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38 Articles found on Thursday, 6 January 2005
Bungled AIDS study in Uganda, whistleblower says
06-01-2005
WASHINGTON -A United States funded study on an AIDS drug was so poorly conducted that it potentially put the lives of hundreds of mothers and babies in Uganda at risk, a government whistleblower said
readLaptops might damage fertility
06-01-2005
LONDON - Teenagers and young men should keep their laptops off their laps because they could damage fertility, an expert said Thursday.Laptops, which reach high internal operating temperatures, can
readUS appeals court backs Internet music
06-01-2005
WASHINGTON - A second U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday that the recording industry can't force Internet providers to identify music downloaders under a disputed copyright law.The decision doesn't
readRand stumbles further against rallying dollar
06-01-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand stumbled further versus the resurgent dollar on Wednesday though it was well off the almost one-month lows hit in overnight trade.The rand's gains of 18.5 per cent
readCompanies helping smooth tsunami aid effort
06-01-2005
GENEVA - Private companies have stepped in to try to smooth aid deliveries in Indonesia, the country hardest hit by a tsunami around the Indian Ocean, the United Nations said.European and US
readTwo wounded in gunplay
06-01-2005
A YOUNG man was seriously injured at Swakopmund on Monday night when he was hit by a stray bullet fired by a man still celebrating the New Year three days later.Simon Erastus Pinias (20) was shot in
readService station robbery
06-01-2005
TWO petrol attendants at the Trentyre Service Station in Tsumeb were held up by two robbers early on Monday morning.According to the Police, the robbers forced the attendants into a room and locked
readSecurity guard lays assault charge
06-01-2005
SECURITY guard Markus Hausiku has laid a charge against his employer for a beating which he said occurred at 05h00 on the morning of December 18.According to Hausiku, he was sitting at his post near
readThieves hit tourism office
06-01-2005
MORE than N$43 000 in cash was stolen from the offices of Mu Africa Distribution and Tours in the Advanced Centre in Oshakati during the night of December 21.The manager of Mu Africa, Lavinia
readNo fuel price increases
06-01-2005
GOVERNMENT has kept its promise to keep fuel prices as low as possible despite the rising crude oil prices, by announcing its decision to roll over the prevailing fuel pump prices until next
readNEFA to train new farmers
06-01-2005
GOBABIS - The Namibia Emerging Farmers Association (NEFA) has committed itself to work together with the Government to ensure that the land reform programme goes ahead without hindrance, the
readNam on tsunami disaster
06-01-2005
THE Namibian Government says it was stunned by the magnitude of one of the worst natural calamities of recent times and has called on the nation to open their hearts and hands towards the victims of
readSwapo Gobabis petition forwarded to High Court
06-01-2005
GOBABIS - The Gobabis Magistrate's Court has forwarded the Swapo Party's petition of concern about the regional council election results for the Otjombinde Constituency to the High Court.In the
readLittle progress made in 'muti murder' probe
06-01-2005
POLICE in the Kavango Region have questioned a middle-aged man in connection with the gruesome murder of a 79-year-old woman whose head was found floating on the Kavango River, but could not obtain
readDrunken druver injures seven pedestrians
06-01-2005
OSHAKATI - Police in Oshakati arrested a 38-year-old man on charges of reckless or negligent driving and driving under the influence of alcohol on Tuesday night.According to the Police, Alex Elago,
readCrayfish robbers brought to book
06-01-2005
THREE Walvis Bay residents were caught with 30 undersized crayfish in their possession over the festive period.They also had seven crayfish in excess of their daily quota of seven per person. The
readConcern over Chinese 'stripping all marine life'
06-01-2005
ALARM has been sounded at the coast over a worrying increase in incidents of Chinese nationals living in Namibia indiscriminately stripping the ocean of marine life.Several incidents were reported
readNew evidence on Works scam
06-01-2005
INVESTIGATORS probing a massive tender scam at the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication have discovered new and vital information to be used against five top officials suspended because of
readOmupolisi i idhipaga nondjembo ye mwene
06-01-2005
OPOLISI mOshitopolwa sha Musati oya lopota kutya Omunambelewa gwOmupolisi Konstabela Paulus Nande Nuuyoma, ngoka a adhika ta longele kOmweelo gwokoongamba lwokOpuwo hoka, okwiikutha omwenyo ye mwene
readAanamibia yi iyamba oku ka kwathela ku Asia
06-01-2005
