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43 Articles found on Wednesday, 12 October 2005
Joseph Kony: Rebel boss on world's most wanted list
12-10-2005
KAMPALA - Commanding an army of child soldiers and taking orders from the Holy Spirit, brutal and elusive Ugandan rebel boss Joseph Kony has been elevated from local cult leader to one of the world's
readMixed reaction in Uganda to Obote death
12-10-2005
KAMPALA - The late Milton Obote, Uganda's first prime minister and two-time president, was remembered yesterday as an outstanding leader by some Ugandans, while others said that they would not mourn
readRegulator waives mandatory Absa bid
12-10-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's securities regulator has agreed to waive a mandatory takeover offer rule after Britain's Barclays acquired a controlling stake in banking group Absa, Barclays said
readDemand for flat TVs grows
12-10-2005
TOKYO - The global demand for flat TVs is growing so rapidly it's creating a shortage for liquid-crystal displays, not the glut that some had expected, a senior executive at Japanese electronics maker
readStrike in South Africa's economic heartland
12-10-2005
PRETORIA - Thousands of workers protested or walked out on Monday in South Africa's economic heartland over unemployment and job losses, closing some gold mine shafts and delaying international
readTop rating for Sands
12-10-2005
WINDHOEK - The Kalahari Sands Hotel and Casino on Monday received a 'silver' rating from the Heritage Environmental Rating Programme.The Kalahari Sands is the first hotel in Namibia to be recognised
readWTO pact negotiations go into crunch time
12-10-2005
GENEVA - Stumbling negotiations on a new global free trade pact moved into crunch time yesterday as rich and poor nations mulled decisions that could determine whether the four-year-old talks succeed
readMP warns of new 'Bantustans' in communal areas
12-10-2005
NAMIBIA should be moving away from the Odendaal legacy of human reserves and Bantustans, but judging by the present situation it seems that the country is embracing its apartheid background, a
readFarm massacre suspect denied bail
12-10-2005
ONE of the men accused of murdering eight people at a farm between Rehoboth and Kalkrand early this year was refused bail in the Mariental Magistrate's Court yesterday.Multiple murder suspect Gavin
readNew SSC board told to clean up
12-10-2005
GOVERNMENT has appointed a new board of directors at the embattled Social Security Commission and told them to get rid of greedy and corrupt officials.Labour Minister Alpheus !Naruseb yesterday told
readBaby kidnap drama at Outjo
12-10-2005
A WOMAN is due to appear in the Outjo Magistrate's Court today for allegedly abducting a baby from the town's State Hospital only hours after the infant was born last Thursday night.The mother of the
readDisabled people get office at Oshakati
12-10-2005
THE National Federation of People with Disabilities in Namibia (NFPDN) opened its first regional office at Oshakati on Friday.The office was built at a cost of N$6 million with financial support from
readEU pumps money into projects in the North
12-10-2005
OSHAKATI - The European Union (EU) has set aside about N$170 million to support a planned Government irrigation project and the construction of secondary roads in the far north of Namibia.EU
readCanal problems continue
12-10-2005
NAMWATER has requested residents of the Oshana, Oshikoto and Omusati regions to use water sparingly in the next few days.The water supply is expected to improve by the end of today. Last week
readCanal problems continue
12-10-2005
NAMWATER has requested residents of the Oshana, Oshikoto and Omusati regions to use water sparingly in the next few days.The water supply is expected to improve by the end of today. Last week
readAirNam dumps Swakop
12-10-2005
AIR NAMIBIA is to stop all flights to and from Swakopmund, according to the airline's new flight schedule, which takes effect at the end of the month.According to Air Namibia Public Relations Officer
readWoman (80) raped in North
12-10-2005
AN 80-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a 20-year-old man in the North on Friday, the Police reported yesterday.The rape took place at unknown time at Oupumako village in the Oshana Region. A
readStock theft reported in North and South
12-10-2005
WINDHOEK - Two Namibian men, aged 25 and 36, have been arrested for stealing a karakul sheep and slaughtering it.The Police reported in their crime bulletin that the duo stole the sheep, valued at
readGovt blames paltry pensions on 'many competing demands'
12-10-2005
RULING party members had to pull out all the stops yesterday to defend remarks made by Gender Equality and Child Welfare Minister Marlene Mungunda that senior citizens were grateful for the paltry
readGovernment on rack over education
12-10-2005
THE Education Ministry has failed to take action against teachers and other education officers identified as guilty of misconduct by various investigations and commissions over the years, the National
readNC MPs to disclose interests
12-10-2005
THE National Council yesterday adopted a code of conduct requiring all members to fully disclose their financial and business interests, and to refrain from actively taking part in matters in which
readNC MPs to disclose interests
12-10-2005
THE National Council yesterday adopted a code of conduct requiring all members to fully disclose their financial and business interests, and to refrain from actively taking part in matters in which
