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79 Articles found on Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Big Brother Africa 3: Vampire slayer Lucille takes on 'villain' Uti
03-09-2008
SEEMS it hasn't taken long for the reality of Monday night's nominations to set in.We know they're fake, but the housemates don't. Talk about a moodchanger! You could cut the air with a knife after
readGerman Postbank could be next on the auction block
03-09-2008
FRANKFURT - The German logistics group Deutsche Post could decide by mid-September on the future of its banking subsidiary, Postbank, a press report said yesterday as sector consolidation shifted up a
readFAO supports food production plan in Moz
03-09-2008
Maputo - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is providing a million US dollars to help implement the Mozambican government's food production plans.According to the FAO
readDiamonds dwindle after 100 years in Namibia
03-09-2008
WINDHOEK - Namibia's once rich diamond deposits are dwindling after a century of exploitation, forcing miners to look for the hard stones offshore while the country's fledgling cutting and polishing
readWorld's cheapest car set for roll-out as Indian farmers agree to talk
03-09-2008
KOLKATA - Protesters holding up work at an Indian factory building Tata Motors' Nano car agreed to talks over land seizures, a protest leader said yesterday, raising hope the world's cheapest car will
readLabour, SACP and banks head for showdown in SA Big four finance houses are set to resist demands for black ownership of 15%
03-09-2008
Johannesburg - International investors could see South Africa's political risk rise if the demand by Cosatu and the SA Communist Party - that the direct black ownership in the big four banks and
readAn oasis for the Elite
03-09-2008
The wealthy and powerful have found a niche to gather and celebrate their good fortune.The publishers of the annual publication, the Who's Who of Namibia, recently announced plans to establish an
readBattle for uranium resource hots up
03-09-2008
WINDHOEK - The battle for uranium oxide or yellow cake is heating up after the Ministry of Mines and Energy's decision to issue a mining licence to Bannerman Mining Resources Namibia.In December 2007,
readNghimtina quits, Govt in denial
03-09-2008
GOVERNMENT was left with egg on its face yesterday after a shooting incident involving a veteran Minister backfired on him and Cabinet - in a day of to-ing and fro-ing he was ordered to resign, then
readAirNam plane struck by lightning, flight delayed
03-09-2008
AN Air Namibia flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Namibia on Monday night was delayed by 12 hours after it was struck by lightning on its way to Frankfurt on Sunday.Concerned relatives of passengers
readVerdict soon in gang-rape case
03-09-2008
THE gang-rape charges that four former pupils of a school in northern Namibia have been facing for close to five years are set to come to a head in the High Court in Windhoek tomorrow.On the evening
readEvicted pensioners make voices heard
03-09-2008
ABOUT a hundred people in danger of losing their homes to the municipality and the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) because of unpaid municipal bills yesterday marched to the trade union buildings in
read'The Prisoner' shoot grinds to a halt
03-09-2008
THE British director of the television series 'The Prisoner', being filmed at Swakopmund, has stepped down because of "artistic differences" with the rest of the crew.According to inside sources,
readSwakop plans new look coat of arms
03-09-2008
THE Swakopmund Town Council has decided to give the town a new coat of arms "to keep up with the times".Swakopmund Municipality CEO Eckart Demasius says the changes include replacing the three-thorn
readFirst Cabinet meeting at New State House
03-09-2008
CABINET held its first meeting in the Cabinet Chamber of the new State House yesterday.The chamber is so big that President Hifikepunye Pohamba was concerned whether the Ministers sitting at the
readFormer mineworkers get their day in court
