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57 Articles found on Monday, 17 October 2011
Prison break at Okahandja
17-10-2011
FOUR “dangerous” trial-awaiting men, who staged a seemingly well-orchestrated prison break at Okahandja on Friday, were still at large by yesterday afternoon. The four men used a saw to cut their way
readEx-Air Nam employees charged with corruption
17-10-2011
THREE and a half years after his sudden resignation from a senior post at Air Namibia, the national airline’s former spokesperson, Ellison Hijarunguru, has now been charged with twenty counts of
readGetting to the root of it
17-10-2011
Windhoek City councillor Miriam Ukeva plants a tree at the Havana Primary School in Windhoek on Friday. The Windhoek Mu- nicipality held a number of tree-planting initiatives over the past weekend as
readDoor opened for Shalli’s prosecution
17-10-2011
THE freezing of the Zambian bank account of former Namibian Defence Force (NDF) chief Martin Shalli is believed to have opened the door for his criminal prosecution.Should the Prosecutor General (PG),
readAll Blacks meet France in Final
17-10-2011
AUCKLAND – Hosts New Zealand overwhelmed Australia 20-6 in a dazzling display of pace, power and possession at Eden Park yesterday to set up a rugby World Cup final against France next weekend.The All
readThai capital’s barriers hold but floods still threaten
17-10-2011
BANGKOK – Flood defences shielding the Thai capital held up on Sunday as officials expressed confidence that the city of 12 million people would escape severe inundation in a disaster that has claimed
readLack of land smothers business
17-10-2011
THE business sector is powerless to help Namibia achieve greater economic growth and higher levels of employment as long as it struggles to get serviced land, participants at a conference of the
readThe three networks you need
17-10-2011
Many of the most successful managers have networks that include high-quality relationships with people from several spheres and from up and down the corporate ladder, says Harvard Business
readNamibia bids for world tourism summit
17-10-2011
A high-level Namibian delegation arrived the yearly Adventure World Travel Summit in Mexico on Friday to bid to host the international event in Namibia in 2013.The delegation is led by the Minister
readBreweries boss goes on sabbatical
17-10-2011
RUMOURS that Namibia Breweries (NBL) managing director Desmond van Jaarsveld has been forced out of his position by minority foreign shareholders Diageo and Heineken have been dismissed by Ohlthaver &
readIMF inaugurates centre for Southern Africa
17-10-2011
TODAY, a Regional Technical Assistance Centre for Southern Africa officially opens in Port Louis, Mauritius. “AFRITAC South” began operating in June and is the fourth Regional Technical Assistance
readConsumers to get clued up on financial matters
17-10-2011
PRODUCT innovation, competitive pricing and market penetration are some of the goals being chased by a comprehensive financial literacy initiative underway in Namibia.The National Financial Literacy
readSA minister warns against Wal-Mart
17-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South African farmers are yet to realise what the Wal-Mart/Massmart Holdings deal is doing to do to them, according to Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson.The minister raised
readGeingob leads SME team to US
17-10-2011
THE Minister of Trade and Industry, Hage Geingob, has led a small team of Namibian SMEs and youth leaders on a trade and investment mission to the US.First the Minister and delegation attended the
readWall Street greed protest goes global
17-10-2011
ROME – Anti-greed protesters rallied globally on Saturday, denouncing bankers and politicians over the international economic crisis, with violence rocking Rome where cars were torched and bank
readRapper Rick Ross hospitalised twice
17-10-2011
RAPPER Rick Ross was reportedly hospitalised in Alabama after suffering two medical scares in six hours that required planes to be diverted.The first scare came on Friday afternoon as Ross was on a
readJackson’s doctor feels pinch
17-10-2011
The defence in the trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor takes centre stage this week with a major question still to be answered: will Dr Conrad Murray take the witness stand?After three weeks of often
readYemeni forces kill four
17-10-2011
SANAA – Yemeni security forces opened fire yesterday on anti-government protesters marching through the capital killing at least four people, a medical official said.Mohammed al-Qubati, the director
readKenyan troops enter Somalia to attack rebels
17-10-2011
NAIROBI – Kenyan troops have crossed the border into war-torn Somalia to attack Islamist Shabaab rebels they accuse of being behind several recent kidnappings of foreigners, Kenyan officials said
