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57 Articles found on Friday, 12 December 2008
SuperSport Highlights 12-14 December 2008
12-12-2008
* Broadcast live FRIDAY, DEC 12 SuperSport on DStv Cricket: *New Zealand v West Indies, first test, day 2, Dunedin — 00:45 on SS 2. Highlights: 18:00 on SS 5 *India v England, first
readAmateur boxing on the rise
12-12-2008
NAMIBIAN amateur boxing was on the receiving end of a massive N$150 000 cash injection from Telecom Namibia yesterday to cater for its Senior Boxing Championships currently underway in Windhoek. The
readCarter set for European Cup debut
12-12-2008
PARIS – Star All Blacks playmaker Dan Carter is set to make his highly-anticipated debut for Perpignan against Leicester in a must-win European Cup showdown this weekend.Carter was signed by the
readNamibia scoops gold in athletics
12-12-2008
POTCHEFSTROOM – Upcoming long-distance runner Martha Shivolo won a gold medal in the 1 500m women’s final of the Supreme Council of Sport in Africa (SCSA) Zone Six Youth Games in Potchefstroom, South
readIndia fight back in opener
12-12-2008
CHENNAI – England opener Andrew Strauss hit 123 in the first Test yesterday as cricket returned to centre stage in India after the Mumbai terror attacks.The left-hander’s 13th century after a
readFootball Fixtures
12-12-2008
MTC Namibia Premier League Friday, Dec 12 20h00: SKW v Pirates - SKW Saturday, Dec 13 17h00: Eleven Arrows v Black Africa - Walvis Bay 17h00: Hotspurs v Oshakati City - Khomasdal
readSports Notices
12-12-2008
Desert Dash requestTHE FNB Desert Dash will start today at 15h00 on the C26 westwards to Swakopmund. In the event of a planned journey utilising the same roads (C26, D1982, D1985, C28) as this
readNam, Brazil in glory hunt
12-12-2008
SWAKOPMUND will be abuzz with national team players who will compete in the first ever Inter-Conti Cup against Brazil at the SFC Hall this weekend.Namibia is regarded as one of the strongest
readOositola pOpiccadelly mOshakati dha ya kohi yomeya
12-12-2008
ODHINDJI dhomoositola poPiccadelly mOshakati odha yi kohi yomeya sho kwa lokwa omvula onene kashona mOshakati okupendukila ohela nooyene yOositola oye li ya geela Muni gwa Shakati sho a longitha
readShangheta a tulwa pevi uule womasiku gatatau
12-12-2008
EGUMBO etiyali lyOparlaimende (Olaata yOpashigwana) olya tula pevi Bartholomeus Shangheta (oshilyo sho Swapo mEgumbo ndika) sho yaha iiyamakuti muufuthi e tali ganda wo iilyo yalyo itatu (mwa
readOositola mOshakati dha ishewe kohi yomeya
12-12-2008
Oositola dhimwe mOshakati odha yi kohi yomeya sho mondoolopa ndjika ma dhengwa omata omanene kashona,okupendukila ohela nooyene yOositola oye li ya geela Muni gwa Shakati sho a longitha oondjila
readOmukithi gwOkolela mu Zimbabwe gwa geya
12-12-2008
HARARE – Omwaalu gwaantu mboka ya si komukithi gwOkolela mu Zimbabwe ngashiingeyi otagu ihilile po 750, Iigwanahangano osho ya tseyitha. Lwopokati mpoka, Omahangano omagameni guuthemba womuntu
readOmahogololo mu Ghana otaga ka shuna mo
12-12-2008
ACCRA – Omahogololo gOpaupresidende ngoka ga li mu Ghana oshiwike shika otaga ka shuna mo molwashoka kapu na ngoka a za mo nomawi ga gwana lela okusindana, Okomisi yOmahogololo moshilongo shika osho
readEunike Aluteni a dhipagelwa mOshakati, Omupolisi gumwe a kwatwa po mwaashika
12-12-2008
O MULONGISIKOLA gwopOsikola Omahila mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati, noku li omukalimo gwomOmhemba mOmbalantu moka meme Eunike Justy Aluteni okwa si eso lyombaadhilila noli nyanyaleka sho a yahwa
readSMSes 12 Friday Dec 08
12-12-2008
* A CAMPAIGN for patriotism? I have been a true patriot for 10 years, by having abided by our Constitution and our laws, by not stealing or defrauding the public, by paying taxes faithfully and on
readNeed For Financial Management In Schools
12-12-2008
THE aim of this article is to highlight the importance of financial management in schools in our beautiful Namibia. The financial management offers head teachers and school board members in schools
readIn Agreement With MUN
12-12-2008
I AGREE with Bro Joseph Hengari, the General Secretary of the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN), who stated at a media conference that the government should seize Weatherly International’s copper
readIgnorance Will Kill Us All
12-12-2008
MARICA Maas’s letter published in The Namibian newspaper of December 5 2008 leaves much to be desired. Ignorance will kill us all in Namibia, if our approach to life does not adapt to changing
readA Dangerous Viewpoint
12-12-2008
I WISH to register my disappointment for allowing a poorly researched and dangerous article to be published in your paper. The author’s preaching about morals and alleging that the success story in
readSwanu Appeal For Socialism
12-12-2008
