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54 Articles found on Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Nevonga accused of manipulating Napwu
04-09-2012
WITH the Namibia Public Workers’ Union (Napwu) congress drawing near, accusations are once again emerging that the union’s general secretary, Petrus Nevonga, through machinations has swung the
readBenson wins silver for Namibia
04-09-2012
JOHANNA Benson gave a great performance to win a silver medal in the Women’s T37 100m final at the Paralympic Games on Sunday evening. She got off to a great start in Lane 1, shooting out of her
readRape changes head to Cabinet
04-09-2012
THE heavy prison terms which the Combating of Rape Act of 2000 prescribes for people convicted of rape should be made even more severe, the Law Reform and Development Commission has recommended to the
readSaara changes tune on TIPEEG
04-09-2012
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has made a U-turn with regard to the Targeted Intervention Programme for Employment and Economic Growth (TIPEEG) at the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL)
readSA to free miners after murder charges dropped
04-09-2012
PRETORIA – A South African court Monday was due to start releasing 270 miners yesterday arrested over the deaths of 34 of their colleagues killed by police, after prosecutors withdrew murder charges
readHamutumwa calls for athlete support
04-09-2012
SPORT official Ndeulipula Hamutumwa has called for greater financial support for athletes after Johanna Benson secured the country’s first medal at the London Paralympic Games on Sunday. Yesterday,
readAgricultural diary
04-09-2012
• Auctions September 7: Stampriet Top Ram (dorper and white dorper rams) and bull auction September 13: Central Select Auction at Windhoek show grounds September 14: Farm St Blaize (Gobabis area)
readFeed samples test negative for growth promoters
04-09-2012
ALL samples of imported Veekos products to Namibia tested negative for any growth promoters, the South African animal feed’s manufacturer said.Veekos, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Feedmaster in
readMore mahangu production needed in Namibia
04-09-2012
EENHANA – The key to increasing income and reducing poverty lies in enhancing agricultural production at household level in a sustainable manner, Agriculture, Water and Forestry Minister John Mutorwa
readReward employees who step up
04-09-2012
Many times, someone in your group who is not in a formal leadership position demonstrates great leadership ability, and it pays to recognise those traits and actions, says Harvard Business Review.Some
readGame hunts for more local suppliers
04-09-2012
GAME has decided to use more Namibian suppliers to boost local business, Mark Turner, director for Game in Africa, said yesterday.Turner said in a statement yesterday that the success of the group’s
readYoung shoe business flourishes in Lüderitz
04-09-2012
LÜDERITZ – Instead of waiting on the Government for employment, Beaven Munichinga of Lüderitz decided to rather start a shoe manufacturing and repair business some years ago.Today, his business Butilo
readYears of US fines over Iran loom for foreign banks
04-09-2012
LONDON – For years, the United States struggled to get foreign bankers to comply with its effort to throttle Iran’s economy – but a couple of billion dollars in fines, not to mention lurid headlines
readLibya to export first post-war fuel oil
04-09-2012
LONDON – Libya is preparing to export the first post-war shipment of fuel oil from Ras Lanuf, the country’s largest refinery, this week, a local shipping agent said yesterday.The 45 000 tonne cargo is
readCongo’s new airlines brave riskiest African skies
04-09-2012
KINSHASA – Its tarmac littered with dozens of dilapidated planes, the airport in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital Kinshasa makes clear the dire state of aviation even by Africa’s generally
readFrom The Twittersphere
04-09-2012
NAMIBIANS on the valour and vagaries of daily life – from vendors and vaseline to the SPYL and soapies. Not forgetting poles, Olupale, and souvenirs!@Djsal_e: If a freak of nature ever occurs in
readDStv to offer more movie channels
04-09-2012
DStv has announced that as from Monday, October 1, audiences across Africa will get more movie magic viewing as the movie offering on DStv will be expanding to include eight genre-themed movie
readDalom Music bands are tops
04-09-2012
The Dalom Music Production crew has done it again!It was evident from the big smiles on the faces of the hundreds of people who jam-packed the Independence Arena in Katutura, that they were enjoying
