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66 Articles found on Thursday, 7 July 2011
RFA board sues Govt, Cabinet
07-07-2011
THE standoff between the board of directors of the Road Fund Administration and the parastatal’s Chief Executive Officer, Government and the Minister of Finance has landed in the High Court.An urgent
readMajiedt to hear fate next week
07-07-2011
ESMERELDA Martina Majiedt (46), who faces a multimillion-dollar corruption charge, will hear whether she will be released on bail next Friday, July 15.On Monday, it was exactly three months since her
readNabbed with drugs
07-07-2011
The Windhoek City Police allegedly confiscated illegal drugs from three men in Pionierspark yesterday. The Police were tailing a suspi- cious-looking car when the three men jumped out of the car at a
readMVA bailout hopes dwindle
07-07-2011
THE Ministry of Mines and Energy has turned down a N$50 million lifeline request from the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF).The Fund had requested the ministry to advance a N$50 million bailout from
readNew Warriors beat Malawi
07-07-2011
THE Brave Warriors revolution began with a 1-0 victory against Malawi yesterday, courtesy of a “world-class” strike by young striker Sydney Urikhob. Brian Isaacs’s gamble on youth paid off in the
readMedvedev backs party that wants him to run in 2012
07-07-2011
GORKI, Russia – President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday praised a metals tycoon, whose party backs a second term for the Kremlin chief, and said they had similar views of Russia’s future, a sign of
readNamibia, Angola plan direct shipping line
07-07-2011
LUANDA – Namibia and Angola must establish a direct regular shipping line to remove the current hassles encumbering the smooth transportation of goods by sea between the two countries.Speaking during
readSMSes for Thursday 07 July 2011
07-07-2011
SMS Of The Day *SINCE we do not have wars in Namibia, why can we not use our defence force to patrol our streets to curb these thugs that are breaking in and attacking people in their houses. What do
readNotable Quotes
07-07-2011
WHILST the tone of this text is disrespectful, and arguably insubordinate if made by a subordinate officer, it would appear to be an inarticulate, poorly formulated and possibly intemperate critique
readEnjoy the Show
07-07-2011
This is an SMS we received this week about the process of issuing and handling tickets at the cinema. Ster-Kinekor management: Why is it that when a person pays for two or more tickets the receipt
readBest and worst fast food outlets
07-07-2011
Although there are numerous fast food outlets, this week’s Best and Worst list will look at some of the more popular ones. This week’s Best and Worst list will not group the five chosen outlets into
readWhat to do after you have been robbed.
07-07-2011
1. Phone the authorities. Many people do not phone the police or report the crime as they feel the police cannot help them. This perception has been sadly reinforced this week after it was revealed
readThe incredible shrinking products
07-07-2011
IT has become a full-blown trend. Food companies are finding ethically dubious ways to pass on price increases to the consumer. We like to think of ourselves as reasonable people, and able to
readMore demands for foreign mining firms in Zimbabwe
07-07-2011
HARARE – Zimbabwe is considering legislation to force miners to fund development in local communities, the state-owned Herald newspaper said yesterday, citing Ministry of Mines and Mining Development
readSleep more to reduce stress
07-07-2011
A certain amount of stress can make us more productive, but too much stress can be debilitating. Losing sleep is directly linked to poor focus and memory, so take action, says Harvard Business
readHalf of SA businesses victims of crime
07-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Fifty percent of South African businesses have been directly affected by contact crime in the last year, according to Grant Thornton’s 2011 International Business Report.“This figure is
readInvestment bank to boost project finance in Africa
07-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) plans to ramp up its project finance business across the continent and aims to hire more bankers this year, a senior executive said yesterday.The investment
readAngola an urbanisation rolemodel
07-07-2011
LUANDA – Namibia can learn from Angola on how to deal with the problems and challenges brought about by urban migration, Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob has said.Geingob expressed admiration
readDevelopment bank invests in hard work, great pizzas
07-07-2011
“I DECIDED I was not going to let this go. I wasn’t going to stop because somebody told me that I will not make it. I worked hard and sacrificed everything to make this a reality.” These are the
readSouth African rhino poaching surges
07-07-2011
NEARLY 200 rhinos have been killed in South Africa during the first half of the year, according to statistics from the national parks department. The rate of poaching, if not curbed, could exceed 2010
readHigh hopes for Namibian giraffe indaba
07-07-2011
THE world’s first international scientific conference on Africa’s tallest animal, the giraffe, kicked off at Etosha this week.The International Giraffe Indaba, subtitled ‘Giraffe – the Forgotten
readAustralia’s ‘farting camels’ cull under attack
07-07-2011
