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48 Articles found on Tuesday, 10 March 2009
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10-03-2009
WE cheated a little, but how many times in life do children have an opportunity to help a big river like the Swakop break through to the ocean. – One of the adults that helped dig a 20-metre trench to
readDangerous criminal at large
10-03-2009
ABRAHAM Amukwaya, a dangerous criminal who escaped from the Kalkrand Police Cells on January 16, is still at large. Amukawaya was awaiting trial on a charge of robbery with aggravating circumstances,
read‘Struggle Children’ profiled
10-03-2009
OF the 8 355 Children of the Liberation Struggle registered so far, 5 735 want jobs, 1 454 want education, 882 want training, 173 want assistance in becoming self-employed, and 111 have indicated
readMan gets 24 years for stock theft
10-03-2009
AROAB resident Simon Teister (36) has been sentenced to an effective 24 years in jail for stealing three sheep. Teister pleaded guilty to a charge of stock theft in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court.He
readMAG slams bakkie bonanza
10-03-2009
THE Government’s decision to give 50 four-wheel-drive double-cab bakkies to traditional authorities, coupled with the Swapo Party’s abuse of the State’s resources for campaigning, is making a mockery
readBuffer zone to keep Havana squatters from dump
10-03-2009
MORE than three months since people started erecting illegal shacks in Havana Extension 6, right next to a dumpsite for building refuse and rubble, the City of Windhoek is setting up a buffer zone to
readGuilty verdict in child murder trial
10-03-2009
IT took more than five years to reach that point, but on Friday it finally happened: the young man accused of killing a 14-year-old boy in Windhoek two days before Christmas 2003 by in effect stoning
readSwapo councillors given a reprieve
10-03-2009
FOUR Swapo Windhoek city councillors, who were summarily withdrawn by the ruling party two weeks ago, will be reinstated “as soon as possible”, the party’s national leadership has confirmed.The
readLocusts posing a threat to vast areas of Karas Region
10-03-2009
A LOCUST plague first reported on commercial and resettlement farms in the Karas Region last month is threatening to destroy vast swathes of farmland in the region as it sweeps to communal
readVan Wyk inspires SKW
10-03-2009
MERCURIAL SKW frontman Marco van Wyk inspired his side to a 4-1 victory through a hat-trick over Hotspurs in an MTC Namibia Premier League match on Sunday.Van Wyk, who has over the seasons has
readTsvangirai rules out foul play in car crash
10-03-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday ruled out foul play as the cause of a car crash that injured him and killed his wife, easing concerns that it would increase tensions in
readWorld stocks sink amid anxiety over global economy
10-03-2009
HONG KONG – Asian stock markets sank yesterday, with Japan’s benchmark tumbling to a 26-year closing low, amid deepening anxiety that economies in the US and elsewhere will take far longer to emerge
readRihanna ‘easing back’ into work on new music
10-03-2009
LOS ANGELES – While Chris Brown is spending late nights in the recording studio, girlfriend Rihanna is also focusing on new music, one month after being brutally attacked by her long-time love.Her
readFilm on Ethiopia’s brutal past wins African Oscar
10-03-2009
OUAGADOUGOU – A film set in Ethiopia about a bloodthirsty regime under which political dissidents and village children alike were ruthlessly killed has won best movie award at Africa’s top film
readLiquor board wants clerks to be bubbly
10-03-2009
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania liquor store clerks need to be more bubbly when they’re selling Champagne. The state’s Liquor Control Board is spending more than N$1,7 million to try to make workers
readCargo plane crashes in Uganda’s Lake Victoria
10-03-2009
KAMPALA – A cargo plane carrying equipment for peacekeepers in Somalia caught fire and crashed into Uganda’s Lake Victoria shortly after take-off yesterday, authorities said. There were at least
