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53 Articles found on Wednesday, 1 April 2009
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01-04-2009
TIME is not on our side. - European Union Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton on the unresolved issues preventing Namibia signing a lucrative trade agreement with the EUWE must support Zimbabwe. - Bob
read‘Monsters’ hurtles to US$58,2m debut
01-04-2009
LOS ANGELES – Movie beasts from old-time Hollywood got a makeover as heroes and conquered the weekend box office.DreamWorks Animation’s action comedy ‘Monsters vs Aliens’, which features creatures
readMiley Cyrus: No more ‘Hannah Montana’ films
01-04-2009
LOS ANGELES – Miley Cyrus plans to be back on the big screen, and soon. Hannah Montana? Not likely.So says the 16-year-old tween phenom, whose alter ego brings her secret double life as a pop star to
readPakistani Taliban claim police academy attack
01-04-2009
DERA ISMAIL KHAN – The commander of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility yesterday for a deadly assault on a Pakistani police academy and said the group was planning a terrorist attack on the
readGermany bans far-right group that targets youth
01-04-2009
BERLIN – Germany’s top security official yesterday banned a far-right group on the ground that it organises seemingly harmless activities to promote racist and Nazi ideology among children and young
readSnowstorm puts US city on edge after flooding
01-04-2009
FARGO - A blizzard battered the US state of North Dakota with several centimetres of snow and powerful wind gusts that threatened to pound the patchwork levee system protecting the city of Fargo from
readForeign tourists kidnapped in Yemen
01-04-2009
SAN’A – Foreign tourists have been kidnapped in Yemen and taken to a mountainous area near the capital of the impoverished and tribal country, officials said yesterday.Security officials declined to
readRajoelina unveils new administration
01-04-2009
ANTANANARIVO – Madagascar’s transitional leader Andry Rajoelina unveiled his new administration yesterday, a day after a regional political bloc suspended the island over his two-week-old
readN Korea has several nukes
01-04-2009
SEOUL – North Korea is believed to have several nuclear warheads that could be mounted on a missile, an international security expert said yesterday ahead of a rocket launch that regional powers
readUS offers deal to certain Taliban
01-04-2009
THE HAGUE – Afghan President Hamid Karzai and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton offered an olive branch yesterday to Taliban fighters who reject al Qaeda and pressed an international
readOhio man on drunken driving charge for crashing a bar stool
01-04-2009
NEWARK – Authorities in Ohio say a man has been charged with drunken driving after crashing his motorised bar stool.Police in Newark, 48 km east of Columbus, say when they responded to a report of a
readPark Foods revamp delayed
01-04-2009
THE envisioned evolution of Khomasdal’s landmark shopping complex Park Foods from a community-supported SME hub into a well-oiled profit-making machine for the Khomas Regional Council is taking longer
readHIV infection rate drops in some regions
01-04-2009
THE HIV-AIDS infection rate among pregnant women in Namibia has gone down from 19,9 per cent in 2006 to 17,7 per cent last year, according to a newly released report.“Just as importantly, prevalence
readChurches get active for peaceful elections
01-04-2009
CHURCHES in Namibia have joined the newly established Southern African Christian Initiative (Sachi) in an attempt to promote a peaceful election process later this year.The Anglican, Roman Catholic
readExile kids told there are no shortcuts
01-04-2009
THE thousands of young Namibians born in exile – who last year held demonstrations to demand citizenship, jobs and education – should realise there are no shortcuts to finding “a durable solution” for
read‘Struggle kids’ fed up with labels
01-04-2009
THE ‘Children of the Liberation Struggle’ are fed up with being labelled undisciplined, disrespectful and unruly, and have issued a statement calling on the public not to tar all of them with the same
readHingeni nwa pokati ka Karibib nOkahandja
01-04-2009
ONDJILA onene yokuza mOvenduka yu koondoolopa dhokomunkulofuta oyu udha omalambo omawinayi noonkondo na aaniihauto otaya indilwa ya hinge nawa mondjila ndjika, unene tuu mehuliloshiwike
readOmukuluntuwiliki gwa Namfisa ota ka tulwa pokati
01-04-2009
