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39 Articles found on Tuesday, 26 February 2013
No more protection for dairy sector
26-02-2013
TRADE and Industry Minister Calle Schlettwein yesterday said that the door for further Infant Industry Protection (IIP) for UHT long-life milk is closed for now, and that other alternatives have to be
readMeatco’s ownership in limbo
26-02-2013
THE two bills drafted to govern Meatco under a new ownership appear to contradict other laws and some clauses also contradict the Namibian Constitution.This is the view of the Legal Assistance Centre
readSaara under pressure to spend
26-02-2013
ALL eyes will be on Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (left) this afternoon to see how she keeps Namibia on the straight and narrow fiscal path in the 2013-14 budget after she reportedly
readDBN targets loan book of N$1,7bl
26-02-2013
THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) wants to grow its loan book by more than 20% this year and is targeting a total of N$1,7 billion in loans by the end of 2013.Last year, the DBN’s loan book grew
readWrite your first draft fast
26-02-2013
Sometimes the hardest part about writing a memo, report, or proposal is getting the words on paper. The key is to write all of your thoughts down before you can over-think them, Harvard Business
readUS gives banking go-ahead to Myanmar tycoons
26-02-2013
YANGON – Two banks owned by tycoons associated with Myanmar’s former military regime will start to do business with US companies and investors in the latest reward for the Southeast Asian country’s
readUS$1 trillion mobile industry sees boom
26-02-2013
BARCELONA – The US$1-trillion global mobile industry yesterday predicted a boom in subscribers to four billion people by 2018 as the world’s largest mobile fair opened in Barcelona, Spain.Already, 3,2
readAbsa, Barclays deal gets green light
26-02-2013
JOHANNESBURG – The government pension fund will vote in favour of Absa Group’s plan to buy the African operations of its British parent Barclays, Business Day newspaper reported yesterday.Absa’s
readNedbank earnings up 19 percent
26-02-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Nedbank Group, South Africa’s fourth-largest lender, undershot market expectations with a 19% rise in full-year earnings yesterday, as growth in profit from loans was thin.The bank
readChinese ‘Dubai’ turns into deserted island
26-02-2013
SANYA, China – It was billed as China’s Dubai: a cluster of sail-shaped skyscrapers on a man made island surrounded by tropical sea, the epitome of an unprecedented property boom that transformed
readCastro picks ‘young’ heir
26-02-2013
HAVANA – Cuban President Raul Castro won re-election on Sunday to what he pledged will be his last term, and finally unveiled a 52-year-old political heir to bring the regime into the future.“This
readDRC neighbours agree to peace plan
26-02-2013
ADDIS ABABA – Eleven African countries signed a United Nations-drafted peace deal on Sunday to stabilise the troubled Central African country of DRC, where rebels allegedly backed by neighbouring
readMichelle Obama surprises Oscars by presenting Best Picture award
26-02-2013
US first lady Michelle Obama made a surprise and unprecedented appearance on Sunday’s Oscars telecast when she presented the award for Best Picture, the first time a president or first lady has ever
readRwanda opposition parties say Kagame seeking third term
26-02-2013
NAIROBI – The two main Rwandan opposition parties in exile in a statement Monday accused President Paul Kagame of seeking to amend the constitution to have a third term in office.The Unified
readUN ‘deeply concerned over Darfur’
26-02-2013
KHARTOUM – The UN on Sunday expressed deep concern over the latest deadly tribal violence in Sudan’s Darfur region, which has hampered assistance for tens of thousands of people forced to flee earlier
readSMSes for Tuesday 2013
26-02-2013
SMS Of The Day *GOVERNMENT is losing its teachers because they are not valued. We are fed up. We beg children to hand in tasks and to keep quiet. GRN gave parents and learners freedom to do what they
readThe Trouble With So-called Revolutionaries
26-02-2013
IN The Namibian of February 15 2013, Cuana Angula, a leading Namibian unionist, acknowledged “some valid points” I had made in my article of February 8 2013. Unfortunately he misunderstood some of my
readMinister Must Be Honest With 2013/14 Budget
26-02-2013
WHEN the minister of finance, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, rises this week to table her ‘estimates of revenues and expenditure’ (better known as the national budget) for the 2013/14 fiscal year, it
read‘One of the best ever’
26-02-2013
ATHLETICS Namibia president Frank Fredericks described last weekend’s Bank Windhoek National Track and Field Championships as one of the best since Namibia’s independence. “It was probably one of the
readKaka, Villa await Clasico chance
26-02-2013
