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74 Articles found on Thursday, 16 June 2011
Road accident claims a life
16-06-2011
A 28-year-old man died in a gruesome accident that occurred on the road between Rehoboth and Windhoek yesterday morning at around 05h45. The Namibian Police said 21 people were injured, with the eight
readMajiedt wants more details about N$71m fraud
16-06-2011
ESMERELDA Martina Majiedt, who faces corruption charges totalling more than N$71 million, yesterday claimed she cannot say whether she was involved in the disappearance of the money “as I don’t know
readCourt gives reasons for Wal-Mart ruling
16-06-2011
THE initial choice of legal tactics by the Namibian Competition Commission and Minister of Trade and Industry in their battle with the American retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated was one of the
readCivil servants’ wage hike in home stretch
16-06-2011
NEGOTIATIONS for wage increases of public servants are likely to be concluded by June 27 in protracted talks that went on since May.Although it could not be confirmed, The Namibian is reliably
readNPL set for bumper awards
16-06-2011
THE MTC Namibia Premier League will have a record nine categories with prize money of N$170 000 at its annual awards ceremony tomorrow. The five new awards are those of referee of the season,
readUN cites brutal Syrian repression
16-06-2011
GENEVA – The UN human rights office said yesterday that Syrian security forces have repressed pro-democracy protests through executions, mass arrests and torture, citing widespread allegations it has
readHouse prices on the increase
16-06-2011
LOW housing supply, particularly in the lower price segment, and the decline in newly built properties are the main reasons for a year-on-year 15,6 basis point increase in the First National Bank
readSMSes For Thursday 16 June 2011
16-06-2011
SMS Of The Day *NO library in Mondesa, Swakopmund. Where will we get books to read? The one in town is too far. This is a trend in all townships in Namibia! Food for Thought *HEADLINE news? Beasts
readNotable Quotes
16-06-2011
Most of the players in the team are under 17. – NFA secretary general Barry Rukoro said Namibia’s under-20 football side was granted “special permission” to play in the recent under-17 VfL Theesen
readBank card fraud warning
16-06-2011
We received the following letter from a reader, warning others to avoid the mistakes he made.My Story: I lost my wallet on the 20th of April 2011 so I immediately requested my bank to cancel and
readCellphones and the right to privacy
16-06-2011
CELLULAR telephones, and more specifically the prepaid feature, have driven the phenomenal growth in the developing markets. This can be seen in Namibia where the original projections for cellular
readAvoid mortgage mistakes
16-06-2011
YOU can reduce interest cost by shortening your repayment period and reduce monthly instalments by extending your repayment period. Statistics show that many people run into financial problems after
readKhartoum threatens to strip Juba of oil infrastructure
16-06-2011
KHARTOUM – Sudan on Tuesday threatened to deprive oil-rich Juba of its infrastructure if it failed to reach a deal before breaking away next month when the south becomes independent.“Sudan will lose
readDiets of poor Africans hurt by rise in food prices
16-06-2011
LONDON – Rising food prices, hovering near record highs after a spike in grain costs, are changing diets particularly in developing countries such as Kenya, according to a survey issued by charity
readNCCI northern branch takes issue with ad rates
16-06-2011
BUSINESS people in the North have complained about the advertising rates charged by media houses in Namibia.Speaking at the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) annual general meeting at
read60% of imported goods in Algeria are fake
16-06-2011
ALGIERS - Nearly 60 per cent of imported goods in Algeria are counterfeit, a top customs official said Tuesday.Between two to three million counterfeit items are seized each year mostly from China,
readZambia opposition leader disputes copper export data
16-06-2011
LUSAKA - Zambia’s copper exports are not being properly accounted for because major exporters are exploiting a vicious circle of corruption to avoid paying tax, the country’s main opposition leader
readChina urged to help in US counterfeit probe
16-06-2011
WASHINGTON – The US Senate Armed Services Committee urged China to let investigators travel unfettered to the Chinese mainland to probe reports that Chinese-made counterfeit parts are making their way
readRules for clearer writing
16-06-2011
Business writing is about clarity and a call to action, not an excuse to tap into your inner James Joyce or try out some new punchlines.In business writing, you get points for clarity, not style.
