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41 Articles found on Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Swapo editor’s libel claim under attack
19-03-2013
THE political arena is not a place for thin-skinned people who like dishing out sharp criticism but then cry foul when they receive a dose of their own medicine.This was the thrust of an argument
readNam and Britain in diplomatic row
19-03-2013
A DIPLOMATIC row seems to be in the offing between Namibia and Britain following President Hifikepunye Pohamba’s call for the return of the skull of King Mandume ya Ndemufayo earlier this
readPolice, ‘struggle children’ fight
19-03-2013
EENHANA was on a knife’s edge yesterday afternoon after a fight broke out between the Ohangwena police and around 400 ‘children of the liberation struggle’.Police had to use tear gas to chase some
readBrussels to vote on trade pact deadline
19-03-2013
THE fate of Namibian exporters, who enjoy quota- and duty-free access to European Union markets, is in the hands of the EU Parliament’s International Trade Committee (INTA) and will be determined this
readSurvive networking events by being generous
19-03-2013
You’re not the only one who walks into a networking mixer full of dread. Before you make a run for the door, try a different approach, Harvard Business Review says in its Management Tip of the
readNamibia Breweries Limited posts solid interim results
19-03-2013
NAMIBIA Breweries Limited (NBL) yesterday delivered another set of frothy interim results for the six months ended December 30 2012, posting a boost of 17% in operating profit to N$234
readEgypt tries to attract foreign investment in state debt
19-03-2013
CAIRO – Egypt opened a scheme on Sunday allowing foreign investors in its financial markets access to dollars despite a hard currency shortage, a move which analysts said aimed to attract external
readCyprus bailout financing up to own government
19-03-2013
BERLIN – Germany insisted yesterday that was up to the Cyprus government to decide how to finance a tough EU bailout deal, adding that it should have a “calming effect” on the crisis-wracked
readStatoil finds more gas off Tanzania, exports likelier
19-03-2013
OSLO – Norway’s Statoil has made a fresh gas find offshore Tanzania, bringing it closer to having the resources to justify a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project that would export the fuel from East
readUranium miners press Canada to change Cold War rules
19-03-2013
WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Two of the world’s biggest uranium miners, Rio Tinto PLC and Areva SA, are pressing Canada to change a Cold War era policy that curbs foreign ownership of uranium mines.The
readUS conservatives choose Rand Paul as next nominee
19-03-2013
OXON HILL, Maryland - US conservative activists have picked Tea Party favorite Senator Rand Paul as their choice to become the 2016 Republican presidential nominee as they wrapped up a major strategy
readThousands make emotional trek to Chavez’ tomb
19-03-2013
CARACAS – Thousands of emotional supporters waited and wept after making a pilgrimage to the new tomb of former president Hugo Chavez, the face and leader of Latin America’s left for over a
readKenyatta’s lawyers to urge ICC to drop case
19-03-2013
The Hague – Lawyers for Kenya’s president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta are to argue yesterday that the International Criminal Court should dismiss crimes against humanity charges against him over post-2007
readUN arms treaty talks to resume amid hurdles
19-03-2013
UNITED NATIONS – Talks resumed yesterday on a United Nations treaty to regulate the sale of conventional arms amid roadblocks put up by some of the world’s key players.After four weeks of negotiations
readSouth Sudan pulls first troops from border
19-03-2013
JAU, SOUTH SUDAN - South Sudan began pulling its army out of a buffer zone with its old civil war foe Sudan on Sunday and thousands of troops streamed out of this border garrison town. The creation
readKaleni hamu lombwelwa yakwetu
19-03-2013
ETANGA lyopolisi yamuni moshilandopangelo uusiku wEtitano olya kutha po iihauto oyindji ya li ya tulwa poGammams Service Station poKhomasdal konima sho aalandithi yiihauto ya li ya pewa
readAanapolitika yomoKaras ya kwatelwa koFrance
19-03-2013
OPOLISI koFrance mOsoondaha oya kwata aanapolitika yaaNamibia yaali yomoshitopolwa shaKaras. Okwa kundanwa Paulus Efraim naJims Christistiaan ya kwatwa kuyele sho ashike ya thiki pokapale koondhila
readKonyala shi topole aakwaSwapo moCC
19-03-2013
OSHIKUMUNGU shaanona yekondjelomanguluko okwa kundanwa konyala she ete etopoko moshigongi shongundumutima yopokati yoSwapo sha ningwa mehuliloshiwike lya piti. Oshifo shoThe Namibian osha tseyithilwa
readControversy hits Ali Akan, Stars
19-03-2013
ALI Akan could be on his way out of African Stars before the season is out, after the side’s supporters’ club director Sieggie Veii-Mujoro filed a case of crimen injuria against the coach following a
readYoung tennis players ready for national contest
19-03-2013
SWAKOPMUND’S young tennis players participated in a development tournament this past weekend to ready themselves for the Namibian Tennis Association (NTA) Junior tournament that will take place in
readComeback king sets sight on French Open
19-03-2013
INDIAN WELLS - The fist pump was back, along with the crunching forehand crosscourt winners, energetic movement and the never-say-say-die attitude.Most significantly, the ‘W’ was there as Rafa Nadal
readMichael Pretorius wins Bokomo Döbra Loops
19-03-2013
JUNIOR cyclist Michael Pretorius was the overall winner of the fourth leg of the Windhoek Pedal Power series, the Bokomo Döbra Loops which took place on Sunday morning. Pretorius and the Barth
readBig team to compete at SA Disabled Champs
19-03-2013
A 42-member Namibian team will compete at the Nedbank South African Disabled Championships in Pretoria from March 24 to 27. The team is much bigger than previous Namibian teams that have competed at
readSMSes for Tuesday 19 March 2013
19-03-2013
SMS Of The Day *WILL the Neckartal Dam really solve the water problems in Namibia? We need water in Windhoek and not in the south. Naute Dam is already there which is under utilised. Why do they want
readFocus More On Poverty Reduction Instead of Economic Growth
19-03-2013
ACCESS to finance has been recognised as one of the priority areas to be addressed in the five-year national development plans (NDPs) and the Financial Sector Charter. The background statistics to
readNot Only Are They Unconstitutional...
