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65 Articles found on Thursday, 3 November 2011
City’s plot sale was a ‘rip-off’
03-11-2011
THE Windhoek municipality is “ripping” off individuals who bought land at the recently held erf auction, a disgruntled Windhoek resident has told The Namibian.The man, who spoke to The Namibian on
readPolice holding cells ‘not meeting human rights’
03-11-2011
INMATES had to be locked up in poorly ventilated containers at Sesfontein and Okangwati in the Kunene Region during 2009-10 because these settlements lacked proper Police holding cells.The fact that
readSwapo congress opens fights
03-11-2011
THE stage has been set for renewed infighting in the Swapo Party as the ruling party prepares for its congress next year.Allegations of creating new branches non-procedurally to bolster delegate
readSport stars to be honoured
03-11-2011
THE best performing athletes will be honoured during the annual Namibia Sport Awards ceremony at the Safari Court Hotel in Windhoek tomorrow.The awards judging panel yesterday concluded an intense
readWikiLeaks’ Assange loses UK battle against extradition
03-11-2011
LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange yesterday lost a bitter legal battle to block his extradition from Britain to Sweden to face questioning over allegations of rape and sexual assault.Two
readNam welcomes Zim diamond ban lift
03-11-2011
THE World Diamond Council’s (WDC) blessing of the Kimberley Process’ decision that Zimbabwe may export stones from its notorious Marange fields, is good news for Namibia.Burhan Seber, chairman of the
readKenya’s military warns of attacks on 10 Somali towns
03-11-2011
NAIROBI – Kenya’s military warned the residents of 10 towns in Somalia on Tuesday, including the port city of Kismayu, Baidoa and Afgoye near the capital Mogadishu, that they “will be under attack
readSix arrested in riot at Tsvangirai’s Harare headquaters: state media
03-11-2011
HARARE – Six people were arrested in a riot outside the party headquarters of Zimbawbe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, state media said yesterday, as police denied targetting the offices.A
readSaadi Gaddafi wants arrest warrant dropped: lawyer
03-11-2011
ALGIERS – Saadi Gaddafi, son of the former Libyan leader, has asked Interpol, via his lawyer, to revoke a request for his arrest on the grounds that Libya’s new rulers are not able to give him a fair
readWhy the ‘Occupy’ movement is a consumer movement
03-11-2011
ON September 17, a group calling themselves ‘Occupy Wall Street’ took protest into the heart of New York’s financial district, targeting the institutions that spawned the credit crisis and the
readWin customers by knowing them
03-11-2011
It can be a struggle to win customers and keep them coming back, but harnessing technology can be a way to know your customers more deeply and delivering what they want, says Harvard Business
readUK extends hand of trade to Namibia
03-11-2011
TRADE volumes between Namibia and the United Kingdom currently stand at US$300 million, nearly N$2,4 billion, and are likely to double in the next four years, the UK’s Minister of Africa, Henry
readStanChart eyes nine record years
03-11-2011
HONG KONG –Standard Chartered Plc said yesterday its nine-month underlying profit grew at a double-digit rate, helped by a strong showing in markets including Hong Kong, putting the Asia-focused bank
readFor the record
03-11-2011
VEDANTA Resources has “strongly refuted” a report by MetalBulletin carried in Bottomline on Friday, saying that the company will sell a stake in its Skorpion Zinc mine and refinery to Namibian
readFranchise offers ‘pap en vleis’
03-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Famous Brands, owners of Wimpy and Steers, yesterday announced that it has made its first foray into the mass-based entry-level market with pilot restaurant Blacksteer Home of
readSABMiller finds niche in cassava beer
03-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – SABMiller has said a cassava beer it’s brewing in Mozambique is part of its plans for a range of beers using local materials for the low-end African market.In a statement Tuesday,
