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64 Articles found on Thursday, 7 June 2012
Life is hard – and cold – in the shantytowns
07-06-2012
THE poverty and hardship families in Windhoek’s informal settlements face are not confined to these areas, but are characteristic of the bigger picture of the plight of the poor in the country.Justine
readNewspaper defends defamation claim
07-06-2012
THE hearing of a case in which a Windhoek-based business owner is suing The Namibian for half a million dollars over alleged defamation has started in the High Court in Windhoek.Petrus Gabriel and
readPoly student strangled
07-06-2012
A POLYTECHNIC of Namibia student was allegedly strangled to death with a tie by her ex-boyfriend in the early hours of yesterday morning.The murder took place in Windhoek’s Khomasdal area between
readWhen is Government going to heed business’ call?
07-06-2012
A SKILLS drought and Government’s reluctance to issue work permits so that foreigners can show Namibians the ropes – for the umpteenth time the private sector yesterday labelled this the thorn in the
readRussia, China come out strongly against Syria action
07-06-2012
BEIJING – Moscow and Beijing yesterday reaffirmed their strong opposition to intervention in Syria, under mounting international pressure to change a stance that has infuriated Western powers.A joint
readVries hails ‘best’ Warriors
07-06-2012
BRAVE Warriors goalkeeper Virgil Vries believes the current crop is the best the country has had in years and that the team’s newfound resolve will serve them well against Kenya on Saturday.The South
readLibyans ask ‘Where is the state?’ after airport seized
07-06-2012
TRIPOLI – Invading Libya’s biggest international airport was embarrassingly easy: the attackers cut the wire perimeter fence in broad daylight, and then drove onto the tarmac while airport security
readOpposition parties warn donors over Sata
07-06-2012
LUSAKA – Zambian opposition parties have accused President Michael Sata’s government of nepotism and abusing the courts in an open letter sent to foreign donors yesterday.“President Sata has engaged
readSwiss charged for Shabaab links
07-06-2012
NAIROBI – A Kenyan court yesterday charged a Swiss man with being a member of Somalia’s al Qaeda allied Shabaab, the latest in a string of foreign nationals accused of links to the Islamist
readNew election chief for Angola
07-06-2012
LUANDA – Angola on Tuesday named a new National Electoral Commission (CNE) president as opposition parties protested that too little time and few funds were allocated for campaigning before August
readDozens of protesters camp out in Cairo’s Tahrir
07-06-2012
CAIRO – Dozens of protesters remained in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square yesterday after camping out following a mass demonstration against verdicts handed down in ex-president Hosni Mubarak’s murder
readMore parental control with Facebook Lite
07-06-2012
Facebook is exploring the idea of a service for pre-teens, accessible under parental control.Facebook bans anyone under 13 from joining it. But with no set restrictions in place, children as young as
readFysal’s carrots ‘rotten’
07-06-2012
On June 5 a reader sent The Namibian an email complaining about the quality of food sold at the Fysal Fresh Produce in Ondangwa. It reads as follows:Fysal Fresh Produce opposite Woerman Brock
readDo regulations on home sales make sense?