19-03-2013
THE taxpayer forks out no less than N$30 million annually in salaries and benefits alone to sustain the 13 regional governors (and office personnel) as per the Special Advisors and Regional Governors
readFrom The Twittersphere
19-03-2013
TOP Society, Top Score, tekkies, the Trompies? You might well ask. If you’re not from the Hood, that is!! Namibian tweeps yesterday got down with what gives you Hood cred. Plus, the Chinese, rotten
readTwenty years for Keetmans murderer
19-03-2013
ONE of the two men accused of stabbing to death an elderly man in Keetmanshoop almost five years ago was sentenced to an effective 20 years’ imprisonment by the Keetmanshoop Regional Court yesterday.
readThe going gets tough for TransNamib
19-03-2013
TRANSNAMIB is finding itself in a fix as its ailing fleet of rolling stock and equipment is affecting its operations negatively.TransNamib spokesperson Eugenia Tjaronda told The Namibian that it is
readNotable Quotes
19-03-2013
HE is my leader, he has wisdom. Even if I disagreed, I won’t be discussing it in public. – Katrina Hanse-Himarwa refused to differ on President Hifikepunye Pohamba’s alleged statement that the so
readSwanu MP in security scare with attempted burglary
19-03-2013
OPPOSITION party Swanu has raised concern over the safety of its president and member of parliament, Usutuaije Maamberua, whose house was the target of a housebreaking attempt over the weekend. On
readNo discharge for third treason trial accused
19-03-2013
AN attempt to bring the third Caprivi high treason trial to an end after the close of the prosecution’s case failed in the High Court at Oshakati yesterday.In a ruling delivered by Judge Marlene
readSeaflower rejects reports of financial trouble
19-03-2013
THE CEO of the Lüderitz-based Seaflower Whitefish Corporation, Ronny Coppin, has rejected widespread rumours that the company is on the brink of bankruptcy. Seaflower Whitefish is a subsidiary of
readNascam takes action against piracy
19-03-2013
Copyright infringement or piracy as it is commonly known, is one of the evils that is keeping the music industry from not moving forward. According to a statement by the Namibian Society of Composers
readNamwandi discharged from hospital
19-03-2013
MINISTER of Education David Namwandi was discharged from the Catholic Hospital in Windhoek on Friday.“I’m in good health, fine and very fit,” he said when approached by The Namibian. Namwandi said he
readGovt blasted for huge consultancy bill
19-03-2013
ALL People’s Party (APP) parliamentarian Ignatius Shixwameni has blasted the government for spending over N$1 billion on consultants in three years.Shixwameni was reacting in the National Assembly to
readGovt lambasted for slow drought response
19-03-2013
THE DTA of Namibia is accusing the government of dragging its feet in dealing with the current drought.The party’s secretary general, McHenry Venaani, said in a media statement that the government’s
readOn the road with the Eufonia choir
19-03-2013
Travelling the Namib Desert with swallow-tailed coat and top-hat is surely a rare occasion to be seen, but when the German men’s choir Eufonia is in the country, nothing seems to be impossible.The 32
readAgricultural diary
19-03-2013
April 3: Swakara ram auction of Von Hase/Schreiber at Gibeon. April 5: Production auction of Louise de Scande & Julia Burger at Stampriet Farmers’ Association pens. On offer will be 40 Dorper rams
readPresident worried about drought
19-03-2013
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has instructed the relevant government offices, ministries and agencies to put the necessary machinery in motion to assist citizens with natural disasters.“Our country is
readAgriculture is key pillar in Nam’s industrialisation
19-03-2013
AGRICULTURE is forecast to be the basis of future industrialisation in Namibia, according to Minister of Trade and Industry Calle Schlettwein.Speaking at a meeting with the meat industry, Schlettwein
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