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46 Articles found on Thursday, 28 July 2005
MTN customers jump 8,9 per cent
28-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African mobile phone operator MTN increased subscribers by 8,9 per cent in the April-June period to 17,04 million but average revenues per user fell, the company said
readCanon profit climbs 7,5 per cent
28-07-2005
TOKYO - Japanese electronics maker Canon Inc.reported a 7,5 per cent increase in second-quarter profit yesterday, helped by rising sales of printers and digital cameras.Net income rose to US$734
readGuineafowl plans for Rundu
28-07-2005
RUNDU - The Rundu Rural West Constituency Regional Councillor Herbert Shixwameni on Tuesday announced that plans are underway to start a guineafowl community project in his constituency.Shixwameni
readBurundi coffee output seen slashed
28-07-2005
BUJUMBURA - Burundi expects coffee production to fall sharply to 6 000 tonnes worth about US$15 million (N$100,5 million) this year from 37 000 tonnes valued at US$65 million in 2004, partly due to a
readIMF welcomes rich nations donor pledge
28-07-2005
MAPUTO - The International Monetary Fund welcomed the G8 rich nations' pledge to increase donor spending on Africa but also wants to see trade for developing countries addressed, its deputy managing
readCrippling SAA strike may end soon
28-07-2005
CAPE TOWN - A crippling pay strike by workers of South Africa's national carrier spilled into a sixth day yesterday but a third-party mediator announced that "an in-principle agreement" had been
readBarclays-Absa complete takeover deal
28-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Barclays and the largest South African retail bank group Absa yesterday announced the completion of a historic deal in which British bank acquired a 53,96 per cent stake for a record 30
readDiplomatic immunity stalls Ashipembe trial again
28-07-2005
THE trial of a Namibian diplomat's grandson, Ismael (Zondi) Ashipembe, pleading to 67 criminal charges in the Pretoria Regional Court, stalled yesterday over the status of his indemnity against
readThe Avid-SSC money trail
28-07-2005
IF the jam-packed public galleries in the High Court that have marked the Companies Act enquiry into a N$30 million Social Security Commission investment this week are any indication, this has
readAvid liquidators make move on Namangol and Josea's assets
28-07-2005
THIS is not turning out to be a good week for Nico Josea.A day after he was suddenly arrested in connection with his involvement in the disappearance of N$30 million in welfare money that was
read'It wasn't me'
28-07-2005
PAULUS KAPIA might have been a director of a company that, despite its obvious inexperience, managed to scoop a N$30 million investment from the Social Security Commission, but he was blissfully
readOshakati takes charge of open market
28-07-2005
THE Oshakati Town Council has taken over the ownership and running of the town's open market (Omatala) from the Namibia Development Corporation (NDC).Council spokesman Loth Nehemia says the Council
readUS govt donates 10 000 textbooks to Namibia
28-07-2005
THE donation of 10 000 textbooks by the United States government to Namibia should assist in alleviating the critical book shortage in Namibian schools.On average five pupils are required to share a
readGrassroots vets
28-07-2005
LIMITED access to veterinarian services and information does not leave communal farmers wringing their hands in despair, but rather motivates them to fill the gap themselves.In 1995, the Directorate
readNamdeb forks out N$6m for enviro
28-07-2005
NAMDEB spent close to N$6 million on environmental management last year, the company's 2004 annual report says.The review said significant work had been undertaken to rehabilitate previously mined
readCheetah Conservation shows ropes to conservancy farmers
28-07-2005
THE survival of species such as cheetahs, lions, wild dogs and elephants in Africa is largely threatened by the conflict between farmers and animals that cause livestock losses and crop damage.Still,
readNamsov trawler captain arrested
28-07-2005
THE captain of a fishing vessel belonging to Namsov Fishing Enterprises was arrested on Sunday for fishing in a restricted area.The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine
readFarmworkers impatient about land reform
28-07-2005
THE Namibian Farmworkers' Union (Nafwu) has once again accused Government of dragging its feet on land reform.Addressing a press conference in Windhoek yesterday, Nafwu General Secretary Alfred
readPressure grows for Kapia suspension
28-07-2005
THE National Society for Human Rights has added its voice to those who have called for the suspension of the Deputy Minister of Works, Paulus Kapia.The NSHR said in a statement that the allegations
readAU studies San rights
28-07-2005
THE African Union's human rights arm has launched a study on the plight of the San communities in Namibia.Speaking during a courtesy call on Speaker of Parliament Theo-Ben Gurirab in Windhoek
readNo 2nd term for NHE boss
28-07-2005
THE race for the top post at the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) heated up this week amid revelations that the incumbent, Mike Kavekotora, had been shown the door.Investigations by The Namibian
readReefton broke the law, says Govt
28-07-2005
THE Ministry of Mines and Energy yesterday confirmed that Australian mining company Reefton Mining NL had essentially lied about its "major new uranium discovery" and had broken the law (Minerals Act
readRP's Engelbrecht says no to 'blind loyalty'
28-07-2005
THE Republican Party has officially sacked Carola Engelbrecht as its Secretary General for refusing to agree to "unconditionally and in the interest of the Party support, trust and protect the
readMangetti otaka gandja Ooshako 200 dhuusila womahangu kUuhaku
28-07-2005
