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54 Articles found on Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Rehoboth water crisis shuts schools
20-06-2012
ALL 11 schools at Rehoboth have been closed indefinitely until the water crisis at the town is solved after NamWater cut water supplies to the town on Monday over a N$29,3 million – or N$27 million –
readEnd of an era
20-06-2012
Workers from The Tree Surgeon cutting down trees in the Gam- mams Cemetery. The City of Windhoek’s Parks Division will chop down 550 trees that have been marked with red paint at the cemetery in
readChickens in Police custody at Gobabis
20-06-2012
GOBABIS – The Omaheke police have called on people who are missing chickens in and around Gobabis to contact them.The Epako police station commander, Sergeant Johannes Shilumbu, says there are five
readMillions lost at NWR for paying for work not done
20-06-2012
NAMIBIA Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has lost millions of dollars in dubious payments made to contractors before any work was done and the state-owned tourism company is now struggling to recover that
readNewcomer makes waves in fishing industry
20-06-2012
FIDCOH, a joint venture of five BEE companies, yesterday celebrated its official launch, releasing numbers which show that the newcomer is pulling its weight in the fishing industry.The company
readUN to weigh future of observer mission in Syria
20-06-2012
DAMASCUS – The UN Security Council was to examine the future of its observer mission in violence-wracked Syria yesterday after a joint United States-Russian call for an immediate end to the
readKazenambo to attend Olympics
20-06-2012
SPORT Minister Kazenambo Kazenambo will be Namibia’s highest ranking dignitary at the Olympic Games in London next month.Earlier this year, Kazenambo reportedly turned down an invitation from the
readBig Brother Stargame: Zim drama rocks Upville
20-06-2012
ZIMBABWEAN housemates Roki and Maneta were involved in an altercation yesterday. Details were sketchy at the time of going to press, but there was talk in cyber space that one or both could be
readBig Brother Stargame: Jesica and Lee come back to the world
20-06-2012
Splitting two pairs, Namibia’s Jesica heads home today, South Africa’s Lee heads back to Cape Town as their other halves, Junia and Keagan have slowly acclimatised to the sometimes stormy, sometimes
readMugabe motorcade crash kills one, injures 15: police
20-06-2012
HARARE – One person has been killed and 15 injured by President Robert Mugabe’s motorcade, in the third such accident in two weeks in Zimbabwe, police said yesterday.National police spokesman Wayne
readICC team in Libya could go free
20-06-2012
SYDNEY – An International Criminal Court team held in Libya could be freed if the ICC apologises to Tripoli over “inadequate consultation”, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr said yesterday.Carr
readLiberia’s Taylor plans to appeal 50-year sentence
20-06-2012
THE HAGUE – Lawyers for Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor have informed a United Nations-backed court that they plan to appeal his 50-year prison sentence for war crimes, according to a court
readMozambique coal, gas: boom for all, or just a few?
20-06-2012
MAPUTO – In Mozambique’s port capital Maputo, glitzy offices, boutique hotels and fancy restaurants are popping up alongside crumbling colonial buildings, nourished by multi-billion dollar investment
readNatural gas discoveries put East Africa on world energy map
20-06-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Massive offshore gas discoveries in East Africa are catapulting the region into a major player in the global energy arena, bringing billions in investment that could transform entire
readRising African tide floats global brewers’ boats
20-06-2012
LONDON/JOHANNESBURG – An African has to work three hours on average to afford a beer, compared with 12 minutes for a European, and yet the continent is the global hot spot for beer growth, such that
readUis Tilapia fish farm produces own fish food
20-06-2012
UIS aquaculture expert Johan van der Westhuizen has started a nursery and a hatchery for brine shrimp to use as feed for the growing freshwater fish population at his fish farm.Van der Westhuizen's
readHow to nurture emerging leaders
20-06-2012
Some specific steps can help smooth the difficult transition of high-potential managers from functional leaders to enterprise leaders, ays Harvard Business Review.One of the most difficult managerial
readTrade and Industry should plan better, says AG
20-06-2012
THE Ministry of Trade and Industry does not have a strategic plan to direct its operations or to realise the needs, problems and challenges facing it, Auditor General (AG) Junias Kandjeke said in his
readVietnam bans smoking in public
20-06-2012
HANOI – Vietnam has passed a law banning smoking in public places and all tobacco advertising, an official said yesterday..The law, passed by 440 out of 468 national assembly deputies on Monday, also
readMike Tyson to take a bite out of Broadway
20-06-2012
Mike Tyson wants his next knockout to be on Broadway.The former boxer announced Monday that he will team up with director Spike Lee to bring his one-man show, ‘Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth’, to the
read‘Canadian Psycho’ expected in court
20-06-2012
MONTREAL – A porn actor accused of slaying and dismembering a Chinese student in Montreal last month was due to appear in court in Montreal yesterday, police spokesperson Ian Lafreniere said.Police
readThreat to ‘web of life’ imperils humans, UN summit told
20-06-2012
RIO DE JANEIRO – A feared mass extinction of wildlife also endangers billions of humans who depend on them for food and livelihood, according to a new assessment of species loss issued yesterday at
readUudhano wa Kapuka ota wu kala ko mehuliloshiwike ndika moshitopolwa Ohangwena
20-06-2012
OMUWILIKI gwuudhano woKapuka mboka hau kala ko omumvo kehe moshitopolwa sha Hangwena, Sammy Mushelenga, okwa tseyitha kutya uudhano mbuka wu holike nawa nuumvo otau kala ko mehuliloshiwike ndika okuza
readSindana ooN$500 pethimbo lyolugodhi lwa Harry Simon !
