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80 Articles found on Friday, 29 July 2011
TOO MUCH
29-07-2011
A woman fainted inside the municipality’s pay hall and was carried outside by the City Police. After the paramedics arrived they suggested that the doors be opened to let in fresh air, but this fell
readCity goes to court
29-07-2011
THE dispute between the City of Windhoek and Namibia Electronic Payment Terminals (NEPT) is set to head to court today, after the City of Windhoek filed an urgent application against the company in
readChaos, queues and anger
29-07-2011
THE City of Windhoek’s decision to abruptly pull the plug on vendors selling pre-paid electricity plunged the city into chaos yesterday. Consumers were enraged that the City had failed to warn them in
readCity in crisis
29-07-2011
MOBIPAY is the frontrunner in the lucrative pre-paid electricity super-vendor contract of the Windhoek Municipality.Although the City had a contract with Namibia Electronic Payment Terminals (NEPT),
readTinashe arrives for Smokey fight
29-07-2011
ZIMBABWE’s Tinashe Mwadziwana arrived in Windhoek yesterday ahead of tomorrow’s challenge for the World Boxing Association Africa flyweight title against holder Joseph ‘Smokey’ Hilongwa. Fight
readNew Ben Ali trial begins in Tunisia
29-07-2011
TUNIS – Tunisia’s exiled former leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and two allies went on trial in absentia yesterday on corruption and property fraud charges, the latest in a series of cases against the
readCentral house prices ‘worryingly high’
29-07-2011
HOUSE prices in central Namibia have been on a “worryingly high price escalation cycle” since last July and the trend could continue for most of 2011, FNB Namibia has concluded in its latest House
readSloppy Windhoek Should Be Preening Itself For The Future
29-07-2011
I WENT last Friday to see ‘Trois fois 20 ans’ whose English title is ‘Late Bloomers’ by Julie Vagras with William Hurt and Isabella Rossellini in the lead roles.I entered the theatre, not knowing what
readRid The Capital Of Incompetent Leaders
29-07-2011
AN utter disgrace! This is probably the most polite way of describing the actions of the Windhoek municipality around the pre-paid electricity crisis this week.Among other poignant examples, an
readThe Irony Of African Politics
29-07-2011
I’M currently at Orumana Combined School where I have been visiting a friend. It is one of the best run schools in the Kunene Region judging by the discipline among learners, cleanliness of the
readNam Flava ‘Till I Die
29-07-2011
O heading ‘Ten Reasons why I’m not going to emigrate’. Even though it would probably not stand up to the academic scrutiny of one Alfredo Hengari, I still haven’t changed my mind.But when the eloquent
readOf Rights And HIV Status
29-07-2011
BENEFICIARIES of Lironga Eparu – Namibia’s biggest organisation of people living with HIV and AIDS – are struggling to make ends meet after funding was withdrawn due to alleged mismanagement while
readPolitical Perspective
29-07-2011
THE fact that our Foreign Minister has been on a visiting spree abroad, doesn’t necessarily mean we have a foreign policy worth writing about. Ditto all the other trips that many of our Ministers and
readAlcohol Misuse
29-07-2011
MANY Namibians enjoy a drink. But many people go beyond a drink. It is a great concern that Namibians are misusing alcohol. I as a member of the Stand Up Movement am very much concerned about the
readThe Best Alternative To Mother’s Milk
29-07-2011
IT WAS with sadness that we read, in the issue of 16 June 2011, of the experience of baby Pejamena Bessa and the valiant attempts of her grandmother, Magdalena Bessa, to care for her tiny
readWhy Is Herero Mall Singled Out?
29-07-2011
IT SEEMS there is a huge fight between different stakeholders regarding the precious Herero Mall in Katutura.Given the fact that the City of Windhoek has preliminarily allowed the vendors at the mall
readDangers of Prosperity Gospel
29-07-2011
THANK you very much for the opportunity to personally air my views and expression on the most dangerous prosperity gospel that is taking many believers in Jesus Christ to the pit of hell and
readPublicise Job Interview Results
29-07-2011
IT IS for some time that we (the public), in general, talk about corruption and it seems as if there are individuals who are immune from rebuke or prosecution. Therefore, I wanted to share an idea
readTwo Years And Still Waiting For A Vat Refund
29-07-2011
I FEEL it necessary to submit this article to your newspaper in order to issue a warning to anyone who may be subjected to similar treatment as well as bringing this miscarriage of justice to the
readOn World Class Aspirations
29-07-2011
EVERYBODY who wants to advertise his interests or business pays good money for the advertisement. But stop – there is one special person who doesn’t only get it for free – he is actually being paid
readOn Jerry Ekandjo
29-07-2011
WE read a pure horror story on page six of the ‘The Namibian’s Friday edition 15, 2011. A story about how the minister and ‘wanna-be’ future president, Jerry Ekandjo, understands his and other MPs’
readWill They Employ The Same People?
