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58 Articles found on Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Church starts micro-garden project
13-10-2009
SMALL gardens in a box can help people living with HIV-AIDS to grow vegetables and become self-sufficient.The Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN), through its Evangelical
readNAU award winners for 2009
13-10-2009
THE Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) held its 63rd annual congress last week and again acknowledged people and organisations making exceptional contributions to agriculture.The following individuals
readAgra goes cyber with online auctions
13-10-2009
THE Agra Cooperative has started a new Internet service by offering livestock auctions online where bidders can buy animals at the click of a mouse – a first for Namibia.The Agra e-Auction service was
readMercosur deal with Sacu to lift trade
13-10-2009
South African president Jacob Zuma returned from Brazil over the weekend with an agreement in the bag between Mercosur and the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) that will liberalise trade for
readMidgard reopens doors
13-10-2009
OHLTHAVER & List’s Midgard Country Estate has reopened its doors after three months of extensive renovations at the lodge.Located in the Otjivera Mountains an hour’s drive from Windhoek, the Estate
readZambia copper refinery expansion nears completion
13-10-2009
LUSAKA - Zambia’s Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), a unit of London-listed Vedanta Resources Plc, is close to completing the capacity expansion of its Nkana refinery to 300 000 tons per year from 250 000
readRwanda’s Kagame praises China
13-10-2009
BERLIN - Chinese investment in Africa has fuelled the development of the private sector, whereas western countries have mostly exploited African resources, Rwandan President Paul Kagame was quoted as
readShort-term insurance healthy and growing
13-10-2009
THE short-term insurance industry in Namibia are facing various challenges, mostly notably the volatility of the local currency against the US dollar which makes imported car parts expensive and will
readGuinea talking to China over resources investment
13-10-2009
LONDON – Guinea’s ruling regime is in talks with China over investment in its natural resources, the west African country’s minister of mines said, according to British newspaper the Financial Times
readThe dollar’s slump is good news for earnings
13-10-2009
NEW YORK – This week investors could get the clearest indication yet of whether revenues are growing again for US companies as a number of bellwethers are likely to see a benefit from the dollar’s
readXinjiang rioters get death sentence
13-10-2009
BEIJING – A court in western China’s Xinjiang region sentenced six people to death yesterday in the first trials over July 5 riots that left nearly 200 people dead, state-run television reported.China
readPakistan says 41 killed in market bombing
13-10-2009
PESHAWAR – A suicide car bombing targeting Pakistani troops killed 41 people yesterday, the fourth grisly militant attack in just over a week, as the Taliban pledged to mobilise fighters across the
readBritain’s Prince Philip reveals his TV woes
13-10-2009
LONDON – He may be married to Queen Elizabeth II, but Prince Philip has the same technological troubles as millions of commoners.The 88-year-old prince has bemoaned the complexity of television remote
readPoorer nations to get donated swine flu vaccine: WHO
13-10-2009
GENEVA – About 100 developing countries will receive international donations of swine flu vaccines, maybe as soon as November, a World Health Organisation official said yesterday..“The director
readClinton urges N Ireland to finish peace push
13-10-2009
BELFAST – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Northern Ireland yesterday to push forward with the final steps in its peace process, lending diplomatic muscle to a cause long supported by
readGuineans stay home, mourn dead from bloody protest
13-10-2009
CONAKRY – Thousands of Guineans stayed home yesterday and riot police with tear gas canisters patrolled empty streets as the West African nation began two days of mourning for those killed by
readOndando yomahooli ota yi shuna pevi mEtitatu
13-10-2009
ONDANDO yomahooli ota yi shuna pevi metitatu lyoshiwike shika. Egwopevi ndika ota li eta ondando yomahooli yi ye pevi konyala yoodola heyali, mpoka olitera yimwe hayi landithwa ngashingeyi.Ondando
readOntotwampango yomakaya ya pitithwa
13-10-2009
OSHIGONGI shOpashigwana osha zimine Ontotwampango yokungambeka elongitho lyomakaya oshiwike sha yi. Aatotimpango oya zimine ontotwampango ndjika nelunduluko limwe alike.Ngashingeyi ompango ndjika ota
readOkabinete ka yulululako koku landitha evi moHelao Nafidi
13-10-2009
