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58 Articles found on Monday, 16 July 2012
Kaaronda challenges Ithana
16-07-2012
THE battle lines have been drawn between Swapo’s secretary general, Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana, and the secretary general of the party’s affiliate, the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW),
readNujoma notes short-lived
16-07-2012
DIAMONDS aren’t forever after all.A mere six weeks after the introduction of the new N$10 and N$20 notes, sporting Founding President Sam Nujoma’s image, the reflective diamond security feature in the
readSleeping Elvis guilty of rape
16-07-2012
A RAPE suspect who was overcome by sleep at the scene of his alleged crime was found guilty as charged in the Windhoek Regional Court on Friday.For Elvis Kheibeb, it was a matter of to sleep,
readReady for the cold
16-07-2012
The Rally for Democracy and Progress yesterday started a sit- in at the Supreme Court in bitterly cold weather.The party members said they will stay there until the court announces its verdict on the
readTsumeb residents owe over N$77m
16-07-2012
TSUMEB residents owed the town’s municipality more than N$77 million a year ago.The municipality’s finance manager, Karolina Damaseb, says that amount has been increasing monthly. Damaseb could not
readTsumeb smelter passes health test
16-07-2012
UPGRADES at the Tsumeb smelter to protect workers’ health have convinced Government to allow Namibia Custom Smelters (NCS) to increase its monthly capacity to smelt copper concentrate from 7 000 tons
readSyria denies heavy weapons used in latest violence
16-07-2012
DAMASCUS – Syria yesterday denied United Nations claims that government forces used heavy weapons during a military operation that left scores dead and brought immediate international condemnation,
readBassingthwaighte wins national championships
16-07-2012
MARC Bassingthwaighte was a comfortable winner of the Elite Men’s category of the Namibia National Mountain Bike Championships which took place in Windhoek yesterday. Bassingthwaighte completed the
readAlfred Ntombela thrills movie-goers
16-07-2012
Sandton City Ster Kinekor visitors got more than they bargained for as they waited in line for their refreshments last Wednesday.As they reached the front of the queue they were served by none other
readMore than 30 killed in SA train crash
16-07-2012
JOHANNESBURG – More than 30 people were killed on Friday when a goods train ploughed into a truck carrying farm workers on a level crossing in South Africa, an official said.The victims were “torn
readAfrican leaders meet on AU top job, hotspots
16-07-2012
ADDIS ABABA – African Union leaders opened their biannual summit yesterday to discuss the continent’s hotspots including Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali, although elections for the bloc’s top
readClinton talks democracy with Egypt’s generals
16-07-2012
CAIRO – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks yesterday with Egypt’s top military leaders, just hours after calling for them to help smooth the country’s full transition to democracy.The
readItaly eyeing public asset sale to slash debt
16-07-2012
ROME – Italy’s new finance minister said the government could raise up to 20 billion euros a year in public asset sales, and accused the markets of failing to recognise Rome’s efforts to bring its
readSpain’s new austerity plan will save fifty six billion euros
16-07-2012
MADRID – Spain’s new austerity plan will claw back 56 billion euros (US$69 billion) for the state between now and 2014, according to figures published Saturday by the economy ministry.That figure
readZim power debt down to under US$20 million
16-07-2012
HARARE – Energy-starved Zimbabwe has cut its debt to power providers to under US$20 million from around US$100 million in a bid to resume imports after major regional suppliers cut it off, the energy
readBarclays business feels pain of rate fixing scandal
16-07-2012
LONDON – Barclays Plc is already counting the cost of lost business over its part in rigging a global interest rate and may be spared a worse exodus of customers only because the cloud of scandal
readUS criminal inquiry puts much at risk for ZTE
16-07-2012
WASHINGTON – ZTE Corp, the world’s fifth-biggest telecommunications equipment maker, could face steep fines and restrictions on its US operations if it is found to have illegally sold US computer
readZambia’s shock therapy revives faith in currency
16-07-2012
JOHANNESBURG – A clampdown on dollars in Zambia has sent the country’s kwacha soaring ten per cent in the past month, marking an early success for an unorthodox policy shift that took markets by
readEconomy fails Swaziland students
16-07-2012
MBABANE – An economic crisis in Swaziland is taking a toll on a generation of university students as the cash-strapped monarchy reduces scholarships, a move King Mswati III’s critics say is meant to
readHelp your team embrace change
