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80 Articles found on Wednesday, 1 October 2008
Big Brother Africa 3: Who let the rats out?
01-10-2008
SJOE BBA pipo! Seems the aftershocks of Lucille's eviction on Sunday night are still being felt - both inside and outside the house.The "most dramatic ever" eviction registered a full 10 on the
readUS financial carnage leaves Americans fearing the worst
01-10-2008
LOS ANGELES - The shockwaves from Wall Street's day of carnage rippled out across America on Monday, heightening anxiety amongst bewildered investors and raising fears the worst is yet to come.From
readOil falls below US$96 on financial turmoil
01-10-2008
PERTH - Oil extended losses below US$96 a barrel on Tuesday, after slumping almost 10 per cent in the previous session, as fear gripped financial markets in the wake of US lawmakers' shock rejection
readTrevor sees no change in policy
01-10-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will keep its current macroeconomic policies to ensure sustained economic growth, despite a change in political leadership, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said."I think it
readExecutives pocket US$3bn during the fall of Wall Street
01-10-2008
NEW YORK - Wall Street's five biggest companies paid more than US$3 billion (N$24,1 billion at current exchange rate) in the past five years to their top executives while they presided over the
readExecutives pocket US$3bn during the fall of Wall Street
01-10-2008
NEW YORK - Wall Street's five biggest companies paid more than US$3 billion (N$24,1 billion at current exchange rate) in the past five years to their top executives while they presided over the
readUS Congress bailout rejection stuns world
01-10-2008
WASHINGTON - The US Congress rejection of a US$700 billion financial bailout sent shockwaves around the world yesterday hitting European banks, putting global markets into a new spin and policy makers
readGerus power substation 'strategic' for the region
01-10-2008
THE target set out in Namibia's Energy White Paper of generating at least 75 per cent of its energy requirements by 2010 is unlikely to be met, Mines and Energy Minister Erkki Nghimtina said on
readAir Namibia faces another strike threat
01-10-2008
AIR NAMIBIA faces a second strike threat in as many weeks, as employees of the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) fight for salary increases they argue have been due to them since 2003.The airline said
readDordabis teenagers disembowel horse
01-10-2008
THREE teenagers were arrested at Dordabis this week after allegedly stabbing a horse belonging to a member of the community.The three, aged 12, 13 and 15, appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court
readCourt rules against Avid accused
01-10-2008
FORMER Deputy Minister and Swapo Party Youth League leader Paulus Kapia had only slight success yesterday with a bid to force the State to provide him with more information on the charges that he and
readBig Brother Africa 3: Quirky SMSes
01-10-2008
A SELECTION of messages from across Africa appearing on the BBA3 text strip: * LUCILLE, you were like a candle in the wind.* BIGGIE, I miss my pretty Lucy. * COMRADE Lucille we are united behind you.
readEffect of climate change on fisheries 'needs more research
01-10-2008
MORE time is needed to research and monitor the effects of climate change on Namibian fisheries in order to address the challenges that will arise.Chris Bartholomae, Chief Fisheries Biologist of the
readBig Brother Africa: Main men on the line
01-10-2008
EEEEEEUW! Another eviction trilemma. This week it's the three main men in the house: Uti, Ricco and Munya.In a show of defiance, TK was nominated - again - despite being head of house. Seems that as
readEmerging farmers' game scheme on shedule
01-10-2008
A TOTAL of 160 emerging commercial farms in Namibia are qualified to receive wild animals through the Wildlife Breeding Stock Scheme (WBLS) of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, said a senior
readFive parties to contest the Hainyeko by-election
01-10-2008
THE DTA of Namibia, Congress of Democrats and the United Democratic Front are not fielding candidates in the upcoming Tobias Hainyeko Constituency regional election.Ernst Eichab, returning officer for
readLast verbal shots fired in mayor's libel case
01-10-2008
IN the one corner: a capital city mayor claiming he has been the victim of a vicious act of character assassination posing as journalism.In the other corner: a weekly tabloid newspaper claiming it
readConservancy wins international prize
01-10-2008
THE N≠a-Jaqna conservancy and its community forest in the Otjozondjupa Region have won the 2008 Equator Prize of the Equator Initiative for their achievements in poverty alleviation.Registered in
