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56 Articles found on Thursday, 2 February 2012
Soaking wet
02-02-2012
Windhoekers yesterday awoke to the sound of rain, which continued for most of the day. Yesterday morning Katima Mulilo measured 12mm of rain. According to the Windhoek weather office, widespread
readWorks Ministry denies tender exemption scam at Govt stores
02-02-2012
THE Ministry of Works and Transport is again at the centre of tender shenanigans, with reports suggesting that officials at Central Government Stores (CGS) manipulate tender rules to get exemption for
readCivil servants too busy with porn
02-02-2012
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has discovered nothing but pornography on computers seized from some Government departments while conducting investigations.Speaking at the new year staff
readNam rugby a sinking ship
02-02-2012
THERE is no new coach, no money and no place for the Welwitschias in the Vodacom Cup, the Namibia Rugby Union interim committee announced on Tuesday. Furthermore, the NRU was forced to retrench its
readTennis braced for makeover
02-02-2012
THE Namibian tennis scene is poised for a transformation when the KIA Pro-Tennis Academy (PTA) Tennis Series is launched later this month.A run of nine tournaments will be held in Namibia for the
readTaliban ‘poised to retake Afghanistan’ after Nato pullout
02-02-2012
KABUL – A secret United States military report says that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control over Afghanistan after Nato-led forces withdraw from the country, The Times
readTermites are master architects and teachers
02-02-2012
ONE of the most distinct features in many parts of Namibia are the towering termite hills sprouting across the landscape. And apart from their aesthetic value, termite mounds have attracted the
readSouth Africa-Iran oil boycott in limbo
02-02-2012
NAMIBIA is holding its breath as South Africa considers its position regarding the Iranian oil embargo being encouraged by the United States and European Union.The two global power blocs have
readInternational Digest
02-02-2012
Portugal raises 1.5 billion euros at lower rates LISBON – Portugal managed to raise 1,5 billion euros (US$2 billion) at much lower rates Tuesday, despite recent increased funding pressures on the
readSouth Sudan rejects African Union oil plan
02-02-2012
SINGAPORE – South Sudan’s chief negotiator has rejected African Union-backed proposals that could see it pay up to US$6,5 billion to Sudan in the latest attempt to break a deadlock between the two
readAngola’s Dos Santos moves Sonangol CEO to government
02-02-2012
LISBON – Angola’s president has moved the head of state oil firm Sonangol into the government to coordinate economic policy, state news agency Angop reported, a move likely to fuel speculation that
readWhat does it take to repossess furniture?
02-02-2012
Complaint: Does Lewis have hidden clauses in its contracts? I recently paid my account late (six days after the due date) and without a warning or anything they wanted to repossess my furniture. I
readBuying a new car? Your safest choices
02-02-2012
A solid safety record is one of the key considerations for many when purchasing their new cars so, after testing 53 new models in 2011, Euro NCAP has released its safest cars for the year. Euro NCAP
readShortage of electricity projected for this winter
02-02-2012
NAMIBIA will face a shortage of about 80 megawatts (MW) of electricity by this coming winter.Minister of Mines and Energy Isak Katali revealed this last week when inaugurating the N$26 million Tsumkwe
readTo teach, show and tell
02-02-2012
THE best way to start to train a novice in any field or to develop good instructional materials is for the expert to actually do the tasks in question, says Harvard Business Review.How many times have
readAfrican Digest
02-02-2012
South African launches non-stop Beijing flights JOHANNESBURG – South African Airways launched non-stop flights to Beijing on Tuesday, a move it said would cement ties with China which has become
readIt’s pantomime time!
