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48 Articles found on Monday, 6 August 2012
Namibia’s best
06-08-2012
The Miss Namibia 2012 pageant was held at the Windhoek Country Club on Saturday evening.Tsakana Nkandi (centre) was crowned the winner, while Patricia Hanstein (left) is the first princess and Monique
readNamoloh challenges SPYL’s Ngurare
06-08-2012
THE table has been laid for a last attempt to oust Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) Leader, Elijah Ngurare, during the SPYL congress later this month with the nomination of Julius Namoloh to contest
readIll employee wants to sue Cancer Association
06-08-2012
LLOYD Mögle (34), a Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) employee, plans to sue the organisation because it allegedly tried to get rid of him when he fell ill.Mögle has chronic kidney failure and is
read7 000 casuals on the streets
06-08-2012
AS many as 80 per cent of workers who were employed through labour-hire companies suddenly found themselves without work on August 1 and now face long periods of insecurity instead of the job security
readJohannes smashes record
06-08-2012
HELALIA Johannes posted a new national record with her two hours, 26 minutes and nine seconds 12th place finish in the 2012 Olympic Games women’s marathon yesterday. Johannes shaved off over a minute
readKenyans must ‘come together’ for fair vote: Clinton
06-08-2012
NAIROBI – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on Kenyans to work together to ensure free and fair elections next year and avoid a repeat of the deadly post-poll violence seen four years
readAir Namibia holds talks with Kenyan counterparts
06-08-2012
KENYA Airways (KQ) chief executive officer Titus Naikuni is expected in Namibia this week to hold talks with Air Namibia and government officials on a possible partnership between the two
readAfrican Briefs
06-08-2012
Zim man in court over cyanide HARARE – A manager of a local transport company has been charged for delivering cyanide to the main water treatment works in the capital Harare, state media reported on
readSouth Africa marks 50 years since Mandela’s arrest
06-08-2012
DURBAN – South Africa unveiled its latest monument to Nelson Mandela on Saturday, a new statue along a rural highway marking the spot where he was arrested 50 years ago for his struggle against
readGreece eyes T-bills to cover funding squeeze - minister
06-08-2012
ATHENS – Greece is leaning towards issuing T-bills to plug a cash squeeze this month as resumption of its bailout funding hinges on a positive assessment by European Union and IMF inspectors, its
readAt half-price, Facebook still faces doubts
06-08-2012
WASHINGTON – Facebook shares have lost nearly half their value since a highly-touted public offering in May, but it’s still not a bargain for some.Facebook in the past week dropped below $20 a share
readSmall change sparks fights in coin-starved Zimbabwe
06-08-2012
HARARE – Shouting matches and even physical fights break out each time a mini-bus pulls up to drop off passengers at a crowded bus stop in downtown Harare. It’s all about not getting
readSAA’s new baggage policy
06-08-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South African Airways (SAA) is introducing a new check-in baggage policy, an official said. “From September 5, 2012, SAA will move to a checked baggage policy that restricts the number
readTomayto, tomahto: Quebec vintner turns it into wine
06-08-2012
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL - Canadian wine lovers have been raising a glass to an increasingly popular but unusual vintage crafted from a secret Belgian family recipe four generations old using ...
