Archive
61 Articles found on Thursday, 19 January 2012
Father denies baby rape and murder
19-01-2012
A FATHER who is accused of perpetrating shocking crimes against his twin children denied it all in the High Court in Windhoek this week.The 27-year-old man, who cannot be identified because of his
readRehoboth tension boils over
19-01-2012
TENSION among Swapo members, the Rehoboth Town Council and the community came to a head this week when a council employee, Willy ‘Mistake’ Swartz, and the CEO, Theo Jankowski, were attacked at the
readWrecked
19-01-2012
A taxi which was driving towards Khomasdal along Florence Nightingale Street yesterday allegedly jumped a red traffic light and crashed into another car crossing over from the Western Bypass. The
readInmates kill other prisoner in Central Prison
19-01-2012
A MALE prisoner was killed in the Windhoek Central Prison yesterday – allegedly at the hands of two other inmates.Confirming the incident last night, Deputy Commissioner Silvanus Nghishidimba
readNeckartal a political project
19-01-2012
TWO new controversies have emerged regarding the controversial Neckartal Dam project. The mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that was required for the project to go ahead was conducted by
readWorld Bank expects good year for Namibia
19-01-2012
NAMIBIA’S economy is set to grow by by 4,8 per cent this year, significantly more than the forecasted average global growth of 2,5 per cent, the World Bank said yesterday.The World Bank’s picture is
readFive tourists killed in Ethiopia attack
19-01-2012
ADDIS ABABA – Gunmen in Ethiopia’s arid north attacked a group of European tourists, killing five, wounding two and kidnapping two, an Ethiopian official said yesterday.Ethiopian Communications
readJantjies tipped for top job
19-01-2012
WELWITSCHIAS back-row trainer Riaan Jantjies is set to land the top coaching post of the national side when the Namibia Rugby Union Interim Committee names Johan Diergaardt’s successor today. The
readArt Beat 2012!
19-01-2012
If you’re a high school student who loves singing or dancing, writing, acting or performing your poetry, then the National Theatre of Namibia’s (NTN) Art Beat 2012 is the perfect opportunity to
readRape claim rocks BB house
19-01-2012
A contestant in the Brazilian version of Big Brother is being investigated for the suspected rape of a fellow housemate while she was asleep.Male model Daniel Echaniz (30) has been questioned by
readTaking on a mentee
19-01-2012
There are certain questions you need to ask before taking on a protege, says Harvard Business Review.It’s rewarding to become a mentor. But you can’t take every young upstart under your wing. Ask
readShoprite disputes customer complaint
19-01-2012
THE Namibian last week received a letter from a disgruntled Shoprite customer. The letter outlined three major areas of concern, being tardiness of opening hours, unhelpfulness of employees and
readDoom and gloom
19-01-2012
BEIJING – The World Bank yesterday predicted world economic growth of 2,5 per cent in 2012 and 3,1 per cent in 2013, well below the 3,6 per cent growth for each year projected in June.“We think it is
readTerms and conditions go awry
19-01-2012
FOR many readers of newspapers or viewers of electronic media, every day has the potential to be Christmas come early with SMS or e-mail competitions and services around every corner.From cash prizes
readCustomer service at Shoprite outlets under the spotlight Complaint
19-01-2012
It took me time and soul-searching before deciding to write this letter. Three issues motivated me to write this letter. First, in academic discourses, Shoprite is regarded as an exemplar of business
readHow to spot a fake designer handbag
19-01-2012
ARE you getting the real deal or are you being ripped and left with a knockoff? Here are the signs to watch out for:Many women lust after designer handbags but before you splurge on that goody that
readAfrican Digest
19-01-2012
SA inflation at 6,1% JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s targeted consumer inflation was steady at 6,1 per cent year-on-year in December, data showed yesterday. Statistics South Africa said headline CPI
readOhorongo cement still banned by Angola
19-01-2012
THE Angolan government has not yet officially lifted the ban on the import of cement and other products from Namibia.The ‘partial’ moratorium placed on the importation of cement from Namibia into
readNatural gas to be fastest growing fossil fuel
19-01-2012
LONDON – Natural gas is projected to be the fastest growing fossil fuel globally to 2030 at an average annual rate of 2,1 per cent, BP said yesterday.BP said non-OECD countries would account for 80
readInternational Digest
19-01-2012
Portugal cuts holidays LISBON – Portugal is to cut holiday entitlement, introduce more flexible working hours and cut compensation for layoffs in a package of labour reforms aimed at reversing the
readNamibia the next pawn on China’s chessboard?
