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44 Articles found on Monday, 28 November 2005
Plunge your hand into hot oil: the 'sassywood man' and trial by ordeal
28-11-2005
SANOYEA TOWN, Liberia - Two months ago, Peter Yah's hand was plunged into hot oil after he was accused of stealing $10. The 22-year-old Liberian student and his brother had been previously detained
read'Anger' at lack of WTO action
28-11-2005
VALLETTA - Members of the Commonwealth club of mostly ex-British colonies are "getting very angry" that the World Trade Organisation is failing to deliver for poor nations, the group's top official
readPower cuts in the Cape carry on
28-11-2005
CAPE TOWN - Eskom's "rolling blackout" continued in the Western and parts of the Eastern Cape in South Africa on Friday after the shutdown of Koeberg nuclear power station on Wednesday.Eskom
readSugar subsidies welcome
28-11-2005
CANBERRA - Australia's struggling sugar cane growers will substantially benefit from the European Union agreeing to cut sugar subsidies, an industry spokesman said Friday.A successful World Trade
readSA's sees faster economic growth
28-11-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's economy can achieve and maintain growth of more than six per cent, with portfolio inflows sustainable and no constraint from the balance of payments, a top Treasury
readMeeting to discuss Asia's energy security
28-11-2005
NEW DELHI - Officials from major oil importing and exporting countries in Asia were meeting Friday in the Indian capital to discuss the region's energy security and cooperation in the face of high
readPassengers detained after bomb joke
28-11-2005
MADRID - Spanish police detained three passengers at Malaga airport on Saturday after one made a "bad joke" about having a bomb on board a plane from Stockholm.The Sterling Airlines flight landed
readSA looking for skilled whites
28-11-2005
The South African government is looking for skilled white South Africans at home and abroad to help implement its accelerated growth plan, the Sunday Times reported yesterday.Deputy President
readNedbank names Khoza as next chairman
28-11-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Nedbank said on Friday that prominent black businessman Reuel Khoza will become the company's next chairman, to replace Warren Clewlow, who will retire in May 2006.Khoza will be the
readOmbudsman making sure financial advisers toe the line
28-11-2005
PRETORIA - Consumers misled by their financial advisers have got back R3,5 million since September 2004, the ombudsman for financial services providers said on Thursday.The office of ombudsman
readSMEs assessment study launched
28-11-2005
THE report on the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Impact Assessment Study was launched in Windhoek on Thursday.The study was conducted by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR),
readAfrica to create single power pool
28-11-2005
LUSAKA - African nations are moving toward creating a single power pool, overcoming geographical hurdles in order to light and develop the world's poorest continent, a senior energy industry official
readEmpty promises of education lured us to Botswana, claim treason witnesses
28-11-2005
PROMISES of education and employment - and no mention of military training - were used to entice young men from the Caprivi Region to join an exodus of people to Botswana in late 1998 and early 1999,
readDon't mess with Swapo, warns Nujoma
28-11-2005
SWAPO President Sam Nujoma yesterday hit out at those "elements" whose account of April 1 1989 differs from his version of the tragedy.The Swapo leader particularly singled out the editors of two
readNBC chief jumps before he's pushed
28-11-2005
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation has accepted the resignation of its suspended Director General, Gerry Munyama.On Friday afternoon, the national broadcaster's Board of Directors issued a
readFarmers defy eviction order
28-11-2005
OSHIWAMBO-SPEAKING farmers in west Kavango stayed put at the weekend, defying eviction orders to remove their cattle from the area by Saturday.Legal notices were served on farmers on Saturday a week
readPolice roadblock nets a fine haul in dollars
28-11-2005
A POLICE roadblock set up between Oshakati and Outapi last weekend has earned the authorities a total amount of N$6 300.Police reported 11 incidents of overloading, seven instances of driving without
readTourism about co-operation: Konjore
28-11-2005
TOURISM is a sector where no one acting alone can be successful, Environment and Tourism Minister Willem Konjore reminded players in the sector last week."We need to work together. Tourism is about
readNored man killed in car crash
28-11-2005
AN employee of the Northern Electricity Company (Nored) died instantly when a Toyota bakkie overturned between Ondangwa and Ongwediva on Saturday afternoon.Nored Public Relations Officer Frans
readNew WHO study says partner violence 'the most common'
28-11-2005
A NEW study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on domestic violence shows that intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence in women's lives - much more so than assault or rape
readTraffic cop in court for fraud and bribery
28-11-2005
A TRAFFIC officer and his alleged sidekick appeared in the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court last week on charges of bribery and fraud.Jakobus Coetzee (43) who was responsible for issuing learner's and
readGochas sewerage tender off
28-11-2005
THE Hardap Regional Governor, Katrina Hanse, has cancelled a controversial tender for the provision of a sewerage system at the village of Gochas.Hanse held an inquiry into the tender allocation last
