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68 Articles found on Friday, 7 September 2012
Swapo youth want condoms at schools
07-09-2012
THE Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) is urging Government to consider distributing condoms at schools, as well as to formally recognised traditional healers through the establishment of a Traditional
read‘I knew I would win’
07-09-2012
JOHANNA Benson (photo) was certain she would win Paralympic gold in the Women’s T37 200 metres final in London on Wednesday night. She won Namibia’s first gold medal at any Olympic event and also
readHorse mackerel cake thinner
07-09-2012
THE horse mackerel industry has been rocked by the entry of 10 new fishing companies.As a result, a major player in the fishing industry has warned its investors over its profitability in the current
readTotal Government debt now nearly N$26 billion
07-09-2012
GOVERNMENT’S domestic debt rose by N$220 million to nearly N$18 billion in August.This means that domestic debt now is 20 per cent of Namibia’s gross domestic product (GDP), Patrick Britz, assistant
readMilitant South African union snubs Lonmin ‘peace deal’
07-09-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s militant AMCU union refused to sign a “peace deal” with platinum company Lonmin yesterday, undermining government-backed efforts to open pay talks and end a four-week
readDream comes true for Bensons
07-09-2012
PAGES from yesterday’s newspapers carrying the news of Namibia’s Paralympic ‘golden girl’, Johanna Benson, who won gold in the women’s T37 200 final on Wednesday night, were plastered everywhere in
readCar dealer opens doors in Keetmanshoop
07-09-2012
KEETMANSHOOP residents no longer travel 500 km to Windhoek to buy new Hyundai, Kia and Tata vehicles following the opening of Pro Edge Auto in the town on Friday. Speaking at the opening, Karas
readPractice being a leader
07-09-2012
To practice leadership in your life, seize opportunities to make and learn from decisions, whenever and wherever they arise, says Harvard Business Review.Leadership is not an innate trait that you’re
readMadiba banknotes unveiled in SA
07-09-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s central bank this week unveiled a new series of bank notes featuring the face of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela which should be in use by year-end.The five notes will
readUK watchdog to look into petrol pump pricing
07-09-2012
LONDON – Britain’s consumer affairs watchdog is looking into petrol pump pricing in a sign that authorities are becoming increasingly worried about near record high fuel costs in a country grappling
readMajor win for clients on bank fees
07-09-2012
SYDNEY – Australian bank customers scored a major win in a class action against top lenders on yesterday, with the nation’s highest court ruling they could challenge a wide range of fees as
readEU businesses urge China’s new leaders to speed reforms
07-09-2012
BEIJING – China’s upcoming political changes represent a breakthrough chance to boost its economy by accelerating reforms and fostering innovation, a European business group said yesterday.The
readGlobal food prices steady in August
07-09-2012
ROME – Global food prices remained steady in August, the United Nations food agency said yesterday, following a jump of 6 per cent in July that stemmed from a spike in US corn prices.An overall FAO
readUK rejects claim it singled out Barclays in tax row
07-09-2012
LONDON – British finance minister George Osborne has rejected a claim by Barclays Plc that the bank was singled out for harsh treatment in a tax row and said the government took action due to the
readWoermann Brock invests in staff development
07-09-2012
WITH changes to Namibian labour legislation making headlines and resulting in a storm of uncertainty in the private sector, Woermann Brock has seen it as an opportunity to gain a competitive advantage
read58 dead after boat of illegal immigrants sinks off Turkey
07-09-2012
ANKARA – Fifty-eight people drowned yesterday after a boat carrying illegal immigrants trying to reach Europe capsized in waters off western Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported, citing a local
readClinton shows he is Obama’s most valuable weapon
07-09-2012
