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59 Articles found on Thursday, 17 March 2011
Court hears of murder victim’s cry for help
17-03-2011
GUNSHOTS rang out, then murder victim Francina Schiefer called out the name of her youngest son, Romeo Schiefer, in an apparent cry for help, and after a voice sounding like his had answered, more
readMVA balance sheet a wreck
17-03-2011
THE Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund was unable to put the brakes on its loss-making operations last year, suffering a deficit of N$46,9 million, resulting in liabilities outstripping assets by more
readFarm access furore
17-03-2011
THE Ministry of Lands says it will not become involved in the spat between Deputy Minister of Fisheries Kilus Nguvauva and some Omaheke farmers, but warned that the agricultural industry should not be
readPJ wants sharper Welwitschias
17-03-2011
WELWITSCHIAS captain Pieter-Jan van Lill has urged his teammates to be sharper against the Free State on Saturday. Van Lill said the team’s recent poor track record is due to their inability to
readJapan grateful to nuke plant heroes
17-03-2011
TOKYO - The heroes risking their lives on the frontline of Japan’s nuclear crisis - some 50 workers at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant - are being watched by a grateful and anxious nation.The
readParastatals remain dividend-dry over MTEF
17-03-2011
AS in previous years, Government can expect very little in the form of dividends from state-owned enterprise over the next three years, with only the Bank of Namibia (BoN), Namibia Post and
readNotable Quotes
17-03-2011
UNFORTUNATELY this (a court victory) did not materialise and although we are confident that the Supreme Court will rule in our favour, a decision needed to be taken about the RP’s seat in Parliament.I
readSMSes for Thursday 17 March 2011
17-03-2011
SMS Of The Day *WHY is the African Union silent about Libya? Should the bloodshed in that country continue as if nobody is watching? It’s not about supporting any side, but attempting to mediate and
readGerman green industries say can fill nuclear gaps
17-03-2011
FRANKFURT – German renewable industry lobby BEE said yesterday it would be able to supply 47 per cent of German power requirements by 2020, joining a debate on how to replace nuclear generation
read‘Get used to higher food costs’
17-03-2011
CHICAGO – Higher food prices are here to stay. A rising tide of global forces is supporting the surge in prices for important food staples like meat, dairy and grains, commodity experts said at the
readAtomic industry will survive Japanese nuclear crisis
17-03-2011
PARIS – French state-owned utility EDF, the world’s biggest nuclear power producer, said the industry was a formidable energy source that would survive the crisis in Japan.Henri Proglio, chief
readSantam hails 21 years of good business
17-03-2011
“NAMIBIA is one of the success stories on the African continent after gaining independence 21 years ago. “The country has proven itself as a safe haven for investments and in recent years the economy
readRisk aversion hits rand again
17-03-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The rand fell over one per cent against the dollar yesterday, on continuing risk aversion towards emerging markets after the radiation crisis in Japan.The rand fell as far as
readMission statements
17-03-2011
Instead of lofty words and abstract ideas, a focused mission statement may benefit your organisation, says Harvard Business Review.The problem with most mission statements is that they are full of
readSOEs need billions as financial crutch
17-03-2011
PARASTATALS will guzzle at least N$2,6 billion of taxpayers’ money over the next three years, according to Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s spending plans for 2011-2014.The bill for state
readPicking on Chinese: ‘Shame on you,’ says Pohamba
17-03-2011
ETUNDA – President Hifikepunye Pohamba defended the presence of Chinese business people in the Namibian market, saying they are friends of the Namibian nation who supported the country’s struggle for
readJapan disaster another worry for global economy
17-03-2011
TOKYO – Japan's earthquake and nuclear crises have put pressure on the already fragile global economy, squeezed supplies of goods from computer chips to auto parts and raised fears of higher interest
readOman’s Mufti urges alcohol ban
17-03-2011
MUSCAT - Oman’s Grand Mufti has urged the government to fully ban alcohol and strictly monitor gyms and health clubs in this Muslim country.Sheik Ahmed bin Hamad al-Khalili told state television on
readBerlusconi: I’m too old for too much sex
17-03-2011
ROME – Premier Silvio Berlusconi has told an opposition newspaper he is too old to have had all the sexual encounters he is accused of by Italian prosecutors.The 74-year-old faces trial in Milan over
readPolice kill 3 protestors in Bahrain’s Pearl Square
17-03-2011
MANAMA - Bahraini police killed three protesters and wounded dozens more yesterday as they assaulted a peaceful protest camp in the capital’s Pearl Square, an opposition party official said.“We now
readAthletics club championship gets support
17-03-2011
ATHLETICS Namibia’s main sponsor, Bank Windhoek, has pledged its support to Saturday’s second leg Rössing Athletics Club Championships. This forms part of the N$250 000 sponsorship from the banking
readICC Cricket World Cup
17-03-2011
