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71 Articles found on Thursday, 9 June 2011
Snow sets another record
09-06-2011
IMAGES of snow covering mountains, roads, sheep and homes close to the Namib-Naukluft Park on Tuesday took Namibia by storm yesterday.Reports and photographs of the snowfall circulated rapidly and
readPermit relief for foreign spouses
09-06-2011
PEOPLE married to Namibian citizens do not need any additional permits to live and work in Namibia.The Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration, Rosalia Nghidinwa, has stated this view in an affidavit
readThree die of cold
09-06-2011
THREE cold-related deaths were reported at Keetmanshoop following an intense cold front sweeping through the southern parts of Namibia over the past few days.A married couple in their sixties were
readBrave Gladiators could lose Shipanga to Caf, Fifa
09-06-2011
BRAVE Gladiators Jacqueline Shipanga believes she could be working full-time for Caf and Fifa if she continues to flourish in their projects.Shipanga, a Caf Coaching Instructor, is expected back from
readNo Nato ground troops in Libya
09-06-2011
BRUSSELS – Nato’s top official said yesterday the alliance won’t put troops on the ground in Libya to keep order once the civil war ends and it will be up to the United Nations to help the north
readOil, food prices brake global growth: World Bank
09-06-2011
WASHINGTON – Rising food and fuel prices are taking the wind out of the global economy’s recovery this year, the World Bank has said, cutting its forecast for global growth.The bank projected said
readSMSes For Thursday 9 June 2011
09-06-2011
SMS Of The Day *THE story headlined 'China begins to look away from Africa' appears to be written in the context of Africa as a country and not Africa as a continent with different countries in it.
readNotable Quotes
09-06-2011
WE view this in a very serious light. And the chaos was caused by none other than a president [Magnus Nangombe] whose term has expired. – Phillip Amunyela, the ministry’s under-secretary for
readBest and Worst List Supermarkets
09-06-2011
From grabbing a quick lunch, to doing their month-end or weekly shopping, nearly everyone visits supermarkets. The appeal of supermarkets is the ‘everything under one roof’ concept where you can buy
read13 tips on saving energy and money this winter
09-06-2011
1. Insulate your house. Cover walls, floors and heating ducts as well as ceilings and attic access and basement trapdoors with insulation.2. Cover your windows with insulating shutters, drapes, a
readConsumers warned against manipulating protection act
09-06-2011
Consumers who intend to manipulate the new Consumer Protection Act (CPA) to advance their own interests at the expense of retailers will be monitored, the Consumer Goods Council of SA (CGCSA) said on
readChoose the right IT vendor
09-06-2011
Never underestimate a vendor’s willingness to say yes to a project that it knows it won’t be able to carry out, says Harvard Business Review. Instead, do your research before you get trapped. When an
readCompetition Commission okays new oil hunter
09-06-2011
GLOBAL Petroleum has received approval from the Namibian Competition Commission to take over Jupiter Petroleum, owner of prospective oil and gas interests off the Namibian coast.Proactive Investors
readWorld struggles to replace oil used
09-06-2011
LONDON – The global oil industry found the equivalent of only a fifth of the oil it used last year, BP said yesterday, adding fuel to a debate on whether the world is running out of oil.BP said in its
readPravin Gordhan launches blueprint for job creation
09-06-2011
CAPE TOWN – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has declared the government’s new Jobs Fund open for business, saying a “new boldness and energy” were needed in the job creation process.He told reporters
readSA workers ‘lose’ millions in pension scandal
09-06-2011
JOHANNESBURG – It is “shocking” that low-paid clothing and textile workers could lose R100 million through a loan that was allegedly “lost”, the South African union Cosatu has said.“If these
readAfrican telecoms face stiff competition from global investors
09-06-2011
TELECOM Namibia’s move to withdraw investments in Angola and South Africa to concentrate on its local market is the latest sign of a wave of frustration that is sweeping through the Southern Africa
read‘Angola not safe for business’
09-06-2011
FOREIGN companies should perform strict due diligence before making business deals in Angola, and ensure that joint ventures are formed in accordance with international, anti-corruption and money
readEvacuations, road closures in SA after storms
