October 2011

Transkalahari Corridor Carries Record Cargo

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 31/10/2011 - 15:26

VOLUMES along the TransKalahari corridor for the Botswana market have hit a record high of more than 2 000 tonnes, with much more consumables and especially a steep increase in motor vehicles being transported via the port of Walvis Bay.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110311717.html

Enhancing Namibia's Potential for Growth

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 31/10/2011 - 15:26

NAMIBIA'S potential for growth is compromised by key missing links within our economy.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110311716.html

Expatriates Urged to Register Changed Employment

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 31/10/2011 - 15:25

THE immigration selection board will not approve permits for expatriates who abandon government-to-government contracts without providing "convincing" grounds, warned Minister of Home Affairs Rosalia Nghidinwa in Parliament on Wednesday.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201110311715.html

Women Football Scouts Head North

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 31/10/2011 - 15:25

FIVE teams from the northern regions are set to lock horns with the Brave Gladiators in a talent assessment tournament in Oshakati between December 16 and 17.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110311714.html

School Investigates Assault Claims

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 31/10/2011 - 15:24

A TEACHER at M&K Gertze High School in Rehoboth faces disciplinary charges following a physical altercation between her and a grade 10 pupil.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110311713.html

De Wet Sharp At African Grand Prix

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 31/10/2011 - 15:24

TOBIE de Wet from South Africa shot a new range record on his way to a gold medal at the annual African Grand Prix held in Windhoek on the weekend.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110311712.html

Country Unprepared for Dealing With Children Who Rape

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 31/10/2011 - 15:22

A parent whose four-year-old boy was sodomised by a seven-year-old child has raised questions about whether Namibia is ignoring signs that this kind of violence is widespread.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110311710.html

Break Up the Threesome

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 31/10/2011 - 15:19

Extravagance and Waste Are Great Bedfellows, If Not Lovers.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110311706.html

Germans Help Train Nam Scientists

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 31/10/2011 - 15:14

SOUTHERN Africa is a key region for projections of future climate change, and within this context, the German ministry of education and research (BMBF) is conducting a "research for sustainable development" project, in order to initiate and support national and international research projects focusing on the impact of climate change on earth's eco-systems.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110311692.html

Owning a House - Pie in the Sky

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 31/10/2011 - 15:12

GOVERNMENT-FUNDED housing programmes could help just over two per cent of Namibians looking for homes in the lowest income groups in 2007-2008.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201110311688.html