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50 Articles found on Friday, 7 January 2011
Windhoek couple die in crash
07-01-2011
A WINDHOEK couple, Leon and Isabella Borstlap, died early yesterday morning when their car crashed into a trailer on the main road between Mariental and Keetmanshoop.A truck driver, who had parked
readFrenchman caught in closet
07-01-2011
TWO days after an alleged French crook escaped from Police custody, he was found in a closet in Khomasdal yesterday.After a tip-off from a member of the public, Police officers rushed to flat in
readNewborn burnt at hospital
07-01-2011
SEVEN-day-old Angelo Songolo sustained serious burns at the Grootfontein State Hospital shortly after his birth, allegedly due to the negligence and inexperience of a doctor.According to sources,
readSweet season
07-01-2011
Christie Tjuvanie (8) smiles while picking ripe dates at the Central Hospital in Windhoek. The palm trees are bursting with bright orange dates. The trees are still very young and Tjuvanie and his
readGet more competitive: Botes
07-01-2011
THE time has come for Namibia to win medals in international competitions, says local sport consultant Quinton-Steele Botes.“We cannot send athletes just to participate. We have participated in all
readChina to buy 6 bn euros of Spanish debt: report
07-01-2011
MADRID - Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang has said Beijing is willing to buy about six billion euros’ worth of Spanish public debt, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Thursday, citing government
readStabilise food prices, says World Bank
07-01-2011
LONDON – Free markets rather than protectionist policies are the solution to volatile food prices and the Group of 20 (G20) should take steps to prioritise the provision of food for the poor, World
readSMSss for Friday 7 January 2011
07-01-2011
SMSes Of The Day n CUTTING the leg tendons of cattle and leaving the animals to die a slow death of pain, starvation and thirst is barbaric. – Emphatic, Swakopmund Food for Thought * MINISTRY of
readNotable Quotes
07-01-2011
There is a direction but up to now it is not yet time to lay our hands on someone. – Khomas Police Deputy Commissioner Silvanus Nghishdimbwa on Wednesday said that after 21 months, there has still
readRecord gadget sales expected in 2011
07-01-2011
LAS VEGAS – As the top US consumer electronics trade show opened this week, organisers were forecasting that global gadget sales may top US$1 trillion this year for the first time ever.The Consumer
readConsider temporary solutions
07-01-2011
When looking to make a change, reorganise your unit, or develop a new system, people often seek out solutions that will last as long as possible. They want them to be sustainable, after all.But
readTourism in Namibia takes off again
07-01-2011
NEARLY two per cent more passengers from the region arrived in Namibia through Hosea Kutako International Airport last year than in 2009, but international arrivals dropped by 2,5 per cent.The 2010
readBP, firms made risky decisions before spill
07-01-2011
WASHINGTON – BP and its partners made a series of cost-cutting decisions that ultimately contributed to the oil spill that ravaged the Gulf of Mexico coast over the summer, the White House oil spill
readUranium: Saving or sinking Namibia?
07-01-2011
WINDHOEK — Nuclear energy experts from Finland's Nuclear and Radiation Authority are currently helping the Ministry of Mines and Energy to draft Namibia's first ever nuclear policy, which is to be
readSaudi beheads man for murder
07-01-2011
RIYADH – Saudi Arabia beheaded a man in the northern border town of Arar on Thursday after convicting him of murdering a fellow Saudi citizen, the interior ministry said.A court found Naji bin Aref
readEgypt Copts will mark Christmas under security
07-01-2011
CAIRO – Egyptian security forces began throwing up a cordon of steel on Thursday as Coptic Christians prepared to mark Christmas after a New Year’s Day church bombing killed 21 people in Alexandria.As
readJapanese politician, 50 gives birth to first child
07-01-2011
TOKYO - A 50-year-old Japanese politician gave birth to her first child Thursday after undergoing fertility treatment involving a US egg donor – a procedure she says should be legalised in her own
readRiots erupt in Algeria against soaring prices
07-01-2011
ALGIERS - Riots have erupted in Algeria in protest at soaring food costs, with youths in a suburb of the capital stoning security forces and torching tyres late Wednesday, according to
readSudan to vote on unity, split
07-01-2011
JUBA – Close to 4 million voters in Southern Sudan will face the choice between separation or unity beginning Sunday, when a seven-day referendum on separation from the Khartoum-based north
readGbagbo accused of rape/murder campaign
07-01-2011
PARIS – Ivory Coast’s internationally recognised election winner Alassane Ouattara said Thursday rival Laurent Gbagbo had recruited Liberian mercenaries to wage a campaign of murder and rape against
readIngo Waldschmidt keeps improving
07-01-2011
NAMIBIA’S Ingo Waldschmidt finished 68th among 161 bikers on the fourth stage of the Dakar rally on Wednesday. The relatively quick stage was not as nail-biting as the previous day's stage.
