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36 Articles found on Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Mugabe's fist: vets, green bombers
26-03-2008
MASVINGO - President Robert Mugabe is urging Zimbabweans to 'Vote For The Fist'.His campaign posters - portraits of Mugabe wearing an olive green military-type shirt and holding a clenched fist aloft
readMinistry of Education responds
26-03-2008
* THE Ministry of Education has taken time out to respond to a number of the complaints about the Education Sector, which have been SMSed to The Namibian:* PRESIDENT Pohamba once said that "It's
readSMSes of the Day : Wednesday
26-03-2008
* WHAT perhaps can we achieve if all of us (from all angles of political affiliations) stand in unity as Namibians and seek ways to overcome socio-economic problems in Namibia? This land belongs to
readMugabe wants price rollback as vote looms
26-03-2008
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe's government wants Zimbabwe business leaders to roll back prices on basic consumer items ahead of general elections in the inflation-ravaged country, state media
readEgypt scrambles to ease bread shortages
26-03-2008
CAIRO - Egypt's government is struggling to contain a political crisis sparked by rising world food prices.Violent clashes have broken out at long lines for subsidized bread, and the president,
readSasol unveils SA's biggest empowerment deal
26-03-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Fuels and petrochemicals group Sasol will sell a 10 per cent stake in the company to black investors in South Africa's biggest black economic empowerment transaction to date, worth 25,9
readTrade deal close
26-03-2008
BRASILIA - The Doha round of global trade talks is close to reaching an accord in principle on industrial tariffs and farm subsidies and quotas, Brazil's chief trade negotiator said on Monday."We're
readCongo authorities catches army smuggling minerals
26-03-2008
KINSHASA - Authorities in Congo have uncovered an army-run smuggling ring in the cassiterite-rich Walikale district of North Kivu province, Mines Minister Martin Kabwelulu said on Monday.Kabwelulu
readNam urges Thais to invest
26-03-2008
NAMIBIA'S Ambassador in Malaysia, Neville Gertze, has urged Thais to invest in Namibia, particularly in diamond and jewellery cutting, mining and raw material supply for Thai jewellery.Gertze is also
readRamatex agrees on packages
26-03-2008
RAMATEX has agreed to pay retrenched workers two months' wages in addition to medical aid and outstanding leave days.According to well-placed sources, the Malaysian textile giant caved in after
readStage set for huge gem robbery trial
26-03-2008
FOUR men accused of having been involved in one of the largest robberies or thefts of diamonds in Namibia's history are set to go on trial in the High Court in Windhoek in November.The case in which
readNiko Bessinger passes away
26-03-2008
A STALWART in the struggle for Independence, who also went on to become Namibia's first Minister of Tourism, Niko Bessinger (59), has passed away.He died of a heart attack at his Khomasdal home in the
read65 000 affected by floods
26-03-2008
AT least 65 000 people have now been hit by floods swamping northern Namibia, and Government needs more than N$61,2 million over the next three months to feed those affected.This was announced by
readRegional CBOs meet in City
26-03-2008
REPRESENTATIVES of various community-based organisations (CBOs) and support organisations in seven southern African countries will gather in Windhoek from today for a four-day conference.Countries
readHope Village becomes reality
26-03-2008
THE first room of the Hope Village has been inaugurated by the Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Marlene Mungunda, and the General Manager of Standard Bank, Mpumzi Pupuma.The bricklaying
readGrade 10 failures prefer going back to school
26-03-2008
THE Namibia College of Open Learning (Namcol) says there was a low turnout of Grade 10 repeaters at countrywide registrations last week.Namcol Director Harold Murangi attributed the low turnout to
readParliament mourns Bessinger
26-03-2008
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula announced the death of former Environment and Tourism Minister Niko Bessinger in the National Assembly yesterday afternoon."This morning Namibia lost one of its founding
readAmbulance service needs intensive care
26-03-2008
A MAN who was injured in a quad-bike accident at Swakopmund on Sunday had to wait for nearly an hour before the Swakopmund State hospital responded - not with an ambulance, but with a TB response