16-07-2012
Being direct and honest, and addressing concerns head-on, is a good start in getting your team to cope with change, says Harvard Business Review.Sometimes getting people on board with a change is
readInvest in women, invest in growth
16-07-2012
LAGOS – Creating better opportunities for women is key to Africa’s economic development, a Nigerian minister said Friday at the opening of a two-day African women’s economic summit in Lagos.“If you
readAfrican Briefs
16-07-2012
10 killed in Alexandria CAIRO – Egypt’s health ministry said yesterday that rescue services had retrieved 10 bodies from under the rubble of an 11-storey building that collapsed a day earlier in the
readWorld Briefs
16-07-2012
Russian Soyuz rocket blasts off ALMATY – A trio of Russian, Japanese and US astronauts blasted off aboard a Soyuz spaceship yesterday for a four-month mission on the International Space Station (ISS)
readEurope urges Greece to probe legality of neo-Nazi party
16-07-2012
ATHENS – Greece must examine the legality of neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, which has vowed to purge illegal migrants, a senior European official said in an interview published yesterday.The Council of
readZimbabwe court orders by-elections
16-07-2012
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s supreme court has ordered President Robert Mugabe to call by-elections in three constituencies, a decision that could boost his rivals’ majority in parliament.Mugabe was ordered
readSnow traps motorists in cars in SA
16-07-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Motorists should be cautious as the extreme weather in some parts of the country have resulted in very dangerous road conditions, South Africa’s Road Traffic Management Corporation said
readKamwi a pandula etuntilo lyopolioO
16-07-2012
MATUNTILO omati 16 gopashigwana ngoka ga hulu etine oshiwike shayi oga ende nawa na ogaadha konyala mboka ga nuninwa yooperesenda 90. Shika osha popiwa koMinista yUundjolowele, Richard Kamwi sho a
readIimbuluma mOshana tayi eta ko omutse
16-07-2012
OPOLISI moshitopolwa sha Shana otayi ti kutya oyi uvite nayi unene kiimbuluma, mbyoka ya kala tayi yi pevi moshitopolwa shoka, yi li po ishewe tayi eta ko omitse noya indile koshigwana shi thikame po
readOmakankameno oga sa ano
16-07-2012
EIYUVO nomakankameno oga sa. Namibia oshilongo shooveta. Ndika olyo etumwalaka omuperesidende Hifikepunye Pohamba ta gandja kaantu ye sho Ominista yIipambele yOmuperesidende Albert Kawana a gamene oku
readOkommissi yOkukondjitha uulingilingi yahala okumweneka eliko lyomufekelwa
16-07-2012
OKOMMISSI yOkukondjitha iilonga yuulingilingi oya indile ohofa yopombanda opo yi thikamaeke eliko lyomuniilonga gwomepangelo, Mikael Tuwilika Sbner ngoka a li a kwatwa oshiwike shayi mekengelelo
readTelekitha omuku gwaza momapumba ngoye to mono uuhoho
16-07-2012
ENONGELO lyEenguwantale Combined School ota li ka mona mbala esiga lyokuteleka ha li longitha omuku nenge ogasa yaza momapumba goongombe.Konima shampa omapumba ngoka ga zi ogasa ndjoka ngoka otaga ka
readSMS mOshiwambo
16-07-2012
*Akwetu Namibia okwa yuka mombwili ndele keweteko omolwashike tatu kondjele uukolwe tuna aantu yaninga aapwidhi komalovu tuna, omagumbo ga tekapo komalovu yakwetu? Tutaleni manga kutja, tate Kalunga
readKawana a popile ehala lyevi ndyoka lya pewa Pohamba moKavango
16-07-2012
OMINISTA yIipambele yOmuperesidende,oya ti omahokololo ngoka ga nyolwa kiikundaneki kutya omuperesidende Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa pewa ehala moshitopolwa kohi yewiliko lyopamuthigululwakalo
readFootball clubs feud with Outapi Town Council over land
16-07-2012
SIX football clubs in the Omusati Region staged a demonstration against the Outapi Town Council on Wednesday after their grounds were taken away from them. The protesters accuse the council of having
readPressure evident in Super Rugby as playoffs loom
16-07-2012
WELLINGTON – Two of the Super Rugby title favourites revealed the pressure of the looming playoffs by lurching to victories over lower-ranked sides they should have destroyed in the final round of
readTop juniors at British Open
16-07-2012
TWO of Namibia’s top young golfers, Jessica Dreesbeimdieke and Likius Nande, leave for England on Friday to participate in the British Open Junior Golf Tournament.The two golfers, who are both 15
readGarcia shocks Khan to unify WBA, WBC titles
16-07-2012
LAS VEGAS – WBC champ Danny Garcia added the WBA light welterweight belt to his collection with a stunning fourth-round upset of Britain’s Amir Khan in a unification title fight here on
readSamaria is Tigers’ new coach
16-07-2012
BOBBY Samaria was appointed as Tigers head coach, the club announced on Friday. The former African Stars mentor has been handed a two-season deal and is seen as the right man to turn the club into
readTjikuzu eyes SA football
16-07-2012
