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54 Articles found on Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Koch widow loses hunting farm battle
08-06-2011
THE widow of the late German extradition target Hans Jurgen Koch can be evicted from the farm where she has been living since marrying Koch in late 2006, it was ordered in the High Court in Windhoek
readNabta defies ministry
08-06-2011
THE Ministry of Works and Transport has threatened to withdraw the licences of taxi drivers who have implemented an illegal taxi fare hike.This comes after it emerged that the Namibia Bus and Taxi
readThe big freeze here today
08-06-2011
Extreme cold weather will dominate most of the country today. Severe frost, below zero temperatures, rainfall and a possibility of snow are on the cards today in the southern parts, central parts and
readMajiedts’ lavish lifestyle
08-06-2011
MULTIMILLION dollar corruption accused Esmerelda Majiedt and her husband, Donkie Majiedt, did not hold back when it came to spending money on property and flashy cars and motorcycles.The couple and
readAnita Tjombe terminates alliance with Harry Simon
08-06-2011
LOCAL boxing promoter, Anita Tjombe yesterday confirmed that she had “mutually parted ways” with former two-time middleweight world champion Harry 'Onkugo' Simon, after working together for less than
readLibya says military compounds hit
08-06-2011
TRIPOLI – Explosions shook Tripoli yesterday in what the Libyan government said were Nato air strikes on military compounds in the capital, a day after rebels drove Muammar Gaddafi’s forces out of a
readHusab confirmed as 4th biggest uranium deposit
08-06-2011
IT is official: Namibia sits on the fourth biggest uranium deposit in the world at Extract Resource’s Husab project.New data released yesterday by Kalahari Minerals, the majority shareholder in
readChasing the dots ...National Pride and the ‘Hood’
08-06-2011
The problem of being an old fart is that “you have seen it all before” and conveniently forget that once you were a “young Turk” who knew that you could succeed where the (then) old farts failed, and
readSMSes For Wednesday 8 June 2011
08-06-2011
SMS Of The Day *IN Namibia we are facing much more serious issues than Lady May swearing live on TV. What happened with the Stoffels case, gender-based violence, poverty, unemployment? Yet everyone
readNotable Quotes
08-06-2011
NOW I am completely paralysed and can only move my eyes with difficulty, when I have rested.Nothing happens with me anymore without outside help...I communicate with [Sigrid and Lucia] only by using
readAvoid performance management traps
08-06-2011
There are some simple ways to avoid the biggest blunders often associated with performance management tasks, says Harvard Business Review.Few performance assessment systems measure what really
readBrics still talking about IMF chief
08-06-2011
CAPE TOWN – The Brics group of countries is still talking about a possible candidate to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said yesterday.Friday June 10 is the
read‘It’s not easy taming the rand’
08-06-2011
CAPE TOWN – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan yesterday said it was not easy to come up with solutions that will address capital inflows and the impact of the strong rand currency on the economy.“We are
read‘We are partners with the people of Namibia’
08-06-2011
The Namibian (TN): For many years in the diamond context has been talked about as the carrot or jewel in De Beers’s crown (though that has changed in the past few decades), but to what extent is this
readDaily bread expensive despite record harvests
08-06-2011
MILAN – World cereal output is expected to rise to a new record in 2011 due to more planting and improved yields but low stocks are set to keep prices high and volatile, the United Nations’ food
readChina acid spill knocks out water to half million
08-06-2011
SHANGHAI – A toxic chemical spilled into a river that supplies drinking water to the scenic city of Hangzhou in eastern China, knocking out supplies to more than half a million people and creating a
readSyria to send army to town after scores killed
08-06-2011
AMMAN – A restive Syrian town awaited a threatened military crackdown yesterday after bloody events in which state media say over 120 security personnel were killed.Exactly what happened in the
readLeader’s return troubles Madagascar talks
08-06-2011
GABORONE – Madagascar’s feuding political leaders remained bitterly divided over exiled ex-president Marc Ravalomanana’s possible return as they sought a way out of the island’s two-year-old crisis
readEU health chief criticises Germany over E coli
08-06-2011
BRUSSELS – The European Union health chief yesterday warned Germany against premature – and inaccurate – conclusions on the source of contaminated food that have spread fear all over Europe and cost
