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43 Articles found on Tuesday, 22 September 2009
ECN thanks for poll insert
22-09-2009
THE Director of Elections, Moses Ndjarakana, has thanked The Namibian for placing the 16-page insert of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) on the supplementary registration of voters for the
readThe Dogg assaulted in restroom
22-09-2009
LOCAL Kwaito artist The Dogg had to receive medical attention after he was attacked in a Windhoek nightclub early on Saturday morning. The artist, real name Martine Morocky, was apparently hit in the
readEx-NBC chief back in court
22-09-2009
THE fraud trial of former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation Director General Gerry Munyama and a co-accused, Engelbrecht Theodor, resumed in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday after an interruption
readNoteable Quotes
22-09-2009
YOU’LL never have peace and and stability in a country if there is exclusion. – Democratic Party of Namibia interim president Salmon Isaack at a weekend rally at KeetmanshoopALL I know is that
readBig Brother Africa 4: Viewers Vent
22-09-2009
* Biggie, we agreed. No guitars after Code (BBA2). * Yacob, Mr Slow Motion. * Yacob, sleepwalk to Ethiopia. * I am so glad Yacob is not head of house. The house would have turned into a shebeen. *
readBig Brother Africa 4: Farewell Edna
22-09-2009
THERE is a time and a season for everything. A time to come and a time to go. Sunday was the unfortunate time and season for Angolan female housemate Edna Alfredo to leave the Big Brother house, along
readSuccessful pelt auction
22-09-2009
NAMIBIAN karakul pelts, which are known worldwide under the Swakara brand, sold well at the Copenhagen international fur auction in Denmark last week.Pelt prices increased by about 8,5 per cent in US
readBig Brother Africa 4: The rough and the risqué
22-09-2009
SJOE, after all the excitement in the Big Brother house on Sunday night, are you ready for more?!If my source – holed up in an incubator centre, or should it be interceptor centre? – in the deep south
readMonetary compensation for damage caused by wildlife
22-09-2009
FARMERS and rural communities can now count on financial compensation for livestock or crop losses caused by wild animals.For sheep, pigs or donkeys killed by wild animals farmers can expect N$250,
readHistoric week for squash
22-09-2009
THE past weekend’s DStv Namibian Squash Open marked the end of a historic week for Namibian squash. With a draw of 96 people from countries as far flung as the USA, Canada, UK, Zimbabwe, Zambia and
readNamibian Dorper breed of top quality
22-09-2009
THE National Dorper Championships in Keetmanshoop were held recently and showed that the Namibian Dorper and White Dorper are a world-class breed.Sixteen breeders entered a total of 469 animals and
readAfghan police say more troops not the answer
22-09-2009
KABUL – Police officials from some of Afghanistan’s most violent regions questioned the need for more US troops, saying yesterday it would increase the perception they are an occupying power and that
readFNB earns nearly N$2bn in charges
22-09-2009
FNB Namibia has made nearly N$8,3 billion from interest and similar income during the past nine years.During the same time however, clients earned only N$4,1 billion in interest on current accounts,
readGates Foundation helps bring banking to the poor
22-09-2009
SEATTLE - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, best known for its work combating malaria, AIDS and other diseases, announced an effort this week to bring banking, including savings accounts, to the
readBank Windhoek, Standard through rate ceiling
22-09-2009
BANK Windhoek has joined Standard Bank Namibia in not only offering the cheapest prime lending rates in Namibia, but also maintaining an interest rate spread lower than what the Bank of Namibia (BoN)
readBritish tax officials investigate Lloyds for China ‘tax dodge’
22-09-2009
LONDON - British tax authorities are investigating allegations that staff at Lloyds Banking Group encouraged rich clients to channel money through China to avoid taxes at home.The allegations were
readSA needs billions for power infrastructure
22-09-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South African state power utility Eskom needs to invest billions of dollars in electricity transmission and distribution lines over the next decade, but reaching a 2012 target of
readSwiss ref sorry for gesture
22-09-2009
BERNE – Swiss referee Massimo Busacca has apologised for sticking his finger up at fans who insulted him during a Swiss Cup match between third division FC Baden and first division Young Boys on
readBarca demolish Atletico
22-09-2009
MADRID – Champions Barcelona turned on the style to hammer Atletico Madrid 5-2 and consolidate their position at the top of La Liga on Saturday.The visitors, who were thumped 6-1 in the same fixture
readRonaldo brace sinks Xerez
22-09-2009
MADRID - Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to inspire Real Madrid to a crushing 5-0 win over La Liga new boys Xerez at the Bernabeu on Sunday. The Portuguese winger netted the opener inside the opening
readHydropower meeting behind closed doors
22-09-2009
ABOUT 40 experts on hydroelectricity started a three-day meeting behind closed doors in Windhoek yesterday.The delegates at the 21st African Hydro Symposium will discuss the potential of hydropower on
readHistory and aims of the Cycle Classic
22-09-2009
