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44 Articles found on Monday, 26 January 2009
Solar eclipse this morning
26-01-2009
PARIS – Namibians should be among the few lucky people who will be treated to a rare event today when an annular solar eclipse will transform the sun into a dark disc with a blazing ring-shaped corona
readBody parts suspect loses lawyer
26-01-2009
KENYAN nurse Kenneth Orina, who is accused of killing his wife at Grootfontein in September 2007 and then cutting up her remains in a failed effort to conceal his alleged crime, is without legal
readCivil servants get massive pay increases
26-01-2009
GOVERNMENT is to give a substantial 24 per cent salary increase to the country’s 84 000-strong civil servants at an estimated cost to the country of about N$1 billion.As most countries worldwide are
readLuderitz father in a plea for life-savers
26-01-2009
THE father of 16-year-old Peter Ntsamba, who drowned in the sea at the Luderitz Waterfront on Friday, feels his son could have been rescued if life-savers were deployed at the Waterfront.Nathanael
readFive await sentencing in teen gang-rape case
26-01-2009
FOR five young men whose high school career ended in Police holding cells after they were arrested on gang-rape charges in late 2006, tomorrow is set to be one of the most important days in their
readRehoboth man dies after fight over girl
26-01-2009
A FIGHT over a girlfriend left a 35-year-old man dead and another charged with murder and injured in hospital at Rehoboth this past weekend.According to a Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Stephan
readTransNamib blames ageing locomotives for reliability woes
26-01-2009
TRANSNAMIB says the late departure and arrival of its trains are because of unreliable locomotive fleet and natural factors such as sand on the rails between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund.TransNamib has
readStruggle children press for ‘greater sense of urgency’
26-01-2009
THE demonstrating ‘Children of the Liberation Struggle’ living on a Swapo farm 20 km outside Windhoek, were on Thursday visited by Swapo Deputy Secretary General, Nangola Mbumba.The group, who are
readNamibian Police get wings
26-01-2009
A 13-year long Government plan to equip the Namibian Police with its own Air Division became a reality on Friday, when the division was officially inaugurated by President Hifikepunye Pohamba.Safety
readWater deaths claim three lives in North
26-01-2009
DROWNINGS in northern Namibia claimed the lives of three people – two children aged three, and one 51-year-old man – on Thursday, the Namibian Police announced in Windhoek yesterday.A three-year-old
read‘Hitman’ puts Namibia on the map for Japanese
26-01-2009
PAULUS ‘The Hitman’ Moses says the Japanese could not find Namibia in “their books” – that is before he finished off Japan’s champion, Yusuke Kobori in Tokyo at the beginning of the year, and became
readSouth African power supply stable: company
26-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s state power utility Eskom said on Friday that the country’s energy supply was stabilising, one year after crippling blackouts that hobbled the crucial mining
readColombia, Venezuela to boost trade
26-01-2009
BOGOTA – The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela pledged Saturday to invest US$100 million each in a special fund in hopes of boosting cross-border trade as the world economic crisis slashes global
readRio Tinto will not rush sale of US coal mines
26-01-2009
ABU DHABI – The financial turmoil has slowed Rio Tinto’s plans to shed some US assets and the company will wait until it secures the right price, the chief executive of its energy and minerals unit
readM&F braces for first loss in six years
26-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG – The South African short-term insurance industry has been hit hard by depressed equity markets, with Mutual & Federal (M&F) saying last week that it would report a loss for the first
readSouth Africa can avoid recession says Manuel
26-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG - South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel is confident the country will this year be able to avoid a recession that has hit major world economies, a local newspaper reported
readLibya eyes nationalisation of foreign oil companies
26-01-2009
TRIPOLI - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said Tripoli could nationalise foreign oil firms operating in the country unless prices rise to US$100 a barrel, the state news agency JANA reported on
readObama ‘brand’ stimulates big merchandise sales
26-01-2009
WASHINGTON - A Barack Obama T-shirt sells for five dollars on K Street in Washington. An Obama bronze medallion costs 60 dollars through the official presidential inauguration committee outlet.The US
readBarclays may give up more control to Gulf
26-01-2009
BARCLAYS may have to give up more control to Middle East investors if the UK bank is forced to seek additional capital.Abu Dhabi’s royal family and two Qatari investors purchased a 32 per cent stake
readCivil summonses for debt rise 5,2%
26-01-2009
THE total number of civil summonses issued in South Africa for debt for the three months to November had increased by 5,2 per cent compared with the same period in 2007.Statistics SA said. The major
readMaintenance at Eskom in hand
26-01-2009
STATE-OWNED electricity firm Eskom had experienced one of its highest periods of planned maintenance last month, chairman Bobby Godsell said.The summer maintenance programme had already moved past its
readMicrosoft will delete 5 000 jobs
26-01-2009
MICROSOFT would cut up to 5 000 jobs, its first massive firings, and sales and profit would probably drop, it said.The Windows unit, which accounts for about one-fourth of sales, is suffering after
readInternational Briefs
26-01-2009
Vietnam ferry accident kills 40 * HANOI – A small ferry overloaded with holiday shoppers sank in central Vietnam yesterday, killing at least 40 people ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year. Most of
readSenator charged over Travolta extortion
26-01-2009
NASSAU – A Bahamas senator has been charged in connection with a plot to extort money from Hollywood star John Travolta after the death of the actor’s son, police said.The female lawmaker, Pleasant
read‘Milli Vanilli moment’ at inauguration causes flap
26-01-2009
NEW YORK – To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, here we go again.The revelation that millions of people who saw the inauguration of President Barack Obama were actually listening to recorded music instead of
readIt’s over. Prince Harry and girlfriend Chelsy part ways
26-01-2009
LONDON – Prince Harry and his girlfriend Chelsy Davy have split up, with the decision confirmed on her Facebook page.She altered her profile on the social networking website to read: ‘Relationship:
readEthics crisis in America?