readChina executes rich student for killing peasant cyclist
08-06-2011
BEIJING – China yesterday executed a music student convicted of stabbing a woman to death after hurting her in a car crash, a crime that sparked national debate over China’s “rich second
readLibyan woman who claimed rape arrives in Romania
08-06-2011
TIMISOARA – A Libyan woman who claims she was raped by Muammar Gaddafi’s troops has arrived at a United Nations refugee centre in Romania, an official said yesterday.Iman al-Obeidi, 29, made headlines
readEkoko lya Africa
08-06-2011
EKOKO pamahupilo lyAfrica ota li kala eshona nenge ota li ka shuna monima sigo opooperesenda 3,7 nuumvo omolwa omakuyunguto muumbangalantu, noshowo elondo lyiikulya nomahooli. Ngaka ogo omadhiladhilo
readYa Plastic Packaging ye li mekanka
08-06-2011
AANIILONGA yehangano lya Plastic Packaging oya ningi ekanka oku tameka Omaandaha taya pula egwedhelo lyoondjambi lyoodola 150 noshowo egwedhelo lyiimaliwa yokufuta egumbo noodola 300.Ekanka ndika
readOmahangano gaashi gepangelo gaSADC yomo Malagasy
08-06-2011
OMAHANGANO gaashi gepangelo gongundu ya SADC Congress of NGO[SADC-CNGO] ota ga yambidhidha oonkambadhala dhaakwashigwana ya Madagascar okweeta ombili ta yi kalele moshilongo shoka.Omahangano
readA pewa iifutilemo mokakuma
08-06-2011
OMUFEKELWA moshiponga shoka sha faalele oomwenyo dhaapolisi yaali , pomatsakaneno gomapandaanda, Bismarck na David Meroro moVenduka okwa pewa iifutilemo oodola omayovi gane, konima yokuholoka mompangu
readOshilando tashi opaleke omahala
08-06-2011
MEYA gwoshilando sha Venduka okwa ti okwoopaleka omahala mpoka tapa tungwa omagumbo moshilando oshimwe shomiinakugwanithwa elelo lye lya tula komeho. Elaine Trepper okwa ti elelo lyoshilando olya
readA popile eidhopomo mu Wal-Mart
08-06-2011
OMINISTA yIipindi ya South Africa oya popile eidhopomo lyoholomende yaandjawo meuvathano lya Wal-Mart okulanda limwe lyomahangano omalandithi omanene, muAfrica lyokuumbugantu.Rob Davies okwa ti
readOmeya moNooli otaga kala haga pata po manga ethimbo
08-06-2011
OSHIKONDO shoka hashi gandja omeya mUumbangalantu woshilongo, sha tseyika nedhina Namwater, osha tseyitha kutya omolu ewapaleko lyomukanka gwa Caluheke na Ruacana pokati kEpalela, ano kOlushandja
readIna mu hepeka mboka ya kwatwa
08-06-2011
OMUKULUNTU gwOpolisi ya Namibia,Omukonakoni Ndjayi, Leitenanda Ndjayi, Sebastian Ndeitunga okwa ti aapolisi ka ye na oku hepeka nokweehameka aafekelwa mboka ye li miikaha yawo. Ndeitunga okwa popi
readLady May a gandja ombili kwaayehe moshilongo
08-06-2011
OMBILI unene, osho omwiimbi, Lady May a popi pethimbo lyoshigongi shoonkundana Omaandaha moVenduka. Egandjo lyombili okuza ku Lady May olya landula oshiningwanima moka a li a longitha endhindhiliko
readOmauliko guutalelipo ga tameke moVenduka
08-06-2011
OMAULIKILO gokomumvo gUutalelipo oga tameke moshilando sha Venduka oshiwike shika. Omauliko ngaka haga eta pamwe aagandji yomayakulo moshikondo shomatalelopo nuupashioni ogo omati 13 omumvo
readNo rest for Springboks: Roux
08-06-2011
THE Springboks will not rest players en masse for this year’s Castle Tri Nations, Saru CEO Jurie Roux says. But the World Champions may be forced to give certain players an enforced break in part of
readDel Potro sees off Istomin at Queen’s
08-06-2011
LONDON – Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro enjoyed a winning return to grass as the Argentine beat Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin 6-4, 6-2 in the first round at Queen’s yesterday.Del Potro was
readSerena Williams to return after nearly a year
08-06-2011
LONDON – Serena Williams will make her return from a year-long injury absence when she contests the Eastbourne tournament next week, signalling she should be fit to defend her Wimbledon title.A
readAN names team for African Championships
08-06-2011
ATHLETICS Namibia has announced a 17-member team that will represent Namibia at the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Southern Region Senior Championships in Maputo, Mozambique on July.The
readPrize monies for all Premier League clubs
08-06-2011
ALL 12 teams that participated in the 2010/2011 Namibia Premier League (NPL) will receive prize money, and not just the top three teams as initially announced.The NPL’s acting chief administrator
readUnder 20’s win in Germany
08-06-2011
THE Namibian under-20 team currently on tour in Germany won their first match last Thursday and were due to play again yesterday.The team played against Westphalia’s under-17 side, winning 4-2
readNew Zealand Politician sinbinned for rugby protest
08-06-2011
Wellington - A New Zealand politician was ordered out of the national parliament on Tuesday over a protest in which she wore a Super 15 rugby jersey in the debating chamber.Labour lawmaker Clare
readCheating Man U star, UK’s Tiger Woods?
