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57 Articles found on Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Pod duty
24-07-2012
Every day, Milyana Immanuel (10) and Mariana (left) of Rehoboth’s Block E informal settlement go to the veld to collect camelthorn tree seedpods for their parents’ goats.The goats are kept in a kraal
readDrive-by robbers targeting tourists caught on camera
24-07-2012
A GANG of ‘drive-by’ robbers, who allegedly have targeted tourists between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay on several occasions, were caught on camera after breaking into a vehicle at a parking area at a
readInfighting erupts in Swapo
24-07-2012
THERE has been serious behind-the-scenes fighting ahead of the Swapo regional conference for the Omusati Region.In the ring were two Swapo women heavyweights, secretary general Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana
readTribalism ravages Petrotek
24-07-2012
BLACK economic empowerment outfit Petrotek is consumed by tribal tensions among Herero and Oshiwambo shareholders.This came to the fore following the suspension of its managing director, Isaiah
readSocial grants need inflationary increases
24-07-2012
NAMIBIA should have an inflation rate for the poorest of the poor since they spent a bigger portion of their money on food and are therefore more vulnerable to price increases.Food and non-alcoholic
readAssad’s forces overrun two Damascus districts
24-07-2012
BAB AL-SALAM, Syria – Syrian troops have driven rebel fighters out of two districts of Damascus a week after the insurgents launched a major assault on the capital.Government troops retook control of
readJacobs wins maiden international
24-07-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Namibia’s Lesedi Jacobs captured the ITF Wanderers international junior title in Johannesburg on Friday to record her first success at that level.Second-seeded Jacobs beat six-seeded
readLiberia’s Sirleaf moves to boost media freedom
24-07-2012
MONROVIA – Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf yesterday signed a pledge drawn up by global media rights bodies to boost press freedom and stop the criminal prosecution of journalists.Sirleaf
readZimbabwe ready to re-engage, says Tsvangirai
24-07-2012
CANBERRA – Zimbabwe is ready to re-engage with the global community, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said yesterday during a visit to Australia which said it was open to easing sanctions.Tsvangirai
readMadagascar’s mutiny leader killed
24-07-2012
ANTANANARIVO – Madagascar’s army stormed a military barracks near the island country’s main airport in order to quell a mutiny, killing the corporal who led it and arresting a number of mutineers, the
readAsia fuels record elephant and rhino killings in Africa
24-07-2012
MANILA – China, Vietnam and Thailand are among the worst offenders in fuelling a global black market that is seeing record numbers of elephants and rhinos killed in Africa, environment group WWF said
readUvhungu-Vhungu to be revamped
24-07-2012
THE Uvhungu-Vhungu dairy farm on the eastern outskirts of Rundu will be rebuilt over a 24-month period starting this year. Dairy processing equipment in the dairy section of the Uvhungu-Vhungu
readFarmers short-changed by plastic pipe suppliers
24-07-2012
JOHANNESBURG – A number of plastic pipe manufacture and supply companies had colluded to fix prices, the Competition Tribunal in South Africa ruled recently.The companies, which provided the pipes for
readAgricultural diary
24-07-2012
• Auctions July 26: NamBig Ram auction of Boer goats, Van Rooys, Damaras, Veldmasters, White Dorpers. Breeders are Freddie Dreyer, Piet Coetzee, Dawie Moller and Christi van der Merwe. July 26: The
readKunene to supply Namibia with bananas
24-07-2012
THE owner of a banana plantation named Sanadi Garden in the Sesfontein area says he will be able to supply bananas to the whole of Namibia in two years’ time.Benny Ganuseb told Nampa that the
readSME seminar and expo on its way
24-07-2012
NINE entities that routinely help Namibia’s small and medium enterprise (SME) sector grow business and create jobs have booked time slots at the upcoming annual SMEs Service Providers Seminar next
readScamsters on the prowl again
24-07-2012
BANK Windhoek has warned clients not to fall for SMSes informing them that they’ve won a game.The fraudsters are sending SMSes to clients requesting them to call a specific number that starts with
readTrillions stashed away in tax havens
24-07-2012
LONDON – The world’s wealthiest individuals have stashed US$21 trillion worth of assets in offshore tax havens, equivalent to the combined GDPs of the United States and Japan, a tax transparency
readEU lifts curbs on aid to Zim to spur reform
24-07-2012
BRUSSELS – The European Union lifted curbs on EU aid to Zimbabwe yesterday and held out the prospect of removing sanctions from Zimbabwean officials to encourage political reform – though not from
readGhana’s weak currency costs country dear in election year
24-07-2012
ACCRA – To hike or not to hike? That is the question facing shop-owner Baldwin Goku as he weighs the prices of the Chinese electrical goods in his shop in Accra’s Okaishie market.His problem is that
readConduct an informal 360 review