NAMIBIA international Razundra Tjikuzu, who played at Werder Bremen, Hansa Rostock and MSV Duisburg, says he wants to move to the South African Premiership after coming to the end of his contract at
readSpain win Mini World Cup
16-07-2012
SPAIN were the big winners at the Mini World Cup hockey tournament that took place for the 11th successive year at the Doc Jubber fields in Windhoek over the weekend.Spain won five of the eight age
read‘Choc ice’ row over Cole role in Terry acquittal
16-07-2012
LONDON – The fallout from John Terry’s acquittal on a charge of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand widened in bizarre fashion yesterday after the latter’s brother Rio Ferdinand had to defend a tweet
readNamibia end Craven Week on a high
16-07-2012
NAMIBIA rounded of their Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week with a dominant 28-7 defeat of Zimbabwe in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Namibia, who enjoyed a largely successful tournament, led 7-0 at
readFrom The Twittersphere
16-07-2012
ECONOMIC moments – from wood hawkers to weddings in the North and the Greek bailout; a national Geographic moment, cold moments and funny moments: Namibians tweet on vagaries, memories and daily
readTense labour relations worrisome: Nujoma
16-07-2012
FORMER President Sam Nujoma says the tense labour relations in the country are a source of concern.He said this at the third annual Ohlthaver and List (O&L) Group of Companies and Epia Investment
readKaras Swapo elders elect leaders
16-07-2012
THE first Swapo Party Elders’ Council executive committee for the Karas Region was established at the southern town of Keetmanshoop on Saturday. At the Elders’ Council’s regional conference held at
readSMSes for Monday 16 July 2012
16-07-2012
SMS Of The Day *IF the Ministry of Lands, by law, cannot remove illegal fences – who will? Food for Thought *NATIS. You can solve the problems with the learner’s licences. Take appointments (like
readAnnual Namibia seal cull to start amid protests
16-07-2012
NAMIBIA’S annual seal hunt, which will see some 86 000 Cape fur seals slaughtered by end November, started yesterday amid outcry from conservation groups that brand it a massacre for trade
readPolice constables charged over N$2,2 m robbery
16-07-2012
TWO constables in the Namibian Police appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Friday in connection with an alleged robbery in which N$2,2 million was stolen from a Lebanese businessman in
readNo bail for fraud suspect
16-07-2012
MIKAEL Tuwilika Abner (30), an official in the Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs, who was arrested last Monday in connection with fraud of around N$1 million, was refused bail in the Oshakati Magistrate’s
readNew developments earmarked for Tsumeb
16-07-2012
EDUCATIONAL and job creation projects are planned for the copper town of Tsumeb, all set to be completed before the end of the year. The developments include a kindergarten in the informal settlement
readNavachab strike enters fourth day
16-07-2012
THE strike at the Navachab Gold Mine that started on Friday entered its fourth day today with the mine and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) still at loggerheads over wage increases.According
read!Naruseb upset about media reports
16-07-2012
UPSET about the negative media reports on land reform, Lands and Resettlement Minister Alpheus !Naruseb has hit out at the media, saying: “It is difficult to undo reports based on rumours”.Alluding to
readProudly Namibian Films Premiere
16-07-2012
Tsotsi was in town, the lauded leading ladies were dressed to the nines and anyone who is a cinematic anyone was at the end of the red carpet that led to the National Theatre of Namibia’s cinema where
readKaras lifts suspensions of top officials
16-07-2012
THE Karas Regional Council lifted the controversial suspension of its chief regional officer, Saul Kahuika, and planning director, Joseph Stephanus on Friday. The council had suspended Kahuika and
readEx-soldiers meet with SA counterparts
16-07-2012
THE Old South African Soldiers in Namibia (OSASN) and the Council of Military Veterans of South Africa have agreed to cooperate to improve the lives of ex-soldiers in this country. A delegation of
readDoctors want transparency in healthcare funding
16-07-2012
THE newly formed Namibia Private Practitioners’ Forum (NPPF) claims that the four medical aid funds, as well as the regulator, the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa),
readNo budgetary provisions for relief teachers
16-07-2012
THE Auditor-General’s report on the Ministry of Education’s accounts for the financial year ended March 31 2011 has revealed that no budgetary provision was made for the appointment of relief
readNotable Quotes
16-07-2012
SENSATIONAL reporting is destructive and retrogressive, therefore, it should be condemned by all patriotic Namibians in the strongest possible terms. – Presidential Affairs Minister Albert Kawana said
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