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84 Articles found on Friday, 8 July 2011
Graig suspect in court
08-07-2011
AT the same time the first suspect in former Windhoek mayor Vivienne Graig’s assault and robbery case appeared in court yesterday morning, the Police arrested two more suspects.Paulus Lukas (28)
read‘Avid Boonzaaier’ nabbed on fraud charge
08-07-2011
PETER Boonzaaier (50) who allegedly shared over half a million of the lost Avid millions, recently spent a month in a hotel in Windhoek without paying.Boonzaaier ran up a bill of N$53 661 at the
readRFA director distances himself from lawsuit
08-07-2011
ONE of the directors of the Road Fund Administration yesterday expressed his surprise over a case in which the RFA board of directors is suing Government, the Cabinet and the Minister of Finance for
readAmbunda to fight in Armenia
08-07-2011
NAMIBIA’s WBO Africa bantamweight titleholder, Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda, has been named as a possible opponent for IBO bantamweight world champion Vic Darchinyan.According to online reports, the
readIndian govt hit by resignations over graft claims
08-07-2011
NEW DELHI – Investigations into alleged corruption within the Indian government claimed another victim yesterday when Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran resigned.Maran’s departure was a further blow
readNam climbs cheap mobile rate ladder
08-07-2011
NAMIBIA has moved up in the ranking of most affordable mobile prepaid prices in Africa and currently offers the eighth cheapest price on the continent.Data released yesterday by Dr Christopher Stork
readIn Defence Of Father Petrus
08-07-2011
DEAR Happy Catholic,While you are so ‘happy’, I am actually very embarrassed and angry that such an unfortunate thing should happen to Father Petrus.But I can assure you that the crusade will not
readDelayed Recruitment A Cause Of Poor Service
08-07-2011
FOR the past few years, the Government has been calling for ‘effective, efficient and quality service delivery’ from the public servants. Some of the measures have been put in place as an effort to
readCompetition May Not Be Good In Education
08-07-2011
IT is common and public knowledge that Africa and/or Namibia in particular is a collective society rather than individualistic ones. But are values of a collective community or system embedded in our
readRed-letter Day For Education
08-07-2011
ON Friday 1 July 2011, sometime between 14:00 and 15:00, I was driving from the Ministry of Mines and Energy towards the city centre. My car radio was tuned into NBC radio, which was transmitting a
readPeople Have Fullest Right To Free Themselves
08-07-2011
RE: Shixwameni vs. Kawana (The Namibian, June 23, 2011, page 3) Rather interesting, the understanding of democracy by Dr Albert Kawana, a minister of Swapo Party, a party that came to power via the
readEnd Confused Street Naming
08-07-2011
AS a ratepayer of the Windhoek Municipality for more years than I wish to remember, I am utterly appalled, not to mention disgusted, at the blatant and flagrant squandering of ratepayers monies on the
readOn Boreholes And Toxic Water
08-07-2011
A FEW comments on today’s article ‘Borehole water turns toxic’ (Tuesday June 28, 20110). I agree with the findings that nitrate leaching into groundwater increases with increasing rainfall. However,
readI’m A Racist!
08-07-2011
I’M a racist! We all like to climb on this boat when a thing doesn’t go our way or we want to validate a point. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, racism is a belief or ideology that all
readA Lack of Development In Gibeon
08-07-2011
WHO is responsible for development in Gibeon? Is it the Witbooi Traditional Authority (WTA), Gibeon Village Council (GVC), Gibeon Constituency Council (GCC), Hardap Regional Council (HRC) or the
readRipped Off By Mining Companies
08-07-2011
WE wish to agree with the letter of KW Shimwafeni (Land and entrepreneurship, The Namibian, 1 July) that foreign mining companies are ripping off the country by evading taxes in different ways.Namibia
readGive Power To The People
08-07-2011
PERSONAL security is among the most paramount of people’s needs. In fact, it is fair to argue that security and safety rank even ahead of shelter or education in the priority of basic human
readAfrica’s Emerging Architecture At The Precipice
08-07-2011
THE successor to the Organisation of African Unity, the African Union, will celebrate its tenth anniversary in 2012 as the epicentre of Africa’s governance architecture. After many false starts, high
readThe Nujoma-Pohamba Legacy
08-07-2011
FORMER President Sam Nujoma and current President Hifikepunye Pohamba would collectively have been at the helm of this country for a quarter century by the time Pohamba joins Nujoma in retirement.
