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49 Articles found on Thursday, 7 March 2013
City Police counts dogs, shebeens
07-03-2013
WHETHER pampered pooches or homeless mutts, the Windhoek City Police want to count them all.The dog census is part of a survey, the first of its kind, to establish how many dogs and shebeens there are
readEviction order against ‘struggle kids’
07-03-2013
THE City of Windhoek yesterday obtained an interim High Court order for the eviction of a group of young people calling themselves ‘the children of the liberation struggle’ from a piece of land
readShihepo dances his way out of poverty
07-03-2013
IN a country of more than two million people where everyone is trying to carve out a living for themselves, 20-year-old Benjamin Shihepo has found a niche within the dancing industry to get paid.The
readSouth Africa brewery to begin construction in Okahandja
07-03-2013
SABMiller is planning to break ground next month with the construction of its planned 260 000 hectolitre brewery in Namibia.After some delays, the company recently received approval for the rezoning
readNamibians are miserable
07-03-2013
What does it mean to be miserable? The dictionary defines miserable as “causing extreme discomfort or unhappiness for example in a miserable situation”. This past week Namibia was ranked as the
readLeo targets 60% market share
07-03-2013
OPUWO – The Managing Director of Telecom Namibia, Frans Ndoroma says the extensive telecommunications’ services and connectivity of the Leo mobile phone network will be expanded to remote areas in
readHow to Write Clearly
07-03-2013
WHENEVER you write an email, proposal, or report, it is up to you — not the reader — to make sure your point is understood. Here are three ways to ensure your ideas aren’t misinterpreted:* Adopt the
readNamibia 6th ‘most miserable’ country
07-03-2013
NAMIBIA has been awarded the dubious status as the sixth “most miserable place in the world” out of 197 countries and territories, according to the 2012 Misery Index. The index is a crude economic
readLonmin strike at Marikana mine in SA ends - union
07-03-2013
JOHANNESBURG – Miners returned to work yesterday at world number three platinum producer Lonmin’s Marikana mine in South Africa, ending a one-day illegal stoppage, a trade unionist said.“The guys have
readAirAsia’s entry to India approved
07-03-2013
NEW DELHI – Asia’s largest low-cost carrier AirAsia won approval from India’s foreign investment panel Wednesday to set up an airline in a joint venture with the giant Tata group, a government
readSaudi billionaire in rage over Forbes ranking
07-03-2013
WASHINGTON – Forbes magazine alleged Tuesday that Saudi tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal “systematically exaggerates” his wealth after the billionaire accused the magazine of understating the size of
readGlencore, Xstrata deal waits on China
07-03-2013
LONDON – A rise in profits from trading helped Glencore offset lower prices in 2012, with net income down by a quarter as the commodities group prepares to seal a US$34 billion takeover of miner
readOnline ivory trade threatens Africa’s elephants
07-03-2013
BANGKOK – Conservationists say there’s a new threat to the survival of Africa’s endangered elephants that may be just as deadly as poachers’ bullets: the black-market trade of ivory in
readLittle unity over cap-and-trade programme
07-03-2013
CALIFORNIA – Businesses and environmentalists remain deeply divided over California’s landmark carbon cap-and-trade programme, with industry calling it a job-killing nightmare and clean energy
readDeep underground, worms and ‘zombie microbes’ rule
07-03-2013
