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48 Articles found on Thursday, 17 August 2006
SADC summit on regional integration
17-08-2006
MASERU - Southern African leaders hope to boost regional economic integration and trade liberalisation at their annual summit this week, pushing to overcome a legacy of big promises undercut by slow
readVirgin issues 50 000 credit cards in SA
17-08-2006
JOHANNESBURG - British entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Money said yesterday it had issued 50 000 credit cards six weeks after it launched in South Africa with a pledge to take on local banks
readBP sued over Prudhoe Bay maintenance
17-08-2006
ALASKA - Senior executives at BP PLC face a lawsuit filed by shareholders who claim the oil giant's poor maintenance practices at Prudhoe Bay led to the partial shutdown of the nation's largest oil
readOil prices continue to fall as truce holds
17-08-2006
LONDON - Oil prices fell yesterday as a ceasefire held in Lebanon, but held above US$72 a barrel ahead of weekly US inventory figures expected to reflect BP PLC's partial production shutdown in
readBoN clinches US$50m loan
17-08-2006
THE Bank of Namibia (BoN) yesterday announced that it successfully clinched a US$50 million (around N$340 million) syndicated loan through a deal signed in London last week."The bank deemed it
readStandard Bank earnings up 18%
17-08-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Africa's biggest banking group, Standard Bank, increased first-half normalised headline earnings per share by 18 per cent on strong loan demand but said yesterday second-half earnings
readWealthy Lebanese rush to rebuild bridges
17-08-2006
BEIRUT - Lebanese businessmen and private companies pledged yesterday to rebuild 12 of the 80 bridges destroyed by Israeli bombardment during the month-long conflict.Lebanese MP Bahia Hariri, sister
readFree papers spurring Danish media wars
17-08-2006
COPENHAGEN - A new free newspaper hit the streets of Copenhagen yesterday, the first of at least four such publications being launched this year in what has been labelled a "newspaper war" by Danish
readLand reform to cost billions Government unveils its strategy for 2020
17-08-2006
GOVERNMENT will have to shell out a staggering N$3,7 billion over the next 15 years to acquire a targeted 10,3 million hectares of commercial farm land to resettle 6 727 families by 2020, a new report
readRough weather rips ship from mooring
17-08-2006
THE possibility of salvaging a fishing vessel that ran aground just south of Swakopmund this week was still uncertain yesterday afternoon.The strong south-westerly wind experienced at the coast over
readRough weather rips ship from mooring
17-08-2006
THE possibility of salvaging a fishing vessel that ran aground just south of Swakopmund this week was still uncertain yesterday afternoon.The strong south-westerly wind experienced at the coast over
readBee attack stings DHPS
17-08-2006
A SWARM of bees attacked hundreds of children and parents at the Deutsche Hoehere Privatschule (DHPS) in Windhoek at lunchtime yesterday.Children were waiting to be fetched after school when the bees
readUnions slam Ramatex secrecy
17-08-2006
THE National Union of Namibian Workers has accused Government of having "clandestine" meetings with Ramatex without acknowledging union input on a volatile labour issue.The Namibian has it on good
readCarnations for cancer
17-08-2006
VOLUNTEERS and staff of the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) are packing and shipping more than 16 500 carnations across the country.The carnations were ordered during this year's FNB Carnation
readKaras education sector in dire straits, says Governor
17-08-2006
KARAS Governor Dawid Boois has painted a bleak picture of transport problems and insufficient funds to maintain school infrastructure in the region.Boois was talking to Deputy Education Minister Becky
readPerlemoen suspect held
17-08-2006
A SOUTH AFRICAN, Benny Basson, was arrested on August 4 for attempting to transport dried perlemoen worth N$1 million to Namibia.South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) announced that
