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37 Articles found on Tuesday, 23 December 2008
Parliament 2008: Hot air, motions and emotions
23-12-2008
A GLANCE at the National Assembly’s website over the weekend encapsulates more than the sum total of its parts: “The National Assembly is in recess …” heralds a scroll bar across the main page, which
readDeath in the North
23-12-2008
POLICE in the Ohangwena Region, Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of Lameck Shidolo (23), who was stabbed to death at a cuca shop near Omafo on Saturday.The suspect is
readFree ambulance service at coast
23-12-2008
A FREE ambulance service was launched at Swakopmund yesterday to complement emergency services at the coast during the holiday season.The Eagles Christian Centre Ambulance was designated solely for
readSecurity group wants a higher minimum wage
23-12-2008
THE recently formed Federation of Security Employers in Namibia (FSEN) is calling for an increase in the minimum wage of security guards, from N$3 to N$4 an hour.Security guards are one of the most
readNamibia remains short of skills
23-12-2008
CABINET has resolved to urge institutions of higher education to increase the number of graduates with the skills required to meet local labour market demands in several key sectors.At the last
readGovt to stimulate growth in southern Namibia
23-12-2008
GOVERNMENT is to embark on commercial projects in southern Namibia in order to stimulate economic growth after traditional leaders from the South asked President Hifikepunye Pohamba on several
readRoad toll climbs to 31
23-12-2008
THE death toll on the country’s roads this festive season has risen to 31, according to official statistics from the Police. The Khomas and Otjozondjupa Regions lead the death toll with five
readPolice instruct Chief not to hold Ezorongondo meeting
23-12-2008
THE Police yesterday instructed Deputy Fisheries Minister Kilus Nguvauva not to hold a planned meeting at the royal Ovambanderu homestead in the Omaheke Region over Christmas in order to prevent
readLetter from US Congress raises some eyebrows
23-12-2008
THE House Committee on Foreign Affairs of the United States Congress has reportedly asked Namibia to change its policy on the dispute between Israel and Palestine.The committee wants Namibia to
readMisa reminds courts of challenges journalists face
23-12-2008
COURTS dealing with defamation claims against the media should take into account the difficulties that journalists face in gathering and reporting news, the Namibian chapter of the Media Institute of
readNo slowing down: Singh
23-12-2008
THOUSAND OAKS – Three-times major champion Vijay Singh had no intention of slowing down his pursuit of more titles after winning the Chevron World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club on Sunday.The
readGayle century revives Windies
23-12-2008
NAPIER – West Indies captain Chris Gayle made a timely return to the century ranks yesterday to ensure a final day showdown in the second cricket Test against New Zealand at McLean Park here.Gayle,
readNot ready to quit: Evander Holyfield
23-12-2008
ZURICH – Despite his majority decision defeat to WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev, Evander Holyfield has ruled out retirement for now and wants another shot at being world champion for the
readTough 2009 awaits sporting world
23-12-2008
MILAN – Sport is less vulnerable than other industries to the highs and lows of financial markets but it has still suffered in 2008 and faces a tough future as fears of a prolonged recession spread to
readWenger wants title
23-12-2008
LONDON – Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal can still win the Premier League title despite his side’s failure to close the gap on leaders Liverpool.The Gunners remain eight points behind Liverpool after
readHitman in epic challenge
23-12-2008
NAMIBIAN boxer Paulus ‘Hitman’ Moses faces an epic challenge when he goes up against Japan’s Yusuke Kobori in a lightweight world title fight in Yokohama, Japan, on January 3.That fight will be the
readSMSes for Tues 23 Dec 08
23-12-2008
Food For Thought * IT was the scramble for Africa in the past and today it is the scramble for Namibia. Our leaders please inform the nation about your silent sale of our land to China! It saddens us
readModel Pick & Pay a gandja N$10,000 kOseko ya Gabriel Taapopi
23-12-2008
ONGESHEFA onene ya tseyika nawa yiilandithomwa, unene yiikuliwa, yedhina Model Pick & Pay mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko oya gandja omagano gOondola/N$10,000 kOseko yOpombanda ya Gabriel Taapopi
readHailulu ota fala ACC kOmpangu
23-12-2008
OMUKULUNTUWILIKI gwOkampani ya National Housing Enterprises (NHE), Vincent Hailulu ota fala Okomisi yi na sha nEkondjitho lyiilonga yOkoraupto/Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) kOmpangu yOpombanda,
