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76 Articles found on Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Domestic goddess
25-10-2011
South African cooking guru Ina Paarman recently visited Windhoek and signed cookbooks for her fans. She published her first cookbook in 1987. She has also developed a variety of products like
readPresidential dwellings cost more than a billion
25-10-2011
BY the end of last March, the taxpayer had already forked out about N$1,1 billion on the new State House, State House extensions in the regions and the Office of the Founding President – about N$366
readDisciplinary action against Siyauya
25-10-2011
UNAM is dragging its campus administrator Charles Siyauya before a disciplinary hearing on November 3 on a charge of misconduct.This comes in the wake of an e-mail sent from his workstation to an
readKavango official in dubious bid
25-10-2011
THE Kavango Regional Council has awarded a construction tender to a company part owned by its director for planning and development services, Gabriel Sinimbo. Sinimbo says he recused himself from the
read‘Tired’ Bock eyes NRU exit
25-10-2011
NAMIBIA Rugby Union president Buks Bock looks forward to November 5, the day he will step down as head of the embattled sport body.Bock told The Namibian Sport that he won’t stand for another term
readHundreds dead and missing in Turkey quake
25-10-2011
ERCIS – Rescuers clawed through rubble yesterday to free people trapped by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 264 people and injured more than 1 000 in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey.Hundreds
readOwning a house in Namibia: Pie in the sky
25-10-2011
GOVERNMENT-FUNDED housing programmes could help just over two per cent of Namibians looking for homes in the lowest income groups in 2007-2008.“Government is not focusing its resources on the people
readBBA housemates help Kenyan jigger patients
25-10-2011
More than 10 Big Brother Amplified (BBA) former housemates met up in Nairobi at the end of last week to take part in a number of socially responsible projects over the weekend.Among those involved in
readGrenade attack on Nairobi bar injures 14
25-10-2011
NAIROBI – A grenade thrown into on a bar in the Kenyan capital Nairobi early yesterday wounded 14 people, all Kenyans, in an attack police said might linked to recent threats made by Somali Shabaab
readEarly signs of strong Islamist vote in Tunisia
25-10-2011
TUNIS – Tunisian authorities counted votes yesterday in carefully watched elections, with early signs that a once-banned Islamist party is leading in many constituencies in the country that unleashed
readNamibian on world organic board
25-10-2011
MANJO Smith, chairman of the Namibian Organic Association (NOA), has become the first Namibian to be elected to the world board of the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements
readAgriculture diary
25-10-2011
• Auctions October 27: Production Auction of Hoogvertoon (Dorper, White Dorper and Boer Goats) at Farm Goreis of Kola and Anet Steyn. November 4: Northern Select Sale at Agra Grootfontein: 42 Brahman
read‘Dr Rice’ honoured at Kalimbeza
25-10-2011
KALIMBEZA – A research laboratory to be built at the Kalimbeza Rice Project will be named after the late Professor Luke Kanyomeka to honour his memory.The laboratory will be established at the site of
readAgri faculty planned at Unam’s Katima campus
25-10-2011
KALIMBEZA – The University of Namibia (Unam) has approved the establishment of a Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources at its Katima Mulilo campus.The Katima Mulilo campus currently only offers
readNo land to build fresh produce hub in Windhoek
25-10-2011
OKAHANDJA – No land has yet been made available for the construction of a Fresh Produce Business Hub in the capital.Agriculture, Water and Forestry Minister John Mutorwa raised the concern during the
readGovt policy to promote local food
25-10-2011
OKAHANDJA – The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has made substantial progress to finalise an effective strategy policy document for the marketing and infrastructure for food and fresh
readThousands saved on clothing by Agri ministers
25-10-2011
THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) didn’t use about nine per cent of the money in its budget last year, mainly because it failed to fill the numerous positions it intended to.In
readMeatco ownership thrashed out
25-10-2011
A THINK tank yesterday started brainstorming the future of Meatco, trying to thrash out the disputed ownership of Namibia’s major meat exporter.The working group, consisting of representatives from
readSteps for a great presentation
25-10-2011
Making presentations can be nerve-wracking, but taking certain deliberate steps in the preparation stage can set the stage for success, says Harvard Business Review.Delivering a successful