24-07-2012
Developing a clear view of yourself is an important way to identify your strengths and figure out which ones to develop, says Harvard Business Review. The most effective leaders identify their
readJohn tops the UK album chart
24-07-2012
Elton John has scored his first number one album in 22 years, an electronic reworking of his hit songs, while Florence and the Machine clung to top spot in the singles chart for a second week running,
readPutin will not testify at Pussy Riot trial in Russia
24-07-2012
MOSCOW – A court yesterday rejected a request to call President Vladimir Putin and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to testify in the trial of three female punk rockers who derided Putin in a
readA hogolululwa amushanga gwoRDP mOhangwena
24-07-2012
MOSHIGONGI shawo shomahogololo gEwilikongundu moshitopowla sha Hangwena, aakwaRDP oya hogolulula omusamane Timotheus Shikongo oye ngaa natango a kale amushanga gwngundu yawo moshitopolwa sha
readOsha pumbiwa okutala kongushu yomuntu ndele hakuukwamuhoko
24-07-2012
OMUAMBASSADE nale gwa Namibia kIigwana ya Hangana, okwa kumike aakwashigwana ya tale kuukwatya noko ngushu yomuntu ngoka ena oku ulikwa ongo omuperesidende, ndele inashi pumbiwa okutala kutya nguka
readIilyo ya IPBF ya mweneke oshigongi shokomumvo
24-07-2012
OSHIGONGi shokomumvo shehangano lya Indigenous People’s Business Forum[IPBF] sha li sha thanekelwa etitano lyayi inashi ningwa. Oshigongi osha undulilwa komeho molwaashoka iilyo ashike omilongo 27
readWena Wena Wena na topRevs
24-07-2012
Sindana okavoucha kamwe komuune kongushu yoodola N$500 hoka to vulu okulongitha poshitayi kehe sha Mo-tovac (Windhoek Southern Industrial, Katutura, Oshakati no Rundu) kakele kopo Gobabis. Okavoucha
readOmahangano gaaniilonga taga kondjele aayunguli poShoprite
24-07-2012
EHANGANO lya Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union[Nafau]naandyoka lya Namibia Wholesale Workers Union[NWRWU] oge li mekondjo, taga kondjele uuthemba woku kalelapo aaniilonga mboka haya longele
readOshikondo shiilonga otashi ka shanga aakongi yiilonga moshilongo
24-07-2012
OSHIKONDO shaaniilonga nonkalonawa yawo otashi ka longitha oodola oomiliona hamano okushangitha aakongi yiilonga ayehe moshilongo nombelewa yopashigwana yokugandja iilonga. Omuwiliki gwopevi
readSMS mOshiwambo
24-07-2012
*Vakwetu ava tuna eedjapo daCape Education inatu mona oilonga natango mbela natu ninge ngahelipi hano fyee ka twali hatu valula oitwa paife ohakuti ngaho uka ende apa eepoint tadi popiwa mbela
readEkateko miilonga yetungo lyodama ya Neckartal tali ipulwa
24-07-2012
IILONGA yetungo lyodama ya Neckartal muumbugantu woshilongo natango inayi ya komeho konyala konima yomumvo gumwe sho Uuministeli wUunamapya wa lombwelelwe wu tseyithulule otendela yiilonga
readRunner without country to compete at Olympics
24-07-2012
LONDON – Guor Marial ran for his life to escape a Sudanese child labour camp. Now he will get to run at the Olympics.Marial’s heartwarming rise from a fearful kid who hid in a cave, fled his war-torn
readAhrens aims high in London
24-07-2012
COME rain or shine, Namibia’s flag bearer Gaby Ahrens has her barrel aimed at Olympic success. As part of her preparations for the Olympic Games she competed in England and Italy in May. Ahrens found
readBin Hammam enriched himself: Audit
24-07-2012
DUBAI – The man in charge of Asian soccer, once a candidate to oust Fifa President Sepp Blatter as the sport’s worldwide leader, enriched himself and handed out hundreds of thousands of dollars to
readDrogba could have been Fergie target
24-07-2012
SHANGHAI – Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said yesterday he may have considered signing Didier Drogba if the striker had opted to remain in the Premier League after he left Chelsea last
readAmla puts team before personal goals
24-07-2012
LONDON – Hashim Amla emphasised his team came before personal goals on Sunday when he said he was more pleased to have put South Africa in a position to win the first test against England than to
readWiggins’s cycling win a panacea for Britons
24-07-2012
LONDON – Britons were still gushing yesterday over Bradley Wiggins’s success in the Tour de France, heralding it as one of the country’s greatest individual sporting achievements.Politicians also
readEls thanks Mandela for British Open win
24-07-2012
LYTHAM – South African golf star Ernie Els, fresh off his fourth major victory Sunday at the British Open, says he wants to share a drink from the Claret Jug with anti-apartheid hero Nelson
readStars add to London Olympic glitz frenzy
24-07-2012
ATHLETES from all over the world have been streaming into the Athletes’ Village, with many famous world stars having been spotted among them. The Brazilian soccer star Hulk, who has been linked with
readMulunga leads Academy title rally
24-07-2012
DEFENDER Lovisa Mulunga scored seven goals to lead her JS Academy side to a 23-0 rout of Challengers United in Windhoek on Sunday. The victory sees Academy go joint top with Okahandja Beauties, who
readFrom The Twittersphere
24-07-2012
SEEMS Namibia’s Big Brother housemate, Lady May, has galvanised Namibians. On Sunday night, eight of the 10 top trending topics on Namibia’s Twitter trendsmap were related to the feisty music star!
