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66 Articles found on Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Ex-cop jailed for attempted murder
14-02-2012
A FORMER Police station commander was sent to prison for an effective eight years yesterday for having tried to murder his girlfriend’s sister in a bloody attack in Windhoek almost five years ago.It
readMine rubble
14-02-2012
A view from one of the old Uis mining houses onto one of several mine dumps.No rehabilitation of land or environment was done and buildings were left to be broken down and vandalised. Mine dumps, open
readMotorcade man to be prosecuted
14-02-2012
ERASTUS Nashima, the man who allegedly swerved into the way of the motorcade of founding President Sam Nujoma in 2009, will be prosecuted.Commissioner Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa, the commanding officer
readSPYL zooms in on Tipeeg
14-02-2012
SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL) secretary Elijah Ngurare has criticised the slow pace of the implementation of Government’s Targeted Intervention Programme for Employment and Economic Growth (Tipeeg),
readGeingob feels ‘sorry’ for investors
14-02-2012
TRADE and Industry Minister Hage Geingob yesterday lashed out at red tape hampering investment in Namibia, saying if he was an investor, he would “run away”.Laying the foundation of Namibia’s SME Bank
readZambia celebrates as team wins African Cup
14-02-2012
LUSAKA – Zambians poured out of their houses, clubs and bars to celebrate in the streets early yesterday after watching their team beat Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in the African Cup finals.It was a
readNamibia hails Zambian heroes
14-02-2012
ACCOLADES poured in from all quarters hailing Zambia’s historic and heart-wrenching Africa Cup of Nations success over a star-studded Ivory Coast in the early hours of yesterday morning. The
readAgri Digest
14-02-2012
Snow good for N.Africa grain growers ALGIERS – Cold weather spreading from Europe into North Africa has helped the grain crops in Algeria and Tunisia by dumping snow and rain, breaking a drought so
readLa Niña seems to have peaked, set to decline in March
14-02-2012
GENEVA – La Niña, a weather phenomenon usually linked to heavy rains and flooding in Asia-Pacific and South America and drought in Africa, seems to have reached its peak and is expected to fade
readAgri Diary
14-02-2012
• Auctions February 14: Millekena Bonsmara (Nick van Wyk) auction at Aranos. February 15: Windhoek Summer Sale (stud Simbra and Brahman cattle) February 16: Aranos Dorper Topram Auction February 16:
readStop the whining!
14-02-2012
If you want to institute a ‘no whining’ rule in your organisation, there are two mindsets to encourage in your people, says Harvard Business Review.We’re all grown-ups here, right? Then why do teams
read‘Super JV’ secures good returns for NUNW company
14-02-2012
HISTORY was made when a ‘super’ joint venture in which Labour Investment Holdings (LIH) subsidiary, Gazania 128, was able to “push up” its selling price of horse mackerel quotas. Then ‘forced
readAfrican Digest
14-02-2012
Zim diamonds get KP nod HARARE – International diamond watchdog the Kimberley Process (KP) has certified Zimbabwe’s Diamond Mining Company to sell gems from the violence-tainted Marange fields, state
readChina doesn’t want to ‘buy up’ Europe, says Premier
14-02-2012
BEIJING – China has no intention of “buying up” a debt-ridden Europe and any help Beijing offers will be for purely economic reasons, a top state-run newspaper said yesterday ahead of a China-EU
readGeldof Africa fund raises US$200 million
14-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG –- Irish rock star Bob Geldof has raised US$200 million for his ‘8 Mile’ African private equity fund, cementing a shift in his global anti-poverty crusade from rich world debt forgiveness
readBoN warns of two more ‘419’ scams
14-02-2012
THE Bank of Namibia (BoN) yesterday warned against scam organisation falsely using the name of Fundacion Donaciones Humanitarias, offering US$800 billion as a grant to governments to restore economic
readInternational Digest
14-02-2012
British bankers arrested in tax probe LONDON – Several British bankers have been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged tax-related criminal offences, the country’s customs and revenue
readNigerian poverty rising despite economic growth
14-02-2012
ABUJA – Poverty in Nigeria is rising with almost 100 million people living on less than US$1 a day, despite strong growth in Africa’s second largest economy, data showed yesterday.The percentage of
readFrom The Twittersphere
14-02-2012
THE romance of Afcon, sort of, and a real potjiekos of Namibian views from reality shows to life and loss!@nickl0we: So pathetic when people who are like 12 moan about being single for Valentines Day
readAdele rolling in Grammy glory!
