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50 Articles found on Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Oshikoto pledges support to Geingob, Omusati divided
28-11-2012
ALL 40 Oshikoto regional delegates to the Swapo congress, starting tomorrow, are reported to have pledged their support to incumbent party vice president Hage Geingob, according to the Oshikoto
readNDF to retire sick soldiers
28-11-2012
THE Ministry of Defence plans to discharge 132 members of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) from military service due to ill health and other disabilities.The head of medical services within the
readMiss Namibia prepares for Las Vegas
28-11-2012
MISS Namibia 2012, Tsakana Nkandih, will be leaving for Las Vegas in the United States on Sunday to represent the country at the Miss Universe pageant on December 19. “I am incredibly nervous and
readKatjiteo, Kaujende on top of Premier League scorers chart
28-11-2012
BLACK AFRICA striker Roger Katjiteo and Eleven Arrows defender Erwin Kaujende are the joint top goal scorers with four goals each after completion of Round 7 of the Namibia Premier League last
readUN committee calls for ban on female circumcision
28-11-2012
UNITED NATIONS – Campaigners against female circumcision scored a major victory Monday with the approval by a key UN committee of a resolution calling for a global ban on female genital mutilation.The
readArandis readies for expo
28-11-2012
GOVERNMENT will reserve some sectors of the economy for the employment of Namibians only in its review of the Investment Act, Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Tjekero Tweya said yesterday.However,
readNam-Germany trade nears N$1 billion
28-11-2012
TRADE between Namibia and Germany for the first six months of 2012 was about N$990 million, preliminary figures have shown.German Ambassador to Namibia, Onno Hueckmann, on Monday said Germany imported
readHuge Rio protest against oil royalties share-out plan
28-11-2012
RIO DE JANEIRO – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Rio Monday to press Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to veto a bill that would redistribute oil royalties in favour of non-oil
readGreece, markets satisfied by EU-IMF Greek debt deal
28-11-2012
BRUSSELS – The Greek government and financial markets were cheered yesterday by an agreement between euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reduce Greece’s debt,
readTruly unplug on your vacation
28-11-2012
BOSTON – Even in today’s totally plugged-in world it is possible, even essential, to be able to take a vacation and totally rejuvenate, away from electronic devices, says Harvard Business Review.We
readNamibia now has 388 micro-lenders
28-11-2012
THE number of micro-lenders in Namibia increased by 11,8% to 388 from March 2011 to March 2012, the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) said in its 2012 annual report. The
readJacob Zuma does it with song
28-11-2012
South African President Jacob Zuma may dance his way to the top of the charts in Mangaung after the release of a CD titled ‘Tribute To President Jacob Zuma: Msholozi 2nd Term’.Some of the songs
read‘Two and a Half Men’ star finds religion, calls the show ‘filth’
28-11-2012
Actor Angus T Jones, star of CBS’s raunchy television comedy ‘Two and a Half Men’, has urged viewers to change the channel, saying his new-found religious beliefs are at odds with his job playing a
readScrap decree, protesters tell Morsi
28-11-2012
Cairo – Opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will press ahead with a protest on Tuesday to demand the scrapping of a decree extending his powers, rejecting the Islamist’s attempt to defuse a
readIncreased activity at North Korea launch site
28-11-2012
Washington – A new satellite image shows a marked increase in activity at a North Korean missile launch site, pointing to a possible long-range ballistic missile test by Pyongyang in the next three
readTwo-state solution critical: Ban
28-11-2012
Vienna – UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on Monday for renewed efforts to achieve a two-state solution in the Middle East following last week’s ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.“More than ever, we need
readICC suspects Boko Haram of rights abuses
28-11-2012
The Hague – The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor has a “reasonable basis” to believe Boko Haram Islamists have committed crimes against humanity in Nigeria, her office said on
readAU mulls deployment of neutral force in DRC
28-11-2012
Addis Ababa – The African Union said on Monday it will consider the deployment of an international force in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after regional leaders met at the weekend to urge
