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77 Articles found on Thursday, 25 August 2011
Slow but reliable
25-08-2011
These women and a child were seen in the Otjivero village near Opuwo. They were on their way to the clinic as they were feeling sick and the weaker one was riding the donkey. Photo: Tanja Bause
readSeven war vets rake in N$350 000
25-08-2011
A total of N$350 000 has been “erroneously” paid to seven veterans of the liberation struggle as the Veterans Ministry grapples with mega millions that have to be paid out as a ‘thank you’ gesture for
readReho ‘rapist’ at large
25-08-2011
A REHOBOTH woman selflessly offered herself to an alleged rapist who wanted to sexually assault her 12-year-old daughter on Sunday.The spine-chilling horror story took place in broad daylight at the
readLibyans reach out to new friends
25-08-2011
People celebrated the attack on Muammar Gaddafi’s main military compound in Tripoli, in the rebel-held town of Benghazi on Tuesday.Apart from the old Libyan flag before Gaddafi’s time, an assortment
readFarmers in debt bondage
25-08-2011
THE Orange River Irrigation Project (Orip) farmers who were hoping to become owners of vineyards one day will have to work on these vineyards to pay off a combined debt of over N$3 million to Agribank
readProblems dog tennis kings
25-08-2011
NEW YORK – Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer face a worrying power shortage at the US Open as injury and faltering form plague the brightest lights of tennis’s new golden age.World number
readLibya’s embassies abroad defect
25-08-2011
MANILA – Libyan diplomats and students smashed portraits of Muammar Gaddafi, shouted ‘Game over!’ and raised the rebel flag at their Manila embassy yesterday as part of defections at missions
readGlobal crises put growth in jeopary
25-08-2011
THE central bank yesterday expressed concern about the impact the debt crises in the US and the eurozone could have on Namibia, saying that the forecast for economic growth this year could drop from
readBEST AND WORST LIST: 3G Devices
25-08-2011
With only 3 companies that provide 3G devices, Telecom, MTC and Leo, this week’s best and worst list will rate the three company’s products from the best to the worst. We sought the advice of a local
readFit for consumption?
25-08-2011
Have you ever been confused by the ‘Best Before’ date on one can of beans and the ‘Expires On’ date on another? Save for milk and bread which consumers consistently check dates on, many shoppers have
readNorthern trade fair expecting over 100 000 visitors
25-08-2011
ONGWEDIVA – The preparatory committee of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF) estimates that more than 100 000 people will visit this year’s event, compared to 89 000 visitors last year.The
readWestern Union now in Nam
25-08-2011
THE Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, has announced the expansion of its global agent network to Namibia.Western Union currently offers money transfer services at more than
readGerman economic minister, Niebel arrives tomorrow
25-08-2011
THE German Minister for Economic Co-operation and Development, Dirk Niebel, is expected to arrive in Namibia for a three-day official visit tomorrow.Niebel will be accompanied by the State Secretary
readTips for surviving work travel
25-08-2011
There are some simple ways for the road warrior to stay sane and healthy, says Harvard Business Review.Traveling for work is draining. Most people return home feeling depleted from delays, lack of
readMauritius plans fiscal reforms to boost growth
25-08-2011
PORT LOUIS – Mauritius plans a range of fiscal reforms to boost growth after the traditionally prosperous country cut its growth target due to declining tourism revenues from the crisis-hit euro
readZim considering softer stance on banks
25-08-2011
HARARE – Zimbabwe is considering not forcing foreign banks to sell majority stakes to locals as it is requiring mining companies to do under indigenisation legislation, the finance minister has
readNerves over North Africa freeze foreign investment
25-08-2011
LONDON – Latest numbers show foreign investors have steered well clear of North Africa during the ‘Arab Spring’ uprisings this year, and there is little prospect of a swift return.Data from Unctad,
readBig five band together for a new frontier
25-08-2011
NAMIBIA was one of five signatories to the establishment this month of the world's largest conservation area, the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA). At the SADC summit in
