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55 Articles found on Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Cow thieves go to prison for 3 years
25-01-2012
TWO men who poached a young cow at a farm in the Windhoek district near the end of 2005 were each sent to prison for an effective three years yesterday.If the tough sentencing provisions of the Stock
readContractor fails Unam
25-01-2012
DESPITE an initial agreement that a brand-new multimillion-dollar Unam hostel complex would be up and running by next month, the project has stalled until new investors can be brought on board.
readHome away from home
25-01-2012
Lena Goliath (50) has no family or a roof over her head. Her house is the bushes next to the dumpsite in Keet- manshoop, and she eats spoilt food from the dumpsite. Goliath told Nampa that she has
readNeckartal approval murky
25-01-2012
THE environmental status of the contentious Neckartal Dam Project appears to be as murky as the waters of the Fish River itself.On Thursday The Namibian reported on the unethical assignment of the
readInvestors see Africa as most attractive destination
25-01-2012
LONDON – More than one in two institutional investors see Africa as the most attractive region to invest in the next decade, with one in three expecting to put at least five per cent of their
readGulf Arabs quit Syria monitoring mission
25-01-2012
BEIRUT – Saudi Arabia’s Gulf allies joined Riyadh yesterday in pulling out of an Arab League monitoring team to Syria, risking the collapse of a mission whose presence has not halted violence in a
readNam rugby still in limbo
25-01-2012
AN announcement regarding the future of Namibian rugby will be made next week Monday, specifically with regard to the new national coach and Namibia’s participation in the Vodacom Cup.According to the
readBBA wants people to enter in ‘pairs’!
25-01-2012
* 2 more countries * More prize moneyTHE producers of Big Brother Africa promised new “twists and turns” when they first announced this year’s show, set to start in May. Now, the first hint of a
readBrace for unintended consequences
25-01-2012
The more you can anticipate the possibilities of unintended consequences of change, and be ready to deal with them, the greater your chances of success, says Harvard Business Review.Unintended
readO&L sells restaurant portfolio
25-01-2012
THE Ohlthaver & List Group of Companies has sold its shareholding in its restaurant portfolio, Kilimanjaro Trading to Ondero Investments.The deal is effective from February 1. Ondero Investments is a
readNamcor has new chairman
25-01-2012
JOHANNES !Gawaxab, the managing director of Old Mutual’s Africa Operations, has been appointed the new chairman of Namcor’s board of directors.!Gawaxab takes over the reigns at the beleaguered
readAfrica’s ‘black diamond’ spenders show their lustre
25-01-2012
JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI – With a taste for Jimmy Choo shoes and Hermes handbags, Choice Okoro’s idea of shopping is a world away from her mother’s.“My mother would not pay what I pay for shoes,” said
readEnergy needs outweigh enviro concerns
25-01-2012
NAMPOWER’S envisioned coal-fired power station at Arandis will present a unique case where the social and environmental impact of such a project on a small town of about 6 000 people will have to be
readBeyoncé already a great Mum, say Destiny pals
25-01-2012
Beyoncé may have just brought baby Blue Ivy Carter home from the hospital but motherhood, according to her former Destiny’s Child bandmates, is as natural for the pop star as dancing in stilettos and
readAretha scraps wedding plans
25-01-2012
ARETHA Franklin won’t be getting fitted for a wedding gown after all: She’s called off her engagement.A statement released on Monday by her representative said Franklin’s wedding to Willie Wilkerson
readLibyan cabinet meets on Bani Walid clash
25-01-2012
TRIPOLI – Libya’s interim government met yesterday to discuss the deadly clashes in the former regime’s bastion of Bani Walid as sources said calm returned to the town.“The government is in a meeting
readZim schools deserted as state workers strike
25-01-2012
HARARE – Public schools in Zimbabwe’s capital were deserted yesterday, the second day of a strike by civil servants demanding a doubling of basic wages and better work conditions.An AFP correspondent
readBiggest solar storm since 2005 pummels Earth
25-01-2012
WASHINGTON – A potent solar flare has unleashed the biggest radiation storm since 2005 and could disrupt some satellite communications in the polar regions, US space weather monitors said on
read‘Gangsta of Love’ jailed over unsafe sex
25-01-2012
