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48 Articles found on Wednesday, 3 October 2012
Elemotho scoops international award
03-10-2012
NAMIBIAN artist Elemotho Gaalelekwe reached another milestone in his rich music career yesterday when he won the RFI 24th Discoveries Music Award in Paris, France.Ten finalists, including Denis Larose
readKahuure off the hook
03-10-2012
KAHIJORO Kahuure, the former Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, yesterday afternoon heard that he was off the hook in a corruption trial. Magistrate Helvi
readSwapo starts with Grootfontein probe
03-10-2012
THE Swapo Party leadership has dispatched a five-member team to investigate allegations of irregularities at the last district conference of Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa Region. The team consists
readNotable Quotes
03-10-2012
ASK those who are writing the letter. I don’t report to The Namibian. I report to the President. I’m not bothered by being recalled. Why are you asking me as though I’m bothered? I’m not the one
readSMSes for 3 October 2012
03-10-2012
SMS Of The Day n PRESIDENT Pohamba, please take a good look at most of your ministers and advisors! Do they have the will, the ability/skills, the unselfish positive hard working creative attitude,
readOtavi depot given ultimatum
03-10-2012
THE Otavi Town Council has temporarily suspended the operations of Shared Petroleum’s fuel depot at the town. The decision was taken ensure that the company complies with the town’s health and safety
readDozens dead after Hong Kong ferry sinks following collision
03-10-2012
HONG KONG – At least 36 people died and dozens were injured when a ferry carrying more than 120 revellers on a company outing collided with another ferry and sank near an island south of Hong Kong on
readDR Congo leader must work to end crisis too: US
03-10-2012
WASHINGTON – Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila must eradicate armed groups operating in his country and protect all citizens irrespective of ethnicity, a top US official said on
readMTC goes big with Boxing
03-10-2012
MOBILE Telecommunications Company (MTC) on Tuesday announced a sponsorship of N$7,5 million over three years for boxing. At a press conference at its head office in Olympia, MTC spokesman Tim Ekandjo
readTwo murders, three culpable homicides
03-10-2012
A MAN was shot dead in Katutura’s Eveline Street on Saturday evening after the suspect allegedly intervened in a fight between his brother and the deceased. Silas Mupopiwa Josef (25) died on the
readResearch the corporate culture
03-10-2012
B OSTON – A strong culture will set people up for success, and you need to be sure that’s in place when you are weighing up job offers, says Harvard Business Review.When deciding whether to take a
readAs governments look to growth, some jobs worth more – World Bank
03-10-2012
WASHINGTON – Creating jobs can help governments improve the lot of their citizens, but some jobs have more impact than others when it comes to helping societies move ahead, the World Bank said in a
readEurope ‘ready’ for Spain’s bailout
03-10-2012
MADRID – European powers are “ready to act” if Spain seeks a sovereign bailout, a top official said Monday, as financial markets banked on Madrid crying out for help within days. As signs gathered
readNCS to invest further N$2,5 billion in smelter
03-10-2012
WINDHOEK – A six-member delegation from Dundee Precious Metals Inc, headed by its president and chief executive officer Jonathan Goodman, on Monday called on President Hifikepunye Pohamba at State
readHotel developers target Africa
03-10-2012
NAIROBI – The rooftop pool at Nairobi’s newest high-rise hotel juts out over the edge so swimmers can peer through the glass bottom eight stories down. A new champagne bar sits nearby. IPads with
readDrought food not enough at Ruacana
03-10-2012
RUACANA – Some drought-affected people in the Ruacana Constituency are not happy with the manner in which drought relief food is being distributed. Thomas Kalumendu, a member of the food distribution
