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73 Articles found on Friday, 7 May 2010
Tiny baby sets a record
07-05-2010
TWENTY-FOUR days after a baby boy was born weighing only 425 grams, he is going from strength to strength. In what seems to be a Namibian record, the tiny boy, who currently weighs around 440 g, was
readNo bail for record robbery suspect
07-05-2010
A RENEWED attempt to win his release on bail after almost a year in Police custody has ended in failure for one of the three men charged with what would have been the largest cash robbery in Namibia’s
readLion killer to be charged
07-05-2010
THE trophy hunter who admitted that he shot and killed a protected lion in the Sesfontein Conservancy recently might be in for a surprise when he returns to Namibia next week. Criminal charges were
readQuestions around Keetmans rental deal
07-05-2010
A PLAN by the Keetmanshoop Town Council to lease an unused power station cheaply to the Namibian Training Authority (NTA) for the creation of a vocational training centre has drawn criticism from
readOngwediva becomes fresh produce business hub
07-05-2010
THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, in co-operation with the Ongwediva Town Council, are establishing a fresh produce business hub at a cost of N$111 million. Officiating at the
readOmatando villagers up in arms against Oukwanyama authority
07-05-2010
VILLAGERS of Omatando No 2 are up in arms with their traditional authority after they were informed that they would not be under headman William Mbangula. The Oukwanyama Traditional Authority has
readNalao calls for protection of CEOs
07-05-2010
THE Namibian Association of Local Authority Officials (NALAO) has called for a moratorium on all suspensions of local authority CEOs and that no suspension should be made without the consent of the
readMafwe want peace over land dispute
07-05-2010
THE Mafwe Traditional Authority in the Caprivi Region on Friday held a meeting discuss a peaceful solution to the land dispute between them and the Masubia Traditional Authority. The Mafwe held a
readHuman-elephant conflict continues
07-05-2010
PEOPLE in the southern parts of the Omusati and Oshikoto regions say they are being ‘terrorised’ by elephants destroying their fields. Ruacana Councillor Lazarus Kor-nelius says elephants are causing
readHuge crowd at Pentecostal ‘healing crusade’
07-05-2010
THE Association of Charismatic and Pentecostal Churches of Namibia held a two-day ‘healing and deliverance crusade’ at Oshakati this week. The event was attended by many Christians belonging to
readGoldsmith murder verdict put on hold
07-05-2010
THE two men accused of carrying out a deadly housebreaking and robbery at Okahandja more than seven and a half years ago face a further wait in custody before they will be hearing the verdict in their
readExclusive: A look at a Namibian power milestone
07-05-2010
One month before the proverbial ‘ON’ button will power up the Caprivi Link Interconnector, The Namibian gained exclusive access to the Gerus Converter Station, one of two identical substations in
readEnviro Fund gets off the ground
07-05-2010
THE Environment Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) has been reactivated after Cabinet appointed five members to its second board of directors for a period of three years. The EIF Board will be headed
readDefence should be more representative: Kazenambo
07-05-2010
THE top ranks of the Namibia Defence Force should represent the different demographics of the Namibian population and the same should be done with the intake of recruits, Youth and Culture Minister
readCorporate heavyweights on new NBC board
07-05-2010
CABINET has appointed a new board of directors to try and salvage the beleaguered Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC). All but two of the old board members were given the boot to make place for
readMinister explains ‘brown passports’
07-05-2010
HOME Affairs Minister Rosalia Nghidinwa had to explain the difference between normal Namibian passports and the so-called ‘brown passports’ her Ministry had issued last year during debate on her
readAngolan sentenced for cocaine
07-05-2010
KAHENGE – A 38-year-old Angolan national was last week sentenced to 28 months behind bars by the Kahenge Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine. Fernando Bemba pleaded
readOlympique Marseille clinches ninth French league title
07-05-2010
PARIS Marseille clinched its ninth league title by beating Rennes 3-1 on Wednesday, moving within one of the French record. Gabriel Heinze, Mamadou Niang and Lucho Gonzalez scored for Marseille,
readMadrid hopes for Barca flop
07-05-2010
