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28 Articles found on Monday, 22 June 2009
England women win World T20 final
22-06-2009
LONDON – England’s women added the World Twenty20 title to their World Cup crown with a convincing six-wicket win over New Zealand at Lord’s here on Sunday.England fast bowler Katherine Brunt took
readUN wants answers on mass graves
22-06-2009
YESTERDAY was the deadline given to Namibia by the United Nations to shed more light on the alleged disappearance of people following the 2008 discovery of mass graves by the country’s human rights
readSADC holds its fire on Madagascar
22-06-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Southern African leaders yesterday vowed to accelerate talks to resolve the Madagascar crisis, brushing aside calls by ousted president Marc Ravalomanana for possible military action.
readNoteable Quotes
22-06-2009
IF there is anyone who has been traumatised, it is me. – Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in a speech to a group in London where he called for Zimbabwean exiles to go back and help rebuild
readGovt coy on Air Namibia finances
22-06-2009
DEPUTY Finance Minister Tjekero Tweya has refused to disclose any financial details about troubled national carrier Air Namibia in response to a question posed in Parliament. Johan de Waal of the DTA
readMadonna ‘setting example’ for the rich and politicians
22-06-2009
ZOMBA, Malawi – Eliza Manyoza, a banana vendor in Malawi’s colonial-era capital Zomba, says she has never heard a Madonna song. She only knows the American pop icon as an “adopter” of orphaned
readGladiators fall to Banyana
22-06-2009
THE Brave Gladiators struggled to fight off a second half surge by South Africa’s Banyana Banyana when they lost 3-1 in an international warm-up friendly match at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday.
readNY Times reporter escapes Taliban
22-06-2009
KABUL – A New York Times reporter known for making investigative trips deep inside dangerous conflict zones escaped from militant captors after more than seven months in captivity in Afghanistan and
readSouth Africa into Confed semis
22-06-2009
BLOEMFONTEIN – South Africa boss Joel Santana says his team getting to the Confederations Cup semi-finals was vitally important to maintain the sport’s profile ahead of the World Cup next
readNZ win Junior World Champs
22-06-2009
TOKYO – New Zealand Captain Aaron Cruden scored two tries, three conversions and a penalty to lead his team to a 44-28 victory over England to defend the IRB Junior World Championship yesterday.At
readCup loss setback for All Blacks
22-06-2009
WELLINGTON – The All Blacks were unsure yesterday whether to savour their second Test rugby victory over France or bemoan their narrow failure to hold onto the Dave Gallaher Trophy contested by the
readBoks down Lions
22-06-2009
DURBAN – World champions South Africa survived a stirring late fightback by the British and Irish Lions to win a pulsating first test 26-21 at Kings Park on Saturday.Tries by captain John Smit and
readVettel leads Red Bull 1-2 at Silverstone
22-06-2009
SILVERSTONE – Germany’s Sebastian Vettel led a Red Bull one-two by winning the British Grand Prix yesterday ahead of teammate Mark Webber.Rubens Barrichello, in a Brawn GP, finished third. Team-mate
readCity, Chelsea hunt for Tevez
22-06-2009
LONDON - Manchester City and Chelsea are leading the race to snap up Carlos Tevez, the Argentinian forward’s advisor said yesterday.Tevez’s two-year loan deal with Manchester United was set to expire
readFootball Results
22-06-2009
Played Saturday, June 20 Warm-up International Friendly Women Namibia 1-3 South Africa MTC Namibia Premier League Eleven Arrows
readNuclear nations rush to lock in uranium deals
22-06-2009
TORONTO – A global shift toward nuclear power is prompting countries to rush to lock in long-term access to tight supplies of uranium, and China and India look to be the next players to get in on the
readFancy petting an alpaca?
22-06-2009
EVER wonder what a live emu or alpaca looks like and never thought that you could see them right here in Windhoek? Well you can, at the Haven Zoological Park in Kleine Kuppe, on the corner of Kleine
readAdvantage Federer as history beckons
22-06-2009
LONDON – Roger Federer begins his campaign for a sixth Wimbledon title, and a record 15th major, rejuvenated by finally lifting his French Open jinx and seeing injured rival Rafael Nadal limp out of
readMTC Namibia Premier League
22-06-2009
Final Log Standings P W D L GF GA Pts 1 African Stars
readCivics take 2nd NPL spot
22-06-2009
CIVICS grabbed second spot on the Namibia Premier League with an emphatic 7-1 routing of now relegated Mighty Gunners in their last match in Otjiwarongo on Saturday.Black Africa ended third after they
readChurch alliance to play role in peaceful elections
22-06-2009
A NEWLY established church alliance, which wants churches to play a more active role in ensuring peaceful election campaigns, on Thursday held a meeting to discuss voter education and election
readMbanderu group consults Pohamba
22-06-2009
A DELEGATION of the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority met with President Hifikepunye Pohamba at State House on Tuesday to air their grievances about a succession dispute after the former Chief died
readTrustco signs deal with CNBC
22-06-2009
TRUSTCO Group International has announced a deal with CNBC Africa, the continent’s only 24-hour business news channel, to host two half-hour shows a week from its newly constructed Windhoek studio.
readShaduka trial date set for 2010
22-06-2009
BUSINESSMAN Lazarus Shaduka, who is accused of murdering his wife in their home in Windhoek almost a year ago, will not receive a speedy trial, it became clear when he made a first pre-trial
readRustler gets 30 years
22-06-2009
A KOËS resident accused of stealing 188 livestock with an estimated value of N$106 700 was sentenced to 30 years in jail in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court on Friday. The 43-year-old Piet Jacobus
readInvestigation into Prowealth is ‘work in progress’
22-06-2009
FORENSIC investigations into the liquidated Prowealth asset management company are continuing, Members of Parliament were told on Thursday. So far the investigations have revealed that investors
readJackal chase ends in death
22-06-2009
A JACKAL hunt ended in the death of a man, Nickey Zacheus, and a case of culpable homicide on Saturday morning, the Police reported yesterday. The Toyota bakkie in which he was driving with seven
readNWR deals raise more questions
22-06-2009
MORE questions have emerged from the deal to privatise the management of some of Namibia’s State-owned recreational resorts, including why the Daan Viljoen resort was privatised without it ever having
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