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41 Articles found on Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Magistrate gets marching orders
04-07-2012
THE magistrate who stood at the centre of a courtroom battle between the Magistrates’ Commission and the Minister of Justice which was fought all the way up to the Supreme Court was finally dismissed
readDMH founder turns to charity
04-07-2012
THE Democratic Media Trust of Namibia, created with left-over millions from a slush fund of the former South African government to fight Swapo during the 1989 independence election, will now divest
readMudges sell to BEE group
04-07-2012
STIMULUS Investments, founded by businesswoman Monica Kalondo, has acquired a 50 per cent shareholding in Democratic Media Holdings (DMH).DMH’s long-serving executive chairperson, Chrisna Greeff, who
readTrade Minister bemoans lack of value addition
04-07-2012
TRADE and Industry Minister Hage Geingob says Namibia's mining sector is highly vulnerable to the world commodity price fluctuations because its minerals are mostly exported in raw form.Geingob was
readAssad regrets shooting down Turkish jet
04-07-2012
BEIRUT – Syrian President Bashar Assad said he regrets the shooting down of a Turkish jet by his forces, and that he will not allow tensions between the two neighbours to deteriorate into an “armed
readD Day for Namibian rugby
04-07-2012
NAMIBIA’S long march to a fifth successive Rugby World Cup starts today when they take on Senegal in Division B of the African Cup in Madagascar. The hosts Madagascar and Morocco will also be in
readTamara and Nafe tell it like it is
04-07-2012
Recently evicted Big Brother Stargame evictees, Tamara and Nafe, don’t hold anything back in their interview with The Namibian. As expected from newly evicted housemates, both are very upbeat about
readTripartite Free Trade Area to reduce trading costs
04-07-2012
WALVIS BAY – The costs involved in cross-border trading could be reduced if all programmes under the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) agreement are implemented.Mark Pearson, the programme director of
readAssert to gain influence
04-07-2012
BOSTON – The majority of leaders could benefit from improving their assertiveness – not the irritating, pushy kind but rather the positive skills that can help you lead change and, importantly, act
readHake industry concerned about Sandpiper
04-07-2012
THE Namibian Hake Association (NHA) is concerned about the negative impact the envisaged Sandpiper Phosphate Project south-west off Walvis Bay would have on the fishing industry.This is contrary to
readBarclays CEO jumps ship over rate scandal
04-07-2012
LONDON – Barclays Plc Chief Executive Bob Diamond quit yesterday under a barrage of fire from politicians, the highest-profile casualty of an interest rate-rigging scandal that spans more than a dozen
readZimbabwe gives banks a year to hand over stakes
04-07-2012
HARARE – Zimbabwe has given foreign-owned banks one year to hand over 51 per cent stakes to locals, according to a government notice, as President Robert Mugabe ramps up a drive to force all
readMonsoon floods kill 81 in India’s northeast
04-07-2012
GAUHATI – The worst monsoon floods in a decade to hit a remote northeastern Indian state have killed more than 80 people and forced around two million to leave their homes, officials said
readTom Hanks’s ‘Electric City’ to premiere on Yahoo
04-07-2012
Dim the lights – Yahoo will premiere Tom Hanks’s long-awaited, animated web series ‘Electric City’ on July 17, the company announced Monday.The Playtone- and Reliance Entertainment-created series,
readProtests force Chinese city to scrap copper plant
04-07-2012
BEIJING – A Chinese city announced yesterday it has scrapped plans for a copper plant after thousands of people protested the project’s possible public health risks. Shifang City in the southwestern
readMarket bombs kill 44 before Iraqi Shi’ite ritual
04-07-2012
DIWANIYA – A bomb in a small truck exploded in a market in the Iraqi city of Diwaniya yesterday, killing 40 people, and a bomb blast killed four more near the city of Kerbala, police and officials
readFrench arrest man suspected of financing al Qaeda
04-07-2012
PARIS – French authorities have arrested the administrator of an extremist French website who is suspected of playing a key role in financing and recruiting for al Qaeda and other terrorist groups
readAngola approves 9 parties out of 27 for elections
04-07-2012
LUANDA – Nine Angolan parties and coalitions will battle it out in upcoming parliamentary elections, the oil-rich nation’s third since independence in 1975, its top constitutional authority said late
readOmapulo kombinga yiimaliwa oomiliona 95 ina ga yamukulwa
04-07-2012
OONAKU yamukula omapulo kombinga yeinyengitho lyiimaliwa yoomiliona 95 oku za kOshikondo shIilonga nIiyenditho oku ya mokambo ka Trans Namib ina ya yamukula omapulo ngoka nawa. Amushanga gwopevi gwa
readAapangi aakuluntu yaali ya hulithila moMedi Park mOngwediva
04-07-2012
AAPANGI aakuluntu yaali, seesitela Taimi Ndinoshiho-Sheehama gwomOshima/Okakwa mOmbalantu mOmusati na seesitela Leena Shipunda-Shaningwa gwomOshakati mOshana, ashike omvalele yaOmundaungilo
readAaniilonga po LLD ya tuminwa komagumbo sho pwaana we iilonga yokupusha okawe
