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43 Articles found on Monday, 3 March 2008
The City of Windhoek responds to you
03-03-2008
* Lazy and incompetent staff in finance accounts division, not answering phones Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The matter is taken up and addressed internally in order to provide
readSMSes of the Day : Monday
03-03-2008
* PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is busy campaigning, calling opposition party leaders 'witches, prostitutes, agents ...' These are the same name tags attributed to opposition leaders Namibia.
readTowards seamless SADC transport corridors
03-03-2008
WITH the impending Southern African Development Community (SADC) Free Trade Area to be launched in August 2008 and a SADC Customs Union in 2010, the need for efficient, seamless and cost effective
readBanking Week kicks off
03-03-2008
BANKING Week 2008 kicks off today with road shows taking place at various towns around the country to educate consumers on banking fraud.Cheque fraud, Internet banking fraud, ATM fraud and card fraud
readUranium stewardship committee established
03-03-2008
THE Namibian Chamber of Mines has decided to establish a Uranium Stewardship Committee to safeguard the interests of the uranium industry.A media statement issued by the Chamber on Thursday said this
readHangana Seafood on right path
03-03-2008
OFF the Namibian coast, the unpolluted, rich Benguela current abounds with untapped potential for Namibia's seafood harvesting, processing and exports.Nearby, in the coastal town of Walvis Bay, is the
readSA petrol pump prices to rise this week
03-03-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South African petrol pump prices will increase by 61 cents, or 7,98 per cent, to 8,25 rand per litre for all grades next Wednesday, the government said on Friday.A statement from the
readDe Beers Group explores new markets
03-03-2008
THE De Beers Group is working towards exploring new growth markets around the world in an effort to deal with uncertainty over market conditions originating from a poor economic outlook for this
readPohamba urges restraint
03-03-2008
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba on Saturday implored supporters of Swapo and opposition parties alike to immediately halt political violence."All opposition parties, including the Swapo Party, must
readYoung mother of two jailed for bank fraud
03-03-2008
A YOUNG former employee of Standard Bank Namibia who admitted she embezzled more than N$93 000 from the bank has been sentenced to an effective jail term of four years.Janine Almaviva Snyders, a
readFlood misery in the North increases
03-03-2008
FLOODS that have hit villages and towns in the North continue to cause hardship for many people.The situation has been aggravated by more heavy rains this past weekend. About 2 000 people in Oshakati
readGovt plans to set up nuclear reactor
03-03-2008
GOVERNMENT has decided to opt for nuclear power generation and has approved the construction of nuclear power plants and to allow uranium enrichment on Namibian soil, despite environmental dangers
readBMP inaugurates abattoir in South
03-03-2008
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has called on the private sector to explore manufacturing opportunities because industrial development is one of the key factors for economic growth."Our industries must
readKeetmans residents fed up with crime
03-03-2008
A GROUP of Keetmanshoop residents on Thursday took to the streets to protest against the murder of a fellow resident, Kilius Ngegsheya, who was battered to death last Monday evening.'Murderers and
readScrap fraud trial postponed to October
03-03-2008
A SEARCH for additional documentation related to an allegedly corrupt scrap copper sale agreement that Telecom Namibia had with one of Namibia's largest scrap dealers, Dresselhaus Scrap CC, has forced
readSwakop to curb illegal power connections
03-03-2008
ILLEGAL electricity connections are one of the major reasons for shack fires, and now the Swakopmund Municipality and Erongo RED are going to team up to address the danger.Shack fires, in which
readSlain couple's son denies murder charges
03-03-2008
AN 18-year-old Windhoek resident who is accused of murdering his parents in their home in Khomasdal six weeks ago denied both charges against him when he gave his plea in the Windhoek Magistrate's
readUaandja resigns from CGA
03-03-2008
THE head of the Central Governance Agency (CGA), Lazarus Uaandja, has resigned after Cabinet approved the closure of the parastatal.Uaandja's five-year term was to expire at the end of April. He has
readFarm strangler gets 40-year prison term
03-03-2008
FARM strangler Hendrik Swarts, who last week admitted that he murdered a 65-year-old woman during a robbery on a farm in the Gobabis district, has a 40-year jail term ahead of him after his sentencing
readOomeme mofaabulika ya adhika koombepo dha nyata
03-03-2008
J AKARTA - Lina ngoka a li nale omuniilonga mofaabulika yuusekeleta mu Indonesia okwa popi ngeyi kutya okwa li a ponokelwa koombepo dha nyata (koondemoni) omanga a li e na oomvula 17."Mumwameme
readOmahogololo pOmuthiya ga tsilikwa
03-03-2008
O MAHOGOLOLO gokuhogolola ookansola yaheyali ya Muni gwondoolopa ya Muthiya ngoka ga li ge na okuningwa mEtitano lya zi ko, oga li gu undulilwa komeho mEtine lya zi ko sigo okesiku tali ka
readOmumbiishofi Kalangula a fumvikwa pOndangwa
03-03-2008
