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63 Articles found on Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Robbers caught after car chase, shootout
17-05-2011
FOUR alleged robbers were shot and wounded in Windhoek yesterday morning after an armed gang robbed a cash-in-transit van of an undisclosed amount of money.Four suspects were arrested and the money
readNineteenth death in main treason trial
17-05-2011
THE death toll among the suspects facing charges in the main Caprivi high treason trial has risen to 19.The man who has been carrying the title of Accused Number 13 in the ongoing trial before Judge
readGovt, De Beers to ink deal
17-05-2011
LAST-minute negotiations ensured that Government and De Beers will tomorrow sign the landmark agreement giving birth to Namdeb Holdings and granting the State a significantly bigger stake in the local
readTura Magic move closer to premier league promotion
17-05-2011
TURA Magic took a big step towards promotion to the MTC Premiership when they beat Monitronic College 3-2 in a Southern Stream First Division match on Sunday.The victory put them at the top of the log
readICC seeks arrest warrant for Gaddafi
17-05-2011
THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court prosecutor yesterday requested arrest warrants for Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and the country’s spy chief on charges of crimes against
readWal-Mart bows to SA union, retail pressure
17-05-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Global retailer Wal-Mart and its local acquisition target Massmart Holdings yesterday offered to set up a R100 million fund to help support local suppliers, and pledged to honour
readSouth Of The Revolution
17-05-2011
OVER dinner in Algiers recently, we asked each other whether the youth-led revolutions unfolding in northern Africa presage the awakening of economic lions throughout the continent.Could the changes
readI Met Lazarus!
17-05-2011
SOMEONE advised me that they have a little wholesale outlet in the Okuryangava neighbourhood with reasonable prices and I have frequented this place for some time now.On this day I stopped where they
readNotable Quotes
17-05-2011
I think the State owes me a big answer. – Magrietha Stoffels, mother of late Magdalena Stoffels said on Friday upon hearing that the man who was arrested in connection with her daughter’s rape and
readSMSes For Tuesday 17 May 2011
17-05-2011
SMS Of The Day *AS long as the 'civilised' countries are behaving like, or using the same tactics as, terrorists this world will never be a safe and a peaceful place to live. Food for Thought Just
readWays to get your idea heard
17-05-2011
BOSTON – To be a protagonist you’ve got to not only speak up and be heard, but to do it in a way that advances the organisation’s goals and doesn’t brand you as a self-serving scene-stealer, says
readAngola lures investors with new law
17-05-2011
LISBON – New legislation on private investment will help Angola attract overseas investors, with a return to growth this year ensuring the economy has left its payment problems behind, the head of the
readDe Beers names French engineer as CEO
17-05-2011
LONDON – Diamond producer De Beers has named Philippe Mellier, an executive from French engineering group Alstom, as its new chief executive, ending a search that has lasted almost a year.De Beers,
readChina funds regional trade road
17-05-2011
LUSAKA – A state-owned Chinese bank will lend Zambia US$180 million to upgrade a road that should help boost trade with Africa’s Great Lakes countries, an official said yesterday.The region, loosely
readNew taxes threaten Swaziland business
17-05-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Businesses in Swaziland face imminent closure due to proposed government taxes aimed at improving revenue in the cash-strapped southern African state, an industry official said
readPress sees end to IMF chief’s career, warns of euro disarray
17-05-2011
PARIS – Leading dailies united in declaring an end to IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s political career yesterday after his arrest on sex charges and said it had left efforts to shore up the euro in
readOriel, Standard Bank form alliance
17-05-2011
LONDON – Africa’s Standard Bank and British stockbroker Oriel Securities said yesterday they had formed a strategic alliance, whereby they would work jointly on advising oil and gas companies seeking
readLanger Heinrich drives Paladin’s performance
17-05-2011
PERTH – ASX- and TSX-listed uranium miner Paladin Energy has recorded a 47 per cent increase in production and a 31 per cent increase in sales for the nine months to March, compared with the same
readFukushima didn’t ruffle Etango’s feathers
17-05-2011
BANNERMAN Resources CEO Len Jubber has told Mining Weekly the company is excited about the development prospects for its Etango uranium project and the potential to further expand its already large
readSenegal’s Diop pushes African women into spotlight
17-05-2011
DAKAR – A group of 12 women from Ivory Coast, Guinea and Uganda reduced members of an African Union panel to tears as they told their personal stories of rape and police brutality.“I can tell you
readIn Brief
17-05-2011
US, Pak to cooperate on high value targets ISLAMABAD – According to a joint statement, the US and Pakistan have agreed to work together in any future actions against “high value targets” in Pakistan.
