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74 Articles found on Monday, 8 September 2008
Big Brother Africa 3: Fashion disasters, bed hopping and Biggie's financial 'issues'
08-09-2008
TK'S jersey seems to have taken on a life of its own.The old-fashioned brown monstrosity seems to be his staple attire nowadays and the viewers are not down with his fuddy-duddy fashion sense. Reminds
readSMS Of The Day : Monday
08-09-2008
* THE Nghimtina case is a good precedent! For those who are going to be charged with either negligent handling of a firearm or attempted murder in future, you now have a defence. This is not an
readMboweni rakes in massive 28% salary increase
08-09-2008
RESERVE Bank governor Tito Mboweni got a 28 per cent rise to R3,8 million this year, including benefits, retirement and medical contributions.This is in contrast to his promise in 2003 to peg his
readMoz says world food crisis can be solved
08-09-2008
Maputo - The world food crisis can be solved, Mozambican President Armando Guebuza declared last week, if major investments are made in countries such as Mozambique, which possess large amounts of
readTraditional products should be commercially viable - Geingob
08-09-2008
TRADE and Industry Minister Hage Geingob called on the Okakarara community to make traditional cooking oil known as 'Omaze uOzongombe' and sour milk (Omaere).These products should be turned into
readMinister confirms gagging expose
08-09-2008
THE Minister of Informational and Communication Technology has confirmed The Namibian's exposé on Friday that he restrained telecommunications operators to make public statements on their
readMinister confirms gagging expose
08-09-2008
THE Minister of Informational and Communication Technology has confirmed The Namibian's exposé on Friday that he restrained telecommunications operators to make public statements on their
readGovernment urges City of Windhoek to join the REDs Mines and Energy
08-09-2008
Deputy Minister Bernard Esau on Friday called on Namibians to maintain their solidarity spirit of the liberation struggle.Addressing the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) stakeholders' forum, Esau
readOkakarara seeks funds to build multimillion-dollar business complex
08-09-2008
Mayor appeals to private and public for investment Okakarara town mayor Ehrenst Katjiku called on the private and public sectors to donate some funds for the construction of an Okakarara
readKalahari Minerals agrees to buy Australia's Extract Resources
08-09-2008
KALAHARI Minerals' wholly owned subsidiary in Namibia, West Africa Gold Exploration (Namibia), has agreed to buy Australia's Extract Resources.According to a report obtained from Thomson Financial
readMinister of health urges private doctors to help in public institutions
08-09-2008
HEALTH and Social Services Minister Richard Kamwi has once again appealed to private medical practitioners to come forth and volunteer their services to the public institutions in the country.Speaking
readMining Conference in Perth Paladin on track with growth in Namibia's uranium mining
08-09-2008
U RANIUM producer Paladin Energy says it is confident the company's US$50 million expansion of its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia will be ready by May next year.It intends delivering an
readTransNamib strike 'illegal'
08-09-2008
THE Labour Court has ordered striking TransNamib workers to return to their posts.An interim order issued by the President of the Labour Court, Judge Louis Muller, on Saturday declared the strike
readMPLA set for big win, poll disputed
08-09-2008
LUANDA - The leader of Angola's largest opposition party said yesterday he was contesting the results of the country's parliamentary election, which showed the ruling party headed for a landslide
readACC investigates top Fisheries officials
08-09-2008
THE Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating allegations of Government vehicle abuse against several senior officials in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources.ACC Director Paulus Noa said
readPlane crashes in Hochland Park, tourist dead
08-09-2008
NAMIBIA'S faltering aviation safety record suffered another blow yesterday when an aircraft carrying five people crash-landed in Windhoek's Hochland Park residential area shortly after taking off from
readBig Brother Africa 3: Messages from the TV text strip
