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41 Articles found on Thursday, 26 March 2009
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26-03-2009
YOU wouldn’t think that there are people like this. – Namtib lodge manager Thorsten Thiele, whose expired website address for the business was bought by a person in EnglandWHERE is the poor man’s
readMendes wins first round coastal rally
26-03-2009
THE Shell V-Power Swakopmund Rally, the first round of the Namibian rally championship, was held at the weekend and attracted an excellent turnout of competitors and spectators from across the
readSA govt silent as Hogan breaks rank
26-03-2009
JOHANNESBURG – The government yesterday declined to comment further on Health Minister Barbara Hogan’s call for it to apologise for denying the Dalai Lama a visa to attend the SA Peace Conference.“We
readNature gives back to Erindi
26-03-2009
NATURE has given back what it took from the Erindi Game Reserve last year.At the end of November, 13 wild dogs were struck and killed by lightning while seeking shelter from the rain under a
readSnail mail no longer
26-03-2009
THE age-old tradition of posting mail has been dragged into the 21st century by the advent of hybrid mail. National mailing service NamPost has ensured it will be at the forefront of the new
readCity of Windhoek does it its way
26-03-2009
THE Arebbusch River next to the Acacia extension in Dorado Park, which caused the flooding of the development in recent rainy seasons, is being turned into a canal. The river will be channelled along
readDoctors’ tax break should profit people
26-03-2009
HOPES of more affordable medical services have flared after Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s Budget announcement that medical services will be zero-rated in terms of value-added tax (VAT)
readDe Waal takes on Falcon, AirNam
26-03-2009
GOVERNMENT could have saved at least one billion Namibia dollars if it had not thrown money at Air Namibia and State-owned media or bought a new Falcon jet, a DTA Member of Parliament said
readNurses told to shape up
26-03-2009
A SPATE of recent lawsuits about negligent care and the poor public perception of nurses’ work were the key issues at the first Nurse’s Conference to be held in Namibia. Improving the image of the
readUp a sand creek without a paddle
26-03-2009
THE Swakopmund Municipality is bulldozing ahead with allowing sand mining in previously virgin areas of the Swakop River in the face of objections from affected plot owners.The owners had threatened
readTax breaks won’t boost economy: experts
26-03-2009
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s income tax cuts will at most pump N$60 million into Namibia’s slumping economy this year, hardly enough to kick-start growth and help the country weather
readUN on brink of flood appeal for Namibia
26-03-2009
THE United Nations says it is waiting a final report before launching an international flood appeal on behalf of Namibia. Voice of America (VOA) reported that the UN had sent a team to north-central
readBig names absent from catering tender
26-03-2009
IN spite of Namibia’s richest prize in catering being up for grabs – the N$278 million a year, five-year contract to supply Namibia’s school hostels with food – none of the biggest or best-known
readMalaria cases rise in North
26-03-2009
CLOSE to 8 000 malaria cases have been reported in the four north-central regions, and 25 people have died of the disease so far this year.In his weekly report on the flood situation in the North, the
readAre Namibians taxed to death?
26-03-2009
A HEATED debate on the tax burden on Namibians, and to which extent high taxes contribute to the country’s growing uncompetitiveness, yesterday erupted at a budget analysis workshop for
read‘Monsters vs Aliens’ creates new dimension
26-03-2009
LOS ANGELES – ‘Monsters vs Aliens’ opens with an old 3-D gag: A ball bounces directly into the audience, causing moviegoers to instinctively scoot back in their seats. But the resemblance to
readThreat emerges in dispute over ‘Neverland’ booty
26-03-2009
NEW YORK – When troubled pop king Michael Jackson is involved, even a yard sale can become an epic struggle.A Hollywood auction house hired by Jackson to sell off the contents of his shuttered
readSMSes for Thu 26 Mar 09
26-03-2009
* GRN should build storage dams and reservoirs into which floodwaters can be channelled and possibly be redistributed to areas receiving less rain, thus creating jobs for the unemployed and poor.
