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40 Articles found on Wednesday, 21 December 2005
Stuck in the protectionism trap - with no help from the WTO
21-12-2005
HONG KONG - Hype, ministerial talks, violent protests and acres of press coverage have left the world's poor in the same aid-dependent and protectionist trap, after the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
readUnemployment SA's biggest test
21-12-2005
JOHANNESBURG - The levels of unemployment in South Africa continued to be one of the biggest challenges of 2005, together with the growth of casualisation and a reduction in the quality of jobs, the
readAfrican mobile market attracts Portugal Telecom
21-12-2005
LISBON - Portugal Telecom, the nation's largest telecommunication's operator, is seeking to expand in Africa beyond Portugal's former colonies to tap into the continent's fast-growing mobile
readCell thieves jailed
21-12-2005
TWO young residents of Grootfontein were taught a tough lesson about the risks of theft yesterday when they were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment for stealing two cellphones at a bar in the
readMabula murder probe marches on
21-12-2005
THE person, or people, responsible for what was probably Namibia's most sensational murder this year remain on the loose as 2005 draws to its close - but the Police are not letting up in their
readTransNamib probe widens
21-12-2005
SOME of TransNamib's top managers could be in hot water after the parastatal's board of directors decided on a wide-ranging forensic audit to look beyond the activities of suspended Human Resources
readDecember robberies spread to Oshikoto
21-12-2005
THE string of armed robberies that have been occurring throughout the country in recent weeks spread to Otjiwarongo last week, with five armed suspects breaking into the Village Bar at the town last
readMinistry mourns death of employee
21-12-2005
THE Ministry of Safety and Security yesterday announced the death of a senior personnel officer in the Department of Prisons.According to a Police report, 32-year-old Peter Chato Chato died in an
readFewer buses next week
21-12-2005
THE City of Windhoek has announced that it will scale down its bus operations over the festive season.This is being done to allow staff to take leave over the holidays.The existing routes will be
readGive the gift of life this Christmas
21-12-2005
HAD it not been for a blood transfusion, these lively eight-year-old twins would not be posing happily for a picture with their mom.Born prematurely to Kumbee Upi, George (left) and Ismael are living
readPloughing dispute leads to murder
21-12-2005
A MAN was killed with a shotgun last Monday, after an argument over the ploughing of a field at a village about 160 km east of Rundu, the Police reported this week.The deceased, 38-year-old Mathias
readSummer time, and the coast is buzzing
21-12-2005
IN the streets of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, heavily loaded vehicles with foreign number plates are hogging parking spaces while holidaymakers sporting beachwear and sunburnt faces are beginning to
readPlan to set up cotton gin still in pipeline
21-12-2005
IN its most recent annual report, the Namibian Agronomic Board outlines its intention to stimulate cotton production in Namibia.It plans to do this through small-scale production in rural areas.For
readCopyright clampdown
21-12-2005
THE Police and the Namibian Society of Composers and Authors of Music (Nascam) are cracking down on people who ignore copyright laws.Starting the campaign earlier this month, John Max and Nascam
readKhomas roads get cleanup
21-12-2005
THE Police have reported that 65 traffic offenders in the Khomas Region were brought to book over the past weekend.Eleven drivers were fined for speeding, 39 for driving without licences, and two for
readQuestions rise from ashes of mass graves
21-12-2005
THE current public debate about the mass graves being investigated in northern Namibia raises many interesting questions.Historians looking back at accounts of the battles of the liberation struggle
readRabies scare in Windhoek subsides
21-12-2005
THE chance of a mass outbreak of rabies in Windhoek seems to have faded after a massive vaccination campaign by the State Veterinary Service.This comes after a rabies scare in October, in which 57
readUnion still divided on Naholo
21-12-2005
THE President of the National Union of Namibian Workers, Risto Kapenda, says a meeting about the sacking of former acting Secretary General Peter Naholo will take place before the end of the
readpOpuwo ota pu ka tsuwa oomboola ndatu
21-12-2005
O PUWO - Oomboola dhi li ndatu otadhi ka thewa mokandoolopa ka Opuwo moshitopolwa sha Kunene mu Januali gwomumvo tagu ya.Omunambelewa mUuministeli wUunamapya nUuniimuna, Omeya nEgameno lyOmakuti
readOlopota kombinga ya DBC otayi ka kala manga kOpolisi
21-12-2005
O SHA FA shi li ngeyi kutya shoka sha monika po kombinga yOkampani ya Development Brigade Corporation (DBC) na Amalgamated Commercial Holdings (Amcom), itashi ka tseyithilwa oshigwana muule wethimbo
