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48 Articles found on Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Rössing workers anxious about retrenchments
06-03-2013
THE Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN)’s branch representative at Rössing Uranium, Ismael Kasuto says workers within the bargaining unit still do not know which employees face possible
readRapist gets 90 years
06-03-2013
A 90-YEAR prison term on two charges of rape rewrote Namibia’s criminal justice record books in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.At the age of 37, Lüderitz resident Ralph Vukile Mtshibe –
readPolice stop illegal march
06-03-2013
THE police yesterday blocked an illegal march in Windhoek’s Robert Mugabe Avenue by a group of ‘children of the liberation struggle’ who wanted to petition the Office of the Prime Minister.A scuffle
readNearly N$14 billion for SOEs, funds
06-03-2013
GOVERNMENT will pump nearly N$14 billion into various funds and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) over the coming three fiscal years, the bulk of which will go to the University of Namibia (Unam).About
readThink before adopting the latest marketing fad
06-03-2013
Before you buy into a new, shiny marketing tool or technique, first make sure it’s right for your company, Harvard Business Review says in its Management Tip of the Day.Often your existing ideas,
readChina’s ECE makes demands for Kunene projects
06-03-2013
CHINESE company ECE wants Government to enable it to obtain work permits for as many foreign employees as it needs for a planned iron ore mine and industrial park in the Kunene Region.This is just one
readChina puts focus on consumers to drive growth
06-03-2013
BEIJING – China put its fast-growing consumer class at centre-stage as outgoing Premier Wen Jiabao set out a reform plan yesterday to spread the fruits of economic growth more evenly in the country of
readFirstRand earnings jump 29%
06-03-2013
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s second-biggest bank, FirstRand, reported a 29% jump in first-half profit yesterday as earnings from lending and fees both grew by double digits.FirstRand said diluted
read‘Room to ease interest rates further’
06-03-2013
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has room to ease monetary policy further to help boost growth, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said in a report released on Monday.“With core
readStandard Chartered’s 2012 net profit flat
06-03-2013
HONG KONG – Standard Chartered yesterday posted net profit of US$4,79 billion for 2012 after the British lender was hit with a multi-million-dollar fine over a US sanctions probe.The figure compared
readPolicy shift needed to tap Africa’s farm potential
06-03-2013
WASHINGTON – Africa’s agricultural sector could become a US$1 trillion industry by 2030 if governments and the private sector radically rethink policies and support for farmers, a World Bank report
readNigerian economy to outgrow South Africa
06-03-2013
LAGOS – The ever-expanding moonscape that stretches out behind a wall holding back the Atlantic Ocean here will one day host a project designed to help anchor Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy.But
readPalestinian-only buses set off uproar in Israel
06-03-2013
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s decision to launch a pair of “Palestinian-only” bus lines in the West Bank on Monday - presented by the government as a goodwill gesture, assailed by critics as racism and
readPrince Harry goes public with Bonas
06-03-2013
Britain’s Prince Harry has reportedly taken his relationship to ‘the next level’. The 28-year-old royal was recently photographed holidaying with socialite Cressida Bonas during a ski trip to
readANC government fails to protect whites: report
06-03-2013
The family of murder-accused athlete Oscar Pistorius said in a statement on Tuesday that it distanced itself from a controversial statement made by the paralympian’s father.The athlete’s father Henke
readKenya awaits tense presidential poll results
06-03-2013
NAIROBI – Kenyans nervously eyed results yesterday trickling in a day after they turned out peacefully en masse for critical presidential elections, the first since disputed polls five years ago
readNorth Korea sanctions on UN agenda after China, US deal
06-03-2013
UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council met yesterday to discuss new sanctions against North Korea agreed by the United States and China, diplomats said.The closed door meeting was called by the
readDRC rebels seize Kitchanga, 80 dead
06-03-2013
NEW YORK – A rebel militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo has seized control of the eastern town of Kitchanga after days of fighting that have left more than 80 people dead, the UN said on
readI’m speechless: Ambunda
06-03-2013
LIFE as the WBO bantamweight world champion will take some getting used to, says Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda.While he was confident of dethroning Thailand’s Pungluang Sor Singyu, the Namibian star said
readFrom The Twittersphere
06-03-2013
THE micro and macro of life: from ants to lions to flying white elephants. Namibian tweeps provide an alternative take on headline issues, as well as on the fiddle-faddle of the daily grind. Not
readSMSes for Wednesday 06 February 2013
06-03-2013
SMS Of The Day *AGAIN, another girl raped and killed. How many women must die at the hands of crazy men before the government realise the seriousness of gender based violence. Please, replace
readKind last 8 draw for Cup heavyweights
06-03-2013
BIDVEST Namibia Cup joint favourites African Stars and Orlando Pirates avoided a quarterfinal meeting following yesterday’s draw. Stars were drawn to face Southern Stream First Division side Hotspurs,
readCas rules Anouma out of Caf election
06-03-2013
LAUSANNE – Fifa executive committee member Jacques Anouma lost his legal challenge yesterday to be a candidate for the African football presidency against longtime incumbent Issa Hayatou.The Court of
readNamibia up to seventh on log
06-03-2013
AFTER a string of poor performances in the Cricket South Africa Three-Day Series that has kept Namibia rooted to the bottom of the log, they bounced back to beat Border by five wickets in the T20
