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42 Articles found on Tuesday, 15 April 2008
SMSes of the Day : Tuesday
15-04-2008
* THE outcome of the SADC summit is hardly surprising and it should send a clear warning to civil society members in the region. A leadership vacuum exists consisting of self-absorbed, ingratiating,
readGerman builders visit Namibia
15-04-2008
A DELEGATION of German building contractors arrived in Namibia last week to establish business relations with their Namibian counterparts and to discuss training for small contractors and possibly
readEconomic leaders focus on world food, financial crises
15-04-2008
WASHINGTON - Rising food prices and their threat to political stability and development gains captured the attention of world economic leaders meeting here, with a call to arms launched by the World
readGerman builders visit Namibia
15-04-2008
A DELEGATION of German building contractors arrived in Namibia last week to establish business relations with their Namibian counterparts and to discuss training for small contractors and possibly
readMeatco takes in more slaughter cattle
15-04-2008
MEATCO will take in more cattle for slaughter from this week onwards than the numbers agreed in contracts with farmers.Producers requested Meatco to open the contract ceiling to allow more cattle to
readVeterinary toolkits for new farmers
15-04-2008
THE agricultural co-operative Agra has developed animal health toolkits for livestock farmers to help them care for their animals and Bank Windhoek is subsidising their price, the two organisations
readYear of the potatoTHE United Nations (UN) has declared 2008 the International Year of the Potato (IYP).
15-04-2008
With siaring food prices worldwide, the IYP intends to raise awareness of the importance of the potato - and of agriculture in general - in addressing issues of global concern, including hunger,
readTelecom eyes N$1,35b by 2010
15-04-2008
TELECOM Namibia says it is aiming to achieve an ambitious target of N$1,35 billion in revenue by 2010 and to emerge as a fundamentally strong ICT service provider through its extensive investment in
readTrans Hex considers withdrawing from Nam
15-04-2008
SOUTH African diamond miner Trans Hex is looking at ways to get out of its loss-making deepwater mining operations in Namibia, the firm said on Thursday."The Namibian operations...continue to make
readTax on non-resident
15-04-2008
Namibian salary income In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.NAMIBIA taxes income on a source basis as
readCarnival time!
15-04-2008
It is carnival time once again and 56 companies and groups took part in this year's street parade down Independence Avenue on Saturday morning.As usual, hundreds of people lined the pavements to look
readSan projects receive two car donations
15-04-2008
SAN communities in the Ohangwena Region have received a donation of two vehicles through the office of Deputy Prime Minister Libertina Amathila.The first vehicle is sponsored by the Kingdom of the
readNursing Council responds to womb claim
15-04-2008
THE Nursing Council of Namibia says it has no authority to deal with a compensation claim by a mother whose daughter lost her womb through alleged negligence by staff at the Windhoek Central
readJudges discuss intellectual property
15-04-2008
TWENTY-TWO judges from several southern African countries gathered at Swakopmund this week to discuss the importance of intellectual property legislation in local economic development.It is the first
readNamibia waits for German government on reparations
15-04-2008
GOVERNMENT is waiting for a reaction from the German government to discuss the way forward on reparations for communities who suffered under German colonial rule a century ago, President Hifikepunye
readFisherman drowns at Luederitz
15-04-2008
A MAN drowned on Tuesday after he fell off a fishing vessel at Luederitz.Police Spokesperson Chief Inspector Angula Amulungu announced on Sunday that the man was identified as Silas Tegelela. His body
readStabbing and rapes in the North
15-04-2008
A 29-year-old woman at Tsui village west of Rundu was allegedly stabbed to death by her mother during a quarrel on Wednesday night.The 87-year-old woman was arrested and charged with murder. * Police
readOkahandja CEO won't be back
15-04-2008
THE position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Okahandja Municipality might soon be in new hands, after the town council management earlier this month decided not to renew the contract of
readFraud case against lawyer dropped due to delay
15-04-2008
A FRAUD case that has been pending against Ondangwa-based lawyer Arumugam Thambapilai since December 2005 was thrown out of court yesterday.Thambapilai was arrested in December 2005 on a charge of
readNamibia failing to meet health goals
15-04-2008
NAMIBIA is unlikely to meet its Millennium Development Goals in reducing child mortality and providing equal access to primary healthcare, says Nangof, the umbrella organisation for NGOs."Access to
readStiff power hikes set to be unveiled
15-04-2008
TODAY is crunch time for the country's electricity sector: the Electricity Control Board (ECB) and NamPower will jointly announce new power tariff increases.The power hikes come at a time when the
readAupindi undone by anthill
15-04-2008
