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54 Articles found on Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Ukwangali chief accused of grabbing land for nephew
11-04-2012
MUTAMBO – Villagers at Mutambo in the Kavango Region are up in arms against a decision by Chief Sitentu Mpasi to allocate communal land to his nephew.The villagers accuse the leader of the Ukwangali
readHaimbili fired
11-04-2012
THE chief executive officer (CEO) of TransNamib, Titus Haimbili, has been fired. Charles Funda, the parastatal’s chief operations officer, has also been given the boot. No reasons have been given for
readRoads tender price ‘inflated’
11-04-2012
QUESTIONS have been raised over what appears to be inflated costs of two road construction tenders awarded to Chinese companies this year.The costs are way above the average kilometre cost of similar
readViolence in Syria endangers Annan’s ceasefire deadline
11-04-2012
BEIRUT – Syrian troops killed 31 people yesterday, pursuing a fierce assault on President Bashar Assad’s opponents instead of silencing their big guns and leaving towns as promised under a fraying
readCanada beat Namibia by two wickets
11-04-2012
Canada beat Namibia by two wickets with seven balls to spare in a gripping 50-overs a side match at the Wanderers field yesterday. After dismissing Namibia for 183 runs off 47,1 overs, Canada
readEpangelo to buy stake Etango uranium
11-04-2012
THE path is cleared for state-owned Epangelo Mining Company to get a five per cent stake in Bannerman Resources’ Etango uranium project provided it comes up with about N$32 million within the next
readMining earns big despite drawn-out strikes
11-04-2012
DESPITE the protracted strikes at the Rössing Uranium Ltd and Namdeb Mining Corporation, the Inland Revenue made N$879 million in royalty payments for all minerals mined during the 2011/12 financial
readAfrica cautioned on use of newly-found oil cash
11-04-2012
NAIROBI – African nations joining the elite club of oil and gas producers should invest in education and roads while supporting traditional sectors to avoid the ‘oil curse’ trap, the head of the
readAfrica may have to get used to less aid
11-04-2012
JOHANNESBURG – In her controversial 2009 book, ‘Dead Aid,’ Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo imagined donors calling African countries and telling them they could only rely on their generosity for
readEast Africa oil exploration delayed by rig shortage
11-04-2012
NAIROBI – A worldwide rig shortage is delaying oil drilling in east Africa, which is slowing growth and pushing up costs in one of the industry’s hottest new exploration areas, industry players and
readPortugal cuts trade deficit in fight to beat crisis
11-04-2012
LISBON – Portugal nearly halved its trade deficit in February on a 12-month comparison owing to a big rise in exports and a fall in imports, official data showed on Monday.Portugal is struggling to
readWorld Briefs
11-04-2012
UK terror suspects to go to US STRASBOURG – Britain can send five suspects to the United States to face terrorism charges, European judges ruled yesterday, a judgement that may ease domestic pressure
readAfrican Briefs
11-04-2012
Mutharika burial set for April 23 LILONGWE – Malawi’s late president Bingu wa Mutharika will be buried on April 23 at his sprawling farm outside the nation’s commercial hub Blantyre, a foreign
readSouthampton remembers Titanic’s departure
11-04-2012
SOUTHAMPTON – Descendants of the Titanic’s victims threw wreaths from the quayside at Southampton yesterday, 100 years to the day since the doomed liner departed on its maiden voyage.The port city on
readNorway killer found sane in new examination
11-04-2012
OSLO – The right-wing extremist who confessed to killing 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage in Norway is not criminally insane, a psychiatric assessment found yesterday, contradicting an earlier
readNorth Korea ready to launch rocket
11-04-2012
PYONGYANG – Isolated and impoverished North Korea said yesterday it was ready to go ahead with its proposed long-range rocket launch, an announcement that sparked immediate condemnation from South
readMugabe illness reports ‘hogwash’: minister
11-04-2012
HARARE – Zimbabwe yesterday dismissed reports that President Robert Mugabe was battling for life in a Singapore hospital as “a lot of hogwash”, after his absence forced cabinet to postpone this week’s
readInterim Mali president to be sworn in tomorrow
11-04-2012
BAMAKO – Mali’s parliament speaker, Dioncounda Traore, will be sworn in as interim president tomorow, ending a brief period of military rule, a source close to the Constitutional Court said.The
readEgumbo lya Mutaleni mOneshila ya pya po thilu
11-04-2012
OMUKALIMO gwomOneshila mOshakati mOshitopolwa sha Shana , Matheus Sakaria gwoomvula 32, oku li muudhigu sho egumbo lye lyIipeleki lya pilepo thiluthilu omasiku gaziko.Megumbo moka, Sakaria oku
readNamibia na Mozambique taya paathana oohi
11-04-2012
NAMIBIA na Mozambique oya shaina euvathano lyelongelokumwe miikwahi. Pauvathano ndika iilongo mbika iyali ota yi ka paathana omiyalu dhoohi , ndhoka omahangano gayo gena oku kwata momafuta gayo.