04-07-2012
AANIILONGA konyala 150 yehangano lya Lev Leviev Diamonds[LLD] oya tuminwa komagumbno konima sho omupepo gwawo nenge ofabulika yawo yeedhile molwaashoka kapena okawe hoka taya hongo noku ka
readErrki Endjala oye omukuluntu gwoSwapo mOmusati
04-07-2012
MOSHIGONGI shawo shoSwapo mOmusati, sha li ko Olyomakaya ga zi ko, iilyo yo Swapo moshitopolwa oya hogolola, Errki Endjala oye a ninge omukuluntu gwongundu ndjoka mOmusati, a pingenepo, Rebbeka
readBoois ina monika epuko metamaneko lyuulingilingi
04-07-2012
OHOFA ya Mengestrata poKaiti oya mangulula ngoloneya nale gwoshitopolwa sha Karas, Dawid Boois konima sho inaa yi mu mona ondjo yasha momalundilo kutya okwa longitha ombelewa ye yuugavena
readA pewa omagano gohauto yo 4 x4
04-07-2012
OMUKWANIILWA gwAakwangali, Sitentu Mpasi okwa zimine mohofa kutya okwa pelwe epandulo molupe lwosheenditho sho Land Cruiser hashi nana komagulu agehe omolwa evi ndyoka apele gavena gwoshitopolwa sha
readBattle of the Hitmen
04-07-2012
THE boxing fraternity in South Africa and Namibia will get to know the real ‘Hitman’ when Cassius Baloyi and Paulus Moses, who go by the same nickname, collide in Windhoek on July 28.Their upcoming
readSwiss trip is for team spirit – Kirsten
04-07-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s trip to Switzerland will hopefully help their players bond ahead of the showdown tour to England, according to coach Gary Kirsten.The squad left Johannesburg on Monday
readNo happy ending in Sharapova’s tale of two cities
04-07-2012
LONDON – There is a reason why no woman has won Wimbledon and French Open titles back-to-back for the last 10 years as Maria Sharapova discovered when she became the latest to have tried and failed on
readEgypt absent at Cup of Nations draw
04-07-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Record seven-time champions Egypt will be shock absentees when the final qualifying round draw for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa is made here tday.The Pharaohs, whose
readKaxuxwena, Johannes win Victory Races
04-07-2012
ROBERT Kaxuxwena and Helalia Johannes were victorious at the second leg of the Old Mutual Victory Races Series in Swakopmund on Saturday. The second leg took place in chilly weather in Swakopmund on
readBeauties thrash Challengers
04-07-2012
OKAHANDJA Beauties extended their lead at the top of the NFA Women Super League (WSL) with a 23-0 annihilation of bottom-of-the-log Challengers FC on Saturday.Beauties came into the match level on 31
readFrom The Twittersphere
04-07-2012
NAMIBIANS seemed to catch their collective breath yesterday after a sombre, violence-ridden Sunday and Monday. Tweeps hunkered down, kapana-d up, and set about the warp and woof, if not bark, of daily
readDisputes delay Swapo conferences
04-07-2012
PROBLEMS and alleged irregularities that have cropped up at some Swapo regional conferences have left the party with no alternative but to extend the deadline for the holding of the conferences by two
readSupreme Court hears treason trial appeal
04-07-2012
THE Supreme Court has reserved its judgement on the appeal by the ten men convicted and sentenced to heavy prison terms in the second Caprivi high treason trial nearly five years ago.The ten men, who
readSMSes for Wednesday 04 July 2012
04-07-2012
SMS Of The Day *HOW can the City of Windhoek blame population growth for their failure to deliver affordable land and municipal services? The city currently has only about 320 000 residents yet you
readChasing the dots ... Leadership, Respect and the Mind
04-07-2012
OVER 40 years of working in various environments has exposed me to multiple forms of thinking and leadership. I have seen the barrel of a gun lot, those who spend their period in power hiding behind a
readO&L-Kempinski marriage on the rocks?
04-07-2012
FOLLOWING the termination of the contracts of all six Kempinski managers at Ohlthaver & List’s Mokuti and Midgard lodges last week, questions are being asked about the future of the
readNo golden handshake for Haimbili, Funda
04-07-2012
TRANSNAMIB yesterday said that it will not offer any golden handshakes to dismissed chief executive officer Titus Haimbili and former company chief operations officer Charles Funda.The railway
readN$6m to upgrade Omuthiya hospital
04-07-2012
GOVERNMENT must fork out a hefty N$6 million to upgrade the Omuthiya district hospital, which has yet to open its doors to the public.Health Minister Richard Kamwi said the hospital, built by a
readHardap governor owes council thousands
04-07-2012
HARDAP governor Katrina Hanse-Himarwa owes the Mariental municipality N$16 000, The Namibian has established. The last payment Hanse-Himarwa made to the municipality was in April. Following her last
readChanges to restore confidence in ECN
04-07-2012
RADICAL changes will be made to Namibia’s electoral process to eliminate the public’s distrust and scepticism about the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). At the same time the review and reform
readNotable Quotes
04-07-2012
JUSTICE has been done. I’ve never used my office or position for own gratification. The court of law has proven that. – Regional Councillor for the Berseba Constituency, Dawid Boois said after he was
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