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45 Articles found on Monday, 13 June 2005
Namibia attaining its goals
13-06-2005
WINDHOEK - The Namibian government continues to strive for the attainment of its development goals to reduce poverty, creating jobs, economic growth, land reform and reducing regional imbalances.The
readRush on for beer domination
13-06-2005
LONDON - There will be further consolidation in the global beer industry despite recent large mergers, SABMiller plc Chief Financial Officer Malcolm Wyman said on Thursday."We're going to continue to
readRand must weaken to spur platinum supply
13-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - The rand would have to weaken further to spur more supply of platinum in South Africa, the world's biggest producer of the precious metal, major producer Implats told the Reuters Mining
readAngola BP Plutonio oil set for 2007
13-06-2005
SEDCO EXPRESS, Angola - UK oil giant BP's Greater Plutonio development offshore Angola is on course for first oil in 2007, with a drilling rig heading for the Block 18 field over the weekend."We are
readBritain upbeat on African debt relief at G8 meeting
13-06-2005
LONDON - Group of Eight finance ministers are considering using money raised by International Monetary Fund gold sales in the 1990s to write off poor countries' debt to the lender, a G7 official told
readBank rate unchanged
13-06-2005
THE Bank of Namibia (BoN) on Thursday kept its repo rate unchanged at seven per cent because of domestic economic developments, as the economy registered improved performance in the first quarter of
readLufthansa to sell Thomas Cook
13-06-2005
FRANKFURT - Despite public protestations to the contrary, German airline Lufthansa and troubled retailer KarstadtQuelle are preparing to sell their combined travel and tourism venture Thomas Cook, the
readRoad safety concerns all: Amathila
13-06-2005
DEPUTY Prime Minister Libertina Amathila has called for a concerted effort to improve national road safety.She was addressing mourners in Rundu at the mass funeral of 25 of the 28 people who died in
readHalf of presidential budget goes to new State House
13-06-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba will need N$186 million to run his office this financial year.According to the Budget, the President's activities are outlined under broad programmes to uphold, protect
readKey suspects' added to Telecom case
13-06-2005
WINDHOEK businessman Heinz Dresselhaus and a former Telecom Namibia General Manager, James Camm, have been released on bail of N$20 000 each after they were arrested on Friday on a charge of fraud
readA nation mourns
13-06-2005
THOUSANDS of people from all over Namibia, especially the Kavango Region, gathered at Rundu on Saturday to pay their last respects to 25 of the 28 people who died in the Grootfontein bus crash on May
readBad road day in Oshakati
13-06-2005
OSHAKATI - Police at Oshakati are investigating a case of reckless or negligent driving.The driver of a vehicle belonging to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at Oshakati crashed into a
readBig education plans
13-06-2005
EDUCATION Minister Nangolo Mbumba has pledged to make more space available for Grade 1 and 11 pupils in the country's schools - a problem that has plagued the sector for years.This was among the
readPresident stands ground in face of opposition questions
13-06-2005
OPPOSITION party leaders took the opportunity after the State of the Nation address on Thursday to test President Hifikepunye Pohamba's commitment to stamping out corruption.However, the leaders of
readInvesting in good governance
13-06-2005
THE establishment of two new bodies aimed at rooting out corruption and improving the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of the public service will receive particular attention during this
read'Missing' foreign film crew found
13-06-2005
AN international film team that apparently went missing while on assignment in northern Namibia was found safe on Saturday in a bizarre case said to involve a Hollywood sex guru, a Russian Rambo, a
readNot guilty pleas in record heist case
13-06-2005
THE five men so far charged in connection with Namibia's largest armed robbery all pleaded not guilty in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Friday.None of the five made any admissions or revealed the
readDebt write-off plan saluted, but more needed
13-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Southern African nations yesterday saluted an agreement by the world's most industrial nations to write off debt owed by 18 of the world's poorest countries, but asked for "greater
readPohamba a takela omunwe ookampani shEpangelo
13-06-2005
OMUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa popi nonyanya uukilila oomenindjela aadhudhu mboka ye na omalalakano ga lunga itapula nokupitithila kohi yiitaafula mookampani dhEpangelo.Ta ti ohadhi lalakanene
readRiruako okwa hala oonkundathana na Ndowishi
13-06-2005
ELENGA enene lyAaherero Kuaima Riruako olya nyana Epangelo lya Ndowishi pethimbo lyoshituthi shelangeko pambelewa lyOsenda yomaulikilo giinima yopamuthigululwakalo yedhina Community Cultural and
readOshikonga shewapaleko mOshakati
13-06-2005
OMUPOPILIKO gwElelo lya Shakati Loth Nehemia okwa tseyitha kutya mOlyomakaya ngaka twa thinda mOshakati otamu ka kala oshikonga oshinene sheopaleko lyOndoolopa, tashi endele pamwe nEsiku lyokuwapaleka
readYe li 14 ya sa omaso gaa shi gopauntshitwe
13-06-2005
AANTU ye li omulongo nayane oya si omaso gaa shi gopauntshitwe muule womasiku gatatu ga piti po, Opolisi osho ya lopota.Movenduka, omulumentu gumwe okwi itsuwa a sa momulamba pOkuryangava. Otaku
readTatekulu Ndume mOnheleiwa a hulitha moshiponga shohauto
13-06-2005