PARIS – The world’s association of camel scientists fought back angrily on Monday over Australian plans to kill wild dromedaries on the grounds that their flatulence adds to global warming.The idea is
readPolice investigate missing rhino horns
07-07-2011
NAMIBIAN authorities have found that a dead rhino found in June was not killed by poachers, but continue to investigate what happened to its horns.Yesterday, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, Permanent Secretary
readPalestine UN membership to be debated by the Security Council
07-07-2011
UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council plans to discuss in July the possibility of Palestine becoming a United Nations member state, the Security Council president said on Tuesday.The Arab League
readGeithner wants to leave Obama administration
07-07-2011
WASHINGTON – US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has not told US President Barack Obama he would like to leave after a debt ceiling deal is reached, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on
readEtungo lya Kudu lya thanekwa okutameka 2012
07-07-2011
AALONGELIKUMWE moku pomba ogasa okuza pehala lya Kudu oya thaneka oku tameka iilonga yetungo lyoopomba omumvo 2012. Omahewa miilonga mbika, Tullow Oil, pamwe naaRussia oshowo aaJapani oya tegelelwa ya
readHitman ependa moshipotha sheyugo mepandaanda
07-07-2011
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
readMogane a tulwa pevi molwa uulingilingi piilonga aniwa
07-07-2011
OMUKULUNTU gwoKommisi yuudhano ya Namibia okwa tulwa pevi aniwa omolwa uulingilingi kombinga yiigandjwa ye yopenzela. Omupevi peresidende gwoKommisi yomaudhano ya Namibia , Ben Naobeb okwa tseyitha
readParagon ta tala kombinga yomahooli no gasa
07-07-2011
EHANGANO lyomahooli no gasa lya Pancontinental opamwe nehangano lya Namibia, Paragon Holdings oya pewa uuthemba wokukonga omahooli nogasa momahala gatatu mesilufuta lya Walvis komunkulofuta
readNamibia naAngola ta ya nkondopeke okupindika
07-07-2011
OMINISTA dhIipindi dhaNamibia na Angola odha uvathana oku yumudhapo okomittee yelongelokumwe kombinga yiipindi pokati kiilongo mbika. Okomittee ndjoka oya dhikilwepo omimvo dha piti oku koleka
readOmufekelwa meponokelo a kwatwa
07-07-2011
MEYA nale gwa Venduka, Vivienne Graig okwa ulike enyanyu lye koThe Namibian konima sho ye mu dhengele oku mu tseyithila kutya gumwe gwaamboka taa fekelwa, mokuponokela efamilia lye oku li momake
readOmikuli tadhi gandjwa koongeshefa nomagumbo
07-07-2011
AANAMIBIA oyendji oya tameke okwiindila omikuli okuza koombaanga omwedhi gwa Mai nuumvo shika osha eta ekoko meindilo lyomikuli okuza pooperesenda 11,6 mu April oku ya pooperesenda 12,6 mu Mai.
readNakanyala ina tumwa kOmaheke
07-07-2011
OMUGANDJIMALOMBWELO gwetanga lyopolisi yoshitopolwa shoku gamena oohashike sha lye, kOmufala, Christoph Nakanyala okwa sindana meindilo lye komeho gOhofa opo kaa lundululilwe koshitopolwa shaMaheke.
readPaulus mondjila ya Venduka
07-07-2011
OMUATLETIKA omunuulema komagulu gwomOshakati mOshitopolwa sha Shana, ha ende mokatemba, Frans Paulus, a tseyika wo nawa nedhina Frans-2Pac-Paulus, a kala mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati, noku li
readPac gets ‘wonderful’ reception at Tsumeb
07-07-2011
DISABLED athlete Frans ‘Pac’ Paulus’s epic journey reached Tsumeb yesterday amid much fanfare and public interest. It appears the further the cyclist goes, the more interest he generates, as eager
readGalz & Goals for the World
07-07-2011
THE Namibia football Association will be presenting the world renowned Galz & Goals Projects at the Football Symposium on Women Football in Frankfurt next week.The presentation, at the symposium
readYouth Knock Out Cup announced
07-07-2011
THE inaugural DFB Knock Out Cup will take place in Windhoek at the Sport Klub Windhoek premises in Olympia.The youth tournament was introduced courtesy of an agreement between SKW and the German
readUnam hockey struggles in SA
07-07-2011
THE University of Namibia’s men’s and women’s hockey teams are struggling to record victories at the South African (SA) University Games, which are currently underway in Durban.The competition runs
readIreland wraps up One Day series
07-07-2011
IRELAND crushed Namibia by eight wickets in their second One Day international match in Belfast on Tuesday, to win the series 2-0.Namibia won the toss and elected to bat, but never got going as the
readNamibians score 8 medals in Maputo
07-07-2011
THE Namibian team that participated at the just-ended CAA Southern Region Senior African Championships returned home with a total of eight medals (one gold, one silver and six bronze) from Maputo,
readFootball Results
07-07-2011
Tuesday July 5 Fifa Women’s World Cup Canada 0 - 1 Nigeria France 2 - 4 Germany England 2 - 0 Japan New Zealand 2 - 2 Mexico Fixtures Thursday, July 7 Copa America Bolivia v Costa Rica 00h15
readMickelson changes approach to break British Open duck
07-07-2011
INVERNESS – Phil Mickelson is banking on a change in strategy on and around the greens to break his tournament drought in Britain over the next two weeks.The American left-hander has finished in the
readNigeria’s coach Uche laments early exit
07-07-2011
DRESDEN – Nigeria coach Ngozi Eucharia Uche says her side should be on their way to the final – not bowing out of the women’s World Cup, despite their 1-0 win over Canada.Nigeria finished their
readBig Brother Amplified: Fab BBA prizes and N$250 up for grabs!
