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47 Articles found on Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Why Are The Rights Of Domestic Workers So Often Ignored?
14-07-2010
SOMETIMES the idea of ‘the law’ seems far removed from daily life. Especially within the home, legal obligations feel abstract and are difficult to understand. But they cannot be ignored, especially
readTertiary students fight change
14-07-2010
ANGRY Windhoek College of Education students marched to Government offices yesterday, protesting against the change of their studies from four to five years.In Windhoek The
readStage set for more Open history at St Andrews
14-07-2010
ST ANDREWS, Scotland – Golf greatest players gathered Monday for practice rounds at the sport’s birthplace, testing the Old Course before tomorrow’s start of the 150th anniversary edition of the
readNPL to gain German professionalism
14-07-2010
THE Namibia Premier League (NPL) will send its front desk and registration officer, Joanitha Gowases, to Westphalia, Germany, in order to acquire professional skills for the running of the league.The
readTISAN ends second in CUCSA Games
14-07-2010
THE Tertiary Institutes Sports Association of Namibia (TISAN) ended second overall in the recent Confederation of Universities and Colleges Sports Associations (CUCSA) Games held in Gaborone,
readChampionship race heats up
14-07-2010
THE last round of exciting fistball league action was held over the weekend as teams in both the first and second division fought for supremacy.The first-placed teams automatically qualify for the
readSemenya favourite to win
14-07-2010
World 800m champion Caster Semenya will toe the line as the favourite to win against a weak field at a low-key meeting in Finland tomorrow, her first race since winning the global title in Berlin last
readMaradona ‘fine and mulling choices’
14-07-2010
DIEGO Maradona’s doctor said on Monday the Argentina coach was doing well and had not slipped back into using drugs and alcohol since his team was eliminated from the World Cup with a 4-0 loss to
readPremier League clubs should register players early: //Hoëbeb
14-07-2010
NAMIBIA Premier League (NPL) Administrator Joshua Tovey //Hoëbeb has called on Premiership clubs to register their players early for the 2010/11 season, and not wait for the very last day.In an
readBraehmer chickens out of Meroro fight
14-07-2010
NAMIBIA’S Vikapita ‘Beast Master’ Meroro’s challenge for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) light-heavyweight title against holder Juergen Braehmer will not materialise after the German champion
readSMSes for Wednesday 14 July 2010
14-07-2010
SMS Of The Day WHAT happened to the hippo is heartbreaking. It’s unacceptable to see any living creature suffer or in danger and do nothing. I’m shocked and utterly disappointed at the lack
readRVF epidemic feared
14-07-2010
RIFT Valley fever (RVF) is likely to cause a widespread epidemic in the next rainy season.This was the stern warning of the Directorate of Veterinary Services following a renewed outbreak of this
readRehoboth teen loses cancer fight
14-07-2010
ALMOST two months after a young Rehoboth girl thought that she had beaten bone cancer for the second time, Almaze Beukes (14) died.The teenager, whose brave fight against cancer had touched many
readPrivate firm solves stock theft case
14-07-2010
SEVEN Gobabis men have been arrested in connection with the theft of 23 cattle from the farm Lucia in the Gobabis area. Sixteen of the stolen cattle were recovered alive from a small plot close to
readOmbili Foundation ya pumbwa ekwatho
14-07-2010
OMBILI Foundation ya totwa po momumvo 1989, ehala lyaayelele, li li ookilometa 19 muuzilombugantu wOshivelo moGuinas mOshikoto, oya pumbwa eyambidhidho lyoshimaliwa, iikulya nosho tuu aalongisikola
readPohamba a tanga South Africa
14-07-2010
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa halele South Africa omayambeko molwa iilonga iiwanawa mokweenditha nawa uudhano wekopi lyuuyuni. Pohamba okwa ti South Africa okwa enditha uudhano mbuka nawa
readOngola otashi vulika yi galuke
14-07-2010
OMUPEVI minista gwelongo, David Namwandi okwa londodha kutya otashi vulika ongola yi galulilwe pomanongelo ngele aalongwa ota ya tsikile okwiihumbata nayi.Namwandi okwa lombwelele aalongwa tati ngele
readAanona yo Swapo ya tindi okugandjombili
14-07-2010
ONGUNDU yaagundjuka yomekondjelomanguluko ya za ko Berg Aukas no ya ningi esiku ya unga ontanda pokapale ketanga poWanaheda oya ti yo ita ya gandja mbili kepangelo molwaashoka yo ya ningi.Ongundu
readBullet a galuka netegameno
14-07-2010
ONGUNDU yopamithigululwa kalo yedhina Bullet oya ningi oshigongi shayo shotango shoonkundana metitano konima sho ya galuka okuza ko South Africa hoka ya li ya kuthombinga mokwiimba puudhano wekopi
readMandela a holoka puudhano wahugunina
14-07-2010
OMUPERESIDENDE gwotango gwa South Africa lyuudemokoli okwa li a kala puudhano wa hugunina wekopi lyuuyuni mo Johannesburg osoondaha.Nelson Mandela okwa ende mokapale pethimbo lyoshituthi sho
readAaniilonga yepangelo ota ya ka futila omaopaleko
14-07-2010
AAKALIMO momagumbo gepangelo otaya kala noshinakugwanithwa shokufutila iilonga yomaopaleko gomagumbo noshowo guufleta moka yelimo.Shika otashi ningwa opo epangelo kaali kale ta li futile iilonga
readAaniilonga taya longele kumwe nomunamina
14-07-2010
EHANGANO lya Weatherly International olya tseyitha euvathano lyongushu yoodola oomiliona 100 ndyoka ta li ka yumudhapo iilonga yomina yOtjihase na Matchless noshowo omina yoholo nozinc po Berg
readUnexploded bomb vest found in Uganda, 4 arrested
14-07-2010
KAMPALA – Investigators found an unexploded suicide vest with ball bearings in a disco hall in Uganda’s capital, suggesting that militants had planned a third bombing during the World Cup final,
readDrunken Aussie tries to ride giant croc
14-07-2010
SYDNEY – An Australian man was lucky to be alive after drunkenly scaling the fence of a crocodile enclosure and trying to take a five-metre beast named ‘Fatso’ for a ride, police said yesterday.The
