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52 Articles found on Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Gas explosion
21-12-2011
A gas explosion destroyed Tate Bennie’s shack at the 8ste Laan settlement of Windhoek’s Otjomuise suburb yesterday. Although no one was injured in the incident, neighbours bat- tled at least an hour
readAir Namibia breaks aviation rules
21-12-2011
AIR Namibia has been fined N$20 000 by the Transport Commission for being in breach of the Aviation Act.The Chairperson of the Transport Commission, Eldorette Harmse, yesterday confirmed that the
readHoffs’ dirty laundry washed in court
21-12-2011
SUSANNE Hoff, who allegedly conspired to have her husband Egbert killed, is demanding more than N$5 million from him – money allegedly lent to him during their marriage.In the particulars of claim
readNFA needs new Cup sponsor
21-12-2011
THERE will be no action in the Namibia Football Association Cup this season unless a sponsor is found soon, Barry Rukoro said yesterday.The NFA’s secretary general said the country’s flagship football
readClinton attacks Egypt as ‘disgrace’ to women
21-12-2011
WASHINGTON – An impassioned Hillary Clinton on Monday accused post-revolution Egypt of failing its women as she denounced the stripping and beating of a female protester as “shocking” and a
readNamdeb platform takes to sea like a fish to water
21-12-2011
NAMDEB took a milestone stride in its search for marine diamonds at the end of last month when its probe drill platform (PDP) walked 335 metres into the sea and drilled 24 holes in 24 hours.“I feel
readSA to host largest telescope?
21-12-2011
JOHANNESBURG - Africa, the birthplace of the human species, has long been a magnet for archaeologists.Now South Africa wants to draw leading astrophysicists to the continent as well with the world’s
readIMF chief warns Africa against euro crisis
21-12-2011
ABUJA – IMF chief Christine Lagarde has warned that the European debt crisis posed a risk for “all economies of the world”, as she met officials in Nigeria on her first visit to Africa as head of the
readNetwork beyond your bubble
21-12-2011
A tendency to seek out the familiar as a buffer against the unforeseen is understandable, but may leave us even more vulnerable to being blindsided by events coming at us from new and unusual
readCash-strapped Sudan open for oil bidding
21-12-2011
KHARTOUM – Cash-strapped Sudan on Monday said it will open six exploration blocks for bidding by international oil companies, after losing 75 per cent of its oil production when the south separated in
readIndonesia walks out of Angolan deal
21-12-2011
JAKARTA – PT Pertamina, Indonesia’s state-controlled oil and gas company firm, has walked away from an Angola block deal after the African country’s state-owned oil company Sonangol confirmed it would
readMadoff comptroller pleads guilty
21-12-2011
WASHINGTON – The former comptroller at Bernard Madoff’s fraud-ridden investment firm pleaded guilty Monday to falsifying the books and records that enabled her boss’s massive Ponzi scheme.Enrica
readEnd of the road as carmaker Saab files for bankruptcy
21-12-2011
STOCKHOLM – Saab Automobile filed for bankruptcy on Monday, bringing to an end two years of efforts to rescue the iconic brand which has been the hallmark of Swedish cars for six decades.The final
readDebt-hit Greece facing ‘crucial’ month ahead
21-12-2011
ATHENS – Crisis-hit Greece faces a “crucial” month of talks with private creditors and European peers amid efforts to reduce its mountain of debt, the government spokesman said on Monday.“It will be a
readECB chief has ‘no doubts’ on euro future
21-12-2011
BRUSSELS – European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has said he has no doubts about the ability of the euro to survive the current debt crisis.“I have no doubts whatsoever about the strength, the
readEU fails to reach IMF loan target
21-12-2011
BRUSSELS – European Union finance ministers have come up 50 billion euros short of their goal of providing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with 200 billion euros to help heavily indebted nations
readStar line-up for ‘X Factor’ finale
21-12-2011
JUSTIN Bieber, rapper Pitbull and R&B singer Ne-Yo will be among the superstars performing on tomorrow’s finale of ‘X Factor USA’, before the winner of the first season is revealed.The winner will
readKardashians ‘keep it real’ in 3-D
