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69 Articles found on Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Political parties object to ECN candidates
06-07-2011
OBJECTIONS were raised against two incumbent commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) during the interviewing process that ended yesterday. The secretary general of the Rally for
readMVA asks for bailout
06-07-2011
THE Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF) has approached Government for an immediate bailout of between N$50 million and N$100 million.Jerry Muadinohamba, the Fund’s chief executive officer (CEO),
readNowhere to hide
06-07-2011
Members of the City Police and municipality’s parks division are clearing the bush behind the houses in Olof Palme Street, Eros Park. Criminals hide in the dense bush to watch houses or when they are
readACC probes Tender Board staff for fraud
06-07-2011
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating tender fraud allegedly involving personnel of the Tender Board in the Ministry of Finance. Erna van der Merwe of the ACC said the commission
readTop cop wins case over tribalism row
06-07-2011
THE Commanding Officer of the Namibian Police’s VIP Protection Directorate, Commissioner Christoph Nakanyala, yesterday won the case in which he was trying to prevent being removed from his post and
readMogane suspended for fraud
06-07-2011
CHIEF administrator Rusten Mogane was suspended from the Namibia Sport Commission because of alleged fraudulent irregularities surrounding his pension contributions, NSC vice president Ben Naobeb said
readSecurity Council to talk to Syria’s nukes
06-07-2011
VIENNA – The UN Security Council plans to meet in closed session next week to discuss what to do about Syria’s refusal to cooperate with an investigation of its alleged secret nuclear activities,
readNamibia and Angola recommit to stronger trade
06-07-2011
LUANDA – Namibia and Angola’s ministers responsible for trade and commerce have agreed to revive the joint committee which was set up a few years ago to facilitate trade relations between the two
readSMSes for Wednesday 06 July 2011
06-07-2011
SMS Of The Day *I FAIL to understand why we are warned of penalties for late tax returns, but some of us are waiting more than a year for 2010 returns to be finalised! Food for Thought *ELECTRICITY
readChasing the dots ...Learning And Lunacy
06-07-2011
SO the national education conference is over, the N$7m of basic costs plus, I estimate another N$14m of accommodation and associated costs for the 1 400 delegates is spent – but why in term time? So
readNotable Quotes
06-07-2011
Trustees have a special responsibility to protect the interest of members and not borrowers from such pension funds they to exercise fiduciary duties on. We are convinced that this will send a clear
readEffective e-mail introductions
06-07-2011
Helping people make meaningful connections is a worthwhile task.But you need to consider the time and best interests of those you are connecting. If you’ve decided that the introduction is a win-win
readKudu development scheduled for 2012
06-07-2011
TULLOW Oil and its Russian and Japanese partners expect to agree on natural-gas sales from Namibia’s Kudu field this year, allowing project development to start in 2012.“We’ve been making good
readMutorwa calls for communal action on challenges
06-07-2011
NAMIBIA is trying to improve the quality of livestock in restricted areas to do away with the Red Line, Agriculture, Water and Forestry Minister John Mutorwa has said.Mutorwa was speaking during the
readFirst day in office for new IMF chief
06-07-2011
WASHINGTON – Former French finance minister Christine Lagarde took up her post as the new head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday, after countryman Dominique Strauss-Kahn quit in May
readAfricans try to enforce taxes for multinationals in three countries
06-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Tax authorities say three African countries are now working together to prevent multinational companies from avoiding taxes and depriving their countries of money that could be used to
readPetroSA teams up with Korea
06-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Oil company PetroSA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC), it said yesterday.“The MoU will ensure the two companies co-operate in
