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45 Articles found on Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Community courts coming
03-03-2009
IX years after the Community Courts Act of 2003 was promulgated, these courts will finally become operational next month.The law provides for the recognition and establishment of community courts in
readUDF calls for free, fair and peaceful elections
03-03-2009
THE United Democratic Front (UDF) celebrated its 20th anniversary at Usakos on Saturday, with party leader Justus //Garoëb calling for free, fair and peaceful national elections later this year.He
readNUNW dismayed over court order
03-03-2009
THE National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) is not at all impressed with the High Court order that on Friday gave labour-hire companies more time to operate until the Supreme Court has made a ruling
readSkorpion ready for labour-hire ban
03-03-2009
WHILE Friday’s High Court postponement of the labour-hire ban may serve as a reprieve for some, the widely held assumption that the ban would have come into effect on Sunday ensured that several
readYet more rain, floods coming
03-03-2009
THERE is a 60 to 80 per cent chance of rain in northern and northeastern Namibia today, says the Windhoek Weather Bureau. In the central parts, the likelihood of rain is 40 to 60 per cent, weatherman
readOld locomotive on its wheels, but not back on track
03-03-2009
AFTER being knocked over by a runaway truck recently, Usakos’s old locomotive was put back onto its wheels by TransNamib on Saturday – although it still needs to be put back onto the track.“We thought
readNamugongo trial to continue in October
03-03-2009
THE corruption trial of senior Ministry of Environment and Tourism official Sackey Namugongo is scheduled to continue in the Windhoek Regional Court in October.When the trial continues from October
readNoteable Quotes
03-03-2009
THEY will go. That is as clear as the sky. – A Swapo source commenting on the the removal and later reinstatement of Windhoek mayor, Matheus Shikongo and city councillors suspected of having ties to
readMartins nets five for Unam
03-03-2009
NATIONAL men’s hockey team player Siabonga Martins scored five goals as defending champions Unam thrashed Windhoek Old Boys 11-2 in a Men’s Premier League Indoor Hockey match on Saturday. It was
readSA PMI at record low but jobs rise in Q4
03-03-2009
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s purchasing managers index (PMI) fell to a record low in February, pointing to further deterioration as a global economic slowdown pushes Africa’s biggest economy towards
readSMSes for Tue 03 Mar 09
03-03-2009
* IT would appear that the only card left for Swapo to play is that “Swapo liberated this country”, which is true to a certain extent. However, Swapo is not the sole liberator of Namibia. While we
readReality star hospitalised as condition worsens
03-03-2009
LONDON – Terminally ill reality television star Jade Goody has been transferred to hospital as her condition worsens.Goody, who married her ex-convict lover Jack Tweed in a blaze of publicity last
readChris Brown and Rihanna reportedly working on reconciling
03-03-2009
LOS ANGELES – Chris Brown has been doing more in Miami than reconciling with Rihanna. He’s been recording.E! News has learned exclusively that, in addition to riding a jet ski daily in the waters
readAustralia braces for high temps, winds, more fires
03-03-2009
MELBOURNE – Hundreds of schools were ordered closed and millions of residents warned by mobile phone message yesterday that conditions in wildfire-scarred southern Australia could become deadly
readBashir rallies Sudanese ahead of warrant decision
03-03-2009
KHARTOUM – President Omar al-Bashir sought to rally the support of the Sudanese people ahead of a decision by the International Criminal Court on whether to issue a warrant against him for alleged
readObama to tap Sebelius from Kansas as health chief
03-03-2009
WASHINGTON – Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, the president’s choice for health and human services secretary, will face a host of challenges in her new job, including a health system in disarray and
readUN pledges to help DRC refugees
03-03-2009
KINSHASA – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon vowed on Sunday to do more to help hundreds of thousands displaced by unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as he toured a camp in the east of the
readPalestinian president asks world leaders for Gaza aid
03-03-2009
SHARM EL-SHEIK – The Palestinian president, seeking to shore up his position against rival Hamas, asked international donors yesterday to funnel millions of dollars through his government to rebuild
readCIA destroyed 92 interrogation tapes
03-03-2009
WASHINGTON – New documents show the CIA destroyed nearly 100 tapes of terror interrogations, far more than has previously been acknowledged.The revelation yesyerday came as a criminal prosecutor is
readPope stops promotion of ‘Katrina’ priest
03-03-2009
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has formally rescinded the promotion of an ultraconservative priest who came under fire for suggesting that God punished New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina.The Vatican
readVit B12 can prevent birth defects
03-03-2009
WASHINGTON– Before becoming pregnant, women need to get enough vitamin B12 in addition to folic acid to cut their risk of having a baby with a serious birth defect of the brain and spinal cord,
read‘I dare you to visit Jo’burg’
03-03-2009
CAPE TOWN - Maverick motoring journalist Jeremy Clarkson writes in his latest column for the UK’s Sunday Times that Johannesburg’s “fearsome global reputation for being utterly terrifying, a lawless
