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74 Articles found on Friday, 21 September 2012
Bulk of MUN money spent on staff salaries
21-09-2012
THE highest percentage – 30% – of the money the Mineworkers’ Union of Namibia (MUN) gets from its members is spent on salaries.The union employs 15 people and their salary bill amounts to N$230 000
readBlood transfusion refuser’s condition is improving
21-09-2012
THE medical condition of the Windhoek resident whose refusal of a blood transfusion on religious grounds led to an unprecedented legal battle in the High Court in Windhoek last weekend is
readBraai on the move
21-09-2012
Simon Elias and Lazarus Hamukoto with their portable braais. The two hawkers selling their food in the Northern Industrial Area claim to be harassed by the City Police for conducting illegal business,
readLabour unrest mounts
21-09-2012
A TOTAL of 784 labour cases were reported to the office of the Labour Commissioner, Bro-Matthew Shinguadja, during the last quarter – between June 1 and August 31.A total of 602 cases were referred
readPremier League botches kickoff
21-09-2012
THE Namibia Premier League will no longer start this weekend, as not a single player had been registered with the NPL office by yesterday afternoon. League chairman, Johnny Doëseb said that an
readUN Security Council split over children and armed conflict
21-09-2012
UNITED NATIONS - China, Russia, Pakistan and Azerbaijan abstained from a UN Security Council vote on children and armed conflict on Wednesday over concerns that the UN envoy on the issue can
readN$110 million in dividends from Bank Windhoek
21-09-2012
BANK Windhoek concluded its financial year ended June 30 2012 with a net profit before tax of N$509 million, 25 per cent more than in its previous book year.Total assets jumped from N$15,7 billion
readPopigai: Russia’s vast, untouched diamond crater
21-09-2012
MOSCOW – In the far north of Siberia, Russian scientists have stepped up research on a once-secret deposit of diamonds whose scale dwarfs anything ever discovered and could turn world markets “upside
readGoogle goes low-tech to unleash Nigeria potential
21-09-2012
LAGOS, Nigeria – Despite all its cutting-edge technology, Google Inc has turned to the humble text message to break into Nigeria’s booming economy.The search engine has started a service in Nigeria,
readInvest smarter for a longer lifespan
21-09-2012
ADVANCES in medical science mean that people will live far longer, so pension investors need to adopt different strategies and consider retiring later to ensure that their pension funds can last for
readAfricaOnline, Vox Orion to package business internet
21-09-2012
AFRICAONLINE Namibia and Vox Orion have agreed to provide business internet connectivity to Vox Orion customers from the beginning of October.The suite of services will include AfricaOnline Linux
readMake your presentation relevant
21-09-2012
Successful public speakers make sure they adjust their presentations in some key ways to meet the needs of their audiences, says Harvard Business Review. Every public speaking expert will tell you to
readDV8 shortlisted for top ad award
21-09-2012
LOCAL advertising agency DV8 Saatchi & Saatchi has been nominated as a finalist in the prestigious South African Loerie Advertising Awards for their work on the Tafel Lager mobile website.DV8 Saatchi
readEast Africa risks missing LNG boom
21-09-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Bad timing may defeat East Africa’s plan to become a major liquefied natural gas exporter if plants are delayed and the region is overtaken by a global gas glut. A singleminded focus on
readMozambique looks to fine mining firms on resettlement
21-09-2012
MAPUTO – Mining and gas companies operating in Mozambique will face fines and may lose their operating licenses if they do not relocate communities in a way that protects their social and economic
readFNB Namibia toasts top performers
21-09-2012
FNB Namibia recently awarded their management, branches and business units for outstanding results achieved over the last year. The awards were aligned with FNB Namibia’s four strategic pillars,
readFresh from tap to can
21-09-2012
CASTLE Brewing Namibia (CBN) new Castle Draught in a can will be on selected local shop shelves from Monday.The product was launched this week, with CBN managing director saying it represents “the
readAds criticising ‘Jihad’ bound for New York City subway stations
21-09-2012
NEW YORK – As Muslim countries reverberate with fierce protests over a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad, an ad equating Islamic jihad with savagery is due to appear next week in 10 New York City
readIndia hit by national strike over economic reforms
21-09-2012
BHUBANESWAR – Schools, shops and government offices were shut in some Indian states on Thursday as protesters blocked road and rail traffic as part of a one-day nationwide strike against sweeping
readZim government’s appeal on property seizure dismissed
21-09-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s Supreme Court on Thursday said that a white Zimbabwean farmer can take possession of a Zimbabwe government property to compensate for the seizure of his farm.The South
readZambians Mourn Kaunda’s Wife
21-09-2012
Wife of the founding Zambian President, Kenneth Kaunda, Betty, has died. She was 83. She was found dead in a room at her daughter’s house in Borrowdale Brook, Harare, Wednesday morning. She had been
readKnowing Namibia?
