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51 Articles found on Monday, 10 September 2012
At the trough
10-09-2012
A Himba woman fills a cattle trough with water from a hole dug in a riverbed at the Ozondombo cattle post, 100 kilometres from Opuwo town. The cattle post is a sandy oasis pockmarked by deep holes dug
readFuel price up again
10-09-2012
GOVERNMENT, through the National Energy Fund, will bear the brunt of high crude oil prices of the past month, sparing consumers the fuel price hike their neighbours in South Africa had to face.On
readKazenambo unleashes another ‘tsunami’
10-09-2012
THE rift between the Minister of Youth, Kazenambo Kazenambo, and the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) is widening following a declaration of “war” by Kazenambo on the re-elected secretary of the youth
readGrape farmers face eviction
10-09-2012
ABOUT seven small-scale grape growers on the Orange River were served with High Court eviction orders to vacate their plots last week.The growers, who form part of the Orange River Irrigation Project
read‘Nam’s low competitiveness becoming a trend’
10-09-2012
THE National Planning Commission (NPC) on Friday said Namibia’s declining economic competitiveness is not only worrying, but distressing.The loss of economic competitiveness is “distressing because it
readRussia, US divided on Syria as Brahimi heads to Cairo
10-09-2012
DAMASCUS – Russia and the United States’ differences on the Syrian conflict were laid bare yesterday as Lakhdar Brahimi headed to Cairo for talks with Arab leaders on his first visit to the region as
readShihepo, Mwetupunga in bloody encounter
10-09-2012
IMMANUEL Naidjala beat Luis Singo of Ecuador in the main bout, but it was a bloody encounter between Wilberforce Shihepo and Johannes Mwetupunga that stole the show at Saturday night’s boxing bonanza
readListen without reacting
10-09-2012
Really listening can feel risky, which seems strange because listening doesn’t materially change anything. But sometimes you’ll hear things that are hard to hear, says Harvard Business
readCash crunch forces Zimbabwe to seek regional aid
10-09-2012
HARARE – Zimbabwe is turning to South Africa and Angola for help in plugging a US$400 million hole in its budget, Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said, lamenting a lack of foreign investment and aid
readCountry Lodges busy unbundling
10-09-2012
THE handover of Opuwo Country Hotel to its new owners Wouter and Lientjie Smith recently marked the beginning of a new era for the group of lodges and hotels previously known as the Namibia Country
read‘Very special FNB dividend’ surprises market
10-09-2012
LOCAL stockbrokers Simonis Storm Securities (SSS) on Friday retained their ‘buy’ recommendation for FNB Namibia Holdings after the group posted strong results for the financial year ended June 2012 on
readNo easy recovery for Lonmin after crippling strike
10-09-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Even if Lonmin Plc seals a deal to bring all of its striking South African miners back to work, the world’s No 3 platinum producer still faces a long and costly road to recovery.The
readANC blames companies for mining unrest
10-09-2012
JOHANNESBURG – The African National Congress (ANC) and its governing partners in South Africa on Friday accused mining companies of stirring up union rivalries at the heart of a violent strike that
readFrom The Twittersphere
10-09-2012
NAMIBIAN tweeps revel in the Paralympics, rate the Ngurare-Kazenambo ‘war’ on a scale of 1 to Libya, and bemoan the prohibitive cost of housing. Plus, a modern spin on Collective
readNigerian Flavour hits Windhoek
10-09-2012
Award winning Nigerian new kid on the block Chinedu Okoli, popularly known as Flavour Nabania gave Windhoek music fans a taste of his flavour at the City of Windhoek’s /Ai //Gams Festival, held at the
readHart van Windhoek rocks the capital
10-09-2012
The Huisgenoot Hart van Windhoek music festival returned to Namibia for a bigger and better show than previous years and, as always, top class music was the order of the day.Thousands of music fans
readWorld Briefs
10-09-2012
Survivors of quakes await help BEIJING – Survivors of a series of earthquakes that killed 81 people and injured more than 800 in a mountainous area of southwestern China were desperately waiting for
