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61 Articles found on Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Golden oryx sells for N$900 000
18-04-2012
A Namibian golden oryx was sold at a record price of N$900 000 at a game auction in South Africa last Friday evening. This was the biggest price ever paid for any animal from Namibia, but also set a
readGovt eyes Iran’s shares in Rössing
18-04-2012
THE dust is refusing to settle around what has become Iran’s controversial shareholding to Rössing Uranium outside Swakopmund.While the international community is readying itself for US and
readPresident’s perks under review
18-04-2012
THE salary of the Namibian President should be no more than 10 to 15 percent higher than that of the Prime Minister, according to recommendations aimed at restructuring pay packages of the first
readNFA searches for Cup sponsor
18-04-2012
HAVING failed to secure funding for the NFA Cup this season, the Namibia Football Association still has not found a backer for the country’s flagship competition.The annual knockout competition is
readNorwegian killer says he would do it all again
18-04-2012
OSLO – Anders Behring Breivik, on trial for the massacre of 77 people in Norway, yesterday told the court he would do it again if he could, while a judge was removed for calling for the death
readDrug mules tarnish Namibian business reputation in Brazil
18-04-2012
NAMIBIAN entrepreneurs seeking to do business with Brazil are increasingly being tarred with the same brush as drug mules following the arrest of several Namibian traffickers in the country.The latest
readZim’s ‘Tyson’ goes the distance with foreign firms
18-04-2012
HARARE/JOHANNESBURG – Nicknamed ‘Tyson’, Zimbabwe Empowerment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere doesn’t shrink from a fight when it comes to taking on foreign companies that own mineral rights in his
readBuckling economies key in Sudan’s ‘war of attrition’
18-04-2012
THE outcome of the dramatically escalating border fighting between Sudan and South Sudan is more likely to be determined by which of the two faltering economies collapses first than by relative
readFind a mentor who’s been in your shoes
18-04-2012
A mentor who has recently trod the same career path as you could be more useful than one with the ultimate depth of experience, says Harvard Business Review.When people early in their careers seek
readNew investment law tabled soon
18-04-2012
THE new investment law, which will deal with local entrepreneurs being crowded out of the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector by foreign investors, will be tabled in Parliament in the next three
readJen not bothered by Brad’s engagement
18-04-2012
Jennifer Aniston reportedly “doesn’t care” about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s engagement.The former ‘Friends’ actress – who was married to Brad for five years before he met Angelina on the set of
read‘Good f***ing bye’
18-04-2012
NICKI Minaj has deleted her Twitter account after getting angry about her music being leaked online.The ‘Turn Me On’ singer became annoyed after fan site NickiDaily posted leaked tracks from her
readKanye goes ‘cold’ on Kim confession song
18-04-2012
KANYE West has changed the title of the song on which he raps he “fell in love” with Kim Kardashian.The hip-hop star sparked excitement earlier this month when he released new track ‘Theraflu’ online
readBin Laden family ‘to leave Pakistan early Wednesday’
18-04-2012
ISLAMABAD – Osama bin Laden’s family is expected to be deported from Pakistan early today, their lawyer and an intelligence official said, 11 months after the United Statees raid that killed the al
readJolie fame to highlight humanitarian crises
18-04-2012
GENEVA – Film star Angelina Jolie will use her powerful box office fame to draw attention to some of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said
readSarkozy denies hawking nuclear reactor to Gaddafi
18-04-2012
PARIS – President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday denied an allegation by the former head of French nuclear group Areva that he had sought to sell a nuclear reactor to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi until
readAssange interviews Hezbollah chief in Russian TV debut
18-04-2012
MOSCOW – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange interviewed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah yesterday in the debut of his ‘The World Tomorrow’ talk show on Russia’s state-funded RT cable
readMalema suspension appeal fails
18-04-2012
JOHANNESBURG – A bid by African National Congress Youth League leader Julius Malema to have his temporary suspension set aside has been dismissed, the ANC’s appeal body said yesterday.“The national
readSyrian troops widen shelling attacks
18-04-2012
BEIRUT – The Syrian regime widened shelling attacks on opposition strongholds yesterday, activists said, targeting a second town in a new sign that a United Nations-brokered cease-fire is quickly
readTop figures arrested in Mali
18-04-2012
BAMAKO – Armed men rounded up top Malian officials including two presidential hopefuls in a show of force by a junta that seized power last month ahead of the expected appointment yesterday of an
readOshipotha shaaCaprivi otashi vulika shi pwe mu January 2013
18-04-2012
OSHIGONGI shOpashigwana osha lombwelwa kutya iihokolola kombinga yekengelelo enene lina sha nonkambadhala yokutendako oCaprivi koNamibia, otashi vulika yi hulepo metatamumvo lyotango omumvo tuuka.
