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58 Articles found on Tuesday, 17 January 2012
City policeman charged with ‘prodding’ woman
17-01-2012
A CITY Police officer is behind bars after he allegedly assaulted a woman with a cattle prodder earlier this month.Constable Toivo Shangolo (25) was arrested and charged yesterday – ten days after the
readCarmine bee-eater numbers under threat
17-01-2012
FOR four months out of the year the banks of the Zambezi River teem with flashes of colour that surpass the limits of human imagination. This is the time of year when carmine bee-eaters invade the
readAbusive lay litigants cautioned
17-01-2012
A GROUP of lay litigants who have been accusing Namibia’s judges of all sorts of wrongdoing received a stern warning from Judge President Petrus Damaseb yesterday.Speaking at the opening of the High
readUraMin fraud allegations surface in Paris daily
17-01-2012
PARIS – Controversy over Areva’s US$2,5 billion purchase of uranium miner, previous owner of Trekkopje, has grown after a consultant said the French state-owned company may have been the victim of a
readNaigambo smashes 3000m record
17-01-2012
BEATA Naigambo was the star of the final leg of the Bank Windhoek Grand Prix series on Saturday when she shattered the Namibian 3 000m record.Naigambo obliterated the field to win in a new record time
readAl Qaeda overruns town south of Yemen capital
17-01-2012
ADEN – Al Qaeda militants swept into the southern Yemeni town of Rada overnight and overran it within hours, in a key military advance by the Islamists, local and tribal officials said yesterday.The
readSA swimmer killed by shark
17-01-2012
PORT ST JOHNS – A South African man was killed by a shark at the weekend while swimming at Second Beach in the rural Eastern Cape, one of the world’s deadliest spots for attacks, officials said
readSirleaf vows to continue fighting graft
17-01-2012
MONROVIA – Liberia’s president says tackling youth unemployment and fighting corruption are her top priorities after she took the oath of office yesterday and begins her second term in the West
readAnalysts see Malema losing appeal
17-01-2012
JOHANNESBURG – The appeal that will decide the future of South African firebrand Julius Malema starts next week, with analysts saying it will likely uphold a five-year suspension from the ruling party
readRespect, don’t insult our leaders – ANC
17-01-2012
JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress secretary general Gwede Mantashe has urged party members to stop insulting its leaders ahead of the ANC’s elective conference in December, according to reports
readRundu flood victims grow own veggies
17-01-2012
KAISOSI – Flood victims that were relocated to the golf course at the Kaisosi informal settlement on the outskirts of Rundu have started gardening projects at the camp as a means to feed
readMeatco information days
17-01-2012
Following a submission by consultants about the new Meatco structure in December last year, Meatco decided to host road shows to inform producers. These road shows will take place on the following
readOrganic fertiliser made locally
17-01-2012
OMATAKO Organic Fertilisers at Okahandja has started producing the country’s first locally made fertiliser.This 100% Namibian product currently employs ten people. Chicken manure collected from
readThink before you reorganise
17-01-2012
Musical chairs-like structural changes provoke anxiety, since people know that the ‘new and improved’ design will often have fewer chairs (jobs), says Harvard Business Review.Managers love to
readUganda to scrap power subsidy
17-01-2012
KAMPALA – Uganda’s government will scrap subsidies to power producers, causing consumer electricity prices to jump by more than a third in a country already protesting over the soaring cost of living,
readAfrican Digest
17-01-2012
Nigeria cuts fuel price LAGOS – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan announced yesterday a cut in petrol prices of around 30 per cent in a bid to end a nationwide strike now into a second week, as
readLondon new ‘yuan hub’
17-01-2012
HONG KONG – Britain said yesterday it will partner with Hong Kong to develop the City of London as a major offshore centre of trade in China’s yuan currency.Finance minister George Osborne said
readSwift action needed to save eurozone
17-01-2012
HONG KONG – Global leaders and businessmen urged Europe yesterday to take fresh steps to resolve its deepening debt crisis, with a top executive of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warning the
readInternational Digest
17-01-2012
Bourse merger on the rocks BRUSSELS – The merger of Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext, which would create the world’s largest market operator worth over US$17 billion, looks seriously compromised
readUpper-middle class: A luxury few Namibians can afford
17-01-2012