14-02-2012
It was a night of triumph and sadness in Los Angeles on Sunday, as two vocal titans ruled the evening.Brit singer Adele swept the board at the Grammy Awards making a triumphant return to the world
read‘The Magic Paintbrush’ enchants young and old
14-02-2012
MAGIC and mischief are just two of the ingredients used to enrapture children of reality and of the heart in Sandy Rudd’s precocious pantomime ‘The Magic Paintbrush’. Based on a Chinese folktale of
readBreezy blows in ...
14-02-2012
R&B STAR Chris Brown performed at the Grammys on Sunday night for the first time since he dropped out of 2009’s broadcast.His absence followed his attack on Rihanna the night before and led to both
readPakistan PM charged with contempt
14-02-2012
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s prime minister was charged with contempt by the country’s highest court yesterday, pleading not guilty to charges that could see him jailed for six months and disqualified from
readZuma wants to review Concourt’s power
14-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma, who has repeatedly butted heads with the judiciary, said in an interview published yesterday he wants to review the powers of the country’s highest
readSyria determined to ‘restore security’
14-02-2012
DAMASCUS – Syria is determined to “restore security” regardless of the latest Arab League initiatives to end the bloodshed, a government official said in a report yesterday by the Sana state news
readWorld Briefs
14-02-2012
Airbus ‘screwed up’ on A380 wings – CEO SINGAPORE – Airbus Chief Executive Thomas Enders vowed yesterday that the company will quickly fix tiny cracks detected on the wings of its flagship A380 super
readAfrican Briefs
14-02-2012
Zim proposal would block Mugabe re-election HARARE – A draft of a proposed new Zimbabwean constitution would prohibit the country’s longtime president from running in the next election. Loyalists of
readNato admits killing Afghan children in air strike
14-02-2012
KABUL – Nato-led forces in Afghanistan said yesterday they had mistakenly killed a group of children in an air strike that has enraged the government, and said their deaths may have been linked to an
readDutch airport evacuated after bomb threat
14-02-2012
Amsterdam – Airport police evacuated two terminals at Amsterdam’s busy Schiphol Airport yesterday after receiving a bomb threat, a spokesperson for the force said.Officers evacuated two departure
readBin Laden told children ‘live in peace in the West’
14-02-2012
LONDON – Slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden urged his children to go live peacefully in the West and get a university education, his brother-in-law said in an interview published on Sunday.Zakaria
readThe Nigerian Crucible
14-02-2012
NIGERIA’S President, Goodluck Jonathan, who was elected only eight months ago, is already swimming in a sea of troubles. On January 1, New Year celebrations were abruptly cut short when Nigerians woke
readLove Thy Enemy: Before And After Kazenambo
14-02-2012
OURS is a Rechstaat of the liberal democratic persuasion. Consequently, our system of governance speaks to the separation of powers as a check and balance on the exercise of power and demands of
readYa Toivo a tumbaleke ehangano lyomushigakano omutiligane
14-02-2012
EHANGANO lyomushigakano omutiligane olya longa iilonga iiwanawa monkalamwenyo yoonkwatwa dhopapolitika. Ehangano ndika olya pele woo oonkwatwa ndhoka oompumbwe dhadho dhopetameko.Kuume koshitayi
readOmufekelwa mompangu molweyugo
14-02-2012
OMULUMENTU gumwe okwa holoka mompangu ya mengestrata gwa Venduka moKatutura oshiwike shayi ta tamanekelwa eyugo kwa homatiwa pOtjomuise.Kapololo Iyambo [34] okwa li a kwatwa moVenduka Omaandaha, nokwa
readAafekewla muukongo wuufuthi mompangu
14-02-2012
AAFEKELWA muukongo inaa wu pitikwa oya holokele mompangu ya mengestrata etitano, noshipotha shawo osha undulilwa komeho sigo okomasiku gatano ga April nuumvo. Aafekelwa mbaka yane oya kwatelwa popepi
readOmuperesidende Pohamba a indile ku yandwe uukwamuhoko
14-02-2012
OMUPERESIDENDE okwa indile ewawa lyaakiintu moSwapo li yande nokwiiyageka onkalo ndjoka ta yi vulu okufala metopoko nomokwaana uukumwe meni lyewawa ndyoka noshowo meni lyongundu yoSwapo. Hifikepunye
readOonkundana pafupi mUuyuni
14-02-2012
