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63 Articles found on Friday, 19 April 2013
Teacher’s vital documents disappear
19-04-2013
“During the teachers’ strike last year, we saw several faces of intelligence officers following us around. I do believe there is somebody who has been following me around. Unfortunately I neither have
readLameck and co turn charges against ACC
19-04-2013
FORMER Public Service Commission member Teckla Lameck and her two co-accused plan to use their trial to turn the tables on the Anti-Corruption Commission by exposing an alleged biased an unfair
readMPs want better pay and status
19-04-2013
NAMIBIAN Parliamentarians say they are poorly paid, under-resourced and feel inferior to their peers from other countries when they are on foreign trips.Some Members of Parliament even said they feel
readNam economy remained strong
19-04-2013
THE Governor of the Bank of Namibia, Ipumbu Shiimi, says the country’s banking sector was largely resilient to headwinds of international finance and persistently continued to remain stable.Shimi says
readDo more with boom, UN tells Mozambique
19-04-2013
MAPUTO – Mozambique is set to be Africa’s fastest growing economy this year but a UN poverty expert on Tuesday urged the government to do more with the country’s natural resource boom.“It is an
readMTN says US ruling a ‘positive’
19-04-2013
JOHANNESBURG – The chief executive of South African telecom MTN Group yesterday hailed a US Supreme Court ruling as a major boost to its defence against a US$4,2 billion lawsuit from rival
readAbramovich slips out of Top 10 list - Forbes
19-04-2013
MOSCOW – Chelsea football club owner and superyacht enthusiast Roman Abramovich slipped out of the top 10 richest Russians in Forbes magazine’s 2013 ranking published yesterday.The flamboyant steel,
readNam needs to come to the party - Wilton
19-04-2013
NAMIBIA needs to aspire to be the best place to do business in.This was the view of the secretary general of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), Brent Wilton, during the annual general
readLower rates, energy finds to fuel East African growth
19-04-2013
*East Africa’s economic growth to remain resilient * Region to benefit from gas finds *Inflation seen easing for Kenya, Uganda and TanzaniaJOHANNESBURG - East Africa’s three biggest economies will
readNo single debt target for all G20 countries - Russia
19-04-2013
WASHINGTON – A debt-cutting proposal that the world’s 20 largest economies plan to agree on later this year will have different targets for countries depending on their economic conditions, Russia’s
readStandard Chartered to buy Absa’s business
19-04-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Standard Chartered said yesterday it will acquire Absa Group’s South African custody and trustee operation, as the London-based lender steps up its presence in the continent’s top
readFind Out How Skilled a Job Candidate Really Is
19-04-2013
THE point of a job interview is to make sure the candidate has the necessary skills to do the work. But aside from references, how can you determine if a potential employee actually knows what he
readMozambique police fire into air to disperse mine protesters
19-04-2013
MAPUTO – Mozambique police yesterday fired into the air to disperse protesters demanding the release of their leader who was arrested during a demonstration at a coal mine owned by Brazil’s Vale
readIMF’s Lagarde to be questioned in French misconduct case -lawyer
19-04-2013
PARIS – International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde will be questioned by a French magistrate in May over an arbitration payment made to a wealthy supporter of former President Nicolas
readTexas fertilizer plant blast kills up to 15
19-04-2013
WEST, UNITED STATES/TEXAS – A Texas fertilizer factory exploded in a huge fireball Wednesday, destroying nearby homes and killing between five and 15 people, with one official likening the blast to a
readIranian army able to destroy Israel ‘alone’
19-04-2013
TEHRAN – Iran’s army “alone” is able to destroy Israel, army commander General Ataollah Salehi said on yesterday, responding to boasts by the Jewish state that its military that could attack its
readNorth Korea lays out tough pre-conditions for talks
19-04-2013
SEOUL – North Korea offered talks yesterday with South Korea and the United States, but laid out pre-conditions that Seoul dismissed as “absurd” and analysts said would do little to reduce soaring
readQuestions For Pohamba
19-04-2013
DEAR President Pohamba, it is satisfying to read about your drive to eradicate corruption. This is a step forward, which is welcomed by us Namibians. When you are deploying your team, it is
readAll They Care About Is Luxury
19-04-2013
THE capitalistic society is a dangerous one. The work of remaking it will be long and hard and requires moral arbiters to speak out without fear and favour. The capitalistic society is characterised
readNamcol, Pay Tutors
19-04-2013
For Our BettermentLET me congratulate Namcol [Namibian College for Open Learning] for granting the grade 10 and 12 catastrophes a second chance to excel in their challenging subjects for a better
readMy Recent Week In Windhoek
19-04-2013
I AM a tourist from China and spent six days on safari tour in Namibia with the last night on 4 April in Windhoek. I lived in Protea Hotel and after dinner went to a nightclub, which is just 200
readNo, Mr President
19-04-2013
IN 2012 we witnessed increased unrest in the public sector caused by demands for better wages and living standards. Yet the Namibian government wasn’t even willing to meet these civil servants
readThe Solution To Rape And Murder
19-04-2013
THE President, the police, parents, community leaders, private individuals and civil society groups are all asking the same question: What’s wrong with Namibian men?The answer is that they don’t worry
readGo For Beijing Currency
19-04-2013
WILL some economies of developing countries reach a milestone if they are not using Chinese yuan? Most of the African countries have known China during their liberation struggle era since she was a
readKawana Selling Out Caprivi?
