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42 Articles found on Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Man tries to torch Mum
27-01-2009
A MAN from Mururani in the Kavango Region was charged with assault by threat, attempted arson, common assault, resisting arrest and attempted murder on Sunday after allegedly trying to set his mother
readBlow to treason trial as lawyer withdraws
27-01-2009
A MEMBER of the team of defence lawyers in the main Caprivi high treason trial brought the trial to a standstill yesterday with an announcement that she was withdrawing from the case.Zambian lawyer
readEclipse disappointment
27-01-2009
A PARTIAL solar eclipse could be seen in Namibia yesterday morning. The best places for seeing it were Windhoek (30 per cent), Swakopmund (32 per cent) and Keetmanshoop (40 per cent).Windhoek was
readLabour-hire ban sparks health crisis
27-01-2009
THE banning of labour hire has sparked a major health crisis, with high-level Government officials yesterday scrambling to prevent a disaster after the contracts of around 1 400 health workers were
readWorks Ministry gears for year ahead
27-01-2009
WITH his ministry self-admittedly performing at a success rate of only 35 per cent over the past year, Works and Transport Minister Helmut Angula last week addressed staff in Windhoek on his plans for
readRenaming of Polytech high on 2009 agenda
27-01-2009
THE Polytechnic of Namibia held its Academic Welcome for the new year last week, stressing the renaming of the institution as an imperative for 2009.The issue of a name change for the institution has
readWidespread showers expected
27-01-2009
WIDESPREAD showers will continue today but from tomorrow the rain will move to the northern regions.Weather forecaster Olga Tjiueza says today there will be a 40 to 60 per cent chance of rain in the
read‘Too much self-help’ at self-help housing project
27-01-2009
A NUMBER of residents of Windhoek’s Havana informal settlement are growing increasingly agitated over alleged corruption in community housing schemes that were meant to make it easier for them to
readCops report spate of rape cases
27-01-2009
A 17-year-old male prisoner was raped in a holding cell at Mariental, between December 30 and January 21, the Police reported yesterday.According to Police information, the boy was allegedly assaulted
readTrial date set for ‘Dorado 7’
27-01-2009
SEVEN young Windhoek residents accused of murdering an off-duty Namibia Defence Force member in an alleged mob attack in mid-2007 heard yesterday that their trial is set to start in the Windhoek
readPay increase justifiable: economists, politicians
27-01-2009
THE announcement of a 24 per cent pay increase for civil servants over the next two financial years has drawn mixed reactions from political players and economists.Whether the increase is justifiable
readAngolan buyers push up small livestock prices in Kunene
27-01-2009
OPUWO – Goat and sheep prices remain high in Kunene North, despite expectations that they would drop during the first week of schools re-opening in January.The prices for both cattle and goats hiked
readSA wheat farmers want protection
27-01-2009
CAPE TOWN – The poor summer wheat crop expected this month in South Africa highlighted the need for the government to intervene in the market to protect the viability of eastern Free State farmers,
readDavos scales back glitz
27-01-2009
GENEVA - No Bono, no Angelina. With capitalism in crisis, the 2 500 business and political leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week will find less star power than usual.
readBarclays says not seeking capital after US$11 billion hit
27-01-2009
LONDON - Barclays is not seeking capital from private investors or the state as it remains profitable and can absorb a 2008 writedown of eight billion pounds, the British bank said yesterday, sending
readOil falls below $46 as US warns of worse recession
27-01-2009
SINGAPORE – Oil prices fell below US$46 a barrel yesterday in Asia after White House officials warned the US recession will likely worsen in coming months, undermining demand for crude.Light, sweet
readObama’s tough yuan stance unlikely to sway China
27-01-2009
SHANGHAI - US President Barack Obama’s administration has branded China a currency manipulator but America’s tougher stand is unlikely to push the Asian giant to revalue the yuan, analysts said.US
readNovaNam workers end strike
27-01-2009
WORKERS from the NovaNam fish processing factory at Lüderitz have ended a close to two-month crippling strike after union and company management clinched a wage deal on Friday.The workers downed tools
readCrisis pits rate cuts against rand support
27-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Rand weakness and concern about the strength of the global economy have sparked a debate among economists about the role of high interest rates to support the currency.The South African
readOne in five men at risk of drinking problem
27-01-2009
CHICAGO – At least one in five men in developed countries are at risk of abusing or becoming dependent on alcohol during their lifetimes, Unnited States said on Sunday.The risk is about half that for
readDrew Barrymore: More ‘Charlie’s Angels’, please!
