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62 Articles found on Thursday, 19 April 2012
Councillors to blame for dumpsite debacle
19-04-2012
URGENT steps are being taken by Government to find a lasting solution to the embarrassing situation of impoverished Namibians scavenging at dumpsites.After a countrywide investigation was conducted to
readNamibians lose millions to fraud
19-04-2012
FRAUDSTERS tried to con Namibians out of N$44 million last year as internet fraud and fax scams increased by more than a 1 000 per cent.Not all of them succeeded, but Namibians nevertheless lost
readNamibia becoming a nation of drunks
19-04-2012
RESEARCH done in Windhoek’s Kabila informal settlement reveals that 38 per cent of men and 25 per cent of women have exchanged sex for alcohol.Another finding reveals that 56 per cent of Kabila
readSyria wants only small, ‘neutral’ truce mission
19-04-2012
BEIJING – Syria said yesterday that a United Nations truce observer force would not need more than 250 monitors nor independent air support, challenging UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s assessment
readVermeulen settles into Welwitschias job
19-04-2012
WELWITSCHIAS interim coach Danie Vermeulen says he has had little trouble adjusting to his role since his appointment earlier this month. Speaking to The Namibian Sport yesterday, Vermeulen said he
readFirst oil exploration company lists on NSX
19-04-2012
ECO Atlantic Oil & Gas yesterday became the first of more than 16 international companies exploring for gas and oil locally, to list on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX).The Canadian company, which
readHCG diet supplements – Miracle drops or dangerous diet?
19-04-2012
HCG (human growth hormone) diet drops are being touted as a miracle weight loss product in Western countries, and are now available in Namibia. The products’ distributors say “Lose 0.4kg to 1kg per
readMore online shopping in South Africa: survey
19-04-2012
ONLINE shopping in South Africa is on the rise, with the majority of active internet users saying they do so, according to a survey released on Wednesday.“Among those shopping online, a majority 89
readNigeria faces big oil price risk
19-04-2012
NEW YORK – A sharp fall in oil prices would be a relief for much of the world, but for Nigeria it could spell big trouble.“There will be a very bad day and a lot of gnashing of teeth if the oil price
readCorrupt Nigerian governor gets 13-year UK jail term
19-04-2012
LONDON – A British court sentenced the former governor of a Nigerian oil state to 13 years in prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to embezzling 50 million pounds (US$79 million) in one of the
readStop the multitasking madness
19-04-2012
Multitasking makes us more prone to making mistakes, more likely to miss important information and cues, and less likely to retain information in working memory, which impairs problem solving and
readDBN loans: More money, more jobs
19-04-2012
THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) ensured the livelihoods of nearly 1 500 people and their dependants by approving N$103,7 million worth of loans during the first quarter of this year.Martin
readBlue swallows face extinction
19-04-2012
The Endangered Wildlife Trust is trying to reverse the rapid decline and likely extinction of South Africa’s blue swallow population.The blue swallow population faced certain extinction if their
readWildlife crime prevention high on ministry’s agenda
19-04-2012
WINDHOEK – Wildlife crime prevention, law enforcement and human-wildlife conflict are among the top priorities of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.During her budget statement in Parliament last
readThe business of SA’s garbage
19-04-2012
NOKWANDA Sotyantya sits among heaps of garbage and patiently sorts through it, separating cardboard, plastic, glass, paper and metal, piece by piece. The recycled piles of trash are then weighed and
readIgnorance kills the spotted hyaena
19-04-2012
