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60 Articles found on Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Schiefer’s confession revealed
05-06-2012
“I SHOT my mother and father at home.”With this matter-of-fact statement double murder suspect Romeo Schiefer started a confession which he made to a senior Police officer on January 19 2008. The
readWoman gives birth to triplets at two health facilities
05-06-2012
NKWIZU – A 31-year-old woman from Nkwizu village in the Kavango Region gave birth to triplets at two different healthcare facilities last week Monday.Lydia Mutunga, from Nkwizu village 170 kilometres
readSwapo congress ‘stalls’ Cabinet reshuffle
05-06-2012
CABINET ministers are waiting anxiously for President Hifikepunye Pohamba to act on his threat to reshuffle them.A Cabinet reshuffle was on the cards last year, but was never executed for reasons
readNo jobs make Namibians ‘miserable’
05-06-2012
NAMIBIA is the sixth most miserable country in the world because of its high unemployment and inflation rates, according to an index published worldwide yesterday.Namibia is worse off than countries
readNigeria mourns after plane crash kills over 150
05-06-2012
LAGOS – Nigeria began three days of mourning yesterday after a plane carrying 153 people plunged into a residential area of Nigeria’s largest city of Lagos on Sunday, with all those aboard presumed
readWe ran over Nigeria: Kaanjuka
05-06-2012
BRAVE Warriors coach Benard Kaanjuka said the Super Eagles are not as good as he was made to believe by the Nigerian press.Nigeria won the game 1-0. Kaanjuka said that was evident from the the low
readMusical immortalises Lebo’s short life
05-06-2012
Nearly six years after she tragically died in a car crash, South African diva Lebo Mathosa’s life is being turned into a musical by Sello Maake Ka-Ncube.But Ka-Ncube, who held auditions at Pretoria’s
readPohamba promotes intra-Africa trade
05-06-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba is urging greater intra-Africa trade as a means of combating poverty and creating jobs for the youth. Pohamba made the call in a message delivered on his behalf by
readEurope cautions ANC on ‘Look East’ policy
05-06-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is walking a precarious path if it pursues policies shunning the West in favour of fellow BRICS members India and China to fund its
readCuban sugar harvest shows limits of reforms
05-06-2012
HAVANA – A new business model being rolled out by Communist-run Cuba as part of wide-ranging economic reforms has performed poorly in its first test – this year’s sugar harvest – and revealed
readIvory Coast wants blood diamond ban lifted
05-06-2012
ABIDJAN – Ivory Coast will lobby for the lifting of a United Nations ban on its diamond exports at a meeting this week, a government official said, arguing that its stones are no longer a threat to
readMake office politics work for you
05-06-2012
Many of us hate the shady, behind-the-scenes deal-making that often marks office politics, but it is the reality in many workplaces in how power is doled out, and instead you should make it work for
readStimulus sells Joe’s Beerhouse
05-06-2012
JOE’S Beerhouse entered a new era on Friday when the established restaurant couple, Carol-Jean and Thomas Rechter, and Manfred Enus, currently part of the Joe’s management team, took over the Windhoek
readReplacing a lost ear tag
05-06-2012
IF a producer notices that an ear tag on one of his cattle is missing, the ear tag must to be replaced as quickly as possible, Meatco has said. In case of a visual ear tag being lost, it should be
readAgricultural diary
05-06-2012
• Auctions June 6: NG O’Kennedy stud production sale at Patria (Stampriet). On sale will be Bonsmaras and Van Rooy. June 7: Kobus van Wyk production sale of Van Rooys at Leonardville Farmers
read2012 hunting season opens
05-06-2012
CABINET has officially approved the 2012 hunting season, the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) has said.A hunter may hunt the following animals: three large game species, or two large game species and
read‘Surfing month’ success
05-06-2012
SURFERS young and old, and of both sexes, recently participated in a two-day tournament at Swakopmund and the ‘Guns’ area (between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay), and apart from enjoying some good waves,
readNew Swakop storage solution
05-06-2012
UNTIL ‘Cowboys’ arrived in town, storage space in Swakopmund was scarce – especially secure, clean, weather-proof storage space.Heinz ‘Cowboy’ Büttner however came up with an ingenious idea: to
readStranded dolphin rescue demo
05-06-2012
A STRANDED dolphin rescue demonstration took place at Swakopmund’s Mole last week as an early curtain raiser for Coastal Biodiversity Week to be held in Swakopmund, which started yesterday (Monday
readFirst ambulance for Arandis
05-06-2012
IT is said to be the first ambulance for the town of Arandis since the town was established in 1975.Last Thursday St. Gabriel’s Ambulance Trust received a new ambulance worth N$450 000 as a