21-12-2011
It should come as no suprise that everything the Kardashian family does is ridiculously over-the-top– from Kris’ facelift to Kim’s lavish wedding to Kourtney and Scott’s dramatic fights. So when it
readCrystal clean Tokyo toilet
21-12-2011
TOKYO – First, Japan gave the world high-tech toilets. Now, a crystal toilet – studded with more than 72,000 pieces of Swarovski cut crystal and valued at over N$8 300 000.Toilet manufacturer Inax
readKim Jong-Il lies in state
21-12-2011
PYONGYANG – The body of North Korea’s long-time ruler Kim Jong Il was laid out in a memorial palace yesterday as weeping mourners filled public plazas and state media fed a budding personality cult
readOver 106 journalists die in 2011
21-12-2011
GENEVA – At least 106 journalists were killed in 2011, among them 20 who reported on the Arab spring uprisings, a campaign group said on Monday.More than 100 others were attacked, intimidated,
readTatekulu Nanghanda a mana oondjenda
21-12-2011
OMUKALIMO gwomomukunda Okambebe mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena tatekulu Frans Nanghanda okwa mana oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati komatango gOlyomakaya ga zi ko geti 17
readLinda Amadhila a pandula
21-12-2011
MISS Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair, ano Omukadhonadhingi gwOmaulikilo gIipindi ya Ngwediva nuumvo (2011), pamwe naavali ye, ota pandula mpaka ayehe mboka ya li ye mu yambidhidha naashihe shoka ya li ye
readOngeleki ya Katoolika ya mona Omusita omupe
21-12-2011
ONGELEKI ya Katoolika ka Roma moNamibia natango ya mona Omusita omupe sho omugundjuka gwomEgongalo lya Nampira mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Musati Albertus Sheehama a yapulilwa moshilonga shUupristeri,
readOondjo dhoompangu dhiilonda koMinisteli yuuthemba womuntu
21-12-2011
Oministeli yiinima yinasha nuuthemba womuntu netembukilo, ano o Home Affairs and Immigration, oyali ya lombwelwa yifute oondjo dhopampangu dhaamboka yali yayile kOmpangulilo yopombanda opo ya mone
readAanafaalama ya Mangetti taya nyenyeta
21-12-2011
AANAFAALAMA ya Mangetti oya shangela Omukanda gwawo gwOmanyenyeto kOshifo shika sho The Namibian moka taya nyenyeta kutya aniwa itaya mono we omayakulo okuzilila kEwilikongundu lyawo lya
readOntanda yokOmumvo yOsikola yOsoondaha pOnelago
21-12-2011
AANASIKOLA yOsoondaha mOngeleka ya Katoolika ka Roma, ya za kOmagongalo nokIitayigongalo yOmagongalo omanene gOngeleka ya Katoolika ka Roma moNamibia moNooli ya Namibia ngashi mOshitopolwangeleka sha
readYaandja Tatekulu Johannes Pandeni ya tyapula omavalo gawo
21-12-2011
OMUKALIMO gwomomukunda Omundjalala mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati tatekulu Johannes Pandeni yo nomukulukadhi gwe meme Gebharda Iiyambo meti 10 Desemba 2011 oya dhana iituthivalo yawo pegumbo lyawo
readSports quotes of 2011
21-12-2011
PARIS – Who said what in 2011 – a selection of the best sporting quotes of the year:TENNIS I was dancing barefoot, not in high heels, and I landed on another girl’s foot and twisted my ankle. I limped
readMedic urges festive discipline
21-12-2011
SPORT medic Donatha Ngunovandu has called on athletes to stay active during the festive season if they want to retain their fitness.Ngunovandu says local athletes are renowned to over-indulge during
readShaanika to assist at African Nations Cup
21-12-2011
ASSISTANT referee David Shaanika will be running down the touchlines at next month’s Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.Shaanika, who had been busy throughout 2011 on Caf and Fifa
readDavid Trezeguet becomes a River Plate player
21-12-2011
BUENOS AIRES – France striker David Trezeguet has become River Plate’s first recruit of the transfer window but his official unveiling by the relegated Argentine giants has been postponed until
readBoxing Day matches could go down the Tube
21-12-2011
LONDON – Both Premier League matches in London on Boxing Day are under threat as a result of a planned strike by underground drivers.Arsenal have sold all 60 000 tickets for their match at home to
readNadal sells Real Mallorca shares
21-12-2011
MADRID – Tennis world number two Rafa Nadal and his uncle Miguel Angel Nadal sold their 10 percent shareholding in Spanish football team Real Mallorca on Monday, the club said in a statement.German
readNo Christmas cheer for Roberto Mancini
21-12-2011
