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51 Articles found on Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Big Brother Africa 3: The bleating of the goats
29-10-2008
TO paraphrase psycho killer Hannibal Lecter, nothing like having an old friend for dessert! Yeah peeps, goat rider Munya and Motswana nanny goat Tawana are out of the pens and on the loose - again.It
readSMSes Of The Day : Wednesday
29-10-2008
* AS a young educated Namibian, I have decided to vote in the 2009 election. This is the first time that I will vote. I will no longer allow corrupt politicians to steal my hard-earned money while my
readGlobalisation compounds Africa's social ills
29-10-2008
The African continent is still faced with poverty, unemployment, violence, disease, lack of basic services and facilities as well as poor education despite commitments made by African Union (AU)
readBank of England flags fault lines in financial system
29-10-2008
LONDON - The Bank of England highlighted what it sees as the greatest threats to the financial system in its twice-yearly Financial Stability report published yesterday: UNCERTAIN ASSET VALUES: Rising
readMigrants must be protected as financial crisis hits, says global labour union
29-10-2008
Brussels - "The search for a solution to the global financial crisis must ensure people's mobility, not restrict it," said International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) president Sharon Burrow,
readCultural habits may be spreading HIV/AIDS in Moz
29-10-2008
Inhaminga- Mozambique's Deputy Health Minister, Aida Libombo, has called for research into cultural habits in the country to see to what extent they are contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS.HIV
readDisclosure on sustainability performance has become the norm for large companies globally - new survey
29-10-2008
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) welcomed the findings of the most recent global survey from KPMG which finds that disclosure on corporate economic, environmental and social performance has
readSacu spells out its nuanced position on EPAs
29-10-2008
Tswelopele C Moremi T he editorial in The Namibian of Friday 24 October 2008 refers.It deals with a very topical issue and the newspaper should be complimented for having devoted an editorial to
readLatin America wants overhaul of financial system
29-10-2008
BRASILIA - Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from Latin America called for reforms to the international financial system on Monday in an extraordinary meeting in Brazil's capital about the
readChasing the dots ... Finding the G Spot
29-10-2008
G 7, G8, G20, G77, G ! Multiple, and multilateral and multitudinous gatherings of national leaders rushing round the globe to hide beneath the skirts of their global institutions and behind joint
read'Plot' to fire NBC chairman thickens
29-10-2008
THE Board of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation has recommended that its chairperson, Ponhele ya France, be dismissed.Well-placed sources in the Ministry of Information confirmed yesterday that the
readNamibian banks safe from credit crisis
29-10-2008
NAMIBIAN banks are liquid, well capitalised and hardly affected by the global credit crisis that originated in the US, Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila told Parliament yesterday.Government
readIvory nets N$13 m
29-10-2008
A ONE-OFF ivory auction that Namibia conducted yesterday morning generated more than N$13 million.Three Japanese and two Chinese buyers bid for the ivory at the auction, which only took about 15
readOpposition parties withdraw from Hainyeko by-election
29-10-2008
THREE of the four opposition parties contesting Friday's regional by-election in Katutura yesterday pulled out of the election, claiming flawed organisation by Electoral Commission.The parties had
readBig Brother Africa 3: SMSes: From You To Us
29-10-2008
BIGGIE must bring back the evicted housemates, even if they are not going to win the money, just to spice up the show for the remaining few weeks. - In some Big Brother shows in other countries they
readConference for English teachers at Oshakati
29-10-2008
MORE than 200 English teachers, mostly from the northern regions, attended a professional development conference last weekend at the University of Namibia in Oshakati.The event was probably the
