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61 Articles found on Friday, 1 March 2013
Smuggling racket unearthed in Kunene region
01-03-2013
A SUSPECTED smuggling racket that could involve millions of dollars has been unearthed in the Kaokoland West area of the Kunene Region after a truck containing a load of suspected beryl was impounded
readMore than a billion for NBC
01-03-2013
THE taxpayer will have to fork out more than a billion dollars over the next three fiscal years to “enhance the performance” of the NBC, budget documents show.Besides the approximately N$1,06 billion
readWindhoek suspends auctioning of erven
01-03-2013
THE City of Windhoek has finally budged under pressure from the government and the public and suspended the auctioning of erven in the capital with immediate effect.Mayor Agnes Kafula made this
readPaulus Ambunda’s time has arrived
01-03-2013
AFTER months of hard work and preparation, the moment has arrived for Paulus Ambunda to launch his assault on Thailand’s Pungluang Sor Singyu for the WBO bantamweight world title at the Ramatex hall
readLavillenie targets hat-trick of European Indoors Championships
01-03-2013
GOTHENBURG – Renaud Lavillenie has made the men’s pole vault discipline his own in recent seasons, and the Frenchman will head to the European Indoor Championships full of confidence in his goal of a
readArrows relish underdog tag
01-03-2013
NOT being considered among the favourites to win the Bidvest Namibia Cup suits Eleven Arrows just fine, says head coach Gerald Guther.If anything, it allows the team to play without pressure and enjoy
readSupport spurs on ‘Brave Swimmer’
01-03-2013
GIDEON Nasilowski believes sustained support for Paralympic athletes will spark the growth of disability sport in the country. Nasilowski, Namibia’s first ever Paralympic swimmer, received
readArsenal brace for Bale assault
01-03-2013
LONDON – Unbeaten in 11 Premier League matches and with man-of-the-moment Gareth Bale scoring at will, Tottenham Hotspur start as favourites against Arsenal on Sunday in a north London derby crucial
readCrusaders, Blues in Super clash
01-03-2013
WELLINGTON – Seven-time champions Canterbury Crusaders open their 2013 Super 15 campaign today against bitter rivals Auckland Blues while South Africa stages a potentially torrid heavyweight
readJuan Martin Del Potro, Tomas Berdych reach Dubai semis
01-03-2013
DUBAI – Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin del Potro took their seeded spots in the Dubai Championships semifinals after relatively easy straight-set victories yesterday.Third-seeded Berdych beat Russian
readNew top diplomats in China signal focus on US, Japan, North Korea
01-03-2013
BEIJING – China is signalling that it is keen to get on top of troubled ties with the United States, Japan and North Korea with the likely appointment of two officials with deep experience of these
readSouth Africa probes death of man dragged behind police van
01-03-2013
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a Mozambican man who died in custody after being dragged behind a police vehicle, a spokesman said yesterday.Media reported
readJapan scrambles fighters to meet China plane
01-03-2013
TOKYO – Japan scrambled fighter jets yesterday to head off a Chinese government plane flying towards disputed islands in the East China Sea, the defence ministry said.It said the Y-12 propeller plane
readUN force for Mali to take months to set up
01-03-2013
New York – France which is battling Islamist militants in Mali, will not formally propose setting up a UN peacekeeping force to take over until at least April, the French UN ambassador said on
readBusiness confidence perks up
01-03-2013
BUSINESS confidence in Namibia rebounded in January after a “rather disappointing end to 2012”, the IJG Business Climate Monitor stated yesterday.Driven by the Investment Index, the IJG Business
readIndonesia anti-graft body to quiz World Bank director
01-03-2013
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s anti-graft agency said yesterday it would question as a witness a World Bank managing director as part of an investigation into a bank bailout that forced her to quit as finance
readIran sanctions could distort region’s economy for years
01-03-2013
LONDON – Sanctions on Iran are so intricately woven that they will be very hard to untangle, while their impact in swelling Iran’s black economy could undermine regional stability for years to come,
readNew breed of ‘private equity’ scams target China retail investors
01-03-2013
SHANGHAI – Thousands of retail investors in the Chinese city of Tianjin say they were tricked out of more than US$500 million by sellers of illegal wealth management products - part of a growing
readAnglo American seeks US$5 bln
01-03-2013
LONDON – Mining giant Anglo American Plc is raising a new US$5 billion, five-year syndicated loan to refinance existing loans, banking sources said on Wednesday.The loan is being arranged by Anglo
readRio Tinto picks ex-BHP executive as new CFO
01-03-2013
