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43 Articles found on Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Esau distances himself from fishing infights
24-04-2013
TROUBLES at two fishing companies are set to continue after the fisheries minister passed on the buck and said there is not much he can do to solve the infighting.Minister Bernard Esau recently said
readSorensen pending cases still to be decided
24-04-2013
NO final decisions have been taken yet on what will happen to the pending court cases involving Windhoek property developer Vincent Sorensen who died in the capital earlier this month.Before his death
readNo tribalism with new region - Asino
24-04-2013
THE Ondonga Traditional Authority has dismissed an accusation that it is promoting tribalism with its proposal for the establishment of a new region, made up of constituencies primarily under the
readWHEN LIFE GOES TO THE DOGS
24-04-2013
A dog wrapped in a jacket, belonging to a street artist, sits on a pavement in London. Nampa-Reuters
readConstruction and manufacturing dominate Development Bank loans
24-04-2013
THE construction and manufacturing sectors were the major beneficiaries of loans approved by the Development Bank of Namibia’s (DBN) in the first quarter of 2013.The loans approved in the first
readDBN targets high repayments
24-04-2013
THE Development Bank of Namibia’s (DBN) has targeted an overall loan book of N$1,7 billion for this year after recording an impressive N$1.364 billion at the end of March 2013. Acting DBN chief
readGive Up Email Altogether
24-04-2013
IF you spend hours every day trying to keep on top of a huge inbox, try an extreme solution: Give it up. Yes, that’s right, stop checking your email. Try other tools instead. Use your blog to post
readWal-Mart pay more due to bribery probe
24-04-2013
WAL-MART Stores Inc said this week that members of its board’s audit committee were paid more for the latest year because of extra work they had to take on to handle an ongoing investigation into
readRare blue diamond found in SA
24-04-2013
A RARE blue diamond has been unearthed at a mine in South Africa.The 25,5-carat stone was recovered by Petra Diamonds at its Cullinan mine and is expected to bring large profits. Experts say it could
readSABMiller boss treated for brain tumour
24-04-2013
LONDON – Britain-based brewer SABMiller said yesterday that its chief executive officer Graham Mackay has had surgery for a brain tumour and would be replaced by the group’s chief operating
readPick n Pay profit down 31%
24-04-2013
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s number two grocer, Pick n Pay, reported a largely expected 31 percent drop in full-year profit on Tuesday, reflecting a costly strategy to win market share and improve
readStorm clouds gather over SA’s consumers
24-04-2013
JOHANNESBURG – South Africans, it seems, just can’t stop spending.Roads in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban are jam-packed with more BMWs, Mercedes Benz and even Ferraris than you can shake a
readAsia-Pacific countries to start free trade talks
24-04-2013
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Sixteen Asia-Pacific countries are set to start talks next month on a free trade zone that would cover over half the world’s population, according to a document obtained by AFP
readSuspects in Canada train plot to appear in court
24-04-2013
OTTAWA – Two foreign nationals, arrested in Canada for a suspected Al-Qaeda-backed plot to derail a passenger train in the Toronto area, were due to appear in court yesterday for a bail hearing.The
readLebanon Sunni sheikh urges followers to join Syria fight
24-04-2013
BEIRUT – Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir, a controversial Lebanese Salafist sheikh, has urged his followers to join Syrian rebels fighting troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and the Lebanese Shiite
readFrench embassy in Tripoli bombed, two injured
24-04-2013
TRIPOLI – A car bomb hit the France embassy in Libya yesterday, wounding two French guards and causing extensive damage, in the first attack on a foreign mission since militants stormed the US
readMohamed Morsi to respect judges independence
24-04-2013
CAIRO – Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has pledged to respect the independence of the judiciary amid an outcry over plans by his Islamist allies to purge thousands of judges.After emergency talks
readSMSes for Wednesday 24 April 2013
24-04-2013
SMS Of The Day *ATTENTION fellow Namibians. Breaking sad news. Once again, the people we elected to be our leaders are now stabbing us in the back. Imagine, the Otjiwarongo Municipality has run out
readChasing the dots Growth, Jobs and
24-04-2013
Quasi-Governance“Growing the Economy, Optimising Development Outcomes” and “Jointly doing More with Less”, the headline mottos on our budget documents, and sure this is what we want, but the budget
readKwa tseyithwa uukomitiye wokuungaunga nomeya moCuvelai
24-04-2013
OMOLWOMEYA ngono ge na okukwatwa nawa, oku ulikwa uukomitiye woku ungaunga nekondololo lyomeya moshitopolwa shomeya shaCuvelai, mboka wu ulikilwe moshigongi sha li mohotela yaShandira mOshakati
readUumbangi wa gandjwa moshipotha shekengelelo lyoNCH kaafekelwa yatatu
24-04-2013
OKWA kundanekwa kwa gandjwa uumbangi moshipotha shekengelelolyoNamib Contract Haulage (NCH) kaafekelwa yatatu yomadhina Teckla Lameck, Kongo Mokaxwa nomukiina Yang Fan. Okupitila muumbangi wa
readOlye taka kalela po Swapo momahogololo poGrootfontein?
