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49 Articles found on Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Deputy minister faces another reckless driving charge
02-04-2013
POLICE at Tses are investigating a case of reckless and negligent driving against the deputy minister of mines and energy, Willem Isaack.Police Chief Inspector Herman Hartzenberg said the case was
readWidespread rains bring relief
02-04-2013
THE past Easter weekend brought with it the blessing of widespread rains over parts of Namibia which had been staring drought in the face.Rains that fell over large parts of the country – from the
readFour suspended at NWR
02-04-2013
NAMIBIA Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has suspended four senior staff members. The tourism parastatal’s information technology manager and head of internal audit are among those suspended three weeks ago.
readSAFE HANDS
02-04-2013
Prime Minister Hage Geingob hands over The Namibian Newspaper Cup to Otjozondjupa’s captain, goalkeeper Maova Edward. Otjozondjupa yesterday clinched their second The Namibian Newspaper Cup after they
readPoor rains in South Africa a concern
02-04-2013
WASHINGTON – Global food prices have declined in recent months as lower demand for cereals and improved supplies pushed prices down, the World Bank said, warning that prices were still near record
readAgricultural diary
02-04-2013
April 3: Swakara ram auction of Von Hase/Schreiber at Gibeon. April 5: Production auction of Louise de Scande & Julia Burger at Stampriet farmers association pens. On offer will be 40 Dorper rams
readAfrican nations increase farm spending
02-04-2013
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama hosted the leaders of four African nations last week, all of which are cited in a new report for effectively increasing spending on agriculture to combat extreme
readMTN SAMA nominations bring no surprises
02-04-2013
The eagerly awaited MTN South African Music Awards nominations were announced recently at The Turbine Hall in Newtown, Johannesburg and came with no surprises.The categories which were announced by
readMTC pays taxes of N$114bn since inception
02-04-2013
THE Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) mobile service company reached 2 042 000 active subscribers in 2012, which represents a 10% increase from the previous financial year.This resulted in the
readWhen You Become the Boss, Build Your Credibility
02-04-2013
Managing people who used to be your peers is tough. You need to establish your authority without acting like the promotion’s gone to your head. Here are three ways to make the transition easier:*
readPoPs making good progress – Ndoroma
02-04-2013
TELECOM Namibia has announced that the installation of its own international points of presence (PoPs) in two European capitals, connected to the West African Cable System (Wacs) undersea cable, is
readFacebook phone may ring true April 4
02-04-2013
SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook fuelled fresh talk on Friday about its own mobile phone after the leading social network scheduled a press announcement for next week.Shortly after the Facebook invitation
readGermany seeks skilled workers from crisis-hit southern Europe
02-04-2013
FRANKFURT – The head of Germany’s employment agency invited doctors and engineers from southern Europe to look for work in the continent’s largest economy, in an interview published on Saturday.“The
readKenya looks for economic peace dividend after calm vote
02-04-2013
Tourism seen as vital source of employment Kenya needs hydrocarbon, infrastructure investment Businesses put post-2007 vote violence behind them Corruption, red tape still hinder
readSouth Korea leader vows ‘strong’ retaliation to North
02-04-2013
SEOUL – South Korea’s new president yesterday promised a strong military response to any North Korean provocation after Pyongyang announced that the two countries were now in a state of war.President
readKanye West’s new single ‘I Am A God’
02-04-2013
Rumours regarding the title of Kanye West’s new single appear to have been confirmed. Whispers circulating the internet for the past few days have been saying that Kanye West’s new album would be
readChris Brown confirms Rihanna split
02-04-2013
Chris Brown has broken up with pop star girlfriend Rihanna.The singer confirmed he and his on-again-off-again love have split after a turbulent relationship which saw Chris get convicted of assault on
readSix dead, 11 missing, in new blast at China mine
02-04-2013
BEIJING – A new explosion in a Chinese coal mine killed six people and left 11 missing yesterday, three days after a blast killed 28 workers at the same mine, state media said.The blasts occurred at
readResidents flee fierce Aleppo clashes
02-04-2013
BEIRUT – Fierce fighting between Syrian rebels and regime forces has sparked an exodus of residents from the Sheikh Maqsud district of the northern city of Aleppo, a watchdog group said on
readMandela’s health improving says Presidency
02-04-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela’s health is improving and he will continue to receive treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia, the South African presidency said yesterday, as the anti-apartheid icon
readDo We Need A Foreign Policy?
02-04-2013
ARTICLES 96 and 144 of the Namibian Constitution establish the framework within which our country’s external relations are to be practised. This, inter alia, enjoins the state to strive for the
readChina, BRICS And Africa: Who Really Benefits?
