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51 Articles found on Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Police probe death in childbirth
01-08-2012
THE Namibian Police at Otjiwarongo are investigating the death of a young woman and an unborn baby who died during a caesarian section.Nampa yesterday reported that Ropolie Eises (20) and her baby
readReiterdenkmal makes way for Sam Nujoma
01-08-2012
THE Reiterdenkmal, a bronze statue of a German cavalryman, which was moved to make way for the new Independence Museum, will be removed completely and confined to the dustbin of history.Instead,
readRENAMED
01-08-2012
The traffic circle close to the Windhoek Fire Brigade headquarters is also to be named after former president Sam Nujoma.
readD-Day for labour hire
01-08-2012
THE largest labour-hire company in Namibia, Africa Personnel Services (APS), made an eleventh-hour attempt yesterday to stop the implementation of the amended Labour Act that comes into operation
readNamPost celebrates 20 years of success
01-08-2012
DURING the past twenty years NamPost’s operating income has jumped from N$336 000 to N$30,4 million.Assets, on average, have grown by more than 100 per cent per year, NamPost chief executive officer
read40 Syrian police killed as rebels overrun Aleppo posts
01-08-2012
BEIRUT – Rebels overran two police stations in Aleppo yesterday killing at least 40 policemen, a watchdog said, as fighting for control of Syria’s commercial capital raged into a fourth day.“Hundreds
readSport awards launched
01-08-2012
THE annual national sport awards were launched at a low-key reception in Windhoek yesterday. The awards ceremony – which for the past eight years has been jointly hosted by MTC and the Namibia Sport
read‘Hotstix’ passes matric
01-08-2012
President Jacob Zuma on Monday congratulated musician Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse on achieving his matric at the age of 61.“On behalf of government and the people of South Africa, we extend our sincere
readBig Brother Stargame: Jannette, fierce and fragile!
01-08-2012
Ugandan domination in this year’s Big Brother StarGame ground to a screeching halt on Sunday with the eviction of Jannette, aka ‘the little princess’. Having avoided nominations in both Downville and
readGet your boss to say yes
01-08-2012
Taking a few steps quickly and quietly before asking permission for a new idea could be the best way to get it approved by a skeptical boss, says Harvard Business Review.If you have a great idea that
readBusiness confidence dips in June
01-08-2012
BUSINESS confidence slipped again in June due to low building plans approved and reduced commercial vehicle sales.BUSINESS confidence slipped again in June due to low building plans approved and
readECB’s Draghi dragged before EU ombudsman
01-08-2012
BRUSSELS – Eurozone central banker Mario Draghi has been asked to justify his membership of an elite international financial forum by the EU after transparency campaigners claimed a conflict of
readChina’s advantages counteract rising pay
01-08-2012
BEIJING – Rapid wage increases are threatening China’s competitiveness, but improved productivity and other advantages mean it will continue to attract investors, analysts say.Labour costs in China
readFrance, worried by grain price rise, calls on G20
01-08-2012
PARIS – France has mobilised the G20 grain action body dealing with agricultural market information because of a jump in grain and soy prices, and is prepared to call an emergency meeting of
readStrike at Greece’s ailing ATEBank
01-08-2012
ATHENS – Staff at cash-strapped Greek state lender ATEBank yesterday kicked off an indefinite strike against a planned breakup of the bank’s assets which they say will cost taxpayers dearly.A decision
readFood cost, trade ‘double whammy’ could hit Africa
01-08-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Rising food prices could hit commodity producers in Africa with a dangerous “double whammy” when combined with an economic slowdown in Europe and China reducing African exports of oil
readAfrican Briefs
01-08-2012
Clinton starts Africa trip WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit troubled South Sudan on an 11-day Africa trip starting this week aimed at spurring economic growth, peace and
readAllAfrica editor wins top award
01-08-2012
CAPE TOWN – AllAfrica’s deputy managing editor, Juanita Williams, has been honoured with a top South African award for her service as a leader of the country’s principal forum for editors.The South
readPolice make arrest over tweets to diver Daley
01-08-2012
