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46 Articles found on Thursday, 14 February 2013
Health Ministry pleads for patience on staff uniforms
14-02-2013
THE Ministry of Health and Social Services has been failing to supply its staff with uniforms for many years while state patients have to mostly fend for themselves in the provision of attire and
readTreason defence to map out strategy
14-02-2013
THE defence team representing the 65 remaining accused persons in the main Caprivi high treason trial plan to wrap up their clients’ defence case within this year still.Defence counsel Patrick Kauta,
readKilus accused of instigating land grab
14-02-2013
CONTROVERSIAL Swapo Party politician and deputy minister of works, Kilus Nguvauva, is accused of having instructed resettlement farmers to push their cattle onto Portion 2 of Farm Coetzee in the
readGOING EXTINCT
14-02-2013
Zookeeper Shannon Smith gets a lick from Shiley, a three-and-a-half-year-old male cheetah, during a animal ambassador walk through at Safari Park in Escondido, California in the US. The tightly wound,
readClean financial slate for Whk Country Club
14-02-2013
THE Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino (WCCR) on Tuesday removed the last remnants of its struggling financial past when it paid the final N$40 million it owed to the Government Institutions
readShow me the money
14-02-2013
Millions of dollars are laying unclaimed with banks, pension funds and insurance companies. I have been informed that these companies believe it is the responsibility of the deceased to have informed
readCity makes do with limited health inspectors
14-02-2013
Last year, The Namibian reported two cases of trading of food which is either rotten or unfit for consumption. On December 6 2012, a front page article, exposing the sale of expired biscuits at the
read‘See change coming and embrace it’
14-02-2013
POST the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) scandal, the unlisted investment environment have been “jacked-up” and all players in the sector are better geared to see warning signs earlier,
readTip Revise and Edit Your Writing Project
14-02-2013
When it comes to writing projects, finishing your first draft is only half the battle, Harvard Business Review says in its Management Tip of the Day. Then you need to revise and edit. Revising is a
readObama calls for US free trade pact with EU
14-02-2013
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has called for talks on a far-reaching free trade agreement with the 27 nations of the European Union (EU), throwing his weight behind a deal that would encompass
readNo bonus for Absa CEO
14-02-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Absa Group chief executive officer Maria Ramos will not receive a bonus this year, Business Day reported yesterday.In the year to end December 2012, bonus payments at the banking group
readGrowth has not helped Africa’s poor – AfDB
14-02-2013
JOHANNESBURG – A top official at the African Development Bank on Tuesday admitted the continent’s breakneck growth has not yet transformed the lives of normal Africans.“Our growth really has not been
readZim gives producers two years to refine platinum locally
14-02-2013
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s government has told platinum producers to start refining the metal locally within two years, placing a further requirement on an industry already forced to surrender majority
readVenezuelans race to spend before devaluation
14-02-2013
CARACAS – Venezuelans swamped stores on Tuesday to snap up everything from washing machines to plane tickets in a last-minute wave of panic-buying ahead of a 32% currency devaluation.Venezuela
readPressure on Zuma to show progress
14-02-2013
Cape Town – South Africa’s parliament is getting ready to host President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address on Valentine’s Day - but it’s not clear what his bouquet of offerings will
read‘Les Misérables’
14-02-2013
Prostitutes, prisoners, incorrigible inn-keepers and revolutionaries abound in the filmic adaptation of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Broadway spectacular ‘Les Misérables’ based on
readSouth Sudan accuses Sudan of border troop build-up
14-02-2013
JUBA – South Sudan on Tuesday accused Sudan of building up forces along their border, in a sign that efforts to set up a buffer zone between the neighbours and resume the oil exports vital to both
readAfrica’s candidate for pope ‘a peacemaker’
14-02-2013
ACCRA – Ghana’s Peter Turkson, seen by some as Africa’s top candidate to become the next pope, has served as a peacemaker and left what his supporters call a lasting impact on his nation’s
readFears of ‘catastrophic’ violence in Mali
14-02-2013
Gao – Mali risks descending into “catastrophic” violence, the UN rights chief warned on Tuesday, as tensions swept the country after a string of attacks by Islamist rebels on French-led forces.After
readObama vows to get tough with North Korea
14-02-2013
Washington – President Barack Obama vowed on Tuesday to take “firm action” with US allies against North Korea and South Korea accelerated a planned upgrade to its offensive missiles after Pyongyang’s
readD’banj aka the Koko disappoints Afcon fans
14-02-2013
International star D’banj aka the Koko Master who was set to bring down the house at the high class Sandton club Taboo this past Saturday, left scores of fans disappointed.D’banj was scheduled to
readOongundu dho UPM no Reho Ratepayers Association dhahangana
14-02-2013
Oongundu dho UPM no Reho Ratepayers Association dhahangana Ongundu hayi ithanwa United People’s Movement (UPM) naandjoka hayi ithanwa Rehoboth Ratepayers Association (RRA) mEtitano odhali dha
readOpolisi yiitsu oomboma niitopitha mOhangwena
14-02-2013