readGreece ‘endangering euro’: EU commissioner
03-11-2011
BERLIN – The decision of Greece’s prime minister to put its EU bailout to a referendum has “endangered” the single currency, the bloc’s energy commissioner said yesterday.“The situation is difficult
readGrim business surveys suggest recession
03-11-2011
LONDON – The downturn in eurozone manufacturing in October was even deeper than previously thought, according to grim business surveys yesterday that showed the currency union’s debt crisis is
readKey US senator to unveil Africa trade bill
03-11-2011
WASHINGTON – Worried by China’s expanding economic ties to Africa, a key US senator has said he would soon unveil a bill aimed at tripling US exports to the resource-rich continent over the next
readPlease don’t noose our golden goose
03-11-2011
During the 1980’s I experienced many breathtaking, difficult-to-access localities in northwestern Namibia.A favorite spot was Epupa Falls, reached only by a three-day expedition over narrow gravel
readAquaculture faces space shortage
03-11-2011
THE aquaculture sector is facing a shortage of land and a lack of funding for startup businesses.This was the observation of the principal fisheries biologist at the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine
readFog harvesting gives water to S African village
03-11-2011
PLUMES of fog gather above the rocky mountains encircling a remote South African village, children look at them with excitement, knowing they will have clean drinking water at school.Like many rural
readHunt old, not young leopards
03-11-2011
RESTRICTING trophy hunts to old males is key to protecting and sustaining leopard populations in Namibia. This was one of the key findings of the Large Carnivore Management Association of Namibia
readLucky catch on the Kwando
03-11-2011
A RARE sighting of four endangered wild dogs, Namibia’s most endangered mammal, in the Caprivi was made recently by a group of Namibians travelling along the Kwando River.The Kwando four, consisting
readHoodia slimming hopes crushed by report
03-11-2011
A NEW Unilever report reveals why the consumer goods giant chose to pull the plug on the alleged fat-fighting supplement Hoodia after spending a reported R192 million developing it.In a clinical
readNamibians urge ‘prompt’ action on trans-frontier park treaty
03-11-2011
PARLIAMENTARIANS urged the prompt ratification of the Kavango Zambezi Trans-frontier Conservation Area (Kaza TFCA) that will herald the joint management of not less than 40 national parks, game
readKim Kardashian apologises to fans
03-11-2011
KIM Kardashian says she never meant to hurt anyone by ending her marriage after just 72 days.The 31-year-old reality TV star posted a message to her fans on her website on Tuesday, one day after
readNo surprise as Murray opts out of taking stand
03-11-2011
Jurors hearing the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson’s doctor will not hear directly from the man whose fate they will soon be asked to decide.Instead the panel will have to choose
readBreakthrough on Yemen power transfer near – EU envoy
03-11-2011
SANAA – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has moved a step closer to handing power to his deputy by accepting a United Nations formula to ease a transition and end an uprising against his rule, the
readOmukwiita iidhipaga poKarasburg
03-11-2011
OMUKWIITA gumwe okwiidhipaga pokamba yaakwiita mo Karasburg olyomakaya ga yi, Komufala gwopolisi, Josephat Abel okwa ti Vivian Visser [24] okwa adhika a endjelela momuti , iimangeleka nondhalate
readJohannes asindana muudhano wa Dublin
03-11-2011
OMUMATUKI gwiinano iile gwa Namibia , Hilaria Johannes okwa sindanapo uudhano wa National Lottery Dublin marathon oshiwike shika. Johannes okwa etapo woo ethimbo epe lya Namibia sho asindana methimbo
readAashona yiipungulila openzela moNamibia
03-11-2011
KONYALA omuntu gumwe maantu omugoyi aaNamibia oyo yiipungulila oshimaliwa molupe lwopenzela. Uuyelele mboka wa gandjwa ku Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority[Namfisa ] owa ulike kutya
readMeme gumwe a kwatwa po sho a fike nayi okanona koonyala
03-11-2011
