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54 Articles found on Friday, 15 February 2013
Metcalfe accused of conflict
15-02-2013
LAWYER Richard Metcalfe has been reported to the Law Society of Namibia for alleged conflict of interest by a fishing joint venture for which he did work at one stage.Hefdy Group of Companies, a joint
readTwo governors in shares fight
15-02-2013
OSHANA Governor Clemens Kashuupulwa and his counterpart in Otjozondjupa, Samuel Nuuyoma, are involved in a tug-of-war over share allocations in a fishing company that has allegedly paid dividends of
readPistorius charged with murdering girlfriend
15-02-2013
JOHANNESBURG – South African ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, was charged yesterday with shooting dead his girlfriend at his
readAnother tough year for Rössing
15-02-2013
RIO Tinto’s Rössing Uranium still failed to make money last year, but the mine had a better year than 2011, the mining group’s latest financial results showed yesterday.For the year ended December 31
readDefuse Difficult People
15-02-2013
Dealing with tough personalities can make you feel powerless. What can you do if your client is a being a jerk or your colleague is criticising your presentation? You can improve the situation by
readAbsa cements deal with Oryx
15-02-2013
ABSA Bank has granted Oryx Properties a N$430-million loan to redevelop Maerua Mall and to refinance some of the listed property fund’s existing debt.“Together, we created something great,” Absa
readInflation up in January
15-02-2013
ANNUAL inflation reached 6,6% in January, higher than the 6,3% of December, but lower than the 7,6% of November.The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI), released by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA)
readRio Tinto Mining posts unprecedented US$3 bn loss
15-02-2013
SYDNEY – Anglo-Australian mining titan Rio Tinto posted its first annual loss in 18 years yesterday, plunging US$2,99 billion into the red on hefty writedowns on its Mozambique coal and aluminium
readFNB Namibia reports solid half-year results
15-02-2013
FNB Namibia Holdings has made a profit of N$320 million from its continuing operations for the six months ended December 31 2012, 14% more than the same period in 2011, the group’s latest unaudited
readKenya vote to spur economic gain, then pain
15-02-2013
NAIROBI – Campaign spending in a closely-fought presidential vote in Kenya will give a brief boost to east Africa’s largest economy before the gain turns to pain if inflation accelerates as a result
readSouth Sudan hopes to raise US$1 billion from oil block sales
15-02-2013
JUBA – South Sudan hopes to sell several unexplored oil blocks for US$1 billion in coming months, a finance official said, giving a potential lifeline for the African country’s hobbled economy.South
readWatchdog slams diamond ‘love triangle’ in Zimbabwe
15-02-2013
HARARE – A world monitoring group on conflict diamonds says it wants restrictions on the sale of Zimbabwe diamonds tightened in the face of calls to relax them by diamond companies in Belgium.Global
readSouth Koreans battle for civilised working hours
15-02-2013
SEOUL – A growing number of South Korean corporations are turning their backs on a workaholic culture once seen as indispensable but increasingly viewed as unhealthy, unproductive and inefficient.Long
readFree speech boosted in Angola
15-02-2013
Johannesburg – Angola received a boost to its free speech from the Portuguese courts, which refused to allow Angolan generals to stop the publication of a book exposing corruption and human rights
readTsvangirai gets new chance to change Zim
15-02-2013
Harare – Morgan Tsvangirai pulled Zimbabwe from chaos by forming a unity government with President Robert Mugabe, and still struggles to guide the country toward democracy from within his narrow
readWorld must convince Syria’s Assad to go: Kerry
15-02-2013
Washington – The world must persuade Syrian President Bashar Assad to see the writing on the wall, top US diplomat John Kerry said on Tuesday, stressing Russia could play a key role in ending the
readMalawi strike stops government
15-02-2013
Blantyre – Striking Malawian civil servants claimed to have brought government business to a halt on Wednesday, as they staged a walkout to demand higher wages.On Lilongwe’s Capital Hill - home to the
readNo EU observers in Kenya
15-02-2013
Nairobi – An activist asked a Nairobi court on Wednesday to compel Kenya’s polls body not to accredit European or US election observers for the 4 March presidential elections, accusing them of
