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81 Articles found on Tuesday, 10 May 2011
State asks conviction on massacre charges
10-05-2011
BROTHERS Gavin and Sylvester Beukes should both be convicted of the murder of all eight people killed in the Kareeboomvloer farm massacre in March 2005, it was argued in the High Court in Windhoek
readMajiedt ‘corruption’: Trucker’s suicide link?
10-05-2011
THE mysterious suicide two weeks ago of a Windhoek man involved in the trucking industry has raised renewed questions about who shared the N$71 million cake with corruption accused Esmerelda
readFuture leaders
10-05-2011
The Parliament of Namibia is convening the 3rd session of the Children’s parliament of Namibia from 09-11 May in Windhoek. The programme forms part of Speaker Theo-Ben Gurirab’s vision to encourage
readHikers rescued from Fish River Canyon
10-05-2011
THE LAST of a group of 14 hikers trapped in the Fish River Canyon by floodwaters were evacuated by a Ministry of Environment rescue team yesterday morning.Ben Beytell, Director of Parks in the
readUnions reject Govt offer
10-05-2011
IT’S back to the drawing board for Government after workers were unimpressed with the N$844 million Cabinet recently approved for salary hikes for civil servants this year.Basilius Haingura, general
readNPL breaks TV deal promise
10-05-2011
THE Namibia Premier League has failed to live up to its promise of screening over half of its matches for this season.League supremo Johnny Johnson Doëseb indicated at the launch of the current
readYemeni security forces open fire killing three protesters
10-05-2011
SANAA – Yemeni security forces opened fire on demonstrators and launched rocket-propelled grenades at an office building yesterday as they cracked down on a protest in the flashpoint city of Taiz in
readKavango lodges resume business
10-05-2011
SEVERAL lodges along the Okavango River which were closed for over two months after being flooded earlier this year, have resumed business but at a slow pace. The level of the river continues to drop,
readSMSes For Tuesday 10 May 2011
10-05-2011
SMS Of The Day *I TAKE my hat off to Heikky Shilongo for his letter in The Namibian of Friday, May 6.If we can only realise that the words that slip out of our mouths might reflect the extent to
readCoherence in a changing world
10-05-2011
YESTERDAY the European Union marked the symbolic date when Robert Schuman put forward his ideas on a united Europe to bring lasting peace and prosperity to our continent.The core of Schuman’s vision
readThe World Order Today: Do we have good news?
10-05-2011
LAST week I went to Otjinene, my home town, to cash a cheque at our township shop after I sold some cattle to my neighbour.I found the manager watching CNN and after we watched for three minutes I
readNotable Quotes
10-05-2011
The struggle for economic emancipation is the only legitimate war we must wage. – Karas governor Bernardus Swartbooi said at the crowning ceremony of the /Hai-/Khaua tribe on Saturday. People align
readKnow what to delegate
10-05-2011
Managers often neglect to delegate to clear their desks to get things done, and there are some guidelines about which tasks to give away and which to keep, says Harvard Business Review.Delegation is
readStrong growth makes one in three Africans ‘middle class’
10-05-2011
CAPE TOWN – Robust economic growth in Africa over the last decade has swelled the size of its middle class to a third of the continent’s billion-strong population, according to a report by the
readWal-Mart in charm offensive
10-05-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Competition Tribunal’s hearings into Wal-Mart’s planned acquisition of Massmart Holdings started yesterday as the United States retailer went on a public relations
readWal-Mart in charm offensive
10-05-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Competition Tribunal’s hearings into Wal-Mart’s planned acquisition of Massmart Holdings started yesterday as the United States retailer went on a public relations
