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42 Articles found on Wednesday, 23 January 2008
SMSes of the Day : Wednesday
23-01-2008
* OUR boys in Ghana are writing our history. That is the history of not willing to learn from past mistakes. Our own soccer and rugby houses must join forces to seriously look into ways and means of
readKenyan banks brace for loan defaults on unrest
23-01-2008
NAIROBI - Kenyan banks believe expected loan defaults by businesses affected by rioting and looting mean they should adjust loan repayment reschedules, but the central bank must relax regulations to
readFirm sees unique opportunities in Africa
23-01-2008
DAKAR - Investment group Dubai World sees unique opportunities in Africa and is eyeing a fresh deal for a port and a business park in Tanzania after signing a US$800 million contract in Senegal on
readAfrica sees robust 2008 despite sub-prime crunch
23-01-2008
TUNIS - Africa has not felt any ill effects from the US sub-prime crisis and its economy remains on course for robust 6,5 per cent economic growth in 2008, the head of the African Development Bank
readAfrica sees robust 2008 despite sub-prime crunch
23-01-2008
TUNIS - Africa has not felt any ill effects from the US sub-prime crisis and its economy remains on course for robust 6,5 per cent economic growth in 2008, the head of the African Development Bank
readCell One gets new head
23-01-2008
CELL One has announced the reassignment of Lars Christian Iuel by Telenor.He will take up a new executive position at Telenor in South East Asia. Another Norwegian national, Frode Haugen, has been
readAnother blackout hits Zambia
23-01-2008
LUSAKA - A second nationwide power failure within 48-hours disrupted Zambia's copper operations, forcing companies to suspend production at various mines, officials said yesterday.Industry officials
readGlobal stocks fall as US recession fears grip
23-01-2008
LONDON - Shares from Sydney to London sank for a second day yesterday, dragging commodity prices with them and promising a woeful start for Wall Street as investors dumped assets exposed to the risk
readTreason trial back in court
23-01-2008
THE main Caprivi high treason trial swung back into action in the High Court on Monday, following a seven-week recess since the end of November.The trial's first session for the year began at a quick
readBrownouts inevitable
23-01-2008
NAMPOWER has warned that forced load shedding and time-of-use tariffs for electricity usage at peak times are inevitable.To minimise load shedding, Namibians will have to save 20 per cent of their
readGIPF audit 'not for public eyes'
23-01-2008
THE authorities appear to have drawn a curtain over the alleged plundering of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) between 2002 and 2004, with the financial regulator, Namfisa, insisting
readChild labour in spotlight
23-01-2008
THE Agricultural Employers Association (AEA) will participate in the upcoming national conference on child labour in Windhoek on January 29 and 30, where child labour on communal and commercial farms
readTwo suicides reported
23-01-2008
A 29-year-old Windhoek resident, Paulus Heitha, is alleged to have committed suicide by hanging himself on Thursday afternoon, the Police have reported.* Another Windhoek resident, 28-year-old Salomon
readMurder case postponed
23-01-2008
RUNDU - A Police officer who is accused of shooting to death his school principal wife made his fourth court appearance in the Rundu Magistrate's Court on Monday.Warrant Officer Gerald Kashamba is
read3 die in road accidents
23-01-2008
TWO men were killed in an accident on the gravel road between Outjo and Kamanjab last Tuesday.The deceased have been identified as Immanuel Gaeseb (23) and Seun Gaeseb (98). The driver of the vehicle
readArmed robberies in city continue
23-01-2008
A 30-year-old man first broke his leg and was then arrested in front of the Steel Force Warehouse in Windhoek's Northern Industrial area at about 04h00 on Saturday, the Police have reported.The man is
readHundreds of dogs, cats in Windhoek on 'death row'
23-01-2008
THE Windhoek SPCA is filled to capacity and has renewed its urgent call on pet owners to be responsible and have their animals sterilised and vaccinated.Last year the SPCA took in 1 221 dogs and 501
readSchool enrolments closed
23-01-2008
LATE requests to enrol pupils for Grade 8 and 11 in schools in the Oshana Region will not be considered, the regional Director of Education told The Namibian late yesterday.Dute Shinyemba said parents
readNo date set yet in Zim farmer's land hearing
23-01-2008
THE hearing of a Zimbabwean farmer's application to live and work on his farm together with his family and all farm labourers, which was supposed to be heard by the SADC Tribunal yesterday, will be
readTucna threatens mass demos if High Court hears labour hire case
23-01-2008
THE Trade Union Congress of Namibia (Tucna) has threatened to stage mass demonstrations against a High Court application by a labour-hire company to have a clause banning labour hire in the new labour
readGovt has not lost its vision: Pohamba
23-01-2008
THE Swapo-led Government has not lost its vision but to the contrary was implementing policies shaped by the Namibian people, like the Third National Development Plan and Vision 2030, President
readTheft from army base 'covered up'