MADRID – Playmaker Kaka is hoping to be involved as Real Madrid try to salvage their season when they travel to face Barcelona in the second leg of their Spanish Cup semifinal tonight with the tie
readPatience pays off for Swansea
26-02-2013
LONDON – Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup believes his side’s emphatic League Cup final win over Bradford City was a fitting reward for the long-term strategy the club have pursued.The south Wales
readRusten Mogane saga end in sight
26-02-2013
RUSTEN Mogane’s long-running dispute with the Namibia Sport Commission will be concluded by March 20, the commission’s chairperson, Vivienne Katjiuongua, said yesterday. According to Katjiuongua, the
readJohannes sixth in Tokyo
26-02-2013
NAMIBIAN marathon athlete Helalia Johannes finished sixth in the women’s category of the Tokyo Marathon in Japan on Sunday. Johannes completed the 42,2km event in a time of 2 hours, 29 minutes and 20
readNamibia dominate Beach Volleyball Tournament
26-02-2013
NAMIBIA dominated the Youth & Junior Zone VI Beach Volleyball Qualification Tournament which took place at the DTS Club in Windhoek over the weekend. Only Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Namibia managed to
readFrom The Twittersphere
26-02-2013
THIS, that and the other! Paolo Falcons and bucket toilets; cops and condoms; teabags and deodorant, and more. Namibian tweeps offer up a smorgasbord of views on facts, fantasy and
readProducers question Meatco’s 25% penalty
26-02-2013
PRODUCERS are questioning Meatco’s decision to pay 25% less per kilogram for slaughter cattle that are not EU-compliant based on a recent reinterpretation of the ‘40 days residency’ regulation by the
readMeme Lahja Shali a fumvikwa kengathithi pOshivelo
26-02-2013
MEME Lahja Tonateni Hamunyela-Shali gwopOshivelo mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe megumbo lye pOshivelo mpoka meti 16 Februari 2013, okwa fumvikwa pOshivelo okuzilila
readOshiponga oshinene sha ningilwa popepi nOshivelo - yatatu ya sa
26-02-2013
AANTU yatatu oya sile poshiponga sho oololi onene nokaloli okashona konima sho dhi idhenge mumwe omutsenomutse lwopOshivelo mpoka mOndjila onene ya Ndangwa nOshivelo mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto ongulohi
readEhangano lyaalongi ta li ka tamaneka epangelo
26-02-2013
Ehangano lyaNamibia lyaalongi, ano Teachers Union of Namibia, ota li ka tamaneka epangelo konima sho lyali lya nana iimaliwa “kwaanaveta” okuza koofuto dhaalongi mboka ya kuthile ombinga mekanka
readKwaito star investigated over wearing cop uniform
26-02-2013
Senior Superintendent Eugene Msomi said kwaito star Mkhonzeni ‘Professor’ Langa’s decision to attend the music awards ceremony, held in Durban over the weekend, wearing the uniform was “definitely”
readSouth African movie wins Oscar
26-02-2013
‘Searching for Sugar Man’, about a singer whose musical star faded without a trace until he was rediscovered in South Africa, won the best documentary feature Oscar on Sunday.The film tells the story
readEsau to order probe into Oshana Marine
26-02-2013
THE minister of fisheries and marine resources, Bernard Esau, says he will order a forensic audit into a fishing company co-owned by Oshana Governor Clemens Kashuupulwa.The Namibian reported yesterday
readOshivelo San community wants immediate resettlement
26-02-2013
THE Ha-//Om San community living at Oshivelo in the Oshikoto Region has welcomed the government decision to resettle them at Farm Ondera, situated 30 kilometres east of Oshivelo.Community spokesperson
readWe will remain on course – Namwandi
26-02-2013
RECENTLY appointed education minister David Namwandi yesterday urged his staff to ensure that this year is one of punctuality, hard work, commitment and dedication.Namwandi and Silvia Makgone, his
readJudgement of N$1,9m against ex-Outjo treasurer
26-02-2013
FORMER Outjo town treasurer Dawid Koen must pay back more than N$1,9 million to the Outjo Municipality, it was ordered in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.With Koen not continuing to defend a
readFransfontein battles with incomplete houses
26-02-2013
RESIDENTS of Fransfontein settlement in the Kunene Region are frustrated by the incomplete houses given to them by the local authority.Some doors cannot close properly while others have not been
readFAO condemns child labour in livestock sector
26-02-2013
A REPORT released by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in Rome, Italy, yesterday paints a bleak picture of the agriculture sector as it indicates that widespread child labour still occurs
readDefence case starts in Caprivi treason trial
26-02-2013
THE main Caprivi high treason trial reached another significant milestone yesterday, with the defence starting to present its case – nearly nine years after pleas were taken in the trial.The Namibian
readNotable Quotes
26-02-2013
NAMIBIAN teachers are suffering today because of the unholy marriage between Nantu and Government. – Mahongora Kavihuha, president of the Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) said that his union is to sue
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