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63 Articles found on Friday, 30 July 2010
138 Killed in DR Congo boat accident: police
30-07-2010
KINSHASA – About 138 people died when an overloaded boat carrying passengers and goods capsized in bad weather in Democratic Republic of Congo, police said yesterday.The accident took place on
readZim-owned SA homes auction to be suspended
30-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The auction of Zimbabwean-owned homes in South Africa has been suspended, the Germany based KFW Bankengruppe said on Wednesday.This was until the High Court in Johannesburg made a
readZim appeals treason acquittal of top PM aide
30-07-2010
HARARE – Zimbab-wean lawyers say the nation’s highest court is appealing the acquittal on treason charges of a top aide of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.The Supreme Court adjourned indefinitely on
readPresident Mugabe’s sister dies
30-07-2010
HARARE – The party of Zimbabwe’s president says his sister Sabina Mugabe - a former lawmaker and one of his closest allies – died after a long battle with illness. She was 76.The death yesterday of
readSomali pirates release Turkish-owned ship
30-07-2010
ANKARA – Somali pirates yesterday released a Turkish-owned cargo ship and its crew of 19 people nearly four months after seizing the vessel, a company lawyer told AFP.“The pirates abandoned the ship,
readNot Strapped For Comment!
30-07-2010
A selection of some of the messages from the SMS ticker tape running across the bottom of the BBA All Stars Screen:* Tatiana should kiss Lerato too – it seems the best way to clear
readRuff n’ Smooth
30-07-2010
The name Big Brother Africa is not only synonymous with all the action and drama that goes down in the house on a daily basis, it has also become know for highlighting the best of music from around
readCity auction delivers mixed results
30-07-2010
DESPITE fierce competition at the City of Windhoek’s recent property auction, where 800 registered buyers bid for 193 undeveloped erven, FNB Namibia economist Namene Kalili expects a “substantial”
readAfrica Business Briefs
30-07-2010
SA’s PPI quickens JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s producer inflation quickened to 9,4 per cent year-on-year in June from 6,8 per cent in May, official data showed yesterday. Statistics South Africa
readSA not attracting enough investment
30-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa is not attracting enough foreign investment to tackle high unemployment and poverty, the World Bank said yesterday, citing high labour costs as a key deterrent.“South
readPolice question Labour Minister in L’Oreal affair
30-07-2010
PARIS – Financial police are questioning Labour Minister Eric Woerth as part of a probe into the financial affairs of the heiress to the L’Oreal cosmetics fortune that has reached the highest levels
readBP’s waning Britishness causes few ripples in UK
30-07-2010
LONDON – Its chairman is Swedish, a growing chunk of its revenue comes from Russia and its incoming chief executive speaks with an American accent. So goes the Britishness in the company once known as
readNigerian regulator clamps down on fraud
30-07-2010
LAGOS – Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) financial regulator vowed to drag 260 organisations and individuals, including banks, before a tribunal for alleged fraudulent share
readShell offers to sell oil leases
30-07-2010
ABUJA – Royal Dutch Shell has offered to sell five oil leases in Nigeria’s Niger Delta to domestic energy companies, according to a local newspaper.Shell is in talks with several Nigerian oil
readANCYL warns of Malema scam
30-07-2010
POLOKWANE – The ANC Youth League in Limpopo warned residents of Seshego, outside Polokwane, yesterday of a scam abusing leader Julius Malema’s name.“These crooks who pretend to be community leaders,
readProtest over Love Parade tragedy
30-07-2010
DUISBURG – Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside city hall in Duisburg, Germany yesterday as anger grew over the Love Parade disaster in which 21 people died.Protestors chanted “Sauerland go!” in
readFrench woman admits to suffocating 8 newborns
30-07-2010
VILLERS-AU-TERTRE, – A French woman who admitted suffocating eight of her newborns and concealing their corpses in the garden and garage of her home was charged with manslaughter Thursday, a
readGruesome charges against suspected Nazi
30-07-2010
BERLIN – The world’s third most wanted Nazi suspect, who allegedly participated in the murder of more than 430 000 Jews at the Belzec death camp, was involved in the entire killing process: From
readWhy BIG Won’t Work
30-07-2010
THE BIG discussion can go on for another decade or even longer. I am adamant and convinced Namibians do not need BIG support. Be honest – what can you still do with N$100 – nothing – not even pay
readRuling Wins Against Working Class
30-07-2010
THE column ‘The BIG bugger-up’ (The Namibian, July 3 2010) by Rambler was refreshingly forthright. Unfortunately, all the discussions about the Namibian government’s unwillingness to implement a basic
readDefining The ‘Struggle Kids’
30-07-2010
PLEASE allow me an opportunity to clarify certain misunderstanding about the apparent ‘children of the struggle’, as was alluded by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture
readOn NWR’s Audacity
30-07-2010
THE sheer audacity of NWR is beyond comprehension. What have these people been doing with the money since they took over from the old Nature Conservation who ran these resorts efficiently and more
readRough Encounter With Immigration
30-07-2010
ON Friday the 9 July 2010 I left OR Tambo International airport on a British Airways flight at 12 noon to arrive in Windhoek at 13h00 local time. On arrival I proceeded to passport control which was
readTourism Sector Is Devalued
30-07-2010
IS it not ironic that the front of page of the Friday, 23 July 2010 edition of Die Republikein should feature both the financial woes of the NWR and the debacles of the South African tour guides? It
readMedia Bias Against Ithana?
