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56 Articles found on Monday, 7 January 2013
More rainfall expected in northeastern Namibia
07-01-2013
MORE rain showers are expected to fall along Namibia’s northeastern border with Angola and Zambia, according a forecast by the Namibia Meteorological Services. The meteorological office on
readBusiness bemoan lack of Coca-Cola
07-01-2013
A GROUP of businesspeople from the north of the country say they are fed-up with the service delivery of Namibia Beverages, specifically the supply of Coca-Cola over the festive season.They staged a
readChinese building loan hits snag
07-01-2013
THE Namibian government is stalling on two Chinese loans allegedy because the borrowing costs are too high and other terms are stacked against the country’s policies.The loans of more than US$126
readBACK TO SCHOOL FITS
07-01-2013
Getting ready for school means getting the right shoes. Pictured here is father Franklin van Wyk measuring the school shoe on young Denver’s foot. Looking on is mother Carla. Photo: Catherine Sasman
readBonang makes Forbes list
07-01-2013
Popular radio and television personality Bonang Matheba is excited at having made it into the list of Forbes Magazine’s 13 most influential artists in Africa and has promised to work harder to make
readSyria’s Assad calls for full mobilisation
07-01-2013
BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad yesterday made his first public appearance in months, calling for a “full national mobilisation” to fight against rebels he described as al Qaeda
readNamibia in superb comeback
07-01-2013
NAMIBIA produced a great comeback to beat North West by 83 runs in their 50-over CSA match at the Wanderers field yesterday. Namibia’s total of 176 appeared insufficient, especially after North West’s
readSMEs hurt by sluggish December sales
07-01-2013
SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) at Keetmanshoop have described their sales for December 2012 as 'very low', compared to sales made in the middle of last year.Emerging entrepreneurs interviewed by
readCreate Dramatic Tension to Persuade Your Audience
07-01-2013
All good presentations — like all good stories — convey and resolve some kind of conflict. The sense of discord is what makes audiences care. Create conflict by juxtaposing what is with what could be.
readSuppliers let Windhoek hotels down
07-01-2013
AT LEAST two hotels and one restaurant were caught off-guard during the past festive season because of problems with suppliers.Teun Engbers, the director of operations at the five-star Hilton Hotel,
readUS irked by Google chief’s N Korea plans
07-01-2013
WASHINGTON – Google chief Eric Schmidt's plan to visit North Korea has put the Obama administration in the awkward position of opposing a champion of Internet freedom engaging with one of the most
readChina fines LG, Samsung in flat panel price case
07-01-2013
BEIJING – China fined South Korean and Taiwanese makers of LCD display screens US$56 million on Friday for price-fixing, joining the United States and Europe in a crackdown on the industry.Suppliers
readCentral banks have let independence slip - Bullard
07-01-2013
SAN DIEGO – The world's central banks have sacrificed some of their cherished independence as a result of fiscal-like policies undertaken to repair the damage of the global financial crisis, a senior
readToyota to suspend new plants for 3 years
07-01-2013
TOKYO - Japan's Toyota Motor has decided to halt the construction of new factories for the next three years in a shift from its previous policy of building new plants almost annually, reports said
readOldest Swiss bank to close after US fine
07-01-2013
ZURICH – The oldest Swiss bank, Wegelin & Co, is wrapping up an existence that has spanned more than 270 years after pleading guilty in a US case involving Americans who hid funds in secret accounts
readSAA bailed out - report
07-01-2013
JOHANNESBURG - South African Airways received an emergency loan to cover fuel costs, preventing the grounding of its local and international flights, according to a report on Sunday.Finance Minister
readIMF chief praises Malawi reforms for economic recovery
07-01-2013
LILONGWE – IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Saturday praised Malawi's President Joyce Banda for "bold" economic recovery reforms, saying the measures will lead to a turn-around despite their
readSudan, South Sudan agree once again to set up buffer zone
07-01-2013
ADDIS ABABA – The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan agreed on Saturday to set up a demilitarised zone along their disputed border, a condition for restarting oil exports, an African Union mediator
readMi Casa to join Lira to sing for Obama
07-01-2013
