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36 Articles found on Monday, 12 January 2009
Serena dazzles in diamond
12-01-2009
SYDNEY – Serena Williams produced a dazzling performance off the court at the Sydney International on Sunday, sporting a US$2,5 million diamond necklace.The American world number two was well below
readSharapova pulls out of Australian Open
12-01-2009
SYDNEY – Reigning Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from this year’s event because of a slower than expected recovery from a shoulder injury.The Russian said she was making steady
readMurray eases past Roddick
12-01-2009
DOHA – Britain’s Andy Murray defeated Andy Roddick of the United States 6-4, 6-2 to retain his Qatar Open title on Saturday and boost his chances of a Grand Slam breakthrough at the Australian
readSport Briefs
12-01-2009
Football - Chelsea duo Michael Essien and Didier Drogba face competition from Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayor and a pair of Egyptians in the race to be named African Player of 2008. The Confederation of
readAsia beat Europe in Royal Cup
12-01-2009
BANGKOK – Japan’s Toru Taniguchi holed the winning putt as Asia completed a convincing 10-6 victory over two-time champions Europe in the Royal Trophy team competition yesterday. Asia required just
readLiverpool held at Stoke as Villa win
12-01-2009
LONDON – Premier League leaders Liverpool could only grind out a 0-0 draw at struggling Stoke City on Saturday, missing the chance to open a six-point gap at the top.Manager Rafa Benitez launched a
readAussies beat Proteas
12-01-2009
MELBOURNE – A superb half-century from JP Duminy was not enough to prevent South Africa from being bowled out for 130 to complete a 52-run victory for Australia in the first Twenty20 international at
readBester is best for Arrows
12-01-2009
As they win FNB Football Festival finalA SUBLIME performance from Brave Warriors forward Rudolf Bester gave his premiership side Eleven Arrows a fantastic start to the year with two great goals in
readAakiintu oyendji aaniiyemo yopevi taa itungile omagumbo gawo
12-01-2009
AAKIINTU aaniiyemo yopevi aakalimo yomomalukanda gondoolopa yaNdangwa ngaashi mOkangwena oyo yeli komeho mokwiitungila omagumbo gawo yene okupitila moskema yomikuli yo Twahangana Poor People’s Fund
readPresidende Pohamba a indila ayehe ye kiiyuthe kooveta dha Namibia pethimbo lyomahogololo
12-01-2009
PETHIMBO ta popitha engathithi enenenene lyaAakwaSwapo pOhangwena mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena mOlyomakaya ga zi ko Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba ngoka wo e li Omupresidende gwoSwapo ya
readElelo lodoolopa ya Shakati la tyapula okrismesa noilema
12-01-2009
lelo lodoolopa yaShakati okwali la unganekela ovanhu ovo tava lumbu noulema vomoshitukulwalelo shalo oitendele yoKrismesa nOmudo mupe noku va ulikila kutya vo oveli ovanhu veli xwapo novena ongushu
readAaNamibia yambidhidheni iilongwamo yokomake yomoshilogo
12-01-2009
EHANGANO lyo Dorkambo Cooperative ndyoka li na ofaabulika o yokulonga omamate pOniipa mOshitopolwa shaShana, olya ningi eshongo kAanamibia mwa kwatelwa iikondo yEpangelo noshowo yopaumwene opo ya kale
readKandetu otashi vulika a ka tidhwe miilonga
12-01-2009
ONGUNDU tayi pangele, Swapo - oya ningi eindilo kutya Omukuluntuwiliki gwa NBC, Bob Kandetu na kuthwe mo miiloNga meendelelo, omolu epandela lyopaati yo Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) ndyoka
readSMSes for Mon 12 08
12-01-2009
* BOB Kandetu is a scapegoat: I am not a great fan of Bob if what was written in newspapers is true. But with that aside, how can Jerry Ekandjo call for Bob’s dismissal without checking his facts?
readICC to consider possible trial for DRC rebel Bemba
12-01-2009
INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court judges will hear prosecution evidence this week in favour of a war crimes trial for Congolese rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba, who will in turn argue for charges to be
readIndonesia ferry carrying 250 people sinks
12-01-2009
JAKARTA – An Indonesian ferry carrying 250 passengers sank in bad weather in the country’s east on Sunday and it was unclear how many people had survived, Indonesia’s transport minister said. Jusman
readIsraeli forces edge into Gaza city, Hamas defiant
12-01-2009
GAZA – Israeli forces edged into the Gaza Strip’s most populous area yesterday, killing at least 27 Palestinians in an offensive stepped up in defiance of international calls for a ceasefire. Medical
readTutu fasts in solidarity with Zimbabweans
12-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South African Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu has called on all South Africans to join his weekly fasting in protest at the humanitarian crisis in neighbouring Zimbabwe, the 702 radio
readTsvangirai seeks meeting, Mugabe on holiday
12-01-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has requested a meeting with President Robert Mugabe in an effort to salvage a power-sharing deal, an opposition spokesman said on Friday.
