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51 Articles found on Monday, 4 June 2012
Omuthiya hospital falling apart before inauguration
04-06-2012
THE newly constructed Omuthiya District Hospital in the Oshikoto Region is already falling apart although it has not been commissioned yet.The construction started in 2009 and was completed last year,
readRuacana fourth turbine commissioned
04-06-2012
NAMIBIA moved closer to its goal of becoming self-sufficient in its power generation by 2016 with the switching on of the fourth turbine at the Ruacana Hydropower Station, which has an additional
readBaby abandoned in shebeen
04-06-2012
On patrol with the City Police FOR the past six weeks members of the City Police have been patrolling the streets of Katutura and Windhoek every Friday night from 20h00 until 00h00. They set up
readCredit is king once again
04-06-2012
APRIL figures for private sector credit growth were the highest in over four years, showing that both business and individual have regained their appetite for borrowing money.Private sector credit
readMass protests in Egypt over Mubarak verdicts
04-06-2012
CAIRO – Hundreds of Egyptians occupied Cairo’s Tahrir Square yesterday after a night of rage against what they feel are lenient sentences given to ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak and his security
readGallant Warriors stress Nigeria
04-06-2012
THEY may have lost 0-1 to Nigeria’s Super Eagles but Brave Warriors yesterday did Namibia proud, during their Group F 2014 World Cup qualifier.And its not surprising that Coach Bernhard Kaanjuka was
readSA Labour Court rules against crime intelligence boss
04-06-2012
JOHANNESBURG – The Johannesburg Labour Court yesterday ruled in favour of the application by the SA Police Service to set aside the lifting of the suspension of Crime Intelligence boss Richard
readCar bombing at northern Nigerian church kills three
04-06-2012
BAUCHI – A suicide car bomber drove into a north Nigeria church’s compound yesterday and detonated his explosives as worshippers left an early morning service, killing at least three people and
readCity approves nearly N$700 million in plans
04-06-2012
MORE than a thousand building plans have been approved by the City of Windhoek so far this year, a drop of about three per cent compared to the same time in 2011. The value of the 1 043 plans approved
readRestaurant in North rises from the ashes
04-06-2012
OSHAKATI – Barely three months after a fire destroyed LG Bar and Restaurant in Oshakati, the business is back on its feet and was reopened on Saturday.Speaking at the reopening at Oshakati, Oshana
readDon’t take that coffee break
04-06-2012
Taking short breaks during the workday will not necessarily revitalise you but could be helpful if you use the time to do something positive and work-related, says Harvard Business Review.Most people
readFive-year performance shows Trustco on growth curve
04-06-2012
TRUSTCO Group Holdings has grown consistently over the last five financial years, as encapsulated by its five year average revenue growth of 34 per cent, the company’s annual financial statements have
readCrowds rush to view wreckage of Ghana cargo plane crash
04-06-2012
ACCRA – Ghanaian police battled yesterday to control crowds flocking to the site of a plane crash in Accra where debris remained scattered after a cargo plane that overshot the runway, hit a bus and
readAfrican Briefs
04-06-2012
Malawi leader ditches perks BLANTYRE – Malawi’s new president has announced that the presidential jet and fleet of 60 Mercedes limousines would be sold, in a move applauded as an example to other
readWorld Briefs
04-06-2012
Lebanese army in Tripoli TRIPOLI, Lebanon – Lebanese troops deployed in the city of Tripoli yesterday after 15 people were killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of Syrian President
readChina cracks down on Tiananmen anniversary
04-06-2012
BEIJING – Police in China beat and detained political activists marking the 23rd anniversary of the brutal crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democracy protests yesterday, rights campaigners
readEditorial mOshiwambo
04-06-2012
OSHILONGO oshi li mevundakano enene, dhoshili. Nepulo oondika kutya opena tuu oshikondo shimwe shepangelo shoka tashi vulu ku tiwa otashi longo nawa mokugandja omayakulo, noshina aanambelewa yeshi
