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38 Articles found on Thursday, 15 December 2005
Polluted cities to be punished
15-12-2005
BEIJING - A top official with China's environmental watchdog says that the government plans to warn investors away from cities that fail to meet national air quality standards over several years.A
readCheetah experts plan future
15-12-2005
THE Southern African Regional Cheetah Workshop was held at the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) outside Otjiwarongo on December 6 and 7.The Cheetah Conservation Fund is a Namibian non-profit
read794 species worldwide on brink of extinction
15-12-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Mexico's volcano rabbit and monkey-faced bats in Fiji are among hundreds of species facing imminent extinction but protecting the remaining scraps of their habitat could save them,
readHopes, fears rise as China quickens Africa push
15-12-2005
JOHANNESBURG - At Johannesburg's bustling Oriental Plaza, the Chinese are ruffling feathers.Established under apartheid for South Africa's Indian traders, Oriental Plaza has in recent months seen an
readFish the key to the future
15-12-2005
ONGWEDIVA - Fisheries and Marine Resources Deputy Minister has encouraged young people to steer the development of aquaculture to help create jobs for themselves and to contribute to food
readSA's Implats sells stake to BEE
15-12-2005
JOHANNESBURG - The world's second-biggest platinum miner, Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd (Implats), will sell a 12 per cent stake in the group to black investors and staff in a deal worth over five 5
readWarning that WTO aid deal could fail
15-12-2005
HONG KONG - The US and the EU sparred yesterday over farm subsidies, food aid and measures to help the world's poorest countries, souring world trade talks that were already in trouble.Europe's trade
readFive Red Cross workers in court over alleged theft
15-12-2005
FIVE employees of the Namibian Red Cross Society have been arrested and charged with the theft of relief items from the organisation last week.The workers, four of whom have worked for the Red Cross
readWalvis Bay Mayor drawn into fray as labour dispute turns ugly
15-12-2005
THE owners of Magic & Jumbo Discounters (MJD) in Walvis Bay claim that a strike at the company yesterday was the result of a "persistent onslaught" by the National Union of Namibian Workers following
readKidnap suspects off the hook
15-12-2005
TWO Chinese nationals accused of kidnapping a prominent Chinese businessman in Windhoek for a ransom of US$500 000 two and a half years ago were found not guilty in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court
readODC 'barking up wrong tree'
15-12-2005
EMBATTLED financial advisor and insurance broker Pieter Boonzaaier denies siphoning off at least N$12 million of the N$100 million that the Offshore Development Company (ODC) invested in shady
readSchimming memorial
15-12-2005
A SECOND memorial service for the late Otto Ferdinand Schimming will be held on Friday at 19h00 at the Martin Luther Congregation, MH Greeff Street, Khomasdal.The funeral service will take place on
readVillager shot dead in the North
15-12-2005
A 40-year-old man from Ohangwena, Epafras Kadhila, died at a village there on Saturday after being shot in the chest with a nine-millimetre pistol, the Police reported this week.He died on the spot,
readRemember your ID or face arrest
15-12-2005
THE Ministry of Home Affairs has warned Namibians who travel without identity documents that they will be arrested and detained.The Ministry's spokesperson Kauku Hengari told The Namibian that it is a
readTaxi rank runs into resistance
15-12-2005
A ROW has erupted between the City of Windhoek and the residents of Donkerhoek in Katutura over the relocation of the Hereford taxi rank to their area.While the City maintains that the community was
readDairy strike called off
15-12-2005
THINGS returned to normal at Namibia Dairies on Tuesday, after the majority of workers staged a work stoppage on Thursday and Monday in an attempt to solicit salary increases and year-end bonuses from
readParts of Africa have no bird flu defences
15-12-2005
PARIS - Some countries in Africa have no defences at all against the possible arrival of deadly bird flu, the world animal health body has announced.Bernard Vallat, Director General of the World
readA brighter future beckons, says Ombudsman Walters
15-12-2005
A YEAR and a half after taking office, Namibia's third permanent Ombudsman, John Walters, says he's now gotten to grips with his responsibilities, and after a few setbacks is ready to make his
readLawyer in court on MVA Fund charge
15-12-2005
ONDANGWA-BASED lawyer Arumugam Thambapilai was released on bail of N$50 000 after he appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Tuesday on a charge of fraud involving a Motor Vehicle Accident Fund
