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49 Articles found on Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Illegal grazing trial thrown off course
29-08-2012
THE trial of close to 30 farmers accused of illegally settling in and grazing their livestock in the Kavango Region was thrown off track when the presiding magistrate recused himself from continuing
readWhen hippos see red
29-08-2012
Two enormous hippo males launched at each other in a bloody attack and were caught on camera by a ‘stunned’ Russian amateur photographer, Alexey Tishchenko, in Namibia. “I’ve never seen that effect in
readSPYL’s Namoloh withdraws
29-08-2012
DESPERATE efforts are being made to bring an end to the Elijah Ngurare reign at the Swapo Party Youth League congress that is starting in Windhoek this morning. President Hifikepunye Pohamba, who is
readInvestors upbeat, consumers and exporters remain wary
29-08-2012
OVERALL business confidence shot up last month, but only because investors felt more confident – consumers and exporters didn’t share their positive sentiment. The IJG Business Climate Index for
readRich-poor divide scars Angola as it heads for polls
29-08-2012
HUAMBO – A four-lane avenue separates the shelled ruins of the art deco Ruacana Cinema from Huambo’s shiny new Chinese-built railway station, a symbol of the leaps Angola has made to recover from a
readTobias calls for grassroots aid
29-08-2012
PROMOTER Nestor Tobias has called for increased support for grassroots level boxing in the country. According to Tobias – who along with some of his star boxers recently spent three days mingling with
readBanks give interest rate breather
29-08-2012
FNB Namibia yesterday became the first of Namibia’s four commercial banks to drop its interest rates by half a percentage point after the Bank of Namibia (BoN) last week decreased its repo rate by 50
readPolice step up security as SA mine strike continues
29-08-2012
MARIKANA, South Africa – A heavy police contingent guarded platinum giant Lonmin’s Marikana mine in South Africa yesterday to protect workers who quit a violent wildcat strike in which 44 people have
readApple seeks quick bans on eight Samsung phones
29-08-2012
SEOUL – Apple Inc is seeking speedy bans on the sale of eight Samsung Electronics phones, moving swiftly to translate its resounding court victory over its rival into a tangible business benefit.The
readG4S says Olympic fiasco will cost millions
29-08-2012
LONDON – British security giant G4S has said its failure to provide enough guards for the London Olympics would cost about 50 million pounds as it struggles to recover from the fiasco.The company
readEgypt’s president rules out currency devaluation
29-08-2012
CAIRO – Egypt’s new president has said he would not impose new taxes or devalue the country’s currency and that his government would rely instead on investment, tourism and exports to fix an economy
readNearly N$1 bn for state coffers from phosphate
29-08-2012
NAMIBIAN Marine Phosphate (NMP) will pay about N$993 million in royalties to Government alone every year once it is up and running.NMP is developing the world’s first marine phosphate project off the
readWill.i.am song blasts to Mars and back, via Nasa’s Curiosity
29-08-2012
Nasa’s Curiosity rover is making global headlines as it travels uncharted territory on Mars, and it will venture into new realms back on earth this week when it premieres a new will.i.am song. The
readRio – ‘I love the rawness in African music’
29-08-2012
Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand explains why he’s supporting Africa Express, which features 80 musicians on one train as it makes a string of stops across the United Kingdom (UK). The player, who
readAfrican Briefs
29-08-2012
Gambia executes 9 on death row BANJUL – The government of Gambia has confirmed that it has executed nine inmates who were on death row, saying in a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior that
readWorld Briefs
29-08-2012
