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66 Articles found on Thursday, 12 April 2012
SPYL top brass in congress fight
12-04-2012
DAGGERS have ostensibly been drawn by a faction within the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) which in the past had launched a failed attempt to oust the current secretary Elijah Ngurare.Sources close to
readPolygamy to be outlawed
12-04-2012
A NEW bill on marriages will spell the end of polygamous marital arrangements, if it goes through as it now stands. The Recognition of Customary Marriages Bill currently under consideration by the
readLearning made difficult
12-04-2012
Pupils of the Sikanduko Primary school on the outskirts of Rundu have been sitting on logs of wood since the beginning of this year because of a lack of chairs and desks.Their ‘classrooms’ are
readAlexander attacks root of extradition request
12-04-2012
ISRAELI-BORN businessman Jacob ‘Kobi’ Alexander took his fight against a request for his extradition to the United States of America right to the heart of the matter in the High Court in Windhoek
readBusiness don’t want to see red
12-04-2012
BUSSINESSES continued to work their way out of the red in February with overdrafts contracting for the sixth month in a row.New figures released by the Bank of Namibia (BoN) show that overdrafts
readAsian nations on tsunami alert after Indonesia quake
12-04-2012
JAKARTA – Southeast Asian nations issued tsunami alerts and urged people to move to safety away from coastlines after a massive 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra
readKaras praised for Cup success
12-04-2012
THE Karas Region received praise for delivering on their promise of hosting a memorable 12th edition of The Namibian Newspaper Cup.NFA president John Muinjo felt the competition “was undoubtedly a
readDrinks giant Diageo’s Africa growth to accelerate
12-04-2012
LONDON – British drinks giant Diageo expects its annual growth in Africa to accelerate beyond the current 15 per cent, helped by its zero-duty Senator keg beer in Kenya and a strong rise in Johnnie
readInvestors run scared from Spain’s battered banks
12-04-2012
LONDON – Spain’s banks are fast joining the ranks of the most unloved in Europe just as many need to raise capital urgently, deserted by investors who believe the country is on the brink of a
readFlow of Iranian oil to Asia slows as sanctions bite
12-04-2012
TOKYO/HONG KONG – Japanese trading houses will cut Iranian crude imports from April, industry sources said on Tuesday, in the latest sign that Western sanctions are curbing the flow of Tehran’s oil to
readExpand your mentoring network
12-04-2012
As your career develops you will probably need to branch out in terms of mentors and who can help you reach that next step, says Harvard Business Review. One great mentor can help you, especially
readNew mill creates forty jobs
12-04-2012
FEEDMASTER is eyeing a bigger market share and is upgrading its current feed mill outside Windhoek to produce 136 000 tons per year. The company is building a new feed mill with a production capacity
readThe girls near me
12-04-2012
SMART phones are becoming more and more popular with a dizzying array of features and applications but many critics say the devices should be used with caution given the many possible infringements of
readSouth African legislation limits misleading labels on foods
12-04-2012
DID YOU know that olive-oil margarine contains only 20 per cent olive oil? Or that 26 per cent of a 1,5kg packet of frozen chicken is a brine-based mixture? These are some of the advantages afforded
readSell-by stamps on food packaging now required by law
12-04-2012
We’ve become accustomed to seeing date marks – those “use by” and “best before” dates on food, but it’s only in the past month that they’ve become a legal requirement.The new food labelling
readBrazil stresses need for world consensus at Rio+20 meet
12-04-2012
BRASILIA – The upcoming Rio conference on sustainable development must yield a commitment to manage the world economy in a way that respects the environment and fights poverty, a Brazilian official