30-07-2010
A RETIRED journalist once observed that “the news media are money-making business…and are biased towards conflict because conflict draws readers and viewers…to the news media, harmony is
readIt Is Time For Societal Change
30-07-2010
NAMIBIANS are (justifiably) up in arms over the rape and brutal murder of Magdalena Stoffels in a riverbed next to the Dawid Bezuidenhout School this week, as indeed we should be at the rape and abuse
readThe Death Of Magdalena Stoffels Demands Government Acts Against Crime With Urgency
30-07-2010
“COMPARAISON n’est pas raison.” To compare is not to have reason and we should not make comparisons in a cold manner. But it is useful to compare.After a failed attempt to liberate Michel Germaneau, a
readThe Multi-Tasking, Multi-Media Journalist (A Report from Highway Africa, 2010)
30-07-2010
AN ongoing debate is raging regarding the concept of ‘multi-tasking’. Teachers and lecturers are increasingly concerned, for instance, about the seeming lack of concentration from school pupils and
readAbout The South Africanisation of Namibian industries
30-07-2010
I WAS glad when the central bank blocked the sale of a controlling stake in Namibian financial services firm, Capricorn Investment Holdings, to Absa.Capricorn Investment Holdings has a 72 percent
readOondjamba dha tembuka po Nkurenkuru
30-07-2010
ONDJAMBA 13 ndhoka dha talelepo oshilando sha Nkurenkuru kuyele omwedhi nguka odha thigi po oshilando shika ishewe konima yetalelopo lyuule woshiwike.Ookahenge mbaka oya shuna ko Angola hoka ya
readOomiliona 6,5 dhanuninwa Asab
30-07-2010
OMUKUNDA gwa Asab muumbugantu woshilongo ogu li pokuya omwenyo konima sho ehangano lyedhina, Southern Namib Retailers CC lya holola omathaneko okupungula oodola oomiliona 6,5 mongeshefa noshowo
readSADC ta faathanitha iilonga yomayalulo
30-07-2010
UUKWUMWE wehumokomeho muumbugantu wAfrica, [SADC] ota wu longo opo wu kale wu na iilonga yokuninga omiyalu dhopashigwana yafaathana.Omuperesidende gwehangano lyomiyalu lyopashigwana lya Mozambique
readElelo lyOpamuthigululwakalo lyaKalongo lya pangula eyako lyiitungitho
30-07-2010
ELELO lyOpamuthigululwakalo lya Kalongo ndyoka tali ithanwa ngashiingeyi Elelo lyOpamuthigululwakalo lya Mbadja, tali kwatelwa komeho kElenga enene lya Kalongo tatekulu Mathias Walaula, mEtiyali
readAaniilonga yoposhini shaKavango ya lalekwa
30-07-2010
EHANGANO lyiikulya naniilonga yafambyoka nenge [Nafau] pamwe noshini sha Kavango oya manitha oonkundathana kombinga yezo miilonga lyetata lyaaniilonga yoposhini shoka.Konyala aaniilonga ayehe 50
readEdhipago lyaMagdalena lya pangulwa
30-07-2010
EDHIPAGO li nyanyalitha lya Magdalena Stoffels olya pangulwa noonkondo okuza koombinga adhihe dhoshilongo noshowo komapipi agehe moshilongo.Oombapila dhomanyenyeto, nomishangwa tadhi yambidhidha
readKashuupukwa a pandula Omuprima gwOpevi mekwathelo lyaayelele
30-07-2010
GAVENA yOshitopolwa sha Shana kumwe nElelo lye, okwa pandula noonkondo oonkembadhala adhihe tadhi ningwa kOmbelewa yOministeli Onkuluntu yOpevi sho tayi kwathele aayelele (Aakwankala) moNamibia noku
readAll Blacks chase eight straight wins over Wallabies
30-07-2010
MELBOURNE – The Wallabies are bidding to avoid their worst trans-Tasman losing sequence in 63 years when they take on the all-conquering All Blacks in a Tri-Nations/Bledisloe Cup Test at Docklands
readBrave Warriors might engage Israel
30-07-2010
THE senior national football team, alias the ‘Brave Warriors’, stand a good chance of engaging Israel in an international friendly match on August 11 in Tel Aviv.In an interview with Nampa yesterday,
readNghipandulwa in African Athletics Champs semis
30-07-2010
DANIEL Nghipandulwa was Namibia’s best performer on the opening day of the 17th African Senior Athletics Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday. Nghipandulwa finished fourth in heat three of
readCivics start training
30-07-2010
CIVICS Football Club will start with pre-season training on Monday at the Concordia College Sports Field. All current, invited and interested players are welcome to attend training from 16h00. Contact
readSuperb squash at Namibian Closed
30-07-2010
THE MultiChoice Namibian Closed was held at the Wanderers Squash Club recently with a total of 48 players competing for the chance to be crowned the best male or female squash player in the
readAnnual sports event at Otjiwarongo sponsored
30-07-2010
FNB Namibia has sponsored the annual sports event of the Educate Academy at Otjiwarongo to the tune of N$25 000.This is the second year in a row that FNB Namibia supports this occasion. Louw Durand,
readBolt to face Gay, Powell in Stockholm
30-07-2010
TRIPLE Olympic champion Usain Bolt and top sprint rivals Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell will meet for the first time this year in a 100-metres showdown at the Stockholm Diamond League meeting next week.
