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52 Articles found on Monday, 24 September 2012
Nuyoma to head GIPF
24-09-2012
DAVID Nuyoma is the new chief executive officer of the Government Institutions’ Pension Fund.Well-placed sources revealed over the weekend that the Development Bank of Namibia’s chief executive
readNamibia mourns Betty Kaunda
24-09-2012
THE death of Betty Kaunda, the wife of former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda, is a great loss, Trade Minister Hage Geingob said yesterday. He said the Kaunda couple were like parents to Namibians
readOhorongo sounds alarm over cement imports
24-09-2012
AN investment of more than N$2 billion in the Namibian economy and hundreds of jobs which were created in the process, could be at risk if infant industry protection cement import tariffs are not left
readEkandjo definitely in the race
24-09-2012
JERRY Ekandjo, Swapo secretary for information, has confirmed that he will definitely be nominated for the party’s vice presidency at next month’s central committee meeting, despite rumours that he
readSun dance
24-09-2012
Walvis Bay environmental photographer Mike Lloyd last week took the photo of greater and lesser flamingos wading in the Walvis Bay lagoon at sunset.Walvis Bay environmental photographer Mike Lloyd
readNictus Namibia, home at last
24-09-2012
NICTUS, the 67-year icon on the local business landscape, on Friday celebrated the geographical unbundling of the group by again listing on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX), but this time on the main
readMalema made millions from fraudulent tender as taxman lurks
24-09-2012
Legal trouble is mounting for former ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema. South Africa’s Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has found that Malema made his millions from a fraudulent tender, according
readHope mounts for deal in Sudan, South Sudan summit
24-09-2012
ADDIS ABABA - Sudan and South Sudan’s leaders were to meet yesterday as international pressure mounts to settle long-running disputes that have brought the former civil war foes to the brink of
readMTC-NRU partnership ends
24-09-2012
THE eight-year MTC-Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) partnership came to an end last week after MTC decided not to renew its sponsorship of the NRU. The current three-year sponsorship agreement effectively
readNotable Quotes
24-09-2012
WE would not do such a thing because it would put patients’ health at risk. – Khorixas municipality’s Eben Xoagub responded to accusations that the municipality cut off the water to the Khorixas
readCourt hears of impact of double murder
24-09-2012
SIX children will be growing up without the love, guidance and support of their mothers as a result of the double murder which shebeen and shop owner Salmon Nakale committed at Mariental three years
readLüderitz councillor accused of conflict of interests
24-09-2012
ALLEGATIONS of a conflict of interests are being levelled against Karas Regional Council chairperson Jan Scholtz by council workers who prefer anonymity. It is claimed that Scholtz allegedly
readBusinesswoman brutally murdered
24-09-2012
EPUKU village in the Ohangwena Region is in mourning after businesswoman Tangi Nanguka Martin (35) was brutally hacked to death – allegedly by her husband. The police in Ohangwena, who confirmed this
read‘Lover’ nabbed for waiter’s murder
24-09-2012
THE suspected Zimbabwean ‘lover’ of a murdered waiter was arrested in connection with his death on Saturday. This comes close to a week after the decomposed body of the waiter of an upmarket Windhoek
readRwanda fines MTN, warns Tigo over poor service
24-09-2012
KIGALI – Rwanda’s telecoms regulator said it would fine the country’s unit of South African telecommunications group MTN for the second time in four years for poor quality service. MTN Rwanda is
readCongo could allow oil exploitation in parks
24-09-2012
KINSHASA – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will allow exploration work inside Africa’s oldest national park if significant oil deposits are found there, the country’s hydrocarbons minister said
readDon’t expect rescue package: EU tells Malawi
24-09-2012
BLANTYRE – The EU’s ambassador to Malawi on Friday called on the impoverished southern African nation to put its house in order, warning it should not expect “a rescue package” to fix its battered
readMine unrest prompts SA central bank forecast cut
24-09-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s Reserve Bank (SARB) has cut its economic growth forecasts and warned that labour unrest in the country’s mines could hit investment and undermine record loose monetary
readCompanies shine at first Good Business Awards
24-09-2012
KARAKULIA Weavers, the International University Management (IUM) and NamPost walked away with the honours at the Development Bank of Namibia’s (DBN) first Good Business Awards last week. Awards were
readHow are clients like websites?
