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60 Articles found on Monday, 7 March 2011
Maize meal, wheat flour more expensive
07-03-2011
THE price of maize meal, wheat flour and pasta will increase by between 12,5 per cent and 15 per cent before month-end and Namibian consumers help pay for political instability in the Middle East and
readRetailers feel pinch of dairy, meat ban
07-03-2011
THE temporary ban on meat and dairy imports from South Africa is a crippling blow to suppliers, shops and restaurants in Namibia who say they are losing millions of dollars.According to a major meat
readEvidence of a family tragedy
07-03-2011
Court proceedings on the second day of the trial of dou- ble murder suspect Romeo Schiefer (21), who is denying charges that he killed his parents in their home in Windhoek’s Khomasdal area on January
readLibyan diplomat defects
07-03-2011
NAMRIGHTS says it has helped the second-in-command at the Libyan embassy in Windhoek, Saad H.M. Bakar (44), his wife and four children to defect.Phil ya Nangoloh of the human rights organisation said
readUnderdogs cause NPL upsets
07-03-2011
PREMIER League strugglers Blue Boys and Oshakati City’s victories over Sport Klub Windhoek and African Stars respectively on Saturday have inadvertently given Black Africa’s title charge a big boost.
readHeavy machine gun fire rocks Tripoli
07-03-2011
TRIPOLI – Libyan troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched counter-strikes yesterday to try to take back strategic towns from rebel forces, while intense automatic gunfire reverberated around the
readSaara has ‘firepower’ to boost growth
07-03-2011
ON the eve of the Budget 2011-12 being tabled, Namibia finds itself in a good place as far as debt is concerned, with total debt at the end of February estimated at 14,2 per cent of gross domestic
readSMSes for Monday 07 March 2011
07-03-2011
SMS Of The Day *ONE possible solution to help solve the poor unemployed youth. Encourage all employers to take on a few youngsters to expose them to the work environment - to experience, help, assist
readNotable Quotes
07-03-2011
Although he requested to be given more time to make these findings public, he never did it. Surprisingly, and contrary to his corruption-fighting words, President Pohamba’s daughter was among the
readGaddafi still boosted by millions of oil dollars
07-03-2011
LONDON – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's crumbling regime is still being boosted by millions of dollars of crude export revenues despite Western sanctions, the Financial Times reported Saturday.The
readLobster industry doing better: Esau
07-03-2011
THE lobster industry at Lüderitz performed better last year than in previous fishing seasons in terms of catches, sizes and export prices.Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Bernhard Esau said
readCabinet approves N$250 million for government bonds
07-03-2011
CABINET has approved the introduction of primary dealers (PDs) to develop the Namibian financial markets, and authorised the Minister of Finance and the Bank of Namibia to introduce the primary
readWhy repo rates don’t matter in frontier Africa
07-03-2011
JOHANNESBURG – When crude prices fall, oil companies tend to pass on the reductions – albeit grudgingly – to motorists. In most of Africa, the same cannot be said of interest rates.In the last two
readProperty valuers form regulating authority
07-03-2011
MONDAY February 28 2011 saw the establishment of the Namibia Institute of Valuers (NIV), a regulating authority which will oversee the valuers’ profession in Namibia.The NIV will aim to protect the
readAfrica banking set for growth
07-03-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Africa's US$107 billion financial services industry will log impressive growth for the rest of the decade as more banks target the continent's emerging middle class, a study by
readPoultry farm to create 600 permanent jobs
07-03-2011
THE construction of a N$500 million poultry operation on the farm Klein Okapuka between Windhoek and Okahandja will start at the end of this month, Gys White, general manager of Namibia Poultry
readAccepting impossible assignments
07-03-2011
The reward for accomplishing a high-profile project in a short timeframe is often another challenging project with an even tighter timeline. Taking on increasingly impossible assignments will cause
readBeijing ups controls on foreign media
07-03-2011
BEIJING – China’s capital Beijing is ramping up controls on foreign journalists amid calls on the Internet for anti-government protests styled on those rocking the Middle East and North Africa.Vice
readUS warns citizens against travel to Yemen
07-03-2011
WASHINGTON – The US government warned Americans yesterday against travelling to Yemen and authorised the voluntary departure from the country of family members and non-essential embassy staff.“The
readActivists hopeful about end to Japan’s whaling
