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68 Articles found on Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Southern village councils in hot water
22-05-2012
LOCAL councils should first honour their financial commitments to service providers such as NamWater and NamPower before they spend money on anything else.This advice comes from the Permanent
readIllegal settlement in Okahandja Park
22-05-2012
Siyanga Banga lives with his family in a shack earmarked for demolition. On Friday members of the City Police marked shacks in the Okahandja Park informal settlement and gave the inhabitants notice to
readHospital death probe in full swing
22-05-2012
A PROBE by the Health Professions Council into the deaths of a mother and her newborn baby at the Katutura State Hospital is in full swing.Cornelius Weyulu (photo), spokesperson of the council,
readNWR board loses trust in management
22-05-2012
OVERSPENDING on projects, money paid to contractors for services not rendered, and inaccurate reporting of financial obligations, liabilities and contractual obligations have been taking place within
readLocal frozen chicken brands hit shops
22-05-2012
NAMIB Poultry Industries (NPI) launched three frozen chicken brands yesterday. CountryChoice and Realgood became available in stores as from May 2012. The NamChicken fresh brand will be available as
readThousands gather for Lebanese Sunni cleric’s funeral
22-05-2012
BIREH – Mourners fired guns in the air as thousands poured into the streets Monday in northern Lebanon for the funeral of a Sunni Muslim cleric, whose killing sparked intense clashes in Beirut and
readSimon to fight in Windhoek
22-05-2012
HARRY Simon has secured an intercontinental cruiserweight non-title fight against South African Ruben Groenewald in Windhoek on June 23, according to his spokesperson Theobald Mukena.Mukena, whose
readAgricultural diary
22-05-2012
• Auctions May 24: Hartebeestloop Bonsmara auction. Some 65 bulls and 200 pregnant cows and heifers. May 25: Production auction of the Pieter de Lange Trust at Lapa Lange in the Mariental
readSouth African farmers prepare for veld fires
22-05-2012
FARMERS and landowners in central South Africa have been asked to be vigilant with the advent of the annual veld fire season. About 300 000 hectares were destroyed by fires in the Free State in 2011,
readBoreholes for Kavango smallholder farmers
22-05-2012
THE Meatco Foundation has made it possible for eight smallholding farmers in the Mbunza area of the Kavango Region to have access to water.According to a media statement issued by Meatco, the project,
readTurn enemies into allies
22-05-2012
Anyone who has faced a rival at work knows how catastrophic such a dynamic can be, but there are ways to flip the situation to your advantage, says Harvard Business Review.Anyone who has faced rivals
readMore than 1 000 new cars sold
22-05-2012
VOLKSWAGEN and Toyota remain favourite brands in Namibia in April, accounting for 53 per cent of all passenger vehicles sold during the month.Compared to March, Volkswagen increased its market share
readChariot has another go at finding oil
22-05-2012
DESPITE disappointing results with its first attempt in drilling for oil, Chariot Oil & Gas hasn’t given up its hunt for the commodity off the Namibian coast.The company yesterday announced that it
readAfrica plan for US$1 trillion trade bloc on track
22-05-2012
NAIROBI – Plans to create a 26-nation free trade area by integrating three existing African trade blocs by July 2014 are on track and the only major sticking point is likely to be harmonising rules of
readNew EBRD chief champions democracy mandate
22-05-2012
LONDON – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s president-elect said the bank’s role in promoting democracy through its investments would be a central focus for his term, as the EBRD
readChina pays high price to spare state firm from bankruptcy
22-05-2012
WEIFANG, China – A Chinese official was adamant the city of Weifang would keep its rayon factory open, noting that local authorities had just stepped in to help the plant’s owner repay US$60 million
readFill a bowl for charity
22-05-2012
THE Potters’ Association of Namibia (PAN) is hosting its second popular ‘Fill a Bowl’ fundraising evening on Friday (June 1) in Swakopmund.Everyone is invited to purchase a unique handmade ceramic
readBattle for the beach
22-05-2012
