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41 Articles found on Wednesday, 15 May 2013
NCH still waiting for truck payment proof
15-05-2013
LONG legal proceedings could have been avoided if the former financial manager of transport company Namib Contract Haulage, Kongo Mokaxwa, simply produced proof that his close corporation paid for
readNdishishi blames private doctors
15-05-2013
PRIVATE doctors dump their patients at State hospitals when they cannot help them anymore, and when they die, the government suffers the blame.This was the view of Ministry of Health and Social
readSURVIVED
15-05-2013
HIKWA star SunnyBoy was reportedly involved in a car accident on his way to Windhoek from the North on Monday night. He was re- turning home after performing at former President Sam Nujoma’s 84th
readNavachab on sale
15-05-2013
THE Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) is meeting AngloGold Ashanti representatives today to discuss the fate of over 900 workers after the company announced plans to sell its Navachab mine at
readHousing scheme coming for GIPF members
15-05-2013
MEMBERS aligned with the Government Institutions’ Pension Fund (GIPF) will only know by November this year if they qualify for home loan schemes.GIPF chairperson Elaine Samson said during the opening
readUse Your Crowd to Source Ideas
15-05-2013
SKILLED networkers use their contacts as a source of quick feedback and even solutions to challenges of all sorts. If your network is strong, you’re connected to well-placed colleagues, suppliers,
readFNB increases ATM availability
15-05-2013
THE First National Bank (FNB) has announced that it has increased ATM availability to 97 percent. “ATM availability over the past six months has been at an all-time high of 97 percent,” the bank’s ATM
readIFC boosts lending to Africa
15-05-2013
DAKAR – The World Bank’s investment arm will increase lending to sub-Saharan Africa by up to a quarter this year as private sector companies flock to the fast-growing region, its vice-president
readEU seek to cut tax evasion
15-05-2013
BRUSSELS – European Union finance ministers will later seek ways to cut down on tax evasion - action British Chancellor George Osborne says is particularly important in current circumstances.On his
readDrug manufacturer agrees to US$500m penalty
15-05-2013
WASHINGTON – A subsidiary of India’s largest pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay a record US$500 million in fines and penalties for selling adulterated drugs and lying to federal regulators in a
readFamilies edging out private equity in consumer deals
15-05-2013
LONDON – From ketchup to hot drinks, family-run investment firms are shaking up the consumer deals market, squeezing out private equity players and forcing them to change strategy.Families, some of
readAdrian Cheng: updating a family empire for a changing China
15-05-2013
HONG KONG – He has trained on Broadway and been a Wall Street banker.Now, Adrian Cheng, 33-year-old scion of the world’s largest jewellery retailer and one of Asia’s leading property developers is
readBoat carrying 100 Rohingya Muslims capsizes off the coast of Myanmar
15-05-2013
SITTWE – A boat carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized off western Myanmar with many feared drowned at the start of a mass evacuation from low-lying regions ahead of an approaching storm, a U.N.
readAngelina Jolie opens up about double mastectomy
15-05-2013
Yesterday Angelina Jolie revealed that she was forced to make the agonising decision to have a preventative double mastectomy, after tests showed she had an 87% chance of contracting cancer.The
readNigeria court convicts Iranian of illegal arms shipment
15-05-2013
LAGOS – A Nigerian court on Monday sentenced an alleged member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and his Nigerian accomplice to five years in jail each over an illegal arms shipment.Azim Aghajani and
readSharif reaches out to US, India after Pakistan win
15-05-2013
RAIWIND – Pakistan’s incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday reached out to India and the United States, pledging to strengthen relations after his thumping victory in landmark elections.Sharif
readLonmin South Africa workers strike, raise fears of mine unrest
15-05-2013
JOHANNESBURG – South African workers of world No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin launched a wildcat strike yesterday, halting all of the company’s mine operations and reigniting fears of deadly unrest
readBangladesh honors the dead from building collapse
15-05-2013
DHAKA – Thousands of mourners gathered yesterday at the wreckage of a Bangladeshi garment factory building to offer prayers for the souls of the 1 127 people who died in the structure’s collapse last
readOomeme ya geela omadhipago goomeme naanona
15-05-2013
AMUSHANGANDJAYI gwopevi gwoSwapo mee Laura Mcleod-Katjirua okwa popya nomuthindo ti indile oomeme moNamibia, unene mboka yoSwapo ya kale kumwe noya kondjithe tagu pu mo lela iilonga yiimbuluma tayi
readIitaakadha, ependafule lya ka lala
15-05-2013
EPENDAFULE lya tseyika nawa miiyimbo, miidhano nomoontanto dhopamuthigululwakalo, unene tuu ndhoka dhomUukwambi, tatekulu Eliakim Iita Uutoni, a tseyika nee nawa nedhina Iitaakadha gwomomukunda Ongolo
