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77 Articles found on Friday, 27 May 2011
Heavy jail terms in tourist murder case
27-05-2011
THE two men convicted of murdering German tourist Johannes Fellinger on the first day of his visit to Namibia in July 2007 were each sentenced to a 46-year prison term yesterday.Former Police officer
readRukoro’s behaviour can’t be condoned
27-05-2011
THE Sport Commission of Namibia says it will not condone the behaviour of the Namibia Football Association’s secretary general, Barry Rukoro, who is accused of assaulting a consultant after a media
readWashday blues
27-05-2011
Wash day in the Babylon informal settlement is a huge task for the women. They have to either carry the water to their shacks or carry their clothing to the communal water points. Regina Haikera
read‘I did not threaten anyone’ - !Naruseb
27-05-2011
LANDS Minister Alpheus !Naruseb has denied reports that he has made a death threat to National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) secretary general Evilastus Kaaronda. “I did not issue any threat to
readArrows to win for JJD: Hindjou
27-05-2011
ELEVEN Arrows will win tomorrow’s Leo NFA Cup final against Civics for club owner Johnny Doëseb, coach Congo Hindjou said yesterday.According to Hindjou, it was about time that the club repaid Doëseb
readSerbian war crimes fugitive Mladic arrested near Belgrade
27-05-2011
BELGRADE – General Ratko Mladic, the brutal Bosnian Serb general suspected of leading the bloody massacre of 8 000 Muslim men and boys, was arrested yesterday in Serbia after years in hiding, the
readTrustco records ‘stellar’ performance for 2010
27-05-2011
TRUSTCO Group Holdings, one of only two foreign companies listed on the JSE’s Africa board, boosted its diluted headline earnings per share (Heps) by 55 per cent to 19,48 cents for the year to March,
readImprove Police, Not Military
27-05-2011
MINISTER Namoloh’s comment ‘Namoloh On Kaure and SMSes’ – The Namibian 13 May 2011 – still leaves many unanswered questions and does not convince citizens that the NDF needs a whopping N$3 billion to
readMake nationhood attractive
27-05-2011
I AM referring to the interview of Catherine Sasman with the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Joël Kaapanda, in connection with the question why government has launched the
readGet Better Road Builders
27-05-2011
I AM not proud of the way the tender winners are constructing our roads here in the northern part of the country. The road from Okongo to Engela and from Engela to Okalongo, or let me just say all
readDonkeys Better Than Machines
27-05-2011
WHAT a pity your correspondent Steven Felton (20 May) did not get the whole story from Bertha Mudamburi, and concentrated on ploughing and oxen to the virtual exclusion of the technology and the
readChristian-Muslim Quid Pro Quo
27-05-2011
THIS is to respond to a question posed to me in an SMS to The Namibian 23 May 2011. “A question to Dr Armas A M Shikongo. Since southern Africa has allowed Islam to build Islamic schools and centres,
readCommon Sense And Governments
27-05-2011
I HAVE been reading many letters from T Itembu and K Basson in The Namibian and would like to put my two cents worth in reply (‘The measurement of greed’, The Namibian 20 May 2011). First of all I
readThe Land Question In Namibia
27-05-2011
I REFER to the article ‘Intersection of land question and the housing problem’ (The Namibian, May 20) by Alexactus Kaure. As usual, Kaure raises an important issue that faces us as a nation and that
readOur Greed; Our Sure Demise
27-05-2011
BRAVO to Namib Plains Farming for opposing the building of another uranium mine, this time at Usakos. Actually I find it daring, not to say outrageous, that a foreign company has the nerve to fight
readSMSes for Friday 27 May 2011
27-05-2011
SMS Of The Day SA President Jacob Zuma *ZUMA plans Gaddafi's exit. I hope that doesn't imply immunity from prosecution for the bloody crackdown on the revolutionary protesters and the 40 plus years
readWhatever happened to young leaders?
27-05-2011
IT IS not too outlandish to suggest that some Swapo leaders imagine that when the party coughs it's as if all of Namibia develops full-blown AIDS. For, how often have we seen well-entrenched ruling
readHigher Education Deserves Urgent Ministerial Activism
27-05-2011
IN less than a month, the Ministry of Education will host a national conference on education. To say that Namibia has been a perennial underachiever in the education sector is to state the obvious.
