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54 Articles found on Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Highway U-turn
13-03-2012
Hundreds of spectators gathered on the Khomasdal bridge yesterday morning to watch an accident that had happened below the bridge on the Western Bypass. A truck belonging to Cheetah Transport driving
readWoman claims ex-minister whipped her
13-03-2012
POLICE at Tses are investigating a case of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm against former Cabinet minister Willem Konjore.The complainant, Julien Kido (22), alleges that Konjore pushed
readSwapo forges ahead with congress plans
13-03-2012
THE months leading up to the Swapo Party congress will be a busy time as the Central Committee meeting last weekend gave clear directives on wing and regional congresses to be finalised. The congress
readACC probes Sorensen, Amunyela land deal
13-03-2012
PAULUS Noa, the director of the Anti-Corruption Commission, yesterday confirmed that the ACC is investigating a land deal between businessmen Vincent Sorensen and Desmond Amunyela.Noa said the aim is
readNamibians flock to micro-lenders
13-03-2012
NAMIBIANS owed micro-lenders a staggering N$1,4 billion by the end of the third quarter of last year, about 28 per cent more than in the corresponding period of 2010, figures released by the Namibia
readAfghan lawmakers demand US soldier faces public trial
13-03-2012
KABUL – The Afghan parliament yesterday demanded that the United States soldier who killed 16 villagers should be put on public trial in Afghanistan, as the shooting spree sparked a new crisis in
readUganda, Kenya lead the way for Africa at Twenty20 qualifiers
13-03-2012
DUBAI – Making its first appearance the Twenty20 World Cup cricket qualifying tournament, Uganda is hoping to prove there is more to cricket in Africa than South Africa and Zimbabwe.The 10th-seeded
readMass funeral for victims of Congo blasts
13-03-2012
BRAZZAVILLE – Thousands of people attended a memorial service on Sunday for the victims of last weekend’s munitions dump blasts in the Congo capital, as authorities announced a new death toll of
readSouth African funnyman found hanged in his home
13-03-2012
ANDREW Thompson’s fiercely ironic sense of humour will no longer be bringing smiles to kykNET viewers. He is believed to have committed suicide at the weekend.His was a face known to fans of Afrikaans
readMalema says sorry to ANC
13-03-2012
JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress Youth League firebrand Julius Malema pleaded on Sunday for the ruling party not to expel him and made a rare public apology to the movement’s senior leadership
readSenegal opposition rallies behind Sall
13-03-2012
DAKAR – Senegal’s opposition joined forces on Sunday in a mass rally to block 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade from landing a third term in office and back challenger Macky Sall.Thousands gathered
readTop ten Meatco producers for February
13-03-2012
Producer top ten point 1. S. Knye 90.42 2. P.H. Eysselein 90.38 3. U. Truemper 89.56
readAgricultural Diary
13-03-2012
March 15: Joint production auction (dorper and boergoat) of Floors Nell and Kosie Esterhuizen at farm Constantia.• Auctions March 23: Virunga Trading cc (Riaan Liebenberg) auction (2 500 dorpers) at
readFMD quarantine lifted
13-03-2012
THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has lifted the precautionary measures it had imposed in some parts of the Otjiwarongo, Grootfontein, Okahandja, Otjinene and Gobabis veterinary
readSweden wants a piece of Namibian meat product
13-03-2012
WINDHOEK – Meat industry representatives from Sweden and Norway were scheduled to arrive in Namibia this week to discu.ss meat exports to those Scandinavian countries. The Meat Board of Namibia’s
readMeatco blames NamLits for low exports
13-03-2012
MEATCO’S biggest challenge for the 2011-12 financial year was the low number of cattle slaughtered for export to European Union (EU) markets.Meatco’s chief executive officer, Kobus du Plessis, blamed
readMeasure the money you’re making
13-03-2012
