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49 Articles found on Monday, 4 October 2010
Nudo candidate rift deepens
04-10-2010
THE National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) has suspended five of its members for questioning the legality of the primary election in which the party’s candidate for the regional council
readRepublican Party disbands
04-10-2010
BY next Friday, the Republican Party (RP) will be something of the past.Henk Mudge, RP president, announced over the weekend that he would resign from the National Assembly on October 14, and the RP
readOkahandja sends SOS to President
04-10-2010
THE Okahandja business community has decided to sound the alarm about the state of their municipality and town council by appealing to President Hifikepunye Pohamba for help.“This is a cry for help
readPohamba snubs unions
04-10-2010
The National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) bid to get Government to act on the Government Institutions Pension Fund’s DCP failure was dealt a major blow last week when State House is said to have
readNotable Quotes
04-10-2010
Statistics should be good to shed light, not be just lamp posts to lean on. Otherwise, we would be targeting policies in the wrong direction. – Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob yesterday
readSMSes for Monday 4 October 2010
04-10-2010
SMS Of The Day UNTIL high youth unemployment is tackled, the crime rate will continue to rise. Most convicts and criminals in this country are young men with frustrations, vulnerable to
readBig Brother Africa: You can win N$1 000!!
04-10-2010
YOU can win with Big Brother Africa and The Namibian!Up for grabs this week is another N$1 000. Just send an SMS to 45045. All you have to do is type in BB. It’s as simple as that! Each SMS
readBig Brother Africa: Paloma’s big phat meltdown
04-10-2010
BEDS rattled in the early hours of Sunday morning, TVs across the continent lost their signal for a minute or two, people prepared to meet their Maker and household pets howled, as a strange unnatural
readBig Brother Africa: Yeee-Haawww!
04-10-2010
IT was almost like a scene out of the wild, wild west, or Robin Hood, or who was that guy – the one who had to shoot an apple off someone’s head again?Oh well, a similar scene played out in the Big
read3 years for smashing boyfriend’s property
04-10-2010
ESTER Shivute (27) has to spend three years in prison for causing nearly N$12 000 worth of damage to her boyfriend’s possessions in Swakopmund’s Mondesa suburb earlier this year.The reason she gave
read17 complaints against the media
04-10-2010
SINCE the appointment of a media ombudsman in August 2009, 17 complaints have landed on his desk.From January 1 this year to the end of September, 12 people or institutions complained to Clement
readUS Senate confirms new ambassador to Namibia
04-10-2010
WASHINGTON – The US Senate has unanimously confirmed career diplomat Cameron Munter as the new US ambassador to Pakistan, where he has pledged “ceaseless engagement” to combat the country’s
readUnited House hosting PSC employees falling apart
04-10-2010
GOVERNMENT officials working at the Public Service Commission are increasingly becoming impatient with the state of the building they operate from. On Thursday angry civil servants, who are supposed
readTransNamib, Natau bury hatchet
04-10-2010
TRANSNAMIB employees need to remember that if their customers are unhappy with the service they provide, the company could have to shut its doors. With this in mind, John Kwedhi, general secretary of
readTeek trial scheduled for end of October
04-10-2010
THE trial in which former Supreme Court Judge of Appeal Pio Teek is facing child molestation charges is now scheduled to continue again in the last week of this month.Teek (63) made another appearance
readSwapo announces Otjozondjupa list
04-10-2010
WINDHOEK – The Swapo Party has completed its list of candidates for the upcoming regional and local elections in the Otjozondjupa Region.Otto Ipinge is the party’s candidate for the regional council
readSwanu to contest elections in the South
04-10-2010
