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55 Articles found on Thursday, 17 June 2010
Village chief accused of land grab
17-06-2010
DAVID Amunyela from Omutsegwondjamba village in the Oshikoto Region is up in arms with village sub-headman Job Shangadi, who he claims has given away his mahangu field to the Namibian ambassador to
readStiff fine for diamond theft
17-06-2010
A FORMER Namdeb bus driver was yesterday fined N$350 000, without an option of a deferred payment, or seven years’ imprisonment for stealing diamonds from his employer. Another five years’
readMaradona hits out at Pele and Platini
17-06-2010
ARGENTINA coach Diego Maradona hit out at Brazilian legend Pele and Uefa president Michel Platini as the war of words between the former playing greats continued yesterday. Maradona was speaking to
readThis day in Fifa World Cup history
17-06-2010
1954 - Hungary beat South Korea 9-0 in a Group 2 match. The nine-goal margin remains the highest margin at the finals. It is matched in 1974 by Yugoslavia, who beat Zaire 9-0 and the Hungarians
readFirst leg of Victory Race at Oshakati
17-06-2010
The first leg of the 2010 Old Mutual Victory Race Series will once again take place at Oshakati in the Oshana region where hundreds of athletes are expected to participate in the vent this
readWelwitschias conquer Scotland
17-06-2010
NAMIBIA’S Welwitschias continued their good showing at the IRB Nations Cup in Romania when they claimed yet another major scalp, this time Scotland.The impressive 23-20 victory by the gutsy Namibians
readSethie goes to Spain
17-06-2010
UNAM student Augusta Sethie is aiming to follow in the footsteps of Brave Gladiators head coach Jacqueline Shipanga and become a world-renowned sports administrator when she jets off for a sports
readLars happy with Super Eagles reaction to defeat
17-06-2010
LARS Lagerback says the Super Eagles reacted well to the defeat by Argentina by refusing to let their heads drop, and are now focused on getting their first win of the 2010 World Cup today against
readKoreans can shock Argentina: Park
17-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-Sung insists his South Korean side are capable of defeating Argentina when the unbeaten Group B rivals clash today at the World Cup.Last Saturday
readDreams of unity as plucky North Korea lose to Brazil
17-06-2010
TOKYO – North Korea’s first World Cup finals goal for 44 years against five-time winners Brazil brought delight to the isolated communist nation’s fans and stoked dreams of reunification with South
readChile end 48-year wait for World Cup victory
17-06-2010
NELSPRUIT, South Africa – Chile secured a first World Cup win in 48 years by edging Honduras 1-0 yesterday through a late first-half goal from striker Jean Beausejour.The Group H success ended a
readSwitzerland shock Spain
17-06-2010
DURBAN, South Africa – World Cup favourites Spain crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat to unfancied Switzerland in their opening game of the tournament here yesterday.A rock-solid defence and a tremendous
readSMSes for 17 June 2010
17-06-2010
SMS Of The Day I AM really impressed by seeing Namibians in different colour codes for their favourite Fifa World Cup teams discussing together around tables. Why can’t they do that in
readRVF under control – for the time being
17-06-2010
NAMIBIA got off lightly from the recent outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF), which caused the agricultural sector revenue losses of millions of dollars.However, should farmers not take precautionary
readQuestions about infant death at Katima State Hospital
17-06-2010
AN investigation has been launched into the claims of a young Caprivi woman whose baby died at Katima Mulilo State Hospital a few hours after her premature birth in late May.Coming on the heels of
readPower pain just being postponed: Shilamba
17-06-2010
THE recent public outcry against a proposed 35 per cent power price hike was “mainly based on misinformation” – something the media should be held responsible for, NamPower MD Paulinus Shilamba said
readAantu oyendji oye li momagumbo giinyakwi
17-06-2010
AANIILONGA oyendji moshilongo mboka ta ya tungu eliko lyoshilongo ndyoka ta li, liwa ashike komwaalu omushona, ohaya zi momagumbo giinyakwi okuya kiilonga yawo.Aaniilonga mbaka ishewe ohaya ende
readAalandithi yomahooli ya tindi omahooli ga Namcor
17-06-2010
OMAHANGANO gomahooli mo Namibia oga tindi okutaamba omahooli ngoka taga landithwa kehangano lyepangelo lyokulanditha omahooli, Namcor.Omahooli ngaka taga tindwa komahangano ngaka otaga zi kehangano
readAupindi a tala ko China okukonga aatalelipo
17-06-2010
OMUWILIKI gwehangano lyomatalelopo lya Namibia[Namibia Wildlife Resorts] okwa ti oshikondo shomatalelopo sho moshilongo osha tala ko China ongo ehala hoka ta ku zi aatalelipo.Tobie Aupindi okwa ti
readEpukululo lya simana
17-06-2010
MOSHIFO sheti 3 Juni 2010, pepandja eti 25, mEhokololo li li kohi yoshipalanyolo tashi ti .Oomeme ye na ombuto ya maashinga , omu na uuyelele tau ti Meme Vicky Noa naye okwa kuthwa oshivalelo she,
