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46 Articles found on Monday, 23 February 2009
Man dies in freak accident
23-02-2009
A 55-year-old man died on Saturday after a car he was working on fell on him in Windhoek’s Academia suburb, the Police reported yesterday.Warrant Officer Lazarus Immanuel said Frans Stephanus Theron
readStrict security as De Jay appears
23-02-2009
RETIRED teacher Dawid de Jay (58) appeared in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on a murder charge on Friday.De Jay is accused of stabbing his in wife, Tina de Jay, in her stomach and back at the
readFifth person charged in municipal fraud case
23-02-2009
THE number of suspects in a fraud case involving the Keetmanshoop Municipality has swelled to five.More arrests are likely, The Namibian has established. A municipal data processor, Rosalin Keramen,
readHeavy showers continue to fall in Angola
23-02-2009
WATER levels in the oshanas in the North have subsided but reports from southern Angola indicate that heavy rains are continuing there.Silvanus Uunona, a hydrologist in the Ministry of Agriculture,
readKing Elifas’s palace under water
23-02-2009
THE palace of the King of Ondonga, Immanuel Kauluma Elifas, at Onamungundo village in the Oshikoto Region is under water after heavy rain that fell in that area last week.King Elifas’s son, Immanuel
readTourist murder case sent to Windhoek High Court
23-02-2009
THE two men accused of robbing and murdering a German tourist in the Khomas Hochland west of Windhoek in July 2007 heard on Friday that they will have to stand trial in the High Court on five
readRotten fish found in drought relief
23-02-2009
THE Directorate of Emergency Management, together with the Oshana Regional Council, has rejected tinned fish worth over N$150 000 delivered by a contracted company for distribution as drought relief
readCloudburst chaos in City
23-02-2009
SEVERAL cars were swept away by raging rivers after a cloudburst in Wind-hoek on Thursday evening.Floodwater also damaged five shops in the Red Cross Shopping Complex in Katutura, houses in Hans Uirab
readNo end to the deluge
23-02-2009
WEEKS of wet weather have left large parts of Namibia soaked so far this month – and more of the same can be expected this week.Rainfall conditions remain favourable for most of the country this week,
readCadilu dodges bankruptcy
23-02-2009
THE threatened bankruptcy and liquidation of one of the largest employers in the Namibian hake fishing industry, the Walvis Bay-based Cadilu Fishing, and the loss of hundreds of jobs that would have
readNOTEABLE QUOTES
23-02-2009
I AM not going to move out of my house. I would rather die fighting for what’s mine.– Gobabis resident Aletta /Goagoses who house valued at N$280 000 was sold to recover a debt of N$15 000 THE best
readSMSes For Mon 23 Feb 09
23-02-2009
* HI Ms Lister, please do an evaluation of the performance of our Members of Parliament. Some need to be fired, some need to retire, some must stop sleeping and snoring, some need to contact the
readElenga enene lya Hamuyala lya tidhwa megumbo komeya
23-02-2009
ELENGA enene lyOshikandjo shUulenga sha Hamuyala mOmbalantu moshitopolwa sha Musati tatekulu Petrus Nambala Aipanda, nonuumvo a thiminikwa komeya gefundja a thige po egumbo lye, sho mOmbalantu namo
readMUN okwa geela Okampani ya Namdeb
23-02-2009
EHANGANO lyaanIilonga yomOomina mu Namibia/Mineworks Union of Namibia (MUN) olya popi kutya otali ka lwitha Okampani ya Namibia, molwashoka aniwa Namdeb okwa ndopa okuyamukula komainyenyeto
readEdhipago mu Havana
23-02-2009
OMULUMENTU gwoomvula 22 okwa dhipagwa mOvenduka ongula yEtiyali lya zi ko, sho aalumentu yaali kaye shiwike, ye mu yaha montulo mepandaanda lya Monte Christo molukanda lwa Havana.Opolisi oya lopota
readTse itatu fanditha po omavi mOmuthiya: Shivute ta ti
23-02-2009
MOMBAPILA yawo ndjoka a shangela ko The Namibian omasiku ngaka, ya shainwa kOmunashipundi gwOkomitiye yElelo lyondoolopa ya Muthiya ndjoka tayi enditha iilonga mOndoolopa ya Muthiya moka, Kaansela
readUuwa wOndonga kohi yomeya ombinga yimwe
23-02-2009
OMVULA onene ndjoka ya loko mOnamungundo mOndonga nomomudhingoloko oya eta mpoka egumbo nenge Ombala/Uuwa wOmukwaniilwa gwOndonga tatekulu Immanuel Kauluma Elifas wu ye kohi yomeya ombinga yimwe,
readLee wins Johnnie Walker Classic
23-02-2009
PERTH – US Amateur champion Danny Lee of New Zealand birdied the final two holes and four of his last six for a 5-under-par 67 and a one-stroke victory yesterday in the Johnnie Walker Classic.The
readSri Lanka put up record stand
23-02-2009
KARACHI – Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera smashed double hundreds during a world record stand of 437 as Sri Lanka left Pakistan with a mountain to climb in the opening Test
readHonda refuses bail-out
23-02-2009
LONDON – Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone claims crisis-torn Honda have turned down his 100 million pounds bid to rescue the struggling team.The Japanese-owned Honda outfit have quit F1 due to
readBulls charge to top of Super 14
23-02-2009
SYDNEY – South Africa’s Northern Bulls have romped to the outright lead of rugby’s Super 14 series after two rounds with a seven-try home rout of the Auckland Blues.The 2007 champions blasted the
readFootball Results
23-02-2009
Played Sunday, Feb 22 Botswana Premier League Nico United 1 - 2 BDF Botswane Meat Comm 2 - 0 TAFIC Botetit Young
readOscar Pistorius injured
23-02-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was badly injured in a boating accident, South African radio reported yesterday. Radio 702 said Pistorius was undergoing surgery and was in
readMourinho hails Man United
23-02-2009