readHey Bra, We Are Failing Our Youth
08-07-2011
“HEY, Bra Gazza... It’s me Sam Nujoma. Your number one outie ...,” a casual former President Sam Nujoma says in township slang in a rap and kwaito CD released by a Swapo company prior to the 2004
readPolitical Perspective
08-07-2011
MOST of our so-called city councillors work for a living. I use the word 'so-called' deliberately because I don't know what they do for the constituents they represent. I should rephrase this by
readSMSes for Friday 08 July 2011
08-07-2011
SMS Of The Day Nahas Angula *IT is perplexing to see the Honourable Prime Minister critical of the Bantu education system. That system was selective and fairly discriminative. Students that made it
readNotable Quotes
08-07-2011
IF WE were to have the staff complement that we want, then the perceived increase would actually seem very small compared to what it would be.– City of Windhoek’s Human Resources Strategic Executive
readThe Police Need Jesus... and Chuck Norris
08-07-2011
THIS just in: The Namibian Police have a brand new way of dealing with crime – ignore the shit out of it.When the 10111 crime ‘hotline’ number stopped ringing, the police, like so many of us, probably
readAuryx Gold gets more exploration licences
08-07-2011
THE Ministry of Mines and Energy has granted Canadian-based company Auryx Gold Corp five new Exclusive Prospecting Licences (EPLs), covering approximately 500 000 hectares.According to its website on
readForeign investors’ rights protected, says Geingob
08-07-2011
LUANDA – Namibia has put in place legislation to ensure that the interests of foreign investors who invest considerable amounts of money in the country are protected.Trade and Industry Minister Dr
readSeeing the future of technology
08-07-2011
There are a few tactics that chief information officers, often regarded as the high-tech seers of their organisations, can use to better predict the future, says Harvard Business Review.It’s expected
readZim launches four-year growth plan
08-07-2011
HARARE – Zimbabwe is targeting seven per cent annual economic growth and seeking investment for sinking state enterprises like the national airline, under a four-year economic plan unveiled
readAngola’s Huila Province wants local investors
08-07-2011
LUBANGO – The Governor of the Huila Province in southern Angola has called on Namibian businesspeople to invest in strategic sectors, in which they have an advantage, in his province.Isaac dos Angos
readPetrobras on oil hunt in Tanzania
08-07-2011
DAR ES SALAAM – Brazilian petroleum company Petrobras expects to start exploration in September for oil and gas off the coast of Tanzania, which is known to have significant gas deposits.Patrobras has
readCoal miners’ strike looming in South Africa
08-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Chamber of Mines (COM) said yesterday that three unions representing employees in the coal-mining sector have threatened to strike over wages.The largest of them, the
readIndia’s Tata to build car plant in Pretoria
08-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Indian giant Tata will start building an car assembly plant in South Africa in July for production which is likely to target the local and African market, Business Day reported
readNigerian oil minister returns, doubters circle
08-07-2011
ABUJA – Nigeria’s returning oil minister may have the support of the president but with Africa’s largest energy industry stalling she will need to show swift progress to prove her critics wrong and
readFood prices high but inflation pressure may ease
