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62 Articles found on Thursday, 15 September 2011
Keetmans child killer jailed for 55 years
15-09-2011
ADMITTED child rapist and murderer Easter Michael Rooy was sent to prison for an effective 55 years yesterday.“Your conduct that day goes against the grain and was inhumane in the extreme,” Judge
readWeatherly still liable for old Ongopolo debts
15-09-2011
AN attempt by the London-based owners of copper mining company Weatherly Mining Namibia to escape being held liable for continuing to pay millions of Namibian dollars to the creditors of the Ongopolo
readMorning crash
15-09-2011
Yesterday morning, shortly after 07h30, a Ford Bantam bakkie carrying nine people from Quick Silver Builders & Renovation driving from Rehoboth to Windhoek lost control, overturned and landed on its
readPohamba mediates in Namdeb strike
15-09-2011
A last minute attempt by State House yesterday to end the crippling Namdeb strike resulted in late night talks between President Hifikepunye Pohamba, Swapo-affiliated union leaders and top management
readNgurare ‘abused’ powers
15-09-2011
THE appointment of additional members to the Swapo Youth League (SPYL) National Executive Committee is to bolster Elijah Ngurare’s chances to remain head of the youth wing, said critics of the
readSamoa overpower Namibia
15-09-2011
ROTORUA - Hulking winger Alesana Tuilagi scored three tries as Samoa kicked off their World Cup campaign with a 49-12 bonus point win over Namibia in a Pool D encounter at Rotorua International
readKabul siege shows Taliban strength
15-09-2011
KABUL – A marathon siege in Kabul’s diplomatic enclave ended yesterday with the death of the last two of a group of gunmen who had held off Western and Afghan security forces for nearly 20 hours,
readAre the days of the cheque numbered?
15-09-2011
THE use of cheques has dropped by an average of four per cent over the last five years, as alternative, safer and cheaper methods of payment become more popular, FNB Namibia said yesterday.According
readIn Brief
15-09-2011
Ambulance kills 11 in Liberia MONROVIA – An official in Liberia says 11 people were killed after an ambulance crashed into a crowd who had been waiting all day to see a visiting presidential
readAngola urged to free demonstrators
15-09-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The Angolan authorities should immediately drop politically motivated charges against 18 people who were convicted after unfair trials for their participation in an anti-government
readInvisible hands
15-09-2011
We hear all the time about the power of the free market to regulate businesses and make things fair. The ‘invisible hand’ of the market which will weed out the unworthy and leave us with the most
readWhat is that thing?
15-09-2011
You might have noticed in your favourite magazine, a box of tampons or even by the side of the road an odd looking, two dimensional, pixelated square. If it looks anything like the picture, then
readChoosing Health-Harder than it seems
15-09-2011
More people are ditching their unhealthy eating habits for healthier food. Obesity has been called the social health challenge of our times and is responsible for a multitude of sicknesses and health
readExtract starts luring Husab investors
15-09-2011
SYDNEY – Extract Resources yesterday said it has begun talks with potential lenders to its US$1,66 billion Husab uranium project in Namibia, in a major test of financiers’ appetites to support new
readRetail and office rentals booming
15-09-2011
DEVELOPMENT projects in both office and retail sectors are well underway in Windhoek, according to Monica Pienaar, portfolio executive in the region for JHI Properties, which provides a range of
readIMF unveils tools to sniff out financial crises
15-09-2011
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed a set of tools financial regulators could use to detect a buildup of risks that can lead to financial crises.After analysing 76 crises
readBrics to consider supporting eurozone
15-09-2011
NEW DEHLI – Finance ministers of the Brics countries will take a call on supporting the eurozone at a meeting in Washington later this month, a senior official in India’s finance ministry said
readEuropean Union, Namibia clear misunderstandings on trade
15-09-2011
THE European Union and Namibia resolved some misunderstandings regarding the economic partnership agreement (EPA), EU trade commissioner, Karel de Gucht, has said.“We have discussed a number of
readFood prices continue to feed inflation
15-09-2011
NAMIBIA needs to find new ways of increasing its own food production to soften the blow of high international prices.“Namibia is not exempted from the high impact of high food prices [globally], and
readNam economy rebounds stronger than expected
15-09-2011
THE Namibian economy exceeded expectations last year, growing 6,6 per cent in real terms, nearly two percentage points more than the Bank of Namibia (BoN) forecasted. The 2010 national accounts
read‘Hart van Windhoek’
15-09-2011
In order to stand a chance to win tickets to the ‘Hart van Windhoek’ Friday concert, send an SMS to 45045 and type in HART. Each SMS costs N$2,00. One lucky winner can win a pair of tickets. You can
readFrom The Twittersphere
15-09-2011
Congratulations to Namibian tweeter DoritosOverHoes who got found in translation and ended up trending in India on Tuesday! Some more wit and words from Namibians and other tweet peeps:
readTime to get your ‘Hart’ on!
