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53 Articles found on Thursday, 13 September 2012
Govt rewards Benson for returning gold
13-09-2012
BABY Benson, the mother of Paralympic Games silver and gold medallist Johanna Benson, feels her daughter was sufficiently rewarded after President Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday handed the athlete a
readMwilima’s lawyer asks for acquittal
13-09-2012
FORMER Member of Parliament Geoffrey Mwilima should be acquitted on all charges at this stage of the main Caprivi high treason trial, Mwilima’s defence lawyer argued in the High Court at Windhoek
readNapwu congress starts on sour note
13-09-2012
THE Namibia Public Workers’ Union (Napwu) congress started on a sour note at Rundu yesterday when National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) Secretary General Evilastus Kaaronda was barred by the
readNam business opportunities in Congo and DRC
13-09-2012
NAMIBIAN businesspeople now have the opportunity to spread their wings to West Africa after Government obtained land in Congo Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Namibia
readPakistan factory fires kill 310
13-09-2012
KARACHI – More than 310 people have perished in fires that gutted factories in Pakistan’s two largest cities, in tragedies that prompted calls for an overhaul of poor industrial safety standards,
read‘Namibia is proud of you’
13-09-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba said he was a proud man, and so is the rest of the country, as he welcomed home Namibia’s 2012 Paralympic Games representatives at State House yesterday. While Johanna
readBusiness should ‘think outside the box’, says Tweya
13-09-2012
XIAMEN – The Etameko Marketing and Sales company has signed a letter of intent with a Chinese company to supply finished corrosion-resistant steel material to the Namibian market.The agreement signed
readSouth African mine unrest hits world No1 platinum firm
13-09-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Labour unrest sweeping across South Africa’s mining sector hit top world platinum producer Anglo American Platinum yesterday, with striking miners blockading roads leading to shafts
readNigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala seeks reform without the godfathers
13-09-2012
ABUJA – Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is battling to reform one of the world’s most corrupt nations without support from the shadowy ‘godfathers’ who wield power from behind the
readAfrican Briefs
13-09-2012
Ex-Madagascar leader stranded? PRETORIA – South African authorities are preventing ousted Madagascan leader Marc Ravalomanana from leaving the country, his lawyer said yesterday, denouncing a ploy to
readWorld Briefs
13-09-2012
Nuke power to end in Japan TOKYO – Japan aims to quit nuclear power in the 2030s in a new energy strategy to be unveiled soon, media said yesterday, a major shift from a pre-Fukushima disaster goal
readMalema not to ‘play football’ with the defence force
13-09-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s defence minister has warned Julius Malema, the ousted leader of the African National Congress’s Youth League, against inciting soldiers at a planned speech yesterday, and
readUS ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi attack
13-09-2012
BENGHAZI – Washington’s envoy to Libya and three other Americans were killed when a mob outraged over a movie mocking Islam stormed the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libyan and US officials
readSongs help fisherman survive
13-09-2012
ANCHORAGE – An Alaskan fisherman survived for a day floating on frigid ocean waters in a plastic fish crate after his boat sank and said he kept up his spirits by singing.Ryan Harris, aged 19, told
readCanada to revoke fraudulent citizenship from 3 100 people
13-09-2012
TORONTO – Canada has begun revoking citizenship from 3 100 people that the government said obtained it fraudulently, the country’s immigration minister said on Monday.Immigration Minister Jason Kenney
readAl Qaeda warns of US Muslim ‘holocaust’
13-09-2012
HONG KONG – Al Qaeda released a September 11 anniversary video declaring the United States is at war with Islam and that American Muslims should brace for a “holocaust”, US monitors said yesterday.The
readChina’s absent VP raises succession questions
13-09-2012
BEIJING – For China’s Communist Party, it should be easy to quash all that speculation – from plausible to outlandish – about the unexplained absence of the country’s next leader. Just trot him out in
