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52 Articles found on Monday, 24 October 2011
Don’t try Shalli through press – Minister Kawana
24-10-2011
ALBERT Kawana, the Minister of Presidential Affairs, has called for the law to take its course regarding the possible criminal prosecution of former Namibian Defence Force (NDF) chief Martin Shalli.In
readNamibia deplores ‘assassination’
24-10-2011
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs Utoni Nujoma says Namibia deplores the extra-judicial assassination of Libya’s Colonel Muammar Gaddafi last week. “The capture of Colonel Gaddafi was a good opportunity for
readOutrage over Gaddafi killing
24-10-2011
DISQUIET has grown internationally over how former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi met his end as well as the treatment given to his body, with demands for a proper investigation into the circumstances
readClues to Gaddafi’s death concealed from public view
24-10-2011
MISRATA – Libyan forces guarding Muammar Gaddafi’s body in a cold storage room let in members of the public to view the deposed leader for a second day on Saturday, but the wounds that may hold the
readNew Zealand end World Cup misery
24-10-2011
NEW Zealand erupted with a nationwide celebration yesterday as the All Blacks ended 24 years of hurt by the narrowest of margins with their 8-7 win over France to claim the Rugby World Cup. The
readGovt must reconsider housing policy
24-10-2011
GOVERNMENT needs to drastically change both the scale and focus of its housing programme if it is serious about delivering affordable accommodation to Namibians, the Institute for Public Policy
readCharge laid against Malema
24-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – AfriForum laid a criminal charge against ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema on Thursday for reportedly encouraging people to take land without permission.The charge of incitement to
readTunisians vote first in Arab Spring
24-10-2011
TUNIS – Tunisian voters poured into a polling stations to vote yesterday in their country’s first free election, 10 months after a vegetable seller set fire to himself in an act of protest that
readKenyan and Somali troops close in on key rebel town
24-10-2011
MOGADISHU – Kenyan and Somali government troops edged closer on Sunday to a town in southern Somalia where al Qaeda-inspired rebels have grouped, hoping to strike a quick blow against them.The Shabaab
readSkip the ‘surprise and delight’
24-10-2011
BOSTON –Simple, quick solutions to your customers’ problems may be far more useful than the notion that you need to ‘delight’ them on a daily basis, says Harvard Business Review. So skip the
readAuryx muscles up with B2Gold to develop Otjikoto
24-10-2011
CANADA’S B2Gold Corp said it agreed to buy Auryx Gold Corp for about C$130 million in a cash-and-stock deal, sending shares of Auryx soaring 63 per cent in Friday morning trade.The companies said the
readLondon protesters spread to second camp
24-10-2011
LONDON – Anti-capitalist protesters set up a second camp in London on Saturday, as they marked one week of demonstrations outside St Paul’s Cathedral which have forced the 300-year-old monument to
readChina says jobs a priority despite economic slump
24-10-2011
BEIJING – China will make job creation a more urgent priority in the face of slowed economic growth and weakened exports, Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published yesterday, also warning that
read‘Exhausting’ Wal-Mart hearing ends in SA
24-10-2011
CAPE TOWN – A “exhausting” hearing on whether a merger between the United States retail giant Wal-Mart and local firm Massmart will go ahead ended in the Competition Appeal Court in Cape Town on
readMozambique economy strong, on track
24-10-2011
MAPUTO – Mozambique’s economy could grow 7,25 per cent this year and 7,5 per cent next year, the International Monetary Fund said Friday, holding up well against a global slowdown.“Mozambique remains
readHalliburton probes Angola unit for corruption
24-10-2011
HOUSTON – US oilfield services company Halliburton Co conducted an internal investigation of its Angolan operations after an anonymous e-mail alleged its employees breached corruption laws.The
readBangladeshi workers return to Libya
24-10-2011
TRIPOLI – Bangladesh plans to send tens of thousands of construction workers and other employees back to Libya after the death of Muammar Gaddafi, a minister said yesterday.Bangladesh’s economy has
