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51 Articles found on Thursday, 28 June 2012
Survival Time
28-06-2012
Paulina Gavases (right) and other women at one of the Tsumeb dumpsites looking for discarded food to eat.The group have been evicted from an informal settlement and have to fend for themselves at the
readHousing rights prompt overhaul of court rules
28-06-2012
THE High Court’s rules are being changed to ensure that cases in which house owners are at risk of losing the roof over their heads because of unpaid debts will be dealt with by a judge in open court,
readLawyer probed for shady deal
28-06-2012
THE Law Society of Namibia referred a complaint against a Gobabis lawyer, Bennie Venter, to the Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee in May 2010 already, following a shady land deal he set
readTwo arrested for Education fraud
28-06-2012
AT least six officials allegedly involved in large-scale fraud at the Ministry of Education have been suspended, while two others have been arrested. The net may widen and more arrests and
readDiamonds off to a sparkling start
28-06-2012
MORE than 467 000 carats of diamonds were mined during the first four months of the year, the highest production over this period since 2008.Capricorn Investment Holdings (CIH), releasing the figures
readGunmen storm Pro-Assad Syrian TV channel
28-06-2012
BEIRUT – Gunmen stormed a pro-government Syrian TV channel headquarters yesterday, bombing buildings and shooting dead three employees, state media said, in one of the boldest attacks yet on a symbol
readShihepo calls out Simon
28-06-2012
WILBERFORCE Shihepo has challenged Harry Simon to a fight, saying his first-round victory against Ruben Groenewald of South Africa last Saturday was a hoax.Shihepo, who is currently the Interim WBO
readMTC responds to consumer query
28-06-2012
This week The Namibian Consumer was contacted by readers who are fans of MTC’s 4G technology but are locked in a 3G contract. Readers were of the opinion that it was unfair to have to pay out their
read‘This is not a scam’
28-06-2012
Last week we reported a fraud that appeared in the pages in our classified section. This week we are bringing to your attention another possible scam which is advertised in the classified section of
readMuch less to munch on
28-06-2012
Not so long ago all the small chocolate slabs on sale in SA were 100g and all the big ones were 200g. Simple.Then in 2009 Cadbury decided to pass on the increased cost of “premium” ingredients such as
read‘Chaos in Werner List street’A
28-06-2012
Windhoek resident sent us the following complaints regarding Werner List Street in the city centre which has according to him/her gotten chaotic and hazardous to pedestrians and motorists alike.
readFalling oil prices put Iran over US sanctions barrel
28-06-2012
WASHINGTON – For most of this year, the threat of tough US sanctions on Iran, the world’s third-largest oil exporter, helped push crude oil prices higher and higher, adding a menacing headwind for
readCash returning slowy to Greek banks
28-06-2012
ATHENS – Millions of euros are trickling back into Greek banks from savers reassured by the result of the June 17 election, though amounts remain a fraction of what was withdrawn ahead of the poll,
readEU looks for bold steps, but what about voters?
28-06-2012
BRUSSELS – As Europe prepares a 20th attempt to tackle its debt crisis at a summit today, one point of discussion is getting little mention but worrying politicians perhaps more than anything else –
readCommunicate your charisma
28-06-2012
The ability to communicate a clear, visionary, and inspirational message that captivates and motivates an audience is not as elusive as it seems, says Harvard Business Review.Charisma is not innate.