readDeconstructing The Language Of Integration And Unity In Africa
27-05-2011
THE Windhoek SADC Summit came and gone. And so has the Africa Day which was celebrated across the continent on May 25. People are now probably preparing for next year to perform the same rituals. I
readMy Dream Of An Election Every Other Year
27-05-2011
WHILE Namibians were preparing to go to the polling stations in November 2009, South African streets were on fire as angry voters destroyed almost everything in their sight. Broken promises had
readPolitical Perspective
27-05-2011
THE Africa Day event held in Windhoek was hardly a success judging by the extremely poor turnout of the public and even prominent speakers who apparently decided it wasn't worth their while to be
readGetting super friendly
27-05-2011
SPEAKING at the opening of the Africa-China Young Leaders Forum in Windhoek last Saturday, our minister of delayed justice and personal protector of rogue magistrates said that despite Africa being
readNotable Quotes
27-05-2011
We want to move forward, our primary focus is to come back to the ideals of the movement. – Swapo Party Youth League Secretary Elijah Ngurare said on after emerging unscathed from the youth league’s
readBehave ethically: respect others
27-05-2011
Business may lionise individual achievements, but responsibility to others is key, says Harvard Business Review.There has been a lot of debate in the past few years about what is ethical in business.
read‘Purple patch’ looming for rough diamonds
27-05-2011
THE outlook for rough diamond prices is extremely positive and the sector may be “on the threshold of a purple patch”, according to presentations at the fourth annual diamond conference held in London
readChina eyes East Africa for nuclear power generation
27-05-2011
BEIJING – China wants to help build nuclear power generation in East Africa, uranium mining and investment company IBI Corp said after meeting IBI, which has uranium-prospective land in Uganda, said
readPhishing: another day, another scam
27-05-2011
FRAUDSTERS continue to be on the prowl to cheat Namibians with bank accounts out of their hard-earned cash.Ingrid Veueza Katjiukua, forensic investigator at FNB Namibia, has warned the public against
readUS won’t give up Doha, seeks deals
27-05-2011
PARIS – The top US trade official said yesterday it’s too soon to declare the Doha Round of commerce liberalisation talks a failure, even as its launch nears its ten-year anniversary and diplomats say
readKeeping water where it’s needed: conservation agriculture
27-05-2011
AFTER the rains, the Zambezi and Kwando rivers can flood much of the Caprivi Strip, destroying crops. But for the rest of the year most of the Caprivi is dry.The soil is sandy, and sufficient
readLagarde lobbying Bric countries for IMF chair
27-05-2011
PARIS/BEIJING – French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde plans to visit emerging countries such as China and Brazil soon to garner support for her bid for the top International Monetary Fund post,
readBanks held billions of Libya funds
27-05-2011
LONDON – A British lobbying group has released a leaked document showing that several major investment banks, including HSBC, Goldman Sachs, Societe Generale and Nomura, held billions of dollars of
readFormer IMF chief under ‘luxury’ house arrest in Manhattan
27-05-2011
NEW YORK – Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn has moved from a temporary space in a high-rise to a plush, four-bedroom brick town house in Manhattan where he will
readIn Brief
27-05-2011
Pakistan trims US military mission ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s government has told the United States to halve the number of military trainers it has stationed in the country, the latest sign of spiralling
readKim tells China he wants stability
27-05-2011
BEIJING – North Korea needs a stable region to develop and wants to return to nuclear disarmament talks, the country’s leader, Kim Jong-il, said during his latest secretive trip to China, which
readMaid in Strauss-Kahn case considers civil action
27-05-2011
NEW YORK – The hotel maid whom Dominique Strauss-Kahn is accused of sexually assaulting has added two attorneys to her legal team as she considers a possible civil action, the attorney already
readCivil war looms as dozens killed in Yemen
27-05-2011
SANAA – Dozens of Yemenis were killed in overnight gun battles in the capital, government officials said yesterday, as fighting aimed at ending President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 33-year-long rule
readUupyakadhi naAngola
27-05-2011
OPOLISI ya Namibia ot ayi kambadhala oku tala ngele aafekelwa medhipago lyomunageshefa omuputu otaya vulu oku galulilwa koNamibia opo ya tamanekwe.Mbaka ota ku fekelwa ya dhipaga omunangeshefa, Dos
