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51 Articles found on Monday, 13 December 2010
Aids money theft lands manager in jail
13-12-2010
A FORMER financial manager of the Lironga Eparu HIV-AIDS non-governmental organisation has been jailed for five years for defrauding the HIV-AIDS support organisation of close to N$300 000. While
readBomb scare cop gets bail
13-12-2010
THE senior Police officer accused of causing a bomb scare at Hosea Kutako International Airport last month has been granted bail after spending three weeks in custody.Chief Inspector Nehemia Shafuda
readMessenger of Court’s office looted
13-12-2010
ALL indications are that insiders are behind a burglary at the office of the Messenger of the Court in Windhoek last week during which thieves stole thousands of Namibia dollars.ALL indications are
readForeigner can work without valid permit
13-12-2010
A SOUTH African manager at a top Windhoek hotel can continue to work in Namibia without an employment permit thanks to the High Court in Windhoek.Because he is married to a Namibian woman and has made
readTrucker caught with dagga
13-12-2010
Members of the Police’s Drug Law Enforcement Unit on Thursday seized 312 kg of dagga with a street value of N$936 000 after receiving a tip-off from the public. A truck driver who allegedly
readRamblers still tops, as chasing pack closes in
13-12-2010
RAMBLERS will go into the Christmas break on top of the MTC Namibia Premier League (NPL) table despite losing to Orlando Pirates on Friday. Pirates put it a near flawless display as they rocked the
readSA police probe link between Dewani case and 2007 murder
13-12-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South African police are probing a link between a Cape Town murder of the wife of a British businessman and a 2007 killing of a local doctor under similar circumstances, media said
readKalahari Minerals to increase interest in Extract Resources
13-12-2010
Kalahari Minerals Plc, the AIM listed resource company, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Kalahari Uranium Limited has conditionally agreed to subscribe for more than seven million
readSMSes for Monday 13 December 2010
13-12-2010
SMS Of The Day *THANK you Minister (Abraham) Iyambo for calling a spade and accepting your responsibilities of being and having the power of a minister. In the film ‘Sarafina’, Sarafina said: ‘I do
readNotable Quotes
13-12-2010
The scenery is a sore in the eyes. You are greeted by heaps of dirt and non-functional equipment in many offices. You shake hands with vividly despondent and dejected officials. There are neglected
readSarb won’t budge on dividend policy
13-12-2010
Johannesburg – Outspoken South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) shareholder Mario Pretorius says he will not give up a bid to alter the bank’s 89-year-old dividend policy, which he accused of paying its
readGive and You Shall Receive
13-12-2010
Positioning your offers of help as an equitable process of give and take will increase the chances it will be reciprocated, says Harvard Business Review.It’s well known that reciprocation is an
readSA pipeline to pump up petrol price
13-12-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Next year motorists can expect to pay up to 30 cents per litre more for fuel as a result of the cost increases of Transnet’s new fuel pipeline being built between Durban and
readChina and Namibia sign grant agreement
13-12-2010
WINDHOEK – The Namibian Government and the People’s Republic of China on Thursday signed a grant agreement amounting to N$10.3 million (equivalent to RMB Yuan 10 million).It was signed by Ambassador
readSA poor bank on communities for livelihood
13-12-2010
Many South Africans only survive because of their social networks. The results of the Finscope 2010 survey, published last week by the FinMark Trust, revealed that about 10 million people – 31 per
readFrance, Germany vow to defend euro
13-12-2010
FREIBURG – The leaders of Germany and France vowed on Friday to defend the euro with “total” determination from the turmoil of Europe’s government debt crisis - but stood by their rejection of raising
readHolbrooke critical after surgery for torn aorta
13-12-2010
WASHINGTON – Veteran diplomat Richard Holbrooke, who is a special envoy on the Afghanistan war, was in critical condition after undergoing more than 20 hours of surgery to fix a tear in the large
readBangladesh cops kill three in pay protest
