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60 Articles found on Monday, 18 July 2011
Bloody weekend on Namibian roads
18-07-2011
THE chief executive officer of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF), Jerry Muadinohamba, yesterday described the road carnage of the past weekend as “a bloody weekend”.Two female tourists from The
readCourt orders prison probe
18-07-2011
A HANDWRITTEN case that a group of inmates of Windhoek Central Prison have filed with the High Court in Windhoek is set to spark a judicial investigation into conditions at Namibia’s largest penal
readFighting the cold
18-07-2011
The whole country is feeling the grip of winter and the San communities at Mangetti, Tsumkwe and other villages are no exception. They are in dire need of blankets. Their main means of staying warm is
readConveyancing fees survive challenge
18-07-2011
A LEGAL challenge to the prescribed fees that lawyers charge for handling property transfers and the registration of mortgage bonds in Namibia ended in failure in the Supreme Court on Friday.Insurance
readNamibia upset in T20 final
18-07-2011
AN emphatic opening partnership gave Uganda an upset victory over Namibia in the ICC African Twenty20 final in Kampala on Saturday.The result came as somewhat of a surprise given that Namibia had won
readServing to celebrate Madiba’s 93rd birthday
18-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela returned to his childhood village ahead of his 93rd birthday today as South Africa and the world prepared to honour the most celebrated living statesman on the planet.For
readKombat ownership change in the cards
18-07-2011
LOCAL mining company Shali Mining has signed a deal to purchase Kombat mine in the Otavi valley.Chief executive officer Wilhelm Shali confirmed last week that the sale is close to completion. He said
readSMSes for Monday 18 July 2011
18-07-2011
SMS Of The Day *PROVERBS 10:4; Lazy hands make a man poor; but hardworking hands bring wealth. Namibians get up and do something meaningful and stop this entitlement syndrome. Namibia owes no one
readNotable Quotes
18-07-2011
The ICC is being abused; it’s becoming a political tool.– Prime Minister Nahas Angula said last week that a time will come when Namibia will have to consider its position on the International Criminal
readEight banks flunk European stress test
18-07-2011
FRANKFURT – Eight of 90 European banks flunked stress tests projecting how they would fare in another recession, and 16 more barely passed – but analysts doubted the results would succeed in restoring
readMillionaire boom in Africa
18-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Last year the number of dollar millionaires in Africa grew faster than anywhere else in the world.According to Aon Risk Solutions, the number of people in Africa with investable assets
readSA workers settle for 10% increase
18-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The National Union of Metalworkers SA (Numsa) has agreed to a settlement offer by the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of SA and other employers, the union said
readAll that glitters is … copper
18-07-2011
THE resumption of copper mining in Namibia is a fresh start for Weatherly Namibia and local mining companies, and has to date created 300 new jobs. For the past seven months, the Matchless and
readComesa body should drive common currency
18-07-2011
LUSAKA – The Zambian government has proposed to establish a Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) tripartite monetary institute to help achieve macro-economic stability in the region.
readNujoma invites Czech business to Namibia
18-07-2011
PRAGUE – Namibia wants to attract Czech firms to business and investments in raw materials, agriculture and tourism and it also offers cooperation in science, education and food industry, the Prague
readHow to think like a designer
18-07-2011
Really good designers somehow think differently from the rest of us about new products, and have the ability to transform insight into inspiration, says Harvard Business Review.Good designers see the
readEconomic Partnership Agreement negotiations on track
18-07-2011
SOUTHERN African Development Community (SADC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations are ongoing while efforts are at an advanced stage to consolidate and harmonise market access
readMyanmar invites Suu Kyi to memorial for her father
18-07-2011
YANGON – Myanmar has invited democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi to attend a ceremony to honour her father, the country’s liberation hero General Aung San, a government official said Sunday.The
readUK police under scrutiny as Murdoch tries to put out fire
18-07-2011
LONDON – Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper business, mired in a widening scandal stemming from phone hacking, pledged yesterday to fully cooperate with inquiries by police, who themselves are under
