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51 Articles found on Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Justice not served by jailing car washer
21-09-2010
NAMIBIANS yesterday rallied behind car washer Jan Markus, who was sentenced to a three-month jail term on Friday for washing cars in a public street. Markus, who was arrested for washing cars on
readWindhoek councillors chopped
21-09-2010
THE Swapo primaries produced more surprises when long-serving Windhoek City Council members were outvoted on Sunday. These included Mayor Matheus Shikongo, although party insiders said he voluntarily
readNamcor wants millions
21-09-2010
NAMCOR wants “at least N$150 million” from State coffers for the losses it suffered since 2008 because Government has been refusing to change the basic fuel price (BFP), which the company claims is
readClose call
21-09-2010
Two employees of cellphone company Leo had a close shave when they were involved in an accident on the road between Otjiwarongo and Otavi shortly after 12h00 yesterday.The two men were on their way to
readSaintfiet lands Zim job, or not?
21-09-2010
NAMIBIA coach Tom Saintfiet is reported to have landed the Zimbabwe top job and this was due to be announced at a press conference on Saturday.According to an online report on www.newsday.co.zw, “the
readBig Brother Africa: Austin Powers And The Silence Of The Goats
21-09-2010
WHOOHOO! Who would have thunk that our girl Meryl would be the last woman standing in the Big Brother Africa house. In the immortal – OK, not exactly immortal – words of Austin Powers, “yeah baby”.
readSwedish centre right wins vote but loses majority
21-09-2010
STOCKHOLM – Sweden’s ruling centre-right coalition faced the prospect yesterday of forming a minority government after losing its majority in an election because of a surge in support for an
readGo well, stay Shell Namibia?
21-09-2010
ALTHOUGH a deal has not been struck with Vitol Group and Helios Investment Partners yet, Shell “has no plans” to pack up shop in Namibia. So said its communications officer, Mona-Liza Garises, in an
readNotable quotes
21-09-2010
THERE are still several Namibians in the same situation over there and who are stuck – and our hands are cut off to help them. – Dawid Imbili, vice-president of the Trade Union Congress of Namibia
readWhat’s new about China in Africa?
21-09-2010
DESPITE some reservations bordering on xenophobia, China is not a newcomer to Africa. The question is more so, what is new about China in Africa? The offensive pursued by the East Asian tiger has
readGlimpses From Namibia’s Labour Union History
21-09-2010
THE labour movement in Namibia has come of age and has advanced in setting its structures, managing its business and the extent to which it advocates for the interests of constituencies.The movement
readGovernment skimps on agriculture, says Alweendo
21-09-2010
GOVERNMENT has allocated an average of 8,6 per cent of its yearly budget to agriculture, which is below the minimum requirement of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP),
readSMSes for Tuesday 21 September 2010
21-09-2010
SMS Of The Day n THREE months for trying to eke out a living. It’s a national disgrace! Surely some organisation can assist those who are actually prepared and willing to work! An organisation can
readFrench soldiers hunt for abducted workers in Niger
21-09-2010
NIAMEY – Dozens of French soldiers operating out of a hotel in Niger’s capital and using reconnaissance flights over the Sahara searched yesterday for seven workers for a French firm, Areva, who were
readWinnie consoles Malema
21-09-2010
DURBAN – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was consoled by veteran women’s leaguer Winnie Madikizela-Mandela after his youth wing was given a dressing down by party president Jacob Zuma at its
readZuma tries to allay fears about his leadership
21-09-2010
DURBAN – South Africa President Jacob Zuma sought to shut down speculation that his leadership is under threat, as he opened a key policy conference for the ruling African National Congress.The
readAgriculture conference highlights challenges
21-09-2010
POOR access to affordable capital and the inability to use land as collateral in communal areas were some of the challenges highlighted during the Agricultural Investment Conference that ended in