MISCONCEPTIONS about the threatened spotted hyaena pose a challenge for their conservation, observed Lise Hanssen of the Caprivi Carnivore Project in a 2011 research report. During 2011,
readIsraeli officer loses post for hitting activist
19-04-2012
JERUSALEM – Israel’s army said yesterday it had removed a senior officer from his post after he was caught on film striking a Danish pro-Palestinian activist in the face with a rifle.A video broadcast
readRights group call to free rapper
19-04-2012
RABAT – Human Rights Watch called on Morocco yesterday to free a young rapper critical of the monarchy and quash the case against him for a song denouncing the police.Mouad Belghouat, one of the
readNasa scientist launched into Mali politics
19-04-2012
BAMAKO – Mali’s new prime minister, Cheick Modibo Diarra, is an accomplished astrophysicist who worked on five Nasa missions and became a United States citizen, but said he never forgot the Malian
readUS police handcuff tantrum-throwing six-year-old girl
19-04-2012
MIAMI – Police in the southern US state of Georgia on Tuesday defended their decision to use handcuffs to restrain a six-year-old girl who threw a tantrum at school.Police in the town of Milledgeville
readAmbassadors wives appeal to Syria’s first lady
19-04-2012
UNITED NATIONS – Thousands have backed a video appeal to Syria’s first lady to speak out against violence, made by the wives of the British and German ambassadors to the United Nations.In the video,
readUS troops pose with Afghan insurgent bodies
19-04-2012
KABUL – Already tense United States and Nato ties with Afghanistan were dealt another blow yesterday with photographs appearing in an American newspaper of US soldiers posing with the maimed bodies
readNorway’s mass killer complains he is being ridiculed
19-04-2012
OSLO – Norwegian anti-Islamic fanatic Anders Behring Breivik complained yesterday he was being subjected to personal ridicule in court and demanded his killing of 77 people last summer be judged as a
readSMSes for Thursday 19 April 2012
19-04-2012
SMS Of The Day *NAMIBIAN people, do not expect a better future and a better life if you are demanding it right now. Make your elected leaders be accountable and responsive to your needs otherwise you
readOmauwanawa gOmuperesidende ta ga talululwa
19-04-2012
ONDJAMBI yomuperesidende gwa Namibia ka yi na oku kala oopersenda10 sigo 15 yi vule ndjoka yOmuprima Minista. Ethaneko ndika olya ningwa ongo oshitopolwa shomathaneko okutalulula ondjambi yomutse
readOveta ompe yokupungula ta yi tulwa moparliamende
19-04-2012
OVETA ompe yomapungulo otayi ka tulwa poshitaafula megumbo lyopashigwana mbala. Oveta ndjika oyina elalakano oku kwathela aanangeshefa aashona mboka oongeshefa dhawo tadhi undulwamo momalanditho
readAahumbati yiingangamithi ya luudhike Namibia
19-04-2012
ONDUNDAHANGANO yoongeshefa, iipindi noofabulika[Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry] NCCI oya indile aanangeshefa mboka taya ka talelapo kiilongo yimwe molwa ongeshefa opo ya kale haya kwatathana
readEpangelo olya hala iipambuliko ya Iran mo mina ya Rossing
19-04-2012
NAMIBIA okwa tumine osheendo shakola ko Iran pehulilo lyomumvo gwayi oku ka kundathana iinima ya yooloka , muyo mwakwatelwa ompito yokulandako iipambuliko ya Iran momina ya Rossing. Iikundathanwa
readEshangitho lyoongeshefa ota li keendelelekwa
19-04-2012
OSHIKONDO shIipindi nOofabulika otashi ka longitha oshipambu shimwe shoodola oomiliona 99 nuumvo okuhwepopeka omuthika gwethigathanepo momahupilo goshilongo unene tuu okufupipika ethimbo
readMboka yi ikuthila evi poKaiti oya tinda natango okuzapo
19-04-2012
AANTU mboka yi ikuthile omahala molukanda lwa, Tseiblaagte moKaiti oya tsikila oku kala pomahala ngoka, nonando oya li ya lombwelwa kohofa opo ya zepo. Pethimbo ndika aawiliki yopapolitika
readHamutenya na kuthwe uukahewa wa Haihambo
19-04-2012
AAKALIMO yomomikunda Omutwewomunhu, mboka uunona wawo hawu hiti osikola pOsikola yomomukunda gwawo moka yedhina Haihambo, oya gongalele mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika pomukunda gwawo nokuninga eindilo ye
