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46 Articles found on Wednesday, 23 November 2005
China closes some 2 000 mines
23-11-2005
BEIJING - China has closed nearly 2 000 coal mines since August in a bid to cut the death toll in the world's most deadly mining industry, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday.Work has
readTelecom eyes rural telecommunications
23-11-2005
TELECOM Namibia has signed an agreement with an international Huawei Technologies aimed at piloting rural wireless local loop telecommunication system.A media statement from Telecom Namibia released
readGMO maize import applications on hold
23-11-2005
NEW applications to import genetically modified (GM) maize into South Africa were on hold until the outcome of a study into their potential impact was known, the agriculture department said
readZambian economy grows by 5,4%
23-11-2005
LUSAKA - Zambia's economy expanded by a revised 5,4 per cent in 2004 but is expected to slow this year as agricultural output declines after a regional drought, officials said yesterday.In a policy
readWraps on Kimberley mine
23-11-2005
JOHANNESBURG - The world's biggest diamond producer De Beers said yesterday it had concluded the closure process of its underground operations at its historic Kimberley mine in South Africa.Most
readEU seeks to break sugar deadlock
23-11-2005
BRUSSELS - The European Union kicked off marathon talks yesterday on sugar sector reforms with Britain seeking to win over other reluctant member states with a sweeter offer on implementing the
readIran nuclear programme back in the spotlight
23-11-2005
NEW YORK - The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) board of governors meets tomorrow to consider whether to discuss Iran's nuclear programme, which Tehran says is purely peaceful but Western
readGlobal economy and inflation picking up
23-11-2005
PARIS - The global economy is picking up moderately in the fourth quarter and accelerating inflation will prompt central banks to raise interest rates, according to a survey of corporate economists
readFarmers to protest Kavango issues, as tensions run high
23-11-2005
TENSION is mounting in west Kavango as desperate Oshiwambo-speaking cattle farmers and frustrated local residents continue to lock horns over the illegal grazing of cattle.Residents want the farmers
readDeath watch for Humphrey
23-11-2005
DEATH is the expected fate of Humphrey the humpback whale when a successful rescue attempt was foiled by his stubborn return to the lagoon south of Walvis Bay yesterday.A rescue team that struggled
readNujoma bill 'unfair and undignified'
23-11-2005
THE Congress of Democrats yesterday did not mince its words in opposing a proposed law to bestow the title of founding father of the Namibian nation on former president Sam Nujoma, labelling it
readGobabis cops held hostage
23-11-2005
A GROUP of crime suspects in an overcrowded Gobabis Police cell on Sunday overpowered four Police officers and held them hostage for over five hours, The Namibian has learned.However, details of the
readMan shot in shebeen robbery
23-11-2005
A 35-year old man, Thomas Shilongo, was shot in the head during a robbery last Monday, the Police reported this week. Shilongo was attacked by three gunmen at a shebeen in Katutura. One suspect, a
readSwift sentence for taxi attack
23-11-2005
THE wheels of justice turned swiftly at Walvis Bay when four men were sent to jail less than a week after their assault on a taxi driver.Willem van Wyk, his brother Christiaan van Wyk, their cousin,
readJob Kozonguizi, a man of the law, friend to all
23-11-2005
ONE of Namibia's nine Deputy Prosecutors General, Job Kozonguizi, died of a suspected heart attack at his home in Windhoek on Saturday.Kozonguizi was 37 years old. "It's a big loss to my office, to
read4 conservancies launched as communities set pace in creating jobs, advancing conservation
23-11-2005
FOUR new conservancies were launched in the Otjozondjupa Region, Okakarara constituency, at the weekend, bringing the number of conservancies in Namibia to 42.About 24 000 people live within the 1
readMorewaak members apologise to pastor
23-11-2005
MEMBERS of the Morewaak Pentecostal Missions have apologised to their Pastor, Peter Barry, for alleging that he had an extramarital affair.The members, who are demanding the resignation of Barry and
readCop killers found guilty
23-11-2005
FOUR of the six men charged with a May 2002 armed robbery in which a member of the Namibian Police's VIP Protection Unit was shot dead at a night-club in Windhoek were found guilty in the High Court
readHate crime' suspects back in court
23-11-2005
HATE crime suspects Gerson Ndjavera and Methuzal "Malcolm X" Matundu will appear in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court for the third time on 11 April 2006.The two men, accused of contravening two
readKavango grazing tension worries President
23-11-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has expressed concern about the ongoing land dispute between Oshiwambo-speaking cattle farmers and the Kwangali tribal authority in Kavango Region, describing it as
readOfficials bogged down in red tape, jumbos stay stuck in mud
23-11-2005
OFFICIALS of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism in Caprivi have submitted a report on what should be done to help save elephants that are dying of thirst in the region.Colgar Sikopo, the Chief
readMunyama probe almost done
23-11-2005
POLICE investigations into the theft charge laid against suspended NBC boss Gerry Munyama are expected to be concluded before the end of the week.Police spokesperson Chief Inspector Hieronymus Goraseb
readSchool murder suspect guilty, father acquitted
23-11-2005
THE former caretaker of Windhoek's Centaurus High School, Johnny Venter, was convicted yesterday on a charge that he murdered a woman in his flat at the school and hid her body in a storeroom on the
