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53 Articles found on Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Proudly rural
26-10-2011
The J.S Primary School near Bethanie has established a vegetable garden as well as a goat project to supplement their feeding scheme as it battles to keep hunger at bay. Seen above are school board
readMillion-dollar questions raised in Prisons’ books
26-10-2011
THE Department of Prisons and Correction Services in the Ministry of Safety and Security has been caught redhanded for failing to report tender exemptions of nearly N$123 million to the Auditor
readTrustco, ex-MD cross swords
26-10-2011
THE sudden resignation of the former managing director of Legal Shield Namibia, Stanley Katzao, from his post at the insurance firm in early 2007 has still not been laid to rest.Katzao’s resignation
readN$2m Cuban trip cut to size
26-10-2011
TAXPAYERS would have forked out around N$2 million for a trip to Cuba for about 10 days if President Hifikepunye Pohamba had not stopped an enlarged entourage which would have included all 13 regional
readTjombe debuts female fighter
26-10-2011
NOT so long ago Anita Tjombe was the first and only female promoter in the country and on Saturday she will give Martina ‘Iron Punch’ Tjihua the opportunity to become Namibia’s first professional
readGaddafi and son buried at night in secret location
26-10-2011
MISRATA – The body of slain despot Muammar Gaddafi was buried overnight in a secret location after being displayed in public for days, marking an ignominious end for the colonel who ruled Libya with
readManufacturers still waiting for the good times
26-10-2011
IMPROVED business conditions which marked the third quarter have done little to boost confidence among manufacturers.Business expectations going forward are the lowest they have been this year,
readAfrican talent set to ignite 2011 Channel O Awards
26-10-2011
Asizzling line-up of contemporary African talent is set to ignite the LIVE broadcast of the 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards.Mark you diaries. Now. The date is Friday, November 11! This year will see
readTsvangirai backs gay rights in new constitution
26-10-2011
HARARE – Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Monday that he wants gay rights enshrined in a new constitution, but his spokesperson hastened to add that gays should “do their things in
readZuma’s anti-corruption blitz gets thumbs up
26-10-2011
CAPE TOWN – Political parties have welcomed President Jacob Zuma’s decision to axe Cabinet members Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde and Sicelo Shiceka.Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille also applauded
readEconomic woes fuels depression in SA
26-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Economic instability is the leading cause behind an increase in anxiety and depression in South Africa, a new study has found.“People are living in chronic fear of layoffs and/or
readSouth Africa aims for primary balance by 2015
26-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa will see its budget deficit widen a touch this year to support a weak recovery, but aims to constrain expenditure and keep debt in check and over the following three
read‘Unknown territory’ for Europe if summit fails
26-10-2011
PARIS – French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has told ruling party lawmakers that failure at today’s eurozone summit could “tip the European continent into unknown territory”, sources at the meeting
readTrading woes spread to Europe’s banks
26-10-2011
LONDON – The worst market turmoil for three years savaged debt and equities trading at UBS and Deutsche Bank in the third quarter, but although there is no recovery in sight, banker pay at both
readNo bubble in gold price
26-10-2011
PERTH – World No 3 gold producer AngloGold Ashanti CEO Mark Cutifani sees no bubble in gold prices and said prices could easily go higher amid global economic uncertainty.Gold prices rocketed to a
readMicro-loans hit record N$1-billion mark
26-10-2011
CASH-STRAPPED Namibians last year took out more than 600 000 loans from micro-lenders, topping the N$1-billion mark for the first time.This is nearly 100 per cent more than five years ago, the 2011
readBiggest threats to local production
26-10-2011
• Competitive imports 53% (of businesses view this as the biggest factor limiting production)• Lack of skilled labour 47% • Insufficient domestic demand 40% •
readIn a hole? Don’t keep digging
26-10-2011
