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49 Articles found on Monday, 8 April 2013
Karuaihe-Martin tipped for top finance job
08-04-2013
SPECULATION that tax heavyweight Patty Karuaihe-Martin will be either Namibia’s next deputy minister of finance or commissioner of inland revenue was rife this weekend.Karuaihe-Martin, wife of
readMore ODC money recovered
08-04-2013
MORE money is expected to trickle into government coffers after investigators discovered property outside Namibia belonging to people implicated in the disappearance of N$100 million from investments
readN$60m tender in the balance
08-04-2013
THE controversial N$60 million tender for upgrading the defunct railway line between Lüderitz and Aus hangs in the balance after the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Works, Peter Mwatile,
readWIKA IS BACK
08-04-2013
Namibia’s oldest carnival kicked off on Saturday in Windhoek with the traditional Biwak which was hosted at the Auas Valley Shopping Mall. It started the 61th edition of the German-style carnival.
readSpain’s Pescanova seeks insolvency amid boardroom fight
08-04-2013
MADRID – Spain’s Pescanova, one of the world’s largest fishing companies, is filing for insolvency after a month of boardroom battles ended in stalemate and put the future of the debt-laden group at
readGerman minister says tax haven report will ‘increase pressure’
08-04-2013
BERLIN – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday he was glad the identities of thousands of holders of bank accounts in tax havens had been leaked because it would help do away with
readChinese travellers are top spenders
08-04-2013
MADRID – Chinese travellers are the world’s biggest tourism spenders, splashing out a record US$102 billion on trips abroad in 2012, the UN World Tourism Organisation has said.The number of Chinese
readThird time may be lucky for Angola Eurobond debut
08-04-2013
LISBON – Thwarted by global financial crisis in 2009 and debt arrears in 2011 – the chance of Angola launching a debut Eurobond are better third time round thanks to its booming oil economy and
readItaly to pay 40bn euros owed to business to boost growth
08-04-2013
ROME – The Italian government on Saturday gave its go-ahead for a bill to pay back 40 billion euros in debts owed to the private sector in a bid to boost businesses and stimulate growth as the country
readPortugal government condemns court ‘no’ to tough 2013 budget
08-04-2013
LISBON – Portugal’s centre-right government on Saturday condemned the constitutional court’s rejection of several aspects of the country’s tough 2013 budget, saying that the decision “makes it
readRio Tinto adds Australia copper mine to ‘for sale’ list
08-04-2013
LONDON – Rio Tinto has hired investment bank Macquarie to sell its majority stake in the Northparkes copper mine in Australia, a source familiar with the matter said, adding to a growing list of
readNumbness gives way to anger in Cyprus over bailout
08-04-2013
NICOSIA – Public shock in Cyprus about the tough terms of an international bailout is turning into anger as millions of euros remain locked in the country’s banks.Cypriots were stunned by last month’s
readQuickly quiet your mind
08-04-2013
A clear head produces the best insights. But it’s a challenge to take time off in the midst of a busy day to rest your brain, Harvard Business Review says in its Management Tip of the Day. Here
readNamcor optimistic about Kudu Gas
08-04-2013
GOBABIS – The managing director of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), Obeth Kandjoze, has expressed optimism with the progress made towards the realisation of the Kudu Gas
readSouth Africa to deploy troops in DRC
08-04-2013
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) will be sending troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a UN intervention force, the defence force confirmed on Sunday.“Yes, the government of South
readIran must be set deadline of weeks to halt enrichment – Israel
08-04-2013
JERUSALEM – A senior Israeli minister yesterday called on world powers to set a deadline for military action of weeks to persuade Iran to halt its nuclear enrichment programme after talks ended
readGuinea-Bissau ex-navy chief in US court
08-04-2013
New York – The former navy chief of Guinea-Bissau and four others were ordered detained in New York on Friday after being arrested for an alleged trans-Atlantic cocaine trafficking plot.The
readBritain restricts free legal help for foreigners
08-04-2013
LONDON – Foreigners will be banned from claiming free legal representation in civil cases until they have lived in Britain for at least one year, the justice minister revealed yesterday.Some migrants
readKenya’s new president to keep good relations with West
08-04-2013
NAIROBI – Despite a looming international trial for crimes against humanity, Kenya’s new leader Uhuru Kenyatta will maintain the country’s close relations with the West, analysts say, calming fears
readUS delays missile test over N Korea tensions: official
08-04-2013
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test due to take place in California next week amid soaring nuclear tensions with North Korea, an official said Saturday.The
readMelody Alvina Urikhos a dhipagwa shi nyanyalitha noonkondo
08-04-2013
EHULILOSHIWIKE lyopaasa kuMelody Alvina Urikhos olya tamekele naanaa ngaashi omahuliloshiwike omale haga kala, inaa tseya she nofamili ye ngele ehuliloshiwike osho tali ke ya hulila nayi ngaaka. Okwa
readCharles Namoloh a tumine ko aanambelewa
08-04-2013
OMINISTA yomapangelo gopayitopolwa nomalelo gopamuthigululwakalo Charles Namoloh okwa gandja elombwelo kaanambelewa yamwe po aakuluntu muuministeli we ya ka konakone omapopyo gokwaatsakumwe pokati
readLombweleni ookuume keni oshili
08-04-2013
NAMIBIA oshilongo shuukwanankali wopaigwana. Oshipu lela okudhiladhila kutya ekondjelomanguluko ndyono lye e ta eipangelo lyaakwashigwana aaSouth West Africa olya li esindano lyokangundu kaantu
readNgame omuningi owala gwooveta moshikondo
08-04-2013
OMINISTA yoshikondo shuundjolowele nonkalonawa omundohotola Richard Kamwi okwi ikaleke kokule yomapuko ga longwa muuministeli we.Epuko limwe olyo ndino lyiilongitho yopaunamiti ya kotha oshimaliwa
readSMSes for Monday 08 April 2013
08-04-2013
SMS Of The Day *WHY are our leaders quiet and slow to act on the scourge of rape and murder of women and children? We are tired of this nonsense. Food For Thought *IT IS is really distressful.
