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74 Articles found on Friday, 1 June 2012
43 years in jail for Keetmans killing
01-06-2012
BRUTAL, deliberate and mercilessly executed.That is the nature of the crimes of which Keetmanshoop resident Elton Christiaan was convicted, Judge Alfred Siboleka remarked in the High Court in Windhoek
readGiddy-up
01-06-2012
Some of the ten Danish nationals with physical disabilities who are hiking through Namibia on their way to the Victoria Falls in Zambia. They were in Swakopmund yesterday where they braved some of the
readSouthern villages disappointed in Ekandjo
01-06-2012
THE village councils of the Hardap and Karas regions have accused the Minister of Regional and Local Government of being insensitive and disrespectful to the plight of the poor.The accusation was made
readPolice order church to unchain
01-06-2012
SAUYEMWA - The Namibian Police yesterday ordered the pastor of the Apostolic Faith Church at Sauyemwa informal settlement in Rundu to unchain mentally challenged patients being ‘treated’ at the
readTrustco blasts Home Affairs
01-06-2012
“IT shouldn’t be called Home Affairs. It should be called Problem Affairs.” Trustco Group Holdings managing director Quinton van Rooyen yesterday didn’t mince his words when it came to the Ministry
readSomalia conference opens with appeal for aid drive
01-06-2012
ISTANBUL – Somalia needs a global reconstruction effort to back up ongoing stabilisation efforts and stop the Horn of Africa’s 20-year descent into chaos, leaders said yesterday at the start of a
readEagles wary of Warriors threat
01-06-2012
WHILE they may not be openly quaking in their boots, Nigeria’s Super Eagles feel that the Brave Warriors pose enough of a threat that they could derail their World Cup ambitions.The two sides clash in
readSABMiller faces long haul to turn around Foster’s
01-06-2012
LONDON – World No.2 brewer SABMiller is set for a tough battle to turnaround its Australian Foster’s acquisition as its beer volumes sink and it loses key import contracts which will stretch
readZambia picks Barclays, Deutsche for debut Eurobond
01-06-2012
LONDON – Zambia, Africa’s biggest copper producer and one of its most promising frontier markets, has selected Barclays and Deutsche Bank as book runners for a debut US$500 million Eurobond, a
readBeware of strange bedfellows, says Trustco
01-06-2012
“IF you get into bed with the wrong partner, you usually end up in trouble.” Nineteen months after signing with Econet Wireless in Zimbabwe, this is how Trustco Group Holdings managing director
readWorld Bank urges Africa to manage gas wealth effectively
01-06-2012
DAR ES SALAAM – East African countries that have made major gas discoveries need to set up institutional frameworks to manage their new-found wealth effectively and use it to diversify their
readTelecom’s new Speedlink a ‘game changer’
01-06-2012
TELECOM Namibia yesterday launched its Speedlink, a spin-off of the West Africa Cable System (WACS), with pomp and ceremony in Windhoek.Speedlink will be a “game changer” on the internet service
readGet bossy as a new manager
01-06-2012
New leaders who may be perceived as having low status get better ratings and results from their teams when they take charge and set the course rather than immediately adopting a collaborative style,
readUnleash creativity in the workplace
01-06-2012
THE Namibia Business Innovation Centre (NBIC) will be hosting a ‘Create for Future’ workshop in June 8 and 9, helping individuals to realise their strengths and take charge of their own future.A
readNew development adds spark to city life
01-06-2012
MOST of the apartments in Ohlthaver & List’s (O&L) new development, 77 Independence located on Independence Avenue, the main street of Windhoek have already been sold.The apartments, which vary from
readAU to take Mali to UN Security Council
01-06-2012
PARIS – The African Union plans to refer the situation in Mali to the United Nations Security Council so that it can create a framework for tackling the worsening crisis there, a diplomatic source
readParents in court over fire deaths of six children
01-06-2012
DERBY – The parents of six children killed in a fire at their home appeared in court yesterday charged with their murders.Mick Philpott, 55, and his wife Mairead, 31, appeared flanked by several
readRwandan ex-minister jailed for life over genocide
01-06-2012
DAR ES SALAAM – The United Nations war crimes tribunal for Rwanda sentenced former minister Callixte Nzabonimana to life in prison yesterday after he was found guilty of playing a key role in his
readRebel chief urges Annan to declare peace plan over
01-06-2012
BEIRUT – Syria’s main rebel commander urged Kofi Annan yesterday to announce that his peace plan had failed to free insurgents from any commitment to a ceasefire deal, which the United States said may
readFlying Has Changed
01-06-2012
DEAR Mr Vaatz, in the letter (published by The Namibian on 24 May 2012) you appear to have a good business acumen. However, I can’t understand how you would fail to notice the obvious change in
readWhat’s There To Debate?