AS ground preparations for the ‘La Mer’ waterfront development in Swakopmund bulldozes ahead, local anglers who usually frequent the beach area for a hopeful daily catch of food have to make way for
readMaths congress starts at coast
22-05-2012
THE 7th National Mathematics Congress started in Swakopmund yesterday (Monday, May 21), bringing together Namibia’s ‘maths minds’ to work out the challenges facing the subject in local schools and
readA ‘whale’ of a fish festival in Walvis this weekend
22-05-2012
JUST ABOUT anything to do with fish and fisheries will be celebrated and exhibited at the first Walvis Bay Fisheries Expo and Festival this weekend (24 to 26 May).The festival is a joint initiative by
readFathers’ Day weekend celebrated in Swakop
22-05-2012
FATHERS will have many reasons to smile on Father’s Day because an entire weekend of festivities will be dedicated to them from June 15 to 17 at the Swakopmund sport stadium.The entire first day will
readA ‘Circle’ Of Support
22-05-2012
ONE of the most infamous night clubs and bars in Swakopmund, New Edition, has been transformed into a haven for sobriety, called ‘Circle of Friends’ (COF), giving people who had (and have) problems
readNewly acquired fishing vessel indicates better times ahead
22-05-2012
THE acquisition of the ‘Liafjell’ to United Fishing Enterprises’ (UFE) pelagic fleet indicates that better times for the struggling pilchard industry may be ahead.Chairman of the pelagic association,
readNamib Marimbas can’t stop the music
22-05-2012
NAMIBIA’S famous ‘Namib Marimbas’ from Walvis Bay just cannot stop the music with yet another album launch recently.The group, which was formed in Kuisebmond in 1987, maintains its roots in real
readSwakop becomes springboard for ‘12 May Movement’
22-05-2012
A DAY to celebrate the life of founding President, Sam Nujoma, was launched in Swakopmund on his 83rd birthday. The day will be known as the ‘12 May Movement”.The movement was the idea of the Swapo
readSwakop ‘airport war’ heats up
22-05-2012
“F... off, or we kill you,” and “Roos is ‘n d...,” were the messages spray-painted in black at the thoroughfare linking the hangars to the take-off and landing strips of Swakopmund’s airport. The
readMediators wrap up mission to Mali
22-05-2012
BAMAKO – West African mediators wrapped up their mission to Mali yesterday, after securing their choice for transition president by offering the leader of a March coup the status of former head of
readYemeni soldier turns bomber and kills 96
22-05-2012
SANAA – A Yemeni soldier packing powerful explosives under his uniform blew himself up in the middle of an army battalion in Sanaa yesterday, killing 96 troops and wounding around 300, a military
readStars pay tribute to Robin Gibb
22-05-2012
Stars have paid tribute to Bee Gees star Robin Gibb, who lost his battle with cancer on Sunday.The music world has been rocked by the loss of the singer/songwriter – who sold over 220 million records
readAudit shows Malema received kickbacks
22-05-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s renegade ex-youth leader Julius Malema received large and questionable payments from businesses in his home province of Limpopo, a newspaper reported on Sunday.The
readEwiliko lyOmaruru olya ndjika oonyala mevi komuulikwa
22-05-2012
EWILIKO lyoshilando Omaruru olya ti omuulikwa gwalyo, muunambelewapitithi woshilando oye ashike natango Edward Ganaseb. Shika ewiliko olye shi endulula nonando Ominista yOmalelo giitopolwa, Iilando,
readOvanailonga voMaxi Security Company hatu hepekwa nai
22-05-2012
OVANAILONGO vEesekuriti mEhangano lEesekuriti ledina Maxi Security Company, otava nyenyeta kutya kave udite ombili omolu ehangano lavo eli la nyika ounghudi nai.Tava ti ova hala epangelo nehangano
readAashakati ya indilwa ya kuthe mo uumbashu moohofa dhawo mbala
22-05-2012
ELELO lya Shakati olya indila kaakalimo ayehe yomoondunda oontokele, ano mOshakatiuninginino mboka ye na uumbashu wiipeleki moohofa dhawo ye wu kuthe mo manga omwedhi nguka inagu sa, nange hasho elelo
readShipanga a fumvikwa pUuhehe mOndonga
22-05-2012
GUNWE gwomaakokolipo yOngundu yoSwapo ndele ta zi mo nokukatota po Ongundu ye yoSwapo Democrats, ano Swapo D, Andreas Shipanga ngoka i itsuwile a sa megumbo lye pUuhehe mOndonga moshitopolwa sha
readIiimaliwa yoomiliona ka ku shiwike nkene ya longithwa
22-05-2012