readOld Mutual not allowed to withhold worker's pension
23-11-2005
OLD Mutual Life Assurance yesterday failed in its court case to withhold N$3,2 million in pension from a former employee, Johan Deysel, for investment advice he gave a client that cost her more than
readNella, Opasporta yoye oyo ndjika
23-11-2005
O SHIFO shika, ano The Namibian osha etelwa onkundana tayi nyanyudha mwene gwOpasporta ndjoka ya toolwa moshilandopangelo omasiku ga zi ko.Otaku hokololwa kutya pauyelele mboka wulipo, ano mboka wu
readRobert Mugabe Avenue a patululwa
23-11-2005
M AYOLA gwa Venduka Matheus Shikongo okwa patulula ondjila onene ya Robert Mugabe Avenue mOmaandaha goshiwike shika.Ondjila ndjika oya ningi konyala ethimbo ele tayi longwa nokugwedhelwa. Nando nee
readShipanga ota thigi po Ombaanga ya Nedbank
23-11-2005
O MUKULUNTUWILIKI gwOmbaanga ya Nedbank Martin Shipanga okwa tseyitha ngeyi kutya ota thigi po Ombaanga ndjika momasiku 31 Desemba 2005.Pamushangwa, Ombaanga ndjika oya tseyitha kutya Shipanga okwa
readOmukulupe gumwe okwa hala Great Triangle a galule iimaliwa ye
23-11-2005
O MUKWATI gwopenzela gumwe gwomOvenduka ota kondjo noonkondo a hala oshimaliwa she shoka a pungula mOkampani ya Great Triangle, moka omo wo mwa kanene oshimaliwa sha Off-shore Development Company
readPwa monika natango oombila mbali dhomasipa gaantu pEenhana
23-11-2005
N ATANGO efumvulo lyoombila pEenhana onkee tali yi komeho, sho natango pwa monika oombila mbali dhomasipa gaantu Omaandaha ngaka ga zi ko.Iinima iinene ya adhika mOombila ndhika mbali, oomboma,
readAalumentu taya landula oya halika kOpolisi
23-11-2005
O POLISI otayi indile moshigwana opo shi kwathele mokugandja uuyelele mboka tau kwatitha nokudhitikitha aafekelwa taya landula miipotha yuukiliminola.Omulumentu gwedhina Carlos Tjirimongua okwa
readNgoka a li nale Inspekta gwOpolisi gwopevi a dhitikilwa ekengelelo
23-11-2005
N GOKA a li nale Omupeha gwa Inspekta-Ndjayi gwOpolisi ya Namibia, Fritz Nghiishililwa okwa dhitikwa nokutulwa miipandeko moshipotha shekengelelo, uulingilingi, iifundja nosho wo onkambadhala
readFirst swimming mile produces great results
23-11-2005
DESPITE the level of the Oanob Dam being low, the venue at Lake Oanob Resort proved to be an excellent choice for the Namibia Swimming Mile which took place on Sunday.A total of 96 swimming and
readVictory Race champs rewarded
23-11-2005
THE winners of the 2005 edition of the Old Mutual Victory Race Series were rewarded with cash prizes during a function on Monday.The Victory Races event included three legs ran in Oshakati,
readChampions League Fixtures, Nov 23
23-11-2005
Group E Wednesday, November 23 Fenerbahce (TUR) v AC Milan (ITA) ( Schalke 04 (GER) v PSV Eindhoven (NED) Group F Wednesday, November 23 Real Madrid (ESP) v Olympique Lyon (FRA) Rosenborg Trondheim
readNamibian players plagued by injuries in Germany
23-11-2005
SOME of Namibia´s German-based footballers are plagued by injuries, and this has led to two out of four not being active for the past few months.Collin Benjamin, who plays for Hamburg SV in the
readAli to hunt for Commonwealth title
23-11-2005
NAMIBIAN welterweight pugilist Paulus 'Ali' Nuumbembe will fight in a Commonwealth Eliminator on December 18 in the United Kingdom.Nuumbembe has been eyeing a title for a long time and will get an
readPietersen revives England
23-11-2005
FAISALABAD - Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell steered England close to safety with contrasting centuries in the second Test against Pakistan yesterday.Ashes hero Pietersen hammered a 137-ball 100 and Bell
readTouch and Go not easy for SKW
23-11-2005
LEAGUE newcomers Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) and Touch & Go will clash in their first ever MTC Namibia Premiership football match this Sunday and both vow to win it.The two teams entered the league
readErnest Crichlow, NY renaissance artist
23-11-2005
NEW YORK - Ernest Crichlow, an artist of the Harlem Renaissance who spent nearly a century painting and drawing black America, has died.Born in Brooklyn, New York, to Caribbean immigrants, Crichlow
readWilliam O Baker, former advisor to president
23-11-2005
MURRAY HILL, New Jersey - Former Bell Labs president William O Baker, who advised US presidents on intelligence gathering and oversaw researchers who won back-to-back Nobel Prizes, including for work
readEast Germans come in from the cold
23-11-2005
POTSDAM - After the fall of the Berlin Wall 16 years ago, it was the West Germans who brought democracy and a market economy to the country's communist East.But with nearly five million unemployed
readIraqi minister rejects torture, death squad accusations
23-11-2005
WASHINGTON - A senior minister from Iraq's Shi'ite-dominated government has denied allegations that he commands death squads targeting the Sunni minority and ordered the torture of suspected rebels
readYellow fever kills 118 in Sudan
23-11-2005
GENEVA - An outbreak of yellow fever has killed at least 118 people in Sudan and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said it was sending 1,7 million vaccine doses to prevent the spread of the
readIn Brief
23-11-2005
* UNREST - A mortar round exploded during a ceremony outside the town of Tikrit attended by US ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad and other top officials, wounding one person, an AFP correspondent
readDarfur descending into total lawlessness, says UN chief
23-11-2005
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned that Sudan's Darfur region was descending into complete lawlessness and called on the government and rebels to conclude peace talks by the end
readKenyans vote 'No' on new constitution
23-11-2005
NAIROBI - President Mwai Kibaki suffered a humiliating defeat yesterday in a constitutional referendum that galvanised Kenyans' disillusionment with their leader three years after he took power
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