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40 Articles found on Wednesday, 5 December 2007
Big Brother Africa Addiction: JR Ewing's in the house
05-12-2007
EISH, peeps! Here we are just short of a month of Big Brother Africa ending and I'm still being inundated with requests for news on the housemates.Seems the couples factor has propelled BBA 2 into a
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05-12-2007
SEEMS Zambian housemate Maxwell Chongo harbours ambitions of becoming a politician! According to a recent article in the The Post (Zambia), Max has not only dreamed of becoming a star since he was a
readSMSes of the Day : Wednesday
05-12-2007
* CONGRATULATIONS to all of you who took part in the music awards, for me you are all winners. Continue working hard and putting Namibia on the music map. Those who didn't receive anything, there's
readMinistry of Education responds
05-12-2007
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: I LOST hope when I visited Ongwediva College of
readVarious projects benefit from DBN
05-12-2007
THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) yesterday announced its latest round of loans for the past nine months which amounted to N$234,4 million.The loans approved for various projects and business
readHigh interest rates shrink housing market
05-12-2007
THE affordability to housing will weaken further as consumers are already financially stretched, according to the First National Bank of Namibia.In its latest Housing Index, the expected increase in
readMiners union launches national safety strike
05-12-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's biggest miners' union launched a one-day national strike yesterday to protest against deaths in the country's mines, disrupting operations across the world's top producer
readPoor nations seek to 'climate proof' economies
05-12-2007
NUSA DUA - Developing nations from Sudan to Uruguay are finding new ways to "climate proof" their economies from threats ranging from desertification to storms, a UN-backed study said
readIndia's poor left behind by blistering growth
05-12-2007
NEW DELHI - India's scorching growth is failing to filter down to its hundreds of millions of poor people, a ruling Congress party minister has warned, stoking fears of social conflict.India's economy
readHardap Governor in brawl
05-12-2007
HARDAP Governor Katrina Hanse-Himarwa ended up in a brawl at Mariental's Aimablaagte residential area on Saturday.The fight allegedly stemmed from a spat over food. It involved Hanse-Hirmarwa and
readAir Namibia joins the billion-dollar club
05-12-2007
GOVERNMENT guarantees for loans dished out to struggling national carrier Air Namibia came to N$1,04 billion during the 2005-06 financial year, the latest audit report on State accounts
readEditors oppose Swapo decision to regulate media
05-12-2007
THE Namibia Editors' Forum (NEF) yesterday warned that a resolution taken at the 4th Swapo Congress last week aimed at regulating the activities of the media will not be in anyone's best interest.The
readGovt Ministries overspent by N$573 million
05-12-2007
TWELVE Government ministries and departments overshot their budget allocations and jointly overspent a staggering N$573 million during the financial year ending March 2006 - a total of N$217 million
readMVA offers ambulance service to hospitals
05-12-2007
AS the festive season approaches, the number of casualties resulting from car accidents is expected to rise and hospitals across the country usually face shortages of life support machines and
readFormer AMECS pupils protest proposed closure
05-12-2007
A PROPOSAL by government that the historic African Methodist Episcopal Community School (AMECS) at Gibeon should be done away with has been met with stiff opposition from the school's former pupils
readI was lucky, Spanish visitor says after robbery
05-12-2007
A FREELANCE writer and photographer from Spain, Martin Ruiperez Garcia, was lucky to have escaped unhurt from a robbery on the road near Oshakati on Friday.He considered himself even luckier when his
readBoy drowns at Outapi
05-12-2007
A nine-year-old boy drowned at a village at Outapi on Saturday, after he apparently fell in a canal whilst collecting water.The deceased was identified as Edson Tchimua. * Fourteen trial
readRDP list probe continues
05-12-2007
THE independent investigators brought in by the Electoral Commission of Namibia to probe how a list of 700 Rally for Democracy and Progress members and sympathisers ended up in the wrong hands have
readPower outages threaten blood supply
05-12-2007
THE Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia says recent power outages could result in blood shortages.BTS spokesperson Liesel Schwerdtfeger said because of power cuts the already limited blood supply has
readLangstrand trailer park leases valid: Court
05-12-2007
THE Walvis Bay Municipality has suffered a second legal defeat in its attempt to get rid of the trailer park that has been one of the features - but not at all a complementary one, according to some -
