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71 Articles found on Friday, 19 September 2008
Big Brother Africa 3: Something about Mimi!
19-09-2008
SOME power-depraved, eish I mean power-deprived, reality show viewers have got it into their heads that Mimi needs to be excommunicated from the Big Brother house.OUT, scream some SMSes on the TV text
readFrom the sidelines: Meetings with no action
19-09-2008
THIS week I tried in vain to source the real story behind the story on what is keeping the authorities from deciding on a date for the start of the league.What puzzles me the most is that officials of
readUnam - A Tribal College?
19-09-2008
BROWSING through the July 25 edition of The Namibian, my eyes fell on a report that makes it clear that Unam has deprived itself of the right to be called a university.The report is headlined 'Unam
readThe Leadership Crisis In Swapo
19-09-2008
FOR some time, the Swapo leadership has been groping in the dark for direction.And it is indeed pitiful that a once coherent and disciplined political organisation that led the country's decades-long
readDiscussing Equality Of Opportunity In Namibia
19-09-2008
I USUALLY write my columns while listening to great Congolese artists such as Tabu Ley, Papa Wemba, Felix Wazekwa, Franco and Koffi Olomide.As I was preparing this piece, a song by Papa Wemba in which
readPolitical Perspective
19-09-2008
AS the song says: 'I can see clearly now ..' and I'm using this phrase in reference to the most recent Swapo Youth League press conference yesterday, which was addressed by Veikko Nekundi, Secretary
readZimbabwe has to make the deal work
19-09-2008
IF history is anything to go, then the power-sharing deal recently concluded between Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and leaders of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Morgan
readSMS Of The Day : Friday
19-09-2008
* IN the last two months, oil prices went down by about 40 per cent, so why a drop in the fuel price of only about 8 per cent?Food For Thought * WHY is it possible to cut interest rates for communal
readThoughts On A 'Septic Eruption'
19-09-2008
SINCE the construction of the Chinese Embassy in Ludwigsdorf began late last year, my second house (which lies just down the road from the construction site) has endured 15 successful or attempted
readTeachers Overloaded With Admin
19-09-2008
AS a teacher in Namibia, I have to applaud the reader for his letter published in The Namibian dated September 12 2008.At least someone noticed that the Education System of Namibia is in shambles.
readInadequate Nampol Response To Snatch-And-Grab Incident
19-09-2008
I HAVE recently moved to Windhoek, Namibia, from Europe and had my first negative experience in this country two days ago.It is important to note, though, that I am not too upset about what happened
readFighting The 'Good' Fight
19-09-2008
ALLOW me to air my views on the increased incidents in our country against women and children.I am still shaking when I think about how women and children are brutalised by their loved ones in our
readSwapo And Crisis Of Capitalism
19-09-2008
I WISH to respond to the two letters by Jemima Beukes (Kamwi must wake up to hospital disgrace) and Robert S. Mellis (on Swapo's day of reckoning) in The Namibian, September 12 2008.Jemima Beukes
readA CEO's Perspective On The Job And The Boards
19-09-2008
THE most highly sought-after jobs in Namibia, which are absolutely laced with poison, are that of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or a Managing Director (MD).I think that I would rather sleep on a bed
readThe Fat Cats Survive
19-09-2008
IT is sad to read the brief finding of the Anti-Corruption Commission and I am aware that it may sound premature to air my concern regarding their findings on high-ranking officials and their debts
readA Filthy Border Town
19-09-2008
OSHIKANGO is one of the dirtiest towns located at the northern border between Namibia and Angola.It is also one of the busier towns for the movement of people crossing the border in and out of the
readEconomic change key to Nam's growth
19-09-2008
NAMIBIA should speed up the diversification of its economy in order to achieve stronger growth and to become less dependent on minerals, which are a depleting resource, a financial symposium concluded
readSA not immune to crisis, says Treasury
19-09-2008
Johannesburg - South Africa will not be immune to the global financial crisis as commodity prices fall and economic growth in the US and Europe slows, according to treasury director-general Lesetja
