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50 Articles found on Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Fake Police scam suspects in court
23-05-2012
TWO Windhoek residents who are accused of having robbed a foreign visitor to Namibia of more than N$2 million when a supposed business deal took a surprise turn have made a first court appearance
readOndangwa council frustrates land buyers
23-05-2012
LONG delays in the transfer of business erven at Ondangwa which were bought as far back as 2006 have stalled investments at the town.Although the land has been paid for, business people who have
readEkandjo issues ultimatum to Omaruru
23-05-2012
THE Omaruru Town Council is involved in a fight on two fronts with the Minister of Regional and Local Government, Jerry Ekandjo.First the minister wants the newly appointed CEO of the town, Edward
readDismal land delivery hijacking property affordability
23-05-2012
NAMIBIA’S municipal areas are big enough for 3,6 million houses, but ongoing structural supply shortages are hampering land delivery and, as a result, are fuelling house prices.Namene Kalili, manager
readThree arrested in SA over Zuma painting incident
23-05-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Three people were being held yesterday for offences relating to a painting depicting President Jacob Zuma with exposed private parts in a Johannesburg gallery.Two of them allegedly
readNRU reconnects with MTC
23-05-2012
CELLPHONE service provider MTC yesterday announced that it would resume its sponsorship agreement with the Namibia Rugby Union, making available N$2,5 million for what remains of the 2012 season.The
readStop email overload
23-05-2012
There are ways to cope with the email overload that could be weighing down your work day, says Harvard Business Review.Do you have thousands of messages in your inbox, and receive hundreds more every
readProperty valuers ‘discriminate’ against poor
23-05-2012
THE Property Valuers’ Profession Bill should be implemented quickly so that the National Council (NC) can investigate the “discriminatory” valuation of property in Namibia, NC vice chairperson
readChina 2012 growth to slow to 8 per cent
23-05-2012
PARIS – Chinese growth is likely to slow to 8,2 per cent this year, its weakest in more than a decade, before government support helps it rebound to 9,3 per cent in 2013, the Organisation for Economic
readEurozone risks vicious circle of debt
23-05-2012
PARIS – The OECD called on EU leaders yesterday to ease the pace of austerity, saying aggressive budget cuts to curtail the eurozone’s debts threaten to suck the currency area into a downward spiral
readDon’t mess with the Olympic brand
23-05-2012
LONDON – One day, the small espresso shop near the site of the London Games was the ‘Olympic’ cafe. The next day, it was the ‘Lympic’.So where did the ‘O’ go? The manager won’t say. But it’s more than
readSA minister buys artwork with 256 burgers
23-05-2012
JOHANNESBURG – A South African politician bought a painting with government money by masking it as a McDonald’s purchase equivalent to 256 burger meals, the company said Monday.McDonalds in a
readSA wants change in import labels, angers Israel
23-05-2012
CAPE TOWN – Israeli goods produced in the occupied Palestinian territories and sold in South Africa may no longer be labelled ‘Made in Israel,’ the South African trade minister said on Monday, causing
readBig Brother Stargame: Jessica’s man gets the boot
23-05-2012
Twenty-six-year-old entrepreneur Luke from Liberia was one of three housemates to get the boot at Sunday’s live eviction show, leaving his lady-love in the house, Namibia’s own Jessica without her
readGhosts of ethnic strife haunt Ghana vote
23-05-2012
ACCRA – When Ghanaian parliamentary hopeful Ursula Owusu toured the capital Accra to watch voters register for December’s elections, events took a turn for the worse at one of the downtown markets she
readLady Gaga behaves, gets OK for second gig in Philippines
23-05-2012
Lady Gaga has the go-ahead to put on a second concert in the Philippines after Manila authorities decided her first show did not violate the law.The pop diva thrilled fans at her sold-out show Monday
readPink accuses Breezy of miming
23-05-2012
