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61 Articles found on Monday, 11 April 2011
Diesel breaks through N$9 level
11-04-2011
DIESEL at Walvis Bay will cost more than N$9 a litre for the first time in two and a half years when the price increases by 55 cents per litre on Wednesday.The price of both petrol grades will shoot
readNDF member, schoolgirl drown
11-04-2011
A MEMBER of the Namibian Defence Force and a schoolgirl of Oshigambo High School drowned when a boat ferrying children across the Oshigambo River capsized on Friday morning. Ten other girls survived
readKeharanjo shocker
11-04-2011
THE suicide of the disputed paramount chief of the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority, Keharanjo Nguvauva, will not give the opposition faction – led by his brother Kilus Nguvauva – the luxury to do as
readPirates send Stars packing
11-04-2011
ORLANDO Pirates knocked out Leo NFA Cup holders African Stars at the Independence Stadium yesterday, as minnows Rundu Chiefs, Golden Bees and Blue Boys all threatened but failed to knock out their
readAfricans seek end to Libya conflict
11-04-2011
TRIPOLI – A high-ranking African Union delegation was on its way to Libya yesterday to present a blueprint for a ceasefire.On the ground, Nato destroyed key ammunition stockpiles and armoured
readWomen can drive economic recovery, says Saara
11-04-2011
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has said women can become the driving force behind economic recovery if they are included in economic and workforce development strategies.Speaking at the
readSMSes For Monday 11 April 2011
11-04-2011
SMS Of The Day *AFTER Grade 10 and 12 schools were affected and closed by floods! Why can’t we move these kids to secondary schools with hostels in towns during holidays! I’m one of the teachers who
readNotable Quotes
11-04-2011
Seven companies are now pre-qualified and it is not true that my friends are there. – Agriculture Permanent Secretary Andrew Ndishisihi speaking on the tender process for the three-billion-dollar
readMake stress work for you
11-04-2011
BOSTON – If you can’t avoid it, embrace it: many studies show stress can enhance your performance by getting your brain to kick in at a higher level, says Harvard Business Review.Stress at work may be
readTrustco’s undeveloped land yielding returns
11-04-2011
TRUSTCO Group Holdings sold 54 000 square metres of land for N$68 million last year, the company announced in a statement to shareholders on Friday.In 2004, Trustco acquired 360 hectares of
readIMF wants ability to tap financial markets
11-04-2011
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed a plan to allow the multilateral lender to directly tap financial markets to be able to help member nations in crisis, according to a
readWal-Mart says will work with South African suppliers
11-04-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Wal-Mart Stores is committed to working with South African suppliers, it said on Friday, amid worries its acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in Massmart would expose Africa’s biggest
readJulius Malema wary of Chinese in Africa
11-04-2011
CAPE TOWN – ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema on Friday questioned South Africa's participation in the Brazil-India-China-South Africa (Brics) economic grouping, as well as China's role in
readSouth Africa power to be tight for five years
11-04-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s power supply is likely to remain tight for the next five years, creating a risk for Africa’s largest economy where power intensive mining firms are major employers.State
readOil becoming scarcer and pricier, inflation fears grow
11-04-2011
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the global economy was entering a period of scarcer oil that could drive prices up rapidly.In new analysis by the Washington-based
readMiners offer compromise on Zim equity rules
11-04-2011
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s mining industry proposed Friday that “social investments” count toward meeting new regulations that require foreign miners to sell majority stakes to locals within six months.Under
readStandard in huge Angolan expansion
11-04-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Standard Bank, Africa’s biggest bank by assets, plans to open 12 new branches in Angola this year, bank officials said on Friday.Standard acquired regulatory approval to start business
readMozambique performs excellent
11-04-2011
MAPUTO – Mozambique’s economy grew 6,5 per cent last year, making it one of the best performers in Sub-Saharan Africa, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Friday.But the global lender lamented
readSwaziland expects IMF loan blessing
11-04-2011
MBABANE – Swaziland’s cash-strapped government expects the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to give it a green light to apply for new loans within the next two weeks, a newspaper report said
readAssad loyalists fire at Sunnis
11-04-2011
BANIAS – Irregular forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fired at a group of people guarding a mosque in Banias yesterday, two witnesses said, after pro-democracy unrest flared in the
readOuattara forces commit abuses: report
11-04-2011
DUEKOUE – Forces loyal to Ivory Coast’s democratically elected president killed hundreds of civilians, raped his rival’s supporters and burned villages during an offensive launched in the country’s
readUp to 25 000 feared dead in Japan
11-04-2011
TOKYO – The Japanese and US militaries launched another all-out search for the bodies of earthquake and tsunami victims yesterday along Japan’s ravaged northeast coast.About 22 000 Japanese troops,
readNigeria goes to vote despite violence
11-04-2011
IBADAN – Nigeria’s voters pressed their ink-soaked fingers to ballots, braving bomb attacks and communal violence to vote in the first round of crucial April elections in the oil-rich nation.Voters
readDutch mourn 6 mall victims
11-04-2011
AMSTERDAM – Church services were held yesterday in a quiet suburb outside Amsterdam to mourn six people killed by a gunman at a crowded mall, as investigators puzzled over his motive and struggled to
read‘This madman came and ended her dreams’
11-04-2011
RIO DE JANEIRO – Grief-stricken relatives threw themselves upon caskets and wept to exhaustion as Rio buried most of the 12 children killed in a school shooting.The massacre shocked Brazilians - and
readNingeni ookopi dhoodokumente dheni
11-04-2011
EPANGELO olya indile aakwashigwana ya kale ha ya ningi ookopi dhoodokumende dhawo dhopashigwana, Eindilo ndika olya ukithwa unene kaantu mboka yeli miitopolwa yokuumbangalantu mboka ya gumwa kefundja.