readEye on the vulture
25-08-2011
Of the 23 vulture species worldwide none can be viewed as a common bird species.Many are in the conservation classes of ‘vulnerable to threats’ or already ‘endangered’ and some species’ populations
readLocal hunters urge for tighter controls
25-08-2011
THE NAMIBIAN trophy hunting sector has urged government to adopt a zero tolerance stance towards illegal and unethical hunting in the country.At a workshop for emerging commercial farmers, Marina
readFears of Libyan tribal war ‘exaggerated’: analysts
25-08-2011
PARIS – Libya’s revolutionaries face a tough task as they seek to build a united state on the wreckage of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, but fears of a collapse into tribal civil war are overblown, experts
readIn Brief
25-08-2011
NKorea reported ready to halt WMD tests MOSCOW – North Korea is ready to impose a moratorium on nuclear missile tests if international talks on its nuclear programme resume, a spokesman for Russia’s
readSA school bus crash kills 15
25-08-2011
CAPE TOWN – A school bus veered off a road and plunged into a river yesterday in South Africa, killing 14 children and the bus driver, rescue officials said.“Only the rear of the bus was above the
readRetired police officer arrested in Politkovskaya killing
25-08-2011
MOSCOW – Russian investigators on Tuesday arrested a retired police officer on suspicion of organising the 2006 killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who was gunned down in the elevator of her
readWinehouse toxicology test finds nothing illegal
25-08-2011
LONDON – Toxicology tests showed there was alcohol, but no illegal substances in British singer Amy Winehouse’s system when she died last month aged 27, her spokesman said on Tuesday.“Toxicology
readBull semen spill closes US highway
25-08-2011
NASHVILLE – A spill of frozen bull semen bound for a breeder in the state of Texas triggered a scare on Tuesday that temporarily shut down a US interstate highway during the morning rush hour.The
readCount Me Out Of All National Events
25-08-2011
YOU ask me again this year to join you in the commemoration of 26 August that we call the Heroes day? I do know the importance of this day on our political calendar but, hey, I have no strength, no
readConferment Of Hero Is Bias
25-08-2011
ARTICLE 32 (3) (h) of the Namibian constitution gives the President the power to confer upon citizens such honours as that of Namibian hero.“A hero is a person who has made significant contribution to
readHopefully No Politics in Traditional Authority
25-08-2011
I HOPE that the feud in Oukwanyama Traditional Authority (OTA) is not fuelled by politics and is not a sign that the Queen is resorting to the old dictatorial and sometimes cruel methods of governing
readLet’s Show We Are Peace Lovers
25-08-2011
VIOLENCE has become such an integral part of the world today that only the most gross and gruesome examples become headlines in the media.I am talking about household violence, violence against
readVaalgras Too Can Develop
25-08-2011
DEAR Editor, I have been following the story of the Orlam community in several newspapers, one of them the Namibian, by Cloete, L (June 03, 2011) ‘Orlam chief threatens community with legal action’.
readUnfair Electricity Distribution
25-08-2011
DEAR Editor, I, through your great newspaper, hereby wish to air my concern about electricity distribution to a village called Eendombe. This village is approximately 30 km from Outapi and lies
readA Nation Of Liars
25-08-2011
TEACHERS are beating learners. Learners are disrespectful towards teachers. People are not safe on the streets in any town or village. These are all signs of a nation that has lost moral values and is
readLavish Birthday Wishes Vs Starvation
25-08-2011
I HAVE just tried to analyse the birthday advertisements for the President Hifikepunye Pohamba that appeared in three, Namibian newspapers on Thursday, August 18, 2011. If the (maximum for the)
readIivula-Ithana Has The Right To Know
25-08-2011
DEAR Editor, the demise of Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana’s parents should not be turned into a ‘political football’ as already some politicians and laymen are trying to manipulate the situation.The Swapo
readWhat Happened To ‘One Namibia, One Nation’?
25-08-2011
I READ Alexactus Kaure’s column on 5th August 2011 about tribalism in the Regional Directorate of Education in the Kunene Region, in particular, and the Kunene Region, in general, with a keen
readToffees for Everyone!
