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52 Articles found on Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Chilly weather continues
17-07-2012
Over the weekend the mercury dropped to minus two degrees, leaving many Windhoek residents holed up indoors all day. Above:The Gariseb family – Madison, CJ, Ricken, Randeline and Iglandi – try to warm
readPolice dampen RDP sit-in
17-07-2012
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress yesterday accused the police of using a “colonial” law which prohibits a demonstration in or near a court building to remove their supporters from the Supreme
readIt’s Barclays, and only Barclays
17-07-2012
THE Bank of Namibia (BoN) yesterday reiterated that only Barclays Plc, and not Absa, may buy a 49,9 per cent stake in Bank Windhoek, despite the fact that Absa’s name features prominently in a
readNew tax will ‘devastate’ mines
17-07-2012
GOVERNMENT’S plan to push ahead with an export levy for mines, effectively charging mines up to two per cent tax on their income in addition to an array of existing taxes and royalties, will devastate
readHealth should enjoy bigger priority
17-07-2012
NAMIBIA is under the top 20 African countries spending the most on its citizens’ health per capita, but, like most countries on the continent, still hasn’t met the targets of the Abuja Commitment.A
readSA minister elected first female AU Commission head
17-07-2012
ADDIS ABABA – South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was elected on Sunday to become the first female head of the African Union (AU) Commission, ending a bruising leadership battle
readBeauties beat Academy in top of the log clash
17-07-2012
OKAHANDJA Beauties beat their closest rivals JS Academy 2-1 on Sunday to stretch their lead to six points at the top of the Women’s Super League.A crowd of about 200 people turned up at the NFA
readAgricultural diary
17-07-2012
• Auctions July 20: Top 10 Bonsmara auction at Otjiwarongo July 21: Africa Game Bomas wild auction at Mariental. July 26: The 26th production sale of Riaan de Klerk’s Dorper and White Dorper at Farm
readPromatria: Taking farming to next level
17-07-2012
IN1996, Sidney Martin bought the farm Progress with two cows and 17 sheep. He soon leased part of it for six months of grazing in exchange for 10 cows in calf and 12 heifers.Today he not only owns
readCross-border criminals make US$870 bln a year
17-07-2012
VIENNA – Turnover of cross-border organised crime is about US$870 billion a year, more than six times the total of official development aid, and stopping this “threat to peace” is one of the greatest
readMiddle-class struggles in Spain’s crisis
17-07-2012
FUENLABRADA, Spain – Before the Spanish economic crisis hit, Mercedes Gonzalez and her family lived comfortably, she working in a shoe shop and her husband and second son in construction.But one by
readBerlin criticises reported Swiss tax CD purchase
17-07-2012
BERLIN – A spokesman for Germany’s finance minister yesterday criticised the reported purchase of a disc by a German region containing the names of supposed tax evaders with Swiss bank accounts.“It
readAfrican women unite against poverty
17-07-2012
LAGOS – The Second African Women Economic (AWES) summit wound up in Lagos on Saturday, with a unanimous commitment by hundreds of entrepreneurs and professional women to campaign vigorously for the
readGet the salary you want
17-07-2012
Regardless of the state of the job market you should always negotiate a salary when heading into a new job, even though it can be an uncomfortable process, says Harvard Business Review.Negotiating a
readErongo Science Fair attracts more regional schools
17-07-2012
THIS year’s Erongo Regional Science Fair attracted more schools and more learners than ever before, ensuring that the region’s best young scientists will participate at the national science fair to be
readFoolproof recipe for women’s empowerment
17-07-2012
THIRTEEN women attended a week-long baking and decorating course in Swakopmund and are now ready to take their recipes into the market-place from where they hope to reap the benefits.The women, mostly
readSwakopmund ‘tourist police office’ on the cards
17-07-2012
FOREIGN tourists in trouble or trauma after being victims of crime may suffer further dilemma when they have to deal with local police officers who cannot understand their language. Also, local police
