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55 Articles found on Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Namibian views on death of al Qaeda leader
03-05-2011
NAMIBIAN political analysts took a cautious approach to the significance of the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who was killed in the early hours of Monday morning. Bin Laden was killed in a
readDEAD OR ALIVE?
03-05-2011
A combination of two images shows a widely distributed image (right) on the Internet yesterday of what Pakistani television described as an unconfirmed image of Osama bin Laden’s bloodied face after
readBin Laden killed
03-05-2011
WASHINGTON/ABBOTTABAD–- Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a US-led operation involving helicopters and ground forces in Pakistan on Sunday, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the
readBA bag million bucks!
03-05-2011
BLACK Africa landed the Namibian Premier League’s million-dollar top prize on Saturday after they beat perennial foes Orlando Pirates 2-1 in an enthralling match played at the Sam Nujoma Stadium.
readJoy erupts on US streets with killing of bin Laden
03-05-2011
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - Thousands of people poured into the streets outside the White House and in New York City early on Monday, waving US flags, cheering and honking horns to celebrate al Qaeda leader
readNamdeb records shining results again
03-05-2011
NAMDEB is on top of its game again, having turned a net loss of N$414 million in 2009 around to a net profit of N$419 million last year.The diamond giant also has a few aces up its sleeve to ensure
readSMSes For Tuesday 3 May 2011
03-05-2011
SMS Of The Day *Comrade Kanime (City Police chief), do something about the drugs being sold at Zoo Park. This is a serious matter and must be eradicated . . . act now! Bouquets and Brickbats *Give
readAfrica’s Winds of Change Return
03-05-2011
HOW did Ivory Coast come to this? After gaining independence from France in 1960 with Felix Houphouet-Boigny as President, the country became the world’s largest exporter of cocoa beans and a
readThe Namibian Cup is of Age:Is the Nation Winning?
03-05-2011
THE Namibian Newspaper Cup is now in its eleventh year. Congratulations Gwen and the ground crew, Conrad ‘Safari’ Angula in particular.It is encouraging to see that there is improvement in the
readNotable Quotes
03-05-2011
THE failure to have done so, which is common cause in these proceedings, would render the decision to revoke the mandate invalid for this reason alone.– Judge Dave Smuts said on Thursday when the High
readAnglo: What to do with De Beers
03-05-2011
AS Anglo American nears the end of its divestitures, which has seen billions of dollars in value released, the elephant in the room is what it will do with its 45 per cent stake in De Beers.Anglo has
readSurvive those tough conversations
03-05-2011
Conversations at work can be riddled with pitfalls, but there are at least a few ways to turn things around, says Harvard Business Review.‘No one is immune to workplace tensions: It is inevitable that
readBoN approves SME Bank licence
03-05-2011
THE Bank of Namibia (BoN) has agreed to provisionally approve an application for the establishment of a Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Bank.In a media statement issued on Friday, the BoN’s
readChanges to State Finance Act get thumbs-up
03-05-2011
CABINET has approved the proposed amendments to the State Finance Act and authorised FinanceMinister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila to submit the Layman’s Bill to the Cabinet Committee on Legislation and
readSA farmers say may claim for mineral losses
03-05-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South African farmers who lost their privately owned mineral rights when a new mining act came into effect in 2004 can claim for financial losses, farmers’ group Agri SA said following
readWTO talks on ‘brink of failure’, says Lamy
03-05-2011
GENEVA – The Doha round of global talks aimed at expanding free trade is on the brink of failure, World Trade Organisation (WTO) chief Pascal Lamy warned on Friday, with experts signalling that a
readMugabe attends beatification
03-05-2011
ROME – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe landed in Rome on Saturday to attend the beatification of late pope John Paul II at the Vatican, Italy’s ANSA news agency reported.Mugabe, 87, who obtained a
readIn Brief
03-05-2011
ANC has failed its people: Winnie Johannesburg – ANC veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela lambasted the party for slow delivery and said it had failed the people. Speaking at a Workers’ Day rally at the
readWilliam, Kate praised for being serious
03-05-2011
LONDON – The dress is packed away, the partying guests have left Buckingham Palace and Prince William returns to military duty next week instead of taking a honeymoon with Kate Middleton. The
