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NPL awards set for Friday
The outstanding achievers during the recently ended MTC Namibia Premier League (NPL) season will be acknowledged at an awards ceremony scheduled for this weekend. With the league having officially...
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UN leader vows to help Haiti fight cholera epidemic
UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited Haiti on Monday, vowing to help the country end a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 8 500 people since 2010 and that some blame on UN peacekeepers. Ban promised to...
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Israel accepts Egypt's Gaza truce plan
Israel yesterday accepted an Egyptian proposal to end a week of the deadliest violence in the Gaza Strip for years, despite a Hamas decision to reject the US-backed truce. The decision by Israel's...
View ArticleNigerian leader: Missing girls will be home soon
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan promised on Monday that more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants would soon return home, teenage Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai said...
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Pistorius 'was drunk, insulted Zuma family'
Murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius allegedly insulted President Jacob Zuma's family while at a nightclub in Sandton on Saturday night, The Star reported yesterday. Johannesburg businessman...
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On the Move
Gunton Cloete Executive Officer: New Business Development – Capricorn Asset Management (CAM) Read more about On the MoveCategory: BUSINESS
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Strike slams brakes on another auto giant
US motor company Ford has suspended production at one of its South African plants and Japanese car-maker Toyota plans to follow suit as a manufacturing workers' strike hits suppliers of car components....
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Brics neutrality on Ukraine a diplomatic win
A summit of the Brics group of emerging market countries will abstain from criticising Russia's recent actions in Ukraine, Brazilian officials said, a diplomatic victory for President Vladimir Putin....
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Local NGOs owe Europe millions
The head of delegation of the European Union (EU) to Namibia has confirmed that two locally-based non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have agreed to repay misused donor funds. According to Ambassador...
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Scrawny wrestler lasts less than a second in painful debut
A scrawny Japanese sumo wrestler who was launched from the ring in less than a second during a bruising debut tweeted photos of his battle scars yesterday and promised to do better. Seventeen-year-old...
View ArticleGlobal watchdog tells banks to clean up
The world’s top financial regulator this week urged deep-rooted change to how currency benchmarks are set, encouraging market players to tighten up their governance, practices and controls rather than...
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EU weighs Russia sanctions
Hesitant European leaders yesterday launched a fresh debate on adopting new sanctions against Russia for its perceived backing of Ukrainian insurgents that could damage their own fragile economies. The...
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Unicef hails Namibia’s successes
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) in Namibia has described Namibia’s first Health Extension Programme (HEP) as a largely successful initiative that has exceeded expectations. The Minister of...
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Nurses catch thieves red-handed
Oshakati State Hospital personnel and curious visitors and patients crowded the parking area near the superintendent’s office at noon yesterday when two thieves were caught red-handed breaking into a...
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Football’s wheeling and dealing
Yesterday’s international football transfer activity saw a former England striker being rewarded for helping his side back to the big leagues, a coach fired in January getting a job and reports linking...
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Wrestlers impress at South African champs
A relatively small Namibian contingent of wrestlers managed to impress at the South African National Championships in Pretoria earlier this month. The six wrestlers - four representing After School...
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ELCRN parish treasurer testifies at fraud trial
ELCRN’s Macedonia Parish treasurer has told the Windhoek Regional Court in Katutura that one of the accused standing trial for defrauding the church of over N$700 000, had assured her he needed the...
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Sharks, Brumbies hold edge
Waikato Chiefs have to reverse a thumping loss the last time they played the ACT Brumbies if they are to keep their Super Rugby title defence alive this weekend. The back-to-back champions take on the...
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Mercedes set for Rosberg, Hamilton dogfight
Waikato Chiefs have to reverse a thumping loss the last time they played the ACT Brumbies if they are to keep their Super Rugby title defence alive this weekend. The back-to-back champions take on the...
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