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85 Articles found on Thursday, 4 September 2008
Big Brother Africa 3: Housemates get racy, Olympics vibe up house
04-09-2008
WHO would have thought that the Olympics and Big Brother Africa could go well together? This week's Olympic task has the housemates doing all kinds of fun things like taking part in the weirdest games
readClock is ticking to meet 2015 goals to halve poverty
04-09-2008
ACCRA - Translating billions of dollars of foreign aid into concrete, timely action that helps the world's poorest is the biggest challenge for donors and recipient countries, speakers at an aid
readSA needs R1 trillion to prevent energy meltdown
04-09-2008
It would take an investment of at least R1 trillion to prevent South Africa from becoming an energy-scarce country, said Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin.The wholesale price of energy was also
readTrade unions call for a social Europe
04-09-2008
BRUSSELS - Trade unions from across the European continent gathered in Budapest this week to map out regional actions for social rights and economic progress over the coming year, said the
readAngola's posh restaurants breed bitterness in slums
04-09-2008
LUANDA - Patrons of the up-market restaurants on Angola's Ilha de Luanda dine on crayfish and carpaccio, refreshed by the breeze off the lagoon, which separates them from the nearby slum.Here on this
readWorld biggest steel maker to develop South African mine
04-09-2008
BRUSSELS - The world's largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal, said yesterday that it would jointly develop a manganese mine in South Africa in a deal worth US$432.5 million.Keen to secure its own
readFishing sector faces complete overhaul
04-09-2008
THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources will host a conference at the coast later this month to review the country's fisheries management over the past 18 years.The operational structure of the
readGovt revives flower farming on Ongombo
04-09-2008
FOUR years after the government expropriated a once flourishing commercial farm, the Ministry of Land wants to rehabilitate its irrigation infrastructure.After the expropriation, all farming including
readSpeeding car crashes, bursts into flames
04-09-2008
A BMW with Botswana registration plates and an Audi collided on the corner of Beethoven and Simpson streets in Windhoek West yesterday evening.According to a witness, the BMW came speeding down
readKatiti sues for N$500 000
04-09-2008
THE former Chief Executive Officer of Walvis Bay Municipality, Augustinus Katiti, is suing The Namibian for N$500 000 for alleged damage to his character.It stems from an article published in the
readPetition to keep Avis Dam unspoilt
04-09-2008
ABOUT 1 500 Windhoek residents have signed a petition opposing plans by the Windhoek municipality to sell a large piece of land for development in the scenic and unspoilt area around the Avis Dam,
readPetition to keep Avis Dam unspoilt
04-09-2008
ABOUT 1 500 Windhoek residents have signed a petition opposing plans by the Windhoek municipality to sell a large piece of land for development in the scenic and unspoilt area around the Avis Dam,
readCocaine suspects go free when trial fails to start
04-09-2008
A TANZANIAN alleged drug pusher is off the hook on a cocaine-dealing charge after the case against him was thrown out of the Windhoek Magistrate's Court this week because the prosecution was not ready
readSuspected AirNam drug courier gets bail
04-09-2008
AN Air Namibia flight attendant, who was arrested in Cape Town 12 days ago after he was allegedly caught trying to smuggle close to a quarter of a kilogram of suspected drugs onto an aircraft about to
readParastatals hog the spotlight
04-09-2008
NATIONAL Council members yesterday continued to hammer on State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), with Swapo MP Phillemon Ndjambula saying a mechanism was needed to make parastatal bosses pay dividends to
readSwapo, RDP not sitting under under same tree
04-09-2008
A MEETING between local leaders of Swapo and the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) at Omutwewomunhu village in the Ohangwena Region on Tuesday failed to resolve a dispute about party flags on
