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56 Articles found on Tuesday, 15 June 2010
World Cup fever engrosses Bolt, Federer, Nadal
15-06-2010
PARIS - Although preparing for their own tournaments takes centre stage, top champions from other sports are not immune to World Cup fever.So it is that the likes of Usain Bolt, Roger Federer, Rafael
readNamibian badminton standard goes up
15-06-2010
AN impressive standard of badminton was played at the annual Namibian Closed Badminton Championships that took place on Saturday at the SKW hall in Windhoek. T he championships gave a clear
readLi Na beats Sharapova to lift Birmingham title
15-06-2010
BIRMINGHAM, England – Top seed Li Na of China won the WTA Birmingham title at Edgbaston and returned to the world’s top 10 after beating second-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova 7-5, 6-1 here on
readNam beat host in IRB Nations Cup
15-06-2010
THERE were three shock results on the opening day of the IRB Nations Cup in Bucharest with Georgia, Namibia and Italy ‘A’ scoring stunning upsets. Rugby World Cup 2011-bound Georgia upset defending
readNam beat host in IRB Nations Cup
15-06-2010
THERE were three shock results on the opening day of the IRB Nations Cup in Bucharest with Georgia, Namibia and Italy ‘A’ scoring stunning upsets. Rugby World Cup 2011-bound Georgia upset defending
readWHS Sport Festival comes to an end
15-06-2010
THE FNB WHS Sports Festival came to an end with Windhoek High School (WHS) taking top honours on the last day.Hosts WHS played the final rugby game against Charlie Hofmeyr of Ceres, South Africa. In
readEngland crisis deepens as King ruled out
15-06-2010
ENGLAND’s World Cup campaign suffered a further blow yesterday when it emerged that Ledley King is unlikely to play any further part in the tournament.The Tottenham Hotspur centre-back suffered a
readSales of condoms rise as S Korea celebrates
15-06-2010
SALES of condoms jumped five-fold in South Korea as fans celebrated after the nation’s football players rose to the occasion in their opening World Cup game against Greece.About a million red-shirted
readFour-star Germans eye Serbs after rout
15-06-2010
GERMANY captain Philipp Lahm said his side were now focused on Friday’s opponents Serbia and securing their place in the last 16 after a 4-0 rout of 10-man Australia. A win over the Serbs in Port
readPortugal, Ivory Coast set for key clash
15-06-2010
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa – Two of the world’s finest footballers were set to grace the World Cup stage here on Tuesday as Portugal open their campaign against top African hopes Ivory
readSMSes for 15 June 2010
15-06-2010
SMS Of The Day VUVUZELAS – that is all you hear. No fans singing; no more hearing fans cheering their teams. Everything is overpowered by the vuvuzela. – Semi anti-vuvuzela Food for
readShaduka testifies on shooting of wife
15-06-2010
“I COULD not accept it, my heart could not accept it; I was shocked and I was confused.”This was how businessman and murder suspect Lazarus Shaduka (37) yesterday described his emotional state upon
readPublic library ‘scandal’ has frustrated readers up in arms
15-06-2010
ONE AND A HALF years after the Windhoek Public Library in the city centre was closed for renovations, it remains shut to the despair and frustration of the public and library staff.“This is a big
readNever too late for old brigade
15-06-2010
PARIS - A trio of crusty veterans are gearing up for one last charge at the World Cup in South Africa.David James, Thierry Henry and Nwankwo Kanu may be nearing the end of distinguished service for
read‘Kano’ Smith new Namibian Consul for Michigan
15-06-2010
THE former CEO of Barden International in Namibia, Audley ‘Kano’ Smith, has been appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Namibia to the State of Michigan in February 2010. The position was
readHabitual thief gets 5 years
15-06-2010
A VETERAN thief with 11 previous convictions, Alfeus Nafuka, was slapped with two five-year jail terms in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court on Friday.The 33-year-old man’s previous convictions range
readOlusheno komikunda talu gandjwa kashona
15-06-2010
EGANDJO lyolusheno komikunda ota li ende kashona, oshoka iimaliwa omolwa iilonga mbika omathimbo ogendji iishona.Omutotimpango gwoSwapo megumbo etiyali lyopashigwana, Dorothy Kabula okwa indile
readOmupapa ta indile aantu ya hupithwe
15-06-2010
OMUPAPA Benedict XVI okwa lombwele oombaanga dha Europa naanambelewa yomahumithikomeho kutya oompumbwe dhaantu odho dha simana pethimbo taya kongo omayamukulo kombinga yeshongo lya taalela omahupilo
readMeya gwoshilando sha Keetmanshoop a ganithwa
15-06-2010