07-06-2012
The Namibian consumer was recently sent a letter by a concerned resident asking about the fairness of municipality regulations concerning the sale of homes. Parts of the letter are here:The
readAfrica’s latest woman president drops bling for basics
07-06-2012
BLANTYRE – Malawi’s new leader, Africa’s latest woman president, does things differently. Joyce Banda is toning down the bling and returning to basics in one of the world’s poorest countries.Banda has
readCorruption in Europe could slow recovery
07-06-2012
BRUSSELS – Political and business corruption in Europe, especially in the Mediterranean, could further weaken vulnerable economies struggling to overcome the euro crisis, an international watchdog
readHRW urges ‘blood diamond’ group to broaden scope
07-06-2012
WASHINGTON – Rights activists have called on a UN-sponsored group which aims to stop ‘blood diamonds’ from reaching the market to urge Zimbabwe to address human rights abuses in its mines.The call
readPublic accounts committee conference an eye opener
07-06-2012
THE increasing importance of parliamentary public accounts committees (PACs) in good governance, transparency and financial stability was stressed at a recently concluded meeting between SADC and East
readInnovate your job search
07-06-2012
BOSTON –Applying the observational skills that ‘disruptive innovators’ use as a way to power your job search can help you unearth more, and better, opportunities, says Harvard Business Review.Asking
readLow demand, high costs stifle enterprise
07-06-2012
STRUGGLING to find a market for their goods and services is the biggest hurdle local businesses have to overcome, a new survey has shown. The 2012 Namibian Business and Investment Climate Survey
readYouth want to make a difference
07-06-2012
FOUR weeks ago, nearly 200 young people from 11 countries, among them 10 from Namibia, laid the foundation stone for a worldwide youth climate network called Youthinkgreen. The aim of the project,
readBarn owl a blessing in disguise
07-06-2012
THE Namibia Raptor Rehabilitation Research and Education Centre (Narrec) has urged the public not to destroy the nests of breeding barn owls, as these creatures serve as perfect pest
readSharing southern Africa’s water
07-06-2012
THE Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) protocol on shared watercourses is recognised as one of the world’s best. But sound agreements on the sustainable and equitable management of joint
readNamibian elephants find new home in Mexico
07-06-2012
NINE elephants from Namibia, aged between six and ten years old, have been relocated to Mexico’s acclaimed African Safari Zoo.For 10 months, the elephants from Namib Game Services were kept in a
readGwyneth’s ‘n*gga’ no-no
07-06-2012
She may be close friends with Jay-Z and Beyonce, but that doesn’t mean Gwyneth Paltrow can blithely use the word “n*gga”. The actress is currently facing a fan backlash after she used the offensive
readWorld Briefs
07-06-2012
Prince Philip “improved considerably” LONDON – The condition of British Queen Elizabeth’s 90-year-old husband Philip has “improved considerably” after spending two days in hospital recovering from a
readAfrican Briefs
07-06-2012
Mubarak’s health worsens in jailCAIRO – The health of Egypt’s former leader Hosni Mubarak has deteriorated since he was sent to prison on Saturday and it is likely he will moved to a hospital, the
readUS mission in Libya’s Benghazi attacked: Embassy
07-06-2012
TRIPOLI – The US diplomatic mission in Libya’s main eastern city of Benghazi came under attack during the night but there were no casualties, embassy and security officials said Wednesday.“There was
readMore body parts found from Canadian suspect
07-06-2012
VANCOUVER/BERLIN – Packages containing a human hand and foot were delivered to schools in western Canada on Tuesday as the suspect in a cannibalistic murder and dismemberment told German police he
readRussia raises fines for protests
07-06-2012
MOSCOW – The Russian parliament approved a law yesterday that will drastically increase fines for people who take part in protests that violate public order and is intended to discourage dissent
readComputers, sex trump phones in poll
07-06-2012