readJLo, hubby call it quits
18-07-2011
WITH three failed marriages between them, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony finally seemed to find true love together when they married seven years ago. They had twin children, went on tour together,
readIn Brief
18-07-2011
Former Murdoch editor arrested LONDON – British police yesterday arrested Rebekah Brooks, the former head of media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper wing, over the phone hacking scandal,
readFirst UN airlift in rebel-held Somalia
18-07-2011
NAIROBI – The United Nations has made its first aid delivery to a rebel-held Somalia region after the insurgents lifted a ban on the operations of foreign aid agencies, a spokeswoman told AFP
read‘Baby killer’ mom leaves US jail under guard
18-07-2011
ORLANDO – Casey Anthony walked out of jail a free woman under heavy guard early yesterday, facing shouts of ‘baby killer’ only days after the United States watched in rapt attention as she was
readOraata ompe
18-07-2011
OMAHANGANO gaaniilonga noshowo ehangano lyaagandji yiilonga lya Namibia oya indile opo oraata yokugandja omayele kombinga yiilonga yi kale noshinakugwanithwa shambwalangandja.Oya indile opo
readOompata kombinga yookondoma
18-07-2011
OPENA oompata kombinga yuumwene wendhindhiliko lya Smile, pokati kUuministeli Wuundjolowele nehangano lya Commodity Exchange[ComEx].Endhindhiliko ndika ohali longithwa kookondoma ndhoka Uuministeli
readOmbelewa yEfundja moNooli yapata
18-07-2011
OMUNAMBELEWA Omukuluntu mOshikondo shokuungaunga nefundja kwali moNooli Kolonela Clement Mwala, pethimbo ta taamba omagano okuzilila kOshikondo shokutunga Oondjila (RCC), ge na sha nokukwathela mboka
readTaya futwa oshindji
18-07-2011
EKONAKONO okuyeleka oondjambi dhaaniilonga yo Global Fund Project Management Unit, olya holola kutya aawiliki yehangano ndika yopombanda ohaya kwata oondjambi odhindji unene okuyeleka naandhoka hadhi
readOmboma onene ya topithwa
18-07-2011
OPOLISI yokuhadha oomboma moshilongo omutenya gwEtitatu lyayi oya topitha nokuhanagula omboma onene momukunda Otunganga popepi nEenhana mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena.Omupolisi Omukuluntu
readOveta yomashina tayi talululwa
18-07-2011
OVETA ompe yokudhana omashina giimaliwa nuudhano wulwe wonkambadhala okumona oshimaliwa nomukalo gwelago, otayi talululwa. Omushangwathaneko gwoveta ndjika omupe otaku tiwa oguna omautho omape gakola.
readIita, Naigambo win Swakopmund Victory Race
18-07-2011
REINHOLD Iita and Beata Naigambo won the second leg of the Old Mutual Victory Races in Swakopmund on Saturday. Iita clocked one hour, four minutes and 23 seconds to win the men's race while Naigambo
readMancini defuses Wenger row
18-07-2011
LONDON – Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has moved to defuse his feud with Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger over his public pursuit of Gunners star Samir Nasri.Mancini enraged Wenger on Saturday
readMario Academy plans Pretoria tour
18-07-2011
THE Mario Nailenge Soccer Academy plans to tour to Pretoria, South Africa, from August 25 to September 4.According to academy owner Mario Nailenge, he intends to take four teams – under 13, 15, 17 and
readMembers of Parliament footy raises flood funds
18-07-2011
MEMBERS of Parliament raised N$25 000 in aid of flood victims through an exhibition football match played the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday.Parliamentarians in the National Assembly (NA), retired
readColumbia beats Namibia in playoff
18-07-2011
NAMIBIA lost its final playoff match 3-0 to Columbia at the FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships on Saturday.The defeat meant that the team finished the tournament in 14th position out of a field of
readMichalak helps Sharks devour Bulls
18-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Former France flyhalf Frederic Michalak contributed 20 points as the Sharks thumped the Blue Bulls 35-16 Saturday to start their Currie Cup title defence on a high.Michalak, who
readSamoa celebrates stunning upset win over Australia
18-07-2011
SYDNEY – The Samoans came to Australia aiming to gain some respect out of a tussle with the Wallabies and build confidence ahead of the World Cup.They walked out of Sydney’s Olympic Stadium with a
readChiefs’ Lebese sinks Spurs
18-07-2011
SUBSTITUTE George Lebese led a late surge to score an injury-time winner as Kaizer Chiefs beat English outfit Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the opener of the Vodacom Challenge at the Peter Mokaba Stadium
readUruguay ousts Argentina on penalties in Copa
18-07-2011
SANTA FE – Uruguay advanced to the semifinals of the Copa America with a penalty shootout victory over hosts Argentina on Saturday, with Carlos Tevez having his spotkick saved by goalkeeper Fernando
readBig Brother Amplified: Fab BBA prizes Up For grabs!
