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109 Articles found on Thursday, 18 September 2008
Big Brother Africa 3: Apocalypse Now!
18-09-2008
I'VE NOTICED for a while now that the housemates don't seem to take Big Brother seriously.He'll call them to the diary room and they'd just go on doing what they were doing at the most leisurely of
readInternational award for CCF's Marker
18-09-2008
DR LAURIE Marker, the Executive Director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), has been named a 2008 Tech Awards Laureate by the Tech Museum of Innovation in California.Marker is one of 25
readNamibia does its bit for the ozone layer
18-09-2008
NAMIBIA is among the developing countries leading the way in phasing out the use of substances that deplete the earth's protective ozone layer, says Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob.He says
readWild dogs in serious trouble
18-09-2008
URGENT and concerted action is needed to save Namibia's African wild dog population from extinction.This was spelled out by Robin Lines of the Wild Dog Project after the release of the project's 2008
readSMSes Of The Day : Thursday
18-09-2008
* OUR country has a population of close to two million people with multiple revenues and minerals. Why are the citizens so heavily taxed? Can the Government not seek revenue from other sources than
readUnited Nations' boss urges Africa and donors to turn vision into action
18-09-2008
United Nations - Most of Africa's economies are now growing more strongly than they did a decade ago, and even faster than in many other developing regions.Yet despite such progress, reports UN
readUnited Nations' boss urges Africa and donors to turn vision into action
18-09-2008
United Nations - Most of Africa's economies are now growing more strongly than they did a decade ago, and even faster than in many other developing regions.Yet despite such progress, reports UN
readZimbabwe issues new 1 000 dollar note
18-09-2008
H ARARE - Zimbabwe's central bank yesterday issued a new 1 000 dollar note in a bid to ease widespread cash shortages as the country battles the world's highest inflation rate.According to the bank,
readDeloitte boosts accounting
18-09-2008
SWAKOPMUND - Every year, Deloitte Namibia awards bursaries to the tune of N$1 million to accounting students to help fill the increasing demand for skilled personnel in the accounting
readBlack professionals less likely to job-hop in SA, says study
18-09-2008
Thabiso Mochiko and Sapa Reports that black professionals job-hop more than their white counterparts are a myth, research shows.The Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) said this week that a report
readKabila asks Russian giant to keep deal secret
18-09-2008
Moscow - Alrosa has agreed to start diamond prospecting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the request of President Joseph Kabila.But Alrosa sources say that details of the undertaking and
readSME bank guarantees spur job creation
18-09-2008
Small businesses are the engine of growth, says Government T he Ministry of Trade and Industry's small and medium enterprise (SME) bank has provided guarantee covers to 787 entrepreneurs countrywide
readUS Fed steps in with US$85bn to save AIG Government secures 80% stake in world's largest insurer through the loan
18-09-2008
NEW YORK - The Federal Reserve forged an extraordinary US$85 billion rescue of insurance giant American International Group (AIG), offering a respite from two days of chaos in the American financial
readNSX hit by global crash
18-09-2008
SHARE prices of dual-listed companies on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) took a beating this week, as share prices of these companies also tumbled on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.The NSX is
readTribunal dismisses land claims as frivolous
18-09-2008
THE SADC tribunal yesterday dismissed the land claims of 343 black Zimbabwean farmers, who said they were prevented from occupying previously white-owned farms allocated to them by that country's
read7-year-old molested at ecumenical school
18-09-2008
POLICE at Keetmanshoop are investigating rape charges against five pupils of the Koichas Ecumenical School at Vaalgrass following claims by a fellow pupil that he was sexually molested.The acting
readKwaito star shoots girlfriend, kills himself
18-09-2008
POPULAR Namibian musician YT de Wet shot dead his girlfriend and then put a bullet through his own head in Windhoek yesterday.The shooting drama played out in public in the city's Ausspannplatz area,
readBig Brother Africa 3: Quirky SMSes
