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48 Articles found on Monday, 9 February 2009
Hailulu wins court victory against ACC
09-02-2009
NATIONAL Housing Enterprise (NHE) CEO Vinson Hailulu emerged victorious in the High Court on Friday, after Acting Judge Johan Swanepoel granted an application to have his November arrest on corruption
readHailulu wins court victory against ACC
09-02-2009
NATIONAL Housing Enterprise (NHE) CEO Vinson Hailulu emerged victorious in the High Court on Friday, after Acting Judge Johan Swanepoel granted an application to have his November arrest on corruption
readOndangwa under water after heavy downpours
09-02-2009
MANY parts of Ondangwa were flooded after more than 85 millimetres of rain fell on Thursday.According to the town’s acting Chief Executive Officer, Paul Ndjodhi, many houses in the Omwandi,
readPolitical violence in North Attempted murder charge laid against Swapo man
09-02-2009
A MEMBER of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) laid a charge of attempted murder against a Swapo member at the Ondangwa Police station yesterday after the latter allegedly fired shots at him
readPoly responds to registration woes
09-02-2009
STANDING in line from 08h00 to 23h00 is hardly anyone’s idea of an exciting way to start their first year at university. But to make sure they have a seat in class today, this was a necessity for over
readRain for coast promising
09-02-2009
THE central coast has received good rains since Thursday, with measurements reaching up to 3 mm at Swakopmund on Saturday night, according to residents.According to the Windhoek Weather Bureau, the
readHouse burns down, man dies
09-02-2009
A MENTALLY challenged man has died after a house burnt down at Usakos on Thursday while the town’s municipal firefighters watched helplessly.At around 15h00 Usakos businessman Collin Bester was
readMinistry denies Sperrgebiet allegations
09-02-2009
A SENIOR official in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism has dismissed claims that there were no consultations with local communities before the proclamation of the Sperrgebiet as a national
readSperrgebiet will benefit the poor: Nandi-Ndaitwah
09-02-2009
THE poor will benefit from the newly proclaimed Sperrgebiet National Park, Environment and Tourism Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said at the launch of the park at the southern ghost town of
readMinister warns against strikes
09-02-2009
LABOUR Minister Immanuel Ngatjizeko has called on unions and employers alike to find alternative ways to settle their differences, warning that the continuous presence of labour unrest undermines
readSchool secretary charged with theft
09-02-2009
THE financial secretary of the Windhoek High School was granted bail of N$3 000 after she was arrested for allegedly misappropriating money from the school’s development fund.Dawleen van Zyl (47) was
readLawyer’s departure leaves Munyama trial in limbo
09-02-2009
THE fraud and theft trial of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation’s former Director General, Gerry Munyama, is hanging in the balance after one of the defence lawyers representing Munyama
readCadilu workers sign temporary contract
09-02-2009
THE 700 workers of one of Namibia’s largest hake fishing companies, Cadilu Fishing, which is under provisional liquidation, on Friday reluctantly signed a temporary work contract valid until the end
readNotable Quotes
09-02-2009
We shouldn’t change DGs (Directors General) the way we change our suits. – Kaitira Kandjii, Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Regional Director, in the wake of the dismissal of Bob Kandetu as
read‘Green’ burial cloth gets new lease of life
09-02-2009
KAMPALA – Bark cloth, a fabric historically used by the Buganda in central Uganda to wrap their dead before burial, is making a comeback in the form of trendy crafts, clothing and household goods.The
readBill Gates playfully frees a swarm of mosquitoes
09-02-2009
LONG BEACH, California – Microsoft founder turned disease-battling philanthropist Bill Gates loosed mosquitoes at an elite Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) Conference to make a point about the
readFlyers to pay for ‘Nap Sack’ as airlines feel the pinch
09-02-2009
TEMPE, Arizona – If you want a pillow and blanket in coach on US Airways, it’s going to cost you US$7.US Airways said on Thursday it will begin charging for its ‘Power-Nap Sack’ on February 16. It’s
readState slashes workers’ hours
09-02-2009
SACRAMENTO – More than 200 000 state government employees were to stay home without pay on Friday as California began its first-ever furlough, a move intended to save money during an ongoing fiscal
readMany ignore UN code to cut overfishing
09-02-2009
UNITED NATIONS – Thirteen years after the world rallied to curb overfishing, most nations are failing to abide by the UN’s code of conduct for managing fisheries, scientists found.Namibia, US, Canada,
readBank Windhoek introduces investment servicing
09-02-2009
BANK Windhoek has added investment servicing to its range of products and services.The bank on Friday announced the establishment of its Global Custody and Transactional Services Department, which is
readBad economy good for noodles
09-02-2009
THE global recession manifests itself in big and small ways, most gloomy, some quirky and often reflecting the inventive human spirit. Here is a look at some signs of the times.Hard economic times are
readEU Trade Commissioner in southern Africa for talks
09-02-2009
WINDHOEK – European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton travels to southern Africa today to hold talks with key government leaders to move forward the bilateral and region-to-region trade
readMagic Mushrooms - rerun
09-02-2009
OLD planet Earth has been on a drug induced high and is now going cold turkey; Magic Mushrooms are in short supply! Yet another gathering of the world economic bloodsuckers has just finished.“Deadwood
readSA makers of car parts appeal to state for lifeline
09-02-2009
AUTOMOTIVE component manufacturers in South Africa have appealed to the government for financial support to deal with the effects of the global economic crisis.Roger Pitot, the executive director of
readPerils lie ahead, warns Mboweni
09-02-2009
WHEN South Africa’s Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni cut the bank’s official repo rate by a full percentage point on Thursday, he urged politicians to acknowledge the extent of the dangers facing
readProperty market not buckling under global crisis
09-02-2009
NAMIBIA’S property market seems to have avoided some of the fallout from the financial crisis experienced globally at the moment. While house prices have been tumbling and home loans have become
readThis snake could eat a cow!
