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46 Articles found on Monday, 15 December 2008
Rössing Uranium unsure about layoffs
15-12-2008
THE management of Rössing Uranium does not want to speculate on how last week’s decision by the mine’s holding company, Rio Tinto, to cut 14 000 jobs worldwide may affect its workforce.Last week, Rio
readFor The Record
15-12-2008
NAMIBIA'S Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied that it wrote a "strongly worded" letter to Swapo asking it to explain why it did not attend a meeting of former liberation movements in South Africa
readMetcash faces strike
15-12-2008
STAFF at Metcash Trading are set to strike today, after wage negotiations between the company and the Namibia Food and Allied Workers’ Union (Nafau) broke down last week.At a press conference in
readNaTIS goes mobile
15-12-2008
THE Roads Authority last week launched NaTIS Mobile, a pilot project that will give the Police access to the NaTIS database from a laptop computer via a wireless connection.The mobile system will
readOtjiwarongo SPCA in dire straits
15-12-2008
THE SPCA at Otjiwarongo is in desperate need of money after burglars made off with N$20 000 raised at a Christmas market.The small SPCA, run by Edit Gessner, needs the money to keep the animals in its
readThieves target bar
15-12-2008
THIEVES stole items worth N$231 834 from King’s bar in Wanaheda at around 02h00 on Saturday. They entered the bar, assaulted a 20-year-old man and tied him up before breaking into an adjacent room to
readNo rest for the wicked – or the Police
15-12-2008
THE end of the year usually marks a general slowdown in Namibia. But this is hardly ever the case for Police officers, who have to continue serving and protecting the nation’s citizens.Safety and
readTrophy-hunting auction
15-12-2008
AN auction of nine trophy-hunting concessions on State land for the years 2009 to 2013 will be held in Windhoek on Friday.In addition, Ministry of Environment and Tourism Permanent Secretary Dr
readMCA agreement sails through NC
15-12-2008
THE National Council has unanimously passed the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) agreement. “There was no real debate on the issue since the changes were already made for the concerns raised by the
readMassacre suspect opts for silence
15-12-2008
IN the face of accusations that he was more than just a passive, captive and unwilling spectator to the murder of eight people, farm massacre suspect Gavin Beukes on Friday chose to exercise his right
readNamibia beat Province
15-12-2008
THE Namibian under-13 cricket side ended their tournament in Pretoria on a high note by beating Western Province by 18 runs on Thursday.The side played cricket for five days continuously against the
readPirates sunk by Ajax
15-12-2008
DURBAN – Ajax Cape Town survived a stoppage-time scare to edge Orlando Pirates 2-1 Saturday and win the South African League Cup a second time.Substitute Bennett Chenene squandered a glorious chance
readGerrard rescues Reds again
15-12-2008
LONDON – Steven Gerrard performed yet another rescue act for Liverpool by twice scoring for the Premier League leaders as they came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 against surprise package Hull City at
readResults
15-12-2008
Played Sunday, Dec 14 Nigeria Premier League Sunshine Stars FC 3 - 2 Kaduna Utd Heartland FC 1 - 0 Gateway FC Gombe Utd FC 0 - 0 Zamfara Utd FC Rangers Int’l FC 1 - 0 Kano Pillars FC Lobi
readKlitschko dispatches Rahman in the seventh
15-12-2008
MANNHEIM – World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko had few problems defending his WBO and IBF belts on Saturday with a technical knock-out of United States challenger Hasim Rahman in the seventh
readTaylor fights back for Windies
15-12-2008
DUNEDIN – Defiant West Indies tail-ender Jerome Taylor scored a maiden century on the fourth day of a rain-shortened first Test yesterday to virtually extinguish New Zealand’s slim hopes of
readLennox at point of no return
15-12-2008
MANNHEIM – Britain’s former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis insisted on Saturday night he has no intention of coming out of retirement to fight current WBC champion Witali Klitschko.“I retired
readSorenstam bows out with birdie
15-12-2008
DUBAI – Annika Sorenstam ended her glorious career fittingly with a birdie on the final hole, but could not produce enough magic to win the Dubai Ladies Masters for a third straight time.The
readEngland on top despite Sehwag blitz
15-12-2008
CHENNAI – Virender Sehwag smashed a quickfire 83 off 68 balls as India made a spirited start in their chase of a history-defying target in the first Test against England yesterday.The hosts ended the
readPressure on Ronnie
15-12-2008
THE pressure is mounting on Black Africa caretaker coach Ronnie Kanalelo after his team lost 2-1 to Eleven Arrows in an MTC Namibia Premier League match at the Kuisebmond Stadium on Saturday.The
readUushona made to sweat
15-12-2008
NAMIBIA’S welterweight champion, Betuel ‘The Unstoppable’ Uushona was made to sweat in a bid to retain his national title by a super-fit Tommy ‘The Lion’ Hango in a thrilling 10-rounder at the
readSMSes for Mon 15 Dec 08
15-12-2008
* THERE is no better time to start saving than today.Food For Thought * I NEVER thought I was going to say that but thanks to the disgraceful silence of our so-called leaders in the face of
readOkolela oya sitopwa, Mugabe ta ti
15-12-2008
HARARE – Omupresidende gwa Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe okwa Epangelo lye olya ‘sitopa’ omukithi gwOkolela ngoka gwa faalele aantu taya ihilile pomathele gahetatu. Mugabe shika okwe shi popi konima sho
readNamibia na Botswana ya shunitha aantu ya piyagana kiilongo yawo
15-12-2008
NAMIBIA na Botswana oya kwata po nokushunitha aantu ye li iilyo yehangano lyedhina Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, li na ekwatathano nongundu yiilongo yuukulo yo al Qaeda - miilonga yomuule
