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50 Articles found on Tuesday, 18 March 2008
Kavango communal farmers in need of seeds
18-03-2008
COMMUNAL farmers at the Salem irrigation project near Rundu in the Kavango Region have appealed to Government to provide them with seed to replant their crops, which were damaged by heavy rains
readMeatco donates beef to flood victims
18-03-2008
Meatco donated over 10 tonnes of frozen beef valued at approximately N$307 000 to the Disaster Management Fund of the Prime Minister's Office.Deputy Prime Minister Libertina Amathila received the
readFungus devastates wheat
18-03-2008
A NEW strain of a major fungal disease in wheat is wiping out crops across Africa and Asia, sparking fears that manufacturers will be forced to pay even more for the vital commodity.Scientists,
readSMSes of the Day : Tuesday
18-03-2008
* CREATING new schools won't solve the difficulties in education as long as teachers are not called to order. There are only very few teachers who are assertive, committed and disciplined. Eighty per
read2008/09 tax proposals disappointing
18-03-2008
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.THE Minister of Finance presented her budget speech in the National
readFishermen wince as fuel costs climb
18-03-2008
LE GUILVINEC - A protest by French fishermen last year forced President Nicolas Sarkozy to promise steps to cushion the effects of high fuel costs on the industry, but soaring oil prices have piled on
readSA's Manuel warns of market turmoil
18-03-2008
PRETORIA - South Africa's large current account deficit is a major chink in its armour given a low savings rate and global financial market turmoil, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said yesterday.South
readKaapanda wants small entrepreneurs to flourish
18-03-2008
OKAHANDJA - Works, Transport and Communications Minister Joel Kaapanda says it is time for Government to intervene to ensure equity and fairness in industry growth through small entrepreneurs.Speaking
readUranium price, supply dominate conference
18-03-2008
BURGEONING global demand for uranium and the implications for its future pricing and share values on world commodity markets are expected to be major themes of the 2008 Paydirt Uranium Conference
readGlobal financial crisis worsening
18-03-2008
PARIS - The stunning collapse of US investment bank Bear Stearns shows the global financial crisis is more serious and more widespread than policy makers realised even a few weeks ago, the head of the
readRamatex crunch for Filipinos
18-03-2008
ABOUT 250 Filipinos who have been working at Ramatex are expected to be repatriated today despite no deal being struck on their severance payouts.Namibia Food and Allied Workers' Union (Nafau) General
readNo place to graze
18-03-2008
MANY Oshiwambo-speaking farmers last week started moving their cattle out of western Kavango in compliance with a High Court order - but not without first making their views on the situation
readFebruary beats the norm on wetness
18-03-2008
A WET February has set several parts of Namibia well on course to notching up higher than normal rainfall totals once the current rainy season ends after April.Especially the northwest, central and
read5 guilty of N$1,5 m highway robbery
18-03-2008
FIVE of the seven people on trial for a N$1,5 million cash-in-transit heist near Ondangwa in November 2002 were convicted in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.Joseph Joseph ('JJ') Kagamenwa, a
readNamcol ready to roll on Grade 10s
18-03-2008
THE Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol) has announced increased contact sessions - face-to-face tuition - as it starts implementing a recent directive issued by Education Minister Nangolo
readNational Assembly says yes to AU youth charter
18-03-2008
MEMBERS of Parliament have ratified the African Youth Charter, which will cater for youth development and empowerment.The Charter was approved by the African Union's youth ministers in May 2006. MPs
readART treatments interrupted
18-03-2008
THE Solidarity Community Care Organisation (SCCO) has launched an urgent plea for attention to be given to HIV-positive people in flood-stricken northern areas of the country.The community
