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38 Articles found on Monday, 14 August 2006
AfDB cancels Tanzania's debt
14-08-2006
DAR ES SALAAM - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the cancellation of US$644 million of Tanzania's debt, officials said on Thursday.In addition, the AfDB also issued a grant of
readShell restores Nigeria oil pipeline
14-08-2006
LONDON - Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Friday that it was resuming 173 000 barrels per day of crude output after repairing a pipeline leak in southern Nigeria."The leak on a
readSchlachterei opens factory shop
14-08-2006
THE Management of the Windhoek Schlachterei factory shop at Wernhil Park says a total of N$1,2 million has been invested in the factory shop, whose prime business is to sell meat products. Windhoek
readWorld economic growth to slow on oil
14-08-2006
ISTANBUL - World economic growth may slow significantly if oil prices remain at current high levels for another year, the chief economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday.Oil
readNamibians advised to avoid UK airports
14-08-2006
THE terror threat that brought strict new security measures, long queues, flight delays and cancellations to British airports from late last week may seriously affect Namibia's air links with the
readSADC to discuss free market issue
14-08-2006
A LARGE Namibian Government delegation will attend this year's annual Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit taking place in Maseru, Lesotho, this week.Topics on the agenda include a
readFarm massacre suspect 'might be a psychopath'
14-08-2006
FARM massacre suspect Sylvester Beukes has been declared sane and fit to stand trial - but he might still be a psychopath.Two psychiatrists who examined Beukes (21) to determine whether he is mentally
readRamatex, partners turning over a new leaf, says PM
14-08-2006
MALAYSIAN-RUN textile factory Ramatex is looking at the possibility of upgrading its products, employee training and even embracing a greener policy, Prime Minister Nahas Angula indicated to The
readNot too young to graduate
14-08-2006
THE Vihango Evans Vihanga Recreation and Training Centre in Windhoek held its graduation ceremony and a beauty pageant over the weekend.The day-care centre and pre-primary school started in January
readLiquor licensing committee to sit more often
14-08-2006
OSHAKATI - The liquor committee for the Oshana Region will sit every second Wednesday to consider and approve applications for liquor licences by shebeen owners.The chairperson of the committee,
readAspara concerned about the poor
14-08-2006
GOBABIS - The Chief Executive Officer of the Municipality of Gobabis, Sinclair Aspara, has called for co-operation among town councils to improve the living standards of their inhabitants.Speaking at
readLabour unions attack Pupkewitz Group
14-08-2006
AN umbrella labour organisation has threatened a leading Namibian company with a consumer boycott and industrial action, if it refuses to increase the salaries of some of its workers.According to the
readFather Knuff buried at Doebra
14-08-2006
OKATANA'S parish priest, Father Hubert Anton Knuff (74), was buried at Doebra near Windhoek on Saturday.Father Knuff died at the Okatana Mission last Sunday after 42 years of spiritual service in
readBody found in the Orange
14-08-2006
THE Karas Police have retrieved the body of a man thought to have drowned in the Orange River.Karas Regional Commander Josephat Abel says it is believed that the man, black in complexion and between
readRoad accident claims three lives
14-08-2006
BARELY five days after a horrific road accident claimed the lives of 12 people, three more people died on the road on Friday night.Yesterday, Chief Inspector Hieronymus Goraseb said that a VW Polo,
readSan oppose the introduction of livestock farming at Tsumkwe
14-08-2006
TWO Government Ministries appear to have conflicting policies on the utilisation of an area between the veterinary cordon fence and Aasvoëlnes in the Tsumkwe area of the Otjozondjupa Region.This 10
readWorld economic growth to slow on oil
14-08-2006
ISTANBUL - World economic growth may slow significantly if oil prices remain at current high levels for another year, the chief economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. Oil
readMeme Mirjam a pewa okatemba ku tate Chris Nunes
14-08-2006
M EME gwoomvula 47 Mirjam Hamukwaya gwomomukunda Olupandu mOukwanyama mOshitopowla sha Hangwena ngoka a monene oshiponga mekandomo lyohauto meti 1 Mei 2004 ndele ta lemana ita vulu we okweenda, okwa
readYatatu mboka ya manene oondjenda pOmaalala ya tseyika
14-08-2006
A AKALIMO yatatu mboka ya manene oondjenda dhawo moshiponga sheidhengomumwe lyiihauto pOmaalala mondjila onene ya Ndangwa na Shakati meti: 4 Auguste 2006, omadhina gawo ga tseyithwa nokupitithwa