readAlitalia unions plot counter-proposal to takeover
19-09-2008
R OME - Alitalia unions opposing a takeover offer for the crisis-ridden airline planned yesterday to make a counter-proposal just ahead of a a deadline from the takeover consortium, Italian news
readMTC donates 1 000 computers to primary schools
19-09-2008
Mobile Telecommunication (MTC) decided to improve Namibian education and foster the development of information and communication technology (ICT) skills by donating 1 000 computers to about 1 000
readGermany increases funding for Namibian national parks
19-09-2008
The German government has increased its contribution to the Bwabwata, Mudumu, Mamili (BMM) National Parks' project because of its good progress.Speaking at the handing-over of 10 Nissan pick-up trucks
read'Unlucky 13' firms lose US$1 trillion
19-09-2008
American International Group (AIG) and a dozen more US firms have collectively lost the equivalent of Switzerland's stock market value so far this year.Members of the "unlucky 13", as described by
readEuropean central banks pump billions into money markets to prevent meltdown
19-09-2008
FRANKFURT - Europe's major central banks banded together with their counterparts in Japan, the US and Canada yesterday to inject as much as US$180 billion into global money markets to stave off the
readSPYL throws down gauntlet
19-09-2008
THE SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL) has instructed President Hifikepunye Pohamba to dismiss two of his ministers to show he is serious with the "song he sings" about corruption.They said they'd had
readTses still living in the dark
19-09-2008
THE southern village of Tses is still without power after NamPower pulled the plug on it last Wednesday.The Village Council owes NamPower N$176 000. Its monthly electricity bill ranges between N$38
readCity Police controversy just won't die
19-09-2008
DEBATE about the legality of the Windhoek City Police continues despite the City of Windhoek's attempts at quashing the issue earlier this week.National Council (NC) Vice Chairperson Margaret
readMVA toll-free accident number
19-09-2008
THE Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) fund has made its accident response telephone number a toll-free number.People are now able to report car accidents to the MVA at no cost, the organisation said last
readBig Brother Africa 3: Enter The Dogg
19-09-2008
NAMIBIA'S multiple award winner, The Dogg, is going to take his bombastic kwaito beats to Big Brother Africa 3.He is scheduled to perform at the first eviction in Johannesburg at 19h00 on Sunday.
readBig Brother Africa 3: Quirky SMSes
19-09-2008
* MIMI, from pot to platter and from platters to plates you have a lot of energy.* I REALISE Mimi says too many words, but she tells it like it is. * MIMI'S the kind we want there. She offers this
readGo(a)tcha!
19-09-2008
GOBABIS - A 24-year-old man has been sent to jail for four years, two of them suspended for four years, for stock theft.Johannes Araeb was convicted and sentenced by the Gobabis Regional Court on
readStabbing leads to 16-year sentence
19-09-2008
A BAR fight that led to a fatal stabbing at Walvis Bay in the early hours of February 1 2005 has earned Sakarias Shikambe 16 years behind bars.Shikambe (25) was gambling and drinking at the PMT Bar
readMurder suspect sent for mental checks
19-09-2008
DOUBLE murder suspect Romeo Schiefer, who is accused of killing his parents in their home in Khomasdal early this year, is set to undergo psychiatric observation before the start of his trial.The
readNurse gets date for triple murder trial
19-09-2008
A FORMER Katutura State Hospital nurse charged with murdering three people during a wild shooting spree in a Windhoek shebeen has been informed that his trial is scheduled to begin in the High Court
readNam in denial about jail sex
19-09-2008
NAMIBIA'S efforts to control the spread of HIV-AIDS will be of little effect unless human rights violations against prisoners receive equal attention, a new study by the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC)
readGovernment nervous about gun ownership
19-09-2008
GOVERNMENT is gravely concerned about the excessive and destabilising accumulation and uncontrolled spreading of firearms in Namibia, Minister of Safety and Security Nickey Iyambo said when he opened
readSquatters blamed for conditions at nurses' home
19-09-2008