CHARLOTTE – Former President Bill Clinton made a more comprehensive case for President Barack Obama’s re-election in 49 minutes on Wednesday than the rest of the speakers at the Democratic Convention
readWorld Briefs
07-09-2012
25 killed in ammo blast in Turkey ANKARA – Twenty-five soldiers were killed and four others were lightly wounded in an explosion at a military arms depot in western Turkey, which officials said
readAfrican Briefs
07-09-2012
UK partially restores Rwanda aid LONDON – Britain will partially restore aid to Rwanda, two months after London suspended it over reports that the African nation had backed rebels in Democratic
readExtinction fears shadow global conservation forum
07-09-2012
JEJU – The world’s largest conservation forum opened in South Korea yesterday with warnings that reckless development was ruining the planet’s natural health, pushing thousands of species towards
readGirl found alive under corpses of slain family in France
07-09-2012
CHEVALINE – A four-year-old girl survived a shooting in France and spent hours curled up under her mother’s body after an attack that killed her father and grandmother and seriously injured her elder
readChurch Is On Right Path
07-09-2012
THIS is in response to the letter sent to the media titled “ELCRN belongs to all” authored by the ‘Lost sheep’.Anyone in any organisation is subject to discipline. Good things you referred to, which
readOn Red Flag Day
07-09-2012
IT IS high time that Namibians stood up against our selfish leaders before we lose our rich and dark history. I find it very hard to understand that descendants of our chiefs are using their political
readPolice The Roads
07-09-2012
IT REALLY comes with great sadness to read about how our fellow countrymen lost their lives in the accident between Okahandja and Otjiwarongo.After reading the story, it made me realise that one’s
readThe Church Belongs To All Of Us!
07-09-2012
PLEASE allow me to air my view on the issue regarding the alleged substandard pastors as the were labelled in a letter dated 28 August 2012.It is a great shock that we as members are not appreciating
readClear Accident Scenes
07-09-2012
I AM disturbed by how chaotic the immediate accident scene was on 2 September 12 near Okahandja.The first hour after an accident is called the Golden Hour – physicians say seriously injured car crash
readWe Have Lost Love
07-09-2012
FOR the past 100 years when we were under the colonial power of Germany and South Africa, we were known to be ONE PEOPLE, we collectively fought for the freedom of this country in unison as one
readUnions Playing With Fire
07-09-2012
I AM very disturbed by certain autocratic union leaders who have lost their mandate as true representatives of the working masses, and I refer to an article in The Namibian of September 4, 2012 where
readApathetic Newspapers
07-09-2012
I AM becoming increasingly concerned about the tardiness of local newspapers in printing news. The Namibian of Tuesday, September 4, is but one example. Two of the front page stories (‘Benson wins
readIt’s Not The Land...
07-09-2012
PLEASE allow me to respond to your letter “Land Grab Is Inevitable In Namibia” published in The Namibian (written by Jahanika).I feel your pain. It is, after all, a pain shared by most Namibians,
readRuling Elites Are Incapable of Nation-building
07-09-2012
IT is a remarkable historical coincidence that Neville Alexander was laid to rest on the very same day that some Marikana workers – most of whom were also from the Eastern Cape – were buried. This
readSMSes for Friday 07 September 2012
07-09-2012
SMS Of The Day *IF A new board is established to control medical costs, why don’t we go further and create new boards to control housing, legal cost etc? – Papuky Food for Thought *CIVIL Servants
readNghimtina a dhini eindilo lyekonakono
07-09-2012
OMINISTA yIiyenditho Niilonga, oya ti okommissi yopauperesidende kombinga yiiponga yomoondjila , ita yi keetapo uuyelele wule uupe, ndele otayi ka endulula ashike shoka shi shiwike nale. Erkki
readSeibeb a tulwa pevi manga molwa omaihumbato
07-09-2012
OMUKWATHELI gwopaumwene gwaamushangandjayi gwo Swapo, Henny Seibeb okwa tulwa pevi metitatu oshiwike shika.Omaihumbato ga Seibeb nomikalo dhe shina nasha nongundu ta yi pangele noshowo okwiihumbatela