readTime for a marketing makeover
06-08-2012
BOSTON – Marketing in successful companies is not something done only by a specific department but is part of the overall culture, says Harvard Business Review.“In successful organisations, marketing
readTelecom Namibia hard at work to expand infrastructure
06-08-2012
AFTER the landing of the West Africa Cable System (WACS) at Swakopmund early last year, Telecom Namibia is now extending its infrastructure.One of the plans for expansion includes four international
readWorld Briefs
06-08-2012
Bomber kills 45 in Yemen ADEN – A suicide bomber struck at a wake in Yemen’s southern city of Jaar overnight, killing at least 45 people and wounding dozens more, the defence ministry said, in the
readSouth Africa plan to reduce legal alcohol limit
06-08-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Proposed amendments to the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill could see the blood alcohol level of a driver drop from 0.05g/100ml to 0.02g/100ml, it was reported on Saturday.This
readAssad’s forces pound rebel stronghold in Aleppo
06-08-2012
ALEPPO – Syrian army tanks shelled Aleppo yesterday and a helicopter gunship strafed rebel positions with heavy machine gun fire as they fought for control of the country’s biggest city and key
readSwartbooi a hala elunduluko moombaanga
06-08-2012
GAVENA gwoshitopolwa sha Karas okwa ti okwa hala okumona elunduluko muumwene woombaanga moshilongo opo ndhika dhi ye miikaha yaakalimo.Bernadus Swartbooi okwa ti okwa hala oku mona iiyukithilo
readOombudhi dha yugu aakongi yiilonga iimaliwa yawo
06-08-2012
OPOLISI ota yi konakona omahokololo taga ti oombudhi dhaashiwike aniwa odha yugu aakongi yiilonga iimaliwa yawo, sho dhe ya uvanekele kutya otadhi ya monene iilonga poshipangelo shopOmuthiyagwiipundi
readEhala lyointernet epe pombaanga ya Namibia
06-08-2012
OMBAANGA ya Namibia oya etapo ehala epe lyopaiinternet oshiwike sha yi. Ehala ndika ombaanga oya ti ota li kala epu oku longithwa kaalongithi opo ya vule okumona uuyelele wuli nawa nowongushu.Ehala
readOmahangano gepangelo oga pumbwa elandulathano Marco Hausiku tati
06-08-2012
OMAHANGANO gepangelo oga indilwa opo ga koleke iilonga yago noku yi opaleka opo ga vule oku gandja omayakulo geli nawa kaayakulwa yago. Eindilo ndika olya ningwa kOmupevi Prima Minista, Marco Hausiku
readOmusindani a kuthapo ashihe naatuhe twa kana
06-08-2012
OMUWILIKI gwomahangano gaaniilonga Ranga Haikali sho a ningi omunangeshefa okwa li a lundilwa kutya okwa thipi aaniilonga ombinzi noshowo okwe ya landithapo.Omwiinekelwa kwali gwehangano
readAakalimo yomOutjo ta ya kondjitha omutoko ihaagu dhimi
06-08-2012
AADHIMI yomulilo pOutjo otaya kambadhala okudhima omulilo ngoka guli mondumba yomutoko tagu kumitha. Omutoko ngoka ogwa kala tagu tsina uule woomwedhi ndatu dhapiti ndele sigo oshiwike sha yi ogwa li
readEwilikongundu lya NBC na ACC ya opaleke edhina lya Aochamub
06-08-2012
EHANGANO lyokutuma omawi mombepo lya Namibia, NBC noshowo okommissi yokukondjitha uulingilingi[ACC] oya opaleke edhina lyomuwiliki gwaNBC, Albertus Aochamub momalundilo guulingilingi. Omunashipundi
readOmagumbo gaaikuthili poKaiti ga tewapo kaanamberewa
06-08-2012
AAGAMENI yomaliko mboka ya hehelwa kewiliko lya Kaiti oya teyagulapo omagumbo gaantu mboka ya li ye ga tungu pomahala inaa ya pitikilwapo. Aanambelewa mboka ya teyapo omagumbo ngoka oya li metonatelo
readNAC aniwa yuuvathana na Napwu muumbudhi
06-08-2012
EHANGANO lyuupale woondhila lya Namibia[Namibia Airports Company] NAC] aniwa olya ningulula euvathano yalulo na Namibia Public Workera Union[Napwu]. Euvathano ndika otali ka fala Napwu meipumomumwe
readMurray thrashes Federer to win gold
06-08-2012
LONDON – Britain’s Andy Murray completed an astonishing recovery from last month’s Wimbledon heartache to thrash Switzerland’s Roger Federer and claim Olympic gold on Centre Court yesterday.Exactly
readPhelps and Ennis light up Games
06-08-2012
LONDON – Michael Phelps bowed out of swimming with a final flourish Saturday as poster-girl Jessica Ennis crowned one of British sport’s most memorable days with the London Games’ signature moment.As
readDorgeloh, Lambert win squash nationals
06-08-2012
ADRI Lambert and Norbert Dorgeloh where crowned national champions at the recent Namibian Closed Squash National Championships to further cement their status as the two finest squash players on the
