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59 Articles found on Tuesday, 18 January 2011
No bail for arsonist
18-01-2011
SYNEY Nero, the man accused of setting a shack in Katutura on fire last weekend, burning to death two and injuring two others, applied for legal aid yesterday.He made a first appearance on two charges
readFlood warning for central and northern regions
18-01-2011
HEAVY rains are expected to fall over the northern and central parts of Namibia today and tomorrow, raising the possibility of flash floods occurring in these areas, the Meteorological Service of
readUS fears Valencia uranium fuels Iran
18-01-2011
THE United States asked the Canadian government to intervene in a multimillion-dollar deal involving the Valencia uranium project in 2009, because the super power feared Namibian uranium would find
readNot with the programme yet!
18-01-2011
Ronald Goagoseb is in Grade 2 but still very unhappy with having to go to school and he needed comfort from teacher Frida Garoës.
readNFA waits on gender issue
18-01-2011
NAMIBIA’s football association will not act on Jacqueline Shipanga’s controversial gender cheating allegation against the Angolan national women’s team. NFA secretary general Barry Rukoro yesterday
readUN chief calls for ‘rule of law’ in Tunisia after loss of life
18-01-2011
ABU DHABI – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called yesterday for the establishment of rule of law in Tunisia and expressed concern over deaths in the North African country, which ousted its president
readUnion vows ‘mother of boycotts’ against Massmart take-over
18-01-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Nearly 79 per cent of Massmart's shareholders voted to approve Wal-Mart's bid to buy a majority stake in the South African retailer, Massmart's chairman said yesterday.Chairman Mark
readAU mediator to make ‘new peace offer’ to Gbagbo
18-01-2011
LAGOS – Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the African Union mediator for Ivory Coast, was due to travel to Abidjan yesterday with a “new peace offer” for strongman Laurent Gbagbo, he told AFP.Odinga
readSMSss for Tuesday 18 January 2011
18-01-2011
SMS Of The Day *TO the taxi drivers, stop complaining! Don’t break the law and you will not get fined. Do you think you are above the law? – Thomas Bonitz Food for Thought *EDUCATION should start
readNotable Quotes
18-01-2011
THESE people do not have money and they can never pay those fines since their income from their taxis cannot afford that. (...) They will end up in jail as they cannot pay those fines. – Nabta’s
readObservers okay south Sudan referendum
18-01-2011
KHARTOUM – International observers gave south Sudan’s referendum on secession the seal of approval yesterday in their first official judgment on the poll, moving the region a step closer to
readBerlin attacks European Commission chief
18-01-2011
FRANKFURT – Germany’s finance minister had sharp words yesterday for European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, saying he was complicating the euro crisis with calls to boost a rescue
readBP shares rise on Arctic deal
18-01-2011
LONDON – Shares in oil major BP rose yesterday as the market welcomed its deal with Russia’s Rosneft to explore the Arctic seabed, though key partners complained about being left out and US
readIndia bars Glencore from oil tenders
18-01-2011
NEW DELHI/ZURICH – India’s BPCL has banned Glencore, one of the world’s biggest oil traders, from tenders over a financing dispute, sources said, and other state refiners which own over half India’s
readSpanish bank chief barred
18-01-2011
MADRID - Spain’s Supreme Court has barred Banco Santander’s chief executive from running a banking institution and given him an eight month suspended jail sentence, the daily El Mundo said
readUK in detailed talks with banks on bonuses
18-01-2011
LONDON – British Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday that he was still talking to banks about their bonuses and that big payouts at state-backed lenders were not a “done deal”.Asked about
readEx-Swiss banker hands client account files to WikiLeaks
18-01-2011
LONDON - A former Swiss banker yesterday handed over files to WikiLeaks which he alleges detail attempts by wealthy business leaders and lawmakers to evade tax payments.Rudolf Elmer, a former employee
readYour new boss
18-01-2011
Most managers feel more invested in people they’ve hired personally. They reviewed the resumes, conducted the interviews, and made the ultimate decision. If you’re getting a new boss in your existing
readRevised bid for Orascom approved
18-01-2011
OSLO/MOSCOW – Norway's Telenor raised the prospect of walking away from its stake in Vimpelcom after the two came to blows again over a proposed bid by the Russian firm for Egyptian tycoon Naguib
readIn Brief
18-01-2011
17 dead in Pakistan minibus blast PESHAWAR – A minibus explosion in northwest Pakistan that killed 17 people and injured 11 others on Monday was a terrorist attack triggered by a timed bomb, police
readAt least 39 dead in SA floods
18-01-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Floods have killed or left missing at least 39 people in South Africa and destroyed thousands of homes in neighbouring Mozambique, officials said yesterday.Heavy rains from late
readWar crimes charges in Lumumba death?
