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49 Articles found on Monday, 11 March 2013
Pohamba enters NamPower fray
11-03-2013
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba is said to have attempted to resolve the standoff between the Mines Minister Isak Katali and former NamPower chairman Leevi Hungamo, but to no avail.Sources in the know
readAgribank sues to evict Witvlei Meat
11-03-2013
ONE of Namibia’s major producers of export meat, Witvlei Meat, is locked in a legal battle with the Agricultural Bank of Namibia over the abattoir that has been the company’s base for almost seven
readMajor shake-up planned in government salaries
11-03-2013
GOVERNMENT is set to implement a far-reaching overhaul of the pay structure of civil servants next month, in terms of which most employees would get modest to hefty increases in basic pay while some
readMADIBA CONCERNS
11-03-2013
The face of former South African President Nelson Mandela is pictured on a mural with other South African apartheid freedom fighters, not pictured, in the city of Cape Town. South Africa’s presidency
readIncreased volumes drive house prices down
11-03-2013
HOUSE prices in central Namibia fell for the first time in seven months in October 2012, the latest FNB House Price Index has shown. This was mainly due to the National Housing Enterprise’s (NHE)
readBuild a better online network
11-03-2013
Most managers today understand how to use online tools to build and expand their networks, Harvard Business Review says in its Management Tip of the Day.It’s easy to reach out to industry contacts and
readSA’s militant mine union shows new focus
11-03-2013
JOHANNESBURG/MARIKANA – The bloody first round of South Africa’s mine union turf war is over and the clear winner on the platinum belt is the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union
readRand may have weakened too much
11-03-2013
CERNOBBIO, Italy – South Africa’s rand may have weakened too much this year, requiring policymakers to keep a close eye on wages and prices, but “we are not inflation-target nutters”, central bank
readMalema-linked company blacklisted
11-03-2013
JOHANNESBURG – An engineering company, in which former ANC Youth League president Julius Malema hold shares through his family trust, cannot apply for state tenders for five years, the Sunday Times
readGlobal food prices stable in February
11-03-2013
ROME – Global food prices remained stable in February from the previous month and wheat harvests are set to increase by 4,3 percentage points this year, the UN’s food agency in Rome has said.The food
readChina calls on big economies to avoid devaluation
11-03-2013
BEIJING – China’s commerce minister appealed Friday to other major governments to avoid suppressing the value of their currencies to boost exports, warning that could hurt global growth.Chen Deming
readStandard Bank eyes sharper Africa focus as CEO departs
11-03-2013
JOHANNESBURG – The new co-heads of South Africa’s Standard Bank promised to sharpen the African focus of the continent’s biggest lender following Thursday’s announcement by veteran chief executive
readNigeria’s new train offers a long, strange and welcomed trip
11-03-2013
LAGOS-KANO, Nigeria – Before his 30-hour train journey to northern Nigeria began, David Adedamola had been excited to ride the just-revived service, but after half a day of creaking and rattling, he
readBA regain 6-point lead
11-03-2013
BLACK Africa regained their six-point lead over African Stars after beating Eleven Arrows 2-0 on Saturday evening. Stars had closed the gap to three points after beating SKW 4-2 on Friday night, but
readMessi hits stunner as Barca race 14 points clear
11-03-2013
MADRID - Lionel Messi came off the bench to score a stunning goal that sealed a 2-0 home win for Barcelona over bottom club Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday and stretched their lead at the top of La
readTevez leads City into semis, Wigan beat Everton
11-03-2013
LONDON – Manchester City’s Argentina striker Carlos Tevez scored a hat-trick two days after he was arrested as they cruised past Barnsley 5-0 to join history makers Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup
readBrumbies power on in Super 15
11-03-2013
SYDNEY – Jake White's ACT Brumbies swept aside the New South Wales Waratahs to extend their lead at the top of rugby's Super 15 series as defending champions Waikato Chiefs lost for the first time
readNaidjala to face Sekotswe
11-03-2013
IMMANUEL ‘Prince’ Naidjala will be the main attraction at the Independence Celebration Boxing Bonanza when he defends his WBO Africa Bantamweight title against Leslie Sekotswe of Botswana.The
readWanderers win netball
11-03-2013
Wanderers were victorious in the netball derby as they beat United 38-30 to clinch the title for the third year in a row. In a close encounter the lead changed hands throughout, but Wanderers’
readBenjamin to play for Global United
11-03-2013
NAMIBIAN soccer legend Collin Benjamin will turn out for Global United Football Club against a Coastal All Stars team in Walvis Bay on March 20. Benjamin will join the team of soccer legends from all
readUnited beat Wanderers in rugby derby
11-03-2013
UNITED retained the Neels Dodds trophy when they beat Wanderers 36-16 in their annual derby match at Trustco United Park on Saturday. The two teams initially weighed up evenly at the start with United
readSport Results
11-03-2013
Namibia Premier League Black Africa 2 Eleven Arrows 0 Tura Magic 3 Mighty Gunners 1 Blue Waters 2 Orlando Pirates 1 African Stars 4 SKW 2 Ramblers 1 Civics 0 Rugby Derby United I 36 Wanderers I
readBrave Warriors squad for Malawi
11-03-2013
BRAVE Warriors coach Bernard Kaanjuka has named a 24-man squad, including 10 foreign-based players, for the upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Malawi, which takes place in Windhoek on
readKenya press urges reconciliation after vote
11-03-2013
NAIROBI – Kenya’s press called yesterday for reconciliation between the winners and losers in the presidential election, but calm prevailed in the country the day after results were declared, in
readJapanese protest nuclear power
11-03-2013
TOKYO – Thousands of protesters marched in the Japanese capital yesterday calling on the government to shun nuclear power, a day before the second anniversary of an earthquake and tsunami that
