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37 Articles found on Thursday, 3 August 2006
Fighting leaves Lebanon with enviro crisis
03-08-2006
Endangered turtles die shortly after hatching from their eggs.Fish float dead off the coast. Flaming oil sends waves of black smoke toward the city. In this country of Mediterranean beaches and
readDeadline for FSC extended
03-08-2006
THE deadline for the submission of the first draft of Namibia's Financial Services Charter (FSC) to the Ministry of Finance has been moved forward and the final draft should be ready by December.The
readChina looks at cooling economy BEIJING
03-08-2006
Officials were meeting yesterday to look at new steps to cool off China's sizzling economy as its top planning agency called for tighter bank credit and curbs on construction, state media
readReefton licence stretched NAMIBIA has approved a 12-month extension
03-08-2006
Reefton licence stretched NAMIBIA has approved a 12-month extension to Reefton Mining NL on two exclusive prospecting licences comprising the Skeleton Coast Diamond and Mineral Sands projects.The two
readCommittee for the TCC to come
03-08-2006
NEGOTIATIONS to establish a regional committee between the Namibian Government and neighbours Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are said to be going well.
readNigeria's economic boss removed ABUJA
03-08-2006
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has removed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who as finance minister cleaned up public finances, from the helm of his economic team, a source at the presidency said yesterday.
readOil above US$75/barrel SINGAPORE
03-08-2006
Oil prices jumped back above US$75 in Asian trade yesterday as hopes for a quick ceasefire in Lebanon faded while concerns grew at the approach of a tropical storm in the United States, dealers
read'Putin broke promise on Yukos' MOSCOW
03-08-2006
The Russian press yesterday slammed the decision by a Moscow court to declare oil giant Yukos bankrupt and said the move contradicted earlier promises made by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
readIn Brief
03-08-2006
FATAL FLOODS - Up to 10 000 North Koreans were believed dead or missing in what Pyongyang's official media is describing as the worst flooding in a century, an independent South Korean humanitarian
readBig freeze wont go away today
03-08-2006
THE Weather Bureau in Windhoek yesterday warned that the prevailing very cold conditions would persist in the southern, central eastern and western regions of Namibia.Temperatures in most parts
readMbuende appointed ambassador to the UN
03-08-2006
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has appointed Dr Kaire Mbuende as Namibias Ambassador to the United Nations in New York.Political observers see the move as aimed at sending a strong signal on
readMariental fights for survival
03-08-2006
A CRUCIAL meeting aimed at saving Mariental from becoming a ghost town is scheduled to take place in Windhoek today.Mariental's Chief Executive Officer, Paul Nghiwilepo, told The Namibian that the
readNamPower amps up power pursuit for its customers
03-08-2006
NAMPOWER is looking at various options to ensure reliable and affordable power supply to its customers and is considering various short-term and long-term contingency measures.One of the options is
readArrested Caprivi indunas to be kept in Police custody
03-08-2006
TWO traditional leaders from the Caprivi Region who face criminal charges after they allegedly denied sworn witness statements that they made to a Police officer investigating the Caprivi treason
readBright smiles for Dental Health Month
03-08-2006
Dr Kagiso Moloi, a dentist from Windhoek, decided in May to give back to the community and started with a clothing collection project.After appealing to the nation through Katutura Community Radio,
readElderly man dies in blaze
03-08-2006
A FIRE at a house at Ondangwa on Saturday claimed the life of 77-year-old Gabriel Nghinamwaami.The Police say they are still investigating the cause of the fire that broke out in Nghinamwaami's room
readCells at Keetmans 'unfit for humans'
03-08-2006
THE Keetmanshoop Police holding cells are disgracefully overcrowded, squalid and unhygienic, says the town's Magistrate, IIleni Gebhardt."The cells are unfit for human occupation," says Gebhardt.
