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56 Articles found on Monday, 22 August 2011
Cabinet instructs Ministry to probe bungled vaccine purchase from Cuba
22-08-2011
CABINET has instructed the Ministry of Health and Social Services to investigate the bungled N$18 million purchase of medical vaccines from Cuba.Prime Minister Nahas Angula told The Namibian that
readThree burn to death in head-on collision
22-08-2011
AT LEAST two adults and a child burnt to death yesterday when the Citi Golf they were travelling crashed head-on with a BMW.The Golf was on its way towards Otjiwarongo while the BMW travelled towards
readNamdeb threatens civil action
22-08-2011
DIAMOND giant Namdeb yesterday announced that it would take civil action against striking employees as well as the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) for losses suffered because of the six-day
readShaky Namibia beat Griffons
22-08-2011
NAMIBIA beat the Griffons 52-36 on Saturday in their final warm up encounter ahead of next month’s Rugby World Cup, however the coaching staff was not overly impressed. Assistant coach Rian Jantjies
readFighting as rebels close in on Tripoli
22-08-2011
TRIPOLI – Explosions and gunfire rocked Tripoli yesterday as a months-long uprising reached the Libyan capital with rebel leaders insisting they are near to ending Muammar Gaddafi’s almost 42-year
readBidvest’s fishing industry rides regional wave
22-08-2011
BIDVEST Namibia’s fishing products took the Sub-Saharan African markets by storm during the past financial year, boosting trading profits by 47,7 per cent to N$544,9 million.Releasing its latest
readVivica outfoxes South African stars
22-08-2011
Just hours after arriving in the country, US actress Vivica A Fox threw a tantrum of note at local celebrities including Live presenter Bonang Matheba, Minnie Dlamini and Terry Pheto.Fox, in South
readFor IT, good is good enough
22-08-2011
BOSTON – Big investments in state-of-the-art IT often fail to generate commensurate returns, and sometimes ‘good enough’ really is good enough, says Harvard Business Review.Knowing how much to spend
readStock exchange fines local broker
22-08-2011
THE Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) has fined Simonis Storm Securities (SSS) for breaking the rules of the bourse.The NSX took the step after SSS shared its brokerage with a third party without the
readSouth Africa to exceed mine transformation target
22-08-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s Mines Minister Susan Shabangu said she is confident that a government-set ownership target for blacks in the mining sector would be exceeded and, if the process was done
readPublic-private deals to ease Africa’s infrastructure
22-08-2011
DAKAR – Expected aid cutbacks in developed nations and a push by some African governments to tackle yawning infrastructure gaps by public-private partnerships present a real opportunity for investors
readKim Kardashian, Kris Humphries tie knot
22-08-2011
Kris Humphries has officially caught up with Kim Kardashian. The basketball pro and the reality star are husband and wife.Kardashian (30) and Humphries (26) tied the knot on Saturday night in the
readIn Brief
22-08-2011
North Korea’s Kim arrives in Russia VLADIVOSTOK – North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived in Russia on Saturday for his first visit in nearly a decade as the isolated state sought economic aid after
readIn Brief
22-08-2011
Official: 23 killed in Kenya minibus crash NAIROBI – A police official says 23 passengers were killed after their minibus lost control, hit the barrier of a bridge and rolled over rocks in central
readMalawi’s Mutharika dissolves cabinet
22-08-2011
BLANTYRE – Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has sacked his 42 member cabinet and taken over all portfolios weeks after deadly anti-government riots killed 19 people.“The president is now in charge
readSA police probe Malema for graft
22-08-2011
CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s elite police wing said yesterday controversial youth leader Julius Malema, who is under fire from the ruling party, is being investigated for fraud and corruption.“We took a
readPope urges 1.5 million youngsters to spread gospel
22-08-2011
MADRID – Pope Benedict urged 1.5 million young Catholics at a mass yesterday in an aerodrome near Madrid to spread the gospel to others seeking better values than modern society offers.“We cannot
readEpangelo lya shuna monima kiifendela ya gwedhelwa
22-08-2011
EPANGELO olya shuna monima kombinga yetokolo lyalyo okulondeka iifendela yomaludhi ga yooloka mwakwatelwa naambyoka yoomina. Etokolo okweetha omathaneko ngoka olya landula oonkundathana pokati