readNamibia’s peaceful nature pays off
28-06-2012
NAMIBIA is a safe haven for both its citizens and investors, a new international survey has shown, ranking the country as the third most peaceful place in Africa. The 2012 Global Peace Index (GPI),
readGabon to burn ivory stocks as elephant poaching surges
28-06-2012
JOHANNESBURG – The central African nation of Gabon was to burn its government stockpiles of ivory yesterday against the backdrop of a surge in the killing of elephants and rhinos across the continent
readStudents write ‘green’ scripts
28-06-2012
TWENTY-THREE students from the Deutsche Höhere Privatschule (DHPS) who are members of the Youthinkgreen environmental group, attended a workshop organised by Thomas Frick, a German advertising film
readSPAN, one of the best GEF projects
28-06-2012
RIO DE JANEIRO – Namibia’s Strengthening the Protected Area Network (SPAN) project is among the 20 best initiatives funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) over the last 20 years.A book titled
readHotel inside Kruger Park irks conservationists
28-06-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s world-renowned Kruger National Park is to get its first luxury hotel, but not everyone is impressed by the decision aimed at attracting the growing black middle class.The
read50 Cent ‘fine’ after car crash
28-06-2012
Rapper 50 Cent is “doing fine” after being involved in car crash in New York on Tuesday morning.The 36-year-old posted pictures of himself on a stretcher and neck brace being taken to hospital on his
readI don’t believe in rehab: Sheen
28-06-2012
Charlie Sheen doesn’t believe in rehab.The ‘Anger Management’ actor had an erratic 2011 – confessing to “banging seven-gram rocks” of crack-cocaine – but even though he successfully completed home
readStudents flee sharia in northern Mali schools
28-06-2012
BAMAKO – Strict Sharia, or Islamic religious laws, imposed by the Islamist rebels controlling vast swathes of northern Mali are driving thousands of students out of schools. Dress codes have been
readAsylum-seeker boat sinks en route to Australia
28-06-2012
SYDNEY – Rescuers plucked 125 people from the ocean yesterday after an asylum-seeker boat sank en route to Australia, barely a week after another vessel went down in the same area, killing up to
readOver 40 African migrants suffocate to death in truck
28-06-2012
DAR ES SALAAM – Police in Tanzania were questioning survivors yesterday after 42 immigrants were found suffocated to death inside an overcrowded truck, Deputy Interior Minister Pereira Silima said
readMeatco okwa tala kiitopolwa yokomikunda
28-06-2012
MEATCO ota tsikile oku tala iitopolwa yokomikunda kuumbangalantu woshilongo ongo ya simana moshikondo shiimuna . Unene tuu sho mbika ta yi vulu okweetapo onkalo yili nawa kombinga yokungeshefa
readUusimba waanona moKaras wa yi pombanda aniwa
28-06-2012
OKUMITA kwaanona yosikola momanongelo gepangelo moshitopolwa sha Karas ota ku indjipala.Omiyalu dha gandjwa koshikondo shelongo, komuwiliki gwelongo moshitopolwa shoka, /Awebahe //Hoeseb odha ulike
readYa fikepo oombapila dhomatseyitho gamuni
28-06-2012
AAKALIMO yomaoKaiti mboka yiikuthile evi shaali paveta oya li ya tuulapo oombapila ndhoka ya pewa kaatumwa ya muni tadhi ya lombwele ya thigepo omahala ngoka yiikuthila.Konyala aantu ethele yomaantu
readOlutu lwe lundululo lyevi moshilongo lwa dhikwapo
28-06-2012
OLUTU lunasha nokutala nkene evi tali lundululwa nenge nkene mboka yeli pumbwa ta yeli pewa olwa dhikwapo oshiwike shika moVenduka. Olutu nduka oluna iilyo yi li omilongo 29 ya za miitopolwa ayihe
readAasitangombe moshitopolwa shUukwangali ya ti ka yena ondjo
28-06-2012
AASITANGOMBE 25 yomaasita ye li 29 taya lundilwa oku litha oongombe dhawo shaali paveta mehala lili kohi yelelo lyopahedhi lyaUukwangali oya ti ka yena ondjo momatamaneko ngoka ta ya ningilwa petameko
readSMS mOshiwambo
28-06-2012
*Vakwetu! eliko, ladala oulunde, oufukedu wadala oupaani,emanguluko nande lakosha ohonde oshiwana oshadimbwa onakudiwa yasho. Ovaleli vahapu vomuvo ovaninga pohaulwoye opo nguwo nge pamboka oove mwene
readThe Rock gets extra motivation
28-06-2012
PAULUS ‘The Rock’ Ambunda will be presented with the WBO International bantamweight belt if he defeats William Prado in their WBA/WBO world title eliminator next month. The belt is a recent invention
readNo land for high-tech sport centre
28-06-2012
THE Sport Ministry is struggling to acquire land on which to build a high-performance centre for athletes.Deputy Sport Minister Pohamba Shifeta said two years of negotiations with the City of Windhoek
