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64 Articles found on Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Teak illegally chopped in northeast
15-11-2011
TWO men were arrested last month for the illegal felling of 359 Rhodesian teak trees in the Western Caprivi.This incident comes amid claims that illegal commercial logging is on the increase. The
readShingenge spills beans on Iitembu
15-11-2011
BATTLE lines have been drawn in the Omusati Region between Swapo members supporting party secretary general Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana’s and party vice president Hage Geingob’s presidential
readDirty linen washed in bail hearing
15-11-2011
CLAIMS about bigamy, drugs, prostitution, witchcraft, lots of money, guns and domestic violence made for a heady cocktail of evidence in a bail application which continued in the Windhoek Magistrate’s
readDjibouti are no pushovers, says Kaanjuka
15-11-2011
DESPITE trouncing Djibouti 0-4 at home on Friday, Brave Warriors interim coach Bernhard Kaanjuka says their rivals are no pushovers. This is a point the coach has been drilling into his charges at
readGermany vows better police work after neo-Nazi killing spree
15-11-2011
BERLIN – The German government yesterday admitted gross failures by the security services in dealing with a new brand of far-right ‘terrorism’ after revelations of a decade-long killing spree by
readDon’t back Neeef, urges chamber
15-11-2011
THE Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) has called on Parliament not to approve Government’s New Equitable Empowerment Framework (Neeef).NCCI president Martha Namundjebo-Tilahun on Friday
readPet hippo kills owner in S Africa
15-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – A hippopotamus named Humphrey has mauled to death a South African man who kept him for a pet, Beeld newspaper reported yesterday.The 1 200-kilogramme hippo bit 40-year-old army major
readTensions grow in Congo opposition heartlands
15-11-2011
MBUJI-MAYI – Perched on the border with Angola, Congo’s two southern Kasai provinces have been relative havens of peace in a country dogged by insecurity eight years after a war that claimed five
readAfrica’s Nile, Limpopo at risk from climate change, say scientists
15-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Climate change is likely to lead to increased average rainfall in the world’s major river basins but weather patterns will be fickle and the timing of wet seasons may change,
readAgri cooperatives crucial in fight against poverty
15-11-2011
ROME – Smallholder farmers gain big benefits from agricultural cooperatives including bargaining power and resource sharing that lead to food security and poverty reduction for millions. This was the
readGlobal food crisis a moral failing
15-11-2011
PALO ALTO, California – Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has criticised world leaders for failing to take bold action on climate change, which he said threatens to worsen the food crisis that
readAgra names weaner champions for 2011
15-11-2011
WILLIE Louw has been named Namibia’s national weaner calf champion for 2011, as well as the winner for the northern region in both the categories for feedlot potential and veld potential.Louw won
readSurvey to look at predator problem
15-11-2011
THE Livestock Producers Organsiation (LPO) will launch a countrywide survey to determine how much damage is caused by problem animals and what to do about it.Losses due to predators and problem
readMaize shortage looms in SA
15-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa will run out of maize as early as next month after the country committed most its harvest for exports, the Business Day newspaper reported on Thursday, quoting Jannie de
readWiping NamLits backlog a priority
15-11-2011
EMERGENCY measures have been implemented to tackle the backlog in cattle registration on the NamLits system so that livestock exports to the European Union (EU) can get back on track.Currently only
readOctober inflation up to 6,1 per cent
15-11-2011
ANNUAL inflation continued to zigzag in October, climbing 0,8 percentage points to 6,1 per cent after dropping in September.The biggest year-on-year increase came from the food basket, which rose from