readOmuloka gwa konda adhihe omumvo nguka
27-05-2011
OMULOKA ngoka gwa pitilila omiloka dhomonakuziwa, ogwa etwa kombepo yuukwatya wa La Nina mboka wa holokele mefuta Lyamwena.Shika osha ulikwa momushangwa hokololo gwokomwedhi gwiilonga
readOmudiakoni Herbert Thomas a fumvikwa pOmege olyomakaya
27-05-2011
OMUDIAKONI gwOngeleki ya Katoolika pOmege mOshitopolwangeleki sha Katana mOshana, Herbert Thomas Evula ngoka a mana oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati meti 12 Mei 2011, okwa fumvikwa
readIiyimbi mondjila yokulanda omagumbo na yi talululwe
27-05-2011
OMINISTA yEpangelo lyiitopolwa, Iilando Nomagumbo oya ti omilandu veta dhi na sha negandjo lyiiyalo nenge nomahala mpoka pena okutungwa omagumbo niilando odho iiyimbi iinene mondjila yokugandja
readMwene gwomukunda Eembidi a hulitha
27-05-2011
MWENE gwomukunda Eembidi popepi nOndobe mOukwanyama moshitopolwa sha Hangwena, tatekulu Matheus Gevuleomeho Kapula, okwa mana oondjenda dhe meti 19 Mei 2011 konima yuuwehame nomepipi lyomimvo
readOmaulikilo gIipindi 2011 kEenhana omu Juli nuumvo
27-05-2011
OMAULIKILO gIipindi gokomumvo gEenhana mOshitopowla sha Hangwena, nuumvo, otaga ka kala ko okuza eti 25 Juli sigo 30 Juli 2011 nokwa tegelelwa, ngashi shito, ongundu onene yaanangeshefa taya ka ulika
readNamibia muunangeshefa na Dubai
27-05-2011
NAMIBIA oku na ompito oku humitha komeho uunamapya, mokupungula oshindji moshikondo shika, na Dubai moshilongo sha United Arab Emirates okuna uupitilo wu li nawa okweenditha iilongomwa yuunamapya ya
readOsitola ya Pick and Pay poKuiseb ta yi edhilwa
27-05-2011
ONGESHEFA ya Model Pick n Pay Namibia oya tseyitha epato lyoshitayi ngeshefa sha lyo poKuisebmond mOmbaye. Oshitayi shika osha kala miilonga okuza omumvo 2002. Omuwiliki gwoongeshefa ndhika, Henry
readAatembukili miilando ya tindi omagumbo
27-05-2011
AATEMBUKILI miilando yamwe okuza komikunda dhokomahala gaayehe oya hogolola okukala momalukanda giipeleki omolwashoka egandjo lyomahala miilando oha li ende kashona. Ndika etompelo limwe lya ulikwa
readHungarian referee for Champions League final
27-05-2011
LONDON – Uefa says Viktor Kassai will referee the Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United.The 35-year-old Hungarian made his international debut in 2001 and has officiated more
readChampions League final: Compare the key players
27-05-2011
LONDON – Head-to-head comparisons of key players ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United at Wembley:Attack Lionel Messi (Barcelona) vs. Wayne Rooney
readKenya to arrive today for Monday friendly
27-05-2011
KENYA’s Harambee Stars are expected to arrive in Windhoek today ahead of Monday’s friendly international against the Brave Warriors. The visitors and hosts will both use the encounter to prepare for
readJunior athletes ready for African championships
27-05-2011
NAMIBIA’s national junior athletics team is busy with final preparations for this weekend’s Confederation of African Associations’ Southern African Youth Athletics Championships in Windhoek.Ten
readFierce squash top 16 this weekend
27-05-2011
THE top Namibian male and female squash players will be competing at Wanderers this weekend for the title of the NSA Invitational championships of 2011, sponsored by Trustco. In the absence of both of
readDamaseb oversees Fifa’s ethics hearing
27-05-2011
SENIOR Namibian judge Petrus Damaseb will preside over Fifa’s hearing into claims made about presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam and vice-president Jack Warner.Damaseb – a former president of
readSuper Rugby Fixtures
27-05-2011
Friday, May 27 08h35 Hurricanes v Western Force Saturday , May 28 09h35 Highlanders v MTN Lions 10h40 Brumbies v Stormers 16h05
readTISAN squad for World Student Games
27-05-2011
THE Tertiary Institutions Sport Association of Namibia (TISAN) has announced a soccer training squad that will participate at the 26th World Students Games in Shenzen, China from August 11 to 24.The
readReds face Crusaders test in Super 15
27-05-2011
SYDNEY – Queensland Reds face a major test of their Super 15 title credentials with a showdown against seven-time champions Canterbury Crusaders in Brisbane on Sunday.The table-topping Reds,
readBig Brother Amplified: It’s time to vote for a favourite!
27-05-2011
IT’S time to vote again. Five housemates are up for eviction this week: our girl Bernadina, Ghana’s Confidence, Vina from Nigeria, Uganda’s Sharon O and Michael from Mozambique.Please remember that
readBig Brother Amplified: Win! WIN!!! Win! BBA party tickets
27-05-2011
TWO lucky readers can win two tickets each, courtesy of DStv-MultiChoice, to Jossy’s eviction party in Windhoek tonight!All you have to do is SMS us the second half of Jossy’s name! Yip, that’s all.
readBig brother Amplified: Tails Get Their Jerry On!