21-09-2012
JUST a short but serious note on the NBC’s ‘Know Namibia’ series. I can’t remember ever watching this programme and not feeling annoyed. On Monday, 17 September 2012, they aired a very offending
readWorsening The Health Crisis
21-09-2012
NAMIBIA has a health care crisis. I acknowledge the enquiry ordered by the President.There is a massive imbalance between private health care and the health care provided by the State. The standard of
readSave Her Babies
21-09-2012
IT IS most unfortunate to learn that Efigenia Semente’s life is now a game between family members, the nation who want her saved and her religious belief that does not allow blood transfusion.Semente
readLearning Is Tough - Take It
21-09-2012
I REFER to Robin Tyson’s comments on apathetic newspapers (12 September 2012).As a final year media student, I was shocked to read the response The Namibian newspaper editor gave. Instead of admitting
readNew Tax Is A Blow To SMEs
21-09-2012
SME’s [small and medium enterprises] are the hardest hit with the new tax laws implemented recently.The new ‘Withholding Tax’ is definitely a blow to the new and emerging companies which constantly
readGospel Artists Need Recognition
21-09-2012
NAMIBIA is a nation blessed with truly unique and captivating gospel singers, yet these men and women don’t get the recognition that they deserve, except for the Gospel category in the past Sanlam NBC
readYouth Are Tired
21-09-2012
IT IRRITATES me when I hear prominent business people, politicians and generally highly rated citizens of this country going around preaching that the youth must do this and the youth must do
readSpare The Children
21-09-2012
WHEN will The Namibian and other print media in Namibia learn not to exploit young children on the front page of their newspapers? Children have the right to be treated with dignity, despite the
readIdeology Of Competitiveness
21-09-2012
I REFER to the article ‘Govt to blame for ‘dismal’ competitiveness’ (The Namibian, 12 September) in which the president of the Namibian Employers’ Federation (NEF), Vekuii Rukoro, accuses the
readChange BEE Mentality
21-09-2012
I AM a Namibian studying abroad in Asia. I came across this very thought-provoking column with the headline ‘Death to BEE’ (The Namibian, 7 September 2012).That piece really touched me. I didn’t know
readParent On School Boycott
21-09-2012
ALLOW me as a parent to express my concern in your esteemed paper on the recent school boycott in the North.Looking at the condition of those bewildered children, I was filled with disbelief and shock
readOongundu dhokukondjitha iimbuluma dha pandulwa
21-09-2012
OONGUNDU dhokukondjitha iilonga yomuyonena mOmusati odha pewa oshimaliwa shoodola $25,000.Oshimaliwa shika osha gandjwa ku meya gwOutapi, Mathew Ndeshitila ngoka a ti ofuto yawo yamwe sho ya li ya
readEhilathano kombinga yokongressa ya Nafau
21-09-2012
AMUSHANGA gwehangano lyaaniilonga yiikulya nayalwe nenge Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union[Nafau] okwa ti oshigongi oshinene shehangano ndyoka otashi ka ningwa ngaashi sha thanekwa lwopetameko
readIikonga yoku konga eyambidhidho molwoshipundi
21-09-2012
OOKANDIDATE mbali ndhoka tadhi kongo okuhogololwa ongo omupeviperesidende gwoSwapo otadhi kala konyala nethimbo lyuule womwedhi gumwe aguhe lyoku ninga iikonga mokati kaamboka taya ka kala mokongressa
readSMS mOshiwambo
21-09-2012
*Aakwetu elelo lya Ndonga nali tu yamukule tse aakalimo yo moshikandjo Amuteya mOndonga kombinga ye gumbo lyelenga enene olili peni otweli hala tse aalelwa ye. *Ngame onda hala omuperesidende ta la
readOmiliona N$13 dha pumbiwa okwoopaleka oshipangelo pOmuthiya
21-09-2012
KONYALA oshimaliwa shivule oomiliona dhooN$13 osha pumbiwa okwoopaleka oshipangelo shopOmuthiya opo shika shi vule okuya pomuthika gwiipangelo yoholomende moNamibia. Oshipangelo shika sha li shatungwa
readEpokolo Cricket to launch at Oshikuku
21-09-2012
ONGWEDIVA – Epokolo Cricket, a new type of cricket played using the stems of palm leaves, will be launched today with a six-team cricket tournament to be held at the Nuuyoma Senior Secondary School
readSport Fixtures
21-09-2012
Friday 21 September 2012 ICC World T20 Bangladesh v New Zealand 12h00 Afghanistan v England 16h00 Saturday, September 222 English Premier League Swansea v
readGutsy Afghans light up World Twenty20
21-09-2012
