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36 Articles found on Thursday, 17 January 2008
SMSes of the Day : Thursday
17-01-2008
* WHY are the veterans getting an increase and pensioners have struggled to get a decent increase for many years? What is happening to this country? Could we be informed of the reasons for the
readFNB main branch closed on Saturday
17-01-2008
FNB Namibia has announced that the Windhoek Branch in Independence Avenue will be closed for business on Saturday in order to complete renovations there.The branch manager, Sylvie Gille, said the
readGold falls two per cent but rebound eyed
17-01-2008
LONDON - Gold fell 2,4 per cent yesterday as investors took profits after a failed bid to set another record high beyond US$914, but analysts said it might rebound after a period of
readSA maize deliveries up
17-01-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South African maize deliveries rose to 6,058 million tonnes in the week to January 11, up from 6,047 million tonnes at the end of the previous week, data showed yesterday.White maize
readEU lawmakers adopt new rules on consumer credit
17-01-2008
STRASBOURG, France - European Union lawmakers adopted new rules yesterday to boost competition in consumer credit and drive down the cost of personal loans to the bloc's 490 million citizens.The
readIEA warns of more Nigeria oil disruption
17-01-2008
LONDON -The International Energy Agency yesterday warned of renewed political insurgence in Nigeria, which has already hit oil output, potentially reversing recent advances in the oil sector
readSony Ericsson phones perform
17-01-2008
STOCKHOLM - Sony Ericsson, the world's fourth largest mobile phone maker, posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings yesterday as it shipped more phones, and said its share of the global
readGuardian Fund hit hard by fraud
17-01-2008
THE Guardian Fund, which administers deceased estates on behalf of minor children, has lost nearly N$1 million over the past year to fraudulent claims.These usually involve so-called "tracing agents"
readNew labour law is set to hurt the economy: NEF
17-01-2008
THE newly gazetted Labour Act is catastrophic for Namibia's economy and competitiveness, as the additional leave days granted to workers will lead to the loss of 1,6 million working days a year, the
readVultures killed in worst poisoning in years
17-01-2008
TWENTY-FIVE rare birds of prey - including two dozen vultures - were found poisoned in the Aminuis area south of Gobabis over the weekend in one of the worst cases of bird poisoning in Namibia in
readAir Nam pins glitch on 'human error'
17-01-2008
AIR Namibia says it regards a recent costly glitch on one of its international flights to Frankfurt, which led to delays, overbookings and a host of frustrated clients, as a "human error".The national
readPrivate school expands
17-01-2008
WHEN the Windhoek Gymnasium Private School opened last year, it only offered primary education.Yesterday, the school's secondary phase and new permanent buildings in Kleine Kuppe were opened by the
read2 bodies found
17-01-2008
THE body of a 36-year-old man was discovered in the bushes at Otjandjasemo village near Opuwo on Sunday, the Police reported yesterday.The body was identified as that of Eukumbakuje Ephraim. The cause
readPlane crash victims identified
17-01-2008
THE process of officially identifying the five foreign victims of a plane crash that happened in Windhoek last week was concluded yesterday.The bodies of the five Israeli men were expected to be
readOvitoto communities find temporary 'land' solution
17-01-2008
THE communities of Okandjira and Ovitoto have found a temporary solution to a grazing and property trespassing conflict that has been going on for nearly a year.Herero-speaking cattle owners have been
readTheft suspect shot dead
17-01-2008
ONE man was shot dead and his two alleged accomplices were arrested after a car chase down Khomasdal's Franc Street in the early hours of yesterday morning.The three allegedly stole a Toyota Hilux
readRDP to take legal action against SPYL
17-01-2008
THE new opposition party Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) plans to take legal action against the youth wing of the ruling Swapo Party, which accused the RDP this week of allegedly wanting "to
readMbanderu Chief Nguvauva dies
17-01-2008
CHIEF Munjuku II Nguvauva of the Ovambanderu community and Deputy Chairperson of the Traditional Leaders Council died in Windhoek yesterday morning at the age of 84.He was rushed to the Windhoek
readOnkonga pOmalinda
17-01-2008
