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53 Articles found on Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Crime costs Namibia N$56m
07-12-2011
REPORTED organised and commercial crime, varying from car theft to diamond smuggling and card fraud, cost Namibia nearly N$56 million last year, the World Bank says.The value of organised crime
readHospital crash
07-12-2011
Four vehicles, including an ambulance of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, were involved in an accident on a service road con- necting the two State hospitals in Windhoek yesterday. Speeding
readAll set for Swapo women’s congress
07-12-2011
THE Swapo Party Women’s Council (SPWC) national congress will start in Swakopmund today amid alleged infighting over positions and widespread allegations that some women’s council officials have been
readTDS snatches Telecom deal
07-12-2011
TDS Directory Namibia has again clinched the lucrative five-year Telecom Namibia directory printing contract, seven months after the closing date of the tender.Telecom Namibia will make a guaranteed
readNamibian netballers defeat Malaysia
07-12-2011
NAMIBIA recorded their first win at the FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup with a narrow come-from-behind 44-42 defeat of Malaysia yesterday.The Namibian women were reportedly awash with emotion at the
readForeigners push locals out of property market
07-12-2011
ANGOLANS splurging cash in Namibia are a double-edged sword: their spending power might boost the economy, but it also drives up property prices.In addition, their money allows them to outbid local
readSuicide bomber kills dozens at a Kabul mosque
07-12-2011
KABUL – A suicide bomber struck a crowd of Shiite worshippers at a mosque in Kabul yesterday, killing at least 54 people in the deadliest of two attacks on a Shiite holy day – the first major
readToo much to do? Help someone
07-12-2011
BOSTON – If someone else is whining about being too busy, don’t pull up a chair and start a pity party. Instead, offer to help out, says Harvard Business Review.It can be irritating to hear someone
readBudget constraints delay low-income housing
07-12-2011
LAND for housing in Windhoek is a “burning issue” as the City of Windhoek doesn’t have the budget to service enough land and is unable to cope with the demand for especially low-cost erven.Windhoek
readChinese firm begins Zim diamond sales
07-12-2011
HARARE – Chinese-owned Anjin Investments has started selling its two million carats of stockpiled diamonds mined in Zimbabwe after global gem regulator Kimberley Process allowed the firm last month to
readSA’s Marcus tops survey of central bankers
07-12-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s Gill Marcus was the best central banker in Africa’s emerging and frontier markets this year, despite taking no major policy decisions, closely followed by Nigeria’s
readSunken treasure: The deep sea mining Renaissance
07-12-2011
John Rennie. Writer of the article, is an editor at large for Txchnologist. He served as editor in chief of Scientific American between 1994 and 2009 and is an adjunct instructor in New York
readDA launches e-campaign against info bill
07-12-2011
CAPE TOWN – The Democratic Alliance has launched an e-mobilisation campaign to stop the Protection of State Information Bill in its current form.The DA had consistently argued for the inclusion of a
readPresident Kabila in the lead going into tense home stretch
07-12-2011
KINSHASA – Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila had a 10-point lead early yesterday over top challenger Etienne Tshisekedi, with election officials due to name a winner later in the
readShali tuuvu oshipewa she masiku
07-12-2011
Omukuluntu omukulu gwetangagameno lyaNamibia (NDF), Martin Shalli, otashivulika aka tseyithilwe ngele otaka tokolelwa ompangu mOhofa yaayonaguli omolwa omafeekelelo guulingilingi neyonagula lyiimaliwa
readOmakwatathano ga Algeria naNamibia na ga koke
07-12-2011
OPWA pumbiwa okomisi yelongelokumwe yi dhikwe pokati kAlgeria naNamibia opo pu nkondopekwe omakwatathano galwe pokati kiilongo mbika iyali. Ndika elaka lyomukalelipo gwo shilongo shAlgeria sho a popi
readOmutungi afumvikwa nomwemyo
07-12-2011
Konima yekondjitho lyoowili hetatu, oPolisi oyali yafumvulula olutu lwa Elias Paulus (38), omutungi ngoka ali amana oondjenda konima sho agwilwe momukanka guule woometa ntano kohi yevi. Konima sho a
readOondjila dholutenda oompe muumbugantu wAfrica
07-12-2011
IILONGO muumbugantu wAfrica ota yi tula iimaliwa oyindji mokulongulula oondjila dholutenda, nelalakano okuhwepopeka einyengo lyiilongomwa mbyoka ha yi tuminwa pondje yoshitopolwa shoka noshowo oku
readSA na DRC ya shaina Euvathano lya Inga
07-12-2011
SOUTH Africa na DRC oya shaina euvathano omathimbo ga ziko oku tameka iilonga yetungo lyoshitaasi shoonkondo dholusheno halu dhigwa komeya komulonga gwa Kongo. Ethaneko lyokutunga oshitaasi shoka olya
readBotswana ta indile elanditho lyiipala li pewe uuthemba
07-12-2011
OMUKIINTU omuTswana okwa kala omimvo 15 ha longo nokuhupa ongo omulandithi gwiihulo mondjila onene ha yi longithwa kaahingi yoololi dhoondongelwa pokati ka Botswana na South Africa ethimbo ndyoka.
