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45 Articles found on Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Signs of flooding in Caprivi
15-01-2013
EIGHTEEN households have been moved to upper ground in the Caprivi Region after heavy rainfall over the past week.Caprivi Governor Lawrence Sampofu told The Namibian yesterday that the relocated
readCut costs or crash AirNamibia told
15-01-2013
GOVERNMENT “may lose sympathy” for Air Namibia, should the national airline not scale down its operations to cut costs.This was the unambiguous message from the minister of works and transport, Erkki
readFREE RIDE
15-01-2013
A frog hitches a lift on the back of a snail. Macro photographer Nordin Seruyan captured the unusual pairing by a pond in his garden in Central Borneo, Indonesia. He spotted the frog jumping onto
readMali Islamists vow to strike ‘at heart’ of France
15-01-2013
BAMAKO – Islamists based in northern Mali, under daily bombardment by France’s warplanes, vowed yesterday to avenge the assault on French soil as well as in Africa.“France has attacked Islam. We will
readShaky economy depresses business mood in Namibia
15-01-2013
BUSINESS is off to a bumpy start in 2013, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has warned after a tumble in the latest IJG Business Climate Index.The Index for November dropped by 7,5 basis
readAthletes aim for World Champs
15-01-2013
NAMIBIA’S top athletes are confident of qualifying for the World Athletics Championships in August this year, after good performances during the second leg of the Bank Windhoek Grand Prix series on
readAgricultural diary
15-01-2013
January 24: Boer goat production sale of Adriaan Louw and Thys van Wyk in Windhoek. January 31: Production auction of Riaan de Klerk, 40 dorper and 20 white dorper rams at farm Lushof near Kalkrand.
read2012 the hottest year on record in United States
15-01-2013
CHICAGO – The year 2012 was the warmest on record for the contiguous United States, beating the previous record by a full degree in temperature, a government climate agency has said.Scientists at the
readDeadline for input on Meatco approaching
15-01-2013
MEATCO has issued a reminder for producers that their input with regards to the proposed Meatco Act and bylaws should be submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture before the end of January.The reminder
readEU meat inspections at Meatco start next month
15-01-2013
WINDHOEK - Animal and public safety inspections by the European Union (EU) into the local beef industry are scheduled to take place during February and March this year.“The visit will include the
readSouth Africa protests have no local impact, says NAU
15-01-2013
THE farmworkers’ protest in the Western Cape in South Africa will not have any impact yet on agricultural imports to Namibia, the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) said.NAU executive manager Sakkie
readFirst black Namibian port captain appointed
15-01-2013
THE Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) has appointed Lukas Kufuna as port captain at Walvis Bay. Kufuna takes over this role from Captain Mussa Mandia, who served Namport from 2007-2012.He is
readConsumer knocked by inflation in 2012
15-01-2013
AVERAGE inflation in Namibia in 2012 hit 6,5% – up from 5,0% in 2011 and 4,5% in 2010.For December, however, annual inflation took a breather, dropping from 7,6% in November to 6,3% – the first
readOutlook for global economy improves
15-01-2013
PARIS – Economic activity is picking up or steadying in the United States, the eurozone and in China, the OECD said yesterday on the basis of leading indicators of activity in the main industrialised
readChina eyes hiking foreign investment quota
15-01-2013
HONG KONG – China could increase ten-fold the quota for foreign investors putting money into the country’s stock markets, the head of its securities regulator said yesterday.Foreign institutions –
readSwiss back ‘fat cat’ pay curbs
15-01-2013
ZURICH – The majority of Swiss voters support a plan to impose some of the tightest limits in the world on “fat cat” pay, a poll published on Sunday showed.The poll, conducted by Isopublic for the
readStrike-hit Amplats issues profit warning
15-01-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Anglo American Platinum warned investors yesterday that it may have plunged into a heavy loss last year, after fatal labour unrest hit its South African operations.In a profit warning –
read‘Business that backs ANC will prosper’
15-01-2013
JOHANNESBURG – President Jacob Zuma said businessmen who supported the African National Congress would see their fortunes multiply, according to a report on Saturday.“We’re not forcing people … you
readImperial Japan’s peaceful legacy in Chinese outpost
15-01-2013
DALIAN, China – The red sun of the Japanese flag flutters alongside the Chinese emblem’s five stars at a business zone in Dalian – a rare sight in a country still embittered by Tokyo’s imperial
readSABC car stoned
15-01-2013
in De DoornsCape Town – An SABC car was stoned by striking farmworkers in De Doorns in the Western Cape on Monday, the public broadcaster reported.SABC radio news reported that its team was
readSyria rape at crisis levels
15-01-2013
Amman – In its report, ‘Syria: A Regional Crisis’, the US-based International Rescue Committee (IRC) described rape “as a significant and disturbing feature of the Syrian civil war”.“In the course of
read‘Argo’ scores sweet Golden Globe victory with two top awards
15-01-2013
Iran hostage drama ‘Argo’ scored a sweet double victory at the Golden Globe awards on Sunday, winning best movie drama, the night’s top prize, and best director for Ben Affleck on a night that left
readNorth Korea vows to bolster war deterrence
15-01-2013
