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43 Articles found on Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Katti key in Namcor’s N$50 million bonus
08-08-2012
NAMIBIAN businessman Knowledge Katti has facilitated a major partnership between Namcor and a Brazilian oil and gas exploration company, Cowan Petróleo e Gás S.A. (Cowan).History has been made with
readLet there be light, and there was light
08-08-2012
UYELELE – Free Light for Everyone is the dream of the Ehlers family, especially for all Namibians who live in shacks across the country and this dream is a possibility. In 2002 Alfredo Moser from
readLister stands ground in court
08-08-2012
WHATEVER Sam Nujoma does or says remains in the public interest despite his retirement as President.This was the example Gwen Lister, the former editor of The Namibian, used yesterday to illustrate
readLittle chance of interest rate relief
08-08-2012
NAMIBIANS appetite for credit is “unhealthy” and it is unlikely that the Bank of Namibia (BoN) will follow the recent example of its South African counterpart and bring interest rate relief soon,
readGunmen kill 19 in attack on Nigerian church
08-08-2012
LAGOS – Gunmen have opened fire on an evangelical church during a service in central Nigeria, killing the pastor and at least 18 worshippers while injuring several others, officials said yesterday.The
readParalympians promise bling
08-08-2012
NAMIBIA will get five Paralympic Games gold medals in London. That much is guaranteed, said Men’s T13 category 200 and 400m specialist Martin Aloysius Amutenya yesterday. Along with Amutenya, Namibia
readIntroverts as innovators
08-08-2012
Extroverts suck up all the energy in many work groups, but when it comes to generating innovating ideas introverts may be on par.They just need a way to get their ideas across, says Harvard Business
readItaly’s recession pain stretches to a year
08-08-2012
ROME – Italy shrank further into recession in the second quarter for a 2,5 per cent yearly decline, data showed yesterday, threatening attempts by Mario Monti’s technocrat government to control a debt
readNew York may pull StanChart licence
08-08-2012
NEW YORK – New York’s top bank regulator threatened to strip Standard Chartered Plc of its state banking license, saying the British bank was a “rogue institution” that hid US$250 billion in
read‘Be a responsible corporate citizen’
08-08-2012
THE contribution of businesses to the benefit of communities has a direct bearing on the productivity of these communities and the profitability of the private enterprises.This was the message that
readSA fines Telkom R449 mln for ‘bullying’
08-08-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa yesterday slapped fixed-line operator Telkom with a lighter-than-expected fine of R449 million for using its dominant market position to “bully” potential competitors.The
readAfrican Briefs
08-08-2012
12 arrests in mine boss killing LUSAKA – Zambia’s police arrested 12 people over the death of a Chinese manager in a wage riot at a Sino-owned coal mine known for sometimes violent tensions with
readRussian prosecutors ask for 3 years in punk case
08-08-2012
MOSCOW – Prosecutors yersterday called for three-year sentences for the members of a feminist punk band who performed an anti-Vladimir Putin stunt in Moscow’s main cathedral, ignoring demands by
readIvory Coast blames deadly attacks on Gbagbo loyalists
08-08-2012
ABIDJAN – Ivory Coast’s government yesterday accused fighters loyal to ex-president Laurent Gbagbo of perpetrating deadly attacks that killed 10 soldiers and rattled fragile reconciliation efforts.The
readFierce fighting rocks Syria’s Aleppo: rights group
08-08-2012
BEIRUT – Fierce fighting rocked the heart of Syria’s commercial capital Aleppo early yesterday as troops shelled rebel-held districts in the east of the key battleground city, a human rights group
readWorld Briefs
08-08-2012
Israel returns bodies of Egypt attackers JERUSALEM – Israel has returned the bodies of six gunmen, who killed 16 Egyptian border guards in the Sinai, to its Arab neighbour, Israeli public radio
readHeavy rains submerge Philippine capital
08-08-2012
MANILA – Relentless rains submerged half of the sprawling Philippine capital, triggered a landslide that killed nine people and sent emergency crews scrambling yesterday to rescue tens of thousands of
readTaya kongo uuyuki molwa omahepeko ya ningilwa koSwapo
08-08-2012
AATOTIPO yongundu yo Rally for Democracy and Progress oya indilwa opo yi ikaleke kokule niilonga iiwinayi mbyoka ya longelwe ko Swapo mokuhepeka aaNamibia yamwe pethimbo lyiita yekondjelo
readSwapo a shunitha pevi iimaliwa a hala ya futwa koRDP
08-08-2012
IIMALIWA mbyoka oSwapo ya li tayi pula yi futwe ko Rally for Democracy and Progress opamwe nomuwiliki gwayo, Hidipo Hamutenya, oya shunithwa pevi. Swapo okwa li a hala oku futilwa oodola oomiliona 100
readOondjindikila dha gumu aapitithi yiinima poongamba nayi
08-08-2012
AAPITITHI yiinima pomiyelo dhuupitilo wopoongamba oyu uvitile nayi etokolo lyUuministeli wIimaliwa okwiindika omahangano ngoka ga longithe omatimwaaumbilitho nenge omakwashilipaleko kombinga yiinima
readOmukwaniilwa Munkundi a fumvikwa pOkahao
08-08-2012
OMUKWANIILWA gwaNgandjera, Jafet Malenga Munkundi ngoka a manena oondjenda dhe moshipangelo shepangelo sha Venduka meti 26 Juli 2012 konima yuuwehame nomepipi lyomimvo omilongohetatu nandatu (83) okwa
read‘I gave my best’ – Ahrens
08-08-2012