20-06-2012
Owu na ompito yoku wenna ooN$500 komeho goludhi lwa Harry Simon’s , sho ta galukile miilonga yuudhengingonyo moVenduka Olyomakaya ngaka! Enyakwa lya Namibia mondjundo yo WBO yopokati, ota li ka
readA zi miilonga yuuyaluli wiimaliwa noku ka hinga eshina momina
20-06-2012
AMANDA Swartz[46] omukiintu gwolutu olushona okuyeleka netoloko ndyoka ha hingi piilonga ye yomimvo mbali pomina ya Rossing Uranium popepi noShiwakopo. Swartz okwa longa mombaanga uule womimvo 24
readOmimvo ntano dhiilongadhalwa yaanona dha tulwa miilonga
20-06-2012
UUMINISTELI wUukashike kOokantu, nOnkalonawa yUunona owa tula miilonga shoka wa luku National Agenda for the Children 2012-2016. Etulo miilonga lyomathaneko ngaka kombinga yuunona olya ningwa
readOshipangelo sha Muthiya miilonga omaandaha gaziko
20-06-2012
OSHIPANGELO oshipe sha Muthiya shoka sha tungilwa epangelo lya Namibia kepangelo lya China omagano, sha tameka okulonga ongula yomaandaha okuza sho sha pu kulongwa pehulilo lyomumvo gwayi.Gavena
readEwiliko lyoSwapo mOkalongo lyiihogololela pomahala
20-06-2012
IILYO yoSwapo moshikandjo sha Kalongo moshitopolwa sha Musati oya ningile oshigongi shawo mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko nokuhogolola aawiliki yawo ngashi naanaa shi na okukala, unene tuu sho kwa thindiwa
readSMS mOshiwambo
20-06-2012
*Yakwetu epangelo letu! nali ningepo ondunge dhiladhilo li tule uupomba wuukalata konooli!opo aantu kaaya kale we neendjo dhomeya momikunda. *Yakwetu ondina okaana kena oomvula mbali paife ndee
readOmbibeli oya pitika okudhenga
20-06-2012
OHOFA ya mengestrata ya Katutura oya uvu omatompelo gopaMbiibeli moku dhenga aanona.Ohofa oya uvu omatompelo ngaka moshipotha shoka aakuluntu yomunona a li penongelo lya Windhoek Gymansium moVenduka a
read‘Football is sperm chasing an egg’
20-06-2012
TOPLESS protesters make European football’s governing body, Uefa, tremble in fear. The activist of the infamous Ukrainian women’s rights group FEMEN, Aleksandra Shevchenko, explains why she doesn’t
readInstinctive Balotelli now the key for Italy
20-06-2012
KRAKOW – The form of Italy’s unpredictable Mario Balotelli, who struck a superb late goal in the 2-0 win over Ireland, will be a key factor in their chances of getting past the quarter-finals at Euro
readKenya sack coach Kimanzi
20-06-2012
NAIROBI – Francis Kimanzi was fired as Kenya coach yesterday after a string of poor results in the World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying competitions, football officials said.Kimanzi, a
readVermeulen expects tough match
20-06-2012
COACH Danie Vermeulen says he expects a tough match when his side takes on South African Universities in Windhoek on Saturday afternoon.The match will serve as preparation for Namibia’s African World
readComrades winner fails dope test
20-06-2012
COMRADES winner Ludwick Mamabolo has tested positive for a banned substance and faces having his title taken away.The 2012 ‘down run’ winner tested positive for the stimulant methylhexaneamine and
readKing Kauluma Palace shock Unam
20-06-2012
NEWCOMERS King Kauluma Palace Volleyball Club (KKPVC), who participated in the Bank Windhoek National Volleyball League for the first time last weekend, caused the biggest surprise of the day when
readAlexa racks up the plaudits
20-06-2012
EXCELLENT performances by local lass Alexa Rack proved the highlight of a weekend of action-packed and windswept showjumping at Kapp Stables just outside Windhoek.The 18-year-old Rack outshone the
readUS Open illuminates increasing rivalry
20-06-2012
SAN FRANCISCO - The thick fog that had blanketed the final round of the US Open in San Francisco lifted on Monday, giving way to brilliant blue skies and dazzling sunshine.Only golf’s increasingly
readFrom The Twittersphere
20-06-2012
YESTERDAY’S ‘strange and unusual’ weather brought out the strange and unusual in Namibians. From Harry Potter to Beyonce to Usakos, the Energiser Bunny to Euro 2012, androids and granddads, Nam tweeps