readEhanganoTrading Catering aniwa lya ningwa nayi
22-08-2011
OMUKULUNTU gwEhangano lyokuteleka nokugandja iikulya koshigwana lyedhina Ehangano Trading Catering lyopOnandjaba mOkalongo mOshitopolwa sha Musati, Antonio Kamati, okwa geela noonkondo aanambelewa
readOoompito dhetemo openi
22-08-2011
EWAWA lyaagundjuka yoSwapo olya pula kutya oompito dhiilonga odhili peni ndhoka dha li dha tseyithwa puuyelele nonomukumo kuyele nuumvo.Amushangandjayi gwewa lyaanyanyamagulu, Elijah Ngurare okwa ti
readShinguadja a londodha kutya otaka pata omahangano ngoka ga pogola
22-08-2011
KOMUFALA gwaaniilonga, Bro-Mathew Shinguadja okwa tilitha kutya ota ka mweneka iilonga yomahangano gaaniilonga naangoka gaagandji yiilonga ngoka ga nyengwa nenge ga tindi okugandja omishangwa dhago
readBuffet a hala aayamba aanene ya fute oshindji
22-08-2011
OMUNIIMALIWA yobiliona omwaAmerica, Warren Buffett okwa indile opo aaniimaliwa yomoshilongo shaandjawo ya fute iifendela oyindji. Buffett okwa endululwa koshikundaneki, New York Times sho a gandja
readOmutoloki a holoka mompangu molwuufuthi wiimaliwa piilonga
22-08-2011
OMUTOLOKI mOmpangu ya Mengestrata gwaVenduka, moKatutura ngoka a kwatelwe oshiwike shayi omolwa ekano lyiimaliwa konyala oomiliona ndatu, okuza mompungulilo ya kola pOhofa ndjoka okwa holoka mompangu
readUuministeli wiidhopo motendela
22-08-2011
EWILIKONGUNDU Lyootendela lya Namibia olya gandjapo oshinakugwanithwa shalyo miilonga yokugandja otendela nenge iilonga yokugandja ohapi miipangelo noogasa dhilwe dhuunamiti. Ewilikongundu ndika olya
readOndjila yokweetapo iilonga yoholomende otayi ende kashona
22-08-2011
ONKAMBADHALA yEpangelo okweetapo oompito dhiilonga omayovi 104 000 uule womimvo ndatu tadhi landula otayi ende kashona. Sigo oompaka ethaneko ndika olya fa ashike lya thikama nokonyala oodola
readOonkundana kombinga yuulingilingi miifo
22-08-2011
IIKUNDANEKI pethimbo ndika ohayi kundaneke ashike iiningwnima yuulingilingi, mbyoka ya monikwa nenge yeetwa puyelele.Oku kundaneka huka ota ku tiwa otaku gandja ashike efano eshona shona lyaashoka
readEkanka lyopoNamdeb ota li pula omutse gwomuwiliki
22-08-2011
EKANKA lyaaniilonga ndyoka lya li lya mweneke iilonga poomina dha Namdeb, olya fala mepulo lyezo miilonga lyomuwiliki gwa kwaalukehe gwehangano, Mitford Mundell. Aaniilonga oya ningi ekanka konima sho
readOshipotha shedhipago poTses sha hulithwa
22-08-2011
OMUSAMANE gwomimvo 70, nomukalimo gwopo Tses, Jakobus Quido Apollus ngoka a dhipaga omwanamati sho emu yaha nondjembo omumvo 2008, okwa pewa ondholongo yomimvo omulongo mOhofa yopashitopolwa sha Kaiti
readWHS crush Windhoek Gymnasium
22-08-2011
WINDHOEK High School gave a superb performance to crush Windhoek Gymnasium 64-0 in the final U19 Super League final of the of the Metropolitan Boards Rugby Trophy in Windhoek on Saturday.The match
readYou don’t have to be a rugby fan to WIN a N$500 gift voucher!
22-08-2011
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 passionate sportsman and woman’s shop of choice, OTB
readCycle Classic training plan
22-08-2011
CYCLE enthusiasts have the opportunity to sharpen their rinding skills ahead of the eleventh edition of The Namibian Pick n Pay Cycle Classic by engaging in the training plan below, courtesy of the
readHeymans wins Skyride at Heja
22-08-2011
Mannie Heymans won the elite section of the Cycletec Marua Superspar Skyride MTB Race at Heja Lodge, on Saturday.Heymans, one of Namibia’s most coveted cyclist, astounded all ans sundry when he won
readNamibia basketball appoints officials
22-08-2011
THE Namibia Basketball Federation recently endorsed the appointment of Manuel ‘Lito’ Carbalho as its Development Officer and Carlos Manue as the NBF Secretary General. The new appointments were made
readAll Blacks get reminder of World Cup nightmare
22-08-2011
PORT ELIZABETH - New Zealand coach Graham Henry remained convinced his team were on the right track despite being given a reminder of a recurring Rugby World Cup nightmare when a second-string side
readFootball Results
22-08-2011
Saturday, August 20 English Premier League Chelsea 2 - 1 West Brom Aston Villa 3 - 1 Blackburn Everton 0 - 1 QPR Swansea 0 - 0 Wigan Arsenal 0 - 2 Liverpool Sunderland 0 - 1 Newcastle German
readWenger vows to stick with Arsenal
22-08-2011
LONDON – Arsene Wenger responded to Arsenal’s dismal 2-0 home defeat against Liverpool by insisting he does not feel under pressure and will never walk away from the club.Wenger has come in for
readTribal leader dies in car accident
22-08-2011
THE Chief of the Afrikaner tribe, Hendrina Afrikaner (59) died instantly after the Government vehicle she was driving overturned on B1 highway, some 25 kilometres north of Keetmanshoop on Friday.
