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49 Articles found on Thursday, 6 October 2005
Religion hits politics as Ramadan collides with polls in Zanzibar
06-10-2005
ZANZIBAR - The Islamic holy month of Ramadan began here with calls for calm amid a heated and violent election campaign on this overwhelmingly Muslim, semi-autonomous Tanzanian island.With fears of
readNigerian cops, army trade blame after deadly clash
06-10-2005
AGOI LAGOS - Nigerian police and army officers each blamed the other yesterday after a deadly clash between their forces triggered an orgy of arson and looting in downtown Lagos.At least two
readAU out to avert Ivory Coast collapse
06-10-2005
ADDIS ABABA - African leaders will meet today to seek means of averting the disintegration of war-divided Ivory Coast, plunged deeper into crisis with the indefinite postponement of elections meant
readWarming warning
06-10-2005
BERLIN - World sea levels could rise 30 centimetres by the end of the century and freak weather will become more common due to rapid global warming, according to a new study by a leading German
readMass rhino removal
06-10-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe's wildlife authority has moved more than 200 endangered black rhinos from a farm near its western border with Botswana to prevent poaching, a local daily reported yesterday.Zimbabwe
readWorld Habitat Day marked at Rundu
06-10-2005
RUNDU - Hundreds of schoolchildren took part in a clean-up operation at Rundu on Tuesday as part of the commemoration of World Habitat Day.Speaking at the occasion, Kavango Regional Governor John
readNobel Prize win a great step forward for 'green chemistry'
06-10-2005
PARIS - Take a boring and ubiquitous element and turn it into something exciting and extraordinarily versatile - a zinger in chemistry's Periodic Table.That's the achievement of the trio of men who
readOM picks Head as director for Southern Africa
06-10-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African insurance giant Old Mutual Plc has appointed Bob Head as group director for Southern Africa with effect from October 3, the group said recently.Head will be responsible
readFoschini sees higher earnings
06-10-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African fashion retailer Foschini Ltd expected earnings and headline earnings per share for the 26 weeks to September 24 2005, to increase by as much as 30 per cent, the firm
readSantam's new CE
06-10-2005
Santam Namibia has appointed Nama Simon Goabab as Chief Executive of its business operations in the country.He will be based at the company's Namibian head office in Windhoek. Goabab has extensive
readOM picks Head as director for Southern Africa
06-10-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African insurance giant Old Mutual Plc has appointed Bob Head as group director for Southern Africa with effect from October 3, the group said recently.Head will be responsible
readPutting Africa's hard-earned savings to work
06-10-2005
FOREIGN direct investment in Africa and commitments of donor funding may make headlines, but a largely unreported - and highly positive - story is quietly unfolding across the continent's capital
readZambia scraps fuel tax
06-10-2005
LUSAKA - Zambia scrapped a five per cent import duty on fuel yesterday to tackle shortages that threaten production of lifeblood copper mines and have forced commuters to walk to work, Chief
readLow interest rates increase borrowing
06-10-2005
WINDHOEK - The favourable interest rates currently prevailing in Namibia have encouraged people to borrow more money from banks, First National Bank (FNB) Namibia has disclosed.The bank says it has
readSA retirement industry to change
06-10-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa aims to unveil long-awaited changes to the country's retirement industry by the middle of next year, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Tuesday.In the past couple of
readGroup calls for cheaper telecoms
06-10-2005
JOHANNESBURG - An influential South African business group has compiled proposals aimed at halving the cost of phone calls, which it said was holding back growth and investment in Africa's biggest
readPoor turnout at Windhoek Show
06-10-2005
THIS year's Windhoek Show is proving to be less popular than last year's.By Tuesday, only 47 404 people had entered the showgrounds - 7 167 fewer than the 54 571 tickets sold during the first five
readSwapo takes issue on violent crime
06-10-2005
SWAPO yesterday expressed concern about increasing violence in Namibia, especially against vulnerable groups, and called on the Police to do more to prevent crime.The statement made in the National
readSwakop meeting hears of South African efforts to fight graft
06-10-2005
THE fight against corruption is universal but Africa and other developing countries are most harmed because they can least afford the extra costs associated with bribery, fraud and economic
readInsolvency Bill hailed by the NC
06-10-2005
AMIDST complaints that the Insolvency Amendment Bill is too technical to be understood by a layperson, National Council members came out in strong support of it yesterday.The Bill updates the 1936
readOpuwo's 'mineral water' is healthy: Minister Iyambo
06-10-2005
MINISTER of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development Nickey Iyambo has defended NamWater's decision to ration water at Opuwo, saying its town council should do more to pay its debts."Even if there is
readGovt in firing line on graft
06-10-2005
DTA MP McHenry Venaani yesterday fired a broadside at Swapo MPs and Government, saying it was high time that "State-sponsored corruption" was brought to an end.Swapo MPs objected, saying the
readPensioners have it easy: Mungunda
06-10-2005
PENSIONERS are receiving "endless benefits" and are very grateful to Government, Gender Equality and Child Welfare Minister Marlene Mungunda maintained in the National Assembly yesterday.Speaking
readPolice seek help to identify man in sketch
06-10-2005
THE Police have released a sketch of a man who may be able to help them with the investigation of the death of a young Windhoek resident who was found strangled next to the city's Western Bypass road