GABY Ahrens returned to Namibia yesterday, satisfied that she had done her best at the Olympic Games.Ahrens finished last in the Women’s Olympic Trap competition on Saturday, but said she would learn
readSKW teen signs with Germany club
08-08-2012
THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Olaf Beiter has signed with SC Borea Dresden from Sport Klub Windhoek, the Namibian club announced yesterday.Beiter spent his May holiday in Germany, where he was invited for trials
readSeven Cameroon athletes go missing at Olympic Games
08-08-2012
YAOUNDE – Seven Cameroon athletes have disappeared while in Britain for the London Olympics, the Ministry of Sports and Physical Education said yesterday evening.The seven – five boxers, a swimmer and
readOlympic Highlights
08-08-2012
Wednesday, August 8 SS3A Football Men’s SF 1 - Mexico v Japan 16h50 Football Men’s SF 2 - Korea v Brazil 19h35 SS4 Athletics Session 8 09h45 Hockey Men - Argentina v South Africa 13h35 Cycling
readChina in shock as Liu crashes out
08-08-2012
BEIJING – China was in shock Tuesday as athletics hero Liu Xiang crashed out of the Olympic 110m hurdles in a nightmarish reminder of the 2008 Beijing Games when he was forced to withdraw. Even state
readSprint star Bolt wants Man U trial
08-08-2012
IT MAY or may not have been said with his tongue firmly in his cheek but Olympic sprint superstar Usain Bolt has called on Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to hand him a trial.Bolt cemented
readArsenal bolster midfield with Spain’s Santi Cazorla
08-08-2012
LONDON – Arsenal have strengthened their midfield with the acquisition of Spanish playmaker Santi Cazorla from La Liga side Malaga, the Premier League club said yesterday.“Arsenal Football Club is
readFrom The Twittersphere
08-08-2012
NAMIBIAN super model Behati Prinsloo hits the Twitter ramp to rate her Olympic prospects! Otherwise, Namibian tweeps blow off steam about the cold, warn of tsunamis, extol the value of vegetables, and
readSMSes for Wednesday 08 August 2012
08-08-2012
SMS Of The Day *FUEL price increase again? Why do they keep on increasing and decreasing fuel prices? Why don’t they wait and see if the trend will last for a long time or not? This is because when
readSearching for the music
08-08-2012
THE hills of Okahandja Park are alive with mellow saxophone music in the early morning hours.Following the music up a steep hill leaving the shacks well behind, the musician is found. “I come here
readScientists urge sustainable development of Namibia's newly discovered aquifer
08-08-2012
SCIENTISTS believe a vast aquifer discovered 300 metres beneath northern Namibia could provide a lifeline for the impoverished region. German and Namibian scientists who are mapping the groundwater
readPianist Mark Nixon to play in Windhoek
08-08-2012
Classical music enthusiasts will be glad to know that South African Pianist Mark Nixon is to playing in Windhoek as part his South African and Namibian tour. The recital which is to take place at the
readChasing the dots ... Political Mammaries
08-08-2012
I LOVE our political waffle formulated in grand plans by people who seem to come from Mars! Our sport vision driven by Vision 2030 (p 115) requires we win at least four gold medals annually at
readMbunza chief bans tree felling
08-08-2012
RUNDU – The Mbunza Traditional Authority has temporarily banned the harvesting of timber following the discovery of large consignments of illegally harvested timber in its area.About 600 poles and 90
readGloudina Street lingers on
08-08-2012
TEN months after Gloudina Street in Windhoek’s upmarket Ludwigsdorf area was renamed Joseph Mukwayu Ithana Street, City of Windhoek bills still show the old name.The street was officially renamed
readExit and Fishman drop ‘The Movement
08-08-2012
Kwaito artists Exit and Fishman, have taken the first steps in trying to unite the music industry by releasing a collaboration extended play (EP).Titled ‘The Movement’ it is produced by Deal Done
readEtale offers former casuals a raw deal
08-08-2012
ETALE Fishing has offered around 400 former casual workers a three-month contract with salaries around N$660 less than they used to earn under labour hire.The casual workers have expressed unhappiness
readCold front here for whole week
08-08-2012
THE sudden chill experienced yesterday morning is expected to continue for the rest of the week.Weather forecaster Simon Dirkse told Nampa that it will be cold over the weekend too, but not as cold as
readCleaners at Oranjemund on strike
08-08-2012
ABOUT 80 workers employed by Epopaleko company, which provides cleaning services to Namdeb in Oranjemund, on Monday went on strike over a pay dispute. Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) representative
readBlunt force caused student’s death
08-08-2012
ELIAKIM Kandali Inane (31) who was killed near Otjomuise over the weekend, died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head.Earlier, it was reported that Inane was suspected to have been stoned to
read10% of newborn babies survive on water only
08-08-2012
TEN percent of babies born in Namibia do not know the taste of milk as they survive on plain water during the first two months of their life.This is one of the facts contained in a fact sheet by the
readNotable Quotes
08-08-2012
THERE is the impression that some feel that the issue will die a natural death or that there will be a clandestine arrests of those found guilty. – Evilastus Kaaronda, secretary general of the
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