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60 Articles found on Thursday, 29 March 2012
Outapi resident, town council in land tussle
29-03-2012
A RESIDENT of Outapi in the Omusati Region has been on a one-man crusade against the town council over its alleged attempt to forcibly move him off his 8 716-square-metre plot.Vendelinus Johannes
readHeavenly rain
29-03-2012
The Klein-Aus Vista lodge received 147,8 mm rain within two hours on Tuesday. The average annual rainfall there is about 90 mm. The swollen rivers caused substantial damage to the roads “and changed
readTrucks stuck on Gamsberg Pass
29-03-2012
YESTERDAY afternoon two trucks got stuck in the Gamsberg Pass in the Khomas Hochland.According to a witness, one truck was carrying fish and the other was transporting new cars. Both were heavily
readTaxi fare increase out of the blue
29-03-2012
PASSENGERS will not be informed in advance when taxi fares will be increased. The president of the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta), Magnus Nangombe, yesterday said: “We have actually taken a
readTrucks stuck on Gamsberg Pass
29-03-2012
YESTERDAY afternoon two trucks got stuck in the Gamsberg Pass in the Khomas Hochland.According to a witness, one truck was carrying fish and the other was transporting new cars. Both were heavily
readBrazilian tools questioned
29-03-2012
CONSERVATIONISTS have warned the Ministry of Agriculture against using outdated implements and land tillage methods at its Green Scheme projects in the North.According to experts, the ministry has
readPerlemoen worth N$27m back in SA
29-03-2012
CAPE TOWN – Perlemoen worth N$27 million has been returned to Cape Town after it was seized from a ship that docked in Hong Kong.The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said it was the
readN$10m after 8 years in Libya jail
29-03-2012
THE HAGUE – A Palestinian-born doctor who spent eight years in a Libyan jail on charges of infecting children with HIV has got one million euros (N$10 million) in compensation, his Dutch lawyer said
readMali neighbours to confront coup leaders
29-03-2012
ABIDJAN/BAMAKO – Mali’s neighbours threatened on Tuesday to use sanctions and a readiness to use military force to dislodge the army leaders behind last week’s coup, urging them to quickly hand back
readTyson unfazed by ‘haters’
29-03-2012
BETUEL ‘Tyson’ Uushona has scoffed at his critics following his WBO Intercontinental title defeat to Slovene Dejan Zavec on Saturday He said those who questioned his ability or temperament were not
readArabs to debate Syria resolution calling for talks
29-03-2012
BAGHDAD – Arab foreign ministers met yesterday in Baghdad to debate a draft resolution calling on Damascus to end violence and hold talks with the opposition, on the eve of a landmark summit in
readClaims put pressure on medical aid funds
29-03-2012
THE medical aid fund industry was pushed into the red for the first time in a year in the third quarter of 2011 after claims jumped and contributions dropped.The industry recorded a net deficit of
readBank charges under the spotlight
29-03-2012
THE Namibian recently received this SMS complaint from a reader: “Bank charges. Vakwetu. N$5 000 was deposited on my account. N$410 was taken as a bank charge fee. What is the reason for banking?
readSmartphones to supercharge self-service in South Africa
29-03-2012
THE rise of the HTML5 Web standard, paired with the growing penetration of smartphones into South Africa, will help to bring rich self-service applications to a mass market via their cellphones.This
readThink like entrepreneurs
29-03-2012
A few simple steps can get your team thinking like entrepreneurs, even within a large, often bureaucratic organisation, says Harvard Business Review.Teams in large organisations can easily get tangled
readShack Dwellers’ Mbanga new Windhoek Lager Ambassador
29-03-2012
INTERNATIONALLY honoured Edith Mbanga from the Shack Dwellers Feder action of Namibia yesterday walked away with the title as the 2011 Windhoek Ambassador of the Year.First runner-up is human rights
readTullow sees small Uganda production
29-03-2012
NAIROBI – London-listed Tullow Oil expects to start production of oil in its Ugandan fields on a small scale late this year and will drill 20 wells in the east African nation, its regional exploration
readBRICS to eye joint bank, exchange ties at summit
29-03-2012
NEW DELHI – The BRICS group of emerging world powerhouses – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – is expected to launch plans this week for a joint development bank and measures to bring
readLuxury brands target Nigeria’s wealthy elite
29-03-2012
LAGOS – Glittering sapphire necklaces, designer suits against perfumed skin, the taste of freshly popped Champagne and the roar of a speeding Porsche: the five senses in Nigeria, brought to you by
readSMSes for Thursday 29 March 2012
29-03-2012
SMS Of The Day *RURAL-URBAN migration puts a heavy burden on towns and cities. I think the solution is simple: start developing the rural areas. Look at Dâures, it is a shame. Nothing is happening.
