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44 Articles found on Monday, 3 October 2005
British film industry struggles due to tax woes
03-10-2005
LONDON - As Keira Knightley gazes out from hundreds of posters across the country advertising the local-grown hit "Pride and Prejudice," the casual observer could be forgiven for thinking the British
readPsychopaths could be best financial traders?
03-10-2005
LONDON - "Wanted: psychopaths to make a killing in the markets."Such an advert will not be appearing in the world's newspapers any time soon, but it may have a ring of truth after research revealed
readJo'burg power boss to go
03-10-2005
JOHANNESBURG'S City Power chief executive Mogwailane Mohlala would leave the utility in January, a spokesman confirmed on Thursday."His contract will end in January," Sol Masolo said. "He wants to
readZim will not use US$ locally
03-10-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe's central bank has ruled out overall use of the US dollar locally despite introducing greenback-based fuel sales to attract scarce foreign currency, the official Herald newspaper
read'Short' woman denied job
03-10-2005
STOCKHOLM - A Swedish labour court fined Ford's Volvo Car Corp 40 000 Swedish crowns (about N$32,77 million) in damages on Wednesday for refusing a woman a job on an assembly line on the grounds she
readBrazil wants to promote Namibian tourism
03-10-2005
WINDHOEK - The Brazilian Ambassador to Namibia, Marcio Lage, said on Thursday that his country wants to promote Namibian tourism in his country and the rest of Latin America.He said tourism potential
readARM eyes Canada for foreign projects
03-10-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's biggest black-owned mining group, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), wants to raise US$37 million (N$236,8 million) by spinning off about one third of its foreign
readThe new company, to be named
03-10-2005
TEAL Exploration & Mining Inc, would include four copper and gold projects in Congo, Namibia and Zambia."Our spending plan for developing our projects has a budget of about US$37 million, that is our
readEconomy slows in Q2
03-10-2005
ECONOMIC growth declined significantly as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2005 went down to 1,1 per cent compared to 4,1 per cent recorded between January and March, the
readKaras Councillor warns against foreign cultures
03-10-2005
KARAS Regional Councillor for the Keetmanshoop Rural Constituency, Willem Apollus, has called on people in the South to guard against the influence of other cultures, particularly Western
readNamibia plunges in competitiveness ranks
03-10-2005
NAMIBIA has dropped 11 places in the Global Competitiveness Report rankings, from 52nd in 2004 to 63rd this year. This places Namibia in the bottom half of the 117 countries ranked.The World Economic
readKiller remains on the loose
03-10-2005
THE killer responsible for the murder and beheading of Windhoek resident Juanitha Mabula remained on the loose over the weekend.The Police reported no concrete progress yesterday, a week after
readRFA inquiry report still being kept under wraps
03-10-2005
A VITAL document detailing how directors of the Road Fund Administration (RFA) 'milked' the company continues to collect dust.The findings of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the
readNamPower chief 'did act alone'
03-10-2005
NAMPOWER Managing Director Dr Leake Hangala did not get approval from the former board of directors to sign off on a N$65 million dollar deal - as he says he did.Hangala pushed ahead with the deal
readGem factory 'a shining example'
03-10-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba returned to Windhoek a happy man on Thursday after visiting the Namgem Diamond Manufacturing Company at Okahandja.The President was impressed with the number of
readNew taxi association formed at Oshakati
03-10-2005
A GROUP of bus and taxi owners in the North, at odds with the Namibian Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta), have formed a new association called the Bus, Taxi and Allied Transport Association (Butata).At
readSuspect in school storeroom murder case admitted guilt, court hears
03-10-2005
A FORMER caretaker at Windhoek's Centaurus High School admitted, shortly after he was arrested on a charge of murder two years ago, that he had strangled a suspected prostitute and then kept her body
readGobabis farmer's child rape trial postponed
03-10-2005
THE trial of a 70-year-old Gobabis district farmer who is accused of having raped eight boys over a four-year period from 2000 has been postponed after three days of in camera proceedings in the High
readSouthern Times in the red
03-10-2005
THE future of Namibia's joint-venture State newspaper project with Zimbabwe, The Southern Times, is hanging in the balance because of the reluctance of the two countries to finance the project.Most of
readHate-placard suspect claims Police officers beat him up
03-10-2005
A 28-year old man on Friday laid a complaint with the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR), claiming that he was arrested, beaten and released by the Namibian Police, without any charges being
readOmbelewa ya Kansola gwaKatana ya lundulukila kUukwangula
03-10-2005
O MBELEWA ya Kansola gwOshikandjohogololo sha Katana, ngoka e li ngashiingeyi tate Klemens Kashuupulwa, ye oye wo e li Gavena yOshitopolwa sha Shana, omasiku ga zi ko oya lundulukila kUukwangula
readOmbelewa ya Kansola gwaKatana ya lundulukila kUukwangula
03-10-2005
O MBELEWA ya Kansola gwOshikandjohogololo sha Katana, ngoka e li ngashiingeyi tate Klemens Kashuupulwa, ye oye wo e li Gavena yOshitopolwa sha Shana, omasiku ga zi ko oya lundulukila kUukwangula
