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38 Articles found on Thursday, 19 March 2009
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19-03-2009
IT was really satisfying to all of us to see her swim away after we released her at Independence Beach. – Conservationist John Patterson after a group of Walvis Bay residents loaded a stranded dolphin
readThe Budget: The people have their say
19-03-2009
THE National Budget is to be tabled in the National Assembly today and The Namibian hit the streets to see what people are expecting. The two questions we asked were: 1. What are you expecting from
readSwakop resident bitten by rabid jackal
19-03-2009
JOSEPH Hamutenya of Swakopmund was bitten by a rabid jackal while relieving himself in the desert near Swakopmund’s DRC informal settlement last Tuesday morning.Hamutenya was bitten on the head but
readEconomic experts warn against bailouts
19-03-2009
BAILOUTS carry considerable risks and may become economic and fiscal millstones if the global financial crisis intensifies, experts have warned on the eve of the annual Budget being tabled.With
readYouth hope for job creation focus in tomorrow’s budget
19-03-2009
NAMIBIA’S youth hope to see their development, particularly in terms of job creation, addressed when the 2009/10 National Budget is presented later today.Mandela Kapere, Secretary General of the
readRegional Council loses Wlotzkas case
19-03-2009
THE Erongo Regional Council suffered another court defeat in an almost decade-long dispute with the residents of the sleepy holiday settlement of Wlotzkasbaken north of Swakopmund this week.In a
readNamcor N$200m ‘in red’
19-03-2009
THE National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) says it needs a N$200 million injection from Government.This was revealed yesterday by Namcor Managing Director Sam Beukes, who said that the
readAngula narrowly escapes eviction
19-03-2009
QUICK negotiations yesterday kept one of the country’s more outspoken figures against the eviction of people from their homes, farmworkers’ union leader Alfred Angula, from possibly losing his own
readItalian company loses its radar tender case
19-03-2009
AN Italian company’s attempt to halt a multimillion-dollar tender in which a French competitor was chosen to provide an aviation radar system to the Ministry of Works and Transport failed in the High
readAll eyes on public debt
19-03-2009
TAXPAYERS have to cough up increasingly more since Independence to foot the bill for Government debt.“Public debt servicing costs have steadily increased as the stock of public debt and the number of
readThe Budget – What to Watch Out for
19-03-2009
ANALYSTS have said that this year’s National Budget will be a fine balancing act. On the one hand, the global financial crunch has put State revenue under severe pressure and on the other hand,
readNewspaper Cup gets Sam Nujoma green light
19-03-2009
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) confirmed that the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Katutura will be the venue of this year’s edition of the famous Namibian Newspaper Cup over the Easter Weekend.
readFritzl pleads guilty to all counts
19-03-2009
ST POELTEN - In a stunning turn of events, an Austrian on trial for imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering her seven children pleaded guilty yesterday to all charges against him -
readCalling all birders
19-03-2009
THE Namibia Bird Club invites all interested people to an outing to Farm Krumnek, south of Windhoek. There is a beautiful farm dam where participants will walk along for about 2 hours searching for
readNamdeb calls for positive attitude
19-03-2009
MITFORD Mundell, General Manager of Namdeb, has told workers to remain positive and help the company survive the economic crisis.In an internal staff memo leaked to The Namibian, Mundell wrote: “It is
readWB urges Nigeria to diversify
19-03-2009
ABUJA - World Bank managing director Ngozi Okonjo Iweala urged Nigeria on Monday to use the financial crisis as an opportunity to diversify its economy away from the oil and gas sector. Iweala said
readRio Tinto shares plummet amid doubt on China deal
19-03-2009
SYDNEY - Nagging fears that a US$19,5 billion deal with a major Chinese company could fail sent debt-troubled Rio Tinto’s share price tumbling almost nine per cent yesterday, just hours after the
readFenata worried about slump in tourism
19-03-2009
FENATA – the Federation of Namibian Tourism Associations – wants Government to pump more money into improving protected areas and engaging the private sector when taking decisions on the tourism
readWhy are floods getting worse?