MADRID – La Liga Leader Barcelona visits Sevilla and Real Madrid hosts Athletic Bilbao this weekend as the Spanish title race goes down to the wire with two rounds to play. With one point separating
readChelsea aim to avoid costliest of slip-ups
07-05-2010
LONDON – Chelsea will head into Sunday’s final day of the Premier League season knowing that any slip-up against visiting Wigan is likely to give Manchester United the chance to win an unprecedented
readShooting contest at Luiperdsvallei
07-05-2010
The Namibia Rifle Association (NRA) is presenting a Hunter’s Class Target Rifle competition tomorrow. Target rifle is the shooting discipline that uses mainly 7.62mm calibre rifles, fired only in the
readNamibians excel at SA Water-ski Champs
07-05-2010
NAMIBIAN water skiers excelled at the South African National Championships at the end of April, winning numerous gold medals against South Africa’s top skiers. After hosting a very successful All
readSquash juniors impress in Bloemfontein
07-05-2010
THE Namibian juniors squash team that competed at the South African Country Schools Squash Festival put up a very competitive performance in Bloemfontein. The youngsters played between six and ten
readNetball Tournament
07-05-2010
The chairperson and the members of the committee wish to inform all netball clubs that it has been decided not to host the annual United Inter-club tournament on Friday and Saturday 28 and 29 May 2010
readCraven wins Chas Messenger Race
07-05-2010
DAN Craven gave an awesome performance to win the Chas Messenger Road Race which took place in Buckinghamshire England last weekend. Craven, riding for the Rapha Condor Sharp team, finished nearly
readAll on the line for Crusaders at Bulls’ fortress
07-05-2010
SYDNEY – Seven-time champions Canterbury Crusaders face a must-win showdown with the Super 14 front-runners Northern Bulls in Pretoria today to keep alive their faint playoff hopes. It will be a tall
readPulsating Cup semis at Legare
07-05-2010
THE Legare Stadium in Gobabis will host the much-anticipated semi-finals of the lucrative Leo Cup this weekend. Three premier league teams, namely African Stars, Black Africa and Civics, as well as
readSMSes for Friday 07 May 2010
07-05-2010
n The Hoachanas resident who, in an sms on 05 May 2010, bemoaned the fact that the authorities continue to churn out liquor licences to more shebeens in their area should, I am afraid, be advised that
readOshikandjosikola sha Anamulenge sha yambidhidhwa kAanangeshefa
07-05-2010
OMASIKU sho ga li23 ga Apilili nuumvo, Ombelewa yOshikandjosikola sha Anamulenge mewiliko lyomutalelisikola, Laban Shapange osha ningile osumina yokwiikongela oshimaliwa shokwiimonena
readAamatando aatiyali taya nyenyetele Elelo lyUukwanyama
07-05-2010
AAKALIMO yomOmatando omatiyali (Omatando no.2) oya shangela omushangwa gwawo kIikundaneki moka taya nyenyetele Elelo lyUukwanyama kutya olye ya kutha omukunda gwawo noku gu tula mumwe nOmatando
readNegonga a fala epangelo kompangu
07-05-2010
AMUSHANGA omukuluntu mUuministeli womapangelo giitopolwa, giilando , omagumbo, nehumokomeho lyokomikunda, Erastus Negonga okwa fala epangelo kompangu yaaniilonga. Negonga okwa fala omugandji
readOmuthika gwelongo gwa konenenwa
07-05-2010
OMAPULO kombinga yongushu yoonzapo dha za kiilongo yilwe ndhoka ha dhi etwa miilongo opo ta yi putuka ogo ga mwe ga kundathanwa poshigongi shina sha nomalutu goku tala ongushu yoonzapo sha li
readHINI a kwata yahetatu sigo oompaka
07-05-2010
SIGO oompaka moNamibia omwa ndhindhilikwa iiningwanima yuuvu wekunku lyo H1N1 yi li ihetatu. Ayihe mbika oya ndhindhilikwa maantu aakalimo yomiilando sha Swakopmund na Walvisbay komunkulofuta
readEngathithi lya pulakene Omusita Kumuji mOshakati
07-05-2010
ENGATHITHI enene lyooitaali yoongeleka dhi ili nodhi ili, lya za koombinga noombinga dhiitopolwa yokuumbangalantu , mEtiyali lyeti 4 Mei sigo 5 Mei 2010 olya li lya gongala pOkapale okanene kOmaudhano
readOnkalo ombwanawa yaaniilonga yomofaalama
07-05-2010
EPANGELO oli na omaipulo omanene kombinga yaaniilonga yomofaalama, na ota li indile aagandji yiilonga opo ya pe aaniilonga mbaka iipambuliko nenge iitopolwa moofaalama dhawo. Moshipopiwa shoMinista
readAakalimo yamwe yomOtjiwarongo taya pewa oometa dhomeya
07-05-2010
ELELO lyOtjiwarongo olya tokola okuyambidhidha okutulapo oometela dhomeya oompe momalukanda giipeleki dhili pokati komayovi 2 000 sigo 3000 nuumvo. Iilonga yeyambidhidho mbika oya tegelelwa yi ka
readHow best to address the BIG poverty issue
07-05-2010
THE gloves may be off between the Office of the President, Hifikepunye Pohamba, and the proponents of the Basic Income Grant (BIG), as the latter will meet to decide on a response to the head of state
