Archive
48 Articles found on Monday, 10 October 2011
Cycle front
10-10-2011
HUNDREDS took part in this year’s edition of The Namibian Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Classic which kicked off on Friday with the Kiddies Classic and ended yesterday with the main event. For the first time a
readPoison kills 7 in Kavango
10-10-2011
SEVEN children have died and one is in a critical condition in the Kavango Region due to poisoning by an unknown substance. A 10-month-old baby is in stable condition at the Andara Catholic hospital,
readNamport tugboat tender challenged
10-10-2011
A TENDERER which failed with a bid to supply the Namibian Ports Authority with a new tugboat for the Walvis Bay harbour is now challenging the tender decision in the High Court.The case in which the
readECN sues opposition parties for N$1,3m
10-10-2011
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is suing opposition parties challenging the 2009 general elections for N$1,3 million for staff overtime payments during the High Court order that opposition
readNew Zealand, Australia book semifinal showdown
10-10-2011
WELLINGTON – Hosts New Zealand and twice champions Australia set up their third World Cup semi-final on Sunday after the All Blacks defeated Argentina 33-10 and Australia scraped an 11-9 win over
readLibyan forces struggle to take Gaddafi hometown
10-10-2011
SIRTE – New regime forces have suffered heavy losses in the street-by-street battle for Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte as the deposed despot's loyalists put up fierce resistance, medics said on
readBorrowing: It’s business as usual again
10-10-2011
NAMIBIANS are finally comfortable to start borrowing again, especially when it comes to mortgages, the latest statistics from the Bank of Namibia (BoN) has shown.Private sector credit growth for
readWhy didn’t you get promoted?
10-10-2011
So you didn’t get that big promotion and nobody will really tell you why. You might have to try harder to get the inside scoop, says Harvard Business Review.When you miss out on a promotion, you need
readPace of price increases slows in region
10-10-2011
MONTH-ON-MONTH (m-o-m) inflation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) rose by 0,5 per cent in August, compared to 1,1 per cent in July.The lowest m-o-m increase was 0,1 per cent,
readZambia nixes bank sale to FirstRand
10-10-2011
LUSAKA – Zambia officially reversed the US$5,4 million sale of an unlisted lender to South Africa’s FirstRand on Friday, returning the bank to its previous shareholders.The move was expected after
readRio surrenders 51% stake in Zim diamond mine
10-10-2011
HARARE – Rio Tinto has told Zimbabwe’s government it will give up a 51 per cent stake in its local diamond unit Murowa, state media reported on Saturday, making it the first foreign-owned firm to
readMines to step in after Chinese no-show
10-10-2011
LUBUMBASHI, Congo – Congo has opened talks with mining companies over bridging a US$200 million gap left by delayed Chinese funds meant to help revamp the country’s dilapidated rail network, Congolese
readKavango to host trade fair again
10-10-2011
RUNDU – The Kavango Trade Fair, which last took place in the year of its inception, has been revived and is set to take place from November 2 to 5.The trade fair was established in 1997 to motivate
readItaly wants to import fish directly from Nam
10-10-2011
ITALIAN businesspeople have called on Namibia to export fish and fish products directly to Italy. Currently, Italy imports Namibian fish and fish products through Spain. At a meeting between Namibian
readFlying in Africa still pricey despite busier skies
10-10-2011
CAPE TOWN – It has never been easier to fly to Ouagadougou, Juba or Maputo but Africa’s increasingly busy skies are still among the most expensive in the world.Budget carriers are cropping up in the
readSaleh keeps Yemenis guessing with talk of step-down
10-10-2011
SANAA – Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh suggested on Saturday that he would step down within days, a promise he has made three times already this year, and analysts said it was yet another