08-09-2008
MUNYA and Namibia's Lucille had BBA3 viewers across Africa on tenterhooks during the early hours of Saturday morning as they lay in bed together, chatted and engaged in tender gestures.The SMSes
readNBC gets 2 new board members
08-09-2008
A FORMER reporter at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Engel 'Seun' !Nawatiseb, has joined the company's board of directors.Information Minister Joel Kaapanda announced at the board's
readBusiness vital to conserve Africa's wildlife
08-09-2008
STRONG partnerships between governments, conservationists and the business sector are required to derive commercial benefit from Africa's most competitive advantage - its wildlife and scenic beauty -
readTwo Police officers acquitted in Keetmans assault case
08-09-2008
KEETMANSHOOP Magistrate Philanda Blockstein-Christiaan on Friday acquitted two of the 16 Police officers accused of assaulting suspects in a robbery case.Mabuel Kazeja and Kazuwire Hindjou were
readRally for Democracy and Progress splits nation: Iilonga
08-09-2008
THE Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Petrus Iilonga, claims that the Rally For Democracy and Progress (RDP) is dividing the Namibian nation under the disguise of democracy."RDP is
readFishy dealings at fish body
08-09-2008
THE Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust has suspended its General Manager, Kaire Kandjavera, after allegations that fish meant for local consumption was being exported illegally.The chairperson
readFive-year jail term handed down in school rape case
08-09-2008
A GRANDMOTHER'S plea for mercy fell on sympathetic ears in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday, as the trial of a young man convicted of rape in a case dating back almost five years finally neared
readGender groups outraged over woman's stoning death by ex-lover
08-09-2008
THE stoning of a woman in Katutura last week, apparently at the hands of an ex-boyfriend, has led to widespread condemnation from civil society and members of the public.A protest march to the
readAandholongo mu South Afrika ya ya mekanka lyokwaalya
08-09-2008
J OHANNESBURG - Aanandholongo ye li 900 mondholongo pu Baviaanspoort mu South Afrika oya yi mekanka lyokutinda okulya, ehangano limwe egameni lyuuthemba womuntu osho lya popi mEtitatu."Otwa mono
readAalumentu ohaya ululwa tuu komakutsi pashiwambo?
08-09-2008
E pulo ndika otashi vulika hali ningi okadhingololo momitse dhAawambo oyendji nena, shaashi pu na aagundjuka aamati oyendji yu ululwa komakutsi.Opu na tashi vulika oohandimwe taa ipula kutya aalumentu
readYatatu ya mangululwa, Kaunda a pewa egeelo lyoomvula ntano
08-09-2008
G UMWE gwomaatamenekwa yane mboka ya li taya tamanekelwa oshipotha shekwatonkonga lyomukadhona gwoomvula 17 pangenga okwa thigwa oye ayeke mokaketha mOmpangu yoPombanda mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi
readOmahogololo mu Tobias Hainyeko mu Kotoba
08-09-2008
A AKALIMO yomoshikandjohogololo sha Tobias Hainyeko mu Karurura mOvenduka otaya ka kutha ombinga momahogololo opo ya hogolole Kansela gwawo momasiku 31 Kotoba.Opoosa ndjika yUukansela wopashitopolwa
readOmudhimba gwi itsuwa oshiwike sha zi ko
08-09-2008
O MUDHIMBA gwomulumentu gwoomvula 28 ogwi itsuwa gwa endjelela momunti pope na Penduka molukanda lwa Wanaheda mu Katutura mOvenduka mEtitano lya zi ko.Opolisi inayi pititha natango edhina lye. Opolisi
readOtaku ningwa omakonakono gomukithi gwekondo nelaka
08-09-2008
R UNDU - Omakonakono omatiyali otaga ningwa muuzilo woshitopolwa sha Kavango kombinga yomukithi gwelaka nekondo, ga tameka nokuli nale mEtiyali lyoshiwike sha zi ko.Omakonakono ngoka taga ka kwata
readBurger spins out Bermuda
08-09-2008
NAMIBIA all but guaranteed its place in the ICC Intercontinental Cup final with a 103-run win on Saturday.Six second-innings wickets from leg-spinner JB Burger secured outright victory for Namibia
readArthur threatens to axe SA's senior citizens
08-09-2008
CARDIFF - South Africa coach Mickey Arthur hinted that some of the senior members of his team may have played their last one-day internationals following the 4-0 one-day series defeat by England.The
readParalympics glitter, Du Toit star
08-09-2008
BEIJING - Britain took an early lead in the Paralympics medal table yesterday as Olympian Natalie du Toit starred and Chinese officials played down an embarrassing security breach at the glittering
