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60 Articles found on Monday, 12 September 2011
Census obstructors to be arrested
12-09-2011
SIXTY-SEVEN people in Windhoek and two in Keetmanshoop have refused to be counted by census officials.In a media statement released late on Friday afternoon, National Planning Commission (NPC)
readMistrust scuppers Namdeb talks
12-09-2011
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula is the latest national leader to mediate in the hope of ending the four-week-old strike at Namdeb.Angula met the company and union representatives yesterday afternoon after
readDrop King
12-09-2011
Namibia’s Theuns Kotze is tackled by Waisea Sedre Luveniyali of Fiji. Kotze, a student at the University of Johannesburg, put Namibia ahead with a record three drop kicks in four minutes at the
readEvicted /Khomanin vow to fight for ancestral land
12-09-2011
/KHOMANIN Chief Josephat Gawa!nab says he is prepared to fight in court and even to go to jail over a piece of land which he regards as belonging to the /Khomanin community.Last week the Windhoek
readCorpses rot at Grootfontein
12-09-2011
CORPSES at the Grootfontein State hospital had to be moved last week, after they began to rot because of lack of space, electricity and manpower.These allegations were made by several Grootfontein
readNamibia go down to Fiji as underdogs make a fist of openers
12-09-2011
FIJI survived an unexpectedly stiff challenge from Namibia on Saturday in a pulsating World Cup game which briefly threatened one of the tournament’s great upsets.The two-time quarter-finalists had
readThe United States marks September 11, 10 years on
12-09-2011
NEW YORK – Americans yesterday remembered the horror of September 11, 2001, and the nearly 3 000 people who died in the hijacked plane attacks as authorities worked to ensure the emotional 10th
readKleine Kuppe to become shopping mecca
12-09-2011
SAFLAND Namibia’s dream of building the biggest regional shopping mall outside South Africa in Kleine Kuppe, on Thursday came closer to reality at the groundbreaking ceremony of the N$1,1 billion
readBriton killed, second kidnapped in Kenya
12-09-2011
LONDON – One British national has been killed and a second kidnapped in an attack at a beach resort near Lamu in Kenya, a spokesman for the Foreign Office in London said yesterday.Tsvangarai slams
readMalema ‘threatens ANC leadership’
12-09-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Embattled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has threatened the ruling party leadership ahead of the resumption of his disciplinary hearing, the Sunday Times reported.“This is a war.
readFight starts for Gaddafi’s last strongholds
12-09-2011
NEAR BANI WALID – Fighters backing Libya’s new rulers fought their way yesterday to the gates of oasis town Bani Walid and were closing in on Sirte, poised for all-out assaults on deposed leader
readHeavyweight backs Development Bank
12-09-2011
THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN)and the South African Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-operate on analysis and loan structuring of deals
readMalema declares economic war
12-09-2011
JOHANNESBURG – ANCYL president Julius Malema has declared an “economic war” against the “white minority” in Scwetla informal settlement.“This is war, and we should fight moving forward. There will be
readIMF recognises transitional council as Libyan govt
12-09-2011
MARSEILLE – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recognises Libya’s National Transitional Council as its government and will send a team there as soon as security permits, its chief, Christine
readGermans fear losing sway as their top man quits ECB
12-09-2011
BERLIN - Germans expressed shock and dread about the direction of euro zone policy on Saturday after their top official at the European Central Bank resigned in a conflict over the bank’s response to
readEurozone heads into crunch talks to tame debt crisis
12-09-2011
BRUSSELS – After a summer of hell, the eurozone’s divided leaders hit the ground running this week in crunch talks to save Greece from default and tame Europe’s runaway debt crisis.Split over how to
readSMEs must produce quality products, says Tweya
12-09-2011
OKAKARARA – The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Tjekero Tweya, strongly called on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to produce products of high quality and standards in order to meet the
readOtjiwarongo twinning agreement with Kgatleng, Botswana
12-09-2011
OTJIWARONGO – The Otjiwarongo Municipality is set to sign a twinning agreement with the Kgatleng District Council of Botswana soon.The Kgatleng District Council oversees the affairs of the town of
readDStv launches Drifta
12-09-2011
WINDHOEK television junkies can now indulge in sport or their favourite soapie from the palm of their hands.On Friday, DStv Mobile launched their latest innovation, the Drifta – a mobile decoder.