19-01-2012
WESTERN investors can be forgiven for having the perception that China has bought Africa’s energy assets lock, stock and barrel.Recently however, a new oil frontier opened in Namibia, which as yet
readFewer people and less ‘stuff’ means more for everyone
19-01-2012
THE recent arrival of Earth’s seven billionth baby has caused a resurgence of mumblings from environmentalists about the impact of population growth on our planet’s rapidly shrinking resources.
readCoastal dolphin study intensifies
19-01-2012
THE three-year-old Namibian Dolphin Project is moving its research project to new waters to conduct offshore studies in the marine protected environment off the coast of Lüderitz.The aim of the
readEarthlife urges public to oppose nuclear plant
19-01-2012
WINDHOEK – Earthlife Namibia has called on members of the public to vote against the establishment of a nuclear power plant in the country in an Internet poll.The poll can be found at the website of
readTexas sends more hunters to Namibia than any other US state
19-01-2012
TEXAS sends more big-game safari hunters to Namibia than any other American state, Namibia’s ambassador in the USA said this month in San Antonio.That makes Texas the focal point as Namibia seeks US
readIs the desert ready for Mad Max?
19-01-2012
AMIDST rife speculation and reams of internet reports that the fourth 'Mad Max' movie is set to begin filming in the Namib Desert in April, the Environment Ministry this week denied any knowledge of
readSyria may keep Arab monitors
19-01-2012
BEIRUT – Syria may let Arab monitors stay on after their mission expires today, but foes of President Bashar Assad say the United Natiosn Security Council should step in to halt 10 months of
readNew sanctions against Iran too stifling: Russia
19-01-2012
MOSCOW – A military attack on Iran would trigger a “chain reaction” that destabilises the world, while new sanctions against Tehran over its disputed nuclear programme would “stifle” the Iranian
readBeirut building collapse sparks fears of more tragedy
19-01-2012
BEIRUT – The collapse of a building in the Lebanese capital in which 27 people died has put the spotlight on the dismal state of run-down properties across the country that many say are “ticking time
readDivers suspend search of capsized Italian cruise liner
19-01-2012
GIGLIO – Divers searching the capsized Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia suspended work yesterday after the vast wreck shifted slightly, but officials said they are hoping to resume as soon as
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
19-01-2012
Niamey: Niger ota pula komeho nethaneko oku tungapo osasiona yoonkondo dholute okugandja olusheno koshigwana. Shika oteshi ningi melongelokumwe niilyolongo yomuuninginino wAfrica.. Shika Niger okwe
readOmufekelwa medhipago mohofa
19-01-2012
OMUFEKELWA miihokolola yedhipago nekatana noshowo oku yuga omukulupe momudhingoloko gwa Tavi okwa ti kena ondjo moshinima shoka. Abisai Ndaumbwa ota hokololithwa mohofa yOpombanda mOshakati kutya oye
readAlbert Krohne a hulitha muumbugantu
19-01-2012
OMUNAPOLITIKA nale noshowo omushangi gwoombapila dhomaindilo opo oshilongo shi pewe emanguluko, Albert Krohne okwa mana oondjenda mepipi lyomimvo 82 poKaiti oshiwike shayi. Nakusa Krohne okwa ningi
readEliko lyomufekelwa miityaka
19-01-2012
OPOLISI oya kuthapo iihauto, iimaliwa, iipundi noshowo omaliko galwe megumbo lyomufekelwa ha landitha iingangamithi moVenduka shi li paveta. Etokolo ndika olya gandjwa kOmpangu yOpombanda ya Venduka
readHuisemab ta kuthwa uuwiliki
19-01-2012
EWAWA lyaagundjuka yoSwapo moHardap olya ulike okwaa na einekelo kwalyo momuwiliki gwalyo moshitopolwa shoka. Aagundjuka mboka oya ulike yaana we einekelo muashanga gwoshitopolwa, Titus Huisemab, no
readNge onda si inandi ndjokononwa nande;
19-01-2012
OMUKONDJELIMANGULUKO na nakulwa omukulu, Ruusa Malulu, ye e li Omupevipresidende gwEhangano lyOonakulwa Aakulu okwa ti ondjokonona ye inayi leshwa mo nande moosa dhe oshoka aantu mboka haya
readOosikola dhokomikunda odha longa nawa nuumvo mepito
19-01-2012
Natasha Kameeta gwopenongelo lya Da-Palm Senior Secondary School pOtjimbingwe moshitopolwa Erongo oye a yi nepapa lyomwiilongi dhingi mekonakono lyondondo 12 omumvo gwayi. Iizemo yekonakono lyondondo
readAfcon Shorts
19-01-2012
Sudan first to arrive in Malabo The Desert Hawks of Sudan are the first team to arrive in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea for the 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations. The 1970 African champions touched down
readZambia vows to honour ‘fallen heroes’
19-01-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Zambia goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene was just nine years old when news reached Lusaka that the ‘pride of the nation’ had perished off the west coast of Africa.An air force plane carrying
readWorld-class swimmer set to visit Namibia
19-01-2012
THREE-TIME Olympian and former American swimmer Aaron Wells Peirsol will be in Namibia on Friday at the invitation of the Namibia Swimming Union.Peirsol is scheduled to hold a motivational speech at a
readJJD wants to race at Dakar Rally
19-01-2012