readTriumphant Hamilton boosts world title bid at Spa
08-09-2008
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS - Britain's Lewis Hamilton reinforced his world championship lead by claiming his fifth win of the season at a dramatic, rain-swept Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.The 23-year-old
readGoeieman wins at coast
08-09-2008
ERICH Goeieman won the 15-km road-running race that took place in Swakopmund on Saturday.Goeieman clocked 50 minutes and 09 seconds to claim victory. In second place came Tuhafeni Petrus of Swakop
readCurrie Cup race wide open
08-09-2008
JOHANNESBURG - The Xerox Lions were probably as upset about the way the Free State Cheetahs squandered their opportunities in their 35-17 Absa Currie Cup loss against Western Province in Bloemfontein
readWarriors lose out
08-09-2008
NAMIBIA were flung out of both the World Cup and African Nations Cup competitions when they lost their second last qualifier 1-0 to Kenya at the Moi International Sport Centre in Kasarani on
readHurricane Ike powers toward Gulf and Cuba
08-09-2008
HAVANA - Hurricane Ike barreled toward Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm yesterday and was forecast to sweep into the central Gulf of Mexico as a large and powerful storm echoing
readLand reform in S Africa fails poor
08-09-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's slow-moving land reform programme, aimed at returning land seized by whites after 1913 to blacks, has so far failed to eradicate poverty, the president of the ruling ANC
readIn brief Japan feminists question first woman PM hopeful
08-09-2008
TOKYO - Japan for the first time has a chance of a female prime minister in Yuriko Koike, but feminists are sceptical on whether she would do the country's women any good.Iran to hold anti-aircraft
readAngola: Voting in the time of oil
08-09-2008
ABOUT 8,3 million Angolans went to the polls on Friday in their country's first, tentative steps towards full democracy to elect 223 national assembly deputies from 5 198 candidates fielded by 10
readMadonna dedicates 'Like a Virgin' to Pope in Rome
08-09-2008
ROME - Pop star Madonna, once accused by the Vatican of staging one of the most satanic shows in history, surprised fans by dedicating her hit 'Like A Virgin' to the Pope at a sold-out concert held in
readPeace Prize winner Suu Kyi not on hunger strike
08-09-2008
YANGON, Myanmar - A Myanmar junta official said Sunday there is "no indication" that detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is on a hunger strike but implied the government has not sent anyone to
readWorld Court to hear Georgia-Russia case
08-09-2008
THE HAGUE - Russian and Georgia fought a week-long war over South Ossetia and Abkhazia, but their legal battle over allegations of ethnic cleansing in the breakaway regions will last much
readArthur threatens to axe SA's senior citizens
08-09-2008
CARDIFF - South Africa coach Mickey Arthur hinted that some of the senior members of his team may have played their last one-day internationals following the 4-0 one-day series defeat by England. The
readParalympics glitter, Du Toit star
08-09-2008
BEIJING - Britain took an early lead in the Paralympics medal table yesterday as Olympian Natalie du Toit starred and Chinese officials played down an embarrassing security breach at the glittering
readTriumphant Hamilton boosts world title bid at Spa
08-09-2008
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS - Britain's Lewis Hamilton reinforced his world championship lead by claiming his fifth win of the season at a dramatic, rain-swept Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. The 23-year-old
readGoeieman wins at coast
08-09-2008
ERICH Goeieman won the 15-km road-running race that took place in Swakopmund on Saturday. Goeieman clocked 50 minutes and 09 seconds to claim victory. In second place came Tuhafeni Petrus of
readCurrie Cup race wide open
08-09-2008
JOHANNESBURG - The Xerox Lions were probably as upset about the way the Free State Cheetahs squandered their opportunities in their 35-17 Absa Currie Cup loss against Western Province in Bloemfontein
readWarriors lose out
08-09-2008
NAMIBIA were flung out of both the World Cup and African Nations Cup competitions when they lost their second last qualifier 1-0 to Kenya at the Moi International Sport Centre in Kasarani on Saturday.
