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46 Articles found on Monday, 18 October 2010
‘Protected witness’ in third treason trial
18-10-2010
EVENTS dating back as far as 12 years ago have been recounted as the third Caprivi high treason trial continued in the High Court at Oshakati last week. The trial, which started before Judge Marlene
readOkahandja’s Alugodhi clings desperately to power
18-10-2010
OKAHANDJA’S former chief executive officer, Regina Alugodhi, on Friday allegedly used a crowbar to force entry into her former office at the municipality after she was barred access.According to
readCentral bank wins rate war
18-10-2010
BANK of Namibia (BoN) Governor Ipumbu Shiimi on Friday finished the interest rate fight started by his predecessor Tom Alweendo last year when the last of the commercial banks agreed to drop their
readTraditional thanks
18-10-2010
The Kopenhagen Fur auction house in Denmark auctioned off 50 of the finest mink furs at its September auction. Before the auction, it was announced that the money from the sale of that lot would go to
readCivics edge Eleven Arrows, Orlando Pirates lose again
18-10-2010
GOALS from Brian Brendell and Costa Khaiseb either side of halftime gave Civics a 2-1 victory over Eleven Arrows at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday.Civics took the lead early on when discarded
readLoyal business sector wants money from Swapo
18-10-2010
OSHAKATI – Swapo-supporting businesspeople in Oshana this weekend demanded that the ruling party support them financially.About 40 Swapo flag-waving business personalities met with Safety and Security
readBig Brother Africa: A Frenzy of Spitting!
18-10-2010
WILDER than the great outdoors. Better than sex. As addictive as nicotine. The curtain came down on Big Brother Africa All Stars last night, leaving tens of thousands of fans across the continent
readSomali pirates abduct 43 sailors off Kenya
18-10-2010
SEOUL – Somali pirates have hijacked a South Korean-operated fishing boat with 43 sailors, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday.Two South Korean, two Chinese and 39 Kenyans were aboard the 241-ton
readSMSes for Monday 18 October 2010
18-10-2010
SMS Of The Day n MEMBERS of Parliament, when one Member of Parliament speaks, try to remain silent. You are all role models. This is why the children don’t listen. Lead by example.Food for Thought
readNotable quotes
18-10-2010
This is in contravention of law as only a competent court can declare a company insolvent. Judges are required to uphold the law. – About 50 former TCL workers marched to the offices of the Namibia
readSA won’t take unilateral action on rand
18-10-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa will not take unilateral action to weaken the rand, National Treasury Director General Lesetja Kganyago said on Friday, adding that taxing foreign inflows would not curb
readNam Resources fail to attract investors
18-10-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The share price of alluvial diamond-miner Namibian Resources fell by 16,7 per cent in London on Friday afternoon, as it announced that it was still struggling to raise funds to upgrade
readMauritius opens exchange for commodities
18-10-2010
PORT LOUIS – A commodities and currency exchange will go live in Mauritius today offering a local platform for investors worldwide eyeing Africa’s rich resources. The African continent is the world’s
read‘Air carriers in dire straits in Africa’
18-10-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Sub-Saharan Africa will have no standalone major aircraft carriers, including South African Airways (SAA), in the next four decades due to global market forces and challenges facing the
readHSBC drops plans to buy Nedbank
18-10-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The CEO of Nedbank Group says he did not believe HSBC found anything negative when doing its due diligence on the South African bank. “We don’t believe they found anything digging
readStrengthen co-operation to secure power
18-10-2010
MAUN, Botswana – Southern African nations need to agree on a common operational system to manage energy in the region, environmental experts advise. If they don’t, the region could experience power
readElderly Gobabis man found dead at Katima
18-10-2010
THE family of an elderly Gobabis man who was found murdered outside Katima Mulilo on Saturday has accused the Caprivi Police of ignoring their appeals for help during their week-long search for the
readBig Brother Africa: The stats at midday
18-10-2010
IF you want an idea of the continent-wide appeal of Big Brother, the show’s Facebook site is one place to go to gauge its popularity. At 12h30 yesterday, it had well over a quarter of a million
readBig Brother Africa: Tati spills the beans on ‘Richiana’
18-10-2010
GIVEN the lingering interest in BBA2, and especially the romance between Richard and Tatiana, we thought you’d be interested in Tatiana’s take on what happened after the show. This is an extract from
readNguvauvas fight over funeral
18-10-2010
THE Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Kilus Nguvauva, lost a first round against his brother, Keharanjo II Nguvauva, regarding the funeral of an uncle of theirs, acting Ovambanderu
readNew governors will be ‘regional kings’
18-10-2010
THE amendment bill to have future regional governors appointed instead of elected received further criticism in Parliament on Thursday, particularly with regard to governors’ powers and the cost to
readNdeitunga calls for political tolerance
18-10-2010
GOBABIS – Namibian Police Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga has called on Namibians to maintain political stability ahead of next month’s regional and local authority elections.Ndeitunga’s call
readZim reform hits another delay
18-10-2010
Harare – President Robert Mugabe says he will call elections in the middle of next year and the lifespan of the nation’s coalition won’t be extended when its two-year term expires in February.State
