October 2011

Peace Garden Dismisses Epupa Claims

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 03/10/2011 - 12:29
DESPITE its out-of-court settlement with Epupa Investments, Peace Garden Transportation owner David Nghipunduka dismissed a number of claims made in the opposition affidavit by Epupa chairperson Brigadier General James Auala.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110030868.html

Industrialisation - Lessons From Latin America and South-East Asia

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 03/10/2011 - 12:29
NAMIBIA derives its income mainly from the export of raw materials. According to the National Accounts Tables 2000-2010 of the Bureau of Statistics, the Namibian economy has recovered well in 2010.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110030867.html

Skulls Handed Over Amid Hostility

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 03/10/2011 - 12:22
Amid protests and chants by civil society calling for reparation and a formal apology from the German government, 20 skulls of Herero and Nama people were finally handed over to the Namibian government at the Charité University in Berlin on Friday.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110030811.html

Immigration Officers Told to Be Friendly

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 03/10/2011 - 12:22
The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration, Elia Kaiyamo has urged immigration officers to be friendly.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110030810.html

Student Chocolate Thief Fined

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 03/10/2011 - 12:22
A young man was sentenced to a fine of N$300 in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Friday for stealing two chocolate bars from Game store.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110030809.html

Former Transnamib General Manager's Trial Postponed

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 03/10/2011 - 12:22
The trial of Albertus !Naruseb (49) a former general manager of human resources at TransNamib accused of corruption, was postponed to May next year in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Friday for plea and trial.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110030808.html

NFA- Zengue Case Postponed

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 03/10/2011 - 12:22
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) will have to wait little longer for CAF's pronouncement on the status of Cameroonian-born Herve Zengue, who featured for Burkina Faso against Namibia over two legs in the 2012 CAF Nations Cup qualifiers this year.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110030807.html

German Hostility Triggers Demo

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 03/10/2011 - 12:22
Ovaherero, Ovambanderu and Nama people last Friday marched to the German embassy in Windhoek to express their dismay over the hostile reception given to the Namibian delegation that went to retrieve the skulls in Germany.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110030806.html

Child Protection Bill Underway

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 03/10/2011 - 12:22
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare will soon present the Child Care and Protection Bill (CCPB) to parliament for final approval of the bill that will protect children.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110030805.html

Majiedt's Fraud Charges Still Being Probed

Submitted by AA Namibia on Mon, 03/10/2011 - 12:22
The case in which Esmerelda Majiedt (46) stands accused of swindling her former employer, the cement company AfriSam, of a record N$71 million was postponed to November 30 for further police investigations.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110030804.html