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48 Articles found on Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Drama at Khorixas fraud trial
26-09-2012
A WITNESS in the N$400 000 fraud and corruption case of top officials in the Khorixas Town Council was charged with perjury yesterday and locked up. Kenneth Namaseb will appear in court on a charge
readNamPower reviews Hwange agreement
26-09-2012
NAMPOWER has extended the US$40 million power supply deal with the Zimbabwean Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) for another year, because Zimbabwe has partly failed to deliver on the deal. The
readCourt rules to allow blood transfusion
26-09-2012
THE legal stalemate over the medical treatment of a Windhoek resident who has been refusing a blood transfusion on religious grounds is continuing, after a High Court ruling which yesterday authorised
readHarvest time
26-09-2012
September is the start of spring and acacias and other trees are in full bloom. Bees, wasps and beetles are making the most of the acacia flowers and trees are abuzz with activity.
readBigger purse for Premier League
26-09-2012
MTC yesterday announced a total sponsorship of N$11 294 300 for the new MTC Namibia Premier League season that will kick off this coming weekend. The winning team will still receive N$1 million as
readChasing the dots ... Profits and Prophets, Body and Soul?
26-09-2012
OR maybe the title should be ‘God or Mammon’, or ‘When is enough, enough?’. But living in our little backwater of Namibia protected by our Constitution, I can watch and read of the insanities of the
readUS will prevent Iran gaining nukes, Obama assures UN
26-09-2012
UNITED NATIONS – President Barack Obama warned yesterday that the United States would “do what we must” to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons, in a declaration to be given to the UN General
readMalema in court today
26-09-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema’s lawyers have not yet been given a copy of the charge sheet, they said yesterday. “We have not received a copy of the charge sheet,
readChariot unfazed by dry wells
26-09-2012
NAMIBIA remains a “key region for frontier oil and gas exploration” even though no oil deposit has been found yet, Chariot Oil & Gas says in its interim results for the period ended June 30 2012.
readNotable Quotes
26-09-2012
SWAPO of Namibia will become the von Trotha of the independent Namibia, because today we shall resist. – Part of an SMS that Vekuii Rukoro sent to to Minister Nangolo Mbumba where he compared the
readSMSes for Wednesday 26 September 2012
26-09-2012
SMS Of The Day n WHY are our leaders quiet about the housing problem? The skyrocketing prices are killing us. If an educated person with a masters degree can’t afford a decent house, how much more a
readHaufiku makes first appearance
26-09-2012
JOSEPH Kandjala Haufiku (42), who was arrested last week Thursday in connection with the murder of his wife, Tangi Nangula Martin (35), at Epuku village in the Ohangwena Region, made a brief
readNamibian Films at Californian Film Festival
26-09-2012
The Namibian film industry will get some well deserved attention as three local films are selected for the Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF). The films selected for the festival are Tim
readFarmers denied land in Otjikaoko area
26-09-2012
TENSION is brewing at Omakange in the Kunene Region after more than 30 Oshiwambo-speaking people living there were told that they might lose their land if the Kunene Regional Land Board did not
readEx-cop commits suicide after robbery
26-09-2012
A FORMER police officer committed suicide yesterday morning – allegedly after he had orchestrated an armed robbery the previous day. Lemmie van Wyk (45) allegedly shot himself with a shotgun. He was
readOut of time? Give some away
26-09-2012
S pending time helping others leaves people feeling as if they have more time, not less, says Harvard Business Review. It’s counterintuitive but true: Spending time helping others leaves you
readVehicle sales show strong pace
26-09-2012
NEW vehicle sales remained strong during August, with 1 323 units sold – 5,5% more than in July and 30,5% more than in August last year. Simonis Storm Securities analyst Rudolf Kuschke said
readIran’s economy sags under sanctions
26-09-2012
TEHRAN – Iran’s oil-dependent economy was showing the strain of punishing Western sanctions yesterday, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prepared to address the UN General Assembly in New York. The
readFarmers to benefit from new pork scheme
26-09-2012
PIG farming has an immense growth potential in Namibia, and farmers stand to benefit a great deal from the introduction of a Pork Market Share Promotion Scheme on October 1. Flip de Villiers,
readNew Barclays chief ties executive compensation to societal goals
26-09-2012
NEW YORK – Barclays Plc’s new chief executive said he will pay employees based in part on whether they are good citizens, as the British bank tries to restore its tarnished reputation. Within the
readNamibia targets bigger market in Norway
26-09-2012
A HIGH-POWERED ministerial and business delegation, led by Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob, left for Oslo on Monday to try and secure a bigger market share in Norway for Namibian meat. The
read‘Killer drivers should be charged with murder’
26-09-2012
DRIVERS causing deaths on Namibian roads should be charged with murder instead of manslaughter, Namibian Traffic Management Solutions (NTMS) has recommended. NTMS, a group that has called for a
readCaprivi group wants UN to probe treason trial
26-09-2012
A GROUP calling themselves the Caprivi Concerned Group want the international community, and in particular the United Nations General Assembly, to call on the Namibian government to discontinue the
readBusinesses urged to assist education
26-09-2012
A NORTHERN company involved in the building of churches says it will help the government to build schools, and provide sponsorships to prospective students. The Business People’s Committee