THE Windhoek Rotary Club and Windhoek Pedal Power (WPP) organise The Namibian Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Classic each year. In 1999, Rotarian David Chase decided the Windhoek Rotary Club should try
readProtectionism rising despite world leaders’ vows on trade
22-09-2009
WASHINGTON - Leaders of the world’s 20 top economies vowed to resist protectionism last November and again in April as they charted a joint strategy for confronting the worst global downturn in
readUtd silence City
22-09-2009
MANCHESTER - Alex Ferguson watched Manchester United silence their ‘noisy neighbours’ in Sunday’s 4-3 victory over City before describing the match as the greatest derby of all time.While his opposite
readYoung Germans eye fringe parties
22-09-2009
BERLIN – A new generation of German voters, some born after the fall of the Berlin Wall, are rejecting mainstream parties that have dominated post-war politics and giving their support to new groups
readOprojeka yoonkondo ya Westcor natango oyi na ompito
22-09-2009
OPROJEKA onene yokugandja olusheno kiilongo yuumbugantu wAfrika natango ota yi vulu okutungwa ndele oya pumbwa oku ta lalululwa.Omunashipundi gwehangano lyehumokomeho lyuumbugantu wAfrika,
readMalema explains himself
22-09-2009
JOHANNESBURG – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was not giving a “general lecture” on rape victims when he made a controversial comment about a rape accuser, the Equality Court in
readOshipangelo sha Shakati otashi hepeke aapangwa DTA ta ti
22-09-2009
PETHIMBO ta po pitha oshigongi sho DTA pElyambala/Okaku mOngwediva moShana mOsoondaha , Amushangandjayi gwo DTA omusamane McHenry Venani, okwa ti Oshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati otashi hepeke
readAhmadinejad proud of Holocaust denial
22-09-2009
TEHRAN – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday he was proud his denial of the Holocaust had enraged the West, as the controversial leader geared up for a trip to the United Nations to
readFormer French PM slams Sarkozy as smear trial opens
22-09-2009
PARIS – France’s ex-prime minister Dominique de Villepin lashed out at Nicolas Sarkozy as he went on trial yesterday on charges of plotting to smear the president in a showdown between the old foes.“I
readDPN ya uvaneke epangelo lya kwatelamo ayehe
22-09-2009
ONGUNDU yo Democratic Party ya Namibia DPN oyu uvaneke okutunga epangelo lya kwatelamo aakwashigwana ayehe.Omuwiliki gwongundu ndjika Salmon Isaack okwa uvaneke kutya ongundu ye ota yi ka kwatelamo
readGerman teen who attacked school awakes from coma
22-09-2009
BERLIN – A German teenager who was shot by police after wounding nine students and a teacher with an axe, knives and Molotov cocktails has awoken from a medically induced coma, a prosecutor said
readOmaruru ota shi vulika ga kanithe kadhima mulilo
22-09-2009
NGELE muni gwa Maruru ina futa omunambelewa gwe omukuluntu gokulipo kwa li nale oodola 61 000 momaandaha, oshilando shika ota shi vulika shi kanithe embakumbaku lyokuscrapa oondjila noshowo
readRDP ya ulike aakalelipo yo moshigongi shopashigwana
22-09-2009
ONGUNDU yoRDP oya ulike ookandidate dhayo ndhoka ta yi ka tuma koshigongi shopashigwana, mehuliloshiwike, pethimbo lyongundu mahogololo ya ningilwa mOvenduka. Omusholondondo gwongundu ndjika ota gu
readSMS Of Tuesday 22 September 2009
22-09-2009
* SPY laws, tobacco laws and then what next? It seems the Government is looking for reasons to violate every one of my rights! Sirs, you will enter my house over my dead body only. The newspaper calls
readOmaishangitho ota ga ende nawa
22-09-2009
OKOMISI yomahogololo yaNamibia oya potokonona uupyakadhi mboka ya li ya tsakaneke petameko lyomaishangitho gaahogololi ga gwedhwa po oshiwike shayi.Ngashingeyi ayihe ota yi ende nawa.”Indeni mu ki
read‘Children of the Struggle’ outline their problems
22-09-2009
POOR communication. Ignorance. Poor sanitation and health. These are just a handful of the issues outlined by some of the leaders of the demonstrating Children of the Liberation Struggle, many of
readMob justice
22-09-2009
THE Windhoek City Police had to beat a hasty retreat on Sunday evening after an angry mob in the Okahandja Park informal settlement started stoning them and their cars.“It was raining stones,” City
readNgurare lays into newspaper
22-09-2009
SWAPO Youth League Secretary Elijah Ngurare has blasted a local weekly newspaper that quoted him as calling Youth and Sport Minister Willem Konjore a womaniser.In an article titled ‘Ngurare accuses
readPlea to extend voter registration
22-09-2009
THE Nudo party Youth League (NYL) is questioning the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s (ECN) capabilities and has called for an extension of the supplementary voter registration after the process
readStrategy to combat gender violence in works
22-09-2009
“FORTY-ONE per cent of Namibian men believe that it is okay for a man to beat his spouse, while 32 per cent of Namibian women think that there is no problem with men beating their partners.”These are
readParties sign election code of conduct
22-09-2009
NO political party or its members will be allowed to intimidate the opposition during this year’s presidential and general elections.A code of conduct signed by all parties that will participate in
readNam slides on business ladder
22-09-2009
NAMIBIA has become a worse place to conduct business over the past three years, consistently sliding down the global ladder measuring the extent to which red tape ties the hands of
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