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41 Articles found on Thursday, 12 March 2009
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12-03-2009
I MIGHT lose my temper. – Justice Minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana during a debate on a motion on land reform in the National AssemblyTHIS is it, this is really it, this is the final curtain call. –
readMaternal health back on national agenda
12-03-2009
AFTER the launch of the Namibian supplement to the Unicef report on maternal and child health last week, the issue was put firmly back in the spotlight again with the launch of the National Conference
readStill on the run
12-03-2009
THE Police are still looking for Abraham Amukwaya (right), a dangerous criminal who escaped from police custody at the Kalkrand Police Cells on January 16.Amukawaya was awaiting trial on a charge of
readPolice warn against fake currency
12-03-2009
THE Namibian Police are warning the public against counterfeit banknotes following the discovery of a fake N$50 note this week.According to Warrant Officer Theophilus Willem of NamPol’s public
readGovt asks court to halt Northland plot auction
12-03-2009
THE Ministry of Regional and Local Government is trying to stop the auction of a plot of land that the Helao Nafidi Town Council either donated or sold for N$10 000 to a company of would-be property
readCivil society presses for changes to election law
12-03-2009
CIVIL society organisations want a more active role in the upcoming national elections through public awareness campaigns and lobbying for urgent amendments to the existing election law.Presenting the
readSPYL blames RDP for Swapo ructions
12-03-2009
THE Swapo Party Youth League has described as “reckless” alleged references to their leaders as “Koevoet youths, foreigners and infiltrators from the DTA”. The Namibian reported on Monday that
readCity councillors receive letters of reinstatement
12-03-2009
THE four Swapo members who were withdrawn as Windhoek city councillors two weeks ago and reinstated by the Swapo Politburo over the weekend, have finally received their reinstatement letters.Although
readAli to face Kachigwada
12-03-2009
PAULUS Ali Nuumbembe will face Livingstone Kachigwada of Zimbabwe for the vacant WBO African welterweight title at the Independence Day Triple Header International Boxing Tournament in Windhoek on
readTeen gunman kills 15 in Germany
12-03-2009
WINNENDEN – A 17-year old gunman went on a shooting spree at his former school in southwest Germany yesterday, killing up to 15 people before dying himself in a shootout with police, authorities
read930 cities to vote for Earth
12-03-2009
CAPE TOWN – At precisely 20h30 on March 28 the diesel generators will be switched off on the Chatham Islands, a small archipelago off the east coast of New Zealand, heralding the start of the greatest
readRap star Coolio charged with crack possession
12-03-2009
LOS ANGELES – Rap star Coolio was charged on Tuesday with possession of crack cocaine and battery following his arrest last week at Los Angeles International Airport.The Grammy-winning performer,
readIMF faces trust problem in Africa
12-03-2009
DAR ES SALAAM – As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) seeks ways to help Africa through the global economic crisis it faces deep-rooted mistrust stemming from past mistakes.Two decades of so-called
readIs this a Shakespeare which I see before me?
12-03-2009
LONDON – A heritage group said on Monday it had uncovered a 400-year-old portrait of English playwright William Shakespeare, saying it believed it was the only authentic image of him made during his
readFB revamps for quick news, wider audience
12-03-2009
PALO ALTO, California – Facebook now lets you have more than 5 000 friends.Starting next week, you can ignore the ones you’re not that excited about. The world’s leading online social-networking
readA new, cheaper female condom
12-03-2009
WASHINGTON – Female Health Co has won US approval to market its newer, less expensive female condom, which could help it win over American women as well as boost use in developing countries, the
readHair used to ‘manage’ Aids
12-03-2009
NEW YORK – A hair sample analysis could be more effective than a blood test in determining if anti-Aids drugs are effective in patients, researchers said.Dr Monica Gandhi, of the University of
readAlabama man shoots and kills at least 9
12-03-2009
SAMSON – A gunman who left nine bodies scattered across two counties burned down his mother’s home with her still inside, killed four relatives on a porch and then targeted strangers before killing
readAustralia lifts ban on Zimbabwe aid
12-03-2009
MELBOURNE – Australia ended a long-standing ban on non-humanitarian aid to Zimbabwe yesterday, saying it wanted to help Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai relieve the suffering of his nation’s
readVillagers in the Kavango reap the benefits of conservation
12-03-2009
THE Muduva Nyangana conservancy and community forest in the Kavango Region distributed N$1 500 per household to each of its members towards the end of last year. Together with the George Mukoya
readWater everywhere in the North but not a drop to drink
12-03-2009