THE South West Africa National Union (Swanu) of Namibia will for the first time contest the upcoming local authority elections at Keetmanshoop in the Karas Region in November.The country’s oldest
readOmuntele community build Police Station
04-10-2010
SOME months ago the large community of Omuntele Constituency in the Oshikoto region asked the Ministry of Safety and Security to provide it with a satellite Police Station with Police members to
readDismissed under-qualified teachers demand alternative jobs
04-10-2010
UNDER-QUALIFIED teachers in northern Namibia who had their contracts of service terminated by the Ministry of Education in 1999 are now demanding to be redeployed as secretaries, hostel matrons and
readA plate for senior citizens
04-10-2010
THE line is long, and it moves slowly in the damp chill of the Walvis Bay morning. Most in the line are older and wrapped in shawls and blankets to keep out the cold. Many know each other and they
read2010 Windhoek Show praised by organisers
04-10-2010
THE Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show ended on a high note this year, attracting almost 100 000 visitors to the showgrounds during the past week. Harald Schmidt, executive vice president of
readMessi receives Golden Boot
04-10-2010
BARCELONA – Barcelona star Lionel Messi on Thursday received the Golden Boot award as last season’s top scorer in Europe’s domestic leagues at a ceremony here.The 23-year-old Argentinian striker’s 34
readFourth Spanish cyclist suspended for doping
04-10-2010
MADRID – Spanish cyclist Margarita Fullana admitted to doping Saturday after the International Cycling Union revealed that a sample of her urine contained the banned substance EPO.Fullana said on her
readEagles on top ahead of playoffs
04-10-2010
THE SWD Eagles claimed first position at the conclusion of the league phase of the Absa Currie Cup First Division following their 25-8 victory over the Eastern Province Kings in Port Elizabeth on
readSpain’s Garcia-Lopez triumphs in Thai Open
04-10-2010
BANGKOK – Guillermo Garcia-Lopez overcame a determined Jarkko Nieminen 6-4 3-6 6-4 to win the Thailand Open yesterday and clinch the second title of his career.The unheralded Spaniard showed the same
readStoner wins Japan MotoGP
04-10-2010
AUSTRALIAN rider Casey Stoner won the Japanese Grand Prix yesterday, grabbing his second straight victory despite frustrating problems setting up his Ducati throughout the weekend.The 2007 world
readGriquas beat Namibia by ten wickets
04-10-2010
GRIQUALAND West duly wrapped up a 10-wicket win against Namibia in their three-day Cricket South Africa (CSA) Challenge match on Saturday.Griquas dismissed Namibia for 258 in their second innings,
readJohn Muinjo retains NFA presidency
04-10-2010
JOHN Muinjo will remain the Namibian Football Association (NFA) president for the next four years after his landslide victory over challenger Ranga Haikali during Saturday’s elective congress. Muinjo
readUnited miss out after Sunderland draw
04-10-2010
LONDON – Manchester United’s title challenge was dealt another blow after they were held to a goalless draw away at Sunderland on Saturday.Victory for Sir Alex Ferguson’s men, in a match delayed by 20
readTigers edge Black Africa
04-10-2010
A WELL-ORGANISED Tigers team showed no early-season rustiness in their first premier league outing on Friday as they defeated Black Africa 1-0.Although BA bossed proceedings, the resolute Tigers kept
readOfabulika yoongudhi dholutenda moShomeya
04-10-2010
OFABULIKA yoomilliona odhindji oya egululwa poShomeya oshiwike sha yi, Ofabulika ndjika ota yi ka longa omitumba ndhoka hadhi tulwa kondjila yolutenda opo iitenda yolutenda yi vule
readImalwa ta wilike aatamaneki muAfrica
04-10-2010
OMUTAMANEKI ndjayi gwa Namibia, Martha Imalwa okwa hogololwa ongo omuperesidende gwehangano lyaatamaneki yaAfrica. Imalwa okwa hogololwa omuperesidende gwehangano ndika ndyoka ta li lalakanene
readKazenambo a ti elanditho lyiipala na li pitikwe
04-10-2010
OKULANDITHA iipala okwa pumbwa okupitikwa naashika ota shi ka gwedha ko komahupilo goshilongo, oshoka otashi etapo oompito dhiilonga nokupa yalwe iiyemo, ominista yimwe yokabinete osho ya indile
