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42 Articles found on Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Amnesty expires for traffic offenders
20-02-2013
THE City of Windhoek’s traffic officers will today start arresting traffic offenders with outstanding warrants of arrest after the expiry of an amnesty period offered by the Ministry of Justice that
readSchool sends girls with short skirts home
20-02-2013
THE school principal at Hochland High School in Windhoek yesterday sent home more than 100 girls wearing skirts considered too short.There was a mass inspection at the start of the school day. The
readNamibia fights EU seal ban
20-02-2013
THE seal saga has taken a surprise turn with Namibia joining Norway and Canada in its fight to lift the ban on importing seal products into the European Union (EU). This came shortly after Ombudsman
readFavourites lay down marker
20-02-2013
THE All-Africa Senior Squash Championships got under way in Windhoek yesterday with South Africa, Zambia, Nigeria and Botswana winning their opening matches. Namibia lost their opening match against
readSMSes for Wednesday 20 February 2013
20-02-2013
SMS Of The Day *SEBASTIAN Ndeitunga, are you for real? African culture does not allow for miniskirts according to you, but does it allow for Himba ladies to walk around in town exposing their
readWe just want points, says Woody Jacobs
20-02-2013
TURA Magic coach Woody Jacobs is only concerned about collecting maximum points against former club Ramblers at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tonight (20h00).Jacobs, who left Ramblers under a cloud of
readEkandjo rallies behind boxers
20-02-2013
SPORT Minister Jerry Ekandjo yesterday called on Namibians to support Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda’s world title fight “en masse” at Ramatex next month. Ambunda, who will challenge Pungluang Sor Singyu
readNike, Oakley discard Oscar
20-02-2013
TWO major sponsors, Oakley and Nike, distanced themselves from Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on Monday after the South African sports star was charged with murder in the shooting death of his
readMilan braced for Barca visit
20-02-2013
MILAN – AC Milan have been left dwelling on the past as they prepare to host Barcelona in a Champions League last-16 first leg tie tonight when Lionel Messi will try to score for the Catalans for the
readArrows v Pirates in Bidvest Namibia Cup
20-02-2013
THE last winners of the NFA Cup, Eleven Arrows, will face Orlando Pirates in the third round of the Bidvest Namibia Cup after the draw was made on Monday evening in Walvis Bay.Arrows, who won the Leo
readBail unlikely for sobbing Pistorius
20-02-2013
PRETORIA – The magistrate in the Oscar Pistorius bail hearing has ruled that Pistorius is facing a schedule six offence, which will make it unlikely that he will be granted bail.Magistrate Desmond
read‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’
20-02-2013
When Benh Zeitlin walks the Academy Award red carpet this Sunday, he will be a former nobody who gathered a whole lot of other nobodies to make a film that nobody has stopped talking about since its
readZim appoints new rights, election chiefs
20-02-2013
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday announced new heads for the country’s human rights and electoral commissions ahead of crucial polls this year.Tsvangirai told journalists
readIsrael raids home of Palestinian hunger striker
20-02-2013
JERUSALEM – Israeli police raided overnight the east Jerusalem home of a Palestinian prisoner who has been on long-term hunger strike, arresting his brother, family members and a police spokesperson
readThousands in Guinea demand graft-free vote
20-02-2013
CONAKRY – Opposition supporters held protests across Guinea on Monday to demand a free and fair parliamentary election, fearing the first such vote in more than a decade will be cheapened by fraud.The
readTourism industry ends 2012 better than 2011
20-02-2013
THE tourism industry in Namibia picked up in the last three months on 2012 compared to the previous year, driven by better occupancy rates and a favourable exchange rate, FNB Namibia has said in its
readTip Persuasion Doesn’t Require Manipulation
20-02-2013
If you’re trying to convince people outside clear reporting lines to collaborate with you, you’ll need to use your powers of persuasion, Harvard Business Review says in its Management Tip of the Day.
