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67 Articles found on Friday, 27 July 2012
Woman found with 27 stab wounds
27-07-2012
A YOUNG woman from Okau ka Masheshe village in Oshana who was missing for a few days was found dead with 27 stab wounds. Basilia Shikesho (34) went missing last Sunday and her body was found about 800
readNgatjizeko and employers at loggerheads
27-07-2012
LABOUR and Social Welfare Minister Immanuel Ngatjizeko yesterday lashed out at those who oppose changes in the labour law, especially labour hire, saying some employers still treat black workers like
readChurch, tradition clash in Omusati
27-07-2012
THE traditional and political leadership in the Omusati Region and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) are heading for a collision course following the church’s decision to denounce the
readTough targets set for tourism in Fourth National Development Plan
27-07-2012
NAMIBIA needs to increase its budget to market the country as tourist destination of choice threefold if tourism is to play the key role it’s been assigned in the Fourth National Development Plan
readObama vows gun checks after Colorado shooting
27-07-2012
NEW ORLEANS – Speaking to a nation raw from its latest mass shooting, United States President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday to pursue “common-sense” measures to make sure mentally unbalanced people
readLet the Games begin!
27-07-2012
THE biggest show on earth, the Olympic Games, will get underway tonight when more than one billion people are expected to view the opening ceremony on television. A total of 62 000 spectators will
readMake visual aids easy to follow
27-07-2012
When giving a presentation with slides, creating a straightforward narrative is more useful than the repetitive use of an agenda, says Harvard Business Review.When presenting, it’s essential to keep
readFaulty British cash machine hands out ‘free money’
27-07-2012
LONDON – Police were called to restore order after a bank ATM in eastern England started dispensing twice the money its customers were asking for.The Lloyds TSB cash machine in the town of Ipswich
readBritain’s Cameron uses Olympics to drum up business
27-07-2012
LONDON – British Prime Minister David Cameron used the London Olympics yesterday to try to drum up one billion pounds in foreign investment as he tries to drag the country out of a double-dip
readAll systems go at Elisenheim
27-07-2012
The Elisenheim Property Development Company (EPDC) received the green light from the City of Windhoek, with the official take-over of the first section of the development’s bulk services for phase
readOmaheke on economic diversification drive
27-07-2012
GOBABIS – The Omaheke regional council is hard at work to diversify the region’s economy and wean it off its high dependency on the livestock sector.The high dependency of the region on farming has
readNinety percent chance of Greece leaving the euro
27-07-2012
MILAN – The chances of Greece leaving the euro in the next 12-18 months have risen to about 90 per cent, US bank Citi said in a report yesterday, saying Athens was most likely to quit the single
readLibor was Britain’s problem, says Timothy Geithner
27-07-2012
WASHINGTON – US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, under pressure for not doing enough to stop fraudulent manipulation of a key benchmark interest rate, told lawmakers on Wednesday he alerted the
readMobile phones help bolster Uganda’s fight against HIV
27-07-2012
KAMPALA – Stella Nayiga clutches her mobile phone as she describes the messages that she received punctually every morning and evening for over a year, reminding her to take her antiretroviral (ARV)
readMali president to return home after weeks in Paris: diplomats
27-07-2012
PARIS – Mali’s interim president Dioncounda Traore plans to return home today after a two-month stay in Paris where he travelled for treatment after being attacked, diplomats said.The 70-year-old was
readSyrian forces pound Aleppo and Damascus
27-07-2012
BEIRUT – Damascus and Syria’s second biggest city, Aleppo, came under shell fire yesterday as troops loyal to President Bashar Assad stepped up efforts to crush rebels threatening the government’s two
readAfrican Briefs
27-07-2012
Strong quake hits off Mauritius SINGAPORE – A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius yesterday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake was centred 212
readWorld Briefs
27-07-2012
Batman shooter sent warning AURORA – Alleged Colorado shooter James Holmes reportedly sent a warning package to a psychiatrist at his former university with a notebook and drawings of his plans to
readKim Jong Un shows off his wife
27-07-2012
SEOUL – The nation’s young leader tours a new amusement park with his beautiful bride on his arm, smiling and waving to adoring crowds. An everyday image of domestic bliss in high places?In North
readGhana’s Mills dies of cancer
27-07-2012
ACCRA – Ghana’s ex-leader Jerry Rawlings has said late president John Atta Mills was suffering from cancer and could only work for a few hours per day before his death earlier this week.In comments to
readGambling With Information?