An Open Letter to President Pohamba Dear comrade President, SWANU of Namibia wishes to greet you in a comradely spirit as we also wish you good health and prosperous new year.Swanu’s call to you as
readUnam Exceeds Expectations
12-12-2008
I AM just finishing my year as the Fulbright Professor from the United States at the University of Namibia, and feel compelled to give some accolades to Unam. Prior to beginning my position at Unam, I
readRDP Leadership Disappoints
12-12-2008
ALLOW me to air my views in your esteemed newspaper and comment on the just ended Convention of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP). No one disputes the dominance of Swapo in Namibia, but I
readWorld Bank forecasts grim year for economic growth
12-12-2008
Washington – The World Bank offered a grim forecast for global growth next year as new data from Japan yesterday confirmed that the situation in the world’s second-largest economy was rapidly
readShopping boom despite gloom
12-12-2008
Times may be tough, but consumers are still expected to shop up a storm this Christmas.The Cape Town Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry found a “surprising mood of optimism” in a survey of
readFood importers suffer despite price fall
12-12-2008
GENEVA – Net food importers and the poorest developing countries are suffering from the spike in food prices, even though they have eased in recent months.International organisations, which are
readChina weighs stimulus package to counter slowdown
12-12-2008
BEIJING – Chinese leaders began weighing possible plans this week to expand a massive stimulus package with higher spending on health and social programmes amid signs that the economic slowdown is
readSouthern Africa under spotlight to thrash out region’s trade policies
12-12-2008
Southern Africa is at a crossroads. While the rest of the world is heaving and buckling under the weight of the financial crisis, the subcontinent is battling to overcome centuries of colonial and
read‘Frost/Nixon’ and ‘Benjamin Button’ lead Golden Globes
12-12-2008
BEVERLY HILLS – ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ and ‘Frost/Nixon’ were among the movies topping the list of Golden Globe nominees yesterday with each earning nominations in five categories,
readBlagojevich corruption scandal becoming a headache for Obama
12-12-2008
THE messy corruption scandal involving Illinois Govenor Rod Blagojevich is threatening to become a major headache for President-elect Barack Obama.For a second day on Wednesday, Obama was forced to
readIllinois AG plans to act soon against governor
12-12-2008
CHICAGO - Illinois’ attorney general yesterday threatened to go to the state Supreme Court to have embattled Governor Rod Blagojevich declared unfit to hold office if he doesn’t resign soon.“I am
readProtesters attack police in Athens
12-12-2008
ATHENS - Student protesters pelted 20 police stations with rocks and bottles, overturned cars and blocked streets in central Athens yesterday. Police responded with tear gas as sporadic violence
readBelgian police arrest al Qaeda suspects
12-12-2008
BRUSSELS - Belgian police yesterday arrested 14 suspected al Qaeda members, including a man believed to have been planning a suicide attack, officials announced as EU leaders gathered in Brussels.“We
readSeeing red over homework
12-12-2008
SYDNEY - Teachers using red pen to mark students’ work could be harming their psyche as the colour is too aggressive, according to education strategies drafted by an Australian state government.The
readBig cat bites Santa during photo shoot at NJ store
12-12-2008
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - Santa Claus posed with a very large kitty on his lap - and now, unfortunately, he might need rabies shots. Jonathan Bebbington was playing the jolly old elf during a Santa Paws
readUS plan calls for hunting pirates by land and air
12-12-2008
UNITED NATIONS - The United States is proposing to track down Somali pirates not only at sea, but on land and in Somalian air space with cooperation from the African country’s weak United
readIndia cites ‘storm of terror’ over Mumbai gunman
12-12-2008
NEW DELHI - India said yesterday that South Asia stood “in the eye of the storm of terror” as the surviving attacker from the bloody Mumbai siege was remanded in custody accused of making war on the
readLimited DRC talks resume in Nairobi
12-12-2008
NAIROBI – Congolese rebels and a Kinshasa government delegation were holding separate talks with UN mediator Olusegun Obasanjo in Nairobi yesterday, a day after Obasanjo said the talks had run into
read55 die in bombing at restaurant in Iraq
12-12-2008
BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber struck a crowded restaurant in northern Iraq yesterday where Kurdish officials were meeting with Arab tribal leaders to discuss long-standing ethnic tensions, killing at
