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69 Articles found on Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Police deny Zim harassment claim
24-05-2011
THE Namibian Police yesterday said a report that Zimbabwean activists were detained and thrown out of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit on Friday was a
readOutcome of SADC ‘disappointing’
24-05-2011
THE virtual suspension of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal by the SADC Extraordinary Summit last week was “disappointing but expected”, according to lawyer Norman Tjombe.
readFur flying at SPYL meeting
24-05-2011
THE Central Committee meeting of the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) is unlikely to suspend its Secretary Elijah Ngurare, or discuss the much anticipated Swapo congress of 2012. This was the comment
readNamibian rugby squad named
24-05-2011
NAMIBIA’s rugby selectors have named a 25-man squad that will travel to Romania to defend the IRB Nations Cup trophy, following national trials in Windhoek on Saturday.National coach Johan Diergaardt
readFighting as Yemen transition deal folds
24-05-2011
SANAA – Yemeni loyalist forces fought a gun battle yesterday with opponents of entrenched President Ali Abdullah Saleh one day after he backed out of a Gulf-brokered accord for him to step down.The
readMining employment starts picking up
24-05-2011
MINING in Namibia last year employed nearly 7 000 people permanently, with Namdeb and Rössing Uranium still the bulk employers.According to the latest annual review of the Chamber of Mines in Namibia,
readSMSes for Tuesday 24 May 2011
24-05-2011
SMS Of The Day *“CHINA is a ‘super-friend’ - Swapo”. I agree with our Justice Minister and SG of Swapo except in instances where she is not super clear. It’s always good to make friends but while
readNamibian Skulls in Germany Await Feuds
24-05-2011
WE are back where we were before with the feuding in the Ovaherero community’s leadership and my information is that the new date for the repatriation of the Namibian skulls that were taken to Germany
readIllusions Of Democracy
24-05-2011
THE Internet is an extraordinarily powerful tool. It has changed how we do business, how we do politics, and even how we change our leaders – at least some of the time.But the ease with which we now
readNotable Quotes
24-05-2011
The barbaric behaviour of the accused fills one with abhorrence which has sent shock-waves through society. – Oshakati Judge Christie Liebenberg said during the sentencing of Kenyan nurse Kenneth
readTurning down a job offer
24-05-2011
As the economy slowly recovers, people are beginning to embrace something many considered long gone: job choice. Harvard Business Review has some tips on how to say ‘thanks, but no thanks’ to an offer
readKeetmans wool farmers still out in the cold
24-05-2011
KEETMANSHOOP – Agra Namibia has still not found a buyer for the wool which the company bought from farmers in the Karas region over nine months ago.The black wool is exported to South Africa, while
readAmerican businessman Don Barden dies
24-05-2011
DON H. Barden, black casino mogul from the US who in the nineties wooed Namibians with promises of mega-investments and industrialisation, has died.Barden, who was 67, last Thursday lost his battle
readKenya eyes south-south trade to cut deficit
24-05-2011
NAIROBI – Kenya plans to push trade with countries like Brazil, China and India, taking advantage of south-to-south cooperation, to bridge its trade deficit, a senior official said yesterday.Data from
readIndia woos Africa to boost trade
24-05-2011
NEW DELHI – India is setting up a diamond processing facility in Botswana. In Uganda, it’s building a centre to train businesses about global markets. In four of Africa’s poorest countries, Indians
readMichael Jackson’s lawyer to defend resigned IMF chief
24-05-2011
NEW YORK – The lead attorney for ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has expressed confidence his client will be cleared of sexual assault and attempted rape charges levelled against him by a hotel
readDutch back Lagarde for Strauss-Kahn’s position
24-05-2011
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Netherlands has thrown its support behind French finance minister Christine Lagarde as the next head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Finance Minister Jan Kees de
