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57 Articles found on Monday, 13 February 2012
IMF warns against economic red lights
13-02-2012
GOVERNMENT should create “sound fiscal buffers”, including “reining in” its spending, to safeguard Namibia against global economic shocks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.Releasing its
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SPECTATORS ... A huge crowd of people gathered on the dune overlooking Uis this weekend to watch balloons fly over the small town. See report and more photos on page 7.Photo: Tanja Bause
readPensioner arrested for raping granddaughter
13-02-2012
KASOTE – The police in the Kavango Region on Thursday arrested a 66-year-old man for allegedly having raped his granddaughter at the Kasote informal settlement at Rundu.The pensioner apparently
readFinance clerk admits N$3,9m cheque theft
13-02-2012
THE stranglehold of debts and empty promises made by a former boyfriend were what prompted a Ministry of Finance official to steal cheques valued at more than N$3,9 million from her employer in early
readAreva-UraMin deal followed suspicious trading
13-02-2012
MONTREAL – French nuclear power group Areva’s purchase of Canadian uranium producer UraMin, then owner of the Trekkopje deposit in Namibia, in 2007 for a high price was preceded by suspicious stock
readAl Qaeda leader backs Syrian revolt
13-02-2012
DUBAI – Al Qaeda leader Ayman Zawahri, in a video recording posted on the Internet on Sunday, urged Syrians not to rely on the West or Arab governments in their uprising to topple President Bashar
readAfrican Stars close in on BA
13-02-2012
FORMER Black Africa midfield kingpin Rudi Louw earned African Stars a 1-0 victory over United Stars on Saturday to nudge his side within six points of the log leaders. Louw struck the crucial blow 10
readSA press complaints up by 70%
13-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG – There was a 70 per cent increase over the last three years in the number of complaints about incorrect or unethical newspaper reports, the Press Council’s Ombudsman reported to editors
readANCYL begs for mercy in Malema saga
13-02-2012
JOHNNESBURG – The African National Congress Youth League’s Limpopo secretary Jacob Lebogo has asked for a political solution to league president Julius Malema’s disciplinary case, the Sunday Times has
readState-led spending aims to turn around SA
13-02-2012
CAPE TOWN – South Africa plans to rally its lagging economy and unemployment crisis by adopting a state-driven building spree to industrialise the nation and shore up private investment.An ambitious
readSA unloved at its own mining party
13-02-2012
CAPE TOWN– The industry executives who pile into Cape Town every year for the annual African mining conference love the sun, wine and stunning mountain backdrop the venue provides. But South Africa’s
readGlobal food prices up in January
13-02-2012
MILAN – Global food prices rose in January for the first time in six months and may show another rise for February, as concern about bad weather in main growing regions boosted grain and vegetable oil
readAfrican Digest
13-02-2012
Mines nationalisation not SA’s policy JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma said on Friday nationalising mines was not the policy of his African National Congress (ANC)government, as he
readScramble for resources fuels graft
13-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG – The scramble for oil and mining contracts in Africa’s most resource-rich countries risks aggravating corruption and instability on the continent, Global Witness has warned.The natural
readDe Beers profit up jumps 72 per cent
13-02-2012
CAPE TOWN – The world’s top diamond producer De Beers announced an “exceptional” year in 2011, with profits up 72 per cent to US$939 million on surging consumer demand, in a results statement on
readInternational Digest
13-02-2012
Lehman Brothers sues for US$2,5 bln NEW YORK – Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc is suing several units of Citigroup Inc to recover US$2,5 billion it transferred to a backup account at Citi months before
readAfrican miners face soaring costs
13-02-2012
CAPE TOWN – Labour demands in the south, power problems in the east and new tax burdens in the west: wherever you look in Africa, miners face a perfect storm of soaring costs.“There is no question
readNianell wins US prize
13-02-2012
Namibian-born singer-songwriter Nianell has won the first prize in the Gospel/Inspirational category of the 16th Annual USA Songwriting Competition. Past winners inlcude: Vanessa Moodley from South
readNamibians remember Whitney
13-02-2012
NAMIBIANS reacted with shock, disbelief and sadness to the news yesterday morning that Whitney Houston was dead, with tributes pouring across their timelines (TL). For many, the star’s songs were part
