Archive
54 Articles found on Thursday, 29 July 2010
Two more endangered leopards killed
29-07-2010
THE illegal hunting of wild animals taints Namibia’s international image. This was the unambiguous message from the conservation community following the alleged illegal killing of at least two
readVerdict reserved on knife murder
29-07-2010
AN Otjimbingwe resident accused of murdering his pregnant lover in a knife attack in December 2006 is set to hear the verdict in this trial in the High Court in Windhoek at the end of September. The
readGirl’s killing condemned
29-07-2010
THE horror slaying of Magdalena Stoffels has unleashed a storm of condemnation from across the country and she is set to become the face of the voiceless victims of violence in Namibia following the
readNamibians react to brutal slaying
29-07-2010
Yesterday, The Namibian received countless responses from the public on the brutal rape and murder of Magdalena Stoffels. Here, we capture the essence of what people are feeling and saying: A Police
readBig boy
29-07-2010
The Ontouka Reptile Park at Kempinski Mokuti Lodge near Namibia’s flagship Etosha National Park was recently revamped and upgraded.Here the park staff, Stretch Combrink, Daniel Tham, Mathias Oabeb and
readHawala to head Epangelo mining outfit
29-07-2010
THE boss of the NamGem diamond-cutting and polishing company at Okahandja, Eliphas Hawala, will become the managing director of Government’s new company Epangelo Mining. Mines and Energy Minister
readSnakes in the house!
29-07-2010
DRAMA, protests, fights, attitude, boxers and briefs – these are just some of the things Biggie’s All Stars are made of. Things in the house are definitely becoming more and more interesting with each
readPakistan’s worst air crash kills 152
29-07-2010
ISLAMABAD – Charred human flesh and families torn apart were all that was left after Pakistan’s Airblue flight ED 202 from Karachi to Islamabad crashed into a wooded hillside in thick cloud and heavy
readBlack Africa unveil new stars Louw and Wermann
29-07-2010
PREMIER league club Black Africa officially presented midfielders Bradley Wermann and Rudi Louw as their new signings for the 2010/11 season at the club’s offices yesterday. The duo have been signed
readNotable quotes
29-07-2010
She was a bright, bright girl. She was a particularly quiet child and very hardworking. She had so much potential for a great future. – Dennis Fredericks, former principal of Dawid Bezuidenhout High
readSMSes for Thursday 29 July 2010
29-07-2010
SMS Of The Day n WE women of this country are tired of men who rape and kill our children and tomorrow they are on the street. Please let the Government do something about this issue. Food for
readYoung Democrats’ Iipumbu suspended
29-07-2010
THE Congress of Democrats (CoD) has suspended its youth wing secretary general on allegations of financial maladministration.CoD secretary general Tsudao Gurirab yesterday sent out a press release
readWild puppies are growing up
29-07-2010
THE fourteen wild dog pups that were rescued from a farm in the Mangetti area by the N/a’an ku se Wildlife Sanctuary are all in good health and doing extremely well. The nine female and five male
readUnion leader’s business decision questioned
29-07-2010
THE Namibia Public Workers’ Union (Napwu) general secretary, Peter Nevonga, has come under fire from fellow union leaders for allegedly overstepping his authority in the running of the union and its
readUDF will support other opposition parties
29-07-2010
THE United Democratic Front (UDF) will support opposition party co-operation in the upcoming local and regional authority elections. An opposition coalition has been mentioned several times but never
readStudent accused of abortion re-appears
29-07-2010
THE case of a student nurse at the Rundu Health Training Centre, who allegedly terminated a five-month pregnancy, has been postponed to August 9. Wamunyima Mumbu, 23, was arrested by the Namibian
readSelf-enrichment not in Swapo tradition: Angula
29-07-2010
Prime Minister Nahas Angula has reignited the debate around self-enrichment in the name of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) as opposed to empowering communities. Angula is strongly opposed to what he
readNo tariff hikes for Keetmanshoop
29-07-2010
THE residents of Keetmanshoop were spared municipal tariff hikes when the town council last week approved a N$38,7 million budget with a shortfall of N$128 054. No municipal service tariff hike
readNBC fraud suspect a free man
29-07-2010