27-07-2012
ARTICLE 19 of the Draft Lotteries Bill is an unacceptable interference into the public’s right to information and as such uncalled for in an act dealing with lotteries!“Any other person who ...
readRent Control Needed
27-07-2012
JUST looking at the totally mad prices that people are charging for rental property, it has become more than obvious that this country is in desperate need of a Rent Control Board!If a landlord’s
readFreedom To Abort
27-07-2012
I WAS very happy to read about what the government intends to do to the men who impregnate schoolgirls.I agree that the girls should continue their schooling. But do you know how it feels when other
readArise Prisoners Of Starvation!
27-07-2012
THEUNS (‘Namibia is a socialist state’ The Namibian, 13 July) is correct in saying that the commercialisation of state-owned enterprises has failed in Namibia. It is also true that we have high taxes
readGet Rich Quick...
27-07-2012
ONE wonders today why most people want to occupy a position in any Swapo structure, either at regional or district level. Almost every week people are trying to nullify elections to get their
readHumanity Is Greater Than Tribe
27-07-2012
IT IS truly frightening that we continue to have debates about miscegenation in this day and age!The ground-breaking scientific research of Charles Darwin or the anthropologist Ashley Montagu should
readLessons From A Humble Mother
27-07-2012
THIS formulation is meant to share a courageous story of a humble mother. The mother who taught her son how to read and write and monitored his school work regularly despite her limited literacy and
readA Return To Values
27-07-2012
TODAY we seem to forget what is valuable in the upbringing of children. Children need not only a home and a school – values are taught by example and this means that adults need to show children how
readLeave Him Alone
27-07-2012
I AM calling on the people who are campaigning for the axing of prisons Deputy Commissioner Tuhafeni Hangula for allegedly forging a senior school certificate to stop please!In the security service,
readAs Good As Not Voting
27-07-2012
ALLOW me to share my personal observations of the factors we need to understand are leading to poverty and unemployment in our wealthy region, the Kavango.I have always observed that our people in the
readNamibia Is A Mixed Economy
27-07-2012
THIS is in response to Theuns who wrote a letter titled ‘Namibia is a socialist state’ on Friday 13th July 2012. I totally disagree with the author and his understanding of socialist and capitalist
readAanambelewa yopolisi yeli 160 ya tidhwa miilonga oshilongo ashihe
27-07-2012
KONYALA aanambelewa yopolisi yeli lwopethele 160 oya tidhwa metanga lyopolisi yaNamibia pokati ka January na Juli nuumvo. Omanga aapolisi ye li 25 oye li pevi natango molwaashoka inaa yiihumbata
readOomiliona ntano dhafutilwa iilonga inaa yipwa
27-07-2012
EHANGANO Lyokuwilika uupale woondhila lya Namibia[Namibia Airports Company] NAC] aniwa olya futa omugandjimayele oomiliona ntano meni lyoomwedhi ne miilonga mbyoka inaayi manithwa.Shika shimwe
readAafakelewa muulingilingi poombelewa dhElongo mondholongo natango
27-07-2012
AALUMENTU yaali mboka ya taalela omatamaneko gena sha nuulingilingi mboka wa monika poshikondo shElongo oya lombwelwa kohofa kutya itaya pewa yiifutilemo mokakuma natango. Mengestrata Helvi Shilemba
readOohepele nadhi gwedhelwe
27-07-2012
OSHILONGO osha pumbwa oku kala nondjele yengushuluko yashewelwa aathigoneelela, molwaashoka mbaka oha ya longitha oshipambu oshinene shiiyemo yawo okulanda oondya onkene oha ya dhengwa unene uuna
readOmukiintu gwomimvo 22 a dhipagwa muKandjengedi mOshana
27-07-2012
OPOLISI yomoshitopolwa sha Shana oya kwata po omulumentu gwoomvula 36 shi na sha nedhipago lyomukiintu gwoomvula 22 taku tiwa kutya oFrieda Shikongo gwokomukunda Iikuku moshitopolwa sha Shana ongulohi