readEuvathano lyo kulonga omandjembele naanafaalama lya teka
13-09-2012
AANAFAALAMA yomandjembele omulongo pOmulonga gwaRange oya kuthwapo koonkondo piilonda yawo yomiviinu komutumwa gwohofa gwopoKarasburg metiyali oshiwike shika.Ndele omunafaalama ashike gumwe
readKathindi a ekelehi omipopyo dhokulya oompanda mbali pEtale Fishing aniwa
13-09-2012
OMUWILIKI nale gwEtale okwa koleke kutya okuna iipambuliko mehangano lya Bidvest.Ehangano ndika olyo mwene gwa Namsov ngoka a li ena elongelokumwe nEtale Fishing moshimpungu shoohi . Silvanus Bobboh
readSMS mOshiwambo
13-09-2012
*Akwetu omusimanekwa minista gwiipindi niikwafabulika,tse aaniilonga kwali ya Ramatex movenduka otatu dhengwa koluhepo unene,otwa hala iilonga natango. *Vakwetu se ovapangwa mokapangelo Okalongo,
readIikulya ya tuminwa koRuacana hoka kuna ondjala ya geya
13-09-2012
OMBELEWA yOmuprima Minista, Nahas Angula oya katuka oonkatu dhomeendelelo oku kwathela konyala 20 000 aakalimo yomoshikandjohogololo sha Ruacana mboka ya palamenwa kondjala. Angula okwa lombwele olutu
readSwapo ota futile oshigongi shomilandu
13-09-2012
OSHIGONGI shomilandu shoka tashi hulu etine oshiwike shika moVenduka, otashi futilwa kongundu tayi pangele ndele nee ita shi futilwa kepangelo. Etseyitho ndika olya ningwa kOmuprima Minista, Nahas
readMTC announces cash prizes for Sport Awards
13-09-2012
NAMIBIA’S Sportsman and Woman of the Year, as well as the Disabled Sportsman and Woman of the Year, will each receive N$15 000 while various other category winners will also receive cash prizes at the
readUefa imposes financial penalties
13-09-2012
UEFA has imposed its first financial fair play sanctions by temporarily withholding prize money from 23 clubs for failing to comply with the rules.Europa League winners Atletico Madrid, Malaga,
readBoks tweak team for All Blacks
13-09-2012
SOUTH Africa has made two changes to their forward pack for the Rugby Championship test against New Zealand on Saturday, while prop Jannie du Plessis has been given a few more days to prove his
readCongolese Olympic, Paralympic delegates seek UK asylum
13-09-2012
KINSHASA – Six members of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Olympic and Paralympic teams are seeking asylum in Britain, citing political and rights abuses in their country, an official said
readWilliams sisters to play in SA
13-09-2012
AMERICAN siblings Venus and Serena Williams will play an exhibition tennis match in Johannesburg in November, it was announced yesterday.Venus, a five-time Wimbledon champion, said she looked forward
readHatton poised for boxing comeback
13-09-2012
LONDON – Former light-welterweight champion Ricky Hatton is set to come out of retirement after three years, having called a news conference to make a “major announcement” on Friday.The 33-year-old
readSecret papers released on UK stadium tragedy
13-09-2012
LONDON – The relatives of 96 soccer fans crushed to death in Britain’s worst sports disaster were finally granted access yesterday to secret documents they have long believed will prove how mistakes
readSwapo indaba debates gender equality
13-09-2012
THE subject of gender and the attainment of equality continued to receive the attention of the 350 delegates at the Swapo Party National Policy Conference yesterday at the Safari Hotel and Conference
readSMSes for Thursday 13 September 2012
13-09-2012
SMS Of The Day *IT NEVER ceases to amaze me that we choose the most expensive venues and talk of poverty alleviation while sipping expensive drinks and eating finger snacks. Food for thought *THE
readRuacana villagers complain of neglect
13-09-2012
PEOPLE of the Ruacana Constituency in the Omusati Region, who are facing starvation, because of drought in the area have claimed that they are being neglected by government.During a visit to the area
readMoney con trick preceded murder
13-09-2012
A SHADY deal involving the washing of “black money” in expensive chemicals led up to the murder of German flight instructor Ralph Köhnke in his house in Windhoek near the end of 2005, it is indicated
readLearner aborts and buries baby in backyard
13-09-2012
YINSU – The Namibian Police in the Kahenge area of the Kavango Region on Sunday arrested a 14-year-old girl and her mother after they allegedly buried the girl’s aborted baby in the backyard of their
readGrape farmers seek support to challenge eviction order
13-09-2012
KARAS Governor Clinton Swartbooi yesterday vowed to intervene in the eviction of 10 small-scale grape farmers under the Orange River Irrigation Project at Aussenkehr. “This is a joke; the
readGovernment pleads for private investment in water sector