readSan deserve their own land in communal areas: Amathila
28-11-2005
TRADITIONAL leaders have been urged to help Government implement the San Development Programme."It is in our collective interest to extend a helping land to the San," said Deputy Prime Minister
readChild law passed despite misgivings
28-11-2005
THE Children's Status Bill has been passed by the National Assembly, despite unhappiness about certain provisions expressed over the past two weeks at public discussions on the matter.In her final
readNujoma rejects calls for truth commission
28-11-2005
SWAPO President Sam Nujoma says Namibia does not need a truth and reconciliation commission to settle the latest discovery of mass graves or other deaths that occurred during the war before
readEpangelo otali ka gwedhela ondondo onti 11 moosikola dhimwe
28-11-2005
U UMINISTELI wElongo owa tameka okutungulula nokugwedhela omatungo goosikola odhindji konyala moshilongo ashihe konima sho oshigwana nosho wo oongundu dhopapolitika dha kala nokunyana Uuministeli
readAfrika a mona Omupresidende omukiintu
28-11-2005
M ONROVIA - Ngoka a li nale Ominista yIimaliwa mu Liberia meme Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf okwa ningi omukiintu gwotango ta hogololwa ong'Omupresidende gwoshilongo mu Afrika.Iizemo yomahogololo ngoka ga
readGumwe a yahwa pethimbo lyeyugo pokandingosho
28-11-2005
O MUNAMIMVO 35 Thomas Shilongo okwa yahwa momutse mOmaandaha goshiwike sha zi ko pethimbo lyeyugo kwahomatiwa, Opolisi osho ya lopota ngaaka molopota yawo yiimbuluma okshiwike shika.shilongo okwa li
readEgeelo lyakindja kaayugi omunataxi
28-11-2005
O MALOLA gUuyuuki oga endelele mokugalangata mOmpangu ya Mengestrata pOmbaye sho aafekelwa mboka ya kwatelepo ombambyona omuhingi gwOtaxi ya pewa egeelo muule woshiwike konima yoshikoya shika.Willem
readTharcher oye ta pewe uusama mEdhipago lya Apilili 1: Nujoma
28-11-2005
O MUPRESIDENDE gwoSwapo Omundhotola Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma okwa ekelehi kokule omapopyo kutya oye ta pewa uusama momalugodhi ngoka ga tukuka pokati kaakwiita yokakulumbwati koSwapo ka tseyika nawa
readLiukin picks up fourth medal
28-11-2005
MELBOURNE - America's Nastia Liukin picked up her fourth medal of the world gymnastics championships yesterday, on an afternoon when US and Slovenian competitors won four of the five titles on
readWhite rues naivety of young Boks
28-11-2005
PARIS - South Africa coach Jake White rued the naivety of his inexperienced Springbok side after they ended their season with a second test defeat.Only a vintage All Black side had managed to better
readAll Blacks in grand slam win
28-11-2005
LONDON - New Zealand capped an outstanding 2005 by beating Scotland 29-10 on Saturday to claim a grand slam against the home nations on their tour of Britain and Ireland.A few hours later and across
readCenturion Hussey confident of Aussie win
28-11-2005
ADELAIDE - Mike Hussey was confident Australia could win the final test against West Indies after his unbeaten century left the match evenly poised on the third day on Sunday.The tourists looked to
readThousands pay tribute to Best
28-11-2005
LONDON - Thousands of mourners and fans turned Old Trafford stadium into a shrine Saturday, leaving flowers, scarves and written tributes to soccer star George Best.A former Manchester United and
readChelsea charges clear, Wigan slips
28-11-2005
LONDON - Champions Chelsea stretched 11 points clear of their Premier League rivals when they won 2-0 at managerless Portsmouth on Saturday and Wigan Athletic lost 2-1 at home to Tottenham
readTeams show no respect
28-11-2005
LONDON - Liverpool, Manchester City and Leeds United's managers have expressed regret at the failure by fans at their games to observe a one-minute silence for George Best.Calls from the Premier
readMighty Pirates sink minnows Touch & Go
28-11-2005
TOP premiership contenders Orlando Pirates sunk the hapless Touch & Go 8-0 at the Independence Stadium on Saturday, while Black Africa recorded two straight wins at the weekend.African Stars pulled a
readChinese city turns taps back on after toxic spill
28-11-2005
BEIJING - China's north-eastern city of Harbin turned on the taps again yesterday after a toxic spill into its river left millions without water for five days and an 80-km slick still flowing beyond
readUganda's main opposition leader refuses to answer to charges of terrorism
28-11-2005
KAMPALA - Uganda's main opposition leader again refused to answer terrorism charges in a military court on Friday, as a political crisis intensified in this east African country ahead of presidential
readArroyo cleared of poll fraud
28-11-2005
MANILA - An official at the centre of an election fraud scandal involving Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo emerged from months of hiding yesterday and cleared her from allegations of
readWhite House claims 'strong consensus' on Iraq pullout
28-11-2005
WASHINGTON - The White House for the first time has claimed ownership of an Iraq withdrawal plan, arguing that a troop pullout blueprint unveiled this past week by a Democratic senator was
readDismal turnout in Zim Senate poll
28-11-2005
HARARE - Most of Zimbabwe's electorate chose not to vote in Saturday's election for a Senate already stuffed with reserved seats for members of President Robert Mugabe's ruling party.The average voter
readIn Brief
28-11-2005
* QUAKE - A powerful earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale struck Iran's southern coastline, state media said.The report said the epicentre of the quake, which occurred at 1:52 pm, was near
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