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47 Articles found on Monday, 6 April 2009
No millions missing at TransNamib: Minister
06-04-2009
THE Ministry of Works and Transport is “not aware of millions of dollars” allegedly lost at the State-owned enterprise TransNamib, Members of Parliament were told on Thursday.Minister of Works and
readUnsavoury dive transformed into ‘a piece of heaven’
06-04-2009
THE ‘Ou Kroeg’ (old bar) in Katutura’s Damara location was well known for less socially conscious activities in the past, but today it is seen as “a piece of heaven that fell into Katutura”.In 2003
readKoeberg units both off line
06-04-2009
CAPE TOWN – Eskom engineers were hard at work at the end of last week trying to establish the reason why the Koeberg nuclear power station’s unit two had suddenly shut down. Unit two’s automatic
readWar of words on peace breaks out in the NA
06-04-2009
THE national and presidential elections may still be eight months away but it appears as if election campaigning is already creeping into debates in Parliament, with the opposition and ruling Swapo
readMinistry says Police hopelessly overloaded
06-04-2009
DETECTIVES at the Windhoek Police Station each had to investigate an average of 971 crimes in 2007-08.This startling statistic forms part of the Government’s Accountability Report for this financial
readCouncil to get legal opinion on Swapo’s withdrawal issues
06-04-2009
THE Windhoek City Council has agreed to get outside legal opinion on the current muddled council set-up created by the withdrawal of four Swapo councillors, and the subsequent withdrawal of the
readMinistry takes over Red Cross counsellors
06-04-2009
CHANGES to employment contracts in response to the labour-hire ban have done nothing to improve the working conditions or benefits of Red Cross community counsellors. This is according to some of the
readAttacking German ambassador same as attacking German head of state: CoD
06-04-2009
A VERBAL attack by the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) on the German Ambassador to Namibia was shocking and Swapo should have called its youth to order, CoD Member of Parliament Nora Schimming-Chase
readSPYL pushes for political cleansing of civil service
06-04-2009
THE Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) in the Ohangwena Region has demanded the immediate removal of the principal of the Haimbili Haufiku Senior Secondary School at Eenhana, Dineinge Sheya, as well as
readNoteable Quotes
06-04-2009
I SAW one of the guys go down after being shot in the legs, and he was still shooting back at the Police. – An eyewitness after the attempted armed robbery near the Ausspannplatz circle in Windhoek on
readSKW gain top spot
06-04-2009
SPORT Klub Windhoek moved into the top spot of the MTC Namibia Premier League with a narrow 1-0 win over bottom-placed Mighty Gunners at the SKW Stadium in Windhoek on Saturday.The win puts SKW on 36
readSuspected cocaine mule denies all
06-04-2009
ALLEGED drug smuggler Bruno Da Silva Paiva is not admitting that there was cocaine in the 13 suspicious objects that the Police retrieved from his digestive system after a visit to Brazil ended in the
readNo lump sum, no vote, say veterans
06-04-2009
A LARGE crowd of former Swapo freedom fighters gathered at Oluno in the Oshana Region on Saturday morning, threatening not to vote this year unless Government gives them lump sums amounting to N$30
readMurder of 5 children shocks US trailer park
06-04-2009
GRAHAM – A quiet mobile home park nestled among towering evergreens reeled yesterday in the aftermath of an unthinkable crime: five children slain in their own home, apparently by their father, who
readG20 aims to rewrite capitalism rules
06-04-2009
WORLD leaders agreed on a regulatory blueprint for reining in the excess that fed the worst financial crisis in six decades and pledged US$1 trillion (N$9,5 trillion) in emergency aid to cushion the
readSlum cooker protects environment, helps poor
06-04-2009
NAIROBI – Kenya’s huge and squalid slums don’t have much of anything, except mountains of trash that fill rivers and muddy streets, breeding disease. Now Kenyan designers have built a cooker that
readCurtain lifts on shootout
06-04-2009
A SEVENTH suspected member of a gang of armed robbers caught in a deadly shootout with the Police in Windhoek on Thursday was found hiding in the gambling house five hours after the Police had shot
readSMSes for Mon 06 Apr 09
06-04-2009
* HONESTLY the misuse of Government vehicles will never stop. How many people have been arrested and revealed in newspapers? Yet it continues. – An observer Food For Thought * PEOPLE who
readSlum cooker protects environment, helps poor
06-04-2009
NAIROBI – Kenya’s huge and squalid slums don’t have much of anything, except mountains of trash that fill rivers and muddy streets, breeding disease.Now Kenyan designers have built a cooker that uses
readKuwait sovereign fund head urges coordination
06-04-2009
KUWAIT CITY – Heads of sovereign wealth funds which control three trillion dollars of assets opened a meeting in Kuwait yesterday with a call for coordination in the face of the global economic
readActivists protest bailouts near Wall Street
06-04-2009
NEW YORK – Several hundred demonstrators protested near Wall Street on Friday against the handling of the US economic crisis, government bailouts of private banks and corporations and bonuses paid out
readGondwana Card proves effective
06-04-2009
THE Gondwana Card introduced by the tourism company in March last year has improved booking statistics, particularly in the off-season.This is according to the company’s spokesperson, Sven-Eric
readUS poverty grant – blessing or curse?