read15 million South Africans on grants
16-06-2011
TOO many people are dependent on social grants and they must be given the opportunity to earn an income, according to Deputy SA president Kgalema Motlanthe.Speaking in Parliament during Tuesday’s
readBrits warn against ‘careless talk’ online
16-06-2011
LONDON – Britain’s Ministry of Defence has revived a World War II-era information campaign to warn its military personnel to be careful what they divulge on Facebook, a spokeswoman said
readPakistan arrests CIA informants: report
16-06-2011
WASHINGTON – Pakistan’s top spy agency has arrested five Pakistani informants who assisted the CIA ahead of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, The New York Times reported yesterday.The men arrested
readMladic finishes prison induction
16-06-2011
THE HAGUE – Ex-Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic has completed an “initial induction process” and medical tests at a Hague-based UN prison, a Yugoslav war crimes tribunal official said yesterday.“I
readOmulumentu omukokele a longela aanona usodomu
16-06-2011
OMULUENTU gwontumba ngoka edhina lye itali vulu okutumbulwa manga moshifo molwashoka ina holoka natango mOmpangu otaku tiwa kutya okwa kwatwa po kOpolisi ya Mungwelume konima sho a ende konima
readPineas kOshitosi mOndonga a kanitha
16-06-2011
OMUKALIMO gwomomukunda Oshitosi mOmuntele mOndonga mOshikoto, oku li i itsa omutse koongolo sho iikombo ye ayihe kumwe omulongoniitatu (13) ya si po sho ya pi komulilo mOsoondaha ya zi ko. Epeya
readAanangeshefa aakiintu yaali ta ya tsakaneke Michelle Obama
16-06-2011
AANAMIBIA yaali oya hogololwa ya ka kale poshigongi shomasiku gaali shaawiliki aakiintu aagundjuka yAfrica [Young African Women Leaders Forum]. Oshigongi shika otashi ka kalwa woo kOmukulukadhi
readIikwakuti ya piyaganeke muumbangalantu unene
16-06-2011
AANTU 17 oya dhipagwa kiikwakuti unene oondjamba noongandu moNamibia omumvo 2009, pamushangwa hokololo gUuministeli Womudhingoloko Nomatalelopo.Oshitopolwa shaKavango osho shimwe sha nika oshiponga
readEuliko lya Aletha Nguvauva lya tumbalekwa koyendji
16-06-2011
EULIKO lya Aletha Karikondua Nguvauva ongo Elenga Enene lyoludhi lwAambanderu olya popipwa ongo onkatu ombwaanawa menkondopeko lyaakiintu. Euliko lye olya tumbalekwa kOminista, komuungaungi niinima
readSwanu a hala omusiuma yEmanguluko yi lukwe
16-06-2011
OMUWILIKI gwa Swanu okwa indile oParliamende opo yi lukulule Omisiuma yEmanguluko. Usuatuaije Maamberua okwa ti etungo ndyoka nali pewe edhina lyoopalela, ta li ulike ondjokonona yiihuna mbyoka ya
readTransNamib ya shaina naaniilonga
16-06-2011
TRANSNAMIB pamwe nehangano lyaaniilonga Namibia Transport and Allied Union oya tsukumwe kombinga yoondjambi oshiwike sha yi. Euvathano ndika olya adhika , konima yomasiku gaali goonkundathana.
readOmeya gefundja otaga pwinine naatembudhwa otaya shuna
16-06-2011
OMEYA gefundja miishana monooli yopokati otaga ende taga pwinine naantu mboka ya li ya tembudhwa pomahala gawo omolu efundja, unene tuu mOshakati nomOndangwa mOshitopolwa sha Shana otaya shuna
readBethanie ta konenenwa kombinga yotendela
16-06-2011
OMWIINDILI gwiilonga yokuteleka okwa ti elelo lyokalando Bethanie olya longa nokugamombinga megandjo lyiilonga mbyoka.Martha Riekert okwa ti ewilikongundu lya Bethanie aniwa olya gandja iilonga mbyoka
readYomandjembele ta ya tidhwa
16-06-2011
UUMINISTELI wUunamapya owa tseyithile ishewe aanafaalama aashona yomandjembele yeli 20 ha ya longele piilonga yokutekela ya Orange River Irrigation Project[ORIP] ya thigepo oofaalama dhawo meni
readOshikondo shUundjolowele nonganga
16-06-2011
OSHIKONDO shUundjolowele osha ti ka sha li sha pe onganga, Martin Blair uuthemba oku panga aantu ongo ondohotola yuunamiti.Ndjika ina yi pewa woo uuthemba okulonga ongo omundohotola kolutu lwo ku
readBoxing Competition Winners
16-06-2011
Congratulations!The following people are the lucky winners from our boxing bonanza competition: N$500 Phillip Shaningwa Goodie Bag Robert Lamek, Phillip Kambonde, Renate !Naruses and Thomas
readWomen’s Super League set for kickoff
16-06-2011
FOLLOWING two years of domestic inactivity, Namibia’s female footballers are set to start with an inaugural Women’s Super League on July 30, the NFA said in a statement yesterday.In the league are