NEW YORK – When given the choice, most people around the world would give up their cellphone rather than their computer and would prefer to live without social networking rather than television,
readOmugameni gwomaliko a tindilwa iifutilemo
07-06-2012
OMUNIILONGA gwehangano lyaagameni ngoka ta lundilwa a dhipaga, a yuga noshowo a longa omiyonena dhilwe konima sho omuniilonga omukwawo a yahwa okusa mondjila yopokati kOtjiwarongo nOkahandja muNovomba
readOondjuhwa dha lika komaima pOmatala ga Shakati
07-06-2012
AANANGESHEFA yoondjuhwa pOmatala ga Shakati oye li muumbanda nomelimbililo enene lyoondjuhwa dhawo dha tameka okulika po komanima uusiku, ngoka taya ti kutya kaye shi naanaa kutya omakwashike.Meme
readEihempululo lya Schiefer’s lya hololwa
07-06-2012
EIHEMPULULO lyomumati omugundjuka gwomoKhomasdal ngoka ta hokololithwa noku fekelwa kohofa yopombanda kutya okwa dhipaga aakuluntu olya hololwa mohofa yopombanda moVenduka oshiwike shika. Nando
readOmalweendo ga Geingob ogo ngushu
07-06-2012
OMALWEENDO gopambelewa ngoka haga ningwa , okuhumitha komeho omapungulo, pamwe naanangeshefa yomoshilongo ogo oshitopolwa shiilonga yuuMinisteli wIipindi nOmipepo, nongushu yago ita yi vulu oku
readKandjii a yono ondjodhi yokuya kuudhano wOlympic ya gumwe
07-06-2012
OMUDHENGINGONYO keeshi gwopaithano, okwa lundile, Ambrosius Kandjii kutya okwe mu kanithile ompito oku ka kondja puudhano wOlympic mboka tawu ka ningwa mBritania omwedhi tuuka.Simon Balooka Johannes
readSMS mOshiwambo
07-06-2012
*Vakwetu ovanambishinisha va shona openi hatu mono omakwafo tuka, tuke tuuka komesho omunhu nghee ngoo wa tameka okulandifa eedula 15 nde itandi yi komesho ondi wete nghina oshitoka ya wana ondapumbwa
readAanipambuliko ta ya ka mona oshimaliwa
07-06-2012
AANIIPAMBULIKO mehangano lya Old Mutual moNamibia ota ya kiimemeha oku ya kombaanga, sho ehangano lyawo lyatokola okufuta uupambu omolwashoka lya mona iiyemo yili nawa omumvo gwembo lyiimaliwa 2011.
readOmayooloko pokati kewiliko lyoshitopolwa nolyondolopa
07-06-2012
OTAKU hokololwa kutya opena ehilathano mokati kewiliko lya Swapo, naashika otashi piyaganeke omakwatathano pokati kombelewa ya Gavena naandjoka ya Meya gwa Gobabis. Otaku hokololwa aniwa kutya etopoko
readWheelchair basketball takes off in Windhoek
07-06-2012
JOACHIM Swartbooi and Roodly Gowaseb are anxious to show off their skills when their Windhoek wheelchair basketball team hosts Oshana Heroes Sports Club on Saturday. The two said while the game at the
readNamibia names U/19 Cricket World Cup team
07-06-2012
CRICKET Namibia yesterday announced a team of 15 players to compete at the ICC U19 CWC in Australia.The team was assembled after a competitive series of trials in Windhoek. Coach Doug Watson said his
readDressage tournament in Swakopmund
07-06-2012
A MONTH after hosting the very successful Langer Heinrich showjumping tournament, which attracted many enthusiastic riders and spectators, the ReiterVerein Swakopmund (RVS) will hold a one day graded
readMosimane threatens Safa with suit
07-06-2012
FORMER Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane is threatening a lawsuit against the SA Football Association (Safa) for unfair and unlawful dismissal, according to his lawyers.Mosimane’s new lawyers have
readSpain get down to Euro business
07-06-2012
WARSAW – Spain yesterday began fine-tuning their bid to retain the European title they won four years ago, as the last teams for Euro 2012 were expected to arrive in Poland and Ukraine.Vicente Del
readCeltics win huge game 5
07-06-2012
AFTER losing the first two games to Miami, the knock on the Celtics was that they are ‘too old’ to compete against the potent Heat team, but last night with just 52 seconds left in the game, 2008
readFederer, Djokovic set to joust again
07-06-2012
PARIS – Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will go head to head for the 26th time in the French Open semi-finals tomorrow and both agreed the outcome lay in the lap of the gods.At one stage in Tuesday’s
readDTS, SKW victorious in volleyball
07-06-2012
THE Bank Windhoek National Volleyball League continued last weekend in Windhoek and at Grootfontein, with some strong performances between the competing teams.In the Men’s League in Windhoek, DTS lost
