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59 Articles found on Friday, 8 February 2013
Nam on high alert for dog smuggling
08-02-2013
THREE men were arrested in South Africa for the alleged smuggling of 45 dogs on Wednesday, just as they were about to cross into Namibia through the Ariamsvlei border post. Their plan was allegedly to
readQuota holders question joint venture board fees
08-02-2013
FISHING rights holders in some of the shotgun marriages or joint ventures (JVs) facilitated by the Ministry of Fisheries are unhappy over the “exorbitant” monthly stipends and board fees paid to their
readKeetmans teenager dies mysteriously
08-02-2013
POLICE at Keetmanshoop are investigating the death of a teenager who fell into a coma a few hours after his release from custody and died days later under mysterious circumstances. Marcelinus ‘Tony’
readNamibia let EP off the hook
08-02-2013
NAMIBIA let Eastern Province off the hook as they recovered to score 217 all out on the first day of their CSA Three-Day Challenge match at the Wanderers field in Windhoek yesterday. After winning the
readImpossible to stop cheats: Blatter
08-02-2013
NOUAKCHOTT – The head of world soccer governing body Fifa said yesterday that cheats would always exist in the sport and it would be impossible to stop them, after revelations of a global match-fixing
readMan U primed for ‘big’ Everton game
08-02-2013
LONDON – Manchester United’s nine-point lead in the Premier League is partly down to success against other big clubs but Champions League challengers Everton visit Old Trafford on Sunday having
readNedbank Cycle Challenge expected to be bigger this year
08-02-2013
THE Nedbank Cycle Challenge takes place for the 28th consecutive year, starting with the mountain bike race tomorrow and culminating in the main race on Sunday, February 17. At a media conference
readAfcon Fixtures
08-02-2013
Sunday, February 10 Final Nigeria v Burkina Faso 20h00 Saturday, February 9 Third/Fourth Place Play-off Mali v Ghana
readAfcon set for grand finale
08-02-2013
SO we have finally come to the end of what turned out to be an exciting and dramatic edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. A new champion will be crowned on Sunday when Nigeria engage Burkina Faso in
readNigeria, Burkina Faso eye crown
08-02-2013
RAMPANT Nigeria and impressive Burkina Faso will meet in the final of the African Nations Cup at Soccer City on Sunday after two highly dramatic if contrasting semifinal victories on Wednesday.Nigeria
readAmbunda’s world title dream nears reality
08-02-2013
PAULUS ‘The Rock’ Ambunda wanted to become a big-time footballer and was on course to realising his goal before seeing Harry Simon capture the WBO light-middleweight world title in 1998. From that
readTunisia opposition party welcomes new government
08-02-2013
TUNIS - Tunisia’s opposition parties yesterday welcomed the government’s move to dissolve itself in favour of a caretaker body following the shocking assassination of a leftist politician.The
readHezbollah - Israel, others against us
08-02-2013
Beirut – The Lebanese Hezbollah movement said on Wednesday that Israel was leading an international campaign against it, a day after Bulgaria blamed the pro-Iranian group for a July bomb attack that
readUN to send peacekeepers to Mali as rebels hit back
08-02-2013
GAO – The UN is considering sending peacekeepers to Mali, following a proposal from Paris which said that French forces have killed hundreds of Islamist rebels but are still coming under attack.After
read‘Key witness lied’ in Kenya’s ICC case
08-02-2013
The Hague – Defence lawyers for top Kenyan politician Uhuru Kenyatta have asked the International Criminal Court to drop the trial against him, saying a top prosecution witness lied.In a document made
readInternational watchdogs rate Nam as stable
08-02-2013
THE state of Government’s finances got FitchRatings’ nod of approval on Wednesday, following on the heels of international credit rater Moody’s thumbs-up at the end of January.Like Moody’s,
readNam fish products heading for China
08-02-2013
NAMIBIAN fish products will enter the Chinese market this year, but plans to export beef to that country will have to wait a little bit longer as discussions in that regard are still
readAvoid technology glitches at your next presentation
08-02-2013
Equipment tends to malfunction during speaking events— for example, your microphone could stop working or your slides might not come up on the screen. These glitches even happen to tech-savvy people,
readRio’s coal transport problem will be solved – Mozambique
08-02-2013
CAPE TOWN – Mozambique’s mines minister is confident of reaching a deal with Rio Tinto to solve the miner’s problem of transporting coal to ports, which contributed to a recent US$3 billion hit to its
readRegistration open for Arandis investment conference and expo
08-02-2013
