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68 Articles found on Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Dozens put out in the cold in Hakahana
13-07-2011
DOZENS of people were left out in the cold yesterday after they were evicted and their homes destroyed by the Deputy Sheriff. Justine Tjombe, her one-year-old son, a two-week-old baby, a man and a
readNBC just ‘decided to stop paying tax’
13-07-2011
NBC chief Albertus Aochamub yesterday blamed the broadcaster’s N$97 million loss for the past year on “purely shambolic” record-keeping, “laissez faire” financial controls and other “horrendous things
readRFA board wins case against State
13-07-2011
THE board of directors of the Road Fund Administration has won the first round in its courtroom clash with Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, the Cabinet and Government.In an interim
readGovt running out of condoms
13-07-2011
THE Ministry of Health is in a difficult situation with the supply of free condoms after it allegedly dumped a local supplier for “cheaper imports”.The Namibian has learned that the ministry is
readCaprivi club bosses blast NFA
13-07-2011
A NUMBER of clubs in the Caprivi Region say the Namibia Football Association is discriminating and is “not interested” in developing the game in that part of the country.Among their concerns are what
readUK lawmakers summon Murdoch over phone hacking
13-07-2011
LONDON – Rupert Murdoch and two senior executives have been called before an influential British parliamentary committee that scrutinises the media to answer questions about the growing phone-hacking
readValencia, Namibplaas can make Forsys top producer
13-07-2011
TORONTO – Uranium junior Forsys Metals believes it could produce “at least” six million pounds yearly of the nuclear fuel at its Namibian assets, Mining Weekly quoted the company yesterday.The
readChasing the dots ... The World of the News
13-07-2011
I was going to rabbit on about our media contributing to moral decay, juvenile foolishness and hoping the champagne drinkers from the lightly clad lady’s body enjoyed additional flavouring! But then I
readSMSes for Wednesday 13 July 2011
13-07-2011
SMS Of The Day *GIPF members are forced to get foreign funding to take the trustees to court. Standard Bank trustees are taken to court because they refuse to look after the members of their fund.
readNotable Quotes
13-07-2011
THE fund spends money on non-core functions like (salary) increases, bonuses, team building, ambulances, etc.The fund’s core function is to compensate victims of motor vehicle accidents. That’s why
readJapan’s recovery hopes dwindle
13-07-2011
TOKYO – The Bank of Japan yesterday lowered its real GDP growth forecast for this fiscal year, citing a sharp contraction in production in the immediate aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and
readWorld oil demand growth likely to taper off in 2012
13-07-2011
LONDON – World oil demand is likely to grow more slowly in 2012 because of a fragile global economy and deepening decline in consumption in Europe, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting
readJoburg’s proposed tolls infuriate drivers
13-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – As years of construction on Johannesburg’s main highways near an end, electronic toll plazas have sprung up, sparking an outcry from drivers at the rates they will be charged.The
readShould you lose the PowerPoint?
13-07-2011
Consider ditching the endless stream of PowerPoint presentations at your next offsite-meetings, says Harvard Business Review.PowerPoint is blamed for the ruination of many meetings. The offsite
readLocal cooking oil flying off the shelves
13-07-2011
RUNDU – The Shadikongoro irrigation project in the Kavango cannot keep up with producing sunflower cooking oil, its manager has said.Project manager Floris Smith on Monday said the demand for
readAfrica needs to revitalise manufacturing, says UN
13-07-2011
GENEVA – Governments in Africa need to adopt new policies to ramp up manufacturing if the continent is to eliminate widespread poverty and create jobs to avoid conflict, a UN official has said.Africa
readIntrusive bank supervision needed, even if costly
13-07-2011
