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45 Articles found on Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Political books ‘for the people’
11-02-2009
FIVE books on political topics in Namibia were launched by the Speaker of the National Assembly in conjunction with the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) this week, with the aim to make them
readDispute over number of protestors at Sperrgebiet
11-02-2009
THE Karas Regional Commander, Deputy Commissioner Josephat Abel, yesterday disputed claims that close to 250 people participated in a protest march against transformation of the Sperrgebiet into a
readCaptive leopard tastes freedom
11-02-2009
AFTER a life of misery, the first of two leopards that were confiscated last year by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism from the farm Werda has been set free in the Namib-Naukluft Park. Initially
readMinister’s husband passes away
11-02-2009
THE husband of Home Affairs and Immigration Minister Rosalia Nghidinwa has passed away.Sam Nghidinwa (58) collapsed and died at his house in Windhoek’s Cimbebasia suburb on Monday. Minister Nghidinwa
readStolen GRN bakkie recovered on Angolan border
11-02-2009
A GOVERNMENT-OWNED Toyota bakkie that was stolen from a village in Ongwediva on Monday night was recovered along the border between Namibia and Angola yesterday afternoon.Police spokesperson Teofelus
readCommunal farmers get more time
11-02-2009
THE registration of the existing land-use rights in communal areas is the biggest challenge facing Namibia’s 12 Land Boards, Lands Minister Alpheus !Naruseb said on Monday.!Naruseb said the Communal
readNamWater unveils plans for a desalination plant
11-02-2009
NAMWATER intends to have a desalination plant up and running north of Swakopmund within the next two years, but this plan depends on a water supply agreement with uranium mines in Erongo.It would be
readEx-NBC chief’s fraud trial postponed to September
11-02-2009
THE High Court trial of former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation Director General Gerry Munyama has been postponed for close to seven months because of the withdrawal of Munyama’s defence counsel on
readCredit-card fraud widespread in Namibia: tourism industry
11-02-2009
THE theft of about N$96 000 from a Portuguese couple who visited Namibia last year is but the tip of the iceberg as far as credit-card fraud in Namibia is concerned, sources in the tourism industry
readKücki still in a coma, but stable
11-02-2009
A WEEK after his J400 Jabiru aircraft crashed onto the golf course of the Windhoek Country Club, lodge owner Wolfgang ‘Kücki’ Kühhirt remains in a coma at a Windhoek hospital.Kühhirt, who piloted the
readHydropower plan in spotlight again
11-02-2009
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a large hydropower scheme on the Kunene River near the Baynes Mountains has gained new momentum with the appointment of a British company to conduct the environmental
readNoteable Quotes
11-02-2009
AFRICA must start to view food security with the same priority given to national security. After all, no nation farms out its national defence to the market. – Vice President of the Alliance for a
readSMSes for Wed 11 Feb 09
11-02-2009
* I AM very concerned about political violence in our country. So I propose that all churches and peace-loving Namibians organise many prayer conferences countrywide and ask God for peace, for an end
readCroc devours 10-year-old
11-02-2009
KAHENGE – A 10-year-old girl was snatched and killed by a crocodile while washing her school uniform in the Kavango River on Sunday afternoon.The incident occurred at Simanye village in the Kahenge
read2 more arrests in aid theft
11-02-2009
RUNDU – The Namibian Police have arrested two more suspects in connection with the theft of drought relief food aid from the Rundu Military Base warehouse late last year, bringing the total number of
readKhomasdal Stadium a ticking time bomb
11-02-2009
THE Khomasdal Stadium in Katutura is a ticking time bomb in terms of safety, but football authorities refuse to accept the reality as high-profile premiership matches are still being held there.The
readNamfisa mystery deepens
11-02-2009
THE CEO of troubled financial watchdog Namfisa, Rainer Ritter, who together with his family has been under Police protection, has been booked off sick for a month.The Namibia Financial Institutions
readZim has no plan to adopt SA rand
11-02-2009
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe was not considering the use of the rand to anchor its worthless currency, the central bank said yesterday.This follows a suggestion by President Kgalema Motlanthe on an
readHungry caterpillars spread misery
11-02-2009
GBOLUMUE, Liberia – Martha Kermel holds out rail-thin arms covered with a latticework of scratches from her encounter with a plague of caterpillars that has devastated crops and spread fear through
readOver 200 feared dead in Aus
11-02-2009
SYDNEY – Australian police combed through a blackened landscape searching for clues in the hunt for possible arsonists yesterday as the death toll from the nation’s worst bushfires looked likely to
readSwim for Life launched
11-02-2009
SWABOU yesterday launched its 17th edition of Swim for Life with a cash injection of N$55 000.FNB’s marketing manager, Vido Tjozongoro, said the bank’s relationship with the Namibia Swimming
readHiddink linked to Chelsea
11-02-2009
LONDON – Guus Hiddink will talk to Chelsea’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich over the managerial vacancy at the club following the sacking of Luiz Felipe Scolari, his agent said yesterday.Hiddink
readWorld Sport Briefs
11-02-2009
Rugby World Cup winner Mike Tindall was recalled to the England team yesterday to play defending champions Wales in their Six Nations international at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on Saturday.
