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43 Articles found on Monday, 19 December 2005
Law evokes bitter colonial memory in Africa
19-12-2005
THIAROYE, Senegal - Rows of freshly painted white headstones at the army cemetery of Thiaroye remind Africans of a dark episode in France's rule, a memory at odds with a French law promoting a
readPoverty campaigner urges Arabs to look to helping Africa
19-12-2005
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Irish rocker and Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof has appealed to the Arab world to donate more money to ease poverty on the African continent.Speaking at a Friday press
readWorld Bank lends U$400 m for reconstruction in Pakistan
19-12-2005
ISLAMABAD - The World Bank has approved a 400 million dollars emergency credit for Pakistan to help rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the country's quake-devastated regions, a bank statement
readItaly's Fazio probed for insider trading
19-12-2005
MILAN - Bank of Italy Governor Antonio Fazio is under criminal investigation for insider trading in a bank takeover case, two newspapers said on Friday.Milan magistrates are investigating Fazio as
readWorld Bank lends U$400 m for reconstruction in Pakistan
19-12-2005
ISLAMABAD - The World Bank has approved a 400 million dollars emergency credit for Pakistan to help rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the country's quake-devastated regions, a bank statement
readWTO talks moving in wrong direction: Mandelson
19-12-2005
HONG KONG - European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said on Friday that global trade liberalisation talks here were moving in the wrong direction."The emerging direction of the meeting is
readTemporary production of driving licences
19-12-2005
WINDHOEK - The Roads Authority (RA) says the production of driving licenses has resumed on a temporary basis, despite the materials problem experienced by the contractor that has not yet been
readGoogle adds music to search functions
19-12-2005
SAN FRANCISCO - Google said on Thursday it was moving into music with a new Internet search function for users seeking lyrics and information about their favourite performers."Now you can search for
readAfrican cotton growers confront US officials at
19-12-2005
WTO HONG KONG - African cotton producers assailed senior United States trade officials at a news conference on Friday, demanding to know why they had still not dismantled huge subsidies which they
read20 years for Rehoboth wife killer
19-12-2005
REHOBOTH resident Prollius van Zyl faces 20 years behind bars for killing his wife three years ago.Van Zyl (34) was sentenced by Judge Kato van Niekerk in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday.She had
readNot carrying ID is NOT a crime
19-12-2005
THE Ministry of Home Affairs' threatened intention to arrest and detain Namibians who travel without identity documents could cost Government thousands of dollars in civil claims.The Ministry's
readCops to handle DBC report
19-12-2005
THE findings of the Development Brigade Corporation (DBC) and Amalgamated Commercial Holdings (Amcom) presidential commission of inquiry appear unlikely to become public knowledge soon.The report, as
readVillage of Tses celebrates 'a sparkling year'
19-12-2005
THE village of Tses, situated 80 kilometres north of Keetmanshoop, says it is celebrating an extraordinarily good year this Christmas, with a number of the village council's projects coming to
readHelp needed to identify woman
19-12-2005
AN unknown woman was hit by a taxi near Computerland in Windhoek's Independence Avenue at around 13h30 on Saturday and died instantly.Police spokesperson Chief Inspector Hieronymus !Goraseb
readElectrifying news for five villages
19-12-2005
OPUWO - An amount of N$ 1,2 million that the Ministry of Mines and Energy has allocated for rural electrification in the Kunene Region will be used to connect five villages.The five villages are
readSecond break-in at Pep Stores
19-12-2005
A SECOND Pep Stores outlet, this time at Uukwaluudi in the Omusati Region, was broken into last weekend.The unknown suspects cut the corrugated iron walls of the shop with an unknown object, and made
readIt's crunch time at the coast
19-12-2005
WEEKEND traffic to the coast peaked at around 15h00 on Friday with some 220 vehicles an hour counted just outside Swakopmund.On Saturday, the traffic flow slowed down, with approximately 180 vehicles
readKiller rains
19-12-2005
OMUNGWELUME - Heavy rain, accompanied by strong winds, fell over the Ongenga constituency in the Ohangwena Region on Friday evening, damaging buildings and uprooting trees.The rain also killed
readAfrica unites on arms trade
19-12-2005
REPRESENTATIVES from more than 50 African countries met in Windhoek last week to discuss the issue of illegal guns ahead of a United Nations summit.The UN is set to meet in New York early next year
readRoessing mine thrown N$715-million lifeline
19-12-2005
CAPITAL expenditure of approximately N$715 million over two years will extend the operations of Roessing's uranium mine for about another 10 years.The announcement by Roessing Uranium Limited Managing
readAvid inquiry report warns of 'conflicts of interest'
19-12-2005
A STRONG warning about the dangers inherent in conflicts of interest that could be faced by people holding multiple posts at the same time is one of the sub-themes of the High Court's report on its
readFatal car crash at airport
19-12-2005