readBook on Protestant church in colonial period now out
26-09-2012
THE most recent study on the missionary histories in Namibia, South Africa and Germany entitled ‘The German Protestant Church in Colonial Southern Africa’ was launched at the National Archives in
readStolen beer crates recovered
26-09-2012
THE Windhoek City Police have recovered 200 stolen crates of beer worth N$48 408 from various shebeens in the city. The recovered beer is just half of the 400 crates that was stolen from Castle
readACC holds corruption workshop for church leaders
26-09-2012
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) held a two-day training workshop on corruption for church leaders in Windhoek last week. The workshop focused on helping church leaders get an in-depth
read‘39 Steps’ should be staged beyond Unam’s borders
26-09-2012
39 Steps’ is a student musical theatre production written and directed by drama student Sepiso Mwange, staged at the University of Namibia’s intimate Space Theatre last Friday and Saturday. Devised
read‘39 Steps’ should be staged beyond Unam’s borders
26-09-2012
39 Steps’ is a student musical theatre production written and directed by drama student Sepiso Mwange, staged at the University of Namibia’s intimate Space Theatre last Friday and Saturday. Devised
readOmaheke drivers at odds with one another
26-09-2012
THE tarring of the Gobabis-Otjinene road has opened the floodgates for various forms of businesses, most notably that of public transportation, as local people try to take advantage of the upgraded
readNo end in sight for Poly strike
26-09-2012
THE Ministry of Education has told the Polytechnic of Namibia (PoN) that it does not have money for the PoN’s salary increases. David Namwandi, the Deputy Minister of Education, yesterday said the
readLucky escape for drivers
26-09-2012
TWO cars collided at the corner of Jordaan Street and David Hosea Meroro Road in Windhoek at lunchtime yesterday. A Land Rover was driving down David Hosea Meroro Road when a Volvo driving down
readKhorixas ex-finance chief wants N$600 000
26-09-2012
FORMER Khorixas town council financial manager, Amigo /Honneb, wants a golden handshake of N$600 000 from the council. Sources said /Honneb asked for the payout during an arbitration hearing held
readKhoe-San: first to split from others
26-09-2012
WASHINGTON – Southern Africa’s bushmen, and their relatives, the Khoe, veered off on their own path of genetic development 100 000 years ago, according to a new study released last week. The split,
readAfghans hail action over US Marines abuse video
26-09-2012
KABUL – Afghanistan yesterday welcomed a Pentagon decision to put two US Marines on trial for urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters and posing for photographs with them. The Pentagon
readSwaziland bans child marriages
26-09-2012
MBABANE – The practice of men marrying underage girls – which has been an accepted social norm for centuries but has been linked in recent years to the spread of HIV – was recently declared illegal in
readFrom The Twittersphere
26-09-2012
IS it about size, or is it about volume? Is it ‘age rage’? More than a few Windhoekers are up in arms over an ancient municipal party law that is being breathalysed into life by City of Windhoek
readSuccess beckons for Namibia at Youth Chess Champs
26-09-2012
NAMIBIA is expected to collect a couple of medals at the World Youth Chess Championships which will be held in Maribor, Slovenia in November. That’s according to Goodwill Khoa, the head of the
readSwakopmund karatekas awarded black belts
26-09-2012
STUDENTS of the Shotokan Karate Academy in Swakopmund were recently awarded with black belts. Black belts are normally awarded to experienced karatekas in the Japanese sport. The club now boasts
readHamukwaya: The coach behind Benson’s success
26-09-2012
WINDHOEK – He was confident that his athlete would win but he just couldn’t bring himself to watch the race and looked away as sprinter Johanna Benson took to the track.He turned his head back to see
readOshikango CS wins 2012 Metropolitan Football Cup
26-09-2012
OSHAKATI – The boys from Oshikango Combined School (CS) in the Ohangwena Region are the football champions of the 2012 Metropolitan Summer Cup, and scooped the tournament’s top prize of a floating
readParesis defend regional title
26-09-2012
THE Paresis Secondary School’s U/17 soccer team from Otjiwarongo recently clinched their second successive NSSU Otjozondjupa Regional U/17 League title. The North Central Schools Soccer League
readPohamba wants fair, unbiased ICC
26-09-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba says the International Criminal Court (ICC) should at all times be guided by fairness and objective assessment to ensure justice. Addressing the United Nations (UN)
readKaapanda yiipumu mumwe na Rukoro
26-09-2012
OMINISTA Yomauyelele nOmakwatathano gopautechnologi, Joel Kaapanda okwa nyenyetele Vekuii Rukoro omolwa omupopyo gwe ngoka a yeleke epangelo lya Namibia nomaihumbato ga Lothar von Trotha. Rukoro ota
readOmufekelwa medhipago lya Tangi a holoka mompangu mOshakati
26-09-2012
OMULUMENTU gwoomvula 42 gwokomukunda Epuku popepi nEndola mOukwanyama moshitopolwa sha Hangwena ngoka ta fekelwa medhipago lya meme Tangi Nangula Martin gwoomvula 35, ngoka a dhipagelwa positola ye
readOmatanga lyegameno nopolisi taga konakonwa
26-09-2012
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa ulike ongundu yaantu yaali opo ya konakone omipopyo kutya omuna oku gama ombinga, okudhengela ondhi peho noshowo uukwamuhoko metanga lyegameno noshowo mopolisi
readSMS mOshiwambo
26-09-2012
n Okatendo mekotamhango la Namibia katulilwapo opolice novakwaita vahaye momakangha okafaa fana naanaa noshinyandwa sha ndjeke yaMalimba a lyatela enyala ndounona pedu omanga ye tali shaashi ovakwaita
readOshinima shoku tseyitha oopaati kaamuni tashi ipulwa
26-09-2012
OSHINIMA sho ku tseyithila ewiliko lyoshilando uuna omukalimo gwa Venduka a hala oku ninga opaarti nenge omainyanyudho gontumba pehala lye, okuza ngashingeyi kashi uvitikeko nawa.Gumwe gwaantu mboka
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