02-02-2012
FOR the first time ever in Namibia, the NTN will stage a pantomime. Traditionally performed at Christmas, with family audiences, pantomime is a popular form of theatre, incorporating song, dance,
readFrom The Twittersphere
02-02-2012
THE weather dominated Nam-ibians’ tweet timelines yesterday, prompting a downpour of comments! Only space for a few showers, though! Had to make room at the tweet inn for the humble donkey, among
readAskMen’s ‘most desirable’ woman
02-02-2012
It’s often said that Hollywood is a young woman’s game, but AskMen.com readers officially bucked that trend in 2012. Actress Sofia Vergara (left) was named #1 on the men’s online magazine’s annual
readDreading Namibia’s phosphate dredge
02-02-2012
THIS morning as I faced my usual breakfast – a plate of oats porridge – thoughts of seabed mining flooded my mind.The incongruous connection between a comforting bowl of breakfast cereal and marine
readAfrican lion tops Etosha conference
02-02-2012
A LANDMARK conference addressing the survival of Africa’s biggest carnivore, the African lion, will take place over two days at Etosha National Park this month.The African Lion Working Group (ALWG)
readCanadian girl chips in to help rhinos
02-02-2012
ALTHOUGH she lives thousands of kilometres away from the nearest African rhino, nine-year-old Katie, a Canadian citizen, donated her birthday money of around N$800 to the Save the Rhino Trust in
readNamibian naval commander heads to Antarctica
02-02-2012
ANOTHER Namibian is heading towards the iciest region on earth, the continent of Antarctica, for three nights in February. At the invitation of the Brazilian Navy, Namibian Navy Commander Rear-Admiral
readNorway killer wants first interview with foreign TV channel : lawyer
02-02-2012
OSLO – The gunman who killed 77 people in twin attacks in Norway wants to give his first interview to a foreign television channel before his trial opens in April, his lawyer was quoted as saying
readAfrican Briefs
02-02-2012
Ban warns Senegal over violence DAKAR – The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon issued a warning to Senegal, saying in a statement from New York that he is concerned about the increase in
readWorld Briefs
02-02-2012
UK court wants phone hacking name LONDON – A British court has ruled that private investigator Glenn Mulcaire must reveal who ordered him to hack phones, and his lawyer says he will appeal that
readAisha Gaddafi applies to ICC over jailed brother
02-02-2012
ALGIERS – The daughter of Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi asked on Tuesday to make representations to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to help her brother Saif al-Islam, who is in a Libyan
readRussia says UN must rule out Syria intervention
02-02-2012
MOSCOW – Russia signalled yesterday it would veto a draft United Nations resolution calling on Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down unless it explicitly ruled out military intervention in the
readRomney leads after big Florida win
02-02-2012
TAMPA – Mitt Romney marched ahead yesterday with a commanding lead in the United States Republican race for the White House after trouncing his main rival Newt Gingrich in a bitterly-fought Florida
readOshigongi oshinene shEhangano lyAanafaalama
02-02-2012
OMUNASHIPUNDI gwEhangano lyAanafaalama ya Mangetti omusamane, Ismael Shailemo, okwa tseyitha kutya mOlyomakaya geti 11 Februari 2012 otaku ka kala Oshigongi oshinene shAanafaalama yEhangano
readIilonga pohofa ya Rundu ya piyaganekwa
02-02-2012
EYOKA olya piyaganeke iihokolola mompangu yamengestrata, po Rundu Omaandaha, sho aniwa omutse gwalyo gwa monikwa tagu piti mombuthulu yi li moontala dhetungo, ndyoka moka mwa li mweedhililwa aantu
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
02-02-2012
WASHINGTON: Onkalo yopashimaliwa ya Libya oyi li na yi nonando iita oya hulapo moshilongo shoka.Onkalo oyi li nayi ishewe nonando oshilongo shoka osha tameke ishewe oku landitha omahooli inaaga
readAakalimo yopOshivelo taya nyenyetele Kaansela gwawo
02-02-2012
AAKALIMO yopOshivelo mOshikoto kaye uvitile Kaansela gwawo ombili molwashoka ite ya longele uuwanawa washa ngashi ye mu hogololela.Aakalimo mbaka oya lombwele The Namibian kutya omwaalu gwawo
readOmukiintu omugundjuka gwomOshitayi dhipagwa
02-02-2012
OPOLISI ya Ndangwa mOshitopolwa sha Shana otayi konaakona oshipotha shedhipago sho, Fransina Ndinelago Muteka gwomomukunda Ondukutu mOshitayi mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shana a dhipagwa, taku tiwa
readOkwaana uuyelele kweeta evundakano po NaTIS Valley moVenduka
02-02-2012
EVUNDAKANO ndyoka lya kala omasiku gaziko poombelewa dha NaTIS muumbangalantu wa Venduka ota ku tiwa olya zi momakwatathano inaa ga uvikiwako nawa. Omasiku gaziko aantu oyendji oya kala momikweyo
readEtanga lyegameno olya longa oshindji
02-02-2012
ETANGA lyegameno lya Namibia ka li shi olutu lwoku gandja iilonga, onkene kashi shi oshinima oshaanawa okwiindila Oshikondo shegameno opo shi kute aanona oyendji yomekondjelomanguluko metanga
readNamcor ina vundakana nando
