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57 Articles found on Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Starving
01-02-2012
Grandma Petrina Simon, sitting in front of their hut at the Oshivelo informal settlement, claims they depend on drought aid and struggle to make ends meet. On the day the photo was taken, Simon said
readStarving
01-02-2012
Photo: Oswald Shivute Grandma Petrina Simon, sitting in front of their hut at the Oshivelo informal settlement, claims they depend on drought aid and struggle to make ends meet. On the day the
readRössing accepts Kalahari offer
01-02-2012
RÖSSING Uranium managing director Chris Salisbury yesterday informed the company’s employees that it has accepted an offer by Taurus Mineral for all its shares in Kalahari Minerals.Rössing holds an
readNDF not a job agency
01-02-2012
THE Namibian Defence Force (NDF) “is not an employment agency” and it is therefore unfair to call on the ministry to enlist more children of the liberation struggle.This is contained in a statement by
readSchimmings in estate tussle
01-02-2012
THE family of liberation struggle activist Otto Ferdinand Schimming is embroiled in a tug of war over his estate,which has not been distributed almost seven years after his death.Both the office of
readDependence on development partners not viable: Pohamba
01-02-2012
WINDHOEK – President Hifikepunye Pohamba says the current situation where 90 per cent of the African Union’s programmes budget is funded by development partners is not sustainable.He says the
readN Korea’s young leader gets rock star treatment
01-02-2012
SEOUL – North Korea’s young new leader gets rock star treatment when he visits his troops — just as his father did. But while the late Kim Jong Il mostly stayed aloof in dark shades, his son holds
readNo end to Mogane trial
01-02-2012
SUSPENDED NSC chief administrator Rusten Mogane will continue to enjoy full benefits until the beleaguered Namibia Sport Commission finally makes a decision regarding his fate. Although the protracted
readInternational Digest
01-02-2012
Ex-Stanford worker describes unqualified employees HOUSTON - A former employee testifying Monday in the fraud trial of jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford told jurors he worked in an office in
readAfrican Digest
01-02-2012
Libya’s finances ‘precarious’ : IMF WASHINGTON – Libya’s financial situation remains precarious despite the end of fighting and the resumption of oil exports, the International Monetary Fund said on
readNamdeb pays production bonuses despite glitches
01-02-2012
DIAMOND company Namdeb yesterday said its workers – from the shop floor to middle management – were paid out a special bonus equating a full month’s salary in the fourth quarter of 2011 for achieving
readPolished diamond prices seen hit by economy in Q1
01-02-2012
ANTWERP – Polished diamond prices may struggle to hold onto gains in the first quarter of 2012 due to worries over the global economic outlook, diamond dealers said on Monday.Dealers attending the
readGold back in vogue, posts biggest gain since Aug
01-02-2012
LONDON – Gold prices rose yesterday on a weaker dollar and were on course for their biggest monthly rise since August, raising the possibility of a climb toward last year’s record high of just over
readNew GM for MultiChoice
01-02-2012
MARIUS Burger is taking over the reins at MultiChoice Namibia today as its new general manager.Burger is the first Namibian to fill this top position. He joined the company almost 15 years ago, in
readChina and Japan scramble for oil as Sudan shuts fields
01-02-2012
SINGAPORE – The shutdown in Sudanese oil supply could drive up already record premiums on spot crude markets as top Sudan customers China and Japan scramble for alternatives even as they weigh the
readWorker says ET sodomised him
01-02-2012
VENTERSDORP – A farm worker accused of killing Eugene Terre’Blanche claimed the rightwing leader sodomised him, the High Court sitting in Ventersdorp heard yesterday.This was put to Terre’Blanche’s
readSA recalls 1.35 million condoms
01-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa is recalling 1.35 million condoms given away at the African National Congress party’s centenary celebrations amid charges some broke during intercourse and others were
readSyria’s ‘day of mourning’ ahead of UN showdown
01-02-2012
DAMASCUS – Syria’s opposition called for a “day of mourning and anger” after almost 100 people, mostly civilians, reportedly died in spiralling violence ahead of a United Nations Security Council
readDeaths from European cold spell hits 54
01-02-2012
KIEV – Thirty people, most of them homeless, have died of hypothermia in recent days in Ukraine, part of a surge of deaths across eastern Europe as the region grapples with an unusually severe cold