CINCINNATI – A former professional wrestler was sentenced on Monday to 32 years in prison in the United States for having sex with women without telling them he had tested positive for the virus that
readJFK library releases last of his secret tapes
25-01-2012
BOSTON – President John F Kennedy’s library is releasing 45 hours of privately recorded meetings and phone calls, providing a window into the final months of his life.The tapes include discussions of
readAaakomeho ya indilwa ya lundulule mbala uukapitali wa kulupa A
25-01-2012
AWILIKI pamahupilo noshowo papolitika oya indilwa ya mone omikalo omipe oku lundulula omukalo gwomahupilo ngoka guukapitali. Omukalo nguka gwomahupilo gwiitaala momahupilo geli miikaha yoohandimwe
readOsikola ya Control nEvululuko tadhi pewa ooklasa dhoothaila
25-01-2012
OMOLU Okampani yOkutunga ya fadhuka po, ya thigi omala gOosikola, ngoka ya li tayi tungu pOsikola ya Ongwediva Control Combined School, inaga pwa,osha eta Oosikola ngashi Ongwediva Control nEvululuko
readPohamba a indile aalongwa yiilonge
25-01-2012
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa pandula nokutanga omanongelo gokomikunda sho ga longo nawa mekonakono lyondondo 12, sho ga thigipo omanongelo ngoka ge li miilando. Omanongelo gokomikunda nenge
readKenyatta na Ruto ota ya ka pangulwa komeho go ICC mokuyonena aantu
25-01-2012
AAWILIKI yaali yopapolitika mo Kenya mboka ya hala oku ka kondjela uuperesidende opamwe na yakwawo yaali okwa tokolwa ya ka pangulwe mohofa yopaigwna yo Hague ko Netherlands, Mbaka oyo Uhuru Kenyatta
readOmahini gokasino omawanawa
25-01-2012
ENDIKI ha li kwathele oothigwa naanona yeli moluhepo pOshomeya oya tameke okulongitha omahini guusino, oku palutha aanona mboka.Endiki ndika olya totelwepo omumvo 2001 omolwa eindjipalo lyaanona
readOmpito dhiilonga omayovi 7000 dha hololwa po ku Tipeeg
25-01-2012
OPROGRAMA yokweetapo oompito dhiilonga noshowo oku kokeka omahupilo yepangelo nenge Tipeeg ota ku tengenekwa ha yi longitha oodola omayovi 200 000 okweetapo ompito yiilonga yomuntu gumwe. Sigo oompaka
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
25-01-2012
Lusaka: Zambia ota ka galulako iipambuliko yooperesenda 75 mehangano lyoongodhi dhokopaala lya Zamtel. Iipambuliko mbika pethimbo ndika oyi li momake gehangano lya Libya LAP Green Networks. Ominista
readOonkundana pafupi muuyuni
25-01-2012
Bejing: Sudan lyokuumbugantu olya thaneke oku tunga omunino gwokweenditha omahooli oku ga tumina pondje. Omunino nguka otagu pitile miilongo ya Africa lyokuuzilo, na ishewe oshilongo shika opo sha
readOmupolisi a kwatwa molwa ombumbo
25-01-2012
OMUNAMBELEWA gwopolisi okwa kwatelwe ehuliloshiwike lya yi monkambadhala yoku pewa ombumbo. Omupolisi gwomimvo 20, Willem Hansen okwa kwatelwa peinda lyopolisi po Brakwater aniwa sho a futitha
readOrlando Pirates sign Boa Morte
25-01-2012
LUIS Boa Morte says he is delighted to continue his career at a ‘big club’ like Orlando Pirates.The 34-year-old former Portuguese international was unveiled as a new Bucs signing yesterday, penning an
readCup of Nations winners
25-01-2012
The winners of our first African Cup of Nations competition have been drawn. Namgongo Enos is the winner of the N$500 cash prize.Those who won The Namibian goodie bags are: Benedictus da Silva,
readNadal sets up dream Roger Federer semi
25-01-2012
MELBOURNE – Rafael Nadal battled back to oust Tomas Berdych in four sets yesterday and set up a mouth-watering Australian Open semi-final with long-time rival Roger Federer.In a repeat of the 2010
readDalglish demands response in cup semi
25-01-2012
LONDON – Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish wants a determined response from the players he lambasted for their weekend performances when his team takes on Manchester City tonight for a place in the
readBarcelona awaits Real Copa onslaught
25-01-2012
MADRID – Real Madrid will likely abandon its defensive strategy and go on the attack against Barcelona in the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Wednesday.Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has
readVolleyball for All launched
25-01-2012
THE 29th edition of the Windhoek Draught Volleyball for All was launched in Windhoek yesterday. The annual volleyball highlight is set for February 4 at the DTS sports grounds in Olympia. The event
readAfcon Fixtures
25-01-2012
Wednesday, January 24 Libya v Zambia 18h00 E Guinea v Senegal 21h00
readAubameyang shines, Chamakh misfires
25-01-2012
MALABO – Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang produced one of the best individual performances at the Nations Cup so far during the co-hosts’ 2-0 win over Niger in Libreville on Monday.By contrast,
readAfcon 2012: Be A Player! Stand a chance of SCORING N$500!
