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40 Articles found on Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Rössing to splash out on packages
13-03-2013
RIO Tinto’s Rössing Uranium has agreed to pay retrenched workers 21 days’ basic salary for every year they worked for the mine as part of an agreement reached with the Mineworkers Union of Namibia.The
readHelp us, bankers ask Govt
13-03-2013
THE Bankers Association of Namibia (BAN) has called on Government to standardise land ownership rights in the country and to implement measures to speed up land servicing.“Banks are the market takers
readDog eater upsets neighbours
13-03-2013
THE dog might be a man’s best friend but for a 47-year-old woman of three, the dog is her staple food, a practice which has put her in conflict with neighbours.“I have no choice but to eat it [dog] as
readTrade and Industry beefs up service
13-03-2013
THE Ministry of Trade and Industry’s plans for a Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA), to complement the operations of the Registrar of Companies, is making good progress, Trade and
readMake the most of your Downtime
13-03-2013
It’s hard to carve out time to relax in a 24/7 world. But just as it’s healthy to focus at work — ignoring Facebook and personal email — you must occasionally leave work behind, says Harvard Business
readRand plummets to four-year low
13-03-2013
PRETORIA – South Africa’s current account deficit narrowed marginally but was still worse than expected in the fourth quarter of last year, hit by a weak currency as mining strikes repelled
readUnsettled SA miners shunned for foreign-listed peers
13-03-2013
LONDON – Investors are buying mining and oil stocks active in Africa’s ‘frontier’ countries but listed on foreign bourses, thus avoiding labour unrest in South Africa, the continent’s biggest resource
readAfrica to see robust growth, needs more inclusion
13-03-2013
LONDON – Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to show robust 5,8% growth this year, with domestic demand playing a key role, but business must do more to promote a more inclusive society, the African
readDiamond million needed for Zim
13-03-2013
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s finance minister says he will ask President Robert Mugabe to order diamond mining companies to pay millions of dollars into the nation’s treasury.Finance Minister Tendai Biti told
readMorocco seeks energy salvation in sunshine, wind
13-03-2013
RABAT – In a couple of years, rows of gleaming solar panels are expected to stretch across the desert outside Morocco’s southern city of Ouarzazate, part of the country’s plans to meet its energy
readEU may need to rethink Syria arms embargo
13-03-2013
BRUSSELS – The European Union split over whether to supply arms to Syrian rebels at talks Monday where UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi called for a political rather than a military settlement to
readTunis man self immolates
13-03-2013
TUNIS – A man set himself on fire yesterday in central Tunis, an AFP reporter witnessed, hours before the country’s lawmakers were to vote on a new government tasked with pulling Tunisia out of a deep
readCardinals head to conclave to elect pope
13-03-2013
VATICAN CITY – Roman Catholic cardinals prayed for divine help yesterday, hours before a conclave to elect a new pope to tackle the daunting problems facing the Church at one of the most difficult
readObama meets Arab American leaders ahead of Middle East trip
13-03-2013
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Monday met Arab American leaders who urged him to deliver a message of hope to the Palestinian people on his Middle East trip this month, even though he has made
readTwo Sudans pulling troops from tense border
13-03-2013
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN – The armies of South Sudan and Sudan on Monday said they were pulling troops from contested border areas, in the latest attempt to set up a buffer zone after fighting last
readChasing the dots ... Round And Round Goes The ... Wheel
13-03-2013
THE incomplete title above is unavoidable as it is extremely rude but I was recalling how, in my senior school and later minor club rugby days, after an inevitably muddy game in which, as a loosehead
readAana yaShihepo ta kuthwa ehala lyayo
13-03-2013
AANONA ya nakusa tatekulu Johannes yaShihepo nanakusa kukuAnna Mathias mOndangwa moshitopolwa shaShana otaya ti kutya otaya yekwa oshipambu shehala lyawo kelelo lyaNdangwa nokomunangeshefa gumwe
readBarcelona e na omukumo methigathano lyoosipananyakwa muyuuni
13-03-2013
OSIPANA yedhina Barcelona yokoLa Liga yaSpain oyi li tayi ulike omukumo gwokukala natango methigathano lyekopi lyoliha yomanyakwa uuyuuni awuhe. Okwa hokololwa Barcelona a tamekele oliha oLa Liga te
readSwapo ota futitha Teko oomiliona N$1.5
13-03-2013
Ehangano lyoSwapo lyiiyenditho lyedhina Namib Contract Haulage okwa kundanekwa ta li yi komeho nokufutitha ehangano lyaTeko oomiliona N$1.5.Teko ehangano lyaangono a li nale omunashipundi
readOndjambi naayihe oyi li ngaashi yi li
13-03-2013