readOyendji ya sa mu India momatopo goomboma
14-08-2006
M UMBAI - Onkundana okuzilila ku Mumbai mu India otayi ti kutya aantu ye li 135 oya si omanga ye li omathele ya ehamekwa miiponga yetopo lyoomboma heyali meshina nopiitaasi yomashina mondoolopa ndjika
readRamatex nEpangelo ya kundathana meholamo
14-08-2006
O MUWILIKIKULUNTU gwOkampani yokuhondja oonguwo ya Ramatex Albert Lim nEpangelo oya kala aniwa nokuninga iigongi yomeholoma mOvenduka oshiwike oshiwike sha zi ko.Lim otaku popiwa kutya okwi iyakele mu
readJuniors gear up for Beijing champs
14-08-2006
BEIJING - Beijing's preparations for the athletics events at the 2008 Olympics will be under scrutiny at the World Junior Championships which start tomorrow. The six-day event for athletes under 20 is
readCanada book rugby World Cup berth
14-08-2006
ST JOHN'S - Canada booked their 2007 Rugby World Cup berth here Saturday with a comprehensive 56-7 (halftime: 27-0) victory over the United States.The United States now face a playoff against Uruguay
readIsaacks named best footballer
14-08-2006
CIVICS' mercurial midfielder Heinrich Isaacks pocketed a total of N$25 000 after being crowned as Namibia's Footballer of the Year at the annual Namibia Football Association awards on Saturday.He also
readLoeb wins in Germany
14-08-2006
TREVES - Double world champion Sebastien Loeb equalled Carlos Sainz's record of 26 championship wins in the Rally of Germany yesterday. The 32-year-old Citroen Xsara ace captured his fifth successive
readLiverpool beat Chelsea 2-1
14-08-2006
CARDIFF - Peter Crouch headed in a late winner yesterday to give Liverpool a 2-1 win over Chelsea in the Community Shield, the traditional curtain raiser to the English Premier League season.Crouch
readNamibians fair poorly at African Athletics Champs
14-08-2006
NAMIBIAN medal hopeful Agnes Samaria ended sixth in the 800-metres race during the 15th African Athletics Championships that ended yesterday in Mauritius. Samaria started slowly and trailed for most
readSaani saves break Pirates' hearts
14-08-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Goalkeeper Mohamed Saani was the unlikely hero as Hearts of Oak of Ghana dented the African Champions League ambitions of Orlando Pirates of South Africa by forcing a 0-0 draw
readWorld Cup contenders get down to business
14-08-2006
COLOMBO - Confident Sri Lanka, a nervous and wary India and injury-ridden South Africa launch the World Cup season with a limited-overs tri-series today.A morale-boosting win in the two-week event
readElnatan pip WHS to Metropolitan rugby title
14-08-2006
ELNATAN beat Windhoek High School 23-20 in a thrilling Under-19 Super League final of the Metropolitan Board Schools' Rugby Trophy competition on Saturday.In a thrilling match, the small private
readIn Brief
14-08-2006
ATTACK - Armed bandits have killed eight Iranian police and wounded three others in an ambush in southern Iran, the state news agency IRNA reported.CELEBRATION - Germany marked the 45th anniversary of
readSri Lanka Tigers deny peace talks offer
14-08-2006
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels denied yesterday offering to hold peace talks after Colombo announced they were willing to revive stalled negotiations despite heavy fighting in the island's
readChinese typhoon claims lives
14-08-2006
JINXIANG - Typhoon Saomai has weakened to a tropical depression after leaving almost 300 dead or missing in China, sinking 1 000 fishing boats, flattening thousands of homes and causing losses of over
readNewspaper releases Castro's 80th birthday pics
14-08-2006
HAVANA - Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on his 80th birthday yesterday that he had improved "considerably" since being sidelined by surgery, but added a full recovery would take quite a while longer.
readIsrael approves UN ceasefire agreement
14-08-2006
TYRE - Israel yesterday approved a UN resolution on ending the month-long Lebanon war but pressed on with deadly bombing raids, flattening homes and bridges and setting petrol stations ablaze A senior
readRecords smashed as global AIDS meet opens in Canada
14-08-2006
TORONTO - The biggest-ever global conference on AIDS opened yesterday in a mammoth melting pot of science, politics, protest and glamour, 25 years into the disease's murderous march against humanity.
readKabila leads election
14-08-2006
KINSHASA - The Democratic Republic of Congo should know the winner this week of historic presidential elections, with incumbent Joseph Kabila expected to keep his job despite opposition allegations of
readBritain reveals new terror threats
14-08-2006
LONDON - Britain said yesterday it had thwarted "at least" four major terror attacks since the July 7 bombings last year, while up to 24 separate threats were under investigation, as police probed the
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