readHussey brothers level series for Australia
11-02-2009
DAVID and Mike Hussey garnered 115 runs for the fourth wicket to help Australia level the series with a six-wicket win over New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval yesterday. Mike Hussey (75) struck the
readBruwer denies all
11-02-2009
FORMER Ajax Cape Town and Brave Warriors goalkeeper Danzyl Bruwer maintains that he is not guilty of using any banned substance, despite reports from South Africa indicating that he tested positive
readWarriors meet Angolan side in friendly tonight
11-02-2009
BRAVE Warriors coach Tom Saintfiet will return to the bench after an almost four-month absence due to non-activity on the national front when his charges take on Angola’s Recreativo Da Caala in a
readInternational Briefs
11-02-2009
Sarkozy urges Europe to rebuild ties with Iraq * BAGHDAD – President Nicolas Sarkozy made the first-ever visit by a French head of state to Iraq yesterday, seek-ing to reassert French influence in
readLil’ Kim to get a lil’ jiggy with it
11-02-2009
LOS ANGELES – Grammy-award winning rapper Lil’ Kim, Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor will hit the floor for ‘Dancing With the Stars’ when the show
readWrigley suspends Chris Brown, Rihanna silent
11-02-2009
LOS ANGELES – Chewing gum makers Wrigley on Monday suspended a commercial featuring Chris Brown after the popular R&B singer was arrested on suspicion of attacking a woman widely reported to be his
readBritish chips smell of ... ironing boards
11-02-2009
LONDON – Britain is famous for fish and chip shops – and now scientists have isolated the chip smells which tempt in passers by, including butterscotch, onion – and ironing boards, they said
readIsrael votes in tight contest
11-02-2009
JERUSALEM – Israel voted yesterday in a tight race between hawkish former premier Benjamin Netanyahu and centrist Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, with the far-right set for major gains on the back of
readSouth African polls set for April 22
11-02-2009
CAPE TOWN – South Africa will hold general elections on April 22, President Kgalema Motlanthe announced yesterday, setting the stage for the most hotly contested race since the first multi-racial
readTsvangirai names ministers
11-02-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe opposition chief Morgan Tsvangirai, who is set to join a unity government as prime minister, yesterday named 15 top party officials to a cabinet he said would rebuild the
readThe Delphic Oracle
11-02-2009
OSCAR time! New categories; Biggest Bank Liar; Political Spin Artist; Pyramid Scheme Fraudster. After all the stock markets of the world are the best entertainment around. Billions in bonuses to be
readAngloplat to cut 10 000 mine jobs
11-02-2009
ANGLO Platinum (Angloplat) planned to slash 10 000 jobs at its mines before the end of this year, the platinum producer said yesterday.The jobs cuts are a result of the decline in platinum group metal
readRio Tinto’s chairman-designate quits
11-02-2009
SYDNEY – Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto announced Monday that the executive selected as the company’s new chairman had resigned from the board and would not take up the position.Rio offered
readZimbabwe approves duty-free import for basic food items
11-02-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe has suspended import duties on a list of scarce basic food items, including rice and cooking oil, for the first six months of 2009, state-run media reported on Monday.The list,
readSubsidies fail to guarantee food security
11-02-2009
NAMIBIA’S subsidy programme, aimed at enhancing food security in the country, falls short of adequate and long-term planning. Agricultural interventions, such as these, are a challenging balancing act
readSA expected to unveil new spending to boost economy
11-02-2009
CAPE TOWN - South Africa is expected to launch a slate of new spending to shore up its economy against the global downturn when Finance Minister Trevor Manuel unveils the budget today, economists
readInflation lower as fuel price drops
11-02-2009
THE dropping fuel price seems to have eased inflationary pressures in the Namibian economy.Analysts agree that the falling price of petrol might have had a significant impact on curbing inflation.
readCutters and polishers face strain
11-02-2009
NAMIBIA’S budding diamond cutting and polishing industry, like its mining counterpart, is reeling under the strain of the global financial crisis.Even Namcot, one of the more established cutting and
readAamuthiya taya pula eshina lyawo lyokutsa nolyokuninga oondhopi
11-02-2009
KAANSELA gwo RDP mElelo lyondoolopa ya Muthiya, Panduleni Amkukoto, okwa ti kutya yo mOmuthiya oya kanitha omashina gawo ge li gaali, lyokutsa nolyokuninga oondhopi na ota indile nee kAamutsegwonima
readOwili oyi li popepi nokudhengela aaniilonga yopakondala moshikondo shUuhaku
11-02-2009
NONANDE oku na ashike iiwike itatu aaniilonga ye li 1 400 lwaampoka mOshikondo shuuhaku ya thige po iilonga, Uuministeli wUuhaku ou li natango wa tegelelwa u pwa omayele gopaveta kombinga yonakuyiwa
readOndjila yokuya ko Elim okuza pOndalaye ya ELIM oya yonuuka, tu hingeni po nawa
11-02-2009
ONDJILA ndjoka ya za pOndalaye ya Elim okuya ko Elim nOshikuku mOndjila onene ya Shakati nOkahao, oya yonuuka komeya okuza ashike pOndalaye mpoka wa thinda ko Elim naahingi yiiyenditho mboka taya
readUuministeli wOohi owa hala okukwathela Cadilu Fishing
11-02-2009
NELALAKANO okukwathela Okampani onkwati yoohi ya Cadilu Fishinga kayi pate, Uuministeli wOohi nOonzo dhOmefuta, ou na edhiladhilo okugandja ekwato lyoohi dhomwaalu gu li nawa, opo Okampani ndjika yi
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