readHeroin smuggler gets four years
24-07-2012
A TANZANIAN drug trafficker who was caught trying to smuggle almost half a kilogram of heroin through Namibia was sentenced to an effective four years’ imprisonment yesterday.Magistrate Justine Asino
readSMSes for Tuesday 24 July 2012
24-07-2012
SMS Of The Day *SWAPO, as ruling party, is supposed to be the guardian of our country and our natural resources, but everything has become Swapo property. War veterans and struggle kids just want and
readSixth suspect arrested for Dordabis farm murder
24-07-2012
THE Namibian Police have arrested another three suspects in connection with the murder of Dordabis area farmer Joseph (‘Seppie’) Möwes in early June.Two of the recently arrested suspects made a first
readSato wants recognition of teachers’ rights
24-07-2012
SOUTHERN African Teachers Association (Sato) president Henry Kapenda says the organisation is not happy with the way some governments in the region violate labour laws and disregard human rights.
readNu Diamonds workers continue with protest
24-07-2012
CLOSE to 70 workers of the Nu Diamonds cutting and polishing plant in Windhoek have been staging peaceful demonstrations at the company premises in the Prosperita industrial area since last week.
readMuheua mediates in Navachab mine strike
24-07-2012
THE Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Alphäus Muheua, mediated at a meeting between the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) and the Navachab Gold Mine last night in an attempt to resolve
readKhorixas Town Council fraud trial set to start
24-07-2012
EIGHT people, including top officials from the Khorixas Town Council, will make their third appearance in the Khorixas Magistrate’s Court tomorrow.They will appear on charges ranging of corruption,
readKeetmans council wins appeal against labour arbitrator ruling
24-07-2012
THE Keetmanshoop Town has won an appeal against a labour arbitrator ruling ordering it to reinstate two of its managers, Josef Rooi and Nimrod Swartz, in executive positions. At the end of January,
readHospital worker steals from patients
24-07-2012
A RECEPTIONIST at the Mariental hospital, who allegedly tried to steal from injured tourists admitted to the hospital, has been suspended.During the early hours on Saturday four tourists – two from
readFathers should be role models
24-07-2012
THE White Ribbon Campaign Namibia Foundation has released a 15-step guide on how men and boys can make a difference in reducing gender violence. “Men and boys in their various roles have a
readCooking oil production halted due to weather
24-07-2012
THE production of cooking oil at the Shadikongoro irrigation project, situated some 180km east of Rundu, has been halted due to the current cold weather. Shadikongoro project manager Floris Smith told
readNamibians scoop awards at world championships
24-07-2012
Namibian participants who represented the country at the 16th annual World Championships of Performing Arts received an unprecedented amount of medals and awards excelling in the various
readMorality and the Law
24-07-2012
THE recent spate of shack demolitions and closures of illegal shebeens has prompted me to think out loud and put my thoughts on paper for all to read and where appropriate critique. The aim of this
readNDP4: Good Times And Good Life
24-07-2012
LAST week, President Pohamba chaperoned by Tom Alweendo, director general of the National Planning Commission, launched NDP4. They both promised that compared to its predecessors, this plan will be
readNotable Quotes
24-07-2012
A CLEAR message needs to be sent from the court. – Windhoek lawyer and farm owner Lucia Hamutenya on Friday obtained an urgent High Court interdict against a group of people who illegally settled on
readOlympics 2012! Go for Gold!! with Herrle & Herma and The Namibian!
24-07-2012
Join in the excitement of the 2012 Olympics and stand a chance of winning some great prizes!Leading Namibian jewellers Herrle & Herma are offering jewellery (of your choice) to the value of N$3
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