NAMIBIA Premier league boss Johnny-Johnson Doëseb harbours ambitions of participating in the notorious Dakar Rally.Having recently fulfilled his life-long dream of competing in off-road racing, the
readSri Lanka govt orders probe after defeats
19-01-2012
COLOMBO – The Sri Lankan government has ordered a probe into the national cricket team’s “crisis situation” after they fell to another defeat in their one-day series in South Africa, an official said
readSpecial athletes get stationery
19-01-2012
THE Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on Tuesday donated 3 000 Special Olympics Namibia flyers and 8 000 newsletters to the sport organisation working with athletes with
readNamibia tennis begins 2012 with an ace performance
19-01-2012
THE Namibian Tennis Association (NTA) hosted 104 of Southern Africa’s best junior tennis players at the recent ITF/CAT Southern Africa Junior Championships. Bob Mould, president of the NTA, said they
readClijsters saunters into Aussie Open 3rd round
19-01-2012
MELBOURNE – Defending champion Kim Clijsters and No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the third round of the Australian Open in contrasting styles yesterday.Clijsters needed only 47 minutes to
readWitbooi clan leadership battle takes new turn
19-01-2012
THE leadership tussle that has split the Witbooi clan, also known as the /Khowesen, is heating up again with Hendrik Ismael Witbooi (Isaxub) claiming that he is by customary law the rightful heir to
readFrom The Twittersphere
19-01-2012
RESULTS-DRIVEN tweeps mull success and failure, while others flaunt their kasie and ‘work the facts’ on yesterday’s Wikipedia blackout.@AwesomeNaambo: Rural yet Ruling! (on Namibia’s rural schools
readTses suspends service over outstanding debts
19-01-2012
THE Tses Village Council on Friday again cut off water and electricity supply to the local Police living quarters and Agriculture Ministry building due to outstanding debt. The Namibian has it on good
readSMSes for Thursday 19 January 2012
19-01-2012
SMS Of The Day *DRUG addiction has a serious impact on people’s lives and the drug dealers make millions off their ‘clients’ without giving a thought to their victims. They live a life of luxury and
readRundu township without streetlights
19-01-2012
THE Safari township in Rundu has been without streetlights for more than a year.Last week a Rundu resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, contacted The Namibian and said that the suburb, which
readLast Band Standing back with a bang
19-01-2012
The Last Band Standing, a live music competition spearheaded by the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) in 2011, is back for an encore performance this year. The initiative, which aims to recognise and
readOkahandja gets new military school
19-01-2012
THE Namibian Government is building a new military academy for junior and senior command staff in Okahandja.Acting Chief of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) Brigadier General Karel Ndjoba yesterday
readReho murder suspect nabbed
19-01-2012
AFTER more than a week on the run, a man who is suspected of having bludgeoned his lover to death outside Rehoboth almost two weeks ago is behind bars.Paulus Ruben (46) was arrested at a farm south of
readEsau happy with mergers
19-01-2012
FISHERIES Minister Bernard Esau has expressed satisfaction with the shareholders' agreements between new fishing rights holders.Esau was speaking at a media conference in Windhoek on Tuesday following
readMariental Town Council disputes residents’ claims
19-01-2012
THE CEO of the Mariental municipality, Paul Nghiwilepo, says the N$10 million sewage tender under the Targeted Intervention Programme for Employment and Economic Growth (Tipeeg) at the town has not
readKhomasdal crash victims identified
19-01-2012
THE two women who died in a car crash in Khomasdal over the weekend were Sarah Nangolo (22) and Thusnelda Kafita (24).Kafita was the driver of a sedan which crashed into a Jeep Cherokee on Saturday
readCall for probe into Grade 12 results
19-01-2012
COMBRETUM Trust School principal Susan Brown is calling for an investigation into the marking standards of the Directorate of National Examinations and Assessment (DNEA), as well as a complete
readTilapia king of Hardap Eco Fishing Farm
19-01-2012
Tilapia is a freshwater species that is not fully exploited. Getting bureaucratic red tape out of the way would help.AFTER experimenting with catfish and other freshwater species, the Eco Fish Farm at
readNotable Quotes
19-01-2012
I’M SHOCKED about the result myself. I just went the extra mile by studying very hard, I was always with my schoolbooks studying. – Natasha Kameeta from a village school, Da-Palm Senior
readCommunity Policing ‘exceeded expectations’
19-01-2012
THE community policing pilot project launched in Wanaheda in September last year has made better progress than expected.A community policing advisor from the United Kingdom, Andrew Pritchard, this
readCivil case over bar fracas withdrawn
19-01-2012
A DEFAMATION claim in which businessmen Desmond Amunyela and David Imbili were suing journalist John Grobler, only to be countersued in return, was laid to rest in the High Court in Windhoek this
read