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39 Articles found on Monday, 18 February 2013
Stepfather allegedly assaults mother and kills baby
18-02-2013
THE spate of violence against women and children continues unabated, as a stepfather allegedly killed an infant on Saturday after having assaulted the mother a few days ago.Ellerese Christiaan, aged a
readSwakopmund construction companies accused of collusion
18-02-2013
THE alleged collusion by four Swakopmund contractors in tendering for the construction of a traffic circle at the entrance to Swakopmund is heading to the High Court.An investigation of the applicants
readGovt runs out of cash
18-02-2013
THE Ministry of Finance is desperately looking for additional funding to be able to pay pensions and disability grants for the remaining two months of the 20012/2013 financial year. Apart from this
readSeibeb bags second Challenge title
18-02-2013
COSTA Seibeb won the Nedbank Cycle Challenge for the second year in a row when he completed the 100km event in a time of two hours, 28 minutes and 36 seconds in Windhoek yesterday. Heinrich Köhne came
readOscar’s agent cancelling races
18-02-2013
PRETORIA – Oscar Pistorius’s agent has begun cancelling races since the Olympic athlete was charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.Pistorius’s agent, Peet van Zyl, told the
readBrumbies savour Reds revenge
18-02-2013
WELLINGTON – The ACT Brumbies beat the Queensland Reds to go top of the Super 15 ladder at the weekend, avenging two disappointing defeats to their country rivals last year, in an Australia-only
readAfrican Stars’ title push pegged back
18-02-2013
AFRICAN Stars lost ground in the title race as they surprisingly lost 1-0 to Blue Waters in Walvis Bay on Saturday. An own goal by Chris Katjiukua in the 40th minute condemned Stars to their first
readIyambo retains Rössing title
18-02-2013
PAULUS Iyambo of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) retained his Rössing National Marathon Championship title with a new personal best time of two hours, 18 minutes and 16 seconds on Saturday. Simon
readBarca coach hails new Messi landmark
18-02-2013
MADRID – Barcelona assistant manager Jordi Roura hailed 300-goal Lionel Messi after the Argentine’s double helped his side come from a goal down to beat Granada 2-1 on Saturday.Messi’s first goal was
readSMSes for Monday 18 February 2013
18-02-2013
SMS Of The Day *WHATEVER we say about corruption, intolerance, incompetence or even the positive things, one thing is true; the people have the government they deserve. All government officials, or
readKhama expresses doubt over peaceful Zim polls as Mugabe sets referendum date
18-02-2013
Cape Town – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s most outspoken high-level African critic Ian Khama has expressed doubt over the possibility of peaceful elections in Zimbabwe, saying those responsible
readCalls for lifting Banda’s immunity
18-02-2013
Lusaka – Watchdog Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) said on Saturday that it supports calls for lifting the immunity of the country’s former president Rupiah Banda so that he can answer
readPistorius’ girlfriend leaves haunting TV message
18-02-2013
JOHANNESBURG – A celebrity television show on Saturday aired haunting footage of Oscar Pistorius’ slain girlfriend speaking about the need to leave a positive mark on life, words laden with unintended
readRussia cleans up after meteor blast
18-02-2013
Moscow – Thousands of Russian emergency workers went out on Saturday to clear up the damage from a meteor that exploded over the Ural mountains, damaging buildings, shattering windows and showering
readSA minister calls for ban of civil servant business
18-02-2013
South Africa’s minister of public works Lindiwe Sisulu has proposed that civil servants be banned from conducting business with the state, the Sunday Times reported.Sisulu said it was time public
readBritain urges Chad to arrest Omar al-Bashir
18-02-2013
London – Britain called on Chad on Saturday to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir while he visits N’Djamena for a regional summit and to hand him over to the International Criminal Court.Chad is
readNamibia rated as top emerging market economy
18-02-2013
NAMIBIA has been named the top emerging market economy in Africa and the 13th best one in the world by global business and financial news provider, Bloomberg.Only four African countries made the Top
readWorld Bank sees ‘enormous potential’ in Myanmar
18-02-2013
WASHINGTON – A World Bank official said Friday that Myanmar has “enormous potential” as it undergoes reforms, which have led the Washington-based lender to launch a drive to bring electricity to
readM&A recovery picks up, but not at pre-2008 levels
18-02-2013
NEW YORK – The US$28 billion takeover of ketchup king Heinz by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital announced Thursday offered the latest sign that merger and acquisition activity is on the upswing.But
readAnglo promises austerity after posting first loss in a decade
