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94 Articles found on Thursday, 25 September 2008
Big Brother Africa 3: Games, games, games
25-09-2008
LUCILLE coming up for eviction this week has caused uproar in Namibia.People are more than unhappy with TK's decision to replace himself with the soft-spoken Namibian beauty, who has barely received
readSpanish summit
25-09-2008
MORE than 8 000 of the world's leading decision-makers in sustainable development will gather in Spain at the beginning of November for the fourth World Conservation Congress (WCC).The 10-day congress
readSpanish summit
25-09-2008
MORE than 8 000 of the world's leading decision-makers in sustainable development will gather in Spain at the beginning of November for the fourth World Conservation Congress (WCC).The 10-day congress
readClimate change high on national agenda: official
25-09-2008
NAMIBIA has started working on its second National Communication to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a senior official in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism said
readVeld fires: A curse for Namibia's environment?
25-09-2008
FIRES were commonplace in southern Africa long before people started to have a major impact on the land, but the growing numbers of rural people and their land use practices have increased the
readSMSes Of The Day : Thursday
25-09-2008
* POLITICAL slogans; empty promises. Throughout the world workers don't control the economy. In order to survive you must work.* I THINK politics should be suspended in Namibia because our politicians
readExperts hold indaba on Nam's troubled fishing to chart a way forward
25-09-2008
EXPERTS in the fisheries sector are meeting at the coast for an international conference to determine the way forward for Namibia's troubled fishing industry.Although contributing about N$4 billion
readGardening project for HIV-positive people
25-09-2008
O PUWO - The problem of people living with HIV-Aids at Opuwo not meeting all their nutritional needs will soon be a thing of the past if the proposed vegetable gardening project at the town
readECB offers more cash to banks
25-09-2008
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank offered more overnight cash to European banks yesterday in its ongoing effort to shore up shaky global markets and keep liquidity flowing between banks reluctant
readMozambique to invest US$2,5bn for power line
25-09-2008
Maputo - Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, in partnership with as yet unspecified funding agencies, plans to invest 2,5 billion US dollars in a new electricity transmission line
readWorld markets are still reeling
25-09-2008
LONDON - World stock markets were mixed on Tuesday as Warren Buffett's plan to invest at least US$5 billion in Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs helped allay some fears about the world's troubled
readNamibia airspace 'most unsafe'
25-09-2008
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) ranks Namibia among some of the world's most unsafe airspaces due to the absence of relevant civil aviation legislation and shortage of qualified
readZuma sends right signals to the market, for now
25-09-2008
The ANC moved swiftly yesterday to stop jittery investors selling off their South African assets in the wake of the earlier-than-expected transition from the Thabo Mbeki era into the unknown territory
read'Cyclone Trevor' unleashes chaos
25-09-2008
J ohannesburg - News of finance minister Trevor Manuel's resignation caused chaos in local financial markets on Tuesday.The rand and the JSE fell sharply on news of the resignation, but recovered when
readFarm massacre: I was told to clean up. I did, says killer
25-09-2008
"LEAVE nothing behind. Clean up."This, self-confessed farm killer Sylvester Beukes testified in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday, was the order he received from Justus Christiaan ('Shorty')
readWoman sets 7 cuca shops on fire
25-09-2008
THE Police in the Ohangwena Region have arrested a 42-year-old woman at Onambweyuka village for allegedly setting seven cuca shops at the village on fire.Police Liaison Officer Constable Abner Kaume
readANC downplays talk of crisis as ministers quit
25-09-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Another South African minister has quit in the wake of President Thabo Mbeki's resignation, a newspaper reported yesterday, as the ruling ANC sought to play down fears of a crisis.With
readNamibia slips on corruption index
25-09-2008
