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52 Articles found on Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Farmers want Zim suspended from SADC
02-06-2010
LAWYERS representing Zimbabwean farmers have requested the SADC Tribunal to recommend that SADC either terminate or suspend Zimbabwe’s membership for ignoring an earlier Tribunal order to allow
readKazenambo gives struggle kids a tongue-lashing
02-06-2010
YOUTH Minister Kazenambo Kazenambo yesterday turned away eight ‘children of the liberation struggle’ from Berg Aukas who had arrived unannounced at his office to hand over a petition.“What you are
readWait starts for poll ruling
02-06-2010
THE fate of nine opposition parties’ legal challenge to the National Assembly election at the end of November last year now rests in the hands of five judges of Namibia’s Supreme Court.The five judges
readSarkozy trumpets Africa’s economic growth prospects
02-06-2010
NICE, France - Africa has the potential for vast economic growth and must have a louder voice in world politics, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said while opening a summit with 38 African leaders on
readCosatu chief faces ANC discipline
02-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s ruling ANC will take disciplinary action against one of its most prominent members, trade union boss Zwelinzima Vavi, who has accused President Zuma of not getting tough
readTurkey calls for punishment of Israel for killings
02-06-2010
JERUSALEM/ANKARA – Turkey called yesterday for Israel to be punished for storming a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza in an attack that left nine dead and Israel increasingly isolated in the face of
readNational first-division football turmoil continues
02-06-2010
TEAMS campaigning in the Namibian Premier League (NPL) First Division have thrown the beleaguered second-tier football league into further turmoil as they failed to show up for their scheduled
readSMSes for Wednesday 02 June 2010
02-06-2010
SMS Of The Day n WHEN I see elders like Dr Sam Nujoma, Mr Harold Pupkewitz, Mr Frans Indongo, Mr (Hagen) Zimmerman of Zimmerman Garage and others still working hard, I am obliged to prevail upon our
readNotable quotes
02-06-2010
The question I want to ask the Veterinary Services Department is how many scally fish have they found with ticks and that can breath onto each other. – Victoria Falls operator Mark Norman on the
readWalvis Bay Friday erf auction nets N$12,4m
02-06-2010
THERE were no underhand dealings during Friday’s erf auction that saw the Municipality of Walvis Bay make N$12,4 million.So said the town council’s communication officer, Nolito Marques, upon enquiry
readUnited States increases visa fees
02-06-2010
ANYONE travelling to the United States is going to be required to pay a higher visa fee.A press release from the US Embassy in Windhoek yesterday said that from June 4 the US would begin worldwide
readSwakopmund credit card fraud case closer to trial
02-06-2010
FIVE months after four Swakop-mund residents were arrested in connection with alleged credit card fraud, they were informed on Monday that the Police investigations had been finalised.Jaco Grobler,
readShaduka’s trial starts today
02-06-2010
WINDHOEK – The trial of Windhoek businessman Lazarus Shaduka, who is implicated in the death of his wife, Selma Shaimemanya, in July 2008, will start today.Shaduka’s murder trial was scheduled to
readPetition demands new policy
02-06-2010
ABOUT 100 people marched to the headquarters of the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Windhoek yesterday to hand over a petition on the alleged forced sterilisation of HIV-positive women.In
readNew mayor gets legal opinion on ‘borrowers’
02-06-2010
THE five suspended Rehoboth Town Council officials might know today whether they will be criminally charged in connection with ‘borrowed’ money.The five were suspended more than a month ago in
readAre Namibian women being forcibly sterilised?
