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58 Articles found on Thursday, 28 March 2013
Political tension brewing in Grootfontein
28-03-2013
TENSION has intensified among Swapo members at Grootfontein over the selection of a candidate for the regional council vacancy, with reports that a section is pushing for the brother of the late
readCensus gives snapshot of Namibia’s population
28-03-2013
IT’S official: Of the 2 113 077 people in Namibia last August, most were women, were aged between 15 and 59 and had never been married.The Namibia 2011 Population and Housing Census Basic Report, the
readNeckartal heads for court
28-03-2013
JUST when it looked like the Neckartal Dam project was finally getting off the ground it could face another setback, with a court case challenge of the tender award set in motion yesterday. The
readDONATE BLOOD, SAVE A LIFE
28-03-2013
IN effort to ensure a sufficient blood supply this Easter weekend, the MVA Fund has joined forces with the Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia to host a blood donation drive. Easter weekend is
readCensus confirms unemployment rate of thirty seven percent
28-03-2013
NAMIBIA’S labour force in 2011 was 847 415 people strong, and 312 503 of them were unemployed.This translates into an unemployment rate of 36,9%, according to the Population and Housing Census Basic
readJoke of the week: Airtime has an expiry date
28-03-2013
All of us have at one time or another bought a product and on using the product notice that the expiry date has passed. The expiry date (or shelf life) indicates the length of time that foods,
readCelebrating Namibian products
28-03-2013
Namibian products have long suffered at the expense of imported goods which take up a large chunk of shelve space in retail outlets. Earlier this month, cabinet announced that it is in the process of
readChina opens interbank bond market to South Africa
28-03-2013
BEIJING – China has admitted South Africa’s Reserve Bank (SARB) to a growing group of central banks able to invest in the country’s interbank bond market, another step to opening up capital markets
readBrazil’s HRT drills first Namibia well, expects major finds
28-03-2013
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil’s HRT Participações em Petroleo SA and Portuguese partner GALP Energia SGPS SA began drilling their first well off Namibia’s coast this week, upping a bet that the frontier
readECB and NaCC enter into agreement
28-03-2013
THE Control Board (ECB) and the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) have entered into an agreement to co-ordinate and harmonise the exercise of their jurisdictions over matters of mutual
readBank of Cyprus head sacked under bailout deal
28-03-2013
NICOSIA – The chief executive of the Bank of Cyprus, the island’s biggest lender, has been sacked by the central bank governor as part of an international bailout deal, state media said
readFuture of Arandis in industry, education and tourism
28-03-2013
LIKE Las Vegas, the mining town of Arandis plans to shake off its dusty past and become a shining gem in the middle of the desert. Formerly a dormitory town for the nearby mines, Arandis is gearing up
readWhen you become the boss, build your credibility
28-03-2013
Managing people who used to be your peers is tough. You need to establish your authority without acting like the promotion’s gone to your head, Harvard Business Review says in its Management Tip of
readRural areas could benefit from renewable energy
28-03-2013
DEPUTY Mines and Energy Minister Willem Isaack says rural Namibians stand to benefit immensely from renewable energy sources.Isaack’s remark follows an invitation by the director general of Casa
readRare find: two new species join primate club
28-03-2013
PARIS - Scientists on Tuesday made a rare live addition to the order of primates, unveiling two new species of mouse lemur –tiny, big-eyed animals that inhabit the forests of Madagascar.The find
readPossum could be first climate victim
28-03-2013
SYDNEY – A one-degree rise in temperature could spell doom for a rare Australian possum within a decade, potentially making the tiny, long-tailed marsupial the continent’s first victim of climate
read1000s of children at risk in CAR – UN
28-03-2013
Geneva – The lives of thousands of children are at risk in coup-hit Central Africa because of a lack of access to basic aid, food shortages and the ongoing use of child soldiers, the United Nations
readBritish Labour leader’s brother quits politics
28-03-2013
LONDON – Former British foreign secretary David Miliband, who lost the 2010 battle for the leadership of the opposition Labour party to his younger brother Ed, announced yesterday that he is quitting
readMedia access to German neo-Nazi trial prompts outrage
28-03-2013
BERLIN – A German court sparked angry criticism on Tuesday for failing to guarantee the Turkish media access to cover an upcoming neo-Nazi murder trial in which most of the victims were of Turkish
readN. Korea cuts military hotline with South
28-03-2013
SEOUL – North Korea severed its military hotline with South Korea yesterday, breaking the last direct communication link between the two countries at a time of heightened military tensions.The
readSudan opposition rejects VP’s dialogue call
28-03-2013
KHARTOUM – Sudan’s opposition yesterday rejected a call by the country’s most powerful vice president for them to join the government in making a new constitution.The invitation by Vice President Ali
readGone Are NBC’s Story-telling Days?
