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58 Articles found on Wednesday, 13 December 2006
Certification boost for A380
13-12-2006
TOULOUSE - Aviation authorities were set yesterday to declare Airbus's mammoth new A380 aircraft safe for commercial flight, capping six years of development for the world's largest airliner, which
readBusiness In Brief
13-12-2006
Nasdaq in hostile bid to take over London Stock Exchange LONDON - The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.cut its threshold for going ahead with its hostile 2,7 billion pound takeover bid for the London Stock
readNigeria, a country rich in oil yet mired in poverty
13-12-2006
LAGOS - Nigeria, which will tomorrow host its first-ever meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), is a paradox: the country ranks sixth among the world's oil producers and
readChina is not ready for ageing 'time bomb'
13-12-2006
BEIJING - China is woefully unprepared for the challenge of a rapidly ageing population which will hit with full force within a few years, a senior official said yesterday.As China's population faces
readAngola oil production to peak in 2011
13-12-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Angola's oil production is set to peak in 2011 at 2,6 million barrels per day (bpd) and will begin to decline from 2012, according to the World Bank."According to our estimates, in the
readDe Beers sees reduced supply
13-12-2006
JOHANNESBURG - The world's biggest diamond producer De Beers has told clients it expects a reduced supply of rough diamonds to distribute during the first half of next year as it curtails marketing of
readRates won't ruin X-mas
13-12-2006
THE upcoming festive season will not necessarily be marked with reduced spending power by consumers following the latest interest hike by the Bank of Namibia (BoN) imposed last week, a leading local
readSSC boss okayed Avid deal
13-12-2006
FORMER Social Security Commission CEO Tuli Hiveluah ordered that N$30 million be invested with the unproven - but politically connected - Avid Investment Corporation early last year, the Windhoek
readYoung man killed by 'flying' roadside rubbish
13-12-2006
A YOUNG man in the North died on Saturday after a beer bottle thrown out of a passing vehicle by a 16-year-old youth hit him on the head.Thobias Kaukungwa Aluvilu (22) was walking along the gravel
readSnipes arrested over tax charges
13-12-2006
ORLANDO, Florida - Actor Wesley Snipes pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges he illegally claimed millions of dollars in tax refunds and was allowed to quickly return to Namibia.A Florida court
readKavango Police 'unaware' of torched cattle post
13-12-2006
THE Kavango Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner Olavi Hauanga, said yesterday that he had not heard about a cattle post that has been torched and destroyed in western Kavango."Nothing of that kind
readBank Windhoek supports Kayec in Ondangwa
13-12-2006
BANK Windhoek, through its Social Investment Fund, once again confirmed its commitment to the support of job creation when start-up toolkits to the value of N$80 000 were presented to the Kayec
readBus and lorry crash kills two
13-12-2006
TWO men died when an Iveco bus and a Scania lorry collided head-on between Otavi and Otjiwarongo on Thursday morning.Police spokesperson Sergeant Stephan Nuuyi said truck driver PI Labuschagne (44)
readTourist not so innocent, Police claim
13-12-2006
A DUTCH tourist who alleged he had to pay a spot 'fine' of one hundred euros at the Windhoek central Police station last week to avoid being "thrown into jail" was apparently not as innocent as he
readExperts search for better land management tools
13-12-2006
LAND reform in Namibia should take a holistic approach and involve all stakeholders including the beneficiaries and should not be about "taking land from the previously advantaged whites and given to
readOne dead in minibus accident
13-12-2006
ONE person died and 11 others were seriously injured in a road accident near Gibeon in the Hardap Region on Monday.The accident happened when the driver of a minibus, which was towing another minibus,
readSix in court over Outjo murder
13-12-2006
SIX men appeared in the Outjo Magistrate's Court yesterday in connection with the murder of local farmer Danie van Vuuren on Wednesday evening.Van Vuuren had apparently been on his way to the farm
readPastor paid fine, three men face stock theft charges
13-12-2006
THREE men yesterday made a brief appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court on charges of stock theft for allegedly stealing 29 goats from a commercial farmer.They are Willem Kooper (34), Isak
readRegulate construction industry
13-12-2006
CONSTRUCTION companies will in future have to register with the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication to obtain a licence that has to be renewed every year.Draft legislation to establish a
readPrisoners escape at Swakop