19-04-2013
I AM really disappointed about how the Minister of Presidential Affairs, Albert Kawana, responded to the issue of Caprivi and Kavango. The group of academics from Caprivi suggested what they think is
readMinistry Of Health In Perspective
19-04-2013
READING an article by Shinovene Immanuel in your esteemed newspaper of Friday 12/04/13 prompts me to think of the many problems that are well known by almost everyone who has made use of the
readWhere Are the Scholarships?
19-04-2013
WHAT happened to the so-called full scholarships that where supposed to be given to Bachelor of Education students for the 2013 academic year? During the month of January it was so hot on the agenda
readThe Voucher Fraud – Big Business?
19-04-2013
THE business practice to let recharge vouchers expire is, in my eyes, fraud! Nothing else and no ‘explanation’ of MTC can disguise this ugly fact any longer. It is stealing.It is taking away from us
readThatcher Was Good For World
19-04-2013
ON WEDNESDAY, 17 April 2013, the great political icon of the world was finally laid to rest but her legacy will continue to be debated for centuries to come. Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom
readSeeing Our Own Failures First
19-04-2013
HERE is my response to the Hitler letter [‘Another Hitler-like Project?’, The Namibian 12 April 2013].There is no greater freedom than the ability of people to express their views without fear of
readKavango Mukunda Gwetu
19-04-2013
DEAR editor, please allow me to act as a teacher, giving corrections to the student from Trinity College (Jackson Mwalundange) on his opinion article published in The Namibian of 28 March 2013 titled
readPress Freedom Versus Sensationalism
19-04-2013
ALLOW me space in your newspaper to raise the issue of newspapers being banned by the so-called democratic governments, because they are publishing sensitive issues, topics or subjects in their
readNew Deal For Namibia
19-04-2013
KWAME Nkrumah once said: “We shall measure our progress by the improvement in the health of our people; by the number of children in school, and by the quality of their education; by the availability
readCollusion and Consequences: Companies Take Note
19-04-2013
THE focus of the Namibian Competition Commission is likely to be on the country’s construction industry in the not too distant future.This follows the South African Competition Commission’s
readOnly in Namibia
19-04-2013
Namibia, the country nestled between two deserts, where only a handful of people speak a bag full of languages, even one close to English, where we drink more than the british and irish combined and
readNo Participatory Democracy Without A Participatory Economy
19-04-2013
“THE harmony of egoism promised by Adam Smith, and the prospect of greater happiness promoted by Jeremy Bentham, failed miserably when confronted with the great divide between rich and poor in early
readDealing With Empty Promises
19-04-2013
THE only lesson that seems to come from the saga of the ‘struggle kids’ who are demanding that they be given jobs, training and cash payouts is that our government leaders are becoming masters at
readPolitical Perspective
19-04-2013
HOW many of us don’t talk the talk about patriotism and national pride, but when it comes down to it, we don’t care for our country in ways that we should? I’ve just watched a group of what looked
readSMSes for Friday 19 April 2013
19-04-2013
SMS Of The Day *PEOPLE must not only think of their big salaries. Local Authorities, Polytechnic of Namibia, City of Windhoek and the REDs, NamPower and NamWater: You are colonising us economically
readEhololomadhiladhilo lye ye etele nokwa tokolwa ya pewe omalondodho
19-04-2013
UUMINISTELI welongo okwa kundanwa tawu gandja oombapila dhomalondodho kaalongiskola mbono ya li ya kutha ombinga mehololomadhiladhilo lyaa li anuwa pampango omumvo gwa yi. Kakele nee koombapila
readOmalukalwa gaalongwapangi piipangelo shaKatutura noshaWindhoek Central ka ge li we monkalo yi li nawa
19-04-2013
UUMINISTELI wuuhaku nonkalonawa okwa kundanekwa tawu ka kutha mo mbono ye li momalukalwa gaalongwapangi miipangelo iinene yepangelo mOvenduka shaKatutura noshoWindhoek Central konima sho omatungo ga
readKwa thanekwa ku totwe origina yimwe ompe tayi ithanwa Ondonga
19-04-2013
ONZO yi shi kwi inekelwa oya yakele ko oshifokundaneki shika kutya moshitopolwa shaShana omu na ookaansela yamwe pamwe nomalenga gamwe melelo lyOndonga ye na edhiladhilo lyoku ka ninga eindilo
readAanona yaheyali ye ehamekwa koshungo yomeya pOndjondjo
19-04-2013
AANONA yosikola yopOndjondjo moshikandjohogolo shaKatana moshitopolwa shaShana ayehe kumwe ye li yaheyali (7) oye ehamekwa sho ya gu po noshungo yomandoloma gomeya goposkola yawo mpoka hoka ya li ya
readBA wary of title threat
19-04-2013
BLACK Africa will be out to rectify recent patchy form when they host relegation-threatened Civics at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tonight. Coach Brian Isaacs conceded that the air of invincibility had
readWarriors’ coach: Local or foreign?
