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51 Articles found on Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Three killed in Outjo rampage
06-05-2009
A MURDEROUS rampage claimed the lives of two small children and a young woman in a knife and arson attack at Outjo in the early morning hours of Monday. A 39-year-old man has been arrested after the
readNam 4th biggest uranium producer
06-05-2009
NAMIBIA has overtaken Russia as the fourth biggest uranium supplier in the world, on track to meet its target of becoming the world’s third largest supplier by 2015. According to a report by Cameco,
readHerero farmers invade San area
06-05-2009
A GROUP of Herero-speaking families have invaded the protected Nyae-Nyae conservancy area near Tsumkwe after cutting a veterinary cordon fence, sparking an animal health crisis. By yesterday
readNotable quotes
06-05-2009
HOW can you forget when you look at the photo (of the mass grave)? – President Hifikepunye Pohamba in his Cassinga Day address at Okahandja on Monday WE will continue to walk one path of national
readGovt officials ‘need to shape up’
06-05-2009
CIVIL servants should pull up their socks, Karas Governor Dawid Boois said at the Cassinga Day commemoration at Keetmanshoop on Monday. Boois said civil servants should be employed on a contract
readAccusations fly in Vaalgras rift
06-05-2009
ACCUSATIONS and counter-accusations of dictatorship and divisiveness marked a commemorative event at Vaalgras over the weekend. With tribal divisions at Vaalgras widening, the two key protagonists,
readEhafo still in dire straits
06-05-2009
RECEIVING a steady salary while not reporting for duty has become the order of the day at the Ehafo Trust on the outskirts of Windhoek. More than two years after taking over the Trust, in March
readBrutal killing mars the weekend
06-05-2009
THE brutal killing of a man at a Walvis Bay club on Friday marred a relatively peaceful long weekend at the coast, the Police reported yesterday.Martin Beukes (24) was at Willy’s Joy Club in Walvis
readEnterprise flourishes in relocation camps
06-05-2009
A RELOCATION camp resembling a mass refugee shelter is probably the last place you would expect to find businesses flourishing. But at Kabbe Camp in the Caprivi Region, where 700 of the more than 20
readTax bribery trial shifted to 2010
06-05-2009
THE starting date of the corruption trial of a Windhoek resident allegedly caught paying a bribe of N$40 000 to a Ministry of Finance official has been shifted to early next year. The trial of Louisa
readMedia left out of press freedom event
06-05-2009
THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (Unesco) World Press Freedom Day celebrations are being held at the Polytechnic, an institution that does not allow journalists
readHumans likely evolved near Namibian border
06-05-2009
WASHINGTON – Africans have more genetic variation than anyone else on Earth, according to a new study that helps narrow the location where humans first evolved, probably near the South Africa-Namibia
readChelsea, Barca to settle scores
06-05-2009
LONDON – As if a place in the Champions League final isn’t motivation enough for Chelsea and Barcelona to win their semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge today, both sides will also be fuelled by
readResidents flee Swat as truce collapses
06-05-2009
MINGORA – Hundreds of people fled from the main town in Pakistan’s Swat valley yesterday after a government official urged residents in some neighbourhoods to seek safety as fresh fighting with
readInterest rate cuts face speed bumps
06-05-2009
THERE are early signs the rate cutting cycle in South Africa may come to a premature end. Brian Kantor, the investment strategist at Investec Private Securities, said on Monday that the Johannesburg
readIntellectual Propriety
06-05-2009
INTELLECT: the faculty of knowing, reasoning, understanding. Propriety: fitness, rightness, suitability, correct conduct. Intellectuals are those willing to expand their knowledge, utilise their
readRecession swells 13 euro nations’ budget deficits
06-05-2009
BRUSSELS – Finance ministers from the 16 nations that use the euro on Monday discussed huge budget gaps that breach the three per cent of gross domestic product limit supposed to underpin their shared
