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53 Articles found on Wednesday, 19 October 2011
N$700 000 was ‘first instalment’ of N$2,1m
19-10-2011
“DESPITE the dramatic fashion in which [Vincent Sorenson’s] allegations are crafted, they are nothing than scandalous and embarrassing...”This was the return punch from Sisa Namandje, lawyer of
readDamaseb dismisses former Fifa official’s ‘smear campaign’
19-10-2011
FIFA ethics committee deputy chairman Petrus Damaseb, also Namibia’s Judge President, yesterday accused former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner of waging a “smear campaign” against him.This week Warner
readSwakop councillors pick and choose land
19-10-2011
SWAKOPMUND municipal councillors are choosing prime land for themselves, ignoring their own decision that plots will only be sold in an open and competitive bidding process.This information has
readDisability Sports to honour paralympic athletes tomorrow
19-10-2011
DISABILITY Sports Namibia (DSN) tomorrow will award its athletes for their achievements in domestic and international sport events this year.DSN president Charles Nyambe told Nampa that 40 athletes
readIsraeli soldier, Palestinians freed in captive swap
19-10-2011
GAZA/JERUSALEM – Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and hundreds of Palestinians crossed Israel’s borders in opposite directions yesterday as a thousand-for-one prisoner exchange brought joy to families but
readMore than 90 000 passengers carried in second quarter
19-10-2011
ARRIVALS at Hosea Kutako International Airport, both regional and international, dropped from August to September.Regional visitors were down 1,4 per cent, while international travellers landing at
readMozambique mourns 25 years after Machel’s death
19-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Mozambicans will this week commemorate the plane crash that killed their first president 25 years ago, unveiling a new monument to a visionary leader whose death shattered a nation’s
readMadagascar’s PM resigns
19-10-2011
Antananarivo – Madagascar’s coup-appointed premier has resigned along with his government to open the way for a new premier to be chosen by consensus to lead a transitional government that will end
readEx-rebel Prince Johnson backs Sirleaf in Liberia run-off
19-10-2011
MONROVIA – Former rebel leader Prince Johnson, placed third in the first round of Liberia’s presidential election, said yesterday he would back President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in the November 8
readAngola slashes economic growth forecast
19-10-2011
LISBON –President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos cut Angola’s growth forecast for 2011 to 3,7 per cent yesterday due mainly to lower crude production but the economy should bounce back with a 12 per cent
readTrustco back in business in Zimbabwe
19-10-2011
TRUSTCO has scored a second victory against Econet Wireless after the High Court of Zimbabwe dismissed the appeal of the Harare-based mobile company, forcing it to honour its contractual obligations
readTwo ways to stop competing
19-10-2011
Competing is second nature to many people, but what if beating the competition was no longer the most significant key to success? Harvard Business Review has some ideas.For many people, competing (and
readAir travel takes off big time
19-10-2011
AIR traffic to, from, and within Namibia has increased by 27 per cent since 2000, Hadi Akoum, Airbus vice president of sales in Africa and the Indian Sub-Ocean region, said in Windhoek yesterday.Akoum
readObesity plays big part in production losses
19-10-2011
WASHINGTON – Full-time US workers who have chronic health troubles or are overweight cost more than US$153 billion in lost productivity each year from absenteeism, a study has concluded.The study
readUN body delays efforts to regulate ‘land grabs’
19-10-2011
ROME – A UN intergovernmental body on food security has failed to adopt international guidelines on land governance, delaying efforts to regulate so-called land-grabbing as investors race to snap up
readCanada also wary of EU trade pact
19-10-2011
OTTAWA – Canada, keen to reduce its dependence on a weak US economy, is pressing ahead with talks on a free trade deal with the European Union (EU), despite calls from critics who say such an
readE! news host Rancic battling breast cancer
19-10-2011
E! NEWS host Giuliana Rancic is battling breast cancer, but expects to make a full recovery, she said on NBC’s ‘Today’ show on Monday.Rancic (36), who has chronicled her and husband Bill on their
readThe good Naomi!
