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48 Articles found on Thursday, 26 February 2009
Sri Lanka Test ends in draw
26-02-2009
KARACHI – The first cricket Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended in a draw after some late excitement when the tourists lost quick wickets briefly raising hopes of an unlikely result
readNew Zealand beat India
26-02-2009
CHRISTCHURCH – New Zealand belted their way to a seven-wicket win over India in an explosive Twenty20 cricket match yesterday that produced a record number of sixes.India, world champions at the
readEmbattled Phelps returns for Charlotte meet
26-02-2009
CHARLOTTE - US swim star Michael Phelps will return from a three-month suspension by competing in a Charlotte UltaSwim meet on May 14.The meet will mark Phelps’ return from a suspension after being
readTriple-header boxing on March 21
26-02-2009
ALI Nuumbembe, Tyson Uushona and Jatoorora Tjingavete will fight for Pan-African titles at a ‘Triple-header Independence Day Boxing Tournament’ at the Windhoek Country Club on March 21. The
readMogane to coach Tigers
26-02-2009
TIGERS Football Club has appointed Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) chief administrator Rusten Mogane as its head coach effectively from Tuesday. Mogane has been drafted into the set-up after former
readMourinho taunts Utd
26-02-2009
MILAN – Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho said he was a happy man after his Serie A leaders held holders Manchester United to a 0-0 San Siro draw in the Champions League.Manchester United to a 0-0 San
readOmpangu ya gandja ombooloha, ihe Bennet oku li natango okakuma
26-02-2009
HARARE – Omupanguli mOmpangu ya Zimbabwe okwa popi kutya oshilyo oshikuluntu shopaati yo Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Roy Bennet, ota vulu okupewa ombooloha – ihe okwa gandja elombwelo kutya
readEtidho lya Kandetu lya ya mOparliamende
26-02-2009
OSHINIMA shetidho lyaangoka a li nale Omukuluntuwiliki gwa NBC, Bob Kandetu, osha li sha holoka mOmutumba gwOparliamende mEtiyali.Oshilyo sho Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), Johan de Waal
readAaUvudhiya ya thitikininwa ko komeya
26-02-2009
OMVULA onene ndjoka tayi tsikile okuloka mOnooli ya Namibia, oya eta aakalimo moshitopolwa shoohambu dhUukwambi shUuvudhiya moshitopolwa sha Shana, itaya vulu okuya koondoolopa omolu iishana yu udha
read13 ya dhipagwa momalugodhi mu Somalia
26-02-2009
M OGADISHU – Aantu ye li 13 oya si omanga oyendji ya ehamekwa sho Oorebele dheitaalo lyOshiIslama dha ponokele Opolisi naakwiita aakalekipo yombili yehangano lyUukumwe wAafrika momalugodhi omadhigu
readOmvula nomeya apehe mpoka mOnooli
26-02-2009
OMVULA ya loka notayi loko moshilongo ashihe ashike mOooli, oto hala kutya oya tokola mo noonkondo, oshoka apehe mpoka to ende ou li kohi yomeya.Omvula ombwanawa, ashike nee ohayi eta vwo
readRwanda begins DR Congo pullout
26-02-2009
GOMA – Rwandan troops began pulling out of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday after a controversial joint operation with Congolese troops against Rwandan Hutu rebels.Rwandan military
read‘Bolt’, ‘Marley & Me’ vie for the Genesis Award
26-02-2009
LOS ANGELES – Three movies about dogs and a documentary about a lost killer whale will compete for best feature film honours at the 23rd Genesis Awards.Presented by the Humane Society of the United
readThe transforming power of ‘Smile Pinki’ Oscar
26-02-2009
DELHI – The story of an Indian girl born with a cleft lip won the Oscar award in the short documentary feature category. ‘Smile Pinki’ tells the story of eight-year-old Pinki’s journey from being a
readBank records detail flow of money into Sackey’s accounts
26-02-2009
CORRUPTION suspect Sackey Namugongo made cash deposits totalling N$260 500 into his bank accounts over the course of six months in 2006, according to evidence submitted to the Windhoek Regional Court
readUN chief urges release of jailed Zim activists
26-02-2009
PRETORIA – United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon called on Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe yesterday to free around 30 jailed activists to help “heal the nation.”“While I support the launch of a unity
readSomalia tolls 69 in worst fighting for week
26-02-2009
MOGADISHU – Islamist rebels battled African Union (AU) peacekeepers and Somali police for a second day yesterday, taking the death toll in the worst fighting for weeks to at least 69, witnesses and a
readNine dead in Turkish plane crash in Amsterdam
26-02-2009
AMSTERDAM – A Turkish Airlines plane with 135 people aboard slammed into a field while attempting to land at Amsterdam’s main airport yesterday, killing nine people and injuring more than 50, the
readSudan wary over possible Bashir indictment
26-02-2009
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudan’s president is rallying support at home, seeking to show he can stand strong in the face of a possible international order for his arrest on charges of war crimes in Darfur.