07-03-2011
SYDNEY - The head of environmentalist group Sea Shepherd said yesterday he was “75 per cent sure” Japan would not start another whale hunt, as the activists’ vessels docked triumphantly in
readFootball Results
07-03-2011
Saturday, March 5 English Premier League Man City 1 - 0 Wigan Bolton 3 - 2 Aston Villa Arsenal 0 - 0 Sunderland Fulham 3 - 2 Blackburn West Ham 3 - 0 Stoke Newcastle 1 - 2 Everton Birmingham 1 - 3
readWenger defends Toure
07-03-2011
LONDON – Manchester City defender Kolo Toure failed a drug test because he took a diet supplement belonging to his wife, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Friday.Toure was suspended by the
readLiverpool thump Manchester United
07-03-2011
LONDON – Arsenal were held to 0-0 by Sunderland on Saturday and missed the chance to put pressure on Manchester United, who were thumped 3-1 by a resolute Liverpool side inspired by Dirk Kuyt’s hat
readSharks beat Welwitschias 25-5
07-03-2011
THE Welwitschias suffered their second consecutive defeat in the Vodacom Cup after going down 25-5 to the Sharks XV in Windhoek on Saturday afternoon. A lack of concentration led to the Welwitschias’
readGauteng beat Nam by 7 wickets
07-03-2011
GAUTENG completed a comfortable seven-wicket victory against Namibia in their three-day CSA 3-Day Challenge match in Johannesburg on Saturday. Gauteng’s victory was built around a huge first innings
readShihepo fights for African title
07-03-2011
WILBEFORCE Shihepo will fight Uganda’s David Kitookwe for the WBO Africa interim super-middleweight title on at the Independence Boxing Bonanza.The fight is scheduled as an undercard fight to the main
readNamibian PGA launched
07-03-2011
MTC last week announced a total sponsorship of N$1,8 million for the MTC Namibian PGA Championship, which will be held at the Windhoek Golf and Country Club from March 17 to 20.It will be the seventh
readOtago upset Bulls to join Sharks on top
07-03-2011
SYDNEY – New Zealand’s Otago Highlanders are the surprise co-leaders after their upset victory over three-time champions Northern Bulls in this weekend’s third round of Super 15 matches.The
readICC World Cup
07-03-2011
Results Saturday, March 5 Australia v Sri Lanka - No result Friday, March 4 Bangladesh v West Indies - West Indies won by 9 wickets New Zealand v Zimbabwe - New Zealand won by 10 wickets Thursday,
readKenya’s chances running out
07-03-2011
NEW DELHI – Jimmy Kamande is concerned that Kenya could have just three games left to prove its worth at the World Cup.Kamande yesterday said he is aware that the ICC’s move to reduce the 2015
readBatting exposure worries Ponting
07-03-2011
COLOMBO – Instead of savouring an easy day at the office, Australian captain Ricky Ponting was concerned the World Cup washout against Sri Lanka robbed his middle-order batsmen a chance to get some
readWest Indies ‘satisfied’ with World Cup security
07-03-2011
NEW DELHI – The West Indies Cricket Board is “satisfied” with World Cup security despite its team bus being pelted with stones by local supporters following a match in Bangladesh.The WICB released a
readImangeleke poKatope
07-03-2011
OMULUMENTU gwoomvula 36 gwomomukunda Oshidhigu popepi nEheke mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shana Paulus Iiyambo okwa mana oondjenda dhe ombaadhilila sho i imangelekele mOsasiona yOpolisi ya Katope
readKuku gwaNtoni a hulitha pomimvo 118
07-03-2011
OMUKULUPELELA gwoomvula (118) gwomomukunda Epyeshona popepi nOkatana mOshana, kuku Paulina Mushinda Anyala, a tseyika wo nawa nedhina kuku gwaNtoni, okwa manene oondjenda dhe moshipangelo sha
readOmulonga gwa Shigambo guudha sigo okomutunda
07-03-2011
OMVULA onene ndjoka, omasiku ga zi ko, ya loko moshitopolwa sha Shigambo mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto nomomudhingoloko, oya eta mpoka omulonga gwa Shigambo, ngoka oomvula odhindji kaguudha nuupu,
readEteyo lyomagumbo lya vuka moVenduka mu February
07-03-2011
OPOLISI moVenduka oya ti iiningwanima yeteyo lyomagumbo oya indjipala moshilando. Opolisi oya koneke iiningwanima ayihe kumwe yili 250 ya lopotwa moshilandopangelo mu February amuke. Omukuluntu
readMinista nenongelo lyomoEros Welwitschia
07-03-2011
MINISTA yOmalelo giitopolwa nomagumbo okuli mehilathano pokati kaakalimo yomo Eros mboka ya tsondumbo nedhikopo lyenongelo lyaanona lyashewa momukunda nguka moVenduka.Jerry Ekandjo ota ku tiwa okwa
readOonakulwa aakulu ya futwa iimaliwa
07-03-2011
KONYALA oonakulwa aakulu 415 yomiita yemanguluko oya pewa iimaliwa yomwaalu omunene pethimbo limwe gwoodola omayovi 50 000 ngaashi sha tokolelwe ku holomende omumvogu, pahapu dhuuministeli wOonakulwa
readAaniilonga ya Novanam ta ya nyenyeta onkalo
07-03-2011
AANIILONGA ya Novanam ehangano eshona lya Pescanova poLindili oya hololomadhiladhilo gawo olutiyali metine lyoshiwike sha yi. Mbaka oya nyenyeta kombinga yonkalo ya nkundipala yiilonga yawo poNovanam.
