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60 Articles found on Monday, 5 December 2011
Desert Star denies eviction
05-12-2011
DESERT Star reacted strongly to a report in Friday’s The Namibian denying that they were “evicted” from River Crossing Lodge, and threatening to sue the newspaper if the entire story was not
readSetback for PG on organised crime law
05-12-2011
A RULING given in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday should change the way in which the Prosecutor General asks the court to seize alleged criminals’ assets in terms of the Prevention of Organised
readConstruction worker buried alive
05-12-2011
AFTER a dramatic eight-hour operation the Police retrieved the body of a man who was buried alive in a trench on Friday.Elias Paulus (38), an HH Shultz Namibia construction worker, fell into the
readSusanne Hoff speaks out
05-12-2011
SUSANNE Hoff (51), the Windhoek businesswoman who allegedly hired people to kill her husband, on Friday said that her husband’s death would be a bigger burden on her.Denying that she had conspired to
readMaturing Prince beats Gwazela
05-12-2011
IMMANUEL ‘The Prince’ Naidjala believes he is coming of age after handing Nkqubela Gwazela a fourth-round technical knockout defeat at the Windhoek Country Club on Saturday.An upbeat Naidjala told The
readEgypt’s Brotherhood leads on eve of run-off vote
05-12-2011
CAIRO – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has called on its rivals to accept the will of the people after a first-round vote set its party on course to take the most seats in the country’s first freely
readMore than 2 000 building plans approved in capital
05-12-2011
NEARLY N$1,5 billion worth of building plans have been approved by the Windhoek municipality so far this year, according to Simonis Storm Securities (SSS).In its latest analysis of building
readChina to help fight piracy
05-12-2011
VICTORIA – The Seychelles on Friday invited Beijing to set up a military presence on the archipelago to beef up the fight against piracy there, Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Paul Adam said.The
readAlgeria angered by Gaddafi daughter’s comments
05-12-2011
ALGIERS – Algeria on Thursday slammed as “unacceptable” comments by Aisha Gaddafi, the daughter of the slain Libyan leader, after she called for the overthrow of her country’s interim government.The
readSA’s appeal court upholds Selebi’s graft verdict
05-12-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s former police chief and ex-Interpol president Jackie Selebi lost an appeal on Friday against his graft conviction in a case that exposed the extent of corruption in the
readZim to raise diamond mining fees
05-12-2011
HARARE – Zimbabwe plans to increase diamond mining fees to up to US$5 million, state media said on Friday, just one month after winning approval from the global “blood diamond” watchdog to export the
readStart your project off right
05-12-2011
Getting your priorities right before setting your project in motion will save a lot of headaches later on, says Harvard Business Review.Launching a project before you have a good sense of all its
readLocal olive oil takes market by storm
05-12-2011
ALONG the dry Swakop riverbed is a ten-hectare oasis turning the desert green with 4 000 olive trees. This is where two entrepreneurs, Eddy Angula and Wim van der Plaas, took a leap of faith eight
readPick n Pay invests in Zimbabwe
05-12-2011
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s competition regulator approved Pick n Pay Stores plans to raise its stake in that country’s biggest grocery merchant, a US$13million deal that forms part of the South African food
readUganda power cuts provoke riots, threaten economy
05-12-2011
KAMPALA – A growing power supply crisis in Uganda has provoked riots among a population already angered by soaring prices and is threatening growth in one of Africa’s most promising economies.The
readFlesh-eating banana fears dispelled in Mozambique
05-12-2011
MAPUTO – Rumours of flesh-eating bananas in Mozambique have sparked a plummet in the sale of the fruit, prompting the health minister to reassure people of its safety.“From the work conducted by the
readSouth African petrol price drops, diesel up
05-12-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s petrol pump prices in the main inland commercial region Gauteng will decrease by 11 cents or 1,02 per cent on Wednesday, the energy department said on Friday.The new pump
readEnergy minister fired over slack development
05-12-2011
LISBON – Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has sacked Energy Minister Emanuela Vieira Lopes, blaming the disappointing development of the country’s electricity sector, state news agency Angop
readForget China, rather invest in Africa
05-12-2011
SINGAPORE – Investors should forget China and park their money in Sub-Saharan Africa if they wish to benefit from the growth in emerging markets, the chief investment officer at Russia’s Renaissance
readItalian bar serves up bond spread cocktail
05-12-2011
ROME – An Italian bar on Friday began serving up ‘Spread Cocktails’ whose price goes up or down depending on the notoriously volatile differential between Italian and German bonds on any particularly
readCrisis pushes Rome’s historic shops to the brink
05-12-2011
ROME – A famous bookshop, a historic bakery and an old-world hat store: all historic shops in the Eternal City that are failing the test of time as Italians feel the pinch from a deep financial
readKanye, Adele, Bruno lead Grammy choices