29-07-2011
ON FRIDAY evening as I was eating porridge without fat and sugar, and reading that day’s newspaper (The Namibian, 08 July 2011) I came across the article on page 7. The census will be conducted by 81
readMore Equal Than Others?
29-07-2011
I AM Immanuel Haihambo, a Namibian student in Cuba.I want to hear from the Ministry of Education what the different is between students who are studying engineering and those doing medicine. The
readOn Seals And Man
29-07-2011
AGAIN, we face the actions of so-called animal lovers. It is funny that in today’s life, animals obviously matter more than human beings do, much more. This picture unfolds if one reads papers
readUse Sports For Socio-Economic Growth
29-07-2011
ALLOW me space in your esteemed paper to share my views and give my suggestions on the many ways we (as individuals), the private sector and the government can exploit sport to decrease the high rates
readPull Up The Socks
29-07-2011
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes” Macbeth Act 4, scene1. 44-49 WAL-MART is coming, the end is nigh, the sky is falling... No it’s not.As an American, I have a lifetime
readNotable Quotes
29-07-2011
NAMPA’S overspending was one of the pitfalls of practical life and that one walks to reach your destination only to realise when you reach the end, you have no change in your pockets. – Information
readSMSes for Friday 29 July 2011
29-07-2011
SMS Of The Day *IT’S high time to call a spade a spade. I'm sick of working hard to ensure my learners have a bright future while my colleagues are absent or come unprepared yet eagerly await their
readAir traffic up, but fuel price a threat
29-07-2011
GENEVA – Air passenger traffic rose 4,4 percent in June compared to a year ago, but rising fuel costs hit earnings, industry association IATA said yesterday.“What is clear is that the rising jet fuel
readThousands lose jobs in banking industry
29-07-2011
HONG KONG – Europe’s biggest bank, HSBC, and Swiss bank Credit Suisse are cutting about 12 000 jobs.HSBC Plc is close to announcing that it will cut close to 10 000 jobs as a cost-cutting measure, Sky
readSA fuel strike finally over
29-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG –The strike in the fuel sector is over, South African trade union Solidarity said yesterday.“Yes, the agreement was signed today,” said deputy general secretary Dirk Hermann. Workers
readZimbabwe’s currency short-changed
29-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The Zimbabwean government will continue using the multiple-currency system while addressing problems related to the shortage of change and small denominations, Zimbabwe’s Herald online
readThree ways to build confidence
29-07-2011
VERY few people succeed in business without a degree of confidence, but no-one is immune to bouts of insecurity, says Harvard Business Review.Few people succeed in business without self-assurance. But
readRussia has no plans to react to US crisis
29-07-2011
MOSCOW – Russia has no plans to make rapid changes to its huge foreign currency reserves in the near future, central bank officials said yesterday, as investors worried over its possible reaction to a
readInvestec ups profits in tough times
29-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Investment bank and asset manager Investec said first-quarter profit was marginally higher, as it battled tougher-than-expected economic conditions and weak debt and equity
readUS economy grows at slower pace in past two months
29-07-2011
WASHINGTON – The US Federal Reserve has said growth in the world’s biggest economy has slowed in the past seven weeks.“Economic activity continued to grow; however the pace has moderated” in many
readSA’s Chief Justice turns down extended term
29-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – President Jacob Zuma had acted in terms of the law in extending the term of office of Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo, his spokesman Mac Maharaj said yesterday.“Comments that he acted
readUS woman faces trial over fake testicles
29-07-2011
CHARLESTON – The police chief of a small South Carolina town will ask a jury to decide if a woman broke the state’s obscenity laws by driving a pickup truck with plastic testicles hanging from the
readPolice to interrogate Breivik again
29-07-2011
OSLO – Norwegian police said yesterday they will again interrogate the suspect in last week’s bombing and shooting massacre that killed at least 76 people and left the country reeling.Police attorney
readOkomitiye yOmauyelele ya talelepo moNooli
29-07-2011
OKOMITIYE yOshigongi shOpashigwana yi na sha nOmauyelele nOmakwatakanithokumwe gopaunongononi ndjoka ya thikama mIilyo yoshigongi shOpashigwana ngashi Lucia Witbooi gwOswapo, Katuutire Kaura (DTA),
readIilonga yOlutenda lwa Shikango ya tameka ishewe
29-07-2011