readBomb threat ahead of queen’s Irish visit
17-05-2011
LONDON – Dissident Irish republican terrorists issued a bomb threat for central London yesterday, police said, hours ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s groundbreaking but sensitive visit to
readNCC natango a thikama peutho lyiipumbiwa
17-05-2011
OKOMMISSI yomathigathano paipindi ya Namibia[NCC] oya ti oyi na uuwanawa waa kwashigwana komutima onkene otayi tsikile oku pula kutya ehangano kehe tali hengumukile mumwe nalimwe lyomomahangano ga
readMupulupulu ta fekelwa medhipago
17-05-2011
OPOLISI ya Musati oyi li molukongo olunene lwomulumentu ombolo ngoka taku tiwa kutya okwa dhipaga yinamweno momukunda OkapikaB mOshikandjohogololo sha Ruacana mOmusati ongulohi yOlyomakaya ngaka ga zi
readOshipotha shaaniilonga poNamdeb
17-05-2011
IILONGA yokumina poNamdeb otashi vulika yi ka piya ganekwe nokumwena meni lyiiwike mbika konima sho ehangano lyaaniilonga yOomina ya Namibia [MUN] ya tilitha oku ninga oshipotha, konima yokuuva kutya
readOmatamaneko ga kuthwapo mohofa etitano
17-05-2011
OMUDHIPAGI gwomunona gwosikola, Magdalena Stoffels natango ina kwatwa.Omulumentu ngoka a li a kwatwa noku edhililwa uule woomwedhi omugoyi netata kombinga yoshinima shika, Junias Fillipus okwa ethiwa
readAanona yane ya sa moshiponga
17-05-2011
AANONA yane oya si eso linyanyaleka noonkondo sho okahauto kokatekisa ka pumwa noonkondo kohauto yOtoyota Land Cruiser konima, sha ningilwa pomukunda Oniingo mOndonga mOndjila onene yopokati
readAamerica ya ndopa oku mangululwa mokakuma
17-05-2011
ONKAMBADAHALA ontiyali yaafekelwa yaali aakwashigwana yaAmerica opo ya mangululwe pakwiifutilamo mondjedhililo oya ponyo ishewe komeho gohofa Yopombanda moVenduka ehulilo shiwike lya piti. Afekelwa
readOondjila ota dhi ka pula iimaliwa oyindji
17-05-2011
EYONUKO lyoondjila moshilongo ota li ka pula iimaliwa oyindji. Minista Yiilonga, Erkki Nghimtina okwa ti etengeneko lyotango lyoodola oomiliona 500 olya pitililwa ngashingeyi na opwa tegelelwa
readClijsters set for French Open return
17-05-2011
BRUSSELS – Kim Clijsters announced yesterday that she will compete at the French Open after having recovered from multiple injuries.The Belgian said that she will play with her ankle taped but added
readSKW takes home indoor Cup
17-05-2011
WINDHOEK based SKW 1 won the Coastal Indoor Fistball tournament for the third time in a row on Saturday. They beat club mates SKW 2 in a tight final at the SFC Sport Club with Cohen FC 1 taking third
readNitzborn crowned Chess King of Namibia
17-05-2011
MAX B. Nitzborn recently won his first National Chess Championship title. The newly crowned champion led from round four with maximum points and remained ahead until the final round. He secured the
readHangula calls for international boxing tourneys in Namibia
17-05-2011
NAMIBIAN national boxing team manager Lysias Hangula has called for more international boxing tournaments to be hosted in the country.Speaking at a media briefing yesterday, Hangula, who was in charge
readBurger’s stock keeps rising
17-05-2011
NAMIBIAN flanker Jacques Burger inspired Saracens to second successive Aviva Premiership Rugby Final appearance on Sunday. According to a report in The Guardian, Burger’s lung-busting effort ensured
readPetrus gets AIBA badge
17-05-2011
JASON Petrus has become the first Namibian to achieve International Boxing Association Level Two Star boxing official status. The referee/judge was yesterday presented with his badge at the Boxing
readWe were robbed!: Amateur boxers
17-05-2011
NAMIBIA’s amateur boxers returned from the Zone IV Elite Senior Boxing Championships in Gaborone crying foul over “biased” officiating. Despite being “robbed”, the fighters managed to collect seven
readBusquets cleared of racial insults
17-05-2011
NYON – Uefa cleared Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets to play in the Champions League final after dismissing claims yesterday he racially insulted Real Madrid defender Marcelo during the
readRonaldinho’s website hacked by Bin Laden supporter
17-05-2011
SAO PAULO – Ronaldinho’s website has been hacked by someone appearing to support Osama bin Laden.GloboEsporte.com reports the hacker posted a photo of Bin Laden and statements supporting Islam, as
readMaradona signs as coach of Dubai’s Al Wasl
17-05-2011
DUBAI – Diego Maradona has signed a two-season contract to coach Dubai’s Al Wasl, the club said yesterday.“Al Wasl can now confirm soliciting the services of one of the greatest footballers of all
readBlame me, says sacked Grant as Hammers go down
17-05-2011
WIGAN – Avram Grant shouldered responsibility for West Ham’s relegation from the Premier League as he paid for the London club’s demotion to the Championship with his job.The Hammers had still to
readPorto favored in all-Portuguese final
17-05-2011
LISBON The giant-killing feats of Braga will be put to the test for the final time this season when the team faces Portuguese rival FC Porto tomorrow in the Europa League final.Braga, which is only 50
readOlympic marathon champ Wanjiru commits suicide
17-05-2011
NAIROBI - Kenyan Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru committed suicide by jumping from a balcony shortly after a domestic dispute involving his wife and another woman, police said yesterday. He
readAgricultural diary
17-05-2011
* Osire Waterberg FA is holding a slaughtering cattle competition on May 18 at Farm Ondekaremba Nord of Fam Wilckens. On May 19 the carcass judging will be held at the Meatco abattoir at Okahandja.
