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46 Articles found on Wednesday, 9 July 2008
SMSes of the Day : Wednesday
09-07-2008
* FROM a concerned mother of a five-year-old boy to the Minister of Education: Please reconsider the age allowance to Grade 1. Kids are delayed with a year of schooling. For example a five-year-old
readNamibian trawler netted in Pacific for illegal fishing
09-07-2008
A NAMIBIAN-FLAGGED fishing vessel, the Paloma V, faces an international ban after a New Zealand court ruled that it was linked to illegal toothfish fishing in the Antarctic Ocean.The Paloma V is owned
readCourt confirms legality of dualcitizenship for some Namibians
09-07-2008
A LANDMARK judgement on dual citizenship in Namibia, delivered in the High Court last week, affirms that Namibian citizens by birth or descent can also hold the citizenship of another country without
readRepo men busy as economy bites
09-07-2008
THE number of cars repossessed by banks increased by 28 per cent during the first quarter of the year, according to the Bank of Namibia.Helene Badenhorst, Head of Corporate Communications at the Bank
readG8 agrees on UN sanctions for Zim
09-07-2008
TOYAKO, Japan - G8 leaders meeting in Japan agreed last night to seek UN sanctions against Zimbabwe, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said."The need and the urgency was indicated for sanctions
readMake Lists - and STICK to them...
09-07-2008
THESE tips were submitted by Bea Kahunda in the North: * Always have a grocery list when doing shopping - stick to it.* Don't buy items on special when you do not need them. * Make sure you know the
readFive Major Ways to Save Money
09-07-2008
THERE are two main roads to improving your personal finances: increasing income, and cutting costs.Increasing income is the harder road to travel. After all, you can't always get a raise [in salary]
readSkorpion sends Mun a stinging reply
09-07-2008
THE management of Skorpion Zinc Mine has rejected a statement by the Mineworkers Union of Namibia's local branch as "childish and unfounded".In a statement last week, the union expressed concern over
readAmbulance without lights in spotlight
09-07-2008
VILLAGERS at Gochas believe that a woman died because the Mariental State Hospital ambulance took too long to respond to a car accident.The late Ansie van der Byl died after an accident about 14
readMbeki should stay as Zim mediator
09-07-2008
ANYONE who does not like South African President Thabo Mbeki to remain as mediator in the Zimbabwe crisis "must go hang," a Swapo backbencher said in Parliament last week.Contributing to the debate on
readKunene guest farm cleared of animal mistreatment charges
09-07-2008
INVESTIGATIONS by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism into alleged abuse of cheetahs at a guest farm in the Kunene Region have found no truth in the claims, a senior official in the Ministry said
readTeenage girl charged with rape
09-07-2008
THE Oshakati Magistrate's Court played host to an unusual case on Monday, when a 16-year-old girl was charged with rape and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.The suspect allegedly raped a
readAircraft crash report points to pilot error
09-07-2008
THE first of a spate of light aircraft crashes that have happened in Namibia since October last year was probably the result of the use of a wrong mixture of fuel and air as the aircraft took off from
readSchool fees bone of contention
09-07-2008
TO FEE or not to fee - that was the question school principals had to explain to a Parliamentary Standing Committee yesterday during a consultative meeting where MPs were told of the realities
readmOmbelewa yandje kamu na, na inamu longwa uulingilingi, Kashuupulwa ta ti
09-07-2008
G AVENA yoshitopolwa sha Shana omusamane Klemens Kashuupulwa ota ti kutya omapopyo ngoka ge li po kutya mOmbelelwa ye omwa longwa uulingilingi, kage shi goshili, ye mOmbelewa ye inamu longwa
readShihepo a yakululiwa mOshipangelo
09-07-2008
O MINISTA yopevi yEgameno Gabes Shihepo okwa yakulilwa mOshipangelo sha MediPark Private Hospital Ongwendiva mehuliloshiwike, Ngoloneya gwoshitopolwa sha Shana Klemens Kashuupulwa, osho a
readKwa totwa ongundu ompe yopapolitika
09-07-2008
O NGUNDU ompe yopapolitika, tayi ti kutya otayi ka kondjela uuwanawa waantu yomihoko omishona mu Namibia, oya tseyithwa pambelewa po Keetmanshoop mEtitano lya zi ko.Ongundu ndjika yedhina Democratic
readDhiladhileni lwaali manga inamu popya, Mugabe ta ti
09-07-2008
O MUPRESIDENDE gwa Zimbabwe okwa ti iishiindalongo na Zimbabwe kutya "nayi dhiladhile lwaali" manga inayi tya sha kombinga yEpangelo lye.Aatseyinawa miikwapolitika otaya ti kutya shika okwe shi popi
readOngwediva ya mona Osasiona yOpolisi yayo
09-07-2008
pONGWEDIVA O SASIONA ompe noyopashinanena ndjoka ya tungwa mOngwediva omathimbo ga zi ko, Omaandaha ngaka ga zi ko oya egululwa pambelewa ku Gavena yOshitopolwa sha Shana omusamane Klemens
readOndando yOtaxi otashi vulika yi ka gwedhwe
09-07-2008
E GWEDHELO lyondando yomahooli ndyoka lya yi miilonga ohela, otali ka guma wo naantu mboka kaye na iihauto.Ondando yOotaxi okwa tegelelwa yi ka gwedhelwa noopelesenda omulongo omwedhi nguka. Oshiwike
readPirates youngsters head Khomas League
09-07-2008
THE Orlando Pirates Football Club are leading the Khomas Under-17 Stream A League with 25 points after the conclusion of the league's first round on Saturday.Shipena Stars follow in second place, also
readAll Blacks make changes
09-07-2008
WELLINGTON - New Zealand have made two changes to the All Blacks' starting side for the second Tri-Nations rugby union test against South Africa in Dunedin on Saturday.Lock Anthony Boric will make his
readICC to spend more to lift cricket standards
09-07-2008
NEW DELHI - The International Cricket Council (ICC) will pump in around $300 million to develop the game worldwide, the governing body announced yesterday.Haroon Lorgat, CEO of the ICC, described the
