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40 Articles found on Thursday, 9 June 2005
Environment Day vital, says Nghitila
09-06-2005
OSHIKANGO - The Ministry of Environment and Tourism, as one of the custodians of the environment and natural resources, has been mandated to conserve and maintain biological diversity for current and
readImbalances are risky
09-06-2005
FRANKFURT - Global economic imbalances represent an "increasing" risk for the world economy, the head of the IMF Rodrigo Rato, said yesterday.
readICT programme launched
09-06-2005
THE Pathfinder project, which provides students with learning centres for technology education, was officially launched on Tuesday, falling in line with the Namibia Information and Communications
readREDs investors' conference held
09-06-2005
THE Electricity Control Board (ECB) yesterday hosted an investment conference to seek support and funds for the financing of the five Regional Electricity Distribution companies (REDs) that are all
readSA deputy president's associate jailed
09-06-2005
DURBAN - South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma's former financial adviser was sentenced to 15 years in prison yesterday in a corruption trial that analysts say could finish Zuma's hopes of
readCars are the love of his life
09-06-2005
SINCE he was a youngster in Grade 10, motor mechanic Gabriel Ithete always knew what he wanted in life.At that tender age, Ithete had the guts to tell his father to enrol him in a technical college so
readDebt relief push falls short: NGOs
09-06-2005
LONDON - Aid groups said yesterday a US-British push for other rich nations to cancel debt for some of the world's poorest countries was a step in the right direction but fell far short of alleviating
readAfrica: Broken promises leave three million children to die
09-06-2005
WASHINGTON - Three million children will die in the poorest countries of sub-Saharan Africa as a result of the failure of the global community to meet its promise of slashing the death rates of
readMining royalties justified, says Minister
09-06-2005
THE mining industry is making healthy profits and it is therefore not unreasonable to expect the sector to pay royalties to Government, Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila told the National
readBike 'buzz' costs taxpayer
09-06-2005
A MOTORCYCLE swish past the Prime Minister's motorcade, with a two-fingered "up yours" salute and the swift arrest and lock-up of the bike rider and his passenger thrown into the mix, proved just the
readShifeta urges 'responsible sex'
09-06-2005
YOUTH Deputy Minister Pohamba Shifeta has urged young people to take a leading role in the fight against HIV-AIDS.Speaking at Mariental on Friday, Shifeta urged young people to abstain from
read'Boost biodiversity'
09-06-2005
EFFORTS aimed at protecting biodiversity in Namibia will lead to sustainable game farming and sustainable forestry, says a biodiversity expert with Integrated Environmental Consultants Namibia
readDune belt gets makeover
09-06-2005
MORE than 800 bags of rubbish were collected on the first day of the week-long clean-up of the dune belt between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.The campaign, organised by the Environmental Management
read'Community conservation working'
09-06-2005
GIVING local communities ownership of their natural resources has proved to be a successful way of managing wildlife, which is evidenced by growing animal populations."Especially huntable animals are
readMore suicides in North
09-06-2005
TWO suicides have been reported to Public Relations Unit of the Namibian Police (NamPol) at Oshakati in the Oshana Region.Desderius Tiliindje Tshivol (28) from Epyeshona village near Okatana and
readBotswana donkeys 'lost in Namibia'
09-06-2005
RUNDU - A senior veterinary official in Mukwe Constituency, Sebastian Simbaranda, says the 21 donkeys that were allegedly stolen from neighbouring Botswana are still at large.Simbaranda said his
readStatistics system under review
09-06-2005
IN a bid to encourage the use of statistical data as a critical tool in aiding policy formulation and national development, the National Planning Commission (NPC) is evaluating the National
readNewborn found at school
09-06-2005
THE body of a newborn baby boy was found behind the boys' hostel of the PK de Villiers School at Keetmanshoop over the weekend.Chief Inspector Nicky Nampala said no arrest had been made yet. The
readMinister disappointed at level of Budget debate
09-06-2005
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila on Tuesday expressed disappointment about the level of debate on the National Budget in the National Assembly over the past two weeks.Responding to
readNew northern railway line claims its first victim
09-06-2005
A CAR belonging to Absalom Kalugongo of Omutsegwonime in the Oshikoto Region was destroyed by a train at the railway construction site near Oshivelo on Tuesday evening.Apparently, Kalugongo tried to
readChild rape, murder case shifted to Windhoek
