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40 Articles found on Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Angula in a catch-22 situation
27-03-2013
DEFENCE Minister Nahas Angula has come out in defence of his stance on the ‘children of the liberation struggle’ and to clarify why he feels that the plight of the group should be looked at in a
readNeka divided over ultimatum
27-03-2013
Leadership split over how to deal with the Government A WEEK after some of their leaders described Prime Minister Hage Geingob “unresponsive” and threatened the government with national protests if
readMASS DEMO
27-03-2013
The throng of people who gathered at Opuwo on Monday to protest against the construction of the Baynes hydro-electric dam.The march has angered the Deputy minister of gender equality Angelika
readSacu billions boost savings
27-03-2013
THE just over N$11 billion Namibia received from the revenue-sharing pool of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) last year, helped boost savings in the country by roughly 80% compared to 2011,
readGet the most out of your Q&A
27-03-2013
As a presenter, a question-and-answer session is a powerful way to address your audience’s concerns and drive your point home, Harvard Business Review says in its Management Tip of the Day. Here are
readMoney fled Cyprus as president fumbled bailout
27-03-2013
BRUSSELS/NICOSIA – As new President Nicos Anastasiades hesitated over an EU bailout that has wrecked Cyprus’s offshore financial haven status, money was oozing out of his country’s closed banks.In
readSouth Africa fights for Rooibos name
27-03-2013
CAPE TOWN – Rooibos producers are rushing to protect the use of the local tea’s name after a French company applied to have exclusive trademarks in that country, the Cape Times reported yesterday.SA
readBernanke rejects competitive devaluation worries
27-03-2013
LONDON – US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has rejected worries that the world’s troubled large economies were competitively cutting their currency values and hurting smaller, healthier ones in
readAfrican nations increase farm spending, winning poverty battle
27-03-2013
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama hosts the leaders of four African nations this week, all of which are cited in a new report for effectively increasing spending on agriculture to combat extreme
readMalaysia, not China, is Asia’s top investor in Africa
27-03-2013
GENEVA – Malaysia is ahead of China in terms of the size of its direct foreign investment (FDI) into Africa and the gap is widening, according to United Nations data published on Monday.A survey of
readBrics wrangle over new development bank
27-03-2013
DURBAN – Brics emerging powers yesterday sought a deal on setting up a development bank that would rival Western-backed institutions, trying to iron out significant differences ahead of a leaders’
readEU suspends Zim sanctions, leaves Mugabe on list
27-03-2013
BRUSSELS – The EU has suspended an assets freeze and visa ban against most Zimbabwean firms and people after a “credible” March referendum, but President Robert Mugabe and a few others remain
readJapan court rules some election results ‘invalid’
27-03-2013
TOKYO – Japan’s politicians were grappling with possible implications yesterday after a high court said some general election results were invalid, with other rulings expected later in the day.Judges
readAustralia urges Malaysia boat people swap after tragedy
27-03-2013
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday renewed calls for a refugee swap with Malaysia to deter boatpeople after two asylum-seekers drowned in the latest tragedy at sea.Canberra
readCAR rebel chief to name power-sharing govt
27-03-2013
BANGUI – Central African strongman Michel Djotodia has dissolved the country’s institutions and declared transitional rule a day after a bloody coup that has drawn international condemnation. He
readKenya court orders vote recount
27-03-2013
NAIROBI – Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered a recount of votes cast at 22 polling centres, after presidential elections in which a second-round run off was only avoided by the narrowest of
readRyan, Charlize for Oscar Pistorius movie?
