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48 Articles found on Thursday, 21 July 2005
18 million facing food shortages
21-07-2005
ADDIS ABABA - Poor rains and high crop prices have left more than 18 million people with serious food shortages in 10 African countries, a food security monitoring group said.Diminishing water
readZim rules out flexible exchange rate
21-07-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe will not liberalise the exchange rate soon because of widespread indiscipline in the economy, central bank head Gideon Gono said yesterday, but he did not rule out reverting to a
readGlobal mining sector profits doubled
21-07-2005
WINDHOEK - A recent report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers indicated that profits in the global mining sector have more than doubled last year.The report, 'Mine - Enter the Dragon' provided a
readAmazon.com opens South African centre
21-07-2005
CAPE TOWN - Leading online retailer Amazon.com has opened a development centre in the information technology hub of of Cape Town.Several leading information technology firms have set up base in Cape
readSA SMEs to get R325m from banks
21-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's state-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and French firm Thales have arranged a 325 million rand lending facility for small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) in
readSignwriting his way to success
21-07-2005
HIS works are literally all over the place.They are the signs that people use for information in their daily activities.Traffic signs, billboards, information posters, vehicle graphics - Nicky Bok is
readOkahandja power squabbles drag on
21-07-2005
OKAHANDJA Town Councillors have been sent home empty-handed after a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Libertina Amathila failed to achieve what they had hoped.Another bid to oust embattled CEO
readWoman killed in collision with Minister's car
21-07-2005
A 62-year-old British national was killed yesterday morning when a car in which Labour Minister Alpheus Naruseb was travelling in ploughed into her vehicle on the Okahandja-Karibib road.The woman,
readBusiness saboteurs warned
21-07-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday warned businesspeople against damaging Namibia's reputation as an investor-friendly country."You will agree with me that the reported cases of insolvencies
readLeft destitute
21-07-2005
PASKALINA Mukenge's house at Otjiwarongo burnt to the ground on June 6, leaving her and her children homeless and without a single possession.The fire broke out while Mukenge was working a night
readSADC makes progress on wetland sites
21-07-2005
A NUMBER of SADC member states have made progress in protecting their wetlands, as required by the United Nations Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, also known as the Ramsar
readNamibia making good progress on basic education
21-07-2005
AFRICA needs to recruit four million new teachers and provide continuous training to about 16 million existing teachers in the next 10 years to keep up with the positive trends in education on the
readGirl (17) shot at school
21-07-2005
RUNDU - A 17-year-old girl is receiving treatment in the Rundu State Hospital after being shot in the face at school.The incident took place at Mpungu village in the western Kavango Region on Monday.
readShoplifting at city stores remains a problem
21-07-2005
WINDHOEK - The number of shoplifting cases reported in Namibia last year was slightly lower than the previous year, but it remains a serious problem for shop owners.Police Chief Inspector Angula
readPlea on paypoint toilets
21-07-2005
A SWAPO member of the National Council has called on the Ministry of Health to build public toilets at the Katutura Post Office.Margareth Mensah-Williams told the House that pensioners queuing for
readCops ask for help in tracking down hit-and-run driver in silver BMW 3
21-07-2005
THE Police are looking for a BMW driver who is suspected of having fled from the scene of a fatal hit-and-run accident in Windhoek's Olympia suburb yesterday morning.A middle-aged driver, described by
readI don't beat children, says sued teacher
21-07-2005
THE teacher at the centre of a High Court case in which a schoolboy is suing the teacher and the Minister of Education for N$50 000, stated his side of the matter this week - and emphatically denied
readImpoverished Namibians willing to pay for water
21-07-2005
WITH millions of dollars owed to bulk water supplier NamWater, municipalities, regional councils and other water service providers, research shows that non-payment might not be as big a problem as
readImpoverished Namibians willing to pay for water
21-07-2005
WITH millions of dollars owed to bulk water supplier NamWater, municipalities, regional councils and other water service providers, research shows that non-payment might not be as big a problem as
readKapia na katukilwe onkatu, e ta kuthwa miilonga
21-07-2005
E WAWA lyaangundu mongundu yo Congress of Democrats (CoD) olya ningi eindilo kOmupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba kutya na kuthe miilonga pakathimbo Ominista yopevi yIilonga nOmakwatathano gOpangodhi,
readKuku Maria Ekandjo a hulithila mOnandjokwe
21-07-2005
OMUKALIMO gwomomukunda Oniipa mOndonga moshitopolwa sha Shikoto kuku Maria Nauwanga Ekandjo okwa manene oondjenda dhe moshipangelo sha Nandjokwe meti 13 Juli 2005 konima yuuwehame wokathimbo okafupi
readEpangulo lya Ludeke lya tumbulwa
21-07-2005
E PANGULO lyomukalimo gumwe gwopOshaanda, Dewald Ludeke, ngoka ta tamanekelwa oshipotha shedhipago lyakuume ke ngoka ta popi kutya okwi idhipaga mwene, olya tsilikwa konyala noomwedhi mbali.Ludeke
readEpukululo koshigwana nokaaleshi yetu ayehe aaholike
21-07-2005
NGASHI ngiika oyendji mu shi shi, muutoolinkunda, ano mIifo, kamu shangwa omadhina ga fupipikwa.Edhina oli na okukala lyiihwapo nawa alihe.Ano edhina lyoye mwene nofani yoye, agehe gaali oge na
readMenindjela gwa SSC a kuthwa miilonga
21-07-2005
Menindjela gwIiniwe nIikwamambo mu Social Security Commission (SSC), Avril Green okwa kuthwa miilonga pakathimbo mOmaandaha.Otaku popiwa kutya Green okwa dhana onkandangala onene moshinima shoka sha
readDila e kende game enters fray
21-07-2005
