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63 Articles found on Thursday, 29 September 2011
Let’s eradicate rabies
29-09-2011
The Directorate of Veterinary Services, in collaboration with the Veterinary Association of Namibia, marked World Rabies Day yesterday. Free rabies vaccinations were given to cats and dogs. People can
readSetback for Rössing workers
29-09-2011
THE main issue which has led to a strike at Rössing Uranium since Friday last week is not permissible grounds for such industrial action, the Labour Court in Windhoek declared yesterday.Employees of
readWorks PS in tender controversy
29-09-2011
GEORGE Simataa, the Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Works and Transport, is at the centre of a debacle after allegedly instructing a subordinate to lie under oath about a company that won
readRecord 90 years in jail for nurse
29-09-2011
FORMER Katutura State Hospital nurse Jeckonia Hamukoto, who killed three people in a shooting in a Windhoek bar in early 2007, was sentenced to a record prison term of 90 years yesterday.Hamukoto’s
readKaras promises Cup ‘cracker’
29-09-2011
KARAS governor Bernadus Swartbooi has promised that next year’s The Namibian Newspaper Cup will be “a cracker” as the town of Keetmanshoop got the green light to host the tournament.Swartbooi said the
readTanks pound anti-Assad fighters for 2nd day
29-09-2011
AMMAN – Tanks pounded a Syrian town that has become a refuge for army deserters for a second day yesterday, residents said, in the first major battle with defecting soldiers since a six-month-old
readMining remains bedrock of economy
29-09-2011
MINING is and will continue to be the “bedrock” of Namibia’s economy and Government should maintain its investor-friendly environment to allow the industry to flourish, economist Robin Sherbourne has
readIn Brief
29-09-2011
UN reports gains in Somalia’s famine NAIROBI – The UN is reporting some positive developments in the fight against Somalia’s famine. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said
readLibya’s new rulers believe Gaddafi hiding in south
29-09-2011
TRIPOLI – Libya’s new rulers believe Muammar Gaddafi may be hiding in the southern desert, possibly in a vast area near the Algerian border, under the protection of ethnic Tuareg fighters, an official
readGlobe close to ‘Lehman-type moment’
29-09-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The global economy is in a danger zone from which it will be hard to escape and South Africa would do well to cushion itself by reducing its dependence on European export markets,
readSA would contribute to IMF fund
29-09-2011
JOHANNESBURG – If the International Monetary Fund (IMF) raises its funds to help countries in the European debt crisis, South Africa would need to contribute a couple of million dollars, South Africa
readEU calls on central bank to do ‘whatever it takes’
29-09-2011
STRASBOURG, France – European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso urged the European Central Bank to do everything in its power to maintain financial stability in the euro zone, saying the EU
readPaladin looking for US$70 million
29-09-2011
PERTH − Uranium miner Paladin Energy yesterday said that it would undertake an institutional private placement to raise up to $70-million to strengthen its balance sheet, Mining Weekly
readNedbank’s profit tumbles 19 per cent
29-09-2011
NEDNAMIBIA Holdings has said its latest interim results were “disappointing”, but added that the group “is still confident that its strategies will bear the resultant fruit by the close of the
readNamibia to pay high price for tax reforms
29-09-2011
THE local mining sector would have paid some of the highest taxes in the world, had all Government’s radical tax reform proposals been accepted.Namibia is at a crossroads, economist Robin Sherbourne
readCommunicate your company’s values
29-09-2011
Businesses often love to boast about good news, but many times missing from a firm’s communications is something absolutely fundamental to its operations: its values, says Harvard Business Review.Most
readFrom The Twittersphere
29-09-2011
THE hashed, the tagged and other unfiltered and random observations from Namibians and other tweeps:@IAmPhilmos: I’m So convinced Kapana is a Government Project. #Namibia @ashantile: A church in the
readIdols SA turns into all-male love fest!
29-09-2011
AND Dick’s your uncle! Melancholy Dave van Vuuren and jolly Mark Haze will duke it out for this year’s Idols SA title.Yip, once again the Idols final is an MEE, Male Empowerment Enclave. The exit on
readRiver basins could double food production
29-09-2011
WASHINGTON – Major river basins in Africa, Asia and Latin America could sustainably double food production in some of the poorest parts of the globe in the next few decades, water experts reported on
readForget the fish, let’s export electricity!
