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44 Articles found on Wednesday, 11 March 2009
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11-03-2009
WE cannot slap the four (councillors) who did wrong with another wrong and that is why they get reinstated. – Swapo Secretary-General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana after the mayor and three Windhoek City
readSwapo councillors still waiting for letters
11-03-2009
WINDHOEK – The four Swapo Party councillors who were removed from the Windhoek City Council two weeks ago have still not received their letters of reinstatement. Swapo Party Secretary General
readEx-Finance official wants N$750 000 in libel case
11-03-2009
“THIS destroyed me as a person.” Hans Haraseb, a former senior official in the Ministry of Finance who was dismissed from the public service in late 2006 after being found guilty on several charges
readHardap gushes again
11-03-2009
THE Hardap Dam’s sluice gates were yesterday opened for the third time in two months to relieve water pressure in the dam following rain in its catchment area. The gates were opened at around 08h00
readFloodwater in the North calms down
11-03-2009
A FEW days without rain in the flooded northern regions seem to have slowed down the flow of floodwater from southern Angola.Silvanus Uunona, a hydrologist in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and
readTemperatures rise over land reform
11-03-2009
IT is a travesty of justice that one family can own vast tracts of land in Namibia while many rural people are squeezed into small patches of land, Prime Minister Nahas Angula said in Parliament
readSquatters’ petition ‘not a petition’, says CEO
11-03-2009
CITY of Windhoek CEO Niilo Taapopi says a petition presented to him by members of the Havana Extension 6 ‘Concern Group’ “does not constitute a petition”.The group, representing people who the City
readBonanza drug haul at Phish concert
11-03-2009
HAMPTON, Virginia – Some Phish fans are leaving Hampton a little lighter than when they arrived for the band’s weekend reunion.Police said on Monday they confiscated about US$1,2 million in illegal
readAmy charged with assault
11-03-2009
LONDON – Fresh from a two-month Caribbean vacation, singer Amy Winehouse is due in court for an alleged attack on a fellow guest at a party last year.The retro-soul singer was charged with assault on
readHas MJ still got it beat?
11-03-2009
LONDON – Is it a comeback or a swansong? Will he sing or lipsynch? Has he still got the moves?Michael Jackson’s brief appearance on Thursday at London’s O2 Arena, where he plans a series of 10
readVitamin C wards off gout
11-03-2009
CHICAGO – Men with a higher intake of vitamin C from food or supplements have a lower risk of developing gout, a form of arthritis from uric acid build-up that causes inflamed joints, researchers
readMan claims psychic defrauded him of N$2,5 m
11-03-2009
MORRISTOWN – A New York man is suing a New Jersey psychic, claiming she defrauded him of nearly N$2, 5 million he paid her to craft a golden statue that was supposed to ward off negativity.Charles
readForty lashes for 75-year-old woman
11-03-2009
CAIRO – The sentencing of a 75-year-old widow to 40 lashes and four months in prison for mingling with two young men who were reportedly bringing her bread has sparked new criticism of Saudi Arabia’s
readDalai Lama slams China over Tibet ‘suffering’
11-03-2009
DHARAMSALA – The Dalai Lama said yesterday more and more Chinese were beginning to see a problem with Beijing’s rule over Tibet, lamenting how the homeland he fled 50 years ago had become a “hell on
readGunmen kill policeman in Northern Ireland
11-03-2009
BELFAST – Suspected dissident republican gunmen killed a policeman in Northern Ireland late on Monday, the third killing in recent days, raising fears of a return of sectarian violence in the British
readHonda riders eye titles
11-03-2009
THE Namibian motocross season started on the sandy Gallina MX track last weekend with the Honda Muxima Racing team presenting their line earlier in the week.With excellent racing results last year,
readGitmo detainees say they planned Sept 11
11-03-2009
WASHINGTON – The five detainees at the US Guantanamo Bay prison camp charged with plotting the September 11 attacks have filed a document expressing pride at their accomplishment and accepting
readOctuplets’ mom may get new home, childcare help
11-03-2009
WHITTIER – Southern California’s octuplets mother may be moving to a new home and getting help to raise her brood.Nadya Suleman’s father Ed Doud is purchasing a N$5,6 million house in the city of La
readMugabe attends service for Susan Tsvangirai
11-03-2009
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe joined hundreds of Zimbabweans yesterday to mourn the wife of the prime minister, wishing his rival-turned-coalition partner strength for the nation-building work
readJSE bucks global crisis to attract N$4,6b inflows
11-03-2009
DESPITE high levels of global risk aversion and a poor outlook for equities, N$4,6 billion worth of net non-resident investment has flowed into the local stock market in 2009, according to JSE
readSMSes for Wed 11 Mar 09
11-03-2009
* MAYBE I’m not alone in misunderstanding the word ‘Democracy’. I need someone to give me an explanation on what is the meaning of the word democratic. Because it is causing much confusion among our
readBudgets, Ballots, Bunfights and Barack
11-03-2009
Wars are great for the creative as fear stimulates the brain; victory is good for political survival! Who says politics is not war!Of course it is, after all politics by definition is exerting