readTransNamib strike starts
04-09-2008
A COUNTRYWIDE strike by TransNamib workers that started at noon yesterday is set to restart this morning after confusion over instructions from the union resulted in some continuing work throughout
readHigh seas close sections of Henties road
04-09-2008
SEVERAL sections of the road between Swakopmund and Henties Bay were closed yesterday afternoon after being flooded by seawater.Rough seas have been reported off the Namibian coast since the weekend -
readMinister Nghimtina backtracks on resignation
04-09-2008
MINES and Energy Minister Erkki Nghimtina has withdrawn his resignation as Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament and is back at his post, well-placed sources confirmed yesterday.It follows an
readSwapo, RDP not sitting under same tree
04-09-2008
A MEETING between local leaders of Swapo and the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) at Omutwewomunhu village in the Ohangwena Region on Tuesday failed to resolve a dispute about party flags on
readTransNamib strike starts
04-09-2008
A COUNTRYWIDE strike by TransNamib workers that started at noon yesterday is set to restart this morning after confusion over instructions from the union resulted in some continuing work throughout
readHigh seas close sections of Henties road
04-09-2008
SEVERAL sections of the road between Swakopmund and Henties Bay were closed yesterday afternoon after being flooded by seawater.Rough seas have been reported off the Namibian coast since the weekend -
readMinister Nghimtina backtracks on resignation
04-09-2008
MINES and Energy Minister Erkki Nghimtina has withdrawn his resignation as Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament and is back at his post, well-placed sources confirmed yesterday.It follows an
readFMD under close surveillance
04-09-2008
RUNDU - A second round of surveillance of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in eastern Kavango kicked off on Tuesday.The three-day inspection will cover about 21 villages in the Mukwe Constituency.
readChildren of war veterans up in arms
04-09-2008
ABOUT 120 young people, who say they are children of war veterans, have been camping outside the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs in Windhoek since Tuesday morning.The group, who slept on the pavement
readOshike wa pungula mokasikopa komiti dhoye?
04-09-2008
O sha pumbiwa okasikopa koye komiti ka kale haka wapalekwa modula keshe Â… onghee, oshivike shotete shaSeptemba/oshivike shoPharmacy, olo efimbo liwa noku talulula mo! Okasikopa komiti aka kena
readNghimtina i ikutha miilonga, ashike Epangelo otali shi patana
04-09-2008
E PANGELO olya thigwa metsitsiya konima sho Minista Erkki Nghimtina a umbu omupambele gwe nombistoli, okwa li a pulwa iikuthe mo mOkabinete, nokonima okwa li ishewe a kaleke okwiikutha kwe mOkabinete
readOonakukuthwa omagumbo gawo ku Muni ya maashinga
04-09-2008
K ONYALA aantu ye li lwopethele (100) lwaampoka mboka ye li moshiponga shokukanitha omagumbo gawo konima sho ya ndopa okufuta iifuta yawo ya Muni nosho wo ku NHE (National Housing Enterprise), oya li
readOkanona ka kwatwa koonkondo
04-09-2008
O POLISI pOtjiwarongo otayi kongo omufekelwa moshipotha shonkonga konima sho a kwata onkonga okanona komumvo gumwe sha ningilwa polukanda lwa Orwetoveni ongula yOlyomakaya ga zi ko.Okanonakadhona hoka
readTransNamib a koleka uupyakadhi woshimaliwa
04-09-2008
A ANIILONGA ya TransNamib mboka kaye uvitile nawa ekutho miilonga lyomukuluntuwiliki gwa, oya li ya maashinga momapandaanda ga Venduka mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika nokugandja omukanda gwomanyenyeto gawo
readOshinima shaanaveta sha laateka epangulo lyOmupolisi
04-09-2008
O ONKAMBADHALA dhokutameka epangulo lya Gerald Kashamba ngoka a li nale Omupolisi poRundu - ngoka ta tamanekelwa oshipotha shokudhipaga omukuluntusikola, odha ndopa konima sho oshipotha shika sha
readMadrid wins in the north
04-09-2008
ONGWEDIVA - The Madrid Football Club from Ondobe village has won the first-ever Namibia Street Soccer Regional Tournament held in the Ohangwena Region on Saturday.The Madrid boys beat Oshidute 5-1,
readTHE Namibia Bowling Association held its national championships last weekend.