NEW YORK: Ehangano lya Lehman Brother Holding ota li fala ombaanga ya Citigroup INC kohofa nelalakano oku pulako iimaliwa yalyo aniwa yoodola dhAmerica oobiliona 2,5, mbyoka ya li ya tulwa mombaanga
readOmuniilonga a zimine uufuthi wootjeke
14-02-2012
OMUNIILONGA mOshikondo shIiniwe okwa zimine uufuthi wootjeke okuza piilonga ye. Omuniilonga nguka okwa zimine eyono ndyoka sho a holoka mompangu yOpombanda ya Venduka etitano. Veronika Kituna Thomas
readA kwata omutekulu koonkondo poKasote mo Kavango
14-02-2012
OPOLISI moshitopolwa sha Kavango oya kwatapo omukulupe gwomimvo 66 ta fekelwa a kwata omutekulu gwomukadhona koonkondo molukanda lwa Kasote poRundu.Ota ku tiwa omukulupe nguka okwa tamekele oku lala
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
14-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG: Omuperesidende gwa South Africa, Jacob Zuma okwa kwashilipaleke oshiwike sha yi kutya ongundu ye yo ANC itayi ka kutha ko oomina dhiningepo dhepangelo. Zuma okwa kwashilipaleke aapunguli
readEpangelo ita li ka gandja 200 000 koomuma
14-02-2012
OSHIKONDO shoonakulwa aakulu osha ti itashi ka vulika keindilo lyoonakulwa aakulu kutya ya pewe iimaliwa ya nuninwa ooproyeka koomuma.Shika osha popiwa kominista yoshikondo shoka, omundohotola Nickey
readOmahooli taga gwedhelwa ishewe
14-02-2012
ONDANDO yomaahooli oya tegelelwa yi gwedhelwe noosenda 30 sigo omilongo 34 molitera yimwe okuza etitatu oshiwike shika. Oshikondo shOomina nOonkondo osha tseyitha egwedhelo ndika oshiwike shayi kutya
readIifendelela iipe ya tegelelwa okutulwa miilonga nuumvo
14-02-2012
AAFENDELI oya tegelela oku futa oshindji tashi vulika ngele ooveta oompe dhiifendela odha tulwa poshitaafula moparliamende nuumvo. Ooveta ndhoka tadhi ka etapo omikalo omipe dhokufendelitha aafendeli
readIvorians to take stock of latest setback
14-02-2012
LIBREVILLE – Ivory Coast will take time to digest their latest African Nations Cup failure before making any decision on the future of their ‘golden generation’, coach Francois Zahoui has said.“We
readSuarez says sorry amid Liverpool condemnation
14-02-2012
LONDON – Luis Suarez has apologised to Patrice Evra for refusing to shake hands with the Manchester United defender, but the Liverpool striker was still subjected to a strong dressing down from his
readSouth Korea bans 4 volleyball players for life
14-02-2012
SEOUL – South Korea’s volleyball association announced the banning of four players for life yesterday over their alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal.Three players from the KEPCO45 team and
readSWD beat Namibia by 5 wickets
14-02-2012
A CENTURY stand between Waldo Lategan and Pieter Stuurman took South Western Districts to a five-wicket victory against Namibia in their CSA One-Day Challenge on Sunday.Namibia seemed to be on course
readRonaldo hat-trick as Real Madrid go 10 points clear
14-02-2012
MADRID – Cristiano Ronaldo hit his sixth hat-trick of the season as Real Madrid took a huge step towards winning La Liga on Sunday, coming from behind to beat Levante 4-2 and open a 10-point lead over
readGambhir backs India rotation policy
14-02-2012
ADELAIDE – Indian opener Gautam Gambhir says India’s memorable four-wicket win over Australia in their one-day international had vindicated the team’s controversial rotation policy.India’s decision to
readTips for the 2012 Cycle Challenge
14-02-2012
WHETHER you are a first-time Nedbank Cycle Challenge participant or an old veteran, here are few tips for race day, courtesy of Windhoek Pedal Power:EQUIPMENT • Take your bike for a service a couple
readI am the chosen one: Herve Renard
14-02-2012
THE elated Frenchman has given himself the moniker as the chosen one for Africa after leading the Chipolopolo to the 2012 Afcon triumph.Zambia coach Herve Renard has likened himself to Real Madrid
readFrom The Twittersphere
14-02-2012
NAMIBIANS were out in force on Twitter on Sunday night to live the moment and provide their own unique commentary on the Afcon 2012 final! In Europe, household names like Wayne Rooney, Cesc Fabregas
readVeterans tractors delivered
14-02-2012
MINISTER of Veterans’ Affairs Nicky Iyambo yesterday inspected 46 tractors that the ministry bought for veterans’ projects countrywide. Veterans can apply for project funding up to N$200 000.