LONDON – Bank supervisors need to be more intrusive and challenging towards the bigger, more complex firms even if that means a jump in costs for the industry, a bank lobby group has said.The
readGreece breathes easier with boosted EU rescue fund
13-07-2011
ATHENS – Greece showed relief yesterday at a decision by EU ministers to bolster a multi-billion-dollar stability fund to help strained eurozone countries as the eurozone debt crisis spread.“The
readMassmart bids for fruit, veg company
13-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South African discount chain store Massmart, majority controlled by US giant retailer Wal-Mart is looking to take over fruit and vegetable supplier The Fruitspot, a spokesman said
readSikondo flourishes under Green Scheme
13-07-2011
RUNDU – The development of new infrastructure at the Sikondo Irrigation Project in the Kavango region is progressing well, Berfine Antindi, deputy director for the north-eastern division in the
readEnvoys say Gaddafi ready to go
13-07-2011
PARIS – France’s foreign minister said yesterday Paris has had contact with emissaries from Muammar Gaddafi who say the embattled Libyan strongman is “prepared to leave.”Alain Juppe said that while
readBrown alleges Murdoch paper used criminals
13-07-2011
London – Former British prime minister Gordon Brown yesterday accused Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers of employing criminals to obtain confidential information about his family and others.Brown told the
readToddler wakes from coma
13-07-2011
BEIJING – A toddler, who fell 10 storeys and survived after being caught by a passer-by, has woken up from a 10-day coma, Chinese state media reported yesterday.The two-year-old girl was left
readBodyguard assassinates Afghan president’s brother
13-07-2011
KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his half brother’s assassination reflects the suffering of all Afghan people.Karzai said yesterday in a press conference that Ahmed Wali Karzai’s death is a
readSrebrenica remembers massacre after Mladic arrest
13-07-2011
SREBRENICA – Thousands of Bosnian Muslims commemorated the Srebrenica massacre on Monday, burying newly-identified victims amid fresh hopes that Ratko Mladic’s arrest will spell justice.Some 20 000
readRDP a ti oshigongi shelongo osha li owala ehepeko enene noonkondo
13-07-2011
AMUSHANGA gwelongo mongundu yo Rally for Democracy and Progress, okwa ti oshigongi shelongo shoka sha hulile oshiwike shayi osha li ehepitho lyowala. Mirjam Hamutenya okwa ti osha li ehepitho oshoka
readAaniilonga poNBC ya geya kombinga yoondjambi dhawo
13-07-2011
AANIILONGA Yehangano lyokutuma Omawi Mombepo lya Namibia[NBC] oya tokola okutsikila nokukonga eyamukulo kombinga yegwedhelo lyoondjambi ndyoka inaali tulwa natango miilonga. Shika aaniilonga oya ti
readOondjambi dhaawiliki dha pangulwa kaaniilonga
13-07-2011
AANIILONGA yomo South Africa oya pangula unene omagwedhelo geli pombanda moondjambi dhaawiliki aakuluntu yomahangano. Ocongress of South African Trade Unions[Cosatu] oya ti itashi itashi vulu oku
readOmeya gapata poKauluma pOngula
13-07-2011
OSIKOLA ya Kauluma, ano Kauluma Combined School pOngula yaNetanga mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, Omaandaha ngaka ga zi ko oya patelwa omeya gayo kOshikondo shokugandja Omeya mIitopolwa
readAanamibia ya holoka mompangu mo South Africa
13-07-2011
AANAMIBIA yatatu mboka yakwatelwe mo South Africa oya holokele mompangu metitano.Mbaka yatatu oya kwatelwe moshilando sha Yzerfontein sho ya iteyele megumbo limwe noku yakamo oongodhi dhopeke
readAangandjera taya pula iimaliwa mpoka hayi falwa
13-07-2011
OSHIFO shika osha yakula omushangwa gwa zilila kOshigwana sha Ngandjera tashi pula Elelo lyasho lya Ngandjera mpoka aniwa hapu yi iimaliwa yasho. Momukanda nguka ya shangela kOshifo shika, oshiwike
readNHE okwa ti okwa futa iimaliwa yaKathindi ngaashi shuuvathanwa
13-07-2011
EHANGANO lyokutunga Omagumbo lyopashigwana[NHE] olya ti olya futa iimaliwa ya Kathindi pauvathano ndyoka yashaina. Omukuluntupitithi gwa NHE, Vinson Hailulu okwa ekelehi omipopyo dhomusindi gwomatungo
readOmuperesidende na ninge ekonakono lyaMVAF
13-07-2011