readAstronaut tests stink-free underwear
26-03-2009
HOUSTON – Teenage boys, are you tired of embarrassing questions about when you last changed underwear? Japan’s space scientists may have just the answer - a line of odour-free underwear and casual
readNetanyahu embraces Israel-Palestinian peace talks
26-03-2009
JERUSALEM – Incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday his government would be a “partner for peace with the Palestinians,” softening his rhetoric a day after the centrist
readSouth Africa and Australia in last tryout
26-03-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa and Australia will switch their attention from Test cricket to the shortest form of the game when they play the first of two Twenty20 internationals at the Wanderers
readNewspaper Cup gains momentum
26-03-2009
Excitement is building around the regular four-day Easter soccer bonanza now just around the corner.The Namibian Newspaper Cup takes centre stage in Windhoek over the Easter weekend, a competition
readTerry ready for army
26-03-2009
LONDON – England captain John Terry has revealed he is envious of the soldiers who serve in the British Army and would love to serve alongside them.The Chelsea captain – who is preparing for the
readRobinho threatens to sue Pele
26-03-2009
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian international Robinho is threatening to sue football legend Pele over claims made by him that he had taken recreational drugs. Pele, a three-time World Cup winner and
readHatton targets Mayweather in grand finale
26-03-2009
LONDON - Former IBF light-welterweight champion Ricky Hatton would like to finish his career with a re-match against Floyd Mayweather Jnr, the British fighter said yesterday. Hatton, in training for
readWarriors to meet Shadows
26-03-2009
THE Brave Warriors will be in for a surprise when they lock horns with The Namibian’s Shadow Team in an exhibition match on April 12 at the Sam Nujoma Stadium.The Warriors under former coach Ben
readFranchises start IPL preps
26-03-2009
NEW DELHI - Bangalore Royal Challengers owner Vijay Mallya has already spotted an opportunity in the Indian Premier League’s unexpected move to South Africa this season. Bangalore has six players of
readNamibian pupils go wild
26-03-2009
IN March 2008, a German film team joined a group of Namibian pupils, from nine Windhoek schools, on a 14-day environmental education trip in the Kalahari where they worked on a range of reseach
readCalling all birders
26-03-2009
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
read‘The pill’ vs the plague
26-03-2009
BEIJING – Authorities in northwestern China have resorted to using a contraception-abortion pill to rein in a plague of gerbils which is threatening the local desert ecosystem, state media said
readOmayugo mOvenduka ga geya
26-03-2009
IINIMA yi na ongushu yoshimaliwa shOondola/N$20 oya yakwa mOkampani ya Uniqagencies & Constructions polukanda lwa Prosperita mOvenduka pokati kuusiku wOsoondaha nongula yOmaandaha.Opolisi oya lopota
readOokompiuta dha yakwa dha adhika mu Katutura
26-03-2009
OMULUMENTU gwoomvula 30 okwa adhike molukanda lwa Gemende mu Katutura nookompiuta hamano dha yakwa mEtine, Opolisi osho ya tseyitha.Raphael Julilo Batista okwa li a kwatwa po lwopotundi onti: 16h00
readOmasiku gopashigwana omasiku gopashigwana!
26-03-2009
Tango nandi halele Namibia ompolo naakalimo yamo omolwomimvo omulongo nomugoyi dhombili nengungumano. Ashike onda ndhindhilike oshinima shimwe sha pumbwa oku lundululwa.Ookansela oyendji
readAantu naya tulwe mpoka pu li na
26-03-2009
OSHI LI oshinakugwanithwa shaaleli yopamuthigululwakalo okukala ya tala kutya aantu mboka ya hala omahala momikunda dhawo oya tulwa pomahala ga londa - ku shi moshana, Amushanga Omukuluntu
readWorld ‘floundering’ over crisis: Manuel
26-03-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Tuesday world economies are “floundering” in efforts to grapple with a global recession, but reiterated that South Africa may not be
readChina economy ‘has bottomed’
26-03-2009
HONG KONG – China’s economy has touched bottom but further interest rate cuts remain an option, a Chinese central bank adviser said yesterday.Fan Gang, who sits on the Chinese central bank’s monetary
readPrivate sector gets say in customs union
26-03-2009
A NEW initiative to get the private sector more involved in the processes of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) could lead to improved customs revenue.Sacu is one of the biggest moneyspinners
readAfrica’s carriers likely to lose millions
26-03-2009
AFRICAN carriers were expected to lose US$600 million (N$5,7 billion) this year, the International Air Transport Association (Iata) said yesterday in a revised outlook for the year.This was six times
readBusiness in Brief
26-03-2009
China insists Coke rejected in the interest of consumers BEIJING - China denied yesterday that it rejected Coca-Cola Co.’s bid to buy a Chinese fruit juice maker to keep a local brand out of
readBoN sticks to its rate guns
26-03-2009
HOPES that the Bank of Namibia (BoN) would follow the example of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and review monetary policy and interest rates monthly were shattered when the local central bank
readIMF says no immediate aid for Zimbabwe
26-03-2009
HARARE - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday it would only provide aid to Zimbabwe when the new unity government proved its commitment to sound policies and settled outstanding
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