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54 Articles found on Monday, 16 January 2012
Cloudy weather to stay for now
16-01-2012
MORE cool weather is expected in the first part of this week in large parts of Namibia as a tropical system continues to move across the country, bringing rain. Namibia Meteorological Service
readDestroying anthill
16-01-2012
Anthills are seen as a menace by mahangu farmers in the north. It is believed that many anthills spoil the fields. In order to destroy the anthill, farmers dig deep to find the queen. Once the queen
readAt least 19 die on roads
16-01-2012
THE death of two women in an accident in Windhoek on Saturday brought the number of deaths on Namibian roads this month to at least 19.At least 80 people died on the country’s roads over the past
readNamibian woman on Canada’s most wanted
16-01-2012
A NAMIBIAN woman who is believed to be a member of the Caprivi Liberation Army (CLA) has reportedly been added to a list of 30 most wanted fugitives by the Canadian national security
readThree dead, 40 missing in Italian ship disaster
16-01-2012
GIGLIO – Italian rescue workers were searching for nearly 40 people still missing early yesterday, more than a day after a cruise ship with more than 4 000 on board capsized off Italy’s west coast,
readGladiators fluff their lines
16-01-2012
BRAVE Gladiators coach Jacqui Shipanga demanded a positive reaction from her side following their 0-2 defeat to Tanzania in a Women’s African Champions Cup first-leg qualifier in Windhoek on
readAverage inflation for 2011 clocks at 5%
16-01-2012
ANNUAL inflation in December spiralled up to 7,2 per cent from 6,0 per cent the previous month, bringing Namibia’s average inflation rate for 2011 to 5,0 per cent.Last year’s average is a significant
readEgypt’s ElBaradei ends presidential bid in protest
16-01-2012
CAIRO – Egypt’s reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei has withdrawn from the presidential race, saying a fair election is impossible under the military’s grip nearly a year after Hosni Mubarak’s ouster.
readFirst anniversary of Arab Spring in Tunisia
16-01-2012
TUNIS – Masses of Tunisians marched in peaceful triumph on Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of the revolution that ended the dictatorship of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali - and sparked uprisings
readAfrican Digest
16-01-2012
E.Guinea sells crude to Swaziland JOHANNESBURG – Equatorial Guinea has agreed to supply Swaziland with crude oil, but the product will first need to be refined in neighbouring South Africa, the
readNigeria megacity shows signs of strain amid strike
16-01-2012
LAGOS – Market stalls and food sellers can only return to the streets at dusk to do business or else risk the wrath of angry demonstrators for breaking the nationwide strike. ATMs are starting to run
readGlobal economic freedom down in 2011
16-01-2012
HONG KONG – A US think tank has said that economic freedom declined last year because of “reckless” spending by governments that has failed to stop the global financial crisis.The average score in the
readInternational Digest
16-01-2012
US is biggest wine consumer BORDEAUX – US consumers were the world’s top wine drinkers in 2011, while China displaced Britain to become the fifth largest wine consumer, according to new research.US
readNamibia’s economy remains ‘moderately free’
16-01-2012
NAMIBIA scored 61,9 in the 2012 Index of Economic Freedom by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal, making its economy the 76th freest in the 184 countries ranked worldwide. Its score is
readAbsa sues Nedbank over Pinnacle
16-01-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Absa Group is suing domestic rival Nedbank Group for about R773 million to recoup losses relating to the trading of single stock futures (SSFs) in property firm Pinnacle Point, court
readApple halts iPhone retail sales in China
16-01-2012
BEIJING – Enraged Chinese shoppers pelted Apple Inc’s flagship Beijing store with eggs on Friday and shoving matches with police broke out when customers were told the store would not begin sales of
readStart your project off right
16-01-2012
Getting your priorities right before setting your project in motion will save a lot of headaches later on, says Harvard Business Review.Launching a project before you have a good sense of all its
readFood prices drop sharply
16-01-2012
ROME – A UN agency says food prices dropped sharply at the end of 2011 but that uncertainties over the global economy makes predictions for the future unclear.The Rome-based UN Food and Agriculture
readOshigongi shefundja
16-01-2012
OMBELEWA yOmuprima Minister ota yi ka ninga oshigongi shomathaneko uule womasiku gaali moshitopolwa Oshana oshiwike shika. Oshigongi shika oshina sha neilongekidho okwiilongekidhila efundja, ngele
readAalongwa yondondo 10 moKhomas pomutenya
16-01-2012
