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44 Articles found on Monday, 26 November 2012
Uukolonkadhi evicted to return
26-11-2012
HIGH Court Judge Petrus Unengu last week ruled that Gabriel Venomusheko, who was chased off the Onandjandja resettlement project for allegedly publicly criticising Uukolonkadhi Chief Daniel Shooya,
readAttempts to change congress rules fail
26-11-2012
A LAST-DITCH attempt was made to change the rules and procedures in order not to have an election for the vice president’s position at next weekend’s Swapo congress.Meanwhile, Swapo Secretary General
readBA beat Blue Waters in thriller
26-11-2012
BLACK Africa staged a brilliant comeback to beat Blue Waters 5-4 and go to the top of the Namibia Premier League log on Saturday. Blue Waters seemed to have the match sewn up when they took a 3-0 lead
readArafat exhumation hopes to quell poison quandary
26-11-2012
RAMALLAH – One of the Middle East’s greatest political mysteries will come a step closer to being solved on Tuesday when scientists exhume iconic Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s remains to see if
readKavango Block Bricks sets eyes on region
26-11-2012
LOCAL company Kavango Block Bricks (KBB) and the Namibia-Angola Housing Initiative (NAAHI) have signed an agreement which will see local innovation rolled out to the rest of Africa.The agreement,
readAfrica chokes telecoms growth by hoarding spectrum
26-11-2012
CAPE TOWN – African governments are stifling telecoms development by failing to sell more bandwidth to mobile phone operators, a mistake that could undermine growth in the world’s poorest continent.
readLuxury industry takes its time to embrace continent
26-11-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Africa has more millionaires than Russia, but for many wealthy Africans shopping for designer handbags or luxury watches still means travelling to New York or Europe.Even as luxury
readMozambique to limit state, local mining stakes for now
26-11-2012
MAPUTO – Mozambique does not plan to seek overly high state and local participation in mining, beyond current totals of 5% to 20%, to keep attracting vital investment, the head of the state-owned
readWal-Mart workers hail their wage protest as success
26-11-2012
SECAUCUS, New Jersey – Wal-Mart workers hailed their wage protest Saturday, saying their walkout on ‘Black Friday’ had shown the world’s largest retailer their determination to fight against all
readInsurance industry gets clean bill of health
26-11-2012
LONG-TERM insurance companies’ assets stood at N$26,7 billion at the end 2011, about 5,4% more than the year before, the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) said in its
readSA competition watchdog seeks bigger Telkom fine
26-11-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s competition watchdog is seeking to increase a US$50 million fine against fixed-line operator Telkom SA for uncompetitive behaviour.South Africa’s Competition Tribunal,
readProbe alleging Nigeria lost billions in oil cash stirs anger
26-11-2012
LAGOS – A probe alleging Nigeria has lost out on tens of billions of dollars in recent years through questionable practices in Africa’s biggest oil-and-gas industry has stirred controversy and calls
readHamas No. 2 rejects Gaza arms halt
26-11-2012
CAIRO – Gaza’s ruling Hamas will not stop arming itself because only a strong arsenal, not negotiations, can extract concessions from Israel, the No. 2 in the Islamic militant group told The
readAmnesty urges Gbagbo’s wife to surrender
26-11-2012
ABIDJAN – Amnesty International called on Ivory Coast to hand over former first lady Simone Gbagbo to the International Criminal Court “immediately” to face charges of crimes against humanity
readKanye West wants Kim Kardashian to quit TV show
26-11-2012
Kanye West reportedly wants Kim Kardashian to quit her reality TV show ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ and he no longer wants to appear in it.The rapper has made appearances in ‘Keeping Up with the
readEgypt warned of turmoil after Morsi decree
26-11-2012
CAIRO – Prominent Egyptian democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei warned Saturday of increasing turmoil that could potentially lead to the military stepping in unless the Islamist president rescinds
readZuma set to survive key ANC vote amid scandals
26-11-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma is divisive, scandal-plagued and unpopular, but against the odds he looks likely to retain his position after an upcoming ANC conference chooses its
readKotokela oohapu niitya yoye mbyoka to popi
26-11-2012
RADOPA noshowo omakokolote oga nyengwa ishewe oku itaalitha Ohofa Onene yoshilongo, moka ya li ya popi iifundja kutya omahogololo gopashigwana gomumvo 2009 oga li ga fukilwa, na oya li ya kambadhala
readEkanka lya NamPower lyahulile meuvathano
26-11-2012
EHANGANO lyokulonga nokwaandjaganeka olusheno opamwe nehangano lyaaniilonga yoomina Mineworkers Union[MUN] oya adha etsokumwe megwedhelo lyoondjambi metiyali oshiwike shika. Egwedhelo ndyoka okwa
readSMS mOshiwambo
26-11-2012
*Ame ondi u ditile ounwa, nombili kovahoololwa vatatu ovo ta va ka hoololwa ko kongeressa yo Swapo. Ashike, opena ngoo okaima kamwe kena okudilongwa nawa kombinga yovaa hoololwa vavali. Otu shishi
readSwapo ota ka lundulula omutungilo gwomalutu ge pokongressa ndjika
26-11-2012
OSHIGONGI oshinene shongundu yo Swapo tashi gongala pehulilo lyoshiwike shika osha tegelelwa shika etepo omalunduluko taga kalele momutungilo gwongundu ndjoka.Omalunduluko ngaka otaga ka kala
readSMSes for Monday 26 Monday 2012
26-11-2012
