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59 Articles found on Monday, 26 September 2011
Fun at the show
26-09-2011
Berthakie Fleermuis (5) lives on the farm Lauterbach near Maltahöhe and she loves coming to the Windhoek Show with her father to exhibit sheep from the farm. See also page 7. Photo: Tanja Bause
readFormer SPYL official takes swipe at French
26-09-2011
FORMER Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) information secretary Charles Siyauya had the social network Facebook abuzz over unsavoury comments he made in an e-mail to an official at the Franco-Namibian
readRössing workers reject proposed settlement
26-09-2011
OPERATIONS at Rio Tinto’s Rössing Uranium Limited slowed down drastically since Friday after most of the mine’s workers began striking – notwithstanding a late settlement proposal between the mine
readTobie tried in February
26-09-2011
TOBIE Aupindi, former Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) MD and his co-accused, Antonio di Savino, will plead to and be tried on graft charges in February next year.During the men's brief appearance in
readStrikes due to social inequality – experts
26-09-2011
THE sudden increase in strikes has been ascribed to hardened attitudes borne out of a sense of deepening social injustice, says labour expert Herbert Jauch. “The huge wage gaps between lowly paid
readHitman beats Sequiera, just
26-09-2011
PAULUS ‘Hitman’ Moses scored an unconvincing points victory over Brazilian Sidney ‘Siqueira’ in a bruising lightweight world title eliminator in Windhoek on Saturday. The win presents the former WBA
readPresident Abbas home to declare ‘Palestinian Spring’
26-09-2011
RAMALLAH – Thousands of Palestinians cheering and waving flags gave President Mahmoud Abbas a hero’s welcome in the West Bank yesterday, as he told them triumphantly a ‘Palestinian Spring’ had been
readNBL brews impressive profits despite trade challenges
26-09-2011
NAMIBIA Breweries Limited (NBL) banked an operating profit of N$375,3 million for 2011, nearly 24 per cent more than last year, despite facing several trade hurdles in especially some of its important
readIn Brief
26-09-2011
UN warns Madagascar’s Rajoelina WASHINGTON – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Madagascar strongman Andry Rajoelina on Saturday to “faithfully” stick to a settlement to end the country’s
readLibyan forces besiege Gaddafi’s home town Sirte
26-09-2011
SIRTE – Libya’s revolutionary fighters stepped up a siege of Muammar Gaddafi’s home town yesterday, hoping to wear down loyalist forces a day after an offensive failed to dislodge die-hard loyalists
readZambia’s Sata can expect short honeymoon
26-09-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Zambia’s new leader Michael Sata will struggle to deliver quickly on his economic promises to the young and unemployed voters who propelled him to power without upsetting foreign
readTanzania not rushing new mining taxes
26-09-2011
WASHINGTON – Tanzania is not rushing to increase taxes on mining companies, but is talking to the firms and expects to have an arrangement in place by the end of the financial year in mid-2012, the
readChina launches gold vending machine
26-09-2011
BEIJING – China, already the world’s second largest bullion consumer, has installed the country’s first gold vending machine in a busy shopping district in Beijing, state media said yesterday.Shoppers
readBasel watchdog optimistic on bank surcharge
26-09-2011
MEXICO CITY – Global bank regulators are committed to reaching a deal on a capital surcharge for big banks this week, the secretary-general of the Basel committee has said.Banks have protested that
readFor nuclear, Fukushima was a just bump in the road
26-09-2011
VIENNA – Japan’s Fukushima accident six months ago provoked major worries worldwide about nuclear power, but now that the dust has settled it is clear that atomic energy still has a rosy future.This
readHandling raise requests
26-09-2011
“ Can I have a raise?” Five little words can cause a lot of stress and frustration, especially in companies with no formal compensation policy, says Harvard Business Review. As a manager, it can be
readNam is safe investemnt, says Spanish business
26-09-2011
VALENCIA – Namibia is rated number three in Spain as a safe and guaranteed country to do business in.It is safe to do business in Namibia, Rafael Garcia, the director of the Valencia-based insurance
readBrics struggle again to act together
26-09-2011
WASHINGTON – A group of five leading emerging economies that banded together to increase their global clout is again struggling to find common ground.Expectations the so-called Brics – Brazil, Russia,
readIMF promises ‘firm collective action’ on eurozone
26-09-2011
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund pledged firm collective action Saturday as warnings surged from around the world over a possible European economic meltdown.With calls for the European
readRussia awaits Putin’s Kremlin return
26-09-2011
MOSCOW – Russia yesterday prepared for Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin in 2012 elections even as two top officials dramatically broke ranks with his plan for a historic third presidential
readAll killed in Nepal tourist flight
26-09-2011
KATMANDU – A plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest crashed while attempting to land in Nepal yesterday, killing all 19 people on board, including 13 foreigners, officials said.Ten Indians, two
readOpen-air mass wraps up Pope Benedict’s ‘home’ state visit
26-09-2011
FREIBURG – Pope Benedict XVI celebrated mass before around 100 000 of the faithful in Germany’s Catholic heartland yesterday at the end of a visit that has disappointed many inside and outside the
readIn Brief
26-09-2011
Two dead, 18 wounded in Yemen clashes SANAA – Yemeni soldiers killed two tribal fighters and wounded 18 anti-government protesters in the latest clashes in a week of unrest that has raised fears of a
readANCYL trying to sack Zuma supporters?