AAWILIKI moshikondo shokweekelahi iiyagaya ita ya vulu oku gandja efatulululo nkene nomolwashike ya longitha oodola oomiliona 18 uule womimvo ntano sho iilonga yokwoopaleka omapandaanda ya gandjwa
readSMS mOshiwambo
22-05-2012
*Otwa hala elelo londolopa ya Helao Nafidi, likale tali tale oinima eii yafelefala mefitola ndomOhangwena. Ohatu lande unene oinima ii, osho shanika oshiponga moundjolowele wovanhu. Oinima ngenge oya
readKomanda gwosasiona yo polisi ke na ondjo meso lyomweedhililwa poKaiti
22-05-2012
OMUGANDJIMALOMBWELO nale posasiona yopolisi poKaiti, James Nderura kena ondjo meso lyomuntu gumwe ngoka a li a sile muucelle wopolisi posasiona ndjoka konyala omimvo ntano dha pitipo.Nderura okwa li
readEgwedhelo lyoondjambi po NBC ina li kwashilipalekwa
22-05-2012
ETOKOLO lya hugunina kombinga yegwedhelo lyoondjambi dhaaniilonga yo NBC oli li miikaha yepangelo.Oshinima shika otashi vulika shikale sha dhigupala , unene tuu shoo aatotimpango ya li ya ulike okwaa
readOmbaanga ya Namibia ya londodha kombinga yiifekelamaliwa
22-05-2012
NGOLONEYA gwOmbaanga ya Namibia, okwa kumagidha aakwashigwana opo ya kale ya kotoka yaa pewe iimaliwa yiifekela kaantu mboka taya kambadhala okufekela iimaliwa iipe. Ekumagidho ndika olya ningwa
readNWR ta hala okutekapo aniwa
22-05-2012
AAWILIKI yopombanda mehangano lyo Namibia Wildlife Resorts[NWR] oha ya futwa aniwa konyala oomiliona heyali ayehe kumwe komumvo, omanga ta ya wilike iilonga ya nika ehekepeko, uulingilingi newiliko
readUnam and DTS dominate Namibian indoor hockey leagues
22-05-2012
UNAM and DTS were comfortable winners of the Telecom Indoor Hockey Men and Women’s Premier League titles when the league ended on Saturday.Unam won the men’s title with 24 points, finishing well clear
readBotes, Starke out of Warriors
22-05-2012
HENRICO Botes and Manfred Starke have both sustained injuries that will keep them out of the Brave Warriors camp in Germany.While the young midfielder is also set to miss next month’s crucial
readNamibian coaches pass CAF B-licence course
22-05-2012
ALL 18 Namibian coaches who attended the CAF/NFA B-licence coaching course made the grade following a recent assessment.The coaches attended the three-week course at Soccer House in Windhoek and
readAlcohol banned for Russians at Olympics
22-05-2012
MOSCOW – Members of the Russian team and delegation attending the 2012 London Olympics are to be banned from drinking alcohol during the competition, according to reports here yesterday.“Olympic
read‘Psychic’ pig to make Euro tips
22-05-2012
KIEV – A psychic pig is set to take over where Paul the Octopus left off at the 2010 World Cup by predicting the results of matches at the European championships in Ukraine and Poland.Kiev’s city
readSquash supremos descend on Namibia
22-05-2012
TOP-LEVEL delegates from the World Squash Federation (WSF) are to visit Namibia for the first time next month. The visit forms part of WSF’s campaign to promote the sport and consolidate relationships
readDominant Nadal rules in Rome
22-05-2012
ROME – Rafa Nadal enjoyed the perfect fillip ahead of his French Open defence with a commanding 7-5 6-3 victory over world number one Novak Djokovic in the delayed Rome Masters final yesterday.Beaten
readChelsea, City success could signal new era
22-05-2012
MUNICH – Chelsea’s late surge to glory, which saw them crowned European champions on Saturday, means that two of the richest clubs in England achieved breakthrough triumphs within a week of each
readUS vessel visits Namibian waters
22-05-2012
THE United States Navy’s High-Speed Vessel Swift 2 (HSV2) has arrived at Walvis Bay and will visit the port until May 24 to further US-Namibia relations and to showcase the two countries’ military
readFrom The Twittersphere
22-05-2012
PROPHETS and painkillers, Netman and KFC, fact and fiction, laced with Mshasho home truths. Not forgetting Big Brother, and the first icy blast of winter! Namibians push the 140 every which way they
readSMSes for Tuesday 22 May 2012
22-05-2012
SMS Of The Day *GOVERNMENT lashes out at The Namibian: Opinion pieces and SMSes are the best ways of letting out our frustrations and our true feelings. Because the government is being criticised, it
readRundu hospital without X-ray machine
22-05-2012
RUNDU – The X-ray machine at the Rundu State Hospital has been broken for about three weeks. The lack of X-ray facilities has forced the hospital to refer all patients who need X-ray examinations to
readSwapo Undies: Who Checks For Compliance?