readAashakati inamu kuna we epangwe moohofa dheni Kashihakumwa tati
11-04-2012
KOMANDA gwOpolisi mOshitopolwa sha Shana Komufala gwOpolisi Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa okwa indile Aashakati, unene tuu mboka yomOshakatiuninginino kutya inaya kuna nenge inaya tsika we epangwe moohofa
readHerbert Shixwameni ke ko wee
11-04-2012
AMUSHANGA gwopashigwana gwongundu yo All People’s Party[APP], Herbert Shixwameni okwa mana oondjenda dhe inaashi tegelelwa moshipangelo shepangelo sha Rundu omutenya gwoSoondaha ya piti.Pahokololo lya
readOmulandu gwa simetela okuza miilonga mbala ka guna ekwatathano naangoka gwo arsenic aniwa
11-04-2012
EHANGANO lya Namibian Custom Smelters,[NCS] oya kala moonkundathana nehangano lyaaniilonga yomoomina oomwedhi dha piti okutulapo euvathano mulandu gu na sha noku futa omuniilonga ngoka a thigipo
readSMS mOshiwambo
11-04-2012
*Moranjemund omuna oKomeho tetuthipi ohonde akwetu. Otwa li hatulongele ehangano lya Saluta ihe okwe li kengelele nokwe tu gandja kehangano haliithanwa, Eopaleko hoka tu liko inatupewa okondalaka
readCoD a gandja ombedhi kaawiliki yomahangano gaaniilonga
11-04-2012
AAWILIKI yamwe yomahangano gaaniilonga oya pewa ombedhi molwashoka aniwa ya kanitha elalakano lyokukondjela uuthemba waaniilonga. Ombedhi ndjika oya gandjwa kwaamushanga ndjayi gwongundu yo Congress
readNamibia last in 3-Nations Tourney
11-04-2012
Namibia finished last in the Three-Nations Under 17 tournament which was held at Walvis Bay’s Kuisebmund Stadium over the Easter weekend.In the opening match on Thursday, Namibia lost 2-1 to South
readTitle on the line as Dortmund hosts Bayern in showdown
11-04-2012
FRANKFURT – The Bundesliga title will be on the line when Borussia Dortmund hosts Bayern Munich tonight in the most anticipated match of the season.Defending champion Dortmund holds a three-point lead
readEto’o blames Russian pitches for goal drought
11-04-2012
MOSCOW – Russian big spenders Anzhi Makhachkala’s star Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o has blamed the poor state of the country’s pitches for a goal drought that has seen him fail to score in the last
readSoccer-Wenger backs Arsenal’s pre-season trip to Malaysia
11-04-2012
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 Reuters – Manager Arsene Wenger is supportive of Arsenal’s change of policy to conduct lucrative tours in Asia, the Premier League club told Reuters on Tuesday, as they
readKallis aims for one last World Cup push
11-04-2012
Veteran South African allrounder Jacques Kallis has vowed to defy age and history, saying he wants to win the 2015 World Cup for his country before calling it a day.Since their post-apartheid debut in
readSorry Balotelli admits Euro fears
11-04-2012
ROME – Mario Balotelli has apologised for his sending off in Manchester City’s 1-0 defeat at Arsenal at the weekend, expressing fears that it could mean he misses the European Championships.The
readCSA meets Ministry deadline
11-04-2012
Cricket SA (CSA) has met its deadline to complete a report requested by the sports ministry, in response to recommendations made by a ministerial inquiry.The cricket body had finished the report, CSA
readShock defeat for Spurs, Ben Arfa lifts Newcastle United
11-04-2012
LONDON – Out-of-sorts Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League qualifying hopes received another jolt when they lost 2-1 at home to Norwich City on Monday while on-song Newcastle United boosted their
readBester stunner puts Bucs on top
11-04-2012
An injury – time stunner from Rudolf Bester handed Orlando Pirates a crucial 2-1 win over Jomo Cosmos, sending the hosts three points clear at the top of the Premiership table at Orlando Stadium on
readIs Infantile Malema-itus Inevitable?
