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64 Articles found on Thursday, 20 May 2010
Hitman to win ‘Judgement Day’
20-05-2010
NAMIBIA’S WBA Lightweight world champion Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses is confident that he will retain his title come ‘Judgement Day’.The Hitman’s trainer and promoter Nestor Tobias has dubbed the event
readSupersport’s Katza to grace Namibian mini World Cup
20-05-2010
SUPERSPORT United captain and Bafana Bafana international Ricardo Katza will be in Namibia for a Mini World Cup scheduled for May 29 and 30.The organiser of the mini World Cup, Likius Hafeni, says
readEngland first for Boks tour
20-05-2010
THE Springboks will play a three-test home series against England (twice), France and Ireland in the six years either side of the 2015 Rugby World Cup as a result of an International Rugby Board
readBarcelona sign David Villa
20-05-2010
MADRID – Barcelona have moved quickly to reinforce their squad snapping up Spain striker David Villa from Valencia for 40 million euros (US$49,66 million) yesterday, three days after winning a second
readRugby coaching clinics at Gymnasium next week
20-05-2010
UP to 150 secondary schools’ rugby coaches will be involved in rugby coaching clinics next week.The clinics are part of the 2010 Standard Bank/Windhoek Gymnasium Rugby Roar, launched at the Windhoek
readGebrselassie wins third Great Manchester Run
20-05-2010
MANCHESTER – Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie won his third Great Manchester Run on Sunday with an electrifying final burst at the finish.The 37-year-old two-time Olympic and quadruple
readBolt posts 9,86 sec in first race
20-05-2010
DAEGU, South Korea – World and Olympic triple gold medallist Usain Bolt got his 100-metre season underway in a respectable 9,86 seconds at the Daegu Pre-Championships Meeting yesterday.Bolt, who owns
readDutch the team to beat in Group E
20-05-2010
A TALENTED Netherlands squad start as firm favourites in a tight Group E with Japan, Cameroon and Denmark set to fight for second place.A red-hot qualifying campaign saw the Dutch sail through to the
readSixty buses ready for Nigeria fans in SA
20-05-2010
NIGERIAN football fans will have their transportation worries in South Africa eased considerably with the provision of 60 buses by Premium Sports during the tournament.Premium Sports Management are
readNew rules for WC penalty takers
20-05-2010
ZURICH – Fifa will extend its experiment in using an extra match official behind each goal, but will not implement the proposal at the World Cup.FIFA’s rules-making panel decided Tuesday to conduct
readSouth African police ready for World Cup threat
20-05-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South African police will ensure the safety of all foreign visitors and teams participating in the World Cup finals, Deputy Police Minister Fikile Mbalula said yesterday.Iraqi security
readRukoro ditches Haikali in First Division controversy
20-05-2010
THE MTC Northern Stream First Division looks likely to remain grounded for an indefinite period unless a solution can be found soon.According to NPL CEO Mathew Haikali, none of the beleaguered lower
readSMSes for Thursday 20 May 2010
20-05-2010
SMS Of The Day I AM, like many citizens of this country, up to my neck, because people do not want to do their jobs for the public with heart. When you apply for a road permit at Natis, under
readShocking animal cruelty in Windhoek North
20-05-2010
THE Windhoek SPCA this week rescued a cat in Windhoek North that had been shot with an arrow.The arrow had passed right through the cat’s chest cavity and was sticking out at both ends. The cat was
readRundu Mall not a safety hazard - engineer
20-05-2010
THE Rundu Town Council is set to discuss and issue a fitness certificate to the town’s Galaxy Mall this week. The office of the town CEO received a final report on the safety of the Galaxy Mall last
readPoor spend hours waiting for treatment
20-05-2010
TO 42-year-old Sylvia Jurger, travelling from Heja Game Lodge outside Windhoek is a routine she has to endure to get her medication on time at the Katutura State hospital.“I walked from the lodge to
