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50 Articles found on Monday, 16 April 2012
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16-04-2012
TeQuila at long last has been recognised for her musical achievements, winning the most coveted award, Best Female Artist of the Year, at the Namibia Annual Music Awards on Saturday night.Kwaito
readSome senior citizens may lose pension
16-04-2012
SENIOR citizens who have an income other than their monthly state pension might lose it if Labour and Social Welfare Minister Immanuel Ngatjizeko succeeds in changing the law.Ngatjizeko came under
readJournalist wins libel case against Swapo
16-04-2012
LEGAL history was made in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday with a ruling holding Swapo legally liable for defamatory statements made on the party’s website.In a judgement handed down by Acting
readAttempt to oust SPYL’s Ngurare fails
16-04-2012
THE Swapo succession fight started in earnest this past weekend when the Geingob faction in the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) for a second time failed to oust its secretary, Elijah Ngurare, during a
readNamPower gets clean bill of credit health
16-04-2012
NAMPOWER’S hunt for about N$12 billion of investors money over the next seven years to protect Namibia against electricity shortages got a boost with Fitch Ratings last week backing the company’s
readThousands gather to welcome Malawi president’s remains
16-04-2012
LILONGWE – A sombre mood fell over Malawi as scores of people welcomed home the body of late president Bingu wa Mutharika, flown back from South Africa Saturday following his fatal heart
readBA bag second million
16-04-2012
BLACK Africa successfully retained the Namibia Premier League title on Saturday after defeating Orlando Pirates 2-1 in a high-octane derby at the Sam Nujoma Stadium.Like the season before, BA clinched
readGlencore heads to Namibia for latest African acquisition
16-04-2012
SWISS-BASED commodities and mining giant Glencore International’s drive to buy up African mining assets has taken it to Namibia.It acquired a majority stake in the Rosh Pinah mine, a leading regional
readOn smarter strategic planning
16-04-2012
Developing effective strategy in turbulent times requires breaking with old habits and having difficult discussions, says Harvard Business Review. Strategic planning fails when it has fuzzy
readNSX Overall Index ends week with strong run
16-04-2012
TURNOVER on the Overall Index of the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) for the week ended April 13 just breached N$102 million as 2,8 million shares changed hands in 45 trades, Simonis Storm Securities
readWorld trade growth to slow
16-04-2012
GENEVA – Global trade growth, already weaker than predicted in 2011, will further slow this year as the EU fights recession and even China’s dynamic growth loses pace, the World Trade Organisation
readWindhoek shantytowns bursting at the seams
16-04-2012
THE Khomas Region’s regional constituencies such as Tobias Hainyeko, which includes the Hakahana and Okahandja Park informal settlements on the outskirts of Windhoek, are among the most densely
readAmid the Africa hype, a contrarian view
16-04-2012
JOHANNESBURG – A growing number of optimists say Africa’s economies are set for take-off and decades of Asian-style growth.A new book takes a more sober assessment of Africa’s future based on its past
readChasing suspicions of an enemy within
16-04-2012
