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45 Articles found on Thursday, 28 February 2013
Struggling SPCA forced to close welfare clinic
28-02-2013
THE Windhoek SPCA has been described as a “sinking ship” by outgoing chairperson Debbie Gibson, and the first casualty is its welfare clinic, which will close its doors tomorrow.Gibson made an urgent
readTax break to fuel economy
28-02-2013
EVERY dollar in tax relief should trigger economic activity of between N$2 and N$3, Simonis Storm Securities economist James Cumming said yesterday.Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s tax
readSin tax: consumers to pay
28-02-2013
INDULGING in a dop or a smoke comes at a heftier price today after South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan yesterday increased customs and excise duties by between 5,7% and 10% in his 2013
readFinance minister lists key budgetary achievements
28-02-2013
THE agricultural sector remains one of the top-performing sectors in the country, with crop farming output improving during 2011-12 due to the expansion of activities and the completion of several
readHage Geingob must keep his promises
28-02-2013
It is not the minerals of Namibia on the south west coast of Africa that makes the country special. No. It is the tolerance of its people. After more than a century of colonial rule and racial
readNamibia Standards Institution downplays horse meat scandal
28-02-2013
The Namibia Standards Institute (NSI) says the horse meat scandal which rocked Europe in the last few weeks with products being pulled off shelves is not likely to be a huge issue for Namibia even
readWhat the people say about the 2014-13 Budget
28-02-2013
TWITTER was abuzz with comments on this year’s Budget, announced on Tuesday. As much as people welcomed the tax reductions announced by the Minister, they were not impressed by pensions being
readZambia central bank aims to curb cheating by exporters
28-02-2013
LUSAKA– Zambia plans to introduce a new law allowing the central bank to regulate and monitor foreign exchange flows in order to curb tax avoidance, Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda said on
readComair takes SA to court over airline funding
28-02-2013
JOHANNESBURG - South African airline Comair, a franchise partner for British Airways, plans to take the government to court over its continued funding of state carrier South African Airways, the
readVenture capital coming for SMEs soon
28-02-2013
DEPUTY Trade and Industry Minister Tjekero Tweya yesterday said private equity and venture capital should be the driving forces behind local small and medium enterprises’ (SME) financial solutions in
readMine tailings to add value to the agri sector
28-02-2013
PHOSPHATES in mine tailings from the Okorusu Fluorspar Mine will in the near future be used as commercial fertiliser for crops in the Maize Triangle.Mine tailings are materials left over after the
readSouth Africa posts 2,5 percent growth in 2012
28-02-2013
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s economy grew at 2,5% in 2012, according to official data released Tuesday, as growth in Africa’s largest economy slowed.The annual figure was in line with government
readNOA calls for labelling of GMOs on food products
28-02-2013
THE Namibian Organics Association (NOA) says the mandatory and comprehensive labelling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is necessary in order to ensure that the rights of consumers are
readMaster a New Skill
28-02-2013
Self-improvement is necessary to getting ahead. But whether you want to be better at public speaking, using social media, or analysing data, how do you start? Harvard Business Review offers three
readPoor legislation hampers landscape conservation in Namibia
28-02-2013
WEAK legislation on landscape conservation in Namibia is one of the challenges facing the country in conserving biodiversity beyond national park borders, says Michael Sibalatani, the head of the
readMining exploration a challenge for enviro protection
28-02-2013
ENVIRONMENT and Tourism Deputy Minister Pohamba Shifeta says although Namibia has put in place a number of policies and a legal framework to conserve biodiversity, the country continues to face a
readAfrican rhino species under threat
28-02-2013
GENEVA – Rhino poaching soared by nearly half last year and appears to be increasing this year, conservationists said on Tuesday, warning that the small population of animals would soon begin to
readPoachers turned gamekeepers protect Kenya’s elephants
28-02-2013
LARESORO, Kenya – As dawn breaks deep in the savannah of northern Kenya, Kuyaso Lokoloi quietly slips out his hut clutching his mobile phone and heads out stealthily into the bush.Just a year ago he
readInternational pressure mounts for Syria dialogue9
28-02-2013
DAMASCUS – The parties to the Syrian war came under intense international pressure yesterday to open direct talks to end their two-year conflict, on the eve of a Rome meeting of the Friends of Syria
readChristian party calls on Zuma to fire minister over ‘Calvinist’ remarks
28-02-2013
President Jacob Zuma has no option but to fire Women, Children and People with Disabilities Minister Lulu Xingwana after remarks stereotyping Calvinists, the Christian Democratic Party said on
readProtect democracy, Barack Obama tells Mohammed Morsi
28-02-2013
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama warned on Tuesday that his Egyptian counterpart Mohammed Morsi has a “responsibility to protect” the democratic principles advanced by the 2011 uprising.Obama
readSettlements block Jerusalem as capital of two-states
28-02-2013
JERUSALEM – Israel’s settlement construction in annexed east Jerusalem is part of a strategy aimed at preventing the Holy City from becoming the capital of two states, an internal EU report said