ENGELBRECHT Theodor (44) is a free man. Judge Kato van Niekerk discharged the co-accused of former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) director general (DG) Gerry Munyama (54) yesterday
readMinistry to decide on Oshikuku land dispute
29-07-2010
THE Ministry of Regional and Local Government is compiling a report on the findings of a recent investigation into a land dispute between the Oshikuku Village Council and the local Roman Catholic
readPeople want land as a home, not so much for farming
29-07-2010
MANY resettlement beneficiaries regard access to State land as a possibility to have a ‘permanent and secure home’ rather than engaging in farming to earn an income, a new report on land reform in
readKleine Kuppe murder suspects go free
29-07-2010
THE two men accused of murdering three people during an armed robbery in Windhoek’s Kleine Kuppe area in early 2004 are both free again. Paulus Aaron Willibard and Joseph Hangome were pronounced not
readKeetmans Town Council calls off business trip
29-07-2010
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council has abruptly called off a trip to South Africa to have talks with its business partner, Southern Electricity Company (SELCo). The mayor of Keetmanshoop, Arnold Losper,
readCongo fever patient’s wife cleared
29-07-2010
LOUISA Hoffman, wife of Andries Hoffman, does not have Congo fever. She heard the news in a hospital in Bloemfontein yesterday afternoon. Mrs Hoffman was admitted on Tuesday after developing a fever
readPohamba wants African Union to prioritise child and maternal health
29-07-2010
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba called on the African Union (AU) to establish a taskforce on maternal and child health so that the relevant Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) can be achieved by
read‘Stolen Generation’ singer debuts landmark Aboriginal opera
29-07-2010
MELBOURNE – Australian soprano Deborah Cheetham chokes with emotion as the crowd rises for a thunderous ovation at a preview of ‘Pecan Summer’, the first opera for an all-Aboriginal cast.It is the
readNEWS spreads the news again
29-07-2010
ROAN NEWS, the biannual magazine of the Namibian Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS), has just been published as a special edition dealing with the sustainable use of wildlife.Articles in this
readNew team at IRDNC
29-07-2010
A NEW team has been appointed to lead the Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC), one of Namibia’s largest and oldest NGOs and a pioneer of the community-based natural resource
readBanks win time but not respite from Basel
29-07-2010
LONDON – Banks will get more time and leeway to introduce new global capital rules but calls to lend more freely may be harder to resist as a result and the new regime will still be far tougher than
readIMF drops ‘substantially’ undervalued yuan tag
29-07-2010
BEIJING – Several directors of the International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board believe the yuan is undervalued, but an annual report on China made no mention of the exchange rate being
readRace on for BP’s African assets
29-07-2010
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – BP Plc is in talks with India’s Reliance Industries and Essar Group to sell its African retail assets, including those in Namibia, that could be worth as much as US$500
readInvestor sees Africa risks easing, plenty of growth
29-07-2010
DAKAR – Political risks to investment are easing gradually across Africa, making it easier to tap into the continent’s robust growth, Africa’s top private equity investor Emerging Capital Partners
readSurprising growth of air travel, lifted by Asia
29-07-2010
GENEVA – International air travel grew faster than expected in June led by a sharp improvement in Asia, airline association IATA said yesterday. Passenger volumes returned to a level one to two
readReitz 4 to hear fate
29-07-2010
BLOEMFONTEIN – Four former University of Free State students faced sentencing yesterday after they pleaded guilty to humiliating five black housekeepers in a video depicting racial abuse at the
readWorst floods in a decade in China, 30 000 trapped
29-07-2010
BEIJING – Floods caused by heavy rains in northeastern China stranded tens of thousands of residents without power yesterday, as the worst flooding in more than a decade continued to besiege areas of
readHamas targets women’s underwear in modesty drive
29-07-2010
GAZA – The Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip have ordered lingerie shops to display more modesty. A week after banning women from smoking water pipes in public places, the Hamas-run police force has
