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37 Articles found on Thursday, 17 January 2013
Namwandi promotes Grade 10 failures
17-01-2013
THE Ministry of Education yesterday instructed schools to promote learners who failed Grade 10 last year after they could not meet the grade in English despite having obtained 23 or more points.In the
readClass of 2012 disappoints
17-01-2013
DESPITE millions of Namibian dollars pumped into the education sector over the past two years, the 2012 Grade 12 ordinary level results are worse than the previous year.“As a nation, we must
readShalli shoots blanks against POCA
17-01-2013
THE Prevention of Organised Crime Act has emerged unscathed from an attempt by former Namibian Defence Force Chief Martin Shalli to have the law declared unconstitutional.An application by Shalli to
readHitch hiker
17-01-2013
A female cheetah sits on the roof of a jeep in Maasai Mara, Kenya to use the Land Cruiser as a look-out post. They climb the highest point available, usually a termite mound, to spot their prey, but
readVries primed for South Africa return
17-01-2013
BRAVE Warriors first-choice goalkeeper Virgil Vries is close to making a return to the South African Premiership with Maritzburg United. Sources close to the goal minder say he is currently in South
readFrance determined to make Mali stable
17-01-2013
Bamako/Dubai – France will end its intervention in Mali only once stability has returned to the West African country, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday, raising the prospects of a
readEconomic growth prospects dim
17-01-2013
THE World Bank expects the Namibian economy to grow by 4,3% this year, lower than the average of 4,9% it is forecasting for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and way below the 6,1% earmarked by Government in
readInnovation needed
17-01-2013
for home ownershipHome ownership is a problem in Namibia. According to estimates by the Minister of Regional, Local Government, Housing and Rural Development, Jerry Ekandjo in 2011, “... there is a
readFNB slow and generous in Rundu
17-01-2013
The Namibian’s SMS line has been abuzz with complaints about commercial banks over the last few weeks. A First National Bank of Namibia client in Rundu sent us the following email, expressing their
read‘Fast-tracking’ of Sandpiper phosphate project queried
17-01-2013
A COMMENT in December by the chairman of the Australian-listed UCL Resources, Ian Ross, regarding the ‘fast-tracking’ of the controversial Sandpiper marine phosphate project off Walvis Bay is a major
readAmplats’ job axing plans draw fire
17-01-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Global platinum miner Anglo Platinum wanted to divert its business from South Africa and send the country’s mining industry “to the dogs”, the ANC said yesterday. “The ANC condemns the
readMoney does not buy happiness in China
17-01-2013
SHANGHAI – China’s super-rich suffer because of the pressures brought about by their fortunes and are less happy than ordinary millionaires, according to a survey by a leading wealth magazine.“The
readAngolan public spending surges
17-01-2013
LISBON – Angola’s parliament has approved the main guidelines of a 2013 budget that the government says will boost public spending by over a quarter to help diversify the economy and improve social
readRamaphoza: No conflict of interest
17-01-2013
JOHANNESBURG – ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa is reviewing his role in business to ensure there are no conflicts of interest with his new role, he said on Tuesday. “I want to remove any form of
readLuring young car buyers with gadgets, nail polish
17-01-2013
DETROIT, Michigan – From navigation systems serving as game consoles to sound systems doubling as amplifiers and nail polish matching a paint job, automakers are trying new tricks to lure fickle young
readLearning about the desert environment at Gobabeb
17-01-2013
AFTER a long bumpy road the bus arrives at Gobabeb and a group of excited learners pile out and run around. They are soon gathered together and introduced to the programme for the next three days.
