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57 Articles found on Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Two jailed after kidnapping trial
13-07-2010
TWO of the men convicted of the assault and donkey cart kidnapping of a woman in the Rooibank area near Walvis Bay about five years ago were sent to prison for a year and nine months last week.For
readTriple murder suspect battles own statement
13-07-2010
THE Kleine Kuppe triple murder trial has moved on to a side hearing to determine the admissibility of statements that one of the two suspects accused of the murder of three people in Windhoek in early
readSwapo children refuse to apologise
13-07-2010
A GROUP of ‘children of the liberation struggle’ from Berg Aukas who have been camping at a soccer field in Wanaheda have vowed not to apologise to Government for their actions as a split has emerged
readPohamba heaps praise on South Africa
13-07-2010
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba congratulated 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa for staging a successful tournament.Pohamba described the first ever football World Cup hosted in Africa as “resoundingly
readBriedenhann dominates swimming championships
13-07-2010
CHRISTINE Briedenhann of Namib Swimming Academy and Quinton Delie of Dolphins were the top performers at the Namibia Short Course National Championships, which ended on Sunday at the Windhoek High
readTour de France shaping up as 3-way scrap
13-07-2010
MORZINE, France – The Tour de France is shaping up as a three-way scrap between race leader Cadel Evans of Australia, defending champion Alberto Contador of Spain and Frank Schleck of Luxembourg.Evans
readUnited defeat Western Suburbs
13-07-2010
UNITED beat Western Suburbs 44-20 to keep their hopes of finishing in the top four on the log alive at Suburbs Park on Saturday.Suburbs were the first ones to score when left wing Sergio de la Harpe
readBlatter blames players for poor final
13-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Players from the Netherlands and Spain should have behaved better during the World Cup final, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said yesterday.“It was not exactly what we have, or what I
readMueller wins golden boot
13-07-2010
Germany’s Thomas Mueller earned the Golden Boot Award, given to the leading goal scorer at the World Cup.The German was also named Best Young Player of the tournament. Mueller netted five goals in
readDutch press sad but proud after loss
13-07-2010
THE Dutch press expressed disappointment and sadness yesterday after the Netherlands’ 1-0 World Cup loss against Spain, but paid tribute to the national team that one paper said fought “like
readForlan named player of the tournament
13-07-2010
URUGUAY’S Diego Forlan won the best player of the tournament award on Sunday after lighting up the World Cup with some sublime goals that helped his team become South America’s only semi-finalist.The
readSpain’s touch beats Dutch brute
13-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG - Spain stuck to its delicate touch and it eventually paid off as it overcame the brute force of the Netherlands in a 1-0 victory on Sunday that secured the European champions their first
readSMSes for Tuesday 13 July 2010
13-07-2010
SMSes Of The Day CONGRATULATIONS to our neighbour South Africa on the brilliant success of the Soccer World Cup tournament. Thank you, you did Africa proud! VIVA! Mzanzi has done it. Even
readRDPYL Erongo’s leaders elected
13-07-2010
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress Youth League (RDPYL) on Saturday elected its leaders for the Erongo Region.Ndjavera Kambangero, a teacher of Walvis Bay, was elected as the region’s Secretary. His
readAanama ya popi kombinga yegandyo lyevi
13-07-2010
AALELI yaaNama muumbugantu woshilongo oya ti oyu uvite aantu mboka ya kanitha evi lyooyinakulu pethimbo lyoshilongo sho sha, li muupiyapika natango oye li konima yesiga ngele tashiya koku pewa
readEkanka poNamdeb lya kalekwa
13-07-2010
EKANKA lyaaniilonga ndyoka lya li lina oku tameka omaandaha poNamdeb nopoomina ngaashi, Daberas no Pocket Beach olya kalekwa.Aaniilonga mboka ye li iilyo yehangano lyoomina moNamibia MUN , oya li ya
readOndjambameya ya dhipagwa moAngola
13-07-2010
ONDJAMBAMEYA onzinzi oya dhipagwa kaakalimo yomomukunda Matondoti gu li komunkulo gwomulonga gwa Kavango kombinga ya Angola.Ota ku hokololwa kutya omvuumvuu ndjika oya dhipagwa aniwa sho aanambelewa
readUukumwe wa BIG ina wi itaala etompelo lya NUNW
13-07-2010
IILYO yuukumwe wegandjo lyiiyemo yopetameko nenge[Basic Income Grant] BIG oya ti yo ina yi tompelwa komatompelo ga gandjwa kondundahangano yaaniilonga moNamibia NUNW.Ondundanda hangano yaaniilonga
readAfrica okwi ikwatelela unene kiilongomwa
13-07-2010