readBritain gives big for flood relief
18-03-2008
BRITAIN has donated around N$750 000 to the International Federation of the Red Cross flood relief appeal fund for the Ohangwena, Omusati, Oshikoto, Oshana, Kavango and Caprivi regions.The 50
readMalaria cases set to increase
18-03-2008
MALARIA cases are expected to rise sharply as soon as the floods in the North begin to recede, but rumours of new strains of drug-resistant malaria are unfounded, a health official says.Sources in the
readKeetmans councillor plays the race card
18-03-2008
KEETMANSHOOP town councillor Arnold Losper sparked outrage by making allegedly racist comments at a community meeting at the southern town last week.Addressing residents of Keetmanshoop's Westdene
readTwo children raped at Keetmanshoop
18-03-2008
POLICE at Keetmanshoop are hunting for a man who allegedly raped two girls after he threatened to harm them with a piece of wire and a belt.The girls, aged 10 and 11, were raped on their way to school
readJilted guard shoots lover, then himself
18-03-2008
A 24-year-old security guard shot dead his lover in a jealous rage before turning his 9 mm service pistol on himself on Thursday night.Nicholas Vries, an employee of Eagle Night Watch Security, was
readVTC students to boycott classes
18-03-2008
TRAINEES at the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre (WVTC) say they are preparing to boycott classes tomorrow after complaints against the institution's management fell on deaf ears for the past two
readNamibia seeks power supply options
18-03-2008
THE future of Namibia's electricity supply security lies in power saving and a mix of different options like solar and wind power, but also biomass like invader bush and small nuclear plants,
readMore political violence claimed at Omuthiya
18-03-2008
POLICE at the newly proclaimed town of Omuthiya are accused of refusing to allow a man who was allegedly assaulted to lay a criminal charge against his assailant.Scheduled local elections at the town
readMuambo a pititha omaimbilo gemanguluko
18-03-2008
O MWIIMBI nomutoti gwomaimbilo gopambepo, Peter Ambambi, okwa tseyithile Oshifo shika kutya okaCD ke komaimbilo gemanguluko hoka ka li ashike ka hikwa paihikomwa, ngashiingeyi oka tulwa miitya yElaka
readOngundu yo APP ya tulwa miilonga pambelewa
18-03-2008
A ANTU omayuvi moshitopolwa sha Kavango oya li ya gongala pOkapele komaudhano po Rundu mOlyomakaya ga zi ko nokukala oonzapo poshigongi shetulomiilonga lyOpaati ompe yedhina All People's Party
readOnooli-uzilo oyi li mompumbwe yiikulya
18-03-2008
O NKALO yiikulya moshipotha sha Kavango na Caprivi oya shuna pevi noonkondo naakalimo pethimbo ndika otaya nana nondatu kombinga yuuhupilo, notaya pula nee epangelo li ya kwathele.Okuza owala mu
readOmugandjimulombo gwaAir Namibia a nuka manga ina thangwa
18-03-2008
O MUGANDJIMULOMBO gwehangano lyoondhila lyedhina Air Namibia, Ellison Hijarunguru okwa thigi po iilonga ye konima owala yomasiku gatatu sho a kuthwa miilonga pakathimbo shi na sha nuulingilingi.The
readNakudhipaga omukadhona gwe a pewa oomvula 30 mokakuma
18-03-2008
"I ILONGA yoye Mazila moshipotha shika, oya li ya nyika uumbalimbali na itayi vulu nokuli okwiidhidhimikilwa."Omupanguli Annel Silungwe oshi a li a lombwele ngaaka omukalimo gwomoKatima Mulilo Morris
readEendululo lyoGrade 10 inali talwa nawa: Nantu ta londodha
18-03-2008
E HANGANO lyaalongisikola lyopashigwana nenge tutye Namibia National Teachers' Union (Nantu), olya popi kutya etokolo lyEpangelo kutya aanona ayehe mboka ya ndopa ondondo onti 10 (Grade 10) otaya vulu
readLeverkusen jump ahead of Bremen
18-03-2008
BERLIN - Bayer Leverkusen jumped ahead of slumping Werder Bremen into third place behind Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich and Hamburg SV with a 4-1 home victory against Nuremberg on Sunday.Bremen
readMomentum swings towards England for decider
18-03-2008
WELLINGTON - New Zealand's momentum, picked up from a convincing one-day series victory and first test win in Hamilton, came to a screeching halt yesterday with a crushing 126-run defeat to England in
readSwimmers excel at top African competition
18-03-2008
