Samsung halts sales
Samsung halts sales Exchange of Note 7 on safety fears The recall has turned into a PR disaster for the company, which prides itself on innovation and quality, and the situation only worsened when...
View ArticleRand plummets as Gordhan summonsed
Rand plummets as Gordhan summonsed Defence lawyers preparing retort Prosecutors remain adamant that a surveillance unit reportedly set up by SA’s current finance minister went against normal, legal...
View ArticleBrexit talks shouldn’t aim for punishment: EU’s Moscovici
Brexit talks shouldn’t aim for punishment: EU’s Moscovici The European Union''s economy commissioner struck a conciliatory tone on the prospect of Britain''s negotiations to leave the bloc, suggesting...
View ArticleLonmin ‘can withstand current platinum prices’
Lonmin ‘can withstand current platinum prices’ Lonmin, the world''s third-largest platinum producer, is producing cash and is able to withstand prices for the metal, which have fallen 20% since the...
View ArticleBridge needed between rich and poor
Bridge needed between rich and poor First Lady bemoans Namibia''s dual economy The nation''s poor do not need hand-outs, First Lady Monica Geingos says, but rather help to carve out their own...
View ArticleDBN reports healthy growth for past year
DBN reports healthy growth for past year The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has announced its annual results for the 2015/2016 financial year, which show that it managed to grow loans and advances...
View ArticleRacism, privilege stoke SA protests
Racism, privilege stoke SA protests Student fight also about inequality Summary: University tuition fees have become a flashpoint for protests in South Africa, which has struggled to provide education,...
View ArticleRemembering Khwezi
Remembering Khwezi Zuma rape accuser hailed a heroine In 2005 Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo, known to the public as Khwezi, said President Jacob Zuma raped her. To the public she was known as President...
View ArticleA demonstration nation?'
A demonstration nation?' It has become a culture in Namibia to see that when two parties do not reach consensus over an issue, or when one party feels neglected by another, a demonstration of...
View ArticleShot of the day
Shot of the day HARD WORK: A worker dries rice in a processing plant during harvest season in Leshan County of Changchun, northeast China''s Jilin Province on 11 October 2016. Photo: NAMPA/XINHUA
View ArticleAngolan San must get out
Angolan San must get out ''Ancestral land not theirs'' The leader of the !Kung Traditional Authority accuses San people who originally fled from Angola of spreading allegations of wrongful allocations...
View ArticleNational Council, Nust ink research deal
National Council, Nust ink research deal The National Council and the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) have signed an agreement to cooperate in research. The purpose of this...
View ArticleZambians sentenced for dealing in ivory
Zambians sentenced for dealing in ivory Two Zambians were jailed for dealing in elephant tusks in the Zambezi Region. The two men appeared before Katima Mulilo Magistrate Karl Muyeghu on Friday on...
View ArticleTeko trio still waiting for ruling
Teko trio still waiting for ruling The Supreme Court is yet to pronounce itself on an urgent application appealing the dismissal of another application by the High Court in which the ''Teko trio''...
View ArticleAcquitted Caprivi treason accused back in court
Acquitted Caprivi treason accused back in court Forty-two of the recently acquitted treason accused are back in court after the State decided to file an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme...
View ArticleProposal made for taxi drivers
Proposal made for taxi drivers Proposal submitted to Labour Commissioner A union representing taxi drivers wants a recognition agreement as bargaining agent with employers'' associations in the...
View ArticleB1 road claims more victims
B1 road claims more victims FATAL: The driver of this bakkie died in an accident between Windhoek and Brakwater at 06:47 yesterday morning. The police could not give details about the incident but the...
View ArticleAuthorities slipped up
Authorities slipped up Report highlights weak water governance A report on water governance slams poor planning and execution as the reasons for the current water crisis. A critical overview of...
View ArticleNever too late to renegotiate
Never too late to renegotiate JEMIMA BEUKESOmbudsman John Walters says negotiators on behalf of the government and labour unions should have tried harder to avert the looming teachers’ strike in the...
View ArticleGuarding millions, paid peanuts
Guarding millions, paid peanuts Deadlock in security guard wage talks Negotiations on improving the pay and working conditions of security guards have ground to a halt. JANA-MARI SMITHA stalemate has...
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