02-02-2012
EHANGANO lyopashigwana lyaNamibia,[Namcor] olya ekelehi oshinyolwa shoka sha holokele mushimwe shiikundaneki yesiku, etiyali oshiwike shika lya ti lyo ota li longo nawa.Okwa li kwa kundanekwa kutya
readAfcon Competition No 2: Winners
02-02-2012
N$500 in cash: Julis Gideon The following readers all won The Namibian goodie bags: • Amalia Magreth Huses • Arnold Hengua • Anita Shousiku Congratulations! We are still trying to get hold of the
readNamibian squad for T20 World Cup qualifier
02-02-2012
CRICKET Namibia has announced a preliminary squad of 18 players who will represent Namibia at the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Dubai in March. The squad will be trimmed down to 14 in the
readUnder-17 girls depart for SA
02-02-2012
THE national women’s under-17 football side departs for Johannesburg today ahead of their second-leg 2012 World Cup qualifier against South Africa this weekend.The team, which played to a one-all draw
readUefa considers ban for fund-owned players
02-02-2012
EUROPEAN soccer’s governing body would consider a Champions League and Europa League ban for players whose transfer rights are owned by outside investors, Uefa’s General Secretary Gianni Infantino
readTottenham Hotspurs target elite European football
02-02-2012
JOE Jordan, the first team coach at Tottenham, has come out and stated that his team are ready to compete in the English Premier League title race but Chelsea and Manchester United have the edge and
readFranck Ribery aiming for the Champions League final
02-02-2012
BAYERN Munich midfielder Franck Ribery is targeting a place in this season’s UEFA Champions League final at Allianz Arena.The Bavarian giants have reached the knock-out stages of the UEFA Champions
readFootball Results
02-02-2012
Tuesday, January 31 English Premier League Man Utd 2 - 0 Stoke Everton 1 - 0 Man City Swansea 1 - 1 Chelsea Tottenham 3 - 1 Wigan Wolverhampton 0 - 3 Liverpool
readUK regions fight each other, France to host athletes for Olympic games
02-02-2012
LONDON – Some of Britain’s poorest regions are battling each other and neighbouring France to boost their local economies by hosting Olympic athletes at training camps before this year’s Games.Britain
readDejected Mancini shoulders blame for Man City defeat
02-02-2012
LIVERPOOL – Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini admitted he was to blame for the costly defeat that provided Manchester United with renewed hope in the title race.Mancini insisted he got it all
readZimbabwe suspends 80 players for alleged match-fixing
02-02-2012
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has suspended 80 players, including the core of the national team, on suspicion of being linked to a match-fixing scandal involving Asian betting
readTransfers - Deadline day deals from around Europe
02-02-2012
Premier League Djibril Cisse (Lazio to QPR, undisclosed), Kevin De Bruyne (Genk to Chelsea, undisclosed, loaned back), Marcus Olsson (Halmstads to Blackburn, free), Wayne Bridge (Manchester City to
readSMSes for Thursday 02 February 2012
02-02-2012
SMS Of The Day *A LIFETIME of dedication to others – please could The Namibian get contact details for anyone wanting to donate and help Regina Kondombolo with her outstanding efforts to assist the
readSlow progress on German special initiative
02-02-2012
THE director general of African affairs in the German Foreign Office, Ambassador Walter Lindner, says implementation of the German special initiative first announced in 2004 and started in 2009 is
readSix families face eviction from Government farm
02-02-2012
SIX families in the Hardap Region are facing eviction from the Voigts Grund resettlement farm, 60 kilometres west of Mariental. The families say they have lived on the farm for generations, their
readNotable Quotes
02-02-2012
AFRICA is able, and we have the capacity to sort out our problems, instead of bringing other forces from elsewhere. – President Hifikepunye Pohamba has described the just-ended African Union (AU) 18th
readIivula-Ithana sticks to her guns in libel case
02-02-2012
THE allegedly libellous article about journalist John Grobler which appeared on the Swapo Party website in September 2009 might even have originated from Grobler himself, Swapo secretary general
readHimba village yet to see liberation fruits
02-02-2012
ALMOST twenty-two years after Namibia gained its independence from colonial rule, a group of Ovahimba people living in the Kunene Region are yet to taste the fruits of Namibia’s freedom.Approximately
readElectoral reform consultations go nationwide
02-02-2012
What do you expect from the public consultations?One of the things I expect is that the public comes out with issues they feel are pertinent to a better run electoral system. It does not help to have
read7 eye Swapo top post in Omaheke
02-02-2012
GOBABIS – Seven Swapo Party members here have allegedly set their sights on the position of Omaheke regional co-ordinator.The position will be contested along with that of regional party treasurer,
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