readTorra Bay open for December
29-10-2008
THE Torra Bay Campsite, a coastal camping site of Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), will be open to the public from December 1, NWR announced in a statement last week.NWR said the camp will remain open
read/Khowese clan to celebrate their history
29-10-2008
THE /Khowese clan of the Nama people are set to mark in style their 103rd annual heroes's festival this coming weekend at Gibeon village in the South.The /Khowese traditional authority says this
readBondelswarts want land
29-10-2008
THE Bondelswarts clan of the Nama people has called on Government to be resettled on their ancestral land north of the Orange River.Acting Bondelswarts Chief Josef Christiaan made this call on
readGurirab urges unity among Damara leaders
29-10-2008
THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab, has called on the Damara traditional leaders to add their voices to those demanding reparations for the genocide of the 1904-1908 German
readJacobs wants reasons
29-10-2008
THE outgoing Karas Chief Regional Officer, Salmaan Jacobs, is demanding reasons from the Regional Council why his five-year contract has not been renewed.Jacobs's contract expires on Friday. In letter
readLobster industry taken to court
29-10-2008
THE dismissal of dozens of rock lobster fishermen, and the alleged refusal by lobster companies to pay overtime, have led to an urgent application made by the affected fishermen in the District Labour
readFraudsters target truck dealership
29-10-2008
THE Windhoek-based dealership for Volvo trucks has issued an alert that suspected fraudsters are attempting to dupe clients of the truck dealer into paying money into a wrong bank account.A notice
readAnimal transport on Trans-Kalahari banned
29-10-2008
THE Trans-Kalahari Highway has been closed for vehicular transport of live cloven-hoofed animals because of a suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Botswana's Ghanzi district, the
readPoverty fight 'static'
29-10-2008
LITTLE progress has been made in reducing extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, says Health Minister Richard Kamwi.This, he says, is contrary to the fact that the Millennium Development Goal calling
readYoungster found guilty of rape of two children
29-10-2008
A YOUNG Mariental resident who has been on trial in the High Court on two counts of rape since early this month was found guilty on both charges yesterday.The two incidents that brought the now
readNHE loses case against workers
29-10-2008
A THREE-YEAR legal battle between the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) and a group of disgruntled employees retrenched in 2006 resulted in a N$11 million bill for the parastatal this week, as well as
readEpangelo lya keelela iikundaneki pelanditho lyomayego goondjamba
29-10-2008
E PANGELO olya keelela iikundaneki ayihe moshilongo kaayi kala po pelanditho lyomayego goondjamba ndyoka lya ningwa ohela moshilandopangelo mOvenduka.Uuministeli wOmidhongoloko inau ninga nando
readAaleli ya Afrika lyuumbugantu mu Harare
29-10-2008
H ARARE - Aaleli yIilongo ya Afrika lyUumbugantu oya li ya gongola mu Harare sha Zimbabwe mOmaandaha, ya kambadhale okuuvitha ko Omupresidende Robert Mugabe nomuwiliki gwongundu onene yompilameno - ya
readOmundohotola meme Shangula a hulitha
29-10-2008
O MUNDOHOTOLA gwEpangelo meme Elizabeth Hinananye Shangula a hulitha mEtine lya zi ko konima sho a li a taambelwa moshipangelo shOpaumwene shOngeleki ya Kaoolitha ka Roman mOvenduka mOsoondaha
readKoomvula 17 ka kwatwa onkonga
29-10-2008
O TAKU hokololwa ngeyi kutya omukadhona gwoomvula 17 okwa kwatwa koonkondo konima sho a ningilwa omatilitho nombele kaalumentu yaali.Oshiningwanima shika osha ningilwa mepandaanda lya Sukkourt mu
readECN a tinda okutsilika omagohololo ga Tobias Hainyeko
29-10-2008
O SHIKONDO shomahogololo mu Namibia nenge tutye Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) osha tindi okuundulila omahogololo ngoka kwa tegelelwa ga kale ko mEtitano lyoshiwike shika komeho - nando nee
readAndy can go all out
29-10-2008
LONDON - Andy Murray will make it all the way to the top of the world rankings, his predecessor as British No.1 Tim Henman believes.Henman, who retired in September 2007, reached a career-best four in
readTop 16 squash rocks coast
29-10-2008
