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43 Articles found on Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Pyramids face legal action
06-02-2013
THE Bank of Namibia (BoN) is proceeding with legal steps against U-Care, Gold Prime Time and Penta Stream Investments after the three pyramid schemes snubbed the central bank’s deadline to repay the
readSheriff uses newspaper to track down Facebook stalker
06-02-2013
AN UNPRECEDENTED court order in which a German alleged cyber bully was ordered to remove defamatory material about his Namibian ex-girlfriend from his Facebook page may now be served on him through a
readEtale closing factory for ‘maintenance’
06-02-2013
ETALE fishing company, which earlier this year sent the bulk of its seasonal and permanent workers home without any explanation, is to close its fish factory for maintenance and upgrading, threatening
readJacobs quits Ramblers via SMS
06-02-2013
WOODY Jacobs has resigned as Ramblers coach because of differences with the team’s management. On Monday evening, Jacobs sent an SMS to the director of Ramblers Football Club, Jorge de Purificacao,
readBotha taunts Sony-Bill Williams ahead of showdown
06-02-2013
FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Francois Botha says New Zealand Rugby World Cup gold medallist Sonny Bill Williams should rather have fought his son ahead of their clash in Brisbane,
readSunshine Academy holds boxing development tourney
06-02-2013
THE MTC Nestor Sunshine Academy held its first development boxing tournament of the year at the Kuisebmond Town Hall on Saturday. About 30 boxers participated in the tournament and according to
readMore progress in NFA Cup
06-02-2013
MORE regional winners have booked their places in the second round of the Bidvest Namibia Cup to be played at the Oscar Norich Stadium and the Sam Nujoma Stadium on February 9 and 10.Over the past
readSouthern Stream to choose new exco
06-02-2013
THE Southern Stream First Division will hold its elective congress at the NFA Soccer House in Windhoek on Saturday.According to the league’s administrator Mervin Geiriseb, the meeting which starts at
readKutzner ends Grand Prix on a high
06-02-2013
CAROLINE Kutzner celebrated her 16th birthday by setting a new national record in the women’s pole vault event during Saturday’s third and final leg of the Bank Windhoek Grand Prix held in
readUnderdogs threaten dream final
06-02-2013
NELSPRUIT – Ghana and Nigeria hope they are headed for a heavyweight clash in the African Nations Cup final but Mali and Burkina Faso could well emerge as the spoilers in today’s semifinals.For the
readGlobal players seek ‘to put Mali together again’
06-02-2013
BRUSSELS – The UN, African Union and other global players meet in Brussels on Tuesday to seek ways of anchoring long-term peace and stability in Mali once the military drive to oust Islamist rebel
readSMSes for Wednesday 06 February 2013
06-02-2013
SMS Of The Day *SHAME on you President Hifikepunye Pohamba, for giving in to your already overpaid, greedy, self-enriched and lazy government officials. Get rid of your advisors and of those not
readBeyonce struts back onto world stage with tour
06-02-2013
Hot on the heels of her praised Super Bowl performance, US singer Beyonce on Monday announced a world tour starting in April, the latest move in her carefully choreographed return to music.The singer,
readSouth Africa police arrest 19 suspected Congolese rebels
06-02-2013
JOHANNESBURG – South African police arrested 19 suspected Congolese rebels, including two senior members of the M23 group, on suspicion of running an illegal military operation, police said on
readChina police chief accused of having 192 houses
06-02-2013
BEIJING – A Chinese police chief is alleged to have had at least 192 houses and a fake identity card, state media said Tuesday, the latest in a number of similar cases that have sparked outrage
readNo ‘reset’ in sight amid US-Russia chill
06-02-2013
Moscow – There are few hopes in Russia for another “reset” in relations as US President Barack Obama enters his second term, with bilateral disputes growing every month and mutual distrust increasing,
readThird world is swamped with fake TB drugs: study
06-02-2013
PARIS – Africa, India and other developing countries are awash in fake or sub-standard drugs for tuberculosis, fuelling the rise of treatment-resistant strains of TB, according to a survey published
readAfghanistan and Pakistan eye peace deal in 6 months
06-02-2013
London – The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Monday they would work to reach a peace deal within six months, while throwing their weight behind moves for the Taliban to open an office in
readTrustco reports drop in profit
06-02-2013
TRUSTCO Group Holdings made N$52,6 million clean profit in the first nine months of its current financial year, resulting in headline earnings per share of 7,31 cents at December 31 2012.Trustco
readDon’t Let Failure Ruin Your Dreams
06-02-2013
When you start a company, launch a new product, or take on a new job, you, of course, hope to succeed. But that’s not always the case, Harvard Business Review says in its Management Tip of the
readZuma equates mine closure plans with ‘blackmail’
06-02-2013
CAPE TOWN – South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday said mining companies were almost engaging in “blackmail” when they announce plans to close mines and lay off workers.Zuma’s pre-recorded
readBotswana sees another budget surplus for 2013
06-02-2013
