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52 Articles found on Monday, 30 March 2009
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30-03-2009
OF course, because of his age, he needs more attention. – Founding President Sam Nujoma’s spokesperson, John Nauta, squashing rumours that the fomer head of state is not wellSURELY the 92 employees
readBicycles offer fresh start for women of the night
30-03-2009
REGINA (not her real name) turned to a life of prostitution at the age of 29. She was in an abusive marriage and when she finally got the courage to leave in 2002, she was left stranded with nothing:
readHousebreaking tops weekend crime spree
30-03-2009
THERE were three housebreakings in Windhoek over the weekend, all on Friday.Two took place in Olympia while one was in the Central Business District. In the CBD, an employee of an architectural firm
readMPs want Constitution amended to address land reform
30-03-2009
TECHNICAL amendments to the Constitution tabled by Prime Minister Nahas Angula in Parliament on Friday prompted several Members to demand changes to Article 100, which deals with land
readVeterans want lump sums, not projects
30-03-2009
WAR veterans are pressing for lump sum payments before Government looks at projects to support them.Hundreds of veterans gathered to exchange their views on the benefits that they expect to receive
readTitanic Tyc in title win
30-03-2009
THE prolific Tyc Kakehongo put defeat in last month’s Top 16 behind him as he overcame Angelo Titus 3:1 in a breathtaking squash final of The Namibian-sponsored Windhoek Closed Champs at Wanderers on
readOver 100 drown near Jakarta
30-03-2009
CIRENDEU – Attention shifted to caring for homeless and hungry survivors after a dam burst outside the Indonesian capital, sending a wall of water crashing into homes and killing at least 91
readChina challenges US financial leadership
30-03-2009
SHANGHAI – The only major economy still growing at a fast clip, China is being unusually forthright in challenging the US-led global order ahead of an April 2 summit on the financial crisis.In his
readParents to pursue WHS rape case in court
30-03-2009
THE family of a girl who claims she was raped by fellow pupils during a school athletics competition earlier this year are taking civil action against the alleged culprits, as the criminal case
readPolice raid Pio Nganate’s ‘illegal’ cuca shop
30-03-2009
POLICE have raided two businesses owned by the Chairperson of the Witvlei Village Council because of alleged illegal sales.The Gobabis Police have confirmed that they impounded alcohol and other goods
readNamibian women victims of ‘quick-fix weddings’
30-03-2009
MEMBERS of Parliament were in rare unison on Friday about amendments to the Constitution that will give foreigners married to Namibians the right to apply for citizenship after 10 years.At present,
readConjoined twins die
30-03-2009
CONJOINED twin sisters Celestine and Celestiaan Dawis, who were born at Swakopmund in October last year, died on Wednesday. The two girls were scheduled to be separated in Cape Town, South Africa, in
readBankrupt Prowealth to be liquidated
30-03-2009
THE High Court on Friday ordered the liquidation of the asset-management company in the Prowealth group of companies, whose founder committed suicide in December.In terms of an order given by Judge
readAccident fund explains Simon crash payout
30-03-2009
THE claims lodged against the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund of Namibia by the Belgian survivors of a deadly car crash caused by former world champion boxer Harry Simon in late 2002 would have been
readAll steamed up about ‘hibernators’
30-03-2009
HIBERNATORS to the left of us, hibernators to the right of us, hibernators stuck in the middle with us. This, in short, was the issue on the mind of Oshikoto Region Swapo Co-ordinator Armas Amukwiyu
readPresident Pohamba warns against tribal politics
30-03-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has called upon Namibians to be vigilant against political parties based on tribal and family affiliations, saying that they are dangerous to national unity. Addressing
readGovt to throw spotlight on human trafficking in Nam
30-03-2009
THE Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare is to conduct a study to assess human trafficking in and through Namibia and how to address it.The study will cover the Khomas, Karas, Omaheke,
readSMSes for Mon 30 Mar 09
30-03-2009
* AFTER 19 years of being a free nation, Namibia still has a high number of “professionals” who cannot differentiate between political opponents and enemies. One can find these people feeding the
readAfrican athletes shine
30-03-2009
AMMAN – African athletes swept the podiums at the World Cross-Country Championships here to reinforce their credentials as seemingly untouchable talents on the global off-track distance running
readSharks, Crusaders up, Bulls down
30-03-2009
WELLINGTON – Contrasting fortunes for the Canterbury Crusaders and South Africa’s Bulls in Super 14 round seven have set up an intriguing clash between the teams in Christchurch next Friday.The
readFiji beat SA in Sevens
30-03-2009
HONG KONG – Fiji won a tense final against South Africa 26-24 to claim their first Hong Kong Sevens title in 10 years yesterday.The Fijians turned on the style in a flamboyant first half before
readSA trump Aussies
30-03-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Albie Morkel and Mark Boucher trumped a virtuoso performance by David Hussey as South Africa scrambled a four-wicket win over Australia in the first Twenty20 international at the
readLewis third Down Under
30-03-2009
MELBOURNE – World champion Lewis Hamilton said he drove one of his best-ever races to take third place after being 18th on the starting grid in the Australian Formula One Grand Prix yesterday.
