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49 Articles found on Thursday, 8 January 2009
Guard sues over lost fingers
08-01-2009
A FORMER security guard, who accidentally shot off part of his left hand with a shotgun two years ago, is taking his former employer to court after the security company dismissed him following the
readSailors, truckers get Wellness Centre
08-01-2009
THE North Star Foundation (NSF) launched its first Namibian wellness centre in Walvis Bay on World AIDS Day last year, and aims to provide preventive and treatment services to long-distance drivers,
readInternational honours for Pretorius
08-01-2009
THE American Biographical Institute has named veteran Namibian politician Kosie Pretorius as their Man of the Year for Namibia.Announcing the news this week, his political party, the Monitor Action
readHardap SPYL sees racists under beds
08-01-2009
A PRESS statement issued by the Hardap Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) branch, condemning an alleged “politically motivated” campaign being waged against Hardap Governor Katrina Hanse-Himarwa, has
readPassengers fuming over train delays
08-01-2009
COMPLAINTS over the unreliability of TransNamib’s train service continue in the new year, with a number of train delays being reported over the festive season.The latest incident was reported
readKaras Police seize dagga worth N$34 000
08-01-2009
POLICE in the Karas Region have seized dagga with an estimated value of N$34 977 at a roadblock on the B1 road between Karasburg and Ariamsvlei.The Police arrested a 35-year-old Karasburg resident,
readNMDC condemns pay hike for top politicians
08-01-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba’s decision to increase the salaries of political office bearers by 24 per cent is “rotten to the core”, the Namibia Democratic Movement for Change said yesterday.NMDC
readBurglary at meat factory
08-01-2009
WINDHOEK Schlachterei in Windhoek’s Northern Industrial Area was broken into on Tuesday night, but the Windhoek City Police managed to arrest all six suspects.One of the suspects was a member of
readNantu wants automatic promotion out
08-01-2009
GRADE 10 repeaters must be allowed back into full-time schooling while the Ministry of Education needs to review the automatic promotion policy at junior secondary schools, which contributes to high
readWorld’s largest wetland is under threat
08-01-2009
THE largest wetland in the world – the Ngiri-Tumba-Maindombe wetland area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – is under threat from a number of human activities, says a global conservation
readNew book reveals Namib’s secrets
08-01-2009
UNKNOWN changes to Namibia’s climate due to global warming and pressure from tourists and tour operators always looking for something new are some of the challenges facing the country’s invaluable
readErongo second in national exam ratings
08-01-2009
THE Erongo Region’s Grade 10 pass rate for 2008 is less than half a per cent lower than in 2007, and the region boasts with second place in Namibia.Grade 12 statistics are not available yet, but
readSatyam Computer head quits, admits doctoring books
08-01-2009
NEW DELHI – The chairman of India’s Satyam Computer Services Ltd quit yesterday after admitting the company’s profits had been doctored for several years, shaking faith in the country’s corporate
readEuro property market to get US$68b boost in 2009
08-01-2009
LONDON – The European commercial property market should attract billions in new equity during 2009, after valuations and investment volumes tumbled last year following a downturn in the real estate
readAsia needs pension reform: OECD
08-01-2009
PARIS – Asian nations need to act now to reform their pension systems to deal with demands from a rapidly ageing population over the next two decades, the OECD said yesterday.“Many Asian nations will
readAfrican ministers adopt U$65 billion fund for water infrastructure
08-01-2009
EFFORTS at harnessing the continent’s largely untapped water resources may soon be under way, following the backing of African ministers for a proposal attempting to secure US$65 billion (N$650
readJapan mulls expanding green business market
08-01-2009
