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54 Articles found on Monday, 12 March 2012
Two go free on assault charge
12-03-2012
TWO of the four men accused of assaulting journalist John Grobler in a Windhoek nightspot two years ago won their acquittal in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Friday.Businessman David Imbili (45)
readPolice pay N$60 000 to save face
12-03-2012
THE Ministry of Safety and Security has agreed to an out of court settlement after it was sued by a Windhoek resident for illegal arrest and detention when NamPol officers last year arrested Johannes
readThreatened beauty
12-03-2012
Cape Gannets are considered endangered in Namibia, they only breed on six islands worldwide, three of these are situated along the coast of southern Namibia. Numbers of gannets in Namibia have
readTribalism and performance dominate Swapo CC
12-03-2012
TRIBALISM and a disappointing score card – as per Insight magazine’s annual performance rating of Namibia’s Cabinet – were reportedly two issues that took up a large chunk of the discussions at the
readNAC offers workers packages
12-03-2012
THE restructuring process at the Namibia Airports Company is likely to cost about N$50 million and shed 40 per cent of the company’s jobs following a wholesale retrenchment last month, sources close
readMore Namibians have access to banking
12-03-2012
THE majority of Namibians are no longer excluded from financial services, an independent survey has confirmed.Whereas 51 per cent of people were excluded from these services in 2007, only 31 per cent
readAssad meets Annan, but gives little ground
12-03-2012
BEIRUT – Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan held blunt talks with Bashar Assad this weekend but appeared to be making little headway, as the Syrian president blamed political bloodshed on
readHitman gets burnt in Scotland
12-03-2012
PAULUS ‘The Hitman’ Moses was outfoxed rather than outfought when he lost by unanimous points decision against WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns in Glasgow on Saturday. While Moses was positive in
readCurating your online self
12-03-2012
You can enhance your online presence by putting out the kind of content that goes beyond pet photos and establishes you as an expert, says Harvard Business Review. Just don’t tell your dog.Social
readN$12 million traded on NSX Overall Index
12-03-2012
THE Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) Overall Index fell by 2,3 per cent for the week March 1 to March 8. Nictus topped the gainers’ list by a mile, up 22,5 per cent over the week. Shoprite Holdings rose
readInternational Digest
12-03-2012
Old Mutual profit up on Nedbank strength LONDON – Anglo-South African insurer Old Mutual narrowly missed forecasts with a 17 per cent increase in 2011 earnings, which were lifted by cost cuts and
readAfrican Digest
12-03-2012
Activists not swayed by Zim diamond tour HARARE – A government-sponsored tour of Zimbabwe’s diamond fields has failed to persuade human rights activists that mining abuses have stopped, or that
readAreva’s head of mining resigns over UraMin
12-03-2012
PARIS – French nuclear group Areva said on Friday that the head of its mining business, Sebastien de Montessus, resigned in a bid to close the chapter of the botched US$2,5 billion takeover of
readSA cuts 2012-13 power rate hike
12-03-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s energy regulator said on Friday it had cut the increase in electricity rates for power utility Eskom to 16 per cent for the 2012-13 financial year from a previously
readWal-Mart wins final go-ahead for Massmart deal
12-03-2012
CAPE TOWN – A South African court on Friday largely dismissed an appeal from government and unions to roll back approval for Wal-Mart’s R17 billion acquisition of retailer Massmart, ending months of
readIMF moves toward new power reform
12-03-2012
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board has moved toward a fundamental restructuring of voting rights that will give more clout to emerging economies like China and
readTravel groups pour into open-for-business Africa
12-03-2012
BERLIN – The world’s big hotel chains and airlines are rushing to serve new corporate customers in Africa, as Chinese and Middle East investment boosts business interest in the resource-rich
readFrom The Twittersphere
12-03-2012
KAPANA, that beloved of Namibian ‘traditions’, was the trending dish of the day on Twitter on Friday! It got tongues wagging and tastebuds salivating. Also, Willie Mbuende’s front tooth, revolution
readZahara tops Samas nominations
12-03-2012
SOUTH African music sensation Zahara is topping the list of the South African Music Awards (Samas) nominees.The vivacious vocalist was nominated in seven categories of the awards for her album
readThe die is cast! Namibian auditions for Big Brother wrap up
12-03-2012
IT’S a wrap! Live auditions to choose Namibia’s housemates for this year’s Big Brother Africa show are done and dusted, adding to already mounting excitement ahead of Africa’s biggest reality show.
