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35 Articles found on Monday, 6 May 2013
Yang had ‘open’ work permit – lawyer
06-05-2013
THE Immigration Selection Board granted Chinese national Yang Fan a 24-month employment permit which allowed him to work for any employer he wanted to, Yang’s defence lawyer has claimed during his
readStrike looming at BoN
06-05-2013
THE central bank of Namibia could face a strike, for the first time in its history, if it does not resolve a long standing dispute with workers.Yesterday Bank of Namibia Governor Ipumbu Shiimi and
readCassinga fear leads to tourists arrest
06-05-2013
THE fear of a repeat of the massacre of Namibians at Cassinga, Angola, 35 years ago, may have fueled the arrest of 22 South African cancer awareness campaigners and impounding of their 12
readSteytler to chair revived PEAC
06-05-2013
STATISTICIAN-General John Steytler was appointed the chairperson of the revived Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC).President Hifikepunye Pohamba gave the appointment letters to the new
readRio Tinto chief warns of job cuts
06-05-2013
SYDNEY - Rio Tinto chief Sam Walsh yesterday warned of more job cuts as the mining giant works to make US$5 billion in savings by the end of 2014, but he was upbeat about demand for iron ore from
readSouth Africa braces for ‘strike season’
06-05-2013
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is girding itself for a fresh round of labour unrest as collective wage negotiations get underway, with the country facing a tough challenge to avoid a repeat of last
readAngola toughens banks ownership disclosure rules
06-05-2013
LISBON – Angola has introduced tougher regulations for banks on ownership disclosure, auditing and risk management, responding to international calls for increased transparency and supervision in the
readZimbabwe lures foreign investors
06-05-2013
JOHANNESBURG - After shunning Zimbabwe during its years of hyperinflation and political strife, foreign investors are finding the southern African country increasingly attractive.Zimbabwe’s adoption
readBuffett leads annual meeting like no other
06-05-2013
OMAHA - Part rock concert, part investment workshop, the annual gathering of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders is an odd mix.But that’s just how the faithful crowd of more than 30 000 who attended
readSANDU calls for inquiry into Gupta Jet saga
06-05-2013
JOHANNESBURG – An independent commission of inquiry must be established to investigate the Gupta jet saga, the SA National Defence Union (Sandu) said on Saturday. “Sandu believes that the only way to
readSuper rich Tyler Perry and Oprah combine forces
06-05-2013
Tyler Perry recently struck a deal with his old pal Lady O to give her and her OWN network the exclusive rights to every original TV show written, directed and produced by TP himself. So how did these
readNigeria’s civilians bear brunt of Islamist conflict
06-05-2013
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA – In this relic of a medieval African empire, streets that were once lively markets for silk and perfumes now trade gunfire between Islamist insurgents and the Nigerian
readMalaysians vote with power at stake for first time
06-05-2013
PERMATANG PAUH, MALAYSIA – Malaysians voted yesterday with one of the world’s longest-serving governments seeking to stave off a first-ever defeat against an upstart opposition that pledges sweeping
readN. Korea lays out conditions for reviving Kaesong
06-05-2013
SEOUL – North Korea demanded yesterday that South Korea drop all “military provocations” if it wants to revive a jointly-run business estate which has suspended operations amid high military tensions
readUS gun group vows to ‘stand up and fight’ regulation
06-05-2013
HOUSTON, TEXAS – Clutching the shattered shell of a policeman’s sidearm, conservative guru Glenn Beck warned the National Rifle Association that a tyrannical US government is bent on taking their guns
readSMSes for Monday 06 May 2013
06-05-2013
SMS Of The Day *PLEASE Namibians or Ondonga people, stop this issue of the Ondonga Region. To me that’s tribalism and today in many countries people are killing themselves because of tribalism. We
readAkan relishes exciting finish
06-05-2013
AFRICAN Stars coach Ali Akan says the finish to this season’s Namibia Premier League ranks as the most absorbing he has ever witnessed. Akan’s Stars suffered a shocking 1-0 home defeat to Eleven
readReferee dies after player attack
