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41 Articles found on Wednesday, 9 January 2008
SMSes of the Day : Wednesday
09-01-2008
* Quad bikes wasting our land? Government please close the company down. Engage Ministry of Environment and Tourism pilots to monitor by fly-overs. Nature inspectors please arrest the culprits, no
readChina wakes up to global clout of its small firms
09-01-2008
BEIJING - Xing Houyuan's advice to investors who seek her out is patient and practical: do due diligence on any potential partner, clarify its ties to the government, and make sure you control any
readOil prices rebound on supply concerns
09-01-2008
LONDON - Oil prices resumed their march higher yesterday, reversing three days of losses as the market bet on a further drop in US energy inventories.Despite rising, prices remained far off historic
readAccountant shortage looms for Namibia
09-01-2008
"THE accounting profession in Namibia faces serious challenges.Research has shown that there is a lack of qualified accountants in the country. There are approximately 300 000 taxpayers in the country
readImportant meetings on school placements
09-01-2008
SCHOOL placements of children in the Khomas Region who have not yet enrolled for the new school year will be taking place today.Parents are urged to take note of the times and venues listed below. The
readOld kindergarten makes way for first-graders
09-01-2008
BECAUSE of a shortage of State school facilities, one of Swakopmund's reputed German kindergartens will have to close its doors after 26 years to make room for Grade One classrooms.The Ministry of
readRundu West ready for by-election
09-01-2008
RUNDU - A total of 14 300 eligible voters in the Rundu Rural West Constituency in the Kavango Region are expected to go to the polls on Friday to elect their new regional councillor.Five political
readUnpaid security guards desperate
09-01-2008
ABOUT 40 security guards employed by Special Security Company at Keetmanshoop are complaining that they have not been paid for the past two months.The group's spokesperson, Helena Lugambo Johannes,
readEducation is key: Nujoma
09-01-2008
SHARUKWE - Namibian parents are urged to encourage their children to take education seriously.Founding President Sam Nujoma said children need to be encouraged to study science and mathematics, so
readHigh-tech donation for Kavango
09-01-2008
RUNDU - The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has donated computer and audiovisual equipment to two community centres in the Kavango Region.The equipment handed over to the Kavango Regional
readIs that study course worth the effort?
09-01-2008
THE Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA) has urged all people intending to enrol with tertiary educational institutions, in Namibia and abroad, to first have the status of these institutions and the
readTwo defect from Swapo
09-01-2008
TWO Swapo organisers in the Kavango Region have reportedly joined the newly established Rally for Democracy and Progress.RDP President Hidipo Hamutenya announced yesterday that the ruling party's
readBumper season for Swakop business
09-01-2008
BUSINESSPEOPLE at Swakopmund say they did good business this holiday season compared to previous years.Besides service facilities such as petrol stations and banks being packed most of the time,
readPolice found third body in a house
09-01-2008
POLICE at Ondangwa on Sunday discovered the body of another person who died alone at home - the third such incident in Namibia in the last week.The body of 55-year-old Paulus Shivute was removed from
readKnierim waits for Magistrate's bail ruling
09-01-2008
GERMAN rape suspect Karl Heinz Knierim should hear today if his formal request for bail, a process started on December 18 last year, was successful.Knierim, a 42-year-old German citizen living in
readChurch broken into at Okahao
09-01-2008
WINDHOEK - A church at Etilyasa village of the Otamanzi constituency in the Omusati Region was broken into sometime between Sunday and Monday.The thieves used unknown objects to break down the church
readRio Tinto linked to offer for Xemplar
09-01-2008
DIVERSIFIED global mining group Rio Tinto, the target of a merger proposal from rival BHP Billiton, could be preparing an offer for Namibian uranium explorer Xemplar Energy Corporation, London-based
readGovt ad ban still in place
09-01-2008
GOVERNMENT is still maintaining its seven-year-old ban against The Namibian newspaper with a special tender specification preventing us from bidding at the Tender Board for the placement of Government
readOkahao toddlers burn to death
09-01-2008
WINDHOEK - Three toddlers burnt to death at Elondo East village in the Tsandi Constituency of the Omusati Region on Monday.The children were identified as Hilma Ndagondja Andreas (5), Willem Andreas
readCentaurus School sale rumours 'untrue'
09-01-2008
RUMOURS that the Centaurus High School in Windhoek will have to move soon to make way for the expansion of the Maerua Mall shopping centre are not true.The Khomas Region's Director of Education,
readOhauto ya CAA ya yakwa po kaafuthi
09-01-2008
O HAUTO yoToyota Hilux oya yakwa pOsasiona yOpolisi pOutapi moshitopolwa sha Musati mOsoondaha.Ohauto ndjika ontokele kolwaala, oyehangano li na sha nekondjitho lyoHIV-AIDS lyaKatoolika ka Roma