readNamibia bags 3 nominations at Channel O Awards
04-09-2012
Nominees for the ninth annual Channel O Music Video Awards were announced at the weekend and once again Namibia has made the list. Three of the biggest names in the Namibian music industry were
readAfrican Briefs
04-09-2012
Egypt state TV lifts ban on veils CAIRO – Egypt’s state TV has lifted a decades-long ban on veiled female news presenters whom successive secular-leaning regimes have barred from going on air.In a
readWorld Briefs
04-09-2012
Suicide bomb kills 2 Pakistanis PESHAWAR – A suicide bomber rammed a car filled with explosives into a U.S. government vehicle in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing two Pakistanis and wounding
readAnders Breivik’s e-mails published in new book
04-09-2012
OSLO – A Norwegian publisher yesterday released a book of some of Anders Behring Breivik’s e-mail correspondence that show how he prepared for his July 2011 attacks that left 77 people dead.The
read47 police hurt in ‘savage’ N Ireland sectarian clash
04-09-2012
BELFAST – Forty-seven police were injured while trying to separate Catholic and Protestant rioters in Belfast on Sunday, when violence broke out during a march by a Catholic band, Northern Ireland
readMadagascar villagers kill more than 60 cattle thieves
04-09-2012
ANTANANARIVO – Madagascan villagers have killed more than 60 cattle thieves in separate attacks in four areas in the south of the island plagued by unrest over rustling, the police said
readRed Cross chief visits violent Syria
04-09-2012
DAMASCUS – The chief of the Red Cross was headed to Syria yesterday on a humanitarian mission, his office said, as an air strike on a northern rebel bastion killed 18 people and a car bomb rocked a
readECN a hogolola ookandidate molwuukomufala hogololoA
04-09-2012
ANTU 11 oya tulwa momusholondondo opo ya ka pulwe opo gumwe gwawo a ulikwe ongo komufala gwoKommissi yOmahogololo ya Namibia[ECN]. Ehala lyuukomufala ndika olya holokelepo kuyele nuumvo konima sho
readGeingob a thigwa momilema
04-09-2012
AAYAMBIDHIDHI yomupeviperesidende, gwoSwapo inaya adha elalakano lyawo lyoku kuthamo, Elijah Ngurare mekwatelokomeho lyewawa lyaagundjuka, naashika otaku tiwa otashi ka dhigupaleka ompito ya Hage
readSMS mOshiwambo
04-09-2012
*Epangelo nali tale aaniilonga ! Ohali gandja oopolojeka dhapula oomiliona odhindji kaazaizai, ngashi okutunga oosikola ,iipangelo, noopate ndele ihali tala aantu mba ya kutwa ngele ota ya futwa tuu
readAagundjuka ya popilemo aakuluntu yawo pokongress
04-09-2012
OKONGRESSA ontintano yewawa lyaagundjuka yoSwapo oya hogolola Elijah Ngurare ongo amushanga gwewa ndyoka uule womimvo ntano tadhi landula ishewe. Ngurare okwa hogololwa keena omukondjithi pethimbo
readRunner dies of heart attack after marathon
04-09-2012
MEXICO CITY – A runner died of a heart attack after collapsing at the finish of Sunday’s Mexico City marathon won by Kenyan Peter Lemayian Knaya.Mexican Juan Pablo de la Mora asked for help when he
readSundowns fans threaten Dutch coach
04-09-2012
PRETORIA – Former Dutch international Johan Neeskens needed a police escort to protect him from angry supporters after the South African club he coaches lost a league match on Sunday, local media
readFerguson has lost my respect, says Berbatov
04-09-2012
SOFIA – Dimitar Berbatov said yesterday he had lost respect for Alex Ferguson over the way his Manchester United career came to an end.The Bulgarian striker, who moved to Fulham on transfer deadline
readChristiano Ronaldo ‘sad’ at Real Madrid
04-09-2012
BARCELONA – First Kaka wanted to leave, now Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo says he’s “sad” at the Spanish club.Ronaldo said he was upset with “people in the club” after scoring two goals to
readFrom The Twitterstadium
04-09-2012
THE accolades flowed on Sunday night for Namibian athlete Johanna Benson, who ran her way to a silver medal in the women’s T37 100 metres at the Paralympics in London. News of her win exploded like a
readPistorius controversy ignites Paralympics
04-09-2012
LONDON – South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius is to meet the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) after he lost his first T44 200m race in nine years and said the length of his rivals’ carbon fibre
readArmless archer eyes more than full freezer
04-09-2012
LONDON – If you thought archery required a steady hand then American Paralympian Matt Stutzman is ready to shoot an arrow through your preconceptions. The 29-year-old from Iowa was born without arms,
