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47 Articles found on Thursday, 3 June 2010
Treason trial deaths rise to 18
03-06-2010
ANOTHER person facing charges in the marathon Caprivi high treason trial has died in custody.Former teacher Richwell Mukungu Matengu, who was designated as Accused 105 in the trial before Judge Elton
readZaaruka resigns as NCCI chair in North
03-06-2010
ONGWEDIVA – The chairperson of the executive committee of the Northern Unifying Branch of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI), Ben Zaaruka, has resigned with immediate effect.Zaaruka,
readEkandjo dashes Dax’s hopes
03-06-2010
LOCAL Government Minister Jerry Ekandjo has vowed not to cave in to demands by axed Rehoboth mayor George Dax’s supporters to reinstate him. Dax supporters recently took to the streets in protest
readAfrica squares up over Acacia
03-06-2010
IT would be impossible for many people to describe an African landscape without mentioning the millions of acacia thorn trees dotting the continent’s plains and savannahs.It might be a game drive in
readNFA fails to punish hooligans
03-06-2010
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) has failed to take action against trouble-making football supporters that disrupted the Leo NFA Cup round of 32 match between African Stars and Tigers on March
readIsrael to expel all activists
03-06-2010
JERUSALEM – Israel was yesterday deporting the last of the nearly 700 foreign activists detained in a deadly raid on an aid flotilla bound for Palestinians in the blockaded, Hamas-ruled Gaza
readFrance looks at trade, aid to boost waning influence
03-06-2010
NICE, France – China’s investment in Africa has increased so much in recent years that some Africans fear a new form of colonialism.Now, France, one of the continent’s old colonial masters, is looking
readSMSes for Thursday 03 June 2010
03-06-2010
SMS Of The Day n THE young people of Namibia should emulate the hard work of all parents who toil daily to make ends meet and feed their families. Anyone who goes around in this country spreading
readNotable quotes
03-06-2010
WHAT you are doing is unacceptable. You are blackmailing the Government. You are not the only youth who do not have jobs in this country. You are not special. Go back to Berg Aukas, I am not going to
readNo confirmed human RVF cases
03-06-2010
WINDHOEK – The Ministry of Health and Social Services has confirmed that no cases of human infection with Rift Valley fever (RVF) have been reported so far in Namibia.South Africa has reported 63
readNamibia optimistic about opportunities during WC
03-06-2010
WINDHOEK – Namibia remains optimistic about the opportunities offered in the tourism industry during the duration of the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, and will put conversion programmes in place to
readMobilise people against violence
03-06-2010
HUNDREDS of workshops aimed at empowering men and women to stand up against violence will take place in all regions of Namibia this month. Khomas Community Voice, established in 2008 as a subdivision
readMeat export restrictions relaxed
03-06-2010
FARMERS sighed with relief at the announcement this week that more live animals may be exported to South Africa.An outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in southern Namibia three weeks ago forced
readKaujeua to be buried at Ovitoto
03-06-2010
FUNERAL arrangements for music legend Jackson Kaujeua have been announced. Kaujeua will be buried at his homestead in the Ovitoto area on Saturday morning. The service will start at 08h00.A public
readKaribib heist sets new record
03-06-2010
AT LEAST two getaway vehicles were used during Namibia’s largest cash-in-transit heist outside Karibib on Tuesday.By yesterday afternoon there was still no trace of the G4S security guard Simson
readGoliath splinter faction defends Boois
03-06-2010
THE Goliath splinter group has come to out to defend embattled Karas Governor Dawid Boois after accusations that he was trying to sabotage attempts to reconcile the /Hai-/Khaua community of Berseba
readDeveloping a pristine river: the Okavango basin
03-06-2010
GABORONE – The welcome end to wars in the upper reaches of the Okavango River brings new pressures for development and the risk of unwelcome changes to the health of the river. A joint commission to
readHead-on collision claims a life
03-06-2010
AN EMPLOYEE of I-S Freight Services, Gert Rudolf Louw (35), died instantly when an Iveco bus he was travelling in collided head-on with a Dandre Transport truck on Tuesday at around 06h15.The crash
readSADC and EU hold EPA talks
03-06-2010
THE latest discussions on the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), which Namibia and other southern African countries have not yet signed, went well, the EU Ambassador to Namibia said
readKhloe Kardashian also pregnant with 1st child?
