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47 Articles found on Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Chasing the dots ... Namibian Idles
16-09-2009
Creativity, innovation, inspiration never emerges from a vacuum. It feeds off previous efforts of others and sometimes, with luck, trans-mutates, virus like, into progress; I therefore thank this
readAngola needs around US$2 billion from IMF
16-09-2009
LUANDA - Angola will meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials in Istanbul this month, in a bid to secure up to US$2 billion in loans to shore up its finances, a spokesman for the finance
readBailed-out companies detail new expense policies
16-09-2009
WASHINGTON – Companies that received billions of dollars of government aid have published policies meant to limit lavish expenses, new rules that follow reports of costly private jets, spa retreats
readSarkozy wants happiness used as economic indicator
16-09-2009
PARIS – French President Nicolas Sarkozy asked world leaders to join a “revolution” in the measurement of economic progress by dropping their obsession with gross domestic product to account for
readSlump shows rough side of diamond trade
16-09-2009
LETLHAKHANE, Botswana – It is a long way from Wall Street to Granny’s Lodge in central Botswana, but the slump triggered by the fall of Lehman Brothers a year ago has nonetheless turned Gracious
read‘Divorce capital of Europe’
16-09-2009
LONDON – London has become the “divorce capital of Europe,” where celebrities’ and footballers’ wives feel they can make a mint after only a few years of marriage, a top lawyer said yesterday.But the
readMan Tasered after manure dispute
16-09-2009
HURON TOWNSHIP – Police said a dispute over manure led to a man firing his shotgun near his neighbours and police later using a Taser to subdue him.The Saginaw News reported the man approached his
readZim court aquits MDC lawmaker
16-09-2009
HARARE – A Zimbabwean court on Monday threw out a fraud case against a lawmaker from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC which the party said was the third “trumped-up” charge to be dropped in a
readZimbabwe’s Mugabe vows unity, brushes off critics
16-09-2009
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe vowed to work with one-time rival Morgan Tsvangarai as Zimbabwe yesterday marked the signing of a unity deal one year ago, but brushed off criticism of failing the
readUN ‘promoting masturbation’
16-09-2009
PARIS – A United Nations plan to improve the sexual education of the world’s children has come under attack from parts of the American right, which accuse the organisation of promoting masturbation
readPrince Harry turns 25
16-09-2009
LONDON – Prince Harry has turned 25, making the eligible bachelor entitled to part of his inheritance from his mother, Princess Diana.The prince, the younger son of Prince Charles and the late Diana,
readBritons prefer anyone but Brown
16-09-2009
LONDON – A new poll suggests half of British voters would prefer anyone other than Prime Minister Gordon Brown to lead the country.The Populus survey published yesterday by The Times of London
readFreed Iraqi shoe thrower says he was tortured
16-09-2009
BAGHDAD – The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W Bush was released yesterday after nine months in prison, and he said Iraqi security forces tortured him with beatings,
readRecount ordered at 10% of Afghan vote sites
16-09-2009
KABUL – A UN-backed monitoring body ordered Afghanistan’s election commission to recount ballots from about 10 per cent of the country’s polling stations because of suspicious totals in last month’s
read‘Dirty Dancing’ star dies
16-09-2009
LOS ANGELES – Patrick Swayze personified a particular kind of masculine grace both on and off screen, from his roles in films like ‘Dirty Dancing’ and ‘Ghost’ to the way he carried himself in his long
readOyendji taya ka futa iifendela iishona
16-09-2009
ESHUNOPEVI moofuto dhiifendela nenge oompale dhepangelo hoka kwa li kwa tseyithwa momutengenekothaneko gwo 2009/10 olya yi miilonga Etiyali. Eyo miilonga ndika ota ku shunithwa konima sigo oku 1
readOombaanga dha indilwa dhi shune iiholela ya dho pevi
16-09-2009
OOMBAANGA dhopaipindi odha pewa ethimbo sigo opehulilo lyomwedhi nguka opo dhi tule poopelesenda 11,5 iihohela yadho yakwaalukehe naambyoka hadhi futitha,koongunga dho kulanda omagumbo.Sho a popi
readAanangeshefa yAapakistana ya gandja omagano koSwapo
16-09-2009
AANANGESHEFA yAapakistana yOfaabulika FATIMA Plastics Manufacturing Company, pOshikango moHelao Nafidi moHangwena, Omaandaha oya gandja omagano giikwaniipangitho yomahogololo yongushu yoodola
readAakiina yofabulika yothewa yiifekela ya holoka mompangu
16-09-2009
AAKWASHIGWANA yaali yaKiina mboka ya kwatelwe kopolisi mEtitano oya holoka mompangu omaandaha.Aakiina mbaka oya kwatwa sho ta ku tiwa oya longo nokulanditha othewa ya holela othewa yokwoopaleka
readOmbuulae yaNamibia otayi landitha nonando SABMiller ota dhunga
16-09-2009
NONANDO ota shi vulika pukale ekondjithathano lyoondando sho ombuulae ya South Africa ya pewa ombapila yokuhanga omalovu moNamibia , ombuulae ya Namibia ota yi tsikile nokulanditha iilongomwa yawo
readBotswana a mono etulilohala lyokupungula oondongelwa mOmbaye
16-09-2009
OSHILONGO shaBotswana ngashingeyi oshi na ehala lyetulilo nonando ka shi na efuta lyasho shene.Ndhika odho oohapu dhomuwilik omukuluntu gweHangano lyomatuliloskepa lyaNamibia(Namibia Port Authority)
readTangi unene Chevron komagano omawanawa
16-09-2009
OFEEMA yoogaasa yedhina Chevron, meti 12 Auguste 2009, oya gandjele omagano gooN$30,000 kOseko yOpombanda ya Andimba Toivo ya Toivo yomOluno mOndangwa moShana.Omukuluntu gwOshikondo shEwiliko
readSevens to hit Namibia
16-09-2009
SEVENS rugby will come to Namibian at the end of this month, after Trustco Namibia yesterday announced an N$18 million investment over six years to the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) to host the world
readInline hockey tourney takes centre stage
16-09-2009