readSpinner plunges Cup into chaos
09-07-2008
LONDON - England's Twenty20 Cup tournament is in turmoil after a match was cancelled late on Monday when it was discovered that Yorkshire spinner Azeem Rafiq had been ineligibly selected earlier in
readDhoni opts out of Tests
09-07-2008
MUMBAI - India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni took the rare step of pulling out of a Test tour because of fatigue yesterday, saying he wanted to miss the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.The
readSlow progress on dispute
09-07-2008
THE long-dragging arbitration case between Africa Stars, Black Africa and the Namibia Premier League (NPL) might force the league into a further delay, as little progress has been made so far.The
readNam women lose at inline hockey champs
09-07-2008
THE Namibian inline hockey team lost their second match 5-1 against Canada at the FIRS Ladies World Inline Hockey Championships in the United States.Canada started off with a bang, and opened the
readAmnesty International on Olympic Games
09-07-2008
LONDON - With a month to go until the Beijing Olympics start on August 8, Amnesty International published a letter yesterday to China's President Hu Jintao urging five key improvements on human
readCavendish fails to impress
09-07-2008
CHOLET - Expectations were high on Mark Cavendish before the start of the Tour de France but the Briton has failed to deliver in the early stages which had seemed, on paper, to favour his finishing
readLampard is staying at Chelsea
09-07-2008
LONDON - New manager Luiz Felipe Scolari said yesterday that Frank Lampard would remain at Chelsea for this season and beyond, underlining the club's refusal to consider any offers for the England
readToromba, Tjihonge on transfer list
09-07-2008
NAMIBIAN international duo Hartman Toromba and Ephraim Tjihonge will have to look for new clubs ahead of the new season after they were placed on transfer by the management of their relegated side
readMoD salutes captain Ali
09-07-2008
NAMIBIA'S World Boxing Association (WBA) Pan-African welterweight champion, Paulus 'Ali' Nuumbembe, was awarded with a Commendation Medal by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Friday.The Commendation
readInternational Sport Briefs
09-07-2008
RUGBY - The International Rugby Board will decide on the host nations for the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cups at the same time and consider bids from developing markets, the sport's governing body said
readIraq insists on withdrawal timetable
09-07-2008
BAGHDAD - Iraq's national security advisor said yesterday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of United States-led
readMcConaughey's girlfriend has baby
09-07-2008
LOS ANGELES - Actor Matthew McConaughey's Brazilian girlfriend has given birth to a boy, People magazine reported on its Web site yesterday.The child - the first for McConaughey and model Camila Alves
readTo Nicole and Keith: Sunday, a bouncing baby girl
09-07-2008
LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman gave birth on Monday to her first biological child, a daughter named Sunday fathered by her husband and country music star Keith Urban."Earlier this morning,
readWill rules at the box office with 'Hancock'
09-07-2008
LOS ANGELES - Will Smith, the closest thing to a sure bet in Hollywood these days, flew to the top of the worldwide box office with his critically mauled superhero saga 'Hancock', distributor Columbia
readPop artist dead
09-07-2008
SANTA MONICA - Michael Turner, a comic book artist who drew covers for major titles such as 'Superman/Batman', 'The Flash' and 'Civil War', has died.He was 37. Turner had battled bone cancer for eight
readThich Huyen Quang, dissident
09-07-2008
HANOI, Vietnam - Thich Huyen Quang, the patriarch of an outlawed Buddhist church in Vietnam who spent more than two decades in and out of house arrest, died on Saturday after months of ailing
readChopper hero living in fear
09-07-2008
Johannesburg - On Friday afternoon, Peter Sekware was happy and proud of himself for possibly saving the lives of three members of the police force.Two nights later, however, he had to sleep on a
readGaza crossings open despite mortar fire
09-07-2008
JERUSALEM - Israel agreed to an Egyptian request and opened its border crossings with the Gaza Strip yesterday despite Palestinian mortar fire that violated a three-week-old truce.The request from
readJews and Muslims unite in prayer
09-07-2008
Safi - It's an uncommon sight for an Arab country: hundreds of joyous Jewish pilgrims gathering without fear around a rabbi's tomb, greeted by local Muslim officials who share a prayer with them at a
readMann jailed for 34 years for coup plot
09-07-2008
MALABO - British mercenary Simon Mann was jailed for 34 years by a court in Equatorial Guinea on Monday for a failed 2004 coup plot in which he said former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's
readMwanawasa has 'minor' surgery in France:Zambian
09-07-2008
VP LUSAKA - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has undergone minor surgery in Paris to improve his breathing after he suffered a stroke while in Egypt last week, Vice President Rupiah Banda said
readAfghanistan says foreign agents behind embassy bomb
09-07-2008
KABUL - A suicide bomb attack on the Indian Embassy in the Afghan capital bore all the hallmarks of a foreign intelligence agency, Afghanistan's presidential spokesman said yesterday in a likely
readWax Hitler back after head repairs
09-07-2008
BERLIN - A waxwork of Adolf Hitler will return to Berlin's new Madame Tussauds as soon as experts have restored the head ripped off by a demonstrator on its opening day, the museum said on Monday.Just
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