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61 Articles found on Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Congolese suspect escapes
23-10-2012
JUST as the police were opening a van after bringing suspects to the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday, a suspect from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) allegedly jumped out and ran
readSA labour court okays sangoma’s ‘sick note’
23-10-2012
JOHANNESBURG – A labour appeals court in South Africa has validated a “medical certificate” written by a traditional healer, the Sunday Times reported.After being denied unpaid leave by her Pretoria
readThe Namibian sells out in Rundu
23-10-2012
A TOTAL of 755 copies of The Namibian were sold in Rundu yesterday. The newspaper is sold at eight Rundu shops and on the streets.It is understood that some outlets sold out before 09h00 yesterday.
readLittle justice for Aminuis San
23-10-2012
TWO San families in the Aminuis district are still hoping for justice despite the fact that the prospects are fast eroding as the years go by. The one family is that of 21-year-old Piet Isak from
readLocal chicken for local plates
23-10-2012
“DADDY, it is tasty!”Namib Poultry Industries (NPI) could hardly have asked for a better endorsement than that of the ‘First Children’. President Hifikepunye Pohamba told guests at the official
readGuinea-Bissau says coup plotter came from Portugal
23-10-2012
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau - Guinea-Bissau’s latest coup attempt appears to have been fomented in Portugal and led by a soldier who sought exile in the European country after allegedly carrying out the
readArmstrong loses Tour de France titles
23-10-2012
GENEVA – Lance Armstrong was yesterday stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life on Monday after the International Cycling Union (UCI) ratified the United States Anti-Doping
readBotlhale Boikanyo wins ‘SA’s Got Talent’
23-10-2012
E-TV ‘SA’s Got Talent’ Show 2012 winner Botlhale Boikanyo has not only raised the bar for aspirant poets across the country but has undoubtedly claimed the status of the North West Province as the
readSA singer Inge Beckmann to star alongside Orlando Bloom and Whitaker
23-10-2012
Lark and Beast vocalist, Inge Beckmann, has been cast in a French-SA film production, co-starring with Orlando Bloom. She’s playing the part of Bloom’s character’s wife, Ruby.‘Zulu’ tells the story of
readAgricultural diary
23-10-2012
October 23: Brahman national auction at Windhoek show grounds October 25: Production auction of Kola and Anet Steyn’s Hoogvertoon Stud’s Boer Goat, Dorper, Van Rooy, and White Dorper rams at farm
readMutorwa lauds agricultural cooperatives
23-10-2012
ONDEROMBAPA – Agriculture, Water and Forestry Minister John Mutorwa has praised the efforts of agricultural cooperatives for assisting Government in the quest for food security.These remarks form part
readCorruption hampers land reform – ANC
23-10-2012
THE ANC is adamant that the willing-buyer, willing-seller principle must be replaced, but not by land grabs. Gwede Mantashe, secretary general of the ANC, told delegates at the Agri SA congress in
read‘We won’t accept criminals’ – Carroll
23-10-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Cynthia Carroll has urged authorities to restore order as violent mining strikes rage on with more than 50 deaths since August, local media reported.“What we are looking for right now,
readSchroeder à la francaise won’t work for Hollande
23-10-2012
PARIS – A left-wing leader takes office in a troubled European nation. Company bankruptcies are piling up and unemployment is on the rise. His pledge to pull off long-overdue economic reforms is
readPosition your start-up right
23-10-2012
Getting a new business off the ground can be a process dominated by a serious of short-term decisions, but show some confidence and plan for the long term as well, says Harvard Business Review. When
readOmaruru Oasis Festival for this weekend
23-10-2012
THE second annual Oasis Festival and Youth Enterprise Expo is scheduled to take place in Omaruru from October 26 to November 3.This comes about a month after Omaruru held its annual Arts Trail which
readSailrocket gunning for new world record
23-10-2012
THE ‘VESTAS Sailrocket 2’ project is back in Walvis Bay hoping to establish a new world speed sailing record – ‘as long as long as sailing conditions are right’.Hopes were high last Friday with wind
readWalvis Bay is dirty – Mayor Klazen
23-10-2012
THE state of general cleanliness and the appearance of Walvis Bay is a matter that “deserves attention,” said the town’s Mayor, Derek Klazen at the last council meeting.He said that in the past, the
readBobby van Jaarsveld comes to Walvis Bay Needs to tell what MK awards are
23-10-2012
SOUTH African Afrikaans music star, Bobby van Jaarsveld, will perform in Walvis Bay on November 3 as part of a charity event for the town’s Rhenish Church’s ‘Samaritan Project’.Van Jaarsveld’s album,
readMondesa to host first ever cultural festival
23-10-2012
ANOTHER event to look forward to during the December festive season in Swakopmund from 27th to 30th is the Mondesa Cultural Festival and Miss Dingi Mondesa. “Our local efforts will be recognised
