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36 Articles found on Wednesday, 8 October 2008
SMS Of The Day
08-10-2008
n THE nation should stand up against the recent NBC decision to broadcast news at seven. This is a stupid decision that puts us into a difficult position. Seven is too early.Food For Thought n OUR
readNine central banks may cut rates to tackle global crisis
08-10-2008
Strategist predicts SA Reserve Bank will follow....In a desperate attempt to restore stability to financial markets, at least nine central banks are likely to synchronise interest rates cuts within
readThird World trade bloc reviews economic partnerships with EU
08-10-2008
Third World and developing countries met last week to plan their existing and future business deals with the European Union (EU) and explore other possibilities to export their products to.The
readInvestors line up for coal licences in Mozambique
08-10-2008
But Govt says there are no longer any permits available M ozambique's Minister of Mineral Resources, Esperanca Bias, has told AIM that investors are continuing to submit requests to the government
readNew technology saves R500m for SA private healthcare
08-10-2008
A world first medical payment system has saved South Africa's medical aids, private hospitals and doctors more than half a billion rand this year.It has accelerated hospital check-ins, created the
readNepru slams draft Telecoms Bill
08-10-2008
Namibia's draft Telecommunications Bill 2008 has come under fire from the Namibia Economic Policy Research Unit. The draft does "all that is required to make operators compete fairly but is
readGreek central bank says rumour mongers may face charges
08-10-2008
Greece's chief central banker warned that anyone spreading false rumours regarding bank troubles could face charges by the public prosecutor, Greek media reported yesteday. Monetary authorities are
readMagistrate sends thief to church
08-10-2008
OSHAKATI - Oshakati Magistrate Thomas Kanime on Monday sentenced a 20-year-old man to compulsory church service, after convicting him of theft.Joseph Johannes from Ohendjele village near Ongwediva was
readTreason trial back on track
08-10-2008
THE threat of a possible withdrawal of more than half the defence team from the main Caprivi high treason trial lifted at the start of this week. A week after a pay dispute with the Directorate of
readTalks on lecturers' pay demands today
08-10-2008
THE Office of the Prime Minister is hard at work to resolve a pay and grading dispute of lecturers at the country's four education colleges to avert a threatened strike.The lecturers issued a
readEtosha Park deal to NA
08-10-2008
THE controversy around a multibillion-dollar development deal from the US government could come to a head in the National Assembly today, when parliamentarians will be asked to ratify it.Minister of
readBig Brother Africa 3: Quirky SMSes
08-10-2008
A SELECTION of messages from across Africa appearing on the BBA3 text strip: * TK divided by 1 500 equals Hazel. * MORRIS, are u out of yr mind saving TK? * MORRIS needs to be put down. * THE hippo
readNamibian student wins Rhodes scholarship
08-10-2008
BRONWYN Tarr, a Namibian student studying in South Africa, has been selected as the St Andrew's College Rhodes Scholar-Elect to go to Oxford University in 2009.She is the daughter of Peter and Jacquie
readBeauty pageant with a purpose
08-10-2008
THE Ministry of Health and Social Services yesterday launched the Miss Cultural Heritage World 2008 pageant.The pageant is for young women across the world to sensitise the public on various social
readPower failure hits North
08-10-2008
A POWER failure on Monday night affected the central and some northern parts of Namibia for about 35 minutes.The affected areas were Okahandja, the Hochfeld area, Otjiwarongo, Outjo, Kamanjab,
readZim inflation hamstrings 'regional' newspaper
08-10-2008
THE partnership of the State-owned newspaper New Era and its Zimbabwean counterpart, into which Namibia has pumped over N$6 million so far to publish a regional paper, is dogged by the high inflation
readKaapanda demands respect for national symbols
08-10-2008
ONGWEDIVA - Information and Communication Technology Minister Joel Kaapanda has appealed to Namibians, especially the younger ones, to always stand still when a national flag is being lowered or
readSwakop dump pollutes the desert
08-10-2008
DESPITE a three-year contract awarded to a Windhoek waste-management company, Enviro Fill Namibia, last month to manage Swakopmund's rubbish dump, plastic is still being scattered far into the