If you’ve dug yourself into a hole, in terms of a suffering project that has already sucked up large amounts of time and effort, don’t just keep digging, says Harvard Business Review.It’s tempting to
readTwo-week old baby rescued after Turkish quake
26-10-2011
ERCIS – A two-week-old baby girl was pulled alive yesterday from the rubble of an apartment building and rescue workers struggled to save her mother, nearly 48 hours after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake
readA pewa omimvo 20 molwedhipago
26-10-2011
OMUNIILONGA omugundjuka gwopofaalama okwa pewa omimvo 20 mondholongo omolwa okudhipaga omuniilonga omukwawo pofaalama momumvo 2008. Egeelo ndika olya pewa Isaskar Skrywer pehulilo
readLibya’s NTC asks Nato to stay ‘at least one more month’
26-10-2011
BENGHAZI – Libya’s new regime wants Nato to keep up its mission in the north African country for “at least one more month”, interim oil and finance minister Ali Tarhuni said on Tuesday.“I ask Nato to
readEpangelo lya popile ondhila ompe yomuperesidende
26-10-2011
EPANGELO olya ti ondhila ompe yepangelo yokweenditha Omuperesidende gwoshilongo oya adhika nale ya longekidhwa oku landwa okuza omumvo 2007. Ethimbo ondhila ndjika ya mbesitelwa omanga nookuli
readOtendela tayi ipulwa nayo
26-10-2011
EWILIKO lyoshitopolwa sha Kavango olya gandja iilonga yokutunga kehangano ndyoka lyomuwiliki gwomathaneko niilonga yehumitho komeho melelo lyoshitopolwa shoka.Gabriel Sinimbo okwa ti ye okwa li a
readOmatulululo ina ga longithwa nayi
26-10-2011
OMINISTA yEvi nOmatulululo, Alpheus !Naruseb oya ti otashi kala oshiyolitha ngele opena ngoka ta vulu oku dhiladhila kutya okwaana ehumokomeho lyopamahupilo ota ku vulu okulundululwa muule womimvo
readUumwene wa Meatco wa kundathanwa
26-10-2011
AANIIMUNA oya li ya gongala moVenduka momaandaha oku kundathana onakuyiwa yehangano lyonyama lya Namibia Meatco. Oonkundathana odhi li kombinga yokungongapo omutungilo omupe gwa Meatco ongo ehangano
readSiyauya ta katukilwa onkatu
26-10-2011
OUNIVESITI YA Namibia ,Unam oya dhiladhila oku katukila omunambelewa gwayo gwelelo lyokampusa, Charles Siyauya, onkatu omolwa aniwa okwiihumbata nayi. Oshipututdhilo shika osha thaneka oku ka pulakena
readOmagumbo ga ninga ondilo
26-10-2011
EPANGELO olya li ashike lya kwatha aakwashigwana yooperesenda mbali mboka ha ya mono iiyemo iishona oku ya monena omagumbo momumvo gwembo lyiimaliwa omayovi 2007-2008. Pamushangwahokololo gwolutu
readInvestigation into Mogane finalised
26-10-2011
INVESTIGATIONS into allegations of fraud against suspended Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) Chief Administrator Rusten Mogane have been finalised.NSC vice chairperson Ben Naobeb told Nampa yesterday
readNail biting action at Fistball Cup
26-10-2011
SPECTATORS were treated to two thrilling finals at the Bank Windhoek Fistball Cup in Swakopmund on Saturday SFC emerged winners in the A-category while Cohen FC won the B-Category of the competition.
readCricket League Results
26-10-2011
The Fifth week of the MTC cricket league took place on October 22.Here are the results: Sparta 2 v Swakop 1 (Coastal) - Sparta 2 won the match by 27 runs. United 1 v Sparta 1 (prem) - United 1 won
readWomen football scouts head north
26-10-2011
FIVE teams from the northern regions are set to lock horns with the Brave Gladiators in a talent assessment tournament in Oshakati between December 16 and 17. Female footballers from Ohangwena,
readBody Building Championship on Saturday
26-10-2011
THE annual Open Body Building Championships will be hosted by the Nucleus Health and Fitness Club in Windhoek on Saturday.The fact that it is an open championship is to give body builders from other
readTerry, Fabregas accused of racial abuse
26-10-2011
LONDON – Chelsea captain John Terry and Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas have both accused but have denied subjecting opponents to racial abuse during league matches played on Sunday.Terry is said
readSemenya names Maria Mutola as coach
26-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Caster Semenya named former Olympic and world 800-meter champion Maria Mutola as her new coach on Monday, pairing one of the world’s great middle-distance runners with one of athletics’
readWoman burns shebeen out of ‘jealousy’ at Tses village
26-10-2011
KEETMANSHOOP – A 24-year-old woman from the Tses village near Keetmanshoop stands accused of setting a shebeen on fire at the village, convinced that her boyfriend was inside there with another
readWin! WIN!! Win!