readSMS mOshiwambo
07-09-2012
*Ko ministry yelongo, tse aavali yamwe otatu indile oministry yelongo kombinga yoshilongwa shomwaalu, inatu panda nande kuunona tau endulula molwa oshilongwa shomwaalu natukwathelwe uunona wuye komeho
readYaali ya kwatwa muufuthi wiikulya yaanasikola
07-09-2012
OPOLISI moshitopolwa shaShana oya kwatapo aafekelwa yaali taya lundilwa yaadhika taya yaka iikulya, mbyoka hayi telekewa aanona pomanongelo. Aafekelwa mboka oya kwatelwa momudhingoloko gUukwangula
readMuandinohamba a tseyitha kutya ota thigipo MVAF
07-09-2012
OMUNASHIPUNDI shewilikongundu lyoshiketha shoku kwathela mboka ya mona iiponga omolwa iiyenditho MVAF, okwa ekelehi omipopyo kutya opwa longithwa ethiminiko opo , omunambelewa omukuluntupitithi
readOsikola ya Haihambo ya tameka ishewe iilonga
07-09-2012
OSIKOLA yedhina Haihambo popepi nOkongo moshitopolwa sha Hangwena, ndjoka ya patelwe kaavali Omaandaha ga zi ko,ya patuluka ishewe ongula yetine.Osikola oya patelwe kaavali, taya indile
readGrootfontein, Walvis Bay clash in Rugby First Division final
07-09-2012
THE local rugby season nears its end tomorrow when Grootfontein and Walvis Bay take each other on in the First Division final at 15h00 at the Hage Geingob National Rugby Stadium in Windhoek. Both
readDon’t give up, says Fredericks
07-09-2012
NAMIBIAN sprint legend Frank Fredericks said perseverance was key to his success and that of Johanna Benson, who claimed the country’s first ever gold medal at the Paralympics on Wednesday. Fredericks
readAloysius out of Paralympics
07-09-2012
INJURY has brought an early end to Namibian parathlete Martin Aloisius’ campaign at the London Games. Team medic Donatha Ngunovandu said the athlete had suffered a conjoined tender rapture in his
readI took Federer out of comfort zone, says Berdych
07-09-2012
NEW YORK – Tomas Berdych sent mighty Roger Federer spinning to his worst US Open defeat since 2003 on Wednesday and admitted he had succeeded by dragging the world number one out of his comfort
readSpringboks wary of under-pressure Wallabies
07-09-2012
PERTH – South African coach Heyneke Meyer is wary of a Wallabies resurgence in their Rugby Championship clash tomorrow, saying his team are underdogs as they bid to end a losing streak against
readWorkers blame BEE magnate for losing jobs
07-09-2012
BLACK economic empowerment businessman, David Imbili, has been accused of abandoning 37 workers who were attached to the Hangana Seafood factory at Walvis Bay.The workers had been working for Hangana
readShebeen shooter’s appeal backfires
07-09-2012
A WINDHOEK resident who was responsible for a near-fatal shooting incident which left one man quadriplegic and another escaping death by a whisker is going to prison for 14 years.After his sentencing
readOver-regulation hurts Namibia’s competitiveness
07-09-2012
TRADE and Industry Minister Hage Geingob says over-regulation of foreign direct investment may have decreased Namibia’s competitiveness. “We may have over-regulated, but this was done in the best
readNamcor wants exclusive rights
07-09-2012
GOVERNMENT urgently needs to review legislation so that Namcor is assured of its fair share in the joint ventures it enters into in Namibia’s hunt for oil and gas.In addition, Namcor should get
readMayors want VIP status
07-09-2012
ONE of the “burning issues” facing mayors is that they are not treated with the respect they feel they deserve, it was revealed at the Namibia National Mayors’ Forum (NNMF) yesterday. The president of
readLow turnout at domestic wages meeting
07-09-2012
THE public meeting organised by the Domestic Workers Wage Commission (DWWC) held at Keetmanshoop on Wednesday turned out to be a low-key affair. Only 12 people attended the meeting where the
readLegality of resettlement committees questioned
07-09-2012
THE Ministry of Lands and Resettlement has been advised to abolish the regional resettlement committees.It has come to light that the 13 regional committees have been acting illegally for more than 10
readKoës resident guilty of rape
07-09-2012
KOËS resident Johannes Jossop (42) will today hear his fate after being convicted on Tuesday of raping a 17-year-old girl. At the start of trial in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court, Jossop pleaded not
