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32 Articles found on Thursday, 13 January 2005
REST & REINTRODUCTION
13-01-2005
Rest has its headquarters on the farm African Wilderness Trails outside Otjiwarongo.Work focuses on the plight of Namibia's most endangered species - the Cape Griffon vulture. There are only 11
readImportant vulture dies of poisoning
13-01-2005
THE new year started on a tragic note for vulture conservation.One of the most important birds of prey used for research in Namibia died, presumably after being poisoned. The 18-month-old vulture,
readSouth Africa can boost growth above 5%
13-01-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa can achieve a growth rate of five per cent or more, the level seen as needed to bring down unemployment, Treasury Director Lesetja Kganyago said yesterday.Kganyago told
readYUKOS owner hands over controlling interest to partner
13-01-2005
MOSCOW - Jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has handed his controlling interest in stricken oil major YUKOS to a business partner, daily newspaper Vedomosti reported yesterday.Khodorkovsky,
readCheaper, safer fuel on local market
13-01-2005
WINDHOEK - A cheap, safe and clean fuel has entered the Namibian market with a system that has a ten-year warranty on the tank and three years on workmanship."There are now taxis that are running on
readBoy killed by croc
13-01-2005
AN eight-year-old boy is believed to have been killed by a crocodile near Shatipwera village in the Mukwe constituency.The body of Mungundu Tawa has still not been recovered since he went missing
readRosh Pinah seeks town status
13-01-2005
THE proclamation of the Rosh Pinah mining settlement as a town has reached an advanced stage, says the Ministry of Local Government.Deputy Director Pete Swart told The Namibian that they were
readChurches alarmed by moral decay at Rehoboth
13-01-2005
CHURCHES in Rehoboth have called on the Government to set up a rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addicts at the town as substance abuse continues to take its toll on residents.Six churches,
readCops locate murder victim's two cars
13-01-2005
THE Police in the North have located two vehicles, which were stolen from the house of the late Oshakati businessman Frank Thomas last year, in Angola."We are now negotiating with the Angolan police,"
readMbanderu Chief Nguvauva recovering after stroke
13-01-2005
MBANDERU Paramount Chief Munyuku Nguvauva II has been bedridden for the last two months as he recovers from a stroke, family members have confirmed.His wife, Karikondua Nguvauva, told The Namibian
readNBC reinstates radio devotions
13-01-2005
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) yesterday announced that it would reinstate morning and evening devotions on its radio services with immediate effect.This decision came after a meeting
readHigh Grade 10 exam failure rate worries youth group
13-01-2005
THE Chief Hosea Kutako Youth Forum has called on the Ministry of Basic Education to take at least 45 per cent of all students who fail Grade 10 back into the formal school system.Pro-Laaste
readHomeless man castrated in squatting row
13-01-2005
JOHANNESBURG - A homeless South African was castrated, stabbed with a screw driver and left for dead in a sewer after an argument over squatting in a derelict house, emergency services officials said
readGovt employee in court over missing student fees
13-01-2005
AN employee of the Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Employment Creation appeared in court yesterday in connection with the alleged theft of close to N$100 000 meant for study fees.The
readCatholic Church faces legal battle
13-01-2005
A LEGAL battle appears to be in the offing as the Roman Catholic Church diocese attempts to oust the parish priest of the St Mary's Help of Christians church in Khomasdal, Father Gert
readFestus Hakwenye kwa Sheetekela a hulitha mepipi lyomimvo 88
13-01-2005
MWENE gwomukunda Onawa popepi nOngenga mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena tatekulu Festus ya Sheetekela, a tseyika wo nawa nedhina Festus Hakwenye kwa Sheetekela, okwa manene oondjenda dhe