readChurches condemn corruption, violence
12-10-2005
THE Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) has expressed concern about increasing corruption in Namibia.In a press release yesterday, CCN President Schalk Pienaar said although the church group
readSilent killer keeps motive for his rampage hidden
12-10-2005
THE motive that sent a Keetmanshoop district resident off on a murderous rampage early last year is set to remain hidden from the court where he is scheduled to be sentenced today.Lourensus Goliath
readAanangeshefa ya indilwa ku Minista ya fendele
12-10-2005
P ETHIMBO ta popitha Ohungikolupale yAanangeshefa mOsenda yOmaulikilo gOpaipindi mOngwediva mOlyomakaya ngaka ga zi ko, Ominiteli yOpevi yIimaliwa Tjekero Tweya, okwa indila kaanangeshefa mboka haya
readAaniilonga pOngombo West otaya ka ningwa nawa: Katali ta ti
12-10-2005
E PANGELO olya kwashilipaleke aanafaalama yamwe yomofaalama ndjoka ya landwa po kEpangelo yedhina Ongombo West kutya otaya ka tulululwa mofaalama ndjoka.Aaniilonga mofaalama ya Ongombo West ndjoka
readOpolisi tayi konakona uufuthi poUnam
12-10-2005
O POLISI ya Namibia oya ithanwa opo yi kwathele mokuninga omakonakono kombinga yeyako lyomakonakono gOyunivesiti ya South Afrika (Unisa) ngoka ga yakwa mOyunivesiti ya Namibia (Unam), mEtitano lya zi
readVolleyball play offs on Saturday
12-10-2005
THE Namibia Volleyball Federation (NVF) play offs are scheduled to take place at the Luiperdsvalley on Saturday.Teams battling for placement in the Premier division are the two top sides in the First
readBenfica agree to play in playoffs
12-10-2005
BENFICA have decided to play their first match in the NFA's new promotion playoffs, but will challenge the football association if they are knocked out.The Tsumeb-based side, which is facing possible
readNFA still to decide on Naukushu suspension
12-10-2005
SUSPENDED Namibia Football Association (NFA) vice president Salomo Naukushu will hear his fate at an executive meeting that is to take place sometime this month or in November.The issue was supposed
readNFA still to decide on Naukushu suspension
12-10-2005
SUSPENDED Namibia Football Association (NFA) vice president Salomo Naukushu will hear his fate at an executive meeting that is to take place sometime this month or in November.The issue was supposed
readTop golfers swing into action
12-10-2005
THE second consecutive Sunshine Tour will start in Windhoek as part of the MTC PGA Championships this morning, with a whopping N$500 000 set aside for the various winners.The event kicks off with a
readTop golfers swing into action
12-10-2005
THE second consecutive Sunshine Tour will start in Windhoek as part of the MTC PGA Championships this morning, with a whopping N$500 000 set aside for the various winners.The event kicks off with a
readTop golfers swing into action
12-10-2005
THE second consecutive Sunshine Tour will start in Windhoek as part of the MTC PGA Championships this morning, with a whopping N$500 000 set aside for the various winners.The event kicks off with a
readDr Lemmer champs in table tennis
12-10-2005
THE table-tennis players of Dr Lemmer High School were recently crowned the champions of the First National Bank (FNB) inter-school competition held at Swakopmund.Ten teams of three players each from
readDr Lemmer champs in table tennis
12-10-2005
THE table-tennis players of Dr Lemmer High School were recently crowned the champions of the First National Bank (FNB) inter-school competition held at Swakopmund.Ten teams of three players each from
readHope for more survivors fading in Asia quake zone
12-10-2005
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Hope was fading yesterday of finding survivors among thousands buried under houses and schools by an earthquake in northern Pakistan and rescuers pleaded for more helicopters
readThousands cheer Zuma at graft hearing
12-10-2005
DURBAN - Hundreds of South Africans danced and cheered in support of sacked deputy president Jacob Zuma as he arrived at court yesterday to face corruption charges in a case that has split the ruling
readFirst arrest in Bali bomb probe
12-10-2005
DENPASAR - Indonesian police yesterday announced their first arrest in the probe into the October 1 suicide bombings in Bali, one day before the island marks the anniversary of devastating 2002
readZim HIV rates decline: UNAIDS
12-10-2005
GENEVA - Rates of HIV infection in Zimbabwe have fallen to around 20 per cent of the population from 25 per cent five years ago, apparently due to more condom use and fewer sex partners, the UNAIDS
readLiberia votes with Weah still leading presidential pack
12-10-2005
MONROVIA - Braving long lines and hot sun, Liberians went to the polls yesterday to pick from 22 candidates including football hero George Weah and a World Bank executive, each promising to restore
readMerkel looks to bridge German divisions
12-10-2005
BERLIN - Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Angela Merkel yesterday turned to the task of building a coalition government capable of injecting new life into the country's ailing economy.Merkel is set to
readFormer Uganda president Obote dies in exile at 81
12-10-2005
KAMPALA - Uganda's twice-ousted former president Milton Obote, a post-colonial leader whose strongarm tactics led to his downfall and indelibly marred his legacy, died on Monday in exile aged 81, his
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