OMUTSEYINAWA moshimpungu shiiponga yiiyenditho okwa thaneke opo pu ningwe ekonakono lyoPauperesidende moshiketha shokukwethela mboka ya mona iiponga miiyenditho. Omunawino nguka a kala nokulongela
readNamibia a yalula Sudan Lyokuumbugantu
13-07-2011
NAMIBIA okwa dhikepo omakwatathano gopaudiplomate na Sudan lyokuumbugantu ndyoka lya mono emanguluko lyalyo omasiku 9 ga Juli nuumvo.Sudan Lyokuumbugantu olya manguluka omasiku 9 ga Juli nuumvo okuza
readEpangelo lya hala efatululo okuza koNamPower
13-07-2011
OKABINETE oka indile efatululo okuza ku NamPower omanga inaaka zimina eindilo lyehangano ndika li gwedhele oondando dholusheno nooperesenda 18. Okabinete oka pula NamPower a gandje ethaneko lye nkene
readOonkoshi dha dhipagwa nuuzigo
13-07-2011
ONGUNDU yoonkoshi dha zalekwa omiya moothingo oya dhipagwa nuuzigo moshitopolwa sha Kunene ehuliloshiwike lya piti. Onkundana ndjika yedhipago lyiikwakuti mbika hayi ithanwa oonkoshi dhopo Hoaruseb
readNamibia’s under-18s stun Platinum Leopards
13-07-2011
NAMIBIA stunned the Platinum Leopards during the opening match of day one of the Coca-Cola Under-18 Rugby Craven Week after they defeated the Potchefstroom team 40-19. The Leopards were outscored by
readPirates complete Bester signing
13-07-2011
ORLANDO Pirates have completed a deal with Maritzburg United for the services of Rudolf Bester.The Namibian international has already been included in Julio Leal’s Vodacom Challenge squad, while the
readGreat Britain beats Namibia in World Inline Hockey opener
13-07-2011
NAMIBIA lost its opening match 5-0 to Great Britain at the FIRS Senior Men’s World Inline Hockey Championships in Rocarraso, Italy on Monday. Seeded at number 18, Namibia’s arrival at the
readCorinthians make offer for Tevez
13-07-2011
LONDON – Carlos Tevez’s representative confirmed yesterday that Corinthians has made an offer for the Argentina striker, adding that Manchester City must now decide whether to accept it.Tevez has
readSwimmers excell at local Gala
13-07-2011
NAMIBIAN swimmers achieved some excellent results at the Namibia Swimming Union Short Course Gala 3 event which took place on Friday and Saturday in Windhoek.A total of 94 swimmers participated in
readNational fistball league reaches concluding stages
13-07-2011
THE fourth round of games in the Bank Windhoek Fistball League produced a number of exhilarating matches and some surprise results. Nonetheless, the Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) 2 team qualified for the
readFootball Results
13-07-2011
Tuesday, July 12 Copa America Argentina 3 - 0 Costa Rica Fixtures Wednesday, July 13 Copa America Chile v Peru 23h15 Uruguay v Mexico 01h45 Fifa Women’s World Cup Japan v Sweden 17h00 France v USA
readReal seek one more forward
13-07-2011
MADRID - Real Madrid’s squad is almost complete but the club still lacks one forward, according to coach Jose Mourinho. Real were unable to end the dominance of great rivals Barcelona in Mourinho’s
readDiego Maradona ‘perfect’ after car crash - hospital
13-07-2011
BUENOS AIRES - Former Argentine soccer player and coach Diego Maradona escaped serious injury on Monday when his car was involved in a collision with a bus near his Buenos Aires home, local media and
readLittle time for US to recover
13-07-2011
DRESDEN – The US women have their quickest turnaround yet at the World Cup, with just two days to prepare for their semifinal against France after Sunday’s physically and emotionally draining epic
readMessi comes good, Argentina beat Costa Rica
13-07-2011
CORDOBA – Lionel Messi finally played up to expectations Monday, just in time to help Argentina into the quarterfinals of the Copa America.After two disappointing matches, Messi produced a great
readBig Brother Amplified: Fab BBA prizes Up For grabs!
13-07-2011
IT’S time to get Amplified. You don’t even have to watch the show to stand a chance of winning.All you have to do is come up the right answer! Two lucky readers stand a chance of winning both an
readBig Brother Amplified: It’s time to vote for a favourite!
13-07-2011
IT’S time to vote again. Five housemates are up for eviction this week: Namibia’s Bernadina, Mumba from Zambia, Motswana man Zeus, Lomwe from Malawi and Nigeria’s Vina .Please remember that you’re
readBig Brother Amplified: ‘I See Dead People ...’