26-09-2011
DURBAN – The national ANCYL leadership wants to disband the KwaZulu-Natal executive because it is backing President Jacob Zuma for a second term, the provincial youth wing’s executive said on
readAatotimpango yamwe iha ya popi sha olundji
26-09-2011
AATOTIMPANGO yamwe moparliamende iha ya ningi sha nenge ya longithe ompito yawo okukala megumbo ndyoka omolwa uuwanawa woshigwana,ndele aniwa oya hogolola okumwena nokukala yaashiwike. Shika oshizemo
readSwanu ta yambidhidha oshiketha shuunamiti shopashigwana
26-09-2011
ONGUNDU yo Swanu oya ti ota yi ambidhidha ethaneko lyedhikopo lyoshiketha shuunamiti shopashigwana.Momushangwa omuwiliki gwombelewa yongundu ndjika Unaani Kawami okwa ti edhiladhilo nelalakano lya
readOlutu olupe ta lu taalele uupyakadhi waaNamdeb
26-09-2011
KOMUFALA gwaaniilonga okwa ulikwa ongo omunashipundi shongundu ya yatatu ndjoka tayi ka kundathana uupyakadhi waaniilonga poNamdeb. Ongundu ndjika ya thikama miilyo yaaniilonga okuza ko MUN noshowo
readKaansela Martin Aramya yamukula shuukombunda
26-09-2011
OMBELEWA ya Kaansela gwOshikandjohogololo sha Shakatiuninginino, Aram Martin ya yamukula koshipopiwa sha holokele mOshifo shika, sha zile kuyamwe yomOshikandjohogololo shika, mboka ya li taya ti
readAakalimo ya Bethanie ya patele aaniilonga yamuni gwawo pondje
26-09-2011
AAKALIMO yomokalando ka Bethanie yaana mbili oya edhilile aaniilonga yewiliko lyokalando hoka pondje etitatu lyayi.Aakalimo mbaka oya edhile omiyelo dholugumbo okuya moombelewa dhaamboka oshoka oyu
readIyambo a indila aalongwa yi ilongekidhile nawa lela
26-09-2011
SHO a popitha aalongwa yongundu 10 no 12 mOmusati pOutapi mOmbalantu mEtitano lya yi, Oministeli yElongo, Abraham Iyambo, okwa ningi eindilo lyamanamo kaalongwa yoongundu ndhoka moshitopolwa sha
readAapanguli aayakuli yuulikwa
26-09-2011
AAPANGULI aayakuli yatano oya ulikwa kOmuperesidende Hifikepunye Pohamba omasiku ngaka. Aapanguli mbaka otaya ka yakula mOmpangu yopombanda nomwaandjoka yOpombandambanda omathimbo ga yooloka.
readMeya gwa Shakati uuvaneke ta ka longa
26-09-2011
MEYA omupe gwOndoolopa ya Shakati, Onesimus Shilunga moshipopiwa she shokutaamba iilonga ongaMeya omupe gwa Shakati mEtitatu lyoshiwike sha zi ko, okwa ti kutya ota pandula sho ookaansela oonkwawo dhe
readNamibia asks Rugby Board for tougher Tests
26-09-2011
NAMIBIA are pleading for better support from the International Rugby Board as they deal with the realisation they will be the first team to exit this World Cup.The team of amateurs wraps up its
readDieterich wins fencing gold in SA
26-09-2011
NATASCHA Dieterich won gold in the under-17 girls’ section of an international fencing championship held in Gauteng, South Africa. Dieterich was part of a Namibian fencing team that once again showed
readSports Ministry not sponsor: KK
26-09-2011
SPORTS Minister Kazenambo Kazenambo says his Ministry only works with sports federations, and not with individual administrators or promoters.Kazenambo was responding to a request last Thursday by
readPremier League rains goals
26-09-2011
LEAGUE champions Black Africa beat Eleven Arrows 3-0 while African Stars thumped United Stars 4-0 in a weekend riddled with goals. Bryan Bantam, Willy Stephanus and Jerome Louis scored the goals for
readFootball results
26-09-2011
English Premier League Saturday, September 24 Stoke 1 - 1 Man Utd West Brom 0 - 0 Fulham Wigan 1 - 2
readLionel Messi, Christiano Ronaldo hit hat-tricks
26-09-2011
MADRID – Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both hit hat-tricks as Barcelona and Real Madrid went on a Spanish goal rampage Saturday, shrugging off worryingly lacklustre midweek performances.Argentine
readUnited stay top, ‘better’ Torres sent off
26-09-2011
LONDON - Manchester United dropped their first points of the season in a 1-1 draw at Stoke City on Saturday but ended the day top of the Premier League while Chelsea striker Fernando Torres scored and
readRugby Results
26-09-2011
Sunday, September 25 IRB Rugby World Cup Argentina 13 – 12 Scotland Ireland 62 – 12 Russia Fiji 7 – 27
readArgentina knocks Scottish hopes
26-09-2011
AUCKLAND – Argentina’s Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino broke Scottish hearts yesterday with a dramatic late try as the Pumas moved towards the World Cup quarter-finals with a nail-biting 13-12 victory.With
readWind disrupts Walvis water supply
26-09-2011
