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49 Articles found on Monday, 9 July 2012
Second fuel breather
09-07-2012
MOTORISTS will get their second fuel price breather in two months on Wednesday when the petrol price drops by 75 cents a litre and the diesel price by 50 cents a litre.The new price adjustments will
readCapture begins
09-07-2012
The capturing of 146 animals to be donated to Cuba has started at the Waterberg Plateau Park. A helicopter is used to spot the ani- mals and a veterinarian then darts them. Once an animal is down, it
readKaras and Caprivi elect Swapo leaders
09-07-2012
THE former Karas Swapo Party treasurer, Mathew Mumbala, has been elected as the region’s party chief.Mumbala won a decisive victory on Saturday at the party’s regional elective conference over his
readLawyer faces fraud charge
09-07-2012
THE Law Society of Namibia has recommended that Windhoek lawyer Thersius Biermann be stopped from practising law in Namibia.Biermann will soon be heard by the independent statutory Disciplinary
readNam an investment favourite in region
09-07-2012
NAMIBIA has lured just over US$4 billion, or about N$33 billion at Friday’s exchange rate, of foreign direct investment (FDI) over the past six years, the latest investment report by the United
readSouthern Russia reels from floods as toll climbs to 150
09-07-2012
KRYMSK – Russia yesterday scrambled to deal with the aftermath of devastating flash floods that killed at least 150 people and swept away homes in the southern Krasnodar region’s worst natural
readFalcons go to the top
09-07-2012
DEFENDING champions Neo Paints Reho Falcon surged to the top of the Rugby Premier League log after a hard-fought 29-25 victory against former log leaders United in Rehoboth on Saturday. United still
readMursi orders probe of protester deaths
09-07-2012
CAIRO – Egypt’s new president has ordered a fresh investigation into the killing of anti-government protesters over the past 16 months, starting with the uprising that unseated longtime ruler Hosni
readRecord number of Africans get AIDS drugs
09-07-2012
PARIS – A record number of Africans now have access to drugs to control the HIV virus, but the continent must work harder to strengthen the lifeline, the head of Unaids says.At the end of last year,
readLibyans celebrate free vote despite violence
09-07-2012
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI – Libyans are celebrating their first free national election in 60 years after defying violence to turn out for a poll widely seen as drawing a line under Muammar Gaddafi’s
readRate rigging probe escalates in UK and Germany
09-07-2012
LONDON/FRANKFURT – A global investigation into manipulation of interbank lending rates widened on Friday with Britain’s fraud squad taking up the case and news emerging that Germany’s markets
readFuture unclear for Barclays investment bank arm
09-07-2012
LONDON – Barclays investment banking boss Rich Ricci was in tears when he addressed his traders after the sudden exit of CEO Bob Diamond this week, as a rate-rigging scandal puts the future of his
readIMF chief warns over slowing global growth
09-07-2012
TOKYO – International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde Friday warned the global economy was slowing and said the situation could get worse because Europe was not doing enough to fix its debt
readDBN highlights sustainability in financing practices
09-07-2012
IN the wake of President Pohamba’s address to the Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development and Namibia’s bid to host the Green Climate Fund Secretariat, Namibia is being scrutinised by
readWithout oil revenue, South Sudan’s fledgling economy in trouble
09-07-2012
JUBA – South Sudan’s decision to halt oil production in a bitter row with old enemies Khartoum has left the fledgling nation’s economy at risk of collapse, as it prepares to mark its first year of
readSteps to helpful feedback
09-07-2012
Do you dread annual performance appraisals? Praying for a re-org to relieve you of that slacker isn’t the answer – frequent feedback is, says Harvard Business Review.Feedback is problematic. Managers
readAfrican Briefs
09-07-2012
