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44 Articles found on Monday, 22 December 2008
Court issues order against Lüderitz fish plant strikers
22-12-2008
THE two-week-old strike by close to 1 000 workers of the Lüderitz fish-processing factory of the NovaNam fishing company group made its way onto the agenda of the Labour Court in Windhoek on
readNo improvement in Grade 12 higher level exam results
22-12-2008
THE Grade 12 higher level results have stagnated, with this year’s group not doing significantly better than last year. This year’s group was the second batch to write the new Namibia Senior
readFive years for cattle theft
22-12-2008
ONDANGWA – The Ondangwa Regional Court last week convicted and sentenced a 62-year-old man from Okankolo Constituency in the Oshikoto Region to 20 years’ imprisonment for stealing two cattle valued at
readGovernment acts to control FMD
22-12-2008
MEASURES to control foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and eventually remove the Red Line separating the two veterinary zones of Namibia are underway.During the weekend, equipment worth N$500
readChristmas German style in Namibia
22-12-2008
MANY foreign tourists visiting Namibia during November or December rub their eyes at the sight of Christmas cookies and decorations for the festive season a la Germany displayed on specially dedicated
readBaby Wiseman in need of assistance
22-12-2008
FIFTEEN-MONTH-OLD Wiseman Mukongo from Otjiwarongo has a serious heart defect and needs heart surgery that will cost between N$150 000 and N$200 000. According to his parents, Lukas and Aletta
readUsakos locomotive to be moved
22-12-2008
AFTER Wednesday’s accident when a truck crashed into the old locomotive at Usakos, TransNamib said it was prepared to move the locomotive to a safer venue – the site of a proposed railway museum at
readNational tourism policy by January
22-12-2008
CABINET has approved the final draft of a national tourism policy.Namibia has recently been ranked among the top 10 fastest growing tourism destinations in the world by the World Travel and Tourism
readCourtroom crusader gets convicted of contempt
22-12-2008
A STRONGLY worded attack on the judiciary and its alleged relationship with one of Namibia’s top law firms left one of the country’s most active lay litigants, Hendrik Christian, with a suspended
readTwo electrocuted, one lives to tell the tale
22-12-2008
A CONSTRUCTION worker had to be rushed to hospital after being electrocuted while working on a building at Oshikango last month.Namidi Simeon Kaleni (25) suffered serious burns, a spokesman for the
readIndia strike back after Pietersen century
22-12-2008
MOHALI – England skipper Kevin Pietersen struck a majestic 15th test century of his test career before India fought back to take two late wickets on the third day of the second and final test
readRovers off to winning start
22-12-2008
LONDON – South Africa striker Benni McCarthy scored twice as Blackburn Rovers began life under new manager Sam Allardyce with a 3-0 win at home to Stoke City on Saturday.Victory was only Rovers’
readValuev sees off Holyfield
22-12-2008
ZURICH – Russia’s Nikolai Valuev successfully defended his WBA title here on Saturday night with a majority decision win over former world champion Evander Holyfield over 12 rounds.Despite a brave
readAB takes SA to emphatic win
22-12-2008
PERTH – South Africa successfully chased down the second-biggest total in test history yesterday to beat Australia emphatically by six wickets in the first test at the WACA in Perth. The victory was
readPlayer Jagger dies
22-12-2008
ORLANDO Pirates midfielder Patrick Penandinho Jagger died in a gruesome car accident on Friday.The dynamic and hugely talented midfielder succumbed to head injuries in the Roman Catholic Hospital in
readRooney to the rescue
22-12-2008
YOKOHAMA – Wayne Rooney came to the rescue as Manchester United beat South American champions Liga de Quito 1-0 yesterday to win the Club World Cup and lift one of the few trophies to have eluded
readPirates and BA win
22-12-2008
MOHAMMED Ouseb made a triumphant debut for Orlando Pirates when he headed in their winning goal against Mighty Gunners on Saturday afternoon.The match seemed to be heading for a draw when Pirates won
readSMSes for Mon 22 Dec 08
22-12-2008
* NFA and PLS and especially teams from the North be advised that Fifa does not allow supporters to wear their political parties’ T-shirts, caps or scarves at the stadium. – KamatiFood For Thought
readOmukuluntu gwEtanga lyopombanda lya Zimbabwe a yahwa
22-12-2008
HARARE – Omukuluntu gwEtanga lyOmombanda lya Zimbabwe noku li wo kuume kOmupresidende Robert Mugaba okwa yahwa nokweehamekwa moshiningwanima shonkambadhala yokuumba ko Epangelo
readAmakali a fumvikwa pOniipa kengathithi lyaalilasa
22-12-2008
NAKUSA tatekulu Tonata Johannes Amakali elenga enene lyOshikandjo shUulenga sha Ndangwa mOndonga tatekulu Johannes Amnakali, ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo sha Venduka meti 12 Desemba 2008
readUunongononi wa kutha iihauto oyindji kopate
22-12-2008
NATISMOBILE, oproyeka yOpolisi yopaunongononi hayi longitha ookompiuta dhoka hadhi endiwa nadho (oolaptopa) yokukwata mo iihauto mbyoka kayi na uuyelele, otayi shi enditha nawa lela.Iihauto kayi na
readTatekulu Oswin Mukulu a hanganitha aatekulu ye
22-12-2008
ELENGA enene lya Mbalantu moshitopolwa sha Musati Oswin Mukulu, mEtitano lya zi ko okwa li a ithana aatekulu ye ayehe oyendjiyendji, okuza tuu pwaamboka yosheeli she meme Bernadette Mojekwu
readYatatu ya sa komukithi gwOkolela moshitopolwa sha Kunene
22-12-2008
AANTU ye li yatatu oya si komukithi gwOkolela omanga ye li 29 taku fekelwa ya kwatwa komukithi nguka moshitopolwa sha Kunene.Ihe Amushanga omukuluntu mUuministeli wUundjolowele nOnkalathano,
readFestive season road fatalities reach 28
22-12-2008
IMPATIENCE, drunk driving and a lack of respect for road signs were the main causes of 28 deaths on Namibian roads since the start of the festive season.The Police yesterday called on road users to
readEconomic Briefs
22-12-2008
Key Petroleum pulls out of deal in Namibia * Australian-based Key Petroleum has announced that it will not pursue a deal with Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL to farm into 50 per cent of an exploration
read30-year prison terms in Caprivi gang-rape case
22-12-2008
THE gang-rape trial of two young Caprivi Region residents ended in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court last week with both of them being convicted and sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment.Hastin Nawa
readStock theft gets man 20 years
22-12-2008
ONDANGWA – The Ondangwa Regional Court has convicted and sentenced a 62-year-old man from Okankolo Constituency in the Oshikoto Region to 20 years imprisonment for stealing two cattle worth N$7 000.