readElzke flexes her muscles
28-06-2012
WITH her second place at the recent Muscle Mania show in Cape Town, South Africa, Elzke de Goede has established herself as a force to be reckoned with in the fitness scene. Competing in the Body
readPlayers rep Simon blasts tennis equal pay
28-06-2012
LONDON – French star Gilles Simon, who has been elected on to the ATP Players Council, has reopened the bitter debate over equal prize money by claiming men’s tennis is far more attractive.Simon, the
readSaintfeit alleges racism against Nigeria
28-06-2012
BELGIAN coach Tom Saintfiet says he will fight Nigeria on the grounds of racism and political interference following the cancellation of his post as the country’s technical director.Saintfiet, 39,
readWomen’s volleyball set for winter recess
28-06-2012
THE women’s Bank Windhoek National Volleyball League will conclude its first round in Windhoek at the DTS Hall this weekend.The games are a must-see for volleyball fans, as all the teams from the
readMontolivo in personal derby
28-06-2012
KRAKOW – For Italy midfielder Riccardo Montolivo, tonight’s European Championship semifinal against Germany is a personal derby.Montolivo’s mother is German, his father is Italian and he wears the
readStopping Pirlo the key for youthful Germany
28-06-2012
KRAKOW – Bastian Schweinsteiger is winning his battle to be fit for tonight’s Euro 2012 semi-final against Italy where the relentless midfielder will have to nullify the mercurial Andrea Pirlo if
readFrom The Twittersphere
28-06-2012
BILLION-DOLLAR questions, micro issues, macro hair, the living and the dead, 3-D pot bellies, mosquitoes that pack ... Just another day, and a bit, on the Twitter frontline.@CashleyNamibia: WOW!!!
readThe Dogg is MVA road ambassador
28-06-2012
MARTIN ‘The Dogg’ Morocky yesterday claimed a public prosecutor forced him to admit that he had forged a car licence disk.According to the 29-year-old kwaito artist, “I paid a fine not knowing what I
readSwapo wings’ conferences must conclude this week
28-06-2012
ALL wings of the Swapo Party, namely the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL), the Swapo Party Women’s Council (SPWC) and the Swapo Party Elders Council (SPEC), are expected to conclude their regional
readSpitzkoppe rest camp privatised
28-06-2012
A PRIVATE investor has taken over the Spitzkoppe community rest camp for the next ten years and will spend N$1 million to upgrade it.The camp started in the 1990s as part of an income-generating
read‘Special children’ receive mixed reaction
28-06-2012
THE assertion by retired Lieutenant General Martin Shalli and Prime Minister Nahas Angula that children born and raised in exile are a “special category of people” and that they are “the true heirs of
readSMSes for Thursday 28 June 2012
28-06-2012
SMS Of The Day *DEAR editor could you please be so kind and tell The Namibian readers when can we expect a Namibian newspaper without any corruption scandal or is this something of the past? Food for
readMariental squatters vow to stay
28-06-2012
HUNDREDS of people illegally occupying town land at Mariental have vowed not to be “intimidated” by threats of evictions.In response to warnings by the town council’s acting chief executive officer,
readLook to the east, urges Botswana President
28-06-2012
BOTSWANA President Ian Khama has called for the speedy completion of regional infrastructure projects to strengthen regional integration. Addressing a joint session of Parliament in Windhoek yesterday
readKuvukiland people evicted
28-06-2012
MORE than 70 residents of Kuvukiland informal settlement at Tsumeb were evicted from their plots by the town council on June 21.They occupied the land illegally, the council said. The chief executive
readComedy queens to weave gags at Playhouse
28-06-2012
It’s a woman affair this time around for the notorious Free Your Mind (FYM) crew this time around.The all woman line-up is gearing to poke some fun at the controversial and curiously ever
readAyoub’s extradition hearing postponed
28-06-2012
THE extradition hearing that should determine whether a Lebanese resident of Namibia, Fadi Ayoub, would be extradited to France on a rape charge dating back more than 20 years is now due to start on
readNotable Quotes
28-06-2012
I‘VE done this with a clear political motive to empower my people. If it’s wrong, and I don’t think I am, then I’m prepared to die on the cross for that. – Dirk Conradie told The Namibian after his
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