THE dilapidated condition of the Windhoek Central Hospital's nurses' home is under fire again, with nurses living there complaining of constant power interruptions throughout the last week.The
readCourt considers ruling on first skirmish in Avid case
19-09-2008
THE four accused in the Avid Investment Corporation fraud case who this week asked the High Court to compel the prosecution to provide more information on the charges they face can expect to hear the
readOshigongi shoSwapo ngula pOmuthiya
19-09-2008
O NGUNDU yoSwapo, ngula mOlyomakaya, otayi ka ninga oshigongi oshinene pOmuthiya mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, tashi ka popithwa kAaleli aakuluntu yOswapo nokwa tegelelwa Aakwaswapo oyendji ya ka
readOshigongi sho RDP mOhalushu mOlyomakaya
19-09-2008
O NGUNDU yo RDP oya tseyitha kutya otayi ka kala noshigongi shayo mOhalushu mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena ngula mOlyomakaya, shoka tashi ka popithwa kAaleli aakuluntu mOngundu ndjoka yo
readYT a dhipaga omuholike, e ti idhipaga
19-09-2008
O MUHIKINGALO a simana YT de Wet okwa yaha nokudhipaga omukadhona gwe omanga ini iyaha wo mwene momutse - sha ningilwa mOvenduka omutenya gwEtitatu.Oshiningwanima shika osha ningilwa pu Ausspannplatz
readOmpangu ya SADC ya ekelahi oshipotha shaanafaalama aaluudhe
19-09-2008
O MPANGU yiilongo ya Afrika lyUumbugantu mOvenduka oya ekelahi oshipotha shaanafaalama aaluudhe yAaZimbabwe ye li 343, mboka taya nyenyeta kutya oya li ya kwatwa moshipala okuya moofaalama ye dhi pewa
readMeekulu Kaino Namukwambi mOnepandaulo a hulitha mepipi lyomimvo 88
19-09-2008
M EEKULU Kaino Ndahambelela Namukwambi-Shilongo gwomomukunda Onepandaulo mOukwanyama, okwa mana oondjenda dhe ongula onene yOmaandaha ya zi ko konima yuuwehame nomepipi lyomimvo
readOonkundana paufupi lela
19-09-2008
H ARARE - Iinima ya simana mEpangelo lyopaukumwe mu Zimbabwe itayi ka tulwa miilonga sigo omwedhi tu uka, oshifokundaneki hashi kondololwa kEpangelo osho sha lopota ngaaka.Shika osha eta uumbanda
readEkopi lyopOkwenye lya Metropolitan ngula mOshakati
19-09-2008
O OSIKOLA dhi li hetatu, dhaamati ne nodhaakadhona ne, ndhoka dhe ya kehulilo lyuudhano wEkopi lya Metropolitna lyopOkwenye, otadhi ka thigathana po muudhano mbuka mehuliloshiwike ndika twa thinda, ku
readOkahandja hosts MX speed festival
19-09-2008
THE ninth Namibian Motocross Championships will be held at the Okahandja race track on the road to Gross Barmen for the first time tomorrow.The Okahandja MX Festival of Speed is the last opportunity
readUnited, Arsenal in slow starts
19-09-2008
PARIS - Manchester United began their European Champions League title defence with a damp squib Wednesday as wily Spaniards Villarreal held them 0-0 at Old Trafford, while Arsenal and Celtic also
readChess in Otjiwarongo
19-09-2008
PARESIS Secondary School at Otjiwarongo will host the inaugural Chess Prodigy Tournament tomorrow.The competition is open to juniors under 20 years. The objective is to unearth talent from other
readShipanga scores big
19-09-2008
BRAVE Gladiators head coach Jacqui Shipanga wrote herself into African football history books when she became the first black African woman to become a Fifa coaching instructor.The Namibian made this
readFootball galore in city
19-09-2008
THE Under-17 Khomas Youth Football League will culminate in a long awaited final when the favourites, the Orlando Pirates youngsters, take on the laid-back Ongete United side at the Khomasdal Stadium
readNew poll blow for Gordon Brown
19-09-2008
LONDON - Embattled British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered a new poll blow yesterday as a survey suggested the main opposition Conservatives are at their most popular since the era of Margaret
readObama regains slight lead over McCain in some polls
19-09-2008
WASHINGTON - A number of polls yesterday showed Democrat Barack Obama regaining a slight lead over Republican John McCain as the battered US economy looked to be intruding on an American presidential
readAfrica most affected by malaria
19-09-2008
GENEVA - Malaria killed nearly one million people worldwide according to most recent figures, with children under five and African countries bearing the brunt, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said
readYemen arrests 30 after US embassy attack
19-09-2008
SANAA - Yemeni authorities have arrested 30 people suspected of belonging to al Qaeda following an attack on the heavily fortified US embassy in Sanaa, a security source said yesterday.Two suicide car
readHappy 113th birthday for world's oldest man
19-09-2008
