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69 Articles found on Friday, 15 March 2013
Swapo gets eviction order against ‘struggle kids’
15-03-2013
THE Swapo Party obtained a court order for the eviction of a group of so-called ‘children of the liberation struggle’ from the party’s offices at Eenhana yesterday.In an interim order granted by
readTweya to be summoned for illegal fencing
15-03-2013
SHAMUNGWA - The police in the Kavango Region will soon serve Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Tjekero Tweya with a summons to appear in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court for failing to remove a fence
readNC spends big on US trip
15-03-2013
THE National Council recently spent close to N$400 000 in travel allowances alone on a 16-day trip to the United States of America that the second House of Parliament had no business in, sources
readBoN fights for consumer rights
15-03-2013
THE Bank of Namibia (BoN) will continue to look at banking fees that could “unfairly hurt consumers”, Governor Ipumbu Shiimi said yesterday.Reflecting on World Consumer Rights Day, celebrated today,
readEliminate jargon from your next presentation
15-03-2013
Buzzwords, insider concepts, and industry lingo have no place in your presentation, Harvard Business Review says in its Management Tip of the Day. Each field has its own lexicon that’s familiar to
readGendev sets up mackerel plant
15-03-2013
THE Gendev Group is to invest N$53 million in Namibia’s first horse mackerel processing plant at Walvis Bay.The company already spent N$13 million last year to establish the factory and according to
readDouble-digit growth for Old Mutual
15-03-2013
OLD Mutual Namibia posted a 58% increase in its adjusted operating profit (AOP) to N$449 million for the 2012 financial year, Johannes !Gawaxab, managing director of Old Mutual Africa Operations, said
readEgypt eases controls on movements of hard currency
15-03-2013
CAIRO – Egypt said on Wednesday it was lifting a US$10 000 limit on the amount of hard currency foreigners can bring across its borders, easing some of the controls imposed in late 2012 as its
readStampede for jobs in India
15-03-2013
MUMBAI – India’s largest state-run bank has received 1,7 million applications for just 1 500 entry-level clerk jobs – and has promised to examine all of them, a report said this week.State Bank of
readVenezuela plans new measures to improve dollar supply
15-03-2013
CARACAS – Venezuela has more fiscal measures coming to improve the supply of dollars within a system of strict currency controls introduced years ago by the late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, a senior
readNumbers game turns nasty for Greek stats chief
15-03-2013
ATHENS – Economist Andreas Georgiou knew his job would not be easy. It was when he discovered his emails were being hacked and leaked that the real challenge of taming his country’s approach to
readFood banks brace for new influx of Britain’s poor
15-03-2013
LONDON – As the first visitors arrive at St. Luke’s church in south London, pushing empty shopping trolleys and carrying plastic bags, it is clear they haven’t come to worship.Twice a week, this place
readAsian Catholics celebrate election of Pope Francis
15-03-2013
MANILA – Catholics across the Asia-Pacific celebrated yesterday the election of the first non-European pope in 1 300 years, hailing Argentina’s Jorge Mario Bergoglio as a champion of the developing
readChina names Xi Jinping as new president
15-03-2013
BEIJING – China’s parliament named Xi Jinping as president yesterday, four months after he took charge of the Communist Party with pledges of reform that have raised hopes but so far yielded little
readAustralia gets first Aboriginal leader
15-03-2013
Canberra – Australia has its first Aboriginal leader of a provincial government, in a development welcomed by the prime minister yesterday as a historic moment for the nation’s impoverished indigenous