readNam scientist scoops international prize
29-03-2012
A NAMIBIAN woman, Eva-Panduleni Beukes, last week won the first presentation prize at the annual Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) conference in Scotland.The annual conference is aimed at helping
readUS announces stringent new conditions for coal-fired power plants
29-03-2012
THE first-ever US proposal to restrict carbon dioxide emissions would have once been a major shock to electricity companies by making it uneconomic to build new coal-fired power plants.But the
readNigeria villages sue Shell in UK court over spills
29-03-2012
LAGOS – Thirty-five Nigerian villages are suing Royal Dutch Shell PLC in a British court, claiming that the company’s slow response to two spills in 2008 left their delta region soaked in crude oil
readSand mining an environmental hazard in the north
29-03-2012
UNCONTROLLED quarrying of gravel and sand for road construction and brick-making in the North has left the environment scarred by large open pits that pose a danger to people and animals.Companies
readIce Cube’s son OMG releases ‘Jackin’ for beats’ mixtape
29-03-2012
ICE Cube’s son, OMG, recently released a mixtape, ‘Jackin’ For Beats: The Mixtape’. The 11-track set includes covers of Meek Mill’s ‘Welcome to My House Party’, Waka Flocka’s ‘No Hands’, Bun B’s
readKhloe Kardashian quits Peta
29-03-2012
Khloe Kardashian has quit People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) after it voiced its approval of sister Kim’s flour-bombing.The anti-fur group has denied responsibility for the incident –
readWorld Briefs
29-03-2012
Syria to reject any Arab League initiative DAMASCUS – Damascus will reject any initiative by the Arab League to end the year-long crisis in Syria, a foreign ministry spokesman said yesterday, ahead
readAfrican Briefs
29-03-2012
UN urges Mali, G Bissau to copy Senegal NEW YORK – UN human rights chief Navi Pillay yesterday urged Mali and Guinea Bissau to follow Senegal’s lead in holding “free, fair and transparent” elections.
readOrangutans in Indonesia’s Aceh forest may die out in weeks
29-03-2012
JAKARTA – Forest fires and land clearing by palm oil firms could kill off within weeks about 200 orangutans in a forest in western Indonesia, an environmental group said yesterday.The orangutans, part
readUS plane in emergency landing after pilot rant
29-03-2012
LAS VEGAS – A United States airliner made an emergency landing in Texas on Tuesday after the pilot, shouting about al Qaeda and bomb threats, had to be restrained by passengers, officials and reports
readOmbaanga ota yi ka longitha iimaliwa okufutila omafo goodola omape
29-03-2012
OMBAANGA ya Namibia ota yi ka longitha oodola oomiliona 154 uule womimvo ndatu, tadhi landula oku futila omafo omape giimaliwa mwakwatelwa ngoka gena omutse gwomukokoliperesidende, Sam Nujoma.Ombaanga
readNACA a lundilwa ta tilitha aaniilonga aniwa
29-03-2012
EHANGANO lyUupale woondhila nenge Namibia Airports Company olya indilwa opo kaali shaine omauvathano giilonga omape naaniilonga yalyo , omanga oshipotha shokwaa uvathana shoka, sha lopotwa kombelewa
readApewa iifutilemo omiliona yimwe mondholongo
29-03-2012
OMUNANGESHEFA miikwamina ngoka a kwatelwe oshiwike sha yi okwa pewa iifutilemo oodola omiliona yimwe. Boris Bannai omukwashigwana gwa Israel ngoka ha fulu, omanganese moNamibia okwa lombwelwa kohofa
readYatano ya si komukithi gwaashiwike
29-03-2012
AANTU yatano oya si moshitopolwa Omaheke ta ku fekelwa ngiika komukithi gombulwa nenge ngoka gwaCongo.Omakonakono gopalaboratorium ngoka ga ningilwe tango kaga li guulike kutya uuvu mboka owo
readIilonga yetungo lyOsasiona yOpolisi pOnandjaba itayi ende nawa nande
29-03-2012
OMINISTELI yOpevi yEgameno nEpopilo lyOshigwana omusamane Erastus Uutoni, ngoka a li a talele po Osasiona yOpolisi pOnandjaba mOkalongo mEtitano lya zi ko, okwa ti kutya iilonga yetungo lyOsasiona
readSKW hold annual youth tourney
29-03-2012
THE annual Cymot SKW Youth Tournament this weekend is expected to be its biggest ever edition to date.The tournament will take place from tomorrow afternoon until Sunday. The Bambini, U/7 and U/9 will
readHeymans races Cape Epic for charity
29-03-2012
NAMIBIAN veteran cyclist Mannie Heymans has teamed up with South Africa’s Raynard Tissink for the challenging 2012 Absa Cape Epic in order to raise funds for the JAG Foundation.Team JAG, will be
readOshakati dominates national karate trials
29-03-2012
ONGWEDIVA – The Namibia Karate Union (NKU)’s national trials in Windhoek on Saturday saw 16 youngsters from the Oshakati Karate Club qualifying for the national team.Oshakati Karate Club head coach
readPlayers sent off in dressing room after brawl
29-03-2012
BRADFORD – A referee has taken the bizarre step of sending off five players in the dressing room following an ugly post-match brawl at an English fourth-tier match that required the intervention of
readSyrians officials unwelcome at Games
29-03-2012
LONDON – Syrian athletes will be able to take part in the London Olympics this summer but any of the country’s officials covered by a European Union travel ban will not be welcome at the Games,