readNamibia ina gwanithapo omalalakano gomeya
28-11-2012
NAMIBIA ota ka mona iimaliwa yekwathelo momwaalu omushona okuza koKommisi ya Europa omolwashoka inaa dha omalalakano ge goku gandja omeya noshowo omayakulo guuyogoki moshilongo. Omukalelipo
readKansela melelo lyOkahandja a longitha oonkondo dhe nayi
28-11-2012
AAKALIMO yomOkahandja otaya nyenyeta kombinga yakansela gumwe melelo lyOkahandja aniwa ta tungu egumbo lyefilitsa mehala lyokuvululukilwa poshilando shoka. Ehala ndyoka otaku hokololwa ngashingeyi ta
readGeingob a hili aayambidhidhi oyendji
28-11-2012
SHO osheendo sha Hadago ano onomola yopaumwene yosheenditho sha Hage Geingob sha thiki pokapale ka Mokati mOtjiwarongo Olyomakaya ga yi, ongundu yaantu mboka ya li ya tegelela omupeviperesidende
readUukwashilyo wa Geingob moSwapo ta wiipulwa ngele owu li pethimbo
28-11-2012
UUKWASHILYO wongundu yoSwapo owo oshipatululo okweegulula omweelo gwoku ya moshigongi oshinene shongundu ndjoka tashi tameke ongula moVenduka.Pethimbo lyiikonga yomahogololo oshiwike shayi omupopi
readSMS mOshiwambo
28-11-2012
*Ota ndiindile moshigwana ngele opuna ngu ushi omuti nenge oopela hadhi hwepopeke onkalo yokunwa omalovu. Inehala oonganga nande ! Ngu to kwatha ndje dhenga 0812151917 Mossy *Vakwetu nafyee natu talwe
readNafinu a tulwa pevi ongo oshilyo sha NUNW molwo olutandu
28-11-2012
EHANGANO lyaaniilonga yomoombanga nomahangano haga longo niimaliwa nenge Nafinu olya tidhwamo pakathimbo mefalimi lyomahangano geli kohi yondundahangano yaaniilonga nenge National Union of Namibian
readSMSes for Wednesday 28 November 2012
28-11-2012
SMS Of The Day *TEACHERS are to have N$750 deducted per day. How much for Parliamentarians not reaching a quorum? Food for Thought *MY former principal demonstrated at the arrival of Dr Kurt
read‘Big Phil’ touted for Brazil Selecao return
28-11-2012
SAO PAULO – Brazil are set to delve back into their glorious past by re-appointing 2002 World Cup-winning coach Felipe Scolari to deliver further success on home soil in 2014, the country’s media
readAfcon will be safe: police
28-11-2012
THE 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will not affect day-to-day policing in South Africa, the organisers and the police said yesterday.“We have specialised police officers to handle any eventuality
readNamibian Enduro Club honours best riders
28-11-2012
THE annual prize-giving ceremony of the Namibian Enduro Club took place on Saturday 24 November. With the eight races in the Bank Windhoek Enduro Series completed a few weeks ago, it was time to give
readSquash under the IOC microscope in Hong Kong
28-11-2012
FRUSTRATED by two failed bids to get squash into the Olympics, world number one Nicol David and her fellow players have embarked on a campaign to raise the sport’s global profile in an attempt to win
readBloemfontein Celtic decision on Wilko Risser imminent
28-11-2012
DISCARDED Brave Warriors striker Wilko Risser is close to learning whether his trial at South African Premier League side Bloemfontein Celtic was successful. Bloemfontein Celtic coach Clinton Larsen
readLiberia tackles Hayatou rule at CAS
28-11-2012
LAUSANNE – Liberian football leaders have asked world sport’s highest court to overturn election rules which protect Confederation of African Football President Issa Hayatou from challenges.Hayatou, a
readHein Wagner to tackle Desert Dash
28-11-2012
RENOWNED South African motivational speaker and cyclist Hein Wagner will participate in the annual Desert Dash in Namibia on December 14.The blind athlete said that the FNB Desert Dash – a
readZembas to get IDs
28-11-2012
THE Zembas who are living in the Kilimanjaro informal settlement on the outskirts of Windhoek and who do not possess any Namibian documentation are now being helped by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
readZemba, Himba demonstrate over exclusion
28-11-2012
HIMBA and Zemba people from the Omuhonga and Epupa areas on Saturday marched from their villages to Okanguati, 120 kilometres from Opuwo, to protest against human rights violations against them. A
readWendelinus fights for crown
28-11-2012
THE suspended Mr Gay Namibia, Wendelinus Hamutenya, says he will not go down without a fight.In fact, he plans to approach the High Court with an urgent application. According to Hamutenya, he wants
readUnam released results by mistake
28-11-2012
THERE was chaos on the University of Namibia’s campus last week after the department of examinations accidentally released the results for the second semester.The results were supposed to be released
readTeQuila drops ‘Unbreakable’
28-11-2012
Reigning Nama Female Artist of the Year TeQuila has recently released her third studio album entitled ‘Unbreakable’.Her previous album ‘Golden Sunset’ was released back in July 2011.
