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53 Articles found on Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Namibians want answers
15-12-2010
THE WikiLeaks report on China and Namibia “exchanging” loans for residence permits, which appeared in yesterday’s The Namibian, has the Namibian public demanding answers and clarity from
readHeavy jail terms for two killers
15-12-2010
THE High Court’s tough stance on violent crimes against women and children in Namibia was reaffirmed in no uncertain terms in Windhoek and at Oshakati yesterday, when two men convicted of murder were
readPensioner evicted from ‘rented’ house
15-12-2010
A 57-YEAR-OLD pensioner, who claims to have been duped into selling his house to a person he thought was only renting, has been evicted from the property by the new owner.Fillimon Hoxobeb and his
readGovt hits back on WikiLeaks
15-12-2010
NAMIBIA never defaulted on loans to China. In fact, it prepaid some of its loans from this Asian giant.This was the response of Finance Deputy Minister Calle Schlettwein, when asked about a WikiLeaks
readTobias calls for probe into boxing
15-12-2010
NAMIBIA’s best-known boxing promoter and trainer, Nestor ‘Sunshine’ Tobias, says he is fed up with the “demoralising” state of the sport and wants an investigation into the dealings of the Boxing
readSwedish cops seek bomber’s accomplices
15-12-2010
STOCKHOLM – Police beefed up their presence in Stockholm yesterday as investigators hunted for possible accomplices of a suicide bomber who narrowly missed wreaking carnage among Christmas shoppers at
readFitch revises Namibia’s outlook to ‘positive’
15-12-2010
LONDON – Fitch Ratings has revised Namibia’s outlook to positive from stable. The positive outlook reflects Namibia’s resilience to the effects of the global economic crisis and the strong prospects
readIvory Coast’s Ouattara steps up pressure on rival
15-12-2010
ABIDJAN – The man whom most of the world recognises as Ivory Coast’s president pressed ahead yesterday with plans to force his opponent to relinquish power, including seizing the state treasury and
readSudan police arrest women protesting at flogging video
15-12-2010
KHARTOUM – Sudanese police arrested dozens of women protesting yesterday against laws they say humiliate women after a video of a woman being flogged in public appeared on the Internet.Floggings
readSMSes for Wednesday 15 December 2010
15-12-2010
SMS Of The Day n OUR Government is selling our beautiful country out to the Chinese. Poor quality construction and goods and criminality is to be expected in the future. Not to mention the
readNotable Quotes
15-12-2010
Don’t worry about it. Just give us 5000 passports and residency documents. – According to claims made in the latest WikiLeak cables to be made public, 5000 Chinese families were settled in Namibia as
readAngus Mining stock options for staff
15-12-2010
WINDHOEK – Angus Mining in Namibia has granted stock options in respect of an aggregate of 490 000 common shares to its newly appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) Peter Olander and 10 other Angus
readThe Pitfalls of Best Practices
15-12-2010
Failure to adapt and failure to adopt are two of the pitfalls that can doom the implementation of so-called ‘best practices, according to Harvard Business Review.When embarking on a new project or
readGlobal stocks, commodities rise on China
15-12-2010
NEW YORK – Global stocks rose on Monday, lifted by US merger activity and China’s moves to curb inflation without raising interest rates, while commodities advanced on China’s positive economic
readSA employment improves
15-12-2010
Employment in the formal, non-agricultural sector of the economy grew slightly between the quarters ended June 2010 and September 2010, Statistics SA said on Tuesday.The September 2010 Quarterly
readSlow down on holiday spending
15-12-2010
Just as you should try to anticipate what lies ahead when you drive, you need to be aware of your financial obligations for the coming year when you plan your finances over the festive season.The
readCity of Windhoek funds township car washes
15-12-2010
WINDHOEK – The Windhoek City Council has resolved that N$ 3 million be invested towards the establishment of township car wash projects in the capital over the next three years.An annual investment of
read‘Tito’ comes to town
15-12-2010
AUSTRALIAN-based middleweight boxer Johannes ‘Tito’ Mwetupunga is in Namibia to parade his exploits on foreign soil. The former amateur boxer landed the Australian middleweight title in March this
readZuma sues Sunday Times for N$5m over rape cartoon
15-12-2010
JOHANNESBURG – President Jacob Zuma has filed a N$5 million defamation suit over a cartoon depicting him with his pants undone, preparing to rape a blindfolded, female figure symbolising justice, a
readHas North Korea more uranium sites?
