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56 Articles found on Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Big Brother Africa: Face to Face with Bertha
09-10-2007
Controversial Zimbabwean housemate BERTHA on Sunday became the sixth person to be evicted from the Big Brother house.Yesterday she spoke to JEAN SUTHERLAND about her life and times in the house.
readSMSes of the Day : Tuesday
09-10-2007
* I CONGRATULATE the Minister of Health and his team on their efforts to ensure quality health care for all. In their noble task they need support from us all. Research done worldwide shows that many
readIn Defence Of Bicycle Ambulances
09-10-2007
IN response to Mulife Muchali's letter (The Namibian, October 5) I would like to outline why the Bicycling Empowerment Network Namibia (BEN Namibia) is manufacturing and distributing bicycle
readOld Vehicles Endanger Lives
09-10-2007
PLEASE don't reveal my e-mail address when publish these ideas and contributions due to fear of being earmarked and excluded for future benefits in our Ministry.As a Government official in middle
readLooking For Old Friends
09-10-2007
CAN any of your readers help me in locating Vini or Ben, two Namibian citizens and brothers who lived in Dublin, Ireland, in 1998.I would appreciate any help which may be provided in locating my
readFees Issue Still Vexes
09-10-2007
THANK you for this opportunity to bring this burning issue to the fore before it is too late.I am a second-year land management student at Polytech on a Government loan. Not only has my loan not been
readNujoma Is A Hero, No Matter What
09-10-2007
ONE wonders how The Namibian newspaper reports on issues from its "reliable resources" within Swapo, making serious allegations against the Founding Father of the Nation, and printing big headlines
readIn duplum rule does not apply to tax debt
09-10-2007
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.SECTION 79(2) of the Income Tax Act provides for an interest rate of
read26-yr-old is China's richest person
09-10-2007
BEIJING - A 26-year-old female property developer tops this year's Forbes list of the richest people in China, grabbing the number one spot with a net worth of US$16 billion, the US magazine said
readCredit crisis not over yet
09-10-2007
LONDON - The global credit squeeze is a "serious crisis" that is not over yet and will have an impact on government budgets, the IMF's outgoing head Rodrigo Rato said in an interview published
readTax break for Italy's 'big babies'
09-10-2007
ROME - Italy's economy minister has sparked uproar by offering "big babies" a tax break if they let go of their mother's apron strings and left home.More than a third of Italian men over the age of 30
readLundin signs Kenya oil exploration block
09-10-2007
NAIROBI - Sweden's Lundin Petroleum has signed a production sharing contract with Kenya's government for an oil exploration block, which it described as exciting, in the north of the country.The
readDe Beers SA unit sees decline
09-10-2007
CAPE TOWN - South Africa's unit of the world's top diamond producer De Beers said yesterday it expects to produce 14,7 million carats in 2007, and saw a decline in output of two million carats in
readSA grapples with mine safety after mishap
09-10-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's lucrative mine sector is under a spotlight in the wake of an accident that trapped thousands at a gold mine, with analysts saying more than a government audit of all
readFur flies at Swapo summit
09-10-2007
FUR flew at the Hardap Swapo Party Regional Conference over the exclusion of Rehoboth East District delegates from the regional executive committee election.Of the six Swapo districts in Hardap, only
readWinter makes a comeback
09-10-2007
THE cold weather felt in large parts of Namibia was caused by a cold front that made landfall in Cape Town on Sunday and caused heavy rain in South Africa.Olga Tjiueza at the Windhoek Weather Bureau
readMbok arrested on fraud charge
09-10-2007
THE controversial owner of Dignity Housing Initiative, Tony Mbok, is behind bars.Mbok (34) and Mateus Niklas Katamba (28) were arrested on Friday on charges of fraud. Mbok and Katamba appeared in the
readBread prices skyrocket
09-10-2007
BREAD prices have gone up by 39 per cent since January and are still rising - a situation that makes life more difficult for already burdened consumers.Surging international wheat prices have driven
readA Matter of Fact
09-10-2007
THE veterinary clinic 'Windhoek Animal Hospital' has not closed down after3 Dr Rainer Hassel left the practice in September to take up a senior post at Agra.The Windhoek Animal Hospital is continuing
readSSC resumes issuing Social Security cards