readAanafaalama mboka ya tulululwa ota ya vulu okulunduluka nawa unene
04-06-2012
OSHIKONDO shEvi nOmatulululo osha ti otashi ka hulithapo iilonga yasho yokutululula aantu oku ya pomumvo 2020. Omanga inaashi thika kelalakano ndika otashi longo nuudhiginini opo shaadhike sha landa
readOmikunda dhokuumbugantu ina dhi panda Ekandjo nando
04-06-2012
OMAWILIKO gomikundalando dhomiitopolwa sha Hardap na Karas odha lundile ,Jerry Ekandjo kutya kena omaiyuvo gohenda noshowo kena esimaneko nuupyakadhi waamboka ya hepa.Omalundilo ngaka oga ningilwa
readOngeleka ya lombwelwa yi mangulule omalyenge
04-06-2012
OPOLISI oya lombwele omusitagongalo gwa Apostolic Faith Church moSauyemwa poRundu opo a mangulule aantu ayehe mboka ya mangwa nomalyenge pegongalo lye. Aantu mboka ya mangwa oye li pegongalo ndyoka
readYatatu moshinima sha Teko ota ya ka holoka mu April
04-06-2012
IIHOKOLOLA yaantu yatatu taya lundilwa aniwa ya kengelele Oshikondo shIimaliwa noku shi yuga iimaliwa yoomiliona odhindji melando lyasho lyomashina gonte ya X gokulesha iinima poongamba ota yi ka
readSMS mOshiwambo
04-06-2012
*Vakwetu natu popilwe komunghulo futa waMbaye hano epangelo letu onaini tali xulifapo omukalo wokuhiilifa ovanailonga moNamibia unene tuu meefabrica deeshi mOmbaye ohatu mono oixuna twafa tu heli
readA pewa omimvo 43 mondholongo
04-06-2012
OMUKALIMO gwomo Kaiti okwa pewa egeelo lyomimvo 43 mondholongo konima sho a monika ondjo kohofa yopombanda medhipago, ekwato koonkondo noshowo okuteya egumbo nelalakano lyoku kwata koonkondo nokuyuga.
readVictoria Azarenka falls at French Open
04-06-2012
PARIS – A seething Victoria Azarenka did damage to her racket but failed to have much of an impact on her opponent.The No. 1 seed at the French Open fell 6-2, 7-6 (4) to 15th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova
readMamabolo delighted with Comrades victory
04-06-2012
LUDWICK Mamabolo revelled in his Comrades Marathon victory yesterday, saying the past seven years had “pained” him with no South African able to win the race.The 35-year-old, seventh last year and
readCeltics beat the Heat in game 3
04-06-2012
THE Boston Celtics finally started using their height mis-matches to their advantage, with an injured Chris Bosh sitting out for Miami, there is virtually nobody on the Heat side that can match up
readEkandjo wants more black players in cricket
04-06-2012
MTC spokesperson Tim Ekandjo has called on Cricket Namibia to attract more black players to the game.Ekandjo, whose company is the chief cricket sponsor in Namibia, made the call at the 2012 Cricket
readUirab named best player at SKW
04-06-2012
CHARLES Uirab was named SKW Player of the Season at the club’s annual season-ending awards ceremony last week.The goalkeeper was rewarded for his consistent performance, professionalism and attitude
readRaymond van Schoor is Cricketer of the Year
04-06-2012
RAYMOND van Schoor was named as Namibia’s Cricket Player of the Season at Cricket Namibia’s annual prize-giving ceremony on Saturday evening.Middle-order batsman Van Schoor, who is the vice captain of
readUpsets galore in Rugby Premier League
04-06-2012
THERE were upsets galore in the MTC Rugby Premier League on Saturday as the top three teams were all beaten at home.United lost 26-25 to Rehoboth, Wanderers lost 22-19 to Mariental and Reho Falcon
readTUN calls for Kamwi’s head
04-06-2012
OSHAKATI – The Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) president Mahongora Kavihuha has called for the Minister of Health and Social Services to resign because of his failure to properly manage his
readPohamba off to the UK for Diamond Jubilee celebrations
04-06-2012
WINDHOEK – President Hifikepunye Pohamba will be one of the Heads of State and Government witnessing the festivities marking Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee.Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne
readLabour appeal loss set to cost Telecom
04-06-2012
TELECOM Namibia will have to pay a group of former employees more than N$600 000 after the company last week lost an appeal against a labour arbitrator’s ruling in the ex-workers’ favour.The appeal
readKiiyala off to Rössing
04-06-2012
PENDA Kiiyala, former Road Fund Administration (RFA) boss, has been appointed to guard over Rössing Uranium’s relationship with Government.Chris Salisbury, Rössing managing director, says the move to