22-05-2012
AS I write this piece I have painted all my remaining teeth blue, red and green in the spirit of our times. I am not sharing with you, however, what else I am wearing or not wearing as the case may
readAimless Resettlement Kills Productivity
22-05-2012
ARE the concepts “resettlement” and “agricultural productivity” mutually exclusive in Namibia? After two decades of experimentation it shouldn’t be too difficult to respond to such a question.
readNewborn deaths a ‘wake-up call’
22-05-2012
THE recent deaths of a mother and two newborn babies at State hospitals in Windhoek are a “real wake-up call that the red lights are on” because those who need to heed Government’s stated commitment
readMinistry to take action on illegal fencing
22-05-2012
THE spokesperson of the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement, Chrispin Matongela, says the ministry will soon act on all incidents of illegal fencing within communal areas. “Definitely, the ministry
readMental check-up for murder suspect father
22-05-2012
A FORMER security guard who is accused of murdering his two children by slitting their throats in Windhoek on Christmas Eve 2009 is due to go through a period of psychiatric observation to determine
read‘Lazy tombo drinkers’ shouldn’t get food aid
22-05-2012
GOVERNMENT’S food aid should not go to “lazy people”, but only to those willing to work and who fall victim to natural disasters, Kavango regional councillor Nimrod Mbandu Muremi said in the National
readJackal causes havoc at hospital
22-05-2012
A JACKAL, suspected to be infected with the deadly rabies virus, is causing havoc at the Ministry of Health and Social Services head office.In a notice to staff members of the ministry, nurses’ home
readHome industry produces unique hand-crafted jewellery
22-05-2012
LAST year Rika Gaoses received a handmade necklace from her husband after he attended the Ongwediva Trade Fair. She looked at the piece and decided to try her hand at making jewellery. At first she
readGIPF investigation nearing completion
22-05-2012
THE long-awaited Police investigation into the missing N$600 million of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) will be concluded within the next four months.The Police are sifting through a
readFilms teach children about their rights
22-05-2012
TWO short films about children’s rights are being filmed at the Hage Geingob Secondary School in Katutura. The educational films are a collaboration between the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation Trust, the
readEmployee killed on the job
22-05-2012
A MAN from Ongwediva died on Sunday afternoon after his Chinese boss allegedly shot him with a shotgun at Omuthiya.Sources said the Chinese businessman was allegedly playing with the shotgun when it
readChief Frederick speaks out on German reparations
22-05-2012
CHIEF Dawid Frederick of the !Aman clan, a sub-tribe of the Nama people, has vowed to continue demanding reparations for the German onslaught on the Nama people during the colonial wars of 1904-1907.
readCabaret at the Playhouse
22-05-2012
As part of an 18-country African tour, Mondail Cabaret is set to perform in Windhoek tomorrow, Wednesday. The two-man French show is made up of Christophe Glockner and Olivier Denizet, described as
readNotable Quotes
22-05-2012
WE only suspect that Kaapanda and his comrades are trying very hard to lay the grounds for attempts to shut down civil liberties such as freedom of expression. – Editor of The Namibian Tangeni
readLady May up for elimination. Vote to keep her in the house!
22-05-2012
NAMIBIA'S Lady May is up for elimination from Big Brother StarGame this week. DKB, Mampi and Maneta received the most nominations from fellow housemates on Monday.However, DKB, as Head of House, had
readBig Brother StarGame: WIN a J Cole CD!
22-05-2012
THE Namibian has two J Cole CDs to give away 'Cole World, The Sideline Story', courtesy of MultiChoice Namibia.To stand a chance of winning a CD all you have to do is tell us which Namibian artist
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