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35 Articles found on Monday, 20 June 2005
States ask for more say in global economy
20-06-2005
DOHA - Developing countries appealed to rich nations on Thursday to give them more of a say in economic decisions and said sharing wealth and technology was the best recipe for a fairer, more stable
readEU leaders in battle over British rebate
20-06-2005
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders pitched into a bruising battle over the bloc's long-term budget on Friday, with Britain steadfastly defending its cherished rebate against opposition from its 24
readDiamond ban on Liberia prolonged
20-06-2005
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council is expected to extend its ban on Liberian diamond exports next week after concluding the government is incapable of preventing illegal gem sales from again
readGovt help for SMEs welcomed
20-06-2005
THE Joint Consultative Council has put its weight behind Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila's call on the Tender Board to empower previously disadvantaged Namibians by giving small local
readUS trip a success: Pohamba
20-06-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba on Friday described his visit to the United States as a resounding success."We had a very cordial and successful meeting with President George W Bush," Pohamba said
readChurch re-opens, rift remains
20-06-2005
AFTER being locked for nearly eight months, the St Mary's Help of Christians Church in Khomasdal re-opened for worship yesterday morning.But the move appears to have deepened the divide between
readNew rules set for selling farms
20-06-2005
GOVERNMENT has lifted its seven-month moratorium on standing guarantee for farms bought through Agribank's Affirmative Action Loan Scheme (AALS) with immediate effect.Along with lifting the ban on its
readGem conmen pose as cops Syndicate pulling 'polished' sting
20-06-2005
THE Namibian Police's Serious Crime Unit is on the trail of a gang of conmen who have been posing as Police officers in order to extort money from people drawn into illegal diamond deals.Two alleged
read'We're failing our children'
20-06-2005
THE Congress of Democrats has reminded Government of its responsibility to act on the many commitments it has made regarding child welfare.On the occasion of the Day of the African Child, the CoD
readNamibia should harness sun as source of power
20-06-2005
NAMIBIA should concentrate on solar energy, says Dr Thomas Eickhoff, a visiting German academic.He believes renewable energy technologies - those producing usable energy from sun, wind, waves,
readMalaria, AIDS draining the State's health funds
20-06-2005
WITH HIV-AIDS still the leading cause of death in Namibia, preventing and treating the disease will be the Ministry of Health and Social Services' major challenge this financial year.Of its total
readTransfer of Criminals Bill given thumbs-up by NA
20-06-2005
THE National Assembly on Thursday passed a bill that allows for the repatriation of convicted criminals, despite concerns by some parliamentarians that it could affect the serving of sentences as
readAir Nam labelled a 'problem child'
20-06-2005
AN opposition parliamentarian has described Air Namibia as a problem child that continues to milk the taxpayer's money while registering perennial losses.Johan de Waal of the DTA on Thursday spoke
readTen-year jail term for Rehoboth rape
20-06-2005
A YOUNG carpenter from Rehoboth was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment last week for the rape of a 16-year-old girl at a shebeen at the town.Patrick Veldskoendraer (23), who had been working as a
readWanted: Barber suspected of getting cut of loot
20-06-2005
A BARBER who used to ply his trade in Windhoek's Okuryangava area is wanted by the Police in connection with an armed heist that a gang of robbers posing as Police officers allegedly executed near
readSome cops resorting to crime because of poor pay: Minister
20-06-2005
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula was forced to intervene when a heated debate erupted over the Police budget allocation in the National Assembly on Thursday night.Members of the ruling party and
readOmukuluntu gwa Concordia, Ben a holoka ishewe mOmpangu
20-06-2005
O MUKULUNTUSIKOLA gwa Concordia College, Ben Awoseb ngoka a kuthilwe miilonga pakathimbo moshipotha shekwatakwato lyokanonasikola okwa holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata oshikando oshitiyali mEtine lya
readPetrus 'Shinyafa' a hulitha ombaadhilila
20-06-2005