For the manager who might be at sea with numbers there are some simple measures to understand the condition of your company’s financials, says Harvard Business Review.To understand your company’s
readAfrican Digest
13-03-2012
Malawi to print 1 000 kwacha note LILONGWE – Malawi will introduce a new 1 000 kwacha note in July to combat rising inflation that has eroded the value of the currency, Reserve Bank of Malawi
readMiddle East airlines ‘unstoppable’
13-03-2012
PARIS – A top Emirates executive has delivered a warning to Europe’s struggling airlines that they could lose more business to booming Middle East carriers as they pay the price of years of political
readInsurer Old Mutual eyes African expansion
13-03-2012
LONDON – Insurer Old Mutual fired the starting gun on an ambitious African expansion strategy, encouraged by the continent’s robust economic growth, as it reported a 17 per cent jump in its 2011
readInternational Digest
13-03-2012
Glencore among suitors for Canada’s Viterra ZURICH/LONDON – Glencore is one of several parties circling Viterra, Canada’s largest grain handler, as it seeks to boost its agricultural division, a
readGlobal miners to stay in the game despite rule changes
13-03-2012
TORONTO/MELBOURNE – Indonesia’s decision to shut the door on foreign control of its mines has gone down badly with global miners but none are yet threatening to quit the country: the truth is, they no
readOlivier confirms engagement to Halle
13-03-2012
LOS ANGELES – French actor Olivier Martinez has confirmed that he and Oscar winner Halle Berry are engaged to be married, the Miami Herald reported. “Yes, of course it’s true,” Martinez told the
readEnglish Catholics campaign against gay marriage
13-03-2012
LONDON – The Catholic Church in England intensified its campaign against government plans to legalise same-sex marriage on Sunday, urging the faithful to protect the “true meaning” of matrimony for
readSyria mission on right track – Annan
13-03-2012
BEIRUT – UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan feels his Syria mediation mission is on track even though violence still raged as he held talks with President Bashar Assad, his spokesperson said
readIraqi ‘emos’ victims of brutal killings
13-03-2012
BAGHDAD – Iraqi teenagers widely perceived to be gay are being brutally killed in Baghdad with Shiite militias distributing lists of targets warning of further assaults, officials and human rights
readIlyo yewilikongundu lya LIH ya tulwa pevi
13-03-2012
IILYO iyali yewilikongundu lyehangano lyomapungulo lyaaniilonga nenge Labour Investments Holdings[LIH] oya tulwa pevi. Cleophas Mutjavikua na Alfeus Muheua oya kuthwa iinaku gwanitha mbyoka sha
readIilonga nuukwamuhoko ya kundathanwa poshigongi
13-03-2012
EGANDJO lyiitsa kiilyo yokabinete , lya ningwa koshifo shokomwedhi sha Insight noshowo oshinima shuukwamuhoko oyo aniwa iinima ya kundathanwa olule koshigongi shongundumutima sho SWAPO ehuliloshiwike
readEhangano lyuupale ota li ka gandja okapakete
13-03-2012
NONANDO aawiliki yopombanda yehangano lyokuwilika uupale woondhila wa Namibia[Namibia Airports Company ina ya tya sha kombinga yelundululo lyomutungilo gwehangano ndyoka , okwa kundanwa kutya
readOshigongi shiipindi shaaNamibia naaSuomi
13-03-2012
OSHIGONGI shomakwatathano gopaipindi pokati kaNamibia na Finland osha tegelelwa oku ningwa moNamibia mu Mai nuumvo. Omukalelipo shilongo sha Finland, Anne Saloranta okwa tseyitha shika pethimbo a li
readSMS mOshiwambo
13-03-2012
*Vakwetu fyee ongoo vanailonga vomefabrica komunghulofuta mo Walvisbay ohatu mono oixuna kehangano loAPS Africa personal service, epangelo nalitalepo nawa vakwetu hatufipwa ohonde moshilongo
readOpolisi yafutu onkwatwa omolwa epuko ndyoka ya ningi
13-03-2012
OMUKALIMO gwomoVenduka okwa fala Oshikondo shEgameno Nepopilo lyoshilongo kohofa molwashoka a kwatelwe nokwedhililwa kopolisi omasiku gahetatu inaa ningilwa oshipotha shasha. Johannes Walaula okwa
readWhat’s Wrong With Transformational Leadership?
13-03-2012
THIS year’s presidential campaign in the United States has been marked by calls from Barack Obama’s would-be Republican challengers for a radical transformation of American foreign policy. Campaigns
readMy uncle is a revolutionary!
