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58 Articles found on Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Death toll in Cairo’s Tahrir Square clashes reaches 22
22-11-2011
CAIRO – Fresh clashes erupted in Cairo’s Tahrir Square yesterday between police and protesters demanding the end of military rule, as the death toll climbed to 22 and the spiralling unrest threatened
readIndustrial policy wake-up call
22-11-2011
AFTER 21 years Government has finally woken up to the need of an industrial policy for Namibia and intends having one by year-end. The public and private sector yesterday had a glimpse into how
readKhmer Rouge on trial for genocide
22-11-2011
PHNOM PENH – Three top Khmer Rouge leaders went on trial for genocide at a UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia yesterday accused of “brutality that defies belief” during a reign of terror that left up to
readRowdy Stars fans still hurl beer tins at games
22-11-2011
VIOLENT behaviour by supporters of Namibia Premier League side African Stars continues unabated despite a pending investigation into the behaviour of the club’s fans.Stars supporters allegedly
readJerry intervenes at Khorixas council
22-11-2011
THE Minister of Regional and Local Government, Jerry Ekandjo, has written to the Khorixas Town Council, instructing them to act against municipal employees fingered in corruption allegations. Ekandjo
readPolitical elite ‘capturing’ communal land
22-11-2011
DESPITE numerous calls by President Hifikepunye Pohamba and Lands Minister Alpheus !Naruseb to stop illegal fencing in communal areas, it has come to the attention of The Namibian that some Swapo
readRecord jail terms in massacre trial
22-11-2011
“YOU truly are an embodiment of evil.” This was one of the remarks from Judge President Petrus Damaseb which brothers Sylvester and Gavin Beukes had to stomach during their sentencing in the High
readNotable quotes
22-11-2011
Fernando Torres highlights in the hair but not many on the pitch. – ESPN’s Jon Champion commentating on the English Premier League game between Liverpool and Chelsea on Sunday. Torres shocked the
readEnsuring Family Planning Access: African Leaders Should Do More
22-11-2011
ROSE is a mother of four, with a fifth on the way. At a time when she should be eagerly awaiting the birth of her child, she is instead worried about how to prevent her next pregnancy. She'd like to
readLearning capability as a precondition for development
22-11-2011
IN my previous “think piece”, I discussed the idea of engagement in relation to our Higher Education System. The idea of engagement was advanced by the Association of Commonwealth Universities in
readSMSes for Tuesday 22 November 2011
22-11-2011
SMS Of The Day *PORTUGAL Saved by Angola – there is so little news coverage about debt-ridden Portugal going to Angola and being offered cash by its former colony. I watched CNN, BBC, SKYNEWS and
readGov’t donates goats, stoves to Ohangwena communities
22-11-2011
OUSHAKE – Environment and Tourism Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah handed over 50 improved goat rams, 50 plastic granaries and 200 biomass energy-efficient stoves to 64 communities in the Ohangwena
readReform of agricultural sector needed, says Agribank
22-11-2011
OSHAKATI – Reform is needed in the agricultural sector to help Namibians create wealth, a director of Agribank has said. Speaking during a one-day stakeholders’ meeting on Friday, the vice chairman
readVeggie farmers need training, says expert
22-11-2011
TSUMEB – Namibian fresh-produce farmers at all Green Schemes require training for their products to meet market standards. An international horticulture consultant from Kenya, Dr Stephen Mbithi, said
readProduce hubs will be open to all farmers
22-11-2011
TSUMEB – Fresh Produce Marketing Hubs (FPMHs) to be constructed in Ongwediva, Rundu and Windhoek will be open to all Namibian commercial and small-scale fresh-produce farmers.Farmers will be able to
readMixed third quarter for livestock producers, says Meat Board
22-11-2011
THE performance of cattle marketing in the third quarter of the year was influenced by high weaner prices, uncompetitive producer prices and the discovery of buffaloes in the foot-and-mouth-free zone
readGrazing under pressure
22-11-2011
DESPITE an extraordinary rainy season at the beginning of the year, grazing in Namibia could come under pressure if the next season is dry. This is according to several experts who have pointed out
readAfrican Briefs
22-11-2011
Big improvement in HIV GENEVA – Access to HIV treatment has improved greatly in Sub-Saharan Africa, the region which has long been worst hit by the AIDS epidemic, leading to a steady drop in
readGordimer warns on ‘apartheid’ secrecy bill
22-11-2011
JOHANESSBURG – Nobel literature prize winner Nadine Gordimer yesterday warned that a new secrecy bill will return South Africa to apartheid-era limits on free speech.The ruling African National
readErindi hopes to import 200 elephants
22-11-2011
THE owners of Erindi Private Game Reserve are positive that the Ministry of Environment and Tourism will permit it to import 200 elephants from South Africa in the next two weeks.According to the game
readAustralian government wins crucial support for mining taxation
22-11-2011
CANBERRA – Australia’s government is set to pass laws for its 30 per cent mining profits tax later this week after agreeing to lift the starting threshold and promising more scrutiny of coal seam gas
readChina presses for FTA with South Korea Japan
22-11-2011
BEIJING – Beijing wants to open full negotiations on a free trade agreement with Japan and South Korea next year, Chinese state media said yesterday, amid growing rivalry with the United States.The
readSwazi King alleged to be behind mystery bailout
22-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Swaziland’s King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, is personally funding a bailout of his government in a manoeuvre to acquire control of the local arm of mobile phone firm
readForbes names Africa’s richest
22-11-2011
THE combined wealth of Africa’s 40 richest people is US$64,9 billion – more than Thailand’s 40 richest at US$45 billion, but less than Taiwan’s at $92.7 billion, according to the latest research by
readDon’t ask ‘does that make sense?’