readOondjila dha kungululwa tadhi ka pula oshimaliwa oshindji unene
11-04-2011
EYOPALEKO lyoondjila ndhoka dha kungululwa po komeya noshowo dhimwe dha nkundipikwa komeya ota li ka pula oshimaliwa oshindji konyala oomiliona 500 goodola dha Namibia.Pahapu dhoMinista yiilonga,
readOveta yomiyalu ota yi lundululwa
11-04-2011
OVETA yomiyalu ndjoka ya eta oyendji ya popye kombinga yayo nomathaneko ga yo otayi ka lundululwa omanga inaa yi tumwa yi ka kundathanwe kegumbo etiyali lyoparliamende oshiwike shika. Omuwiliki
readOmvula ya piyaganeke eteyo
11-04-2011
EHANGANO lya Namibia Development Corporation piilonga yokulonga oondunga podama ya Naute oya mono eteyo lyankundipala omolwa omvula onene ndjoka ya loko moshitopolwa shoka. Uuyelele mbuka owa
readAapolisi 105 ya tulwa pevi nomugoyi ya tidhwa
11-04-2011
AAPOLISI 105 oya tulwa pevi okuza miilonga sho ya pogola pamikalo dha yooloka okuza omumvo 2007. Omugoyi oya tidhwa miilonga.Moonkundathana na Chief Inspecrtor Angula Amulungu noshikundaneki
readEfundja enene nedhigu nuumvo
11-04-2011
EFUNDJA miitopolwa yokuumbangalantu olya li enene nedhigu nuumvo okuyeleka nomimvo dha piti. Nuumvo aantu yeli kumwe omayovi 40 952 oya gumwa komeya gefundja miitopolwa Oshana, Oshikoto, Omusati,
readOshipotha sha Majiedt shuundulilwa komeho
11-04-2011
OSHIPOTHA sha Esmerelda Martina Majiedt[45] shekengelelo nuulingilingi osha undulilwa komasiku 19 ga April nuumvo. Majiedt otaku fekelwa a longitha iimaliwa yehangano lyoosamende lyAfrisam Cement oku
readSeidler breaks 400m swimming record
11-04-2011
SWAKOPMUND Swimming Club’s Phillip Seidler broke the eight-year-old Namibian record of Byron Briedenhann in the 400m freestyle at the South African Telkom Level 3 Swimming Gala held in Durban from
readVettel eases to Malaysian win
11-04-2011
SEPANG – Sebastian Vettel powered to victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, the German registering his second pole-to-flag win in as many races to open his Formula One title defence.McLaren’s
readKiptoo, Jeptoo win Paris Marathon
11-04-2011
PARIS – Kenyan runners dominated the Paris Marathon yesterday by achieving one-two finishes in the men’s and women’s races.Men’s winner Benjamin Kiptoo completed the 42,2-kilometre race in two hours,
readWanderers slump to second defeat
11-04-2011
DEFENDING champions Wanderers’ poor start to the season continued when they were beaten 22-10 by Rehoboth on home turf on Saturday.Rehoboth streaked into a 22-0 lead after 25 minutes through tries by
readKola Burger leads Uganda rout
11-04-2011
KOLA Burger picked up five wickets as Namibia sealed a comprehensive 205-run victory over Uganda at the Dubai International Cricket stadium on Saturday. Namibia’s victory was set up by a solid
readDominant Cavaliers maul disappointing Welwitschias
11-04-2011
FULLBACK Willie le Roux notched a personal tally of 26 points as Boland thrashed the Welwitschias 71-33 (halftime 31-19) in their Vodacom Cup match at the Boland Stadium on Friday.The contest was
readBayern Munich sacks coach Louis van Gaal
11-04-2011
FRANKFURT – Bayern Munich has fired coach Louis van Gaal with immediate effect, cutting short a difficult relationship that was coming to an end soon anyway.Van Gaal was due to leave the club at the
readFootball Results
11-04-2011
Sunday, April 10 Italian Serie A Juventus 3 - 2 Genoa Saturday, April 9 English Premier League Tottenham 3 - 2 Stoke Sunderland 2 - 3 West Brom Bolton 3 - 0 West Ham Chelsea 1 - 0 Wigan Man Utd 2 - 0
readDominant Semenya clinches SA championship double gold
11-04-2011
DURBAN – Caster Semenya achieved a notable double by claiming the 800 metres and the 1,500 titles at the South African championships on Sunday.The 800 world champion clocked a sedate two minutes 2,10
readHughes tips United for three-peat
11-04-2011
MANCHESTER – Mark Hughes tipped his former club Manchester United to clinch the treble after Sir Alex Ferguson’s side took a huge step towards securing the Premier League title.United opened up a 7
readCOMFY … Rory McIlroy McIlroy poised to launch new era
11-04-2011
AUGUSTA - Mop-topped Rory McIlroy was poised to deliver on lofty expectations after powering his way to a four-stroke lead heading into yesterday’s final round of the Masters.Touted as a future world
readBig wins for Crusaders, Reds
11-04-2011
SYDNEY - Canterbury Crusaders and Queensland Reds were the big Super 15 winners this weekend as South Africa’s Western Stormers saw their perfect start to the season ended on home turf.The seven-time