readANC adjourns Malema hearing until 26th
17-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The African National Congress on Saturday adjourned the hearing of its youth leader at the national football stadium, a party spokesman said.Last witnesses will be heard on October 26
readAnti-government protesters take to streets in Luanda
17-10-2011
LUANDA – A crowd of 700 anti-government and anti-corruption activists marched in the Angolan capital on Saturday afternoon demanding freedom of expression and justice.The march started at the Santana
readNigerian police raid orphanage suspected to be baby farm
17-10-2011
LAGOS – Police in southern Nigeria have raided a purported orphanage where they found 17 pregnant girls, arresting the owner on suspicion of planning to sell their babies, a spokesperson said on
readObama sends troops to help fight Ugandan rebels
17-10-2011
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama said on Friday he is sending 100 combat troops to central Africa to help and advise forces battling the Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army rebels accused of gross
readNgurare niihauto yaakuluntu
17-10-2011
AMUSHANGA gwewawa lyaagundjuka mongundu yoSwapo okwa ti epangelo ina li pumbwa oku landa iihauto 25 iipe yaanapolitika niilyo yokabinete, ndele shoka li na oku ninga okushoneka oshinima shooproyeka
readMwandingi a hulitha mepipi lyomimvo 71
17-10-2011
MEYA gwOpevi gwOndoolopa ya Eenhana mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena tate Paulus Mwandingi okwa mana oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo sha Venduka ongulohi yeti 12 Oktoba 2011 konima yuuwehame nomepipi lyomimvo
readOmufekelwa a ti kena ondjo medhipago lya yaali aniwa
17-10-2011
OMUFEKELWA meso lyaantu yaali mu May 2009 okwa ti ondjembo oyi iyumbu yoyene pamupya, naashika osha fala meso lyaamboka. Ndika olyo eipopilo lya Salmon Nakale ndyoka a gandja petameko lyiihokolola ye
readOkambo kombaanga ka Shalli ka mwenekwa
17-10-2011
OMUTAMANEKI Ndjayi okwa mono elombwelo lyOmpangu ta li indike opo okambo kombaanga kena oodola oomiliona 2,8 noke li medhina lyomukuluntu nale gwomatanga gaakwiita ya Namibia, Martin Shalli ka edhilwe
readMeatco ina halika kepangelo
17-10-2011
EPANGELO ina li hala oku kala niipambuliko mehangano lyonyama lya Namibia, nenge andola li kale olyo ta li wilike ehangano ndyoka.Ekwashilipaleko ndika olya gandjwa kOminista yUunamapya niimuna, Omeya
readNatango yatatu ya sa moshiponga shohauto
17-10-2011
NATANGO aakwashigwana yatatu ya sa moshiponga shohauto moNooli ya Namibia, oshiponga sha ningilwa poTsandi mUukwaluudhi mOshitopolwa sha Musati omutenya gwEtitatu lyoshiwike sha zi ko.Komanda
readAaniilonga moondhila dha Air Namibia ya nyanya
17-10-2011
AANIILONGA moku yakula aayendi moondhila dhehangano lya Air Namibia oya li ya nyanya momapandaanda ga Venduka etine oshiwike sha yi taya pula ewiliko lyehangano lyawo li pulakene omakemo gawo.
readEkanitho mEtosha lya tseyithwa
17-10-2011
OMAPEYA ngoka ga fike oshitopolwa oshinene shoshikunino shiinamwenyo shEtosha oga dhipaga oompanda oonduudhe dhili 25, noompanda oontokele ntano. Oondjamba omulongo na yimwe odha kanene momulilo
readMurray wins Shanghai Masters
17-10-2011
SHANGHAI - Awesome Andy Murray sealed his third straight title and guaranteed that for the first time he will leapfrog Roger Federer to number three in the rankings after a 7-5, 6-4 win over David
readLièvremont fears repeat of France’s 1999 mistakes
17-10-2011
AUCKLAND – France coach Marc Lièvremont has expressed fears his team could repeat the mistakes that cost them the Rugby World Cup 12 years ago when players over-celebrated a semi-final win.Lièvremont
readNamibia, Northerns draw in three-day challenge
17-10-2011
THE CSA 3-Day Challenge cricket match between Namibia and Northerns petered out into a draw on Saturday after the batsmen dominated the contest on a lifeless pitch.Namibia had posted a sizeable 386
readMichalak points the way as Sharks devour Lions
17-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Former France half-back Frederic Michalak scored 23 points as title holders Sharks trounced Golden Lions 53-9 Saturday to clinch a home semi-final in the South African Currie
readWarriors Squad called for Lesotho
17-10-2011
A 20-MAN Brave Warriors squad has been named for a training camp ahead of the friendly international against Lesotho on Monday, October 31 at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek.The 20 players are
readBA beat Stars to lead by three
17-10-2011
CHAMPIONS Black Africa dislodged African Stars at the summit of the Namibia Premier League following their 1-0 win over the latter on Saturday. Thanks to midfielder Marco van Wyk’s opportunistic
readEnglish FA to investigate Evra’s racism allegation
17-10-2011