readFrom the Sidelines: Elusive AN constitution
12-12-2008
IT is absurd! The Namibian Sport’s quest for a copy of the constitution of Athletics Namibia was yesterday met with the most absurd of responses – “The Sports Act of 2003 prohibits the distribution
readWhether To Continue Or Not
12-12-2008
JEUNE Afrique, the African weekly magazine, ran a cover story two weeks ago with President Wade asking the question: “Y’a t-il un pilote dans l’avion?” (Is there a pilot on the plane?). The
readCombating The Use Of Sexual Violence As A Weapon Of Conflict In Zimbabwe
12-12-2008
SEXUAL violence has long been used as a weapon of political suppression by Zanu-PF in Zimbabwe, and is becoming increasingly endemic. Betty Makoni, a well-known Zimbabwean human-rights activist
readPolitical Perspective
12-12-2008
THE more one thinks about it, the more it appears as if many Namibians either don’t really understand the concept of democracy, or don’t want it at all! Either way, it is a great pity because we
readHigh Time For Mugabe To Exit
12-12-2008
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s ability to use international forums to get his way is the stuff of history books. Lancaster House in 1979, when he negotiated Ian Smith out of power, was the first sign that
readCoD demands bridge over river
12-12-2008
GOVERNMENT should build a bridge over a river near the Ovitoto settlement, where a young man drowned recently, an opposition party has demanded.The Congress of Democrats (CoD) said it has noted over
readRDP will provide free schooling
12-12-2008
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) will provide “free quality education to all Namibians from pre-primary to secondary level”, its President, Hidipo Hamutenya, announced on Monday.The RDP,
readOff-duty cop arrested for girlfriend’s death
12-12-2008
POLICE Constable Andreas Hashiyana from Oshakati has been arrested on a murder charge after a teacher at Omahila Combined School in Omusati Region, Justina Eunice Aluteni (28), was shot dead in a bar
readReport out on plane crash that killed two
12-12-2008
A PILOT error, resulting in a controlled flight into the ground, has been identified as the most probable cause of an aeroplane crash in which two Antipodean pilots were killed during an aerial
readSA ban on fruit & veg to be lifted
12-12-2008
EXPORTS of Namibian horticultural produce to South Africa will resume in three months, after an export ban due to a fruit-fly infestation.The moratorium, which came into effect at the end of October
readFarm massacre suspect is refused bail again
12-12-2008
THE latest attempt by farm massacre suspect Gavin Beukes to persuade a court to release him on bail has ended in failure.The 27-year-old Beukes’s defence lawyer, Titus Mbaeva, brought an application
readChange of fortunes for Somali woman
12-12-2008
THE legal nightmare that has haunted Somali citizen Numei Eli since her arrest in Windhoek last month came to a surprising end yesterday.Despite being informed earlier this week that she would stay
readStorm ‘destroys’ Usakos town
12-12-2008
“TWO hours of destruction” was the description of a storm that hit Usakos on Wednesday, causing extensive damage to property and leaving the entire town without electricity.Ben Uiseb of the !Oe-#Gân
readDiamond mines slash output
12-12-2008
NAMDEB and De Beers Marine will significantly reduce their diamond production levels because of a decline in the demand for rough stones.Namdeb’s Group Manager: External and Corporate Affairs, Hilifa
readPastor gets 10 years for raping child
12-12-2008
PASTOR Deon Beukes (41) of the Dunamis Church in Walvis Bay was given a 10-year prison sentence after being found guilty of raping a five-year-old girl in 2005.Magistrate Dinnah Usiku on Thursday told
readSA bans all meat and dairy imports from EU
12-12-2008
THE South African government has blocked all meat and dairy products from member states of the European Union (EU) because of toxins discovered in pork and animal fodder from Ireland over the
readCholera stopped: Mugabe
12-12-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said yesterday his government had stopped a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly 800 people and prompted Western leaders to call on him to step
readAliens with al Qaeda links nabbed
12-12-2008
NAMIBIA and Botswana have arrested and deported several members of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, which has links with the al Qaeda movement, in a highly sensitive and secret operation. The Namibian
readRemembering the elderly...
12-12-2008
Staff from the Namibia College of Open Learning (Namcol) this week handed out Christmas presents to residents of the Katutura Old Age Home and two homes at Gobabis. The gifts were toiletries and
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