readPolitical prisoners start to leave Cuba
14-07-2010
HAVANA – The first six of 52 political prisoners to be freed in a deal with the Catholic Church left Cuba on Monday, bound for a new life as Cuban exiles in Spain.One of the prisoners, Jose Luis
readObama’s support slides: survey
14-07-2010
WASHINGTON – United States voters’ trust in President Barack Obama’s ability to get his job done well has slid to a new low, a Washington Post-ABC News poll released yesterday found.“Four months
readFreezing weather in southern Namibia
14-07-2010
WINTER made a palpable comeback this week, when the mild winter weather was transformed by a serious cold front, racking up heating and pharmacy bills.The South was hit hardest, as it has throughout
readFinger-pointing in Walvis murder trial
14-07-2010
THE two men charged with robbing and murdering an elderly Walvis Bay resident in his home five years ago are now accusing each other over the deadly incident.Richardt Thomson (34), who is the first
readSusan Boyle launches singing competition
14-07-2010
NEW YORK– Susan Boyle is on a mission to discover the next – well, Susan Boyle.The ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ sensation has announced a singing competition, called ‘Susan’s Search’, to give her fans the
readChristina Milian splits from husband six months after birth of daughter
14-07-2010
Singer Christina Milian’s marriage to Grammy-winning producer The-Dream is over, his spokesperson has confirmed.It comes just six months after the pair welcomed their first child, Violet Madison Nash.
readSantana proposes to girlfriend onstage
14-07-2010
LOS ANGELES – Almost three years after his wife filed for divorce, rock guitarist Carlos Santana is marching to a new beat with his drummer.The Grammy-winning virtuoso behind 1970s hits such as ‘Black
readAbsa plans Africa expansion
14-07-2010
ABSA Capital yesterday confirmed it had concluded the secondary listing of its gold exchange traded fund (ETF), NewGold, on the Botswana Stock Exchange, and said other listings throughout Africa were
readMugabe snubs Kimberley Process
14-07-2010
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s president said yesterday his nation would sell its massive reserves of diamonds despite not receiving authorisation from the world’s diamond control body.A defiant President Robert
readZuma seeks Sacu consensus
14-07-2010
THE heads of state of Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) countries are expected to thrash out problems plaguing the 100-year-old organisation following the decision by the smaller members to
readSpain looks to World Cup victory for economic score
14-07-2010
MADRID – Spain, struggling with an unemployment rate of around 20 per cent, hopes winning the World Cup for the first time will give its economy a much-needed boost.Finance and Economy Minister Elena
readGreek first-half budget deficit plummets
14-07-2010
ATHENS – Greece almost halved its central government budget deficit in the first six months of the year as drastic spending cuts outweighed weaker than expected tax revenues, the finance ministry
readEU calls on nations to ready bank rescues
14-07-2010
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s economy chief has called for EU governments to prepare financial help for vulnerable banks that could run into trouble if the economy worsens as a crucial way of
readSmoking Guns And Political Drivers
14-07-2010
AT last that Cup is over! No more droning plastic hooters, no more octopuses, no more experts and media “opportunities” hyping up the brands and exhibiting their ignorance. We can now return business
readUS oil spill panel weighs mounting economic impact
14-07-2010
NEW ORLEANS – Sal Sunseri’s P&J Oyster Company has worked Louisiana waters since 1876, making it the oldest operating oyster processor in the United States.But the future is grim, he told a
readIndia zooms in on local copper sector
14-07-2010
INDIA wants to secure its foot in the local mining sector door and is now setting its eyes on Namibia’s copper resources.The state-owned National Aluminium Corporation (Nalco) on Monday said India has
readNotable Quotes
14-07-2010
While the youth face these problems that need immediate Government attention, the Government is busy dividing our youth into different nonsense groups. – RDP’s National Youth League Deputy
readFears of new SA xenophobia unrest
14-07-2010
GENEVA – Zimbabwean refugees returning to their home country in recent days are reporting fears of a resurgence in anti-foreigner violence in South Africa, the International Organisation for Migration
readZimbabwe land grabbers leave German-owned farm
14-07-2010
HARARE – Dozens of supporters of President Robert Mugabe have left a German-owned property following threats that aid from Berlin would be cut off, a German embassy spokesperson said
readSafer sex by young Africans drives HIV rates down
14-07-2010
LONDON – Young people in Africa are leading a “revolution” in HIV prevention and driving down rates of the disease by having safer sex and fewer sexual partners, the United Nations AIDS programme said
readMan shot in row over money
14-07-2010
A FIGHT over allegedly outstanding wages ended in the death of a security guard in Windhoek yesterday morning.It is understood that the deceased, a former security guard at Superior Security Services
readFIS wants Namfisa manager recused
14-07-2010
THE insurance company Financial Investment Services (FIS) has asked for Namfisa’s long-term insurance manager John Uusiku to recuse himself from anything relating to FIS.“Our client is of the
readGreen Scheme land debacle
14-07-2010
FARMERS from the Sikondo area of the Kavango Region want their traditional authority to nullify an agreement which gave more than 1 000 hectares of land for a Government-run Green Scheme project.The
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