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67 Articles found on Friday, 20 January 2012
N$2b dam tenderers lobby in Karas Region
20-01-2012
THE fight for the N$2 billion construction tender for the Neckertal Dam has not been confined to the Tender Board of Namibia – the two favoured companies have been involved in intense lobbying in the
readPietertjie’s removal ‘not sanctioned by Swapo’
20-01-2012
THE political turmoil at Rehoboth yesterday reached a new low point when it emerged that Swapo had not authorised the removal of former mayor Pietertjie Pieters from the council.Deputy Secretary
readWait for court rulings delays fraud trials
20-01-2012
TWO of Namibia’s biggest pending fraud and corruption cases were both again postponed in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday, due to court rulings which must first be given before the cases can
readThreesome caused cell murder
20-01-2012
AN alleged love triangle between three inmates form the centre of the Police investigation into the death of a 33-year-old prisoner in the Windhoek Central Prison on Wednesday.Deputy Commissioner
readRecord number of vehicles sold
20-01-2012
NAMIBIANS bought more new vehicles last month than in any December before, revving up total sales for 2011 to over 12 000.Driving the record sales was strong light commercial vehicles, which tallied
readSuicide attack kills seven at Afghan airport
20-01-2012
KABUL – A suicide bomber killed at least seven people and wounded eight yesterday in an attack at Kandahar international airport in war-torn southern Afghanistan, officials said.Women and children
readSenegal hunt for Cup glory
20-01-2012
CAPE TOWN - Senegal have never won the African Nations Cup but after a series of devastating performances in the qualifiers are among the favourites in what is viewed as one of the most open
readStop e-mailing. Pick up the phone
20-01-2012
The next time you experience an issue over email, ask yourself if it is something that would be better served by a real conversation. Then have the courage to stop emailing and pick up the phone, says
readShottish hits NBL target
20-01-2012
“YOU might not get what you wish for, but you will get what you work for.”This attitude clinched campion shottish Gaby Ahrens the title of Namibia Breweries’ Windhoek Lager Ambassador for January. In
readBottoming out
20-01-2012
Steve Jobs doll pulled SAN JOSE – The company that began advertising for an incredibly lifelike Steve Jobs doll won’t sell the figurines after all because of pressure from family and Apple lawyers.
readThai Prime Minister appoints blacklisted businesswoman
20-01-2012
BANGKOK – A newly appointed minister in the Thai premier’s office is blacklisted by the US Treasury for alleged business links to the family of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, embarrassing the
readIMF seeks US$600 bln in new funds
20-01-2012
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY– The IMF is seeking to more than double its war chest by raising $600 billion in new resources to help countries deal with the fallout of the euro zone debt crisis, but the plan
readNew rescue loan talks with Greece
20-01-2012
ATHENS – The International Monetary Fund has given approval for talks on new rescue loans to Greece, the Greek finance minister said yesterday as the country was locked in critical debt-saving
readZimbabwe workers ignore strike call
20-01-2012
HARARE – Workers in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare largely ignored a call for a one-day strike over pay and conditions, as business continued as usual at government offices yesterday.The main union for
readChina as lender of last resort ... more than just a loan
20-01-2012
HONG KONG – China is filling a lending vacuum in Asia as European banks limp home to preserve capital, and is making sure loans have spin-off benefits for Chinese manufacturers and exporters, even at
readRaped wife wins landmark case
20-01-2012
PRETORIA – In a landmark case in the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court, a man has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for physically abusing and raping his wife over a period of 12 years.The case of
readBack-up plane used to shadow Zuma
20-01-2012
JOHANNESBURG – A back-up plane was chartered to shadow President Jacob Zuma’s jet during his recent visit to the United States, the department of defence said yesterday.“There were two aircraft, but
readEthiopia searches for tourist killers and kidnappers
