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35 Articles found on Thursday, 20 January 2005
Join the big flap at Walvis this weekend
20-01-2005
VOLUNTEERS are once again invited to take part in the summer bird count at the Walvis Bay wetland this weekend.More than 240 000 birds were counted a year ago, when almost 40 people took part in the
readAuthor gets down with Namib reptiles
20-01-2005
THE desert is not a barren place where you can go and do what you like, says the author of new book on reptiles in the Namib.That is exactly the belief Stuart Hebbard held on his first holiday in the
readConservancy pays off for Nyae Nyae community
20-01-2005
THE Nyae Nyae Conservancy in the Otjozondjupa Region has paid N$210 000 in cash to its adult members.Each of the 700 San members received N$300 as a cash benefit in December. This formed part of an
readNew phones help Motorola's profit jump 34%
20-01-2005
CHICAGO - Motorola Inc. rode strong sales of its 20 new cell phones to a 34 per cent increase in fourth-quarter profits, capping a resurgent year under new CEO Ed Zander.Both earnings and sales
readTwo Nigerian banks to merge
20-01-2005
ABUJA - Nigerian banks United Bank of Africa and Standard Trust Bank have agreed plans to merge and create the biggest bank in West Africa.The deal is also in line with a 2004 directive from the
readAustralian tourism bounces back after 3-yr slump
20-01-2005
SYDNEY - Australia attracted a record number of international visitors in 2004 as the tourism industry recovered from a three-year slump caused by terrorism fears and the SARS crisis, officials said
readTsunami fuels Sri Lanka's inflation: IMF
20-01-2005
COLOMBO - The losses suffered by Sri Lanka from the tsunami that battered its coastal areas last month are likely to be worse than expected, with economic growth, the balance of payments and inflation
readCancer Association keeps flame of hope burning
20-01-2005
THE Cancer Association spent more than N$760 000 between March and December last year in its fight against cancer.The money was mainly used to help cancer sufferers from across the country. Cancer
readWitbooi urges Karas focus on Agriculture
20-01-2005
DEPUTY Prime Minister Hendrik Witbooi has urged Karas regional councillors to place more effort on developing agriculture in the region.Officiating at the first ordinary meeting of the Third Karas
readWoman at Otjiwarongo shot by boyfriend
20-01-2005
A 23-year-old woman has been transferred from Otjiwarongo to the Windhoek Central Hospital after allegedly being shot, the Police reported in a crime bulletin released yesterday.Belinda Kanjone was
readNorthern schools full, hundreds still stranded
20-01-2005
CLOSE to 500 pupils in the Ohangwena and Oshikoto regions still have not found placement for Grade 11.The senior advisory teacher for the two regions, Nghihalwa Amoomo, told The Namibian that she
readOkavango River rising
20-01-2005
NAMWATER says the level of the Okavango River is rising very slowly compared to the same period last year.A senior NamWater official, John Muremi, told Nampa that the level stood at 4,6 metres on
readGovt urged to reinstate guarantee on AA loans
20-01-2005
GOVERNMENT has been warned to forget about redressing the current imbalances in Namibia's land distribution unless it reconsiders the decision to suspend its 35 per cent guarantee on the Affirmative
readDoomed MFV Meob Bay's last minutes revisited
20-01-2005
143 SECONDS. These seconds - less than two and a half minutes in which to make life-or-death decisions - were all the time that the crew of the fatally stricken fishing vessel MFV Meob Bay had to
readHome Affairs says net closing in on forgery masterminds
20-01-2005
THE Ministry of Home Affairs says there have been major new developments in cracking down on the forgery of immigration documents for foreigners, but yesterday back-tracked on a decision to reveal
readSwakop suspect reveals his ALL
20-01-2005
A CONGOLESE man accused of assault gave "the naked truth" a whole new meaning during an appearance in the Magistrate's Court at Swakopmund.John Boddo Lopez (36), who lives at Mondesa, has not only
readKatutura family left behind by the system
20-01-2005
WHEN schools opened this week, 10-year-old Avery Nowaseb and his 12-year-old brother Cassius stayed home to face another year without education.The two Nowaseb brothers have lived in the Namibian
readMinistry blows S&T budget
20-01-2005
EDUCATION officials blew their travel and subsistence budget within eight months during the 2004-2005 financial year, forcing the Ministry of Basic Education to suspend all foreign trips, workshops