readOtaku kongwa okaana Jesca ya Mandume
13-01-2005
MEME Rauna ya Josef e li mUupindi mOshakati ota ti kutya otava kongo okaana kedina Jesca Mandume Nakuta Silas, tashi dulika ke li kOkongo mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, shi na sha nefyo la
readSakaria Hishoono a sa koshiponga shohauto
13-01-2005
OPOLISI mOshakati oya tseyitha kutya omukalimo a tseyika nawa gwomomukunda Onambuto (yokOndonga) moshitopolwa sha Hangwena tate Sakaria ya Hishoono okwa mana oondjenda dhe ombaadhilila mOlyomakaya ga
readGumwe a kuthwa moshiponga kOsikepa
13-01-2005
KUALA LUMPUR - Osikepa tayi piti po oya kutha OmuIndonesia gumwe moshiponga, ngoka a kala kombanda yomeya mefuta lya India konima sho efundja lye mu undulile mefuta ndika.Aakwanepangelo mu Malaysia
readOmulongisikola gwopo ST Bartolomeus CS i itsuwa i imangeleka mOshakati
13-01-2005
OMULONGISIKOLA gwopo St Bartolomeus Combined School pOmhata mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena Mathew Haifete gwoomvula omilongondatu lwaampoka okwiitsuwilwe i imangeleka momuti popepi nOmbuulaye
readOonime dha lya po oongombe dhaanafaalama moshitopolwa sha Shikoto
13-01-2005
OMBELEWA ya Kaansola gwOshikandjohogololo sha Muthiya oya tseyitha kutya oonime dhomwaalu gwontumba mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko odha li dhi iteyele momukunda Okwema muuzilombugantu wa MuthiyagwIipundi
readDouble All Black Jeff Wilson recalled from the wilderness
13-01-2005
WELLINGTON - The stellar career of double All Black Jeff Wilson was stunningly revived Wednesday when he was recalled to the New Zealand cricket team for the series against a World XI later this
readSub-Sahara swimming results
13-01-2005
THE Namibian swimming team delivered impressive performances during the recent Sub- Saharan swimming galas held in the capital.Namibia emerged as the overall winners, followed by Swaziland and Malawi
readPresident queries hotel stay
13-01-2005
ZAMBIAN President Levy Mwanawasa has apparently joined the debate over Kalusha Bwalya's accommodation arrangements in Lusaka.Bwalya has been staying at the posh Pamodzi Hotel since he was appointed
readMorientes signs for Liverpool
13-01-2005
MADRID - Real Madrid said yesterday that Spanish international forward Fernando Morientes has agreed terms on a three-and-a-half year contract with English Premiership giants Liverpool.The agreement
readNFA Cup Drew
13-01-2005
* The NFA has not yet announced on which day and time the teams will be playing, but the dates are set January 22 and 23.Mariental, Mariental Stadium Deportivo vs Golden Bees Young Beauties vs
readDamaseb warns referees
13-01-2005
NAMIBIA Football Association (NFA) president Petrus Damaseb yesterday warned that football referees would be penalised if they do not lift their level of competence.He said clubs and soccer fans have
readNo apology for terror suspect
13-01-2005
SYDNEY - An Australian terror suspect to be released without charge from a US naval base in Cuba would not receive an apology or compensation from the Australian government, Prime Minister John Howard
readViolence disrupts elections in Iraq
13-01-2005
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has admitted for the first time that violence will prevent some parts of Iraq voting in this month's election."There are some pockets that will not participate in the
readChild trafficking rampant in Mexico
13-01-2005
MEXICO CITY - It was a grisly discovery: The two boys had been disfigured by gashes, bruises, welts and burns.Their lifeless bodies were then bent into fetal positions, stuffed inside cardboard boxes
readIn Brief
13-01-2005
* BEIJING - China has appealed to Taiwan to allow direct flights between the island and the mainland during the Lunar New Year holiday in February.Taiwan has invested $100bn in China in recent years,
readWorld debates tsunami debt deal
13-01-2005
GENEVA - Finance officials from the Paris Club of rich creditor nations are to discuss whether to freeze the debts owed by tsunami-affected countries.The proposal already has the support of several
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