PEOPLE in towns such as Ongwediva, Ondangwa and Omuthiya in the North are struggling with a severe water shortage amid devastating floods.NamWater said yesterday it is working around the clock to fix
readCivil servants owe millions on travel advances
12-03-2009
CIVIL servants owe their ministries enormous amounts in subsistence and travel (S&T) advances, but the pleas of the Auditor General’s Office for ministries to demand the money back within 30 days as
readFired taxman makes light of false info on tax return
12-03-2009
THE former head of the Oshakati office of the Directorate of Inland Revenue admitted in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday that he filled in false information on a tax return of a relative of his
readNamfisa suspends CEO
12-03-2009
THE CEO of Namfisa, Rainer Ritter, has been suspended. The board of the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) announced his suspension yesterday, saying it was based on a
readSMSes for Thu 12 Mar 09
12-03-2009
* MOVIE ‘Teza’. Well done Ethiopia, to show and share the viewing of the film that was newly screened there [the movie won the African Oscar]. When are we going to even view the multi-million Nam
readTop goal scorers
12-03-2009
The MTC Namibia Premier League has released the names of the top goal scorers after Round 13 as follows. Top 15 players only Name
readSquash Top 16 on the cards in city
12-03-2009
WANDERERS squash club will host the Namibian Top 16 squash event at the weekend which will bring the best male and female players to Windhoek for three days of intense competition. Isabell Schnoor,
readLiverpool rout Real Madrid
12-03-2009
LONDON - Liverpool tore Real Madrid apart with a blistering 4-0 win to reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday while Premier League rivals Chelsea drew 2-2 with Juventus in Turin to
readNFA Cup to hit first round
12-03-2009
THE first round of the Cell One NFA Cup kicks off on Saturday with a total of 32 teams participating. Lower league teams from all over Namibia will come up against their more illustrious counterparts
readDoeseb strengthens Arrows
12-03-2009
ELEVEN Arrows’ new owner Johnny Doeseb has vowed to turn the coastal team into serious title contenders after making an assessment of their needs and bringing in several top players.‘When I took over
readGerman development aid to Nam will not decrease
12-03-2009
THE German government will not reduce development aid to Namibia despite the global financial crisis experienced over the past 18 months, a top official said yesterday.Dr Peter Ammon, who is State
readFood inflation to ease up soon for consumers
12-03-2009
SOUTH African consumers should experience lower food inflation over the next few months, according to Arthur Kamp, an economist at Sanlam Investment Management.In spite of agricultural producer prices
readMadoff will plead guilty to all charges
12-03-2009
NEW YORK – Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff unexpectedly revealed on Tuesday that he will plead guilty to all charges – without a plea deal – and face a prison sentence of up to 150 years for
readFisheries investments boom despite recession
12-03-2009
HUNDREDS of millions of dollars are still being invested in Namibia’s fishing sector despite economic and environmental challenges. Since 2008, fishing companies from Walvis Bay and Lüderitz have
readNigeria seeks new investor for ailing telecom group
12-03-2009
LAGOS – Nigeria is seeking a new investor for its 51 per cent majority stake in the under-performing state-run telecom group NITEL and its mobile subsidiary MTEL, the privatisation agency BPE said
readDual-listed NSX shares in ‘bloodbath’
12-03-2009
IF the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) only traded in local shares it would be one of the few indices in the world that has shown any growth in the prevailing catastrophic economic environment. The
readShaalukeni a fumvikwa kengathithi pOnawa mOmbalantu
12-03-2009
• NAKUSA tatekulu Julius Johannes Shaalukeni ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe meti 5 Febuluali 2009 mOshipangelo shEpangelo shAutapi mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati konima yuuwehame nomepipi
readAili na Jason natango inaya monika
12-03-2009
AAKALIMO yaali yomomukunda Oshekedhiya mUukwambi moshitopolwa sha Shana, Aili Gabriel Apiya (gwoomvula tadhi tengenekwa dhi li 27 ) na Jason Gerhard Naftal Shinyemba (17), mboka taya fekelwa ya sa
readSPYL a kuutumba shi na sha nomapopyo gOmupresidende
12-03-2009
OKOMITIYE ompitithi yopashigwana yEwawa lyAagundjuka mo Swapo/National Executive Committee of the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) oya li ya ningi oshigongi uusiku wEtiyali, mpoka pwa li wo aniwa pwa
readOokansela yo Swapo natango oya tegelela oombapila dhawo
12-03-2009
OVENDUKA – Ookansela yane yo Swapo mElelo lya Venduka - mboka ya li ya kuthwa mo mElelo lyOshilandopangelo iiwike iyali ya piti po, sigo onena inaya pewa oombapila dhokuya shuna miipundi
readEteko lyomunino lya eta uupyakadhi uunene
12-03-2009
ETEKO lyomunino gwomeya pokati kOshakati, Ongwediva, Ondangwa nOmuthiya nomikunda kumwe noondoolopa dhopokati mpoka olya eta uupyakadhi uunene koshigwana sha gumwa keteko ndika, unene tuu
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