OYENDJI yaalongwa yongundu 10 moshitopolwa sha Khomas mboka inaa ya pita ota shi vulika ya kale yaana omahala momanongelo, onkene ota ya ka thiminikwa ya tsikile okweendulula ongundu ndjoka oku pitila
readBenedict Hospitality School otayi longo nawa
16-01-2012
OSIKOLA yOoseesita ya Shikuku yedhina Benedict Hospitality School tayi longele mOshikuku nopoRuacana mOshitopolwa sha Musati otayi longo nawa ashike nee oya pumbwa aalongi, Omukuluntu gwayo Seesita
readOkamati Peter Mutumbulwa ka sa omeya pOmusimboti
16-01-2012
OKAMATYONA komunangeshefa a tseyika nawa gwomOngwediva tate Peter Mutumbulwa, kedhina Peter Mutumbulwa okamana oondjenda ombaadhilila sho ka si omeya metale lyokomukunda gwawo kOmusimboti mUukwambi
readOmuhingi gwOloli yOpoosa mOshakati a kwatwa po ta fekelwa uufuthi
16-01-2012
OPOLISI ya Ndangwa nOshakati mOshitopolwa sha Shana oya kwata po omulumentu, omuhingi gwOloli yOpoosa ndjoka hayi fala iinima yOokastoma dhopoosa, ano Opoosa kuushimba, unene kOvenduka noku yi kutha
readIilongitho yenongelo lya Unam ha yi landithwa moKatutura
16-01-2012
EWILIKO lyo Univesiti ya Namibia UNAM ota li ningi omakonakono, mwaashoka ta ku hokololwa osho ongundu yuufuthi noshowo yaalandithi, mboka haya yaka po nokulandithapo omaliko genongelo ndyoka. Iinima
readAantu yatatu ya sile moondjila dha Namibia oshiwike sha yi
16-01-2012
IILYO itatu yetanga lyegameno lya Namibia oya sile moshiponga sheidhengomumwe lyiiyenditho mondjila pokati kOkahandja nOtjiwarongo etine oshiwike shayi. Oshiponga shoka osha ningwa konyala ookilometa
readOnyama ya za ko South Africa ita yi etwa we manga moNamibia
16-01-2012
OONDJINDIKILA dhokwaa eta mo onyama yiimuna yomakondo ga shandjuka okuza mo South Africa odha tulwa po oshiwike shayi. Oondjindikila ndhika odha ningwa omolwa omukithi gwekondo nelaka ngoka gwa kwata
readWorld Briefs
16-01-2012
Gunmen storm Iraq police station RAMADI – Insurgents carried out a wave of attacks before storming a police building in the Iraqi city of Ramadi yesterday, raising key questions about the security
readHeavy snow brings cheer to war-torn Afghan capital
16-01-2012
KABUL – If Afghans are right and snow brings luck, their war-ravaged country is due for a large dose of good news amid tentative moves towards peace talks with Taliban insurgents.Heavy snow falls
readArabs should consider sending troops to Syria
16-01-2012
BEIRUT – The Arab League should consider sending troops to Syria as proposed by Qatar’s emir, Amr Mussa, the bloc’s former secretary general, said yesterday.“This is a very important proposal,” Mussa
readAfrican Briefs
16-01-2012
Nigerian talks fail to end strike LAGOS – Nigeria’s government and union leaders have failed to reach a deal over fuel prices in talks aimed at ending a week-old nationwide strike, but a threat to
readMusical treasures uncovered
16-01-2012
‘Stolen Moments, Namibian Music History Untold’ celebrates and brings back to life the golden age of Namibian popular music from the 1950s to the 1980s, which is entirely unresearched and in danger of
readMarc Lottering to perform in Namibia
16-01-2012
SOUTH African stand-up comedian, Marc Lottering will grace the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) in February for two shows in aid of charity.Jason van Wyk of the Welwitschia 213 Round Table confirmed
readI lost myself – Jericho
16-01-2012
NAMIBIA’S Male Artist of the Year, Jericho Gawanab, blames his latest attempt to end his own life on alleged infidelity by his former live-in girlfriend, Helena Ngaifiwa.Said Jericho: “I completely
readSedi Jacobs crashes in final
16-01-2012
SEDI Jacobs found the going hard in the U/16 girls’ final when she lost to top-seeded Theresa van Zyl of South Africa at the ITF Southern African Junior Tennis Championships on Saturday at the
readEto’o, Ovono launch ‘Afcon without AIDS’
16-01-2012
SAMUEL Eto’o is at it again. And no there are no more revolts to speak about; rather he is back to playing humanitarian. As we know it is something he is very good at. This time he has teamed up with
readPaul Scholes scores as Man United keep pace
16-01-2012
LONDON – Paul Scholes scored a fairy-tale goal as Manchester United outclassed Bolton Wanderers 3-0 to go level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester City on Saturday.Playing his first game
readConfident Djokovic the man to beat
16-01-2012
MELBOURNE – Defending champion Novak Djokovic will be bidding for his third consecutive grand slam trophy when the Australian Open champion gets his title defence under way in Melbourne.The Serbian
readGritty Madrid overcome Mallorca
16-01-2012
MADRID – Jose Callejon grabbed a late winner for Real Madrid as Jose Mourinho’s men fought back from a goal down to defeat Mallorca 2-1 to temporarily go eight points clear of bitter rivals Barcelona
readWiped-out family buried
16-01-2012
FOUR coffins – two brown ones with a white one on each – were lowered into the ground in the Pionierspark cemetery in Windhoek on Saturday.It was the final resting place of a family of four who had
readThe bush is our home...