readTaking dance to an international level
03-03-2009
THE Namibia Amateur Dance Sport Association (NADSA) is gearing up for the International Dance Sport Federation Trainers Congress to be held in Windhoek in July.There is much excitement for the
readSuper 14 timing under question
03-03-2009
SYDNEY – Australian Rugby Union (ARU) chief John O’Neill has called for a later start to next season’s Super 14 after South African flanker Juan Smith collapsed with heat exhaustion at the
readCasey pays tribute to Ogilvy
03-03-2009
MARANA – Britain’s Paul Casey applauded Geoff Ogilvy’s superb form in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship final after being crushed 4&3 by the Australian on Sunday.Casey, bidding to win his
readO’Neal outshines Bryant in duel
03-03-2009
PHOENIX – Shaquille O’Neal won the duel in the desert against ex-teammate Kobe Bryant Sunday, by scoring 33 points to power the Phoenix Suns to a 118-111 win over his former Los Angeles Lakers.O’Neal
readGhana reach semis
03-03-2009
GHANA finally came good at the African Nations Championship in Ivory Coast to outclass Democratic Republic of Congo 3-0 and qualify for the semi-finals. The joint top seeds in the maiden edition of a
readGuus likely to be golden goose
03-03-2009
PORTSMOUTH – Frank Lampard believes Guus Hiddink can mastermind an incredible late charge for the Premier League title.Manchester United are seven points clear but Chelsea head to Portsmouth today
readSmith in hospital
03-03-2009
BRISBANE – Springbok forward Juan Smith was taken to hospital with heat stroke in a dramatic post-script to the Central Cheetahs’ 22-3 Super 14 loss to the Queensland Reds on Sunday.Cheetahs skipper
readGumwe a mangeleka okamwayinakathano
03-03-2009
OKANONA kokadhona koomvula ne oka si sho aniwa ka mangelwa komuti komumwayinamati,moshitopolwa sha Musati mEtitano.Opolisi oya tseyitha kutya okakadhona haka Magoano Ipinge Shigwedha, oka si sho ka
readShikongo naye a pewa olukaku
03-03-2009
SWAPO onkee tayi tsikile nokukutha iipundi iilyo ye mbyoka taku fekelwa yi na ekwatathano nopaati yo Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP).Konima ashike yesiku sho Swapo a kutha iipundi iilyo ye
readYatatu ya sa omeya mOnooli
03-03-2009
AANTU yatatu oya si omeya mOnooli, Opolisi ya Namibia osho ya lopota mOsoondaha.Okamatyona koomvula hamano nomulumentu e li oshilyo shEtanga lyEgamen, yaali yomaantu mbaka yatatu ya si omeya mOnooli.
readIipotha mbyoka ya ningilwa Hailulu ya ekelwahi
03-03-2009
IIPOTHA iyihe mbyoka ya li ya ningilwa Omukuluntuwiliki gwehangano etungimagumbo lya National Hosuing Enteprises (NHE), Vincent Hailulu, oya ekelwahi mEtitano sho Ompangu yOpombanda ya gandja
readMTC’s weekend promotion sparks commotion
03-03-2009
MTC’s ‘Tango Weekend Special’ campaign this past weekend, which was also supposed to test the mobile operator’s network capacity, proved a thorn in the flesh for its more than one million subscribers
readOmalenga otaga ka landelwa iihauto
03-03-2009
EPANGELO otali ka landa iihauto yi li 45 yoondunda dhondambulu dhOmalelo gOpamuthigululwakalo ngoka lya yalula moshilongo ashihe.Oshimaliwa shika otashi ka za mEmbo lyomulekeneno gwoshimaliwa
readOmbelewa yOmuprima ya kundathana omeya nefundja naawiliki mOnooli
03-03-2009
ONGUNDU onene yAanambelewa Aakuluntu mOmbelewa yOmuprima Nahas Angula tayi kwatelwa komeho kOmukuluntu gwOshikondo shIiponga niinima ya nika paulumompumbwe omusamane Kooper Francis, oya thikile
readRyanair could make passengers pay for toilets
03-03-2009
DUBLIN – Is a bathroom an optional extra when you’re at 30 000 feet? Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary seems to think so as his no-frills airline contemplates charging customers to use its aircrafts’
readLocust swarms in Karas Region
03-03-2009
GRAZING in the Karas Region is under threat from swarms of locusts, says the Ministry of Agriculture’s Directorate of Extension Services. The acting head of the Directorate in Karas, Ben Haraseb,
readSwindlers use sports to score unfair espectability points
03-03-2009
SIR Alan Stanford has been a major sponsor of sport, muscling into the limelight as a promoter and champion.Now that he has been accused by the US Securities and Exchange Commission of running a
readUS insurer facing possible breakup
03-03-2009
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Nearly six months after American International Group Inc. got its first massive bailout from the government, it is still stumbling.The big insurer keeps losing money and is
readFinancial crisis limits funding
03-03-2009
WINDHOEK – Experts in the insurance sector said the global financial crisis is limiting funding and raising premiums for insurance coverage on the African continent.Delegates at an ad hoc experts’
readCustoms, BoN learn about money laundering
03-03-2009
NAMIBIAN Customs and Bank of Namibia (BoN) officials are being briefed this week by American specialists on money laundering and the financing of organised crime and terrorist organisations.Other key
read5 die in horror accident
03-03-2009
FIVE people, including two children, were killed and one badly injured after their vehicle collided with a truck some 15 kilometres north of Kalkrand at noon yesterday. Hardap Regional Police
readCity Council in limbo
03-03-2009
SWAPO’S top four national leaders might meet this week to discuss the shock booting of four prominent Swapo members from the Windhoek City Council.News of the Council purge is the talk of the nation,
readPresident assassinated
03-03-2009
BISSAU - Soldiers assassinated the president of Guinea-Bissau in his palace yesterday hours after a bomb blast killed his rival, but the military insisted no coup was taking place in the West African
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