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46 Articles found on Monday, 26 September 2005
Italy standoff as c.bank chief defies Berlusconi
26-09-2005
ROME - Italy faced an institutional crisis on Friday when the central bank governor spurned a demand from the prime minister to quit over a takeover scandal.The standoff over the Bank of Italy
readFIINA makes African debut
26-09-2005
TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators from around the world will today start attending this year's Forum for International Irregular Network Access (FIINA) conference which will run for five days in
readCoffee exports boost Rwanda economy
26-09-2005
KIGALI - Rwanda's economy grew by 7,0 per cent in the first half of the year, thanks to increased coffee exports and growth in the construction sector, the government said late on Thursday.Finance
readSA moves to speed up land reform
26-09-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will expropriate a white-owned farm without a court order for the first time under new laws aimed at speeding up the return of land to black communities dispossessed under
readKumba to get Namakwa Sands
26-09-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Kumba Resources is in talks with majority owner Anglo American Plc over a potential black economic empowerment (BEE) deal that may lead to the acquisition of Anglo's
readAlexander Forbes appoints Moyo Africa head
26-09-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African financial services firm Alexander Forbes has appointed Peter Moyo as head of its African operations with effect from November 1, the group said on Friday."Moyo will have
readRoom for improvement in RCC's finances
26-09-2005
FOR the first time since its inception five years ago, the Roads Contractor Company Limited (RCC) managed to reach the total income mark of N$400 million, realising a turnover of N$400,8 million in
readIMF writes off poor countries' debt
26-09-2005
WASHINGTON - Eighteen of the poorest nations will have their debts to the International Monetary Fund wiped out after rich countries bridged differences on Saturday that threatened a pact first
readHeadless corpse found in Windhoek
26-09-2005
THE headless body of a woman was found by a passer-by near Windhoek's Western Bypass road yesterday morning.Police say the naked, headless body of the woman, who is thought to have been in her early
readHate speech suspect in court
26-09-2005
ONE of the men accused of carrying a placard reading 'Kill all whites' down Windhoek's main street during a demonstration on August 24 appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Friday on charges
readAvid nears the end with final order on winding-up
26-09-2005
THE financial collapse of Avid Investment Corporation, the young asset management company that landed a N$30 million investment from the Social Security Commission despite its evident inexperience,
readFarm tensions flare up
26-09-2005
TENSION is running high in the Omaheke Region between sections of the ruling Swapo Party and commercial farmers after two incidents of labour unrest on Friday.A war of words erupted after a nervous
readOvakwanyama appointment
26-09-2005
OVAKWANYAMA King Kornelius Mwetupunga Shelungu has appointed Senior Traditional Councillor George Nelulu as Vice Chairman of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority.Nahas Ndevahoma, the Secretary to the
readNamibians begin to identify country's 'hidden heritage'
26-09-2005
NAMIBIA'S National Heritage Hunt is gaining momentum.Namibians are starting to voice their opinions about sites and objects they believe have special significance, says Jeremy Silvester, Project
readKeetmans woman killed by speeding car
26-09-2005
A POLICE officer faces charges in connection with the death of a woman at Keetmanshoop.Elizabeth Smith, the wife of a school principal at the town, died in a Windhoek hospital last Monday after being
readWater key to easing Ohangwena poverty
26-09-2005
WINDHOEK - Lack of access to water, unemployment, lack of education and skills training, health problems, especially HIV-AIDS, drought, hunger, poor harvests and deforestation are fuelling poverty in
readWater rationing in the North
26-09-2005
THE canal that takes water from Ogongo to the Oshakati Water Treatment Plant will be out of operation until October 17, NamWater has announced.NanWater is currently doing maintenance work on the
readGovt urged to trawl new line on ailing fish industry
26-09-2005
GOVERNMENT has been called upon to step in with structural changes and long-term funding mechanisms in a bid to save the ailing fishing industry.In its latest research report (August 2005) for the
readA family's quest for answers fails with acquittal of murder suspect
26-09-2005
FOR the family of shooting victim Elmar Kotze, events in the High Court in Windhoek brought bitter disappointment on Friday.Kotze's parents and sister, who have attended every day of the trial of the
readMinistry to probe rotting school food
26-09-2005
THE Ministry of Education is to launch an investigation into rotting maize meal for its school feeding programme found at a school some 180 kilometres east of Rundu last week.The Ministry on Friday
readNamPower chief off the hook
26-09-2005
NAMPOWER Managing Director Leake Hangala has been found not guilty of exceeding his signing authority in a N$65-million power-line contract despite sidestepping the company's N$20 million limit
readOmukithi gwo AIDS onkee tagu yi komeho moshigwana; Kashuupulwa ta ti
26-09-2005
KEHE esiku Namibia oku li kohi yonkundana tayi popi omukithi omudhipagi gwo HIV-AIDS na kehe mpoka to ende nenge to suukula Oshifo wu leshe nenge to pwaakene mOradio nokutala mOtiivi, oto kundana
readOmupresidende Mbeki a geela Amerika
26-09-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Omupresidende gwa South Afrika Thabo Mbeki okwa geela Amerika sho a popi kutya Zimbabwe osho oshilongo kamu na esimaneko lyoveta nuukayamukulwa uunene muuyuni.Ompresidende Mbeki okwa