readEnvironmental group calls for Jamaica to stop open trash fires
12-04-2012
KINGSTON – Jamaica must clamp down on trash fires because the smoke, soot and microscopic pollutants they release into the air are serious health hazards, an environmental group said yesterday.The
readSA fights surging rhino killings in remote Kruger Park
12-04-2012
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa – Almost two rhinos are being killed every day in South Africa to meet surging Asian demand for the animal’s horn which has become more valuable than gold, platinum
readEfforts to bring piped water to villagers bear fruit
12-04-2012
THE Manyana Community Water Project (MCWP) is an initiative started by Wynand Peypers of nKwazi Lodge about 20 kilometres east of Rundu to bring water from the nearby Kavango River to the Manyana
readWorld Briefs
12-04-2012
Russian deputies walk out after Putin speech MOSCOW – Several opposition deputies walked out of Russia’s lower house of parliament yesterday, in protest at comments by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
readAfrican Briefs
12-04-2012
Body of Malawi’s ex-leader home Saturday BLANTYRE – The remains of Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika will return from South Africa on Saturday where they were taken secretly to be embalmed, a
readSix-year-old American boy dies in wood chipper accident
12-04-2012
SALEM, Connecticutt – A six-year-old boy helping his father on a landscaping job during the school holiday was killed on Tuesday after getting pulled into a wood chipper, state police said.Jeffrey
readNorth Korea begins injecting fuel into rocket
12-04-2012
PYONGYANG – Impoverished North Korea rejected international protests over its planned long-range rocket launch and said yesterday that it was injecting fuel “as we speak”, meaning it could blast off
readSyria pounds protest hubs but peace envoy hopeful
12-04-2012
DAMASCUS – Syria pounded protest hubs yesterday, despite mounting pressure from world powers, as peace envoy Kofi Annan said there is still a chance to salvage his plan to halt hostilities within
readSwapo a pewa ombedhi molwonkalo yoluhepo
12-04-2012
OMUNAWINO mopolitika gumwe okwa ti eshongo enene limwe lya taalela engungumano lyopapolitika moshilongo olyo endopo lyoSwapo okugandja omayakulo noku hwepopeka onkalamwenyo yaaNamibia. Henning Melber
readUulingilingi wafa wuli pombanda unene
12-04-2012
KONYALA etata lyaakalimo ya Namibia oye wete uulingilingi wafa wu li pombanda unene omanga ooperesenda 64 dhaaNamibia odha ti ina shoopala opo omuleli a likole okupitila muulingilingi.Uuyelele mbuka
readSMS mOshiwambo
12-04-2012
*Ame omukalimo womoVenduka, ohandilongele omunangeshefa wontumba mara oshili aanangeshefa otaa monitha aantu iihuna, ngashi ngaye ohandilongo ongaye awike,handi longo oowili 18 handi tameke po 6 tandi
readOmahooli ga gwedhwa ishewe
12-04-2012
ONDANDO yomahooli oya gwedhelwa metitatu ndika okuza mpoka ya li oshiwike shayi. Ngashingeyi ondando yomahooli gaziza naangoka omatiligane oya gwedhelwa noosenda 20 omanga ndjoka yodiesela oya
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
12-04-2012
LILONGWE: Nakusa omuperesidende, gwa Malawi, ota ka fumvikwa momasiku 23 April pofaalama ye pondje ya Blantyre. Omunambelewa mOshikondo shiikwapondje okwa ti Bingu wa Mutharika ngoka a manene
readYatano ya sa miiponga yiihauto ye gumwe ta si sho a pumwa kokatemba koondoongi
12-04-2012
OPOLISI ya Hangwena, ya Shana noya Musati oya lopota kutya aantu yatano oya faalelwa kiiponga yiihauto omanga gumwe a si sho a pumwa aniwa kokatemba koondoongi mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko
readOonkundana pafupi Muuyuni
12-04-2012
STRASBOURG: Aafekelwa yatano ota shi vulika ya tuminwe ko USA oku za mo Britania. Aafekelwa mbaka okwa tiwa otaya vulu okutuminwa ya ka pangulilwe uukulo moAmerica patokolo lyaapanguli
readMondjila pethimbo lyopaasa mwasile 14
12-04-2012