readOmalalakano gaashikwe mo Swapo taga kumitha
27-07-2012
OMALALAKANO gaashiwike mongundu yoSwapo otaga kumitha, omanga tapa longekidhwa okongressa yongundu ndjika pehulilo lyomumvo nguka. Iikumitha mbyoka oya hololwa momushangwa ngoka gwa pewa
readAasamane naya gandje iiholelwa
27-07-2012
EHANGANO lyokalapi otakole moNamibia nenge White Ribbon Campaign Namibian Foundation, olya etapo omautho geli 15 nkene aalumentu naamati taya etapo elunduluko mokushonopeka elongitho lyoonkondo
readSMS mOshiwambo
27-07-2012
*Omufimanekwa! Ominista yetu! Tate wetu! Tatekulu wetu! Kaume ketu, Comrade wetu omuholike ,Erkki Nghimtina, oshili ohatu pula koshipala shoye twe li ninipika nomambale twaa kufako komitwe. Alikana tu
readEyono lyuuthemba waa Swazi lya pewa ombedhi ku yamwe muka
27-07-2012
ONGUNDU yuuthemba womuntu moNamibia noshowo ehangano lyaalongi yaNamibia[ Teachers Union Congress of Namibia[Tunca] oya pangula etalelopo lyomasiku gatano lyomukwaniilwa gwa Swaziland, Mswati III.
readOlympic highlights
27-07-2012
Friday, July 27 Opening Ceremony 20h45 Saturday, July 28 Basketball - China v Czech Republic 08h50 Cycling - Men’s Road Race Final 09h50
readMarc going all out at Olympics
27-07-2012
NATIONAL mountain-bike champion Marc Bassingthwaighte will hold nothing back when he competes in London next week. While reaching the Olympic stage is in itself a fulfilment of a lifelong dream,
readFrank Fredericks’ Olympic memoir
27-07-2012
TWELVE years ago Nelson Mandela opened the first Laureus World Sport Awards declaring that sport has the power to change the world. Mandela had experienced at first hand the captivating ability of
readBoucher could recover most of eyesight: doctor
27-07-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Former South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher could regain most of the sight in his left eye after a freak accident tore his retina, his doctor said yesterday.“While it is impossible to
readSuper Rugby hots up for semifinals showdown
27-07-2012
SUPER Rugby fans can expect test match intensity in this weekend’s semifinals with arguably the four best sides over the course of the season preparing to hammer into each other.The seven-times
readSan chief Arnold buried over weekend
27-07-2012
THE late chief of the !Kung Traditional Authority in Tsumkwe West, John Arnold, will be fondly remembered by all San communities in Namibia and the southern African region, said the regional
readPolice seek public’s assistance to help identify body
27-07-2012
POLICE at Keetmanshoop are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man found dead next to the B4 road between Keetmanshoop and Lüderitz. According to the police, the man, suspected to be
readPensions only up by end of August
27-07-2012
SENIOR citizens will have to wait until the end of August before Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s promise of an increase of N$50 in monthly pensions is fulfilled.Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
readNYC organises exclusive workshop
27-07-2012
THE National Youth Council (NYC) plans to put the National Youth Policy under the microscope at a National Youth Policy Colloquium starting today at Tsumeb.The colloquium is by invitation only and
readNonidas crash leaves one dead
27-07-2012
A CAR and a minibus collided head-on about 10 kilometres east of Swakopmund on Wednesday morning, resulting in the death of BH Gloeditzsch, a train driver’s assistant for TransNamib. The Swakopmund
read!Nara ‘magic’ from the desert hills near Swakopmund
27-07-2012
ABOUT 20 kilometres out of Swakopmund, on their Desert Hills Farming and Cooking smallholding, Volker and Stefanie Huemmer produce a variety of food and cosmetic products from the wild !Nara
readWomen with HIV too often unseen: US advocate
27-07-2012