25-08-2011
WHERE’S Lady May when you need her? I’m slightly irritated by recent events. I’ve had so much shit shoveled my way by hyper sensitive humourless dimwits who take themselves way too seriously. You poke
readWhichever Way The Wind Blows
25-08-2011
THE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Utoni Nujoma, is probably at his most articulate best when he tells his audience that Namibia does not recognise governments that come to “power through undemocratic
readPolicy lessons for Namibia from the fall of the Gaddafi regime
25-08-2011
OUR foreign policy is in a no-man’s land.How do we define our foreign policy in the face of changing events in North Africa? Specifically, how should our policy priorities shift when events can lead
readPolitical Perspective
25-08-2011
ON the eve of Namibian ‘Heroes Day’ it must be said there’s not an awful lot to celebrate! True ‘heroes’ are few and far between and role models are glaringly minimal.On such a national day we should
readThe Two Faces of Nahas Angula
25-08-2011
WAS ‘Economic and Social Progress’ by Nahas Angula meant to be a first year university lecture in development studies or an opinion piece? It has all the hallmarks of the former. On reading the first
readExecutive Mayors: Shouldn’t Be A Jobs-For-Comrades Scheme
25-08-2011
IT seems like it is a given that executive mayors will soon be appointed to run cities and towns alongside chief executive officers on a full-time basis. I have my reservations about the pace of
readIihokolola ya Boois yuundulilwa komeho sigo omu September
25-08-2011
IIHOKOLOLA ya Ngoloneya nale gwa Karas, Dawid Boois, ngoka ta tamanekelwa uulingilingi oya undulilwa komasiku 26 ga Septemba nuumvo, mohofa yopashitopolwa poKaiti. Iihokolola mbyoka ya tamekele,
readOomeya yiilando taya ka longa ethimbo alihe
25-08-2011
OMINISTA yOmapangelo gIitopolwa, Iilando, Omagumbo, nehumokomeho lyokomikunda, oya ulike kutya otashi vulika oomeya naanashipundi yomalelo giilando ya ka kale ta ya longo ethimbo lyuudha miilonga
readAanenentu aAfrica ya pangula iita mo Libya
25-08-2011
AANENENTU 140 aAfrica oya shaina omushangwa mo Rosebank, Johannesburg metitatu okuulika omaipulo gawo kombinga yiita mbyoka ta yi hingilwa Libya monkambadhala yokuumbako Colonel, Muammar Gaddafi.
readOmaulikilo gIipindi ga Ngwediva otaga tameke mEtitano
25-08-2011
OMAULIKILO gIikwaipindi gokOmumvo ga Ngwediva otaga tameke ngula meti 26 Auguste 2011 , taga kala ko sigo eti 3 Septemba 2011 nokwa tegelelwa aanangeshefa naanamahangano oyendji yee ya ulike iinima
readOmukuluntusikola a hulitha
25-08-2011
OMUKULUNTUSIKOLA pOsikola ya Ndjadjaxwi mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena meme Tilde Ndafuda Hatupopi-Hangula gwoomvula 36 gwomOhangwena mondoolopa ya Helao Nafidi mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena moka, okwa si eso
readAasi moshiponga popepi nOkahandja ya tseyithwa
25-08-2011
OMADHINA gaantu mboka ya hulithile moshiponga sheipumomumwe lyiiyenditho mondjila yopokati kOkahandja nOtjiwarongo, Osoondaha oga tseyithwa.Oonakusa mbaka oyo Eliazer Tjijeura[36] Uanderike
readOmuhikingalo a holoka mOmpangu
25-08-2011
OMUHIKINGALO omusindani mokuhika oongalo okwa holokele mohofa, ta tamanekelwa edhengo, konima sho aniwa a ponokele omukadhona gwe nale noshowo a yonagula eliko lye. Omwiimbi gwomimvo 31 okwa kwatelwe
readAagundjuka ya kwatwa mepogolo lyuufuthi
25-08-2011
OPOLISI ya Shana, Omaandaha goshiwike shika, oya kwata po aalumentu aagundjuka yaali yomomukunda Oshikwiyu sha Ashipala popepi nOnepandaulo nEndola mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Shana shi a nasha
readRugby Union, government in more talks
25-08-2011
GOVERNMENT yesterday held further talks with the Namibia Rugby Union in an attempt to salvage Hage Geingob Stadium.However, details of what transpired has not been revealed by the time of going to
readNPL kick off next month
25-08-2011
THE Namibia Premier League is set to kick-off on September 16, its acting Chief Executive Officer Tovey Hoebeb said yesterday.Namibia’s football fraternity has been largely deprived of action since
readWindhoek Gymkhana hosts equestrian event
25-08-2011
THE Gymkhana Club Windhoek will host the annual 2011 FEI World Jumping Challenge this weekend, organisers said yesterday.The event has been aided by a N$45 000 sponsorship from First National Bank
readPro Tennis series launched
25-08-2011
OVER one hundred players participated in the first Kia-Pro Tennis Academy tournament on Saturday. The inaugural Kia-PTA series showcased top quality tennis across five categories. Deon van Dyk and
readOpen Letter No 2:THE BIKE!
