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59 Articles found on Thursday, 18 November 2010
Pastor Abner prayed while raping minor
18-11-2010
WHILE raping his 16-year-old victim, Pastor Abner Dourob was praying, and when he was done, he said: “Amen”.This was the testimony of the victim shortly before Swakopmund Regional Magistrate Gaynor
readKasuto versus Supreme Court
18-11-2010
IN an unprecedented legal move, a Namibian lawyer and his client are challenging a Supreme Court judgement handed down in November. What makes the development more bizarre is a private visit to the
readInformanté editor ‘resigns’ over Nujoma
18-11-2010
MAX Hamata, editor of the weekly tabloid Informanté, has resigned in the wake of the drama that ensued after a recent story about former President Sam Nujoma’s alleged ill-health.He was summoned to
readStudent pilot dies in copter crash near Okahandja
18-11-2010
A STUDENT pilot, Henner Christopher Pape, was killed on impact when his gyrocopter crash-landed near Okahandja on Tuesday evening. He leaves behind two small children and a wife. The crash took place
readNamibia gets to grips with recycling
18-11-2010
AS Namibia’s population grows, so does our rubbish, making the issues of waste management and recycling ever more important. Government has drafted the Pollution and Waste Management Bill, while the
readNo probe into premier league age cheats
18-11-2010
THE age cheaters operating in the Namibia Premier League (NPL) will be happy to know that no investigation has been launched into their dishonest conduct. The NPL has left the matter to the NFA who
readTerror attack ‘planned this month in Germany’
18-11-2010
BERLIN – Germany said yesterday it was tightening security at airports and train stations after receiving “concrete” evidence of planned terrorist attacks in the country, including one this
readNo NCC approval yet for BP/Puma deal
18-11-2010
THE Namibian Competition Commission (NCC) has not yet received any application from Puma Energy to take over all of BP’s assets in Namibia, acting chief executive officer Vitalis Ndalikokule has
readNotable quotes
18-11-2010
That is between myself, the CEO and the trustees. – General Manager for investments and finance at Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF), Neville Field on the reasons for his resignation.The day
readSA honeymoon murder suspect goes to court
18-11-2010
CAPE TOWN – A suspect questioned in the killing of a British tourist during her honeymoon visit to South Africa will be charged with hijacking and murder, a police spokesman said yesterday.“He is
readSMSes for Thursday 18 November 2010
18-11-2010
SMS Of The Day n THE speed limits are not random numbers grabbed out of thin air. It has been proven to be the best speed for a driver to react in, even with today’s modern vehicles.Food for Thought
readWoman strangled to death in own house
18-11-2010
THE wife of a senior Police officer was found strangled to death and presumably raped in her house at Rosh Pinah yesterday morning. Police Deputy Commissioner Johannes Tsuseb said the half-naked body
readStock theft up in Omusati
18-11-2010
ESCALATING stock theft still continuing in many villages in the Omusati region has the Police now demanding a secure fence or a canal along the Angolan-Namibian border as a “matter of
readSpecial-school teacher accused of rape
18-11-2010
A TEACHER at Klein Aub Special School has been arrested for allegedly raping at least one pupil and attempting to rape another. Edward Kamwi Mwiya (40) is also suspected of having sexually assaulted
readParties declare a vote of no confidence in ECN
18-11-2010
NINE political parties yesterday declared a vote of no confidence in the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). They are the All People’s Party (APP), the Congress of Democrats (COD), the Democratic
readNamcor MD sent home
18-11-2010
TENDER allocations, recruitment practices, contracts and the bankrupt state of the company are all included in a forensic audit of Namcor now that Mines and Energy Minister Isak Katali has sent
readMinister wants private wards in State hospitals
18-11-2010
HEALTH Minister Richard Kamwi wants private wards in all of Namibia’s State hospitals; and Namibian doctors and nurses managing the hospitals – not expatriates. He said this at the inauguration of
readIvorian rivals take poll battle to heartlands
18-11-2010
PACOBO, Ivory Coast – In the humid forests of central Ivory Coast, unemployed youths from the populous Baoule tribe chat politics as they guzzle mid-morning beers from a wooden shack.With the local
readFifteen years over N$2 murder
18-11-2010
A MURDER committed because of N$2 left a Windhoek resident with a 15-year prison sentence this week. Duran Xoa-Eiseb (28) received the jail term at the end of his trial in the Windhoek Regional Court
readThree jumbos poached in Caprivi
18-11-2010
THREE elephants were killed by poachers in Eastern Caprivi in the past few months while three impalas and one reebok were poached in the Mashi conservancy, a senior official in the Ministry of
