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50 Articles found on Thursday, 15 January 2009
Two people die in car accident
15-01-2009
TWO people died when the car they were travelling in overturned near Arandis on Sunday afternoon. According to an eyewitness, Allen Shekupe, there were two bodies lying in the road, while the driver
readOvaherero group pleased with Chief’s recognition
15-01-2009
THE official Government recognition of Ovaherero Paramount Chief Kuaima Riruako just before Christmas last year – after a wait of more than 10 years – has been welcomed with great satisfaction by the
readGuns and guards – as safe as houses?
15-01-2009
THE question whether security guards are properly trained to handle firearms came under the spotlight after a number of incidents over the festive season. Several incidents were reported of security
readFailure rate a ‘recipe for unrest’
15-01-2009
THE below 50 per cent pass rate for Grade 10s has become an annual “ritual” and a “recipe for future unrest”, the Congress of Democrats charged yesterday.Its Secretary General Tsudao Gurirab said in a
readTent classes fail to make grade
15-01-2009
MANY parents in Windhoek were left looking for places for their children yesterday, as they were turned away at schools that are already full. Yesterday marked the start of the new school year
readPeople cry foul over ‘unfair’ fares
15-01-2009
PEOPLE in the North are complaining that bus drivers are illegally inflating fares, exploiting a shortage of transport after the summer holidays.Hordes of people who spent the holidays with their
readKatiti a candidate for NamPort post
15-01-2009
FORMER Walvis Bay CEO Augustinus Katiti is one of a handful of potential candidates to be interviewed from tomorrow for the post of NamPort CEO.The interviews will apparently be done in Windhoek by
readVessel wipes out bird colony
15-01-2009
OVER a hundred nests and dozens of chicks of the protected Cape cormorant were allegedly wiped out when an old Russian fishing vessel, the Ulan, that lay in the Walvis Bay enclave, was towed to a
readEx-NP stalwart Van Zijl dies
15-01-2009
ONE of the leading figures in the former National Party of South West Africa, Eben van Zijl, died at Swakopmund this week.Van Zijl – a prominent conservative political figure in Namibia before
readNovanam strikers released
15-01-2009
FIVE striking Novanam employees and a union leader who had been held by Police at Lüderitz since last week have been released after their case was dismissed on Tuesday.The Trade Union Congress of
readDjokovic back on Open track
15-01-2009
SYDNEY – Novak Djokovic, more at ease with his new racquet, swept aside Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu at the Sydney International yesterday to get his Australian Open title defence back on trackThe
readSehwag praises Hayden
15-01-2009
NEW DELHI –India’s swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag yesterday saluted retired Australian great Matthew Hayden, saying he had not seen an “attacking batsman of his calibre.”The powerfully-built
readHistory shows England can rise in Ashes
15-01-2009
LONDON – Kevin Pietersen’s exit as England captain, and the sacking of coach Peter Moores, left Australian cricket delighted with their old rivals’ self-inflicted wounds ahead of this year’s Ashes.But
readRonaldo is world’s best
15-01-2009
ZURICH – Manchester United and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo was on Monday named FIFA World Footballer of the Year for 2008.Ronaldo, who is also holder of the prestigious Ballon d’Or for the
readGill says Benitez ‘missed the boat’
15-01-2009
MACAU – Manchester United chief executive David Gill fired back yesterday at Rafael Benitez, saying the Liverpool boss “missed the boat completely” by suggesting he had a conflict of interest.Benitez,
readCity in world record bid for Kaka
15-01-2009
LONDON – Manchester City have offered AC Milan a world record 100 million pounds in cash in a bid to land former World Player of the Year Kaka, newspaper reports said yesterday.A four-man delegation
readSri Lanka stunned
15-01-2009
DHAKA – Shakib Al Hasan smashed an explosive 92 not out to power Bangladesh into the triangular one-day series final with an upset five-wicket win over Sri Lanka yesterday.The left-hander cracked two