04-09-2008
The full results were as follows: Women's trips: Bea Lamprecht, Lynne Lyndsay-Payne, Carin Swart.Men's trips: Alexander Joubert, Kiewiet Rust, Morne Rust. Women's Fours: Marietjie du Preez, Babs van
readBrave warriors move up
04-09-2008
NAMIBIA moved two places up from 124th last month to 121st on the Fifa rankings made public yesterday.The rankings saw Namibia ranked 36th on the Confederation of African Football (CAF) compared to
readNadal is crown prince
04-09-2008
MADRID - Spain's men's tennis world number one Rafael Nadal was awarded the Prince of Asturias prize for sport, the jury announced on Wednesday.In a statement, the jury praised the 22-year-old for
readPhelan to assist Fergie
04-09-2008
MANCHESTER - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson appointed Mike Phelan as his assistant manager yesterday.Ferguson needed a new number two after Carlos Queiroz left Old Trafford to become
readFederer survives, Djokovic crawls
04-09-2008
NEW YORK - The iron will of Roger Federer and the burning desire of Novak Djokovic carried them into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Tuesday.In a match that started under sunny skies but ended
readBarclays Premier League
04-09-2008
LONDON - Major transfers in the Premier Leagueafter the close of the transfer window on Monday (reported figures in millions of pounds): #32.5m - Robinho, Real Madrid to Man City #30.75m - Dimitar
readAll Blacks in record win
04-09-2008
NEW PLYMOUTH - The All Blacks ran in 15 tries to two in a record 101-14 romp against a completely outclassed Samoa side in a one-off Test yesterday.Samoa were always going to struggle against the
readCurbishley quits West Ham
04-09-2008
LONDON - Alan Curbishley admitted he resigned as West Ham manager after falling out with the club's owners over their transfer policy.Curbishley's decision to quit was triggered by the departures of
readConradie not going for NRU presidency
04-09-2008
THE Namibia Rugby Union's (NRU) presidency will be at stake later in October, when incumbent Dirk Conradie is to step down.Conradie confirmed to The Namibian Sport yesterday that he will not be
readNRU boss blasts Govt
04-09-2008
NAMIBIA Rugby Union president Dirk Conradie has taken a swipe at Government for not investing enough money in sport in general and rugby in particular ."We have gone to three world cups, our under-19
read4 Namibian referees selected for WC match
04-09-2008
FOUR Namibian football referees will officiate at the 2010 World Cup qualifier between Burkina Faso and Tunisia on 06 September in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.The Namibia Football Association's (NFA)
read14 African migrants die on way to islands
04-09-2008
MADRID - Fourteen African migrants died, mostly of hypothermia, trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands by boat after they became lost at sea several times, local officials said yesterday.Thai foreign
readSolange Knowles, so now
04-09-2008
NEW YORK - Solange Knowles turns out to be a little sensitive about using a certain b-word.No, not that b-word. This b-word: Beyonce. Solange (22) is reluctant to discuss her older sister - the
readIraqi girl tells of ordeal as suicide bomber
04-09-2008
BAGHDAD - Rania is only 15 years old, but in the past week the softly spoken Iraqi girl has been drugged, strapped with explosives, arrested by men she nearly blew up and then shoved into a detention
readPalin takes centre stage at convention
04-09-2008
ST PAUL - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin takes the national stage tonight to begin defining her political persona after days in the eye of a political storm.The nomination of Palin (44) has stirred more
readNext US president must lead on climate
04-09-2008
GENEVA - The next United States president must show greater leadership than previous administrations in tackling climate change, the head of the United Nations said on Sunday."All the countries in the
readChild porn ring broken
04-09-2008
ST GALLEN - Police have broken up an Internet child pornography ring operating in at least four European countries where men exchanged details about their contacts with young girls, prosecutors said
readRussia shuts its embassy in Georgia
04-09-2008
TBILISI - Russia slapped back at Georgia yesterday, suspending consular operations at its shuttered embassy in Tbilisi so that ordinary Georgians can't visit relatives in Russia.The suspension, which
readWorld's tallest building just got even taller
04-09-2008
DUBAI - The world's tallest building just got taller - the Burj Dubai tower in the booming Gulf emirate of Dubai has now reached a height of 688 metres and is still growing, developers Emaar said on
readSADC leaders pay their respects to Mwanawasa
04-09-2008
LUSAKA - Southern African leaders gathered in Zambia yesterday at the funeral of President Levy Mwanawasa, who turned Africa's biggest copper producer into a rare African success story.Thousands of
readEx-wife stripped naked for friends
04-09-2008
JERUSALEM - Israel's High Rabbinical court has ruled against a man who sought to avoid paying out a divorce settlement because his ex-wife stripped for his friends while still married, a newspaper
read900 prisoners on hunger strike
04-09-2008
JOHANNESBURG - At least 900 prisoners have embarked on a hunger strike at the Baviaanspoort medium security prison outside Pretoria, a rights group said yesterday."We received reports late last night
readPakistan PM escapes assassination attempt
04-09-2008
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani escaped an apparent assassination attempt when two shots hit his motorcade yesterday, just three days before the country's presidential
readMadrid wins in the north
04-09-2008
ONGWEDIVA - The Madrid Football Club from Ondobe village has won the first-ever Namibia Street Soccer Regional Tournament held in the Ohangwena Region on Saturday. The Madrid boys beat Oshidute 5-1,
readTHE Namibia Bowling Association held its national championships last weekend.
