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42 Articles found on Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Cabinet moves to protect poultry industry
12-03-2013
CABINET is in the process of finalising negotiations to grant Infant Industry Protection (IIP) to the Namibian poultry industry, The Namibian has learned.Trade and Industry Minister Calle Schlettwein
readAngula keeps PM’s perks despite move
12-03-2013
DEFENCE Minister Nahas Angula is still receiving a salary at prime minister level and other perks after he was moved to a lower portfolio.The Namibian has it on good authority that President
readSwapo sues Teko duo
12-03-2013
SWAPO-OWNED transport company Namib Contract Haulage is forging ahead with a N$1,5 million claim against the former chairperson of its board of directors, Teckla Lameck, and the company’s former
readBusiness positive, but major obstacles remain
12-03-2013
THE business sector in Namibia feels more positive about the domestic economy than it did in three years despite the slow pace of global economic recovery, the Namibian Business and Investment Climate
readTip Change small things, not your entire culture
12-03-2013
When people don’t achieve company goals, senior managers often declare that it’s time to change the culture. But sweeping, large-scale culture change efforts rarely cure what ails a company, Harvard
readOECD says growth outlook improving
12-03-2013
PARIS – The economic outlook in major industrialised economies is improving with the United States and Japan leading the way and activity in the euro zone also picking up, the OECD said yesterday.The
readChina eyes India trade by boosting spending in Nepal
12-03-2013
KATHMANDU – China’s ambassador to Kathmandu was recently pictured in a traditional Nepali cap and silk scarf, digging with a spade to symbolise the laying of the foundations of a new dry port near the
readEgypt sacks minister over fuel shortages
12-03-2013
CAIRO – Egypt’s oil minister Osama Kamal has dismissed the head of state-owned Misr Petroleum and another top official due to a crisis in distributing fuel used by buses and trucks, state news agency
readExxaro workers strike at two more SA mines
12-03-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Diversified mining company Exxaro Resources said yesterday workers at two more mines in South Africa had gone on wildcat strikes, bringing the total number currently affected by work
readKenya to issue US$1 bln debut sovereign bond
12-03-2013
NAIROBI – Kenya will issue a US$1 billion debut sovereign bond in the second half of this year after east Africa’s biggest economy held largely peaceful elections last week, Finance Minister Robinson
readShortages of basics as Syria battered by war
12-03-2013
DAMASCUS – “Yesterday I did not make anything to eat as there was no electricity for the entire day,” says Umm Fadi, a resident of Artuz district near Damascus that has been caught up in the fighting
readMali war disrupts Europe cocaine supply
12-03-2013
Paris – France’s surprise intervention in northern Mali against Islamist fighters involved in lucrative drug-running has disrupted cocaine supply to Europe but smugglers are already finding new
readDrogba to star in TV series
12-03-2013
Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba will be the first to feature in a five-part documentary titled ‘Football Rebels’.‘Football Rebels’ is presented and narrated by former Manchester
readAssad ‘will fight to the end’
12-03-2013
Beirut – Syria’s President Bashar Assad comes across as a remorseless autocrat ready to go to any lengths to stay in power, despite military setbacks and growing ever more isolated from much of the
read4 die in UN helicopter crash in DRC on the day Tshisekedi returns
12-03-2013
KINSHASA - The four-member crew of a helicopter belonging to the UN was killed when the chopper crashed into a hill in Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province, a UN military spokesperson
readChina congratulates Kenyatta as Odinga supporters demonstrate
12-03-2013
BEIJING – China yesterday offered Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s new leader who has been indicted on charges of crimes against humanity, its congratulations after he was elected president.“China
readMalawi ex-ministers arrested over failed ‘coup’
12-03-2013
BLANTYRE – Malawi police yesterday arrested at least two ex-ministers for an alleged coup plot aimed at preventing President Joyce Banda coming to power last year, sparking protests met with police
readExpanding Contraceptive Options For Namibia’s Women
12-03-2013
I RECENTLY met a young woman named Mercy who had five children and was struggling to make ends meet. She had tried oral contraceptives to prevent pregnancy, but admitted that she often forgot to take
readThe Causes of The ‘Struggle Kids’
12-03-2013
LAST week, our country witnessed a type of scene alien to this republic. And here we refer to the pitched battles on the streets of our capital between the police and the ‘struggle kids’. Clearly, no
readEgandjo lyombili
12-03-2013
mOshifo shetweni shika shomEtitano lya zi ko, eti 08/03/2013, pepandja eti 30 lyOshiwambo mpoka pwa holokele ehokololo li li kohi yoshipalanyolo tashi ti “ Siya Zama a gandja omagano gomizalo
readEkango lyomongwa lyUukwambi inali gandjwa po ku Gecko nande
12-03-2013
YAMWE yomaakalimo mUukwambi otaya ti kutya kaye uvite ombili molwekango lyawo lyomongwa lya gandjwa po ku Gecko kelelo lyopamuthigululwakalo lyUukwambi aniwa, taya ti sha ningilwe momumvo 2009.Gumwe