MANCHESTER – Roberto Mancini says he is not bothered if Manchester City are top of the Premier League table at Christmas - so long as they are there after the final game of the season on May 13.City
readJetty Mile swimming race next week
21-12-2011
CASH prizes amounting to N$24 000 will be awarded to winners of the annual Pupkewitz Jetty Mile swimming race.A media statement issued by organisers OTB Sport on Monday said the male and female
readPakistan on top despite Shakib’s heroics
21-12-2011
DHAKA – Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq and Adnan Akmal Tuesday hit half-centuries to help Pakistan gain a 132-run lead in the second and final Test against Bangladesh despite Shakib Al Hasan’s heroics with bat
readFrom The Twittersphere
21-12-2011
NAMIBIAN tweeters are in the mood ... actually, come to think of it, they’re always in the mood – for something, anyway! They, and a few other twitterati, serve up a mixed menu – from Bordeaux Rouge
readTime for Nanso to re-adjust itself
21-12-2011
THE newly elected leaders of the Namibia National Students’ Organisation (Nanso) are tasked with rebuilding the organisation from the ground, but incoming president Timotheus Angala says the
readSocio-economic rights neglected – Namrights
21-12-2011
IN its latest human rights report, Namrights maintains that the Namibian government has “continually” failed to protect and fulfil all human rights of citizens in the past year.It said despite
readSMSes for Wednesday 21 December 2011
21-12-2011
SMS Of The Day *THERE is a very beautiful view of Windhoek from City Hill. It’s a beautiful place to see the sunset and just relax. But this place is losing its beauty due to the mounting garbage
readPrivate eye irked by roadblock treatment
21-12-2011
PRIVATE investigator Paulus Mukendwa says police at the Okatope roadblock on Tuesday held him up for hours after he was wrongfully suspected of possible ATM fraud due to the equipment he carries in
readPolitics protects poor performers
21-12-2011
THE process of appointing senior managers at Namibian State-owned enterprises (SOEs) has become politicised to the extent where political patronage has created a culture which protects poor performers
readOutjo Police question two over woman’s death
21-12-2011
POLICE at Outjo are questioning two suspects in connection with the murder of Laurencia Richter (35), whose body was found in a dry riverbed near the Etoshapoort township. Police Deputy Commissioner
readChasing the dots ... All For One And One For All
21-12-2011
I LOVE this time of year, quiet, inactive. GRN shuts down, thus minimising the damage it can do or the money it can waste. Any form of business not directly benefiting from the seasonal retail
readKaras Trust gets resettlement farm
21-12-2011
THE Government on Tuesday handed over an 11 193-hectare farm in the Karas Region to the Karas Development Trust (KDT).Government had purchased farm Vergenoeg, which is located in the Kalahari near
readHow far is Namibia on the MDGs?
21-12-2011
NAMIBIA was categorised as an upper-middle-income country, but has one of the highest income inequalities in the world with exasperating socio-economic challenges. With its commitment to the
readHarmful drug still on local shelves
21-12-2011
MORE than one month after the Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council (NMRC) said it would enforce a South African ban on the painkiller Synap Forte, the drug is still available at some pharmacies in
readGovt orders smelter probe
21-12-2011
THE Namibian Government has ordered an investigation into allegations of environmental and human poisoning at Namibia Custom Smelters at Tsumeb.Kalumbi Shangula, the Permanent Secretary (PS) in the
readFormer inland revenue clerk granted bail
21-12-2011
FORMER inland revenue clerk Virgillio Hercules (22) was granted bail of N$5 000 in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The court granted Hercules bail on condition that he not interfere
read7 die on roads over the weekend
21-12-2011
AT LEAST seven people died on Namibian roads over the weekend. A Namibian Defence Force (NDF) member ran away from a fatal accident scene between Okahandja and Otjiwarongo on Sunday.According to
readNotable Quotes
21-12-2011
BEFORE anyone gives me a lecture about homosexuals and their rights, first talk about railways. – Yoweri Museveni, Ugandan President, rejecting Western attempts to link international aid with progress
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