readOmupresidende gwOpevi gwOsipana ya KK a hulitha moshipango shohauto
03-10-2005
O MUPRESIDENDE gwOpevi gwOsipana ya tseyika nawa yedhina King Kauluma Football Club (KK-FC) yomOluno mOndangwa, tate Paulus Mandume ya Israel okwa mana oondjenda dhe ombaadhilila ongulohi yEtitano
readEso lya Kandara ka li na natango uuyelele
03-10-2005
OMAKONAKONO gOpolisi oga ndopa okumona kutya Lazarus Kandara okwa mono ngiini ondjembo ndjoka taku popiwa kutya okwi idhipaga nayo konyala konima yiiwike itano ya zi ko omanga e li momake gOpolisi
readIikulya ya hola pOsona Base
03-10-2005
OOSHAKO dhuusila wepungu odha holele mondunda yoompungulilo pOkamba yOmadhewo gopakwiita yedhina Osona Military Base popepi nOkahandja.Ooshako tadhi hokololwa dhi li 300 odha pungulwa mongulu yimwe
readKwa totwa Ehangano epe lyOombesa nUutekisa lyedhina BUTATA
03-10-2005
NGASHI sha kala sha tegelelwa, Aanuumbesa nUutekisa mboka ya kala itaya tsu kumwe nEhangano lyUumbesa nUutekisa ndyoka lya kala po nale nolya hogololulilwe omasiku ga zi ko, osho ya gongala mOshakati
readHitman knocks out Adams
03-10-2005
THE Pan-African World Boxing Association lightweight titleholder, Paulus 'The Hitman' Moses, stopped his South African challenger, Peter Adams, with a technical knockout in the third round of their
readBrazil court cancels results
03-10-2005
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's top sports tribunal (STDJ) yesterday ordered the cancellation of results from 11 league matches refereed by Edilson Pereira de Carvalho, who is accused of helping to fix
readByrd retains IBF title
03-10-2005
RENO - Chris Byrd retained his International Boxing Federation heavyweight title here Saturday with a listless decision over DaVarryl Williamson, but it was James Toney who looked like a heavyweight
readTarver triumphant over Roy Jones
03-10-2005
TAMPA - Antonio Tarver defeated Roy Jones by unanimous 12-round decision here Saturday in a showdown of former world light heavyweight champions that might have been the final fight of Jones' fabled
readZimbabwe out to stop Nigeria
03-10-2005
ZIMBABWE coach Charles Mhlauri has vowed to ruin Nigeria's hopes of qualifying for next year's World Cup finals when the two teams meet on 8 October.The Warriors face the Super Eagles in their final
readSpectacular Mills goal sinks sorry Everton
03-10-2005
LONDON - Danny Mills' spectacular goal sent Manchester City on their way to a 2-0 victory over struggling Everton in an otherwise uneventful match for this earliest fixture in Premiership history
readCash for DR Congo
03-10-2005
THE DR Congo's quest for a World Cup place has been boosted by a donation of US$100 000.The Simbas were given the money towards their preparations for next weekend's final 2006 World Cup qualifier
readRuud double lifts United spirits
03-10-2005
LONDON - Ruud van Nistelrooy punctured the gloom that has descended around Manchester United over the last week with two goals in a 3-2 win over Fulham on Saturday.The win lifted United up to fourth
readNamibia mauls Madagascar
03-10-2005
NAMIBIA'S national rugby side posted an emphatic 55-17 victory over Madagascar in their Confederation of Africa Cup group match at the Hage Geingob Stadium on Saturday.Although the match attracted
readMiller: a hardened reporter
03-10-2005
VETERAN New York Times reporter Judith Miller has carved out a career covering national security issues and writing on nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.She is no stranger to controversy. Her
readUS journalists concerned, perplexed over NYT case
03-10-2005
NEW YORK - New York Times reporter Judith Miller's decision to escape jail by testifying about her conversations with a confidential source surprised some of her supporters and left journalists
readIsrael suspends offensive against Gaza Strip militants
03-10-2005
JERUSALEM - Israel yesterday suspended an offensive against militants in the Gaza Strip, including targeted killings, to give Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas time for his own crackdown before talks
readImmigrant boat sinks off Spain
03-10-2005
MADRID - Spanish sea rescue services were searching for 14 would-be immigrants missing and believed drowned yesterday after their boat sank off the Canary Islands killing at least three, Spanish media
readFive judges picked for Saddam trial
03-10-2005
BAGHDAD - Five judges have been chosen for the much-anticipated trial this month of toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein over the massacre of Shi'ite Muslim villagers in 1982, a source close to the
readVolcano erupts in El Salvador
03-10-2005
SAN SALVADOR - El Salvador's largest volcano, dormant for more than a century, shook the ground as it woke up on Saturday, hurling out hot rocks, killing at least two and forcing more than 2 000 to
readSchroeder, Merkel hope for lift from Dresden vote
03-10-2005
DRESDEN - Germans in a late-voting district cast their ballots yesterday two weeks after the country's most inconclusive election since World War Two left both sides hoping to bolster their claims to
readSuicide bombers behind Bali blasts
03-10-2005
BALI, Indonesia - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said yesterday that suicide bombers were likely behind the three attacks in Bali which killed 26 people and wounded 122 on
readIn Brief
03-10-2005
* DEADLOCK - European Union foreign ministers were set for emergency last-ditch talks in Luxembourg to try to break a deadlock threatening the planned start of landmark EU membership talks with Turkey
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