readParagon turns sights on oil, gas
06-07-2011
PANCONTINENTAL Oil & Gas, with local company Paragon Holdings as minority shareholder, has been granted a petroleum exploration licence for three blocks in the Walvis Basin offshore northern
readTanzania to mine uranium in game reserve
06-07-2011
DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzania will begin uranium mining in its southern Selous Game Reserve, Africa’s second-largest wildlife sanctuary and a Unesco heritage site, the energy minister said
readUN calls for greener food production to feed world
06-07-2011
GENEVA – The United Nations says world food production must increase by up to 100 per cent by 2050 and focus on greener methods to sustain an expected nine billion population.The UN’s annual World
readAfrica can gain from pricier Chinese labour
06-07-2011
MALABO – Rising labour costs will push over 80 million Chinese jobs in light manufacturing abroad over the next three to five years, with African nations well placed to lure many of them their way,
readIn Brief
06-07-2011
Syrian forces kill 3 in Hama AMMAN – Syrian forces killed three civilians in the city of Hama on Monday as tanks amassed at its entrances and inhabitants blocked streets to prevent a possible
readRuling coming in Belarus president journalist’s insult trial
06-07-2011
GRODNO, Belarus – The lawyer for a journalist for a top Polish newspaper charged with insulting the authoritarian Belarusian president says he was beaten by officers before being brought into a closed
readLebanon indictments unleash claims of betrayal
06-07-2011
BEIRUT – The son of assassinated Prime Minister Rafik Hariri accused Lebanon’s new premier of bowing to pressure from Hezbollah, which is refusing to turn over four members indicted by a UN-backed
readUS to ‘drop charges’ against Strauss-Kahn
06-07-2011
WASHINGTON – US prosecutors will drop sexual assault charges against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn at his next court appearance in two weeks, or earlier, because of doubts about the credibility
readBaghdad attack kills 25 people
06-07-2011
BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say a combined car bomb and roadside bombing has killed at least 25 people and wounded 30 in a town north of Baghdad.Two police officers say insurgents first detonated a
readOshipotha sha tamekululwa
06-07-2011
AAFEKELWA medhipago lyomuhambudhi gwomalyenge pOkahandja mboka ya kala oomvula omugoyi mondholongo ota ya pulakenwa ishewe oku za petameko.Aatamanekwa mbaka ota ya pulakenwa oshoka omupanguli ngoka a
readKomufala guudhano a tulwa pevi
06-07-2011
OKOMMISSI Yomaudhano ya Namibia oya tula omuwiliki gwawo pevi metitano lyayi. Rusten Mogane okwa koleke shika. Nonando kape shiwike kutya okwa tulilwa shike pevi, Mogane otadhiladhila kutya okwa tulwa
readEindilo opo etokolo li talululwe lya ndopa
06-07-2011
OMUNIILONGA nale mofaalama ngoka a monika ondjo medhipago lyomusamane nomwana pofaalama yi li popepi noMaltahohe konyala omimvo omulongo dha piti okwa ndopa okwiitaalitha Ompangu Onene yoshilongo yi
readEthigathano melanditho lyosamende okuza koZambia
06-07-2011
EHANGANO lya Nigeria lyoku longa osamende, Dangote olya tegelelwa li ka tameke okutunga ofabulika yoku longa osamende yongushu yoodola dhAmerica oomiliona 400 omwedhi nguka. Pahapu dhominista yiipindi
readElanditho lyiiyenditho pevi mu Mai
06-07-2011
ELANDITHO lyiiyenditho iipe yaafaalelwa olya gu pevi momwedhi gwa May nuumvo. Iihauto ashike yithike pomathele 373 ya landwa kaalandi omwedhi ngoka okuyeleka niihauto yomwaalu omathele 378 mbyoka ya
readAaniilonga ta ya pula omushangwa gwa GIPF mbala
06-07-2011
OKANGUNDU kaaniilonga yomepangelo ota ka ka pula uuthemba okuza kiilyo yoshiketha shoopenzela dhepangelo yeli 10 000 opo kaye kOhofa. Okangundu haka okahala oku ya ko hofa opo ke yi indile yi gandje
readEkondjitho lyomahepeko ta li longwa moosikola dhooseko
06-07-2011
OPWA ningwa euvathano lyoongundu ndatu pokati kehangano lyomapendulepo lyoomeme [Women Action for Devolopment][WAD], Unam nUuministeli Welongo. Euvathano ndika lya tulwapo okweetapo edheulo
readOmufekelwa a holoka mOmpangu
06-07-2011
OMULUMENTU gwomvula 37 gwokomukunda Oikango mOshana ngoka taku tiwa kutya a puma nokudhipaga Omupolisi gwomukiintu pObloka yopOshiko ongula onene yOsoondaha ya zi ko ndele ta kwatwa po kOpolisi