NAMIBIA has dropped three places on Transparency International's 2008 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) - moving down from 57 in 2007 to 61 this year.The country also dipped one spot on the African
readNHE to build 2 000 houses in Oshakati
25-09-2008
THE Oshakati Town Council has entered into an agreement with the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) to alleviate the housing need in Oshakati.Council spokesperson Anna Ingwafa says a total of 2 000
readBig Brother Africa 3: Quirky SMSes
25-09-2008
A SELECTION of messages from across Africa appearing on the BBA3 TV text strip: * IF Munya becomes Head of House, we'll need to negotiate a powersharing deal.* JOIN the Evict Fats Union (EFU). *
readBig Brother Africa 3: Quirky SMSes
25-09-2008
A SELECTION of messages from across Africa appearing on the BBA3 TV text strip: * IF Munya becomes Head of House, we'll need to negotiate a powersharing deal.* JOIN the Evict Fats Union (EFU). *
readBishop Auala Centenary
25-09-2008
TODAY marks the birthday of the late Lutheran Bishop Leonard Nangolo Auala, who was a key player among church leaders during the liberation struggle and co-author of an open letter sent to then South
readPro's and cons of police unions debated
25-09-2008
THE possible formation of a police union was discussed in Windhoek this week as trade unions and police representatives from across southern Africa gathered to look into the matter.While Namibia's
readNo power on Sunday
25-09-2008
THERE will be a power outage from 07h00 to 17h00 on Sunday in areas around Otjiwarongo and the whole of the Kavango Region, NamPower has announced.The outage will effect Otjiwarongo, Kamanjab, Outjo,
readCivilians shot by NDF, Angolan troops 'buried in mass grave'
25-09-2008
A MASS grave discovered a few kilometres into southern Angola two months ago apparently contains the corpses of 18 civilians executed by Angolan and Namibian soldiers in 1999, a human rights body
readImmigration officer held on murder charge
25-09-2008
AN immigration officer handed himself over to Police at the Wanaheda Police station on Tuesday night after a man was shot dead at Windhoek's Havana informal settlement.Police are investigating two
readVeterans renew their demands
25-09-2008
JUST as the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs appears to have got to grips with the issues of a group of young people camping outside its offices, the association of ex-freedom fighters led by Ruusa
readYoung Damaras left out in the cold
25-09-2008
POLITICS of the belly has left young Damaras at the mercy of other tribes' cultures and history, a spokesperson of a group of Damara young people organising a meeting for this weekend at Okombahe has
readSwapo labels RDP, NSHR 'unholy alliance'
25-09-2008
SWAPO is the people and the people are Swapo and anyone with a different opinion runs the risk of being labelled as saboteur or being party to 'unholy alliances', according to Gender Equality and
readOshigongi shotango shOlaata yElelo epe lyOndoolopa ya Muthiya omEtiyali tali ya
25-09-2008
O MUNAMBELEWA Omukuluntupitithi gwOshitopolwa sha Shikoto omusamane Tshikarepo Andjamba okwa tseyitha kutya oshigongi shotangotango shElelo epe lyOndoolopa ya Muthiya otashi ka kala ko mEtiyali
readOmuthiya ogwoSwapo notagu kala gwoSwapo: Penda ya Ndakolo ta ti
25-09-2008
K UTYA nee oongundu dhOompilameno odhi yogelela ngiini, Omuthiya ogwaNdakolo, ogwoOswapo ya Namibia notagu kala gwOswapo ya Namibia ethimbo alihe; Gavena yOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, omusmaane Penda ya
readOmuthiya ogwoSwapo notagu kala gwoSwapo: Penda ya Ndakolo ta ti
25-09-2008
K UTYA nee oongundu dhOompilameno odhi yogelela ngiini, Omuthiya ogwaNdakolo, ogwoOswapo ya Namibia notagu kala gwOswapo ya Namibia ethimbo alihe; Gavena yOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, omusmaane Penda ya
readOmumbiisofi Auala okwa longa iilonga iinene
25-09-2008
N AKUSA Omumbiisofi Leonard Nangolo Auala okwa longa iilonga ya simana mookuuvithila oshigwana ohapu ya Kalunga nosho wo mokukondjela emanguluko lya Namibia.Nakusa Auala okwa valwa momasiku 28 ga
readTatekulu Willibald Muyama a hulitha ombaadhilila
25-09-2008
O MUKALIMO gwomomukunda Ohaali popepi nOmungwelume mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena tatekulu Willibald Muyama, meti 20 Septemba 2008, okwa mana oondjenda dhe ombaadhilila mepipi lyomimvo omilongo
readOsikola ya Amutanga otayi ka dhana Oshituthivalo shayo shoomvula 75
25-09-2008
O MUKULUNTUSIKOLA gwOsikola ya Amutanga popepi nOkatana mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Shana, tate Theobald Amushila, okwa tseyitha kutya Osikola yawo ya Amutanga oya gwanitha oomvula omilongoheyali
