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46 Articles found on Thursday, 24 November 2005
UN says sonar threatens dolphins, whales
24-11-2005
NAIROBI - Increased naval military manoeuvres and submarine sonars in the world's oceans are threatening dolphins, whales and porpoises that depend on sound to survive, a United Nations report said
readOutstanding environmentalists
24-11-2005
Uri-Khob has dedicated 13 years of his life to protecting and monitoring the black rhinos in the Kunene.He began his work as a tracker in 1992. Soon he became a trainer of trackers, supervised
readPeople need to get more involved in conservation
24-11-2005
NAMIBIA needs to derive more economic benefits from its natural resources and offer incentives for good conservation, says the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF).Setting out its challenges for 2006 to
readNew Shoprite opens in Lafrenz
24-11-2005
THE new Shoprite supermarket in the Lafrenz commercial area in Windhoek will be officially opened today, creating jobs for at least 150 people.A press release from the Shoprite-Checkers Group said
readIran and Iraq bury bitter past to reopen trade
24-11-2005
BAGHDAD - Once a bitter enemy, Iran is emerging as a trade lifeline for Iraq as Baghdad seeks to rebuild an economy shattered by years of sanctions, neglect and corruption under Saddam Hussein and
readUS$45m to help the poor in Angola
24-11-2005
JOHANNESBURG - US oil giant Chevron has invested US$45 million in agriculture and infrastructure in Angola to lift the lives of rural poor in the southwest African nation, a top executive said on
readLatest technology launched in Nam
24-11-2005
MICROSOFT yesterday launched the latest version of 'SQL Server 2005' - a database solution for companies to securely store, manage, analyse and report on mission-critical business data.The launch
readZambia court blocks sale of stake in state bank
24-11-2005
LUSAKA - A Lusaka high court on Tuesday blocked the sale of a 49 per cent stake in state bank Zanaco to Rabobank of the Netherlands after a Zambian legislator appealed the award of the bid to the
readMajor bank formed in Africa
24-11-2005
LAGOS - First Bank, Nigeria's leading retail bank, signed a preliminary merger agreement on Tuesday with West African regional bank Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) to form one of Africa's
readCroatian company gets exploration licence
24-11-2005
THE Government yesterday signed a petroleum agreement with INA Industrija Nafte, the Croatian national oil company, which is to start exploration on the shore of the Nama basin in southern
readGovt agrees to regularly review pensions
24-11-2005
A CALL by the DTA to increase pensions to N$500 ended in compromise yesterday, with Government agreeing to regularly review the situation with the view to improvement in the "foreseeable
readHuge haul as thieves hit Epacha Lodge
24-11-2005
ON Tuesday a second high-profile Namibian lodge fell victim to robbers, when four unidentified men ransacked six rooms at Epacha Lodge near Ongava.It is the second robbery at a tourism establishment
readFarmers give ultimatum to Government
24-11-2005
OSHIWAMBO-SPEAKING farmers who have been ordered to remove their cattle from west Kavango say they will not budge unless Government and the Ondonga and Oukwanyama Traditional Authorities give them a
readLiberians lead the way
24-11-2005
MONROVIA - Liberia's former Finance Minister Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf became the first woman to be elected head of state of an African country yesterday when she was declared the winner of a
readPolice report 3 deaths
24-11-2005
POLICE have arrested a 23-year-old man after the death of a 19-year-old man at a bar in Otjiwarongo.The two men had been involved in a fight at Kuhanga bar when the younger was stabbed with a knife
readCountry Club workers to strike
24-11-2005
