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56 Articles found on Thursday, 16 August 2012
Media buyout raises monopoly worries
16-08-2012
CONCERNS over a lack of competition in the newspaper industry were raised yesterday at the Namibia Competition Commission’s (NaCC’s) public hearing on the buyout of Desert Trade Investment, owner of
readWarm weekend forecast for the South
16-08-2012
THE chilly weather that has gripped the southern parts of the country over the past two days is expected to break towards the weekend. Albertina Anderson of the weather bureau yesterday said that
readRDP suspends 3 leaders
16-08-2012
A SPLIT in the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) is expected after an announcement yesterday that two RDP Members of Parliament lost their seats when they were suspended by the party.Kandy
readSwapo nullifies Caprivi conference
16-08-2012
SWAPO’S Politburo on Tuesday declared the party’s Caprivi regional conference null and void because of a tribal dispute in a number of branches.Some branches in the Katima Rural Constituency were
readHousing market moving at ‘pedestrian pace’
16-08-2012
MORE and more properties, especially upper-market ones, are sitting in the market and eventually sell below asking price, Namene Kalili, FNB Namibia’s manager of research and competitor intelligence,
readBomb strikes Damascus near UN and army sites
16-08-2012
ALEPPO – A bomb exploded in central Damascus on Wednesday near several military buildings and a hotel housing U.N. observers, wounding three people and sending a pillar of black smoke into the sky
readTjongarero blasts Olympic athletes
16-08-2012
THE president of the Namibia National Olympic Committee, Agnes Tjongarero, could not hide her disappointment with the country’s poor performance at the Olympic Games, and called on the athletes to
readKhomasdal residents not warned about water cuts
16-08-2012
A resident of the Khomasdal suburb sent us a complaint regarding the water supply interruptions, which occurred over the last few weekends, sometimes for a whole day. The disgruntled resident went on
readAustralian court approves tobacco pack logo ban
16-08-2012
Australia called on the world to match its tough new anti-tobacco marketing laws that will ban logos on cigarette packs, after its highest court on Wednesday dismissed a challenge from global
readHow to buy cheap airtime through your phone
16-08-2012
There is a new way to purchase cellphone airtime in Namibia by using the Axon mobile wallet. Axon is a Namibian company with a product that’s easy to set up. Here is how you can do it. If you send
readDe Beers starts diamond sorting in Botswana
16-08-2012
GABORONE – The world’s leading producer of diamonds De Beers on Tuesday began rough stone sorting in Botswana, a first step in its transfer from London to Gaborone.Rough stone sorting or aggregation
readCompanies score gold at 2012 Olympics
16-08-2012
TORONTO – Athletes captured the spotlight at the 2012 Summer Games but a social marketing web app helped companies score gold with consumers during what has been dubbed as the first social media
readStanChart works on joint deal with US agencies
16-08-2012
LONDON – Standard Chartered is pursuing a collective settlement with other US authorities after speedily agreeing to pay US$340 million to New York’s financial regulator, which broke ranks with
readTough times claim more lives
16-08-2012
PARIS – Suicide rates can rise by between eight per cent and 15 per cent in times of economic hardship, according to studies that separately probed the effects of Europe’s economic crisis and of
readChange your culture in steps
16-08-2012
Rather than totally overhauling a company’s culture, it pays to focus on a few critical shifts at a time, says Harvard Business Review.Many leaders try to change their company’s culture in tandem with
readIssuing of permits for sawn timber suspended
16-08-2012
ILLEGAL timber operations, particularly in the Kavango Region, have prompted the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry to temporarily suspend the issuing of forest permits for sawn timber as
readBaboons recognise words on a computer screen
16-08-2012
BABOONS can recognise four-letter words on a computer screen, according to scientists in France.Researchers found the monkeys could tell the difference between actual words and nonsense letter
readMore sex for sleep deprived birds
16-08-2012
SLEEP deprived birds appear to have greater mating success, according to a study conducted in Alaska. By analysing sleep patterns and testing the paternity of chicks, a team of researchers from
readSolar-powered toilet: The future for the developing world
16-08-2012
* Gates says new toilets needed for 40% of population * Safe sanitation could save 1.5m child deaths per yearSEATTLE - Bill Gates is betting the toilet of the future for the developing world will be
readKristen Stewart to miss out on Snow White sequel?
