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57 Articles found on Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Drunken driving causes crash near Omaruru
11-01-2011
NINE people, of whom six were children, were involved in a car accident just outside Omaruru over the weekend.No one was killed, but the driver was arrested at the scene on charges of drunken and
readMan in Rundu court for revealing people’s HIV status on Facebook
11-01-2011
A MAN appeared in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court yesterday for allegedly revealing people’s health status on the popular social network Facebook.Mackenzie Khaeb (28) was arrested on Thursday after more
readAmerican denies knowing Heckmair
11-01-2011
KEVIN Townsend, one of the men the Police are questioning in connection with the murder of André Heckmair, yesterday denied knowing Heckmair, claiming he first heard the name after his arrest. “I
readAsheeke takes on Napwu
11-01-2011
NWR board chairperson Jackie Asheeke says a letter by the Public Workers’ Union questioning the selection process of the parastatal’s next managing director constitutes “undue interference in an
readNorthern Stream starts February
11-01-2011
FOOTBALLERS plying their trade in the Northern Stream First Division (NSFD) will have to wait until the end of February to kickstart their season. The second-tier football league has been inactive for
readUS rampage suspect was a social outcast
11-01-2011
PHOENIX – A 22-year-old man described as a social outcast with wild beliefs steeped in mistrust faces a federal court hearing on charges he tried to assassinate US Representative Gabrielle Giffords in
readPrice monster starts stirring in November
11-01-2011
ANNUAL inflation picked up its pace in Namibia in November, rising from 3,2 per cent in October to 3,4 per cent, figures released yesterday by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) showed.Fuelling
readSMSss for Tuesday 11 January 2011
11-01-2011
SMS Of The Day *FELLOW Namibians, some of us can change and make a difference! Many of us (not all) display unhelpful, negative attitudes. Try this year to be helpful, positive in all your dealings.
readNotable Quotes
11-01-2011
The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous.We have become the Mecca for prejudice and bigotry – Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik after the incident
readSpeak up!
11-01-2011
Speaking up in meetings is easy for some, but for others it can be completely intimidating. If you’re in the latter group, build your confidence with a few useful phrases you can use to interject.
readAlgeria appoints advisor on Orascom
11-01-2011
ALGIERS – Algeria has provisionally appointed law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP to advise it on the nationalisation of Orascom Telecom's local mobile phone unit, the official news agency reported
readJob creation in South Africa not paying off
11-01-2011
JOHANNESBURG – There has not been much progress in government's job creation project due to the economical crisis that hit the world recently, President Jacob Zuma has admitted.“As you may know, this
readPortugal bailout fears heighten
11-01-2011
LISBON – Europe's debt crisis looked increasingly likely to claim another victim yesterday, as Portugal's borrowing rates spiked to euro-era highs amid reports Germany and France are pushing it to
readSouth Africa not just another Bric in the wall
11-01-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's ascension to the Bric group of major emerging economies was more about politics than economics and reflects expectations it will be the gateway for investment in the
readSarkozy lobbies Obama for price, currency stability
11-01-2011
PARIS – French President Nicolas Sarkozy takes his campaign for greater global food price and currency stability to Washington this week when he seeks Barack Obama's support for France's goals as head
readKunene crop farmers get state tractors
11-01-2011
OPUWO – Crop farmers in Kunene North last week received two tractors from Government to cultivate their fields.Senior agricultural extension officer Eliaser Ambata said one tractor was delivered last
readRegion needs billions to meet targets
11-01-2011
AT least US$30 billion a year would have to be invested in the Sub-Saharan Africa agricultural sector if the first Millennium Development Goal of halving the hungry by 2015 was to be achieved, the
readNo-till farming reduces greenhouse gas
11-01-2011
INDIANAPOLIS – No-till farming, in which farmers don’t plough under their fields between crops, releases far smaller amounts of a potent greenhouse gas into the air than conventional farming,
readChina wants deeper ties with US
11-01-2011
BEIJING – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates and his Chinese counterpart said on Monday stronger military ties were needed to avoid missteps between the world’s two most powerful countries, whose
readBrisbane faces worse flash-flooding
11-01-2011
SYDNEY – Residents in Australia’s third largest city, Brisbane, sandbagged their homes against rising waters on Monday as torrential rain worsened floods that have paralysed the coal industry in the
readObasanjo in surprise mediation
11-01-2011
ABIDJAN – Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo was in Ivory Coast Sunday shuttling between embattled strongman Laurent Gbagbo and his internationally recognised rival in a bid to mediate an end
readCrux time for Nigeria as election cycle begins
11-01-2011
LAGOS, – Nigeria enters the most important three months of its recent political history this week, beginning elections which could chart its path for further reform or plunge its most volatile regions
readBorder clash kills 23 as south Sudan votes
11-01-2011
KHARTOUM – At least 23 people have died in clashes between tribespeople and Arab nomads near Sudan’s north-south border, leaders in the contested Abyei region said on Monday, on the second day of a
readKhloe debuts fiery new look
11-01-2011
Khloe Kardashian arrived at the gym in LA today with her bold red hair flying freely. She debuted her first lighter hair color, which was a work in progress, at the People’s Choice Awards, where she
readFilm critics pick ‘Social Network’ as 2010’s best film
11-01-2011
The National Society of Film Critics recently on Saturday selected ‘The Social Network’ as the best picture of 2010.The fictional look at the creation of Facebook dominated at the society’s annual
readA baby girl at last?
