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65 Articles found on Monday, 29 August 2011
45 years in prison for rape of baby
29-08-2011
THE Combating of Rape Act of 2000 struck with vengeance in the High Court in Windhoek on Thursday last week, leaving a man convicted of raping a 17-month-old baby at Otjiwarongo three years ago with a
readProwealth employees say they were also duped by Potgieter
29-08-2011
NOBODY knew about the multi-million dollar swindle that the late Riaan Potgieter is now claimed to have carried out at his Prowealth group of companies before his suicide in December 2008.The only
readRestoring sight
29-08-2011
A Namibian team of eye specialists, led by Dr Helen Ndume, and four eye specialists from the United Sates, headed by Dr Michael Colvard, performed 304 cataract operations during the 2011 Eye Camp held
readGovt moves on GIPF culprits
29-08-2011
GOVERNMENT’S decision to swoop down on those responsible for the looting of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) was cautiously welcomed with reservations expressed that it might be a
readNamibia ready for World Cup
29-08-2011
NAMIBIAN rugby coach Johan Diergaardt believes that his team is ready for the World Cup starting in New Zealand on September 9.“We had great warm-up matches and I am satisfied with the preparations so
readHurricane Irene batters New York
29-08-2011
NEW YORK – Hurricane Irene lashed New York yesterday, shutting down America’s largest city and flooding outlying communities after killing at least nine people along the US east coast.The first
readInvestors keen to finance Langer Heinrich
29-08-2011
PERTH – Uranium producer Paladin Energy said it has received full financing of US$141 million, nearly N$1 billion, for the expansion of its Langer Heinrich project in Namibia.Paladin said it signed a
readFormer BBA housemate out to raise money for Somalia
29-08-2011
FORMER Big Brother Africa 3 housemate Thami (Prusent) is on a mission to raise awareness about the disaster in Somalia.The South African reality TV personality is travelling from Cape to Cairo without
readANC Youth League braces for Malema’s trial
29-08-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The African National Congress Youth League was planning tactics yesterday to support its leader Julius Malema, who has galvanised legions of poor black supporters, at a disciplinary
readRebels reject Gaddafi’s offer to talk
29-08-2011
TRIPOLI – Libyan rebels yesterday rejected an offer by Muammar Gaddafi to negotiate and said they have captured the eastern town of Bin Jawwad, forcing regime loyalists to flee after days of
readUN vows to fight terror after dozens killed in Nigeria
29-08-2011
ABUJA – The UN’s deputy chief vowed a renewed push to fight terrorism after the suicide bombing of the world body’s headquarters in Nigeria that left at least 23 dead as she prepared for talks here
readThree ways to spot a liar
29-08-2011
In business there is no shortage of lies and manipulation at all levels, but there are some behavioural clues that can be used to detect the liars, says Harvard Business Review.In today’s business
readFitch gives Telecom positive ratings
29-08-2011
TELECOM Namibia has maintained its positive credit rating from Fitch Ratings. The rating agency has affirmed Telecom Namibia long-term local currency issuer default rating (IDR) at ‘BBB-’ and
readHenties Bay Fish Festival trying to boost economy
29-08-2011
HENTIES BAY – The Henties Bay Tourism Association wants to improve the town’s infrastructure to boost tourism.HTA chairman Cilliers Steenkamp told Nampa over the weekend that the town lacks tourist
readLibya needs US$100 billion in investments
29-08-2011
KUWAIT CITY – Libyan rebels face a daunting task as they bid to jump-start an economy left in shambles after four decades of rule under Muammar Gaddafi, with their first challenge being to resume oil
readEurozone should be out of the woods by 2014
29-08-2011
BERLIN – The head of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), Klaus Regling, believes the eurozone will overcome its current debt crisis by 2014. “One can justifiably expect the crisis to be
