eye Pirates scalp
19-10-2012
NEWCOMERS Tura Magic take on unbeaten Orlando Pirates at the Independence Stadium at 20h00 tonight in a match that should provide an thrilling action.Magic lost 1-0 at home in their opening match of
readNamibia encouraged to become a digital society
19-10-2012
NAMIBIA needs to upgrade its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and implement policies effectively in order to succeed at becoming a digital society.Moses Amweelo, chairman
readStart your job the right way
19-10-2012
Starting at a new company can bring out the same anxieties as starting at a new school as a child. Beyond the ‘where is the bathroom’ question, there are some distinct ways to increase your chance of
readGold Fields set to fire eleven thousand strikers
19-10-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Striking miners at one of Gold Fields’ South African operations returned to work yesterday, but the bullion producer still looked set to fire more than 11 000 others taking part in
readMore trade, investment needed to meet food demand
19-10-2012
WASHINGTON – More investment is needed to increase food production in Africa and Asia as rising demand and scarce resources leave millions of people vulnerable to hunger, a corporate-backed report
readAngola launches US$5 bln sovereign wealth fund
19-10-2012
LISBON – Angola on Wednesday launched a US$5 billion sovereign wealth fund to invest in domestic and overseas assets by funnelling its vast oil wealth into infrastructure, hotels and other high-growth
readSA’s ‘richest tribe’ offers platinum model
19-10-2012
PHOKENG, South Africa – While South African mining companies try to halt the spread of deadly labour strife, a kingdom that partly governs a small stretch of the country’s platinum belt has managed to
readChile’s huge open-pit copper mine goes underground
19-10-2012
CHUQUICAMATA, Chile – From above, it looks like a colossal amphitheater carved from rock, or the vast crater from a meteorite that crashed into Chile’s Atacama desert ages ago.Inside the world’s
readUganda and Rwanda deny supporting DRC rebels
19-10-2012
Uganda and Rwanda have dismissed allegations in a leaked UN report that claims the two countries have been supporting rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Okello Oryem, Uganda’s
readNY bomb plot: Family shocked at arrest
19-10-2012
Dhaka — The Bangladeshi man accused of trying to bomb the Federal Reserve building in New York City was a banker’s son from a middle class neighbourhood whose family says it was stunned by his
readFear of famine stalks Sudan’s Kordofan
19-10-2012
Washington – Hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan’s conflict-torn state of South Kordofan are on the brink of famine as Khartoum keeps up a blockade on aid agencies, a new survey released Thursday
readSouth African peacekeeper killed in Sudan ambush
19-10-2012
New York – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has demanded an investigation after a South African peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded on Wednesday in an ambush in Sudan’s North
readGovt Medical Aid Not That Great
19-10-2012
I READ with great interest the article on The Namibian’s front page of Monday, October 15, concerning public servants paying more for medical aid.While I admit that the monthly amount paid for medical
readTo A Rising Star
19-10-2012
ALLOW me space to congratulate one of Namibia’s outstanding multi-disciplined artists: Steven Afrikaner, who recently charmed us with a top-class act at the NTN in the theatre play ‘Tura Springer’,
readEconomic Charity Begins At Home
19-10-2012
HAVING only gained its independence 22 years ago, Namibia is living a successful testimony to others by being a peaceful, politically stable country and adhering to international human rights and
readPoor Service Of Road Board
19-10-2012
PLEASE allow me space to air my dissatisfaction about the service delivery and mistreatment of the public who apply for Passenger and Goods Permits with the Ministry of Works and Transport.I am
readNot About Swapo
19-10-2012
WE ARE being praised for having one of the best Constitutions in Africa, if not in the world. It is based on Universal Declaration for Human Rights and was established on the principles of democracy.
readOpen Letter To Minister Jerry Ekandjo
19-10-2012
IN terms of the Local Authorities Act 23 of 1992, lots of decisions at local government institutions had to be taken in conjunction with the minister, thus many sections read “with the approval of the
readThe Reality - Student Pregnancy Policy
19-10-2012
I REFER to the article ‘Praise For Student Pregnancy Policy’ (The Namibian, 12 October 2012) in which the Coordinator of the Gender Research and Advocacy Project of the Legal Assistance Centre
readThink For Yourself, Youth
19-10-2012
WHAT is wrong with the SPYL (Swapo Party Youth League)? The proposal of its leadership that retired generals, who should better head to the old age home, must represent the SPYL at its mother party’s
readHage Marries Iivula-Ithana...
