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45 Articles found on Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Hengari tipped to head NWR
30-04-2013
NAMIBIA Wildlife Resorts’ acting managing director and company secretary, Zelna Hengari (photo), is expected to be confirmed as the new head of the tourism parastatal.This depends on whether
readBotswana president clawed by cheetah
30-04-2013
GABORONE - Botswana’s President Ian Khama has received two stitches in his face after being clawed by a cheetah, a government spokesman said yesterday.The incident occurred at a Botswana Defence Force
readTribalism blamed for disability squabbles
30-04-2013
THE Minister of Health and Social Services, Richard Kamwi has blamed the lack of finance, tribalism and cliques in the council for the lack of a National Disability Council board whose appointment has
readA STAR IS BORN
30-04-2013
A picture released yesterday by the European Southern Observatory captured by the Danish 1.54-metre telescope located at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile shows a striking image of NGC 6559, an
readBank Windhoek Holdings to list on Namibian Stock Exchange
30-04-2013
BANK Windhoek Holdings Limited will be listed on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) by late June this year, after the application for its primary listing on the main board of the NSX was approved
readWalk at Your Next Meeting
30-04-2013
AMERICANS sit for an average of 9.3 hours a day. And a slew of studies have shown just how unhealthy that is, linking it to heart disease, obesity, and cancer. So next time you need to meet with a
readRio Tinto to cut 200 jobs at London
30-04-2013
JOHANNESBURG/LONDON – Mining group Rio Tinto plans to almost halve the size of its London head office, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, cutting more than 200 jobs as it tries to slash
readBank to help drought-hit farmers
30-04-2013
STANDARD Bank Namibia said it is fully prepared to help farmers in mitigating the impact of the drought. The bank’s head of commercial, regional and agriculture department, Herman Coetzee, said the
readGlobal advertising to grow - report
30-04-2013
LONDON – World advertising expenditure will grow by 3.9% in 2013 and by five percent in 2014, driven by internet advertising as the global economy strengthens, a report by a media agency said
readVodafone investors want bigger bid
30-04-2013
LONDON - Six major Vodafone investors said US$100 billion was not enough for the British company’s stake in its US joint venture with Verizon Communications, and urged the latter to come up with an
readZim to seize Zimplats mining land
30-04-2013
HARARE - Zimbabwe plans to seize 28 000 hectares of land leased to a local subsidiary of the platinum-mining giant Impala Platinum the government said were being underutilised.“President (Robert
readAfrica is still way too dependent on resources
30-04-2013
JOHANNESBURG - Africa’s brisk economic growth over the past decade has been consumer driven, a much-hyped trend that masks the uncomfortable fact that the region remains far too reliant on
readLauryn Hill to release new album
30-04-2013
Lauryn Hill may be in a boatload of legal troubles, but that isn’t stopping her from finally making new music, and it’s time for the world to rejoice.Hill posted a statement to her official Tumblr
readBangladesh bosses plead to Western firms after tragedy
30-04-2013
DHAKA – Bangladeshi textile bosses pleaded yesterday with Western clothing giants to keep doing business with them after nearly 400 people died in a factory collapse as hopes of finding more survivors
readCyprus to limit president’s immunity from prosecution
30-04-2013
NICOSIA – Cyprus plans to limit presidential immunity from prosecution and increase government transparency, its president said yesterday, a move to win over a public jaded by graft and economic
readUAE court jails 3 Britons on drugs charges
30-04-2013
DUBAI – A United Arab Emirates court yesterday sentenced three Britons to four years in jail each on drugs charges, Gulf News reported, amid claims they have been beaten and tortured by police.The
readSyria says prime minister survives Damascus bomb attack
30-04-2013
BEIRUT – Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived a bomb attack on his convoy in Damascus yesterday, state media and activists said, as rebels struck in the heart of President Bashar al-Assad’s
readGaza militants fire mortar at southern Israel
30-04-2013
JERUSALEM – Militants in the Gaza Strip yesterday sent a mortar shell crashing into an open area in southern Israel, a day after a rare retaliatory air strike by Israeli forces, the army said.Over the
readSMSes for Tuesday 30 April 2013
30-04-2013
SMS Of The Day *HOW can Members of Parliament say their salaries of N$45 000 per month is not enough? But they agree that N$550 per month for pensioners is enough. Who is greedy? Food For Thought
readAanona yekondjelomanguluko ye li 31 mompangu natango
30-04-2013
AANONA ya valelwa mekondjelomanguluko ye li ayehe kumwe omilongondatu nagumwe (31) natango ya holoka mompangu yamangestrata pEenhana moshitopolwa shaHangwena, taya patanekelwa oshipotha shuuhwapindi
readTse uushili twa hala molweso lyomupambele gwetu nokahanona ke
30-04-2013
OMAPULAPULO ge na sha neso lyaJuliana Kleopas nokahanona ke moshipangelo shepangelo shaKatutura momumvo 2011 okwa kundanwa ge ya moshiwike shago oshitiyali nokuli nokwa kundanekwa aapambele ya ti
readA geyithwa kuukwamuhoko tawu mu popilwa
30-04-2013
OKWA kundanekwa kaansela gwoshikandjohogololo shaKatyali Joseph Mupetami e li e ekelehi omapopyo ga ziilile kungoloneya gwawo gwoshitopolwa shaShana Clemens Kashuupulwa. Mupetami okwa ti gavena
readBeware of Crack
30-04-2013
ALTHOUGH Namibian society has many social challenges to manage, I must raise the alarm about yet another. Drugs – in particular crack cocaine – if left to spread unchecked, will destroy our society.