26-10-2011
TWO lucky readers can win a copy of The Dogg’s new album ‘The Deception’, a Mashasho t-shirt and a Mashasho cap.To stand a chance of winning all you have to do is SMS us the name of The Dogg’s song
readVote for The Dogg. Now!
26-10-2011
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
readSuspects in lodge murder arrested
26-10-2011
POLICE have arrested four suspects following an armed robbery in which a security guard was killed at a lodge in the Kavango Region on Saturday night.Donatius Simbanda Ndango, a 32-year-old security
readShepherds’ theft case to Regional Court
26-10-2011
TWO Lutheran church ministers and a fellow worshipper will have to answer to charges of fraud and theft in the Windhoek Regional Court after they allegedly jointly misappropriated more than N$700 000
readRural school keeps hunger at bay
26-10-2011
THE J.S Primary School at Kosis in Karas Region has turned to vegetable gardening and small-livestock farming projects to win the battle against hunger. The project was initiated by school principle,
readNo arrest in search for fugitive murder suspect
26-10-2011
MURDER suspect Hafeni Johannes Immanuel, who is accused of killing his stepmother in a knife attack in early 2009, is still a fugitive from justice, a week after he failed to return to the High Court
readMore than 50 Angolans face deportation
26-10-2011
GOBABIS – More than 50 Angolans were transported from the Gobabis Police cells to Windhoek to be deported.The 50 were part of 55 illegal immigrants who were arrested last week in an operation
readMbeki cancels trip to Namibia
26-10-2011
THE Namibia Business School (NBS) at the University of Namibia (Unam) has been forced into a last minute postponement of its Founders and Alumni Dinner after the guest speaker for the event, former
readLate payments frustrate construction of roads
26-10-2011
THE Roads Authority (RA) is again at the centre of a controversy as contractors and subcontractors working on road construction projects are claiming not to be paid for work done.Two instances of
readKeetmans inmates claim ill-treatment
26-10-2011
TRIAL-AWAITING inmates at the Keetmanshoop Police holding cells complain of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.In letters smuggled out of the holding cells, the inmates claimed they have been
readE. coli found in Keetmans drinking water
26-10-2011
KEETMANSHOOP municipal workers drained and cleaned the town's main reservoir a week ago after environmental health officials found E. coli bacteria in samples taken from the southern town's tap
readAround 30 quit RDP at Bethanie
26-10-2011
ABOUT 30 Rally for Democracy and Progress members at Bethanie have quit the party on Saturday. The members claimed they have abandoned the party after the party’s national executive rejected the local
readAir Nam appeals suspension of pilots
26-10-2011
AIR NAMIBIA has appealed the decision by the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DCA) for the suspension last week of two of its senior pilots.The Namibian learned late last week that Air Namibia’s Senior
readAccused man denies Ovitoto murder charge
26-10-2011
A YOUNG man accused of murdering his elderly employer in the Ovitoto area east of Okahandja some two years ago denied guilt on all charges at the start of his trial in the High Court in Windhoek
readSMSes for Wednesday 26 October 2011
26-10-2011
SMS Of The Day *SUPERMARKETS should start charging for plastic bags. Everywhere you go in the city plastic bags are flying around filthy because people throw them anywhere they want.This can be a
readChasing the dots ... Enough is Never Enough?
26-10-2011
The truth is slowly emerging, maybe? Yes, “we the people” only exist and are tolerated so that the fruits of our labours, our minds and financial skills can be redirected to benefit our rulers under
readNotable Quotes
26-10-2011
I FEEL [we] have now reached a stage whereby I can vomit everything should they try to be funny or clever with me. – Charles Siyauya, Unam campus administrator made the remark before a disciplinary
readFrom The Twittersphere
26-10-2011
SOUTH African opposition leader Helen Zille found herself not only the top Twitter trender in South Africa on Monday (despite President Jacob Zuma reshuffling his Cabinet and suspending the police
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