readConservancy wins international prize
01-10-2008
THE N≠a-Jaqna conservancy and its community forest in the Otjozondjupa Region have won the 2008 Equator Prize of the Equator Initiative for their achievements in poverty alleviation.Registered in
readPower back on at Drimiopsis
01-10-2008
POWER was restored at the settlements of Drimiopsis and Ben Hur in the Omaheke Region on Monday after the regional education office made a payment commitment to NamPower.NamPower pulled the plug on
readIT man charged with bribery
01-10-2008
A WELL-KNOWN businessman in computer circles was arrested on a charge of bribery on Friday.He allegedly offered money in exchange for a N$2,5 million tender at the Polytechnic of Namibia. The
readHuge cocaine haul at Keetmans
01-10-2008
POLICE at Keetmanshoop yesterday seized 9,4 kg of cocaine, with an estimated street value of N$4,7 million, in an impounded car that is evidence in an existing drug-smuggling case.Two Angolans
readNA session becomes Swapo rally
01-10-2008
THE National Assembly yesterday afternoon turned into a theatre for a Swapo victory celebration over the Omuthiya local elections in which Swapo took six of the seven seats.The Rally for Democracy
readTransNamib a pewa oomiliyuna kEpangelo
01-10-2008
E PANGELO olya zimina okugandja oshimaliwa shoomiliyuna omulongo nane (N$14 million) kehangano lya TransNamib konima sho ekanka lyaa li paveta lya thigi ehangano ndika otali vulu we okufuta oondjambi
readOmpangu ya mona Van Neel ondjo moshipotha shonkonga
01-10-2008
O MUKALIMO gwopoNoordoewer ngoka ta tamanekelwa oshipotha shekwatonkonga lyokanona koomvula hetatu - sha ningilwa megumbo lye konima yoomvula ndatu ngashiingeyi, ota ka galukila ishewe kOmpangu
readYatano otaya ka kondjela Uupresidende mu Zambia
01-10-2008
L USAKA - Onkundana yetu zilile mu Lusaka otayi ti kutya momahogololo gOpaupresidende mu Zambia otamu ka kala ookandidaate dhi li ne, mwa kwatelwa Omupevipresidende Rupiah Banda.Shika osha tseyithwa
readAamuthiya taya indile Elelo lyawo li tameke iilonga nondjungu
01-10-2008
A AKALIMO yomOmuthiya oye uvite nawa sho ya hogolola Elelo lyawo nOokansela dhawo, ashike nee otaya ti kutya oya hala okweetelwa ehumokomeho mondoolopa yawo ndjoka.Aakalimo taya ti kutya iikonga
readTable tennis at Rehoboth
01-10-2008
A TABLE tennis tournament for primary schools was recently held in Rehoboth to test how far players have developed in the game.Three new schools competed and the tournament attracted eight teams with
readMurali to play in India
01-10-2008
NEW DELHI - World's leading Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka will play for Bengal in India's premier first-class domestic competition this season, a newspaper reported yesterday.The
readBerba to blame for Spurs plight
01-10-2008
LONDON - Tottenham's abysmal start to the season is largely due to the selfishness of striker Dimitar Berbatov, former manager Terry Venables has said.Venables said that the Bulgarian star had been a
readLance hopes to race
01-10-2008
PARIS - Lance Armstrong is hoping for cycling's ruling body the UCI to show understanding ahead of his bid to make his comeback to the sport at the Tour Down Under in January.The UCI (International
readEnglish clubs look to wins
01-10-2008
PARIS - Both Chelsea and Liverpool will be looking to notch up their second successive Champions League victory when they play surprise Romanian package Cluj and PSV Eindhoven respectively
readNPL big spenders bleed
01-10-2008
NAMIBIA Premier League (NPL) big spenders are in a financial squeeze as they prepare for the domestic football season whose kick-off has been in limbo.Triple league champions Civics are the hardest
readPirates back coach
01-10-2008
ORLANDO Pirates are not pushing any panic buttons just yet. Bucs have suffered their worst start to an Absa Premiership season in years but new coach Ruud Krol's job is not on the line at this
readPirates back coach
01-10-2008
ORLANDO Pirates are not pushing any panic buttons just yet. Bucs have suffered their worst start to an Absa Premiership season in years but new coach Ruud Krol's job is not on the line at this
read100 000 displaced by clashes in DRC
01-10-2008
GENEVA -Fresh fighting between government troops and rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has forced more than 100 000 people to flee over the past month, the Red Cross said
readTeachers may get a dress code
01-10-2008
PREORIA - The dress code of some 450 000 teachers could soon be under review to ensure that they present a professional image, the SA Council for Educators said yesterday.Briefing the media in
readCandidates, Bush urge reviving bailout
01-10-2008
