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51 Articles found on Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Chinese men arrested after Swakop violent turf fight
28-07-2010
EIGHT Chinese nationals were arrested at Swakopmund on Sunday after a violent fight, which ended in two men being hospitalised for serious stab wounds. An unlicensed firearm was confiscated. Police
readCommunity bays for blood of murder suspect
28-07-2010
AN infuriated mob descended on the Katutura State Hospital yesterday after the man suspected of raping and killing 17-year-old Magdalena Stoffels was taken there for DNA tests. ‘Hang him’, ‘Give him
readRobbed of a quiet and determined young woman
28-07-2010
THE murder of Magdalena Stoffels robbed Namibia of a quiet, but hardworking young woman, whose future looked bright. “She was a bright, bright girl. She was a particularly quiet child and very
readHorror slaying
28-07-2010
A SCHOOLGIRL was found bleeding and fighting for her life in a Khomasdal riverbed yesterday morning. She had been raped and her throat slit. Magdalena Stoffels, a 17-year-old Grade 11 pupil at Dawid
readBrave Warriors in fitness battle
28-07-2010
THE Brave Warriors are in “bad” physical condition, assistant coach Ronnie Kanalelo told The Namibian Sport yesterday. “We did a fitness test yesterday (Monday) and it was bad,” said the former
readNSX sees first listing of 2010
28-07-2010
THE dry spell of listings that the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) has been suffering from since last October finally broke yesterday when Australia’s Minemakers Limited listed on the Development
readUS, SKorean troops drop bombs in drills
28-07-2010
ABOARD THE USS CURTIS WILBUR - United States and South Korean naval ships fired artillery and dropped anti-submarine bombs off South Korea’s east coast yesterday, the third day of high-profile
readLufthansa cargo plane in accident in Saudi Arabia
28-07-2010
RIYADH – A Lufthansa cargo plane caught fire and split in half as it was landing in the Saudi Arabian capital yesterday, and the German pilot and co-pilot were lightly injured, an airport official
readAfrican leaders agree to increase Somalia force
28-07-2010
KAMPALA – African Union leaders wrapping up a three-day summit in Kampala yesterday agreed to send thousands of extra troops to reinforce its military contingent battling al Qaeda-linked insurgents in
readNotable quotes
28-07-2010
I felt greatly diminished. I felt humiliated. My first reaction was disbelief. – Tuliameni Kalomoh, special advisor of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, was suing Veikko Nekundi, Swapo Youth League
readSMSes for Wednesday 28 July 2010
28-07-2010
SMS Of The Day n ACCENT and pronunciation are two different concepts. We have different accents due to our mother tongues. However, anyone who is taught a new language must be taught the correct
readCoD wants Martin Shalli charged
28-07-2010
LIEUTENANT General Martin Shalli, who was suspended a year ago by President Hifikepunye Pohamba should now be charged “in the interest of justice” an opposition party demanded on Monday.“A year has
readBusinessman reveals plans for N$6,5m development at Asab
28-07-2010
LIFE will soon return to the tiny village of Asab in the South after Southern Namib Retailers CC has revealed plans to invest N$6,5 million in retail and accommodation development.The development
readApartheid rural schools cloud SA’s future
28-07-2010
KNOPPIESFONTEIN, South Africa - A tap with running water came when apartheid ended, electricity came 14 years later but the text books for each pupil have yet to arrive at Knoppiesfontein Primary Farm
readAngolan refugees want to go home
28-07-2010
MANY Angolan refugees based at the Osire Refugee Camp in the Otjozondjupa Region have said they want to be repatriated to their home country. Namibia’s Commissioner for Refugees, Nkrumah Mushelenga
read18 more arrested for Okalongo theft
28-07-2010
THE Police in Omusati region have arrested eighteen more people in connection with the stealing of building materials meant for the construction of the Okalongo Health Centre at Onandjaba.It brought
readCongo Fever patient’s wife hospitalised
28-07-2010
NEWS about Louisa Hoffman possibly also being infected by the deadly Congo Fever poured cold water over Andries Hoffman’s improving condition. Louisa is also lying in isolation in a Bloemfontein
readElephants finally trek from Nkurenkuru
28-07-2010
THE 13 elephants that raided and caused havoc in the town of Nkurenkuru earlier this month, have finally deserted the town after roaming for about a week. The elephants moved back to neighbouring
readSwapo comrades settle out of court
28-07-2010
SWAPO Youth League (SPYL) member Veikko Nekundi, Namibia Today editor Asser Ntinda and reporter Levi Upula have to fork out at least N$116 000 after false accusations against Tuliameni Kalomoh,
readRussian modernisation hinges on education reform
28-07-2010
MOSCOW - Russia, the nation that put the first man in space, has been so focused on high-earning oil and gas since communism collapsed that it may find it has no one left to drag the wider economy
readLearners at Kapako denied education for six years
28-07-2010
CHILDREN at the Kapako village situated east of Rundu in the Kavango Region’s Mukwe Constituency have not received education since the only school there, the Kapako Primary School, was closed in early
readHalf of Kavango Mills’ employees given packages
28-07-2010
THE Namibia Food and Allied Workers’ Union (Nafau) and Kavango Mills at Rundu have concluded negotiations on the retrenchment of half of the employees at the milling company.All 50 employees of
readFrills, Stinks and Romance!
