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51 Articles found on Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Brand new
16-05-2012
Sarafine Kantema holds the brand new N$20 and N$10 notes with the face of the Founding Father Sam Nujoma on and the new N$50 note with the face of Captain Hendrik Witbooi. The new N$ 100 and N$200
readPolice cell death trial nears end
16-05-2012
THREE Police officers and a former detainee at the Keetmanshoop Police Station should all be convicted in connection with the death of a resident of the Karas Region town at the start of April 2007, a
readNapwu, municipality lock horns over audit
16-05-2012
THE City of Windhoek and the Namibian Public Workers Union (Napwu) are at each others throats over the payment of a forensic audit carried out at the Solid Waste Management Division (SWD) of the
readProbe exposes graft at City’s bus services
16-05-2012
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD audit report by PricewaterhouseCoopers into the refurbishing of the City of Windhoek’s bus fleet unearthed a cocktail of irregularities, but no action has been taken against the
readBB Stargame: Big Brother newbies up for eviction!
16-05-2012
HOUSEMATES from the two newest countries to take part in Big Brother, Sierra Leone and Liberia, are up for possible eviction this week: Zainab and Dalphin from Sierra Leone, and Liberia’s Luke and
readStandard Bank reports 24 per cent growth in profit
16-05-2012
DESPITE being described as its “most difficult year” by managing director Mpumzi Pupuma, Standard Bank Namibia (SBN) still succeeded in growing its net profit after tax by 24 per cent from 2010 to
readUnam, DTS close to hockey titles
16-05-2012
UNAM and DTS look set to win the Men and Women’s Telecom Premier League Indoor Hockey titles respectively when the league comes to a close this weekend.Although a number of matches still have to be
readHollande sets out growth agenda for Europe
16-05-2012
PARIS/BERLIN – New French President Francois Hollande called for a European pact for growth to balance out German-driven austerity measures in his inaugural address yesterday, hours before taking his
readPauper’s grave for Brown Dash
16-05-2012
AT THE zenith of his career, kwaito star Brown Dash swam in pools of costly champagne, ate cheese and caviar, drove flashy cars and lived in posh suburbs.But Brown Dash, real name Simphiwe Mpamile,
readChariot abandons Tapir South well
16-05-2012
CHARIOT Oil and Gas has announced that the Tapir South well offshore Namibia has failed to find commercial hydro-carbons, and will now be plugged and abandoned.The exploration well in Northern Block
readBetter African broadband capacity with WACS
16-05-2012
THE highest capacity submarine cable system ever to land in sub-Saharan Africa, the West Africa Cable System (WACS) was inaugurated in Cape Town on Friday. A media statement said WACS is the first
readProfessionals here to stay, shows survey
16-05-2012
THE majority of Namibian professionals are “strongly” confident about remaining in Namibia, with an average confidence level of 87,6 per cent recorded in the first PPS Namibia Confidence Index.Adri
readCreating a realistic budget
16-05-2012
Making annual budget projections realistic in the first instance increases your chances of actually hitting the numbers, says Harvard Business Review. If you have to put together an annual budget for
readAfrica Finance Corp eyeing US$3 billion deals
16-05-2012
NAIROBI – Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a Lagos-based development financier, is considering potential investments worth US$3 billion across sub-Saharan Africa over the next year, its chief
readSouthern African electricity projects in the pipeline BOTSWANA
16-05-2012
*Toronto-listed CIC Energy plans a 1 200 MW coal-fired plant in Botswana. *CIC also plans to develop a 300 MW coal-fired plant at the Mmamabula coal field to supply Botswana. n Botswana will issue a
readSA battles to keep blackouts at bay
16-05-2012
JOHANNESBURG – It is five o’clock in the evening in South Africa and the computer dials at the nerve-centre of state electricity firm Eskom are cranking towards the red as millions of people get home
readLion cub bites tourist in the face in SA
16-05-2012
JOHANNESBURG – A tourist from Singapore received 60 stitches after she was bitten in the face by a lion cub near Hoedspruit in South Africa, according to a report yesterday.The animal narrowly missed
readEx-editor charged over UK phone-hacking scandal
16-05-2012
LONDON - Rebekah Brooks, a close confidante of Rupert Murdoch, was charged yesterday with interfering with a police investigation into a phone hacking scandal that has rocked the tycoon’s media
readSA protesters hurl rocks at opposition
16-05-2012
JOHANNESBURG – An opposition party march in Johannesburg turned violent yesterday after union supporters hurled rocks at the leader of South Africa’s main opposition party.Helen Zille, who had been
readMyanmar halting arms purchases from NKorea
16-05-2012
YANGON – Myanmar’s president has confirmed that his country bought weapons from North Korea during the past 20 years and assured his South Korean counterpart that it will no longer do so.In a meeting
readKuku Anna Nangombe Iihuhwa e tu thiga po mepipi lyomimvo 104
16-05-2012
OMUKULUPE lela gwomomukunda Onampadhi popepi nOniipa mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto kuku Anna Nangombe Iihuhwa okwa manene oondjenda dhe megumbo lye meti 12 Mei 2012 mepipi lyuukulupelela womimvo
readYi ikuthile evi lyamuni poMalindi
16-05-2012
AAKALIMO yamwe poMalinda na yo yiikuthile omahala gamuni gwoshilando shoka shaali paveta. Konyala aakalimo omilongo 31 oyi ikuthile omahala noku dhengelapo omagumbo gawo giipeleki oshiwike shayi.