MEME omugundjuka gwomomukunda Otshiku sha Laban mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Shana okwa kwatwa po kOpolisi mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika, ano meti 1 Novemba 2011, shi na sha nefiko koonyala lyokanona
readOpuwo no Venduka ota ya longele kumwe meyakulo
03-11-2011
OSHILANDO sha Venduka oshi imanga kumwe naashoka shOpuwo. Mokutulapo elongelokumwe ndika, Opuwo ota yi kala woo oshilyo shefamilia lyiilando mbyoka ha yi longele kumwe nOvenduka muuyuni, ngaashi
readAatalelimakonaakono ya mono iihuna kiiyenditho
03-11-2011
NGASHI ngaa haya kala taya mono iihuna kiiyenditho uuna taya ka talela omakonaakono gOgrade 10 no 12 kOvenduka nenge taya yi kiigongi, nomasiku ga zi ko Aalongisikola yokOmusati mboka ya hogololwa ya
readLawina a hulitha molwuuvu womapunga moVenduka
03-11-2011
LAWINA Garoes okwa hulitha oondjenda dhe momasiku 27 ga Kotoba nuumvo, moshipangelo sha Katoolika moVenduka, mepipi lyomimvo 17. Nakusa Garoes okwa li a taambelwa moshipangelo sha Medi Clinic
readYii indile opo omufekelwa kiifutilemo
03-11-2011
AAKIINTU naanona oya katuka oku ya kOmpangu ya Mengestrata gwa Katutura etiyali, ye na omushangwa gwomaindilo ya hala opo omufekelwa medhipago kaa pewe iifutilemo oku za mondholongo.Omufekelwa
readWIN with our Rock-in’ Competition!
03-11-2011
SMS and stand a chance of winning a grand prize of one night’s accommodation for two at the Windhoek Country Club and a pair of tickets to see Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda defend his WBO Africa
readTunisian club Esperance get chance to shed ‘chokers’ tag
03-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG - Tunisian club Esperance this month hope to shed a ‘chokers’ tag that has stuck to them in the African Champions League for many years.They face Wydad Casablanca in a two-leg final with
readDjokovic makes winning return at Swiss Indoors
03-11-2011
BASEL - Novak Djokovic was tested on his competitive comeback Tuesday, beating Xavier Malisse 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in the first round of the Swiss Indoors after being sidelined for six weeks with a back
readMore bitter-tweets from Eliota Sapolu
03-11-2011
SAMOAN rugby’s serial tweeter Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu is at it again, launching into a tirade against young Saracens star Owen Farrell after the latest round of club action in England.The blasts are
readBarcelona, Milan qualify early for knockout stage
03-11-2011
LONDON - Lionel Messi broke the 200-goal barrier for Barcelona on Tuesday with a hat trick in a 4-0 rout of Viktoria Plzen that put the defending champion into the Champions League knockout phase
readCricket League week 6 complete
03-11-2011
Wanderers 3 v Otjiwarongo (1st League) The match was played at the WAP fields. Wanderers batted first and got to a score of 234/6. Otjiwarongo followed by only getting 75 runs all out. The best
readNamibian Basketball Federation plans AGM
03-11-2011
THE Namibian Basketball Federation will have an urgent Special AGM this weekend, its acting Secretary General Penda Hangala announced yesterday.According to Hangala, the adhoc assembly was requested
readFive-star Bishoo hands Windies series
03-11-2011
DHAKA - Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo grabbed 5-90 as the West Indies trounced Bangladesh by 229 runs in the second Test in Dhaka yesterday to win their first away series in eight years.Bangladesh, who
readFifa stays out of Burkina Faso and Namibia dispute
03-11-2011
ZURICH - Fifa said on Tuesday it would not get involved in a row involving Burkina Faso who have been accused of flouting rules on the naturalisation of players on their way to qualifying for the
readWanton destruction of cordon fences unpatriotic
03-11-2011
AGRICULTURE Minister John Mutorwa said vandalised veterinary cordon fences cost the Meat Board of Namibia N$8 million during 2009/10, which is money coming from the livestock levy used for animal
readFrom The Twittersphere
03-11-2011
NAMIBIANS waxed lyrical on Twitter yesterday, pumping up the volume on homebrewed songs, along with a mix of the raw and unfiltered on bread and butter issues: @kemicals9: #MyFavoriteNamLyrics ek se
readPayday weekend claims eight lives
03-11-2011