11-04-2012
WE stumble towards the Age of Aquarius adding new crises to the ever-increasing pile of people’s protests, governmental murder, torture and self-justification, global businesses having more power than
readNotable Quotes
11-04-2012
IT’S NOT alcohol that beats people. People abuse alcohol and that is what in the end causes fighting and killing. – Sergeant Christine Fonsech speaking to the Tobias Hainyeko community in
read‘Big-game hunting’ on the Zambezi River
11-04-2012
THE Zambezi River is best known for its tiger fish and the world’s rich and famous visit this river to try their luck in catching one of these ferocious predator fish. Thadius Tebuho, who is employed
readSMSes for Wednesday 11 April 2012
11-04-2012
SMS Of The Day *THE big question I have is why nothing is done about the taxis? Who is in charge/control of the traffic department? Surely it is not rocket science to get this huge problem under
readEverything set for Namas!
11-04-2012
As fans count down to the biggest event on the Namibian entertainment calendar, the Namibian Annual Music Awards (Namas), the organisers are promising a “magnificent” show, and more exposure for
readLionel goes to No 1 on Country Charts
11-04-2012
WHEN Lionel Richie launched into a solo career decades ago, he struggled with record executives who had a hard time seeing him as more than just a soul music singer and songwriter.Richie is now
readMadonna still rules
11-04-2012
MADONNA retained the title ‘Queen of Pop’ by taking the throne on the Billboard 200 album chart for the eighth time last week, topping the weekly sales list.Madonna’s 12th studio album, dedicated to
readFrom The Twittersphere
11-04-2012
SJOE, Namibians seemed to be tweeting like they were emerging from some or the other ‘lost and found’ space yesterday, offering up a veritable rummage sale of views! Otherwise, unconfirmed, and
readAfrican Stars face Hotspurs tonight
11-04-2012
Action in the MTC Premiership continues tonight when African Stars take on Hotspurs in a Round 18 match at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. Both teams have had disappointing seasons and will be going all out
readWithout tomatoes – still finger-lickin’ good?
11-04-2012
KENTUCKY Fried Chicken (KFC) fans who normally opt for dishes containing tomatoes and lettuce will not be licking their fingers for at least another week. This came after the fast-food franchise gave
readTourism supports education in Kavango
11-04-2012
VALERIE Peypers, the owner of n’Kwazi Lodge in the Kavango Region, has established a pre-primary school for children from Manyana village, about 21 kilometres east of Rundu.The lodge is situated on
readSwapo responsible for poor living conditions - Melber
11-04-2012
THE biggest challenge to Namibia’s political stability is the lack of delivery by the Swapo Party-dominated government to provide a better life for all, says political analyst Henning Melber,In his
readSorensen may defend Amunyela debt claim
11-04-2012
THE drawn-out feud between businessmen Vincent Sorensen and Desmond Amunyela is far from over.Despite ruling last week that Sorensen had no defence in good faith against Amunyela, former Acting Judge
readPM asks big money for disaster-ridden areas
11-04-2012
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula has requested N$33,9 million for the construction of housing in the flood-prone Oshana and Hardap regions. Motivating his office’s budget in Parliament last week, Angula
readOne murder, two suicides in capital
11-04-2012
TWO siblings allegedly stoned a man to death in Katutura on Friday.Police Deputy Commissioner Silvanus Nghishidimbwa on Monday said the incident took place at about 23h00 in the Havana area of
readNurses’ home murder suspect found guilty
11-04-2012
THE murder trial of David Shiimi Kaapanda, who killed his girlfriend in her flat at the Windhoek Central Hospital Nurses’ Home near the end of 2009, is due to enter its end stage in the High Court in
readDeputy PG accused of drunken driving
11-04-2012
ONE of the most senior staff members of the Office of the Prosecutor General, Deputy Prosecutor General Jackson Kuutondokwa, is again in trouble with the law after being caught for alleged drunken
readCorruption perceived as very high
11-04-2012
MORE than half of Namibians think corruption in the country is very high, while 64 per cent feel that it is not acceptable for a leader to acquire wealth through corruption. This is according to the
readBlack Easter claims 14
11-04-2012
A TOTAL of 14 people died on Namibian roads over the Easter long weekend – five more than last year.Catherine Shipushu, spokesperson for the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF), said: “Road
read‘No escape from wrath of fuel price hikes’
11-04-2012
GOVERNMENT has spent nearly N$72 million in April so far to cushion consumers against spiralling fuel prices.The N$71,7 million is more than a quarter of what Government spent the entire 2011-12
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