readParkhouse – mother and primary healthcare icon
20-05-2010
THE recent death of long-serving professional nurse Annchen Parkhouse was described as a major blow to the health profession by many.Fired from her work as a matron because she had adopted a black
readAalongwa ya kuthombinga moonkundathana dhelongo lyoshali
20-05-2010
AAILONGI moUnivesiti ya Namibia noshowo Polytechnic oya kutha ombinga moonkundathana kombinga yelongo.Oonkundathana ndhika odha guma unene oshinima shegandjo lyelongo lyoshali koshigwana.Aawiliki
readOkapale ka Ndangwa ka mona ishewe omeya
20-05-2010
OKAPALE koondhila ka Ndangwa hoka ka kala kaa ke na omeya uule woshiwike shimwe okuza sho ga tetelwe ko kElelo lya Ndangwa omolwOkampani yUupale wOondhila moNamibia ya kala yi na oondjo, dhomafutilo
readOmbili ka yi po moThailand
20-05-2010
EPANGELO lya Thailand olya tindi ethaneko lya hololi yomadhiladhilo gaantu yoombindja oontiiligane okweeta oonkundathana dhombili . Ethaneko ndika olya gandjwa kwaambaka ta ya ti oonkundathana odho
readOkommissi yomathaneko ta yi talulula omulandu gwoshigwana
20-05-2010
NAMIBIA ota talulula omulandu gwe kombinga yoshigwana.Omulandu nguka ogwa kala melongitho uule womimvo 13 dha piti. Okommissi yomathaneko gomapendulepo[NPC] oyina oshigongi shomasiku gaali pamwe
readAaniilonga yepangelo na ya longe nuuntsa
20-05-2010
OMUTOTIMPANGO gwo Swapo megumbo etiyali lyoparliamende, okwa indile aaniilonga yepangelo yalonge iilonga yawo neitulemo nokupopila omakankameno giilonga yoshigwana.Stephanus Mogotsi okwa ti omayakulo
readIyambo a londodha aalongi aananyalo
20-05-2010
OMINISTA Yelongo, Abraham Iyambo okwa londodha kutya, aalongi, omitse dhomanongelo,naataleli nongelo mboka taya ka monika ondjo yuunkolwe, okuya kiilonga ya tokelwa, okulonga nonyalo noshowo okukala
readUufuthi womahooli poKaiti wa etwa puyelele
20-05-2010
AANIILONGA poshitaasi shomahooli ye li yane noshowo aaniilonga yaali pongalashe yepangelo oya kwatwa shina sha nokuyaka omahooli taya longitha uukalata wokunwetha iiyenditho yepangelo omahooli.Mbaka
readAafekelwa medhipago lya Stoop ita yi ikulilemo
20-05-2010
EINDILO lyaafekelwa yatatu medhipago neyugo lyomusamane, Koos Stoop opo ya pewe yiifutilemo mondjedhililo olya tindwa.Nakusa Stoop he yaadhani aaNamibia yaali yo rugby okwa li a dhipagwa nokuyugwa
read20-05-2010
ONDANDO yepungu oya tegelelwa yi gwedhelwe nooperesenda dhi li pokati ko 10 sigo ooperesenda 15 omwedhi nguka.Omahangano goku tsa uusila wepungu noshowo wiilya yilwe moshilongo agehe oga tegelelwa ga
readShali a ningi elenga lyo Tangi na Kamutyasha
20-05-2010
LEITENANDA Ndjayi , Martin Shali molyomakaya ga zi ko okwa langekwa a ninge mwene gwomukunda Tangi na Kamutyasha moshikandjo shUulenga, shElenga enene, John Walenga mOndonga moshitopolwa sha
readOonganga miipangelo yepangelo dha popi
20-05-2010
OKUZAMO kwoonganga miipangelo yepangelo noku ka longa palwe ota li tsikile, ngele epangelo ita li ningi po sha kombinga yoondjambi dhaambaka noshowo kombinga yonkalo yawo yiilonga.Ndika olyo
readNo swine flu detected in outcast State patient
20-05-2010
LOGRESIA GAROËS has tested negative for swine flu. The results came after Garoës complained bitterly about the treatment she had received from medical staff at both Windhoek State hospitals last week,
readMPs warn of land grab
20-05-2010
WHITE farmers again became the centre of discussion in the National Assembly on Tuesday during debate on the Ministry of Lands’ budget.At least three MPs cautioned that if nothing was done to speed up
readMPs challenge resettlement policy
20-05-2010
MPs have called on the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement to change the resettlement policy so that more productive Namibians can benefit.The ministry was also asked to train and empower people and
readMixed reaction with Katutura ARV clinic
20-05-2010
THE Katutura ARV clinic has a full supply of anti-retroviral drugs but a low turnout in the number of people accessing the drugs, said a nurse at the clinic who refused to give her identity.She also