TOKYO – Japan aims to expand the “green business” market and create up to one million new jobs, the environment ministry said on Wednesday, to simultaneously fight climate change and boost the economy
readGermany adds to global job woes after Alcoa cuts
08-01-2009
LONDON/BERLIN – Global job woes deepened yesterday as Germany reported its first rise in unemployment in almost three years, a day after US aluminium giant Alcoa said 15 000 jobs would go. UK retailer
readZambia may take over closed copper mines
08-01-2009
LUSAKA – Zambia may take over copper mines that have closed down as a result of the global financial crisis following calls by miners’ unions to do so, President Rupiah Banda said yesterday.Officials
readFireworks carnage worst ever: SPCA
08-01-2009
SCORES of animals, especially dogs, were either killed, maimed or injured – or went missing – during the past festive season’s volley of fireworks – described by the SPCA as “the worst ever”.Sylvia
readUS Treasury provides $15b to 7 banks
08-01-2009
WASHINGTON – The government said Monday it had supplied another US$15 billion to seven US banks in the latest round of payments from the US$700 billion rescue fund.The Treasury Department said the
readUS prosecutors demand jail for disgraced Madoff pending trial
08-01-2009
NEW YORK - A prosecutor on Monday asked that Bernard Madoff be jailed pending trial, saying the disgraced financier violated an agreement with the court by mailing watches, jewellery, cufflinks and
readEmergency landing in Prosperita
08-01-2009
THE first plane accident of the year took place early yesterday morning, when an aircraft of the Windhoek Flight Training Centre had to use Michelle McLean Street in Prosperita as a landing strip.The
readMore legal cover with Santam and Lawsure
08-01-2009
SANTAM Namibia has bought the legal policy book of Lawsure. Riaan Louw, Chief Executive Officer of Santam Namibia, says all existing Lawsure policyholders will now be covered by the Legal Access
readLife in the Snow Lane
08-01-2009
HOW stupid to visit the UK in the mid-winter, sub-zero temperatures and slushy snow! But it was a necessity and gave me additional insight into the evolving financial holocaust. Iconic companies
readIMF says only 2% growth for Namibia in 2009
08-01-2009
NAMIBIA can only expect an economic growth rate of 2 per cent this year, compared to an average of around 4 per cent over the past few years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says.An IMF mission,
readIsrael halts military ops for food aid
08-01-2009
GAZA CITY – Israel’s government ordered the military to pause its Gaza offensive for three hours yesterday to allow food and fuel to reach besieged Palestinians, as the country’s leaders debated
readNam breaks Gaza silence
08-01-2009
NAMIBIA has expressed concern about the “vicious cycle of violence” between Israel and Hamas, in which nearly 600 people, including defenceless civilians in Gaza City, have lost their lives and close
readRegional rivalries behind muted Arab Gaza response: analysts
08-01-2009
RIYADH – Regional rivalries, worry about stoking hardline Islamists, and lack of real leverage explain the muted response of Arab governments to Israel’s offensive in Gaza, according to analysts.While
readZim appoints acting ministers
08-01-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has appointed eight acting ministers days after firing a number of ministers from his Zanu-PF party who lost in the March 2008 elections, state media said
readBritain pledges 64 million pounds for Congo
08-01-2009
LONDON – Britain said on Wednesday it would donate 64 million pounds (US$94 million) this year to help tackle a humanitarian crisis in the conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo.Of this, 39
readSomali pirates free hijacked Turkish ship
08-01-2009
ANKARA – The owner of a Turkish ship commandeered off Somalia with 20 crew on board says pirates have freed the ship.The Yasa Holding Company says pirates freed the Yasa Neslihan freighter
readMediator calls for Congo truce ahead of summit
08-01-2009
NAIROBI – Congolese guerrillas and government negotiators must agree a ceasefire before a planned heads of state summit this month, a mediator told delegates at peace talks that resumed in Kenya
