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40 Articles found on Thursday, 17 November 2005
Plan to boost Namibia's parks
17-11-2005
NAMIBIA has come up with a project aimed at strengthening its protected areas."There is no doubt that Namibia's national protected areas, such as the State-owned parks, underpin tourism in Namibia,"
readMunicipality makes green investment
17-11-2005
THIS week the City of Windhoek started planting white stinkwood trees on traffic islands along the new and improved Robert Mugabe Avenue The tree was chosen for the sake of continuity, as they are
readWinds of change in power sector
17-11-2005
THE installation of a turbine that converts wind to electricity is Namibia's first step towards harnessing wind as a renewable source of power.The converter was installed in the desert near Walvis
readTwyfelfontein trail enchants visitors
17-11-2005
THE revamped trail to the famous rock engravings at Twyfelfontein is now fully accessible, and up to 2 000 visitors pass through on a busy day.New facilities - built using caged bricks, corrugated
readPacific Rim growth to slow in 2005
17-11-2005
SEOUL - Economic growth in APEC economies is expected to slow in 2005 from last year while a widening US current account deficit should pressure the dollar against other regional currencies, a report
readAnglo American,BHP Billiton pioneer Africa investment
17-11-2005
PRETORIA - Miners Anglo American and BHP Billiton have helped set up a US$500 million fund to improve Africa's investment climate and promote good governance, an analyst close to the project said
readOil prices lose ground
17-11-2005
LONDON - Oil prices lost ground yesterday as traders awaited the traditional weekly snapshot of crude inventories in the United States, the world's largest consumer of energy. New York's main
readBarloworld five per cent earnings rise disappoints
17-11-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African industrial group Barloworld Ltd reported yesterday a near five per cent rise in diluted headline earnings per share to 873.6 cents, missing expectations and sending its
readMiller says TV beer ads halted
17-11-2005
NEW YORK - An advertising battle in the US beer market is gathering froth.Miller Brewing, a unit of SABMiller, said on Tuesday several cable networks pulled new Miller ads on complaints by rival
readSummit to harness IT revolution for poor
17-11-2005
TUNIS - A UN summit opened yesterday in Tunis with the aim of harnessing the IT revolution for poor countries, as rich nations squabble over control of the Internet and a row brews over freedom of
readCops probe charges against suspended NBC chief
17-11-2005
THE Police are investigating criminal charges laid by the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) against its suspended Director General, Gerry Munyama. Munyama was suspended with immediate effect on
readODC grasps at straws
17-11-2005
THE Offshore Development Company (ODC) appears to have all but given up on ever getting back the N$100 million it recklessly invested in fly-by-night schemes over the last four years. Nevertheless,
readThree suicides, two unnatural deaths
17-11-2005
THREE suicides were reported to the Police at the weekend.The latest crime bulletin says that the body of Thomas Hamupembe (35) was found hanging in his bedroom at Okatope on Monday.*At Ondangwa,
readNuke power 'not all it's cracked up to be'
17-11-2005
THE Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine development in the Namib Naukluft Park came under scrutiny again on Tuesday at a lecture presented in Swakopmund by Dr David Fig. Fig is a South African researcher on
readIyambo and Mudge cross swords in NA
17-11-2005
A MOTION by Republican Party President Henk Mudge to discuss the appointment of civil servants was thrown out of the National Assembly yesterday before debate could even get underway.Last week, Mudge
readUndefended treason suspects refuse to challenge witness
17-11-2005
A QUARTER of the 120 men in the dock in the main Caprivi high treason trial in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday refused to exercise their right to cross-question the tenth prosecution witness to
readDeceased estates to be handled equally after law amendment
17-11-2005
A new law has been introduced which will allow the Master of the High Court and Magistrates to administer the liquidation and distribution of all deceased estates.Consequently, discriminatory
readGovt urged to defuse situation in Kavango
17-11-2005
THE Congress of Democrats says the situation in west Kavango, where Oshiwambo-speaking farmers have defied a Government order to remove their cattle, is tense and far from resolved.A statement issued
readGovt unveils blueprint for restructuring of parastatals
17-11-2005
EXTENSIVE powers will be vested in a governance council Government plans set up to restructure, govern and monitor the performance of State-owned enterprises. It will be responsible for drawing up
readStranded Caprivi jumbos die of thirst
17-11-2005
MORE than 20 elephants have died of thirst in the eastern Caprivi since last month. Colgar Sikopo, the Chief Control Warden for the Ministry of Environment and Tourism in the Caprivi and Kavango