readHealth Ministry overspends by N$ 26 million
05-12-2007
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has overspent by N$26 million according to the Auditor General's report presented in Parliament during its final session.In the report for the financial year
readSwakop okwa li mondhime mOmaandaha
05-12-2007
O ONGESHEFA poSwakopmund odha li dha tameke oshiwike nOmaandaha omambulau sho dha kala dhaa na olusheno okuza potundi onti 07h30 sigo opotundi onti 15h30.Ondhime ndjika yolusheno mOmaandaha, oya li ya
readOmuntu gumwe a yugwa kaahingi yootaxi yiifundja
05-12-2007
O MUKALIMO gumwe mOvenduka okwa londodha oshigwana kutya nashi takamithe aahingi yootaxi dhiifundja, mboka ta ti kutya otaya iningi ya fa shili aahingi yootaxi, ihe oya hala ashike okuyuga
readOmutoolinkundana gwokuSpania a yugwa kwali ohauto ye mOnooli
05-12-2007
O MUTOOLINKUNDANA gwopaumwene gwoku Spania, ngoka e yile moNamibia omasiku ga zi ko, ta gongele omauyelele ge na sha nIinima yOpandjokonona noshowo omahala gopandjokonona moNamibia, mEtitano lya zi ko
readNamibia i ikutha mo metsokumwe lya EU
05-12-2007
N AMIBIA okwa palutha ompito ye okukutha ombinga metsokumweuvathano epe ndyoka li li pokati ka EU na niilongo ya Afrika lyokuumbugantu - ndyoka li na okutulwa miilonga mu Januali 2008.Oshinima shika
readAamati yetu ya mona omudheuli omupe
05-12-2007
O MUDHEULI gwetanga lyokompadhi OmuDutch gwedhina Arie Schans oye ta ka kwatela komeho osipana ya Namibia yopashigwana (Brave Warriors) pethimbo lyuudhano wEkopi lyIigwana ya Afrika ndyoka tali ka
readSport Briefs Hleb set to miss Newcastle trip
05-12-2007
LONDON - Belarus winger Alexander Hleb is set to miss Arsenal's Premiership match at Newcastle tonight because an Achilles injury.Manager Arsene Wenger must also wait on news from midfielder Cesc
readKorea fancied for Champs Trophy
05-12-2007
KUALA LUMPUR - Asia's number-one hockey side Korea have taken over from the Netherlands as favourites to win the Champions Trophy, as teams struggle to cope with hot and humid conditions midway
readLewis tells Hatton to go in hard at Floyd
05-12-2007
LONDON - Former world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis said on Sunday Ricky Hatton needs to "go in like a madman" if he is to beat Floyd Mayweather in next weekend's hugely-anticipated
readRonaldo double lifts Man Utd to second
05-12-2007
LONDON - Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Manchester United beat Fulham 2-0 on Monday to climb to second in the Premier League.Arsenal, who won 2-1 at Aston Villa on Saturday, lead with 36 points
readMourinho hunts for England job
05-12-2007
LONDON - Jose Mourinho would be "honoured" to become England coach according to an advisor of the former Chelsea manager.The Portuguese has emerged as one of the leading candidates for the post after
readRammies shift focus
05-12-2007
RAMBLERS will shift their focus to the premiership tonight when they meet a rigid Tigers side, after their triumph over Black Africa in the FNB Cup at the weekend.Kick off is 19h00 at the Sam Nujoma
readWarriors get N$2,5 million
05-12-2007
NAMIBIAN mobile telecommunication operator, MTC announced a massive N$2,5 million sponsorship for the Brave Warriors for their African Cup of Nations campaign in Ghana next month.MTC's general manager
readZimbabwe: Women forced to give sexual favours to survive
05-12-2007
BULAWAYO, NOVEMBER 20 - With her unkempt hair tucked into a woollen hat, a faded T-shirt, skirt and a pair of torn canvas shoes, Nokhuthula Tshuma (not her real name) doesn't fit the stereotypical
readBritney tops list of Yahoo! searches for 2007
05-12-2007
NEW YORK - Love her or hate her, Britney Spears fascinated people in 2007 with the disgraced pop princess heading a list of the top 10 searches on Yahoo!.Spears, a former Disney Mouseketeer who turned
readBritish teacher arrives home
05-12-2007
LONDON - A British teacher jailed for letting her students name a teddy bear Muhammad as part of a writing project arrived home yesterday after being pardoned - ending a case that set off an
readChad army attacks rebels
05-12-2007
N'DJAMENA - Chad's army attacked an anti-government rebel group for a second day yesterday, trying to dislodge the insurgents from their mountain hideout near the eastern border with Sudan's Darfur
readOpposition keep boycott option open
05-12-2007
ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's politician brother faced possible arrest yesterday over murder charges dating back to 1998 after both brothers were excluded from upcoming
readIran welcomes US nuke report
05-12-2007
TEHRAN - Iran yesterday exulted at a US intelligence report contradicting Bush administration assertions it was building an atomic bomb, but Israel was sceptical and Britain urged continued pressure
readExpelled UN diplomat leaves Myanmar: UN official
05-12-2007
YANGON - The top UN diplomat in military-run Myanmar left the country yesterday after the junta ordered his expulsion over a scathing statement on the country's dire humanitarian state, a UN official
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