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40 Articles found on Monday, 17 March 2008
SMSes of the Day : Monday
17-03-2008
* I REALLY do think the State must give both comrades (Kala) Gertze and (John) Pandeni State funerals, that their bodies could rest at the Heroes Acre. Both went into exile to fight for the liberation
readMining firms innovate to cope with shortages
17-03-2008
LONDON - Global mining firms are unearthing ingenious solutions to grapple with shortages of workers and equipment amid the commodities boom, recruiting retired miners and buying cut-rate equipment
readStrike blocks Ivory Coast cocoa exports
17-03-2008
ABIDJAN - Exports of cocoa and coffee from Ivory Coast remained blocked by a dock workers' strike on Friday and exporters said they feared the quality of beans held up at the ports could deteriorate
readRand steady, under pressure
17-03-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand steadied against the dollar on Friday but was expected to continue taking its cues from international markets in the absence of local data.At 06h40 GMT the rand was
readSA business confidence falls to 7-yr low
17-03-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's business confidence fell sharply to a seven-year low in the first quarter of 2008, as the sector fretted about an uncertain economic and political outlook, a survey
readOpec estimate for world oil demand stays unchanged
17-03-2008
VIENNA - Opec on Friday left unchanged its estimate for growth in world oil demand this year, arguing that while high oil prices and mild winter weather would brake demand in major industrialised
readCanada's frigid north a diamond miner's paradise
17-03-2008
DIAVIK MINE - Once a hotbed of gold mining, Canada's far north is now unearthing riches from a different precious commodity: diamonds.At the Diavik mine, just over 200 km south of the Arctic Circle,
readDam levels soar
17-03-2008
THE third largest water reservoir in Namibia, the Swakoppoort Dam southwest of Okahandja, started spilling water on Friday after heavy rains over central and northern Namibia had the dam filling up to
readGrade 10 decree 'fails nation'
17-03-2008
THE Namibia National Teachers' Union says the Government's decision to allow last year's Grade 10 failures back to formal school "is creating future problems that they would not be able in a position
readAirNam PRO 'jumps ship'
17-03-2008
AIR Namibia's public relations officer, Ellison Hijarunguru, has resigned three days after he was suspended in connection with alleged fraud.The Namibian has it on good authority that the airline's
readDisbelief over Minister Pandeni's death
17-03-2008
THE sudden death on Friday of Local and Regional Government and Housing, John Pandeni, has left people across the nation in shock.Pandeni was killed in a car accident on the Kombat-Grootfontein road
readRDP promises to do better
17-03-2008
RDP Secretary General Jesaya Nyamu has blamed the Swapo Government for the country's poor education system, saying that 18 years of Swapo rule had ruined a good system.Addressing a poorly attended RDP
readNew APP party's Rundu launch a 'huge success'
17-03-2008
THOUSANDS of people from the Kavango Region filled the Rundu sports stadium on Saturday to witness the launch of the new All People's Party (APP), lead by the two Shixwameni brothers, Ignatius and
readPlane lands in road
17-03-2008
A LIGHT aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing on the main road between Windhoek and Gobabis on Thursday night, after bad weather conditions combined with engine trouble.The Bay Air-owned
read30-year prison term for Katima stabbing
17-03-2008
"AS for you, Mazila, your conduct in this matter was simply barbaric and obnoxious."Katima Mulilo resident Morris Mazila Sibitwani had to hear this stinging remark from Acting Judge Annel Silungwe in
readGovt to address criticism against Chinese builders
17-03-2008
FOREIGN-OWNED construction companies, especially from China, operating in Namibia should adhere to local labour laws and the minimum wages agreed between labour unions and the federation of
readKobi disputes 'money laundering' claim
17-03-2008
ISRAELI businessman Jacob ('Kobi') Alexander has taken strong exception to a statement by an American diplomat who reportedly described him as an alleged money launderer who managed to bring more than
readOmahooli ga gwedhwa
17-03-2008
O NDANDO yomahooli otayi gwedhelwa nena mOmaandaha, oshinima shoka kumitha aantu oyendji.Aalongitho yomahooli gondiisela oyo unene ya dhengwa ondhimbo onene molwashoka ondiisela otayi gwedhwa noosenda
readOonakukanitha iilonga mu Ramatex naya futwe nawa: CoD na PSUN
17-03-2008
E PANGELO olya indilwa kutya nali kale lya tala kutya aaniilonga ye li 3 000 lwaampoka mboka ya kanitha iilonga mepato lyOkampani ya Ramatex, oya utwa oshimaliwa shi li nawa.Eindilo ndika olya ningwa
readOndjokonona pafupi ya nakusa John Alphons Pandeni
17-03-2008
N AKUSA John Alphons Pandeni okwa valelwa mOmukunda Omundjalala mOmbalantu moshitopolwa sha Omusati momasiku 30 Juli 1950 nokwa si meti 14 Maalitsa 2008.Okwi ilongo mOsekundosikola ya St. Joseph's