readSMSes for Wednesday 15 May 2013
15-05-2013
SMS Of The Day *PLEASE enlighten me if I’m wrong. So much despair and sorrow when one sees that some people are suffering from some or other medical condition, curable or treatable but yet suffer due
readHelalia bags another record
15-05-2013
NAMIBIAN athletes excelled at the recent Steinmetz Marathon in Gaborone, Botswana, with Helalia Johannes leading the way. In the women’s 10km category, Namibia clinched three of the first four places,
readGalz & Goals plan national championship
15-05-2013
THE Namibia Football Association Women’s Desk, in partnership with Unicef will host the Galz & Goals National Football and Healthy Lifestyles Championship on May 25 at Namibia Football Association
readKamuhanga suspended for Katutura derby
15-05-2013
BLACK Africa winger Eslin ‘Lovers’ Kamuhanga will not be available for Saturday’s potential title-deciding derby against African Stars because he has been suspended. Kamuanga has not featured in any
readMancini wins fans’ hearts but club loses faith
15-05-2013
MANCHESTER – Roberto Mancini won the hearts of Manchester City fans with the trophies, sense of humour and immaculately knotted scarf but the often harsh management style of the sacked Italian may not
readFavourites clinch national lawn bowls titles
15-05-2013
THE 35th edition of the National Lawn Bowls Championships came to an end last Saturday. After seven action-packed days of competition, the outstanding players were crowned champions at the Eros
readHeat crush Bulls to lead series
15-05-2013
THE Miami Heat took over the series with the bruised and battered Chicago Bulls in a convincing 88 to 65 victory on Monday in National Basketball Association (NBA) playoff action. The Bulls opened the
readNo room for complacency for Amakhosi
15-05-2013
WITH the Absa Premiership title almost in the bag, Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter says he will use Amakhosi’s last two league games to decide on his team for the Nedbank Cup final.“Will they become
readFrom The Twittersphere
15-05-2013
ADVICE. Loads of it. From the N$2 factor to fashion and friends, the art of living, beauty and duty (the 30-day kind), and brands. Also, praise for Angelina Jolie, as well as Namibia’s Ophthalmic
readOtjiwarongo to develop informal settlement
15-05-2013
ALTHOUGH the residents of the DRC and Tsaraxa-aibes informal settlements in Otjiwarongo are complaining about underdevelopment in their areas the municipality has reassured them that it is planning to
readSA pilots may sue for false arrest
15-05-2013
TWELVE South African pilots who were detained in Namibia are considering suing the country’s government for unlawful arrest, it was reported yesterday.“The group believe the harsh and vindictive
readNurse accused of raping patient at clinic
15-05-2013
AN enrolled nurse at a rural clinic in the Kavango Region, appeared in the Rundu magistrates’ court on Monday for allegedly raping a patient last week.Christoph Thiteketa (25), a nurse working at the
readNHE U-turn on housing plans
15-05-2013
THE National Housing Enterprise which last year announced plans to set up a subsidiary that would service land and build affordable houses, has shelved those plans because of lack of funds.Last
readNam competitiveness ‘not rosy’
15-05-2013
NAMIBIA was ranked among the bottom 30 countries worldwide in over 20 dimensions on the Global Competitiveness Index although it scored high when compared to the top 30 countries.This is revealed in
readMaltahöhe Village council suspends CEO
15-05-2013
THE Maltahohe Village Council has once again suspended its chief executive officer, Eliphas ‘Aupapa’ Shipanga, with full pay. Shipanga yesterday confirmed his suspension, adding that the council
read‘Humanity’ is everyone’s concern
15-05-2013
A JOINT exhibition by Papa Shikongeni and Chris Snyman titled ‘Humanity’ is scheduled to take place on 25 May at the Fine Arts Gallery in Swakopmund. The exhibition will be opened by the Deputy
readMore emphasis on HIV cross-border prevention
15-05-2013
THE Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing, Charles Namoloh, has stressed the need for more emphasis on HIV cross border prevention programmes. Officiating at the annual strategic
readFormer minister Konjore faces assault charges
15-05-2013
THE Prosecutor-General's Office has given a nod for the Keetmanshoop magistrates' court to prosecute former minister Willem Konjore on charges of assault with intent to cause grievious bodily harm and
readMore emphasis on HIV cross-border prevention
15-05-2013
THE Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing, Charles Namoloh, has stressed the need for more emphasis on HIV cross border prevention programmes. Officiating at the annual strategic
readBank of Namibia averts crippling strike
15-05-2013
THE Bank of Namibia and the Namibia Financial Institutions Union (Nafinu) have made a breakthrough in their protracted wage negotiations which have been ongoing since last year. Talks between the two
readNotable Quotes
15-05-2013
We are asking the people to sell the animals and then we add some money. If for example, they go to the auction and the auction says your heifer is N$100, the government will add N$50. – President
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