readFrench in tough battle in northern Mali
28-02-2013
PARIS – France’s defence minister said on Tuesday that French troops are involved in “very violent fighting” in the mountains of northern Mali and that it’s too early to talk about a quick pullout
readPunguleni iimaliwa koombaanga - Ndeitunga
28-02-2013
PETHIMBO a li ta popitha oshigongi oshinene shEpangelo nAanangeshefa pOshikango moHelao Nafidi omasiku ga zi ko, Kakukutu kOpolisi ya Namibia Leutenande Ndjayi Sebastian Ndeitunga okwa ninga eindilo
readSMS mOshiwambo
28-02-2013
*Yakwetu tse aaniilonga yo J&P Group kefuta ota tumono iihuna, katuna omagwendhelo, katuna omauwanawa ngaashi ooyakwetu, ngele twa pulasha omuwilike ote ku lombwele kutya inda kaandjeni. De Beers ne
readOmafendelo ta ga ka eta epupaleko lya pumbiwa kaakwashigwana
28-02-2013
OPENZELA ndjoka ha yi pewa aakulupe kepangelo kehe omwedhi ota yi ka gwedhelwa noodola omilongo ntano, ano N$50, yi kale omathele gahamano N$600 komwedhi, nomafendelo gaafendeli noshowo omahangano
readFrom The Twittersphere
28-02-2013
NAMIBIANS have been logging in, branching out and offering twigs of wisdom on Twitter thanks to a tree in the Kavango that apparently fell over and then ‘stood up’ again. Whatever seeds of doubt some
readSMSes for Thursday 28 February 2013
28-02-2013
SMS Of The Day *RAPE steals the future from its victims and we must refrain from making rape a female problem, because men get raped too. – Boetabok Food for Thought *OLD AGE pension social grant
readGovernment bankrolls Ambunda title fight
28-02-2013
THE government is said to have made available N$2 million from its coffers to ensure that Saturday’s WBO bantamweight title fight between Thailand’s Pungluang Sor Singyu and Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda
readUpbeat contenders create world title buzz
28-02-2013
EXCITEMENT is mounting for Saturday’s World Boxing Organisation bantamweight title fight between the champion, Pungluang Sor Singyu of Thailand, and Namibia’s challenger Paulus Ambunda after the
readNotable Quotes
28-02-2013
WE have requested the directorate of Rural Water Supply and the elected leaders to address the water shortage, but it seems that our pleas have fallen flat. The only time you see an elected leader in
readYa Nangoloh faces graft charges at NamRights
28-02-2013
SOME members of NamRights and its executive director are engaged in tit-for-tat fights, accusation each other of corruption.Those not sitting around the same fire as the long-time executive director
readEx-NBC employee disputes treason claims
28-02-2013
A FORMER Namibian Broadcasting Corporation employee who is one of the accused in the main Caprivi high treason trial denied having been involved in a plot to secede the Caprivi Region from Namibia
readSledge to serenade old school lovers
28-02-2013
Fans of old school music can look forward to an evening of beautiful love songs when veteran singer Simeon Sledge Kanime celebrates 40 years in showbiz, with a live show at the Khomasdal Community
readShalli appeals against POCA defeat
28-02-2013
FORMER Namibian Defence Force Chief Martin Shalli has decided to appeal to the Supreme Court against a High Court judgement in which his attempt to have the Prevention of Organised Crime Act declared
readDrought worries as rain stays away
28-02-2013
WORRIES about a devastating drought are growing as the rains stay away, while weather forecasters do not predict much rain for at least the rest of the week.The Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU)
readPoultry project for the poor
28-02-2013
CLOSE to 172 rural households in the Karas Region have benefited from a government-initiated poultry project aimed at improving their protein consumption. This was revealed by chief agriculture
readNam to talk to EU about beef import rule
28-02-2013
THE Namibian government will ask the European Union (EU) to exempt parts of the country from the 40-day residency requirement put in place by the union on the importation of animal products. Speaking
readNaholo lashes out at former education ministers
28-02-2013
RALLY for Democracy and Progress (RDP) Member of Parliament Peter Naholo yesterday proposed that former ministers of education be charged “with poor performance, or gross negligence” for failing to
readState media should set national agenda: Kaapanda
28-02-2013
INFORMATION and Communication Technology Minister Joel Kaapanda is encouraging senior government officials to provide information to the media in order to publicise programmes and projects undertaken
readMad Max given clean bill of health
28-02-2013
THE Namibia Film Commission (NFC) has absolved the production team of the film ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ of any environmental wrongdoing.The film crew concluded its shoot in the Dorob National Park last
readInmate complains about holding cells
28-02-2013
A TRIAL-AWAITING prisoner at the Windhoek police holding cells is complaining about alleged inhumane conditions.He charges that as many as 35 inmates are kept in one cell, while some sleep on
readDrought kills animals in Kunene
28-02-2013
FARMERS in the north-western Kunene Region are troubled by an alarming shortage of grazing and water for livestock.“There is nothing, cattle are mostly hard hit by the drought as there is little
readThe Journey through dance
28-02-2013
‘The Journey’ is the first work to be produced by choreographers Angelika Schroeder and Trixie Munyama, Dance Lecturers at the College of the Arts (Cota) for the Dance Theatre of Namibia (DTN). DTN
readSignificant growth for Walvis Bay corridors
28-02-2013
THE Walvis Bay corridors performed strongly in the movement of commodities through the port of Walvis Bay to southern Africa, with a record cargo increase of more than 54% during the past financial
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