readSMS mOshiwambo
19-04-2012
Oshiwana oshili momalimbililo kovaleli vetu momutumba wopashiwana kombinga yo yeetwapo imwe ko vatotimhango. Oyeetwapo imwe kovafimanekwa vetu kaina nande ongushu, nefimano lasha moshiwana, otai
readOlusheno ota lu kaandjaganekwa momikunda uule womimvo ntano
19-04-2012
OMAHALA gepangelo agehe, no goshigwana, mwa kwatelwa oongeleka, noongeshefa komikunda otaga ka pewa olusheno meni lyomimvo ntano tadhi landula ngele opena iimaliwa ya gwana okushininga. Onkundana
readShooting an elephant
19-04-2012
SPAIN’s King Juan Carlos’s much-derided decision to go elephant shooting in Africa while his country is in economic turmoil will not be the last foolish and pointless hunt of the euro zone crisis.More
readBin Hammam ban appeal begins
19-04-2012
LAUSANNE – Sport’s highest tribunal met yesterday to hear the appeal of former Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam against his life ban from football for bribery.The Court of Arbitration
readUnder-20s ready for Rwanda test
19-04-2012
THE national under-20 football team is ready to tackle Rwanda in an African Youth Championship qualifier first leg at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday. The team has been training hard at the NFA
readReal tactics questioned after Bayern loss
19-04-2012
MADRID – Real Madrid’s 2-1 Champions League reverse at Bayern Munich on Tuesday raised questions about the tactics of coach Jose Mourinho and prompted sharp criticism of hapless left back Fabio
readTeenager Alaba catches the eye in Bayern win
19-04-2012
MUNICH – Mario Gomez scored again, Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben tormented the Real Madrid defence, but it was teenage defender David Alaba who earned special praise from Bayern Munich coach Jupp
readBolt aims to run like lightning in London
19-04-2012
LONDON – Reigning Olympic champion Usain Bolt has said that he is looking for another spectacular performance at the London Games, aiming to go as fast as possible for the 100 and 200 metres.“People
readLudeke unfazed by White’s comments
19-04-2012
BULLS coach Frans Ludeke says he would not let comments by Brumbies coach Jake White faze him ahead of their Super Rugby match at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.The former Springbok coach told the
readWestwood gears up to defend Indonesian title
19-04-2012
JAKARTA – World number three Lee Westwood vowed Wednesday to improve on a third-place finish at the US Masters as he defends his CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters title.The 38-year-old Briton, who has
readOlympics minister promises ‘safe and secure’ Games
19-04-2012
LONDON – London Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson expressed full confidence yesterday that Britain would deliver a ‘safe and secure’ Games this year. Security has been the major issue facing the
readFifa bans, fines Indonesian coach for bribe remark
19-04-2012
FORMER Indonesia caretaker coach Aji Santoso has been banned for four games for suggestions of bribery to match officials in a humiliating 10-0 World Cup qualifying defeat by Bahrain in February,
readNadal passes knee test, Novak Djokovic sweeps past Seppi
19-04-2012
MONTE CARLO – Rafael Nadal emerged a 6-4, 6-3 winner over Jarkko Nieminen with no obvious discomfort to his troublesome left knee as the Spaniard began his quest for a record eighth title at the Monte
readWoman arrested for N$102 000 fraud
19-04-2012
A WALVIS BAY resident was arrested on Monday on a charge of defrauding her employer, Ondjamba Cement, of N$102 000.According to Police Deputy Commissioner Ottilie Kashuupulwa, Charlet Slabbert stole
readVaalgras leadership wrangling in court
19-04-2012
THE traditional leader of the Vaalgras community, Chief Joël Stephanus, yesterday asked the High Court to order some restive members of his community to stop questioning and undermining his
readUnion welcomes NAC investigation