09-10-2007
THE Social Security Commission (SSC) has resumed printing and distributing Social Security cards after the process was halted in August 2004 .According to SSC spokesman Rino Muranda, the Commission
readAngolan soldier arrested for theft in Namibia
09-10-2007
AN Angolan soldier and another Angolan man were arrested in the Ohangwena Region on Saturday in connection with the theft of nine solar panels at Oluno village.Deputy Commissioner Armas Shivute, the
readSeven escape, five rearrested
09-10-2007
SEVEN trial-awaiting prisoners escaped from Police custody at Tsumeb last Friday.Only two remain free, after five of them were rearrested last Saturday. Police reported recently that the men had cut
readPassenger arrested in burnt car case
09-10-2007
THE Police at Oshakati have arrested a man in connection with the death of Shivute Immanuel Ishitile (36) who was found dead near his burnt-out car northwest of Oshakati on Friday evening.Oshana
readConcerns remain about uranium mine
09-10-2007
ERONGO communities still have many concerns that need to be addressed in an environmental management plan before the green light is given for full-scale production at the Valencia Uranium
readAmbassador cautions on 'Herero division'
09-10-2007
RECONCILIATION between former enemies should be genuine and sincere, without thoughts of revenge or political tactics, the German Ambassador to Namibia says.Ambassador Arne Freiherr von Kittlitz und
readWar vets bill in final stages
09-10-2007
CABINET has referred the War Veterans' Bill to its legal committee before the Minister of Veterans' Affairs table it in the National Assembly for debate.A Cabinet statement said a workshop was held on
readTransNamib rail depot catches fire
09-10-2007
A TRANSNAMIB security guard sustained slight burns to his head yesterday when an abandoned office at the company's train workshop in Windhoek caught fire.The fire happened at around lunchtime in a
readSwakop airport closed for 'safety reasons'
09-10-2007
CLAIMS by aircraft operators of unsafe conditions at the Swakopmund airport, and non-compliance with airport licence regulations by the owner, are some of the reasons given for the closure of the
readOmuNigeria a pewa Uupresidende gwOpevi mOmbaanga yUuyuni
09-10-2007
W ASHINGTON - Omupresidende omupe gwOmbaanga yUuyuni Robert Zoellick mEtine lya zi ko okwa ulike Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala a kale gumwe gwOmaapevipresidende yOmbaanga yUuyuni.Okonjo-Iweala ota ka kala ta
readCell One a ithana mOparliamende
09-10-2007
O MINISTELI yAaniilonga Alfeus Naruseb okwa holoka euvonayi lye kombinga yOkampani ontiyali yOoselula yedhina Cell One, ndjoka taku popiwa kutya oyi na owala Menindjela gumwe gwomukiintu.Naruseb okwa
readOosekuliti ya yugwa komulungu gwondjembo
09-10-2007
O OSEKULITI yaali oya yugwa miiningwanima ya yoolokathana mOshilandopangelo mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko.Omugandjimulombo gwOpolisi Sergeant Stephan Nuuyi okwa popi ngeyi mOsoondaha kutya Johannes Josef
readNatango Osikola ya AMEPS oyi li momilema
09-10-2007
N ONANDE aalongwa yondondo ontimulongo (Grade 10) oya tameka omakonakono gawo ga hugunina gokomumvo ohela, Osekundosikola ya African Methodist Episcopal Private School (AMEPS) po Gibeon moshitopolwa
readAanasikola yopEpumbalon-djaba ya talela po Ombelewa yoThe Namibian mOshakati
09-10-2007
A ANASIKOLA yokEpumbalondjaba Combined School muuzilo wAukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena ye li omilongombali nagumwe meti 13 Septemba 2007 oya li ya talele po Ombelewa yoThe Namibian mOshakati
readEpangelo ina li kwatha we oosikola dhopaumwene: Omusimanekwa Nguvauva
09-10-2007
O MINISTA yopevi yOohi nOonzo dhomEfuta Kilus Nguvauva, okwa hala Epangelo li hulithe po okufuta oondjambi dhaalongisikola mOosikola dhopaumwene ndhoka tadhi vulu okwiithikamena.Nguvauva okwa ti
readGumwe a sa, gumwe a hupa, yo ohauto tayi pi po
09-10-2007
O POLISI mOshakati otayi konaakona oshiningwanima moka omuntu gumwe a si nohauto ye tayi pipo thiluthilu komunlilo, sha ningilwa muuningininombangalantu wOshakati ongulohi yEtitano lya zi ko.Okahauto
readOfamili ya Trotha otaya vulu okudhana onkandangala Ndowishi a fute Aaherero
09-10-2007
A AKWANEZIMO ya General Von Trotha ngoka a li a dhipaga Aaherero pethimbo lyuukoloni wa Ndowishi mu Namibia oomvula ethele dha pitipo ngashiingeyi, naya ka ninge oonkundathana nEpangelo lya Ndowishi
readIndia snatch thrilling win over Australia
09-10-2007
CHANDIGARH - A Mahendra Singh Dhoni-inspired India stunned Australia with a thrilling eight-run win in the fourth one-dayer here yesterday, throwing the series wide open.Chasing India's challenging
readShooters crowned at Namibian champs