CLOSE to two days after a suspect allegedly stabbed and killed a Windhoek resident on Friday, he was arrested in the Ohangwena Region on Sunday.Police Deputy Commissioner Silvanus Nghishidimbwa
readOndangwa CEO’s salary in the spotlight
03-11-2011
THE Ondangwa Town Council has overpaid its chief executive officer (CEO) by thousands of dollars in the 2009/2010 financial year.This was in contravention of a clear instruction from the Ministry of
readNFA mum on Rukoro arrest
03-11-2011
NAMIBIA Football Association president John Muinjo said yesterday that he will not - for the time being – pronounce himself on secretary general Barry Rukoro’s arrest for alleged assault on a teenage
readNamPol and community take hands in Wanaheda
03-11-2011
AN undertaking by Lieutenant General Sebastian Ndeitunga to nip murder, rape, armed robbery, violence against women and children and housebreaking in the bud is in full force.Ndeitunga, the Inspector
readNamibia supports genocide claims
03-11-2011
THE Namibian Government has not failed to take ownership of the demand for compensation for the 1904 to 1908 genocide, Foreign Minister Utoni Nujoma said on Thursday.“If the Government did not want to
readMother recalls threat before fatal shooting
03-11-2011
DOUBLE murder suspect Salmon Nakale threatened he would kill his girlfriend a month before she and her sister were both shot dead, the mother of the two slain women testified in the High Court in
readMore food poisonings in Kavango
03-11-2011
LESS than a month after seven children died in the Mukwe Constituency in the Kavango Region, a further 19 from the same area were hospitalised for food poisoning.Dr Bekinkosi Ncomanzi, the chief
readKameeta wants Govt to intervene at Audabib
03-11-2011
EVANGELICAL Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) Bishop Zephania Kameeta has asked the Minister of Lands and Resettlement, Alpheus !Naruseb, to intervene in the plight of the Audabib
readJoe’s Beerhouse suspects still at large
03-11-2011
THERE is still no trace of the four men who broke into Joe’s Beerhouse on Monday and stole close to N$200 000 in cash.This is despite the fact that the men were caught on surveillance cameras and
readHuman error blamed for crash
03-11-2011
A NEAR-FATAL aircraft accident in May this year was caused by human error.According to the civil aircraft accident report released by Erkki Nghimtina, the Minister of Works and Transport, recently,
readNew fishing rights to be announced soon
03-11-2011
MINISTER of Fisheries and Marine Resources Bernard Esau has indicated that new fishing rights holders will be announced by the end of this month.The deadline for rights applications was in September
readDentist’s headaches continue
03-11-2011
FOUR months after a Namibian dentist won a High Court case against the Health Professions Council over the recognition of his British qualifications, the council informed him last week that they won’t
readCommunity policing concerns
03-11-2011
ALCOHOL-RELATED violence remains the main headache in the Wanaheda area where NamPol recently introduced a community policing campaign.According to the head of the community policing subdivision,
readCommunities take charge of Katutura neighbourhoods
03-11-2011
ONE month after the Namibian Police launched their community policing pilot project in Wanaheda, Chief Inspector Vicky Matjila says the campaign is running well and the community has embraced the
readAccess to information remains a challenge
03-11-2011
ACCESS to information remains a challenge not only in Namibia, but also in the rest of southern African region, as a minority of countries have laws guaranteeing it to the public.This is according to
readSMSes for Thursday 03 November 2011
03-11-2011
SMS Of The Day *WINDHOEK City Council, having people whipped is inhumane. It brings tears just as the white policemen whipping Soweto demonstrators did all those years ago. Allow people to use what
readNotable Quotes
03-11-2011
Journalists probably drink a lot of whisky more than politicians. – ANCYL spokesperson Floyd Shivambu’s lawyer Dali Mpofu. Shivambu has been charged with defamation for allegedly calling Saturday Star
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