readCrisis-weary Zimbabweans to vote on new constitution
15-03-2013
HARARE – Beleaguered Zimbabweans will tomorrow vote on a new constitution that would, for the first time, put a definite end date on Robert Mugabe’s controversial rule.Millions of voters are expected
readMagistrates strike in SA
15-03-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Contingency plans are in place for a possible pay strike by magistrates next week, acting government spokeswoman Phumla Williams said yesterday.“The department of justice has assured
readGOOD TO GO
15-03-2013
Kornelius Kapenda, Tangeni Amupadhi, Deputy Minister Juliet Kavetuna and Mwadina Mwashekele-Sibiya with the Namibian Newspaper Cup trophy. Photo: Helge Schutz
readNewspaper Cup tops N$1 million
15-03-2013
THE 13th edition of The Namibian Newspaper Cup was launched at the Namibia Football Association’s Soccer House yesterday, with The Namibian announcing a total sponsorship of more than N$1 million for
readThe Injustice Of Government Regrading
15-03-2013
THE planned shake-up in government salaries perpetuates economical injustices among teachers, contrary to the supposed narrowing of the gap between different teaching categories driven by the Nantu
readDo Not Ignore ‘Struggle Kids’
15-03-2013
AS A Swapo Party loyal member and a ‘war veteran cadre’, I am very much disturbed and disappointed by the fact that the Swapo-led government and the party itself are ignoring the ‘struggle children’s’
readDenied Residency
15-03-2013
MINISTER of Home Affairs and Immigration, Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana, congratulations on your speech at the ministry’s recent annual planning workshop in Swakopmund as reported by The Namibian!As one of
readSet Aside Tribal Agenda
15-03-2013
DEAR Editor, please allow me to share some of my observations during the recent elections which took place in Kenya where the citizens of this country elected their new President for the next five
readSpend Shrine Money On The Living
15-03-2013
I AM begging President Pohamba not to go ahead and spend millions of dollars on the heroism of King Mandume and King Iipumbu while those two individuals’ grandchildren have no money to go to school to
readAir Namibia And Hospitality
15-03-2013
I RECENTLY had the opportunity to visit your country for a short holiday. I arrived in your country, flying Air Namibia, on 13 February and was pleasantly surprised at the comfort and service I
readOne Eye Is Not An Inability
15-03-2013
I AM highly concerned about our leaders who do not allow people to be treated equally, especially those categorised as one-eye disabled.Being a youth with such disability, I don’t think they should
readWe Demand What Is Ours
15-03-2013
I AM a ‘struggle kid’ who never saw my father; neither do I know from where he came. I understand that his absence in my life is because of my freedom as well the rest of Namibians and I have
readForce Children To Care For Elders
15-03-2013
MY CONTRIBUTION is to share my experience about caring for the elderly when I visited an Asian country a few months ago, where I learned that they have a system in place whereby an elderly person, a
readNamibia Has Improved, But...
15-03-2013
INEQUALITIES in development and income are key for Namibians and the future, but it is disappointing that your columnist and Orkum’s Misery Index (‘Namibians are Miserable’, 7 March) join so many
readRegrading And Adult Education
15-03-2013
I WAS lucky to get hold of the civil service regrading document and I am very disappointed that adult education was not mentioned anywhere. We were made to believe that we would get our own grading
readNamibia, Beware of Kenya Politics
15-03-2013
DEAR Editor, please allow me space in your esteemed newspaper to air my view in response to the SMS which appeared in The Namibian of Tuesday, 12 March 2013. It went as follows: “Uhuru Kenyatta is the
readGood Benefits, But What’s The Cost?