PETHIMBO ta egulula iipindi pEenhana mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena Etitatu oshiwike shika, Omuperesidende Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa tseyitha kutya iilonga yetungo lyolutenda pokati kOndangwa nOshikango oya
readAadhani yo Gymnastika mOmbaye
29-07-2011
OSHEENDO shaadhani yogymnastika shaza koNdowishi osha thikile mOmbaye omaandaha, okwiidheulila poKluba yogymnastika poshilando shoka. Osheendo sha thikama maadhan 19 naanambelewa yatatu otashi
readTaya thindikile kuku Nuumbembe
29-07-2011
KUKU Helena Nepala Nuumbembe (96) gwomwEndjeno kwali mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Musati ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe mOshakati meti 15 July 2011 okwa fumvikwa pomukunda gwawo Endjeno mOlyomakaya ga
readAaniilonga yopofabulika ya Tunacor Fisheries ya tilitha okuninga ekanka
29-07-2011
AANIILONGA omathele pofabulika yoohi ya Tunacor Fisheries oya tilitha kutya ota ya ka ninga ekanka etitano ndika konima yendopo moonkundathana dhoondjambi.Ekanka lya tumbulwa olya tegelelwa li ka
readAaniimwandi taya kongo eyambidhidho lyegongalo
29-07-2011
IILYO yEgongalo lya ELCIN pOniimwandi mUukwaambi (moshitopolwa sha Shana)mboka haya longele mOvenduka ota ya longo nuudhiginini okukondjela egongalo lyawo momalalakano galyo, ndyoka lina ogendji. Opo
readErkki Tauya ya pumbwa ekwatho
29-07-2011
OSIKOLA yedhina Erkki Tauya Junior Secondary School popepi nOnakayale mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati oya pumbwa ekwatho molwashoka oongulu dhayo dhenongelo dhimwe odha pumbwa okuwapekululwa
readYa monika ondjo medhipago lyoyendji
29-07-2011
AAMATI aamwayinathana, yaandja Beukes, Sylvester na Gavin oya monika ondjo kOmpangu Yopombanda metitatu momatamaneko agehe ngoka ya li taya tamanekelwa. Omutamanekwa pamwe nayo nomukalimo gwaVenduka,
readMuni gwa Venduka ina tseyithila aantu kuyele
29-07-2011
AALONGITHI yolusheno ndoka halu futwa manga inaalu longithwa nenge olusheno lwokakalata yomoVenduka oya geyela ewiliko lyoshilando sho lya mweneke okulanditha olusheno okupitila moongeshefa dhilwe
readHarry Simon secures Serbian showdown
29-07-2011
HARRY Simon will face a Serbian opponent for the vacant World Boxing Federation light heavyweight title on September 30.Without revealing the fighter’s identity, Onkugo Promotions’ Knowledge Ipinge
readAll Africa Games team announced
29-07-2011
THE Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the All Africa Games (AAG) on Wednesday announced the team to represent Namibia at the Games that will be held in Maputo, Mozambique from September 3 to 18.A
readSelected Sport Highlights
29-07-2011
Friday, July 29 Athletics Samsung Diamond League 19h00 on SS2 LIVE Samsung Diamond Leagu 19h00 on SH2 LIVE Cricket England Cricket - Npower Test Match, England v India 2nd Test Day 1 – 10h45 on SS2
readBolt seeks first Stockholm win
29-07-2011
STOCKHOLM – Jamaica’s Usain Bolt will be doing his all to make it third time lucky when he races the 200 metres at the Diamond League meet in Stockholm today having lost on his previous two outings in
readPlayers called to try for Sevens
29-07-2011
THE Namibia Rugby Union (NRU)’s acting Chief Executive Officer Christo Alexander has called on rugby teams to submit the names of players who will attend the Sevens’ trials next Wednesday.Contacted by
readBank Windhoek Golf day drives for welfare
29-07-2011
THE 11th Bank Windhoek Golf Day in aid of welfare will take place on September 2 at the Windhoek Golf Club. For this year’s event, the organisers plan to raise a record amount for welfare
readWomen’s Super League to kick off
29-07-2011
THE Namibia Football Association’s Women’s Super League (WSL) will start tomorrow at the Windhoek College of Education.After two years of inactivity, the league will kick off with six teams making up
readGuerdwich Montimere sentenced to prison
29-07-2011
A FORMER star athlete who posed as a teenager and subsequently played high school basketball in West Texas was sentenced to three years in prison after reaching a plea deal, a prosecutor said
readDan Carter returns for South Africa clash
29-07-2011
WELLINGTON – Flyhalf Dan Carter has been named in New Zealand’s starting lineup for tomorrow’s Tri-Nations test against South Africa in one of four changes to the team which beat Fiji 60-14 a week
readBrave Warriors B win again in Ghana
29-07-2011
THE Brave Warriors B side that is currently on a training camp in Ghana won their match against Mighty Jets 2-1 on Wednesday.The Namibians, with Papi Kavezembi scoring an own goal in the 30th minute,
readBig Brother Amplified: Vote for your favourite
29-07-2011
To vote by SMS, text the word VOTE followed by the housemate’s name to 15626. The cost is N$3 (per text).You can vote 100 times by SMS per mobile number during the voting period, which ends at
readBig Brother Amplified: Biggest Party In Africa!
