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48 Articles found on Thursday, 31 January 2013
Rain on its way
31-01-2013
FOLLOWING an intense heat wave over most parts of the country for the past few weeks, Namibians can finally expect rainfall from Sunday, according to the weather bureau.Weather forecaster Simon Dirkse
readMore taxpayer dollars in bottomless pit
31-01-2013
NAMZIM Newspapers, which has accumulated losses of more than N$16,3 million from its establishment in 2005 up to 2010, has recommended an astronomical increase in the annual payment of its board
readDefence deems wine glasses ‘urgent’
31-01-2013
A TENDER for the supply of alcohol glasses and garden tools for the Ministry of Defence has raised suspicion of favouritism after it was classified ‘urgent’ and perhaps a ‘security’ concerns requiring
readHAPPY AT SCHOOL
31-01-2013
Children at the Brighter Future kindergarten in the Goreangab informal settlement enjoy their break in the playground. The school accommodates around 46 children from the poor neighbourhood, preparing
readHenties comes with a big price tag
31-01-2013
HOME is where the heart is. In Henties Bay, however, home is where the money is.New data has shown that the median house price at the seaside resort is N$782 500, the highest in the country. Henties’
readHow much does it cost?
31-01-2013
As I spend most of my year living on a guest farm, I very rarely have to buy anything other than my sins of cigarettes and alcohol. I have for some time been complaining about the prices of these
readBuying ‘funny fruit’ will help feed the world, UN says
31-01-2013
PARIS – Make a shopping list and buy “funny fruit,” it will cut food waste and help “shape a sustainable future,” the United Nations Environment Programme and Food and Agriculture Organisation said on
readTip Keep a Work Diary
31-01-2013
What’s the best way to use the last ten minutes of your day? Harvard Business Review says: “Take this short time to reflect on your workday: what invigorated you, what frustrated you, and what you
readZim has US$217 in the bank
31-01-2013
HARARE – After paying public workers’ salaries last week, the balance in cash-strapped Zimbabwe’s government public account stood at just US$217, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said yesterday.“Last week
readNCCI branches out to Kunene, Hardap
31-01-2013
THE Namibia Chamber of Commerce (NCCI) intends expanding to the Kunene and Hardap regions this year.The establishment of NCCI structures in all 13 regions of Namibia to work in the interest of local
readSouth Africa to limit coal exports
31-01-2013
CAPE TOWN – South Africa has designated coal a “strategic resource”, a move that could limit exports to protect supplies for domestic power plants, mining minister Susan Shabangu said
readNigeria pumps oil savings into projects
31-01-2013
ABUJA – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday approved the removal of US$1 billion from the country’s oil savings to distribute to state governors for unspecified projects, one of the
readAfrican migrants pay most to send money home
31-01-2013
WASHINGTON – African migrants around the world pay more than other groups to send money back home, costing them and their families a hefty US$4 billion a year, the World Bank has said.The development
readZim vows to double diamond production
31-01-2013
HARARE – Zimbabwe sold almost US$685 million worth of diamonds last year and wants to more than double output from the country’s controversial gem fields this year, a top mining official told AFP
readBenghazi aspires to become Libya’s business capital
31-01-2013
BENGHAZI, Libya – At a construction site on Benghazi’s waterfront, engineer Seraj Bushada proudly points to a giant hole in the ground that will make way for a 48-floor office tower that city
readNamibia aim for first win
31-01-2013
NAMIBIA’S cricket team will be looking for their first win in the CSA Three-Day competition when they take on Kwazulu Natal Inland at the Wanderers field as from today.Namibia have not won any of
readIngo Waldschmidt - writing his own history
31-01-2013
INGO Waldschmidt wrote another chapter in the history of Namibian sport when he completed the Dakar Rally for the third time on Saturday, January 19. Not only is he the only Namibian to have competed
readZambia ‘not sexy enough’ for Confed Cup, says Renard
31-01-2013
NELSPRUIT – Zambia coach Herve Renard has criticised African football’s ruling body CAF for not allowing them the chance to represent the continent at this year’s Confederations Cup.Zambia, having won
readKeshi laughs off Nigeria critics
31-01-2013
RUSTENBURG – As Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi’s media conference was about to begin after their 2-0 win over Ethiopia secured them a place in the African Nations Cup quarterfinals, there was a pained
readUnited Nations: Mali must start election work now
31-01-2013
PARIS – The UN special envoy for the Sahel, Romano Prodi, is urging Mali’s government to start election preparations immediately, he was cited as saying in an interview to be published by daily
readJustin Timberlake’s new album ‘20/20’ is due out in March
31-01-2013
Singer-turned-actor Justin Timberlake has set a March date for his comeback album, his first in more than six years.RCA Records said on Tuesday ‘The 20/20 Experience’, the former N’Sync boy band
readNigeria cautiously welcomes ceasefire
31-01-2013
MAIDUGURI – Security forces in Nigeria’s volatile northeast welcomed on Tuesday a ceasefire declaration by a commander of the Islamist sect Boko Haram, but said they would not lower their guard.Sheik
readJill Scott to headline at the
31-01-2013
Cape Town Jazz FestivalGrammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter-poet Jill Scott has been confirmed to perform at this year’s Cape Town International Jazz Festival.Organisers of the jazz
readSyria plunges into ‘horror’ spiral
31-01-2013
UNITED NATIONS - The Syrian war has reached “unprecedented levels of horror”, UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said on Tuesday after dozens of men were killed in a grim new massacre.Brahimi told the divided
readZim charter curbs president’s powers
31-01-2013
