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63 Articles found on Monday, 28 November 2011
Tsumeb residents march against toxic concentrates
28-11-2011
RESIDENTS of Tsumeb on Friday demonstrated, demanding the immediate halt of copper concentrate imports for refining at the Namibia Custom Smelters (NCS). They also called on the Government to ban the
readWife suspected in killing of husband
28-11-2011
THE Police in the Omusati Region are investigating a case in which a wife is suspected of having killed her husband.The dead body of Johannes Kafiloli from Okathitu village in the Omusati Region was
readChinese, Epangelo team up for Husab
28-11-2011
STATE-OWNED China Guangdong Nuclear Power Company (CGNPC) and Namibian state-owned Epangelo Mining Company have entered into an agreement to try and secure a ten per cent stake in Husab, the fourth
readUnions divided over smelter
28-11-2011
THE Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) has distanced itself from calls for the closure of Namibia Custom Smelters at Tsumeb (NCS).Swapo’s regional coordinator for the Oshikoto Region, Armas Amukwiyu,
readNamib Mills opens new pasta plant
28-11-2011
NAMIB Mills boosted its capacity to produce food for the country on Friday with the official opening of an N$85-million pasta plant in Windhoek.“Food security is for us as it is for Government an
readArab League votes on Syria sanctions
28-11-2011
CAIRO – Arab foreign ministers gathered in Cairo yesterday to vote on a list of sanctions against Syria, designed to contain President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and halt the bloody repression of
readCivics, Tigers move up
28-11-2011
CIVICS and Tigers moved into second place on the Namibia Premier League log after the ninth round of Premier League action on Sunday.Civics beat United Stars 2-1 in Rundu with Costa Khaiseb scoring
readUN chief calls for calm after DRC election violence
28-11-2011
KINSHASA – UN chief Ban ki-Moon yesterday appealed for calm after deadly violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo marred the final day’s campaigning ahead of national elections.But in the
readNewspaper runs transcripts of Maharaj Scorpions interview
28-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Details of presidency spokesman Mac Maharaj’s 2003 interview with the Scorpions were published on the front page of the City Press yesterday.The newspaper printed the contents of the
readDutchman, S African, Swede kidnapped in Mali
28-11-2011
AMSTERDAM – Three people kidnapped in Mali were from South Africa, the Netherlands and Sweden, their governments said on Saturday, a day after their abduction in a region where al Qaeda agents
readJulius Malema admits he’s politically ‘finished’
28-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of the ANC’s Youth League, has admitted his political career is over after his suspension from the ruling party for breaking its
readAusterity-hit Ireland is poster boy for euro bailout success
28-11-2011
DUBLIN – Hammered by austerity measures a year after a massive EU-IMF bailout, Ireland is now being hailed as a eurozone poster boy for the way it is coming to terms with the consequences of its boom
readBelgium credit rating downgraded one notch
28-11-2011
PARIS – Standard & Poor’s said Friday it was lowering Belgium’s credit rating by one notch to AA, citing concerns about the financial sector, debt consolidation amid slowing growth and the country’s
readIndia politician vows to set fire to Wal-Mart stores
28-11-2011
NEW DELHI – A leading opposition politician threatened Friday to set fire to any Wal-Mart store that opens in India after the government cleared a contentious plan to let global supermarkets set up
readRecord US retail sales on Black Friday