18-09-2008
A SELECTION of messages appearing on the BBA3 TV text strip: * THAT jersey's gone for drycleaning. When it left, it winked and said 'I'll be back'! * IS it a plane ... is it a bird ... NO ... it's de
readA Matter of Fact
18-09-2008
In yesterday's The Namibian, on page 2, it was reported that Matthias Hansen is the German Ambassador to Namibia.Hansen is, in fact, Germany's deputy head of mission and interim Chargé
readOne Africa service interrupted
18-09-2008
ALL One Africa Television broadcasts outside Windhoek have been temporarily interrupted, Technology Director Madryn Cosburn announced yesterday."This is due to unforeseen technical problems which
readCymot turns 60, opens super-branch at Walvis
18-09-2008
CYMOT celebrated its 60th anniversary by opening its new N$20 million retail warehouse at Walvis Bay last Thursday.Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Abraham Iyambo was the guest of honour at
readMobile clinics aim to make a difference
18-09-2008
OPUWO - The Ministry of Health and Social Services and Medicos Del Mundo will introduce an Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) outreach programme in the Kunene Region this month.Medicos Del Mundo is a
readRoessing and friends clean up
18-09-2008
ROSSING Uranium, in partnership with various organisations, held a clean-up day along the main road between Arandis and Swakopmund over the weekend.A stretch of 40 km was cleaned up. Bottles, broken
readEx-guard's illness has child murder trial in suspense
18-09-2008
TREATMENT that former security guard Lesley Kukame, who is accused of raping and murdering a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in Katutura in early 2005, is receiving for tuberculosis forced a further
readNA off to slow start
18-09-2008
THE first session of the National Assembly on Tuesday - following a nine-week break - lasted only an hour and was mainly dominated by opposition parties, which peppered the Government benches with
readAuthorities pass buck on squatting demonstrators
18-09-2008
FOR the past two weeks young people claiming to be the children of war veterans have been squatting outside the offices of the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs, demanding jobs or job training from
readUnam tightlipped as appeal fails to get off the ground
18-09-2008
AN appeal by two senior academics holding political office in Swanu against a final warning from the University of Namibia (Unam) got stuck in the starting blocks because of the unprocedural
readOfficials run own businesses
18-09-2008
MORE than 200 members of the 78 000-strong civil service apparently run lucrative businesses with Government's blessing and earn extra cash as either part-time nurses, consultants, shopkeepers,
readCity cocaine 5 granted bail
18-09-2008
FIVE Windhoek residents who were arrested last month on charges of dealing in more than 4 kilograms of cocaine were granted bail of N$30 000 each yesterday.Making their third appearance in the
readEducation policy for orphans
18-09-2008
THE Ministry of Education yesterday launched an education policy for orphans and vulnerable children.It was announced at the closing ceremony of a national conference on the Education and Training
readCathoic AIDS Action, ta dhana oshituthievalo shoomvula 10
18-09-2008
EHANGANO lyOngeleka ya Katoolika ka Roma lya tseyika nawa mekondjitho lyomukithi omudhipagi gwoHIV-AIDS lyedhina Catholic AIDS Action lya totelwe po momumvo 1998, lya gwanitha oomvula omulongo tali
readEpangelo tali ka kwathela mokukuthila ko aanamapya koondando dhiilongitho: Katali
18-09-2008
RUNDU - Epangelo otali ka gandja omambakumbaku kaanafaalama yokomikunda ya pulule omapya gawo kondano yi li pevi, Ominista yopevi yUunamapya nUuniimuna Isak Katali osho a popi mEtitano lya zi
readDTA a indile kOongundu dhi yambulepo Uudemokoli
18-09-2008
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi sho DTA pElayambala mOngwediva mEtitano lya zi ko, Omupresidende gwOpevi gwo DTA Fillemon Moongo okwa indila kOongundu adhihge dhOpolotika mOshilongo dhi landule
readOmusita a halika shi na sha nuulingilingi
18-09-2008
OPOLISI mOvenduka otayi kongo Omunigeria gumwe ngoka a halika shi na sha noshipotha shekengelelo shoka sha li sha shangithwa mOvenduka mu Maalitsa nuumvo.Otaku popiwa kutya omufekelwa nguka Steve
readSwapo okwa kengelela momahogololo ngoka ga li kEenhana, Nyamu ta ti
18-09-2008
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi sho RDP pOmuthiya mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto mOlytomakaya ngaka ga zi ko, gumwe gwomAawiliki yoPombanda mo RDP omusamane Jesaya Nyamu okwa ti kutya Swapo okwa li a