readBurger spins out Bermuda
08-09-2008
NAMIBIA all but guaranteed its place in the ICC Intercontinental Cup final with a 103-run win on Saturday. Six second-innings wickets from leg-spinner JB Burger secured outright victory for Namibia
readBurger spins out Bermuda
08-09-2008
NAMIBIA all but guaranteed its place in the ICC Intercontinental Cup final with a 103-run win on Saturday. Six second-innings wickets from leg-spinner JB Burger secured outright victory for Namibia
readMboweni rakes in massive 28% salary increase
08-09-2008
RESERVE Bank governor Tito Mboweni got a 28 per cent rise to R3,8 million this year, including benefits, retirement and medical contributions. This is in contrast to his promise in 2003 to peg his
readMoz says world food crisis can be solved
08-09-2008
Maputo - The world food crisis can be solved, Mozambican President Armando Guebuza declared last week, if major investments are made in countries such as Mozambique, which possess large amounts of
readTraditional products should be commercially viable - Geingob
08-09-2008
T RADE and Industry Minister Hage Geingob called on the Okakarara community to make traditional cooking oil known as 'Omaze uOzongombe' and sour milk (Omaere). These products should be turned into
readMinister confirms gagging exposé
08-09-2008
THE Minister of Informational and Communication Technology has confirmed The Namibian's exposé on Friday that he restrained telecommunications operators to make public statements on their
readComment: Namibia's Triennale 2008 The business of art
08-09-2008
N AMIBIA was graced with the presence of a leading African intellectual on aesthetics over the past week. In his speech, Yacouba Konate, the chief judge of the Bank Windhoek Triennale 2008, made the
readGovernment urges City of Windhoek to join the REDs
08-09-2008
Mines and Energy Deputy Minister Bernard Esau on Friday called on Namibians to maintain their solidarity spirit of the liberation struggle. Addressing the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI)
readOkakarara seeks funds to build multimillion-dollar business complex
08-09-2008
Mayor appeals to private and public for investment Okakarara town mayor Ehrenst Katjiku called on the private and public sectors to donate some funds for the construction of an Okakarara
readKalahari Minerals agrees to buy Australia's Extract Resources
08-09-2008
KALAHARI Minerals' wholly owned subsidiary in Namibia, West Africa Gold Exploration (Namibia), has agreed to buy Australia's Extract Resources. According to a report obtained from Thomson Financial
readMinister of health urges private doctors to help in public institutions
08-09-2008
HEALTH and Social Services Minister Richard Kamwi has once again appealed to private medical practitioners to come forth and volunteer their services to the public institutions in the country.
readMining Conference in Perth Paladin on track with growth in Namibia's uranium mining
08-09-2008
U RANIUM producer Paladin Energy says it is confident the company's US$50 million expansion of its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia will be ready by May next year. It intends delivering an
readBig Brother Africa 3: Messages from the TV text strip
08-09-2008
MUNYA and Namibia's Lucille had BBA3 viewers across Africa on tenterhooks during the early hours of Saturday morning as they lay in bed together, chatted and engaged in tender gestures. The SMSes
readNBC gets 2 new board members
08-09-2008
A FORMER reporter at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Engel 'Seun' !Nawatiseb, has joined the company's board of directors. Information Minister Joel Kaapanda announced at the board's
readBusiness vital to conserve Africa's wildlife
08-09-2008
STRONG partnerships between governments, conservationists and the business sector are required to derive commercial benefit from Africa's most competitive advantage - its wildlife and scenic beauty -
readTwo Police officers acquitted in Keetmans assault case
08-09-2008
KEETMANSHOOP Magistrate Philanda Blockstein-Christiaan on Friday acquitted two of the 16 Police officers accused of assaulting suspects in a robbery case. Mabuel Kazeja and Kazuwire Hindjou were
readRally for Democracy and Progress splits nation: Iilonga
08-09-2008
THE Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Petrus Iilonga, claims that the Rally For Democracy and Progress (RDP) is dividing the Namibian nation under the disguise of democracy. "RDP is
readFishy dealings at fish body
08-09-2008
THE Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust has suspended its General Manager, Kaire Kandjavera, after allegations that fish meant for local consumption was being exported illegally. The chairperson
readFive-year jail term handed down in school rape case
08-09-2008
A GRANDMOTHER'S plea for mercy fell on sympathetic ears in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday, as the trial of a young man convicted of rape in a case dating back almost five years finally neared
readGender groups outraged over woman's stoning death by ex-lover
08-09-2008
THE stoning of a woman in Katutura last week, apparently at the hands of an ex-boyfriend, has led to widespread condemnation from civil society and members of the public. A protest march to the
readMPLA set for big win, poll disputed
08-09-2008
LUANDA - The leader of Angola's largest opposition party said yesterday he was contesting the results of the country's parliamentary election, which showed the ruling party headed for a landslide
readACC investigates top Fisheries officials
08-09-2008
THE Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating allegations of Government vehicle abuse against several senior officials in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources. ACC Director Paulus Noa said
readPlane crashes in Hochland Park, tourist dead
08-09-2008
NAMIBIA'S faltering aviation safety record suffered another blow yesterday when an aircraft carrying five people crash-landed in Windhoek's Hochland Park residential area shortly after taking off from
readTransNamib strike 'illegal'
08-09-2008
THE Labour Court has ordered striking TransNamib workers to return to their posts. An interim order issued by the President of the Labour Court, Judge Louis Muller, on Saturday declared the strike
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