readOhamba yAukwanyama ya ulika omalenga omape
07-12-2011
OHAMBA yAukwanyama meekulu Martha Mwadinomho Kristiaan Nelumbu, ohela oya ulike nokulangeka omalenga gayo omape gane nokutota po wo Iikandjo yUulenga ipe itatu, sho shimwe (oshitine) tashi
readChasing the dots ... My Diploma In Insanity Confirmed!
07-12-2011
HERE we go again; retail therapy as all crush into malls to spend what they have not got! Endless Jingle Bells, Santa hats, happy Xmas posters as we all superficially celebrate the birth of a
readCity hope black cloud has Silva lining
07-12-2011
MANCHESTER – Manager Roberto Mancini has already started contemplating life in the Europa League as Manchester City’s chances of reaching the Champions League knockout stages look bleak despite
readBulgarian PM wins player of year award
07-12-2011
BULGARIA Prime Minister Boyko Borisov wants the country’s player-of-the-year poll annulled after he won ahead of Manchester United’s Dimitar Berbatov.The 52-year-old, who plays occasionally as a
readFixtures
07-12-2011
Wednesday 07 December 2011 Uefa Champions League Dinamo Zagreb v Lyon 21h45 Ajax v Real Madrid 21h45 Basle v Man Utd 21h45 Benfica v Otelul
readSonny Bill eyes heavyweight boxing crown
07-12-2011
WELLINGTON – Rugby World Cup winner Sonny Bill Williams will switch the pitch for the ring once again in February when he fights for New Zealand’s vacant heavyweight boxing crown, the All Blacks back
readNamibia beat Madagascar
07-12-2011
NAMIBIA beat Madagascar 3-1 in a Pool D match at the Metropolitan Cosafa U/20 Championships in Botswana on Monday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the semifinals.Namibia seemed to be cruising
readDon McIntosh determined my bonus: Majola
07-12-2011
CRICKET SA (CSA) chief executive Gerald Majola says his contentious bonus after the IPL series in 2009 was determined by CSA operations officer Don McIntosh.“Mr McIntosh [determined my bonus], and his
readThomas Bjorn may miss Dubai season-ender
07-12-2011
DUBAI – Dane Thomas Bjorn is not hopeful of recovering from a neck injury in time to play in this week’s Dubai World Championship, the final event of the European Tour season.Bjorn, in eighth place in
readBA the team to beat: Moetie
07-12-2011
BLACK Africa chairman Cassius Moetie believes his club is the team to beat in the Namibia Premier League this season. According to Moetie, every club relishes the opportunity to come up against the
readAfrican Briefs
07-12-2011
Zimbabwe constitution drafting resumes HARARE – Zimbabwe’s constitution drafting committee has begun work, state media reported yesterday, after violence between rival political factions and a lack
readMedvedev warns West against criticising Russian politics
07-12-2011
MOSCOW – President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday warned the West against criticising Russia’s political system after OSCE-led observers said the elections were slanted in favour of ruling party United
readDalai Lama’s SA visa application in high court
07-12-2011
CAPE TOWN – The Cape High Court was due to hear an application yesterday on whether it is constitutional for the government to bar the Dalai Lama entry into South Africa.The Inkatha Freedom Party and
readWorld Briefs
07-12-2011
Bodies dumped in Syria BEIRUT – A surge in violence in the restive Syrian city of Homs has killed up to 50 people in the past 24 hours, leaving dozens of bodies in the streets, activists said
readFrom The Twittersphere
07-12-2011
NAMIBIANS revelled in the rain yesterday, with thoughts turning to ... ? Read on! Nando’s is far from chicken, jelly babies wobble the world, wizards, icebergs and a whole lot more:@lilkeyzz: This
readRancic to have double mastectomy
07-12-2011
Six weeks after revealing she has breast cancer, E! News host Giuliana Rancic says she will have a double mastectomy. The 37-year-old made the announcement on Monday on NBC’s ‘Today’ show. “It was not
readConrad Murray files appeals notice
07-12-2011
THE doctor sentenced to four years behind bars for causing Michael Jackson’s death has filed a notice that he intends to appeal the conviction.Conrad Murray signed a one-page document that was filed