readOmaruru moving forward regardless of criticism
23-10-2012
REGARDLESS of Omaruru Town Council having received much flack from the community regarding alleged mismanagement and procrastination in provision of general services and development, the town can
readArandis Expo on the weeekend
23-10-2012
Local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will again be afforded an opportunity to showcase their products and services during the forthcoming ARANDIS Expo 2012 that takes place on 26 and 27 October
readNamibia’s only aquarium revamped and reopened to the public
23-10-2012
AFTER nearly two and a half years of closure for renovations, Namibia’s National Marine Aquarium in Swakopmund re-opened its doors to the public – this time with a lighter, more spacious and
readOmaruru’s controversial CEO appointment still unresolved
23-10-2012
THE appointment of Edward Ganaseb as Omaruru’s CEO in May is still a controversial issue even though it is an “internal” one between the town’s council and Minister of Regional and Local Government
readBollywood pays tribute to ‘king of romance’
23-10-2012
Movie lovers, Bollywood stars and well-wishers paid their last respects to film-maker Yash Chopra a day after he died of multiple organ failure.Chopra, who turned 80 last month, was one of India’s
readJihadist fighters pour into Mali
23-10-2012
Bamako – Hundreds of jihadist fighters poured into Mali at the weekend to support the Islamists who have controlled the north for seven months, ahead of a threatened regional intervention to seize
read‘Kumalo helped end apartheid through art’
23-10-2012
Johannesburg – Former South African President Thabo Mbeki was saddened by the death of acclaimed photographer Alfred Kumalo on Sunday.“Alf Kumalo was more than a documentary photo journalist, he was,
readSlim hopes of Syria ceasefire
23-10-2012
Hopes of a ceasefire being implemented in war-torn Syria during the upcoming Muslim Eid holidays are “slim,” the Arab League’s deputy secretary general Ahmed Ben Helli told AFP on Monday.Speaking on
readIran hangs 10 drug traffickers
23-10-2012
Tehran – Iran executed 10 drug traffickers in a prison in Tehran on Monday, despite repeated calls from Amnesty International to halt such hangings.The men sent to gallows were convicted of
readOkandidate ndatu otadhi ka kondjela oshipundi shuupeviperesidende
23-10-2012
OMINISTA yOmalelo gIitopolwa Iilando Omagumbo neyokomeho lyokomikunda, Jerry Ekandjo okwa ulikwa gumwe gwomaa ulikwa yatatu mboka taya ka thigathanapo omolwa oshipundi shuupeviperesidende woSwapo.
readAAP pangula oontanda pomanongelo
23-10-2012
ONGUNDU yo All People’s Party [APP] oya indile epangelo opo li tunge omihandjo pomanongelo ogendji muumbangalantu woshilongo opo aalongwa yoondondo 10 no 12 yaa kale taa ya yungu oontanda dhoothaila
readOmuwiliki gwa NWR ta kongwa
23-10-2012
OLUKONGO lwomuwiliki omupe gwehangano lyomahala gomavululukilo gopaushitwe ga Namibia nenge Namibia Wildlife Resort[NWR] oluli pokupwa ngashingeyi. Olukongo otashi vulika lu manithwe pehulilo
readOmakuyunguto miilonga ota ga nayipike omahupilo goshilongo
23-10-2012
OSHINIMA shomakuyunguto momahala giilonga osha li sha kundathanwa pethimbo lyoshigongi shehangano lya Nmibia Transport and Allied Workers Union[Natau] ehuliloshiwike lya yi pOkahandja.Minista
readRDP a pangula egandjo lyoonzapo dhesimaneko
23-10-2012
ONGUNDU yo Rally for Democracy and Progress oya gandja ombedhi ko Univesiti ya Namibia molwaashoka yina egamo lyokugandja oonkatu dhuundohotola wesimaneko kaanapolitika naamboka inaaya mana elongo
readSMS mOshiwambo
23-10-2012
*Omukadhona gomvula 28 otandi kongo iilonga yomegumbo mondolopa Ondangwa. Onda hala mukwathele ndje iilonga opo ndivule okwifutila osikola. *Epangelo lyetu nali tu kwathe opo eepoosa dhetu ndhi twa
readElundululo lya Ndamanomhata lya kalekwa
23-10-2012
OSHIPOTHA shoka sha li shina oku ya kohofa yOpombanda moVenduka metitano oshiwike shayi osha ethiwa kOshikondo shElongo. Oshikondo shoka osha li sha tokola oku inyengitha omukuluntusikola gwopenongelo
readTiger turns into pussycat in Zambia
23-10-2012
NAMIBIAN heavyweight boxer Boniface ‘Tiger’ Simasiku Matengu chickened out of his international non-title bout with Francis ‘Galagata’ Zulu in Lusaka on Saturday. His promoter, Kinda Nangolo, said
readFixtures
23-10-2012
Tuesday, October 23 Spartak Moscow v Benfica 18h00 Man Utd v Braga 20h45 Barcelona v Celtic Galatasaray v CFR Cluj-Napoca Lille v Bayern Munich BATE v Valencia Shakhtar Donetsk v Chelsea
readOpuwo sport tournament launched
23-10-2012
OPUWO – The Opuwo Supermarket and Fashion Wear business entity launched a football and netball tournament on Saturday.The competition is set to become an annual event. Participants will compete for
readOh boy, Celtic hope dad’s the word for Messi
23-10-2012
MADRID – Celtic’s hopes of beating Barcelona in the Champions League tonight could be decided at a maternity ward rather than in the intimidating atmosphere of Camp Nou, the home of the Catalan
readTennis development reaches Katutura
23-10-2012
