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66 Articles found on Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Natural mover
08-02-2012
Otto Tsibeb, guide at the Living Museum of the Damara near Twyfelfontein in the Kunene Region, dances to the singing and clapping of local Damara people who work at the museum. Otto is dressed in
readJournalist ‘behind Aupindi prosecution’
08-02-2012
FORMER Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) boss Tobie Aupindi’s prosecution on alleged corruption stems from pressure by a journalist.According to Aupindi’s lawyer, Richard Metcalfe, a personal vendetta by
readNdishishi guilty of negligent driving
08-02-2012
PERMANENT Secretary of Agriculture Andrew Ndishisi was found guilty of negligent driving in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court on Monday and was sentenced to a fine of N$2 000 or six months’
readState closes treason case
08-02-2012
THE prosecution’s case in the main Caprivi high treason trial was closed in the High Court at Windhoek Central Prison yesterday.A major milestone in the marathon trial, which is the longest trial in
readSyrian troops besiege Homs
08-02-2012
BEIRUT – At least 15 civilians and four soldiers were killed yesterday in the besieged central Syrian city of Homs, which has been undergoing heavy shelling by government troops, activists said.“At
readTop athletes get shot in the arm for Olympics
08-02-2012
THE first four Namibian athletes to qualify for the London Olympics yesterday received a N$400 000 towards their preparations for the Games from the First National Bank of Namibia.Marathon runners
readRio Tinto ponders Rössing options
08-02-2012
CAPE TOWN – Rio Tinto faces a decision between selling its Rössing uranium mine to China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp or pursuing a joint venture with the Chinese group over their neighbouring
readGet to know your boss’s boss
08-02-2012
There are some ways to deliberately increase your exposure within a company by connecting with your boss’s boss, says Harvard Business Review.Spending time with the leader two levels above you can
readClients won’t pay for system playing up
08-02-2012
STANDARD Bank Namibia yesterday pacified frustrated clients by assuring them that banking costs will be reversed on transactions hijacked by the bank’s new computer network system.Clients have had to
readTech Digest
08-02-2012
Facebook in governance row LOS ANGELOS – Facebook’s corporate governance rules, which give shareholders little say in how the social networking website would be run as a public company, are raising
readCoke’s earnings looses fizz
08-02-2012
ATLANTA – Coca-Cola Co’s fourth-quarter net income dropped 71 per cent, weighed down by restructuring charges and a difficult comparison with last year’s fourth quarter, when the beverage maker had a
readWorld freight prices languish close to twenty-five-year lows
08-02-2012
LONDON – Freight shipping prices for transporting dry raw materials are languishing close to their lowest level in 25 years due to oversupply of tankers and weak Chinese demand, analysts said
readAfrican Digest
08-02-2012
No new mining tax CAPE TOWN – South Africa will not surprise mining companies with sudden new taxes, although it may adjust existing tax codes, Trevor Manuel, the National Planning Minister, told
readWorld’s youth fear jobless future
08-02-2012
UNITED NATIONS – The world’s young increasingly fear a future without jobs, according to a UN report released Monday which highlighted how the 15-30 age group risks becoming the biggest victims of
readInternational Digest
08-02-2012
US$41 billion for Xstrata LONDON – Commodities trader Glencore agreed yesterday to buy the remaining 66 per cent of miner Xstrata for US$41 billion in a record deal to create a powerhouse spanning
readMine nationalisation not viable for SA, says minister Shabangu
08-02-2012
CAPE TOWN – Nationalising South Africa’s mines is not a viable option for the country’s key sector and has been ruled out by the ruling party, the mines minister said yesterday, in a move welcomed by
readChris Brown to perform at Grammys
08-02-2012
CHRIS Brown will perform at this year’s Grammy Awards, the event where his career almost ended three years ago.Brown admitted to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna at a pre-Grammy party in 2009 and is
readRemembering Bob Marley
08-02-2012
IT was happy birthday to Bob Marley yesterday. The iconic singer and activist was born on February 6 1945, and would have turned 67 yesterday. As is always the case on the anniversary of the late
readFrom The Twittersphere
08-02-2012
FROM soft-serve ice cream to serving like Murray to being served, Namibians buck the herd! Not forgetting Charles Dickens, Justin Bieber and traditional funerals:Being Namibian @Naffy101: I’m the Andy
readRoll up, roll up for the pantomime!
