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50 Articles found on Tuesday, 29 January 2008
SMSes of the Day : Tuesday
29-01-2008
NAMIBIA now has an acute electricity shortage yet still no one seems willing to exploit fully our free natural resource, the sun. Even in cloudy Europe one can choose between many companies that can
readSlowdown 'won't affect food prices'
29-01-2008
DAVOS, Switzerland - Economic slowdown and possible recession in the United States and other rich countries will not affect the rising trend in food prices, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture
readSA mines hope to resume output this week
29-01-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South African mining companies said yesterday they hoped to resume production later this week, but there was no official word on when a power crisis that has put jobs and economic
readMalawi puts state airline privatisation on hold
29-01-2008
LILONGWE - Malawi has put the privatisation of its state-owned airline on hold after failing to come to an agreement with the leading bidder, South Africa's Comair, Transport Minister Henry Mussa said
readKenya finance minister certain of political solution
29-01-2008
NAIROBI - Kenya's finance minister said yesterday he was certain the country could reach a political settlement after recent unrest and that most sectors of the economy should be able to bounce back
readSurprise changes in Swapo
29-01-2008
TWO top Swapo officials have lost their positions in a shake-up of the ruling party hierarchy.In a surprise move, one of the party's longest serving women politicians, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has
readUS spy satellite falling to Earth
29-01-2008
WASHINGTON - The US government is monitoring a spy satellite expected to crash to Earth after it lost power, raising environmental concerns and uncertainty over where it will land."The Department of
readSwapo to discipline Caprivi councillors
29-01-2008
SWAPO has revealed plans to discipline its Caprivi regional councillors for defying the party's order to re-elect former Governor Bernard Sibalatani.The party instructed all its regional councillors
readLittle change in Grade 12 results
29-01-2008
FEWER full-time candidates have qualified for admission to the University of Namibia and the Polytechnic compared to last year.The Ministry of Basic Education today released the results for full-time
readUrgent: Missing
29-01-2008
CAN you help? Blackjack (Siamese-ish), a female cat, went missing from Okonguarri Street (off the new Robert Mugabe highway) in old Eros, Windhoek, in the early hours of Saturday morning.She was
readGerman MPs in Namibia
29-01-2008
A DELEGATION of German Government officials and Parliamentarians arrived in Windhoek yesterday for a week-long information visit.They are from the German Defence and Foreign Affairs ministries and
readCommercial and communal farmers' bodies to link up
29-01-2008
THE two farmers' unions in Namibia, which represent the commercial and communal farming sector respectively, plan to create a new umbrella body where they are represented as well as new
readCommercial and communal farmers' bodies to link up
29-01-2008
THE two farmers' unions in Namibia, which represent the commercial and communal farming sector respectively, plan to create a new umbrella body where they are represented as well as new
readBush biomass for energy
29-01-2008
THE Technical Research Centre of Finland has studied the profitability of using wood chips from bush species in electricity production in Namibia, which could help ease electricity shortages and
readKeetmans Council meeting postponed
29-01-2008
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council last week indefinitely postponed its first ordinary meeting of the year, The Namibian was informed.According to a reliable source, councillors were notified at the
readKamburona quits politics
29-01-2008
ONE of the longest serving members of the DTA, Rudolf Kamburona, resigned yesterday to concentrate on his farming activities full time."I cannot be a weekend farmer only and also handle political
readRundu pays off its water debts
29-01-2008
