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55 Articles found on Thursday, 6 September 2012
Labour problems hurt competitiveness
06-09-2012
WORSENING labour market conditions are hijacking Namibia’s competitiveness, the latest research by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has shown, with the country plunging nine positions on its 2012-13
readProtesters camp at Haihambo school
06-09-2012
MORE than 260 pupils from the Haihambo Primary School near Okongo in Ohangwena Region could not start the third school term yesterday because community members were camping at the school and
readIyambo reopens school
06-09-2012
EDUCATION Minister Abraham Iyambo made an urgent trip to the Haihambo Primary School in the Ohangwena Region after its illegal closure by protesters and will meet with school leaders and the community
readKunene needs water for mining, crops
06-09-2012
SUSTAINABLE allocation and management of water is the cornerstone of any meaningful development, as it will determine the level and quality of investment needed for local, regional and national
readNamport signs N$30m deal with Erongo RED
06-09-2012
NAMPORT and Erongo RED have entered into an agreement to upgrade the bulk electricity supply to the Port of Walvis Bay. The agreement enables Erongo RED to upgrade the harbour’s power supply to
readEgypt’s president takes steady steps in new foreign policy
06-09-2012
CAIRO – A newcomer to international affairs, Egypt’s Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, has so far shown skill in moving Egypt back towards the centre of regional diplomacy and setting out his own
readBenson: The toast of Namibia
06-09-2012
PARALYMPIAN Johanna Benson’s storming run into the Women’s T37 200m final yesterday morning has the country in a frenzy not seen since the great Frankie Fredericks’s last Olympic double silver medals.
readApple and Samsung versus Consumers
06-09-2012
The battle between tech giants Apple and Samsung may seem far removed from the everyday life of Namibian consumers but it will have effects even upon those who are not purchasers of their respective
readPlayers unhappy with ‘Moola for Mahala’
06-09-2012
Everybody likes free money, especially if it comes as easily as punching in some numbers on your mobile phone, in the comfort of your home or wherever you may find yourself. Of late however, players
readRace on for new WTO chief
06-09-2012
GENEVA – Candidates to replace Pascal Lamy as head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) when the Frenchman steps down in a year’s time are warming up for a contest that looks likely to become another
readStrikers march at SA’s Marikana mine
06-09-2012
MARIKANA, South Africa – More than 3 000 striking South African miners marched through streets near Lonmin’s Marikana mine on yesterday, the largest protest at the hot spot since police shot dead 34
readUS national debt hits US$16 trillion
06-09-2012
WASHINGTON – The U.S. national debt has topped US$16 trillion as chronic government deficits have piled more than US$50 000 worth of debt onto federal ledgers for every man, woman and child in the
readWorld Bank chief pledges support for Ivory Coast
06-09-2012
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has expressed support for Ivory Coast in his first visit to the West African nation and said he was confident the country could successfully
readAfter your project meeting
06-09-2012
The real work begins you make it through your team project meeting, says Harvard Business Review.Ongoing team projects frequently require regular meetings. While you can accomplish a lot in the
readAfrica eyes joint space agency
06-09-2012
KHARTOUM – African nations would work together in peaceful research under a proposal for a space agency which was considered yesterday at a meeting in Sudan of the continent’s communications and IT
readFrom The Twittersphere
06-09-2012
THE lock-out at the Haihambo Primary School in the North, initiated by Swapo members, sparked robust political debate, mainly critical, across Namibian Twitter timelines yesterday. Plus, potato
readJay-Z for Paralympics closing ceremony
06-09-2012
Jay-Z will perform at the Paralympics Closing Ceremony in London with Coldplay and Rihanna. The rapper is set to join Coldplay and his protege Rihanna at the event in London after the British band’s
readWindhoek to come alive with //Ae /Gams festival
06-09-2012
The annual //Ae /Gams Arts and Cultural Festival will start today in the capital and will run until Saturday, September 8. The highlight of this year will undoubtedly be the performance by popular