readLibya still on for 2013 Afcon
16-06-2011
LONDON - Libya are still to host the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations despite the violence that has swept the country since the popular uprising began against leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in February, the
readAfridi pulls court case against PCB
16-06-2011
KARACHI – Sacked former captain Shahid Afridi yesterday withdrew his court case against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the two sides apparently reached a deal to allow him to play
readCoach has nightmares over RWC referees
16-06-2011
ALL Blacks coach Graham Henry is having nightmares about the impact of referees on this year’s World Cup.No, it’s nothing personal about Wayne Barnes, though Henry has surely had a few sleepless
readSerena win at Wimbledon would be a shock: Evert
16-06-2011
LONDON – Former world number one Chris Evert said she would be shocked if Serena Williams retained her Wimbledon crown this year although she stopped short of ruling her fellow American out of
readAnimal charity cashing in on Giggs’ sex scandal
16-06-2011
RYAN Giggs’ sex scandal is out in the open, and ad firms are apparently wasting no time to cash in on the Man. United star’s new cheeky image.A picture of the footballer on a poster with the words:
readFifa questions Blazer after complaint
16-06-2011
MIAMI - Fifa’s Ethics Committee has questioned Concacaf general secretary Chuck Blazer, the whistle-blower in the cash-for-votes scandal, after complaints about his behaviour from Caribbean
readArsenal ready to let Barca sign Fabregas
16-06-2011
MADRID - Arsenal have abandoned efforts to keep skipper Cesc Fabregas who could be set for a return to Spanish giants Barcelona, Spanish sports newspapers said Thursday.Gunners coach Arsene Wenger
readNew Chelsea coach within two weeks
16-06-2011
KUALA LUMPUR - Chelsea’s chief executive said yesterday the English Premier League club would name a new coach within two weeks and was looking to buy at least two players ahead of the new season.Ron
readCharl Schwartzel looking for tips from Ernie
16-06-2011
CHARL Schwartzel is looking for a practice round with Ernie Els ahead of the US Open which gets under way at Congressional Country Club today. The reigning Masters champion showed himself willing to
readKilimanjaro gets boxing gear from German embassy
16-06-2011
ON Monday, the German embassy in Namibia donated boxing equipment to the Kilimanjaro Boxing Club in Oshakati.The Kilimanjaro Boxing Club currently trains 38 boxers, of which 36 are amateurs and two
readDTS volleyball Series thrills
16-06-2011
THE third of seven 2011 DTS Maerua SuperSpar Volleyball Series tournaments this year took place on Saturday with 33 teams participating.Seven ladies two-a-side teams took part and they played in a
readRegional plant knowledge to feed new bill
16-06-2011
A SERIES of workshops kick off this month across all 13 regions of the country to consult the locals on how to gain access and benefit from plants such as the hoodia.The first of these workshops,
readDead Vlei photo causes stir
16-06-2011
BREATHTAKING photographs of Namibia’s unique landscape and wildlife by photographer Frans Lanting, appearing in the June 2011 issue of the National Geographic magazine, are making a splash. One
readThe good and bad of climate change
16-06-2011
THE National policy on climate change for Namibia was tabled in parliament this week, bringing the country closer to an official policy to guard and ward off the worst climate change has in store.The
readBig Brother Amplified: It’s time to vote for a favourite!
16-06-2011
IT’S time to vote again. Five housemates from Tails are up for eviction this week: Karen from Nigeria, Kim from Zambia, Kenya’s Nic, South African Luclay and Ethiopia’s Danny.Please remember that
readBig Brother Amplified: Not Strapped
16-06-2011
For Comment A selection of some of the messages from the SMS ticker tape that runs across the bottom of the BBA Amplified TV screen: * Keep It Marvellous. Vote KIM! * We luv u kimmmmmmmmm. * I miss
readBig Brother Amplified: Bring On The Fear … !
