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57 Articles found on Wednesday, 1 June 2005
Fund to boost airline safety
01-06-2005
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents the world's airlines, said yesterday it had set up a fund to improve safety in Africa, which witnesses a disproportionate number of
readDe Beers Marine clinches diamond deal in Angola
01-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's diamond giant De Beers is set to return to Angola, the world's fifth-largest diamond producer, four years after it halted exploration in a dispute with the Luanda
readLivelihoods, shelter go up in flames
01-06-2005
HARARE - Thousands of Harare residents are still fleeing the capital after armed police continued demolishing illegal dwellings and stalls belonging to informal traders on Monday.Clouds of tear gas
readVolatile exports challenge southern Africa
01-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Volatile export earnings pose a challenge for Southern Africa, but many countries in the region have made headway towards growth and price stability, leading central bankers and
readTrans Hex profits down 57 per cent
01-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African diamond producer Trans Hex posted a 56,7 per cent fall in annual headline earnings per share, hit by a buoyant rand and higher spending on exploration, the firm said on
readKhodorkovsky gets 9 years in jail
01-06-2005
MOSCOW - Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky was sentenced to nine years in prison yesterday after being found guilty of six out of seven charges in his fraud and tax evasion trial.His Yukos
readTight leash needed on parastatals - Schlettwein
01-06-2005
THE Permanent Secretary of Finance, Calle Schlettwein, yesterday said it was high time the Government had a tighter control of public-run enterprises, also known as parastatals, to ensure
readLivelihoods, shelter go up in flames
01-06-2005
HARARE - Thousands of Harare residents are still fleeing the capital after armed police continued demolishing illegal dwellings and stalls belonging to informal traders on Monday.Clouds of tear gas
readDeep Throat' named
01-06-2005
NEW YORK - Vanity Fair magazine reported yesterday that a retired FBI official, Mark Felt, had admitted being the 'Deep Throat' source who leaked secrets about the Watergate scandal that brought down
readTransNamib to appeal N$500 000 judgement
01-06-2005
TRANSNAMIB will return to the High Court on Friday in a bid to stop a court order that the parastatal pay close to N$500 000 to a former manager before their appeal is heard.The Labour Court has
readPriest loses first bout in High Court
01-06-2005
EMBATTLED Catholic priest Father Gert Petrus was yesterday ordered by the Windhoek High Court to vacate the house he is occupying at the St Mary's Help of Christians church in Khomasdal.In an interim
readTime runs out for farmers
01-06-2005
FARMERS were still rushing to the offices of the Ministry of Lands yesterday as they tried to meet a deadline to provide their details to Government or face stiff consequences.The Ministry has
readAfrican history neglected: Nujoma
01-06-2005
FORMER president Sam Nujoma has proposed that Pan-Africanism should form the core of the history curriculum for senior and tertiary education students."It is a matter of concern that our youth are not
readA new chapter in the lives of Greenwell Matongo children
01-06-2005
PEOPLE in the Greenwell Matongo settlement area in Katutura, especially the children, are delighted with their new library, which opened in March."There have been more than 30 visitors a day, of all
readMisa wants ad ban rescinded
01-06-2005
THE Media Institute of Southern Africa has again called on the Namibian Government to lift its advertising ban on The Namibian.Misa Namibia's Chairperson, Robin Tyson, made the request here on Monday
readWorld No Tobacco Day marked
01-06-2005
AFRICAN governments have been urged to ratify and implement the World Health Organisation's first treaty, which provides for restrictions on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.In a message
readTeach our children well: Kaiyamo
01-06-2005
SWAPO backbencher Elia Kaiyamo yesterday expressed disappointment with the state of the country's education sector.He called on parliamentarians to focus more on early childhood development as this
readNamibia's prime beaches being turned into rubbish dumps
01-06-2005
LITTERING has become a serious problem at the central coast and existing regulations are ineffective in stemming the tide.The worst affected area appears to be Mile 8, a popular fishing spot just
readNo word yet on Rhino payouts
01-06-2005
A SENIOR official of the Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) is scheduled to meet the union's shop stewards at the textile company Ramatex today to confirm whether workers retrenched from
