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38 Articles found on Monday, 23 March 2009
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23-03-2009
THE zero-rating on milk and sugar is great, and it is a welcome move to fighting extreme poverty. – Labour Resource and Research Institute director Hilma Shidondola-Mote commenting on the budget
readLong-awaited vocational centre opens in Karas
23-03-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba officially opened the long-awaited vocational centre in the South on Friday. Speaking at the inauguration of the Southern Campus of the Namibia Institute of Mining
readStolen PCs found in Katutura
23-03-2009
A 30-year-old man was found in possession of six allegedly stolen computers in Katutura’s Gemengde location on Thursday, the Police have reported.Raphael Julio Batista was arrested at around 16h00 on
readPresident Pohamba urges unity, political tolerance
23-03-2009
THE global economic slump will have implications for social and economic development programmes in Namibia, President Hifikepunye Pohamba warned in his Independence Day speech at Keetmanshoop on
read81-year-old relives rape in own home
23-03-2009
“HE’S lying! He’s lying!” This was the indignant reaction of an 81-year-old complainant in a rape case when she was told in the Regional Court at Okahandja late last week that the incident in which a
readACC nabs two over licences
23-03-2009
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) last week arrested a supervisor at the Rundu Natis office and a Chinese citizen employed at the town after investigating reports of corruptly issued driver’s and
readCivil servant fined for car misuse
23-03-2009
A SATURDAY ride in a Government car turned into an expensive trip for a staff member of the Ministry of Works and Transport on Friday, when he ended up with a conviction for corruption and an
readZim boxers fail medicals
23-03-2009
FOUR Zimbabwean boxers failed medical tests before their weekend title fights against Namibian opponents.Livingston Kachigwada, Isaac Phonkeni, Blessing Muleni and Tom Fernando were all given the
readSMSes for Mon 23 Mar 09
23-03-2009
* THE Deence budget is higher than health? Where is the war? Food For Thought * FINE with the tax relief. But in a country where prices of many goods and services are unregulated, who will
readObama makes pitch for budget priorities
23-03-2009
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama says that while the details may change, any budget passed by Congress must cut the deficit, reform healthcare, invest in education and reduce US dependence on
readPakistan’s deposed judge resumes office
23-03-2009
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s top judge Iftikhar Chaudhry resumed office yesterday, a week after the government announced it was reinstating him to put an end to a mass protest organised by lawyers and
readPope challenges Africa to cast aside ‘clouds of evil’
23-03-2009
LUANDA – Pope Benedict, addressing the biggest crowd of his trip, yesterday challenged Africans to cast aside the ‘clouds of evil’ of wars, corruption and tribal strife and forge a new path to peace
readHaikali frightens Sting
23-03-2009
JATOORORA ‘The Sting’ Tjingaveta was pushed to the limit by the awesome Martin Haikali who a produced a powerful performance in a pulsating WBO African lightweight title fight on Saturday
readStandoff between ‘struggle kids’ and Mix residents
23-03-2009
TEMPERS flared, stones were thrown and the Police were called in when residents of the Mix Camp informal settlement clashed with the ‘children of the liberation struggle’ yesterday afternoon.According
readFootball Results
23-03-2009
Played Sunday, March 22 Angola Girabola Benfica Luanda 1 - 3 Petro de Luanda Desp. Huíla 3 - 1 Rec Libolo CD de Agosto 3 - 1 Kabuscorp Académica
readAnalysts wary about spending
23-03-2009
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s stimulatory Budget for 2009-10 will ensure that Namibia doesn’t sink into recession this year, but how much of the billions in her spending spree will
readWarriors fail to beat Zebras
23-03-2009
THE Brave Warriors failed to go past a makeshift Botswana national football team on home ground, when they were held to a 0-all draw at the Keetmanshoop Sports Stadium on Saturday.The match was part
readProwealth faces bankruptcy
23-03-2009
THE sole shareholder of asset management company Prowealth Asset Managers, whose founder died by his own hand in December, has filed a case in the High Court to ask that this subsidiary of the
readBrave Warriors unhappy about accommodated
23-03-2009
POOR accommodation, insufficient water, no electricity and cellphone network were some of the problems a 20-man Brave Warriors squad faced before they played a friendly match against Botswana at the
readZimbabwe adopts the South African rand
23-03-2009