THE Namibia Dila e kende Sports Association (NDSA) was launched in Windhoek yesterday with the aim to revive and make the old cultural activity a national sport code.Dila e kende is a game that was
readNamibians named in all-African rugby squad
21-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - The first all-African rugby squad was named on yesterday to play South Africa Students at Ellis Park on Saturday.A 23-man squad representing 12 countries will be known as the African
readRecord nine black Boks in SA squad
21-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa named a record nine black players in a 22-man squad for the second Mandela Challenge test against Australia on Saturday and a record six black players will start the
readHow the Ashes got their name
21-07-2005
LONDON - Mention the word 'Ashes' to any cricket fan and they know instantly you are talking about a Test contest between England and Australia.But cricket's oldest rivals had been playing each other
readSport Extra
21-07-2005
* THE man of the series during the Ashes contest starting at Lords today will be presented with the inaugural Compton-Miller medal.The award is named in honour of Dennis Compton and Keith Miller and
readWindies retain Lawson for Test
21-07-2005
KANDY - The second-string West Indies will retain Jermaine Lawson for the second Test against Sri Lanka here from tomorrow despite the fast bowler being reported for a suspect action.The 23-year-old
readSwartz, Davin in tennis singles wins
21-07-2005
KENDALL Swartz has won the men's singles competition of the Senior Tennis Tournament staged at the Central Tennis Courts Saturday.Swartz beat Deon van Wyk in the final 6-3, 6-3 and earned himself
readRooney denies rift with Ferguson
21-07-2005
LONDON - England striker Wayne Rooney insisted on Wednesday that he had not fallen out with Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson after travelling home alone following the club's friendly at Clyde.The
readNamibian junior cyclists excel at Eric von Enter
21-07-2005
A Namibian junior cycling team ended fourth out of 13 provincial teams at the South African Interprovincial Championships held in Gariep Dam, Free State, from July 6 to 9.The four Namibian girls
readDila e kende game enters fray
21-07-2005
THE Namibia Dila e kende Sports Association (NDSA) was launched in Windhoek yesterday with the aim to revive and make the old cultural activity a national sport code.Dila e kende is a game that was
readEthiopia's Prime Minister wins green revolution prize
21-07-2005
ETHIOPIAN Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has been named the winner of a Norwegian US$200 000 (about N$1,4 million) prize that promotes United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan's call for a green
readEnergy excess
21-07-2005
US lawmakers working out details of a broad US energy bill voted on Tuesday to expand daylight-saving time by two months to conserve energy, but refused to boost mileage requirements for gas-guzzling
readFrench doctor Alain Bombard crossed Atlantic in a dinghy
21-07-2005
TOULON - French doctor Alain Bombard, who crossed the Atlantic in a dinghy to prove that shipwrecked sailors could survive off the sea's bounty, died on Tuesday in southern France, hospital officials
readWilliam C Westmoreland, the US's man in Vietnam
21-07-2005
CHARLESTON - Years after the Vietnam War, retired General William Westmoreland remained steadfast, proud of his command and of his support for a bigger military at a time when American casualties
readBritish troops' war crime trial 'could stem Islamic militancy'
21-07-2005
LONDON - The decision by British prosecutors to try soldiers for war crimes over the alleged abuse of prisoners in Iraq could "blunt" the appeal of Islamic extremism, a leading British Muslim group
readPakistan detains 200 in post-London crackdown
21-07-2005
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has detained over 200 suspected Islamic militants in a crackdown launched in response to the London bombings, twice the number given earlier, interior ministry officials said
readRice urges speedy African Union deployment in Darfur
21-07-2005
DAKAR - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the African Union on Tuesday to cut through any bureaucratic or political obstacles and speed its deployment of troops to Sudan's war-ravaged
readBush picks conservative judge for Supreme Court
21-07-2005
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush nominated conservative judge John Roberts to the US Supreme Court, a move that could shape the outcome of battles over volatile issues like abortion for
readUN appeals for aid to combat Niger's crisis
21-07-2005
UNITED NATIONS - UN relief co-ordinator Jan Egeland on Tuesday appealed for millions of dollars in aid from donors to tackle an "acute humanitarian crisis" in the west African state of Niger where
readHurricane Emily gathers fury
21-07-2005
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico - Dangerously gathering strength, Hurricane Emily lumbered toward the shores of Mexico's Tamaulipas state, where it was expected to make final landfall yesterday after killing 10
readChina demands that Japan take responsibility for germ warfare
21-07-2005
BEIJING - China yesterday demanded that Japan take responsibility for the actions of its military in World War II after a Tokyo court rejected damages for Chinese victims of Japan's notorious germ
readIsrael parliament rejects Gaza Strip pullout delay
21-07-2005
JERUSALEM - Israel's parliament yesterday rejected bills to delay a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, defeating a late attempt by opponents of the plan to have it postponed before evacuations start
readIraq constitution body in turmoil
21-07-2005
BAGHDAD - Four Sunni Arabs on the team charged with writing Iraq's constitution suspended their membership yesterday after the killing of three colleagues, a move that could delay the drafting of the
readIn Brief
21-07-2005
* CRISIS - President George W Bush said he hoped new six-party crisis talks this month would make North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il see "common sense" and abandon his nuclear weapons drive.* BOMB - A
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