26-01-2009
KANSAS CITY - From billion-dollar ponzi schemes to bad mortgages and pay-to-play dealings by public officials, some are asking: Is there a crisis of ethics in America?The swirl of corruption, fraud
readJoker’ creche killings stun Belgium
26-01-2009
DENDERMONDE – Prosecutors charged a 20-year-old unemployed Belgian with murdering two babies and a woman and wounding 13 others in a frenzied knife attack at a creche that stunned Belgium.Prosecutor
readBrazil model who lost hands and feet dies
26-01-2009
RIO DE JANEIRO – A Brazilian model whose feet and hands were amputated following a drug-resistant infection died early on Saturday, health officials said.Mariana Bridi, 20, died at 02h30 from
readHamas in Egypt for Gaza truce talks
26-01-2009
GAZA CITY – Hamas’ government in Gaza began its first week back in business yesterday, operating from makeshift offices since most administrative buildings were bombed, as the Palestinian militant
readMugabe daughter studying at HK varsity?
26-01-2009
HONG KONG - A human rights activist yesterday urged Hong Kong to deport the daughter of Robert Mugabe if it is confirmed she is studying at a local university and the Zimbabwean president is funding
read‘So-far, so good’ for Obama
26-01-2009
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama aced a choreographed first 100 hours in the White House, dramatically ending the Bush era by scything away at some high-profile domestic and national security
readEvidence suggests Hudson jet hit a soft body
26-01-2009
WASHINGTON – A visual inspection of the battered, dented left engine of the US Airways jetliner that ditched in the Hudson River found no evidence of organic matter, but there are signs the plane hit
readJoy, doubts in Congo after rebel chief’s arrest
26-01-2009
KIBATI – Congo said on Saturday it had received no official response to its request for the extradition of Tutsi rebel Laurent Nkunda, whose arrest was greeted by Congolese with a mixture of relief
readOpen flare-ups hard to stop
26-01-2009
MELBOURNE - Australian Open officials admit violence is nearly impossible to eradicate despite unprecedented security following the third ethnic clashes here in as many years.Tournament director Craig
readFederer fights back, Jankovic out
26-01-2009
MELBOURNE - The Australian Open was blown wide open yesterday when top seed Jelena Jankovic crashed out while Roger Federer was forced to mount a memorable comeback to beat Tomas Berdych.The Serb’s
readSport Briefs
26-01-2009
Cycling Australian sprinter Allan Davis won the Tour Down Under yesterday as American Lance Armstrong finished well in his much-anticipated return to professional cycling. Armstrong, the seven-time
readArrows blitz Ramblers
26-01-2009
ELEVEN Arrows blitzed Ramblers 4-1 in an exciting clash in Windhoek on Saturday, as they march towards the summit of the MTC Namibia Premier League, which now sees three teams joined on points. Arrows
readArsenal still in the Cup
26-01-2009
CARDIFF - Arsenal were grateful to keep their FA Cup hopes alive after a goalless draw at Cardiff City yesterday.The north Londoners endured an uncomfortable afternoon at Ninian Park but held out to
readTigers rout Civics
26-01-2009
GOALS in either half from Samuel Goagoseb and Kenny Malgas of rampant Tigers subjected a poor Civics side to a second successive 2-0 defeat at the Khomasdal Stadium on Friday evening.Tigers survived
readMorkel hammers SA to win
26-01-2009
SYDNEY - Albie Morkel plundered 40 runs off 22 balls to help South Africa to a three-wicket win against Australia in the third one-day international at Sydney on Friday.South Africa reached 270 for
readPortsmouth dumped out of FA Cup
26-01-2009
LONDON - Holders Portsmouth crashed out of the FA Cup on Saturday as Manchester United were forced to come from behind to overcome Tottenham and keep their quadruple bid on track.On a day when
readSMSes for Mon 26 Jan 09
26-01-2009
SMSes Of The Day * DEAR fellow Namibians, let us not treat politics like a football club that we support for the sheer excitement of it. We must take it as a chance to positively contribute to change
readNotable Quotes
26-01-2009
IT should rather be those polluting and damaging that should pay through fines; not everyone through fees. – Coastal resident on Namibia’s coastal area being declared a national park where certain
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