HARARE – A draft constitution in Zimbabwe that paves the way for an election this year curbs presidential powers and strengthens cabinet and parliament, which have been weakened under veteran
readMET inaugurates sustainable development advisory body
31-01-2013
THE newly appointed deputy minister of environment and tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, has called on the Sustainable Development Advisory Council (SDAC) to be innovative.The council was inaugurated in
readCoastal management policy being finalised
31-01-2013
A POLICY document that will guide Namibia in managing its coastal area is being developed.Rob Braby, the national coordinator of the Namibian Coast Conservation and Management (Nacoma) project, says
readBurning fossil fuels in urban areas changes air currents
31-01-2013
WASHINGTON – The energy big cities burn – mostly coal and oil to power buildings, cars and other devices – produces excess heat that can get into atmospheric currents and influence temperatures
readInternational wetlands day to be marked in Karas
31-01-2013
NAMIBIA will jointly celebrate International Wetlands Day and the World Water Day at the end of March at Rosh Pinah, the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) has announced.International Wetlands Day is
readSMSes for Thursday 31 January 2013
31-01-2013
SMS Of The Day *IF I become the president of the poor Republic of Namibia one day, I will make sure of the following: All minister’s children should attend school at public schools and Namibian
readOmukulukadhi gwOmudiakoni Uudhila e tu thiga po
31-01-2013
OMUKULUKADHI gwOmudiakoni tatekulu Japhet Uudhila, ano kuku Elizabeth Shiinda, a tseyika wo nawa kuku Gwashiinda gwomomukunda Okamule mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Shana, okwa manene oondjenda dhe
readOshitopolwa Kunene osha pumbwa oombelewa dhiikwameni
31-01-2013
KANSELA gwoshikandjohogolo sha Outjo, Abraham Jobs, okwa hala Uuministeli wIikwameni u tunge oombelewa dhokugandja oondokumende dhuukwashiwgana mOutjo opo aantu mboka ye li momahala gokuumbugantu
readOmalenga ga langekwa nokuganithilwa miilonga yOkupangula mOukwanyama
31-01-2013
OMALENGA omanene gatano gomOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena ga ganithilwa miiloonga yokupangula pamuthigululwaklo gwElelo lyAukanyama, sha ningilwa pOombelewa oonene dhElelo lyAukwanyama
readNotable Quotes
31-01-2013
I DON’T think I will give birth now. It will be in Windhoek and as I have already walked about 30 kilometres from Outapi to Ogongo, I am determined to walk the rest of the kilometres... just watch me.
readFrom The Twittersphere
31-01-2013
JANUWORRY strikes in Zimbabwe, while Arsenal right back Sagna’s hairstyle strikes everywhere! Does South Africa have kamboroto tendencies? Plus, flip flops, floppies, SpongeBob, kwaito concerns, oats
readCut red tape – Hanse-Himarwa
31-01-2013
THE Hardap governor, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa, has urged regional heads of government departments and local authority top administrators to cut the “bureaucratic red tape” to accelerate much-needed
readState may appeal incest rape sentence
31-01-2013
THE State may appeal to the Supreme Court against the 14-year prison term to which a man who was convicted of raping his daughter was sentenced in the High Court in Windhoek last year.The prosecution
readNamibRe fears lower credit rating
31-01-2013
A DOWNGRADE in NamibRe’s credit rating is likely to cost the state-owned reinsurer business, eating into its profits and Government’s dividends, industry players warned yesterday.NamibRe chairperson
readNamibRe lacks skills to branch out
31-01-2013
NAMIBIA National Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (NamibRe) has not been fully utilising its long-term reinsurance licence because of a lack of expertise.The corporation acknowledged that it currently
readMutorwa wants programmes expedited
31-01-2013
IN the traditional start-of-year policy statement, Agriculture Minister John Mutorwa urged the ministry’s heads to cut bureaucratic processes to speed up the implementation of the ministry’s
readWalvis Bay goes clean with ‘Molok’
31-01-2013
THE municipality of Walvis Bay is setting the pace for cleaner, greener rubbish removal with the introduction of the new ‘Molok’ collection system.The system was commissioned at the town’s Esplanade
readFire leaves family homeless
31-01-2013
A FAMILY of seven was left homeless after a fire destroyed their home at Goreangab Dam in Windhoek on Saturday night. The corrugated iron shack caught fire from a candle that was left burning. Anna
readDemoted managers to pay N$53 000 to lawyers
31-01-2013
DEMOTED municipal managers Nimrod Swartz and Josef Rooi have racked up a hefty N$53 000 legal bill in a fight for reinstatement against the Keetmanshoop Town Council. Rooi and Swartz were relegated
readGazza drops ‘Blood, Sweat and Tears’
31-01-2013
Namibian Kwaito artist Gazza has ditched the shiny suits and formal shoes and gone back to basics with his eighth studio album, ‘Blood, Sweat and Tears’. Speaking at the media launch of the album held
readDon’t march, Geingob urges ‘struggle kids’
31-01-2013
PRIME Minister Hage Geingob has called on the ‘struggle kids’ to reconsider plans to march to Windhoek to demand jobs, and instead to engage in “constructive dialogue” with relevant authorities in
readNew cranes for Namport
31-01-2013
THE Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) on Monday added two new Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes to the existing logistics equipment at a cost of N$80 million.Bought from the Austrian company
readAcquittal after marathon murder trial
31-01-2013
AFTER more than ten years in prison on counts of murder, housebreaking and robbery with aggravating circumstances, the two men accused of killing an elderly goldsmith in his house at Okahandja in
read‘Struggle children’ march on to Windhoek
31-01-2013
ATTEMPTS were made this week to block the ‘children of the liberation struggle’ from the Omusati Region from reaching Windhoek.One of the spokespersons of the group, Matilde Ndahafa Amutenya, told The
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