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60 Articles found on Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Fuel prices drop tomorrow
12-06-2012
CONSUMERS get their first fuel price breather for the year tomorrow when the petrol price drops by 27 cents a litre and the diesel price decreases by 12 cents a litre.Announcing the decrease
readEast wind lashes coast
12-06-2012
Yesterday at the coast was not ‘blue’, but brown and windy, thanks to a strong east wind that started blowing early in the morning. People at Henties Bay, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay had a breather for
readNo money for road repairs
12-06-2012
THE Roads Authority (RA) has halted all repairs to flood-damaged roads due to a lack of money.This revelation comes in the wake of several contractors claiming that they have not been paid for work
readNapwu leadership race begins
12-06-2012
CRACKS are beginning to appear in the leadership of the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) as its planned August congress draws closer.The general secretary of the union, Petrus Nevonga, has come in
readNo money for luxury holidays
12-06-2012
FINANCIAL troubles eating deeper into the pockets of European and American consumers have hit local up-market tourist operators hard.The first Tourism Index, compiled by FNB Namibia and the Federation
readPolice collect bodies in strife-torn Myanmar town
12-06-2012
SITTWE – With fearful residents cowering indoors, security forces patrolling a tense town in western Myanmar collected bodies yesterday from the debris of homes burned down over the weekend in some of
readI told you so: Rukoro
12-06-2012
NFA Secretary General Barry Rukoro says there is nothing surprising about the Brave Warriors’ recent improved performances.Rukoro says he has long forecast a turn in fortune for the previous whipping
readBoergoat production sale hit record levels
12-06-2012
THEIR fifth production sale has recorded new records but the organisers of the recent boergoat sale have already vowed for “a bigger and better one next year”.The auction of Johannes Slava Motinga,
readMeatco in N$100 million turnaround
12-06-2012
MEATCO has managed to turn its loss of N$89,7 million in its 2010-11 financial year into a profit of N$10,5 million in 2011-12.The corporation succeeded in the turnaround despite the year ended
readAgricultural diary
12-06-2012
• Auctions June 14: Hochfeld joint winter production sale at Agra/Bank Windhoek ring at 17h00. Brahman, Simmentaler and Braunvieh cattle. June 18: Francois van Rensburg Van Rooy Stud auction at
readKaras and Hardap cooperatives doing well
12-06-2012
KEETMANSHOOP – The involvement of women and young people in starting and running cooperatives in the Karas and Hardap regions is “overwhelming”.The registrar of cooperatives, Loide Jason, said
readShow your audience your passion
12-06-2012
Charisma might seem to be innate, but to a large extent it is a learnable set of skills that can help a speaker communicate a clear, visionary message that captivates an audience, says Harvard
readGoogle goes softly-softly on European antitrust
12-06-2012
BRUSSELS – Google is searching for the answer to a four-billion-dollar question: Can a new, gentler approach from a US tech giant persuade the European Union to be more lenient in competition
readNamsov in JV with new comers
12-06-2012
TRACHURUS Fishing on Friday announced its new “strategic business direction” as well as its new corporate identity, which will be visible on its vessels.Trachurus is a joint venture between various
readSandpiper justifies marine phosphate mining along the coast
12-06-2012
NOT only is marine phosphate a commodity like fish, but it’s so harmless that one can eat it, according to Barnabas Uugwanga of Namibia Marine Phosphate (NMP), the Namibian-Australian venture
readWorthy Cassava transformed into lucrative cash crop
12-06-2012
JOHANNESBURG – The seeds of prosperity for some rural Africans may lie in a crop that has sustained them with calories for centuries but has generated virtually no wealth for their poor
read‘We had a normal childhood’ – Michael Jackson’s daughter
12-06-2012
Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris was “really confused” by having to wear a veil or a mask when she was a young girl in public with the late pop star, but says she now understands why her father
readGaga’s new smash hit
12-06-2012
Chart-topping popstar Lady Gaga got acquainted with a smash hit of a different kind this weekend.The ‘Born This Way’ singer was in the midst of performing her hit ‘Judas’ at a show in New Zealand went
read‘Madagascar 3’ cruises to box office win
12-06-2012
The third animated ‘Madagascar’ film stampeded past sci-fi thriller ‘Prometheus’ to top US and Canadian box office charts with nearly US$60,4 million in ticket sales over the weekend.‘Madagascar 3:
readUK prime minister leaves daughter in pub
12-06-2012
