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77 Articles found on Tuesday, 5 July 2011
No arrests in ex-mayor violent attack case
05-07-2011
BY LATE yesterday afternoon, the men, who launched a violent attack on former Windhoek mayor Vivienne Graig and her husband on Friday, were still at large.This, despite a neighbour, Ettienne
readWorkers clamour for release of GIPF report
05-07-2011
THE Public Service Workers’ Committee intends seeking a mandate from “10 000 or more” members of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) to head to court and demand the release of the forensic
readDown and out
05-07-2011
Constable Junias and Superintendent Geiseb are approaching four hours overtime.Because of an understaffing problem on Friday night, they and dispatch officer Constable Elsa Kgo- betsi volunteered to
readPolice officer hit, killed at roadblock
05-07-2011
LUKAS Elifas (37) from Oikango village in Oshana Region, who is accused of having hit and killed a female Police officer Albertina Uugwanga with his taxi appeared in the Oshakati Magistrate Court
readSport Commission suspends Mogane
05-07-2011
THE Namibia Sport Commission on Friday suspended its Chief Administrator Rusten Mogane. Yesterday Mogane, who had been at the helm of the NSC since January 2005 confirmed his dismissal to The Namibian
readZuma pressures Nato on Libya
05-07-2011
SOCHI – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday hosted South Africa’s president and the Nato chief at meetings aimed at pressuring the Western alliance to push for a peace settlement in
readCredit lures back business, households
05-07-2011
NAMIBIANS seem to have woken up from their credit slumber in May with the annual growth rate of total private sector credit rising from 11,6 per cent in April to 12,6 per cent.“When compared to the
readSMSes for Tuesday 05 July 2011
05-07-2011
SMS Of The Day Valued workers *CUSTOMERS please respect retail workers. Many times I have come across people stressing at cashiers in shops. Those people are also human. It’s not because they don’t
readOtjomapenda Take Two: Hitler Retires
05-07-2011
THE Tjihero Brothers did it again and this time around we were entertained to a different complexion of things as the shoe was on another foot.Rodman Katjaimo of the NBC Otjiherero Radio had phoned me
readNotable Quotes
05-07-2011
WE need active patrolling. I know Windhoek has grown quite big, but we need the Police to be aware. What is it that will scare them? Only Police presence. – Former Windhoek mayor Vivienne Graig who,
readDon’t do what you love
05-07-2011
BOSTON – Making what you love into your actual work can inspire great dedication and a sense of meaning, but sometimes that passion can make you miserable, or worse, says Harvard Business Review.It’s
readMay vehicle sales down
05-07-2011
NEW passenger car sales slowed down slightly in May with 373 units sold compared to 378 the month before, IJG has reported in a data bulletin.“Spending by households on new passenger vehicles has
readZim bows to workers’ wage demands
05-07-2011
HARARE – The Zimbabwean government has partially met the demands of striking civil servants by offering a 50 per cent salary increase, workers’ representatives have said.Tendai Chikowore, the
readStiff cement competition from Zambia
05-07-2011
LUSAKA – Dangote, Nigeria’s largest cement maker, expects to start building a US$400 million plant in Zambia this month, Zambia’s commerce, trade and industry minister said yesterday.“We are expecting
readBotswana’s economy contracts in first quarter