readDoes capitalism have a future?
22-12-2008
NEW YORK – As 2008 came to a close, many Europeans began to speak about the end of capitalism. They forget that capitalism in Europe had already once given way – often violently – to statism and
readHailulu sues the ACC
22-12-2008
THE embattled CEO of the National Housing Enterprise (NHE), Vinson Hailulu, on Friday declared legal war on the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).Hailulu’s legal representatives, Sisa Namandje &
readBank Windhoek employees up the standard of charity
22-12-2008
In an act that goes beyond the call of duty and charitable giving in the festive season, a group of 14 employees at Bank Windhoek are putting smiles on the faces and a roof over the heads of a mother
readDreaming of a wet Christmas
22-12-2008
Windhoek’s Independence Avenue on a rainy night this festive season. The Christmas lights in the city’s main street will delight people until the New Year.
readNow the Fed gives out free money
22-12-2008
The unusual measures unveiled last week by the United States Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, promise to usher in an era of free money unprecedented in the history of financial markets. They
readThe house of cards has collapsed
22-12-2008
NEW YORK – We are in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the 1930’s. The salient feature of the crisis is that it was not caused by some external shock like Opec raising the price of oil.
readHollywood star scandals quiet in 2008
22-12-2008
LOS ANGELES – Politics was not the only arena that saw change in 2008, Hollywood also felt different as stars like Britney Spears and Robert Downey Jr overcame past personal troubles and let their
readWatergate ‘Deep Throat’ Mark Felt dies at 95
22-12-2008
WASHINGTON - Mark Felt, the mysterious ‘Deep Throat’ source who helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein crack the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon,
readNuns sue NYC tenants over ‘vomit-like’ food smells
22-12-2008
NEW YORK – Nuns who own a New York City apartment house have filed a lawsuit saying a tenant couple is stinking up the building with “horrible” food smells “similar to that of vomit or rotten meat.”
readUS: Unity deal can’t work with Mugabe
22-12-2008
PRETORIA – The United States can no longer support a proposed Zimbabwean power-sharing deal that would leave Robert Mugabe, “a man who’s lost it,” as president, the top US envoy for Africa told
readSA denies handing over Zim aid
22-12-2008
HARARE – South Africa reiterated yesterday it would only hand over R300m in agricultural aid to Zimbabwe after a unity government is formed, denying a Zimbabwe media report that it had reversed a
readLockerbie haunted by memories
22-12-2008
LOCKERBIE – Britain was commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing on yesterday, recalling the night a US-bound jet carrying 259 passengers and crew was blown up over a Scottish
readDeposed Mauritanian president freed
22-12-2008
NOUAKCHOTT – The deposed president of the desert-encircled African nation of Mauritania was set free yesterday after 4 1/2 months under house arrest.But those in his inner circle said Sidi Ould Cheikh
readChinese internet porn sensation detained by police
22-12-2008
SHANGHAI – A Chinese woman who became an online sensation after posting a homemade pornographic film of herself on the internet has been detained in Shanghai, according to state media.The
readMumbai’s Oberoi hotel reopens with prayers
22-12-2008
MUMBAI – Tight security and hopeful prayers were part of a multi-faith prayer ceremony held yesterday to mark the reopening of the Mumbai’s Oberoi hotel three weeks after it was targeted in a
readTwo ton dagga find at Afghan school
22-12-2008
KABUL – Afghan and coalition troops found and destroyed 2.5 tons of marijuana in an abandoned school in southern Afghanistan, while coalition troops killed four militants elsewhere in the south,
readCongo rebels pull back from own ceasefire
22-12-2008
NAIROBI – Rebel negotiators at talks to end a four-year conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have not recommitted to an existing ceasefire, mediators said yesterday.Laurent Nkunda’s Tutsi
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