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63 Articles found on Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Police accused of mishandling case
02-03-2011
THE OTJOZONDU community yesterday lashed out at the Police’s handling of the kidnapping and rape of a teacher, criticising the lack of speed and urgency with which the Police initially responded and
readAmupadhi to take over from Lister
02-03-2011
THE Namibian has appointed Tangeni Amupadhi as its editor-designate for a period of six months pending confirmation.If confirmed, Amupadhi will replace founding and long-serving editor Gwen Lister,
readMTC drops case on cell call costs
02-03-2011
THE dominant player in Namibia’s cellphone communication industry, MTC, yesterday abandoned an attempt to get an urgent court interdict to stall a Namibian Communications Commission decision that
readHorror rape unleashes community fury
02-03-2011
SHE was tied with wire to a pole for 13 hours, repeatedly raped, beaten and kicked, but still had the courage to join protesters when her alleged attacker appeared in court at Okahandja yesterday.The
readDiergaardt axes weak Welwitschias
02-03-2011
FOLLOWING their below-par showing against the Eastern Province Kings last Friday, Welwitschias coach Johan Diergaardt dropped three players ahead of this Saturday’s match against Sharks XV.The
readGaddafi deploys forces as world increases pressure on Libya
02-03-2011
TRIPOLI – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi dispatched forces to a western border area yesterday in defiance of Western military and economic pressure, stirring fears that the bloodiest Arab revolt may
readSkorpion mining for BEE partners
02-03-2011
SKORPION Zinc owners, Vedanta Resources, is scouting around for local black economic empowerment (BEE) investors and will soon make an announcement in this regard.A spokesperson of the Indian mining
readSMSes for Wednesday 02 March 2011
02-03-2011
SMSes Of The Day *BECAUSE of their backwardness and lack of civilization, some people like Vincent Sorensen, continue to think that they are better wholly and simply because of their skin colour. I
readNotable Quotes
02-03-2011
We must collectively regard white supremacy as one of the biggest enemies to the Namibian revolution and those propagating it as perpetuators of white monopoly capital. – Swapo Party Youth League
readChasing the dots ...
02-03-2011
Political Boot Hill I’M almost sorry and slightly jealous of our ancient African politicians who rode those heady “winds of change” from the mid 50s to the late 60s, assumed leadership of newly
readBahrain’s tourism, financial sectors hit by unrest
02-03-2011
MANAMA – Bahrain’s tourism and financial sectors have been hit by the unrest that has gripped the country and it will take until at least the second half of 2011 for the kingdom to restore its
readInsurers can’t link risk to gender
02-03-2011
LUXEMBOURG – Insurance companies cannot take gender into account when setting premiums and paying out benefits from annuities and retirement savings or accident cover, the European Union’s top court
readCorruption watchdog slams oil, gas firms
02-03-2011
BERLIN – Despite some improvements, oil and gas firms must do more to help stop corruption in the poor but resource-rich countries where they operate, watchdog Transparency International (TI) said
readRecord-size tanzanite discovered
02-03-2011
JOHANNESBURG − Gem-miner TanzaniteOne has announced that it had recovered the third-largest gemstone in the operating history of its flagship project in Tanzania.It is believed that the 12 100
readSouth Africa asks for more time for mining checks
02-03-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South African mining authorities on Monday extended a ban on allowing entrepreneurs to search for new mining opportunities, saying they needed more time to comb through applications for
readZim govt mulls selling Zesa assets
02-03-2011
THE Zimbabwe government has said the last two years of economic recovery have inflamed Zimbabwe’s power crisis to a “dire” level and hinted it may consider selling up to 49 per cent of its key power
readOil will not derail recovery, says World Bank
02-03-2011
WASHINGTON – A sustained period of higher oil prices would significantly affect developing economies but is unlikely to derail their strong recovery since the financial crisis, a senior World bank
readStart your day with focus
02-03-2011
When you’re working on large goals, days can easily blend together. Instead of thinking about what needs to happen today, you’re focusing on what needs to get done this week, month, or quarter.But,