readDon’t fall prey to customer rage
15-11-2011
Despite endless lip-service about keeping customers happy, far too many companies still make them angry, creating the unfortunate phenomenon of customer rage, says Harvard Business Review.Everyone
readDBN financed more than N$1 billion in 2010
15-11-2011
LOANS and equity in investment approved by the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) totalled N$1,034 billion last year, up 56 per cent from 2009.The bank’s financial results for 2010, released on Friday,
readWall Street sympathises with protesters
15-11-2011
NEW YORK – Balanced somewhere on the scale between sympathy and exasperation about the Occupy Wall Street movement, many New York bankers and financiers say the protesters have a point but are missing
readZambian mines may scale down over royalty hike
15-11-2011
LUSAKA – Miners in Africa’s top copper producer Zambia may have to scale down operations in the face of a move to raise royalties by the new government of President Michael Sata, the general manager
readEurozone crisis hurting the rand
15-11-2011
DUBAI – Volatility in South Africa’s exchange rate due to the eurozone debt crisis is hurting the country’s competitiveness and may limit economic growth in the coming year, its trade and industry
readKim sues publicist over sham claim
15-11-2011
Kim Kardashian has hired lawyer to silence a man identifying himself as her former publicist and asserting that her 72-day marriage to basketball player Kris Humphries was a sham.According to TMZ,
readCharlize talks the single life in Vogue
15-11-2011
Charlize Theron likes being single for the first time in her adult life.The Oscar winning actress tells the December issue of Vogue magazine this is the “first time” she’s been unattached since she
readNorway killer interrupted at open court hearing
15-11-2011
OSLO – The Norwegian right-wing extremist who confessed to a bombing and shooting massacre that killed 77 people tried to give a speech describing himself as a resistance leader at his first public
readItaly’s new prime minister Monti works to form new government
15-11-2011
ROME – Former European Commissioner Mario Monti worked yesterday to form a new government replacing Silvio Berlusconi that will try to reverse a disastrous collapse of market confidence in Italy.Monti
readWhat is the problem with Labour hire?
15-11-2011
IN AN attempt to answer this question, one needs to understand the principal function of labour law. The main purpose of employment law is to regulate the employment relationship.Under common law,
readDoes Education And Training Lead Economic Development?
15-11-2011
I agree with comrade Nahas Angula that Namibia can learn greatly from the German Dual System of Vocational Training.However, I need to caution here that the dual system of vocational training in
readHigher Education: Imperatives Of Engagement
15-11-2011
THE fifth pillar of the Global Competitiveness Index is Higher Education and Training. Namibia scored poorly in this category.Out of 139 countries, Namibia was ranked 110th on tertiary education
readEtungo lyomagumbo po Aroab lya thikama
15-11-2011
IILONGA yokutunga omagumbo poAroab oya thikama oshoka ngoka a pewa iilonga mbyoka okwa mana po iimaliwa okufuta aaniilonga mboka taya tungu.Ota ku kundanekwa kutya omuwiliki gwehangano ndyoka lya pewa
readOmahupilo ga koko nawa petameko 2011
15-11-2011
OMAHUPILO ga Namibia oga yi komeho moshikako shotango shonuumvo nooperesenda heyali okuyeleka noshikako oshitine shomumvo 2010, pahapu dho Central Bureau of Statistics ya Namibia Ekoko ndika okwa tiwa
readNdjarakana a popilwa ko ECN
15-11-2011
OKOMMISI yOmahogololo ya Namibia oya pangula oshinyolwa sha holokele moshifo sho The Namibian, ya ti kashi li nawa, kashi na uushili nuumbangi wuli mondjila.ECN okwa ti ke uvite nawa komushangelo
readOhofa ya ekelehi ondjindikila yokweetamo iinamwenyo
15-11-2011
OONDJINDIKILA dhokweetamo iinamwenyo yomaludhi ga yooloka moshilongo oku za pondje ndjoka ya li ya tulwapo kOshikondo shOmidhingoloko Nomatalelopo odha ekelwahi kOhofa yOpombanda oshiwike shayi.
