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46 Articles found on Thursday, 16 July 2009
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16-07-2009
OPPOSITION parties are just empty drums. – Deputy Local and Regional Government Minister Kazenambo Kazenambo during a discussion in the National Assembly on the Electoral Amendment BillIT is in your
readNamibia eyes Vodacom Cup
16-07-2009
NAMIBIA will almost certainly compete in next year’s Vodacom Cup rugby competition, following successful negotiations between the Namibia Rugby Union and their South African counterparts.Namibian
readNasa to make sixth try for shuttle Endeavour launch
16-07-2009
CAPE CANAVERAL – Nasa was poised yet again to try to get the Endeavour space shuttle off the ground and into orbit yesterday, after bad weather and technical trouble blighted five previous launch
readInflation continues its downward spiral
16-07-2009
NAMIBIA seems to be beating the price monster slowly but surely, with inflation dropping for the fifth consecutive month, settling at 9,1 per cent in June. The latest Namibia Consumer Price Index
readTB and HIV-AIDS threaten Karas
16-07-2009
TUBERCULOSIS and HIV/AIDS are the major health threats in the Karas Region, according to Keetmanshoop State Hospital Principle Medical Officer, Dr Vyacheslav Verkhusha. However, Verkhusha said the
readHome Affairs unaware of DRC refugees’ plight
16-07-2009
HOME Affairs Minister Rosalia Nghidinwa said her Ministry was unaware that over 40 refugees and asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were allegedly “not taken care of” as a local
readLüderitz waterfront delayed
16-07-2009
PROTRACTED negotiations with potential investors have delayed the second phase of the Lüderitz Waterfront project, says Waterfront Development Company CEO, Fluksman Samuehl. The project, with an
readTempers flare at Keetmans town council meeting
16-07-2009
TEMPERS flared at a Keetmanshoop Town Council meeting on Tuesday as councillors sparred over the status of the town’s management committee and a recommendation to abolish some municipal
readKaras honours student for academic excellence
16-07-2009
THE Karas Governor’s office on Monday hosted a gala dinner in honour of the academic achievements of Juliana Apollus. As a grade 12 pupil in the US, Apollus was awarded the prestigious US President’s
readCold-hearted City
16-07-2009
The Windhoek municipality on Tuesday tore down at least five illegal shacks in the Agste Laan informal settlement, resulting in the entire community protesting. Among the group left homeless after the
readSMSes For Thu 16 July 09
16-07-2009
* A COUNTRY with over 50 per cent unemployment, and in which every wage earner supports an average of eight dependants, deserves much more from a Government that prioritises rhetoric over jobs and
readUnam hockey brave at SA Games
16-07-2009
THE University of Namibia (Unam) men’s hockey team ended seventh at the recently concluded South African University Games held in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It was the first time ever for a foreign
readFlintoff’s fitness worry for England
16-07-2009
LONDON - England head into the second Test against Australia as yet uncertain over whether all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will feature in their bid for a first Ashes win here at Lord’s in 75 years. The
readLawn bowls attract big names
16-07-2009
THE Windhoek Country Club Trips Tournament kicks off today and is set to showcase for lawn bowling. Prize monies of over N$50 000 have attracted local big names, the likes of Elaine Krahenbuhl,
readBall players display great skill
16-07-2009
THE fourth round of the DTS-Maerua Superspar Beach Volleyball Series took place at Swakopmund at the Tiger Reef Bar recently. With clear-sunny skies and hot temperatures due to the east wind in the
readUnder 19 rugby trials
16-07-2009
THE Namibia Rugby Union is hosting its under 19 rugby trials on July 20 at the Hage Geingob Stadium at 18h00. Players born in the year 1990 and 1991 are all invited. Please forward your name, playing
readCrouch for Sunderland
16-07-2009
LONDON - England striker Peter Crouch is set to quit Portsmouth for fellow premiership side Sunderland, UK media reports said yesterday. It is believed the Black Cats have agreed a fee of around £12
readMarc is the African MTB champion
16-07-2009
NAMIBIAN mountainbiker Marc Bassingthwaighte rode an excellent race to win the Elite Men’s title at the African Continental Mountain Bike Championships in Nelspruit, South Africa on Saturday.