LONDON – It’s every parent’s nightmare – get home and realise a child is missing.British Prime Minister David Cameron’s office confirmed yesterday that he accidentally left his eight-year-old daughter
readCele will leave if Zuma asks him to
12-06-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Suspended South African police commissioner Bheki Cele will leave his position if President Jacob Zuma asks him to, his spokesman Vuyo Mkhize said yesterday.However, if Zuma used the
readMubarak in ‘critical but stable’ condition: ministry source
12-06-2012
CAIRO – Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak remains in “critical but stable” condition in prison, an interior ministry source told AFP, as officials weigh transferring him to a Cairo hospital.The
readPrimary school condom plan shock
12-06-2012
A recently released survey shows that 18 pupils in Grade 3 fell pregnant in KZN between 2008 and 2009.Education experts in KwaZulu-Natal have expressed concern at the distribution of condoms in
readBiggest chemical arsenal in Syria
12-06-2012
JERUSALEM – Syria has the “biggest chemical weapons arsenal in the world,” which it could use to threaten the Jewish state, Israel’s deputy chief of the general staff has warned.“Syria has built up
readSyrian fires hamper smuggling of refugees
12-06-2012
YAYLADAGI – Syrian rebels are having to find new and more difficult routes to smuggle refugees and wounded civilians and fighters into Turkey after Syrian government forces began torching wooded areas
readRoads Authority a hulithapo okondalaka
12-06-2012
AANIILONGA konyala yeli 97 otashi vulika ya kanithe iilonga yawo konima sho ehangano lyoondjila [Roads Authority] ly anyengwa oku futa ombapila yomafutilo yoodola oomiliona 14 kehangano ndyoka lya
readSMS mOshiwambo
12-06-2012
*Akutu shili,kaanona longwa yethimbo ndika,koongodhi dhawo kooscreen omafano ashike goohonda geliko,momagumbo gahiilwa ,kekuma kuta lako okwa layiminwa ashike omafano gohonda yaashiwike kaakuluntu yo
readOpolisi ya kuthapo aanona yomekondjo poombelewa
12-06-2012
AANONA mboka ta yi iliku ya valelwa mekondjelomanguluko oya li ya ende oku ya koombelewa oonene dhoshikondo shOonakulwa aakulu metitano oshiwike shayi. Pethimbo lyolweendo lwawo aanona mbaka ya li ye
readKapolo a ninga omukuluntu gwoSwapo mOshana
12-06-2012
MOSHIGONGI shawo shoSwapo yomOshana, oya hogolola omusamane Erastus Kapolo oye a ninge omupongololi gwongundu yoSwapo moshitopolwa sha Shana, okuza sho a kala a kelela pehala ndika okuza mu Juni
readAagameni yomaliko ota ya ka gwedhelwa
12-06-2012
ONDJAMBI yopetameko yaaniilonga yokugamena omahala nomaliko galwe otayi ka gwedhelwa okuza poodola ndatu noosenda omilongo hetatu oku ya poodola ntano momasiku 1 ga Juli nuumvo.Aanambelewa nooyene
readOlusheno lwa yakwa lwa kotha Witvlei iimaliwa oyindji
12-06-2012
OMAKONAKONO ga ningwa ku Cenored newiliko lyomukunda gwa Witvlei etine oshiwike shayi oliitsu momagumbo geli 39 ge na omalusheno inaa ga ziminwa paveta. Omunambelewa omukuluntu pomukunda ngoka, Chris
readOmufekelwa mokuponda omuntu ota kala mondholongo
12-06-2012
OMUFKELWA ta fekelelwa edhipago lyomulongwa poPolytechnic ya Namibia oshiwike shayi okwa holokele mohofa ya mengestrata etitano oshiwike shayi. Johannes Petrus Gabriel Jnr okwa tegelela oku kala
readMinista Kaapanda a kondema edhipago lyoomeme
12-06-2012
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi shi na sha nuukwashigwana mOshakati mEtitano lya zi ko, Minista yOmauyelele nOmakwatakanithokumwe gOpaunongononi omusamane Joel Kaapanda okwa pangula noonkondo oshinima
readCabinet postpones Sports Conference
12-06-2012
CABINET yesterday ordered that the poorly planned National Sports Conference be postponed indefinitely. The event had been rescheduled from last month to today because Cabinet was unaware of it. And
readNepela elected to lead Tigers
12-06-2012
TIGERS Sports Club on Saturday elected businessman Sadike Nepela as its chairperson during its annual general meeting.Nepela beat off the challenge of another former chairman, Kelly Asser, to secure a
readNadal extends French Open monopoly
12-06-2012
PARIS – Rain or shine, clay or mud, Sunday or Monday, Rafael Nadal rules Roland Garros.The man they call ‘Rafa’ won his record seventh French Open title yesterday, returning a day after getting rained
readSelected Africa Zone 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifying groups
12-06-2012
Group A MP W
readZambia return to winning ways in Cup qualifier
12-06-2012
CAPE TOWN – Zambia marked their first home game since becoming African champions with a 1-0 win over Ghana on Saturday that not only helped them relive their celebrations but also restored their World
readJacqueline Shipanga: The challenges are overwhelming
12-06-2012
IN MARCH, the Fifa headquarters in Zurich became the focal point of women’s football. Both current and former national team head coaches travelled to the Swiss city in order to participate in a
readEuro Fixtures
12-06-2012
Fixtures Tuesday, June 12 Greece v Czech Republic 17h00 Poland v Russia 19h45 Results
readOctopus Paul proves hard act to follow
