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51 Articles found on Thursday, 6 May 2010
Pilot, guide in trouble over Mercury incident
06-05-2010
BEN Simpson, a helicopter pilot for Tropic Air in Kenya, and André Schoeman, a Namibian tour guide, may face legal action from several Ministries after attempting to land a helicopter on Mercury
readH1N1 flu cases up to 8
06-05-2010
THERE were eight confirmed cases of H1N1(swine) flu in Namibia by yesterday – all from the coastal towns of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay. According to the chairman of the National Health Emergency
readPS Negonga sues over job
06-05-2010
THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development, Erastus Negonga, has filed a case with the Labour Court to ask that he be kept for a further
readCivics advance to Cup semis
06-05-2010
CIVICS rode their luck to beat Ramblers 3-1 on penalties in their Leo NFA Cup match on Tuesday. Civics winger Heini Isaacks was sent off at the end of the first half for retaliation but they managed
readMigratory birds at risk
06-05-2010
WHEN a wetland begins to lose its ducks, flamingos, herons or swallows, it is a signal that the water quantity and quality of that lake, river or estuary is declining, which bodes ill for other
readBoost intra-African trade to ride out economic storms
06-05-2010
DAR ES SALAAM – African countries, bruised by the global financial crisis, must restructure their economies and boost trade among themselves to ride out economic storms, a top economist told AFP
readBritish party leaders woo voters
06-05-2010
LONDON – Britain’s party leaders criss-crossed the country making a final push for votes in the last day of campaigning before today’s parliamentary election, as two polls pointed to an inconclusive
readSMSes for Thursday 06 May 2010
06-05-2010
SMS Of The Day n PLEASE people stop acting as if racism has been buried completely while we know that there are still some people practising it. My question is how do we expect our hearts to heal if
readAt least 24 dead in South Africa bus crash
06-05-2010
WORCESTER – At least 24 people died and 15 were badly injured when an unroadworthy bus overturned in South Africa yesterday raising concerns about transport ahead of next month’s World Cup.“We have
readBetter conditions for farmworkers a priority
06-05-2010
FARMWORKERS are a major concern to the Namibian Government, and employers are urged to give these workers “equity in enterprise”.The keynote address of the Minister of Trade and Industry, Hage
readHerero and Nama skulls to be preserved, not buried
06-05-2010
THE skulls of erstwhile Herero and Nama prisoners of war under German colonial rule, which have been kept in boxes at German universities, should not be buried once they return to Namibia but be
readGobabis storm damage amounts to millions
06-05-2010
AN URGENT appeal has been sent to the Namibian Government and public to assist the storm-lashed Omaheke Region, in particular Gobabis, after a devastating storm last week.The damages are estimated at
readForensics rule out human remains in well
06-05-2010
FORENSIC tests have confirmed that the bones discovered last month in an unused well on a Witvlei farm are of animal and not human origin, as was suspected by Gobabis Police investigators.The Police
readEducational standards under the spotlight
06-05-2010
ARE the qualifications imported into developing countries from outside always relevant to the needs of that particular country?How does Namibia as a developing nation embrace globalisation in
readAngolan rating plans still in place
06-05-2010
LUANDA – Angola’s plans to obtain a credit rating and sell foreign debt remain in place despite an intention to sell US$2 billion of domestic debt later this month, the finance ministry said. “Plans
readUranium One’s baffling move with Paladin
06-05-2010
‘BIZARRE’ is how one SA mining finance source has described Uranium One’s action in buying a minority stake in fellow uranium junior Paladin Energy (Paladin).Paladin, owner of Langer Heinrich,
readBritain gets chided on high deficit
06-05-2010
BRUSSELS – The new British government’s first task after today’s general election will have to be to redress a high budget deficit and oversised debt load, the European Union’s monetary chief said
readEU tries to calm market fears over debt crisis