05-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Botswana’s economy contracted 2,2 per cent in the first quarter compared to the previous three months due to lower mining output, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) said yesterday.The
readAfrican Bank: Unrest in north has hit growth
05-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The turmoil in North Africa is hampering economic growth across the continent but is also inspiring democratic change elsewhere, the chief economist of the Africa Development Bank said
readMeatco Farmers’ Liaison
05-07-2011
Meetings for 2011 October 17: Windhoek at 09:00 October 18: Otjiwarongo at 09:00 October 19: Tsumeb at 09:00 Auctions July 5: Swakara ram auction of Reinhold Schreiber and Raimar von Hase at Gibeon
readPope says ‘selfish’ food speculation causing hunger
05-07-2011
ROME – Pope Benedict has said financial trading based on “selfish attitudes” is spreading poverty and hunger and called for more regulation of food commodity markets to guarantee everyone’s right to
readLooking for winning weaners
05-07-2011
IT’S time for Agra’s weaner calf competitions again.These competitions aim to create an awareness of the ideal product that is in demand for use on natural grazing as well as in the feedlot. Producers
readAgri union warns against posionous groundwater
05-07-2011
THE Namibia Agriculture Union (NAU) has called on farmers to get their groundwater tested for high concentrations of nitrates, leading to the death of livestock.In the NAU’s latest newsletter, the
readGrowing interest in rangeland management
05-07-2011
THE 15th Namibian Rangeland Management Forum which will be held at the Waterberg Plateau Park from September 8 to 9. Attending will be scientists and researchers, commercial and communal farmers, NGO
readNorthern meat: just as good as the rest
05-07-2011
One of a series of short articles about the Rural Poverty Reduc- tion Programme (RPRP), which was funded by the European Union’s 9th Development Fund and coordinated by the National Planning
readLivestock, the life blood of Namibia’s agriculture
05-07-2011
CATTLE marketed last year boosted Namibia’s economy by N$630 million, stressing once more that beef production is the backbone of the local agricultural sector.Opening Agra’s public lecture series
readIn Brief
05-07-2011
Ten killed, 28 wounded in Iraq attacks BAGHDAD – Bomb and gun attacks across Iraq yesterday killed at least 10 people and wounded 28, many of them policemen and soldiers, security officials
readOtto von Habsburg dies at age 98
05-07-2011
BERLIN – Otto von Habsburg, the oldest son of Austria-Hungary’s last emperor and the longtime head of one of Europe’s most influential families, died yesterda, his spokeswoman said. He was 98.Habsburg
readChina bus crash kills 23, injures 29
05-07-2011
BEIJING – A speeding truck rear-ended a tourist bus stopped in a highway emergency lane, and the bus flipped and burst into flames, killing at least 23 people and injuring 29 in south China early
readThailand’s military accepts big election win
05-07-2011
BANGKOK – Thailand’s military eased concerns of renewed turmoil yesterday by accepting the sweeping electoral win of toppled ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s party, while his sister vowed to reconcile
readI’m not going to listen to this - Mladic
05-07-2011
THE HAGUE – Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic was removed from the UN war crimes court at The Hague yesterday after refusing to enter a plea and disrupting the judge’s attempts to read out
readYatatu ya pila mOkambashu mOshakati
05-07-2011