12-06-2012
TWO years ago, Paul the Octopus grabbed more than his fair share of World Cup headlines as the ocean animal correctly predicted the outcome of Germany’s seven matches at the tournament as well as the
readSpain and Italy bring class to Euro 2012
12-06-2012
WARSAW - Title holder Spain and Italy played out a high-class 1-1 draw at the European Championship on Sunday, before Croatia beat Ireland 3-1 in their tournament debuts.The winners of the past two
readFrom The Twittersphere
12-06-2012
NAMIBIAN tweeps give the bird to the cold, sound their vuvuzelas, get into voting mode, and otherwise work the 140 on life, parliament and shebeens.@Pendazano_gbb: Car doors refusing to open, yes it’s
readTreason suspect wins claim over detention
12-06-2012
ONE of the men facing charges in the main Caprivi high treason trial has scored a small victory – but coupled with a bigger defeat – in his civil claim against the Minister of Safety and Security in
readTaxi sector schooled in the business of public transport
12-06-2012
THE Windhoek City Police have called for the establishment of a Taxi Driver Academy to “change driver behaviour” and to help reduce accidents. The call was made on Sunday at a meeting between the
readSolitary cells irk cell murder accused
12-06-2012
THE three men accused of brutally killing a fellow Windhoek Central Prison inmate yesterday have complained about their dark solitary cells.Rukero Herman, Benedictus Afrikaner and Malaechi Seibeb
readSMSes for Tuesday 12 June 2012
12-06-2012
SMS Of The Day *BRAVE Warriors you did the nation proud. Come Saturday we will be there again to support you. Well done boys! Food for Thought *THE story told by Tony Baptista had me, an ex-South
readState closes case against Schiefer
12-06-2012
THE prosecution yesterday closed its case in the double murder trial of young Windhoek resident Romeo Schiefer.Schiefer (23), who is accused of murdering his parents in their house in Khomasdal in
readThe Intervention Dilemma
12-06-2012
WHEN should states intervene militarily to stop atrocities in other countries? The question is an old and well-traveled one. Indeed, it is now visiting Syria.In 1904, US President Theodore Roosevelt
readSeeing Heroes As Motivators
12-06-2012
WE Namibians have quite rancorous wrangles about who should be accorded the exalted honour of hero or heroine though practice by Government, to date, seems to have settled the matter fairly
readKudu kills man in self-defence
12-06-2012
MURURANI – A 44-year-old man was killed by a kudu that he was trying to kill with an axe at Mururani village, south of Rundu, on Saturday.The man had caught the kudu in a wire trap. Police Deputy
readFormer TV journalist Katja Berker dies
12-06-2012
FORMER Namibian television journalist Katja Berker has died unexpectedly in Johannesburg, South Africa.Berker died last Monday night after suffering a heart attack, her mother, Marianne Berker, told
readKapolo is Swapo coordinator in Oshana
12-06-2012
SWAPO members in the Oshana Region have elected Erastus Kapolo as the party’s regional coordinator.Kapolo had been acting in the position since Erastus Uutoni was appointed Deputy Minister of Safety
readTask force appointed to draft fisheries blueprint
12-06-2012
A TASK force representing all stakeholders in the fishing industry will be appointed in the next few days to draft a ‘blueprint’ for Namibia’s fishing industry, its development and economic
read‘The Dogg’ admits having a fake licence
12-06-2012
THE State last week withdrew criminal charges against Namibia’s musician Martin Morocky, aka ‘The Dogg’, in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court, on the condition that he pay a N$4 000 admission-of-guilt
readNotable Quotes
12-06-2012
WE must respect the lives of ourselves and that of our fellow people. Men, especially young men, have to exercise restraint. – Joel Kaapanda, Minister of Information and Communication Technology has
readBurst pipe leaves hospital without water
12-06-2012
THE Katutura State Hospital was without water from Sunday until yesterday afternoon.Manga Libita, the hospital’s spokesperson, said a burst pipe caused the problem. “The biggest problem was with the
readSave the bees, get some free honey
12-06-2012
NICKLAAS Eksteen (58) was called to a business in Windhoek on Saturday to remove a swarm of bees that had lived there for the past nine years. After making a hole in a wall he successfully removed
readAyoub’s release request refused
12-06-2012
LEBANESE extradition target Fadi Ayoub’s latest attempt to win his release from custody ended in failure in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.Ayoub (43), who is wanted in France on a more than
readWIN with the Brave Warriors!
12-06-2012
STAND a chance of winning a pair of tickets to Saturday's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Namibia's Brave Warriors and Liberia in Windhoek.Three pairs (x 2) of tickets, courtesy of the Namibia
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