Calls for probe into Mali OUAGADOUGOU – Six West African leaders called on Saturday for the International Criminal Court to investigate “war crimes” in northern Mali, in a statement issued at the end
readWorld Briefs
09-07-2012
Heat wave kills 30 in US PHILADELPHIA – Americans dipped into the water, went to the movies and rode the subway just to be in air conditioning on Saturday for relief from unrelenting heat that has
readTaliban publicly executes woman in front of a crowd near Kabul
09-07-2012
KABUL – A man Afghan officials say is a member of the Taliban shot dead a woman accused of adultery in front of a crowd near Kabul, a video obtained by Reuters showed, a sign that the austere Islamist
readDonors offer $16 bn Afghan aid at Tokyo conference
09-07-2012
TOKYO – Major donors pledged yesterday to give Afghanistan $16 billion (about N$132 billion) in development aid through to 2015 as they seek to prevent it from sliding back into chaos when foreign
readMVAF a hupitha oshindji mo ku longitha ye pangelo
09-07-2012
OSHIKETHA shoka hashi kwathele aantu mboka ya mona iiponga yiihauto osha shonopeke omwaalu gwiimaliwa mbyoka hashi futu iipangelo okuza poodola oomiliona 21 oku ya poomiliona ne komwedhi sho sha
readEnyenkelo moshinima shelundululo lyevi
09-07-2012
OSHILI, omuperesidende Hifikepunye Pohamba okwi imonena oshitopolwa shevi muuninginino woshitopolwa shaKavango, pakwatho lyOmukwaniilwa Sitentu Mpasi? Uuyelele mbuka tawu halutha owa etwa puuyelele
readOsasiona yeshina lyokolutenda ya egululwa ku Presidende
09-07-2012
OLUTENDA lweshina lyokolutenda ndoka lwa tamekele okutungwa momumvo 2002 okuza kOshomeya okuya kOndangwa nokuza mOndangwa okuya kOshikango osho lwa thiki nee kOshikango hoka, hoka wo kwa tungwa
readUukwamuhoko ota wu yonopo uukumwe
09-07-2012
OMINISTA Yopevi yuunamapya oya londodha kutya etopoko paludhi nuukwamuhoko noshowo omayooloko gopapolitika otali teyapo uukumwe nokushunitha monima eyokomeho ngaashi ndyoka lyeetwapo moNamibia lya
readOkambo kombaanga ka mwenekwa mefekelo lyekengelelo po RFA
09-07-2012
OSHIPOTHA moka omutamaneki ndjayi a indile opo omayalulo gaali gombaanga geedhilwe manga okathimbo mokulongitha omautho goveta yokukeelela iilonga yomiyonena dha longekidhwa osha eta puuyelele
readGerman Students beat Gladiators 1-0
09-07-2012
Germany’s national women’s student soccer team beat Namibia’s Brave Gladiators 1-0 in Swakopmund yesterday to complete a 2-0 series victory against Namibia. Playing at the SFC Stadium in Swakopmund
readSix teams chase four playoff spots
09-07-2012
SYDNEY – Western Stormers clinched the South African conference to join the Waikato Chiefs in the Super Rugby finals, with six other teams vying for the remaining four playoff spots after the
readFederer seals seventh Wimbledon title
09-07-2012
LONDON – Roger Federer outgunned Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 yesterday to win a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title and 17th grand slam crown.The Swiss third seed recovered from a sluggish start
readCoca-Cola sponsors Namibian Paralympics team
09-07-2012
COCA-COLA Namibia Bottling Company, through its product Powerade, on Friday announced a sponsorship of about N$60 000 to the Namibian Paralympic team that will compete at the London Paralympic Games
readTjipe Herunga fourth in Madrid
09-07-2012
TJIPEKAPORA Herunga made a promising debut on the international athletics stage when she came fourth at the IAAF World Challenge 30th Meeting de Atletismo Madrid on Saturday evening. During a packed
readIvory Coast face Senegal in Nations Cup qualifier
09-07-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Ivory Coast were paired with Senegal in the highlight of the final qualifying round draw for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa made here Thursday.The Ivorian Elephants
readSerena fights off Radwanska to win fifth Wimbledon crown
09-07-2012
LONDON – American Serena Williams powered her way to a fifth Wimbledon singles title with an explosive start and a cool finish after a mid-match meltdown to beat Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 5-7
readMadagascar beat Namibia 57-54
09-07-2012