18-01-2011
BRUSSELS – Activists plan to file a civil suit alleging war crimes by a dozen former Belgian officials they say participated in the assassination of Congolese prime minister Patrice Lumumba 50 years
readHaiti’s ‘Baby Doc’ in surprise return from exile
18-01-2011
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Jean-Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier, a once feared and reviled dictator who was ousted in a popular uprising nearly 25 years ago, made a surprise return to Haiti as the country wrestles
readS Korea civil servants to don thermal underwear
18-01-2011
SEOUL – South Korea’s civil servants have been ordered to do their public duty by switching off the heating and donning long johns as the severe cold puts a strain on power resources, according to
readBarbie was W German agent
18-01-2011
BERLIN – Notorious Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie was a secret agent for West German intelligence in Bolivia after World War II, German magazine Spiegel reported yesterday.The former head of the
readNamibia rides for African MTB Champs
18-01-2011
THE Namibia Cycling Federation expects to send a team to the African Continental Championships for mountain biking in South Africa on February 12 and 13.Cycling coach Hella Rust said the championship
readShipahu scores again
18-01-2011
AMAZULU striker Tangeni Shipahu scored his fourth goal in five starts as his side went down 1-2 to Golden Arrows on Sunday. He is fast earning a reputation of being a prolific marksman in the South
readWaldschmidt ecstatic with Dakar finish
18-01-2011
RIDER Ingo Waldschmidt successfully completed his second Dakar Rally on Saturday and is “ecstatic” by his improved overall standing in the annual competition.Waldschmidt finished 62nd in the 13th and
readFootball Results
18-01-2011
Sunday, January 16 English Premier League Tottenham 0 - 0 Man Utd Liverpool 2 - 2 Everton Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle Birmingham 1 - 1 Aston Villa German Bundesliga Kaiserslautern 1 - 1 Cologne
readBarcelona smashes Malaga and records in Spain
18-01-2011
BARCELONA – Barcelona extended its unbeaten run to a club-record 28 games on Sunday, strolling to a 4-1 win over Malaga to open up a four-point lead in the Spanish league after second-place Real
readFergie expects Man U to hold nerve
18-01-2011
LONDON – Sir Alex Ferguson believes 10-man Manchester United’s defiant 0-0 draw against Tottenham proves they have the mental strength to hold their nerve and win the Premier League title
readIndia select injured quartet for World Cup
18-01-2011
MUMBAI - India will gamble on the fitness of Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Praveen Kumar after the four injured players were included in the final 15-member squad on Monday for
readFederer fireworks warm up Melbourne Park
18-01-2011
MELBOURNE – Roger Federer fired up the Australian Open with a blistering start to his title defence yesterday, bringing some welcome warmth to an unseasonably cool Melbourne Park on opening day.The
readAanuutekisa ya ninga ekanka ohela
18-01-2011
AANUUTEKISA muumbangalantu, ano mboka yEhangano lyUumbesa nUutekisa moNamibia moNooli, ohela inaya longa ethimbo lyongula molwashoka oya li nehololomadhilaadhilo moka taya nyenyeta oofuto
readAaniilonga yEpangelo mu Zimbabwe oya hala okuya mekanka
18-01-2011
HARARE – Onkundana okuzilila ku Harare sha Zimbabwe otayi ti kutya mEtine lya zi ko aaniiloga yEpangelo moshilongo shika oya li ya tindi egwedhelo lyoondando dhawo noshimaliwa shopelesenda 18 sigo
readNakufikapo ombashu mu Katutura a kwatwa po
18-01-2011
KONIMA sho a kala nokuholama Opolisi uule wethimbo lya thika poshiwike shimwe, omulumentu ngoka ta fekelelwa efikopo lyombashu yimwe mu Katutura, okwa li a kwatwa po omasiku ngaka po
readOndholongo onene mOvenduka oya pitilila
18-01-2011
OMWAALU gwaandandholongo mboka ye li mondholongo ya Windhoek Central Prison mOvenduka ogwa pitilila noonkondo, Ominista yEgameno Nangolo Mbumba, osho a popi ngaaka.Shika okwe shi popi pethimbo a li
readOmuniilonga gwa Namdeb a sa omeya
18-01-2011
OMUNIILONGA gumwe mOkampani ya Namdeb pOranjemund, a li ha longo poshitaasi shokuyoolola mo okawe mevi/momamanya – okwa hulitha mEtitatu lyoshiwike sha zi ko sho ohauto yOkampani ndjoka a li ta longo
readNamibia a taamba ko aadheuli yAaNigeria
18-01-2011
ONGUNDU yotango yAaNigeria mboka ya tumwa ku Namibia kEpangelo okuya ya gandje omadheulo kaagundjuka mu Namibia miilongwa ya yooloka - opo ya wape okweetapo iilonga kuyo yene nosho wo ya gandje
readDialogue On Education A Must!