TOKYO - The world's oldest man celebrated his 113th birthday yesterday, telling reporters at his home in southern Japan about his joyful life and healthy appetite."I'm happy," said Tomoji Tanabe as
readZim to split ministries
19-09-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe's leaders were due to meet yesterday to choose a new government, after President Robert Mugabe said the ruling party had been humiliated by a power-sharing deal with the
readIsrael's Livni narrowly wins party vote
19-09-2008
TEL AVIV - Tzipi Livni was narrowly elected leader of Israel's ruling party and vowed yesterday to start work immediately on forming a new coalition that will let her succeed the scandal-hit Ehud
readAnnan to receive report on Kenya poll crisis
19-09-2008
NAIROBI - Former UN chief Kofi Annan, who brokered an end to Kenya's political crisis, returned to the country yesterday to be handed the findings of a commission probing a controversial election,
readChina milk scare spreads to ice cream and yoghurt
19-09-2008
BEIJING - Hong Kong has ordered the recall of a Chinese company's products after milk, ice cream and yogurt were found to be contaminated with melamine, the compound responsible for killing four
readFires ravage Kalahari reserve
19-09-2008
Gaborone - More than 80 per cent of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana, the world's largest wildlife park, has been destroyed by fires in the past two weeks, a government official said."It
readOkahandja hosts MX speed festival
19-09-2008
THE ninth Namibian Motocross Championships will be held at the Okahandja race track on the road to Gross Barmen for the first time tomorrow. The Okahandja MX Festival of Speed is the last opportunity
readUnited, Arsenal in slow starts
19-09-2008
PARIS – Manchester United began their European Champions League title defence with a damp squib Wednesday as wily Spaniards Villarreal held them 0-0 at Old Trafford, while Arsenal and Celtic also
readChess in Otjiwarongo
19-09-2008
PARESIS Secondary School at Otjiwarongo will host the inaugural Chess Prodigy Tournament tomorrow.The competition is open to juniors under 20 years. The objective is to unearth talent from other
readShipanga scores big
19-09-2008
BRAVE Gladiators head coach Jacqui Shipanga wrote herself into African football history books when she became the first black African woman to become a Fifa coaching instructor.The Namibian made this
readFootball galore in city
19-09-2008
THE Under-17 Khomas Youth Football League will culminate in a long awaited final when the favourites, the Orlando Pirates youngsters, take on the laid-back Ongete United side at the Khomasdal Stadium
readOshigongi shoSwapo ngula pOmuthiya
19-09-2008
ONGUNDU yoSwapo, ngula mOlyomakaya, otayi ka ninga oshigongi oshinene pOmuthiya mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, tashi ka popithwa kAaleli aakuluntu yOswapo nokwa tegelelwa Aakwaswapo oyendji ya ka
readOshigongi sho RDP mOhalushu mOlyomakaya
19-09-2008
ONGUNDU yo RDP oya tseyitha kutya otayi ka kala noshigongi shayo mOhalushu mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena ngula mOlyomakaya, shoka tashi ka popithwa kAaleli aakuluntu mOngundu ndjoka yo
readYT a dhipaga omuholike, e ti idhipaga
19-09-2008
OMUHIKINGALO a simana YT de Wet okwa yaha nokudhipaga omukadhona gwe omanga ini iyaha wo mwene momutse – sha ningilwa mOvenduka omutenya gwEtitatu.Oshiningwanima shika osha ningilwa pu Ausspannplatz
readOmpangu ya SADC ya ekelahi oshipotha shaanafaalama aaluudhe
19-09-2008
OMPANGU yiilongo ya Afrika lyUumbugantu mOvenduka oya ekelahi oshipotha shaanafaalama aaluudhe yAaZimbabwe ye li 343, mboka taya nyenyeta kutya oya li ya kwatwa moshipala okuya moofaalama ye dhi pewa
readMeekulu Kaino Namukwambi mOnepandaulo a hulitha mepipi lyomimvo 88
19-09-2008
MEEKULU Kaino Ndahambelela Namukwambi-Shilongo gwomomukunda Onepandaulo mOukwanyama, okwa mana oondjenda dhe ongula onene yOmaandaha ya zi ko konima yuuwehame nomepipi lyomimvo
readOonkundana paufupi lela
19-09-2008
HARARE – Iinima ya simana mEpangelo lyopaukumwe mu Zimbabwe itayi ka tulwa miilonga sigo omwedhi tu uka, oshifokundaneki hashi kondololwa kEpangelo osho sha lopota ngaaka.Shika osha eta uumbanda kutya
readEkopi lyopOkwenye lya Metropolitan ngula mOshakati
19-09-2008
OOSIKOLA dhi li hetatu, dhaamati ne nodhaakadhona ne, ndhoka dhe ya kehulilo lyuudhano wEkopi lya Metropolitna lyopOkwenye, otadhi ka thigathana po muudhano mbuka mehuliloshiwike ndika twa thinda, ku
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