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45 Articles found on Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Unions, APS square off
21-01-2009
AN announcement to labour unions last week that Africa Personnel Services (APS) plans to close shop at the end of February was yesterday met with protest from the Namibian Food and Allied
readHIV plan for teachers still has long way to go
21-01-2009
THE Workplace HIV-AIDS Policy and Wellness Programme needs further advertising, implementation and dissemination amongst teachers. This was one of the findings of the Academy for Educational
readShantytown complains about lack of services
21-01-2009
RESIDENTS of the Ombili informal settlement at Mariental have expressed anger over a lack of basic services. The residents claim the Mariental Town Council deliberately denies them the right to
readBerserker shot in stomach
21-01-2009
A KHORIXAS resident has laid charges of attempted murder against the Police after he was shot in the stomach in the late hours of January 9.Police allege that the man charged at on-duty Police
readCourt denies bail to Windhoek ‘hotel thief’
21-01-2009
A YOUNG Windhoek resident who is accused of stealing the equivalent of close to half a million Namibia dollars from an Angolan national at a hotel in the city on Friday remains in Police custody after
readGood rains in the North
21-01-2009
GOOD showers have fallen in northern Namibia since Friday, easing fears of drought and crop failure. Weatherman Odillo Kgobetsi told The Namibian yesterday that the north-central parts will be the
readCabinet mobilised for Swapo election campaign
21-01-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has called on Cabinet ministers to do all they can to make the Swapo Party’s electoral campaign a success.Addressing the first Cabinet session of the year
readLeading figures in Caprivi treason trial end boycott
21-01-2009
“I AM back.” With these words from the alleged commander of the secessionist Caprivi Liberation Army, John Samboma, a boycott of the main Caprivi high treason trial that has lasted close
readNguvauva trio out on bail
21-01-2009
THE three members of the Nguvauva royal house who were arrested and charged on three counts of poaching on Friday have been released on bail. Charles Nguvauva, who is the eldest son of acting
readThe Toxic Dump
21-01-2009
Obama is the 44th US President. I wish him well. One hell of a job and those who put the US in this mess, the establishment, the media and his political opposition will bay for his blood from day one.
readBMW to reduce work hours
21-01-2009
FRANKFURT – Carmaker BMW AG said yesterday it would reduce the working hours for some 26 000 German employees as part of efforts to slow production amid a deepening economic downturn. The Munich-based
readWeak economy bites insurers
21-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Ernst & Young’s insurance index had remained weak in the fourth quarter due to slack economic conditions and weak investment income, the auditing firm said on Monday. Faith in the
readStandard Bank clears credit card confusion
21-01-2009
STANDARD Bank Namibia clients will be able to breathe a sigh of relief on Friday – the date by which the bank will have all point-of-sale (POS) terminals replaced. The bank on Monday briefed the press
readChina and Costa Rica begin free trade talks
21-01-2009
SAN JOSE – China and Costa Rica on Monday began talks for a free trade treaty under which the Central American nation hopes to export meat, plants, fruit and coffee to the Asian giant, officials said.
readOil price dips below US$33 after gas deal
21-01-2009
LONDON – Oil fell more than 10 per cent, dipping below US$33 a barrel yesterday after Russia and Ukraine agreed a gas deal that would help secure Europe’s supply, while gloomy economic news presaged
readSasol seeks deal on cartel action
21-01-2009
SASOL has gone cap in hand to the SA competition commission to make leniency applications - an industry form of plea bargaining - after it uncovered evidence of price-fixing and market allocation in
readMUN wants Government to bailout mines
21-01-2009
IN an effort to save jobs, the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) plans to ask Government to bail out struggling mines.This was revealed yesterday at a press conference held by the union’s
readHarry’s goal under threat
21-01-2009
SUPER slim and rather acrobatic SKW goalkeeper Harry Januarie will avoid the mistake of moving a lot from his goal line when his side meet Black Africa in a premiership clash at the Khomasdal Stadium
readJoyous crowds celebrate
21-01-2009
WASHINGTON – With tears and cheers and hope for a better future, hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets of Washington yesterday in a joyous celebration of the first African American
readHewitt out in a thriller
21-01-2009
MELBOURNE – Two-time Grand Slam winner Lleyton Hewitt crashed out of the Australian Open’s first round after a five-set struggle with 2007 finalist Fernando Gonzalez yesterday, dealing a blow to local
readMurray in a hurry, Serena swelters
21-01-2009
MELBOURNE – Melbourne Park’s first glimpse of Andy Murray was a brief one yesterday as the pre-tournament favourite for the Australian Open zipped through to round two in double-quick time when his
readMedia and football
21-01-2009
WITH the African Cup of Nations and the World Cup coming to the southern Africa in 2010, it is set to give Namibian football an opportunity to realise how much football needs the media but also, how
readI followed my heart: Kaka
21-01-2009
MILAN – Brazilian superstar Kaka has revealed that he followed his heart in choosing to stay at AC Milan rather than take up an offer of a reported 15 million euros a season to join Manchester City.