A HEAD-ON collision near the Hosea Kutako International Airport claimed the life of one person on Saturday.Although details were sketchy yesterday, Police spokesperson Chief Inspector Hieronymus
readAaniilonga ya Red Cross mOmpangu
19-12-2005
A ANIILONGA yatano mehangano lya Namibian Red Cross Society (NRCS) oya li ya kwatwa po nokuningilwa oshipotha sheyakopo lyiikwathelilongithi yaantu mboka ye li momaupyakadhi.Aaniilonga mbaka, mboka
readAantu oyendji oya pewa uumutse, Minista Nghidinua ta ti
19-12-2005
O MINISTA yIikwameni meme Rosalia Nghidinua okwa ti okutameke mu Novemba Uuministeli we owa gandja uumutse kaantu ye li 50 000 (moshilongo ashihe), uutse womuutse 109 0000 mboka wa kala wa ndumbala
readRamatex a hala a gwedhele noosenda 15
19-12-2005
A ANIILONGA yokampani yokuhondja oonguwo ya Ramatex oya limbililwa noye li medhungwe ngele naya ninge ekanka nenge naya nyangadhale paveta nelalakano okuthiminika okampani ndjoka aaniilonga ya hala
readMboka ya fundja moshipotha sha Avid-SSC naya tamanekwe: Ompangu tayi ti
19-12-2005
O MUTAMANEKI-NDJAYI na ningile iipotha mboka ya fundja mOmpangu pethimbo lyomapulapulo moshipotha shekano lyoshimaliwa shoomiliyuna odhindji dha Social Security Commission (SSC) shoka sha kanene mu
readRuiz loses title
19-12-2005
BERLIN - Nikolai Valuev won the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title with a controversial majority decision over American John Ruiz on Saturday to become the first Russian champion in
readAustralia tighten screws on South Africa
19-12-2005
PERTH - Brad Hodge, Mike Hussey and Ricky Ponting scored half-centuries on Sunday to put Australia in command of the opening test with South Africa.Hodge survived a dropped catch on 13 to score an
readSao Paulo win World Club Champs
19-12-2005
YOKOHAMA - Sao Paulo were yesterday crowned world champions after beating Liverpool 1-0, ending the English club's eight game winning streak and record run of clean sheets.A 27th minute goal from
readSlick United down Villa as Everton falls
19-12-2005
LONDON - Revitalised Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2-0 on Saturday with a goal in each half by strikers Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney.Elsewhere on Saturday fifth-placed Bolton Wanderers
readRetief pips Ernie in thriller
19-12-2005
IT all came down to putts on the 72nd hole, but in the end Retief Goosen was one-shot too good for Ernie Els in the SAA Open that finished at The Links, Fancourt, yesterday.Els, who had started the
readFootball Results
19-12-2005
South African PSL Played Saturday, Dec 17 Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 Arrows SuperSport Utd 1-1 Classic Dynamos 0-0 Cosmos Sundowns 5-1 Leopards Spanish La Liga Played Saturday, Dec 17 Athletic Bilbao 2-0
readBlue Waters snap up FNB Cup
19-12-2005
BLUE Waters gave themselves a perfect Christmas gift by scooping the lucrative First National Bank (FNB) Cup, as they defeated a gutsy African Stars side 4-1 on penalties at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on
readBerenstain, book creator
19-12-2005
NEW YORK - Stan Berenstain, who with his wife created the popular Berenstain Bears children's book series, has died.He was 82.Stan Berenstain and his wife Jan co-wrote and illustrated more than 200
readJohn Spencer, TV star of 'The West Wing', 'LA Law
19-12-2005
' LOS ANGELES - Veteran character actor John Spencer, Emmy-winning star of NBC television drama 'The West Wing', died on Friday at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a heart attack.Spencer (58)
readPat Morita, wise and witty 'Mr Miyagi'
19-12-2005
LOS ANGELES - Actor Pat Morita, whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr Miyagi in 'The Karate Kid' earned him an Oscar nomination, has died.He was 73.In 1984, Morita appeared in the role that
readLightning strikes kill four
19-12-2005
Four of fifteen people died after being struck by lightning at Gengqe Village in Mqanduli, Eastern Cape health officials said on Friday.Spokesman Sizwe Kupelo said the incident occurred at about 6 in
readPolice tear-gas women in protest
19-12-2005
Nigerian police threw tear gas and arrested women staging a peaceful rally on Friday to protest poor air safety after a plane crash last week in which about 50 of the 106 killed were children.About
readBush spying on his fellow Americans
19-12-2005
WASHINGTON- Amid unrelenting political setbacks, US President George W Bush has gone on the offensive, slamming Congress for stalling an anti-terrorism law and defending his decision to spy on
readNo going home soon for US soldiers
19-12-2005
US soldiers watched from a distance as Iraqi voters streamed to the polls last week to vote for a new parliament that Washington hopes will eventually give Iraq enough stability for American troops
readProtesters march on last day of WTO meeting
19-12-2005
About 1 000 anti-WTO protesters marched through the streets Sunday as Hong Kong tried to recover from a night of rioting that marked one of the city's worst spasms of violence in decades.The peaceful
readIn Brief
19-12-2005
* US TROOP WITHDRAWAL - The main Arab Sunni alliance that contested Iraq's election said it had been a success, fuelling US hopes peaceful politics will help pave the way for a troop
readZim police arrest three reporters
19-12-2005
HARARE - Three journalists from an independent radio station have been arrested and their equipment seized during a police raid on their offices in Harare, a rights group said Friday.Maria Nyanyiwa,
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