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26 Articles found on Wednesday, 19 April 2006
Hollywood's got it wrong: Rwanda survivors
19-04-2006
KIGALI - Three films in two years about Rwanda's genocide have shocked Western audiences with the scale and savagery of the slaughter, but many survivors in the tiny central African nation are
readMandela supports aid for former political prisoners
19-04-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Former South African President Nelson Mandela has given his blessing to a campaign to raise money for ex-political prisoners of the apartheid regime, some of whom now live in
readAU must speak up at WTO: US
19-04-2006
WASHINGTON - The United States will urge African Union nations to apply pressure at world trade talks when it attends a meeting of African trade ministers in Nairobi this week, a senior US official
readUganda fishermen left high and dry on Lake Victoria
19-04-2006
GGABA - Sitting alone in a short wooden boat, Ugandan fisherman Mike Selwanga hauls his nets in one-by-one - only to find them all empty. Buffeted by the heaviest rains he has seen in months, the
readUS not budging ahead of Sacu talks
19-04-2006
JOHANNESBURG - The United States hopes to agree a road map with Southern Africa on reaching a trade pact this week but will not budge on key issues that have previously stalled talks, a top official
readZim plans on mine stakes
19-04-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe yesterday reiterated that his government was seeking control of 51 per cent of foreign-owned mines, backing a proposal which has fanned fears among foreign
readAngola says foreign credit growing
19-04-2006
LUANDA - Angola has received US$5,5 billion in foreign loans since 2002 with China providing more than half of the total - and more is on its way, a Finance Ministry spokesman said on Monday."US$5,5
readBoosting local products
19-04-2006
LOCAL manufacturers and retailers met in Windhoek recently to discuss ways to make it easier for local products to find their way into local shops. Many Namibian manufacturers have for long
readUS black-owned businesses grow
19-04-2006
WASHINGTON - The number of US businesses owned by black entrepreneurs grew more than four times the national rate for all businesses from 1997 to 2002, the federal government said yesterday. Black
readEaster weekend death toll rises to 21
19-04-2006
THE death toll on Namibian roads over the Easter weekend has risen from 17 to 21. Four people were killed instantly on the main road between Otavi and Otjiwarongo on Friday afternoon, when an Iveco
readFight against corruption reaches 'major milestone'
19-04-2006
OVER the next three years, Government plans to spend at least N$20 million to root out corruption. Yesterday, Prime Minister Nahas Angula for the first time presented a separate budget for the
read5 teachers in North charged with forgery
19-04-2006
POLICE at Oshakati are investigating a case in which five teachers are accused of forging Grade 12 certificates to gain admission to the Ongwediva College of Education in 2003. The five subsequently
readSize matters: Law Society Lawyers to be asked to please explain bills
19-04-2006
THE Law Society of Namibia says it has decided to ask lawyers involved in recent disciplinary hearings at the Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) and the Social Security Commission to explain the
readMarathon race claims life in Ohangwena
19-04-2006
OHANGWENA - The annual Gabriel Simon Shokonawa Marathon ended on a sad note after a cyclist was killed by a car on Saturday.One of the race organisers, January Kamati, crashed into Fernando Vataleni
readUnder-20 netballers in camp
19-04-2006
THE national under-20 netball side started with a three-week training camp yesterday at the Higher Technical School in Windboek. All Namibia Netball Association (ANNA) President Carol Garoës
readJunior tennis at Swakop draws 80 players
19-04-2006
A junior tennis tournament was hosted by the Namibia Tennis Association's Coastal Junior tennis committee in Swakopmund over the Easter weekend. More than 80 junior tennis players from all over
readNamibia beaten by DRC
19-04-2006
THE Namibian under-20 soccer team went down to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 0-3 in their 2007 World Youth Cup qualifying round match in Kinshasa on Sunday. The Namibians now have to pull up
readIn Brief ISRAEL ON ALERT
19-04-2006
- Israel was weighing its response to the first suicide bombing within its borders since Hamas came to power as security forces went on a heightened state of alert for fear of more attacks. The
readIran warns that any attacker will be sorry for its actions
19-04-2006
TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during an armed forces parade yesterday that any aggressor would regret attacking the Islamic Republic, which is embroiled in a nuclear dispute with
readAnnan warns of escalation of fighting in Chad
19-04-2006
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned on Monday that fighting in Chad, where rebels are trying to unseat the government, could have a domino effect in the region. "If you have
readNothing to celebrate as Zim marks 26th anniversary
19-04-2006
HARARE - Zimbabweans marked 26 years of independence yesterday with little to celebrate amid deepening economic hardships, personal tragedies and a rapidly widening gap between the rich elite and the
readZambia president Mwanawasa says fit to rule despite stroke
19-04-2006
LUSAKA - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa yesterday declared himself fit to rule despite suffering a minor stroke.Mwanawasa said he would return home on Friday after staying in a London hospital for
readIraq, US troops under fire as rebels exploit power vacuum
19-04-2006
BAGHDAD - Iraqi rebels staged bomb attacks yesterday and battled US forces in a wave of violence that has seen the US military suffer one of its deadliest months since the 2003 invasion, as the
readRussia, China block Sudan sanctions
19-04-2006
UNITED NATIONS - Russia and China blocked UN sanctions on Monday against four Sudanese held responsible for abuses in Darfur but the United States said it would force a public vote on the issue. The
readMuriel Spark, famed novelist dies.
19-04-2006
ROME - Dame Muriel Spark, whose spare and humorous novels made her one of the most admired British writers of the post-war years, has died in Tuscany.She was 88. Spark died on Thursday in a hospital
readWilliam Coffin, famed peace activist
19-04-2006
DAVID GRAM MONTPELIER, Vermont - The Reverend William Sloane Coffin (81), a former Yale University chaplain known for his peace activism during the Vietnam War and his continuing work for social
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