readMakalani sellers: between a rock and a hard place
17-07-2012
THEY are considered a nuisance, even a menace to people in Swakopmund, especially when some are drunk and behave in an unruly fashion while bargaining with tourists.They are smooth talkers, and have
readSoul great wants to judge ‘American Idol’
17-07-2012
‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin says she is interested in joining ‘American Idol’ as a judge – just days after Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler declared they have ended their judging roles on the
readMadonna blasted for swastika video
17-07-2012
France’s far-right National Front said on Sunday it plans to sue Madonna over a video at a concert in France showing the party leader Marine Le Pen with a swastika on her forehead.“We cannot accept
readGift Mandela by following his example, Tutu urges
17-07-2012
CAPE TOWN – Peace activist Desmond Tutu yesterday urged South Africans to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday tomorrow by following his unifying example of tolerance that brought together a
readNew UN campaign against organised crime
17-07-2012
VIENNA – The United Nation’s drugs and crime office launched a new media awareness campaign yesterday to highlight the threat posed by the multi-billion dollar operations run by organised crime groups
readActivists report clashes in Syrian capital
17-07-2012
BEIRUT – Syrian troops and rebels clashed inside Damascus for a second day yesterday, causing plumes of black smoke to drift over the city’s skyline in some of the worst violence in the tightly
readSecretive North Korea ditches top military man
17-07-2012
SEOUL – North Korea’s ruling party has removed a top military official close to the centre of power, suggesting new leader Kim Jong-un and his closest advisers may be purging the ruling elite to
readKaaronda a shongo Iivula - Ithana
17-07-2012
OPWA tendwa omusinda pokati kaamushangandjayi gwoSwapo, Pendukeni Iivula Ithana naamushanga ndjayi, gwondundahangano yaaniilonga ya Namibia,[NUNW], Evilastus Kaaronda. Omusinda gweshongo ngoka ogwa
readOmufekelwa mekengelelo ina pewa iifutilemo
17-07-2012
OMUFEKELWA mekengelelo moshikondo shOonakulwa aakulu, ngoka a kwatelwepo kopolisi oshiwike shayi ina pewa iifutilemo pethimbo a holokele mohofa ya mengestrata mOshakati metitano oshiwike shayi. Mikael
readAakalimo ya Shomeya yena oongunga dha muni oomiliona 77
17-07-2012
AAKALIMO ya Shomeya oyena oongunga na muni gwawo dhoomiliona 77 sigo oompaka.Omuwiliki gwiiniwe mewiliko lya Shomeya, Karolina Damaseb okwa ti omwaalu nguka ogwa kala nokwiindjipala omwedhi kehe.Ndele
readSMS mOshiwambo
17-07-2012
*Aakwetu! aantu mba tatu longo momagumbo atu mono iihuna,omuntu to mu longele ndele shampa waka lala okanona inaaka kotha ye oteya teku tuku nokaandjeni,ye te kuula kutya owa lala nee! Ongoye
readOmafo giimaliwa mbyoka yina omutse gwa Nujoma ya nkundipala
17-07-2012
OMAFO giimaliwa yoodola 10 naangoka goodola 20 ngoka ga tulilwe miilonga mo 16 May 2012, ogena uunkundi kombinga yethano lyokawe ndyoka ta li tanduka.Iimaliwa yomafo mbika oya tulilwe momudhingoloko
readNamibia win CUCSA opener
17-07-2012
NAMIBIA got off to a good start in the Confederation of University and College Sport Associations (CUCSA) Games that started in Windhoek on Sunday. Namibia’s soccer team came from a goal down to beat
readFifa set to appoint corruption prosecutor
17-07-2012
GENEVA – Fifa ruling board members meet today to appoint a corruption prosecutor who will be urged to investigate how hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups were awarded.As part of Fifa
readNamibian sprinters win in Hannover
17-07-2012
NAMIBIAN sprinters Globine Mayova, Tjipekapora Herunga, Hitjivirue Kaanjuka won their respective events at a rainy and cold Sparkassen Athletics meeting in Hannover on Saturday.In the 100m for women
readRecords set at Short Course Gala
17-07-2012
FOUR Namibian records were established at the Namibian Amateur Swimming Union (NASU) Short Course Gala 2 that was held at the Dolphins swimming pool in Windhoek over the weekend.Despite the bitterly
readFederer passes Sampras with ranking milestone
17-07-2012
LONDON – Roger Federer added another record to his collection yesterday when he began his 287th week as world number one.The 17-times grand slam winner returned to the pinnacle of the rankings after a
readSerena beats jet lag to win Stanford title
17-07-2012
