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61 Articles found on Friday, 30 January 2009
Uranium offers ray of hope
30-01-2009
AMIDST the economic turmoil inflicted on the mining industry by the global financial crisis, uranium presents a gleaming ray of hope, says the Namibia Economic Policy Research Unit (Nepru).In a
readDrug abuse, sexual favours claims emerge in hotel theft bail application
30-01-2009
AN Angolan national who allegedly fell victim to a theft in which the equivalent of close to half a million Namibia dollars was stolen from his hotel room in Windhoek a fortnight ago is a general in
readWindhoek City writes off 10m debt
30-01-2009
THE City of Windhoek has had to write off close to N$6 million in debt and expects a further N$4,3 million to follow, given the municipality’s inability to collect outstanding amounts from a variety
readWater is life
30-01-2009
Hans Afrikaner, who’s lived at Spitzkoppe all his life, told The Namibian on Wednesday that water from a borehole provided by the Trekkopje Uranium Mine will bring new life to his community.He is a
readSMSes for Fri 23 Jan 09
30-01-2009
* WE have a crisis in our education system. As a society we need to put our minds together on how we can decrease the failure rate. If we don’t take the initiative today, we will end up with a
readNotable Quotes
30-01-2009
MEN who hit women are cowards and should find someone their own size to pick on. – Local musician Tunakie after her boyfriend allegedly attempted to murder her after snatching her away from a party
readIsraeli Takes Issue With Namibia Stance
30-01-2009
HAVING read your editorial column concerning Gaza, I feel I need to dispute many of your comments. The Hamas charter calls for Israel’s total destruction. They believe that all the Jews in Israel
readUnions bang labour-hire drum
30-01-2009
“BLOODSUCKERS”. That is the accusation levelled at labour-hire companies by the labour unions. Applauding Government’s decision to outlaw labour hire, the President of the National Union of Namibian
readCity Council And The Disabled
30-01-2009
I AM writing this letter because of the principle behind it. It is with great shock that I discovered how the City of Windhoek discriminates against disabled people. I have recently become disabled
readWhat The Nation Needs
30-01-2009
SOME of Swapo’s top leaders do not offer the idea of humility and profound determination to conduct themselves with courage and integrity in the public office as we pursue the struggle of economic
readMTC Must Start ‘Making The Connection’
30-01-2009
FIRST, MTC must rate as one of the most secretive organisations in Namibia – no direct numbers and/or mail addresses to management on their website other than a “feedback” address, phone calls are
readResponse By WVTC
30-01-2009
WE agree that our system is not perfect, but to suggest that WVTC is only interested in profiteering is not correct. WVTC needs a lot of resources to provide training to our trainees and we are trying
readPeripheral Hospitals In Peril
30-01-2009
ALLOW me a space in your constructive newspaper to address issues to which Health Minister Dr Kamwi needs to pay urgent attention. I personally visited Outapi, Tsandi and other peripheral hospitals
readHelp save our city kestrels
30-01-2009
A JUVENILE rock kestrel has been received at NARREC outside Windhoek with the primary and secondary flying feathers on both wings cut. This unfortunate bird should have been flying free and probably
readJustina gets her groove on
30-01-2009
WHEN a plot she had illegally cleared in the Havana Extension 6 saga was snatched and built on by another resident looking for a free home, Justina yaFrans got her revenge by building her shack right
readHardap, Karas celebrate better exam outcome
30-01-2009
THE southern regions have recorded improvements in their 2008 Grade 12 results and have reclaimed their positions among the top five regions on the national ranking list. Hardap is leading the
readLuderitz residents to protest Sperrgebiet national park
30-01-2009
PEOPLE at Lüderitz plan to stage a demonstration today to protest against the transformation of the Sperrgebiet diamond-mining area into a national park. The march, spearheaded by the Paradise
readA water first for the people of Spitzkoppe
30-01-2009
THE community at Spitzkoppe now has access to fresh, clean water. Areva Resources Namibia (ARN), which is responsible for the Trekkopje Uranium Mine Project, facilitated the move. The official
readAngula acknowledges mess at TransNamib
30-01-2009
MINISTER of Works and Transport, Helmut Angula, says a host of problems are hampering effective service delivery at TransNamib. Addressing a meeting with regional and local councillors and Government
readBumpy ride for Air Nam
30-01-2009
AIR Namibia says it is battling a spate of “unforeseen technical challenges” which have affected various scheduled routes over the past few days. “Despite regular and scheduled maintenance on
readPowercom Trust terminated
30-01-2009
THE Powercom Educational Trust will not see a cent from the N$580 million sale of Cell One in which it held a two per cent shareholding. The Trust, which was to receive a hefty N$11,6 million as its