readZambia leader wants Malawi apology for deportation
10-10-2011
LUSAKA – Zambia’s new leader says he won’t visit Malawi until he gets an apology for being deported from the neighbouring country when he was an opposition chief in 2007, a very public signal that he
readMichael Jackson’s children appear at tribute show
10-10-2011
Chart-toppers, soul singers and three generations of Michael Jackson’s family – including his children – celebrated the King of Pop at an energetic tribute concert, urging fans to focus on the star’s
readRival says many Liberians would reject Sirleaf 2nd term
10-10-2011
MONROVIA – The main rival of Liberian president and Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf issued a veiled warning on Saturday, saying tens of thousands could reject her re-election in a looming vote,
readNakutungwe omagumbo gaakulupe moNooli
10-10-2011
MEUVITHO lye pethimbo lyEmisa Eyapuki lyAakulupe pOkatana mOshitopolwa sha Shana mOsoondaha yeti 2 Oktoba 2011, Pata Werner Afunde, ngoka wo e li Amushanga Omukuluntu gwOmumbiishofi Omukuluntukuluntu
readPo Rossing Uranium ya uvathana
10-10-2011
EWILIKO lya Rossing Uranium nehangano lyaaniilonga yomoomina ya Namibia, MUN oya uvathana kombinga yoshinima shiimaliwa yepandulo molwa okulonga nawa. Oongundu ndhika mbali odha uvathana woo dhi
readOspana yorugby ya Namibia ontimulongo 19 muuyuni
10-10-2011
OSPANA ya Namibia yo rugby, The Welwitschias oyi li natango pehala eti 19 momusholondondo gwiilongo ha yi dhana uudhano mbuka muuyuni. Ospana oyi li pehala ndyoka sha landula komusholondondo
readOmusita mohofa kombinga yekano lyodola 700 000
10-10-2011
OMPANGU ya Mengestrata gwa Venduka oya li yuudha iilyo yegongalo lya Macedonia moKatutura ya ka pulakene noshowo ya yambidhidhe omusitagongalo gwawo nguka.Omusitagongalo nale gwegongalo ndyoka
readKatjavivi ina panda omushangwa gwa IPPR
10-10-2011
OMUKWATELIKOMEHO gwaatotimpango yoSwapo moshigongi shopashigwana, ina nyanyukilwa omushangwa gwolutu lwomapekaapeko lwa Institute of Public Policy Research[IPPR] kombinga yiilonga nokupopya
readAayelele mOkankolo taya pula ekwatho lyiikulya
10-10-2011
OSHIGWANA shAayelele shoka tashi adhika mOshikandjohogololo sha Kankolo, unene momikunda ngashi Omahiya, Oshaampula, Onekotala, Ondombehiupa noshowo nee mOkankolo kokene, oshi li moluhepo olunene
readBurger goes under the knife
10-10-2011
NAMIBIAN captain Jaques Burger had a successful operation on his fractured cheekbones in London, England on Saturday.The combative flanker was initially feared to have broken his jaw during the 81-7
readEmotions run high at Tigers AGM
10-10-2011
TIGERS Sports Club chairman Onesmus Akwenye and his right-hand man, Lukas Nanyemba, both quit but were forced to go back on their decisions by irate club supporters during a heated annual general
readRed-faced Bafana count cost of rules blunder
10-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – A little more than a year after hosting a successful World Cup, South Africa woke up to a giant hangover on Sunday after a failure to understand the rules saw them miss out on
readWayne Rooney under fire, Capello defends selection
10-10-2011
LONDON – Wayne Rooney came under a barrage of criticism from British media on Saturday after his red card in England’s 2-2 draw in Montenegro ruled him out for at least the first match of Euro
readFronting On Twitter
10-10-2011
FOOTBALL and rugby sparked strong passions, including outbursts of humour, in the Twittersphere over the weekend – from Wayne Rooney’s father being arrested on alleged match-fixing charges to Bafana
readThree records at Gala 2
10-10-2011
THREE Namibian age group records were established at the second gala of the 2011/12 season at the Western Suburbs Pool on Saturday.Barend Lofty-Eaton of Dolphins gave a great performance to set a new
readRugby Results
10-10-2011
Saturday, October 8 Rugby World Cup England 12 – 19 France Ireland 10 – 22 Wales Currie Cup Sharks 10 – 15 Western Province Leopards 23 – 38 Griquas FS Cheetahs 25 – 25 Lions
