December 2011

Susanne Hoff Plot Thickens

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 23/12/2011 - 11:51
Susanne Hoff, the alleged mastermind behind a conspiracy to kill her husband, was arrested for fraud on Tuesday evening.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112230559.html

Shaanika to Assist At African Nations Cup

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 23/12/2011 - 11:50
Assistant referee David Shaanika will be running down the touchlines at next month's Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112230557.html

Govt to Pay N$800 Million More for Neckartal

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 23/12/2011 - 11:50
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has pushed Government into hiring a company with a chequered past to build a dam at a cost of N$2,8 billion - N$800 million more than another bidder who was initially appointed.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112230555.html

Outjo Police Question Two Over Woman's Death

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 23/12/2011 - 11:50
Police at Outjo are questioning two suspects in connection with the murder of Laurencia Richter (35), whose body was found in a dry riverbed near the Etoshapoort township.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112230552.html

'Space Ball' Falls Out the Sky

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 23/12/2011 - 09:05
A large metallic ball fell out of the sky on a remote grassland in Namibia, prompting baffled authorities to contact NASA and the European space agency.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112230096.html

Namibia Hold Training Session in Tundavala Stadium

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 23/12/2011 - 08:44
Namibia football team on Wednesday carried out a training session in Tundavala stadium, ahead of Thursday's friendly game with Angola, ANGOP has learnt.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112230062.html

National Squad Get Draw Against Namibia

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 23/12/2011 - 08:01
The national soccer teams of Angola and Namibia Thursday played to a goalless draw in friendly in Tundavala stadium, in the capital of the southern Huila province, Lubango, as part of preparation ahead of the African Cup of the Nations (CAN2012), set to take place in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112230040.html

Suiderhof Evictions Executed

Submitted by AA Namibia on Thu, 22/12/2011 - 12:21
DESPITE attempts by the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) to intervene in the eviction of female soldiers from the Suiderhof military base in Windhoek, evictions were in full swing on Friday.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112220581.html

Man Killed By Train in Mariental

Submitted by AA Namibia on Thu, 22/12/2011 - 12:21
A KALKRAND resident was run over and killed by a train a few metres south of the Mariental railway station early Monday morning.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112220580.html

Top Consumer News Issues in the Country for 2011

Submitted by AA Namibia on Thu, 22/12/2011 - 12:21
After a consumer wrote in to The Namibian alerting us that she had been a victim of a scam perpetrated by savvy smooth-talking door-to-door salespeople, the company, its goods and its general business acumen were investigated.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112220579.html