20-01-2012
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian security forces were searching yesterday for gunmen who killed five European tourists and kidnapped at least two others and two guides in an attack it blamed on arch-rival
readBritish police spend over N$500 000 to find out the time
20-01-2012
LONDON – Britain’s biggest police force has spent more than N$350 000 on finding out the time from an automated clock service over the past two years, figures showed on Wednesday.London’s Metropolitan
readIran warns region against ‘dangerous’ stance on Hormuz
20-01-2012
ANKARA – Iran’s foreign minister warned Arab neighbours yesterday not to put themselves in a “dangerous position” by aligning themselves too closely with the United States in the escalating dispute
readPutin slams liberal radio station
20-01-2012
MOSCOW – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused Russia’s top liberal radio station of pouring “diarrhoea” over him and serving United States interests, and attacked a famous but anti-Kremlin writer
readA Call To Patriots
20-01-2012
AFTER 1990 a Patriot is equal to a ‘political David’. They are people who love their country and are prepared to suffer for it in defending the constitution, thereby enduring political, social and
readHistory’s Neglect
20-01-2012
During the festive holiday, I had a chance to visit Omugulu-gwombashe. We all know the rich historical background of this respected place. But one thing shocked me and other visitors. Who is really
readVeterans Should All Get Cash
20-01-2012
IT’S evident and there is no doubt about a certain class of ‘special veterans’ created by the Ministry of Veterans Affairs without the veterans’ consent.I am a registered veteran, application approved
readNujoma In Economic Struggle
20-01-2012
YOUR front page story ‘Nujoma, Chinese company have long history’ in the Friday edition of 13 January 2012 appears to be a disastrous deviation from your track record of Telling It Like It Is.Quoting
readMarti Wrongly Translated
20-01-2012
THE letter in Friday’s newspaper 13 January 2012‘Black Consciousness revisited’ has a translation error: “La unica manera de ser libre es ser cultos”. When translated directly into English it means
readJudges Must Be Investigated
20-01-2012
KINDLY allow us the opportunity to answer to the charges levelled against the report of the Workers Advice Centre in ‘Damaseb cautions abusive lay-litigants’ in The Namibian of 17 January 2012.We find
readTuberculosis Control In Namibia
20-01-2012
THIS letter is in response to two articles regarding the funding of tuberculosis (TB) control in Namibia, which appeared in the December 16, 2011 and January 13, 2012 issues of The Namibian. We
readA Cry In Windhoek’s Wilderness
20-01-2012
I AM purely a voice crying in the wilderness. I relate a factual story, which I feel the general public should be made aware of. I have no direct relationship with, or interest in the organisation
readCall For Forensic Audit Of Results
20-01-2012
DEAR Editor, I am an educator with a B.Sc.(Hons.) M.Sc. and H.D.E. I have 30 years of experience in education at secondary and tertiary levels mainly in Namibia, but with considerable exposure to
readKapena ontompa natango posikola Oshigambo
20-01-2012
NONANDE kwa li kwa tokolwa kutya kombanda yomulonga gwa Shigambo pOshigambo mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto ku tungwe ontopa opo Aanasikola yAakadhona mboka ye na Omuhandjo gu li kombanda yomulonga
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
20-01-2012
Pretoria: Omutumwa gwowina gwAmerica ko Sudan okwa indile South Africa a longithe enwethemo lye opo a keelele uupyakadhi mboka tashi vulika wa nika oshiponga kaantu yeli poongamba dha Sudan
readMinista yopevi Iipindi nevi lya ayehe molugumbo
20-01-2012
AAKALIMO momukunda Shamungwa moshikandjohogololo sha Mukwe oya lundile ominista yopevi yIipindi noofabulika kutya oya tula ehala enene momukunda moka molugumbo, ndyoka aniwa a hala oku li ninga
readSwapo ina tumbulwa pevalo lyoANCO
20-01-2012
MUPERESIDENDE gwa South Africa, Jacob Zuma aniwa okwa ndopa oku tumbula nokundhindhilika shoka sheetwapo kongundu yoSwapo oku kwathela emanguluko lya South Africa. Shika osha dhimbululwa moshipopiwa
readAalongwa 2300 ya pewa ompito ishewe
20-01-2012
OSHIKONDO shelongo osha gandja elombwelo kutya aalongwa yeli 2313 yomimvo 17 naashona mboka inaa ya vula, oku taambwa mondondo 11 konima yekonakono lyondondo 10 na ya taambelwe ishewe momanongelo ya