19-10-2012
LET me put it on record that I am not a politician, neither do I have any ambitions of becoming one in future. I also am not a supporter of any political party, although I am voting for whoever I see
readOmbaanga ya Namibia ya tindi iipambuliko yipewe Kamushinda
19-10-2012
OMBAANGA ya Namibia oya hulithapo onkambadhala yomunangeshefa ta konenewa gwokoZimbabwe oku landa iipambuliko yooperesenda 30 mombaanga yo SME.Omunangeshefa, Enock Kamushinda oku li momusholondo
readAapangi nayo oya hala okuninga ekanka
19-10-2012
AAPANGI miipangelo yepangelo moVenduka oya tilitha kutya otaya ka ninga ekanka ngele eyopaleko lyoondjambi dhawo inali manithwa.Etilitho ndika olya ningwa pethimbo lyoshigongi shaapangi sha ningilwa
readAanona yaa San ya talelepo ependa moshipangelo
19-10-2012
AANONA omulongo nayaali yaa San yopenongelo lya N/a’anku se Clever Cubs School oya talelopo ependa lyawo, Cgunta Khao//khao moshipangelo oshiwike shika. Aalongwa mbaka oye mu talelepo opamwe na
readOkomissi yegameno yonkalonawa ya gwedheleko
19-10-2012
OKOMMISSI yegameno lyonkalathano nenge Social Security Commission[SSC] oya tseyitha kutya otayi ka gwedhela iimaliwa mbyoka hayi gandjwa komuniilonga noshowo komugandji gwiilonga omwedhi
readAalongi ya katuka sigo opoombelewa dha Nantu
19-10-2012
AALONGI konyala omathele 300 ya humbata omambapila oya li ya katuka nokweenda sigo opoombelewa dhehangano lyawo lyaalongi aaNamibia, nenge Namibia National Teachers Union, Nantu] moVenduka etitatu
readEyooloko pokati ka Mbok naamushanga kombinga yevi
19-10-2012
ANTOINE Mbok mwene gwehangano Northland Development Projeperty LTD okwa ti oshinima shehangano lye lya pewa evi omagano kelelo lya Helao Nafidi osha ningwa pambelewa. Ehala ndika lyuunene wohektara
readSMS mOshiwambo
19-10-2012
*Yakwetu, ano ehala lyoombelewa dhoshilongo mOkahao olya lye? Aakulupe oya kwatela momutenya molyomakaya oshoka council gwaKahao agandja elombwelo omweelo gu pate *Vakwetu hano omauwa a Namibia
readOmautho omape mokulukulula omanongelo ga taambwako
19-10-2012
OKABINETE oka zimine omautho omape genasha nomakwatho haga pewa omanongelo goholomende, omalukululo gomanongelo noshowo ookahewa yoosikola ndhoka.Ominista yElongo Abraham Iyambo okwa ti omautho ngaka
readFerrari probe has opened ‘Pandora’s box’ – report
19-10-2012
MILAN – An investigation into a sports doctor who helped orchestrate an elaborate doping programme for Lance Armstrong has opened a “Pandora’s box” of shady dealings worth millions, a report said
readBetter attitude gives BA first win
19-10-2012
BLACK Africa “showed a willingness to perform” as they picked up their first victory of the season with a 1-0 defeat of SKW on Wednesday evening.Striker Roger Katjiteo scored the winning goal after
readWestwood headlines Sun City field, Els declines invite
19-10-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Briton Lee Westwood, hunting a third successive title, will headline the 12-man invitational field for this year’s Nedbank Golf Challenge, organisers said on Thursday.World number four
readBulls wary of Sharks offence
19-10-2012
THE Vodacom Blue Bulls are bracing themselves for a massive defensive effort this weekend when they travel to the Shark tank for their Absa Currie Cup showdown in Durban.Coach Pine Pienaar named the
readSport Fixtures
19-10-2012
Friday, October 19 SA Telkom KO Wits v Kaizer Chiefs 20h15 German Bundesliga Hoffenheim v Greuther Furth 20h30 Saturday, October 20 English Premier League
readAVB looking to avenge Chelsea exit
19-10-2012
LONDON – Andre Villas-Boas can become the first opposition coach to plot Chelsea’s downfall in a Premier League match this season when his old club play his in-form Tottenham Hotspur side at White
readSMSes for Friday 19 October 2012
19-10-2012
SMS Of The Day *HOW long must Namibians wait for consumer protection and access to information legislation? Is our society not educated enough to know and express their civil rights and demand
readWhen courts are a ‘waste of time’
19-10-2012
THE Police at Epembe in the Ohangwena Region have allegedly adopted an instant justice and discipline approach for juvenile delinquents at the village.Those who make themselves guilty of petty crimes
readVote of no confidence in MUN president
19-10-2012
AT LEAST one of the four Mineworkers’ Union of Namibia (MUN) regions has declared a vote of no confidence in the union’s president, John Ndeutepo.The western region has formally indicated that it has