19-10-2011
NAOMI Campbell put her bad-girl reputation aside as she was honoured by the Gabrielle Angel Foundation in New York on Monday.The supermodel says it meant a lot to her to be recognised by such an
readKanye and Jay-Z sued
19-10-2011
KANYE West and Jay-Z have hit a bum note with one songwriter who claims they lifted his material without permission.The two hip hop moguls are being sued by musician Syl Johnson, who claims in a suit
readUB40 members bankrupt
19-10-2011
Former chart toppers UB40 – famous for, among others, the tracks ‘Red Red Wine’ and ‘Kingston Town’ – have been declared bankrupt.The Birmingham band, which currently has seven members, have sold more
readStreet fighting rocks Sirte as Clinton visits Tripoli
19-10-2011
SIRTE – Fierce street fighting erupted in Muammar Gaddafi’s sole remaining bastion of Sirte yesterday, as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paid a surprise visit to Tripoli in a bid to forge
readShaanika ina monika ondjo miihokolola yeponokelo
19-10-2011
MENGESTRATA gwomoVenduka, Leah Shaanika ina monika ondjo metamaneko lyokuponokela, na okwa galukila kiilonga. Shaanika okwa li a holoka komeho goKomisi yoMengestrata niihokolola ye sho ya manithwa ina
readShifeta a hala ompango yoongonyo yi lundululwe
19-10-2011
OMUPEVI minista gwOshikondo shUudhano, okwa hala ompango ta yi wilike uudhano woongonyo nompindi moNamibia yi lundululwe nenge pu ngongwe yimwe ompe, opo ndjika yi kwatelemo aadhengingonyo
readAasindani
19-10-2011
OMAPAPA ngoka haga gandjwa kehangano lyokulonga iikulya yiinamwenyo, Feedmaster Community Project oga li ga pewa aanafaalama piitelekela pethimbo lyoshigongi oshinene oshiti 65 shehangano
readMeatco okwa hala okulongela kumwe nepangelo
19-10-2011
AANAFAALAMA oya tokola etitano lya yi okupa epangelo oshipambu mehangano lyokulonga onyama lya Namibia nenge Meatco shampa ashike ewiliko lyehangano tali kala miikaha yopaumwene. Aanafaalama 233 oya
readOpoloyeka yoohi pOmpungu momashongo ogendji
19-10-2011
IILYO yopoloyeka yelongelokumwe mokumuna oohi pOmpungu momukunda gwa Nkurenkuru oya fa yaa na omukumo okutsikila niilonga yoku muna oohi. Omunawino moshinima shokumuna oohi pofaalama ndjoka, Christoph
readKatjavivi a pula ekankameno lya AU kombinga ya NTC
19-10-2011
OMUKWATELIKOMEHO gwaatotimpango yoSwapo moparliamende okwa ti kapwa li oonkundathana dha sha omanga uukumwe wAfrica okupitila momunashipundi gwawo, omupersidende, Goodluck Jonathan inaa gandja
readUunamapya noompito odhindji dhiilonga muka
19-10-2011
EHANGANO lyaanafaalama ya Namibia ota li yambidhidha oonkambadhala dhepangelo okweetapo oompito dhiilonga.Ehangano olya uvaneke eyambidhidho ndika pethimbo lyoshigongi shalyo oshinene oshiti 65 shoka
readNatango yaali ya sa moshiponga shohauto
19-10-2011
AAGUNDJUKA yaali aamwayinathana, VilhoNghipondoka [30]na Leonard Nghipondoka, oya si eso lyombaadhilila sho ohauto yawo yi idhenge momulunga nokukandoma mondjila onene yopokati kOmafo nOhangwena
readFifa offers rewards to match-fixing whistleblowers
19-10-2011
LONDON – Match-fixing whistleblowers will be offered amnesty and other rewards in an attempt to clean up the game’s image, Fifa said on Monday.Fifa’s head of security Chris Eaton, speaking at the
readAfridi announces Pakistan comeback
19-10-2011
KARACHI – All-rounder Shahid Afridi yesterday reversed his decision to retire from international cricket, saying he wanted to play for Pakistan as the chairman of the cricket board has now been
readFixtures
19-10-2011
Uefa Champions League Wednesday, October 19 Leverkusen v Valencia 20h45 Chelsea v Genk 20h45 Marseille v Arsenal 20h45 Olympiacos v Dortmund
readEuro big guns eye knockouts
19-10-2011
PARIS – Several Champions League knockout stage regulars can take a step closer to the last 16 on Wednesday, with Barcelona, AC Milan and Chelsea all in strong positions coming into matchday three.Pep
readDrobisch beats senior riders to win Matchless race
19-10-2011
JUNIOR cyclist Till Drobisch outclassed senior riders to win the Matchless Road Race on Saturday in Windhoek.Drobisch crossed the line in a time of two hours 27 minutes and 59 seconds ahead of Damien
readNaigambo qualifies for London Olympics
19-10-2011
NAMIBIAN marathon runner Beata Naigambo qualified for the London 2012 Olympics when she finished seventh at the TCS Amsterdam Marathon in two hours 32 minutes and 10 seconds on Sunday in the
readAll Blacks won’t take World Cup win for granted
19-10-2011
AUCKLAND – As pundits from all corners of planet rugby continued to forecast a New Zealand victory against France in the World Cup final here on Sunday, the All Blacks themselves remained cautious.
