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46 Articles found on Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Ongwediva hikes water tariffs by 40%
16-04-2013
ONGWEDIVA residents will pay 40% more for their water consumption from 1 July.The head of the Ongwediva Town Council’s corporate communications division, Andreas Uutoni, said at a media conference in
readChiefs snub Damara meeting
16-04-2013
THE Damara Chiefs’ Council under the leadership of Immanuel #Nu-Axa /Gaseb of the !Oe#Gan traditional authority has condemned the planned unity meeting for Damaras and urged their followers to stay
readEtale staff await payments
16-04-2013
SENIOR and middle level managers as well as administrative staff Etale Fishing Company have accused the company of not paying them their severance benefits in full.They also claim the company is
readROUNDED UP
16-04-2013
Police yesterday arrested over 200 ‘children of the liberation struggle’, who had been camping illegally in an open area near Swapo head office. They are scheduled to appear in court today on charges
readTackle constraints blocking national wealth – Nujoma
16-04-2013
OTJIWARONGO – Former Namibian President Sam Nujoma has called on all Namibians to tackle head-on the constraints blocking the creation of wealth for the nation.Nujoma was speaking at a gala dinner on
readEyeing Africa’s rise, law firms tap fear of graft
16-04-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Corruption-fearing western executives are still squeamish about investing in Africa, but as the continent’s economies take off, legal firms hope to make big bucks from assuaging those
readAllocate Your Time and Your Effort
16-04-2013
TO succeed in today’s busy world, you need to decide what to excel at and what to do just adequately enough. Break down activities you do into three categories: invest, neutral, or optimize.
readSanlam sharpens negotiation skills
16-04-2013
SANLAM Namibia yesterday hosted a workshop on negotiation skills for its personnel and trade union representatives.The workshop, which was facilitated by labour consultant Clement Daniels, explained
readFrench ministers to publish wealth details
16-04-2013
PARIS – French ministers were for the first time expected to disclose their personal wealth yesterday, in a move President Francois Hollande hopes will restore confidence in his scandal-hit Socialist
readDRC banking on wage revolution
16-04-2013
KINSHASA – For civil servants working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the arrival of mobile banking has been just short of a miracle.Aside from getting paid on time, workers are now receiving
readFlap-backed lorries to save lives, energy in Europe
16-04-2013
BRUSSELS – Rolling out round-nosed lorries with aeroplane-style flaps at the back on Europe’s roads would cut fuel costs, reduce carbon emissions and save lives, while giving a boost to the struggling
readChavez heir wins Venezuela vote
16-04-2013
CARACAS – Venezuela’s acting President Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of the election to succeed his late mentor Hugo Chavez by a razor-thin margin late Sunday, but his rival refused to
readMajor Somali crackdown after suicide attacks
16-04-2013
MOGADISHU – Somalia’s security forces launched a major security operation yesterday searching for explosives and weapons, a day after a spectacular suicide attack by Islamist insurgents in the
readTroops rehearse for Thatcher funeral
16-04-2013
LONDON – Hundreds of British troops solemnly processed through the streets of London at dawn yesterday in a full military rehearsal for Margaret Thatcher’s funeral.Soldiers, sailors and airmen
readNorth Korea takes nuke rhetoric to art gallery
16-04-2013
BEIJING – North Korea took its angry rhetoric to an obscure Beijing art gallery yesterday, with its ambassador to China using an exhibition celebrating the 101st birthday of the North’s founder Kim
readAssad’s forces break rebel blockade
16-04-2013
BEIRUT – Syrian government troops have broken through a six-month rebel blockade in northern Syria and are now fighting to recapture a vital highway, opposition and state media said yesterday.Rebels
readSMSes for Tuesday 16 April 2013
16-04-2013
SMS Of The Day *MINISTER of Safety and Security, the nation has expressed concern about corruption amongst traffic officers who abuse government resources to enrich themselves by setting up
readA tindilwa i ifutilemo noshipotha shedhipago
16-04-2013
OMUNANGESHEFA gwokoshitopolwa shaMusati gwedhina Maurus Valombola okwa tindilwa i ifutilemo kompangu yopOutapi mEtitano lyoshiwike sha piti sho a holokele mompangu shi na sha nedhipago. Ompangu
readLazarus Shaduka natango ina monika ashike anuwa ota kongwa tuu
16-04-2013
ETANGA lyopolisi yaNamibia sigo onena otali kambadhala lya mana mo okumona mpoka Lazarus Shaduka e li ngono a li a monika ondjo muDesemba omumvo gwa yi moshipotha shedhipago lyomukulukadhi gwe.
readNeka nepangelo ya adha etsokumwe
16-04-2013
EHANGANO lyoNamibia Exile Kids Association (Neka) osho lya adha etsokumwe nepangelo kutya aanona yekondjelomanguluko mbono ye li pombelewa onene yoSwapo mOvenduka naamboka ye li kombelewa natango tuu
readConundrum Of The Unemployed Youth!
