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33 Articles found on Thursday, 17 February 2005
UN man fears planet may be spinning out of control
17-02-2005
NAIROBI - The head of the Kenya-based UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned yesterday that the effects of climate change may lead to Earth "spinning out of control" and urged immediate steps to halt
readUganda battles with child soldiers in army
17-02-2005
KAMPALA - The Ugandan military said yesterday it was struggling to deal with the presence of child soldiers in its ranks, attempting to balance the demobilisation of ex-rebel fighters with its
readNew business software
17-02-2005
WINDHOEK - Reaffirming its strategy to make cost-effective and functionally rich business and financial software solutions available to companies across Africa, Microsoft has released Navision 4.0 to
readIMF to delay Zim expulsion
17-02-2005
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund's shareholder governments were expected to delay Zimbabwe's expulsion from the global lender yesterday to keep pressure on President Robert Mugabe, facing
readKyoto's special significance for Namibia
17-02-2005
THE advent of the Kyoto Protocol holds special significance for Namibia, a country particularly at risk from abrupt climate change.The treaty, which has been ratified by 141 countries, has been
readThin line separates witness, accused
17-02-2005
THE long and winding journey of Caprivi treason trial witness Michael Maswabi Nuwe continued to unfold in the High Court at Grootfontein this week.The witness stand to which Nuwe returned for a fifth
readMan wrongly arrested for young Rachel's murder fears for his life
17-02-2005
A MAN from Swakopmund fears for his life after he was held in Police custody for two days as a suspect in the rape and murder case of six-year-old Rachel Hamatundu."I am very, very angry," Thomas
readLand tenure policy adopted
17-02-2005
CABINET has accepted a National Land Tenure Policy for Namibia, drafted by the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation.The policy aims to provide a means to regulate different forms of land
readDecapitate corruption snake, says Pohamba
17-02-2005
CORRUPTION must never be allowed to rear its ugly head in Namibia, says Hifikepunye Pohamba, President-elect and Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation.Speaking at the opening ceremony of
readBaby thief's jail term reduced
17-02-2005
A THREE-YEAR prison term that was imposed on a young woman who had stolen a newborn baby from its mother last year has been judged by the High Court to be an excessive punishment for that crime.At the
readMinister 'stuns, surprises' NA with Children Bill objections
17-02-2005
THE Minister of Women Affairs and Child Welfare, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, pulled a surprise move in the National Assembly yesterday, rejecting virtually all changes proposed by the public to the
readHell is for lawyers, says Caprivi treason suspect
17-02-2005
BITTER words of reproach were directed at lawyers involved in the Caprivi high treason trial in the High Court at Grootfontein yesterday."As long as there is still a space in hell, no lawyer is going
readPM's office to handle DBC report
17-02-2005
CABINET has instructed the Office of the Prime Minister to lead discussions on how to implement recommendations of the presidential commission of inquiry into the affairs, management and operations of
readBurnt ballot saga singes Nudo-Swapo discussions
17-02-2005
THE involvement of a Nudo official in the election ballot burning case is threatening to derail Nudo's bid to have a stake in Government.Since the release last week of court documents on the case,
readEtumwalaka lyomeendelelo
17-02-2005
OTAKU kongwa meendelelo omukiintu gwedhina meme Hendelina Ashipala gwokEunda mUukolonkadhi mOshitopolwa sha Musati na tate Frans Ashipala e li mOmbwana mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Musati.Otaku indilwa
readOshipotha sha Kapepo shedhipago natango sha tsilikwa
17-02-2005
OSHIPOTHA shedhipago shoka tashi patanekelwa Omupolisi omukulu gwomOshakati Beatha ya Kapepo (56) gwomOshakati, sha tsilikwa natango sho a holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata mOshakati mEtiyali lyoshiwike