readHelen Zille metalelopo oshiwike tashiya
20-01-2012
OMUPREMIER gwa Western Cape nomuwiliki gwongundu yo Democratic Alliance[DA], Helen Zille ote ya metalelopo moVenduka oshiwike tashiya. Omupopiliko gwe, Zak Mbhele okwa koleke kutya Zille ota talelepo
readOonkundathana melundululo lyoveta yomahogololo
20-01-2012
OTAPA ka tamekwa iigongi yoshigwana oshilongo ashihe kuyele omwedhi ta guya oku kundathana kombinga yelundululo moveta yomahogololo ya Namibia. Iigongi mbika oya tegelelwa oku ningwa sigo omu
readPirates in Keetmans this weekend
20-01-2012
THE Premier League football team FNB Orlando Pirates plans to visit the southern town of Keetmanshoop to play two warm-up games against the Karas Central Regional team this weekend. Announcing the
readDjokovic, Murray hit top form
20-01-2012
MELBOURNE – Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray hit top gear yesterday as Petra Kvitova was the only top seed to encounter difficulties at the Australian Open.Men’s favourite Djokovic, Murray and 13-time
readWelwitschias coach still pending
20-01-2012
THE Namibia Rugby Union has delayed the naming of the new Welwitschias coach indefinitely. The new coach to replace Johan Diergaardt had been expected to be named yesterday, according NRU Interim
readDoëseb irked by tardy club activity
20-01-2012
NAMIBIA Premier League Chairman Johnny Doëseb is disappointed with the lack of activity by top-tier clubs in the lead-up to the second phase of the 2011/12 campaign. Doëseb says clubs need to become
readFootball fixtures
20-01-2012
Friday, January 20 German Bundesliga M’gladbach v B Munich 21h30 Saturday, January 21 English Premier League Norwich v
readTottenham primed for Manchester City acid test
20-01-2012
LONDON – Tottenham Hotspur will seek to re-open old wounds when they face Premier League leaders Manchester City on Sunday in a fixture that has traditionally provided them with rich pickings but this
readNam mountain bikers on Andes mission
20-01-2012
FRANK Snyman and Piet Swiegers are representing Namibia at the Trans Andes Challenge through the Chilean Andes for the first time. The pair are taking part in the brutal mountain-bike race from
readBarca edge Real in Cup
20-01-2012
MADRID – Barcelona got the better of archrival Real Madrid again Wednesday as Eric Abidal scored a rare goal to give his team a 2-1 win in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals.Abidal
readFrontlining on Twitter
20-01-2012
NAMIBIANS shoot (from the hip), eat ... and leave on everything, anything and nothing. Some of their views from the Twitter timeline:@U4R43R4: Open leta 2 al parents: Not ship- ping your kids off 2
readUnam examinations in chaos again
20-01-2012
A CHANGE of timetables for supplementary examinations by the University of Namibia has resulted in a number of students missing out on the second chance to prove their worth this month.This comes on
readSMSes for Friday 20 January 2012
20-01-2012
SMS Of The Day *The pass mark for Grade 10 was originally set at 27 points. Letting learners pass with less than 27 points can be seen as transfers. Follow up studies of learners who achieved between
readMother testifies in Otjimbingwe child rape trial
20-01-2012
THE man accused of raping his twin babies and murdering one of the children in the Otjimbingwe area in June 2007 had a history of domestic violence, the children’s mother claimed in testimony in the
readFirst water flows into northern pans
20-01-2012
WATER has started filling the Cuvelai Delta oshanas in the north-central regions of Namibia, which has prompted a notice to double-check flood emergency readiness. Guido van Langehove, the head of
readSwakopmund’s alleged kidnappers refused bail
20-01-2012
BAIL was refused in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court yesterday to the two suspects in the kidnapping and extortion drama in Swakopmund last year involving a nine-year-old girl from Windhoek.Veyonne
readKeetmans rejects mismanagement claims
20-01-2012
THE Keetmanshoop mayor, Moses Titus, has rejected allegations that the Town Council spent N$1,4 million allocated to the Build Together Programme during the 2003/2004 financial year on operational
readKeetmans residents protest against Council
20-01-2012
FED up with alleged stagnated economic growth, residents of Keetmanshoop yesterday staged a peaceful protest demonstration.The protest followed a petition they handed over to the Town Council last
readIs G symbol in Grade 12 a pass or not?