OPOLISI yokuhadha mo iitopitha yomevi noyokombanda yomOshitopolwa sha Hangwena omasiku ga zi ko oyi itsa oomboma dhokohiyevi oonene momukunda Oshipala mOukwanyama mOshitopowla sha
readTutuleni miilonga elandulathano lyomulandu gwoSwapo - Pohamba
14-02-2013
Epangelo omvula ndjika olyati ota li ka tula oonkondo dhalyo mokutula miilonga omapopilo ngoka gali gakuthwa poshiithanene shomulandu gwongundu yoSwapo, noku ninga shoka tashivulika opo elandulatano
readPohamba ta ti ethimbo lyo ku etapo elunduluko opaife
14-02-2013
Pethimbo mpoka oshilongo sha Namibia tashi gwanitha omimvo omilongo mbali na ndatu 23 konima sho shamaanguluka, ethimbo olya thika lyo ku gwanithapo oompumbwe dhoshigwana pamukalo gomutompo,
readSMSes for Thursday 14 February 2013
14-02-2013
SMS Of The Day *FUEL and electricity tariff adjustments are unacceptable because they will cancel the eight percent salary increment civil servants got last year. It will also lead to high inflation
readSquash gets 1,5 million from Trustco
14-02-2013
TRUSTCO Group International yesterday signed a sponsorship agreement to the value of N$1,5 million with the Namibian Squash Association to be used over three years towards squash development. Quinton
readFirst Division has quality: Gaoseb
14-02-2013
NAMIBIA’S second-tier football league is laden with gems, according to Southern Stream First Division (SSFD) chairman Kenneth Gaoseb. Gaoseb, who was re-elected on Saturday to head the SSFD for a
readWrestling axing causes global uproar
14-02-2013
LAUSANNE – The surprise recommendation to drop wrestling from the Olympics has angered athletes, officials and fans around the world and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) played down the
readConte amazed to win in ‘hell’
14-02-2013
GLASGOW – Juventus coach Antonio Conte has suffered much in recent months but coming away from the “hell” of a noisy and fervent Celtic Park with a 3-0 win in their Champions League last 16 first leg
readBotha offered money to throw Williams fight
14-02-2013
SYDNEY – Veteran South African boxer Francois Botha yesterday claimed he was offered Aus$150 000 (US$155 000) to throw his fight against Sonny Bill Williams, sparking an angry denial from the New
readFixtures
14-02-2013
Saturday, February 16 NSFD Golden Bees v Epupa 11 Stars 16h00 African Lions v Onambula Utd 16h00 Touch & Go v Golden Bigs 16h00 Cuca Tops
readWeapons cache at Karibib leads to arrest
14-02-2013
A CACHE of alleged illegal weapons was discovered at the farm Tsaobis near Karibib on Saturday, with more being discovered in a follow-up search by police at the farm owner’s Tsumeb home on
readFrom The Twittersphere
14-02-2013
YOU can take take the romance out of dance, but you can’t take the dance out of Bance! No chance!! That man Aristide continues to dance and do the Burkina Faso prance across Namibian Twitter
readTop Swakop traffic cop nabbed
14-02-2013
A LONG-SERVING officer at Erongo’s Nampol traffic department – who was awarded the traffic officer of the year trophy in 2009 – appeared in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a charge
readTeacher shortage hits Kunene
14-02-2013
THE Kunene is one of several regions that struggle with a severe shortage of teachers, especially in its remote areas.A spot check by The Namibian in Khorixas revealed that a number of schools have
readNamibia featured in Sports Illustrated
14-02-2013
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition is a highly anticipated publication. Featuring a winning combination of exotic locations and models in swimwear, it reaches more than 70 million people
readSchlettwein prefers public bidding to exemptions
14-02-2013
TRADE and Industry Minister Calle Schlettwein says he favours public bidding instead of tender exemption, as it gives the government more options and a chance of better and competitive
readRobbers strike at Swakop shop
14-02-2013
A CLEANING agent shop in Swakopmund’s light industrial area was robbed yesterday morning.Three men, one armed with a gun and two with knives, held up three staff members before locking them in the
readKuaima Riruako still in Nudo driving seat
14-02-2013
KUAIMA Riruako held on to the position of president of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) for the next five years after the party’s congress earlier this month. Riruako has been the
readGovt deregisters Nabta
14-02-2013
THE troubled Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) is fighting on all fronts to keep the union afloat. The office of the labour commissioner on Monday deregistered Nabta as an employers’
readIllegal wildlife poaching at Tsiseb conservancy
14-02-2013
WHILE there is no conclusive evidence of illegal poaching, members of the Tsiseb constituency in the Erongo Region say wildlife in the area is being decimated by unscrupulous elements. The Tsiseb
readSimulator programme on track, says Air Namibia
14-02-2013
AIR Namibia pilots preferring anonymity have told The Namibian that the compulsory six-monthly simulation training they undergo in Zurich, Switzerland, is being compromised because the company
read‘Smuggled’ dogs confiscated in Swakopmund
14-02-2013
POLICE and members of the SPCA in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay yesterday stopped a vehicle in which five dogs were allegedly being smuggled to Angola.Three boerboel puppies and two older pitbulls were
readPangolin remains a threatened species
14-02-2013
INTERNATIONAL Pangolin Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of February every year and it falls on the 16th of February this year. The use of the word celebration is somewhat inaccurate for a
readDogs cross species barrier, help cheetahs survive
14-02-2013
LOS ANGELES – It may sound like a doomed love story, but some dogs love big cats.Cheetahs are the fastest mammals in the world, but they also are the world’s biggest scaredy-cats – so much so that
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