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36 Articles found on Monday, 28 August 2006
World trade talks could be frozen for years
28-08-2006
KUALA LUMPUR - The US trade chief warned Friday that WTO talks to liberalise global trade would be suspended for several years if there was no breakthrough over the next six to eight months."We are
readZim shuts down illegal restaurants, brothels
28-08-2006
HARARE - The authorities in Zimbabwe have closed nearly 70 hotels and restaurants in the last week for operating without licences or being used for illicit sex, a minister said Friday."We ordered the
readOil jumps on US Gulf storm threat
28-08-2006
LONDON - Oil leapt $1 on Friday as a storm brewing in the Caribbean threatened to sweep through the US Gulf this week and menace oil supplies yet to recover from last year's hurricanes. Support also
readUS tycoon closer to Villa deal
28-08-2006
LONDON - A takeover of Premiership side Aston Villa by wealthy American businessman Randy Lerner moved a step closer Friday when it was announced Doug Ellis and Jack Petchey had sold their shares in
readVisa waiver welcomed
28-08-2006
THE Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) has welcomed the decision by Angola to remove visa requirements for Namibians visiting that country.According to the Angola Press Agency, an
readNujoma pooh-poohs UN claims
28-08-2006
SWAPO PARTY President Sam Nujoma on Saturday shot down claims that the United Nations had undertaken to pay compensation to former Plan combatants.Swapo did not enter into any agreement with the UN on
readLack of emergency medical care 'deadly', warn Uis residents
28-08-2006
THE death of a toddler led to a peaceful demonstration at Uis by members of the community on Friday to draw attention to the lack of State ambulances.Two public ambulances are allocated for
readAppoint envoy on reparations: Chief Riruako
28-08-2006
GERMANY should take seriously its official apology for atrocities committed against the Hereros over a century ago and appoint a special envoy to enter into dialogue with his people about compensation
readHIV-AIDS discriminates on gender basis, says Minister
28-08-2006
MINISTER of Health and Social Services, Dr Richard Kamwi, says HIV-AIDS is a gender-discriminatory disease that infects mostly women and girls.Speaking at the official opening of a three-day
readPresidents Pohamba and Nujoma 'for sale'
28-08-2006
ONGWEDIVA - More than 200 photographs of Presidents Hifikepunye Pohamba and Sam Nujoma were sold on the first day of the annual Ongwediva Trade Fair in the North.The Office of the President is
read15 years for double knife killing
28-08-2006
A LEONARDVILLE resident who used not just one but two knives to stab a 19-year-old man to death in late 2004, was convicted of murder and sentenced to a 15-year jail term by the Gobabis Regional Court
readKaras Abattoir not able to meet union demands
28-08-2006
NEGOTIATIONS between the Karas Abattoir and Tannery (KAT) and Namibia Workers' Union (Nafau) on voluntary retrenchment packages for about 72 workers appear to be headed for a deadlock.KAT's management
read6 slapped with Liquor Act fines
28-08-2006
WINDHOEK - Six people at Luederitz have been issued with summonses amounting to N$1 800 for violating the Liquor Act by operating shebeens outside prescribed business hours.This happened during a
readTwo in court over Outjo arson
28-08-2006
TWO men accused of destroying dozens of Police dockets in an arson attack on an office at the Outjo Police station remain in custody after they made a first appearance in court on Friday.Louis
readNamibia 'won't be dismembered'
28-08-2006
HISTORY will judge harshly anyone who attempts to secede any part of Namibia and thus compromise the country's sovereignty, President Hifikepunye Pohamba warned on Saturday.Addressing the official
readTroubled TransNamib GM given time to build defence
28-08-2006
TRANSNAMIB'S suspended General Manager of Human Resources, Jason Hamunyela, has another three weeks to prepare his defence after the company finished presenting its case in his disciplinary
readOomiliyuna 8 dhoonakulwa aakulu
28-08-2006
E PANGELO olya pulanda okulongitha oshimaliwa shoomiliyuna hetatu (N$8 million) mokutungitha omagumbo taga ka pewa oonakulwa aakulu mboka ye na ompumbwe yomagumbo nosho wo mboka "ya monithwa pethimbo
readOndando yomahooli mu Zim ya londa
28-08-2006
H ARARE - Zimbabwe okwa gwedhela ondando yomahooli yopambelewa noopelesenda 1 300, ihe shika ka ku wetike tashi ka kandula po omukundu gwiilandithomwa mbyoka ya kala itayi ya nawa moshilongo okuza
