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40 Articles found on Monday, 10 April 2006
Doctor shortage critical in developing world: WHO
10-04-2006
LUSAKA - A critical shortage of doctors and nurses is causing unnecessary disease and death across much of the developing world as healthcare workers seek jobs in rich nations, the World Health
readFresh war erupts in southern Sudan ...against illiteracy
10-04-2006
JUBA - "This is war too," murmurs an ex-child soldier in southern Sudan, stone-faced and staring blankly at a placard reading: "Let all children go to school ...Leave no child behind." A year after
readCalls for BEE in mining
10-04-2006
THE mining industry should not wait for the Government to push it on the issue of black economic empowerment, but mining companies should take the initiative in embracing BEE.Speaking at a gala
readProsperity Group ventures East
10-04-2006
NAMIBIA'S premier health care company, Prosperity Group, continues to spread its footprint on the continent by recently establishing itself in East Africa.From May 1, the company will become a
readRecord prices for Swakara pelts
10-04-2006
AT an auction held in Copenhagen at the end of March, Swakara karakul pelt prices went up by 68 per cent compared to the September 2005 auction, with the average price obtained increasing to N$404
readNam slips in world IT ratings
10-04-2006
NAMIBIA went down 23 positions to 78 in the global information technology rankings from 55 of previously in a time when IT has become a key driver of economic growth.This was revealed by the latest
readIncome disparities widen in SA
10-04-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Income disparities among black South Africans are on the rise as a new middle class emerges while the poor get left behind, according to a new report by the South African Institute of
readPan-African TV slated for 2007
10-04-2006
NAIROBI - His father was a legend of African media: breaking story after story, bringing the 1984 Ethiopia famine to the world, still filming after losing an arm in an explosion, then dying in a
read64-year old Rehoboth woman arrested for husband's death
10-04-2006
AN incident of alleged domestic violence claimed the life of a 62-year-old man at Rehoboth on Friday evening.The man was allegedly stabbed to death by his 64-year-old wife at around 19h45 on Friday,
readUlenga sick of Swapo 'praise songs'
10-04-2006
CONGRESS of Democrats leader Ben Ulenga on Friday questioned whether Swapo members were united in their decision-making.Causing uproar towards the end of his contribution to the Budget debate in the
readThree-month delay for second treason trial
10-04-2006
A WEEKLONG cooling-off period that followed on some of the most heated statements so far from the dock in the second Caprivi high treason trial is set to turn into a three-month break in the
readSentence in Bethanie farm murder case tomorrow
10-04-2006
FORMER Bethanie area farmworker Christo Niklaaste is set to hear tomorrow at what price the High Court will be holding him accountable for the crimes he committed when he murdered an elderly farmer
readAG defends her dual role
10-04-2006
ATTORNEY GENERAL and Minister of Justice Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana has defended holding two portfolios, saying it does not affect the running of the offices and fulfilling the respective
readNamibian baby in need of lifesaving operation
10-04-2006
MADRIE Shanjenka (11 months) suffers from a rare liver disease called biliary atresia and needs N$150 000 for a lifesaving living-donor transplant with her sister as donor.The disease is caused by a
readFamily search for kidnapped toddler
10-04-2006
EIGHT years after the disappearance of two-year-old Vezepa Ndjitaviva from his home at Otjimbingwe, his family have refused to stop their search for him.The boy, who also went by the name of
readMariental rebuilding after devastating floods
10-04-2006
DRIVING past Mariental almost seven weeks after what has been labelled the worst floods there in living memory, things slowly seem to be getting back to normal in the capital of the South.For the
readCaprivi Khwe to elect chief
10-04-2006
KHWE headmen from Western Caprivi are expected to meet at Omega later this month to discuss the election of a new Khwe Chief.The Khwe have not had a chief since Kippi George died in December 2000.
