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56 Articles found on Tuesday, 2 November 2010
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02-11-2010
SMS Of The Day FOR the upcoming regional and local elections let us show political maturity. Food for Thought AS citizens of this country we should not just blame the Police, the
readNotable Quotes
02-11-2010
I do not know whether the Namibian nation is mad. Mad in the sense of murdering and raping innocent children and women. – President Hifikepunye Pohamba condeming the murder and apparent rape of
readThe Last Manifesto: Ozombuzovindimba
02-11-2010
OZOMUZOVINDIMBA is situated 20 kilometres or so north-east of Otjinene. This is the place where Lothar von Trotha issued the last manifesto of the German regime at the time, which order said that the
readLocal authorities need fresh approach
02-11-2010
ELIGIBLE Namibians are preparing to vote for the fourth time since Independence for new regional and local authority councillors. Already, decisions have been made through primaries as to who should
readSport administrators taken to task
02-11-2010
THE Chief Human Capital and Corporate Affairs Officer of MTC, Tim Ekandjo, has called on sport administrators who hamper the development of sport to shape up or ship out, following a few embarrassing
readAl Qaeda attack kills 52 in Iraq church raid
02-11-2010
BAGHDAD - An al Qaeda attack that killed 52 hostages and police in a Catholic church in Baghdad was aimed at driving the embattled Christian minority out of the country, Iraq’s human rights minister
readPrivate sector won’t take credit bait
02-11-2010
PRIVATE sector credit demand remained subdued during September with businesses trying to get out of the red as the economy recovers.However, the slowdown may also be because, in real terms, interest
read‘Perfect storm’ rages on in beef sector
02-11-2010
THE “perfect storm” the local meat industry finds itself in is likely to worsen due to volatile markets and slow economic recovery worldwide, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has
readZuma sacks 7 in cabinet reshuffle
02-11-2010
PRETORIA – South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday fired seven ministers, including a senior official in the ruling ANC party, in what he said was a bid to better meet the needs of the country’s
readLocal construction companies fear future
02-11-2010
A N$40 million lower tender price by China Henan International Corporation Group (CHICO) pulled the carpet from under local construction firms bidding for the second phase of construction on the road
read‘No case’ against Israeli diamond theft accused
02-11-2010
THE State has no case against the Israeli national who has been charged in connection with the disappearance of close to N$20 million worth of diamonds from a gem cutting plant at Okahandja, it was
readChild killer suspect in court
02-11-2010
THE alleged rapist and killer of a four-year-old girl yesterday made a brief appearance in a jam-packed Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court. Easter Michael Rooi, alias Wambo (29) – age incorrectly given
readBeauties With A Purpose
02-11-2010
Miss World Kenya 2010 Natasha Metto, Kenya’s gorgeous Miss World 2010 representative who won the coveted Miss World Beauty With A Purpose title at the 2010 Miss World pageant in China on
readBig Brother Africa Rehab Centre: Seized by the moment!
02-11-2010
AS if being embraced by the majority of viewers in Africa wasn’t big enough, it seems that BBA Nigerian housemate Uti Nwachukwu might well be the most popular winner of the reality series so far.A
readSharon jazzes up the night
02-11-2010
Namibian jazz songstress Sharon van Rooi’s performance at Nice restaurant in Windhoek on Saturday more than made up for the recent upset caused to fans by the cancellation of her performance at the
readThis is IT!: Idols Finale Tonight
02-11-2010
This is it! After months of searching for and grooming some of the best of South Africa’s emerging singing talent, the moment of truth has finally arrived. The long-awaited finale of Season 6 of South
readVote for the Channel O Awards!