SMS Of The Day *THIS is the right time to test Anti-Corruption Commission Director Paulus Noa and see if he is a true man for the job. The three presidential candidates are using state resources for
readSouth Africa keep England at bay again
26-11-2012
LONDON – South Africa extended their unbeaten run against England to 11 matches at Twickenham on Saturday as the Springboks held off the hosts 16-15 in their final rugby test of the year.In torrential
readUnited recover to send Redknapp’s QPR reeling
26-11-2012
LONDON – Manchester United scored three times in eight minutes to win 3-1 against Premier League bottom side Queens Park Rangers, who were watched by new manager Harry Redknapp, and move back to the
readTjongarero re-elected as NNOC president
26-11-2012
AGNES Tjongarero was re-elected as president of the Namibia National Olympic Committee at its annual general meeting on Friday. Tjongarero, who has led the organisation for more than two decades, was
readNFPU supports Friendly Haven
26-11-2012
THE Namibia Football Players Union on Friday handed over food donations to the Friendly Haven Shelter for Abused Women as part of its social responsibility programme.At a press conference that was
readAustralia march to brink of victory against South Africa
26-11-2012
ADELAIDE – A fired-up Australia attack skittled South Africa’s top order late on the fourth day to march to the brink of victory in the second test yesterday.Set a mammoth target of 430 for victory,
readNamibia draw against Northerns
26-11-2012
NAMIBIA drew their Cricket South Africa three-day challenge match against Northerns in Pretoria after the whole third day’s play was rained out on Saturday. After Northerns declared their first
readFourteen grape workers injured in roof collapse
26-11-2012
FOURTEEN workers were injured when a roof collapsed at the Cape Orchard grape company building on Friday. Confirming the incident, Cape Orchard general manager Antony Van Heerden said the injured
readNamibia not reaching water and sanitation targets:
26-11-2012
EUWINDHOEK – Namibia might have to prepare for receiving millions of dollars less from the European Commission (EC) for not reaching its targets on water and sanitation.“We might have to prepare
readFrom The Twittersphere
26-11-2012
NAMIBIAN tweets yesterday took time out to mark the Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women and Children, and the start of 16 Days of Activism. Otherwise, Secret Angels, weddings, Namibian
readTalent recognised at the Namibian Theatre and Film awards
26-11-2012
After a very long year of hard work, determination and discipline, Namibia’s film and theatre stars were honoured at the industries’ biggest awards ceremony of the year.The 2012 Namibian Theatre and
readSwapo shelves gender equality
26-11-2012
GENDER equality and inner party governance within Swapo will not be on the agenda of this week’s congress.President Hifikepunye Pohamba made the announcement at the official opening of the Central
readSouth Africa spent R27 billion on 2010 World Cup
26-11-2012
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa spent more than R27 billion on the 2010 World Cup, and in return gained an “intangible legacy” from the first world football showpiece in Africa, the country’s government
readSELCo drops power deal with Keetmans
26-11-2012
KEETMANSHOOP will not renew an exclusive 15-year power supply contract with the Southern Electricity Company (SELCo) when it expires in February 2016. For his part, SELCo’s managing director Chris
readMUN’s Ndeutepo will attend Swapo congress
26-11-2012
THE suspended president of the Mineworkers’ Union of Namibia (MUN), John Ndeutepo, has not been invited to this week’s Swapo congress on a union ticket.As a result, MUN could not block him from
readMr Gay Namibia stripped of crown
26-11-2012
WHEN the new Mr Gay Namibia is chosen on Friday, the current crown holder, Wendelinus Hamutenya, will not be there to hand over the title.The organisers of the Mr Gay Namibia competition this weekend
readEkandjo promises continuity
26-11-2012
WITH less than a week to go before the much-anticipated elective congress of Swapo in Windhoek, vice presidential candidates have accelerated their quest to glory, and one of them was Jerry
readDRC residents must face changes
26-11-2012
RESIDENTS of Swakopmund’s DRC informal settlement must be ready to face necessary changes that will accompany the anticipated formalisation of the shantytown, said the newly elected Swakopmund mayor,
read473 road deaths so far
26-11-2012
A TOTAL OF 473 people have died and 4 679 have been injured in 2 698 car accidents this year to date and as the festive season approaches, these figures are expected to escalate. Everyone is urged to
readDamaseb mum on salary increases
26-11-2012
HIGH Court Judge President Petrus Damaseb has neither confirmed nor denied a media report that the Public Office Bearers Remuneration Commission (POBC), of which he is the chairperson, had recommended
readHottest Chic auditions extended
26-11-2012
Auditions for the Hottest Chic competition that took place on Saturday afternoon, saw a bevy of beautiful young women coming through to show their respective talents in a bid to win a trip to see
readBaby found between his dead parents
26-11-2012
AN eight-month-old baby boy was found between the bodies of his dead parents in a room at the Mondesa single quarters on Saturday morning.The baby’s mother (24) was lying on a bed with a bullet wound
readNotable Quotes
26-11-2012
I DON’T think that any permanent secretary willingly decides to spend [more] money; that is unheard of. – Frans Kapofi, the Secretary to Cabinet says overspending in ministries was due to real-life
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