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51 Articles found on Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Achiever award revived
24-10-2012
JOHANNA Benson is likely to get a special accolade on Friday after the MTC/NSC Namibia Sport Awards organisers were forced to revive the Sport Achiever of the Year prize.Deputy Sport Minister Pohamba
readGovt to subsidise water for the poor
24-10-2012
CABINET has approved a submission by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry to subsidise water supply to around 84 000 poor households from 2016. Subsidising the households is expected to
readNurses shout down Kamwi
24-10-2012
“US NURSES, we are hungry.”This was the outcry of a nurse when Richard Kamwi, the Minister of Health and Social Services, addressed hundreds of nurses about salary increases yesterday. The nurses
readGOING SHOPPING
24-10-2012
Three young Ovahimba women in traditional garb at the open market in Opuwo.They were pictured at a stall with products sourced from the surrounding environment, ground and mixed with ochre, which form
readNo bonuses as DBN misses profit target
24-10-2012
A PROFIT of N$35,3 million for 2011 wasn’t enough to secure a bonus for Development Bank of Namibia chief David Nuyoma – or anybody else at the DBN.The bank’s 2011 annual report, released yesterday,
readSudan rebels kill 10 in shelling oil state town – army
24-10-2012
KHARTOUM – Sudanese rebels killed 10 civilians in shelling the main town in Sudan’s oil-producing South Kordofan state on Tuesday, the army said - the third bout of shelling in the past two
readMoney worries threaten Warriors Promotions’ plans
24-10-2012
WARRIORS Promotions plan to stage a boxing event at the Khomasdal Community Hall on November 17 but they have no sponsor. According to promoter Joseph ‘Smokey’ Hilongwa, the event must take place for
readChip away at that big project
24-10-2012
Big projects that loom far into the future can be the most difficult, given the tendency to put off any meaningful work on them while putting out everyday fires. But there are ways to manage, says
readGold Fields’ miners yet to resume work
24-10-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Striking workers at Gold Fields’ KDC East mine in South Africa are yet to return to work, flouting an ultimatum to end a wildcat strike or face dismissal.South Africa is struggling to
readAfrica: the next economic tiger?
24-10-2012
NEW YORK – If you are looking for some good cheer in a pretty gloomy world, consider the growing consensus among some of the world’s smartest money that the next big emerging market may be
readUN warns Africa over desert locust swarms
24-10-2012
ROME – The UN food agency warned yesterday that desert locust swarms are likely to head to northwest Africa in the coming weeks, and urged teams armed with pesticides to protect crops from the
readAfrican oil producers must avoid ‘white elephants’
24-10-2012
NAIROBI – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged African oil and gas producing nations to direct their revenue in infrastructure and education rather than on “white elephants”.Exploration in
readSewage, ‘sloppy fits’ and a tomb: Goldman’s Indian nightmare
24-10-2012
LONDON/MUMBAI – Goldman Sachs’ reputation for hard-nosed efficiency faces a test in the chaos of Indian building standards, according to architects hired by the Wall Street bank.Construction is due to
readNamibia miss out on Under 21 Hockey World Cup
24-10-2012
NAMIBIA narrowly missed out on a place at next year’s Women’s Under-21 Hockey World Cup when they finished third behind South Africa and Ghana at the African qualifying competition in Johannesburg
readNational Enduro championship ends
24-10-2012
THE eighth and final round of the Bank Windhoek Namibian National Enduro Series was held in the Okahandja District this past weekend. Sixty-seven riders lined up to take on the sand, rocks and
readVan Biljon to judge choir competition in China
24-10-2012
Well-known Namibian musician and retired conductor of the internationally celebrated Cantare Audire and other Namibian choirs, Ernst van Biljon, has been invited to adjudicate at the first Xinghai
readUN plans for Syria peacekeeping force
24-10-2012