08-06-2011
SPONSORS linked to Ryan Giggs could soon abandon the embattled Manchester United star, leaving him becoming Britain’s version of Tiger Woods, experts say. The winger, 37, has been the subject of
readBlatter’s search for credibility goes opera
08-06-2011
LONDON- Embattled Fifa president Sepp Blatter has turned to opera singer Placido Domingo to help restore the tarnished image of soccer’s world governing body.The Spanish-born tenor will form part of a
readBig Brother Amplified: It’s time to vote for a favourite!
08-06-2011
IT’S time to vote again. Seven housemates are up for eviction: Ghana’s Confidence, Zeus from Botswana, Ethiopia’s Hanni, Millicent from Kenya, Vina from Nigeria, Zim’s Vimbai and Weza from
readBig Brother Amplified: Know your Africa – just watch Big Brother
08-06-2011
LUSOPHONES (Angolans and Mozambicans) are wild partiers, as can be the Tanzanians. Ugandan men are either lovers or fighters i.e. they have no problem ruffling up a woman when challenged. Nigerian men
readBig Brother Amplified: Heads Set To Roll In Heads
08-06-2011
EISH. I’ve had enough of the glutton fest of sanctimony around Saturday night’s Namas’ *MF* drama.I really wish that some of those part-time preachers now questioning Lady May’s apology would just
readSix victims of Ondangwa accident identified
08-06-2011
SIX people, including the driver, who died instantly when a taxi they were travelling in was hit by a truck on the main road between Ondangwa and Oshikango last Saturday evening, have been
readScratch-a-Million card account freeze lifted
08-06-2011
A COURT order which froze the bank account of the close corporation that ran the Scratch-a-Million scratch card competition in Namibia since late 2009 was rescinded on Friday last week.The bank
readRosh Pinah Festival a success
08-06-2011
THE Rosh Pinah Zinc Festival held over the weekend to boost small and medium enterprises attracted a satisfactory number of exhibitors and visitors.The expo was sponsored First National Bank (FNB) and
readPio Nganate accused of corruption
08-06-2011
A STORM is brewing around Pio Nganate, special advisor to the governor of the Omaheke Region, following allegations of corruption by an official in the Witvlei Village Council.Nganate, formerly the
readOutjo takes stand against poachers
08-06-2011
THE BAIL hearing tomorrow of two suspects accused of a long history of poaching in the Outjo area has pulled together the community and many others determined to keep the two behind bars.Outjo Crime
readMillennium head visits North
08-06-2011
THE newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Daniel Yohannes from the United States of America (USA) visited the Oshikulufitu Combined School in Omusati
readManga explains ‘suspension sms’
08-06-2011
“WE will have to sit and talk about these things,” said president of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), Elias Manga, on Secretary General Evilastus Kaaronda’s no-show from his trip to
readCity Police Chief in collision after high speed chase
08-06-2011
A HIGH speed chase along Robert Mugabe Avenue in Windhoek has resulted in a crash between a vehicle driven by the City Police Chief and an oncoming vehicle.City Police Chief Abraham Kanime was chasing
readChina Begins to Look Away From Africa
08-06-2011
JASMINE blossoms’ fall from grace in the Chinese flower industry is not the only blow Chinese businesses have suffered as a result of the North African and Middle Eastern democratic uprisings this
readProfile A conservation legend retires
08-06-2011
HIS retirement after 35 years in conservation has cemented his legend as one of Namibia’s foremost conservationists. With Ben Beytell’s departure from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism last
read‘Stock thieves’ busted at Klein Aub
08-06-2011
A 41-YEAR-OLD woman was arrested at Klein Aub over the weekend for allegedly stealing 19 goats and a sheep.Monika Nongo is alleged to have stolen the livestock between February 6 and May 26 this year
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