readOkakadhona kiitsuwilwe ka sa mu Kandjengedi oko Laina ya Hangula
26-09-2005
OKAKADHONA hoka kiitsuwilwe ka sa mokaikohelo mOlukanda lwa Kandjengedi mOshakati ongula yeti 2 Septemba nuumvo, osho ka dhimbululwa kutya oko Laina Ndeshi Hangula koomvula omulongonahetatu (18), ka
readTatekulu Kashihakumwa a fumvikwa kengathithi mEenhana
26-09-2005
MEENHANA O MUSITA omukulukulu gwEgongalo lya Eenhana mOukwanyama moshitopolwa sha Hangwena tatekulu Johannes Kashihakumwa, a tseyika wo nedhina tatekulu Nkede Konakalunga Kashihakumwa, ngoka a manene
readGumwe a kwatwa noopapahai omilongo heyali na ne
26-09-2005
OOPAPAHAI dhi li 74 ga nanga nodha ehamekwa odha kuthwa omulumentu gumwe kAapolisi ya Namibia pOshikango omasiku ga zi ko.Omunambelewa mUuministeli wEgameno lyUuntshitwe Erwin Tjikuua okwa popi kutya
readHangala a pulwa kombinga yegandjo lyokondaraka
26-09-2005
OMUKULUNTUWILIKI gwOkampani ya Nampower, Omundohotola Leake Hangala, omasiku ga zi ko okwa li a pulwa-pulwa shi na sha negendjo lyokondaraka yi na oshimaliwa shOondola oomiliyuna omilongo hamano,
readVictory Race series end on high note
26-09-2005
THE prestigious three-leg Old Mutual Victory Race series culminated on a high note in Windhoek with the participation of a record 80 entrants in the 21-kilometre race and 512 in the five-kilometre
readAN calls athletes for 2006 Commonwealth Games
26-09-2005
Athletics Namibia late last week named a provisional squad which will be considered for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.Men: 1. Hitjivirue Kaanjuka 200m 2.Frank Puriza 200m and
readDavis Cup results
26-09-2005
TORRE DEL GRECO - Results in the Italy v Spain World Group play-off tie yesterday: Italy 2 - Spain 2 Rafael Nadal (ESP) bt Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4Played Saturday, Sept 24 Daniele
readWladimir Klitschko survives three knockdowns, edges Peter
26-09-2005
NEW YORK - Wladimir Klitschko survived three knockdowns to score a unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Samuel Peter in a heavyweight fight Saturday night in Atlantic City.Klitchscko was
readMweshipandeka, Eengedjo are champs
26-09-2005
MWESHIPANDEKA Senior Secondary School (SSS) from Ongwediva (Oshana Region) and Eengedjo SSS from Omungwelume (Ohangwena region) were crowned the champions of the Old Mutual Far North Sports
readWenger makes his point
26-09-2005
LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called for a change in the points system to encourage English Premiership teams to play more attacking football.Wenger feels he has the answer to reverse
readLampard fires 7-up Chelsea as United stunned by Blackburn
26-09-2005
LONDON - Chelsea conceded a goal for the first time this season but a Frank Lampard double allowed the champions to recover and stretch their winning start to the Premiership campaign to seven
readBoxer Johnson dies
26-09-2005
NEW YORK - Former world lightweight champion Leavander Johnson died in hospital on Thursday, five days after suffering brain damage in a title bout in Las Vegas.The 35-year-old American collapsed
readNFA now to decide on Fighters case
26-09-2005
THE Namibia Football Association Executive Committee (NFA) is expected to have the final say in the ongoing Life Fighters arbitration case after the appointed arbitrator, Deon Obbes, ruled in favour
readPacked jails, delays deny Liberians justice
26-09-2005
MONROVIA - Every night, Benu Passaway has to decide whether to tie her blanket across the bars of her cell to keep out the rain or huddle under it on the thin foam mattress she shares with three other
readStorm, hurricane names almost used up
26-09-2005
MIAMI - Hurricane Alpha? Tropical Storm Epsilon? Before this year's frantic Atlantic hurricane season is out, TV forecasters and coastal residents may have to break out their Greek dictionaries.There
readSchroeder under pressure to step down
26-09-2005
BERLIN - The pressure mounted on Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder yesterday to step aside to break the political deadlock gripping Germany following an inconclusive general election one week ago.Members
readIsraeli aircraft launch raids on Gaza Strip
26-09-2005
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli aircraft blasted suspected Palestinian weapons facilities and other targets throughout the Gaza Strip yesterday, and arrested hundreds of militants in the West Bank
readBin Laden crippled as al Qaeda leader
26-09-2005
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Isolated with only a small core of mainly Arab supporters, Osama bin Laden has been crippled as al Qaeda chief, his command network shattered and his communications ability
readBlair admits Iraq insurgency worse than anticipated
26-09-2005
LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted yesterday that the insurgency in Iraq was more ferocious than he had anticipated, but vowed to keep British troops there until they finish their
readUS prepares for possible flu pandemic
26-09-2005
WASHINGTON - The United States government, caught off-guard by Hurricane Katrina, is intensifying efforts to prepare for a possible bird flu pandemic that experts say could kill up to 200 000
readThousands in US condemn war and president
26-09-2005
SAN FRANCISCO - A 1,5-kilometre procession of protesters marched through downtown San Francisco on Saturday, decrying US president George W.Bush's handling of everything - from Iraq to the aftermath
readIn Brief
26-09-2005
* DEBT - The World Bank was expected to follow the lead of its sister institution, the IMF, and endorse a plan that would cancel billions of dollars in multilateral debt owed by some of the planet's
readSearch for victims continues in Rita's wake
26-09-2005
PORT ARTHUR, Texas - Emergency teams searched flooded communities along the US Gulf Coast yesterday after Hurricane Rita delivered deep floods, spectacular fires and a killer tornado, leaving behind
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