readSA banks ‘show no sign of competing for consumer’
06-05-2009
THERE was very little evidence that South Africa’s four largest retail banks were competing with each other, Shan Ramburuth, a competition commissioner, said last week.Speaking during a media briefing
readChina tops US as leading Brazil trade partner
06-05-2009
BRASILIA - Brazil is reporting that China has surpassed the United States as its leading trade partner. The Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Commerce says trade with China last month
readChinese, Mexicans return as flu fears ease
06-05-2009
SHANGHAI/MEXICO CITY – Mexico was flying home dozens of its citizens yesterday quarantined in China over fears of a new flu virus and announced plans to revive its economy hit by the deadly epidemic,
readZuma set for SA presidency
06-05-2009
JOHANNESBURG – After surviving graft scandals and a high-stakes duel that brought down a president, Jacob Zuma will complete a stunning political come-back into South Africa’s highest office this
readHigh seas drama off South African coast
06-05-2009
JOHANNESBURG - Ten Vietnamese nationals were arrested yesterday following a mutiny on a fishing vessel outside Cape Town’s Table Bay harbour, national police said. The police’s special task force
readSA man held in Moz for sabotage on Cahora Bassa
06-05-2009
MAPUTO - Four foreign nationals, including a South African, have been arrested for allegedly trying to sabotage a hydro-electric dam, Mozambique police said yesterday. Pedro Cossa, national police
readResidents flee Swat as truce collapses
06-05-2009
MINGORA – Hundreds of people fled from the main town in Pakistan’s Swat valley yesterday after a government official urged residents in some neighbourhoods to seek safety as fresh fighting with
readSleeping and eating – the French do it best
06-05-2009
PARIS – True to their reputation as leisure-loving gourmets, the French spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else among the world’s wealthy nations, according to a study published on
readDom DeLuise, comedian and chef, dies
06-05-2009
LOS ANGELES – Dom DeLuise, the portly actor-comedian whose affable nature made him a popular character actor for decades with movie and TV audiences as well as directors and fellow actors, has died.
readRihanna returns to red carpet
06-05-2009
NEW YORK – Rihanna is back – on the red carpet, at least. On Monday, the pop singer arrived at the annual Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum gala in New York. It was her first such
readPM Berlusconi demands an apology from his wife
06-05-2009
ROME – A peeved Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has demanded a public apology from his wife, who announced she was seeking a divorce from the billionaire media magnate because she was fed up with
readANCYL says sorry for embarrassing ANC
06-05-2009
JOHANNESBURG – The ANC Youth League yesterday apologised for embarrassing the ANC in its reaction to Nomvula Mokonyane being appointed Gauteng premier. “We apologise unconditionally to the people of
readZim arrests 18 top activists
06-05-2009
HARARE – Eighteen leading activists, including human rights campaigner Jestina Mukoko, were detained yesterday on charges of plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe, their lawyer said. Mukoko
read50-year-old divorces child bride
06-05-2009
JEDDAH – A 50-year old Saudi man has agreed to divorce his 9-year-old bride, media reported on Thursday, after the marriage drew international criticism. The decision, reported by newspapers Alwatan
readAaZimbabwe inaya pumbwa Oovisa okuya ku SA
06-05-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Ominista yi na sha niinima yaazaizai mu South Afrika, oya ti kutya AaZimbabwe otaya vulu okuya ko South Afrika kaye na ‘oovisa.’ Oshinima shika okwa tegelelwa shika shunithapevi eyo
readAatumwa ya AU otaya ka monathana nOmpangu yOpaigwana
06-05-2009
ADDIS ABABA – Aatumwa yehangano lyUukumwe wAafrika oye na edhiladhiladhilo oku ka kuutumba nOmpangu yOpaigwana/International Criminal Court (ICC), nonande ehangano ndika oli li ompinge neindilo
readOonakulwa aakulu otaya ka futwa
06-05-2009
OONAKULWA aakulu ye li 500 lwaampoka otaya ka futwa oshimaliwa shOondola omayuvI omilongo ntano (N$50 000) kehe gumwe, konima sho Omutumba gwOpashigwana gwa zimine Embo lyOshimaliwa shOmulekeneno