13-07-2011
Eeeeeeeuw, there are spooks in the Big Brother Amplified house this week.S’true! And I’m not talking about those housemates who don’t know how to spell entertainment. Or about those Spy vs Spy types
readIn Brief
13-07-2011
EU donates N$23.8 m for DRC rape victims BRUSSELS – The European Union will provide 2.5 million euros (N$23.8 million) to help care for rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo under an
readFederer helps Malawi schools
13-07-2011
Top tennis star Roger Federer yesterday launched a $3.3-million (N$22m) project that seeks to put 54 000 children in school in impoverished Malawi in the next 10 years.“As the father of two little
readTutu unveils Mandela handprints artwork
13-07-2011
CAPE TOWN – Archbishop Desmond Tutu yesterday unveiled an artwork, made up of the handprints of 67 famous people, to auction for charity in former president Nelson Mandela’s honour ahead of his 93rd
readUN to recall peacekeepers in Sudan
13-07-2011
UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council voted on Monday to wind down a peacekeeping force in Sudan that was operating in volatile border areas, but said it was willing to keep working there until new
readMutorwa rejects Swapo Youth League claims
13-07-2011
AGRICULTURE Minister John Mutorwa has dismissed a statement by the Karas Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) branch, saying some allegations in it contain “serious distortions of facts and truth”. In a
readYoung mother jailed over baby’s murder
13-07-2011
A TRAGIC case in which a young mother was prosecuted for murdering her year-old son in the Kavango Region in June 2008 has been concluded with an eight-year prison sentence.Theophilie Kanguro Kafuro
readWin! An Ipod Shuffle
13-07-2011
AS the countdown starts to choosing Miss Namibia 2011, join in the fun and let us know who you think the winner will be.All you have to do is send an SMS to 45045. Type in WIN followed by the name of
readRössing workers halt production
13-07-2011
PRODUCTION at Rio Tinto Rössing Uranium Limited outside Swakopmund came to a standstill when about 500 workers downed tools early yesterday morning.The strikers are demanding a lump sum payment of
readBethanie resident acquitted on rape charge
13-07-2011
A 24-year-old Bethanie resident was found not guilty on a rape charge due to a lack of evidence after his trial started yesterday in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court. Adriaan Donavan Cloete pleaded not
readProbe into Kunene lion poisoning
13-07-2011
THE Ministry of Environment has launched an investigation into the fatal poisoning of the last remaining lions in the Purros Conservancy in the Kunene Region last week. The three lionesses – Morada,
readMan charged with second wife murder
13-07-2011
A 41-year-old security guard on Sunday allegedly stabbed his wife to death in the Kannan informal settlement at Gobabis. Police Deputy Commissioner Petrus Swartz told Nampa that the reason for the
readMortuary rape case withdrawn
13-07-2011
THE Karasburg Magistrate’s Court has provisionally withdrawn a charge of violating a corpse against a local mortuary worker, Norbertus Hendricks (30), pending an outcome of a forensic examination of
readKauluma Combined School without water
13-07-2011
SOME 636 learners and 21 teachers at the Kauluma Combined School have been without water since Monday after the supply was cut by the Directorate of Rural Water Supply.It was allegedly cut to prevent
readKaras cop under investigation
13-07-2011
THE Police in the Karas Region are investigating a negligent driving charge against Chief Inspector Herman Niklaas Hatzenberg (45) after a police vehicle he was driving hit a pedestrian. The accident
readFirst Lady gets African post
13-07-2011
THE Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV-AIDS (OAFLA) elected Namibia’s first lady Penehupifo Pohamba as its new president during its 10th general assembly in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on
readMinistry probes child labour on Grootfontein farms
13-07-2011
MURURANI – The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, in conjunction with the Police, is investigating child labour allegations on farms in the Grootfontein area.The probe was initiated after
read10111 working again
13-07-2011
THE Police’s 10111 emergency number is working again.It was established this week that the toll-free number had been out of order for an indefinite period. This came to light after former Windhoek
read‘Drunk crasher’ at Police Station appears in Swakopmund court
13-07-2011
THE Windhoek resident who allegedly crashed into a stationary vehicle and unearthed a lamppost and then eventually landed metres from Swakopmund’s Police Station – apparently while under the influence
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