readSoccer fans, Twitter users defy UK privacy rules
24-05-2011
LONDON – Britain’s privacy rules are under assault by rambunctious journalists, Twitter users and even sports fans, as thousands defy a judge’s order keeping the name of a well-known soccer star
readUS tornado toll hits 89
24-05-2011
CHICAGO – A massive tornado has cut a deadly swath through a Missouri town, turning homes into rubble, destroying a school, ripping apart a hospital and reportedly killing about 89 people.The tornado
readEl Al makes emergency landing
24-05-2011
JERUSALEM – El Al Israel Airlines said yesterday that a jetliner with landing gear trouble was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport near Tel Aviv. No one was in danger during the flight,
readNamibia na China ya shaina omauvathano
24-05-2011
OMUPOPI mOshigongi Shopashigwana, Theo Ben Gurirab okwa ti omakwatathano pokati kaNamibia na China oga kankamekelwa kuukwawo wa nankali, elongelokumwe nekwathathano. Gurirab okwa popi ndhika pethimbo
readOmashongo ogendji moosikola dhuungomba moNamibia
24-05-2011
Minista Abrahama Iyambo ota talele po oosikola dhe unene tuu ndhoka dhUungomba moshilongo ashihe, okwa ti kutya omanongelo ngoka ita ge shi enditha nande nawa ngashi shi na okukala ngeno.Etalelopo
readOkwaana ombili kwa indjipala moTelecom
24-05-2011
AANIILONGA ya Telecom Namibia, mboka yaa li poondondo dhewiliko mehangano oya geya oshoka aniwa ina ya talikwawo nongushu. Omunashipundi gwoshitayi shehangano lya Namibia Public Workers Union,[
readYa tidhwa mo moshigongi shaSADC
24-05-2011
ONGUNDU yaakalelipo yaakwashigwana naanaveta oya li ya tidhwa mo moshigongi shagwedhwapo shehangano lyUukumwe wOmapendulepo wUumbugantu wAfrika[SADC] metitano lyayi. Oonakutidhwa moshigongi shika oyo,
readOrina omunadjo ta yi kondholongo omimvo 40
24-05-2011
OMUKWASHIGWANA gwa Kenya ngoka a monika ondjo medhipago lyomukulukadhi gwe okwa pewa egeelo lyomimvo 40 mondholongo. Kenneth Bunge Orina okwa pewa egeelo ndika mOmpangu yopombanda yaShakati.Orina
readKiiyala gwo Road Fund a tulwa pevi
24-05-2011
OMUNAMBELEWA omukuluntu gwOshiketha shOondjila [Road Fund Administration] Pend Kiiyala okwa tulwa pevi okuza etitano lyayi. Kiiyala okwa tulwa pevi opamwe naanambelewa yaali yopombanda mewiliko
readOshituthi shomagongo kOkalongo omu Juli nuumvo
24-05-2011
0OSHITUTHI shomagongo shoka sha li shi na okukala ko kOkalongo mOlyomakaya ngaka ga zi ko geti 21 Mei 2011, osha kalekwa omolu omaimbo gaashi okukandulwa po kwali nosha undulilwa nee kOlyomakaya geti
readOonakulwa ya shewa oya shewa
24-05-2011
ONGUNDU yaaNamibia yeli omilongo 37 mboka taya ka pewa oodola omayovi 200 000 molwashoka ya longele emanguluko lya Namibia, oye li mongundu yaakondjelimanguluko ya shewa, oshoka pehala lyoku pewa
readDoëseb drops Moroka Swallows bid
24-05-2011
BUSINESSMAN Johnny Johnson Doëseb is no longer interested in acquiring South African Premiership side Moroka Swallows, he said yesterday. The mining tycoon told The Namibian Sport yesterday that he
readNPL plans new tournament
24-05-2011
LOCAL premier league clubs can look forward to a new football tournament before or during the 2011/12 season, scheduled to kick off in September this year.The Namibia Premier League’s acting chief
readBlatter says Club World Cup to be in Japan
24-05-2011
TOKYO – Sepp Blatter says it’s safe to hold the Club World Cup in Japan as scheduled later this year.Blatter was in Tokyo yesterday to meet with Japanese football officials, who assured the Fifa
readSri Lanka says ‘no’ to Pakistan cricket invite
24-05-2011
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka will not tour Pakistan until security issues there are sorted out, a top cricket official said yesterday.The Pakistan Cricket Board has invited Sri Lanka to play a series there
readWorld champs to stay in Japan – FIG
24-05-2011
TOKYO – Tokyo will hold the artistic gymnastics world championships in October as planned despite a lingering nuclear crisis overshadowing Japan’s recovery from the ruinous March 11 earthquake and
readSchiavone in a hurry at hot and sunny French Open
24-05-2011
PARIS – Holder Francesca Schiavone flashed past American Melanie Oudin 6-2, 6-0 to race into the second round of the French Open as the clay-court grand slam effectively got underway on a sunny, hot
readWin! WIN!! Win!