24-09-2012
S ome of the design principles considered key to designing a good website – such as making a good first impression – can be applied to interactions with clients too, says Harvard Business Review. A
readNam 9th biggest diamond producer globally
24-09-2012
NAMIBIA remained under the top 10 diamonds producers in the world last year, the latest statistics released by the Kimberley Process have shown. With a total production of nearly 1,3 million carats,
readFlood cover reinstated in Mariental area
24-09-2012
MUTUAL and Federal Namibia has reinstated its insurance cover for flood-prone areas at Mariental. In a letter dated September 11, the company’s managing director Marcelina !Gaoses said the company
readEx-guard admits shotgun murder
24-09-2012
A MOMENT of anger led to the shotgun murder of a woman at Otjiwarongo in May 2010, a former security guard indicated when he pleaded guilty to the crime in the High Court in Windhoek last week.
readElemotho in French Radio Awards top ten
24-09-2012
N amibian artists are flying their country’s flag high on the international stage. Soon after three Namibian artist were nominated for the annual Channel O Awards, come news that Elemotho was
readGarden gives hope to many
24-09-2012
THE Sam Nujoma Garden of Hope received welcome helping hands on Saturday when volunteers from the Khomasdal North Constituency Youth Committee, members of the committee and children from the Otjomuise
readGroup wants olufuko criminalised
24-09-2012
NAMRIGHTS has made a formal request to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Gabriela Guzman, to classify olufuko traditional marriages as a harmful tradition or even a
readLüderitz breaks ground on bio-systems project
24-09-2012
THE Lüderitz Town Council has taken the first step towards developing a sustainable agri-enterprise when it broke ground this week for an integrated bio-systems project. The Environment Ministry
readKaras Police to crack down on jaywalkers
24-09-2012
THE police in the Karas Region will in future strictly implement the traffic law regarding jaywalkers to reduce pedestrian fatalities. The acting regional traffic coordinator, Warrant Officer Wynand
readOprah Winfrey: Forest Whitaker is a good kisser
24-09-2012
Oprah Winfrey has praised Forest Whitaker’s kissing skills after playing his wife in upcoming movie ‘The Butler’. The chat show host plays the wife of Forest’s character in upcoming movie ‘The
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readPakistan government rejects filmmaker bounty
24-09-2012
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan government distanced itself Sunday from a US$100 000 bounty offered by a cabinet minister for the death of the maker of an anti-Islam film that has sparked protests across the
readGhana and Ivory Coast working closely to reopen border
24-09-2012
ACCRA – Ghana is working closely with neighbouring Ivory Coast to resolve security issues that forced the Ivorian government to shut their shared border, the country’s deputy interior minister said
readHope mounts for deal in Sudan, South Sudan summit
24-09-2012
ADDIS ABABA - Sudan and South Sudan’s leaders were to meet yesterday as international pressure mounts to settle long-running disputes that have brought the former civil war foes to the brink of
readSandpiper’s impact on hake under microscope
24-09-2012
THE Sandpiper marine phosphate project off the coast of Walvis Bay will not harm hake fisheries, but could displace hake and result in fisheries having to adjust their fishing operations. This is
readPoly staff set to strike
24-09-2012
STAFF of the bargaining unit – grades 7 to 16 – at the Polytechnic of Namibia (PoN) are expected to go on strike today. This came after they did not receive an annual salary increase. Kitira
readOmakuyunguto gaaniilonga taga londo pombanda
24-09-2012
O MBELEWA ya Komufala gwaaniilonga oya taamba iihokolola yaaniilonga yili konyala omathele 784 pokati ka Juni na August nuumvo. Iihokolola yili 602 oya tuminwa koshitopolwa shokweeta pamwe aaniilonga
readOmuperesidende omupe ota etapo shike
24-09-2012
OMOLWASHIKE ya hala oku ninga omuperesidende gwa Namibia?Epulo oondika kutya oshike oshaanawa nenge shivulepo shoka, Hage Geingob ta ka gandja nenge tape oshilongo? Elalakano linipo ta li ka gwanithwa
readSindana yimwe yomoondjambi dhooN$5 000 oshiwike kehe!
