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37 Articles found on Thursday, 12 May 2005
New SA money market rules
12-05-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's central bank said on Tuesday it would scrap its daily refinancing facility for local banks as part of a wide-ranging revamp of its money market operations.In a document
readThree more found dead in SA gold mine
12-05-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African rescuers found three more dead miners deep underground, bringing to four the death toll from a small earthquake that hit Gold Fields' biggest mine, the company said
readJewellery factory for Nam
12-05-2005
WINDHOEK - Lev Leviev Diamonds (LLD), one of the world's leading diamond mining and polishing companies, will soon open a jewellery factory in Namibia.LLD President Lev Leviev told Namibian President
readMedical aid fraud under investigation
12-05-2005
THE Public Service Medical Aid Scheme (PSEMAS) is facing a number of challenges and has also fallen prey to corrupt practices from service providers and members, says the Permanent Secretary of the
readMagistrate recusal on the cards in hit-and-run trial
12-05-2005
THE criminal trial over the hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a grand-nephew of former Deputy Prime Minister Hendrik Witbooi appears set to take place before a different Magistrate than
readKauandenge quits Nudo to return to DTA
12-05-2005
JOSEPH Kauandenge's political trek continued yesterday, when he announced that he had rejoined the DTA.Kauandenge — once the leader of his own party, the Namibia Movement for Independent
readNujoma film rolls on
12-05-2005
FILMING of the Nujoma biopic 'Where Others Wavered' restarted late yesterday afternoon.The shoot ground to a halt on Monday when a deadline set by crew and local actors for payment of outstanding
readPetrol thieves caught red-handed
12-05-2005
THE Police at Usakos caught two men who stole a fuel truck red-handed on Sunday as they were selling fuel at a bargain price.The two men broke into the office of Northern Fuel Distributors at
readWindhoek?! Rather make that Otjomuise
12-05-2005
NAMIBIANS would soon have to forget about Windhoek, Grootfontein, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and a few other place names if DTA President Katuutire Kaura gets his way.Kaura informed the National Assembly
readStandard Bank Namibia seals US$50m loan deal in Germany
12-05-2005
STANDARD Bank Namibia has signed a US$50 million (N$300 million) term loan facility, on a club loan basis, in Germany.The transaction is the debut term loan facility for Standard Bank Namibia in the
readBudget presents 'acid test' Govt faces one of its toughest challenges
12-05-2005
THE first National Budget of the Pohamba Presidency is set to present an acid test for the ambitious and optimistic spending limits that Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila laid down for
readTop Govt bean counter spills some beans on corruption
12-05-2005
IN a bold move, a senior Government official said yesterday that a lack of accountability, transparency and financial discipline has led to rampant corruption and the abuse of State
readTop Govt bean counter spills some beans on corruption
12-05-2005
IN a bold move, a senior Government official said yesterday that a lack of accountability, transparency and financial discipline has led to rampant corruption and the abuse of State
readRecurrent dry spells in the region 'a concern'
12-05-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Rising temperatures and recurrent dry spells in southern Africa points to the impact of climate change and are "cause for concern", says a senior scientist.Many countries, such as
readSix arrested for Pep Stores burglary in the North
12-05-2005
POLICE at Outapi in the Omusati Region have arrested six men in connection with a burglary at the town's Pep Stores outlet last Monday night.Chief Inspector Christof Nakanyala said six other suspects
readOmbwa ya hupitha okahanona
12-05-2005
NAIROBI - Ombwa yoondunge ndjoka ya hupitha okahanona hoka ka li ka ekelwahi kuyina momakuti ga Kenya oya pewa egumbo nedhina.MEtiyali, ombwa ndjika oya yi moshipangelo moka ta mu tonatelwa okahanona
readAaSouth Afrika 10 ya dhitikwa mu Namibia poHenties
12-05-2005
Pokati tuu mpoka Opolisi pOmbaye oya tseyitha edhitiko lyAasouth Afrika ye li 10 mboka ya adhika taya kwata oohi mehala lyi ikalekelwa.Aasouth Afrika mboka oya kwatelwa konyala ookilometa 12 okuza
readOorebele 75 dha dhipagwa molukongo lwa Zarqawi
12-05-2005
BAGHDAD - Omatanga gopakwiita ga Amerika oga popi mOmaandaha kutya oga dhipaga orebele noshowo dhiilongo yilwe dhi li 75 muule wootundi 24, pethimbo lyiikonga yawo yokuvudhamo omatanga Abu Musab
readYahamano ya kwatwa po shi na sha neyako lyOpepa yopOutapi
