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60 Articles found on Monday, 9 May 2011
Woman (71) commits suicide at Kapps Farm
09-05-2011
THE Police yesterday confirmed that a 71-year-old woman, Ilse Steinmeister, took her own life at her plot near Kapps Farm over the weekend.Steinmeister is understood to have shot herself in the head.
readRecord diamond robbery trial aborted
09-05-2011
THE charges against the four men accused of carrying out a record-setting armed robbery at the Daberas diamond mine on the Orange River seven and a half years ago were all withdrawn in the High Court
readFarm massacre trial enters last stretch
09-05-2011
NAMIBIA’S largest murder trial since at least Independence is set to enter its last stages in the High Court in Windhoek this week.Judge President Petrus Damaseb, who is presiding over the trial of
readDesert storms
09-05-2011
The coast received rain last week, with most falling in Walvis Bay where the streets, some houses and businesses were flooded. On Thursday it even hailed in Walvis Bay’s Nar- raville suburb. Henties
readHikers trapped in canyon
09-05-2011
A RESCUE operation is underway in the Fish River Canyon after 14 hikers became trapped by floodwater originating from the Hardap and Naute dams.By yesterday, Ministry of Environment and Tourism
readEleven Arrows, Civics upset odds to reach Cup final
09-05-2011
ELEVEN Arrows and Civics stunned onlookers at the Independence Stadium on Saturday as they knocked out Orlando Pirates and Black Africa respectively to reach the Leo NFA Cup final. The pair were less
readPakistan still holding bin Laden’s wives, children
09-05-2011
ISLAMABAD – As US investigators comb through a treasure trove of computer data and documents seized from Osama bin Laden’s home, Pakistani officials face a more domestic task: What to do with three of
readWal-Mart dispute in SA courts today
09-05-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Competition Tribunal’s hearings into US retailer Wal-Mart’s planned acquisition of Massmart resume today.The hearings are set down for May 9 to 13. May 16 is reserved
readSMSes For Monday 09 May 2011
09-05-2011
SMS Of The Day *A MEDIOCRE education is worth nothing, when it goes hand in hand with ill discipline; more so. Food for Thought *IS it not contradictory that we choose the most expensive locations
readNotable Quotes
09-05-2011
We suspect an experienced person is using these children, and is behind this issue. – Otjiwarongo Police spokesperson Marina Mweshifilua said regarding a gang of 50 schoolboys suspected to be behind a
readStop the yelling matches
09-05-2011
Increasing decibel levels is usually not the key to effective communications, but many managers still rely on dialing up ‘virtual volume’ when dealing with subordinates or peers, says Harvard Business
readCongo Republic launches Chinese-funded hydro plant
09-05-2011
BRAZZAVILLE – The oil-producing central African state of Congo Republic inaugurated a 120 Megawatt Chinese-funded hydroelectric power station late on Saturday aimed at bridging the gap in its energy
readStrong growth swells Africans ‘middle class’
09-05-2011
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 released on
readSABMiller rejects tax avoidance claims in Africa
09-05-2011
LONDON – Brewing giant SABMiller rejected any claims of tax avoidance in Africa on Friday after South Africa, Ghana, Zambia, Tanzania and Mauritius decided to work together to examine the brewer’s tax
readOne in three Greeks want out of European Union-IMF rescue
09-05-2011
ATHENS – One in three Greeks want their government to abandon a loan agreement with the EU and the IMF perceived to have sent the debt-hit country into a recession spiral, a poll found yesterday.The
readVale opens new coal mine in Mozambique
09-05-2011
MOATIZE, Mozambique – Brazilian mining giant Vale opened a new US$1,7 billion coal mine in Mozambique yesterday, tapping the southern African country’s thermal and coking coal reserves of around 23
readGood jobs,bad jobs,but notenoughof either
09-05-2011
WASHINGTON – It’s not just McJobs.April employment numbers make it clear the US economy is generating high-skilled positions across a number of sectors. “There are literally thousands of very high
readStudy predicts ‘Made in the USA’ revival
09-05-2011
NEW YORK – The ‘Made in the USA’ label may be poised for a comeback, a new study argues.The next few years will bring a wave of reinvestment by US multinational manufacturers in their home base, as
readIvory Coast: 29 bodies found in new mass grave
09-05-2011
ABIDJAN – A new mass grave containing 29 bodies has been found in a restive suburb of Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, said a resident who said the victims were killed in the aftermath of a political
readItalian police save 400 migrants off Lampedusa
09-05-2011
ROME – Italian police and coast guard officials on Sunday rescued some 400 illegal migrants coming from Libya whose boat was tossed against rocks near port in southern Italy after the steering
readMemphis prepares for flooding from Mississippi
09-05-2011
TIPTONVILLE – Memphis readied for the Mississippi River to bring its furore to town, and some Kentucky residents upstream returned to their homes on Saturday, optimistic the levees would hold and that
readOndjokonona nayi hokololwe