readOshigongi shAasita mOngwediva
18-09-2008
OSHIGONGI oshinene shAasita yOngeleki ya Elcin mOshikandjongeleki shUuninginino oshi li metifa mOngwediva yIigongi ya Elcin, sha tameke meti 16 Septemba 2008 notashi hulu meti 19 Septemba
readOmugundjuka a dhitikwa shi na sha nuulingilingi woolisinisa
18-09-2008
OSHIKONDO shokukondjitha omakengelelo nuulingilingi nenge tutye Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) odha dhitike omugundjuka gumwe ngoka a li iha longo nokwa kala ha kongo oombumbo kaantu mboka ya hala
readOkabinete tayi thiminike omahangano gokukwata oohi ga kute Aanamibia
18-09-2008
EPANGELO otali ka thiminika ookampani dhokukwata oohi mu Namibia opo dhi pingenepo aaniilonga yaakwiilongo omathele mboka haya longele ookampani ndhoka pethimbo ndika naaniilonga yAanamibia unene tuu
readBank hosts golf day for welfare
18-09-2008
THE tenth annual Bank Windhoek Golf Day in aid of welfare will take place tomorrow at the Windhoek Golf Club.A total of 40 teams have entered. Bank Windhoek carries all the costs for the day, thus
readDazzling Games set to end in style
18-09-2008
BEIJING - China prepared yesterday to bring down the curtain on a spectacular summer of sport during which it dazzled on and off the track, with the closing ceremony of the Paralympics.The eyes of the
readBoonen sprints to victory in Spain
18-09-2008
ZAMORA - Belgian Tom Boonen sprinted to victory in the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain on Tuesday, his second stage win of the race.The Quick-Step rider and former world champion scorched across the
readFootball Briefs
18-09-2008
* AC Milan and Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo has suffered a thigh injury in training and will undergo tests, the club said in a statement.Italian media said he would probably be out for about a
readJose angers Lo Monaco
18-09-2008
MILAN - Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho was branded a "bigmouth" by the chief executive of rival Serie A side Catania on Tuesday after an extraordinary exchange of insults between the pair.Mourinho,
readDawids patient
18-09-2008
NAMIBIA Premier League (NPL) chairman Hendrik Dawids believes it will be worth sorting out the problems within football administration before the start of the league.Ongoing talks between the NPL,
readEnglish clubs down rivals
18-09-2008
PARIS - English clubs ran the rule over their French counterparts on Tuesday as Liverpool and Chelsea beat Marseille and Bordeaux respectively in the opening round of Champions League group stages.A
readDawids patient
18-09-2008
NAMIBIA Premier League (NPL) chairman Hendrik Dawids believes it will be worth sorting out the problems within football administration before the start of the league.Ongoing talks between the NPL,
read'The Erminator' heads south
18-09-2008
ONE of Namibia's most promising young athletes is already eyeing the 2012 Olympic Games after a gold medal at the National Mountain Bike Championships on Sunday.Ermin Van Wyk, the 21-year-old cycling
readBotes nearly there
18-09-2008
PLATINUM Stars and Brave Warriors striker Henrico Botes says he is close to gaining full match fitness and returning to league action.The player, who spent a lengthy period on the sidelines following
readTB/HIV mortality can be halved
18-09-2008
JOHANESBURG - A South African treatment study has shown that mortality among tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infected patients can be reduced by 55 per cent, if antiretroviral therapy (ART) is provided
readZimbabwe power-sharing deal faces delays
18-09-2008
HARARE - Key aspects of Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal won't go in effect until next month, a government-controlled newspaper said yesterday, adding to concerns that President Robert Mugabe's agreement
readClinton blindsided, say aides
18-09-2008
WASHINGTON - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has cancelled an appearance at a New York rally next week after organisers blindsided her by inviting Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska
readChina says tainted milk scandal is spreading
18-09-2008
BEIJING - China's health minister said yesterday that tainted milk formula has killed three Chinese babies and made 6 200 sick in a spreading scandal that prompted three additional companies -
readBaggy pants ban 'unconstitutional'
18-09-2008
MIAMI - A Florida judge has deemed unconstitutional a law banning baggy pants that show off the wearer's underwear, local media reported on Tuesday.A 17-year-old spent a night in jail last week after
