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44 Articles found on Monday, 9 March 2009
In times of crisis, women’s role evermore vital
09-03-2009
ON a trip to China 11 years ago, I met with women activists who told me about their efforts to advance conditions for women in their country. They offered a vivid portrait of the challenges women
readNoteable Quotes
09-03-2009
WHAT makes the NBC so special? – Parliamentary Standing Committee on Accounts chairman, Johan De Waal, questioning why the public broadcaster is allowed to accumulate huge debts for the non-payment of
readSudan’s Bashir threatens more expulsions in Darfur
09-03-2009
EL FASHER – Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir threatened yesterday to expel diplomats and more aid groups, brandishing a sword at a Darfur rally days after a Hague court issued a warrant for
readOn the road to fabulousness
09-03-2009
NAMIBIA’S first non-surgical reality makeover show has finally hit the airwaves. After years of planning and a few false starts last year, the very first episode of ‘Just Fabulous’ was screened on One
readStrength, courage and making the difference
09-03-2009
WOMEN from across Namibia gathered at the Safari Hotel in Windhoek on Saturday to celebrate International Women’s Day at the second annual Women of Substance (WOS) conference. Opening the event, First
readWindhoek street signs go commercial
09-03-2009
AT least 200 street signs on street corners across the city will be replaced with new ones for five years in terms of a contract that the City of Windhoek awarded to advertising company Primedia
readCops acquitted on assault charges
09-03-2009
KEETMANSHOOP Magistrate Philanda Blockstein-Christiaan on Friday acquitted 14 Police officers accused of assaulting suspects in a robbery case. They are Andreas Nelumbu, Frans Van Wyk, Petrus Haiduwa,
readFurther delay on the cards in treason trial
09-03-2009
THE main Caprivi high treason trial looks set to stay stuck in its present state of limbo for at least another two and a half weeks.The trial has been halted since one of the nine defence lawyers
readCoast cooks up stew of weather
09-03-2009
THE coast was a stew of weather before the weekend, with a little bit of rain in the morning, followed by strong east wind and very high temperatures – a combination unheard of by many.Dark rain
readDon’t put away your umbrella just yet
09-03-2009
THE few sunny days experienced over the weekend do not mean that the rains are over, says the Windhoek Weather Bureau. “Moisture is coming again,” weatherman Victor Kaurimuje told The Namibian
readNo sign of flood yet
09-03-2009
A FLOOD wave that was expected to hit Oshakati on Saturday has yet to be detected there, a hydrologist in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry said yesterday.“We have not yet picked it up
readStrangler jailed for 21 years
09-03-2009
THE killer who ended the life of 19-year-old student Iria Ndawedha Fillemon in a strangling in northern Namibia in late August 2006 was sentenced to a 21-year jail term at the end of his trial in the
readStars remain in sky
09-03-2009
AFRICAN Stars remain sky high in the MTC Namibia Premier League, while Civics, Tigers, Eleven Arrows and Black Africa all recorded victories at the weekend.Stars, who were leading ahead of the
readMadoff investors prepare for court confrontation
09-03-2009
NEW YORK - Bernard Madoff has yet to face the many investors he is accused of ripping off in a jaw-dropping Ponzi scheme that amounted to one of the biggest financial frauds in history.The disgraced
readSwakop River breaks through to Atlantic
09-03-2009
THE Swakop River Mouth was a hive of activity on Friday afternoon as hundreds of people gathered to watch the river complete its more than 300-km journey to the Atlantic Ocean.By sunset the river
readSwapo probes Angula
09-03-2009
SWAPO has decided to appoint a team to investigate claims that a senior Cabinet minister allegedly called others “tribalised” and claimed that a third force is behind the Swapo Party Youth League. S o
readSwapo city councillors to be reinstated
09-03-2009
THE Swapo Politburo has overturned an “unprocedural” decision by the party’s Khomas Regional Executive to remove four Swapo councillors on the Windhoek City Council.The Politburo has called for their
readPresident reads the riot act
09-03-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has challenged Swapo Party members who don’t want him to stand for another presidential term to tell him so to his face.Addressing a marathon Politburo meeting over the
readWorld Sport Briefs
09-03-2009
* Tennis Former world number one Maria Sharapova is to make her comeback from injury by playing doubles at the top tier WTA tournament in Indian Wells next week. The 21-year-old Russian has been
readAustralia claim women’s Sevens title
09-03-2009
DUBAI – Australia beat New Zealand 15-10 to claim the inaugural women’s title at the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament here on Saturday.Australia, who had beaten New Zealand twice in the qualifiers
readBulls, Tahs in Super leads
09-03-2009
WELLINGTON – The Northern Bulls and the NSW Waratahs continue to set the pace in the Super 14 but it was South Africa’s Sharks who pulled off arguably the most impressive performance of the fourth
readPakistan’s Butt says tours could resume
09-03-2009
LONDON – Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt said yesterday his country could host an international team in the next six to nine months and will still co-host the 2011 World Cup.Butt was
readKZN beat Namibia
09-03-2009