readEyugo kwa homatiwa pOkaiti
20-01-2005
AALUMENTU yaali inaya tseyika oya yugu Ositola yimwe pOkaiti (Keetmanshoop) iimaliwa koomuma, ootyeke nosho wo uukalata wOoselula ayihe kumwe yongushu yOondola/N$50 000.Shika osha li sha ningwa
readOombuku otadhi longithwa mokukonga oomboma dhomevi mu Mozambique
20-01-2005
VILANCULOS, Mozambique - Ombuku onene ya Afrika otayi longo iilonga ya simana mu Mozambique, sho ya ndjoina oombwa moshikonga shokulombelwa omuntu mpoka pu na oomboma dhomevi.Ehangano lya Belgim tali
readOpolisi ya lundulula omapopyo gayo
20-01-2005
OMUKALIMO gwomoshitopolwa sha Caprivi, Rodwell 'Fred' Kauhano okwa galulilwa ishewe ku Namibia okuza ku Botswana hoka a li a fadhukila, Opolisi tayi koleke ngaaka mEtiyali oshiwike shika.Petameko lela
readEtungo lyOngeshefa ya tate Nashipili pOutapi lya pya po
20-01-2005
ETUNGO lyOngeshefa yomunangeshefa a tseyika nawa gwomOshakati tate Edward Nashipili, ndyoka lya kala mondoolopa yUutapi mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati, lya pya po komulilo kagu shiwike kutya ogwa
readMutorwa wants dedication
20-01-2005
SPORT Minister John Mutorwa has appealed for a deepened and an increased sense of dedication to duty, accountability and responsibility from all involved in sport this year.He said openness, fairness
readSouth Africa drop cricketer Steyn for fifth test
20-01-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa have axed fast bowler Dale Steyn for the fifth and final test against England starting tomorrow at Centurion.Steyn missed the third test in Cape Town with a shoulder strain
readLiverpool lose to Burnley
20-01-2005
BURNLEY - An own-goal by Djimi Traore handed Championship side Burnley a deserved 1-0 victory over Premiership giants Liverpool in the third round of the FA Cup here on Tuesday.Liverpool fielded an
readKuznetsova, Serena in scorching form
20-01-2005
MELBOURNE - Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova shrugged off the doping row which has clouded her Australian Open campaign to follow sizzling former champion Serena Williams into the third round
readErongo appeals for help
20-01-2005
THE Regional Executive Committee of the Erongo Soccer Region is calling on the business community of the Erongo Region to make financial contributions towards the Erongo Regional team in order to be
readAN signs coaching deal with Zimbabwe
20-01-2005
ATHLETICS Namibia (AN) has signed an agreement with Athletics Zimbabwe to train Namibian coaches to obtain International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Level One licences.AN President
readUS court finds itself confronted with 'a jury pool from hell'
20-01-2005
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Defence attorney Leslie Ballin called it the "jury pool from hell".The group of prospective jurors was summoned to listen to a case of Tennessee trailer park violence. Right after
readIn Brief
20-01-2005
BEIJING - China was scrambling to secure the release of eight nationals taken hostage and threatened with execution in Iraq as family members anxiously waited for news.BANDA ACEH - Indonesia - Floods
readAirbus superjumbo: white elephant or 747's nemesis?
20-01-2005
TOULOUSE - Airbus put its stamp on aviation history, unveiling the world's largest commercial jet and raising the stakes in its 35-year rivalry with Boeing Co.The A380 "superjumbo," revealed at a
readBritain presses US to lift China arms embargo
20-01-2005
LONDON - British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw acknowledged on Wednesday an EU plan to lift an arms embargo on China would create tensions with Washington but said both sides would have to manage their
readIndian army says Pakistan violated ceasefire
20-01-2005
JAMMU, INDIA - The Indian army said on Wednesday Pakistan had violated a 14-month-old ceasefire between the nuclear-armed rivals after mortars were fired across the military line dividing Kashmir,
readBaghdad bombs kill at least 26
20-01-2005
BAGHDAD - Insurgents detonated a suicide truck bomb outside Australia's embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday and hit Iraqi security targets with at least three car bombs, killing 26 less than two weeks
readBritain rocked by pictures of apparent Iraq abuse
20-01-2005
LONDON - Britain's newspapers published pictures on Wednesday of Iraqis apparently being abused by British soldiers under "Shame" and "Shock" headlines, in echoes of the Abu Ghraib scandal as a court
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