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56 Articles found on Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Namibia’s heroes: Who are they and where should they be buried?
12-05-2009
DURING the funeral of an acclaimed and well-respected community leader at Ehungiro near Otjinene, a fellow traditional horse rider asked me the question: “Mayora, when are our heroes going to be
readNoteable Quotes
12-05-2009
THANKS for advocating for the youth, but it ends there. – Swapo Youth League Secretary Elijah Ngurare at a weekend meeting in Keetmanshoop slamming Veronica de Klerk’s proposal for a national youth
readNored okuuvite nayi koongodhi dhe dholusheno tadhi yakwa po
12-05-2009
NORED okwa gandja e yenyeto lye ta ti ke uvite nande we nawa omolwoondhalete dhe dholusheno tadhi uhala tadhi yakwa po kookalyamupombo okuza tuu nuumvo mu Febuluali 2009.• OSWALD SHIVUTE Nored,
readStars, Pirates need to up game
12-05-2009
THE victories for both Orlando Pirates and African Stars in the premiership at the weekend will give them enough confidence ahead of their Cell One NFA Cup quarter-final clash on Saturday, but they
readAakiintu yaali ya dhipagwa pOmalinda
12-05-2009
OPOLISI po Malinda otayi kongo omuntu ngoka a dhipaga aantu yaali mondoolopa ndjika mOlyomakaya.Omulumentu gwedhina Salmon Nakala okwa li aniwa a yaha okusa omukadhona gwe gwoomvula 22, ngoka e li wo
readOsikola ya John Alphons Pandeni oyi na oompumbwe odhindji
12-05-2009
PETHIMBO ta popitha aanashituthi shelukululo lyOsikola ya Kavu ndjoka yaningi John Alphons Pandeni meti 2 Mei 2009 pOmundjalala mOmbalantu moshitopolwa sha Musati, Kahewa kOsikola ndjoka, tate
readAibeb a holoka mOmpangu
12-05-2009
OMULUMENTU ngoka ta fekelelwa edhipago lyaantu yatatu pOutjo, okwa holoka mOmpangu ya Menegstrata mOitjo mEtitatu lyoshiwike sha zi ko.Ernestus Aibeb (30) okwa lopotelwa iipotha itatau yedhipago, hoka
readUN decries SL ‘bloodbath’
12-05-2009
COLOMBO – The United Nations condemned a “bloodbath” in Sri Lanka’s northern war zone yesterday after two days of shelling that a government doctor said killed as many as 1 000 ethnic Tamil civilians
readAanamibia 14 ya kwatwa po mu SA
12-05-2009
OPOLISI ya South Afrika oshiwike sha zi ko oya kwatwa po Aanamibia ye li 14, shi na sha nomateyo gomagumbo moshitopolwa sha Kapa-uninginino.Aalumentu mbaka, mboka taku popiwa kutya oye na ekwatathano
readPacman welcomed home
12-05-2009
MANILA – Tens of thousands lined the streets yesterday for the welcome home parade of Manny Pacquiao, the most popular sportsman in the Philippines, after he won his sixth world boxing title in the
readEuropean Roundup
12-05-2009
Barca has to wait a bit longer LONDON – Barcelona were seconds away from clinching the Primera Liga crown on Sunday but a last-gasp equaliser from Villarreal meant they will have to wait at least a
readSpain’s Valverde banned from Italy for two years
12-05-2009
ROME - The anti-doping tribunal of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) yesterday suspended Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde from competing on Italian soil for two years, the Ansa news agency
readMurray keen to improve
12-05-2009
MADRID –Andy Murray is proud of his new world number three ranking, achieved for the first time yesterday as the Scot prepares for his start at the Madrid Masters.• SCOTT WILLIAMS But the
readConfidence climbing the cautiously optimistic curve
12-05-2009
BUSINESS confidence in March recorded its single biggest jump in two years on the back of strong metal prices, increased commercial vehicle sales and a surge in the registration of defensive company
readUnited, Falcon in draw
12-05-2009
REHO Falcon made a fine comeback to hold United to a 26-all draw in an MTC Rugby Premier League match at United’s home ground in Olympia on Saturday. United seemed to be on course for victory when
readNamibia face tough test against Jaguars
12-05-2009
THE Namibian national rugby side go into their second international friendly match against Argentina A today, knowing that they have to improve on their poor showing which saw them being hammered 67-7
readFootball Results
12-05-2009
Played Saturday, May 9 Social League ALC 3-0 Namcot Diamond (p) EBC 4-3 City of Whk Min of Environment
readLouis rattles scoring charts
12-05-2009
JEROME Louis continued his amazing goalscoring run by netting twice in Black Africa’s 4-1 victory against SKW on Thursday, to move well clear on the top goalscorers chart.Louis has now scored 19 goals
readJury clears Snoop Dogg of beating
12-05-2009
SANTA MONICA, California – A civil jury says Snoop Dogg didn’t hit a man who came up on stage during a 2005 concert near Seattle.The rapper wasn’t in court on Friday when the jury’s verdict cleared