readAahingi yootekisa mohofa ishewe
03-05-2011
AAHINGI yootekisa omilongo hamano na ya tano oya holoka olutiyali mompangu ya mengestrata gwa Katutura metine oshiwike shayi. Mbaka oya holoka sha landula kokutamanekwa hoka ya li ya ningilwa mu
readECN iilongekidhila ekondjo moohofa konima yehogololo
03-05-2011
OKOMMISSI yOmahogololo ya Namibia oya pumbwa oodola omayovi 980 000, ongo eilongekidho ngele oya falwa kohofa konima yomahogololo gontumba. Omupopi gwopevi mOshigongi shOpashigwana, Loide Kasingo okwa
readNamunya a geela Muni gwa Ngwediva
03-05-2011
OMUKALIMO gwomomukunda Onelago mOshikandjohogololo sha Ngwediva oku li a geela noonkondo Elelo lya Ngwediva sho lya kwata oongombe dhe noku ke dhi edhilila mOshigundja shalyo omutenya gwetitatu lya
readOondjamba mo Cham Cham
03-05-2011
AAKALIMO yomomkunda Ocham Cham muuzilo wOndonga oye li taya lili kOondjamba tadhi ya piyaganeke nokuyonagula po omapya gawo, dha tameke okuya momukunda ngoka mOmwedhi gwa zi ko na unene tuu petameko
readOonakulwa aakulu yashewa taya pewa oodola 200 000
03-05-2011
UUMINISTELI Woonakulwa aakulu owa koleke kutya opena ethaneko okupa ongundu yoonakulwa aakulu ya shewa omwaalu gwoodola omayovi omathele 200 000 kehe gumwe. Omupopiliok guuministeli mbuka, Dan Kamati
readKuugongelwa-Amadhila a nyenyetele Ewilikongundu lyootendela
03-05-2011
EWILIKONGUNDU lyooTendela dhiilonga yoholomende olya nyenyetelwa kuMinista Yiimaliwa poshigongi shalyo moVenduka metine. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila okwa lombwele iilyo yewilikongundu ndika yi kale
readElongelokumwe na holomende
03-05-2011
ELONGELOKUMWE pokati kepangelo nehangano lyopaumwene miilonga yoomina olyo eshongo enene ndele ishewe oli na uuwanawa ku Namibia. Ngaka ogo omayele gomuwiliki omukuluntu gwa Namdeb, Inge Zaamwani
readOshigongi shelongo muJuni
03-05-2011
OSHIGONGI shaamboka yena sha nElongo otashi ka gongala moVenduka pokati komumvo nguka. Elalakano lyoshigongi shika olyo oku kundathana nkene omulandu gwelongo moshilongo tagu hwepopekwa.
readOodemoni momukunda Okahenge mOshitopolwa sha Shana
03-05-2011
ONKUNDANA ye tu zilila momukunda Okahenge popepi nOmaalala mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shana, otayi ti kutya aakalimo yaamoka yamwe inaya kotha okupendukila etitatu lyayi sho aniwa mwa holoka sha inaye
readOrina oku nondjo medhipago lyomukadhi
03-05-2011
OMUPANGI omukwashigwana gwa Kenya ngoka a tamanekelwa edhipago lyomukadhi, okwa monika ondjo kOmpangu yOpombanda ya Shakati.Kenneth Bunge Orina okwa monika ondjo metamaneko lyedhipago noshowo
readWestwood hunts for ‘missing’ major title
03-05-2011
SEOUL – Lee Westwood returned to Europe after a two-week Asian excursion on Monday with two more titles in the bag, an extra US$660 000 in the bank and the feeling that he is playing like a world
readPoor turnout at Cossasa Athletics Championships
03-05-2011
ONLY two countries – hosts Namibia and Zambia – participated at the Confederation of School Sport Associations of Southern Africa (COSSASA) Athletics Championships in Windhoek over the weekend.The
readSuper Rugby Results
03-05-2011
Saturday, April 30 Stormers 32 - 12 Sharks Vodacom Bulls 43 - 27 Chiefs Western Force 30 - 42 Crusaders Waratahs 28 - 9 Melbourne Rebels Hurricanes 28 - 26 Reds Friday, April 29 Cheetahs 47 - 36
readSharks were embarrassing, says Plumtree
03-05-2011
JOHN Plumtree, the Sharks coach, said the lack of attitude on the part of his players led to an embarrassing 32-12 defeat at the hands of the Stormers in Saturday night’s Super Rugby derby at
readSangakkara questions Tillakaratne fix claims
03-05-2011
NEW DELHI – Sri Lanka’s World Cup captain Kumar Sangakkara has challenged former skipper Hashan Tillakaratne to prove his recent allegations of rampant match-fixing, a report said yesterday.“Hashan
readHolyfield eyes championship bout
03-05-2011
COPENHAGEN – Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield is hoping to line up a world championship fight if he can beat Brian Nielsen in a non-title bout on Saturday.The 48-year-old Holyfield
readFootball Results
03-05-2011
Sunday, May 1 English Premier League Man City 2 - 1 West Ham Liverpool 3 - 0 Newcastle Birmingham 1 - 1 Wolves Italian Serie A Bari 2 - 3 Roma Fiorentina 5 - 2 Udinese AC Milan 1 - 0 Bologna
readYoung Gunners repay Wenger’s faith – eventually
03-05-2011
LONDON – Arsene Wenger was left glowing with pride at the performance of his young team in Sunday’s 1-0 win over Manchester United – a week after the world seemed united in telling him he needed to
readBarca holds Real advantage in Clasico
03-05-2011
BARCELONA – Barcelona holds the advantage heading into today’s return-leg semifinal against Real Madrid as the Spanish giants’ hostile four-match series closes with a spot in the Champions League
readBig Brother Africa: It’s celebs and plebs!