readWe Are A Nation Living In Denial
07-05-2010
AT some point in mid-September last year, the Chinese Communist Party’s plenum or the full session of the Central Committee met in order to discuss a draft document on ‘party building’, covering the
readAlfredo Tjiurimo Hengari: Be Professional
07-05-2010
ON April 30, Prime Minister Nahas Angula wrote a letter objecting to the opinion piece of Tjiurimo Hengari, published on April 23. The Prime Minister maintained that Hengari had “made serious
readPeople have the right to know
07-05-2010
THIS week The Namibian carried at least two stories which showed how ignorant some people are about access to information and their blatant disrespect to other people’s right to information. This
readPolitical Perspective
07-05-2010
THE debate about how much ‘respect’ to accord political leadership has always been a lively and controversial one, especially in African countries including our own. There are those who maintain that
readTake ‘H Mall’ Back To Original Values
07-05-2010
I BELIEVE it’s high time that we get realistic when we want to solve social problems in our society even if the solutions that we may wish to suggest are against the thoughts of our own people. I have
readIs This The Meaning Of Freedom?
07-05-2010
ON 20 March 2010, we travelled from Katima to Rundu but the vehicle we boarded with my 3 friends stopped at Divundu. We stayed for 3 hours at Divundu’s Hombe filling station without any vehicle to
readA History Of Hair
07-05-2010
I REFER to the article ‘Splitting Hair’ by Magreth Nunuhe on Friday April 30 2010 in your newspaper, The Namibian. She wrote about a sensitive issue on whether women should use synthetic hair, fake
readThe Battle For The Future Has Begun
07-05-2010
AS the Cabinet bunkers down in Windhoek to address the growing resistance against the proposed 35% energy price hike by NamPower, it is faced with a difficult choice: to push ahead with the proposed
readVerify The Facts
07-05-2010
S McCarthy, please verify your facts before making sweeping statements about other countries, such as Germany having ‘assassinated’ members of the Baader-Meinhof Gang (a notorious terrorist group
readBlame Finance Minister, Not MPs
07-05-2010
I AM writing in reference to the letter written by Drs Ngurare, Aupindi and Mathe which appeared in The Namibian newspaper of 30/04/2010. While acknowledging the correctness of their observation on
readStill fighting for freedom
07-05-2010
I WAS born in 1990, a couple of months after Independence. All my life I have shared classrooms, bathrooms, playgrounds and even toys with children of various races. I never had to use a separate
readPeople Don’t ‘Pass On’, They Die
07-05-2010
I AM disgusted to the point of puking by the new-found fashion by The Namibian and its reporters to use the words “passes/passed on” (cf. The Namibian of Friday April 30, p.5 ‘First Black Namibian
readRugby Quotas Are Discrimination
07-05-2010
THE Namibian School Rugby trials for the Craven Week in SA were held the weekend of April 23 to 25. I was fortunate to see the programme for said trials. Something that bothers me a bit is that after
readAbortion Is A Woman’s Right
07-05-2010
I WISH to applaud the Ombudsman (‘Abortion debate must continue’, The Namibian, April 28 2010) for raising the issue of abortion. Abortion cannot be a holy cow because it concerns the fundamental
readCourt sentences Pakistani Mumbai attacker to death
07-05-2010
MUMBAI – An Indian court sentenced a Pakistani man to death yesterday over a three-day rampage through Mumbai in 2008 that killed 166 people and strained ties between the nuclear-armed South Asian
readThe seal pup and the police car
07-05-2010
SAN DIEGO – A sea lion pup has been captured after hiding under a San Diego police car for four hours in the middle of a road. Police Sgt. Jack Knish says officers got a call about 16h00 on Wednesday
readRussian special forces storm oil tanker and free it
07-05-2010
ABOARD THE HSMS CARLSKRONA – Russian special forces rappelled onto a disabled oil tanker taken over by Somali pirates, freeing 23 Russian sailors and arresting the pirates during a dawn raid
readPilot error caused Beirut plane crash – claim
07-05-2010
BEIRUT – A preliminary report on the crash of an Ethiopian airliner in Lebanon in which all 90 people on board died earlier this year clearly points to pilot error, according to a source close to the
readIndian kids’ colonial shoes to go
07-05-2010
NEW DELHI – Heavy leather brogue shoes worn by millions of Indian school kids could become things of the past if a campaign by a leading Indian politician to get rid of the colonial relics succeeds.