08-02-2012
It’s time to experience the sheer joy of a pantomime! From today Namibians have the chance to be transported into the magical world of fantasy, as a star-studded Namibian cast waits to explode onto
readAfrican Briefs
08-02-2012
Chinese workers freed in Sudan KAUDA – A group of Chinese workers ‘kidnapped’ by rebels in southern Sudan 11 days ago have been freed and flown to Kenya, the foreign ministry said yesterday.“The
readMaldives president quits after mutiny
08-02-2012
MALE – President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, widely credited with bringing democracy to the hideaway resort islands, resigned yesterday after weeks of opposition protests erupted into a police
readWorld Briefs
08-02-2012
Pakistan factory toll hits 17 LAHORE – Pakistani rescuers yesterday recovered more bodies from the rubble of a factory that collapsed in the city of Lahore, raising the death toll to 17 in a grim
readLiberia’s Gbowee launches peace foundation
08-02-2012
MONROVIA – Joint Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee on Monday launched a peace foundation in her country Liberia aimed at lifting young girls out of social squalor and giving them life skills.“We
readZim general’s death suspicious
08-02-2012
HARARE – Testimony before an inquest into a Zimbabwean power broker’s fiery death ended on Monday, leaving the last hours of General Solomon Mujuru’s life shrouded in suspicion he was murdered by
readBart and Barbie banned in Iran
08-02-2012
TEHRAN – The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said on Monday, as dolls based on Bart, Homer and the rest of the American cartoon family joined the shapely Barbie among
readObama’s approval rating soars to 50%
08-02-2012
WASHINGTON – Boosted by rising US jobs figures, President Barack Obama’s approval rating has hit the magical 50% mark and he has opened up a double-digit lead over his likely Republican opponent in
readPalestinians take step toward unity
08-02-2012
RAMALLAH – After months of wavering, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has taken a decisive step toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant group Hamas, a move Israel promptly warned would
readOmunangeshefa aayugwa kaayugi
08-02-2012
OPOLISI ya Venduka oya kwata omufekelwa gumwe shinasha neyugo lyomunangeshefa gwomomukunda gwaTjomuise ndyoka lya ningilwe koongulasha dhomaandaha.Okwa kundanekwa kutya ongundu yaayugi ya thikama
readEhangano epe lyaaniilonga lya hala onkalo yiilonga ompe
08-02-2012
EHANGANO epe lyaaniilonga lyedhina Namibia Retail and Allied Workers Union[NRAWU] olya hala pu etwe elunduluko mekwatathano lyiilonga moshilongo, ngele ondjodhi yokomumvo 2030 oya halika okwaadhika
readOmuhoko ogu na okusa
08-02-2012
OLUNDJI oshipu oku konenena omupopyo gwuukamuhoko nuukwaludhi ngaashi ngoka gwa Kazenambo Kazenambo, noku tala oohapu dhe dha fa dha popiwa komuntu keeli nawa momutse. Ndele nee Kazenambo, iikundaneki
readAaniilonga yaTransNamib ya indilwa ya shune kiilonga
08-02-2012
EHANGANO lyomalweendo niiyenditho lya Namibia[Natau] olya kumike aaniilonga ya TransNamib ya shune kiilonga yawo omanga tapa ningwa omalongekidho kombinga yuupyakadhi mboka we ya thiminike opo ya
readOshikondo shElongo sha popile uuyogoki womakonakono
08-02-2012
OSHIKONDO shElongo osha ti omuthika nokwiinelwa kwomakonakono gopashigwana ota ku wilikwa koompango nomautho genasha nomakonakono ngoka. Ekwashilipaleko ndika olya gandjwa konima sho pwa li pwa
readNamibia a kwata oskepa yokuhumba omahooli
08-02-2012
AANIILONGA 11 aakwashigwana ya India nayaali aakwashigana ya Pakistan oya kwatwa nombautu yokuhumbata omahooli ndjoka yili metuliloskepa lya Mbaye. Oskepa ndjika oya kwatwa ketanga lyomomeya lya
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
08-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG: ongundu yo ANC mo South Africa oya kateke etulopevi lyomuwiliki gwewawa lyaagundjuka okathimbo. Julius Malema okwa li a ningi eindilo opo etokolo ndyoka li talululwe ndele eindilo lye
