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45 Articles found on Wednesday, 17 April 2013
EU urges investment drive in African farming sector
17-04-2013
BRUSSELS – European companies must invest more in Africa’s agricultural sector to keep pace with growing interest from countries such as China and Brazil, the bloc’s top farm official said.Home to a
readAgricultural diary
17-04-2013
April 25: Hoogvertoon production auction of Kola & Anet Steyn at farm Goreis in the Koës area. April 25: Production auction of Basie Klazen, Jacky Izaaks, Hans Gertze, Dirk Coetzee and Brendon
readAlan CEO suspended
17-04-2013
A TASK team within the Association for Local Authorities in Namibia (Alan) has suspended the organisation’s chief executive officer, Jennifer Kauapirura.The suspension with full pay has been kept
readGovt acts on Chinese mining
17-04-2013
THE Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) has appealed to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism to stop a Chinese company from conducting mining activities in the Anabeb Conservancy.Environmental
readNWR pays N$500 000 for a borehole
17-04-2013
THE Namibia Wildlife and Resorts, has been duped into paying over N$500 000 for repairs done to a borehole at Namutoni in the Etosha National Park.The Namibian learned that the tourism parastatal
readHousing project stuck in starting blocks
17-04-2013
THE ambitious Namibia-Angola Housing Initiative (NAAHI) project, which has been placed at the forefront of the Omaheke Region’s economic development, is yet to emerge from the starting blocks.NAAHI
readAngola misses deadline on wealth fund
17-04-2013
LISBON – Angola said yesterday it missed its own deadline to publish an investment policy for a planned US$5 billion sovereign wealth fund due to a legal challenge, slowing efforts to diversify its
readGlencore-Xstrata merger passes last hurdle
17-04-2013
BEIJING/LONDON – Glencore and Xstrata cleared the final hurdle in their long-running merger plan yesterday, when China’s Ministry of Commerce conditionally backed the US$35 billion deal.The ministry
readNew leader for SBS Namibia
17-04-2013
THE Southern Business School (SBS) Namibia has appointed Albin Jacobs (photo), as the new manager for academic and leadership development with effect from Monday. Jacobs has many years of relevant
readSA inflation outlook deteriorates
17-04-2013
CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s inflation outlook has worsened because of a weaker rand but is still seen holding within a three to six percent target band, a Reserve Bank official told a parliament
readHyundai lamps for Chryslers
17-04-2013
SEOUL – South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis said yesterday it had won a US$530 million order to supply automotive lamps to US automaker Chrysler Group LLC in its biggest lamp deal ever. Hyundai Mobis said
readFree metro rides for early birds
17-04-2013
SINGAPORE – Singapore yesterday unveiled plans to offer free train rides during morning peak-hours to ease severe congestion on its metro rail network.The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said it would
readKorea in US$15bn stimulus move
17-04-2013
SEOUL – The South Korean government proposed a US$15,3 billion stimulus yesterday to boost slowing growth in Asia’s fourth-largest economy.The stimulus would be South Korea’s third-largest
readAfrica to have robust growth, must work on poverty
17-04-2013
* Region’s average growth seen accelerating to over 5% * African poverty coming down, but more action needed * Investment seen flowing into African oil, mineralsJOHANNESBURG – Sub-Saharan Africa’s
readHow to Connect With a Remote Colleague
17-04-2013
IT’S challenging to work with someone you don’t chat with every day at the coffee station. But you can still build strong connections and work successfully together. Here’s how:* Talk openly about the
readJustin Bieber under fire for Anne Frank belieber comment
17-04-2013
Justin Bieber has come under fire from social media users for saying Anne Frank “would have been a belieber” had she still been alive.The ‘Boyfriend’ singer has caused public outrage for writing a
readKenya elections valid but by no means ‘perfect’
17-04-2013
NAIROBI – Kenyan presidential elections won by Uhuru Kenyatta were marred by problems but overall were acceptable, the country’s highest court said yesterday, detailing its decision last month to
readSouth Sudan president clips vice-president’s powers
17-04-2013
JUBA – South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has clipped the powers of his deputy Riek Machar, officials said yesterday, a move that could raise ethnic tensions within the fragile and war-ravaged
readInvestigators hunt clues in deadly Boston blasts
17-04-2013
BOSTON – A massive probe was underway yesterday after two bombs struck the Boston Marathon, killing at least three and wounding more than 100.Monday’s blasts near the finishing line raised fears of a
readMilitary splendour for Thatcher’s funeral procession
17-04-2013
LONDON – Margaret Thatcher’s funeral today will be a ceremonial event full of military pomp and splendour and laced with reminders of the Falklands War, one the defining moments of her 11 years as
readRival protests planned in Venezuela
17-04-2013
CARACAS – The opposition planned more protests yesterday against the confirmation of late leader Hugo Chavez’s political heir as president-elect, but faced the prospect of rival demonstrations from
readSMSes for Wednesday 17 April 2013
17-04-2013
SMS Of The Day *YOU know what, we Namibians must wake up. While we are getting drunk and killing each other at the shebeens, our leaders are stealing from us. How can you steal from a hungry nation?
