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58 Articles found on Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Govt in offshore tender fight
09-08-2011
A row over a rehabilitation and upgrading contract for two Namibian airports has put bilateral ties between Namibia and Spain under strain after the Namibian Government terminated the contract of a
readAfrica-China unpaid bills ‘not our responsibility’
09-08-2011
MINISTRY of Youth and Sport publicly distanced itself from any responsibility ascribed to it for the outstanding bills of the Africa-China Young Leaders Forum that took place in May. Despite the fact
readN$1,2m dagga bust
09-08-2011
SIMON Nangaku, the Katutura resident at whose home a record quantity of dagga was found on Friday, was refused bail yesterday afternoon.The 46-year-old man made a brief appearance in the Windhoek
readCourt seizes luxury vehicle
09-08-2011
BMW X3 bought with ‘proceeds of crime’ THE Namibian Police have seized a swanky BMW sports utility vehicle which was allegedly bought with money which was the proceeds of crime.The vehicle was
read‘Amaglug-glug’ arrive for friendly
09-08-2011
SOUTH AFRICA’S Under-23 team yesterday arrived in Windhoek ahead of tomorrow’s friendly against the Brave Warriors B at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. According to Brave Warriors B team manager Jakes
readRiots won’t affect 2012 Games
09-08-2011
LONDON – British government officials branded rioters who fought police, looted shops and set fire to buildings at the weekend as opportunistic criminals and said the violence, the worst in London for
readBP joins oil hunt in Nam
09-08-2011
OIL giant BP has entered the oil rush in Namibia by clinching 25 per cent of the equity in Chariot Oil & Gas’ exploration license in the orange Basin.The transaction, announced yesterday, is in the
readSell your ideas to strangers
09-08-2011
Garnering support for new ideas can often be a hard sell, but standing behind your pitch and talking about realistic outcomes are ways to help win over strangers, says Harvard Business Review.Coming
readHighest credit growth in three years
09-08-2011
ANNUAL private sector credit growth reached 12,9 per cent in June – its highest levels in three years, but economists differ in their view of how sustainable this is.Higher inflation, coupled with the
readHighest credit growth in three years
09-08-2011
ANNUAL private sector credit growth reached 12,9 per cent in June – its highest levels in three years, but economists differ in their view of how sustainable this is.Higher inflation, coupled with the
read‘Absolutely no’ regrets on US rating cut
09-08-2011
NEW YORK – Standard & Poor’s said yesterday that it has absolutely no second thoughts about the credit ratings agency’s decision to cut the US debt rating.With global stocks sinking early in the day,
readMugabe takes fresh aim at mining firms
09-08-2011
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe said yesterday Zimbabwe would punish firms from Western states who have slapped sanctions on senior officials in his Zanu-PF party, warning that global miners
readWestern debt woes may tempt Africa to backslide
09-08-2011
DAKAR – Sovereign debt crises in Europe and the United States could tempt African countries to throw fiscal caution to the wind, threatening hard-won economic gains just as commodity prices tilt lower
readIn Brief
09-08-2011
Nato troops recover Afghan helicopter pieces KABUL – International military forces worked yesterday to recover every last piece of a Chinook helicopter that crashed over the weekend, killing 30
readKuwait joins Saudi and recalls envoy from Syria
09-08-2011
KUWAIT CITY – Kuwait yesterday decided to recall its ambassador from Damascus, a day after Saudi Arabia took the same step, and announced a Gulf meeting on the bloodshed in Syria.“We have decided to
readAustralia and Namibia: Growing engagement between partners and friends
09-08-2011
In the lead up to Namibia’s independence in 1990, Australia provided over 600 defence force personnel to the engineering component of the United Nations Transition Assistance Group. Those Aussie
readThe Wal-Mart take-over: many reasons to be concerned
09-08-2011
SINCE Independence, the Namibian Government has repeatedly called for foreign investments as the engine for development and job creation in the country. Globally, the most common form of foreign
readOmahooli mo Namibia
09-08-2011
OTASHI vulika Namibia a ka lunduluke pamahupilo ngele omahooli ngoka taga tengenekwa geli komunkulofuta gwe ga monikwa dhoshili. Ngaka omadhiladhilo gomuwiliki gwehangano lyokukonga omahooli lyedhina
readOkomitiye yefundja ya fudha po
09-08-2011
OKOMITIYE ndjoka ya kala tayi ungaunga nefundja mOshitopolwasha Shana mewiliko lyOmunashiopundi gwawo John Kandombo ngoka e li Omunambelewa Omukuluntupitithi mOshitopolwa sha Shana nomUunganeki
readErongo RED ota li longo na NEPT
09-08-2011
OMUNAMBELEWA omukuluntu gwehangano lyokwaandjaganeka olusheni moshitopolwa shErongo, Gerhard Coeln okwa ti ehangano lye natango otali longele kumwe nehangano lyokulanditha olusheno lwa futwa
readOndjamba yimwe yuulikwa yidhipagwe
09-08-2011