24-05-2011
You can also be a champ when Man United and Barca clash!!! SHARE the passion of champions. Live the excitement. Join in the countdown to next Saturday’s Champions League final, which pits La Liga
readIniesta praises ‘living legends’ Giggs and Scholes
24-05-2011
MADRID – Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are “living legends”, Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta told his club’s television channel on Friday.The Spanish international, who scored
readWilkins’ sacking triggered Ancelotti’s long goodbye
24-05-2011
LONDON – From the moment Carlo Ancelotti discovered that his trusted assistant Ray Wilkins had been sacked without his knowledge, the Chelsea manager knew he was on borrowed time at Stamford
readImportant dates to remember
24-05-2011
• May 31: Closing date for discussion points for the Livestock Producers’ Organisation (LPO) and Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) congress • June 21: Agricultural Employers Association (AEA) Congress
readNext trade stop: Dubai
24-05-2011
NAMIBIA has great potential for investment in agriculture, and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) offers fast-cycle logistics for time-critical products to reach their intended markets, Agribank
readMutorwa calls on Nored to power Green Scheme
24-05-2011
SIKONDO – Agriculture, Water and Forestry Minister John Mutorwa has called on the Northern Electricity Distributor (Nored) to speed up the upgrading of a power substation at the Kapako village,
readSikondo gets N$100 million boost
24-05-2011
SIKONDO – New irrigation systems will help farmers at the Sikondo Green Scheme project in the Kavango region’s Kapako constituency to reach full production by year-end.The Sikondo project recently got
readVillagers want passage through fields
24-05-2011
SIKONDO – People living at Sikondo village have asked for a passage through the field of the Sikondo Green Scheme project to have access to their mahangu fields on the other side of the project.The
readBig Brother Amplified: How BBA fans voted
24-05-2011
SOUTH African housemate Nkuli was up for eviction along with fellow South African Luclay and Zambia’s Kim and Mumba. There were no country votes for Nkuli, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t get any
readBig Brother Amplified: Is Bernadina In Danger?
24-05-2011
SJOE, it seems that our girl Bernadina could be in the eviction mix this week after Heads housemates were asked to nominate yesterday.The Boo-Yah Kid didn’t get the most votes – Hanni and Sharon O
readBig Brother Amplified: Nkuli Has No Regrets
24-05-2011
It’s over for South Africa’s Nkuli. The bubbly television intern was the third housemate to leave the house on Sunday, after Jossy Joss’ departure a week ago and Lotus’s unceremonious departure on
readIn Brief
24-05-2011
North Sudan defies UN vows to stay in Abyei KHARTOUM – Sudan’s northern army vowed to hold territory it seized in the disputed oil-producing region of Abyei, defying a UN demand it withdraw and
readPresident Mugabe favours Sekeramayi to take over
24-05-2011
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has dumped the two main rival factions in Zanu PF, which for years have been plotting against each other to succeed him, in favour of the Minister of State Security in
readYoung Africans want regular indabas
24-05-2011
DELEGATES attending the first ever Africa-China Young Leaders Forum in Windhoek last weekend want the forum formalised to take place at regular intervals with fixed agendas.They want it to operate
readVocational schools get mixed reaction from Minister
24-05-2011
THE Minister of Education Dr Abraham Iyambo, who last week visited Vocational Schools in the north, is happy with the Eenhana Vocational Training Centre in Ohangwena Region that started on May 9 this
readThree die on gravel road
24-05-2011
THREE men were instantly killed when the bakkie they were travelling in overturned on a gravel road north-west of Kalkrand.The accident happened at about 15h00 on Saturday. According to the Police at
readNew school-terms calendar pending
24-05-2011
THE Ministry of Education is to come up with a new school calendar that will avoid the disruption of schools by annual floods.Education Minister Dr Abraham yesterday told The Namibian that he has
readMissing teen ‘seen in Swakop’
24-05-2011
CLOSE to two weeks after a 15-year-old girl disappeared from her home in Karasburg, she has allegedly been spotted in Swakopmund.Elvira Cloete, who lives with her grandmother, Anna, in the southern
readMan gets 17 years for raping a 14-year-old
24-05-2011
A 38-year-old father of two children, aged 12 and 11, accused of raping a 14-year-old girl at her parents’ house in late 2004 was sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court
readMan gets 17 years for raping a 14-year-old
24-05-2011
A 38-year-old father of two children, aged 12 and 11, accused of raping a 14-year-old girl at her parents’ house in late 2004 was sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court
readHappy snapping tomorrow!