13-09-2012
NAMIBIA is hoping for a strong commitment for long-term research and future investment programmes for the development of the water and sanitation sector after the much-anticipated water investment
readEntry visas required for Namibians visiting Canada
13-09-2012
WINDHOEK – Namibians will no longer be allowed to enter Canada without a visitor’s visa.The new visa requirement is applicable from this week. As part of the visa, Namibians will be required to meet a
readDrunken driver jailed for killing biker
13-09-2012
A DRUNKEN driver who was responsible for a crash which claimed the life of a motorcyclist in Windhoek near the end of 2009 has been sent to prison for three years.Germany Jelekeni Lukas, who is a
read‘Dorado 7’ murder trial postponed once again
13-09-2012
THE start of the trial of seven young men charged with killing a Namibian Defence Force member in Windhoek’s Dorado Park in June 2007 was once again postponed in the Windhoek Regional Court
readNamibian Chicken up to standard
13-09-2012
In May, Namib Poultry Industries (NPI) launched it’s very own chicken brands, reducing Namibia’s dependency on imported chicken.The products are currently available in most retail outlets. Gys White,
readHousing crisis continues as bank seeks partners in low cost market
13-09-2012
First National Bank (FNB) of Namibia is eager to partner with low-cost housing providers for the construction of houses in the country, which are currently in real short supply.The latest housing
readMultichoice paying options questioned
13-09-2012
With branches in Windhoek, Swakopmund and Ongwediva only, Multichoice Namibia came under fire this week from a reader of The Namibian who lamented the lack of branches in some regions.Writing to The
readPetersen to launch new album in Windhoek
13-09-2012
Since singing the hook on Linda’s ‘I Believe’, Zambian singer Petersen has become an uber popular singer on this side of the border, so much so that he has decided to host the launch of his new album
readChris Brown’s shocking tattoo
13-09-2012
Chris Brown has a new tattoo, and to say it has the potential to shock would be an understatement. While at an event Las Vegas earlier this month, Brown revealed new ink, located on the right side of
readSinger Simphiwe Dana says South Africa has failed Steve Biko’s Freedom Charter
13-09-2012
South Africa’s high poverty levels show they have failed Steve Biko’s Freedom Charter, says outspoken award-winning singer Simphiwe Dana.Dana said the country was in such a bad state of economic
readFrom The Twittersphere
13-09-2012
THE forecast for today is hurricanes and tsunamis, with a chance of scattered ‘tearfall’. Otherwise, jelly and beef, lobola and iPhones, backyards and laggards, heroes, zeroes, and more ...@Nda_mono:
readNBC dumps 9/11 moment for Kardashians
13-09-2012
For NBC’s ‘Today’ show, keeping up with the Kardashians on Tuesday trumped observing a moment of silence marking the attacks of September 11, an American television news tradition observed by every
readTaiwanese champ hit by brain tumour
13-09-2012
TAIPEI – Leading Asian golfers voiced support for Taiwan’s Lu Wei-chih yesterday after he underwent surgery for a brain tumour.Lu, 33, won last year’s Yeangder Tournament Players Championship but is
readSpain’s Carlos Ferrero announces retirement
13-09-2012
MADRID – Former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero will retire from professional tennis in October after a 14-year career in which he won 16 tour titles, he said yesterday.Ferrero, 32, said he would
readSA government backs hosting of sport events
13-09-2012
THE South African government will continue backing sporting codes bidding to host international events and tournaments, Deputy Sport Minister Gert Oosthuizen said yesterday.This was an attempt to
readBird watching experience at Avis Dam
13-09-2012
ONE of the most exciting things about bird watching in Namibia is the variety one gets to see during any of the regular bird watching events that The Namibia Bird Club has once or twice a month. The
readNamibian tourism officials tour Montana
13-09-2012
FOURTEEN tourism officials from Namibia are in Montana, USA on a 10 day visit to share ideas and build relations with their American counterparts.As part of a tourism exchange, the delegation – made
readNotable Quotes
13-09-2012
I COMMEMORATE Biko every day. I stand for the truth like he did. Biko was a hands-on guy, a doer, a visionary, a unifier. He had an intense love for the downtrodden. – South African award-winning
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