06-05-2010
BRUSSELS – The European Commission yesterday tried to calm fears that Greece’s debt crisis is spreading to other European countries, insisting Greece is a “unique case”.Presenting a small upward
readGreece rocked by anti-austerity general strike
06-05-2010
ATHENS – A general strike paralysed Greece yesterday in the first major test of the socialist government’s resolve to push through unprecedented austerity cuts needed to avert a fiscal
readNo majority stake for MTN in Zimbabwe
06-05-2010
MTN, Africa’s largest mobile phone company, cannot buy more 40 per cent of Orascom Telecom Holdings’ interests in Telecel Zimbabwe, officials said, state-owned The Herald reported.One of the
readAsian economies leave crisis behind, risk persists
06-05-2010
TASHKENT – Asia’s major economies, already through the worst of the financial crisis, are well equipped to lead a global recovery if they can guard against the spillover of sovereign risk and
readAlgeria has several routes to buy Orascom unit
06-05-2010
CAIRO – Algeria’s government might consider buying Orascom Telecom’s Algerian unit directly or purchasing it via another body, a minister said on Tuesday, complicating a planned sale to South Africa’s
readA bad night’s sleep can hamper body’s insulin use
06-05-2010
LONDON – Just one sleepless night can hamper the body’s ability to use insulin to process sugar in the bloodstream, according to a study which scientists say might help explain why diabetes is on the
readThai Reds hint at end to 50-day protests
06-05-2010
BANGKOK – Thailand’s ‘Red Shirts’ hinted yesterday they could soon end weeks of anti-government protests, but demanded a firm date for the dissolution of parliament before tearing down their
readGrenada man hauls bucket of human heads to police
06-05-2010
ST GEORGE’S – A Grenada man with two severed human heads in a bucket walked into a precinct station and presented his haul to horrified police, authorities said on Tuesday.The 32-year-old, whose name
readNY bomber charged with terrorism
06-05-2010
NEW YORK – A Pakistani-American man was charged on Tuesday with international terrorism in the attempted car bombing of New York’s Times Square after he was captured aboard a plane about to leave the
readMugabe, PM worlds apart in Tanzania
06-05-2010
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s two top government officials travelled to the same East African city earlier this week, but their missions were worlds apart and even at odds with each other, their party officials
readSomali pirates hijack China-bound oil tanker
06-05-2010
NAIROBI – Somali pirates yesterday hijacked the Russia-owned oil tanker MV Moscow University bound for China 350 miles off the coast of Yemen with 23 Russian crew and crude oil worth $52 million on
readBye, bye ‘Georgy Girl’
06-05-2010
NEW YORK – Lynn Redgrave, an introspective and independent player in her family’s acting dynasty who became a 1960s sensation as the unconventional title character of ‘Georgy Girl’ and later
readKilling of rap star ‘callous, calculated’
06-05-2010
LOS ANGELES – The killing of an up-and-coming rapper at a crowded, upscale mall was described on Tuesday by a prosecutor as a callous, calculated act by a man who then retrieved his car from a valet
readJoanna Lumley thinks AfriCat and Namibia are ‘ab fab’
06-05-2010
THE Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) hosted a successful Networking Namibia 2010 event in London recently.At the occasion, attended by more than 650 people in the Royal Geographical Society hall, where
readN$1,4 million for outstanding S&T allowances at Defence
06-05-2010
STAFF at the Ministry of Defence still owed N$1,44 million for travel and subsistence advances at the end of the 2008-09 financial year, according to a report of the Auditor General.Outstanding fines
readKlein Aub cop accused of eating the evidence
06-05-2010
A JUNIOR Police officer at Klein Aub is allegedly waging a reign of terror at the village by showing no respect for the rule of law – and seemingly getting away with it.Four criminal charges have
readWater lifeline given to poor in Otjiwarongo
06-05-2010
THE OTJIWARONGO municipality had decided to subsidise the installation of between 2 000 and 3 000 new water meters in the informal settlements to the tune of N$8 million.According to the
readCheck your VAT!