readMusic labels call for unity
12-03-2012
THE controversy surrounding the Annual Namibian Music Awards (Namas) sparked some music industry labels to declare in a joint statement that artists should set aside their pride and appreciate
readSwaziland lashes ANC over reform pressure
12-03-2012
MBABANE – Swaziland on Friday lashed out at the African National Congress, and its youth league in particular, over its pressure for democratic reforms in Africa’s last absolute monarchy.Government
readHostages: Nigeria sends condolences
12-03-2012
ABUJA – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has sent his condolences to the British and Italian premiers over the deaths of two kidnapped workers during a failed operation to free them, his office
readUS soldier kills up to 16 Afghan civilians
12-03-2012
KANDAHAR – A United States soldier went on a shooting rampage in southern Afghanistan yesterday, bursting into the homes of civilians in villages near his base in the middle of the night and killing
readJapan mourns tsunami dead
12-03-2012
OFUNATO – With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear rallies, Japan yesterday marked one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands and set off a radiation crisis that shattered
readWorld Briefs
12-03-2012
China freed 24 000 abductees in 2011 BEIJING – Chinese police rescued more than 24 000 abducted children and women last year, some of whom had been sold for adoption or forced into prostitution as
readAfrican Briefs
12-03-2012
Zuma ‘misled’ Mbeki – report JOHANNESBURG – President Jacob Zuma promised his predecessor, Thabo Mbeki, that he would be able to serve the remainder of his term in office, City Press reported
readNew Gaza air strikes raises death toll to 18
12-03-2012
GAZA CITY – Three Palestinians, including a schoolboy, were killed yesterday, raising the death toll from Israeli air strikes on Gaza to 18 in less than 48 hours, medics said.The latest raid hit an
readTobias hits out at ‘unsporting’ Scots
12-03-2012
TRAINER Nestor Tobias yesterday accused Ricky Burns’s camp of being “unsporting” after his boxer Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses lost his battle for the WBO lightweight belt on points to the Scot on
readTottenham lose again, Drogba gives Chelsea win
12-03-2012
LONDON – Third-placed Tottenham Hotspur are peering anxiously over their shoulders after a 1-0 Premier League loss at Everton on Saturday continued a slump in form while Chelsea beat Stoke City by the
readThe Hitman rocks the 140!
12-03-2012
THE Hitman scored a KO on Namibian Twitter timelines over the weekend, trending heavily! Anticipation and excitement were rife ahead of the fight, while it was a one-two combination of disappointment
readBlack Africa motor on
12-03-2012
MIDFIELDERS Marco van Wyk and Denzil Haoseb helped Black Africa consolidate their lead at the top of the Namibia Premier League standings with a gritty come-from-behind victory over African Stars on
readThe Hitman hits the 140!
12-03-2012
THE Hitman scored a KO on Namibian Twitter timelines over the weekend, trending heavily! Anticipation and excitement were rife ahead of the fight, while it was a one-two combination of disappointment
readDjokovic, Wozniacki advance, Murray upset
12-03-2012
INDIAN WELLS – Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki eased through their openers in the California desert while fourth seed Andy Murray bit the dust for the second straight
readWanderers beat Suburbs in warm-up
12-03-2012
WANDERERS beat Western Suburbs 16-13 in the FNB Derby that launched the 2012 rugby season in Namibia on Saturday.Playing in front of a large crowd at the Wanderers field, Wanderers streaked into a
readRugby Results
12-03-2012
Saturday, March 10 Super 15 Bulls 23 - 29 Blues Sharks 32 - 20 Lions Reds 11 - 6 Rebels Highlanders 18 - 17 Waratahs Brumbies 24 - 23 Cheetahs Six Nations Ireland 32 - 14 Scotland Wales 24 - 3 Italy
readBulls got off on the wrong foot: Spies
12-03-2012
BULLS skipper Pierre Spies admitted his side were left playing catch-up to the Blues after the tourists got off to a quick start in their Super Rugby match in Pretoria on Saturday.The Blues struck a
readTrade Ministry not happy with performance report