28-03-2013
TO most of us who grew up listening to NBC Oshiwambo radio, there has always been one programme that was a ‘no miss’ and that was the storytelling programme by Tate Mwatala that usually aired on
read‘Kids’ Needed In Rural Areas
28-03-2013
I’M appealing to this Namibia Exile Kids’ Association [Neka] organisation that is supposed to carry the interest of the ‘struggle kids’ at heart to make sure it has a representative person in every
readOust Selfish Karas Politicians
28-03-2013
THIS is about the arrested Karas so-called “politicians” (all are not politicians - some are only political office bearers), as reported in The Namibian of 18 March 2013! It seems they never
readRDP Needs Other Parties
28-03-2013
GRAND plans the RDP [Rally for Democracy and Progress] has, we say. Indeed, these are the well-known demands of the vast majority of the Namibian people. There are a few others, too, but these could
readChinua Achebe – The Novelist As A Teacher
28-03-2013
“Art is, and always was, at the service of man. Our ancestors created their myths and told their stories for a human purpose”. – Chinua Achebe THE African continent has lost one of its greatest
readKavango and Caprivi – Sources of Inter-Regional Tension
28-03-2013
THE increased tension between the Kavango and Caprivi regions has its roots in the retention of the names of the two regions. The solution is, thus, not outside the two names. Kavango and Caprivi are
read‘Empty Your Bank Account’
28-03-2013
THE ‘sell your livestock’ appeal to farmers (in case our government leaders who are issuing that advice have not taken it to the logical conclusion) means in farmer language ‘empty your bank
readChoice, Chance And Consternation
28-03-2013
THE land issue still enjoys widespread publicity and coverage. In its February edition, the New African magazine ran a four-page article on the land issue in Namibia: ‘Landless in the Land of the
readPolitical Perspective
28-03-2013
THE issue is not so much the dilemma of the so-called ‘children of the liberation struggle’ but the fact that Namibia seems currently unable to effectively address any of the socio-economic challenges
readSMSes for Thursday 28 March 2013
28-03-2013
SMS Of The Day *IT is very depressing to note the language used by the SPYL’s Job Amupanda. It’s like the language of the discredited socialists of the 1960s and 1970s. Do we have to take away the
readEsiku lyemanguluko lyomimvo 23 pOkalongo lyomimvo 23
28-03-2013
ENGATHITHI lyaakalimo yomoshikandjohogololo shaKalongo moshitopolwa shaMusati tali kwatelwa komeho ku kaansela gwawo mee Elizabeth Mwanyangapo nosho wo komukuluntu gwoSwapo moshikandjohogololo
readMvula Mnyaango a gandja omagano ketanga lyegameno
28-03-2013
OMUNANGESHEFA a tseyika nawa gwomOshakati nOmaalala moshitopolwa shaShana tate Erastus Kakololo Mvula, a tseyika wo nawa nedhina Mvula Mnyaango, Omaandaha geti25 Maalitsa 2013 okwa gandja omagano
readNewspaper Cup set to thrill
28-03-2013
FOOTBALL enthusiasts can expect to receive a treat worth every second they spend at the 13th edition of the Namibian Newspaper Cup, according to the event’s organisers. The local organising committee
readJacobs wins silver in Kenya
28-03-2013
NAMIBIA’S talented young tennis star Sedi Jacobs won a silver medal at the African Junior Tennis Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, last week.Jacobs, who was seeded third in the under-16 girls’ singles
readHilongwa returns to the ring
28-03-2013
JOSEPH ‘Smokey’ Hilongwa will make his long-awaited return to the boxing ring when he takes on Sibusiso Twani of South Africa for the WBF International Super Flyweight title on Friday night. Hilongwa
readTisan holds rugby, tennis trials
28-03-2013
THE Tertiary Institutes Sports Association of Namibia (Tisan) will hold rugby and tennis and rugby trials in Windhoek this weekend. The trials will be used to select teams to represent the country at
readScarred Haas still turning back the clock
28-03-2013
JUST shy of his 35th birthday with a battle-scarred body after numerous career-saving surgeries, Tommy Haas produced the shock of the year so far by outclassing world number one Novak Djokovic in
readI have a dream: Brave Warriors version
28-03-2013
I, like many other Namibians, dreamt of seeing the Brave Warriors in action at next year’s Fifa World Cup in Brazil. In that dream were hordes of proud Namibians colourfully clad in Brave Warriors
readOscar’s brother on trial for road death
28-03-2013
VANDERBIJLPARK – The brother of double-amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius pleaded not guilty to a charge of culpable homicide or negligent killing in a South African court yesterday for the death of a