01-06-2012
FOR the past few weeks, I have read and concluded how certain individuals who are not Christians and do not believe in God, have been trying to convince us that religion is superstitious, God does not
readChanging Courses Is Necessary
01-06-2012
ALLOW me space in your highly-esteemed newspaper to express my views on the issue of the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) programme that is operating under the Ministry of Education.
readThe President Must Be Told
01-06-2012
OUR president reshuffled 11 permanent secretaries. The question is why he did it. If these people were not a ‘success’ in their previous ministries and had to go, he should have retired them; it would
readPresident Must Earn Respect
01-06-2012
EVERY morning when I get The Namibian, I first scan the headlines then I go to the SMS page, which I enjoy very much. It is amazing just how many SMSes are critical of the Government’s services
readPunish Weapon Sellers Too
01-06-2012
THE verdict against Charles Taylor (former President of Liberia) is a milestone because it makes it clear that violations of human rights can bring about serious punishment for the offender - even if
readSolving Maternal Deaths
01-06-2012
PLEASE allow me space in your highly respected newspaper to express my views and inform the nation that the spectrum of cardiovascular [heart] diseases in pregnancy has increased, among others, due to
readEpembe The Most Underdeveloped
01-06-2012
ALLOW me a space in your newspaper to express my long kept disappointment regarding the Epembe constituency in Ohangwena region.This constituency is abandoned because there is no development taking
readAn Ideological Prison
01-06-2012
WE HOPE that Armas Shikongo is sitting down when he reads this. We actually fully agree with him that Marxism is not a sacred ideology (‘Is Marxism a sacred ideology?’ The Namibian, 24 May). This
readCut Teacher Holidays
01-06-2012
THE Education system in our country has been described by many as a failing one and several attempts have been made to revamp its success but to little avail (one may argue). One of the vital elements
readA Prayer For The Youth
01-06-2012
HOLY God, for the sake of a peaceful Namibia’s future, deliver us patriotic Namibians from the Supreme Court verdict on the 2009 election challenge safely before mid-June 2012.O Lord if it is your
readA Peripheral ‘Nuisance’?
01-06-2012
I AM always taken aback reading and hearing about shacks being demolished every now and then. This cruel phenomenon is, of course, not confined to Windhoek, but due to propinquity I am saddened more
readKamwi a popi naapangi
01-06-2012
MINISTA yUukalinawa okwa ti aapangi ota ya vulu oku longa nawa meyakulo lyaakiintu naanona noku keelela omaso mokati kaamboka uuna ya longeka, yeshi iilonga yawo ,no ha ye yi longo neitulemop.Richard
readRDP a ninga oonkundathana na Gavena ya Hangwena
01-06-2012
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi sho RDP pOhalushu mOukwanyama mOhangwena, amushanga gwo RDP moshitopolwa shoka, Timotheus Shikongo, okwa ti omolu onkalo yopolotika, yomahupilo noyekwatathano kayi li
readEinyengitho lyoohamushanga halyo eyamukulo miilonga
01-06-2012
AATALINAWA papolitika, oshigwana noshowo oongundu dhompilameno oya ti einyengitho lyoohamushanga miikondo yepangelo oyo onkambadhala itaa yi keeta iiyimati iiwanawa Ongundu yo All People’s Party oya
readTu kaleni nombili noku kwathathana
01-06-2012
PETHIMBO ta popitha aanangeshefa yakwawo moshiithanene shosumina yokutungitha osenda yaakwashigwana mboka ye li moluhepo no ta ya mono iihuna mOndangwa, sha ningilwe pOndangwa mOshana omathimbo ga zi
readA pumbwa oku talwa ngele oku li nawa momutse gwe
01-06-2012
OMUPOLISI nale ngoka ta tamanekelwa edhipago lyomukadhona gwe sho e mu yaha nondjembo yo AK-47 ota ka konakonwa kaahungimwenyo naatseyi yonkalo yomadhiladhilo.Ohofa yopombanda yomOshakati oya gandja
readSMS mOshiwambo
01-06-2012
*Leonard Hinyengwile ota kongo omumati gumwe hazi kEtilyasa kOngandjera, ngoka eendele pamwe naye oku za moVenduka noku mu helula pOmwandi gwaKamanya momasiku 24 May 2012. Okwa dhimbwamo omakende ge
readKamwi iindile engungumano moshikondo shuundjolowele K
01-06-2012
ONYALA aakiintu 80 oya silile miipangelo yaholomende omumvo 2010, omanga 62 oya manene oondjenda dhawo miipangelo oyo tuu mbyoka pethimbo yali taya vala aanona 2011.Omiyalu ndhoka inadhi kwatelamo
readRugby League finely balanced
01-06-2012