HARSH southerly winds on Friday damaged various main water supply lines in and around the Rooibank Scheme, forcing the town to decrease water supply to households over the weekend, a statement sent
readTruth must put pants on – Abrahams
26-09-2011
THE Municipality of Walvis Bay is “disturbed” by the criminal charges that its employee Leevy Lee Abrahams is facing but won’t take any disciplinary action now.The acting chief executive officer of
readSchiefer trial to resume June 2012
26-09-2011
EIGHT more months in custody await double murder suspect Romeo Schiefer before his trial is scheduled to continue in the High Court in Windhoek.Schiefer’s trial is due to resume before Judge Naomi
readOutcry over Botswana’s treatment of tourists
26-09-2011
NAMIBIAN and Botswana tour operators have called for an emergency meeting to discuss the actions of Botswana’s wildlife authorities, who rounded up and questioned a group of tourists on holiday in
readNedbank could face a strike
26-09-2011
NEDBANK Namibia employees are preparing for a strike following a stalemate in wage negotiations.Following an unsuccessful conciliation meeting between Nedbank and Namibia Financial Institutions Union
readN$2,5bn needed for lands strategy
26-09-2011
THE Ministry of Lands of Resettlement will need close to N$2,5 billion for its 2011/16 strategic activities launched last week. The expected land size to be acquired by Government during the period is
readN$1,9m fraudster awaits sentence
26-09-2011
FORMER M. Pupkewitz & Sons employee Robert Helao Shivute, who admitted in the High Court in Windhoek last week that he committed fraud to the tune of close to N$2 million, is to be sentenced at the
readMental check-up for Stoop murder suspect
26-09-2011
THE woman who is one of the three people charged with the murder of elderly Windhoek resident Koos Stoop in his home two years ago is to undergo a period of psychiatric observation.Nelsiene Kauaria
readLate Bondelswart chief buried
26-09-2011
THOUSANDS of mourners on Saturday paid their last respects to the late Bondelswart Chief Anna Katrina Christiaan at a funeral service held at her ancestral village of Warmbad. Christiaan, who was the
readEngen to vote whether to strike
26-09-2011
TALKS between the Mineworkers Union of Namibia and Engen Namibia regarding wage and benefit adjustments have failed, and now the workers will vote whether a strike should be the next step in
readEhafo workers in catch 22
26-09-2011
EHAFO workers, who planned to report for duty at the Ministry of Education on Thursday morning, failed to show up but hope to meet the ministry’s management this week to discuss their situation. The
read!Naruseb warns against illegal fencing
26-09-2011
MINISTER of Lands and Resettlement Alpheus !Naruseb on Thursday made a strong appeal for communal farmers to desist from illegal fencing. “People must not use individual influences; they must refrain
readSMSes for Monday 26 September 2011
26-09-2011
SMS Of The Day *SPEED? Why is speed the culprit? What about driving skills? Once a learner’s licence is obtained, a person goes on a three-day course to get a driver licence! They are then authorised
readNotable Quotes
26-09-2011
It is hugely concerning and really puts elephant conservation back a great deal. I’m not sure it’s even a viable population any longer. – A tour guide at the Hoarusib river in the Kunene Region said
readFrom The Twittersphere
26-09-2011
Namibian tweeps wax ‘twyrical’ over Saturday’s heat and yesterday’s overcast conditions, and, along with other twitterati, chirp about this, that and rugby:@IAMPhilmos: Living in Namibia is like
readIt’s the end of REM as we know it
26-09-2011
REM, once dubbed ‘America’s Best Rock & Roll Band’, have decided to ‘call it a day’ after more than 30 years of generating hits and selling millions of records.Key members of the band, whose hits
readRihanna set to release album November 21
26-09-2011
ON September 22, pop star Rihanna’s label Island Def Jam announced that her just-announced upcoming sixth album will release on November 21 in the US. Release dates in other countries have yet to be
readSinging legend calls it quits
26-09-2011
Legendary Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, nicknamed the ‘barefoot diva’, has decided to retire at 70 because of ill health, her record label Lusafrica said on Friday.The company said the star had
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