readAaponokeli ya Graig McLaren ina ya kwatwa natango nonando opena aafekelwa yamwe
06-07-2011
SIGO omaandaha komatango opolisi oya li inaa yi kwata natango nando omufekelwa gumwe moshiningwanima shoka. Uusiku wetitano lya yi ,Meya nale gwoshilando sha Venduka, Viviene Graig nomulume oya li ya
readZimbabwe a gandja egwedhelo kaaniilonga ye
06-07-2011
EPANGELO lya Zimbabwe olya zimine ombinga oku gandja oondjambi dha gwedhelwa kaaniilonga mboka ya li mekanka omolwa oondjambi. Epangelo lya Zimbabwe olya itaale oku gwedhela aaniilonga yepangelo
readECN a kundathana nookomufala aape
06-07-2011
AAINDILI yuukomufala woKommissi Yomahogololo ya Namibia omulongo 15 oya konakonwa moVenduka.Oya konakonwa opo mu ze yatano mboka ta ya udhitha omahala gatano gookomufala moKommissi yomahogololo
readOmapulo kelanditho lyevi ku Old Mutual
06-07-2011
OKANSELA melelo lya Kaiti oya pula kombinga yelanditho lyevi neuvathano pokati ka Old Mutual nelelo lyoshilando sha Kaiti. Fiina Elago okwa ningi omapulo kombinhga yeuvathano lyoodola omiliona 1,6,
readEkanka po Polytechnic lya yandwa
06-07-2011
ENONGELO lya Polytechnic ya Namibia olya yanda ekanka lyaaniilonga ndyoka lya li lina oku tameka pethimbo lyomaishangitho gaalongwa omatiyali oshikako oshitiyali.Aaniilonga yoPoly oya li yena oku
readBoxers to exhibit fights at Swakop
06-07-2011
ELEVEN professional boxers will fight each other at the Generation Boxing Development’s ‘Champion in the Desert’ tournament in Swakopmund on July 16.Three of the boxers are from the Caprivi, while the
readShipanga praises Women’s World Cup
06-07-2011
BRAVE Gladiators coach Jacqueline Shipanga reckons the current Fifa Women’s World Cup in Germany will be the best in the history of women’s football.Speaking from Germany, where she is part of that
read‘Pac’ swamped at Oshivelo
06-07-2011
FRANS ‘Pac’ Paulus was welcomed by hordes of eager onlookers at Oshivelo yesterday as his mission to garner support for disability sport got into full motion.Paulus completed just a little over 200
readPirates stole Bester: Kadodia
06-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Maritzburg United chairman Farouk Kadodia is angry with Orlando Pirates after they called his player Rudolf Bester to train with them.The reigning PSL champions started their pre-season
readNamibia lose to Ireland by 26 runs
06-07-2011
NAMIBIA produced a stirring fightback but eventually fell short by 26 runs in their first One Day match against Ireland in Belfast on Monday.After Ireland scored a competitive 241 off their 50 overs,
readWomen’s team returns from Germany
06-07-2011
THE national women’s select football team returned home on Sunday from their tour of Germany with an impressive record of four wins and only two defeats.The Namibian team consisted of a mixture
readTevez wants Man City exit
06-07-2011
MANCHESTER – Carlos Tevez wants to leave Manchester City and move to a country where he can reunite with his wife and daughters.The City captain issued a statement on Monday saying that “it is with
readMexicans make Chile hot tip
06-07-2011
SAN JUAN - Chile are in line to create a stir and win their first Copa America, an admiring Mexico said Monday after they lost to La Roja 2-1 in their Group C opener in San Juan.Mexico assistant coach
readArgentina full of themselves - Bolivia coach
06-07-2011
LA PAZ - Argentina’s footballers are a little too full of themselves and could pay a price at the Copa America as a result, Bolivia’s Argentine coach Gustavo Quinteros suggested on Monday.Quinteros
readFootball Results
06-07-2011
Tuesday, July 5 Copa America Chile 2 - 1 Mexico Uruguay 1 - 1 Peru Fifa U/17 World Cup France 1 - 2 Mexico Fixtures Wednesday, July 6 Fifa Women’s World Cup Equatorial Guinea v Brazil
readJapan play for pole position
06-07-2011
AUGSBURG – Japan enter their final Group B match already qualified for the 2011 Women’s World Cup quarter-finals and wanting to continue their consistent play while England need at least a draw to
readBrazil and Africa ready to do the samba
06-07-2011
AFRICAN trade with India and China flourished over the past decade but, with unemployment rising and industrialisation failing to take hold, cracks are appearing in Africa’s much-vaunted "Look East"
readBig Brother Amplified: Fab BBA prizes and N$250 up for grabs!
