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44 Articles found on Tuesday, 4 March 2008
SMSes of the Day : Tuesday
04-03-2008
* I DREAM of the day when our leaders will wake up and see the immense responsibility they have to this beautiful country and its people. There is no doubt that Swapo was very instrumental in the
readBHP invests US$975 million in South Africa
04-03-2008
SYDNEY - Global mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc said it plans to invest US$975 million to upgrade and expand its coal mines in South Africa to sustain coal exports amid soaring coal prices.BHP
readA third of US workers are sleepy
04-03-2008
NEW YORK - Roughly one-third of American workers said they had fallen asleep or become very sleepy at work in the past month, according to a survey released yesterday.The survey of 1 000 people by the
read'High risk of failure' for Doha trade talks
04-03-2008
BRUSSELS - The Doha round of world trade talks faces "a high risk of failure," EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson warned on Friday.Speaking in Lesotho, Mandelson said the talks were set to fail
readKenya shilling strengthens vs dollar
04-03-2008
NAIROBI - The Kenya shilling firmed further against the dollar on Monday on hopes a power-sharing deal can end the crisis in east Africa's largest economy, dealers said.At 0845 GMT, commercial banks
readNew tax year checklist
04-03-2008
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.THE new tax year (ending February 28 2009) started on Saturday.
readCommunist party condemns mining job cut threats
04-03-2008
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Communist Party (SACP), a partner in the governing alliance, said on Sunday it would not tolerate threats by mining companies to cut jobs in the country's
readOmuthiya ballots raise eyebrows
04-03-2008
A HANDWRITTEN change to the date for delivery of 2 500 Omuthiya ballots - to the same day on which quotations for printing the ballots were to be submitted to the Electoral Commission of Namibia -
readRain spoils date harvest in the South
04-03-2008
THIS year's date harvest at the Namibia Development Project (NDC) in the South has dropped by 60 per cent because of heavy rainfall in the Naute Dam area, says NDC Project Manager Mous Boshoff.Boshoff
read'Progress' on ODC millions: ACC
04-03-2008
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says it has made "positive progress" in investigating what happened to the Offshore Development Corporation's missing N$100 million.This is reported in the State
readOrigin Assured status for karakul pelts
04-03-2008
THE Namibian Swakara brand for karakul pelts has received internationally recognised status for being a sustainable and natural product, the Namibia Karakul Board announced last week.The Karakul Board
readCity wants stiffer encroachment fines
04-03-2008
WINDHOEK City Councillors want higher penalties for property encroachment in the municipal area after increased offences have been noticed.Councillor Nico Smit of the Republican Party said he was
readWalvis Bay water supply sufficient for the time being: Council
04-03-2008
WALVIS Bay's problems with low water pressure, low reservoir levels and too much chlorine in the water have been solved for now.But pressure is now mounting to ensure sufficient water supply within
readCommunity dreams of a new Khomasdal
04-03-2008
COMMUNITY members in Windhoek's Khomasdal suburb say they have had it with the suburb's reputation as a place rife with violence and drug abuse, where residents refuse to participate and get involved
readOff-road ban could harm coastal business
04-03-2008
BUSINESSES at the coast fear that the proposed curbs on off-road driving could be detrimental to the local economy.The Ministry of Environment and Tourism plans to have strict regulations in place by
readPresident worried about job prospects for Karas residents
04-03-2008
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has expressed concern over why inhabitants are not benefiting from job opportunities in the Karas Region."I want to be frank, somewhere something is terribly wrong with
readJerry Ekandjo goes ballistic at Eenhana Swapo rally
04-03-2008
LANDS Minister Jerry Ekandjo made use of his regular rally vocabulary at Eenhana on Saturday, condemning "whites and Boers" and asking for the "tails" of opposition politicians to be "cut off" -
readAttempted rape trial postponed again
04-03-2008
GERMAN national Gunther Berndt (70), charged with attempting to rape a 21-year-old man at his Swakopmund home in January 2006, had to fly back from Germany last week to stand trial, just to hear for
readPrints point to farm murder suspects
04-03-2008
FINGERPRINTS belonging to two men accused of murdering a farmer in the Dordabis area almost five and a half years ago were found at scenes connected to the killing, according to testimony heard in the
readMonooli onkee ye li miihuna yomeya gefundja
04-03-2008
O MOLU omvula ya loka unene nefundja ta li matuka okuza ko Angola aakalimo, yomuumbangalantu woshilongo, unene tuu mOshakati mOshitopolwa sha Shana noshowo mwaashoka sha Musati noshaHangwena oye li
readOmakuyunguto gopapolitika naga hulithwe po: Omupresidende ta indile
04-03-2008
O MUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa ningi eindilo koongundu dhompilameno nosho wo kAakwaswapo ya hulithe po omaipumomumwe gopapolitika meendelelo."Oongundu adhihe dhompilemeno nosho wo ongundu yo
readFrance ota talulula omakwatho ge gwopaukwiita kiilongo ya Afrika
04-03-2008
C APE TOWN - Onkundana okuzilila ku Cape Town sha South Afrika otayi ti ngeyi kutya epangelo lya France otali ka talulula omakwatho ga lyo gopaukwiita kiilongo ya Afrika, Omupresidende Nicolas Sarkozy
