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41 Articles found on Monday, 14 January 2008
SMSes of the Day : Monday
14-01-2008
* SOMETIMES I think that corruption is not a crime and is now becoming a profession.* THE new Labour Law has made Namibia, the land of the brave, Namibia land of leisure. No wonder the hard-working
readZim diamonds could be financing terror groups
14-01-2008
HARARE - Diamonds being illegally extracted and smuggled from Zimbabwe could be financing international groups regarded as terrorists by the United States and European Union, intelligence sources said
readZimbabweans shun banks after cash shortages
14-01-2008
HARARE - Kennedy Tsambo's faith in Zimbabwe's banking system finally hit breaking point over Christmas when he spent an ultimately fruitless three days queuing to withdraw cash in order to buy a bus
readFrench firms eye two UAE nuclear plants
14-01-2008
DUBAI - French companies Areva, Total and Suez are involved in plans to build two third-generation nuclear plants in the United Arab Emirates, Jazeera Television said yesterday.French President
readGermany prepares for rough year
14-01-2008
BERLIN - Germany has again lowered its 2008 economic growth forecast and hatched a plan to fend off a possible global recession, Der Spiegel magazine reported in its issue to be released today.The
readBush visits US Fifth Fleet amid Iran tensions
14-01-2008
MANAMA - President George W Bush yesterday visited the US Navy's Fifth Fleet amid new tensions with Iran over an incident in which the United States says its ships were harassed in the Strait of
readZambia investigates govt contracts
14-01-2008
LUSAKA - The Auditor General of Zambia, Anna Chifungula, has released her interim report on Tomorrow Investment to President Levy Mwanawasa according to the presidential directive.Public Relations
readAviators mourn dead comrade
14-01-2008
FRIENDS of the deceased pilot, Daniel Marais (24), whose plane crashed in Windhoek on Friday afternoon, gathered on the tip of the Swakopmund jetty on Saturday to witness a tribute fly-past of five
readEros air crash kills 6
14-01-2008
Pilot and 5 Israelis die just after take-off * THE deadliest aircraft accident in Namibia in more than 10 years is suspected to have been caused by engine problems experienced shortly after take-off
readLandslide Swapo win in Rundu by-election
14-01-2008
SWAPO won the Rundu Rural West constituency by-election by an overwhelming majority, the Electoral Commission of Namibia has announced.Results released by the ECN after the by-election on Friday
readDrought grips the North
14-01-2008
DROUGHT has significantly weakened livestock in the North and a number of animals have died already.On Saturday, six cattle and donkey carcasses were spotted at Oponona, Ondulu, Omulunga and Ombonde
readNamPower awards 17 bursaries
14-01-2008
NAMPOWER has granted bursaries worth N$765 000 to 17 students in engineering, education, environmental science, finance, accounting and information technology.Four other bursaries were awarded to
readVatuva family leaves Swapo for RDP
14-01-2008
OMUNGWELUME - The Omungwelume-based family of the former Governor of Oshana Region, Sylvanus Vatuva, haS joined the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP).They were formerly members of the Swapo
readKaras vows to improve results
14-01-2008
THE Karas Deputy Education Director, Celi Mostert, has attributed last year's poor Grade 10 and senior Grade 12 pass rate to a lack of support from those involved in education."Not all relevant
readWidespread rain brings some relief
14-01-2008
WIDESPREAD rains brought some relief to dry parts of central and southern Namibia over the weekend - and according to the Weather Office, more rain can be expected over especially the east of the
readInvestigation ordered into missing money
14-01-2008
THE Karas Regional Education Office has ordered a criminal investigation into the alleged fraud committed by employees in its finance department.It is alleged that two officials embezzled close to
readOmuthiya local elections next month
14-01-2008
THE recently proclaimed settlement of Omuthiya south of Ondangwa will elect its first local authority next month.According to a Government proclamation gazetted last Thursday, political parties will
readRDP outlines economic ideas
14-01-2008
RDP leader Jesaya Nyamu says Swapo has failed in many areas and had wasted public money on useless projects such as the northern railway project, which is not economically viable.Nyamu, Secretary
readOkandjira farm conflict continues
14-01-2008
A MEETING convened at Ovitoto northeast of Okahandja on Friday to resolve a grazing dispute between resettled former farmworkers and the nearby Ovitoto community ended in an impasse, with the
readOshakati school admissions headache
14-01-2008
OSHAKATI - With only a few days remaining before the start of the 2008 academic year, some parents are still approaching school inspectors and principals, seeking admission for their children.Parents
readRepeat robber gets 3 years on top of 13-year jail term
14-01-2008
