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44 Articles found on Tuesday, 11 April 2006
Rich pickings for South Africa's Zulu winemaker
11-04-2006
CAPE TOWN - Nontsikelelo Biyela grew up as a young Zulu girl brewing traditional beer in rural South Africa, light years away from the status she enjoys today as the country's newest black
readZambia faces health crisis, AIDS takes toll
11-04-2006
LUSAKA - Amid a filthy slum on the outskirts of Zambia's capital, Lusaka, stands Kanyama Health Centre, where more than 6 000 HIV-AIDS sufferers queue every day to receive free anti-retroviral
readAngola's blockbuster oil province on difficult quest for lasting peace
11-04-2006
CABINDA - Angola's rebel province of Cabinda is on a difficult search for a settlement to end decades of separatist fighting in this patch of land that is the lifeline of the country's oil boom.A
readGovt Website Disgrace
11-04-2006
I AM studying e-commerce in South Africa and would like to air my opinion to the people of Namibia, in fact to the Government of Namibia.Please don't publish my name for fear of reprisals. As a
readWant Chance To Win
11-04-2006
IT would be great if this could reach the office of the Managing Director of MultiChoice Africa.I'm totally disappointed by the way MultiChoice is discriminating against its subscribers in the
readThe Borders Of Press Freedom
11-04-2006
I HAVE read the letter titled 'On rights and limits to freedom of speech' in your newspaper of 17-03-06 and it is indeed sad that it contained many contradictions, wrong statements and poor
readWelcome To Angelina And Brad
11-04-2006
IT is indeed a pleasure to have you here in our beloved country! I would like to say thanks on behalf of all my fellow Namibians who could not get a chance to show how happy they are at the simple
readMining industry ready to defend its interests
11-04-2006
THE Chamber of Mines has picked out some issues that need urgent attention in the mining industry so that the vital sector continues to contribute in Namibia's economic development.The Chamber
readLamy urges effort on trade talks
11-04-2006
PARIS - World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy urged the United States, European Union and emerging countries to make efforts to reach a trade agreement before an April 30 deadline, in comments
readBotswana March inflation up
11-04-2006
GABORONE - Botswana's annual inflation rate quickened to a new 12-year peak of 17,7 per cent in March, official data showed yesterday, putting the country's formal three to six per cent inflation
readRio Tinto wins in Guinea
11-04-2006
SYDNEY - World number two iron miner Rio Tinto Ltd./Plc. said yesterday it had been granted a concession by the government of Guinea to develop a new mine.Rio Tinto, which already mines iron ore in
readPlatinum furnace closed
11-04-2006
JOHANNESBURG - The world's third biggest platinum producer, Lonmin Plc, shut down its biggest furnace after a leak was detected, but it gave no indication yesterday about any impact on
readMauritius cuts GDP forecast
11-04-2006
PORT LOUIS - Mauritius has cut its 2006 economic growth forecast to 4,7 per cent from an earlier 5,1 per cent due to lower than expected output in its key sugar sector, the Central Statistics Office
readShell yet to resume output
11-04-2006
LONDON - Royal Dutch Shell said yesterday it has yet to resume output at an oilfield in Nigeria shut after attacks by militants, but added an assessment of the site before any restart could begin as
readMalawi to issue domestic bonds
11-04-2006
BLANTYRE - Malawi aims to launch a domestic bond market at the start of the new financial year on July 1, as part of efforts to ease steep repayment costs on government treasury bills, the Treasury
readPower outage stops surgery at hospital
11-04-2006
DOCTORS at the Windhoek Central Hospital were on Sunday night forced to abandon surgery after an hour-long power outage in the capital affected the medical institution.Back-up generators failed to
readAvgas pinch grounds small planes across the region
11-04-2006
THE shortage of aviation fuel in Namibia continues to worsen following the shutdown of a refinery in Durban, South Africa.Since The Namibian broke a story on the pending Avgas shortage in February,
readBEE fuel deal rakes in millions - for some
11-04-2006
A SMALL, select group of people - including a number of senior civil servants - are collecting as much as N$400 million a year in a fuel-supply deal set up in the dying days of Sam Nujoma's
readNaholo suspended again
11-04-2006
THE gloves have come off in the protracted power struggle within the National Union of Namibian Workers, as the umbrella body yesterday moved to once again suspend its Acting Secretary General Peter
readMore traffic cops in the North suspected of fraud
11-04-2006
THE Police at Oshakati are investigating a case of fraud against two Sergeants and a Constable in the Oshakati Traffic Division.The Oshana Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner Josef Anghuwo, told
readNew Commission appointed to review MPs' pay
11-04-2006
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday appointed the seven people who will be responsible for determining the salaries and benefits of public office bearers.This is in line with the Public
readLightning plunges the capital into darkness
11-04-2006
WINDHOEK on Sunday night experienced what it would be like to be hit by a power shortage when nearly the whole City was plunged into darkness - in some areas for up to two hours.Households were
readConmen suspects held for impersonating prosecutors
11-04-2006
