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60 Articles found on Thursday, 15 March 2012
Tribal clash averted in Omaheke
15-03-2012
A POTENTIALLY bloody tribal clash was averted in the Omaheke Region over the weekend, but Damara chief Stefanus Gariseb of the /Gobanin Traditional Authority has fled from the Goraseb communal area
readProbe into fraudulent blasting licences
15-03-2012
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating a matter in which the Ministry of Mines and Energy allegedly issued illegal ‘blasting certificates’ to six employees of Karibib Mining and
readCostly holes
15-03-2012
The Onethindi road which is under repair. It has already damaged many cars. The tarred roads in Ondangwa and its Oluno suburb are washing away because of the heavy rains that have fallen in the
readLeaders ‘sold out’ NUNW
15-03-2012
A GOVERNOR and a deputy minister are under investigation for a questionable deal in which Labour Investment Holdings (LIH), a company owned by the biggest Namibian trade union, gave up lucrative
readNew developments underway at Namibia Custom Smelters
15-03-2012
WINDHOEK – The construction of a N$130 million dust disposal site at Namibia Custom Smelters (NCS) in Tsumeb is nearing completion.NCS vice-president Hans Nolte says new developments are coming for
readSwiss bus crash kills 28 Belgians, most children
15-03-2012
SIERRE, Switzerland/HEVERLEE, Belgium – A bus carrying a Belgian school party home from a ski trip crashed into the wall of a tunnel in Switzerland late on Tuesday, killing 28 people, including 22
readNamibia breeze past Scotland
15-03-2012
A LOUIS van der Westhuizen-inspired Namibia followed up their first-day victory over Ireland with another impressive win against Scotland at the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier in Dubai yesterday.Once
readMicro-lenders should not keep your card or PIN
15-03-2012
THE Namibian this week carried an article quoting a Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) report on how often Namibians use micro-lenders. The report states that Namibians
readCheck your hire-purchase agreements closely
15-03-2012
IN 2007, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics under the Chairmanship of Hage Geingob, who is now Minister of Trade and Industry, held hearings on the banking sector and credit
readIranian minister slams using oil as ‘political tool’
15-03-2012
KUWAIT CITY – Iran’s oil minister Rostam Qasemi yesterday slammed the use of the vital commodity as a political tool by “big countries” against producers, warning sanctions will jeopardise
readDon’t let latecomers ruin your meeting
15-03-2012
No matter how well you’ve prepared your meeting, things will go wrong. One of the more common disruptions is attendees showing up late, says Harvard Business Review.If people belatedly walk in, try
readAfrican Digest
15-03-2012
Red Bull ad offensive: Catholics THE Red Bull energy drink’s ‘Jesus walks on water’ campaign should be cancelled, the SA Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) said on Tuesday.The advert depicts a
readImplats reaches deal with Zim
15-03-2012
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s biggest platinum producer said it has reached an “acceptable” agreement with the government under empowerment laws demanding it yields 51 per cent ownership to blacks.South
readSA plans to cut Iran oil imports
15-03-2012
Kuwait – South Africa hopes to have a plan by the end of May for replacing Iranian crude that currently makes up a quarter of its crude imports, the country’s energy minister told Reuters.The United
readInternational Digest
15-03-2012
Siemens, Areva offer pledges in EU nuclear anti-trust case BRUSSELS – Germany’s Siemens and France’s Areva have offered commitments to the European Commission in an anti-trust case over their former
readEmerging markets join the dividend race
15-03-2012
LONDON – Global investors in search of high-dividend equity plays are heading to emerging markets, abandoning their view of these stocks as a predominantly growth-based investment.It marks another
readOur Soiled Green Schemes
15-03-2012
Anyone who’s had the opportunity to investigate a dollop of healthy soil under a strong enough microscope will encounter, amongst the miniscule granules of sand and decaying organic matter, an
readSA farmer sentenced for poaching
15-03-2012
A LIMPOPO game farmer has been given an eight-year sentence for his involvement in rhino poaching, according to a newspaper report yesterday.Jaques Els, 39, of Thabazimbi, was also ordered to pay the
readMozambique blocks Rio Tinto coal barging
15-03-2012
MAPUTO – Mozambique’s government has refused to let mining giant Rio Tinto use the Zambezi River to transport coal to the Indian Ocean for export.The southern African country’s environment ministry is
readVillage scouts deter poachers in Zambia
15-03-2012
MEMORY Shakoi has an engaging smile. Dressed in a colourful chitenge, the simple cloth wrap that women wear for a skirt in Zambia, she seems like any other young lady in the village. Dressed in
readZambia’s former ruling party dissolved
15-03-2012
LUSAKA – Zambia’s former ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy has been dissolved for failing to pay registration fees, which could see it stripped of its parliamentary seats, the chief registrar
readDRC warlord convicted in first ICC verdict
15-03-2012
THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court yesterday convicted Congolese militia boss Thomas Lubanga of war crimes for conscripting children into his rebel army, the tribunal’s first ever
readAhmadinejad grilled by hostile parliament
15-03-2012
DUBAI – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was summoned to parliament yesterday for an unprecedented grilling by lawmakers who accused him of economic mismanagement and making “illegal”
readRussia says it won’t use military force in Syria
15-03-2012
MOSCOW – Russia is providing Syria with weapons to fend off external threats but has no intention to use military force to protect Syrian President Bashar Assad, the Russian foreign minister said
readYaheyali mompangu taya pangulilwa uufuthi
15-03-2012
AALUMENTU ya heyali oya tegelela okuholoka mompangu mu Juni omolwa efekelo muufuthi wiikarate 120 yoombiila, okuza poMbuulaye ya Namibia omumvo 2010. Aalumentu mbaka oya kwatelwe kopolisi mu May 2010
readOmukulukadhi nomwana ya dhipagwa
15-03-2012
OMUKULUKADHI gwoomvula omilongohamano nayimwe (61) gwomomukunda Onambemba popepi nOshitayi mOndonga mOshana, Martha Salomon nomwanamati gwoomvula 29, Eino Nuuyoma oya si sho ya yahwa nondjembo
readWENNA! WENNA!