09-05-2011
OMUKOKOLIPERSIDENDE, Sam Nujoma okwa ti ondjokonona ina yi dhimbiwa na ishewe ondjokonona ina yi ngunguninwa ndele na yi topolelathanwe unene okuza komapipi omakulu oku ya komapipi omagundjuka.Sho a
readEshina lya Trans Namib lyiihingi poArandis
09-05-2011
OMUTSE gweshina lyokolutenda niikoto yoondongelwa oya ende ku yoyene okuza posasiona yomashina po Arandis omanga pwa li tapa shendjwa olutenda hoka eshina li na oku lundulukila mondjila yalyo okuya
readAakwashigwana ya pumbwa ontseyo melongitho
09-05-2011
OMINISTA Yuuthike pamwe muukashike kookantu nonkalonawa, Doreen Sioka oya lombwele aaniilonga moombelewa dhoshikondo shika opo ya longe aakwashigwana poondondo adhihe moshilongo ya kale yena ontseyo
readOmufekelwa ta ti opolisi oya kuthile okokaine ya pitilila
09-05-2011
OMUKWASHIGWANA gwaAngola ta tamanekelwa okweeta mo okokaine yoograma dhi vule omathele ga 700, eyi humbata mepunda lye okwa ti ye okwa li a humbata okokaine oyindji yi vule ndjoka ya ulikwa kopolisi
readIingangamithi oyindji ya kwatwa mErongo
09-05-2011
OPOLISI oya kwata omwaalu omunene gwiingangamithi moshitopolwa shErongo tashi vulika oyo oyindji okuza kemanguluko.Opolisi oya kwata okokaina yuupakete omilongo 82 , uupakete wokokaina woograma 26
readAmerica a londodha aaNamibia kuulingilingi woovisa
09-05-2011
OMBELEWA Yuukalelipo shilongo waAmerica moVenduka owa gandja elondodho kombinga yomahangano taga kutu aantu aniwa ya ka longe ko USA , go aniwa ota ga popi kutya oha ga longele kumwe noshikondo
readOmufekelwa muulingilingi woomiliona 71 moshipangelo
09-05-2011
OMUFEKELWA muufuthi wiimaliwa yoodola konyala oomiliona 71 okuza mehangano lyokulanditha oosamende lya South Africa, poshitayi shalyo moNamibia oku li natango moshipangelo, oshoka ombinzi ye oya
readMeya a indile ekwathelo ku holomende kaakalimo
09-05-2011
MEYA gwa Venduka okwa indile ishewe epangelo lyopokati opo li yambidhidhe oshilando sha Venduka mo kwoopaleka omalukanda giipeleki komikunkulo dhoshilando. Eindilo ndika olya ningwa ku Elaine Trepper
readTUCNA indile oolabour dhitalwe
09-05-2011
EHANGANO lyaaniilonga lyedhina Trade Union Congress of Namibia[TUCNA] olya indile Oshikondo shaaniilonga nOnkalonawa opo sheetepo omukalo gwokulonga nawa ngaashi shuulikwa moveta yAaniilonga. Tucna
readSunshine Tour commissioner resigns
09-05-2011
THE Sunshine Tour yesterday announced that its commissioner Gareth Tindall has resigned and will be leaving the Tour at the end of June. Tindall will take up the position of CEO with a JSE-listed
readNadal in tears during homage to Ballesteros
09-05-2011
MADRID – Rafael Nadal wiped away tears shed for Seve Ballesteros after reaching the Madrid Open final, saying his win over Roger Federer on Saturday was too inconsequential to dedicate to the golf
readMumbai into IPL playoffs after beating Delhi
09-05-2011
KOLKATA – Mumbai Indians clinched a spot in the IPL play-offs on Saturday after beating Delhi Daredevils by 32 runs to continue their dominant form.Last year’s runners-up, Mumbai Indians retained
readReho Falcons extend their lead
09-05-2011
REHO Falcon extended their lead at the top of the MTC Rugby Premiership table on Saturday when they beat United 26-21 in Olympia, Windhoek.United took the lead in the first two minutes of the match
readCosana format changed after Swazis pull out
09-05-2011
ORGANISERS have changed the playing format for the latest edition of the Cosana under 21 championships after another country, Swaziland, pulled out at the last minute. Initially the tournament had six
readNamibian refs set for Caf Course
09-05-2011
NAMIBIAN match officials Rainhold Shikongo and Dawid Shaanika will attend a Caf referee’s course for young talented referees and assistants in Cairo next month.Following a request from the
readFerguson pledges Man U future
09-05-2011
LONDON – Alex Ferguson, who turns 70 at the end of the year, says he has no plans to retire as Manchester United’s manager even if they win a Champions League and Premier League double this
readFootball Results
09-05-2011
Saturday, May 7 English Premier League Tottenham 1 - 1 Blackpool West Ham 1 - 1 Blackburn Aston Villa 1 - 1 Wigan Bolton 1 - 2 Sunderland Everton 2 - 1 Man City Newcastle 2 - 1 Birmingham German
readScudetto expensive but worth it: Berlusconi
09-05-2011
ROME – AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi said winning the club’s first scudetto for seven years had been expensive but worth it and promised the team will challenge for the Champions League next
readElated Filipinos celebrate Pacquiao’s latest title defence
09-05-2011
MANILA – Filipinos in cinema halls, hotels, public parks and prison facilities were left jubilant on Sunday after Manny Pacquiao outboxed American Shane Mosley to easily retain his WBO welterweight
readAuckland Blues hang on to lead Super 15
09-05-2011
SYDNEY – The Auckland Blues maintained their lead in rugby’s Super 15 competition this weekend as Queensland Reds and Canterbury Crusaders boosted their playoff hopes with victories.The Blues staved
readBig Brother: Amplified Quotes
09-05-2011
SOME quotes from the last few days:* That is one well marinated room. – Zimbabwean Vimbai on the bedroom she sleeps in, after Saturday’s night party * I’m the gangster (in the house). – Namibia’s
readBig Brother Amplified: Namibians Up The Amp!
