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58 Articles found on Thursday, 21 June 2012
Reho water crisis in court
21-06-2012
THE Rehoboth Town Council’s debt to NamWater has continued to balloon over the past year – from N$17 million in March last year to more than N$26 million a year later.This is disclosed in documents
readOmuthiya hospital doesn’t meet standards
21-06-2012
RICHARD Kamwi, the Minister of Health and Social Services, yesterday admitted that the Omuthiya Hospital – built in conjunction with the Chinese government – does not yet comply with hospital
readPolice crack down on shebeens
21-06-2012
THE Police in Windhoek yesterday started closing down illegal shebeens as they had promised last week.Hundreds of shebeen owners gathered in Katutura, vowing to fight the closures. The illegal bar
readBoN alarmed about credit growth
21-06-2012
NAMIBIANS are on a credit spending spree and the Bank of Namibia (BoN) might be forced to intervene with measures higher interest rates, to prevent consumers from burying themselves in
readSudan’s refugees reduced to eating bark
21-06-2012
KILOMETRE 18 – A bitter war between Khartoum and rebels in Sudan’s troubled Blue Nile state has sent tens of thousands of people fleeing to the transit site known only as KM 18 in South Sudan.Having
readEgypt’s Mubarak in coma as tension spikes over successor
21-06-2012
CAIRO – Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak was in a coma on life support at a Cairo hospital yesterday, sources said, as tension spiked over who will succeed him as president and moves by the ruling military to
readAthletes need education, says Agnes Tjongarero
21-06-2012
AGNES Tjongarero says Namibian athletes must not neglect their education. Tjongarero made the call in Windhoek yesterday as she announced the new recipients of the coveted Frank Fredericks Foundation
readSA one of 10 unhappiest countries
21-06-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa is one of the 10 unhappiest countries in the world – even unhappier than Zimbabwe, according to a report on Wednesday. That’s according to the Happy Planet Index (HPI),
readAfrican acts square up at BET Awards
21-06-2012
This year’s BET awards are once again affording African music acts to bring their music to the world stage. A total of six artists including Lira (South Africa) , Wizkid (Nigeria), Camp Mulla (Kenya),
readSix lions speared to death outside Nairobi: official
21-06-2012
NAIROBI – Six lions were speared to death overnight on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital after they strayed from the city’s national park and killed four goats, the Kenya Wildlife Service said
readKatutura Shoprite complaint
21-06-2012
I was buying bread in Katutura Shoprite and I noticed the employee was picking the bread with her bare hands to put it in the machine to cut the bread. I even asked her why she was not wearing gloves
readBeware balloon payments
21-06-2012
Want a car you can’t really afford? The motor finance industry has just the thing – a balloon payment.So, instead of spreading your installments over your finance period – five years, say – you defer
readWoermann Brock complaint
21-06-2012
Woermann Brock charges 66 per cent more for meals from one day to the next without displaying any sign to indicate the cost of the food per kg anywhere for customers to know what they will pay before
read10 Bucks for a Job?
21-06-2012
The Namibian recently received the following text message: Can someone please tell me whether he or she ever received a positive answer from the daily advertisment (work on cruise ships) where one
readIran nuclear impasse to stir sanctions pressure, tensions
21-06-2012
MOSCOW/LONDON – Western diplomatic efforts to curb Iran’s nuclear programme may not have breathed their last but the troubled process appears to be on life support after talks this week failed to
readRössing’s big plans for 2012
21-06-2012
RIO Tinto’s Rössing Uranium plans to mine 45 million tons of ore this year using only the company’s fleet and no mining contractors.“Our cost position remains a challenge,” Rössing says in its latest
readAsia now has most millionaires
21-06-2012
WEAKENING economies that roiled markets last year also took their toll on the world’s rich, while Asia for the first time had more millionaires than North America, according to a study released on
readAfter banks, Spain faces fight to save regions
21-06-2012
MADRID – Spain’s overspending regions have enjoyed a holiday from the headlines, content to let debt-laden banks take most of the blame for the Mediterranean country’s slide into crisis.But most of
readWhen the unexpected happens, act
21-06-2012
When the unexpected happens, it can be easy to just freeze – but instead, it is wise to take a smart step toward a goal as quickly as possible, and then reflect on what has been learned by taking that
