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68 Articles found on Thursday, 24 May 2012
Muhongo not yet sent for psychiatric observation
24-05-2012
THE University of Namibia (Unam) student accused of murdering a fellow student by stabbing him at the university’s main campus last month has not yet undergone psychiatric observation.Johannes
readEpangelo entry threatens exploration
24-05-2012
GOVERNMENT’S “blanket issuing of ownership of most minerals and metals” to the state-owned Epangelo Mining Company will reduce exploration in Namibia in the short run and will shrink or eliminate the
readShacks demolished
24-05-2012
ABOUT 80 illegal shacks were demolished by the City of Windhoek yesterday. The shacks were marked with red spray paint on Friday and the occupants were given 48 hours to remove the structures. A
readSwapo tiptoes around divisions
24-05-2012
MUDSLINGING, the abuse of State media, lobbying of support from the business community and the targeting of individuals in the regions to lobby support are the ingredients of the Swapo succession
readNamibia the fifth biggest uranium producer globally
24-05-2012
NAMIBIA had to make way for Niger as the world’s fourth biggest uranium producer in 2011, as local production dropped by nearly 38 per cent compared to 2010.Namibia now holds the spot as the fifth
readEgyptians vote to pick president for first time
24-05-2012
CAIRO – Egyptians queued patiently to vote yesterday, eager to pick their leader for the first time in a national history dating to the pharaohs, with Islamists and secular-minded rivals who served
readIRB to grant Namibia tests
24-05-2012
THE International Rugby Board is expected to provide the Welwitschias with two tests in November, Namibia Rugby Union president Bradley Basson said on Tuesday.Basson said the IRB recently intimated
readANC says turning to China, India
24-05-2012
JOHANNESBURG – ANC secretary general, Gwede Mantashe has likened the deployment of inexperienced ANC cadres to bureaucratic posts commanding huge and complex budgets to putting a mouse in charge of a
readEthiopian shoe factory widens China’s Africa footprint
24-05-2012
DUKEM, Ethiopia – A steady drone of machines hum as workers assemble shoes in a Chinese-built industrial park outside Addis Ababa, the first in Ethiopia by the Asian giant deepening its presence in
readAfrica a place to make, not lose money
24-05-2012
AFRICA needs to reduce its dependency on foreign aid and get to the point of financing its own development, some of the continent’s key development experts say.Timing is optimal now that Africa is
readStreamline your company
24-05-2012
Businesses, as they grow, tend to become more complex but there are ways to bust through the labyrinth and keep closer tabs on the bottom line, says Harvard Business Review.As a business becomes more
readNBL upbeat about Angola despite export hiccups
24-05-2012
ANGOLA remains a “key building block” in Namibia Breweries’ export strategy despite challenges like lengthy cross-border processes, import duties and price competitiveness.“Angola is currently the
readSA picks next 19 projects in green energy drive
24-05-2012
PRETORIA – South Africa has chosen 19 renewable energy projects in the second stage of its drive to cut its reliance on coal-fired plants, and bidders have until December to prove the projects are
readPresident Pohamba attending sustainability summit in Botswana
24-05-2012
WINDHOEK – President Hifikepunye Pohamba left for Gaborone, Botswana yesterday to attend a two-day global summit on ‘Sustainability in Africa’.Botswana President Lieutenant-General Seretse Khama Ian
readStreet lights disrupt ecosystem
24-05-2012
PARIS – Street lights have an unexpectedly strong effect on insect populations, favouring some species while punishing others, according to a study released Wednesday that raises new questions about
readNamibian baby rhino beats Yellowstone grizzlies hands down
24-05-2012
IT’S a fair bet that most people have heard about Yellowstone National Park, in the USA, famous for its grizzly bears. If you live near there, and want to find real adventure, you come to .....