readBOOSTING small and medium enterprises as part of poverty relief and curbing
02-03-2011
Namibia’s 51 per cent unemployment rate features high on the list of those debating Government’s spending plans for the coming year on The Namibian’s Facebook site for the Budget 2011-12.“Wish that
readWorld engineers sign up for Kudu
02-03-2011
NAMPOWER has appointed international engineers ESB to provide technical advisory services for the development of the 800 megawatt Kudu combined cycle power plant at Oranjemund.Oil Voice yesterday
readThe dogs who listen to children reading
02-03-2011
When children read to him, Danny does not criticise or correct their pronunciation. He just nods and pricks up an ear, although sometimes he closes his eyes and appears not to be listening.Danny is a
readChina rolls back press freedoms
02-03-2011
BEIJING – China appears to be rolling back some press freedoms, barring foreign journalists from working near a popular Shanghai park and along a major Beijing shopping street after calls for weekly
readGerman minister resigns amid plagiarism scandal
02-03-2011
BERLIN – Germany’s defence minister, a rising star in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc and the country’s most popular politician, resigned yesterday over allegations he plagiarised his
readCorrection!
02-03-2011
In Monday’s report titled ‘Herunga, Kaanjuka win gold in SA’ on page , Namibian 800m runner Daniel Nghipandulwa was reported as having posted a personal best time of one minute and 49,25 seconds at
readSSFD Results
02-03-2011
Saturday, February 26 Unam 2-1 Young Beauties Tura Magic 8-3 Fedics Utd Winter Roses 3-4
readHotspurs boss manhandles referee
02-03-2011
THE owner of First Division outfit Hotspurs, Theofelus ‘Sticks’ Tjikuere, is alleged to have physically and verbally abused a referee in Windhoek last month. Tjikuere is said to have attacked Fillemon
readKallie’s tennis tourney improves
02-03-2011
PARTICIPANTS in the Hotel Thule Tennis tournament put on an improved showing at the annual event held at the Sport Klub Windhoek sport grounds over the weekend. The players, who hail from Kallie’s
readNPL postpones Haikali hearing
02-03-2011
THE disciplinary hearing of suspended Namibia Premier League chief executive officer Mathew Haikali, which was scheduled for tomorrow and Friday, has been postponed to the end of the month. NPL
readFistball-raffle on track
02-03-2011
THE Fistball Association of Namibia’s biggest fundraising initiative to date is still on track. According to the association’s president, Michael Baas, only 520 tickets are still available for sale
readHayatou wants to quit Caf
02-03-2011
PARIS – African Football Confederation (Caf) chairman Issa Hayatou says he is stressed out and wants to stand down from his job.“I want to stop because it’s (his post) restricting, it’s not easy,” he
readIOC rejects Iran complaint over London 2012 logo
02-03-2011
BERLIN – The International Olympic Committee has rejected Iran’s complaint that the logo for the 2012 Olympics resembles the word Zion and is racist.“The London 2012 logo represents the figure 2012,
readBafana refuse to move Egypt qualifier
02-03-2011
SOUTH Africa have refused to postpone next month’s 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt.The Pharaohs had asked for another date after the political crisis that has rocked the North
readProteas spoilt for choice for Dutch clash
02-03-2011
MOHALI – South Africa go into their clash against the Netherlands tomorrow with the enviable choice of a three-prong spin attack or mixing it up to boost their pace options.The Proteas fielded three
readEngland up tempo for Ireland
02-03-2011
BANGALORE – England captain Andrew Strauss wants his side to build on their thrilling tie with co-hosts India when they face Ireland in a potential banana-skin World Cup clash today.Strauss, who has
readRoach hat-trick caps one-sided games
02-03-2011
NEW DELHI – West Indies and Zimbabwe both swept to crushing victories at the World Cup on Monday as the tournament’s minor teams were once more outclassed in hopelessly one-sided contests.A hat-trick
readAagameni yomaliko ya yi mekanka
02-03-2011
AAGAMENI yomaliko poshipangelo shopokati sha Venduka oya tindi okuya kiilonga omaandaha molwaashoka inaa ya futwa oondjambi dhawo, komuhona gwawo Sitore Security Services. Oondjambi ndhoka ta ya
readUuministeli wEvi netulululo noshigongi ilonga kombinga yondungethaneko
02-03-2011
UUMINISTELI wEvi nomatulululo otawu ningi oshigongiilonga shaawiliki okungongapo omulandu omutiyali gwondungethaneko kombinga yokugandja evi moshilongo.Oshigongi shika otashi ningwa sigo ometitatu.
