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59 Articles found on Thursday, 2 August 2012
Outjo residents warned against ‘mystery burning ash’
02-08-2012
OUTJO is struggling to extinguish a ‘mysterious’ heap of ash which has been smouldering for at least three months.The town’s residents and the Outjo Town Council are baffled by the strange fire, which
readFast asleep
02-08-2012
One of the illegal squatters was fast asleep in his bed while security guards were dismantling his shack. See story on page 3.
readNine boys claim molestation at school hostel
02-08-2012
THE Karas Region education directorate is investigating the alleged rape of nine boys at the Nowak Primary School at Tses. A school counsellor was questioning the boys this week, The Namibian was
readMuch ado about drama
02-08-2012
ALL the controversy surrounding the reintroduction of a girls’ initiation ritual at Outapi in the Omusati Region is theatre blown out of proportion. This came to light after the organisers of the
readKaras governor pushes for banking sector reform
02-08-2012
THE Karas governor, Bernadus Swartbooi, has called on Government to speed up its drive to localise foreign-owned banks. “We want our own home-grown financial service institutions, especially
readSecurity in focus as Clinton visits Africa
02-08-2012
DAKAR – United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Senegal on Tuesday, beginning a trip that will take her both to Africa’s newest nation South Sudan and on a private visit to the
readKasuto in confident mood
02-08-2012
NAMIBIAN boxer Mujandjae Kasuto is in a confident mood ahead of his second round 75kg middleweight fight against Zoltan Harcsa of Hungary at the Olympic Games this afternoon. A lot will be at stake as
readBig Brother Stargame: Kenyan PM hits Twitter to drum up support for Prezzo
02-08-2012
Kenya’s Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has taken to microblogging site Twitter to rally support for the country’s Big Brother StarGame housemate, Prezzo.Prezzo is one of six remaining housemates,
readMugabe ally trashes draft constitution
02-08-2012
PRETORIA – An outspoken lawmaker from the party of Zimbabwe’s longserving ruler Robert Mugabe on Tuesday rejected a new draft constitution that would rein in presidential powers as an attack on
readSchools shut after 8 killed in Sudan demo
02-08-2012
NYALA – Sudanese authorities closed schools in Darfur’s largest city yesterday after at least eight people, many reportedly teenagers, were killed in the worst violence since Arab Spring-style
readCredit co-operative explained
02-08-2012
Founding member of the Namibia Consumer Protection Group (NCPG), a non profit consumer rights organisation), Milton Louw recently announced his intention to form a Namibian Savings and Credit
readThe dos and don’ts of shopping online
02-08-2012
More and more Namibians are going online to find solutions to their needs every year. From funeral homes to used cars the popularity of making your choice online is on the rise. The internet makes it
readGet unstuck when innovating
02-08-2012
BOSTON – Thinking outside the box might not be as easy as it sounds, but there are ways to get your innovation engines revving, says Harvard Business Review. To innovate, you need to think
readAnglo American set to take control of De Beers
02-08-2012
LONDON – Global mining group Anglo American said on Tuesday it will raise its stake in the diamond company De Beers to 85 per cent after Botswana decided not to exercise pre-emptive rights.“Anglo
readZimbabwe puts squeeze on banks for higher capital
02-08-2012
HARARE – Zimbabwe has increased minimum capital requirements for banks to as much as US$100 million, a move which could hold back a drive to force foreign banks to sell majority shares to locals while
readClass of 2012: Europe’s young pursue dreams abroad
02-08-2012
MADRID – Santiago Oviedo, a lanky 24-year-old from Madrid, is on track to get his master’s in physics in October – a crucial milestone in his dream of becoming a researcher probing the origins of the
readAfrica growing but political risks remain
02-08-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Africa will continue its economic growth into the next year, but faces increasing threats from continued political instability, youth unemployment and the global recession dragging down
readVietnam nabs 2,4 tons of smuggled elephant tusks
02-08-2012
HANOI, Vietnam – State-controlled media say authorities in Vietnam have seized 2,4 tons of elephant tusks illegally imported from southern Africa.The Laborer newspaper says customs officials in Ho Chi
readCentral African countries to monitor Congo forests
02-08-2012
ROME – Central African countries have agreed to take part in a regional initiative to monitor the Congo Basin, one of the world’s largest primary rainforests, the UN’s food agency said last week.“A
readBamboo farming takes pressures off forests
02-08-2012
