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42 Articles found on Thursday, 20 December 2007
Ministry of Education responds
20-12-2007
THE Ministry of Education has taken time out to respond to a number of the complaints about the Education Sector, which have been SMSed to The Namibian: ON December 14 we received SMSes from a number
readSMSes of the Day : Thursday
20-12-2007
* THE days are gone when we had real political parties in Namibia. What we have today are only tribal organisations! We should guard against civil war. Namibia is not really free. We only got
readIs Namibia developing its own monetary policy?
20-12-2007
THE recent decision by the Bank of Namibia to leave short-term interest rates unchanged for now has the potential to stimulate domestic demand and boost local economic growth, but capital flows could
readAngola oil exports to fall
20-12-2007
LONDON - Angola is set to export 1,80 million barrels per day in February, down 70 000 bpd from the previous month, its second consecutive monthly decline, trade sources said on Tuesday.Fewer loadings
readDoha deal in sight, differences remain
20-12-2007
GENEVA - World Trade Organisation (WTO) members agreed on Tuesday that a deal to open up global trade was possible next year but that big differences remained between rich and poor nations and even
readEvidence of China's rise everywhere in 2007
20-12-2007
BEIJING - From the depths of Earth's oil fields to the rarefied atmosphere of space, evidence of China's modernisation seemed to be everywhere in 2007 - a rise set to be enshrined with next year's
readZunami hits South Africa
20-12-2007
POLOKWANE - The newly elected leader of South Africa's ruling party rose to power on the backs of trade unionists, communists and the poor.The challenge now is to satisfy his supporters without
readGerman rape suspect fights for bail and against charges
20-12-2007
A GERMAN man who has been detained in Windhoek on charges of rape and attempted murder since the beginning of August told a Magistrate during a bail hearing this week that the woman who laid the
read'The Sleeping Chef' causes a stir!
20-12-2007
A SLEEPING cook yesterday had members of the Fire Brigade rushing with wailing sirens to the Elizabeth Court flats in Windhoek West.Neighbours called the Fire Brigade around midday after they smelled
readExam results tomorrow
20-12-2007
AROUND 31 000 full-time and 15 000 part-time Grade 10 pupils will receive their exam results tomorrow.The Ministry of Education announced that the results of 3 000 others who wrote the Higher
readNew emergency number in Oshana
20-12-2007
THE Police in the Oshana Region have a new 24-hour emergency mobile phone number.The number to call is 081 363 0666. The regional Police chief, Deputy Commissioner Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa, says
readSan people do not want farms in their conservancy: Wimsa
20-12-2007
THE marginalised San people who live in the officially recognised communal N?a Jaqna Conservancy east of Grootfontein are against Government plans to use a large part of the area for small-scale
readPSUN takes up case of uniformed public servants
20-12-2007
THE Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) has approached the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in a bid to force Government to include prison service staff during wage negotiations.The Police,
readO&L best employer of the year
20-12-2007
THE Ohlthaver and List Group of Companies (O&L) received recognition as the best employer of the year from the Namibia Farm Workers' Union (Nafwu) yesterday.It is the first time the union has awarded
readWoermann catches flak from customers
20-12-2007
THE Woermann, Brock & Co (WB) supermarket chain has come under fire from some Windhoek residents who say the group is more concerned with satisfying customers at its upmarket shops, neglecting those
readFinland gives N$4 million for projects
20-12-2007
THE Finnish government has signed agreements with nine local institutions to strengthen civil society, tourism development and entrepreneurship."The Finnish Fund for Local Co-operation is a fund
readArtists, farmers' unions make strange bedfellows
20-12-2007
THE Namibian Farm Workers' Union (Nafwu) and the Oruuano of Namibian Artists' Union have entered into a partnership and signed an agreement aimed at strengthening both unions and improving the
read67-year-old woman beaten and raped
20-12-2007
A 23-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a 67-year-old woman at Okatope on Thursday.The suspect allegedly beat the victim on the head with a stick as she was walking home from the Oupitula
readParastatals, firms owe Government N$3 billion
20-12-2007
TOTAL loan guarantees extended by Government to state-owned enterprises and some private companies stood at N$3,2 billion by the end of September, of which N$1,3 billion were guarantees for domestic
readInamu itaala nande Aaprofeti yiifundja, Omupresidende gwoSwapo, Hifikepunye Pohamba ta indile ngaaka oshigwana omasiku ga zi ko
20-12-2007
P ETHIMBO ta popitha engathithi lyAakwawapo mOshakati mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, Omupresidende gwoSwapo Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa kumagidha nokukunkilila Aakwaswapo noshigwana ashihe kutya inaya itaala
readAazimbabwe aakwatimbambyona ya pewa obooloha
20-12-2007
