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52 Articles found on Thursday, 2 December 2010
WikiLeaks spark alarm in diplomatic circles
02-12-2010
JERUSALEM – Is diplomacy in danger? The torrent of condemnation heaped on WikiLeaks from around the globe did suggest a widespread sense - among government officials, but also among the sometimes
readWet conditions move north
02-12-2010
CHANCES of rain in the central area will decrease as from today, while the tropical weather moves towards the north-east.According to Victor Kaurimuje, a meteorologist at the Meteorological Office in
readTaxpayers’ millions to keep nation informed
02-12-2010
THE NBC’s coverage of the just ended regional and local authority council election has emptied more than N$2 million from taxpayers’ pockets.That is on top of the N$6 million Finance Minister Saara
readSwapo storm brewing at Katima council
02-12-2010
A BREWING storm amongst the newly elected Swapo members on the Katima Mulilo Town Council is threatening to cause a divide amongst the ruling party councillors.In a letter addressed to the Swapo
readHarry Simon and opponent arrive today
02-12-2010
HARRY ‘Onkugo’ Simon and his opponent Rashid ‘Snakeboy’ Matumla are expected to land in Windhoek today. According to Simon’s manager, Anita Tjombe, the former two time world champion, who is currently
readFour Namibians on ICC Intercontinental team
02-12-2010
FOUR Namibian cricketers made the ‘team of the tournament’ for the group stage of the ICC Intercontinental Shield 2009-10, the final of which takes place between UAE and Namibia at the ICC Global
readChess masters at Beukes Memorial
02-12-2010
THE Kehat Beukes Memorial chess tournament will be held at the Thüringer Hof Hotel in Windhoek on December 4 and 5. The tournament, held in earnest since 2006 stretches back to 1994 and is staged to
readTable tennis champions defend titles
02-12-2010
THE reigning champions were in top form as they successfully defended their singles and doubles titles at the recently held annual Windhoek Senior Table Tennis Championships.The Namibian Table Tennis
readMourinho banned for deliberate red cards
02-12-2010
NYON, Switzerland – Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been banned for one Champions League match for instructing players to get deliberate red cards so they could serve suspensions in a meaningless
readHammer blow for United as holders go out
02-12-2010
LONDON – Holders Manchester United were knocked out of the English League Cup after the Premier League leaders suffered a shock 4-0 loss away to bottom of the table West Ham at a snowy Upton Park on
readBoxing Federation accepts NNOC defeat
02-12-2010
THE Boxing Federation’s president Kelly Nghixulifa said his organisation would continue to “cooperate” with the Namibian National Olympic Committee (NNOC) despite his failed attempt to oust the latter
readSMSes for Thursday 2 December 2010
02-12-2010
SMS Of The Day WE the Namibian students are very grateful for the new classrooms and renovations at the different schools. However we are very concerned about who will get the tenders to
readProposed hotel a ‘bulky issue’
02-12-2010
IF the latest design of the proposed Kempinski Strand Hotel at Swakopmund’s Mole is given the green light, it will be “a big mistake” as the sheer bulk of it will destroy the area’s historic sense of
readPolice operations ahead of holidays
02-12-2010
POLICE will high way patrol vehicles, multiply the number of speed measuring cameras and conduct more alcohol tests at roadblocks as part of their campaign to enforce traffic laws, NamPol Inspector
readOtavi murder appeal fails
02-12-2010
THE young man found guilty of the murder of an Otavi nursery owner at her home in April 2003 will have to continue serving his 21-year prison sentence after an attempt to appeal against his conviction
readEhololomadhiladhilo lyaaniilonga yepangelo
02-12-2010
AANIILONGA yomepangelo mboka ya li komeho okulongekidha omunyanyo oku ulika euvo nayi lyawo kombinga yekano lyiimaliwa okuza moshiketha shoopenzela sha GIPF oya longekidha oshigongi metine kombinga
readNamibia okwa hala okutunga osasiona yolute
02-12-2010
NAMIBIA okwa hala okulongitha ouraana ye ndjoka oyindji okutunga osasiona yokudhiga olusheno mokulongitha oshikwalute shika.Shika evi lyomapenda oli itaala otashi ka kwathela mokuhwameka ekoko
readAalongi yomahangu ya tsakanene
02-12-2010
AANAFAALAMA yomahangu naa tsi yomahangu oya tsakanene mOshakati etiyali okukundathana iipambele yokulonga iilya noshowo okutsa uusila nomashina.Oshigongi shika osha li sha egululwa pambelewa,