19-03-2009
A LAW should be put in place to prohibit people from building in the oshanas (floodplains) of north-central Namibia, as this blocks the natural flow of water in the Cuvelai Basin to Etosha
readSo’oialo aims for third time lucky
19-03-2009
WELLINGTON – Veteran All Black loose forward Rodney So’oialo has committed to stay with the All Blacks until the end of 2011 in a bid to make it third time lucky at the World Cup. “It’s still very
readSkiers make a splash at Von Bach
19-03-2009
THE Namibia Water-ski Federation is hosting the 2009 Hollard National Water-ski Championships at the Von Bach Dam this weekend. Participants from Namibia and South Africa are going to compete in
readGaultier wins Super title
19-03-2009
PARIS – Greg Gaultier looked to have transformed himself into the world’s best player as he became the first man for eight years to successfully defend the title at the Super Series finals, the PSA
readSpitting row puts Fabregas in the dock
19-03-2009
LONDON – Cesc Fabregas has been accused of spitting at Hull’s assistant manager after Arsenal progressed to the last four of the FA Cup in a blaze of controversy.Late goals from Robin van Persie and
readRiders saddle up for Otjivero
19-03-2009
THE fourth annual Bank Windhoek Independence Otjivero Endurance Ride takes place at Gobabis this Friday.In 2008 the Bank Windhoek Independence Otjivero Endurance Ride attracted 87 participants in
readNo negotiations, MTC tells NRU
19-03-2009
MOBILE Telecommunications Limited (MTC) yesterday gave the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) non-negotiable conditions for their sponsorship contract to be renewed.Speaking at the launch of the MTC/NRU 2009
readSMSes for Thu 19 Mar 09
19-03-2009
* MOST of the youth of this country are unemployed, something that our leaders can easily alleviate. In spite of their unemployment situation they are not considered at all. In fact they are not
readInternational Briefs
19-03-2009
No international court can touch me * KHARTOUM - A defiant Sudanese president rallied Arab supporters in Darfur yesterday by saying no war crimes court or the UN Security Council can touch even “an
readNatasha’s family gathers near the injured actress
19-03-2009
NEW YORK – Members of Natasha Richardson’s family have gathered at a New York hospital where the Tony-winning actress was reportedly taken with a serious head injury after falling on a Canadian ski
readNew Madonna adoption up to the courts: Malawi
19-03-2009
BLANTYRE, Malawi – Only a court can decide whether Madonna can adopt a second child from Malawi, the government said yesterday, after the star revealed she was thinking of finding a new sibling for
readMadagascar’s top court accepts change of president
19-03-2009
ANTANANARIVO – Madagascar’s highest court yesterday endorsed the army’s move to replace the toppled president with his rival, but the African Union was considering whether it constituted a coup.
readBoy made to eat from garbage
19-03-2009
BRIDGEPORT – A kindergarten teacher in a Bridgeport school has been arrested for allegedly forcing a five-year-old boy to eat his lunch from a garbage can.Sixty-seven-year-old Anne O’Donnell of
readPope in Africa says church must help the poor
19-03-2009
YAOUNDE – Pope Benedict XVI set down strategy for his church in Africa yesterday, telling Cameroon’s bishops to protect the traditional values of the African family and to spare the poor from the
readAapolisi otayi ilongekidhile omahogololo
19-03-2009
AAPOLISI moshilongo ashihe oya lombwelwa yi ilongkidhila omahogololo gOpaupresidende nogOpaparliamende ngoka taga ka ningwa mu Namibia pehulilo lyomumvo nguka. Pethimbo a li ta popi poshigongi
readKashamba ota ti ke na ondjo medhipago lyomukulukadhi gwe Laurentia
19-03-2009
OMULUMENTU gwOmupolisi gwokoshitopolwa sha Kavango ko Rundu, Warrant Officer Gerald Kashamba ( gwoomvula 51)- ngoka ta pangulwa mOmpangu yopOmbanda shi na sha neso lyomukulukadhi gwe
readKwiitsuwa omasipa ga Senia Abed pOnaushe
19-03-2009
OMASIPA gomuntu ngoka giitsuwilwe pOnaushe popepi nOnaanda mUukwambi moshitopolwa sha Shan meti 12 Maalitsa 2009, otaku tiwa kutya ogomugundjuka Senia Abed gwomOnaushe gwoomvula 24 ngoka yo na Josef
readCoD a kondema edhipago lyAaKruger
19-03-2009
OPAATI yo Congress of Democrats (CoD) oya kondema edhipago lyomusamane Jannie Kruger (80) nomukulukadhi gwe Toets (75)pOmaruru oshiwike sha zi ko.Aadhipaga ya Kruger nomukuladhi gwe inaya monika
readOhamba Heita ta pukulula omalenga, ooyene yomukunda nAambalantu
19-03-2009
NONANDO inandi langekwa natango papangelo lyoshilongo shetu, ongOhamba, ondi na uuthemba pamithigululwakalo dhookuku okupukulula, okukumagidha, okuganda, okutokola nokupatukununa omaupyakadhi agehe
readOnkalo yefundja onkalo yoshiponga: Omupresidende Pohamba
19-03-2009
OMUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika okwa tseyitha kutya onkalo yefundja mOnooli yopokati nomOnooli yokuuzilo, oyi li oshiponga oshinene sha pumbwa omakwathelo gopaulumompumbwe.
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