readStefan to become big brother for Namibia
03-08-2006
WINDHOEK - Stefan Ludik, Namibia's Big Brother Africa contestant and now Egoli soap star, has joined ranks with the likes of President Hifikepunye Pohamba as a member of the elite Team Namibia
readNamibia needs to dial into reform on telecoms sector
03-08-2006
NAMIBIA is tipped to become a major telecommunications player in the southern African region as long as the steps required for liberalisation in the sector are successfully implemented.But Namibia
readStudents to benefit from mining donation
03-08-2006
DE BEERS Marine Namibia (DBMN) donated used mining equipment to the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) at Arandis on Tuesday.Included are a hydraulic pump, gearbox and motor, a
readCouncil workers demand a raise
03-08-2006
KEETMANSHOOP municipal workers are demanding a 17 per cent salary increase after the town councillors recently doubled their own monthly allowances.On top of a 100 per cent increase in their
readBartender robbed at Walvis Bay
03-08-2006
A BAR attendant at Walvis Bay was robbed of N$2 300 on Monday afternoon when two gunmen entered the Noulus Bar in the town's Sam Nujoma Avenue.The Police reported that the female bartender was not
readNamibia a hala okukondolola iikwamina ye
03-08-2006
E HANGANO lyokawe lyedhina De Beers olya popi kutya oli li pokumanitha oonkundathana dhokugwedhela okondalaka yokulanditha nEpangelo lya Namibia.Omukuluntuwiliki gwa De Beers moshilongo Daniel Kali
readOshigongiilonga shokundungika aapangi pOkashana mOnooli
03-08-2006
U UMINISTELI wUuhaku owa tseyitha kutya mo 9 ga Aguste, otaku kala Oshigongiilonga shAapangi pOkashana kUukongo wa Nehale mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto.Omunambelewa Omukuluntu mUuministeli wUuhaku
readFranco Namibia a gandja omambo 300 pOcanisianum
03-08-2006
Pu ANAMULENGE E PANGELO lya Fransa okupitila mOmbelewa yOmukalelipo gwalyo moNamibia nomEhangano lyayo Franco Namibia, olya gandja omagano gomambo 300 lwaampoka, kOsikola yOpombanda ya Katoolika ka
readOmathigathano omanene gAanuulema mOshakati
03-08-2006
A MUSHANGA gwongundu yomaudhano yaantu ye na omaulema yedhina Oshana Heroes Sport Club, Emily Shipweya okwa tseyithila The Namibian kutya mOlyomakaya ngaka twa thinda mOshakati otamu ka kala
readOshipotha shaapolosi sha tsilikwa ishewe
03-08-2006
O SHIPOTHA shaanambelewa aakuluntu mOpolisi ya Namibia mboka ya li ya ningilwa oshipotha shokuyaka oshimaliwa mOpolisi mu Mei, otaya ka galukila ishewe mOmpangu mu Septemba.Komanda mOshikondo shOwina
readChevron Namibia a gandja omagano kOseko ya Toivo
03-08-2006
E HANGANO lyIikwamahooli lya Namibia lyedhina Chevron Namibia, meti 25 Juli 2006 olya gandja omagano gomambo ge li 350 neshina lyokugandja omauyelele miigongiilonga nomootundi, ano ndyoka hali ekele
readTigers aim for semi-pro status
03-08-2006
TIGERS Football Club will from today position itself to become a semi-professional team after an illustrious history of close to 80 years as a community team.The team will hold a fundraising dinner
readAthletics Namibia moves closer to get house in order
03-08-2006
ATHLETICS Namibia will move another step closer to getting its house in order when four vacant positions are filled on Heroes' Day in Tsumeb this month.The athletics body has been operating without a
readIndoor Football at UN Plaza
03-08-2006
THE Namibian Indoor Soccer Association (NISA) will host the 2006 Zula Indoor Soccer Cup at the UN Plaza on August 5 and again on August 13.The tournament is open to all that would like to enter and
readUS troops back from war face mental problems
03-08-2006
NEW YORK A study of US soldiers who returned from their postings in Iraq has found that they show subtle memory lapses and inability to focus, which remain for over two months from the time they
readUS troops back from war face mental problems
03-08-2006
NEW YORK - A study of US soldiers who returned from their postings in Iraq has found that they show subtle memory lapses and inability to focus, which remain for over two months from the time they
readDozens die in Sri Lanka fighting
03-08-2006
Sri Lanka's civil war appeared to have resumed in all but name yesterday as Tamil Tiger rebels attacked three army camps and pushed into government territory and the military said dozens of rebels
readMideast conflict escalates
03-08-2006
Israeli commandos struck deep into Lebanon early yesterday, snatching five suspected Hezbollah guerrillas in a helicopter raid that dramatically raised the stakes in the 22-day-old conflict."We have
readCastro says he is stable
03-08-2006
Fidel Castro told his people he was in good spirits and stable after surgery that has raised speculation his illness might be the beginning of the end of his 47-year rule.Days short of his 80th
readIn Brief
03-08-2006
FATAL FLOODS - Up to 10 000 North Koreans were believed dead or missing in what Pyongyang's official media is describing as the worst flooding in a century, an independent South Korean humanitarian
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