09-06-2011
JOHANNESBURG – People were evacuated near Durban, some arterial roads closed near Bloemfontein and there was traffic chaos in Johannesburg due to country-wide unseasonal storms yesterday.About 200
readTunisia delays new elections until October
09-06-2011
TUNIS – Tunisia will hold an election October 23, not in July as planned, because conditions are not yet right for the first vote since the ouster of the country’s autocratic president, the prime
readSomali pirates release Chinese vessel
09-06-2011
MOGADISHU – Somali pirates have freed a Chinese-owned cargo vessel they had held for nearly seven months off the lawless Horn of Africa country, pirates and a regional maritime expert said
readNigeria’s former speaker pleads not guilty to fraud
09-06-2011
ABUJA – Nigeria’s former parliament speaker pleaded not guilty yesterday to 16 counts of fraud, the first charges in a case involving the alleged diversion of tens of millions of dollars.Dimeji
readZimbabwe’s Edgar ‘Two Boy’ Tekere succumbs to cancer in Mutare
09-06-2011
HARARE – Edgar Tekere, a liberation war icon and founder member of Zanu-PF, has died in Mutare at the age of 74, after a battle with cancer that lasted for more than two years.Tekere, best known for
readTwo days of talks, but still no end to Madagascar impasse
09-06-2011
GABORONE – Madagascar’s feuding political leaders ended two days of talks on Tuesday without signing a deal on ending the crisis sparked by strongman Andry Rajoelina’s takeover of the island two years
readChina floods kills 52, displaces 100 000
09-06-2011
BEIJING – Heavy rain drenched a drought-ravaged swathe of southern and eastern China, killing 52 people and forcing more than 100 000 to evacuate, state media reported yesterday.The deaths have been
readUK, France to put forward UN resolution on Syria
09-06-2011
LONDON – Britain and France were due to put forward a United Nations Security Council resolution yesterday condemning Syria’s crackdown on protesters, British Prime Minister David Cameron said.“Today
readSaleh’s health ‘stable’ as Yemenis demand successor
09-06-2011
SANAA – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is “stable” after being treated in Riyadh for bomb wounds, a Saudi official said yesterday as protesters pushed to form an interim ruling council.The
readHarry Simon ya topoka na Anita Tjombe
09-06-2011
OMUHUMITHI komeho gwoboksa, Anita Tjombe ngoka a li ha wilike omadhewo neilongekidho lyenyakwa lwaali lyoboksa lyuuyuni lya Namibia, Harry Simon, okwa topoka nomuwilikwa gwe konima yoku longa pamwe
readOospana dhetanga moLiga yopombanda tadhi pewa epandulo
09-06-2011
OOSPANA adhihe 12 ndhoka dha kuthile ombinga moliga yOpombanda ya Namibia omumvo 2010-2011 ota dhi ka pewa omapandulo nenge oondjambi ndhoka dhi ilongele, ndele ndhika ita dhi pewa ashike oospana
readHusab omina yo uraana ontine muuyuni
09-06-2011
OPROYEKA yomina ya Husab osha kolekwa pambelewa kutya oyo yina omwaalu omunene gwouurana oyindji noku yi tula pehala etine ongo omina ta yi kala ontine muunene muuyuni awuhe.Uuyelele uupe wa gandjwa
readIilongo ya Brics newiliko IMF
09-06-2011
IILONGO ya Brics ota yi kundathana natango kombinga yomuulikwa ngoka ta ka kutha ombinga methigathano lyoku ninga omuwiliki omupe gwehangano Lyiimaliwa mUuyunilyopaigwana[IMF],pahapu dhOminista
readChina a tala palwe ha kwAfrica akuke
09-06-2011
CHINA ngashingeyi ota tala palwe mokupungula oshoka enenevi lyAfrica olya nika oshiponga unene tuu sha landula omakuyunguto ngoka ga holoka muka.Momathimbo ga piti enenevi ndika olya kala lya talika
readOmukalekipo ependa a yi moshipundi shevululuko
09-06-2011
OMUKALEKIPO nenge omudhigininipo guushitwe omunedhina okwa yi moshipundi shevululuko konima yomimvo 35 miilonga mbyoka.Oyendji ota ya ti ota ya yuulukwa iilonga ye nontseyo ya Ben Beytell ngoka a kala
readUufuthi wiimuna po Klein Aub
09-06-2011
OMUKIINTU gwomimvo 41 okwa mangwapo kopolisi poKlein Aub ehuliloshiwike sho aniwa a yaka iikombo 19 nonzi yimwe. Monika Nongo ota ku hokololwa a kutha iimuna mbika pokati komasiku ga 6 ga February
readOsheenditho shOmukuluntu gwopolisi sha pumwa
09-06-2011
OSHEENDITHO shomukuluntu gwOpolisi ya Venduka osha pumu oshikwawo mepandaanda lya Robert Mugabe, pethimbo sha li sha tidha osheenditho shimwe tashi etitha omalimbililo. Omukuluntu Gwopolisi ya
readOmukuluntu gwo MCC a talela po Osikola
09-06-2011
OMUNAMBELEWA Omukuluntu gwEhangano lya Amerika lyokukwathela iilongo niilongo noshimaliwa shokukutha po oluhepo, okuyelutha po omamona giilongo, okuyambula po ongushu yElongo miilongo mbyoka opo tayi
readPio Nganate a lundilwa
09-06-2011
