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44 Articles found on Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Neka goes head-to-head with ‘struggle kids’
23-04-2013
THE Namibian Exile Kids Association (Neka) says it will not be held hostage by the group of ‘struggle children’ who remain camping in Windhoek after the association agreed to return home while the
readOndonga region proposed
23-04-2013
THE Oshana regional leadership has been stunned by some of its councillors and sections of the Ondonga Traditional Authority who have allegedly proposed the creation of a new region called Ondonga
readLameck trial focus on truck deal
23-04-2013
A TRUCK purchase in which a Swapo-owned company was allegedly defrauded took centre stage as the first prosecution witness started to testify in the fraud and corruption trial of former Public Service
readSORTING IT OUT
23-04-2013
Grandma Magdalena, a resident of the single quarters at Gobabis, makes a living by collecting and selling camelthorn seed pods to farmers in and around the eastern town. The pods make a nutritious
readNCCI sign economic agreement
23-04-2013
THE Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) and the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce, which falls under the China Chamber of International Commerce, have signed a cooperation agreement.The
readLufthansa staff on strike
23-04-2013
BERLIN – Ground staff at Lufthansa, Germany’s biggest airline, walked off the job Monday on a one-day strike that prompted the company to cancel most of the day’s scheduled flights in advance and left
readRussia to build 8 silos in Egypt
23-04-2013
CAIRO - Russia will build eight silos in Egypt to store Russian grain for re-export to Africa, the Egyptian agriculture minister was quoted as saying on Sunday.“Egypt will be a market for Russian
readEskom to prevent blackouts ‘at all costs’
23-04-2013
JOHANNESBURG – South African power utility Eskom said yesterday the risk of electricity outages was increasing with the approach of the southern hemisphere winter, although it would strive to prevent
readChina aiming to wrestle pricing power away
23-04-2013
SHANGHAI – China will refuse to grant new licences to iron ore importers unless they participate in a domestic trading platform, in a fresh move by the world’s biggest iron ore consumer to wrestle
readAfrica’s boom not denting poverty enough - economists
23-04-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Fast-paced African countries may have growth rates that are the envy of developed economies, but the continent’s boom has failed in recent years to significantly dent poverty levels,
readKeep Innovation Jams Small and Focused
23-04-2013
BRINGING together people from different backgrounds to creatively brainstorm a problem — otherwise known as a “jamming” – has become a popular way to unearth new ideas. Although the process is widely
readNew liner calls on Walvis Bay
23-04-2013
THE first RORO (roll-on roll-off) vessel of the shipping line ‘Sallaum Lines’, called on Walvis Bay last week. Sallaum Lines is an international car shipping and RORO services company that was
readIndian police arrest second rape suspect
23-04-2013
NEW DELHI – Indian police arrested a second man yesterday over the kidnap and rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, but officers faced protests and a hail of criticism over their insensitive
readUN atomic agency urges Fukushima safety improvements
23-04-2013
TOKYO – The International Atomic Energy Agency yesterday called on the operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to improve “essential systems” as it struggles to deal with leaks and power
readBoston bomb suspects ‘innocent’, framed by FBI says father
23-04-2013
MOSCOW – The father of the suspected Boston bombers insisted in an interview published Monday that his sons Tamerlan and Dzhokhar were innocent and could not have carried out the bombings.Their plans
readDozens killed in fierce Nigeria gun battles
23-04-2013
KANO, NIGERIA – Dozens of people have been killed in fierce fighting between Nigeria’s military and suspected Islamists after troops raided an insurgent hideout in the northeast, a government source
readChina quake rescuers battle landslides, debris
23-04-2013
LUSHAN, CHINA–Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers yesterday as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China that has left at least 188
readAgricultural diary
23-04-2013
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
readGoats and sheep under threat - Mutorwa
23-04-2013
NAMIBIA remains under threat from trans-boundary animal diseases, in particular amongst goats and sheep, which were detected in northern Angola.The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry John
readBlack Vulcanite EP Reviewed in Rolling Stone South Africa
23-04-2013
Possibly the most distinct sign that they have ‘made it’ on the South African music scene, Namibian Hip-Hop trio, Black Vulcanite, has been featured in one of the most revered music magazines, South
readSMSes for Tuesday 23 April 2013
23-04-2013
SMS Of The Day *THE Parliamentarians who want a salary increase: Did these people sit down for a moment to evaluate themselves? There is not a single ministry that is functioning productively. These
readNatango moNooli mwa dhipagwa omukiintu gumwe kOmadhiya
23-04-2013
OPOLISI yaShikoto oya kwata po omulumentu gwoomvula omilongone nayimwe (41) gwomomukunda Omadhiya mOndonga moshikandjohogololo shaMuntele moshitopolwa shaShikoto ta fekelwa medhipago lyomuholike gwe
readThatcher’s Ideas Live On
23-04-2013
MARGARET Thatcher was the woman who began the shift to the right that has affected almost all the countries of the West in the past three decades. She died two weeks ago at the age of 87, 34 years
readOmalunduluko goondjambi otaga ka tulwa miilonga kuyele
23-04-2013
OMALUNDULUKO ga kala nokukundanekwa goondjambi dhaaniilonga ayehe yepangelo koonono okwa kundanwa taga ka tulwa miilonga iiwike mbika nonando inaa ku popiwa naanaa kondandalunde kutya uunake. Shika
readDTA nayo ya popi ko sha koshikondo shuuhaku moshilongo ashihe
23-04-2013
ONGUNDU yopolitika yedhina Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) oya popi ko sha nokulondodha epangelo li ninge po sha koondondo dhuuhaku moshilongo shono kwa kundanwa shu uka pevi esiku nesiku.