16-08-2012
Kristen Stewart will reportedly not be returning for the ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ sequel.The 22-year-old star – who portrayed the titular character in this year’s fantasy film – looks set to miss
readFame, failure and rebirth: Jordin Sparks finds all in ‘Sparkle’
16-08-2012
Five years after becoming the youngest female to win ‘American Idol’, Jordin Sparks restarts her career in a new movie role that the 22-year-old sees as remarkably close to her own life singing her
read‘Hangover’ star ties the knot
16-08-2012
Zach Galifianakis tied the knot with long-term girlfriend Quinn Lundberg in a “super private” ceremony in Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday.A source told ‘Us Weekly’: “The wedding ceremony was held at
readBolivian crowd lynches two Brazilians
16-08-2012
LA PAZ – Police say an angry crowd in a Bolivian town bordering Brazil lynched two Brazilian men shortly after they were arrested for shooting and killing three Bolivians and wounding two
readUN starts food airdrops in S Sudan
16-08-2012
JUBA – The United Nations said on Tuesday it had started airdrops to deliver emergency food to a camp in South Sudan packed with people fleeing fighting on the Sudan side of the joint border.Fighting
readChelsea Clinton doesn’t rule out entering politics
16-08-2012
New York – Chelsea Clinton doesn’t rule out seeking office one day in the footsteps of her former president father Bill and 2008 presidential candidate mother Hillary. “Before my mom’s campaign I
readRomney says Obama just trying to ‘hang onto power’
16-08-2012
WASHINGTON – Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney said President Barack Obama is running a campaign driven by “division and attack and hatred” and called on him Wednesday to lift the tone of
readAfrican Briefs
16-08-2012
SA men held in Moz MAPUTO – Mozambican police have announced the arrest of four South Africans, accused of being part of a criminal network that specialises in cloning credit and debit cards.The four
readWorld Briefs
16-08-2012
Thai cop faces death for drugs BANGKOK – A Thai court yesterday sentenced a man to death for trafficking 120 000 methamphetamine pills when he was a police officer.The Bangkok Criminal Court found
readRussia detains four at Pussy Riot protest outside church
16-08-2012
MOSCOW – Russian police yesterday arrested four activists who demonstrated outside a landmark Moscow church in support of members of protest punk band Pussy Riot who are now on trial.Nearly 20
readKenya keeps on searching for downed Ugandan choppers
16-08-2012
NAIROBI – Kenyan emergency teams searched for a third day yesterday for five personnel still unaccounted for after three Ugandan military helicopters crashed at the weekend, officials said.“Search and
readKapena oshimaliwa opo NBC a gwedhele
16-08-2012
AANIILONGA yEhangano lyokutuma omawi mombepo lya Namibia[NBC] oya londodha kutya , omawi mombepo oga li gena okumwenekwa komatango getitatu ngele ina pa uvathanwa kombinga yokugwedhela oondjambi
readHaaniilonga oyendji ya kanitha iilonga yawo
16-08-2012
KONYALA aaniilonga yeli lwopo 60 oyo ye li moshiponga shoku kanitha iilonga yawo omolwa etulo miilonga lyoveta ompe yaaniilonga petameko lyomwedhi nguka. Komufala gwaaniilonga, Bro-Mathew Shinguadja
readEkonakono moshinima shoku yahwa kwaaNamibia ku Botswana
16-08-2012
OSHINIMA sheyaho lyaaNamibia yaali okusa kaakwiita yaBotswana osheetitha uuhwenge pokati kiilongo mbika iyali.Aakwashigwana mbaka yomoshitopolwa sha Caprivi oya yahelwe momasiku 17 July 2012 nuumvo ta
readIilyo yoparliamende ya fatululilwa iilonga yopolisi
16-08-2012
IILYO yOmutumba gwOpashigwana yokomitiye yi na sha niikwapondje yoshilongo noshowo egameno nepopilo lyoshigwana, oya ningililwe oshigongiilonga kopolisi pOndangwa mOshana nelalakano yi fatululilwe
readYa indile ekwatho kaawiliki mepangelo
16-08-2012
Aaniilonga moofabulika dhoohi napalwe moshilando sha Lindili otaya indile aawiliki mepangelo unene tuu oominista mepangelo opo ngele aniwa tadhi talelepo omahangano goofabulika dhi kale hadhi
readSMS mOshiwambo
16-08-2012
*Otwa loloka nee kaantu ta yiiti ,aakalelipo yoombesa no taxi ashike ka yena iihauto yoludhi ndoka ,otaa thiminikwa koshike,oya hala iimaliwa okuza moo yene yiiyenditho ,nashi mone ehulilo,inatu ya
readTashi vulika ya tulwe pevi mongundu yo RDP
16-08-2012
OSHINIMA shoku tula pevi iilyo itatu yomongundu ompitithi yopashigwana yongundu yo Rally for Democracy and Progress osha kundathanenwe ongula yetiyali. Ndele otaku hokololwa kutya oshigongi shoka ina
readMore football for NPL
16-08-2012