readMinista Manuel a kunka aantu
25-09-2008
E SIKU lyevundakano ndyoka lya etwa kOominista oonkuluntu mEpangelo lya South Afrika ndhoka dhi ikutha miilonga mwakwatelwa oministeli yIimaliwa Trevor Manuel ngoka a kala nopoosa ndjika ethimbo ele
readChiefs are MTN8 champs
25-09-2008
DURBAN - What a battle! What drama as Kaizer Chiefs managed to win the inaugural MTN 8 cup final, beating Mamelodi Sundowns 4-3 on penalties in a nail-biting 0-0 draw after extra time in a pulsating
readArmstrong to join Astana team
25-09-2008
ALMATY - American cyclist Lance Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France winner, was set to join Kazakhstan-based professional team Astana, according to an official from the country's cycling
readCarter up for award
25-09-2008
DUBLIN - New Zealand outside-half Dan Carter was the only southern hemisphere player announced yesterday in the list of five nominees for the International Rugby Board (IRB) player of the year
readGunners hit Blades for six
25-09-2008
LONDON - Arsene Wenger enjoyed a night to savour as another generation of young stars stepped off the Arsenal production line to inflict a 6-0 drubbing on an experienced Sheffield United side on
readWomen in football championships
25-09-2008
THE Women's Football National Championships will be held in Windhoek this weekend, with eight teams set to battle it out for top honours.Unlike last year when the top two teams of each region
readEric second in Thailand
25-09-2008
NAMIBIAN pro cyclist Erik Hoffmann was in great form to finish second overall in the recent Tour of Thailand.The tour took place over six days, covering a total of 943 km, while the longest stage was
readEU warns Iran close to nuclear capacity
25-09-2008
VIENNA - Iran is nearing the ability to arm a nuclear warhead even if it insists its atomic activities are peaceful, the European Union warned yesterday.Japan's new PM vows to revive economy * TOKYO -
readGreening up jobs!
25-09-2008
UNITED NATIONS - Development of alternative energy should create more than 20 million jobs around the world in coming decades as governments adopt policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
readEgypt cleric says Mickey Mouse is not agent of Satan
25-09-2008
CAIRO - An Egyptian Muslim scholar has called for an end to risible religious edicts after a Saudi cleric said Mickey Mouse was an agent of Satan who should die, local media reported yesterday.Sheikh
readFinnish shooter's victims mostly women
25-09-2008
KAUHAJOKI - Finland's prime minister called for stricter gun laws yesterday as investigators revealed that a 22-year-old's shooting spree at a trade school hit women especially hard, killing eight
readAt least 20 killed in ambush north of Baghdad
25-09-2008
BAQUBA - Gunmen ambushed and killed 12 policemen and eight anti- al Qaeda fighters in Diyala province north of Baghdad yesterday as rebel violence continued despite a security force crackdown.The
readSudan troops besiege kidnappers' desert hideout
25-09-2008
KHARTOUM - Sudanese forces were laying siege yesterday to a remote desert hideout where bandits have 19 people captive, including European tourists, but said they did not plan to storm the area.The
readN Korea orders UN nuclear inspectors from reactor
25-09-2008
VIENNA - North Korea barred UN nuclear inspectors from its main nuclear reactor yesterday and within a week plans to reactivate the plant that once provided the plutonium for its atomic test
readIke-battered Galveston allowing residents home
25-09-2008
GALVESTON - Many residents who fled this storm-ravaged island waited in their cars early yesterday for permission to return and see for themselves what Hurricane Ike had done to their homes.Many
readChiefs are MTN8 champs
25-09-2008
DURBAN – What a battle! What drama as Kaizer Chiefs managed to win the inaugural MTN 8 cup final, beating Mamelodi Sundowns 4-3 on penalties in a nail-biting 0-0 draw after extra time in a pulsating
readGunners hit Blades for six
25-09-2008
LONDON – Arsene Wenger enjoyed a night to savour as another generation of young stars stepped off the Arsenal production line to inflict a 6-0 drubbing on an experienced Sheffield United side on
readArmstrong to join Astana team
25-09-2008
ALMATY – American cyclist Lance Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France winner, was set to join Kazakhstan-based professional team Astana, according to an official from the country’s cycling
readCarter up for award
25-09-2008