readWeekend Wrap
30-03-2009
Hockey THE Unam men’s hockey team continued their dominance when they narrowly beat rivals DTS 4-3 in a close premiership encounter of the Telecom Namibia Indoor Hockey League on Saturday. The win
readStars still top as race intensifies
30-03-2009
AFRICAN Stars remain at the top of the MTC Namibia Premier League as the race intensifies, with some clubs honouring their league commitments at the weekend.Black Africa dismissed visiting Chief
readNam beat Bermuda
30-03-2009
NAMIBIA comfortably beat Bermuda by six wickets in a friendly cricket match at Willowmore Park in Benoni, South Africa, on Saturday.The match was Namibia’s final warm-up match ahead of their first
readSaudi firms in US$40m farm investments in Africa
30-03-2009
RIYADH, March 29 – A consortium of Saudi agricultural companies is looking to invest 150 million riyals (US$40 million) into food production in Africa, the Agriculture Ministry said yesterday.Food
readSwiss banks chief says jealousy behind blacklist
30-03-2009
GENEVA – Attempts by Germany and France to punish Switzerland for failing to cooperate in tax investigations stemmed from their jealousy of the Alpine nation’s financial industry, the president of the
readSMEs get training on tendering process
30-03-2009
THE Construction Industries Federation and the Namibian Small Contractors Association joined hands to offer a series of training modules to boost Namibian SME contractors’ skills.Starting with a
readEnergy prices tumble to end the week
30-03-2009
NEW YORK – Crude prices fell sharply to end the week and natural gas tumbled to seven-year lows due to a severe drop off in energy spending by industrial customers.Benchmark crude for May delivery
readEconomy may need more stimulus in 2010
30-03-2009
PARIS – IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Friday that governments should be prepared to spend more next year if the economy doesn’t perk up, but their stimulus plans for 2009 are enough.The
readZambia revokes windfall mining tax to help economy
30-03-2009
LUSAKA – Zambian lawmakers Friday revoked a tax on windfall mining profits introduced last year as the copper-rich nation battles to cope with falling metal prices.Instead, mining companies will be
readBarclays unlikely to need capital injections
30-03-2009
LONDON – Shares in Barclays PLC jumped Friday as the company confirmed it had passed British regulators’ stress tests, suggesting it will not need a government capital injection or raise new funds.The
readUnion launches credit co-operative
30-03-2009
THE Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) on Friday launched a credit co-operative to extend financing and financial education to its members.According to PSUN President ///Hoëseb, the PSUN Credo
readTree schools blight South Africa’s education system
30-03-2009
THE breezy shade of a tall thorn tree in the middle of a field strewn with puddles of cow dung provides a cool sanctuary on South Africa’s hot summer days.But not if you are a child from Zandise
read‘High School Musical 3’ wins top Kids’ award
30-03-2009
LOS ANGELES – ‘High School Musical 3: Senior Year’ graduated with honours on Saturday at the Kids’ Choice Awards.The Disney musical was selected as the favourite movie by audience votes at the 22nd
readMadonna eyes second adoption
30-03-2009
LILONGWE – US pop star Madonna arrived in impoverished Malawi yesterday, airport officials said, to file documents allowing her to adopt a second Malawian child, this time a three-year-old girl.A
readEnvironmentalists hail Earth Hour as a big success
30-03-2009
BONN, Germany – For environmental activists, the message was clear: Earth Hour was a huge success.Now they say nations have a mandate to tackle climate change. “The world said yes to climate action,