readOmauwanawa goSocial Security ga gwedhelwa ishewe nuumvo
18-04-2012
OSHIKETHA sho Social Security osha tseyitha omagwedhelo komauwanawa ngoka haga futwa iilyo mbyoka yina uuthemba oku ga pewa. Pa ma gwedhelo ngoka okomissi ndjika oya ti ota yi ka thiminikwa woo
readIihokolola kombinga yeyugo ya tameke ishewe
18-04-2012
AALUMENTU yahamano oya holoka ishewe mompangu yopombanda miihokolola yina sha neyugo lyiimaliwa yoomiliona odhindji popepi no Venduka mo 2004.Aalumentu mbaka oya holokele lwahugunina mu February 2010
readOndunda yoomina ta yi ningi ekonakono lyopaigwana enene
18-04-2012
ONDUNDAHANGANO yOomina moNamibia ota yi ka longitha omunawino gwopaigwana, opo eye a konakone onkalo yuundjolowele noshowo yegameno moomina adhihe dhoshilongo.Etokolo oku konga omunawino a tya ngaaka
readNDF a kaleke oku kuta aakwiita aape miilonga manga
18-04-2012
ETANGA lyegameno lya Namibia olya mweneke manga iilonga yokukuta aakwiita aape.Minista yEgameno, Charles Namoloh okwa lombwele oparliamende kutya omimvo mbali tadhi landula ita ku ka kutwa manga
readHaimbili a ti okutidhwa kwe ka ku li paveta
18-04-2012
IIHOKOLOLA moka omukuluntuwiliki gwa TransNamib , Titus Haimbili noshowo omunambelewa mewiliko lyiilonga Charles Funda taya kondjitha etidho lyawo miilonga ota yi ka pulakenwa ishewe momasiku 27 April
readEhololomadhiladhilo kombinga yoonkwatwa dha Caprivi
18-04-2012
ONGUNDU yaantu mboka ya li inaa ya pitikwa ya holole omadhiladhilo gawo pambili kombinga yeedhililo lyaafekelwa mokutendako oshitopolwa shaCaprivi ota ya ka indila Ombudsman eya kwathele
readOmukulupe a pila megumbo moSikai mOshakati
18-04-2012
OMUKULUPE gwoomvula gwoomvula [79] kwali kuku, Anna Israel, a tseyika wo nawa nedhina Gwamupolo, okwa si eso lyombaadhilila sho a pile mondunda ye yokulala ongulohi yEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko
readJoina olweendo okuya kuudhano wa El Clasico eto wenne ooN$500.
18-04-2012
Shimwe shomiiningwanima ya simana mokalindeli kuudhano wetanga paigwana, etsakaneno lyoospana oonene dha Spain, Barcelona na Real Madrid. Etsakaneno ndika olya tseyika nedhina El Clasico. Joina
readAakwiita na ya pewe iimaliwa yokukala
18-04-2012
OSHILYO oshitotimpango sho DTA, moshigongi shopashigwana osha thaneke ishewe kutya aakwiita yowala yometanga lyegameno oya pumbwa woo oku pewa iimaliwa yokukala nomalweendo uuna ya tuminwa pondje
readSMS mOshiwambo
18-04-2012
*Tse aakalimo yomukunda. Onamutenya oshikandjo hogololo Onayena .otuna uudhigu mboka wetulimbilika momukunda gwetu, moka tuna osikola Oniigwena yili koshikandjo hogololo Ohangwena. Ihe openzela
readOshigongi shongundumutima yaagundjuka mevundakano
18-04-2012
OSHILYO shimwe shongundumutima yewawa lyaagundjuka moSwapo osha lundile amushanga gwewawa ndyoka kutya okwa fundju oshigwana.Wensel Mavara okwa lundile Elijah Ngurare kutya okwa gandja uuyelele tawu
readNkene Haimbili ha longitha ondjambi okuza ko TransNamib
18-04-2012
EHOKOLOLO lyankene omukuluntupitithi gwa TransNamib ha longitha ondjambi yokomwedhi olya ulike kutya okuna omulyo gwondilo. Titus Haimbili ngoka a tidhwa miilonga yuuwiliki wa TransNamib molwa aniwa
readEconomic Lunacy or Pure Stupidity?