WORKERS at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort (WCCR) are scheduled to go on strike today.The Acting Secretary General of the Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau), Kiros Sackarias, said
readSwapo Youth League accused of trying to rig youth election
24-11-2005
AN attempt to manipulate the election of the first executive members of the Oshana Regional Youth Forum by Oshana Region Swapo Youth League members caused the postponement of the Oshana Youth Forum
readPresident plans visit to China
24-11-2005
WINDHOEK - President Hifikepunye Pohamba has said he will pay a visit to China next month after a deal was signed to buy trains from Beijing for a new railway line being built in the North."I have
readGovt moves to create more Grade 11 places
24-11-2005
THE Ministry of Education has started renovating several schools across the country as the political and public pressure mounts to accommodate more Grade 11 pupils.With the squeeze for places having
readOld Mutual retrenchees will have to wait at home
24-11-2005
TENSION is mounting between Old Mutual Namibia and the two unions representing six retrenched employees after the company sent the workers home on Friday.Old Mutual put the affected workers on paid
readInheritance bill passed
24-11-2005
VIRTUALLY without discussion, the National Assembly on Tuesday passed the Estates and Succession Amendment Bill within a week of being introduced.The new law will force the Master of the High Court
readSad end to stranded Humphrey's battle
24-11-2005
THE tale of the stranded humpback whale had a sad ending when Humphrey lost his extended struggle on Tuesday evening.The group that teamed up at the lagoon south of Walvis Bay from Sunday, determined
readMinistry takes up probe of problems at Gochas
24-11-2005
A two-member delegation from Windhoek will visit the tiny village of Gochas to probe allegations of maladministration, nepotism and tender irregularities against the Village Council and its Village
readHostage-takers were beaten up: NSHR
24-11-2005
THE National Society for Human Rights claims that up to 12 of the 36 trial-awaiting prisoners assaulted by Police during a five-hour hostage drama in Gobabis received stitches at the local
readNujoma's title will honour everybody, argues Kawana
24-11-2005
SWAPO yesterday moved to counter criticism of a proposed law to confer upon former President Sam Nujoma the title of Founding Father of the Namibian Nation, saying that in so doing it would not be
readIinamwenyo ya eta omaso ga yatatu
24-11-2005
OPOLISI oya lopota iiponga yomaso ya etwa kiinamwenyo yomokuti pokati kEtine nEtitano lya zi ko.Omunamimvo 31 okwa dhengwa okusa kondjamba po Palmfontein popepi na Kamanjab mEtine lya zi ko.Nguka
readLongitheni Air Namibia; Okabinete tayi ti
24-11-2005
N ELALAKANO okukwathela Okampani ya Air Namibia yi mone oshimaliwa, Okabinete oya ningi etokolo kutya aaniilonga yEpangelo naaniilonga mOokampani dha yama kEpangelo, naya kale haya longitha oondhila
readNatasha a talelapo Ohotela ya Pelican mOmbaye
24-11-2005
M WENE gwOsikola yokuteleka mOshakati yedhina Macro-Pollo Hospitality meme Natasha Ambuga, omasiku ga zi ko okwa li a talelepo Ohotela onene ya Pelican mOmbaye nelalakano okwiigwedhela ko kontseyo ye
readNghilifa a geela Muni gwa Shakati sho te mu kelele a tunge
24-11-2005
O MUNANGESHEFA a tseyika nawa gwomOshakati tate Eugene Matheus a tseyika nawa nedhina Nghilifa, mwene gwOongeshefa noombesa dha Chicago, okwa geela Elelo lya Shakati.Ta ti unene tuu Omunambelewa
readAaniilonga pOkatomeno ya tinda okondalaka ompe
24-11-2005
O MANANATHANO omanene oga holoka pokati kaaniilonga yopOkatomeno po Aranos kombinga yokushaina okondalaka ompe.Okatomeno hoka po Aranos okakuta miilonga aaniilonga konyala ye li omilongo heta tu
readOld Mutual ke na uuthemba okukelela egandjo lyopenzela ya Deysel
24-11-2005
