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34 Articles found on Wednesday, 27 April 2005
Flies, fish and a real African success story
27-04-2005
CLARENS - Mpho Mashila has never caught a fish in her life but she ties a mean fly.So good are the decoy insects (called flies) tied by her and other women in the South African squatter camp where she
readBEE in South Africa turns to little guys
27-04-2005
SOWETO - When South Africa's largest insurer Old Mutual sold a chunk of the company to black investors last week, the usual big names linked to similar deals were missing.Old Mutual said about 40 per
readAquaculture project on track
27-04-2005
WINDHOEK - The Agro Industrial Sustainable Development (AISD) project will kick off before the end of this year, Italian Ambassador to Namibia Dr Arneldo Albeti revealed on Monday.Albeti told Nampa
readZim govt bans machinery exports
27-04-2005
HARARE - The government has imposed strict export regulations in a bid to curtail the loss of Zimbabwe's industrial capacity, the state-owned Herald newspaper said yesterday.The newspaper said the
readEU to decide on opening probe into Chinese textiles
27-04-2005
BRUSSELS - The European Union executive commission is to decide tomorrow about opening an investigation into some categories of Chinese textile imports, the first step towards imposing limits, a
readFishing industry problems to slow down Namibia economy growth
27-04-2005
NAMIBIA's economic growth will slow down to 3, 8 per cent this year, down from 4 per cent last year, mainly due to problems being experienced by the fishing industry.Speaking at the economy review in
readSelect registration plates up for grabs
27-04-2005
NAMIBIAN motorists will soon be able to choose select vehicle licence registration plates at a cost of N$500. The Division Transport Information and Agents of the Roads Authority will offer specific
readWitnesses sought
27-04-2005
THE Police are appealing to the following witnesses to give evidence in court. Lorensia Witbooi is a witness in a rape case and her last known address was at Erf number 44, Havana, in Windhoek. She
readWitchcraft warning sounded
27-04-2005
RUNDU - Health Deputy Minister Petrina Haingura has called on people across the country to stop linking HIV-AIDS-related diseases to witchcraft, and to rather take charge and go for voluntary tests
read'Reinstate' gets new meaning after Supreme Court appeal
27-04-2005
TRANSNAMIB won the argument, but nevertheless lost the case, when the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by the transport parastatal against a Labour Court ruling in which it had been
readStalemate in Cymot strike negotiations
27-04-2005
ABSALOM SHIGWEDHA VOLLEYS continue to fly in the war of words between Cymot and the Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union (Manwu), with the union on Monday refusing to accept Cymot's labour
readNational malaria policy launched
27-04-2005
THE Minister of Health and Social Services, Richard Kamwi, launched the national malaria policy and guidelines on malaria epidemic preparedness and response at Oshakati on Monday. The launch
readYouth official accused of raping mentally ill girl
27-04-2005
AN official employed by the Ministry of Youth, National Youth Service and Culture at Karasburg has been charged with rape.Regional Police Commander Josephat Abel said that Marcelinus Sarelis allegedly
readUnion to fight eviction of farm workers
27-04-2005
THE Namibia Farmworkers Union (Nafwu) has instructed its lawyers to take action against the owner of the farm Otjiku in the Otjiwarongo district, who wants to evict workers who were employed by the
readFilmmaker dies
27-04-2005
DISTINGUISHED American filmmaker, John Marshall, possibly best known in Namibia for filming the lives of a group of San people over about 50 years, died in the US on Friday. Marshall first came to
readBotswana central bank cuts interest rates
27-04-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Botswana's central bank unveiled a surprise interest rate cut on Tuesday, citing a "generally positive" inflation outlook in a move that analysts said was aimed at boosting flagging
readPanga-slasher robbery verdict delayed
27-04-2005
A SWAKOPMUND resident, accused of having carried out a bloody panga attack in the course of an attempted robbery at the Langstrand resort between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund two and a half years ago,
