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50 Articles found on Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Businessman donates food to the needy in Oshikango
16-12-2008
HELAO NAFIDI – A Chinese businessman at the Oshikango suburb of Helao Nafidi town in the Ohangwena Region, Jack Huang, has donated 2 000 bags of mahangu flour to the people of the Oshikango
readRegion gets house in order
16-12-2008
RUNDU – Construction of two remaining constituency offices in the Kavango Region is set to start during the first quarter of next year.Offices for seven of the region’s nine constituencies were
readSpitzkoppe lodge ‘will benefit locals’
16-12-2008
A JOINT venture agreement has been signed between the ≠Gaingu conservancy and an investor who wants to build a lodge at Spitzkoppe.The conservancy will earn about N$10 million over the first 10
readPolice buy 705 new cars, bikes
16-12-2008
CHRISTMAS came early this year for the Namibian Police, as they received the first batch of 705 new cars, buses, motorcycles and even a boat. Deputy Inspector General (Administration) James Tjivikua
readProgress made on cross-border park
16-12-2008
NAMIBIA has been given the task of co-ordinating the establishment of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KaZa-TFCA) for two years with effect from next month.It is a transboundary
readChief Amakali dies of injuries
16-12-2008
THE Senior Traditional Councillor of the Ondangwa Traditional District, Johannes Amakali, died in the Windhoek Central Hospital on Friday after being injured in a car accident on November 2.Amakali
readNamibia not reaping the benefits of Kyoto Protocol: Minister
16-12-2008
AFRICA, and Namibia in particular, has not fully benefited from technology transfer and capacity building as provided under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto
read30 drunk drivers arrested in Erongo
16-12-2008
ABOUT 30 people were arrested for drunken driving in the Erongo Region over the weekend.The Namibian Police have participated in operations since Friday that included spot-checks at the various
readPlague of robberies mar festive season
16-12-2008
A STRING of housebreakings and armed robberies that have been experienced in Windhoek since last month are continuing.In the first reported case, unknown suspects broke into a house in Ludwigsdorf’s
readNamibians see the light: Energy savings have effect
16-12-2008
THE demand for electricity in Namibia has decreased by nearly 20 megawatts (MW) during the course of this year.“For the first time in history, NamPower experienced a reduction in maximum demand from
readRain stays mainly in (northern) plains ...
16-12-2008
AFTER good rains fell countrywide over the weekend, only the northern regions appear set to be lucky for the rest of the week.According to Olga Karunga at the Windhoek Weather Bureau, the North will
readWindhoek State hospitals hit by catering crunch
16-12-2008
FOOD is being rationed at Windhoek’s two State hospitals lately, after the company that runs the catering service ran into trouble with its suppliers.Roynam Catering Services, which has serviced the
readTemporary grazing found for evicted cattle in North
16-12-2008
GOVERNMENT, in conjunction with the Namibia Development Corporation (NDC), has decided to make four NDC farms available for the livestock of Oshiwambo-speaking farmers evicted from western
readFive NPL giants go into battle
16-12-2008
FIVE Namibian premiership football clubs are poised to battle it out in a season-ending tournament that will be known as the FNB Football Festival on December 27.Domestic cup kings Black Africa have
readNam second at Zone 6
16-12-2008
THE national under-20 team improved on their third-place ranking in the two previous Zone Six games when they ended second overall in the just-concluded Supreme Council of Sport in Africa (SCSA) Zone
readSMSes for Tues 16 Dec 08
16-12-2008
* CAN the MoE please provide information on the welfare of the Namibian students studying in Zimbabwe. We, their family members are worried about the worsening cholera situation there!Food For Thought
readJohannes Amakali a hulitha
16-12-2008
ELENGA enene lyOshikandjo shUulenga sha Ndangwa mOndonga tatekulu Johannes Amnakali, a tseyika wo nedhina tate Tonata, a mana oondjenda dhe - a manene mOshipangelo sha Venduka meti 12 Desemba