27-05-2011
The luck of the draw – or … ermmmmm, the suck of the draw – can be a byatch! Or a bimbo fest. Take your pick!Who would have thunk that when Biggie split housemates into two houses that the names –
readAU demands end to Nato strikes on Libya
27-05-2011
ADDIS ABABA – African leaders yesterday demanded an outright end to Nato air strikes on Libya, accusing the West of sidelining African nations in efforts to end a conflict on their home turf.“As far
readGaddafi offers new ceasefire
27-05-2011
TRIPOLI – The government of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has contacted foreign states offering an immediate ceasefire, but there was skepticism that the proposal could end the three-month-old
readPolice and NDF battle veld fire
27-05-2011
TWENTY NDF soldiers and Police officers fought hard against a huge veld fire that raged near Uis on Wednesday night.“It was a very big fire, and we had to send our officers and [Namibia Defence Force]
readWomen’s representation in trade unions lacking
27-05-2011
SEXUAL harassment is prevalent in trade unions, which could have a direct impact on women’s representation in leadership positions at these institutions. Although there are no clear data as proof of
readRhino poaching a concern to the region
27-05-2011
DEPUTY Prime Minister Marco Hausiku has warned that cross-border rhino poaching could reverse the big success made in rhino protection in southern Africa.“Rhino poaching is a cause for concern for all
readOtjinene man commits suicide in police cells
27-05-2011
A 33-year-old man from the Otjinene area hanged himself with his trousers inside the Otjinene police holding cells on Tuesday at about 11h45.Omaheke Police Commissioner Bollen Sankwasa confirmed the
readN$188 000 Meatco cash stolen from employee
27-05-2011
A MEATCO employee was robbed of about N$188 000 between Tuesday and Wednesday at an Omaruru campsite.Meatco spokesperson Ebben Kalondo yesterday confirmed the theft. “It is currently being
readNGOs say SADC is unaccountable
27-05-2011
THE SADC Council of NGOs (SADC-CNGO) and the Nangof Trust say the SADC Extraordinary Summit held in Windhoek chose to undermine and downplay the recommendations of the summit of the Troika on
readMinibus and train collide in Swakop
27-05-2011
A MINIBUS belonging to a Windhoek-based tour operator crashed into a moving locomotive in Swakopmund on Wednesday after allegedly failing to stop at the railway crossing at the eastern entrance to the
readMaternity benefits increased
27-05-2011
The Social Security Commission has increased its maternity benefits by N$1 000. This will come into effect on June 1.Speaking at a media briefing in Windhoek, the SSC’s Head of Corporate
readGenocide skulls cause consternation
27-05-2011
THE Ovambanderu/Ovaherero Council for Dialogue on the 1904 genocide yesterday reacted with disbelief to the news that ancient Namibian skulls won’t be returned from Germany on Saturday.Saturday will
readG4S record heist bid suspect gets bail
27-05-2011
THE only suspect who has remained in Police custody in connection with an attempted heist in which a record N$24 million was almost stolen from a security company’s premises in Windhoek two years ago
readFormer governor tipped as Swapo’s Hardap chief
27-05-2011
THE former governor of Hardap, Karl Kisting, has emerged as the hot favourite to take over as the ruling Swapo party’s regional coordinator.If endorsed by the party’s headquarters Kisting, who was
readScreening of new fishing rights still on
27-05-2011
FISHERIES Minister Bernhard Esau said his Ministry is still busy with the evaluation of applications for new fishing rights.Esau told The Namibian yesterday that they have to go through every
readRural electrification moving slow
27-05-2011
MONEY allocated to rural electrification in the current financial year is not enough, as there are still many rural areas without electricity, said a Swapo MP in the National Council.Cletius Sipapela,
readEducation Minister calls for commitment among teachers
27-05-2011
MINISTER of Education Abraham Iyambo has called on teachers to be committed to the profession and to turn challenges into opportunities and possibilities.Minister Abraham Iyambo said this when
readAfrican governments must invest in education
27-05-2011
WINDHOEK – The Namibian and other African governments should invest heavily in the education of Africans across the globe, a Pan-Africanist said on Monday.“Time has come for African governments to
readDemo threatens to disrupt immunisation
27-05-2011
A DEMONSTRATION over salaries by nurses and pharmacists planned for June 13 threatens to disrupt the Ministry of Health and Social Service’s annual National Immunisation Day (NID) campaign.At a
readCase of 33 illegal cattle grazers back in court
27-05-2011
RUNDU – The case of 33 people who were accused of grazing their cattle illegally in the Ukwangali Traditional Authority area of western Kavango region has been put back on the court roll.The case was
readnotable
27-05-2011
, our primary focus is to come back to the ideals of the movement. – Swapo Party Youth League Secretary Elijah Ngurare said on after emerging unscathed from the youth league’s Central Committee
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