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59 Articles found on Monday, 27 February 2012
Spectacular
27-02-2012
The Windhoek Radio Flyers gathered outside Windhoek over the weekend to show off their skills by flying electric, methanol-powered and petrol-powered radio-controlled planes and helicopters. The Dog
readTug tender loser wants info from ACC probe
27-02-2012
A TENDERER which is challenging NamPort’s decision to award a multi-million dollar contract for the supply of a new tugboat for the Walvis Bay harbour now wants to get access to information which the
readTobie must explain ‘pool corruption’
27-02-2012
FORMER Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) boss Tobie Aupindi on Friday heard that he and co-accused Antonio di Savino need to defend the allegations of corruption against them.Magistrate Helvi Shilemba
readOngwediva villagers stave off demolitions
27-02-2012
UNDER threat of urgent legal action the Ongwediva Town Council has given an undertaking that it would not at this stage proceed with a plan to demolish homes and other buildings in three villages on
read‘From hero to zero’, says mining investors
27-02-2012
NAMIBIA has slipped on the latest ranking of countries as mining destinations in an annual survey by the Fraser Institute, Canada’s leading public policy think-tank.Namibia scored 51,6 points of a
readVoters cast ballots in critical Senegal election
27-02-2012
DAKAR – After weeks of riots, Senegalese voters began casting their ballots Sunday in an election that threatens the country’s image as one of the oldest and most robust democracies in Africa.This
readPohamba wants Hitman KO
27-02-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba on Friday challenged Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses to knock out Scotsman Ricky Burns and claim his second world title.“You must go to the United Kingdom to beat up the
readThe meeting that’s going nowhere
27-02-2012
Next time you are stuck in an endless meandering meeting, don’t just sit there and suffer in silence – take action, says Harvard Business Review.We’ve all been stuck in long meetings that bounce
read‘Epangelo doesn’t want to burden the State’
27-02-2012
STATE-OWNED Epangelo Mining Company has acquired 17 Exploration Prospecting Licences (EPLs) for mining minerals such as base metals and coal from the Ministry of Mines and Energy since its launch in
readAfrican Digest
27-02-2012
Implats empowerment plan rejected JOHANNESBURG – Impala Platinum, the world’s second largest platinum producer, said on Friday the Zimbabwean government had rejected part of an “empowerment” plan
readSudan on the verge of bankruptcy
27-02-2012
KHARTOUM – Sudan has lost billions of dollars in oil receipts since the south gained independence last year, and is plagued by soaring prices and a weakening currency, with no economic solution in
readG20 moves to line up huge rescue deal for April
27-02-2012
MEXICO CITY – The world’s leading economies worked yesterday to line up a deal in April on a second global rescue package worth nearly US$2 trillion to stop the eurozone sovereign debt crisis from
readInternational Digest
27-02-2012
Zoellick’s job should be open to all MEXICO CITY – The tradition of automatically giving the World Bank presidency to an American is outdated, although the country should be free to put forward a
readSonangol posts US$3,3bln net profit
27-02-2012
LISBON – Angolan state oil firm Sonangol posted a 32 per cent rise in net profit in 2011, as strong revenues on the back of high oil prices more than offset weak output, state news agency Angop cited
readAir Zimbabwe grounds all flights
27-02-2012
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s national airline has suspended all its flights indefinitely, after the latest revival effort collapsed this week, the firm’s chief executive said on Friday.“I can confirm all
readKulula’s humour earns its place in South Africa’s skies
27-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG – “In case you have two children, choose the one you love the most to help him or her first.”Such wisecracking announcements are standard fare on Kulula, a discount carrier that relies on
readSandler sets Razzie record: 11 worst-movie nominations
27-02-2012
ADAM Sandler has shattered a Hollywood awards season record.He’s picked up 11 nominations for the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof singling out the year’s worst movies. That’s more than twice the
readFrom The Twittersphere
27-02-2012
TWEEPS reacted with concern and affection to news of former South African President Nelson Mandela’s hospitalisation over the weekend. Plus, the buzz on Namibians’ daily sense [and nonsense] and
readMaranatha Singers to light up Germany with song
27-02-2012
ONE of Namibia’s foremost choral groups, the Maranatha Singers under the baton of an experienced local conductor Evy George, is touring Germany from May 1 to 22 this year.The choir is a group of 45
readMandela discharged from hospital after minor surgery
27-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela was discharged yesterday from an overnight hospital stay after a diagnostic probe showed nothing “seriously wrong” with the anti-apartheid icon, South Africa’s presidency
readKarzai calls for calm after violent anti-US protests
27-02-2012
KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for calm yesterday after days of violent anti-United States protests, as police hunted an intelligence official suspected of killing two US officers at the
readAfrican Briefs
27-02-2012
No age limit to disqualify Zim leader HARARE – A panel of lawmakers in charge of rewriting Zimbabwe’s constitution says no conclusions have been reached on an age limit for the country’s president.