readElectronic ear tagging vital for Red Line removal
17-05-2011
OPUWO – The Governor of the Kunene Region, Joshua //Hoëbeb, has said the implementation of the livestock electronic ear-tagging exercise is a step forward towards the removal of the Veterinary Cordon
readLikwaterera San harvest first crops
17-05-2011
LIKWATERERA – The group of 139 San people who were relocated to the Likwaterera village in the Kavango region last November, have made substantial improvements to their living standards.The San
readAgribank wants to set up warehouse in Dubai
17-05-2011
DUBAI – The Agribank of Namibia ensured that the country’s agricultural sector was fully marketed during the Dubai annual investment conference.“The Dubai Annual Investment Meeting was attended by
readRequirements for livestock imports
17-05-2011
ENQUIRIES about the status of imports of livestock and livestock products from South Africa are regularly received by the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU). In its latest newsletter, the NAU published
readBig Brother Amplified: From You To Us
17-05-2011
SOME of the messages sent to our SMS line – 99902, and e-mails sent to bba@namibian.com.na:* Jossy out of BB! Guys, let’s try and keep Bernadina in there. * Big Brother Amplified. It seriously hurts
readBig Brother Amplified: It’s Game Over For Jossy!
17-05-2011
After just two weeks of Big Brother Africa Amplified, it’s unfortunately game over for Namibia’s Jossy Joss! On Sunday night, Jossy became the first housemate to be evicted. It’s the first time in the
readTunisia rescues boat with 222 from Libya
17-05-2011
TUNIS – Tunisian maritime authorities rescued 222 migrants fleeing Libya by sea on Saturday after their boat started leaking, state news agency TAP reported. The boat had suffered serious damage and
readMugabe confirms that Grace is unwell
17-05-2011
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has publicly acknowledged that his wife Grace is unwell after she failed to attend a ceremony where she was supposed to be the guest of honour.Grace was due to give the main
readEgypt police fire at rally outside Israel Embassy in Cairo
17-05-2011
CAIRO – Egyptian riot police fired tear gas and live ammunition overnight to disperse thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters outside the Israeli Embassy in Cairo, and a security official said
readWoman shoots lover
17-05-2011
A WINDHOEK woman was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning for allegedly shooting and killing her lover.The incident had occurred around midnight in Windhoek’s Southern Industrial Area.
readEducation Minister kicks-off visits to VTCs
17-05-2011
The Minister of Education Abraham Iyambo led a high profile delegation, including the Deputy Minister David Namwandi, Alfred Ilukena the Permanent Secretary and the Deputy Permanent Secretary on a
readOkongo to get wild animals
17-05-2011
A TOTAL number of sixty wild animals will soon be given to Okongo Community Forest and Conservancy in Ohangwena region, the Minister of Environment and Tourism said on Saturday.Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
readNamwandi calls for SME support
17-05-2011
THE Mariental Urban constituency councillor in the Hardap Region has called on banks and the Ministry of Trade and Industry to give support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).Barakias Namwandi
readNamdeb-MUN battle rages on
17-05-2011
NAMDEB acted “in bad faith” when it served employees with new contracts after the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) had declared a dispute, the union charged yesterday.Lashing out at the diamond
readMatricide trial postponed
17-05-2011
THE trial of matricide suspect Natangwe Ipinge Ngatjizeko, who is accused of murdering his mother in a knife attack in her home near the end of 2006, is scheduled to continue in five months’
readFlood victims at Oshakati want permanent relocation
17-05-2011
FLOOD victims at the Oshoopala and Ekuku flood victim centres in the North say they are sick and tired of being relocated every rainy season. They want the Oshakati Town Council to relocate them
readEx soccer star disappears
17-05-2011
THE family of former Namib Woestyn soccer star, Laurentius Daito Hagedorn, is devastated because he has been missing since last Monday.Hagedorn, who hails from Walvis Bay, disappeared from the house
readCrunch time for SADC at extraordinary summit
17-05-2011
EXPECTATIONS are high that the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) extraordinary summit scheduled for the end of this week in Windhoek will come up with decisive resolutions on roadmaps to
readChina-Africa youth forum to strengthen ties
17-05-2011
ENSURING that the China-Africa relationship benefits all parties involved as well as developing a common African youth position on China-Africa relations, are the two main outcomes expected from the
readLocal author Neshani Andreas dead
17-05-2011
ONE of Namibia’s foremost writers, Neshani Andreas, died last week at the age of 46. Andreas had been diagnosed with lung cancer early last year. Born in Walvis Bay, Andreas worked in a clothing
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