readAfrican Briefs
01-02-2012
Two shot dead in Senegal election protest DAKAR – Paramilitary police in northern Senegal opened fire on Monday on men and women protesting the president’s plan to run for a third term, killing a
readGingrich sued over use of ‘Rocky III’ theme song
01-02-2012
NEW YORK – Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich faces a lawsuit over his use of ‘Eye of the Tiger,’ the theme song to the movie ‘Rocky III,’ court documents show.The claim for copyright
readChina presses Sudan to help free workers
01-02-2012
BEIJING – China called on Sudan yesterday to seek urgently the release of 29 Chinese workers held by rebels in the border state of South Kordofan and said it had sent a team of officials to help win
readAU extends Jean Ping’s mandate till next summit
01-02-2012
ADDIS ABABA – The African Union yesterday extended the mandate of its top official Jean Ping after an election, in which he was challenged by South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, deadlocked.“We have
readKomeya natango oku li mondholongo
01-02-2012
GERHARD Komeya ngoka ta tamanekelwa edhipago lyomuholike gwe ngoka a li omuniilonga gwoondholongo natango oku li mondholongo. Komeya okwa holokele ishewe okathimbo okafupi mohofa ya mengestrata gwa
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
01-02-2012
Lusaka: Omuperesidende gwa Zambia, Michael Sata okwa gandja elombwelo opo elandithopo lyombaanga yepangelo ya ZNCB lyomumvo 2007 li talululwe. Shika osho oshiningwanima oshipe mekonakono lyoshinima
readIihokolola molwuukwashilyo metanga lyoKoevoet
01-02-2012
OMALUNDILO kutya John Grobler okwa li oshilyo shoKoevoet oya tameke mOmpangu yOpombanda omaandaha. Grobler okwa fala ongundu yoSwapo noshowo amushanga ndjayi gwayo kohofa omolwa edhina lye lya
readOmufekelwa medhipago lyomunasikola a monika ondjo
01-02-2012
OMULUMENTU omugundjuka ngoka a ti okwa dhipaga omukadhona gwe pashiponga moshitopolwa sha Kavango konyala omimvo mbali dha piti okwa monika ondjo mompangu yopombanda ya Shakati. Omufekelwa ngoka okwa
readOku kwathelwa omahangano thilu
01-02-2012
OMINISTA yIilonga oya londodha kutya ota yi ka longa yaa na ohenda nomahangano gepangelo ngoka itaaga longo nawa noshowo naanambelewa mboka itaa ya gwanithapo iilonga yawo nawa. Erkki Nghimtina okwa
readOmutitatu a lika kongandu
01-02-2012
Ounona gwomimvo 13 okwa likapo kongandu pomukunda gwa Kangweru guli ookilometa 80 kuuzilo wa Rundu moshikandjohogololo sha Ndiyona komatango gosoondaha. Monika Mashako ngoka eli omukalimo moKangweru
readMutorwa a taambako ekateko motendela yodama Neckertal
01-02-2012
OMINISTA yUunamapya, oya ti etokolo oku kaleka etulo miilonga lyotendela yokutunga odama ya Neckertal oshinima shi li mondjila. John Mutorwa okwa shanga momushangwa a ti oshinima shoku gandja iilonga
readTransfer deadline gossip
01-02-2012
The European football transfer window closed at midnight. Here is a selection of the standout moves that materialised yesterday and those that were expected to happen:Tevez set for City return Carlos
readMcMillan wants improved performance
01-02-2012
THE CEO of Cricket Namibia, Graham McMillan, has called for an improved performance by Namibia when they take on Kwazulu Natal in a Cricket South Africa (CSA) match at the Wanderers field, starting
readAfcon Results
01-02-2012
Monday, January 30 Sudan 2 – 1 Burkina Faso Ivory Coast 2 – 0 Angola
readKharja Houssine calls for patience
01-02-2012
AFTER crashing out of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco, tipped as top favourites of the competition, are facing vitriolic attacks from fans back home, but the Lions’ captain Kharja Houssine
readChansa sets sights on Cup semifinals
01-02-2012
ISAAC Chansa says Zambia are older and wiser after learning from the mistakes they made at the last Africa Cup of Nations where they were eliminated at the quarter-final stage, on penalties to
readJubilant Sudanese mark rare Nations Cup win
01-02-2012
KHARTOUM – Flags waved and cars honked in celebration Monday night after Sudan’s first Africa Cup of Nations win in three decades was enough to see them qualify for the quarter-finals.‘Up, up! Sudan
readSport Notices
01-02-2012
Spoilers meeting ALL supporters and players are invited to a meeting of Spoilers Sports Club on March 11 at Eden Primary School in Nau-aib, Okahandja.The meeting is set for 15h00. Contact Gideon
readZimbabwe players in Asia match-fixing suspended
01-02-2012
HARARE: Zimbabwe football authorities have suspended from the national team some players implicated in a 2009 match-fixing scam in Asia, an official said Tuesday.Former Zimbabwe Football Association
readHango returns to Sunshine
01-02-2012