readDe Villiers, Smit retire after Boks exit
10-10-2011
WELLINGTON – South Africa sent stalwarts of their ‘golden generation’ into retirement on Sunday after their grip on the Webb Ellis trophy slipped away with an 11-9 loss to Australia that had them
readUS-based Hereros want monuments, reparation
10-10-2011
THE Association of the Ovaherero Genocide in the United States ‘advised’ the Namibian Government to erect a monument at Shark Island dedicated to the victims of the German concentration camp. Shark
readTwo killed in crash
10-10-2011
TWO people, including a Chinese businessman from Oshikango, died when a taxi they were traveling in collided with a Namibia Defence Force bakkie at Iindangungu village on the Ondangwa-Oshikango main
readFrom The Twittersphere
10-10-2011
AWARD-WINNING South African Afro Jazz and fusion star, Simphiwe Dana, in Windhoek this weekend for the Old Mutual Jazz Encounters, couldn’t seem to get enough of Namibia! She posted a steady stream of
readNo pay for Aussenkehr census delay
10-10-2011
AN estimated 460 census enumerators, who worked during the extension period of the 2011 population census in the Karas Region, are still waiting to get paid. The census workers allege that the
read43 years in prison for ‘barbaric’ panga murder
10-10-2011
SEVELIA Haidula was collecting firewood in rural northern Namibia when her life was brought to a terrible end.Haidula, a schoolgirl aged 17, encountered a young man whom she knew from her home area.
readKeetmans must reinstate duo
10-10-2011
A LABOUR arbitrator, Moses Shitaleni Iimane, has ordered the Keetmanshoop Municipality to reinstate municipal managers Josef Rooi and Nimrod Swartz as strategic executives with effect from November
readKaras Police chief rejects members’s nepotism claims
10-10-2011
THE Karas Police regional commander, Josephat Abel, has rejected claims of nepotism. Disgruntled officers, who were overlooked during the recent rank promotions, claim that Abel only recommended
readPolice investigate N$68 000 theft from Grootfontein coffers
10-10-2011
POLICE have now began an investigation into the theft of close to N$70 000 from the Grootfontein municipality.The investigation was given the go ahead after the Grootfontein municipality met earlier
readFuel price skyrockets
10-10-2011
THE latest fuel price increase announced by Mines and Energy Minister Isak Katali means that petrol and diesel have become 31 per cent more expensive within a year.Katali on Friday said that the fuel
readCocaine smuggler jailed for 6 years
10-10-2011
AFTER two years in a Namibian jail, six more years of the same lie ahead for Angolan cocaine trafficker Aniceto Pedro after he was sentenced in the Windhoek Regional Court on Friday.Magistrate Sarel
readBoard rejects Kiiyala’s resignation
10-10-2011
THE Road Fund Administration (RFA) board of directors has rejected the resignation of its chief executive officer Penda Kiiyala, and also rejected claims by Kiiyala’s lawyer Richard Metcalfe that a
readBethanie seeks interdict against protestors
10-10-2011
THE Bethanie Town Council is turning to the courts to remove angry residents protesting in front of the council offices. Council's decision to renew an employment contract of its CEO, Willy Humphries,
readAnti-terrorism needs credible justice
10-10-2011
ALTHOUGH the threat of terrorism in the southern African region may be low, the future remains uncertain, and therefore the two-day workshop on the Implementation of the United Nations (UN) Global
readSMSes for Monday 10 October 2011
10-10-2011
SMS Of The Day *THE Namibian political leadership (President, ex-president to Ministers and members of Parliament) is too fixated on their conspicuous consumption and thereby sullying the whole
readNotable Quotes
10-10-2011
THE Spanish are making a profit, and they take it to Spain and other countries. Billions of Namibian dollars go to Spain. The money is not invested in Namibia. – Fisheries union leader Daniel Imbili
read