THE registration process for the Arandis Investment Conference and the Mineral, Mining and Energy Expo scheduled for April was officially launched on Monday.The event aims to promote the town as a
readAnglo’s new boss says licence threats ‘out of order’
08-02-2013
CAPE TOWN – South African politicians’ threats to review mining licences are “out of order”, the incoming chief executive of Anglo American said yesterday, criticising comments made after the miner’s
readFarms lay off over 1 000 amid forced wage hike
08-02-2013
JOHANNESBURG – South African farmers yesterday said more than a thousand labourers had received dismissal notices, days after the government announced the minimum wage would rise by 52%.Employers in
readChina’s big step in rural reform; mapping tiny plots of farm land
08-02-2013
YANGWANG VILLAGE, China – The bare lightbulbs, unheated rooms and elderly residents of the whitewashed village of Yangwang in eastern China make it seem an unlikely place for an experiment in
readFines levied against RBS in rate-fixing scandal
08-02-2013
LONDON – Britain’s Royal Bank of Scotland became the third major bank to be caught up in a global probe of interest rate manipulation Wednesday, but what makes the US$610 million fine against the
readSome Hope For ‘Essential Services’
08-02-2013
ON December 31 2012, the minister of labour and social welfare, Doreen Sioka, in a historic decision, gazetted certain services in hospitals and local authorities as ‘essential’.The designation
readUndeserving Praise
08-02-2013
JACQUELINE Asheeke fails to address a number of critical points in her article on the Ministry of Home Affairs [The Namibian, 1 February 2013]. First, why do they continue to act in defiance of at
readPutting Unam Record Straight
08-02-2013
ON FRIDAY, 01 February 2013, a letter appeared in this paper, entitled: ‘Bravo Unam’. In that letter, I primarily thanked the University of Namibia (Unam) for introducing online registration. However,
readDorob Mess Part Of A Bigger Problem
08-02-2013
THE Rainbow Salt project being contemplated in the Dorob National Park near Wlotzkasbaken (north of Swakopmund) and the horrific destruction of a part of that park in the process of filming ‘Mad Max
readHome Affairs Not Praiseworthy
08-02-2013
I NEVER imagined I would ever turn against Jacqueline W Asheeke! Now I have to. Her article ‘So, What About Home Affairs ‘ [The Namibian, 1 February] begs for an answer.Let me first ask, why do people
readJealous of Iyambo’s Rights
08-02-2013
PLEASE allow me to express my views too regarding the complaints by the public about the late Education Minister Dr Abraham Iyambo! I refer to the letter of Robertiene Sara Kleinhans on page 15 in
read‘Communal farmers cry foul’
08-02-2013
DEAR editor, please allow me to comment on your leading article of your Friday edition of February 1. The complaints uttered are not new; what is new is only the narrow perspective of the communal
readThe Key To Food Security
08-02-2013
BEING a part-time communal farmer from a tender age, I have been noticing change in the way we Namibians farm.The use of advanced technology has been the main cause as farmers are now moving away from
readNo To False Development
08-02-2013
I WISH to address a social development issue about the current land conflict in Ndiyona constituency [Kavango] caused by a farm project there. People in the area have been accused of willingly
readSlow GRN Pay Process Is Lethal To SMEs
08-02-2013
THE growth and the future of any national economy is anchored in the existence and prospects of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) Given this fact, the onus is on the government to ensure that
readHands Off Maletzky
08-02-2013
I WISH to make some comments regarding the issue of August Maletzky being scrutinised by the High Court. Judge President Petrus Damaseb, since you were a lawyer yourself, you should know that there is
readStop Abuse Of Power
08-02-2013
THE headline in The Namibian of Tuesday, 29 January 2013, refers to the actions of Moses Shiikwa, a city councillor, who with some others is trying to remain on the land on which they settled
readSMSes for Friday 08 February 2013
08-02-2013
SMS Of The Day *MY beloved Namibians! Let us understand that ‘hard work leads to success and laziness leads to poverty’. Let us work hard in everything so that we can become a successful nation. Food
readIyambo’s Legacy Worthy Of Emulation
08-02-2013
ABRAHAM Iyambo leaves Namibians a legacy which is worth emulating.Before we go into the detail of why we make this statement, let us emphasise that it is made without reservation. For when people die,
readNamibian Civil Society And The Economic Rationale
08-02-2013
COMPRISING labour unions, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), religious bodies, and vocal individuals, among others, Namibian civil society has always fought
readImproving Academic Achievements Of Learners
08-02-2013