readAkapandi naNiimboto ya gandja omagano kaakulupe mOkaku
17-04-2013
AANANGESHEFA ya tseyika nawa mOndangwa nomOkaku mOndonga moshitopolwa shaShana, ano tate John Akapandi Endjala ngoka e li mwene gwongeshefa JP Group nokuli wo omukuthimbinga pangeshefa moNamibia Grape
readOshipotha shaRomeo Schiefer shu undulilwa komeho natango
17-04-2013
OMUKALELIPO gwopaveta gwomufekelwa Romeo Schiefer ngono taku popiwa ta tamanekwa shi na sha nedhipago lyaavali ye pegumbo lyawo lyawo mOvenduka omimvo ntano dha piti okwi indile ompangu opo a pewe
readAaniilonga yEtale oye li ya tegelela oondjambi nomauwanawa gawo
17-04-2013
AANIILONGA yoopondondo dhuuwiliki dha yooloka mEtale Fishing Company otaa hokolola kutya ehangano lyawo ndyoka ina li ya futa omauwanawa gawo gi ihwa po nawa osho wo anuwa ya holekwa uuyelele ngele
readChasing the dots The Best Man for the Job
17-04-2013
YET again I was cogitating in the cool of a near winter morning, pondering again on that bed of yellow flowers in front of me when the news of the death of Margaret Thatcher was announced. My mind
readNotable Quotes
17-04-2013
ITS not a unity (meeting) at all if the chiefs are not consulted and are invited through the media. – Immanuel #Nu-Axa /Gaseb of the !Oe#Gan traditional authority condemned the planned unity meeting
readFight for pride, says Savihemba
17-04-2013
RAMBLERS captain Amy Savihemba has called on his team-mates to deliver a strong finish to the Namibia Premier League season. After a comfortable first half of the campaign, Ramblers have endured a
readNamibia fall short against Holland in Cricket League Championship
17-04-2013
HOLLAND beat Namibia by 31 runs in the first of their two ICC World Cricket League Championship matches at the Wanderers field yesterday. Holland set an imposing target of 269 for victory and despite
readWHS makes history in SA
17-04-2013
WINDHOEK High School’s girls hockey first team made history by finishing amongst the top four teams at the St Mary’s Hockey Festival that took place in Johannesburg from 11 to 14 April.Competing
readWindhoek hosts Namibian Open Golf Champs
17-04-2013
THE Bank Windhoek Namibian Open Amateur Golf Championship will be held on Saturday, 20 April at the Windhoek Golf and Country Club.The event will serve as a curtain-raiser for the prestigious Zone VI
readAgents increase cut of transfer deals
17-04-2013
GENEVA – Football agents took a bigger cut from international player transfers in 2012, even as trading in the billion-dollar market fell by US$290 million, according to Fifa research published on
readNam marksmen find range in SA
17-04-2013
THE Namibian Pistol Association’s team attained a sizeable medal haul at the recent annual South African National Championship. The competition featured the top marksmen in South Africa, who not only
readFrom The Twittersphere
17-04-2013
NAMIBIAN tweeps get to grips with the sweet and sour of a post-Elizabeth(an) age! Is starting a new political party a grave issue? Plus, pink tights, muffin theories, sisters doing it big, The Dogg,
readTeko trio’s trial start shifted
17-04-2013
DIFFICULTIES in finding a Mandarin court interpreter, together with last-minute efforts to limit issues in dispute between the prosecution and defence teams, yesterday saw the start of the High Court
readFather unhappy after newborn dies
17-04-2013
THE Mariental district health authority has dismissed accusations of negligence after a baby died two hours after its birth at the Mariental State Hospital recently.The father of the baby blamed
readMUN replaces leadership
17-04-2013
THE Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) replaced its national office bearers during an extraordinary congress over the past weekend in Swakopmund in what the new leadership regard as “an attempt to
readEveryday is a honeymoon for Mr Gay Namibia and his life partner
17-04-2013
CURRENT title holder of the Mr Gay Namibia crown, Ricardo Amunjera, and his life partner, after the two sealed their love for one another in a commitment ceremony, held in South Africa two weeks
readWhy I killed the man I loved
17-04-2013
MOST if not all women kill because they come from abusive backgrounds. Unlike men, most women who commit murder do not have a criminal history. Fiona Kinda (33) killed her boyfriend in
readKeetmans suspends finance manager
17-04-2013
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council yesterday suspended its financial manager, Quinton Visagie, with full pay. The town’s mayor, Moses Titus (DTA), confirmed the suspension, but declined to go into detail.
readKatali investigated for selling toxic wood
17-04-2013
MINES and Energy Minister Isak Katali is being investigated by the environment ministry after it emerged that he had sold charcoal made of a protected tree species with poisonous wood.A furious South
readMinistry of Agriculture cautions farmers against veld fires
17-04-2013
THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has cautioned members of the public to desist from “irresponsible” acts which may result in the outbreak of veld fires in the country, and warned that
readFather of 33 jailed for murder
17-04-2013
A FORMER security guard who murdered his girlfriend in May 2010 by firing a shotgun at her head received an effective sentence of 28 years’ imprisonment in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.Judge
readECN makes provision for legal challenges in new budget
17-04-2013
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has motivated Parliament to approve its budget for the 2013/14 financial year amounting to more than N$200 million, of which at least N$2 million is earmarked
readAnother delay for GIPF investigation
17-04-2013
POLICE have been asked to continue their investigations into the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF).Prosecutor-General Martha Imalwa yesterday said police investigations into the GIPF’s
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