15-03-2013
THE 2013/14 national budget brought us a lot of relief: N$50 extra for pensioners, salary increases for the civil servants, tax cuts for low-income earners and non-mining companies. The finance
readThink TB: My Experience With The Bacteria
15-03-2013
HINDSIGHT is 20/20. In October last year my health was failing. A slew of tests turned out nothing but a pericarditis diagnosis.Pericarditis is an accumulation of fluid around the sack-like membrane
readOn Cutting Your Losses
15-03-2013
DO NAMIBIAN government leaders ever bother to ponder the phrase “cut your losses and move on” in order to apply it to the everyday life of the citizens who put them in power?Looking at the national
readNamibia: The Wish To Be Poor
15-03-2013
THIS is now our country’s ‘anthem’: “wishing to be poor”. It’s an anthem often sung by government leaders from the president through his Cabinet and top bureaucrats; all complaining about the World
readPolitical Perspective
15-03-2013
I’VE made a point of reading through some of the budget speeches delivered in our Parliament, and I am once again astounded by the lack of direction that comes from our legislature. With some
readOmisiuma yopaunamiti mOnandjokwe
15-03-2013
OMINISTELI yuuhaku niilonga yonkalonawa omundohotola Richard Kamwi mEtitano lyoshiwike tashi ya, ano meti 22 Maalitsa 2013, otaka egulula pambelewa omisiuma yopaunamiti pOnandjokwe mOndonga
readAakwaSwapo yatano moshipangelo shaKatoolika
15-03-2013
OMINISTA yelongo David Namwandi, gavena gwoshitopolwa shaMaheke Rapama Kamehozu, omukwatakanithi gwongundu yoSwapo moshitopolwa shaShikoto Armas Amukwiyu, omukwatheli gwominista yiipindi Esau Mbako
readYelithileni oshigwana pomaso gaapulumuthi mpoka
15-03-2013
AANAMBELEWA moshipangelo shaWindhoek Central oyi ipatana komapopyo kutya oya longa nuuhethi moshinima sheso lyomukulukadhi ngono adhika ta pulumutha moshipangelo shawo moka. Ominista yoshikondo
readSMSes for Friday 15 March 2013
15-03-2013
SMS Of The Day *TEAM Non-Namibia! Why is Fruit n Veggie City selling fruit juices from Dubai and chicken from Brazil? KFC did not have salads, and no toilet paper because they did not arrive from
readRelegation wary Civics turn to Kapukare for safety
15-03-2013
NAMIBIA Premier League strugglers Civics have roped in former Tigers coach Willem Kapukare as technical advisor to help steer the club away from the relegation dogfight.According to Civics team
readArsenal out, Malaga extend dream
15-03-2013
PARIS – England will have no sides in the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 1996 after Arsenal exited Wednesday despite beating last season’s finalists Bayern Munich 2-0 away in
readSport Fixtures
15-03-2013
Friday, March 15 Namibia Premier League Tura Magic v Black Africa 19h00 Pirates v Civics
readEnduro round two at Farm Lichtenstein
15-03-2013
RIDERS in the Bank Windhoek Namibia National Enduro Series are set for a tough outing in tomorrow’s second round at Farm Lichtenstein.The Lichtenstein event, which is co-sponsored by Penny Pinchers,
readNBC: The meaning of quality
15-03-2013
WATCHING NBC TV’s live broadcast of the recent WBO world title fight between Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda and Pungluang Sor Singyu was as painful – to me – as that almost contest-altering final-round
readNamibians tackle Cape Epic
15-03-2013
NAMIBIA will boast their biggest representation ever at the Cape Epic mountain-bike race in Cape Town this weekend. Local cycling is currently riding the crest of the wave after its juniors delivered
readInjuries test unbeaten Sharks, Brumbies
15-03-2013
WELLINGTON – The ACT Brumbies and Durban-based Sharks will have to overcome significant injury setbacks as they defend their unbeaten starts to the Super Rugby season tomorrow in the tournament’s
readSlow progress of resettlement worries Swatbooi
15-03-2013
KARAS Governor Bernadus Swartbooi has expressed concern over the slow progress of resettling people on State-owned farms acquired through the land-reform programme. Swartbooi said many farms are lying
readWorms detected by converted iPhone microscope
15-03-2013
SCIENTISTS have used an iPhone 4S to diagnose intestinal worm infections in schoolchildren in rural Tanzania.They attached an US$8 ball lens to the handset camera lens, and used a cheap torch and
readSkills survey starts in May
15-03-2013
NAMIBIA will embark upon a skills survey in May this year, the deputy minister of labour and social welfare, Alphaus Muheua, told the National Assembly (NA) this week.The survey is aimed at assessing
readShorten budget debate - Shixwameni
15-03-2013