readAapushi yokawe ya hala egwedhelo
08-02-2012
AANIILONGA yokuhonga nokupusha okawe mehangano lya Hard Stone Processing[HSP] moVenduka oya holola omadhiladhilo gawo momapandaanda omaandaha.Oya yi momapandaanda okuulika okwaana ombili kwawo
readAupindi a ti kena ndjo moshinima shuulingilingi wodama yokuyoga
08-02-2012
OMUWILIKI nale gwehangano lyomahala gomatalelo gopashigwana ga Namibia, NWR, Tobie Aupindi okwa ti kena ondjo melundilo ndyoka ta hokololithwa komeho gompangu. Aupindi opamwe nomutamanekwa omukwawo,
readMisa ina nyanyukilwa omupopyo gwa KK
08-02-2012
ENDIKI lyiikundaneki muumbugantu wa Africa[Media Institute of Southern Africa]Misa, olya pangula epopyo nayi lya ningwa kOminista Yaagundjuka, Kazenambo Kazenambo.Omuwiliki gwaagundjuka nguka okwa
readAir Namibia a landa oondhila mbali
08-02-2012
EHANGANO lyiilonga yomombepo lya Namibia olya mbesitela oondhila mbali dholudhi lwo Airbus 319. Oondhila ndhika otadhi ka pingenapo oondhila dholudhi lwo Boeing 737-500. Oondhila ota dhi ka landwa
readAnnual Cycle Challenge launched
08-02-2012
THE 27th edition of the Nedbank Cycle Challenge was launched in Windhoek yesterday.The premier annual cycling event will be held on the weekend of February 18 and 19. According to the organisers,
readCricket Namibia wins ICC African awards
08-02-2012
CRICKET Namibia once again received international recognition for its developmental efforts when it won two awards at the 2011 Pepsi ICC Development Programme Awards.Competing in the African
readMali out to defy Drogba and co
08-02-2012
LIBREVILLE – Mali will have to defy history if they are to overcome the mighty Ivory Coast in today’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final.The Ivorians have met Mali 21 times, winning 14 with the Eagles
readFixtures
08-02-2012
Wednesday, February 8 Zambia v Ghana 18h00 Mali v Ivory Coast 21h00
readHeat on Ghana as Zambia plot semifinal ambush
08-02-2012
BATA – The heat will be on Ghana and off Zambia when they clash in this steamy port city on today with a place in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final at stake.“Playing in the final is the least
readCycling leads drug fight
08-02-2012
SYDNEY – Reigning Tour de France champion Cadel Evans says the two-year doping ban for Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador shows the sport is at the forefront in the battle against drugs.Contador
readNamibian youngster joins Malta club on loan
08-02-2012
NAMIBIAN soccer player Miguel Hamutenya has joined Malta First Division club Luxol St Andrews while he waits for his work permit from the UK to play for Glasgow Rangers.Hamutenya’s agent Jonathan Hope
readNamibia Premier League January transfers
08-02-2012
Sadney Urikhob - Alessandro Ferreira Dos Santos (both Ramblers to Civics), Gome Wangu Batista (Rebels Football Academy to Civics), Kandukira Raphael - Jealous Mutelo ( both Blue Boys to Blue Waters),
readDjokovic, Barca win Laureus awards
08-02-2012
LONDON – The dominant forces in tennis and football were honoured on Monday, with Novak Djokovic winning the top individual prize and Barcelona capturing the team trophy at the 2012 Laureus Sports
readNamibian squad for T20 World Cup qualifiers
08-02-2012
CRICKET Namibia on Tuesday announced the final 14-man squad that will represent Namibia at the T20 World Cup qualifiers in Dubai next month.The four players who were dropped from the initial 18-man
readFabio Capello in ‘morality circus’ over Terry captain row
08-02-2012
LONDON – Just like before the 2010 World Cup, a dispute revolving around John Terry is unsettling England’s preparations for a major tournament.But this time, rather than acting as a unifier, Fabio
readYoung suspect jailed for school murder
08-02-2012
A YOUNG man convicted of murdering a 17-year-old schoolgirl in a stabbing at a school in the Kavango Region almost two years ago has been sent to prison for an effective 14 years.The young man had
readWho said apples don’t grow here?