OSLO – A dark realm far beneath the Earth’s surface is a surprisingly rich home for tiny worms and “zombie microbes” that may hold clues to the origins of life, scientists said this week.“It’s an
readComputer glitch suspends NASA’s Mars rover operation
07-03-2013
CAPE CANAVERAL – A computer glitch, possibly caused by radiation, has put on hold the Mars rover Curiosity’s first attempt to analyse powder from inside an ancient rock, officials said on
readChile court halts huge power plant project
07-03-2013
SANTIAGO – A court in Chile has halted the construction of a huge power plant being built by a Spanish company, after fishermen charged it would harm the environment and ruin their livelihood.The
readDeath of Chavez leaves leftist void in Latin America
07-03-2013
HAVANA – The death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday left a large void in the leftist leadership of Latin America and raised questions about whether the oil largesse he generously spread
readRiot police break up Morgan Tsvangirai meeting
07-03-2013
HARARE – Riot police in Zimbabwe blocked an address Tuesday by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, whose uneasy unity rule with President Robert Mugabe is set to end within months at the ballot
readIsrael mistreats Palestinian children
07-03-2013
JERUSALEM – Palestinian children detained by the Israeli military are subject to widespread, systematic ill-treatment that violates international law, a Unicef report said yesterday.The United Nations
readUnited Nations slams attacks on Tanzania albinos
07-03-2013
GENEVA – Albinos whose body parts are prized by witch doctors are being attacked in rising numbers in Tanzania, with children who are still alive having their limbs chopped off, the top UN human
readUK interfering in Kenya vote – Uhuru Kenyatta
07-03-2013
NAIROBI – Uhuru Kenyatta, who is leading in Kenya’s presidential race, has accused former colonial master Britain of interfering in the country’s elections.In a statement, Kenyatta’s party, the
readSMSes for Thursday 07 March 2013
07-03-2013
SMS Of The Day *OUR government will continue wasting much needed taxpayers’ money through bail-outs to non-performing parastatals such as Air Namibia if they continue employing recycled, incompetent
readPendukeni Ivula Ithana a gandja ombili
07-03-2013
OMINISTA yoshikondo shiinima yomegumbo nomataguloko mo moshilongo Pendukeni Ivula Ithana okwa gandja ombili ohela sho uuthemba woopassporta wa kala nokugandjwa momwaalu omushona okuza muDesemba omumvo
readA pewa omimvo 90 konima yekumba
07-03-2013
OMIMVO 90 dha pewa omukwatinkonga gwokoLiindili Ralph Vukile Mtshibe odhi li ondjokonona nelondodho kaalongi yiimbuluma nodha li dha gandjwa ohela mompangu yopombanda mOvenduka. Omunamimvo
readSimon slams MTC, govt
07-03-2013
HARRY Simon has criticised MTC and the Namibian government for only supporting the Nestor Sunshine Boxing Academy, saying that he, too, could produce world champions with the necessary support. Simon
readTop athletes leave for South Africa
07-03-2013
A NAMIBIAN team of ten athletes and five disabled athletes left for South Africa on Tuesday on a two-month training camp as part of the Vision 2016 project. In South Africa, the athletes will compete
readJerry Ekandjo congratulates Paulus Ambunda
07-03-2013
SPORT Minister Jerry Ekandjo has congratulated Namibia’s new world boxing champion Paulus Ambunda, saying that he is an inspiration for the nation and a role model for Namibia’s youth. Ambunda and his
readOusted United get Mourinho sympathy
07-03-2013
MANCHESTER – Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho expressed sympathy with Manchester United counterpart Alex Ferguson after the Spanish side’s controversial victory in the Champions League last 16.