09-06-2005
THE man charged with the abduction, murder and rape of a six-year-old girl from Swakopmund will appear in the High Court in Windhoek next month.The brutal murder of little Rachel Hamutundu in January
readIilonga ya tameka mpoka tapu fumvikwa oonakusila mOkambesa
09-06-2005
RUNDU - Iilonga oya tameka nale pehala mpoka tapu ka fumvikwa aantu ye li 28 mboka ya sile moshiponga sheidhengomumwe lyiihauto mondjila onene ya Rundu nOshaanda oshiwike sha zi ko.Okwa talika kutya
readSimanekeni oompango, Muni gwa Venduka ta lombwele aahingi yOotaxi
09-06-2005
ELELO lyOshilando sha Venduka olya ganeke omunwe aahingi yOotaxi mOshilando kutya omaihumbatonayi gawo ngashi ngoka ga ningwa kaahingi yOotaxi yamwe, mboka ya li ya boloka oondjila dhimwe oonene
readEgumbo lya meme Teresia Kalimbo lya pya po
09-06-2005
MEME Teresia Tshekupe Kalimbo gwomOlukanda lwUupindi mOshakati okwa thigwa pomutenya komulilo omukumithi ngoka gwa fike po okambashu ke, ongulohi yEtiyali lyeti 31 May 2005.Ongulohi ndjoka wo omo mwi
readMugabe a yolithwa komapopyo kutya okwa sa
09-06-2005
HARARE - Omupresidende gwa Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe okwa yola po omapopyo kutya okwa sa kuuvu wedhengo lyomutima oshiwike sha zi ko.Omapopyo ngaka kutya Mugabe okwa sa oga li ogendji noonkondo mu
readHamwaama a fumvikwa pOmutundungu
09-06-2005
OMUGUNDJUKA gwedhina Edward (Eduwa) ya Hamwaama gwoomvula 33 gwokomukunda Ohamuti mOshitopowla sha Musati ngoka a manene oondjenda mOkatekisa ke sho kiidhenge mumwe nokahauto kalwe pontopa ya Mpumbu
readHingeni nawa, Opolisi moNooli tayi indile
09-06-2005
OMOLU iiponga oyindji tayi ningwa moshilongo unene tuu mOnooli, mOondoolopa ngashi mOshakati nosho tuu moondjila dhilwe, Opolisi oya indila koshigwana shi hinge nuukeka, opo kuyandwe iiponga mbyoka yi
readJapan first to qualify for 2006 World Cup
09-06-2005
BANGKOK - Japan beat North Korea 2-0 behind closed doors in Thailand on Wednesday to become the first team to qualify for the 2006 World Cup alongside hosts Germany.Striker Atsushi Yanagisawa put the
readJapan first to qualify for 2006 World Cup
09-06-2005
BANGKOK - Japan beat North Korea 2-0 behind closed doors in Thailand on Wednesday to become the first team to qualify for the 2006 World Cup alongside hosts Germany.Striker Atsushi Yanagisawa put the
readDTS volleyball entries deadline today
09-06-2005
THE DTS 4-A-Side Volleyball-for-all tournament will be held on June 18 at the DTS premises.The categories will include men's and mixed teams.A team may consist of only four players, and a mixed team
readI will not discuss technical director's job - Gaweseb
09-06-2005
NAMIBIA Football Association (NFA) secretary general Alpheus Gaweseb yesterday said he would not be drawn into discussions regarding the appointment of the technical director for Namibian
readLucrative NFA Cup final now on
09-06-2005
IT'S official - the Tafel Lager NFA Cup final is to be decided at the Independence Stadium on June18.Cup kings Black Africa and Ramblers will contest the trophy, which comes with a cash prize of over
readSharon crushes calls for delay on Gaza pullout
09-06-2005
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday crushed calls from ministers to delay Israel's pullout from Gaza, insisting there were no grounds whatsoever to delay the withdrawal despite an
readAnd here's to you, Mrs Robinson ...
09-06-2005
NEW YORK - Despite a long list of memorable film and stage roles, Anne Bancroft was best remembered for her role as Mrs Robinson in 'The Graduate'.
readHundreds orphaned by Marburg in Angola
09-06-2005
LUANDA - Angola's deadly Marburg outbreak has left hundreds of children orphaned and traumatised after seeing dying parents rushed away or their homes destroyed to try to stem the spread of the
readBolivian protests grow
09-06-2005
LA PAZ - Tens of thousands of Bolivian peasants and miners marched through La Paz on Tuesday as some opposition leaders urged early elections to end the crisis after President Carlos Mesa's offer to
readIN BRIEF
09-06-2005
* NUCLEAR - North Korea ruled out new talks on its nuclear ambitions unless Washington met unspecified conditions, in a setback to efforts to resolve the standoff.
readCosatu backs Zuma in graft row
09-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's biggest labour federation threw its weight behind Deputy President Jacob Zuma yesterday, rejecting calls he step down over a graft row that has split the ruling African
read20 South African parliamentarians in court over 'Travelgate' scam
09-06-2005
CAPE TOWN - Twenty South African sitting lawmakers and one former MP appeared in a Cape Town magistrate's court yesterday for allegedly defrauding parliament in a multi-million-dollar "Travelgate"
readAt least 24 dead in Ethiopia violence
09-06-2005
ADDIS ABABA - At least 24 people were killed and several hundred wounded after Ethiopian police fired on crowds during demonstrations against alleged fraud in disputed elections last month, hospital
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