readAanamapya giikwatelela komuloka ta ya kwathelwa
02-12-2010
HOLOMENDE ota tsikile okukwatha aalongimapya moprograma ye yokulonga omapya ngoka giikwatelela komuloka mokumena noshowo mekoko lyiikunwa.Oprograma ndjika oya tseyika moshingilisa ongo Dry land Crop
readOomiliona 85 otadhi ka longithwa adhihe
02-12-2010
PETAMEKO lyomumvo 2011 itapa ka kala omunona ta longelwa moklassa yotenda nenge metsali. Ndika olyo euvaneko lyominista Yelongo, Abraham Iyambo sho a tula miilonga etameko lyomatungo goongulu
readOmupondi a pewa oomvula 25 mokakuma
02-12-2010
OMUPONDI gwaantu pokalando ka Koes muumbugantu woshilongo, Berendt Both ngoka a dhipaga noshowo a kambadhala oku kwatonkonga konyala omimvo ne dha piti okwa pewa oomvula 25 mondholongo molwomapogolo
readAatalelipo ya adha omudhimba pondjila
02-12-2010
AATALELIPO ya li taya ende pokati kOmbaye no Shiwakopo mondjila yi li konima yomandeine oya adha omudhimba gwomuntu tagu pi pooha dhondjila omaandaha.Pahapu dhomukonakoni taleli, John Mwatongwe gwo
readUufuthi wiimuna wa tsikila pOkahandja
02-12-2010
OMUNAFAALAMA popepi noshilando sha Kahandja ota dhiladhila oku tembudhapo oongombe dhe pofaalama ndjoka omolwa eindjipalo lyuufuthi wiimuna, mboka we mu kanithile oonzinzi 17 okuza muKotoba
readNamfisa to decide on O&L veterans’ pension dispute
02-12-2010
PROGRESS has been made in the never ending dispute between a group of former Namibia Breweries Limited employees and the breweries mother company Ohlthaver and List (O&L), after a 21-year-old
readPollution closes Tehran again
02-12-2010
TEHRAN – For the second time in a month, heavy air pollution in Iran’s smog-filled capital has forced authorities to close government offices and schools and declare a two-day public holiday because
readMubarak set for another huge win
02-12-2010
CAIRO – The Egyptian opposition weighed up its limited options yesterday after the ruling party crushed its main rival the Muslim Brotherhood in a bitterly-disputed parliamentary election.The National
readUS high school hostage taker dies of wounds
02-12-2010
CHICAGO – A high school student who shot himself after taking his teacher and classmates hostage died on Tuesday of his wounds at a Wisconsin hospital, authorities said.Samuel Hengel, 15, held 24
readRain destroys ancient garden wall in Pompei
02-12-2010
ROME – A stretch of garden wall ringing an ancient house in Pompeii gave way on Tuesday after days of torrential rain, the latest structure to collapse at the popular archaeological site.Pompeii
read‘Don’t hunt down my son’
02-12-2010
CANBERRA – The mother of Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said yesterday she was distressed by an international police alert for her son’s arrest and did not want him “hunted down and
readEight die in bitter Europe
02-12-2010
GENEVA – Heavy snow and subzero temperatures swept across Europe, killing at least eight homeless people in Poland, closing major airports in Britain and Switzerland and causing delays to rail and
readPolice and Okahandja farmers join forces
02-12-2010
Farmers and the Police must unite to stop the pest of stock theft in Namibia, which is crippling farmers and the economy, Police Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga (photo left) said yesterday.The
readNujoma Jr calls for law on BEE
02-12-2010
LAWS to facilitate and enforce the economic empowerment of Namibians should be a first priority of Namibia’s new Law Reform and Development Commission, the former chairperson of the commission,
readAnother young woman killed
02-12-2010
A young woman, Johanna Lazarus (20) from Uuthilindindi village east of Oshakati, was allegedly killed with a hoe by her boyfriend in the early hours on Sunday.Police in the Oshana Region have arrested
readNamibia’s successful community-based wildlife conservation
02-12-2010
Before independence in 1990, wildlife populations in Namibia’s communal areas were plummeting as a result of extensive poaching during prolonged military occupation.By applying lessons from
readJackson’s Dad back to court over son’s death
02-12-2010
LOS ANGELES – An attorney for the father of Michael Jackson on Tuesday filed a new wrongful death lawsuit against the doctor accused of involuntary manslaughter in the pop singer’s death.The lawsuit
readTV flirtations for Ne-Yo and Tiger Woods
02-12-2010
R&B singer Ne-Yo will guest-star in an upcoming episode of ‘CSI: NY’, TVGuide.com has confirmed.Ne-Yo (real name Shaffer Chimere Smith) will play a professional hit man with elegant, yet violent,
read‘Celebrity Shakedown’ Cracks the LOL Radar!