readZimbabwe ta landa olusheno ko DRC molwa ompumbwe
02-03-2011
EHANGANO lyolusheno lya Zimbabwe olya mono ompito yoku landa olusheno lwoonkondo dhoomegawatt 100 okuza koDemocratic Republic of Congo. Olusheno nduka ota lu ka kwathela oshilongo oku kala noonkondo
readNBC a shunitha omwaalu gwaawiliki mehangano pevi
02-03-2011
EHANGANO lyokutuma omawi mombepo lya Namibia[NBC] olya kulula omwaalu gwaawilik yalyo okuza kaantu omugoyi oku ya paantu yatano, monkambadhala yoku hupitha iiyemo yalyo nokwiimanga epaya. Aawiliki
readAakuluntu ya piyaganeke ootundi penongelo lya Ntara
02-03-2011
OOTUNDI penongelo lya Ntara Combined popepi no Rundu odha li dha mwenekwa omaandaha, konima sho aakwashigwana yopomukunda ngoka ya gongala posikola ndjoka. Aakwashigwana mbaka oya gongala mpoka ta ya
readEpangelo lya pangula epopyo lya Sorensen na yi
02-03-2011
EPANGELO lya Namibia olya kuthombinga mokupangula omakambilaka ngoka omutungi gwomaliko, Vincent Sorensen noshowo omunangeshefa Desmond Amunyela ya ulathana ehulilo shiwike lya yi. Minista yUuyelele,
readOmukiintu a kwatwa onkonga nokuponokelwa
02-03-2011
MUKIINTU omugundjuka ngoka a niwa ali a mangelwa momuti pondje yomukunda Otjozondu osoondaha nokwa li a kwatwa koonkondo kuna ku mumanga okwe shi pondola okwii mangulula mo nokwa tondokele komukunda
readOshigongi shewawa lyaagundjuka komeho
02-03-2011
AMUSHANGA gwewawa lyaagundjuka yoSwapo, Elijah Ngurare okwa tseyitha kutya oshigongi shongundumutima yolutu ndoka osha undulilwa komeho.Oshigongi shoka sha li sha thanekelwa omasiku 5 ga Maalitsa osha
readOshakati shi ilongekidhila efundja
02-03-2011
OMININO dhokupititha omeya gomvula okuza moshilando Oshakati odha li dha nyengwa okueenditha omeya oku ga fala kokule osoondaha, naashika osha eta opo omapandaanda gamwe ga udhe omeya unene
readEwiliko lya Kaiti ta li falwa kompangu
02-03-2011
OOHAHENDE dha kalelapo aaniilonga ya muni gwa Kaiti ya li oomenigela otadhi indile mbaka yaali ya shunwe miilonga. Oohahende odha ti ewiliko lyoshilando na li shune Josef Rooi na Nimrod Swartz
readJekonia a monika ondjo mokuyaha aantu pondingosho
02-03-2011
OMUPANGI nale, ngoka a tamanekelwa edhipago lyaantu yatatu nokweehameka ishewe yatatu mokuya umba nondjembo mondingosho yomalovu moKatutura omimvo ne dha pitipo okwa monika ondjo ngaashi a tamanekwa
readIn Brief
02-03-2011
Algeria worries over Libya unrest ALGIERS – Algeria is extremely concerned about the situation in neighbouring Libya including the violence and disappearance of its institutions during the ongoing
readSix countries sign to use water from the Nile
02-03-2011
KAMPALA – Egypt is set to lose its veto power on rights to Nile waters after Burundi signed a deal paving the way for the ratification of a new treaty on the great river, an official said
readAnti-Mugabe protest fails to take off
02-03-2011
HARARE – Internet campaigns calling for protests against the 31-year rule of President Robert Mugabe yesterday did not lead to any mass gatherings in Zimbabwe, where police have threatened to crush
readLocal BBA auditions!