readKeetmanshoop council allocates plots to landless
04-06-2012
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council has caved in to the demands of the landless and allocated plots to 120 residents in the Ileni informal settlement.Out of the 120 plots, 105 have water and sewerage
readKamwi launches national vaccination
04-06-2012
HEALTH Minister Richard Kamwi launched the 2012 national measles and polio vaccination campaign at Onayena in the Oshikoto Region on Friday.Kamwi called on parents to take their children for
readGeingob supporters cry foul
04-06-2012
THE tension around the succession issue within the ranks of Swapo’s Youth League (SPYL) is reaching boiling point with some members seeing an enemy behind every bush.A SPYL workshop to streamline
readConcern over dog leads to harassment charges
04-06-2012
THE owner of the boerboel locked in a small cage in a yard in Omaruru has laid charges of harassment and trespassing against the person who brought the matter to the media’s attention.Last Wednesday,
read‘Climate of fear’ at University of Namibia
04-06-2012
STAFF members at the University of Namibia (Unam) say they live in constant fear of victimisation and threats by those in management positions who are running the institution in an autocratic
readNotable Quotes
04-06-2012
THE leaders must know that there is always two sides to the coin. There are those who can afford and those who can’t afford like us who are ambitious and want to be someone in life like their children
readSPYL slams municipality for boasting about profit
04-06-2012
THE Swakopmund branch of the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has condemned the Swakopmund municipality for “boasting” about its profit every year.“Why boast about profit, while your people in
readRicoh reaches out to rhinos
04-06-2012
A NAMIBIAN business plans to start a trust to save the country’s rhinos from being killed by poachers.Mark Barnard, managing director of Ricoh, on Friday said: “We want our children and grandchildren
readHeckmair murder probe extended
04-06-2012
THE case in which two American citizens are accused of having murdered a young former Windhoek resident early last year was once again postponed on Friday for further investigations to be done.The two
readPublic Service Commission declares Karas top officials’ suspension null and void
04-06-2012
THE Karas Regional Council’s suspension of its chief regional officer Saul Kahuika and planning director Joseph Stephanus has been declared null and void by the Public Service Commission (PSC).The
readSMSes for Monday 04 June 2012
04-06-2012
SMS Of The Day *THE story of an 18-year-old orphan Lo-Amin Goreses, who failed Grade 10 and couldn’t return to school due to the Education Act and makes a living from the Kupferberg dumpsite, needs
readFrom The Twittersphere
04-06-2012
ROOSTERS, reshuffles, replays, Rick Ross ... eish, a month-end mixed tape of mixed, but not muddled, views from the Namibian Twitter frontline! @bubbs07: Namibian roosters go “koooo-koo-loo-shoo!”
readThird time lucky for Drew?
04-06-2012
Drew Barrymore tied the knot with her fiancé of five months, Will Kopelman yesterday. The happy couple were married in an intimate ceremony at their estate in Montecito, California estate.The
readMaroon 5 ladies man, Adam Levine locks lips with Namibian beauty Behati Prinsloo
04-06-2012
He split with his girlfriend Victoria’s Secret model Anne Vyalitsyna only two months ago. But Maroon 5 singer, Adam Levine has clearly moved on – with our very own Namibian Victoria Secret model,
readNando’s poke fun at xenophobia
04-06-2012
With their cheeky campaigns now as famous as their chicken, food chain Nando’s has released a new campaign addressing xenophobia using humour. The minute-long advert channels the thoughts of a
readRain fails to dampen spirits of jubilee queen’s subjects
04-06-2012
LONDON – Loyal subjects and curious onlookers refused to let the rain dampen their spirits yesterday as they lined the Thames under umbrellas waiting to watch Queen Elizabeth’s diamond jubilee river
readRaul Castro turns 81, trying to preserve communism
04-06-2012
HAVANA – Cuban President Raul Castro turned 81 yesterday, another year on in his race against time to reform Cuba’s economy and try to assure the survival of communism after he and his elderly
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