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53 Articles found on Thursday, 19 July 2012
Suspects deny N$2,2m robbery
19-07-2012
TWO of the suspects accused of having been involved in a N$2,2 million robbery of a foreign businessman in Klein Windhoek two months ago denied knowing anything about the alleged crime
readMandela at 94
19-07-2012
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has tea with his wife Graça Machel, as he celebrates his birthday with family at his village yesterday. Across the country, and even abroad, people were
readThe battle for Omusati continues
19-07-2012
THE division between Swapo leaders assigned to the Omusati Region is widening and is expected to come to a head on Saturday when the ruling party holds a rerun of the nullified regional
readRacist marriage laws get Govt attention
19-07-2012
THE Ministry of Home Affairs has started a process to repeal an apartheid law which provides that civil marriages between black people in the northern communal areas are automatically out of community
readNdoroma resigns from NPTH to clinch Leo deal
19-07-2012
TELECOM Namibia boss Frans Ndoroma has resigned as chief executive officer (CEO) of Namibia Post and Telecommunication Holdings Limited (NPTH) to pave way for the merger between Telecom Namibia and
readPohamba bid Olympians farewell
19-07-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday bade Namibia’s Olympic team farewell and urged them to make the nation proud by bringing back some medals. Namibia’s Olympic and Paralympic teams called on
readLibya’s Jibril beats Islamists in vote, no majority
19-07-2012
TRIPOLI – A moderate Islamic coalition led by wartime prime minister Mahmoud Jibril beat Islamist rivals in Libya’s landmark election, results showed on Tuesday, but it was not yet clear who would
readWorld Briefs
19-07-2012
Nazi-era war crime suspect held BUDAPEST – Hungarian prosecutors say they have taken into custody, and charged with war crimes, a man suspected of taking part in the deportation of Jews in
readUS airline boosts meal-prep security after needles found in food on flights
19-07-2012
NEW YORK – Delta Air Lines Inc said it was taking new steps to ensure the safety of food it serves and the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it began a criminal probe after what appeared to be
readRussian parliament passes NGO ‘foreign agents’ law
19-07-2012
MOSCOW – Russia’s parliament approved a law yesterday to tighten controls on civil rights groups, branding those funded from abroad as ‘foreign agents’, in a measure that foes of President Vladimir
readOlympics opening show cut
19-07-2012
LONDON – The organisers of the London Olympics yesterday scrapped part of the opening ceremony due to fears that an overrunning show would cause bottlenecks on public transport.Organisers LOCOG said a
readAfrican Briefs
19-07-2012
Ethiopian PM ‘critical’ in Brussels BRUSSELS – Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was in a Brussels hospital in a “critical” state yesterday, several diplomatic sources told AFP, but the Ethiopian
readMPLA manifesto promises help for poor in Angola
19-07-2012
LISBON – Angola’s long-ruling MPLA on Tuesday promised to fight widespread poverty by introducing a minimum income and subsidies for the elderly if it wins an election next month in Africa’s second
readSuicide bomber kills Syrian defence minister
19-07-2012
DAMASCUS – A suicide attack yesterday which struck at the heart of Syria’s security apparatus killed defence minister General Daoud Rajha and President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law Assef Shawkat,
readIran sanctions could hurt Nam consumer
19-07-2012
IF the European Union’s and the US’ oil sanctions against Iran hurts the South African economy, spill-over effects will also hit Namibia.“As refined oil enters Namibia through South Africa, any impact
readKnow what your customers do best
19-07-2012
Many firms assume that customers can do just one thing of real significance: buy their products and services. It’s time to seriously challenge that assumption, says Harvard Business Review.Customers
readNew board to run Impregilo
19-07-2012
MILAN – Italian construction group Salini won boardroom control of peer Impregilo on Tuesday, sidelining long-standing rival investor Gavio and advancing its ambitions to merge with the domestic
readTraders accused of rigging oil prices
19-07-2012
CAPE TOWN – Motorists may have been paying over the odds for petrol after traders allegedly manipulated oil prices the same way as interest rates, The Daily Mail has reported.An official report for