08-07-2011
MILAN – Inflationary pressure from world food prices may be lower in 2011-12 than a year ago as crops are improving, but prices will remain at high historical levels, a senior economist at the United
readIsrael expresses confidence in Germany over Saudi tank deal
08-07-2011
BERLIN – A top Israeli official said he was unaware of a disputed German deal to sell hundreds of tanks to Saudi Arabia but had complete confidence in the German government, in an interview published
readItaly withdraws aircraft carrier from Libya
08-07-2011
ROME – Italy is withdrawing its aircraft carrier the Garibaldi from Nato’s operation in Libya to cut 80 million euros (US$150 million) in costs, a minister announced Wednesday.They also planned to
readChina says Jiang death reports ‘pure rumour’
08-07-2011
BEIJING – China’s official media said yesterday that reports claiming former president Jiang Zemin had died were “pure rumour”, after days of intense speculation about his health. The state-run Xinhua
readStrauss-Kahn accuser asks prosecutor to step down
08-07-2011
NEW YORK – The New York prosecutor under fire for his handling of the sexual assault case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was hit with a new salvo on Wednesday when lawyers for the
readUS warns Palestinians on statehood bid
08-07-2011
WASHINGTON – The United States on Wednesday warned the Palestinians against seeking UN recognition of a future state not first defined in talks with Israel, as a top Palestinian official met here with
readMVA ta kongo ekwatho lyopashimaliwa
08-07-2011
UUMINISTELI wOomina nOonkondo owa tindi eindilo oku kwathela oshiketha shokufutila mboka yeehamekwa miiponga yiiyenditho.MVA oya indile opo yi kwathelwe oodola oomiliona 50 oku za moshiketha
readOondjamba tadhi piyaganeke mOnanke mOndonga
08-07-2011
AAKALIMO yomomukunda Onanke nomwaandhoka dhomomudhingoloko mOndonga mOshikandjohogololo sha Muntele mOshikoto, onkee taya piyaganekwa koondjamba ndhoka dhi iteyele momikunda dhawo moka okuzilila
readMVA iha landitha omalovu
08-07-2011
OMALOVU ngoka haga landithwa poombelewa dhOshiketha shokuyakula mboka ya mona iiponga miihauto moVenduka oha ga landithwa kocluba yonkalathano yaaniilonga yoshiketha shika. Ocluba ndjika oha yi longo
readAanamibia ya teya egumbo moSouth Africa
08-07-2011
AANAMIBIA yatatu oye li momake gopolisi ya South Africa, moshitopolwa shokUuninginino waKaapa, sho ya kwatelwe metiyali konima aniwa yokuteya egumbo moshilando shokomunkulofuta.Aalumentu mbaka yatatu
readUuyelele kombinga yomahooli nogasa tawu hili
08-07-2011
UUYELELE mboka tawu ulike kutya Namibia otashi vulika ena omahooli goondoloma adhihe kumwe oobiliona 12 nogasa oga pe Uuministeli woomina niikwankondo omailongekidho omanene oku taamba omahangano
readA gandja omagano kOshitayingeleki sha Elim
08-07-2011
OMUNANGESHEFA gwomOshakati, Ongwediva nOmaalala mOndonga, Erastus Kakololo Mvula, a tseyika wo nedhina Mvula Mnyaango, okwa gandja omagano kOshitayingeleki sha Elim, ngoka taga kapewa Omumbiishofi
readEwilikongundu lya Road Fund Administration lya yi kOhofa
08-07-2011
EWILIKONGUNDU lya Road Fund Administration[RFA] olya fala epangelo, omunambelewa omukuluntupitithi, noshowo Ominista Yiiniiwe kohofa. Yalwe mboka woo ya hililwa kohofa moshinima shika oyo Oshikondo
readMajiedt a tegelela etokolo oshiwike tashiya
08-07-2011
OMUFEKELWA mekano lyiimaliwa yoomiliona 71,okuza pehangano lyosamende lya Afri-Sam okwa tegelela etokolo lyOmpangu oshiwike tashiya. Esmerelda Majiedt okwa tegelela oku uva ngele ota pewa iifutilemo
readNetball Association holds national trials