readA brilliant and tragic life
13-02-2012
Whitney Houston, who was found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel room on Saturday, rose from a gospel church choir in New Jersey to become one of the best-selling and most-admired female singers of all
readAfrican Briefs
13-02-2012
Dos Santos to seek new term LUANDA – Angola’s President Jose Eduardo dos Santos will seek a new term with former state oil company head Manuel Vicente as his vice president in September polls, a
readWorld Briefs
13-02-2012
Uzbek man plotted to kill Obama BIRMINGHAM – A man from Uzbekistan living illegally in the United States pleaded guilty on Friday to terrorism and weapons charges involving a plot to kill President
readBritish police arrest 5 at Murdoch’s Sun newspaper
13-02-2012
LONDON – British police threw Rupert Murdoch’s scandal-hit News Corporation into fresh turmoil on Saturday by arresting five senior staff at the top-selling daily The Sun in a probe into journalists
readMalema ready for ouster, jail
13-02-2012
PRETORIA – Julius Malema gave what may be his final address as leader of the African National Congress Youth League on Friday, saying South Africa’s ruling party has persecuted him and that he will
readAakongo yiiyamakuti komeho ga mengestrata
13-02-2012
AAFEKELWA yane mboka ya li ya kwatwa kopolisi oshiwike shayi taku fekelwa ya yaha iiyamakuti ihamano nenge yi vulepo pwaambyoka oya holokele mompangu yamengestrata gwaKatutura metitano.Aafekelwa mboka
readAayugi pegumbo lya Meya nale gwAndangwa
13-02-2012
ONGUNDU yaayugi yahamano ota ku fekelwa ya yugu iinima yongushu pegumbo lyameya nale gwaNdangwa, omunangeshefa, Otto Mwandingi Kapia oshiwike shayi. Kapia okwa koleke oshinima shika sho apopi na
readAawiliki yelongo moKunene ya kundathana
13-02-2012
OMUPEVIMINISTA gwElongo, David Namwandi okwa talelepo oshitopolwa sha Kunene metitano moka a kundathana naawiliki yelongo. Oonkundathana dhawo odha li kombinga yoku hwepopeka iizemo yoondondo
readOonakulwa aakulu yahala oodola 200 000 koomuma
13-02-2012
OONAKULWA aakulu mboka ya gongalele pEenhana moshitopolwa sha Hangwena oshiwike sha yi oya tokolele kutya ota ya ka enda okuza komahala gawo nokuya koVenduka mu May nuumvo. Oonakulwa aakulu mbaka oya
readOkommisi ya ACC ya tindi efekelo lyuulingilingi poMalinda
13-02-2012
OKOMISSI yokukondjitha uulingilingi oya ti ita yi ka konakona omalundilo guulingilingi ngoka gapopiwa kaakalimo ye guukitha kewiliko lyoshilando shaandjawo. Momushangwa nyenyeto ngoka aakalimo mbaka
readOshipangelo sha Katutura sha mono eshina lyoshinanena
13-02-2012
OSHIPANGELO sha Katutura osha taamba eshina epe lyokukonakona muule wolutu nokutala mpoka pena uupyakadhi. Eshina lyo CT scan pahapu dhoMinista Yuundjolowele ota li ka pitika opo omakonakono
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
13-02-2012
MOGADISH: Omuihupuli gumwe okwa dhipaga aantu 11 oshiwike shayi moshilando pangelo sha Somalia, Mogadishu sho a topitha oomboma dha li dha londekwa mosheenditho, popepi nombala yomuperesidende
readA futithwa ye ta kanitha iimaliwa
13-02-2012
OMUKWASHIGWANA gwa China moNamibia okwa pewa a fute oodola omayovi 20 000 na opena ompito a kanithe woo konyala oodola etata lyomiliona yimwe konima sho a monika ondjo monkambadhala yoku kutha
readPohamba okwa tegamena iizemo miilonga yoholomende nuumvo
13-02-2012
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa indile okabinete ka longe neitulemo nonondjungu opo omilandu nooprograma dhepangelo dhi tulwe miilonga. Okwa ti etulomiilonga lyomilandu ndhika ota li ende
readUshona’s title fight launched in Slovenia
13-02-2012
TYSON Ushona’s upcoming WBO Inter Continental title fight against Jan Zaveck of Slovenia on March 24 was launched to much fanfare in Maribor, Slovenia on Friday afternoon.More than 50 members of the
readFootball results
13-02-2012
Saturday, February 11 English Premier League Tottenham 5 - 0 Newcastle Blackburn 3 - 2 QPR Bolton 1 - 2 Wigan Everton 2 - 0 Chelsea Fulham 2 - 1 Stoke Sunderland 1 - 2 Arsenal Swansea 2 - 3 Norwich
readHayatou seeks another term as CAF president
13-02-2012
LIBREVILLE – Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Issa Hayatou received key pledges of support on Friday as he sought another four years at the helm of African football to extend his
readEngland want to create squad competition
13-02-2012
ROME – Stuart Lancaster wants to create competition for places in the England team following their second straight hard-fought Six Nations match on the road.England will host Wales in just under two
readTitle hopes fading: Guardiola
13-02-2012
MADRID – Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola admitted his side’s sinking hopes of hanging onto their La Liga crown were at the mercy of bitter rivals Real Madrid following Saturday’s shock 3-2 defeat at