readAanafaalama yoonzi ya hala oondando dhi li nawa
17-06-2010
AAMUNI yoonzi oya tokola opo kaa ya landithe iimuna yawo kuutomeno mboka wu na oondando dhi li pevi.Etokolo ndika ota li tulwa miilonga oku za mulyotango lyomwedhi tu uka.Omunashipundi gwaamuni
readOmayakulo gepangelo naga gandjwe nondjungu
17-06-2010
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa hala omayakulo gepangelo ga gandjwe nondjungu nopwaana omakwatakwato.Pohamba okwa hala woo okumona iilonga ta yi longwa neendelelo noshowo ta yi gandjwa
readMeme Frieda Paulus ota fumvikwa mOlyomakaya
17-06-2010
MEME Frieda Paulus Elifas, ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo sha Nandjokwe ongula onene yOsoondaha ya zi ko konima yuuwehame nomepipi lyomimvo omilongohamano nayimwe lwaampoka, ota fumvikwa
readOkwaana evuliko eshongo limwe lya taalela elongo
17-06-2010
KONYALA aalongwa 19 000 moshitopolwa shelongo sha Swakopmund oyena okulongwa kaalongi ye li 600.Okwa kundanekwa kutya oshitopolwa shoka opamwe nErongo alihe oya taalela eshongo lyonkalo yaalongi ya
readAamuni yoonzi ya yamukula ombilive ya Brukkaros
17-06-2010
EHANGANO lyaaniimuna [Livestock Producers Forum] olya ti olya taamba ombilive yokatomeno ka Brukkaros poKeetmanshoop neiuvo lyo na yi.Okatomeno haka ke li popepi na Keetmanshoop oka nyolele epangelo
readCalifornia considers future of gay marriage
17-06-2010
SAN FRANCISCO – The United States judge weighing the constitutionality of gay marriage in a San Francisco courtroom yesterday will ask how weddings between gays and lesbians could undermine marriage
readKyrgyz army tries to get control in riot-hit south
17-06-2010
OSH – Kyrgyzstan’s weak and undersupplied military attempted yesterday to regain control of the city of Osh, a major transit point for Afghan heroin and the epicenter of brutal rampages that have
readBBBBzzzz! Noisy iVuvuzela latest app
17-06-2010
AMSTERDAM – Perhaps it was only a matter of time until the vuvuzela became a runaway hit on the iPhone.An application that mimics the incessant blasting of the plastic African trumpet, which has
readArgentinian SWC hooligans go home
17-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Seventeen Argentina fans considered a threat to World Cup stability would be deported following their detention by police yesterday morning, spokeswoman Brigadier Sally de Beer
readFrench storms and floods kill 15, 12 missing
17-06-2010
DRAGUIGNAN – Flash floods caused by torrential rain killed 15 people and left 12 missing near France’s Mediterranean coast, local officials said yesterday.More than 350 mm of rain fell on the Var
readFIS not ‘raided’, says Namfisa
17-06-2010
THE insurance broker Financial Investments Services (FIS) has accused the Namibian Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) of non-procedural conduct.Despite continued refusal to comment
readKleine Kuppe triple murder trial starts
17-06-2010
TWO men and a silver pistol. This is one of the sights that the sole survivor of a triple murder that took place at a house in Windhoek’s Kleine Kuppe area in early 2004 could recall when the trial
readStriking abattoir workers face the axe
17-06-2010
THE jobs of about 180 Brukkaros Meat Processors workers are on the line because of their involvement in an illegal strike that cost the company N$300 000.A wage dispute between the management and
readWidow ‘stripped naked’
17-06-2010
IN A SURPRISE and stealthy legal manoeuvre, Evert Gous, the former lawyer of German extradition target Hans Jurgen Koch, has obtained a court order to remove all moveable assets from La Rochelle
readMinister wins inaugural tourism award
17-06-2010
ENVIRONMENT and Tourism Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the winner of the 2010 First National Bank Tourism Personality Award.This was announced at the annual gala dinner of the Federation of
readWhale poop helps fight climate change: study
17-06-2010
PARIS – Southern Ocean sperm whales are an unexpected ally in the fight against global warming, removing the equivalent carbon emissions from 40 000 cars each year thanks to their faeces.The cetaceans
readTime for Namibia to see the tourism value of seals
17-06-2010
THE annual culling of thousands of Cape fur seal pups will start next month and animal rights groups are calling on Namibia to stop the killings and rather make money from the animals’ tourism
readZuma honours ‘Maskanda Queen’
17-06-2010
South African President Jacob Zuma has paid homage to the late singer Busi Mhlongo who died as a result of breast cancer on Tuesday evening, calling her the ‘Queen of Maskanda music’.“She inspired the
readMiley Cyrus no underwear photo is fake, insists Perez
17-06-2010
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton on Tuesday sought to defuse a media furor he created by posting a picture on his Twitter account that seemed to suggest teen pop star Miley Cyrus had been photographed
readIs ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ right for Lindsay Lohan?