02-03-2011
NAMIBIA’S Big Brother Africa auditions ended in Windhoek yesterday, after a two-day interview process which kicks off the search for 14 contestants from across Africa. Claudia Blohm, PR and
read‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ star Jane Russell dies
02-03-2011
‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ star Jane Russell, who became a controversial Hollywood sex symbol, has died at the age of 89.Russell, best known as the voluptuous star of 1940s and 1950s movies, died of
readFirst Big Brother Africa wedding As Kevin and Liz tie the knot
02-03-2011
Big Brother Africa Revolution winner, Nigerian Kevin Chuwang Pam and fellow BBA housemate, Tanzanian Elizabeth Gupta recently tied the knot. After getting engaged last year, the couple who met during
readSwakop council explains ‘Erf X’
02-03-2011
THE Swakopmund Town Council followed a long process to ensure that the sale of prime land (‘Erf X’) to Ohlthaver and List (O&L) for the development of the new Kempinski Strand Hotel at the Mole was in
readSuspect goes free on 5 rape charges
02-03-2011
AN Okakarara resident who was accused of kidnapping and raping a teenage girl and an adult woman in May 2006 and September 2007 respectively was found not guilty on six of the seven charges he was
readNUNW wants GIPF audit public
02-03-2011
A MEETING of the national office bearers of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) over the weekend resolved to ask President Hifikepunye Pohamba to release a potentially incriminating
readNamcor MD to go to hearing
02-03-2011
THE managing director of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), Sam Beukes, did not furnish the parastatal’s board of trustees with reasons why he should not be suspended. “I have my
readGRN tractors at Warmquelle agricultural scheme in ‘sad state’
02-03-2011
TRACTORS with GRN registration numbers at the Warmquelle Agricultural Project in the Kunene Region were discovered in a sorry state by a group of people who passed by.At least two tractors, both
readFew pay TV licences
02-03-2011
JUST over 30 per cent of television owners had paid their licences by December 2008, said a new publication on the Namibian broadcasting landscape, ‘On Air Namibia’, launched last week. By then, only
readErongo farmer fed up with stock theft
02-03-2011
PHOTOS showing blood spatter, animal carcasses, bootprints and tyre tracks landed in the inbox of a TransNamib official yesterday, in a desperate attempt by a farmer to ask TransNamib to help him
readConstitution there for gays too – LAC
02-03-2011
THE Namibian Constitution protects all human rights – irrespective of people’s sexual preferences.So said Toni Hancox, the director of the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC), after the Namibian Government
readBudget expected to be tabled next week
02-03-2011
NEXT Tuesday is scheduled to be Budget Day, with Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila expected to tell Parliament how she intends spending billions of taxpayers’ dollars in the new financial
readBIG: ‘Let others taste what we have tasted’
02-03-2011
A universal Basic Income Grant (BIG) would create laziness and dependence among Namibia’s poor, say politicians. A daring pilot project set out to prove that this untrue. IPS spoke to one of the
readNamibia bans South African meat imports
02-03-2011
A BAN has been placed on the import of all meat and meat products, dairy products, hides, skins and trophies from cloven-hoofed animals, including game, from South Africa.Importing live cloven-hoofed
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