02-06-2010
REHOBOTH – A landmark court case, alleging that HIV-positive women were forcibly sterilised in Namibian State hospitals, began in Windhoek’s High Court yesterday.Human rights groups claim the practice
readDeputy PM wants flood victims permanently relocated
02-06-2010
RUNDU – Deputy Prime Minister Marco Hausiku says a lasting solution has to be found by permanently relocating people who have to move to higher ground every summer.Speaking during a meeting with
readBattle of the solar systems
02-06-2010
THE Namibian solar water heating industry is engaged in a battle of solar technologies, as a relatively new technology in the local market, the evacuated-tube technology, makes inroads into a market
readZim torture victims seek compensation
02-06-2010
A GROUP of nine Zimbabweans, who were tortured by security forces and won a court case in their home country several years ago to be paid compensation by that government, have turned to the regional
readWoman remembers 1999 Caprivi killings
02-06-2010
AFTER he allegedly shot her brother six times and then slit his throat, the alleged executioner, Captain Henry Mwilima of the Namibia Defence Force, then ate tinned beef while family members looked on
readWalvis port expansion on track
02-06-2010
WINDHOEK – The expansion of Namibia’s port at Walvis Bay to handle larger quantities of copper and uranium will be completed by the end of 2012, the Chief Executive Officer of Namport said on
readChina would benefit from floating yuan
02-06-2010
SHANGHAI - China would benefit from allowing its currency to be traded more freely, Canadian Trade Minister Peter Van Loan said yesterday.“It is always better for a currency to float freely in the
readMWeb merges with AfricaOnline
02-06-2010
MWEB Namibia has announced that it is changing its name to Africa Online. This follows the acquisition of MWeb’s African companies and the AfricaOnline group by Telkom SA, and subsequent the
readBusiness leaders deny plotting against Chavez
02-06-2010
CARACAS - Members of Venezuela’s largest business chamber said Monday that there is no pre-election conspiracy to undermine President Hugo Chavez by hoarding goods and boosting prices.Chavez and his
readAustralian PM warns of long mining tax battle
02-06-2010
SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned yesterday of a protracted fight with mining firms over his proposed 40 per cent tax on resources profits, but said the levy would not be
readGhana, Zimbabwe seek closer ties
02-06-2010
ACCRA - Business leaders from Ghana and Zimbabwe met in Accra on Monday to forge closer economic and trade cooperation between the two African countries. Zimbabwean Deputy Prime Minister Arthur
readBIG Buzzy BEEs and Bulls....
02-06-2010
DRAFTING this article began at the Café de Engen in Mariental while supping a takeaway tea at a table on their expansive lawns and counting the interlinks carting cement to our orientally inspired
readBP payouts can’t save fishing season
02-06-2010
GOLDEN MEADOW – Carol Terrebonne, a wholesale retailer who buys shrimp off the boats in southern Louisiana, laughs when asked about the US$5 000 hardship payout she has received from energy giant BP
readMotown man dies
02-06-2010
DETROIT – Ali-Ollie Woodson, who led the legendary Motown quintet The Temptations in the 1980s and 1990s and helped restore them to their hit-making glory with songs including ‘Treat Her Like A Lady’,
readCampbell in gem tug-of-war
02-06-2010
THE HAGUE – Former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s defence lawyers on Monday opposed a request by prosecutors at his war crimes trial to call supermodel Naomi Campbell as a witness, branding the
read‘Diff’rent Strokes’ star dies
02-06-2010
LOS ANGELES – Former child star Gary Coleman, who shot to fame on the TV sitcom ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ but suffered personal troubles as an adult, died in a Utah hospital on Friday, after suffering a
readAlgerian president fires CEO of state oil firm
02-06-2010
ALGIERS – Amid a growing corruption scandal, Algeria’s president has fired the CEO and all top managers at the state-owned oil firm that dominates the North African country’s economy, local media
readBoN imposes value limit on cheques
02-06-2010
WINDHOEK – The Bank of Namibia (BoN) and the Bankers Association of Namibia (BAN) have agreed to limit the value on cheques within the Namibia National Payment System (NPS) from next week.This is part
readEU chief raps Russia on human rights, media freedom
02-06-2010
ROSTOV-ON-DON – European Union President Herman Van Rompuy yesterday said Europe was seriously concerned about the difficulties faced by human rights activists and journalists in Russia.“The situation