15-09-2011
SOME lowdown on the highly anticipated Huisgenoot Hart van Windhoek festival, which takes place tomorrow and Saturday, September 16 and 17, at the Doc Jubber hockey and cricket grounds in Olympia,
readChobe/Zambezi overfishing tops region’s agenda
15-09-2011
A DEBATE around overfishing and netting in the Zambezi and Chobe rivers has made it to the top of the region's agenda.For many in the area, including Namibians and Botswana nationals, the issue has
readNamibian gets top scores from UN
15-09-2011
A Namibian campaigner for the poor received top honours this week for her work in the field of human settlements development.Edith Mbanga, of the Shack Dwellers Federation for Namibia, was one of six
readValuing the environment Economists come to the party at last!
15-09-2011
ENVIRONMENTALISTS considered the 1992 Rio Earth Summit a triumph; a turning point in global geopolitical thinking. This landmark gathering of 120 heads of state, including then President Sam Nujoma,
readLeopard hunter admits guilt
15-09-2011
SOUTH AFRICAN hunter Ferdi Kemp paid a fine of N$4 000 in late August after he admitted to taking a client on an illegal leopard hunt in Namibia in 2009.The Okahandja magistrate's court this week
readIn Brief
15-09-2011
Blast at Iraq restaurant kills 13 BAGHDAD – A car bombing yesterday morning killed 13 people and wounded scores of others in southern Iraq as the blast went off outside a restaurant where local
read101-year-old Detroit woman evicted in foreclosure
15-09-2011
DETROIT – A 101-year-old woman was evicted from the southwest Detroit home where she lived for nearly six decades after her 65-year-old son failed to pay the mortgage.Texana Hollis was evicted on
readUK children ‘trapped by consumerism’: Unicef
15-09-2011
LONDON – Britain’s children are trapped in a cycle of compulsive consumption as parents shower them with gifts to make up for their long working hours, a Unicef report concluded yesterday.The study,
readFacebook ghoul tormented grieving British families
15-09-2011
LONDON – An Internet ‘troll’ who posted vile abuse on Facebook memorial sites dedicated to dead children was jailed yesterday.Briton Sean Duffy caused “untold distress” by mocking a 15-year-old
readOshituthivalo sha Hage sha kotha oodola 180 000
15-09-2011
OSHITUTHI shevalo lyOminista yIipindi noofabulika, shomimvo 70 okwa tengenekwa sha kotha oodola 180 000. Oshituthivalo shika osha li sha longekidhilwa,Hage Geingob kookuume ke, na osha li sha ningilwa
readTalululeni iifendela yoku tumina pondje
15-09-2011
EHANGANO lyAanafaalama lyopashigwana lya Namibia[NNFU] olya indile oholomende opo yi talulule iifuta mbyoka lya tulapo kwaamboka haya tumine iinamwenyo yina omwenyo pondje yoshilongo.NNFU okwa ningi
readEgumbo lyaNangombe Iipinge lya pya po
15-09-2011
KUKU Nangombe Paulina Iipinge gwoomvula omilongo omugoyi nahamano (96) gwomomukunda Olunghono popepi nIipandayamiti mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Musati okwa thigwa pomutenya sho egumbo lye lya pipo
readYatatu ya kwatwa po shi na sha nokuyeka omuntu ohauto ye
15-09-2011
AAPOLISI mOshitopolwa sha Shana oya kwata po aalumentu yatatu, Risto Hodali Ndapoita (25) a za komukunda Ohamuti mOmusati, Elias Mwanyekele (29) na Benjamin Hamukwaya ayehe yaali ya za kOmafo
readOkabinete ta kiipula kiiponga yomoondjila
15-09-2011
IIPONGA yomoondjila mbyoka yi indjipala oya thiminike Okabinete ka ninge ekonakono moshinima shika.Pahapu dhOminista Yoshikond shUuyelele, Joel Kaapanda, Okabinete okatokola metiyali opo ka tulepo
readNamdeb ta yalula ekanitho
15-09-2011
EHANGANO lyokawe lya Namibia Namdeb ota li indile Ompangu metine, opo yi gandje elombwelo ndyoka ta li hulithapo oshipotha shoka sha ningi konyala uule womwedhi gumwe ngashingeyi. Namdeb ota indile
readAaniilonga ya fala Namdeb kOhofa
15-09-2011
EHANGANO lyaaniilonga yomoomina lya Namibia[MUN] oya li meipyakidhilo enene okumanitha eindilo lyawo ndyoka taya fala kOmpangu taya indile ndjika opo yi thiminike Namdeb a landule euvathano lyomomumvo
readWIN LIKE A CHAMPION!