07-07-2011
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!
07-07-2011
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: Gone With The Duvet!
07-07-2011
Wooooo, there appears to be a very thin line between trust and the housemates these days. No doubt Alex and Miss P’s attempts at acting (if I may even call it that) over the past days has deepened
readJournalist awards to be on TV
07-07-2011
THE 2011 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards, held in Johannesburg earlier this month, will air on M-Net early next week:• Premiere: Monday, July 11, (60min), M-Net Africa (DStv channel 102) @
readCongo rape victims suffer reprisal attacks: UN report
07-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Survivors of a horrific mass rape attack in eastern Congo last year have suffered reprisals and a judicial inquiry into the violence has been suspended, the United Nations said
readTripoli denies any talks on Gaddafi’s exit plan
07-07-2011
TRIPOLI – The Libyan government has denied it was in talks about Muammar Gaddafi stepping down.Five months into a conflict that has embroiled Nato and become the bloodiest of the ‘Arab Spring’
read10 children die of diarrhoea in Zimbabwe
07-07-2011
HARARE – At least 10 children have died from a suspected diarrhoea outbreak which has affected over 200 children in Zimbabwe’s second city of Bulawayo over the past month, a state daily said
readExplosion, gunfire in northeast Nigeria
07-07-2011
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – A heavy explosion followed by bursts of sporadic gunfire hit the northeastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri yesterday, where a militant Islamist sect has been waging a campaign of
readWomen keen to ease greenhouse effect on their ability to provide
07-07-2011
A SUCCESSFUL entrepreneurial programme in the north of Namibia that infuses farming practices with gender-responsive environmentalism may serve as a model for other countries on the African
readWoman with a wealth of reptile information
07-07-2011
MATHILDE Awases has been working for the National Museum in Windhoek for the past 27 years. She started as a technical assistant at the museum. In the early years all the preserving and sorting of
readPolice pounce on rural criminals
07-07-2011
NINETEEN people were arrested during a two-week anti-crime operation conducted by the Erongo and Otjozondjupa police and communities.The operation was launched on June 19 and ended this past weekend.
readOil, gas data lure back big players
07-07-2011
DATA showing that Namibia might be sitting on nearly 12 billion barrels of oil and gas have the Ministry of Mines and Energy gearing itself for a flurry of activities as international majors return to
readNamibians accused of house robbery in SA
07-07-2011
THREE Namibians were arrested in South Africa’s Western Cape province on Tuesday after they allegedly staged a house robbery at a coastal town.The three Namibians, aged 25 to 26, were arrested near
readNam, Angola meet on energy
07-07-2011
ADEQUATE investment in the energy sector is the only way to remain competitive amid the expansion of the mining, agricultural and manufacturing sectors in Namibia and Angola, says Mines and Energy
readMVAF not running ‘liquor store’
07-07-2011
LIQUOR sold on the premises of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund in Windhoek will be sold by the fund’s social club, which runs totally independent from the MVAF.Plans to serve booze at the fund’s
readLocal charcoal will keep Brits’ fires going
07-07-2011
NAMIBIA’S recent record-breaking rainy season has the British worried that their plans for a barbecue-filled summer will rain out.The British daily, The Telegraph, on Monday reported that the country
readLocal charcoal will keep Brits’ fires going
07-07-2011
NAMIBIA’S recent record-breaking rainy season has the British worried that their plans for a barbecue-filled summer will rain out.The British daily, The Telegraph, on Monday reported that the country
readHit and run suspect admits guilt
07-07-2011
LUKAS Elifas (38), accused of murder after his car hit a Police officer, has admitted guilt but said it was the result of brake failure.Elifas is charged with murder as well as failure to comply with
readHeavy jail terms for Outjo rape
07-07-2011
TWO young Outjo residents will spend the next three decades behind bars for the gang-rape of an 18-year-old woman in March last year.Otjiwarongo Regional Court Magistrate Alexis Diergaardt sentenced
readFood security has growth potential, but hampered
07-07-2011
ALTHOUGH Namibia has increased its food production for domestic consumption from seven to 35 per cent, there are still impediments to food security, suggested experts at the World Conference on food
readECN theft case at dead end?
07-07-2011
MORE than seven months after 42 brand new laptops vanished from the offices of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), the Police investigation seems to fallen flat.Thus far, not a single suspect
readDiesel probe nearly done
07-07-2011
THE Police are close to finalising an investigation into 3 400 litres of diesel – initially suspected to be uranium – found at a Swakopmund house last year.After a tip-off from the public in November
readCity salaries hiked to attract skills
07-07-2011
THE Windhoek City Council last week approved an amount of N$285 million for salaries for local authority officials as well as N$3,7 million for allowances for themselves.At a media briefing on the
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