readSA gallery guard in court
24-05-2012
JOHANNESBURG – The security guard who restrained one of the men who allegedly defaced a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma at a Johannesburg art gallery appeared in court yesterday.Paul
readBig powers, Iran meet in Baghdad to ease nuclear standoff
24-05-2012
BAGHDAD – World powers held talks with Iran yesterday to test its readiness under pressure of sanctions to scale back its disputed nuclear programme, seeking to defuse a decade-old standoff and avert
readWorld Briefs
24-05-2012
Doctor jailed for finding bin Laden PESHAWAR – A Pakistani doctor accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden has been jailed for 33 years for treason, television channels and a local government
readSri Lanka seizes Dubai-bound ivory
24-05-2012
COLOMBO – Sri Lankan authorities have seized 1.5 tonnes of African ivory marked as plastic waste and addressed to a buyer in Dubai, a customs official in Colombo said yesterday.The container carrying
readIndian state OKs shooting tiger poachers on sight
24-05-2012
NEW DELHI – A state in western India has declared war on animal poaching by allowing forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant attacks on tigers and other wildlife.The
readAfrican Briefs
24-05-2012
TV channel fined over Gaddafi images JOHANNESBURG – The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA) has ordered television channel E.tv to pay a reduced fine of N$20 000 for airing footage of
readMake News Reporting Scientific
24-05-2012
IN response to an article written by Selma Shipanga, ‘Unam deans and departments are dominated by expats’ (The Namibian 7 May 2012), I would like to throw some light on that report.It has been quite a
readWe Want To Study!
24-05-2012
I AM talking on behalf of my fellow students. We are facing the June examinations and preparations are already in progress at some of the institutions. I am irritated by people who don’t control their
readShipanga Was The True Hero
24-05-2012
NAMIBIA lost a true hero of its struggle to national liberty. One of the oldest and truly farsighted leaders of the erstwhile liberation movement, a movement that was established to liberate our
readA Luta, Continua!
24-05-2012
YOUR columns of Friday will enter the history books of the ‘freedom fight’ of Namibia. The Namibian was always something special as a newspaper, but the Friday edition last week stands out! Yes, it
readHands Off The Namibian!
24-05-2012
WE NOTE with grave concern the recent statements by the Minister of Information and Communication Technology (‘Govt lashes out at The Namibian’, 21 May). The Swapo government viewed the opinion pieces
readNurses Are Not Slaves
24-05-2012
I AM writing this letter to the Ministry of Health and Social Services asking when they are going to consider nurses as people and not slaves!Nurses do a lot of good deeds compared to other work!
readSolving Namibia’s Crises...
24-05-2012
NAMIBIA’S electricity crisis is an issue that has been under discussion for some time now.A lot of time has been spent on discussing this subject by people entrusted with power to guide our country
readTo: Air Namibia
24-05-2012
DEAR Ms Theo Namases Congratulations that you have now been appointed as managing director of our national airline, Air Namibia. Before that you, I understand, were the acting managing director for
readEkandjo a gandja elombwelo
24-05-2012
EWILIKO lyoshilando Omaruru natango otali hilathana nOminista yOmalelo gIitopolwa niilando, Jerry Ekandjo. Ehilathano ndika olyeetwa ketokolo lyewiliko ndyoka oku kuta, Edward Ganaseb ongo
readSMS mOshiwambo
24-05-2012
*Oho, otatu silenimo miipangelo yepangelo aantu mboka haalongo muupangi nayo ohaa ka pangwa kiipangelo yopaumwene oho, epangelo nali tulepo omulandu a gu endeleleke aavu okupangwa dho ee cellphone
readOshikondo shEvi nOmatulululo otashi ka katu onkatu
24-05-2012
OSHIKOND shEvi nOmatulululo otashi ka katukila mbala mboka ya tula evi lyaayehe moondhalate shaali paveta. Oohapu ndhika odha popiwa komupopiliko gwoshikondo shoka, Chrispin Matongela sho a li a pulwa
readIBS a gandja oonzapo kaalongwa ye mboka ya pita
24-05-2012
OKOLLIGI ndjoka hayi longo oshigwana, unene tuu shoka oshigundjuka, ontseyo yIilonga yUunambelewa noshowo uunongo wookoompiuta, oshiwike sha zi ko, oya li noshituthi shayo shegandjo lyoonzapo