THE Namibian MTC Rugby Premier League resumes tomorrow with several interesting encounters in Windhoek and Rehoboth.At the moment, four teams are within a point of each other at the top of the log,
readHarry Simon losing credibility: Goldberg
01-06-2012
HARRY Simon is losing credibility by repeatedly backing out of fight deals, says World Boxing Federation President Howard Goldberg.Goldberg told The Namibian Sport on Wednesday that Simon at 38 was
readSport Fixtures
01-06-2012
Friday, June 1 Super 15 Crusaders v Highlanders 08h35 Rebels v Brumbies 10h40 Saturday, June 2 Namibia Rugby League Wanderers v Mariental
readHeat, Spurs take series leads
01-06-2012
THE Heat came back from a second quarter 15 point deficit to take the game into overtime on Wednesday. Rajon Rondo started strong for the Celtics hitting jump shots from the top of the key and driving
readPlayers take more of English Premier League’s wealth
01-06-2012
LONDON – Revenues for England’s Premier League soccer clubs hit a record high in 2010/11, but the players are taking an ever greater share of those riches, the annual Deloitte review of football
readPietersen retires from limited-overs cricket
01-06-2012
LONDON – England star Kevin Pietersen retired from all forms of international limited-overs cricket yesterday, a decision which took the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) by surprise.Pietersen,
readWomen’s Super League hots up
01-06-2012
LOG leaders JS Academy will face Challengers on Sunday while second-placed Okahandja Beauties and Poly Babes clash tomorrow as the NFA Women’s Super League continues this weekend.JS Academy, who lead
readCrunch derbies in Super Rugby playoff scramble
01-06-2012
SYDNEY – The Western Stormers and Northern Bulls vie for South African Conference supremacy in this weekend’s Super 15 matches while New Zealand contenders Canterbury Crusaders and Otago Highlanders
readSMSes for Friday 01 June 2012
01-06-2012
SMS Of The Day *I DON’T think we are patriotic in Namibia, we're rather tribalistic. And I know that the most tribalistic of us will condemn my statement. It is a disease that eventually ends in
readWhose pension is it anyway?
01-06-2012
People who have become members of the Rössing Pension Fund after the company took a pension contribution holiday in 1992, are in fact not members of the fund, and should thus not benefit from it in
readVaalgras chief running out of options
01-06-2012
A GROUP of the Vaalgras community has decided to go ahead with a planned meeting despite tribal chief Joel Stephanus’s insistence on calling it off. The chief has called in the help of government
readTeko trio get trial date in April 2013
01-06-2012
THE High Court trial of the three people accused of having defrauded the Ministry of Finance of millions of dollars with the supply of Chinese-made X-ray scanning equipment to Namibia’s customs
readTeenager making a living from dumpsite wants to go back to school
01-06-2012
EIGHTEEN-year-old orphan Lo-Ammi Goreses makes a living from the Kupferberg dumpsite. While her peers make their way to school early in the morning Goreses would start her daily walk from Okuryangava
readSwapo youth want locals to own banks
01-06-2012
LOCAL ownership of banks, free education, compulsory scholarships for students studying to become doctors, and a tax-free housing allowance for first-time job entrants during the first ten years are
readRules might not stop Swapo campaign
01-06-2012
SWAPO must get a grip on the election campaign for its position of vice president and see to it that it does not turn into mudslinging, as this might be destructive for Government to execute its main
readResettled farmers can turn commercial
01-06-2012
THE Ministry of Lands and Resettlement plans to cease its resettlement programme by 2020 and will in the meantime strive to reach its target of acquiring 15 million hectares of freehold land for
readOutjo town treasurer to face 114 charges
01-06-2012
FORMER Outjo town treasurer Dawid Koen was informed this week that he will have to stand trial in the High Court on a total of 114 charges.The Prosecutor General has decided to indict Koen (52) on 112
readNurses’ home killer jailed for 32 years
01-06-2012
FORMER mining company employee David Shiimi Kaapanda left the High Court in Windhoek carrying the heavy weight of a 32-year prison term yesterday.Kaapanda (33) was sentenced to 32 years’ imprisonment
readIthana warns against teenage pregnancies
