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42 Articles found on Tuesday, 9 September 2008
Big Brother Africa 3: Fakes, flatliners and the art of being evil
09-09-2008
SUNDAY'S fake double eviction couldn't have scrambled the housemates' brains more if Big Brother had tossed a dozen eggs into a cement mixer.Talk about getting yolk on your face. They ranted, they
readAfrica's agriculture untapped
09-09-2008
MAPUTO - The world food crisis can be solved, Mozambican President Armando Guebuza declared on Thursday, if major investments are made in countries such as Mozambique, which possess large amounts of
readSoy beyond reach of poor
09-09-2008
SURABAYA, Indonesia - With the dollar a day he earns scrounging for scrap metal and paper, Jumadi can't buy his family beef or even chicken.But until now, the rail-thin scavenger could at least afford
readSMSes Of The Day : Tuesday
09-09-2008
* HOISTING the names of the elite corrupt individuals raping this country of its resources is a good idea, but let's name and shame them by adding their pictures next to their names and put them up at
readBenguela project gets funding boost
09-09-2008
THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) on Friday signed a cost-sharing agreement amounting to N$3,8 million to assist in
readThere's a glut of oil on the market, says Iran
09-09-2008
VIENNA - Iran's oil minister said yesterday that there is too much crude on the market, adding that oil cartel Opec is reviewing whether supply exceeds demand before deciding whether to cut back
readUS loan giants missed the bubble warning signs
09-09-2008
MORTGAGE giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed to heed warnings that the most dramatic housing bubble in US history would burst - despite their robust cadre of economists and mortgage experts.The
readUS treasury takes control of Fannie and Freddie
09-09-2008
WASHINGTON - The US government is taking control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after the biggest surge in mortgage defaults in at least three decades threatened to bring down the companies making up
readProtests called off at India's Tata cheap car plant Manufacturing giant aims to launch the Nano next month
09-09-2008
SINGUR, India - Opposition activists in eastern India on Monday called off their siege of a Tata Motors factory set to build the world's cheapest car after striking a deal to end violent protests
readRisks lurk in SA's oil deal with fiery Chavez
09-09-2008
CAPE TOWN - The jury is out on whether the record of understanding signed between the South African government and Venezuela last week will have positive spin-offs such as discounted crude oil and a
readSasol appoints its first black woman chairperson
09-09-2008
OIL and gas giant Sasol has appointed its first black and first woman chairperson, Hixonia Nyasulu, the group said yesterday.She will replace present chairman Pieter Cox who retires in November, Sasol
readRail strike paralyses the fuel industry
09-09-2008
MILLIONS of dollars worth of fuel, coal and industrial materials needed for mining have been held up at Walvis Bay because of the nationwide TransNamib strike.Sources at the Walvis Bay railway
readMan arrested for brutal killing of ex-girlfriend
09-09-2008
A 37-year-old Windhoek resident is in Police custody after he was arrested late last week on a charge that he had murdered his former girlfriend by beating her to death with stones and a piece of
readAG's office split from the Ministry of Justice
09-09-2008
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday split the Office of the Attorney General from the Justice Ministry and appointed Dr Albert Kawana as interim AG.Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana remains Justice
readMinister calls TransNamib stoppage economic sabotage
09-09-2008
THE nationwide strike at TransNamib is continuing despite the Labour Court having ruled it illegal and ordering strikers back to work, the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) said last
readBig Brother Africa 3: Quirky SMSes
09-09-2008
A SELECTION of messages appearing on the BBA3 TV text strip: * IF u have a problem with Thami, see a shrink. We don't get paid to listen to your problems.* ARE u quite sure Thami is from SA because
readErongo Trade Expo in November
09-09-2008
THE Erongo Trade Expo 2008 is scheduled to take place from October 30 to November 1, providing the ideal platform for local businesses and entrepreneurs to showcase their services and products, while
readElephant hunting: an alternative view
09-09-2008
OVER the past few weeks I have watched in amazement the escalating media frenzy, sensational headlines and misinformation over the Ministry of Environment and Tourism's issuing of trophy-hunting
readM'lukeni buried at Onandjaba
09-09-2008
THE late Deputy Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Major General Tuweefeni Junias M'lukeni, was buried with full Police honours at Onandjaba in the Omusati Region on Saturday.M'lukeni died in
readWave erosion a costly threat at Swakop
09-09-2008
BEACH erosion along the central coast needs high-level attention to safeguard seaside properties, says Rod Braby, the senior technical advisor for the Namibian Coast Conservation and Management
readWave erosion a costly threat at Swakop
09-09-2008
BEACH erosion along the central coast needs high-level attention to safeguard seaside properties, says Rod Braby, the senior technical advisor for the Namibian Coast Conservation and Management