DURING the past three academic years we have noted with great concern how learners in Grade 10 and 12 performed poorly in their year-end examinations.On average over 35 000 learners sit for the Grade
readParastatals 101
08-02-2013
MINISTER Erkki Nghimtina advocates tough love. The Weekender’s Rambler thinks that some of them operate like ghomtjas.The Namibian writes that it’s a lost opportunity because the money spent on them
readWeek of grace for traffic offenders
08-02-2013
THE City Police have decided to wait a week before arresting Windhoek motorists with outstanding traffic fines. The City Police were instructed by the Ministry of Justice to extend the deadline to
readUPM impatient over non-delivery of free erven at Rehoboth
08-02-2013
TWENTY years after Cabinet decided to give free erven in Rehoboth to people displaced by the Apartheid dispensation, only 176 residents have benefited.The Cabinet endorsed the Rukoro Report of 1992,
readTraditional councillor returns stolen goats
08-02-2013
A COUNCILLOR of the #Aodaman Traditional Authority at Khorixas has returned 20 goats she had bought from a herder without the permission of the owner of the animals last week.Pieter Ruiter, the owner
readPrison still awaits stock thieves
08-02-2013
A STINT behind prison bars remains the inevitable fate of livestock thieves in Namibia, the High Court pointed out this week.The fact that the heaviest classes of sentences prescribed by the Stock
readOf gay lists and unhappy collisions
08-02-2013
WHAT started off as a threat to expose the clandestine activities of the former Mr Gay Namibia and his high-profile clients in a weekly paper ended with a prominent lawyer denying any link to the
readUnexploded mines found in Ohangwena
08-02-2013
THE police have found three landmines at Oshipala village near Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region since the beginning of the year.The chief of the demining and debushing team of the Namibian
readIsaacks apologises for tribal outburst
08-02-2013
A REMORSEFUL deputy minister of mines and energy, Willem Isaacks, yesterday publicly apologised for a tribal outburst against two police officers at Berseba on January 1. “I, Willem Isaacks, a
readSuspended manager accuses conservancy of illegal hunting
08-02-2013
THE suspended Sorris Sorris Conservancy manager, Jordan Namaseb, is accusing the management of the group of poaching.He told The Namibian that the conservancy committee hunted an oryx illegally in
readHolidaymakers behave better
08-02-2013
HOLIDAYMAKERS behaved well and adhered much better to the rules and regulations of the Dorob National Park this past summer holiday season, according to a statement issued yesterday by the Namibian
readFraudsters caught for identity theft
08-02-2013
THE Windhoek City Police arrested two suspects on Wednesday afternoon for faking the identity of another person to open an account at Truworths.They were found in possession of fake documents
readEx-Outjo treasurer faces N$2m claim
08-02-2013
THE former town treasurer of the Outjo Municipality, Dawid Koen, is facing legal troubles on two fronts, with the Outjo Town Council suing him for close to N$2 million while criminal charges are also
readCorruption feeds on Zimbabwe’s poor
08-02-2013
ZVIMBA – Suffering severe chest pains, Rosina Chataika, 57, was recently ferried 70km from her rural home in Zvimba Distict to Parirenyatwa Hospital in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare.The consulting doctor
readClearing of Fish River going ahead
08-02-2013
THE permanent secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday retracted his statement of a day earlier that the tender to clear the reeds and deepen a one-kilometre stretch of the Fish River at
readArandis junior town council sworn in
08-02-2013
THE Arandis Junior Town Council for 2013 was sworn in on Tuesday.The junior councillors were all selected from the Grade 12 class of the Kolin Senior Secondary School – one of the top-performing
read30 veterans to get houses this year
08-02-2013
THE Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs has announced plans to build 30 houses for veterans throughout the country this year, to add to the 46 houses it built last year.This was announced by Minister Nickey
readPolitical Perspective
08-02-2013
IT IS really not my strength anyway, but no matter how hard I try, I simply cannot do the math on this exile/returnee/veterans issue. I’ve tried to research in order to try to find out how much of a
readAre you on the list?
08-02-2013
The undoubted skinner 'news' item of the week was 'The List'.Yes, we've once again been reminded that if Namibians get an urge to smear people and drive someone's life right through Malaka draai, we
readNotable Quotes
08-02-2013
WE are paying our service provider, Engen Namibia, on a weekly basis until we finish [paying] the outstanding amount. – Air Namibia spokesperson, Paul Nakawa, on the company paying its N$ 60 million
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