readEurope scrambles to shore up its banks
24-10-2011
BRUSSELS – Europe’s leaders were in difficult talks yesterday to support those banks that have been asked to take huge losses on their Greek debt holdings, amid fears of a fresh banking crisis.EU
readIMF says not seeking more funds from Gulf states
24-10-2011
ABU DHABI – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not seeking more funds from Gulf Arab oil exporters to bolster its resources, and the region faces no major danger from the eurozone debt crisis,
readLast stand for Dr Conrad Murray
24-10-2011
LAWYERS for Michael Jackson’s doctor hope to launch a last-ditch fightback this week, after a month of prosecution testimony mostly implicating medic Conrad Murray over the star’s 2009 death.Murray’s
readLohan starts ‘morgue time’
24-10-2011
Actress Lindsay Lohan arrived on time to her court-ordered community service at a morgue on Friday after nearly jeopardising her probation one day earlier by turning up late and being refused
readIiponga ya ninga oyindji moondjila
24-10-2011
OONDJILA dha Namibia odha nika oshiponga ngashingeyi, na odha li oshiponga unene tuu moomwedhi omugoyi dha pitipo. Okuza mu January-sigo September nuumvo okuyeleka nethimbo lya faathana omumvogu,
readIihako yOshikondo shIikwagumbo ya yakwa
24-10-2011
IIHAKO yoombelewa noshikondo shIikwagumbo mbyoka ya yakwa puuministeli mboka oya longithwa nale miilonga yuulingilingi nekengelelo.Amushangatakalele gwOshikondo shoka, Patrick Nandago okwa tseyitha
readAakiintu iiholelwa iiwanawa mewiliko lyoongeshefa
24-10-2011
OPOLISI ya Hangwena oya kwata po aakwashigwana yaali taya fekelwa meyakopo lyoongombe omilongoheyali nantano (75), taku tiwa kutya dha yakwa mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto moka dhimwe dha kwatelwa
readYaali ya kwatwa shi na sha neyako lyoongombe
24-10-2011
OPOLISI ya Hangwena oya kwata po aakwashigwana yaali taya fekelwa meyakopo lyoongombe omilongoheyali nantano (75), taku tiwa kutya dha yakwa mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto moka dhimwe dha kwatelwa
readNBC a gandja ombili kepuko mokulesha
24-10-2011
OMUWILIK Omukuluntu gwehangano lyokutuma omawi mombepo lya Namibia[NBC] okwa gandja ombili koshigwana nokomuperesidende, Hifikepunye Pohamba nokombelewa ye omolwa epuko lya ningwa komuleshi nkundana,
readFNB ta gandja ombili kookastoma dhe
24-10-2011
OMBAANGA yOtango yOpashigwana (First National Bank-FNB) ota gandja ombili kookastoma dhe omolu eyakulo lye moNooli mOshakati lya kala inali ihwapo nawa omathimbo ngaka ga zi ko, ta ti kutya eyakulo
readEpangelo lya tulapo omukalo gwokunkondopeka aakonima
24-10-2011
EPANGELO olya tulapo ethaneko ndyoka tali nkondopeke aantu mboka ya kala nale konima opo ya mone uuwanawa momahupilo goshilongo. Ethaneko ndika nelongekidho ndika ota li kala miilonga okuza nuumvo
readYa indilwa ya longele kumwe
24-10-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa kumike aaniilonga yehangano lyokutunga oondjila lya BasiL Read Gensis ya longele kumwe noku kalekapo ekwatathano lyopailonga lili nawa.Omutse gwoshilongo ogwa
readBalotelli on fire as City thrash United
24-10-2011
LONDON – Controversial striker Mario Balotelli scored twice as Manchester City defeated Manchester United 6-1 to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League yesterday after their biggest win
readFootball Results
24-10-2011
Sunday, October 23 English Premier League Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City Fulham 1 - 3 Everton Arsenal 3 - 1 Stoke Spanish La Liga Real Betis 0 - 2 Rayo Vallecano Saturday, October 22 English Premier
readRaswoka bemoans meddling as Blue Waters lose again
24-10-2011
BLUE Waters coach Gilbert Raswoka wants the club’s management to stop meddling in his job, he said after the 0-2 loss to African Stars on Saturday.After a second successive defeat, the normally
readNamibia Volleyball Federation Cup
24-10-2011
Results Men: SKW beat UNAM 3-1 (25:18, 25:20, 20:25, 25:22) SKW beat KNVC 3-0 (25:0, 25:0, 25:0) NDF beat UNAM 3-0 (25:22, 26:24, 25:14) Ladies: Revivals beat DTS 3-0 (25:22, 25:12, 25:16) KNVC beat
readGauteng in remarkable victory
24-10-2011
GAUTENG scored a remarkable six-wicket victory against Namibia in their 3-Day CSA Challenge match on Saturday.The match seemed to be heading for a draw when Namibia were all out for 291 in their
readSpecial Olympics to host Erongo Regional Games
24-10-2011
SPECIAL Olympics Namibia will host Erongo’s Regional Games on November 12 at the Kuisebmund Stadium in Walvis Bay.Athletes from the Erongo region and other regions will compete in seven-a-side