ANOTHER three years were on Friday added to a 13-year jail term being served by a prison inmate who was convicted of armed robbery for the first time in 2006.His first conviction on charges of robbery
readOngeleka pEtilyasa ya tewa
14-01-2008
O NGELEKA yopomukunda Etilyasa moshikandjohogololo sha Tamanzi moshitopolwa sha Musati oya tewa koombotsotso pokati kOsoondaha nOmaandaha oshiwike shika.Aafuthi oyeshi pondola okuteya omweelo
readYaali lyatwa kohauto poRundu
14-01-2008
A AKIINTU yaali oya lyatwa kohauto pomukunda gumwe popepi na Rundu mOlyomakaya ga zile ko.Opolisi oya lopota ngeyi kutya oshiningwanima shika osha ningwa lwopotundi onti 05h30 - sha ningilwa pomukunda
readOshitopolwa sha Karas inashi shi enditha nawa miizemo yondondo ontimulongo (10) nonti 12 omumvo gwa zi ko
14-01-2008
I IZEMO ya zi ko yaanasikola yondondo ontimulongo (Grade 10) nosho wo mbyoka yondondo ontimulongo nontiyali (Grade 12) oya shuna pevi noopelesenda hetatu pakuninga nawa nenge tutye pakupita
readKoshigunda sha Muni gwa Ngwediva ka ku na ondjala: Uutoni ta ti
14-01-2008
MUNI gwa Ngwediva okwa ekelahi kokule omapopyo kutya okwa eta eso lyoondoongi ntano dhaakwashigwana dha li dhe edhililwa koshigunda she.Momaandaha goshiwike shika, omukwashigwana gumwe a za momikunda
readAanasikola oya taalela onkalo odhigu kombinga yooloona dhawo
14-01-2008
A ANASIKOLA oyendji mboka taya ilongo nooloona dhEpangelo moPolytechnic ya Namibia nosho wo mOyunivesiti ya Namibia (Unam), natango oye na oongunga dhiiputudhilo mbika iyali.Epangelo olya li lya ningi
readSport Shorts South Africa in series win
14-01-2008
DURBAN - Fast bowler Dale Steyn took six West Indies wickets on Saturday to lead South Africa to easy victory in the third test and a 2-1 win in the three-match series.Steyn finished with 6-72 and
readFederer ready to roll
14-01-2008
MELBOURNE - The hat-trick was first and foremost when Roger Federer began his formal Australian Open commitments after a week recovering from illness.Wearing a stylised version of his initials on the
readZimbabwe beat Namibia by eight wickets
14-01-2008
ZIMBABWE A beat Namibia by eight wickets in their SAA Challenge match at Windhoek's Wanderers ground on Saturday.Namibia posted a respectable 331 in their second innings, but ultimately their defeat
readRonaldo hat-trick takes United top
14-01-2008
LONDON - Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning hat-trick for Manchester United as they outclassed Newcastle United 6-0 to go top of the Premier League on Saturday.Carlos Tevez (2) and Rio Ferdinand
readMorocco defeat Zambia
14-01-2008
MOROCCO began their countdown to the African Nations Cup in Ghana this month with a 2-0 triumph over fellow qualifiers Zambia on Saturday.The warm-up match ahead of the biennial tournament from
readChelsea duo score in win
14-01-2008
CHELSEA strikers Salomon Kalou and Didier Drogba scored within eight minutes to give Ivory Coast a 2-0 win over Kuwait on Saturday in a warm-up match for the African Nations Cup in Ghana this
readTwo late goals sink gutsy Namibia against Senegal
14-01-2008
A GUTSY Namibia succumbed to two late goals by Senegal as they concluded their five-match Africa Cup of Nations warm-up friendly series with an inspiring 3-1 defeat against their powerful West African
readSir Ed dies in NZ
14-01-2008
WELLINGTON - New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first to conquer Mount Everest, died in hospital on Friday at the age of 88.Many believe govt
readOpposition doubles lead over Brown
14-01-2008
LONDON - Britain's opposition Conservatives have doubled their opinion poll lead over the ruling Labour Party in the last two weeks, delivering another blow to Prime Minister Gordon Brown's battered
readSA's top cop facing corruption charges
14-01-2008
PRETORIA - South Africa's national police commissioner, who faces charges of corruption and trying to protect a convicted drug smuggler, is to stand down temporarily but will not be sacked.President
readSA's top cop facing corruption charges
14-01-2008
PRETORIA - South Africa's national police commissioner, who faces charges of corruption and trying to protect a convicted drug smuggler, is to stand down temporarily but will not be sacked.President
readSA's top cop facing corruption charges
14-01-2008
PRETORIA - South Africa's national police commissioner, who faces charges of corruption and trying to protect a convicted drug smuggler, is to stand down temporarily but will not be sacked.President
readTaiwan's president takes the blame
14-01-2008
TAIPEI, Taiwan - President Chen Shui-bian took the blame for his ruling party's harsh election defeat, allowing his nemesis to take over party affairs ahead of the presidential poll in two
readIraq groups sign new 'unity' pact
14-01-2008
BAGHDAD - Parliamentary blocs representing Sunnis, Shiites and independents yesterday signed on to a common platform stressing the need for national unity and central control over oil reserves.The
readKenya death toll tops 700, thousands displaced
14-01-2008
NAIROBI - A prominent US-based human rights group yesterday called for Kenya to lift a ban on opposition rallies, as the nation braced for three days of protests over disputed elections.The appeal
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