readRelief workers struggle in Darfur
15-02-2013
Khartoum – The largest displacement in years in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region has left homes destroyed, crops burned and relief workers struggling to meet needs, the global aid agency Oxfam said on
readElelo lya Musati lya yamukula Aakalongo
15-02-2013
OOSHEENDO oshinene shAanambelewa yomElelo lya Musati, sha kwatelwa komeho kOmunashipundi gwElelo lya Musati tate Tataati Shileka, ngoka wo e li Kaansela gwOshikandjohogololo shAutapi, Omugandjimayele
readOmpumbwe yaalongi ya adha Kunene
15-02-2013
OSHITOPOLWA shaKunene oshili shimwe shomiitopolwa oyindji mbyoka yili moonkambadhala dhompumbwe yaalingi, unene ngaa momahala guukwakokule.Omakonakono ganingwa koThe Namibian moKhorixas ogali ga mono
readOministeli yuundjolowele ta yi indile eidhidhimiko
15-02-2013
OMINISTELI yuundjolowele nuukalinawa oya kala no ku ponya okupa aaniilonga yawo ondalaha oomvula ondhindji, manga aapangwa yomiipangelo yepangelo yakala nokwiifendela yoyene iikutu niinguma
readPressure back on African Stars
15-02-2013
The pressure is back on African Stars in the MTC Premiership title race after Black Africa opened up a four-point lead at the top of the table on Wednesday evening. BA brushed SKW aside with an
readHenrico Botes steers Platinum to victory
15-02-2013
HENRICO Botes scored a goal and set up another to help his high-flying Platinum Stars defeat Bloemefontein Celtic 2-0 on Wednesday and maintain their unexpected challenge for the South African
readKaanjuka’s coaching position under review, says Rukoro
15-02-2013
THE Namibia Football Association will announce shortly whether Bernard Kaanjuka will continue as head coach of the Brave Warriors. According to NFA secretary general Barry Rukoro, Kaanjuka’s
readFormer Olympic champ admits to doping
15-02-2013
BERLIN – Former Olympic shot put champion Udo Beyer has for the first time admitted doping, saying in a documentary that it was his personal decision and that he won the gold medal in 1976 in Montreal
readKatjiteo, Kazerua lead goal scorers
15-02-2013
ROGER Katjiteo of Black Africa and Heinrich Kazerua of Ramblers are the leading goal scorers after Round 13 of the MTC Premiership with seven goals each. Kazerua joined Katjiteo at the top after
read‘Development’ That Ousts Citizens
15-02-2013
THIS is reference to an article in a newspaper recently showing a cluster of active fishermen along the new pier currently being created as a ‘breakwater’ by the controversial (name withheld)
readDenying Namibians Jobs
15-02-2013
I WANT to ask if the Minister of Fisheries or the government are there to create employment or to create unemployment? I’m working as a seaman at Erongo Marine and then I heard that the company has
readReparations Aid Reconciliation
15-02-2013
THERE is an ongoing debate in Namibia today about the genocide history and reparations after the German colonial power killed black Namibians during the period from 1904-1908.For example, Von
readDecentralisation Needs To Be Meaningful
15-02-2013
THE current practice of decentralisation in Namibia to a large extent includes taking government services only to the so-called regional capitals and main towns and actually expecting every single
readIn Defence Of Unions
15-02-2013
THE article by Jackson Mwalundange in The Namibian (8 February 2013) titled ‘Namibian Civil Society and the Economic Rationale) came across as having some valid points but also being grossly
readThe Irony Of The Denim Shorts
15-02-2013
AS AN ironic follow-up to my recent opinion piece regarding the illegal mini-skirt arrests in Rundu, my own daughter was accosted by a police officer and threatened with arrest, right here in
readHire The Right People For The Job
15-02-2013
ALLOW me some space in your esteemed newspaper to air my views regarding the requirements for advert(s) placed in newspapers for voter registration officials. The advert states that one must have
readSMSes for Friday February 2013
15-02-2013
SMS Of The Day *WHY do all those who complain about the road construction in Khomasdal always demand more roads? Why does nobody demand better public transport? Food for Thought *SWAPO flag vs
readFrontlining on Twitter
15-02-2013
ATOMIC cockroaches, monster mosquitos, recycled coffins ... today’s Twittersphere has it all. OK, not all!! But it’s pretty catholic – note the lower case, meaning diverse, and nothing to do with the
readGroup claims police involvement in Rehoboth death