readForsys Metals Corp want 100% of Valencia
25-10-2011
FORSYS Metals Corp yesterday said it has agreed to buy the remaining 30 per cent stake it does not already own in the Namibplaas uranium project in Namibia from Etherlin for about US$7,8 million,
readChinese wary of investing in Etango
25-10-2011
A MAJOR Chinese investment in Bannerman Resources is hanging in the balance because of uncertainty about the “timing and conditions” of a mining licence for the Etango uranium project near
readVatican calls for global authority on economy
25-10-2011
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican called yesterday for the establishment of a “global public authority” and a “central world bank” to rule over financial institutions that have become outdated and often
readEgypt to discuss funding from IMF
25-10-2011
CAIRO – Egypt will discuss financing from the International Monetary Fund with IMF officials this week with an open mind, a minister said yesterday, after Egypt turned down a US$3,2 billion deal
readEurozone recession may have already started
25-10-2011
LONDON – The eurozone’s debt crisis might already have pushed the bloc’s economy back into recession, according to business surveys that showed China’s economy taking a stride forward in
readZuma sacks two ministers suspected of graft
25-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma yesterday launched a major anti-corruption drive, sacking two ministers, suspending the police chief and naming a panel to probe a
readLibya aims for government in two weeks
25-10-2011
BENGHAZI – Interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil yesterday set a two-week target for Libya to have a new government and said a commission of inquiry is being formed to probe Muammar Gaddaf’s killing.“We
readNamibia a pangula edhipago lya Gaddafi
25-10-2011
OSHIKONDO shIikwapondje sha Namibia osha pangula nayi edhipago lyomuleli gwa Libya, Muammar Gaddafi oshiwike shayi. Ominista yoshikondo shoka, Utoni Nujoma oya ti okukwatwa kwa Gaddafi okwa li ompito
readMuandingi a fumvikwa pEenhana
25-10-2011
MEYA gwotango gwondoolopa yEenhana tatekulu Paulus Haufiku Muandingi ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe mOshiopangelo shOpokati sha Winduka meti 12 Oktoba 2011 konima yuuwehama nomepipi lyoomvula
readOta pa endwa kashona miihokolola
25-10-2011
IIHOKOLOLA yomufekelwa, Natangwe Ipinge Ngatjizeko, ngoka ta hokololithwa omolwa eso lya yina ngoka a dhipagelwe megumbo lye konima yomimvo ntano dha pitipo oya undulilwa ishewe komeho mohofa
readApewa iifutilemo konima yokukwatwa mokulundulula
25-10-2011
OMBANGI yepangelo ndjoka ya kwatelwe kopolisi, sho ya lundulula ehokololo lyawo, pethimbo lyeindilo lyokwiifutilamo kwomufekelwa ngoka ta tamanekelwa uufuthi wiimaliwa yoodola oomiliona ndatu.Ombangi
readNatango gumwe a sa moshiponga shohauto moNooli
25-10-2011
MEME omugundjuka taku tiwa kutya oye Monalisa Paulus gwomOndangwa okwa si eso lyombaadhilila sho ohauto ye ndjoka a li ta hingi ya topa limwe lyomagulu gokomeho ndele tayi kandoma nokugalangata ko,
readIna ya hala odama po Baynes
25-10-2011
OSHIGONGI sha ningilwe okupopya kombinga yetungo lyoshitaasi sholusheno podama ya Baynes osha tsakanekwa netindo okuza kaakalimo yomoshikandjohogololo shEpupa.Oshigongi shaningilwa pOpuwo osha li
readAaChina ya geelwa molwokukala olule
25-10-2011
AAKWASHIGWANA yaali yaaChina oya geelwa kohofa ya Shiwakopo oshiwike shayi omolwa okukala moshilongo ethimbo lya pitilila yo yaana epitikilo okushininga. Aalumentu mbaka oya kwatlewe momasiku 18 ga
readNantu a nyenyetele Iyambo kiimaliwa yomiihwa
25-10-2011
EHANGANO lyaalongi aaNamibia lyopashigwana Nantu, olya geela Oshikondo shelongo oshoka aniwa ohashi ende kashona na ishewe oshikukutu kombinga yoku tula miilonga iimaliwa mbyoka yina okufutwa
readNamdeb tashi vulika a taalele oshipotha ishewe oshikwawo
25-10-2011
OKWAA uvathana pokati kaaniilonga yomoomina newiliko lya Namdeb olya tsikila, kombinga yiinima yimwe mbyoka ya li inaayi monenwa etokolo. Oshiwike shayi oongundu ndhika mbali odha li dha gongala noku
readShalli ina pangulwa oku pitila miikundaneki
25-10-2011
OMINISTA yiipambele yombelewa yOmuperesidende, Albert Kawana okwa ti oveta na yi pewe ompito opo yi longe iilonga yawo. Kawana okwa ningi eindilo ndika mekwatathano tashi vulika metamaneko
readGauteng cruise to victory over Namibia
25-10-2011
GAUTENG comfortably beat Namibia by 9 wickets in their T20 match in Windhoek on Sunday.Gauteng won the toss and sent Namibia in to bat. Namibia got off to a brisk start but lost the wickets of Ewald
readDe Wet sharp at African Grand Prix
25-10-2011
TOBIE de Wet from South Africa shot a new range record on his way to a gold medal at the annual African Grand Prix held in Windhoek on the weekend.De Wet’s 142/150 Clays secured the men’s title ahead