readFootball playing boy without feet causing stir in Brazil
04-09-2012
CAMPOS – Brazilian Gabriel Muniz, 11, is one of the best players at his school despite being born without feet and he dreams of being a footballer when he grows up, even though he knows it can only be
readMalawian hitch-hikes to play in Namibian squash tournament
04-09-2012
MALAWI’S number one men’s squash player, James Matewere, hitch-hiked 2 800 kilometres just so he could feature in The Namibian’s open squash championship which was held in Walvis Bay this past
readJohnny Doëseb positive on NPL cups
04-09-2012
NAMIBIAN Premier League chairman Johnny Doëseb says he is confident that there will be extra Cup competition for club football in the coming season. The NPL said last month that a League Cup as well
readUnam confirms Keetmans campus
04-09-2012
PLANS by the University of Namibia (Unam) to set up a southern campus at Keetmanshoop are a step closer to becoming reality. On Friday Unam’s working group headed by Professor Ray Auala met with local
readSMSes for Tuesday 04 September 2012
04-09-2012
SMS Of The Day *FOR THOSE with problems getting connected and/or paying your electricity: Go solar! Grid parity has been achieved quite some time ago, meaning, it is cheaper now to generate your own
readPolice probe ‘Dr’ Blair
04-09-2012
THE Namibian Police, in conjunction with the National Qualifications Authority (NQA), are investigating the activities of an education institution run by Martin Christopher Blair.The Namibian was also
readPlan to revive ostrich farming fails
04-09-2012
THE Karas Regional Council’s plan to revive ostrich farming in the South appears to have fallen flat. The sector collapsed in 2003 when most of the farmers were facing extreme hardship due to the high
readThe Head Of Household Conundrum
04-09-2012
THE census enumerator who came to my house in 2011 asked who was the head of the household. I said that my husband and I made decisions jointly. This caused some consternation, for the census
readInterrogating The Tortured Soul Of Our Nation
04-09-2012
AS our nation’s problems multiply and become more complex, our rulers have nothing but the same old stale and out-of-place rhetoric to offer from the soap box. They regale us with passé, lifeless and
readNotable Quotes
04-09-2012
ANYBODY who is fantasising or politically ‘hallucinating’ needs to be hypnotised with the truth..... – Elijah Ngurare, who was re-elected as the leader of the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) speaking
readNeo-liberalism bane of the poor
04-09-2012
NEO-LIBERALISM is failing the weak and poor – in Europe, but more so in Africa and other developing countries – as it deepens poverty and inequality between nations as well as within nations,
readMagistrate Myburgh suspended
04-09-2012
A SENIOR Windhoek-based magistrate has been suspended from his post in the wake of a claim that he had tried to sell his car during working hours.Magistrate Ben Myburgh has been suspended by the
readLeased tugboat christened Onkoshi
04-09-2012
ONKOSHI (Oshiwambo for ‘lion’) will be the name officially given to the Namibian Port Authority’s new tugboat in two weeks – but only temporarily, according to Namport’s executive port operator, Alf
readIthana elected vice president of Socialist International
04-09-2012
SWAPO Party secretary general Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana has been elected as the vice president of Socialist International (SI) for Southern Africa together with President Jacob Zuma of the African
readGeingob under Politburo spotlight
04-09-2012
SWAPO’s Politburo met at State House yesterday to place next week’s national policy conference under the spotlight as well as to address some issues that cropped up before and during the congress of
readFairness of treason trial under attack
04-09-2012
THE main Caprivi high treason trial has been fundamentally tainted by torture and police interference with witnesses and manipulation of witnesses, a defence lawyer argued in the High Court at
readDeputy minister’s daughter, niece among nine dead
04-09-2012
NINE people died on Sunday when a minibus taxi crashed head-on into the double-cab bakkie of the Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism, Uahekua Herunga.The right rear tyre of the minibus burst
readAffected people want Special Initiative tenders
04-09-2012
THE presence of Chinese companies at a pre-bid meeting for construction tenders with money from the German Special Initiative irked Namibian small and medium enterprises.The SMEs said while they are
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