readBishop blames traffic cops for accidents
17-08-2006
THE recent spate of serious road accidents that killed over 15 people on Namibian roads were a result of traffic law enforcement failure, Bishop Zephania Kameeta of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
readAccusations fly thick and fast between NUNW, Pupkewitz
17-08-2006
THE umbrella National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) has accused the Pupkewitz Group of falling short on employment equity requirements at managerial level.They claim that only one previously
readBIG more determined than ever that grants offer the way forward
17-08-2006
AN unconditional grant of N$100 to every Namibian under retirement age would require only two per cent of the country's gross domestic product and is quite affordable, the Basic Income Grant (BIG)
readTeachers graduate in Zim
17-08-2006
EIGHTY-THREE Namibian teachers graduated at the Belvedere Technical Teachers' College in Zimbabwe on Saturday under the SADC Protocol on Education and Training.President Robert Mugabe, who was the
readGovernor wants to halt abattoir layoffs
17-08-2006
THE Karas Regional Council intends to persuade Karas Abattoir and Tannery's management to try and put on hold plans to retrench 72 workers, pending a meeting with all relevant parties.This emerged at
readMunyama case delayed
17-08-2006
THE theft and fraud case of the former Director General of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Gerry Munyama, has been postponed until November for Police investigation. Munyama made a third
readVeld fires devastate Kamanjab farms
17-08-2006
VELD fires continue to destroy grazing and kill livestock and wildlife in various parts of Namibia.In the latest development, five farms in the Kamanjab area lost about 25 000 hectares of grazing to
readTwo indunas granted bail
17-08-2006
THE two elderly Caprivi Region residents who almost three weeks ago became the first - and so far only - people to be arrested in connection with testimony that they were expected to give in the main
readMinimum wage should be reconsidered, says LaRRI
17-08-2006
THE average Namibian farmworker earns N$350 a month despite a minimum wage of N$429 a month being set in 2003, according to a new report by the Labour Resource and Research Institute (LaRRI).It also
readIiponga yomoondjila ya dhipaga aantu yatatu
17-08-2006
K ONIMA owala yomasiku gatano sho aantu ye li 12 ya si moshiponga shiihauto muumbangalantu woshilongo, aantu yalwe yatatu oya si mEtitano lya zi ko moshiponga shomondjila.Inspekta Omukuluntu mOpolisi
readOmahooli otaga gwedhwa niitano
17-08-2006
O MAHOOLI otaga gwedhelwa ngula mEtitano noosenda omilongo ntano (50c) moliitela.Shika otashi ka kala egwedhelo etitano tali ningwa nuumvo, egwedhelo lya hugunina olya li lya ningwa pwa piti owala
readOpolisi mOmusati tayi kondjitha omiyonena, Shisaande Shikongo
17-08-2006
O POLISI mOshitopolwa sha Musati oyi li tayi pula komeho lela mokukelela iimbuluma nomiyonena mOshitopolwa shoka, Omupopiliko gwOpolisi mOshitopolwa sha Musati Shisaande Linekela Shikongo ta lombwele
readIihauto ya yakwa pegumbo
17-08-2006
O polisi otayi konakona uufuthi wohauto yoOpel Astra ndjoka ya yakwa pegumbo limwe mehuliloshiwike mu Khomasdal mOvenduka.Onomola yohauto ndjika yoN48877W oyo ngushu yoN$180 000. Okwa lopotwa ishewe
readOmulumentu gumwe a dhipagwa kondjamba moshitopolwa sha Caprivi
17-08-2006
O MUKWASHIGWANA gumwe gwa Zambia okwa dhipagwa kondjamba moshitopolwa sha Caprivi sha ningwa mEtine lya zi ko Opolisi ya Namibia tayi lopota ngaaka mOmaandaha.Ikabongo Mwiko okwa sile momukunda
readOshigwana tashi kunkililwa shaadhanene omeya pamukalo gwokukwata oohi
17-08-2006
O OKAANSELA nosho wo Aaleli yOpamuthigululwakalo moNooli, otaya kunkilile nokwiindila oshigwana shaadhanene omeya pamukalo gokukwata oohi momatale nomomadhiya inashi pewa epitikilo.Unene tuu Kansela
readFocus now on Hitman and Mutu
17-08-2006
NAMIBIAN sport lovers will now divert their focus on what is expected to be a monumental clash between Namibia's finest boxer, Paulus 'The Hitman' Moses and Romania's Mihaita Mutu after witnessing the