readUS troops kill 32 insurgents in east Afghanistan
08-01-2009
KABUL – Forces from the US-led coalition killed 32 armed insurgents during a clash in eastern Afghanistan, the military said yesterday.The insurgents were killed Tuesday in a firefight that broke out
readCambodians mark 30 years since fall of Pol Pot
08-01-2009
PHNOM PENH – Thousands of Cambodian survivors of the Khmer Rouge ‘Killing Fields’ yesterday marked 30 years since the fall of Pol Pot’s ultra-Maoist regime, blamed for the deaths of 1,7 million
readObama offers CNN’s Gupta US surgeon general post
08-01-2009
WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama has asked neurosurgeon and CNN medical correspondent Dr Sanjay Gupta to be US surgeon general, a senior Democrat said on Tuesday. Gupta has been “the Obama
readTsonga recovers from slow start as French run riot
08-01-2009
BRISBAN - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga recovered from a disastrous start to overcome Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen and lead a posse of Frenchmen into the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International
readFrench motorcyclist dies in Dakar Rally
08-01-2009
NEUQUEN –The deadly Dakar Rally was in mourning again yesterday with the news that French motorcyclist Pascal Terry had been found dead while competing in this year’s race.The 49-year-old Terry was
readO’Hara leads Spurs to semi win
08-01-2009
LONDON – Tottenham substitute Jamie O’Hara scored one goal and set up two others to lead the defending League Cup champion to a 4-1 win over Burnley in the first-leg semifinal on Tuesday.Spurs played
readCity owner tops rich list
08-01-2009
MANCHESTER City’s new owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan is the richest man in British football with Chelsea’s Roman Abramovich down to third place in FourFourTwo magazine’s annual Rich List
readCollin takes on Milan stars
08-01-2009
NAMIBIAN international Collin Benjamin scored an equaliser for Hamburg SV in their match against Italian Serie A powerhouse AC Milan, in a friendly match which saw him playing alongside some of the
readPietersen, Moores resign
08-01-2009
LONDON – England captain Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores have both resigned, Sky News reported yesterday.Pietersen, who was appointed skipper of the test and one-day teams last year after
readSMSes for Thurs 8 Jan 09
08-01-2009
* ACCORDING to The Namibian of today [Wednesday] the US and Germany are to cut taxes. If David Cameron gets in, the UK will also cut taxes. But according to the Ministry of Finance they will tax
readIizemo yomumvo gwa zi ko oyi li hwepo: Ithete ta ti
08-01-2009
IIZEMO yOmakonaakono yomumvo gwa ziko yondondo 10 oyi li hwepo yi vulithe pomimvo dha piti. Shika osha popiwa ku Amushanga gwElongo, Omithigululwakalo mOshikondo mEwawa lyUunona mEwawa lyAanyasha
readACC A kwata po omuniilonga gwUuministeli wUuhaku
08-01-2009
OMUNIILONGA gumwe mUuministeli wUuhaku nOnakalathano okwa li kwa tegelelwa a holoke mOmpangu ohela, sho aniwa a gandja iilonga omuntu gumwe ihe okwa futwa ku nakupewa iilonga.OOmuniilonga nguka okwa
readAakwaSwapo oyiipilukila po, Nehova ta ti
08-01-2009
AAKWASWAPO,unene tuu aaleli yamo - oyiipilukila po nosha yela kutya yamwe yomaawiliki mopaati ndjika oye na okukatidhwa mo nenge ya ka ze mo kuyo yene sho kaye shi wete we nawa.Shika osha popiwa
readEkanka pu NovaNam otali tsikile
08-01-2009
EKANKA lyaaniilonga ye li 1 000 lwaampoka pofaambulika yOkampani yoohi ya NovaNam pOliindili ndyoka lya tameke petameko lyomwedhi gwa zi ko, otali pula natango komeho.Ekanka ndika olya tameke konima
readRDP ota ka opelaka tango elongo ngele okwa yi koshipundi
08-01-2009
SHAMPA ashike opaati yo RDP a hogololwa koshigwana nomake ogendji e ta ningi Epangelo, ota ka tameke tangotango newapaleko lyelongo lyoshigwana shokomongula sha Namibia, gumwe gwomaawiliki aakuluntu
readOshigongi sho Swapo pOhangwena mOlyomakaya
08-01-2009
GAVENA yOshitopolwa sha Hangwena omusamane Usko Nghaamwa, ngoka wo e li Kaansela gwOshikandjohogololo sha Hangwena okwa tseyitha kutya mOlyomakaya ngaka twa thinda geti 10 Januari 2009 pOhangwena
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