readInterim committee runs AN
15-01-2009
AN Interim Committee consisting of Donovan Zealand, Abner Xoagub and Agnes Samaria has been appointed to run the affairs of Athletics Namibia until a new president is elected. The chief administrator
readSMSes for Thurs 15 Jan 09
15-01-2009
* THE claims by Cabinet ministers that Bob Kandetu should be fired make you think. Do they just talk or consider various issues before spitting fire? If Bob Kandetu was on approved leave, is it
readCell One a kuthwa po kaakwiilongo
15-01-2009
OKAMPANI yoongodhi dhomepaya yedhina Cell One oya tseyithwa kutya oya landitha po oosheya dhawo dhayo adhihe (dhoopelesenda 100) kOkampani yokuEgipiti yedhina Orascom Telecom Holdings. Telecom okwa
readShoka sha zi mepeko lyOpolisi
15-01-2009
OPOLISI mOvenduka otayi konakona eso lyomulumentu gumwe – ngoka a si sho a dhengwe momutse nemanya momutse yEtine lya zi ko. Shika osha ningilwa mepandaanda lya Lucia molukanda lwa Greenwell Matongo
readEtungo lyoopate mOnooli ota li tameke nuumvo
15-01-2009
OONDJILA odhindji dhoka dha kwatakanitha iitopolwa oyindji kOnooli yoshilongo, otadhi ka yambulwapo noku tulwa oteya okutameka nuumvo. Pethimbo a li ta popitha oshigongi oshinene sho Swapo pOhangwena
readmOsenda ya Cosdec pOndangwa ina mu kana oshimaliwa, Endjala ta ti
15-01-2009
OPU NA omapopyo kutya mOsenda ya Community Skills Development Centre (Cosdec) mOndangwa, omwa kana oshimaliwa shOondola dhi li N$130,000. Omukalimo gumwe gwomOndangwa okwa lombwele The Namibian
readOnawa Mills oya li yi na uupyakadhi
15-01-2009
OKAMPANI yedhina Onawa Mills, yimwe yomOokampani dhoka dha pewa ookondaraka yokufala iikulya yoshikukuta koshitopolwa sha Hangwena,Oshana nOmusati, oya ti kutya otayi ka tameka okuninga ngaaka muule
readOomwenyo dhaaniilonga mekulo lyOshipangelo sha Shakati dhili moshiponga
15-01-2009
OOMWENYO dhaaniilonga mekulo lyOshipangelo shEpangelo shaShakati odhi li moshiponga, omolwa oombiga dha kulupa nayi dhoka hadhi topa ethimbo tadhi telekelwa. Shika osha eta aaniilonga yamwe yapwe nayi
readAmy’s husband wants out
15-01-2009
LONDON – The husband of troubled Grammy Award-winning British singer Amy Winehouse is seeking a divorce on the grounds of her adultery, his lawyer said this week.Henri Brandman, who is representing
readLil Kim says she ain’t so big with Biggie biopic
15-01-2009
NEW YORK – Lil Kim was a big part of the Notorious B.I.G.’s life, but she’s not happy about the way she’s portrayed in the new biopic about the late rapper.The Notorious B.I.G. was Lil Kim’s mentor
read2-year-old held with parents in Zim released
15-01-2009
HARARE – A lawyer says a two-year-old boy has been released from jail in Zimbabwe after being held for weeks with his parents in what the opposition calls a crackdown on dissent. Defence lawyer
readLRA rebels in Congo turned more deadly by offensive
15-01-2009
BUNIA – Ugandan rebels have killed more than 500 people in northeast Congo since September, and the violence has multiplied since a Ugandan-led offensive tried to flush them out of the bush, UN
readMbeki won’t accept parliamentary nomination
15-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Former president Thabo Mbeki plans to turn down his place on the ANC’s Gauteng list of candidates for the National Assembly, his spokesman said yesterday. “He is not going to accept
readZuma to appeal graft case at top SA court
15-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s ruling party chief Jacob Zuma will appeal to the nation’s highest court over a ruling this week that reinstated corruption charges against him, his lawyer said on
readUS urged to counter ‘spoiler’ states
15-01-2009
WASHINGTON – The United States and other traditional human rights champions must retake leadership of a global agenda that has been hijacked by “spoiler” states like China, Egypt and Russia, a rights
readUN chief says Gaza cease-fire negotiations must intensify
15-01-2009
CAIRO – The UN secretar general yesterday called for an immediate halt to the fighting in Gaza and said intense negotiations were needed to come up with the necessary arrangements.Ban Ki-moon began in
readMost Arabs agree to a summit on Gaza
15-01-2009