WASHINGTON - John McCain and Barack Obama urged Congress yesterday to redouble efforts to save a financial system bailout and proposed increasing federal deposit insurance to $250 000 as part of
readChinese network made and sold melamine
01-10-2008
BEIJING - Police in northern China have arrested 27 people in their probe into tainted milk that has sickened 53 000 children and embarrassed China's reputation abroad, state media reported
readMDC denies cabinet deal imminent
01-10-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe's opposition yesterday denied a suggestion by President Robert Mugabe that a unity government deal was imminent, saying talks were still deadlocked.Mugabe told supporters of his
readFat dolphins can't jump
01-10-2008
TOKYO - Dolphins at a Japanese marine park are going on a low-fat diet after developing pot bellies and failing to look sharp in their aquatic performances.Kinosaki Marine World in western Japan said
readTemple stampede kills 168 pilgrims
01-10-2008
JODHPUR, India - Thousands of pilgrims panicked by false rumours of a bomb stampeded at a Hindu temple in western India yesterday, killing at least 168 people in the crush to escape, officials
readTable tennis at Rehoboth
01-10-2008
A TABLE tennis tournament for primary schools was recently held in Rehoboth to test how far players have developed in the game.Three new schools competed and the tournament attracted eight teams with
readMurali to play in India
01-10-2008
NEW DELHI – World’s leading Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka will play for Bengal in India’s premier first-class domestic competition this season, a newspaper reported yesterday.The
readBerba to blame for Spurs plight
01-10-2008
LONDON – Tottenham’s abysmal start to the season is largely due to the selfishness of striker Dimitar Berbatov, former manager Terry Venables has said.Venables said that the Bulgarian star had been a
readLance hopes to race
01-10-2008
PARIS – Lance Armstrong is hoping for cycling’s ruling body the UCI to show understanding ahead of his bid to make his comeback to the sport at the Tour Down Under in January.The UCI (International
readEnglish clubs look to wins
01-10-2008
PARIS – Both Chelsea and Liverpool will be looking to notch up their second successive Champions League victory when they play surprise Romanian package Cluj and PSV Eindhoven respectively
readPirates back coach
01-10-2008
ORLANDO Pirates are not pushing any panic buttons just yet. Bucs have suffered their worst start to an Absa Premiership season in years but new coach Ruud Krol’s job is not on the line at this
readNPL big spenders bleed
01-10-2008
NAMIBIA Premier League (NPL) big spenders are in a financial squeeze as they prepare for the domestic football season whose kick-off has been in limbo.Triple league champions Civics are the hardest
readOmpangu ya mona Van Neel ondjo moshipotha shonkonga
01-10-2008
OMUKALIMO gwopoNoordoewer ngoka ta tamanekelwa oshipotha shekwatonkonga lyokanona koomvula hetatu – sha ningilwa megumbo lye konima yoomvula ndatu ngashiingeyi, ota ka galukila ishewe kOmpangu
readTransNamib a pewa oomiliyuna kEpangelo
01-10-2008
EPANGELO olya zimina okugandja oshimaliwa shoomiliyuna omulongo nane (N$14 million) kehangano lya TransNamib konima sho ekanka lyaa li paveta lya thigi ehangano ndika otali vulu we okufuta oondjambi
readYatano otaya ka kondjela Uupresidende mu Zambia
01-10-2008
LUSAKA – Onkundana yetu zilile mu Lusaka otayi ti kutya momahogololo gOpaupresidende mu Zambia otamu ka kala ookandidaate dhi li ne, mwa kwatelwa Omupevipresidende Rupiah Banda.Shika osha tseyithwa
readAamuthiya taya indile Elelo lyawo li tameke iilonga nondjungu
01-10-2008
AAKALIMO yomOmuthiya oye uvite nawa sho ya hogolola Elelo lyawo nOokansela dhawo, ashike nee otaya ti kutya oya hala okweetelwa ehumokomeho mondoolopa yawo ndjoka. Aakalimo taya ti kutya iikonga
readInternational Briefs
01-10-2008
100 000 displaced by clashes in DRC * GENEVA -Fresh fighting between government troops and rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has forced more than 100 000 people to flee over the past
readTeachers may get a dress code
01-10-2008
PREORIA – The dress code of some 450 000 teachers could soon be under review to ensure that they present a professional image, the SA Council for Educators said yesterday.Briefing the media in
readChinese network made and sold melamine
01-10-2008
BEIJING – Police in northern China have arrested 27 people in their probe into tainted milk that has sickened 53 000 children and embarrassed China’s reputation abroad, state media reported
readCandidates, Bush urge reviving bailout
01-10-2008
WASHINGTON – John McCain and Barack Obama urged Congress yesterday to redouble efforts to save a financial system bailout and proposed increasing federal deposit insurance to $250 000 as part of it.
