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54 Articles found on Monday, 26 March 2012
Iyambo ‘back from the dead’
26-03-2012
THE minister of Education, Dr Abraham Iyambo, surprised hundreds of teachers and guests at the annual Erongo Teachers’ Awards at Swakopmund on Thursday, when he made his first public appearance since
readMining boss arrested over Poland charges
26-03-2012
AN ISRAELI mining company boss with business interests in Namibia, Boris Bannai, spent the past weekend in Police custody after being arrested as a result of a request for his extradition to
readGrowing business
26-03-2012
Mari Ngongo sells groundnuts in front of her family homestead on the main road between Grootfontein and Rundu. Her family grows the nuts in the area and sell the surplus. She lives in the
readVeterans gamble, drink money away
26-03-2012
SWAPO secretary general Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana has lashed out at some war veterans who are misusing the lump sums they have received courtesy of the taxpayer.Speaking during Independence Day
readTuareg rebels advance as junta asserts control
26-03-2012
BAMAKO – Tuareg rebels closed in on a key city in northern Mali yesterday, taking advantage of a power vacuum in Bamako where putschists insisted they were in firm control after ousting the
readTyson robbed again: Tobias
26-03-2012
NESTOR Tobias claims dubious refereeing again cost Bethuel ‘Tyson’ Uushona a major international title after the Namibian lost on points to Dejan Zavec for the WBO welterweight inter-continental strap
readConstruction builds business confidence
26-03-2012
A BOOM in construction reflected improved business confidence in February, the latest IJG Business Climate Monitor has shown.The index, released by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) on
readNo new HIV infections in next 20 years: Motlanthe
26-03-2012
JOHANNESBURG – The South African government plans to bring down new HIV infection rates to zero in the next 20 years, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Saturday.Motlanthe was addressing
readDeadly soccer clashes in Egypt
26-03-2012
CAIRO – One person was shot dead and at least 65 injured when security forces clashed with angry soccer fans in Egypt’s Port Said protesting against an order to suspend their club over the country’s
readFilm about xenophobia up for AMAAs
26-03-2012
SOUTH African film ‘Man on Ground’, which was inspired by the horrific incident in which Mozambican Enersto Alfabeto Nhamuave was set alight and burnt to death, has been nominated for a number of
readI will not resign, vows Malawi’s Mutharika
26-03-2012
BLANTYRE – Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika vowed on Thursday that he will not step down until his term ends in 2014, after demands for his resignation and growing anger over his leadership.“I want
readWe would die defending whites: Julius Malema
26-03-2012
PRETORIA – South Africa belongs to all who live it – was the message from suspended ANC Youth League president Julius Malema after receiving the Newsmaker of the Year 2011 award in Pretoria on Friday
readSA business must take advantage of Brics
26-03-2012
The inaugural Brics Business Forum in China had established a solid foundation for enhanced business ties amongst the biggest and fastest growing economies in the world, said Busa CEO Nomaxabiso
readChina mine hunt turns to Africa, South America, Asia
26-03-2012
HONG KONG – Chinese firms are on the prowl for mining investments in Africa, South America and central Asia as they look to feed ever expanding domestic demand for key commodities, but are switching
readInternational Digest
26-03-2012
Iran to boost monthly cash payments DUBAI – Iran is boosting the monthly cash payments it gives to its citizens by more than fifty per cent, the Iranian Labour News Agency reported, as soaring
readSwamped by debt, South Africans battle to stay afloat
26-03-2012
JOHANNESBURG – For years South Africa’s banks never realised they could make money out of millions of low-paid workers, but now they can’t stop – just ask Salma.After losing her husband and then her
readGet mentoring that evolves
26-03-2012
The kind of mentoring you receive should evolve as you move into different career challenges and have changing goals, says Harvard Business Review.Early in your career, you may ask mentors to help you
readWeek saw N$147 million traded on NSX
26-03-2012
THE Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) turnover held up strong despite a shortened week with a total value of N$147 million in 71 trades last week, Simonis Storm Securities said in its latest review.The
readIs Miley Cyrus engaged?
