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44 Articles found on Wednesday, 20 February 2008
SMSes of the Day : Wednesday
20-02-2008
** AS Parliament opens I expect our MPs to get serious and debate issues in the interest of the nation rather than insult each other and wait for fat cheques month-end.It's embarrassing that some of
readFirms need tax breaks for energy
20-02-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South African businesses crippled by an energy crisis are unlikely to receive the tax breaks and other concessions they crave from Finance Minister Trevor Manuel's budget today.An
readAus seeking fatter mailmen
20-02-2008
SYDNEY - Australia's postal service has increased the maximum weight for mailmen and women by 15 kilogrammes in an attempt to attract more "posties", local media reported yesterday.Australia Post had
readOil prices surge to close to US$98
20-02-2008
LONDON - World oil prices soared yesterday close to US$98 per barrel, which was not far from last month's record peak, as the market was energised by simmering tensions in key producing
readKenya Airways suspends flights to Paris
20-02-2008
NAIROBI - Kenya Airways has suspended its thrice-weekly flights to Paris as travellers from France dried up following violence in the east African country earlier in the year, a statement by the
readErongo RED shows profit of N$5m
20-02-2008
ERONGO Red has shown significant growth since it started operations two years ago, according to the regional electricity distributor's CEO, Gert Coeln. Its customer base has increased by four to
readFirms need tax breaks for energy
20-02-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South African businesses crippled by an energy crisis are unlikely to receive the tax breaks and other concessions they crave from Finance Minister Trevor Manuel's budget today. An
readSWAPO na RDP ya tula miilonga iikonga yawo yomahogololo pEenhana
20-02-2008
OSWALD SHIVUTE pEENHANA O NGUNDU yoSwapo nosho wo ndjoka ompe yoRally for Democracy and Progress RDP, mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko oya tula miilonga iikonga yawo yomahogololo moshikandjohogololo sha
readHospital under fire over baby's snakebite death
20-02-2008
THE Katutura State Hospital is to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a three-day-old baby girl at the hospital on Sunday night. She reportedly died from a snakebite after failing
readPresident warns against violence
20-02-2008
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday urged Namibians to cultivate an "unshakeable sense of tolerance and peaceful co-existence". The President was speaking at the opening of Parliament in
readWalvis child lured from playground, raped
20-02-2008
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl was raped in Walvis Bay's Kuisebmond suburb on Saturday.Erongo Police spokesperson, Detective Sergeant Julia Nujoma, told The Namibian yesterday that the girl was playing at a
readA revolutionary retires
20-02-2008
HAVANA - Ailing revolutionary icon Fidel Castro permanently gave up the Cuban presidency yesterday, ending five decades of ironclad rule of the island marked by his brash defiance of the United
readBus, taxi fares to go up 10%
20-02-2008
NAMIBIANS can brace themselves for yet another taxi fare hike.The Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) has indicated that it was seeking endorsement for a 10 per cent increase. Nabta Vice
read'Political opponents should not be enemies
20-02-2008
DEMOCRATIC elections empower citizens to make informed choices about leaders and political parties, so "political opponents are not supposed to be enemies, but competitors who are marketing their
readMurder accused pleads not guilty
20-02-2008
MORE than a year after its initial scheduled starting date, the delayed trial of murder suspect Johannes Amunyela, accused of killing his girlfriend in the Ondangwa area in mid-2004 by stabbing her
readMisa alarmed by Geingob statements
20-02-2008
SWAPO Vice President Hage Geingob's utterances against the media during an election rally this past weekend has elicited a worried response from the Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa).Geingob
read'Diamond war' gets ugly
20-02-2008
IN what appears to be a last, desperate gamble to hang on to a valuable diamond licence on the Skeleton Coast, Malaysian businessman Subramanian Ragubathi has accused Diamond Commissioner Kennedy
readDam levels boosted after week of rain
20-02-2008
A WEEK of wet weather has had a major impact on the levels of Namibia's main storage dams.Countrywide, the cumulative levels of the 17 dams under control of the Namibia Water Corporation have
readNamibians heap praise on Castro
20-02-2008
NAMIBIAN politicians yesterday praised Cuban leader Fidel Castro as a great leader and a champion of socialism who had led his country to great heights.Castro permanently gave up power yesterday. The
readOhangwena oya kala, oyi li notayi kala yoSwapo: Nghimtina ta ti
20-02-2008
pEENHANA P ETHIMBO ta popitha engathithi lyAakwaswapo pEenhana mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena mEtitano lya zi ko, Oministeli yOomina nIikwamalusheno Errki Nghimtina, okwa ti kutya Oshitopolwa sha Hangwena,
readOhangwena oya kala, oyi li notayi kala yoSwapo: Nghimtina ta ti
20-02-2008
pEENHANA P ETHIMBO ta popitha engathithi lyAakwaswapo pEenhana mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena mEtitano lya zi ko, Oministeli yOomina nIikwamalusheno Errki Nghimtina, okwa ti kutya Oshitopolwa sha Hangwena,
readYatatu ya sa ishewe omeya mOnooli
20-02-2008