readSwaziland will never repay loan, says union
12-09-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Swaziland will never repay South Africa its R2,4 billion loan, despite claims it will come from future revenues, Cosatu said on Friday.“It [the loan] provides breathing space for the
readDHL invests millions in new building
12-09-2011
TAKING Namibia forward and helping it realise Vision 2030 should be the task of every single Namibian, be they in the private or public sector, or just an ordinary Namibian, the Deputy Minister of
readFrom The Twittersphere
12-09-2011
NAMIBIANS and other tweet peeps get their wit and wisdom on:@MsMarch8: Namibia has beautiful women. @ItsLylyBaby: it always saddens me when a white girl has more ass than me ,:( @ItsLylyBaby: i always
readMan drinks own urine to survive
12-09-2011
LA PAZ – The sole survivor of a plane crash in Bolivia stayed alive by eating insects, drinking his own urine and painting an arrow in the ground with his blood to show rescuers where he was,
readEgypt ups security after Israeli embassy violence
12-09-2011
CAIRO – Security vehicles lined up near the Israeli embassy in Egypt yesterday after violence there forced Israel to evacuate its ambassador and both sides said they wanted a return to normal
readLittle hope for more Zanzibar ferry survivors
12-09-2011
ZANZIBAR – Rescue teams resumed their search yesterday for victims of the ferry disaster off Zanzibar, in which at least 193 people died, without hopes of finding any more survivors.“We will continue
readAatondi
12-09-2011
UULINGILINGI, iilonga yomuyonena, uufuthi nokwaalonga nawa oyi lipo tayi londo pombanda moshilongo ongo aatondi aanene yaantu mboka yahala okungeshefa moshilongo nenge taya nenepeke oongeshefa dhawo
readAaniilonga taaya mono uuwanawa mekwatathano
12-09-2011
EHANGANO lyaaniilonga yopashigwana ya Namibia,[NUNW] olya piyagana miinakugwanithwa yalyo, naawiliki yalyo oye li po unene yiitula miinima yopapolitika, mbyoka yaanasha nomaipulo gaaniilonga. Mbuka
readAayakulwa ya Standard Bank oyendji oyo SME
12-09-2011
OMBAANGA yoStandard ya Namibia oya gandja oodola oomiliona 150 koongeshefa ooshona nodhopokati mu Juli nuumvo.Iimaliwa yomwaalu nguka oya pewa aayakulwa yombaanga ndjoka yeli omathele 200 miitopolwa
readOkabinete ina ka hala iikako ine
12-09-2011
OKABINETE oka tokola iikako yomumvo gwosikola yi kale ashike itatu natango ngaashi osho shili pethimbo ndika omumvo 2012. Okabinete okatokola shika mekondjithathano nomathaneko ngoka ga ningwa
readKameeta ta kondjele omutima gwongeleka
12-09-2011
OMUMBISHOFI gwongeleka yEvangeli pa Luther moRepublica ya Namibia[ELCRN], Zephania Kameeta ota dhiladhila okuningila oshilyo shimwe oshipotha omolwa okutilitha nokuhinda. Kameeta otadhiladhila oku
readSwarttbooi a hala oshiputudhilo muumbugantu
12-09-2011
NGOLONEYAya Karas,oya hala pu tungwe okampusa yelongo yokuumbugantu poKaiti.Bernardus Swartbooi okwa endulula eindilo lye pethimbo a tsakanene nOminista Yelongo, Abraham Iyambo moVenduka
readOhofa ya gandja elombwelo mondholongo mu konakonwe
12-09-2011
IINIMA mbyoka yina oku talika mekonakono lyondholongo yopokati ya Venduka oya gandjwa metokolo ndyoka lya gandjwa kOmpangu yOpombanda moVenduka oshiwike shayi.Ekonakono okwa tiwa nali ningwe
readAaniilonga yokawe mefuta taya ka tameka
12-09-2011
AANIILONGA mboka haya kongo okawe momeya oya tegelelwa oku tameka iilonga yawo mokati komwedhi nguka. Iilonga yaaniilonga mbaka oya li ya mwenekwa ku Namdeb momasiku ga 7 ga April nuumvo konima
readEtungo lyOndjila ya Katana, nOngwediva
12-09-2011
ETUNGO lyondjila okuza pOkatana ya thinda mOngwediva nokuza mo ya thinda kwaandjoka ya Namutai na Adolfi mOshitopolwa sha Shana otali tamekiwa nalyo muule womasiku ngaka okuza mpoka sho iilonga
readRehoboth to meet Reho Falcon in final
12-09-2011
REHO Falcon will meet arch-rivals Rehoboth in the MTC Rugby Premier League final next week after both teams won their semifinal matches on Saturday at the Hage Geingob Stadium.Rehoboth, the 2009
readOpen Letter No 4: The Horrible Hills
12-09-2011
This column is the fourth in a series of six that will be published in the buildup to this year’s The Namibian Pick n Pay Cycle Classic. It’s aimed at conveying important information about the event
readIreland beat Namibia by 5 wickets
12-09-2011
IRELAND beat Namibia by five wickets in their ICC Intercontinental Cup match in Belfast on Friday. After dismissing Namibia for 226 in their second innings, Ireland comfortably reached the winning
readWelwitschias Trend On Twitter!