readSix enviro-friendly toilets at Sossusvlei
06-09-2012
THE Namibia Protected Landscape Conservation Areas Initiative (NAM-PLACE) project has facilitated the installation of six temporary toilets at the 2x4 parking area, the entrance to the Sossusvlei
readPoachers poison 183 vultures
06-09-2012
POACHERS in Zimbabwe recently poisoned 183 vultures in a single event, in an attempt to cover their tracks, Beeld newspaper reported on Wednesday.The vultures died after the poachers killed an
readBirds hold ‘funerals’ for dead
06-09-2012
SOME birds, it seems, hold funerals for their dead.When western scrub jays encounter a dead bird, they call out to one another and stop foraging. The jays then often fly down to the dead body and
readAfrican Briefs
06-09-2012
Mauritania to extradite spy chief NOUAKCHOTT – A government statement read on national radio states that Mauritania has agreed to extradite Muammar Gaddafi’s former spy chief, months after he tried
readWorld Briefs
06-09-2012
Gunman kills 1 at Quebec rally MONTREAL – A masked gunman opened fire during a midnight victory rally for Quebec’s new premier, killing one person and wounding another.The new premier, Pauline Marois
readMursi says ‘time for change’ in Syria
06-09-2012
CAIRO – Egypt’s president, promising to put Cairo back at the heart of Arab affairs, made an impassioned appeal to Arab states yesterday to work for an end to the bloodshed in Syria and said the time
readOnly 60 per cent of Angolans voted
06-09-2012
LUANDA – Forty per cent of voters abstained from casting ballots in Angola’s legislative elections, the electoral commission said of a shocking rate for Africa that some blamed on cynicism over the
readPalestinians hail French Arafat probe
06-09-2012
RAMALLAH – Palestinians yesterday welcomed news that a delegation of French judges investigating suspicions that Yasser Arafat was poisoned was to travel to the West Bank.“We welcome the visit of the
readMore Lufthansa flights off
06-09-2012
FRANKFURT – German airline Lufthansa yesterday cancelled more than 20 more flights to and from Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich due to the knock-on effects of the previous day’s strikes by cabin
readDemocrats skewer Romney in convention blitz
06-09-2012
CHARLOTTE – Democrats assailed Mitt Romney on the opening night of their convention on Tuesday, skewering the wealthy Republican presidential hopeful as elite and out-of-touch.In a rowdy start to
readSindana; pethimbo lyolugodhi lwopaigwana!
06-09-2012
Owuna ompito okusindana uutekete oku ya kuudhano woongonyo mpoka Immanule Prince Naidjala ta ka kondja na Luis El Gallo Singo go ko Ecuador omolwa epapa lyo Interim WBO Africa Bantamweight,
readOmathaneko omape giiyenditho moVenduka
06-09-2012
EINDJIPALO lyiiyenditho momapandaanda ga Venduka ota li ka ungaungwa nalyo mokweetapo ethaneko enene nenge Master plan yiiyenditho moshilando uule womimvo 20 tadhi landula.Ethaneko ndika enene ota li
readACC ta konakona omuwiliki gwelelo lya Khorixas
06-09-2012
OKOMMISSI yokukondjitha uulingilingi ota yi konakona omunambelewa omukuluntu melelo lya Khorixas, Nicodemus #Gaeseb aniwa sho a pewa oobonusa dhili mbali. Aanambelewa ya ACC oya li ya pulapula
readSMS mOshiwambo
06-09-2012
*Tse aakalimo yomoshikandjo shuulenga Amuteya mOndonga otwa hala okumona egumbo lyelenga lyetu lili muAmuteya oshoka pethimbo ndika egumbo lyalyo olili moshikandjo shUukwanambwa.Elelo lya Ndonga nali
readOkommissi yoACC yamana oku ko na kona otendela yo Neckartal
06-09-2012
OKOMMISSI yokukondjitha iilonga iiwinayi [ACC] oya manitha ekonakono lyayo moshinima shiilonga yaa li nawa megandjo lyiilonga yokutunga odama ya Neckartal muumbugantu. Omutse gwiilonga yokukonakona
readDoëseb to race in Windhoek
06-09-2012
JOHNNY Doëseb will sponsor and compete in Leg 5 of the National Championship at the Tony Rust Race Track on September 29. The event will also feature racers from South Africa and other top local
readBolt set for Man Utd charity debut
06-09-2012
LONDON – Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt, an avowed Manchester United fan, could appear for the Premier League club in a charity game next summer, according to manager Alex Ferguson.“Usain’s a
readTobias struggling for sponsors
06-09-2012
NAMIBIAN boxing promoter Nestor Tobias has vowed to take boxing to the next level in Namibia despite the fact that local boxing is still struggling to secure sponsorships. Tobias will be hosting his
readCasillas, Xavi win prestigious Spanish sports award
06-09-2012
MADRID – Spain captain Iker Casillas and team mate Xavi have been jointly awarded the nation’s most prestigious sports prize, the Premio Principe de Asturias de los Deportes, the jury announced