02-11-2010
Vote for our Namibian artists at the Channel O Best Music Video Awards. Both Gazza and Fishman are nominated in the Most Gifted Kwaito Video category – Gazza for ‘Shukusha’ and Fishman for ‘Let’s Hook
readWeaner price recovers drastically
02-11-2010
AGRA’s livestock division has concluded its annual weaner auction season, selling 16 582 animals at an average price of N$14,16 per kilogram at 19 auctions. Good quality calves fetched prices from
readMentors needed for support project
02-11-2010
THE Farmers Support Project (FSP) which is financed by the GTZ and implemented by Agribank, is looking for mentors in the communal areas north of the veterinary cordon fence.Mentors are needed for
readInter and Real lead push for early qualification
02-11-2010
MILAN – Inter Milan, Real Madrid and company will put their faith in attacking football again this week as Europe’s leading lights seek early qualification for the Champions League knockout
readYoung man stabs girlfriend and commits suicide
02-11-2010
A 20-year-old, Blasius Ipuleni Naulondo, from Ouhwaala village in Omusati region stabbed his 17-year-old girlfriend early Sunday morning and then committed suicide by hanging himself.Elizabeth
readWhites accused of boycotting fundraiser
02-11-2010
THE white business community at Mariental has been accused of “deliberately opting to boycott” a fundraising dinner for the Hardap Regional Development Trust Fund on October 15, despite being
readWalvis Bay businessman’s son killed
02-11-2010
JANNIE Savva (30), the son of a well-known businessman in Walvis Bay, John Savva, was killed in a car crash in the early hours of Sunday morning.The accident took place about two kilometres from
readSteps to heal Namibia’s ‘pandemic on wheels’
02-11-2010
THERE have been about 400 road deaths in Namibia so far this year – described as a “pandemic on wheels” by Minister of Works and Transport Erkki Nghimtina at the first Road Safety Indaba held in
readMazembe humble Esperance
02-11-2010
LUBUMBASHI – TP Mazembe Englebert took a giant step towards retaining their African Champions League title when the Democratic Republic of Congo club beat Tunisia’s Esperance 5-0 in the first leg of
readClijsters too good for Wozniacki in Doha
02-11-2010
DOHA – Belgian Kim Clijsters stole the limelight from new world number one Caroline Wozniacki with a battling three-set victory in the season-ending WTA Championships on Sunday.Clijsters, who won the
readInspired Razzaq blasts Pakistan to unlikely victory
02-11-2010
ABU DHABI – Abdul Razzaq gave Pakistan welcome on-field respite with a stunning century to set up a dramatic one-wicket victory over South Africa in the second one-day international on Sunday.The
readDHPS win Pupkewitz Schools Gala
02-11-2010
DHPS won the Pupkewitz Schools Gala, which was held on October 29 and 30 at the Western Suburbs Pool in Windhoek. DHPS was first in the Primary Schools division with a total of 1 695 points with
readRescued wild dogs adapt to living free
02-11-2010
FOUR wild dogs have released into the 16 000-hectare Okonjima Private Nature Reserve to live as wild animals although they were hand-reared by people.In 2005 seven three-week-old wild dog pups were
readRDP considers boycott
02-11-2010
THE patience of opposition parties with the pending November 2009 election case ruling is running out.At least one opposition party has threatened to boycott the upcoming regional and local government
readNgurare calls for firing squad
02-11-2010
SWAPO Party Youth League secretary Elijah Ngurare yesterday called for unusual punishment for the murderer of a toddler at Keetmanshoop.“A person that lowers himself to that level should be castrated
readMinistry to mediate in REDs battle
02-11-2010
THE Ministry of Mines and Energy will host a meeting with local authorities and regional electricity distribution companies (REDs) early next year to iron out issues. “We plan to come up with modules
readKeetmans RDP rally called off
02-11-2010
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress on Sunday decided to call off a planned rally at Keetmanshoop because there was no audience. Shocked by the poor attendance, the local regional leadership called
readIthana denies wanting to oust Kazenambo
02-11-2010
REPORTS that she wants to have Youth Minister Kazenambo Kazenambo fired are ‘ridiculous’, Justice Minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana said yesterday.It was reported that Iivula-Ithana unsuccessfully
readBerlusconi under pressure in ‘Ruby’ scandal
02-11-2010
ROME - Opposition lawmakers demanded that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resign after a paper on Saturday published what it said were details of him asking police to free a 17-year-old
readIceland volcano melting glacier
02-11-2010
REYKJAVIK - Torrents of water are pouring from a glacier that sits atop Iceland’s most active volcano, an indication that the mountain is growing hotter and may be about to erupt, scientists said
readNZ blushes over ‘Hug-a-Ginga Day’
02-11-2010
WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s broadcasting watchdog has warned against picking on redheads, saying a radio station’s ‘Hug-a-Ginga Day’ caused distress among flame-haired children.The Broadcasting
readMount Merapi blows again
02-11-2010
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupted yesterday for the third time in a week, driving the number of refugees to almost 70 000, as the death toll from a tsunami thousands of kilometers to
readBooze more lethal than crack or heroin
02-11-2010
LONDON – Alcohol is a more dangerous drug than both crack and heroin when the combined harms to the user and to others are assessed, British scientists said yesterday.Presenting a new scale of drug
readPohamba worried about communal beef
02-11-2010
THE vast differences in quality between cattle marketed by commercial and communal farmers and the subsequent difference in income should be tackled urgently, President Hifikepunye Pohamba has
read3 requirements of change
02-11-2010
Setting a new direction, changing behaviour, or transforming a culture is never easy. Before you start down the road of change, know three of the things you’ll need on your journey:1. A clear
readPrime rate hits 10,5 per cent
02-11-2010
BY yesterday, all commercial banks except Nedbank Namibia had met the Bank of Namibia’s (BoN) demand for a narrower interest rate spread and dropped their prime lending rates to 10,5 per cent.Nedbank
readChina pumps millions into Marencia
02-11-2010
MARENICA Energy has signed a debt and equity funding deal with China’s Sichuan Hanlong Group to advance its namesake uranium project in Namibia.The company yesterday said it had signed a deed with
readJSE launches rand volatility index
02-11-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) yesterday launched an index to measure rand volatility against the currencies of South Africa's top five major international trading partners, the
readArtists’ union shocked at hip-hop brawl
02-11-2010
THE president of the Oruuano Artists’ Union, Banana Shekupe, has expressed shock and dismay at the violence that left an artist and his friend injured during Blacksheep’s album launch in Windhoek two
readUgandan paper outs more gay men
02-11-2010
KAMPALA – A Ugandan anti-gay newspaper yesterday published pictures of 14 men it identified as gay, in a country where homosexuality is illegal and has even prompted calls for the death sentence.The
readOmusati ogwoongundu adhihe dhopolotika
02-11-2010
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi shaakwaRDP pOkeeke popepi nOgongo mOshitopowla sha Musati mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, gumwe gwomAawiliki yOpashigwana yo RDP omusamane Martin Heita ngoka e li Omuwiliki gwo
readKwateni omeya nawa
02-11-2010
AAKALIMO ya Venduka ota ya ka indilwa yatameke okukwata omeya nawa oku za mulyotango lyomwedhi taguya.Shika osha landula sho elelo lyoshilando lya zimine opo omeya ga longithwe nawa okutekela
readYa holola omadhiladhilo kedhipago lyomunona
02-11-2010
OPOLISI oya kwata omufekelwa gwomimvo 29, ta fekelelwa edhipago lyomunona gwomimvo ne, Queen Dausab oshiwike sha yi poKaiti.Omudhimba gwokanona haka ogwaadhika gwaana oonguwo esiku lya
readI idhipaga konima sho a tsu omukadhona gwe noombele
02-11-2010
OMULUMENTU omugundjuka taku tengenekwa gwoomvula [20] lwaampoka, Blasius Ipuleni Naulondo gwomomukunda Ouhawala mOmbalantu mOmusati okwiimangeleke konima sho a tsu omukadhona gwe gwoomvula 17 nombele
readPohamba a pangula edhipago
02-11-2010
PERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa pangula edhipago lyomunona gwomimvo ne, Queen Dausab poKaiti oshiwike sha yi.“Onda hala oshilongo ashihe shipangule edhipago ndika nekwatonkonga ndika lyomunona.
readOmatokolo gakukuta naga ningwe
02-11-2010
OPENA okuningwa omatokolo ga kindja opo uumwene woombaanga dhiipindi wu lunduluke moshilongo.Omuwiliki gwombaanga yaNamibia, Ipumbu Shiimi okwa ti omumvo ta guya shika osho shimwe shiinakugwanithwa
readZuma metalelopo lyesiku limwe
02-11-2010
OMULELI gwa South Africa, Jacob Zuma okwa tegelelwa okuya a talelepo esiku limwe oshiwike shika. Zuma oteya a talelepo omuperesidende Hifikepunye Pohamba metine lyoshiwike shika. Omutse gwoshilongo
readNPC komeho meetepo lyiilonga
02-11-2010
EPANGELO, oshikondo shoongeshefa, nomahangano gaaniilonga ota ya longo opo ya etepo ondungethaneko yoku shonopeka onkalo yokwaana iilonga.Onkalo yokwaana iilonga moshilongo pambelewa oyi li
readEvuliko enene ta li galukile momanongelo
02-11-2010
AALONGI yaana evuliko, elongitho lyocellphona, noshowo omutenge gwelelo komapepe gaalongi oyo yimwe yomashongo ngoka taga ka taagulukwa kUuministeli wElongo, monkambadhala yawo yo kuukililitha elongo
readAalongisikola etheni okuya miihulo naalongwa
02-11-2010
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigwana pOshiputudhilo shAalongisikola mOngwediva ongula yeti 25 Oktoba 2010, Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba, okwa indila kaalongisikola mboka haya lala naanasikola yawo ye
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