02-04-2013
THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on 14 March released its Human Development Report 2013 under the heading ‘The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World’. It pointed to the
readAugust Maletzky ota tegelele a pewe egeelo lye nale
02-04-2013
OMULUMENTU gwedhina August Maletzky okwa kundanekwa ta tegelele uule wiiwike iheyali lwaampoka oku uva egeelo lye sho inu uva ko elombwelo lyompangu. “Ngele onda ninga epuko, onde li ningi meitaalo
readMehilathano lyuukaansela poGrootfontein
02-04-2013
OKWA kundanekwa ehilathano lya holoka maakwaSwapo poGrootfontein sha zi pokuhogolola okandidate ndjono tayi pingene po kaansela Bromeus Matheus gwaGrootfontein ngono e tu thiga po nokwa lopotwa
readElelo lyaaMbanderu natango tuu mehilathano lyuuleli wopamuthigululwakalo mompangu
02-04-2013
EKONDJELO lyoonkondo dhuuleli wopamuthigululwakalo moshigwana shaaMbanderu okwa kundanekwa lya tsikila natango. Oshizemo sheindilo ndyono lyu uvikile komukuluntupanguli Peter Shivute naapanguli mbono
readOtjozondjupa clinch Newspaper Cup
02-04-2013
OTJOZONDJUPA Region captured their second The Namibian Newspaper Cup title after defeating Omaheke 1-0 in an action-packed final at Otjiwarongo’s Paresis Stadium yesterday.Striker Roberto Rugam headed
readHardap suspended from Namibian Newspaper Cup
02-04-2013
THE Namibian Football Association (NFA) announced on Saturday night that the Hardap Region was suspended from further participation in the 2013 edition of the Namibian Newspaper Cup.The organising
readSMSes for Tuesday 02 April 2013
02-04-2013
SMS Of The Day *LIFE is very hard on people who are working in shops owned by Indians and Chinese in Katima Mulilo. They earn a mere N$300 to N$900 per month. What can they buy with that kind of
readSwimmers win 21 medals at SA Level 2 Gala
02-04-2013
NAMIBIAN swimmers excelled to win a total of 21 medals at the South African Level 2 Age Group Championships which took place at the University of Western Cape, Cape Town, from 22 to 25 March.Seventeen
readJoseph Hilongwa wins WBF International Super Flyweight title
02-04-2013
JOSEPH Hilongwa beat South Africa’s Sibusiso Twani in a close fight to capture the vacant WBF International Super Flyweight title on Friday night.Hilongwa won the 12-round fight on a unanimous
readBrilliant Ba goal gives Chelsea win over United
02-04-2013
LONDON- A brilliantly taken goal by Demba Ba gave Chelsea a 1-0 win over Manchester United in an FA Cup sixth-round replay at Stamford Bridge yesterday, securing the holders a semi-final against
readMessi scores against every team in La Liga consecutively
02-04-2013
MADRID – Barcelona's World Player of the Year Lionel Messi scored in a 19th successive La Liga match on Saturday, entering a new statistic in the record books by netting against every team in the
readEgypt dominate African Junior Squash Champs
02-04-2013
EGYPT dominated the All-Africa Junior Squash Championships in Windhoek by winning the gold medal in the team competition, while they were strongly favoured to win the individual men’s and women’s
readFrom The Twittersphere
02-04-2013
THE Namibian Twittersphere was something of an Easter egg hunt this weekend! Here, there and everywhere. From matching underwear to Oros, Spur Buffalo Wings to cereal …oops, that should be serial …
readWet roads cause havoc at coast
02-04-2013
ABOUT 20 millimetres of rain at the coast over the weekend led to wet and slippery roads and a number of car accidents, resulting in three serious injuries.A 28-year-old man sustained serious injuries
readSwakop’s seaside spa gutted by fire
02-04-2013
SMOKE billowed from the spa area on the ground floor of the Seaside Hotel and Spa at Swakopmund’s Mile 4 when a fire broke out in the sauna just before midnight last Wednesday. None of the about 150
readShemyetu through to Last Band Standing final
02-04-2013
The competition is heating up as Shemyetu becomes the third band to make it through to the finals of the Last Band Standing competition.The traditional Reggae band beat Pop/Jazz band Chilling in the
readSeven rape cases reported
02-04-2013
THE police had a hectic Easter weekend fighting crime.A total of seven rape cases were reported with the Namibian Police countrywide since Thursday last week. A 28-year-old woman was raped at Aroab in
readOmaruru running dry
02-04-2013
DESPITE receiving about 92,5 millimeters of rain this past weekend, the Omaruru community fear that they will have no water left by the end of this year because of a poor rainy season and the
readGovernment going ahead with Neckartal
02-04-2013
THE government will implement the Neckartal Dam project without delay despite a legal challenge launched last week by one of the losing bidders, Vinci-Orascom Joint Venture.In court documents
readNamPower to go full throttle on Kudu
02-04-2013
THE Namibian Power Corporation has officially changed its position on the status of the Kudu gas-to-power project, despite initially resisting to make the project the company’s number one priority. In
readWife murder trial enters last stage
02-04-2013
FINAL evidence and arguments before the sentencing of a Windhoek resident who was last week convicted of murdering his wife in a knife attack two years ago are due to be heard in the High Court in
readMinistry wraps up probe into schoolgirl pregnancy
02-04-2013
THE education directorate in the Kunene Region has completed an investigation into a case where a 15-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly impregnated by a teacher.‘’The investigation is completed and the
readKaura wants increased foreign reserves
02-04-2013
DTA president Katuutire Kaura has called on the government to increase its international reserves to at least N$30 billion to be able to cover the country during economically tough times.Speaking in
readKandjeke up for another term
02-04-2013
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba is seeking the blessing of Parliament to grant Junius Kandjeke another term as auditor general. Kandjeke was first appointed in 2003 for a five-year term on the
readForensic audit ordered for Poly
02-04-2013
THE Ministry of Education’s investigating team into alleged irregularities at the Polytechnic of Namibia has recommended that the ministry consider instituting a forensic audit into the
readGovernor Kamehozu laid to rest
02-04-2013
GROOTFONTEIN - The death of two regional governors within one month is a great loss to the nation, President Hifikepunye Pohamba said on Saturday.He was speaking at the funeral service of Omaheke
readDiescho tipped to head Nipam
02-04-2013
WELL-KNOWN academic and public speaker Joseph (Joe) Diescho is in pole position to become the head of the Namibia Institute for Public Administration and Management (Nipam). The Namibian has reliably
readNotable Quotes
02-04-2013
WE live in a two-faced society. We turn a blind eye on boys wearing sagging trousers where underwear is seen, yet girls wearing miniskirts are mentioned. – Swapo member of parliament, Alexia
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