06-05-2013
MURRAY – A soccer referee who slipped into a coma after being punched by a teenage player during a game a week ago died Saturday night, police said.Ricardo Portillo (46), of Salt Lake City passed away
readKavango triumph in school sports tourney
06-05-2013
OTJIWARONGO – The Kavango Region became the football champions of the Ministry of Education’s sixth annual sports competition held at the Paresis Sports Stadium in Otjiwarongo on Saturday.The
readZambia to play Namibia
06-05-2013
THE Zambia national soccer team, comprising of players based in the country, will play Namibia in an international friendly match this month as part of the teams’ preparations for two tournaments.Both
readMayweather, Klitschko outclass rivals
06-05-2013
FLOYD Mayweather Jr cruised to an unanimous 12-round decision over Robert Guerrero in a WBC welterweight title fight, while world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBA, WBO, IBF and
readChiefs, Bulls build pressure as Brumbies lose
06-05-2013
SYDNEY – Australia’s ACT Brumbies suffered their second defeat of the season as champions Waikato Chiefs and the Northern Bulls kept the heat on the Super 15 frontrunners with victories this
readWelwitschias playing catch up
06-05-2013
THE Welwitschias suffered a 50-39 defeat in their practise match against the South African Universities in Windhoek on Saturday. Welwitschias captain PJ van Lill said their poor defence in the first
readFrom The Twittersphere
06-05-2013
‘GUPTAGATE’ flew into Namibia over the weekend… albeit on a ‘phantom’ breeze. Still, it had Namibian tweeps all aGupta!! Plus, roots and regions, poets and preachers, lizards and vampires, kwaitos and
readMore warning letters for teachers
06-05-2013
THE Ministry of Education will continue issuing warning letters to teachers who took part in an illegal strike last year as soon as schools re-open on 21 May 2013.This was said by the Permanent
readTweya angry at ‘stupid’ headline
06-05-2013
THE Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Tjekero Tweya wants the heading of the story carried in last Thursday’s issue of The Namibian which was attributed to him retracted because he says it was
readShixwameni re-elected as APP president
06-05-2013
IGNATIUS Shixwameni was re-elected president of the All People’s Party (APP) at the party’s second elective congress on Saturday.“I feel very happy that people still have trust in me to lead them for
readNgatjizeko concerned about child trafficking
06-05-2013
RUNDU - The Minister of Safety and Security, Immanuel Ngatjizeko, has expressed concern about child trafficking, particularly involving children smuggled from Angola who are allegedly being brought to
readSergeant’s lawsuit against Govt dismissed
06-05-2013
A DAMAGES claim of N$250 000 which a police officer lodged against government, the director of the Anti-Corruption Commission, and the Prosecutor General after he was arrested and unsuccessfully
readGoabab sentencing postponed a week
06-05-2013
THE sentencing of former National Assembly Secretary Nama Goabab and the NA’s chief accountant, Abraham John George, on a charge under the Anti-Corruption Act was postponed for another week on
readFederation rejects Kamwi’s reasons for lack of a board
06-05-2013
THE National Federation of People with Disabilities in Namibia (NFPDN) has rejected claims by Health and Social Services Minister Richard Kamwi that lack of finances and tribalism are the causes of
readCynthia Denton at the NTN
06-05-2013
Performing artists from three nations, Namibia, Australia and South Africa will converge on the stage of the National Theatre of Namibia for a spectacular evening of song and dance when Cynthia C
readCattle theft prison terms slashed on appeal
06-05-2013
THE jail terms of two young men who were sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment each for stock theft were cut to an effective eight years in an appeal judgement handed down in the High Court at Oshakati
readDStv launches two new channels
06-05-2013
DStv has announced that it will be introducing two new channels to the DStv platform from Tuesday, 7 May, M-Net Movies Zone and Mzansi Wethu, which will provide DStv viewers access to the best and
readNotable Quotes
06-05-2013
NAMIBIA should step up efforts to address problems of landlessness and the land insecurity of San groups and do so, to the extent compatible with the rights of others, in accordance with their
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