THE annual Pick ‘n Pay Windhoek Schlachterei Kamikaze Inline Hockey tournament on Monday received a combined cash sponsorship of N$15 000.The Kamikaze Inline Hockey Club, who are the organizers of the
readDhoni and Strauss on awards shortlists
16-09-2009
NEW DELHI – India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, opener Gautam Gambhir, England skipper Andrew Strauss and Australian speedster Mitchell Johnson have been nominated in two categories for this year’s
readLewis blasts SA Atletics
16-09-2009
TEL AVI – Retired American track and field star Carl Lewis has blamed South African athletics authorities for the predicament of the nation’s world champion Caster Semenya, whom a report says is a
readFA charges Man City’s Adebayor
16-09-2009
LONDON – Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been charged with violent and improper conduct in Saturday’s 4-2 win over Arsenal, the English Football Association said yesterday.‘Under the
readDel Potro brings Federer down
16-09-2009
NEW YORK – It was not expected to happen but Juan Martin del Potro did not care. The Argentine left Roger Federer, and the rest of the tennis world, stunned as he subdued the five-times champion in a
readWilliams wishes she could give line judge a hug
16-09-2009
NEW YORK – Winning a doubles title brought some closure Monday to what has been an awkward, tumultuous US Open for Serena Williams. Time to celebrate.Time to move on. Maybe even time to make amends
readPlaatjies still out in the cold
16-09-2009
TRANSFER-listed Mamelodi Sundowns defender Sydney Plaatjies still faces the reality of finishing the year on the sidelines.The Namibian defender is not part of the first team training sessions along
readSMS Of Wednesday 16 September 2009
16-09-2009
* DANGEROUS TAXIS: Mr Magnus Nangombe of Nabta, please try to find a solution to the speeding IVECO taxis on our national roads. This you should do with the Transport section in the Ministry concerned
readCivil servants cash in on elections
16-09-2009
ABOUT 570 civil servants will be leaving their jobs to make an extra dollar during the November elections, as some of them will be attached to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), both for the
readBoost for Swapo election campaign
16-09-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba flew to the North on Monday to receive a donation on behalf of Swapo from a company belonging to Pakistani businesspeople at Oshikango.Fatima Plastics Manufacturing,
readThree killed in shack fire
16-09-2009
THREE people – a man and two women – burnt to death when a corrugated-iron shack in which they were sleeping caught fire during the early hours of Monday.The incident happened at Mariental’s
readPoor reading culture hampers flu efforts
16-09-2009
AS the number of H1N1 flu cases continues to rise, the National Health Emergency Management Committee (NHEMC) is battling to ensure that the entire nation is educated on the flu.Working against such
readTobacco Control Bill tabled today
16-09-2009
THE long-awaited draft law to control tobacco products will be tabled in the National Assembly today, Health Minister Richard Kamwi informed the House yesterday afternoon.The first session after the
readNamibian Police officers contribute to world peace
16-09-2009
NAMIBIAN Police officers who recently returned from UN peacekeeping duty in East Timor on Monday received praise for their exemplary service and efforts towards world peace.At a ceremony to welcome
readLüderitz municipal workers call off two-week strike
16-09-2009
LÜDERITZ Town Council workers have called off a strike which had lasted 12 days after council management and the Namibia Public Worker’s Union (Napwu) yesterday reached agreement to end the
readRuling reserved on Teko assets freeze
16-09-2009
WOULD President Hifikepunye Pohamba have given the green light to Public Service Commissioner Teckla Lameck to cream off some N$120 million from a State contract?This was one of the rhetorical
readChinese eye a stake in Weatherly
16-09-2009
A N$190 million deal, which will buy a Chinese parastatal the majority of the shares in Weatherly International Plc (WTI), will allow the copper producer to reopen its Otjihase and Matchless mines
readEx-soldiers caught in scam
16-09-2009
A FLIMSY promise of up to N$490 000 in addition to a lifetime pension has seen around 5 000 former South West Africa Territory Force members swindled out of N$182 each over the past couple of days.A
readNoteable Quotes
16-09-2009
WE will go an extra mile to protect Kunene. – United Democratic Front president Justus //Garoëb at a weekend pre-election rallyREMAIN calm, patient and be humane and human. – SA President Jacob
readBig Brother Africa: Your SMSes to Us
16-09-2009
HI Jean, please remind Namibians not to send nasty, derogatory messages to the Big Brother straps, please. Love you always. – Thanks for the reminder, and the love. Will do. Some of the messages on
readBig Brother Africa 4: Twin trouble for Namibia!
16-09-2009
EEEUUUUUUUW! Seems double trouble may have turned into plain trouble, with a capital T, for the McMoongos. Word in the blogosphere yesterday was that a couple of the housemates seem to have cottoned
readSevens to hit Namibia
16-09-2009
SEVENS rugby will come to Namibian at the end of this month, after Trustco Namibia yesterday announced an N$18 million investment over six years to the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) to host the world
readInsurgents vow to avenge US raid in Somalia
16-09-2009
MOGADISHU – A US raid with helicopters killed one of Africa’s most wanted al Qaeda suspects and Somalia’s powerful insurgent group vowed yesterday to avenge the American attack.Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan,
readBread, veggies lead inflation
16-09-2009
INFLATION in August curved upwards for the first time in six months in Namibia, rising by 0,1 percentage point from July to 7,6 per cent. Although the overall increase seems negligible, some
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