readWindhoek Golf Club retrenches entire staff
07-01-2011
THE Windhoek Golf Club has issued retrenchment notices to its entire workforce, citing financial difficulties.The club’s executive committee made the drastic move late last year after incurring losses
readFootball Results
07-01-2011
Wednesday, January 5 English Premier League Everton 2 - 1 Tottenham Bolton 1 - 1 Wigan Blackburn 3 - 1 Liverpool Arsenal 0 - 0 Man City Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Chelsea Aston Villa 0 - 1 Sunderland
readAncelotti, Hodgson face sack
07-01-2011
LONDON – Carlo Ancelotti and Roy Hodgson were left fighting for their managerial lives on Wednesday after Chelsea and Liverpool both suffered shock losses on a night of Premier League upsets.Chelsea
readOmukiintu a umbu emanya eta li dhipaga omuntu
07-01-2011
OMUKALIMO gwomo Gochas Paul Jantze[57] okwa si ehulilo shiwike sho a dhengwa kemanya lya umbwa komukiintu.Komufala gwopolisi Kobus Meyer okwa ti emanya olya dhenge Jantze kolupanda lwokolumoho. Maria
readOlukongo lwoomiliona ndatu mokwena kwa hula
07-01-2011
OSHAFA opolisi yanyengwa okutsikila nolukongo lwiimaliwa yoomiliona ndatu mbyoka ya kanene okuza moombelewa dhamengestrata gwa Katutura konyala oomvula mbali dha piti po.Komufala gwopevi gwopolisi
readOmisiuma yopakwiita yeedhila
07-01-2011
OMISIUMA yopakwiita ndjoka ya tungilwe omimvo heyali dha piti natango ina yi egulukila oshigwana nonando Uuministeli wEgameno owa li wa uvaneke kutya ndjika ota yi ka egululilwa oshigwana omumvo
readOmukotokeli omuFrans a kwatwa
07-01-2011
OMUKOTOKELI gumwe ngoka a li iiyaka mokakuma kopolisi, oshiwike shika okwa kwatwa ishewe kopolisi metine. Stefanie Roger Moreau omukwashigwana gwaFrance okwa li iiyaka mokakuma moVenduka omutenya
readAaniilonga yoKommissi yiilonga yepangelo pondje
07-01-2011
OMVULA yomasiku ngaka oya pewa ombedhi kutya oyo ya piyaganeke omiyelo hadhilongo nolusheno metungo lya United House moVenduka. Shika osha fala sigo oompoka kutya aaniilonga yokommissi yiilonga
readAyehe oya futwa iimaliwa yawo
07-01-2011
AANIILONGA yamwepo mboka ya kutilwe kOkommissi yomahogololo pethimbo lyomahogololo giitopolwa niilando omumvo gwayi oya nyenyeta okupitila moThe Namibian kutya aniwa ina ya futwa iimaliwa yawo
readEgumbo ekulu lyepangelo ota li opalekwa manga
07-01-2011
OMUPRIMA Nahas Angula ita yi manga megumbo lyepangelo ekulu mbala , nonando okabinete oka ninga etokolo kutya okuna okuya megumbo moka ongo olukalwa lwe lwopambelewa noshowo ombelewa ye moka ta kala
readIilonga yomatungo genongelo komeho
07-01-2011
ETUNGO lyoongulu dhosikola pomanongelo ga Faith Primary, Hillside Primary, Hage Geingob Secondary, no Moses Garoeb Primary ota yi humu nawa komeho, naatungi oyena etegameno kutya otaya ka kala ya mana
readNatango ookompiuta dhoKommissi yomahogololo ongula
07-01-2011
SIGO oompaka ekonakono kombinga yookompiuta ndhoka dha li dha kana poombelewa dhokommissi yomahogololo ina li mona kutya odhuuka peni naamboka yedhi yaka po oyo oolye.Komufala gwopevi gwopolisi
readPohamba omutitano mewiliko nawa
07-01-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunje Pohamba oku li pondondo ontintano ongo omuwiliki omwaanawa muAfrica. Pondondo ndjika Pohamba okwa tulwapo pakutala kwoshinyolwa shopaigwana hashi nyanyangidhwa
readIndependence Or War
07-01-2011
STRASBOURG – In the 1990s, the world averted its eyes to genocide in Rwanda, and to the “Great Lakes War” in eastern Congo, which claimed upward of five million lives – the most in any war since World
readSwartbooi speaks about his dual roles
07-01-2011
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba made history last month by appointing Namibia’s youngest ever governor when he handpicked Swapo Youth League (SPYL) stalwart and outspoken youth activist Bernardus