13-12-2010
DHAKA – At least three people were killed and more than 250 others were injured when police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse wage protests by textile workers in Bangladesh yesterday,
readSwedish explosions were terrorism
13-12-2010
STOCKHOLM – Swedish police said yesterday that two explosions in central Stockholm were an act of terrorism by what appeared to be a suicide bomber, who killed himself and injured two people.Police
readUK’s top cop offers to quit after royal attack
13-12-2010
LONDON – Britain’s top policeman offered to quit after a mob of students protesting against a rise in tuition fees attacked a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife Camilla last week, a report said
readIn the eye of the lens
13-12-2010
Two new official photographs of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton, taken by Mario Testino, were released yesterday to mark their wedding in April.One portrait is an intimate close-up of
readOkunondjo
13-12-2010
OMUGUNDJUKA ngoka a zimine ondjo ye mompangu yamengestrata moKaiti okwa tulilwa mo epopyo lyokwaana ondjo kumengestrata, Philanda Blockstein. Omugundjuka gwomimvo 17 okwa zimine kutya oye a
readVoigts a ethapo uunashipundi wa FNB
13-12-2010
OMUNASHIPUNDI shewilikongundu lyombaanga yotango yopashigwana, uule womimvo 22 okwa yi mopenzela omwedhi gwayi. Dieter Voigts okwa zi mo miilonga yuunashipundi shombaanga ndjika meti 24 ga Novomba
readOmina ya Skorpion Zinc ya landithwapo
13-12-2010
EHANGANO lya Anglo American olya ti olya manitha iilonga yalyo yokulanditha po omina yalyo yo zinc ya Skorpion moNamibia kehangano lya India, Vedanta Resources koodola dhAmerica oomiliona 707.Ehangano
readOmumvo ogwa li nawa
13-12-2010
OMINISTA yOomina noonkondo okwa nyanyukilwa omumvo nguka oshoka omalanditho giikwamina oga ende nawa noshikwawo kapwa li pwa lopotwa oshiponga sheso nando oshimwe sigo okuya pomasiku 30 ga Novomba
readOkwaa uvathana mokuti kwa gamenwa moonkundathana
13-12-2010
ONGUNDUyaza kUuministeli womidhingoloko nuupashioni oya tumwa kOkahao oshiwike sha yi oku konakona omapopyo gaanafaalama yokomahala gaayehe mboka taya ti aniwa ota ya tidhwa mokuti kwa gamenwa kwa
readPohamba a indilwa iidhopemo
13-12-2010
OMALUNDILO kutya ombelewa onene yoSwapo oya etapo omalunduluko momisholondondo dhotango dhaahogololwa yomalelo giitopolwa noshowo giilando konima yomahogololo oga ningi ogendji. Omanyenyeto kombinga
readIikumungu yimwe melongo iiwinayi
13-12-2010
MINISTA Abraham Iyambo okwa ti omatumwalaka omahupi ngoka haga nyolwa mothe Namibian ogena uushili notaga tilitha omuntu kombinga yonkalo yelongo moshilongo. Iyambo okwa ti oha lesha omatumwalaka
readWeatherly International a shaina euvathano naaNamibia
13-12-2010
EHANGANO lyoomina lya Weatherly International olya shaina euvathano nomahangano gaali ga Namibia opo li tameke okumina ishewe poomina ya Matchless naandjoka yOtjihase pondje yoVenduka.Omina ya
readOmuulikwa muungoloneya wa Caprivi
13-12-2010
OMUNAMBELEWA omukuluntu metanga lyegameno otaku tiwa ota shi vulika oye a ninge ongoloneya yoshitopolwa sha Caprivi. Iitopolwa itatu sigo oompaka ka yina natango oongoloneya.Okwa kundanwa kutya
readYa ganene eyakulo lyoshigwana
13-12-2010
IILYO omilongo 26 iipe yegumbo etine lyopashigwana oya ganithilwa iilonga yoku talulula oompango komupanguli omukuluntu, Peter Shivute etine lyoshiwike shayi.Iilyo omulongo niine oyo iipeepee opo ta
readMalaria natango ota dhipaga muAfrica
13-12-2010
MALARIA oha dhipaga aantu yuumbugantu wAfrica ye li 200 000 komumvo, naantu 36 oya sile komalaria omumvo gwayi. Amushanga omukuluntu muuministeli wUundjolowele, Kahijoro Kahuure okwa ti nonando opena
readPohamba a indile ookansela ya longe nawa
13-12-2010
IILONGA iiwanawa neyakulo lyondjungu lyoshigwana noshowo ewiliko ewanawa noku ninga oshilongo ehala ewanawa nokukala komukwashigwana kehe oyo iinakugwanithwa yimwe mbyoka ookansela mboka ya shunwa
readEngland target unbeaten Australian tour after draw
13-12-2010
MELBOURNE – Wicketkeeper Matt Prior said England were aiming to go through their Australian tour unbeaten after the tourists ground out a draw in their three-day match with Victoria yesterday.Set 311
readNew Zealand grab last-kick Sevens victory
13-12-2010
GEORGE – New Zealand defeated England 22-19 with the last kick of the match to win the South African leg of the IRB Sevens World Series at Outeniqua Park Saturday.With the scores tied at 19-19 after
readWIN N$1 000 in cash!