readBurger listed in World Cup top five
25-10-2011
AUCKLAND - Welwitschias captain Jacques Burger was listed as one of the top five outstanding individual performers of Rugby World Cup 2011 by rugbyworldcup.com yesterday. Consistently the shining
readDrunken driver mows down 6 runners in South Africa
25-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s transport minister is calling for murder charges against an allegedly drunk driver accused of killing five runners who were training for a marathon.A sixth runner
readDerby curtain raiser confirmed
25-10-2011
MTC has organised a curtain raiser for the big Katutura Derby between Black Africa and Orlando Pirates on November 5 at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. According to MTC spokesman Tim Ekandjo, the exhibition
readNew Zealand win, on and off the pitch
25-10-2011
AUCKLAND – All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw may have been the man holding the trophy after a gripping Rugby World Cup final against France but this was a tournament that hosts New Zealand won off the
readManchester Derby Tweets
25-10-2011
SUNDAY’S EPL Manchester Derby has spawned a growth industry, spreading as far as Namibia. Some of the tweets doing the rounds on Sunday night and yesterday: @gemlouzLFC: NEWSFLASH: Evra accuses
readCity rout United, little Levante top in Spain
25-10-2011
PARIS – Manchester City opened a five-point lead in England with a crushing 6-1 win at Manchester United while little Levante took outright top spot in Spain for the first time in their 102-year
readFrom The Twittersphere
25-10-2011
GOT to love our Namibian twitterati. Whether it’s the weather, current affairs, humour or messages of inspiration, they’re on the 140 beat. Homebrewed tweets, and a couple of others, from the past 36
readVote for The Dogg. Now!
25-10-2011
TIME’S running out for Namibian music fans to vote for the country’s only nominee at this year’s Channel O Awards – The Dogg. The kwaito heavyweight has bagged two awards in the past and would love to
readSharleen back with a new show
25-10-2011
Sharleen Surtie-Richards has come a long way since ‘Fiela se Kind’, capturing the hearts of TV viewers as Nenna in ‘Egoli’ and winning numerous awards for ‘Shirley Valentyn’. This year she’s back with
readSan man beaten to death
25-10-2011
THE Police in the Ohangwena Region are investigating a case of murder after a young San man was kicked and beaten to death.Titus (Kamenye) Tobias from Omundaungilo village was allegedly attacked by
readNeumann suspects denied bail
25-10-2011
THE bail application of two of the four suspects held in custody for the murder of German citizen Thilo Neumann in Swakopmund last year, was denied in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s court last week.The
readNDF excludes HIV infected recruits
25-10-2011
DEPUTY Minister of Defence Lempy Lucas last Thursday said the defence force does not recruit HIV-positive individuals into the force due to the strenuous nature of the job. “The training of the NDF
readNamibia sizzles, no rain yet
25-10-2011
SCORCHING temperatures were measured throughout Namibia this past weekend. Temperatures shot up to averages of between 38 and 40 degrees Celsius in several parts of the country.The worst off,
read20 years for farm murder
25-10-2011
A YOUNG farmworker convicted of murdering a colleague near the end of 2008 was sentenced to an effective 20 years’ imprisonment at the end of his trial on Thursday last week.The murder which Isaskar
readMunyama sentence ‘inconsistent’
25-10-2011
THE effective seven-year prison term which former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) boss Gerry Munyama (55) received for fraud and forgery is not consistent with sentences imposed in similar
readLack of housing angers Aussenkehr residents
25-10-2011
THE slow progress in building decent housing at Aussenkehr farm on the Orange River, as an alternative to wood and tin shacks, has local residents up in arms. The Karas Regional Council mooted plans
readLow-cost housing scheme probed
25-10-2011
QUESTIONS have been raised about a low-cost housing project which has allegedly received a stamp of approval from politicians, banks and welfare organisations.Police are currently investigating a
readHome Affairs denies immigration concerns
25-10-2011
PERMANENT Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs Patrick Nandago emphatically denied claims made by immigration officials that they are not being paid overtime. Officials at the Ariamsvlei border
readGovt sticks to 3-term calender
25-10-2011
THE Ministry of Education has approved a three-term school calendar for 2012 against the advice of educators who said that it would disrupt school attendance in the flood-prone areas of the
readGovt defends new Falcon