readWomen play key role in Rwanda
18-09-2008
KIGALI - Women are playing a crucial role in post-genocide Rwandan politics with the help of a seat reservation system that has made the country one of the few with equal representation of the
readNPA to appeal Zuma ruling
18-09-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority will appeal last Friday's court judgment setting aside its corruption charges against African National Congress president Jacob Zuma, it
readUS embassy blast in Yemen
18-09-2008
SANAA - Two suicide car bombs set off a series of explosions outside the heavily fortified United States embassy in Yemen yesterday, killing 16 people including six attackers, a Yemeni Interior
readBank hosts golf
18-09-2008
THE tenth annual Bank Windhoek Golf Day in aid of welfare will take place tomorrow at the Windhoek Golf Club. A total of 40 teams have entered. Bank Windhoek carries all the costs for the day, thus
readDazzling Games set to end in style
18-09-2008
BEIJING – China prepared yesterday to bring down the curtain on a spectacular summer of sport during which it dazzled on and off the track, with the closing ceremony of the Paralympics.The eyes of the
readBoonen sprints
18-09-2008
ZAMORA – Belgian Tom Boonen sprinted to victory in the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain on Tuesday, his second stage win of the race. The Quick-Step rider and former world champion scorched across the
readFootball Briefs
18-09-2008
* AC Milan and Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo has suffered a thigh injury in training and will undergo tests, the club said in a statement. Italian media said he would probably be out for about a
readJose angers Lo Monaco
18-09-2008
MILAN – Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho was branded a “bigmouth” by the chief executive of rival Serie A side Catania on Tuesday after an extraordinary exchange of insults between the pair. Mourinho,
readEnglish clubs down rivals
18-09-2008
PARIS – English clubs ran the rule over their French counterparts on Tuesday as Liverpool and Chelsea beat Marseille and Bordeaux respectively in the opening round of Champions League group stages.A
readDawids patient
18-09-2008
NAMIBIA Premier League (NPL) chairman Hendrik Dawids believes it will be worth sorting out the problems within football administration before the start of the league.Ongoing talks between the NPL,
read‘The Erminator’
18-09-2008
ONE of Namibia’s most promising young athletes is already eyeing the 2012 Olympic Games after a gold medal at the National Mountain Bike Championships on Sunday.Ermin Van Wyk, the 21-year-old cycling
readBotes nearly there
18-09-2008
PLATINUM Stars and Brave Warriors striker Henrico Botes says he is close to gaining full match fitness and returning to league action.The player, who spent a lengthy period on the sidelines following
readCathoic AIDS Action, ta dhana oshituthievalo shoomvula 10
18-09-2008
EHANGANO lyOngeleka ya Katoolika ka Roma lya tseyika nawa mekondjitho lyomukithi omudhipagi gwoHIV-AIDS lyedhina Catholic AIDS Action lya totelwe po momumvo 1998, lya gwanitha oomvula omulongo tali
readEpangelo tali ka kwathela mokukuthila ko aanamapya koondando dhiilongitho: Katali
18-09-2008
RUNDU - Epangelo otali ka gandja omambakumbaku kaanafaalama yokomikunda ya pulule omapya gawo kondano yi li pevi, Ominista yopevi yUunamapya nUuniimuna Isak Katali osho a popi mEtitano lya zi ko.
readDTA a indile kOongundu dhi yambulepo Uudemokoli
18-09-2008
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi sho DTA pElayambala mOngwediva mEtitano lya zi ko, Omupresidende gwOpevi gwo DTA Fillemon Moongo okwa indila kOongundu adhihge dhOpolotika mOshilongo dhi landule
readSwapo okwa kengelela momahogololo ngoka ga li kEenhana, Nyamu ta ti
18-09-2008
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi sho RDP pOmuthiya mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto mOlytomakaya ngaka ga zi ko, gumwe gwomAawiliki yoPombanda mo RDP omusamane Jesaya Nyamu okwa ti kutya Swapo okwa li a
readOmusita a halika shi na sha nuulingilingi
18-09-2008
OPOLISI mOvenduka otayi kongo Omunigeria gumwe ngoka a halika shi na sha noshipotha shekengelelo shoka sha li sha shangithwa mOvenduka mu Maalitsa nuumvo. Otaku popiwa kutya omufekelwa nguka Steve
readOshigongi shAasita mOngwediva
18-09-2008
OSHIGONGI oshinene shAasita yOngeleki ya Elcin mOshikandjongeleki shUuninginino oshi li metifa mOngwediva yIigongi ya Elcin, sha tameke meti 16 Septemba 2008 notashi hulu meti 19 Septemba 2008.