OLENGURUONE – It is a chilly morning in Olenguruone village on the southern flank of the Rift Valley in Kenya, but Gloria Chepng’etich is warming up to the task at hand.Spread neatly on her workbench
readTwenty jackals to be shot in southern conservancy
02-08-2012
BLOUPUTS – A total of 20 jackals from the !Khob !Naub Conservancy in the Karas Region will be shot to reduce their numbers because they hunt and kill the sheep and goats of local farmers.!Khob !Naub
readStars paid £1 for Olympics ceremony
02-08-2012
Paul McCartney and other star performers at the Olympic Games opening ceremony were paid just one pound for their efforts, London 2012 confirmed on Monday. Beatles star McCartney – who closed the
readAngelina wants role in ‘50 Shades of Grey’
02-08-2012
The ‘Tomb Raider’ actress has apparently been reading the novel dubbed as ‘mummy porn’ after being introduced to it while shooting her new film in the United Kingdom.Workers on the set of ‘Maleficent’
readAfrican Briefs
02-08-2012
Dlamini-Zuma meets leaders PRETORIA – Newly-elected African Union Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma met several former African heads of state and government in Waterkloof, east of
readWorld Briefs
02-08-2012
Syria using fighter jets: UN DAMASCUS – Syria’s military has used fighter jets to fire on Aleppo, the country’s second city, the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (Unsmis) spokeswoman told AFP
readEgypt’s PM selects new cabinet
02-08-2012
CAIRO – Egypt’s Prime Minister Hisham Qandil has selected a new government in which the finance and foreign ministers from the outgoing cabinet will retain their posts, state television reported
readMali gets 10 more days to form unity government
02-08-2012
BAMAKO – West African leaders on Tuesday extended a deadline for Mali to form a unity government and wrest back its north from rebel hands as Amnesty warned it could slide into human rights
readYa pandula ekwatho molwoshikukuta moKunene
02-08-2012
ELENGA lyomuhoko gwaa #Aodaman olya tanga epangelo sho lya kwathele aantu mboka yeehamekwa koshikukuta moshitopolwa shoka shaKunene. Elenga Petrus Ukongo olya lombwele oThe Namibian kutya ekwathelo
readOyendji oye hole oohi dho moNamibia
02-08-2012
AANAMIBIA oyendji mboka ya pulwa ngele oha ya li oohi mekonakono lya nigilwe omathimbo ga piti oya ti oye hole oohi mundhoka mwa kwatelwa maasbankers, noohi dhohake ongo ndhoka yehole unene. Konyala
readOmufekelwa a monika ondjo medhipago lyomukadhona
02-08-2012
OMUKALIMO gwomOshakati ngoka ta lundilwa a dhipaga omukadhona gwe momumvo 2010 okwa monika ondjo mohofa yOpombanda ya Shakati omaandaha oshiwike shika.Nando Paulus Tomas ngoka eshiwike woo ongo
readEsiku lya hugunina lyokulongitha aahehelwa
02-08-2012
EHANGANO ndyoka hali longitha aantu moku ya tumina ya ka longele yalwe lyo ta li futwa kwaamboka olya kambadhala oku kondjitha etulomiilonga lyoveta yaaniilonga ndjoka tayi indike omukalo nguka.
readSMS mOshiwambo
02-08-2012
*Onda hala oku pula koshikondo shoombesa dha muni ngele oshi li mondjila kwaambo haya futile yakwawo kuukalata wawo yo taa pewa iimaliwa peke shashi oya ninga oongeshefa dhawo muukalata. *Yakwetu
readOmukayili gwonkambe ota ka lundululwa pehala mpoka eli
02-08-2012
OSHIHONGOMWA shethano lyomukwiita gwokonkambe omuNdowishi , shoka shili popepi nomisiuma yemanguluko otashi ka kuthwapo mpoka.Omukayili ngoka kape shiwike kutya otaka falwa peni uuna a lundululwa
readFifa backs Women’s Super League
02-08-2012
THE Federation of International Football Associations (Fifa) will today hand over football gear and training equipment to the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Women’s Super League clubs.Fifa has
readPhelps: The greatest Olympian of all
02-08-2012
LONDON – Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time. But is that the same as being the ‘greatest’?That was the question left hanging in the air after the swimming superstar won the 19th
readSerena Williams into Olympic quarterfinals
02-08-2012
WIMBLEDON – Three times on a single point, Serena Williams hit a serve that clipped the net cord before plopping into the service box for a let, a sequence that drew giggles from the Centre Court
readCheating badminton players thrown out of Olympics
02-08-2012
LONDON – The Olympic spirit took a knock yesterday with news that women badminton players had thrown their matches at the London Games to get easier rivals in the playoffs.Reaction from the Badminton
readOlympic Highlights
02-08-2012
Thursday, August 2 SS4 Swimming Men’s / Women’s Heats - Session 09h55 Diving Men’s Synchronised 3m Springboard Final 12h15 Canoe/kayak Men’s Canoe Double SFs 13h25 Canoe/kayak Women’s Kayak SFs 14h10
readLe Clos gold unlocks South African emotions
02-08-2012
SOUTH Africa was overcome with emotion when 20-year-old Durbanite Chad le Clos won a second gold medal for the country at the Olympic Games in London, the presidency said yesterday.“The South African
read‘Phenomenal’ WSL set for debut awards
02-08-2012