readKatutura sanitation questionable
20-05-2010
THE overall health condition in Namibia is said to be improving but patients continue to complain about the lack of proper sanitation at the Katutura Hospital.A senior nurse at the Katutura Hospital,
readTerre’Blanche accused’s request denied
20-05-2010
VENTERSDORP - The Ventersdorp Magistrate’s Court dismissed an application yesterday to amend a charge against Chris Mahlangu, who is accused of the murder of AWB leader Eugene Terre’Blanche.Mahlangu’s
readNigerian quizzed on marriage to 13-year-old
20-05-2010
ABUJA – A Nigerian senator, under fire for marrying a 13-year-old Egyptian girl, was on Tuesday quizzed by investigators, an official statement said.Investigators of the National Agency for
readCurfew imposed as Bangkok burns
20-05-2010
BANGKOK – Rioting and fires swept Bangkok yesterday after troops stormed a protest encampment, forcing protest leaders to surrender, but sparking clashes that killed at least four people and triggered
readSwingers on trial in China
20-05-2010
BEIING – They were members of a modern-day swingers’ club in China, where people met online and then gathered in homes or hotels for group sex parties involving dozens of men and women.In April, Ma
readFishing ban widens as oil spill spreads in Gulf
20-05-2010
KEY WEST – BP forged ahead yesterday with efforts to stem its leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well, amid fears powerful currents were pushing the slick toward prized United States tourist resorts and
readSouth Korea to blame navy sinking on North Korea
20-05-2010
SEOUL - South Korea has briefed the Chinese ambassador on its findings on the sinking of a navy ship widely believed to be the work of North Korea, an issue that has created tension between the two
readRift Valley Fever threatens small-stock farming sector
20-05-2010
IF the outbreak of Rift Valley fever on seven farms in southern Namibia is not curbed soon, small-stock farmers, who already bear the brunt of the controversial small-stock marketing scheme, will find
readSwapo recalls Tiboth from town council
20-05-2010
SWAPO has withdrawn former Keetmanshoop mayor Simon Petrus Tiboth from the Town Council after accusations of aligning with the opposition were levelled against him. The withdrawal came after Tiboth
readBoN, banks cross swords
20-05-2010
THERE is no active competition between banks in Namibia and changing the existing Banking Institutions Act to allow foreign banks to open up branches in the country will lead to “reasonable, fair”
readFilm resort planned for Karas Region
20-05-2010
A SITE visit to a location along the banks of the Orange River at Komsberg in the Karas Region on Tuesday kick-started Desert Star Studios’ plans to build a US$1 billion film resort.The site visit
readBaby girl for model Claudia Schiffer
20-05-2010
LONDON – German supermodel Claudia Schiffer and her husband, British film producer and director Matthew Vaughn, have welcomed their third child – a baby girl.A statement released at the weekend by the
read‘Taxi to the Dark Side’ to be screened in Windhoek tonight
20-05-2010
A MOVIE that forms part of an award-winning series of documentaries and short films will be screened at the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre in Windhoek tonight.‘Taxi to the Dark Side’ is billed as
readLindsay Lohan ordered to LA court
20-05-2010
LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Lohan has been ordered to attend a probation hearing today that could result in jail time for reportedly missing alcohol education classes imposed for a 2007 drunken driving
readEEC drags 143 employers to court over non-compliance
20-05-2010
THE Employment Equity Commission has dragged 143 companies to court for not complying with affirmative action during the 2009-10 financial year. "As a result of the efficient and effective action
readNigerian banks concerned over central bank reforms
20-05-2010
ABUJA - Nigeria’s First Bank said on Tuesday it would not form a listed holding company until after the central bank addressed several industry concerns over efforts to reform the 10-year-old
