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56 Articles found on Thursday, 18 October 2012
24 Shaanika cases to start afresh
18-10-2012
A TOTAL of 24 partly heard cases by axed Magistrate Leah Shaanika might have to start afresh before a new magistrate.Twelve of these are criminal matters, Magistrate Rina Horn, the control magistrate
readCabinet sets new rules for school patrons
18-10-2012
CABINET this week endorsed a new set of guidelines for donations to, renaming and patrons of schools.Minister of Education Abraham Iyambo yesterday said a lack of clear and uniform guidelines had
readPohamba opens race
18-10-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba is back-pedalling on rallying support for incumbent Swapo vice president Hage Geingob.During a Swapo meeting on Monday, the President denied that he was ‘secretly’
readVital to life
18-10-2012
An arial view of the Okavango Delta. The Okavango River forms the border between Namibia and Angola and flows into the Okavango Delta in Botswana. The delta sustains a multitude of animal and bird
readGovernment gives N$320m to develop Otjomuise
18-10-2012
MORE than 1 000 residential erven are being developed in Windhoek’s Otjomuise Extension 10 as part of Government’s employment creation programme, scheduled to be completed on April 21 next
readNNOC introduces strategic plan
18-10-2012
THE Namibia National Olympic Committee yesterday launched its strategic plan for the quadrennial 2013 - 2016, leading up to the Rio Olympic Games. The strategic plan is encapsulated in an eight-page
readRwanda, Uganda arming DRC rebels – UN
18-10-2012
New York – Rwanda’s defence minister is commanding a rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that is being armed by Rwanda and Uganda, both of which sent troops to aid the insurgency in a
readDBN channels millions to SMEs
18-10-2012
NEARLY N$243 million worth of loans were approved by the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) from July to September, creating 1 186 new permanent and temporary jobs.In the process, 926 existing jobs
readCommunity market for Karasburg
18-10-2012
THE construction of the community market that started in Karasburg in June this year is progressing well. The market is being constructed on the premises of the former Kalkfontein Hotel that was sold
readVivo Energy now in Nam
18-10-2012
VIVO Energy, the company formed to distribute and market Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, opened its business in Namibia on Tuesday.The corporate entity is owned by Netherlands-based Vitol,
readTeam Namibia celebrates ‘new season’
18-10-2012
TEAM Namibia is in the process of developing a long-term strategy that will define the organisation’s purpose, specifically in terms of creating a sustainable impact on Namibia’s economy.Team Namibia
readKalkfeld business park under construction
18-10-2012
KALKFELD – The construction of the first-ever business park for Kalkfeld settlement in the Otjozondjupa Region is progressing well.The complex was commissioned by the Namibia Development Corporation
readStrikes, downgrades shake rand
18-10-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Violent strikes and credit downgrades have pushed South Africa’s rand to its lowest level against the dollar in three years, and with further weakening expected Africa’s top economy
readRecord poaching drives rhinos toward critical tipping point
18-10-2012
CAPE TOWN – Rhino poaching statistics released yesterday by the South African authorities show that a record 455 rhinos have been lost to poaching already in 2012. The number exceeds the 448 rhinos
readConference seeks to curb exploitation of high seas
18-10-2012
HYDERABAD – Long spared because of their remoteness, the high seas have become an important hunting ground for fish trawlers and oil prospectors, putting at risk many marine species that call these
readNamibian conservancies learn the American way
18-10-2012
THE United States of America is “a land full of waters” says Gustaph , still wearing a US Cavalry cap and fresh from a study tour with a group of Namibians to Montana, Yellowstone National Park and
readAanasikola posikola yaanona ya Shakatiuninginino ohaya lesha nawa
18-10-2012
AANASIKOLA posikola yaanona yaShakatiuninginino moshitopolwa sha Shana ohaya lesha nawa notu li tu ya uvitile uuntsa omolu omukalo ngoka omwaanawa ye gwiilonga gwokulesha nawa, omukuluntusikola
readOmundohotola Mike Colvard a gandja omagano
18-10-2012
OMUNDOHOTOLA gwomeho mo America Mike Colvard, ngoka e li kuume komundohotola gwomeho,Helen Ndume,omasiku ga zi ko okwa gandja omagano gooN$156,000 kosikola Mwadinomho pOndeihaluka mOukwanyama
readSMS mOshiwambo
18-10-2012
