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37 Articles found on Wednesday, 23 February 2005
A bright future beckons: Mbeki
23-02-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africans have every reason to be confident of a bright future for their country, says President Thabo Mbeki. Writing in the African National Congress' on-line publication, ANC
readA land where life is short and poor
23-02-2005
Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana as the country with the highest HIV-AIDS infection rate, at almost 39 per cent of the population * Swazi men have a life expectancy of 39 years and women only 35
readDon't take photos of my latest car, Swazi king decrees
23-02-2005
KING MSWATI III of Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarch, has hit back at mounting criticism of his extravagant lifestyle by banning all photographs of a growing fleet of luxury cars.The
readBanks still in foreign hands
23-02-2005
NAMIBIA'S banking sector remains highly foreign owned and only Bank Windhoek can be classified as local owned, the Bank of Namibia said yesterdayThe Bank of Namibia's research department recently did
readNamfish liquidates subsidiaries
23-02-2005
WINDHOEK - The High Court of Namibia on Monday granted provisional orders for the winding-up of Lalandii and Northern Fishing, subsidiaries of the troubled Namibia Fishing Industries Ltd.
readNam Harvest finalises deal
23-02-2005
NAMIBIAN Harvest Investments Limited (NHI), an empowerment financial services company, announced the finalisation of its shareholder agreement between the Namibian Empowerment Consortium and
readTelecom contract with Dimension
23-02-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Telecom Namibia Limited, the national telecommunications operator of Namibia, has signed a three-year maintenance and support contract with Dimension Data South Africa.The agreement,
readNujoma on media bias
23-02-2005
PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma has urged the government-owned New Era newspaper to contribute to nation building by promoting a balanced view of the countrys socio-economic agenda.Nujoma made the request as
readNudo cheated kindergarten, owner claims
23-02-2005
A YOUNG woman from Katutura was left fuming after the National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) "bought" a mobile structure from her five months ago, only to return it because they thought it was
readKavango flood warning
23-02-2005
RUNDU - Kavango Regional Governor John Thighuru has urged people living along the Kavango River, mainly those in flood-prone areas, to move their livestock to higher ground.Thighuru said the river was
readTjongarero's son drops a bombshell
23-02-2005
THE late Daniel Tjongarero's son dropped a bombshell on Monday when he told a crowd of people that those who caused his father's death are today living large, occupying high positions in
readMurder suspect faces trial after 7 years on the run
23-02-2005
A SOUTH African man who evaded Namibian justice for some seven years is set to go on trial on a charge of murder in the High Court in Windhoek in April.Murder suspect Dean Whatley was 30 years old
readSA writers mourn Dalene Matthee
23-02-2005
CAPE TOWN - Dalene Matthee, who died at the weekend, successfully bridged the gap between quality and popular literature, say fellow authors."Maybe she just held out until her new book, 'Die
readGoing, going, Gonzo: 60s icon shoots himself
23-02-2005
LOS ANGELES - Hunter S Thompson, a renegade journalist whose "gonzo" style threw out any pretence at objectivity and established the hard-living writer as a counter-culture icon, fatally shot himself
readMan arrested for stabbing wife, daughter
23-02-2005
POLICE at Eenhana are investigating the murder of Lahja Ndeitwa, who was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband, Robert Ndeilenga on Sunday night.Ndeilenga (30) appeared in court at Eenhana
readFeel our pain: Namibia's MPs feel hard done by
23-02-2005
THE harsh realities of being a lawmaker were revealed in the National Assembly yesterday when MPs complained about long working hours, and described their pension and medical aid benefits as
readWorkers at Cadilu remain adrift in a sea of legal uncertainties
23-02-2005
THE fate of more than 100 seagoing workers facing retrenchment from the Cadilu Fishing Company at Walvis Bay remains uncertain.The resumption of a Labour Court case yesterday turned into a technical
read500 Namfish jobs on line
23-02-2005
NAMIBIA Fishing Industries (Namfish) has become the latest victim of the ailing fishing industry, with more than 500 workers' jobs on the line.The High Court of Namibia on Monday granted provisional
readNone of the four semi-finalists is based in either of the towns.