16-06-2011
Most of the news today is something of a wag and a woof – it comes from the Tails house, which has kind of become the house of choice since Weza moved there. Despite the presence of the mellow Angolan
readExperts warn SA corruption helps terrorists
16-06-2011
PRETORIA – When an alleged mastermind of al Qaeda attacks on US embassies was killed in East Africa, officials said he was carrying a fake South African passport.Security experts have been warning for
readLiberia cuts ties with Gaddafi’s Libya
16-06-2011
MONROVIA – Liberia severed diplomatic ties with Libya on Tuesday, the latest African country to distance itself from leader Muammar Gaddafi since a Nato-backed uprising against him.The move, announced
readObama calls for ceasefire in Sudan
16-06-2011
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama yesterday urged Sudan’s government to halt military operations in a troubled border state and called for a ceasefire in bloody fighting as the south prepares to
readUnam accommodation spruced up
16-06-2011
CONSTRUCTION on a N$160 million hostel complex for Unam will start soon after the groundbreaking ceremony yesterday. The complex, at the back of the Unam campus along Hendrik Witbooi Avenue, will
readNelulu suspended to allow for smooth investigation
16-06-2011
THE suspension of the chairman of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority, George Nelulu, is intended to allow a smooth investigation against him and not necessarily because he is guilty, the secretary
readRailway tender in court again
16-06-2011
SHETU Trading, which has been challenging the awarding of a tender for the delivery of rails for the northern railway project, on Tuesday succeeded in having their case treated as urgent by the High
readWin Fabulous Father’s Day Prizes!
16-06-2011
2 Gift Hampers Can Be Won Two fabulous Hartlief gift hampers – worth N$ 250 each – can be won ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday, June 19. Hartlief is, of course, famous for its meat products – ranging
readRights groups call for boycott of Nam products
16-06-2011
A CAMPAIGN has been launched in South Africa to boycott Namibian tourism and products because of the country's seal culling.Members of three animal rights group protested in Randburg, north of
readMinister ‘interferes’ with RFA board
16-06-2011
DUST is refusing to settle around the Road Fund Administration, with the situation turning into a tug-of-war between Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and the RFA board of directors over the
readHenties rates to increase by 40 per cent
16-06-2011
HENTIES Bay’s preliminary budget for the 2011/2012 financial year provisionally indicated a 15 per cent increase in water and “other tariffs”, while rates and taxes showed a whopping increase of 40
readNBC reporter fined by traditional authority
16-06-2011
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC)’s Rundu-based reporter Wilfred Nyambe was fined N$2 000 by the Hambukushu Traditional Authority for allegedly reporting a biased story about that
readNafinu’s Zamuee takes on Alfred Angula
16-06-2011
GENERAL secretary of the Namibia Financial Institutions Union (Nafinu) Asnath Zamuee did not take kindly to Alfred Angula’s description of her in the local press as a “youngster and a newcomer in the
readMurder suspect on the run
16-06-2011
ONE of the men accused of committing a brutal rape and murder at Swakopmund almost six years ago is a fugitive from justice after he failed to appear in the High Court in Windhoek for the start of his
readMurder suspect on the run
16-06-2011
ONE of the men accused of committing a brutal rape and murder at Swakopmund almost six years ago is a fugitive from justice after he failed to appear in the High Court in Windhoek for the start of his
readDisputed Hambukushu land sold to foreign investor
16-06-2011
THE Hambukushu Traditional Authority in eastern Kavango on Saturday handed over a disputed piece of land to a foreign investor who plans to build a lodge there.The land is situated at Divava village,
readRactliffe found not guilty
16-06-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Former Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund trustee Jeremy Ractliffe was found not guilty on a charge of possession of uncut diamonds in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court yesterday.“The
readGibeon residents fed up with poor service delivery
16-06-2011
SERVICE delivery appears to have hit an all-time low at Gibeon in the Hardap Region.Community members met with a parliamentary standing committee last week to express their grievances over what they
readDispute around Gertze's coronation
16-06-2011
THE //Haboben tribe royal house has distanced itself from the coronation of Dawid Casius Gertze as designated Chief of Blouwes Traditional Authority (BTA) this coming Saturday. Gertze was elected in
readGerman tourist bitten by seal
16-06-2011
AN elderly German woman touring Namibia was bitten by a seal on the boat of a Walvis Bay marine-tour operator last Friday, resulting in her having to get stitches.The incident happened during a marine
readBessa baby in need of milk formula
16-06-2011
THE six-week-old baby of a patient lying in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Gobabis State Hospital for the past month-and-a-half, is in dire need of milk, nappies and soap.Magdalena Bessa, the
readMan arrested on sodomy charges in Ohangwena
16-06-2011
POLICE have arrested a man who allegedly sodomised more than 10 boys at Ohongo village near Omungwelume in the Ohangwena Region.The boys are all under the age of 10, according to the Ohangwena Serious
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