17-06-2010
As you may have heard Donald Trump apparently wants Lindsay Lohan to compete in ‘Celebrity Apprentice’.But is a cutthroat and sometimes volatile reality show the best place for the embattled actress?
readVuvuzelas a hit for UK chain
17-06-2010
LONDON – When UK supermarket group Sainsbury’s announced it would increase trade with Africa, few thought this meant they would add vuvuzelas to their product line.According to a spokesman for the
readNamibia’s economy on your fingertips
17-06-2010
THE 2010 edition of the popular ‘Guide to the Namibian Economy’ is now available. The book, written by economist Robin Sherbourne and published by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), has
readKuwait hit by power crisis as mercury tops fifty
17-06-2010
KUWAIT CITY – Record temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius in the desert state of Kuwait have placed it on the brink of a major power crisis and put the government under fire politically.The
readAfghanistan seeks bids to tap mineral wealth
17-06-2010
NEW DELHI – Afghanistan is to seek bids from global mining groups to extract the war-torn country’s near one trillion dollars of mineral wealth, its mines minister said.Wahidullah Shahrani said the
readSpain’s borrowing costs soar
17-06-2010
MADRID – Spain’s borrowing costs soared yesterday to another record amid worries over the government’s finances and financial problems for banks in this troubled euro zone country.The interest rate
readFrance to raise retirement age to 62
17-06-2010
PARIS – France is to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 in 2018 in an effort to get the country’s spiralling public finances under control, the labour minister said yesterday.Eric Woerth called
readSA receives 110 000 foreign World Cup fans
17-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – About 110 000 foreign visitors came to South Africa for the opening days of the World Cup, organisers said yesterday, with a similar number of South Africans also returning from
readNigeria warns Exxon on oil spills
17-06-2010
ABUJA – Nigeria has cautioned Exxon Mobil about oil spills off the Niger Delta, saying while the output lost was minor it was worried by their frequency and the damage they could do to fragile coastal
readBP shares slip ahead of White House meeting
17-06-2010
LONDON – Shares in BP PLC slipped in London trading yesterday ahead of what promises to be a tense meeting between the oil company’s chairman and President Barack Obama in Washington.Obama has vowed
readAfrica should pull up its trade socks
17-06-2010
WASHINGTON – African nations must stop seeking handouts and begin tough structural reforms, especially on trade, if they truly want to improve their economies, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
readNotable Quotes
17-06-2010
The US took almost 300 years to develop and France about 200 years. Namibia is a young country. – Foreign Affairs Minister Utoni Nujoma said in Parliament on Tuesday following a motion in by APP
readAngolans, Rwandans should voluntarily repatriate: Minister
17-06-2010
WORLD Refugee Day has significance for many Namibians who lived in refugee camps in exile during the liberation struggle and this year’s theme should inspire those who had fled countries where the
readAfrikaners embrace football during 2010 fiesta at home
17-06-2010
HEIDELBERG, South Africa – With the World Cup in full swing in South Africa, many rugby-obsessed Afrikaners are embracing football like never before.But because rugby is so deeply rooted in the
readAfrica joins World Cup party, when lights are on
17-06-2010
BLANTYRE – Kamudo Yohane had never seen a screen as big as the 54-centimetre television set up in a shantytown outside Blantyre, where hundreds of people huddle to watch World Cup matches.“I’ve never
read‘Struggle kids’ return to Berg Aukas
17-06-2010
THE 64 ‘struggle children’ who hade been camping at the Oluno army base near Ondangwa since last week, demanding recruitment into the NDF, have been convinced to return to their camp at Berg
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