COLOMBO – Afghanistan’s cricketers have become the unlikely flag-bearers for the minnow nations at the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka with an eye-catching, fearless display in their opening game against
readGuruseb prepares for Burkina Faso
21-09-2012
THE national under-17 football side is preparing to host Burkina Faso on October 13 in an African Under-17 Championship qualifier.According to the head coach of the team, Christy Guruseb, the team has
readRespect: The order of the day at Anfield
21-09-2012
LONDON – A simple handshake between two old foes on an emotionally-charged afternoon at Anfield can close a chapter and help set a tone of mutual respect when Liverpool host Manchester United in the
readBA friendlies
21-09-2012
League champions Black Africa will continue with their pre-season preparations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tomorrow. They will face Tura Magic at 14h00 before taking on Tigers at 16h00.Entrance fee of
readPietie Coetzee a big hit in mini hockey
21-09-2012
THE Namibia Hockey Union held a prize-giving ceremony on Tuesday to reward the top schools and individual players who excelled during its Mini Hockey Development League which was recently completed.
readPremier League botches kickoff
21-09-2012
THE Namibia Premier League will no longer start this weekend, as not a single player had been registered with the NPL office by yesterday afternoon. League chairman, Johnny Doëseb said that an
readSMSes for Friday 21 September 2012
21-09-2012
SMS Of The Day *GRN, 22 years were enough time to develop infrastructure. Shift your focus now aggressively to empowering SMEs, the poor and unemployed. It’s alarming. – BAB, Karas! Food for Thought
readWWF announces new conservation plan for South Africa
21-09-2012
THE World Wildlife Fund SA (WWF-SA) announced a new national programme on Wednesday to strengthen and support rhino conservation efforts in South Africa.“Our planned projects and interventions are
readStreet food in police spotlight
21-09-2012
THE Windhoek City Police have started clamping down on unregistered hawkers and vendors on Windhoek’s streets, particularly those selling food in industrial areas.Simon Elias and Lazarus Hamukoto were
readRhino trust a quarter-million richer
21-09-2012
THE Okorusu Fluorspar Mine has donated N$250 000 to the Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) to support its conservation work.The Save the Rhino Trust will be celebrating 30 years of existence on Saturday,
readRDP squeals over postponement of National Assembly meeting
21-09-2012
THE main opposition party Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) says the postponement of the National Assembly session by a week due to the Swapo Party national policy conference was not only
readPolice officers accused of assault
21-09-2012
AWARD-WINNING Ma-/Gaisa artist Reggie ‘Ortega’ Adams has opened a case of assault against three Khorixas police officers. Adams claims that he was walking in the town on Friday night when a police
readPackages for President, former President hiked
21-09-2012
THE gratuity and housing benefits to the incumbent President and former Presidents and their families will be adjusted upwards to provide for “incidental matters”. Prime Minister Nahas Angula on
readOutpatient wards ‘resemble slaughterhouses’
21-09-2012
RESEARCHER Michael Conteh says State hospital emergency wards resemble slaughterhouses at month-end, when large numbers of people are treated for stab and other wounds.The Namibia Institute of Public
readMunicipality denies cutting off water to Khorixas hospital
21-09-2012
THE Khorixas Town Council suspended water supply to the town’s State hospital on Tuesday because of unpaid water bills.The hospital has been depending on water from its reservoir. An official at the
readLodge owner challenges ‘kangaroo court’ hearing
21-09-2012
THE owner of a tourist lodge near Divundu in the Kavango Region asked a judge of the High Court in Windhoek this week to set aside a traditional court trial which in February 2010 ended with him being
readLegend of parks and conservation dies
21-09-2012
BEN Beytell, who retired last year as director of parks and wildlife management in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism died in the Windhoek State Hospital yesterday morning. He was 61 years
readKunene goat distribution ends successfully
21-09-2012