18-01-2011
EDUCATIONAL planning in Namibia has increasingly been under pressure and requires deep reflection as well as pointed initiatives. It is pleasing to see the extent to which Namibia’s Minister of
readTunisia: The Force of Example
18-01-2011
THE analogy might be with the chain of non-violent revolutions that drove the sclerotic Communist regimes of Eastern Europe from power in 1989. Or then again, it might not.Many people in the Arab
readAgricultural diary
18-01-2011
Meatco Farmers’ Liaison Meetings for 2011February 21: Windhoek at 09h00 February 22: Otjiwarongo at 09h00 February 23: Otavi at 09h00 June 27: Gobabis at 09h00 June 28: Okahandja at 09h00 June 29:
readKatima Mulilo Oshakati abattoirs to reopen soon
18-01-2011
THE Meatco abattoir at Katima Mulilo will reopen for production on Thursday, while the one at Oshakati should start slaughtering during the first week of February, Uschi Ramakhutla, acting senior
readSouth African farmers look for greener pastures abroad
18-01-2011
MAFAVUKA, Mozambique – Thousands of white South African farmers are leaving their homeland to work abroad due to post-apartheid land reforms, a shortage of affordable territory and severe water
readImplement agri strategic plan
18-01-2011
RUNDU – Agriculture, Water and Forestry permanent secretary Andrew Ndishishi has called for the full implementation of the ministry’s five-year strategic plan, especially the dry-land crop production
readOkapuka feedlot looking for cattle
18-01-2011
MEATCO’S Okapuka feedlot now buys cattle directly from farmers in order to improve its efficiency.According to the company’s communications officer, Monja Viljoen, the feedlot currently needs cattle
readTopnaar woman rises above poverty
18-01-2011
WALVIS BAY – At the age of 46, Hilaria Nawes is a married woman with four children who is fast making a name for herself as an upcoming breeder of quality goats within the impoverished Topnaar
readMeatco buys communal livestock south of VCF
18-01-2011
MEATCO is investigating the possibility of buying cattle on the hoof in communal farming areas south of the Veterinary Cordon Fence (VCF), the company has announced.In Meatco’s latest newsletter,
readYou Rude Boy,You
18-01-2011
HOLLYWOOD was warned. If last year’s skewering of Mel Gibson, Angelina Jolie and Paul McCartney was anything to go by, everyone assembled at the Beverly Hilton to witness the 68th annual Golden Globe
readGolden Globe Glory For Firth, Portman
18-01-2011
It’s the award ceremony that can sometimes pave the way for the big Oscar winners.So Natalie Portman and Colin Firth could well be on track to win an Academy Award next month after taking the top
readTough sentence for drunken driver
18-01-2011
A CALL to tell a Health and Social Services employee that his mother was sick resulted in him having to pay a fine of N$10 000 or spend two years in prison on a charge of drunken driving. Willem Titus
readNorthern taxi drivers ask for lighter traffic fines
18-01-2011
THOUSANDS of taxi drivers from the four north-central regions went on strike yesterday and protested at local authorities and Police stations in Oshakati and Ongwediva against stiff new fines for
readMan denies baby rape charge
18-01-2011
AN OTJIWARONGO resident who is accused of raping a one-year-old baby girl at the end of August 2008 denied all charges against him at the start of his trial in the High Court in Windhoek
readLorry driver guilty of faking licence
18-01-2011
IN order to feed his wife and eight children, Willebard Nghitotewa (40) forged a driver’s licence that would ‘entitle’ him to drive larger lorries and earn a better salary – until he got busted.For
readFuel price hike hits Namibia
18-01-2011
NAMIBIANS will pay 35 cents per litre more for fuel from Wednesday, Mines and Energy Minister Isak Katali confirmed yesterday.At Walvis Bay, the pump price for 93 octane lead-replacement petrol (LRP)
readFirst day of school for Swakopmunders
18-01-2011
MOST of Namibia’s schools started their new academic year yesterday, and for two specific groups it is a whole new beginning: the grade ones and grade eights.For the first-graders, school is a whole
readDeadline set for poll case ruling
18-01-2011
THE High Court’s judgement on nine opposition parties’ challenge to the conduct and outcome of Namibia’s National Assembly election in 2009 should be delivered by February 15, High Court Judge
readClose to 1 500 pregnant girls drop out in 2010
18-01-2011
A TOTAL of 1 493 schoolgirls dropped out of school last year because they fell pregnant.Furthermore, a total of 31 teachers “were recorded to have been responsible for some pregnancies”. This shocking
readCity takes on car washers again
18-01-2011
THE CITY Police’s determination to stamp out car washing on public streets continues in the new year, as the N$500 fine issued to a car washer last week showed.Alfred Pieters (30), an unemployed man
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