New York – The United Nations has made plans to assemble a peacekeeping force for Syria if a ceasefire proposed by a special envoy takes hold, a top official said on Monday.UN peacekeeping chief Herve
readObama savages Romney in last debate
24-10-2012
Washington – Barack Obama pummelled Mitt Romney as “all over the map” on foreign policy, dismissing his “wrong and reckless” leadership in a heated final debate of a knife-edge White House race.With
readZuma outlines new plan for land reform
24-10-2012
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma proposed a new land reform plan in Pretoria on Monday evening.“This is an innovative proposal that needs to be tested,” he told the first annual general meeting of the
readArmy, gunmen trade fire in Beirut
24-10-2012
BEIRUT – Lebanese troops deployed in Sunni areas of the capital as more sectarian violence erupted, stoking fresh fears after a top security official was killed in a bombing blamed on neighbouring
readAanasikola yane yomoMweshipandeka ya mangwa po kopolisi Omaandaha
24-10-2012
AANASIKOLA ye li yatano yomosikola yoPombanda ya Mweshipandeka mOngwediva moshitopolwa sha Shana oya kwatwa po kopolisi Omaandaha goshiwike shika shi na sha nokuyonagula omaliko gosikola noshowo
readOmufekelwa melanditho lyiingangamithi a fadhukapo
24-10-2012
OMUFEKELWA mokukala niingangamithi nomukwashigwana Democratic Republika ya Congo, okwa hunuka miikaha yopolisi omanga ya li tayi mu fala kohofa ya Mengestrata gwa Venduka ohela[omaandaha].Opolisi oya
readEindilo lye lya sindana medhipago pofaalama
24-10-2012
OMUNIILONGA nale gwopofaalama ngoka a li ta longele egeelo lyondholongo lyoomvula omilongo 35 okwa mangululwa mo mondjedhililo oshiwike shika. Josef Mbukamuna Hindjou okwa kala oomvula hetatu
readOfaalama yoondjuhwa yeegululwa
24-10-2012
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa ti onyama yoondjuhwa dha munwa moNamibia pofaalama Okapuka konyala ookilometa omilongo ndatu pondje yoVenduka odhina omulyo. Oohapu ndhika Pohamba okwe dhi
readOhofa yaaniilonga moSouth Africa ya zimine ombapila yuuwehame ya ka shiluudhe
24-10-2012
OHOFA yaaniilonga oya koleke eindilo lyomuniilonga opo omuhona gwe a taambe nokuyalula onzapo yuunamiti ya nyolwa komundohotola gwopahedhi. Onkundana ndjika ya nyolwa moshifo sho Sunday Times oya ti
readSMS mOshiwambo
24-10-2012
*Otandi kongo iilonga yoku fikila. Ondina ontseyo yoomvula 12, dhenga kongodhi ndjika, 0817454006. *Epangelo ngele otali nyengwa oku gandja iilonga kaakalimo yeli oomiliona mbali, ngele
readEwiliko lyopombanda lya MUN tali ka hokololithwa
24-10-2012
ETOPOKO nenge ehilathano mokati kaawiliki yehangano lyaaniilonga yomoomina ya Namibia nenge Mineworkers Union of Namibia[MUN] ota li nenepala sha landula etseyitho osoondaha kutya ongundupitithi
readOludhi lwaaSan ina ya ningilwa pauyuuki
24-10-2012
OMAZIMO gaali gaa San momudhingoloko gwaAmnuis oga tegamena natango kutya esiku limwe otaga ka ningilwa payuuki, nonando ethimbo olya fa lya pwapo opo shika shi ningwe unene molwaashoka ethimbo otali
readFormer Armstrong team mate admits to doping
24-10-2012
OSLO – Former cyclist Steffen Kjaergaard, who competed with the disgraced Lance Armstrong on the US Postal Service team in the Tour de France, admitted to doping yesterday and was placed on leave as
readSwallows FC excels in Youth Leagues
24-10-2012
SWALLOWS Football Club from Katutura featured prominently when the Namibia Football Association recently held its prize-giving ceremony for its Under-9 and Under-11 league competitions, which were
readBafana can win Afcon again: Tovey
24-10-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Africa Cup of Nations-winning captain Neil Tovey believes South Africa can use home advantage to conquer the continent again in the 2013 tournament.Bafana Bafana (The Boys) are ranked
readArmstrong faces big financial hit after ban
24-10-2012
PARIS – World cycling’s decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his record seven Tour de France wins could cost the shamed US rider millions, amid calls for tougher action to restore the sport’s
readNDF, Khomas Nampol win NVF Cup
24-10-2012
THE NDF and Khomas Nampol were crowned the men and women’s champions of the Namibia Volleyball Federation Cup on Saturday, after beating Unam and Revivals respectively in the finals.There was a great
readFixtures
24-10-2012