OKABINETE oka kutha po eindiko ndyoka ka li ka tulapo opo evi lyopomahala gamwe moshilando sha Helao Nafidi nOshikango gaa landithwe. Engambeko ndika olya li lya tulwa miilonga muMaalitsa
readNamwandi ta humitha komeho edhiminathanepo lyopashigwana
13-10-2009
OMUKANDIDATE gwoSwapo momahogololo gOshigongi shOpashigwana okwa tsu omuthindo omulandu gwedhiminathanopo lyopashigwana, no kwa indile aahogololi ya hogolole ongundu ye opo yi tsikile
readYa tsika omiti mOshakati
13-10-2009
ELELO lyOndoolopa ya Shakati mewiliko lyomunambelewa Omukuluntu gwOmidhingoloko mElelo lya Shakati tate Kornelius Kapolo, palongelokumwe nOclub yi na sha nOmidhingoloko mOshitopolwa sha Shana mewiliko
readmOshipangelo sha Shikuku namo mwa valwa elongo
13-10-2009
OMALONGO onkee taga tsikile nokumonika moNamibia, unene tuu muumbangalantu woshilongo sho meme gwoomvuloa 36 Rachel Johannes a mono elongo, ano uunona utatu pethimbo limwe mOshipangelo shOngeleka ya
readNUDO oye gwotango mokwiishangitha mehogololo lyuuperesidende
13-10-2009
ONGUNDU yo Nudo oyo yotango ya shangitha omuulikwa gwayo mehogololo lyuuperesidende lyomwedhi ta gu ya.Omuwiliki gwo Nudo omusamane Kwaima Riruako oye omuulikwa gwongundu ndjika mehogololo
readOmukwaSwapo na tsilike epandela kegumbo lye
13-10-2009
PETHIMBO ta popitha Oshigongi shOswapo mOshakati moShana mOlyomakaya ngaka ga zi ko, Amushanga gwOmauyelele goSwapo, Jerry Ekandjo, okwa indile kAakwaSwapo ayehe, moshilongo ashihe kutya pethimbo
readSKW face upbeat Bucs
13-10-2009
SPORT Klub Windhoek will stare into the jaws of mighty Orlando Pirates when the MYTC Premiership resumes at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tomorrow. Kick-off is at 20h00.SKW collected three crucial points
readCodes benefit from German donation
13-10-2009
WINDHOEK – Athletics Namibia (AN) and the Namibia Basketball Federation (NBF) received sport equipment from the German Olympic Sports Confederation through the German Embassy in Namibia
readKhomas holds meeting
13-10-2009
MEMBERS of the Khomas Football Region are invited to an urgent meeting today at Soccer House in Katutura.The meeting starts at 18h00 sharp. All clubs affiliated to the league are invited. The
readGalz and Goals a hit in Windhoek
13-10-2009
NAMIBIAN women’s football boss Jackey Gertze hailed the Unicef Galz & Goals a monumental success after it was launched here, while the presence of German women’s football icon Nia Kunzer made it even
readVolleyball staging Cup tourney
13-10-2009
THE Namibia Volleyball Federation is currently hosting a tournament known as the NVF Cup, which culminates in the finals on October 24.The tournament features 11 teams that play in the NVF League and
readCrowd trouble leaves 71 hurt in Algeria
13-10-2009
ALGIERS - Three policemen were among 71 people injured when violence erupted after Algeria beat Rwanda in a World Cup qualifier, reports said yesterday.The Algeria news agency APS said many of the
readFootball Results
13-10-2009
Social League Played Saturday, Oct 10 Namcot 3-5 Untouchables Supa Strikas 0-3 Ministry of Justice Health Prof. 3-0 Bank of Namibia NBL 0-2 Kalahari sands Murray-Roberts 1-2 EBC
readSMSes Of Tuesday 13 October 2009
13-10-2009
* PLEASE explain why the doctor referred the patient to ‘a private hospital in Windhoek’ in the first place instead of to one of the State facilities in Windhoek? Would that not have saved a lot of
readECN publishes preliminary voters’ roll
13-10-2009
REGISTERED voters across the country can now check whether their names appear on the preliminary voters’ roll, which the Electoral Commission of Namibia made available for public scrutiny in all
readECN gets N$26,5 million extra from Govt
13-10-2009
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) will receive N$26,5 million to cater for a “budget shortfall” with regard to the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.This follows a Cabinet
readECN defends ballot tender
13-10-2009
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) was prompted into action after opposition parties threatened to pull out of the November elections because the tender to print the ballot papers was again
readQuorum motion shelved as MPs mull reasons for shoddy attendance
13-10-2009
MEMBERS of Parliament on Thursday could not reach consensus on a motion by outgoing Swapo MP Ngarikutuke Tjiriange to lower the quorum of MPs who need to be present in the National Assembly.The debate
readEkandjo wants a flag on every house
13-10-2009
SWAPO Secretary of Information and Mobilisation Jerry Ekandjo has called on party members and supporters to hoist Swapo flags at their homes in the run-up to next month’s elections.Addressing a Swapo
readDPN accuses ECN of dishonesty
13-10-2009
THE Democratic Party of Namibia (DPN) has accused the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) of being dishonest to the Namibian nation by awarding the tender for the printing of ballots for next
readHow much is that doggie on the corner?