readOondjuhwa dha munwa moNamibia moositola
24-05-2012
EHANGANO lyokumuna oondjuhwa lya Namibia[Namibia Poultry Industry[NPI] olya tameke oku landitha onyama yoondjuhwa kohi yomadhina Country Choice noshowo Realgood omwedhi nguka. Omanga oondjuhwa tadhi
readEkonakono lya GIPF olili pokumanithwa masiku
24-05-2012
EKONAKONO lyopolisi moshinima shekano lyiimaliwa okuza moshiketha shoopenzela dhaaniilonga yomepangelo [GIPF] otali ka manithwa mbala meni lyoomwedhi ne tadhi landula.Opolisi ota yi konakona noku
readVena oka CD ka J Cole moBig Brother StarGame:
24-05-2012
O THE Namibian ota yi gandja uuCD uyali wa J Cole,‘Cole World, The Sideline Story’, pa yambidhidho lya MultiChoice Namibia.Opo wu sindanepo kamwe, tu lombwela kutya , omuhikingalo guni omuNamibia wa
readMoongo a tunga po ishewe Uukumwe wumwe
24-05-2012
OMUNANGESHEFA mwene gwoongeshefa dhUukumwe, gwomOshakati nOmaalala mOshana, Fillemon Moongo, ngoka wo e li omupeviperesidende gwo DTA noshilyo shOmutumba gwOpashigwana, okwa patulula ositola ompe
readArmas na Paulina ya tsakanitha omimvo 52 mondjokana nokudhana oshituthi
24-05-2012
AAKULUPE yaali yomomukunda Ehenye popepi nOshakati moshitopolwa sha Shana, Armas Fillipus Hiwete gwomimvo omilongohetatu nandatu (83) nomuholike gwe, Paulina Ndapewa Sakaria gwomimvo omilongoheyali
readHeat take lead in rough game 5
24-05-2012
THE heavily favoured Miami Heat took control in their best of seven series against the Pacers in a rough game that was marred by three flagrant fouls and a lot of aggressive play. The series was
readPool showdown in Khomasdal
24-05-2012
THE Young Ones and Desert Inn pool clubs will engage in their customary battle for supremacy at Club Latino (Old Crown’s Inn) in Khomasdal tomorrow. The showdown – which takes place twice a year –
readDonald eyes return to top of golf’s charts
24-05-2012
WENTWORTH – Luke Donald is eyeing a return to the top of the world rankings as he starts the defence of his European PGA Championship title this week at Wentworth.Donald is currently ranked number two
readSport Fixtures
24-05-2012
Friday, May 25 Spanish Copa Del Rey Final Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao 20h55 Super 15 Chiefs v Bulls 08h35 Saturday, May 26 SA Nedbank Cup SuperSport v
readPoor ground costs English rugby club promotion
24-05-2012
LONDON – London Welsh, one of the biggest clubs in English rugby in the 1960s and 70s, will not be promoted to the Premiership because their ramshackle ground is not up to standard.A statement from
readCONCACAF draws line under Warner era
24-05-2012
BUDAPEST – CONCACAF had regained credibility, Fifa president Sepp Blatter said, after Jeffrey Webb of the Cayman Island Football Association was elected president of the troubled confederation
readBarca seek winning end to Guardiola era
24-05-2012
MADRID – Barcelona have the chance to end the Pep Guardiola era in precisely the same way it began, with a King’s Cup final win over Athletic Bilbao tomorrow.A drained Guardiola is to step aside and
readWomen’s Super League resumes
24-05-2012
THE JS Academy will try to maintain course for a first title while Unam Bokkies will push for a strong finish when the NFA Women’s Super League resumes this weekend.The Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek
readRehoboth horse races this weekend
24-05-2012
THE annual Rehoboth Turf Club horse races will be held at Rehoboth from 12h00 tomorrow – the biggest yet since it started in 1972, said the club’s secretary, Johan Diergaardt, yesterday.Diergaardt
readShejavalis in court over Omuthiya land dispute
24-05-2012
AN attempt by well-known cleric Abisai Shejavali and his wife, Selma Shejavali, to obtain an urgent interdict to stop the Omuthiya Town Council from evicting them from a piece of land near the
readN$3 000 bail for interpreter, co-accused
24-05-2012
MAGISTRATE Gibson Imbili was not convinced that the grounds the State raised to stop court interpreter Thomas Mutilifa from being released on bail were sufficient.Imbili yesterday afternoon granted
readMandume Pohamba ordered to pay fine for defamation
24-05-2012
THE Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court has ordered the Swapo Ohangwena regional councillor for the Ondobe Constituency, Mandume Pohamba, to pay N$20 000 in damages for defamation. The money is to be paid to