OMULUMENTU gwoomvula 26 lwaampoka Petrus Johannes gwomOshoopala mOshakati mOshitopolwa sha Shana yo nomuholike gwe meme Justina Johannes gwoomvula 25 lwaampoka, a li ha zi mOlukanda lwEemwandi
readMboka yiikuthile evi oya hwahwamekwa aniwa
05-07-2011
EWILIKO lyoShiwakopo olya lundile okansela yimwe yili mewiliko na yimwe yalimo nale kutya aniwa otadhi hwahwameke aantu opo yi ikuthile evi moshitopolwa sha DRCpondje yoshilando shoka.Inapa tumbulwa
readEgandjo lyiilonga ina li uvikwako nawa lela
05-07-2011
IILONGA mbyoka epangelo ta li ka gandja nokutulwa miilonga uule womimvo ndatu tadhi landula, yimwe ita yi ka pitila momukalo gwokutendela. Elalakano okwaa pititha mbika momweelo gwootendela opo yimwe
readHitman ependa moshipotha sheyugo mepandaanda
05-07-2011
OMUYUGI gwoondjato Lukas Shikongo okwa li nomupya momasiku 31 ga Juli omumvogu. Shikongo okwa ningi omupya oshoka ina vula oku kuthapo ondjato yoshihakanwa she oshoka konima yoku yuga ondjato ndjoka
readAaniilonga ya NAC ina ya panda
05-07-2011
AANIILONGA yehangano lyuupale woondhila lya Namibia[NAC] oya holola omadhiladhilo pambili metitano pokapale koondhila kopaigwana ka Hosea Kutako, ya hala okupewa iimaliwa yomagumbo noshowo ehangano li
readMinista yElongo okwa okwaa ninga sha ota ku kondjithwa
05-07-2011
MINISTA yElongoi, Abraham Iyambo okwa ti oye shi kutya eshongo olyo lini na olili peni. Okwa ti oyeshi shoka tashi longo noshowo shoka itaashi longo. Oye shi ishewe shoka shina okukalekwapo
readMeya Kathindi a thigipo iilonga mbyoka mOshakati
05-07-2011
MEYA gwO-shakati,okwa thigipo iilonga mbyoka, noshowo iilonga yuukansela welelo lyoshilando shoka pehulilo lya Juni. Ben Kuutumbeni Kathindi okwa zimo muumeya noshowo mewiliko lyOshakati ongo okansela
readOmukulumtu gwo IMF nale memanguluko
05-07-2011
OMUKULUNTU gwehangano lyIimaliwa lyopaigwana, Dominique Strauss Kahn okwa manguluka a kale ta ende mo New York kakele ina pitikwa oku ya pondje ya America. Emanguluko ndika okwe li pewa konima sho
readOspitikopa ya kwatwa molwuufuthi
05-07-2011
OMUPOLISI gwiilonga yomoondjila pOtjiwarongo okwa holokele mompangu poshilando shoka oshiwike sha yi, konima aniwa sho a kwatwa ayaka iipakete iyali yomalovu oku za meloli lyoondongelwa.Omuwiliki
readOmathaneko kombinga yoombelewa dhombepo moshilongo ashihe
05-07-2011
OPENA omathaneko oku indjipaleka nokunenepeka iitaasi yokutengeneka ombepo moshilongo. Omadhiladhilo ngaka oga etwa puuyelele kOminista Yopevi Yiilonga nIiyenditho, Chief Samuel Ankama pethimbo a
readOmuwiliki gwa NBC a pandulwa noodola 90 000
05-07-2011
AANIILONGA yehangano lyokutuma omawi mombepo lya Namibia[NBC] ota ya nyenyeta konima sho omuwiliki gwehangano lyawo, Albertus Aochamub aniwa pandulwa noku pewa oodola omayovi 90 000 molwa okulonga
readSamaritan saves Frans ‘Pac’ Paulus mission
05-07-2011
FOLLOWING the last minute withdrawal of a “big” sponsor on the eve of his epic adventure from Oshakati to Windhoek, “a good samaritan” yesterday rescued the mission of disabled athlete Frans 'Pac'
readLotto wins Cycling Championship double
05-07-2011
LOTTO Petrus won the double when he won both the Time Trial and Road Race categories at the National Cycling Championships over the weekend.The 23-year-old Petrus, who rides professionally for Team
readHaikali appeal postponed, again
05-07-2011
AXED Namibia Premier League CEO Mathew Haikali will have to wait at least another week for his appeal to be processed after the latest hearing failed to materialise on Friday. Haikali yesterday told
readNamibia Fistball League heats up
05-07-2011
THE next tournament in the 2011 Bank Windhoek Fistball League will take place on Saturday at the SKW Fistball fields in Olympia, Windhoek.Spectators can expect some hot action with teams vying for one