readANC launches its campaign manifesto
12-01-2009
EAST LONDON – ANC President Jacob Zuma launched his party’s parliamentary election campaign on Saturday by promising massive public spending projects, an answer to critics who say the party has done
read105 years ago: Herero uprising against colonialism
12-01-2009
ON January 12 1904, exactly 105 years ago today, the first shots were fired at Okahandja when Herero warriors attacked the town and nearby farms to fight German imperial rule. During several
readNew schools to cope with Windhoek boom
12-01-2009
THE Ministry of Education built four new schools in Windhoek last year to accommodate pupils who battled to find placements in the past.The four schools will replace the tent schools set up in
readNkandhi-Shiimi is defiant
12-01-2009
THE Medical Superintendent at the Windhoek Central Hospital, Dr Helen Nkandhi-Shiimi, says talk of her resignation is merely the work of disgruntled fellow employees.Dr Nkandhi-Shiimi is believed to
readMbanderu dispute rekindled
12-01-2009
A SIMMERING leadership dispute in the Ovambanderu community, which started a year ago when Chief Munjuku Nguvauva died, was rekindled again over the weekend, when one group accused another of
readQuad destruction less, but still too much
12-01-2009
ALTHOUGH there was fifty per cent less off-road activity in protected areas at the coast this festive season compared to last year, the cumulative impact still increased by 50 per cent.“It’s easy to
readNovaNam strikers arrested at Lüderitz
12-01-2009
THE Police Task Force has arrested five striking workers at the NovaNam fish-processing factory at Lüderitz for allegedly violating a court order barring them from picketing within 400 metres of the
readJob loss the No 1 global concern, survey shows
12-01-2009
NEW YORK - The global economic crisis has made fears of unemployment the number one concern, surpassing worries about poverty, social inequality, crime and violence, a 22-nation survey showed on
read2009: ‘A difficult year’
12-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG – SA’s banks say that while lower petrol prices have set the scene for an easier year for consumers, the worst is not over just yet.“2009 is going to be a very difficult year, especially
readMTN acquires majority stake in Verizon SA gets competition OK for Verizon SA deal
12-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 8 (Reuters) - MTN , Africa’s biggest cell phone operator by subscribers, has won competition approval for its acquisition of Verizon’s African businesses, which it is buying to add
readGold ends higher, option trade seen bullish
12-01-2009
NEW YORK/LONDON - Gold rose nearly two per cent on Thursday in a rally sparked by a weaker dollar and a bleak economic picture, and the option market signalled bullion could rise further in the near
readFinancial literacy key to sound financial system
12-01-2009
A WELL-INFORMED and financially educated consumer is key to a sound financial system at the market, institutional and individual level, says the FinMark Trust Forum.According to a presentation done by
readGazprom chief does business in Kremlin’s shadow
12-01-2009
MOSCOW – The head of Russian gas company Gazprom, Alexei Miller, faces a serious obstacle to his dream of turning his firm into a US$1 trillion bluechip company: he owes his loyalty to the Kremlin.
readContractors must ‘pull up socks’ warns President Pohamba
12-01-2009
THE Swapo Government had experienced problems with non-compliance of contractors with regard drought relief. In a speech delivered over the weekend at Helao Nafidi village in Ohangwena, President
readNo relief for taxi users although fuel price goes down
12-01-2009
THE new year has started on a very positive note for car users, with Government announcing that the price of petrol will drop by 70 cents a litre and diesel by N$1,10 a litre on Wednesday. It is the
readPossible foul play at Eros Airport
12-01-2009
THE investigation into the emergency landing of a Cessna 172 plane in Windhoek’s Prosperita area on Wednesday has found that a small plastic bag containing “rivets and nuts” caused the accident.
readPohamba urges fair politics
12-01-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has called upon all Namibians to respect the law during this year’s national elections. In a two-hour speech delivered at a Swapo rally at Ohangwena on Saturday, the
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