readVerdict next step in murder, rape trial
14-02-2012
A KEETMANSHOOP resident who is accused of breaking into the house of an elderly woman and then raping, fatally assaulting and robbing her, is due to hear the verdict in his trial in the High Court in
readSwapo secretariat to forge ahead with plans
14-02-2012
THE Swapo Party secretariat met for the first time yesterday to discuss the way forward for this challenging year which the party congress will decide on a new leadership. The term of the elected
readSomalis ‘chose’ to leave – PS of Home Affairs
14-02-2012
THE Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs, Patrick Nandago, yesterday denied claims by Namrights that five of 13 Somali men who had been detained at Seeis and Dordabis prisons have been
readSMSes for Tuesday 14 February 2012
14-02-2012
SMS Of The Day *THUMBS up for Zambia! You made SADC proud. Well done boys! Food for Thought *WHY should the people who are already paying their taxes be taxed even more? Government should rather
readRundu Town Council denies kickback charge
14-02-2012
RUNDU mayor Hilka Leevi yesterday acknowledged that a trip to China late last year by three council officials, including herself, was indeed “solely sponsored” by Chinese businesswoman Stina Wu.
readRegional road accident funds join hands
14-02-2012
RESIDENTS of Namibia, South Africa, Botswana and Swaziland involved in accidents in one of these countries can now claim benefits from the motor vehicle accident fund of the country where the accident
readRA working on licence renewal problem
14-02-2012
THE Road Authority (RA) is experiencing technical problems with the issuing of renewal notices for vehicle licences, and urges vehicle owners to verify the expiry date of their licence discs.The
readNotable Quotes
14-02-2012
FIRST of all, I want to tell you that I love you all. Second, I would like to say, I love you Whitney. – Bobby Brown: a singer, entertainer, reality TV star and Whitney Houston’s ex-husband said
readNeumann suspect caught after two years
14-02-2012
THE fifth and last suspect involved in the murder of German citizen and Swakop river smallholding resident Thilo Neumann (40) in January 2010 was arrested last week, and made his first appearance in
readNamibian Police go Web way
14-02-2012
CRIME prevention, detection and control is expected to be enhanced with the introduction of e-policing within the Namibian Police.According to the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Safety
readKidnap accused try again for bail
14-02-2012
WINDHOEK cousins Veyonne Beukes (23) and Dylan Stramis (18) will lodge a second bail application on February 21 after their fist application failed last month because the investigation against them
readHome Affairs officials told to pull up socks
14-02-2012
MINISTER of Home Affairs and Immigration Rosalia Nghidinwa made no bones about her expectations that the staff of the ministry – often reported on for all the wrong reasons – must pull up their socks
readHendrik Bessinger dead
14-02-2012
HENDRIK Jacobus Bessinger (82), father of independent Namibia’s first Minister of Environment and Tourism, Niko Bessinger, died at the Katutura State Hospital at 17h28 on Saturday, February 11. A
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