EHANGANO lyAanafaalama ya Mangetti mewiliko lyOmunashipundi gwalyo Ismael Shailemo otali ka gandja Ooshako dhuusila wiilya yomahangu dhi li omathele gaali go 12 Kiligrama kUuministeli wUuhaku nIilonga
readYaali mEtilahi mOkaku ya dhipagwa kOshinima
28-07-2005
O OMBEPO dha nyata, dhi li pamukalo gwoshiluli, ano kadhi wetike, osho dhi iteyele wo momukunda Etilahi popepi nOkaku mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shana ndele tadhi dhipaga mo aakalimo ye li yaali,
readOpolisi ya dhitika gumwe moshinima sha Avid
28-07-2005
E SIKU etiyali mOmpangu yOpombanda kombinga yomapulapulo goshimaliwa shoomiliyuna omilongo ndatu dha Social Security Commission (SCC) olya hulile moshinyandwa sho omulumentu gumwe ngoka a li ta
readOmathigathano goombasikela mOnooli
28-07-2005
O MUPONGOLOLI gwOmathigathano gOombasikela mOclupa yOkuhinga Oombasikela moNooli yedhina Cheetah Cycling Club Barnabas Kalipi okwa tseyitha kutya Oclub yawo ndjika mehuliloshiwike lyeti 13 neti 14
readEyopaleko
28-07-2005
O mbili koshigwana, mOshifo shetu shohela mEtitatu kohi yoshipalanyolo 'Oothigwa dha Vatileni tadhi tidhwa megumbo' omwa li epuko metumbulo ta li ti: Aune Vatileni gwoomvula 22 na Frans Vatileni
readMugabe a hiya Annan ku Zimbabwe
28-07-2005
HARARE - Omupresidende gwa Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe okwa hiya Amushanga-Ndjayi gwIigwanahangano Kofi Annan koshilongo she konima sho Iigwanahangano ya pititha olopota tayi nyana iilonga yEpangelo lya
readFrank to be honoured
28-07-2005
ATHLETICS Namibia (AN) will honour its greatest former sprinter, Frank Fredericks, for his illustrious career early next year.The farewell bash for one of Africa's most acclaimed athletes will be
readBoks change three for Wallabies
28-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa coach Jake White has made three changes and one positional switch to his starting line-up for the Tri-Nations opening clash against Australia on Saturday, expecting the
readAgnes gains confidence despite poor performances
28-07-2005
NAMIBIA'S middle-distance runner Agnes Samaria is finding the going tough on the European circuit ahead of the Athletics World Championships in Finland early next month.But despite this, she has
readPhelps leads US gold rush
28-07-2005
MONTREAL - Michael Phelps led an American gold rush at the world swimming championships on Tuesday with victory in the men's 200 metres freestyle.Phelps collected his second title of the championships
readRamblers committed to football
28-07-2005
RAMBLERS Football Club has pledged to help Namibian football to move into the right direction, while they also intend to rally support behind Seth Boois, who was recently appointed as the new
readHorse racing Winter Cup at Rehoboth
28-07-2005
THE Rehoboth Turf Club will hold its annual Winter Cup horse races at the town on Saturday.The organisers say the first of 12 races will start at 12h00.A member of the Namibia Horse Racing
readMugabe says UN envoy pressured over report
28-07-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says a special UN envoy told him she was under pressure to produce a damning report on the demolition of illegal homes and businesses, the official Herald
readNigerian police routinely murder, rape and torture suspects, says rights report
28-07-2005
LAGOS - Nigerian police routinely murder, torture and rape suspects in order to extract confessions and cover up their own corruption, the US-based pressure group Human Rights Watch said in a report
readBlack SA farmworkers could lose all despite reforms
28-07-2005
TWEEFONTEIN, South Africa - A crudely-built brick house and a shack for cooking is what 75-year-old labourer Nicolas Chirinda and his family have called home for the past 38 years on a white-owned
readExperts question science of elephant culls
28-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Experts are questioning the wisdom of using culls to contain swelling populations of African elephants, saying the science is dubious.South African authorities are keen to resume
readIn Brief
28-07-2005
* WARNED - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Iraqi leaders to "get on with it" in preparing a new constitution, warning that any delay would fan insurgent attacks as he made an unannounced
readCops arrest 4 in London terror hunt
28-07-2005
LONDON - Police arrested four men yesterday in pre-dawn swoops in the English city of Birmingham as they gained ground in a massive terror hunt after last week's botched attempt to blow up three
readWoman carried dead baby for 27 years
28-07-2005
JAKARTA - Indonesian surgeons have delivered a 27-year-old baby from a middle-aged housewife who had carried the dead body inside her because she was too poor to have it removed, doctors said
readUgandan opposition in last-minute bid to bar referendum on political reform
28-07-2005
KAMPALA - Ugandan opposition groups yesterday filed a last-ditch legal appeal to halt a referendum on the restoration of multi-party democracy.As voters prepared to cast ballots in today's
readChinese farmers riot * Benjamin Kang Lim
28-07-2005
BEIJING - About 2 000 disgruntled farmers have clashed with hundreds of policemen in China's northern region of Inner Mongolia in a land dispute that injured dozens in fighting one government
readMore Gaza pullout protests planned
28-07-2005
JERUSALEM - Settlers hoping to thwart next month's pullout from the Gaza Strip unveiled plans yesterday for a mass protest at a town which has borne much of the brunt of Palestinian attacks launched
readSA's white landowners urged to help fast-track land reform
28-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - A national land summit opened here yesterday with a call to South Africa's mainly white landowners to help government fast-track its plan to redistribute nearly a third of agricultural
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