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35 Articles found on Thursday, 24 February 2005
Spanish surgeon comes to aid mutilated Kenyan children
24-02-2005
MADRID - A Spanish surgeon has come to the rescue of two Kenyan youngsters who had their penises cut off in their homeland during a bizarre ritual involving the creation of a potion reputedly able to
readBush disappoints European environmental activists
24-02-2005
BRUSSELS - US President George W Bush on Monday disappointed European environmental activists who had hoped for a wider commitment from the world's largest polluter to fighting global warming. Bush
readChina vows clean production methods
24-02-2005
NAIROBI - Emerging economic giant China has vowed to protect its environment and clean up existing damage despite the challenges posed by its rapid development.Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan, the
readResounding plea for action rings out from Kenya enviro gathering
24-02-2005
NAIROBI - Appeals for the world's governments to renew efforts to protect the Earth's ecology resounded here on Monday on the first day of an annual meeting of UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
readBoy drowns in pond
24-02-2005
A teenage boy drowned in a pond at Okathitu-ka-Kashokolo village in the Omusati Region on Sunday.The Police say 13-year-old Eliaser Natangwe Kandiwapa drowned while playing in the pond with his
readN$7,3m Defence fraud case goes to High Court
24-02-2005
WINDHOEK - Twenty-three of the 24 suspects accused of defrauding the Ministry of Defence and Sanlam Namibia insurance company of N$7,3 million by fabricating claims for death benefit payouts made
read'Caprivi 15' treason suspects refuse to budge on jurisdiction challenge
24-02-2005
THE 15 high treason suspects who lost their legal representation three weeks ago, have dug in their heels over their insistence that they want to dispute the Namibian State's power over the Caprivi
readFood aid thieves appear in court
24-02-2005
RUNDU - Three suspects in a drought relief scam appeared briefly before Rundu Magistrate Marilize Willemse on Tuesday.The three - Raphael Karavora, Mukosho Mathinus Kudumo and Julius Dausab - were
readTake it or leave it, MPs told
24-02-2005
THE youth wing of the Congress of Democrats has accused lawmakers in the National Assembly of being greedy and says they must accept their salaries or leave.
readWalvis Bay Mayor condemns violence
24-02-2005
THE Mayor of Walvis Bay, King Mandume Muatunga, has condemned the recent rape and murder of two little girls in the strongest terms in his monthly address at the Town Council meeting."Recent media
readNew Labour Act delays miff unions
24-02-2005
THE delay in the implementation of the new Labour Act has been met with fierce criticism from trade unionists.They say it is "unacceptable" that the law will be phased in gradually, and maintain that
readNew Labour Act delays miff unions
24-02-2005
THE delay in the implementation of the new Labour Act has been met with fierce criticism from trade unionists.They say it is "unacceptable" that the law will be phased in gradually, and maintain that
readQuiet Sesfontein shocked by double murder
24-02-2005
THE small community of Sesfontein in the Kunene Region is reeling from the shock of a double murder at the town on Sunday.Albertina Tjitana (75) and her granddaughter, Hilda Sonia Mbagu (19), were
readPressure put on Mayor to settle road rage case
24-02-2005
A CHARGE of assault laid against the Mayor of Walvis Bay by two sisters has been withdrawn following an out-of-court settlement between the two parties.King Mandume Muatunga has in turn withdrawn
read'More for all' in SA budget
24-02-2005
SOUTH AFRICA'S Finance Minister Trevor Manuel unveiled his 2005-06 budget in Cape Town yesterday, painting an upbeat picture of Africa's biggest economy.The SA economy is projected to expand by more
readMystery money bill flabbergasts MPs
24-02-2005
IN an unprecedented move, Minister of Finance Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila will today table a bill to appropriate additional funds to meet the needs of a single State entity until the end of the
read'Worst forms' of labour
24-02-2005
LONDON - One child in 12 is forced into the "worst forms" of labour, including slavery, the sex trade and hazardous and illicit activities, the British branch of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said
readQueen 'snubs' wedding
24-02-2005