REBELLIOUS welterweight fighter Tommy ‘The Lion’ Hango has decided to cut short his stay at Harry Simon’s Onkugo Promotions and return to Sunshine Production.Hango said he had become fed-up with the
readJacqui Shipanga blames bad lifestyle for Gladiators defeat
01-02-2012
THE Brave Gladiators’ coach, Jacqui Shipanga, blames her side’s loss to Tanzania on the players’ unhealthy lifestyles.The Gladiators lost 5-2 in Tanzania on Saturday in the second leg of the 2012
readWe’re not in chaos - Namcor
01-02-2012
THE National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has countered an article published in a daily newspaper yesterday that claimed the corporation is struggling to recruit a new managing director
readSwissbourgh still battling to get regional justice
01-02-2012
A LETTER sent to SADC Executive Secretary Tomaz Salomão, SADC heads of government and the head of legal affairs at the regional body by the Swissbourgh Group on January 9 has gone unanswered. The
readSnake causes stir at court
01-02-2012
A SNAKE caused a stir at the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Monday when it peeped out of a hole in the holding cells.According to an employee at this court, female detainees saw the head of a large snake
readSMSes for 01 February 2012
01-02-2012
SMS Of The Day *TO be honest I am fed up. But how can we get rid of corrupt and dishonest high government officials who are looting our Government coffers as if there were no tomorrow? How can we
readOshivelo people unhappy with their lot
01-02-2012
RESIDENTS of Oshivelo are up in arms with their political leaders, claiming that they are starving, have no work and cannot undertake income-generating projects due to lack of funds.They blame their
readChasing the dots ... Bucks for Barmy Armies
01-02-2012
I HAVE always found the idea of budgeting and related performance measurement for military establishments “interesting”. Sure the reason armies exist is nicely defined in our MTEF budget documents;
readNotable Quotes
01-02-2012
SINCE December 16 2011 the Tender Board was, wrongly or rightly, marred by controversy, perceived irregularities and suspicion. – John Mutorwa, Minister of Agriculture, said this week in a statement
readNamibia’s land administration to be improved
01-02-2012
THE Ministry of Lands and Resettlement, in conjunction with the Swedish authority on mapping, property registers and land registration, Lantmäteriet, is embarking on a two-year campaign to improve
readMiscommunication causes NaTIS chaos
01-02-2012
THE chaos at the NaTIS Valley testing centre in Windhoek over the past few days, which has seen hundreds of people turned away after queuing to take learner’s and driver’s licence tests, appears to
readMariental mayor denies misusing council vehicle
01-02-2012
THE mayor of Mariental, Alex Kamburute, has dismissed allegations that he has been using the council’s vehicle for personal benefit since December.Residents who tipped off The Namibian about the
readMan charged over deadly weekend stabbing
01-02-2012
THE boyfriend of a woman who was murdered in a knife attack near Ondangwa over the weekend appeared in court on charges of murder and attempted murder yesterday.The suspect, Ismael Nakanyala (32), is
readKoevoet revisited in libel hearing
01-02-2012
A DARK chapter in Namibia’s history was revisited as the hearing of a defamation claim against the Swapo Party and its secretary general, Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana, continued for a second day in the
readCommunity activist faces fraud charge
01-02-2012
KEETMANSHOOP community activist Ernst Jash yesterday made a brief appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on a charge of fraud. His case was postponed until March 26 for plea and trial. It
readCitizens to fight for ‘freedom of movement’
01-02-2012
A RELATIVELY small fine of N$250 has sparked what could become a landmark case for Namibia’s environmental conservation plans, after a growing group of Swakopmund residents took the legal route to
readA lifetime of dedication to others
01-02-2012
REGINA Kondombolo has been looking after mentally impaired people for the past 25 years.She is a registered nurse who used to work in the psychiatric ward of the State Hospital until a back injury
readDoes Tatiana have a secret love?
01-02-2012
TOP Nigerian entertainment website naijamayor.com says that all indications are that Paul of popular Nigerian R&B duo P-Square and former Big Brother Africa housemate, Tatiana Durao, have something
readFrom The Twittersphere
01-02-2012
PAY DAY, the end of the football transfer season, words with no rhyme or reason – the Twitterati go with the month-end flow, which means a potjiekos of randomness! @DavidTocks: Business competitions
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