readEconomy expense more than expected
21-06-2012
NAMIBIA’S economy is estimated to have grown by 4,9 per cent last year, better than the 4,2 per cent projected by Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila in her Budget speech in March.Statistician
readNamibia wins international conservation award
21-06-2012
NAMIBIA has won the 2012 Markhor Award for Outstanding Conservation Performance in recognition of its exceptional wildlife conservation programme.The award is the brainchild of the International
readInterpol seizes smuggled African ivory
21-06-2012
LYON – Interpol on Tuesday said its biggest international operation against ivory traffickers had led to more than 200 arrests and yielded nearly two tons of contraband ivory.The three-month-long
readLions on the loose in Kenyan capital’s urban jungle
21-06-2012
NAIROBI – When Danish author Karen Blixen penned her autobiography ‘Out of Africa’, she wrote of the fierce leopards and lions that prowled the coffee estate she farmed at the foot of Kenya’s Ngong
readFirst look at Jolie as Maleficent
21-06-2012
Angelina Jolie has gone back to black for her new role as Disney villainess ‘Maleficent’.The Oscar-winning actress is seen with the famous horned headpiece as she takes the title role of the ‘Sleeping
readAfrican Briefs
21-06-2012
Rwandan general testifies in SA JOHANNESBURG – Even before an exiled Rwandan general could begin testifying yesterday about being shot in South Africa, a lawyer representing Rwanda’s government rose
readWorld Briefs
21-06-2012
Afghan suicide bombers kill 16 KHOST – A suicide bomber struck a security checkpoint in Afghanistan’s city of Khost yesterday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 30, police said, the latest
readPussy Riot supporters held
21-06-2012
MOSCOW – Russian police hauled away 15 supporters of all-women punk band Pussy Riot yesterday for protesting against the detention of three of its members who burst into a cathedral and sang a protest
readUp to 27 million people living in slavery: US
21-06-2012
WASHINGTON – Up to 27 million people are living in slavery around the world, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton estimated on Tuesday as the United States unveiled its annual report into human
readA totopo omukalo gwokwiiyopaleka pwaana omeya nando okashona
21-06-2012
OMWIILONGI mounivesiti omu South Africa okwe ya po nomukalo gwokwiiyopaleka itaapa longithwa omeya. Ludwick Marishane okwa etapo oshinima shika konima sho kuume ke ngoka ena onyalo yokwiiyoga emu
readAanona ya Namibia ye li muupyakadhi moku kala
21-06-2012
KONYALA oshititatu shaanona yaNamibia kohi yomimvo ntano oya ngunda nenge aashona okuyeleka nomimvo dhawo dhoshili, omolwa ondjala. Omuprima Minista Nahas Angula okwa gandja omiyalu ndhika pethimbo a
readOshipotha pomina ya Purity Manganese ka sha li paveta
21-06-2012
OSHIPOTHA shoka sha ningilwe kaaniilonga yopomina ya Purity Manganese mu July 2009 kasha li paveta. Oshipotha shika osha faalele sigo ometidho lyaaniilonga yeli 156.Ohofa yopombanda oya mono kutya
readAailongi ya Namibia pondje oya silwa oshimpwiyu nawa
21-06-2012
OMUPEVI minista gwElongo, David Namwandi okwa ti aalongwa aaNamibia ta yiilongo ko Cuba na Russia oha ya pewa omakwatho ga gwana oku za kiilongo hoka yeli noshowo oku za koshikondo shElongo. Namwandi
readSMS mOshiwambo
21-06-2012
*Ngame omukalimo gwomomukunda oshitayi ndina eemvula 42. Onda hala okupopya kombinga yaanona mboka ya valelwa mekondjelo manguluko,epangelo nali talepo nawa shili kuunona mbuka, owundji inawu mona
readIimaliwa ya futwa ku NWR ndele aniwa iilonga ina yi longwa po
21-06-2012
EHANGANO lyomahala gomatalelopo ga Namibia Wildlife Resorts[NWR] olya kanitha iimaliwa yoomiliona odhindji miifuta ya futwa omahangano ga pelwe iilonga ndele iilonga mbyoka ina ge yi longa aniwa.Ota
readGoal-line technology now a ‘necessity’ – Blatter
21-06-2012
DONETSK – Fifa president Sepp Blatter said goal-line technology was a ‘necessity’ after officials controversially denied Ukraine a goal against England in their Euro 2012 match on Tuesday.Marco Devic
readDrogba signs with Shanghai Shenhua
21-06-2012
BEIJING – One month after sealing Chelsea’s victory in the European Champions League final, Didier Drogba signed with Shanghai Shenhua on a two-year contract that will reportedly make him China’s
readBanned stimulant clears quickly: sport scientist
21-06-2012
LUDWICK Mamabolo could have taken the banned methylhexamine (MHA) stimulant only the night before or the day of the Comrades Marathon, sports scientist Dr Ross Tucker said yesterday.“MHA is a
readWoody Jacobs quits Arrows
21-06-2012
WOODY Jacobs will not be coaching Eleven Arrows next season as he misses his children in Windhoek, he said yesterday.Jacobs, who helped the club retain its Namibia Premiership status, said he opted