readNo money to probe Malema
29-08-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Several corruption probes, including that of ANC Youth League president Julius Malema, has been stalled due to lack of funds, public protector Thuli Madonsela said according to a report
readPick n Pay gets cash for retail war
29-08-2011
CAPE TOWN – South African retailer Pick n Pay will use the A$215 million (US$225 million) proceeds from the sale of its Australian unit to help roll-out distribution centres as it gears up to fend off
readAnkit plans to expand locally
29-08-2011
ANKIT Gems, a Mumbai-based diamond manufacturer, plans to more than double the number of employees at its Namibian facility by March 2012 as the company is hopeful to be awarded a Namibia Diamond
readWal-Mart ready to slash profits in market share fight
29-08-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Retailer Wal-Mart’s, South African unit Massmart, is ready to push down prices and sacrifice margins in pursuit of a bigger market share.Wal-Mart took a 51 per cent stake in Massmart in
readZim hikes electricity rates by 31%
29-08-2011
HARARE – Zimbabweans will have to pay 31 per cent more for electricity after regulators approved a rate hike by the state power distributor in a bid to cut black-outs and improve efficiency, state
read‘Act now’ to save global recovery, IMF chief urges
29-08-2011
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo – The new head of the IMF on Saturday called on global policymakers to pursue urgent action, including forcing European banks to bulk up their capital, to prevent a descent into a
readSheen wants his families close
29-08-2011
CHARLIE Sheen is once again defying conventional logic, and moving his ex-wives closer to him, according to TMZ.Sheen is moving his ex, Denise Richards, into a house just a few doors down from his own
readTyphoon Nanmadol kills in Philippines, heads off towards Taiwan
29-08-2011
MANILA – Typhoon Nanmadol began blowing toward Taiwan yesterday after leaving at least 10 people dead and scuttling a visit by a US Navy carrier group in the Philippines, officials said.Taiwan issued
readDeath of deputy chief deals heavy blow to al Qaeda
29-08-2011
LONDON – The killing of al Qaeda’s number two leader deprives the group of a multi-talented manager who helped it spawn offshoots around the world and survive a United States counter-terrorism
readIndia celebrates people’s victory as activist ends fast
29-08-2011
NEW DELHI – Sipping coconut water and honey, a self-styled Gandhian anti-corruption reformer ended a hunger strike on its 13th day yesterday, a protest that had sparked huge rallies across the
readSA iilongekidhila okuhuhwa kwomahupilo
29-08-2011
NGOLONEYA yombaanga onene ya South Africa, Gill Marcus okwa ti ngele omahupilo guuyuni oga tsikile nokushuna monima nenge nokuhuma komeho kashona oshilongo shokuumbugantu otashi ka, katu oonkatu
readOonakulwa aakulu yaheyali ya pewa 350 000 papuko
29-08-2011
OMWAALU gwoodola 350 000 odha futwa papuko kaakondjelimanguluko nale kOshikondo shoonakulwa yekondjelomanguluko ye li ya heyali.Efuto ndika olya gandjwa kwaambaka nonando oyaadhika aniwa ya futwa nale
readEsilu lyomulonga lyoopalekwa
29-08-2011
OMASILU gomulonga otaga monika ga zalekwa nooshako dhokuhumbatelamo iilandomwa okuza koositola. Komuyenda otashi vulika a dhiladhile kutya oompunda ndhoka odheekelwahi, ashike konima yaashi iilandomwa
readOkansela yaanona mOshakati
29-08-2011
Omasiku ga zi ko mOshakati omwa totwa Elelondoolopa lya thikama maanona nolya tulilwe nee miilonga meti 13 Auguste 2011 ku Gavena yOshitopolwa sha Shana, Klemens Kashuupulwa ta yambidhidhwa
readIipuna mo France niifendela
29-08-2011
IIPUNA yimwe moFrance mwa kwatelwa nomuthigululi gwoobiliona dha L’Oreal noshowo omutse gwehangano lyomahooli enene lya Total oya indile oholomende yoshilongo shoka opo yi ya futithe iifendela oyindji
readOmukuluntu gwaEngen moNamibia a tulwa pevi
29-08-2011
OMUKULUNTU gwehangano lyomahooli lya Engen moNamibia, okwa tulwa pevi. O The Namibian oya kundana kutya, Anthony Chiappini okwa tulwa pevi omolwa iilonga yaa li nawa pehangano ndyoka
