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45 Articles found on Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Phone a Friend!
14-10-2009
DAMAGE control strategies work! The “Headmaster” has sent ”August House no. 1” on its four-month holiday. Nice work if you can get it.But while “out of school” the Nation is not subject to the
readSA telecoms regulator sets new connection fee
14-10-2009
SOUTH Africa’s telecoms regulator would meet with network operators again on Friday next week to finalise the new interconnection rate proposals, with the final rate likely to be 60c a call.The
readMwana close to finance deal on Zimbabwe mine
14-10-2009
LONDON - Miner Mwana Africa Plc is close to a landmark deal to finance the second phase of its Freda Rebecca gold mine in Zimbabwe, which could set the stage for the revival of a nearby nickel
readRetailers laughing all the way to the bank
14-10-2009
LOOKING at retail spending in Namibia in the second quarter of the year, it’s hard to believe the country is in an economic crisis.This was the consensus amongst those involved in the first IJG Retail
readSasol fears US sanctions for Iran business – paper
14-10-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South African petrochemicals group Sasol fears that the United States might impose sanctions on it due to its investments in Iran, the Business Day newspaper reported yesterday.Sasol,
readEfforts to export more meat from communal areas
14-10-2009
GOVERNMENT and the meat industry are looking at concrete actions to reduce foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the northern communal areas to such an extent that the disease is no longer a hindrance to
readChina, Russia aim to trade in yuan, rouble
14-10-2009
BEIJING - China and Russia said on Tuesday that they would like to expand the use of their national currencies, the yuan and the rouble, in bilateral trade, according to media reports.The goal of
readTownship protests flare up in South Africa
14-10-2009
STANDERTON - South African police fired tear gas and rubber bullets yesterday at protesters demanding better sanitation, electricity and housing in impoverished townships.Tyres burned and rubbish
readFrench soldiers fire on Indian Ocean pirates
14-10-2009
PARIS – French soldiers in the Indian Ocean opened fire yesterday on pirates, warding off an attack on two French tuna fishing vessels off the Seychelles Islands, a military official said.French
readMore than 1 000 killed in eastern Congo
14-10-2009
JOHANNESBURG – More than 1 000 civilians have been killed and nearly 900 000 displaced in eastern Congo by Rwandan Hutu militiamen and Congolese forces since January, humanitarian groups said
readAlmost 1 000 Chinese kids poisoned by metal plants
14-10-2009
BEIJING – Nearly 1 000 children living in a major Chinese lead smelting base have excessive levels of the heavy metal in their blood, state media said yesterday, as environmentalists called on firms
readSwapo mOshana okwiilongekidha a dhenge mo dhompilameno
14-10-2009
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi shoSwapo mOshakati molyomakaya ga zi ko, Omupongololi gwoSwapo moShana, Erastus Uutoni, okwa lombwele Amushanga gwOmauyelele gwoSwapo omusamane Jerry Ekandjo ngoka a li
readOkomisi yomahogololo ya holola omusholondondo gwahogololi
14-10-2009
AAHOGOLOLI moshilongo ashihe ota ya vulu okutala ngele omadhina gawo oge li momusholondondo gwaahogololi.Okomisi yomahogololo yaNamibia oya gandja omusholondondo nguka inaa gu pwa natango, opo gu
readNaku pewa ookompiuta dha yakwa a tulwa mondholongo
14-10-2009
OMUKWASHIGWANA gwAngola gumwe okwa tumwa kondholongo sho a li a kwatwa niikwa kompiuta moVenduka oshiwike sha yi.Iikwa kompiuta mbika ya tulitha omuntu nguka mokakuma oya li ya kuthwa mosikola yimwe
readOsitola yimwe yomOngwediva ya pya po thilu komulilo
14-10-2009
OSITOLA yimwe yomOngwediva hayi ithanwa kAangwediva Okaminimaaketa, oya pipo thiluthilu ongula yohela komulilo ngoka ka gwa li gu shiwike kutya ogwa etwa naana koshike nOpolisi oyi li tayi konaakona
readOngeleka ya tameke oprojeka yiikunino iishona
14-10-2009
IIKUNINO iishona mbyoka ya kunwa moshipakete ota yi kwatha aantu mboka ta ya lumbu nuuvu woHIV/AIDS opo ya kale niikulya yagwana.Ongeleka Onkwaevangeli paLutheri moRepublika ya Namibia(ELRCN)
readOkomisi yomahogololo yaNamibia tayi pewa oodola oomiliona 26,5 ishewe
14-10-2009
OKOMISI yOmahogololo yaNamibia ota yi pewa oodola oomiliona 26,5 opo yi vule oku gwanitha po iilonga yawo pashimaliwa melongekidho neenditho lyomahogololo gopaupresidende noshigongi shopashigwana
readEkopi lyiigwana yaAfrica lya talela po wo nomoNooli ya Namibia
14-10-2009
EKOPI lyIigwana ya Africa ndyoka petameko lyomvula tayi ya tali ka dhanenwa moAngola oli li tali endithwa miilonga yontumba noyongandi mu Africa payambidhidho lyOmbaanga ya tseyika nawa ya Standard
readCrunch time for Portugal
14-10-2009
PARIS – Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo could endure an agonising night when he watches from afar as Portugal launch a final bid to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.Ronaldo aggravated a right ankle
readParreira not on for poor Bafana
14-10-2009
FORMER Bafana Bafana head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is not on the radar to replace beleaguered fellow Brazilian Joel Santana at the helm of the struggling national squad.In fact the South Africa
readWorld Sport Briefs
14-10-2009
* ANDREW Flintoff wants to have a spell playing domestic cricket in Australia before the end of his career. The all-rounder, currently recovering from knee surgery, has retired from Test cricket
readVettel can still win: Schumi
14-10-2009
BERLIN – Formula One’s seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher insisted yesterday compatriot Sebastian Vettel can still win this year’s drivers championship with two races left to go.The