readNurses to court
26-03-2008
THE Namibia Nurses' Union is taking Government to court to challenge a recognition agreement it has with the Namibia Public Workers' Union (Napwu) after attempts at reaching an agreement failed.Nanu
readSeven-year jail term in family shooting spree
26-03-2008
A SHOOTING incident that left four members of his family with gunshot injuries ended up leaving former store manager Michael Endjala with an effective jail term of seven years at the end of his trial
readAazaizai yane ya sila miiponga yomoondjila mu Namibia
26-03-2008
A AKWIILONGO yane mboka ya li taya talelepo mu Namibia oya sile miiponga yomoondjila ya yoolokathana - iiponga mbika oya dhipaga aniwa Aakiina nosho wo Aasouth Afrika mehuliloshiwike lya Paasa, sha
readNakusa Pandeni a tambiwako nesimaneko lyOpaupendafule mOnooli
26-03-2008
M INISTA yOmapangelo gOpaitopolwa nOmagumbo John Alfons Pandeni ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe moshiponga shohauto ongula yeti 14 Maalitsa 2008 mepipi lyomimvo 57, sho omudhimba gwe gwa etwa kegumbo
readEgumbo epe lyEpangelo lya patululwa
26-03-2008
O SHITUTHI shemanguluko lya Namibia, Maalitsa 21, osha tsakanekwa kAnamibia mboka ya li oombangi peegululo lyOmatungo omape gEgumbo lyEpangelo, moka wo mu na oombelewa dhopapangelo.Ashike nee inapu
readEgypt and Argentina top African friendly bill
26-03-2008
JOHANNESBURG - African champions Egypt host mighty Argentina tonight in the pick of a friendly programme designed to prepare teams for 2010 World Cup qualifiers.Other high-profile fixtures involve the
readSoccer family to honour John Pandeni
26-03-2008
The Namibia Football Association has annouced that a moment of silence will be observed before all NFA matches and games played under its auspices between March 26 and April 30.This is in honour of
readBrave Warriors for tonight's Malawi friendly
26-03-2008
The Namibia Football Association has announced the names of the 18 players for the Brave Warriors side to play Malawi in a friendly tonight at the Independence Stadium.The match starts at 19h30. The
readN$120 000 for Coca-Cola
26-03-2008
Frank Fredericks Invitational Coca Cola will sponsor the Coca-Cola Frank Fredericks Athletics Invitational, which takes place on April 5, to an amount of N$120 000 this year.This was announced by
readFerdinand to captain England against France
26-03-2008
LONDON - Rio Ferdinand will captain England in tonight's Paris friendly against France but coach Fabio Capello will not select his permanent skipper until his side begin their 2010 World Cup
readMixed fortunes for Namibian boxers
26-03-2008
Namibian boxers had mixed fortunes on the opening day of the second African Boxing Qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games on Monday.In the 69kg category, Desmond Kasuto qualified for the second
readSecurity forces, militias clash in Basra
26-03-2008
BAGHDAD - Iraqi forces clashed with Shiite militias in the southern oil port of Basra yesterday as a security plan to clamp down on violence between rival militia factions in the region began.US Navy
readNo 'KO' for rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs
26-03-2008
LOS ANGELES - Sean 'Diddy' Combs has settled a lawsuit brought by a man who claims the rapper and fashion mogul punched him after a post-Oscar party outside a Hollywood hotel.The terms of the deal
readSpears goes for laughs in flirty role on TV slot
26-03-2008
NEW YORK - Britney 'the Trainwreck' showed how she can still be Britney the Performer.Britney Spears made her much-hyped guest appearance on Monday night's 'How I Met Your Mother', submersing her
readEndeavour and crew head home
26-03-2008
HOUSTON - After a week and a half of complex orbital construction work, Endeavour's seven astronauts undocked from the international space station and began their journey home.The space shuttle is
readRebel-held capital captured
26-03-2008
The Comoros government captured the capital of the rebel-held island of Anjouan yesterday, just hours after an African Union-backed military operation got under way to oust a renegade colonel who took
readHistory repeats itself
26-03-2008
Here we go again! Seven years after the World Food Programme helped save Robert Mugabe's political bacon by unilaterally and unconditionally deciding to feed his starving people, the UN agency is
readBhutan on top of the world
26-03-2008
THIMPHU - The new political party set to run Bhutan's first democratic government promised yesterday to be "guided by the past" after a stunning victory that saw it sweep historic polls in the
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