‘These Streets’ singers Mi Casa will join another South African music heavyweight, Lira in performing for US President Barack Obama.Lead singer JSomething, whose real name is Joao Fonseca, confirmed
readSteve Jobs film to be released in April
07-01-2013
Los Angeles – The first film based on the life of legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be released in April, according to a distribution deal for Sony Pictures.The “biopic” starring Ashton
read‘Zero Dark Thirty’ screenplay among Writers Guild nominees
07-01-2013
The writers of controversial Osama bin Laden thriller ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ and of the presidential drama ‘Lincoln’ won nominations on Friday for the Writers Guild Awards, as momentum built in Hollywood
readRebels seize control of another CAR town
07-01-2013
Bangui – Rebels in Central African Republic seized control of another town on Saturday, just days before they are to begin negotiations with the government in nearby Gabon.Alindao town was taken by
readNorthern Ireland cops injured in clashes
07-01-2013
London – Northern Ireland loyalists injured several police officers during demonstrations against the Belfast city council’s decision to reduce the number of days on which it displays the pro-British
readNew India gang rape revelations stir anger
07-01-2013
New Delhi – Claims of police incompetence and public apathy stirred new anger in the Delhi gang-rape case on Saturday after the boyfriend of the victim recounted details of the savage attack for the
read200 ill after Angola cholera outbreak
07-01-2013
Luanda – At least 194 cases of cholera have been detected in one province of southern Angola since December 20, local media reported on Friday.Some 35 cases have been discovered in the last 48 hours,
readPakistani and Indian troops exchange fire in Kashmir
07-01-2013
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani and Indian troops exchanged fire Sunday along their disputed border in divided Kashmir, with each side blaming the other for the flare-up and Pakistan saying one of its soldiers
readOmagano gokuhulitha po uukwamuhoko
07-01-2013
NONANDE Namibia oku li kohi yoshikogo sheitaalo kutya okuhogolola omuntu ke shi omupopi gwElaka lyOshiwambo (Omuprima Hage Giengob), a ka ninge Omupresidende gwoshilongo monakuyiwa oshinima tashi ka
readAanangeshefa moNooli kaye uvitile Coca Cola ombili
07-01-2013
AANANGESHEFA muumbangalantu, okuzilila mOshakati kaye uvitile Ehangano lya Coca Cola ombili, taya ti ohali landitha ashike kuyamwe yomaanangeshefa iilikolomwa yalyo, ngashi unene oshikunwa shoCoca
readTipeeg ina eta po oompito dhiilonga odhindji moshilongo
07-01-2013
OPROGRAMA yEpangelo yokweeta po oompito dhiilonga moshilongo yedhina Targetted Intervention Programme for Employment and Economic Growth (Tipeeg), inayi eta po oompito odhindji dhiilonga muule womvula
readOshikungulu sha teyagula omagumbo omatungo gOosikola nOongeleka
07-01-2013
NGELE inaku gandjwa ekwatho lyosheendelela, nena osha yela kutya sho osikola tayi ka tameka, aanona yamwe otaya ka longelwa kohi yomiti molwashoka oongulu dhawo dhosikola odha mbonyagulwa po kombepo
readSMSes for Monday 07 January 2013
07-01-2013
SMS Of The Day *NAMIBIANS, let us be ‘one Namibia one nation’ as we are preaching, and not regions. What is wrong if the northern regions did well in their home languages and other regions in other
readSpurs smack Sixers to ride high in the West
07-01-2013
TONY Parker and the San Antonio Spurs maintained course with a swagger in their bid for supremacy in the hotly contested Western Conference with a 109-86 rout of the road-weary Philadelphia 76ers on
readRudolph Bester suffers training injury
07-01-2013
BRAVE Warriors midfielder Rudolph Bester could miss the upcoming friendly matches after picking up an injury during training on Thursday. The player underwent a scan on his swollen left ankle on
readBenitez eyes Ba – Torres combo
07-01-2013
SOUTHAMPTON – Rafael Benitez sees no reason why strikers Demba Ba and Fernando Torres cannot play together after Ba scored two debut goals as Chelsea crushed Southampton 5-1 in the FA Cup.With Torres
readSafa reinstates officials suspended in fix scandal
07-01-2013
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Football Association (Safa) has reinstated its chief and four other leading officials suspended over a match fixing scandal involving the national team, saying they
readSainz claims Dakar’s opening brief encounter
07-01-2013
PISCO – Former champion Carlos Sainz opened his campaign for a second Dakar Rally title by taking the opening 13 km special stage between Lima and Pisco on Saturday.The Spaniard, who won the gruelling
readMessi targets record fourth Ballon d’Or
07-01-2013
ZURICH – Record-breaking Lionel Messi is poised to become the first player to win four successive Ballon d'Or awards today, sealing his status as the greatest player of his generation.The 25-year-old
