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47 Articles found on Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Ministry of Education responds
16-01-2008
THE Ministry of Education has taken time out to respond to a number of the complaints about the Education Sector, which have been SMSed to The Namibian: Can the Ministry of Education please tell me
readSMSes of the Day : Wednesday
16-01-2008
* IT'S high time for our aviation authorities to set air safety standards, else we will experience more air disasters.* WHAT a pity NBC can freely broadcast American opinions on American politics and
readBlackBerry poised to hit China
16-01-2008
HONG KONG - TCL Corp began sending BlackBerry handsets to partner China Mobile in 2007's fourth quarter, suggesting the launch of the popular email device in China is just around the corner.Chinese
readAustralia reverses plan to sell uranium to India
16-01-2008
SYDNEY - The new Australian government will scrap a landmark deal to sell uranium to India for its nuclear energy programme, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith indicated yesterday.The deal was struck by
readNigerian communities hamper pipeline repairs: Shell
16-01-2008
LAGOS - Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell said yesterday that local people are hampering efforts to repair the sabotaged pipelines at the Forcados export terminal in southern Nigeria where the company
readPrecious metal hits highs, causes commercial concern
16-01-2008
"AT the moment it is very difficult for people who are getting married," said Gisela Lesar of Adrian & Meyer Trend Shop in Windhoek's Maerua Mall."In a few years, if the price goes down again, they
readBank Windhoek opens at Luederitz
16-01-2008
WINDHOEK - The growth and development of the town of Luederitz as well as an existing loyal client base were key reasons for the opening of a new Bank Windhoek branch there yesterday.The new branch
readBank Windhoek opens at Luederitz
16-01-2008
WINDHOEK - The growth and development of the town of Luederitz as well as an existing loyal client base were key reasons for the opening of a new Bank Windhoek branch there yesterday.The new branch
readChina invests US$90 million in Africa
16-01-2008
BEIJING - The China-Africa Development Fund, a government-backed institution to help Chinese firms invest in Africa, yesterday launched its first investment plan, pumping US$90 million into four
readBank earnings, economy worry investors
16-01-2008
LONDON - Worries about the global economy and jitters over major US bank earnings knocked equities back yesterday and kept the dollar weak, while gold fell from its all-time highs. Citigroup reported
readSet spies on RDP: SPYL
16-01-2008
THE Swapo Party's youth wing has called on the national intelligence agency to spy on the newly formed Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) in the Caprivi Region.It alleges that the RDP's activities
readOmatjete farmers plead for emergency grazing
16-01-2008
FARMERS in the Erongo Region's Omatjete area are pleading for emergency grazing for their livestock.They say that the situation is dire and animals are dying daily. More than 50 head of cattle have
readOmitara goes BIG
16-01-2008
OMITARA Village residents below pensioners' age should all be N$100 richer by the end of today, after the Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition yesterday started implementing what it hopes will be a
readOmitara goes BIG
16-01-2008
OMITARA Village residents below pensioners' age should all be N$100 richer by the end of today, after the Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition yesterday started implementing what it hopes will be a
readAvid scam kingpin Nico Josea 'misappropriated funds'
16-01-2008
THE reasons that Nico Josea had for shouting hallelujahs and praising his Lord at the High Court a month ago disappeared like much of the Social Security Commission's bungled investment of N$30
readBillboards - need or greed?
16-01-2008
AN incident involving a tree, a billboard and an axe was recently brought to the attention of Windhoek residents.Many people were incensed that a tree - a protected species at that - could be
read'Education is the greatest wealth'
16-01-2008
TRADITIONAL leaders in the Ohangwena Region have been urged to see to it that all children go to school, as they are the future leaders of the country.The call was made by Ohangwena Governor Usko
readGovt boosts fish promotion
16-01-2008
IN a bid to increase local fish consumption, the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and the Namibian Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT) are to launch a project themed 'Eat more Namibian
readKazenambo to meet Keetmans councillors today
16-01-2008
DEPUTY Minister of Local Government, Kazenambo Kazenambo, is to meet with the Keetmanshoop Town Council and its CEO at the town today.A well-placed source told The Namibian yesterday that discussion
readLast-minute scramble for placement at schools
16-01-2008
PARENTS flocked to the Ministry of Education and various schools across the country yesterday in a last-minute effort to have their children enrolled in time for the start of the school year
readNamibia's first water baby goes to school
16-01-2008
THE girl who is believed to be Namibia's first baby to be born under water is starting school today.On March 14 2001, Aquilla Mochelle Uises was born at the special water-birth facility at the
readHuge increases for war veterans in the pipeline
16-01-2008
GOVERNMENT is planning a substantial increase in the monthly allowance for war veterans in the new financial year, which starts in April."We discussed the possibility to increase the present N$500
readBumper grape crop in the South
16-01-2008
THE Aussenkehr farm's 2007 crop is considered one of the best in recent years thanks to favourable weather conditions, says Group Financial Manager Wynand Saayman."It was a record year for us and we
readVatuva nofamili ye ya ndjoina ongundu yoRDP
16-01-2008