readSam Nujoma – A Chronology
12-05-2009
1929 – Born at Etunda in the Omusati region 1939 – Starts formal schooling at age of ten 1945 – Completes Standard Six at Okahao Finnish Mission School 1946 – Moves to live with an aunt in Walvis
readBrit tycoon takes on Mia’s Darfur hunger strike
12-05-2009
LOS ANGELES – Mia Farrow has ended a 12-day hunger strike she used to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s embattled Darfur region, the actress announced on her website.Farrow (64) had
readDid I go to rehab? No,no, NO, says Abdul
12-05-2009
LOS ANGELES – “I want to make it perfectly clear to everyone that I have never been addicted to or abused drugs in my life,” pop star and ‘American Idol’ judge Paula Abdul said in a statement
readTeen expects suspension after prom
12-05-2009
FINDLAY – An Ohio teenager says he expects to be suspended from a Christian school for attending a public school prom with his girlfriend.Officials at Heritage Christian School in Findlay had warned
readJailed US journalist freed in Iran
12-05-2009
TEHRAN, Iran – An American journalist jailed for five months in Iran was freed yesterday and reunited with her parents after an appeals court suspended her eight-year prison sentence on charges of
readFlu virus doesn’t discriminate
12-05-2009
ON the western edge of Mexico’s capital, 10 new luxury apartment towers promise an antiseptically modern lifestyle with spas, private playgrounds and an exclusive shopping centre. Blocks away, a
readFlu virus doesn’t discriminate
12-05-2009
ON the western edge of Mexico’s capital, 10 new luxury apartment towers promise an antiseptically modern lifestyle with spas, private playgrounds and an exclusive shopping centre. Blocks away, a
readUS soldier kills 5 at US base in Baghdad
12-05-2009
BAGHDAD - A US soldier opened fire on fellow troops at one of the main US bases in Baghdad on Monday, killing five, the US military said.‘The shooter is a US soldier and he is in custody,’ said Marine
readPower tool ‘sparked wildfire’
12-05-2009
SANTA BARBARA - The wildfire that has scorched 34 square kilometres and destroyed dozens of homes in the hills above this scenic coastal city was apparently sparked by a power tool being used to
readCongo election on July 12
12-05-2009
BRAZZAVILLE - Congo-Brazzaville will hold its second presidential election since the end of its civil war on July 12, with veteran incumbent Denis Sassou Nguesso expected to run for another
readPope slams anti-Semitism
12-05-2009
JERUSALEM – Pope Benedict XVI denounced anti-Semitism and appealed for Middle East peace based on a two-state solution on the latest leg of a pilgrimage to press for reconciliation in the
readSwine flu hits China as global cases rise
12-05-2009
CHENGDU - China yesterday confirmed its first case of swine flu on the mainland, underlining the outbreak’s global spread, as the United States reported hundreds more cases and warned of further
readHow business confidence is tracked
12-05-2009
THE Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) tracks business confidence in Namibia on a monthly basis through the IJG Business Climate Monitor.The monitor is based on the perceptions of the private
readBahrain’s ABC to push Islamic finance in Europe
12-05-2009
LONDON – Bahrain-based bank ABC said it will start to market Islamic financing products to European clients left hamstrung by the sustained gridlock in the credit markets.The firm has until now only
readZim mining firms challenge ownership law
12-05-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe should consider scrapping provisions compelling foreign mines to sell majority stakes to locals and instead allow miners to set their own empowerment targets, an industry official
readFitch watching SA response to global slowdown
12-05-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s ratings outlook depends on how the country responds to the global economic crisis after largely expected changes to economy-linked posts in a new cabinet, Fitch Ratings
readChina to boost IMF funding
12-05-2009
LONDON - China will invest in a bond denominated in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) as part of efforts to increase the resources of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a senior central bank official
readNew director for Nepru
12-05-2009
THE Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (Nepru) is expected to announce the appointment of economics veteran Fanuel Tjingaete as its new director soon.Tjingaete will take over from Klaus Schade,
readAfrican growth seen halved by global crisis
12-05-2009