Court rejects US activist’s lawsuit HAIFA – An Israeli court ruled yesterday that the military was not at fault for killing a US activist crushed by an army bulldozer during a 2003 demonstration,
readCuba vice president’s daughter defects
29-08-2012
TAMPA – The daughter of Cuba’s vice president has defected from the communist-run island and now lives in Tampa, Florida, the site of the Republican National Convention, a newspaper reported on
readChina, wary of Arab Spring, hosts Egypt’s Mursi
29-08-2012
BEIJING – China is hosting Egypt’s newly elected president despite its uneasiness with the Arab Spring revolution that helped bring him to power, while the new leader seeks to shore up his country’s
readTyphoon Bolaven pounds South Korea
29-08-2012
SEOUL – A powerful typhoon pounded South Korea with strong winds and heavy rain yesterday as it churned up rough seas that smashed two fishing ships into rocks, killing at least five fishermen and
readHausiku a egulula Iigandhi yEpangelo poTsandi
29-08-2012
OMUPEVIKULUNTUMINISTA Marco Hausiku, mEtitano lya zi ko okwa egulula nokutula miilonga pambelewa elongitho lyiigandhi, ano lyomashisha gEpangelo ngoka ga tungwa moTsandi mUukwaluudhi ongompungulilo
readKapena euvathano natango pokati koongundu dhaaHerero
29-08-2012
NATANGO inapa holoka euvathano pokati kewiliko lyopaumuthigululwakalo lyaaHerero [OTA]noshowo Maharero Royal house naayambidhidhi yawo. Oshilyo shoshipundi shuukwaniilwa wondhikwa yaMaharero, Phanuel
readSMS mOshiwambo
29-08-2012
*Aapolisi yomOhangwena nava konge ne omikanda dokushinga.Omunhu hapiti nopoboloka nde itapulwa ombapila yokushinga,keshe u tashingi ehauto napulwe ashike omukanda wokushinga. *Ame omumati weedula 26
readKathindi a thiminikwa a thigepo Etale
29-08-2012
GUMWE gwaaluudhe ya nkondopekwa paliko moshikondo shoohi, Silvanus Kathindi okwa li a thininikwa aniwa a thigepo iilonga ye mehangano lyoohi Etale Fishing.cKathindi okwa thigipo iilonga aniwa konima
readOyendji ya dhimbulukwa omapendafule pOmuthiya
29-08-2012
ENGATHITHI enene lyaantu ya za koombinga noombinga dha Namibia olya li lya gongala pOmuthiya mOndonga moshitopolwa sha Shikoto mOsoondaha ya zi ko, lye yile okudhimbulukwa Esiku lyOmapendafule
readOshikumungu shodama ya Neckartal natango ina shi potokonoka lela
29-08-2012
OSHINIMA shetungo lyodam ya Neckartal momulonga gwa Fish natango inashi potokonoka, konima sho oRaata yootendela ya shunitha omishangwa dhomahangano ngoka ga indila iilonga mbyoka kuuministeli
readRack wins Class A at FEI Challenge
29-08-2012
ALEXA Rack and her horse Capital Casarey were the winners of Class A at the FEI World Jumping Challenge which took place at the Gymkhana Club in Windhoek over the weekend. Rack had a great weekend,
readProsthetics to help disabled outperform Olympians
29-08-2012
LONDON - Oscar Pistorius made history last month when he became the first double-amputee to compete at the Olympics.While the South African ‘Blade Runner’ didn’t make the medals podium, it’s probably
readStuttering Real Madrid seeking Super Cup fillip
29-08-2012
MADRID – A Spanish Super Cup comeback against arch rivals Barcelona and the arrival of Croatia playmaker Luka Modric may provide the perfect springboard for Real Madrid to kickstart their season.Jose
readThree archers selected for World Championships
29-08-2012
THREE Namibian archers have been selected to represent the country at the 2012 World Field Archery Championships in Argentina at the end of October and beginning of November.Following a rigorous
readNamibia second in Botswana tourney
29-08-2012
NAMIBIA’s Under-17 soccer team finished second in a Four Nation U17 tournament in Botswana after losing 1-0 to the hosts in the final, with virtually the last kick of the game.According to head coach
readX-ray machine malfunctions at Mariental hospital
29-08-2012
TWO patients who sustained fractures after being involved in a road accident on Sunday were further discomforted when taken to the Mariental State Hospital where the X-ray facilities were not
readWhy do so many African leaders die in office?