LONDON – British police arrested a man yesterday after offensive tweets were sent to British diver Tom Daley when he failed to win a medal in his first event at the London Olympics.The Olympic poster
readWidow asks France for murder probe into Arafat’s death
01-08-2012
PARIS – Yasser Arafat’s widow asked a French court yesterday to launch a murder investigation into the death of the Palestinian leader, after a report suggested he was poisoned by a radioactive
readColorado shooting suspect charged with 1st-degree murder
01-08-2012
CENTENNIAL – The former graduate student accused of opening fire at a midnight screening of the new ‘Batman’ film in Colorado, killing 12 people, was charged on Monday with 24 counts of first-degree
readSecond blackout in India in two days leaves 670 million without power
01-08-2012
NEW DELHI – Half of India’s 1.2 billion people were without power yesterday as the grids covering a dozen states broke down, the second major blackout in as many days and an embarrassment for the
readElelo lyUukolonkadhi lya lundilwa lyiiyakele mehala lyaatulululwa
01-08-2012
OMINISTA yEvi nOmatulululo, Alpheus !Naruseb ota yi idhopo moshikumungu shina sha nevi, moka elelo lyopahedhi lUukolonkadhi lya lundilwa kutya olya gandja ehala mevi ndyoka lyaadhika nale lya gandjwa
readEpangelo lya pewa epuko mepato lyoluvalo
01-08-2012
AAKIINTU yatatu mboka ya falele epangelo kohofa noku pula ya futwe oodola oomiliona 3,6 oya mono esindano lyontumba miihokolola yawo mOhofa yopombanda ya Venduka omaandaha. Aakiintu mbaka oya fala
readOmukwaniilwa gwaNgandjera Munkundi ota fumvikwa molyomakaya pOkahao
01-08-2012
OMUKWANIILWA gwaNgandjera moshitopolwa sha Musati tatekulu Jafet Malenga Munkundi, ngoka a mana oondjenda dhe mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko moshipangelo shopokati sha Venduka konima yuuwehame nomepipi
readMatongo oye omutse gwaakuluntu moSwapo
01-08-2012
OSHIGONGI oshinene shaakuluntu yoSwapo shoka sha li ko mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko mOngwediva moshitopolwa sha Shana osha hogolola omusamane Frederick Matongo a ninge Amushanga gwEwawa lyAakuluntu
readSMS mOshiwambo
01-08-2012
*Aakadhona oyakwetu tu kaleni na kuume gumwe.Otwa ninga ombelela haalumentu mokudhipagwa,ne amwamememati inamu dhipaga we etha omuntu tayi nendjila dhe ta mu etele aakuluntu yetweni ino tya wadhipaga
readOmashongo ogendji oga taalela oonakulwa konima yehulepo lyiita
01-08-2012
AAKALIMO oyendji ya Namibia oya taalelwa komaudhigu ga ziilile miita yekondjelomanguluko mbyoka ya hulile konima yomimvo omilongo mbali nambali ngashingeyi.Omaudhigu ngaka otaga holoka
readTop sides shine in Fistball Champs
01-08-2012
SKW 1 and Cohen FC 3 fought off opposition from their rivals and last weekend’s windy weather to win all their games during the fourth round of the Bank Windhoek Fistball Championship to stay atop of
readYe drug claims sour grapes, say Olympic greats
01-08-2012
LONDON – Olympic swimming greats lined up in support of besieged Chinese star Ye Shiwen yesterday after a top American coach branded her world-record breaking performance in London as
readSwiss player wins sympathy in South Korea after racist tweets
01-08-2012
SEOUL – South Korean netizens have expressed sympathy for Swiss footballer Michel Morganella, after he was sent home from the Olympics for racially abusing South Korea’s players on Twitter.Morganella
readOlympic Highlights
01-08-2012
Wednesday, August 1 SS3A Football Men - Brazil v New Zealand 14h20 Football Men - Japan v Honduras 16h50 Football Men - Senegal v UAE 19h35 SS4 Swimming Men’s / Women’s Heats - Session 9 09h55
readIOC ticketing system criticised
01-08-2012
LONDON – The IOC must to take control of Olympic ticketing and create a new platform for future Games to avoid the embarrassment of empty seats, British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Colin
readSA target England knockout
01-08-2012
LEEDS – South Africa will dethrone England as the top-ranked test side if they beat the hosts at Headingley in the second test starting tomorrow when the tourists’ bowling coach Allan Donald says his
readTiger’s Zambian fight postponed
01-08-2012
SIMASIKU ‘Tiger’ Matengu’s fight with Zambian national heavyweight champion Francis ‘Galagata’ Zulu has been moved to the end of September. Matengu was initially set to face Zulu at Government Complex
readFrom The Twittersphere
01-08-2012
THE Nujoma Chronicles, keeping up with Olympics, Mr Mushabati (errrr, yes!), Jay-Z, Drogba, the Caprivi ... Yip, haul out the liquorice, it was a Beacons All Sorts kind of day on Twitter yesterday!!