OMUGANDJIMAYELE gwaNgoloneya gwOmaheke, Pio Nganate, ota lundilwa komunambelewa melelo lyomukunda gwa Witvlei. Nganate ngoka a li nale omunashipundi shewilikongundu lya Witvlei okwa lundilwa kutya oku
readManga a fatulula osms kombinga yetulopevi
09-06-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE Gwondundahangano yAaniilonga Aanamibia[NUNW] okwa ti ota ya ka kundathana kombinga yetindo lyaamushangandjayi gwehangano ndyoka oku galukila kegumbo.Evilastu Kaaronda okwa li koshigongi
readNabta ina vulika kUuministeli
09-06-2011
UUMINISTELI Wiilonga Niiyenditho owa tilitha kutya ota wu ka kuthako oolicensa dhuumbesa mboka tawu futitha oondando dha londekwa shaali paveta.Etilitho ndika olya gandjwa sha landula sho Ehangano
readYahamano moshiponga shohauto popepi nOndangwa ya tseyika
09-06-2011
AANTU mboka ya sile moshiponga shOhauto lwopOmwandi pOndangwa mondjila onene ya Ndangwa nOshikango komatango gOlyomakaya ga zi ko, ya tseyika , omanga aahingi yomaloli gaali ngoka limwe li idhenge
readBoxing bonanza! WIN N$500 in cash!!
09-06-2011
N$500 in cash is up for grabs ahead of the June 11 boxing bonanza at the Windhoek Country Club.Betuel ‘Tyson’ Uushona and Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda will be the main attraction. Tyson will be fighting
readNamibia’s World Youth Champs team named
09-06-2011
On Tuesday, Athletics Namibia announced the three athletes that will represent the country at the 2011 IAAF World Youth Championships between July 6 and 10 in Lille, France.In the track events,
readGymnastics elects Geldenhuys Venter as its president
09-06-2011
VALEREIS Geldenhuys Venter was unanimously selected as president of the Namibian Gymnastics Federation at its Special Annual General Assembly in Karibib over the weekend. More than 40 gymnastics club
readControversial IOC rule under scope
09-06-2011
RALEIGH – A decision on a contentious Olympic rule that could impact on dozens of athletes wanting to compete in the 2012 London Games is expected within the next four months, the Court of Arbitration
readNeuer passes Bayern medical, signs contract
09-06-2011
BERLIN – Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer passed his medical at Bayern Munich yesterday and has signed a five-year contract, the Bavarian club said.“We’re very happy to have acquired one of the world’s
readTiger Woods to skip US Open
09-06-2011
JACKSONVILLE – Tiger Woods pulled out of the US Open yesterday because of lingering issues with his left leg, leaving him uncertain how soon he can resume his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus’ record for
readNew slant for All Blacks - Mitchell
09-06-2011
FORMER All Blacks coach John Mitchell believes a shift in rule interpretations by referees is playing into South Africa’s hands in the run-up to the Rugby World Cup.The forthright Lions coach said the
readAmir probed over playing for English club side
09-06-2011
LONDON – Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir is being investigated after playing for an English amateur club side in a league match on Saturday despite his five-year suspension for spot-fixing applying
readGiuseppe Signori shows up for match-fixing questioning
09-06-2011
CREMONA – Former Lazio captain Giuseppe Signori showed up for questioning by judicial authorities yesterday for his alleged role in the latest Italian match-fixing scandal.Signori was one of 16
readIsaacs to attend Chan symposium
09-06-2011
BRAVE Warriors caretaker coach Brain Isaacs will attend the Confederation of African Football’s first symposium for the analysis of the second African Nations Championship that took place in Sudan
readCazadores hosts hockey tourney
09-06-2011
THE Cazadores Inline Hockey Club will host the first of two annual tournaments this weekend. The hosts will contest the puck against fellow Windhoek club the Badgers as well as the Scorpions
readRevolver Cricket launched in Namibia
09-06-2011
THE Namibian Life Assurance company, Momentum on Tuesday announced a N$30 000 sponsorship for a unique junior cricket tournament which will start in Windhoek tomorrow.The Momentum Youth Cricket
readAranos hosts Enduro Series’ 4th round
09-06-2011
THE fourth round of the Bank Windhoek Namibian National Enduro Series will take place on Saturday in Aranos.The route has been changed for this year and spectators can enjoy the action from various
readInspirational DJ, artist dies, aged 26
09-06-2011
INSPIRATIONAL DJ and artist Leon Botha has died aged 26. Botha was diagnosed with progeria at age 4, and is believed to have been one of the longest-surviving sufferers of the condition before his
readBig Brother Amplified: It’s time to vote for a favourite!
