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48 Articles found on Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Citizens blame everything on unemployment
06-10-2010
PREPARING lunch outside her home in the heart of Havana, Miriam Shilongo was more than eager to share the harsh realities of life in a poverty-stricken informal settlement.“Life here is not to be
readTeachers underpaid claims Nantu leaders
06-10-2010
NAMIBIAN teachers are overworked and underpaid because they teach overcrowded classrooms, a unionist charged on Monday.The Namibia National Teachers’ Union’s (Nantu’s) Khomas regional chairperson
readZimbabwe: A fourth struggle, for gold
06-10-2010
KADOMA – A new wave of farm invasions in Zimbabwe has been dubbed the Fourth Chimurenga (liberation struggle) – the fast track-land reform programme launched by President Robert Mugabe in 2000 was the
readAmutenya receives NFA honorary status
06-10-2010
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) awarded honorary status to its former vice president Dr Viskaya Korbinian Amutenya during its 20th annual Congress on Saturday. The decision to appoint Amutenya
readCycle Classic edges closer
06-10-2010
THE eleventh annual The Namibian Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Classic is less than three days away! Over 900 entries have been received thus far and more are expected to flood in as the start of the race draws
readBowls off to great start at commonwealth games
06-10-2010
NAMIBIA’s bowlers got off to a great start at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi on Monday as they won all their matches against strong opposition.Namibia’s Men’s Trips team of Graham Snyman, Steven
readBoxer Shonena out of Commonwealth Games
06-10-2010
NAMIBIAN lightweight boxer Mikka Shonena’s dreams of landing a medal at the Commonwealth Games, underway in New Delhi, India were shattered yesterday.Team Namibia’s General Manager Anna Wimmert told
readRooney off cooldrink cans after allegations
06-10-2010
LONDON – Coca-Cola will no longer use Wayne Rooney’s image on cans and bottles following allegations over the England striker’s private life.Following newspaper allegations that he cheated on his
readFifa suspends Nigeria for government interference
06-10-2010
ZURICH – Fifa suspended the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) for government interference on Monday, almost certainly preventing the country from taking part in qualifying for the African Cup of
readRamblers aim to extend lead at the top
06-10-2010
RAMBLERS will have a chance to go five points clear at the top of the Namibia Premier League (NPL) log standings if they beat Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) at the Sam Nujoma Stadium at 20h00 tonight. The
readSMSes for Wednesday 6 October 2010
06-10-2010
SMS Of The Day FIFTY per cent unemployment is totally unnacceptable! Our country is large with a small population! And full of rich natural resources! Those in power must stop being greedy
readSentence awaits killer of pregnant woman
06-10-2010
OTJIMBINGWE resident Michael Uirab, who murdered a pregnant woman in a knife attack in late 2006, is set to be sentenced in the High Court in Windhoek on October 20.Uirab was told of the date of his
readPolice concerned about dagga in Oshana Region
06-10-2010
OSHANA residents, and especially young people, who plant dagga “at their houses, their flats, cuca shops, parents’ houses, as well as selling and smoking dagga”, have become a big concern for Oshana
readOshipundi shongundu yo Republican itashi ka kuutumbwa
06-10-2010
ONGUNDU yo Republican ndjoka ya hengumukile mumwe naandjoka yo Rally for Democracy and Progress, oya gandja po oshipundi shayo moshigongi shopashigwana.Omuwiliki gwo RP, Henk Mudge okwa ti osha simana
readLosper a indilwa a gandje ombili
06-10-2010
UUMINISTELI womapangelo giitopolwa owa indile meya gwa Kaiti, Arnold Losper opo a gandje ombili kombinga yomupopyo gwe, ngoka a li a ti amushanga takalele , Erastus Negonga ka li uuviteko noshowo okwa
readTsheehama a hulitha pOtjiwarongo
06-10-2010
OMINISTA nale yegameno nepopilo lyoshilongo, Peter, Tshirumbu Tsheehama okwa mana oondjenda dhe lwopotundi 18h10 mosoondaha moshipangelo sha Medi-Clinic mOtjiwarongo, mepipi lyomimvo 69.Nakusa
readEkonakono lyondhila konyala lyapwa
06-10-2010
EKONAKONO pambelewa kombinga yegwo mombanda lyondhila ndjoka ya dhipaga omuhingi omugundjuka olili pokupwa.Oshiponga shika tashi etitha omaipulo ogendji osha li sha ningwa moshitopolwa shErongo
readA kwatwa ishewe sho a yogo oshihauto.