19-04-2013
THE hunt for a new coach for the Brave Warriors continues, with the Namibia Football Association (NFA) secretary general Barry Rukoro disclosing that more than 200 people had applied for the job. He
readFrontlining on Twitter
19-04-2013
PAST, present and future. Whether it’s the weather,ornot,Namibiantweepsgottheirreflec- tive, defective and introspective on this week; the swift and the curious rather than the fast and the furious:
readMan U can seal title on Monday
19-04-2013
LONDON – Manchester City’s grip on the Premier League trophy could be prised away once and for all this weekend as Roberto Mancini’s side faces Tottenham Hotspur knowing defeat would allow Manchester
readFifa distances itself from probe
19-04-2013
GLOBAL football body Fifa has distanced itself from an inquiry into the SA Football Association’s (Safa) finances and internal affairs.This emerged yesterday from a letter to Safa president Kirsten
readSouth Africa plans professional netball league
19-04-2013
SOUTH Africa’s proposed national professional netball league (NPL) should be up and running by December, sport department director general Alec Moemi said yesterday.He said it was essential to
readHolland wrap up series
19-04-2013
THE Netherlands beat Namibia by one wicket in their second 50-overs match at the Wanderers field yesterday to win their World Cricket League Championship series 2-0. Namibia scored 236 for five
readI’m sorry, says returning Brave Gladiators renegade
19-04-2013
BRAVE Gladiators rebel Shirley Cloete is ready to return from a self-imposed exile to be considered part of Namibian football once again.The talented but wayward midfielder last played for the Brave
readBrumbies, Reds vie for top spot in Super Rugby
19-04-2013
SYDNEY – Super 15 frontrunners ACT Brumbies take on the Queensland Reds and the Coastal Sharks go head to head with the Central Cheetahs on a weekend that could see the lead in all three conferences
readNotable Quotes
19-04-2013
THE building is dilapidated and we want law and order to prevail. – Ministry of Health and Social Services Permanent Secretary, Andrew Ndishishi, on the ministry evicting tenants from the Windhoek
readCan a water project restore a marriage?
19-04-2013
WATER is life but the force with which the truthfulness of this statement hits you in the face depends on who you are and where you are from.Clearly, if you are in Windhoek where water is a turn of a
readJob creation through waste management
19-04-2013
THE possibility of creating green jobs in Namibia lies in minimising the amount of waste sent to dumpsites because they are sustainable.This was the view of Gys Louw, Manager of Rent-A-Drum, during
readSeven in court over violence
19-04-2013
SEVEN young men who were arrested by the Oshana Police after they allegedly went on the rampage and terrorised people at Iilagati village appeared in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on
readNam economy needs fundamental change
19-04-2013
THE Minister of Trade and Industry, Calle Schlettwein, has described the Namibian economy as a “colonial economy” which mostly relies on the primary sector and exports of raw materials.This makes the
readMeatco awaits overtime court ruling
19-04-2013
A RULING on an application by the Meat Corporation of Namibia for a court order to compel its employees to work overtime as stipulated in their employment contracts is due to be handed down in the
readDefence case to continue after treason trial recess
19-04-2013
THE main Caprivi high treason trial is expected to continue next month, following a six-week recess.When the trial resumes before Judge Elton Hoff in the High Court at Windhoek Central Prison on 20
readFashion Tips with Jemima
19-04-2013
When I’ve just rushed from a seven hour meeting to attend an nAGn event about an exhibition I’ve already seen because the gallery gave me complimentary tickets to see ‘Meme Mia’, which I’ll be
readLoving Lisa Voigts
19-04-2013
I have the biggest crush on Lisa Voigts. not in a way that’s going to make it awkward once I’ve gulped down some room temperature wine at her next opening, just in a way that makes me want to walk
readMore Than Just a Song
19-04-2013
CLICHe as it may be, we all have to agree that music is a universal language. even when you do not understand the lyrics of a song, somehow the music can speak to you. Once in a while a song will
readHe’s Just Not That Into You... Like That (Females in the Friend Zone)
19-04-2013
We’ve all heard the story of the wicked bitch of the west who lets a man hang around, bask in the glow of her visage and carry all her emotional baggage before putting him in the friend zone a mere
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