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54 Articles found on Monday, 24 January 2011
Lironga Eparu funding withdrawn ‘because of Emma’
24-01-2011
THE withdrawal of Global Fund support to an HIV-AIDS organisation, Lironga Eparu, is the result of personal grudges against its executive director, Emma Tuahepa.Moses Ikanga, the organisation’s board
readHealth 3 get bail reduced
24-01-2011
THREE of the suspects arrested in connection with alleged corruption around a Ministry of Health construction contract were told on Friday that the bail of N$50 000 granted to them would be reduced.A
readNabta strike called off
24-01-2011
AMIDST a stern Police warning that they would not tolerate any chaos emanating from a strike that the Namibian Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) had planned for this morning, the association has called
read4X4 only!
24-01-2011
The road between Onkani and Onaushe villages in the Uuvudhiya constituency of the Oshana Region has been flooded after heavy rains, making it difficult to cross the pan. These men challenged the pan,
readBlue Boys shock Ramblers
24-01-2011
BLUE Boys’ new signings David Joseph and Fanie Matheus inspired the side to a 2-1 win over Ramblers and out of the automatic relegation spots on Saturday. The pair, freshly signed from Oshakati City,
readAfrican heads cut Gbagbo’s cash supply
24-01-2011
ABIDJAN – West African leaders have piled pressure on Ivory Coast’s defiant strongman Laurent Gbagbo by forcing the resignation of a key ally in a regional bank who ensured the troubled leader’s cash
readStop creating empires, says Minister Geingob
24-01-2011
TRADE and Industry Minister Hage Geingob has urged his staff members to stop “creating their own empires” in the Ministry, and rather concentrate on delivering quality services to all people in the
readSMSss for Monday 24 January 2011
24-01-2011
SMS Of The Day *TAXI drivers going on strike because they feel the traffic fines are too much is the same as criminals going on strike saying a life sentence is too much for murder. Food for Thought
readNotable Quotes
24-01-2011
I suppose when you retire from such a position you do so with all privileges. – Minister of Presidential Affairs Dr Albert Kawana said Lieutenant General Martin Shalli, head of the Namibia Defence
readGlobal exports regain pre-crisis level
24-01-2011
GENEVA – World exports have finally topped levels last seen before the financial crisis that started in 2008, giving a further sign of global economic recovery, figures from the Dutch CPB research
readChina GDP seen rising 10% this year
24-01-2011
BEIJING – China's gross domestic product is expected to grow 9,8 per cent in 2011, with inflation likely to stand at around 3,7 per cent for the year, the official China News Service said, citing a
readGermany fears inflation heating up
24-01-2011
BERLIN – Inflation risks accelerating to between four and six per cent in Germany by 2013-14, fuelled by exploding commodity prices and high liquidity, the head of the German BGA trade association has
readMore time for Wal-Mart evidence
24-01-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's competition watchdog has given unions an additional 15 days to present more evidence against Wal-Mart's US$2,3 billion bid for Massmart. Earlier last week, Cosatu, South
readUS focus on Africa to rise
24-01-2011
PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s Administration remained “profoundly committed to putting Africa back at the centre of US foreign policy” and there would be “a greater emphasis on Africa in 2011 and 2012”,
readProduce results, not reports
24-01-2011
Cross-functional teams can be notorious for generating reports, recommendations, and suggestions for implementation – but no actual results.The next time you manage a team of people from different
readConfirm account details, bankers urge
24-01-2011
THE Bankers’ Association of Namibia (BAN) has urged the public and private sector, especially those using electronic banking facilities, to guard against fraudsters posing as bona fide companies with
readWTO chief upbeat on Doha round prospects
24-01-2011
BERLIN – World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy said Saturday that the chances of closing the long-delayed Doha round of talks on a new free trade pact were much better than a year ago.“We are now
readObama to highlight economic potential
24-01-2011
SCHENECTADY, New York – President Barack Obama said Friday that "putting the economy into overdrive" is a top priority, even as a new poll showed the public giving him poor marks in this area.The
readPolice in Algeria break up march;at least 19 injured
24-01-2011
ALGIERS – Helmeted riot police armed with batons and shields on Saturday clashed with rock and chair-throwing protesters who tried to march in defiance of Algeria’s ban on public gatherings.At least
readCentral African Republic voters go to the polls
24-01-2011