readOsenda yuunafaalama mOkavango otayi ka pwa kuyele
17-03-2008
R UNDU - Osenda yokwiilonga uunafaalama woohi ndjoka tayi tungwa moshikandjohogololo sha Mukwe moshitopolwa sha Kavango, oyi li pokupwa okutungwa.Osenda ndjika tayi kala hayi ithanwa Kamutjonga Inland
readKala a hulitha
17-03-2008
K ALA Gertze, oshilyo shongundu yo Congress of Democrats (CoD) mOmutumba gwOpashigwana, okwa hulitha kuuvu wo Asma uusiku wEtitatu lyoshiwike sha zi ko.Gertze (47) okwa li a kwatwa kuuvu wo Asma manga
readKala a hulitha
17-03-2008
K ALA Gertze, oshilyo shongundu yo Congress of Democrats (CoD) mOmutumba gwOpashigwana, okwa hulitha kuuvu wo Asma uusiku wEtitatu lyoshiwike sha zi ko.Gertze (47) okwa li a kwatwa kuuvu wo Asma manga
readMboka ya ndopa oGrade 10 otaya ka endulula
17-03-2008
E PANGELO oli ikalekele oshimaliwa shOondola oomiliyuna omathele gatatu nomilongo ne (N$340 million) shokukwathela aalongwa mboka ya ndopa oGrade 10 omumvo gwa zi ko, ya endulule ondondo ndjika
readEso lya Pandeni lya kunka oyendji
17-03-2008
O MINISTA yOmapangelo gOpaitopolwa nOmagumbo John Pandeni (57) okwa si moshiponga shohauto pokati ka Kombat na Grootfontein ongula yEtitano, omanga a li mela lyondjila okuya koshitopolwa sha Caprivi
readSquash feast at Supatronix Doubles
17-03-2008
Exquisite! That is all one could say about the quality of squash that was on display at the coast recently.The tournament featured 12 men's teams, four women's teams and eight mixed doubles teams. It
readOkahandja Beauties thrash Ramblers
17-03-2008
Okahandja Beauties extended their lead at the top of the Khomas Women's Football log when they thrashed Ramblers 7-1 in their second round encounter on Saturday.Beauties had won their first round
readWales win grand slam
17-03-2008
LONDON - Wales clinched their second grand slam in four years by beating defending Six Nations champions France 29-12 at a jubilant Millennium Stadium on Saturday.The Welsh, who failed to reach the
readBetis game abandoned after keeper hit by bottle
17-03-2008
MADRID - Real Betis's Primera Liga match against Athletic Bilbao was abandoned on Saturday after visiting goalkeeper Armando was struck by a bottle thrown by a fan.Bilbao were leading 2-1 during the
readMTC NPL results
17-03-2008
Both matches played in the MTC Namibia Premier League yesterday ended in draws. Tigers from Windhoek and Otjiwarongo's Mighty Gunners played to a 0 - 0 draw at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in the
readRamblers, SKW set the pace
17-03-2008
Ramblers and Cymot SKW kept up the pace at the top of the MTC Namibia Premier League log after beating Fedics and Oshakati City respectively, but Black Africa and Orlando Pirates dropped behind after
readIran's conservatives set to win
17-03-2008
* TEHRAN - Iran's conservatives are set to win two-thirds of the seats in parliament after dominating legislative elections, despite a respectable showing by reformists who suffered heavy pre-vote
readNeverland off hook
17-03-2008
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson still has Neverland, having cut an 11th-hour deal on Thursday to keep it off the auction block.But the magic that once made the financially troubled entertainer's 2
readGere given all clear to visit India
17-03-2008
NEW DELHI - India's top court suspended an arrest warrant on Friday against Hollywood star Richard Gere, wanted for allegedly breaking public obscenity laws by kissing Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty
readRussian purr-esident moving in
17-03-2008
MOSCOW - Russian president-elect Dmitry Medvedev's Siberian tomcat Dorotheus will be prowling around the Kremlin once his master is officially inaugurated in May.Dorotheus, a Siberian colourpoint
readTwo killed in tornado
17-03-2008
Two people in rural northwest Georgia are dead and dozens injured after a series of severe storms moved through the state, producing the first-ever tornado to hit downtown Atlanta.A woman was killed
readPull up your saggy pants
17-03-2008
The Florida Senate wants public school students to pull up their pants. Lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday that could mean suspensions for students with droopy britches.It won't become law unless the
readTibet protests spread
17-03-2008
BEIJING - Violence spilled over from Tibet into neighbouring provinces yesterday as Tibetans defied a Chinese government crackdown and the Dalai Lama warned that the area faced "cultural genocide" and
readPopping the question!
17-03-2008
LONDON - It is the one moment every man wants to get right - and which London floor-fitter Lefkos Hajji could hardly have got more wrong.The luckless 28 year-old's dreams of giving his sweetheart,
readAlbanian ammunition dump blast kills 10
17-03-2008
TIRANA - Rescuers found two more bodies yesterday at the site of a massive blast at an Albanian army depot, raising the death toll to seven.Prime Minister Sali Berisha said 10 workers are still
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