15-02-2013
MEMBERS of the Khaibasen Community Development Community at Rehoboth claim that the police at the town dealt with the death of Moses Isak Haubab in a suspicious way, and now suggest police collusion
readPensioner’s jail term for murder reduced
15-02-2013
THE prison term of a farmer and traditional leader from the Karas Region who was convicted of murdering his son in a shooting incident five years ago was cut from ten years to five in an appeal
readNamfisa asked to find arbitrator in NAC pension holdup
15-02-2013
THE Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has requested the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) to appoint an arbitrator in the case of delayed pension payouts to
readJudge resigns as Zimbabwe election chief: report
15-02-2013
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s elections chief has resigned ahead of crucial polls this year citing ill health, local media reported.Retired Justice Simpson Mtambanengwe took up his post in March 2010, two years
readGeingob sceptical about World Bank
15-02-2013
PRIME Minister Hage Geingob has cast doubt on whether Namibia is enjoying any benefits from its continued membership of the World Bank.Speaking to a visiting delegation of the World Bank yesterday,
readEiseb men survive leopard attack
15-02-2013
GOBABIS – Two men from the Eiseb Block in the Otjombinde Constituency of the Omaheke Region narrowly escaped with their lives after they were attacked by a leopard on Monday.The two men, local farmer
readDelay continues in SSC/Avid case
15-02-2013
THE seven people accused of fraud and other alleged crimes in connection with a bungled investment of N$30 million by the Social Security Commission in early 2005 appear likely to go on trial only
readAssault alleged after murder arrest
15-02-2013
A WINDHOEK resident who was arrested on a murder charge following a fatal shooting incident over the past weekend has finally received medical attention, after a magistrate ordered the police to
readSwapo’s Shame Of The Exile Child
15-02-2013
IT WAS somewhat disappointing to hear Prime Minister Hage Geingob give a standard answer about the so-called struggle kids’ march for jobs.Geingob was quoted by the media as saying that the government
readGerman-Namibian Relations Remain Fragile
15-02-2013
THE skeletons are once again out of the closet, as the intense political and public debates around the atrocities committed by the troops of the German emperor at the beginning of the 20th century in
read‘Reparations’ For Caprivi Detainees
15-02-2013
FREEDOM is the most precious commodity in life. Without it life is worthless. Especially for people, it is on these basic freedoms that everything else is built. Doom fills the void when freedom is
readLet’s Think Of The Millennium Goals Before We Talk Of Vision 2030
15-02-2013
AS WELL as staking a claim for Namibia’s destiny, Vision 2030 seems to locate itself within the broader global consensus on development as encapsulated in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Thus
readPolitical Prespective
15-02-2013
A STATEMENT made this week by the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Andrew Ndishishi, struck me like a sledgehammer between the eyes. Reacting to complaints about lack
readNotable Quotes
15-02-2013
I URGE staff members to remain patient as it is very difficult to find people with appropriate skills in Namibia to be able to meet our demands. – Permanent Secretary, Andrew Ndishishi, on the
readBrainwashed at 34 Fine Art
15-02-2013
AS struggling artists the trying to unearth even the tiniest speck of originality on a planet that has seen, done and jeered it all, there is a French filmmaker turned Los Angeles street artist who
readTry TONETiC Tonight
15-02-2013
I first heard TONETiC sitting in a deep brown couch at filmmaker Tim Huebschle’s house. We were discussing the state of one of my unfinished screenplays and with my looking for a way out of a cringing
readLast Band Standing keeps local music alive
15-02-2013
Last Band standing lives on as the biggest promoter of live music in the country, kicking off this weekend.The competition, running for its third year, has become popular over the years. this year a
readOn the domestic front
15-02-2013
They are appointed to various key portfolios; security guard, cleaner, child minder or kindergarten teacher, gardener, relationship councilor, messenger, chef and sometimes even substitute wife.We
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