MANCHESTER – The English FA will investigate an allegation by Manchester United defender Patrice Evra that he was racially abused by Liverpool forward Luis Suarez during Saturday’s 1-1 draw in the
readFootball Results
17-10-2011
Saturday, October 15 English Premier League Chelsea 3 - 1 Everton Norwich 3 - 1 Swansea QPR 1 - 1 Blackburn Stoke 2 - 0 Fulham Wigan 1 - 3 Bolton Man City 4 - 1 Aston Villa Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd
readMan City take top spot from United
17-10-2011
LONDON – Manchester City went top of the Premier League when they beat Aston Villa 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday after Manchester United dropped two points in a 1-1 draw at Liverpool.City won
readYoungsters trash school lab
17-10-2011
A HIGH school pupil and a Polytechnic of Namibia (PoN) student are expected to appear in court today after allegedly trashing the laboratory at Augustineum Secondary School over the weekend.The
readVon Bach resort opened, lifestyle village planned
17-10-2011
THE now privately run Von Bach Dam resort was officially opened on Friday by former President Sam Nujoma with the news that a variety of luxury houses will soon be for sale at the planned Oujere
readFrom The Twittersphere
17-10-2011
THE antics of family and friends, and even strangers, at funerals provided so much food for thought that it became a trending topic in Namibia and South Africa at the weekend! A selection of
readSuspect denies Mariental double murder charges
17-10-2011
THE gun with which two sisters were killed at Mariental in May 2009 went off accidentally or by itself, the man accused of murdering the two women indicated at the start of his trial late last
readEsau to meet with fishing sector over phosphate mining impact
17-10-2011
MINISTER of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Bernhard Esau, and senior members of his office, are set to meet with the fishing industry this week to discuss the possible impact of the proposed
readNo bail for Omaruru farm murder suspect
17-10-2011
AN attempt to secure his release on bail has ended in failure for one of the men accused of murdering an elderly farming couple in the Omaruru area in March 2009.Double farm murder suspect Rafael
readNam lawmakers lack originality- Hopwood
17-10-2011
WINDHOEK – The drafters of the country’s laws lack originality and creativity and have resorted to a “cut-and-paste” exercise when drafting legislation, a leading public researcher said on
readMadagascar heads for transitional government
17-10-2011
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) Troika met with political movements in Madagascar last week to ensure that the contending groups stick to the
readLocusts threaten Karas Region
17-10-2011
GRAZING in the Karas Region is a risk after locust swarms have been observed in the Aus and Grünau districts. Agriculture technician Kempha Dausab told The Namibian that 17 farms – three in Aus
readKandjii leaves Misa
17-10-2011
THE regional director of the Media Institute for Southern Africa (Misa), Kaitira Kandjii, is making an early exit from the organisation at the end of this month. His contract expires in September
readInvest in agriculture to stamp out hunger
17-10-2011
THE Karas governor Bernadus Swartbooi has urged public and private institutions to invest in agriculture to maximise food production to win the fight against hunger. “In this way, we as the a country
readInterpreter denies court theft charge
17-10-2011
THE court interpreter being accused of the theft of about N$3 million from the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura in early 2009 proclaimed his innocence at the start of a bail hearing on
read476 graduate from Polytech
17-10-2011
THE duty and responsibility to improve the lives of those who follow in their footsteps has fallen to the latest group of Polytechnic of Namibia graduates, according to Education Minister Abraham
readDialogue prevents strikes: Alweendo
17-10-2011
WINDHOEK – National Planning Commission (NPC) Director-General Tom Alweendo called for genuine dialogue between employers and employees to prevent future labour unrest in the country.“The unfortunate
readAfrican leaders must change their mindsets
17-10-2011
WINDHOEK – African leaders are wasting their energy on fighting non-existent enemies while the masses are increasingly facing the challenge of making a decent living, a leading academic said on
readSMSes for Monday 17 October 2011
17-10-2011
SMS Of The Day *CORRUPTION, greed, incompetence and stealing; abusing the peoples’ valuable Namibian natural assets! Who is brave and strong enough to stop the rot? Government leaders do what you
readNotable Quotes
17-10-2011
I tried to take her in my arms. I tried to kiss her on the mouth. She pushed back firmly. She cried out, more or less, ‘Are you mad?’ I immediately relaxed my grip. She grabbed her things and left the
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