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42 Articles found on Wednesday, 30 April 2008
SMSes of the Day : Wednesday
30-04-2008
* IT was long overdue. Well done Mr Paulus Noa. We hope that with the elections around the corner your campaign will also be around to curb this wastage.* WHY are we paying 50 cents for each plastic
readKavango Regional Poverty Profile launched
30-04-2008
RUNDU - The Kavango Regional Poverty Profile document was launched at Rundu yesterday.The Regional Poverty Profile serves as a guiding document that aims to engage those living in poverty, and to
readNigerian bank fined US$15 m
30-04-2008
WASHINGTON - Nigeria's United Bank for Africa Plc has been fined US$15 million for failing to comply with anti-money-laundering rules, US authorities said yesterday.The civil penalty was levied
readAmupewa invites investors to waterfront project
30-04-2008
LUEDERITZ - Luederitz Mayor Emilia Amupewa has called on the business community and potential investors to participate in and support the realisation of phase two of the town's Waterfront project.The
readIMF members overwhelmingly endorse vote
30-04-2008
WASHINGTON - International Monetary Fund members overwhelmingly approved a new voting system that increases the power of large emerging economies and some developing nations, the IMF said
readNamibia sees FDI up 10%
30-04-2008
ARUSHA - Namibia expects to increase foreign direct investment by 10 per cent in 2008 from US$4 billion last year, helped by mining, agriculture and tourism, a senior investment official said
readWAD to train more rural women
30-04-2008
WOMEN'S Action for Development (WAD) will conduct extensive training in various fields of development in five poor rural communities during the remainder of this year, WAD Executive Director Veronica
readRoessing uranium gets green light for mine expansion
30-04-2008
ROESSING Uranium has received environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism for three of the mine's first-phase expansion projects.These include the building of a sulphuric acid
readRegional body voices concern over Ramatex
30-04-2008
A REGIONAL grouping of textile industry workers and manufacturers has expressed regret over the demise of Ramatex, the job losses it caused and the negative impact on the local economy.Namibia
readMinister worried about weddings
30-04-2008
GOVERNMENT is reviewing Namibia's marriage laws in order to close loopholes, Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration, Rosalia Nghidinwa, said on Monday.Opening the new Home Affairs office at
readInside Zimbabwe's violence
30-04-2008
HARARE - Opposition supporters from Zimbabwe's countryside yesterday described a campaign of arson and violence against them since President Robert Mugabe's ruling party lost a parliamentary election
readYoung man gets 20 years for rape of 77-year-old
30-04-2008
THE moral fibre of Namibian society is unravelling, an Acting Judge of the High Court warned yesterday when he handed a 20-year prison term to a young man who confessed raping a 77-year-old woman near
readGovernment joyrides must be stopped: ACC
30-04-2008
A WEEKEND swoop on civil servants using Government vehicles without authorisation has led the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to recommend that guidelines and directives on vehicle use be reviewed.A
readMinister worried about weddings
30-04-2008
GOVERNMENT is reviewing Namibia's marriage laws in order to close loopholes, Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration, Rosalia Nghidinwa, said on Monday.Opening the new Home Affairs office at
readRoad sector requires N$6 b until 2013
30-04-2008
THE Roads Authority (RA) and the Road Fund Authority (RFA) require about N$6 billion to maintain and rehabilitate the existing road network but fear a large funding gap because insufficient budgetary
read17 farms bought for resettlement
30-04-2008
THE Ministry of Lands and Resettlement bought 17 farms during the last financial year, newly appointed Lands Minister Alpheus !Naruseb told the National Assembly on Friday.The combined cost of the
readSmuggled cellphones a problem in prisons
30-04-2008
TECHNOLOGICAL advances are becoming a headache for the Ministry of Prisons, as inmates smuggle various gadgets into their cells.Prisons and Safety Deputy Minister Gabes Shihepo told the National
readTsheehama resigns from Parliament
30-04-2008
FORMER Safety and Security Minister Peter Tshirumbu Tsheehama resigned from Parliament yesterday.Tsheehama reportedly has not been well and was also removed from Cabinet by President Hifikepunye
readDaylight robbery at Swakopmund
30-04-2008
PIET and Petru Strydom had just returned home after having brunch with their son in Swakopmund on Saturday morning when they were overcome by two armed robbers.According to Mrs Strydom, they had just
readRamatex buildings still in limbo
30-04-2008
ALMOST two months after the abrupt closure of the Ramatex textile factory in Windhoek, authorities are yet to decide on the fate of the vacant property in Otjomuise.Both the Office of the Prime
readQuakes at Omaruru
30-04-2008
WINDHOEK - Two earthquakes - less than two hours apart - rocked Omaruru on Saturday.The first earthquake, at about 15h50, measured 5,6 on the Richter Scale and the epicentre was 50 kilometres east of
readNo progress on hospital rape
30-04-2008
NEITHER disciplinary nor criminal action seems likely in an alleged rape that was reported at the State Psychiatric Hospital in Windhoek in February.Police say their investigation of the case,
readEyalulo lyiizemo mu Zim lya pwa
30-04-2008
H ARARE - Omayalululo giizemo yomahogololo gOpaupresidende mu Zimbabwe oga pwa na shoka shi na okuningwa po ngashiingeyi okutala ashike ngele kapu na nande okapuko kontumba.Shika osha li sha popiwa
readIihauto yoGRN ya kwatwa ko mehuliloshiwike
30-04-2008
O MWAALU omunene gwiihauto yEpangelo ogwa li gwa kwatwa ko kOpolisi ya Namibia pamwe nOpolisi ya Muni gwa Venduka mehuliloshiwike pethimbo lyokashawa.Iihauto mbyoka oya li aniwa tayi longithwa pwaana
readGumwe a sa moshiponga shohauto oshiwike sha zi ko
30-04-2008
O muntu gumwe okwa si omanga yakwawo yaali ya ehamekwa konima sho ohauto yawo ya kandoma mondjila yongalama pokati ka Opuwo na Ovinyange.Oshiponga shika osha ningilwe ongula yOlyomakaya ga zile ko.