Result Tuesday, March 15 South Africa beat Ireland by 131 runs Fixture Thursday, March 17 England v West Indies
readSri Lanka, Kiwis have knockout stage on radar
17-03-2011
KOLKATA – Quarter-final calculations will be occupying the minds of both Sri Lanka and New Zealand when they clash in their final World Cup Group A match at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Friday.With
readMorné doz(zzz)ed off
17-03-2011
KOLKATA – Morné van Wyk didn’t just appear to be asleep behind the stumps in South Africa’s thrilling victory over India last Saturday – he was!The Proteas wicketkeeper had a nightmare match, despite
readClijsters, Jankovic fall out
17-03-2011
INDIAN WELLS – Two-time champ Kim Clijsters pulled out of Indian Wells in mid-match with shoulder problems, adding to the growing list of top-seed casualties among the women Tuesday.Defending champion
readAmazing team spirit saves Inter from going out
17-03-2011
MUNICH – Holders Inter Milan showed ‘amazing’ team spirit to battle back to beat Bayern Munich 3-2 with an 88th-minute goal from Goran Pandev on Tuesday to scrape through to the Champions League
readElongitho lyiikuni onzo yoonkondo monakuyiwa
17-03-2011
IILONGO opo ta yi putuka oya pumbwa okulongitha ikuni nomakala okuukitha omahupilo gayo monkalo yombepo yi li nawa, moka oohepele tadhi vulu okumona uuwanawa mokulonga oonzo dhoonkondo dha
readA yumudha nokulonga oshiyalulitho sho abacus
17-03-2011
PIETER Garobeb omumvogu okwa li a yaguma omulongi gwe omukulu gwomiyalu e mu lombwele kutya na ka longe nokutunga iiyalulithi mbyoka hayi ithanwa abacus opo kehe osikola yi vule oku kala yina oabacus
readSpain a nkondopeke ehala lyoku konakona iikulya mOmbaye
17-03-2011
EPANGELO lya Spain olya gandja omagano goodola oomiliona ndatu molupe lwiilongitho kehangano lyokukonakona nokutulapo omithika lya Namibia[Namibia Standard Institute. Iilongitho mbika ota yi kala
readEfundja olyo ndjo tali zi hoka
17-03-2011
OMOLU omvula onene ya loka muumbugantu wa Angola, omulonga gwa Cuvelai otaku hokololwa guudha omeya nogwa tameka okutilahi miishana mbyoka ya uka ko Namibia.Mboka taya zi ko Angola, otaya hokolola
readSwapo nomalunduluko
17-03-2011
ONGUNDUMUTIMA yoSwapo ndjoka ya gongalele ehuliloshiwike lya piti oya pangula mboka ya hala okweeta po omalunduluko momapangelo muumbugantu wAfrica.Oshigongi shika osha pangula shika unene shu ukilila
readNangof a ti omutengeneko otagu hepeke
17-03-2011
NANGOF okwa ti omupopyo gwominista Yiiniwe ,Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila pethimbo lyomutengenekothaneko ogo omwiityo tagu ulike omuntu eli mehaluko omolwa endopo ta li tsikile moonkambadhala dhokweetapo
readEpangelo lya gandja oofalama kaayelele
17-03-2011
OKABINETE oka tokola kutya oofaalama ya Werda na Nuchas moshitopolwa sha Kunene nadhi gandjwe kombelewa yomuprima minista omolwa oprogramma yehumithokomeho lyaaSan. Oofaalama ndhika odha landelwe
readOsasiona po Ruacana ta yi longo shuudha
17-03-2011
IILONGA yokudhiga olusheno posasiona yolusheno lwomeya poRuacana ota yi longo shuudha okuza moshiwike shotango sha Januali nuumvo.Etondoko lyomeya momulonga po Ruacana oshiwike kehe ota li ulike lili
readInformante ita landithwapo we manga
17-03-2011
ETEGAMENO lya Trustco okulandithapo oshifo shoshiwike, Informante olya shuna monima.Omuwiliki gwa Trustco, Quinton van Rooyen okwa koleke metiyali kutya aantu mboka ya li ya hala okulandapo oshifo
readSouth Africa moonkundathana na DRC kombinga ya Inga
17-03-2011
SOUTH AFRICA ota kundathana nepangelo lyoDemocratic Republica of Congo opo ya yumudhepo edhiladhilo lyokutunga osasiona yokudhiga olusheno komulonga gwa Congo.Edhiladhilo ndyoka lya mwenekwa olya li
readAir Namibia ina futa omikuli dhe
17-03-2011
AAFUTI yiifendela oya tegelelwa ya fute oodola oomiliona 406 oku kwathela iilonga yomombepo ya Namibia, Air Namibia opo a fute oongunga dhe ndhoka a nyengwa okushunitha. Oongunga dhoodola oomiliona
readLearn about Australian vegetation types
17-03-2011
NANYA is a former sheep station situated in the Mallee, in the south-western parts of New South Wales in Australia.The surrounding region is classified as arid, receiving an average rainfall below 250
readProtocol on carnivore relocation on cards
17-03-2011
A PROTOCOL for the relocation of carnivores trapped on Namibian farmland was one of the issues discussed at a one-day meeting of the Large Carnivore Management Association of Namibia (LCMAN) held at
readSouthern Africa’s KaZa project wins global admiration
17-03-2011
IF realised, the trans-boundary conservation initiative between five SADC countries will be “the world’s icon for conservation”, says the head of the World Wildlife Fund in Germany.Eberhard Brandes,
readStart in your own backyard
17-03-2011
ENVIRONMENT and Tourism Deputy Minister Uahekua Herunga has called on Namibians to ensure that their immediate environment and even their backyards are tidy, so that the country can continue to
readPark trophy hunting decimates hyaenas
17-03-2011
SPOTTED hyaena packs in the Kwando Core Area of the Bwabwata National Park and in the forest in the Mudumu North Complex (MNC) are stable but exist at low density, a recent study has found.The study
readRapper Nate Dogg is dead
17-03-2011
Hip-hop star Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (41), known by his stage name Nate Dogg, has died. The cause of his death is unclear but the Californian rapper had been recovering from two strokes suffered in
readWhat the TWEET!