readKeetmans holds first chess tourney
07-06-2012
KEETMANSHOOP – Keetmanshoop’s first Open chess competition took place at the Opppi-huki Entertainment Club on Saturday, and has been described as a great success. David Tiboth, who won first place in
readDavid keeps chasing elusive Olympic dream
07-06-2012
PENANG – Six-time world champion Nicol David has owned women’s squash for years and would be a safe bet to bring home Malaysia’s first Olympic gold if she could compete in the coming London Games.But
readFrom The Twittersphere
07-06-2012
NAMIBIANS take to Twitter to react to the murder of a student at the Polytechnic of Namibia in Windhoek. Otherwise, peculiarly Namibian moments, and Namibians on the word beat.@Theonly_Kushluv: When a
readSwapo members in Oshikoto cry foul
07-06-2012
ONGWEDIVA – Some members of the Swapo Party in the Oshikoto Region are accusing the party’s coordinator in the region, Armas Amukwiyu, of violating procedures guiding the party’s elective regional
readStruggle children back
07-06-2012
A GROUP of about 12 children of the liberation struggle have set up camp at the Windhoek Police station, demanding answers from government about when they will be given jobs.This time around, the
readSMSes for Thursday 07 June 2012
07-06-2012
SMSes Of The Day *RESHUFFLING ministers will never change the performance of people on the ground. Give adequate resources to people, hire and fire employees if you have done your part as an
readRural school a white elephant
07-06-2012
A RURAL primary school has turned into a white elephant after authorities closed its doors due to low pupil numbers.The Oshikomba Junior Primary School in Onakandi village in the Oshikoto Region
readRow over N$7m sewer tender
07-06-2012
SKYHIGH Construction and Renovations is threatening legal action against the Karas Regional Council for unilaterally terminating a N$7 million tender it was granted to complete the Ariamsvlei sewer
readTwo classics on at NTN
07-06-2012
The National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) in partnership with the Ministry of Education is bringing to life two of the most acclaimed pieces of literature to Windhoek audiences theatre as part of it’s
readNNFU rejects new Meatco owners
07-06-2012
THE Namibia National Farmers’ Union (NNFU) has expressed disappointment at Cabinet’s decision to continue with Government shareholding in the future Meatco Trading Company, which is based on a
readMany go hungry at Karasburg
07-06-2012
KARASBURG – Serious interventions are needed at Karasburg and a number of nearby settlements such as Warmbad because some residents are at real risk of starvation.Karasburg constituency regional
readTourism Expo opens
07-06-2012
THE 14th Namibia Tourism Expo opened its doors in Windhoek yesterday and will run until June 11.Minister of Environment and Tourism Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said Namibia had experienced a two per cent
readTwo elephants shot for trampling fields
07-06-2012
NATURE conservation officials in the North have shot and killed two elephants that villagers described as problem animals.The villagers claimed that three elephants had destroyed mahangu fields at
readCourt confirms City eviction order
07-06-2012
A GROUP of people accused of having illegally occupied a farm owned by the City of Windhoek have been given breathing space until July 30 before the City can legally proceed to evict them from the
readAcoustic explosion in Swakopmund
07-06-2012
Two of Namibia’s most talented artists, singer/songwriter TONETiC as well as Namibia’s Last Band standing winner, Shishani are set to strum their way into the hearts of their Swakopmund fans.They are
readMoroccans step up calls for end to abortion ban
07-06-2012
RABAT – Hundreds of Moroccan women a day are resorting to backstreet abortions, a leading doctor has estimated, prompting calls for reform in a country where the termination of pregnancies remains
readNotable Quotes
07-06-2012
WHEN he knows there’s money, he comes to boxing. He is using us to make himself rich. All the boxers are poor. – Amateur boxer Simon ‘Balooka’ Johannes accused Ambrosius Kandjii of using amateur
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