readOmugundjuka a dhitikwa shi na sha nuulingilingi woolisinisa
18-09-2008
OSHIKONDO shokukondjitha omakengelelo nuulingilingi nenge tutye Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) odha dhitike omugundjuka gumwe ngoka a li iha longo nokwa kala ha kongo oombumbo kaantu mboka ya hala
readOkabinete tayi thiminike omahangano gokukwata oohi ga kute Aanamibia
18-09-2008
EPANGELO otali ka thiminika ookampani dhokukwata oohi mu Namibia opo dhi pingenepo aaniilonga yaakwiilongo omathele mboka haya longele ookampani ndhoka pethimbo ndika naaniilonga yAanamibia unene tuu
readTB/HIV mortality can be halved
18-09-2008
* JOHANESBURG – A South African treatment study has shown that mortality among tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infected patients can be reduced by 55 per cent, if antiretroviral therapy (ART) is
readZimbabwe power-sharing deal faces delays
18-09-2008
* HARARE – Key aspects of Zimbabwe’s power-sharing deal won’t go in effect until next month, a government-controlled newspaper said yesterday, adding to concerns that President Robert Mugabe’s
readClinton blindsided, say aides
18-09-2008
WASHINGTON - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has cancelled an appearance at a New York rally next week after organisers blindsided her by inviting Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska
readChina says tainted milk scandal is spreading
18-09-2008
BEIJING – China’s health minister said yesterday that tainted milk formula has killed three Chinese babies and made 6 200 sick in a spreading scandal that prompted three additional companies -
readWomen play key role in Rwanda
18-09-2008
KIGALI – Women are playing a crucial role in post-genocide Rwandan politics with the help of a seat reservation system that has made the country one of the few with equal representation of the sexes.
readBaggy pants ban ‘unconstitutional’
18-09-2008
MIAMI – A Florida judge has deemed unconstitutional a law banning baggy pants that show off the wearer’s underwear, local media reported on Tuesday.A 17-year-old spent a night in jail last week after
readNPA to appeal Zuma ruling
18-09-2008
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority will appeal last Friday’s court judgment setting aside its corruption charges against African National Congress president Jacob Zuma, it
readUS embassy blast in Yemen
18-09-2008
SANAA – Two suicide car bombs set off a series of explosions outside the heavily fortified United States embassy in Yemen yesterday, killing 16 people including six attackers, a Yemeni Interior
readNamibia does its bit
18-09-2008
NAMIBIA is among the developing countries leading the way in phasing out the use of substances that deplete the earth’s protective ozone layer, says Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob.He says
readInternational award
18-09-2008
DR LAURIE Marker, the Executive Director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), has been named a 2008 Tech Awards Laureate by the Tech Museum of Innovation in California.Marker is one of 25
readWild dogs in serious trouble
18-09-2008
URGENT and concerted action is needed to save Namibia’s African wild dog population from extinction.This was spelled out by Robin Lines of the Wild Dog Project after the release of the project’s 2008
readUnited Nations’ boss urges Africa and donors to turn vision into action
18-09-2008
United Nations – Most of Africa’s economies are now growing more strongly than they did a decade ago, and even faster than in many other developing regions. Yet despite such progress, reports UN
readZimbabwe issues new 1 000 dollar note
18-09-2008
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s central bank yesterday issued a new 1 000 dollar note in a bid to ease widespread cash shortages as the country battles the world’s highest inflation rate. According to the bank,
readDeloitte boosts accounting
18-09-2008
SWAKOPMUND – Every year, Deloitte Namibia awards bursaries to the tune of N$1 million to accounting students to help fill the increasing demand for skilled personnel in the accounting profession.