15-03-2012
Aasindani yethigathano lyoongonyo lya Hitman oyo • N$ 500 – Johnathan Kilom (gwomoVenduka) • The Namibian Goodie Bag – Eliud Amunene na Elizabeth Amunyela (ayehe yokOshakati),
readEshangitho lyevi oshinima shopaveta
15-03-2012
OKUSHANGITHA evi , kutya nee kali na uunene wohektara 20 osha uthwa shiningwe paveta yoshilongo. Oshinakugwanithwa shika komuntu kehe ngoka ena evi mehala lyaayehe osha popiwa nokweendululwa kominista
readOmulongi omukulu moombelewa a hulitha
15-03-2012
OMUNIILONGA omukulu moombelewa dha Mangestrata pOndangwa, George Hatutale, okwa mana oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shaMedipark mOngwediva meti 5 Maalitsa 2012 konima yuuwehame nomepipi lyomimvo 66, okwa
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
15-03-2012
DAR ES SALAAM: Oonganga dhuunamiti moTanzania odha mweneke oshipotha shadho shopashigwana, konima sho aakalelipo yadho ya tsakanene nomuperesidende, opo ya kambadhale oku potokonona enyenyeto
readOkomitiye yOmutumba omutiyali gwOpashigwana
15-03-2012
OKOMITIYE yOmutumba Omutiyali gwOpashigwana ndjoka ya tulwa po yi konaakone Onkalo yaaniilonga moofaalama dhopaipindi naandhoka dhopaukumwe miitopolwa yaayehe nokoohambo noshowo onkalo yaaniilonga
readEwiliko lyOngwediva ta li futu iimaliwa yoohahende
15-03-2012
EWILIKO lyoshilando Ongwediva okwa tiwa na li fute iimaliwa yoohahende ndhoka dha li dha kalelepo ongundu yaakwashigwana yomomikunda dhOmatando onomola yotango sigo ontitatu.Iifuta mbika oya holoka
readSMS mOshiwambo
15-03-2012
*Tate omundohotola Kamwi tu kwafa oshili ava tuli kepango paife nge tatu ka tala omiti dhetuko Pharmacy atu futu vali paife? Efimbo limwe oshili oshimaliwa kashipo ndo epela odhapwapo tukwafela tate
readEso lyomelefa na li konakonwe
15-03-2012
OMUTAMANEKI ndjayi okwa pula opolisi opo yi konakone oshiningwanima sheso lyaalumentu yaali mboka ya li ya si sho elefa ndyoka ya li taya pangele lyagu okuza pondondo ontihetatu moshipangelo sha
read‘Fresh’ Hitman rues missed opportunity
15-03-2012
PAULUS ‘The Hitman’ Moses says WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns’s punches had little effect on him even though he failed to dethrone the title holder on Saturday.Moses told reporters in Windhoek
readNo talk of Indian boycott of London Games
15-03-2012
LAUSANNE – A boycott of the London Games because of Dow Chemical’s sponsorship has not been mentioned by the Indian Olympic Association, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday.The
readOshana Youth Development Football rewards its best performers
15-03-2012
THE Oshana Football League honoured its top performers at under-15, 17 and 19 level in Oshakati on Friday.The Khuse Soccer Academy, A & J Soccer Academy and Oshana School of Excellence (OSE) were
readNew Zealand and SA evenly matched: Smith
15-03-2012
PROTEAS captain Graeme Smith insists South Africa and New Zealand are evenly matched as the teams prepare for the second cricket Test match in Hamilton today.The rain on day five of the first Test in
readSchools’ athletics receives boost
15-03-2012
NAMIBIA Beverage Company, through its Coca-Cola brand, on Tuesday announced a sponsorship of N$120 000 for schools’ athletics in Namibia.It is the 20th consecutive year that Coca-Cola will be
readGomez hits four to sink Basel
15-03-2012
MUNICH - Unsung and opportunist, Mario Gomez is never in the running when the World Player of the Year award comes around, yet the Bayern Munich striker proved again on Tuesday that he is one of
readHockey umpires get sponsor for the year
15-03-2012
ON TUESDAY, the Omina Supplies sponsored the National Hockey Union (NHU) to the tune of N$25 000. The money will be primarily used to compensate graded umpires for their services at tournaments and
readFederer, Nadal advance at Indian Wells
15-03-2012
INDIAN WELLS - Rafael Nadal breezed into the fourth round at Indian Wells on Tuesday where he was joined by Roger Federer who had to dig deep to fend off rising star Milos Raonic in three sets.Where
readFrom The Twittersphere
15-03-2012
Wonder if MTC spokesman Tim Ekandjo knows what a popular ‘topic’ he is on Twitter?! When the Namas nominations controversy broke, #AskTim trended on Namibian timelines; now it’s the decision to hold