readSA union welcomes Rademeyer arrest
07-01-2011
ONCE extradited to South Africa, right-winger Louis George Rademeyer will have to face the music alone, as all his accomplices were released on parole last year.After more than four years on the run,
readRespect the elderly: Lüderitz mayor
07-01-2011
“OUR senior citizens should not be misunderstood as a burden. They are our jewel. We must honour, respect and care for them.” This was said by the new mayor of Lüderitz, Hambelela Suzan Ndjaleka, at
readRain brings fish and frogs
07-01-2011
NORTHERN Namibia has received a lot of rain since the end of last year and some pans (oshanas) are already filled with water – as well as catfish and frogs.Many people are seen catching fish and frogs
readPSC staff to move soon
07-01-2011
THE Public Service Commission (PSC) will soon move to new offices because of the dilapidated state of the United House building on the corner of Independence Avenue and Frans Indongo Street in the
readPolice happy with quiet 2011
07-01-2011
POLICE in the Oshana Region registered 25 traffic offences and issued fines totalling N$26 050 on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.Sergeant Slogan Matheus said 20 people were fined for driving
readOmuthiya gets shopping complex
07-01-2011
A LARGE shopping complex costing about N$15 million is being constructed at the northern town of Omuthiya, the town’s chief executive officer told The Namibian.Samuel Mbango said the construction
readFMD restrictions in Caprivi lifted
07-01-2011
THE successful containment of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Caprivi has led to the lifting of all restrictions on cattle movements, the Directorate of Veterinary Services has announced.An outbreak
readErongo RED expands south
07-01-2011
ERONGO’s electricity distributor, Erongo RED, is expected to expand its services to the Karas and Hardap regions in the near future.The Namibian learned from reliable sources that this plan has been
readErongo Police ‘very happy’ with holiday behaviour
07-01-2011
THE acting chief of the Erongo Police, Deputy Commissioner Marcellus Maritshane, has praised holidaymakers for their good behaviour over the festive season.According to him, people were particularly
readNamibia: A Menu for 2011
07-01-2011
“We shall measure our progress by the improvement in the health of our people; by the number of children in school, and by the quality of their education; by the availability of water and electricity
read2011: Namibia’s Year Of Coming Of Age
07-01-2011
WE are already seven days into a very significant year for Namibia’s Independence - the year in which we will celebrate 21years of Independence and hopefully get rid of the epic political buffoonery
readPolitical Perspective
07-01-2011
SOMETIMES we know the best thing to do, but we fail to do it. So many make New Year’s resolutions but it is usually easier to break than to keep them. In the case of individuals, whether they do
readCautious Optimism On Reduced Death Toll On National Roads
07-01-2011
ACCORDING to the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, statistics for the period November 28 2010 to January 6 2011 indicate what they call a “small but significant reduction in road fatalities”.They have
readLessons From A Tragic Democratic Comedy In Côte d’Ivoire
07-01-2011
The involvement of the United Nations was to provide a modicum of legitimacy and competence. In line with the Constitutional provisions concerning the role of the Constitutional Council, including the
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