GABORONE – Botswana forecast a budget surplus of 0,6% of GDP for 2013 but economic growth will not be as stellar as in previous years because of falling demand for diamonds, Finance Minister Kenneth
readMining a balancing act between politics and money
06-02-2013
FINDING a balance between the interests of international investors in mining and mineral host countries will be increasingly challenging, a mining expert has said on the first day of the Investing in
readSA raises minimum farm wage after strikes
06-02-2013
PRETORIA – South Africa raised the minimum wage for farm workers by up to 50% on Monday in response to a wave of violent strikes, but farmers said the increase would only cause job losses and more
readTanzania not ruling out windfall mine taxes
06-02-2013
CAPE TOWN – Tanzania’s minerals minister has said the government could impose windfall taxes on mining companies if they reap huge profits from the commodity cycle.Tanzania is Africa’s fourth-biggest
readS&P expects US lawsuit over its mortgage ratings
06-02-2013
WASHINGTON – The US government is expected to file civil charges against Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, alleging that it improperly gave high ratings to mortgage debt that later plunged in value
readGareth Cliff cleared of derogatory remarks
06-02-2013
The South African Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCC) has cleared radio presenter Gareth Cliff of a complaint that he made derogatory remarks about Muslims during his radio show, it was
readYouth unemployment at 68%
06-02-2013
THE National Youth Council (NYC) has called for a youth division in each ministry to address the high unemployment rate among young people, who constitute the majority of the population.The executive
readFrom The Twittersphere
06-02-2013
NAMIBIAN Twitter timelines were listing every which way but up yesterday! Nonetheless, the normal insane sanity (go figure!) prevailed. From Rocky Crest to Air Namibia, from the injustice of
readState funeral for Iyambo
06-02-2013
THE late Education Minister Abraham Iyambo, who died on London on Saturday, will get a State funeral, The Namibian understands.State funeral means the funeral is fully paid by the State, but Iyambo
readRehoboth probes housing allowance payments
06-02-2013
THE Rehoboth Town Council stopped the payment of housing allowances to its staff this month because of discrepancies in the payment of the allowance.Council staff complained to The Namibian last week
readPoll fraud trial delay continues
06-02-2013
THE delays which have marked the case in which Namibia’s former Director of Elections, Philemon Kanime, and two co-accused are facing charges in connection with the alleged fraudulent registration of
readPark Talk at FNCC
06-02-2013
The next Park Talk, facilitated by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism at the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC), will introduce the Nam-Place Project: the Namibia Protected Landscape
readOtjomuise Project School overcrowded
06-02-2013
PARENTS living in the informal settlements of Otjomuise are finding it hard to find school placement for their children, as the only school in their neighbourhood, the Otjomuise Project School, is
readLands says its focus to be implementation
06-02-2013
THE Ministry of Lands and Resettlement has vowed to be more implementation oriented this year to fast-track Namibia’s land reform process and to involve communities to shape land policies that affect
readApere knew time is precious
06-02-2013
“OKAY, okay, okay…” This was the hurried manner in which Apere ended a phone call so he could rush to the next task on his mountain of duties. He navigated the minefield of party, governmental and
readMore goats for rural poor
06-02-2013
THE Namibian-German Special Initiative Programme (NGSIP) has secured N$100 million to continue with the livestock project benefiting the rural poor. This was revealed by NGSIP programme manager
read‘Fake’ estate agent arrested
06-02-2013
A SUSPECTED fake estate agent was arrested by the City Police in Windhoek on Monday. The 23-year-old man is accused of having defrauded people by promising them flats that were not even up for
readPupils at A Shipena donate blood
06-02-2013
LEARNERS of A Shipena Secondary School in Windhoek yesterday donated blood on the school premises, after the Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia issued an urgent appeal for donors, saying that there
readKamwi visits anthrax patients at hospital
06-02-2013
ONIIPA – The minister of health and social services, Dr Richard Kamwi, has called on people to refrain from touching animals that have died of unknown causes.Kamwi made the call on Friday during his
readAccused denies Karas crime spree
06-02-2013
A YOUNG man accused of committing a string of serious crimes in the south of Namibia in February 2008 and August 2009 pleaded not guilty to six charges at the start of his trial in the High Court in
readChasing the dots ... Drowning in What Bulls Produce!
06-02-2013
I WAS going to start off with a tirade about mad board payments as per The Namibian of 31 January but I thought I should have a look at the product! Guilt, despite its easily accessible web page I
readNotable Quotes
06-02-2013
I DON’T see anything wrong with what we do. There are also other schools that rent out halls, buses, sport fields and so on. Why not us? – Herman Rust, the principal of Academia Secondary School in
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