08-07-2011
THE All Namibian Netball Association will hold trials for the senior national team on July 16. The trials are to select a team capable of representing Namibia at the six nations tournament in
readWe need new champions: Tobias
08-07-2011
BOXING promoter Nestor ‘Sunshine’ Tobias said Namibia needs to urgently unearth promising talent in order to have champions to replace the current crop once they step down. Tobias, speaking at a
readPirates open Bester negotiations
08-07-2011
SOUTH African Premiership champions Orlando Pirates have started negotiations with Maritzburg United for the services of Rudolf Bester – despite the player already training with ‘Bucs’ and being
readNFA Coaching Licence Course
08-07-2011
NEXT week Monday the NFA will host a C-Licence Coaching Course at Soccer House.The two-week course will run until July 22 and 35 coaches are expected to attend. According to NFA education officer
readU/19 rugby trials on Monday
08-07-2011
RUGBY players born between 1 January 1992 and 31 December 1993 are invited to trials to be held on Monday at 15h00 at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium. These trials will serve to select a team which
readJahangir Khan backs squash for Olympics
08-07-2011
KARACHI – Pakistani squash legend Jahangir Khan on Thursday hailed the International Olympic Committee’s decision to consider the sport he once dominated for inclusion in the 2020 Games.The IOC
readRugby league set to sizzle
08-07-2011
SOME exciting matches are in store when Round 10 of the MTC Rugby Premier League takes place on Saturday.Log leaders Reho Falcons’ match against Unam has been postponed because Unam are currently on a
readCourt cases on hold during IRB Rugby World Cup
08-07-2011
COURT cases are being kicked into touch during the Rugby World Cup, as the meting out of justice is rescheduled around the tournament.In Wellington, defended hearings are not being held in the week
readReds brace for last Crusade
08-07-2011
MELBOURNE - The Queensland Reds may be Super rugby’s Cinderella story but they will hope to play pantomime villains in tomorrow’s (10h40) title decider to deny the wandering Canterbury Crusaders a
readTwo North Korean women test positive for steroids
08-07-2011
BERLIN – The women’s World Cup in Germany has a doping scandal after North Korea defenders Song Jong-Sun and Jong Pok-Sim both tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid, Fifa announced.The pair
readSweden buoyed ahead of Matildas quarter-final clash
08-07-2011
WOLFSBURG – Ahead of Sunday’s women’s World Cup quarter-final against Australia, Sweden striker Lotta Schelin says her side are riding a wave of confidence after beating two-time world champions the
readArgentina fail to spark against Colombia
08-07-2011
SANTA FE – Argentina on Wednesday failed to make up for their disappointing opening draw against Bolivia when they could only manage another stalemate against Colombia, compromising their bid to reach
readBig Brother Amplified: Fab BBA prizes and N$250 up for grabs!
08-07-2011
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: Who’s ‘Home Alone’?!
08-07-2011
Is Luclay Biggie’s imaginary friend? Are LoKim all Lo and no highs? Has Weza jeopardised bilateral relations with Tanzania? Has Zeus stolen Karen’s mojo? And has Vina read ‘He’s Just Not That Into
readYes I Khanyi! The Dogg sues Mbau
08-07-2011
The Dogg is suing South Africa’s self-described Queen of Bling, Khanyi Mbau, who failed to pitch for his album launch in Windhoek on Saturday.He says she failed to meet her contractual obligations.
