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30 Articles found on Thursday, 1 July 2010
2 chefs from OPM cook for Speaker
01-07-2010
THE Office of the Speaker made a N$1,6 million saving after his personal assistant, a private secretary and two cooks at the Speakers’ residence were seconded from the Office of the Prime
readKoch’s home remains empty
01-07-2010
A HIGH COURT judge yesterday dismissed the urgent application brought by Rachel Nathaniël-Koch after her home at La Rochelle Ranch was emptied of all moveable property following a default judgement
readTussle over Potgieter estate
01-07-2010
A BID to place the assets belonging to the personal estate of the late founder of the Prowealth Group of companies, Riaan Potgieter, into the hands of independent trustees is heading for a hearing in
readTussle over Potgieter estate
01-07-2010
A BID to place the assets belonging to the personal estate of the late founder of the Prowealth Group of companies, Riaan Potgieter, into the hands of independent trustees is heading for a hearing in
readWe won’t underestimate Paraguay, says Del Bosque
01-07-2010
CAPE TOWN – Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque insists his team will not be underestimating Paraguay after beating Portugal 1-0 to set up a quarter-final clash with the South Americans.The European
readDR Congo marks 50 troubled years of independence
01-07-2010
KINSHASA – Portraits of the four presidents who led the Democratic Republic of Congo through 50 years of corruption and conflict glowered down yesterday on world leaders marking the African nation’s
readRussian media slam ‘spy story’ reports
01-07-2010
MOSCOW – Russian media yesterday disparaged US claims of a Russian spy ring, saying the scandal was an unconvincing sham aimed at derailing the reset in relations between Moscow and Washington.“The
readSurvivor Africa: Wild living
01-07-2010
EVER wondered why the African Lion (Panthera leo) has heavily muscled forelimbs and long retractable claws? Different animals and plant species have developed different special features to allow them
readNotable quotes
01-07-2010
Given that these are free and given that there is such poor disclosure, it may be that that term does little more than seduce consumers to buy, while in reality it may be almost impossible to claim
readSMSes for Thursday 01 July 2010
01-07-2010
SMS Of The Day n REGARDING the cry for Nabta to protect taxi drivers: is there a possibility that eligible taxi drivers could be registered with Nabta and whoever wants to employ a taxi driver will
readBiodiversity body to see light of day
01-07-2010
LIKE climate change, biodiversity (the genes, species and ecosystems on earth) is to get a body to assess its global loss, as well as come up with what should be done to preserve it.The idea of
readWomen rule Forbes Magazine’s celebrity power list
01-07-2010
NEW YORK – Women claimed three of the top five spots in Forbes magazine’s’ 2010 Celebrity power list, with singer Lady Gaga making her first entry and Oprah Winfrey retaking her number one
readSandra Bullock, Jesse James divorce finalised
01-07-2010
LOS ANGELES – Sandra Bullock and Jesse James are divorced. A court clerk in Austin, Texas, confirmed that the divorce between the Oscar-winning actress and celebrity biker was finalised on Monday.
readFive go on trial on cocaine charges
01-07-2010
THE trial of five Windhoek residents who are accused of dealing in or possessing close to four kilograms of cocaine in August 2008 has started in the Windhoek Regional Court with all of them pleading
readDollars to flow for struggle children
01-07-2010
CABINET directed last week that financial assistance should be given to those children of the liberation struggle who needed support at tertiary institutions, disability grants and assistance to set
readDagga remains favourite
01-07-2010
RESIDENTS of developing countries show signs of an increase in drug use. Moreover, there seems to be a shift towards new drugs and new markets. These findings were made known in the World Drug Report
readAbsa merger green light expected tomorrow
01-07-2010
THE merger between South African financial giant Absa and Capricorn Investment Holdings (CIH), majority shareholder of Bank Windhoek, will probably get the green light from the Bank of Namibia (BoN)
readHow do you spend millions quickly?
01-07-2010
ONE month after Namibia’s largest cash-in-transit heist, the suspected kingpin Simson Matias is still at large, while 16 others have been arrested. More than N$2 million of the stolen N$6,4 million
readPower up 20% in Erongo Region
01-07-2010
THE Namibian has learned from very reliable sources that an overall increase of 20 per cent for electricity tariffs in the Erongo Region will be implemented today.Although the approval by the
readNepru in cash crunch
01-07-2010
THE cash-strapped Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (Nepru) has been struggling to stay afloat, with funding becoming harder to come by, to the extent that June salaries are yet to be
readNabta’s taxi sign process stalls
01-07-2010
A WAR of words has erupted between the City Police and the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) about the provision of lightboxes for taxis. Magnus Nangombe, Nabta president, said the City Police
readProsecutors demand 10 years for Noriega
01-07-2010
PARIS – French prosecutors yesterday demanded the maximum 10-year jail sentence for Panama’s former dictator Manuel Noriega on charges of laundering drug money.The 76-year-old general has denied
readMan, 90, held for raping 4 girls
01-07-2010
BANGKOK – A 90-year-old Australian was arrested and charged with raping four young sisters who he allegedly lured to his home in Thailand with imported chocolates and English lessons, police said
readBotched circumcisions kill 40 in South Africa
01-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Botched circumcisions performed during traditional initiation rites in South Africa have killed 40 boys and put more than 100 in hospital this month, a health official said
readFrench parliament hosts hearing about World Cup fiasco
01-07-2010
PARIS – Lawmakers involved in a closed-door hearing about France’s World Cup fiasco grumbled that coach Raymond Domenech refused to take any responsibility for his team’s misbehaviour and offered no
readVenus crashes out as Serena strolls into semis
01-07-2010
LONDON – Venus Williams crashed out of the Wimbledon quarter-finals Tuesday while her sister Serena’s path to a fourth title became much clearer as she was joined in the semi-finals by three unfancied
readStars vying for CAF Champions League
01-07-2010
TOP local club African Stars are still hunting for funds in order to participate in the Orange Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League, slated for the end of this year.In an interview
readBlundering refs booted from 2010 World Cup
01-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Uruguay’s Jorge Larrionda and Italy’s Roberto Rosetti, whose blunders have prompted Fifa to rethink using video technology, won’t play any further part in the World Cup.They were left
readRonaldo bows out with a whimper
01-07-2010
CAPE TOWN – Cristiano Ronaldo’s wait to really make his mark at a major tournament will continue after Portugal were eliminated by neighbours Spain in the World Cup round of 16 after a 1-0 defeat on
readBEN is a winner
01-07-2010
The Bicycle Empowerment Network (BEN) Namibia has been announced as one of three winners of the Ashoka’s Changemakers award in Texas, USA. The winners were selected from 268 project entries from 67
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