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51 Articles found on Monday, 10 January 2011
Ministry investigates burnt baby incident
10-01-2011
MINISTRY of Health officials were ordered on Friday to investigate allegations that a newborn baby sustained burns at the Grootfontein State hospital as a result of negligence by hospital staff.The
readGrade 10s given second chance
10-01-2011
AFTER close to half of the 2010 grade tens failed last year, the Ministry of Education announced that they may all repeat the year full-time.Of the 33 570 pupils who wrote grade 10 last year, 16 383 –
readTwo arrests in city murder
10-01-2011
TWO American citizens arrested in Windhoek on Friday on drugs charges are being linked to the execution-style murder of 24-year-old André Heckmair.Heckmair’s body was found in a Land Cruiser station
readUP IN FLAMES
10-01-2011
Hobatere Lodge’s main building burnt down on Wednesday.
readBrave Gladiators’ base robbed
10-01-2011
NAMIBIA’s senior women’s national football team was robbed on Friday.The Namibia Football Association’s (NFA) media officer, Dan Kamati, confirmed to The Namibian that the team's Soccer House base was
readSPLM blames Khartoum for deadly clashes
10-01-2011
KHARTOUM – A senior southern leader in Sudan on Sunday urged Khartoum to honour agreements on Abyei, after renewed fighting in the flashpoint oil district on the eve of an independence referendum for
readRecord food prices put millions at risk
10-01-2011
ROME – The United Nations (UN) warned Friday millions of people are at risk after global food prices hit their highest level ever.Surging prices for cooking oil, cereal and sugar in particular, “will
readSMSss for Monday 10 January 2011
10-01-2011
SMS Of The Day *RE Friday’s SMS of the day on barbarism towards animals. Some feminists argue that violence to animals and violence to women are two sides of the same coin. Looking at the situation
readNotable Quotes
10-01-2011
The baby was not responding. The doctor said that in his country, such problems are treated with spirits that are rubbed onto the baby. – A source said after seven-day-old Angelo Songolo sustained
readRises fuel Latin American inflation headache
10-01-2011
MEXICO CITY/RIO DE JANEIRO – A global surge in commodity prices is pushing food costs higher across Latin America, posing a dilemma for policymakers scared by memories of runaway inflation in a region
readEthiopia imposes 17 price caps
10-01-2011
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia has moved to cap prices on several imported and domestic commodities in an effort to ease inflationary pressures, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has announced. The Horn of Africa
readG20 to tackle food prices as countries reassure
10-01-2011
SEOUL – The world’s biggest economies are working to find ways to bring down soaring food prices, a G20 official said on Friday, as top exporter Thailand vowed to keep rice supply steady and avert a
readWhen you leave
10-01-2011
It can be tempting when you leave a job to tell everyone exactly what you think of them and walk away without looking back. However, it’s always in your best interest to leave on good terms. Next time
readChina the world’s biggest economy by 2018
10-01-2011
THE combined size of the seven biggest emerging market economies (E7) is likely to exceed the combined size of the seven biggest developed economies (G7) within a decade.So predicts global industry
readAfrican Briefs
10-01-2011
US grants Malawi power supply upgrade LILONGWE – The US government Millennium Challenge Corporation has given Malawi a US$350 million grant to overhaul its energy sector, whose dire condition is a
readTrafigura now aims for Tanzania, Malawi
10-01-2011
PUMA Energy International is in talks to acquire 50 per cent of BP’s fuel marketing businesses in Tanzania, Malawi, Duncan Armstrong, Puma Energy’s Global Head of Storage said after a two-days visit
readIn Brief
10-01-2011
Kidnappers probably al Qaeda THE kidnappers of two Frenchmen killed in Niger on Saturday were probably members of al Qaeda’s North African wing, French Armed Forces spokesman Thierry Burkhard said on
readUS orders Twitter on WikiLeaks records
10-01-2011