Wednesday, October 24 Uefa Champions League Zenit v Anderlecht 18h00 Dinamo Zagreb v PSG 20h45 Malaga
readInjury-hit Dortmund out to halt Real Madrid
24-10-2012
DORTMUND – Borussia Dortmund will need to check Real Madrid’s early Champions League momentum when the top two in Group D face off tonight with the Germans facing an injury crisis and poor
readSMSes for Wednesday 24 October 2012
24-10-2012
SMS Of The Day *HOW do our government leaders get away with making inaccurate and nonsensical statements? Because most Namibians either do not care or are too ignorant or apathetic. Please people,
readFashion heavyweight David Tlale to hit Windhoek ramp
24-10-2012
One of South Africa’s leading fashion designers, David Tlale, will headline the first-ever Namibian Fashion Show, that will also feature five of Namibia’s best young fashion designers and designers
readWindhoek’s biggest hair and beauty expo
24-10-2012
The biggest showcase of hair and beauty products to take place on Namibian soil – the first ever Windhoek 2012 Hair, Skin and Nails Expo – will run for three days from Thursday, November 1, at the
readDordabis man now charged with murder
24-10-2012
WHEN Dordabis resident Plesie Gowaseb (36) appears in court again on February 27 next year, he will face a charge of murder.Meisie Vries (35), his former lover, died in the Katutura State Hospital on
readFrom The Twittersphere
24-10-2012
OSHAKATI’S beautiful cows and other news from the North you may have missed! Plus, no U-turn for the S-curl, how to put a sugar daddy in his place, socialites, and ... lazy eyes. Plus, questions
readDoctors encounter first hurdle in attack on law
24-10-2012
A COURT ruling that is expected within the next two weeks should point the way for medical doctors who want to challenge the constitutionality of the legal restrictions put on their practice of
readChasing the dots ... Landed Gentry and IRBs
24-10-2012
I WATCH in sheer amazement as we wander the mythical world of power and incompetence. I see top bosses and incredibly expensive ‘consultants’ being selected for senior positions or jobs who may have
readKhorixas residents question Ekandjo over tariff hikes
24-10-2012
KHORIXAS residents want to know from the Minister of Regional, Local Government and Housing how long he will allow the alleged rampant maladministration of the Khorixas Town Council.Discontent has
readCorruption erodes the social fabric - Saara
24-10-2012
SWAKOPMUND – Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said yesterday that corruption has a significant and an adverse impact on the economy and the social fabric.She said this when she opened a
readClimate Fund snubs Namibia
24-10-2012
NAMIBIA has lost to South Korea in the bidding to host the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Windhoek. The 24-member board
readNew bid to sidestep jail cell fails
24-10-2012
A RENEWED attempt by swindling suspect Adriaan Pienaar to steer clear of a cramped jail cell by being kept in custody in a hospital also ended in failure in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.An
readGymnasium teachers ‘have case to answer’
24-10-2012
THE four Windhoek Gymnasium teachers on trial for alleged assault heard bad news yesterday: Magistrate Helvi Shilemba ruled that the four had a case to answer and therefore dismissed their application
readDRC residents want cheap serviced land
24-10-2012
THE Swakopmund Town Council must give each resident of the DRC informal settlement a fully serviced erf costing no more than N$7 000.There are an estimated 6 000 people living the the DRC. The demand
readSuspected burglars shot
24-10-2012
A SUSPECTED burglar was shot dead while another was seriously wounded in Khomasdal yesterday – allegedly by the police.According to Deputy Commissioner Silvanus Nghishidimbwa, the men were caught
readAminuis fights over kindergarten
24-10-2012
THE community of Aminuis is trying to wrest control of a kindergarten building from the former school principal, who retired at the end of last year. The school has been derelict since the start of
readNotable Quotes
24-10-2012
I am in trouble with my president because he has people directly reporting to him instead of me. – Minister of Health and Social Services, Richard Kamwi spoke to health officials at the Oshakati State
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