readUFE launches new canned products
05-06-2012
DURING the welcoming ceremony of United Fishing Enterprises’ (UFE) new purse seiner fishing vessel two weeks ago, the company also introduced its new range of canned products. These comprise canned
readDaures developing in face of tough challenges
05-06-2012
DAURES Constituency Councillor, Ernst Katjiku, says that development is taking place in one of the most unique and challenging constituencies in Erongo.According to him, Daures is the only
readRussians want uranium behind dunebelt
05-06-2012
THIRTEEN thousand hectares of land east of the central coast dunebelt between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay is being eyed by the Russians for the uranium resource.A meeting was recently held in Walvis Bay
read‘Hunger Games’ tops MTV Movie Awards
05-06-2012
The fan votes – not just the odds – were in ‘The Hunger Games’ favour at the MTV Movie Awards.The dystopian survival saga escaped from Sunday’s 21st annual extravaganza with the most golden
readSudan and S Sudan start security talks
05-06-2012
ADDIS ABABA/KHARTOUM – Sudan and South Sudan yesterday began their first direct high-level talks on border security since a series of frontier clashes threatened to drag the former civil war foes back
readWorld Briefs
05-06-2012
Baghdad suicide bomber kills 23 BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-packed car outside a Shi’ite Muslim office in central Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more
readAfrican Briefs
05-06-2012
Armed brigade at Libyan airport TRIPOLI – A Libyan militia surrounded Tripoli’s international airport yesterday, forcing flights to be diverted to the capital’s military airport, a security official
readJubilee pageant stirs pride
05-06-2012
LONDON – The “raucous and teeming” scenes which met Queen Elizabeth II as she led a 1 000-boat flotilla to mark her diamond jubilee show that British pride is alive and well, the nation’s newspapers
readDeadly clashes in Syria as EU-Russia seek solutions to ongoing bloodshed
05-06-2012
DAMASCUS – Syrian government troops fought deadly battles with armed rebels as the European Union yesterday urged Russia to overcome differences over Syria to end 15 months of bloodshed.In talks at
readMinista Kamwi a indila kaavali ya fale aanona ketuntilo
05-06-2012
PETHIMBO ta tula miilonga oshikonga shetuntilo lyopolio nomikithi omikwawo ngashi okakwenyene naangoka hagu etwa kuupuka pOnayena mOndonga mOshikoto mEtitano lya zi ko, oministeli yUuhaku nIilonga
readTUN a hala minista Kamwi eethepo iilonga
05-06-2012
OMUPERESIDENDE gwehangano lyaalongi moNamibia nenge Teachers Union of Namibia[TUN] okwa indile opo Minista yUukalinawa, Richard Kamwi eethepo iilonga oshoka aniwa okwa ndopa moku wilika oshikondo
readOolamba dhoomwe
05-06-2012
OMOLU okukelela omukithi gwomalaria mokati koshigwana, unene tuu kuumbangalantu, Christofina Nantinda gwomOluno mOndangwa mOshana, ye nomusamane gwe, Lameg Nantinda, oya mona po oolamba dhokudhipaga
readElelo lya Kaiti lya pe aakalimo yamwe omahala gokutungapo
05-06-2012
ELELO lyoshilando sha Kaiti muumbugantu woshilongo olya pe aantu mboka ya li yaana omahala, molukanda lwa Ileni. Ewiliko ndyoka olya tokola oku gandja omahala geli 120 kaakalimo mboka ya kala ya
readSMS mOshiwambo
05-06-2012
*Tse aakalimo yomolukanda lwaShitenda moVenduka, otatu mono iihuna kolusheno halu guko shampa ashike esiku okuza ontano nalugaluke opomugoyi aantu ya ka lala nale ihatu liwe nomaulalelo ndele olayina
readOmupepo omutine gwa tulwa miilonga poRuacana
05-06-2012
NAMPOWER okwa tula miilonga omupepo omutine posasiona yokulonga[okudhiga ] olusheno poRuacana oshiwike shayi. Omupepo nguka gwa kotha oodola oomiliona omathele 750 okutulapo, otagu gwedhako oonkondo
readErasmus re-elected as Cricket Namibia president
05-06-2012
FRANCOIS Erasmus was re-elected as president of Cricket Namibia at its annual general meeting in Windhoek on Saturday.The other board members who were elected are Neil Rossouw as the Director of
readJS Academy run up a cricket score against Challengers
05-06-2012
JS ACADEMY ran up a cricket score against Challengers, while Okahandja Beauties were held to a surprising draw by Poly Babes in NFA Women’s Super League action over the weekend.JS Academy completely
readCeltics even series with Miami Heat
05-06-2012
THE Celtics tied their best of seven series versus the Miami Heat at two games each on Sunday night in Boston with a thrilling 93-91 overtime victory. The exuberant crowd in the garden made a lot of
readMeyer slammed over Bok selections
05-06-2012
SPRINGBOK coach Heyneke Meyer has walked into his first storm – before even taking charge of his first Test match – with mounting criticism of his decision to exclude a clutch of Stormers players
readTiger Woods issues US Open warning with Memorial win
05-06-2012
DUBLIN – Tiger Woods’ remarkable two-shot victory at the Memorial tournament on Sunday will have sent a few shivers down the spines of his rivals with the year’s second major, the US Open, just two