readCooler weather in store
08-10-2008
TEMPERATURES in southern Namibia will drop today due to a cold front that made landfall in the Cape last night. Weatherman Victor Kaurimuje told The Namibian yesterday that temperatures in areas
readWorried about the financial crisis? Invest in cattle: PM
08-10-2008
NAMIBIANS should invest in cattle, which are a safer bet than financial institutions in view of the global financial crisis, Prime Minister Nahas Angula advised Members of Parliament
readPolice commander attacked in town
08-10-2008
CHIEF Inspector Robert S. Sanjahi, station commander of the Windhoek Central Police Station, was attacked in the heart of town in front of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism on Monday evening.He
readGang-rape suspects remain in the dock
08-10-2008
FIVE young men who are accused of gang-raping a 16-year-old girl at a village in northern Namibia two years ago failed yesterday with a bid to be acquitted on the 14 charges they are facing at their
readBest badminton juniors named
08-10-2008
Namibia recently held junior trials to choose a team to compete in the All-Africa Badminton Championships in Egypt later this year.The junior players have been tested in all categories of the game
readHosea wins SuperSport race
08-10-2008
FRANS Hosea won the senior section of the SuperSport 10-kilometre road race that took place in Katutura over the weekend. Hosea clocked 31 minutes and 04 seconds to win the race, while Leonard
readCricket squad named
08-10-2008
THE Namibia Cricket Board announced the MTC Namibia cricket squad for the upcoming game against Western Province.The game is scheduled to take place in Windhoek from October 16 to 18. This game is
readRisser doubtful for Warriors comeback
08-10-2008
NAMIBIAN international footballer Oliver Risser says it will be difficult for him to make a comeback to the Brave Warriors, after he was ruled out with a serious leg injury for the next six months.
readBlack Africa need investors
08-10-2008
BLACK Africa chairman Kandas Paulino argues that the club will die a silent death if they do not consider bringing investors on board soon.The Namibia Premier League (NPL) outfit has been without a
readThai army deployed to quell anti-govt protests
08-10-2008
BANGKOK - Thailand yesterday deployed troops to quell anti-government protests in Bangkok that left at least 278 people hurt as months of political turmoil boiled over into violence, officials
readDozens injured in Qantas mid-air jet drama
08-10-2008
PERTH - Thirty-six passengers and crew were injured, some seriously, in a mid-air drama that forced a Qantas jetliner to make an emergency landing, the Australian carrier and police said
readSartre said no to prize; Gandhi missed out
08-10-2008
Some curious facts about the Nobel Prizes: A man's world: Less than five per cent of all Nobel laureates are women.Only two physics winners are women: Marie Curie of France in 1903 and American Maria
readTwo Japanese, American share Nobel physics prize
08-10-2008
MATT MOORE and KARL RITTER STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Two Japanese citizens and an American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics yesterday for discoveries that help explain the behaviour of the smallest
readSchool head sues Oprah
08-10-2008
PHILADELPHIA - The ex-headmistress of TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey's school for girls in South Africa is suing the talk show host for defamation.Nomvuyo Mzamane claims that Winfrey falsely
readKenya deports Obama author
08-10-2008
NAIROBI - A Kenyan airport official says the American author of a book slamming Barack Obama is being deported.Jerome Corsi, who wrote 'The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of
readNationalisations and rescues stepped up in finance debacle
08-10-2008
PARIS - The international finance chaos deepened yesterday with Iceland nationalising another bank, Russia setting up a huge rescue package for its banks and markets again panicking.But an air of
readMDC: Unity deal a 'mistake'
08-10-2008
JOHANNESBURG - A spokesperson for Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) yesterday expressed regret that the party signed a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe, without having
readBest badminton juniors named
08-10-2008
Namibia recently held junior trials to choose a team to compete in the All-Africa Badminton Championships in Egypt later this year.The junior players have been tested in all categories of the game
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