MELBOURNE – Rio Tinto rounded out its management team under new chief executive Sam Walsh, naming former BHP Billiton finance head, Chris Lynch, as its chief financial officer as it looks to slash
readAsia has the world’s most billionaires
01-03-2013
BEIJING – Asia has more billionaires than any other continent, followed by North America and Europe, according to a survey by a China-based wealth magazine released yesterday.There were 1 453 people
readSA unveils tough budget amid weak outlook
01-03-2013
CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s Finance Minister scaled back spending plans and warned of significant tax hikes in his annual budget Wednesday, as Africa’s largest economy faces weak growth and a swollen
readAfrica, Asia lead ‘mobile money’ boom
01-03-2013
BARCELONA – Africa and Asia are leading a global boom in the use of “mobile money” as millions turn to their mobile phones instead of coughing up cash or handing over credit cards.In 2012, more than
readWin Over Your New Boss
01-03-2013
THE experience of getting a new boss can be fraught with anxiety and risk. Uncertainties abound when someone new takes the reins — but you have a role to play in taming them. Here’s how to establish
readNorthern business welcomes Budget
01-03-2013
ONGWEDIVA – The chairperson of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (NCCI) northern branch, Tomas Iindji, has said the 2013-14 Budget provides hope for small and medium enterprises
readThe First Casualty Of War
01-03-2013
ALLOW me a space to express my views by instigating a historical debate. Reading my souvenir copy of The Namibian dated 12-18 August 1988 published in the edition of 27 February 2013, I was once again
readShameful Meatco Price Cuts
01-03-2013
IT IS with great concern that I read in your paper the misleading remarks by Meatco’s communications and marketing manager, Mario Poolman. It is too easy to reduce Meatco’s problems to a few ID tags
readCapitalism Not The Answer
01-03-2013
THE nationalisation of strategic sectors within the Namibian context has been a debate negated by some academics as counterproductive and economically suicidal.It goes without saying that the failure
readBetter An Alcohol-Free Namibia
01-03-2013
WHO do we have as ministers in our Namibia? Utoni Nujoma’s remarks picture a man of ignorance or, if that is not the case, a man who uses the lie for political reasons; the reason this time obviously
read‘Who Painted February Black?’
01-03-2013
DEAR Severius Majiedt, I would like to tell you that I like your column very much. It is refreshing to read and I am one of your ‘regulars’. Your last one, the one that serves as my letter’s header, I
readLife Is Worthless In Namibia
01-03-2013
PLEASE allow me space in your publication to share my observations and views. I want to specifically focus on the countless murders being committed in this country. Such violent actions have clearly
readNujoma’s Struggle Helper Turned Away
01-03-2013
I WANT to express my views in this newspaper and they should be directed to the minister of veterans affairs and the ‘Father of the Nation’. This is about war veterans who were helping hands to
readBrave Warriors Could Be Better
01-03-2013
IT’S so frustrating that the Brave Warriors have just moved three places in FIFA [the world football governing body] rankings. It’s all because when it is FIFA-sanctioned international friendlies day,
readLibraries Are Hearts Of The Schools
01-03-2013
ALLOW me to review some of the hidden treasure of libraries which are ignored by many in society. For many years one song has been sung by one person with a soft voice yet no one is responding so that
readSMSes for Friday 01 March 2013
01-03-2013
SMS Of The Day *WHOEVER saying the N$600 grants for senior citizens is not enough must think twice. At least government is doing something for them. What about you? When are you going to play your
readFrontlining on Twitter
01-03-2013
IN THE wake of the Budget, the ‘Lazarus’ tree and Oscar Pistorius, it was back to life as normal in Twitter world yesterday. Not exactly! Namibian tweeps get their Pokemon on, offer advice on the
readSMS mOshiwambo
01-03-2013
*Ongame Matriede Amuthenu andindile moshilongo ashihe shaNamibia mutoolithedjeko. Otwakanitha omumati gomvula dhili pomilongo ndatu nasha edhina lye Andreas Nangaku lya tseyika nawa Nelenda Lya
readOluteni lwa dhipaga iinamwenyo moKunene
01-03-2013
AANAFAALAMA muumbangalantu woshitopolwa shaKunene oya talelwa kuupyakadhi wompumbwe yomwiidhi nomeya giinanwenyo.“Kapunasha ashike nande, oongombe odho naanaa dha gumwa unene koluteni nduka shaashi
readOondjila adhihe odha thinda kOukwanyama
01-03-2013
ONKUNDANA ye tu zilila mElelo lyAukwanyama otayi ti kutya pOuhamba wAukwanyama pOmhedi mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena ngula mOlyomakaya geti 2 Maalitsa 2013, otapu ka kala oshiithanene oshinene
readAre Namibian Trade Unions Revolutionary?
01-03-2013
I WAS amused to read that our labour union leaders consider themselves revolutionaries. A revolutionary is someone carrying out or intending to stage a revolution.Quoting Mao Zedong, Desderius
readVision 2030: The Path to Nowhere?