EHANGANO Lyomapeekaapeko lyomahupilo lyAfrica olya ti enenevi olya pumbwa oku shonopeka eikwatelelo lyalyo mokulanditha iilongomwa oyindji yomuyo ha yi landithwa inayi hongwa nando osha nenge ha yi
readOmulandu gwopashigwana komakakata
13-07-2010
OKABINETE oka zimine omulandu gwopashigwana kombinga yelongitho lyiilongwa yoshimeno shomakakata. Elalakano lyomulandu nguka olyo oku kalekapo noshowo okuwilika elongotho lyoshimeno shika.Oshikwawo
readEkopi lyo The Namibian kOmaheke 2011
13-07-2010
OMUNASHIPUNDI shokommittee yokOmaheke ndjoka ya li ta yi unganeke ethigathano kombinga yoshitopolwa moka tamu dhanenwa ekopi lyo The Namibian 2011 okwa nyanyukilwa etokolo lyolutu oluwiliki lwetanga
readJapan ta kongo ouranium moNamibia
13-07-2010
EHANGANO lya Japan lyedhina Itochu ndyoka li na iipambuliko yooperesenda 15 mehala lyogasa lya Kudu, olya landa ishewe iipambuliko yooperesenda 10 oshinkwanu ndatu mehangano lya Extract Resources,
readChallenges Of Communal Farming In Omaheke
13-07-2010
IN 1991 the Government of Namibia convened a Consultative Land Conference which affected people differently as they came with differing expectations. Among the many statements and position papers
read‘Land Grabs’ In Namibia: Blessing Or Curse?
13-07-2010
NAMIBIA has not been spared in the proliferating acquisition of agricultural land in developing countries by multi-national agricultural corporations, popularly referred to as ‘land grabbing’.
readOmbili Foundation needs support
13-07-2010
THE Ombili Foundation near Oshivelo, which cares for 480 San people of all ages, needs support to sustain its work, says Ombili Foundation Manager Alfred Schultz.According to Schultz, the San people
readMunyama’s co-accused awaits fate
13-07-2010
ENGELBRECHT Theodor, Gerry Munyama’s co-accused in his fraud, forgery and uttering trial, will have to wait three more days to hear whether he is a free man.Yesterday his lawyer, Gerson Hinda, applied
readIT makeover for health sector
13-07-2010
THE Ministry of Health and Social Services has started the rollout of a new IT network in six regions.So far, centres in six regions in Namibia have received equipment as part of the Ministry’s Human
readEnglish to overtake Beijing
13-07-2010
BEIJING – Authorities in Beijing plan to make most residents - from hairdressers to police officers - learn English under a drive to convert the Chinese capital into a “world city”, state media said
readBritons jailed for bomb plot
13-07-2010
LONDON – The three final conspirators in a plot to bomb trans-Atlantic airliners and kill thousands of people were sentenced to at least 20 years each in prison yesterday, bringing a long-running
readSA orders ‘harsh’ action on anti-immigrant threats
13-07-2010
CAPE TOWN - South Africa’s government yesterday ordered the police and army to take tough action to stamp out anti-foreigner threats after immigrants fled violence as the World Cup came to a
readMan set on fire after losing drinking bet
13-07-2010
LAS CRUCES – A 47-year-old man’s friends set his prosthetic leg on fire after he lost a drinking bet, causing him to suffer severe burns to his buttocks and lower back.Dona Ana County sheriff’s
readFacebook installs ‘panic button’ for children
13-07-2010
LONDON – Facebook has joined forces with a child protection agency to create a “panic button” application on its site, it was announced Monday, as the social networking giant finally gave in to calls
readUganda bombs kill 74, Islamists claim attack
13-07-2010
KAMPALA - Somali Islamists said yesterday they had carried out two bomb attacks in Uganda that killed 74 soccer fans watching the World Cup final on television, Al Jazeera television reported.The
readGovt wants public works to create jobs
13-07-2010
THE latest discussions in Cabinet on countering Namibia’s 51 per cent unemployment figure focused on public works as a way of creating massive employment for the unskilled majority.“Programmes such as
readReho CEO charges dropped
13-07-2010
THE woes of suspended Rehoboth chief executive officer (CEO) Theo Jankowski might be over soon.It was recently decided at a meeting of the Rehoboth Town Council that the misconduct and mismanagement
readMandela appears at World Cup final
13-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela crowned South Africa’s World Cup Sunday night with an appearance on the field at the closing ceremony, as 700 million viewers tuned in to watch Spain’s 1-0 victory over
readUnions, miner in BEE deal
13-07-2010
WEATHERLY International yesterday confirmed deals of more than N$100 million to jumpstart its Otjihase and Matchless copper mines, as well as its lead and zinc mine at Berg Aukas.The base metals miner
readSealed with a kiss
13-07-2010
What a difference a World Cup makes.At the beginning of the tournament – after Spain’s shock defeat by Switzerland – Spanish captain Iker Casillas was berated by his girlfriend reporter Sara
readBring on the All Stars!