OMINISTA yetanga lyegameno Nahas Angula okwa kundanekwa ta mono natango ondjambi nomauwanawa agehe gopandondo yuuprimaminista nonando a kuluka e ya pevi kuuminista wetanga lyegameno. Oshifo shoThe
readSMSes for Wednesday 13 March 2013
13-03-2013
SMS Of The Day *NAMIBIANS should stop building substandard brick structures, just to be blown away by the slightest wind. The local authorities of towns should establish building regulations and do
readTill Drobisch makes cycling history at Cape Argus Tour
13-03-2013
NAMIBIAN cyclist Till Drobisch won the under-23 category and finished sixth overall in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour in Cape Town on Sunday. Drobisch’s performance was the best yet by a
readBenson honoured to be among the best
13-03-2013
NAMIBIA’S golden girl Johanna Benson came up short at the Laureus Awards in Rio de Janeiro on Monday evening but was honoured to have been part of the glittering event. According to Benson’s manager
readBrave Swimmer sets another milestone
13-03-2013
SWIMMER Gideon Nasilowski made history on Sunday when he became the first disabled athlete to complete the Pointbreak Open Water Challenge at Lake Oanob. The irrepressible Nasilowski completed the
readArsenal seek Bayern Munich escape
13-03-2013
BERLIN – Arsenal must stage one of the most unlikely Champions League comebacks if they are to advance at the expense of hosts Bayern Munich in their round of 16 second leg clash tonight
readRamblers target African Stars upset
13-03-2013
Resurgent Ramblers can effectively render African Stars’ title challenge over should they collect maximum points from tonight’s MTC Premiership at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. Stars are six points behind
readFrom The Twittersphere
13-03-2013
TWEETING in Afrikaans ‘was die geur van die dag’ (the flavour of the day) among Namibian tweeps yesterday. The ‘taal’ (language) as she is spoke, not spoke and misspoke, roared and stumbled across
readBusiness as usual at Witvlei Meat
13-03-2013
BEEF export company Witvlei Meat is continuing with its operations while it waits for a High Court ruling on an attempt by the Agricultural Bank of Namibia to have the company evicted from its
readSwanu pushes its socialist agenda
13-03-2013
THE oldest political party in Namibia, Swanu, said at its consultative conference over the weekend that it wants to activate its historic role as a socialist party. The party has been in the cold for
readOn the road to success
13-03-2013
WHEN the going gets tough, you need to hang on to a positive attitude to achieve your dream and succeed in business.This is the lesson 27-year-old Keetmanshoop entrepreneur Yasser Alphather Shangadi
readSalary regrading heats up legal fraternity
13-03-2013
THE State legal fraternity is at boiling point with the proposed reward management policy report serving as a catalyst to push up the heat in the corridors of the buildings of the revered profession.
readNamibia on the Rocks
13-03-2013
NAMIBIA is well-known for its wide open spaces and landscapes. A fact that should give people a reason to sometimes have a closer look at the few beautiful and imposing mountains we also have.An
readRed Line removal still a distant reality
13-03-2013
IT could take many years to achieve, but presently, Namibia is not in any position to say when the Veterinary Cordon Fence, which bans the southwards movement of animals and animal products from the
readTalks on lease of Ramatex building stall
13-03-2013
PLANS to re-establish a garment manufacturing factory at the old Ramatex building near Otjomuise are in the balance after it emerged that negotiations have stalled due to a disagreement over the lease
readNamwandi warns against unaccredited institutions
13-03-2013
EDUCATION Minister David Namwandi has warned Namibian students studying abroad not to enrol at institutions that do not have Namibia Qualification Authority accreditation.He made the statement when
readMaletzky to appeal contempt ruling
13-03-2013
A FREQUENT litigant in the High Court, August Maletzky, plans to appeal to the Supreme Court against a ruling in which he was found guilty of contempt of court yesterday.He will appeal against the
readMaking a living from washing cars
13-03-2013
CAR wash businesses, like shebeens, are plentiful in Windhoek’s ever-eventful Eveline Street. Almost every second bar has a car wash and with so many options to choose from, one wonders how some of
readNothing will change – deeds registrar
13-03-2013
THE Registrar of Deeds, Dana Beukes, says the Deeds Bill that will replace the Registration of Deeds in Rehoboth Act will only exchange the title system with a deeds system. “Nothing will change;
readDamaras plan unity conference for next month
13-03-2013
THE Damara people are in the final stages of planning a conference which they say is aimed at uniting them.Johannes /Awebahe //Hoeseb, one of the organisers, said they hope to have around 700 people
readBig Brother Africa auditions announced
13-03-2013
In less than three months, new housemates will be revealed in season eight of AfricaMagic’s ‘Big Brother Africa’ and one of them could be you. Following an overwhelming entry response from the 14
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