12-03-2012
THE Ministry of Trade and Industry has achieved execution rates of 98 per cent and 93 per cent for two of its major programmes in its development budget, permanent secretary Malan Lindeque said on
readSMSes for Monday 12 March 2012
12-03-2012
SMS Of The Day *ABOUT government cleaners not cleaning offices, it’s true but not all of them. Go to the Otjozondjupa education regional office and see it for yourself. Those floors are shining and
readNotable Quotes
12-03-2012
SOMETIMES as a leader I wonder what kind of society I am living in; one where women no longer fear snakes or murdering dogs, but murdering men. – President Hifikepunye Pohamba says Namibian women and
readNo arrest yet in cigarette bust
12-03-2012
NOBODY has been arrested yet in connection with the seizure of smuggled cigarettes at Walvis Bay last week.“Customs has not opened a case yet, so we still cannot arrest someone on unknown charges,”
readNamibians trapped in Australia
12-03-2012
A NAMIBIAN family living in Darwin on Australia’s northern coast were holed up in the bathroom of their home following heavy rains and flooding as a result of a tropical cyclone.Raymond and Charmaine
readLIH board suspends two members
12-03-2012
TWO board members of the Labour Investment Holdings (LIH) board, Erongo governor Cleophas Mutjavikua and Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Alpheus Muheua, have been suspended from the
readFinal court order against invaders
12-03-2012
A FINAL interim court order prohibiting land invaders from occupying municipal plots illegally was granted to the Keetmanshoop Town Council in the local Magistrate’s Court on Friday. The court order
readBudget discussions in Parliament
12-03-2012
Ankama bemoans vacant Govt positions SWAPO Party MP and Deputy Minister of Works Samuel Chief Ankama called for a survey – used retrospectively – to see how much money has had to be returned to the
readBail granted to Ovitoto double murder suspect
12-03-2012
DOUBLE murder suspect Julius Dausab is free on bail, after spending more than two and a half years in custody.Dausab (42) achieved success with a second bail application in the High Court in Windhoek
readAngula dismisses ‘ethnic/regional bias’ probe
12-03-2012
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula said Usutuaije Maamberua’s question over an apparent dominance by an ethnic and/or regional group in to Government jobs insinuates that certain appointments in the public
readACC evidence stays closed to tenderer
12-03-2012
A LOSING tenderer’s attempt to get access to evidence gathered by the Anti-Corruption Commission in its investigation of a Namibian Ports Authority tender for the supply of a new tugboat for the
readNamwandi a ti oshikondo she otashi gandja oobursary natango
12-03-2012
AANAMBELEWA aakuluntu moshikondo shelongo oya lombwelwa ya konakone nawa omithika dhaailongi mboka ya pewa iimaliwa yokwiilongitha kuuministeli welongo.Eindilo ndika olya ningwa kuminsta gwopevi,
readAgeelwa omimvo 12 mondholongo
12-03-2012
OMUKALIMO gwomoGobabis okwa pewa egeelo lyomimvo 12 mondholongo molwaashoka a monika ondjo yoku kwata omukiintu koonkondo noshowo yokudhenga nokweehameka .Conradt Kharigub[23] okwa monikle ondjo
readOMBILIVE
12-03-2012
Ediminafanepo lovakwaita vakulu va South Africa naava vakulu vo Plan ola hulila peni hano?Ame onga umwe womovakwaita vakulu va South Africa (SWATF), pefimbo loukoloni, ohai pula nda limbililwa
readShigwana takamitha okatoo, Opolisi tayi ti
12-03-2012
OPOLISI ya Shana, oya tseyitha kutya opu na omuntu nenge aantu taya ende taya tula aantu mOkatoo, ano taye ya kengelele noku ya kutha iimaliwa yawo.Pamupopiliko gwOpolisi mOshitopolwa sha Shana
readOoproyeka dha Safland tadhi konenenwa
12-03-2012
OOPROYEKA ndhoka dha thanekwa oku tulwa miilonga kehangano lya Safland otashi vulika dhimwe itaadhi ka gwanithwapo. Omaipulo kombinga yoshinima shika sha Safland ngoka eli gumwe gwomomahangano ngoka
readYeegululwamo manga mokwiifutilamo
12-03-2012
AAPOLISI mboka taya tamanekwa mefekelo lyokukengelela omuhona gwawo noodola konyala oomiliona mbali oshinkwanu yimwe oya pitikwa oku kala pondje yondjedhililo sho yiifutilemo kehe gumwe oodola
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