readMore EIAs for Kudu Gas
01-06-2005
NAMPOWER has commissioned two more environmental impact assessments for projects that form part of the Kudu Gas programme.The one EIA concerns the proposed power lines from Uubvlei, which is an
readAminuis livestock quarantine lifted
01-06-2005
GOBABIS - The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has lifted its livestock quarantine of Aminuis Constituency.The Gobabis state veterinarian, Dr Milton Maseke, confirmed to Nampa that farmers
readFrench Navy offers assistance to Namibia
01-06-2005
A FRENCH navy vessel arrived at the Walvis Bay harbour on Monday with the aim of establishing a co-operation programme with Namibia.The Nivose frigate, the second French navy vessel to call at the
readFarm massacre case delayed again
01-06-2005
THE three men charged with the massacre of eight people at a farm in the Kalkrand area almost three months ago had their case postponed again when they made another appearance in the Kalkrand
readMeatco ina hala we aniwa okudhipaga oongombe dhaanafaalama mOnooli
01-06-2005
E HANGANO lya Mangetti lyokulanditha oongembe dhAanafaalama ya Mangetti nayalwe wo moshilongo, unene tuu mOnooli lyedhina Mangetti Meat Market (PTY) Ltd (M.M.M.), olya tseyitha kutya Meatco ngoka
readMswati a hokana 'monanguwi'
01-06-2005
MBABANE - Omukwaniilwa gwa Swaziland Mswati III okwa hokana okakadhona okashona hoka ka ningi omukulukadhi gwe omutimulongo nagumwe (11), oshifokundaneki hoka tashi lopota ngaaka
readYane ya tsuwa okusa
01-06-2005
OMULUMENTU gwoomvula 28 okwa kwatwa po molukanda lwa Kuisebmond pOmbaye mOlyomakaya sho a dhipaga Erriki Shiningwe (29), Opolisi osho ya tseyitha oshiwike shika.Oshiponga shika osha zilile aniwa
readNakutega omboma miilonga a pewa eifitilemo oshiwike sha zi ko
01-06-2005
OMUNAMIMVO 47 ngoka ta tamanekelwa oshipotha shokutega omboma metungo lyoombelewa dhiilonga yawo mOvenduka mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko okwa pewa eifutilemo nOondola/N$500.Omulumentu gwedhina Victor
readOngundu ya Zenawi ya sindana omahogololo gomwedhi gwa zi ko
01-06-2005
ADDIS ABABA - Ongundu tayi pangele mu Ethiopia oya sindana momahogololo gOpaparliamende nomawi ogendji-gendji.Omahogololo ngaka oga li ga ningwa momasiku 15 gomwedhi nguka. Olaata yOmahogololo ya
readTatekulu Latoka gwomOshakati a hulitha
01-06-2005
OMUKALIMO omukulu lela gwomOshakati tatekulu Johannes Latoka, okwa manene oondjenda dhe megumbo mOshakati okupendukila ongula yEtitatu ndika lya zi ko.Nakusa tatekulu Latoka, ngoka a kala a tseyika
readOvakwahapulile tava ti ova loloka omahomono
01-06-2005
M OMUKANDA wavo oo va shangela ko The Namibian omafiku aa, ounona womushamane womunafaalama mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto a shivika nawa Tileinge Hapulile, oo kwa li yo e na okunangekwa kElelo
read'Otandi dhi fala hoka'
01-06-2005
Sho oombiga dhOshiwambo odha simana, nomiilongo yilwe osho wo.Oombiga dhema odha simanekwa konyala komuntu kehe unene tuu mboka haye dhi longitha.Methano ndika otamu monika omulumentu gumwe a humbata
readOmupresidende gwa Malawi a tota ongundu ye
01-06-2005
BLANTYRE - Omupresidende gwa Malawi, Bungu wa Mutharika okwa tseyitha pambelewa ongundu ye yopapolitika konima sho iikutha mongundu ndjoka ye mu sindanitha momahogololo nokuninga nee Omupresidende
readU ha pandula novake; tate Nakale ta ti
01-06-2005
OMUKULUNHUFIKOLA wOfikola yedina Onyika Junior Secondary School mOlupandu mOshikandjofikola sha Elim mOshikandjohoololo sha Etayi, Tangeni Nakale, pamwe nOvalongi vaye noshoyo ovanafikola
readUDF a tidha Mayola po Khorixas
01-06-2005
ONGUNDU yo United Democratic Front (UDF) oya kutha mo Mayola gwayo mOndoolopa ya Khorixas konima yomapopyo ge na sha nekengelelo negwaaleko.Omupresidende gwa UDF, Justus //Garoeb, okwa koleke kutya
readBeach volleyball on course
01-06-2005
THE SKW/DTS beach volleyball tournament was held at Swakopmund last Saturday.In the women's division, a 'round-robin' was played and the winners were Wiebke Brockmann and Antje Kesselmann, with Anita
readGallert wins Skat event
01-06-2005
PETER Gallert from Windhoek won this year's third Skat rating competition, which took place in Okahandja over the weekend.Gallert achieved 7 176 points and walked away with N$550 in prize money. The
readMariental to host duathlon champs
01-06-2005
THE Hardap Athletics Club will hold its 15th annual duathlon on June 11 in Mariental and will be sponsored by C & G Motors.This is the first time that a local business is the main sponsor. Other
readProwealth cycling team aims for the top in local and foreign mountain bike series
01-06-2005
THE Prowealth Cycling team recently announced its programme for the 2005 season and the cyclists are expected kick up dust during the Tuhafeni mountain bike marathon series, one of the biggest cycling