readChina’s Hu calls for ‘Great Wall’ against Tibet separatism
10-03-2009
BEIJING – Chinese President Hu Jintao ordered Tibet leaders yesterday to build a “Great Wall” against separatism as the restive Himalayan region marked the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising.“We
readNorth Korea threatens war if satellite shot down
10-03-2009
SEOUL – North Korea put its armed forces on standby yesterday and threatened retaliation against anyone seeking to stop it from firing what regional powers fear will be a missile in the latest barrage
readChurch gunman’s motives a mystery
10-03-2009
MARYVILLE – Worshippers at the sprawling First Baptist Church in this St Louis suburb initially weren’t alarmed when a young man they didn’t recognise walked up the church’s centre aisle during the
readJolie, Pitt call with condolences for Zim PM
10-03-2009
HARARE – Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have called Zimbabwe’s Premier Morgan Tsvangirai to offer condolences over his wife’s death in a car crash, an aide told reporters
read‘Swiss gigolo’ gets 6 years in BMW heiress case
10-03-2009
MUNICH – A man dubbed “the Swiss gigolo” by the German media was sentenced to six years in prison yesterday for defrauding Germany’s richest woman of $9 million and attempting to blackmail her for
readSMSes for Tue 10 Mar 09
10-03-2009
* TO all political parties in Namibia, we the electorate demand a live broadcast on One Africa or Swapo-NBC TV of all party presidents to tell us why we should vote for them and their party during the
readNBC goes on spending spree
10-03-2009
BEING N$127 million in debt has not stopped state broadcaster NBC from splurging out on new equipment. It is to receive 30 digital Sony ENG cameras worth N$5,5 million for its news and sports
readUnam Council member in tender debacle
10-03-2009
THE Vice Chairperson of the Unam Council, Dr Ndeutala Angolo-Amutenya only declared her shareholding in a company after it was selected as the preferred bidder for the construction of the university’s
readMcCaw sidelined for five weeks
10-03-2009
WELLINGTON – All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has been sidelined for at least five weeks from the Super 14 competition with a knee injury.The skipper of the Canterbury Crusaders limped from the field
readUnam, DTS in hockey wins
10-03-2009
TWENTY teams competed in the 11th edition of the annual Unam Indoor Hockey Tournament at the Unam Gymnasium Hall on Saturday.The players displayed some brilliant skills and determination in their bid
readChambers faces uncertain future
10-03-2009
LONDON – Controversial British sprinter Dwain Chambers faces an uncertain future after the International Association of Athletics Federation launched a probe into his newly released book.Chambers, who
readButton in GP test drive
10-03-2009
BARCELONA – Jenson Button got his Formula One career back on track yesterday when his new Mercedes-powered Brawn GP team began four days of testing at the Spanish Grand Prix circuit.Apart from a brief
readWorld Sport Briefs
10-03-2009
Football Brazilian striker Ronaldo scored his first goal for Corinthians on Sunday having played for the first time in more than a year last week following a serious knee injury. The 32-year-old
readBacks to the wall for South Africa
10-03-2009
DURBAN – Hashim Amla and Neil McKenzie resisted Australia’s initial onslaught with the new ball as South Africa set out on a long battle for survival on the fourth day of the second Test at Kingsmead
readDRC downs Ghana
10-03-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Democratic Republic of Congo hailed Mutumbile ‘Obama’ Santos as a hero yesterday just three weeks after the coach threatened to quit the African Nations Championship-winning squad.The
readLiverpool, Chelsea lead English invasion
10-03-2009
PARIS – Liverpool and Chelsea hope to complete the first half of an English European master class tonight by reaching the Champions League quarter-finals.Five-time champions Liverpool, who have been
readSwapo affirms Pohamba
10-03-2009