readAnib Lodge hosts endurance ride
07-03-2013
THE Kalahari Endurance Riding Club held its annual endurance ride at Kalahari Anib Lodge on March 2. Only one of the 29 horses entered for the event did not complete the 80km course. For newcomer
readNamibia third at SA hockey tourney
07-03-2013
NAMIBIA’S women’s team finished third to take the bronze medal at the Senior Indoor IPT Hockey Tournament in South Africa which ended on Saturday.The team firmly entrenched themselves as a formidable
readTwo dead in Damaraland plane crash
07-03-2013
A LIGHT aircraft reported missing in the Sesriem area on Sunday was found in mountainous terrain north of Purros in the Kunene Region yesterday morning. Both people on board, Namibian pilot Mike Berry
readFirst ‘uranium rush’ report out
07-03-2013
THE Directorate of Geological Survey of Namibia yesterday issued the first report for the ‘uranium rush’ in Erongo (known as the ‘uranium province’). The report, officially known as annual Strategic
readFrom The Twittersphere
07-03-2013
NAMIBIA, aaah Namibia. Some ‘shake my head’ moments. Plus, ‘The Rock’, Chris Rock, and Jenny from the block; questions that need answers, concerns, and answers with no questions; and, who’s gunning
readSwakopmund gives the poor leeway to pay off land
07-03-2013
THE Swakopmund town council recently recommended that 100 people who bought plots in the town’s Progressive Development Area (PDA) be allowed to occupy the erven and build temporary dwellings while
read‘Struggle kids’ want to sue Police
07-03-2013
TWENTY-ONE so-called ‘children of the liberation struggle’ who claim to have been injured during Tuesday’s confrontation with the police will get legal help from NamRights to sue the police.Nearly
readNo seal meat on Namibian shelves – official
07-03-2013
AS Europe is scrambling to get to the root of the horse meat scandal, and South Africa is finding donkey meat in beef and game products, the Seals of Nam seal rights activists in South Africa are now
readReho council denies UPM claims
07-03-2013
THE Rehoboth Town Council came out guns blazing in its denial of allegations of corruption and incompetence by opposition party United People’s Movement (UPM). In a statement, UPM vice president Piet
readReho’s Jankowski says no conflict in tender award
07-03-2013
REHOBOTH town council CEO Theo Jankowski yesterday denied allegations of a conflict of interest in the awarding of a road maintenance tender at the town. As chairperson of the town’s tender board,
readOshakati refuses cattle farmers grazing
07-03-2013
THE Oshakati Town Council is refusing to allow cattle farmers to bring their starving animals to the town’s oshanas to graze, saying that it is against town rules.Farmers in Oshana are desperately
readNational debt scares Nyamu
07-03-2013
RALLY for Democracy and Progress (RDP) parliamentarian Jesaya Nyamu has expressed concern about the growing debt levels in the country.Nyamu said that while Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
readNamibian films available online
07-03-2013
With the shelf life of local films expiring some time after a glitzy debut night and some cracks at international film festivals, Namibian film directors have been looking for a way to extend their
readMaltahöhe has ‘no confidence’ in chairperson
07-03-2013
FRUSTRATED Maltahöhe Village Council members yesterday adopted a no-confidence motion against the council’s chairperson, Simon Haikwiyu. Three councillors – Johannes Schmidt (RDP), Markus Saal (Swapo)
readHungamo jumped before he could be pushed
07-03-2013
DUST is refusing to settle around the resignation of NamPower chairman Leevi Hungamo.While he said he resigned more than a week ago, Mines and Energy Minister Isak Katali yesterday maintained that
readChávez’s legacy hailed
07-03-2013
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday hailed the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez as a “true revolutionary whose outstanding contribution to the social and economic development and the
readAward winning musician Linzi Arendse returns to the scene
07-03-2013
“BRILLIANT sound and brilliant production is what inspires me to keep making good music.” So says multi-nominated and winner of some of Namibia’s most prestigious awards, Linzi Arendse.“This is more
readAirNam wants to improve services
07-03-2013
AIR Namibia yesterday said that the latest government bailout of more than N$1 billion and the purchase of two new Airbus A319-100 aircraft would allow it to expand its Windhoek-Frankfurt route. The
readActing Bondelswart chief arrested for drunken driving
07-03-2013
THE acting chief of the Bondelswart tribe, Josef Christiaan, has been charged with drunken driving. According to Police Commissioner Kobus Meyer, Christiaan was pulled over on Monday at around 17h00
readNotable Quotes
07-03-2013
HE goes around targeting young women who are new in Luderitz pretending to be a good Samaritan, yet he is a monster with a devious mind, and planned to take them to a secluded place in order to rape
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