28-11-2011
WASHINGTON – In a display of the US economy’s underlying strength, retail sales on Black Friday hit a new record for the start of the holiday shopping season that follows Thanksgiving, according to
readEskom eyes region for power, to cut CO2
28-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom wants to greatly expand its grid beyond its borders, bringing energy security to fast emerging southern Africa by building lines and
readSouth Africa, Zim suffers most from brain drain
28-11-2011
LONDON – Sub-Saharan African countries that invest in training doctors have ended up losing US$2 billion as the expert clinicians leave home to find work in more prosperous developed nations,
read‘Occupy’ movement hits Durban
28-11-2011
DURBAN – Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, protesters calling for “climate justice” are set to gather today at the opening of UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, organisers say.“A
readSNIEDA awards recognises SMEs
28-11-2011
YOUNG Namibians were encouraged to come up with their own initiatives to find a place for themselves in the world of business. Minister of Information and Communication Technology Joel Kaapanda made
readPerfect your ‘elevator pitch’
28-11-2011
Long before you sit down for a job interview you should practice making your succinct but perfect ‘pitch’ to anyone who will listen, from your pets on up, says Harvard Business Review.To find a job,
readD-Day looms for Dr Murray
28-11-2011
PROSECUTORS who depicted Michael Jackson’s doctor as remorseless for the superstar’s death urged a judge last week to sentence him to four years in prison, while a defence lawyer said Dr Conrad Murray
readMiley C, Adele on board for a Bob Dylan cover set
28-11-2011
What do Bob Dylan and Miley Cyrus have in common – besides their perpetually chipper demeanour, of course?They’re both doing their part to benefit human rights organisation Amnesty International on
readProtests against military rule cloud Egypt election
28-11-2011
CAIRO – Protesters gathered again in Cairo’s Tahrir Square yesterday to try to evict the generals who replaced Hosni Mubarak, in a trial of strength that has muddied the run-up to Egypt’s first vote
readAfrican Briefs
28-11-2011
Tshisekedi calls rally in Kinshasa KINSHASA – Opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi called supporters to a rally in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital yesterday despite a ban on rallies imposed
readOccupy LA deadline comes, many say they won’t go
28-11-2011
LOS ANGELES – The protesters whose tents line the lawn of Los Angeles City Hall made it clear that they received the eviction notice issued by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Whether they’ll heed it is
readIndonesia bridge collapse kills 4
28-11-2011
TENGGARONG – Rescuers hunted for survivors yesterday after a busy bridge spanning the Mahakam river in Indonesia’s Borneo island collapsed, killing four people and injuring 19 others, officials
readYe li 20 ya mona omadhewo mElongo lyOokinde
28-11-2011
AALONGI yOokinde ayehe kumwe ye li 20 oya mona omadhewo gawo giiwike 12, sha ningilwa pOmungwelume mewiliko lyOmunambelewa gwUuministeli wUukashike kOokantu me Mighty Nguvauva, omanga tate Josua
readAawiliki ya tsakanene na Pohamba
28-11-2011
IILYO yelelo lyopahedhi lyaaNama oya tsakanene nOmuperesidende Hifikepunye Pohamba oshiwike shayi oku mu kuthilako kwaashoka ya ningipo okuza omumvo 2008 sho pwa tamekelwe onkambadhala yoku konga
readOkanona ka sa sho ka dhengwa oshaanda
28-11-2011
OKANONA kokakadhona koomvula ntano, Sylvia Haimene koomvula ntano komomukunda ,Okando mUukwambi moshitopolwa sha Musati, oka si ombaadhilila sho ka gwilwa koshaanda ongula yolyomakaya ga zi ko.