read‘LDCs can propel global economic recovery’
10-05-2011
ISTANBUL – A United Nations conference aimed at helping the world’s poorest people opened yesterday with dire warnings about the threat of rising food and fuel prices to the vulnerable.There were
readVolatile commodities, inflation worry central bankers
10-05-2011
BASEL, Switzerland – Global central bankers voiced concern yesterday about recent volatility in commodity markets, saying they needed to better understand its impact on inflation at a time when some
readNamibia takes business delegation to United Arab Emirates
10-05-2011
A 23-member strong delegation from Namibia, led by Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob and consisting of Government officials, mayors, and prominent business personalities, are in the United Arab
readNew life for small business in Lüderitz
10-05-2011
BUCHTERS, as the inhabitants of Namibia’s southern port town of Lüderitz are known, have seen building activity at premises located next to the local museum.Human nature being what it is,
readHalting species loss has economic benefits, says EU
10-05-2011
BRUSSELS – The European Union should halt the rapid extinction of plant and animal species by 2020 because it will cost less than trying to repair the damage once it is done, Europe’s environment
readPig producers will hold member meeting
10-05-2011
THE member meeting of the Pig Producers Association will be held on May 19 at 07:45 at the NAU Boardroom, 114 Robert Mugabe Ave, in Windhoek. The guest speaker is Dr Peter Evans and matters which will
readMobile health clinics in the agri sector
10-05-2011
AFTER long and difficult negotiations with farmers associations, ministries and various other role-players, PharmAccess can now offer primary health care services to agricultural employers for farm
readSeed testing network to boost African market
10-05-2011
A pan-African network of seed testing laboratories has been established by the African Union and the African Seed Network with the support of FAO to speed up the harmonisation of a continent-wide seed
readMaori head returns to New Zealand after 136 years
10-05-2011
ROUEN – Chanting tribesmen opened a signing ceremony Monday that will see the return of the mummified and tattooed head of a New Zealand Maori after it spent 136 years in a Normandy museum.An
readBin Laden’s death was ‘justice done’: Pakistan PM
10-05-2011
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s prime minister said yesterday that Osama bin Laden’s death in an American raid was “indeed justice done” and insisted the relationship with the United States was still strong.
readNafau a hala oveta ya lundululwa
10-05-2011
NAFAU okwa hala oveta yIilonga yomefuta yi lundululwe, oku kuthapo omahangano goku thitha aaniilonga noshowo okushunitha egandjo lyomalusheno okuza ku Erongo RED okuya kewiliko lyoshilando
readOnkalamwenyo momalukanda giipeleki moVenduka
10-05-2011
AAKALIMO yomomalukanda giipeleki moshilando sha Venduka oya taalela omashongo ga yooloka esiku kehe.Ogendji gomomashongo ngoka ya kala yena pethimbo lyomvula ta yi loko oongoka giipeleki yomagumbo
readOoyina yaakwana nelongo ta ya kwathwa
10-05-2011
HERBEN Cloete na Jeanethe Ekandjo oya totopo oshiketha shedhina Jemimah and Keziah Twin Trust, konima yevalo lyaanona yaakwana yawo momumvo 2008.Aakuluntu mbaka oya li yaana iilonga pethimbo aanona
readOmalenga gaa kwa /Hai-/Khaua ga langekwa po Berseba
10-05-2011
OMALENGA gezimo lyaa kwa /Hai-/Khaua gaali oga langekwa miilonga yuulenga pomukunda gwa Berseba Olyomakaya ga piti. Elenga enene Johannes Isaak nelenga lyopevi Stephanus Goliath oga pewa oombandi
readOmukadhi gwominista a geelwa omimvo 12
10-05-2011
SHERYL Cwele omukulukadhi gwominista yIilonga Yuundaadhi mo South Africa okwa pewa egeelo lyomimvo 12 mondholongo omolwa oku landitha iingangamithi.Cwele okwa monika ondjo moku kuta aakiintu