03-09-2008
THE court case former TCL workers have been waiting for for the past two months got off the ground this week.The former workers are trying to recover millions of dollars from their pension fund, which
readParastatals under fire in National Council
03-09-2008
A SWAPO MP in the National Council wants the salaries of those heading State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to be curbed.Henock ya Kasita, who is also the Deputy Minister of Lands, called for a clause in
readCase opened against hippo meat officer
03-09-2008
NAMPOL is investigating charges against a senior Police officer who was driving a Police bus in which hippo meat and an elephant foot were found at the Mururani veterinary checkpoint in Kavango two
readBaby raped, injured
03-09-2008
POLICE at Otjiwarongo are searching for a rapist who violated a one-year-old child at a house in the Orwetoveni settlement on Saturday morning.The girl was severely injured and had to be admitted to
readTransNamib workers threaten strike
03-09-2008
TRANSNAMIB workers, furious about the suspension of their CEO, yesterday marched through the streets of Windhoek to deliver a petition to the parastatal's management and the Minister of Works and
readOmupolisi omukuluntu Mayola-Ndjayi Junias M'lukeni a hulitha
03-09-2008
O POLISI ya Namibia otayi lili oosa dha gumwe gwomaakuluntu yOpolisi Mayola-Ndjayi Junias M'Lukeni ngoka a hulithila moshipangelo sha Paramount omutenya gwEtitano lya zi ko mepipi lyoomvula
readNakusa Mwanawasa ta fumvikwa nena
03-09-2008
N AKUSA Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (ngoka a li Omupresidende gwa Zambia) ota fumvikwa nena mu Lusaka.Mwanawasa okwa hulitha omasiku ga zi ko mOshipangelo shopakwiita mu France, hoka a li a falwa ko konima
readErasmus Hendjala a ndjoina RDPE rasmus
03-09-2008
'Kaptein' Hendjala - ngoka a li Kansela gwoSwapo moshikandjohogololo sha Tobias Hainyeko moshitopolwa sha Khomas, ngoka a li a tidhwa mo moSwapo omasiku ga zi ko okwa ndjoina ongundu yoRDP.Okwa
readOondjambi shaawiliki yookampani dhEpangelo nadhi ngambekwe: Ya Kasita
03-09-2008
O MINISTA yOpevi yOmavi nOmatulululo Henock ya Kasita okwa hala montotwalundululwaveta yi na sha nOokampani dhEpangelo mu kale etumbulo tali ti aawiliki yOokampani ndhika kaye na okukwata oshimaliwa
readOlaata yOpashigwana ya tameka ishewe iilonga
03-09-2008
I ILYO yOlaata yOpashigwana/National Council (NC) oya tameke ishewe niilonga yawo yokutalulula ooveta mOmaandaha goshiwike shika konima yefudho lyoomwedhi mbali.Omunashipundi gwEgumbo ndika etiyali
readOmunambelewa omukuluntu gwa Karas Salmaan Jacobs a holoka ishewe mOmpangu
03-09-2008
O MUNAMBELEWA Omukuluntu gwOlaata yopsahitopolwa sha Karas, Salmaan Jacobs ngoka a taalela omatamaneko gekorapto, okwa holoka ishewe mOmpangu ya Mengestrata gwaKeetmanshoop mEtine lya zi ko.Otaku
readWalvis Bay to compete at SA
03-09-2008
THE Municipality of Walvis Bay will send a team of 63 employees to this year's Southern African Inter-Municipal Games (SAIMG) in Kimberly, South Africa, from September 22 to 26.The Walvis Bay team
readMixed fortunes at games
03-09-2008
NAMIBIA exceeded expectations in organising the COSSASA Under-17 Ball Games, but did not emerge as champions despite garnering seven medals.Namibia scooped more medals than any other country in the
readSA wins inline qualifier
03-09-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa won the best-of-two qualification series against Namibia and qualified for the 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, which will be held in Ingolstadt, Germany, in
readMan City swoops on striker Robinho
03-09-2008
MANCHESTER - Manchester City manager Mark Hughes believes that the cash boost provided by the club's new Arab owners coupled with the signing of striker Robinho will transform the team.The capture of
readBerba perfect fit for United
03-09-2008
LONDON - A few maverick showmen have found a natural home at Manchester United and Dimitar Berbatov can become a worthy successor to those who have graced Old Trafford before him.The 27-year-old