16-04-2013
NAMIBIA is a country with a massive population of young people and most bear the brunt of unemployment. The Namibia Statistics Agency estimates that about 66 percent of the population is under the age
readThe Laggards That We are
16-04-2013
IS Namibia risking tumbling out of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)? The short answer is, probably not. But we need to qualify our answer by adding a few more details so as to complete the
readNam qualify for U21 World Cup
16-04-2013
NAMIBIA’S men’s and women’s teams both qualified for the Under-21 World Beach Volleyball Cup after progressing from the African U21 beach volleyball qualifying competition that took place in Windhoek
readMan City not seeking salvation, says Kompany
16-04-2013
LONDON – Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has rejected suggestions that his side’s entire season hangs on whether or not they can overcome Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup final.City defeated
readNadal admits winning streak will one day end
16-04-2013
MONACO – Rafael Nadal admitted yesterday that his incredible 42-match, 10-year unbeaten run at Monte Carlo will end one day, but he is in no hurry to see that day.The 26-year-old Spaniard, who last
readNamibian, Holland squads announced
16-04-2013
Cricket Namibia yesterday announced the squads for the final fixtures of the fifth round of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL), to be played in Namibia.Namibia will host the Netherlands at
readScott ends Australia’s Masters jinx
16-04-2013
AUGUSTA – Australia’s long wait for a Masters champion is finally over, and when Adam Scott won at rainy Augusta National on Sunday an entire nation rejoiced and breathed a collective sigh of
readGolf World rankings
16-04-2013
World rankings yesterday (last week’s positions in brackets): 1. (1) Tiger Woods (USA) 12.17 average points 2. (2) Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 10.88 3. (7) Adam Scott (Australia) 7.92 4. (3)
readNewcastle threaten deplorable “fans” with lifetime bans
16-04-2013
LONDON – Newcastle United will impose lifetime bans on ‘so-called fans’ who created mayhem in the city centre after the team were beaten by arch-rivals Sunderland in Sunday’s Premier League derby, the
readGrieving Congolese suffer CAF Cup defeat
16-04-2013
JOHANNESBURG – The grieving footballers of Daring Club Motema Pembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo were eliminated from the CAF Confederation Cup at the weekend.Motema Pembe lost 2-0 away to
readMans wins final cycling race
16-04-2013
THE cycling road race season came to a thrilling end on Sunday when Gerhard Mans beat the leading pack of about 10 cyclists in a sprint to the line to win the Pionierspark Loops.Fiffy Kashululu of the
readDouble-chasing Kaizer Chiefs, Stars kept apart
16-04-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Double-chasing Kaizer Chiefs and Platinum Stars were kept apart when the South African FA Cup semi-finals draw was made yesterday.Cup favourites Chiefs were paired with United FC, the
readNamibian Sport Fixtures
16-04-2013
ICC World Cricket League Tuesday, April 16 08h30: Namibia v Holland, Wanderers Field MTC Premiership Round 19 Wednesday, April 17 19h00: Tigers v Ramblers, Sam Nujoma Stadium
readShipanga, Guther attend international coaching course
16-04-2013
NAMIBIAN soccer coaches Gerald Guther and Jacqui Shipanga left for Germany over the weekend to attend a three-week international coaching course.According to a press release issued by the German
readBotha beats Serdyn in gruelling final
16-04-2013
LOUIS Botha won his second senior tennis title of the year when he beat Henco Serdyn in a gruelling three-set final at the Central Tennis Courts on Sunday. The top-seeded South African was pushed all
readFrom The Twittersphere
16-04-2013
SUNDAY did not herald the end of times, as predicted by Prophet Elizabeth in her ‘Katutura revelation’. While believers, or just the plain curious, turned out in droves at a Windhoek stadium for her
readTrigger-happy farmer gets three years
16-04-2013
A WELL-KNOWN farmer in the Omaruru district was yesterday sentenced to five years in prison, two of which were conditionally suspended for five years, for fatally shooting a suspected poacher on his
read‘Struggle kids’ arrested by police
16-04-2013
OVER 200 ‘children of the liberation struggle’, who had been camping illegally in an open area along Hans-Dietrich Genscher Street and behind the premises of a diamond-cutting factory near the Swapo
readSchiefer double murder trial arguments postponed
16-04-2013
THE defence lawyer representing double murder accused Romeo Schiefer, who is charged with the murder of his parents in their house in Windhoek five years ago, has been given more time to prepare his
readODC suspects to be prosecuted in SA
16-04-2013
PROSECUTOR General Martha Imalwa says South African residents involved in the disappearance of N$100 million from the Offshore Development Company will be tried in that country soon. Imalwa yesterday
readKhorixas gets more time for labour appeal
16-04-2013
Khorixas gets more time for labour appealTHE Khorixas Town Council is appealing against a labour arbitration ruling in which it was ordered to pay its former finance manager, Gerhardt Amingo /Honneb,
readFinance scanners trial in the starting blocks
16-04-2013
THE trial of the three people accused of having defrauded the Ministry of Finance of millions of dollars with the supply of Chinese-made X-ray scanning equipment to Namibia’s customs authorities is
readA glimpse into a young entrepreneur’s life
16-04-2013
“I REMEMBER about four years ago I was sitting at home with a broken bead-bracelet and an idea crossed my mind to make something out of it, instead of just throwing it away. So I took a piece of wire
readEES to launch his long awaited House album ‘If Not, Why Not!’
16-04-2013
Constantly pushing his ‘Nam Flava’ music internationally, Ees has now decided to use his vocal talent on more than just Kwaito music. Since last year fans have noticed a couple of new house flava
read7 arrested for running amok in village
16-04-2013
THE police in the Oshana Region have arrested seven young men who allegedly went on the rampage and terrorised people at Iilagati village on Sunday.According to Commissioner Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa
readNotable Qoutes
16-04-2013
WE are working with members of InterPol in Angola and other countries. We did not make any breakthrough yet in connection with [Lazarus] Shaduka’s arrest, but we are hard at work to track him down. –
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