ONKUGO yaakalimo momikunda moshitopolwa shaShikoto, mboka ya ningi esiku taya ipumu mumwe noondjamba oya uvika. Sho Oshikondo shOmudhingoloko nOmatalelopo sha tokola okuulika ondjamba ndjoka ya li ya
readEkuthwo koshipundi shuulenga
09-08-2011
OMUNASHIPUNDI shopevi shezimo lyaawa yoludhi lwa Goresen, okwa pangula ehogololo lyaziko okuulika, Abet Ganaseb ongo omuwiliki omupe gwelelo lyopahedhi lyaa !Oe#Gan, nelalakano okukutha, Immanuel
readAakalimo yi ipumu nopolisi poHerero Mall
09-08-2011
PEHALA lyomalandithilo lyedhina Herero Mall opwa holokele evundakano ongulohi yetitano konima sho ongundu yaalandi yamwe noshowo ooyene yomalandithilo mpoka yi idhenge mumwe nopolisi. Oshiningwanima
readKaaronda a indile opo aathigona ya gamenwe pankalathano
09-08-2011
AMUSHANGANDJAYI gwondundahangano yopashigwana yaaniilonga yaNamibia, okwa indile opo epangelo li tulepo ondjambi yopankalonawa noshowo egameno lyaaniilonga naathigona lyopaiyemo.Evilastus Kaaronda
readNamibia na Angola ya shaina euvathano lyolusheno
09-08-2011
OMUWILIKI gwehangano lyokugandja olusheno lya Namibia, NamPower, Paulinus Shilamba nambushe miilonga gwAngola, Fernando Bairos oya koleke euvathano lyokugandja olusheno lyongushu yoodola oomiliona
readIilonga yokuyalula oshigwana
09-08-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunje Pohamba okwa indile oshigwana ashihe shi kale shiilongekidha oku yalulwa pethimbo lyeyalulo lyoshigwana lyonuumvo.Iiloga yeilongekidhilo lyeyalulo lyoshigwana etitatu okuza
readOntopa ya Kandjengedi noyaNgwediva otadhi tamununwa mo; Kashuupulwa ta ti
09-08-2011
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshiithanene shokupata manga pambelewa iilonga yokOmitiye ndjoka ya kala tayi ungaunga niikwafundja mOshitopowla sha Shana nuumvo mOshakati mEtitano lya zi ko, Gavena yOshitopolwa
readPirates end Kamikaze tournament on a high
09-08-2011
THE second leg of the Annual Kamikaze Inline Hockey Tournament closed on Sunday, bringing to an end an exiting weekend of inline hockey. The Kamikaze Club hosted the Badgers and Coastal Pirates
readBrazil, Argentina outclass Namibia at Fistball World Cup
09-08-2011
NAMIBIA suffered back-to-back defeats to Brazil and Argentina at the Fistball World Cup on Sunday and yesterday respectively.Namibia lost both encounters 3-0, this after they beat Serbia by the same
readTrustco Squash Business League Points Table
09-08-2011
Position Team Nett Points 1 PWC 183 2 BadNews 161 3 WCE
readReal Madrid signs 7-year-old Argentine prospect Leo Coira
09-08-2011
MADRID – Real Madrid has signed a 7-year-old football prospect from Argentina, who also happens to go by the name Leo – just like his idol Lionel Messi.Leonel Angel Coira signed with the Spanish club
readVenus Williams pulls out of Toronto WTA
09-08-2011
TORONTO – Venus Williams withdrew from the WTA Tour’s Rogers Cup that started yesterday because of illness, organisers said.Williams said she wasn’t feeling well and consulted a doctor on Sunday. She
readFootball Briefs
09-08-2011
Riots could affect Tottenham opener Tottenham fear riots could threaten their opening Premier League match against Everton. Lukaku set for Chelsea medical Teenage Chelsea target Romelu Lukaku
readZim claims victory in comeback test
09-08-2011
HARARE – Fast bowlers Chris Mpofu and Kyle Jarvis shared seven second-innings wickets as Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 130 runs yesterday for a first test victory in seven years in its comeback
readCaddie takes aim at Tiger
09-08-2011
AKRON – While Adam Scott celebrated the biggest victory of his career at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday, his caddie Steve Williams took a few verbal jabs at his former employer Tiger
readDebate on expensive land continues
09-08-2011
AGRICULTURAL land prices will come under the spotlight again in October so that a final report on the issue can be completed by the end of November, the Namibia Agriculture Union (NAU) has
readCabinet wants agriculture investment conference every second year
09-08-2011
CABINET has decided that an agriculture investment conference be held every second and has instructed the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) work make sure the necessary money is
readNearly 50 Hardap farmers resettled
09-08-2011
ARANOS – A total of 49 families were allocated farming units in the Hardap region from last April to April 2011, the Minister of Lands and Resettlement, Alpeus !Naruseb, has said.Of these, 29 are
readRegional ministers brainstorm continental development
09-08-2011
COMESA Ministers of Agriculture have approved focus areas of the Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa (Actesa) aimed at improving competitiveness of the staple foods market
readNew fund for agri-investment in Africa
09-08-2011
A US$21,45 million fund has been launched to support micro-finance for rural households and to finance small-scale investment in agriculture across Africa.According to The East African, the European
readAgricultural diary
09-08-2011
• Meatco Farmers’ Liaison Meetings for 2011 October 17: Windhoek at 09:00 October 18: Otjiwarongo at 09:00 October 19: Tsumeb at 09:00 • Auctions August 12: Aranos Dorper district auction 10h00.