readChurch feud settled in court
18-11-2010
AN UNHOLY feud in the bosom of the St Stephen’s Romanna Apostolic Church had members of the church ready to battle things out against each other in the High Court in Windhoek this week, until words of
readCampaign on diabetes launched in Namibia
18-11-2010
NAMIBIA launched a week-long programme to commemorate World Diabetes Day on Wednesday, under the theme “Diabetes Education and Prevention”. The launch of the commemoration, at Snyman Circle in the
read‘Bribed’ witnesses will not testify in Kenya case
18-11-2010
THE HAGUE – The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says three witnesses who claim they were bribed to provide false evidence against a prominent Kenyan politician will not be used in a
readMadagascar votes on constitution aimed at ending island crisis
18-11-2010
ANTANANARIVO – Voting was under way in Madagascar yesterday in a referendum on a draft constitution that would allow President Andry Rajoelina, who seized power last year, to stay in office until the
readNY-style bed bugs bite in Paris
18-11-2010
PARIS – Tiny, bloodthirsty and relentless, the insect pest that became a nightmare for millions of New Yorkers has found its way to Paris, spreading fear of an outbreak that could turn into the
readSleepy pilot in India crash
18-11-2010
NEW DELHI – The pilot of an Air India flight that crashed in May, killing 158 passengers, slept through more than half the flight and woke up disoriented when it was time to land the aircraft, an
readBP ignored warning signs on doomed well
18-11-2010
WASHINGTON – BP and its contractors missed and ignored warning signs prior to the massive oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, showing an “insufficient consideration of risk” and raising questions
readIndonesian refugees long for love chamber
18-11-2010
JAKARTA – Refugees from a deadly Indonesian volcano, crammed into makeshift shelters for weeks, have food and water but are now seeking a ‘love chamber’ to fulfil another basic need.Thousands of
readDesert Dash to help vultures
18-11-2010
MORGAN Hauptfleisch and Nico Hough, Namibia’s only two members of Team Fast & Featherless – a mountain-biking initiative that supports bird conservation under the banner of Birdlife International –
readKelly Osbourne wears a bikini for first time ever
18-11-2010
Kelly Osbourne once declared she was “not comfortable” being seen in swimwear. But after shedding more than 50 pounds, it is clear she’s had a change of heart. The 26-year-old competitor peeled down
readPrince William’s stunning engagement ring for Kate
18-11-2010
B y now, the whole world probably knows about the Prince William and Kate Middleton engagement. As much as the engagement is big news in itself, the ring the Prince gave to his Princess is just as
readManagement Tip of the Day
18-11-2010
Gift of time and spaceF or the past 30 years, the MacArthur Foundation has awarded “genius grants” to creative achievers to support their pursuit of new ideas. With virtually no restrictions put on
readUN body warns of expensive food prices next year
18-11-2010
ROME – Prices in most commodities are up sharply from last year, and further spikes are likely unless production of major food crops increases significantly in 2011, a UN food agency said
readMigration could be good for SADC, says President
18-11-2010
MANAGING migration effectively is a public policy challenge, which requires a paradigm shift away from viewing migration as a negative phenomenon, President Hifikepunye Pohamba said yesterday when he
readUK to inject US$300 million into Africa
18-11-2010
NAIROBI, Kenya – The head of Britain’s overseas investment arm says the corporation will invest about US$300 million a year in coming years in African companies because the continent is registering
readOnline boost for local SMEs
18-11-2010
INTERNATIONAL speaker and author of marketing and business books, Bill Gibson, says small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Namibia and Africa need to put more effort into online
readPink diamond record price shows market strength
18-11-2010
GENEVA – A rare pink diamond fetched 45,44 million Swiss francs (US$45,75 million) on Tuesday, virtually doubling the previous record to become the most expensive stone ever sold at auction and
readInfrastructure holds key to Chinese investment
18-11-2010
TIANJIN, China – The construction of transportation and power infrastructure across Africa could provide the next big opportunity for Chinese firms aiming to invest in the continent, a senior
readContinent to become biggest solar market
18-11-2010
AFRICA is set to become the world’s largest market for solar portable lights (SPLs) by 2015, a report compiled by the International Finance Corporation and World Bank Lighting Africa programme has
readOmuwiliki gumwe gwoshiketha shoopenzela GIPF a yi
18-11-2010