26-03-2012
A TWEET from Miley Cyrus showing off her new manicure (right) has prompted speculation the former tween star is engaged to her Aussie beau Liam Hemsworth.The picture shows what appears to be a large
readYouTube bans Madonna’s ‘Girl Gone Wild’
26-03-2012
A raunchy video for the latest single by Madonna has been banned from being seen by under-18s on YouTube.The video for ‘Girl Gone Wild’ features the 53-year-old singer dancing in black PVC hot-pants
readObama urges China to act to rein in North Korea
26-03-2012
CAMP BONIFAS – United States President Barack Obama yesterday urged China to use its influence to stop North Korea’s “bad behaviour” in a nuclear stand-off with the West and hinted at tougher
readBrother of Toulouse attacker proud of what he did
26-03-2012
PARIS – The older brother of the Islamist gunman whose seven murders shocked France was presented to a judge yesterday to face charges of complicity in murder and planning terror attacks, prosecutors
readOndhila ota yi vulu oku tuka
26-03-2012
MWENE gwedhagadhaga ndyoka lya li lyiindikwa oku tuka moNamibia molwaashoka lya li lina omushango gwa United States Army kolutu lwalyo okwa pewa uuthemba a vule okulongitha ondhila ndjoka, nokufutitha
readEso lya Mupumeni ekanitho kAambalantu, Mukulu
26-03-2012
LIMWE lyomomalenga gaMbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati tatekulu Blasius Mupumeni yaNangolo, ngoka wo a li mwene gwomukunda gwa Kaile/Nakayale mOmbalantu, okwa mana oondjenda dhe sho a pumwa kohauto
readAanamibia natu yambuliipo evi lyetu tse yene Iyambo iindile
26-03-2012
PETHIMBO ta popitha engathithi lyAanashituthi shEmanguluko lya Namibia sho a gwanitha oomvula 22 mEtitatu lya zi ko po Anamulenge mOmbalantu mOshikandjohogololo sha Abnamulenge mOshitopolwa sha
readOntumwafo koshigwana sha Namibia, ya hala eyamukulo
26-03-2012
1.Otandi shanga noluhodhi olunene ndina omapulo taga kongo uuyelele moshigwna. ngaashi tashi landulaOshimaliwa hashizi mokawe, moohi, mongopolo,uranium, zinc nosho tuu ohayi longo shike ano mevi
readOmudhimba tagu fumvulwamo
26-03-2012
OMUDHIMBA gwomumatyona gwopo Henties Bay ngoka a dhipagelwe sho tsuwa nombele esiku lyomumvo omupe okwa thanekwa gu ka fumvulwemo kopolisi.Aakwanezimo lya nakusa , Ricky /Gawseb oya tseyithilwa kutya
readSMS mOshiwambo
26-03-2012
*Okadona keedula 22 ohandi kongo ilonga yome market moVenduka ouwa hala omunhu ndenga kongodi eyi 0817462504 omo ndili nale moVenduka!*Omolwashike ominisitili yo police ina yi hala aakulukadhi mbo ya
readGoosekuriti ina ga hala okufuta ondjambi yopetameko yuuthwa
26-03-2012
AANIILONGA omayovi yokugamena omaliko otashi vulika yaa kale taya futwa ondjambi yopetameko ndjoka yuuthwa paveta, ngele Oshikondo shaaniilonga osha ndopa okuthiminika omahangano moshimpungulonga
readStormers lead the way as Reds are humiliated
26-03-2012
SYDNEY – South Africa’s Western Stormers remained the only unbeaten team in the Super 15 series as defending champions Queensland Reds were left in tatters by the Northern Bulls this weekend.The Cape
readNamibia fall short of ICC World Twenty20 spot
26-03-2012
DUBAI – Namibia missed out on a maiden Twenty20 World Cup berth after being comprehensively beaten by nine wickets by Ireland on Saturday.The win sent Ireland into the final of the qualifying
readFootball results
26-03-2012
Friday, March 23 German Bundesliga Wolfsburg 2 - 1 Hamburg Saturday, March 24 English Premier League Stoke 1 - 1 Man City
readRed-hot Federer rolls on, Clijsters falls in Miami
26-03-2012
MIAMI - Roger Federer held off local wildcard Ryan Harrison to set up a third-round clash against twice former Sony Ericsson Open champion Andy Roddick and Serena Williams served her way into the
readBA move 12 points clear
26-03-2012
BLACK Africa moved 12 points clear at the top of the log after a clinical 2-0 victory over Eleven Arrows in Walvis Bay on Saturday.Goals by Marco van Wyk and Denzil Haoseb gave them their 13th victory
readReal thump Sociedad to restore six-point lead
26-03-2012
MADRID – La Liga leaders Real Madrid ended a run of two straight draws and restored their six-point advantage over arch rivals Barcelona when they crushed Real Sociedad 5-1 on Saturday.Jose Mourinho’s
readSMSes for Monday 26 March 2012
26-03-2012
SMS Of The Day *PRESIDENT Pohamba’s initiative in meeting the leaders of the opposition will be fruitful if Swapo MPs also value the constructive input of the opposition MPs in the National Assmebly
readFrom The Twittersphere
26-03-2012