13-12-2006
THREE trial-awaiting prisoners escaped from the Swakopmund Police cells early yesterday morning.They are Russin Garoeb (20), who was being held for housebreaking and theft, Thomas Haungeya (20), who
readExam results to be available by SMS
13-12-2006
FOR the first time, Namibian exam candidates will this year be able to obtain their results by SMS, the Ministry of Education has announced.The new service will be available to students who sat the
readVTC corruption cases drag on
13-12-2006
THE Public Service Commission has yet to pronounce itself on the outcome of disciplinary hearings against the heads of the Rundu and Zambezi Vocational Training Centres.Felix Mukasa from the RVTC in
readMidwater-trawling sector back in business
13-12-2006
NAMIBIA's midwater-trawling fishing sector has bounced back from the fishing crisis of 2003 and 2004 and will land most of its quota by the end of December."There is light at the end of the tunnel for
readMain treason trial adjourned until January
13-12-2006
THE main Caprivi high treason trial has been adjourned until mid-January.The trial is scheduled to continue again from January 16, following a seven-week break in proceedings. Judge Elton Hoff
readMomakuti otamu zi oshimaliwa
13-12-2006
O LUHEPO momikunda moka aakalamo ye na omakuti gopashigwana, otashi vulika lu ka shunwe pevi lela komakuti ngaka monakuyiwa.Oomvula odhindji dha piti po, aakalimo yomomukunda ngashi Ncaute mOkavang
readMarco a gwadhela oondjambi dhaaniilonga ye
13-12-2006
K ONIMA yoonkundathana konyala dha katwa omvula nehangano lyaaniilonga lya Namibia Seamen and Allied Workers Union (Nasawu), Okampani onkwati yoohi pOliindili ya Marco Fishing mEtitano lya zi ko oya
readHaingura a dhenga mo Iipinge
13-12-2006
O MINISTA yOpevi yUundjolowele nOnkalonawa, Meme Petrina Haingura, oye a sindana mOmahogololo ga Amushanga gwEwawa lyAakiintu mo Swapo.Haingura okwa dhenge mo Eunice Iipinge pOkongresa yEwawa
readMugabe ita zi ko koshipundi momumvo 2008
13-12-2006
B ULAWAYO - Omupresidende gwa Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe ita ka za ko koshipundi shUupresiendende momumvo 2008 (moka oshikako she koshipundi shika tashi pu ko), ihe ota ka lela natango oomvula mbali
readRavalamanana a sindana
13-12-2006
A NTANANARIVO - Omupresidende gwa Madagascar Marc Ravalamanana okwa sindana mOmahogololo gOpaupresidende ngoka ga ningwa moshilongo shika omasiku ga zi ko.Ravalamanana okwa sindana nomawi goopelesenda
readAanahambo natango ya ya kOmpangu yoPombanda
13-12-2006
PONETHINDI M OSHIGONGI shawo ye shi ningile mOlyomakaya ga zi ko mewiliko lya Amushanga gwawo Vilho Hamunyela (Kabila) pOnethindi mOndonga moshitopolwa sha Shikoto, iilyo yEhangano lyAanahambo
readGumwe a sa omeya po Rehoboth
13-12-2006
O MUKALIMO gumwe po Rehoboth a tseyika nawa nokwa kala wo omulongekidhi gwomaulikilo gopaipindi haga ningwa mondoolopa ndjika omumvo kehe, Dimitrio Metzler, okwa si omeya mOsoondaha sho gwile mondama
readOhambo ya Kabila mOkavango ya fikwa po kuwalye
13-12-2006
MUUKWANGALI O HAMBO yOmusamane Vilho Hamunyela a tseyika wo nedhina Kabila, ndjolka ya kala momukunda Oshindondo muuninginino wOkavango mOshitopolwa shOpamuthigululwakalo shUukwangali shOmukwaniilwa
readNorwegian sprinter Okeke gets life ban for doping
13-12-2006
OSLO - Norwegian sprinter Aham Okeke has received a lifetime ban from competition after confessing to using the male sex hormone testosterone, anti-doping officials said on Monday.The six-times
readBodybuilder out of Games
13-12-2006
DOHA - Iraqi bodybuilder Saad Faeaz has been thrown out of the Asian Games for attempting to bring banned performance-enhancing drugs into Qatar, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said yesterday.The
readBig-name positives test credibility of sports
13-12-2006
LONDON - The credibility of athletics and cycling were called into question again in 2006 when the Olympic 100-metres champion and the Tour de France winner both tested positive for elevated levels of
readOSCA to hold tournament
13-12-2006
THE Otjohorongo Sports and Culture Association (OSCA) will hold a football and netball tournament at Otjohorongo between December 16 and 17.Agri-Enviro Training and Consultants sponsored the
readWoods leads strong field at Target Challenge
13-12-2006
LONDON - Tiger Woods wraps up his golfing year by hosting this week's $5.75 million Target World Challenge featuring 16 top players.The world number one leads the chase for a first prize of $1.35
readMourinho starts from scratch
13-12-2006
LONDON - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is ready to go back to basics as he tries to regain his grip on the Premiership title.Mourinho's side have been English football's dominant force since the
readDefender Geingob's operation successful
13-12-2006
WINDHOEK - Blue Waters defender Bullet Geingob underwent successful surgery after his skull was fractured on Saturday when he collided against Civics defender Franklin April in the FNB Cup semi-final