readBroke NBC can’t pay salaries
03-10-2012
THE morale and enthusiasm of workers at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) are ebbing away because no solution has been found to ensure the payment of their November salaries and their
readChris Brown to perform in South Africa
03-10-2012
Singer, songwriter and actor Chris Brown will be bringing his Carpe Diem world tour to South Africa this year. He will be playing at Johannesburg’s Coca Cola Dome, on December 15, then the Outer
readGhana charges Gbagbo’s aide
03-10-2012
Accra – Ghanaian authorities on Monday charged the spokesperson for Ivory Coast’s ex-leader Laurent Gbagbo with murder following a warrant from his home country, days after he was granted bail while
readRomney presses foreign policy criticism anew
03-10-2012
DENVER – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has arrived in Colorado for his first debate with President Barack Obama which he is counting on to set him on a path to winning the presidency
readVTC students boycott classes
03-10-2012
ABOUT 400 students at the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre (WVTC) boycotted classes yesterday, demanding that their financial and academic grievances be addressed by management, who they accused of
readFrom The Twittersphere
03-10-2012
NAMIBIANS feel the heat, sweat the small stuff, and give big props to Malawian President Joyce Banda. Plus, taxis, data, tomatoes and time warps. @TheduchessofNam: We do have social classes in this
read‘Tura Springer’ presents Jerry Springer Tura Style
03-10-2012
Have you ever wondered how the craziness of the trashy American ‘Jerry Springer Show’ would unfold if, instead of being staged in the USA, it was staged right here in Namibia, in Katutura to be exact.
readSwindling suspect’s trial postponed
03-10-2012
A CASE in which alleged swindler Adriaan Pienaar and two co-accused are facing a total of nine counts of fraud in the Windhoek Regional Court was again postponed yesterday, due to the withdrawal of
readKhomas Nampol stay in the lead
03-10-2012
THE Khomas Nampol Volleyball Club (KNVC) women’s team retained their lead in the rankings after the end of the Bank Windhoek National Ladies’ Volleyball League last weekend at the DTS Hall in Olympia.
readKunzle, Kotze win Six Bar show jumping event
03-10-2012
MICHELLE Kunzle and her horse Metzger Drilling Zambezi and Charl Kotze on Castro Neu-Heusis were the joint winners of the Six Bar Showjumping event which took place at the Windhoek Show on Saturday.
readNamibia crush Kenya
03-10-2012
Namibia completed a comprehensive victory against Kenya in their ICC Intercontinental Cup match yesterday. Namibia bowled Kenya out for 325 in their second innings with the result that they won the
readPienaar announces Bafana retirement
03-10-2012
The squad announcement for Bafana Bafana’s upcoming international friendlies against Poland and Kenya yesterday at Safa House took a backseat as Steven Pienaar announced his retirement from
readAustralia into semis despite Pakistan upset
03-10-2012
COLOMBO – Pakistan qualified for the semifinals of the World Twenty20 semi-finals yesterday with a shock 32-run win over Australia, who reached the last four regardless courtesy of their net run rate.
readBrave Warriors to camp on Friday
03-10-2012
BRAVE Warriors coach Bernard Kaanjuka will start his preparations for the Rwanda friendly match on Friday. According to the coach, the international friendly match against Rwanda on October 13 will
readNamibia oku na ombili naapunguli
03-10-2012
NAMIBIA oshilongo shewiliko lyoparepublika na ohashi longitha uudemokoli woongundu odhindji moka konima yomimvo ntano kehe hamu ningwa omahogololo. Ndhika odho oohapu dhominista yIipindi nOmipepo,
readMeatco ta kwathele aanafaalama
03-10-2012
EHANGANO lyonyama lya Namibia Meatco olya tameke iilonga yoku kwathela aanafaalama yokiitopolwa yaayehe mokweenditha iimuna yawo oku yi fala kuutomeno. Ehangano ndika otali longitha omahangano
readAaniilonga po Trans Namib tashi vulika ya ye mekanka
03-10-2012