27-01-2009
LOS ANGELES – Drew Barrymore is ready to kick some ass again. Ms Barrymore just told me she’s hot to make a third instalment of her super successful ‘Charlie’s Angels’ movie franchise.“I’m so into
read‘Slumdog’ top dog at the SAGs, Streep best actress
27-01-2009
LOS ANGELES – ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ took the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards on Sunday, boosting its chances of an Oscar next month, on a night that saw awards scattered across five
readJapan PM’s woes deepen with poll defeat
27-01-2009
TOKYO – Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso’s woes mounted yesterday after the ruling bloc lost a closely watched regional vote and a survey showed the main opposition party leading ahead of a
readCatholic bishops say inaction is killing Zimbabweans
27-01-2009
PRETORIA – Southern African leaders must stop supporting Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe or accept complicity in a “passive genocide,” Catholic bishops from the region said yesterday as the European
readDates issued for Pope Benedict’s Africa trip
27-01-2009
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI will meet with Muslim representatives and women’s rights advocates when he travels to Cameroon and Angola in March on his first papal trip to Africa, the Vatican said
readICC begins with Lubanga trial
27-01-2009
THE HAGUE – A Congolese warlord pleaded not guilty to recruiting child soldiers and sending them to fight and die in ethnic battles as the International Criminal Court began its historic first trial
readBicycle bomb kills 5 in northwest Pakistan
27-01-2009
DERA ISMAIL KHAN – A bomb rigged to a bicycle exploded in a northwest Pakistani city yesterday, killing at least five people and wounding 20 in the latest attack to rattle the volatile region, police
readChina says 90 per cent of families agree toxic milk deal
27-01-2009
BEIJING – Over 90 per cent of Chinese families with children stricken by toxic milk have taken a state-backed compensation deal, a dairy industry association said, days after a court gave death
readOondjambi dhaaniilonga yEpangelo otadhi ka gwedhelwa
27-01-2009
EPANGELO otali ka gwedhela oondjambi dhaaniilonga yEpangelo noshimaliwa shoopelesenda 24, shoka tashi ka pula Epangelo oshiliwa shOondola obiliona yimwe.Pethimbo ndika, Epangelo oli na aaniilonga ye
readOothigwa dhomOngwediva dha pewa omizalo dhosikola
27-01-2009
OOTHIGWA hetatu dhoka hadhi mono omayakulo mOprograma yokupukulula aanasikola komatango p Endiki lya Sam Nujoma Multi Purpose Youth Centre, odha li dha pewa omizalo dhosikola - tangi kaanamutimahenda
readOmuteleki omukulu a patulula Osikola yUunahotela
27-01-2009
OMUTELEKI omukulu, meme Saima Ndemwiimba, ngoka a longa mOohetela odhindji moshitopolwa shokonooli uule woomvula omulongo na sha, okwa patulula Osikola yokulonga uunahotela nomapashiyono mOshakati
readOmunamaithano Dengeinge a fumvikwa mOlyomakaya
27-01-2009
OMUSITA gwOngeleka ya ELCIN (a li moshipundi shevululuko, Hendrik Ndeulikilwa ya Timoteus Ndengeinge,ngoka a mana oondjenda dhe meti: 17 gomwedhi nguka,okwa fumvikwa mOlyomakaya ga zi ko
readMinista Angula a konaakona oondjila mOhangwena
27-01-2009
OMINISTA yIilonga nIiyenditho Helmut Angula okwa ti kutya okwa pandula kiilonga yetungo lyoontopa mopate ya Engela-Okalongo-Outapi.Shika okwa li e shi popi pethimbo a li a ta talele etungo lyoopate
readSport Briefs
27-01-2009
Basketball Kobe Bryant led a balanced scoring attack as the Los Angeles Lakers crushed the San Antonio Spurs 99-85 Sunday in a showdown of the Western Conference’s top teams. Bryant scored 22 points
readAthletics Namibia case in High Court
27-01-2009
FORMER Athletics Namibia (AN) president Alpha Kangueehi will today argue in the High Court why he believes a three-member AN Interim Committee set up earlier this month is illegal.Confirming the court
readPremiership hits top gear
27-01-2009
THREE domestic football premiership sides are tied on points as they all accelerated their surge to the top of the log at the weekend in their bids to become champions as the league approaches the
readFederer record bid runs into del Potro
27-01-2009
MELBOURNE – Roger Federer’s Grand Slam record bid faces another stern test when he meets South American number one Juan Martin del Potro in the Australian Open quarter-finals today.Federer came from
readNadal, Serena into quarters
27-01-2009
MELBOURNE – Rafael Nadal and Williams stayed on track at the Australian Open yesterday but Andy Murray’s campaign came shuddering to a halt and a raft of withdrawals blighted the race to the
readMan United look to stretch lead
27-01-2009
LONDON – Premier League leaders Manchester United can steal a march on closest pursuers Liverpool by going three points clear today, 24 hours before their north-west rivals are next in action.United
readBeckham hints at possible Milan stay
27-01-2009
ROME – David Beckham left the door open to a possible long-term stay at AC Milan after scoring his first goal in Italian football in a 4-1 win at Bologna.The victory kept Milan in the title hunt,
readNotable Quotes
27-01-2009
WELL I lasted the first round – and now the Japanese will also be able to check their records, and know for sure who and where Namibia is. – Namibia’s Lightweight World Boxing Champion Paulus ‘The
readSMSes for Tue 27 Jan 09
27-01-2009
SMSes Of The Day * BISHOPS of Elcin church, please stop your pastors allowing political activities to take place in the churches. No political colours must be allowed in the church and tell pastors
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