12-09-2011
THE Welwitschias may have lost their opener against Fiji, but they won plaudits galore from pundits and fans alike for their never-say-die spirit and spirited play.The Twittersphere was abuzz with
readPirates to face Stars in League opener
12-09-2011
THE Namibian Premier League (NPL) office has released the 2011/12 fixtures, which will see former champions African Stars playing Orlando Pirates in the first match of the season on Friday September
readManyisa’s third stunner for Bucs wins MTN8
12-09-2011
SOWETO, South Africa — A rare mistake by top South African goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune gifted Orlando Pirates a 1-0 victory over biggest rivals Kaizer Chiefs in the Top 8 Cup final Saturday.He allowed
readReal take advantage of Barcelona slip-up
12-09-2011
MADRID – Barcelona blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Real Sociedad and Real Madrid took advantage of the slip-up with a 4-2 home win over Getafe in La Liga on Saturday.European champions Barca were
readNadal dumps Murray to set up Djokovic final
12-09-2011
NEW YORK – Rafa Nadal, his form and confidence rising with each match, powered past Britain’s Andy Murray 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-2 at the US Open on Saturday to set up a rematch of last year’s final with Novak
readChess team still in contention after beating Ghana
12-09-2011
NAMIBIA’S chess team picked up their first victory at the All-Africa Games on Friday when they beat Ghana by three and a half points to a half. Ghana only had two players in their team, with the
readWe need to prepare better - Shifeta
12-09-2011
THE Deputy Minister of Sport, Pohamba Shifeta, says Namibia needs to do more in terms of preparations for future big sporting events.In an interview with Nampa on Namibia’s struggling performance at
readGyan slammed for Emirates move
12-09-2011
SUNDERLAND manager Steve Bruce says he does not expect the club’s record signing Asamoah Gyan to return to the club after the Ghana international completed a surprise loan move to Al Ain of the United
readManchester teams sitting pretty on top
12-09-2011
MANCHESTER United stole Manchester City’s thunder again when a Wayne Rooney treble sparked a 5-0 rout of Bolton Wanderers after their neighbours had breezed past Wigan Athletic 3-0 with a hat-trick
readUndercover Police officer shot
12-09-2011
A TRAFFIC officer was arrested at Opuwo on Thursday after he allegedly sold a driver's licence to an undercover Police officer and then shot and wounded his colleague.Investigators from Windhoek were
readTucna set for three-day congress
12-09-2011
A BACKLOG in Labour Court cases, high unemployment the social impact of HIV-AIDS on the Namibian workforce and an election of new leadership will be amongst the issues on the agenda of the 3rd
readPG targets assets of drugs suspects
12-09-2011
THE drug-dealing charge faced by a Swakopmund couple is now set to exact a financial toll on them as well.The result of an order given in the High Court in Windhoek a week ago is that alleged drug
readMental check-up for farm murder suspect
12-09-2011
ONE of the men accused of murdering an 89-year-old woman during an armed robbery at a farm in the Karibib area almost two years ago still has to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after his lawyer
readMeatco and Nafau declare dispute
12-09-2011
NEGOTIATIONS between Meatco and the Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) over wages have become deadlocked, and a dispute has been declared at the Office of the Labour Commissioner.Meatco
readLack of jobs linked to suicide rate
12-09-2011
HIGH suicide numbers in northern Namibia could be linked to unemployment and poverty. Last week Namibia, which ranks as having one of the highest suicide rates in the world, commemorated World Suicide
readKatima mayor faces corruption charges
12-09-2011
KATIMA Mulilo mayor John Likando has made a first court appearance on charges relating to fraud and corruption.Likando appeared in the Caprivi Regional Court in Katima Mulilo last week before
readKamatuka’s views on electoral college
12-09-2011
SWAPO Party member and Windhoek councillor Gerson Kamutuka reportedly said many in the party were unhappy that the party’s wings did not fare well in the organisation’s electoral college in September
read/Gâseb warns against mushrooming of leadership
12-09-2011
THE Chief of the !Oë ≠Gân Traditional Community, Immanuel /Gâseb, warned that the election of traditional authority chiefs outside national and customary laws of communities should be uprooted
readNamibian fashion goes international!
12-09-2011
Namibians turned out in droves on Saturday night as Namibian and South African designers turned on a dazzling display of fashion glitz and glamour in Windhoek.The fashion-forward event, staged at a
readCrashes burn through public funds
12-09-2011
CLOSE to half of the income of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF) for August was devoured by road accidents. Of the N$26 million revenue which the fund had at its disposal, N$12 million was spent
readBank robbery suspect freed
12-09-2011
AFTER close to four and a half years in jail as a suspect on a bank robbery charge, Zimbabwean national Bakani Dube is a free man again.Dube (43) was acquitted on a count of robbery with aggravating
readSMSes for Monday 12 September 2011
12-09-2011
SMS Of The Day *I THINK it's high time that we start to distinguish between the 'previously disadvantaged-well offs' and 'previously disadvantaged-currently disadvantaged' and make laws to cater for
readNotable Quotes
12-09-2011
Morning, please retire. Do you again want to lie to people and tell them they need you! The BIG won’t get support while you are there either. – This is an SMS sent by Gerson Doëseb, a member of the
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