readOkakadhona ka kwatwa koonkondo po Gochas
10-05-2011
OPOLISI poGochas moshitopolwa sha Hardap ota yi kongo omulumentu omukuluntu ngoka ta ku fekelwa a kwata okakadhona komimvo 15 koonkondo pomukunda ngoka metitano lyayi. Otaku fekelwa kutya omulumentu
readOmalenga gUukwanyama ga hala oshigongi naNelulu
10-05-2011
OMALENGA gatano mElelo lyOpamuthigululwakalo lyAukwanayama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, taga kwatelwa komeho ku mwene gwomukunda Ongha mOukwanyama, George Hikumwa, oge li guuvite nayi kiinima aniwa tayi
readNPC a egulula epandja lye po Facebook
10-05-2011
OKOMMISSI yOmathaneko gopashigwana [NPC] oya tula miilonga epandja lya yo lya Facebook lyedhina “NPC Namibia” ongo ehala nenge ompito ndjoka oshigwana tashi longitha unene tuu aagundjuka oku
readOshipotha sheyugo lyokawe sha ethiwa
10-05-2011
OMATAMANEKO ga li taga ningilwa aalumentu yane mboka ya fekelwa meyugo lyokawe pwa homatwa pomina yokawe ya Daberas komunkulo gwomulonga gwaOrange konyala oomvula heyali netata, oga ethiwa manga
readOmutotimpango a pangula epangelo mokuyalula omalenga
10-05-2011
OSHILYO shoParliamende, Dawid Boois okwa pangula epangelo sho lya pitike opo omalenga go ludhi lwaandjawo, lwaa kwa /Hai-/Khaua li tulwe muulenga. Omalenga ngaka, Johannes Isaak na Stephanus Goliath
readOshipoptha shedhipago lyaantu oyendji masiku sha hulu mOmpangu
10-05-2011
OSHIPOTHA oshinene shedhipago lyaantu yahetatu oshuuka ponkatu yopehulilo mOmpangu yOpombanda ya Venduka oshiwike shika. Omupanguli Peresidende Petrus, Damaseb ngoka oye omutokolihapu moshipotha shika
readOmukiintu gwomimvo 71 iidhipaga nondjembo
10-05-2011
OPOLISI oya koleke kutya omukalimo gwofaalama yili popepi na Kapps Farm , muuzilo wa Venduka okwiidhipaga. Ilse Stenmeister[71] okwiidhipaga ehulilo shiwike lya piti. Ota ku tiwa okwiiyaha yemwene
readNamibia lose Cosana openers
10-05-2011
NAMIBIA lost its first three matches of the Cosana under 21 Netball Championships played in Windhoek on Sunday and yesterday.On Sunday, Namibia were beaten 34-47 by Botswana in the tournament opener.
readKazenambo urges corporates to back sport
10-05-2011
THE Minister of Youth, National Service, Sports and Culture Kazenambo Kazenambo made a serious plea to the local corporate sector to get involved in the development of sport in the country on
readSehwag out of IPL, may miss Windies tour
10-05-2011
NEW DELHI – Prolific opener Virender Sehwag was yesterday ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League with a shoulder injury, depriving the event of its current top scorer.Sehwag, captain
readAbbottabad to host one-day match
10-05-2011
ISLAMABAD – The city where Osama bin Laden was killed will host a one-day cricket match between Afghanistan and Pakistan’s second-string team.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) says the one-dayer will
readHaye vows to expose Klitschko the ‘fraud’
10-05-2011
HAMBURG – WBA champion David Haye vowed to expose IBF and WBO titleholder Wladimir Klitschko as a “fraud” in their heavyweight unification bout on July 2.The 30-year-old Haye said the Ukrainian had
readWe were complacent: Isaacs
10-05-2011
Black Africa technical director Brian Isaacs said “complacency” rather than end of the season pressure took its toll on Namibian Premier League champions Black Africa on Saturday.BA were outclassed
readDe Jong backs City to seal Euro spot
10-05-2011
MANCHESTER - Nigel De Jong insists Manchester City will hold their nerve as they start the most crucial week of their season with a home game against Tottenham that could seal their place in the
readBarcelona chase one point for title
10-05-2011
MADRID - Barcelona can wrap up a third successive Spanish league title with a point at Levante tomorrow and then concentrate on their blockbuster Champions League final against Manchester
readFightback over, spotlight on Ancelotti
10-05-2011