09-05-2011
NAMIBIA is headlining strongly on the BBA TV message strap this year. Just about every time I tune in to check on what’s happening, a message or two, or three, from Namibia pops up. From Gussy (NM)
readBig Brother Amplified: Not Strapped For Comment
09-05-2011
A selection of some of the messages from the SMS ticker tape that runs across the bottom of the BBA Amplified TV screen:* I won’t lie. This show is flavoured truly. * All housemates are special and
readBig Brother Amplified: The good, the bad and the randy!
09-05-2011
OMG! That’s about all I can say. OMG!!I really don’t know where to start and where to end after Saturday night’s hot and happening Big Brother house party Even though I tuned in after the party had
readIn Brief
09-05-2011
Heavy fighting grips besieged Misrata MISRATA – Intense fighting erupted yesterday near Misrata as smoke billowed from fuel depots bombed by Libyan regime forces laying siege to the lifeline port
readSA minister’s wife gets 12 years for drug running
09-05-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Sheryl Cwele, the wife of South Africa’s intelligence minister, was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday for drug trafficking after being convicted of hiring young women as
readCairo Muslim-Christian clash kills 10
09-05-2011
CAIRO – Egypt’s military rulers said yesterday that 190 people detained overnight in connection with clashes between Muslims and Christians in Cairo that left 10 people dead will face a military
readYa Nangoloh takes issue with Pohamba
09-05-2011
EXECUTIVE Director of NAMRIGHTS, Phil ya Nangoloh, charged that President Hifikepunye Pohamba is deliberately trying to tarnish the image of the human rights body. Pohamba is reported to have called
readThird murder accused still on the run
09-05-2011
THE Police in the Ohangwena Region, in conjunction with their Angolan counterparts, are still looking for a third man who fled after a Portuguese businessman from Luanda, Dos Santos Alves Henriques
readNPC launches Facebook page
09-05-2011
THE National Planning Commission (NPC) has introduced a Facebook page, ‘NPC Namibia’, as a platform for citizens, especially the youth, to participate in debates on development planning. The head of
readNo arrest yet in Isak Dreyer murder
09-05-2011
CLOSE to five months after Uhlenhorst farmer Isak Dreyer (85) was murdered on his farm, his murderers are still at large.Hardap Police Commissioner Kobus Meyer yesterday denied that the investigation
readNafau wants Labour Act amended
09-05-2011
AMENDMENTS to the Labour and Maritime Shipping acts, the abolition of labour hire and a takeover of electricity provision from Erongo Red by the Walvis Bay municipality have been demanded by the
readMP slams Govt for recognising /Hai-/Khaua chiefs
09-05-2011
MEMBER of Parliament Dawid Boois has come out firing at the central government for giving the go-ahead for the inauguration of /Hai-/Khaua chiefs Johannes Isaak and Stephanus Goliath. The two chiefs
readLife in Windhoek’s informal areas
09-05-2011
A LEAKING roof is just one of the problems residents of informal settlements around Windhoek are suffering from due to continuous rainfall in the capital.“When it is raining, the water falls into the
read‘Better late than never’ – Kaapanda
09-05-2011
The Minister of Information Communication Technology, Joël Kaapanda, explains to Catherine Sasman why Government has launched the nationhood and national pride campaign.Why has Government embarked on
readUS gives US$8,5m to Ivory Coast
09-05-2011
THE US government has pledged an additional US$8,5 million to assist internally displaced people and refugees from Ivory Coast.It is reported that over 170 000 refugees have fled the beleaguered
readHelp for mothers of twins and triplets
09-05-2011
HERBEN Cloete and Jeanethe Ekandjo established the Jemimah and Keziah Twin Trust just after the birth of their twins in 2008. Both parents were unemployed at the time and the financial burden of
readGochas girl raped, neighbour suspected
09-05-2011
THE Gochas Police in the Hardap Region are searching for an adult man who is suspected of having raped a 15-year-old girl at the village on Friday.It is suspected that the man, a next-door neighbour,
read/Hai-/Khaua tribal chiefs crowned at Berseba
09-05-2011
SATURDAY was a historic day for the /Hai-/Khaua tribe when their designated tribal chiefs, Johannes Isaak and Stephanus Goliath, were crowned at a ceremony conducted by !Kharakhoën Chief Petrus Simon
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