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47 Articles found on Thursday, 27 August 2009
Siesa, Namfisa: DTA
27-08-2009
THE Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) should be liable for the N$49 million of investors’ money lost in the Prowealth fraud scandal, DTA Member of Parliament Johan de Waal
readMeasles outbreak spreads from Angola
27-08-2009
THREE cases of measles have been confirmed in the Engela District in the North, while the Ministry of Health and Social Services is investigating 21 more suspected cases.At a meeting of the National
read11 more flu cases confirmed
27-08-2009
ELEVEN more cases of the H1N1 flu – commonly known as ‘swine flu’ – have been confirmed in Namibia, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 34.The Chairperson of the National
readNoteable Quotes
27-08-2009
WE have failed because our Government has failed us. We have failed because of circumstances beyond our control. – Local Government Deputy Minister Kazenambo Kazenambo on the controversy plagued
readSemenya praises coach
27-08-2009
PRETORIA – South Africa’s world champion athlete Caster Semenya on Tuesday declined to speak about the order for her to undergo gender tests, instead praising her coach as she addressed reporters
readNadal may hit peak fitness at US Open,
27-08-2009
MADRID – Rafael Nadal’s recovery from tendinitis in both knees appears to be progressing so well that he could be back at peak fitness for the US Open, according to a sports injury specialist at the
readNadal may hit peak fitness at US Open,
27-08-2009
MADRID – Rafael Nadal’s recovery from tendinitis in both knees appears to be progressing so well that he could be back at peak fitness for the US Open, according to a sports injury specialist at the
readDeans aims to break Bok pattern
27-08-2009
WALLABY coach Robbie Deans believes his team can handle South Africa’s kicking game – and he is confident that forcing the Springboks out of their pattern could pay dividends in Saturday’s Tri-Nations
readLescott joins City
27-08-2009
LONDON – Manchester City have completed the signing of England defender Joleon Lescott on a five-year contract from Everton, the club said on Tuesday. After having two bids rejected, City agreed a fee
readRafa defends loss
27-08-2009
LIVERPOOL –Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has jumped to the defence of his players and his system despite losing two of his opening three matches of the season.The Reds were beaten 2-1 at Tottenham
readSmses For Thurs 27 Aug 2009
27-08-2009
Please note Regrettably, the MTC server, which is the channel for The Namibian’s ‘Have Your Say’ service, was down yesterday. As a result we have been unable to access the latest messages. Health *
readChris Brown gets 5 years’ probation
27-08-2009
LOS ANGELES – R&B singer Chris Brown was sentenced on Tuesday to five years of probation and 180 days of community labour for his February assault on his former girlfriend, pop star Rihanna. The
readMichael Jackson’s death ruled a homicide
27-08-2009
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County coroner’s finding that the death of Michael Jackson was a homicide could mean criminal charges for his doctor, who told investigators he administered a mix of
readTed Kennedy, a singular figure in US life
27-08-2009
HYANNIS PORT, Massachusetts – Senator Edward M Kennedy, who died on Tuesday, of Massachusetts was the last surviving brother in an enduring political dynasty and one of the most influential senators
read‘Meaningful’ Mideast talks to start
27-08-2009
LONDON – Israel and the Palestinians need to start “meaningful” talks to revive the peace process, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday. After four hours of talks in London, Netanyahu and
readPassions high at Moscow court over lesbian wedlock
27-08-2009
MOSCOW – The debate over whether to allow a lesbian couple to marry in Russia has sparked an angry exchange inside a Moscow courtroom while outside the women in question locked lips to protest a
readMost China organ transplants come from death row
27-08-2009
BEIJING – The majority of transplanted organs in China come from executed prisoners, state media reported yesterday in a rare disclosure about an industry often criticised for being opaque and
readMandela office mourns loss of ‘champion of democracy’
27-08-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela’s office yesterday mourned the death of US Senator Edward Kennedy, paying tribute to a “champion of democracy” for supporting South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle. “We
readFrench hostage escapes from rebels in Somalia
27-08-2009
MOGADISHU – One of two French security advisers kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month escaped yesterday after killing three of his captors and fled to the presidential palace in Mogadishu,
readHealth minister shocked by SA child death rate
27-08-2009
OVER 60 000 children, aged between a month and five years, die in South Africa each year, according to a report released at a health summit in Johannesburg on Tuesday. “Many of the children die at
readNo problem with Mugabe’s health, say officials
27-08-2009
ZIMBABWE yesterday said President Robert Mugabe had returned from a one-week visit abroad in good health, denying reports that he had been taken to hospital in Dubai. “The president came back last
readMadagascar rivals wrangle over posts in transition govt
27-08-2009
MAPUTO - Madagascar’s power-brokers Wednesday tackled the thorny question of who will lead a new transitional government meant to guide the island nation to elections, in talks in the Mozambican
readUS Senator Edward Kennedy dies aged 77
27-08-2009
US SENATOR Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America’s most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, has died at age
readCash for Plonkers
27-08-2009
Plonker, (slang); person of limited intellect, ability, taste, one who is easily fooled, without personal credibility, lacks courage to challenge and be different from the herd, a human lemming! The