readEpangwe lya kwatwa pOutjo
15-11-2011
OPOLISI pOutjo oya kwata po omulumentu gumwe nomukiintu, oshiwike shayi sho ye ya adha nepangwe lyongushu yoodola oamyovi 23 000 megumbo lyawo. Aaihokani mbaka, Willem Ai-Aseb[31] na Elkan Duxax[25]
readOmwaalu omunene konyala kagu na iilonga maagundjuka
15-11-2011
OSHILONGO oshi na eshongo enene lyokwaana iilonga mokati kaagundjuka yasho. Eshongo ndika ota li talikilwa mokutya ooperesenda 75 dhaagundjuka pamiyalu dhomumvo 2008 odha li dhaana iilonga. Omwaalu
read!Naruseb a londodha ku yandwe uukwaludhi na yilwe
15-11-2011
OMINISTA yEvi oya londodha iilyo yoSwapo opo yi yande oku ninga uungundu meni lyongundu ndele yi tule uuwanawa woSwapo komeho gaayihe, nenge kombanda yuuwanawa wayo yene. Alpheus !Naruseb okwa ningi
readAaheheli yaaniilonga ta ya lundululwa
15-11-2011
AANAPOLITIKA moparliamende oya pandula omalundululo ngoka ga ningwa mompango yaaniilonga yalundululwa.Ompango yaniilonga ndjoka ya lundululwa oya tulwa poshitaafula megumbo lyopashigwana kOminista
readElundululo lyevi na li talululwe
15-11-2011
OSHIGONGI ilonga kombinga yevi osha indile opo omulandu gwelundululo lyevi gu talululwe meendelelo ngaashi tashi vulika. Elundululo lyevi olya li lya ningilwa omulandu nomathaneko ngoka ogo haga
readOmugameni a kwatwa medhipago neyugo
15-11-2011
OMUGAMENI gwomaliko gwehangano lya Southern Cross Security okwa holokele mOmpangu ya Mengestrata ta tamanekelwa edhipago neyugo. Ota hokololithwa sho taku fekelwa oye a dhipaga omuniilonga omukwawo
readBasketball reports official to ACC
15-11-2011
THE Namibia Basketball Federation yesterday reported its development officer, Manuel ‘Lito’ Carballo, to the Anti-Corruption Commission to be investigated for alleged fraud and corruption. The NBF
readPirates vs Arrows! WIN! WIN!! WIN!
15-11-2011
Prizes with a total value of N$3 260 can be won ahead of the highly anticipated Round 8 premiership clash between Eleven Arrows and FNB Orlando Pirates at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek this
readDravid ton puts India in control
15-11-2011
KOLKATA – Rahul Dravid cracked a brilliant 119 to put India on course for a big total on the opening day of the second Test against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata yesterday.The
readInternational Fixtures
15-11-2011
Hondurasb v Serbia 03h30 Macedonia v Albania 14h00 Tanzania v Chad 15h00 Kenya v Seychelles 15h00 Rwanda v Eritrea
readSA flanker Tyibilika murdered
15-11-2011
CAPE TOWN – Solly Tyibilika, the first black player to score a test try for the South African national rugby team, was shot dead on Sunday in a tavern in Cape Town, police confirmed on Monday.“Two
readWe are better than Bosnia: Ronaldo
15-11-2011
LISBON – Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo believes his side’s bold performance on a difficult pitch in Zenica last week will inspire them to overpower Bosnia at home on Tuesday and qualify for Euro
readBolt targets four Olympics golds
15-11-2011
USAIN Bolt plans to compete in four events at the 2012 Olympics in a bid to equal Carl Lewis’s gold medal record.The 25-year-old Jamaican says he will run the 4x400m relay for the first time, as well
readSurfers back from SA
15-11-2011
DAMIEN and Dylan Lackey, who recently went surfing at the Billabong Junior Pro Surfing Championships in Victoria Bay, South Africa, are back. The twins, sponsored by the Eghardt Brand Foundation,
readEcstatic Federer wins Paris Masters
15-11-2011
PARIS – Roger Federer’s tough season is ending on a high, the Swiss star beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Sunday to win his first Paris Masters and 69th title of a glittering career.The
readSyria to boycott Arab Games in Qatar
15-11-2011
BEIRUT – Syrian athletes will boycott the Arab Games in Qatar next month in protest at the Arab League move to suspend Damascus and impose economic and political sanctions, the state news agency SANA
readLüderitz becomes windsurfers’ haven
15-11-2011