29-09-2011
IN 2008 I was given the opportunity to float above a damaged coral reef. Every so often, amongst the coral that survived I spied small signs of life – a neon flicker here; a splash of magenta there. A
readCelebrating 45 years of News
29-09-2011
The Namibian Environmental Wildlife Society (News) has successfully accomplished 45 years of actively spreading environmental conservation information in Namibia. The society’s story began in 1966 as
readClimate change affects Namibia’s trade routes
29-09-2011
WINDHOEK – Trade between Namibia and other countries could suffer severely when roads and railways are damaged by floods caused by changing weather patterns as a result of climate change.Laudika
readIn Brief
29-09-2011
8 Afghan policemen killed at checkpoint KABUL – Eight policemen were killed in an attack early yesterday near a southern Afghan city, a police commander said, in an area that has been a pioneer in
readSaudi cops seize drug-laden glider
29-09-2011
RIYADH – Saudi border police seized a glider packed with drugs from Iraq that flew into the kingdom’s airspace last week, the interior ministry said in a statement yesterday.Northern border police
readIran producing new cruise missiles for navy
29-09-2011
TEHRAN – Iran said yesterday it has begun large-scale production of a domestically-developed cruise missile designed for sea-based targets and capable of destroying warships.Defence Minister GenerL
readHeidi, Germany’s cross-eyed opossum star, has died
29-09-2011
BERLIN – Heidi, a cross-eyed opossum who became an Internet sensation in Germany, winning three times more Facebook admirers than Chancellor Angela Merkel, died yesterday, her zoo said.“The
readJackson images dominate opening of death trial
29-09-2011
LOS ANGELES – Images of Michael Jackson lying dead in a hospital and rehearsing the day before his death, along with recollections of the singer as a troubled ‘lost boy’, made for a heart-wrenching
readEpeya lye eta ekanitho enene moshikunino Etosha
29-09-2011
OMULILO omudhigu ogwa yonagulapo oshitopolwa shuunene woohecktara pokati komayovi 250 000 sigo 300 000 shuunapelo wiiyamakuti mEtosha. Omulilo ogwo tuu ngoka ogwa dhipaga woo iinamwenyo ngaashi
readE hole aanona noongaku a tameke oku ya kwatha
29-09-2011
OMULONGISIKOLA ngoka ehole elongo noshowo oongaku, nosigo oompaka okwiilandela omapando goongaku 350, odhindji dhomuvo ndhoka dhondilo okwa tameka okukwathela aanona mboka haa yi komanongelo yaana
readShomahogololo tashi ka pulakenwa momwedhi tuuka
29-09-2011
IIHOKOLOLA kombinga yiizemo yomahogololo goshigongi shopashigwana pehulilo lyomumvo 2009 ota yi ka pulakenwa mOmpangu Onene yoshilongo okuza momasiku 3 sigo ga 5 ga Kotoba nuumvo. Oshipotha shika
readEgumbo lyoothigwa ota li ka mona iimaliwa
29-09-2011
EGUMBO lyoothigwa mewiliko lya Martha Haufiku moshitopolwa sha Hanguena ota li ka pewa oodola kumwe adhihe 131 000 uule womimvo ndatu. Iimaliwa mbika oya li ya uvanekelwa egumbo ndika pethimbo
readAalongi naya hwepopeke ontseyolongitho yawo yoShiingilisa
29-09-2011
EHANGANO lyaakiintu kombinga yeyokomeho[Women Action for Development], olya indile Oshikondo shElongo opo shi shoneke eshongo lya taalela yamwe yomaalongi melongitho lyoShiingilisa ongo elaka
readAaNampower ya shangele ewiliko
29-09-2011
KONYALA aaniilonga 260 ya NamPower oya holola omadhiladhilo gawo pondje yoombelewa oonene dhehangano ndika metiyali. Oya gandja omushangwa gwomaindilo nomanyenyeto komuwilikipitithi gwa Nampower,
readOyendji ya pumbiwa miilonga yehumokomeho
29-09-2011
EHUMOKOMEHO lyomahupilo moshilongo ota li ka enda nawa uuna pena eenditho lyiinima naantu lyomeendelelo notalikalapo aluhe. Ngaka ogo omadhiladhilo gaMinista Erkki Nghimtina, sho a popitha oshigongi
readYiindilwa ya simaneka ompango dha Zambia
29-09-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE gwa Zambia, Michael Sata okwa lombwele aaChina yii yuthe koompango dhoshilongo she. Sata okwa ti ota, taambako nomaako agehe omahangano ngoka ga hala okupungula momahupilo ga Zambia,
readNamibia Premier League sponsorship increased
29-09-2011
MTC will sponsor the Namibia Premier League (NPL) with an amount of N$10,6 million for the 2011/12 season.This was announced by MTC’s corporate affairs officer, Tim Ekandjo, in Windhoek yesterday. The
read‘Tired’ Hitman rejects interim world title fight
29-09-2011
PAULUS ‘The Hitman’ Moses turned down a chance to fight Panamanian Richard April for the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim world title next month, citing fatigue.Moses’s trainer and manager,
readNaigambo wins gold in half-marathon
29-09-2011
NAMIBIAN half-marathon runner Beata Naigambo clinched gold at the Confederation of African Athletics’ Southern Region Half-Marathon held in Ezulwini, Swaziland, on Saturday.Team manager Betuel
readClubs vie for Volleyball Cup
29-09-2011
THE popular annual cup of the Namibian Volleyball Federation (NVF) will feature the best teams on the local indoor scene starting tomorrow. All teams that qualified receive a participation reward of
readSquash juniors come through in champs
29-09-2011
THE SFC Squash Club recently hosted the inaugural Namibian Squash Association’s Trustco Junior Squash Championship at Swakopmund. A total of 40 junior squash players representing clubs in Walvis Bay,
readAll Blacks may boycott next Rugby World Cup
29-09-2011
AUCKLAND – Boycotts and breakdowns featured at the Rugby World Cup yesterday as the All Blacks threatened to sit out the 2015 tournament and France were urged by their defence coach to compete more
