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57 Articles found on Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Irregularities alleged in City tender
17-08-2011
The controversy that has dogged the Solid Waste Management Division at the City of Windhoek is refusing to die. It is now being claimed that the current 16 ward contractors are in the pole position to
readPolice officers kill corruption case
17-08-2011
DUE to the illegal involvement of the Police in a 2009 graft case under the Anti-Corruption Act, all charges were dropped against a cleaner at the Ministry of Works and Transport, Dorothea Ngozu (47),
readFlown to safety
17-08-2011
Italian tourists who were involved in a road accident in southern Namibia on Monday, were flown to Windhoek from Keetmanshoop Monday evening and yesterday. One female passenger was killed in the
readLLD gems probe widens
17-08-2011
INTERPOL has united with the Namibian Police to apprehend an alleged international diamond theft syndicate at Lev Leviev Diamonds (LLD) factory.Due to the transnational nature of the crime, Namibia
readNRU rejects state bailout
17-08-2011
A DISJOINTED Namibia Rugby Union yesterday rejected Government’s offer to settle its debt with its creditors, leaving Hage Geingob Stadium up for auction at month end.However the national rugby team
readGaddafi forces fire Scud missile
17-08-2011
BENGHAZI – Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi fired a Scud missile for the first time in Libya’s civil war, a US defence official said, after rebel advances left the Libyan leader isolated in his
readSub-Sahara shows robust growth
17-08-2011
WEAKER global trade and financial integration shielded the Sub-Saharan Africa from a more severe collapse of trade and credit in 2008/09. Although the region showed a slowdown in economic growth of
readIn Brief
17-08-2011
Fraud won’t affect Somalia aid: UN GENEVA – The World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday it has no plans to reduce aid to Somalia following allegations that international food shipments there are
readUN probes unknown illness in Angola
17-08-2011
The United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO) has dispatched a team of experts to Angola to help local authorities probe an outbreak of a mysterious but apparently non-fatal illness afflicting
readZim ‘kingmaker’ general dies in fire on his farm
17-08-2011
HARARE – A retired Zimbabwean army general and key figure in internal battles over President Robert Mugabe’s succession in his Zanu-PF party died in a fire at his farmhouse, official sources said
readSA court dismisses Zim extradition bid
17-08-2011
THE Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court in South Africa has dismissed a request by President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwean government to extradite a man accused of defrauding first lady Grace Mugabe of N$7
readWays the social sector can innovate
17-08-2011
Boston – There are many reasons why innovation in the social services sector is hard, with tight budgets and fickle donors just the start. But don’t give up hope, says Harvard Business Review.The
readOil reforms could cost Nigeria US$3bn a year
17-08-2011
ABUJA – A government agency says Nigeria could lose more than US$3 billion a year by reducing its share in oil revenues if proposed laws are passed to overhaul the oil and gas sector.The Nigeria
readOil exploration kicks off in Liberia
17-08-2011
MONROVIA – Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has officially launched the start of offshore oil exploration, after two oil companies began drilling in recent weeks, the government said
readMore taxes on ‘mega-rich’: Buffet
17-08-2011
NEW YORK – Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is calling on the “mega-rich” to pay more in taxes.Buffett said Monday in a New York Times opinion piece that he would immediately raise rates on
readChina says local debt risks can be controlled
17-08-2011
BEIJING – China’s Finance Ministry tried Monday to allay concern about billions of dollars in bank loans owed by local governments, saying risks can be controlled and officials are looking at ways to
readWorld Bank calls for long-term debt curb
17-08-2011
CANBERRA – The World Bank called for national governments to seek long-term debt curbs yesterday to solve the current sovereign debt crises in Europe and the United States, but said it was too early
readInside ‘secrecy jurisdictions’
17-08-2011
LONDON – Alberto Micalizzi, the economics professor whose hedge fund collapse is the subject of a Reuters investigation, based his company in London but registered its funds in the Cayman Islands, one
readHalle shows off hot bikini bod!