LÜDERITZ is proving to be the ideal location for international speed sailing and could become the perfect platform for new international and outright records. Kite speeds hit astonishing new heights
readWind energy could fill Namibia’s electricity gap
15-11-2011
Wind energy could fill a substantial part of the current gap in electricity needs for Namibia. With more than 50 per cent of Namibia’s energy needs padded by imports from neighbouring countries, the
readFrom The Twittersphere
15-11-2011
NAMIBIANS yesterday got their Twitter teeth into perceptions, others’ misconceptions and ‘home truths’ on “Africans”. A few of their takes, as well as some bits and bytes on life, the universe and
readThousands spend on Onkoshi water
15-11-2011
Namibia Wildlife Resorts regularly trucks in water at the N$20 million Onkoshi camp since its establishment in 2008.The eco-friendly camp and the first accommodation facility to be built in the Etosha
readSwakop street-upgrades a gravy-train says residents
15-11-2011
SWAKOPMUND residents are accusing the municipality of becoming a “charity organisation” and creating a ‘gravy train’ through a road upgrade contract that was awarded to eight different contractors –
readWIN with SCOOTERS PIZZA!
15-11-2011
Scooters Pizza has now opened an outlet in the Baines Shopping centre in Pioneerspark, Windhoek.To mark the occasion, Scooters, in association with The Namibian, will be giving away a N$150 meal
readRapists still on the rampage
15-11-2011
DURING the first week of November, a total of 23 rapes were reported to the Police, the youngest complainant being only four years old.This means that more than three rapes were reported per day
readPolice nab suspected stock thieves in Hardap
15-11-2011
THE Police at Klein Aub and Maltahöhe are in pursuit of a third suspect in a gang of three, suspected to be on a stock theft spree.According to Warrant Officer, Hans Richter, the station commander at
readKatima CEO gets golden handshake after resignation
15-11-2011
FORMER Katima Mulilo Town Council chief executive officer (CEO) Vincent Sazita will get a golden handshake after his resignation from the municipality last month.Sazita was recently hauled before a
readHenties Bay murder suspect loses lawyer
15-11-2011
MURDER suspect Rafael Waterboer will have to find a new lawyer to represent him after his testimony in his own defence took a surprise turn in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday.Waterboer (44), who
readWin a N$500 meal from Hartlief
15-11-2011
Hartlief, well known for its quality meat, is set to open a Rooftop Bistro and Conference Centre at its premises in Windhoek’s Northern Industrial area on November 14!To celebrate the occasion, one
readBrothers charged over cash-in-transit murder
15-11-2011
A SECURITY guard and his younger brother appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura yesterday in connection with the killing of a colleague of the guard and the suspected theft of around
readAir Namibia braces for strike
15-11-2011
THE NAMIBIA Cabin Crew Union (NCCU) is conducting a ballot among its members on whether to go on a strike that could cripple operations at Air Namibia.NCCU vice president Osho Onesmus said the ballot
read‘Dorado 7’ murder trial postponed to next year
15-11-2011
THE start of the trial of seven young men charged with killing a Namibian Defence Force member in Windhoek’s Dorado Park area in June 2007 was again postponed in the Windhoek Regional Court
readSMSes for Tuesday 15 November 2011
15-11-2011
SMS Of The Day *IT is illegal to obstruct or deviate any watercourse in Namibia without prior approval of the Minister of Water Affairs according to the water affairs legislation. What gives this man
readNotable Quotes
15-11-2011
I want to show people how to train their dogs, how to look after them and how to wash them. – Kefas Ainima who recently won the Best in Show award at the Hochland Dog Club show with the dog
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