*Ttse otuna uudhigu twa li hatu longele ehangano lya Novanam koLindili paife otwa tidhwa miilonga ndele etidho lyetu kalili pauyuki shaashi ohatu longo otate noomeme ndele omeme, wala twa tidhwa? Tse
readIitopolwa ya tindi okuvulika keindilo lya Pohamba aniwa
18-10-2012
IITOPOLWA yimwe oya tindi oku vulika kelombwelo lyomuperesidende Hifikepunye Pohamba, aniwa sho eyi indile yi yambidhidhe omuulikwa guupeviperesidende wo Swapo, Hage Geingob.Ehokololo ndika olya
readOondjayi dhiikuthamo moku ninga aakalelipo pokongressa
18-10-2012
OONDJAYI ndatu ndhoka dha li dha ulikwa kewawa lyaagundjuka yoSwapo SPYL opo dhi ka kalelepo aagundjuka moshigongi oshinene shongundu ndjika odhiikuthamo. Eikuthomop ndika ota ku tiwa olya ningwa
readCameron wants tough sanctions for ‘racist’ Serbia
18-10-2012
LONDON – The British Government urged Uefa on yesterday to take tough sanctions against Serbia and not just hand them a “derisory fine” following alleged racist behaviour of fans in an Under-21
readNoose tightens on disgraced Armstrong
18-10-2012
WASHINGTON – Lance Armstrong stepped down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer charity yesterday as Nike broke all ties with the disgraced cycling star over “seemingly insurmountable evidence” of
readSpecial Olympics Namibia reinstates Namufinda
18-10-2012
SPECIAL Olympics Namibia (SON) was forced to reinstate Vilho Namufinda as its national director following a four-month labour dispute.Namufinda sought recourse to the Labour Commissioner, challenging
readExcitement mounts ahead of Volleyball Cup finale
18-10-2012
THERE were some exciting matches in the first leg of the NVF (Namibia Volleyball Federation) Cup matches over the weekend as Namibia’s top teams fought it out for places in the finals which will be
readFrom racist to diver, Suarez feels the heat
18-10-2012
LONDON – Luis Suarez is finding out just how hard it is to rehabilitate a damaged reputation.Arriving at Liverpool with the tag ‘Cannibal of Ajax’ after a biting incident in the Netherlands and
readArgentina lead World Cup race
18-10-2012
SANTIAGO – Argentina opened up a three-point lead in South America’s World Cup qualifying group after goals from Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain gave them a 2-1 victory over Chile on
readSMSes for Thursday 18 October 2012
18-10-2012
SMS Of The Day *MY heart bleeds when I see many Namibians in absolute poverty while we are blessed with a mineral rich country, with a population of less than three million people. Where are we
readTwyfelfontein theft suspects remain in police custody
18-10-2012
THE bail hearing of the three suspects in the Twyfelfontein Country Lodge theft case has been postponed to October 23.Basil #Nauseb, Geraldo /Gaseb and Simon Gaugoab appeared before Magistrate Franco
readTeachers march to Nantu office
18-10-2012
“A HUNGRY teacher is an angry teacher”; “Is teaching a calling to poverty?”; “Scholarships in Britain, Canada or USA to improve our English”; “For how long will Namibian teachers sleep in
readSSC increases contributions
18-10-2012
THE Social Security Commission (SSC) yesterday announced that it would increase employee and employer wage contributions to its Maternity, Sick Leave and Death Benefit (MSD) Fund with effect from
readNurses join strike bandwagon
18-10-2012
NURSES at the Windhoek State Hospital are threatening a strike if the regrading of their jobs is not finalised.At a meeting at the Katutura Nurses’ Home yesterday, the nurses said that the regrading
readKhorixas hosts International White Cane Day
18-10-2012
MORE than 100 visually impaired people commemorated International White Cane Day at the Herbert Conradie stadium at Khorixas in the Kunene Region on Monday where various speakers spoke about the
readJail term for sheep theft cut to 5 years
18-10-2012
A TEN-YEAR prison term which a former farmworker received for the theft of ten sheep at a Karasburg district farm more than six years ago has been cut to an effective five years in an appeal judgement
readFour in court for alleged vandalism of power lines
18-10-2012
RUNDU – Four people appeared in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court yesterday after they were found in possession of supporting beams from NamPower’s power pylons.The Kavango Region and some parts of the
readFive boys face bestiality charges
18-10-2012
FIVE boys aged between nine and 12 years were caught red-handed while having sex with a goat at the farm Kries in the Gibeon district on Friday. The boys were taken to the Gibeon Police station for
readCyclist attacked in mountains
18-10-2012
WINDHOEK mountain biker James Seibeb was attacked by three men on Tuesday evening and robbed of his bicycle and clothes.He was cycling in the mountains near Otjomuise, as he had done many times
readClearing agent to pay over N$216 000 for his crimes