16-01-2012
“SOMS kry hulle vir ons jammer en dan ou hulle vir ons water... (Sometimes they feel sorry for us and then they give us some water...)”The past Christmas and New Year, Margaret Garises (34), her
readTeenager drowns in Orange River
16-01-2012
POLICE divers on Tuesday recovered the body of a 16-year-old boy, a day after he had drowned in the Orange River near Aussenkehr. Police Deputy Commissioner Rudolf Isaak identified the boy as Kambole
readPSUN to become more proactive
16-01-2012
THE Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) has vowed to be more outspoken on matters involving corruption and mismanagement in Government this year.In a statement released on Friday, PSUN secretary
readKeetmans residents up in arms against Town Council
16-01-2012
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council’s failure to boost economic development has pushed the town towards “economic stagnation”. This remark was made by the Hendrik Tseib Community liaison committee
readGarden of Hope at Otjomuise school progressing well
16-01-2012
WINDHOEK – The Dr Sam Nujoma Garden of Hope, a project of the Otjomuise Project School, has made good progress since it was started in August 2010.According to Irja Keendjele, who is running the
readFuel levy, taxes push up airfares
16-01-2012
AN unexplained and exorbitant fuel levy makes up most of the cost of an Air Namibia flight ticket. Air Namibia tickets for domestic and some regional flights include taxes and levies that passengers
readAirport security man arrested over theft
16-01-2012
A SUSPECT in his fifties and believed to be in charge of a security firm manning the Hosea Kutako International Airport was arrested on Friday on charges of having stolen imported women’s hair
readShalli a shoe-in for Air Nam job
16-01-2012
THE appointment of former Namibia Defence Force (NDF) chief Martin Shalli as the managing director of Air Namibia is set to be on the agenda of the first Cabinet meeting towards the end of this
readSpeed not the only cause of crashes
16-01-2012
WITH the death toll on our roads on the increase, it is only expected that people would start debating what the main causes are.Catherine Shipushu, corporate communication manager of the Motor Vehicle
readSecond Oluno escapee rearrested
16-01-2012
BOTH murder suspects who escaped from Oluno Prison at Ondangwa on Christmas Eve are back in custody.The second escapee, Andreas Shivute Kalapi Shangemwene (29), was arrested near Okatope in the
readCrossing sees 2 accidents in 2 days
16-01-2012
A MINIBUS and sedan were involved in an accident at the Okapuka and Dusternbrook crossing on the way to Okahandja. According to Jerry Kahiriri, the driver of the sedan, traffic was moving very slow
readCrocodile attack claims another life in Kavango
16-01-2012
DIVUNDU – Barely a week after a young girl lost her life in a crocodile attack in the Kavango Region, a 13-year-old boy died in another crocodile attack in the region.In the latest incident, Meru
readNotable Quotes
16-01-2012
BUT there are a number of people who approach our offices after hearing that we are constructing a railway line and we refer them to the company doing the work. – Director of railway affairs in
readLight at the end of the tunnel for small-scale miners
16-01-2012
THE future of small-scale mining in the Erongo Region may be looking up if the combined efforts of the ministries of Mines and Energy and Environment and Tourism succeed in implementing the recently
readSMSes for Monday 16 January 2012
16-01-2012
SMS Of The Day *QUESTION. In the new learner’s book [for a driver’s licence] it states that if a person is illiterate, the learner’s can be done verbally. How will a person be able to learn the
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