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40 Articles found on Thursday, 21 February 2008
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21-02-2008
n WHAT would have happened if the 16 000 Grade 10 scholars had passed their exams? The resources to accommodate them were never in place from the beginning.The education system has collapsed. n I WAS
readSouth Africa cuts company tax, sees budget surpluses
21-02-2008
CAPE TOWN - South Africa's corporate tax rate will fall by one percentage point to 28 per cent to help boost economic growth that is expected to slow to four per cent in 2008.Finance Minister Trevor
readMassive earthmoving consignment offloaded at the port of Walvis Bay
21-02-2008
A MASSIVE consignment of earthmoving and road construction equipment and machinery was offloaded at the Walvis Bay harbour on Friday.The consignment, which was transported on the vessel MV Gregos,
readJCC enters new era
21-02-2008
A THE Joint Consultative Council (JCC) yesterday relaunched itself to mark its new role in the development of the vital and growing small and medium enterprises (SME) sector.The event was attended by
readRossing Uranium appoints new board chairman
21-02-2008
ROSSING Uranium's Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Rehabeam Hoveka as the new Chairman of the Board with effect from April 1. Hoveka is currently serving as the mine's General
readRossing Uranium appoints new board chairman
21-02-2008
ROSSING Uranium's Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Rehabeam Hoveka as the new Chairman of the Board with effect from April 1. Hoveka is currently serving as the mine's General
readGlobal imbalances to narrow
21-02-2008
WASHINGTON - Global economic imbalances are expected to narrow at a faster rate than previously forecast but more needs to be done to rebalance the world economy, according to International Monetary
readKalangula passes away
21-02-2008
RETIRED politician and church leader Bishop Peter Tanyangenge Kalangula (82) died in the Windhoek Central Hospital yesterday morning.A relative, former Elcin Bishop Appolus Kaulinge, said the late
readMedical certificate lands 3 in trouble
21-02-2008
AN ALLEGEDLY forged sick-leave certificate has landed a NamPower employee and two alleged accomplices from the Katutura State Hospital in court. The three allegedly forged the signature of a
readTwo die at flood centres Second wave hits Oshakati
21-02-2008
A BABY and a child have died at flood evacuation centres in Oshakati and Ongwediva, the Chairman of the Oshana Regional Emergency Management Unit confirmed yesterday.Andreas Uutoni said the children
readKey witness put through the wringer in copper fraud trial
21-02-2008
A KEY prosecution witness in the Telecom Namibia scrap copper corruption trial is set to face a fifth day of cross-examination when the trial continues in the High Court in Windhoek today. Having
readMedia, bank join hands for relief
21-02-2008
A SEVEN companies - The Namibian newspaper, FNB Namibia, Omulunga Radio, Kudu FM, Fresh FM, Cell One and One Africa TV - yesterday joined hands to raise funds for flood relief in the North.The Namibia
readPupil assaults teacher in class
21-02-2008
TEACHERS are concerned about their safety following the alleged assault of a mathematics teacher by a Grade 9 pupil at the Hermann Gmeiner Secondary School at Swakopmund on Monday - especially since
readMusicians at odds with record shop
21-02-2008
LOCAL music shop L'Afrique Musique has come under fire from a number of musicians who say they've been struggling to get the owner to pay them their royalties.The source of the artists' complaints lay
readCivil society starts dialogue with MPs
21-02-2008
RELATIONS between Government and civil society gained new momentum yesterday, with a first meeting taking place between representatives of grassroots organisations and Members of Parliament.The group
readGrape workers protest layoffs
21-02-2008
THE Namibian Farmworkers' Union (Nafwu) is opposing a decision by southern grape farm Komsberg to lay off 83 workers as part of a retrenchment exercise.According to the union, the company has cited a
readMen should wake up to AIDS reality
21-02-2008
YESTERDAY'S conference for men on HIV-AIDS was a timely wake-up call, President Hifikepunye Pohamba said.Addressing around 200 men attending a conference on the disease, Pohamba said it was about
readCranes work out how to survive during drought
21-02-2008
THE Namibia Crane Working Group (NCWG) has made an interesting discovery about the diet of blue cranes and how they survive when the conditions are dry. In December, a group of 12 cranes were
readMeat processor offers farmers better prices
21-02-2008
SHEEP farmers in the South were delighted when the newly established Brukkaros Meat Processor (BMP) abattoir pledged to offer prices competitive with those offered in South Africa.Government has
readOkanonakadhona ka hekwa noN$1 e ta ka kakwa onkonga
21-02-2008
OKANONA koomvula heyali oka kwatwa onkonga polukanda lwa Kuisebmond mOlyomakaya.Omugandjimulombo gwOpolisi moshitopolwa sha Erongo Sergeant Julia Nujoma okwa lombwele The Namibian mEtiyali kutya
readTatekulu Peter Kalangula a hulitha
21-02-2008
O MUNAPOLITIKA a tseyika nawa mu Namibia nokuli wo Omuwiliki gwopombepo (e li mopenzela) Omumbiishofi Peter Kalangula (82), okwa mana oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo sha Windhoek Central Hospital ongula
readOshipangelo oshi li moshiponga kombinga yokanona ka lika keyoka
21-02-2008
O SHIPANGELO shEpangelo sha Katutura mOvenduka otashi ningi omakonakono kombinga yeso lyohanona yomasiku gatatu ndjoka ya sile moshipangelo shika ongulohi yOsoondaha ya zi ko sho ka lika keyoka.