23-01-2008
NINE soldiers, among them a high-ranking officer, were arrested at Otjiwarongo over the weekend in connection with the alleged theft of food, but released after intervention by the army base.The
readWAD charges three with theft
23-01-2008
THREE former employees of Women's Action for Development (WAD) were arrested at Rehoboth this past weekend and charged with theft of a number of items from the organisation's Rehoboth training
readMissing magistrate holds up court case
23-01-2008
THE absence of Keetmanshoop Regional Magistrate Hosea Noabeb this week twice held up a diamond theft case involving three former employees of Namdeb.The trial was supposed to start on Monday but was
readMissing magistrate holds up court case
23-01-2008
THE absence of Keetmanshoop Regional Magistrate Hosea Noabeb this week twice held up a diamond theft case involving three former employees of Namdeb.The trial was supposed to start on Monday but was
readOmusamane a dhipagwa komonamati nuutati wa nangongo
23-01-2008
O MUKULUPE gwoomvula 80 okwa si uusiku wOlyomakaya ga zi ko konima sho a yahwa komonamati nuutati pomukunda Omanyoshe popepi nEndola moshitopolwa sha Hangwena.Omugandjimulombo gwOpolisi moshitopolwa
readEpukululo
23-01-2008
M ehokololo lya li kohi yoshipalanyolo tashi ti, "RDP ota taandelitha iifundja moshigwana, Iivula-Iitana ta ti" lya li mOshifo shetu shomOmaandaha, omwa li okanima kamwe ka puka.Mehokololo ndika omu
readNakufekelwa edhipagp lyaakuluntu ye a tindilwa obooloha
23-01-2008
O KAMATYONA koomvula 18 Romeo Schiefer ota kala konima yekumba sho ta fekelwa kutya oye a dhipaga aakuluntu ayehe pegumbo lyawo mu Khomasdal mOvenduka ongulohi yEtitano lya zi ko.Schiefer okwa holoka
readOmvula otayi loko nawa konyala moshilongo ashihe
23-01-2008
O KWA tegelelwa Namibia a mone omvula ombwaanawa muule woshiwike shika, tashi landula omvula ndjoka loka mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko konyala moshilongo ashike okuza mEtitano.Omvula yepoola ndjoka ya
readUupyakadhi wolusheno mu S Afrika otashi vulika u thike mu Namibia
23-01-2008
E TSEYITHO lyehangano egandji lyolusheno lya South Afrika lyedhina Eskom ndyoka lya ningi mOsoondaha ya zi ko kutya itali ka gandja we olusheno kiishiindalongo ngaashi ku Namibia, Botswana na
readFredric Kanoute secures Mali win
23-01-2008
AN unconvincing Mali secured three points with a win against Benin to go joint top of Group B with Ivory Coast.Sevilla striker Frederic Kanoute scored a penalty on 49 minutes after Dramane Traore had
readSA surprised by local support
23-01-2008
THERE are clearly no favourites in the 26th edition of the MTN African Nations Cup and at least eight of the 16 nations taking part in the tournament in Ghana could inscribe their names on the trophy
readKalou goal sinks Nigeria
23-01-2008
IVORY Coast secured a major victory against fellow favourites Nigeria on Monday night to take a firm grip in Group B.Chelsea's Salomon Kalou scored the only goal of the game when he left three
readHamilton signs new McLaren deal
23-01-2008
LONDON - Lewis Hamilton illustrated his stature as one of Formula One's foremost talents on Friday when he signed a new five-year contract with McLaren.The deal ties the 23-year-old Briton to the team
readTennis third most popular sport among punters
23-01-2008
LONDON - Tennis is the most popular sport with punters after horse racing and soccer, the general counsel for the internet betting exchange Betfair said on Monday.David O'Reilly told a seminar on
readSerena and Henin bow out, Nadal motors on
23-01-2008
MELBOURNE - Reputations count for little in grand slam tennis as champion Serena Williams and world number one Justine Henin found yesterday, both put to the sword at the quarter-final stage of the
readAmokachi accuses European players
23-01-2008
FORMER Nigeria striker Daniel Amokachi says some European-based African players do not match their club form whilst playing for their countries.Amokachi, who won the Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria
readOut of sorts Brave Warriors criticised for indiscipline
23-01-2008
NAMIBIA lived up to their reputation as the whipping boys of African football after they were crushed 5-1 by a rampant Morocco during a Group A Africa Cup of Nations Cup encounter contested in Accra
readFour die in Afghan explosion
23-01-2008
* KANDAHAR - An explosion inside a house in southern Afghanistan killed four people yesterday, including a former Taliban fighter and his two sons, an official said.Suharto critical but stable *
readCar plunges from 8th floor
23-01-2008
JAKARTA - A car plunged from a parking lot on the eighth floor of a building in the Indonesian capital yesterday killing the driver who had dozed off with his foot on the accelerator, a security guard
readIndia bird flu could get out of hand
23-01-2008
KOLKATA - An outbreak of bird flu in India's most densely populated state could spiral out of control, officials said yesterday, as the disease spread to a seventh district.The deadly H5N1 strain of
readIsrael eases Gaza blockade
23-01-2008
GAZA - Israel resumed fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip's main power plant yesterday, offering limited respite from a blockade that plunged much of the Hamas-ruled territory into darkness and touched
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