05-12-2011
RAPPER Kanye West led the field of Grammy contenders on Wednesday with seven nominations, including for his album ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ and his joint venture with Jay-Z ‘Watch The
readWWII bomb forces 45 000 to evacuate German city
05-12-2011
BERLIN – About 45 000 people were being evacuated from their homes in the western German city of Koblenz yesterday ahead of work to defuse a World War II bomb, officials said.The 1.8-tonne British
readRussia’s ruling party wary as nation votes
05-12-2011
MOSCOW – Russians cast their ballots with muted enthusiasm in national parliamentary elections yesterday, a vote that opinion polls indicate could water down the strength of the party led by Prime
readHusab a pewa ombapila yokumina
05-12-2011
EPANGELO olya gandja ombapila yokumina kehangano ly Swakop Uranium okutunga nokumina omina yo uraana ya Husab. Omina ndjika ngele oya tungwa otayi keetapo oompito dhiilonga dhili omayovi 17 000. Okwa
readEgumbo lyEpangelo ita li loko
05-12-2011
OMITOTO kutya egumbo lyEpangelo ota li loko sha landula komvula ndjoka ya loko oshiwike sha yi odha ekelwahi kwaamushangatakalele mombelewa yOmuperesidende. Omundoohotola Ndeutala Angolo okwa ti kadhi
readNa ku kengelela a tegelela
05-12-2011
OMUKENGELELI gwomuhona gwe konyala niimaliwa yoodola omiliona 1,9 ota tegelele natango uule woomwedhi ndatu oku uva kutya egeelo ndyoka taka pewa ota li kala li thike peni.Robert Helao Shivute okwa li
readMeatco ta kala gwaaniimuna
05-12-2011
OMUTUNGILO omupe gwa Meatco ota gu kala gwa thikama mehangano lyelongelokumwe ndyoka tali kala miikaha yaaniimuna, na ishewe ota li kala nehangano lyopashigwana. Okwaako huka kwa Meatco kwopashigwana
readRDP ta ti ota ningwa nayi kOswapo
05-12-2011
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi sho Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) pElakalwapwa mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, Amushanga gwo RDP mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, Timotheus Shikongo okwa ti
readIihokolola kombinga yeyugo lyoomiliona 24
05-12-2011
ETAMEKO lyiihokolola yomuniilonga gwehangano lyokugamena omaliko, monkambadhala yokuyuga oya undulilwa ishewe komeho mompangu yopashitopolwa ya Venduka sigo oko masiku omulongo 11 gaKotoba 2012.
readNatango taya longitha omayemele
05-12-2011
ELONGITHO lyuundjugo womayemele ngoka haga tilwahi ongula kehe moshitopolwa sha Karas ota ku tiwa olya tsikila molwaashoka iimaliwa okuza koholomende ina yi gandjwa natango opo yi longithwe oku
readAagandji yomakwatho yiikuthamo
05-12-2011
ESIKU lyoku dhimbulukwa oAIDS muuyuni olya dhimbulukiwa oshiwike shayi mesiku lyotango lyomwedhi nguka, unene tuu sho pena oonkundana kutya iilongo mbyoka ha yi gandja omakwatho kiilongo opo, ta yi
readNamibia Premiership Log
05-12-2011
P W D L GF GA PTS Black Africa 10 8
readSKW surge to second spot
05-12-2011
SKW went second on the log after beating United Stars 2-0 in Windhoek on Saturday.Joslin Kamatuka opened their account shortly before halftime while Elvis Tjivasera headed in their second goal from a
readNamibia draw against Zimbabwe in Cosafa u/20
05-12-2011
NAMIBIA drew 1-1 against Zimbabwe in their opening match of the U/20 Cosafa Cup competition in Botswana on Friday.Playing in Group D at the Molepolole Stadium, about 50km outside the capital Gaborone,
readYoung Gladiators beat SA 2-1
05-12-2011
A GOAL in each half saw the Young Gladiators beat their South African under-20 counterparts 2-1 in an entertaining friendly match at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday.Namibia’s goals came from
readHeavyweights warm up for Clasico
05-12-2011
MADRID – Angel Di Maria inspired Real Madrid to a 3-0 win at Sporting Gijon and Cesc Fabregas scored twice in Barcelona’s 5-0 drubbing of Levante on Saturday as the two rivals warmed up in style for
readStylish City maintain lead
05-12-2011
LONDON – Unbeaten leader Manchester City turned on the attacking style to maintain its stunning start to the season, thrashing Norwich 5-1 as the Premier League’s title-chasers went goal crazy on
readCotto wins Margarito rematch
05-12-2011
NEW YORK – Miguel Cotto retained his WBA junior middleweight title Saturday, easily stopping challenger Antonio Margarito who was unable to continue because of a badly swollen right eye.The
readSocrates, Brazil’s gifted but troubled star dies
05-12-2011
SAO PAULO – Socrates, who died yesterday, aged 57 was skipper of Brazil at the 1982 World Cup, a team widely-regarded as one of the finest never to have won the title.Socrates – who also played at the
readFrom The Twittersphere
05-12-2011
MEMBERS of the land of the rave tweet the heat, pimp the dollars and woof the roof. Plus, special guest appearances by pop star Justin Bieber and TV celeb Piers Morgan: @MatthewMizrika: #AlliWant4
readSMSes for Monday 05 December 2011
05-12-2011
SMS Of The Day *THIS is a special appeal to all Swapo senior leadership to seriously combat infighting within all ranks of the party and stand as one. How do you expect us to unite as a nation and
readOtjiwarongo shooting remains unsolved
05-12-2011
POLICE at Otjiwarongo have no leads yet on the two armed robbers who shot a man and stole close to N$100 000 early last week.Deputy Commissioner Moses Khairabeb, the crime co-ordinator for the
readSeal cull petitioned
05-12-2011
LAST week, on World Fur Free Friday, ‘The Seals of Nam’ in association with the International Anti-Fur Coalition delivered an electronic petition with over 21 000 signatures to Ombudsman John Walters.