readAathingo onkee ye li molwithi lwa Muni gwa Shakati
21-12-2005
A ANTU ngele ohaya fudhile mo ombepo ya kakekwa komalwithi ndoka halu tsinagala okuza moofaambulika nenge taya fudhile mo ombepo yi na oombakiteli, oye li moshiponga oshinene shokukwatwa komikithi
readKooper ota fumvikwa papangelo
21-12-2005
O MUWILIKI gwopambepo gwOmuhoko gwAaHoachanas ngoka wo a li a ningi ehololomadhiladhilo kIigwanahangano, ano Omusita tatekulu Markus Kooper ota ka fumvikwa papangelo pOmawendo gOmapendafule (Heroes
readInliners at work for 2006 World Champs
21-12-2005
THE festive season may be well underway but there was no time to relax for 23 inline hockey hopefuls in Swakopmund last weekend.They were working flat out at the second set of trials in a six-month
readXmas card snub reopens feud
21-12-2005
LONDON - Jose Mourinho apparently refused to shake Arsene Wenger's hand after Chelsea's 2-0 win on Sunday because the Arsenal manager had refused to respond to a Christmas Card.Mourinho reportedly
readFootball Results
21-12-2005
Epukiro Tournament 2005 Played Saturday, Dec 17 Second-round matchesOkatuuo 3-0 Otjitundu Renamo Bucs 3-0 Okovimburu Otjimati 0-1 Ovituua Red Fire 1-0 Pamue XI Oruvize 0-2 Ovinjuru Quarterfinals
readSwimmers garner 37 gold medals
21-12-2005
SWIMMERS from the Dolphins Swimming Club were in superior form when they collected 61 medals at the recently concluded Griekwas gala in Upington.The Namibians competed against swimmers from
readWorld Footballers of the Year after Ronaldinho's win Monday
21-12-2005
YEAR NAME TEAM 2005: Ronaldinho (BRA) Barcelona 2004: Ronaldinho (BRA) Barcelona 2003: Zinedine Zidane (FRA) Real Madrid 2002: Ronaldo (BRA) Real
readYear of great comebacks for women's tennis
21-12-2005
PARIS - It was a year of comebacks in women's tennis as the old guard returned to make their mark in 2005.Belgians Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne, America's Venus Williams and Mary Pierce
readCricketers gear up for World Cup
21-12-2005
THE Namibia Board XI under-19 team will have four preparation matches in South Africa early next year, before they head to Sri Lanka for the ICC Cricket World Cup starting early February.The side
read-Film guru
21-12-2005
BOMBAY - Indian filmmaker and writer Ramanand Sagar, whose television series portraying Hindu gods battling demons captivated tens of millions and drew crowds of people who couldn't afford TVs around
readJack Anderson, a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist
21-12-2005
WASHINGTON - Jack Anderson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning muckraking columnist who struck fear into the hearts of corrupt or secretive politicians, inspiring operatives of President Richard Nixon to
readMichael Jackson in talks to avoid loan default
21-12-2005
LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for Michael Jackson and a key creditor are in talks to keep the pop star from defaulting on US$200 million in loans secured by his prized stake in the Beatles' song catalog, an
readAuthor of books on fires gets three years for arson
21-12-2005
CHICAGO - A former firefighter and author of books about historic Chicago blazes was sentenced to three years in prison for setting a fire to a storage building at a church.David Cowan, whose books
readDeath toll rises as floods cripple northern
21-12-2005
Malaysia Flooding caused by monsoon storms spread in northern Malaysia, killing at least six people and forcing thousands of families to flee submerged villages, officials said yesterday.Most of
readSaddam trial continues
21-12-2005
The trial of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein resumes today with further testimony from witnesses detailing abuses they suffered at the hands of the former Iraqi regime.The trial of Saddam and
readLook, it's Santa Claus! Oh, wait a second ...
21-12-2005
LONDON - British police said they were looking for a Santa acting suspiciously - a flasher who had repeatedly exposed himself to women, including on one occasion while dressed as Father
readFive US soldiers plead guilty to Iraq abuse
21-12-2005
Five US Army Rangers court-martialled over charges of detainee abuse in Iraq have pleaded guilty and been given punishments varying from 30 days to six months in confinement, the military said
readIndonesia to begin bird flu surveillance
21-12-2005
Indonesia will launch house-to-house surveillance of poultry in Jakarta in a bid to halt the spread of deadly bird flu, a minister said yesterday.Local communities, student volunteers and military
read123 whales stranded on beach
21-12-2005
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Conservation workers and volunteers were racing against time yesterday to try to save 123 pilot whales beached on New Zealand's South Island, officials said.At least three
readI'll continue domestic spying: Bush
21-12-2005
WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush said on he broke no laws in authorising spying on Americans with suspected ties to terrorism and declared he would continue the practice despite concern that
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