AANTU 14 oya sile miiponga yomoondjila mehulilo shiwike lyopaasa. Omwaalu gwaasi popaasa yonuumvo moondjila dhoshilongo oguli pombanda naasi yatano okuyeleka naamboka ya sile pethimbo lyafaathana
readGumwe a kwatwa sho a adhika nohauto ya yakwa ko SA
12-04-2012
KOMANDA gwOpolisi mOshana, Komufala gwOpolisi Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa okwa tseyitha mOshakati metiyali kutya Opolisi ya Shana oya kwata po omulumentu omuNamibia shi na sha nokwaadhika nohauto ya
readHaimbili a tidhwa miilonga ya TransNamib monkolonkolo
12-04-2012
OMUNAMBELEWA omukuluntupitithi gwa TransNamib okwa kuthwa miilonga. Titus Haimbili okwa tidhwa miilonga pamwe nomunambelewa omukuluntu mewiliko lyiilonga, Charles Funda. Oonakutidhwa mboka ina ya pewa
readDouble Wisden honour for Kumar Sangakkara
12-04-2012
LONDON – Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara has been chosen as both one of the Five Cricketers of the Year and the Leading Cricketer in the World for 2011 in the 2012 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac,
readRudisha plans only three races before London Olympic Games
12-04-2012
LONDON – Kenya’s 800 metres world record holder David Rudisha plans to run no more than three races before the London Olympics, starting with the opening Diamond League meeting in Doha next
readCaster Semenya chases Olympic qualifier
12-04-2012
CASTER Semenya will target a sub-two-minute race in the women’s 800 metres final at this weekend’s SA Senior Championships in Port Elizabeth, her coach, Maria Mutola, said yesterday.Mutola, the
readReho Falcons sponsorship renewed
12-04-2012
NEO Paints yesterday extended their sponsorship of Namibian rugby champions Reho Falcons to include the 2012 Premier League season. In terms of the sponsorship Reho Falcons will now be known as NEO
readCarroll winner deepens Blackburn gloom
12-04-2012
LONDON – Andy Carroll’s ninth goal since joining Liverpool over a year ago gave 10-man Liverpool a 3-2 win at relegation-threatened Blackburn Rovers in a game including a sending-off, two penalties
readWilliams hand development role to female racer
12-04-2012
SHANGHAI – Former Formula One champions Williams named Susie Wolff, the wife of team shareholder and director Toto, as their development driver yesterday in the second appointment of a woman racer
readBester thrills with goal
12-04-2012
RUDOLF Bester is on cloud nine after scoring a stunning injury-time goal to help Orlando Pirates beat Jomo Cosmos 2-1 at the Orlando Stadium on Monday night. Bester came on as a substitute and became
readTop 5 Newspaper Cup moments
12-04-2012
AS always The Namibian Newspaper Cup had many jaw-dropping moments. Here are the top five highlights of the 12th edition:Pofadder goal celebration Karas captain Warren Pofadder was at his
readWork starts on Swakop waterfront
12-04-2012
DEVELOPMENT of Swakopmund’s ‘La Mer’ waterfront started on Tuesday after the site was officially handed over to Namibian Construction to start with the civil works.The waterfront development has seen
readTeachers warned to stay out of politics
12-04-2012
SCHOOL inspectors, principals and teachers have been warned to refrain from participating in politics.This warning was issued by the Deputy Minister of Education, David Namwandi, last week when he
readAlleged child rapist abandons bail application
12-04-2012
THE 29-year-old man who allegedly raped a 10-year-old girl in front of her younger brother in Swakopmund last year has abandoned his bail application.The victim’s mother was due to testify against
readSMSes for Thursday 12 April 2012
12-04-2012
SMS Of The Day *South African colonialism ended in 1989. Namibia has been under the returnees’ colonialism since 1990. – Ndakumwa.na Food for Thought * HAS our government through the Ministry of
readFrom The Twittersphere
12-04-2012
TAXIS, teabags and ... taxis! Namibians tweet the daily ride and more. Plus, Fortune Kangueehi’s ‘twisted sister’ moment on ‘MasterChef South Africa’ had more than a few tweeps rising to the occasion
readFame and Fortune!