readCup stalwarts take their bow
24-10-2011
AUCKLAND – Two Rugby World Cup stalwarts took their bow in the Bronze Final at Eden Park on Friday.There were mixed fortunes for Wales wing Shane Williams and Wallaby lock Nathan Sharpe as Australia
readMichael Killian try steers Lions to Currie Cup final
24-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – An opportunist Michael Killian try helped Golden Lions to a 29-20 win over Western Province Saturday and a South African Currie Cup final place for the first time in nine years.The
readSMSes for Monday 24 October 2011
24-10-2011
SMS Of The Day *IT pains me to see the Independence Memorial Museum looking like a giant molar tooth and completely out of place when I think how easily it could have been a monument with dignity,
readFrom The Twittersphere
24-10-2011
THE death of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Westlife splitting and, of course, sport, have had Namibians and other twitterati chirping up a desert storm over the past few days:@iyad_elbaghdadi: Ben Ali in
readSlow progress in matricide trial
24-10-2011
THE trial of murder suspect Natangwe Ipinge Ngatjizeko, accused of killing his mother in her house in Windhoek almost five years ago, was again postponed in the High Court in Windhoek on Thursday last
readSex charges raised at farm school
24-10-2011
RESIDENTS of a farm just outside Rehoboth are up in arms over allegations of sexual assault of pupils at a farm school and also what they consider irregularities at the school.Residents and employees
readResettlement not abused - !Naruseb
24-10-2011
AN irate Minister of Lands and Resettlement Alpheus !Naruseb said in Parliament on Thursday that it would be naïve for any Namibian to conclude that the lack of economic emancipation anchored 100
readNantu lashes out at Iyambo over bush allowances
24-10-2011
THE Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu) has lashed out at the Ministry of Education for its alleged “slow and stingy” implementation of the so-called bush allowance.According to Dankie Katjiuanjo,
readNamdeb faces second strike after talks deadlocked
24-10-2011
THE standoff between the Namdeb management and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) over outstanding labour issues continues after conciliation talks between the parties failed last week. Recently
readLate fishing quotas cause labour tension in industry
24-10-2011
WORKERS in the fishing industry are facing pressure from their employers because of a delay in the allocation of quotas to new concession holders, said the president of the Namibia Fishing Industries
readHuggable teddies comfort children
24-10-2011
IN 2003 Amy Berman read an article about baby and child rape in South Africa. The article was asking people to donate items of comfort for the victims and she thought back to her childhood and how a
read//Hawoben tribal leader slams Government
24-10-2011
THE unrecognised tribal leader Dawid Casius Gertze, recently inaugurated as chief of the //Hawoben tribe, has accused Government of “injustice” towards some tribal chiefdoms. “Selective justice is the
readGobabis man found guilty of violent rape
24-10-2011
AFTER two High Court trials on the same charges over an incident which took place five years ago, young Gobabis resident Conradt Kharigub was found guilty on counts of rape and assault with intent to
readEpupa people say no to Baynes dam
24-10-2011
A MEETING about the construction of the Baynes hydropower station held on Wednesday and Thursday met resistance from the Epupa Constituency community.The meeting was held at Opuwo and was aimed at
readCourt theft witness gets bail after arrest
24-10-2011
THE State witness arrested for alleged perjury after his testimony in the bail application of a Windhoek Magistrate’s Court interpreter who is accused of the theft of about N$3 million has been
readChinese sentenced for overstaying
24-10-2011
TWO Chinese nationals were sentenced in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court last week for overstaying their permissible time in Namibia.Both men were arrested on September 18 and both pleaded guilty.
readNotable Quotes
24-10-2011
MUGABE must be worried about the images from Sirte. But I am sure Mugabe will stick out his jaw and declare ‘To hell with them’ when he sees the festive mob. – Iden Wetherell, an editor of the
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