readKabila asks Russian giant to keep deal secret
18-09-2008
Moscow - Alrosa has agreed to start diamond prospecting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the request of President Joseph Kabila. But Alrosa sources say that details of the undertaking and
readBlack professionals less likely to job-hop in SA, says study
18-09-2008
Reports that black professionals job-hop more than their white counterparts are a myth, research shows. The Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) said this week that a report by TNS Research
readSME bank guarantees spur job creation
18-09-2008
Small businesses are the engine of growth, says Government T he Ministry of Trade and Industry’s small and medium enterprise (SME) bank has provided guarantee covers to 787 entrepreneurs countrywide
readUS Fed steps in with US$85bn to save AIG
18-09-2008
Government secures 80% stake in world’s largest insurer through the loan NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve forged an extraordinary US$85 billion rescue of insurance giant American International Group
readBig Brother Africa 3: Quirky SMSes
18-09-2008
A SELECTION of messages appearing on the BBA3 TV text strip:* THAT jersey’s gone for drycleaning. When it left, it winked and said ‘I’ll be back’! * IS it a plane ... is it a bird ... NO ... it’s de
readA Matter of Fact
18-09-2008
In yesterday’s The Namibian, on page 2, it was reported that Matthias Hansen is the German Ambassador to Namibia.Hansen is, in fact, Germany’s deputy head of mission and interim Chargé d’Affaires
readOne Africa service interrupted
18-09-2008
ALL One Africa Television broadcasts outside Windhoek have been temporarily interrupted, Technology Director Madryn Cosburn announced yesterday.“This is due to unforeseen technical problems which
readCymot turns 60, opens super-branch at Walvis
18-09-2008
CYMOT celebrated its 60th anniversary by opening its new N$20 million retail warehouse at Walvis Bay last Thursday. Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Abraham Iyambo was the guest of honour at
readMobile clinics aim to make a difference
18-09-2008
OPUWO – The Ministry of Health and Social Services and Medicos Del Mundo will introduce an Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) outreach programme in the Kunene Region this month. Medicos Del Mundo is a
readRössing and friends clean up
18-09-2008
RÖSSING Uranium, in partnership with various organisations, held a clean-up day along the main road between Arandis and Swakopmund over the weekend. A stretch of 40 km was cleaned up. Bottles, broken
readEx-guard’s illness has child murder trial in suspense
18-09-2008
TREATMENT that former security guard Lesley Kukame, who is accused of raping and murdering a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in Katutura in early 2005, is receiving for tuberculosis forced a further
readNA off to slow start
18-09-2008
THE first session of the National Assembly on Tuesday – following a nine-week break – lasted only an hour and was mainly dominated by opposition parties, which peppered the Government benches with
readAuthorities pass buck on squatting demonstrators
18-09-2008
FOR the past two weeks young people claiming to be the children of war veterans have been squatting outside the offices of the Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs, demanding jobs or job training from
readUnam tightlipped as appeal fails to get off the ground
18-09-2008
AN appeal by two senior academics holding political office in Swanu against a final warning from the University of Namibia (Unam) got stuck in the starting blocks because of the unprocedural
readOfficials run own businesses
18-09-2008
MORE than 200 members of the 78 000-strong civil service apparently run lucrative businesses with Government’s blessing and earn extra cash as either part-time nurses, consultants, shopkeepers,
readCity cocaine 5 granted bail
18-09-2008
FIVE Windhoek residents who were arrested last month on charges of dealing in more than 4 kilograms of cocaine were granted bail of N$30 000 each yesterday.Making their third appearance in the
readEducation policy for orphans
18-09-2008
THE Ministry of Education yesterday launched an education policy for orphans and vulnerable children.It was announced at the closing ceremony of a national conference on the Education and Training
readTribunal dismisses land claims as frivolous
18-09-2008
THE SADC tribunal yesterday dismissed the land claims of 343 black Zimbabwean farmers, who said they were prevented from occupying previously white-owned farms allocated to them by that country’s
readTribunal dismisses land claims as frivolous
18-09-2008
THE SADC tribunal yesterday dismissed the land claims of 343 black Zimbabwean farmers, who said they were prevented from occupying previously white-owned farms allocated to them by that country’s
read7-year-old molested at ecumenical school
18-09-2008
POLICE at Keetmanshoop are investigating rape charges against five pupils of the Koichas Ecumenical School at Vaalgrass following claims by a fellow pupil that he was sexually molested. The acting
readKwaito star shoots girlfriend, kills himself
18-09-2008
POPULAR Namibian musician YT de Wet shot dead his girlfriend and then put a bullet through his own head in Windhoek yesterday.The shooting drama played out in public in the city’s Ausspannplatz area,
readNSX hit by global crash
18-09-2008
SHARE prices of dual-listed companies on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) took a beating this week, as share prices of these companies also tumbled on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.The NSX is
read