28-07-2010
IT’S been almost two weeks and still talk or action of possible alliances in the BBA house have been kept to a minimal. So far. What has been going down in the house, however, includes a dreadlocked
readImpact of Gulf spill ‘quite small’
28-07-2010
NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana’s fragile marshes should recover from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in a matter of months and the environmental impact will be “quite small,” a leading expert said.The upbeat
readStarved girl’s death ‘could have been prevented’
28-07-2010
LONDON – A catalogue of “missed opportunities” led to the death of a seven-year-old girl who was starved by her mother, a serious case review found yesterday.Khyra Ishaq died at her Birmingham home in
readBear takes ride on the wild side
28-07-2010
DENVER – A black bear attracted by the smell of a peanut butter sandwich managed to open the door of a car, climb in and got stuck, knocking the gear stick into neutral and sending the car rolling
readPet tiger escapes during vet trip in SA
28-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – A 17-month-old tiger escaped from the back of a pick-up truck while it was being driven to a veterinary clinic in South Africa, triggering a helicopter search by police and wildlife
readGerman stampede toll rises
28-07-2010
BERLIN – Fresh accusations emerged yesterday that the under-fire mayor of Duisburg in Germany had ignored warnings that the Love Parade was a disaster waiting to happen, as the death toll rose to
readNam adopts UN consumer protection guidelines
28-07-2010
NAMIBIA is amongst only three African governments that have adopted the United Nations’ guidelines for consumer protection. The other two countries are Mauritius and South Africa.According to the All
readThe Honey Pot to the Honey Cart?
28-07-2010
Chasing the dots ... It’s all about honey! The honey pot, that source of soft tenders, access to cash flows and nice jobs that attracts the BEEs and those of intellectual malleability to dip their
readBP’s billions of losses, asset sales
28-07-2010
LONDON – BP’s vilified chief executive Tony Hayward resigned yesterday as the British oil giant revealed the Gulf of Mexico disaster will cost over US$32 billion after causing a record quarterly
readAfrica must entice mining companies
28-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Independent consultant Ted Blom has called on African governments to create a favourable business environment to increase the appetite of mining companies to enter the
readSADC countries harmonising statistics
28-07-2010
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) is moving in the right direction in terms of harmonising regional statistics, the President of the National Institute of Statistics of Mozambique has
readAfDB to double infrastructure funding
28-07-2010
KAMPALA – The African Development Bank (AfDB) is expected to nearly double its infrastructure funding on the continent in five years’ time to US$10 billion to accelerate economic growth, a senior
readReplace West with China, says AU
28-07-2010
KAMPALA – The African Union (AU) has said the continent must turn ever more to China for its development because conditions and checks often stalled the flow of funds from Western nations and the
readEndiki lyomapekaapeko melunduluko lyombepo
28-07-2010
O PENA omalongekidho okutotapo endiki lyomapekaapeko muumbugantu wAfrica opo li ninge omapekaapeko kombinga yelunduluko lyombepo moshitopolwa. Endika ta li kala noku ithanwa, Regional Science
readPwa kwatwa natango 18 meyako lyiitungitho mOkalongo
28-07-2010
K OMANDA gwOpolisi mOkalongo mOshitopolwa sha Musati Warranda Offisa Annanias Nahango, kepulo, okwa lombwela The Namibian oshiwike shika kutya ya kwata po ishewe aakwashigwana ye li