A WINDHOEK resident who already faces a charge of extortion appeared in court in the capital late last week on new charges related to allegations that he had pretended to be an official attached to
readConfusion over Council property
11-04-2006
THE Hardap Regional Council was to hold a special meeting last night after a senior council employee was almost arrested on Friday for the alleged theft of council property.Police, acting on a
readSouth African Airways scores Star Alliance first
11-04-2006
SOUTH African Airways yesterday joined Star Alliance, affording its customers priority connections and other travel benefits across the world.Frequent users of SAA will now be eligible to redeem and
readNaholo na shunwe miilonga; Ompangu
11-04-2006
O MPANGU yOpombanda oya gandja elombwelo kutya Amushanga-Ndjayi gwopakathimbo Peter Naholo ngoka a kuthilwe miilonga kehangano lyOmahangano gAaniilonga nenge tutye National Union of Namibian Workers
readAapolisi 9 po Keetmanshoop ya kuthwa miilonga keso lyomunandholongo
11-04-2006
A APOLISI omugoyi moshikondo shekonakono lyIimbulula mOpolisi pOkaiti (Keetmanshoop) mboka taya tamanekelwa oshipotha shedhipago lyomunandholongo hoka oya kuthwa miilonga pakadhimbo oshiwike sha zi
readIita iipe yokuya kosikola ya tukuka muumbugantu wa Sudan
11-04-2006
J UBA - "Mbika nayo iita," okanona kamwe hoka kali okakwiita mUumbugantu wa Sudan taka popi ngaaka omanga ka thikamena epulakata limwe ndyoka lya li lya shangwa "Aanona ayehe naya ye kosikola
readMeme gwomimvo 64 a dhipaga omusamane gwe e ta dhitikwa
11-04-2006
S HOKA tashi popiwa kutya omahepekathano gomomagumbo osha hulile medhipago lyomulumentu gwomimvo 62 ongulohi yEtitano lya zi ko poRehoboth.Otaku popiwa kutya omulumentu nguka okwa tsuwa okusa
readOmutekulu gwomunandiplomaate okwa hala omunaveta
11-04-2006
E PANGULO lyomulumentu omugundjuka Omunamibia ngoka ta tamanekelwa iipotha yi li 67 mwakwatelwa oshipotha shonkambadhala yekwatonkonga, uufuthi neteyo lyegumbo mu South Afrika olya kankama ishewe -
readAahona mu NDC ya tidhwa miilonga
11-04-2006
O LAATA ya Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) oya ningi etokolo mEtitano lya zi ko okutidha Omukuluntuwiliki gwawo, Abdool Aboobakar nosho wo Menindjela gwIiniwe, Addis Faul shi na sha
readNewspaper Cup two days away from kick-off at coast
11-04-2006
THE Namibian Newspaper Cup will see a new breed of under-20 players coming to the fore at the coast this weekend, while they will be expected to deliver the goods for their respective regions when the
readBA, Tigers in ball squabble
11-04-2006
BITTER rivals Tigers and Blue Waters could not complete their premiership encounter on Sunday night after a row over balls, which were apparently not visible in their match at the Independence
readRooney, Owen in gambling rift
11-04-2006
LONDON - The tabloid revelations over Wayne Rooney's gambling habits have sparked a rift between the Manchester United star and his England team mate Michael Owen, reports said yesterday.Rooney was
readKing's Lodge emerges as top horse
11-04-2006
KING'S Lodge showed its prowess again on Saturday when it won the main race of the Windhoek Turf Club horse-racing event.King's Lodge, which won the first race of the year at Gobos last month, beat
readGreek driver dies
11-04-2006
ATHENS - A 31-year-old Greek motor rallying co-driver died on Sunday when his car collided with a tree, driving a branch into his chest, the Greek automobile and touring club (ELPA) said in a
readDarfur crisis worsens, no solution in sight
11-04-2006
ABUJA - Intensive talks involving two African heads of state who tried to bring the warring parties from Sudan's Darfur region closer to a peace agreement failed to produce any tangible results,
readThree killed in battle over UN food aid in Somalia
11-04-2006
MOGADISHU - At least three people were killed and nine wounded in a gun battle over UN food aid in drought-stricken central Somalia early yesterday, police and relief workers said.The incident, which
readUN nuclear inspectors at work in Iran
11-04-2006
TEHRAN - A team of UN inspectors were yesterday visiting Iran's controversial nuclear facilities ahead of a trip to the Islamic republic by International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei,
readCourt hears Zuma accuser got pastor expelled
11-04-2006
JOHANNESBURG - A church pastor told the Johannesburg High Court yesterday how he was expelled from college after a false rape accusation by Jacob Zuma's rape accuser.Pastor Sithembile Masoka told the
readIsrael tightens squeeze on Hamas government
11-04-2006
JERUSALEM - Israel followed up its pledge to cut all contacts with the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority by ordering the symbolic closure yesterday of a security liaison office in the West Bank
readZim opposition leader calls for action
11-04-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has urged supporters to disregard the country's laws, reports said yesterday.Tsvangirai told a Movement for Democratic Change rally in
readFrance abandons contested youth jobs plan
11-04-2006
PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac abandoned his government's contested youth jobs law yesterday, clearing the way for a resolution to one of the worst social and political crises to hit France
readPoliticians stealing into limelight
11-04-2006
PARIS - While top French male politicians have been busy jostling for position ahead of the next year's presidential polls, the country's leading women politicians have been quietly moving to the
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