CAIRO – An Arab League official says that most Arab governments have agreed that an emergency summit on the crisis in Gaza can go forward on Friday in Qatar.Hesham Youssef, an aide to the league’s
readIsrael stops Iranian aid ship heading to Gaza
15-01-2009
TEHRAN - The Israeli navy intercepted an Iranian ship loaded with medicine, food and clothing destined for Gaza and forced the vessel to Egypt instead, Iran’s state television reported
readZimbabwe retailers consider reintroducing credit facilities
15-01-2009
ZIMBABWE’S retailers are considering reintroducing credit facilities after they were granted licences to sell goods in foreign currency, the state-controlled Herald reported on Wednesday. Retail
readPick ‘n Pay world’s top retailer
15-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Pick ‘n Pay has been voted the world’s best retailer by international retail organisation, the National Retail Federation. The American-based NRF made the announcement at their annual
readMr Price’s sales up after expansion
15-01-2009
LISTED retailer Mr Price recorded sales growth of 20,3 per cent during the third quarter of the financial year ending March 31 2009, the company said yesterday. Comparable sales, which includes sales
readMadoff in court for bail
15-01-2009
NEW YORK – Prosecutors asked a federal judge Tuesday to jail besieged financier Bernard Madoff, saying he tried to pick “winners and losers” in his US$50 billion fraud when he and his wife shipped
readRate cuts could lift the rand
15-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG - The rand, which has weakened over the past few days after signs of strength last month, could benefit from the interest rate cuts expected this year, economists said on Tuesday. Their
readRate cuts could lift the rand
15-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG - The rand, which has weakened over the past few days after signs of strength last month, could benefit from the interest rate cuts expected this year, economists said on Tuesday. Their
readLoans for small British firms
15-01-2009
LONDON – The British government announced a plan yesterday to ensure small- and medium-sized businesses can get access to credit. The government will guarantee up to US$20 billion in bank loans to
readEconomic slump slows cement sales
15-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Cement sales in southern Africa were up 0,8 per cent year-on-year (y/y) in December to 921 570 million tons, data from the Cement and Concrete Institute showed on Tuesday. The institute
readCapricorn did not buy Zambian bank
15-01-2009
THE holding company of Bank Windhoek, Capricorn Investment Holdings (CIH), has denied recent media reports that it bought a commercial bank in neighbouring Zambia. “CIH has acquired a stake in a
readLonrho joins scramble for African agricultural land
15-01-2009
CAPE TOWN – UK-based Lonrho has signed a joint venture agreement with the Angolan government to farm 25 000 ha of idle soil in the country as fears of a global food shortage prompt a scramble for land
readStudy sees risk to $1 trillion assets
15-01-2009
GENEVA – A further collapse in the price of assets, such as stocks and houses, is the largest risk facing world economies in 2009 and could cost as much as US$1 trillion, according to a World Economic
readHospital chief resigned once too many
15-01-2009
THE Ministry of Health and Social Services yesterday officially announced the departure of Dr Helen Nkandi-Shiimi as medical superintendent of the Windhoek Central Hospital. This follows weeks of
read‘Cowboy pilots’ at coast cause hairy flight experiences
15-01-2009
THE alleged bad attitude of pilots and flight operators at the coast led to a few close shaves in the air during the holiday season. The incidents were mainly blamed on air silence between pilots
readCall for urgent NA sitting
15-01-2009
THE DTA of Namibia has called for an early resumption of the National Assembly to discuss possible salary increases for civil servants. DTA Secretary General McHenry Venaani told a media briefing in
readThe search for a school
15-01-2009
As the new school year got underway yesterday, Lazarus Kanuameva and his son Ujama and friend Selestina Urinavi were among those walking from school to school, looking for a place. Many children were
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