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57 Articles found on Monday, 30 July 2012
Poly lecturing space bursting at seams
30-07-2012
CLASSROOM space at the Polytechnic of Namibia is insufficient to cater for its almost 13 000 student population. This was revealed during a Ministry of Education investigation into alleged
readNamibia leads the way in space observation
30-07-2012
THE HESS II telescope (High Energy Stereoscopic System), started operating in Namibia last week. The telescope observes the most violent and extreme phenomena of the universe. The HESS II telescope
readColour coordination
30-07-2012
Fireworks go off during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Friday night. The spectacular ceremony had live sheep, smokestacks, maidens dancing
readCaprivi renaming raises hackles
30-07-2012
PLANS to rename the Caprivi Region might reignite the simmering tribal conflict in the region, it is feared.If one local tribe is not happy with a renaming, such a move might have disastrous
readArandis gets its first open market
30-07-2012
SWAKOPMUND – Atandis has “outgrown its fear of progress” and believes that partnering with investors will pave the way for it to become an industrial hub, the town’s mayor, Daniel Muhuura has
readSyrian opposition asks allies for heavy arms
30-07-2012
DUBAI – The Syrian opposition appealed on Sunday for its foreign allies to provide with heavy weapons to fight President Bashar Assad’s ‘killing machine’ and said it would soon start talks on forming
readAmbunda earns title shot
30-07-2012
PAULUS ‘The Rock’ Ambunda secured his world title shot after comprehensively beating Brazilian, William Prado during their WBO eliminator in Windhoek on Saturday. Ambunda clinically dispatched off
readSwazi strike enters second month but battles to gain traction
30-07-2012
MBABANE – In the geography class at St Mark’s High School, boys play chess on a board scratched onto a workbench in one corner, while in another a girl knits a scarf while her friends gossip.Swazi
readMali president returns to crisis-wracked nation
30-07-2012
BAMAKO – Mali’s interim president Dioncounda Traore returned to Bamako on Friday amid tight security after a two-month stay in Paris for medical treatment after he was attacked by a mob in his
readOver 40 SMEs to take part in Katutura Expo
30-07-2012
OVER 40 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will take part in the upcoming Katutura Central Expo at the Independence Arena in Katutura from August 2 to 5.Member of the organising committee, Dion
readCaprivi renaming raises hackles
30-07-2012
PLANS to rename the Caprivi Region might reignite the simmering tribal conflict in the region, it is feared.If one local tribe is not happy with a renaming, such a move might have disastrous
readConstruction sector set to build jobs under NDP4
30-07-2012
THE construction industry will drive Government’s employment creation initiative through the Fourth National Development Plan (NDP4) until 2017, creating nearly 24 percent of the more than 90 000
readGround rules for your global team
30-07-2012
Multicultural teams are ubiquitous in today’s business environment, but what can be lost in the discussion is the experience of individuals – especially those who don’t come in with Western cultural
readPoor SA kids unlikely to escape poverty
30-07-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Inequalities in South Africa are threatening economic growth, with children born into poor families unlikely ever to escape poverty or reap the rewards of living in Africa’s largest
readGermans say they’re ‘better off without euro’
30-07-2012
BERLIN – The majority of Germans think their country would be better off without the euro, a poll suggested yesterday, as the economy minister reiterated doubts over whether Greece can stay in the
readHistory suggests euro’s obituaries are premature
30-07-2012
LONDON – As talk persists that cash-strapped Greece might have to exit the euro, and bond markets panic over Spain, the fate of Europe’s single currency could soon be hanging in the balance
readTanzania hikes mining tax to 30%
30-07-2012
DODOMA – Tanzania, Africa’s fourth largest gold producer, has told mining companies operating for more than five years to start paying a corporate tax of 30 per cent, citing rising prices of precious
readZambia to require SOEs to list locally
30-07-2012
LUSAKA – Zambia will require state-owned companies to list on its stock exchange, the finance minister said on Friday, a move that could help invigorate the small equity market in Africa’s top copper
readZimbabwe central bank warning over equity law
30-07-2012
NYANGA – Zimbabwe’s central bank chief warned Friday the country’s fragile economy could grind to a halt if the government rushes its planned seizure of majority stakes in foreign-owned banks.“The