22-11-2011
T here has been an upsurge in use of the phrase ‘does that make sense?’ to solicit feedback during presentations, but there has to be a better way, says Harvard Business Review.Presenters often use
readChild killer gets 87 years in jail
22-11-2011
OUTJO child killer Ernestus Aibeb is going to prison for 87 years. Aibeb was sentenced by Judge Christie Liebenberg in the High Court at Oshakati yesterday, a week and a half after he had pleaded
readNew theatre proposed for Swakopmund
22-11-2011
A NEW theatre is proposed to be included in the multi-million dollar commercial and leisure development in Swakopmund, called the ‘Bahnhof Square and Lifestyle Centre’ by Stacks Property 37 in
readRest room opens in Swakopmund
22-11-2011
THE Jetty Visitors Centre is the first facility of its kind to open in Swakopmund, and according to developer, Quinton Liebenberg of the Lighthouse Group, he hopes similar facilities will be erected
readMore information needed on shebeen income generation
22-11-2011
SELLING alcohol to generate income was one of the top three contributions to alcohol abuse in the Erongo region, based on findings by the Stand Up! Campaign against alcohol misuse.Stakeholders of
readSwakop window manufacturer could be the ‘only one’ in Africa
22-11-2011
THE Wooden Windows and Doors Manufacturers in Swakopmund is believed to be the first modern high-quality ‘turn-and tilt’ window-manufacturer on the African continent, business partner Horst Weimann
readDamaras celebrate annual Gaob festival
22-11-2011
DESPITE ongoing contentions over leadership within the !Oë ≠Gân Traditional Authority, Damara folk came from all over Namibia to attend the 35th #Nu-Khoe (Damara) Annual Cultural Festival held
readSwakop office bearers unchanged
22-11-2011
THE leadership of Swakopmund’s Municipal Council remains the same after last Friday’s office-bearers election, presided by Magistrate Bernhard Tjatjara. Rosina //Hoabes and Juuso Kambueshe keep their
readMay ‘responsible’ for Lauer’s dune skiing experience
22-11-2011
SWAKOPMUND’s Guinness world record setter for Dune skiing, Henrik May, was convinced that he broke his current record after he had to chase after American NBC’s ‘Today Show’ host, Matt Lauer, just to
readLocal producers’ magic touch brings Dubai drama to the Namib
22-11-2011
A FILM shoot set in the ‘Dubai’ desert, is being done in the dunes between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay thanks to local service producers, Magic Touch Films and Media Logistic Namibia.“The Desert
readNtinda threatens to sue Hamutenya
22-11-2011
THE editor of Namibia Today, Asser Ntinda, has threatened to sue the president of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), Hidipo Hamutenya, for alleged libel. This came after Hamutenya last week
readMbumba promises zero tolerance of festive crimes
22-11-2011
MINISTER of Safety and Security Nangolo Mbumba has pleaded for a changed attitude by road users – drivers and passengers alike. Road accidents traditionally reach alarming proportions during the
readKhorixas councillor convicted
22-11-2011
KHORIXAS constituency councillor Sebastian !Gobs has been found guilty of failing to secure his firearm and has paid a N$4 000 fine following an incident where one youth accidentally shot and killed
readTaylor wins big at AMAs
22-11-2011
COUNTRY music songstress Taylor Swift was the big winner on Sunday at the American Music Awards, walking away with three prizes including Artist of the Year. British soul diva Adele also won three
readMandela home ‘for good’ in his Eastern Cape village
22-11-2011
QUNU – ‘Madiba’, the man who rose from a cattle herd boy in the poor Eastern Cape to turn the tide of South African history, has returned to his childhood home – this time maybe for good.The frail,
readEditors back M&G in Maharaj permission to publish bid
22-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) supports the Mail & Guardian’s bid to get permission to publish information which purportedly proves allegations that presidential spokesman Mac
readBala Brothers, Gazza dazzle!