O nkundana okuzilila kOmalinda otayi kutya Opolisi hoka otayi konakona oshipotha shekwatonkonga konima sho omukiintu gumwe hoka a ningi oshipotha omasiku ga zi ko kutya okwa kwatwa aniwa koonkondo
read'Kandi shi oshilyo shoRDP,' Heita
17-01-2008
'NGAME kandi shi oshilyo nenge omuyambidhidhi gwongundu ompe yopapolitika yo Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) na kapu na esiku ndika ka kale oshilyo shayo," Omupopiliko gwElelo
readYaheyali ya dhitikwa kuufuthi wuukambe
17-01-2008
A ALUMENTU yaheyali oya li ya dhitikilwa pofaalama yedhina Blayer poKamanjab mOmaandaha goshiwike sha zi ko shi na sha nuufuthi woonkambe ndhoka aniwa dha yakwa mofaalama yopepi naampoka yedhina
readDhaadheni RDP: SPYL ta indile
17-01-2008
E WAWA lyAagundjuka moSwapo olya indile opo oshikondo shoondaadhi shi tameke okundaadha ongundu ompe yopapolitika yedhina Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) moshitopolwa sha Caprivi.Ewawa
readHenin stumbles, Serena cruises
17-01-2008
MELBOURNE - World number one Justine Henin struggled into the Australian Open third round with a 6-1 7-5 victory over Russia's Olga Poutchkova yesterday.After winning the first set in just 22 minutes,
readAngolan Amado is the man
17-01-2008
ANGOLAN Flavio Amado had to survive a gauntlet of jeers before becoming one of the sharpest strikers in Africa.When one of the most powerful clubs on the continent, Al-Ahly of Egypt, signed the stocky
readKatongo earns his stripes
17-01-2008
AFRICAN stars have received varied rewards for heroic acts on the football field.Popular items include plots of land, houses and cash, but when Christopher Katongo scored a hat-trick to defeat South
readParreira believes Bafana 'on course'
17-01-2008
WITH all the tension and trauma surrounding Bafana Bafana's forthcoming test of strength in the African Nations Cup tournament, the man in the middle of the cauldron of emotions was displaying his
readNadal, Roddick surge through
17-01-2008
MELBOURNE - Second seed Rafael Nadal breezed into the Australian Open third round with a 6-0 6-2 6-2 demolition of Frenchman Florent Serra yesterday.The world number two won the first eight games with
readGerrard hat-trick puts smile on Benitez' face
17-01-2008
STEVEN Gerrard brought a rare smile to the face of his beleaguered Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez with a hat-trick in Tuesday night's 5-0 FA Cup third round replay win over Luton.Gerrard, who now has
readBrave Warriors fans
17-01-2008
ALL Brave Warriors Supporters Club (BWSC) members and the entire Namibian entourage to Accra, Ghana, for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations are hereby requested to meet at the Namibia Football
readGood Luck Brave Warriors!
17-01-2008
THE Namibian Sport would like to wish the senior Namibian national soccer team the best of luck when they travel to Ghana today where they will lock horns with some of Africa's giants in the Africa
readDiane Keaton swears on TV, FCC stammers
17-01-2008
LOS ANGELES - The nation's top TV regulator said it would be difficult for the Federal Communications Commission to take action against ABC stations that aired 'Good Morning America' on Tuesday when
readBus attack kills 25 in Sri Lanka
17-01-2008
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A bomb and shooting attack blamed on Tamil separatists ripped through a packed civilian bus yesterday, killing 25 people in southeastern Sri Lanka.Three killed in airstrikes *
readZimbabwe opposition plans protest for free polls
17-01-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe's main opposition said yesterday it would march next week to demonstrate against a crumbling economy and press for a new constitution it says will guarantee free and fair elections
readTwo die in Kenya protests
17-01-2008
KISUMU - Kenyan police battled hundreds of opposition protesters yesterday, killing two, as the opposition defied a ban on rallies against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election, witnesses
readButler says Queen worried about Dodi-Diana union
17-01-2008
LONDON - Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell said yesterday Britain's Queen Elizabeth told him she had been concerned about Diana having a long-term relationship with Dodi al-Fayed.Giving his third
readMoz floods could be worst in memory - UN
17-01-2008
MAPUTO - Devastating Mozambique floods, which have killed seven people and displaced tens of thousands, could be the worst in recent memory, the United Nations said yesterday.UN spokesman Luis Zaqueu
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