MEYA omupe mewiliko lyoshilando shokuumbugantu, Arnold Losper gwongundu yoCoD okwa ti ota ka katukila onkatu mboka taya ka monika ondjo mokulonga uulingilingi.Elondodho ndika Losper okwe li ningi
readEpangelo lili popepi noku futila oohepele omeya
15-06-2010
ONGUNDU yaanawino oya gandja iizemo yomakonakono gawo kombinga yedhiladhilo lyepangelo okufutila omagumbo ga hepa ondando yomeya ngoka haya longitha.Edhiladhilo ndika olya etelwepo omimvo ndatu dha
readEhangano lyaalongi lya hala yi iwilike yoyene
15-06-2010
EHANAGANO lyopashigwana lyaalongi [NANTU] ota li tsikile noku nika nika elombwelo lyepangelo ndyoka lya lepeke ootundi dhawo dhiilonga sigo opotundi ontine yokomatango.Amushanga ndjayi gwehangano
readMeme Frieda Paulus e tu thiga po
15-06-2010
MEME gwomunangeshefa a tseyika nawa, Frieda Paulus gwomOshigambo mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, okwa mana oondjenda dhe ongula yoSoondaha moshipangeloo sha Nandjokwe konima yuuwehame.Otaku tiwa
readIyambo a tsakaneke oonakulwa aakulu komunkulofuta
15-06-2010
OONAKULWA aakulu oya pumbwa ehungomwenyo kombinga yomaudhigu konima yiita yekondjelomanguluko, oya pumbwa ekwatho lyopaunamiti, nokonyala oodola 3 000 omwedhi kehe ngele iimaliwa iishona ye na oku
readOfaalama yoohi ya Fonteintjie ota yi nyengwa
15-06-2010
OFAALAMA yokumuna oohi poKeetmanshoop yedhina Fonteintjie otayi kondjo opo yi kale miilonga natango, okuza tuu nkene ya tamekele nemuno lyoohi momumvo 2006.Pahapu dhomunawino muuministeli woohi,
readYo mo Hardap ka yena einekelo maaleli yoSwapo
15-06-2010
ELELO lyoSwapo lyoshitopolwa sha Hardap olya ulike okwaana einekelo kwalyo, momukwatakanithi gwongundu moshitopolwa, Nico Mungenga pamwe na amushanga gwo mauyelele gwopashigwana, Jerry Ekandjo.Ewiliko
readOndando yomahooli ta yi shuna pevi
15-06-2010
ONDANDO yomahooli oya tegelelwa yi shune pevi oshiwike shika. Ominista yOomina noonkondo, Isak Katali okwa koleke shika mehulilo shiwike lya piti.Ondando yomahooli gomaludhi agehe oya tegelelwa yi gwe
readThe Coming Of Age Of The Vuvuzela
15-06-2010
A YEAR ago the sound emanating from the vuvuzela (the popular plastic trumpet blown at soccer matches in South Africa) was perceived as an abhorrent phenomenon by those not familiar with South African
readYouth Development Must Be Rooted In National Development
15-06-2010
WHEN I saw Minister Kazenambo Kazenambo grappling with the business of managing young people referred to as ‘struggle children’ born in exile, I remembered my problems during my tenure as Dean of
readDrive-thru order ends in food fight, brawl
15-06-2010
KALAMAZOO - Hamburgers, fries, punches and chairs all were thrown during a fight involving customers and employees of a fast food restaurant in Kalamazoo, MIchigan that ended with two arrests.Police
readIsrael ready to ease Gaza blockade: Blair
15-06-2010
LUXEMBOURG - Israel has agreed in principle to greatly ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip, allowing in everyday goods while ensuring arms and military material stay out, Middle East envoy Tony Blair
readPeople hurt in protest at SWC stadium
15-06-2010
DURBAN – Several people were injured when protesting security guards threw bottles at the office of a security manager at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, in Durban, at 01h30 yesterday police said.“Security
readTigers kill man in Chinese park
15-06-2010
BEIJING – Tigers mauled a man to death after he entered their enclosure with his son at a northern Chinese wildlife park, police and a park spokesperson said yesterday.Staff at the Qingling Wildlife
readAlleged Mossad spy arrested in hit-squad case
15-06-2010
BERLIN – An alleged Mossad spy from Israel wanted in connection with the hit-squad slaying of a Hamas agent in Dubai has been arrested in Poland, officials said on Saturday.The man, using the name Uri
readKyrgyz govt arrests ‘well-known person’
15-06-2010
OSH – Kyrgyzstan’s interim government said yesterday it had arrested a ‘well-known person’ on suspicion of fomenting the worst ethnic riots in 20 years, which have killed at least 117 and left cities
readUK princes on Africa visit
15-06-2010
LONDON - Britain’s Princes William and Harry began a six-day joint tour of southern Africa yesterday, which will see the brothers combine the World Cup with charity and conservation visits.William,
readFive more years of steep power hikes
15-06-2010
ELECTRICITY tariffs for bulk consumers are expected to rise by 20 per cent a year over the next three to five years, the economic regulation manager of the Electricity Control Board (ECB) said
readDistance from Walvis determines fuel price
15-06-2010
PETROL prices will drop by between 26 cents and 29 cents per litre at one minute past midnight tonight, while the diesel price will fall by between 13 cents and 15 cents per litre.Different
read‘Miscarriage’ lands student in jail