readMDC denies cabinet deal imminent
01-10-2008
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s opposition yesterday denied a suggestion by President Robert Mugabe that a unity government deal was imminent, saying talks were still deadlocked.Mugabe told supporters of his
readFat dolphins can’t jump
01-10-2008
TOKYO – Dolphins at a Japanese marine park are going on a low-fat diet after developing pot bellies and failing to look sharp in their aquatic performances.Kinosaki Marine World in western Japan said
readTemple stampede kills 168 pilgrims
01-10-2008
JODHPUR, India – Thousands of pilgrims panicked by false rumours of a bomb stampeded at a Hindu temple in western India yesterday, killing at least 168 people in the crush to escape, officials
readOil falls below US$96 on financial turmoil
01-10-2008
PERTH – Oil extended losses below US$96 a barrel on Tuesday, after slumping almost 10 per cent in the previous session, as fear gripped financial markets in the wake of US lawmakers’ shock rejection
readTrevor sees no change in policy
01-10-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will keep its current macroeconomic policies to ensure sustained economic growth, despite a change in political leadership, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said.“I think it
readExecutives pocket US$3bn during the fall of Wall Street
01-10-2008
NEW YORK – Wall Street’s five biggest companies paid more than US$3 billion (N$24,1 billion at current exchange rate) in the past five years to their top executives while they presided over the
readUS Congress bailout rejection stuns world
01-10-2008
WASHINGTON - The US Congress rejection of a US$700 billion financial bailout sent shockwaves around the world yesterday hitting European banks, putting global markets into a new spin and policy makers
readGerus power substation ‘strategic’ for the region
01-10-2008
THE target set out in Namibia’s Energy White Paper of generating at least 75 per cent of its energy requirements by 2010 is unlikely to be met, Mines and Energy Minister Erkki Nghimtina said on
readUS financial carnage leaves Americans fearing the worst
01-10-2008
LOS ANGELES – The shockwaves from Wall Street’s day of carnage rippled out across America on Monday, heightening anxiety amongst bewildered investors and raising fears the worst is yet to come.From
readBig Brother Africa 3: Quirky SMSes
01-10-2008
A SELECTION of messages from across Africa appearing on the BBA3 text strip:* LUCILLE, you were like a candle in the wind. * BIGGIE, I miss my pretty Lucy. * COMRADE Lucille we are united behind
readBig Brother Africa: Main men on the line
01-10-2008
EEEEEEUW! Another eviction trilemma.This week it’s the three main men in the house: Uti, Ricco and Munya. In a show of defiance, TK was nominated – again – despite being head of house. Seems
readEffect of climate change on fisheries ‘needs more research
01-10-2008
MORE time is needed to research and monitor the effects of climate change on Namibian fisheries in order to address the challenges that will arise.Chris Bartholomae, Chief Fisheries Biologist of the
readEmerging farmers’ game scheme on shedule
01-10-2008
A TOTAL of 160 emerging commercial farms in Namibia are qualified to receive wild animals through the Wildlife Breeding Stock Scheme (WBLS) of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, said a senior
readFive parties to contest the Hainyeko by-election
01-10-2008
THE DTA of Namibia, Congress of Democrats and the United Democratic Front are not fielding candidates in the upcoming Tobias Hainyeko Constituency regional election.Ernst Eichab, returning officer for
readLast verbal shots fired in mayor’s libel case
01-10-2008
IN the one corner: a capital city mayor claiming he has been the victim of a vicious act of character assassination posing as journalism.In the other corner: a weekly tabloid newspaper claiming it was
readPower back on at Drimiopsis
01-10-2008
POWER was restored at the settlements of Drimiopsis and Ben Hur in the Omaheke Region on Monday after the regional education office made a payment commitment to NamPower.NamPower pulled the plug on
readConservancy wins international prize
01-10-2008
THE N≠a-Jaqna conservancy and its community forest in the Otjozondjupa Region have won the 2008 Equator Prize of the Equator Initiative for their achievements in poverty alleviation.Registered
readIT man charged with bribery
01-10-2008
A WELL-KNOWN businessman in computer circles was arrested on a charge of bribery on Friday. He allegedly offered money in exchange for a N$2,5 million tender at the Polytechnic of Namibia.The
readHuge cocaine haul at Keetmans
01-10-2008
POLICE at Keetmanshoop yesterday seized 9,4 kg of cocaine, with an estimated street value of N$4,7 million, in an impounded car that is evidence in an existing drug-smuggling case. Two Angolans
readNA session becomes Swapo rally
01-10-2008
THE National Assembly yesterday afternoon turned into a theatre for a Swapo victory celebration over the Omuthiya local elections in which Swapo took six of the seven seats.The Rally for Democracy
readDordabis teenagers disembowel horse
01-10-2008
THREE teenagers were arrested at Dordabis this week after allegedly stabbing a horse belonging to a member of the community.The three, aged 12, 13 and 15, appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court
readCourt rules against Avid accused
01-10-2008
FORMER Deputy Minister and Swapo Party Youth League leader Paulus Kapia had only slight success yesterday with a bid to force the State to provide him with more information on the charges that he and
readAir Namibia faces another strike threat
01-10-2008
AIR NAMIBIA faces a second strike threat in as many weeks, as employees of the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) fight for salary increases they argue have been due to them since 2003.The airline said
read