readPohamba ina hala manga oku ulika Okabinete ompe
17-02-2005
NGOKA ta ka kala Omupresidende omupe gwa Namibia okuza mu Maalitsa nuumvo, tatekulu Hifikepunye Pohamba, okwa hala manga okwaalongelakumwe nuukwamuhoko mboka tau inyenge mongundu yo Swapo u ze mo, opo
readIimuna ya Namibia noyAangola ya pewe omulilo omuzizi
17-02-2005
ONKUNDANA ombwaanawa okuzilila ko Rundu otayi ti kutya Ndohotola gwiimuna moshitopolwa sha Kavango Thompson Shuro, okwe shi koleke kutya iimuna ya Namibia oya pitikwa okukonga uunapelelo poongamba dha
readNujoma otayi kOsikola nuumvo
17-02-2005
OMUPRESIDENDE Sam Nujoma ngoka ti ilongekidhile okuthigapo oshipundi shuupresidende omwedhi tagu ya okwi ishangitha mOunivesiti ya Namibia Unam moka ta ka tameka neilongo lye nuumvo.Omugandjimulombo
readPata Afunde ota langekwa mOngwediva mOsoondaha
17-02-2005
PATA Werner Simanekeni Afunde, ngoka a hogololwa kOmumbiishofi Omukuluntu gwOngerki ya Katoolika ka Roma mo Namibia a ninge gumwe gwomAakalelipo ye mewiliko lyOngerki, ota langekwa mEgumbo
readAakiintu ya mangwa mu Zimbabwe
17-02-2005
HARARE - Onkundana yetu zilile ko Harare sha Zimbabwe otayi ti kutya Opolisi hoka oya dhitike aakiintu ye li 53 mboka ya li taya ningi ehololomadhiladhilo komeho gesiku lyOvalentine, ano esiku
readEgeelo lyeso nali ye miilonga
17-02-2005
OMINISTA yIipambele yOomeme nAanona, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, okwa popi mEtiyali kutya Namibia na tameke okugandja omageelo geso kaantu mboka taya dhipaga uunona."Ongashi naanaa nda simaneka nonda gana
readEto'o sparkles on big stage at Barca
17-02-2005
MADRID - A child-like enthusiasm for the game, electrifying pace and a burning desire to succeed are some of the ingredients that have helped Samuel Eto'o scoop his second successive African Player of
readKhomas, Omaheke dominate Newspaper Cup
17-02-2005
CORRY IHUHUA THE Khomas and Omaheke regions have dominated the annual Namibian Newspaper Cup competition for the last four years.Both regions have won the regional competition twice, leaving no chance
readSamaria third in Stockholm
17-02-2005
MIDDLE-distance runner Agnes Samaria kept the Namibian flag flying high at the GE Galan indoor athletics meeting in Stockholm on Tuesday night, where she ended third in the 800 metres.Samaria finished
readNo surgery for Maradona
17-02-2005
BOGOTA - One of Diego Maradona's doctors has denied reports that the former Argentina captain has undergone liposuction surgery to make him thinner.Maradona, whose weight has ballooned in the last two
read2004 CAF Award Winners
17-02-2005
African Footballer of the Year: Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona, Spain and Cameroon).Team of the year: Tunisia. Club of the year: Enyimba (Nigeria). Coach of the year: Okey Emordi (Enyimba, Nigeria).
readMichael Jackson in hospital
17-02-2005
SANTA MARIA - Jury selection in Michael Jackson's child-molestation case was delayed for the second time in two weeks, after the pop superstar was taken to an emergency room with flu-like
readDiana death crash probe
17-02-2005
British police investigating the death of Princess Diana are using specialist equipment to search for new clues at the scene of the accident.Photographers and surveyors are using laser technology to
readIn Brief
17-02-2005
BAGHDAD - An Islamist Shi'ite politician and former exile emerged as the front-runner to become Iraq's new prime minister on Tuesday as horse-trading to decide the line-up of the next government
readHariri buried as tensions mount
17-02-2005
BEIRUT - The body of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon, was yesterday taken on a two-mile journey for burial in a mosque he built in the heart of the capital, Beirut.A
readEnvoys from Ecowas in Togo for leadership talks
17-02-2005
West African diplomats have met in Togo for talks on the crisis caused by the country's leadership succession.The regional body Ecowas has threatened Togo with sanctions if it does not revert to its
readHistoric Kyoto treaty to save world from warming takes effect without US
17-02-2005
KYOTO - The Kyoto Protocol, the landmark treaty requiring cuts in gas emissions which cause global warming, took effect Wednesday with the support of 141 nations but a boycott by the biggest polluter
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