02-12-2010
My, oh my! Oh my!! The Free Your Mind ‘Celebrity Shakedown’ stand-up comedy show at the National Theatre of Namibia in Windhoek on Tuesday was one humongous package of laughter. The comedians poked
readScuffle among election officials at Keetmans
02-12-2010
A POLLING officer in the Karas Region faces a charge of common assault after he allegedly grabbed and shoved a senior colleague against a Government vehicle. Sam Kambazembi, assistant regional
readLamy calls for ‘urgency’ in Doha negotiations
02-12-2010
GENEVA – The head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has urged member states to ramp up negotiations for a global trade liberalisation deal, warning that the “clock is not our friend”.Pointing to
readAdvanced economy inflation firms to 1,9%
02-12-2010
PARIS – Inflation in advanced economies rose to 1,9 per cent in October from 1,7 per cent in September, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said, noting strong rises
readTighter food supplies, high prices to persist
02-12-2010
MILAN – World food prices are set to remain high in 2011-12 with supplies tightening and demand running strong, the United Nations’ food agency economist yesterday after a new jump in prices.“The
readSARB’s independence not undermined, says Marcus
02-12-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The independence of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is not undermined by new economic growth proposals unveiled by the government last week, Governor Gill Marcus has said.In a
readAfrica, EU reach out for economic tie-up
02-12-2010
TRIPOLI – Differences on the controversial economic partnership agreements (EPAs) between Africa and the European Union (EU) continued to stubbornly persist at the Third Africa-EU Summit which
readThink-tank praises Nam conservation strategy
02-12-2010
BRITAIN’S leading think-tank on international development, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), has highlighted the “outstanding progress” made by Namibia in the area of sustainable
readAfrica faces power crisis despite reforms
02-12-2010
CAPE TOWN – Sub-Saharan Africa is drawing in more private power investors, alongside state-owned utilities, but the region still produces as much electricity as one European country, an expert has
readBannerman wants partner for Etango
02-12-2010
PERTH – Uranium hopeful Bannerman Resources has started the search for a project partner to assist in the development of its Etango uranium project in Namibia.The ASX- and TSX-listed company said
readHave that tough conversation
02-12-2010
It’s often difficult to have conversations about sensitive subjects.Whether you need to tell someone you disagree with her approach or are upset by her behaviour, it’s all too, easy to put it off in
readKukuri chairs Namfisa for another term
02-12-2010
CABINET has retained Rick Kukuri as the chairman of the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) for the next three years.Kukuri will be joined by new board members Heinrich
readFast-track Kudu development, asks ECB
02-12-2010
CAPE TOWN – Namibia’s electricity regulator said it wants Gazprom OAO and Tullow Oil Plc to fast-track plans to build a new 800-megawatt power plant that will run off gas from the offshore Kudu
readDemand for houses and flats builds up in capital
02-12-2010
AN increase for flats and houses in Windhoek in November pushed up the number of completed building plans in the city by more than 136 per cent compared to last year, the latest municipal statistics
readBurchell’s smuggling takes new turn
02-12-2010
THE ILLEGAL smuggling of hunting trophies from Namibia into South Africa forms part of a major lawsuit filed this week in the United States against Barry Burchell and Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures
readNotable Quotes
02-12-2010
I am being forced to evacuate my farm – Okahandja Famer Volker Thieme said on Tuesday after the killing of eight of his pregnant cows by cattle rustlers. That is true, but we must give to God
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