readBiosafety law on track
09-08-2011
THE process continues for the implementation of biosafety legislation, under which genetically modified organisisms (GMOs) are covered, the Namibia Agriculture Union (NAU) said in its latest
readBig Brother Amplified: From You To Us!
09-08-2011
Messages sent by SMS or on our Big Brother Africa e-mail address:* Thank you to BERNADINA for representing Land of the Brave soooo well; for respecting yourself and our country throughout. You beat
readMaternal deaths quadruple in SA: HRW
09-08-2011
JOHANNESBURG – She waited 1 1/2 hours at the hospital, only to see a nurse who yelled that she was “lying about being in labour.”Three hours later, her baby was born dead. Another woman gave birth on
readPolice oppose bail for cocaine suspect
09-08-2011
A MEMBER of the Police Drug Law Enforcement Unit yesterday objected to the release of a South African citizen accused of illicit drug trafficking. Charge with the alleged possession of illegal
readNamibian deported from Germany
09-08-2011
NAMIBIAN gospel singer Don Alex has become the latest victim of immigration control at Germany’s Frankfurt Main International Airport as he was detained for several hours before being deported on the
readMad Max film makers ponder visit
09-08-2011
NAMIBIA has been touted as the likely filming destination for the fourth instalment for the well known Mad Max franchise, 'Mad Max: Fury Road'.The fourth Mad Max film has been plagued by delays, the
readChief’s challenge on liquor licence fails
09-08-2011
AN attempt by a traditional leader in the Kavango Region, Chief Erwin Munika Mbambo, to have the liquor licence of a well-known tourist camp next to the Okavango River cancelled ended in failure at
readOngwediva denies preferential land sales
09-08-2011
WITH the introduction of incentives to investors in the form of subsidised prices for land at Ongwediva, the town has grown by leaps and bounds, changing its face from a residential backwater of
readKeetmanshoop cell death trial postponed
09-08-2011
THE High Court trial of four Police officers being prosecuted over the death of a Keetmanshoop resident who had been locked up in a Police cell in April 2007 was again postponed on Friday, until the
readDludlu set to perform at ‘Jazz Encounters’
09-08-2011
INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed jazz musician Jimmy Dludlu will head this year’s Old Mutual Jazz Encounters, scheduled to be held at the Vegkop Sport Stadium in Windhoek on Saturday, October 8.Rhythm master
readHouse fire at Swakop
09-08-2011
A DOUBLE-story house in Swakopmund's Vineta-suburb was on fire on Saturday-night, but thanks to the swift response of the local fire-brigade, limited destruction was caused.According to the deputy
read'False killer whale' washes out at Mole
09-08-2011
A “FALSE killer whale” (Pseudorca crassidens), had washed up on the Mole Beach in Swakopmund SaturdayWhen The Namibian arrived at the scene member of the Namibian Dolphin Project were also busy
readEkandjo called to answer for Zim visit
09-08-2011
RALLY for Democracy and Progress Youth League (RDPYL) has called upon President Hifikepunye Pohamba to explain Minister Jerry Ekandjo’s trip to Zimbabwe during which he added his voice to a campaign
readMinistry launches E-Health system
09-08-2011
THE Windhoek Central and Katutura State Hospitals will soon be ‘paperless’ hospitals after the Ministry of Health launched the Integrated Health Care Management System yesterday.This was the message
readFormer teacher and author passes away
09-08-2011
FORMER teacher and renowned author Marietjie Pottas died yesterday at the age of 72.She was admitted to hospital in Windhoek on Saturday evening, and passed away due to total organ failure yesterday.
readSMSes for Tuesday 09 August 2011
09-08-2011
SMS Of The Day *ALL parents of today's schoolchildren are parents who can read. So why do MOST of you ignore your own children’s education? 1. Check your child’s daily homework of all 7/8 periods.
readNotable Quotes
09-08-2011
It was not yet closing time for the shebeens, and the Police were just patrolling, when they were attacked. This sort of thing is uncalled for and unacceptable. – Deputy Commissioner Traugott Nghambe
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