readEsiku lyAaaniilonga olya simana
06-05-2009
OMUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba a popitha Esiku lyaaniilonga pOhangwena moshitopolwa sha Hangwena nokwiindila koshigwana shaaniilonga shi hangane noku shi dhimbulukitha kutya Esiku ndika
readOsikola ya Kavu ya ninga John Alphons Pandeni Combined School
06-05-2009
OSIKOLA ya tseyikwa nawa kwali nedhina Okavu Combined School yi li momukunda Omundjalala popepi na Anamulenge mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati ya lukululwa nokupewa edhina lyEpendafule John Alphons
readShelterBox aids flood victims
06-05-2009
DISPLACED flood victims in the Kavango and Caprivi Regions have joined victims of the Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters in becoming beneficiaries of the
readTurkish clan feud led to attack that killed 44
06-05-2009
BILGE – Eight men suspected of gunning down 44 people during an engagement ceremony were arrested yesterday, accused of killing the betrothed couple – whose wedding they opposed – along with
readAsashoryu close to quit?
06-05-2009
TOKYO – Controversial sumo grand champion Asashoryu has triggered speculation he is close to quitting the ancient heavyweight sport with a series of cryptic comments to Japanese journalists.The
readBarton suspended
06-05-2009
NEWCASTLE –Joey Barton has been suspended “until further notice” by Newcastle United in a move that looks set to signal the end to the controversial midfielder’s career at the club.The announcement
readArmstrong heads Astana team
06-05-2009
PARIS – The Astana cycling team on Tuesday named an international line-up to support Americans Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer in the Tour of Italy, which starts in Venice on Saturday.Six nations
readMan Utd make offer for Ribery
06-05-2009
LONDON – Manchester United have offered Bayern Munich 70 million euros for French midfielder Franck Ribery, in a deal which would set a new world record, the Guardian newspaper reported yesterday.The
readinternational Briefs
06-05-2009
Afghan official sees 30 dead bodies KABUL – An Afghan official says villagers in southern Afghanistan brought approximately 30 mutilated bodies to a provincial capital to show that women and
readLee, Watson back for Australia
06-05-2009
MELBOURNE – Pace bowler Brett Lee and all rounder Shane Watson have been included in Australia’s squad for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup in England, despite not having bowled at international level
readFederer to lead strong field
06-05-2009
BERLIN – Five-times champion Roger Federer is set to lead a strongest-ever field at Halle’s WTA tournament, one of the traditional warm-up events before Wimbledon, which starts on June 8.Both world
readDeschamps signs deal at Marseille
06-05-2009
PARIS – Former France captain Didier Deschamps will take over as coach of Olympique Marseille next season, the Ligue 1 title contenders said yesterday.Captain of the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000
readForrest on fire in SA
06-05-2009
NAMIBIAN under 19 squash player, Andrew Forrest, continued his excellent start to the squash season with an unbeaten run of seven matches against the top players from all over South Africa as the
readNamibians to face Argentina
06-05-2009
THE Namibian Invitational rugby team left for Buenos Aires, Argentina, yesterday to play against invitational sides in that country.The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU)’s chief executive officer, Christo
readSupersport Utd closer to title win
06-05-2009
SUPERSPORT United will win back-to-back Absa Premiership titles if they collect three points from visitors Golden Arrows in their penultimate match of the season at the Super Stadium tonight.United´s
readChelsea, Barca to settle scores
06-05-2009
LONDON – As if a place in the Champions League final isn’t motivation enough for Chelsea and Barcelona to win their semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge today, both sides will also be fuelled by
readSMSes for Wed 06 Mar 09
06-05-2009
* WE need to see the bigger picture when pondering the BIG question. Rather than N$100 for individuals we ought to see N$800 disposable income per household (with 8 eligible members). Add to that aged
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