readTses low-cost houses remain incomplete
01-08-2012
THE Tses Village Council’s delay in releasing money for the construction of low-cost houses under the Government’s Build Together Programme has the residents up in arms.The houses of some people whose
readHistoric train preserved for posterity
01-08-2012
A TWO-YEAR project to restore the train that has been a historical landmark at the Alte Feste in Windhoek was set into motion this week when it was moved to the Namibia Institute of Mining Technology
readTour guide regulations thrashed out
01-08-2012
THE Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) has held a consultative meeting with tourism operators to iron out draft tour guide regulations. NTB CEO Digu //Naobeb said the regulations are meant to enhance the
readTen years in prison for lay-by robbers
01-08-2012
TWO men convicted of carrying out a violent roadside robbery near Okahandja in May 2006 were both sent to prison for an effective ten years on Monday.“I am appalled to see the manner in which you had
readSwakop kidnap suspects granted bail
01-08-2012
ALLEGED kidnappers Veyonne Beukes and Dylan Stramis were granted bail of N$7 000 each when they appeared in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The two cousins are accused of kidnapping a
readSMSes for Wednesday 01 August 2012
01-08-2012
SMS Of The Day *I AM happy to see that a cheaper bus service will be introduced for students at tertiary institutions. Can City of Windhoek also do the same for learners at primary and secondary
readSexual minorities welcome HIV survey
01-08-2012
HUMAN rights activists and defenders have welcomed the Ministry of Health’s comprehensive survey to get to the bottom of how some sexual groups are affected by the HIV-AIDS pandemic.Last week the
readPolice officer cleared of escape charge
01-08-2012
MORE than eight years after first being accused of having helped two murder suspects stage a daring escape from the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court, a retired Police officer was finally cleared of the
readChasing the dots ... Cultural Contrast and Contest
01-08-2012
WANT me to dematerialise in some form of apoplectic explosion where my remains may form a molecular layer of mind-altering bio-scum that infects the silent majority into creative rebellion, just get
readSuspect convicted of girlfriend’s murder
01-08-2012
A RESIDENT of the Oshakati area who was accused of having bludgeoned his girlfriend to death in late 2010 was found guilty of murder in the High Court at Oshakati on Monday.While murder suspect Paulus
readMisa notes improvement in media freedom
01-08-2012
THE Regional Governing Council (RGC) of the Media Institute in Southern Africa (Misa) has commended the efforts of certain governments in the region to repeal repressive laws that infringe on media
readVote for Lady May!
01-08-2012
Namibia’s sole remaining representative, singer Lady May, has managed to stay in the BBA house until the final show and now stands a chance of winning the grand prize this Sunday. You can cast your
read‘Fictitious tenders’ case throws up another ‘fictitious’ meeting
01-08-2012
THE normally quiet and empty courtroom of the Khorixas Magistrate’s Court was bursting at the seams last week when the corruption trial of a number of senior officials of the local town council got
readDomestic violence law makes difference
01-08-2012
WHILE the Combating of Domestic Violence Act of 2003 is considered a success in the sense that it helps people in violent situations, the protection orders that the Act makes provision for do not
readNotable Quotes
01-08-2012
WHILE pitying prophets of doom who lack the insight to grasp the spectacular future that lies ahead for this incredible country, we believe that they should quietly move aside to allow those who have
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