ONKUNDANA yoluhodhi ye tu zilila momukunda Onheleiwa mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Musati otayi ti kutya omukalimo gwomomukunda moka tatekulu Pohamba Elia Ndume okwa mana oondjenda dhe
readOyendji ya ningwa oothigwa komukithi gwa Marburg
13-06-2005
LUANDA - Omukithi omudhipagi gwa Marburg ogwa ninga aanona oyendji oothigwa mu Angola mboka ya haluka, sho ya mono aakuluntu yawo taya si komukithi nguka, Iigwanahangano osho ya popi.Aanona ye li 320
readOombwanda 40 000 otadhi ka kala pEkopi
13-06-2005
AAKIINTU mboka haya landitha uukiintu wawo (oombwanda) ye li 40 000 okwa tegelelwa ya ka kale puudhano wokukondjela Ekopi lyUuyuni mboka tau ka kala mu Ndowishi momumvo 2006 , ya ka uvithe nawa
readAawiliki yoongundu dhompilamena mu Ethiopia ya kwatwa po
13-06-2005
A DDIS ABABA - Aakalekipo yoveta mu Ethiopia oya kwatwa po aawiliki yoongundu dhoompilameno mEtine lya zi ko, konima yesiku limwe sho Opolisi yu umbu ongundu yaantu ya li taya ningi
readBotha ends third as Kalomo triumphs at athletics champs
13-06-2005
LOCAL printing sensation Benedictus Botha ended in a disappointing third spot when he clocked 10.38 in the 100-metre dash final during the Namibia National Track and Field Championships held at the
readJones, Montgomery flop in Mexico sprints
13-06-2005
MONTERREY - Former triple Olympic champion Marion Jones labelled herself a "long shot" to make the US world championship team after finishing a disappointing fourth in a 100-metres race on
readHindjou, Isaacs tops at Civics
13-06-2005
CIVICS prolific midfielder Congo Hindjou was voted as the Player of the Season by his club during its annual awards ceremony in the capital on Friday.Hindjou, who captained the team for most of the
readThompson clinches it for Suburbs
13-06-2005
WESTERN Suburbs Rugby Club centre Roger Thompson clinched a historic win for his team when he converted a long-range penalty in the dying minutes of the game, to land them the coveted Windhoek Lager
readTyson announces his retirement
13-06-2005
LONDON - Mike Tyson, the self-styled "baddest guy on the planet", announced his retirement after losing to an unheralded Irishman on Saturday night."This is it, I'm finished," Tyson, 38, told a news
readCosafa Castle Cup results of matches played in Zambia
13-06-2005
Zambia 2-1 Malawi LUSAKA- Result of the Castle Cup southern Africa championship Group C final on Sunday, June 11 Zambia 2 (Collins Mbesuma 83, 89-pen) Malawi 1 (John Maduka 56) Saturday, June 11
readViolence threatens push for democracy in Ethiopia
13-06-2005
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's drive for greater democracy looked badly damaged on Thursday after post-election violence stoked fears the Horn of Africa's dominant power may relapse into authoritarian rule,
readMove should benefit poor
13-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Africans and global aid groups praised rich countries yesterday for forgiving billions of dollars in debt but said more could still be done and the challenge was to get the poorest to
readTutu says deal must be monitored
13-06-2005
LONDON - South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu urged officials yesterday to monitor closely a deal to wipe out the debt of impoverished countries to ensure funds were not diverted by corrupt
readZuma raps media role in graft row
13-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Deputy President Jacob Zuma has rounded on the country's press, saying he had been subjected to "a trial by media" before he could defend himself against corruption
readUS air strikes kill 40 Iraq insurgents on Syria border
13-06-2005
BAGHDAD - US forces pounded Iraq insurgents near the Syrian border, killing around 40 rebels in a massive ground and air assault aimed at retaking control of the restive region.The strikes came on
read15 hurt as Chechnya train derails
13-06-2005
MOSCOW - A passenger train travelling from the rebel republic of Chechnya to Moscow derailed after an explosion early yesterday, in what Russian officials said was an act of terrorism that slightly
readFrench reporter freed in Iraq
13-06-2005
BAGHDAD - French journalist Florence Aubenas and her Iraqi interpreter Hussein Hanun have been freed following five months in captivity, and she was to fly back to Paris later yesterday, diplomatic
readMediators push for Darfur solution
13-06-2005
ABUJA - African Union mediators yesterday resumed separate, closed-door negotiations with parties in Sudan's Darfur crisis, vowing to push on for a settlement after face-to-face talks had to be
readIN BRIEF
13-06-2005
* VIOLENCE - Ethiopia's government has rejected international condemnation of a police crackdown on demonstrators angered over a disputed election, holding opposition politicians responsible for
readItaly votes in emotional fertility referendum
13-06-2005
ROME - Italians began voting in an emotionally charged four-part referendum on fertility treatment and embryo research yesterday that will test the influence of the Catholic Church and newly elected
readChina flood disaster toll rises to 91
13-06-2005
BEIJING - Rescuers digging through mud and debris have found a further 27 bodies, many of them children, after a flash flood swept through a packed Chinese primary school, state media said
readBurundian rebels launch new attacks
13-06-2005
BUJUMBURA - Burundi's last remaining Hutu rebel group launched attacks on army positions on the edge of the capital only hours after opening peace talks with the government, a military spokesman said
readJackson's jurors remain mum after week of deliberations
13-06-2005
SANTA MARIA, California - Michael Jackson's fate hung in the balance over the weekend after jurors in his child sex trial concluded a week of deliberations without reaching verdicts on the 10 charges
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