2013-05-25
Nation Faces Hunger
[Namibian]GOING HUNGRY ... Lesley Mouton is one of more than 300 000 Namibians who are faced with food insecurities countrywide. Mouton, who has been faced with bouts of hunger over the last 15 years was found searching for food in the trash drums of Katutura yesterday.2013-05-25
Pohamba Recalls Ambassadors
[Namibian]PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba is said to have recalled all ambassadors and high commissioners heading Namibia's foreign missions with one or two exceptions. 2013-05-25
Illusive United States of Africa?
[Namibian]AS THE African Union/Organisation of African Unity turns 50 years, the dream of a United State of Africa will forever remain an illusion to be pursued but never attained. 2013-05-25
Wife Killer Given 30 Years in Jail
[Namibian]NAMIBIAN society is sick and tired of men who resort to deadly violence as a way of expressing their anger and disappointment when their relationships with women do not work out, High Court Judge Nate Ndauendapo warned yesterday. 2013-05-25
Sporting Matters - Ruffled Feathers
[Namibian]The Brave Warriors' new coach Roger Palmgren ruffled a few feathers this week when he said that the Brave Warriors' fitness levels were a disgrace. He was referring to a test done by a bioki- neticist on the national squad's players in March before Namibia's World Cup qualifier that they lost to Malawi. 2013-05-25
National Culture Festivals - Are They Still Relevant?
[Namibian]THE Annual National Culture Festival (ANCF) is a state-sponsored event that is held nationwide in all 13 regions. Finalists are gathered together at year end in one of the regions to celebrate the nation's diversity. 2013-05-25
Maletzky to Appeal After Contempt Sentence
[Namibian]ONE of the more active litigants in Namibia's High Court, August Maletzky, says he will appeal to the Supreme Court after he was given a suspended sentence for contempt of court on Friday. 2013-05-25
Schools Rugby League Set to Start
[Namibian]THE 23rd annual Metropolitan Boards Trophy League kicks off tomorrow in nine regions across Namibia. 2013-05-25
Zambia, Namibia Engage in Practice Match
[Zambia Reports]The local Chipolopolo boys will this afternoon be accorded a final chance to impress national coach Herve Renard when they face Namibia away in Windhoek in an international friendly. 2013-05-25
Amateurs Ready to Rumble At Bennie's
[Namibian]NAMIBIA'S amateur boxers will demonstrate their craft when they take on their Angolan counterparts in the International Friendly Boxing Tournament at Bennie's Entertainment Park in Ongwediva. 2013-05-25
Doctors Hit Back At Ndishishi
[Namibian]THE Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Association of Namibia Dr David Weber yesterday advised the Ministry of Health to set its house in order before blaming private doctors for deaths at State hospitals. 2013-05-25
Title 'addicts' Scour for More
[Namibian]WINNING titles is addictive and Black Africa are hungry for another, said the club's vice captain Da Costa Angula ahead of Sunday's Namibia Premier League deciding match-ups. 2013-05-25
The Joys and Pain of Motherhood
[Namibian]WHEN Fenny Shiyuka Gotlieb married Stevanes Gotlieb, she considered herself a lucky woman. She got along very well with her in-laws and was accorded the respect she would have wished for. This however only lasted until she gave birth to her two sons who suffered from albinism. 2013-05-25
Tsakana's Whirlwind Year of Reign
[Namibian]She may have been crowned the most beautiful woman in the country in 2012 but anyone who has met Tsakana Nkandih knows that her beauty is not only skin deep. She possesses an undeniable charm and is so eloquently spoken that no one can question the judges' decision to hand the crown to the girl from Tsumeb. 2013-05-25
Namibia, Zambia in Friendly Tussle
[Times of Zambia]AS Zambia take on Namibia in an international friendly this afternoon, coach Hervé Renard's mind is tailored towards finding suitable replacements for his would-be absentees from the Chipolopolo for the June 8, 2014 World Cup qualifier against Lesotho. 2013-05-24
Clara Bohitile: An Outstanding Politician and Exemplary Farmer (1955 …)
[New Era]Windhoek -Commentaries on the life of one of Namibia's leading political activists and former Member of Parliament and exemplary farmer Clara Bohitile affirms that Bohitile is one of the few African women who made history not only because of her political involvement but more so due to her highly decorated farming achievements. 2013-05-24
Electricity Up By 12 Percent
[Namibian]ELECTRICITY consumers in Namibia will pay on average 12% more from the beginning of July. 2013-05-24
Jubilee Is Worth Celebrating
[New Era]THE silence of ordinary Namibians in the commemoration of the African Union's Golden Jubilee is somewhat disconcerting. Are ordinary citizens that oblivious to the conspicuous influence of the African Union on African affairs, or have they simply chosen to celebrate the 50 years of the African Union in silence? Namibians are, by nature, a nation that is like the salt of the earth, hence it is possible that we are simply having a silent celebration of our own. 2013-05-24
Namibia and Angola Sign MOU
[Namibia Economist]The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Angola's Ministry of Agriculture to help strengthen the collaborative effects between the two countries to boost the status of animal health and prevent the spread of animal diseases along the common border by vaccinating livestock on both sides of the border. 2013-05-24
Nnfu Welcomes Drought Declaration
[New Era]Windhoek -The Namibian National Farmers Union (NNFU) has wholeheartedly welcomed the declaration of a nationwide drought emergency by the president. |
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