20-01-2012
EDUCATION Deputy Minister David Namwandi this week said that Grade 12 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) ordinary level subject entries are considered a pass if the subject entry has been
readHope for people with harelips
20-01-2012
OPERATION Smile South Africa (OSSA), in partnership with the Namibian Ministry of Health, will conduct free health assessments on all children and adults born with a cleft lip or cleft palate, or any
readHausiku in cattle fight
20-01-2012
DEPUTY Prime Minister Marco Hausiku is involved in a legal tussle after he castrated someone's bull which roamed on his farm.Both Hausiku and the woman who owns the bull have instituted civil charges
readGreat year for wildlife rescue
20-01-2012
N/A’AN KU SÊ Foundation, a not-for profit organisation committed to the conservation of the wildlife and the people of Namibia, has celebrated its most successful year so far in terms of achieving its
readGerman children saddened by colonial past
20-01-2012
PUPILS at a Berlin school have written a letter to a local newspaper and other institutions in which they expressed regret over the German colonial period, especially in Namibia. They wrote that the
readEstate Agents Board not above board
20-01-2012
QUESTIONS are emerging around the appointment of the board members of the Namibia Estate Agents Board (NEAB), as their appointment by Cabinet in 2010 is not in line with the Estate Agent’s Act.On top
readDockets stolen from Windhoek court
20-01-2012
THREE “important Police dockets” – on robbery with aggravating circumstances, corruption and theft – were stolen from the Windhoek Magistrate's Court between Tuesday evening and Wednesday
readMTC isn’t ‘aweh’, rules watchdog
20-01-2012
THE communications watchdog has ordered MTC to refund and publicly apologise to customers it “misled” with free minutes promised through its Aweh-Aweh campaign.The Communications Regulatory Authority
readStop This Scam
20-01-2012
PITY the people of the south. Pity the voting masses. They are again being used as fodder for political games and the only winners, as always, will be ghomtjas masquerading as glorified businessmen.
readWith Plan C In The City That Never Sleeps
20-01-2012
NEW York City is without doubt an American city, encompassing the values of freedom and individual liberty that have made the United States become a leading global power. It’s architecture, with the
read‘A bird with only one wing’ The War Veteran Issue: A Reflection
20-01-2012
AS the old adage goes: the postman doesn’t write the letters, he only delivers them. And he is probably not interested in the messages contained therein. Since independence, our country, like Zimbabwe
readFunding The NBC: Digital Possibilities
20-01-2012
THERE has been much correspondence in over the past few weeks regarding the funding of the NBC. In particular, readers are concerned about having to pay a TV licence for a station they claim not to
readPolitical Perspective
20-01-2012
APPARENTLY South African President Jacob Zuma left us out of his official speech at the centenary celebrations of the African National Congress (ANC)! I want to say ‘so what?’ not because it wasn’t a
readNotable Quotes
20-01-2012
THEY came and caused havoc at our offices. I told the person (Khachab) that if he assaulted me in front of the Police, I would shoot him. That’s why I have a firearm licence to protect myself. –
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