O MUNGWELUME - Onkundana okuzilila mOmungwelume otayi ti kutya ofamili yaa ngoka a li a li nale Ngoloneya gwoshitopolwa sha Shana Sylvanus Vatura, oya ndjoina ongundu ompe yedhina Rally for Democracy
readOloona yolusheno ya Namibia na Zimbabwe ya 'dhimwa po'
16-01-2008
O LOONA yoomiliyuna odhindji ndjoka NamPower a gandja kEhangano egandji lyolusheno mu Zimbabwe pwa piti konyala ngashiingeyi omumvo opo oshimaliwa shoka shi ka longithwe mokuwapalekulula nookunawapeka
readHRW a indila Kenya kaa keelele iigongi yompilameno
16-01-2008
N AIROBI - Ehangano enene egameni lyuuthemba womuntu lya Amerika mOmaandaha olya ningi eindilo kEpangelo lya Kenya kutya na hulithepo okwiindika oongundu dhopapolitika dhompilameno kaadhi ninge
readOmuhingi gwotalaka niingangamithi ta ti ke na ondjo
16-01-2008
O MUHINGI gwOtalaka Omusouth Afrika okwa popi mOmpangu yOpashitopolwa mEtitano lya zi ko kutya ye okwa li e shi okwa londeka iikutu pethimbo a dhitikwa niingangamithi popepi nOvenduka mu Febuluali
readOtaku kongwa uumatyona uyali wa kana mOnooli
16-01-2008
O POLISI moshitopolwa sha Shana otayi indile oshigwana shi yi kwathele molukongo lwuumatyona uyali, mboka auhe wa kana poomwedhi dhokuya pehulilo lyomumvo gwa zi ko.Josef Jafet (gwoomvula 19) a zile
readBack to school and back to chess
16-01-2008
THE Weekend Chess Academy would like to invite schoolchildren to register for chess lessons for the 2008 academic year.The registrations will be done on Saturday. The academic year at TWCA will be
readGymnastics for new year starts at Excelsior
16-01-2008
THE 2008 gymnastics year started on Tuesday with registrations done at the Excelsior Gym Hall at the Windhoek Showgrounds.Excelsior has been the top producing national artistic gymnasts club for the
readCrowd trouble mars Melbourne
16-01-2008
MELBOURNE - Crowd trouble and police ejections cast a shadow across Melbourne Park yesterday, diverting attention from world-class sport at the Australian Open.A violent incident marred a tennis
readOntong recalled to Proteas ODI squad
16-01-2008
IN-FORM Bizhub Highveld Lions batsman Justin Ontong has been recalled to the Proteas limited overs squad for the Pro20 at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday as well as the first of five ODIs against the
readTiger eyes grand slam
16-01-2008
LOS ANGELES - Although the 2008 PGA Tour is just one week old, speculation is mounting that Tiger Woods could achieve golf's holy grail by sweeping all four majors for a calendar grand slam.Woods
readNigeria name strong squad
16-01-2008
NIGERIA coach Berti Vogts named a record nine English-based players in his 23-man squad on Friday for this month's African Nations Cup finals in Ghana.There were no major surprises in the list of
readEto'o crucial to Cameroon's title hopes
16-01-2008
BARCELONA will have felt fully justified in their controversial decision to jealously keep their prize African fighter, Samuel Eto'o, from national service a week longer than allowed.The attacker's
readNo change to Nations Cup timing
16-01-2008
THE Confederation of African Football (Caf) says there are no immediate plans to change the timing of the Africa Cup of Nations.Many European clubs and Europe-based African players have complained
readNamibia to show talent
16-01-2008
THE 2008 African Nations Cup offers players not only a chance to defend their country's honour but also the opportunity to advertise their skills to the many talent scouts from around the world who
read'Time of hope' in Iraq
16-01-2008
BAGHDAD - United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday praised political progress in Iraq during a surprise visit to Baghdad, saying it represented a "time of hope" in the war-torn
readIsraeli forces kill 16 in Gaza
16-01-2008
GAZA - Israel killed 16 Palestinians, nearly all of them Hamas militants, in the Gaza Strip yesterday, in a raid the Palestinian Authority said was a "slap in the face" to US President George W Bush's
readSuharto develops blood infection
16-01-2008
JAKARTA - The condition of Indonesian ex-dictator Suharto slipped to a new low yesterday, as he developed a potentially deadly blood infection and his heart became unstable, his medical team said.The
readBitter clash in Parliament
16-01-2008
NAIROBI - Kenya's new government and opposition clashed in parliament for the first time yesterday in a bad-tempered session reflecting deep bitterness over the disputed re-election of President Mwai
readViolence continues in Pakistan
16-01-2008
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's largest city went on high alert yesterday after the country's second deadly bombing in under a week, and the United States-allied president said he ordered troops to shoot
readCharles Tasnadi, storied photographer
16-01-2008
NEW YORK - Charles Tasnadi, who braved minefields and barbed wire to escape communist Hungary and went on to spend three decades as a top Associated Press photographer, died on Thursday following a
readMan falls out window with Christmas tree
16-01-2008
BERLIN - A German man threw himself out of an apartment window along with a Christmas tree during a late-night attempt to dispose of his festive decorations.The man fell over seven metres after he
readBBC takes undercover trip to Zimbabwe
16-01-2008
LONDON - The BBC has defied a ban on reporting from Zimbabwe by staging an undercover trip there which revealed challenges to President Robert Mugabe from within his own party, the broadcaster said
readBritney denied access to her sons after yet more chaos
16-01-2008
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears remained barred from access to her children on Monday after the pop star arrived hours late for a crucial court hearing before fleeing a frenzied pack of paparazzi
readKatie, Tom love playing with daughter's toys
16-01-2008
'MAD Money' star Katie Holmes and the 'Top Gun' actor Tom Cruise took 20-month-old Suri on a shopping spree to New York store FAO Schwarz on Sunday night and ended up acting like children
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