readShoprite na Wal-Mart
29-08-2011
SHOPRITE ongeshefa onene mwAfrica mokulanditha iikulya otayi longitha oodola dhAmerica oomiliona 416 okwaandjaganeka iilonga yayo noshowo omandiki gayo gokwaandjaganeka iilandithomwa.Shika Shoprite
readIiponga yomoondjila oyindji mu Juni nuumvo okuyeleka no 2010
29-08-2011
OONDJILA dha Namibia odha tameka oku kala oshiponga kaalongithi yadho, pahapu dhOshiketha shokukwathela mboka ya mona iiponga miiyenditho[Motor Vehicle Accident Fund[MVAF]. Ehangano ndika ohali tula
readEyalulo lyoshigwana lya tameke nawa
29-08-2011
EYALULO lyoshigwana nomagumbo lyomumvo 2011 olili metifa okuza uusiku wosoondaha 28 ga Auguste no ta li tsikile sigo omasiku 10 ga Septemba nuumvo oshilongo ashihe.Eyalulo ndika ota li yalula aantu
readWIN N$1 000! You don’t even have to be a rugby fan ...
29-08-2011
This is it! The final countdown to the Rugby World Cup 2011, which starts on Friday. Join in the build-up with The Namibian and stand a chance of winning N$1 000! You don’t even have to be a rugby
readNamibia 31st at Squash World Champs
29-08-2011
NAMIBIA finished 31st out of 32 countries at the Squash World Men’s Team Championships that finished in Paderborn, Germany, on Saturday.In their final playoff match Namibia beat Bermuda 2-0 to grab
readDrummond to lead Scotland in Namibia
29-08-2011
GORDON Drummond will lead Scotland on their tour of Namibia in all formats next month. The tour will include an ICC Intercontinental Cup fixture, a competition which Scotland reached the final of in
readCaf clarifies 2013 Cup of Nations debacle
29-08-2011
THE Confederation of African Football on Friday denied a purported arrangement between Libya and South Africa on the hosting of the 2013 African Cup of Nations finals. The story broke in the media on
readManchester overruns London
29-08-2011
LONDON – Big-spending Manchester City and cross-town rivals United ruthlessly dispatched of London pair Arsenal and Tottenham yesterday.Edin Dzeko scored four goals as Manchester City crushed
readBlake upstages Bolt ahead of schedule
29-08-2011
DAEGU – Jamaican sprinter, ‘wonderful cricketer’ and chicken nugget lover. There is no doubt that Yohan Blake is cut from the same cloth as the man he replaced as 100 metres world champion on Sunday.
readTjombe launches promo, magazine
29-08-2011
ANITA Tjombe launched her Iron Lady Promotions plus a boxing magazine in Windhoek on Thursday. Tjombe said the launch was designed to give motivation and belief to all boxers in the country. According
readNamibian duo fail at World Champs
29-08-2011
MIDDLE distance runner Daniel Nghipandulwa and his compatriot Tjipekapora Herunga failed to qualify from the their respective 800m and 400m IAAF World Champs on Saturday.Nghipandulwa clocked one
readUnam Bokkies abandon match
29-08-2011
THE Unam Bokkies team walked out on their Women’s Super League match against Okahandja Beauties on Tuesday evening at the Unam Stadium.Okahandja Beauties were leading 1-0 in the 16th minute when one
readRugby Results
29-08-2011
Saturday 27 August 2011 Currie Cup Lions 28 - 19 Sharks Griquas 23 - 20 Free State Cheetahs Friday 26 August 2011 Leopards 20 - 28 Blue Bulls Pumas 13 - 24 Western Province International Ireland
readAll Blacks told not to cross the line at World Cup
29-08-2011
THE All Blacks have been warned not to cross the 10m line when they perform the Haka at the Rugby World Cup which starts in two weeks time.The All Blacks have been permitted to perform the Haka which
readStars align for Wallabies coach Deans
29-08-2011
BRISBANE – Frustration has been the rule rather than the exception of Robbie Deans’s tenure as Australia coach but two weeks before the start of the World Cup, the cagey New Zealander might feel the
readTonga probe no threat to World Cup
29-08-2011
THE International Rugby Board has written to the prime minister of Tonga following allegations of government interference after a proposal was tabled in parliament last week to make changes to the
readVote for The Dogg – the correct code
29-08-2011