15-12-2010
SEOUL/BEIJING – South Korea said yesterday it suspects the North has been secretly enriching uranium at more locations besides its main nuclear site – which could mean it has more material for
readBerlusconi narrowly survives vote
15-12-2010
ROME – Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi narrowly survived a no-confidence motion yesterday that left his struggling centre-right government clinging to power by a handful of votes.The result
readBiebs baby tops list of most-viewed YouTube videos
15-12-2010
Teenager Justin Bieber had four of the top 10 most-watched music videos in the world on YouTube in 2010, with ‘Baby’ taking claiming the top spot at more than 400 million views, YouTube said on
readRap Star Vows To Wow At Album Launch!
15-12-2010
“I like doing things differently … I want to make this a memorable album launch for all my fans, and music lovers in general, by staging a electrifying performance.” This was the promise from rapper
readMore jolly for the lolly from DStv
15-12-2010
’Tis the season’ to be jolly and DStv has come bearing gifts in the form of four new holiday channels. DStv subscribers can look forward to “so much more” this festive season with channels that
readOmufekelwa medhipago lya Stoffels okwa hala ombooloha
15-12-2010
OMUFEKELWA medhipago nekwatonkonga lyokakadhona Magdalena Stoffels omwedhi tagu ya ota ka ninga eindilo a mangululwe kombooloha.Eindilo lyombooloha lya Junias Filipus (32), okwa tegelelwa li la uvike
readMeya gwa Ngwediva a popitha Oshigongengeleki mOngwediva
15-12-2010
OSHIPOPIWA shika tashi alndula mpaka, osha Meya gwondoolopa ya Ngwediva tate Jason Asino, pethimbo ta gandja ekundo lye kAanashigongingeleki shoka shi na Omutumba gwasho mOngwediva nelalakano unene
readOshigongi sha ELCIN shokuhogolola Oombiishofi oshi li metifa
15-12-2010
OSHIGONGINGELEKI oshitimulongonashimwe dhOngeleka ya ELCIN moka tamu ka hogololwa Oombiishofi yaali, gumwe gwOshikandjongeleki shUuninginino na gumwe gwOshikandjohogololo shUuzilo – osha tameke
readOonkundana paufupi
15-12-2010
MOGADISHU – Aantu ye li 15 oya dhipagwa omanga ye li 30 ya ehamekelwa momalugodhi ga kindja moshilandopangelo sha Somalia, Mogadishu. Ndhika odha popiwa kOmukuluntu gwOshikondo shOoambulansa mu
readOongeshefa dhopaumwene nadhi kwathele oshikondo shElongo: Iyambo
15-12-2010
OMINISTA yElongo Abraham Iyambo okwa ningi eindilo koongeshefa dhopaumwene dhi kwathle oshikondo shElongo, kutya nee omokutunga ookalasa nenge mokugandja iitungitho.Iyambo okwa ti nonande elongo olya
readEhololomadhilaadhilo lyaaniimuna mOutapi
15-12-2010
AAKALIMO yomomikunda dhomomudhingoloko gwOndoolopa yAutapi mOmbalantu mOshitopowla sha Musati oya tkola okukaninga ehololomadhilaadhilo moka taya ka nyenyetela Elelo lyOndoolopa yAutapi kombinga
readDos Santos oku li metalelopo ku South Afrika lwotango
15-12-2010
OMUPRESIDENDE gwAangola, Jose Eduard dos Santsos okwa yi metalelopo lye lyotango ku South Afrika, ndyoka kwa tegelela li nkondopaleke omakwathanao gopaunadiplomate pokati kiilongo mbika
readOmukwanegongalo ta yekwa epya lye kEgongalo lyawo
15-12-2010
OMUKWANEGONGALO gwEgongalo lyOngeleka ya Katoolika ka Roma lyUuladhi mOniimwandi mUukwambi moshitopolwa sha Shana tate Alexander Iikukutu oku li a geela noonkondo aawiliki yEgongalo lyawo ndjoka
read‘Sunshine’ burns into rookie Tjombe
15-12-2010
NESTOR 'Sunshine' Tobias said Harry Simon's manager Anita Tjombe “knows nothing about boxing”. The promoter also said Simon' s recent fight was a “joke” and damaging to the image of Namibian boxing.
