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36 Articles found on Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Riruako gets car for fundraising
17-12-2008
SPES Bona Motors has donated a brand new Fiat Strada bakkie to the Chief Riruako Trust Fund fundraising raffle. The fundraising is for the Herero chief after a fire destroyed his home in the Aminuis
readMVA receives N$95 000 boost
17-12-2008
THE Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund yesterday received a N$95 000 boost for its Xupifa Eemwenyo Road Safety Project.The donation came in the form of a fuel sponsorship from Total Namibia. The
readA Christmas wish comes true ...
17-12-2008
RODMAN Kajaimo, who appeared in The Namibian’s Christmas Supplement last Thursday, has just had his wish for a new Bible granted by a good Samaritan. Interviewed on what he would like for Christmas,
readMore blood needed for holidays
17-12-2008
THE Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia needs another 75 units of O-group blood to be sure that they have enough for the holiday season.Michelle Pienaar, head of planning and recruitment at the BTS,
readWorks inspector and engineer charged with corruption
17-12-2008
A FRAUDULENT transaction which cost the Works Ministry more than N$30 000 in 2006 last week landed an employee of that ministry and the owner of an engineering company at Gobabis in court.Katjo
readMedia freedom threatened: Misa
17-12-2008
MISA Namibia has called on Namibians to unite against the growing threat to media freedom in the country.Mathew Haikali, National Director of Misa Namibia, made the call following a recent decision by
readCops accused of blackmailing aliens
17-12-2008
A CASE of alleged Police corruption reported in Windhoek last week appears to have been swept under the carpet immediately after being reported.The case, which involved a Police officer and an alleged
readRegistration of ‘struggle kids’ to continue in 2009
17-12-2008
REGISTRATION of the ‘Children of the Liberation Struggle’ can be expected to continue into the New Year, says the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Dr Peingeondjabi Shipoh.The Ministry
readEskom back as a partner for Kudu
17-12-2008
THE long-awaited development of the offshore Kudu gas power project, which has been hampered by several setbacks over the past five years, might finally become a reality after South Africa’s power
readFive found guilty in gang-rape trial
17-12-2008
A GRIM year-end faces five young men accused of gang-raping a fellow school pupil in northern Namibia a little over two years ago.All of them have been found guilty on a variety of charges in the High
readFerguson puts title first
17-12-2008
YOKOHAMA – Alex Ferguson called on his Manchester United players yesterday to leave a lasting legacy by becoming the first British side to win the Club World Cup. The United manager said the
readNewspaper Cup returns
17-12-2008
THE popular The Namibian Newspaper Cup will return to Windhoek in April next year, organisers confirmed yesterday.The organising committee, led by the Namibia Football Association’s (NFA) chief
readDoëseb guns for the best in football
17-12-2008
ELEVEN Arrows Football Club owner Johnny Doëseb is a man of few words and avoids the limelight. But he has big plans lined up for the club that he now fully owns.The priority for him now is to win the
readBrazil beat Namibia for gold
17-12-2008
IF not for the Brazilian flag and the yellow-and-blue outfits of the visiting teams, the atmosphere at the weekend’s Inter-Conti Inline Hockey Cup could have reminded the spectators of Namibia’s five
readSport Briefs
17-12-2008
Football - BLACKBURN Rovers announced yesterday they had sacked Paul Ince as their manager, a statement on the Premier League club’s website said. Rovers are currently second-bottom in the table and
readSMSes for Wed 17 Dec 08
17-12-2008
* RAMATEX left thousands in the streets, mines are closing down, many more school dropouts will join the unemployed masses; who will save us? We can save ourselves if we want to. We can create our own
readMeekulu Aili a gwanitha oomvula 97
17-12-2008
OMUKALIMO a tseyika nawa gwomomukunda Onenongo popepi Nekamba mUukwambi Meekulu Aili Nakadhilu Namagumbo Iitenge okwa dhana oshituthivalo she shoomvula omulongo omugoyi naheyali (97) oshiwike sha zi
readOndando yomahooli ya shuna pevi
17-12-2008
AANIIHAUTO otaya ka mona omagano gOkrismesa kuyele okuza kEpangelo ngula, sho lya shunitha pevi ondando yomahooli gOpetolola nOndola yimwe noosenda omilongo ntano mOlita omanga ngoka gOdisela ga gu
readIizemo yOgrade 10 otayi piti mEtitano
17-12-2008
AALONGWA yOgrade 10 ye li 36 366 (ye li miipundi) naamboka kaye li miipundi ye li 9 068, otaya ka mona iizemo yOmakonakono gawo mEtitano.Shika osha tseyithwa kUuministeli wElongo oshiwike shika.