ROME – Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho hailed Manchester United as the best counter-attacking team in the world ahead of the pair’s Champions League clash tomorrow.The battle at the San Siro between
readRamblers fire Muinjo, Stuurman
23-02-2009
RAMBLERS have fired its head coach Eric Muinjo and his assistant, Seun Stuurman, after a spell of poor results in the Namibian premiership this season.The two football coaches were drafted into the
readStars still in control
23-02-2009
AFRICAN Stars sent their thousands of supporters into raptures as they managed to dispatch a gutsy Eleven Arrows side 2-0, keeping intact their 11-match unbeaten run in the MTC Namibia Premier League,
readDe Beers sales up one per cent
23-02-2009
JOHANNESBURG - De Beers, the world’s top producer of rough diamonds, said total sales for 2008 rose one per cent to US$6,9 billion after a sharp slowdown in demand in the last quarter of the year,
readJSE launches Africa Board to spur regional integration
23-02-2009
THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Thursday night launched the Africa Board as part of its efforts to promote the growth of capital markets on the African continent.At an extravagant function that
readMwinga warns against industry bailouts
23-02-2009
LOCAL economist Michael Mwinga says Government should not jump and try to rescue individual economic sectors experiencing a downturn due to the global economic crisis.Mwinga, the Chief Executive
readTrustco makes its mark on the JSE
23-02-2009
TRUSTCO made its presence felt on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) when it listed on the JSE’s Africa Board on Thursday morning, selling 65 000 shares within the first three minutes of
readChina businesses turn to pawn shops as loans dry up
23-02-2009
WHEN Chinese businessman Roger Zhang needed a bridging loan for his steel company, he went to a pawn shop to get a cash injection to keep his business afloat.Turned away by banks caught in the credit
readWill US move to nationalise banks?
23-02-2009
WASHINGTON - As their market values fall far below the level of funds received by the government, top US banks have become virtually state owned, with investors fearing their imminent
readTeam plans to cushion South Africa from crisis
23-02-2009
A TASK team set up by South President Kgalema Motlanthe, including government, business and labour, has agreed on a plan to cushion the effects of the global economic crisis.But government
readSutherland goes off: What the heckler?
23-02-2009
LOS ANGELES – If Jack Bauer cursing you out while you’re trying to play your geetar doesn’t throw you off your game, you must be one bad mutha. That, apparently, was the point when ‘24’ star Kiefer
readTerminally ill reality star marries as cameras roll
23-02-2009
LONDON – British reality TV star Jade Goody married her fiancé yesterday, the latest instalment in her very public fight with terminal cancer which has enchanted and unnerved Britons in near equal
readPic of bruised Rihanna sparks police probe
23-02-2009
LOS ANGELES – The first picture of a bruised and bloodied Rihanna after her alleged assault by singer Chris Brown has surfaced on the Internet, prompting an investigation by Los Angeles police into
readIsraeli coalition bargaining picks up steam
23-02-2009
JERUSALEM – Israel’s outgoing prime minister called on hard-line Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government quickly as coalition bargaining shifted into high gear yesterday.Opening the
readSex campaign for China
23-02-2009
BEIJING – China yesterday launched a national sex education campaign aimed at breaking traditional taboos and getting more people to seek treatment for sexually transmitted diseases and
readTop UN team starts talks in cholera-hit Zim
23-02-2009
HARARE - Senior United Nations officials were preparing yesterday for a series of meetings with Zimbabwe’s political leaders and UN colleagues dealing with the country’s cholera epidemic and food
readChavez and Castros hold talks in Havana
23-02-2009
HAVANA – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, fresh from a referendum victory that allows him to seek another term in office, met twice with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, a close ally, on a short
readNebraska woman, 86, gets N$10 000 phone sex bill
23-02-2009
BELLEVUE, Neb. – The family of an 86-year-old woman who was billed for over N$10 000 in phone sex calls suspects identify theft. Arlene Hald recently received a credit card bill addressed to her
readOver 70 killed, 113 injured in China mine blast
23-02-2009
GUJIAO – A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northern China yesterday, killing at least 73 miners and trapping dozens in the still-burning shaft, an official said. It was the country’s
readMuluzi bids to return to power
23-02-2009
MALAWI - Former president of Malawi Bakili Muluzi yesterday claimed that his bid to return to power was being hampered by government intimidation, in comments to a private radio station.And he said he
readZimbabwe’s Tsvangirai calls for reconciliation
23-02-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai called for national reconciliation and forgiveness yesterday after years of political conflict in the country.Tsvangirai, who entered into a unity
readDentist fined for grabbing patient’s dentures
23-02-2009
BERLIN – A German court on Friday found a dentist guilty of assault for forcibly extracting the dentures from a patient who did not pay a 700-euro (623-pound) bill.Chirin Kolb, a reporter for the
readUS and China are in the same economic boat
23-02-2009
BEIJING – China and the United States are both dependent on a revival of the US economy and will rise or fall together, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during a visit to Beijing on Sunday.“It
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