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46 Articles found on Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Court stops tender
17-11-2010
THE Tender Board of Namibia was yesterday rapped on the knuckles after a High Court judge found that it had failed to act according to regulations during a hostel catering tender process in 2009.In
readAccept roll or leave it, ECN says
17-11-2010
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) will not bow to pressure from opposition parties about a ‘contaminated’ voters’ roll.ECN spokesperson Marilyn Katjitundu yesterday said the roll for next
readSwakop River surprises with an early flow
17-11-2010
SWAKOP River smallholding residents were surprised by an early, and strong, flow of the Swakop River on Monday evening. The river started flowing at around 19h30, and by 00h00 it was about 100 metres
readGIPF GM jumps ship
17-11-2010
THE beleaguered Government Institutions Pension Fund, which has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, was hit by another setback when a senior management member resigned. News of the
readChina’s Africa resource hunt lacks transparency
17-11-2010
TIANJIN, China – Chinese companies eying African mineral resources must stop making closed-door deals and become more transparent in their investments, or risk a backlash from closed-door deals, a
readGuinea president-elect Conde calls for calm, unity
17-11-2010
CONAKRY – Guinean president-elect Alpha Conde and his defeated rival Cellou Dalein Diallo called for calm after all-night celebrations by Conde supporters were tainted by sporadic gunfire in the
readOver 65 die in New Delhi collapse
17-11-2010
NEW DELHI – Rescuers hammered slabs of concrete and dug with their hands yesterday to pull survivors and bodies from a five-storey apartment building that collapsed into a mountain of rubble in a poor
readAthletes get scholarships
17-11-2010
FIVE Namibian athletes received a boost to increase their chances of success at the 2012 London Olympic Games after the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) secured sport scholarships for them
readChasing the dots ... Political Poodles
17-11-2010
I LOVE it when our RtHonPM, Nahas has his hackles up, fires up his not inconsiderable intellect and lets fly! (See WindOb November 13) His opening salvo, expressing disbelief over reported comments of
readSMSes for Wednesday 17 November 2010
17-11-2010
SMSes Of The Day n A MINISTER still referring to the Republican Party as the ‘enemy’; another Swapo member calling the Rally for Democracy and Progress ‘satan’! People we are simply political
readNotable quotes
17-11-2010
The entire thing is so distorted that there can be no talk of a free and fair election. Also we are experiencing such terrible voters’ apathy that should there be an election, there will be a very low
readCivics take on improving Tigers
17-11-2010
CIVICS will hope for a change in fortunes when they take on a rejuvenated Tigers outfit in the Namibia Premier League tonight (20h00).When the two sides kick off at the Sam Nujoma Stadium it will be
readMartin Aloisius wins Most Inspirational Athlete award
17-11-2010
ATHLETE Martin Aloisius was voted the Most Inspirational Athlete at the inaugural Disability Sports Namibia (DSN) Merit Awards that were held in Windhoek. Alosius received the inaugural Hein Wagner
readZimbabwe searches for new coach
17-11-2010
ZIMBABWE will open a search for a new coach after the Zimbabwean Immigration Service refused to issue a work permit to Belgian Tom Saintfiet who was appointed barely two months ago.The Zimbabwean
readBrazil meets Argentina in Doha
17-11-2010
LONDON – The latest stage of Brazil’s global tour sees the five-time world champions facing South American rival Argentina in Doha in the standout match in this week’s round of international
readShebeen shooting was ‘self-defence’, ‘accident’
17-11-2010
THE Katutura shebeen shooting that claimed the lives of three people and left three others wounded in early 2007 was caused by a missing cellphone and a pistol that went off unintentionally and
readOutapi grows and needs hotels
17-11-2010
INADEQUATE accommodation facilities at Outapi are preventing the town from hosting conferences and attracting tourists, the town’s chief executive officer said yesterday. Oswin Namakalu said at the
readFaked in China: Inside the pirates’ web
17-11-2010
WASHINGTON/GUANGZHOU – Anybody could tell right away that the Louis Vuitton shoulder bag was fake because it was delivered in a recycled box that once shipped batteries.Warnings printed on the inside
readAalongwa aakulu yaUnam na Poly ta ya kongwa
17-11-2010
O NGUNDU yElongo lyopombanda yopashigwana ota yi kongo aalongwantu ayehe mboka ya pitile pomanongelo lya Unam no Polytechnic pokati komimvo 1999 nomumvo 2008. Ongundu ndjika oya hala okuuva kutya
readOmupanguli omundowishi a etha oondalaiva dhahingi ondapo ya pitilila
17-11-2010
O MUPANGULI moNdowishi okwa simana ethimbo efupi konima sho a etha oondalaiva 42 inee dhi tamaneka molwaashoka aniwa taku tiwa odha li dha taaguluka ondapo ndjoka yuuthwa okuhingwa
readNgoloneya gwErongo a yeleke dhoompilameno na Satan
17-11-2010
N GOLONEYA gwoshitopolwa shErongo Samuel Nuuyoma okwa faathanitha oongundu dhompilameno na Satan, nokwa ti ngaashi Satana a li a ekwelahi nokwa umbwa mo megulu, oshowo aaNamibia na ya ekelehi
readEtamaneko lyuufuthi wo kawe lya ethiwa
17-11-2010
E TAMANEKO lya ningilwa omukwashigwana gwa Israel ngoka oye eli omuniilonga awike a li a kwatwa kombinga yeyako lyokawe kongushu yoomiliona pofabilika yokupusha okawe ya NamGem pOkahandja olya
readRDP na RP ya hala omahogololo ga kalekwe kompangu
17-11-2010
N GELE ongundu yo RDP pamwe nehewa ekwawo RP oya pitikilwa shoka ya hala okuninga, otashi vulika omahogololo goshiwike tashiya gaakaleko.Omuperesidende gwo RP, Henk Mudge okwa ti yo ota ya dhiladhila
