Archive
48 Articles found on Thursday, 4 April 2013
Attitudes, tenders, kickbacks need attention
04-04-2013
THE presidential commission of inquiry into the public health sector has confirmed anecdotal complaints that the quality of health care at state institutions is poor, but gave a range of reasons,
readInterdict stops N$140m payment
04-04-2013
ONE of the major players in Namibia’s construction sector yesterday obtained a High Court interdict stopping the Ministry of Works and Transport from making a payment of close to N$140 million to a
readMORE WITH LESS
04-04-2013
President Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday addressed the nation on the progress the country has made under him, the challenges faced in the current financial year and how his leadership intends to
readThieves steal tabernacle
04-04-2013
KEETMANSHOOP thieves apparently fear nothing, not even the Almighty. They broke into the southern town’s OLPH Roman Catholic Church and stole a copper-plated tabernacle and its sacred contents with
readNeckartal will be a success - Salini
04-04-2013
ITALIAN company Salini S.p.A’s area manager for the Neckartal Dam project says his company will work hard to make the construction of this dam a resounding success.“We will execute our work well on
readLet us talk about debt, baby
04-04-2013
This week I wish to share with you my experience with debt and the threat by the lawyers that “the Sheriff of the Court” will come take my possessions and sell them to repay debts that have been
readKafula calls on Windhoek residents to use water wisely
04-04-2013
WINDHOEK – Windhoek mayor Agnes Kafula has urged the city’s residents and visitors alike to use water wisely, as water levels in dams serving the capital are presently “not desirable”.Kafula said
readFirm can sue Facebook over ‘timeline’ - Judge
04-04-2013
CHICAGO – A Chicago-based social media company called Timelines Inc can sue Facebook Inc over allegations that it violated the smaller firm’s trademark on the word “timeline,” a federal judge
readRio Tinto hires bank for coal asset sales - report
04-04-2013
SYDNEY – Rio Tinto has hired Deutsche Bank to help sell Australian coal assets worth billions of dollars, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday, as the company seeks to slash costs and exit
readBritain fine firm for mis-selling
04-04-2013
LONDON – Britain’s energy watchdog yestertday said it planned to fine utilities company SSE a record £10.5 million for “prolonged and extensive” mis-selling of products to customers.“Ofgem has today
readEskom expected to honour power deals
04-04-2013
JOHANNESBURG - BHP Billiton expects South African power utility Eskom to honour deals that are letting the mining giant buy electricity for its smelters at just over half the cost of production, the
readJobless youths could drag on recovery
04-04-2013
LONDON – The global economy is recovering - although the younger you are and the longer you’ve been out of work, the less likely it is that you’ll have noticed.A modest upturn in the major developed
readStrike the Right Tone in Your Writing
04-04-2013
Getting tone right takes work — but it’s critical to the success of your business documents. If you sound likable and professional, people will want to work with you and respond to you. If you come
readThe secret of Namib’s fairy circles uncovered
04-04-2013
THE bare circles in the grassy plains on the eastern fringe of the Namib have been a mystery for decades. Now it is clear what causes them: The ‘fairy circles’ are created by termites as part of a
readStudy maps accidental killings of sea turtles
04-04-2013
WASHINGTON – Sea turtles can get accidentally caught and killed in fishing operations, and new research out Monday seeks to map this phenomenon for the first time in a bid to save the endangered
readCoast has management policy
04-04-2013
THE National Policy on Coastal Management was launched in Swakopmund last Wednesday.The policy promotes the sustainable use of coastal resources in a way that balances social, cultural and economic
readSeal campaigners continue with harvest protest
04-04-2013
THOUSANDS of emailed petitions calling for a boycott of Namibia’s tourism and export products are being sent to the addresses of stakeholders internationally as part of an “official declaration of
readSANDF denies CAR troop build-up
04-04-2013
Johannesburg – The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) denied reports yesterday suggesting it was massing troops in central Africa.“The SANDF is not involved in any build-up of forces as reported,”
readAustralia’s gun controls a political template for US
04-04-2013
CANBERRA – Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard wore a bullet proof vest under his suit when he addressed an angry crowd of gun owners in 1996, telling them he was going to ban automatic and
readFrance’s Hollande vows new law on ministers’ wealth
04-04-2013
PARIS – French President Francois Hollande vowed yesterday that a new law on the “publication and control” of ministers’ wealth would be presented within weeks, after his ex-budget minister was
readIsrael issues warning over fire from Gaza
04-04-2013
JERUSALEM – Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon warned yesterday that Israel would respond to any attacks on its territory and not allow its people to come under fire “in any form”.His warning was issued
readN Korea blocks access to key industrial zone
04-04-2013
SEOUL – North Korea blocked access to a key joint industrial zone with South Korea on Wednesday -- a sharp escalation in a military crisis that Washington blamed on Pyongyang’s “reckless”
readSMSes for Thursday 04 April 2013
04-04-2013
SMS Of The Day *WHAT is the problem with Professor Joseph Diescho? If he is the best candidate then offer him the job. We are sick and tired of Namibians looking down on their own intellectuals
readKavetuna backs Newspaper Cup
04-04-2013
DEPUTY Sport Minister Juliet Kavetuna has intimated that the government will come aboard the next edition of the Namibian Newspaper Cup. Kavetuna said that her ministry was indebted to the organisers