readAfrican Briefs
10-09-2012
Niger aid for flood victims stolen NIAMEY – Niger said on Saturday that international food aid intended for victims of flooding in the West African state was being stolen by those meant to distribute
readOne million kill themselves a year
10-09-2012
GENEVA – One million people die by their own hand each year, accounting for more deaths than wars and murders put together, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.“Data from the WHO
readWave of attacks kills 52 in Iraq
10-09-2012
BAGHDAD – A series of more than 20 attacks across Iraq killed 52 people and wounded over 250 on Saturday and yesterday, security and medical officials said, with targets including security forces and
readNo breakthrough after meeting on unrest in DRC
10-09-2012
KAMPALA – A regional meeting on the Democratic Republic of Congo ended on Saturday with no breakthrough on a lasting solution to the chronic unrest in the east of the country.Less than a third of the
readConfusion in Mali after request for help
10-09-2012
BAMAKO – Days have passed since Mali’s interim government made a formal request to neighbouring nations for military help to try to take back the country’s north, which fell to Islamist rebels after a
readMinista gwElongo a popi shoka shi na okunigwapo
10-09-2012
OMINISTELI yElongo Omundohotola Abraham Iyambo, osho e ya ye mwene kosikola ya Haihambo mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko nokugandja shoka shi na okuningwa po opo omukundu ngoka gwa kala po gu na sha na
readLongeni aayamabidhidhi elongo lyopolitika
10-09-2012
OMINISTA yElongo, Abraham Iyambo okwa gwana oku pandulwa sho a pangula aakuluntu mboka ya edhile osikola ya Haihambo moshitopolwa sha Hangwena oshiwike shayi.Aakuluntu mboka oya longitha uukwashilyo
readEkandjo a tseyitha ethaneko lyelundululo melongitho lyevi
10-09-2012
OSHIGONGI shomilandu sho Swapo tashi ningwa oshiwike shika otashi vulika shi ka etepo ethaneko epe lyelongitho lyevi miilando. Ethaneko ndika okwa tegelelwa li ka kundathanwe kokabinete monkambadhala
readSMS mOshiwambo
10-09-2012
*Ovayambididi va RDP tuleipo oupote efeni endina la Swapo ngenge tamu popi . Oshikola inayi patwa ku Swapo ndele oko vadali vounona ava hava shikola opo . Ota mu popi Swapo nye inamu kala hamupopi
readOnda li ndishiwete kutya ote sindana
10-09-2012
JOHANNA Benson okwa li ewete kutya ota ka sindana ombandi yoshingoli puudhano wo Paralympic moshinano shoometa omathele 200 medhingoloko lya hugunina. Benson okwa sindana ombandi yoshingoli
readParalympians deserve same rewards - Mbalula
10-09-2012
London – South African Sports minister, Fikile Mbalula, gave a surprise boost to South Africa’s Paralympic medal winners on Saturday, when he announced their financial incentives would be increased to
readBrave Warriors to play Rwanda in friendlies
10-09-2012
THE Brave Warriors will play two friendly internationals against Rwanda in October and November.NFA president, John Muinjo said the matches would be played on Fifa International dates of October 12-16
readGrootfontein win 1st Division title
10-09-2012
Grootfontein won the MTC Rugby First Division final after beating Walvis Bay 34-33 in the final in Windhoek on Saturday afternoon. Grootfontein were always in command, leading 15-5 at halftime and
readLacklustre Brazil struggle to beat SA
10-09-2012
SAO PAULO – A disappointing Brazil beat South Africa 1-0 in a friendly on Friday but the lacklustre performance cast further doubts on Mano Menezes’s long-term prospects as Brazil coach. Menezes sent
readDrogba helps Ivory Coast to comeback win
10-09-2012
CAPE TOWN – Didier Drogba and former Chelsea team mate Salomon Kalou were among the goal scorers as the Ivory Coast twice came from behind to beat Senegal 4-2 in an African Nations Cup qualifier in
readNamibia endorse controversial CAF rule
10-09-2012
NAMIBIA’S football association was one of 44 that voted in favour of the Confederation of African Football’s much criticised new rules that ban those outside its executive committee from contesting
readBrilliant Messi leads Argentina to top
10-09-2012
CORDOBA – Lionel Messi’s Argentina brushed aside Paraguay 3-1 to go top of the South American 2014 World Cup qualifiers at the Mario Kempes stadium on Friday.Goals from Angel Di Maria, Gonzalo Higuain