DUBLIN – New Zealand outside-half Dan Carter was the only southern hemisphere player announced yesterday in the list of five nominees for the International Rugby Board (IRB) player of the year
readWomen in football championships
25-09-2008
THE Women’s Football National Championships will be held in Windhoek this weekend, with eight teams set to battle it out for top honours.Unlike last year when the top two teams of each region
readEric second in Thailand
25-09-2008
NAMIBIAN pro cyclist Erik Hoffmann was in great form to finish second overall in the recent Tour of Thailand.The tour took place over six days, covering a total of 943 km, while the longest stage was
readOshigongi shotango shOlaata yElelo epe lyOndoolopa ya Muthiya omEtiyali tali ya
25-09-2008
OMUNAMBELEWA Omukuluntupitithi gwOshitopolwa sha Shikoto omusamane Tshikarepo Andjamba okwa tseyitha kutya oshigongi shotangotango shElelo epe lyOndoolopa ya Muthiya otashi ka kala ko mEtiyali
readOmuthiya ogwoSwapo notagu kala gwoSwapo: Penda ya Ndakolo ta ti
25-09-2008
KUTYA nee oongundu dhOompilameno odhi yogelela ngiini, Omuthiya ogwaNdakolo, ogwoOswapo ya Namibia notagu kala gwOswapo ya Namibia ethimbo alihe; Gavena yOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, omusmaane Penda ya
readOmumbiisofi Auala okwa longa iilonga iinene
25-09-2008
NAKUSA Omumbiisofi Leonard Nangolo Auala okwa longa iilonga ya simana mookuuvithila oshigwana ohapu ya Kalunga nosho wo mokukondjela emanguluko lya Namibia.Nakusa Auala okwa valwa momasiku 28 ga
readTatekulu Willibald Muyama a hulitha ombaadhilila
25-09-2008
OMUKALIMO gwomomukunda Ohaali popepi nOmungwelume mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena tatekulu Willibald Muyama, meti 20 Septemba 2008, okwa mana oondjenda dhe ombaadhilila mepipi lyomimvo omilongo
readOsikola ya Amutanga otayi ka dhana Oshituthivalo shayo shoomvula 75
25-09-2008
OMUKULUNTUSIKOLA gwOsikola ya Amutanga popepi nOkatana mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Shana, tate Theobald Amushila, okwa tseyitha kutya Osikola yawo ya Amutanga oya gwanitha oomvula omilongoheyali
readMinista Manuel a kunka aantu
25-09-2008
ESIKU lyevundakano ndyoka lya etwa kOominista oonkuluntu mEpangelo lya South Afrika ndhoka dhi ikutha miilonga mwakwatelwa oministeli yIimaliwa Trevor Manuel ngoka a kala nopoosa ndjika ethimbo ele
readGreening up jobs!
25-09-2008
UNITED NATIONS – Development of alternative energy should create more than 20 million jobs around the world in coming decades as governments adopt policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
readEgypt cleric says Mickey Mouse is not agent of Satan
25-09-2008
CAIRO – An Egyptian Muslim scholar has called for an end to risible religious edicts after a Saudi cleric said Mickey Mouse was an agent of Satan who should die, local media reported yesterday.Sheikh
readFinnish shooter’s victims mostly women
25-09-2008
KAUHAJOKI – Finland’s prime minister called for stricter gun laws yesterday as investigators revealed that a 22-year-old’s shooting spree at a trade school hit women especially hard, killing eight
readAt least 20 killed in ambush north of Baghdad
25-09-2008
BAQUBA – Gunmen ambushed and killed 12 policemen and eight anti- al Qaeda fighters in Diyala province north of Baghdad yesterday as rebel violence continued despite a security force crackdown.The
readSudan troops besiege kidnappers’ desert hideout
25-09-2008
KHARTOUM – Sudanese forces were laying siege yesterday to a remote desert hideout where bandits have 19 people captive, including European tourists, but said they did not plan to storm the area.The
readN Korea orders UN nuclear inspectors from reactor
25-09-2008
VIENNA – North Korea barred UN nuclear inspectors from its main nuclear reactor yesterday and within a week plans to reactivate the plant that once provided the plutonium for its atomic test
readIke-battered Galveston allowing residents home
25-09-2008
GALVESTON – Many residents who fled this storm-ravaged island waited in their cars early yesterday for permission to return and see for themselves what Hurricane Ike had done to their homes.Many
readSpanish summit
25-09-2008
MORE than 8 000 of the world’s leading decision-makers in sustainable development will gather in Spain at the beginning of November for the fourth World Conservation Congress (WCC). The 10-day
readClimate change high on national agenda: official
25-09-2008
NAMIBIA has started working on its second National Communication to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a senior official in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism said
readVeld fires: A curse for Namibia’s environment?