readAbsa looks to Africa as mortgages sour
30-07-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Absa Group, the South African unit of Barclays, is looking for Sub-Saharan acquisitions to boost future profit after reporting a drop in first-half earnings on Friday, hit by souring
readBarclays dragged into new probe after Libor blow
30-07-2012
LONDON – Barclays Plc revealed a new regulatory probe and more US lawsuits on Friday, making it harder for the British lender to rebuild its reputation damaged by the central role it played in the
readAfrican Briefs
30-07-2012
Kabila says Rwanda is aiding rebels KINSHASA – DRC President Joseph Kabila has openly accused neighbouring Rwanda of being present in the volatile east of the country where rebels are fighting
readTenuous calm after China pollution protests
30-07-2012
SHANGHAI – Protesters in a restive east China city remained off the streets yesterday amid heavy police deployment, residents said, a day after violent clashes over fears of pollution from a paper
readTicket backlash overshadows Olympic Games opening
30-07-2012
LONDON – Olympic organisers scrambled yesterday to quell a backlash over depressing TV images of half-empty stands at the London Olympics as a government minister said an urgent inquiry had been
readWorld Briefs
30-07-2012
US drone kills seven in Pakistan MIRANSHAH – A US drone attack yesterday killed at least seven militants in Pakistan, officials said, days before the country’s intelligence chief visits Washington
readNamibia ota landithwapo
30-07-2012
NAMIBIA oshilongo tashi landithwapo itashi landithwapo nookuli andola komulandi ngoka taga oshindji, ndele otashi landithwapo omolwa eyadhimo lyaalandithi yasho. Tashi landithwa sha fa elanditho
readOmufekelwa medhipago lyaakiintu yaali mOshana a holoka mompangu
30-07-2012
OMUFEKELWA medhipago lyaakiintu yaali, Frieda Shikongo gwoomvula 22 gwomomukunda Iikuku mUukwambi moshitopolwa sha Shana noshowo Basilia Shikesho gwoomvula 24 gwomomukunda Okau ka Masheshe mUukwambi
readBasilia Shikesho i itsuwa a sa, a tsuwa oombele 27
30-07-2012
OPOLISI mOshakati oya tseyitha kutya natango moshitopowla sha Shana oyi itsa mo omudhimba gwa meme gumwe, taku tiwa ogwa meme Basilia Shikesho gwomumukunda Okau ka Masheshe nokwa kala wo komukunda
readTaku kongwa okanona Fransisca Yaikombala
30-07-2012
TATE Naftali Shanyenge Mweulinale gwokomukunda Akati-Iishaputa mUukolonkadhi moshitopolwa sha Musati, pamwe naakwanezimo, otaya kongo okanona ka valwa ku nakusa Paulus Petrus, kedhina Fransisca
readOngelki nomithigululwakalo yiipumu mumwe mOmusati
30-07-2012
AAWILIKI yopahedhi nopapolitika moshitopolwa shOmusati naawiliki yOngeleka yEvangeli paLuther moNamibia[ELCIN] oyuuka meipumomumwe, konima sho ongelki ndjika ya tokola okwaatsakumwe kwawo
readEpangelo lya lundulula omulandu gwaanona yamita
30-07-2012
OSHIKONDO shElongo otashi lundulula omulandu gwasho kombinga yaalongwa mboka ya ninga omategelelo opo gu kwatelemo woo okugeela nayi mboka haya gandja omategelelo ngoka. Ominista yOpevi yElongo, David
readNgatjizeko kuuvitathane naagandji yiilonga
30-07-2012
MINISTA Yaaniilonga nonkalonawa yawo okwa nyenyetele aagandji yiilonga mboka yatsondumbo nomalunduluko moveta yaaniilonga, unene tuu mboka yokuhehelitha aaniilonga. Immanuel Ngatjizeko okwa ti
readOmukwaniilwa Munkundi a hulitha
30-07-2012
ONKUNDANA yoluhodhi ye tu zilila mOmbala ya Ngandjera nomElelo lyOpamuthigululwakalo lya Ngandjera mOngandjera moshitopolwa sha Musati, otayi ti kutya Omukwaniilwa gwa Ngandjera tatekulu Jafet
readSMS mOshiwambo
30-07-2012
*Akwetu oshipangelo sha Nyuulae ita shilongo ngashi shina aapangi yiihwapo ngele owayipo otwaadhapo ashike omupangi gumwe. Omanga yelipo yatano,oshinima shili ngiini ngawo. Omanga aavu taya shuna
readOpenzela otayi gwedhelwa mu Auguste
30-07-2012
AAKWASHIGWANA mboka haya taamba openzela yuukuluntu otaya tegelele sigo opehulilo lyomwedhi taguya opo egwedhelo lyawo ndyoka lya li lya tseyithwa kominista yIimaliwa, Saara Kuugongelwa Amadhila li ye
readLochte on course for second gold as rain hits Olympics
30-07-2012
LONDON – Ryan Lochte was among the few who wasn’t concerned about getting wet when heavy rain saturated the London Olympics yesterday.After a week of sunshine, heavy rain on the second day of
readSharks, Chiefs set up Super final
30-07-2012
WELLINGTON – The Coastal Sharks cast travel fatigue aside and the Waikato Chiefs refused to bow to Super rugby’s glamour unit to set up an unlikely showdown in the 2012 final in Hamilton next
readCountdown to the Windhoek Jazz Festival begins
30-07-2012
To the delight of Namibian jazz fans, the Windhoek Jazz Festival organisers announced on Friday that South Africans Lira and Salaelo Selota will be the main acts at this year’s festival.Battle of the