Smallest upper-middle class * Kenya 4% * Chad 7% * Togo 8% * Zambia 9% * Namibia, Tanzania 11% Biggest floating class * Namibia 81% * Tanzania 76% * Lesotho 70% * Morocco, Mali 68% *
read‘Artist’and ‘Descendants’ shine at Golden Globes
17-01-2012
The black-and-white silent film ‘The Artist’ led the Golden Globes with three wins on Sunday at a show that spread Hollywood’s love around among a broad range of films, including best drama recipient
readItaly cruise ship rescue bid called off
17-01-2012
ROME – The captain of the cruise ship that capsized off Tuscany made an unauthorised, unapproved deviation from the ship’s programmed course, a “human error” that led to the grounding of the vessel,
readKamatyona Mutumbulwa ka fumvikwa kengathihi pOmusimboti
17-01-2012
OKAMATYONA komunangeshefa a tseyika nawa gwomOngwediva tate Peter Mutumbulwa, kedhina Peter Mutumbulwa koomvula omulongo hoka kamana oondjenda ombaadhilila sho ka si omeya metale lyokomukunda gwawo
readOndapo ha yo ayike osheeti shiiponga aanawino ya ti
17-01-2012
ESO sho lya indjipala moondjila dha Namibia, aakwashigwana oyendji ota ya popi omadhiladhilo ga yooloka kombinga yaashoka tashi eta eso noshowo iiponga yomoondjila mbyoka. Pamiyalu dha gandjwa
readIilonga yOmpangu yOpombanda otayi tameke nena mOshakati
17-01-2012
IILONGA yOmpangu yOpombanda ya Namibia otayi tameke ongula yonena nOmupangulipresidende gwOmpangu yopombanda ya Namibia Petrus Damaseb, okwa gandja elombwelo pambelewa ohela kutya iilonga yOmpangu
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
17-01-2012
Johannesburg: Equatorial Guinea okwa zimine oku tumina Swaziland omahooli inaa ga dhindwa, onkene ngoka oge na manga oku dhindwa mo South Africa. Onkundana ndjika oya kundanekwa koshikundaneki sha
readShalli ota shi vulika a pewe iilonga yuuwiliki wa Air Namibia
17-01-2012
EULIKO lyomuwiliki nale gwomatanga gegameno ga Namibia, ongo omuwiliki gwiilonga yomombepo ya Namibia ota li ka kundathanwa moshigongi shotango shOkabinete lwopehulilo lyomwedhi nguka. Oshiwike sha yi
readPSUN ota ka longa noku popya nuumvo
17-01-2012
EHANGANO lya Public Service Union of Namibia[PSUN] olya uvaneke ta li ka longa noku popya muule kombinga yuulingilingi newiliko lyoshege tashi vulika ta li ningwa mepangelo nuumvo. Momushangwa gwa
readOmukiintu omu Namibia ta kongwa moCanada
17-01-2012
OMUKIINTU omukwashigwana gwa Namibia oku li momusholondondo gwoontauki dhili omilongo 30 tadhi kongwa kaanambelewa yegameno moCanada. Omukiintu nguka okwa itaalwa kutya oku li oshilyo shetanga lya
readElenga Katanga lya zi miilonga
17-01-2012
ELENGA enene melelo lyo pa hedhi lyaa Gciriku moshitopolwa sha Kavango olya kuthwa miilonga. Omukuluntu gwelelo ndyoka, Kasian Shiyambi oye akutha omuwiliki ngoka miilonga konima sho nguka a
readAantu omu-19 ya sile miiponga yomoondjila sigo oompaka
17-01-2012
OMASO gaantu yaali ehuliloshiwike lya piti oga eta omwaalu gwaantu ayehe mboka ya hulithile miiponga paantu omulongo nomugoyi omwedhi nguka. Konyala aantu 80 oya si oshilongo ashihe okuza tuu nkene
readBarcelona cut Real lead to five points
17-01-2012
MADRID – Barcelona squandered a two-goal lead before seeing off 10-man Real Betis 4-2 to cut Real Madrid’s lead at the top of La Liga back to five points on Sunday.Two goals from Lionel Messi and a
readGerman basketball pledges Namibia support
17-01-2012
THE German Basketball Association (DBB) reaffirmed its support of Namibian basketball when it signed a memorandum of understanding with its counterpart in Windhoek yesterday. According to the
readNadal slams Federer for players’ campaign snub
17-01-2012
SPANISH tennis great Rafael Nadal has criticised fellow Grand Slam champion Roger Federer for failing to back a players’ campaign to change the way tennis is organised and played.Tennis players around
readInter down AC Milan to reignite title race
17-01-2012
ROME – Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri refused to discuss the Serie A title after his side earned a crucial 1-0 win away to champions AC Milan to squeeze the top of the table.Inter’s win, coupled
readIce, cameras, action as Open swelters
17-01-2012
MELBOURNE – Players swathed themselves in ice packs, one felt ill and another complained she couldn’t breathe Monday as soaring heat made for a gruelling first day at the Australian Open. As
readWenger wants Gunners defence to shore up
17-01-2012
SWANSEA – Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal’s defensive frailties are beginning to damage his team’s push for a place in the top four of the Premier League.Some sloppy defending, most notably by the
readTop 10 facts about Afcon
17-01-2012
THE Africa Cup of Nations has thrilled football fanatics for over 55 years, and Football365.co.za brings you all you need to know about the coveted continental competition.* The Africa Cup of Nations,
readBotswana hopes to extend fairytale run
17-01-2012
BOTSWANA will make their debut at the 2012 Nations Cup, but any team who take the Zebras lightly will be doing so at their own peril.They posted a very impressive run to qualify for the finals with a