O KAMATYONA koomvula ntano kedhina Silas Shalongo oka si omeya omanga ka li ta ka kongo yakwawo mboka ya li taya litha nayo oongombe pomukunda Ohakapeke moshitopolwa sha Musati.Oshiningwanima shika
readYatatu ya sa ishewe omeya mOnooli
20-02-2008
O KAMATYONA koomvula ntano kedhina Silas Shalongo oka si omeya omanga ka li ta ka kongo yakwawo mboka ya li taya litha nayo oongombe pomukunda Ohakapeke moshitopolwa sha Musati.Oshiningwanima shika
readYatatu ya sa ishewe omeya mOnooli
20-02-2008
O KAMATYONA koomvula ntano kedhina Silas Shalongo oka si omeya omanga ka li ta ka kongo yakwawo mboka ya li taya litha nayo oongombe pomukunda Ohakapeke moshitopolwa sha Musati.Oshiningwanima shika
readCastro gwa Cuba a thiga po oshipundi
20-02-2008
HAVANA - Omupresidende gwa Cuba tatekulu Fidel Castro okwa gandja oshipundi shuupresidende woshilongo she ohela, shoka sha hulitha po elelo lye lyoomvula 49, ndhoka a kala a tondika ku
readAustralia's Sullivan breaks 50m world record
20-02-2008
SYDNEY - Australian Eamon Sullivan broke the world record in the men's 50m freestyle at the New South Wales swimming championships here yesterday. Sullivan clocked 21.56 seconds to eclipse Russian
readAustralia's Sullivan breaks 50m world record
20-02-2008
SYDNEY - Australian Eamon Sullivan broke the world record in the men's 50m freestyle at the New South Wales swimming championships here yesterday. Sullivan clocked 21.56 seconds to eclipse Russian
readDelie, Briedenhann win Aquapentahlon top prizes
20-02-2008
Quinton Delie of Dolphins and Jonay Briedenhann of the Namibian Swimming Academy were the outstanding senior swimmers at the Coca-Cola Aquapentathlon in Windhoek and Swakopmund on Saturday, February
readFederer wins fourth straight Laureus award
20-02-2008
ST PETERSBURG - World tennis number one Roger Federer won the prestigious Laureus Sportsman of the Year award for a record fourth year in a row on Monday.Fellow tennis number one Justine Henin was
readNorth prepares for pool league
20-02-2008
EENHANA - National women's pool champion, Halleluya Nghidengwa, has decided to establish the first-ever pool league in northern Namibia.Nghidengwa, who won the national title in 2002, 2003 and 2007,
readRain disrupts indoor hockey
20-02-2008
The Omina Supplies Indoor Hockey League was disrupted by rain last weekend with the scheduled Premier League matches between Wanderers and Windhoek Old Boys called off.The women's Premier League
readUnder-20s prepare for South Africa
20-02-2008
National Under-20 soccer coach Bobby Samaria has named a 24-man squad which will go into camp on Sunday in preparation for the friendly against South Africa U20 in Windhoek on March 8.The match, which
readCalling U/17 Players
20-02-2008
The following players have been called up for training camp from March 7 - 16. This training camp is a preparation for the Four Nations Tournament scheduled to take place from March 16 -20 in Walvis
readStakes rise for Obama, Clinton
20-02-2008
MILWAUKEE - Democrats in Wisconsin and Hawaii were voting yesterday in a presidential campaign that has grown increasingly negative.Hillary Rodham Clinton hoped to cut into Barack Obama's winning
readHynde's ticket to somewhere
20-02-2008
AKRON, Ohio - Singer Chrissie Hynde took a ride on an Akron city bus to show her support of a countywide sales tax increase for mass transit.After the Monday morning ride, the Akron native and the
readAl-Fayed says UK royals wanted to 'get rid of' Diana
20-02-2008
PAUL MAJENDIE LONDON - Luxury storeowner Mohamed al-Fayed said on Monday the death of Princess Diana and his son Dodi in a 1997 Paris car crash was murder and accused the British royal family of
readOscar countdown begins
20-02-2008
LOS ANGELES - It is Oscar week in Hollywood, and after three months in the dark winter of a bitter labour strike, the movie industry finally has something to celebrate - itself.This Sunday, the
readCastro: Time to take off the boots
20-02-2008
HAVANA - After a half century of defying the United States and making the world think he would die with his boots on, iconic communist leader Fidel Castro yesterday announced the end of his era at
readCrisis talks resume in Kenya
20-02-2008
NAIROBI - Kenya's rival leaders resumed talks yesterday to seek a way out of the country's political crisis after the United States stepped up pressure on President Mwai Kibaki to accept a
readWorld must end Darfur conflict: Bush
20-02-2008
KIGALI - President George W Bush paid somber homage yesterday to the estimated 800 000 killed in Rwanda's 1994 genocide and urged global action to end the bloodshed in Sudan's Darfur region "once and
readSuicide bomber kills 37
20-02-2008
KANDAHAR - A suicide bomber targeting a foreign military convoy in Afghanistan killed 37 civilians in an attack near the Pakistan border on Monday, the interior ministry said.Another Afghan bombing *
readAnother Afghan bombing
20-02-2008
KANDAHAR - A car bomb exploded near a police compound yesterday in southern Afghanistan, killing at least one person and wounding four, a police official said.Illegal mine toll 24 * BEIJING - An
readClinicians support SA AIDS doctor
20-02-2008
CAPE TOWN - Health workers and activists have rallied to support a doctor who could face disciplinary action in a dispute over the treatment he gave HIV-positive pregnant women to prevent them from
readMusharraf concedes defeat in Pakistan
20-02-2008
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's ruling party conceded defeat yesterday after opposition parties routed allies of President Pervez Musharraf in parliamentary elections that could threaten the rule of America's
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