readUS salmonella outbreak count hits 666 people
26-02-2009
WASHINGTON – An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning traced to peanut products has made 666 people sick and is continuing despite one of the biggest food recalls in US history, health officials said
readContractors see red over tender
26-02-2009
A NUMBER of construction companies are up in arms over a lack of answers from the City of Windhoek and the Namibia Tender Board regarding a questionable tender granted last year for the upgrading of
readGermany campaigns for green jobs
26-02-2009
BERLIN – Strong growth in Germany’s renewable energy sector along with increased state spending for environment protection could help shorten the country’s worst post-war recession, the government
readWitvlei a powderkeg
26-02-2009
WITVLEI village is at boiling point with threats of a “civil war” levelled during a demonstration held on Tuesday afternoon.At the heart of the unhappiness between two groups of people is the way the
readNamibia’s Sperrgebiet Park second largest in Africa
26-02-2009
AT a size of 26 000 square kilometres, Namibia’s newly proclaimed Sperrgebiet National Park is Africa’s second-largest protected area.Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve, which covers 5 per cent of the
readNoteable Quotes
26-02-2009
IT is simply that I like people to treat me like a human being. – Windhoek pensioner Petrina Afrikaner, who is in a dispute with Regional and Local Government and Housing Minister Jerry Ekandjo, over
readWell-off Venezuelans tricked by Stanford
26-02-2009
CARACAS – Droves of middle-class and well-heeled Venezuelans invested with Texan financier Allen Stanford, who is accused of ‘massive fraud,’ because they say they feared their money was not safe at
readChain crash in capital
26-02-2009
BRAKE failure has been blamed for a 13-car pile-up in Windhoek’s central business area on Tuesday.Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Teofelus Willem said yesterday that a truck driver lost control of
readSouth Africa’s 2008 gold output lowest since 1922
26-02-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s gold output in 2008 fell to its lowest level in 86 years due to a power shortage and dwindling grades, lowering it to the world’s number three producer behind China and
readNBC radio says not to blame for land grab
26-02-2009
A RADIO announcement blamed for instigating large groups of people into illegally grabbing land at a Windhoek informal settlement this past weekend was in fact meant for a specific group who had been
readCanadians continue searching for uranium
26-02-2009
EXEMPLAR Energy Corporation, a Canadian resource company, says it has on hand US$16 million to continue and expand its exploration work in Namibia for the next two years. Currently the company holds
readStock rustlers having a field day in Karas Region
26-02-2009
AN increasing number of sheep and goats are being stolen in the Karas Region.Since the beginning of this month alone, 30 goats and sheep have been reported stolen, Karas Police Chief of Operations
readKey amendments might not be passed before elections
26-02-2009
CIVIL society organisations fear that important amendments to the Electoral Act might not tabled in Parliament and passed in time for the national and presidential elections this year.The amendments
readNamibia’s US$1 billion gas project still on despite crisis
26-02-2009
CAPE TOWN – Namibian power utility NamPower has not revised the price tag for its US$1 billion Kudu gas-to-power project despite the credit crisis, Reiner Jagau, general manager of its power systems
readFishing industry in stormy waters
26-02-2009
THE fishing industry has called on Government to implement several measures – at least for the next three years – to help it keep its head above water during the global economic crisis.About 100
readGovt tells wage increase doubters to take a hike
26-02-2009
THE 24 per cent salary increase for public office bearers, including Cabinet ministers, deputy ministers, Members of Parliament and the Auditor General, was not done in a sinister way, a Cabinet
readUnion calls for interest rate cut
26-02-2009
The SA Reserve Bank should call an urgent meeting on interest rates, South Africa trade union Solidarity said yesterday.The union said the current interest rate was a drag on the South African economy
readTwo Botswana diamond mines close
26-02-2009
GABORONE – Botswana’s main mining company said Monday it is closing two diamond mines for the rest of the year and slashing 588 jobs, to cope with plunging demand amid the global economic
readShrinking economy could force interest rate cut in SA
26-02-2009
PRETORIA – South Africa’s economy shrank for the first time in a decade in the fourth quarter of 2008, weighed down by a big fall in manufacturing output and boosting the chances of an early interest
readMTC earnings up on back of 60% market penetration
26-02-2009
IN its first-ever official presentation of financial results, MTC Namibia announced a 13 per cent increase in revenue to N$1,257 billion in the financial year 2007/2008.This also means MTC has managed
readStars supporters uneasy
26-02-2009
TENSION and uneasiness about the current ownership status of African Stars is growing among some supporters, despite the successful run that the team enjoys in the premiership at the moment.Sources
readIran tests its first nuclear power plant
26-02-2009
BUSHEHR – Iranian and Russian officials began a test-run of Iran’s first nuclear plant yesterday, a major step toward launching full operations at the facility, which has long raised concerns in the
readStars supporters uneasy
26-02-2009
TENSION and uneasiness about the current ownership status of African Stars is growing among some supporters, despite the successful run that the team enjoys in the premiership at the moment.Sources
readIran tests its first nuclear power plant
26-02-2009
BUSHEHR – Iranian and Russian officials began a test-run of Iran’s first nuclear plant yesterday, a major step toward launching full operations at the facility, which has long raised concerns in the
readCommunities should be trusted: Kasaona
26-02-2009
EFFECTIVE protection and sustainable use of wildlife and natural resources in Namibia’s rural areas do not necessarily require one to have an education – vision and commitment are enough, says
readCommunities should be trusted: Kasaona
26-02-2009
EFFECTIVE protection and sustainable use of wildlife and natural resources in Namibia’s rural areas do not necessarily require one to have an education – vision and commitment are enough, says
readLower fuel prices bring relief
26-02-2009
LOWER fuel prices are helping some sectors of the economy stay afloat in this time of economic crisis.The fuel price, which has gone down from over N$10 a litre to around N$6, seems to have had a
readSMSes for Thu 26 Feb 09
26-02-2009
* HOLD on guys! Building dams to stop floods in the North is not the answer since floodplains don’t have precise tributaries. We have to excuse nature to replenish itself. The North is overpopulated,
readLower fuel prices bring relief
26-02-2009
LOWER fuel prices are helping some sectors of the economy stay afloat in this time of economic crisis.The fuel price, which has gone down from over N$10 a litre to around N$6, seems to have had a
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