01-06-2012
THE Swapo Secretary General, Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana, has sketched a bleak future for the country’s youth if the high number of teenage pregnancies is not addressed urgently.She said the high
readHorror crash claims five lives on Windhoek’s Western Bypass
01-06-2012
FIVE people, among them a baby, died yesterday morning when the minibus in which they were travelling overturned after a tyre burst. The 14-seat Quantum minibus overturned on the Western Bypass north
readHenties opts for fewer increases
01-06-2012
ALTHOUGH Henties Bay’s budget for the new financial year provides for tariff increases, they will be somewhat lower than those introduced last year.Water will go up by ten per cent (15 per cent last
readHandicapped people take on 1 500km to Vic Falls
01-06-2012
TEN Danish nationals with physical disabilities started a 24-day adventure in Swakopmund yesterday where they would have to brave some of the toughest conditions as they make their way to the Victoria
readFarm murder reward now N$65 000
01-06-2012
CLOSE to six years after an Outjo area farmer was bludgeoned to death, the Police have launched a renewed appeal for information about his murder.Detective Chief Inspector Deon Marais of the
readCheetah hunter sentenced
01-06-2012
A COMMERCIAL farmer from the Omaruru district has been fined N$7 000 for illegally shooting a cheetah and forging a hunting permit. He was arrested in October 2010, and was sentenced in the Omaruru
readGambling and Hoping to Win
01-06-2012
OLD habits die hard, or so the adage goes. That is particularly true about the bad habit of taking shortcuts. Sadly, most of our leaders have got so used to taking them that every decision is based on
readGovernment is Living in a Bubble
01-06-2012
IN what is arguably one of his major works, Le Sens Pratique (1980), Pierre Bourdieu, the eminent French sociologist and former professor of sociology at La Sorbonne warns the social scientist against
readFrontlining on Twitter
01-06-2012
SAFETY, security, seals and the health of the nation. Namibian tweeps on the life of professionals, wildlife, and life in the funny lane ... @Twempewa: Cde President, will you please make sure that
readStarting a Revolution
01-06-2012
ONE of the resolutions of a Swapo Youth League meeting in the Oshana Region recently was that they must revolutionise their party.Now, if the youth continue to make these mindless statements who will
readFor The Love of Venus.
01-06-2012
JONATHAN Cainer is a douche bag.That’s right. I said it. After more than a decade of unconditionally loving this bald man with the pretty eyes, I, The Urban Single Mom am now ready to walk up to him,
readCapitalising on The Spear saga
01-06-2012
Iam struggling to register a business here in South Africa because of the name that I want to use.I want to launch a male underwear range, under the name SPEAR UNDERWEAR. I was planning to use
readThe Neo-liberal Scramble for Africa
01-06-2012
MARK Dawe (President of the Chamber of Mines) was quoted in The Namibian newspaper last week stating that Government’s blanket issuing of ownership of most minerals and metals to the state-owned
readIs Ours A Government Of The Few For The Few?
01-06-2012
FOR a former classmate of mine, it feels like the world has turned against her.Unemployed, a single parent, she faces taxi price hikes, electricity increases soon and the City of Windhoek has
readPolitical Perspective
01-06-2012
A RIGHT royal mess we’re in. Seriously. Is there any Government institution in our country, right now, that can be said to be working in the optimal sense of being well managed by officials who are on
readNotable Quotes
01-06-2012
AS it is currently, all permanent secretary appointments are political. It does not necessarily mean they are the most efficient civil servant managers for the job. And we need to move away from that.
readBig Brother’s Sizzling Hot Namibian Girls
01-06-2012
MAGINE the Downville house without Junia and Jesica. Yes, dull! Whether you like them or not, they have Namibians glued to their TV screens as they compete for the Big Brother prize money.Junia shared
readThere’s No Middle Way With Lady May!
01-06-2012
LADY May should be declared a national treasure when she returns to Namibia! And I expect MTC’s Tim Ekandjo and the NBC’s Albertus Aochamub to spearhead (please note, nothing to do with the Zuma
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