readAfghanistan’s Karzai says Taliban in talks with US
11-03-2013
KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday criticised the Taliban for holding daily talks with the United States as they also launch suicide attacks that kill civilians and children.The Islamist
readIsrael PM in final steps of forming coalition
11-03-2013
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday entered the final stretch in drawn-out talks to form a new coalition that is due to be sworn in just days before the arrival of US
readUS, allies use UN rights panel to pressure defiant North Korea
11-03-2013
WASHINGTON – The United States and its allies are applying a new form of pressure on North Korea, already facing a tightening ring of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear and missile tests:
readMandela admitted to hospital for ‘scheduled checkup’
11-03-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Global peace icon Nelson Mandela has spent the night in hospital after being admitted for a “scheduled medical checkup,” with no official word on his condition yesterday.His admission
readOmahepeko tamu popi hamoSouth Africa
11-03-2013
Omupresidende gwoshishiindalongo South Africa okwa nyana omapopyo taga popilwa oshilongo she kutya kage shi goshili.Zuma okwa tsikile tati aakwashigwana yaSouth Africa ye thike poomiliona 52 oye li
readEeno otatu vulu, Akan tati
11-03-2013
Ali Akan oku na omukumo kutya osipana ye ndjoka ha dheula yoAfrican Stars otayi vulu okushininga opo yi sindane ekopi lyoliha yopombanda yaNamibia nuumvo. African Stars oku li momapandakanindjila
readAaprofeti yaafundja,aayetiyomalunduko shili nayilwe
11-03-2013
Aaleli yopapangelo mwa kwatelwa omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba nenge ominista yotango Hage Geingob oya popi Hugo Chavez omupresidende gwaVenezuela ngu a mana oondjenda dhe oshiwike shino nokwa li e
readEvundakano nokulunga itapula inaku taambiwa ko
11-03-2013
OMINISTA yiinima yomegumbo nomataagulukomo Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana okwa lombwele mbono ihaa ihumbata paandondo dhiilonga noyi itula mokulunga itapula muuministeli yawo ye shi ye shi tule po nongele
readFrom The Twittersphere
11-03-2013
TSANDI debuts in The Twittersphere! Yes, Tsandi!! Otherwise, it’s a mash-up of machete-wielding warriors, Sandra Bullock, SpongeBob, Franz Fanon, Che Guevara … and … natural resources, from oil to
readSMSes for Monday 11 March 2013
11-03-2013
SMS Of The Day *TEACHERS in Namibia must stand together and object to the so-called regrading system that only benefits people in management positions. The gap between heads of departments and school
readSecession without supporters in treason trial
11-03-2013
DENIALS flowed thick and fast from the witness stand as the defence in the main Caprivi high treason trial continued to present its case in the High Court at Windhoek Central Prison last week.Seven of
readTrain derails, assistant driver killed
11-03-2013
TWO locomotives pulling 35 container wagons loaded with magnesium derailed just east of the Arandis railway station on Thursday evening. The assistant driver died and the driver was admitted to the
readCash and gun found with robbery suspect
11-03-2013
A REVOLVER and bags of cash were found at the scene where robbery suspect Matheus Tjappa was cornered in a water drainage pipe following an armed robbery at a Windhoek supermarket in October 2008,
readRoad resurfacing under way in Windhoek
11-03-2013
NAMIBIA might not have received much rain this year, but local authorities say sufficient amounts were received to result in damage to tarred roads.The City of Windhoek in particular has been engaged
readNamcor board initiated ACC probe
11-03-2013
THE National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia’s board of directors is behind the Anti-Corruption Commission’s probe into allegations of corruption involving Namcor managing director Obeth Kandjoze.
readForeign national found guilty of rape
11-03-2013
A CITIZEN of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ali Said Abdullah Allanasri (40), who was accused of having raped an eight-year-old girl, was found guilty on two counts of rape and a charge of
readSealing the Fate of Miss H
11-03-2013
In what judges described as the toughest group to judge so far, The Fate of Miss H rocked their way into the second round of the Last Band Standing competition.The band had to battle it out with the
readMediClinic expansion to cost N$164m
11-03-2013
ONE of Namibia’s biggest private medical facilities, MediClinic, will invest N$164 million to upgrade its infrastructure and equipment throughout the country.The Windhoek, Otjiwarongo and Swakopmund
readAll-male compound feared at new copper mine
11-03-2013
MEMBERS of the farming community in the Hochfeld area have expressed concern that a planned copper mining enterprise to start on their doorsteps is planning to build a “high-security, male-only
readFuel price up on Wednesday
11-03-2013
THE Minister of Mines and Energy, Isak Katali, has announced that fuel prices will increase on Wednesday.According to a statement by Katali, 93-octane lead-replacement petrol will increase by 32 cents
readNam to hold drought indaba
11-03-2013
OFFICIALS tasked to deal with the looming drought that now seems imminent will stage a two-day indaba at Otjiwarongo next week to map the way forward to minimise the effects of the natural
readNotable Quotes
11-03-2013
The three central area dams are 37 percent lower than last year. – The manager of corporate communications at the City of Windhoek, Joshua Amukugo, cautions Windhoek residents to start using water
readBiwa gets golden handshake
11-03-2013
SUSPENDED Namibia Airports Company chief executive officer Ben Biwa on Friday agreed to part ways with the troubled parastatal after being on suspension for five months. NAC chairperson Ndeuhala
readAir Namibia owes Airports Company N$60 million
11-03-2013
URGENT meetings and consultations between the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) and Air Namibia last week averted a situation that would have left the airline unable to take off or land at all Namibian
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