readKenya clinches first gold
30-07-2010
NAIROBI – Hosts Kenya claimed the first gold in the African Athletics championships on Wednesday when Wilson Kiprop held off Uganda’s Moses Kipsiro to win the men’s 10 000 metres.Kiprop, the national
readSMSes for Friday 30 July 2010
30-07-2010
* PEOPLE complain so much about so many different things but do nothing to change them. Come on Namibians! Food for Thought * THROUGHOUT the world Africans are known for their high morals. We’re
readTwo Windhoek street robbers send straight to jail
30-07-2010
TWO street robbers who chose women as their victims were sent straight to prison at the end of their trials in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura this week.Windhoek residents Raymond Matroos
readTsumeb CEO back in office after apology
30-07-2010
A MERE apology was all that was needed for Tsumeb’s chief executive officer, Archie Benjamin, to return to work after allegedly selling land to a friend.The latest storm that has been brewing in the
readTsumeb CEO back in office after apology
30-07-2010
A MERE apology was all that was needed for Tsumeb’s chief executive officer, Archie Benjamin, to return to work after allegedly selling land to a friend.The latest storm that has been brewing in the
readOmaheke murder charge remains against suspect
30-07-2010
THE second man to be tried over the murder and robbery of 4x4 trail mapmaker Jan Joubert in a remote part of the Omaheke Region four years ago has failed to win an acquittal at the close of the
readNo bail in Rehoboth ‘cigarette murder’ case
30-07-2010
THE five Rehoboth men accused of killing a neighbour over a cigarette were refused bail this week.Magistrate Gibson Imbili was not satisfied that it would be in the public interest to release Piet
readMunyama judgement in 2 weeks
30-07-2010
GERRY Munyama, the former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) director general, faces 13 nail-biting days before he will hear his fate in the High Court in Windhoek.Judge Kato van Niekerk
readLast obstacles for EPA signing removed
30-07-2010
THE three-year tussle between some southern African countries, including Namibia, and the European Union (EU) to finalise trade negotiations for the economic partnership agreements (EPAs) will be
readHelp with cactus clear-out
30-07-2010
THE Botanical Gardens in Windhoek will hold a cactus clean-up on Saturday, August 7 from 8h00 and they invite all interested people to join in. People should bring along garden forks and cardboard
readFaith-based organisations speak out
30-07-2010
FAITH-BASED organisations in Namibia have come out strongly against the rape and murder of Magdalena Stoffels on Tuesday, condemning the act and calling on all men to be protectors in communities. At
readChiefs condemn theft
30-07-2010
THE traditional authority in the Okalongo area has condemned the large-scale theft of building materials at the building site of the new Okalongo Health Centre.So far, 32 people, mainly from Okalongo
readCheetah saved from death
30-07-2010
A PARTNERSHIP between Land Rover and the N/a’an ku se Wildlife Sanctuary probably saved the life of a cheetah – that and the fact that it was wearing a collar. A neighbouring farm called the N/a’an ku
readArrows and Chiefs in ‘Glamour Game’ battle
30-07-2010
WHEN Kaizer Chiefs and Eleven Arrows clash at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tomorrow afternoon, they are expected to dish out a spectacle worthy of their ‘glamorous’ tags. Despite this being an international
readEpangelo Mining sets ambitious targets
30-07-2010
THE latest State-owned enterprise that has arrived on the scene, Epangelo Mining Company, has set itself ambitious targets to become the most important player in the country’s mining sector and in
readUK PM draws fire with frank talk
30-07-2010
NEW DELHI – British Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed a plain-speaking streak during a tour of Turkey and India that raises questions over whether it is down to youthful inexperience or a bold
readGIPF trustees had bread buttered on both sides
30-07-2010
A NUMBER of Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) trustees have been accused of conflict of interest for granting loans to companies on which they served as directors.The loans were given under
readOutrage over murder
30-07-2010
JUNIAS Fillipus, also known as Mwamenange, aged 32 and unemployed, is the man accused of raping and murdering schoolgirl Magdalena Stoffels in an incident that shocked Namibia this week.Fillipus’s
readNotable Quotes
30-07-2010
The way she left us. You get these thoughts – how were her last hours, what were her last thoughts before she died? – Eduardo Clyton Stoffels, brother of Magdalena Stoffels whose life was horrifically
readPolitical Perspective
30-07-2010
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula has always been known as a straight-talking man, and while I haven’t always agreed with him in the past, I like some of the things he has said around the question of the
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