readSA will no longer host Cosafa under-20 champs
17-08-2006
WINDHOEK - The annual Council of Southern Africa Football Association (COSAFA) Vodacom Under-20 tournament, which has traditionally been hosted by South Africa, will no longer be held in that
readProteas set to pack their bags
17-08-2006
COLOMBO - South Africa appear set to withdraw from the limited-overs tri-series against India and hosts Sri Lanka due to security concerns in bomb-hit Colombo, a team source has revealed."The players
readNadal beats Querrey
17-08-2006
CINCINNATI - Rafael Nadal overcame 10 aces from American Sam Querrey to defeat the teenager 6-7 6-2 6-3 and advance into the second round of the Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament on Tuesday.The
readConfident Tiger ready to roll
17-08-2006
CHICAGO - World number one Tiger Woods is the clear favourite but there will be a posse of top talent hot on his trail when the 88th PGA championship opens today.Woods is seeking his sixth win of the
readKotze is Namibia's new cricket coach
17-08-2006
THE Namibia Cricket Board has appointed Deon Kotze as successor to Andy Waller in the position of head coach of the MTC Namibia national and under-19 cricket teams for the 2006/7 season.The board
readNamibians shoot their way to glory
17-08-2006
NAMIBIAN shooters proved their worth during the Angolan Clay Target Championships, walking away with top honours at the event held last weekend in Lubango.Sven Ahrens and his sister, Gaby Ahrens,
readBaghdad bomb kills 8, clashes erupt
17-08-2006
BAGHDAD - Clashes erupted in two of Iraq's largest cities yesterday and a bomb killed eight in the capital, highlighting the precarious security situation as US and Iraqi forces try to stem sectarian
readKen Richmond, gong striker for the movies
17-08-2006
KEN RICHMOND, the 6-foot-5, ripple-armed wrestler who for decades was seen striking the gong that heralded the opening credits for dozens of films produced by the J Arthur Rank Studio in England, has
readLeonard Marks, Vietnam War era information czar
17-08-2006
WASHINGTON - Leonard H Marks (90), a communications lawyer who headed the US Information Agency during the Vietnam war and promoted freedom of the press issues, died on August 11.He had Parkinson's
readDame Te Ata, Maori queen
17-08-2006
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Tribal chiefs wearing wreaths of green leaves opened a traditional mourning period yesterday for the revered queen of New Zealand's indigenous Maori, Te Arikinui Dame Te
readKabila widens lead
17-08-2006
KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo's President Laurent Kabila widened his lead in the running for the presidency, the latest partial results showed on Tuesday, with votes counted from almost half
readFuture seems bright for AIDS vaccine
17-08-2006
TORONTO - There is no vaccine against AIDS and none of the dozens of vaccines being tested is likely to completely protect people from the deadly virus, but the future looks bright for AIDS vaccine
readEuropeans discuss terror threat as suspects questioned
17-08-2006
LONDON - European Union interior ministers gathered in London yesterday to tackle the common threat of terrorism as British authorities questioned 24 suspects over an alleged plot to blow up US-bound
readLebanese troops work to head south
17-08-2006
BEIRUT - Lebanese troops worked yesterday to rebuild roads and bridges in the first concrete moves to deploy in south Lebanon as a fragile ceasefire entered its third day and some 500 000 displaced
readZambians urged to keep peace ahead of polls
17-08-2006
KASAMA-Vice President Lupando Mwape has called on Zambians to be above political affiliations ahead of next month's general elections.Mwape said there is need for Zambians to bury their differences
readMan aged 50 dies from anthrax
17-08-2006
LONDON - A 50-year-old man has died in Scotland from the deadly toxin anthrax -- the first such case there since 1987, health officials said yesterday, stressing that there was little risk to anyone
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