readChiefs credit culture for Super title
06-08-2012
WELLINGTON – The jubilant Waikato Chiefs sense they are on the verge of something special after claiming their breakthrough Super rugby title with a 37-6 trouncing of the Coastal Sharks in Saturday’s
readNotable Quotes
06-08-2012
YOU wait until I finish. I’m not working for you. Wait until the minister is finished with his own work. – The Minister of Works and Transport, Erkki Nghimtina, claiming that there was a conspiracy
readPolice register volunteers in the fight against crime
06-08-2012
THE police in the Khomas Region on Saturday registered volunteers to help fight crime.People of all ages and from various constituencies turned up at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Katutura, where the
readTop US official visits Namibia
06-08-2012
THE Government of the United States of America is committed to helping Namibia in the areas of economic growth, energy and the environment.So said their Undersecretary of State, Robert Hormats, in
readFrom The Twittersphere
06-08-2012
IT was a rollercoaster of a ride on Namibian Twitter timelines over the weekend – ranging from the Olympics to the Big Brother house!! And a whole lot inbetween. For those who got their knickers in a
readThousands mourn Ongandjera king
06-08-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba says the death of Ongandjera king Jafet Munkundi has not only left a void in his immediate family, but the whole community of Ongandjera, the Omusati Region and the
readSwapo chops slander claim against RDP
06-08-2012
THE N$100 million which the Swapo Party is claiming from its political rival, the Rally for Democracy and Progress, and the opposition party’s leader for alleged defamation has been slashed to a much
readStudent set alight and stoned to death
06-08-2012
THE police are searching for the murderer(s) of a student at the International University of Management (IUM) who was set on fire and stoned to death over the weekend.Eliakim Kandali Inane (31) died
readSMSes for Monday 06 August 2012
06-08-2012
SMS Of The Day *YET again the ‘shoot the messenger’ mentality emerges around so-called leaks from Cabinet. If these people ran a transparent, honest and accountable Government they wouldn’t have to
readSitore security guards unsure of hospital contract
06-08-2012
SECURITY guards working for Sitore Security Services at the Windhoek Central Hospital were by Friday still not sure whether they should go on duty, after the health ministry reportedly cancelled the
readRobbery suspect dies of heart attack after arrest
06-08-2012
AN autopsy result has shown that a farm robbery suspect died of a heart attack a day after his arrest. The police charged that the suspect, Donvin Ashlin Kaffer (27), was responsible for an assault
readRobbery shootout trial delayed again
06-08-2012
THE withdrawal of a defence lawyer has forced a further delay for the start of the trial of five men accused of involvement in a deadly armed robbery in Windhoek in April 2009.The trial of the five
read35 years in prison for murder of girlfriend
06-08-2012
A WARNING that men who murder their partners in romantic relationships should expect to be severely punished by Namibia’s courts was sent out once again from the High Court at Oshakati on Friday.The
readTsakana crowned Miss Namibia 2012
06-08-2012
Miss Namibia 2012 was crowned at the Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino on Saturday evening, in front of a capacity crowd that included Minister of Justice, Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana, patron of the
readMalambo is the King of Sikokoshi
06-08-2012
Crowd-favourite Malambo Mazila put up probably one of his best performances to dethrone previous winner Cafu Simasiku, clinching the King of Sikokoshi dance crown and N$5 000 in prize money. The dance
readLast bodies of drowned fishermen found
06-08-2012
THE body of a man that washed up on the beach on Friday afternoon has been identified as the fourth victim of the capsized Dan Jose vessel, while two more bodies were found early Saturday
readKalkrand tension still simmering
06-08-2012
COMMUNITY activist James Hansen, who walked from Kalkrand to Windhoek with a wooden cross to draw attention to alleged corruption at the Kalkrand Village Council, has threatened to take to the road
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