SWAPO yesterday once again threw its full weight behind President Hifikepunye Pohamba, saying he remains the party’s only presidential candidate for the November presidential elections.The affirmation
readCall for new global super-agency
10-03-2009
MANILA – The former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday called for a new super-agency that would represent all countries and help avoid a repeat of the present global financial
readIMF takes blame for not warning on the crisis
10-03-2009
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged that it failed to give adequate warnings about the incipient dangers in the global financial system in the lead up to the financial meltdown.The
readHow to fight the financial crisis: print your own cash
10-03-2009
BERLIN – As stock markets plunge, nations slide headlong into recession and currencies swing wildly, a Bavarian community has come up with a novel way to fight the economic crisis: print your own
readChavez clashes with Coca-Cola over land
10-03-2009
CARACAS – President Hugo Chavez on Sunday gave Coca-Cola, run here by Mexico’s Grupo Femsa, two weeks’ notice to get its delivery trucks off a parking lot on which he wants public housing built.“I am
readAfrican telecoms growth is expected to continue
10-03-2009
FITCH Ratings says in a special report released yesterday that Africa’s telecommunications sector is set to continue to grow and eventually undergo a consolidation phase.“Africa’s mobile telecoms
readMeet NamPort’s new CEO
10-03-2009
FORMER MTC executive Bisey Uirab will take his seat as CEO of the Namibian Ports Authority on April 8.Uirab worked in senior and executive management capacities over the past seven years in the mobile
readFood agents feed on hungry
10-03-2009
SOUTH African Agriculture and Land Affairs Minister Lulu Xingwana has accused companies in the food supply chain of “making money out of hungry people”.She was speaking on Friday at a media conference
readOpec rubbishes IEA on oil prices
10-03-2009
VIENNA – Opec snapped back at the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Friday over its assessment that oil prices of around US$40 a barrel would be good for the global economy.“The IEA has said that
readYears of distrust hurt chances of Nigeria oil reforms
10-03-2009
ABUJA – Nigeria’s parliament is considering legislation that will drastically transform Africa’s largest oil and gas sector, but years of political distrust and corruption are likely to delay passage
readAampundja nAamege otaya tutile ondjila yawo ooshako dhevi
10-03-2009
OMASIKU ga zi ko, aakalimo yokOmpundja, Omege noshowo komikunda ndhoka oya kala ya tetwa ko kOshakati konima sho okantopa komundjila onene ya Shakati nOmpundja pOkakukiipupu popepi nOshakati lwopetale
readUnam a patulula Oshikondo she shelongo lyUuindjinia
10-03-2009
OUNIVESITI ya Namibia/University of Namibia (Unam) oya egulula Oshikondo shayo shElongo lyUundjinia mOngwediva sha ningilwe Omaandaha geti: 2 Maalitsa 2009.Omukuluntu gwOpevi gwa Unam Omuprofessore
readOmukulukadhi gwa Tsvangirai a hulitha moshiponga shohauto
10-03-2009
OMUPRIMAMINISTA gwa Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai okwa ehamekwa omanga omukulukadhi gwe Susan a hulitha, sho ohauto yawo yi idhenge mumwe nOloli mondjila yopokati ka Harare na Masvingo uusiku
readOokansela yo Swapo mElelo lya Venduka otaya shuninwa iipundi yawo
10-03-2009
OKANGUNDI okaninmatokolo omenene gopapolitika mo Swapo (Swapo Politiburo) oka shunitha mo etokolo lyOkomitiye ompitithi yo Swapo moshitopolwa sa Khomas lyokukutha iipundi Ookansela yane (yo Swapo)
readVeiko na Isai ya kwathela oonakuhepekwa
10-03-2009
AANANGESHEFA aagundjuka yaali yomoNooli ya tseyika nawa,Veiko Haimbodi gwongeshefa yedhina Dolly Moll naIsai Nhinda gwongeshefa yedhina Nhinda Entertainment, oshiwike sha zi ko,oya gandja omagano
readPohamba okwa ulwa omahilathano
10-03-2009
OMUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa lombwela iilyo yEwawa lyAagundjuka mo Swapo/Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) mbyoka inayi hala a ye mOmahogololo gOpaupresidende kutya naye shi mu lombwele
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