THE All People’s Party’s (APP’s) sole representative in the National Assembly (NA), Ignatius Shixwameni, has called on the House to shorten the second reading debate on the national budget to speed up
readSenior cop takes a swipe at police chief
15-03-2013
A SENIOR police officer is alleging that Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga has allowed nepotism, tribalism and favouritism in the police force.Deputy Commissioner Godfried Khariseb from the
readSecond union sides with Kaaronda
15-03-2013
THE Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the Metal and Allied Workers Union (Manwu) on Wednesday distanced itself from the dismissal of former National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) secretary
readSmooth sailing for Salini
15-03-2013
ITALIAN dam construction firm Salini S.p.A yesterday comfortably secured the controversial tender for the construction of the Neckartal Dam near Keetmanshoop.This will mean the agriculture ministry
readControversy dogs Karasburg road project
15-03-2013
RESIDENTS of Karasburg have called on the local council to suspend work on a road-construction project, citing alleged poor work quality. At a community meeting this week, residents also questioned
readRiruako fights villagers over livestock grazing
15-03-2013
OKAHIOKAAPA – The drought in the Omaheke Region has also started to affect human relations there as an intense battle over grazing land for livestock at the tiny village of Okahiokaapa in the Aminuis
readPSC still in limbo
15-03-2013
THE Public Service Commission (PSC) is still experiencing operational challenges due to its continued attachment to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).The PSC has to play an oversight function
readPolice allegedly beat up Ondobe vendor
15-03-2013
THE police at Ondobe in the Ohangwena Region are accused of having assaulted street vendor Kondjeni Shikokola (39) while arresting him on Monday night.Shikokola’s niece, Ndinelao Silas, told The
readGeingob’s team to take full control of party structures
15-03-2013
THE transition team within Swapo is set to take full control of the party leadership as the new-look secretariat is set to be rubber-stamped at this weekend’s Central Committee meeting.Swapo leaders
readState Finance Bill wanted in NA
15-03-2013
THE continued delay by the Finance Ministry to table the State Finance Bill in Parliament is irking some opposition parliamentarians.Speaking in the National Assembly (NA) yesterday, Rally for
readFrontlining on Twitter
15-03-2013
IT seems as though all the world was Catholic (OK, more or less) on Wednesday night, whether it was the faithful around the world celebrating the election of a new pope, or people just revel- ling in
readDrought looms as rains disappoint
15-03-2013
TWO months of failed rains have greatly intensified drought conditions over most of Namibia, according to the Meteorological Service of Namibia.Rainfall figures recorded over most of the country
readCivil aviation in a nosedive
15-03-2013
ALMOST all salaries in the civil aviation sector will be cut in terms of the proposed regrading of civil servants’ salaries.The pay cuts are hefty in some instances, with future senior air traffic
readCelebrating Sisters Doing It with the Namibian Women Web Series
15-03-2013
THE wind is starting to blow a little differently in Windhoek. Women are protesting in parks, journalists are dedicating their coveted columns to condemning violence and everywhere you go debates
readPondering Potpourri by John Sampson
15-03-2013
WHEN I think of potpourri, I remember being an unruly 10-year-old stealthily creeping into the living room to pick through an assortment of red rose petals, pieces of brown bark and dried leaves
readKooky Kids at the FNCC
15-03-2013
THERE are moments in a single woman’s life when she remembers why it is she isn’t frantically trawling the streets for a willing sperm donor even though she is rapidly approaching the age most notable
readDeath of the album launch
15-03-2013
DOES anybody remember the days when attending an album launch was exciting and so much fun?Those days an artist could easily fill any stadium, the Zoo Park Amphitheatre or other large venue with a
readRedemption and Revenge
15-03-2013
Redemption is a dish best eaten on the front page of a big daily, especially if that dish is served with a dash of revenge and a sprinkling of middle finger sauce.Buying the Tuesday edition of The
readBeing a Sexual Minority in the Time of HIV-AIDS
15-03-2013
WITH an 18,8% estimated HIV-AIDS prevalence rate for the country, The Weekender asked few individuals from the gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-gender and intersex (LGBTI) communities what they, in
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