readBotswana supports ICC warrant for Gaddafi
08-07-2011
GABORONE – Botswana said Wednesday it supports an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, despite the African Union summit’s refusal to execute
readZimbabwe parties agree on path to new elections
08-07-2011
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s two main political parties have agreed to a timeline for reforms that will pave the way for fresh elections, but no date for the polls was set, an official said yesterdayday.“We
readMadagascar should allow ousted leader return home
08-07-2011
ADDIS ABABA – The mediator in Madagascar’s long-running political crisis said Wednesday exiled former leader Marc Ravalomanana should be allowed to return home from South Africa.Ravalomanana was
readGreater women’s participation could bolster agricultural performance
08-07-2011
A KEY reason for the under-performance of the agricultural sector in the developing world is women’s lack of equal access to resources and opportunities they need to be productive. This is according
readDe Klerk calls for parental engagement in education
08-07-2011
THE Women’s Action for Development calls for a drive – initiated by the education ministry and executed by schools – emphasising the importance of parental involvement in education through a series of
readTender Board suspect gets bail
08-07-2011
A SUSPECT in a N$2 million tender fraud case, Bobby Rikambura Kauaria, appeared before the Windhoek Magistrates’ Court yesterday afternoon.Kauaria’s lawyer, Jeff Tjitemisa, told The Namibian that his
readTeacher objects to murder ‘confession’
08-07-2011
RETIRED teacher David de Jay, who is denying that he murdered his wife near Keetmanshoop almost two and a half years ago, claims he was assaulted and threatened by Police officers before he made an
readFixed tariffs for legal profession challenged
08-07-2011
A FORMER prosecutor has slammed an application by the Law Society of Namibia to the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) to set and charge fixed tariffs to the public for services rendered.In an
readStrikers return to work
08-07-2011
CHINESE construction firm New Era Investment has won a Labour Court order declaring the work stoppage by its employees an illegal strike and ordering them to resume work immediately.The construction
readNDF soldiers receive life-saving training
08-07-2011
TEN Namibian Defence Force (NDF) medics recently upgraded their life-saving skills after they underwent theoretical and practical medical training conducted by the Action Training Academy's (ATA)
readSeal cull starts late
08-07-2011
THE harvesting of 91 000 seals started yesterday in defiance of international pressure from animal rights and welfare groups to stop the annual culling.The official period for the harvest is from July
readRussian geologist sentenced N$25 000
08-07-2011
THE Russian geologist who was found guilty of possessing a 24-carat rough diamond worth about N$20 000 was sentenced to pay a fine of N$25 000 in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court yesterday.Sergeey
readObservation department launched
08-07-2011
THE satellite earth observation department launched this week at the Polytechnic of Namibia could help boost food security in the country.This week, the Polytechnic's Department of Land Management
readNBC staff members on warpath
08-07-2011
A MASS meeting by employees of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) is scheduled for today as they are said to be fed-up with not having received their annual salary increases for over three
readObservation department launched
08-07-2011
THE satellite earth observation department launched this week at the Polytechnic of Namibia could help boost food security in the country.This week, the Polytechnic's Department of Land Management
readKaras SPYL condemns planned eviction of small-scale farmers
08-07-2011
THE Karas Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) is supporting 13 small-scale farmers at the Orange River Irrigation Project who face eviction from their vineyard plots.On June 6, the Agriculture Ministry
readFuel price to drop
08-07-2011
CONSUMERS will get their first fuel price breather for 2011 next Wednesday when the prices of both grades of petrol and diesel drop by 15 cents a litre, reliable sources have confirmed.The relief will
readFlood camps clearing
08-07-2011
MOST victims of this year’s floods have left relocation camps in the affected northern regions, Prime Minister Nahas Angula reported to the National Assembly on Wednesday. In Caprivi, 95 per cent of
readEstate agents elect new council
08-07-2011
THE Association of Estate Agents Namibia (AEAN) yesterday announced its newly elected council, which will serve for the next three years.Dederick Jankowitz, president of the association, said while
readEngelbrecht on ECN selection process
08-07-2011
ELECTORAL activist Carola Engelbrecht said she raised objections to two candidates for the positions of commissioners to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) as a registered voter, and not a
readNational Assembly MPs welcome deal on regional trade corridor
08-07-2011
MINISTER of Works and Transport Erkki Nghimtina has asked Parliament to ratify the memorandum of understanding on the development and management of the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi corridor. The MoU
readCensus 2011 to kick off in August
08-07-2011
AUGUST 28 has been identified as the census reference night for third national census since Independence. The last population and housing census was held in 2001, with the first one conducted in 1991.
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