readOomeme yomiitopolwa yokomikunda ya ninga oshigongi shawo shotango mOngwediva
16-12-2008
OOMEME yokIitopolwa yokomikunda ye vulithe pomathela gaali lwaampoka oya gongalele mOsenda yIipindi mOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana, okuza meti 8 Desemba 2008 sigo 10 Desemba 2008 moka ya kala taya
readWindhoek State hospitals hit by catering crunch
16-12-2008
FOOD is being rationed at Windhoek’s two State hospitals lately, after the company that runs the catering service ran into trouble with its suppliers.Roynam Catering Services, which has serviced the
readShoka sha za moshigongi shoomeme yokiitopolwa yokomikunda
16-12-2008
OOMEME yokIitopolwa yokomikunda mboka ya li noshigongi shawo shotangotango sholudhi nduka mOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana, sha tamekele meti 8 Desemba kala ko sigo ometi 10 Desemba 2008, oya
readAanahambo yamwe mboka ya tidhwa kOkavango ya monenwa ehala
16-12-2008
AANAHAMBO yamwe mboka ya tidhwa kOkavango omathimbo ga zi ko kumwe niimuna yawo, ya monenwa ehala kEpangelo moka taya vulu okutula oongombe dhawo muule ashike manga womvula yimwe manga taku
readIMF heads for Turkey in January for talks on loan
16-12-2008
ANKARA – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will travel to Ankara early in January to discuss a new loan to help Turkey deal with the effects of the economic crisis, the US Treasury said
readEDI receives German government order for three boreholes in Namibia
16-12-2008
Munster – Reporting from its head office in Munster, Germany, EDI Exploration Drilling International has announced that on December 11 2008, Germany’s Federal Department for Geosciences and Raw
readTelecom sector remains a small contributor to Namibia’s GDP
16-12-2008
The telecommunications sector remains an “insignificant contributor” to Namibia’s gross domestic product (GDP).The sector put about N$1,7 billion into the national account for 2007, which is 3,4 per
readAlgerian gas project captures and buries CO2
16-12-2008
KRECHBA, Algeria – On a desolate, wind-pummeled expanse of central Algeria, natural gas is being pumped out of the Sahara Desert and sent on to energy-starved Europe, leaving nearly all its
readAsean moves to create single market
16-12-2008
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) moved to forge a European Union-style community yesterday, signing a charter that makes the bloc a legal entity for the first
readGovernment decides to relocate ‘illegal grazers’ in Ukwangali
16-12-2008
OLUNO – The government has decided to relocate cattle owners accused of illegal grazing in the Ukwangali Traditional district of the Kavango Region since 1992.The chairperson of the Cabinet-initiated
readAquarius to retrench 2 000 workers in SA
16-12-2008
Nearly 2 000 mine workers will lose their jobs following a decision by Aquarius Platinum to suspend operations for a minimum of six months at its Everest mine in South Africa.This was as a
readFinancial crisis seeps into Mozambique
16-12-2008
Maputo – Mozambican President Armando Guebuza last week expressed his concern at the effects the international financial crisis may have on the Mozambican economy. He was speaking at a ceremony
readUS car makers on brink of collapse
16-12-2008
WASHINGTON – Detroit car makers are awaiting a financial lifeline from the White House to provide short-term stability to two companies on the brink of collapse.“An abrupt bankruptcy for autos could
readPrices of cattle ear tags increase
16-12-2008
THE local distributor of cattle ear tags, Veterinary Supplies (Swavet) has announced that the price of cattle ear tags will increase this week.The Agriculture Union of Namibia (NAU) says in its latest
readZam govt urged to ban maize exports
16-12-2008
THE Zambia Consumer Association (Zaca) has urged the Zambian government to ban the export of maize meal as an additional measure to reduce and stabilise the price of the commodity.Zaca executive
readAgriculture Briefs
16-12-2008
Sharp drop in hide prices PRICES of hides recently fell dramatically with green hides, which are from freshly skinned animals, trading at a mere N$2.56 per kg locally last week compared to N$6.74 only
readRural development policy on the way
16-12-2008