readRhino poaching toll reaches new high
17-01-2013
CAPE TOWN – Rhino poaching statistics released by the South African government this week reveal that a record 668 rhinos were killed across the country in 2012, an increase of nearly 50 percent from
readBlack carbon a powerful climate pollutant
17-01-2013
WASHINGTON – Black carbon, the soot produced by burning fossil fuels and biomass, is a more potent atmospheric pollutant than previously thought, according to a four-year international study released
readNamibia looking at its first human and biosphere reserve
17-01-2013
A STUDY has been launched to determine if the Mudumu North Complex in the eastern part of Caprivi can be declared Namibia’s first Man and Biosphere Reserve (MAB).The Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF)
read‘Django Unchained’ and Awarded
17-01-2013
A vengeful black slave on a rescue mission, a charmingly demented dentist turned bounty hunter and a Francophile Southern slave owner are the tremendous troika that strut through Quentin Tarantino’s
readBenni scores rap single
17-01-2013
ORLANDO Pirates and Bafana Bafana’s top goal scorer Benni McCarthy, has scored a unique first – a musical recording aimed at uniting soccer fans and Africa at large.The 36-year-old soccer
readDemocracy in decline: report
17-01-2013
WASHINGTON - Democracy around the world was in decline in 2012 for the seventh year in a row as the Arab Spring led nervous autocratic leaders to clamp down on any stirrings of dissent, a study said
readSyria Campus blasts kill over 80
17-01-2013
Damascus - Twin blasts ripped through university buildings in Syria’s second city Aleppo on Tuesday killing at least 82 people and wounding scores more, on the first day of exams for students.Regime
readRajoelina offers fresh start
17-01-2013
Antananarivo – Madagascar’s president Andry Rajoelina said on Tuesday he would not run in May elections, bowing to international pressure to give the island nation a fresh start after the coup that
readMozambique doctors end pay strike
17-01-2013
Maputo - Striking doctors in Mozambique ended a nine-day work stoppage on Tuesday after signing a deal with the government for a pay raise, their leader said.“We have a memorandum of understanding...
readUS condemns comments from Egypt’s President Morsi
17-01-2013
Washington - The Obama administration on Tuesday gave a blistering review of remarks that Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi made almost three years ago about Jews and called for him to repudiate what
readOpolisi otayi konakona omapopyo ngoka ga taalela Isaack
17-01-2013
AAPOLISI yaali aakuluntu oya thika kOombelewa dhOpolisi po Keetmanshoop okukonakono omapopyo kutya Ominita yOpevi yOomina nIikwankondo, Willem Isaack, okwa umba Aapolisi aapopi yelka lyOswhaimbao
readSeesitela Ziita Moongela e tu thiga
17-01-2013
Muni gwa Khorixas okwa shuna ko omeya gOshipangelo shEpangelo po Khorixas ngoka a li a tete ko mEtitano lya zi koOmeya gOshipangelo oga li ga tetwa ko ku Muni gwondoolopa moshiwike shotango shomwedhi
readSMSes for Thursday 17 January 2013
17-01-2013
SMS Of The Day *IT is every individual’s obligation and responsibility to plough back in his/her country, at least the equivalent of what he/she takes out of it. Food for Thought *IT is very strange
readCycling season set to start with Windhoek Pedal Power series
17-01-2013
THE cycling season gets under way this weekend when the first leg of the Windhoek Pedal Power (WPP) cycling series, the ‘Mannie’s Bike Mecca Döbra Loops’, will be held on Sunday morning. The
readMcIlroy rivalry needs time, Woods says
17-01-2013
ABU DHABI – Tiger Woods has played down talk of a big rivalry with Rory McIlroy, saying that the two first needed to cross swords at the business end of the majors before that could become a
readSharapova, Radwanska cruise; Stosur out
17-01-2013
MELBOURNE – For someone with precious little match conditioning heading into the Australian Open, Maria Sharapova didn’t look like someone concerned about any supposed imbalance yesterday.The
readTerranova breaks new ground for Argentina
17-01-2013
LA RIOJA – Orlando Terranova delighted the home crowd here on Tuesday by becoming the first Argentinian driver to win a stage of the Dakar Rally.The 33-year-old BMW driver – competing in his seventh
readAfcon will be a success: Mbalula
17-01-2013
SOUTH African sport minister Fikile Mbalula is confident the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will be a success, despite initial hiccups in the organising of the tournament that kicks off in
readFrom The Twittersphere
17-01-2013
NAMIBIAN snapshots on life, the universe and everything, as well as Lance Armstrong! Plus, tweeps tackle the ‘daunting’ task of giving celebrities an African name. All laced with a healthy dose of the
readTransitional justice dealt with flimsily – academic
17-01-2013
THE director of Unam’s Human Rights Documentation Centre, John Nakuta, has challenged Namibians to exhaust all remedies to get the State to live up to its human rights obligations towards victims of
readSt Boniface’s top performers say reading is the key
17-01-2013
ANNASTASIA Mukanda from St Boniface College in the Kavango Region is the best Grade 12 NSSC ordinary level candidate for 2012.“I am just a normal girl from Rundu,” says Annastasia modestly. “I am
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