03-05-2011
Lights, camera, AMPLIFICATION! Big Brother Africa (BBA) is back. And of course the main man, or woman, behind all the action, that is Big Brother is also back to the max – with his all-seeing eye,
readEx-PM to head Ivorian reconciliation body
03-05-2011
Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s president on Sunday said former prime minister Charles Konan Banny would head a truth and reconciliation commission, set up to heal divisions after months of conflict.President
readEgypt workers flood Tahrir Square
03-05-2011
Cairo – Thousands of workers packed into Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Sunday, demanding social justice in post-revolt Egypt as they celebrate their first Labour Day in three decades without ousted
readGaddafi on offensive after son killed in attack
03-05-2011
TRIPOLI – Muammar Gaddafi pressed an offensive against rebel forces, and his supporters burned Western embassies after the Libyan leader survived a Nato airstrike that officials said killed his son
readMaking agriculture work you, says bank
03-05-2011
THERE is a jobs cow waiting to be milked in Africa. It is agriculture and agri-business.In its initial condition, Africa’s agriculture bears a striking resemblance to its telecom sector in the late
readAsian palm oil firms go on African land safari
03-05-2011
SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR – Southeast Asian palm oil firms are turning to Africa as land runs out back home and world demand for cheap cooking oil soars, but the continent’s harsh weather, high costs and
readNew tariffs for solid waste management coming soon
03-05-2011
NEW tariffs for solid waste management will soon be developed and implemented by the Windhoek Municipality following the promulgation of solid waste management regulations by the government last
readEx-TCL workers won’t let pensions case go
03-05-2011
A GROUP of former employees of copper mining company Tsumeb Corporation Limited plan to continue with the legal action through which they want to recover close to N$118 million in pension funds that
readSouth warned of heavy rains
03-05-2011
AN alert warning the south of heavy rains and flash floods was announced by the Namibia Meteorological Service this weekend. For yesterday, the weather bureau’s forecast on its website warned that the
readPortuguese businessman murdered in Ohangwena
03-05-2011
THE Police in the Ohangwena Region are investigating a case of murder after the body of a Portuguese businessman was found in the veld near Ondobe village on Thursday afternoon.According to Deputy
readKeetmans trial end in sight
03-05-2011
THE last evidence in the trial of the two men accused of murdering advisory teacher Magda Maas in her home at Keetmanshoop three and a half years ago was heard in the High Court in Windhoek on
readFirst female paramount chief for Ovambanderus
03-05-2011
BARELY three weeks after her son, the disputed Ovambanderu chief, Keharanjo Nguvauva, committed suicide, Aletta Nguvauva has been announced as the first ever female paramount chief of this deeply
readErindi to battle Ministry over elephants plan
03-05-2011
ONE of Namibia’s largest privately owned game parks, Erindi Private Game Reserve, and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism are heading for a courtroom showdown over Erindi’s ambition to boost
readElephants sneak out of Etosha
03-05-2011
RESIDENTS of villages near the fence of the Etosha National Park in the Oshikoto Region are angry with conservation officials for allegedly not finding a lasting solution to marauding elephants
readDivisions in Nabta lead to cancelled congress
03-05-2011
WORKS and Communication Minister Joel Kaapanda on Friday called off a congress of the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) scheduled to take place at Rundu over the weekend.Sackie Malima, the
readStop dividing societies, Swartbooi urges politicians
03-05-2011
THE Karas governor Clinton Bernadus Swartbooi has lashed out at some politicians attempting to “divide societies and tarnish government programmes”. “You’re fighting a losing battle, 21st century is
read‘Foreigners dragged feet with mining’
03-05-2011
FOREIGN investors sitting on exploration rights in Namibia for years and not developing mines is the reason Cabinet decided to give exclusive exploration and mining rights of strategic minerals to
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