13-07-2010
With World Cup withdrawel symptoms starting to set in and the exciting announcement of an All Stars Big Brother Africa line-up, reality TV fans and viewers across the continent are eagerly
readPohamba impressed with production at Shitemo
13-07-2010
SHITEMO – President Hifikepunye Pohamba says he is impressed with production output at the Shitemo Irrigation project in the Kavango region’s Ndiyona Constituency. The president paid a working visit
readSA farmers get land offers in Africa
13-07-2010
PRETORIA – South African farmers are pooling investment funds after receiving fresh land offers from across the continent to grow crops, a major farmers’ group senior official said on Friday.Agri SA
readWorld Cup ‘a basis to make progress’
13-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The 2010 Fifa World Cup has formed a basis on which real opportunities can be built and the potential it has provided must be expanded, the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci)
readUK slump deeper than thought
13-07-2010
LONDON – Britain’s record recession was even deeper than previously thought, and the economy could still have contracted in the first quarter of this year were it not for hefty government spending,
readChinese officials must report personal assets
13-07-2010
BEIJING – China issued new rules requiring officials in government and state companies to report everything from personal assets to the business activities of spouses and children, in a renewed
readSpam: SA 1, Germany 0
13-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Technology experts say that online activity relating to the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa eclipsed that of Germany in 2006. Increases were seen in cellphone usage, social
readMassmart/Megabuild deal waits for NCC approval
13-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Massmart Holdings has bought control of a Namibia-based DIY chain, Pupkewitz Megabuild, in an effort to bolster its sub-Saharan expansion strategy. The transaction is pending approval
readEuropean banks mull private bailout fund
13-07-2010
LONDON – Several European banks are considering the establishment of a 20-billion-euro private sector recovery fund that could bail out financial institutions, the head of UniCredit bank told a paper
readBP spill costs exceeds US$3 bn
13-07-2010
LONDON – BP PLC said yesterday that the cost of dealing with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has risen to US$3,5 billion.The oil company said this includes nearly US$165 million paid to settle
readGazprom tops global profit list
13-07-2010
NEW YORK – Russian gas giant Gazprom was the world’s most profitable company in 2009 despite ranking 50th in revenue, Fortune magazine said with the publication of the Fortune Global 500.US-based
readAsia must brace for possible economic shocks
13-07-2010
DAEJEON, South Korea – Asian financial policymakers must brace for possible further shocks given risks to the global economy such as the eurozone turmoil, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief
readBank account remains luxury item
13-07-2010
KEEPING a bank account to handle personal transactions costs a Namibian earning N$1 750 per month between N$15 and N$105 every month.That translates into between 0,9 per cent and six per cent of the
readDeputy Education Minister threatens to bring back spanking
13-07-2010
THE Education Deputy Minister, Dr David Namwandi, has threatened to bring back corporal punishment in schools if pupils continue with bad behaviour in classrooms.“If you push us too hard, we’ll bring
readNotable Quotes
13-07-2010
Here is your dog I have killed him. – Retired Caprivi region school principal Moses Mapani remarked after he had pulled the body of herdsman Kalaluka Ikabongo from his bakkie. Mapani suspected that
readCivil servants to pay for renovations
13-07-2010
TENANTS of Government houses will be held responsible for damage to the houses or apartments to ease the maintenance cost on taxpayers. Works and Transport Minister Erkki Nghimtina revealed this while
readCabinet approves Water Resources Management Bill
13-07-2010
CABINET has in principle approved the Water Resources Management Bill of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, and directed the Cabinet Committee on Legislation to scrutinise and finalise
readBullet returns with high hopes
13-07-2010
THE Bullet Cultural Group held its first press conference on Friday since returning from the World Cup in South Africa. The group, which predominantly performs Oviritje music and wears traditional
readBaynes power project studies in full swing
13-07-2010
THE final phases of the Techno-Economic and Environmental-Social Assessment studies for the bi-national Baynes hydropower project between Namibia and Angola are in “full swing” and should be completed
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