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41 Articles found on Thursday, 8 May 2008
SMSes of the Day : Thursday
08-05-2008
* CONGRATULATIONS to the ACC. There was not one GRN car down at the coast this long weekend.* AFTER the San, the Nama are being disrespectfully sidestepped by Government. How can people from the North
readZimbos head to 'poor relation' Moz after meltdown
08-05-2008
MANICA - Taurai Chimombe queues up patiently for the chance to land a job as a mineworker in Mozambique - a far cry from his dreams of running his own business back home in his Zimbabwean homeland."As
readIn food price crunch, more Americans seek help
08-05-2008
BALTIMORE - Carolyn Stanley, a single mother with five children, receives US$327 in food stamps each month to feed her family.With prices for staples like bread and cheese going ever higher, each
readSA uranium marketing firm sold
08-05-2008
LONDON - US-based utility Constellation Energy is poised to buy uranium-marketing firm Nufcor International from its South African owners Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) and AngloGold Ashanti, sources close
readEFTA-SACU trade pact comes into force
08-05-2008
GENEVA - A trade pact between wealthy countries in northern Europe and developing nations in southern Africa entered into force on Monday, the European Free Trade Association said.The agreement links
readBill aims to protect consumers
08-05-2008
CAPE TOWN - A massive improvement in the rights of South African consumers is contained in the Consumer Protection bill tabled in parliament on Tuesday.A memorandum on the objects of the bill tabled
readQuest to solve treasure ship riddle begins
08-05-2008
THE discovery of a treasure-laden shipwreck, estimated to be around 500 years old, in Namdeb's Mining Area 1 near Oranjemund early last month is only the first chapter in what could turn into a long
readShebeen shooter guilty
08-05-2008
A YOUNG man who ended a short-lived drinking companionship when he shot dead a fellow shebeen patron in Windhoek in what he claimed was an accidental killing was convicted of murder in the High Court
readZim political impasse deepens
08-05-2008
POST-ELECTION political uncertainty in Zimbabwe deepened yesterday when both the ruling Zanu-PF and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) challenged half of the results of the March 29
readGet tested today!
08-05-2008
THE Ministry of Health and Social Services is holding a nationwide HIV-testing campaign from today until Saturday to encourage people to make use of national testing and counselling services.The
readIT experts discuss narrowing digital divide
08-05-2008
ABOUT 400 delegates from 33 countries are meeting in Windhoek to discuss how to use information and communication technology (ICT) to advance socio-economic development in Africa through open and
readGovt, feed supplier still disagree about birdseed
08-05-2008
TESTS on birdseed samples sent to South Africa for testing confirmed that the feed was poisoned, State veterinarian Dr Anna Marais said yesterday.The samples were sent to South Africa after some birds
readNored changes vending machines
08-05-2008
THE Northern Electricity Distribution Company (Nored) will install 90 state-of-the-art online vending machines next month to provide a better service to its clients.The terminals will cost the company
readSwakop closes hitching spot
08-05-2008
THE popular B2 hitch-hiking spot outside Swakopmund on the road to Windhoek has been closed for safety reasons.The spot has for many years been used by hundreds of hitch-hikers hoping to hitch a cheap
readSnatch attack at Gibeon
08-05-2008
A 36-year-old man from Gibeon was arrested and charged with kidnapping and attempted murder on Saturday.The suspect allegedly kidnapped another man from the Selfhelp Bar, loading him into his vehicle
readBeware of SMSes bearing gifts
08-05-2008
THE Namibian Police have asked people to ignore cellphone text messages informing them that they have won a RAV-4 car.Police spokesperson Chief Inspector Angula Amulungu said yesterday that the Police
readA road runs through it...