LONDON - Buckingham Palace has rejected accusations that Britain's Queen Elizabeth snubbed her eldest son Prince Charles by deciding not to attend his wedding on April 8.Royal aides said the decision
readAustralia ota ka tuma natango aakwiita 450 ku Iraq
24-02-2005
AUSTRALIA ota ka tuma ishewe aakwiita ku Iraq ye li 450 , ya ka gamene 'eeindjinia' dhAajapana nokweeta mo uundemokoli, Omuprima gwoshilongo shika John Howard, osho a popi.Australia, ngoka e li kuume
readTogo a shunitha mo elundululo lyEkotampango
24-02-2005
O MUTUMBA gwopashigwana gwa Togo ogwa shunitha mo omalunduluko ngoka gwa ningile mEkotampango lyoshilongo, ngoka ga li ga petha Faure Eyadema (omonamati gwa nakusa Gnassigbe Eyadema) oshipundi
readNandos a pata
24-02-2005
OORESTAURANDA ndatu dha Nandos odha pata omolu okwaauvathana pokati kehangano lya Namibia Chicken Investment (NCI) nehangano epunguli lyopenzela yaaniilonga yEpangelo lya Government Pension
readAaKavango ya londodhwa kefundja
24-02-2005
RUNDU - Onkundana yetu zilile moshitopolwa sha Kavango otayi ti kutya Ngoloneya gwoshitopolwa shoka tate John Thighuru okwa indile aakalimo ayehe mboka ye li moshitopolwa shokomunkulo gwa Kavango, ta
readGumwe ta ka taalelela epangulo konima yomimvo 7
24-02-2005
O MUSOUTH Afrika ngoka a kala nokuhenuka Ompangu ya Namibia uule womimvo heyali okwa kondekwa nota ka holoka ngashiingeyi mOmpangu yOpombanda mOvenduka mu Apilili moshipotha shedhipago.
readOmunaveta omukuluntu i idhipaga
24-02-2005
O MUNAVETAKALELIPO omukuluntu, Etiene Du Toit, ngoka a kala nokukalelapo oonakupangulwa oyendji mu Namibia, okwi idhipaga pegumbo lye mu Johannesburg sha South Afrika oshiwike sha zi ko.Du Toit, ngoka
readNdeilenga a kwatwa po shi na sha nedhipago lyomukulukadhi gwe
24-02-2005
O MUKALIMO gwomEenhana mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena Robert Ndeilenga gwoomvula omilongo ndatu (30) okwa kwatwa po kOpolisi ya Eenhana shi na sha nedhipago lyomukulukadhi gwe meme Hilja
readLukas Mbango ota monene mo iihuna mOshoopala
24-02-2005
O MULUMENTU gwedhina Lukas Mbango, omukalimo gwomOshoopala (Amunghambya) mOshakatiuninginino mOshitopolwa sha Shana, nokwa zile aniwa kEpalala kOhalushu mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, oku li
readDe Wet victorious at waterski champs
24-02-2005
CHARL de Wet coasted to victory during the second leg of the waterski championships held at the Von Bach Dam last weekend, beating Marcel Suren into second place.De Wet won the event in the open men's
readWarriors to be ready for Cosafa: Damaseb
24-02-2005
NAMIBIA Football Association president Petrus Damaseb says Namibia will be more than ready to tackle Botswana in the Cosafa Castle Cup tie scheduled for Windhoek in April.Damaseb said all systems will
readLate goals dampen joy for Bayern and Liverpool
24-02-2005
LONDON - Bayern Munich and Liverpool, seemingly coasting to 3-0 victories in the Champions League on Tuesday, were hit by late goals that could seriously damage their progress to the quarter-finals in
readJackson case resumes
24-02-2005
After two weeks of delays, jury selection resumed in the Michael Jackson case with attorneys dismissing half the number of jurors they are allowed to dismiss at will, and cutting 20 people off the
readMbeki rebukes US over Zim
24-02-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Thabo Mbeki has criticised the United States for listing Zimbabwe as one of the world's "outposts of tyranny", saying his country could help its neighbour hold
readIran earthquake death toll rises to 500
24-02-2005
ISLAMABAD - Rescue teams using dogs and heavy machinery pulled more bodies from the ruins of flattened villages in central Iran on Wednesday, raising the death toll from a powerful earthquake to at
readBush stresses unity with Germany
24-02-2005
US President George W Bush and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder have made a show of unity following their divisions over the war in Iraq.Bush is in Germany on the third day of a European tour designed to
readMain Shi'ite group nominates new Iraqi PM
24-02-2005
BAGHDAD - The United Iraqi Alliance, Iraq's main Shiite political coalition, has nominated Ibrahim al-Jaafari to be the country's next prime minister, a top political official has said.The official, a
readIN BRIEF
24-02-2005
*RAMALLAH - Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie presented a revamped government list to parliament for endorsement on Wednesday in an effort to end a crisis that had threatened his job.*SEOUL -
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