06-05-2010
SHOP OWNERS who still charge consumers value added tax (VAT) on fresh milk and brown and white sugar are breaking the law and can face fines and even imprisonment if found guilty.A quick survey by The
readUsko Nghaamwa criticises RDP, DTA, RP leaders
06-05-2010
ONAMUTAI – Ohangwena Governor Usko Nghaamwa has called on Namibians not to vote for political parties that are refusing to take up their seats in Parliament. Nghaamwa made the call during a Cassinga
readShotgun murder case postponed
06-05-2010
THE man accused of murdering his girlfriend with a double shotgun blast at Otjiwarongo on Monday made a first appearance in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate’s Court yesterday.Security guard Abraham Alfeus
readRundu people fishing from sewage pond
06-05-2010
KAISOSI – Some people at the Kaisosi informal settlement on the outskirts of Rundu are fishing from a sewage pond despite the obvious health risks.They sell the fish to local people as freshwater fish
readVettori wants New Zealand to ‘adapt’ in Twenty20
06-05-2010
PROVIDENCE, Guyana – New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has told his side they must be ready to adapt and possibly make changes after they eased through to the Super Eights phase of the World
readTannie Swarts wins fancy pigeon show
06-05-2010
SIXTY-three-year-old Elizabeth Swarts received the Senior Grand Champion award for 2010 at the Fancy Pigeon Championships held at the Windhoek Showgrounds over the past weekend.Swarts is also the
readMickelson aims to topple Woods
06-05-2010
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – Golf fans are spoilt for choice with a plethora of mouth-watering storylines for this week’s Players Championship where Phil Mickelson has a chance to replace Tiger Woods
readAapanguli ta ya kwathele ya ulikwa
06-05-2010
M ENGESTARATA a longa ethimbo ele noshowo aanawino moompango yatatu oye li mongundu yaatseyimpango mboka ya ulikwa opo ya longe mompangu yopombanda ongo aatokolihapu taya kwathele uule womathimbo ga
readOmuprima Minista a hala iimaliwa yoongundu yi talwe nawa
06-05-2010
O MINISTELI onkuluntu, Nahas Angula okwa indile oongundu dhopolitika opo dhi ulike kutya ohadhi longitha ngiini iimaliwa mbyoka ha dhi pewa okuza kepangelo tashi pitile moparliamende.Angula okwa ti
readOshidhano shoongombe poShana shaMhedi, Omangetti
06-05-2010
O MUNAFAALAMA gwIimuna n Omunashipundi gwEhangano lyAanafaalama ya Mangetti, Ismael Shailemo mOlyomakaya geti 1 Mei 2010, okwa ningile oshidhano shoongombe kOfaalama ye, Oshana shOmhedi mehala
readOmahangano gokuhehela aaniilonga naga fumvikwe
06-05-2010
A MUSHANGANDJAYI gwondundahangano yaaniilonga yaNamibia[NUNW], Evilastus Kaaronda okwa ti ita tsu kumwe netokolo lyompangu onene yoshilongo kombinga yomahangano gokuhehela aaniilonga, na okwa ti
readNa kuteya molwondjala ta ka lya mondholongo omvula yimwe
06-05-2010
O MUTEYI gwegumbo ngoka a ti okwa teya egumbo limwe moWindhoek molwa ondjala okwa tumwa kondholongo uule womvula yimwe.Omupangulwa nguka okwali a teya egumbo limwe moKatutura, moka iikuthile ehumba
readTUCNA a hala okukala oshilyo mewilikongundu lyootendela
06-05-2010
EHANGANO lyaaniilonga[TUCNA] olya hala okukalelapo iilyo mahangano galyo momalutu gopashigwana ogendji.Omuperesidende gwaTucna noshowo omuwiliki gwehangano lyaalongi yomefuta[Nasawu], Paulus Hango
readBayern keeper Butt set to join World Cup squad – Bild
06-05-2010
BERLIN – Bayern Munich keeper Hans-Joerg Butt has been included in Germany’s preliminary World Cup squad, a day after Rene Adler pulled out with an injury, Germany’s Bild newspaper said on yesterday,
readTorres may miss World Cup opener
06-05-2010
LONDON – Spain striker Fernando Torres could miss his team’s World Cup opener against Switzerland after undergoing knee surgery last month, Liverpool’s medical department said on Tuesday.Torres
readNFA gives low-down on Khomasdal Stadium
06-05-2010
THE Khomasdal Stadium is a much better facility than many others that host top-level football matches in Namibia, says NFA Secretary General Barry Rukoro. With no stadiums for especially the
readPositive signs at basketball clinic
06-05-2010
THE Namibian Basketball Federation (NBF) and the Namibia School Sports Union (NSSU) conducted a successful basketball clinic at the Windhoek Technical High School from April 29 to May 1.More than 25
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