MANCHESTER - Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti will find out at the end of the season whether his team’s courageous but ultimately unsuccessful bid to retain their Premier League title will be enough to
readPowell calls for head to head clashes
10-05-2011
SALVO – Athletics will suffer unless it offers more head-to-head meetings of key performers such as Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay, according to former 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell.“We need
readAiken wins Spanish Open, dedicates title to Seve
10-05-2011
TERRASSA – Thomas Aiken of South Africa earned his first European Tour title with a two-shot victory at the Spanish Open on Sunday, and promptly dedicated the victory to golf great Seve
readDjokovic puts Nadal’s top spot under threat
10-05-2011
MADRID – Rafael Nadal faces a fight to hold on to his world number one ranking after Novak Djokovic extended his victory streak to 34 matches with a 7-5, 6-4 win over the Spaniard at the Madrid
readBest of the best to be auctioned at Hartebeestloop Bonsmaras
10-05-2011
LAST year saw Hartebeestloop Bonsmaras as setting a new and very high standard for bull auctioning in Namibia. Not only did they sell a bull for a Namibian record price of N$480 000, but their overall
readWorld food prices stable apart from cereals
10-05-2011
ROME – World food prices remained almost stable in April, though tension surrounding cereal prices and climate conditions in coming months will be decisive, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation
readMCA millions to boost northern farmers
10-05-2011
FUNDING in the amount of N$12,55 million, coupled with Agra’s professional service expertise, will make a huge difference to animal production in the Northern Communal Areas (NCAs) during the next
readBig Brother Amplified: Jossy lands in nomination mix
10-05-2011
Housemates in the Heads house were yesterday asked to nominate two people for possible eviction. Ghana’s Confidence, Namibia’s Jossy Joss, Nigeria’s Vina and Ethiopia’s Danny ended up with the most
readBig Brother Amplified: Not Strapped For Comment
10-05-2011
A selection of some of the messages from the SMS ticker tape that runs across the bottom of the BBA Amplified TV screen:* Michael is a world renowned player. I like you my guy, keep it up. * Vina
readBig Brother Amplified: Biggie divides and rules!
10-05-2011
A new house, bootylicious moments and separation … Big Brother Amplified is heating up!What would BBA be without twists and turns to make things that much more interesting for viewers? Well, the
readConfusion at Terre’Blanche trial
10-05-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The new attorney for Chris Mahlangu, who is accused of killing Eugene Terre’Blanche, in a surprise move yesterday told the Ventersdorp High Court he was ready for trial, the National
readZim stalemate can’t go on forever: mediator
10-05-2011
PRETORIA – A member of the southern African mediation team for Zimbabwe said yesterday that the country’s political stalemate “cannot go on forever”, but said new elections would be impossible this
readUgandan women lead latest political rally
10-05-2011
KAMPALA – Hundreds of women demonstrated in Uganda’s capital yesterday over high food prices and brutal tactics employed by police during recent political rallies.The estimated 200 women carried empty
readShip with 600 sinks near Libya
10-05-2011
MILAN – A ship carrying up to 600 migrants trying to flee Libya has sunk off the coast of the North African country, the UN High Commisioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said yesterday, citing witness
readYouth march stopped by police
10-05-2011
A YOUTH organisation march to the Ministry of Youth yesterday was stopped in its tracks by police in Wanaheda after the group threatened to camp on the ministry’s premises until their demands are met.
readWho should clean up the mess in Dorob Park?