11-01-2011
David and Victoria expecting baby number four For years her house has been dominated by boys … but Victoria Beckham may finally have a girl after her husband announced the couple are expecting their
readBlue Boys need support to stay in NPL
11-01-2011
SWAKOPMUND’S Namibian Premier League (NPL) soccer team, ‘Blue Boys’, are calling on the local community and businesses to attend their annual general meeting this Sunday to help plan “the way
readNamibia XV to engage Pampas XV in February
11-01-2011
THE senior national rugby side is preparing for their upcoming tie against Pampas XV in the Vodacom Cup at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek.The match against the South African rugby club is
readKite surfing hits Walvis Bay Lagoon
11-01-2011
DURING the December holiday the Walvis Bay kite surfing community increased visibly as enthusiastic competitors from as far as Germany, Johannesburg, New Zealand, Austria, Switzerland, Mozambique and
readOosthuizen wins three-way playoff at Africa Open
11-01-2011
EAST LONDON - Louis Oosthuizen won a three-way playoff at the Africa Open on Sunday to claim his first victory since the British Open in July.The 28-year-old South African thrilled the home fans by
readBeckham takes fitness test at Tottenham
11-01-2011
LONDON – David Beckham took a fitness test at Tottenham yesterday before starting his monthlong training stint with the Premier League club.Despite talks collapsing over a two-month playing loan from
readNtini feted as curtain comes down on career
11-01-2011
DURBAN - Makhaya Ntini’s international career came to an end on Sunday on an occasion which was at least as much about emotion and show business as it was about cricket.It was an official Twenty20
readFootball Results
11-01-2011
Sunday, January 9 English FA Cup Leicester 2 - 2 Man City Chelsea 7 - 0 Ipswich Man Utd
readKaka smiles again after goal against Villarreal
11-01-2011
MADRID – Kaka put some of his injury troubles behind him on Sunday by coming off the bench to seal Real Madrid’s 4-2 home victory over Villarreal in La Liga.Cristiano Ronaldo, who netted a hat-trick,
readSloppy Milan could throw title away, warns Gattuso
11-01-2011
ROME – Combative midfielder Gennaro Gattuso believes Milan risk throwing away the Serie A title after fighting back three times to snatch a 4-4 draw at home to Udinese.Milan trailed 1-0 and 3-1 before
readFA Cup holders Chelsea thrash Ipswich
11-01-2011
LONDON - Frank Lampard and Daniel Sturridge both scored twice as FA Cup holders Chelsea, bidding to win the trophy for a third straight season, cruised to 7-0 rout of Championship outfit Ipswich Town
readAafekelwa mekengelelo ya pewa yiifutilemo
11-01-2011
AAKWASHIGWANA ya South Africa yaali omulumentu nomukiintu oya holokele mompangu yamengestrata poLindili sho aniwa ya ningi po oombapila dhiifundja dhokuya moshilongo noshowo dhuulongelwe. Mbaka yaali
readAakwiita yaali yakwatwa taya hili epangwe
11-01-2011
OPOLISI yaakwiita poGobabis oya kwata aakwiita yaali pehala lyo kuthika ma iiyenditho pokamba yaakwiita poshilando shoka.Aakwiita mbaka, Simone Simone[24] na Semicky Matanyani[22] oya za koshitopolwa
readOpolisi ta yi konakona ehepeko pOkaku
11-01-2011
OMUKIINTU nomwana kadhona oya ehamekwa noonkondo komake gawo noshowo komagulu gawo konima sho aakwanezimo lyawo aniwa ye ya hepeke noku ya fika nomalusheno, noongodhi ndhoka dha li dha mangelwa
readEhangano lyomandjembele iha li longitha aanona nande
11-01-2011
EHANGANO lyomandjembele poschema yokutekela ya Hardap poMalinda olya tindi kutya oha li longitha uunona miilonga yokuyoolola omandjembele mbyoka ya li metifa omwedhi gwayi.Omunona gwomimvo 15
readOodama oku pungula omeya
11-01-2011
UUMINISTELI wUunamapya niimuma nomakuti owa tunga oodama dhokupungula omeya 27 dhevi miitopolwa, Oshana, Omusati, Ohangwena, nOshikoto. Oodama ndhika otadhi kala nokupungula omeya unene ngoka gefundja
readOshiponga shomulilo poHobatere
11-01-2011