readMugabe gives Kirsty cash prize
03-09-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, whose country faces runaway inflation, on Friday gave US$100 000 to champion swimmer Kirsty Coventry who won gold and silver at the Beijing Olympics."You
readHanna kills 10 in Haiti
03-09-2008
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Tropical Storm Hanna killed at least 10 people in Gonaives after flooding the city, local police said yesterday."I have seen about 10 bodies floating in the flooded streets of the
readPortman scores first for her social commitment
03-09-2008
LOS ANGELES - Natalie Portman picked up a "humanity award" in Venice on Sunday - and it wasn't for agreeing to be in her boyfriend's wacky music video.The Garden State and Star Wars beauty received
readElection speeds Angola's rise as African power
03-09-2008
LUANDA - Angola's parliamentary election on Friday will mark another big step in the oil-rich state's emergence from decades of civil war to become one of Africa's most important powers.With one of
readAid plane crashes in Congo with 17 on board
03-09-2008
GENEVA - A humanitarian aid flight carrying 17 people crashed on a ridge in eastern Congo, and the United States-based group that operated the route said yesterday there appeared to be no
readBangkok state of emergency after clashes
03-09-2008
BANGKOK - Thailand's prime minister declared a state of emergency in the capital yesterday after thousands of his opponents and supporters clashed in the worst street violence here in more than a
readMugabe to attend Mwanawasa's burial
03-09-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be one of 14 African heads of state and government who will attend the burial of former Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa in Lusaka today.Mugabe's
readNew Orleans mayor: Please don't come home yet
03-09-2008
NEW ORLEANS - Anxious evacuees across the country clamoured to come home yesterday after their city was largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, but Mayor Ray Nagin warned they may have to wait in shelters
readRussia regrets EU talks freeze
03-09-2008
MOSCOW - Russia yesterday hit out at European Union leaders for freezing strategic talks over the Georgia crisis, but was also relieved that no economic sanctions were ordered.As Russia and its
readWalvis Bay to compete at SA IMG Games
03-09-2008
THE Municipality of Walvis Bay will send a team of 63 employees to this year's Southern African Inter-Municipal Games (SAIMG) in Kimberly, South Africa, from September 22 to 26. The Walvis Bay team
readMixed fortunes at games
03-09-2008
NAMIBIA exceeded expectations in organising the COSSASA Under-17 Ball Games, but did not emerge as champions despite garnering seven medals. Namibia scooped more medals than any other country in the
readSA wins inline qualifier
03-09-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa won the best-of-two qualification series against Namibia and qualified for the 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, which will be held in Ingolstadt, Germany, in
readMan City swoops on striker Robinho
03-09-2008
MANCHESTER - Manchester City manager Mark Hughes believes that the cash boost provided by the club's new Arab owners coupled with the signing of striker Robinho will transform the team. The capture of
readBerba perfect fit for United
03-09-2008
LONDON - A few maverick showmen have found a natural home at Manchester United and Dimitar Berbatov can become a worthy successor to those who have graced Old Trafford before him. The 27-year-old
readMugabe gives Kirsty cash prize
03-09-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, whose country faces runaway inflation, on Friday gave US$100 000 to champion swimmer Kirsty Coventry who won gold and silver at the Beijing Olympics.
readOmupolisi omukuluntu Mayola-Ndjayi Junias M'lukeni a hulitha
03-09-2008
O POLISI ya Namibia otayi lili oosa dha gumwe gwomaakuluntu yOpolisi Mayola-Ndjayi Junias M'Lukeni ngoka a hulithila moshipangelo sha Paramount omutenya gwEtitano lya zi ko mepipi lyoomvula 54.