readStrike at mine was illegal, court rules
20-06-2012
A STRIKE at mining company Purity Manganese in July 2009, which later led to the dismissal of 156 employees of the company, was unlawful and the dismissal was fair, it has been ruled in a judgement of
readNeka to host first congress
20-06-2012
THE Namibian Exile Kids Association (Neka) will host its first congress this Friday. New leaders will be elected at the congress to fill the positions of chairperson, vice chairperson, treasurer and
readSMSes for Wednesday 20 June 2012
20-06-2012
SMS Of The Day *I COMMEND Deputy Prime Minister Marco Hausiku and his team for the good initiative. Food Bank was something long overdue in this country. To the critics: FB will not be restricted to
readSADC still committed to Tribunal
20-06-2012
ALL Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have reaffirmed their commitment of support to the SADC Tribunal, said Sackey Shangala of the Law Reform and Development Commission
readRoad Safety Council in SPYL firing line
20-06-2012
THE Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) in the Khomas Region has expressed concern about the ever-increasing accidents on the national roads, saying that most of the victims are young people.Addressing a
readChasing the dots ... More For Less or Poor are More?
20-06-2012
Watching 24/7 TV news a while ago, looking at yet another smoking ruin of a 160 fatality jet crash in the central / west African region and up popped an advert for Air Nigeria international flights;
readOkalongo Swapo district elects office bearers
20-06-2012
THE Okalongo Swapo district conference which was held at the weekend elected four people to represent the district at the party’s regional conference scheduled for June 30 at Outapi.The Omusati
readNam properties still on SA books
20-06-2012
EIGHTEEN properties – mostly houses in Windhoek – remain South African state assets after the new South African government under former President Nelson Mandela handed over 24 properties to Namibia.
readMutorwa reminds agriculture that Nam has a mixed economy
20-06-2012
AGRICULTURE Minister John Mutorwa says people in the agriculture sector should not forget that Namibia has a mixed economy. “There is confusion in some circles that Government has nothing to do with
readMukupi’s funeral on Saturday
20-06-2012
SIBBINDA Constituency councillor Felix Kabuku Mukupi, who died in a car accident near Katima Mulilo in the Caprivi Region on Saturday evening, will be buried at Sibbinda on Saturday.At the same time
readGerman volunteer doctors perform hernia operations
20-06-2012
A SURGICAL team from Gifhorn in Germany is currently performing free hernia surgeries at the Katutura State Hospital.This is the third time that minimally invasive hernia operations are being done by
readFather was ‘proud of Gymnasium’
20-06-2012
LEON van Eck yesterday admitted that he was proud of Windhoek Gymnasium – after three of the five alleged assaults on his son.During day two of cross-examination by defence lawyer Raymond Heathcote in
readFaster observation for child murder suspect
20-06-2012
DOUBLE child murder suspect Jonas Penovanhu Shinana should be observed by a State psychiatrist as soon as possible, it was ordered in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.Shinana is accused of
readConference looks at San education in a changing world
20-06-2012
A THREE-DAY conference is being held in Windhoek to discuss how San children, as members of one the most marginal groups, are integrated into the educational sector and how a better environment can be
readNotable Quotes
20-06-2012
WHILE some sectors of the society may perceive his death as good riddance in light of his record, to us and his relatives, his passing away is but one of numerous indicators that the country’s jail
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