readFerguson urges rivals to sell ‘disgraceful’ Suarez
13-02-2012
MANCHESTER – Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said Liverpool should sell Luis Suarez and ensure he never plays for the club again after the Uruguayan snubbed Patrice Evra’s
readHayatou defends poor Nations Cup crowds
13-02-2012
LIBREVILLE – No force in the world can order fans to go to matches, Issa Hayatou, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), said here Friday.Hayatou was defending CAF against criticism
readMali beats Ghana to third
13-02-2012
MALABO – Mali beat 10-man Ghana 2-0 in the third-place match at the African Cup of Nations on Saturday for its best finish since it lost the 1972 final.Cheick Diabate scored both goals as Mali avenged
readYa Toivo praises Red Cross
13-02-2012
WINDHOEK – The Red Cross Society played a meaningful role in the lives of many political prisoners and provided inmates with some of their basic needs.Namibia Red Cross Society (NRCS) patron Andimba
readSuspects in Rundu dagga bust appear in court
13-02-2012
KAHENGE – Five suspects who were arrested last week for the possession of dagga made their first appearance in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Friday.Police in the Kavango Region made a breakthrough
readSMSes for Monday 13 February 2012
13-02-2012
SMSes Of The Day *AS it is the world is struggling to fight discrimination in all its forms; we don’t need the likes of Luis Suarez in the beautiful game of soccer.*LUIS Suarez’s behaviour is
readPresident Pohamba warns against tribalism
13-02-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has called on the Swapo Party Women’s Council (SPWC) central committee to reject tendencies that lead to disunity and division within the woman’s wing and the Swapo
readPensioners’ debt reaches N$13m mark
13-02-2012
THE debt owed to the Windhoek Municipality by pensioners and welfare recipients, which is to be written off by the City Council, is set to rise above the N$13 million mark.In November the City Council
readOverloaded bakkie claims two lives in Karas
13-02-2012
TWO people died on the spot and seven others were injured, three of them seriously, when a Nissan double-cab bakkie left the road and overturned 25 kilometres north of Tses on Thursday afternoon.
readNotable Quotes
13-02-2012
WE are now preparing for a life outside the ANC, and possibly in prison. Maybe this is a farewell speech. – Embattled African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader Julius Malema said on Friday
readNew taxes in the pipeline
13-02-2012
TAXPAYERS must brace themselves for a slew of new tax laws to be introduced over the year as Government is increasingly pressurised to raise enough revenue for critical programmes. Addressing ministry
readMan in court over Otjomuise robbery
13-02-2012
A MAN appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura on Thursday following an armed robbery in Otjomuise last week.Kapololo Iyambo (34) was arrested in Windhoek on Monday. He was charged with
readImmigration threat against 3-year-old
13-02-2012
A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl was allowed to return to Namibia to be reunited with her mother on Friday, after an immigration official had threatened that she would not be permitted back into the country
readGovt will not cave in to demands for N$200 000 cash payment for veterans
13-02-2012
OSHIKASHIKA – Minister of Veterans’ Affairs Dr Nickey Iyambo has made it clear that his ministry will not give in to demands by war veterans regarding the N$200 000 meant for income-generating
readFuel prices up again
13-02-2012
THE price of fuel will go up between 30 cents and 34 cents a litre on Wednesday, announced the Ministry of Mines and Energy. The Walvis Bay fuel pipe price of 93 octane lead-replacement fuel will
readExpectations of State of Nation address
13-02-2012
EDUCATION, job employment, poverty reduction, and peace and stability concerns are some of the areas opposition leaders and political pundits felt ought to be addressed in President Hifikepunye
readBalloons create unforgettable experience at Uis festival
13-02-2012
THE first Brandberg Hot-Air Balloon Festival took place at Uis the past weekend, with every bed-and-breakfast, lodge and camping site at the town fully booked.Twelve balloon pilots from England,
readAlleged poachers in court
13-02-2012
FOUR alleged poachers arrested near the Hosea Kutako International Airport last week made a brief appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura on Friday.Abraham So-Oabeb, Siegfred
read‘Parkies’ pupil shocked to death
13-02-2012
THE Pionierspark Primary School in Windhoek yesterday expressed shock over the death of one of its pupils.Jacobus ‘Kolie’ Louw, a grade 7 pupil, died in a freak accident on Saturday. According to the
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