readFootball Results
29-09-2011
Tuesday, September 27 Uefa Champions League Munich 2 - 0 Man City Napoli 2 - 0 Villarreal Lyon
readFerguson bemoans ‘careless’ defence after Basel draw
29-09-2011
MANCHESTER – Manchester United got a Champions League wake-up call when they needed a late Ashley Young goal to salvage a 3-3 draw against FC Basel after lax defending had allowed an unlikely Swiss
readI wanted to play: Tevez
29-09-2011
MANCHESTER – Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez denied yesterday that he had refused to come on as a substitute in their Champions League match against Bayern Munich and said he is ready to play on
readNamibia kicks South Africa butt in karate tourney
29-09-2011
THE National Namibia Shotokan Karate Development team convincingly beat their South African counterparts in a tournament held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, earlier this month. This annual
readWorld Cyber Games at Windhoek Show
29-09-2011
A WELCOME attraction for young, old - and the daring - at the Windhoek Show is the recently introduced World Cyber Games (WCG).Namibia is the only African country with the Korean WCG franchise,
readVon Wietersheim wants clarity on resettlement
29-09-2011
RALLY for Democracy and Progress (RDP) Member of Parliament Anton von Wietersheim says Lands Minister Alpheus !Naruseb should explain how resettlement farms are allocated to highly paid Government
readTucna slams Govt over labour unrest
29-09-2011
THE Trade Union Congress of Namibia (Tucna) has slammed State institutions such as the Employment Equity Commission (EEC) and the Labour Advisory Council for incompetence that has led to a sharp
readSlight drop in 2010 tourism figures
29-09-2011
NAMIBIA experienced a 2,8 per cent decrease of the number of tourists visiting the country last year. The number of tourist arrivals in 2010 was 984 099 compared to 980 099 in 2009. But Deputy
readResettlement scam
29-09-2011
THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement, Lidwina Shapwa, yesterday warned the public not to fall for fraudsters who act as lawyers offering to help them get resettled.Shapwa
readRainy season starts
29-09-2011
THUNDER, lightning and light rain over Windhoek on Tuesday evening marked the start of a new rainy season.Laurinda Sebastiano at the Windhoek Weather Bureau said only 1,2 millimetres of rain was
readOshigambo students boycott classes over teacher
29-09-2011
MORE than 40 grade 10 students at the Oshigambo High School boycotted classes on Friday after their accounting relief teacher left the school because of non-payment of his September salary.Sakaria
readNGO alliance wants reparations
29-09-2011
AN alliance of eight Namibian NGOs urged the Namibian and German governments to enter into a “structured” dialogue on “restorative justice” for the descendants of the genocide perpetrated by German
readNamrights slams Pohamba
29-09-2011
NAMRIGHTS has described remarks made by President Hifikepunye Pohamba on Libya at the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as selective interpretation of international law.
readMurder suspects case postponed once again
29-09-2011
MURDER accused Anthea Arnold yesterday made her fourth appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court where the case was once again postponed.Arnold (26) appeared before Magistrate Vanessa Stanley
readLast arguments in incest rape trial
29-09-2011
A KOËS resident who is accused of having raped his biological daughter seven years ago is due to receive the verdict in his trial in the High Court in Windhoek early next year.The last arguments in
readGenocide must be reflected at liberation museum - Maamberua
29-09-2011
SWANU leader Usutuaije Maamberua says the 1904 to 1908 genocide should feature prominently at the liberation museum still under construction next to the Alte Feste. “We should not be seen to deny our
readGanaseb calls /Gâseb a dictator
29-09-2011
WHETHER the ‘new’ leadership for the !Oe #Gan Traditional Authority is officially recognised or not, the ‘new’ chief, Abed Ganaseb, is inviting existing chief, Immanuel /Gâseb, as ‘guest of honour’ to
readPreservatives that you don’t want in your food
29-09-2011
Because Namibia imports a large percentage of its food, it is almost inevitable that food will not be fresh by the time we buy it. We consume lots of processed foods that are either in their dried,
readDoes ‘Baby Einstein’ make your child smarter?
29-09-2011
THERE is an ongoing debate about the proliferation of children’s videos that claim to aid in your child’s development. The most notorious case of a video series making such claims was the ‘Baby
readBusiness not booming at Windhoek Show
29-09-2011
THE Windhoek Show Society says it is satisfied with this year’s visitor numbers, but the exhibitors are not happy with the business they have done so far at the Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural
readSMSes for Thursday 29 September 2011
29-09-2011
SMSes Of The Day *NAMIBIANS and Namibian visitors should stop leaving braai fires or throwing unextinguished cigarette butts which result in wild fires. Think of the poor animals which had to die
readNotable Quotes
29-09-2011
I strongly believe that you will agree with me that not even a pondok or okapereke (shack) will cost N$867, so stop deceiving the workers. – Winston Nguvauva, Mineworkers Union of Namibia branch
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