09-10-2007
THE Clay Target Shooting Association of Namibia held its annual Namibian Open Trap Championships in Shotgun at the weekend.At this event, the champion is selected after hitting most targets over 125
readPakistan restrict South Africa on first day
09-10-2007
LAHORE - Ashwell Prince and Jacques Kallis hit half-centuries but Pakistan struck back with some disciplined bowling to restrict South Africa on day one of the second and final Test here Monday.South
readRamblers lead women's league
09-10-2007
RAMBLERS lead the Khomas Women's Football League with four points from their two matches, but defending champions Okahandja Beauties opened their campaign with a resounding 10-0 victory over Unam
readWarriors not in action
09-10-2007
THE Brave Warriors will not be in action against a Namibia Premier League (NPL) Invitational side tonight, as previously announced by the organisers of the FNB Cup.The FNB Cup will be launched at the
readWorld Sport Briefs Tendulkar rewrites record books
09-10-2007
CHANDIGARH - Prolific Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar established a slew of records en route to his 79 in the fourth one-day international against Australia yesterday.Tendulkar, who reached his 84th
readAll Blacks for sale...
09-10-2007
WELLINGTON - For sale: one All Blacks rugby team, damaged, emotional, heart broken.New Zealanders shocked by their national team's quarterfinal elimination at the Rugby World Cup have turned to
readArgentina sees way to beat Springboks
09-10-2007
SAINT-DENIS - Argentina's rugby team isn't satisfied with simply making history.The Pumas have reached the Rugby World Cup semi-final for the first time and is the first team from outside the
readBoks vow to tighten up defence
09-10-2007
MARSEILLE - South Africa vowed to tighten up on their poor first-up tackling for the rugby World Cup semi-final against Argentina after a porous defence against Fiji caused them no end of problems.The
readCould Bonds be next after Jones?
09-10-2007
LOS ANGELES - Sprint queen Marion Jones tumbled from her pedestal with a resounding, if not surprising, crash on Friday.Now US sports fans wonder, could home run king Barry Bonds be next? Jones became
readChicago race cut off
09-10-2007
CHICAGO - The Chicago Marathon was cancelled mid-run Sunday after a record-breaking heat wave killed one person and sent more than 350 to hospital, officials said.But thousands of runners ignored
readFirst HIV drug plant
09-10-2007
A factory that will produce treatments for HIV-AIDS is opening in Uganda, the first of its kind in the country.It aims to reduce the cost of the vital medication by cutting import costs. Locally
readMusharraf escort helicopter crashes
09-10-2007
A helicopter escorting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has crashed killing four soldiers, the army says.It said that General Musharraf was travelling in another helicopter on the visit to
readDarfur town burnt to the ground
09-10-2007
KHARTOUM - A Darfur town has been burnt to the ground and its residents forced to flee, days after 10 African Union troops were killed there in an attack, a joint United Nations/African Union mission
readStorm cuts power in eastern China
09-10-2007
SHANGHAI - The remnants of Typhoon Krosa deluged eastern China yesterday, snarling transportation, cutting power and flooding roads and fields, state media reported yesterday.In Vietnam, the death
readNigerian sued over play on 'abuses' of sharia law
09-10-2007
ABUJA - A Nigerian human rights activist is being sued in an Islamic court over a play he wrote exposing what he calls abuses and double standards by those implementing sharia law in 12 northern
readYangon residents continue protests
09-10-2007
YANGON - Residents of Myanmar's biggest city, Yangon, are keeping up a low-key resistance against the country's military regime, harassing soldiers by tossing rocks at them at night, student activists
read50 Pakistani troops missing
09-10-2007
MIRAN SHAH - Up to 50 Pakistani troops were missing amid fierce fighting yesterday with pro-Taliban militants near the Afghan border that has already left scores dead, the army said.The troops
readEgypt plan to green Sahara desert stirs controversy
09-10-2007
CAIRO - It looks like a mirage but the lush fields of cauliflower, apricot trees and melon growing among a vast stretch of sand north of Cairo's pyramids is all too real - proof of Egypt's
read1000s celebrate Johannesburg Gay Pride
09-10-2007
JOHANNESBURG - An estimated five thousand gays and lesbians - and their friends and families - turned out for the 18th annual Joburg Pride Parade in Rosebank, Johannesburg, despite the cold rainy
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