24-05-2011
THE Namibian and Studio 77 are looking for striking digital images taken on Africa Day, tomorrow (May 25). The pictures must depict moments in a Day in the Life of Namibia on Africa Day. All
readHagedorn still missing
24-05-2011
MORE than two weeks after former Namib Woestyn soccer player Laurentius Daito Hagedorn vanished without a trace, his family is still searching for him.Hagedorn disappeared from the house of his son,
readCity Police enter new era
24-05-2011
THE Windhoek City Police are paving the way for a modern approach to tackling crime, focusing on prevention rather than action after a crime has been committed.This strategy, which was first
readBroken wire prime suspect in young pilot’s death
24-05-2011
AN investigation into the accident that killed a young Namibian pilot on Sunday has revealed that a wire in the ignition system was broken. “The prime suspect so far is that the left hand magneto wire
readMathematics congress a success
24-05-2011
AROUND 280 mathematics educators from all corners of Namibia attended the 6th National Mathematics Congress that took place in Swakopmund recently. They offered interactive workshops ranging from
readUsakos introduces ‘E-learning Platform’ for Mushroom Project
24-05-2011
THE Usakos Youth Centre, through their Environmental Education Officer, Gebhard Eshumba, launched a ‘mushroom course’ through the e-learning system.According to Eshumba, the ‘mushroom course’ has been
readFrench Tourists Sponsor Namibian Music
24-05-2011
A performance by the young singers of the Mascato Youth choir for a group of French tourists in the spectacular landscapes of the Swakop River valley had an unexpected outcome: the visitors were so
read‘Town of the Year’ candidates are from Erongo
24-05-2011
SWAKOPMUND, Henties Bay and Omaruru are Namibia’s three semi-finalists to participate in this year’s DSTV KykNet’s ‘Kwela’ and Rapport ‘Town of the Year’ competition.This is the first time Namibia is
readExhibition by Koos van Ellinckhuijzen: “Back home in Swakopmund”
24-05-2011
Born 1942 in Pretoria, Koos van Ellinckhuijzen has led quite a versatile life, beginning with a military career. When working as a ranger for Nature Conservation in the seventies, he began to train
readLanger Heinrich to give mine back to nature
24-05-2011
WHEN Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine (LHM) closes, at least 20 years from now, it intends to leave the environment as close as possible to the way it was before they started their mining activities.The
readVeggie race at Omaruru
24-05-2011
TWENTY selected families from Ozondje and the surrounding informal settlements at Omaruru will participate in a food security workshop held at the Haka Hana Kindergarten on May 28.The ‘Winter Veggie
readKuiseb River threatens Topnaar’s ‘dead’
24-05-2011
UP to 14 Topnaar graves have to be relocated to avoid being entirely swept away by the Kuiseb River at Utuseb, east of Walvis Bay.A stronger and wider river this year has already carved away the
readPick n Pay closes in Kuiseb
24-05-2011
Model Pick n Pay Namibia has announced the closure of the Kuisebmond branch which has been in existence since 2002. Henry Feris, Managing Director of Model Pick ‘n Pay said: “While we are saddened by
readErongo’s bridge rails being stolen by the ton
24-05-2011
TONS of iron rails on most of the large bridges in Erongo are being stolen and sold as scrap metal – causing the Roads Authority (RA) hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.This has been going on
readConstruction on Swakop’s new sewerage plant underway
24-05-2011
TREMBLING earth in Swakopmund recently announced the start of construction on Swakopmund’s new sewerage plant.The new N$163 million plant will be situated next to the new dumpsite north of Swakopmund.
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