06-04-2009
WINDHOEK – More than US$300 million foreign aid will flood Namibia in the next five years through the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), a development fund governed by the United States
readRally continues on hopes for global recovery
06-04-2009
NEW YORK – Commodities rallied for a second straight day on Friday as investors pinned hopes on a global economic recovery, but oil ended a touch lower after another round of stunningly weak US
readRosh Pinah mining town gets a Wimpy
06-04-2009
DESPITE the global economic downturn that has resulted in job losses countrywide, a new Wimpy fast-food outlet opened its doors at the mining town of Rosh Pinah in the South last week.The outlet has
readZambia to keep Mopani mines open to save jobs
06-04-2009
LUSAKA – Zambia, which owns a stake in Mopani Copper Mines (MCM), has rejected a bid by its partners to halt operations at the site, hoping to save jobs in the crucial industry, state media reported
readInnovate to succeed, expert tells students
06-04-2009
IN the modern world, innovation is the key to increased wealth creation.This is the view of Dr Luis Sanz, Director General of the International Association of Science Parks (IASP). The IASP works as
readLambert labours as Schnoor soars
06-04-2009
ISABELL Schnoor continued her dominance of women’s squash in Namibia after winning The Namibian-sponsored Ladies Closed squash final 3-0 against Adri Lambert at the Wanderers on Saturday.The final was
readSteyn, Parnell inspire South Africa to second ODI win in super performance
06-04-2009
CENTURION – Opening bowlers Dale Steyn and Wayne Parnell produced devastating performances as South Africa bounced back with a convincing seven-wicket victory in the second one-day international
readSharks tame Hurricanes
06-04-2009
SYDNEY - South Africa’s Coastal Sharks maintained a three-point buffer at the top of rugby’s Super 14 competition with a come-from-behind victory over New Zealand’s Wellington Hurricanes this
readDiamond shines on track
06-04-2009
THE blistering pace of Merlyn Diamond earned her possibly one of her biggest track and field victories in local athletics when she scooped triple gold in both the Frank Fredericks Invitational and the
readVuvuzelas Up for Grabs
06-04-2009
THE 2009 Namibian Newspaper Cup takes place this weekend at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. Readers stand a chance to win vuvuzelas each day. Simply write the answer of this question on the dotted line.Which
readBrave Warriors in third draw
06-04-2009
THE Brave Warriors played to a 0-all draw against Angola in that country’s 7th Peace Celebrations in Luanda on Saturday.It is the third consecutive draw for the Warriors after they also drew 0-0
read12 ya kwatwa po sho yanagula okanala
06-04-2009
AANTU ye li 12 oya kwatwa po omasiku ga zi mo mOnooli sho ya yonagula omukanka gwomeya gwopokati ka Shakati na Ruacana.Pamushangwa, NamWater okwa ti kutya oshinima shaantu taya yono omukanka nguka,
readMuluzi ota ka lwitha Okomisi yOmahogololo
06-04-2009
LILONGWE – Ngoka a li nale Omupresidende gwa Malawi, Bakili Muluzi, omasiku ga zi ko okwa li popi kutya ota ka kondjitha etokolo lyOkomisi yOmahogololo lyokumwiindika ka kuthe ombinga mOmahogololo
readHingeni nwa pokati ka Karibib nOkahandja
06-04-2009
ONDJLA onene yokuza mOvenduka yu koondoolopa dhokomunkulofuta oyu udha omalambo omawinayi noonkondo na aaniihauto otaya indilwa ya hinge nawa mondjila ndjika, unene tuu mehuliloshiwike
readOonyati dha tulwa pokati komeya
06-04-2009
OONYATI dha konda pomathele gaali, omasiku ga zi ko odhi iyadha pokati komeye gefundja moshitopolwa sha Caprivi, sho dha ndopa okuza mo mehala moka dha li manga omeya ngaka inaga thika
readMercy denied by Malawi court
06-04-2009
LILONGWE, Malawi – Madonna left Malawi on her private jet yesterday after being rebuffed in an attempt to adopt a second child from the poor African nation, air traffic control officials said.Police
readThousands pay respects to ‘Big Brother’ star Jade
06-04-2009
LONDON – Thousands paid last respects on Saturday to British reality TV star Jade Goody, who responded through the magic of pre-recorded video: “See you around maybe. Bye.”Goody, who died of cervical
readChina web users turn keen eye back on government
06-04-2009
BEIJING – Already under pressure to create jobs and growth while clinging to absolute power, China’s Communist Party faces a growing headache from Internet users keen to expose its members’ sometimes
readTwo metre giant left to rest in pieces
06-04-2009
ALLENDALE – James Hines was a giant — a two-metre 136-kilogram preacher and funk musician so big that after he died in 2004, a macabre rumour began circulating in this small town that the undertaker
readWorld goes ballistic over North Korean launch
06-04-2009
TOKYO/SEOUL – North Korea fired a long-range rocket yesterday provoking international outrage and prompting the UN Security Council to call an emergency meeting. The reclusive communist state said a
readZuma charges to be dropped
06-04-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South African prosecutors will drop corruption charges against ruling ANC party leader Jacob Zuma, the Sunday Times reported yesterday. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is due
readMorgan Tsvangirai’s grandchild drowns
06-04-2009
The youngest grandchild of Zimbabwe’s prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai, whose wife Susan died last month, drowned in his swimming pool on Saturday. Mr Tsvangirai was attending a World Bank-sponsored
readObama outlines sweeping goal of nuclear-free world
06-04-2009
PRAGUE – President Barack Obama promised yesterday to lead the world into a nuclear-free future, declaring it “matters to all people everywhere” even as North Korea upstaged him with the launch of a
readGunman kills 3 Pittsburgh policemen
06-04-2009
PITTSBURGH – A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest and armed with an assault rifle held police at bay for hours on Saturday as their fallen officers were left bleeding nearby, their colleagues unable to
readFamilies of NY shooting victims bury their dead
06-04-2009
BINGHAMTON - People began to bury their loved ones yesterday, two days after a gunman burst into an immigrant centre and murdered 13 people before killing himself.Police are still reaching around the
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