readWomen’s beach volleyball gets clothing options
29-03-2012
LONDON – Female beach volleyball players have been given the option of wearing long-sleeved tops and shorts instead of bikinis at the London Olympics.“Some countries for religious and cultural reasons
readWozniacki sinks Serena for first time
29-03-2012
KEY BISCAYNE – Caroline Wozniacki enjoyed her first victory over Serena Williams, winning 6-4 6-4 at the Sony Ericsson Open on Tuesday to set up a semi-final clash with Maria Sharapova.Wozniacki had
readNam teams qualify for African Volleyball Championships
29-03-2012
THREE Namibian teams secured places at the African Volleyball Championships after their top performances at the Bank Windhoek Namibian Open Beach Volleyball at the Mole in Swakopmund on Saturday.The
readReal, Chelsea in pole after away day wins
29-03-2012
PARIS – Real Madrid and Chelsea took giant strides towards the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday as they both recorded away wins in their quarter-final first leg matches.A double from French
readFrom The Twittersphere
29-03-2012
MONDAY and Tuesday’s heavy showers seemed to drive some Namibian tweeps to become reflective, or seek refuge in popular culture or the classics. A no-excuses take on life, Homer Simpson, confusion and
readMPs ask for re-evaluation of Tipeeg
29-03-2012
MEMBERS of Parliament, ruling party and opposition alike, say the Targeted Intervention Programme for Employment and Economic Growth (Tipeeg) needs a re-orientation and a re-look.Speaking in
readSuspect guilty of fatal attack on pensioner
29-03-2012
KEETMANSHOOP resident Elton Christiaan, who was accused of breaking into the house of an elderly woman and then raping, fatally assaulting and robbing her four years ago, was found guilty as charged
readStock theft sentence cut from 30 to three years
29-03-2012
A FORMER farmworker whose 30-year prison term for stock theft was set aside on appeal in the High Court last year was sentenced to an effective three more years of imprisonment on the same charge this
readResidents have no confidence in Maltahöhe council
29-03-2012
ANGRY residents of Maltahöhe yesterday staged a protest march against the village council. The protest march, spearheaded by a pressure group calling itself the Maltahöhe Community Advocacy committee,
readOutapi informal settlers struggle with water
29-03-2012
PEOPLE living in Outapi’s informal settlement have been struggling with water since the town’s pre-paid water system collapsed early this year.Following the breakdown of the pre-paid system, the
readKaras Police chief welcomes new recruits
29-03-2012
THE Karas Police regional commander, Armas Shivute, yesterday welcomed 135 new recruits who recently completed six months’ training at the Joseph Pius Kaundu and Ondangwa Police training
readJash’s fraud case postponed
29-03-2012
A FRAUD case involving community activist Ernst Jash, which dates back to 2008, was again postponed in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court yesterday.The case is now set down for May 30 for plea and
readGovernor hails Independence celebrations
29-03-2012
THE Hardap governor, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa, says this year's Independence Day celebrations at Mariental were a grand success.Hanse-Himarwa said droves of people from all corners of the country
readGIPF goes on marketing spree
29-03-2012
THE Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has advertised two tenders for the filming and production of a GIPF drama and the production of a GIPF radio drama series in an effort to ramp up its
readDiamond cutters make racism claims
29-03-2012
WORKERS at the diamond cutting and polishing company, AMC-GEMXEL Diamonds, on Tuesday afternoon marched to express their anger over alleged unfair treatment at the work place.The company is owned by
readNotable Quotes
29-03-2012
CORRUPTION is a chronic disease which, once allowed to take root and grow, would destroy the country’s economy and Government’s delivery of services. – Judge Alfred Siboleka told Veronika Kituna
readCommunities should get up and take charge
29-03-2012
COMMUNITY members should stop relying on the Police alone to fight crime and start to combat crime themselves.Sergeant Christine Fonsech, of the Police’s community policing subdivision, says: “It’s
readCommunist Party proposes succession of minority ethnic groups
29-03-2012
COMMUNIST Party (CP) president Attie Beukes said the “deliberate immigration” of other Namibians like the Damaras, Owambos, Okavangos, Twanas and San for land acquisition in the Omaheke Region is
readArmed robbers hit Khomasdal house, flee with flatscreen TV
29-03-2012
FOUR armed robbers are on the run from the Police after they allegedly broke into a Khomasdal house, attacked a young man and then fled with a flatscreen television and a laptop computer.Bruno
readAminuis traditional community divided
29-03-2012
A GROUP of disgruntled Aminuis residents and members of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) have elected a separate leadership to represent their interests within the constituency and the
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