readUnited in Inter face-off
11-03-2009
PARIS - The champions of the world, of Europe and of England ardently believe they can achieve their dream of an unprecedented sweep of five trophies this season.But to rule the continental roost and
readAustralia complete 175-run win
11-03-2009
DURBAN – Australia dismissed South Africa for 370 to complete a 175-run victory after lunch on the fifth day of the second test at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead in Durban on Tuesday. 133rd over: Steyn
readFour bids to host Euro 2016
11-03-2009
PARIS – UEFA announced yesterday it had received four bids to stage the Euro 2016 championships by Monday’s deadline. They are France, Italy, Turkey and a joint bid from Sweden and Norway.European
readNew schools’ soccer exco chosen
11-03-2009
THE Central Schools’ Soccer Ass.ociation (CSSA) recently elected a new executive committee which will serve for the next three years. The new president isfor the association is Marcello
readSidebottom out, Flintoff returns
11-03-2009
PORT OF SPAIN – Ryan Sidebottom will miss England’s limited-overs matches on their tour of the West Indies due to an Achilles tendon injury.The England & Wales Cricket Board announced on Monday
readAlpha wants omega
11-03-2009
ATHLETICS Namibia president Alpha Kangueehi has challenged all his regional chairpersons, the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) and interested parties to have a national meeting and clear the current
readJustice Minister, De Waal at loggerheads
11-03-2009
A WAR of words erupted in Parliament yesterday between Justice Minister Pendukeni Iivula- Ithana and opposition MP Johan de Waal of the DTA. During debate on a motion on land reform, Minister Iivula-
read15 years for rape of minor
11-03-2009
A YOUNG farmworker convicted of raping a sixyear- old girl at a farm in southern Namibia almost five years ago was packed off to prison with a 15- year sentence on Thursday last week. Farmworker
readSPYL meets to discuss President’s Politburo stand
11-03-2009
THE National Executive Committe eof the Swapo Party Youth League met last night to discuss, among others, statements reportedly made by President Hifikepunye Pohamba at the party’s weekend Politburo
readFloods claim 92 lives
11-03-2009
AT least 92 people have drowned in northern Namibia since the start of the rainy season in December.According to a Police report, these statistics are based on the number of drowning victims received
readDeveloping nations may need US$700b: WB
11-03-2009
WASHINGTON – Developing countries face a financial shortfall of 270 to 700 billion US dollars this year, the World Bank found in a study published Sunday, warning that international institutions alone
readOil rises to near US$48 as OPEC signals supply cuts
11-03-2009
SINGAPORE – Oil rose to near US$48 a barrel yesterday in Asia after Opec signalled it will likely announce another production cut within days, adding to large supply reductions the cartel has already
readLosing faith with equities in bear market
11-03-2009
LONDON – The bear market in US equities is now well into its eighth year and as hopes for a quick rebound fade, investors are being forced to re-evaluate their long-term returns.The renewed decline
readAfrica growth to suffer amid crisis
11-03-2009
WASHINGTON – The global crisis will significantly slow growth across sub-Saharan Africa in 2009 and donor support will be critical to help the poorest countries through the economic downturn, the
readConcerns raised about uranium mining
11-03-2009
NAMIBIANS fear that increased uranium mining in the Erongo Region would cause severe soil and air pollution from radiation and that the natural beauty of the Namib Desert would suffer immensely, with
readSenate Republicans: Some big banks in trouble should close
11-03-2009
WASHINGTON – Leading Senate Republicans are critical of the Obama administration’s approach to the banking crisis, saying some of the big banks in trouble ought to be shut down.“Close them down, get
readStandard Bank to reverse foreign fee charges
11-03-2009
STANDARD Bank has issued a press release to inform its customers that the 2% foreign fee charged on some credit cards due to non-compliant Point of Sale (POS) devices will be reversed from its
readNCCI puts Crime Stoppers on the air
11-03-2009
THE Swakopmund branch of the Namibia Chamber and Commerce and Industry (NCCI) has donated five radios to Swakopmund’s Crime Stoppers.The Crime Stoppers volunteers were taught how to use the radios in
readOndhila yoondongelwa ya Uganda ya gwa mo
11-03-2009
KAMPALA – Ondhila yoondongelwa ya Uganda ya li ya humbata iilongitho yaakwiitakalekipombili, oya kwatwa komulilo e tayi gwile metale lya Lake Victoria, konima ashike sho ya tuka pokapale
readAakolokoshi ya nika oshiponga yi iyaka mondholongo
11-03-2009
ABRAHAM Amukwaya - okiliminola ya nik oshiponga ndjoka yi iyaka mondholongo po Kalkrad momasiku 16 ga Januali 2009, sigo onena ina kwatululwapo.Amukwaya okwa li mokakuma a tegelela epangulo moshipotha
readGumwe a pewa oomvula 24 mokakuma sho a yaka oonzi
11-03-2009
SIMON Teister, e li omujkalimo gwomokandoolopamukunda ka Aroab – okwa pewaegeelo lyoomvula 24 mokakuma sho a yaka po oonzi ndatu oondumentu dhomunafaalama gumwe moshitpolwa sha Koes. Teister (36) okwa
readYe vulithe po 90 ya sa omeya mOnooli
11-03-2009
AAKALIMO yomuumbangalantu wopokati nowokuuninginino, ano moshitopolwa sha Musati, sha Shikoto, sha Hangwena, sha Shana nosha Kunene ye li 92, oya si omeya pethimbo lyomvula okutameka meti 11 Desemba
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