readIimaliwa ya Namibia oyili nawa ina yi pukithwa
17-11-2010
I IMALIWA yomafo ya Namibia ina yi ningilwa omapuko pehangano lyokuduluka iimaliwa lyobaanga lya South Africa[SABN].Omukuluntu gwehangano ndika okwa tulwa pevi, konima sho pwa monika omapuko
readA zimine ondjo medhipago lyokanona
17-11-2010
O MUFEKELWA ta tamanekelwa ekwatombambyona, ekwatonkonga noshowo edhipago lya Queen Dausab[4] poKaiti mo 27 ga Kotoba nuumvo okwa zimine ondjo ye mohofa ya mengestrata poKaiti oshiwike sha yi.Easter
readOnakupila omagumbo ya mono ekwathelo
17-11-2010
A AKALIMO yamwe yomOshakatiuzilo sha kaansela Loth Kuushomwa, metitano lya zi ko oya pewa omakwatho kaasihenda okupitila mOmbelewa yOshikandjohogololo shawo sha Shakatiuzilo no ya pandula noonkondo
readS Korean gamer, 15, kills himself and his mother
17-11-2010
SEOUL – South Korean police say a 15-year-old boy has committed suicide after killing his mother in a fight over Internet games.Police official Jung Yo-il said yesterday that the student hanged
readWelders held in deadly China high-rise fire
17-11-2010
SHANGHAI – Police detained four unlicensed welders yesterday on suspicion of accidentally starting a fire that engulfed a high-rise apartment building under renovation in China’s business capital,
readA royal wedding for William and Kate in 2011
17-11-2010
LONDON – Britain’s Prince William is to marry his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton next year, Buckingham Palace said on yesterday, ending months of media speculation about the couple’s plans to
readSelebi granted leave to appeal
17-11-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Former South African police commissioner Jackie Selebi was yesterday granted leave to appeal against his conviction by the Supreme Court of Appeal.The court held that leave to appeal
readH1N1 flu outbreak in Keetmans district subsides
17-11-2010
THERE have been no more H1N1 flu outbreaks in the Keetmanshoop hospital district, except for isolated cases. Confirming that the ‘swine’ flu epidemic appears to have subsided, primary healthcare
read‘I stopped World War Three,’ claims singer James Blunt
17-11-2010
James Blunt’s refusal to obey orders during the Balkans war prevented the start of World War Three, the singer has claimed. The 36-year-old chart-topping singer made the stunning claims in an
readRussell Brand recalls awkward encounter with Prince Charles
17-11-2010
Russell Brand has plenty of fans across the world, but it seems Prince Charles isn’t one of them. The newlywed comedian, who recently appeared on US talk show ‘Live With Regis & Kelly’ to promote his
readBe confident but not rigid
17-11-2010
O ne of the keys to effective decision making is confidence. Even if you only have temporary convictions, act on them. If you doubt your decision as you’re making it, you’ll erode others’ trust in
readOrascom’s Sawiris richest man in Africa
17-11-2010
NAIROBI – Two Africans feature in the top 200 of the world's richest billionaires. The continent’s richest billionaire, Egytian Nassef Sawiris of Orascom group, is ranked 127th on the global list
readUranium demand rising as China ‘piles up’ contracts
17-11-2010
PALADIN Energy, the Australian mining company producing uranium in Africa, expects prices to keep rising as China drives demand for nuclear fuel. China has “piled up” contracts to import uranium,
readEU fighting for ‘survival’ over eurozone debts
17-11-2010
BRUSSELS – The head of the European Union warned yesterday that the 27-nation bloc will not survive if it fails to overcome a debt crisis plaguing euro currency governments.Hours from a meeting of
readBank of America closes African accounts
17-11-2010
WASHINGTON – The Angolan Embassy here cancelled Monday night's celebration planned to mark the country's 35th independence anniversary, following a decision by Bank of America to close the embassy's
readAfrican Briefs
17-11-2010
Rwanda cuts rates KIGALI – Rwanda’s central bank cut its key repo rate by one percentage point to 6,0 per cent, the second reduction this year designed to stimulate lending to the private sector.
readBoy loses leg in power-line accident
17-11-2010
THE Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) has allegedly reneged on a promise to cover the medical expenses of a nine-year-old boy who was shocked by a Nored power line and suffered
readBoN sticks to guns on SA scandal
17-11-2010
THE Bank of Namibia (BoN) yesterday reiterated that local money was not included in a printing incident which led to the suspension of the chief of the South African Bank Note Company (SABN), despite
readAssaulted tourist doing better
17-11-2010
NEW Zealand tourist Hanso Weichbrodt (68) who was assaulted and robbed by five men while camping with his wife at a village near Oshakati, is still recuperating in the Oshakati State Hospital but
readACC busts NDF scam
17-11-2010
THE Anti-Corruption Commission has cracked an alleged scam in which the Ministry of Defence was allegedly defrauded of more than N$700 000. The ACC on Friday arrested two Ministry of Defence
readRambler: Today’s kids
17-11-2010
Overheard a father tell his young child: “When I was your age I lost some teeth, not my virginity.” It made me think how different you are from your kids, if you have had the misfortune to have
readRambler: Surprise Surprise! Workers shafted again
17-11-2010
The whole on-again-off-again demonstration saga preceded by the GIPF shit storm shows that Swapo don’t give two hoots about one of their biggest constituency’s, the workers. The NUNW’s affiliation to
readRambler: They are all out of line
17-11-2010
Information Minister Joel Kaapanda’s public rebuke of weekly tabloid Informante, after the paper published a story concerning former President Sam Nujoma’s health last week, came as a surprise to me.
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