17-08-2011
THE stunning Oscar-winning beauty celebrated her 45th birthday on Sunday on the beach with friends in Malibu, where she looked gorgeous, happy and just about perfect in a bikini. So, how’d Halle enjoy
readMusic stars campaign to end hunger crisis in Africa
17-08-2011
Aglobal social media campaign featuring a Bob Marley song has been launched by some of the music industry’s top stars to help stem the hunger crisis that is increasing in the Horn of Africa.More than
readIn Brief
17-08-2011
No survivors after SA planes crashed JOHANNESBURG – There were no survivors from the wreckage of two aircraft that crashed into a mountain near Tzaneen, Limpopo police said. “We can confirm that the
readTarantula left at ‘lost and found’ at Berlin station
17-08-2011
BERLIN – A tarantula gave officials at Berlin’s crowded Ostbahnhof rail station a scare when it crawled out of a bag left on a train, police said on Thursday.A Berlin police spokesman said a
readPolice charge teenager with London riots murder
17-08-2011
LONDON – British police have charged a 16-year-old boy with murdering a retired man during an attack by rioters in London last week, as the government said officers would get better training and
readOombesa ooshunga dha thikama
17-08-2011
OOMBESA heyali dhomoombesa 10 ndhoka dha landelwe kehangano lyo Swapo lya Namib Contract Haulage[NCH] okuza ko China omimvo ne dhapiti odha thikama itaadhi longo. Oombesa ndhika odha landelwe okuza
readKaunda moshipangelo moVenduka
17-08-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE gwotango gwa Zambia okwa li a taambelwa moshipangelo shimwe shomoVenduka, pahapu dhomwana mati omundohotola Waza Kaunda. Omunona nguka gwa Kaunda okwa lombwele oshikundaneki sha Zambia
readOmiti dho ARV dheekelwahi moKatutura
17-08-2011
EPANGELO nando otali kambadhala okugandja omiti dhokulelepeka onkalamwenyo yaakwashigwana mboka ya gumwa noyena uuvu woHIV-AIDS, yamwe yaamboka haya taamba omiti ndhika aniwa iha ye dhi longitha
readEpangelo lya yamukula kaantu yopetoto
17-08-2011
EPANGELO olya tokola oku kwathela moshinima shoshigwana shoka hashiipalutha niiyekelwahi yoketoto lyiiyagaya lya Kupferberg moVenduka. Epangelo olya ti otali tulapo omikalo dha yooloka oku keelela
readOmalenga gaali ga tidhwa mElelo lyUukwanyama
17-08-2011
OMALENGA omanene gaali gomElelo lyOpamuthigululwakalo lyUukwanyama, ngoka ga kuthilwe miilonga manga kuyele nuumvo, ga tidhwa mo mElelo taku tiwa kutya itagi ihumbata nawa, omanga mwene gwomukunda
readAir Namibia ita vulu okukwathwa
17-08-2011
IILONGA yomatuko goondhila yaNamibia, ita yi vulu okumona oshimaliwa okuza kepangelo manga. Air Namibia okwa li a gandja ethaneko lye lyopangeshefa epe nkene ta ka longa okutula iilonga ye mondjila
readWAD ota longo iikuliwa ya kukutikwa
17-08-2011
EHANGANO lyOkuhumitha komeho aakiintu moNamibia lyedhina Women Action for Development (WAD) olya eta po Oprojeka ompe yokulonga iikuliwa ya kukutikwa tashi ningilwa kOsenda yawo yOmadheulilo ya
readYou don’t have to be a rugby fan to WIN a N$500 gift voucher!
17-08-2011
As the countdown to the Rugby World Cup 2011 gathers pace, scrum down with The Namibian. Up for grabs this week is one N$500 gift voucher from the sportsman and woman’s shop of choice, OTB Sport
readPayment snag blocks Desert Dash entries
17-08-2011
ORGANISERS of the FNB Desert Dash said yesterday that all attempted entries for the race were unsuccessful after a country wide outage in the online payment systems prevented people from paying after
readUnam thrash Wanderers in Hockey
17-08-2011
UNAM regained top spot on the Field Hockey Men’s Premier League after thrashing Wanderers 7-0 on Saturday.Wanderers started strongly with Billy Beukes and Francois Fusher making early inroads, but it
readYoung surfers off to South African contest
17-08-2011
SWAKOPMUND’S Damien and Dylan Lackey are headed to South Africa next week to compete in the Billabong Junior Pro Surf Competition in Victoria Bay. The duo will compete in the under 12 category.