JOHANNESBURG – The Zimbabwe government has chosen the rand as the country’s reference currency but will not “randify” the economy, the Herald reported on Friday.“The multiple currency system adopted
readEconomists welcome budget but warn of spiralling debt
23-03-2009
ALTHOUGH economists have welcomed the expansionary nature of this year’s National Budget, they are concerned about the future financing of the increased deficit.The deficit has grown to 5,2 per cent
readExperts want additional budget
23-03-2009
GOVERNMENT lags behind in its capital expenditure each year and the new National Budget does not set aside sufficient funds for capital projects, which would necessitate an additional budget later in
readMinister calls for end to inefficient parastatals
23-03-2009
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has called for a tough stance on any parastatal that is a “permanent subsidy case”.She made the remark during a discussion session held at the
readCrude prices level off after week-long rally
23-03-2009
NEW YORK – Oil prices levelled off Friday after the effects of Opec production cuts and a massive US government buying spree led to a week-long rally.Benchmark crude for April delivery fell 55 cents
readCocaine dealers to go bananas: German police
23-03-2009
BERLIN – A stunned supermarket saleswoman stumbled upon 28 kilograms of cocaine worth over a million euros (dollars) while unpacking boxes of bananas in southern Germany, police said on Friday.The
readADB calls on G20 for help
23-03-2009
GENEVA – The head of the African Development Bank appealed Friday to leading industrialised nations to include Africa in their plans to stem the global economic downturn.The continent has been hard
readBroadway’s curtain call
23-03-2009
NEW YORK – Broadway dimmed its lights on Thursday night in honour of Natasha Richardson, as tributes poured in for the actress and member of Britain’s Redgrave acting dynasty who died after a ski
readBrit reality TV star Jade Goody dies of cancer
23-03-2009
UPSHIRE, England – Jade Goody, a one-time dental assistant whose final days were as closely chronicled in the media as her controversial appearances on reality television, died of cervical cancer
readPlans scrapped to ban genital waxing
23-03-2009
TRENTON – New Jersey is smoothing out differences over a plan to ban bare-it-all bikini waxing. The state on Friday decided to reverse course on the proposal after angry salon owners complained
readLocal councils declare war on jargon
23-03-2009
LONDON – Autonomous benchmarking of best practices towards coterminous, holistic governance and stakeholder engagement ... just doesn’t cut it any more. Fed up with the babble, waffle and
readAfrica needs younger leaders: Annan
23-03-2009
LAGOS – Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan Friday called on Africa’s ageing leaders, including Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, to make way for younger successors, saying it was a “shame” how they clung
readGrace Mugabe immune in alleged attack
23-03-2009
HONG KONG – Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe is immune from prosecution for her alleged attack on a British photographer in Hong Kong, the government said Sunday.Richard Jones said Mugabe punched
readAfrica must stop relying on aid
23-03-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday urged African nations to stop relying on foreign aid and work on creating sustainable wealth based on the continent’s rich resources. “It is
readMuluzi to challenge ban on presidency bid
23-03-2009
LILONGWE – Former Malawian president Bakili Muluzi said on Saturday he would challenge an electoral commission decision to bar him from contesting the May 19 presidential election. The independent
readUSAID a kwathela Oshikondo shUuhaku sha Zimbabwe
23-03-2009
HARARE – Ehangano lyAamerika egandjimakwathelo gopaigwana/Unitd States Agency for International Development (USAID) olya gandja oshimaliwa shOondola dhAamerika oomiliyuna mbali oshinkwanu mbali
readOondjindikila otadhi ka kwata natango ethimbo
23-03-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Epangelo lyAamerika mEtine lya zi ko olya ti kutya natango opu na etimbo ele oondjindikila dhoka lya ningile Zimbabwe dhi ka kuthwe po.Omasiku ga zi ko, Omupresidende Robert Mugabe okwa
readSweden a gandja oomiliyuna omulongo ku Zimbabwe
23-03-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Epange alo lya Sweden mEtine lya zi ko olya gandja oshimaliwa shOondola dhAamerika oomiliyuna omulongo oshinkwanu ntano (US$10.5) yi kwathele oshilongo shika mompumbwe yiikulya ndjoka
readShilongo okwa hala Okalongo kandje ko konima yefiya
23-03-2009
OMUKALIMO umwe womOkalongo moshitopowla sha Musati, Nestor Shilongo, okwa shnagela kOshifo eshi ta pula kutya Ovakalongo onaini tava di konima yefiya.“Ovakalongo otwa pumbwa tu taleni nawa
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