readGovernor wants age cheating culprits dealt with
08-04-2013
THE Hardap governor, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa, has ordered an investigation into age-cheating allegations that led to the suspension of the Hardap Region’s Under-20 team from participating in the
readBalotelli fined for smoking in toilet on train
08-04-2013
MILAN – AC Milan’s maverick forward Mario Balotelli was caught smoking in the toilet on the train during the team’s journey to Florence and will be fined, chief executive Adriano Galliani said
readRosicky double lifts Arsenal to fourth
08-04-2013
LONDON – Arsenal climbed back into the Premier League’s top four for the first time since December when they won 2-1 at West Bromwich Albion thanks to two goals from Tomas Rosicky despite having
readChiefs top Super 15 after Brumbies stumble
08-04-2013
DEFENDING champions Waikato Chiefs reached the summit of the Super 15 standings without even playing at the weekend after early season pacesetters ACT Brumbies’ late costly stumble at home.The New
readNSFD second-leg games called off due to lack of funds
08-04-2013
THE Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) Northern Stream First Division (NSFD) second-leg league games have been called off due to a lack of funds. The second-leg games were due to kick off this
readBayern win 22nd Bundesliga title in record time
08-04-2013
BERLIN – Bayern Munich won their 22nd Bundesliga title in record time on Saturday by beating Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 to open up an unassailable 20-point lead with six games left in the season.The
readNamibia suffer 10-wicket defeat
08-04-2013
NAMIBIA suffered a comprehensive 10-wicket defeat against Western Province in their Three-Day Challenge match that ended at the Wanderers field on Saturday. A great double century by Sybrand
readFive in a row for Windhoek Hochland Sports Club
08-04-2013
THE Windhoek Hochland Sports Club won the Coca-Cola Top Ten Athletics Championships for the fifth year in a row at the Windhoek’s Independence Stadium on Saturday, but had to contend with stiff
readFrom The Twittersphere
08-04-2013
AS usual, the time change saw Namibians – OK, some of us – get as confused as a chameleon in a box of Smarties! I don’t know what Summer and Winter, let alone Autumn, think about the enforced
readTransNamib assault case with PG
08-04-2013
THE assault case opened against former TransNamib chief executive officer Eugenia Tjaronda last November was sent to the prosecutor general for a decision whether to prosecute or not.Ailly
readToilets bring dignity to rural poor
08-04-2013
A SENSE of dignity was restored to 14 households living at farm Nuwefontein and /Aub !Goas in the Karas Region when they discarded the practice of taking long walks to the bush to relieve themselves
readResearch Act changes to be discussed
08-04-2013
THE Ministry of Education is likely to hear the views of civil society organisations on their concerns about the proposed research regulations added to the Research, Science and Technology Act of
readReduced libel award for biochemist
08-04-2013
A CLINICAL biochemist and former leader of the Swanu political party, Rihupisa Kandando, has won a defamation claim against a medical aid fund that accused him of illegally practising as a medical
readRape, stabbing mar weekend
08-04-2013
FOUR murders, three suicides and two culpable homicides were reported around the country over the past weekend. Two cases of attempted murder, three cases of rape, two robberies and a case of
readUnruly principals could face prison
08-04-2013
PRINCIPALS of combined and secondary schools in the Otjozondjupa Region came under fire for non-adherence to policy matters during a meeting with the Minister of Education, David Namwandi on Friday.
readUS nationals deny Heckmair murder charges
08-04-2013
THE two United States citizens accused of murdering a young former Windhoek resident in an execution-style killing at the start of 2011 pleaded not guilty to all charges against them on Friday.Making
readAfter Mandela what will happen to South Africa?
08-04-2013
“ALL hell will break loose,” said the voice on the radio.It was a call-in show – on a topic that is on many minds here these days: the fate of a 94-year-old man lying in a hospital bed in Pretoria,
readKunene welcomes help for minorities
08-04-2013
THE Governor of Kunene region Joshua //Hoëbeb has expressed happiness over the news that government aid to benefit minority groups in his region was on its way.//Hoëbeb said this gesture showed that
readNew office for Katutura Central constituency
08-04-2013
THE regional councillor for the Katutura Central Constituency, Ambrosius Kandjii, finally has an office after operating from his home for more than two years.“Although working from my family house was
readHanse-Himarwa intervenes in Maltahöhe dispute
08-04-2013
HARDAP Regional governor Katrina Hanse-Himarwa has intervened in the Maltahöhe leadership dispute by directing that all suspended council officials be reinstated with immediate effect. Hanse-Himarwa
readFarm murder accused granted bail
08-04-2013
THE continued – and so far fruitless – search for the main suspect in the murder of an elderly farming couple in the Omaruru area in March 2009 resulted in two other accused men being granted bail in
readFive bands in Last Band Standing finalI
08-04-2013
It started with 24 bands, 10 made it to the second round and now five of the country’s top live acts have made it to the grand finale of the 2013 edition of Last Band Standing. On Wednesday evening,
readAraffath speaks out after Mazanga quarrel
08-04-2013
“This is first and last time I will speak to The Namibian regarding Mazanga.”These were the first words of record producer Araffath Mahuure regarding his withdrawal of Mazanga’s music from this year’s
readNotable Quotes
08-04-2013
I DO not involve myself in the procurement process since I am just a policy maker. – Minister of Health and Social Services Richard Kamwi, on the purchasing of specialised medical equipment by his
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