13-10-2009
STOKKIES, a two-year-old miniature Doberman Pinscher, ran away from home, was caught and sold, and was then returned to his rightful owner – all within 24 hours.Stokkies and his friend Strepie made a
readHave you seen Linda?
13-10-2009
THE public is requested to help the family of 20-year-old Linda Hanganee Uatanawa, who went missing last week.Uatanawa was last seen on Thursday, October 8, when she set off from Okahandja to her
readPort efficiency milestone for Namport
13-10-2009
IN its pursuit to improve the efficiency of its operations, the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) recently achieved another milestone by successfully making 40 moves per hour on two Maersk cargo
readErongo to curb increasing copper wire and metal theft
13-10-2009
THE Erongo RED, Walvis Bay Municipality and Telecom Namibia recently met with the Police and scrap metal dealers at the coast to discuss solutions to curb the increase in copper-wire theft in the
readWalvis Bay and Swedish town form partnership
13-10-2009
THE municipalities of Walvis Bay and Stenungsund in Sweden last week signed a partnership agreement aimed at strengthening ties between the two port cities, according to a statement from the Walvis
readA Silversand dance with Sultan
13-10-2009
SULTAN is a nine-year-old quarter-horse being put through his paces in a ‘dance’ that will hopefully allow him to make a better connection with his trainer, Helen Kolb.While Sultan is still largely
readApartheid museum to capture ‘painful history’
13-10-2009
IN order to “immortalise” the effects of the apartheid era, the Walvis Bay municipality has started setting up a ‘Contract Labour and Apartheid Museum’ (CLAM).According to the Walvis Bay Museum
readWB explains ‘late accounts’
13-10-2009
THE Walvis Bay Municipality posted all its “late” municipal accounts and residents would have received them by last Friday, according to a short press release.According to the statement, the delay in
readSwakop’s DRC to provide for youth
13-10-2009
A PIECE of land in Swakopmund’s Democratic Resettlement Community (DRC) will soon be transformed into an education, health and social support centre.A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Friday,
readRössing promotes bird conservation among kids
13-10-2009
RIO Tinto’s Rössing Uranium Mine recently held its ninth Annual Bird-watching Day at Swakopmund.Pupils and teachers, together with bird conservationists from Arandis, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay
readNotable Quotes
13-10-2009
WE have buried segregation and apartheid. - Swapo MP David Namwandi at a rally at Henties BayHAS diversity and the celebration of cultural differences totally passed them by? - Nick Varney of the
readChallenges of Public Policing
13-10-2009
DEBATE ensued in the echelons of power and among communities when the Windhoek City Council created the City Police. The central question was why have a City Police when there is Nampol. The City
readStolen computer screens: Angolan jailed
13-10-2009
IT’S straight off to prison for an Angolan national who was caught in Windhoek last week with computer screens stolen from a school in the city earlier in the week.Pedro Matondo (40) wasted no time in
readStolen computer screens: Angolan jailed
13-10-2009
IT’S straight off to prison for an Angolan national who was caught in Windhoek last week with computer screens stolen from a school in the city earlier in the week.Pedro Matondo (40) wasted no time in
readWitbooi critical
13-10-2009
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Hendrik Witbooi is battling for his life in the Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek.Relatives and friends said Witbooi (75), who lost his parliamentary seat in 2004 and
readHospital, MVA put on the spot
13-10-2009
THE Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund and the Roman Catholic Hospital yesterday scrambled to do damage control following a report in yesterday’s The Namibian about the treatment of accident victims.
readBig Brother Africa 4: You’ll miss me, says Yacob
13-10-2009
THE Big Brother chapter of Yacob’s life ended on Sunday evening and Ethiopia’s homeboy is on his way back to Addis Ababa, where his job as an assistant manager awaits him. He sums up his experience in
readBig Brother Africa 4: Bye Bye Hannington
13-10-2009
MY oh my! Not even his self-proclaimed title as ‘a God among men’ could save Hannington, a.k.a. Smellington, from being evicted from the house on Sunday when he and his partner Yacob became the latest
readClimate-change protesters scale UK Parliament
13-10-2009
LONDON – Several dozen environmental activists scaled Britain’s Parliament building on Sunday to draw attention to climate change. Greenpeace said 55 of its members were atop the building, where they
readChurch starts micro-garden project
13-10-2009
SMALL gardens in a box can help people living with HIV-AIDS to grow vegetables and become self-sufficient. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN), through its Evangelical
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