readOpolisi mu Belgium ya kwatwa aafekelwa ye li 14
15-12-2008
BRUSSELS – Opolisi mu Belgium oya kwata po aantu ye li 14 taku fekelwa kutya oye li iilyo yongundu yiilonga yuukulo yo al Qaeda, mwa kwatelwa omulumentu gumwe, taku popiwa kutya okwa kala ta pulanda
readOmusita a pewa oomvula 10 konima yekumba
15-12-2008
OMUSITA Deon Beukes (41) gwOngeleka ya Dunamis Church mOmbaye, okwa pewa egeelo lyoomvula 10 konima yekumba sho a kwata onkonga okakadhona koomvula ntano momumvo 2005.Egeelo ndika okwe li pewa ku
readEconomic Briefs
15-12-2008
Metcash-Nafau talks deadlock * Negotiations between the Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) and the management of Metcash Namibia on provision of housing and transport allowances for members
readChina to increase supply of money to boost economy
15-12-2008
BEIJING – China said it plans to increase the amount of money circulating in its economy next year in a new effort to spur consumer spending and shield the country from a global downturn.Saturday’s
readUS firms and folk embark on massive food gathering exercise as recession bites
15-12-2008
Vermont’s only food bank is buying a farm. In California, commercial fishing boats donated 118 kilograms of rockfish this month.And in Tennessee, groceries that are fine to eat but deemed unmarketable
readUS firms and folk embark on massive food gathering exercise as recession bites
15-12-2008
Vermont’s only food bank is buying a farm. In California, commercial fishing boats donated 118 kilograms of rockfish this month.And in Tennessee, groceries that are fine to eat but deemed unmarketable
readUS firms and folk embark on massive food gathering exercise as recession bites
15-12-2008
Vermont’s only food bank is buying a farm. In California, commercial fishing boats donated 118 kilograms of rockfish this month.And in Tennessee, groceries that are fine to eat but deemed unmarketable
readEconomy to dominate Japan, S Korea, China summit
15-12-2008
FUKUOKA, Japan – The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea will discuss currency swaps, territorial issues and the global financial crunch when they sit down for their first trilateral summit,
readCracks emerge in the front against recession
15-12-2008
Cracks emerged in the global effort to drag the world out of recession last week, with Germany attacking Britain ahead of an European Union summit for rushing into debt to bail out industries and pump
readNamdeb spells out reasons for cutting costs
15-12-2008
Namdeb has been reviewing the prevailing level of demand for rough diamonds from the Diamond Trading Company (DTC) clients during the past weeks, and has been fully prepared to adapt its production
readNamPower groans under foreign loans as currency drops
15-12-2008
NAMIBIA’s electricity utility NamPower is feeling the pressure of foreign currency fluctuations with its international loan repayments, as the value of the Namibian dollar dropped considerably in the
readInternational Briefs
15-12-2008
At least 51 killed in Egypt bus crash * DAHRUT – At least 51 Egyptians were killed when their bus plunged into a canal south of Cairo yesterday in one of the deadliest road accidents in Egypt in
readBronx Mowgli worst celeb baby name
15-12-2008
ROCKER Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz might have thought that Bronx Mowgli was a “cool” name for their new son but few people seem to agree.Their newborn has just topped a list of the worst
readWill Smith: It’s all about helping others
15-12-2008
MINNEAPOLIS – Will Smith is bringing the message of his new movie ‘Seven Pounds’ to the Midwest with a promotional tour that also turned into a fundraiser.In the film, which opens nationwide Friday,
readRussian engineering student takes the Miss World title
15-12-2008
JOHANNESBURG – Russian blonde Kseniya Sukhinova has been crowned the 58th Miss World after a two-hour spectacle in South Africa that combined elements of travelogue and reality show, and the kind of
readPizza man’s cheesy weapon foils a stickup
15-12-2008
MIRAMAR – Police say a pizza delivery man fought back with the one weapon he had handy when a gun was pulled on him in a stickup: A large, hot pepperoni pizza.Delivery man Eric Lopez Devictoria, 40,
readObama’s true colours: Black, white ... or neither?
15-12-2008
CHICAGO – A perplexing new chapter is unfolding in Barack Obama’s racial saga: Many people insist that “the first black president” is actually not black.Debate over whether to call this son of a white
readMumbai gunman’s confession sheds light on massacre
15-12-2008
MUMBAI – The gunman captured in last month’s Mumbai attacks had originally intended to seize hostages and outline demands in a series of dramatic calls to the media, according to his confession
readSomalia president fires prime minister
15-12-2008
MOGADISHU – Somalia’s president fired the prime minister yesterday, saying he failed to bring security to a nation struggling with a violent insurgency and political turmoil.President Abdullahi Yusuf
readChurch’s court win also a libel law boost for media
15-12-2008
THE Namibian media’s right to freedom of speech has received a second legal boost in less than a week in a High Court judgement in which a State-owned newspaper was ordered to pay tens of thousands of
readInquest rules Smithy’s death was ‘natural’
15-12-2008
NEWSPAPER veteran Hannes Smith died of natural causes when he passed away in a Windhoek clinic about four months ago, a Magistrate who conducted an inquest into the death of the legendary reporter and
readMugabe ‘buys TVs and cars’ as people suffer
15-12-2008
HARARE – AS world leaders prepare to urge the United Nations to turn up the heat on President Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean regime has done a U-turn on the cholera epidemic gripping the
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