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54 Articles found on Monday, 28 January 2013
Woman stabbed fifty times
28-01-2013
A WOMAN whose naked body was found in Katutura on Friday was stabbed 50 times all over her body. It is suspected that she was also sexually assaulted.Superintendent Helena Mootseng, the City Police
readNAC hand-picks company to upgrade airport
28-01-2013
THE Namibia Airports Company spent N$15 000 in travel allowances alone on a three-week sponsored trip for its acting CEO, Pamer El-Kallawi, to Mozambique and China.The trip was sponsored by a Chinese
readNamibRe financial reports in disarray
28-01-2013
ALLEGED incompetence of Namibia National Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (NamibRe) management is blamed for the fact that the parastatal’s auditing report for the 2012/13 financial year is still
readON AFRICAN MISSION
28-01-2013
President Hifikepunye Pohamba receives bouquet of flowers upon his arrival at Addis Ababa airport for the African Union’s 28th Heads of State and Government Summit. During yesterday’s official opening
readStars, Black Africa break away from the pack
28-01-2013
AFRICAN Stars and Black Africa broke away from the chasing pack after some big upsets were recorded in Round 12 of the MTC Premiership over the weekend. Stars and BA both won their matches to continue
readNew Nkandla report vindicates Zuma: ANC
28-01-2013
The South African government spent R206 million on security upgrades and consultants for President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home, Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi said yesterday.Included in this amount
readForensic audit unit for Auditor General
28-01-2013
THE Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) is planning to establish a forensic audit unit to deal with the misappropriation of state resources and other fraud cases.Auditor-General (AG) Junias Kandjeke
readIs Africa’s focus on GDP misplaced?
28-01-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Emerging economies, including many in Africa, are enjoying some of the strongest gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates in the world but much of this growth is an illusion and could
readPowers of prophesy: Davos looks to the future
28-01-2013
DAVOS, Switzerland – Forget the endless debates about the euro or government debts. What does the future hold?The World Economic Forum at Davos is always a showcase for new research, trends and ideas.
readOtavi launches annual trade expo
28-01-2013
OTAVI – The Otavi Town Council on Friday launched its first-ever annual business exposition known as the Otavi Investment Expo and Festival.The expo is scheduled to take place from April 24-27 this
readDon’t relax, experts warns on global economic crisis
28-01-2013
DAVOS, Switzerland – The world’s political and business elite headed home yesterday from this year’s Davos forum with warnings that while the worst of the financial crisis seems over there is still
readAngola’s Dos Santos Africa’s 1st woman billionaire
28-01-2013
LUANDA – Isabel dos Santos, the eldest daughter of Angolan President Jose Eduardo do Santos, is Africa’s first woman billionaire, according to research by American financial magazine 0.Isabel dos
readLenovo to double tech investment locally
28-01-2013
LENOVO Africa says it is eager to double its investment in new technologies in Namibia.Speaking at a media briefing last week, Lenovo Africa Channel Manager Paul Collins said Namibia is one of Lenovo
readAt Davos, bankers close in on Africa
28-01-2013
DAVOS, Switzerland – Move over, China. The market that has got bankers attending the World Economic Forum at Davos this year excited is Africa.“One market where we see plenty of opportunity is
readForeign firms hesitate returning to post-Kadhafi Libya
28-01-2013
TRIPOLI – Thousands of industrial projects signed by the regime of Muammar Kadhafi are still languishing in Libya, except those in the key oil sector, as foreign majors hesitate to return to the north
readUranium project near Gobabeb gains momentum
28-01-2013
AN announcement last Tuesday of a recent agreement between Australian company Deep Yellow Limited (DYL) and the Namibian government’s mining arm, Epangelo Mining Company, for further development of
readFirst craft shop opens doors in Opuwo
28-01-2013
OPUWO – The first-ever crafts shop opened its doors in this north-western town earlier this year.Namibia Zebra Crafts is a registered business established in 2006, and is currently the only crafts
readFrench forces press on in Mali as US extends support
28-01-2013