readWave erosion a costly threat at Swakop
09-09-2008
BEACH erosion along the central coast needs high-level attention to safeguard seaside properties, says Rod Braby, the senior technical advisor for the Namibian Coast Conservation and Management
readUnam lays off 22 kitchen and laundry workers
09-09-2008
THE University of Namibia and the two unions representing its staff have agreed on plans to retrench 22 people working in its kitchen and laundry.In a joint statement, Unam's Director of Communication
readDrug bust at Ondangwa
09-09-2008
THE Police in the Oshana Region arrested a 26-year-old man who was allegedly found with 14 parcels of dagga near Ondangwa on Saturday.The regional Police chief, Deputy Commissioner Ndahangwapo
readKaras CRO faces suspension
09-09-2008
THE Karas Regional Council plans to suspend its Chief Regional Officer, Salmaan Jacobs, for alleged insubordination.The Namibian has been informed that the Minister of Local Government, Jerry Ekandjo,
readDagga truck driver gets 4 years
09-09-2008
THE trip that South African truck driver Ben Ndlovu took to Namibia early in February last year is one that he will have reason to regret for years - four, to be exact.Since February 4 last year,
readOshipangelo sha Shakati sha pewa N$800 000 ku Namdeb na De Beers
09-09-2008
O SHIPANGELO shEpangelo sha Shakati mEtine lyOshiwike sha zi ko osha pewa omagano goN$400 000 kEhangano lyOkawe lya Namdeb noshowo OON$400 000 kEhangano lyOkawe lya De Beers ndyoka lyi imanga kumwe na
readOndhila ya gwila molukanda lwa Hochland Park mOvenduka
09-09-2008
O SHIKONDO shegameno lyoondhila mu Namibia osha dhengwa ishewe ondhimbo onene konima sho ondhila ya gwile molukanda lwa Hochland Park mOvenduka konima owala sho ya tuka pOkapale kOondhila ka Eros
readOmuprofessore Hangula a talela po oshitayi sha Unam moNooli
09-09-2008
M AYOLANDJAYI gwOpolisi Tuweefeni Junias M'lukeni (55) ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe mOvenduka meti 29 Aguste 2008 moluuwehame, okwa fumvikwa nesimaneko enene kengathithi enene lyaalilasa pOnandjaba
readEkanka lya TransNamib kali li paveta: Ompangu
09-09-2008
O MPANGU yAaniilonga oya gandja elombwelo kutya aaniilonga ya TransNamibi mboka ye li mekanka pethimbo ndika naya kale ya shuna kiilonga meendelelo.Elombwelo ndyoka lya gandjwa kOmupresidende
readSuburbs turn on the heat against Kudus
09-09-2008
WESTERN Suburbs had to pull out all the stops before beating Kudus 31-18 in an MTC Premier League rugby match at Suburbs Park on Saturday.It was not a very convincing victory, but it keeps them in
readNew chapter for Pirates
09-09-2008
ORLANDO Pirates Sports Club celebrated its 45th anniversary in fine style at the weekend, with new owner Hendrik Dawids pledging that great things are still to come for the current league
readAgnes loses in mile
09-09-2008
AGNES Samaria finished 17th in the mile event at an IAAF meet in Rieti, Italy, on Sunday.Samaria finished in a time of 4:40,8 which was well behind the winner, Gelete Burka of Ethiopia, who finished
readNew beginning for Namibian squash veterans
09-09-2008
THE MultiChoice Namibian Masters squash tournament was inaugurated at the Klein Windhoek Squash Club recently.The tournament, organised by The Namibian Squash Association (NSA), is a first for
readMuinjo angered by ref
09-09-2008
THE president of the Namibia Football Association (NFA), John Muinjo, yesterday hit out at the poor refereeing of the Brave Warriors match against Kenya on Saturday, which Namibia lost 1-0.The match
readIn Brief Togo president names UN technocrat as premier
09-09-2008
LOME - Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe has named Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo, an accountant and senior United Nations official, as prime minister of the small West African state, the government said
readBritney sweeps top honours
09-09-2008
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears enjoyed a triumphant return to the scene of one of her most humiliating public appearances here on Sunday, scooping three top honours at the MTV Video Music Awards.The pop
readToll 14 after landslide in Philippine mining town
09-09-2008
MANILA - Rescuers pulled four more bodies from under tonnes of mud yesterday, bringing to 14 the death toll from a weekend landslide in the southern Philippines that buried a mining village, officials
readNot wise to end Cuban economic embargo now, says Secretary Rice
09-09-2008
RABAT - The administration of US President George W Bush said Sunday it sees no wisdom now in ending an economic embargo against Cuba, a longtime demand the Havana government renewed as a way to speed
readZambian opposition warms to Chinese investment
09-09-2008
LUSAKA - Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata said yesterday he would welcome Chinese investors in the country's mining industry if he was elected president, in an apparent policy shift designed to
readUnita says Angolan voters coerced in election
09-09-2008
LUANDA - The leader of Angola's largest opposition party said yesterday that people had been forced to vote against their wishes in the country's parliamentary election and he was contesting the
readMbeki to meet Zimbabwe political parties in Harare
09-09-2008
HARARE - South African president Thabo Mbeki was slated to meet Zimbabwe's rival parties in Harare yesterday in a new attempt to secure a power-sharing deal amid growing doubts over his chances of
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