08-02-2012
IN 2008 Gerson Claasen took a red apple seed and planted it; today the tree stands tall in his yard in Katutura. The tree is still too young to produce any fruit, but Claasen hopes that this year it
readTransport union threatens nationwide strike
08-02-2012
NAMIBIA Transport and Allied Workers Union (Natau) general secretary John Kwedhi has described the TransNamib board of directors as “saboteurs of the Namibian economy” and has threatened a nationwide
readSMSes for Wednesday 08 February 2012
08-02-2012
SMS Of The Day *YES, taxi drivers must be treated harshly by the City Police because they don’t obey the traffic rules. Food for Thought *FOR N$3 billion we could electrify the entire country from
readPohamba insult case dismissed
08-02-2012
THE Oshakati Magistrate’s Court this week dismissed a charge of defamation against two men who were accused of insulting President Hifikepunye Pohamba and founding President Sam Nujoma.In a statement
readOshakati bomb victims want compensation
08-02-2012
THE victims of a bomb blast at the First National Bank (FNB) in Oshakati which was orchestrated by former South West Africa Territorial Force (SWATF) members in 1988 have called for compensation, but
readChasing the dots ... A-Ssad World of Liars and Cheats?
08-02-2012
SYRIA, Bashar Assad (A-Ssad?) and the apparent daily death toll. I watch with unreserved horror as a nation (not so old) mortars and bombs its own people. I watched similarly the Libyan war, the
readNotable Quotes
08-02-2012
I’M appealing to the people to stop. It’s not normal, we don’t do that. We need peace, we are all Malians. – Seydou Keita appealed on Sunday for an end to fighting in his country after taking his team
readNo need for holiday visas to Canada
08-02-2012
ONLY Namibians intending to travel to Canada for more than 90 days for purposes such as work or study require visas for entry to that country, and not those planning to travel to the north American
readNamdeb labour relations hit a low
08-02-2012
LABOUR relations at Namdeb have plummeted, with most workers boycotting the company’s sport and fun day on Friday. Workers snubbed the fun day after a court case in which Namdeb wants a ruling on the
readKeetmans murder suspect in court
08-02-2012
THE man who allegedly strangled to death Petrina Hendrika Isaak (39) yesterday made a brief appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on a murder charge. Gregorius Kido also faces two counts
readGay beauty pageant sparks breakthrough and backlash
08-02-2012
WINDHOEK – When Wendelinus Hamutenya told his father that he was gay, the then 18-year-old was packed off to the psychiatric ward of the Windhoek Central Hospital.Seven years later, he’s the country’s
readDöbra expels 47 from school hostel
08-02-2012
PARENTS and guardians of 47 Grade 12 pupils at the St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Hostel at Döbra are clamouring to have their children readmitted to the hostel after they were expelled at the end of last
readCran probes frequency interference after 4G trials
08-02-2012
THE Communication Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) says it is investigating alleged interference with the band spectrum frequencies of another licensee after MTC launched its trial 4G (fourth
readChurch provides shelter for women of the night
08-02-2012
FATHER Hermann Klein-Hitpass was awarded the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in appreciation and respect for his lifetime achievements and humanitarian work. In 1972 he
readAbout 800 Omaheke children to be taught in tent classrooms
08-02-2012
GOBABIS – The Omaheke Regional Education Director said this week that her office will relocate about 800 pupils into temporary tent classrooms.“Our classrooms are full to capacity. There are still
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