Pink has accused Chris Brown of miming at the Billboard awards.The singer was not impressed by the younger star’s rendition of ‘Turn up the Music’ at the show on Sunday, as she didn’t think he was
readWhitney Houston’s last record released for ‘Sparkle’
23-05-2012
Whitney Houston’s last recording – a new duet with ‘American Idol’ winner Jordin Sparks, produced by R Kelly – has been released ahead of the singer’s upcoming film, ‘Sparkle’.‘Celebrate’, produced by
readFarmworker convicted of murdering Eugene Terre‘Blanche
23-05-2012
VENTERSDORP – A South African court yesterday convicted one of the two accused farmworkers in the murder of white supremacist leader Eugene Terre’Blanche.“After all the evidence given, I conclude that
readAfghans back Chicago deal, warn West to keep promises
23-05-2012
KABUL – People in Afghanistan were surprisingly optimistic yesterday about Nato’s plan to pull combat troops out of their war-ravaged nation by the end of 2014, but warned Western leaders to stick to
readMali transition off to rocky start after attack on president
23-05-2012
BAMAKO – Mali’s one year transition back to democratic rule got off to a shaky start yesterday, amid fears the process may be derailed after president Dioncounda Traore was attacked by angry
readECN ta yi ningi iigongi miitopolwa yoshilongo
23-05-2012
OKOMMISSI yOmahogololo [ECN] oya tameke nomapekaapeko oshilongo ashihe oku tala euveko lyoshigwana kombinga yomilandu noshowo oshinima shomahogololo nuudemokoli.Omakonakono oge na woo elalakano oku
readOveta yomapenda ta yi talwa nawa kaanaveta ya NC
23-05-2012
IITOPOLWA yimwe montotwaveta yina sha nokugandja epole lyuupenda wopashigwana, oya konenenwa kiilyo yegumbo etiyali lyoparliamende. Iilyo yegumbo ndyoka oya li woo ya tsakanene nominista yOonakulwa
readOmbautu yaAmerica ya talelepo
23-05-2012
OMBAUTU yetanga lyomomeya yAmerica oya talelepo pOmbaye oshiwike shika nokukoleka omakwatathano pokati komatanga gomomeya giilongo mbika iyali. Etalelopo pOmbaye lyombautu ndjika yondapo onene yoludhi
readOmalelo gomikunda kuumbugantu muudhigu wiifuta
23-05-2012
OMAWILIKO guulando uushona muumbugantu woshilongo oga indilwa opo ga kale aluhe haga futu omayakulo gago okuza kaagandji yomayakulo ngoka omanga inaa ya longitha iimaliwa yawo miinima yilwe. Omayele
readOshigongi naakwashigwana kombinga yoondjamba
23-05-2012
OSHIGWANA shopoKhorixas osha indile opo omulandu guna sha neipumomumwe pokati kaantu niikwakuti gu talululwe. Eindilo ndika olya ningilwe poshigongi sha longekidhwa ku kansela gwa Khorixas, Sebastian
readOprojeka okuuvithako aantu oshiponga shokwiimangeleka
23-05-2012
AAGUNDJUKA yomoshitopolwa sha Shana oyi iyunganeke nokutota po oprojeka yokuuvitha ko oshigwana kombinga yoshiponga shomaimangeleko, ndjoka ya tulwa miilonga pambelewa kOministeli yOpevi yUukalinawa
readOmaso guuhanona elondodho kuundjolowele
23-05-2012
OMASO guuhanona uyali noshowo yina ya kamwe kaamboka miipangelo yepangelo osho elondodho kaagandji yomayakulo. Shika osha popiwa komunashipundi shopevi megumbo etiyali lyoparliamende, Margaret Mensah
readSMS mOshiwambo
23-05-2012
*Ota ndi indile nesimaneko enene ku kuku gwetu Sam Nujoma etu dhila, dhilile po sha tse aahogololi yotango sigo onena twa kwatelapo ongundu yetu Swapo. *Vakwetu onda talele Open File ko TV, ndele
readEkonakono meso lya Juliana Kleopas nomwana olya tameka
23-05-2012
EKONAKONO tali ningwa kolutu lwa Health Professions Council meso lyomukulukadhi nokahanona ke poshipangelo shepangelo sha Katutura oli li metifa.Omupopiliko gwolutu nduka, Cornelius Weyulu okwa ti
read‘Legend’ Drogba leaving Chelsea
23-05-2012
LONDON – Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba will leave Chelsea when his contract expires at the end of June, the Premier League club said in a statement yesterday. Drogba, 34, joined Chelsea from
readFifa names woman to executive committee
23-05-2012
BUDAPEST – Fifa added a woman to its executive committee for the first time yesterday and continued its reform process by pressing ahead with changes to its ethics committee.Lydia Nsekera, the
readAhrens third at SA Champs
23-05-2012
NAMIBIAN Olympiad Gaby Ahrens finished third overall at the South African Olympic Trap Championships in Cape Town over the weekend.Ahrens was the only female amongst 22 competitors at the SA