03-06-2010
The Kardashian family looks set to welcome yet another addition with rumours Khloe is expecting her first child.The reality TV star, who married LA Lakers star Lamar Odom in September, is said to be
read‘Idol’ finalists ready to record albums, tour
03-06-2010
LOS ANGELES – The show is over, the confetti all swept away, but ‘American Idol’ winner Lee DeWyze and runner-up Crystal Bowersox are just getting started. The 24-year-old singers talked with
readAlicia Keys pregnant with 1st child, to marry
03-06-2010
NEW YORK – Alicia Keys is in a motherhood state of mind: She’s pregnant with her first child. The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer has been dating producer Swizz Beatz, who has written hits for
readGordhan orders banks to compete
03-06-2010
CUSTOMERS of South African banks can look forward to a new deal from their banks. Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said yesterday that banks had agreed “in principle” to a number of measures that would
readSA reserve bank bill to be amended
03-06-2010
SOME private shareholders of the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) told parliament yesterday their challenge to a bill designed to limit their influence was not financial gain or power to influence
readBP shares drop as much as 17 per cent
03-06-2010
VENICE, La./LONDON - BP faced a grim future on Tuesday as its ongoing failure to stop a Gulf of Mexico oil spill prompted a plunge in the energy giant’s shares and the possibility of a criminal probe
readEskom nets $3,6 billion profit
03-06-2010
POWER utility Eskom in South Africa yesterday reported a significant financial turnaround, posting a N$3,6 billon profit for the year which ended on March 31.Revenue increased to N$71 billion, from
readCentral banks attracted to dollar, euro
03-06-2010
TOKYO/BRASILIA - Some of the world’s richest central banks will not stop investing in the euro, supporting its reserve status, despite the sovereign debt crisis hammering the euro zone’s currency,
readTV, sponsors battle to recoup World Cup costs
03-06-2010
BRUSSELS – The soccer World Cup has lured companies hoping to boost revenues after two slow years but broadcasters will struggle to make a profit and top consumer goods marketers will have as keen an
readBiodiversity Action at the Brandberg
03-06-2010
NAMIBIA was the first country in the world to stage its Biodiversity Action Day as part of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity – an opportunity for the world to find real solutions to
readJapan’s PM steps down over US base row
03-06-2010
TOKYO – Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigned yesterday to improve his party’s chances in an election next month, after his popularity plunged over his broken campaign promise to
readReligious leaders unite against planned Jesus cartoon
03-06-2010
LOS ANGELES – It’s not on the air yet. It’s not shot yet. There’s no pilot yet. There might not even be a script yet.But Comedy Central’s plan to develop an animated project about Jesus Christ has the
readThe Gores separate after 40 years of marriage
03-06-2010
WASHINGTON – Former United States Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, a couple who stuck together throughout his long career in politics, announced on Tuesday they had decided to separate
readAWB ‘studio’ debate cleared
03-06-2010
CAPE TOWN – The “don’t touch me on my studio” debate has been given the thumbs up by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission.In a ruling released yesterday, the commission rejected complaints from
readStop talking about satanic gays
03-06-2010
BLANTYRE – Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika yesterday told the country to stop talking about a gay couple’s “satanic” wedding, after he pardoned their 14-year prison sentence for sodomy.Mutharika
readCosatu chief yet to hear about disciplinary charges
03-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG - Cosatu heavyweight Zwelinzima Vavi has not received any official communication from the ANC on possible disciplinary charges for ill-discipline, an official said yesterday.“So far,
readBond’s Aston Martin for sale
03-06-2010
LONDON – James Bond’s 1964 Aston Martin DB5, dubbed by car auctioneers RM Auctions on Tuesday as the “world’s most famous car,” will go under the hammer in London in October and is expected to fetch
readNamibian rugby teams selected
03-06-2010
THE Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) has announced the two national teams that will participate in the Safricam Sevens tournament in Kenya and the IRB Nations Cup in Romania.The Sevens tournament will take
readNFA in line for international Beyond Sport award
03-06-2010
THE Namibia Football Association is shortlisted for the prestigious Beyond Sport Awards 2010 in the Federation/Governing Body of the Year category for its Galz and Goals programme that is funded by
readAmunyela a dhengwa ku mwene gwomukunda
03-06-2010
O POLISI ya Naanda nOkahao mOshitopolwa sha Musati otayi konaakona oshipotha shedhengo nokweehameka nayi omuntu sho omulumentu gwoomvula 33 lwaampoka Josef Amunyela gwokomukunda Okathitu popepi
readKuku Loise Shikomba e tu thiga po
03-06-2010
O MULONGISIKOLA kwali a tseyika nawa kuku Loise Shikomba, a kala momukunda Onethindi mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo sha Katutura mOvenduka mEtiyali
readA kwatwa molwepangwe mo Akweenyanga
03-06-2010
O POLISI ya Shana oya kwata po omugundjuka gumwe shi na sha nokwaadhika a kuna epangwe megumbo lyawo li li momukunda Akweenyanga mOshitopolwa sha Shana.Omugundjuka nguka okwa kwatwa po omutenya
readHausiku okwa hala oonakutembudhwa kefundja ya monene omahala gaaluhe
03-06-2010
O MUPEVIPRIMAMINISTA Marco Hausiku, okwa ti kutya opu na okukongwa ondunge opo aantu mboka ya tembudhwa kefundja ya monene omahala gokukala gaaluhe.Pethimbo a li ta popitha Ookansela yopashitopolwa
readOomeme ye na ombuto ya maashinga
03-06-2010
O OMEME taya lumbu nombuto yo HIV/AIDS moNamibia alihe, okutameka mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika otaya ningi ehololomadhilladhilo lyombili, li na sha nokuuvanayi kwawo sho yamwe yomuyo aniwa ya kuthwa
readFistball championship race heats up
03-06-2010
THE sport grounds of the Ramblers Club will be a hive of activity on Saturday when the club hosts the third round of the Namibian fistball league.Fistball pundits will need to get up early as the
readGiant-killer Soderling stuns Roger Federer
03-06-2010
PARIS – Lightning did strike twice at the French Open on Tuesday. One year almost to the day that Robin Soderling stunned the tennis world by becoming the first man to defeat Rafael Nadal at Roland
readWorld Cup ready to go, say organisers
03-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – World Cup organisers insisted Tuesday they have delivered on all their promises and said ticket sales are approaching the record set at the 1994 tournament in the United States.“We are
readMisery and joy as teams name final squads
03-06-2010
LONDON – Coaches finally put World Cup hopefuls out of their misery on Tuesday when they named their final squads for the tournament, shattering some dreams while also handing out the opportunity of a
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