09-06-2011
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:Getting Into Character
09-06-2011
The cast of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ have nothing on the Big Brother Amplified housemates this week, as they get to grips with their hospital drama task, St Nowhere.There has been some screaming, a few
readHouse of sand a first for Nam
09-06-2011
A KITCHEN built of sandbags in the Omaheke Region is a first for Namibia and “not as idiotic as one would think”.As part of a development project in the village of Otjimanangombe backed by the
readPut your stamp on beautiful Namibia
09-06-2011
IN a first for Africa, Namibians and tourists can have their faces put on stamps alongside some of Namibia’s famous natural landmarks.NamPost, in partnership with one of Namibia’s top tourism
readZim farmers victorious
09-06-2011
THE North Gauteng High Court in South Africa on Monday ruled in favour of three Zimbabwean farmers in a case dealing with the seizure of Zimbabwean assets in that country. The farmers – Louis Fick,
readUpcoming seal cull condemned
09-06-2011
WITH less than a month to go before the 2011 seal harvest starts, animal rights organisations once again are intensifying pressure on Namibia to stop the practice.The latest statement is an “expert
readRDP speaks out on Kaaronda death threats
09-06-2011
DEATH threats, such as those allegedly made against NUNW Secretary-General Evilastus Kaaronda, are indicative of a system and political culture reminiscent of the colonial era, says Jeremiah Nambinga,
readOtjomuise left in the dark
09-06-2011
RESIDENTS of Windhoek’s Otjomuise neighbourhood had a dark and cold evening on Tuesday as the result of an electricity outage.The power was off between 18h00 and 21h00. NamPower public relations
readTroubled Majiedt hails from Moeilikheid
09-06-2011
ESMERELDA Majiedt, who is charged in a N$71 million corruption case, grew up on a farm called Moeilikheid in the Kalkrand vicinity.After her father passed away when she was 12 years old, she was
readKaaronda’s supporters close ranks
09-06-2011
THE ongoing saga between embattled NUNW Secretary General Evilastus Kaaronda and other senior leaders in the trade union federation has triggered an uprising which could result in a split in the
readFresh election held in search for Swapo’s Hardap chief
09-06-2011
THE Hardap Swapo Party regional executive committee on Monday held fresh elections in search for a candidate to fill a position as the ruling party's regional coordinator.In an earlier election former
readHailulu faces wait in battle against ACC
09-06-2011
A CASE in which National Housing Enterprise Chief Executive Officer Vinson Hailulu is on the attack over an investigation in which he was targeted by the Anti-Corruption Commission was postponed in
readFarmer ‘has Rift Valley Fever’
09-06-2011
AT LEAST two Namibians are suspected to be infected with the deadly Rift Valley Fever (RVF).Dr Charles Grevelink, a medical doctor at Aranos, yesterday confirmed that blood test results showed that
readE-fuel case in High Court
09-06-2011
THE High Court in Windhoek heard arguments for and against an urgent application for interim relief by AFS Group Namibia, pending a review application in the contestation of the Government e-fuel
readCRAN in transformation process
09-06-2011
EXISTING regulations, licences and fees for broadcasting and telecommunications will remain the same until the transformation process of the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has
readCourt order to preserve suspected drug money
09-06-2011
SUSPECTED drug dealers’ money is no longer safe in Namibia, thanks to the Prevention of Organised Crime Act of 2004.The Prosecutor General has again used the Act against alleged drug pushers, this
readNamibia ready to sign ‘Benguela Convention’
09-06-2011
THE Namibian Government announced its support for the signing of the ‘Benguela Convention’ with Angola and South Africa.The convention is expected to be signed in the city of ‘Benguela’ (Angola) by
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