17-03-2011
THE anniversary of the assassination (on March 15 44BC) of Roman leader and statesman Julius Caesar was trending on Twitter on Tuesday:@The NoseNY: Ides of March, the day when Brute stabbed Julius
readKendra back to pre-pregnancy best
17-03-2011
Kendra Wilkinson had bemoaned the hardship of losing the weight she had piled on when pregnant with her young son.But the ‘Dancing With The Stars’ contestant showed she was back in tip-top shape by
readIn Brief
17-03-2011
DRC officials arrest former minister KINSHASA – Officials arrested Congo’s former rural development minister, Philippe Undji, as part of a government campaign against corruption, an aide to the
readGaddafi advances on rebel bastion
17-03-2011
TOBRUK – Muammar Gaddafi’s tanks and artillery struck a rebel-held town and other loyalist forces advanced on Libya’s main rebel bastion of Benghazi yesterday as diplomatic efforts to stop him
readSwapo membership fees increase
17-03-2011
THE Swapo Party annual membership fee has increased from N$1 to N$3 per month. The more than 200 per cent increase was decided at the last Central Committee meeting last weekend. Making the
readResidents uphappy with Gibeon
17-03-2011
RESIDENTS of Gibeon in the South have accused their village council of “favouritism”, claiming that only certain homes are being connected to the electricity network. They added that the council was
readRed Cross appeals for N$10 million for flood victims
17-03-2011
THE Namibia Red Cross Society (NRCS) needs N$10 million to assist more than 20 000 people affected by floods in northern and southern Namibia.The Red Cross yesterday appealed for donations to help
readGirl (8) accused of killing cousin (4)
17-03-2011
AN eight-year-old girl allegedly killed her cousin (4) at Okureza village, 110 km west of Opuwo, on Saturday.Ulenga Muharukua, the four-year-old toddler, and his cousin were apparently herding goats
readHIV infection stabilises
17-03-2011
BETWEEN 1992 and 2002, the HIV prevalence among pregnant women in Namibia jumped from 5 per cent to 22 per cent.Last year, it was estimated that about 19 per cent of expecting mothers in Namibia were
readMissing boy from Omapopo found drowned
17-03-2011
THE three-year-old boy from Omapopo village in the Oshana Region who was reported missing on March 9, was found dead the next day in the Omapopo River.Uuvudhiya Regional Councillor Amutenya Ndaafa
readKazenambo wants locals to benefit
17-03-2011
THE Minister of Youth, Sport and National Service, Kazenambo Kazenambo, said resettlement farms adjacent to communal areas should be used to expand those areas since it remains Government land.
readIyambo won’t go to school without food
17-03-2011
PUBLIC service bureaucracy is being blamed for the non-delivery of emergency food to schools that have been cut off by floods in the Oshana, Omusati and Ohangwena regions.Some schools have been
readImbambah denied bail
17-03-2011
HENTIES Bay councillor Paulus Imbambah (39) was denied bail at his first appearance in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being charged with assault with intent to do grievous bodily
readHelao Nafidi – a problematic town of many villages
17-03-2011
HELAO Nafidi, the capital of Ohangwena Region, is a town of contrasts and contradictions, with 16 villages and 16 headmen, who all claim jurisdiction over the villages that officially fall under the
readBaby rapist sent to prison for 17 years
17-03-2011
A BABY rape case dating back more than nine years finally came to a conclusion in the High Court at Oshakati on Monday, when a resident of northern Namibia was sent to prison for an effective 17
readAnti-sealers launch tourism boycott against Namibia
17-03-2011
“ON this day, the 15th of March 2011, celebrated worldwide as Anti-Sealing Day, Fur Free, Beauty Without Cruelty, Sea Shepherd, our international partners are announcing the official launch of a
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