BAMAKO – French-led troops were pressing on in Mali Sunday after recapturing the Islamist stronghold of Gao, as the United States agreed to provide vital refuelling facilities for France’s air
readAU to remain firm on its stance of no unconstitutional change
28-01-2013
ADDIS ABABA – Efforts to end conflict across Africa, especially in Mali, dominated the African Union summit opening yesterday, with the 54-member bloc’s chief saying greater efforts are needed to
readDirector Abrams to helm new ‘Star Wars’ movie
28-01-2013
Sci-fi filmmaker JJ Abrams will direct ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’, the Walt Disney Company said after days of speculation, giving hope to many long-suffering fans who were disappointed by the last three
readPaper says Chinese anti-corruption drive nets Politburo member
28-01-2013
BEIJING – A senior Chinese official is under investigation, a Hong Kong newspaper reported at the weekend, in a case that could represent the first time a national political figure has been netted in
readEgypt violence: Morsi calls for calm as more than 30 die
28-01-2013
Cairo – Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Morsi appealed for calm early on Saturday after at least seven people were killed in violence on the second anniversary of the revolution that ousted Hosni
readAanona yekondjelomanguluko oya hala okupewa iilonga
28-01-2013
SIGO oompaka Aanona yomOshitopolwa sha Musati mboka ya valelwa muupongekwa pethimbo lyEkondjelomanguluko lya Namibia, ye li ayehe kumwe 370 lwaampoka, mboka mEtitatu lyOshiwike sha zi ko yi itula
readEenghundana pauxupi
28-01-2013
Oufikepamwe mo Morocco RABAT - Oufemba woomeme/wovakulukadi moMorocco ota uka wanifwapo tashi pitile mokukufapo omilandu dapuka odo hadi pitike ovalongi voilonga yuuxwapindi ngaashi ovakwati nghonga,
readOmudipai wa Cardoso ota ka mangululwa
28-01-2013
MAPUTO – Omulumenhu Vicente Ramaya umwe womwaavo va dipayele omutooli nghundana a shiivika nawa wedina Carlos Cardoso momudo 2000 moMozambique otaka mangululwa moshilonga shaye shouxwapi osho sha kuma
readMinista Iyambo ota ti ye oku li nawa
28-01-2013
OMINISTA yElongo Abraham Iyambo okwa ti ye okwa li kOshipangelo ko Cuba ngashi sha li sha lopotwa koThe Namibian kuyele oshiwike sh zi ko.Ashike ko Cuba okwa li ko ashike a ka konakonwa, ngashi
readAatamanzi taya nyenyeta komayakuko gethano
28-01-2013
AAKALIMO yamwe yomOshikandjohogololo sha Tamanzi, unene yokOnkani, otaya nyenyeta komayakulo ga ya kokule nayo, unene ngele tashi ya keshano nokethaneko lyaanona yoothigwa opo ya mone openzela
readLiverpool agree fee for Inter’s Coutinho – report
28-01-2013
LONDON – Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Inter Milan’s Brazilian attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho who is poised to travel to the Premier League club for a medical next week, the BBC
readDjokovic wears Murray down for Aussie hattrick
28-01-2013
MELBOURNE – Novak Djokovic wore down Andy Murray in a gruelling four-set final to clinch a hat-trick of Australian Open titles in attritional style yesterday. The Serbian world number one lost the
readMass funeral held in Egypt after riots kill 37
28-01-2013
PORT SAID – Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets of the restive Egyptian city of Port Said yesterday for a mass funeral for most of the 37 people killed in rioting a day earlier,
readGiant-killing Luton slay Norwich in FA Cup
28-01-2013
LONDON – Luton Town made a mockery of the 85 places between themselves and Norwich City to become the first minor league club to beat a top-flight side in the FA Cup for 24 years on Saturday. Scott
readRonaldo passes 300 club goals with hattrick
28-01-2013
MADRID – Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick and passed the landmark of 300 club goals as Real Madrid put a turbulent week behind them with a 4-0 win at home to Getafe in La Liga yesterday to close
readIvory Coast through to last eight as Algeria bow out
28-01-2013
RUSTENBURG – Ivory Coast became the first team to reach the African Nations Cup quarter-finals by taking top spot in Group D on Saturday but the continent’s second-ranked side Algeria are out of the
readNamibia beat Boland by 6 runs
28-01-2013
NAMIBIA beat Boland by six runs in a thrilling T20 match in Paarl yesterday. Boland won the toss and sent Namibia in to bat, and they did well to reach a total of 142 runs for five wickets off their
readJohanna Benson third in Scotland
28-01-2013
NAMIBIA’S Paralympic gold medalist Johanna Benson came third in the 60m at the Scotland Indoor Athletics Grand Prix in Glasgow on Saturday. Competing in the 60m in the T37 category for the first time,
readNamibian stars join PSL
28-01-2013
