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15 Articles found on Thursday, 28 May 2009
U/17s find German glory
28-05-2009
NAMIBIA’S national U/17 soccer team pulled off a great 1-0 victory against a strong Westphalia U/17 team on Tuesday. Namibian winger Eslin Kamuhanga, who plays for Civics in the Premier League,
readN Korea threatens to attack South
28-05-2009
SEOUL - North Korea, facing international censure for this week’s nuclear test, threatened yesterday to attack the South after it joined a US-led plan to check vessels suspected of carrying equipment
readNo trade agreement between Sacu and US
28-05-2009
THE US government and the five member states of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) will not conclude a preferential trade agreement but will opt for an investment and trade co-operation
readNoteable Quotes
28-05-2009
DO you see a pen, a pullover (jersey) or even a sticker with the university’s name on it? – Unam SRC President Job Amupanda criticising the university’s marketing department for not raising the
readPolice recruiters visit regions
28-05-2009
PEOPLE who applied for positions in the Namibian Police between December and February need to check with Police regional offices in their areas whether they have been shortlisted for upcoming
readNdaitwah sounds a warning
28-05-2009
CLIMATE change has exacerbated drought, desertification and land degradation that are undermining agriculture in Namibia and in many African countries, the Minister of Environment and Tourism said
readEcotourism makes good business sense
28-05-2009
THE NamibRand Nature Reserve in southern Namibia has succeeded in achieving a financially self-sustaining private conservation area, says its chief executive officer, Nils Odendaal. “Funds for
readDTA vexed with inequitable political coverage on NBC
28-05-2009
THE DTA is accusing the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation of “unfair treatment and poor journalism ethics” because of its coverage of opposition parties.In an open letter addressed to Matthew Gowaseb,
readMore Namibians surf the Web on the go
28-05-2009
THE average Namibian using a cellphone to browse the Internet views 263 Web pages per month, Opera’s latest issue of State of the Mobile Web reports.Page-view growth has shot up by a staggering 289,6
readEx-Robben Islanders in diamond fight
28-05-2009
THE Namibian Former Robben Island Prisoners Trust (NFRIPT) has moved to seize control of a small amount of diamonds produced on Block 3 on the Orange River after it emerged that its South African
readSweet deal goes sour
28-05-2009
A failed attempt to steal a load of sugar from a Windhoek warehouse on Tuesday has landed three men behind bars.The attempted theft of the as yet unspecified amount of sugar from Consolidated Sugar
readStone-throwing protesters pepper-sprayed at Maltahöhe
28-05-2009
STONE-THROWING, pepper spray, a forced lockout, Police cordoning, heckling and a petition shook the sleepy rural village of Maltahöhe yesterday. Placard carrying residents, chanting “Enough is
readWomen claim ‘forcibly’ sterilised at State hospitals
28-05-2009
ALMOST 20 HIV-infected women claim that doctors at State hospitals forced them to get sterilised. At a workshop in Windhoek yesterday, the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) said it was involved in 19
readExtradition target allowed to work in Nam
28-05-2009
ISRAELI-BORN extradition target Kobi Alexander may continue to live and work in Namibia until a current dispute he has with the Immigration Selection Board over the granting of a work permit to him
readNamibia hit by Sacu deficit
28-05-2009
NAMIBIAN revenue from the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) will be hit by an “income deficit” in the regional customs body because of the global economic crisis. Namibia receives almost 40 per
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