readIiketha yoopenzela oyo yene yiimaliwa
07-03-2011
MINISTA Yiimaliwa okwa ti iiketha yiimaliwa yoopenzela dhaaniilonga nayi longe ashike muuwana wooyene yiimailwa mbyoka, ndele haku pa yalwe uuwanawa waashi wa wo.Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila okwa ti
readPosh and Eva plan pink balloon party
07-03-2011
Does Posh know the sex of her baby? It seems pregnant Victoria Beckham may know the sex of her baby after all. She has asked pal Eva Longoria to organise a baby shower featuring pink
readGuy Ritchie’s next production
07-03-2011
A baby with girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley Madonna’s ex-husband Guy Ritchie has another big production in the works. The director’s girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley is said to be pregnant with his child.The
readAmy Winehouse back to her best in moody photoshoot
07-03-2011
What a difference a year makes.Amy Winehouse is used to being a poster girl, but it’s normally for falling out of bars and looking dishevelled. But as these stunning new snaps prove, the singer
readIn Brief
07-03-2011
Heavy rains kill at least 25 people in Angola LUANDA – At least 25 people have been killed in heavy rains and flooding in the southwestern Angolan province of Namibe, a news report said yesterday.43
readAU head takes message to Gbagbo and Ouattara
07-03-2011
ABIDJAN – African Union Commission chief Jean Ping held talks in Abidjan on Saturday with strongman Laurent Gbagbo and rival Alassane Ouattara in a bid to end their three-month stand-off.Ping
readEgyptians turn anger toward internal security apparatus
07-03-2011
CAIRO – Three weeks after President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, Egyptians are turning their anger toward his internal security apparatus, storming the agency’s main headquarters and other offices on
readWoman fighting for life after knife attack
07-03-2011
A BLOODY knife attack on his girlfriend landed a Windhoek resident in court on a charge of attempted murder on Friday.Martin Lupalezwi (31) appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura two
readVeterans get their lump sum
07-03-2011
ABOUT 415 veterans of the liberation struggle have been paid a lump sum of N$50 000 as was decided by Government last year, the Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs said last week.The Ministry’s public
readTripartite agreement presages wider Zambezi agreement
07-03-2011
MOZAMBIQUE, Zambia and Zimbabwe are poised to sign a memorandum of understanding to improve power generation along the length of the Zambezi River.At Victoria Falls, where the mighty river crashes
readNo more special licences for Karas shebeens
07-03-2011
THE Karas Liquor Licensing Board has decided not to renew special liquor licences allowing shebeens to operate later into the night. The normal trading hours for shebeens are between 10h00 and 24h00
readOcean management convention almost a done deal
07-03-2011
NAMIBIA, Angola and South Africa are one step closer to improving the governance of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) following a “legal scrub” of a draft convention in Luanda last
readSADC power shortage predicted for year 2015
07-03-2011
A POWER deficit is expected in the SADC region within the next four years, according to Namibian Minister of Mines and Energy Isak Katali.He told this to SADC power-utility executives at the 50th
readSADC Council urges greater integration
07-03-2011
ALL institutions must work towards the building blocks to regional integration, said the chairperson of the SADC Council of Ministers, Hage Geingob, as the region is considering the introduction of a
readRelatives plead for help to find missing Sara Thomas
07-03-2011
THE Police are requesting public assistance to locate Sara Thomas, an 18-year-old woman who went missing seven days ago in the Marula Location in Katutura.Thomas’s family reported her missing on March
readMinister sents ‘drunk’ PPS principal home
07-03-2011
A PRINCIPAL at a Windhoek primary school was sent home last week after he allegedly turned up at work drunk for the second day in a row.It is alleged that the headmaster has had a drinking problem for
readMbok to face cheque charges in High Court
07-03-2011
THE Prosecutor General has decided to prosecute Cameroonian businessman Antoine Mbok in the High Court on charges flowing from the deposit of cheques meant for the Ministry of Finance into a bank
readFlood relocations start in Caprivi
07-03-2011
A LARGE number of people in eastern Caprivi are being relocated to higher ground after the Zambezi River burst its banks, flooding their homesteads and fields.Caprivi regional planner Daniel Mbala
readDiamond thief sentenced
07-03-2011
A FORMER Namdeb employee has been sentenced in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court to a fine of N$37 000 or three years’ imprisonment for stealing unpolished diamonds worth N$122 309 from his
readCommunal land rights registration to help widows
07-03-2011
THE Minister of Lands and Resettlement, Alpheus !Naruseb, says the registration of communal land rights would ensure that widows get preference in inheriting land rights when their spouses die. He
readACC charges 2 with travel fraud
07-03-2011
THE owner of Welwitschia Travel in Windhoek and a former Air Namibia employee will face 73 charges of fraud and theft amounting to more than N$450 000 following a three-year investigation by the
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