O SHIKETHA shoopenzela dhaaniilonga yepangelo osha kanitha omeningela yasho yimwe.Onkundana yokuza miilonga kwa meningela gwomapungulo, Neville Field oya uvikwa oshiwike shika, na oya kolekwa
readOmpango yoombaanga ya tulwa miilonga
18-11-2010
E LUNDULUKO mompango yoombaanga ndjoka ta yi pe epangelo oonkondo dhoku tokola uumwene woombaanga oya tulwa miilonga, sho ya shainwa komuperesidende Hifikepunye Pohamba omwedhi gwa yi no ya
readOmupashiwani omuNew Zealand oku li po hwepo
18-11-2010
O MUPASHIWANI omuNew Zealand, Hanso Hasso Weichbrodt gwoomvula 68 ngoka pamwe nomukadhi, Borm Jan Gesa Weichbrodt ya ponokelelwe nokuyugwa koombudhi momukunda Otshandumbara mUukwambi popepi
readSORED a halakanithwa po kooyene
18-11-2010
O OYENE yehangano lyoku gandja olusheno kuumbugantu woshilongo, Southern Electricity Distribution Company[Sored] oya tokola okuli halakanitha. Aaniipambuliko oya ningi etokolo ndyoka poshigongi
readECN a ti oongundu nadhi taambeko embo lyomadhina gaahogololi
18-11-2010
O KOMMISSI yomahogololo ya Namibia oya ti ita yi ka iyutha komathiminko goongundu dhompilameno kombinga yembo lyomadhina gaahogololi, ndyoka dhimwe tadhi aniwa ina li yela nawa.Omupopiliko
readEkonakono kombinga yuundjugo masiku lyapu
18-11-2010
E KONAKONO kombinga yoshinima shetungo lyuundjugo kondando yi li pombanda oshi li pokumanithwa, iizemo yasho otayi ka gandjwa mbala shiikwatelela komauyelele ngoka ga pumbiwa.Oshifo sho The Namibian
read/Hai-/Khaua Nama yuulike aaleli yawo
18-11-2010
E KONDJITHATHANO lyethimbo ele newinayi ndyoka lya kala pokati kiilyo yezimo lyaa /Hai-/Khaua , aakwa Isaak naakwa Goliath olya hulithwapo omasiku ngaka, konima yehogololo lya Johannes Isaak ongo
readEinda lyopolisi pOshiko masiku otali ka kalelela
18-11-2010
P ETHIMBO ta taamba ko omagano gUundjakete wOpolisi mboka hawu tema uusiku noshowo oolamba dhomomapandaanda naandhoka oombulau dhOpolisi koNORED nokoMVA pOshiko pOngwediva mOshana metiyali
readSpringbok pleads innocent after failing doping test
18-11-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Bjorn Basson has proclaimed his innocence after he and a teammate, Chiliboy Ralepelle failed doping tests following the Springboks’ win over Ireland in Dublin, The Times newspaper said
readSundowns trying to lure Benni?
18-11-2010
STAND by for a possible return to South Africa’s Premiership soccer by one of the country’s foremost strikers as news spread around on Tuesday that Mamelodi Sundowns could be lining up Bafana Bafana’s
readTshabalala’s World Cup goal on award list
18-11-2010
ZURICH – Siphiwe Tshabalala’s spectacular opening goal for South Africa against Mexico in the first match of the World Cup has been named on a shortlist for the best goal of 2010.Giovanni van
readNFA hosts Fifa Futuro III
18-11-2010
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) will host the Fifa Futuro III course in Administration and Management as well as the Potential Regional Instructors meeting at Midgard Country Estate from
readMalema invited to do Dusi Canoe Marathon
18-11-2010
WORLD Class paddler Oscar Chalupsky has invited Julius Malema to do The Unlimited Dusi in February with him and his brother Herman. Chalupsky, who has taken a number of celebrities down the gruelling
readSteele-Botes is Youth Games Chef de Mission
18-11-2010
LOCAL Sports Consultant Quinton Steele-Botes will be the Chef de Mission of the Namibian team participating in next year’s Commonwealth Youth Games. The Commonwealth Youth Games will be held on the
readBeach volleyball royalty crowned
18-11-2010
THE seventh and last tournament in this year’s DTS Maerua Superspar Volleyball Series took place on Saturday with 15 four-a-side teams and 25 individual players participating.In the last tournament,
readSchickerling rubbishes Kazenambo’s hockey racism claims
18-11-2010
NAMIBIA Hockey Union (NHU) president Jesse Schickerling has described allegations of racism in hockey as “utter and absolute nonsense”. Contacted by Nampa on Tuesday on the issue of racism, the
readNPL TV deal stalled
18-11-2010
IT appears that the Namibia Premier League (NPL) will not be aired on television anytime soon following “hiccups” in negotiations between the premier division and the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
readMurray to face Federer in Finals group
18-11-2010
LONDON – Britain’s Andy Murray will face Roger Federer in the group stages of the ATP World Tour Finals in London, it was announced here on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Murray got the better of the Swiss
readTremlett takes four as England rest Test bowlers
18-11-2010
HOBART, Australia – Chris Tremlett claimed four wickets as England bowled out the cream of Australia’s best young talent for 230 on the opening day of their four-day game at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval
readVettel and Webber clear the air
18-11-2010
SALZBURG, Austria – Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber cleared the air after Sunday’s season-ending race in Abu Dhabi, the German said on Tuesday.Vettel,
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