GOVERNMENT is formulating a rural development policy which will be finalised in the first half of next year.According to the latest Cabinet briefing paper, the Ministry of Regional and Local
read70-year-old fired up by rap lyrics
16-12-2008
DAKAR – A 70-year-old man opened fire with his hunting rifle on a rap group at a concert in Senegal at the weekend because he felt their song lyrics were insulting him, police said yesterday.Five
read1950s pin-up queen Bettie Page dies
16-12-2008
LOS ANGELES – Bettie Page, one of America’s most photographed pin-up girls during the 1950s, died in Los Angeles on Thursday from pneumonia. She was 85.Page was a ubiquitous sight during the 1950s,
read‘American Idol’ to change its tune
16-12-2008
LOS ANGELES – Fox is readying to announce some ‘American Idol’ format changes.The tweaks have been rumoured online thanks to a memo leaked to a fan site. With the show’s premiere set for
read1 in 10 EU hospital patients have problems
16-12-2008
BRUSSELS – One in 10 patients are suffering extra adverse effects while being treated in European hospitals, the EU’s health commissioner said yesterday, urging member states to take steps to improve
readIsrael frees Palestinian prisoners
16-12-2008
RAMALLAH – Israel released 224 Palestinian prisoners yesterday in a gesture to moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and jubilant detainees waving Palestinian flags jumped on the roof of one
readProtest outside Greek court, rallies planned
16-12-2008
ATHENS – Protesters hurled eggs at police outside an Athens court yesterday and rallies were planned later in the day in a second week of anti-government protests in Greece since the police shooting
readGun clubs tout safety record after boy’s Uzi death at show
16-12-2008
BOSTON – Gun control advocates hope that manslaughter indictments in the death of an 8-year-old who accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi at a gun show will deter other gun shows from
readIraqis hail ‘shoe attacker’
16-12-2008
BAGHDAD – Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets yesterday to demand the release of a reporter who threw his shoes at President George W Bush, as Arabs across the Middle East hailed the journalist as
readCongo civilians need urgent protection
16-12-2008
GENEVA - Actress Mia Farrow appealed yesterday for the world to stop the rape of women and girls in eastern Congo, which she described as “one of the worst situations I have ever encountered in my
readNo Cope-ANC reconciliation
16-12-2008
BLOEMFONTEIN - A breakaway faction of South Africa’s African National Congress yesterday ruled out reconciliation and said the governing party would face mass defections.The emergence of the Congress
readFrench first lady sues over ‘nude Carla’ canvas shopping bag
16-12-2008
SAINT-DENIS – Lawyers for Carla Bruni-Sarkozy sought N$1.6 million in damages yesterday from a clothing firm for selling a shopping bag featuring a nude photo of the first lady.The wife of President
readAfricans take too many holidays: Museveni
16-12-2008
KAMPALA – Uganda’s president thinks Africans must work harder to develop “super weapons” so that their impoverished continent is no longer dominated by the developed world, a statement from his office
readExam results out on Friday
16-12-2008
A RECORD 36 366 fulltime and 9 068 part-time Grade 10 pupils will receive their exam results on Friday.The Ministry of Education has announced that the results of the Higher International General
readNight court nabs dozens
16-12-2008
THE special night court sessions for traffic offenders that have been taking place at the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court over the past two weeks have resulted in more than 30 people being arrested on
readNamibia holds off on pork ban
16-12-2008
NAMIBIA will not ban imports of pork or dairy products from Ireland, the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday. The Namibian broke the news on Friday that South Africa had banned all meat and dairy
readFuel prices slashed
16-12-2008
NAMIBIANS will receive an early Christmas present from Government tomorrow – the price of petrol will drop by N$1,50 a litre and diesel by 80 cents a litre.It will be the fifth month in a row that the
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