WASHINGTON – A US court has ordered Twitter to hand over details of the accounts of WikiLeaks and several supporters as part of a criminal investigation into the release of hundreds of thousands of
readIraqi cleric’s clout poses threat to US
10-01-2011
BAGHDAD – The political power of anti-US Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr increases the pressure on Iraq’s new government to reject any effort to extend a US military presence after the last US soldier
readKofi Annan on south Sudan vote
10-01-2011
JUBA, Sudan – Former UN chief Kofi Annan called on Sunday for the enthusiasm shown by south Sudanese voters for a landmark independence referendum to be rewarded with concrete results.“It is important
readSuspects online ramblings
10-01-2011
TUCSON - The young man accused of shooting a US congresswoman posted angry but barely coherent opinions on the Internet revealing strong views about currency, literacy and the government.Police said
readUS lawmaker battles for life after shooting spree in Tucson
10-01-2011
TUCSON, Arizona - US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was battling for her life yesterday after an assailant shot her in the head and killed six others as she met with constituents in Tucson on
readIngo on the rise in Dakar Rally
10-01-2011
THE Dakar Rally is turning into a promising outing for Namibia’s Ingo Waldschmidt as he finished among the top 45 riders on the sixth stage on Saturday.Waldschmidt ended 45th to rank an impressive
readAthletics showcase in AN Club Challenge
10-01-2011
ATHLETES in the northern regions of the country will showcase their talents early in the year when the second edition of the Athletics Namibia (AN) Club Challenge takes place in Oshakati in the Oshana
readFootball Results
10-01-2011
Saturday, January 8 English FA Cup Stevenage 3 – 1 Newcastle Torquay 1 – 0
readBarcelona trio running for Ballon D’Or
10-01-2011
BERNE – Barcelona’s Xavi, Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta are on the shortlist for the first Fifa Ballon D’Or award for the best player in the world to be presented today at a ceremony that gets
read‘Humbled’ Dalglish tells Liverpool fans to be patient
10-01-2011
LONDON – New Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish said he felt humbled but excited by the challenge of taking charge of the team for a second time while urging fans not to expect an instant turnaround in
readBritish press basks in ‘gloating’ payback
10-01-2011
LONDON – Britain’s newspapers revelled on Saturday in England’s crushing defeat of Australia in the Ashes series, basking in the chance to gloat at their expense at long last.Following Friday’s
readFederer targets return to top spot
10-01-2011
DOHA – Roger Federer has set his sights on a return to the world number one spot after demolishing Nikolay Davydenko to capture a third Qatar Open title and 67th career crown.Federer, who will defend
read‘I thought I looked fabulous when I was heavy’
10-01-2011
ACTRESS Raven-Symone flaunted her slim new figure at the People’s Choice Awards last night after dropping around 35 pounds.But the 25-year-old - who started her career as a child star in The Cosby
readJackson’s doctor ‘hid medication from paramedics’
10-01-2011
MICHAEL Jackson’s doctor tried to hide evidence of medication from paramedics treating the star on the day he died, a court heard today.Paramedic Martin Blount said he saw Dr Conrad Murray put three
readBritney poses seductively for new single cover
10-01-2011
BRITNEY Spears is showing her fans some sex appeal. For her new single cover, the singer has posed in what can be described as a sultry snap.The pop star unveiled the cover art for her new single,
readOshakati niilonga
10-01-2011
Meya gwoshilando shaShakati ota ti opo oshilando shika shi hume komeho osha pumbwa omahala ngoka taga longwa nokulongekidhwa opo pu tungwe ngaashi oofabulika noongeshefa dhomaludhi ga yooloka. Ben
readAaniilonga yokommissi yiilonga yepangelo metembu
10-01-2011
OKOMMISSI yiilonga yepangelo oya tegelelwa okutembukamo metungo lya United House mbala. Etembu ndika ota li ningwa oshoka oombelewa moka Okommissi ndjika ya kala ha yi longele odha kulupa, netungo
readOmunona a valwa ena omeya momutse gwe
10-01-2011