readUN begged to protect villagers
18-10-2010
NW YORK – More than 15 000 rapes were committed last year in a strife-torn region of the Democratic Republic of Congo where peacekeepers are unable to fully protect civilians, a top UN official said
readMedia can fix itself - Motlanthe
18-10-2010
MAGALIESBURG – The current review of the media’s self-regulatory mechanism, the Press Ombudsman, would influence whether there was a need for a Media Appeals Tribunal, Deputy President Kgalema
readGoat sacrifice spurs fatal stampede in India
18-10-2010
PATNA – An argument over sacrificing goats during a Hindu festival triggered a stampede that killed 10 people yesterday in a packed temple in northern India, officials said.More than 40 000 people,
readOz Catholics honour nun as first saint
18-10-2010
SYDNEY – Thousands of Australians poured onto the streets and into churches yesterday to mark the impending canonisation of a feisty nun who died a century ago as the country’s first Roman Catholic
readTaiwan to allow small brothels in law change
18-10-2010
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s government plans to allow sex workers to set up small businesses in the latest change to laws that had once forced the huge industry underground, the interior ministry said.In a
readHundreds of maltreated pigs removed from Swakop plot
18-10-2010
ABOUT 200 pigs were removed from a smallholding along the Swakop River over the weekend after it came to light that they had been maltreated. In fact, according to the owner of the smallholding and
readUnsung hero August Mungunda buried at Keetmanshoop
18-10-2010
THOUSANDS of mourners, among them parliamentarians, crowded the Suiderlig High School at Keetmans on Saturday to attend the funeral service of Karas Region Education Director Augustinus Johannes
readTucna wants to be on GIPF board
18-10-2010
THE Trade Union Congress of Namibia (Tucna) wants representation on the GIPF board of trustees because it also represents civil servants.The union federation, the rival to the Government-recognised
readSquatters appeal to regional councillor
18-10-2010
ABOUT 70 illegal squatters from the 8ste Laan informal settlement in Otjomuise marched to the offices of their regional councillor, Margaret Mensah-Williams, on Thursday to hand over a petition.The
readStoner wins fourth straight Australia GP
18-10-2010
PHILLIP ISLAND – Ducati’s Casey Stoner delighted his home fans by winning a fourth consecutive Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island yesterday.Stoner, who secured pole position on his 25th birthday
readWP, Sharks book Currie Cup final spots
18-10-2010
THE Sharks and Western Province will contest this year’s Absa Currie Cup final after defeating the Blue Bulls and Cheetahs in their respective semi-finals. The Sharks will host the Absa Currie Cup
readNovo Hamburgo new fistball World Club Champions
18-10-2010
BRAZIL’S Novo Hamburgo beat Austrian’s Linz-Urfahr 3-0 to win their fourth Fistball World Club Championship title at the SKW Sport Club in Windhoek on Saturday.The match was very close in the first
read‘The Terminator’ Simon back in action next month
18-10-2010
NAMIBIA’s former world champion boxer Harry ‘The Terminator’ Simon will don his gloves in an exhibition fight next month. According to Simon’s manager, Anita Tjombe, the fight scheduled for November 5
readMurray beats Federer to win Shanghai Masters
18-10-2010
SHANGHAI – Andy Murray defeated Roger Federer 6-3, 6-2 to win the Shanghai Masters yesterday, his second finals victory over the Swiss former world number one in two months.Murray, ranked fourth,
readFifa looks into World Cup vote bribery
18-10-2010
LONDON – Fifa said yesterday it will examine evidence from a British newspaper alleging that two of its executive committee members offered to sell their votes in World Cup bidding. The Sunday Times
readMan United, Chelsea held
18-10-2010
LONDON – Manchester United dropped Wayne Rooney to the bench before blowing a two-goal lead and drawing 2-2 with West Bromwich Albion, while leader Chelsea was held to a scoreless draw at Aston Villa
readSpanish diplomat: Namibia one of most important partners
18-10-2010
SPAIN and Namibia will formulate new cooperation agreements later this year and early next year, the Spanish Ambassador to Namibia said last week. Alfonso Barnuevo said the document will identify
readOmunambelewa omukuluntu gwa muni gwaKahandja a tidhwa
18-10-2010
O MUNAMBELEWA omukuluntupitithi melelo lyaKahandja okwa pewa ootundi 24 a thigepo iilonga ye. Elombwelo ndika olya zi kominista Yomalelo giitopolwa iilando nomagumbo, Jerry Ekandjo, montumwafo
readKapena oshimaliwa opo ya tungulule
18-10-2010
A ALANDITHI yiihongomwa yiiti pOkahandja mboka omalandithilo gawo ga pile po mo 24 gaSeptember nuumvo ina ya opaleka po pehala lyawo natango, na ishewe ina ya tameka oku tungulula ehala lyawo
readEpangelo ota li ka konakona oshiketha sha DCP
18-10-2010
E PANGELO olya tokola opo li ninge ekonakono lyatsa kesipa moshiketha shomapendulepo shehangano lyoopenzela dhaaniilonga yepangelo GIPF. Oshiketha sha GIPF hashi fupipikwa DCP osha kanithile ehangano
readNghinyemata a fika po egumbo lye mOnekwaya east
18-10-2010
O MUKALIMO gwomomukunda Onekwaya East mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, tate Linus Nghinyemata gwoomvula omilongontano nahetatu (58) lwaampoka okwa ninga oshinima oshinene noshitilithi sho a
readEhumokomeho lya kanitha oomiliona odhindji
18-10-2010
O MUTENGENEKOTHANEKO gwehumithokomeho gwoodola oomiliona 320 gwa nuninwa okukwiinyengitha omahupilo goshilongo momumvo gwiimaliwa 2008-2009 ina gu vula oku longithwa. Shika oshili ngaaka oshoka
readAalongi yomandjembele ina ya tila
18-10-2010
A ANAMAPYA yomandjembele moproyeka yokutekela pomulonga gwa Range oya ti yo itaya shaina euvathano lyomayakulo, nonando Uuministeli wuunamapya owe ya londodha kombinga yoshilanduli.Oshiwike sha piti
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