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40 Articles found on Thursday, 28 February 2008
SMSes of the Day : Thursday
28-02-2008
* THE Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare's comment that the newspaper (The Namibian) committed an offence by publishing pictures of minors in a Police cell and could be fined is out rightly
readEurope may resist IMF votes reform
28-02-2008
OUAGADOUGOU - European nations may resist reforms to the voting system of the International Monetary Fund which would hand greater influence to emerging economies like China, the head of the IMF
readZam power utility seeks US$600m for upgrades
28-02-2008
LUSAKA - Zambia's state power utility ZESCO is talking to financiers from Japan, India and western countries about a US$600 million financing package needed to boost power output, a senior industry
readIraq selects Net1's UEPS technology
28-02-2008
NET1 UEPS Technologies, Inc, a 50 per cent shareholder and the technology partner for SmartSwitch Namibia, announced yesterday that it had signed a contract with a consortium comprising the Iraq
readAIDS a major threat to Moz economy
28-02-2008
MAPUTO - AIDS is becoming a major threat to Mozambique's booming economy, killing off workers who are key to the southern African nation's development, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on
readOil, gold surge to records
28-02-2008
LONDON - Gold and oil prices powered to record highs yesterday as investors piled in after the dollar slumped on worries about the deteriorating health of the US economy and growing speculation of
readFirms in quest for excellence
28-02-2008
THREE financial parastatals, Development Bank of Namibia (DBN), Agribank and the National Housing Enterprise (NHE), joined hands on Tuesday to launch the 'Journey to Excellence' programme.The
readBattlefield Omuthiya
28-02-2008
SPARKS flew at Omuthiya yesterday as parties hurled allegations of fraud at each other ahead of tomorrow's first local authority election in the newly proclaimed town.Well-placed sources informed The
readCellphone war is on
28-02-2008
IT seems Namibia is experiencing a cellphone war.MTC and Cell One are competing furiously and trying to outdo each other in giving best value to customers. Both companies are offering a number of
readHimba chief denied recognition
28-02-2008
THE fight of a female traditional chief of the nomadic Ovahimba community for official recognition from Government received a setback after permission was refused for a demonstration she had planned
readReport political violence to cops: PM
28-02-2008
POLITICAL violence should be reported promptly to the Police, Prime Nahas Angula advised in Parliament yesterday.He was responding to a question from DTA leader Philemon Moongo, who asked him how
readUnam ploughs N$4 m into a revamp
28-02-2008
THE University of Namibia's tender board has approved a N$4 million tender for a revamp of the university's lecture halls and teaching aids at its campuses.Although it is not yet known to whom the
readIt's apple time again!
28-02-2008
THE second apple recipe competition in aid of the Cancer Association of Namibia was launched by Bank Windhoek this week.Once again people from across the country are invited to send in their apple
readUnam academic year starts
28-02-2008
AS the University of Namibia (Unam) welcomed thousands of new and existing students to the campus on Tuesday, Vice Chancellor Lazarus Hangula had a stern warning for staff members not to participate
readDebate issues, not people: Speaker
28-02-2008
PERSONAL ambition and scrambling for public space should not play a role in parliamentary debates, and Members of Parliament should rather debate issues instead of concentrating on people, the Speaker
readMan battered to death
28-02-2008
POLICE at Keetmanshoop on Tuesday arrested a man, age unknown, who had allegedly battered to death a 44-year-old man.The incident happened at Farm Kaalvlakte in the Bethanie district on Monday
readSparks fly at granite mine in Erongo
28-02-2008
THE Stone Africa granite mine near Arandis is embroiled in a race debacle after allegations that managers called workers "baboons" and made other derogatory remarks.Although the allegations were
read'Senseless' shooting lands 25-year prison sentence
28-02-2008
A THATCHER who shot dead a female friend in Windhoek in mid-2005 in an incident termed "senseless" and "inexplicable" was sentenced in the High Court in Windhoek to a 25-year jail term on Tuesday.A
readFood airlifted to stranded herders in Oshana Region
28-02-2008
FOOD supplies have been airlifted to cattle herders in the flooded southern part of the Oshana Region, who have been cut off from the rest of the country for almost a month.The supplies, dropped off
readMinister rides into Mariental on a wave of reassurances
28-02-2008
MINISTER of Agriculture, Dr Nickey Iyambo, yesterday visited the southern town of Mariental to address members of the business and farming community on their fears of another devastating flood.The
readNakutsa yaali pofaabulika yoohi pOliindili a pewa oomvula 30
28-02-2008