01-03-2013
IT IS a little bit over 15 years since this nation mooted a big, new idea (ambitiously named Vision 2030), setting us in the footsteps of Malaysia’s grand ideas of development. But how far are
readEngaging Hage Geingob: Is He Ready For His Close-Up?
01-03-2013
THE question that was being asked prior to the historic Swapo congress last year was: why not Hage? I ask: why Hage? The first question implies that Geingob is the right man to be the next President
readWalk The Talk, And Others Will Follow
01-03-2013
LATELY, Prime Minister Hage Geingob has made noteworthy statements in support of a corruption-free, transparent and effective Namibian government. If that is an indication of what the government under
readPolitical Perspective
01-03-2013
PAYBACK and political reward is killing our country in more ways than one. I believe this is especially so when it comes to the appointment of ministers. We all know that the majority of our Cabinet –
readNotable Quotes
01-03-2013
IT’S been costing us. We are very grateful for the few thousand dollars from members and good Samaritans, but it is a far cry from what we need to keep our heads above water. – Windhoek SPCA general
readThe budget taketh and the budget giveth away
01-03-2013
I guess it would be rude to call Finance Minister, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila a goose but credit where it's due; that chick really is the goose that continues to lay the golden eggs for you and me the
readSuicide – the Ultimate Paradox
01-03-2013
DEATH is not a popular topic. Even greater is the aversion when the manner of death is suicide. The suicide rate in our country is alarmingly increasing and is, according to statistics, one of the
readSuicide Warning Signs
01-03-2013
ADVERSE or traumatic life events in combination with other risk factors, such as clinical depression, may lead to suicide. But suicide and suicidal behavior are never normal responses to stress. If
readSuddenly trumpet
01-03-2013
IT’S not every day that I’m called a whore. Prudish? Yes. Frigid? Most definitely. But ‘whore’ is a moniker I’ve not had the pleasure of having been hurled at me by some pro- rapist punks at circa
readThe Art of Feminism
01-03-2013
WHEN the world enters a waking hell in which a group is disenfranchised, baselessly attacked or objectified in society, those who cannot fight with force or in parliament often attack through
readWhy Men Become Monsters (as found out on Facebook)
01-03-2013
SOME say it’s because we’re whores. They say they stab us in the heart and shoot us through the head because we’ve used our voodoo hips and devilish breasts to lead them on or make them a fool and the
readTransNamib outsources some cargo operations
01-03-2013
TRANSNAMIB Holdings has outsourced its break-bulk cargo operations to a South African road transport service provider, Triton Express (Pty) Limited, a move that has left close to 500 cargo workers
readUS pledges N$45 million to help Namibia develop national health database
01-03-2013
THE United States government, through the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), will give Namibia about N$45 million to help bring its national health information system on par with
readMayor accused of neglecting her job
01-03-2013
SENIOR staff in the Ministry Of Home Affairs And Immigration are accusing Windhoek Mayor Agnes Kafula of neglecting her duties as a civil servant at the ministry and paying more attention to her role
readLudzcom fishing company let off the hook
01-03-2013
The Fisheries and Marine Resources Ministry has decided not to suspend the fishing quota of a newcomer for operating without registering in terms of the Companies Act.Ludzcom Fishing, which was only
readMunicipality takes action on Kupferberg
01-03-2013
THE Windhoek municipality has put in place tough measures to stop scavenging at the Kupferberg landfill site, where hundreds of homeless people find food and items to sell.Kupferberg has been a thorn
readAccused makes farm murder plea U-turn
01-03-2013
ONE of the two men accused of murdering a farmer in the Rehoboth district in June 2007 and then setting his body on fire in an attempt to hide the killing yesterday retracted the plea explanation that
readKunene drought causes high school dropout rates
01-03-2013
OPUWO – Mobile schools in the Kunene Region are battling to retain pupils as parents are taking the children out of school to move to areas with better grazing for their livestock.Communal farmers in
readWoman courageously fights cancer
01-03-2013
“SHE thought it was a bad dream,” Ida Blaauw describes the moment when her sister-in-law learned that she had advanced cancer.Zanthe Blaauw has been battling cancer since April 2011 and is about nine
readWitnesses summoned on Aupindi recusal bid
01-03-2013
PEOPLE who made allegations that led to an application for the recusal of the magistrate presiding in the criminal trial of former Namibia Wildlife Resorts Managing Director Tobie Aupindi should be
readA Malawian fashion designer’s colourful dreams
01-03-2013
MALAWI’S Lilly Alfonso dreams about her future in colours as vibrant as those of the clothes she makes.New York, London, Milan and Cape Town are some of the cities that come to her mind when asked
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