readCav looking for more glory
16-07-2009
SAINT FARGEAU - Britain’s Mark Cavendish has already given his sprint rivals a hard time on the 2009 Tour de France but the Manxman shows no signs of relenting today. At 211.5km, the 12th stage from
readmOlyomakaya esiku enene lyuudhano pu Kandjengedi
16-07-2009
MOLYOMAKAYA otali ka kala esiku enene pOsikola ya Kandjengedi mOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana sho tapu ka kala ethigathanopo lyuudhano wEtanga lyokOompadhi lyaamati yepipi lyoomvula dhi li kohi
readDiescho ota popitha oshigwana mOshakati nena
16-07-2009
OMULONGWANTU gwa Namibia Omuprofessore Joseph Diescho, kongulohi yonena ota ka popitha oshigwana mOshakati kombinga yoongundu dhoopolotika mUudemokoli noshowo taka yamukula kepulo kutya Namibia ngele
readOonkundana paufupi
16-07-2009
DAR-ES-SALAAM – Ompangu yIigwanahangano tayi pangula aantu mboka ya li omitse ominene momadhipago gaantu ga nyanyaleka mu Rwanda momumvo 1994, oya gandja ondholongo yaaluhe komulumentu a li nale
readAakiintu ya dhengwa sho ya zala ombulukweya
16-07-2009
KHARTOUM – Onkundana okuzilila ku Khartoum sha Sudan otayo ti kutya aanapolitika aakuluntu mu Sudan oya hala pu ningwe omakonakono kombinya yomapopyo kutya aakiintu aanyasha ya za koshitopolwa hoka ku
readOkomitiye yaaniilonga mOmbaanga ya Namibia ya gandja omagano kaanasikola
16-07-2009
OKOMITIYE yokukwathela oshigwana mOmbaanga ya Namibia ndjoka opo ya totelwe po kaaniilonga yomOmbaanga ndjoka mOshakati moshitopolwa sha Shana meti 3 Juli 2009 oya gandja omagano goombindja
readUnam mOnooli a dhana Oshiwike shUudhindoli
16-07-2009
OSHIWIKE sha za ko, ano okuza meti 6 sigo eti 10 Juli 2009, osha li oshiwike shUudhindoli/ shUunongononi mOshiputudhilo shOpombanda sha Namibia (Unam) nomoNooli.Aanasikola oyendji mboka tayi ilongo
read15 ya kwatwa po sho ya fulu mo omudhimba
16-07-2009
AANTU ye li momulongo nayatano oya kwatwa po pOpuwo sho aniwa ya fulu mo omudhimba gwomuntu a fumvikwa oshiwike sha zi ko, e taya lombwele elenga lya nakusa li mu fumvike palwe. Opolisi pOpuwo oye
readSackeus Nyemba ota ti ota tidhwa megumbo ku meme gwe
16-07-2009
OMUMATI omugundjuka gwoomvula 32 Sackeus Eden Nyemba gwomomukunda Onyoka mOndonga moshitopolwa sha Shikoto oku li ta nyenyeta kutya okwa tidhwa megumbo kuyina Rosalia Gideon, sho aniwa e li oshilyo
readChina riot toll rises to 192
16-07-2009
URUMQI – Chinese authorities yesterday announced a higher death toll from ethnic riots in a predominantly Muslim western city, after the government warned its overseas workers in Algeria of possible
readSA circumcision deaths at 44
16-07-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Circumcision deaths in the Eastern Cape rose to 44 while eight boys are in a critical condition in hospital, the province’s health department said on Tuesday.Spokesman Sizwe Kupelo said
readMan caught in the nude in cemetery
16-07-2009
ELKHART – A 51-year-old man told a police officer he was naked in a northern Indiana cemetery because he had taken off his wet clothes after checking on his in-laws’ grave and then wanted a closer
readMauritius expels Bangladeshi textile workers
16-07-2009
PORT LOUIS – Mauritius is to send home thousands of Bangladeshi workers by the end of 2009 in a move to protect local jobs in the downturn-hit textile sector, trade unions backing the migrant workers
readDeveloping world summit calls for ‘new world order’
16-07-2009
SHARM EL-SHEIKH – More than 50 heads of state from the developing world met yesterday in Egypt to tackle the fallout from the global economic meltdown, with calls for a “new world order” to prevent a
readSA building workers agree to end strike
16-07-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South African construction workers have agreed to end a week-long strike that has disrupted work on stadiums for the 2010 World Cup, the main union involved in the dispute said
readIranian plane crashes killing 168
16-07-2009
TEHRAN – A Tupolev aircraft crashed in Iran yesterday on its way to Armenia killing all 168 people on board and one senior Iranian official said the plane had caught fire in the air after suffering
readWorld’s oldest mom dies
16-07-2009
MADRID – A Spanish pensioner who became the oldest woman in the world to give birth in 2006 when she had twin boys at the age of 67 using in vitro fertilisation has died, local media reported
readTaylor in hospital over Jacko
16-07-2009
LOS ANGELES – Elizabeth Taylor has been hospitalised amid reports she is struggling to cope with Michael Jackson’s death. The 77-year-old – who was one of the late pop star’s closest friends – was
readChasing the dots ... Divide and Fool
16-07-2009
It’s official. The Pope approves of the latest Harry Potter film; another earth shattering decision to influence our lives for generations to come; Papal bull! Reminiscent of the recent disaster
readBritish advertising watchdog roasts KFC over advert claims
16-07-2009
LONDON - Britain’s advertising watchdog found yesterday that an ad for US fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken was “misleading” viewers into thinking that fresh chicken was delivered to branches
readASA compels Unilever to recall laundry soap
16-07-2009
THE Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of South Africa has ordered detergent maker Unilever to remove its Sunlight 2 in 1 washing powder from shelves until it provides adequate evidence that it is
readPupkewitz starts agriculture firm
16-07-2009
THE availability of unused agronomic resources throughout Namibia has motivated Pupkewitz Holdings to establish a new business venture to bring specialised agronomic and irrigation services and
readExperts hail Sahara-Europe solar plan
16-07-2009
FRANKFURT - Far-sighted plans to energise Europe by tapping solar power from the sweltering Sahara desert offer bright prospects but must not overshadow renewable sources closer to home, experts say.
readNo arrests on missing millions
16-07-2009
THE disappearance of more than N$3 million in foreign currency from the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura earlier this year is still being investigated by the Police, with no arrests yet made in
readWoman jailed for killing mother
16-07-2009
A MOTHER of three children who killed her own mother in a domestic quarrel in Windhoek in early 2006 was sent to prison for an effective six years this week. Lourencia Nowases (33) broke down in
readBotswana says no to refugees
16-07-2009
THE government of Botswana has decided that it will not take in the group of 41 Congolese refugees currently stranded at the Mamuno border between Namibia and Botswana. This was confirmed yesterday
readNational food basket remains bare
16-07-2009
THE majority of Namibians can’t afford most of the food in the national food basket used to compile a poverty profile in the country. Nearly 60 per cent of the sample population used by the Central
readDiamond parastatal to review its model
16-07-2009
THE South African government is reviewing the model of the State Diamond Trader (SDT) after it failed to deliver and resulted in job losses and bankruptcies of small cutting and polishing businesses.
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