readTelecom takes another shot at Leo
28-11-2012
SECOND time lucky. With this in mind, Telecom Namibia and Leo tonight sign a new take-over agreement, hoping this time around it will receive the blessing of the Communications Regulatory Authority of
readTeacher’s murder trial to continue in August
28-11-2012
THE High Court murder trial of retired teacher David de Jay, who is accused of having killed his wife near Keetmanshoop almost four years ago, is scheduled to continue in August next year.De Jay’s
readState opposes bail application of double rape suspect
28-11-2012
BARELY one year after a Windhoek resident allegedly raped and tried to kill a woman in Rundu, he was arrested in Windhoek – for allegedly raping another victim.Epafraditus Unengu (32) was nabbed on
readSPYL gets a congress blow
28-11-2012
THE Swapo Party Youth Party League was dealt a blow last weekend when one of its members was removed from the NUNW list of congress delegates.Shavuka Mbidhi was on the list going as the chairperson of
readChasing the dots ...The Paranoia of Choice
28-11-2012
ANNUALLY the insanities, dirty tricks and actualisation of pure greed are played out on the garbage tips of humanity, the discount stores, reaping, or is it raping, the propensity of the increasingly
readNUNW defends Swapo congress delegates list
28-11-2012
THE Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting of of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) on November 24 resolved that the federation accept all three Swapo Party vice presidential candidates
readNgatjizeko matricide trial verdict expected in April
28-11-2012
THE verdict in the trial of matricide accused Natangwe Ipinge Ngatjizeko, who is charged with the murder of his mother in Windhoek almost six years ago, is scheduled to be delivered on April 18 next
readNew mayor to take city to next level
28-11-2012
NEW Windhoek Mayor Agnes Kafula has promised to take the city to the next level through the provision of drinking water, sanitation, electricity, housing and job creation.Kafula, who succeeded
readNBC bailout still pending
28-11-2012
THE Ministry of Finance has not yet approved a request by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology to bail out the struggling Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC).This news comes
readKhorixas elects young mayor
28-11-2012
THE Khorixas deputy mayor, Trypohasa Moloto (29), has been elected as mayor of the town, while the former mayor, Andries !Aebeb, will be her deputy.The election of the council’s office bearers was
readA N$50m police station for Oshikango
28-11-2012
A POLICE station that cost about N$50 million was inaugurated by President Hifikepunye Pohamba at Oshikango on Monday.The station has barracks to accommodate 128 officers, three houses for senior
readNotable Quotes
28-11-2012
OUR primary mandate is the workers’ interests and therefore cannot be manipulated by politicians. – A Nafinu member preferring anonymity says the suspension of Nafinu from NUNW is part of the dirty
readFrom The Twittersphere
28-11-2012
CAPITALIST notions and middle class tensions; sheep, oxen, cats, and ... zombies; Oshakati and Usakos, moral imperatives and weird narratives – it’s all going down on Namibian Twitter
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