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48 Articles found on Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Himba, Zemba reiterate ‘no’ to Baynes dam
26-03-2013
INDIGENOUS Himba and Zemba communities from villages in the Kunene Region held a demonstration at Opuwo yesterday to express their frustration over unrecognised chiefs, illegal fencing of parts of
readEtale headed for the rocks
26-03-2013
ETALE fishing company, which recently laid off 723 workers, will find it difficult to resume business because it owes its creditors a huge amount, The Namibian has learnt.Etale closed its fish factory
readSOMETHING DIFFERENT
26-03-2013
Mimi Myburgh (76) fills the quiet hours of the desolate settlement of Uis to create marvels from the natural environment. See story on page 6.
readAgricultural diary
26-03-2013
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
readBorders open for breeding animals
26-03-2013
THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has announced that the border to the northern neighbouring countries has been opened for the export of breeding animals. The previous limitations of
readDrought conditions worsening in Namibia
26-03-2013
THE Head of the Namibian Hydrological Services, Guido van Langenhove, has said drought conditions in Namibia are worsening.He said in the daily flood bulletin compiled by the Hydrological Services’
readAfricAvenir premiers ‘La Pirogue’
26-03-2013
‘La Pirogue’ is a film by the Senegalese director Moussa Toure. It tells the story of Baye Laye, a boat captain who hails from a fishing village outside Dakar. It follows his ordeal after he agrees to
readResearch, development pay off
26-03-2013
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday singled out local communication solutions provider Sat-Com as an example where investment in research and development has paved the way to international
readExpand your company’s innovation network
26-03-2013
Organisations get it wrong when they rely on only a few people to come up with all the new ideas. Instead, they should connect many colleagues who have the right skills and can foster innovation in
readTrade volumes up between Nam, China
26-03-2013
TRADE volumes between Namibia and China increased to US$679 million, about N$6,2 billion, in 2012, compared to US$500 million in 2011, Chinese Ambassador to Namibia Xin Shunkang has said.Xin said at a
readFrench ‘boss of bosses”’battles rulebook to lead reform drive
26-03-2013
PARIS – From her office across the lawns of the Champs de Mars from the Eiffel Tower, employers' federation boss Laurence Parisot is fighting the rulebook to stay on the frontline of France's battle
read‘Around US$100 is good price for oil’
26-03-2013
KUWAIT – Oil prices at around US$100 a barrel are reasonable for both consumers and producers, OPEC heavyweight Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said yesterday, again highlighting the top crude exporter’s
readEgypt increases duties on food imports, luxury goods
26-03-2013
CAIRO – Egypt, struggling with economic and political turmoil, is increasing custom duties for expensive food items such as shrimps as well as luxury consumer products, local media said on Sunday.The
readIMF draft cuts 2013 US growth forecast
26-03-2013
MILAN – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is planning to cut its US growth forecast for this year due to higher taxes and spending cuts, Italian news agency ANSA said, citing a draft of the IMF’s
readCyprus faces years of suffering: analysts
26-03-2013
NICOSIA – Cypriots face years of economic hardship due to a harsh eurozone bailout deal, while the Mediterranean island’s future in the single currency remains deeply uncertain, analysts said
readUS cedes full control of Bagram to Afghan forces
26-03-2013
KABUL – Afghanistan yesterday took full control of Bagram military prison from the United States, healing one running sore in their testy relationship as US-led forces wind down more than a decade of
readThe New Oz is Great (And Powerful)
26-03-2013
Fans of Victor Fleming’s original flocking to see this highly anticipated film need to realise that they’re not in Kansas anymore. It’s not 1939, there’s no Judy Garland and that Old Hollywood sense
readBRICS leaders to launch development bank
26-03-2013
DURBAN – Leaders from the BRICS emerging nations are expected to launch a joint development bank to rival western-dominated institutions at a summit beginning today.The grouping of Brazil, Russia,
readDarfur gunmen seize 31 displaced people
26-03-2013
KHARTOUM – Gunmen in Sudan’s Darfur seized 31 displaced people travelling to a conference, peacekeepers said yesterday, highlighting the insecurity of 1.4 million people uprooted by the region’s
readThai court acquits two Red Shirts of torching mall
26-03-2013
BANGKOK – Two supporters of Thailand’s “Red Shirt” protest movement were acquitted yesterday of setting fire to a huge shopping mall during mass anti-government rallies that rocked Bangkok in 2010.A
readChina president in Tanzania on tour
26-03-2013
DAR ES SALAAM – China’s new President Xi Jinping jetted into Tanzania on Sunday on the first stop of his three-nation Africa tour that underscores Beijing’s growing presence in the resource-rich
readSMSes for Tuesday 26 March 2013
26-03-2013
SMS Of The Day *WE should talk less and act decisively in building a tactical and technically polished national team. With the current depth of players we have it is embarrassing to field such a
readYe li 31 mompangu pEenhana
26-03-2013
AANONA ya valelwa mekondjelomanguluko ye li ayehe kumwe omilongondatu nagumwe (31) mEtitano lyoshiwike sha zi ko oya holoka mompangu yamangestrata pEenhana moshitopolwa shaHangwena, taya tamanekelwa
readEkengelelo lyAfriSam lyoomiliona N$75
26-03-2013
OMUTAMANEKIDHINGI okwa kutha etokolo okutamaneka ngono ta fekelelwa ekengelelo lyoshimaliwa oshindji Esmerelda Majiedt nayatano moshipotha osho tuu shoka mompangu yopombanda. Majiedt oku li
readOngundu tayi pangele yoSwapo otayi lili Kamehozu
26-03-2013