BANGUI – Thousands lined up to cast their ballots for president yesterday in the Central African Republic, though some neighbourhoods saw delays because materials had not arrived on time.In central
readIn Brief
24-01-2011
Lawmakers drop Karzai court demand KABUL – Afghan lawmakers set aside a demand for President Hamid Karzai to scrap a controversial court probing election fraud yesterday, paving the way for
read‘Rubbish hotel’ fully booked
24-01-2011
MADRID – Celebrating a tourism fair staged this week to promote Spain’s biggest industry is a new hotel in central Madrid whose maker freely admits is rubbish.German sculptor HA. Shult used 12 tonnes
readMany Zim ‘voters’ dead
24-01-2011
HARARE – Nearly one-third of Zimbabwe’s registered voters are dead, and others appear to be babies or up to 120 years old, researchers said on Friday, calling for the list to be overhauled so that the
readCameron aide resigns in tabloid scandal
24-01-2011
LONDON – The British prime minister’s powerful spin doctor resigned on Friday amid claims he sanctioned widespread illegal phone hacking against politicians, celebrities and royalty when he was editor
readFootball for Health to pilot in Namibia
24-01-2011
AFTER fruitful negotiations with Namibian policymakers, Fifa is to initiate the pilot phase of its Football for Health programme in the country. Fifa Medical Committee chairman Jiri Dvorak announced
readFencers score bronze at African meet
24-01-2011
THE national fencing team recently represented Namibia at the Africa Championships in Pretoria, South Africa. Egypt took the top honours, and Namibia walked away with a respectable bronze medal for
readSport Briefs
24-01-2011
Amla ton holds SA together Hashim Amla crafted a composed century to help South Africa to 250 for nine in the rain-affected fifth MTN one-day international against India at SuperSport Park in
readBarcelona puts three past Racing
24-01-2011
BARCELONA – Barcelona won its 14th straight Spanish league game with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Racing Santander on Saturday.Pedro Rodriguez and Lionel Messi scored in the first half and Andres
readMan U and Arsenal inspired by hat-tricks
24-01-2011
LONDON – Stunning hat-tricks from Dimitar Berbatov and Robin van Persie moved Manchester United and Arsenal ahead in the Premier League title race as strikers took the spotlight on Saturday.Aston
readIRB threatens to expel Fiji from World Cup
24-01-2011
WELLINGTON – The International Rugby Board has threatened to expel Fiji, preventing its participation at this year’s World Cup, because the nation’s military regime has attempted to depose the entire
readFederer through, Schiavone sets record
24-01-2011
MELBOURNE – Men’s champion Roger Federer stuttered to a record-equalling 27th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open yesterday, as Francesca Schiavone won the longest women’s
readUumatyona utatu wa kwata okakadhona koonkondo
24-01-2011
OPOLISI po Koes moshitopolwa sha Karas mEtitatu lyoshiwike sha zi ko oya kwata po uumatyona utatu, shi na sha nekwatokonga lyokakadhona koomvula ndatu.Uumatyona mbuka utatu, kamwe oke na oomvula
readShalli a ya nesimaneko mopenzela
24-01-2011
LETENANDA-Ndjayi Martin Shalli, ngoka a kala e li pevi uule wethimbo lya konda pomvula yimwe – okwa falwa mopenzela oshiwike shika – ihe Ombelewa yOmupresiende oya ti kutya okwa yi omauwanawa ge
readOpolisi mu Mozambique ya kwata aazaizai yAabengali
24-01-2011
MAPUTO – Epangelo lya Mozambique olya kwatwa po aazaizai yAabengali ye li 93 miikonga iyali ya yooloka, Opolisi osho ya tseyitha ngaaka mEtitatu.Opolisi oya kwata po Aabengali ye li 67, ya kwatelwa
readNicanor na Diergaardt ya ningwa Aapeviminista
24-01-2011
OMAHALA gaali mOkabinete ngoka ga kala ge li owala oga li ga tulwa aantu kOmupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko, sho a ulike Aapeviminista ye li yaali.Pohamba okwa ulike Hilma
readmOshikango omwa pumbwa omikanka dhokufala omeya
24-01-2011
AAKALIMO oyendji mOshikango otaya nyenyeta sho Elelo lyOndoolopa ya Helao Nafidiu inali tha mo omikanka dhokukutha mo omeya mondoolopa ya Shikango moka, uuna kwa lokwa oshoka ngashingeyi omeya oga
readAalongisikola yAaSouth Afrika ya tidhwa sho ya lala naalongwa
24-01-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Olaata yElongo mu South Afrika oya ti kutya omwaalu gwaalongisikola mboka ya tithwa miilonga naamboka ya tulwa pevi sho ya lala laalongwa yawo omumvo gwa zi ko, ogwa li pombanda
readAir Namibia a mona oondhila dhOojeta ndatu oompe
24-01-2011
OKAMPANI ya Air Namibia otayi ka mona oondhila dhOojeta ndatu oompe, ndhoka Air Namibia ta kala ha longitha moondjila dhomoshitopolwa shAafrika lyuumbugantu.Ondhila yotango yomOojeta ndhika ndatu
readOndjila yUuvudhiya ya kungululwa po komeya moshana sha Mutekwa
24-01-2011
ONDJILA opo ya tungwa yomOshikandjohogololo shUuvudhiya mOshitopolwa sha Shana ya kungululwa po komeya moshana nenge momulomnga omunene gwa Tamanzi nUuvudhiya petameko lyoshiwike sha zi ko sho
readWin! WIN! Win!