readThe price monster may still bare its teeth
19-07-2012
CONSUMERS shouldn’t get too comfortable with the dropping inflation rate of the last few months, as there are factors like a weakening Namibia dollar and high electricity prices which could offset the
readChina touts relations with Africa amid grumbling
19-07-2012
BEIJING – China touted its close relations with Africa yesterday even as some countries there have grumbled about problems arising from being locked in a tight embrace with the resource-hungry Asian
readJeremia Nangobe a huluko mepipi lyomimvo 94
19-07-2012
TATEKULU Jeremia Walenga Nangobe womomukunda Ohaihana mEenhana mOukwanyama moshitopolwa sha Hangwena, okwa mana oondjenda dhe eti 5 Juli 2012 nokwa fumvikwa meti 8 Juli 2012 pEenhana.Nakusa, Nangobe,
readOshituthitumo oshiti 142 mOmandongo
19-07-2012
OSHITUTHI shEtumo mu ELCIN oshiti 142 sha dhanenwa pOmandongo mOndonga moshitopowla sha Shikoto mehuliloshiwike sheti 6 sigo 8 Juli 2012 mewiliko lyOmumbiishofi Omukuluntu gwa ELCIN omundohotola,
readAaniilonga yepangelo na holomende ya kundathana kombinga yoondjambi
19-07-2012
EPANGELO olili moonkundathana nomahangano gaaniilonga kombinga yelundululo moondjambi dhaaniilonga. Epangelo ota li kundathana Namibia Public Workers Union[Napwu] noshowo Namibian National Teachers
readSMS mOshiwambo
19-07-2012
*Ngame omunangeshefa omushona,’ oshili onda lulilwa unene, onda hala okuya komeho nongeshefa yandje ndele, onda nyengwa koshimaliwa. Inandi pewa nande ekwathelo lyoshimaliwa, ko oha kutiwa ngaa otatu
readNamibia natango ota konakona omuti omupe gwoHIV-AIDS
19-07-2012
NAMIBIA okwa kumike aakwashigwana ye opo yaa longithe omuti gwedhina Truvada. Omuti nguka okwa hokololwa aniwa hagu keelele omuntu kaakwatwe koHIV, na ogwa li gwa ziminwa kehangano
read‘Wind Electricity’ Generation Project for Luderitz
19-07-2012
AS the cost of living rises, the recent increase in electricity tariffs might be nipped in the bud when the long awaited wind electricity energy generation development at Luderitz starts its
readAfrica palm-oil plan pits activists against investors
19-07-2012
FABE, Cameroon – It was a tough week for Cameroonian village chief Wangoe Philip Ekole.People in Fabe, angry at his support for a palm-oil plantation in their rainforest home, had put a curse on its
readTiger to fight Zambia’s Zulu
19-07-2012
HEAVYWEIGHT boxer Simasiku ‘Tiger’ Matengu has accepted the challenge to fight Zambia’s Francis Zulu on July 29. The non-title eight-rounder is set for the New Government Complex main hall in Lusaka.
readTour chief salutes Schleck departure
19-07-2012
PAU – Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme applauded a decision by the RadioShack team to take Frank Schleck off the race Wednesday after he tested positive for a banned diuretic.Schleck, who
readHerunga sings Olympic tune
19-07-2012
TJIPEKAPORA Melody Herunga wants to be an Olympic champion. So much so that she has developed something of an obsession with the track. She will attempt to achieve her dream at the London Games, and
readMixed fortunes for TISAN at CUCSA Games
19-07-2012
THE Tertiary Institutes Sports Association of Namibia (TISAN) team is gunning for gold in the football, tennis and netball, but has found the going tough in the chess and basketball events at the
readWorld title controversy behind me: Semenya
19-07-2012
LONDON – South African 800m runner Caster Semenya said on yesterday her controversial-shrouded victory in the 2009 outdoor world championships was behind her and she was solely focussed on adding
readJudge, attorney tackle Fifa corruption
19-07-2012
ZURICH – Fifa named leading crime fighters from the United States and Germany on Tuesday to tackle corruption in soccer’s world governing body and gave them free rein to re-examine the ISL bribery
readBlatter moves to clarify German World Cup ‘buying’ comments
19-07-2012
ZURICH – Fifa President Sepp Blatter set out to mend his relationship with Germany on Tuesday by clarifying comments which appeared to suggest the country could have “bought” the right to host the
readSchool suspends 160 pupils over unpaid fees
19-07-2012
OTJIWARONGO – The Otjozondjupa Regional Education Director blasted the principal of the Otjiwarongo Senior Secondary School yesterday after the school sent home over 160 students who failed to pay
readWoman raped and killed at Tsumeb
19-07-2012