readTeens take flying leap to deliver mail
29-07-2010
LAKE GENEVA – The main worry for some young mail carriers in southern Wisconsin is neither dogs nor extreme weather. It’s plunging into a lake. A never-stopping boat delivers mail to dozens of
readChina detains man over zoo panda death
29-07-2010
BEIJING – A man has been detained over the poisoning death of an endangered panda in a Chinese zoo, state media reported yestreday, in the latest case spotlighting risks to captive animals in
readPM calls for India links
29-07-2010
BANGALORE – British Prime Minister David Cameron appealed yesterday for a new relationship between India and Britain, arguing closer ties could spark both economies, as London agreed for the first
readTanzanian to hang for killing albino
29-07-2010
DAR ES SALAAM – A Tanzanian court on Tuesday sentenced a 50-year-old man to death by hanging after being convicted of murdering an albino girl in 2008, an official said.The man had been accused of
readIRDNC a mona aaleli aape
29-07-2010
E HANGANGO li na sha negameno lyiiyamakuti nehumithokomeho lyomahala gokomikunda lyedhina Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC), oli na osipana ompe yaanani
readOngundu yo CoD ya hala Shalli a tamanekwe
29-07-2010
O NGUNDU yo CoD oya indile opo Leitenanda Ndjayi, Martin Shalli ngoka a li a tulwa pevi konyala omumvo gumwe gwa piti po a tamanekwe.Konyala omumvo guudha ogwa piti po sho Ndjai Shalli a li a tulwa
readOohailwa yoSwapo yu uvathana pondje yompangu
29-07-2010
O SHILYO shewawa lyaagundjuka yoSwapo, Veikko Nekundi, amushanga gwoshifo , Namibia Today, Asser Ntinda nomutoolinkundana, Levi Upula oyena okufuta konyala oodola 116 000 sho ya nyanyangidha oohapu
readOmukulukadhi gwomuvu guuvu wa Congo moombete
29-07-2010
O PWA kundanekwa kutya omukulukadhi gwa Andries Hoffman omunafaalama go poAroab ngoka eli moshipangelo sha Medi Clinic mo Bloemfontein molwa uuvu wa Congo, na ye okwa taambelwa moombete tashi vulika
readOontauki dhAngola dha hala kegumbo
29-07-2010
O ONTAUKI odhindji dhAngola pokamba yoontauki yOsire mOtjozondjupa odha hala okushuna kooyaandjawo. Komufala gwoontauki moNamibia, Nkrumah Mushelenga okwa lombwele Nampa osoondaha kutya oyendji
readNadal slams Uefa over Mallorca exclusion
29-07-2010
MADRID – Tennis world number one and Real Mallorca shareholder Rafa Nadal has hit out at governing body UEFA for excluding the financially troubled La Liga club from European competition this
readTjironda, Isaak scoop top junior chess prizes
29-07-2010
NICOLA Tjironda (11) and Julian Isaak (15) took the top prizes at the third Bank Windhoek Namibia National Junior Chess Championship held at David Bezuidenhout High School over the weekend.Hosted
readGatlin to return with two races in Estonia next month
29-07-2010
RALEIGH, North Carolina – US sprinter Justin Gatlin will return from a four-year doping ban with two races in Estonia next month, he told Reuters on Monday. Gatlin will launch his comeback with 100
readNorth Korea’s World Cup team reprimanded
29-07-2010
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea’s national football team and coach have been reprimanded for losing all three games at the World Cup in South Africa, a news report said.The team and coach Kim Jong
readMaradona dropped as Argentina coach
29-07-2010
BUENOS AIRES – Diego Maradona’s stormy spell as Argentina coach came to an end on Tuesday when the Argentine Football Association (AFA) voted unanimously not to renew his contract. Maradona’s future
readInternational test for Namibia’s top showjumpers
29-07-2010
NAMIBIA’S top showjumping riders and horses will be able to measure themselves against international competition when the Gymkhana Club Windhoek hosts the 29th FEI Jumping Challenge from August 6 to
readAthletes off to international meets
29-07-2010
ATHLETICS Namibia (AN) will send two teams to represent the country at international meets in September and October. The athletics ruling body announced on Tuesday that Hilalia Johannes and Luketz
readHoffmann wins Great Rebland Tour
29-07-2010
NAMIBIAN professional cyclist Erik Hoffmann has been in great form in Germany lately and on Sunday won the Great Rebland Tour in the Baden Württemberg town of Wittnau.Riding for the Baier Landshut
readCoach’s age comment stirs controversy
29-07-2010
NAMIBIAN under-20 coach Bernard Kaanjuka has caused controversy by claiming that he suspects Ghana fielded overage players for last Sunday’s African Youth Championship qualifier, according to a report
read