readFifa alarmed by use of food supplements
06-09-2012
ZURICH – Soccer’s governing body Fifa is alarmed at the number of players taking food supplements and has warned of the risks of failing dope tests by taking non-approved products.Chief medical
readIndian medallist rewards parents
06-09-2012
NEW DELHI – The parents of an Indian athlete who won silver at the Paralympics in London will pay off outstanding loans from the money their son has earned with his effort, reports said on
readHamilton takes aim at Armstrong over doping
06-09-2012
LONDON – Lance Armstrong, branded a drug cheat by the US Anti-Doping Agency, has taken another battering from former teammate Tyler Hamilton, who has alleged institutional doping at the US Postal
readTwo arrested for theft of food aid
06-09-2012
OSHAKATI – Police in the Oshana Region have arrested two suspects on charges of theft of food meant for the government’s school feeding programme. The two men were arrested in the area of the
readSnares endanger Windhoek’s wild animals
06-09-2012
THE SPCA has issued a stern warning about poachers in the Cimbebasia area who make use of snares, killing game and posing a threat to domestic animals.In a press release, the SPCA says a large adult
readSMSes for Thursday 06 September 2012
06-09-2012
SMS Of The Day *BEING a happy person is not having the best of everything but making the best of everything with what you have. Food for Thought *I FAIL to understand why I should pay NBC TV
readSeibeb gets the boot
06-09-2012
UNFINISHED business by the Swapo Politburo took a dramatic turn when Henny Seibeb, the personal assistant of Swapo secretary general Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana, was suspended yesterday afternoon.
readRDP suspension fallout far from over
06-09-2012
THE three Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) leaders whose suspension was lifted last week may still face disciplinary action.When Jesaya Nyamu, the party’s secretary general, was asked what had
readPolice officer guilty of detainee’s cell death
06-09-2012
ONE of the police officers who were on duty at the Keetmanshoop Police Station during the night that a detainee suffered fatal injuries in April 2007 was found guilty on a charge of culpable homicide
readPM to consider NAC report
06-09-2012
MINISTER of Works and Transport Erkki Nghimtina yesterday said that he had not rejected a report by a ministerial commission of inquiry into the Namibia Airports Company (NAC), but merely questioned
readNghimtina ignores roads inquiry
06-09-2012
A PRESIDENTIAL commission of inquiry into road accidents would only regurgitate what is already known and not result in tangible actions, Minister of Works and Transport Erkki Nghimtina commented
readNBC rearranges managers
06-09-2012
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has announced a new-look team for its news and current affairs division.It also made permanent appointments in positions where staff members were acting and
readMVA’s CEO gives notice
06-09-2012
MOTOR Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF) board chairperson Zandile Erkana yesterday denied that there had been pressure on the chief executive officer, Jerry Muadinohamba, not to renew his contract.Erkana
readMahangu cookies sell like hotcakes
06-09-2012
TAKE the baking secrets of Rehoboth’s Grete Izacks, mix it with the North’s finest mahangu and what do you get? Deliciously healthy cookies, made from Namibia’s staple food.There’s no doubt that
readGibeon sewage woes continue unabated
06-09-2012
DESPITE repeated complaints by residents, no permanent solution has been found to Gibeon village’s problem with overflowing sewage. For the past two years sewage has been flowing into the streets,
read18 years in prison for murder of City cop
06-09-2012
ONE of the men convicted of robbing and murdering a Windhoek City Police officer in May 2010 has been sent to prison for an effective 18 years.Veikko Nekongo Emvula (25) has already spent just more
readNotable Quotes
06-09-2012
BLOCKADING a school is placing petty politics before national interest. – Hidipo Hamata, RDP Youth League Secretary for Ohangwena speaking about Swapo member who have closed the gates of the Haihambo
readWIN! International Showdown! WIN!
06-09-2012
Stand a chance of winning tickets to the Interim WBO Africa Bantamweight international title fight between Immanuel ‘Prince’ Naidjala and Luis ‘El Gallo’ Singo of Ecuador, over 10 rounds, at the
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