22-11-2011
N edbank employees were treated to a spectacular show by South Africa’s acclaimed Bala Brothers and our own kwaito star, Gazza, at their year-end Christmas function in Windhoek on Saturday night.The
readScrutinise trafficking of human remains, scholar
22-11-2011
MORE research into the trafficking of human remains around the 1900’s must be conducted to understand the full extent of what has happened and why. This was a recommendation of Dr Larissa Förster of
readPohamba’s call is for unity of purpose, says experts
22-11-2011
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba’s direct confrontation with purported presidential hopefuls Hage Geingob and Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana at the Swapo Party central committee meeting over the weekend was a
readAanona yaanasikola yaali ya dhipagwa kolwaadhi mEndola
22-11-2011
A ANONA aamati yaali aanasikola pOsikola yaanona pEndola mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena oya si eso lyombaadhilila sho ya kwatwa kolwaadhi omanga taya zi kosikola mEtine lya zi ko.Opolisi
readEwilikongundu lyomiti lya indike omuti
22-11-2011
E WILIKONGUNDU lyomiti mo Namibia, [Namibia Medicines’ Regulatory Council][NMRC] ota li ka tula miilonga oondjindikila dhelongitho lyomuti gwokumweneka uuwehame gwedhina SynapForte, sha landula
readOshikondo shElongo tashi konakona Polytechnic
22-11-2011
U UMINISTELI Welongo owa tulapo okangundu kiilyo ihamano oku konakona omalundilo gokuwilika nayi noshowo uulingilingi tawu popiwa wa ningwa penongelo lya Polytechnic ya Namibia. Ongundu ndjoka oya
readPohamba a indile pu ningwe ekonakono
22-11-2011
O NGUNDUMUTIMA yo Swapo oya ulike okangundu kiilyo itatu opo ka konakone omalundilo aniwa taga ningwa pokati komupevi peresidende gwo Swapo naamushangandjayi gwoSwapo, mekwatathano noshinima shoku
readAasomalia ita ya pitikilwa mo muka
22-11-2011
E INDILO opo Oshikondo shIikwameni shi sile ohenda opo shaa shunithe aakwashigwana ya Somalia koshilongo hoka ya zi ina li pulakenwa. Aantu mbaka ye li 10 oya edhililwa mondholongo ya Seeis popepi
readYoung offender jailed over sexual assault
22-11-2011
A YOUNG man from the Rehoboth area heard in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday that he is going to prison for four years for having sexually molested a four-year-old girl in early 2006.The incident
readTwo accidents claims three lives in Karas
22-11-2011
A driver and passenger have both died instantly after the vehicle in which they were traveling veered off the road and overturned. The accident occurred on the C 14 gravel road between Bethanie and
readTweya calls for innovation
22-11-2011
THE Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Tjekero Tweya, has encouraged Namibians to become “innovative”. This will help against the fight of poverty, and will accelerate socio-economic development,
readFrom The Twittersphere
22-11-2011
HEADACHES, hustle, hang-overs, and a few other unfiltered Monday views from mainly Namibians:@Ndawapeka: Good morning divas & hustlaz.. Remember to give the week the kung fu treatment! @Katle_SA:
readRugby interim exco to be elected this week
22-11-2011
THE Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) is set to elect an interim executive committee on November 25, a move aimed at stabilising the union. The Namibia Sport Commission’s chief administrator, Walter Haseb,
readNFA congress supports appeal
22-11-2011
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) has endorsed a decision to take their case with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to the Court of Arbitration for Sports if it fails to get the desired
readBarbarians call-up for Sam Tomkins
22-11-2011
ENGLAND rugby league international Sam Tomkins will switch codes to play for the Barbarians in the invitational team’s match against Australia this weekend. Weeks after pledging his future to the
readChelsea title hopes take another hit
22-11-2011
Chelsea’s faltering Premier League title challenge suffered another blow on Sunday when they lost 2-1 at home to Liverpool following a late winner by defender Glen Johnson.A second successive home
readChris Gayle to play in Zim
22-11-2011
FORMER West Indies captain Chris Gayle, involved in a protracted dispute with his national board, will play in Zimbabwe’s domestic T20 competition at the end of November, officials said
readNapoli, City facing make-or-break Champions League clash
22-11-2011
DESPITE being relentless in its seemingly inexorable march to their first English title since 1968, Manchester City’s first campaign in the Champions League is likely to falter at the first hurdle if
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