MEME omugundjuka gwomolukanda lwa Mahenene mOshakati Olivia Ananias gwoomvula 23 ota indile Epangelo unene tuu Uuministeli wUuhaku nIilonga yUundjolowele wu mu kwathele kombinga yokanona ke kokamati
readOmuthiya ta gu kongo esindano
10-01-2011
OSHILANDO shepangelo lyoshitopolwa Oshikoto osha tegelela etungo lyendiki lyoongeshefa lyongushu yoodola oomiliona 14 li tungwe mpoka mbala. Omunambelewa omukuluntu gwoshilando shoka Samuel Mbango
readJosef Mutumbulwa a yapulilwa mUupristeri
10-01-2011
OMUMATI omugundjuka gwomomukunda Oshikulufitu mOmbalantu Josef Alweendo Mutumbulwa ngoka muule woomvula dha zi ko a kala ti ilongele Uupata, ano Uupristeri ko Johannesburg noko Sedara mo South
readOpolisi mErongo ya pandula
10-01-2011
OPOLISI moshitopolwa sheErongo oya tumbaleke aatalelipo pethimbo lyefudho omolwa eihumbato nawa lyawo. Omukuluntu gwokulipo gwopolisi mErongo, komufala gwopevi, Marcellus Maritshane okwa ti
readEngambeko lyeinyengo lyiimuna lyakuthwapo
10-01-2011
ENGAMBEKO lyeinyengo lyiimuna ndyoka lya li miilonga moshitopolwa sha Caprivi olya kuthwapo. Ndika olya hulithwapo konima sho lya sindana moku keelela omukithi gwiimuna gwekondo nelaka ngoka gwa li
readErongo RED neyakulo lya Hardap na Karas
10-01-2011
EHANGANO lyokwaandjaganeka olusheno moshitopolwa shErongo, lyedhina Erongo RED olya tegelelwa li ka andjaganeke omayakulo galyo okuuka muumbugantu woshilongo kiitopolwa sha Karas no sha Hardap
readTwo NDF soldiers arrested for smoking dagga at base
10-01-2011
THE Military Police at the Gobabis Military Base on Thursday evening arrested two soldiers for smoking marijuana at the base’s new parking area.The soldiers, Simone Simone (24) and Semicky Matanyani
readStranded boys airlifted by Police
10-01-2011
FIVE boys aged between 11 and 15 were airlifted by Police helicopter on Friday after they were stranded in the veld, cut off by the rising Fish River near Berseba. The boys, who were herding goats,
readRundu 8 get bail
10-01-2011
THE case of Rundu businessman Johannes Kahonzo (51) and seven other men who allegedly attacked the chief clerk of the Kavango Region’s Mukwe constituency on New Year’s Day were granted bail in the
readPolice investigate torture claims at Okaku
10-01-2011
A WOMAN and her teenage daughter sustained serious injuries to their hands and legs after two of their relatives allegedly tortured them with electrical wires connected to a car battery in the Okaku
readOrange River farmers and lodge owners on flood alert
10-01-2011
CROP farmers and lodge owners at Noordoewer and Aussenkehr remain on high alert as the Orange River is expected to peak towards the end of this week. The river’s level started rising following a
readGrape company rejects child labour allegations
10-01-2011
A GRAPE company at the Hardap Irrigation Scheme outside Mariental has denied an allegation about using child labour in the sorting and packaging of grapes during last month’s harvest. A 15-year-old
readGiant ship at Swakop causes consternation
10-01-2011
SWAKOPMUNDERS are not used to ships coming closer than the horizon, especially when it is a big one like the Isle de Brehat of Alcatel Lucent, a ‘cable ship’ responsible for laying an undersea cable
readFrom landfill nightmare to soil saviour
10-01-2011
OLD car tyres are difficult to recycle as they have wire embedded in the rubber, but they can be re-used in their original form. Dirk Aschenborn uses old tyres to prevent soil erosion, build walls and
readForgery suspects get N$3 000 bail
10-01-2011
TWO South African citizens – a man and woman – appeared in the Lüderitz Magistrate’s Court on Friday for allegedly falsifying immigration documents and academic qualifications.The two suspects, Andre
readFire causes N$2m damage at Hobatere
10-01-2011
HAD the wind blown on Wednesday night when the famous Hobatere Lodge’s main building burnt down, the entire establishment would probably have gone up in flames.According to the owners’ son, Sean
readDams to store floodwater
10-01-2011
THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has built 27 earth dams in the Oshana, Omusati, Ohangwena and Oshikoto regions to store seasonal floodwater for later use by farmers.The regional
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