readSerena Williams sounds Aussie Open warning
07-01-2013
BRISBANE – Serena Williams felt she was close to accessing the sporting 'zone' during her emphatic 6-2 6-1 victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final of the Brisbane International on
readTourists get special protection at coast
07-01-2013
THE Namibian Police has opened a tourism protection unit in Swakopmund – the second in the country, after Windhoek.Thanks to the Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) and Costal Tourism Association
readTeachers to discuss way forward
07-01-2013
UNCERTAINTY still remains whether some teachers who took part in a two-week long strike last year over conditions of service will return to work when schools re-open this year. It is also not yet
readSome education staff still waiting for back pay
07-01-2013
A number of temporary teachers and secretaries at State-run schools last week complained that they still have to receive their back pay after most Government teachers received their eight percent
readOshakati nurse stabbed to death
07-01-2013
A senior registered nurse from the Oshakati State Hospital, Liika Ndeukumwa sha Nghilifa (40), died instantly after she was stabbed with a knife on Saturday.The incident took place inside her informal
readNew Air Namibia plane arrives
07-01-2013
AIR Namibia says it has a huge responsibility to take care of its two new aeroplanes, bought by Government, and to utilise it optimally to enhance the effectiveness and reliability of the airline.At
readNCS and MUN agree on wages
07-01-2013
NAMIBIA Custom Smelters and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia have signed on the dotted line agreeing to wage and other benefit agreements before the end of last year. The agreement sees the union and
readNabta urges travellers not to wait for the last minute
07-01-2013
THE Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) has appealed to people travelling back to their places of employment and institutions of education, to do it earlier and not to wait until January 12, as
readN$20 000 on Shaduka’s head
07-01-2013
THE Namibian Police are offering a reward of N$20 000 for any information which will lead to the arrest of businessman Lazarus Shaduka (39).Deputy Commissioner Edwin Kanguatjivi, a police
readMissing ID causes friction
07-01-2013
A permanent resident in Namibia, threatened with jail time because he failed to travel with an identification document, now wants to sue an immigration officer for loss of income.Markus Weiss, who is
read5D adventure rides opened at Ster Kinekor
07-01-2013
On Saturday, members of the public flocked to Ster Kinekor at Maerua Mall in Windhoek to experience the new 5D theatre adventure rides. The ride which can take a maximum of six people per turn
readNamibian seeking justice in Tanzania for job related injuries
07-01-2013
NAMIBIAN citizen Anton Kotze is fighting a civil claim and labour dispute in a Tanzanian court against an international drilling company after sustaining a debilitating back injury while working for
readLack of rain causes heat waves
07-01-2013
NAMIBIA has experienced one of its hottest Decembers in many years with maximum temperatures measured at over 40 degrees at certain places during last month and with Windhoek’s average temperature
readHangula cautions local suppliers
07-01-2013
MULTIPLE award winning filmmaker Vickson Hangula says despite the Namibia Film Commission’s quest to get its house in order, there are those who still disregard the rules to suit their
readGeingob’s convoy causes minor accident
07-01-2013
A POLICE convoy escorting Prime Minister Hage Geingob to Omaruru on Wednesday led to a minor accident involving to private vehicles.The accident took place near Vergenoeg between Arandis and Usakos
readFisheries union wary of Chinese involvement
07-01-2013
THE allocation of quotas to more fishing companies, especially Chinese companies, is a major concern because it is to the detriment of existing companies and the fishermen, says the president of the
readEvicted family awaits trial
07-01-2013
THE woman who refused to be evicted from her home and was arrested twice last year with her three brothers has been released on bail of N$400.According to Stella Hansen (37) she was released on the
readClassic old steam engine to be restored
07-01-2013
THE old Henschel NG56 locomotive and its four wagons that have been on display at the Alte Feste Museum in Windhoek will be restored to their original condition.This was made possible by a generous
readNotable Quotes
07-01-2013
THERE is a big difference between a healthy and sober debate on tribalism and racism, and outright tribalism and racism. – Norman Tjombe, a Human rights lawyer condemned the alleged comments made by
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