12-05-2005
OPOLISI pOutapi mOmbalantu oya tseyitha kutya oya kwata po aalumentu yahamano (6) shi na sha neyako mOsitola ya Pepa pOutapi petameko lyOmwedhi nguka na otayi kongo natango ye li yahamano mboka taku
readOshigwana sha indilwa shi ilonge sha mana mo
12-05-2005
OSHIITHANENE shehwahwameko meilongo, pawiliko lyOmusita Josef Avia, sha li kohi yoshipalanyolo "Etilokalunga olyo Ekota lyUunongo auhe" osha ningilwe mOngwediva mOsoondaha ya zi ko pOngeleka ya Elcin
readA thousand kilometres for cancer starts today
12-05-2005
FIFTEEN Namibian cyclists are expected to start with a gruelling cycling race from Keetmanshoop to Oshakati aimed at raising awareness about cancer, while at the same time giving the public an
readFootball Log Standings
12-05-2005
Central West First Division Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts Pup.Unam 22 15 4 3 59 23 36 49 Cymot SKW 22 14 5 3 81 29 52 47 Invincible 22 14 2 6 63 42 21 44 Blue Boys 21 13 4 4
readNamibian boxers scoop medals
12-05-2005
THREE of the six Namibian boxers who competed at the African Boxing Championships in Morocco obtained medals against some of the best boxers in Africa.Flyweight Japhet Uutoni punched his way to the
readSchools must go green: Nobel winner
12-05-2005
NOBEL Peace laureate Professor Wangari Maathai has challenged the Kenyan government and other African governments to make environmental studies compulsory in primary and secondary school.Maathai, who
readSwiss protect glacier with a massive blanket
12-05-2005
ANDERMATT - A Swiss ski resort on Tuesday wrapped up an entire glacier to stop it melting and to protect ski runs.The protective layer covers an area of 2 500 square metres of the Gurschen glacier at
readBBC journalists vote to strike
12-05-2005
LONDON - BBC journalists have voted overwhelmingly in favour of going on strike to protest against plans to cut about 20 per cent of the workforce at the publicly funded British broadcaster.About 84
readNew fears of Katangan secession in DRC
12-05-2005
KINSHASA - The arrests of dozens of people, including the son of a former secessionist leader, have aroused new fears of an attempt by the Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral-rich Katanga province
readAfghan riot over reported abuse of Koran by the US
12-05-2005
KABUL - Afghan troops were deployed on the streets of an eastern city yesterday after four people died and scores were injured in riots sparked by reports that US soldiers had desecrated the Koran at
readSharon vows to bring peace to Israel as Gaza debate rages
12-05-2005
JERUSALEM - Israel yesterday commemorated the thousands of soldiers killed in the nation's wars as a fierce battle raged in government over whether the pullout from Gaza will strengthen the Jewish
readNigeria, Cameroon discuss border dispute
12-05-2005
GENEVA - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan began a meeting with the presidents of Nigeria and Cameroon here yesterday to discuss efforts to settle their longstanding border dispute.The summit in Geneva
readIraq suicide attacks kill at least 71
12-05-2005
BAGHDAD - Four suicide bombs killed at least 71 people in Iraq yesterday, the latest attacks in an escalating campaign of guerrilla violence that has killed nearly 400 Iraqis since a new government
readPioneering researcher dead at 96
12-05-2005
MADISON - Ed Schantz, a researcher who was a pioneer in purifying the toxin used in Botox injections, has died aged 96.In 1946, Schantz and colleagues purified botulinum toxin type A — the
readFame came with Watergate hearings
12-05-2005
TRENTON - Peter W Rodino Jr, a little-noticed Democratic congressman until he led the House impeachment investigation of President Richard Nixon, died on Saturday of congestive heart failure.He was
readKenneth B Clark, civil rights figure, educator
12-05-2005
NEW YORK - Kenneth B Clark, an educator and psychologist who spent his life working for racial integration and improvement in the education of black children, died on Sunday.He was 90. Clark's
readRainbow Warrior', eco hero
12-05-2005
TORONTO - Canadian Bob Hunter, who co-founded Greenpeace and used his savvy as a journalist to turn the environmental group's fight to an international cause, died on May 2 after a battle with
readMofilima ya Nujoma ya mwena po
12-05-2005
ETHANEKO lyofilima ya simana yOmupresidende gwotango gwa Namibia tatekulu Sam Nujoma yedhina 'Where Others Wavered' oya kankama manga mOmaandaha oshiwike shika.Kapu na shoka sha thanekwa oshiwike
readIN BRIEF
12-05-2005
*THREAT - A possible hand grenade was thrown close to US President George W Bush as he gave a speech in front of tens of thousands of Georgians in Tbilisi, the US Secret Service said.*KIDNAP - Rebels
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