readWorld Briefs
27-02-2012
Panic after quake strikes Taiwan TAIPRI – A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake sent panicked people fleeing onto the streets in Taiwan’s second-largest city of Kaohsiung yesterday as rail services were
readRupert Murdoch’s Sun wants his readers back
27-02-2012
LONDON – Rupert Murdoch bid to grab back the huge audience his News Corp lost when it closed Britain’s best-selling News of the World over a phone-hacking scandal with a new Sunday edition of his
readTrial of NGO workers begins in Egypt
27-02-2012
CAIRO – The Egypt trial of dozens of democracy activists including Americans on charges of receiving illegal funding began in a packed courtroom yesterday, despite Washington’s insistence that the
readSpanish king’s son-in-law in corruption probe
27-02-2012
PALMA DE MAJORCA – Spanish King Juan Carlos’s son-in-law Inaki Urdangarin was questioned yesterday in court for the second day in a corruption case that has rocked the royal family.The 44-year-old
readMugabe blasts gays on 88th birthday
27-02-2012
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe marked his 88th birthday with a trademark attack on gays and foreigners at a mass rally of his supporters on Saturday to celebrate the occasion.He told
readOhofa ya ekelehi eindilo lyAupindi na Di Savino opo ando yeethiwe
27-02-2012
EINDILO lya Tobie Aupindi nomufekelwa omukwawo, Antonio di Savino ohofa yi yeethe ya ye oshoka ka ye na ondjo olya ekelwahi kohofa ya mengestrata moVenduka oshiwike shayi.Metokolo lye mengestrata,
readAahingi yoombesa dha muni taya nyenyeta
27-02-2012
AAHINGI yoombesa dha muni gwa Venduka oya ti ota ya kala noku holola omadhiladhilo gawo nongele omuhona gwawo ite ya pulakene otashi vulika ya ninge ekanka opo nguka a pulakene ekemo lyawo kombinga
readKawana a kumagidha iikundaneki yaa tote omahokololo gaana uushili nando nando
27-02-2012
IIKUNDANEKI oya pewa ombedhi sho ya kundaneke oshinima aniwa shelundululo lyoominista dhokabinete tashi ka ningwa omwedhi taguya. Oombedhi ndhika odha gandjwa kOminista yiipambele yomuperesidende,
readEthaneko lyofilima Mad Max olina uuwanawa
27-02-2012
IILONGA yoku thaneka ofilima yedhina Mad Max 4 ota yi ka etela oshilongo uuwanawa wopamahupilo nonando opena omaipulo kutya oshinima shika ota shi vulika sheetele omudhingoloko uupyakadhi. Ofilima
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
27-02-2012
WINDHOEK: Ehangano lya Old Mutual olya hala oku landa po Oceanic Life, ehangano lili oshitopolwa sha Oceanic Bank Group. Omuwiliki gwa Old Mutual moAfrica, Johannes Gawaxab okwa ti shika osho
readLongitheni nawa iiniwe yeni
27-02-2012
AAKWASHIGWANA nepangelo oya indilwa opo ya longithe nawa shoka yena momapungulo gawo oshoka omahupilo muuyuni natango oge li nayi. Onkalo ndjika otayi simpike ekoko lyomahupilo ga Namibia. Eindilo opo
readAaniilonga ya NAC oya tokola
27-02-2012
EDHILADHILO lyehangano lyuupale woondhila oku kutha aaniilonga ayehe iilonga , ota shi vulika li edhile omatuko goondhila mu April ngele inapu adhika euvathano.Aaniilonga yopuupale woondhila oya gana
readFootball Results
27-02-2012
Saturday, February 25 English Premier League Man City 3 - 0 Blackburn Chelsea 3 - 0 Bolton QPR 0 - 1 Fulham Newcastle 2 - 2 Wolverhampton West Brom 4 - 0 Sunderland Wigan 0 - 0 Aston Villa German
readHaikali loses title in Ghana
27-02-2012
MARTIN Haikali lost his WBO Africa lightweight title on points to Samuel Amoako in Accra, Ghana on Saturday. According to Haikali’s promoter Nestor Tobias, Haikali lost the fight after the judges
readRadwanska targets Olympic glory after Dubai win
27-02-2012
DUBAI – Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska is targeting Olympic gold in London this year after winning an eighth WTA singles title in Dubai on Saturday.The Olympics tournament will be held on Wimbledon’s
readHorne holds on for victory
27-02-2012
KEITH Horne held onto an overnight lead to win the Sunshine Tour Telkom PGA at the Woodmead course at Country Club Johannesburg with a final round 69 yesterday.Horne, began the day on 16 under and
readPlucky Juve grab draw in Milan
27-02-2012
MILAN – Unbeaten Juventus snatched a late goal to draw 1-1 at AC Milan in Serie A’s top of the table clash on Saturday after the hosts had a goal disallowed when officials failed to spot the ball had
readRugby Results
27-02-2012
Saturday, February 25 Lions 27 - 25 Cheetahs Stormers 39 - 26 Hurricanes Waratahs 21 - 25 Reds Chiefs 19 - 23 Highlanders Six Nations England 12 - 19 Wales Ireland 42 - 10 Italy Friday, February 24
readGatland eyes Welsh Grand Slam after England defeat
27-02-2012