readOonkundathana dhokweeta ombili mu Kenya dha tameka ishewe
21-02-2008
NAIROBI - Epangelo lya Kenya naakalelipo yoongundu dhompilameno moshilongo shika, oya tameke ishewe noonkundathana dhi na sha nokweeta ombili moshilongo, konima sho Omupresidende gwa Amerika George
readOkanonakadhona ka hekwa noN$1 e ta ka kakwa onkonga
21-02-2008
O KANONA koomvula heyali oka kwatwa onkonga polukanda lwa Kuisebmond mOlyomakaya.Omugandjimulombo gwOpolisi moshitopolwa sha Erongo Sergeant Julia Nujoma okwa lombwele The Namibian mEtiyali kutya
readValde Namhunya a za mo moSwapo nokundjoina RDP
21-02-2008
GUMWE gwomOmakoma goSwapo mo Akweenyaga-nOnelago mOshana Valde Namhunya okwa tseyithila The Namibian kutya ye okwa za mo moSwapo nokwa ndjoina ongundu ompe yOpapolotika yoRDP. Namhunya, ngoka a ti
readLate brace lifts Liverpool as Roma edge Real
21-02-2008
BELGRADE - Late goals gave Liverpool a 2-0 home win over 10-man Inter Milan while Roma came from behind to beat Real Madrid 2-1 as the Champions League resumed after its nine-week winter break on
readProwealth Action Bowls League to start
21-02-2008
Prowealth on Tuesday launched the Prowealth Action Bowls League which is scheduled to start in Windhoek at the end of March.It will be a social league for non-bowlers with the aim of providing
readHansa Cup ready for take off
21-02-2008
The first round of the Hansa Cup competition for first- and second-division teams will take place in Otjiwarongo on March 1 and 2, following the draw at the NFA's Soccer House yesterday.The Hansa Cup
readDissidents fear the status quo will prevail in Cuba
21-02-2008
MADRID - Political dissidents freed from Cuban jails only last week issued a worldwide appeal for support of their pro-democracy cause now that Fidel Castro has resigned and stirred hopes for
readCat flees fire, hits highway
21-02-2008
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- A cat that fled a house fire is back home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after turning up some 386 kilometres away. The black and white cat named Miko disappeared in December, on
readOscar fashion goes to the dogs - for real!
21-02-2008
LOS ANGELES - Are you one of the millions of fashion fiends who covet Oscar red carpet styles? Sadly, the costly gowns worn by Hollywood's elite will likely never adorn your non-celebrity body - but
readInsects on the menu at UN meeting
21-02-2008
BANGKOK - Insects were on the menu on Tuesday at a UN meeting in Thailand, where experts are considering the dietary value of bugs and ways to farm the creatures which are delicacies in some
readFlamenco with distinct Cuban rhythm, flavour
21-02-2008
HAVANA - Their costumes are typically Spanish - refined dresses complemented with hand-held fans, painted faces and sculpted hair styles.But these dancers are clearly Caribbean, and while the music
readFlamenco with distinct Cuban rhythm, flavour
21-02-2008
HAVANA - Their costumes are typically Spanish - refined dresses complemented with hand-held fans, painted faces and sculpted hair styles.But these dancers are clearly Caribbean, and while the music
readRecord charts go to the dogs
21-02-2008
AUCKLAND - It's a doggone chartbuster - a song audible only to dogs has topped New Zealand record charts, and is looking to go global. 'A Very Silent Night', recorded at a frequency only dogs can
readUS plan to down wayward spy satellite
21-02-2008
WASHINGTON - A Navy heat-seeking missile is getting its first real-world use in an attempt to demolish a crippled United States spy satellite before the orbiting craft falls back to Earth.The
readMusharraf intends to stay in charge
21-02-2008
Pakistan's president will not step down as head of state and intends to serve out his five-year term, his spokesman said, despite a sweeping victory by his opponents in an election that President
readNo new US bases in Africa - Bush
21-02-2008
President Bush said yesterday that talk of the United States building new military bases in Africa to expand its influence is "baloney." The US Defence Department created Africa Command last October
readIN BRIEF: Sri Lanka push leaves many dead
21-02-2008
COLOMBO - Heavy fighting erupted in northern Sri Lanka yesterday as government troops tried to take Tamil rebel-held territory, the defence ministry said, reporting scores of guerrillas killed or
readClinton hanging on by thread
21-02-2008
YOUNGSTOWN - Texas and Ohio: Two states, two debates, one chance for Hillary Rodham Clinton to save her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.The former first lady suffered a bruising
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