readAll Blacks beat Pumas
10-09-2012
WELLINGTON – New Zealand overcame ferocious opposition, horrendous weather, a floodlight failure and a former coach to beat Argentina 21-5 on Saturday, maintaining its unbeaten record through three
readWallabies beat Springboks
10-09-2012
PERTH – Australia’s Ben Alexander and Scott Higginbotham scored second-half tries as the Wallabies beat South Africa 26-19 on Saturday for their first win in the four-nation Rugby
readParalympics team to receive heroes’ welcome
10-09-2012
THE Namibian government is organising a big welcoming reception for Namibia’s Paralympics team when they arrive back in Windhoek tomorrow afternoon. Johanna Benson made history when she won Namibia’s
readSMSes for Monday 10 September 2012
10-09-2012
SMS Of The Day *WHY is the Swapo leadership quiet about the illegal closure of the school in the north for political reasons? Should we assume that the party is behind the move? Food for Thought
readWater points tender U-turn cancelled
10-09-2012
AN ATTEMPT by the Tender Board of Namibia to backtrack on the award of a contract for the provision of water infrastructure training throughout Namibia was successfully challenged in the High Court in
readTraditional healers mark African Medicine Day
10-09-2012
DEPUTY Health and Social Services Minister Petrina Haingura has called on traditional healers in the country to work collectively for a better future of their profession.Haingura made the appeal at
readSwapo Youth League worried by suicides among youth
10-09-2012
THE Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has called on the government to conduct research to determine the root causes of suicide among young people in Namibia.The youth wing hopes the findings of such a
readSwapo policy conference kicks off
10-09-2012
SWAPO’S National Policy Conference kicks off this morning to lay the foundation for the Government to address burning issues such as poverty, unemployment and land redistribution.The secretary general
readSea piracy is a concern to Namibia
10-09-2012
NAMIBIA is concerned about the increase in sea piracy, President Hifikepunye Pohamba said during the commissioning of the new naval base, jetty and naval vessel in Walvis Bay on Friday.“Piracy has
readPohamba does naval hat-trick
10-09-2012
NAMIBIA'S naval base, naval jetty and new naval vessel were officially inaugurated by President Hifikepunye Pohamba in Walvis Bay last Friday.The base was completed in 2004. The base will now be known
readKoës residents gets 12 years for rape
10-09-2012
THE Keetmanshoop Regional Court on Friday sentenced Koës resident Johannes Jossop (42) to an effective 12 years’ imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old girl. At the start of his trial in the
readKhorixas students angry over delayed August results
10-09-2012
MATRIC students of the Cornelius Goreseb High School at Khorixas protested at the school on Friday because they have still not received their exam results for the term that ended in August.The
readFinal arguments in corruption trial
10-09-2012
FORMER National Assembly Secretary Nama Goabab and parliamentary accountant Abraham John George should both be found guilty of charges under the Anti-Corruption Act, the prosecution argued in their
readEducation caves in to political pressure
10-09-2012
THE Minister of Education, Abraham Iyambo, has appeased the Swapo faithful at Omutwewomunhu village by transferring the Haihambo Primary School principal and dissolving the school board.The
readBiwa elected chief of Vaalgras community
10-09-2012
THE Vaalgras community has deposed its chief, Joel Stephanus, and elected Reverend Andreas Biwa to replace him.Biwa was elected on Saturday by the group opposed to Stephanus’s chieftainship, because
read‘Syndicate’ targeting tour companies
10-09-2012
A SYNDICATE is suspected to be targeting tourism establishments after yet another burglary on Thursday.Wild Dog Safaris was broken into on Thursday night and the thieves left with more than N$80 000
readNotable Quotes
10-09-2012
I KNOW it is difficult being you, because you live in a country where the most important people in the country do not know how to keep their zips up. – University of the Free State vice-chancellor
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