readAndreas Shipanga ota fumvikwa mOlyomakaya pUuhehe mOndonga
16-05-2012
GUMWE gwomaatotipo yOngundu ya Ovamboland People Organization (OPO) ndjoka ya ka ninga South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) omusamane Andreas Shipanga ngoka mEtine lyOshiwike sha zi ko
readHaimbili ina shunwa miilonga
16-05-2012
OMPANGU yaaniilonga inayi gandja etokolo kutya omukuluntu nale gwa TransNamib, Titus Haimbili opamwe nomukuluntu gwiilonga nale, Charles Funda na ya shuninwe iilonga yawo.Etokolo ndika lya gandjwa
readTommy Nambahu a popitha Aapukulukeni mObrancha ya Kambuta pOniipa
16-05-2012
OMINISTELI yOpevi yUuyuki, Tommy Nambahu mOlyomakaya ga zi ko okwa popitha oshigwana shoSwapo mobrancha, Okambuta momukunda Pukulukeni moshikandjohogololo sha Niipa mOshikoto noku ya lombwela ya
readSMS mOshiwambo
16-05-2012
*Ota ku tseyithilwa iilyo aihe iikulu yo SWATF no KOEVOET moondolopa ngaashi: Arandis, Swakopmund no moWalvisbay kutya omashango geni otamu ishangitha ku tate, Linus Shikongo mOmbaye esiku lyahugunina
readEkanka lyaaniilonga po NAC lya kalekwa kohofa manga
16-05-2012
OHOFA yaaniilonga oya gandja elombwelo kutya ethaneko lyoku ninga oshipotha lya li lya dhiladhilwa kaaniilonga okutameka etiyali ina li tulwa miilonga.Etokolo ndika olya gandjwa kompangu oshoka
readWomen’s Super League to resume
16-05-2012
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) Women’s Super League will resume with Rounds 3 and 4 of the championships on 26 May.JS Academy currently lead the log with 25 points, followed by Okahandja
readIndian cricketers suspended for spot-fixing
16-05-2012
NEW DELHI – Five cricketers were suspended by Indian officials yesterday following a sting operation that showed them either agreeing to spot-fixing in domestic games or to negotiate Indian Premier
readTevez sparks controversy with ‘RIP Fergie’ banner
16-05-2012
MANCHESTER – Carlos Tevez landed himself in fresh controversy on Monday when he was pictured waving a mocked-up tombstone for Sir Alex Ferguson during Manchester City’s Premier League title
readBarton charged with violent conduct
16-05-2012
LONDON – Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton was charged with two counts of violent conduct by the Football Association yesterday following his red card against Manchester City on Sunday.Barton
readFutsal tourney in Katutura
16-05-2012
THE indoor soccer Soweto Tura Masters Cup will be held at the Katutura Football for Hope Centre in Windhoek starting tomorrow.The event is being held in honour of the late Khomas Futsal Club
readNamibia tops Cossasa Youth Champs
16-05-2012
NAMIBIA dominated the Confederation of School Sport Associations of Southern Africa (Cossasa) Athletics Youth Championships in Gaberone, Botswana over the weekend, winning a total of 58 medals.