18-10-2012
A NAMIBIAN imports clearing agent, Marco van Basten Plaatjies (37), on Tuesday was found guilty in the Swakopmund Regional Court on three of six charges relating to the contravention of the Customs
readWorld Briefs
18-10-2012
Chinese politics still a man’s world A glance at history suggests it’s easier for a Chinese woman to orbit Earth than to land a spot on the highest rung of Chinese politics. In June, an air force
readArgentina, Rwanda seek UN seats
18-10-2012
New York – The UN General Assembly today votes to elect five new non-permanent members to the Security Council, with Argentina and Rwanda widely expected to win seats, while three others are up for
readFresh questions over Gaddafi’s death
18-10-2012
Tripoli – New evidence implicating militias in executions after ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was captured and killed in Sirte last October 20 raises fresh questions over his death, a
readAfrican Briefs
18-10-2012
South Sudan Ratifies border deal South Sudan’s parliament ratified a border and oil deal with Sudan on Tuesday intended to settle issues that brought the countries close to resuming their two-decade
readKawana accuses The Namibian of fabricating a story
18-10-2012
MINISTER of Presidential Affairs, Albert Kawana, last night denied that President Hifikepunye Pohamba coerced three retired generals, who were nominated by the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) as its
readNotable Quotes
18-10-2012
IT does not forbid me to enter the race. I am going to stand and hope it is clear to all. – Jerry Ekandjo, Regional and local Government Minister, dismissing suggestions that he would drop out of the
readDate set for double murder sentencing
18-10-2012
THE sentencing of Mariental shebeen and shop owner Salmon Nakale, who has been convicted of murdering his girlfriend and her sister in May 2009, is due to take place on November 14.Judge Alfred
readNBL ‘backtracks’ on Guriras decision
18-10-2012
NAMIBIA Breweries Limited (NBL) appears to have backtracked on an earlier decision to fire its former senior brand manager, Carolin Guriras.Following her dismissal from NBL in May this year after
readBeware hidden dangers of a 30-year home loan
18-10-2012
Stretching out the term of your home loan reduces your monthly repayment but costs you more in the long run. This, however, is not the only downside, which is why First National Bank (FNB) has stopped
readGold Prime Time not registered in Namibia
18-10-2012
Namibians have received fresh warning against entities that are not registered and whose business models seem too good to be true.Of late, numerous members of the public have sent queries to The
readKora nomination excites The Dogg
18-10-2012
The Dogg has finally joined the Kora Awards fray after he was nominated for the Best Male Artist for Southern Africa for this year’s edition of the prestigious continental music competition.The Kwaito
read‘Twilight’ star heads to SA
18-10-2012
Ashley Greene, better known to Twi-hards as Alice Cullen, will be visiting South Africa at the end of October as part of ‘The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn’ global tour to promote the film’s upcoming
readVeteran SA actor mourned
18-10-2012
Actor Malefetsane Fats Bookholane who died last weekend after a long illness will be buried at Roodepoort cemetery today. Bookholane, who played the role of Baba D in the SABC community health series
readObama, Romney clash in fiery debate
18-10-2012
Hempstead – A combative Barack Obama landed telling blows on challenger Mitt Romney on Tuesday as naked dislike boiled over between the White House foes in a tense debate three weeks from election
readAustralian Prime Minister prompts ‘misogyny’ redefinition
18-10-2012
Sydney – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s fiery speech calling the opposition leader a misogynist on Wednesday prompted a leading dictionary to broaden its definition of the word.Gillard, the
readStarke delighted with Brave Warriors debut
18-10-2012
HANSA Rostock midfielder Manfred Starke had a fine debut for the Brave Warriors in their 0-0 draw against Rwanda last Saturday and on that performance could become a regular member of coach Bernard
readNamibia beat SA in Artlure Angling
18-10-2012
NAMIBIA took gold in the Artlure Angling Development International against South Africa.The Namibia Artlure Angling Association (NALAA) hosted its South African counterparts in an International
readFrom The Twittersphere
18-10-2012
NAMIBIANS rarely seem to suffer from power outages when it comes to tripping the word fantastic on Twitter! From Swapo to St Peter, traditional dresses to way-out tresses and daily stresses, kitchen
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