readCourt overturns top cop's suspension over Kandara death
06-10-2005
THE High Court yesterday ordered the Inspector General of the Namibian Police to reverse his decision to suspend the commanding officer of the Serious Crime Unit, Detective Chief Inspector Oscar
readKeetmanshoop on edge
06-10-2005
ANGRY Keetmanshoop municipal workers and residents staged two separate protests over huge rent increases of more than 1 000 per cent yesterday.About 200 municipal workers downed tools and marched
readPraise for teachers
06-10-2005
TEACHERS received words of encouragement in the National Council on the occasion of World Teachers' Day yesterday.Swapo member Margareth Mensah-Williams, herself a former teacher, thanked educators
readFatally stabbed with bottle
06-10-2005
THREE people were murdered in Katutura over the weekend.Police in Wanaheda reported that a 30-year-old man was stabbed to death with a broken bottle in Okuryangava on Saturday night.No arrests have
readNamibia moves to set up standards bureau
06-10-2005
THE Ministry of Trade and Industry yesterday introduced a bill to establish the Namibian Standards Institution (NSI).The Standards Bill provides for the promotion, regulation and maintenance of
readWater scarce in northern grazing areas
06-10-2005
OKATYALI - The Regional Councillor for the Okatyali Constituency in Oshana, Joseph Mupetami, says farmers in the Okadhiya grazing area are experiencing a serious shortage of water for their
readDistributor 'forgot' about maize
06-10-2005
THE company supplying maize meal for the Ministry of Education's school feeding programme in the Kavango appears to have "forgotten" about a consignment it stored and left to rot at the Max Makushe
readCop did not shoot at random: NamPol
06-10-2005
The Police have responded to allegations that a Police officer at Omaruru shot a man for no apparent reason.On Sunday, the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) reported that it had received a
readTroops need to be battle-ready
06-10-2005
DEFENCE Minister Charles Namoloh yesterday compared a properly trained defence force to a well-performing national soccer team.Shooting down suggestions by DTA leader Katuutire Kaura that money to
readOmukadhona a dhitikwa medhipago
06-10-2005
OKAMATYONA komimvo 16 oka si omanga omukadhona gwomimvo dha faathana a dhitikwa konima sho omukadhona nguka a tsu okusa okamatyona hoka ongulohi yEtitano lya zi ko.Eso ndika olya holoka konima
readOshiithanene oshinene pElakalapwa Combined School
06-10-2005
O LYOMAKAYA geti 24 Septemba 2005 olya li esiku enene pOsikola ya Elakalapwa mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena.Esiku ndyoka pOsikola mpoka pwa li iituthi itatu, sheegululo lyoongulu dhosikola
readEpangelo na li yamukule moshinima sha ODC
06-10-2005
EPANGELO otali thiminikwa papolotika opo li gandje uuyelele kombinga yaa shoka sha ningwa po kombinga yomakonakono golukongo lwoshimaliwa shoomiliyuna ethele (N$100 million) dha Offshore Development
readWrestlers to do battle
06-10-2005
THE Namibia Wrestling Federation will hold its national championships at the Suiderhof Community Centre in Olympia on Saturday.This will be the last tournament of the season. About 90 wrestlers are
readJunior tennis on the cards
06-10-2005
NAMIBIA'S tennis players will battle it out for top spots in the Nashua Junior Masters tennis tournament taking place in Windhoek this weekend.The two-day event has attracted eight of the best
readCycle Classic deadline looms
06-10-2005
ENTRIES for the annual The Namibian Model Pick and Pay Cycle Classic close on Saturday, October 8.All cycling enthusiasts who have not yet submitted their applications have until Saturday to do so.The
readMoseneke to be buried today
06-10-2005
THE sporting fraternity is still reeling from the shock death of SuperSport TV presenter Bo Moseneke, 26. He died on Saturday.The son of South Africa's Constitutional Court Deputy Chief Justice
readTomahawks are league champs
06-10-2005
THE Tomahawks men's basketball side clinched the MTC Khomas Basketball League on Tuesday after beating rival University of Namibia (Unam) Rebels by 128-88.Tomahawks secured the victory after having
readSports awards get big boost
06-10-2005
MOBILE operator MTC yesterday announced a whopping N$200 000 sponsorship for the hosting of Namibian Sport Awards.The awards ceremony is scheduled for October 28 in Windhoek. Mobile
readMan arrested for selling HIV-tainted blood
06-10-2005
LOS ANGELES Police in the US state of Idaho have arrested a man suspected of trying to peddle his HIV-infected blood to a blood bank when he knew he was carrying the deadly virus, officers said on
readIn Brief
06-10-2005
* CLASHES - Nigerian troops clashed violently with police in the heart of Lagos on Tuesday, witnesses said, as an armed dispute over a seven cent bribe left at least two civilians dead and triggered
readBotswana police admits it used rubber bullets against Bushmen
06-10-2005
GABORONE - Botswana's police commissioner said on Tuesday that officers had fired rubber bullets to disperse a group of about 35 Bushmen protesting their eviction from ancestral lands in the Central
readBali Hindus celebrate victory over evil
06-10-2005
DENPASAR, Indonesia - Balinese Hindus celebrated the victory of good over evil yesterday in one of their holiest festivals, but the deaths of 19 people in weekend bombings has cast a pall over the
readGerman conservatives threaten to halt talks with Schroeder's party
06-10-2005
BERLIN - Germany's Christian Democrats threatened on Tuesday to break off talks on forming a coalition government unless the Social Democrats drop their insistence that Gerhard Schroeder remain
readSaddam has no money to pay his lawyers
06-10-2005
BAGHDAD - Saddam Hussein's family has no money to pay for his defence and his legal team is demanding that either the Iraqi court trying him or the media provide the funds, his Iraqi lawyer said
readHurricane Stan strikes Mexico, 65 dead in Central America
06-10-2005
VERACRUZ - Hurricane Stan smacked into Mexico's Gulf coast on Tuesday, forcing evacuations and shutting down oil ports after killing at least 65 people in Central America.The storm came ashore 35 km
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