04-09-2008
The full results were as follows: Women's trips: Bea Lamprecht, Lynne Lyndsay-Payne, Carin Swart. Men's trips: Alexander Joubert, Kiewiet Rust, Morne Rust. Women's Fours: Marietjie du Preez,
readBrave warriors move up
04-09-2008
NAMIBIA moved two places up from 124th last month to 121st on the Fifa rankings made public yesterday. The rankings saw Namibia ranked 36th on the Confederation of African Football (CAF) compared to
readNadal is crown prince
04-09-2008
MADRID - Spain's men's tennis world number one Rafael Nadal was awarded the Prince of Asturias prize for sport, the jury announced on Wednesday. In a statement, the jury praised the 22-year-old for
readPhelan to assist Fergie
04-09-2008
MANCHESTER - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson appointed Mike Phelan as his assistant manager yesterday. Ferguson needed a new number two after Carlos Queiroz left Old Trafford to become
readBarclays Premier League
04-09-2008
LONDON - Major transfers in the Premier Leagueafter the close of the transfer window on Monday (reported figures in millions of pounds): #32.5m - Robinho, Real Madrid to Man City #30.75m - Dimitar
readFederer survives, Djokovic crawls
04-09-2008
NEW YORK - The iron will of Roger Federer and the burning desire of Novak Djokovic carried them into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Tuesday. In a match that started under sunny skies but ended
readAll Blacks in record win
04-09-2008
NEW PLYMOUTH - The All Blacks ran in 15 tries to two in a record 101-14 romp against a completely outclassed Samoa side in a one-off Test yesterday. Samoa were always going to struggle against the
readCurbishley quits West Ham
04-09-2008
LONDON - Alan Curbishley admitted he resigned as West Ham manager after falling out with the club's owners over their transfer policy. Curbishley's decision to quit was triggered by the departures of
readConradie not going for NRU presidency
04-09-2008
THE Namibia Rugby Union's (NRU) presidency will be at stake later in October, when incumbent Dirk Conradie is to step down. Conradie confirmed to The Namibian Sport yesterday that he will not be
readOshike wa pungula mokasikopa komiti dhoye?