readPaulus Noa a tokola okukonga omayele gamwe po mokukondjitha uulingilingi
23-04-2013
OMUWILIKI gwOkommissi yokukeelela uulingilingi mokati koshigwana omusamane Paulus Noa nongundu ye yaanambelewa aakuluntu oku li te ende niitopolwa ayihe moNamibia moka ta ningi iigongi naantu
readStop Degenerating Into Tribal Fests
23-04-2013
THE work of the three men appointed last year to constitute the delimitation commission must surely be drawing to a close. Their report is intended to influence the determination of (new) boundaries
readHerunga steps up her game
23-04-2013
TJIPEKAPORA Herunga is showing that she is slowly getting back to her best, following recent impressive wins in Mauritius and South Africa. Herunga wowed the Mauritian crowd in the packed Germain
readTop-class junior athletics on display
23-04-2013
SOME top-class athletics was on display over the weekend when Namibia’s finest young athletes from all 13 regions converged on the Windhoek Independence Stadium for the Coca-Cola NSSU National
readHeinrich Köhne wins first MB race
23-04-2013
HEINRICH Köhne was the overall winner of the first race of the Rock and Rut Mountain Bike Cross-Country series in Windhoek on Saturday.The elite cyclist Köhne, had quite a comfortable victory as he
read‘Kop Cannibal’ fined, offered anger management therapy
23-04-2013
LONDON – Luis Suarez has been fined by Liverpool for biting an opponent, and has been offered anger management counselling by England’s footballers’ union.The Uruguay striker – dubbed the ‘The Kop
readTwo of a kind clash as Bayern take on Barcelona
23-04-2013
PEP Guardiola is not the only connection between Bayern Munich and Barcelona, who meet in their Champions League semifinal, first leg at the Allianz Arena tonight.Both teams are dominating their
readFrom The Twittersphere
23-04-2013
IT’S a post-NAMAs kind of day; a bit of this, a bit of that … Peanuts for some, arms for others, and then there’s bacon! Plus, miracles, music, and more ...@MsSandyK: Omg! Patients sleeping on
readSwapo to decide on Grootfontein candidate
23-04-2013
THE Swapo Party politburo is expected to announce the party’s preferred candidate to contest next month’s by-election for a regional councillor in Grootfontein.The seat became vacant after the death
readWorkers urged to avoid strikes
23-04-2013
THE abdication of responsibility by key parties in Namibia’s industrial and labour relations system is a primary cause for many illegal strikes and lockouts, which ultimately impact on foreign
readWoman in court for perjury
23-04-2013
FLORA !Ganes (41) appeared in the Khorixas Magistrates’ Court for perjury after she tried to withdraw a case of rape which she opened last month.!Ganes reported a case of rape on 5 March this year but
readMTC admits to NAMA blunders
23-04-2013
“We promised the Namibian a world class event and so we have to be held accountable for not delivering this promise.” These are the words of MTC’s Chief Human Capital and Corporate Affairs Officer,
readMurder suspect in court
23-04-2013
VILHO Kadhila (41), accused of murdering Taimi Saarah Thomas (35), appeared in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court yesterday.He was not asked to plead and the case was postponed to 2 July for further
readNew location for Gobabis
23-04-2013
DEVELOPMENT seems to be coming at a fast pace to Gobabis with new improvements seen around town.Residents of Okomboni (migrant compound) informal settlement in Gobabis are being relocated to a
readDiamond vessel sinks, crew safe
23-04-2013
A DIAMOND-MINING vessel sank in bad weather off Oranjemund on Friday at around 02h00, and all four crew members were rescued. The vessel named ‘Misty Model to High Lander’ belongs to a South African
readBehind the govt car deal
23-04-2013
MONOPOLY rather than alleged irregularities, was at the heart of the government’s withdrawal of a contract for the purchase of luxury vehicles from a black empowerment company that had won the N$14,8
readNotable Quotes
23-04-2013
This is affirmation that structures of the party are recognised. Similarly, it should be for section, branch, district, regional leaders of the party be considered in the same way. – Elijah Ngurare,
readStop fronting foreign businesses – Shafudah
23-04-2013
THE Tender Board of Namibia has come up with a new category to accommodate Namibian interests in the awarding of tenders.The ‘equity distribution’ category is a restrictive category which will see
readBrandberg climb serves as platform for GBV debate
23-04-2013
In a country where violence against women and children has reached alarming levels, a group of young people have done what many others wouldn’t ever dare to do.These young people embarked on a climb
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