readKlitschko brothers now Unesco sport champions
13-12-2006
THE world-famous boxing brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko have been officially inaugurated as Champions for Sport for the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco).The
readNamibia bundled out of Cosafa
13-12-2006
NAMIBIA'S inability to send a strong team to this year's under-20 Cosafa Cup in South Africa cost them dearly, as they were bundled out of the tournament, losing their two opening matches.Instead of
readInternational Sport Mirza shocks Chinese star Li
13-12-2006
DOHA - Indian favourite Sania Mirza stunned Chinese top seed Li Na with a 6-2, 6-2 victory on Tuesday to secure her place in the Asian Games women's singles tennis final.Li, the top seed and highest
readIn Brief
13-12-2006
UPROAR - South Africa's deputy health minister yesterday denied calling upon President Thabo Mbeki to take a public AIDS test, but repeated that she believed it was important for national leaders to
readChildren suffer when mother lacks input, says Unicef report
13-12-2006
NEW YORK - Children are likely to be undernourished in households where women are denied a voice in family decisions like doctor visits, food expenditures and trips to see friends and relatives, says
readIn an epochal shift, half of humanity to become urban
13-12-2006
AMBOSELI, Kenya - With the world poised to enter an urban age when more people will live in cities than in the countryside, Josiah Tobiko sees no need to move from his cow dung-covered hut in rural
readBritish police fear serial killer in women's deaths
13-12-2006
LONDON - British police feared a serial killer could be on the loose after finding the naked bodies of three prostitutes and reports two others were missing on Monday.Britain has a history of killers
readMuslim group probed
13-12-2006
CAIRO - Police have started a probe into whether the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's top Islamic opposition group, is setting up a military wing after members demonstrated in a Cairo university in
readPolice inquiry may end Diana murder theories
13-12-2006
LONDON - A long-awaited British police report into Princess Diana's death due on Thursday could finally lay to rest conspiracy theories that she was murdered rather than that she died the victim of a
readArchbishop defies Vatican again
13-12-2006
NEW YORK - An excommunicated Roman Catholic archbishop continued his defiance of the Vatican when he ordained two married men as priests.In front of a congregation that included nearly two dozen
readUN rights body must act on Darfur
13-12-2006
GENEVA - The UN Human Rights Council opened its first ever session on violations in Darfur yesterday, with outgoing Secretary General Kofi Annan urging it to "lose no time" in sending a team of
readRussian witness questioned
13-12-2006
MOSCOW - A key witness in the poisoning death of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko was questioned Monday by British investigators in the Moscow hospital where he was undergoing
readMengistu verdict hearing starts
13-12-2006
ADDIS ABABA - An Ethiopian judge yesterday began reading what was expected to be a lengthy verdict in the long-delayed genocide trial of former dictator Mengistu Haile Miriam.Federal High Court Judge
readSaddam faces quick execution
13-12-2006
BAGHDAD - Saddam Hussein and two top aides convicted with him will be executed immediately after an appeals court confirms their sentences and may be buried in secret, an official said Tuesday.A
readZanu PF officials in near brawl over Mugabe exit plan
13-12-2006
MUTARE - Senior officials of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF party meeting at the weekend in the eastern Manicaland province nearly traded punches over whether to hold simultaneous presidential and
readEx-dictator Pinochet denied state funeral
13-12-2006
SANTIAGO - Chile braced yesterday for clashes between supporters and opponents of the late former dictator Augusto Pinochet as his ex-comrades prepared to bid him farewell in a military
readBomber kills 47 in Baghdad
13-12-2006
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber targeting poor labourers killed 47 people in Baghdad yesterday hours before President George W Bush was to review his unpopular Iraq policy in a video teleconference with US
readPalestinians deployed in Gaza after killings
13-12-2006
GAZA - President Mahmoud Abbas ordered security forces to deploy across Gaza yesterday after the killing of three young sons of one of his loyalists shocked Palestinians and stoked fears of internal
readAnnan raps US in farewell speech
13-12-2006
WASHINGTON - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan took a sharp farewell swipe at US foreign policy Monday, implying America had ditched core principles in its zeal to battle global terrorism.In a striking
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