The Weekender on Thursday published the wrong voting code for The Dogg in the Channel O Music Video Awards.How to vote for The Dogg, Namibia’s only contestant in the Channel O Music Video Awards:
readTwo die in crash
29-08-2011
TWO people were killed instantly and three others sustained serious injuries after the car in which they were travelling rammed into the rear of a truck near Tses between Keetmanshoop and Mariental on
readBridges for the North
29-08-2011
THE Roads Authority (RA) on Friday signed an agreement worth N$44 million with China Henan International Cooperation Group for the construction and rehabilitation of two bridges in the north.The
readNo sign of Reho ‘rapist’
29-08-2011
THE man who sexually assaulted a Rehoboth woman in the presence of her 12-year-old daughter last Sunday is still at large.Various leads which the town’s Police have been following up since the
readNamibia and Ghana sign two agreements
29-08-2011
NAMIBIA and Ghana on Thursday signed two agreements on cooperation.These are a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Diplomatic and Political Consultations between Ghana and Namibia and an agreement on
readMother of four jailed over murder of lover
29-08-2011
EMOTIONAL scenes played out in the Windhoek Regional Court last week when a mother of four children heard that she has been sent to prison for 18 years for having murdered her lover two years
readMalnutrition cases rising in Karas
29-08-2011
THE number of underweight children as a result of malnutrition continues to rise in Karas Region, a recent weight monitoring study conducted by the Keetmanshoop health district reveals. The report
readKeetmans residents eking out a living at the dump
29-08-2011
THE Keetmanshoop dump site is not only home to mounds of garbage, but has become a workplace to some residents who are trying to eke out a miserable living.As the dumping truck enters, residents
readKamuhindja acquitted on homicide charges
29-08-2011
FACING five charges of culpable homicide, Adrian Kamuhindja was finally acquitted of all charges last week more than ten years after he was arrested and charged.The 54 year old Kamuhindja, a
readGovernment hands out food to rural vulnerable
29-08-2011
GOVERNMENT is to spend an estimated amount of N$55 million to assist 247 239 of the country’s most vulnerable rural populations affected by natural disasters. Of this amount, free food assistance to
readEight suspected cases of measles reported at Gainachas village
29-08-2011
THE Keetmanshoop health district has issued a public alert over measles after eight suspected cases were reported last week at Gainachas village in the Berseba constituency. Acting regional health
readECN commissioners confirmed
29-08-2011
MINISTER of Presidential Affairs Dr Albert Kawana yesterday confirmed the appointment of the five Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) commissioners. The letters of appointment of the commissioners
readCity keeps close eye on dumpsite
29-08-2011
THE city of Windhoek has implemented strict guidelines at the Kupferberg dumpsite which it hopes will prevent anyone from scavenging for expired foods and household goods in future. According to
readBuild Together under review
29-08-2011
INSTEAD of having to build one’s own house with a limited Build Together loan, complete units will be built by Government and sold to the successful applicants instead.Speaking at the opening of the
read‘Breaking the Wall of Silence’ author dies
29-08-2011
RETIRED Africa Secretary for Human Rights of the United Evangelical Mission, Reverend Siegfried Groth, died at the age of 85 in Wuppertal, Germany, on August 18.He was laid to rest on August 23. Groth
readSMSes for Monday 29 August 2011
29-08-2011
SMS Of The Day *I TOO have noticed recreation space is disappearing. In this age of cluster /high density housing open spaces should be top priority for our children to play and for us adults to
readNotable Quotes
29-08-2011
THIS error was initially done because we were doing the process manually and there was that crisis. Now that the process has been computerised we have tightened the screw. – Permanent Secretary
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