10-05-2011
THE Mile 30 angling spot in the Dorob National Park is disgustingly filthy. It is also clear that the public did make use of the dustbin there to dispose of their rubbish, as is expected from the park
readSuspect convicted over ex-girlfriend’s murder in Katutura
10-05-2011
THE man accused of killing the 19-year-old Jeanny de Klerk in front of a group of witnesses in Windhoek almost two years ago was found guilty on counts of murder and assault with intent to do grievous
readSkydiving still grounded
10-05-2011
SKYDIVING operations in Namibia are “still grounded” more than a month since the aviation watchdog decided to audit operators in Namibia.An audit which was conducted last week by the Directorate of
readSchool principal faces culpable homicide
10-05-2011
THE Principal of Gutenhoas Primary School yesterday appeared in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on a charge of culpable homicide. Paul Josef Goeieman (44) was not asked to plead, and his case was
readSchool principal faces culpable homicide
10-05-2011
THE Principal of Gutenhoas Primary School yesterday appeared in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on a charge of culpable homicide. Paul Josef Goeieman (44) was not asked to plead, and his case was
readRiver ‘assaults’ Rooikop Army Base
10-05-2011
A PREVIOUSLY unknown river last Thursday executed a surprise assault on the Rooikop Army Base near Walvis Bay, resulting in damages estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.“It was raining in
readCamp numbers growing
10-05-2011
THE Coordinator of the Flood Emergency Management Coordination Office (FEMCO) for Northern regions Colonel Clement Mwala told a meeting at Oshakati over the weekend that the flood in Oshana, Oshikoto,
readHenties Bay becomes town of ‘dongas’
10-05-2011
DOZENS of large ‘dongas’ were created at Henties Bay over the past two weeks by sporadic heavy rains.Many of these ‘dongas’ are threatening to traffic, while there were some on the north dunes that
readImbambah’s assault case postponed
10-05-2011
HENTIES BAY Councillor, Paulus Imbambah, and the Mayor, Gisela Cramer, will stay out of each other’s way until the court decides the fate of Imbambah at his plea and trial during his assault case in
readMuremi wants financial inspection law to have teeth
10-05-2011
SWAPO MP in the National Council, Nimrod Muremi, said he does not want to see the Financial Institutions Amendment Bill end up being passed without being enforced.The bill is currently under
readOrlam tribe pays tribute to heroes
10-05-2011
THE Nama speaking Herero tribe known as the Orlam gathered at Vaalgras in the South to pay tribute to their fallen heroes over the weekend. Poor attendance plagued this year’s 40th heroes
readCycling for Charity
10-05-2011
A number of local companies and individuals participated in the annual ‘Cyclethon’ hosted by the Biokinetic Rehabilitation Centre in Walvis Bay last month. According to one of the organisers, Helen
readNamibia’s dolphins, whales and jellyfish to be studied
10-05-2011
AN isolated community of bottle-nose dolphins; killer whales killing leatherback turtles (never heard of before); and uncommon lethal box jellyfish are just the tip of the iceberg of what the sea off
readWalvis Bay has southern hemisphere’s first newest Volvo truck
10-05-2011
WALVIS Bay Plant and Tool Hire (PTH), responsible for the transport of the harbour town’s abnormal loads, owns the first Volvo FH16 truck (700-series) – said to be the world’s most powerful
readTopnaars receive help in difficult times
10-05-2011
THE Topnaar community, who live along the banks of the Kuiseb River east of Walvis Bay, are receiving valuable assistance from businesses and local authorities to help them after the river negatively
readNew Shuttle Service for Walvis Bay Airport
10-05-2011
WALVIS Bay Airport Services (WBAS) has launched a new shuttle service to provide transport for passengers from the Walvis Bay Airport. According to the Manager of WBAS, Thomas Wolff, there is a marked
readWalvis Bay land development nearing completion
10-05-2011
WALVIS Bay’s ‘land development programme’ in Meersig, Narraville, Kuisebmond and the new light industrial area is nearly 90 per cent completed for the current financial year.“The new erven should be
read‘Big Brother’ to come to Walvis
10-05-2011
THE Walvis Bay branch of the Namibian Police are looking at setting up about 13 closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras around the harbour town in the near future.According to Erongo Police Chief,
readOmaruru wants a ‘pedestrian’ bridge
10-05-2011
THE Omaruru River is still flowing, amplifying the problem of pedestrian traffic over the Omaruru River Bridge, the only link between town and the suburbs south of the river.Whereas traffic could
readAnixas power station to be ready by end of May
10-05-2011
THE pre-commissioning of the ‘Anixas’ power station at Walvis Bay started last month and, if all goes well, the harbour town will have an additional 22,5MW of electricity added to the national
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