readIitopolwa yopokati nokuumbugantu sigo oompaka oya tegelela omvula
09-01-2008
O MVULA ndjoka ya loko mOvenduka mOlyomakaya ga zi ko oya etele aakalimo epepalo kombinga yuupyu mboka wa kala tau dhenga unene oshitopolwa, ashike osha fa shi li ngeyi kutya otashi ka pula ethimbo
readAakiina yaali ya dhitikilwa pOkapale koondhila kopaigwana
09-01-2008
A AKWASHIGWANA yaali ya Kiina oya dhitikilwa pOkapale kOondhila kOpaigwana ka Hosea Kutako mEtitatu lyoshiwike sha zi ko, konima aniwa sho aanambelewa yopOkapale mpoka ya popi kutya oya yonagula oveta
readUupomba womeya auhe mboka wa pata nau patuluke; Pohamba ta ti
09-01-2008
P ETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi oshinene shoSwapo pOutapi mOmbalantu Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa indila kOogavena nosho wo kOokansela nokaaleli ayehe yopashigwana kutya uupomba womeya auhe
readNDMC okwa nyika oshinona: Philemon Kanime ta ti
09-01-2008
O MAPOPYO ga zi ko ngoka ga ningwa kongundu yedhina Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (NDMC) - ngoka taga popi ngeyi kutya omahogololo gookansola ngoka taga ningwa poRundu oga ningwa pamukalo gu
readNew coach for Ivory Coast
09-01-2008
IVORY Coast have replaced coach Ulrich Stielike just two weeks before the start of the African Nations Cup.The Ivorian Football Federation revealed that the German coach resigned after his son fell
read'Bafana's money dispute settled'
09-01-2008
BAFANA Bafana's protracted festive season dispute over remuneration for the upcoming African Nations Cup tournament in Ghana has been amicably settled.This was confirmed on Monday by both Aaron
readMcLaren unveils new 2008 F-1 car
09-01-2008
STUTTGART, Germany - McLaren has unveiled their new car for the 2008 Formula One season, the MP4-23, which team boss Ron Dennis believed would be competitive in the drivers' and constructors' world
readIndia's tour hangs in the balance
09-01-2008
SYDNEY - India's cricket team continued to reject racism charges against Harbhajan Singh yesterday as their tour of Australia hung in the balance.Spokesperson MV Sridhar denied Singh had called Andrew
readNam dismissed as 'no-hopers'
09-01-2008
WINDHOEK - Namibia have already been dismissed as the no-hopers of the 2008 African Nations Cup.Just qualifying stunned African football followers who confidently predicted that traditionally strong
readDakar cancellation 'a disaster'
09-01-2008
DAKAR - The last-minute cancellation of the 2008 Dakar Rally will cause a "mini-tsunami" in the fragile economies of the African countries it was due to pass through, a Senegalese paper said on
readBrave Warriors fans need vaccinations
09-01-2008
ALL Brave Warriors supporters who are travelling to Ghana are requested to get an injection against yellow fever, McBright Kayele, chairperson of the Brave Warriors Supporters Club (BWSC) announced
readBrave Warriors owe it to nation to shine in Ghana
09-01-2008
IT is very important, in fact more like a duty, that the Brave Warriors put up a good show at the '98 African Cup of Nations finals in Ghana.It is the second time that Namibia is represented at the
readBush friends and foes sceptical
09-01-2008
AMMAN - Washington's foes have bluntly told US President George W Bush that he is not welcome in the Middle East and Al-Qaeda has urged its supporters to greet him with bombs, not flowers.Even
readBrown urges Kenya to consider unity government
09-01-2008
LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged Kenya's party leaders to consider some form of national unity or coalition government to end the deadly crisis gripping the east African
readTeargas fired in Naples trash stand-off
09-01-2008
NAPLES - Riot police fired teargas to disperse protesters trying to stop truckloads of garbage being brought into their Naples suburb for dumping yesterday Prime Minister Romano Prodi has taken
readNew Hampshire vote dawns with Obama and McCain leading
09-01-2008
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire - Democrat Barack Obama appeared poised to deal a second crushing blow to Hillary Clinton's White House hopes yesterday and boost his quest to become the first black US
readRoadside bomb kills minister
09-01-2008
COLOMBO - A Sri Lankan minister was killed by a roadside bomb planted by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels north of the capital yesterday, a senior hospital official said, the second MP killed in a week as
readANC backs Zuma for president despite charges
09-01-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Embattled ANC leader Jacob Zuma, due to go on trial for corruption, received a major boost yesterday when South Africa's ruling party backed him as its candidate for president in
readSarkozy 'serious' but no wedding date
09-01-2008
PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday his relationship with Italian singer and former model Carla Bruni was serious but he dodged giving a wedding date.Sarkozy, 52, was asked at a
readSarkozy 'serious' but no wedding date
09-01-2008
PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday his relationship with Italian singer and former model Carla Bruni was serious but he dodged giving a wedding date.Sarkozy, 52, was asked at a
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