readChurch ire in Philippines over sex education
02-06-2010
MANILA – Sex education will become part of regular high school lessons in the Philippines for the first time, the government said yesterday, in a move that drew the immediate ire of the country’s
readAnti-HIV drugs slash risk of transmission by 92 per cent
02-06-2010
PARIS – People with HIV reduced the risk of handing on the AIDS virus by an astonishing 92 per cent while they were taking antiretroviral drugs, according to a trial reported on Thursday.The research
readPink inmates easy to spot
02-06-2010
NORMAN – Bright orange jail uniforms just weren’t enough to make inmates stand out in one Oklahoma county.Some may say the hot-pink shirts and yellow-and-white striped pants now worn by Cleveland
readFrance vows to help Africa fight piracy, terrorism
02-06-2010
NICE - France and Africa opened new venues for cooperation yesterday to reshape global diplomacy, boost trade, battle climate change and fight pirates.At a two-day summit in the Riviera city of Nice,
readOshipotha shomahogololo sha tameke
02-06-2010
O SHIPOTHA tashi kondjitha omahogololo goshigongi shopashigwana gomu Novomba omumvo gwa yi osha tameke mOmpangu onene yoshilongo momaandaha moWindhoek no sha tsikila oshiwike shika.Aapanguli yatano
readAanona yomekondjo ya lombwelwa ya shune koBerg Aukas
02-06-2010
A ANONA ya valelwa muundjendi wekondjelomanguluko konyala ye li yahetatu oyi ile poombelewa dhuuministeli waagundjuka, moWindhoek, pwaana esteyithilo lyasha. Aanona mbaka ya ziilile kokamba ko Berg
readOmbesa yakandoma poChamuchamu oshiponga shondapo
02-06-2010
O MUKWASHIGWANA gumwe ota ti ombesa yokufaalela aafaalelwa ya gwile nokukandoma poChamuchamu omathimbo ga ziko ina yi kandoma shaashi ya piyaganekwa koombudhi.Fillemon Benjamen ngoka a mono sho
readUudhano wOosikola wOkapuka omu Juni
02-06-2010
O MUWILIKI gwUudhano wOosikola woKapuka mboka hau kala ko omumvo kehe mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena tate, Sammy Mushelenga, okwa tseyitha kutya uudhano mbuka wu holike nawa woKapuka nuumvo otau kala ko
readZimbabwe a ti oshigwana she na shi takamithe
02-06-2010
E PANGELO lya Zimbabwe olya indike aakalimo yomoshilongo moka ya ete mo onyama niikwanyama yilwe noshowo oohi okuza koNamibia. Ondjindikila ndjika oya tulwa miilonga sha landula emoniko lyuuvu
readAafekelwa medhipago lya Neumann ina ya pewa yiifutilemo
02-06-2010
E INDILO lyaafekelwa yaali medhipago lyomukwashigwana gwa Ndowishi, Thilo Neumann opo ya pewe yiifutilemo mondholongo olya tindwa mompangu yamengestrata moSwakopmund.Mbaka yaali oyo iilyo yongundu
readTendon injury forces Bolt out of NY meet
02-06-2010
RALEIGH, North Carolina – Usain Bolt has withdrawn from the June 12 New York Diamond League meeting with a stiff Achilles tendon, but the triple Olympic champion hopes the setback will not impact the
readKlitschko hammers Sosnowski
02-06-2010
BERLIN – Vitali Klitschko beat challenger Albert Sosnowski by technical knock-out on Saturday, ending the Pole’s bid to become his country’s first heavyweight champion.Towering over his lighter
readUnited finally win
02-06-2010
AFTER a dismal start to the rugby season United finally ended their losing streak when they beat Unam 50-17 at United’s Gemsbok Park over the weekend. Leeroy Rentzke opened up the scoring for United
readBrave Gladiators must win: Gertze
02-06-2010
THE Head of the Women’s Desk at the Namibia Football Association (NFA), Jacky Gertze, says Namibia must beat defending African Women’s Football Champions Equatorial Guinea away in the return leg of
readYoungsters get funds to prepare for Olympics
02-06-2010
THE Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) yesterday handed over a preparation grant to the five athletes that will represent the country at the Inaugural Youth Olympic Games later this year.Runner
readWorld Cup Trivia
02-06-2010
Mario de Las Casas was the first player sent off in World Cup history. Peru’s captain was dismissed in a match against Romania in 1930.Players first wore numbered shirts in World Cup Finals during the
readVidic anxious for success after 2006 failure
02-06-2010
BELGRADE – Serbia defender Nemanja Vidic is desperate to make an impact in what could be his last World Cup after the 2006 fiasco in which his country lost all three group matches.Vidic was part of
readParreira drops McCarthy from final squad
02-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s all-time leading scorer Benni McCarthy was one of five players cut from the World Cup hosts’ squad yesterday as coach Carlos Alberto Parreira settled on his 23 players
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