24-04-2013
ONGUNDUMUTIMA yongundu yoSwapo okwa tegelelwa yi ka tseyithe omuulikwahogololwa gwayo ngono taka kalela po ongundu momahogololo ga tahnekelwa omwedhi tagu ya gukaansela woshikandjohogololo
readNeka a tsu omuthindo pelongelokumwe
24-04-2013
EHANGANO li na sha nokukondjela omauwanawa gaanona yekondjelomanguluko lyoNamibian Exile Kids Association (Neka) olya ti lyo itali pangelwa nokulongithwa iilonga yaa li pamulandu kongundu yaanona
readZone 6 Golf Tourney starts
24-04-2013
THE 2013 Zone Six Golf Tournament got under way at the Windhoek Country Club yesterday morning as nine countries took to the greens in perfect sunny conditions. It is the third time since Independence
readMostafa eyes Ndokosho’s IBF title
24-04-2013
EGYPTIAN Ibrahim ‘Butcher’ Mostafa has vowed to take the IBF Africa, Middle East & Persian Gulf title away from Gottlieb Ndokosho.According to IBF Africa president Onesmo Ngowi, the Egyptian fighter
readPaul hits final second shot to lead Clippers
24-04-2013
THE NBA playoffs are under way once again and everyone is looking to be the team that knocks off the top dog Miami Heat. Last year’s champions had a dominant regular season, at one point winning 27
readNam beat Kenya to reach final
24-04-2013
NAMIBIA reached the final of the T20 Four Nations competition when they beat Kenya by eight wickets in their final group match yesterday. The result meant that Kenya, Namibia and the Emerging South
readBritish PM wants Suárez hard lined
24-04-2013
DOWNING Street has called on the Football Association to make an example of Luis Suárez after he was charged with violent conduct for biting Branislav Ivanovic and Liverpool declared their leading
readReal Madrid plot Dortmund downfall
24-04-2013
DORTMUND - Argentina forward Angel Di Maria has insisted Real Madrid have learnt from their group stage defeat at Borussia Dortmund and will not make the same mistake twice in tonight’s Champions
readFrom The Twittersphere
24-04-2013
WINNIE the Pooh, James Bond and Jay-Z rendezvous in a Twittersphere otherwise fuelled by tomato sauce, broomsticks, City Golfs and taxis! With a supporting cast that includes witchdoctors, MPs and …
readTraditional leader wins lost position back
24-04-2013
A SENIOR traditional councillor of one of Namibia’s smaller traditional authorities, the Bakgalagadi Traditional Authority, yesterday won a court battle against a decision to remove him from his
readNo taps, few toilets in Khorixas settlement
24-04-2013
THE residents of Donkerhoek informal settlement at the north western town of Khorixas have only one water tap and use riverbeds to relieve themselves after toilets provided by the town council and the
readCentury-old tall ship to call at Walvis Bay
24-04-2013
WHAT is believed to be one of the largest and oldest ‘tall ships’ still in operation today is expected to call at the port of Walvis Bay on 30 April.The Sedov, built in 1921, was originally a German
readPolice officers arrested for attack on suspect
24-04-2013
THREE City Police officers appeared in the Windhoek’s Magistrate Court in Katutura yesterday on charges of assaulting a 17-year-old suspect.The officers, Elia Nakale, Willem Johannes and Kleofas
readOmaheke COSDEC will soon get its own centre
24-04-2013
THE United States and the Namibian governments through the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA-Nam) have allocated millions dollars for the construction and renovation of Community Skills Development
readMokaxwa paid for trucks – lawyer
24-04-2013
THE former financial manager of the Swapo-owned Namib Contract Haulage, Kongo Mokaxwa, paid for the trucks which were delivered to him together with a consignment of trucks that NCH imported from
readNC considers changes to land laws
24-04-2013
THE deputy Minister of Lands and Resettlement, Theo Diergaardt yesterday introduced the proposed Agriculture (Commercial) Land Reform Bill in the National Council. If approved, the amended bill will
readKapere calls on lawmakers to consult citizens
24-04-2013
THE chairperson of the National Council (NC) Asser Kapere has urged lawmakers to continue consulting citizens and to seek broad perspectives from non-governmental organisations, workers and the youth
readGoabab sentencing date set
24-04-2013
THE sentencing of former National Assembly Secretary and the chief accountant of the National Assembly, Abraham John George, on a charge under the Anti-Corruption Act is scheduled to take place at
read‘Dowwe Dolla’ mops own floor
24-04-2013
Margit Meyer-Rodenbeck is the personification of the old adage ‘dynamite comes in small packages’. Blonde, petite and honest is what you’ll see and think when you first meet up with the girl who’s
readDilana rocks the Warehouse Theatre
24-04-2013
On Friday, South African born singer Dilana gave a much-anticipated performance at the Warehouse Theatre. Local Rock band Penilane was the opening act and, as expected, the show proved well worth the
readDamara unity conference to go ahead
24-04-2013
DAMARA King Justus //Garoeb has thrown his weight behind the unity conference slated for this weekend at Okahandja despite some traditional chiefs having snubbed the meeting saying the organisers did
readNotable Quotes
24-04-2013
ENGLISH will be in ICU and covered in plasters judging from the rate at which it’s being broken at #NAMAs2013. – @JosefAmwandi commented on The Namibian’s Twittersphere section’s Namibia Annual Music
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