TENNIS swept into Katutura like wildfire over the weekend as over 300 players participated in the FNB Play & Stay tournament. The organisers were particularly pleased with the turnout, which dwarfed
readFar Northern Volleyball League concludes
23-10-2012
SIX Stars from Ondangwa defended their Far Northern Volleyball League title as the curtain came down on an entertaining second offering of the annual competition. Nakapele from Ongwediva finished a
readSMSes for Tuesday 23 October 2012
23-10-2012
SMS Of The Day *NAMIBIANS, life is going from bad to worse. Government is torturing the poor population. We need new leaders. Do not forget this when voting again! Food for Thought *I WANT GRN to
readFrom The Twittersphere
23-10-2012
DESPITE the perennial victimisation of Mondays, Namibian tweeps hit the week running! From ‘hippomungous’ words to the state of the nation, inspiration to perspiration, fears to tears, humour to
readProstitute raised as murder alibi
23-10-2012
ONE of the men accused of robbing and murdering a German flight instructor in Windhoek at the end of 2005 is now claiming that he spent the night of the incident consorting with a prostitute and
readPolice not investigating school molestation
23-10-2012
POLICE Deputy Commissioner Rudolf Isaak has described as “false” a media statement by the Karas regional education directorate that the police are investigating the alleged rape of nine boys at Nowak
readUsing the Chama Cha Mapinduzi Model in Swapo
23-10-2012
THE commonly accepted approach is to benchmark your performance against best practices in your sector. It is therefore legitimate to ask what lessons Swapo can draw from Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) of
readLand And Housing To Heal The Nation
23-10-2012
WE again return to the theme of housing and the rights associated therewith, in light of recent pronouncements by government on this pertinent issue. Housing is a basic human right.The current policy
readAfrica brainstorms over oil spills
23-10-2012
REPRESENTATIVES from 22 African countries are meeting in Walvis Bay for an oil spill incident response conference – the first in Namibia.The Global Initiative for West, Central and Southern Africa
readAppeal succeeds against farm murder conviction
23-10-2012
A FORMER farmworker who has been serving a 35-year term of imprisonment for the past eight years regained his freedom yesterday, after the Supreme Court set aside his convictions and sentences on
readCriminal charges against MUN top brass
23-10-2012
THE rift in the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) leadership is deepening with the announcement on Sunday that the national executive committee (NEC) under the leadership of MUN vice president Mike
readYouth official nabbed for culpable homicide
23-10-2012
AN OFFICIAL of the Ministry of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture is behind bars at Rehoboth after he allegedly slammed into and killed two people.The incident happened at 19h00 on Thursday.
readEducation talks tough on graft
23-10-2012
DAVID Namwandi, the Deputy Minister of Education, yesterday said that the ministry has adopted a zero tolerance policy towards corruption and laxity.This came after 24 people were recently arrested in
readGIPF claims robust performance
23-10-2012
THE Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has allocated 15% of its total assets to investments in unlisted companies.Its total assets now have a market value of N$54,8 billion compared to N$46
readCommunity unhappy over #Aodaman Traditional Authority projects
23-10-2012
A COMMUNITY meeting held at Bloemhof near Khorixas has questioned the #Aodaman Traditional Authority’s plan for spending N$2,2 million from the Namibian-German Special Initiative Programme.The meeting
readNamibia-SA border calm
23-10-2012
ONDANGWA – Defence Minister Charles Namoloh says the situation along the border between Namibia and South Africa remains calm, with just a few incidents of cross-border crime recorded.Namoloh said
readBail money missing at Khorixas
23-10-2012
THE Kunene Regional Police Internal Investigation Unit is investigating a case of bail money that went missing at the Khorixas Police Station.According to reliable sources, N$1 000 was stolen during
readAll tainted spices removed from shops
23-10-2012
CONTAMINATED spices from Germany have been removed from the market, according to the German company which exported it.In May and June an alert was issued by the European Union’s Rapid Alert System for
readNotable Quotes
23-10-2012
IT WAS the opinion of the meeting that this practice [awarding honorary doctorates to politicians] is tantamount to the downgrading and making mockery of our education system. – Jesaya Nyamu, Rally
readPromoting A Reading Culture at the Namibia Youth Book Fair
23-10-2012
To promote the Namibia Youth Book Fair 2012, the embassies of Portugal and the United States, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will visit primary
readAre we really free?
23-10-2012
Not long ago, a black man was made to work like an animal, eat like a dog, and walk in chains like a fugitive.Why? Because he was not white. The black man saw that this was wrong and he called it
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