readColombian ‘Fritzl’ fathers 8
30-03-2009
BOGOTA – A Colombian man accused of sexually abusing his daughter from a young age and fathering eight children with her was arrested on Saturday, causing an outcry over the lack of child protection
readCyber spies break into govt computers
30-03-2009
TORONTO – A cyber spy network based mainly in China hacked into classified documents from government and private organisations in 103 countries, including the computers of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan
readArab summit to back Bashir, ease divide over Iran
30-03-2009
DOHA – An Arab summit in Qatar today will seek to give backing to Sudan over an international arrest warrant for its president and ease a deep rift among Arab states over how to deal with ascendant
readSmith red-faced over husband’s porn films
30-03-2009
LONDON – Home Secretary Jacqui Smith apologised yesterday after she “mistakenly” submitted an expenses claim which included adult films watched by her husband.Smith, admitted filing an expenses claim
readUnconscious man at Utah drive-thru
30-03-2009
OREM – Police had an easy time catching a man suspected of driving under the influence. He was waiting for them in his car – where they said he was passed out in the driver’s seat in the drive-thru
readIraqi troops round up Sunni fighters in Baghdad
30-03-2009
BAGHDAD – US-backed Iraqi forces swept through a central Baghdad slum yesterday, disarming government-allied Sunni fighters after they launched a two-day uprising to protest the arrest of their
readSADC summit starts today
30-03-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Political unrest in Madagascar will take centre stage at a special regional summit today in Swaziland where leaders are also set to finalise an economic recovery package for
readHaving a right ball
30-03-2009
OAKDALE – The fundraising idea may seem a little nuts, but Oakdale’s annual Testicle Festival is always a big hit. On Monday, volunteers with the town’s Rotary Club plan to fry up 400 pounds of the
readOutcry after new Ground Zero tower loses ‘Freedom’
30-03-2009
NEW YORK – The owners of the skyscraper being built at Ground Zero ran into controversy on Friday with the decision to strip the building of its patriotic unofficial name ‘Freedom Tower’.“No more
readMboka ye li mo Swapo taya tengauka otu ya shi: Amukwiyu ta ti
30-03-2009
AANTU mboka ye li mo Swapo taya tengauka, tse aagundjuka yomoSwapo otu ya shi nethimbo ngele lya pi taye ke ya shito puuyelele, Omuunganeki gwo Swapo moishitopolwa sha Shikoto Armas Amukwiyu, osho a
readOonkundana paufupi
30-03-2009
JOHANNESBURG - Omupresidende gwa Rwanda, Paul Kangame, omasiku ga zi ko okwa ningi eindilo kiilongo yAafrika yi hulithe po okukala ashike ya tale momakwathelo gopondje. “Ethimbo olya
readVicky natango a dhimbulukwa esiku moka i itseyitha
30-03-2009
OMUKALIMO gwomomukunda Oniipa mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto meme Vicky Idhidhimika Noah meti: 23 Maalitsa 2009, ngashi shito, natango okwa dhimbulukwa esiku lye moka i itseyithile polweela kutya
readOmukithi gwOkolera mu Zimbabwe otagu shuna pevi
30-03-2009
HARARE – Ommukithi gwOkolera mu Zimbabwe gwa kala tagu shuna pevi okuza mu Febuluali.Momwedhi nguka, omwaalu gwaantu mboka ya kwatwa komukithi nguka ogwa shuna pevi ikuza paantu ya konda po 8 000
readTakamitheni dhuukwamuhoko
30-03-2009
PETHIMBO ta popitha engathithi enene lyAakwaSwap mOkapale okanene kOmaudhano mOshomeya mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, mOlyomakaya ngaka ga zi ko, Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa kunkilila
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