readPSG look to seal quarterfinal spot
06-03-2013
PARIS – Paris Saint-Germain are under pressure to clinch their place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League at Valencia’s expense after their latest below-par domestic performance.The French
readChasing the dots ... Launching the pie in the sky
06-03-2013
I WANT Namibia to stay a great country to live in despite there being many things done and many comments made by our leaders on all fronts that I find a little loony. But then we are privileged as a
readOmufekelwa i ikala eyugo kwa homatiwa mOvenduka
06-03-2013
Ngono oye awike ta pangulwa mekwatathano neyugo kwa homatiwa mongeshefa yomOvenduka muKotoba 2008 okwa ti ke na ondjo yasha e shi ti ohela mompangu yopombanda mOvenduka. John Matheus Frans Tjappa
readI igaluluka moshipotha a li a tulila moThe Namibian
06-03-2013
Omunangeshefa gwomOvenduka ngu a li ta tamaneke nokupula a futwe N$500 000 koshifo shoThe Namibian osho i igaluluka nokwa kutha mo oshipotha shoka sheshunduluukwatya ohela. Omupanguli Kato van Niekerk
readYa pata Ombelewa yoSwapo pEenhana
06-03-2013
AANONA ya valelwa mekondjelomanguluko yomoshitopolwa sha Hangwena osho ya pata omiyelo dhokuya mombelewa yOswapo yomoshitopolwa sha Hangwena pEenhana Omaandaha ngaka ga zi ko, taya nyenyeta sho
readGavena gwaKavango a hulitha
06-03-2013
Gavena gwoshitopolwa shaKavango Maurus Nekaro okwa hulithile pEenhana moshitopolwa shaHangwena ohela omanga a li miilonga. Shino osha kolekwa kominista yiinima yuupresidende Albert Kawana. Uuyelele
readOmunaskola a kwatwa onkonga e ta dhipagwa
06-03-2013
Iipala yawo oya li tayi ulike oluhodhi sho aanaskola omathele yomoAugustineum ya gongala ohela okugandja esimaneko lyawo lyahugunina kunakusa omunamimvo 17 Rina !Nau/Gawases ngu a kwatwa onkonga e ta
readUnion calls for action on Asian vessels
06-03-2013
THE Namibia Fishing Industries and Fisheries Workers Union president, Daniel Iimbili, has called on the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources to investigate working conditions on two Asian
readTwo dead in Damaraland plane crash
06-03-2013
A LIGHT aircraft reported missing in the Sesriem area on Sunday was found in mountainous terrain north of Purros in the Kunene Region yesterday morning. Both people on board, Namibian pilot Mike Berry
readSeaflower resumes fishing
06-03-2013
THE Seaflower Whitefish Corporation at Lüderitz resumed operations this week after it halted production at the beginning of January due to a breakdown of its fishing vessels. Seaflower Whitefish is a
readRehoboth ‘snake invasion’ creates havoc
06-03-2013
THE 73-year-old Jan Johannes Brand became the latest victim of snakes plaguing the Rehoboth area when he was bitten by a spitting black cobra on Monday evening. Brand, who lives at Schlip, was rushed
readNHE is ‘self-sustaining’
06-03-2013
THE N$320 million that Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila set aside for the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) in her 2013-16 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) is “purely for capital
readMsunday drops ‘Stop Crime’
06-03-2013
WALVIS BAY: Msunday has done it again! His second album titled ‘Stop Crime’ is out. The 24 year old is very positive when talking about this album, which he has been working on since 2011. “My album,
read‘Homage to My Mother’
06-03-2013
As young Namibian women continue to be buried in our country’s recent spate of violence, Kari Smaage’s ‘Homage to My Mother’ takes on an unexpected significance in its celebration of women who have
readIthana apologises for passport chaos
06-03-2013
HOME Affairs and Immigration Minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana yesterday apologised for the shortage of passports during December and January and promised that it would never happen again. “On behalf
readAgri-investor in Kavango told to stop
06-03-2013
AN agricultural initiative in the Ndiyona constituency in the Kavango Region has ground to a halt after the regional Communal Land Board issued a directive that all activities must be stopped. The
readGovt creates another parastatal
06-03-2013
THE Ministry of Agriculture has created a new parastatal which it says will market the country’s fresh produce.Permanent secretary Joseph Iita said they will be banking on the efficiency of the
readN$2,2 billion oil drilling starts in Nam waters
06-03-2013
IN the next two weeks the Brazilian oil and gas exploration company High Resolution Technology (HRT) will move the ‘Transocean Marianas’ semi-submersible drilling rig to potential oil wells off the
readEx-employees deny Pupkewitz fraud charges
06-03-2013
THREE former employees of hardware and building materials dealer Pupkewitz Megabuild denied guilt on 141 charges of fraud and theft when they went on trial in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.The
readGovernment to buy food for starving people if need be
06-03-2013
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has expressed concern over the current drought and urged traditional leaders and members of the regional councils to be on the alert for cases of starvation.Pohamba
readExpropriate farms, says Swanu
06-03-2013
SWANU president Usutuaije Maamberua yesterday called for the expropriation of farms, saying his party is not “comfortable” with the pace of land reform in Namibia.Commenting on Government’s spending
readBritain not involved in Ndemufayo’s death: High Commission
06-03-2013
THE British High Commission in Namibia has refuted statements by President Hifikepunye Pohamba that Britain was involved in the death of the Oukwanyama King, Mandume Ndeulikufa ya Ndemufayo, during
readActor, student activist laid to rest
06-03-2013
NAMIBIAN stage actor and youth activist Hubert Boetietjie Kavandje (41) was buried in Windhoek over the weekend.Kavandje was born on September 26 1971 and died on Sunday, February 24. Kavandje, who
readNotable Quotes
06-03-2013
WE welcome Mr Gabriel’s withdrawal of the lawsuit against The Namibian. Lawsuits by their nature benefit neither party properly. They are costly and take a lot of time to prepare for and to conclude.
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