readFor the truly tough
15-12-2010
THE third edition of the FNB Desert Dash challenge was launched in Windhoek yesterday. The annual 340-km, one-day mountain bike race will start at the Windhoek Country Club on Friday at 15h00.
readFull-strength men’s field for 2011 Australian Open
15-12-2010
SYDNEY - All of the world’s top 100-ranked men and all but two of the best 100 women are going to take part in next month’s Australian Open, organisers said on Saturday.World number one Rafael Nadal
readOshakati hosts summer camp
15-12-2010
THE Namibia Basketball Federation (NBF) held a successful summer camp in Oshakati last week. The camp, organised by the Oshana Basketball Association’s (OBA) Development Officer Pondo Nailenge and
readFifa puts 80 million into South Africa trust
15-12-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Fifa is putting US$80 million into a trust for World Cup hosts South Africa to spend on soccer development, education, health and humanitarian projects, the body’s president Sepp
readBlackburn sack Sam Allardyce
15-12-2010
LONDON - Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce became the second mid-table Premier League manager to be sacked in eight days after the club’s new Indian owners announced his departure with immediate
readHeads-up Park puts Man United on top
15-12-2010
MANCHESTER - South Korea international Park Ji-Sung’s sixth goal of the season sent Manchester United two points clear at the top of the Premier League table after they beat former leaders Arsenal 1-0
readChasing the dots ...
15-12-2010
What Namibia needs for Christmas Hypothesis: Namibia’s future depends upon cheap energy, reduced dependence upon fossil fuels, trade, progressive skilled “decent” job creation, wealth creation and a
readUnam closes ranks around vice-chancellor
15-12-2010
A PROBE into alleged mismanagement at the Sam Nujoma Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre was instituted by University of Namibia management after a tip-off by a whistle-blower.However, Unam’s
readUDF takes legal route for Dâures vote recount
15-12-2010
A LETTER to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), warning of legal steps if it does not order a recount of votes in the Dâures constituency, was submitted recently.The letter was drafted by the
read3 years in jail for theft from tourists
15-12-2010
THREE unemployed Windhoek residents who have been convicted of stealing goods worth N$65 000 after breaking into tourists’ car early this year will be ending 2010 with the prospect of spending a
readTeek trial arguments today
15-12-2010
THE arguments on the verdict that is set to be delivered in the trial of former Supreme Court Judge Pio Teek are now scheduled to be heard in the High Court in Windhoek today.South African Judge
readResearch centre renamed after Pandeni
15-12-2010
FOR his role in the liberation struggle and because he died close to the Uitkomst Research Station, this institution will soon be named after the late John Pandeni.The former Minister of Regional and
readMbeki urges Africans not to betray liberation struggle ideals
15-12-2010
ALGIERS – South Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki has called on African nations to remain true to the objectives of the liberation struggle and the 1960 United Nations Resolution 1514 declaration
readKeetmans council infighting resurfaces
15-12-2010
CRACKS began to appear in the Keetmanshoop town council opposition alliance during a management committee meeting held on Monday.The management committee was to discuss whether to reinstate the
readAll governors confirmed
15-12-2010
STATE House on Monday announced the names of the last three governors appointed by President Hifikepunye Pohamba. The governors of the Caprivi, Kavango and Otjozondjupa regions were omitted from the
readEducation issues need help from businesses
15-12-2010
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
readAranos residents demand removal of village council CEO
15-12-2010
A GROUP of people at Aranos yesterday took to the streets to demand the immediate suspension of the local village council CEO, Niklaas Patrick Goraseb, to pave the way for an investigation into
readAfrican leaders call for liberation of Western Sahara
15-12-2010
ALGIERS – The conference marking the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Organisation resolution on decolonisation stressed the importance of rendering support towards the total liberation of the
readA house in eight days
15-12-2010
A NEW building product has been introduced to make homes cheaper and quicker to build.A four-way interlocking brick that is self-aligning and self-levelling replaces ordinary bricks at half the cost,
read‘Tis the season for shoplifting
15-12-2010
THE festive season is not only a chance to rest, but for many a shoplifter it’s an opportunity to extend long fingers and place added pressure on retailers to control theft.According to IJG Retail
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