09-02-2009
NEW YORK – Never mind the 40-foot snake that menaced Jennifer Lopez in the 1997 movie ‘Anaconda’. Not even Hollywood could match a new discovery from the ancient world.Fossils from northeastern
readWhitney Houston makes a triumphant comeback
09-02-2009
BEVERLY HILLS – A stunning-looking and strong-sounding Whitney Houston made a triumphant return to the stage at a pre-Grammy party honouring her mentor, music mogul Clive Davis.“I’ve got it, I’ve got
readArrested over graffiti
09-02-2009
WASHINGTON – The artist who created the pop-art portrait of Barack Obama has been arrested in Boston for defacing property with graffiti, US media reported on Saturday.Artist Shepard Fairey (38) was
readObama artist accused of copyright abuse
09-02-2009
NEW YORK – On buttons, posters and Web sites, the image was everywhere during last year’s presidential campaign: A pensive Barack Obama looking upward, as if to the future, splashed in a Warholesque
readFilm on German hero in China seen stirring debate
09-02-2009
BERLIN – The director of a new film about an unsung German engineer who helped save 200 000 Chinese in Nanjing from Japanese troops said he hoped it would spark debate and help Japan come to terms
readAustralia’s deadliest bushfire
09-02-2009
WANDONG – Australia’s deadliest bushfire killed 84 people as the inferno engulfed entire towns, destroying hundreds of homes and killing people as they tried to flee in cars or huddled in their homes,
readArmed Filipino civilians help encircle kidnappers
09-02-2009
MANILA – Philippine police, military and 600 armed civilians have set up a loose cordon around the southern jungles where al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants are holding three kidnapped Red Cross
readSudan to meet Darfur rebels in Qatar
09-02-2009
DARFUR’S Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) rebel group will meet Sudanese officials in Qatar today in their first direct talks for more than a year, diplomatic and rebel sources said on
readNigerian militants warn of more attacks
09-02-2009
NIGERIAN militants attacked a gas plant operated by Royal Dutch Shell in the Niger Delta on Saturday and warned of more attacks to come, but the army said it had repelled the raid and killed three
readTension in Madagascar after 28 dead in protest
09-02-2009
ANTANANARIVO – Tension hung over Madagascar’s capital yesterday, a day after police opened fire on anti-government protesters, leaving at least 28 dead, according to an official toll.More than 200
readDA critises SA government on crime
09-02-2009
THE state of the nation address failed to provide leadership on the issue of crime, South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) said yesterday.DA Safety and security spokeswoman Dianne Kohler-Barnard said
readTop Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson apologises for British PM jibe
09-02-2009
LONDON – BBC ‘Top Gear’ presenter Jeremy Clarkson apologised on Friday for calling British Prime Minister Gordon Brown a “one-eyed Scottish idiot” at a news conference in Australia.The outspoken
readAt least 10 dead as boat sinks in Bangladesh
09-02-2009
DHAKA – At least 10 people, including 6 children, were killed when a boat sank in a river in Bangladesh following a collision with another ferry yesterday, police said.The boat was carrying about 60
readLeader denies reports Hamas wants PLO alternative
09-02-2009
CAIRO – A Hamas leader yesterday played down reports that his group wanted to establish a new umbrella body to replace the Palestine Liberation Organisation as the sole representative of the
readSMSes For 09 Feb 09
09-02-2009
n NAMIBIA is the most unregulated country in the world. The gambling industry is a free for the rich at the expense of the financially desperate. The winnings and loss ratio have never been subjected
readCadilu Fishing ota ka kutha miilonga aaniilonga ye li 700
09-02-2009
AANIILONGA ya thika pomathele gaheyali mOkampani yokukwata oohi ya Cadilu Fishing pOmbaye, otaya ka kuthwa miilonga molwashoka Okampani ndjika oya mbangolota.Onkalo ndjika oya li ya tseyithilwa
readOmvula onene mOndangwa ya tembukitha oyendji
09-02-2009
OMVULA onene ndjoka ya loko mOndangwa omutenya gwEtine lya zi ko noya tsikile tayi loko okuza esiku ndyoka, oya thigi omagumbo ogendji ge li kohi y0omeya nokuthiminika aakalimo yomomagumbo moka ya
readElelo lya Muthiya otali fanditha po omahala mOmuthiya
09-02-2009
ELELO lyondoolopa ya Muthiya mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto omasiku ga zi ko olye ya po nomadhilaadhilo gokufanditha po omahala gamwe gomondingandinga lela yOndoolopa ndjoka ya Muthiya noshimaliwa
readTorres header saves Liverpool
09-02-2009
LONDON – Rafa Benitez’s risky decision to start Fernando Torres and Dirk Kuyt on the bench looked like a masterstroke on Saturday after the strikers came on late to earn a 3-2 victory at Portsmouth
readNamibia, Free State match drawn
09-02-2009
THE three-day SAA Challenge match between Namibia and Free State ended in a draw on Saturday with Namibia on 157/5 in their second innings. After most of the second day’s play was lost due to rain, a
readStrauss offers no excuses
09-02-2009
KINGSTON – England captain Andrew Strauss offered no excuses as his side were bowled out for 51, their third-lowest in history, on the way to a humiliating innings and 23 run defeat against the West
readIreland beats France in Six Nations
09-02-2009
LONDON – Ireland ended a seven-game losing streak to France with a 30-21 victory on the opening day of the Six Nations championship on Saturday while England scored a flattering 36-11 triumph over
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