FROM Oprah to Mahatma Gandhi, banknotes to kapana antidotes, Namibians dish up a side order of life from Tweet Street!@SizweDhlomo: Cruising the streets of Tsumeb right now. This is quite possibly the
readTen years in jail over rape of teen
26-03-2012
A FARMWORKER who was accused of raping his girlfriend’s teenaged sister during a night of violence about four and a half years ago was convicted in the Otjiwarongo Regional Court and sentenced to a
readSwitch off for Mother Earth
26-03-2012
NAMIBIANS are encouraged to switch off their lights on Saturday, March 31 to celebrate Earth Hour and show their support for environmentally sustainable action.The lights should be switched off for
readSecurity guards warn of strike
26-03-2012
THE Namibia Independent Security Union (Nisu) is calling for a N$7 per hour minimum wage for security guards, and has threatened a national strike should wage negotiations not begin soon.This was one
readReho tension simmering again
26-03-2012
REHOBOTH chief executive officer (CEO) Theo Jankowski yesterday lashed back at a group demanding that his contract should not be renewed, saying that they have no mandate.According to him, the
readQuakes rumble Erongo Region
26-03-2012
SEVERAL towns in the Erongo Region felt the rumbling on Saturday morning when an earth tremor hit the area.At around 06h30, the earth trembled, rattling windows and furniture. Some Swakopmunders
readOTA says Govt ‘hates Ovaherero’
26-03-2012
THE Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) under the leadership of paramount chief Kuaima Riruako is accusing Government of fuelling tribal conflicts between some tribes “by advancing some tribes to
readMilitary academy builders on strike
26-03-2012
CONSTRUCTION workers at the site where a new military academy is being built at Okahandja are accusing their Chinese employer of not complying with the labour law.The Namibia Metal and Allied Workers
readMediClinic gives GPs marching orders
26-03-2012
GENERAL practitioners (GPs) who have their practices at the MediClinic hospital in Windhoek are fuming because they have been given the marching orders by the private hospital.Two of the three GPs,
readNamibia condemns military seizure of power in Mali
26-03-2012
THE Namibian Government on Saturday strongly condemned the military seizure of power in Mali on Thursday.Soldiers stormed the presidential palace in Bamako and announced that they had seized control
readLack of skills hamstrings Namibian tourism industry
26-03-2012
SMALL business owners in the Namibian tourism sector lack various skills which could be the main obstacle to enterprise growth and sustainability. This is according to Namibia Tourism Board (NTB)
readTwin sisters Alice and Cecile deliver double the jazz
26-03-2012
French European twin sisters Alice and Cécile will serenade Windhoekers with their French-style vocal jazz this Saturday, March 31, at the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) Terrace at 20h00.The
readGerman NGOs throw weight behind genocide descendants
26-03-2012
CHRISTIAN Kopp of the NGO ‘No Amnesty to Genocide’ on Thursday expressed doubt whether majority parties in the German parliament would entertain a motion tabled by the Left Party and others calling
readDate set for France extradition hearing
26-03-2012
THE extradition hearing of a Lebanese resident of Namibia who is wanted in France on a rape charge dating from 1991 is due to take place at the end of June.The dates for the extradition hearing - from
readCoD wants to rebuild, revitalise
26-03-2012
CONGRESS of Democrats (CoD) president Ben Ulenga believes his party is more relevant in Namibia today than it was at its establishment 13 years ago and says there is no reason why it cannot rebuild
readSearch for Air Namibia boss goes on
26-03-2012
WORKS and Transport Minister Erkki Nghimtina has admitted that the search for a new boss for Air Namibia is being hampered by the airline’s troublesome performance record.“People are not too keen to
readNotable Quotes
26-03-2012
THEY [Namibia Airports Company] are exploiting the void that exists. – Labour Commissioner Bro-Matthew Shinguadja on the agreement between Namibia Public Workers Union and Namibia Airports
read‘Victory at Last’ for writer Eunice Adeleke
26-03-2012
It’s often been said that youth is wasted on the young. And while that may be true, there are still young people who are using the energy of their youth to achieve their dreams.Eunice Adeleke, a young
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