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44 Articles found on Wednesday, 20 March 2013
RDP says it would abolish National Council
20-03-2013
NAMIBIA under a Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) government will be one without a National Council, where traditional leaders are not allowed to be active politicians, and one where all
readForces at play to destabilise Namibia
20-03-2013
ULTIMATUMS and threats, like the ones by the Namibian Exile Kids Association (Neka) last week, will only serve those who want to destabilise Namibia, Prime Minister Hage Geingob said
readNiger project lands Namibian in trouble
20-03-2013
FORMER Namibian soccer chief Immanuel (‘Imms’) Namaseb was granted bail of N$40 000 when he made a first court appearance on a fraud charge in Windhoek yesterday.Namaseb (49) appeared before
readUP IN ARMS
20-03-2013
Social Security Commis- sion staff members yesterday went on a strike to demand answers on allegations of mismanagement. See story on page 3 Photo: Henry van Rooi
readChinese imports to Nam growing
20-03-2013
NAMIBIA last year imported goods worth about N$2,4 billion from China – nearly 63% more than it did in 2011, the latest figures of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) show.This made China Namibia’s
readExpo planned for Otavi
20-03-2013
FOUNDING President Sam Nujoma has agreed to be the patron of the Otavi Investment Expo and Festival, scheduled for April 24 to 28.Plans are to hosted the event annually. The festival is one of the
readEgypt to ration subsidised bread
20-03-2013
CAIRO – Egypt plans to start rationing subsidised bread, a minister said yesterday, restricting supplies of cheap loaves upon which many Egyptians depend as the cash-strapped state tries to curb
readBig banks on track to meet Basel capital rules
20-03-2013
LONDON – The world’s top banks have made big strides towards meeting tougher capital rules several years before full compliance is required, global regulators said yesterday.The new rules known as
readCypriot draft bill drops levy on deposits
20-03-2013
NICOSIA – A revised Cyprus bailout plan that exempts small savers from a controversial tax will not yield the 5,8 billion euro demanded by the eurozone and could therefore be rejected, Central Bank
readCanada cautious on liberalising foreign investment
20-03-2013
OTTAWA – Canada will be cautious about liberalising foreign investment rules for sensitive economic sectors because it’s very hard to reverse a decision once it’s been made, Industry Minister
readChina should invest ‘ethically’ in Africa
20-03-2013
BEIJING – Chinese businesses operating in Africa need to follow local laws and put long-term benefits ahead of short-term gains, a Beijing diplomat has said, acknowledging that rising trade had
readPope Francis greets crowds at inauguration
20-03-2013
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis swept into St Peter’s Square yesterday to greet throngs of pilgrims before a sumptuous ceremony in which Latin America’s first pontiff was to receive the formal symbols of
readUN names Great Lakes envoy
20-03-2013
NEW YORK – The UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday named former Irish president Mary Robinson the UN special envoy to Africa’s Great Lakes region as it tries to end conflict in eastern Democratic Republic
readLil Wayne leaves hospital
20-03-2013
Lil Wayne has reportedly been released from hospital. The 30-year-old rapper, real name Dwayne Michael Carter Junior was admitted to Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles on Tuesday night after
readAttacks on Iraq Shiites kill 23 ahead of anniversary
20-03-2013
BAGHDAD – Attacks in Iraq yesterday killed 23 people on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion, which aimed to build a democratic ally in the heart of the region but instead sparked
readRwandan troops cross into DRC
20-03-2013
Kibumba – Villagers in a town on the Congo-Rwanda border say they saw a half dozen trucks with Rwandan soldiers cross into Congo last week to lend support to troops led by a wanted rebel leader.“They
readLawyers, Zim PM condemn arrests
20-03-2013
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Monday the arrest of his aides is intimidation by political rivals in the run-up to general elections due later this year.Tsvangirai is in
readChasing the dots ... The Shoes of the Fisherman
20-03-2013
I LOOK at the surprise departure of Benedict, the arrival of, at last, a non-European as Pope Francis along with a new boss of Vatican finances from Germany. I look at the premature demise of Hugo
readAsser Ntinda a tokola e ya futithe
20-03-2013
SHIPOTHA shono omulongekiidhishangwa gwoshifo shoSwapo shedhina Namibia Today Asser Ntinda a tulila mo omupresidende gwoRally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) Hidipo Hamutenya, omulongekiidhishangwa
readTaku tungwa ondjila pokati kOnayena nOmahenge
20-03-2013
OTAKU ka tungwa ondjila yongalama pokati kOnayena moshitopolwa shaShikoto nOmahenge moshitopolwa shaHangwena, ndjoka iilonga yayo ya tamekelwe pambelewa koministeli yiilonga niiyenditho omusamane
readNamwandi a lalekwa mo moombete moshipangelo shaKatoolika
20-03-2013
OMINISTA yelongo David Namwandi okwa kundanwa a lalekwa mo moshipangelo shaKatoolika mOvenduka. Omundohotola Namwandi okwa kundanekwa a lalekwa mo Etitano lya piti nokwa lombwele The Namibian ngeyi
readNamibia naBritain itaya tsu kumwe moshinima shaMandume yaNdemufayo
20-03-2013
EKWATATHANO lyopaudiplomate olya fa lya li naanaa nawa pokati kaNamibia naBritain sha zi mpono sho omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba indile ku galulwe omutse gwohamba Mandume yaNdemufayo. Sho a li a