13-03-2012
S’TRUE. At least that is what he said. The occasion was at Ohalushu, Ohangwena, last week. Oom Lukas and others gathered in wonderment of labour of love – to wit – a Swapo branch office constructed by
readBayern’s hopes on a knife edge
13-03-2012
MUNICH – Bayern Munich’s hopes of playing in a Champions League final in their own stadium will be hanging on a knife edge on Tuesday as they face a 1-0 deficit against an FC Basel side unbeaten in
readSport Briefs
13-03-2012
ICC backs accuracy of virtual eye technology The International Cricket Council has backed the accuracy of technology used in the Decision Review System after its developer threatened to withdraw it
readTitle race will go to wire, says Mancini
13-03-2012
SWANSEA – Roberto Mancini insists Manchester City will take the Premier League title race down to the wire after his side surrendered top spot to Manchester United in a shock 1-0 defeat against
readGFA blasts Namibia, complains to Caf
13-03-2012
THE Ghana Football Association has lodged a complaint with Caf and the Namibia Football Association after the Namibian women’s team coach accused Ghana of age-cheating.Jacqueline Shipanga made the
readFrom The Twittersphere
13-03-2012
IT seems that Kim Kardashian and Kelly Rowland are the go-to-girls for some Namibians feeling the Monday crunch! Otherwise, Nam Tweeps get down with the hood, draw inspiration from Paris Hilton, and
readSMSes for Tuesday 13 March 2012
13-03-2012
SMS Of The Day *PEOPLE sleep over at NaTIS, others turn up in the early morning hours with a possibility of being turned away when it is time for NaTIS to close. Is this a practical arrangement?How
readShishani into Last Band Standing second round
13-03-2012
SHISHANI joined another acoustic sensation, Elemotho, in the second round of the Last Band Standing competition. The talented singer strummed her way into the hearts of the judges at the expense of
readDisabled woman accuses Police of discrimination
13-03-2012
THE National Disability Council of Namibia (NDC) has slammed NamPol over its decision to transfer a disabled staff member from one flat to another.Last week a local daily newspaper reported that Aina
readNahas backs Sachs for World Bank
13-03-2012
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula has joined the international debate about a new chief for the World Bank by publicly backing US development economist Jeffrey Sachs. “Professor Sachs, you have my full
readMurder of boyfriend lands woman in jail
13-03-2012
A WINDHOEK resident who killed her abusive former boyfriend by stabbing him in the heart with a kitchen knife was sent to prison for an effective 12 years yesterday.Fiona Kinda (31) was sentenced in
readMarriage proposal leads to Usakos tragedy
13-03-2012
A PERSISTENT ‘no’ answer from an Usakos woman to a married church elder allegedly ended yesterday morning when the elder unsuccessfully tried to kill himself and the object of his affections,
read‘I did not ask for cut in Global Fund money’ – Kamwi
13-03-2012
MINISTER of Health and Social Services Richard Kamwi denies that he has asked the Global Fund to cut funding for the ministry’s AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis programmes. “It should be clear to
readHeavy cattle theft prison term cut
13-03-2012
A KUNENE Region resident who was sentenced to a 20-year prison term for stealing five head of cattle has had his sentence reduced on appeal, to nine years in jail.Although the heavy mandatory
readFuel prices up again
13-03-2012
MOTORISTS will once more have to dig deeper into their pockets when fuel prices increase again tonight. This is the second time that petrol prices are going up this year. Mines and Energy Minister
readNo bail in Karibib farm murder case
13-03-2012
ONE of the men facing charges in the High Court in connection with a fatal attack on an 89-year-old woman at a Karibib area farm in late 2009 will have to remain in custody after his bail application
readEU tops up support to Namibia
13-03-2012
THE European Union (EU) delegation and the Namibia Planning Commission (NPC) yesterday signed an addendum to the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) country strategy of 26,6 million euros (or N$260
readDTA’s chances at Oranjemund not yet spent
13-03-2012
THE last-minute withdrawal of at least three candidates from the DTA’s list of candidates for the local authority election in Oranjemund does not entirely wreck the party’s chance of participating in
readArab national denied bail
13-03-2012
THE Keetmanshoop Regional Court yesterday rejected an application by an Omani national, Ali Said Abdullah Allanasri (40), who allegedly sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl. Allanasri faces charges
readComputer Aid Namibia – a scam?
13-03-2012
COMPUTER Aid Namibia – an institution that purportedly “is dedicated to helping Namibia’s disadvantaged population bridge the divides of information technology” – appears to be a hoax.Students who
readNotable Quotes
13-03-2012
YOU can’t turn the wind, so turn the sail. – Kofi Annan,UN-Arab League peace envoy, asking President Bashar al-Assad to end the bloodshed in Syria.NOBODY is obliged to be nominated, also we need to
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