readShipoh a ninga kahewa kOsikola ya Kelemba noku yi pa omagano
23-12-2008
OSIKOLA ya Kelemba mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena oya pandula noonkondo Omundohotola Peingondjabi Shipoh, sho e yi pa okapandi kOodola dha Namibia omayovi gahetatu (N$8000) omasiku ga zi ko,
readEconomic Briefs
23-12-2008
Namibia joins global migration body * At its meeting on December 9, Cabinet approved Namibia’s full membership to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).A media statement by the Ministry
readSouth Africans grapple with ‘race’ in affirmative action
23-12-2008
A proposal that “race” be stripped out of affirmative action policies has had a lukewarm response. Steven Friedman, a visiting political science professor at Rhodes University, said the idea was
readMozambique won’t privatise ID services
23-12-2008
Maputo – Mozambican Interior Minister Jose Pacheco said on Saturday that hiring a private company to produce identity cards was not a privatisation of the country’s identification services, which
readAnglo’s budget cuts could cost jobs
23-12-2008
Johannesburg – Anglo American last week cut its local capital expenditure budget for next year at Anglo Platinum (Angloplat) and Kumba Iron Ore by as much as 43 per cent due to shrinking demand and
readSouth Africa moves to save mining jobs
23-12-2008
Johannesburg - A document agreed to by a mining industry task team would help trade unions “put companies under pressure” and have the effect of saving some of the nearly 15 000 jobs that were at risk
readToyota slashes outlook as global crisis bites
23-12-2008
NAGOYA, Japan – Toyota Motor was set to slash its annual outlook yesterday to a consolidated operating loss of ¥150 billion (US$1,67 billion). This is its first such loss, the Nikkei business daily
readThe rot continues: US banks refuse to divulge how they’re spending the bailouts
23-12-2008
WASHINGTON – It’s something any bank would demand to know before handing out a loan: Where’s the money going?But after receiving billions in aid from US taxpayers, the nation’s largest banks say they
readCate Blanchett ages with grace in ‘Benjamin Button’
23-12-2008
LOS ANGELES – If movie fans didn’t know she was co-starring with Brad Pitt in ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’, they wouldn’t recognise Cate Blanchett when the film opens with a close-up of her
read‘Leaders fuelled xenophobia’ in SA
23-12-2008
JOHANNESBURG – The lack of a “legitimate elected leadership” was behind much of the May xenophobic attacks, Cormsa said on Monday.Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (Cormsa)
readSuspected US missile strike in Pakistan kills 8
23-12-2008
DERA ISMAIL KHAN – Suspected United States missile strikes killed at least eight people yesterday in volatile northwest Pakistan, officials and witnesses said.Bakht Janan, a local security official,
readMugabe ‘a mad dictator’ says UN rights expert
23-12-2008
GENEVA – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is ‘a mad dictator’ who has lost all sense of reality, a United Nations human rights expert said yesterday.The only way Mugabe can be removed from power is
readIraq shoe-thrower’s brother says he’d do it again
23-12-2008
BAGHDAD – The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush says he would do it again and that he was forced to write a letter of apology after being tortured in jail, the
readPolitics dominated headlines in 2008
23-12-2008
THE political feud between the ruling Swapo Party and the Rally for Democracy and Progress, coupled with growing intolerance of the opposition, and Barack Obama’s victory in the US presidential
readVehicle hijacked in city
23-12-2008
FOUR people were hijacked at gunpoint by a man in uniform in Klein Windhoek on Friday night.One of the victims told The Namibian that the group of four – two of whom were visiting from South Africa
readHavana ‘clean-up’ continues
23-12-2008
THE City Police are continuing with the demolition of shacks in the Havana Extension 6 informal settlement on the outskirts of the capital, while the City of Windhoek says its actions are justified
readPoliticians hit pay jackpot
23-12-2008
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has dropped a bombshell by giving political office bearers a 24 per cent salary increase.They will get 12 per cent as soon as the decision has been gazetted and another
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The Namibian wishes it's readers and advertisers a blessed and safe festive season as well as a prospoerous New Year! See You on 5 January 2009. Please obey the rules of the road!
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