25-09-2008
FIRES were commonplace in southern Africa long before people started to have a major impact on the land, but the growing numbers of rural people and their land use practices have increased the
readExperts hold indaba on Nam’s troubled fishing to chart a way forward
25-09-2008
EXPERTS in the fisheries sector are meeting at the coast for an international conference to determine the way forward for Namibia’s troubled fishing industry.Although contributing about N$4 billion
readGardening project for HIV-positive people
25-09-2008
OPUWO – The problem of people living with HIV-Aids at Opuwo not meeting all their nutritional needs will soon be a thing of the past if the proposed vegetable gardening project at the town
readECB offers more cash to banks
25-09-2008
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank offered more overnight cash to European banks yesterday in its ongoing effort to shore up shaky global markets and keep liquidity flowing between banks reluctant
readMozambique to invest US$2,5bn for power line
25-09-2008
Maputo – Mozambique’s publicly owned electricity company, EDM, in partnership with as yet unspecified funding agencies, plans to invest 2,5 billion US dollars in a new electricity transmission line
readWorld markets are still reeling
25-09-2008
LONDON – World stock markets were mixed on Tuesday as Warren Buffett’s plan to invest at least US$5 billion in Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs helped allay some fears about the world’s troubled
readNamibia airspace ‘most unsafe’
25-09-2008
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) ranks Namibia among some of the world’s most unsafe airspaces due to the absence of relevant civil aviation legislation and shortage of qualified
readZuma sends right signals to the market, for now
25-09-2008
The ANC moved swiftly yesterday to stop jittery investors selling off their South African assets in the wake of the earlier-than-expected transition from the Thabo Mbeki era into the unknown territory
read‘Cyclone Trevor’ unleashes chaos
25-09-2008
Johannesburg – News of finance minister Trevor Manuel’s resignation caused chaos in local financial markets on Tuesday. The rand and the JSE fell sharply on news of the resignation, but recovered when
readBig Brother Africa 3: Quirky SMSes
25-09-2008
A SELECTION of messages from across Africa appearing on the BBA3 TV text strip: * IF Munya becomes Head of House, we’ll need to negotiate a powersharing deal. * JOIN the Evict Fats Union (EFU).
readNHE to build 2 000 houses in Oshakati
25-09-2008
THE Oshakati Town Council has entered into an agreement with the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) to alleviate the housing need in Oshakati.Council spokesperson Anna Ingwafa says a total of
readBishop Auala Centenary
25-09-2008
TODAY marks the birthday of the late Lutheran Bishop Leonard Nangolo Auala, who was a key player among church leaders during the liberation struggle and co-author of an open letter sent to then South
readPro’s and cons of police unions debated
25-09-2008
THE possible formation of a police union was discussed in Windhoek this week as trade unions and police representatives from across southern Africa gathered to look into the matter.While Namibia’s
readNo power on Sunday
25-09-2008
THERE will be a power outage from 07h00 to 17h00 on Sunday in areas around Otjiwarongo and the whole of the Kavango Region, NamPower has announced.The outage will effect Otjiwarongo, Kamanjab, Outjo,
readCivilians shot by NDF, Angolan troops ‘buried in mass grave’
25-09-2008
A MASS grave discovered a few kilometres into southern Angola two months ago apparently contains the corpses of 18 civilians executed by Angolan and Namibian soldiers in 1999, a human rights body
readImmigration officer held on murder charge
25-09-2008
AN immigration officer handed himself over to Police at the Wanaheda Police station on Tuesday night after a man was shot dead at Windhoek’s Havana informal settlement.Police are investigating two
readVeterans renew their demands
25-09-2008
JUST as the Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs appears to have got to grips with the issues of a group of young people camping outside its offices, the association of ex-freedom fighters led by Ruusa
readYoung Damaras left out in the cold
25-09-2008
POLITICS of the belly has left young Damaras at the mercy of other tribes’ cultures and history, a spokesperson of a group of Damara young people organising a meeting for this weekend at Okombahe has
readSwapo labels RDP, NSHR ‘unholy alliance’
25-09-2008
SWAPO is the people and the people are Swapo and anyone with a different opinion runs the risk of being labelled as saboteur or being party to ‘unholy alliances’, according to Gender Equality and
readWoman sets 7 cuca shops on fire
25-09-2008
THE Police in the Ohangwena Region have arrested a 42-year-old woman at Onambweyuka village for allegedly setting seven cuca shops at the village on fire.Police Liaison Officer Constable Abner Kaume
readANC downplays talk of crisis as ministers quit
25-09-2008
JOHANNESBURG – Another South African minister has quit in the wake of President Thabo Mbeki’s resignation, a newspaper reported yesterday, as the ruling ANC sought to play down fears of a crisis.With
readNamibia slips on corruption index
25-09-2008
NAMIBIA has dropped three places on Transparency International’s 2008 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) – moving down from 57 in 2007 to 61 this year.The country also dipped one spot on the African
readFarm massacre: I was told to clean up. I did, says killer
25-09-2008
“LEAVE nothing behind. Clean up.”This, self-confessed farm killer Sylvester Beukes testified in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday, was the order he received from Justus Christiaan (‘Shorty’)
read