readMinister calls for private investment
21-09-2010
THE most important way in which Namibia can accelerate the expansion of its agriculture sector is to attract private investment by ensuring macro-economic stability, and by providing credit to small
readAgriculture Diary
21-09-2010
• The Stampriet Farmers’ Association is offering a course on trapping jackals at the association’s hall on October 4. The course is over two days and costs N$600, plus an optional N$1 300 for a
readNdonga Linena finally harvests first crop
21-09-2010
NDONGA LINENA – The first maize harvest at the Ndonga Linena irrigation project in the Kavango Region’s Ndiyona constituency was finally completed last month after a three-month delay.Harvesting at
readDennler death treated as suicide
21-09-2010
THE death of farmer Rolf Dennler on Thursday remains a mystery as no suicide note has been found so far. However, the Police said no foul play was suspected at this stage.The Khomas Regional Crime
readGlobal banking supervisors meet
21-09-2010
SINGAPORE – Senior central bank officials and supervisory agencies from more than 100 countries began meeting in Singapore yesterday as part of efforts to strengthen the global banking sector.The 16th
read‘China won’t repeat Japan’s forex error’
21-09-2010
BEIJING – China will not repeat Japan’s mistake of the 1980s and let its exchange rate surge in response to foreign pressure, Li Daokui, an adviser to the People’s Bank of China, has said.Li, an
readJacob Zuma tries to mend trade union alliance
21-09-2010
DURBAN – South African President Jacob Zuma yesterday tried to mend strained relations with his trade union allies who helped him to power, promising to get tough on corruption and create more jobs in
readBig Brother Africa: You can win N$1 000!!
21-09-2010
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 costs
readBig Brother Africa: Anger Management
21-09-2010
M-NET yesterday issued a brief statement elaborating on their decision to disqualify Ugandan housemate Hannington and punish South Africa’s Lerato in the wake of the physical altercation between the
readBig Brother Africa: Nominations
21-09-2010
How the housemates and barn brigade nominated yesterday:The House * Munya: Uti and Meryl * Uti: Munya and Kaone * Meryl: Kaone and Munya * Kaone: Meryl and Mwisho * Mwisho: Kaone and Uti The
readBig Brother Africa: Not Strapped For Comment!
21-09-2010
A selection of some of the weird and wonderful messages, warts and all, from the SMS ticker tape running across the bottom of the BBA All Stars Screen:* Munya is bigger than God! * Nobody can stop
readEcstasy record turns into agony for two
21-09-2010
TWO Nigerian nationals who have been convicted of drug-dealing in Namibia’s biggest ecstasy case to date were sent to prison for three years each on Friday. Peter Uche Ugwuanyi (33) and Anselem
readNamibia makes mark in WHO HIV-AIDS response
21-09-2010
NAMIBIA has begun to formulate a response strategy for HIV-AIDS which could mean that the lessons learnt locally, during the battle against the pandemic over the past years, will be incorporated into
readRights group says Syria detained teen blogger
21-09-2010
BEIRUT – Syrian authorities have been holding a 19-year-old blogger incommunicado for the past nine months, an international human rights group said yesterday.The New York-based Human Rights Watch
readRussians sent back 30 000 orphans in last three years
21-09-2010
MOSCOW – One out of three children adopted in Russia in the last three years - or 30 000 orphans - has been returned to state institutions, child rights activist Albert Likhanov said yesterday.Most of
readGerman police seek motive after mother’s bloodbath
21-09-2010
BERLIN – German investigators said yesterday they believe a domestic row drove a woman to murder and torch her estranged husband and small son and kill a hospital employee before being shot dead by
readIgor passes near Bermuda as Category 1 hurricane
21-09-2010
HAMILTON – Hurricane Igor swept past Bermuda, lashing at the Atlantic island with high winds and furious waves as power failed in many areas, plunging people hunkered down at home into darkness and
readEnviro Ministry warns poachers
21-09-2010