29-07-2011
BIGGIE is promising fans “the biggest party in Africa” with a star-studded African line-up for the Big Brother Amplified final.The two-hour show will include performances by the likes of the
readBig Brother Amplified: ‘Make One Of Them Pretty!’
29-07-2011
It’s all happening! After a slow week in the house someone’s pressed the Amplified button.Yip, the stage is set, the forces are gathering, the stars are aligning … but Gbam, it’s not going down in the
readIn Brief
29-07-2011
Swaziland sees thousands protest for 2nd day MBABANE – Thousands of people are participating in a second day of demonstrations in the small kingdom of Swaziland over the king’s handling of an
readAU forces kill 6 to protect Somali relief effort
29-07-2011
MOGADISHU – African Union forces killed six people yesterday in an offensive aimed at protecting famine relief efforts from attacks by al Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia’s capital, officials said.At
readTransNamib wants to discipline Natau president
29-07-2011
THE TransNamib board has instructed management to institute disciplinary charges against Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union (Natau) president Dawid Tjombe, presumably over a public spat
readThird veteran gets a house
29-07-2011
ELISABETH Shivolo is the third war veteran to receive a house from the Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs this year. The housing programme for identified veterans provides housing to ensure that veterans
readTender Board grants Intaka oxygen lifeline
29-07-2011
THE Tender Board has granted Intaka Technology Namibia an extension to supply State hospitals with medical oxygen for another three months.A spokesperson for the Tender Board said yesterday that the
readSiamese twins die during delivery
29-07-2011
TWIN boys conjoined from the chest to the abdomen died during birth at the Keetmanshoop State Hospital yesterday morning. The conjoined twins were born to a 21 year-old Grunau resident, Emelda
readSchiefer to wait longer for ‘confession’ ruling
29-07-2011
A RULING that could end up determining the outcome of the trial of youthful double murder suspect Romeo Schiefer was postponed for two weeks in the High Court in Windhoek on Wednesday.Judge Naomi
readPublic accounts watchdog furious about ‘no show’
29-07-2011
THE parliamentary watchdog on public accounts yesterday threatened to get court orders against the management of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) who neglect to show up for scheduled public
readPolice investigate rape of toddler
29-07-2011
POLICE at Aussenkehr in the South are searching for a person who allegedly raped a three-year-old girl.Karas Police Commissioner Josephat Abel said the rape happened Wednesday morning at a home
readWin! WIN! Win! An iPod Shuffle
29-07-2011
AS the countdown to choosing Miss Namibia 2011 gathers pace, 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
readKatima’s Matengu hits out at Nawa
29-07-2011
CHAIRPERSON of the Katima Mulilo Town Council management committee Charles Matengu dismissed statements made by the town’s embattled finance chief Charles Nawa.Nawa told The Namibian on Friday that
readHigh farm prices under scrutiny
29-07-2011
PRELIMINARY information from a study still underway points to an exponential increase in commercial farm prices, with prices having shot up by 33,1 per cent from 2001 to this year, after a gradual
readGovernment evicts two employees
29-07-2011
A NUMBER of Government officials employed in the Ministry of Local Government were left facing an uncertain future yesterday as they were evicted from properties owned by their employer.Two families
readGovernment recognises /Hai-/Khaua leader
29-07-2011
GOVERNMENT has recognised the chieftainship of /Hai-/Khaua leader Johannes Isaak. Isaak will be inaugurated as chief of the /Hai-/Khaua tribe at Berseba tomorrow during a ceremony expected to be
readFour arrested for yellow blesbok hunt
29-07-2011
FOUR men got N$1 000 bail on a charge of illegal hunting of a rare and expensive yellow blesbok ram on their neighbour’s farm at Driedoring between Kalkrand and Mariental. The owner of Driedoring,
readFarm massacre trial to continue in November
29-07-2011
THE last evidence and arguments before the sentencing of the men convicted in the Kareeboomvloer farm massacre trial are expected to be heard in early November.Brothers Sylvester and Gavin Beukes
readAnother Rössing strike imminent
29-07-2011
ANOTHER strike at the uranium giant Rössing Uranium now seems imminent. This came after the Mineworkers’ Union of Namibia (MUN) declared a second dispute with the company’s management yesterday.The
readWho Will Win Big Brother AMPLIFIED
29-07-2011
WITH Big Brother AMPLIFIED ending this Sunday, The Weekender caught up with a few of Namibia’s previous BBA housemates to find out who they think will take home the cash and what they thought of the
readAmy came and conquered
29-07-2011
International and local reactions on Amy Winehouse’s death ARTISTS the world over this week paid tribute to British soul-jazz singer Amy Winehouse who was found dead in her London flat on Saturday. A
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