15-06-2010
A YOUNG woman yesterday appeared in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on a charge of concealment of birth. Wamunyima Mumbu (23) appeared before Magistrate William Kasitomo after she was arrested over the
readNotable Quotes
15-06-2010
The offence of corruption is a serious and ugly offence. It is an offence that rots the core of a decent and honourable public administration. – Magistrate Sarel Jacobs told former Ministry of
readConcert draws large SA audience
15-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The World Cup opening concert in Soweto drew nearly 8,5 million television viewers in South Africa, the highest for an entertainment event in recent history.Thousands of people rocked
readBan on Caprivi livestock movements partially lifted
15-06-2010
LIVESTOCK may be moved again with a State permit in certain parts of the Caprivi Region after restrictions were imposed following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on Impalila Island two
readSheep farmers want better local prices
15-06-2010
SHEEP farmers have decided not to sell their animals to local abattoirs that offer low prices. This action will start on July 1. The Livestock Producers Forum (LPF) chaired by Pintile Davids agreed on
readSheep farmers react to Brukkaros letter
15-06-2010
THE Livestock Producers Forum (LPF) has said it noted “with disappointment” a letter sent by the Brukkaros Abattoir at Keetmanshoop recently, requesting Government to permanently close Namibian
readOil spill tab keeps running
15-06-2010
LONDON – British energy group BP said yesterday that its costs of sorting out the Gulf of Mexico oil spill had risen to about US$1,6 billion.“The cost of the response to date amounts to approximately
readZim elites exploit diamond wealth
15-06-2010
LONDON – Zimbabwe’s political and military elites are using violence and their links to companies to exploit the country’s diamond wealth, a new report from campaign group Global Witness said
readFactories shut to save World Cup TV
15-06-2010
DHAKA – Bangladeshi authorities yesterday asked factories across the capital Dhaka to shut during World Cup games so that power blackouts do not interrupt football fans watching the television.The two
readMineral riches discovered in Afghanistan
15-06-2010
WASHINGTON – A team of US geologists and Pentagon officials has discovered vast mineral wealth in Afghanistan, conceivably enough to turn the scarred and impoverished country into one of the world’s
readItaly’s national debt soars
15-06-2010
MILAN – Italy’s public debt, one of the highest in the world, reached a record 1,812 trillion euros in April, the Bank of Italy said yesterday.The figure was a 0,8 per cent rise on the March level of
readArab banks insulated from global crisis
15-06-2010
DUBAI – Most Arab banks were insulated from the global financial crisis and generally able to weather the fallout, international ratings agency Moody’s said yesterday.“One key factor is that... banks
readUK cuts outlook as austerity looms
15-06-2010
LONDON – Britain’s new Office for Budget Responsibility offered a bleak outlook yesterday in its first forecasts for economic growth and public finances, setting a baseline for the new government’s
readChina hits back at US pressure on yuan
15-06-2010
BEIJING – China’s Foreign Ministry yesterday hit back at fresh calls by the United States for Beijing to let the yuan currency rise in value, saying the exchange rate was not to blame for the US trade
readAutogas – a breath of fresh air?
15-06-2010
LIQUID Petroleum Gas (LPG) has been hailed as a cheaper and more environmentally friendly vehicle fuel than conventional petrol and diesel, but if this is true, why has the concept been slow to take
readBrakes off new vehicle sales
15-06-2010
NEW passenger vehicle sales for May, increasing 15 per cent from April and 54 per cent from last May, suggest that the consumer is finding his feet again.A total of 376 new passenger cars were sold in
readChild killer jailed for twenty years
15-06-2010
A YOUNG woman who was accused of murdering a neighbour’s almost three-year-old daughter at Otjiwarongo close to four years ago was sentenced to a 20-year prison term yesterday.Salome Uwu-Khaes (24)
readNBC closer to getting new DG
15-06-2010
THE search for a new director general (DG) at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation is at an advanced stage, with three corporate executives shortlisted. Sources close to the NBC said the new board
readHardap Swapo plans purges
15-06-2010
PROMINENT Hardap Swapo Party members accused of having organised recent press conferences at which withering attacks were launched on senior party leaders face suspension from the party’s regional
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