readCollin Benjamin otaka dhanena oGlobal United
12-03-2013
Omudhanitangadhingi gwaNamibia gwedhina Collin Benjamin okwa kundanekwa taka dhanena osipana yoGlobal United sho tayi ya yi ki ikwate nosipana hayi ithanwa Coastal All Stars kOmbaye momasiku sho taga
readPohamba e ya mo moshinima shaNampower
12-03-2013
OMUPRESIDENDE gwaNamibia Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa kundanekwa a ningi onkambadhala okweeta etsokumwe nelongelokumwe pokati kominista yiikwamina Isak Katali naangono a li nale omunashipundi
readOmalunduluko moondjambi dhaaniilonga yepangelo
12-03-2013
Epangelo otali ka tula miilonga omutungilo omupe gwoondjambi dhaaniilonga yepangelo ayehe omwedhi tagu ya, naashino okwa kundanekwa tashi ka shunitha oondjambi dhayamwe pevi nokundjeka po dhayamwe po
readNotable Quotes
12-03-2013
THE time to act is now. Let our responses be in time to prevent violence against women from occurring. – Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Rosalia Nghidinwa called on government and
readSMSes for Tuesday 12 March 2013
12-03-2013
SMS Of The Day *NHE is failing to build new houses in Otjiwarongo, while they know that many people are in need of shelter. They are failing the government’s programme to develop the middle income
readDe Lange gets African glory
12-03-2013
NAMIBIAN cyclists excelled at the African Mountain Bike Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday, winning four medals. Tristan de Lange won gold in the youth men’s category, Martin Freyer won
readRe-elected Issa Hayatou takes swipe at Anouma
12-03-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Re-elected unopposed as Confederation of African Football (Caf) president on Sunday, Cameroonian Issa Hayatou took a thinly veiled swipe at disqualified challenger Jacques Anouma.An
readLamprecht and Roth are Aquapentathlon champions
12-03-2013
LUSHANO Lamprecht and Toni Roth won the Senior Victor and Victrix Ludorum trophies at the Aquapentathlon gala which took place at the Olympia swimming pool on Saturday. In the Aquapentathlon all the
readNew rec for Mayova
12-03-2013
GLOBINE Mayova continued where she ended last year by showing top South African sprinters a clean pair of heels as she won both the 100m and 200m races during the Athletics Gauteng North (AGN) Youth,
readTiger looking like Tiger again
12-03-2013
MIAMI – He made 27 birdies on his way to a two-stroke win in the WGC-Cadillac Championship on Sunday and needed just 100 putts in 72 holes as he clinched his second victory of the young year.Yes, it
readBarcelona’s Euro hopes on the line
12-03-2013
MADRID – After a record-breaking start to the season Barcelona have suffered a dip in form and face a stern test of their Champions League credentials against AC Milan tonight as they look to overturn
readBasson urges women to think outside the box
12-03-2013
THE Karas governor’s political and social advisor, Lucia Basson, has urged women in the region to think big and become serious role players in the country’s economy. “Our region is endowed with
readFrom The Twittersphere
12-03-2013
MONDAY got off to a flying start thanks to the national air carrier, live chickens, and … asteroids! Plus, Dads, Uncles and Mums; cars, bakkies and that most traditional form of transport, donkeys.
readNUNW wants better tax collection
12-03-2013
THE National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) has called for stringent income tax collection measures to be put in place to ensure that small and medium enterprises, especially those owned by foreign
readMixed emotions on salary proposals
12-03-2013
THE proposed changes to the pay structure for civil servants have been received with mixed emotions by unions and groups who do not have recognition agreements with the government.While the initial
readMan arrested again for having sex with a dog
12-03-2013
FOR the second time in less than six months, Ben Katjihanda (32) was arrested last week on a charge of bestiality in Walvis Bay.At midnight last Sunday, a dog owner in Kuisebmond allegedly heard
readHospital catering tender resurrected
12-03-2013
HEALTH Minister Richard Kamwi has warned that he wants to see “value for money and service delivery” from the controversial multi-million-dollar catering tender for State hospitals.After about a
readNational framework on gender equality for churches
12-03-2013
“IN its alarming proportions, violence is widespread in Namibia. We have a reasonable amount of good legislation. The problem lies with implementation for the improvement.”These were the words of
readGovt won’t settle out of court on hostel
12-03-2013
THE government is steadfast to settle the dispute with a private hostel over alleged outstanding dues through legal means.The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Works and Transport, Peter Mwatile,
readBaster kaptein denounces new deeds legislation
12-03-2013
THE Rehoboth Baster chief, Kaptein John McNab, did not mince his words when he condemned the Ministry of Lands and Resettlements’ newly proposed Rehoboth Deeds Bill yesterday during a consultative
readArmed robber beaten to death
12-03-2013
OTJIWARONGO – A failed robbery at the Khan Flats in Otjiwarongo on Thursday evening left an armed robber dead, and his accomplice in the Otjiwarongo State Hospital.Police Deputy Commissioner Moses
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