OMUKULUNTUWILIKI gwOkampani ya Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa), Rainer Ritter, ota ka ningilwa omakonakonopulwo konima shoka kwa ningwa omakonakono kombinga ye kofeema
readOokwiimangela uundini ohashi kwathela: Shikesho
01-04-2009
OMUKALIMO gwomOshitopolwa sha Shana, tate Ben Shikesho, oku na omaipulo omanene kombinga yaakwashigwana oyendji taya si omeya pethimbo ndika lyomeya ogendji mwa kwatelwa naangoka gefundja gi ihanena
readYa Katwitwi na Shomeya ya tulwa miilonga
01-04-2009
ETUNGO lyondjila onene tayi zi mOshomeya ya thinda kOkatwitwi muumbugantuuzilo wa Angola, lya tameka pambelewa sho Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba, Omaandaha goshiwike shika a tula miilonga
readEfudhopo lyiilonga ya Namdeb ota li tameke nena
01-04-2009
EFUTHOPO lyoomwedhi ndatu lyiilongo yOkampani ya Namdeb (opo a shunithe pevi elongitho lyoshimaliwa she omolu eliko lyuuyuni tali nana nondatu), otali tameke nena.Iilonga ayihe ya Namdeb, mwa kwatelwa
readNew Police cars standing idle
01-04-2009
NEW Police cars are standing unused at the Karas Police regional headquarters at Keetmanshoop, some officers are complaining. They claim that Deputy Commissioner Josephat Abel, the Regional
readGovt penalises dispensing doctors
01-04-2009
GOVERNMENT has instructed the Namibia Medical Aids Fund (Namaf) not to pay out claims by general practitioners who have been barred from dispensing medicine at their practices. The decision came in
readCanal vandals charged in the North
01-04-2009
TWELVE people have been arrested in the North for damaging the Olushandja-Oshakati canal. NamWater says the vandalism has delayed repairs to the canal after it was damaged by floodwater last month.
readPaper jam at Foreign Affairs
01-04-2009
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has run out of paper, and staff are complaining that money is being spent on less vital items. A staff member at the Ministry, who used The Namibian’s SMS service to
readYa Toivo awarded SA honour
01-04-2009
NAMIBIAN liberation struggle icon Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo has been recognised by the South African government for his role in the fight for that country’s and Namibia’s independence. Ya Toivo on Friday
readFlood early-warning system has failed
01-04-2009
A REGIONAL network on river systems has failed to improve communication between SADC member countries, says hydrologist Guido van Langenhove.He says the SADC Hydrological Cycle Observing System
readInfo Ministry turns into fashion police
01-04-2009
THE Ministry of Information and Communication Technology yesterday declared that all journalists covering Government events or “any event where an honourable member of Parliament or Government agency
readMore engine trouble for Air Namibia
01-04-2009
A TRAIL of sparks was seen shooting out of the engine exhaust of engine number four on one of Air Namibia’s intercontinental Airbus A340-300 aircraft as it experienced an engine backfire on takeoff
readUN launches N$26,7m flood aid appeal
01-04-2009
THE UN office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has launched an international appeal for US$2,72 million (about N$26,7 million) to help Namibians affected by floods in the northern
readDeveloping nations want say in world finance
01-04-2009
LONDON – As leaders from the world’s richest countries argue in London this week over how to tackle the global economic crisis, developing nations will be shouting even louder for a bigger say in any
readBusinesses need flood relief: NCCI
01-04-2009
THE Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) has launched a full-scale appeal to relieve the plight of more than 1 600 flood-stricken businesses in the North, which includes pushing Government
readBulging briefs earn suspect 10 years in jail
01-04-2009
A MAN who was found to have more than N$17 000 stuffed into his bulging underpants when he was caught at the scene of an alleged armed robbery at a Katutura clothing store in late 2001 was sent to
readHundreds of migrants feared drowned off Libya
01-04-2009
TRIPOLI – An overcrowded boat packed with migrants capsized in stormy seas off the coast of Libya, killing at least 20 and leaving 200 missing and feared dead four days after the accident, officials
readOhio man on drunken driving charge for crashing a bar stool
01-04-2009
NEWARK – Authorities in Ohio say a man has been charged with drunken driving after crashing his motorised bar stool.Police in Newark, 48 km east of Columbus, say when they responded to a report of a