LONDON – Warren Gatland was left contemplating the prospect of another Grand Slam after seeing his side edge England in a thrilling Six Nations Championship clash at Twickenham.Wales won 19-12 to
readReds start title defence with derby win, Jantjies boots record
27-02-2012
WELLINGTON – The Queensland Reds needed a last-second try to start their defence of the Super 15 rugby title with a 25-21 win over the New South Wales Waratahs in an opening round notable for narrow
readAustralia crush India on Watson return
27-02-2012
SYDNEY – Shane Watson made a triumphant return by captaining Australia to an emphatic 87-run victory over India yesterday and ensuring the hosts a place in the final of the one-day international
readSMSes for Monday 27 February 2012
27-02-2012
SMS Of The Day *PRIME Minister why is it that most, if not all, board members of parastatals are Windhoek residents? What about us in the regions and local authority areas other than Windhoek? Some
readSecurity guards work ‘like slaves’
27-02-2012
PRIVATE security firms operating in Namibia have been accused of slavery by UNI Global Union for the way security guards are treated at work.UNI Global Union, in partnership with Finnish trade union
readParties differ on Keetmans community’s vote
27-02-2012
THE ‘no-confidence vote’ adopted by a pressure group against the Keetmanshoop Town Council and its CEO has been received with scepticism by some political parties represented in the council. The DPN
readOne person stabbed to death, and another beaten to death
27-02-2012
A WOMAN was stabbed to death, and a man punched and kicked to death, in unrelated incidents at Rosh Pinah. It is reported that Nicolas Petrus De Bruin (48) died after he was pushed to the ground and
readNotable Quotes
27-02-2012
IRAQ will be like this for 10 or 15 years... We are used to it. This is a part of our lives. – Abdul Razaq Al-Zaidi, an Iraqi civilian, after multiple car bombings wreaked havoc in different parts of
readNanso unhappy with Cosdec arrangement
27-02-2012
THE Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) is requesting the Ministry of Education to reconsider its decision of not allowing Grade 10 pupils with 13 points and lower to register with the
readNamoloh defends no S&Ts for military exercise
27-02-2012
MINISTER of Defence Charles Namoloh said it would be impossible to provide S&Ts to a large number of deployed troops, be it for military exercises or combat missions.He said when the defence force
readMan arrested for child rape
27-02-2012
ONE day after a man was arrested for the alleged rape of a close relative, his wife and brother were nabbed for allegedly locking in Police officers.Silvanus Amunyela (41) landed behind bars on
readKuisebmond boozing becomes ‘uncontrollable’
27-02-2012
WALVIS BAY – Erongo Police Commissioner Samuel //Hoëbeb says alcohol abuse in the township of Kuisebmond is becoming uncontrollable.The commissioner was addressing a public meeting held at the
readHereros want Govt recognition
27-02-2012
COMMUNITIES under the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) want their traditional leaders to be gazetted, a process leaders say is being frustrated by the Ministry of Regional and Local Government.
readGovt must have hand in bulk fuel storage - !Gawaxab
27-02-2012
ALTHOUGH there is room for the private sector to have a share in Namibia’s petroleum sector, the Namibian government would be ill-advised to leave the supply of petroleum products in the private
read‘Butterfly’ to be sentenced over brutal farm attack
27-02-2012
THE man convicted of carrying out a brutal attack on an elderly couple at a farm in the Dordabis area in mid-2006 is set to be sentenced in the Windhoek Regional Court tomorrow.Benestus Kazondovi (35)
readBuilders down tools
27-02-2012
APPROXIMATELY 20 employees of Chinese construction firm China Jiangxi International downed tools on Friday morning in protest against their employer over wage increases.Metal and Allied Namibian
readBill paves way for correctional service
27-02-2012
THE Namibian Correctional Bill was introduced in Parliament last week to replace the Prisons Act of 1998.Minister of Safety and Security Nangolo Mbumba said since the introduction of the Ministry of
readAPPs basic grant motion supported
27-02-2012
WHILST most Members of Parliament on both sides of the House – ruling and opposition parties – in principle agreed on the introduction of some sort of social safety net to address the plight of the
readA body to regulate property valuation
27-02-2012
MINISTER of Lands and Resettlement Alpheus !Naruseb introduced the Professional Valuers Professional Bill that will bring into existence a body to regulate the valuation of properties. The body,
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