OKAMPANI yomakwashilipaleko ya Old Mutual Life Insurance oya ndopa mOmpangu okukeelela ekutho mo lyoshimaliwa shOondola oomiliyuna ndatu (mOshiketha shOpenzela yAaniilonga yawo) shomulumentu Johan
readAapolisi ya patelwa mo kaanandholongo
24-11-2005
A ANANDHLONGO mokakuma ku udha nayi po Gobabis oya nyenge oonkondo Aapolisi ye li yane noku ya kwata po ombambyona uule woowili ne mOsoondaha ya zi ko.Ihe Opolisi inayi hala okugandja uuyelele wi
readWorld Cup next year showcases Chelsea brand
24-11-2005
LONDON - For English champions Chelsea, a club that harbours ambitions for soccer domination lasting 100 years, the World Cup next June will be a valuable publicity exercise.The London side, with
readLog Standings Sunday Social League
24-11-2005
Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts ALC United 15 11 0 4 46 17 29 33 Transnamib 14 9 3 2 46 30 16 30 Monate Fela 14 8 2 4 39 21 18 26 Rastas XI 15 7 3 5 33 27 6 24 Supa Strikas 15 7 1 7
readSpringbok fullback Montgomery has red card rescinded
24-11-2005
LONDON - South Africa fullback Percy Montgomery can play in Saturday's test against France after his sending off in Wales last weekend was overturned.Montgomery was shown a second yellow by referee
readFlintoff raises hope for England
24-11-2005
FAISALABAD - Ashes hero Andrew Flintoff bowled his heart out on a placid pitch yesterday to sustain England's hopes of forcing a win in the second Test against Pakistan.He dismissed Mohammad Yousuf
readFlintoff raises hope for England
24-11-2005
FAISALABAD - Ashes hero Andrew Flintoff bowled his heart out on a placid pitch yesterday to sustain England's hopes of forcing a win in the second Test against Pakistan.He dismissed Mohammad Yousuf
readNamibian boxers garner 11 gold medals
24-11-2005
NAMIBIAN boxers punched their way to a total of 11 gold medals in their friendly bouts against opponents from Botswana and Zimbabwe during their tour to those countries recently.In Botswana, the
readKlose out for three weeks with facial injury
24-11-2005
BARCELONA - Werder Bremen striker Miroslav Klose broke a bone in his face during his side's 3-1 Champions League defeat at Barcelona on Tuesday and is likely to be sidelined for around three
readJuve, Bayern and Ajax advance but Manchester United stutter
24-11-2005
LONDON - Former European champions Juventus, Bayern Munich and Ajax Amsterdam all qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday but Manchester United stumbled again and are not sure
readWarriors down to 160 in rankings
24-11-2005
NAMIBIA now finds itself in the 160th position on the latest football rankings released by the world football body Fifa yesterday.The Brave Warriors were stuck in 159th position for most of this
readKirkuk bombing toll rises to 19
24-11-2005
KIRKUK - At least 19 people including women and children were killed in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk when a suicide bomber ambushed police in a busy market area, a hospital doctor said
readConstitution vote shakes up Kenyan politics
24-11-2005
NAIROBI - When President Mwai Kibaki was inaugurated in Uhuru Park on Dec.30, 2002, hundreds of thousands of rapturous Kenyans hailed him as their saviour after 24 years of strongman rule marked by
readIn Brief
24-11-2005
* UNREST - Gunmen in 10 army-type vehicles shot dead a Sunni Arab tribal chief and four of his sons in a pre-dawn raid in Baghdad while two officials died in other attacks in the Iraqi capital,
readUS sees reduction of troops in Iraq 'soon'
24-11-2005
WASHINGTON - The United States indicated late on Tuesday that conditions for a gradual pullout of its troops from violence-torn Iraq could become ripe "fairly soon," but warned that a decision about
readAU threatens sanctions against Darfur rebels
24-11-2005
ADDIS ABABA - The African Union (AU) has threatened to impose sanctions on a fractious rebel group in Sudan's Darfur conflict unless it backs peace talks.In a statement late on Tuesday, the regional
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