readSpecies angling does it again
14-10-2009
THE first-ever Tri-Development International Angling competition was held in Namibia following the recent World Carp Angling success in October 2008, where Namibia returned home with a bronze medal
readBulls make changes
14-10-2009
SPRINGBOKS Pierre Spies and Bryan Habana are fit and have been included in the Vodacom Blue Bulls starting side for the Absa Currie Cup semifinal against Vodacom Western Province at Newlands on
readFor The Record
14-10-2009
The Namibian Sport wishes to apologise for not stating that yesterday’s back-page picture was digitally altered.The slogan “Age Is Just A Number” on the player’s shirt was not clearly visible in the
readZim beat Kenya
14-10-2009
LEG-spinner Graeme Cremer’s six-wicket haul powered Zimbabwe to a comfortable 86-run victory over Kenya yesterday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.Cremer’s 6-46 completed a man-of-the-match
readTigers show the money
14-10-2009
TIGERS Football Club yesterday took a giant step in their quest to become a fully commercial entity when they publicly released their audited financial statements.According to the club’s vision
readSMSes Of Wednesday 14 October 2009
14-10-2009
* CAN the GRN, particularly the MoHS, perhaps with the involvement of others, e.g. churches, consider putting up permanent shelters for homeless people in major towns? For example, start with Windhoek
readNo ECN reaction to opposition ultimatum
14-10-2009
THE deadline given by opposition parties to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to cancel the tender allocation for the printing of ballot papers for the November elections to a company owned by
readNot worth the paper they’re written on?
14-10-2009
POLITICAL parties launched a flurry of election manifestos over the past few weeks, but it seems they have very little impact on voters.“I don’t think manifestos sway many votes – at this election (as
readNamibia ready to receive flu vaccine
14-10-2009
THE Ministry of Health and Social Services has indicated to the World Health Organisation that it is ready to receive vaccines for the H1N1 flu, should donations be made available to the country.This
readTwo in dock over painkiller smuggling
14-10-2009
TWO men are at odds with the law after they were recently busted in two separate incidents by Police in Swakopmund for allegedly being in illegal possession of schedule 7 medicine.Hendrik Goamus (39)
readFinal repatriation for Riemvasmakers
14-10-2009
OVER 120 Riemvasmaak families will be repatriated to the area formerly occupied by the community northwest of Upington in the Northern Cape as the South African government wraps up what was started in
readMaltahöhe CEO given marching orders
14-10-2009
THE Maltahöhe Village Council sacked its Chief Executive Officer, Tjatjitirani Kandukira, with immediate effect on Monday.Absenteeism seems to be the reason. Council Chairperson Aermgarda Gawases
readOngwediva Minimarket destroyed by fire
14-10-2009
THE Ongwediva Minimarket was destroyed by a fire that started just before opening time on Monday.The cause of the fire was still not known, Ali Dharani told The Namibian yesterday. He said the Oshana
readHendrik Witbooi: a tribute
14-10-2009
The following article on the life of the late Reverend Hendrik Witbooi was adapted from a tribute done by Reverend Willem Simon Hanse and first published by The Namibian in August.REVEREND Hendrik
readTeko Trading case postponed
14-10-2009
THE criminal case in which Public Service Commissioner Teckla Lameck, her business partner, Kongo Mokaxwa, and Chinese national Yang Fan are charged with fraud, corruption and bribery was postponed
readHospital demands apology
14-10-2009
THE Roman Catholic Hospital (RCH) yesterday threatened legal action against The Namibian, should the paper not publish an apology to the hospital by Friday. The warning arises from two front-page
readReverend Witbooi passes
14-10-2009
NAMIBIA’S first Deputy Prime Minister, the Reverend Hendrik Witbooi, passed away yesterday.He had been fighting a long battle with cancer. Several of the ruling party’s top officials were at the Roman
readNoteable Quotes
14-10-2009
SOME of you hardly work but earn salaries – you should be accountable. – Deputy Justice Minister Utoni Nujoma in the National Assembly debate on lowering the quorum for MPsTHE real art of conversation
readBig Brother Africa 4: The Dogg to bark at Biggie
14-10-2009
BIGGIEHOLICS can expect to see The Dogg as the celebrity of the weekend in the Big Brother Africa house this coming Saturday and Sunday. To top it off, the kwaito master will then perform at the
readBig Brother Africa 4: There’s a Zulu on my stoep!
14-10-2009
WHO is Quinn? What is Quinn?? Why is Quinn??? Eish, I’ve had it with wannabe Zulu boy. Big time. Big, big time. Like go-to-hell, get-off-my screen time.Yes, you’ve got it, I have Irritable Byatch
readCrunch time for Portugal
14-10-2009
PARIS – Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo could endure an agonising night when he watches from afar as Portugal launch a final bid to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.Ronaldo aggravated a right ankle
readBritish MPs warned as expense scandal returns
14-10-2009
LONDON – David Cameron, tipped as Britain’s next prime minister, told lawmakers in his Conservative Party yesterday to pay back disputed expense claims or be barred, as the scandal returns to haunt
readNigerian bank loses local licence
14-10-2009
NIGERIA’S hopes of entering Namibia’s banking industry have been squashed by the Bank of Namibia (BoN), who on Monday withdrew the provisional licence of Platinum-Habib Bank after the Central Bank of
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