readAalongwa ya Unam gwomoNooli ye li 352 ya pewa oonzapo dhawo komupresidende Pohamba
30-04-2008
A AILLONGI ayehe kumwe ye li 352 mboka yi ilonga okupitila mEndika lya Unam gwomoNooli mOshakatim Etine lya zi ko oya pewa oonzapo dhawo kOmupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba yo nOmukuluntu gwa Unam
readHe yOshigwana a popitha engathithi lyAakwaswapo pEenhana
30-04-2008
pEENHANA E NGATHITHI enenenene lyAakwaswapo olya li lya gongala pEenhana mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena mOlyomakaya ga zi ko nokupulakena ketumwalaka ndyoka ya li ya etelwa kOmukokoli-Presidende gwEpangelo
readOonakukwatwa niihauto yEpangelo ya holoka mOmpangu mOmaandaha
30-04-2008
A ANIILONGA yEpangelo ye li 22 oya holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata mOmaandaha goshiwike shika shi na sha nelongitho lyiihauto yEpangelo pwaa na omauthemba gi ihwapo.Iikonga yokukwata mo iihauto
readNamibia going to Olympics despite potential threats
30-04-2008
WINDHOEK - President of the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) Agnes Tjongarero says Namibia will indeed send a team to the 2008 Olympic Games set for Beijing, China in August despite a warning
readBig chess tourney in Windhoek
30-04-2008
The Namibia Chess Federation (NCF) is hosting the third Namibian - Icelandic International Chess Tournament from May 1 to 5 in Windhoek.The venue is the Wartburg Room at the Thuringerhof Hotel in
readBig chess tourney in Windhoek
30-04-2008
The Namibia Chess Federation (NCF) is hosting the third Namibian - Icelandic International Chess Tournament from May 1 to 5 in Windhoek.The venue is the Wartburg Room at the Thuringerhof Hotel in
readOscar wants Olympics ban oveturned Double amputee sprinter
30-04-2008
Oscar Pistorius began his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport yesterday, urging the tribunal to grant him the right to compete at the Beijing Olympics.The 21-year-old South African arrived
readRiise, Liverpool hoping to bounce back against Chelsea
30-04-2008
LONDON - John Arne Riise is finished dwelling on his last-second own-goal that gave Chelsea a 1-1 draw against Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals.After spending a day to recover from the
readAfrican Stars to play Tigers
30-04-2008
African Stars' date against old foes United Africa Tigers slated for the Khomasdal Stadium tonight is expected to produce lots of fireworks.African Stars' slide down to seventh position on the Premier
readHoffmann working hard for the Beijing Olympics
30-04-2008
Namibian professional cyclist Erik Hoffmann recently returned home for a short break from the Asian tour where he is now riding for his Giant Asia Racing Team.Hoffmann is hard at work preparing for
readEriksson clinging on at Manchester City
30-04-2008
Sven-Goran Eriksson is determined to stay on as manager of Manchester City, his agent has said, despite indications that he could be facing the sack.The former England boss met with the club's Thai
readBayern Munich chasing Bundesliga records
30-04-2008
With a 12-point lead, Bayern Munich have virtually won this season's Bundesliga title, but are still chasing records for the largest winning margin and the lowest number of goals conceded in a league
read'Astonishing' family reunion
30-04-2008
AMSTETTEN - Members of the Austrian family victimised by a man who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered seven children with her had an "astonishing" reunion at the clinic where they are
readIn Brief Navy ends search for balloonist priest
30-04-2008
SAO PAULO - Brazil's navy has dropped its search for a priest who vanished more than a week ago while floating over the Atlantic with a cluster of party balloons, a spokeswoman said Monday.US Marines
readFree Viagra for older Chilean men
30-04-2008
For the first time in Chile, a mayor plans to give out free Viagra to men 60 and older in his town to improve their "quality of life" four times a month, according to media reports."This has to do
readIsraeli PM voices regret over death of Gaza family
30-04-2008
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed regret yesterday over the killing of a Palestinian woman and four of her children in an Israeli raid in the Gaza Strip and said an army investigation was under
readMumbai tries paying girls to go to school
30-04-2008
MUMBAI - Girls attending state-run schools in Mumbai are ending the school year a little richer than they began it.For each day a girl showed up in classes, city authorities are paying her 1 rupee -
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