23-02-2005
Gaweseb told Nampa that no suitable stadium was available in Windhoek for the semi-final matches slated for March 12.However, the organising committee is still looking for suitable venues closer to
readMoshipolwa sha Caprivi otaya ilongekidhile efundja
23-02-2005
A AKALIMO yomoshitopolwa sha Caprivi oye li taya ilongekidhile natango efundja lya kindja, sho omeya momulonga gwa Zambezi po Katima Mulilo oge li po tagu tumbu. Nonande ongula natango okupopya
readOmukuluntusikola pOnamunama a dhenga aniwa okanona
23-02-2005
ONKUNDANA ye tu zilila kOnamunama mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, otayi ti kutya Omukuluntusikola pOnamunama okwa dhenga okanona kopOsikola ye kokakadhona noshinima shatya ngaaka osha lopotwa
readMutorwa ta ka yamukula keindilo lya Utjiue
23-02-2005
O OHAHENDE ndhoka dhi lilepo Seuaa Karuaihe-Samupofu, ngoka e na omonakadhona a tindilwa okushuna mosikola nuumvo kOsikola ya Windhoek High School (WHS) konima sho a mono okanona mu Desemba omumvo
readOmuwiliki gwa Togo e li moshipyu kuuyuni
23-02-2005
LOME - OKOMSI yiilongo yAaEuropa/European Commission (EU) oya popi kutya Omupresidende omupe gwa Togo Faure Gnassigbe naayambidhidhi ye, oyo ya eta oshilongo shika shi kalwe kokule
read"Efundja otali ya.
23-02-2005
Omadhidhiliko opo ge li kutya natu ilongekidhe," Kooper ta popi ngaaka.Omadheulo gaanambelewa mboka taya ka kwathela aantu mboka taya ka tembuka, okwa tegelwa ga ka tameke omwedhi tu uka. Omumvo gwa
readOmupresidende Sam Nujoma mUumbangalantu
23-02-2005
G AVENA yOshitopolwa sha Shana, Klemens Kashuupulwa, ohela okwa tseyitha kutya Omupresidende Sam Nujoma okuza ongula nena ota ka kala mUumbangalantu moka ta kala iipyakidhila oshiwike ashihe.Pa
readAnna Hamutenya ta kongo he
23-02-2005
OKAKADHONA koomvula 22 komomukunda Ohameya (Ohameva) popepi nOkongo mOshikandjohogololo sha Kongo mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena Anna Hamutenya, otaka kongo tate gwako David Hamutenya, ngoka taka ti kutya
readNamibia Premier League
23-02-2005
Top 20 Goalscorers...1. Armando Pedro Blue Waters 17 2. Meraai Swartbooi Blue Waters 14 3. Frans van Wyk Friends 12 4. William Chilufya Civics 11 5. Nelson Akwenye Tigers 9 6. Rudie Louw Civics 9
readRoessing marathon on cards
23-02-2005
THE Roessing Namibia Marathon Championship, organised by Swakop Striders, will take place for the 14th consecutive year in Swakopmund on Saturday, February 26.The winner of the event will be crowned
readRazi faces bleak future
23-02-2005
NAMIBIAN professional footballer Razundara Tjikuzu, who was recently fired by his German Bundesliga side Hansa Rostock, will find himself on the sidelines for the next five months or even
read11 billion messages herald New Year
23-02-2005
BEIJING - Chinese mobile phone users sent a record 11 billion text messages during the week-long Spring Festival holiday, ringing in the Lunar New Year in style, Xinhua news agency said on Friday.The
readHigh hopes for bird-flu conference
23-02-2005
HO CHI MINH CITY - Animal and human health experts headed to Vietnam's southern business capital yesterday for an international conference focused on eradicating the deadly bird flu virus.Delegations
readAustralia to send 450 more troops to Iraq
23-02-2005
CANBERRA - Australia will send 450 more troops to southern Iraq to help protect Japanese engineers and bolster democracy, Prime Minister John Howard announced Tuesday, going back on a pledge not to
readNigerians mull nation's future
23-02-2005
Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo has opened a national political conference in the capital which could pave the way to constitutional reform.There have been decade-long calls for Nigerians to
readBush appeals for more NATO support in Iraq
23-02-2005
BRUSSELS - US President George W President Bush is pressing his agenda for a refurbished trans-Atlantic alliance at back-to-back summits with NATO and the European Union."The Iraqis have defied the
readTogo reverses 'coup' changes Togo's
23-02-2005
National Assembly has voted to reverse constitutional changes that allowed President Gnassingbe Eyadema's son to take power when his father died.The army's installation of Faure Gnassingbe caused an
readHundreds killed in Iranian quake
23-02-2005
An earthquake has hit several villages in south-eastern Iran, killing at least 400 people and injuring hundreds more.The 6.4-magnitude quake, which struck at about 0600 (0230 GMT), was centred near
readIn Brief ...
23-02-2005
*RAMALLAH - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was deep in political crisis on Tuesday over the inclusion of members of Yasser Arafat's corruption-tainted "old guard" in a new cabinet up for approval
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