readAakwashigwana ya loloka iimbuluma pOkaiti
04-03-2008
O NGUNDU yaakwashigwana poKeetmanshoop oya li ya nyanya mo mEtine lya zi ko ye li ompinge nedhipago lyomukwadhigwana gwawo, Kilius Ngesheya, ngoka a dhengwa sigo omeso ongulohi yOmaandaha goshiwike
readOorebele mu Sudan dha dhipaga AaMisseriya
04-03-2008
K HARTOUM - Ongundu ya li nale yOorebele (dha li dhi na oomvugo moshitopolwa sha Sudan shokuumbugantu) mOsoondaha oya popi kutya oya dhipaga aalumentu ya homata yaanamikunda aalithi yoongombe taya
readMcCarthy aims for Blackburn
04-03-2008
BLACKBURN - Benni McCarthy believes he can return to the Champions League with Blackburn Rovers - and perhaps as early as next season.The 30-year-old South Africa striker won European club football's
readWeary Milan look for Kaka boost
04-03-2008
LONDON - Holders AC Milan hope the return of three key players, including World Player of the Year Kaka, will give them the edge over Arsenal and a place in the Champions League quarter-finals
readIndia back Harbhajan over monkey claims
04-03-2008
SYDNEY - India's management backed controversial spinner Harbhajan Singh yesterday following reports that he made monkey gestures to the crowd during the first tri-series final against Australia.The
readEaster soccer tournament at Rehoboth
04-03-2008
Top Score Football Club from Rehoboth is planning an Easter Weekend soccer tournament.The venue is the Reho Stadium and the matches will be played on March 22, 23 and 24. Prize money of N$15 000 is up
readAjax facing fellow title chasers
04-03-2008
Absa Premiership log leaders Ajax Cape Town face fellow title chasers SuperSport United and BIDVest Wits tonight and on Friday in that order, and if the Cape side gets a positive result from both
readBlack Africa move up the log
04-03-2008
Black Africa moved within touch of the MTC Namibia Premier League log leaders Cymot SKW and Ramblers, after beating Oshakati City 2-0 in Oshakati on Sunday.First half goals by Donovan Swartz and
readLondon picks 2012 Olympic training facilities
04-03-2008
LONDON - Organisers of the 2012 London Olympics have picked more than 600 facilities across Britain to host training camps for visiting teams.The list, which includes 96 sites in London, will be
readEls hangs on to win Honda Classic
04-03-2008
PALM BEACH GARDENS - Ending nearly a four-year drought between PGA Tour victories, Ernie Els shot a 3-under 67 on Sunday to win The Honda Classic.He finished at 6 under, one shot better than Donald
readGreat performances at swimming championships
04-03-2008
Dolphins Swimming Club won the overall club competition at the National Swimming Championships over the weekend, although the Namibia Swimming Academy won the most gold medals.Dolphins won a total of
readBaghdad bombings continue
04-03-2008
BAGHDAD - At least 16 people were killed in two bombings in Baghdad yesterday, police said, despite increased security across the capital for the landmark visit of Iranian President Mahmoud
readA cappella group sings lessons from history on new release
04-03-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Joseph Shabalala's strong, deep voice rings out clear and haunting.A choir of voices join him, rising into a harmony of sound. "This is the way we do," sings legendary South African a
readOprah seeks sainthood with phoney reality show
04-03-2008
CHICAGO - The first oddity (but certainly not the last) about the eight-week Oprah Winfrey infomercial 'Oprah's Big Give' is that there is nary a single genuine giving moment to be found during the
readGrowing rich-poor divide tests China's boom
04-03-2008
ANKANG, China - Tom Tang and Dong Mijuan represent the two opposite ends of one of China's most glaring social problems - the growing gap between rich and poor.Economic reforms over the past three
readMedvedev: a loyal servant who has always marched in lockstep with his boss
04-03-2008
MOSCOW - Dmitry Medvedev's career so far depicts a dedicated aide who has always marched in lockstep with Vladimir Putin.Consequently, Russia's election campaign - drained of suspense due to the
readTexas' fuzzy math: Bush's past appeal sets guidelines that could boost Obama
04-03-2008
AUSTIN, Texas - Barack Obama has a secret weapon in today's Democratic primary in Texas who is pretty well-known in these parts: George W Bush.Not that the current US president is trying to help
readWary congratulations for Medvedev victory
04-03-2008
PARIS - World leaders congratulated Dmitry Medvedev on his victory in Russia's presidential elections, but some messages were tempered by doubts over the democratic credentials of his landslide
readMakoni gets more backing
04-03-2008
HARARE - Two more political heavyweights rallied behind former finance minister Simba Makoni's presidential bid on Sunday, as he seeks to unseat long-time leader Robert Mugabe in elections later this
readClinton and Obama trade barbs ahead of showdown
04-03-2008
Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sharpened their attacks on each other on Sunday, trading barbs over health care, trade and experience as they head for key showdowns
readIsraeli ground troops withdraw from Gaza
04-03-2008
JEBALIYA - Israeli aircraft pummeled targets in Gaza for the sixth straight day yesterday and militants fired rockets at a major Israeli city even as the fighting showed signs of slowing, with the
readRoll up! Roll up! for London's used newspaper house
04-03-2008
LONDON - Karen Janody was so annoyed by the mounds of free newspapers blowing around the streets of London she decided to build a house with them to illustrate the degree of waste.Janody and her
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