WASHINGTON – As a black American woman with HIV, Linda Scruggs said Wednesday that she represents a group that is disproportionately affected by the pandemic and must get more involved in advocacy and
readHelp for grief-stricken pet owners
27-07-2012
WHEN Andrea von Alphen lost three of her cats a year ago, she asked around in the neighbourhood and found that at that time many pets, especially cats, had disappeared. Since then she and Petra
readConfessions implicate comet murder suspects
27-07-2012
CONFESSIONS in which three murder and robbery suspects recounted their involvement in the killing of a comet watcher on the outskirts of Windhoek in January 2007 were revealed during the three men’s
readNam surveys AIDS infections among homosexuals
27-07-2012
BY next year, the Namibian Government will have an indication as to how the HIV-AIDS pandemic affects men who have sex with men and commercial sex workers.Dr Norbert Forster, Deputy Permanent
readNamibia Up For Sale
27-07-2012
NAMIBIA is for sale and not even to the highest bidders but for bling-bling. It’s like a fire sale, a garage sale, the type people have when migrating to another country but have no time to pack up
readFrontlining on Twitter
27-07-2012
TRADITION, bridesmaids, neighbours (og!), chickens, and a whole crop of unique views from Namibian Twitter timelines!Nthugbaby: Namibians keep saying that the good thing about our country is its peace
readOff we go... to The Funny Farm! (Part 1)
27-07-2012
EXACTLY one month ago, I, The Urban Single Mom and my crazy and chaotic Urban Family embarked upon a series of discoveries and one big, huge, adventure. We looked at our shiny, sparkly, city lives,
readAfrica must anchor the Sino-African dialogue on good governance
27-07-2012
AFRICAN leaders flocked en masse last week to Beijing to attend what has arguably become one of the biggest events in the international affairs calendar – the Forum For China-Africa Cooperation
readIs There A Professor In The House?
27-07-2012
TO meet someone called a ‘professor’ a few decades ago, was almost like encountering an endangered species in the Congolese jungle. Because to become a professor was a very demanding task that only a
readThe long wait
27-07-2012
Iam so happy that Namibia had started to produce our own doctors, to answer to the high demand for our ‘oohs and aahs’. To get hold of a general practitioner in the land of the brave is no easy task.
readLet Us Get The Work Ethics Right
27-07-2012
EACH month it costs more to eat in Namibia. By contrast we are selling off our national wealth through Exclusive Prospecting Licences (EPLs) and other rights while thousands of our compatriots are
readPolitical Perspective
27-07-2012
I AM INCENSED by the high cost of our national stupidity. Why should we be hosting, at great expense, a five-day state visit by a man who is in the process of running his country into the ground while
readSMSes for Friday 27 July 2012
27-07-2012
SMS Of The Day *PLEASE would somebody do something about the current situation at NaTIS Valley? We the clients deserve better. There should be a management change! Food for Thought *I ENVY people
readNotable Quotes
27-07-2012
THEY found dead virus in me. They tried to replicate the virus (they found) and they could not replicate. I’m definitely cured. – Timothy Ray Brown, a man who claims to have been cured from HIV-AIDS,
read‘The Amazing Spiderman’... again?
27-07-2012
While fanboys contemplated sacrificing their first edition comic books in a preventative prayer to the gods of the Marvel Universe, most of us came to accept the fact that, though the ink has barely
readA begging bowl on a luxury jet
27-07-2012
We’ve had some regal visitors here this week. Unfortunately, they were of the poorer, rural variety who insist you make a fire in your backyard when they pay you a visit in the city.You know the type
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