PYONGYANG – North Korea vowed Monday to strengthen its defences amid concerns the country may conduct a nuclear test as a follow-up to last month’s long-range rocket launch.Citing US hostility,
readUS gun lobby claims
15-01-2013
it has enough cloutWashington – The president of the top US firearms lobby said on Sunday that his organisation has enough backing from lawmakers to defeat a plan to outlaw assault weapons and sales
readFrance defends failed Somali raid
15-01-2013
Mogadishu – Somali witnesses said at least eight civilians were killed in a disastrous French operation to rescue a secret agent, but France’s defence minister defended the decision to launch the
readSMSes for Tuesday 15 January 2013
15-01-2013
SMS Of The Day *IT’S not the high position you hold in your community that makes you a VIP or an honourable, but your personality, principles, ethics, excellent quality of service you provide to your
readLocal archers primed for Afro Pumps Shoot competition
15-01-2013
WINDHOEK – Local archers are hard at work preparing for the one-day Afro Pumps Shoot competition which takes place in Windhoek on Saturday.The president of the Archery Association of Namibia, Frank
readSuper Sunday: Tweets From The Sidelines
15-01-2013
NAMIBIAN football fans were out in full force during the EPL’s ‘Super Sunday’ matches, Liverpool vs Manchester United and Arsenal vs Manchester City. A few of their tweets of these epic clashes, with
readBeating Liverpool still fires up Ferguson
15-01-2013
MANCHESTER – Alex Ferguson has said it will always be important to him for Manchester United to beat Liverpool, no matter where their north-west rivals stand in the Premier League.Top-flight leaders
readSaid stars for mystery team Ethiopia
15-01-2013
JOHANNESBURG –Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger challenged English football journalists recently to name just five of the Ethiopia squad bound for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.The
readFrom The Twittersphere
15-01-2013
HAPPY 2013 everyone! Today, two of the hottest topics of the month, apart from the heat itself that is: Namibian fugitive Lazarus Shaduka and the ‘unbearable brokeness of January’. Shaduka suddenly
readKhomasdal teen stabbed to death
15-01-2013
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy was stabbed to death in Khomasdal on Sunday.Deputy Commissioner Silvanus Nghishidimbwa yesterday said that Fransisco Abrao died after he and a neighbour (28) attacked each other in
readSchool refuses to release report ‘by mistake’
15-01-2013
A DISGRUNTLED mother said yesterday that the Van Rhyn Primary School in Windhoek had refused to give her child’s report to her because she did not pay the last term’s school fees. “I went to the
readNamibian runner gets hitched
15-01-2013
Agnes Samaria, Namibia’s favourite middle distance runner said goodbye to the single life as she said “I do” to Christian Vistnes. The pair had an unforgettable wedding ceremony at the beautiful
readSyria: No End in Sight
15-01-2013
THE most frustrating part of covering the Lebanese civil war (1975-90) was that after a while there was nothing left to say. Syria is starting to feel just the same. It’s horrible, but atrocities are
readEducation Is Expensive? Try Ignorance
15-01-2013
EDUCATION Minister Abraham Iyambo made an announcement shortly before Christmas last year, that primary school education will be free starting today. This is, of course, rightly only applicable to
readOfficials uncomfortable with being defined as political office bearers
15-01-2013
TWO high-ranking officials have added their voices to that of the cabinet secretary, saying they are not comfortable with being classified as non-public office bearers by the Public Office Bearers
readNWR gets a new board
15-01-2013
NAMIBIA Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has a new board of directors headed by a senior official at the Bank of Namibia.NWR’s acting managing director, Simeon Negumbo, told The Namibian yesterday that the new
readEx-employee loses case against NamRights
15-01-2013
A CLAIM for more than N$140 000 which a former employee of human rights organisation Namibia Rights and Responsibilities lodged against NamRights in the Labour Court in Windhoek was dismissed
readWendelinus to star in first movie role
15-01-2013
The movie is a tale of how traditional values and cultures are accommodated in the modern world. ‘A heart of a black woman’ is a comedy drama which will be shot fully in Namibia. Shooting will
readLow-cost housing brick plant opens in Ojomuise
15-01-2013
INO Investment company showed off their new mobile I-Brick plant in Otjomuise’s 8ste Laan yesterday, where the company has started building its first show house. The company’s director, Fillemon
readGood holiday business at the coast
15-01-2013
PEOPLE were not afraid to spend money this past holiday season, and Swakopmund businesses say their turnover was better than in previous years.Peter Brinkmann of OTB Sports, with branches in
readLocal author in running for major book prize
15-01-2013
Namibian based writer Sharon Kasanda’s novel ‘Dante International’ has made it through the first stage of the judging process for the Commonwealth Book Prize for the best book published in 2012.
readAngola in ‘pre-conflict’ stage – rights activists
15-01-2013
HUMAN rights organisations from Angola, Mozambique, South Africa, and Namibia currently meeting in Windhoek yesterday said civil society organisations in the Southern African region should restart
readNotable Quotes
15-01-2013
I DID not tell them [students] to copy. Or did they send their children to copy? I’m just doing my job. Let’s wait for the investigation results. – The director for National Examinations and
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