19-04-2012
THE Namibian Transport and Allied Workers Union (Natau) has welcomed the appointment of a committee by the Minister of Works to investigate the affairs of the Namibia Airports Company (NAC).Minister
readFrom The Twittersphere
19-04-2012
NAMIBIANS get to grips with the onset of ‘Game of Thrones’ weather. Plus, cultural snippets from home and abroad, Ronaldo and Nicki Minaj, Elvis Presley... and, a lesson in ‘Being African’.@NunuTruth:
readTaxi fares up at month-end
19-04-2012
TAXI fares will increase on April 30.Ending weeks of speculation, the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) made the announcement in Windhoek this week. On average, taxi fares will be hiked by
readSwapo cracks widen in Hardap Region
19-04-2012
THE knives are out for the removal of the Rehoboth East Constituency regional councillor, Eduard Wambo, and the Rehoboth Town Council’s chief executive officer, Theo Jankowski.The renewed political
readBoois sets SPYL record straight
19-04-2012
ARGUMENTS by the Geingob faction in the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL), that burning issues were not discussed during the recent SPYL Central Committee meeting and that it ended in chaos, were denied
readSkeleton of missing Walvis resident found
19-04-2012
THE skeleton of a Walvis Bay resident, Petrus Shoomgwa (44), who was reported missing in July 2008, was discovered in the dunes near Narraville on Friday.According to Police Deputy Commissioner
readCity demolishes shack in Pionierspark street
19-04-2012
THE City of Windhoek yesterday demolished a shack in Pionierspark's Fritsche Street after it warned the owner to move off the land.Maria Seibes, with the help of Louis van der Merwe, had set up a
readRapists sentenced to 12 years in jail
19-04-2012
TWO men convicted of raping a 10-year-old girl were each sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment by the Keetmanshoop Regional Court yesterday. Stephanus Johannes Coleman (23) and Willem Bantam (21) had
readSula and Daphne expect first child
19-04-2012
ONE half of the popular girl group Gal Level is expecting a baby! R&B singer Daphne Willibard is six months pregnant with her first child. The 'Shake it' singer confirmed in an exclusive interview
readNamibian cricket legend killed in SA
19-04-2012
FORMER Namibian cricketer Louis Vorster (45) was shot dead during a robbery in Muldersdrift, South Africa, on Tuesday night.Mike Kirsten, a friend of Vorster’s, yesterday said the Gobabis farmer was
readSights and Sounds from the Namas
19-04-2012
BY special request, a selection of some more views on the Namas from Twitter, as well as those submitted by SMS:The Twittersphere @typhoon_a: Is there a Swapo rally at Ramatex? #namas2012
readMan killed in crash
19-04-2012
A FATAL car crash Walvis Bay’s Sam Nujoma Drive in the early hours of Monday claimed the life of a 32-year-old man.The accident happened near the bridge between the industrial area and Kuisebmond.
readFour high-ranking Govt officials allegedly grab land in Ukwangali
19-04-2012
MUPAPAMA – Residents of Mupapama village in western Kavango accuse Ukwangali Chief Sitentu Mpasi of allocating large pieces of communal land to four high-ranking government officials to establish
readUproar over Hamutenya honour
19-04-2012
SWAPO members in the Ohangwena Region have attempted to remove Hidipo Hamutenya as the patron of a school in the region and demanded that the donations he made to the school be returned to
readGobabis farmer stabbed to death
19-04-2012
A CONFRONTATION with a former farmworker on Tuesday led to the fatal stabbing of a Gobabis farmer.Piet van Helsdingen (49) died on his way to Windhoek. It is understood that Van Helsdingen went to
readNotable Quotes
19-04-2012
IT will probably be tomorrow’s headlines -NBC misses target. DG’s bonus compromised. – Albertus Aochamub, director general of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) says the broadcaster didn’t
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