readBrazil releases Ronaldo
01-06-2005
BRAZIL has agreed to release striker Ronaldo from next month's World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Argentina, as well as the Confederations Cup in Germany later in June."Ronaldo said he had
readGame tourney postponed
01-06-2005
THE Game football tournament's first round matches, which were scheduled for the last weekend, has been postponed to June 11 and 12.The Game tournament organising committee yesterday announced that
readDynamic players at KPMG junior tennis event
01-06-2005
THE KPMG junior tennis tournament that took place in Windhoek last weekend once again showed that there are a lot of talented junior tennis players in the country.The ongoing struggle for the under-12
readAthletics team ready for Youth Champs
01-06-2005
THE team to represent Namibia at the Southern Region Youth Athletics championships billed for Johannesburg, South Africa this weekend, is fit and raring to go.The 23-member team will depart for South
readBikers brave windy conditions
01-06-2005
THE second leg of the Rock & Rut Pepsi Mountain Bike series took place in windy conditions at the Olympia Sport Grounds last Saturday.The track started at the Union fields and then zig-zagged
readPirates go south this weekend
01-06-2005
THIS weekend all roads will lead to Keetmanshoop, where the Namibia Premier League giants Orlando Pirates are expected to flex their muscles against the Karas under-23 side and two local club
readNFA Cup final not on
01-06-2005
THE NFA Cup final will not be played this weekend, as was earlier announced by the Namibian football governing body.The primary reason for this is an unresolved disciplinary case involving Golden Bees
readNo technical director yet?
01-06-2005
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) is expected to officially announce the new technical director for the development of local football today.The NFA executive committee was expected to take a
readTales of terror from kidnap victims in eastern Congo
01-06-2005
WALUNGU - Mugisho Zigabe's forearm was raw and pink where kidnappers had tried to hack it off, but he said he was happy to be alive.His thin face showed no emotion however as he told a terrifying tale
readEconomic growth alone won't end Africa's woes
01-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Countries like Angola and Equatorial Guinea should be in a headlong rush to affluence - at least that's how it's supposed to look on paper.Sub-Saharan Africa's second and third biggest
readA serious violator, says Amnesty
01-06-2005
LONDON - Military-ruled Myanmar has continued its poor track record of human rights violations by continuing forced labour, imprisonment of political prisoners and abuse of ethnic minorities, says
readMyanmar junta retains tight grip on rights icon
01-06-2005
BANGKOK - Two years after an ambush on a convoy of her National League for Democracy, Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi remains cut off from the world and her opposition party adrift,
readIsrael, SA to resume security ties
01-06-2005
JERUSALEM - Israel and South Africa are to resume security co-operation after a 15-year gap, with defence officials to visit Israel for the first time since the end of apartheid, a newspaper reported
readPre-poll violence in Burundi
01-06-2005
BUJUMBURA - Two members of Burundi's main Hutu political party have been killed in an ambush as the war-ravaged country prepares for key, post-war local elections this week, officials said
readSharon angered by Abbas-Bush summit
01-06-2005
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is disappointed with US President George W Bush's refusal to put pressure on Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to crush armed groups, aides said
readChirac names new premier after 'No' vote
01-06-2005
PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac named loyalist Dominique de Villepin as his new prime minister yesterday in a shake-up of the government following his crushing defeat over the European Union
readUN alarmed by arrest of aid worker in Sudan
01-06-2005
GENEVA - The UN's human rights chief, Louise Arbour, voiced serious concern yesterday about the arrest of an international aid worker in Sudan who led damning research on rape in the conflict-ridden
readMandela wins art legal battle
01-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Former president Nelson Mandela has won the first part of his legal battle with his ex-lawyer and a publisher over the sale of his artworks.The Johannesburg High Court yesterday
readIn Brief
01-06-2005
*NO - The Dutch campaign on the EU constitution entered its last day with the "no" camp widening its lead and threatening to deliver a knockout punch to the treaty days after France's emphatic
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