readFarrar wins 3rd Tour de France stage
05-07-2011
REDON - Tyler Farrar became the first American to win a Tour de France stage on July 4, dominating a sprint finish in the third leg as teammate Thor Hushovd of Norway kept the yellow jersey.The first
readAlgeria offer to replace Libya as 2013 Nations Cup hosts
05-07-2011
ALGIERS - Algeria have joined South Africa in officially declaring interest in hosting the 2013 African Nations Cup finals, which look increasingly likely to be moved from Libya due to the ongoing
readNamibia prepares for Inline World Championships
05-07-2011
DURING the past weekend’s Cazadores Inline Hockey Tournament players from the Namibia National Open Team demonstrated the results of six months of preparation for the upcoming FIRS World Inline Hockey
readCancer road race launched
05-07-2011
SPAR Supermarket Namibia, in conjunction with the Quinton-Steele Botes Cancer Trust Fund, on Monday launched the second Spar Namibia five and 10 kilometres races, which aim to create awareness about
readNamibia prepares for Inline World Championships
05-07-2011
DURING the past weekend’s Cazadores Inline Hockey Tournament players from the Namibia National Open Team demonstrated the results of six months of preparation for the upcoming FIRS World Inline Hockey
readFootball Results
05-07-2011
Monday, July 4 Fifa U/17 World Cup Japan 2 - 3 Brazil Sunday, July 3 Copa America Paraguay 0 - 0 Ecuador Brazil 0 - 0 Venezuela Fifa Women’s World Cup Brazil 3 - 0 Norway Australia 3 - 2 Equatorial
readMarta lifts Brazil, Matildas keep chase for quarterfinals
05-07-2011
BOCHUM - Star forward Marta inspired Brazil to a 3-0 victory over Norway to reach the quarter-finals of the women’s World Cup as Australia stayed in the hunt with a 3-2 win over Equatorial Guinea
readCopa America off to cold start in Argentina
05-07-2011
BUENOS AIRES – The Copa America is off to a cold start, matching Argentina’s winter weather.Tournament co-favourites Brazil and Argentina made stuttering starts against probably the two weakest teams
readNovak Djokovic tastes victory at Wimbledon
05-07-2011
WIMBLEDON – Kneeling down on Centre Court moments after becoming the Wimbledon champion for the first time, Novak Djokovic wanted to really taste victory.Djokovic won his third Grand Slam singles
readBig Brother Amplified: Amplified Winners!
05-07-2011
The two winners of last week’s BBA competition are:* Nghiyalwa Alfeus, who won a BBA hoodie and a Namibian goodie bag * Ninja Tjaveonja, who won a BBA T- shirt and a Namibian goodie gag
readBig Brother Amplified: If you can’t get enough of BBA … check out Big Brother VIP!
05-07-2011
If you’re looking for exclusive Big Brother videos, you can hook yourself up with a VIP membership now.Pay a once-off fee of R70, valid for the duration of the show, and get access to web exclusive
readBig Brother Amplified: Fab BBA prizes and N$250 up for grabs!
05-07-2011
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 anwer! Three lucky readers stand a chance of winning one of three
readBig Brother Amplified: Not Strapped For Comment
05-07-2011
A selection of some of the messages from the SMS ticker tape that runs across the bottom of the BBA Amplified TV screen: * Alex has no respect for Luclay! * Where is Luclay – lost in de crowd. * Is
readBig Brother Amplified: How housemates nominated
05-07-2011
Alex: Zeus + Karen Bernadina: Miss P + Kim Hanni: Alex + Miss P Karen: Herself Kim: Wendall +Bernadina Lomwe: Weza + Sharon O Luclay: Bernadina + Miss P Millicent: Kim + Alex Mumba: Miss P + Karen
readBig Brother Amplified: What’s Biggie’s Big Plan?!