NAMIBIA’S Women’s Super League plans to hold its inaugural awards in Windhoek on Sunday. According to league coordinator Jacqui Shipanga, the ceremony will be held at the NFA Technical Centre upon
readWet and icy weather ahead
02-08-2012
NAMIBIANS living in the central, southern and western parts of the country had to put on their scarves and jackets again over the last two days.A weather forecaster warned yesterday that there are
readUnam murder suspect had mental illness
02-08-2012
THE law student accused of murdering a fellow student in a knife attack at the Windhoek campus of the University of Namibia three months ago was mentally ill at the time of the incident, a
readFrom The Twittersphere
02-08-2012
MANY Namibian tweeps are revelling in the London Olympics, cheering on legends, favourites and Africa. Tuesday night was no exception, as tweeps shared the joy of South African Chad le Clos’s victory
readSOEs need to get their house in order
02-08-2012
STATE-OWNED enterprises (SOEs) need to up their game and improve on service delivery.This was the unambiguous message of Deputy Prime Minister Marco Hausiku when he addressed the opening of an SOE
readSMSes for Thursday 02 August 2012
02-08-2012
SMS Of The Day *MINISTRY of Finance you give the old people who built up the country $500 but the government has money for statues and name changes. Money to waste. It’s a shame. Food for Thought
readRelatives testify in Schiefer’s defence
02-08-2012
DOUBLE murder suspect Romeo Schiefer was crying and in a state of shock at the scene where his parents were murdered in early 2008, his brother and sister-in-law testified in his trial in the High
readRDP takes demo to all regions of Namibia
02-08-2012
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) sent its members from various regions back last week with the instruction that they should start preparing for demonstrations across the country to pressure
readPatient commits suicide in hospital
02-08-2012
A 33-YEAR-OLD patient committed suicide at the Katutura State Hospital on Tuesday.Khomas Deputy Commissioner Silvanus Nghishidimbwa yesterday said Cornelia Nakashole was found hanging in a bathroom at
readOthika School investigates missing funds
02-08-2012
THE Othika Combined School in the Omusati Region is investigating fraud after some of its parents claimed that money they had contributed towards a school tour for children had disappeared.A tour to
readOhangwena Communal Land Board rules in favour of children
02-08-2012
THE Ohangwena Communal Land Board has decided in favour of the six children of the late Immanuel Kaishungu, granting them ownership of a piece of land at the Okongo settlement that was also claimed by
readNBC board and ACC clear Aochamub
02-08-2012
THE board of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) as well as the Anti-Corruption (ACC) this week cleared director general Albertus Aochamub of graft allegations.Those behind the rumours would
readMore bitter medicine for Blair as NQA rejects qualifications
02-08-2012
THE National Qualifications Authority (NQA) recently informed alleged bogus doctor Martin Blair that it could not validate his academic qualifications.NQA director Frans Gertze yesterday confirmed the
readKeetmans demolishes squatter shacks
02-08-2012
SECURITY guards hired by the Keetmanshoop Town Council, under police supervision, yesterday dismantled illegally built shacks in the Tseiblaagte residential area.Claiming that they were waiting too
readGovernment votes for Lady May
02-08-2012
THE Ministry of Information is organising a press conference today to support “our national legend” Lady May in her bid to become the first Namibian to win the ‘Big Brother Africa’ reality show.
readFNB agrees to wage increases
02-08-2012
THE Namibia Bank and Allied Workers Union and First National Bank of Namibia have reached an agreement on salary and benefit increases which will come into effect on August 20.FNB has agreed to pay
readDivundu pupils demonstrate over hostel conditions
02-08-2012
PUPILS at the Divundu Combined School are demanding that their dilapidated girls’ hostel block be renovated as a matter of urgency, claiming that its current state puts their health at risk.In
readCrooks con jobseekers out of money
02-08-2012
THE police are investigating reports that unidentified crooks cheated a number of jobseekers by falsely promising them employment at the new State hospital at Omuthiyagwiipundi in the Oshikoto
readWAD condemns baby dumping
02-08-2012
THE executive director of Women’s Action for Development (WAD), Veronica de Klerk, has condemned the the high teenage pregnancy rate in the country and expressed horror at the dumping of babies in
readNotable Quotes
02-08-2012
THERE is no need to pre-empt or publicise it prematurely. You must wait until an announcement is made to the public. – Presidential Affairs Minister Albert Kawana commented this week about the
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