readRussia, China blame crisis on debt binge
30-01-2009
DAVOS, Switzerland – China and Russia blamed debt-fuelled consumption on Wednesday for massive financial collapse and called for global cooperation to repair the world economy. “The existing financial
readTop-end adventure industry defies recession
30-01-2009
DALLAS – Briton Pete Lemon is not letting a recession or a US$60 000 price tag get in the way of his dream to ski to the South Pole. “It’s a lot of money, but this is a once in a lifetime chance to
read51 million jobs on the line – ILO
30-01-2009
GENEVA – Up to 51 million jobs worldwide could disappear by the end of this year as a result of the economic slowdown that has turned into a global employment crisis, the International Labour
readCopper prices tumble
30-01-2009
LONDON – Copper prices buckled yesterday as a massive jump in inventories intensified fears about falling demand particularly from China, the world’s largest consumer of the industrial metal. Copper
readCompetition Commission high on ministry agenda
30-01-2009
THE Ministry of Trade and Industry has placed the establishment of a Competition Commission high on its list of priorities for the year. This was conveyed at the Ministry’s first staff meeting for
readAirlines face tough 2009
30-01-2009
GENEVA - International air freight traffic plunged 22,6 per cent in December compared to a year earlier, an unprecedented and shocking’ free fall that signals a broader slump in world trade, industry
readSouth African shopping malls bustle as retailers resist slump
30-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG - While bankruptcy stalks shops on European and US high streets, South African malls have kept sales rising, spurring hopes of a quick recovery in Africa’s biggest economy and lifting
readWild gorillas defy odds – for now
30-01-2009
PARIS – Mountain gorillas living in a war-torn region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have increased in number despite the bloody conflict, according to a new count released on Tuesday. The
readClimate change hastens the march to extinction
30-01-2009
WASHINGTON – The emperor penguin, the species popularised in modern culture by the 2005 documentary ‘March of the Penguins’, is at serious risk of extinction in parts of its range because of climate
readSerbian parliament stops in protest at TV tennis
30-01-2009
BELGRADE – Serbia’s parliament stopped work for two hours yesterday in protest at a decision by state television (RTS) to broadcast a tennis match instead of the latest episode of the legislative
readBill Clinton jokes about Putin
30-01-2009
DAVOS, Switzerland – Former US President Bill Clinton must have thought he’d heard it all. B ut in a new era of billion-dollar bailouts, state control of the economy and bank nationalisation, he
readShoe thrower ‘immortalised’
30-01-2009
BAGHDAD – The shoe-hurling last month at then President George W Bush spawned a flood of Web quips, political satire and street rallies across the Arab world. Now, it’s inspired a work of art. A
readHillary makes quick mark on US State Department
30-01-2009
WASHINGTON – Barely a week after taking over the reins of US foreign policy, Hillary Clinton has left her mark on the State Department with a politician-style charm offensive. Since she arrived
readHigher than ever
30-01-2009
ZURICH – Swiss police said yesterday they stumbled across a large marijuana plantation while using Google Earth, the search engine company’s satellite mapping software. Police said the find was part
readAfrica shuts Mauritania and Guinea out of summit
30-01-2009
ADDIS ABABA – The African Union said yesterday the exclusion from its summit of Mauritania and Guinea, which both suffered coups recently, proved the continent had moved on from its chequered past.
read‘Sex cult’ leader arrested
30-01-2009
JAKARTA – An Indonesian cult head accused of leading his followers in wild orgies and giving sermons in his underpants was arrested yesterday and could be charged with “lewd acts”, police said. Agus
readUS peanut firm expands salmonella recall
30-01-2009
CHICAGO – A company at the centre of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 500 people was broadening its recall of peanut products, US health officials said on Wednesday. The Food and Drug
readObama wins support for package
30-01-2009
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama scored his first major legislative victory on Wednesday with passage of an $825 billion economic stimulus package by a sharply divided US House of Representatives
readObama wins support for package
30-01-2009
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama scored his first major legislative victory on Wednesday with passage of an $825 billion economic stimulus package by a sharply divided US House of Representatives
readFrench demand protection from crisis
30-01-2009
PARIS – More than a million French public sector workers staged a massive strike yesterday, as anger at President Nicolas Sarkozy’s handling of the economic crisis erupted in a day of protest.Billed