readKazenambo, Kapere in SPYL firing line
07-09-2012
THE Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has sent a stern warning to individuals who are in senior positions on the ticket of SPYL to deliver the goods or be recalled.At the opening of the SPYL congress,
readElderly man commits suicide
07-09-2012
AN 86-year-old resident of Uis allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday evening by stabbing himself in the heart and slitting his wrists, the police said yesterday.The man’s next of kin has not yet
readEkandjo drops bombshell on urban land usage
07-09-2012
THE Swapo Party national policy conference next week could introduce a new urban land usage regime that will be submitted to Cabinet in an attempt to make urban land more affordable. One proposal on
readDepoliticise education
07-09-2012
THE Teachers’ Union of Namibia president, Mahongora Kavihuha, this week said that education should not be politicised.“If you do that, you’re making a big mistake,” he said. Kavihuha called on parents
readCockroaches rule at Khorixas hospital
07-09-2012
THE district hospital at the northwestern town of Khorixas is a shambles, with broken toilets that need to be flushed with buckets of water.Toilets in the men’s ward and some at the doctors’ waiting
readBanner of Lenin flies over would-be Russian farm boom
07-09-2012
STAROSHCHERBI-NOVSKAYA, Russia – This year’s wheat, piled in steel sheds on the Banner of Lenin collective farm, shimmers greyish-gold in the dusty air, a vision of plenty worthy of a Soviet
readAccountant denies corruption charges
07-09-2012
“I followed instructions.”This was the explanation of National Assembly Chief Accountant Abraham John George when he testified in his own defence in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday. George told
readFrontlining on Twitter
07-09-2012
DISPATCHES from the cutting edge of daily life, as tweeted by Namibians.@kshikoti: Don’t even know why the Govern- ment acts shocked when officials go on strike. People know there IS money, how else
readBack-to-School Letter to the US Congress
07-09-2012
*Replace USA with Namibia and this article drives the point home. - EditorNEWPORT BEACH – What if members of the United States Congress [read Namibian Parliament] were to receive a “back to school”
readWill A New Building Improve Debates?
07-09-2012
PLANS are afoot to construct a post-colonial parliament building for Namibia. The Namibian newspaper of March 16, 2012 covered a report under the heading ‘Tintenpalast no longer good enough’. Quoting
readGoing tribal on our chow is ekaka
07-09-2012
NAMIBIANS love their food. We love our food even more than we love to look down and mock other tribes. So-much-so that we’ve divided our food in little tribal bite-size portions. Ever heard of Baster
readGive Supporters Political Education
07-09-2012
THE Minister of Education, Abraham Iyambo, should be commended for his condemnation of parents who shut down the Haihambo Primary School in the Ohangwena Region this week.Using their Swapo membership
readZuma’s crown jewels are exposed again
07-09-2012
YOU know the expression: “Don’t judge a man on his appearance.” This expression I think, in the South African context with regard to their president, is interpreted totally wrong.There is another
readJobs for All
07-09-2012
THE Finance Minister’s admittance that TIPEEG was never meant to create jobs is fresh but not untrue. Not even the claim that it was just an excuse to give more money to the businesses and the rich
readDecent Food Important For Sanity
07-09-2012
MAINSTREAM psychology and psychiatry appear to have deliberately ignored the groundbreaking research about the link between mental health and nutrition. Reasons for this lamentable state of affairs
readDeath To BEE
07-09-2012
THERE’S hope for Namibia’s future, after all. That’s what I felt earlier this week after hearing a young black Namibian businessman say: “I don’t like BEE.” It was bewildering coming from someone
readNotable Qoutes
07-09-2012
THE closure of the school is against the government’s constitutional obligation to provide education to all Namibians. – Minister of Education, Dr Abraham Iyambo speaking about the closure of the
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