readRugby Boards finals this weekend
17-08-2011
THE 20th Metropolitan Rugby Boards Trophy finals will be played on Friday and Saturday at the Hage Geingob Stadium.The U19 Super final will be contested between Windhoek Gymnasium and Windhoek High
readWHS Girls Hockey stretch unbeaten run
17-08-2011
WINDHOEK High School Girls first team won the finals of the Namibian Schools Hockey League on Saturday for the 14th consecutive year following their 5-3 victory over rivals Windhoek Gymnasium.And they
readZimbabwean on trial over bank robbery
17-08-2011
ONLY one person remains in the dock of the Windhoek Regional Court to face charges in connection with a bank robbery committed at Okahandja in April 2007.The trial of Zimbabwean citizen Authernatious
readVillage exhibits Namibia’s diverse cultures
17-08-2011
THE multi-cultural Okahandja Cultural Village was launched recently and opened its doors to the public almost two months ago.The village is just on the outskirts of Okahandja town, the gateway to the
readTobacco control stuck in starting blocks
17-08-2011
THE implementation of the Tobacco Products Control Act has been hit by a number of setbacks and delays causing uncertainty as to when the new law will come into effect.Earlier this year, the Ministry
readSchool boy in gang rape case
17-08-2011
A 16-YEAR-OLD school boy and five other men allegedly helped a friend of theirs rape a young woman at Rehoboth recently.The men and the boy allegedly followed the complainant (24) and her friend to
readRape appeal backfires
17-08-2011
A FORMER security company employee’s appeal against his conviction on a rape charge had unintended consequences yesterday, when the appeal was not only dismissed but his prison sentence was also
readNamcol learners told to avoid porn and Facebook
17-08-2011
THE director of the Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol) on Tuesday urged all his learners countrywide to avoid using the college’s computers for visiting Facebook and pornographic sites.Heroldt
readNampol orders state of the art helicopter
17-08-2011
MARIGNANE, France – The Ministry of Safety and Security has ordered a Eurocopter EC145 to expand the capabilities and reach of the Police’s air wing, the company announced.The new twin-engine
readMagistrate charged with corruption
17-08-2011
A young Oshakati-based Magistrate, Melaney Theron, was arrested on Monday on charges of corruption, extortion and bribery.Magistrate Theron appeared in Oshakati Magistrate’s Court yesterday and was
readLanger Heinrich hit by strike
17-08-2011
PROGRESS on Expansion Phase Three of Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine came to a standstill on Monday after employees of the main contractor, Grinaker LTA, downed tools due to grievances related to
readKamwi denies he floundered tenders
17-08-2011
HEALTH Minister Richard Kamwi yesterday denied claims that he ordered vaccines from Cuba without following due process, and has also dismissed allegations linking him to the awarding of a tender for
readItalian woman killed in accident
17-08-2011
AN ITALIAN woman was instantly killed when the tourist bus she was travelling in overturned on a road in southern Namibia on Monday.Two other passengers, also believed to be Italian tourists, were
readPolice tackle Herero Mall problems
17-08-2011
MINISTER of Safety and Security Nangolo Mbumba has appealed for people to cooperate with the law enforcement agencies to return the Herero Mall back to normalcy as the situation has gotten out of
readCommunity service asked for Tses murder convict
17-08-2011
A social worker based at Keetmanshoop has recommended to the Regional Magistrates' Court to consider “community service” as punishment when sentencing murder convict Jakobus Quido Apollus (71).
readSMSes for Wednesday 17 August 2011
17-08-2011
SMS Of The Day *TAXI drivers must not stop when a commuter hails them at a wrong place. Drive past. Let commuters also learn traffic rules. Food for Thought *ALL along students have been advised to
readChasing the dots ...Obituary, the Winds of Change
17-08-2011
A week dominated by sell-by dates and geriatric liberation organisations full of 60-year-old thinking, who, since colonialism was finally kicked off the African continent 20 years ago, have dragged
readNotable Quotes
17-08-2011
THERE is a lot of misconception about these buses. But the truth is that these buses needed minor adjustments to adapt to the Namibian condition. – Dr Elias Shanyengana, director of Swapo’s transport
readItalian woman killed in accident
17-08-2011
AN ITALIAN woman was instantly killed when the tourist bus she was travelling in overturned on a road in southern Namibia on Monday.Two other passengers, also believed to be Italian tourists, were
readItalian woman killed in accident
17-08-2011
AN ITALIAN woman, Rosangela Ubezio (66), was instantly killed when the tourist bus she was travelling in overturned on a gravel road in southern Namibia on Monday.Two other passengers, also believed
readItalian woman killed in accident
17-08-2011
AN ITALIAN woman, Rosangela Ubezio (66), was instantly killed when the tourist bus she was travelling in overturned on a gravel road in southern Namibia on Monday.Two other passengers, also believed
readItalian woman killed in accident
17-08-2011
AN ITALIAN woman was instantly killed when the tourist bus she was travelling in overturned on a road in southern Namibia on Monday. Two other passengers, also believed to be Italian tourists, were
readItalian woman killed in accident
17-08-2011
AN ITALIAN woman was instantly killed when the tourist bus she was travelling in overturned on a road in southern Namibia on Monday. Two other passengers, also believed to be Italian tourists, were
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