WALVIS Bay was the venue for The Namibian Squash Association (NSA) Top 16 which was hosted by Buccaneers Squash Club last weekend.The tournament was without a doubt one of the toughest on the local
readPovetkin out of title bout
29-10-2008
MOSCOW - Russian Alexander Povetkin has pulled out of December's title fight against Ukraine's IBF and WBO champion Vladimir Klitschko with a foot injury."Alexander won't need surgery but the fight is
readTennis Academy's young champs
29-10-2008
PRO Tennis Academy held a successful tennis tournament where a mini-tennis tournament was held for the under-8 and under-10 boys and girls from different schools in Namibia.This tournament was a Pro
readNotices Soweto Masters Cup on
29-10-2008
THE Soweto Masters Football Cup will be held at the UN Plaza in Katutura on November 1 and 2.The winners will pocket N$1 000, while the runners-up will get N$500. The two semi-final losers will each
readFrank for AN presidency
29-10-2008
FORMER Namibian sprinter Frank Fredericks will challenge incumbent Athletics Namibia (AN) president Alpha Kangueehi for his seat at the forthcoming elective congress, scheduled for November 22 at
readEmotions high at Anfield
29-10-2008
LONDON - Liverpool fans may not know whether to laugh or cry now that former captain turned football pundit Alan Hansen has said this season represents the best chance for their first title since
readLeaders upbeat on cricket
29-10-2008
POLITICAL leaders from Ireland and Namibia have sent their respective national cricket teams good luck messages ahead of the ICC Intercontinental Cup final which gets underway in St George's Park,
readLess prize money for NPL teams
29-10-2008
NAMIBIA Premier League (NPL) winners will pocket N$400 000 this season, N$100 000 less than the previous seasons.NPL league administrator Tovey //Hoëbeb confirmed to The Namibian Sport yesterday
readPakistani, Afghan leaders seek Taliban talks
29-10-2008
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani and Afghan leaders vowed yesterday to seek dialogue with Taliban insurgents, saying the "door is now open" for reconciliation.Syria orders US school, cultural centre closed *
readWoman stays indoors for 30 years
29-10-2008
TAIPEI - A Taiwan woman, heartbroken over a broken-off love affair, confined herself to her home for 30 years, a newspaper reported yesterday.For the past 30 years, Ah Fang, 56, has never stepped out
readIraq denounces US raid on Syria
29-10-2008
BAGHDAD - Iraq's government yesterday denounced a United States air strike on the Syrian border, but also called for a halt to what it said was insurgent activity in Syria."The Iraqi government
readWoman stays indoors for 30 years
29-10-2008
TAIPEI - A Taiwan woman, heartbroken over a broken-off love affair, confined herself to her home for 30 years, a newspaper reported yesterday.For the past 30 years, Ah Fang, 56, has never stepped out
readSoldiers, UN retreat as rebels advance in Congo
29-10-2008
KILIMANYOKA - Congo rebels closed in relentlessly on the provincial capital of Goma yesterday, despite being attacked by UN peacekeepers in helicopters.Government troops scrambled south in a
readIraq-US deal changes
29-10-2008
BAGHDAD - Iraq's cabinet agreed yesterday on amendments it will propose to a deal allowing US troops to stay in the country, the government's spokesman said, adding the changes would cover the pact's
readMore ANC members go
29-10-2008
CAPE TOWN - Former SA Communist Party treasurer and prominent ANC member Phillip Dexter and former ANC Women's caucus parliamentary chairperson Kiki Rwexana yesterday formally resigned from the
readUrgent summit to rescue Zim
29-10-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and the main opposition faced mounting pressure yesterday to end their feud over forming a unity government, ahead of a new emergency African summit to tackle
readUrgent summit to rescue Zim
29-10-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and the main opposition faced mounting pressure yesterday to end their feud over forming a unity government, ahead of a new emergency African summit to tackle
readObama and McCain vow fight to finish
29-10-2008
ST DAVID'S, Pennsylvania - The one-week countdown to the most hard-fought presidential election in history got underway yesterday with Barack Obama and John McCain vowing to fight to the finish for
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