readOutapi vendors refuse to move
19-10-2012
AROUND 300 street vendors at Outapi demonstrated yesterday to show their anger over a decision by the town council to move them to designated open markets.They handed over a petition to the chief
readKeetmans resident found guilty over fatal shooting
19-10-2012
A KEETMANSHOOP resident who was charged with murder after he killed a young man in a shooting incident four years ago was convicted of culpable homicide in the High Court in Windhoek on Wednesday.It
readJudgement reserved on Shalli’s POCA attack
19-10-2012
TWO judges of the High Court yesterday reserved their judgement on a constitutional attack which former Namibian Defence Force Chief Martin Shalli has launched on the Prevention of Organised Crime
readFarmers worried about city’s expansion
19-10-2012
FARMERS who travelled far to meet the City of Windhoek CEO, Niilo Taapopi, yesterday had to turn around without accomplishing their mission.Taapopi said he could not meet the farmers because he had
readChurches should invest in communities – Mwinga
19-10-2012
ABOUT 30 pastors and church leaders attended a Windhoek pastoral forum meeting at the Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) yesterday. The leaders attended a research forum addressing churches’ role in
readAustrians fix hernias in Katutura hospital
19-10-2012
AN Austrian surgeon headed a team of surgeons who operated on patients with hernias in the Katutura State Hospital this week.Dr Rudolf Schrittwieser, Dr Jakob Lang and nurse Verena Ziegenhofer
readAroab brick makers complain of ‘slave wages’
19-10-2012
CLOSE to 20 women employed by the Aroab Village Council brick-making project have accused the council of paying them “slave wages”. Calling on the Labour Minister Immanuel Ngatjizeko to intervene, the
readAminuis San get cattle, but controversy reigns
19-10-2012
!XOO Traditional Authority Chief Sofia Jakob received 137 cattle – 132 heifers and five bulls – on behalf of San communities living in the Korridor area near Aminuis, amidst claims that Jakob’s family
readFrontlining on Twitter
19-10-2012
WIT,wisdomandwilywordsonthewarp,woof and waywardness of daily life from Namibian tweeps:@CAochamus: The Nobel prize should have been awarded to Malala Yousufzai and not the EU! Now is a pretty good
readWell Done, Nujoma Now Step Up, Pohamba
19-10-2012
FOUNDING President Sam Nujoma should be commended for keeping his hands off the wheel (not even opting to be a backseat driver, it seems) amid the frenzy of the succession race in Swapo.People with
readKenya: Justice at Last
19-10-2012
“I WISH to make it clear before I cross-examine the three claimants that the [British government] does not dispute that each of the claimants suffered torture and other ill-treatment at the hands of
readThe Alternative Candidate
19-10-2012
SO you have, just like everyone else, run the rule over the Swapo candidates for vice president of the party. You have, I'm sure, just like everyone else found that there arejust too many vices about
readStupify the masses with drunken happiness
19-10-2012
SOUTH Africa has for the last couple of weeks suffered under a crippling mining and transport strike. The working class are dancing and toy-toying for better salaries that exceed the salaries of the
readIs The Namibian Judicial System On A Political Leash?
19-10-2012
I POSE the question in view of two politically contested cases now confronting Namibia’s dreary, or should I say flawed, judicial system. The first one is a case concerning the contested region of
readOthering Ngurare: Who Is a Namibian?
19-10-2012
POLITICAL Watch Namibia posted a litany of questions on Facebook for Dr Tjitunga Elijah Ngurare, the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) Secretary, to answer publicly. Among the six questions were these
readPolitical Perspective
19-10-2012
CABINET’S decision to reserve all entry-level Government jobs for so-called ‘struggle kids’ is discrimination, pure and simple, but quite possibly also illegal.It totally flies in the face of our
readNotable Quotes
19-10-2012
THE president has to swallow his pride and accept the decision taken by the people. – Victor Tonchi, the head of Political Science at the University of Namibia (Unam) of the opinion that Pohamba can
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