readBarcelona downplay Messi loss injury
04-04-2013
PARIS – Barcelona assistant coach Jordi Roura played down fears for the fitness of Lionel Messi on Tuesday while Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti insisted his team can still win their
readHeavy presence for England in Europa League
04-04-2013
MANCHESTER – After flopping in the Champions League, English clubs will look to make amends in the Europa League tonight when Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle play in the quarterfinals.For the first
readOscar Pistorius says he wants to train again
04-04-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Oscar Pistorius’ agent says the double-amputee athlete has indicated to his management team that he wants to train again.Peet van Zyl told The Associated Press yesterday that Pistorius
readWilliams makes winning transition
04-04-2013
CHARLESTON – Serena Williams only had three days to make the transition from hard courts to clay, and it showed a few times as she won her opening match at the Family Circle Cup.The world’s No. 1
readApplications pour in for Warriors post
04-04-2013
THE Namibia Football Association is flooded with applications for the Brave Warriors head coach position, according to its president John Muinjo.Muinjo said although they have not advertised the
readNamibia win 65 medals at SA Disabled Champs
04-04-2013
NAMIBIA excelled at the Nedbank South African Disabled Championships, winning a total of 40 gold, 16 silver and nine bronze medals, while five athletes qualified for the IPC World Championships which
readSchools Athletics Champs launched
04-04-2013
NAMIBIA Coca-Cola Bottling Company yesterday announced a sponsorship of N$70 000 for the Namibia School Sport Union (NSSU) National Athletics Championships which will be held at the Windhoek
readEthimbo ina li gwana okukwatathana nayo
04-04-2013
OMAHANGANO omanene omakalelipo gaaniilonga moshilongo oga popi kutya kutya inaga pewa ethimbo lya gwana okukwatathana niilyo yago yago moshinima shomandjekopo nomashunopevi goondjambi dhaakalelwapo
readFrom The Twittersphere
04-04-2013
GOVERNMENT seems to be a fertile environment for giving free rein to your fantasies – whether you feel you should be giving Sebastian Vettel a run for his money, or taking a walk on the wild side and
readZumba event to benefit Tobias Hainyeko Primary School
04-04-2013
THE Ndeulipula Hamutumwa Trust will host a charity event called ‘Zumbathon Namibia’, which is a charity event in aid of raising funds for Tobias Hainyeko Primary School in Katutura. The event takes
readYoung woman murdered at Arandis
04-04-2013
THE body of 22-year-old Roberta Gaeses was discovered yesterday morning by a group of schoolchildren on their way to the Kolin Foundation Secondary School at Arandis.The body was found tucked into a
readSwartbooi calls for unity in development
04-04-2013
THE Karas governor has called on the white community of Keetmanshoop to unite with black citizens to forge ahead in development. “I see that we’re still not genuinely united. Each one still has fears
read3 youngsters on the run after stock theft
04-04-2013
POLICE at Khorixas are searching for three young men after 40 head of small livestock were stolen at a nearby farm.The 11 goats and 29 sheep belonging to former Khorixas Town Council member
readSanitation still a pain in informal areas
04-04-2013
SEVERAL toilets built to cater for the poor in Windhoek’s informal settlements have become white elephants.The toilets were built after President Hifikepunye Pohamba visited and inspected the living
readPohamba says no to expropriation of land
04-04-2013
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday rejected the idea of seizing farms, since it would be against the law and the government would end up on the losing side in court.He said this during question
readOndangwa drivers complain of potholes
04-04-2013
MOTORISTS in Ondangwa are unhappy with the increasing number of potholes in the town’s streets, and blame the town council for not fixing the problem.“It’s really bad to drive around town because the
read‘Meme Mia’ presents Star Singers
04-04-2013
If you harbour secret dreams of singing, dancing and dazzling your way through a musical theatre production, you’ll probably spend the opening night of ‘Meme Mia’ snarling in thinly veiled envy. I
readGIPF’s Safland audit inconclusive
04-04-2013
THE Government Institutions Pension Fund’s audit into the activities of the Frontier Property Trust and its administrator Safland, a South African-owned shopping mall developer, was
readEyewitness recounts shotgun murder
04-04-2013
THE last words of a woman who was murdered by her boyfriend at Otjiwarongo three years ago were recounted in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.Murder victim Eleide Tsaes (37) called out the name of
readElderly face numerous challenges
04-04-2013
THERE are around 27 old age homes in India’s capital city New Delhi, with a waiting list of at least six to eight months. However, the same cannot be said about Windhoek which has two state-owned old
readConstruction workers up in arms over pay
04-04-2013
WORKERS of Brukkaros Construction Company are up in arms over the non-payment of their salaries for the past two months. Brukkaros is a subcontractor to QE Contractors, which was awarded the tender
readAccused admits grisly attempt to hide murder
04-04-2013
ONE of the men accused of murdering a Brandberg area farmer, burning his body, crushing the burnt bones and then hiding the human remains in a cave six years ago, pleaded guilty to four charges in the
readA nation under attack
04-04-2013
THE recent senseless killings of young women have sparked fear among many Namibians. In the past four weeks, five women were brutally raped and murdered. The director of Women Solidarity Namibia, Rosa
readNotable Quotes
04-04-2013
I WANT this matter to be investigated thoroughly before I accept any apology from anyone. – Adelheid Jacob who says that her newborn baby boy died on Sunday due to negligent behaviour by the nurses at
read