OMUMATI omugundjuka gwomOshakati a tseyika nawa Petrus Haitembu Mengela ya Kamhulu, a tseyika nawa nedhina Shinyafa gwoomvula 29 kwali, okwa mana oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo sha Venduka meti 22 Mei
readTransNamib a pewa omwedhi i ilongekidhe okuyamukula ketokolo lyOmpangu
20-06-2005
A ANAVETAKALELIPO yOkampani yondalasipota ya TransNamib oya pewa omwedhi yi ilongekidhile okuyamukula ketokolo lyOmpangu kutya oyi na okufuta Bernardd !Gaeb Oondola/N$468 200.Omupanguli Elton Hoff
readOndjala yekomba niita ya faalela aavali oomiliyuna 40 mu Afrika
20-06-2005
A DDIS ABABA - Onkundana okuzilila ku Addis Ababa sha Ethiopia otayi ti kutya iita, ondjala yekomba nomikithi oya kutha aanona ye li oomiliyuna omilongo ne aakuluntu yawo mu Afrika.Shika osha popiwa
readMeekulu Blythe a hulitha
20-06-2005
OMUTOTIPO gwehangano lyedhina Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) okwa mana oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo ongula yEtiyali lyoshiwike shika konima yuuwehame wethimbo ele.Mokuuva eso lyomuntu nguka, oonakulonga
readSwartbooi scoops half marathon title for fifth time
20-06-2005
TOP Namibian long-distance runner Lucketz Swartbooi clinched the Bank Windhoek Half Marathon Championship title for the fifth time in Swakopmund on Saturday.Swartbooi won the open men's event in one
readSwartbooi scoops half marathon title for fifth time
20-06-2005
TOP Namibian long-distance runner Lucketz Swartbooi clinched the Bank Windhoek Half Marathon Championship title for the fifth time in Swakopmund on Saturday.Swartbooi won the open men's event in one
readBulls maul Windhoek XV
20-06-2005
THE Windhoek Barbarians XV were totally demolished by the Blue Bulls when they fell 107-0 in a friendly match at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium on Friday night.The Bulls were already leading 43-0 at
readRamblers clinch NFA Cup
20-06-2005
RAMBLERS recorded a historic victory over Black Africa in an electric final to become the new champions of the Tafel Lager NFA Cup at the Independence Stadium on Saturday.Ramblers won 5-3 on penalties
readIn Brief
20-06-2005
* TSUNAMI TOLL - The death toll from the December 26 earthquake and tsunami is now believed to be at least 176 727.The number of missing is 49 616 - with most presumed dead. Death tolls by country:
readSecret memos show hand wringing by Blair
20-06-2005
LONDON - When Prime Minister Tony Blair's chief foreign policy adviser dined with Condoleezza Rice six months after Sept 11, the then-US national security advisor didn't want to discuss Osama bin
readWelcome displaced, urges Pope
20-06-2005
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI yesterday called for a spirit of welcoming and understanding toward refugees as he marked today's UN World Refugee Day, saying Christians were sympathetic to all those
readInternational refugee numbers fall
20-06-2005
GENEVA - The number of international refugees fell four per cent in 2004 to 9,2 million, the lowest total in almost 25 years, largely due to Afghans returning home, the UN said Friday.But the total
readGuinea-Bissau holds post-coup poll
20-06-2005
BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau voted yesterday in the West African country's first presidential election since a 2003 coup, with 13 contenders vying for the top post - including the man the military ousted
readDollar down
20-06-2005
Zimbabwe's dollar has plunged nine per cent to record lows against the US unit since devaluation last month amid speculation that the central bank is trying to bridge the gap between the official and
readCatholic bishops denounce Mugabe's 'cruel' clean-up
20-06-2005
HARARE - Heads of the Roman Catholic church in Zimbabwe issued a pastoral letter yesterday, saying that President Robert Mugabe's clampdown on street traders and shack dwellers "cries out for
readAfrican presidents gather for peer review
20-06-2005
ABUJA - African presidents have gathered in Nigeria to hear the first reports from a continentwide review body charged with pressing Africa's leaders to end wars and corruption.Presidents John Kufuor
readWorldwide, people mark Aung Suu Kyi's birthday
20-06-2005
YANGON, Myanmar - Worldwide celebrations were held yesterday marking the 60th birthday of detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as supporters in her own country were taken into
readBomb rips through Baghdad restaurant
20-06-2005
BAGHDAD - A suicide bombing ripped through a popular Baghdad kebab restaurant at lunchtime yesterday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 25 as insurgents stepped up attacks nationwide, defying
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