readEpangelo lya zimine epuko megeelo lyompango Yuufuthi wiimuna
28-07-2010
E PANGELO pamwe nahahende ndjai oya zimine kutya egeelo edhigu ndyoka ompango yuufuthi wiimuna ya gandja oli li pondje yekotampango.Ezimino ndika kutya ompango ndjika ota yi ipumumumwe nekotampango
readOmbelewa yomiyalu ta yi kiithikamena
28-07-2010
O MBELEWA yomiyalu moshilongo oya tegelelwa yi kiithikamene ongo ehangano lyepangelo mbala.Pethimbo ndika ombelewa ndjika oha yi longo ongo oshikondo shi li kohi yoKommissi yomathaneko
readOmaulikilo gIipindi mEenhana oge li metifa
28-07-2010
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila mEenhana mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena otayi ti kutya Omaulikilo gIipindi gokomumvo ga Eenhana oga tamekele Omaandaha ngaka ga zi ko geti 26 Juli 2010 notaga kala ko sigo ometi
readArrows ready to for ‘Once in a lifetime’ match
28-07-2010
ELEVEN Arrows coach Johannes ‘Congo’ Hindjou says his charges are fired up and ready to take on the mighty ‘Amakhosi’ in their ‘once in a lifetime’ international friendly this weekend.Speaking to The
readBasketball Federation completes regional setup
28-07-2010
THE Namibian Basketball Federation has successfully established it’s 13th regional association. “After almost a year of basketball restructuring, the interim committee is proud to state that the
readNamibia 5th at Fistball U18 World Cup
28-07-2010
THE Namibian Under 18 Fistball Team finished fifth at the fourth U18 Fistball World Cup in Lloret de Mar, Spain over the weekend.In their first match they faced Brazil and lost the match in two
readJunior table tennis on the rebound
28-07-2010
THE Namibian National Youth Table Tennis championships were held last Saturday, at the JLT Beukes Primary School, in Rehoboth. The tournament, organised by the Namibian Table Tennis Association
readAgent denies Balotelli-City deal
28-07-2010
ROME- Star teenage Italian forward Mario Balotelli’s agent on Monday denied that his client has signed a deal with Manchester City.Earlier reports in the Italian press claimed the 19-year-old Inter
readRangers target Bafana pair
28-07-2010
GLASGOW - Rangers manager Walter Smith revealed yesterday his interest in signing two of South Africa’s World Cup stars Bongani Khumalo and Katlego Mphela.Talks have already taken place between Ibrox
readBrazil’s Mano ring changes for USA friendly
28-07-2010
NEW Brazil coach Mano Menezes made wholesale changes with only four survivors from the World Cup when he named his squad on Monday for next month’s friendly against the United States.Dani Alves,
readSelected Transfer Rumours
28-07-2010
BARCELONA are close to reaching an agreement for a deal to sign Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas, according to El Mundo Deportivo. Real Madrid’s Netherlands international Royston Drenthe is not on his
readKallie’s Tennis School attracts record turnout
28-07-2010
FIFTY-eight players took part in a thrilling Kallie’s Tennis School tournament over the weekend at the Sport Klub Windhoek sports grounds. Top ranked American based tennis ace Jean Erasmus lost his
readMixed fortunes for Brave Gladiators in Germany
28-07-2010
THE Brave Gladiators lost 4-3 to Borussia Bocholt in a friendly match they played as part of their tour to Germany on Sunday. The three goals for the Gladiators were scored by Merrelle Polster, Emma
readBREAKING NEWS: Munyama co-accused goes free
28-07-2010
AS of this morning, former NBC boss Gerry Munyama (54), finds himself alone in the dock in the High Court in Windhoek.His co-accused, Engelbrecht Theodor (44), was discharged from the case today.
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