readBulls limp into Canberra
28-03-2013
THE Bulls’ difficult Australasian tour suffered another setback with the news that flank Deon Stegmann will miss their final tour match against the Brumbies tomorrow.Stegmann injured his ankle during
readNotable Quotes
28-03-2013
AS a daughter of the soil [Kunene Region] I don’t want these things. – Angelika Muharukua, the deputy minister of gender equality and child welfare lashed out at Rebecca Sommer who she accused of
readFrontlining on Twitter
28-03-2013
REFLECTIONS, memories and other Made In Namibia moments. From oranges to Oshakati; what women want; Dads, culture and generations (note, not ‘Generations’); and English for prime time! It’s
readTransNamib to pay out thousands
28-03-2013
A DECISION by the TransNamib board back in 2011 to dismiss its former general manager of human resources, Albertus !Naruseb, despite recommendations to the contrary from an independent disciplinary
readCity takes issue with long-distance taxis
28-03-2013
THE Windhoek municipality has denied that the City Police are not giving the issue of long-distance pirate taxis enough attention.Municipal spokesperson Helena Mootseng told The Namibian that the
readPick n Pay opens doors at Keetmans
28-03-2013
HUNDREDS of Keetmanshoop residents queued up outside the town’s new Pick n Pay supermarket before 08h00 yesterday in order to benefit from introductory offers when the shop opened its doors.When the
readOvambanderu leadership tussle in Supreme Court
28-03-2013
THE continuing power struggle over the traditional leadership of Namibia’s Ovambanderu community made a turn in the Supreme Court yesterday.The outcome of an appeal that was heard by Chief Justice
readNamport’s recruitment questioned
28-03-2013
SOME employees of the Namibian Port Authority (Namport) are complaining about alleged nepotism, favouritism and tribalism in the recruitment of staff. Dissatisfied employees told The Namibian that
readMTC responds to NAMA nomination complaints
28-03-2013
THE announcement of this year’s Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) nominations has stirred up controversy and received some criticism from members of the music industry as well as music fans. MTC
readMPs reluctant to be school patrons
28-03-2013
NAMIBIAN parliamentarians seem to be reluctant to become school patrons for fear of financial drain and physical violence, it emerged in the National Assembly yesterday. This happened after a
readLitigant Maletzky to wait for contempt sentence
28-03-2013
A LITIGANT whose name has become a frequent fixture on the High Court’s daily roll of cases, August Maletzky, will have to wait another seven weeks before he is due to be sentenced for contempt of
readGovernor Kamehozu gets official funeral
28-03-2013
PRESIDENTIAL Affairs Minister Albert Kawana yesterday announced that Omaheke Governor Rapama Kamehozu, who died last weekend, will be given an official funeral this Saturday.Kawana issued a statement
readTaking life on, one goat at a time
28-03-2013
“IT’S good to feel the heartbeat of a living animal against your bosom knowing that it belongs to you. It is simply a wonderful feeling.”Ablonia Gertze (54) is one of the beneficiaries of the
readEndangered wild dogs killed
28-03-2013
MANY farmers in the Kavango Region still believe wild dogs are vermin that should be killed on sight because they might kill their livestock. They are regarded as merciless and cruel killers and have
readMore up than down in Warrior land
28-03-2013
Funny how the fortunes of a man’s favourite sports team could impact his mood and even his long term behaviour.I have, many moons ago, extolled the virtues of the local support of some English
readTuli Tumbles then Triumphs
28-03-2013
It was a dire day for dance the afternoon tuli Shityuwete leapt into the cold London air, hung stunning and suspended in an ethereal pocket of weightlessness then smashed her right knee into the dream
readLiebenberg Art Auction raises half a million
28-03-2013
When contemplating music that would suit the triumph of last week’s fundraising art auction at Stephan Welz and Co in Johannesburg, photographer John Liebenberg may well have heard the first
readA Spot of Sophistication at Oasis Bar
28-03-2013
Ihave a bit of a love-hate relationship with the Kalahari Sands hotel. On the one hand I love the feeling of having a drink in the casino ala ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ and on the other it’s the
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