readTendulkar to take oath as MP
05-06-2012
NEW DELHI – Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was to be sworn in as a member of the upper house of parliament yesterday after being nominated in a surprise move criticised by some government
readLi crashes, Sharapova stumbles into quarters
05-06-2012
PARIS – Defending champion Li Na of China crashed out of the French Open yesterday while Maria Sharapova overcame a catalogue of errors on a bitterly cold day in Paris to struggle into the
readBrave Warriors in Nigeria
05-06-2012
NIGERIA’S Super Eagles huffed and puffed before finally blowing down Namibia’s Brave Warriors to snatch a 1-0 home victory in a 2014 World Cup qualifier on Sunday.Namibia coach Bernard Kaanjuka
readVineyard workers fear job losses
05-06-2012
FOLLOWING news that International Grape Company (IGC) at Aussenkehr, owned by Dusan Vasiljevic, intends selling some of its vineyards, its workers fear losing their jobs. The possible layoffs are
readWitchcraft fears led to murder of mother
05-06-2012
MATRICIDE suspect Natangwe Ipinge Ngatjizeko believed his mother was a witch before he killed her near the end of 2006.Ngatjizeko (32) made this claim when he made a confession to Police Chief
readSMSes for Tuesday 05 June 2012
05-06-2012
SMS Of The Day *CITY of Windhoek please take this seriously. The riverbed behind Kayec going down to Monte Christo road is a danger especially to us women. Please clear all that grass to make it safe
readSex reports tarnish academic qualifications
05-06-2012
THE recent “bad” publicity about lecturers allegedly soliciting sexual favours from students in exchange for marks has a negative impact on the value of qualifications offered by institutions of
readFour die on roads
05-06-2012
FOUR people died on Namibian roads this past weekend.According to statistics released by the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF) yesterday, 51 people were injured in 32 crashes. The highest number of
readRhino poaching not yet a problem
05-06-2012
RHINO poaching is not yet a problem in Namibia, as no incidents of this nature have been reported this year, says the chief conservation scientist at the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Pierre Du
readParents of abandoned baby traced
05-06-2012
THE parents of the three-month-old baby who was abandoned on Friday night were traced by the Police yesterday.The baby boy was taken to the Katutura State Hospital by the Police and spent the entire
readTribute To Queen Elizabeth II
05-06-2012
President Hifikepunye Pohamba is heading Namibia’s delegation to the celebration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee – marking both 60 years as the UK Monarch and as the Head of the
readIs There Anyone Out There With Stomach For Managing Government?
05-06-2012
KAVEE and I have a ritual of meeting up at the first Saturday of every month at Mekondjo’s place in Katutura to “deconstruct”, as Kavee puts it, developments in the nation’s life the month before.We
readFuel prices expected to drop
05-06-2012
MOTORISTS are expected to get a breather this month, with fuel prices likely going down after reaching a record high after last month’s adjustment.The petrol price in South Africa dropped by 55 cents
readEarlier hospital slot for Unam murder suspect
05-06-2012
THE young University of Namibia student who is accused of stabbing a fellow student to death seven weeks ago will start to undergo a period of psychiatric observation in July.Due to the seriousness of
readWindhoek municipal dumpsite girl gets a job
05-06-2012
ON Friday she was scavenging on a dumpsite, surviving on other people’s scraps; on Saturday she started ‘a proper job’ in Katutura.In less than 24 hours, 18-year-old Lo-Ammi Goreses’s life has taken a
readArson probe continues
05-06-2012
BY yesterday afternoon, no one had been arrested in connection with the torched vehicle belonging to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).An arson docket was opened this weekend after the car was
read‘Serial’ drunken driver heavily fined
05-06-2012
ELLIS Mbatira (33) was sentenced to a fine of N$15 000, or two years in prison, for drunken driving by the Omaruru Magistrate’s Court last Thursday. He paid the fine. His driver’s licence was also
read‘Concerned Caprivians’ call for political solution
05-06-2012
A MEETING of ‘concerned Caprivians’ held a mass meeting at Ngweze on Sunday where they demanded political dialogue between President Hifikepunye Pohamba and Mishake Muyongo, exiled president of the
readFrom The Twittersphere
05-06-2012
RUN with Lukas, sail with the Queen, and smile, albeit crookedly, with Sunny Boy! It’s another day, another say, plus northern decay, and Lady May, as Namibians navigate the 140! With a final word by
readNotable Quotes
05-06-2012
WHAT guarantee do we have that it will not be the same with the new Permanent Secretary (PS), now that the the old PS ( Kahijoro Kahuure) has been redeployed? – Mahongora Kavihuha, Teachers Union of
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