05-07-2011
IT was back to reality for housemates yesterday! Yip, the first nominations since the two houses – Heads and Tails – merged.Depending on how many housemates Biggie wants evicted this week, seems our
readBomb is a bell at Ugandan school
05-07-2011
ADDIS ABABA/KAMPALA – Students at a Ugandan school might not always have been happy to hear the sound of their school bell, but it turns out the alternative could have been much worse.A group that
readBritain pledges food for Ethiopians hit by famine
05-07-2011
LONDON – Britain on Sunday pledged N$254-million in food aid to Ethiopia after the United Nations warned many countries in the Horn of Africa were facing famine following the “worst drought in 60
readTeacher claims suicide pact
05-07-2011
RETIRED teacher David de Jay told his church pastor at Keetmanshoop that the fatal stabbing of his wife in early 2009 was part of a suicide pact that was supposed to end with him gassing himself, it
readRetrial starts on 2002 murder
05-07-2011
ALMOST nine years after the event, and three years after the start of their first trial in the High Court in Windhoek, the two men accused of killing an elderly goldsmith during a robbery at Okahandja
readQuestions over Keetmans/Old Mutual land deal
05-07-2011
KEETMANSHOOP councillor, Fiina Elago, has raised questions about N$1,6 million land deal agreement recently reached between the local council and Old Mutual. In mid-June, council agreed to sell
readPolytechic averts strike
05-07-2011
THE Polytechnic of Namibia (PoN) narrowly avoided a strike which would have started on the same day that it began with student registration for the second semester.PoN staff were due to go on strike
readOn the heels of the City Police on pay-day Friday
05-07-2011
Alcohol abuse and violence was the order of the night during a trip with City Police officers on a Friday night. Shebeens, which have mushroomed everywhere in Katutura and surrounding informal
readIrregularities alleged at Kalkveld school
05-07-2011
ACCUSATIONS and counter-accusations flew last week after the Anti-Corruption Commission was tipped off about an alleged corrupt appointment of a hostel matron in Kalkveld.Last week a letter from staff
readGender-based violence fight taken to schools
05-07-2011
A tri-partite agreement with the Women for Development (WAD), Unam and the Ministry of Education will introduce a training and awareness creation programme towards the prevention of gender-based
readPoints of consensus reached at education conference
05-07-2011
WITH strong emphasis on do-able outcomes for the national education conference, a slew of recommendations were reached. • To ensure innovative and accountable leadership, performance contracts would
readDouble farm murder appeal bid fails
05-07-2011
A FORMER farmworker convicted of murdering a father and son at a farm near Maltahöhe almost ten years ago has failed at the first hurdle in his attempt to appeal to the Supreme Court against his
readCrash hot spot needs urgent action
05-07-2011
A GOVERNMENT official is said to have disappeared from a car accident scene, shortly after he crashed a State-owned mini bus into a restaurant gate. According to the Kubata Lodge and Restaurant owner,
readMan cycling 80 000km rides through Swakopmund
05-07-2011
AN Englishman aiming to cycle the length of six continents (about 80 000 km), rode through Swakopmund about two weeks ago.Steve Fabes, a doctor from London, started the journey in January 2009. Not
read‘Piano Man’ to play in Swakopmund
05-07-2011
CHARL du Plessis has been described by the South African press as a “pianist with x-factor” and “cult pianist with unique abilities as an entertainer”.In a statement from Du Plessis, it states he is
readBig social project in DRC still really little
05-07-2011
THE DRC Development Foundation in Swakopmund, which was launched in 2009, with big plans to become a centre for education, health and social support, is still struggling.One of the major problems,
readMother suspected of exploiting children
05-07-2011
A SWAKOPMUND mother is suspected of using her and other people’s children to beg for money under false pretenses.The children, aged between eight and ten, would stand at supermarkets and approach
readFormer orphan to study medicine in the US
05-07-2011
TOIVO Thomas (20) did not have a good start in life, but now the former orphan is going to study medicine in the United States.He was born in Arandis to a young mother (only 18) and later, when he was
readN$15 million facelift for Swakop roads
05-07-2011
SWAKOPMUND’S road construction programme is in full swing, and municipal engineers are working hard to make every cent of the N$15 million allocated for the project count by December.The doubling and
readSwakop’s new pool misses June deadline
05-07-2011
CONSTRUCTION of Swakopmund’s new public swimming pool was supposed to be completed by “no later than June 30 2011” (last week Thursday), according to the official agreement between the municipality
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