readNakusa Mwanawasa ta fumvikwa nena
03-09-2008
N AKUSA Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (ngoka a li Omupresidende gwa Zambia) ota fumvikwa nena mu Lusaka. Mwanawasa okwa hulitha omasiku ga zi ko mOshipangelo shopakwiita mu France, hoka a li a falwa ko
readErasmus Hendjala a ndjoina
03-09-2008
RDPE rasmus 'Kaptein' Hendjala - ngoka a li Kansela gwoSwapo moshikandjohogololo sha Tobias Hainyeko moshitopolwa sha Khomas, ngoka a li a tidhwa mo moSwapo omasiku ga zi ko okwa ndjoina ongundu
readOondjambi shaawiliki yookampani dhEpangelo nadhi ngambekwe: Ya Kasita
03-09-2008
O MINISTA yOpevi yOmavi nOmatulululo Henock ya Kasita okwa hala montotwalundululwaveta yi na sha nOokampani dhEpangelo mu kale etumbulo tali ti aawiliki yOokampani ndhika kaye na okukwata oshimaliwa
readOlaata yOpashigwana ya tameka ishewe iilonga
03-09-2008
I ILYO yOlaata yOpashigwana/National Council (NC) oya tameke ishewe niilonga yawo yokutalulula ooveta mOmaandaha goshiwike shika konima yefudho lyoomwedhi mbali. Omunashipundi gwEgumbo ndika etiyali
readOmunambelewa omukuluntu gwa Karas Salmaan Jacobs a holoka ishewe mOmpangu
03-09-2008
O MUNAMBELEWA Omukuluntu gwOlaata yopsahitopolwa sha Karas, Salmaan Jacobs ngoka a taalela omatamaneko gekorapto, okwa holoka ishewe mOmpangu ya Mengestrata gwaKeetmanshoop mEtine lya zi ko. Otaku
readHanna kills 10 in Haiti
03-09-2008
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Tropical Storm Hanna killed at least 10 people in Gonaives after flooding the city, local police said yesterday. "I have seen about 10 bodies floating in the flooded streets of
readPortman scores first for her social commitment
03-09-2008
LOS ANGELES - Natalie Portman picked up a "humanity award" in Venice on Sunday - and it wasn't for agreeing to be in her boyfriend's wacky music video. The Garden State and Star Wars beauty received
readElection speeds Angola's rise as African power
03-09-2008
LUANDA - Angola's parliamentary election on Friday will mark another big step in the oil-rich state's emergence from decades of civil war to become one of Africa's most important powers. With one of
readAid plane crashes in Congo with 17 on board
03-09-2008
GENEVA - A humanitarian aid flight carrying 17 people crashed on a ridge in eastern Congo, and the United States-based group that operated the route said yesterday there appeared to be no survivors.
readBangkok state of emergency after clashes
03-09-2008
BANGKOK - Thailand's prime minister declared a state of emergency in the capital yesterday after thousands of his opponents and supporters clashed in the worst street violence here in more than a
readMugabe to attend Mwanawasa's burial
03-09-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be one of 14 African heads of state and government who will attend the burial of former Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa in Lusaka today. Mugabe's
readNew Orleans mayor: Please don't come home yet
03-09-2008
NEW ORLEANS - Anxious evacuees across the country clamoured to come home yesterday after their city was largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, but Mayor Ray Nagin warned they may have to wait in shelters
readRussia regrets EU talks freeze
03-09-2008
MOSCOW - Russia yesterday hit out at European Union leaders for freezing strategic talks over the Georgia crisis, but was also relieved that no economic sanctions were ordered. As Russia and its
readGerman Postbank could be next on the auction block
03-09-2008
FRANKFURT - The German logistics group Deutsche Post could decide by mid-September on the future of its banking subsidiary, Postbank, a press report said yesterday as sector consolidation shifted up a
readFAO supports food production plan in Moz
03-09-2008
Maputo - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is providing a million US dollars to help implement the Mozambican government's food production plans. According to the FAO
readDiamonds dwindle after 100 years in Namibia
03-09-2008
WINDHOEK - Namibia's once rich diamond deposits are dwindling after a century of exploitation, forcing miners to look for the hard stones offshore while the country's fledgling cutting and polishing