readBanana diseases threaten African crop
27-08-2009
DAR ES SALAAM – Two banana diseases spreading in Africa could hurt food supply for 30 million people on the continent who largely rely on the crop, an international agricultural research body said
readUranium unlikely to bounce back to record highs
27-08-2009
LONDON – Uranium enrichment services firm Urenco says uranium prices are unlikely to return to record levels of two years ago because supply and demand will replace speculative buying as the dominant
readDRC court frees rights activist on bail
27-08-2009
KINSHASA - The jailed president of a human rights group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been freed on bail because of poor health, his association said Monday.Golden Misabiko, an outspoken
readSome Nigerian debtors got loans fraudulently
27-08-2009
LAGOS - Some of the debtors to five Nigerian banks rescued in a US$2,6 billion bailout obtained loans under false pretences and may have been laundering money, the country’s anti-corruption police
readFour banks dominate August market in ‘dash for trash’
27-08-2009
NEW YORK - In late August’s quiet trading, four troubled financial companies have accounted for a big piece of total volume on the New York Stock Exchange, in what one analyst referred to as a “dash
readIvory Coast looks at debt restructuring
27-08-2009
LONDON - The Ivory Coast is seeking to restructure around two billion euros (US$2,86 billion) of debt with commercial creditors and may launch its new bonds as early as this year, the chair of the
readBernanke is Obama’s safe choice at Fed
27-08-2009
WASHINGTON - Giving Ben Bernanke a second term as US Federal Reserve chairman was the politically safe course for a president beset by multiple crises and wanting no new battles.The decision also
readBirds and powerlines: A new project takes flight
27-08-2009
ELECTRICITY distributors worldwide have had to look at and design ways to minimise the impact of birds’ flight, perching and nesting on the structures of an electricity network. Birds can cause
readOmaruru sewage updated
27-08-2009
THE last section of Oma-ruru’s old sewerage pump system is to be replaced by a free-flow system, completing the upgrade of the 100-year-old town’s entire system.Omaruru CEO Werner Iita said that based
readWoman dies in cop car accident
27-08-2009
A BURST car tyre resulted in the death of a woman, Maria Abrahams, on the road between Grootfontein and Rundu on Friday afternoon. The Police report that the woman was a passenger in a Police vehicle
readVillager burns to death in his shack
27-08-2009
A VILLAGER at Oniipa in the Oshana Region burned to death in his shack on Saturday night. Police are investigating the cause of the fire that took the life of Immanuel Gideon. * A 20-year-old woman
readRP is as strong as ever, says Mudge
27-08-2009
DESPITE losing four local councillors in the space of a week, Republican Party (RP) president Henk Mudge maintains his party has never been stronger.The RP yesterday confirmed the resignation of its
readAir safety record improves
27-08-2009
NAMIBIA’S air safety record has shown a marked improvement in the first half of this year.Figures on aircraft accidents and incidents that were recorded in Namibia over the first six months of the
readNo bail granted in flight instructor murder case
27-08-2009
A THIRD bid to be released on bail has ended in failure for one of the men charged with the alleged robbery and murder of a German flight instructor in Windhoek near the end of 2005.Only four weeks
readNamdeb to prevent N$76 million loss at Elizabeth Bay mining operations
27-08-2009
AMDEB will redeploy 57 employees at its Elizabeth Bay mine to other operations as part of its efforts to prevent a loss of up to N$76 million at the mine.In a press release issued on Tuesday, the
readOpolisi yuuvaneke ta yi ka landula aafuthi yiimuna
27-08-2009
AANANGOMBE yopaipindi naamboka yokomahala gaayehe moshilongo, oya kanitha konyala oodola omayovi 600 000 molwuufuthi woongombe oku za petameko lyomvula ndji, pamushangwahokololo gwoonkunda
readNWR a popi niitya iikukutu kombinga yEpangelo
27-08-2009
“TSE otwa ndopa, molwaashoka Epangelo olye tu ndopitha.” Shika osho sheeta ehangano lyomahala gokutalelwapo lya Namibia(Namibia Wildlife Resorts) li longe nuudhigu monakuziwa, pahapu dhOmupevi
readAapanguli yokulipo ya galukile ishewe kompangu yopombanda
27-08-2009
AAPANGULI yaali yokulipo otaya ka galukila ishewe miilonga yOmpangu yOpombanda ongo iilyo yaapanguli mboka ya ulikwa okulonga pakathimbo, komupanguli Ndjai. Mbaka oyo aapanguli yopakathimbo kwa li
readUNESCO a gandja omagano giitaafula niipundi kOosikola moNooli
27-08-2009
EHANGANO lyIigwanahangana lya tseyika nawa nedhina UNESCO, mEtitano lya zi ko olya gandja omagano gIipundi nIitaafula kOosikola dhomUumbangalantu ndhoka dha li dha gumwa nayi komeya gefundja omvula
readDr Colvard a pe Mwadinomho omagano
27-08-2009
OMUNDOHOTOLA gwomeho omuAmerika, Mike Colvard ngoka omvula kehe ha zi ko Amerika nokuya a tande aanuuvu yomeho moNamibia pamwe nOmundohotola Omunamibia a tseyika nawa me Helena Dume nayakwawo yalwe,
readNamibia a londodhwa a kotokele omikuli omipu
27-08-2009
NAMIBIA okuna okupula ompito nonkalo ndjoka yi li muuwanawa wehumokomeho lyemwene uuna ta longo pamwe nookuume melongelokumwe ngaashi Chiina, Amushanga Takalele mUuministeli Wiimaliwa omusamane Calle
readOolamba oompe dhootekisa ota dhi tulwa miilonga
27-08-2009
ETHIMBO masiku lya pupo kootekisa ndhoka ha dhi longo kaa dhi na oombapila, dhaa longe we.Epangelo lyoshilando sha Venduka ota li ka tameka okulandula ootekisa ndhoka ta dhi longo kaa dhi na oombapila
readH1N1 flu fact box WHAT is pandemic H1N1?
27-08-2009
Commonly known as ‘swine flu’, H1N1 influenza is a contagious and relatively mild acute respiratory disease caused by a virus, which causes illness in people and in severe cases can result in death.
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