readOmaulikilo gIipindi gokomumvo ga Ngwediva oga tamekele mEtitano
28-08-2006
O MAULIKILO gonuumvo gIikwaipindi gokomumvo ga Ngwediva osho ga tameke mEtitano ndika lya zi ko notaga kala ko sigo ometi 2 Septemba 2006.Okwa hokololwa ga tameke nawa, ashike yamwe yomaanangeshefa
readOopela dho HIV-AIDS otashi vulika dhi ka ninge ombiliha monakuyiwa
28-08-2006
O OPELA ndhoka hadhi shunitha pevi ekoko lyombuto yo HVI molutu lwomuntu dho Anti-ritroviral (ARV), otashi vulika dhi ka ninge odhindji noopelesenda 75 mOositola dhiikwamiti mu Namibia - shoka tashi
readOmaulikilo ga Ngwediva otaga egululwa nena kOmupilima
28-08-2006
O MAULIKILO gokomumvo ga Ngwediva ngoka ga tamekele mEtitano lya zi ko, notaga kala ko sigo ometi 2 Septemba 2006, otaga ka egululwa pambelewa kOministeli Onkuluntu ya Namibia, Nahas Angula, ongula
readNamibia turns up heat in rugby friendly
28-08-2006
SWAKOPMUND - A Namibian invitation team beat a Western Region XV 50-5 in a friendly rugby match in Swakopmund on Saturday, after leading 29-0 at halftime.The match served as preparation for Namibia
readGladiators clinch silver
28-08-2006
NAMIBIA won the silver medal when they went down 1-3 to South Africa in the final of the Cosafa women's football tournament at the Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka on Saturday.The Brave Gladiators at one
readHenry lauds All Blacks win over Boks
28-08-2006
PRETORIA - Tri-Nations champions New Zealand scored 29 second-half points to maintain their unbeaten record this year when they downed South Africa 45-26 at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.The New
readMassa wins Turkey GP
28-08-2006
ISTANBUL - Brazilian Felipe Massa scored his maiden victory as defending drivers' world champion Fernando Alonso of Spain fended off a fierce challenge from Michael Schumacher in a dramatic Turkish
readNBA stars slam dunk Aussies
28-08-2006
SAITAMA - A US all-star squad overwhelmed Australia 113-72 to reach the World Basketball Championship quarter-finals here Sunday while China's dream run was halted by European champion Greece.Carmelo
readSpeed fears end for Hair
28-08-2006
LONDON - International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed believes that umpire Darrell Hair's Test career could be over after the controversy of the past week. Hair offered to quit
readAngry Powell powers to victory
28-08-2006
BRUSSELS - An angry Asafa Powell blamed officials for a dreadful start as he remained on course for a share of the Golden League jackpot with victory in the 100 metres at the Memorial Van Damme
readUganda, rebels savour truce, rocky road to peace beckons
28-08-2006
JUBA, Sudan - Uganda and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army yesterday savoured a historic truce, but mediators warned of much hard work ahead if a deal to end nearly 20 years of brutal civil war is to
readIn Brief
28-08-2006
COMAIR CRASH - A Comair flight carrying 50 people crashed 1,6 kilometre from Lexington's airport, in Kentucky, yesterday morning shortly after takeoff.At least one person survived. There was no
readMan crocks police force
28-08-2006
GRAND FORKS, North Dakota - A man led police on a destructive chase and crashed his van into 10 police cars, leaving one small town without enough cars for its officers on duty, officials said.By the
readPluto stripped of planetary status
28-08-2006
PRAGUE - Pluto was stripped of its status as a planet on Thursday when astronomers from around the world redefined it as a "dwarf planet", leaving just eight major planets in the solar system.With one
readFresh questions emerge over Austrian abduction
28-08-2006
VIENNA, Austria - She dashed to freedom the moment she got a chance, but reportedly wept inconsolably when told her "master" was dead.She had a tearful reunion with her parents, yet hasn't asked for
readIndia casts aside caste concerns
28-08-2006
NEW DELHI - The Indian government introduced a controversial bill in parliament on Friday that aims to reserve more college places for lower castes amid protests by upper caste students opposed to the
readIranian govt test-fires sub-to-surface missile
28-08-2006
TEHRAN - Iran test-fired a sub-to-surface missile in the Persian Gulf yesterday during large-scale military exercises, state-run television reported."The army successfully test-fired a top speed
readBombs rock Baghdad, 16 die
28-08-2006
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A series of bomb explosions left at least 16 people dead and dozens were wounded yesterday as Iraq's relentless violence continued unabated despite an appeal from Shi'ite prime
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