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44 Articles found on Thursday, 2 April 2009
Policy on poverty reduction approved
02-04-2009
CABINET approved a national white paper for local and regional development at its latest meeting. According to a statement by the Information Ministry, the policy was drafted through consultations
readWar vets ‘instigated’ to ask for cash: Tjiriange
02-04-2009
PEOPLE “instigating” war veterans to demand payouts from the Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs and reject other support programmes are irresponsible and they might be brought to order, a Cabinet Minister
readDesalination pipeline grinds to halt
02-04-2009
ABOUT 180 workers building a 50-km pipeline from Areva’s desalination plant near Wlotzkasbaken to the Trekkopje mine were fired on Monday for allegedly striking illegally.The workers employed by Cycad
readShaduka in new bid for bail
02-04-2009
AFTER more than eight months in Police custody on a murder charge stemming from the gunshot death of his wife in Windhoek last year, businessman Lazarus Shaduka launched a third application to be
readFloods affect family planning too
02-04-2009
THE Namibia Planned Parenthood Association (NAPPA) is reiterating its call for external funding to help mitigate the impact of the floods in the North.In a press statement yesterday, NAPPA – a leading
readPassport blanks run out at Home Affairs
02-04-2009
NAMIBIANS travelling abroad may now only apply for a passport in person and not through agencies anymore.They must also show proof that they are about to travel, as the Home Affairs Ministry is fast
readFool me once …
02-04-2009
NAMIBIAN media had more than a few people befuddled with their ‘fibs’ this April Fool’s Day.Almost the entire front page of The Namibian appeared like a joke to suspicious minds – what with unusual
readChild murder trial ends in 15-year term
02-04-2009
A MURDER that he was accused of committing when he was still 19 years old could end up costing convicted child killer Deon Engelbrecht more than 20 years of his freedom.Having already spent more than
readNoteable Quotes
02-04-2009
CAN someone shake the Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary [awake] to get to work. – Staff member at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has run out of paper needed to conduct its businessNOT
readIihauto yOpolisi mo Karas itayi longithwa
02-04-2009
AAPOLISI yamwe moshitopolwa sha Karas otaya nyenyeta kutya iihauto iipe yOpolisi (yoshitopolwa shika) oyi li ashike ya paakingwa pOombelewa oonene dhOpolsi moshitopolwa shika po Keetmanshoop, itayi
readOshigongi oshinene shOonakulwa aakulu
02-04-2009
AMUSHANGA gwEhangano lyoonakulwa aakulu/Ex Freedom Fighters War Veteran Association, tate Aino Ntinda.Okwa tseyithila Oshifo shika kutya mOlyomakaya ngaka twa thinda geti: 4 Apilili 2009,
readAapolisi ye li 14 yomOshakati mOshana ya yelwa
02-04-2009
AAPOLISI ayehe kumwe ye li omulongo nayane (14) yomOpolisi ya Shana mOshakati ya yelwa ku Kakukutu gwOpolisi moNamibia Ndjayi Sebastian Ndeitunga nokupewa oombandi dhawo, pehala lye, ku Komanda
readOvakriste monena otu na omalipulo
02-04-2009
Umwe womOvakriste moNamibia, ota ti ; “Ope na omalimbililo paife ngeenge to dilaadila ovakwatelikomesho vEengerki monena, ngee to yeleke naava vonale. Edu eli Namibia ola kala moita eedula dihapu,
readOCHA a ningila Namibia eindilo
02-04-2009
OMBELEWA yIigwanahangano yokuninga omakwatathano ge na sha nomakwatghelo gaantu gopaulumompumwe/UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitariana Affairs (OCHA), oya ningi eindilo kuuyuni u gandje
readBig guns clash in NFA Cup
02-04-2009
PREMIERSHIP sides such as Orlando Pirates, Black Africa, Civics, Tigers, Ramblers and Eleven Arrows will have to decide among themselves who is to watch the from the sidelines after the last 16
readG-20 protesters jam London City
02-04-2009
LONDON – Thousands of G-20 protesters jammed downtown London yesterday and some tried to storm the Bank of England, pelting police with eggs and fruit and rocking the barricades designed to control
readOnyama ya Namibia otayi landwa nawa mu Angola
02-04-2009
ANGOLA oku li omaalaka omanene gonyama ya Namibia, Menindjela gwOkatomeno ka Meatco pOshakati, Patrick Liebenberg, osho a popi ngaaka.Okuza omumvo gwa zi ko, Meatco okwa li a hulitha po okulanditha
readAbsa’s Namibian entry fizzles out
02-04-2009
HOPES of a fifth commercial bank and more competition in the highly lucrative banking sector were shattered yesterday when the Bank of Namibia (BoN) announced that Absa’s provisional banking licence
readWhy no Earth Hour in Namibia?