readFuel price hike too sharp, says Nabta
27-04-2005
THE fuel price increase, which took effect today, is too sharp and has hurt the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta), says the association's spokesperson, Thomas Mulunga. He said Nabta's regional
readOtjiwarongo on knife-edge Officials, residents trade verbal blows
27-04-2005
THE Police last night called off a community meeting at Otjiwarongo before it even started, citing security concerns as emotions at the troubled town boiled over.The Town Council had been scheduled
readOsitola ya Summerdown ya yakwa
27-04-2005
AAYUGI yamwe ya homata oya yi oonyala Ositola yimwe po Summedown popepi nOtjinene momashitopolwa sha Maheke ongula yEtitatu lya zi ko. Opolisi oya lopota kutya aalumentu ye li yatano oya kankameke
readYe li 370 ya pewa Oodiploma nOodingrii dhawo mOngwediva
27-04-2005
AALONGWALONGISIKOLA ayehe kumwe ye li 292 yomOshitayi sho University ya Namibia shomOnooli mOshakati oya mono Oodiploma dhawo mUulongisikola wOpetameko omanga ye li 122 yomElongo tuu ndyoka
readEsiku lyOmalaria mo Afrika lya dhimbulukilwa mOshakati
27-04-2005
ESIKU lyOmalaria mo Afrika ndjoka hali dhimbulukiwa aluhe eti 25 Apilili mu Afrika alihe, ngashi sha li sha uthwa mEuvathano lyomoshigongi shAaleli ya Afrika shoka sha li mo Abuja sha Nigeria meti 25
readOlugodhi pokati ka Manwu na Cymot yi ithiga othika
27-04-2005
EHANGANO lyaaniilonga lya Metals and Allied Namibia Workers Union (Manwu) nOkampani hayi landitha iipaarte yiihauto ya Cymot, mOmaandaha goshiwike shika oyi ithigi othika kombinga yomapulapula ngoka
readMinista Kamwi a tula miilonga Omulandu gwOkukondjitha Omalaria
27-04-2005
P ETHIMBO ta popitha oshigwana mOshakati mEsiku lyOkudhimbulukwa Omukithi gwOmalaria mUuyuni, (25 Apilili 2005), Oministeli yUuhaku, Richard Kamwi, okwa tula wo miilonga, Embo moka mwa shangwa nkene
readAfrikaners celebrate language amidst fears
27-04-2005
OUDTSHOORN - South Africa's Afrikaans language is perhaps best known for the term "apartheid", but for a new generation of Afrikaans-speakers the most important word in their lexicon is "jol" - to
readFootball Standings
27-04-2005
Namibia Premier LeagueTeam P W D L GF GA GD Pts Blue Waters 23 17 3 3 63 19 44 54 Civivs 23 15 7 1 47 20 27 52 Tigers 22 13 6 3 35 19 16 45 Ramblers 23 14 2 7 50 31 19 44 O. Pierates 23 11 6 6 44
readQueen's baton to arrive in Nam in May
27-04-2005
THE Namibia National Olympic Committee launched the Queen's baton relay in Windhoek late last week and it is expected to arrive in Windhoek on May 10.The Queen's baton relay is one of the great
readBoxers off to African champs
27-04-2005
SIX Namibian boxers will be expected to fight for honours at the African Boxing Championships, which start in Casablanca, Morocco on Saturday.The boxers will leave today. The boxers qualified for the
readParallel lives: Once mortal enemies, two Vietnamese find peace in new Vietnam
27-04-2005
HO CHI MINH CITY - In the last days before the fall of Saigon, Nguyen Thanh Trung was a pilot with a mission to bomb the Presidential Palace and US Embassy. Thirty years later, his ambition is to
readIN BRIEF
27-04-2005
*DISPUTE - China warned the European Union bilateral trade relations could be affected if the bloc goes ahead with plans to impose limits on Chinese textile exports, as it reaffirmed its opposition to
readWHO hopeful about beating Marburg
27-04-2005
LUANDA - UN World Health Organisation officials say they are optimistic about the chances of controlling Angola's deadly Marburg virus outbreak as public health messages reach ordinary people, a
readJapan police raid train operator, as crash death toll rises to 73
27-04-2005
AMAGASAKI - Japanese police looking for clues to the cause of the country's worst rail crash in more than 40 years raided the offices of the train's operator yesterday as weeping relatives claimed the
readJackson's ex-wife to testify against him
27-04-2005
SANTA MARIA - A judge in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial ruled on Monday that prosecutors can call the singer's former wife, Debbie Rowe, to testify against him amid a shake-up of Jackson's
readLate dictator's son wins Togo elections
27-04-2005
LOME - Faure Gnassingbe, candidate of the party that has ruled Togo for four decades, won a violence-marred presidential election while his main rival took more than a third of the votes, officials
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