readParliamentary committee needs more time to investigate high bank charges
10-04-2006
THE Parliamentary Committee on Economics, Natural Resources and Public Administration has asked for more time to investigate high bank charges and making cycle lanes compulsory in Namibia.The
readMines don't want to be manufacturers
10-04-2006
THE Chamber of Mines has warned Government against pushing the mining industry too far on the issue of adding value to raw products.The Chamber's President, Mark Dawe, issued this warning while
readBudget pro the insufficient rich: CoD
10-04-2006
THE Vice President of the Congress of Democrats, Nora Schimming-Chase, remains unconvinced that Government will have reduced poverty, removed existing disparities and created significant employment
readCourt orders the NUNW to reinstate Naholo
10-04-2006
THE High Court on Friday ordered the National Union of Namibian Workers to reinstate expelled acting Secretary General Peter Naholo with effect from December 14 last year.Acting Judge Reinhard
readNDC bosses to be fired
10-04-2006
THE board of the Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) on Friday decided to fire its Managing Director, Abdool Aboobakar, and its Finance Manager, Addis Faul, for their role in investing N$55 million
readPosikola yaMhanda ya adhika koshinywenywe
10-04-2006
A ANASIKOLA ye vulithe pethele limwe poposikola ya Omhanda momukunda Ondingwanyama popepi nEenhana mUukwanyama naalongisikola yawo ye li yatatu, oye li moshiponga oshinene shomukithi gwoshinywenywe
readShinyemba a yahelwa kOhambo ye kOshekedhiya
10-04-2006
O MUKALIMO gwomomukunda Ombonde mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Shana, ngoka a kala nOhambo ye kOshekedhiya mOshikandjohogololo shUuvudhiya, Gebhard Naftali Shinyemba gwoomvula 44, okwa yahwa nondjembo
readOtashi vulika Ramatex a pate mu Namibia
10-04-2006
U UMBANDA otau lundu pombanda mokati kaaniilonga pOfaabulika yokuhondja oonguwo ya Ramatex mOvenduka kutya Ramatex okwa pulanda okushunitha iilonga ye pevi nenge pamwe nokuli a pate iilonga ye
readUnder-20s win one, lose one in friendly matches
10-04-2006
NAMIBIA'S under-20 football side won and lost after hosting their counterparts from Botswana in two matches on Friday and Saturday at the Legare Stadium in Gobabis.The home side first won 1-0 on
readCivics draw against Santos
10-04-2006
CIVICS had to settle for a 2-2 draw against a gutsy Chief Santos side at the Independence Stadium yesterday, a result that endangers their chances of claiming their second league title.Civics led 1-0
readSpurs boost European hopes
10-04-2006
LONDON - Tottenham kept their bid for Champions League football next season alive as Blackburn's push for European football got snarled up in Portsmouth's fight for Premiership survival.Meanwhile
readFrank's meet produces the goods
10-04-2006
THE Frank Fredericks Invitational Athletics Meet proved to be one of the most popular races in the country after a lively and supportive crowd of over 500 people attended the exciting gathering,
readIran slams reports that US plans attack
10-04-2006
TEHRAN - Iran yesterday brushed aside what it called a US "psychological war" against its nuclear programme after a published report described Pentagon planning for possible military strikes against
readNo al Qaeda link in London bombings
10-04-2006
LONDON - Al Qaeda played no part in the London bombings last July, instead they were planned on a low budget from information off the Internet, the leaked findings of an inquiry into the blasts
readZimbabwe braces for mass strikes
10-04-2006
HARARE - The possibility of mass strikes loom on the horizon for Zimbabwe's embattled economy as workers demand higher wages to cushion them against soaring living costs because of hyper-inflation
readHamas warns Israel
10-04-2006
GAZA CITY - The armed wing of the governing Palestinian movement Hamas, under huge international pressure to renounce violence, vowed yesterday to avenge a weekend of Israeli strikes which has left 15
readDeath toll rises to 109 in Djibouti boat accident
10-04-2006
DJIBOUTI - The death toll from a ship capsize off the coast of the Red Sea state of Djibouti rose to at least 109 on Saturday.The toll climbed as the search went on for an unknown number of people
readKenya rains worsen food crisis
10-04-2006
NAIROBI - Recent brief, but heavy rains in drought-hit parts of Kenya threaten to worsen the already fragile food situation, with flooding displacing thousands, said charity groups on Friday.British
readIn Brief
10-04-2006
* CHALLENGE - His job on the line, Conservative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faced a stiff challenge from his centre-left rival Romano Prodi as voters went to the polls in Italy's first general
readGene Pitney, singer, songwriter
10-04-2006
LONDON - Gene Pitney, whose keening, tenor voice produced a string of hits, including '24 Hours from Tulsa', was found dead in his hotel room on Wednesday following a concert which fans acclaimed as
readJunior, popular primate
10-04-2006
ST LOUIS - One of the St Louis zoo's most popular orangutans, and its oldest primate, has died.Zoo officials said 'Junior' was euthanised after his health had been declining. He was thought to be
readJohn McGahern, celebrated author
10-04-2006
DUBLIN - John McGahern, the Irish writer known for semi-autobiographical portraits of rural life and widely praised as one of Ireland's greatest novelists, has died.McGahern (71) published six
readFootball Results
10-04-2006
International Friendly Played Friday, April 7 Namibia u/20 1-0 Botswana u/20 Played Saturday, April 8 Namibia u/20 0-2 Botswana u/20 MTC Namibia Premier League Played Saturday, April 8 Touch &
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