15-09-2011
Kapow! Do you want to see some of Africa’s top boxers, as well as our very own champ, Paulus ‘Hitman’ Moses, in action? Now’s your chance to try and score a ticket KO!The Hitman will fight Brazil’s
readNew records at swimming Gala
15-09-2011
SEVEN new Namibian short course records were established at the Namibia Swimming Union Short Course Gala 4 event held in Windhoek on September 9 and 10.Fernando Kiaiza of Namib Swimming Academy set a
readWindhoek Gymnasium win big at Hockey Challenge
15-09-2011
WINDHOEK Gymnasium were the biggest winners when they won three out of six categories at the Momentum National Schools Hockey Challenge that was held recently at the Doc Jubber Hockey Fields in
readEnduro round seven thrills
15-09-2011
THE seventh race in the Bank Windhoek Namibia Motorsport Federation Enduro Championship Series 2011 took place at Albrechtshöhe near Karibib on Saturday. Forty-six (46) riders participated in the
readNamibian medal haul shoots up
15-09-2011
IN a dramatic evening at the All Africa Games on Tuesday, Namibia’s medal haul shot up to five, after para-athlete Ananias Shikongo won two medals and Martin Aloysius another, although this still has
readRehoboth clubs set for tough final
15-09-2011
REHOBOTH and Reho Falcon will meet in the MTC Rugby Premiership final on Saturday at the Hage Geingob Stadium.The final will be a replay of the two derbies the teams from Rehoboth played this season.
readTrusco into United venture
15-09-2011
TRUSTCO Group International yesterday entered into a joint venture with United Sport Club.The deal gives rise to the unification and synergy of two premier local brands, culminating in the
readFootball Results
15-09-2011
Tuesday, September 13 Uefa Champions League Chelsea 2 - 0 Leverkusen Genk 0 - 0
readEven Bolt would not have caught Pato, Guardiola
15-09-2011
BARCELONA – Not even 100 metres world record holder Usain Bolt could have caught AC Milan’s Alexandre Pato when he streaked through to score against Barcelona after 24 seconds on Tuesday, Barca coach
readHaye taunts Vitali Klitschko
15-09-2011
BERLIN – Britain’s David Haye has launched his bid for another heavyweight title fight against WBC world champion Vitali Klitschko by again insulting the Ukrainian and his younger brother
readNew boxing establishment debuts
15-09-2011
KAAREN Shikongo plans to launch Northern Boxing Promotions in Oshakati on October 15, making her only the second Namibian female to own a boxing establishment.Shikongo announced that her new stable
readWomen’s football scores in fight against AIDS
15-09-2011
AS coach of Namibia’s national women’s football team, Jacqui Shipanga is credited with changing attitudes towards the sport.But to Shipanga football is more than a game - it’s a way to help society
readSSC mulls national medical aid
15-09-2011
THE Social Security Commission is fast-tracking plans to introduce a National Medical Benefit Fund (NMBF) for social health insurance coverage for all Namibians.Currently only 16 to 18 per cent of all
readSchool drop-outs concern Omaheke
15-09-2011
THE Omaheke Region is pulling out all stops to search for the 11 000 school-going age children who have dropped out of the system.Earlier this year it was reported that the region was supposed to have
readNo compromise in Tunacor dispute
15-09-2011
ABOUT 150 seagoing and land-based employees of Tunacor Fisheries Limited in Walvis Bay are approaching their second month of industrial action after the company’s management allegedly refused to yield
readNamibian bikers ride for a smile
15-09-2011
ON Saturday, 35 bikers will leave Windhoek on the biggest and longest Adventure Ride in Africa to collect money for the Nampharm Foundation.Marius Gouws from Nampharm is a casual biker and he spoke to
readMaltahöhe hikes municipal rates
15-09-2011
MALTAHÖHE residents must dig deeper into their pockets to pay for a range of basic municipal service tariffs that were hike and came into effect on September 1.The electricity and water tariff has
readIntaka wins tender despite lawsuit
15-09-2011
THE Tender Board has confirmed the signing of the oxygen and medical gas supply contract to 32 State hospitals across the country with Intaka Technology. This is despite earlier promises that the
readHardap intensifies literacy campaign
15-09-2011
THE Hardap Education Director, Ben Boys, has encouraged the region’s inhabitants to support and partake in the Government-sponsored adult learning programme to help eradicate illiteracy. “It is for
readDethroning deferred
15-09-2011
THE attempted dethroning of chief Alfons Kaunda was deferred to next weekend because of a death of one of the Mbunza royal family. A group of the family demanded that Kaunda step down or face being
readDeputy Speaker conferred honorary professorship
15-09-2011
THE Deputy of the National Assembly, Loide Kasingo, was conferred an honorary professorship from the Jilin University (JLU) in China on September 7.The university’s council chairman, Professor Chen
read‘Toxic Gecko’ cartoon becomes anti-VIP symbol
15-09-2011
ERIK Schnack’s ‘Toxic Gecko’ cartoon character is fast becoming a symbol of resistance to Gecko Namibia’s Vision Industrial Park (VIP) planned for the central coast.The character depicts a gecko
readSMSes for Thursday 15 September 2011
15-09-2011
SMS Of The Day *WHAT is going on in our beloved country? A mayor accused of fraud is out on bail, he remains mayor. A regional councillor faces corruption charges, is out on bail and he remains
readNotable Quotes
15-09-2011
I’m not able to give you that information, because it was not a public function. This was a private function and I hold the right to keep that information to myself. – Tonata Shiimi, main organiser of
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