readRFI broadcast licence withdrawn
05-12-2011
THE Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) suspended the broadcast licence of Radio France International (RFI) on November 18.According to a notice in the Government Gazette, the reason
readNapwu negotiating without mandate from NAC workers
05-12-2011
WORKERS at the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) have accused the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) of entering in negotiations with the company without their consent and mandate.“What are they
readNamibia vulnerable to climate change
05-12-2011
WINDHOEK – Slowly the old woman stacks freshly cut branches into a bundle and puts it on her head. Bent and burdened, she shuffles along a dusty footpath to a humble tin shack on the outskirts of
readThird handwriting order for US murder suspect
05-12-2011
ONE of the American citizens accused of murdering a young man in Windhoek early this year has again been ordered to provide a handwriting sample to the Police.Murder suspect Marcus Kevin Thomas (26)
readLinda collapses on stage
05-12-2011
NAMIBIAN teen singer Linda Simasiku collapsed on stage mid-way through her album launch at Old Chez Ntemba on Saturday, club manager Sylvester Simubali confirmed to The Namibian yesterday.Her
readKaras Police ready to curb crime
05-12-2011
THE Karas Police operations head, Chief Inspector Lydia Shapwanale, says they will be on high alert to ensure a safe and enjoyable festive season. Speaking yesterday at the launch of a roadblock on
readInterdict remains against new !Oe-≠Gân leaders
05-12-2011
THE interim interdict which stopped the swearing-in of new traditional leaders for the !Oe-≠Gân Damara community at Okombahe in the Erongo Region in early October was made a final order in the
readHochfeld squatters moved to another corridor
05-12-2011
THE Hochfeld evictees were preparing to be relocated to a corridor near resettlement farm Kafau in the Otjinene area. Omatako constituency councillor Issaskar Kaujeua confirmed the move and said the
readGovernment intervenes in Nigerian abduction
05-12-2011
THE Namibian Government has vowed to engage their Nigerian counterparts to have the, allegedly abducted, two minor children of a Namibian doctor, Dr Merlyn Ehileme, returned.In a letter in The
readGazza to launch ‘Boss’ album
05-12-2011
If Gazza’s performance at the media launch of his new album is anything to go by, Namibian music fans can expect a humdinger of a show when the kwaito star goes public with ‘Boss’ this weekend.His
readNBC recalls fired journo
05-12-2011
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) last week reinstated Hitjevi Tjihuiko, a senior television news reporter, who was shown the door for allegedly failing to submit a news story.On
readErindi’s elephant specialist arrested
05-12-2011
IN another blow to the Erindi Game Reserve, its South African wildlife specialist, Dr Douw Grobler, was reportedly arrested two weeks ago for alleged ties to rhino poaching.Grobler, who is described
readDolls made in Ohangwena
05-12-2011
A GROUP of seven !Kung San women living on a remote resettlement farm in the Ohangwena Region are crocheting dolls to not only better their lives but also bring a little Christmas cheer to the
readCensus pay still outstanding
05-12-2011
PEOPLE who worked in the 2011 National Housing and Population Census are still waiting to be paid for the three extra days they worked when the census was extended.The National Planning Commission
read2 arrested for farmer’s murder
05-12-2011
TWO men were arrested at Rehoboth on Saturday in connection with the murder of the elderly farmer from the area, Ernst Cloete, last week.Deputy Commissioner Silvanus Nghishidimbwa confirmed the
readNotable Quotes
05-12-2011
SOME people think it’s a fishy idea and a property real estate scheme for trying to get land. – A filmmaker who preferred not to be named said about Desert Star who moved out of the rented premises
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