readWarriors in with a chance
01-04-2009
THE Brave Warriors stand a good chance of pulling off a victory against Lebanon at the Saida Municipal Stadium in Beirut today, judging from the poor form of the home team in their last few
readNever to give up: Hamilton
01-04-2009
SEPANG – World champion Lewis Hamilton says his drive from 18th on the grid in Melbourne to a third place finish had taught him a valuable lesson – never give up.The Briton crossed the line fourth in
readBeach volleyball attracts many
01-04-2009
A RECORD entry of 26 teams took part in the first DTS-Maerua Superspar Beach Volleyball Tournament of the year held at the DTS Beach Volleyball Courts in Windhoek.The series consists of seven
readAustrian cyclist Kohl’s manager arrested
01-04-2009
VIENNA –The former manager of Austrian cyclist and doping offender Bernhard Kohl was arrested overnight on suspicion of trafficking banned substances, the daily Kurier reported yesterday in its online
readSKW serving young players
01-04-2009
WINDHOEK Sport Klub (SKW) held a successful football tournament at its premises last weeken.The tournament was sponsored by Retirement Fund Solutions. Whilst it was the aim to promote the game at
readSMSes for Wed 01 Apr 09
01-04-2009
* THANK you NamWater! I am a resident of Ongwediva and I wish to thank NamWater for a job well done. I have no mandate from my fellow residents but I wish to do it on their behalf as well. I wish to
readMicrosoft to close Encarta
01-04-2009
SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft plans to close its Encarta online encyclopaedia, which competes in an arena dominated by communally-crafted free internet reference source Wikipedia. The US software
readDutch want to buy Angolan LNG
01-04-2009
LUANDA – The Netherlands hopes to start importing gas from Angola and reselling it in Europe as soon as a plant to liquefy gas for export is ready by 2012, the Dutch Economy Minister said on
readDrilling starts at Marenica
01-04-2009
JOHANNESBURG – ASX-listed uranium company West Australian Metals will start a diamond-drilling programme at the Marenica uranium project in Namibia, in which it owns an 80 per cent stake, today.The 1
readLending in EU too costly
01-04-2009
BRUSSELS – European businesses said Friday that the cost of financing, driven up by the credit crunch, is now “too high to stimulate an economic recovery.”BusinessEurope, which represents some 20
readQuarterly journal tackles civil issues
01-04-2009
THE Institute for Management and Leadership Training (IMLT), together with the Hanns Seidel Stiftung, has launched a quarterly magazine.Called Discourse, the publication will focus on sound
readZambia to enlarge its stake in copper producers
01-04-2009
ZAMBIA would raise its stake in foreign-owned copper mining companies to up to 35 percent to have a bigger say and prevent mine closures, Minister of Mines and Minerals Development Maxwell Mwale said
readEcowas urged not to sign EPA with EU
01-04-2009
ACCRA – Members of the Ghana Agricultural Producers and Traders Organisation (Gapto) have called on the governments of the Economic Commission of West African States (Ecowas) not to conclude the
readGroup of 20 not ready yet for new world currency debate
01-04-2009
PARIS – This week’s G20 summit will demonstrate how fast the balance of power is shifting from the old US-led economic order towards emerging market nations, although it is way too early for a
readNamibia’s beer does it again!
01-04-2009
NAMIBIA Breweries’ brewing tradition has ensured once again that local beer came out tops in international quality tests conducted by the Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft (DLG) in Frankfurt/am
readWorld leaders face dire trade collapse in London at G20 summit
01-04-2009
GENEVA – With trade tanking at a record rate, the world’s most powerful leaders may need to offer more than ritual support for open markets if they are to steady a teetering economy that cannot handle
readLawyers vs Justice
01-04-2009
Organised society is about justice, but what is justice? It is a set of principles, rules and convention developed over time to ensure orderly conduct of life within each society backed by systems of
readZim farmers cry foul
01-04-2009
FARMERS in Zimbabwe who won a regional tribunal case at the end of last year to stop their farms being seized by the Harare government but are targeted again have sent an open letter to Prime Minister
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