Namibia's national swimming team produced its best-ever results at South Africa's top Age Group gala, the Prestige Gala which was recently held in East London.Swimming against the continent's top
readJTL tops at FNB Junior Tennis Tourney
18-03-2008
In a Junior Tennis Initiative, FNB sponsored tournament held over the weekend at SKW and Central Tennis Courts (CTC), JTL Beukes ruled the roost in the Under 12, Under 14 and mini-tennis
readJTL tops at FNB Junior Tennis Tourney
18-03-2008
In a Junior Tennis Initiative, FNB sponsored tournament held over the weekend at SKW and Central Tennis Courts (CTC), JTL Beukes ruled the roost in the Under 12, Under 14 and mini-tennis
readWoods wins Arnold Palmer Invitational
18-03-2008
ORLANDO - Tiger Woods produced a superb 24-foot putt for a dramatic birdie on the final hole to claim his ninth win in 10 tournaments at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.World number one Woods
readWoods wins Arnold Palmer Invitational
18-03-2008
ORLANDO - Tiger Woods produced a superb 24-foot putt for a dramatic birdie on the final hole to claim his ninth win in 10 tournaments at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.World number one Woods
readProblems loom ahead of Sudan census
18-03-2008
* KHARTOUM - Cash-flow problems and logistic headaches are blighting preparations for Sudan's census, which is an essential element of the fragile peace agreement that ended the country's civil war,
read'90210' spinoff on track
18-03-2008
THE most popular zip code on television is back. The CW network is developing a contemporary spinoff of Aaron Spelling's seminal 1990s teen soap 'Beverly Hills, 90210', sources said.Details on the
readBrit set for prime time
18-03-2008
POP star Britney Spears, embroiled in a bitter custody dispute with her ex-husband and legal battle for control of her assets, plans to take time out from her personal troubles to return to prime-time
readLindsay to tan down her lifestyle
18-03-2008
THERE have been tons of articles recently suggesting that 21-year old actress, Lindsay Lohan (pictured) has shelled out more than US$70 000 on fake tans.According to many online gossip sites, Lohan,
readHalle has first baby; mother and infant 'doing great'
18-03-2008
NEW YORK - Halle Berry doesn't just play a mom in movies anymore.The 41-year-old actress had a baby girl on Sunday, and "is doing great", her publicist Meredith O'Sullivan told People.com, the Web
readMy Lai: Hope at the scene of a massacre
18-03-2008
MY LAI, Vietnam - Lawrence Colburn returned to My Lai and found hope at the site of one of the most notorious chapters of the Vietnam War.On the 40th anniversary of the massacre of up to 500 unarmed
readMills awarded N$398 million from McCartney
18-03-2008
A judge awarded Heather Mills a total of almost N$400 million yesterday in the financial settlement of her divorce from former Beatle Paul McCartney.A document released by the Family Court said the
readSixteen dead in Tibet riots
18-03-2008
Tibet's governor promised leniency to anti-Chinese protesters who turned themselves in before the end of yesterday - and harsh consequences for those who don't - while troops fanned out to quell
readUN and Nato troops clash with Serbs in Kosovo
18-03-2008
MITROVICA - Nato troops came under fire during Serb riots in the northern Kosovo flashpoint of Mitrovica ysterday, in the worst violence in the territory since the Albanian majority declared
readTraffic lights in crowded church
18-03-2008
A medieval cathedral in Spain's Mediterranean port of Valencia has installed two indoor traffic lights to help control the influx of visitors expected during Holy Week which begins on Sunday.The
readWorld must accept some blame over Kenya crisis
18-03-2008
NAIROBI - World leaders had to accept some blame for the violence that rocked Kenya after a disputed December election, killing more than 1 000 people, the international Human Rights Watch group said
readMerkel visits Holocaust memorial in Israel
18-03-2008
JERUSALEM - German Chancellor Angela Merkel laid a wreath at Israel's Holocaust memorial yesterday on a highly symbolic visit marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of Jewish state after the
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