O MULUMENTU gumwe a li nale omuniilonga mofaabulika yoohi pOliindili ngoka a li ta tamanekelwa okutsa yaali yomaaniilonga pamwe naye mofaabulika ndjika momumvo 2004, mOmaandaha okwa pewa egeelo
readNakuyaha aanegumbo lye a zimina ondjo ye
28-02-2008
M ICHAEL Endjala, ngoka ta tamanekelwa iipotha ine yokuyaha aanegumbo lye momasiku 20 Oktoba 2006, okwa zimine ondjo ye mEtiyali mOmpangu yoPashitopolwa mu Katutura mOvenduka.Endjala gwoomvula 30 ota
readInamu landitha po oontsezi dhokulonda ndhoka mwa pewa: Iyambo
28-02-2008
O MINISTA yUunamapya nUuniimuna Nickey Iyambo okwa londotha aanafaalama mboka ya pewa oontsezi dhokulonda oongombe dhawo oonkiintu kutya oontsezi ndhika ina ye dhi landitha po nande ku Meatco.Iyambo
readYe vulithe po 15 ya sa omeya mOnooli
28-02-2008
O POLISI mOshitopolwa sha Shana oya lopota kutya aantu ye vulithe po 15, oya sa omeya mOshitopolwa sha Shana, Oshikoto ombinga yimwe nosho wo sha Musati ombinga yimwe nosha Hangwena wo ombinga
readNamibia lose thriller against Northerns
28-02-2008
Namibia's national cricket team suffered a seven-wicket defeat to Northerns in a thrilling limited overs SAA Cup match in Pretoria over the weekend.Namibia batted first and scored 239 for nine wickets
readGoeieman is new marathon champion
28-02-2008
Erich Goeieman of the Walvis Bay Road Runners Club is the 2008 Roessing Namibia Marathon Champion, after winning the 42.2km event on Saturday in 2:25:57.Goeieman was second in 2007 (2:28:21) after
readOrlando pirates to face Civics
28-02-2008
Orlando Pirates will play Civics in the second round of the MTC NFA Cup competition at Walvis Bay's Kuisebmund Stadium on Sunday, March 30.In probably the match of the second round, last season's
readAfrican athletes to meet in Addis Ababa
28-02-2008
ADDIS ABABA - More than 1 000 athletes will take part in the African Athletics Championships, a good chance to warm up for the Olympic Games, an Ethiopian official said yesterday.Dube Jillo, technical
readDiergaardt appointed new rugby coach
28-02-2008
Johan Diergaardt has been appointed as the caretaker coach of Namibia's national rugby team.The Namibia Rugby Union, which announced Diergaardt's appointment in a press release on Monday, said that he
readSA govt backs CSA head over more black players
28-02-2008
CAPE TOWN - South Africa's government threw its weight behind embattled Cricket South Africa (CSA) president Norman Arendse yesterday by calling for an increase in the number of black players in
readKavango schools champs this weekend
28-02-2008
The Kavango regional schools athletics championships are set to take place on Friday and Saturday.The event, one of the biggest sporting events on the regional education sports calendar, will see
readDurban elevator plummets 15m
28-02-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Two men were critically injured in Durban yesterday morning, when an elevator they were in plummeted 15m to the ground, paramedics said.One man has sustained injuries to his pelvis,
readBritney Spears case to stay in California court
28-02-2008
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the case of troubled pop singer Britney Spears' conservatorship should remain in a California court.It effectively allows the performer's father to
readA-list celebs need Hep A shot after NY birthday bash
28-02-2008
NEW YORK - Celebrities Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and Madonna are among hundreds of patrons of a New York bar being urged by New York health officials to get a Hepatitis A vaccination after a
readAs South American rivers dry up, miners tap ocean
28-02-2008
CERRO LINDO - Vast mines in Peru and Chile that supply the world with crucial metals have started to pump water from the Pacific Ocean high into the Andes Mountains because of chronic water shortages
readFish in danger
28-02-2008
MONACO - A deadly combination of climate change, over-fishing and pollution could cause the collapse of commercial fish stocks worldwide within decades, says Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations
readCosatu sacks Madisha over missing cash scandal
28-02-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's trade union movement has ousted its leader in a financial scandal, stripping President Thabo Mbeki of his main ally in organised labour.The Congress of South African
read77 Kurdish rebels killed
28-02-2008
CUKURCA - Turkish troops have killed 77 Kurdish rebels in night-long clashes in northern Iraq, the military said Wednesday.Five soldiers were also killed. Kenyan talks move forward * NAIROBI - Kenya's
readKiller robots pose latest militant threat: expert
28-02-2008
Killer robots could become the weapon of choice for militants, a British expert said yesterday.Noel Sharkey, professor of artificial intelligence and robotics at the University of Sheffield, said he
readRaul Castro meets top Vatican official
28-02-2008
HAVANA - Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone expressed concern about prisoners in Cuba during a meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro, amid signs restrictions on the press may be easing.The
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