STANFORD – Top seed Serena Williams overcame a week fighting jet-lag to beat fellow American Coco Vandeweghe 7-5 6-3 to retain the Stanford Classic title on Sunday.Just eight days after winning her
readDamp welcome for athletes at London 2012
17-07-2012
LONDON – Athletes began arriving at the Olympic Village on Monday under leaden skies and persistent drizzle to what will be their home for the next three weeks and the scene of their quest for
readTwo die in accident at Ondangwa
17-07-2012
TWO people died and eight survived a horrific car accident when three vehicles were involved in a collision near the Ondangwa Airport Sunday night.A truck carrying drums of paint hit two cars – a BMW
readFrom The Twittersphere
17-07-2012
IT was about as random as it gets on Namibian Twitter timelines yesterday. From the Founding Father to designer Ralph Lauren, Lady May to Jehovah’s Witnesses, from angels to angles, it was a
readSPYL defends Karas governor
17-07-2012
THE Swapo Party Youth League has condemned a recent public statement by Berseba constituency regional councillor Dawid Boois, who questioned the appointment of fellow youth wing member Bernadus
readSMSes for Tuesday 17 July 2012
17-07-2012
SMS Of The Day *WINDHOEK especially has the highest rents and selling costs when it comes to homes. You can buy a bigger and better property in a good area cheaper in Cape Town. My kids will never be
readOh Shucks! Ruan’s out of ‘Idols’
17-07-2012
Ruan Greeff’s ‘Idols South Africa’ adventure came to an end in Sun City last week. The Namibian, who doubles as an aspiring boxer, was culled from the competition along with 71 others during the
readEmerging Labour Cases in the Era of ICT
17-07-2012
SOCIAL networks or blogs have changed the way we communicate, the way we are informed and how we do business daily.Who could have thought that social networks and media sites such as Facebook,
readWhy Does It Take So Long To Reintegrate People At Gam?
17-07-2012
OUR attention has been drawn to scribbling in the government newspaper by Ernst Tjiriange, former Minister of Justice. Despite the handicap of his legal training in Kiev, Tjiriange went on to become
readMurder confessions allowed as evidence
17-07-2012
ALLEGED confessions and other self-incriminating statements made by the two men accused of robbing and murdering a German flight instructor in Windhoek at the end of 2005 have been ruled admissible as
readMbok to go on trial in April ‘13
17-07-2012
CAMEROONIAN-BORN businessman Antoine Mbok and a co-accused, Daniel Nghiwilepo, heard in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday that they are due to go on trial on corruption and other charges at the
readLook at quality, not tribe - Mbuende
17-07-2012
FORMER Namibian Ambassador to the United Nations Kaire Mbuende has urged Namibians to look at the quality of a person to be elected as president, and not where the candidate hails from.In an interview
readKhomas signs performance deals
17-07-2012
THE Khomas Regional Council has become the first regional council whose officials have signed performance agreements.This will not only hold staff responsible and accountable for the implementation of
readGovernment urged to up provision of urban housing
17-07-2012
A PARLIAMENTARY standing committee suggested that Government embark on a large-scale programme to deliver housing in towns.The committee on human resources, social and community development compiled a
readECB confirms suspensions
17-07-2012
THE Electricity Control Board (ECB) management has confirmed the suspension of two of its employees and the dismissal of one.In an unsigned statement given to The Namibian, the company states that
read‘Zorro’ gets bail in robbery case
17-07-2012
AFTER two months in police custody on a robbery charge, businessman Josia ‘Zorro’ Muhongo was granted bail of N$30 000 yesterday.In his opinion, said Magistrate Jermaine Muchali when he delivered his
read!Naruseb supports subletting of farms
17-07-2012
LANDS and Resettlement Minister Alpheus !Naruseb has expressed opposition to the blanket refusal of subletting on Government resettlement farms.He said one should look at subletting from the
readNotable Quotes
17-07-2012
WE are trying as by the credit control policy to control the debt but one of the hampering factors is that per the Cabinet order, we are not allowed to evict people who are in arrears with their
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