06-07-2011
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: It’s time to vote for a favourite!
06-07-2011
IT’S time to vote again. Five housemates are up for eviction this week: Karen from Nigeria, Weza from Angola, Sharon O from Uganda, Alex from Ghana and Miss P from Botswana.Please remember that you’re
readBig Brother Amplified: Alex’s ‘Eggs-cellent’ Adventure!
06-07-2011
Are Ghanaian Alex and his wing woman, Miss P, set to get egg on their faces? Or have they poached a steal on fellow housemates and Africa?The clucking co-conspirators stirred up a clutch of
readGaddafi wants security guarantees
06-07-2011
MOSCOW – A Russian newspaper said yesterday that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was willing to give up power in exchange for security guarantees, citing a high-level Russian official.The report in the
readEast African leaders call for sanctions on Eritrea
06-07-2011
ADDIS ABABA – East African leaders say the African Union and United Nations should impose sanctions on Eritrea’s mining sector.The leaders who met in Addis Ababa for a summit of the East African bloc
readOne killed in Congo as protest turns violent
06-07-2011
KINSHASA – At least one person died in clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital on Monday, a doctor said, after police used tear gas to disperse opposition supporters protesting against
readTreason trialist’s son says ‘enough is enough’
06-07-2011
THE son of the oldest person facing charges in the main Caprivi high treason trial is calling for the trial to be brought to finality.Enough is enough. The trial has been going on long enough, and it
readSuspect in Graig attack arrested
06-07-2011
FORMER Windhoek mayor Vivienne Graig last night expressed her delight when The Namibian phoned her with the news that one of her alleged attackers has been arrested.The man was arrested in Katutura at
readRussian geologist to be sentenced for rough diamond
06-07-2011
A RUSSIAN geologist will be sentenced in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court today after being found guilty of possession of a 24-carat rough diamond worth about N$20 000.Sergeey Parketson (49) was
readPolice’s 10111 emergency line is out of order
06-07-2011
IT’S OFFICIAL – the Police’s 10111 number in Windhoek has been out of order for an indefinite period.This confession by the Namibian Police came yesterday – days after former Windhoek mayor Vivienne
readOver 3 000 grade ones expected for 2012 in Erongo
06-07-2011
SPACE for grade ones remains a problem in Erongo as more than 3 000 children have already started enrolling since last Friday for 2012.There are 86 classrooms in the region to accommodate these
readOkahandja ‘thief’ still on the run
06-07-2011
MORE than two weeks after it was reported that a man suspected of theft has gone on the run from the Police at Okahandja, there is still no trace of Nestor Kamati.The 26-year-old man seemingly
readGibeon village’s sewer overflow woes continues
06-07-2011
LACK of expertise, poor workmanship and limited financial resources contribute to Gibeon Village's sewer woes.This was revealed by the council's chief executive officer, David Lamberth, while
readFind your ancestors
06-07-2011
IF you have ever wondered where to trace your ancestral roots, you might be able to do so now on the genealogical database of the National Archives of Namibia. The archive is showcasing its new and
readConstruction workers down tools
06-07-2011
STRAINED relations between Chinese building contractor New Era Investments and its workers took a turn for the worse yesterday as workers once again downed tools in protest after their employer failed
readChilly week ahead
06-07-2011
THE cold weather is here to stay, a meteorologist at the Namibian weather bureau said yesterday.This week, a cold front pushed its way over the country again, and it is expected that there will be a
readChief Kanime justifies City Police budget
06-07-2011
CITY Police Chief Abraham Kanime has justified his department’s N$19 million capital budget for 2011/12, saying that it involves crime prevention, disaster management, fire and emergency services and
read‘Dr Dog’ gives help to Alzheimer patients
06-07-2011
KIRSTEN Drews and her dog Monty have been giving Animal Assisted Therapy to children and Alzheimer patients for the past year. In 2010 both flew to Germany where they went through training and both
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