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25 Articles found on Tuesday, 22 August 2006
Fuel hike starts to bite
22-08-2006
NAMIBIA'S farmers expect to be severely affected as fuel prices continue to spiral up, with last week's increase alone - 50 cents a litre - pushing up their operating costs by 20 per cent .The
readWoman accused of heroin-soaked panties
22-08-2006
WHAT hair has done for an alleged cocaine smuggler in Namibia, panties and long underwear have now also done for a suspected heroin trafficker in China - which is, to land her in jail and facing a
readI only stabbed her 6 or 7 times: Murder suspect
22-08-2006
AN Oshakati taxi driver and car salesman accused of killing his girlfriend two years ago by stabbing her 23 times with a knife will admit at his trial that he caused her death - but he will deny that
readAfrican countries need to go global
22-08-2006
WINDHOEK - Prime Minister Nahas Angula has expressed concern that not much progress has been made to enable African countries to become more competitive and meaningful players in the global
readJauch resigns from LaRRI
22-08-2006
HERBERT Jauch, Director of the Labour Resource and Research Institute, yesterday announced his resignation from LaRRI after serving at the helm of the organisation since its establishment in early
readMinistries not clashing: Jooste
22-08-2006
THE Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism, Leon Jooste, has denied that his ministry and that of Lands and Resettlement are at loggerheads over farming in a conservancy in the Tsumkwe
readWe're playing with fire - literally
22-08-2006
ALTHOUGH the good rains earlier this year left Namibia with abundant grazing for the dry season, it can be destroyed in the blink of an eye by someone handling fire recklessly.The President of the
readCouncillors get a tongue-lashing
22-08-2006
POLITICIANS and administrators in local authorities must ensure that the are on the same page and re-aim their activities at the improvement of their constituencies.Opening an induction programme for
readPolio: Oshana ready for third round
22-08-2006
THE Oshana Region is ready for today's launch of the final round of the national polio immunisation campaign and has enough immunisation points to reach all children under the age of five.The Health
readNamibia seeks to buy maize
22-08-2006
LUSAKA - Zimbabwe, Malawi, Namibia and two other nations want to buy a total of 240 000 tonnes of white maize from Zambia but the African country plans to export only 100 000 tonnes, a senior industry
readGem workers get new contracts
22-08-2006
EMPLOYEES and the management of a local diamond factory have buried their differences regarding new employment contracts.With the support of the Mineworkers' Union of Namibia (MUN), the diamond
readState's hospitals run dry
22-08-2006
PATIENTS at Windhoek's two State hospitals have raised concern about health problems there after burst pipes left both hospitals without water this past weekend.Patients said there was no water at the
readFarmers say no to lowering of minimum wage
22-08-2006
THE Agricultural Employers' Association (AEA) says it does not support a recommendation by a Labour Resource and Research Institute (LaRRI) study that the minimum wage for farmworkers should be
readTrial of man accused of torching corpse delayed
22-08-2006
THE trial of a Windhoek resident accused of murdering someone in the dying days of 2004, loading the victim's body into the boot of a car and driving around with it for part of the day, and then
readNo league kick-off date yet
22-08-2006
THE kick-off date for Namibia's football season is still undecided, a top football official confirmed to The Namibian Sport yesterday.Speculation has been rife that the league, which was due to start
readWoods fixes putting flaw to win PGA
22-08-2006
LARRY FINE MEDINAH, Illinois - Tiger Woods had one of his best ever putting rounds to clinch the PGA Championship on Sunday after spotting a flaw in his stroke while watching TV. Woods claimed his
readFootball Shorts
22-08-2006
SPANISH and European champions Barcelona claimed their first silverware of the season with a high-class 3-0 win over city rivals Espanyol in the second leg of the Super Cup on Sunday.A neat header
readNotices Khomas meeting
22-08-2006
THE Khomas Football Region will hold a members' meeting today from 18h00 at the CC Conference Hall in Katutura.The points on the agenda will be a briefing on the Fifa Roadmap, while the finances and
readWarriors face Downs
22-08-2006
JOHANNESBURG - He was brought in as a late substitute against Namibia at the Sam Nujoma Stadium last week and only played for 15 minutes as South Africa stopped the rot and registered a hard earned
readUmpire hit for 6 over 'ball-tampering' row
22-08-2006
ISLAMABAD - Players, pundits and ex-Pakistani internationals slammed Australian umpire Darrell Hair yesterday over a ball-tampering row that gifted England an infamous test match win.Former World Cup
readSaddam's second trial begins
22-08-2006
BAGHDAD - Saddam Hussein opened his second trial with a show of defiance yesterday, refusing to enter a plea on charges of genocide and war crimes connected to his scorched-earth offensive against
readIn Brief
22-08-2006
HOLDING - A fragile truce ending 34 days of war in Lebanon entered its second week yesterday with each side charging the other has broken the ceasefire accord, while the United Nations struggled to
readJonBenet slaying suspect arrives in US
22-08-2006
LOS ANGELES - John Mark Karr, the suspect in the killing of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, arrived late yesterday after a 15-hour flight from Thailand on which he sipped champagne, dined on fried king
readEgypt train crash kills 51
22-08-2006
QALIUB - At least 51 people were killed yesterday when two trains travelling on the same track collided north of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, derailing carriages in tangled heaps of metal and setting
readCongo's capital calm after results and gunbattle
22-08-2006
KINSHASA - Congolese police and UN peacekeepers patrolled the capital Kinshasa yesterday hours after the announcement of an election run-off was overshadowed by battles between soldiers loyal to the
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