Is he or isn’t he? That is the main question that dominates the 12-part American drama, ‘Homeland’, described as ‘the best thing on television’, and premiering on M-Net DStv Channel 101 on Wednesday
readBombs hit disputed Sudanese town, official says
16-04-2012
RUBKONA - Sudanese planes bombarded a disputed oil town near South Sudan’s border on Saturday, a southern military official said, and a doctor said bombs aimed at strategic sites in South Sudan’s
readMadonna: I’m happy Joyce Banda is Malawi’s leader
16-04-2012
NEW YORK – Madonna says she’s happy that Malawi’s former vice president is now leading the country.Joyce Banda became president on April 7 and is the country’s first female leader. Former President
readJacob Zuma to marry again
16-04-2012
SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma is to marry his long-time fiancee, Bongi Ngema, next weekend, the Sunday Times reported in its early edition on Saturday evening.The President’s spokesman, Mac
readEgypt bars 3 front-runners from presidential race
16-04-2012
CAIRO – Egypt’s election commission has disqualified 10 presidential hopefuls, including Hosni Mubarak’s former spy chief and fundamentalist Islamists, from running in a surprise decision that left a
readOhangwena ya gandja omapapa kOosikola dhe
16-04-2012
OSHIKONDO shElongo mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena mewiliko lyOmuwiliki gwOshikondo shika shElongo mOhangwena meme Sanet Steenkamp, osha gandja omapapa kOosikola ndhoka dhe shi enditha nawa momakonaakono
readKim iipopile komeho gewilikongundu
16-04-2012
JIM YONG KIM okandidate ya USA muuperesidende wOmbaanga yUuyuni okwa lombwele ewilikongundu lyombaanga ndjoka kutya ita ka kwatakwata okweeta omalunduluko momukalo gwokulonga gwayo opo a kwathele
readAakiintu kaleni mwa kola Penexupifo Pohamba ta ti
16-04-2012
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi she nAawiliki yopashigwana, shoka sha li sha kwatela mo Aaleli yIitopolwa, oondoolopa na unene tuu mboka Opamuthigululwakalo noyopambepo oshiwike sha zi ko mOngwediva
readJoyce Banda koshipundi moMalawi
16-04-2012
OMUPERESIDENDE gwa Malawi, okwa lombwele opolisi opo yi konakone eso lyomugundjuka gumwe ngoka a li ha gandja oombedhi ku nakusa Mutharika. Omugundjuka nguka okwa adhikile asa molugumbo lwo
readNEF a indile mboka itaa ya vulika ya tumbulwe kolutu
16-04-2012
EHANGANO lyaagandji yiilonga ya Namibia[Namibian Employers Federation olya shongo okomisii yethikitho pamwe miilonga[Employment Equity Commission] EEC li tule puuyelele omadhina gomahangano ngoka
readOombwa nadhi kale momalugumbo alikana
16-04-2012
PETHIMBO ta tula pOshitaafula Omulekeneno gwEmbo lyomumvo 2012/2013, Meya gwa Shakati Onesimus Shilunga okwa ti kutya aakalimo yomOshakati otaya ka lombwelwa ya kale haya dhiginine oombwa dhawo, ano
readHaimbili na Funda ya kongo ekwatho mohofa yOpombanda moVenduka
16-04-2012
TITUS Haimbili omukuluntupitithi gwa TransNamib opamwe nomukuluntu gwiilonga mehangano olyo tuu ndyoka, Charles Funda oya kondjitha etidho lyawo miilonga mohofa yopombanda moVenduka etitano oshiwike
readOkuhokana noyendji otashi vulika ku hulepo
16-04-2012
ONTOTWAVETA ompe ndjoka tayi kundathanwa ota shi vulika yi ka hulithepo ehokano lyaakiintu oyendji komulumentu gumwe ngele oya taambwako koparliamende inaa yi lundululwa.Ontotwaveta ndjika yedhina The
readItalian player dies after mid-game cardiac arrest
16-04-2012
MILAN – Former Italy Under-21 midfielder Piermario Morosini died Saturday after suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing on the pitch during his team Livorno’s Serie B match at Pescara. He was
readJoin The Countdown To El Clasico! N$500 can be won!!