readTheron ‘fuming’ over KStew’s affair
30-07-2012
Charlize Theron is “fuming” over Kristen Stewart’s affair with director Rupert Sanders.The Oscar-winning actress is reportedly outraged that her ‘Snow White and the Hunstman’ co-star cheated on Robert
readLady Gaga makes acting debut
30-07-2012
POP star Lady Gaga will make her film acting debut in the second installment of the ‘Machete’ film franchise in a casting choice alongside the likes of Mel Gibson and Charlie Sheen, Gaga and the
readFrom The Twittersphere
30-07-2012
LONDON 2012 takes pride of place today. Namibians on Twitter were out in full force during the Opening Ceremony. Harry Potter may not have flown in on his famous broom, but witty quips were flying
readSMSes for Monday 30 July 2012
30-07-2012
SMS Of The Day *NAMPOL and City Police what are you doing to educate the public on road safety? Pedestrians are walking anywhere. Roads are for cars! Pedestrians should yield to oncoming traffic and
readLongest-serving AME Church leader laid to rest
30-07-2012
THE longest-serving pastor of the 15th District African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Reverend Nicolas Charles Christians, was buried in Keetmanshoop’s Krönlein cemetery on Saturday. The funeral
readEmployment conditions for security guards remain precarious
30-07-2012
SECURITY guards are working excessive hours, while 30 percent are paid below the minimum wage agreed upon between unions and employers, a new study by the Labour Resource and Research Institute
readGirl, 9, dies in shack fire
30-07-2012
A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl burnt to death but her two-year-old sibling survived after a shack in Keetmanshoop’s Ileni informal settlement caught fire on Friday night. A neighbour told The Namibian that a
readNotable Quotes
30-07-2012
IT is harder as you get older as you have to eat wiser and train smarter. I bowed out when I was fourth in Athens. I was 37-years-old but I was not satisfied with fourth because I wanted to be in the
readTses residents want better council services
30-07-2012
FED up with poor service delivery and socio-economic development stagnation, Tses residents on Friday staged a protest march to show their displeasure with the council's village secretary, Ivan Vries.
readTragedy hits Namibian coast
30-07-2012
WHAT was supposed to be a routine daily fishing trip by 47-year-old Danie Kloppers turned into a nightmare on Thursday afternoon when a ski-boat with him and six employees on board capsized north of
read‘Sleeping’ Okahandja rapist jailed for seven years
30-07-2012
AN Okahandja resident who fell into a deep sleep at the scene where he had raped a woman in October 2008 was sent to prison for an effective seven years on Friday.Magistrate Sarel Jacobs sentenced
readRemembering Magdalena Stoffels
30-07-2012
ABOUT 50 friends, classmates and fellow students of the David Bezuidenhout School in Khomasdal this weekend held a memorial service on the second anniversary of the death of rape and murder victim
readPetrotek director resigns over ‘loan’
30-07-2012
A MEMBER of the board of directors of the fuel supply and prospecting company Petrotek has resigned over negative reporting about an alleged loan that he took from the company.Clive Kavendjii, who
readOmaheke Swapo finally concludes regional poll
30-07-2012
KEJAMUINA Mungendje is the newly elected Swapo Party Omaheke regional coordinator.The party’s regional conference was held in Gobabis over the weekend, where Mungendje clinched 30 votes against his
readMajiedt to wait longer for PG’s decision
30-07-2012
FORMER cement company employee Esmerelda Majiedt, who is accused of having committed corruption on a massive scale against her employer, will have to wait longer still to hear what the Prosecutor
readKeetmans cell death verdict postponed
30-07-2012
THE four people still facing charges in connection with the death of a Keetmanshoop resident who died in April 2007 after a night in Police detention will have to wait another month for the verdict in
readFive killed in shack fire
30-07-2012
FIVE people died in Windhoek on Saturday after their shack house burned down.An adult woman and her daughter and three sons were killed in the fire, the Namibian Police’s commander in the Khomas
readDouble murder suspect in court
30-07-2012
RUDOLF (Taati) Martin (31) from Oshitowa village, about 25 kilometres southwest of Oshakati, in the Oshana Region, who is accused of the murders of Frieda Shikongo (22) and Basilia Shikesho on July
readCaprivi renaming raises hackles
30-07-2012
PLANS to rename the Caprivi Region might reignite the simmering tribal conflict in the region, it is feared.If one local tribe is not happy with a renaming, such a move might have disastrous
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