THE Police at Tsumeb are investigating a case of murder after a 41-year-old woman, Martha Gaeses, was raped and stabbed to death at the town last Thursday morning.According to the acting police
readVeterans storm to Windhoek
19-07-2012
THE Ministry of Veterans Affairs wants all veterans from other regions who travelled to the Khomas Region for registration to go back to their regions and wait to register there.The ministry yesterday
readRDP blames political interference for removals
19-07-2012
RALLY for Democracy and Progress (RDP) demonstrators who moved their tents from the Supreme Court to the Parliament Gardens on Monday have been ordered to move again. The party’s secretary for
readPossible human remains found
19-07-2012
POLICE at Keetmanshoop are investigating a charge of violation of a human body following the discovery of what appears to be human bones in the local Freemasons hall. The Police searched the hall on
readPolice investigation requested for Orion principal
19-07-2012
THE Namibian Police have been asked to investigate the principal officer of the Orion Namibia Pension Fund, Arthur Kröhnert, for allegedly withholding information from a former fund member, which is
readLabour gears for mass registration of jobseekers
19-07-2012
ABOUT N$6 million is needed to get jobseekers registered at the National Employment Bureau of the Ministry of Labour and Social Services.Abius Mwiya, deputy director of employment services at the
readKaribib sets sail on redemption path
19-07-2012
KARIBIB has embarked on a rigorous plan to change its fortunes and restore the confidence of its residents in its image tainted mainly by political infighting and ineffective accounting
readKaaronda impressed with smelter changes
19-07-2012
THE National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) is concerned that mistakes made with the investigation into alleged human and environmental poisoning caused by the Tsumeb smelter may send a negative
readBy-election to be held at Sibbinda
19-07-2012
AFTER the death of Sibbinda Swapo Party councillor Felix Mukupi, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is preparing for a by-election in that constituency in Caprivi scheduled for September 14.
readNotable Quotes
19-07-2012
EXISTING laws that criminalise same-sex sexual relations and sex work make it extremely difficult for men who have sex with men and sex workers to access HIV prevention and treatment services, thus
readSterilised women wait for justice
19-07-2012
EMILIA (last name withheld) is the proud mother of three healthy children. Thirty-six years old, she has a full and dynamic life.Happily married, Emilia is a key leader in a local women’s business,
readSMSes for Thursday 19 July 2012
19-07-2012
SMS Of The Day *I WAS at my village at Sangwali last week. There are so many elephants that they even come to where people stay. Why not donate them to Erindi? There is no need to import them from
readProtecting your smart phone
19-07-2012
There was a time, when all your phone did was make and receive phone calls, and for some of us, that remains its purpose. For those consumers who have evolved alongside the handset, they are now
readSurvey should make you rethink your finances
19-07-2012
Old Mutual’s recently published Retirement Monitor contained some good news and some areas of serious concern. The survey involved interviews with 1 000 people between the ages of 18 and 64 in
read‘A Sistah Thang’ Fiesta at NTN
19-07-2012
The National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) yesterday launched ‘A Sistah Thang’, a concert where female artists will take to the stage in a celebration of the essence of womanhood. The show will comprise of
readSheen is keen for ‘Idol’ gig
19-07-2012
Could Charlie Sheen be a judge on ‘American Idol’? The actor says he is interested.In an interview on Tuesday on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show, Sheen said ‘Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe publicly threw his
readFrom The Twittersphere
19-07-2012
EAT, say, love. Namibian tweeps reflect on vices and spices, tap into issues, go continental about Africa, and generally tug at the fabric of daily life. @laVidaLoca_NA: I don’t understand the whole
readSouth Africans sing happy birthday to Mandela
19-07-2012
SOWETO – South Africa’s schoolchildren yesterday sang happy birthday to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela as he turned 94, joining in the global praise for the much loved statesman.Mandela, whose
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