ETUNGO enene lya Hobatere moshitopolwa sha Kunene olya pipo komulilo, noshiponga shika osha tengenekwa sheeta eyonuko lyongushu yoodola oomiliona mbali.Omwana mati gwa mwene gwolodge ndjika, Sean
readUundjolowele ta wu konakona oshinima shomunona a pya
11-01-2011
UUMINISTELI wUundjolowele otawu konakona oshiningwanima shomunona omushona ngoka taku tiwa okwa ningwa iilalo yomulilo moshipangelo sha Shaanda.Iilalo mbika okwe yi ningwa shoka taku tiwa aaniilonga
readAalongwa yondondo 10 ta ya endulula
11-01-2011
UUMINISTELI wElongo owa tseyitha kutya aalongwa mboka ya ndopa ondondo 10 omumvo gwayi ota ya ka pewa ompito ya endulule ongundu ndjoka nuumvo.Etokolo olya ningwa konima sho konyala etata lyaalongwa
readAanafaalama pomulonga gwOrange ye li uupathi
11-01-2011
AANAMAPYA noshowo oyene yomahala gokukala komunkulo gwomulonga gwa Orange oye li uupathi oshoka omulonga nguka ogwa tegelelwa gwiitumbe oku uka pehulilo lyoshiwike shika.Omeya oga ningi ogendji
readOondando dhiikulya dhuuka pombanda
11-01-2011
IIGWANAHANGANO oya londodha kutya aantu oyendji ota ya ka sa ondjala molwaashoka oondando dhiikulya odha londo pombanda. Omunawino gwomahupilo mehangano lyiikulya mUuyuni, Abdolreza Abbassian okwa ti
readRauha a tidhwa megumbo lyawo
11-01-2011
OMUKALIMO gomomukunda Engoyi popepi nOkatope mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto meme Rauha Olavi gwoomvula omilongone (40) okwa tembukila kooyina, ano kaandja Esther Onesimus mEngoyi kumwe naanona
readWikiLeaks And The State
11-01-2011
“BEHIND the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.” Theodore Roosevelt, two-term president of the United
readBook Review Sucking the poison out of SA schools
11-01-2011
‘The Toxic Mix: What’s wrong with South Africa’s schools and how to fix it’, by Graeme Bloch, Tafelberg, 2009.AS another school year starts, with so much hope, excitement - and stress - it is perhaps
readTalks on Orange River border continue
11-01-2011
NAMIBIA and South Africa are still negotiating on the exact position of the Orange River border between the two countries, a senior official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.The head
readSwartbooi stresses greater focus on economic development
11-01-2011
KARAS governor Bernardus Swartbooi yesterday reiterated that economic development should be the focal point in the region. “Karas Region is the largest and richest with brilliant and talented people.
readOkongo people protest land sale
11-01-2011
PEOPLE at Okongo settlement, 100 kilometres east of Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region, are complaining about a sale of land to a Chinese company, saying legal procedures were not followed.A cellphone
readNepru closes shop
11-01-2011
THE Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (Nepru), once the flagship research organisation in the country, was forced to close shop, ending about two decades of its existence. Negligence in the
readNamibia embarks on nuclear power programme
11-01-2011
NAMIBIA is set to develop its rich uranium resources and intends to pursue uranium enrichment locally.It also plans to build its own nuclear electricity plant. Nuclear energy experts from Finland’s
readHeavy rain disrupts classroom building in Omaheke Region
11-01-2011
HEAVY rain and shortages of building materials are delaying the construction of additional classrooms in the Omaheke Region.The Works Inspector for the Ministry of Education, Leonhard Ghukushe,
readGrootfontein crash pushes 2011 death toll up to 10
11-01-2011
TWO people were killed and five people injured when a car crashed into a tree next to the road between Rundu and Grootfontein yesterday afternoon.The latest victims were the ninth and tenth person
readBeauty queen accused of fraud
11-01-2011
A POLICE net is tightening around former Miss Namibia Barbara Kahatjipara after she allegedly defrauded her former employer of thousands of dollars.Until she resigned late last year, Kahatjipara
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