readOhite otashi vulika yi falwe kohofa
28-11-2011
AMUSHANGANDJAYI gwondundahangano yaaniilonga yopashigwana moNamibia [NUNW]okwa ti otashi vulika ehangano ndyoka li ka fale Ohite ya Shomeya nenge Namibia Custom Smelter kompangu shoka aniwa ya tula
readOomeme yaNACAWA ya ninga ontanda yawo yokomumvo
28-11-2011
OOMEME yOngeleki ya Katoolika ka Roma moNamibia, yEhangano lyedhina Namibia Catholic Women Association (NACAWA), mehuliloshiwike lyeti 18 sigo 20 Novemba 2011 oya kala nOntanda yawo yokomumvo
readAanona yaali ya dhipagwa ishewe kolwaadhi
28-11-2011
NATANGO aanona yaanasikola yaali, ya dhipagwa kolwaadhi, sha ningwa Omaandaha geti 21 Novemba 2011 momukunda Oipyaiwa mOukwanyama moshitopolwa sha Hangwena. Opolisi ya Hangwena oya koleka
readOmayovi 6 000 ya tegelela omagumbo moVenduka
28-11-2011
EHANGANO lyokutunga Omagumbo lyopashigwana NHE olya ti olina omusholondondo omule gwaantu mboka ya tegelela okutungilwa omagumbo moVenduka amuke.Omupopiliko gwa NHE, Aune Shipanga okwa lombwele oThe
readNatango gumwe a sa moshiponga
28-11-2011
OMUKWASHIGWANA gumwe okwa si sho ohauto moka a li mo ya kandomene pokati kOshakati nOmungwelume ongulohi yEtiyali lyoshiwike sha yi.Nakusa otaku tiwa, oye Risto Ndakile Shaakumeni gwomomukunda Otuwala
readMongundu yo Swapo ka muna etopoko
28-11-2011
AMUSHANGANDAJAYI gwoSwapo nOminista yUuyuki, Pendukeni Ivula Ithana okwa ti mongundu yawo kamuna olutandu nenge endhindhiliko lyetopoko nenge okwiitalela kombanda yoonyala unene pokati ke
readBarcelona slump as Real go six clear
28-11-2011
MADRID – Barcelona crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat at Getafe on Saturday and now trail Real Madrid, who came from a goal down to beat nine-man derby rivals Atletico Madrid 4-1, by six points.It was the
readKaras behind schedule for 2012 Newspaper Cup
28-11-2011
THE Karas region is running behind schedule with preparations to host next year’s The Namibian Newspaper Cup.The region has just under three months in which to declare its readiness to host the
readMan United stutter against Newcastle
28-11-2011
LONDON – Manchester United missed the chance to make significant inroads into Manchester City’s lead at the top of the Premier League after a controversial penalty secured fourth-placed Newcastle
readVitali ‘negotiating’ to fight David Haye
28-11-2011
VITALI Klitschko is negotiating to line up a heavyweight title fight against David Haye.The WBC champion’s manager, Bernd Boente, confirmed the developments on Wednesday. “We are in negotiations but
readChalmers holds nerve to win Australian PGA
28-11-2011
COOLUM – Greg Chalmers held his nerve to win the Australian PGA in a three-way play-off from fellow Australians Robert Allenby and Marcus Fraser after all three finished 12-under the card in Coolum
readRobbers hold up former cricketer Pat Symcox with own gun
28-11-2011
FORMER Proteas and Natal player Pat Symcox has warned holidaymakers to be on their guard after he had his own firearm pointed at him in a robbery at his South Coast house.Symcox said he and his wife,
readMatfield lauds Barbarians despite Wallaby rout
28-11-2011
LONDON – South Africa great Victor Matfield launched a far better defence of the Barbarians than the one his side managed on the pitch after their 60-11 thrashing by Australia at Twickenham on
readBuffon not getting carried away by Juve start
28-11-2011
ROME – Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon refused to get carried away after his side’s top-of-the-table 1-0 victory over Lazio.Juve are top by a point and could even move four points clear
readNamibia to challenge Caf ruling
28-11-2011
THE Namibia Football Association on Friday vowed to challenge Confederation of African Football’s decision to dismiss their appeal a day earlier.The Caf Disciplinary Committee heard the NFA appeal on
readInterim Namibia Sport Commission committee elected
28-11-2011
AN eight-man team was elected as the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) interim executive committee on Saturday.According to the Namibia Sport Commission commissioner for rugby, Piet du Plooy, the committee
readWater metres for Otjiwarongo’s informal settlement
28-11-2011
A RESIDENT of the Otjiwarongo informal settlement has questioned the slow roll-out of a pre-paid water system at the town.The resident, who preferred to remain anonymous, said last week that he paid
readVillager gets 18 years in prison over wife’s death
28-11-2011
A RESIDENT of northern Namibia heard in the High Court at Oshakati on Friday that he has been sentenced to an effective prison term of 18 years over the killing of his wife three years ago.At the age
readTwo more pilots suspended
28-11-2011
TWO suspended Air Namibia pilots are considering legal action against the airline after their appeals were dismissed.The pilots were suspended at the end of October after they allegedly refused to
readFrom The Twittersphere
28-11-2011
WHAT would Namibians occupy if Occupy Wall Street gained traction in Namibia? Some tweeps give their suggestions! Along with the usual kapana mix of unfiltered views, wit and wisdom:#OWS Namibia?