25-01-2012
Join in the fan fervour as Africa revels in the continent's premier football festival! N$500 in cash is up for grabs as Africa's best battle it out in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.Four The Namibian
readSwakop’s new municipal headquarters delayed
25-01-2012
SWAKOPMUND residents who want to attend the monthly public council meetings in the new council chamber have to wait another two months.Swakopmund CEO Eckart Demasius says the new chamber is still
readSwakop unhappy with loss of parking lot
25-01-2012
A NOTICE in the coastal community newspaper about the closure of the Woolworths parking area in Swakopmund’s CBD has resulted in a protest and petition.The protestors are of the opinion that an
readSMSes for Wednesday 25 January 2012
25-01-2012
SMS Of The Day *IF all our leaders can emulate the Prime Minister and bring latecomers to order, productivity will be enhanced. How can some leaders overlook arriving on time, making the public wait
readOver 300 pupils need schools in Kunene
25-01-2012
OPUWO - The Education Inspector for the Opuwo Circuit, Uerivangera Tjivikua, says 313 pupils who do not have schools yet will be placed by the end of this week. About 260 Grade Eight and 53 Grade Nine
readChasing the dots ... Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Dogs of War!
25-01-2012
JANUARY – public servants crawl out from the woodwork, some late (or should be!) and listen to their ministerial “shape up or ship out” speeches before they are off on much needed S&T trips.I always
readNo room for jealousy, laziness – Namwandi
25-01-2012
UNPREPARED school leavers and graduates, an overhaul of the school curriculum to accommodate more technically oriented pupils, an improvement plan for poorly performing schools, enhanced work ethics
readNam to help with ‘crisis’ in Western Cape
25-01-2012
THE Western Cape has a crisis with alcohol abuse and its Premier, Helen Zille, is on a mission to nip the evil in the bud.According to Zille, who is the leader of South Africa’s official opposition,
readFrom The Twittersphere
25-01-2012
IT’S rock, scissors, paper, and robberies and ‘snobberies’, as the Twitterati get to grips with the daily job of being and seeing:@helenzille: Off to Namibia to learn how they dealt with Liquor
readNanso unhappy with results
25-01-2012
THE Namibia National Students’ Organisation (Nanso) has expressed unhappiness over the 2011 Grade 12 ordinary level exam results, and called for an investment in “quality education”.Speaking at a
readTeachers urged to be innovative
25-01-2012
KARAS governor Bernadus Swartbooi has called on teachers to become innovative where the education system is failing.Swartbooi was addressing the region's teachers at the Suiderlig High School at
readGovt promises to fight for Meatco shareholding
25-01-2012
WINDHOEK – Meatco’s feedback sessions currently taking place countrywide about the company’s future operational structures will not change anything.This is the view of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
readInternational Digest
25-01-2012
Nigerian native gets 18 years for credit fraud FARGO, North Dakota – Nigerian-born Adenkunle Adetiloye, a Canadian citizen was sentenced Monday to nearly 18 years in prison on fraud charges.
readIncinerator smoke a concern at Swakop
25-01-2012
TWICE a week, thick black smoke rises from Swakopmund’s MediClinic Cottage incinerator – and if the wind is right, residents nearby get whiffs of incinerated medical waste floating into their yards
readNotable Quotes
25-01-2012
I DON’T speak to The Namibian. Don’t ever call me again. – Jerry Ekandjo, Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development shouted before slamming down the phone when asked
readCottage upgrade creates specialist unit
25-01-2012
THE upgrade of the MediClinic Cottage hospital in Swakopmund is progressing well and will soon offer more specialised healthcare at the coast.Since the N$50 million upgrade project started in October
readApartheid’s black-on-black divide slower to heal
25-01-2012
BELA BELA, South Africa – The shantytown called Vingerkraal seems trapped in South Africa’s apartheid past. Tin shacks resemble those hurriedly built by blacks evicted from white territory. Women and
readAfrican Digest
25-01-2012
Global fund managers see Africa as next investment haven: survey GLOBAL institutional investors plan to boost their asset allocation in African markets over the next five years, and are shifting to
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