readZimbabwe unemployment soars to 94 per cent: UN
30-01-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s unemployment rate has spiked to 94 per cent, meaning that fewer than half a million people in the country are formally employed, the UN’s humanitarian arm said yesterday. “At close
readAagundjuka mOshana ya hala elunduluko melongo
30-01-2009
AAGUNDJUKA ya za komahala ga yooloka moshitopolwa sha Shana oya hala melongo mu tulwe omalunduluko, opo ku humithwekomeho omapito gaanasikola moondondo dha yooloka mOsikola. Pethimbo lyomutumba
readTsvangirai a zimina okuya mEpangelo lyopaukumwe
30-01-2009
HARARE- Omuwiliki gwongundu yompilamena mu Zimbabwe yo Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Morgan Tsvangirai, okwa ti ye okwa zimina okuya mEpangelo lyopaukume ndyoka tali ka totwa po moshilongo
readOoyene yomagumbo ga Build Together oya hala olusheno
30-01-2009
OOYENE yomagumbo ge li 40 gaantu mnboka ye na iiyemo iisho molukanda lwa Taseiblaagte (moKeetmanshoop) ngoka kage na olusheno, mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika oya ningi ehololomadhiladhilo ya geya sho
readOkampani ya Namdeb ota ka laleka miilonga aaniilonga ye li omathele gahameno
30-01-2009
OKAMPANI ya Namdeb otayi ilongekidha okulaleka mo miilonga aaniilonga ye li 600 okupitila momulandu gwawo gwokugandja uupakete aaniilonga pwakwiiyamba. Ngele aaniilonga mu Namdeb oya eindilo ndika,
readOmusita a lopotelwa ekwatonkonga
30-01-2009
OMUSITA Lusita Shimbike (35) gwokUusakosa, ngoka a li ningilwa oshipotha shekwatonkonga omasiku ga zi ko sho aniwa a kwata koonkondo okakadhona koomvul 15, okwa mangululwa sho a pewa ombooloha
readJonas Johannes gwomOmaalala a pewa okugulu kwopaunongononi
30-01-2009
JONAS Johannes (32) omukalimo gwOmaalala, ngoka kanithile okugulu kwe metopo lyomboma, ota vulu okweendanawa ishewe, tangi komagano gokugulu hoka a pewa kehangano lyopaumwene lyokulonga iilongomwa
readI believe in reality: Tobias
30-01-2009
WHEN the Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses defeated Yusuke Kobori of Japan to become the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) lightweight champion, little did he know that he had just become a new national idol.
readBoxing officials suspend Margarito’s licence
30-01-2009
SACRAMENTO – Mexico’s Antonio Margarito had his California boxing licence suspended following complaints about the way his hands were wrapped prior to Saturday’s title fight against Shane Mosley.
readMedia And Football
30-01-2009
THE recent outstanding performance by Eleven Arrows striker Rudolf Bester (according to media reports) cannot go unnoticed. Bester’s name is becoming so popular, which reminds me of former Brave
readLiverpool on the slide
30-01-2009
LONDON – Manchester United have ruthlessly removed Liverpool from top spot in the Premier League and defeat for the Anfield Club by Chelsea at home on Sunday would leave them contemplating another
readNPL summit march on
30-01-2009
PREMIERSHIP giants African Stars and Orlando Pirates will go into a titanic clash for supremacy as they steadily march towards the top of the table this weekend. In fact, both sides are sitting on 16
readNFA wants cup sponsors
30-01-2009
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) is still to make its final decision on the corporate company that will sponsor the country’s lucrative soccer tournament formerly known as the Mobile
readNotices
30-01-2009
Mannetti Academy registers THE Ricardo Mannetti Soccer Academy invites parents to register their under-13, -15 and -17 players for the new season at 4 Johnson Road, Eros today. Registrations can be
readNo stopping Federer
30-01-2009
MELBOURNE – Roger Federer powered past Andy Roddick and into the Australian Open final yesterday as Serena Williams set up a tantalising clash with Dinara Safina for the world number one ranking. The
readIndoor hockey swings into action
30-01-2009
THE Omina National Indoor Hockey League kicks off tomorrow with seven matches scheduled to take place at the DTS Indoor Arena in Olympia. In the main match at 19h00 DTS take on Wanderers in a men’s
readSADC’s Ineffectiveness On Zimbabwe Speaks Of Its Slow Transformation
30-01-2009
ON September 15 2008, under the watchful eye of President Thabo Mbeki a compromise agreement was signed between President Robert Mugabe and the leader of MDC, Robert Tsvangirai.The nuts and bolts of
readWill Pakistan Be Obama’s Vietnam?
30-01-2009
YOU aren’t really the US president until you’ve ordered an air strike on somebody, so Barack Obama is certainly president now: two in his first week in office. But now that he has been blooded, can
readAfrican Misrule on Trial
30-01-2009
THE HAGUE – As the world focuses on the inauguration of America’s first black president and celebrates an important milestone in the ongoing struggle for racial equality, recent developments across
readPolitical Perspective
30-01-2009
LET’S put aside for the moment the veracity of hiking the salaries of top political office-bearers and the civil service as a whole, and focus instead on whether they can deliver! This is
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