readClassy Heymans wins second race
16-05-2012
IN a masterful display of experience, skill and endurance, Mannie Heymans on Saturday kicked dirt in the faces of all elite competitors to win the second XC race in the Rock & Rut Mountain Bike Clubin
readWindhoek braces for flavourful weekend
16-05-2012
Local music fans can brace themselves for an Angolan flavoured musical extravaganza when some of the country’s biggest stars, joined by the new kids on the Namibian scene, Maszanga, dish up the
readHigh Court paves way for Vaalgras community to oust leadership
16-05-2012
HIGH Court judge Collins Parker has paved the way for the Vaalgras community to unseat their tribal leader Chief Joel Stephanus. Parker recently dismissed a legal challenge by Stephanus in which he
readFrom The Twittersphere
16-05-2012
NAMIBIAN tweeps get serious about name changes and health care. Plus, it’s one for the money, two for the show, go Sam, go, as Namibia’s new currency hits the streets. @Filemon_Fly: Politicians irk
readSwapo prepares for November congress
16-05-2012
THE first step towards Swapo’s watershed Congress at the end of November this year has been taken yesterday with the launching of the national preparatory committee to ensure that the historic event
readSMSes for Wednesday 16 May 2012
16-05-2012
SMS Of The Day *IT is not the names that need changing but the mindset of everyone. The parliamentarians are still colonised by their own reasoning. They are prisoners of their own negative
readShalli faces wait for POCA attack
16-05-2012
THE case in which former Namibian Defence Force chief Martin Shalli wants the Prevention of Organised Crime Act to be declared unconstitutional is due to be argued in the High Court in Windhoek in
readSex workers differ with KK on legalising prostitution
16-05-2012
THE Executive Director of the largest sex workers organisation in the country, Rights Not Rescue, Nicodemus ‘Mama Africa’ Aochamub says that decriminalising prostitution is better than legalising
readChasing the dots ... Guilty until proven Rich!
16-05-2012
I apologise for plagiarising the title which I heard many years ago and has remained in my mind ever since. Now time to scratch! Namibian democracy is 22 years old and we are at a crossroad; do we
readNudo members asked to be patient
16-05-2012
ADMINISTRATIVE Secretary of Nudo, Theofelus Uahongora, has called on members of the party to be patient and to trust the party’s president, Kuaima Riruako, and the party. Uahongora made these remarks
readNAC staff to wait for dispute outcome
16-05-2012
GENERAL Secretary of the Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union (Natau), John Kwedhi, yesterday confirmed that plans to strike by Namibia Airports Company (NAC) workers were put on hold pending a
readMVA rules punish accident victim
16-05-2012
A HORRIFIC accident on the B1 road between Mariental and Kalkrand in 2001 has left Marinda Witbooi (42), a resident of Keetmanshoop, wheelchair-bound and brain-damaged. A medical report shows Witbooi
readKaiyamo encourages Angolans to go back home
16-05-2012
OSIRE REFUGEE CAMP – The Namibian Government through the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration has encouraged all Angolan refugees accommodated in the country to register for voluntary repatriation
readCouncillors lament poor health care
16-05-2012
MORE than 50 patients crammed into a hospital ward, senior citizens forced to sleep in long queues to get medicine and sick people walking in excess of ten kilometres to clinics were used as examples
readPresident doesn’t deserve ‘evil’ hotel rooms
16-05-2012
THE President deserves state house extensions and shouldn’t have to stay in hotel rooms during regional visits as “many evil things” happen in these rooms, Caprivi regional councillor Cletius Sipapela
readEmploying women should be law
16-05-2012
THE Affirmative Action Act should be amended to force the public and private sectors to employ more women.Those who fail to strike a balance should be fined, National Council deputy chairperson
readNew community centre opened in Okuryangava
16-05-2012
THE Onkugo Ye Pongo Community Centre Hall in Okuryangava was inaugurated yesterday by the Deputy Mayor of Windhoek, Gerson Kamatuka. The hall was build in 1993 and called the Oshatoto Centre.The hall
readNotable Quotes
16-05-2012
WE never saw him coming. It was over in a matter of seconds. – Jacques Mouton who witnessed his uncle gun down four members of his family in Rehoboth over the weekend. I BELIEVED in the quality of
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