12-04-2012
Namibia’s Fortune Kangueehi, who beat out a stiff field – as well as stiff egg whites – to make it into the Top 18 of ‘MasterChef South Africa’, was eliminated during Tuesday’s episode of the reality
readHit show ‘Game of Thrones’ renewed for a third season
12-04-2012
THE popular fantasy series ‘Game of Thrones’ has been granted a third season, HBO has confirmed. The second series is only a few episodes in but TV network HBO has already ordered a third season of
readTop Namibians to open for Chante
12-04-2012
AMERICAN R&B singer Chante Moore, who will give a one-off performance for Namibian fans in an R&B and jazz-filled evening in Windhoek, will be joined on stage by some of Namibia’s most talented
readWIN tickets to the NAMAS!
12-04-2012
The Namibian is giving away four sets of tickets to the Namibia’s premier music event, the Namibia Annual Music Awards (Namas) – a pair of VIP tickets and three sets of Premium tickets. To stand a
readSpecialists give the gift of a smile
12-04-2012
OPERATION Smile South Africa (Ossa) is once again back in Namibia, hoping to put a smile on the faces of children and adults who were born with cleft lips or cleft palates. Their motto is ‘Changing
readSchoolgirl charged with baby murder
12-04-2012
POLICE at Lüderitz have arrested an 18-year-old schoolgirl for allegedly killing her newborn baby. Brumilda Doors reportedly got rid of the baby moments after giving birth to him on Monday. Police
readQuality of education not the best in Namibia – PS
12-04-2012
THE current quality of education is not the best to lead Namibia towards achieving its goals , especially Vision 2030.Alfred Ilukena, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, yesterday
readNWR wants consultant to headhunt new MD
12-04-2012
THE board of Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has advertised for a recruitment consultant to help it find a new managing director. The NWR has been without a managing director since the departure of
readNamibia’s population hits 2,1 million
12-04-2012
NAMIBIA’S population grew by 15 per cent to 2,1 million over the ten-year period from 2001 to 2011.This is according to the preliminary results of the 2011 National Housing and Population Census
readNamibia denounces Mali rebels’ ‘declaration of independence’
12-04-2012
THE Namibian government has expressed “revulsion” at the declaration of the ‘independence of Azawad’, the northern region in Mali, by the National Movement for the liberation of Azawad (MNLA) rebel
readLeo promotes Similo
12-04-2012
MOBILE operator Leo has appointed Stanley Similo as its interim chief executive officer. In a statement issued by the chairman of Leo’s board of directors Michael Messer yesterday, the mobile operator
readKaribib property register in shambles
12-04-2012
CHAOTIC land and property records at the Municipality of Karibib is frustrating the development plans of some Karibib residents who bought land from the local council as far back as 2008.The people
readFlight delays still plague Air Namibia
12-04-2012
ROUTINE maintenance on an Air Namibia plane caused flight delays for approximately two to three weeks for passengers travelling between Windhoek and Maun in Botswana.The delay not only has a negative
readFeud between Swapo leaders in Omaheke intensifies
12-04-2012
GOBABIS – As the Swapo congress approaches there are clear lines of division emerging in some regions.One such region is Omaheke, where the ruling party is said to be divided in two camps. The divided
readCommunity organisations take hands
12-04-2012
THE SOS Children’s Village and Hisa (Hope Initiative Southern Africa) signed a cooperation agreement at the Kilimanjaro Community Centre in Windhoek last week.Hisa has been working in the community
readNotable Quotes
12-04-2012
EFFORTS were made for the past month not to pass the whole burden to consumers, thus a certain portion of the increasing under-recoveries were carried by the National Energy Fund (NEF). – Isak Katali,
readBanda announces probe into activist’s death
12-04-2012
BLANTYRE – An investigation has been opened into the 2011 death of an activist who had criticised Malawi’s late president, his successor said on Tuesday, taking one of several steps since being sworn
readJuju loses round 1 to Zille
12-04-2012
CAPE TOWN – The African National Congress Youth league and its members, including former president Julius Malema, have been penalised for failing to comply with High Court rules in an application
readSA has failed its people – Winnie
12-04-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has failed its people on the most basic human right of sanitation, ministerial sanitation task team chairwoman Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said yesterday.“We need to revisit
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