readAafrika ohaa yi momafudho olundji
17-12-2008
KAMPALA – Omupresidende gwa Uganda okwa ti Aafrika oye na okulonga nuudhiginini ya longe iilwitho ya kindja, opo enenevi lyawo ndyoka tali dhengwa koluhepo kali kale we lya thindilwa pevi kiilongo ya
readWoman ambushed, shot dead by ex-lover
17-12-2008
A MAN yesterday shot his former girlfriend in the head in Windhoek’s Wanaheda area before turning the gun on himself.The woman was identified as 22-year-old Wanaheda resident Aanchen Shikwambi. The
readAanangeshefa yomomapandaanda mOshikango ya maashingila Elelo lyawo lya Helao Nafidi
17-12-2008
ONGUNDU onene yaanangeshefa aashona mboka haya shingithile mepandaanda enene lya Shikango mOndoolopa ya Helao Nafidi mOshitopowla sha Hangwena, ohela oya ningi ehololomadhilaadhilo, taya nyenyeta sho
readPlane flips over while landing at Sossusvlei
17-12-2008
A LIGHT aircraft with five people on board ended up on its roof after landing at an airstrip in the Sossusvlei area on Saturday.The Cessna 210, registration number V5-RAS and operated by air
readBush shoe incident stirs souls
17-12-2008
THE George W Bush shoe-throwing incident has stirred souls and shaken soles worldwide, and Namibia is no exception. Within hours of ‘shoegate’ making international headlines, SMSes about the US
readBerry, Perry to host NAACP Image Awards
17-12-2008
LOS ANGELES – ox TV says Halle Berry and actor-screenwriter Tyler Perry will host the 40th NAACP Image Awards in February.Nominations for the Image Awards, which honour those who promote diversity in
readWalvis Bay prostitutes reel in the foreigners
17-12-2008
AN estimated 500 sex workers at Walvis Bay are defying the odds and carrying on with business as usual – despite prostitution being illegal, and the harbour town having the highest HIV prevalence rate
readMadonna settles divorce for up to US$92 million
17-12-2008
NEW YORK – Madonna has paid her ex-husband British director Guy Ritchie up to 60 million pounds ($92 million) to settle their divorce after eight years of marriage, her spokeswoman said on Monday.Liz
readOfficial: Shoe-thrower in Iraqi military custody
17-12-2008
BAGHDAD - The journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W Bush was handed over to the Iraqi military, an Iraqi official said, as hundreds took to the streets yesterday for a second day
readZim power-sharing taking too long: Zuma
17-12-2008
BLOEMFONTEIN - Ruling ANC chief Jacob Zuma said yesterday South Africa had a responsibility to push Zimbabwe to resolve its crisis, expressing concern it was taking too long to form a unity
readCope launches at FS conference in Bloem
17-12-2008
BLOEMFONTEIN - The history of South Africa would never be the same again, newly announced Congress of the People (Cope) president Terror Lekota told cheering delegates at the party’s founding
readEconomic Briefs
17-12-2008
European new car sales plunge 26% * BRUSSELS – New car sales in Europe plunged in November by 25,8 per cent as financial and economic turmoil hit the industry hard, the European Automakers Association
readRich nations line up for new global scramble: farmland
17-12-2008
MOSCOW – Wearing flowing red robes and pitching his own trademark desert tent, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi paid a visit to Ukraine last month in search of a remarkable deal to help feed his oil-rich
readWater management is key to food security, says FAO
17-12-2008
Srte, Libya – Water management is “a key element” in food security, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General Jacques Diouf told a ministerial conference on ‘Water for Agriculture and
readGlobal financial crisis set to stall Botswana’s growth
17-12-2008
Gaborone – The global economic crisis had started to affect Botswana’s output and would significantly damage the mineral sector, which accounted for the bulk of export earnings, the country’s finance
readMade in China: SA’s new party
17-12-2008
Though the Congress of the People (Cope) says it is proudly South African, the party caps and shirts on sale to delegates to its founding conference are anything but.There has been a modest array of
readBoom to Doom, Hero to Zero
17-12-2008
The year 2008, that was quick, oh so dirty and fun, and my spell checker has stopped changing “Obama” to “Osama”Adversity brings out the best in people. Worms crawl out of woodwork and 2008 has
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