THE Managing Director of Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), Tobie Aupindi, has been in enough plane accidents to make most people take to the road instead.On Friday, a chartered plane carrying Aupindi
readWorld parliaments launch plea for action on Zimbabwe
15-04-2008
PARLIAMENTARIANS in Africa and the rest of the world should not remain silent about the situation in Zimbabwe, where a democratic process had "gone wrong", a leader of a world parliamentary
readCourt caves in, Mugabe's forces out in full force
15-04-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe's High Court yesterday rejected an opposition bid to force authorities to release the result of the country's presidential election after a two-week delay that has stoked fears of
readGreene allegations dismissed
15-04-2008
BRUSSELS - Track and field's world governing body dismissed doping allegations against former Olympic sprint champion Maurice Greene, throwing its support behind the man who once held the 100-metre
readRubberducking wins the day at Swakopmund
15-04-2008
Six teams of pilots (with co-pilots) roared their rubberducks through four adrenaline-filled courses during the Inland Inflatable Boat Club (IIBC) club event that was held in Swakopmund's Mole over
readFerguson relieved to come through big day
15-04-2008
MANCHESTER - Manager Alex Ferguson said Manchester United had beaten their nerves and a very good Arsenal side in Sunday's 2-1 victory at Old Trafford.Trailing to an Emmanuel Adebayor goal, United hit
readNamibian records tumble at World Swimming Champs
15-04-2008
Namibian swimmers performed extremely well at the 9th Fina Short Course World Swimming Championships in Manchester, England where they competed against the best in the world.The Namibian Swimming
readConfusion over Olympic standards
15-04-2008
Agnes Samaria has expressed dismay and refused to accept a decision by the Namibian Olympic Committee (NOC) that she has to qualify a second time for this year's Olympic Games in Beijing.Samaria
readTerence Immelman clinches major title
15-04-2008
AUGUSTA - Trevor Immelman survived a double-bogey at the 16th hole to become the first South African to win the United States Masters in 30 years with a three-shot victory on Sunday.Maintaining his
readNam tennis veterans playing in SA
15-04-2008
Namibia is taking part in the Veterans Inter-provincial Tennis Tournament in South Africa for the first time with an over-40 team competing in Stellenbosch this week.The team includes: Men - Grant
readActress Cate Blanchett gives birth to third baby
15-04-2008
CANBERRA - Oscar-winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett has given birth to her third child in Sydney, a spokesman said on Monday.Blanchett (38) and her playwright husband Andrew Upton welcomed
readTeen R&B singer Karina Pasian declares 'War'
15-04-2008
LOS ANGELES - When you're the subject of a high-stakes bidding war while still a pre-teen, expectations will be extra high for your debut.But so far, 16-year-old Karina Pasian is making good. The
readElvis sighted
15-04-2008
NEW YORK - Never-before-seen photos have surfaced of Elvis Presley rocking Madison Square Garden in all his jumpsuited glory.The images were taken in 1972 by George Kalinsky, the official photographer
readCornwell rises from morgue!
15-04-2008
LOS ANGELES - Author Patricia Cornwell has signed a deal with Lifetime to adapt two of her crime novels into movies, a first for the best-selling author.Cornwell has worked in television before - she
readJapan kills 551 Antarctic whales
15-04-2008
TOKYO - Repeated "sabotage" by activists forced Japan's whaling fleet to catch only 551 whales in the Antarctic, far short of its target under what it calls an annual research whaling programme, the
readNepal's Maoists surge in vote count
15-04-2008
KATHMANDU - Nepal's Maoists have extended their stunning surge to victory in historic polls on the Himalayan nation's political future, election officials said yesterday as the count passed the
readSerbia tells civil service to smile and dress modestly
15-04-2008
Serbia's civil servants must get over their grumpiness, answer queries with a smile and stop wearing shorts to work, according to a new code of conduct that came into force this month.The code says
readIraqi forces free British journalist in Basra
15-04-2008
Iraqi security forces freed a British journalist kidnapped two months ago in the main southern city of Basra yesterday after a fierce firefight with his abductors, Iraqi officials said.Richard Butler
readCall for UN probe into Bhutto murder
15-04-2008
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's parliament yesterday called on the government to ask for a United Nations probe into the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.In a resolution the National
readKenyan police clash with outlawed sect
15-04-2008
NAIROBI - A notorious criminal gang clashed with riot police, erected blazing roadblocks and vowed to take its fight nationwide yesterday in an unsettling reminder of Kenya's fragile peace after a
readRoadside bomb ignites Baghdad blaze
15-04-2008
BAGHDAD - An attack on a United States convoy sparked a large fire in an eastern Baghdad market yesterday, as gunmen in Basra assassinated a police commander who was also a senior member of a leading
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