27-03-2013
Hollywood stars Ryan Gosling and Charlize Theron are being lined up to play Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp in a new movie, according to reports.The Daily Mail reports that a number of scripts are
readBrenda Hologram disappoints
27-03-2013
Thousands of music fans were disappointed when the eagerly-awaited “resurrection” of Brenda Fassie, through her hologram, did not meet expectations.The imported Holographic Projection Technology that
readKamwi e egulula omisiuma yopaunamiti poNandjokwe yopandjokononalela
27-03-2013
OMISIUMA yotangotango yopaunamiti moNamibia oye egululwa nokutulwa miilonga pambelewa kominista yuuhaku niilonga yonkalonawa omundohotola Richard Kamwi, sha ningilwa moshipangelo sha Nandjokwe
readAahimba naaZemba inaye shi panda
27-03-2013
IIGWANA yaaHimba naaZemba momikunda dhimwe po moshitopolwa shaKunene oya ti inaa hala pu tungwe ondama mpoka ye li shaashi otashi ke ya yuga evi lyawo.Okwa kundanekwa iigwana mbika ya ningile
readAamusati ya dhimbulukila evalo lyaNamibia pOutapi
27-03-2013
ENGATHITHI lyAamusati, mOlyomakaya ngaka ga zi ko, olya li lya gongala mosenda yOlufuko mOutapi mOmbalantu nokudhimbulukwa esiku lyemanguluko lyaNamibia sho nuumvo a gwanitha omimvo omilongo mbali
readChasing the dots ... Political Will or Political Won’t
27-03-2013
I LOVE the times when our leaders talk directly to a mass of people as opposed to the formal boredom of the official speeches. They can get carried away in the emotion of the moment. I will never
readSMSes for Wednesday 27 March 2013
27-03-2013
SMS Of The Day *THE person complaining about not seeing white and coloured Namibians at independence celebrations: Independence celebrations are meant for all Namibians. But the day should portray
readShipanga lobbies for women’s cup contests
27-03-2013
JACQUI Shipanga believes that that The Namibian Newspaper Cup should consider including a competitive women’s section in its upcoming editions.Traditionally, women only feature in an exhibition
readTop line-up for All-Africa Junior Squash Champs
27-03-2013
AFRICA’S top junior squash players have arrived in Windhoek to compete in the All-Africa Junior Squash Championships which start tomorrow. A total of seven African countries will compete in the
readFrom The Twittersphere
27-03-2013
DROUGHT, rain. Rain, drought. Showers. Relief. Shortlived. Power. Santiago Rodriguez? OK, it’s a dog’s life!! And wheelie rage, from triple jeopardy jaywalkers to taxi trauma to shopping carts … Just
readLot of challenges for traffic officers
27-03-2013
A SEVERE shortage of traffic officers at roadblocks countrywide is hindering the effective management of traffic on Namibian roads, it was revealed at yesterday’s debriefing session of the Motor
readAus residents angry over bucket toilets
27-03-2013
PEOPLE living at Aus in the South have criticised a recent newspaper report quoting the Lüderitz Constituency regional councillor, Jan Scholtz, regarding the elimination of the bucket toilet system.
readSchool renovations disrupt classes
27-03-2013
THE Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) is renovating 47 schools around Namibia. One of them is the Khomas High School in Windhoek West, where students are attending classes in tents.The acting
readOvitoto residents angered by exploration
27-03-2013
PEOPLE living in the Ovitoto area are furious with a mining company which started with exploration work in their area, claiming they were not consulted beforehand and that the operations will affect
readNeka asks Geingob to be specific
27-03-2013
IN a letter to Prime Minister Hage Geingob yesterday, Namibian Exile Kids Association (Neka) chairperson Benitha Nakaambo asked him to be specific about when and how the government plans to address
readSeparation of powers must be challenged – Namrights
27-03-2013
NAMRIGHTS executive director Phil ya Nangoloh has requested Attorney General Albert Kawana to make an application in the Supreme Court – which is also Namibia’s constitutional court – to order that
readTheatre Sports goes ‘Nam-Gang Style’
27-03-2013
South Korean rap artist, PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’ video, which has had a record number of over one billion hits on the internet, has also gone viral in Namibia and infected the Theatre Sports crew at the
readMuharukua angered by Himba demo
27-03-2013
THE deputy minister of gender equality and child welfare, Angelika Muharukua, yesterday lashed out against Earth Peoples activist Rebecca Sommer, a German national, whom she blamed for having
readGeingob to table public office-bearers pay report
27-03-2013
PRIME Minister Hage Geingob is set to table the preliminary first review report of the public office-bearers’ (remuneration and benefits) Commission 2012 in the National Assembly soon.Cabinet granted
readHausiku concerned about flood victims
27-03-2013
DEPUTY Prime Minister Marco Hausiku has warned that no flood victim must starve because of their displacement.‘’These people must be provided with proper sanitation, accommodation and food,’’ Hausiku
readFarmers welcome lifting of export restrictions
27-03-2013
THE Namibia Agricultural Union and the Namibia National Farmers Union have both welcomed the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry’s move to lift restrictions on the exporting of breeding
readClients unhappy with Nampower charges
27-03-2013
THE Namibian power utility company, NamPower, has come under fire from some of its direct customers, who have raised concerns about the manner in which the company is doing business.Central to their
readGerman ambassador in firing line over reparations
27-03-2013
KARAS Governor Bernadus Swartbooi has accused the German ambassador to Namibia, Otto Huckmann, of being “disrespectful” towards the reparations demands of the Nama and Ovaherero people. Claiming
readNotable Quotes
27-03-2013
I DON’T see how they will get the money in order to bounce back. – A source in the know on the N$100 million debt Etale Fishing Company is currently facing. WE want the State to listen to us and give
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