KWAZULU Natal Inland beat Namibia by 90 runs in their three-day SAA Challenge match in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday. Kwazulu were always in control of the match after skittling Namibia out for just
readBeckham’s Milan switch in the bag
09-03-2009
LOS ANGELES – David Beckham yesterday confirmed that a deal has been agreed between AC Milan and Los Angeles Galaxy that enables him to stay in Italy until the end of the season.Beckham’s current loan
readSMSes for Mon 09 Mar 09
09-03-2009
* I WAS shocked today by Parliament’s inability to form a quorum after the tea break [on Thursday]. Do the “honourables” realise how much of a responsible job they have? You are not only making rules
readSuburban Eros Airport goes international again
09-03-2009
THE Eros Airport in the heart of Windhoek will again become an international destination for smaller aircraft by as early as the end of this year or early 2010 at the latest.The small but convenient
readUS jobless rate at 8,1 per cent the highest since 1983
09-03-2009
WASHINGTON – The US unemployment rate bolted to 8,1 per cent in February, the highest since late 1983, as cost-cutting employers slashed 651 000 jobs amid a deepening recession.Both figures were worse
readWeatherly to revive closed Namibian copper mines
09-03-2009
Weatherly Copper Mining Namibia has invited investors to come up with capital in its bid to revive five of its ‘ailing’ copper mines in Namibia.The mines were shut down late last year for what the
readUranium industry to be scrutinised
09-03-2009
WHAT is the current world uranium rush going to do for Namibia?With prices skyrocketing in the past few years and international demand exceeding supply by almost 50 per cent, the industry could be
readLSI Foundation engages SMEs Compete
09-03-2009
THE Lazarus Shinyemba Ipangelwa (LSI) Foundation and SMEs Compete last week signed a N$60 000 agreement that aims to benefit 60 SMEs across the country.The agreement will provide business training to
readUK government takes controlling stake in Lloyds
09-03-2009
LONDON – The British government has become the majority shareholder in Lloyds Banking Group PLC in exchange for insuring more than 260 billion pounds (US$367 billion dollars) in toxic assets, the bank
readEmployees of troubled investment firm laid off
09-03-2009
HOUSTON - About 1 000 people working around the US for the troubled Stanford Financial Group founded by Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford were laid off by order of the court-appointed receiver in
readRapper Coolio arrested for possessing crack
09-03-2009
LOS ANGELES – Grammy-winning rapper Coolio was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday on suspicion of possessing drugs, police said.The 45-year-old rapper, whose real name is Artis
readChris Brown charged, could face up to 4 years in jail
09-03-2009
LOS ANGELES – Singer Chris Brown was charged on Thursday with felony assault and making criminal threats in what prosecutors say was a Grammy-eve attack on his girlfriend, the pop star Rihanna.Brown
readClinton shares intimate details
09-03-2009
ANKARA – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a sideshow to diplomacy, lamented on Saturday her fashion sense, divulged when she fell in love and shared how she dealt with personal
readBail appeal set for jailed Zimbabwe opponent
09-03-2009
HARARE – A Zimbabwe court will hear an appeal by the state prosecutor on Tuesday arguing that a jailed opposition official should not be freed on bail, the opposition MDC party said yesterday.The
readZim PM Tsvangirai treated in Botswana after road crash
09-03-2009
HARARE – Doctors at private clinic in Botswana yesterday treated Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai after the road crash in which his wife was killed while controversy swirled over the
readTwo British soldiers die in N Ireland gun ambush
09-03-2009
BELFAST – Suspected IRA dissidents opened fire on British troops and pizza delivery men outside a Northern Ireland army base, killing two soldiers and wounding four other people. Police said yesterday
readShaik: New claims surface
09-03-2009
JOHANNESBURG – The head of cardiology at Inkosi Albert Luthuli hospital in Durban discharged Schabir Shaik four months ago because he was considered well enough to leave, the Sunday Times reported
readal-Bashir a tidha mo omahangano omakwatheli mu Darfur
09-03-2009
KHARTOUM – Omupresidende gwa Sudan Omar al-Bashir okwa gana kutya oshilongo she naantu ye otaya ka lwitha etokolo lyOmpangu ya International Criminal Court (ICC) kutya na kwatwe po a ka pangulilwe
readOokansela yopaitopolwa oya geela Epangelo
09-03-2009
OOKANSELA yopaitopolwa oye li ya geela Epangelo sho inali ya kwatela mo moshinima shegwedhelwo lyoondjambi dhaantu mboka ye na opoosa dhopapolitika mEpangelo.Aaniilonga mbaka oyo nee Oominista,
readHelen Shiimbi wo NBC okwa yela
09-03-2009
OSIPANA yaaniilonga aakuluntu mu NBC ya li ya tumwa kOnooli ya ka konakone omapopyo kutya gumwe gwomaaniilonga yawo aakuluntu okwa yaka po iilongitho yOkampani, oya ti kutya omuniilonga gawo nguka ke
readOshiligalala sha dhipaga 333 mu Nigeria
09-03-2009
NIGERIA – Omukithi goshiligalala ngoka gwi iteyele mu Nigeria uule woomwedhi ndatu, ogwa dhipaga aantu ye li 333, Ominista yUundjolowele osho ya tseyitha ngaaka.Aantu ayehe mboka kwa lopotwa ya li ya
readAanafaalama taya nyenyeta EPan-gelo tali tete po oondhalate dhawo
09-03-2009
A ANAFAALAMA yOofaalama dha kunkula nongamba yOwambo nOkavango, kombinga yOwambo, nenge tu tye dha kunkula noongamba yOshitopolwa sha Hangwena nOkavango nOshitopolwa sha Shikoto nOkavango, ndhoka dhi
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