readCopper sports at Tsumeb
19-10-2011
THE community of Tsumeb can look forward to a weekend of exciting sport when the organising committee of the Copper Festival hosts the Metropolitan Sport Events at the Oscar Norich Stadium in Nomtsoub
readWal-Mart takeover deal appeal in Supreme Court
19-10-2011
AMERICAN retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated has no trust in Namibia’s Minister of Trade and Industry, three judges of the Supreme Court were told yesterday.“We have no trust in the Minister.
readUnam ‘interferes’ in student politics
19-10-2011
THE University of Namibia’s Student Representative Council (SRC) has accused the university’s management of hijacking the elections for a new SRC president.At a press conference in Windhoek on
readFrom The Twittersphere
19-10-2011
THE musings and amusements of Namibian and other tweeps. From everyday life to quoting Oscar Wilde, Afro attitude to the weather, the twitterati do the 140! @MSHASHOBABE: Wanted to tweet the word
readTreason suspect obtained bUnita guns, witness claims
19-10-2011
ONE of the men charged in the main Caprivi high treason trial got hold of six boxes of weapons from Unita soldiers in Zambia in August 1996, an Angolan witness has claimed in the High Court at
readStone breakers want permanent jobs
19-10-2011
A GROUP of 12 men who formerly made a living from the Kupferberg dumpsite, and now part of a food-for-work programme at the Oponganda cemetery in Otjomuise, say they want to be permanently employed
readPoly launches ‘sex for marks’ probe
19-10-2011
THE Polytechnic of Namibia has launched an internal investigation into academic irregularities and dishonesty at its Windhoek campus and its ten regional centres.Polytechnic Director for Institutional
readOkahandja ‘escapees’ still at large
19-10-2011
AT this stage, it is not suspected that the six dangerous trial-awaiting men who escaped from custody at Okahandja had received help from Police officers.Detectives say the investigation is ongoing –
readNon-payment haunts road project
19-10-2011
CONTRACTORS and subcontractors involved in the construction of the road between Rundu and Elundu have been accusing each other of non-payment for work done.Tulio Parreira of Sakka Electric says his
readNFA’s Barry Rukoro accused of assault
19-10-2011
NAMIBIA Football Association secretary general Barry Rukoro and his cousin Joshua allegedly abducted and beat up a teenage boy over a stolen mobile phone in Otjomunguindi village in the Aminuis
readMaking a delicious difference
19-10-2011
KRAFT Foods (Cadbury Springer) has a Delicious Difference Week in which more than 30 000 Kraft workers in about 60 countries go out and volunteer their time to help disadvantaged communities.The
readIncreases of up to 26 per cent for Style staff
19-10-2011
THE Namibia Wholesale and Retail Workers Union (NWRWU) has concluded a wage agreement with Style Clothing, giving workers increases of up to 26 per cent.NWRWU general secretary Victor Hamunyela told
readAudit exposes financial mess at Koës
19-10-2011
A DAMNING report recently issued by the Local Government Ministry’s internal audit department has highlighted numerous financial irregularities at Koës Village Council. The audit conducted between
read‘Suspended’ Unam lecturer still at work
19-10-2011
UNIVERSITY of Namibia (Unam) lecturer Wilfred Isak April is still at work despite being relieved from teaching duties following complaints from students over his professional conduct.Unam Director for
readChasing the dots ... Unsettled, Resettled and Ms Management.
19-10-2011
So now our world is dividing into the “99%” and “Occupy Wall Street”, no doubt to be replaced by others as momentum is gained (or lost). While it is evident protestors have highly varied agenda,
readSMSes for Wednesday 19 October 2011
19-10-2011
SMS Of The Day *THE Education sector gets a higher budget than other sectors but still they don’t have a machine to print out Government application study loan forms after 21years of Independence.
readNotable Quotes
19-10-2011
I’m gone. I’m finished. – Wacca Kazombiaze, Namibia’s lock forward said on Friday he had decided to retire from all forms of rugby following an irreparable damage to his knee.AS our people continue to
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