THREE Brave Warriors players, Virgil Vries, Willem Mwedihanga and Petrus Shitembi, have signed for South African PSL sides Maritzburg United, Amazulu and Amatuks, while a fourth Namibian national
readBeata Naigambo excels in Dubai
28-01-2013
BEATA Naigambo gave a great performance to finish ninth against a top-class international field at the Dubai Marathon on Friday. Naigambo finished the marathon in a new personal best time of 2:27:54,
readSMSes for Monday 28 January 2013
28-01-2013
SMS Of The Day *NAMIBIANS, stop saying Nampol doesn’t arrest rapists, robbers and the other criminals while you people know those suspects but you hide them in your houses. If Namibians want a crime
readFrom The Twittersphere
28-01-2013
HOMESPUN and universal truths, insect irritations, stalkers and ‘struggle kids’, crime-fighting penguins, mini skirts, odds and odd things, and more, from the Twitter trenches!@Mallevenite: They will
read348 pupils cleared in examination theft probe
28-01-2013
CLOSE TO 330 students, whose results were initially withheld because they were investigated in the theft of Grade 12 examination papers last year, have finally received their results.Minister Abraham
readBroken trawlers halt Seaflower Whitefish production
28-01-2013
THE Seaflower Whitefish Corporation at Lüderitz has halted production since the beginning of this month due a breakdown of its fishing vessels. Seaflower Whitefish Corporation is a subsidiary of
readStruggle kids ‘hungry and thirsty’
28-01-2013
THE 370 ‘children of the liberation struggle’ who started marching to Windhoek from Outapi last week claim they are going hungry and thirsty.One of them, Olivia Elia, who is nine months pregnant, gave
readMan convicted of rape of 4-year-old
28-01-2013
A WINDHOEK resident who was accused of raping a four-year-old girl when he was 21 years old was found guilty as charged in the Windhoek Regional Court on Friday.More than eight years have passed since
readConcern over power lines running through parks
28-01-2013
THE impact of the construction of a power line from Walmund substation to Walvis Bay through the Dorob National Park has become a concern to environmentalists.This is despite the fact that a public
readNamibia offers model to tackle poaching scourge
28-01-2013
FACED with poachers who are ravaging elephant and rhino populations, African nations could do worse than look to Namibia for a game plan to combat the scourge.Wildlife poaching is on the rise across
readBerseba man gets 15 years for child rape
28-01-2013
THE Keetmanshoop Regional Court on Friday sentenced a Berseba man to 15 years to prison for raping an eight-year-old boy . Ricardo /Hoxobeb (22), who admitted having sex with the boy, was charged with
readKhorixas to appeal labour case
28-01-2013
THE Khorixas Town Council is planning to approach the High Court in a bid not to pay a former senior employee the N$90 000 awarded to him after an arbitration hearing.Former finance chief Amingo
readAcclaimed guitarist to play at the Warehouse Theatre
28-01-2013
Albert Frost, undoubtedly one of the most accomplished guitarists in South Africa, has proven himself in the blues and rock genre with great success. Now the Namibian public will have the opportunity
readGrape farmers return to plots
28-01-2013
TEN small-scale grape farmers along the Orange River, who had been evicted from State-owned vineyard plots and houses, scored a major victory on Thursday when the High Court rescinded their evictions
readElemotho live at NICE before launching African tour
28-01-2013
The name of the Radio France International ‘Decouvertes 2012’ competition winner, Elemotho, is currently on everyone’s lips and a great achievement it is, indeed, for the Namibian artist and his
readDrought relief food sale investigated
28-01-2013
AN investigation will be launched this week in the Kunene Region into allegations that drought relief food has been sold and that food distribution is being done along party lines.The undertaking was
readJudgement reserved on defamation claim
28-01-2013
HIGH COURT Judge Kato van Niekerk has reserved her judgement on a defamation claim in which a presidential pilot, Alois Nyandoro, is suing The Namibian for N$500 000 in connection with an article
read22 anthrax cases reported country wide
28-01-2013
A TOTAL of 22 people are confirmed to be infected with the deadly anthrax bacterium.The Ministry of Health and Social Services have embarked on a mass campaign to create awareness about the disease
readNotable Quotes
28-01-2013
THE government violated the constitution of Namibia by letting parents pay for primary school education for so many years. – A reader of The Namibian sent this readers’ contribution regarding the
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