readPresident Obama: Millions witness a profound moment
21-01-2009
WASHINGTON – Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th president of the United States yesterday, and called on Americans to join him in confronting what he described as an economic crisis caused not
readTitle is still within our grasp: Rafa
21-01-2009
LIVERPOOL – Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez insisted that his side could still win the Premier League despite watching his side carelessly drop more points in a 1-1 draw with city rivals Everton on
readSwanepoel is back
21-01-2009
OPENING batsman Stefan Swanepoel makes a return to the Namibian team for this weekend’s SAA Cup match against Northerns after an absence of more than a year. Swanepoel, who was a regular opening
readTwo men survive 25 days at sea in icebox
21-01-2009
SYDNEY - Two men from Myanmar told rescuers they survived almost a month floating in a large icebox in shark-infested waters off northern Australia after their fishing boat sank, authorities said
readAli salutes the first black president
21-01-2009
WASHINGTON – ‘The Greatest’ saluted the nation’s first black president at an inaugural soiree.Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, celebrating his 67th birthday, was the guest of honour at a party for 1 400
readSerena follows Obama news at Aussie Open
21-01-2009
MELBOURNE Serena Williams got chills just thinking of the symmetry – Americans marking the birthday of late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. just before the inauguration of their first black
readMichelle, Miley wow concert
21-01-2009
WASHINGTON – Michelle Obama challenged the audience at a teen- and tween-filled ‘Kids’ Inaugural: We Are the Future’ concert to serve their country.She got a response from the audience on Monday night
readFacts about inaugurations
21-01-2009
* Mr Obama used Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural Bible to take his oath of office.* Dwight Eisenhower’s 1953 parade was covered by a 24-year-old reporter on the Washington Times-Herald as the ‘Inquiring
readObama honours his rival
21-01-2009
WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama honoured his vanquished Republican rival John McCain on Monday, describing the Arizona senator as an “American hero” while the Democrat prepared to assume the
readObama family’s Kenyan village in full party mode
21-01-2009
KOGELO, Kenya – More than 2 000 Kenyans and tourists united in song and dance yesterday to celebrate Barack Obama’s inauguration in Kogelo, the Kenyan village where the new US president’s father was
readJubilation and worry over Obama presidency
21-01-2009
PARIS – The world greeted the Barack Obama era yesterday with excited hopes for the future and deep caution over the difficulties ahead that lay ahead for the first black American president. While
readTeen pregnancies put moms’ health at risk
21-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Girls who give birth before the age of 15 are five times more likely to die in childbirth than women in their 20s, the United Nations said on Thursday, focusing its annual children’s
readZimbabwe talks end without deal
21-01-2009
HARARE - Zimbabwe’s power-sharing talks ended without a deal on Monday and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said no progress was made on what he called the “darkest day of our lives”.An official
readUN chief visits devastated Gaza
21-01-2009
GAZA - Voicing shock at stark scenes of destruction, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Gaza Strip yesterday, and Israel was poised to withdraw its troops before the US
readRwandan troops enter eastern Congo
21-01-2009
KINSHASA – More than 1 500 Rwandan troops crossed the border into eastern Congo yesterday to join Congolese forces in an effort to oust Hutu rebels who participated in Rwanda’s genocide, officials
readNotable Quotes
21-01-2009
THE children really want to be here and they really want to learn. – Principal of the Moses //Garoëb Project School in Katutura, Myra Griqua, where children are waiting in tents for school
readSwapo oku li othika, i ilongekidha, Mbumba ta ti
21-01-2009
AMUSHANGA-NDJAYI gwopevi gwo Swapo, tate Nangolo Mbumba, okwa ti opaati yawo otayi yambidhidha Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba okuudha na oyi ilongekidhila Omahogololo gAayehe nogOpaupresidende,
readVavali va kwatwa molwa oulunga woimuna
21-01-2009
OVALUMENHU vavali ova kwatwapo kopolii yaHangwena molwa oulunga woimuna nova holoka nale mOmangu ya Mengestrata moshitukulwa osho.Limbedo Haimbili na Timoteus Shali, otava tamenekelwa evako leengobe
readOmulumenhu a dipaya omukainhu waye nokamonamati kavo
21-01-2009
OMULUMENHU weedula 27, womokunda Ohangwena moshitukulwa sha Hangwena, okwa okwa dipaya omukainhu waye nomona wavo wokamati eshi evatwa neembele oikando ihapu shi nyanyalifa, teva tomekele monduda yavo
readTatekulu Dengeinge a hulitha
21-01-2009
O MUSITA gwOngeleka ya ELCIN (a li moshipundi shevululuko), tatekulu Hendrik Ndeulikilwa Dengeinge, okwa hulitha mOshipangelo shEpangelo mOshakati mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko konima yuuhema.Pauyelele
readSDFN a tunga Omatala gokulandithila pOhadiwa
21-01-2009
E HANGANO hali tungile aantu mboka ye na iiyemo yopepvi omagumbo lya Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) olya tunga Omatala gokulandithila pOhadiwa moshitopolwa sha Hangwena, mpoka oomeme
readSMSes for Wed 21 Jan 09
21-01-2009
* TO all the young people, stand up, dream and reach for the stars, your country needs you. President (Barack) Obama has done it, so can you. Food For Thought * PLEASE can someone
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