readSwapo Party braai gets the NSHR's hackles up
15-12-2005
THE National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has called upon the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate the alleged abuse of State vehicles.This comes after the NSHR spotted a large fleet of
readOkashana ka lundululilwa kUuministeli wulwe
15-12-2005
O SENDA yi na sha nomayambulopo momahala gokomikunda pOngwediva moshitopolwa sha Shana naandjoka yopOkashana moshitopolwa sha Shikoto, oshiwike shika odha kuthwa mo mUuministeli wUunamapya, Omeya
readAapashiyoni ya yugwa mOvenduka
15-12-2005
O POLISI mOvenduka oya lopota eyugo kwa homatiwa oshiwike shika lwotango okuza sho Opolisi ya Muni gwa Venduka ya tameke okupatolola momapandaanda goshilandopangelo kuyele nuumvo.Aapashiyoni yaali ya
readAaniilonga ya Namibia Dairies mekanka
15-12-2005
A ANIILONGA yokampani ya Namibia Dairies mboka taya kondjele okupewa egwedhelo lyoondjambi nosho wo okupewa oomboonasa dhawo otashi vulika ndimba ye mu tule omwayi konima sho ya ningi ekanka lyaali
readNujoma ota teya po Swapo; Nyamu
15-12-2005
N GOKA a li nale Ominista yIipindi nIikwafaabulika Jesaya Nyamu okwa popi mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika kutya oshikogo oshiluudhe osha siikila ongundu yoSwapo kohi yewiliko lyOmupresidende gwayo Sam
readUnder-17 cricketers are tops
15-12-2005
THE Namibian under-17 cricketers swept aside their Zimbabwean counterparts by winning all three matches in a series between the two countries that concluded in Windhoek at the end of last week.The
readKumble spins India to victory
15-12-2005
NEW DELHI - India leg spinner Anil Kumble grabbed his eighth 10-wicket match haul to lead India to an emphatic 188-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second test yesterday.Kumble took four for 85 to
readIndia drop Ganguly
15-12-2005
NEW DELHI - Indian selectors yesterday dropped former captain Sourav Ganguly from the squad for the third and final Test against Sri Lanka to be played in Ahmedabad from Sunday.Ganguly, who has not
readSeles nears decision day on her future
15-12-2005
NEW YORK - One of the more interested observers of the return of former world number one Martina Hingis is nine-times grand slam winner Monica Seles, who has left the door open for a comeback of her
readLawyer blasts Monty's two-year ban
15-12-2005
LOS ANGELES - The former lawyer for Tim Montgomery said he has his suspicions about the evidence used to suspend the disgraced sprinter for two years for using performance-enhancing drugs."I was
readFootball Fixtures
15-12-2005
FNB Cup Semi Final / Friday December 16 19h00: Buschschule Civics vs Blue Waters 21h00: African Stars vs Cymot SKWFinal / Saturday December 17 15h00: Black Africa vs Orlando Pirates - Veterans
readFootball Log
15-12-2005
English FA Premiership Team P W D L F A Pts 1 Chelsea 16 14 1 1 35 7 43 2 Liverpool 15 9 4 2 20 8 31 3 Manchester Utd 15 9 4 2 25 14 31 4 Tottenham 16 8 6 2 22 13 30 5 Bolton 15 8 3 4 18 14 27
read2005 sporting highs and lows
15-12-2005
LONDON - Confounding the odds in the finest traditions of schoolboy sporting fiction became commonplace in Britain during 2005.* In May, Liverpool recovered from a 3-0 halftime deficit against AC
readSon kills father over N$5
15-12-2005
TOKYO - A drunken 39-year-old Japanese man strangled his father to death with a necktie after he refused to lend him 100 yen, or about 80 US cents (about N$5), for his bus fare.Police arrested
readIn Brief
15-12-2005
* TSUNAMI REPORT - Three times as many women as men died in the vast tsunami that struck about a dozen Asian countries just after Christmas last year, a report by the Global Fund for Women said on
readTanzania foreign minister set for presidential win
15-12-2005
DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzanians went to the polls yesterday with foreign minister Jakaya Kikwete expected to win the presidency and extend the ruling party's four-decade grip on one of Africa's most
readMalaysian police chief defends strip-searches in police custody
15-12-2005
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's deputy police chief yesterday defended the practice of making detainees strip and perform squats, following a public outcry over the alleged mistreatment of a woman
readIran's Ahmadinejad calls Holocaust a myth
15-12-2005
TEHRAN - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday the Holocaust was a myth, reiterating a view that has caused international uproar and drawn a rebuke from the United Nations Security
readUN meets in India on tsunami early warning system
15-12-2005
HYDERABAD - Top scientists and government officials from over 25 nations launched talks yesterday aimed at setting up a tsunami early warning system for Indian Ocean countries by next year.The UN's
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