readFan helmets could go global after World Cup
20-05-2010
JOHANNESBURG - The king of South Africa’s makarapa fan helmet has moved from his township workshop to a factory to meet World Cup demand and expects the elaborate headgear to become a global craze
readSouth Africa wants speedy ArcelorMittal price hike probe
20-05-2010
CAPE TOWN - South Africa could sell its stake in ArcelorMittal’s South Arica unit if competition authorities find the company raised steel prices without good reason, a cabinet minister said on
readCanada’s Universal awarded petroleum exploration licence
20-05-2010
WINDHOEK – Universal Power Corporation, the oil and gas company with headquarters in Vancouver, Canada, has been awarded rights to explore three offshore blocks in Namibian waters.Universal Power’s
readBarloworld building powerful African reach
20-05-2010
BARLOWORLD is continuing to expand and transform its power-systems business as electricity capacity constraints emerge not only in South Africa but also in other sub-Saharan African
readMine dispute, poll fears raise Congo risk premiums
20-05-2010
KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo’s political risk insurance premiums have risen 40 per cent since a dispute over mining licences and are set to rise further as 2011 elections approach, a
readUS trade deficit with China must come down
20-05-2010
SHANGHAI - US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke urged China yesterday to purchase more American goods to help reduce a huge trade imbalance that has caused friction in US-Sino ties.“Obviously the trade
readLow interest rates to prevail
20-05-2010
THE current low interest rates might prevail for another six to nine months and only rise again next year, an investment expert has predicted.It is expected that the current repo rate in South Africa
readMutual Tower sets green standard
20-05-2010
THE Mutual Tower in Windhoek was inaugurated by President Hifikepunye Pohamba on Tuesday.The tower is a state-of-the-art building with 20 levels. There are 11 office levels, one gym level, four
readAustralian miner suspends projects over mining tax
20-05-2010
SYDNEY – Australia’s Fortescue Metals put multi-billion dollar iron ore projects expected to employ thousands of people on hold yesterday, blaming uncertainty caused by a major new tax on mining
readOver 4 000 workers lost jobs last year
20-05-2010
MORE than 4 000 people lost their jobs last year due to the global economic meltdown affecting Namibia’s mining, fishing, agriculture and hospitality sectors, Labour Minister Immanuel Ngatjizeko said
readNotable Quotes
20-05-2010
(The price increase is as a result of) the price of locally produced raw material, as per the local maize production scheme, to offer maize producers a safety net for locally produced maize. –
readCity reconsiders cellphone towers
20-05-2010
THE City of Windhoek has placed a moratorium on the erection of cellphone towers in the city until there is more clarity about the health implications.This was announced at the latest City Council
readCelebrating life at Katutura Hospital
20-05-2010
IMAGINE going to a hospital with attractive curtains, neat cover sheets and beautifully painted rooms.“It’s one thing to be ill and to be treated in an unpleasant environment. I have been admitted in
readBeer theft syndicate cracked
20-05-2010
A BEER syndicate which stole hundreds of crates of beer from Namibia Breweries and sold them to shebeens in Katutura was cracked recently.The Police confiscated 120 crates of Windhoek Lager, 300
readBeer theft syndicate cracked
20-05-2010
A BEER syndicate which stole hundreds of crates of beer from Namibia Breweries and sold them to shebeens in Katutura was cracked recently.The Police confiscated 120 crates of Windhoek Lager, 300
readArrest warrant issued for diamond robbery suspect
20-05-2010
ONE of the suspects charged with carrying out a multi-million dollar robbery at a diamond mine in the south of Namibia near the end of 2003 is facing being re-arrested after he failed to turn up at
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