18-07-2011
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: ‘Nibbles’ and other trivia for fans
18-07-2011
IT turns out that Naija’s Karen didn’t coin the nickname ‘Nibbles’ for Zimbo pilot Wendall, as I wrote in an article last week.Apparently he got the name when playing football with his older brothers.
readBig Brother Amplified: ‘CSI Cry-ami!’
18-07-2011
SJOE, can’t believe that Big Brother Amplified has just about reached the ‘do or die’ stage! Though I’m tempted to say ‘do or cry’!!With last night’s evictions (too late for today’s paper) and one
readGaddafi defiant in face of rebel assault on Brega
18-07-2011
TRIPOLI – Fresh blasts rocked Tripoli yesterday after veteran Libyan leader Muammar Gaddfii vowed never to give in to mounting calls to go into exile despite a new offensive by rebels seeking to oust
readSA to deport 1 million Zimbabweans
18-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has set the stage for the mass deportation of more than one million Zimbabwean immigrants later this month in a move that could alter its status as the world’s largest
readSocialist International Africa to meet in City
18-07-2011
THE Swapo Party will host a two-day meeting of the Socialist International Africa committee in Windhoek on July 29 and 30. The meeting, which will be attended by a number of former liberation struggle
readShack fire claims another life
18-07-2011
In a space of three months, yet a another Lüderitz resident burnt to death when his corrugated iron shack caught fire early Friday morning. The incident occurred in the Area 7 informal settlement. In
readSADC Tribunal protocol unsigned
18-07-2011
SWAPO Party MP Calle Schlettwein said only five Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have signed the protocol on the SADC Tribunal, which is one of the reasons for the
readRössing workers still not happy
18-07-2011
EMPLOYEES of Rössing Uranium are unhappy that the company has allegedly not yet honoured its commitment to speedily find a solution for the labour unrest at the mine.Following a three-day illegal
readRDP calls for education overhaul
18-07-2011
NAMIBIA’S education system must be depoliticised and overhauled to be consistent with national development needs, according to the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) secretary for education and
readPolice take action on Herero Mall
18-07-2011
THE Namibian Police (Nampol) last weekend decided to close shebeens at one of the most popular places in Katutura, the Herero Mall.It was just a week after Ambrosius Kandjii, a Swapo councillor, was
readPohamba suffers light stroke
18-07-2011
SOURCES close to President Hifikepunye Pohamba have revealed that the President has suffered a light stroke, for which he was treated at a private hospital in Windhoek last week. The same sources said
readNew Start Centres leave a void
18-07-2011
THE Ministry of Health has stepped up efforts to fill the gap left by the closure some New Start Centres around the country by establishing Rapid Testing Sites at health facilities across the
readNafau speaks out on NovaNam subsidiary merger
18-07-2011
THE Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) have demanded that NovaNam recognise the recognition agreements it has with two of the fishing company’s subsidiaries and that it treat workers
readPG to decide on Clarke murder
18-07-2011
THE five men accused of murdering Windhoek resident Lesley Clarke in January made their fifth court appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura on Friday, where the case was once again
readMajiedt denied bail
18-07-2011
CORRUPTION accused Esmerelda Majiedt (46) reportedly collapsed in the dock when Magistrate Ruth Herunga refused her bail on Friday afternoon.Magistrate Herunga said bail was denied because of the
readLawyer seeks acquittal of rape suspect
18-07-2011
A LAWYER representing a suspect accused of raping a 12-year-old girl rejected the child’s testimony as “unsatisfactory” and requested his client’s acquittal during his closing arguments in
readKaras Community Radio back on air
18-07-2011
AFTER two weeks’ silence due to a damaged transmitter, Keetmanshoop-based Karas Community Radio (KRC) on Friday returned to the airwaves. Station manager, Anwar Thomas, told The Namibian that the
readWin! WIN! Win! An iPod Shuffle
18-07-2011
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
readHope after Hoaruseb pride is lost
18-07-2011
THE tragic and wasteful death of the last remaining pride of lions in the Hoaruseb could be the catalyst needed for change, Dr Philip Stander said last week. Speaking to The Namibian on Friday, the
readAttack on credibility in journalist assault trial
18-07-2011
THE trial of four businessmen being prosecuted over an alleged assault on a journalist in Windhoek early last year will only continue in January 2012.After two days of testimony in the Windhoek
read32 years in jail over killing of girlfriend
18-07-2011
A CONSTRUCTION company welder who has been convicted of murdering his pregnant former girlfriend at a shebeen in Windhoek almost three years ago was sent to prison for 32 years yesterday.Johannes
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