readGerry Munyama a tumwa kondholongo
04-10-2010
OMUWILIKI nale gwo NBC, Gerry Munyama okwa tumwa kondholongo omimvo heyali. Ompangu yOpombanda ya Venduka oya li ya mono Munyama ondjo mekengelelo. Munyama okwa pewa egeelo komupanguli Kato van
readOshipotha shAakalongo sha undulilwa ku Novemba
04-10-2010
AAKWASHIGWANA ye li 31, taya fekelwa moshinima sheyako lyiitungitho yOshipangelo sha Kalongo mOshitopolwa sha Musati nenge ya adhika niitungitho yoshipangelo shoka ya yakwa, ya holoka ishewe mOmpangu
readOshina ondilo okweetapo iilonga
04-10-2010
OPO onkalo yaana iilonga moshilongo yi shunithwe pevi okuza pooperesenda 51 okuya pooperesenda 12 meni lyomimvo 20 ta dhi ya otashi ka pula epangelo lyi ye moondjo okuza pooperesenda 15 ngashingeyi
readGeingob ke shiwo ngele omiyalu odho shili
04-10-2010
MINISTA yIipindi noofabulika, Hage Geingob okwa limbililwa ngele omiyalu kombinga yonkalo yokwaana iilonga moshilongo odhi li tuu mondjila nenge pamwe iifundja, iifundja fundja nomayalulo.Geingob
readSA, South Korea to sign nuke deal
04-10-2010
SEOUL – South Korea will sign an agreement with South Africa in the coming week to design and build nuclear power plants in the African country, it was reported Saturday.The agreement will be signed
readParents sue over son’s brain
04-10-2010
NEW YORK – A couple are suing New York City after learning that their dead son’s brain was on display at a city morgue.Jesse Shipley was 17 when he died in a car crash in 2005. Andre and Korisha
readSanlam wants delay in ArcelorMittal deal
04-10-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Sanlam, South Africa’s largest insurer, objected on Friday to a proposed R9,1 billion empowerment deal by ArcelorMittal South Africa to black investors connected to the ruling ANC.A
readEleven African states adopt mineral certification system
04-10-2010
NAIROBI – Eleven African states Friday approved a certification system for tracing the origin of minerals as part of a push to curb the exploitation of mines in the eastern DR Congo by rebel
readChina-Africa trade to top US$100bn
04-10-2010
BEIJING – Beijing says its trade with Africa is on track to top US$100 billion this year as it benefits from investments in mines, farms and factories on the continent, state media reported
readTrichet wary of financial transaction tax
04-10-2010
BRUSSELS – European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said Friday it would be a big mistake if the European Union decided to go it alone on taxing financial transactions, arguing that its
readFinancial stability council pledges openness
04-10-2010
WASHINGTON – The new council of top regulators charged with making the US financial system safer is pledging to do as much of its work in the open as possible.The Financial Stability Oversight Council
readGermany and Namibia sign agreements for N$907 million
04-10-2010
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and Germany’s Ambassador to Namibia, Egon Kochanke, on Wednesday signed an intergovernmental agreement on financial co-operation to expand the Ruacana
readBuilding, wall in China topple killing 14
04-10-2010
BEIJING – A four-storey building under construction in China’s northwest and a factory wall in an eastern city collapsed in separate accidents, killing at least 14 people and injuring eight others,
readMajority of Brit teachers considered quitting
04-10-2010
LONDON – More than 70 per cent of British teachers have considered quitting the profession because of badly-behaved pupils, a survey has discovered.A poll of nearly 400 teachers found that over nine
readAusterity plans cloud global jobs recovery: ILO
04-10-2010
GENEVA – The UN labour agency said on Friday that employment in many countries would only return to pre-crisis levels in 2015, two years later than it previously forecast, as austerity programmes
readFormer rebel leader due in SA court after Abuja blasts
04-10-2010
JOHANNESBURG – A former leader of a rebel group that claimed responsibility for Nigeria’s deadly independence day blasts denies involvement and is due before a South African court today, his lawyer
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