readNujoma endorses Hamutumwa Trust
23-05-2012
FOUNDING President Sam Nujoma said yesterday’s launching of the Ndeulipula Hamutumwa Trust was a “bold and dynamic” initiative. Nujoma said the trust, founded by sport administrator Ndeulipula
readChiefs, Magic plot NPL assault
23-05-2012
RUNDU Chiefs and Tura Magic recently secured promotion to the Namibia Premier League for the first time, but their route to the elite division could not have been more different. Before Independence,
readWhistleblowers to get more protection
23-05-2012
URGENT attention is being given to drafting legislation that will protect all whistleblowers, irrespective of where the corrupt practices are reported.Many Namibians fear victimisation if they report
readUnam’s foreigner debate continues
23-05-2012
PUBLIC concern about the domination of non-Namibian staff in top management positions at the University of Namibia (Unam) continues to grow. The latest is a letter forwarded to The Namibian, accusing
readFrom The Twittersphere
23-05-2012
LIBRARIES and Lager, taxis and taxes, and taxing times in South Africa as that controversial portrait of Jacob Zuma is defaced! Namibians, mainly, voice their views on the good, the hood and the
readTB delays Ovitoto double murder trial
23-05-2012
THE double murder trial of Otjiwarongo resident Julius Dausab appears set to remain stalled while Dausab continues to receive treatment for tuberculosis.The latest results of tests which were done to
readSouth African crooks con Rosh Pinah residents
23-05-2012
A ROSH Pinah resident has lost N$18 000 in a scam in which a South African syndicate claimed that he had won N$250 000.According to Police spokesperson Edwin Kanguatjivi, the suspects send text
readSMSes for Wednesday 23 May 2012
23-05-2012
SMS Of The Day *PERHAPS the jackal at the hospital premises came looking for the cattle head that was left at the nurses home? Jackals are scavengers and do not always carry rabies! Perhaps the
readSecurity guards at Khomas health facilities up in arms
23-05-2012
SECURITY guards working for Sitole Security Services at State hospitals in the Khomas Region have been on strike since Friday last week because of salary payout delays. The guards said they were
readIs SADC a SNAFU?
23-05-2012
ROUND and round goes the bloody great wheel! My first job in the mid-sixties, at a very junior level at a precious metal smelter in North London, gave me a kick-start and a rapid introduction to the
readNafinu and 2 banks are loggerheads
23-05-2012
THE Namibian Financial Institutions Union (Nafinu) has accused Standard Bank Namibia and Fides Bank Namibia of unfair labour practices. The union charges that Standard Bank is employing “intimidation
readN$6 million for police bikes, quads
23-05-2012
CABINET has approved the spending of more than N$6 million by the Ministry of Safety and Security for the acquisition of new motorcycles, quad bikes and trailers for use by the Namibian Police
readMariental illegal squatters can stay – for now
23-05-2012
MARIENTAL’S illegal squatters have received temporary permission to stay on council plots which they are occupying illegally. The mayor of Mariental, Alex Kamburute, yesterday said that the council
readFemale farmer resists eviction
23-05-2012
KEETMANSHOOP – A Keetmanshoop woman who farms with cattle has refused to vacate the municipal camps she has been leasing from the municipality after she was served with an eviction notice on
readConvicted man professes ‘no remorse’
23-05-2012
THE man convicted of raping and murdering elderly Keetmanshoop resident Feitjie Brand in her home in February 2008 says he has no remorse.Elton Christiaan (32) conveyed these sentiments to Judge
read/Khomani Damaras want acknowledgement
23-05-2012
/KHOMANIN Traditional Authority chief Josephat Gawa!nab says reparations for the 1904 to 1908 genocide should not only be considered for the Herero and Nama, but also the Damara, who were “massacred”
readNotable Quotes
23-05-2012
EVEN if it takes us another 100 years like the return of the Nama warriors’ skulls from Germany to Namibia, we’ll continue to demand compensation from the German government. – Chief Dawid Frederick of
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