readJosia Shoonga a hulitha
17-11-2005
O TATU tseyitha noluhodhi olunene eso lya Josia Shangala sha Soini ya Shoonga ngoka a mana oondjenda dhe momasiku 12 gaNovemba moshipangelo mOutapi mOmbalantu konima uuwehame.Josia Shoonga okwa
readOmukuluntuwiliki gwa NBC a kuthwa miilonga
17-11-2005
O LAATA yehangano etumawimombepo lya Namibia/Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) oya kutha omukuluntuwiliki gwa NBC, Gerry Munyama, miilonga pakathimbo.Omunashipundi gwOlaata ndjika Ponhele Ya
readEkakamo lyevi lya etitha elondodho lya Tsunami mu Japan
17-11-2005
T OKYO - Ekakamo lyevi lya metelwa pu hamano oshinkwanu omugoyi pashiyelekitho olya dhenga oshitopolwa shomuumbangalantu wa Japan mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika.Otaku hokololwa kutya ekakamo ndika olya
readAayugi ya tulwa mondholongo
17-11-2005
O MPANGU yOpashitopolwa mOshakati oya mona ondjo Willem Mukete (26) na Andreas Johannes (28) moshipotha sheteyo lyegumbo neyugo kwahomatiwa noku ya pa egeelo lyoomvula adhihe kumwe dhi li 18
readD-Day for Rugby World Cup hosts
17-11-2005
DUBLIN - Rugby will be faced with the stark choice today when the vote as to who holds the 2011 World Cup is made.Does it try and breach new boundaries in choosing Japan or does it stay with the
readBaxter quits as South Africa coach
17-11-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Stuart Baxter resigned as South African football coach on Tuesday after a run of nine matches without a win, the South African Football Association said.The Englishman's resignation
readChess armies battling for honour
17-11-2005
THE Namibian Chess Federation and Iceida (Icelandic International Development Agency) staged the first annual Namibian School Team Tournament last weekend with eight schools represented by 24
read'Norway played like women'
17-11-2005
OSLO - Norway have been accused by their coach of playing like "women in high heels" when they lost 1-0 to the Czech Republic in the first leg of a World Cup playoff."We were too much like ladies in
readDisgraced ref Hoyzer set for prison term
17-11-2005
BERLIN - A German court has requested a two year prison sentence for disgraced matchfixing referee Robert Hoyzer.The tribunal here made its demand on the ninth day of the trial involving the
readTable tennis making inroads in schools
17-11-2005
TABLE tennis is slowly making inroads in schools, with the recent Windhoek championships drawing 50 junior players between the ages of ten and 18.The championships attracted 12 girls.The boys'
readInzamam hails Pakistan win
17-11-2005
MULTAN - Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was delighted with his team's 22-run win over England on a dramatic fifth and final day of the first test yesterday."It was a very important victory for us,"
readNujoma Stadium idle until Feb
17-11-2005
THE multi-million-dollar Sam Nujoma Soccer Stadium in Katutura will not be host to a single premiership match until February next year, due to exorbitant rental fees. The MTC Namibia Premier League
readIn Brief
17-11-2005
* SCANDAL - Iraq faced a fresh prison scandal after Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari ordered an investigation into reports of abuse at a clandestine interior ministry jail.The announcement came as 15
readNigerian police rearrest militia leaders
17-11-2005
LAGOS - Nigerian police have rearrested the rival leaders of a militant group after a court freed them of murder charges, a police spokesman said yesterday."They were picked up from Kirikiri prison
readZim agrees to UN aid for demolitions victims
17-11-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe's government has decided to accept a UN offer to build emergency shelter for victims of its demolitions campaign, scrapping its previous refusal of the aid, a UN official said on
readLiberia bans protests, probes poll fraud
17-11-2005
MONROVIA - Liberia's government banned street demonstrations on Tuesday while election officials investigate soccer star George Weah's allegations that a rigged run-off vote robbed him of the
readRebels killed in UN-army sweep in DRC
17-11-2005
KINSHASA - More than 20 rebels and a government soldier were killed on Tuesday during a joint operation by the Democratic Republic of Congo army and United Nations peacekeepers in the country's
readMore rioting in Uganda
17-11-2005
KAMPALA - Ugandan police and troops firing live and plastic bullets fought running battles with protesters angered by the arrest on treason charges of the president's main political rival.Kizza
readPush for speedier handover in Iraq
17-11-2005
WASHINGTON - Showing mounting discontent among Republicans over the Iraq war, the US Senate has resolved that Iraqis should start taking the lead in their own security next year to allow a phased
readPush for speedier handover in Iraq
17-11-2005
WASHINGTON - Showing mounting discontent among Republicans over the Iraq war, the US Senate has resolved that Iraqis should start taking the lead in their own security next year to allow a phased
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