readSMS for Wednesday 20 March 2013
20-03-2013
SMS Of The Day *TO the reader who complained about Moola Bonanza, if you think it’s not transparent why play and waste your money? The choice is yours. Food For Thought *THE socalled ‘children of
readPrince eyes IBF crown
20-03-2013
WINNING the IBF International bantamweight title tonight is all part of Immanuel ‘Prince’ Naidjala’s grand ambition of reigning supreme in his weight class world over. The fight against Botswana’s
readFight Club aims for progress
20-03-2013
TWO-TIME former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) World Champion Carlos de Sousa is busy moulding Namibian fighters to follow in his footsteps.De Sousa, who captured two MMA World Championships titles in 1992
readHindjou backs Brave Warriors to reach Brazil
20-03-2013
THE Brave Warriors have the potential to go all way to Rio in the race for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and Malawi could just be a victim of the cause on Saturday.According to former Brave Warriors
readReinvigorated Burger returns
20-03-2013
“I JUST want to pull the Saracens jersey over my head again.”It’s been a long road for Jacques Burger since he aggravated a knee injury against Northampton Saints in February 2011. An injury that was
readWe will show them: Kaanjuka
20-03-2013
BRAVE Warriors coach Bernard Kaanjuka is in a confident mood ahead of Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Malawi, saying that they will show them who Namibia is. Kaanjuka was reacting to press
readFrom The Twittersphere
20-03-2013
SNOWMEN, sandmen and Wimpie Koekemoer? Right! Yesterday was as random a Tuesday as it gets… birds, ants, dogs; the bold, the beautiful and not-so beautiful; igloos and takeaways; Opuwo, Oranjemund and
readSSC employees stop work
20-03-2013
EMPLOYEES of the Social Security Commission yesterday staged a demonstration and handed over a petition to the management in which they demanded answers to allegations of mismanagement of funds by the
readRehoboth: your land, my land?
20-03-2013
WITH the leaders of Rehoboth at each other’s throats with claims of incompetence and inefficiency, former Swapo Party councillor Alfred Stephanus Dax has joined the fray over whom the area belongs to.
readRape accused passes mental health test
20-03-2013
A CIVIL engineer who is accused of raping a woman in Windhoek in November last year is due to hear at the start of next week whether he will be granted bail or not.A ruling on a bail application by
readNIMT starts solar and wind engineering training
20-03-2013
WIND and solar power systems worth more than N$330 000 were installed at three of the campuses of the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) to prepare students for solar and wind
readNamibia’s LAC condemns Mtetwa’s arrest
20-03-2013
THE Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) yesterday condemned Sunday’s arrest of Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa and called for her immediate release.“The LAC is appalled by her summary arrest
readKeetmanshoop suspends its CEO again
20-03-2013
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council has suspended its chief executive officer, Paul Vleermuis, with full pay pending the outcome of an investigation into alleged irregularities. The decision to suspend
readEx-magistrate loses dismissal fight
20-03-2013
A FORMER magistrate who was dismissed from his position in mid-2010 was left empty-handed when an attempt to have his dismissal reversed ended in failure in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.The
readEtale confirms 723 layoffs
20-03-2013
ETALE Fishing Company has announced that it will lay off 723 workers after six weeks of talks with the Namibia Seamen and Allied Workers Union (Nasawu).Gerry Munyama, executive superintendent of
readNotable Quotes
20-03-2013
TO attribute the most negative possible meaning to something that was said is simply not correct. – George Coleman, who is representing The Namibian and Tangeni Amupadhi in a case in which Asser
readConsumers need protection – DPN
20-03-2013
THE Democratic Party of Namibia (DPN) has called on the government to put in place legislation protecting the consumer from exploitation by service providers.The secretary general of DPN, Adam Isaak,
readChinese murder suspects to apply for bail
20-03-2013
TWO Chinese workers, arrested in connection with a fight with knives and guns in which two other Chinese nationals died at the Mix Camp informal settlement north of Windhoek last month, will apply for
readNew Children’s Arts Organisation launched
20-03-2013
A group of young Namibian arts educators and practitioners recently initiated and launched a new arts education for development organisation called ChiNamibia.This initiative was inspired by Chipawo
readAir Namibia’s Frankfurt route questioned
20-03-2013
SOURCES close to Air Namibia have accused the airline of using recurring government bailouts to buy expensive new aircraft instead of improving the “fundamentals” of the business. Preferring
readR Kelly shows postponed
20-03-2013
R Kelly was last in South Africa in 2010 and was expected to be back again this year as part of his Single Ladies World Tour but fans were disappointed yesterday to hear that the crooner’s two
read30 ‘struggle children’ arrested
20-03-2013
THE Police in the Ohangwena Region arrested 30 so-called ‘children of the liberation struggle’ on Monday and will charge them with unruly and violent behaviour.Commissioner Tylves Kampolo told The
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