WINDHOEK - The Rundu Town Council has for the first time managed to settle its debt to NamWater.Last year, NamWater threatened to suspend the water supply to the town if the Council did not settle its
readPohamba concerned about drought and floods
29-01-2008
GOVERNMENT is worried about the drought that has gripped north-western Namibia since the start of the rainy season.This was highlighted by President Hifikepunye Pohamba at the opening of the first
readKhomasdal house robbed
29-01-2008
THIEVES who broke into a house in Windhoek's Khomasdal area yesterday stole a computer and a cellphone, which together are valued at N$10 000, the Namibian Police reported yesterday.The incident
readNew honorary consul for Namibia
29-01-2008
GOVERNMENT last week appointed an American lawyer as Honorary Consul for Namibia, making Namibia the first African nation to establish a diplomatic post in the US state of North Carolina.Namibia's US
readSwakop traffic duo found not guilty
29-01-2008
SWAKOPMUND'S Municipal Traffic Chief and his deputy were acquitted on all charges of alleged misconduct at a disciplinary hearing held yesterday.Fanie Kruger and his deputy, Herman Engelbrecht, were
readBerseba villagers claim Council is 'fleecing' them
29-01-2008
ANGRY villagers at Berseba village in the South are up in arms over their municipal tariffs, which they say are exorbitant.They claim that the Village Council has "inflated municipal tariffs". In
readActing High Court Judges announced
29-01-2008
A VETERAN Judge and two legal practitioners who have previously also served as Acting Judges of the High Court are among the latest temporary appointments to the High Court bench in Namibia.Lawyer
readPlane scare for Sossus passengers
29-01-2008
PASSENGERS on a light aircraft, destined for Windhoek from Sossusvlei on Saturday, had a scare when white smoke was spotted coming from the machine's right wing and a precautionary landing had to be
readCoD case postponed
29-01-2008
A CASE filed by a faction of the Congress of Democrats (CoD) opposition party in the High Court to declare the controversial party elections held at Keetmanshoop last year null and void, as well as
readOmvula otayi ga dhenga mOnooli
29-01-2008
O MVULA tayi tsikile nokuloka miitopolwa yokuumbangalantu woshilongo oshiwike shika, ashike miitopolwa yopokati nosho wo mbyoka yokuumbugantu otayi ulike omvula ontshona lela.Omunambelewa mOshikondo
readOmvula ya dhipaga aantu yatano mOnooli
29-01-2008
A ANTU yatano oya dhipagwa kolwaadhi lwomvula - mwakwatelwa omulukadhi nuunona we uyali uukadhona, sha ningilwa moshitopolwa shEenhana mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko, Opolisi ya Namibia tayi tseyitha
readA likila keyoka mondunda ye yokulala mOvenduka
29-01-2008
M EME Amy Schoeman ngoka e li omunyoli nosho wo omuthaneki a simana Omunamibia okwa hupu moshiponga oshinene konima sho a li ka keyoka lyongoloka uusiku wokoongulasha dhEtitano lya zi ko megumbo
read20 ya sa moshiponga shondhila mu Poland
29-01-2008
W ARSAW - Ondhila yiita ya li tayi fala aanambelewa kegumbo taya zi koshigongi shi na sha negameno lyiitukimbepo, oya gwile pehala limwe mokuti muumbangalantu-ninginino wa Poland nokudhipaga ayehe ya
readOmananathano kombinga yevi pOvitoto onkee taga tsikile
29-01-2008
O MALITHO giimuna kage li paveta pofaalama yimwe yi li popepi nOkahandja onkee taga tsikile.Oyindji yomiimuna mbyoka yi li mpoka oya etwa po okuza kOvitoto na oya li ngeno kwa tegelelwa yi kale ya
readOshikondo shEpangelo sha Psemas sha kuthwa oshimaliwa pakengelelo
29-01-2008
U UMINISTELI wIimaliwa owa ningila aagandji yomayakulo gopaunamiti yane iipotha yekengelelo paulingilingi okukutha oshimaliwa moshikondo shokufutila aaniilonga yEpangelo iifuta yopaunamiti nenge tutye
readBafana crash down to earth
29-01-2008
THREE first-half defensive blunders cost South Africa dearly as they went down 3-1 to Tunisia in a crucial MTN Africa Cup of Nations Group D encounter at the Tamale Stadium in Ghana on Sunday
readPfister backs Cameroon defence
29-01-2008
Coach Otto Pfister yesterday put up a stout defence for Cameroon's backline, insisting they have not let down the rest of the team despite letting in five goals in two games at the MTN Africa Cup of
readManucho's double stuns Senegal
29-01-2008