18-02-2013
LONDON – Anglo American slid to its first net loss for more than a decade in 2012 after profits fell across all units and the global miner wrote US$4 billion off the value of its flagship Minas Rio
readFitch sets Ghana outlook to negative over ballooning deficit
18-02-2013
ACCRA – Fitch said Friday it had revised its outlook on Ghana’s credit rating from stable to negative due to a ballooning deficit despite strong growth in the country seen as a model democracy in West
readThousands protest to end evictions in Spain
18-02-2013
MADRID – Thousands of people demonstrated in Spanish cities on Saturday pushing for a new law to end a wave of evictions of homeowners ruined by the economic crisis.Several thousand marched yelling to
readPakistan port integral to China maritime expansion
18-02-2013
ISLAMABAD – China’s acquisition of a strategic port in Pakistan is the latest addition to its drive to secure energy and maritime routes and gives it a potential naval base in the Arabian Sea,
readRobust growth in credit in 2012
18-02-2013
INDIVIDUALS borrowed nearly N$3,9 billion from commercial banks last year, while businesses borrowed about N$3,7 billion, Capricorn Investment Holdings (CIH) said in its latest money and credit
readTrevor Noah gets flak for Pistorius joke
18-02-2013
Trevor Noah fans are not happy with his jokes this time round, as he comments about the Pistorius saga.Gabi Mbele from The Times, picked up his tweet, and the flak that followed it: Noah tweeted: “And
readFormer Big Brother Africa housemate dies
18-02-2013
The death of Hip-hop artist and Nigeria’s representative at the last Big Brother Africa Star Game reality show, Goldie has sent shock waves across the African continent. Goldie passed away on Thursday
readYoung man accused of raping boy
18-02-2013
A YOUNG Windhoek resident is being kept in police custody after making a first court appearance on a child rape charge on Friday.The suspect, Jeremia Toze Kamuhamba (23), was arrested on Wednesday in
readVersailles resettled move in
18-02-2013
NEARLY a year after the Khomas Regional Council handed over Farm Versailles to the //Naosan /Aes Landless People’s Movement and Stinkwater #Hatsamas resettlement beneficiaries, 87 families have
readFrom The Twittersphere
18-02-2013
THE sudden death, at 31, of popular musician and Big Brother Africa All Star housemate, Goldie from Nigeria, and the sensational Oscar Pistorius murder case in South Africa were ‘shock and awe’
readTraffic offenders crowd magistrate’s court
18-02-2013
THE City of Windhoek is set to meet with the prosecutor general’s office and the Justice Ministry today to discuss the fate of motorists with outstanding traffic fines.Superintendent Helena Mootseng,
readTeacher wins case about unlawful arrest
18-02-2013
THE Minister of Safety and security has been ordered to pay N$12 000 to a teacher to compensate him for being unlawfully arrested and detained by the police for four days.Teacher Henok Iyambo spent 52
readReferee to investigate litigant Maletzky
18-02-2013
HIGH Court Judge President Petrus Damaseb plans to appoint a referee to investigate whether an active litigant in the High Court, August Maletzky, has been representing clients in contravention of the
readOkalongo to become a settlement
18-02-2013
ONANDJABA village in the Okalongo Constituency of the Omusati Region will soon be developed into a settlement.The announcement was welcomed by the residents of the village who at the beginning of this
readNepotism probe at Government Stores
18-02-2013
THE permanent secretary in the Ministry of Works and Transport, Peter Mwatile, has ordered an internal investigation into allegations of corruption at the Government Stores in Windhoek.This step by
readNDF commissions 45 cadet officers
18-02-2013
THE Namibian Defence Force has commissioned 45 officers from an initial intake of 55 after a 17-month training course that tested the physical and mental strength of the cadets.Speaking at the Osana
readMan arrested for killing of wife, lover
18-02-2013
THE police in Ohangwena Region have arrested a man in connection with the killing of his wife and her alleged lover at Omafo village near Oshikango on Valentine’s Day on Thursday.Ohangwena police
readLast Band Standing starts on a high note
18-02-2013
Saturday night was the when. National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) was the where and the reason was for it all was the love of live music. The third edition of the NTN’s Last Band Standing kicked off to a
readEpidemic response must be redoubled
18-02-2013
NAMIBIA has faced many epidemics over the past few years – some of local origin and others from abroad – and while the country managed to survive these outbreaks, it is vital that outbreak
readNotable Quotes
18-02-2013
WE are all devastated. Her family is in shock. They did have a good relationship. Nobody actually knows what happened. – Sarita Tomlinson, agent to late Reeva Steenkamp who was allegedly shot and
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