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31 Articles found on Tuesday, 5 May 2009
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05-05-2009
I WAS never driven by greed and never had a lavish lifestyle. – Former Swabou employee Eileen Veronica Tareni, who stole around N$1 million from the insurance company, when she appeared in the
readSponsoring a child’s future
05-05-2009
THROUGH hope and education Family of Hope Services (FHS) in Hakahana, Katutura, is trying to uplift children who would probably end up illiterate on the street. FHS was founded in 2003 with the aim
readEx-detective evades jail with arson sentencing
05-05-2009
THE arson case that sent the Police career of former Detective Inspector Michael Booysen up in smoke came to its end in the Windhoek Regional Court on Thursday, when Booysen was sentenced to a
readPope and condoms captivate NA MPs
05-05-2009
A QUESTION to Gender Equality and Child Welfare Minister Marlene Mungunda during the debate on her Ministry’s budget last week prompted Deputy Justice Minister Utoni Nujoma to criticise Pope Benedict
readRDP unveils manifesto for the 2009 elections
05-05-2009
PROMISING wide-ranging change at a rally in the North, the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) launched its 2009 election manifesto over the weekend. Addressing a crowd on Saturday at Ohangwena,
readFloods leave schools reeling
05-05-2009
SCHOOLS in the Kavango and Caprivi regions are reeling from the effects of the recent floods on buildings, teachers and students. The effect of the floods on the educational system is visible simply
readSPYL warns ‘hibernating tribalists’
05-05-2009
TRIBALISTS, factionists and reactionaries are to be “flushed out” after last week’s Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) Central Committee meeting held at Swakopmund. The move follows alleged attempts by
read‘Glimmer of hope’ in latest flu outbreak
05-05-2009
THE flu outbreak that started in Mexico may not reach a pandemic stage as was feared earlier, Health Minister Dr Richard Kamwi said yesterday. Kamwi was in constant contact with the World Health
readCassinga remembered
05-05-2009
MARIA Haimbodi-Kayele was barely a year old when the South African army’s massive strike on Cassinga on May 4 1978 killed her mother, leaving her an orphan. Her mother was one of the more than 600
readSKW extend lead at top
05-05-2009
SPORT Klub Windhoek (SKW) moved five points clear at the summit of the MTC Namibia Premier League through a slim 1-0 win over Oshakati City, after closest rivals Civics and African Stars failed to
readCourt dismisses Charles Taylor’s acquittal motion
05-05-2009
THE HAGUE – Judges yesterday rejected a request by former Liberian President Charles Taylor for an immediate acquittal on war crimes charges, saying he must answer allegations that he was part of a
readChinese envoy denies ‘colonisation’ of Africa
05-05-2009
“WE never interfere in internal affairs.” This was the central message on China’s investment strategy in Africa from the Chinese Government’s Special Envoy on African Affairs, Liu Guijin. According
readRescue programme failing to improve life
05-05-2009
A ZIMBABWEAN state plan to rescue the shattered economy has not made life easier for many people who are losing patience with no western aid in sight. The credibility of the unity government between
readGraft case tests French ties with African friends
05-05-2009
PARIS – Presidents of oil-producing African countries who are close allies of France are not used to questions being asked about their luxury cars or their homes in chic parts of Paris, but that is
readNigeria panel begins probe into KBR bribery case
05-05-2009
ABUJA – A special committee of top-level Nigerian government officials has begun to interview individuals involved in a US$180 million bribery scheme involving former Halliburton Co unit KBR Inc, the
readRate cut may be too little too late: experts
05-05-2009
ECONOMISTS have overwhelmingly warned that a one per cent cut in South Africa’s interest rates was not an invitation to spend. Widespread and varied reaction to the cut suggested that Reserve Bank
readRescue programme failing to improve life
05-05-2009
A ZIMBABWEAN state plan to rescue the shattered economy has not made life easier for many people who are losing patience with no western aid in sight. The credibility of the unity government between
readNamPost, Telecom, MTC pay N$37 m dividend
05-05-2009
NAMIBIA Post and Telecom Holdings (NPTH), consisting of Nampost, Telcom and MTC, recently paid a dividend of N$37,3 million to its sole shareholder, the Namibian Government. This is on the back of a
readOil rises above US$53
05-05-2009
LONDON - Oil climbed above US$53 a barrel yesterday, extending the previous session’s four per cent gains, after data out of big fuel consumers China and India stoked expectation economic recovery was
readAU panel on Darfur to meet ICC
05-05-2009
ADDIS ABABA – An African Union (AU) panel plans to meet the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite AU opposition to a warrant of arrest for Sudan’s president, former South African President Thabo
readUS reporter in hospital in Iran
05-05-2009
CAIRO – The American journalist on a hunger strike for two weeks to protest her imprisonment in Iran was briefly hospitalised after she intensified her fast by refusing to drink water, Reporters
readLoo landing!
05-05-2009
PUYALLUP – A small airplane dropping from the sky after its engine failed wound up on a cushioning bunch of portable toilets – and the pilot was able to walk away apparently unhurt. Gary Mayor of
readMexico breathes easier but global flu cases grow
05-05-2009
MEXICO CITY – Mexico said it was winning the battle against a deadly new strain of flu as it stayed largely shut for business and cases dropped but global health officials warned against complacency.
readAmy Winehouse falls ill in St Lucia
05-05-2009
BRITISH singer Amy Winehouse is out of hospital in St Lucia having been admitted after fainting. The Grammy winner was kept in for a night for observation and was found to be dehydrated. “She
readScent of dollars sees security
05-05-2009
BLANTYRE – Malawi’s highest court yesterday began deliberating on Madonna’s bid to adopt a three-year-old girl, as a dispute erupted over whether a man trying to stop the proceedings is the girl’s
readZimbabweans no longer need visas for S Africa
05-05-2009
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s immigration minister says Zimbabweans are welcome to enter the country without visas, a change expected to slow the flow of thousands of asylum seekers from the troubled
readRDP a tula miilonga Omanifesto ye yOmahogololo
05-05-2009
O NGUNDU yOpolotika yo RDP (Rally for Democracy and Progress) ndjoka ya totelwe po pehulilo lyomumvo2007 mOlyomakaya ga zi ko oya li noshigongi shayo oshinenenene pOhangwena mOshitopolwa sha
readDuh! It’s back to school for street sign writers
05-05-2009
THE people responsible for creating the new street signs being put up along some of Windhoek’s roads will not be winning any prizes for good spelling skills soon.Spelling mistakes abound on the new
readAalongiskola mu Zim oya geela Epangelo
05-05-2009
HARARE – Aalongiskola mu Zimbabwe oya popi kutya otaya ka ninga ekanka ngele Oshikako oshipe shOsikola sha tameke, ya geela Epangelo sho lya ndopa okugwanithwa po euvanko lyalyo kutya otali ka
read‘Struggle kids’ take bridge, teargassed by Police
05-05-2009
THE acrid smell of teargas saturated the air at Oshakati on Friday when Police and ‘children of the liberation struggle’ clashed.The teargassing followed a five-hour standoff between the Police and
readLump sums for some vets
05-05-2009
AROUND 500 veterans will soon get a lump sum of N$50 000 each after the National Assembly approved the National Budget on Thursday.The Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs has set aside N$25 million for the
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