readSwakop Uranium workers told to “pack up and f... out”
22-08-2011
“PACK your bags and (get the) f... out,” was allegedly the directive given to workers of Swakop Uranium last week after they were informed that their employment had come to a sudden end.Workers told
readCase over Aus sewerage tender settled for N$1,8m
22-08-2011
THE cancellation of a N$5,1 million sewerage works tender award is set to cost the Karas Regional Council and the Ministry of Regional and Local Government N$ 1,8 million. This is after a case over
readZimbabwean asks for bank robbery acquittal
22-08-2011
A SUSPECTED member of an alleged gang of Zimbabwean bank robbers is set to hear early in September if he will be discharged at the end of the prosecution’s case in his trial.Defence lawyer Profysen
readNamibia braces for new pension regulations
22-08-2011
THE pension regulatory regime is to be amended with the introduction of regulations to mobilise domestic resources to finance productive investment, and to tighten the screws on unlisted investments.
readN$250 000 cheque-fraud suspect out on N$30 000 bail
22-08-2011
A 50-YEAR old man from Swakopmund, who was the accountant of a local tourism flight-operator, was arrested for alleged cheque-fraud involving N$250 000 last week Monday, but was released on bail of
readRocky Crest murder suspect arrested
22-08-2011
POLICE have arrested and charged 24-year-old Cliffton McCorney in connection with the murder of Windhoek resident Eugen Mutondo.McCorney was taken in by NamPol officers for questioning last week, and
readMajority of dismissed New Era Investment workers to be reinstated
22-08-2011
DEPUTY Minister of Labour Alpheus Muheua has stepped in and rescued the fate of the majority of the 418 New Era Investment employees who were dismissed for engaging in an illegal strike last
readMaamberua consults Attorney General on Nujoma film
22-08-2011
THE Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Usutuaije Maamberua, says the committee is currently in consultation with various stakeholders including the
readGraig ‘attackers’ to apply for bail
22-08-2011
TWO of the suspects in the Vivienne Graig robbery case will lodge a formal bail application on September 15.Paulus Lukas and Absalom Akwaya, during their first joint appearance on Friday, told
readTwo nabbed for attempted fraud
22-08-2011
A WINDHOEK woman on Friday claimed that she had no idea who her co-accused in an attempted fraud case was.Edith Delores Leonard (37) told Magistrate Vanessa Stanley in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court
readEmployees join unregistered 'union'
22-08-2011
WITH the leadership squabbles causing bigger cracks within labour unions belonging to umbrella federation of trade unions, the National Unions of Namibian Workers (NUNW), workers are defecting to
readElephant kills tourist
22-08-2011
SPANISH tourist Jordi Blasi became the latest victim of an elephant attack last week which cost him his life.The incident occurred at the Purros campsite in the Kaokoveld area on Thursday last week at
readElderly woman axed to death
22-08-2011
A 29-year-old man was arrested at Outapi for murder after he is alleged to have savagely attacked Rosalinde Amukwaya (69) with an axe accusing her of bewitching his sick mother.The incident happened
readAppeal setback for cop jailed for murder
22-08-2011
A FORMER member of the Namibian Police’s Drug Law Enforcement Unit could not get past the first hurdle in the way of his attempt to appeal against a murder conviction and 20-year prison term on
readAnother accolade for Windhoek architect
22-08-2011
JACO Wasserfall, the acclaimed Namibian architect, recently got another international accolade when he was awarded a Jury Commendation at the eighth Dedalo Minosse International Prize award ceremony
readAngola promises changes to SADC
22-08-2011
THE Angolan government vowed to make a “decisive contribution” to the institutional invigoration of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on the eve of its commencement of the regional
readAlugodhi resurfaces at Usakos council
22-08-2011
A FORMER Okahandja Town Council chief executive officer (CEO) is again at the centre of rift at Usakos.Regina Alugodhi, who was removed by the Okahandja council resurfaced in Usakos last week as the
readSMSes for Monday 22 August 2011
22-08-2011
SMS Of The Day *I love our President. But is it morally right for government institutions and SOEs to pay over N$2 million in advertisements congratulating him with his birthday while our people eat
readNotable Quotes
22-08-2011
We are a young people who will time and again commit mistakes and are prepared to learn from those mistakes.– Leader of the African National Congress Youth League, Julius Malema quoted after
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