DAKAR - Africa’s economic growth will fall to 2,8 per cent this year, less than half the rate forecast before the onset of the global slowdown, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Organisation
readOutlook for Africa’s key economies
12-05-2009
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) outlook for key sub-Saharan economies:South Africa Growth is seen at 1,1 per cent in 2009, a fraction of the five per cent average of
readEconomic crisis heightens Africa’s conflict tensions
12-05-2009
PARIS – The global economic crisis has heightened the risk that “tensions could explode” in Africa, where growth will be slashed this year because of recession in rich nations, the OECD warned
readNew questions on SA AIDS fight
12-05-2009
JOHANNESBURG – New South African President Jacob Zuma tapped an obscure provincial politician to guide the nation through the world’s worst HIV crisis, raising questions about the strength of the
readSmses for Tue 12 May 09
12-05-2009
• HOW about, President Pohamba releasing [the reports of] all eight Presidential Commissions commissioned by the founding President to know the truth. We also want progress not only ODC but on
readNujoma still accomplishing at 80
12-05-2009
BREATHING and sleeping education, he finally managed to gain his first degree at the age of almost 80. This is the most recent chapter in the life of Namibia’s Founding Father Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma,
readYet another party launched
12-05-2009
YET another party emerged on Namibia’s political landscape this weekend with the launch of the Christian People’s Organisation (CPO). The formation of the party makes it the fourth to be formed in
readAPP calls for political debate
12-05-2009
THE All People’s Party (APP) is challenging Swapo and all opposition parties to enter into a national debate on “any issue, any topic, at any venue and at any time” in the run-up to the November
readMbanderu leaders call off annual Okahandja event
12-05-2009
THE Supreme Council of the deeply divided Ovambanderu community has called off an annual commemorative event scheduled for early next month at Okahandja due to unresolved differences about who the
readFlu: Southern Hemisphere out in cold
12-05-2009
SAO PAULO – The Southern Hemisphere has been mostly spared in the swine flu epidemic. That could change when winter starts in coming weeks with no vaccine in place, leaving half the planet out in the
read‘Struggle kid’ doing it for herself
12-05-2009
WHILE many ‘Children of the Liberation Struggle’ demonstrate for jobs and educational opportunities, at least one has decided to do it for herself. Regina Shikongo, a 28-year-old mother of one and
readTreason trial on to confessions
12-05-2009
DISPUTED confessions are set to take centre stage when the marathon Caprivi high treason trial continues in the High Court at Windhoek Central Prison at the start of next week.The trial, of which the
readSouth African police on the trail of 12 more Namibians
12-05-2009
SOUTH African police say they are still searching for 12 suspects in a housebreaking and robbery syndicate whose members are believed to all be Namibian citizens.Police in the Western Cape have
readClimate change impact on fish stocks unclear
12-05-2009
EVEN though fish stocks might be in danger, the impact of climate change on Namibia’s fisheries will only become clear over the long term, said researchers at a Climate Change Seminar at Walvis Bay
readNamibia pushes for more talks on EU pact
12-05-2009
NAMIBIA has called for another round of negotiations with the European Union (EU) before it signs the interim economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the trade bloc.Foreign Affairs Minister Marco
readDouble murder suspect surrenders
12-05-2009
THE man wanted in connection with a double murder at Mariental over the weekend turned himself in to Police on Sunday. Salmon Nakale (30), wanted in connection with the murders of two women,
readNamfisa hearing shrouded in secrecy
12-05-2009
THE disciplinary hearing of Namfisa CEO Rainer Ritter began yesterday, but questions around the charges he faces or the members of the hearing panel are still unanswered.Yesterday’s proceedings were
readZuma builds cabinet to tackle poverty in SA
12-05-2009
CAPE TOWN – South African President Jacob Zuma’s surprising and diverse new cabinet matches his pledges to smash poverty and boost development, but enormous challenges remain, analysts said
readGam farmers face music
12-05-2009
EIGHTEEN farmers from Gam were yesterday charged with illegally entering the protected Nyae-Nyae conservancy area near Tsumkwe after cutting through a veterinary cordon fence. They appeared in the
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