24-01-2011
Fabulous board game up for grabs MULTICHOICE NAMIBIA and The Namibian are giving away a once-off and exclusive Big Brother Board Game to one lucky reader. All you have to do to stand a chance of
readClooney got malaria in Sudan
24-01-2011
LOS ANGELES – George Clooney contracted malaria during a trip to Sudan earlier this month, but is now fully cured, a spokesman for the Oscar-winning actor said on Thursday.Clooney (49), a frequent
read‘Borat’ star in comedy inspired by Saddam
24-01-2011
BRITISH comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, creator of the satire ‘Borat’, will turn heads again with his new project ‘The Dictator’, inspired by a novel from late Iraqi tyrant Saddam Hussein, his studio said
readI’m preggers! Ivanka Trump tweets the news
24-01-2011
NEW YORK – Ivanka Trump and her husband are expecting their first child. The ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ co-host announced on Friday on Twitter that she’s pregnant. In 2009, she married Jared Kushner, a
readWinfrey promises to spill family secret today
24-01-2011
Oprah Winfrey has staged many a family reunion on her talk show. But on today’s episode, she promises, the drama will be about her.Winfrey told viewers on Thursday that she will have a reunion of her
readUnam rugby player stabbed to death
24-01-2011
BY yesterday afternoon, no arrests had been made in the murder of a young Khomasdal resident and Unam rugby club star flyhalf, Lesley Clark (20). Clark was stabbed to death at about 04h30 on Saturday
readStock theft suspect nabbed
24-01-2011
A MAN wanted in connection with alleged stock theft to the value of close to N$250 000 is behind bars.John Thitjoro Mwambu (27) is alleged to have been involved in the theft of 42 cattle, 12 sheep, 10
readSouthern Africa on alert for flash floods: UN
24-01-2011
VIRTUALLY every country in southern Africa is on alert for potentially disastrous flooding, the United Nations said on Friday, as exceptionally heavy rainfall was forecast to continue into March.“We
readPolice warn about scams
24-01-2011
THE Namibian Police has warned the public about an SMS and e-mail scam notifying people that they have won huge amounts of money.Chief Inspector Angula Amulungu said in a statement issued on Friday
readNamibian card-cloning suspects charged in Botswana
24-01-2011
TWO Namibian men appeared before a Gaborone magistrate towards the end of last year charged with stealing thousands of pula from bank customers.Marco Panduleni Nangombe (25) and Ricardo Bogosi (31),
readMother kidnaps her own son
24-01-2011
AN 11-year-old pupil of the Namibia Primary School in Katutura was allegedly kidnapped by people sent by his own mother, and whisked off to Kamanjab in the Kunene Region on Friday.Simone Simone was
readFree primary education – if you can afford it
24-01-2011
THE new school year opened with hope – and hunger – in Swaziland this week: an estimated 140 000 orphans and vulnerable children are among the small, eager faces in the mountain kingdom’s classrooms.
readAppalling conditions in Katutura hospital
24-01-2011
CONDITIONS in bathrooms and toilets at the Katutura State Hospital have deteriorated to the extent where patients on the sixth and seventh floors have had to make use of soiled, extremely dirty and
readAnother wet week
24-01-2011
CONTINUED rains are forecast for most of Namibia, except for the southern parts of the country, during this week.The Meteorological Service of Namibia is forecasting a 60 per cent chance for rain over
readAcquitted murder suspect gets 8-year prison term
24-01-2011
THE young man who was prosecuted and acquitted on a charge that he had murdered Walvis Bay restaurant owner Awie Brand in mid-2008 was sent to prison for an effective eight years for theft and
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