readWorld's cheapest car set for roll-out as Indian farmers agree to talk
03-09-2008
KOLKATA - Protesters holding up work at an Indian factory building Tata Motors' Nano car agreed to talks over land seizures, a protest leader said yesterday, raising hope the world's cheapest car will
readLabour, SACP and banks head for showdown in SA Big four finance houses are set to resist demands for black ownership of 15%
03-09-2008
Johannesburg - International investors could see South Africa's political risk rise if the demand by Cosatu and the SA Communist Party - that the direct black ownership in the big four banks and
readAn oasis for the Elite
03-09-2008
The wealthy and powerful have found a niche to gather and celebrate their good fortune. The publishers of the annual publication, the Who's Who of Namibia, recently announced plans to establish an
readBattle for uranium resource hots up
03-09-2008
WINDHOEK - The battle for uranium oxide or yellow cake is heating up after the Ministry of Mines and Energy's decision to issue a mining licence to Bannerman Mining Resources Namibia. In December
read'The Prisoner' shoot grinds to a halt
03-09-2008
THE British director of the television series 'The Prisoner', being filmed at Swakopmund, has stepped down because of "artistic differences" with the rest of the crew. According to inside sources,
readSwakop plans new look coat of arms
03-09-2008
THE Swakopmund Town Council has decided to give the town a new coat of arms "to keep up with the times".Swakopmund Municipality CEO Eckart Demasius says the changes include replacing the three-thorn
readFirst Cabinet meeting at New State House
03-09-2008
CABINET held its first meeting in the Cabinet Chamber of the new State House yesterday. The chamber is so big that President Hifikepunye Pohamba was concerned whether the Ministers sitting at the
readFormer mineworkers get their day in court
03-09-2008
THE court case former TCL workers have been waiting for for the past two months got off the ground this week. The former workers are trying to recover millions of dollars from their pension fund,
readParastatals under fire in National Council
03-09-2008
A SWAPO MP in the National Council wants the salaries of those heading State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to be curbed. Henock ya Kasita, who is also the Deputy Minister of Lands, called for a clause in
readCase opened against hippo meat officer
03-09-2008
NAMPOL is investigating charges against a senior Police officer who was driving a Police bus in which hippo meat and an elephant foot were found at the Mururani veterinary checkpoint in Kavango two
readBaby raped, injured
03-09-2008
POLICE at Otjiwarongo are searching for a rapist who violated a one-year-old child at a house in the Orwetoveni settlement on Saturday morning. The girl was severely injured and had to be admitted to
readTransNamib workers threaten strike
03-09-2008
TRANSNAMIB workers, furious about the suspension of their CEO, yesterday marched through the streets of Windhoek to deliver a petition to the parastatal's management and the Minister of Works and
readAirNam plane struck by lightning, flight delayed
03-09-2008
AN Air Namibia flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Namibia on Monday night was delayed by 12 hours after it was struck by lightning on its way to Frankfurt on Sunday. Concerned relatives of passengers
readVerdict soon in gang-rape case
03-09-2008
THE gang-rape charges that four former pupils of a school in northern Namibia have been facing for close to five years are set to come to a head in the High Court in Windhoek tomorrow. On the evening
readEvicted pensioners make voices heard
03-09-2008
ABOUT a hundred people in danger of losing their homes to the municipality and the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) because of unpaid municipal bills yesterday marched to the trade union buildings in
readNghimtina quits, Govt in denial
03-09-2008
GOVERNMENT was left with egg on its face yesterday after a shooting incident involving a veteran Minister backfired on him and Cabinet - in a day of to-ing and fro-ing he was ordered to resign, then
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