readNamibia continues to fight against HIV/Aids
28-11-2011
NAMIBIA should scale up its efforts to combat HIV-AIDS so that by 2015 the country can boast zero new infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS related deaths.This was the message at the
readKhomas governor to visit Audabib farm
28-11-2011
KHOMAS governor Samuel Nuuyoma is said to be visiting the evicted Audabib squatters today after dozens of them spent the weekend on the road outside Dordabis.More squatters are expected to be evicted
readJailed cocaine mule given extra four years in prison
28-11-2011
AN ANGOLAN citizen who was caught smuggling a belly-load of swallowed cocaine into Namibia in July 2009 is facing an extra four years in prison after the end of his trial in the Windhoek Regional
read‘Hidden agenda’ criticised
28-11-2011
THE Ovaherero/Ovambanderu Council for the Dialogue on the 1904 Genocide (OCD-1904) hit out at German ambassador Egon Kockanke’s assertion that those who collected the Namibian human remains of
readGrootfontein public angry at clinic
28-11-2011
THE Grootfontein clinic, situated in the informal settlement, was closed for a day last week after a staff member called in sick.According to several public complaints, the clinic was unable to
readMen urged to tackle gender violence
28-11-2011
THE 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV) kicked off with women – and a handful of men – marching down Independence Avenue on Friday to demonstrate their frustration over the
readStudent expelled over newspaper letter
28-11-2011
THE Kai //ganaxab youth skills centre Mariental recently suspended a student for expressing his thoughts in an open letter on why councillors should not be called “Honourable”. In the letter headlined
readEducation conference goals yet to be implemented
28-11-2011
FIVE months after the N$7 million national education conference, anticipated to herald in much-needed changes to an ailing education sector, its recommendations are yet to be implemented.This
readECB grants SELCo electricity tariff hike
28-11-2011
THE Electricity Control Board (ECB) has granted the Southern Electricity Company (SELCo) an average 9,4 per cent tariff increase for the 2011/2012 financial year, falling short of the power supplier’s
readLong wait for cancer patients
28-11-2011
CANCER patients in need of radiation treatment at the AB May Oncology Centre in Windhoek have been waiting for treatment for three to five weeks, as the cancer unit is severely understaffed and
readBank robbery suspect awaits court’s verdict
28-11-2011
THE only person standing trial in connection with a bank heist which was allegedly carried out by a gang of Zimbabwean armed robbers at Okahandja in April 2007 is due to hear the verdict in his trial
read3 nabbed for stock-theft at Outjo
28-11-2011
THE Outjo Police arrested a woman and two men last week for stock theft. The three appeared in the local Magistrate’s Court and were denied bail. Outjo Police said a farmer in the district, Henning
readSMSes for Monday 28 November 2011
28-11-2011
SMS Of The Day *THE Constitution is not ''just a piece of paper'' that can be pushed aside or torn up at the whim of an irate citizen whatever his/her position in society. It is the foundation upon
readNotable Quotes
28-11-2011
Our houses are being broken down. We are being moved to the grootpad (main road). – The Audabib squatters who were removed by the sheriff and the police, taken off the farm and onto the main gravel
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