ONGUNDU tayi pangele yoSwapo oyi li natango moshikogo oshiluudhe sho kwa kundanwa eso lyagavena gwoshitopolwa shaMaheke Rapama Kamehozu ngono kwa kundanwa a mana oondjenda dhe mOlyomakaya.Kamehozu
readYouth And Sport Ministry Deserves A Bigger Budget
26-03-2013
OUR government should take note that underfunding youth investment in terms of arts, sport and culture is tantamount to destroying the wishes and aspirations of an entire generation. This situation is
readLand Of My Skull (and Tribe)
26-03-2013
A THREE-MAN delimitation commission appointed last year by President Pohamba is touring the country to gather vox populi on the present and future regional and constituency borders. From what we
read‘Project Kaanjuka’ terminated
26-03-2013
BERNARD Kaanjuka’s resignation yesterday signalled the end of an ill-conceived 19-month experiment by the Namibia Football Association. The “unique” Kaanjuka quit his post after admitting failure to
readKavango, Caprivi host boxing champs
26-03-2013
RUNDU – The regional amateur boxing championship for the Kavango and Caprivi regions will take place in Rundu on Saturday.The competition will be used to select boxers to represent the two regions at
readDimba wins Namsports Independence Blitz tourney
26-03-2013
JAMES Dimba reclaimed the throne as the best speed chess player around when he won his third Namsports Independence Blitz title over the weekend. He scored a perfect 11 wins from 11 games. The
readNamibian swimmers set 27 records at SA Championships
26-03-2013
NAMIBIAN swimmers gave their best performance yet at the South African Age Group Level 3 Championships by winning five medals and setting 27 Namibian records. This year’s event took place in Durban
readChampion Sauser lauds Epic challenge
26-03-2013
SWISS rider Christoph Sauser has declared the Absa Cape Epic the “greatest mountain bike race in the world” after wrapping up his fourth title at Lourensford wine estate on Sunday.“If you look at the
readYoung Gladiators edge Westphalia
26-03-2013
NAMIBIA’S under-20 women’s soccer team the Young Gladiators beat a Westphalia youth team 1-0 in a friendly international at the NFA Technical Centre on Sunday afternoon. A goal in the dying minutes by
readMimi Myburgh’s earthy creations a feast of Uis
26-03-2013
THE stones of Uis that once attracted her prospecting father to the outskirts of the Namib Desert are what sustains Mimi Myburgh in her twilight years. A woman of small stature but with burning and
readFrom The Twittersphere
26-03-2013
TWITTER was alive with the sound of music yesterday, from Mshasho-GMP ‘clashes’, to news flashes, hot flushes and typo trashers. Monday, sweet, sweet, offbeat, Monday! Have some Otees, call in Bob the
readSwartbooi hits out at waterfront board
26-03-2013
THE Karas governor, Bernadus Swartbooi, has criticised the Lüderitz Waterfront Development Company board of directors for the sluggish pace at which they are implementing the second phase of the
readNeka to share way forward today
26-03-2013
SEVEN working days after the Namibian Exile Kids Association (Neka) threatened the government to either engage them or face a national demonstration, the association yesterday said it had delivered a
readNeka’s Nakaambo arrested for drunk driving
26-03-2013
THE police have confirmed that the chairperson of the Namibian Exile Kids Association (Neka), Benitha Nakaambo, was arrested on a charge of drunk driving on Sunday.The confirmation comes amid
readSpouses of Nama chiefs to be empowered
26-03-2013
THE first-ever Nama Traditional Chiefs’ Wives’ Empowerment Project was launch at the coast yesterday.Thirty women, including the spouses of Nama Chiefs in Namibia, traditional leaders and Nama women
readMutjavikua, Muheua LIH matter not finalised
26-03-2013
LABOUR Investment Holdings (LIH) is still busy with an internal investigation into the alleged fraudulent activities of its former CEO and now governor of the Erongo Region, Cleophas Mutjavikua, and
readKamehozu to be buried on Saturday
26-03-2013
OMAHEKE Governor Rapama Kamehozu will be buried on Saturday at Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa Region.The family’s spokesperson, McHenry Venaani, said yesterday that the family was still waiting on
readGurirab drunk-driving case postponed
26-03-2013
A CASE of driving under the influence of alcohol and negligent driving against Congress of Democrats secretary general Tsudao Gurirab was postponed for a third time in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court
readECN readies for Grootfontein by-election
26-03-2013
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) says its preparations for the Grootfontein Constituency by-election on 30 May are at an advanced stage. The election will be preceded by supplementary voter
readUsakos chef wins Team Namibia cooking challenge
26-03-2013
NAMIBIA’S ULTIMATE CHEF ... Usakos based chef, William Smith literally sweated it out to come out tops at the Team Namibia cooking challenge on Saturday, March 23. The competition was tough with four
readUnengu refused bail
26-03-2013
CIVIL engineer Epafroditus Unengu (32), accused of raping a woman in November 2012, was refused bail yesterday due to the seriousness of the crime.Unengu had offered to pay bail of N$30 000. The State
readAnother suspect added in Zorro’s case
26-03-2013
ANOTHER suspect will soon be added as an accused in the case of five people implicated in an alleged robbery involving N$2,2 million which took place in May last year.The suspect has not yet been
read31 ‘struggle children’ appear in court
26-03-2013
THIRTY-ONE ‘children of the liberation struggle’ who were arrested by the Ohangwena Police last week Monday appeared in the Eenhana Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. They are charged with public
readNotable Quotes
26-03-2013
WE just want to tell other youths to stay away from shebeens and bars. Every week someone dies. – Rochelle Brandt whose cousin Zenovar Snyders was stabbed to death, cautioned young people from
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