readRough road ahead for Jeremy Clarkson as lurid tabloid allegations of affair surface
11-04-2011
Trapped amid the palms and scented gardens of her luxury holiday resort, the past week must have been utter torture for Francie Clarkson.It appears she cannot bear to be with her husband, Jeremy, at
readPia Toscano signs a record deal after premature exit from American Idol
11-04-2011
Her exit from ‘American Idol’ may have been premature, but it seems Pia Toscano may have simply got a head start on her career.Less than two days after the pretty brunette was unexpectedly booted off
readHeckled and booed! Charlie Sheen makes a quick exit as New York stage show turns sour
11-04-2011
Charlie Sheen’s stage show in the Big Apple turned sour on Saturday night as the tough East Coast crowd gave him a mixed review.The ‘Two and a Half Men’ star sauntered onto the stage at Radio City
readWoman struggles to evict illegal occupant from plot
11-04-2011
FOR almost two years Mariental resident Loide Haikela (28) has been battling with the town council to have an illegal occupant removed from a plot she bought in 2008. Haikela claims a Swapo Party
readWitness recounts deadly attack on young woman
11-04-2011
“HE took a stone and threw it on her head. He jumped on her head. He stabbed her twice on her left eye. Then he was gone.”This was part of the testimony that a young woman who claims to have been an
readTopnaars in trouble
11-04-2011
THE flow of the Kuiseb River during the past two months has put the Topnaar community, living on the riverbank east of Walvis Bay, in their “worst predicament” in nearly 40 years.The river has cut off
readNgatjizeko sets out focus areas for SSC
11-04-2011
OVERSIGHT of the Social Security Commission (SSC) requires integrity and adherence to the highest ethical standards and business principles, and is the only foundation for building and maintaining
readMinistry staff clean up new headquarters
11-04-2011
THE Human Recourses department of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism organised a clean-up in front of the new ministerial building on Saturday.The staff was working overtime recently and had a
readWomen’s inequality main driver of HIV
11-04-2011
THE AIDS epidemic in southern and eastern Africa is closely linked to the “relentless cycle of vulnerability affecting girls and young women”.According to the UNAIDS organisation, the extremely high
readHeavy rain and winds lash Leonardville
11-04-2011
HEAVY rain accompanied by strong winds wreaked havoc at Leonardville in the Omaheke Region on Tuesday afternoon, causing extensive damage to a soccer stadium. The rain lashed the village for about 45
readAmerican suspects’ bid for freedom backfires
11-04-2011
THE two American nationals accused of murdering a young former Windhoek resident in an assassination-style killing early this year aborted an attempt to win their freedom through constitutional means
readFormer Otavi mayor, CEO in court
11-04-2011
FORMER Otavi mayor Ndapewa Nambili and the town’s former acting chief executive officer (CEO), Ernst Strupie Gaoab, appeared on charges of corruption in the Grootfontein Magistrate’s Court late last
readEducation official nabbed for graft
11-04-2011
AN ASSISTANT human resources officer in the Ministry of Education at Ondangwa, Aron Kaiyamo, made a first appearance on four charges of corruption in the town’s Magistrate’s Court on Friday.Kaiyamo’s
readConflict erupts between San and NGOs
11-04-2011
TENSION between the San and donor organisations is simmering as a result of deep suspicions on how donor money is spent. Senior Hai//om headman, Petro //Gam//Gaebeb last week accused non-governmental
readNamibia to help revive India’s extinct cheetah population
11-04-2011
NAMIBIA is one of three countries that has been approached by the Indian government to help revive India’s extinct cheetah population over the next few years.Cheetahs in India became extinct about 60
readGirl (4) buried alive
11-04-2011
THREE girls from Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay, were arrested recently for allegedly burying a four-year-old girl in a sand dune with only her head sticking out.According to Erongo Police Chief Commissioner
readApollus guilty of murdering his son
11-04-2011
THE murder trial of a 70-year-old Tses resident accused of murdering his son in a shooting incident in early 2008 ended with a guilty verdict in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court on Friday. Jacobus
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