readNamibia’s top chefs gather for a test of skills
15-03-2012
IT doesn’t get more exciting than this. Three hours to produce a three-course meal for ten. A month to prepare and practise and take dining out to another level.This will be the scenario facing eight
readCelebrate Independence with Team Namibia’s dish for 2012
15-03-2012
TO celebrate Namibia’s 22nd birthday, Team Namibia is hosting an Independence Day Fiesta on Friday, 16 March at Onyati Adventures, Avis from 14h00 to 19h00 with authentic Namibian food and drink.With
readMurder trial postponed due to TB diagnosis
15-03-2012
DOUBLE murder suspect Julius Dausab is ill with tuberculosis and has to be placed in an isolated environment to receive treatment, a medical doctor testified in the High Court in Windhoek
readTaxi fare increase looms
15-03-2012
THE Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) will meet in Windhoek this weekend to discuss a possible taxi fare increase.The second fuel price increase for the year came into effect this week. Mines
readSMSes for Thursday 15 March 2012
15-03-2012
SMS Of The Day *AIR Namibia’s income and expense budget will keep the current trend until management appointments are taken out of the political arena and decided on the basis of qualifications and
readPoly struggling with lecture space
15-03-2012
STUDENTS at the Polytechnic of Namibia’s main campus in Windhoek are unhappy over cramped lecture halls without ventilation because of malfunctioning air conditioners.The Namibian has received
readPOCA order faces attack
15-03-2012
AN asset preservation order which the Prosecutor General obtained in terms of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act in August last year is set to come under attack in the High Court in Windhoek.The
readOranjemund election ready
15-03-2012
DESPITE some concerns voiced by political parties, election officials are ready to conduct the first local authority poll at Oranjemund tomorrow.Oranjemund returning officer Berendt Both yesterday
readSuspect denies murder at Oshakati hospital
15-03-2012
THE trial of a young man who allegedly went on a deadly rampage at Oshakati State Hospital in June 2009 started in the High Court at Oshakati this week.The suspect, who was 17 years old at the time of
readLegendary Reho dominee dies
15-03-2012
THE “most loved disciple of the Church in Rehoboth”, Reverend Bernhardt ‘Berend’ de Klerk, died yesterday morning.De Klerk, who turned 73 recently, died of kidney failure in the Roman Catholic
readKhorixas residents want minister to intervene
15-03-2012
IMPATIENT residents of Khorixas have petitioned the Minister of Regional and Local Government to urgently do something about alleged corruption at the town council.The petition seen by The Namibian is
readJackson Wahengo to rock his new material at Nice
15-03-2012
JACKSON Wahengo will present his latest compositions on Saturday in a much-anticipated show at Nice restaurant. Wahengo is well known among local live music enthusiasts. A gifted guitar player, many
readImbambah arrested again
15-03-2012
HENTIES Bay’s Swapo councillor and former mayor, Paulus Imbambah, has once again crossed swords with the law after being arrested on Sunday.He has been implicated in several criminal cases in the
readComputerised health records on track
15-03-2012
THE Ministry of Health recently advertised a tender for the supply of computer equipment for hospitals in Oshakati, Rundu, Keetmanshoop and Windhoek as part of the implementation of the E-Health
readClose to 500 commit suicide in 2011
15-03-2012
A STAGGERING 489 Namibians committed suicide in 2011. This represents an increase of 12 per cent compared to the previous year. In 2010, a total of 432 people took their own lives.As in 2010, more
readChinese dictate terms for their loan
15-03-2012
THE Ministry of Works and Transport has awarded two road construction projects with a total value of N$1,14 billion to two Chinese companies with Tender Board exemption.Ministry of Works Deputy
readNotable Quotes
15-03-2012
WE count on each other, and the world counts on our alliance. – Barack Obama and David Cameron, in a joint op-ed in the Washington Post, on the “unique and essential” relationship between the US and
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