readTender closes for N$3 billion Namport development
20-02-2013
THE tender for the design and construction of Namport’s N$3 billion development of a container terminal on reclaimed land, including a quay wall, cranes and dredging works, closed at 12h00 yesterday
readGerman cement company to build plant in Cameroon
20-02-2013
YAOUNDE – German firm G Power Cement will invest about US$90 million to build an 800 000 tonnes a year plant in Cameroon, the third cement company to set up in the country in the last two
readTurkey defies allies to pursue Iraqi Kurd energy ties
20-02-2013
ANKARA – Turkey is defying Washington and Baghdad in developing a broad energy partnership with Iraqi Kurds as it pushes to secure affordable oil and gas supplies to fuel its rapid economic
readAmplats’ SA operations shut after mine violence
20-02-2013
JOHANNESBURG – All of Anglo American Platinum’s operations in South Africa were shut yesterday after workers stayed away following violence at one of the mines the previous day, a spokeswoman for the
readStandard Chartered eyes more Zim private equity deals
20-02-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Standard Chartered’s private equity arm is looking for more deals in Zimbabwe, a senior executive told Reuters on Monday, betting on a rise in consumer spending after years of
readOmaso galopotwa moshilandopangelo
20-02-2013
Omulumentu ngoka a adhikile amaangelekwa mokuti moshitopolwa sha Otjomusie moVenduka mehulilo shiwike lya zi ko okwa dhimbululwa, opolisi osho yalopota ngeyi mOmaandaha.Omulumentu okwadhiladhilwa
readOmupolisi gopombanda ta ti oombwila kadhili pashiAfrika
20-02-2013
Omutaleli ndjayi mOpolisi ya Namibia, omusamane Sebastian Ndeitunga okwa londodha aakiintu ya tulepo okuzala oombwila ndhoka “oohupi noonkondo dho inadhisiikila olutu nawa” unene ngaa momahala
readOmboma ya Shakati ya dhimbulukiwa ohela moNooli
20-02-2013
NGASHI ngaa osho hashi ningwa omvula kehe okuza momumvo 1988, haku dhimbulukiwa etopo lyOmboma mOmbaanga yOtango yOpashigwana, ano yoFirst National Bank-FNB) mOshakati, ndjoka ya faalele oomwenyo
readChasing the dots ... Birds of a Feather
20-02-2013
“Those who are behaving outside the normal tradition of an African will be dealt with,” The Namibian quotes our boss cop as saying (February 19 2013); “we work for the money, not the loyalty” was also
readNotable Quotes
20-02-2013
THOSE who are behaving outside the normal tradition of an African will be dealt with. At Rundu, both traditional and political leaders were happy and supported our actions. At least put on something,
readFrom The Twittersphere
20-02-2013
A CLAIM by NamPol’s Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga that miniskirts are ‘unAfrican’ created a mega outcry, if not a mini revolution, yesterday. To put it mildly, Namibians are up in arms about
readMissing Khorixas teenager’s skeleton found
20-02-2013
THE skeleton of a Khorixas teenager missing since October last year was found on Sunday and has raised more questions for the town’s community and police alike.Trevor Dankiero !Aoxamub (18) went
readSwapo extraordinary congress set for June
20-02-2013
SWAPO secretary general Nangolo Mbumba has announced that the party’s Politburo has recommended to the Central Committee that this year’s extraordinary congress be held from June 21 to 23.The congress
read‘Struggle kids’ not special - Mbumba
20-02-2013
THE hopes of the ‘children of the liberation struggle’ to get jobs in the public service were dealt a major blow after the ruling party’s Politburo expressed disapproval of their “manners and
readNext Tuesday is Budget Day
20-02-2013
NEWS that Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila will table Namibia’s 23rd main budget in Parliament next Tuesday – the second year in a row she managed to do so before the end of February – was
readNamibia clear of fake TB drugs
20-02-2013
NAMIBIA has not reported any incidents of substandard or falsified tuberculosis drugs which, according to an international report, is widely used in at least 17 countries, including southern African
readMushroom farm at Otjiwarongo to be revived
20-02-2013
OTJIWARONGO – New life is being breathed into a mushroom farm for people living with disabilities, which stopped operating because of infighting not long after it was launched in 2010.The project,
readMan in court for baby’s death
20-02-2013
A MAN accused of killing his girlfriend’s baby on Saturday made a brief appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura on Tuesday.Zanie Lambert (24) is facing a charge of murder in
readLand Matters in Art Selects 152 Artworks
20-02-2013
Artistic seeds planted in the hopes of harvest for the Land Matters in Art project have bloomed in a staggering selection of submitted artworks by new, established and amateur visual artists. Whittled
readFraud suspect aims for bail
20-02-2013
SOUTH African serial fraud suspect Adriaan Pienaar has again lodged an urgent application in the High Court in Windhoek – this time to ask that various magistrates be ordered to hear applications by
readDefence lawyer exits murder trial
20-02-2013
THE trial of the two men accused of robbing and murdering a farmer in the Rehoboth district in June 2007 has hit a snag on only its second day of proceedings in the High Court in Windhoek.A day after
readWalvis Bay traffic cop not guilty of corruption
20-02-2013
WALVIS Bay traffic officer Collin Rickets was found not guilty of corruption in the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court last week.It was alleged that Rickets, during October 2011, corruptly certified a
readShip captain likely committed suicide
20-02-2013
A SHIP captain who remains missing after his disappearance from an Indian vessel probably committed suicide, said Karas Police Commissioner Armas Shivute. “The possibilities are that he committed
readBuild Together Programme takes shape at Keetmans
20-02-2013
CONSTRUCTION work has started on a low-cost housing development under the government-funded Build Together Programme at Keetmanshoop. The housing project involves the construction of 273 houses.
readOshakati’s 1988 bomb blast victims remembered
20-02-2013
A NUMBER of survivors of the February 1988 Oshakati bomb blast that killed 27 people and maimed many others gathered in front of the town’s Inland Revenue office yesterday morning to commemorate the
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