25-08-2011
Dear P. I heard (as I always do) that you actually did announce that you are going to “be a cyclist, not a spectator” at the Namibian PicknPay Cycle Classic on 8 and 9 October. Well done! Now there
readSouth Africa invites Namibian bodybuilders
25-08-2011
THE South African Natural Bodybuilders Association has invited their Namibian counterparts to compete at their national championships. Hence the bodybuilders who are interested to flex their muscles
readFerguson leaps to Wenger’s defense
25-08-2011
SIR Alex Ferguson has leapt to the defence of under-fire Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, claiming it is “ridiculous” that there are calls for the Frenchman to be axed.Wenger and Manchester United boss
readFootball Fixtures
25-08-2011
Friday, August 26 German Bundesliga Hertha Berlin v VfB Stuttgart 19h30 Saturday 27 August 2011 English Premier League Aston Villa
readRugby Fixtures
25-08-2011
Friday, August 26 Currie Cup Pumas v Western Province 18h00 Leopards v Blue Bulls 18h10 Saturday, August 27 Currie Cup Griquas v Free State Cheetahs
readSchool’s out for Wallabies, says McCabe
25-08-2011
MELBOURNE – Australia inside centre Pat McCabe says the Wallabies have taken lessons from their drubbing by the All Blacks in their Tri-Nations opener and has promised a more aggressive side will meet
readNamibia third at Women’s AST
25-08-2011
NAMIBIA’S women’s team finished third overall at the African States Bowls Tournament which recently took place in Nairobi, Kenya.Namibia won silver medals in both the trips and pairs competitions and
readUncertain futures
25-08-2011
PETRUS Hailulu (37) was diagnosed with HIV in 2005 at the clinic in Eenhana. His wife is also positive and although they are struggling to look after their two daughters Claudia (8) and Ndawana (5)
readTwo years for a drug dealer
25-08-2011
A DRUG user, who was caught with 19 ‘rocks’ of crack-cocaine in Swakopmund on Sunday, was found guilty on two counts of drug possession and received a total sentence of two years imprisonment or a
readRoad safety enforcers on high alert
25-08-2011
POLICE and rescue teams will be on high alert this long weekend to prevent road deaths caused by reckless and drunken driving. The Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund, Namibian Police, the National Road
readPS tells ex-detainees they have to be vetted
25-08-2011
DISSIDENTS or not dissidents? This labelling appears to be at the centre of the storm over the non-recognition, as war veterans, of a group of ex-Cassinga detainees captured by South African colonial
readPDK tops trade fair entertainment lineup
25-08-2011
A member of Namibia’s award winning trio PDK is optimistic that come September 1, they will deliver a performance to remember at the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair.“Still the same PDK but with new
readNational census to begin shortly
25-08-2011
THE 2011 Population and Housing Census will take place across the country from August 28 to September 10.The census is a complete count of every person including babies, youth, the elderly and
readLocal and regional authorities swim in debt
25-08-2011
A SERIOUS lack of management capacity has been cited as one of a number of reasons why twenty-two local and regional authorities across Namibia currently owe NamWater a combined N$147 million in
readHakahana faces power blackouts
25-08-2011
ILLEGAL electricity connections in the Hakahana informal settlement in Windhoek have been blamed for continuous disruptions to the supply of electricity in the area.The Namibian has been inundated
readGovt looking at national health benefit fund
25-08-2011
HEALTH Minister Richard Kamwi has called for a ‘back to basics’ approach in dealing with the serious challenges facing healthcare in Namibia.Speaking on behalf of the Health Minister at the official
readFlag on, flag off
25-08-2011
THE rebel flag that was flying outside the Libyan embassy since Monday, was removed by yesterday. This has caused a bit of a diplomatic conundrum due to the unprecedented nature of the circumstances
readDump REDs if it hurts, Ekandjo
25-08-2011
REGIONAL and Local Government and Housing and Rural Development Minister, Jerry Ekandjo, said he was tired of listening to local authorities complain over Regional Electricity Distributors (REDs) as
read45-year prison term asked in rape case
25-08-2011
A MAN convicted of raping a baby at Otjiwarongo almost three years ago is set to hear today whether he will receive the most severe punishment prescribed under the Combating of Rape Act of 2000.After
read35 years for city street murder
25-08-2011
A MURDER committed in an apparent blind rage one evening in June 2009 left a young Windhoek resident with an effective prison term of 35 years yesterday.Acting Judge A.K. Simpson sentenced Cyprien
readSMSes for Thursday 25 August 2011
25-08-2011
SMS Of The Day *WHAT the Ministry of Sport needs to do is build a large sports academy catering for all different types of sport. Employ coaches and teachers. This will take many Namibian youths off
readNotable Quotes
25-08-2011
THE tragedy of Nigeria is that those who have been elected to see to the national will, to protect the egg and the hen so that it can go round, they do not only eat the egg, they also eat the hen, and
readNamibia to play in Angola U/20 tournament
25-08-2011
THE national under-20 side is expected to participate in the Eduardo dos Santos Foundation youth tournament in Cabinda, Angola starting tomorrow.Namibia will face off against Congo DR, Congo Braz-
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