MANCHESTER United-bound Gonçalves Manucho scored twice as Angola hit back in the second half to shock Senegal 3-1 in a 2008 MTN Africa Cup of Nations Group D clash at the Tamale Stadium in Ghana on
readLoeb posts record win
29-01-2008
SEBASTIAN Loeb sealed a record fifth Monte Carlo victory on Sunday after dominating the opening world championship rally.Frenchman Loeb, starting his quest for an unprecedented fifth world title, was
readWoods crushes field at Buick
29-01-2008
TIGER Woods shrugged off three consecutive bogeys while cruising to an eight-shot victory at the Buick Invitational in San Diego, California, on Sunday for his 62nd PGA Tour title.Eight ahead of the
readAustralia clinch series victory
29-01-2008
AUSTRALIA earned a 2-1 series victory over India yesterday after the fourth and final test ended in a draw at Adelaide Oval.With neither side in any position to push for a result, India opted to bat
readSouth Africa wrap up series
29-01-2008
THERE was no stopping centurion Jacques Kallis as South Africa wrapped up their MTN ODI series against the West Indies with a seven-wicket win in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.Kallis scored 121 not out in
readEto'o targets all-time scoring record
29-01-2008
CAMEROON star striker Samuel Eto'o has said he wants to be the all-time top scorer of the Africa Cup of Nations after he tied a 14-goal record held by the Ivorian star Laurent Pokou at the
readUS historian touches nerve on Polish anti-Semitism
29-01-2008
KIELCE, Poland - A US historian has sparked a storm of controversy in his Polish homeland with a book on anti-Semitism in Poland and the murder of Jews in the aftermath of World War II.Undaunted,
readMarlon Brando's son dies at 49
29-01-2008
LOS ANGELES - Christian Brando, the eldest son of Hollywood icon Marlon Brando who made worldwide news in 1990 by shooting dead his sister's boyfriend, died on Saturday.Brando, son of of the
readOld men, demented woman, the Mob score big at SAG awards!
29-01-2008
LOS ANGELES - Daniel Day-Lewis and British veteran Julie Christie underscored their status as Oscars front-runners on Sunday after winning the top prizes at the 14th Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
readHezbollah demands inquiry into Beirut killings
29-01-2008
BEIRUT - Hezbollah, Lebanon's most powerful faction, yesterday demanded to know who was behind shooting that killed eight opposition supporters in some of Beirut's worst street violence since the
readGermany's conservatives suffer heavy losses in state elections
29-01-2008
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced tough questions yesterday after her conservatives suffered heavy losses in a key state election as voters spurned a hardline campaign on crime and
readHamas polices Gaza border with Egypt
29-01-2008
A smattering of Hamas-affiliated security forces, many of them bearded and dressed in blue camouflage uniforms, fanned out on both sides of the breached Gaza-Egypt border Sunday to jointly police the
readUS electorate tunes in to wide-open 2008 race
29-01-2008
LOS ANGELES - The US electorate appears to be more engaged in presidential politics than it has been in many years, stirred by the drama of a wide-open campaign, anger at the Iraq war and anxiety over
readSocGen warned about rogue trader last year
29-01-2008
PARIS - Exchange officials warned Societe Generale about Jerome Kerviel's deals late last year, a Paris prosecutor said, piling pressure on the French bank to explain how his rogue trades were not
readZimbabwean firefighters drown in flooded river
29-01-2008
HARARE - Four firefighters returning from rescuing villagers marooned by a flooded river drowned after their truck slipped off a bridge into the torrent, Zimbabwe's official media reported.The
readLevel of anger grows in Kenya
29-01-2008
NAIVASHA - Hundreds of people from rival tribes confronted one another on a main road of Kenya's flower capital yesterday, hefting machetes, clubs and rocks and retreating only when a handful of
readIn Brief * Blast claims four in Somalia
29-01-2008
KISMAYU - Two Somalis and two foreign aid workers working for the Dutch arm of Medecins Sans Frontieres were killed by a roadside bomb yesterday near the southern Somali port of Kismayu, witnesses
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