THE Namibia Premier League announced yesterday that a League Cup as well as a Knockout Cup will be part of its roster for the upcoming season. Add the Namibia Football Association Cup and the
readMuamba forced to quit football
16-08-2012
LONDON – Fabrice Muamba has retired from football on the advice of doctors, his Premier League club Bolton Wanderers said in a statement yesterday.Muamba, 24, almost died after suffering cardiac
readOld Boys dominate field hockey
16-08-2012
WINDHOEK Old Boys won both the men’s and women’s Premier League titles of the Field Hockey League that came to an end over the weekend.The WOBSC men’s team won their last match of the season 4-1
readFish River Marathon gets backing
16-08-2012
NEDBANK Namibia is partnering with Wimpy and Engen to again sponsor the Fish River Marathon, to be held on October 6 for the 26th year at Keetmanshoop. Nedbank on Monday handed over a sponsorship of
readWrestler gets birthday surprise
16-08-2012
NAMIBIA’S Olympic wrestler Sem Shilimela got a pleasant surprise when he returned home on Monday, as some of his Namibian supporters welcomed him back at the Hosea Kutako International Airport with a
readBin Hammam takes aim at Fifa
16-08-2012
DUBAI – Mohamed bin Hammam said accusations he enriched his family and supporters while president of Asian football are politically motivated and that he plans to fight “this clear abuse of power and
readSMSes for Thursday 16 August 2012
16-08-2012
SMS Of The Day *COMMISSION of inquiry and disciplining of health workers! I am surprised a number of the readers are hoping the results of this inquiry will lead to disciplinary action against health
readWoman attacked at Avis Dam
16-08-2012
NOT even eight dogs, including an aggressive pair, could scare three robbers from pouncing on canine-trainer Angela Curtis and making off with her cellphone.Monday’s attack was the second on Curtis in
readFrom The Twittersphere
16-08-2012
CRIME and punishment, the health of the nation, and the plight of women; carers and sharers, burning issues, and out-of-this-world aspirations. Namibians hit the 140 on every-thing from the headlines
readStrong wind shakes sleepy Groot Aub
16-08-2012
A STRONG wind blew off the roofs of two houses at Groot Aub on Tuesday afternoon.“I was in the house with my son when I heard a very loud noise and the roof was gone,” said Babsie Cloete. The family
readSix months’ maternity leave unsustainable
16-08-2012
A PROPOSAL by the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) to increase maternity leave by an additional three months will not be economically sustainable in the long term.This is the view of Andrew Jansen, the
readPohamba urged to make results public
16-08-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba should publish the results of the commission of inquiry into the public health sector.This was the call from Health Minister Richard Kamwi and an opposition politician.
readLast arguments in Katiti libel trial
16-08-2012
FORMER Walvis Bay Municipality Chief Executive Officer Augustinus Katiti has decreased his N$300 000 defamation claim against The Namibian to N$150 000, but now also wants the newspaper to be ordered
readKalahari Sands jobs at risk
16-08-2012
THE global economic pinch has necessitated Kalahari Sands Hotel & Casino to offer all its 332 employees a voluntary retrenchment package.Over the past four months, 24 workers have already left the
readDouble killer gets 45 years in prison
16-08-2012
A FORMER farm foreman convicted of murdering two men by shooting them with a hunting rifle has been sentenced to an effective 45 years’ imprisonment.“This was cold-blooded killing,” Judge Marlene
readDHPS bazaar goes green
16-08-2012
THE Deutsche Höhere Private Schule will be hosing its annual bazaar on Friday and although they are keeping with the traditional format, this year’s bazaar has a ‘green’ twist.The motto for this year
readWin-win partnership possible in Chinese relations
16-08-2012
A RECENTLY launched book on Chinese and southern African relations suggests that the challenge for African countries is not to deter Chinese investment, but to ensure that it boosts development.The
readAus gets ‘most snow in 40 years’
16-08-2012
RESIDENTS of Aus in far southern Namibia yesterday morning woke to a snow-covered landscape.It is the first time in years that it has snowed at the tiny desert settlement. The local Bahnhof Hotel Aus
readNotable Quotes
16-08-2012
SCHOOL comes first. This international film company probably thought Namibia is a poor third-world country that does not know better, but they are wrong. – A principal of a school in Swakopmund, where
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