A AKWASHIGWANA ya Zimbabwe yatatu mboka ya li ya dhitikwa mu Kotomba omumvo gwa zi ko shi na nekwatombambyona lyomulumentu Omukiina, nokwiindila ya futwe oshimaliwa shoondola omiliyuna yimwe (N$1
readOmudhani dhingi mOsinuka Petrus Iyaloo a hulithila mOvenduka
20-12-2007
P ETRUS Iyaloo Alpheus gwoomvula 21 ngoka a li enyakwa muudhano wOsinuka (pool champion) mu Namibia okwa hulitha mEtiyali konima yuuwehame wokathimbo okafupi.Alpheus okwa li a ka kalelapo Namibia
readUuministeli natango inau futa Polytechnic na Unam
20-12-2007
K ONIMA sho yeshi pondola oku sindana opo ya pitikwe okushnaga omakonakono gawo gopehulilo lyomumvo oomwedhi dha zi ko, aanasikola yomoPolytechnic ya Namibia mboka haya futilwa kEpangelo oya dhengwa
readOmunamimvo 17 a dhipagwa ku mukwawo
20-12-2007
O KAMATYONA koomvula 17 okwa dhipagwa omanga omukwawo a dhitikwa nokutulwa konima pekumba poDordabis molyomakaya ga zi ko konima yoontamanana sho dha tukuka pokati kawo yaali - shoma sha eta
readEpangelo tali konakona oshipotha niikolokosha ya Ngoloneya gwaHardap
20-12-2007
O SHEENDO shaanambelewa aakuluntu tashi kwatelwa komeho kOminista yOmapangelo gOpaitopolwa nOmagumbo John Pandeni, osha li sha talelepo Oshitopolwa sha Hardap nokuninga omakonakono kombinga yomapopyo
readSport Briefs
20-12-2007
EDINBURGH - Scottish officials are campaigning to have cycling's premier event, the Tour de France, come to Scotland within the next few years.The summer marathon on two-wheels staged a major success
readMatfield released
20-12-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Tana Umaga has done the New Zealand Super 14 cause no favours by releasing Victor Matfield early from his Toulon stint so that he can help the Bulls defend their cherished
readLiverpool rethink stadium plans
20-12-2007
LONDON - Liverpool's new stadium in Stanley Park will not be "as dramatic" as first planned, the Premier League club said on Monday.The five-times European champions unveiled plans in July for a
readAustralia exact full retribution
20-12-2007
LONDON - As England celebrated their unforgettable 2005 Ashes triumph with singular lack of restraint, Australia captain Ricky Ponting silently plotted his revenge.Retribution was brutal. After
readSpurs, Arsenal into semis
20-12-2007
LONDON - Premier League leaders Arsenal and north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur both reached the League Cup semi-finals on Tuesday with away victories despite ending with 10 men.Arsenal manager
readKaka not good enough for Real
20-12-2007
MADRID - AC Milan's Brazilian star Kaka would struggle to make the first team at Real Madrid despite being named the outstanding footballer of 2007, the Spanish club's president said."The (Real) team
readWarriors on track in Germany
20-12-2007
THE Namibian national football team kicked off their preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana under new coach Aries Schans in Germany last Thursday.The Brave Warriors are training in wintry
readGermany, Poland open the border
20-12-2007
AHLBECK, Germany - When grinning German soldiers broke open a border gate to Poland at the start of World War Two, Nazi propaganda cameras captured one of the most infamous images of the
readGirls gone wild dominate celeb headlines
20-12-2007
LOS ANGELES - A crop of girls gone wild dominated the celebrity headlines this year but the death of former Playmate Anna-Nicole Smith loomed over them all like a platinum-blonde cautionary
readEU reaches deal on fishing quotas
20-12-2007
BRUSSELS - European Union fisheries ministers decided yesterday to allow fishermen to catch more threatened fish such as cod in 2008, against the recommendations of scientists and
readPakistan train crash kills 58 people
20-12-2007
MEHRABPUR - An express train crowded with holiday travellers derailed in southern Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 58 people and injuring another 150, officials said.The train was travelling from
read2007 deadliest year for journalists since 1994
20-12-2007
NEW YORK - At least 64 journalists were killed in 2007, making it the deadliest year in more than a decade with Iraq the most dangerous place in the world to report, a US media watchdog said on
readUS Senate approves US$ 70b war funds
20-12-2007
WASHINGTON - The US Senate late Tuesday passed a half-trillion dollar budget bill for 2008 that includes 70 billion dollars for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, dealing a major victory to President
readFiji 'coup plotters' given bail
20-12-2007
SUVA - Ten men accused of plotting to assassinate Fiji's military chief after he seized control of the country in a coup were freed on bail yesterday after prosecutors reduced the charges against
readConservative wins presidency in SKorea
20-12-2007
SEOUL - A former tycoon who promises to reinvigorate South Korea's economy and take a tougher line with North Korea won a landslide presidential election victory yesterday, according to exit polls and
readChina sex ring teachers convicted
20-12-2007
Two school teachers have been sentenced to death in China for forcing more than 20 young girls - including some of their own pupils - into prostitution.Zhao Qingmei and her husband, Chi Yao, were
readZambian girl wins world peace prize
20-12-2007
A SIXTEEN-year-old Zambian girl, Thandiwe Chama of Lusaka's Chawama township has scooped the 2007 International Children's Peace Prize beating 28 other nominees from across the world.According to a
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