ENVIRONMENT Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia’s zero tolerance approach to poaching remains as always and the heavy hand of the law will fall on anyone who is caught poaching.She said
readReho Town Council in tussle over N$72m failed fish project
21-09-2010
THE Rehoboth Town Council has until Friday to pay a local businessman more than N$45 million and return his feasibility study of an aquaculture project or face legal action.Businessman Marius Kharigub
readOmanongelo ga thigala
21-09-2010
A ALONGWA mboka haya thigi po omanongelo oha ya yi “momahupilo gethelemumvo 21 ndele oya zalekwa owino yethelemumvo 20”.Ngaka ogo omadhiladhilo gomuwiliki gwelongo moshitopolwa shaKhomas, Josia
readOokansela yamwe muumbugantu ya kana
21-09-2010
O OKANSELA yamwe mboka ta ya wiilike ikandjohogololo muumbugantu woshilongo ita ya ka shuna piipundi yawo konima yomahogololo ta ge ya.Mbaka ongaashi kansela gwa Kaiti kokomikunda, Willem Appollus
readAanamibia ya vugila mo Uruguay
21-09-2010
O MUPERESIDENDE gwopevi gwondunda hangano yokongressa yaaniilonga[TUCNA], Dawid Imbili okwa ti aaniilonga moombautu dhokukwata oohi aaNamibia oya nyengwa oku za koshilongo sha Uruguay. Shika oshi li
readYamwe ya kanitha iipundi
21-09-2010
O MAHOGOLOLO gaa ulikwa mongundu yo Swapo ngoka ga ningwa ehuliloshiwike lya piti oga kanithile ookansela yamwe mboka ta ya wilike pethimbo ndika iipundi yawo.Omahogololo ngaka oga thiminike
readOpolisi pOmuntele ya pumbwa Ombelewa nokombitha
21-09-2010
O POLISI ya Muntele mOndonga mOshikoto otayi ti kutya oya pumbwa ombelewa, omagumbo noshowo okombitha yi li nawa yokutelekela mo iikulya yawo, oshoka ngashiingeyi otayi longele metungo ndyoka lya
readWalvis gruesome rape and murder unfolds
21-09-2010
A GRUESOME tale about alleged multiple rape at the hands of two young Walvis Bay men unfolded in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.Arriving at a flat in the Narraville residential area in the
readVillage becomes lab for curing Africa’s problems
21-09-2010
THIS village of straw huts sits on a sea of sand 100 kilometres from the nearest paved road. Camels and girls with jerrycans crowd around the watering holes. There’s little electricity and not a
readBowls women prepare for Games
21-09-2010
THE national women’s bowling team’s preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games are going well, their coach says.Coach Catherina Swart told Nampa yesterday that the women are training twice per week
readBritish national to coach Namibian cycling team
21-09-2010
BRITISH national Andrew Evans will manage and coach the Namibian cycling team competing at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India.Namibia Cycling Federation (NCF) vice president Damien Agnew told
readEngland cricket rejects corruption allegations
21-09-2010
LONDON – England yesterday angrily rejected allegations from a senior Pakistani official that they were involved in match-fixing in the third one-day international against Pakistan last week.Pakistan
readBriedenhann breaks records at African Championships
21-09-2010
CHRISTINE Briedenhann broke one Namibian Open record and five age group records at the just-ended 10th Senior African Championships in Casablanca, Morocco.Briedenhann broke her sister Jonay’s 50m
readRamblers edge top-four tournament
21-09-2010
RAMBLERS Football Club won the four-team tournament held at the SKW stadium over the weekend. The Pionierspark outfit showed good early-season nerve as they recorded victories in both their matches
readNamibia in control of Shield match
21-09-2010
NAMIBIA’s batsmen took control of their ICC Intercontinental Shield match against Uganda on Sunday, moving to nine runs of Uganda’s total with six wickets in hand. At stumps Craig Williams was not
readBarcelona return to form, Valencia remain clear at the top
21-09-2010
MADRID – Barcelona got their bid for a third consecutive La Liga title back on course when Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique struck to lift the champions to a 2-1 win at Atletico Madrid on Sunday.Ten-man
readEto’o double lifts Inter to win over Palermo
21-09-2010
SAMUEL Eto’o shone once again with both goals in Inter Milan’s 2-1 comeback win at Palermo, to send the champions joint top of Serie A on Sunday. Inter have seven points from three games, level with
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