16-04-2012
One of the perennial highlights of the international club football calendar, El Clasico, takes place on Saturday, as arch-rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid go head to head. Join in the excitement and
readGlobine Mayova breaks national 100m record
16-04-2012
GLOBINE Mayova ran a new women’s 100 metres national record of 11,76 seconds at an international athletics meet in Mauritius on Friday. Despite her brilliance on the day, the Namibian ace had to
readRugby results
16-04-2012
Saturday, April 14 Super 15 Lions 18 - 32 Bulls Cheetahs 33 - 39 Chiefs Brumbies 37 - 6 Rebels Crusaders 31 - 24 Stormers Rugby Premier League Suburbs 17-20 Wanderers Rehoboth 31-12 Dolphins Kudus
readFootball results
16-04-2012
Saturday, April 14 English Premier League Sunderland 0 - 0 Wolves Swansea 3 - 0 Blackburn Norwich 1 - 6 Man City English FA Cup Liverpool 2 - 1 Everton German Bundesliga Bayern Munich 0 - 0 Mainz
readBangladesh to tour Pakistan this month
16-04-2012
DUBAI – Bangladesh will tour Pakistan later this month, becoming the first top level international cricket team to play in the country since 2009, the International Cricket Council announced
readMancini shrugs off Tevez effect
16-04-2012
NORWICH – Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini shrugged off suggestions that had Carlos Tevez been available all season they would have won the Premier League already.City moved within two points
readWaikato Chiefs take over as Crusaders gamble pays off
16-04-2012
WELLINGTON – The Waikato Chiefs jumped to the top of the Super 15 table, benefiting from a daring plan by the Canterbury Crusaders that brought down the previously unbeaten Western Stormers at the
readGebrselassie beats Radcliffe in head-to-head
16-04-2012
VIENNA – Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie beat Britain’s Paula Radcliffe in their half marathon head-to-head in Vienna yesterday.Radcliffe, the women’s marathon world record holder, was given a head-start
readVettel fails to mask Red Bull decline
16-04-2012
SHANGHAI – Reigning two-time world champion Sebastian Vettel attempted to emphasise the positives after yesterday’s Chinese Grand Prix provided more compelling evidence of Red Bull’s dramatic
readFrom The Twittersphere
16-04-2012
A TEQUILA slammer, belief from teen sensation Linda, an electrifying performance by PDK, Tate Buti chest-surfing, Wambu Seun’s mohawk, the lingering might of Lady May’s 2011 ‘breakout moment’... This
readTransNamib axing illegal, Haimbili claims
16-04-2012
THE sudden dismissal of TransNamib Chief Executive Officer Titus Haimbili and Chief Operations Officer Charles Funda a week and a half ago was illegal and in violation of the transport parastatal’s
readSMSes for April 16 Monday 2012
16-04-2012
SMS Of The Day *CONGRATULATIONS to all the artists who won the NAMA awards. But most of you totally forgot to thank the fans who made it possible for you. Just to say 'a big thank you' to the fans
readRape convict gets 14-year jail sentence
16-04-2012
BETHANIE resident Wilfred Hanse (23) who was convicted of raping a 10-year-old girl, was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court on Friday. Hanse pleaded guilty to a
readAnd the winners are ...
16-04-2012
The sleeping giant that was Ramatex came to life on Saturday night, as the Namas 2012 honoured Namibia’s music talent in what is regarded as the biggest music event of the year. The Rhino Garment Hall
readMurder, accidents mar weekend
16-04-2012
A GRUESOME accident between Rehoboth and Windhoek claimed the lives of three people on Thursday.Henry Haraseb, Zelna Gallant and Nicolene Eiman died when a minibus taxi crashed into a car at the
readMoongo wants S&T for soldiers
16-04-2012
DTA Member of Parliament Philemon Moongo has again proposed that ordinary soldiers in the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) be given subsistence allowances when they are out in the field.Holding up a tin
readJudgement reserved on Alexander’s challenge
16-04-2012
THE fate of Israeli-born businessman Jacob (‘Kobi’) Alexander is once more in the hands of a judge of the High Court in Windhoek. Judge Kato van Niekerk on Thursday last week reserved her judgement on
readDisabled child’s mother spared from jail time
16-04-2012
A FORMER bank teller who admitted that she stole N$87 000 from the accounts of clients of her employer in a futile attempt to find a cure for her severely disabled child was spared a prison sentence
readFlood report recommends permanent relocation
16-04-2012
THE Namibian Government received just over N$12 million in cash donations during the 2011 flood disaster, but the Directorate of Disaster and Risk Management (DDRM) spent more than twice that amount
readDonkeys, kangaroos, and white lions in Parliament
16-04-2012
ON her favourite environmental topic again, Swapo Party MP Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana suggested during the budget debate for the Ministry of Environment and Tourism on Friday that the large population of
readCrayfish festival hailed a success
16-04-2012
THE Lüderitz Town Council, which spent close to half a million on the just concluded annual Crayfish Festival, has described the event as an “outstanding success.”“I think we hosted the best ever
readAnother ‘Brakwater’ coming
16-04-2012
WINDHOEK could soon have a second Brakwater, as the City Council has approved an application to have a farm south of the city subdivided into agricultural smallholdings.The resolution was passed at
readNotable Quotes
16-04-2012
LEADING to their firing, the two were given files with a lot of documents by the board, which they had to answer to in the period of seven days. – Marinus Nederlof, the lawyer of the fired TransNamib
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