02-04-2009
THE global Earth Hour campaign should be supported by every country in the world to make people conscious of the importance of preserving the environment.“It [Earth Hour] is an excellent idea,” says
readFamily of Lucky Dube elated by guilty verdict
02-04-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Slain reggae musician Lucky Dube’s family clapped as the three men accused of his murder were found guilty in the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday.Judge Seun Moshidi found Sifiso
readRössing South deposit draws foreign money
02-04-2009
POLO Resources, the South African-based emerging energy company with coal and uranium interests, has acquired a 5,7 per cent shareholding in Extract Resources, owners of the Rössing South uranium
readBuffaloes trapped
02-04-2009
MORE than 200 buffaloes have been trapped on an island submerged by floodwater at Kasika in eastern Caprivi since last week, and another 150 find themselves in the same situation at Kabulabula.“We
readGRN ‘petrol pimps’ caught in the act
02-04-2009
WHAT started as the investigation of an armed robbery outside Windhoek yesterday afternoon ended in the surprise uncovering of an alleged petrol theft scam involving civil servants.Police called to
readBig guns clash in NFA Cup
02-04-2009
PREMIERSHIP sides such as Orlando Pirates, Black Africa, Civics, Tigers, Ramblers and Eleven Arrows will have to decide among themselves who is to watch the from the sidelines after the last 16
readSA in for huge ODI
02-04-2009
PROTEAS coach Mickey Arthur has described South Africa’s one-day-international (ODI) against Australia in Durban tomorrow as “huge”.South Africa kick-off their five-match ODI series against Australia
readRenault suited to Malaysia: Alonso
02-04-2009
SEPANG – Fernando Alonso says Malaysia is more suited to his Renault car as he goes in search of a third victory at his favourite Grand Prix circuit.The two-time former world champion finished fifth
readScotland axe Rangers duo
02-04-2009
GLASGOW – Scotland captain Barry Ferguson and goalkeeper Allan McGregor have been dropped from the side ahead of their match against Iceland in a crucial World Cup qualifier yesterday.The Scottish
readEx striker Shearer takes over Newcastle
02-04-2009
NEWCASTLE – Alan Shearer is to become Newcastle’s fourth manager this season after agreeing to take on the challenge of saving the club he used to captain from relegation.Shearer, 38, a hero to the
readNewspaper Cup Refs
02-04-2009
THE Namibia Football Association’s (NFA) Education Officer and Referees’ co-ordinator, Edward Ndjadila, has announced the names of referees and assistant referees who will officiate at The Namibian
readWarriors in draw
02-04-2009
THE Brave Warriors played to a one-all draw against Lebanon at the Saida Municipal Stadium in a Fifa international friendly match in Beirut yesterday.Eleven Arrows striker Rudolf Bester scored for the
readYB scoop Miss Hectas tourney
02-04-2009
THE Keetmanshoop-based Southern Stream First Division outfit Young Beauties scooped the Miss Hecktas tournament after beating rivals Try Again 2-1 in a entertaining final match played at the J
readEnvironmental fellows green it up
02-04-2009
A GROUP of African environmentalists is on a 10-day training course in Windhoek, offered by the Southern African Institute for Environmental Assessment (SAIEA).They come from countries as diverse as
readMaurice Jarre, composer of ‘Zhivago’ score, dies
02-04-2009
PARIS – Oscar-winning French composer Maurice Jarre, who wrote the rich, lyrical scores for films including ‘Doctor Zhivago’ and ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 84.Jarre’s
readMan skips paying for prosthetic leg
02-04-2009
DES MOINES – A man who police say skipped out of paying for a prosthetic leg has been arrested.Police said the man was arrested on March 9 at an Omaha, Nebraska apartment and charged with conspiracy
readTutu tells ANC: ‘You are not God’
02-04-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu launched a scathing attack on South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, reminding its leaders they are not God, in an interview aired
readLibya finds 100 drowned migrants
02-04-2009
TRIPOLI – Libyan authorities have recovered the bodies of 100 migrants trying to reach Europe who drowned after their boat sank off Libya, officials said yesterday. “Seventy-seven bodies of the
readObama favours GM bankruptcy
02-04-2009
SINGAPORE – President Barack Obama has determined that a prepackaged bankruptcy is the best way for General Motors Corp to restructure and become a competitive automaker, Bloomberg reported, quoting
readFisheries funds reports lag behind
02-04-2009
AUDIT reports on several funds established by the Fisheries Ministry to collect levies from the industry are lagging behind severely – up to ten years – but levy collections are mostly up to date with
readNew office park on cards for Karas Regional Council
02-04-2009
PLANS are afoot to build multimillion-dollar, ultra-modern office park for the Karas Regional Council at Keetmanshoop. This emerged at a Council meeting held on Friday. The council has enlisted the
readSenior civil servants pay rises curbed
02-04-2009
LONDON – Prime Minister Gordon Brown awarded NHS bosses, senior civil servants and judges lower-than-recommended pay rises on Tuesday saying senior public sector staff had a duty of restraint during
readFailed 1933 London conference a warning for G20
02-04-2009
LONDON – On June 12 1933, more than a thousand of the world’s top finance and government officials squeezed into London’s stuffy Geological Museum to hear a speech from Britain’s King George V –
readAnglo mulls US$2 billion bank loan
02-04-2009
LONDON – Mining group Anglo American Plc has sent out a request for proposals to banks for a loan of about US$2 billion, three banking sources close to the deal said on Tuesday.Negotiations are at an
readDBN helps Trustco with teacher loans
02-04-2009
THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has given Trustco Finance a loan of N$15 million to expand its microfinance business to teachers.According to the Development Bank this will allow Trustco to cut
readSMSes for Thu 02 Apr 09
02-04-2009
* OVER the weekend I saw our Prime Minister Nahas Angula at the Shell Service Station in Okahandja. Unlike other ministers and Government officials who always make use of GRN vehicles and GRN petrol
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