MADAGASCAR beat Namibia 57-54 after extra time to win the Africa Rugby Cup Division 1B tournament in Madagascar yesterday afternoon. In a thrilling match that went into extra time with the teams level
readWhy aspire to be poor? – UN representative
09-07-2012
ONE the biggest challenges for Namibia is to make its available financial and other resources work for its people instead of bemoaning its middle-income status that makes international support more
readUeitele takes up High Court post
09-07-2012
AFTER two stints as an acting judge of the High Court, former Electoral Commissioner Shafimana Ueitele has received a permanent appointment as a member of Namibia’s judiciary.President Hifikepunye
readFrom The Twittersphere
09-07-2012
A SMARTIE box of weekend views from Namibian tweeps: from lobola to gravel roads, to mothers to Mugabe, efundjas to Natis, and a whole lot inbetween! @JasonD1308: I want to see the President of
readTsumeb smelter report in firing line
09-07-2012
THE first cracks in the report on the investigation into alleged human and environmental poisoning caused by the Tsumeb smelter started surfacing with a decision that the water supply to the Ondundu
readSMSes for Monday 09 July 2012
09-07-2012
SMS Of The Day *I TOTALLY agree with Deputy Minister Peter Iilonga on tribalism. My question is how can we eradicate tribalism if even the government endorses tribal leaders? What is the purpose of
readPlane crash near Swakopmund
09-07-2012
A CESSNA 210 six-seater of Scenic Air, carrying four German nationals and the pilot, crash-landed about 12 kilometres east of Swakopmund on the northern side of the B2 highway on Friday.The passengers
readNPC mandate to be strengthened
09-07-2012
THE National Planning Commission Act of 1994 is to be repealed to make way for a more streamlined legislative framework.The director general of the NPC, Peter Katjavivi, said in Parliament last week
readNamdeb workers wait for wage increases
09-07-2012
SOME progress has been made on salary negotiations between Namdeb and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) where an amicable solution might be found this month. This came after Namdeb employees at
readMechanic arrested in car syndicate
09-07-2012
A MECHANIC from Windhoek is behind bars for his alleged involvement in a car theft syndicate.By the end of last week, the Police had impounded 20 cars suspected to be part of the operation. According
readLawyers warned about signature on document
09-07-2012
A RATHER technical transgression of a rule of the High Court and a section of the Legal Practitioners Act has left two Windhoek-based lawyers with a warning from the Disciplinary Committee for Legal
readKarasburg double murder trial to continue in May
09-07-2012
THE High Court trial of a young resident of the Karasburg area who is accused of having murdered two people in a stabbing incident in early 2009 is due to continue only in May next year.The trial of
readElderly couple assaulted in farm robbery
09-07-2012
THE wife of elderly farmer Daniel Mori was left seriously injured by two unidentified men who assaulted and robbed them at their farm Groendoring in the Klein Karas district on Saturday. Police Chief
readNamibia Film Week Begins
09-07-2012
Making films can be a bit of a mission. This understatement holds doubly true if you happen to be a filmmaker in a fledgling industry like Namibia’s, trying to tell cinematic stories that are up to
readDjembe drumming at Zenso Lounge this Wednesday
09-07-2012
‘The natives are restless’, a drumming initiative organised by Ongoma, takes place this Wednesday, July 11 from 18h30 to 20h00, at Zenso Lounge in Windhoek, and again this, Friday, July 13 from 17h30
readCuban game capture starts
09-07-2012
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has started capturing the 146 animals worth N$7,5 million which are a donation to the government of Cuba. So far kudu, gemsbok, eland, buffalo, springbok, roan
readNotable Quotes
09-07-2012
HIGH levels of multiple and concurrent partnerships with inconsistent condom use, inter-generational sex, and transactional sex are likely at the centre of this epidemic in Namibia. – A report by the
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