readGhana gunning for fifth Afcon title
17-01-2012
GHANA will be expected to now fulfil the huge promise they showed by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup with a fifth African title.The last time the Black Stars were African champions
readFrom The Twittersphere
17-01-2012
NAMIBIANS (mostly) shoot the breeze on the ups and downs of the days of their lives. Plus, a few gems from one of the weekend’s trending topics, #NewCollectiveNouns.@JeyNam: I swear Whk clouds are
readTraditional authority dismisses headman facing rape charges
17-01-2012
NDIYONA – The senior headman of the Kavango Region’s Gciriku Traditional Authority who is accused of raping three girls has been fired by the traditional authority’s leader, Chief Kasian
readGoat thieves foiled in Otjiwarongo
17-01-2012
ONE man was arrested at Otjiwarongo early yesterday morning for allegedly being part of a trio of livestock thieves who stole and killed five goats from a nearby farm. The Otjiwarongo crime squad
readSMSes for Tuesday 17 January 2012
17-01-2012
SMS Of The Day *GOVERNMENT wants to control non-governmental organisations now! How absurd. We are losing so much of our democracy with no apparent resistance. Food for Thought *I WANT to urge the
readArmed robbery suspects heading for court
17-01-2012
THE five suspects involved in an armed robbery in the Omaheke Region last week, plus two taxi drivers and their two co-drivers, will appear in the Gobabis Magistrate’s court tomorrow.Last week,
readRDP condemns demolition of Oshakati houses
17-01-2012
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has denounced the Oshakati Town Council’s demolition of houses built without approved building plans in informal settlements. The party’s secretary for
readSwakopmund property market booming
17-01-2012
THE property market in Namibia’s prime holiday destination, Swakopmund, is experiencing an “upper-class housing boom”, with prices fast exceeding Windhoek’s already expensive housing, estate agents at
readAfrica’s Stolen History
17-01-2012
NAIROBI – The news that Yale University has agreed to return thousands of artefacts that one of its researchers took from Peru in 1911 reminded me of a party that I attended recently – one that I had
readAfrican Farmers Are Desperate For Change
17-01-2012
THE use of GM (genetically modified) food crops is a highly emotive issue. What should influence the debate between those who support these developments and those who oppose them is a report by the US
readNamibia linked to life on Mars
17-01-2012
NAMIBIA is at the centre of research to determine whether there is life on Mars.A group of scientists of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa and the US National Aeronautics and
readMariental informal settlers want services
17-01-2012
RESIDENTS of the Mariental informal settlements of Takarania, Donkerhoek and Ombili are planning at least two demonstrations in the foreseeable future to demand better and transparent service delivery
readSME questions maize meal contracts
17-01-2012
THE Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has defended a decision to directly approach mills for the supply of emergency maize meal after a flawed advertisement was placed in newspapers last year. The
readDelayed judgements to the fore at court opening
17-01-2012
A WARNING that excessive delays in the delivery of judgements erode trust in the justice system was repeated with the official opening of the High Court for 2012 yesterday.“(T)he non-timeous delivery
readDamara Dik Ding eyes Otjiwarongo
17-01-2012
POPULAR Namibian musician Damara Dik Ding (real name Arthur /Nanub) is set to hit Otjiwarongo on Friday for the launch of his second album. The action will be going down at Orwetoveni’s Virmos
readCassinga war veterans in limbo
17-01-2012
FIVE months after a group of ex-detainees were told by the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs that their application for official recognition is a complex and ongoing process, none of them have received
readNotable Quotes
17-01-2012
THE fact that you come from difficult circumstances to me says you stand a better chance of enduring and succeeding because you’ve already proven you have strength... you’ve already been through it. –
readAyoba Africa! Be a player. SCORE N$500 with Afcon!
17-01-2012
Join in the buzz as Africa counts down to the continent's premier football festival! N$500 in cash is up for grabs ahead of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, which kicks off
readMoses faces Burns for WBO title
17-01-2012
FORMER WBA champion Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses is set to challenge WBO interim lightweight champion Ricky Burns on March 10 in Glasgow, Scotland.While the bout will be Burns’s first defence of his
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