readLife would be boring without pressure - Kvitova
21-06-2012
EASTBOURNE – Pressure? No problem, says Petra Kvitova as she prepares to defend her Wimbledon title next week.“The pressure is there and it’s normal, but without pressure it would be boring,” the
readHeat one win away from big prize
21-06-2012
The Miami Heat are close to the championship now, so close they can feel it. LeBron James, late in the game, hobbled by a cramp in his leg, exemplified this as he hit a big three point look to put
readEuro 2012
21-06-2012
Fixture Thursday, June 21 Czech Republic v Portugal 20h45
readWayne weaves immediate impact for England
21-06-2012
LONDON – England’s press on yesterday hailed the return of match-winning striker Wayne Rooney, but accepted the national team had been fortunate to top their Euro 2012 group after a gritty win over
readCzechs ready for Portugal
21-06-2012
WROCLAW – Tonight Czech Republic faces a huge challenge in a European Championship quarterfinal against Portugal: to stop Cristiano Ronaldo.In Petr Cech, the Czechs have one of the best goalkeepers on
readWaste bricks pave road to success at Uis
21-06-2012
WASTE bricks from NamClay Bricks at Uis have been used to pave a 500-metre stretch of road from the town’s clinic to the community hall.The road was officially opened last week by the Dâures
readVoter registration now only next year
21-06-2012
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has u-turned on its plan to conduct the general registration of voters which was slated for October and November this year.The chairperson of the ECN, Notemba
readFrom The Twittersphere
21-06-2012
WHO runs the world? Chickens, egg sê! Step aside Beyonce, even if it’s for ‘one day only’. Chickens ruled the roost on Namibian Twitter timelines yesterday. It followed a report that police at Gobabis
readTransNamib has new acting CEO
21-06-2012
HISTORY has been made at TransNamib with the appointment of the first woman to run the affairs of the transport company.Eugenia Taylor-Tjaronda, TransNamib’s Company Secretary, has been appointed as
readSMSes for Thursday 21 June 2012
21-06-2012
SMSes Of The Day *I FOLLOWED NamWater’s frequent threats and acts to cut off the total supply of towns and villages. I assume this is despite the presence of regularly paying residents who may have
readSenior municipal officer suspended at Henties
21-06-2012
THE management committee of the Henties Bay Municipal Council last week suspended the head of corporate services, economic development and urban management, Tony Scholtz, over an allegedly dubious
readRehoboth water crisis turns into political mudslinging
21-06-2012
THE water crisis at Rehoboth has turned into political hot potato with residents across the political spectrum preparing to take to the streets in protest against councillors and council staff alike,
readRA owes millions to contractors
21-06-2012
THE Roads Authority (RA) owes contractors repairing flood-damaged roads in the North N$47 604 733.At the beginning of this month the RA ordered the contractors to suspend all work on flood-damaged
readMobile school moves into tent after giving up ‘UDF classroom’
21-06-2012
OPUWO – Children who were taught under a tree because the temporary classroom they were using was painted in UDF party colours have finally moved into a tent provided by the Ministry of Education.The
readLocal authorities don’t keep to deadlines
21-06-2012
MOST local authorities are failing to submit their financial statements in a timely manner, data collected from the Auditor General’s office reveal.The deadline for submission of financial statements
readKamwi saddened by drug abuse
21-06-2012
ALCOHOL and drug abuse in Namibia has become a major public health concern, Richard Kamwi, the Minister of Health and Social Services, said yesterday.It has become evident that the Police are
readEkandjo tells Aranos to lift mayor’s suspension
21-06-2012
LOCAL Government Minister Jerry Ekandjo has told the Aranos Town Council to withdraw the suspension of its mayor, Hans Josef Baffrath. A reliable source said Ekandjo last week called the council's
readCorruption at local level worrying
21-06-2012
CORRUPTION at local and regional level is not tackled with the same importance given to cases at national level.This is according to the latest paper released by the Institute for Public Policy
readA third of Keetmans water wasted
21-06-2012
THE Keetmanshoop municipality is losing one third of its annual water consumption because of water leaks.An EU project together with the local authority aims to fix this by repairing the town’s pipe
readNotable Quotes
21-06-2012
PROGRESS payment were made for no work done. Items to be purchased were listed on several purchase sheets and we bought the same refrigeration unit three times. – The report distributed at the annual
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