THE German Special Initiative Programme (GSIP) goat distribution project was concluded at Grootberg in the Kunene Region on Tuesday after initial hiccups.A total of 585 Boer goat ewes with lambs,
readJournalists detained for contempt
21-09-2012
TWO Namibian journalists were detained for an hour while reporting on a ‘sensitive’ case in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court yesterday.Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) cameraman Uushona Hiskia
readEx-Outjo treasurer in High Court dock
21-09-2012
THE former treasurer of the Outjo Municipality, Dawid Koen, made a first pre-trial appearance in the High Court in Windhoek on multiple charges of fraud and counts of arson and defeating or
readDelayed justice drags on in SSC/Avid case
21-09-2012
THE trial of the seven people accused of fraud and other alleged crimes in connection with a botched investment of N$30 million by the Social Security Commission in early 2005 is still being delayed
readBusiness brisk at Katutura bicycle shop
21-09-2012
THE bicycle workshop at the Family of Hope Services in the Hakahana Informal Settlement has been doing well since its establishment in 2008.The workshop sells second-hand bicycles and spare parts.
readFrontlining on Twitter
21-09-2012
IT was no bars hold as Namibian tweeps got their teeth into the issue of whether those behind bars push their luck when it comes to demanding what food they should and should not eat. Plus, a little
readA New President, And Then What?
21-09-2012
WHY are they desperate to become Namibia’s President? What that is better or different will Hage Geingob offer the country? What purpose would it serve to have Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana for the sake of
readWhy Africa And South Africa Could Be Lost In The BRICS
21-09-2012
THE Eurozone crisis and the current depressed economic outlook in the United States, which both resulted from the 2007 financial crisis, have created space for a more politically assertive South,
readThe More Things Change...
21-09-2012
SO, we all heard the crap flying about on Twitter and Facebook about what will happen if Hage or Pendukeni become the next President of Namibia.I think we have bigger fish to fry than to speculate
readInside The Dragon’s Lair....
21-09-2012
THERE are many moments that cement our status as single moms.Moments, such as the first time you rush your child to the hospital with a medical emergency alone, or the first day of school, when you
readConferences and trade fair bonanzas
21-09-2012
HAS your town had a conference yet? No? How about a trade fair? Even if it’s only an ugly-culture and home decor thingy with an attitude. Conferences and trade fairs seem to be the new weapons of
readPohamba And His Broken Promises
21-09-2012
IT has always been a false start and now we are back at the starting line hoping that our sprinter will do better this time. Last month President Hifikepunye Pohamba announced the appointment of a
readEducation Is More Than Social Status
21-09-2012
THE columnist Alexactus T Kaure has aptly called for Namibia to establish community colleges as a way to respond to the country’s education and economic needs. While the idea of community college in
readPolitical Perspective
21-09-2012
I WAS struck when I saw notices of motion by the Prime Minister for discussion in Parliament within the next few weeks, and it could perhaps be because President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, recently
readNotable Quotes
21-09-2012
ON Robert Mugabe Avenue behind the Government Office Park the baby came. – Cazwill Pieters explains to The Namibian how his wife Hillary gave birth to their daughter in their car on the way to the
readVote for Elemotho!
21-09-2012
Namibian artist Elemotho has been selected as one of the 10 finalists among 500 for the Radio France discoveries awards Music 2012!!!Please VOTE NOW if you want to see NAMIBIA and Namibian music go
readTour de Win!
21-09-2012
N$5 000 in prizes from Cymot to be won! Weekly draws! Are you ready for this year’s Namibian Pick’n Pay Cycle Classic? This year’s event takes place from October 12-14 from our new venue, SKW. To
readAll The Fun Of The Fair Windhoek Show: 100 Tickets To Be Won!
21-09-2012
Join in all the fun at the 58th Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show, which takes place from September 28 to October 6. Loads of entertainment and fun awaits visitors this year. Lots to see, lots
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