readMajiedt bail refusal correct, says judge
24-05-2012
THE decision of the magistrate who turned down the bail application of former cement company employee and multimillion-dollar corruption suspect Esmerelda Majiedt was not wrong, according to the High
readHanse-Himarwa in, Imbambah out
24-05-2012
THE stage has been set for suspended Swapo members to freely participate in campaigning for their presidential hopefuls, which will reach a crescendo at the party’s congress at the end of the
readGovt can ‘make or break’ new mining projects
24-05-2012
MANY new mining projects currently in the pipeline will “either rise or fall” depending on whether Government is willing to negotiate its stance on tax reforms, value addition and black economic
readSMSes for Thursday 24 May 2012
24-05-2012
SMS Of The Day *WHEN some of our leaders cannot act decisively on bread-and-butter issues, or when some national leaders hold grudges against those who differ with them, it shows that some are
readPrepaid calls to cost less than contract ones in South Africa
24-05-2012
A PRICE war is on as two cellphone providers have announced large cuts to their prepaid rates – offering a lower charge than contract prices for the first time in 18 years.On Wednesday, Cell C said it
readNo claim too small
24-05-2012
In September 2004, according to an article in The Namibian at the time Cabinet gave the Minister of Justice permission to table the Small Claims Courts Bill in the National Assembly.What happened to
readUV Light used to treat our food, but is it safe?
24-05-2012
As the food industry develops new technology to make environmentally friendly, chemical free food, it`s important for consumers to keep up to date with the changes.Ultra violet (UV) light
readSouth Africa’s capital renames streets for anti-apartheid heroes
24-05-2012
PRETORIA – The city of Pretoria has begun renaming streets to honour heroes of the anti-apartheid struggle, leaving some whites worried about losing their cultural identity in the South African
readReverse The Culture Of Hear No Evil, See No Evil
24-05-2012
EVERYONE in Namibia by now has been robbed or knows someone who has gone through such an ordeal. Thus crime no longer surprises.But what irks me most is the fact that as a nation we are failing to
readAdmitting Failure Is A Good Starting Point
24-05-2012
“IT IS like taking a mouse from the bush and making it run a cheese factory,” said the Secretary General of South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), Gwede Mantashe.The ANC’s
readThe Elusive Quest for Unity in Africa: Integration or Disintegration?
24-05-2012
PEOPLE across Africa are now preparing for the annual rituals. Remember tomorrow is May 25, which is Africa Day. I say rituals here because nothing seems to have changed much on the unity and
readTo Think In A Democracy Is Just Plain Common Sense!
24-05-2012
IN a republic, and more so one laying claim to be democratic, it is dangerous to take citizens for imbeciles. Even in states that are not as democratic as we are, where fundamental freedoms and rights
readFrontlining on Twitter
24-05-2012
SOME reflections on Africa ahead of Africa Day tomorrow. Plus, tweeps chip in on the daily grind Otjiwarongo, the Zuma spear, Kim Kardashian, and Malawi!@Nthugbaby: “Make Africa the tree of life” –
readConfessions of a railway fraudster
24-05-2012
Iam one of those three- hundred-and-seven TransNamib employees whose fate was finally thrown into the glaring judgmental eye of the media spotlight. I am vendors 305 to 307.Although I am only
readPolitical Perspective
24-05-2012
IN the ongoing debate about religion, most specifically Christianity, particularly on the letters pages of this newspaper, I have been somewhat misrepresented as a person who is trying to deny such
readNotable Quotes
24-05-2012
It is like taking a mouse from the bush and making it run a cheese factory. – Gwede Mantashe, Secretary-General of South Africa’s ruling ANC said on Tuesday that the ANC was cleaning up the
readIt’s the end of the world as we know it
24-05-2012
No, no, no, I’m not talking about the Mayan calendar hoax. That shit has been debunked, dispelled and I’m sure shown to be completely rubbish.But the end is nigh no doubt. Matthew 24 verse 30 says,
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