04-09-2008
O sha pumbiwa okasikopa koye komiti ka kale haka wapalekwa modula keshe … onghee, oshivike shotete shaSeptemba/oshivike shoPharmacy, olo efimbo liwa noku talulula mo! Okasikopa komiti aka kena
readNghimtina i ikutha miilonga, ashike Epangelo otali shi patana
04-09-2008
E PANGELO olya thigwa metsitsiya konima sho Minista Erkki Nghimtina a umbu omupambele gwe nombistoli, okwa li a pulwa iikuthe mo mOkabinete, nokonima okwa li ishewe a kaleke okwiikutha kwe mOkabinete
readOonakukuthwa omagumbo gawo ku Muni ya maashinga
04-09-2008
K ONYALA aantu ye li lwopethele (100) lwaampoka mboka ye li moshiponga shokukanitha omagumbo gawo konima sho ya ndopa okufuta iifuta yawo ya Muni nosho wo ku NHE (National Housing Enterprise), oya li
readOkanona ka kwatwa koonkondo
04-09-2008
O POLISI pOtjiwarongo otayi kongo omufekelwa moshipotha shonkonga konima sho a kwata onkonga okanona komumvo gumwe sha ningilwa polukanda lwa Orwetoveni ongula yOlyomakaya ga zi ko. Okanonakadhona
readTransNamib a koleka uupyakadhi woshimaliwa
04-09-2008
A ANIILONGA ya TransNamib mboka kaye uvitile nawa ekutho miilonga lyomukuluntuwiliki gwa, oya li ya maashinga momapandaanda ga Venduka mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika nokugandja omukanda gwomanyenyeto gawo
readOshinima shaanaveta sha laateka epangulo lyOmupolisi
04-09-2008
O ONKAMBADHALA dhokutameka epangulo lya Gerald Kashamba ngoka a li nale Omupolisi poRundu - ngoka ta tamanekelwa oshipotha shokudhipaga omukuluntusikola, odha ndopa konima sho oshipotha shika sha
readPalin takes centre stage at convention
04-09-2008
ST PAUL - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin takes the national stage tonight to begin defining her political persona after days in the eye of a political storm. The nomination of Palin (44) has stirred more
readNext US president must lead on climate
04-09-2008
GENEVA - The next United States president must show greater leadership than previous administrations in tackling climate change, the head of the United Nations said on Sunday. "All the countries
readChild porn ring broken
04-09-2008
ST GALLEN - Police have broken up an Internet child pornography ring operating in at least four European countries where men exchanged details about their contacts with young girls, prosecutors said
readRussia shuts its embassy in Georgia
04-09-2008
TBILISI - Russia slapped back at Georgia yesterday, suspending consular operations at its shuttered embassy in Tbilisi so that ordinary Georgians can't visit relatives in Russia. The suspension, which
readSADC leaders pay their respects to Mwanawasa
04-09-2008
LUSAKA - Southern African leaders gathered in Zambia yesterday at the funeral of President Levy Mwanawasa, who turned Africa's biggest copper producer into a rare African success story. Thousands of
readIraqi girl tells of ordeal as suicide bomber
04-09-2008
BAGHDAD - Rania is only 15 years old, but in the past week the softly spoken Iraqi girl has been drugged, strapped with explosives, arrested by men she nearly blew up and then shoved into a detention
readFMD under close surveillance
04-09-2008
RUNDU - A second round of surveillance of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in eastern Kavango kicked off on Tuesday. The three-day inspection will cover about 21 villages in the Mukwe Constituency.
readSpeeding car crashes, bursts into flames
04-09-2008
A BMW with Botswana registration plates and an Audi collided on the corner of Beethoven and Simpson streets in Windhoek West yesterday evening. According to a witness, the BMW came speeding down
readKatiti sues for N$500 000
04-09-2008
THE former Chief Executive Officer of Walvis Bay Municipality, Augustinus Katiti, is suing The Namibian for N$500 000 for alleged damage to his character. It stems from an article published in the
readPetition to keep Avis Dam unspoilt
04-09-2008
ABOUT 1 500 Windhoek residents have signed a petition opposing plans by the Windhoek municipality to sell a large piece of land for development in the scenic and unspoilt area around the Avis Dam,
readCocaine suspects go free when trial fails to start
04-09-2008
A TANZANIAN alleged drug pusher is off the hook on a cocaine-dealing charge after the case against him was thrown out of the Windhoek Magistrate's Court this week because the prosecution was not ready
readSuspected AirNam drug courier gets bail
04-09-2008
AN Air Namibia flight attendant, who was arrested in Cape Town 12 days ago after he was allegedly caught trying to smuggle close to a quarter of a kilogram of suspected drugs onto an aircraft about to
readParastatals hog the spotlight
04-09-2008
NATIONAL Council members yesterday continued to hammer on State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), with Swapo MP Phillemon Ndjambula saying a mechanism was needed to make parastatal bosses pay dividends to
readChildren of war veterans up in arms
04-09-2008
ABOUT 120 young people, who say they are children of war veterans, have been camping outside the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs in Windhoek since Tuesday morning. The group, who slept on the pavement
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