24-09-2012
Owi ilongekidhila tuu uudhano wa Namibian Pick’n Pay Cycle Classic? Nuumvo mbuka otawu kalako momasiku 12-14 Kotoba okuziilila po SKW.Oku dhimbulukwa shika CYMOT ota gandja okavaucha kongushu
readSMS mOshiwambo
24-09-2012
n Vakwetu natu popilwe kewalanda lEenhana, kombinga yomulandu ou weya mo wokuteleka. Hano onaini tau mono ehulilo?Vakwetu natu shune komulandu ou wadjako. Openi wamona to ya nonghuta yoye ndee owa
readOmauwanawa gomuperesidende nomuperesidende nale ga gwedhelwa
24-09-2012
IMALIWA mbyoka hayi futwa omupersidende ta wilike nefamili lye noshowo mbyoka yomagumbo ota yi gwedhelwa okuuka pombanda. Egwedhelo lyomauwanawa ngaka olya tseyithwa kOmuprima Minista Nahas Angula
readFrom The Twittersphere
24-09-2012
TWITTER and Facebook have been abuzz over a City Police announcement on Friday that they’ve dusted off an old law on weekend parties and plan to enforce it. It includes a requirement to obtain
readTeenager gets 10 years in jail for murder
24-09-2012
A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy who was charged with the murder of Petrus Eixab in Swakopmund in June 2009 was found guilty in the Swakopmund Regional Court on Friday.Magistrate Gaynor Poulton sentenced the
readSome medical funds still pay for injections
24-09-2012
MEDICAL aid funds registered under the Short Term Insurance Act and reporting to the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) will continue to cover medicines dispensed by
readSocialists come out in support of Marikana workers
24-09-2012
A PROGRAMME of action is being devised among workers’ organisations in the southern African region in support of the Marikana mineworkers in South Africa, and a petition is being drafted to ask
readBoxer Sanders dies after shooting
24-09-2012
Former world heavyweight boxing champion, Corrie Sanders died in Kalafong Hospital yesterday after being shot in a restaurant in Brits, North West police said. Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said Sanders,
readHafeez, Ajmal give Pakistan winning start
24-09-2012
PALLEKELE – Mohammed Hafeez led by example and Saeed Ajmal bamboozled the batsmen as 2009 champions Pakistan beat New Zealand by 13 runs in their Group D opener of the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.
readNamibia reach Bowl semis
24-09-2012
NAMIBIA’S Sevens rugby team reached the semifinals of the Bowl competition at the Middelburg International Sevens tournament where they lost 34-14 to the Orange Free State. In total, Namibia played
readRobin van Persie’s late penalty sinks Liverpool
24-09-2012
LONDON – Robin van Persie’s late penalty earned Manchester United a fortunate 2-1 victory against 10-man Liverpool in an emotionally-charged Premier League clash at Anfield yesterday. The Dutchman
readSouth African rugby squad expanded
24-09-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer named three flyhalves and a trio of fullbacks in an expanded 30-man squad on Saturday for two home Rugby Championship tests against Australia and New
readMomentum Hockey Challenge
24-09-2012
WINDHOEK High School and St Paul’s College were the big winners at the Momentum National Schools’ Hockey Challenge which took place at the Doc Jubber Fields in Olympia over the weekend. WHS won the
readBenson to start training soon
24-09-2012
OTJIWARONGO – Namibia’s Paralympics gold medallist Johanna Benson says she will soon start training intensely for the next Paralympic Games in Brazil in 2016. She said this in an interview with
readSMSes for Monday 24 September 2012
24-09-2012
SMS Of The Day n WE are all thrilled by the opening of the newly established SME BANK. Thanks to the great and true visionary leaders, in particular Hage Geingob. However, this time around we hope
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