08-05-2008
A CONTROVERSIAL blot on the landscape near Sossusvlei are two abandoned buildings just off the Namib-Naukluft and Sesriem road with bulldozer tracks marring the otherwise pristine area.According to
readRelocation of flood-prone settlements gets off the ground
08-05-2008
THE relocation of people displaced by floods at Oshakati is underway.The Regional Councillor for Oshakati West, Aram Martin, told the National Council yesterday that informal settlements situated in
readKeetmans acting CEO faces ACC
08-05-2008
THE Keetmanshoop Municipality's Acting Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Hamann, was summoned by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) last week to explain why eviction orders against Town Councillor
readNakudhipaga aavali ye ota kala konima yekumba
08-05-2008
O SHIPOTHA shedhipago lyaahokanathani yaali mboka ya li ya dhipagwa pegumbo lyawo molukanda lwa Khomasdal mOvenduka - mboka taku popiwa ya dhipagwa komonamati gwawo gwoomvula 18, osha galukile
readOmusinda omutiligane otagu ka kuthwa po
08-05-2008
E PANGELO oli na edhiladhilo okukutha po omusinda omutiligane nokugu fala koongamba dha Angola na Namibia, Ominista yUunamapya, Omeya nOmakuti John Mutorwa osho a popi omasiku ga zi ko.Ta ti shika
readEteleni Mugabe ohenda: Omupresidende gwa
08-05-2008
NUNW P AHOKOLOLO lyomupresidende gwaNUNW Alpheus Muheua, Oshinima shoka Omupresidende Robert Mugabe a ninga "osho owala shoka kutya okwa kutha ko evi ndyoka lya li lya yakwa noku li gandja kooyene
readYaali mokakuma poRundu
08-05-2008
R UNDU - Opolisi ya Namibia poRundu oya dhitike aalumentu yaali konima sho ya adhika niingangamithi mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko.Aalumentu mbaka yaali gumwe gwoomvula 25 nomukwawo gwoomvula 34, oya
readBayer a shuna mo
08-05-2008
NA M EME Anna Bayer, ngoka a li nale oshilyo shongundu yo Swapo mOmutumba gwOpashigwana, okwa shuna mo ishewe mEgumbo ndika lyOparliamende.Bayer okwa li a ganithilwa oshipundi she mEtitatu
readSwapo pethimbo ndika okwiininga kayamukulwa, omunyani nomutuki gwaantu: Nambinga ta ti
08-05-2008
O NDA hala oku mu lombwela Aadundja noshigwana sha Namibia amuhe kutya oSwapo ndjoka twa li tusheni pethimbo lyekondjelomanguluko nokonima kashona yekondjelomanguluko, ndjoka twa hogolola kwali, hayo
readNamPower ota holeke uuyelele kombinga yoloona ya pewa Zim
08-05-2008
E HANGANO lyokugandja olusheno mu Namibia NamPower olya kwashilipaleke oshimaliwa shoomiliyuna dha Amerika dhi li 16 (US$16 million) kokampani yimwe inayi tumbulwa mu Namibia ndjoka kwa tegelelwa tayi
readFifa official to inspect stadium
08-05-2008
CORRY IHUHUA A delegate from Fifa will be in Windhoek today to assess progress made on the renovations at the Independence Stadium which is expected to host several World Cup qualifying
readHenin blasts her way into third round
08-05-2008
BERLIN - World number one Justine Henin put in a convincing performance to reach the third round here at the German Open with a straight sets win over Yung-Jan Chan in just under an hour.On her last
readHackett on weight jibes
08-05-2008
SYDNEY - Australian Olympic swimmer Grant Hackett yesterday said he was fed up with speculation over his weight, declaring himself in peak condition ahead of the Beijing Games.The two-time Olympic
readBok coach to pick 45 players
08-05-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South African rugby coach Peter de Villiers said yesterday he is to name a national training squad of up 45 players for the forthcoming international season.De Villiers, who took over
readBrave Gladiators meet Banyana today
08-05-2008
THE Brave Gladiators are destined for the final of the Cosafa Women's Championships, provided they beat South Africa in a semi-final clash in Luanda, Angola today.If they win, the Namibians will make
readRussia's Medvedev takes power
08-05-2008
MOSCOW - Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russian president yesterday and just over two hours later nominated his predecessor Vladimir Putin as prime minister, ushering in an unprecedented period of
readLebanon's political conflict turns violent
08-05-2008
BEIRUT - Supporters of Lebanon's U.S.-backed government fought gun battles in Beirut yesterday with gunmen loyal to the Hezbollah-led opposition, escalating the country's worst internal crisis since
read'Iron Man' sequel on cards
08-05-2008
LOS ANGELES - Buoyed by the blockbuster success of 'Iron Man' over the weekend, Marvel Studios on Monday announced plans for a string of superhero properties, including an 'Iron Man' sequel set for
readBritney all smiles following hearing
08-05-2008
LOS ANGELES - A smiling Britney Spears left a Los Angeles court on Tuesday after winning the right to spend more time with her two children, according to her ex-husband's lawyer.The singer left Los
read15 000 infections in Chinese children
08-05-2008
BEIJING - New outbreaks in China reported yesterday put the number of children infected with hand, foot and mouth disease above 15 000 and the death toll has risen to at least 28 across the country.A
readFritzl agrees to further questioning
08-05-2008
VIENNA - The man accused of imprisoning his daughter for 24 years, fathering her children and keeping the family locked in the cellar agreed Wednesday to further questioning, prosecutors said.Josef
readClinton wins Indiana, Obama takes N.C.
08-05-2008
EVANSVILLE - Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton defied the odds, and her critics, and gritted out a win in the Indiana Democratic primary on Tuesday, while her opponent,
readAid trickles in for Myanmar cyclone victims
08-05-2008
YANGON - Aid trickled into Myanmar yesterday for an estimated one million victims of Cyclone Nargis in military-ruled Myanmar, with the death toll rising to nearly 23 000 and expected to go
readWanted: Serial bum-grabber
08-05-2008
LONDON - Detectives said on yesterday they were hunting a man who has been grabbing the bottoms of women and girls during a year-long campaign in Manchester city centre.The man, aged in his late 20s
readSABC replaces Mpofu
08-05-2008
JOHANNESBURG - SA Broadcasting Corporation commercial enterprises group executive Gabriel Mampone has been appointed as acting chief executive to replace the suspended Dali Mpofu, SABC news reported
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