18-04-2012
OUR world, a US$60 trillion economic brewery plus or minus a few trillion! Of these three main blocks, the US, EU and BRICS, each with GDPs of about US$14 trillion dominate; their populations
readDonatha goes to Chelsea
18-04-2012
SPORT Medic Donatha Ngunovandu is headed for an international conference on sport injury rehabilitation at Stamford Bridge, the home venue of English Premier League powerhouse Chelsea. Ngunovandu,
readWindhoek marks 100-day Olympic countdown
18-04-2012
TODAY marks 100 days to the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Britain is ready and prepared to welcome the world to what promises to be greatest show on earth. The British High Commission, in
readUefa Champions League trivia
18-04-2012
The UEFA Champions League is final stage is almost upon us. We thought it might be a good idea to brush up on some trivia to impress your friends or the football-crazed significant other or just to
readChelsea warriors braced for Barca assault
18-04-2012
LONDON – Written off as too old and accused of hastening the downfall of Andre Villas-Boas, Chelsea’s old guard have flourished under stand-in manager Roberto Di Matteo and will relish trying to halt
readWigan beat Arsenal to boost survival hopes
18-04-2012
LONDON – Wigan backed up its shock victory over Manchester United by beating another Premier League giant on Monday, winning 2-1 at third-place Arsenal to boost its hopes of staving off
readMurray on song in strong clay start
18-04-2012
MONTE CARLO – Andy Murray sprang to life yesterday as the Scot began his clay-court season with a 6-0, 6-3 hammering of Serb Viktor Troicki to reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters.Under
readMuamba out of hospital
18-04-2012
LONDON – Fabrice Muamba was discharged yesterday from the hospital where the Bolton midfielder had been treated since collapsing from a cardiac arrest during a game less than a month ago.The former
readOhangwena veterans to tour Khomas
18-04-2012
OMAFO – The Ohangwena Veterans’ Football Club is engaged in fitness training sessions in preparation for its tour to Windhoek towards the end of this month.The mentor of the club, Sammy Mushelenga,
readWater skiers excel at All-Africa Champs
18-04-2012
NAMIBIAN water skiers excelled at the recent 2012 South African National Championships and All-Africa Championships which took place at the Satellite Dam close to Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu-Natal, over
readGun-wielding striker slung out of Argentine squad
18-04-2012
BUENOS AIRES – Controversial Colombia striker Teo Gutierrez, who allegedly threatened his team mates with a paintball gun after being sent off in Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Independiente, will not play
readSMSes for Wednesday 18 April 2012
18-04-2012
SMS Of The Day *I WOULD like to know what these contractors use to fix the potholes? Sand maybe, because it’s the same potholes that need fixing after the rains. Much-needed money is wasted on the
readUtoni Nujoma gunning for Max Hamata
18-04-2012
SHOULD Confidénte editor Max Hamata not meet with Foreign Minister Utoni Nujoma within the next two weeks to discuss his “fanciful fabrications”, they will meet in court.In a strongly worded letter,
readFrom The Twittersphere
18-04-2012
WHAT do Jacob Zuma, Titus Haimbili and EPL giant killers Wigan Athletic have in common? Namibians are referencing them on Twitter!! A different take on life, the news, and the universe:@ngurare: Some
readRenewed tension simmers at Omitara
18-04-2012
NEW conflict between the residents of Omitara settlement and an adjacent farm owner, Hartmuth Held, is again about to reach boiling point as the residents plan to petition the Police today to take
readHerero, Nama say non-adoption of genocide motion ‘racist’
18-04-2012
THE genocide technical committees of the Nama and Ovaherero on Friday requested the Namibian government to reassess its bilateral relations with Germany after the ruling German coalition's rejection
readParliament budget close to N$200 million
18-04-2012
NAMIBIA’s legislature – the National Assembly and National Council – has requested about N$177 million for the new financial year. The bulk of it – more than N$56 million – would go for coordination
readOx thief’s 30-year jail term halved
18-04-2012
THE jail term of an accomplished livestock thief who was sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment over the theft of one ox has been cut in half on appeal.While cattle thief Jan Swartbooi tasted success in
readOmba hands over Craft Centre to return to its roots
18-04-2012
THE Omba Arts Trust (OAT) has been in business for 20 years and has been promoting sustainable livelihood among marginalised communities in Namibia through the development, marketing and sales of
readNBC misses television licence collection target
18-04-2012
A CAMPAIGN to get more Namibians to pay their television licences has led to the NBC collecting N$15,9 million in licence fees last year, 16 per cent more than it did the previous year.However, the
readKFC burgers still without tomato
18-04-2012
MORE than three weeks after Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) wrung the neck of its deal with Fruit & Veg City, customers must still do without tomatoes and lettuce in their burgers, and cole slaw on the
readIncest suspect denied bail
18-04-2012
A WINDHOEK resident who is accused of sexually assaulting three of his daughters over a matter of years was denied bail in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura yesterday.In his ruling at the
readHospital probes newborn’s death
18-04-2012
THE death of a newborn girl after a “traumatic” delivery at the Walvis Bay State Hospital last Saturday is being investigated.Leena Shidhudhu claimed to have struggled for two hours to deliver her
readForeign Affairs wants N$540m
18-04-2012
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Utoni Nujoma says the country needs a wider global network of foreign missions, and has asked a more than N$540 million budget from the national treasury to do so. Namibia has
readFNCC calls for entries for World Music Day
18-04-2012
IN the month of June countries all over the world celebrate the international language called music. Namibians will celebrate World Music Day with free open-air concerts happening in all the major
readBuskers want to save Nama music
18-04-2012
RONALD Dirkse and Gustav Plaatjies, who call themselves the Street Survivors, are buskers in Windhoek’s Independence Avenue.Armed with a guitar, a home-made drum and twigs as drumsticks, they
readAttempted rape convict jailed for 3 years
18-04-2012
LÜDERITZ resident Gideon Kalola (42), found guilty of attempted rape of a seven-year-old girl, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court. Divisional Magistrate
readNotable Quotes
18-04-2012
I NEVER set my foot in that youth office to date. Being seen at the SWAPO office does not mean I am back. – Swapo Youth League Deputy Secretary, Jutta Shikomba said about SYPL Secretary, Elijah
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