O MUMBIISHOFI gwOngeleka ya Englanda moNamibia mOndangwa Peter Tanyengenge Kalangula ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe meti 20 Febuluali 2008, mepipi lyomimvo 82 okwa fumvikwa pOndangwa okuzilila mOngeleka
readOdinga na Kabika ya shaina etsokumweuvathano lyokutopolelathana Epangelo
03-03-2008
N AIROBI - Onkundana okuzilila ku Nairobi sha Kenya otayi ti kutya Omupresidende Mwai Kibaki nomuwiliki gwongundu yompilemeno Raila Odinga, mEtine lya zi ko oya shaina etsokumweuvathano moka yu
readUK a dhengwa kekakamo enene lyevi
03-03-2008
M ANCHESTER - Ekakamo enene lyevi ndyoka lya dhenge United Kingdom olya uvika miitopolwa oyindji yoshilongo shika.Ndika olyo ekakamo enene lya ningwa mu UK konima yoomvula odhindji dha zi ko. Omagumbo
readOorebele kumwe dhi li 77 dha dhipagwa
03-03-2008
C UKURCA - Onkundana okuzilila ku Cukurca otayi ti ngeyi kutya aakwiita ya Turkey oya dhipaga Oorebele dhAaKurdi dhi li omilongo heyali naheyali (77) - sha ningilw epethimbo lyomalugodhi ngoka ga
readOmakuyunguto gopapolitika naga lopotwe kOpolisi: Omupilima Angula
03-03-2008
O MAKUYUNGUTO gopapolitika naga lopotwe meendelelo kOpolisi, Omupilima Nahas Angula ta gandja ngaaka omayele mOparliamende mEtitatu lyoshiwike sha zi ko.Omupilima okwa li ta yamukula kepulo
readBindrich wins shooting
03-03-2008
Former world trap champion Karsten Bindrich from Germany clinched the international clay pigeon shooting contest between a Namibian Invitational Team and their German counterparts at Oropoko Lodge,
readSA turn the screws on Bangladesh
03-03-2008
CHITTAGONG - South Africa dismissed Bangladesh for 259 and asked the hosts to follow-on just after tea on the third day of the second test yesterday.Bangladesh were replying to South Africa's
readArsenal remains top despite draw
03-03-2008
LONDON - Arsenal scored a late goal to force a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa although their lead at the top of the Premier League was cut to one point after Manchester United won 3-0 at Fulham on
readBlues, Crusaders dominate SA teams
03-03-2008
SYDNEY - Auckland Blues edged ahead of Canterbury Crusaders to continue New Zealand's early season dominance of rugby's Super 14 competition with comprehensive victories in South Africa this
readOld Boys go top of women's log
03-03-2008
Windhoek Old Boys held on for a 2-1 victory against DTS on Friday night to go to the top of the Omina Supplies Indoor Hockey Women's Premier League.WOB took the lead through two first half goals by
readRamblers and Cymot Civics game called off
03-03-2008
Rain washed out yesterday afternoon's Premier League clash between Ramblers and Cymot Civics at Ramblers.The referee called off play 37 minutes into the game due to the heavy rain and crashing
readIndia beat Australia after Tendulkar century
03-03-2008
SYDNEY - Sachin Tendulkar scored a masterly century to lead India to a comfortable six-wicket win over Australia in the first tri-series final yesterday.Tendulkar batted through the entire Indian
readPirates revival continues
03-03-2008
Orlando Pirates continued their revival of late, while Civics and Blue Waters gained important victories in Premier League matches over the weekend.On Saturday, Pirates recorded their third successive
readOver 40 die at peace meeting
03-03-2008
ISLAMABAD - A suicide bomber blew himself up yesterday at a large meeting called by tribal elders pushing for peace in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 40 people and injuring more than 100,
readAmy won't face charges
03-03-2008
LONDON - Soul singer Amy Winehouse will face no further action in connection with an investigation into obstruction of justice charges against her husband, British police said on Friday.The Grammy
readNaomi out of hospital
03-03-2008
SAO PAULO - British supermodel Naomi Campbell left a Brazilian hospital on Friday, five days after she was rushed in for surgery, the hospital said."The patient has recovered well from her surgery,"
readRapper Flo Rida still No 1 on singles chart
03-03-2008
NEW YORK - Rapper Flo Rida's debut single led the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a 10th week on Thursday, the longest reign in more than a year.'Low' ties Beyonce's 2006-07 chart-topper
readNicholson clips in for Hillary!
03-03-2008
LOS ANGELES - He was The Joker in 'Batman', but Jack Nicholson says he wasn't fooling around when he said in 'A Few Good Men' that there was nothing sexier than saluting a woman.Nicholson, who is
readRacist video makers sorry
03-03-2008
BLOEMFONTEIN - Two white students behind an alleged racist video in which five black university workers appear to be duped into eating food tainted with urine have apologised and said they acted
readVoting for Putin's successor
03-03-2008
Russia's voters are expected to endorse Vladimir Putin's choice of a successor in yesterday's presidential election, allowing Putin to retain a measure of power in his nation, whose wealth and global
readBaby slips down train toilet
03-03-2008
AHMEDABAD - A newborn baby girl survived an ignoble birth after slipping down the toilet bowl of a moving Indian train onto the tracks when a pregnant woman unexpectedly gave birth while relieving
readIran Iraq heads meet
03-03-2008
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday his landmark visit to Iraq opened a new chapter in "brotherly" relations between the two countries, which were once bitter enemies.Ahmadinejad is
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