AANIILONGA moshikondo shuuyaku yAanamibia ye li 11 oyi iyamba okundjoina ehangano lyOmushigakano omutiligane mu Namibia/Namibia Red Cross Society (NRCS) ya ka gandja omakwathelo gopaunamiti kaantu
readShaumbwa, Alarki na Blasius ya sa moshiponga shohauto
06-01-2005
AAKALIMO yatatu yomOmbalantu moshitopolwa sha Musati, oya mana oondjenda ombaadhilila dho ohauto moka ya li yi idhenge mumwe nonkwawo.Oyo nee Josef Shaumbwa gwoomvula 54, a kala kEpalela kwali
readOmundholongo gumwe i iyaka mOshipangelo
06-01-2005
OMUNANDHOLONGO gumwe a li a tegelela epangulo - shi na sha nokukwata niingangamithi, okwa iyaka mOshipangelo sha Central Hospital mOvenduka uusiku wOsoondaha.Opolisi oya tseyitha kutya omulumentu
readOsenda yoothigwa naanuulema yopEpumbu ya pewa Okili ko The Namibian
06-01-2005
OSHIFO sha The Namibian oshi li sha pandulwa noonkondo kaanona yoothigwa naamboka aanuulema yopOsenda yedhina Daddy Roland Grebner Orphans and Disability, Epumbu Rehabilitation Centre, ndjoka tayi
readFNB a gandja Omagano gOkili kAanuulema mOshipangelo sha Shakati
06-01-2005
OMBAANGA ya First National Bank (FNB) meti 23 Desemba 2004, oya gandjele omagano gOkili kAanuulema yomOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati, sha ningwa kOmukuluntu gwOshitayimbaanga shika mOshakati
readSackeus Tobias a yahwa nondjembo kumuntu e ta fadhuka po
06-01-2005
OPOLISI ya Ndangwa otayi kongo omuntu ngoka a yaha okusa Sackeus Tobias gwokOnankali mOndonga ndele ta fadhuka po, sha ningilwa pOnethindi pokati kuusiku wokupendukila Okrisimesa yeti 25 Desemba
readGerman footballers in Nam
06-01-2005
THE German Students Invitational side arrived in Namibia yesterday to play a friendly match against a selected President side at the Independence Stadium tomorrow.The match starts at 19h00. Entrance
readUnam starts training
06-01-2005
UNAM Hockey club starts with preparations for a challenging 2005 season on Monday, January 10 at the UN Plaza in Katutura.Training will start at 18h00 for the ladies and 19h00 for men. New and old
readTrescothick falls to second ball
06-01-2005
CAPE TOWN - England lost Marcus Trescothick for a second-ball duck as they began their marathon battle to save the third test against South Africa yesterday.The home side earlier lost five quick
readDrogba puts Chelsea in touching distance of title
06-01-2005
LONDON - Didier Drogba has put Chelsea within touching distance of their first English title in 50 years after Jose Mourinho's side opened up a commanding seven-point lead at the top of the
readDeaflymics begin with 3,500 athletes
06-01-2005
MELBOURNE - More than 3,500 hearing-impaired athletes from 94 countries will begin competition today in the Deaflympics, a major test for the city's venues ahead of next year's Commonwealth Games.The
readSearch for technical director still ongoing
06-01-2005
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) has not yet conducted interviews for the position of technical director, as their offices are still closed for the holidays.The interviews were to be conducted
readIsrael to let PLO chairman campaign in east Jerusalem
06-01-2005
JERUSALEM - Israel is prepared to let PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas, the front-runner in this weekend's Palestinian presidential race, campaign in annexed east Jerusalem, a senior official said
readRats, garbage, moved from Kenyan market
06-01-2005
NAIROBI - Workers at Kenya's main market have killed some 6 000 rats, trucked away 750 tons of garbage and sucked 70 tons of human waste out of latrines in three days of the first major clean-up of
readIndonesia welcomes possibility of tsunami debt relief
06-01-2005
JAKARTA - Indonesia's president yesterday welcomed the possibility of debt relief to help cope with the tsunami disaster that killed at least 94 200 in this southeast Asian nation, the most of any
read18 dead in ambush of Algerian convoy patrol: report
06-01-2005
ALGIERS - Islamic extremists killed 18 people in an ambush of an army convoy south of the capital Algiers, the daily newspaper L'Expression reported yesterday.The paper said some 50 extremists used a
readDisco owner takes responsibility in fire
06-01-2005
BUENOS AIRES - An owner of a Buenos Aires nightclub that went up in flames last week, killing 185 people, on Tuesday accepted his responsibility for the tragedy, his attorney said."Omar Chaban will
readJapan willing to freeze tsunami nations' debt
06-01-2005
TOKYO - Japan is willing to grant a debt moratorium for countries hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami and is also prepared to give more aid once the needs for rebuilding become clearer, Foreign Minister
readRescuers unearth tsunami horror in the Andamans
06-01-2005
PORT BLAIR, India - Indian rescuers using heavy equipment yesterday shifted mountains of debris in the Andaman islands unearthing horrors trapped beneath after tsunamis slammed into the
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