readSouth Korean driver earns licence on 960th try
07-05-2010
SEOUL – A South Korean woman who earned a driver’s licence after 960 tries is ready to buy a car and get behind the wheel. Yonhap news agency reported yesterday that 69-year-old Cha Sa-soon passed
readEgypt Christians want action on novel
07-05-2010
CAIRO – Egyptian Christians have called for government action against the author of a widely read novel they say insults Christianity, in an unusual case that puts freedom of expression in
readCabinets lets Zuma off hook
07-05-2010
CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s Cabinet has opted not to impose any sanction on President Jacob Zuma for failing to declare his interests in time. It decided, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said
readNigeria swears in Jonathan after Yar’Adua’s death
07-05-2010
ABUJA – Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan yesterday took over the reins of power in the oil-rich nation riven by religious and political divisions hours after ailing president Umaru Yar’Adua died. He was
readCameron eyes power as Britain votes
07-05-2010
LONDON – Britain voted yesterday in the closest general election for decades, with polls suggesting opposition Conservatives would win most seats but not enough to form a government alone.
readIs there really a cyberwar? Term might be misused
07-05-2010
DALLAS – Is there really a “cyberwar” going on? Some officials and computer security companies say yes, arguing that armies of hackers are stealing online secrets and using the Internet to attack
readNewsweek looking for a new boss
07-05-2010
NEW YORK – The Washington Post Co is putting Newsweek up for sale in hopes that another owner can figure out how to stem losses at the 77-year-old weekly magazine. The publishing industry has been
readRegulations scare off investors
07-05-2010
DAR ES SALAAM – Dramatic changes to government regulations that infringe on investors’ ownership rights pose a great risk to investment in Africa. Speaking during a discussion on investment in Africa
readGreece says bailout is only hope
07-05-2010
ATHENS – Greece’s only hope of avoiding bankruptcy is to take money from a joint EU and International Monetary Fund rescue package, the finance minister said yesterday during a heated Parliamentary
readSA calls for weaker rand to help economy
07-05-2010
DAR ES SALAAM – South Africa’s economic development Minister Ebrahim Patel said the rand needs to be weaker to support producers in Africa’s biggest economy. “We’ve got to get our currency to be more
readAn Opec for Africa’s minerals?
07-05-2010
NAIROBI – Africa, one of the oldest inhabited continents on Earth, and the second largest with 30 million square kilometres, is home to over one billion people. It is the world’s richest in minerals,
readDrought hits Zimbabwe rural population hard
07-05-2010
KWARA, Zimbabwe – One bag of maize, two big pumpkins, some watermelons and two small shopping bags of ground nuts is the only food the Togarepi family of seven is left with after the harvest. As she
readDiageo sales rise as recovery takes hold
07-05-2010
LONDON – Britain’s Diageo Plc, the world’s biggest spirits group, beat forecasts with a big sales rebound in the first three months of 2010 on Thursday as the recovery kicked in led by strong emerging
readRio reviews Australia projects, mines after tax
07-05-2010
CANBERRA/SYDNEY – Global miner Rio Tinto is reviewing its Australian operations after Canberra proposed a hefty new mining tax, but denied comments by its own iron ore chief that a US$10 billion
readSA worried Europe too slow on debt woes
07-05-2010
DAR ES SALAAM – South Africa’s Finance Minister said on Wednesday there was concern Europe was taking too long to deal with its debt crisis, but he hoped new measures would pay off soon and prevent
readNam economy shrank by 0,8% last year, official figures show
07-05-2010
NAMIBIA’S economy registered little slowdown in 2009, shrinking just 0,8 per cent despite the global financial meltdown, officials said this week. Namibia’s gross domestic product (GDP) was down just
readNoteable Quotes
07-05-2010
I am disappointed and shocked to be the first Permanent Secretary and the only one to be fired without reason by my Government. – Erastus Negonga, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Regional and
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