06-10-2010
OMWOOPALEKI gwiihauto moVenduka, Jan Markus okwa kwatelwe po ishewe metitano sho aadhika ta opaleke oshihauto mepandaanda lya Daniel Munamava moVenduka.Ekwato lya Markus olye ya konima yiiwike iyali
readEhala ewanawa lya Namibia mokuwilika
06-10-2010
NAMIBIA natango okuli pondondo ontihamano pandjele ya Ibrahim yokuwilika mu Africa. Namibia oku li pondondo ndjika sho ena iitsa 67 yomiitsa 100.Okuyeleka nondjele yopokati yenenevi alihe yili 49
readOmudhani tanga gwospana yaakadhona a dhipagwa
06-10-2010
AAGUNDJUKA yaali oya holokele mompangu ya mengestrata ya Kaiti omaandaha. Eholoko lyawo olya landula edhipago lyomudhanitanga mospana yaakadhona ya Namibia, yedhina Brave Gladiator.Aagundjuka mbaka
readOpolisi ya Shakati tayi konaakona oshipotha shuulingilingi
06-10-2010
OMBAANGA ya Standard mOshakati omaandhaha oya li yi na okupata po manga uule wotundi yimwe molwashoka mwa dhidhilikwa aniwa omuntu ha kutha ko iimaliwa yaantu kOolekenenga dhawo pamukalo
readOmadhiladhilo ga Kazenambo taga kondjithwa
06-10-2010
ETHANEKO lya Kazenambo Kazenambo opo elanditho lyiipala li pitikwe olya pangulwa okuza koombinga nokomahangano gayooloka.Minsita yaagundjuka niilonga yopashigwana, omaudhano noohedhi, Kazenambo
readNudo candidate dispute thrown out of court
06-10-2010
THE case in which Nudo member Theo Ngaujake wanted the High Court to prevent the nomination of another Nudo member as the party’s regional council election candidate in the Omaheke Region’s Aminuis
readMCA Namibia to upgrade 47 northern schools
06-10-2010
THE Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Namibia is going to upgrade 47 schools in the North.MCA Namibia spokesperson Rosa Hamukuaja-Tobias told The Namibian that the project would start with
readNobel physics prize for ultrathin carbon discovery
06-10-2010
STOCKHOLM – Two Russian-born scientists shared the Nobel Prize in physics yesterday for “groundbreaking experiments” with the thinnest, strongest material known to mankind – a carbon vital for the
readPrince William makes first royal air rescue
06-10-2010
LONDON – Britain’s Prince William has completed his first mission as a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter co-pilot, plucking a stricken worker from an offshore gas rig, his office said
readUganda can send whole force to Somalia
06-10-2010
KAMPALA – Uganda can raise the entire 20 000-troop force that the African Union says is needed to defeat Somalia’s Islamist rebels and pacify the country, President Yoweri Museveni said.Uganda already
readCharity cereal box lists sex line
06-10-2010
CHICAGO – The telephone number pasted on boxes of cereal named for Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco was supposed to be for a charity - but mistakenly directed callers to a sex line, the
readSyria nabs 11 ‘organ traffickers’
06-10-2010
DAMASCUS – Syria has arrested 11 suspected members of an international organ trafficking gang that claimed 150 victims in the past year alone, local media reported on Monday.Those arrested are thought
readChilean miners’ rescue getting ‘very close’
06-10-2010
SAN JOSE MINE – Chile’s president said on Monday that his government is “very close” to pulling 33 trapped miners to safety and he hopes to be there in person to see the rescue before leaving on a
read400 Nigerian children dead from lead poisoning
06-10-2010
GENEVA – Around 400 children in northern Nigeria have died since March from lead poisoning linked to illegal mining by residents for gold, and thousands more remain at risk, the United Nations said
readHome alone baby drowns in tub
06-10-2010
A BABY girl of nine months old, who was left sleeping alone at home, allegedly rolled from the bed and into a tub filled with water, in which she then drowned.According to the Walvis Bay Police, the
readGaroëb goes it alone
06-10-2010