readSMSes for Wednesday 07 December 2011
07-12-2011
SMS Of The Day *CITY of Windhoek what happened to your recycling campaign? Residents want and need to recycle but they do not know how thus recyclable materials end up at dump sites. I urge you to
readNotable Quotes
07-12-2011
MANY black economic empowerment managers have become business tycoons, and are influencing parliamentary decisions and lobbying for legislation that will ultimately secure their wealth. – A report by
readStock Theft Act still has some kick left
07-12-2011
THE Stock Theft Act has not lost all of its sting after the most severe sentences prescribed under it were declared unconstitutional earlier this year.This lesson was learned by a cattle thief whose
readRain continues in northern, central parts
07-12-2011
THE northern and central parts of Namibia have received good rains these past few days, while the south-west and west have remained sunny and hot. In the north, high rainfall was measured throughout
readPohamba wants fair treatment by United Nations Security Council
07-12-2011
THE delay caused by the United Nations (UN) Security Council’s alleged reluctance to welcome new permanent, but smaller, members is a concern to President Hifikepunye Pohamba.He told Namibian heads of
readCommunity petitions court over bail for rustlers
07-12-2011
GOBABIS – About 50 residents of Eiseb Block in the Omaheke Region on Monday handed over a petition to the Gobabis Magistrate’s Court, requesting that the court deny bail to 12 cattle rustling suspects
readHorse therapy does wonders for disabled children
07-12-2011
The Stirrup Riding School for children with special needs has been a revelation for children with disabilities. The school was founded three years ago at Okahandja. The founder Karin Rasch was herself
readChild witness project needs funding
07-12-2011
A CHILD witness support programme could end next year, leaving children without professional support when they testify in court. A concerned mother, who says her child would not have been able to
readAirNam warns clients over Canada
07-12-2011
AIR Namibia has warned its passengers travelling to Canada that they will be subjected to a thorough assessment to ensure that they meet all requirements for travel to the north American country.The
readNamPost sued over slow mail
07-12-2011
NAMPOST must get its act together, says Windhoek-based lawyer Andreas Vaatz, who is suing the parastatal in an attempt to get it to deliver his mail on time.Frustrated with the alleged delayed
readOtjiwarongo cashier stole N$300 000
07-12-2011
A CASHIER at the Otjiwarongo municipality was fired after she was found guilty of stealing N$300 000 during her time as an employee at the town council. Following a disciplinary hearing held in
readRössing’s Peter Carlson resigns
07-12-2011
RÖSSING Uranium's former financial heavyweight Peter Carlson has resigned. His resignation came amidst claims that he was demoted in the wake of alleged irregularities found during an audit.Carlson
readGibeon’s sewage nightmare
07-12-2011
A NEW flush-toilet system introduced at Gibeon last year to replace the old “bucket system” has become an even worse nightmare for the villagers. Overflowing sewage is pooling next to the streets and
readDPA says vets benefits divisive
07-12-2011
NEWS that registered war veterans will be given a lump sum payout of N$50 000 – costing Government N$3 billion in three years – riled opposition party Democratic Party of Namibia (DPA) Secretary
readRevamped acid tankers returned to Rössing
07-12-2011
FIFTEEN acid tankers that were upgraded at TransNamib Holdings were returned to Rio Tinto’s Rössing uranium mine on Monday.The tankers are used by the mine to transport sulphuric acid from the Walvis
readRundu mortuary in good working order
07-12-2011
RUNDU – The Rundu State Hospital mortuary which made headlines in November with allegations of corpses decomposing, because of a section of the mortuary was out of order, is now functioning
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