25-10-2011
GOVERNMENT says the purchase of the new presidential jet, the Falcon 7X, dates back to 2007, long before the country was hit by devastating floods earlier this year.According to a statement issued by
readThree killed in Reho crash
25-10-2011
A WINDHOEK resident appeared in the Rehoboth Magistrate's Court yesterday on charges of culpable homicide and drunk driving.This came after three people, including a two-year-old, were killed in an
readCar accidents claim 20 lives
25-10-2011
A YOUNG woman from Ondangwa became the latest victim of a car accident on Friday, bringing to 20 the number of road fatalities in the north-central regions this month.Monalisa Paulus died when the
readSchool investigates assault claims
25-10-2011
A TEACHER at M&K Gertze High School in Rehoboth faces disciplinary charges following a physical altercation between her and a grade 10 pupil.Whani Morkel has accused the school of not conducting a
readEnhancing safety with SMEs
25-10-2011
MANICA Group Namibia supports a number of initiatives aimed at creating employment and improving the living conditions of communities in which it operates. As part of its social responsibility
readDevil’s Claw goes public in Swakopmund
25-10-2011
ANOTHER of Namibia’s peculiar plants, the Devil’s Claw, has found an important place in the Swakopmund Museum, where its character, use and conservation is highlighted.The main purpose of the
readFNB Mondesa agency officially opened
25-10-2011
FIRST National Bank (FNB) Namibia officially opened its Mondesa agency in Swakopmund at the Woermann Brock House on the corner of Independence and Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue. “This is the 51st point of
readYouth entrepreneurs to have expo in Arandis
25-10-2011
THE Erongo Regional Youth Forum will have its fifth regional youth expo in Arandis from November 30 to December 4.The expo allows young entrepreneurs to interact and showcase their products and
readSailrocket a knot and away from world record
25-10-2011
VESTAS Sailrocket 2 made its fastest sail down the “speed-spot” in the Walvis Bay lagoon last Wednesday.The rocket hit 54,4 knots (100kmh) and posted her first ever 50 knot average over the 500 meter
readOmaruru’s ‘50 Plus’ get ‘peace’ of land
25-10-2011
DRAWN by the peace and quiet of the Namibian countryside, potential homeowners interested in moving to Omaruru have found it difficult to find suitable accommodation. Houses, when available, are
readArandis Expo now a highlight on the town’s calendar
25-10-2011
For the fourth year in a row, an expo that showcases small and medium enterprises from Arandis and elsewhere around Namibia, will be held in Arandis this coming Friday and Saturday (Oct 28-29).The
readNamib dunes a good place to prepare for Dakar Rally
25-10-2011
A GROUP of South African and New Zealand bikers that will race in the 2012 Dakar Rally, for the past two weeks tested their motorbikes and skills in the dunes between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, which
readNamibian skier featured in Guinness Book of Records 2012
25-10-2011
SWAKOPMUND’S very own Henrik May made it to the pages of the 2012 Guinness Book of Records for setting the first dune-ski speed record. Although he is a “a bit sad” to find his story on page 162 – a
readNamport Erongo Trade Expo starts tomorrow
25-10-2011
THE Namport Erongo Trade Expo starts tomorrow at the Walvis Bay Civic Centre and running till Saturday evening, offering to the region an exciting event in terms of trade, industry and
readSMSes for Tuesday 25 October 2011
25-10-2011
SMS Of The Day *THE fall of a tyrant does not automatically guarantee freedom, solidarity and justice for all. In fact, the real challenge only starts when the oppressor is gone. Good Luck, Libya.
readSeparation of Powers: Practical Experiences
25-10-2011
ON various occasions we have spoken about the primacy of the accountability of and the relationship of the three organs of Government and stressed the independence of this bodies namely the Executive,
readEnhancing Namibia’s Potential For Growth
25-10-2011
NAMIBIA’S potential for growth is compromised by key missing links within our economy. These missing links include technological readiness, business sophistication and innovation. Namibia’s lack of
readNotable Quotes
25-10-2011
TUNISA was born today. The Arab Spring was born today. – said Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of Tunisia’s Ennahda party, who is expected to win the most votes in the first election after the country’s
readEducation and Freedom of Speech
25-10-2011
As I watched the BBC’s 'Doha Debates' on the motion: “This house believes that education without freedom of speech is worthless”, I couldn’t help re-assessing my own understanding of 'Freedom of
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