IF all else fails, do it on your own. This seems to be the approach of Loskey Garoëb (52), former DTA stalwart, who also had a brief stint at the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) .Garoëb is now
readCostly daily bread
06-10-2010
Sasha-Lee Wilhelm has reason to look sad. Following Russia’s ban of wheat exports, as well as an increase in electricity and packaging prices locally, Namib Mills hiked its flour price by 13 per cent
readCourt has mercy on car washer
06-10-2010
WINDHOEK car washer Jan Markus’s second brush with the law in a matter of three weeks has in effect robbed him of his source of income for the next three years.Markus (31) received two suspended
readHome Affairs hush-hush about new re-entry visa fee
06-10-2010
A CONSIDERABLE reduction in the price of a re-entry visa for permanent residents in July this year has almost gone unnoticed by most of the public and even some officials in the Ministry of Home
readNapwu goes against NUNW
06-10-2010
THE Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) leadership has turned against a National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) congress decision that Government should take action against the Government
readBig Brother Africa: You can win N$1 000!!
06-10-2010
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!
readBig Brother Africa: Big Brother Africa: Win an All Stars T-shirt!
06-10-2010
M U LTICHOICE N amibia and The Namibian have a great fan prize for a number of lucky winners. This week and next week a number of BBA All Stars t-shirts will be up for grabs. This week four
readBig Brother Africa: Big Brother Africa: Four up for eviction!
06-10-2010
FOUR housemates are up for eviction this week and two will leave on Sunday.Munya and Kaone received the most votes on Monday, but instead of putting just two housemates up, Biggie decided on four –
readBig Brother Africa: The Book of Psaloma!
06-10-2010
IN the big book of Big Brother and his All Stars, Zambian housemate Paloma carved out a dramatic chapter all of her own. Paloma, also nicknamed Psaloma, was probably the most spirit-driven housemate.
readBillions needed to develop Marenica
06-10-2010
PERTH – A scoping study into ASX-listed Marenica Energy’s uranium project in Namibia has found that it could deliver up to 3,5 million pounds of uranium a year, at an operating cost of US$38 per
readAfrica Business Briefs
06-10-2010
Senegal minister sacked over power cuts DAKAR – Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade sacked his Energy Minister on Monday as public anger grew over a new wave of power cuts hitting business
readGubernatorial Gofors, Yes or No?
06-10-2010
WORDS most feared by citizens, “I am from the government and am here to help you”, quipped Reagan as he set the world economic systems “free” and let slip the “technological dogs of war”.Then my life
readSuper-rich investors buy gold by tonne
06-10-2010
GENEVA – The world’s wealthiest people have responded to economic worries by buying gold by the bar – and sometimes by the tonne – and by moving assets out of the financial system, bankers catering to
readLeo part of world’s mobile giant
06-10-2010
YET another new day has dawned for Leo which will now become part of the fifth largest mobile operator in the world after Russia’s Vimpelcom decided to merge with Egypt’s Orascom, the sole shareholder
readNotable Quotes
06-10-2010
My life is now miserable. – Windhoek car washer Jan Markus was arrested, for the second time in two weeks, for washing a car on a street. He was earlier sentenced to a fine of N$300 or three months
readAccused housebreaker escapes
06-10-2010
A TRIAL-AWAITING prisoner with two pending housebreaking charges against him escaped from Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Gerrit Rooi, who had evaded arrest for a lengthy period after
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