readThe Police Should Not Be A Law Unto Themselves
30-04-2013
DURING the dark lawless days before independence, the police were probably the most feared, but hardly respected, agents of the state. For the most part, they operated outside the law, played God and
readUPM wants Hardap split up
30-04-2013
THE United People’s Movement (UPM) has proposed to the Delimitation Commission that the Hardap Region be divided into two regions – to be called Oanob and Hardap – to accelerate socio-economic
readFrom The Twittersphere
30-04-2013
NAMIBIANS, aaaaaah Namibians, and Mondays. Yes, that day. Seems like it was a real zinger for some; others winged it, or gave it the wink, if they weren’t going all chicken on it. Plus, All Stars, no
readTses gets N$400 000 GRN bailout
30-04-2013
THE Tses Village Council which had its water supplies disconnected two weeks ago has paid NamWater N$400 000 to have water supplies to the village reconnected. NamWater cut water supplies to the
read‘Struggle kids’ in court again at Eenhana
30-04-2013
THIRTY-ONE children of the liberation struggle from Ohangwena who were arrested on 18 March this year after they allegedly threw stones at police officers at Eenhana during their eviction from the
readGetting to know Jack Parrow
30-04-2013
South African Afrikaans Hip Hop singer Jack Parow was in Windhoek over the weekend to perform at the much anticipated ‘Afrikaans is Groot’ concert that took place at the Windhoek Show Grounds on
readNBC and union agree on increases
30-04-2013
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) on Friday reached agreement on salary increases with the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu).NBC Director General Albertus Aochamub said they reached
readKiller cries over murder of neighbour
30-04-2013
A RESIDENT of Kunene Region who has admitted that he murdered a neighbour and then burned his body in an attempt to hide the crime was in tears when he gave evidence in mitigation of sentence in the
readGwen to tackle journalist safety
30-04-2013
THE chairperson of the Namibia Media Trust, Gwen Lister, will moderate the opening plenary panel on journalist safety at the main Unesco World Press Freedom Day celebration on 3 May, in San Jose,
readGroendoring struggles to keep up with Eger legacy
30-04-2013
IF the dead could turn in their graves at the observation of the injustice being perpetrated against poor people in our world, Helga Eger would be a restless spirit.Her major disturbance would be the
readExit 93 petrol, enter new sulphur diesel
30-04-2013
NAMIBIANS driving older cars that use leaded petrol (93) will soon find themselves having to use unleaded petrol (95) for these vehicles. Mines and Energy Minister Isak Katali announced yesterday
readDo not politicise Baynes project - Shilamba
30-04-2013
ARANDIS – NamPower Managing Director Paulinus Shilamba has urged Namibians not to politicise the Baynes Hydropower project, because when completed it will benefit the entire Namibian nation.Shilamba
readNotable Quotes
30-04-2013
EVEN if it’s N$30 million or N$100 million, it’s not about the land deal but the developmental benefits that will come. – Owner of United Africa Group Martha Namundjebo-Tilahun said after the
readCalling all the beautiful ladies
30-04-2013
Since it’s inception, the Miss Namibia pageant has given many young girls the opportunity to be groomed into well presented, poised and articulate women. They are also moulded into strong individuals
readAgribank join hands with Hartebeestloop
30-04-2013
AGRIBANK has taken hands with Hartebeestloop Bonsmaras and Agra Livestock to enable buyers to purchase top genetic material at the sixth Hartebeestloop auction on 31 May at the farm Hartebeestloop.The
readNew records for swakara
30-04-2013
MORE records can be noted in the books of the swakara industry, with the highest average price ever paid for swakara pelts and the highest price ever for a lot of white pelts at the April pelt auction
readTobias laments Shindjuu defeat
30-04-2013
NESTOR Tobias believes that Abmerk Shindjuu deserved to win the final Commonwealth flyweight title eliminator which he lost on points to Isaac Quaye in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday. After reviewing
readPretorius wins inaugural Coastal Classic
30-04-2013
JUNIOR cyclist Michael Pretorius won the inaugural Coastal Cycle Classic road race which took place between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund on Saturday.The 17-year-old Pretorius won the 100km race in a time
readNamibia’s Sevens struggle in Mombasa
30-04-2013
NAMIBIA’S Sevens Rugby team had a rude awakening when they managed to win only one of six matches at the CAR Africa Cup Sevens tournament in Mombasa, Kenya over the weekend. Namibia was drawn in Group
readBale’s brillance piles pressure on Tottenham
30-04-2013
LONDON - Gareth Bale’s double success at the PFA Player of the Year awards ceremony capped a remarkable season for the Tottenham star but the acknowledgement of his individual excellence has placed an
readDeutschland über alles? It’s not all over yet
30-04-2013
PARIS - So much has been written about last week’s overwhelming victories by German clubs over their Spanish counterparts in the Champions League semifinals that neutral observers could be forgiven
readSpurs, Heat into second round
30-04-2013
THE Lakers season came to an ignoble end after being swept out of the first round of the playoffs by San Antonio. The Lakers season began full of hope with big name signings of Steve Nash and Dwight
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