AMUSHANGA gwehangano lya Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union, John Kwedhi okwa londodha kutya moonkundathana dhometitano ndika ta li ya otashi vulika pu ka popiwe etokolo lyoku ninga ekanka
readOmuwiliki Maharero a pe aawiliki yalwe ombedhi
03-10-2012
OMUKULUNTU gwoludhi lwaawa yOtjikaTjamuaha Royal House nomukwatelikomeho gwelelo lyopahedhi lya Maharero Traditional Authority okwa ulike omaipulo ge molwaashoka opena okwaa uvathana mokati koludhi
readOkongressa ya Nafau otayi ka ningwa nando opena ehilathano
03-10-2012
OKONGRESSA ya Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union ndjoka ya thanekwa okuningwa oshiwike shika otashi vulika yaa ka ningwe omolwa ehilathano pokati komuperesidende gwehangano ndika naamushanga
readImmanuel Engombe a hulitha
03-10-2012
OMULONGISIKOLA , ye wo omunapolotika gwomOngwediva moshitopolwa sha Shana, Immanuel Amutenya Engombe okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati meti 27 Septemba 2012 konima
readAagundjuka moSwapo oya hala Kazenambo a tidhwe aniwa
03-10-2012
EWAWA lyaagundjuka yoSwapo ota li ningi omalongekidho oku shangela omupersidende Hifikepunye Pohamba opo a kuthe Kazenambo Kazenambo miilonga yuuminista waagundjuka. Oshifo sho The Namibian osha
readEkonakono kombinga yevalo lyuunona posikola pOutjo
03-10-2012
O SHIKONDO shElongo moshitopolwa sha Kunene otashi konakona oshiningwanima moka omunasikola gwomimvo 15 penongelo lyEtoshapoort Junior Secondary pOutjo aniwa a pewa epunda komulongisikola. Pauyelele
readSMS mOshiwambo
03-10-2012
n Vakwetu ava hatu longo momaumbo moVenduka ohatu mono oixuna ohatu kala twa popya nawa petameko kutya nge wa wanifa odula ote ku wedele $100.Nde shaa ngoo wa wanifa odula otati ohe ku futu imaliwa
readOmukuluntusikola po Haihambo a lundululwa po
03-10-2012
OMUKULUNTUSIKOLA penongelo lya Haihambo Primary school moshitopolwa sha Hangwena okwa lundululwa pakathimbo okuza penongelo ndyoka okuya kendiki lyomakwathelo gaalongi kEenhana oku za mesiku 1 lya
readChasing the dots ... What is Enough? What is Reasonable?
03-10-2012
SOMETIMES I have to love DStv (rarely!) but they showed the classic, ‘The Killing Fields’ twice in two days and despite having seen it many times before, it is one of the few films where a repeat does
readNo notch up for Opuwo workers
03-10-2012
OPUWO Town Council workers claim that their annual salary increments have been delayed by three months. According to the workers, the Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural
readNamibia’s indigenous peoples do not benefit
03-10-2012
WINDHOEK – The right to land, lack of free primary education and recognition of traditional authorities, as well as discrimination, are some of the problems faced by indigenous minorities in Namibia.
readTsakana to represent at Miss Universe Pageant
03-10-2012
R eigning Miss Namibia, Tsakana Nkandih, will be heading to the mother of all beauty pageants, the 2012 Miss Universe Pageant, which takes place in December. The Namibian beauty, who was crowned in
readKhorixas residents angry over high tariffs
03-10-2012
ARO U ND 100 K horixas residents marched to the town council ’ s chambers yesterday to air their frustration over increased tariffs at the northwestern town. The residents complained that the
readKey ruling awaited in Caprivi treason trial
03-10-2012
THE 109 men remaining in the dock in the main Caprivi high treason trial face a wait of almost four months before they will hear whether their application to be acquitted after the close of the
readKeetmans sends CEO on special leave
03-10-2012
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council has placed its chief executive officer, Paul Vleermuis, on ‘special leave’, effective from yesterday until October 7. The council’s move followed a motion tabled by
readKeetmans demolishes tuck shop
03-10-2012
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council yesterday demolished a building in the Westdene residential area from where businessman Johnny Jantjies had operated a tuck shop known as JJJ Corner. This brought to
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