13-12-2010
To coincide with the run-up to the African Footballer of the Year award on December 20, we’re offering N$1 000 in cash for one lucky reader.All you have to do is send us the name of the African
readNghixulifwa accused of corruption after Harry Simon fight
13-12-2010
KELLY Nghixulifwa, the president of Namibia Boxing Control Board, is alleged to be “corrupt” and “making a joke” of the sport. The allegations were made by a number of sources who claim that
readFootball Results
13-12-2010
Saturday, December 11 English Premier League Newcastle 3 - 1 Liverpool Stoke 0 - 1 Blackpool West Ham 1 - 3 Man City Aston Villa 2 - 1 West Brom Everton 0 - 0 Wigan Fulham 0 - 0 Sunderland French
readMan City reject Tevez’s transfer request
13-12-2010
MANCHESTER – Manchester City have rejected striker Carlos Tevez’s written transfer request, the Premier League club said yesterday.“This is both an unfortunate and unwelcome distraction and the club
readCity near summit as Pardew wins
13-12-2010
LONDON – Manchester City moved up to second place in the Premier League on Saturday with a 3-1 victory at West Ham as Newcastle beat Liverpool by the same score to get new manager Alan Pardew’s reign
readSwapo wants Snewe to retract bribery claims
13-12-2010
THE Swapo Party has demanded that the DPN representative in the Keetmanshoop town council, Margaret Snewe, retract bribery allegations she allegedly levelled against the party.In a recent article in
readStinkwater community loses more land
13-12-2010
TROUBLE is once again brewing on the farm Stinkwater near Dordabis where about 400 mostly Damara-speaking pensioners and subsistence farmers live. A neighbouring farmer has bought about 300 hectares
readRDP holds poll post-mortem
13-12-2010
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has blamed the N$1,6 million it allegedly spent on the 2009 election court case, and not campaigning aggressively, for its poor performance during the recent
readNegonga new mayor of Ondangwa
13-12-2010
THE new Ondangwa Town Council has elected Leonard (Lonny) Negonga (Swapo) as the town’s new mayor, with Helena Mundjele (Swapo) as his deputy.The council’s management committee consists of Christian
readMentally challenged girl raped
13-12-2010
A RAPE case involving a 13-year-old mentally challenged girl was reported to the Woman and Child Abuse Centre of the Police at Rehoboth about three weeks ago but no arrest has been made yet.Kathy
readFourth National Council sworn in
13-12-2010
TWENTY-SIX new members of the fourth National Council were sworn in by Chief Justice Peter Shivute on Thursday morning.Of the 26 new members, seven are women and Swapo has the majority members in the
readFive killed in bus crash
13-12-2010
AN unidentified one-year-old toddler was one of five victims who were killed in a gruesome accident outside Okahandja on Wednesday.The accident happened at about 22h45 some 35 km outside Okahandja on
readEkandjo urges teamwork
13-12-2010
LOCAL Government minister Jerry Ekandjo has urged local authority councillors in the Karas Region to work as team for the betterment of their communities irrespective of their political affiliation.
readEducation issues need help from businesses
13-12-2010
DURING a meeting with the business community at Swakopmund on Thursday, Education Minister Abraham Iyambo said there were “real urgent [education] issues” that needed the private sector to help
readCocaine suspects fight evidence
13-12-2010
THE trial of five Windhoek residents accused of dealing in cocaine worth close to N$2 million in August 2008 is set to continue in the Windhoek Regional Court early next year.Another ruling on the
readCamel art studio comes to life
13-12-2010
THE old Camel Stables of the National Museum of Namibia were brought back to live again by four artists who are now working in the Camel Stables Art Studio. The stables stood empty and unused for the
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