29-08-2012
IT’S rare for the leader of a country to die in office. Since 2008, it’s happened 13 times worldwide but 10 of those leaders have been African. Why is it so much more common in this one
readFrom The Twittersphere
29-08-2012
THE North, the heat; the North, weddings; the North, traffic! Lizards, mosquitoes, and religion. And words, as Namibians get to grips with the post-long weekend week.@Sirkandina: In a country with
readTragedy strikes Swapo MP
29-08-2012
THE husband of Swapo Party MP Alexia Manombe-Ncube committed suicide on Saturday, the police have reported. Family members said the 58-year-old Jabulani Manombe-Ncube shot and killed himself outside
readSwartbooi calls for Pohamba’s intervention
29-08-2012
KARAS Governor Bernadus Swartbooi has expressed concern over the dragging on of the Neckartal Dam tender for almost two years, and requested President Hifikepunye Pohamba to intervene so that the
readSMSes for Wednesday 29 August 2012
29-08-2012
SMS Of The Day *Heroes Day! Fellow Namibians, commemorating Heroes Day may not be meaningful if we do not show respect to our fallen heroes and heroines. The nation has lost peace. Morals are almost
readShebeen owner guilty of double murder
29-08-2012
GUILTY as charged, is the verdict in the double murder trial of Mariental resident Salmon Nakale.The judgement in Nakale’s trial was delivered in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday last week, when
readSalary mix-up at Omaruru municipality
29-08-2012
OUTSTANDING documents almost led to Omaruru municipal employees paying back a 10 per cent increase they received following successful negotiations between the Town Council and the Public Service Union
readRobbers strike ‘fear-free’ Swakop
29-08-2012
WHILE about 300 Swakopmund residents attended the introduction of a community crime-fighting initiative dubbed ‘Operation Fear-Free’ on Thursday evening, three robbers attacked a couple at gunpoint in
readProsecutor’s absence delays murder trial
29-08-2012
THE hearing of closing arguments in the trial of matricide suspect Natangwe Ipinge Ngatjizeko in the High Court in Windhoek had to be postponed for three months due to the absence of the prosecutor
readPohamba officially opens trade fair
29-08-2012
ONGWEDIVA – President Hifikepunye Pohamba says the Small and Medium Enterprise Bank (SME Bank), which will provide capital and advice to local SMEs, is expected to become operational before the end of
readPDM, NDP join forces
29-08-2012
THE People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) and Namibia Democratic Party (NDP) yesterday entered into a two-year marriage of convenience in a clear attempt to emerge from political obscurity. This is
readMan stoned to death in Lüderitz
29-08-2012
POLICE at Lüderitz are investigating a murder charge after they found the body of a man at the town’s informal settlement over the weekend. It is alleged that the man, identified as Leonard Talakonima
readMaharero group takes issue with police
29-08-2012
AN announcement made by Police Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga that the Herero Red Flag Association under the leadership of chief Kuaima Riruako could go ahead with plans to hold their Red Flag
readAwe-inspiring ‘Magda’ – A review
29-08-2012
‘Magda’, a beautifully crafted contemporary dance piece is Ombetja Yehinga Organisation’s (OYO) latest creative and educational offering. Directed and Choreographed by OYO’s director Phillipe
readChinese mining company seeks Govt assistance
29-08-2012
NAMIBIA East China Non-Ferrous Investment, a mining company, has discovered a large deposit of iron ore in the Kunene Region but will largely depend on Namibian government support to extract it.The
readAngolan dog rescue saves 15
29-08-2012
NAMIBIAN and South African volunteers have succeeded in rescuing 15 dogs from the Angolan side of the border and they have been returned to South Africa via Namibia.The dogs, all purebred and large
readChasing the dots ... iPhone, iPad but I Don’t
29-08-2012
PONDERING how Namibia’s society is going to look in 50 years’ time after passing through 22 years of independence. We now have grown institutions, political processes morphed into a culture, our
readNotable Quotes
29-08-2012
WE are the same nation and speak the same language. – Nahum Mutirua said referring to the rift between the Ovaherero Traditional Authority and Maharero camps.LET us try to help women find their place,
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