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40 Articles found on Thursday, 14 December 2006
Relax in an environmentally friendly way this holiday
14-12-2006
THE last thing thousands of Namibians want to be confronted with on their long-awaited holiday by the sea is a set of strict rules that might cause stress and problems.The Namib Coast Conservation and
readNamibia's vultures 'dying out'
14-12-2006
NAMIBIA, renowned for its natural beauty and unique variety of fauna and flora, is on the verge of losing several bird species unless people urgently adopt a more positive role in managing the
readMoz eyes regional cargo deals
14-12-2006
MAPUTO - Mozambique's Nacala port expects to seal three deals with firms from neighbouring countries early next year that will help return its cargo volumes to pre-civil war levels, an official
readQantas rejects takeover offer
14-12-2006
SYDNEY - Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways yesterday rejected a A$10,9 billion (US$8,6 billion) takeover bid from a private equity consortium, sending its shares into a nosedive.Qantas said the
readEx-Enron CEO Skilling goes to jail
14-12-2006
HOUSTON - A US appeals court on Tuesday ordered ex-Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling to begin serving immediately a 24-year prison sentence after a one-day reprieve, according to court
readGlobal economy reaches turning point
14-12-2006
WASHINGTON - Global economic growth has reached a turning point with a slowdown now clearly under way, led by the United States, the World Bank said yesterday.In its annual Global Economic Prospects
readOpec ministers may hold off more oil cuts
14-12-2006
ABUJA - Opec appeared willing yesterday to pull back from more oil output cuts, responding to consumer nation calls to hold off until winter has passed to guard against price spikes that would hurt
readSouth African inflation to ease in H2 '07
14-12-2006
WASHINGTON - South African inflation is expected to climb higher in the first half of next year, exceeding six per cent, before easing in the second half, the World Bank said yesterday.In its annual
readTransNamib bosses flee 'sinking ship'
14-12-2006
TRANSNAMIB is about to experience an exodus of its top management and key personnel.The Namibian has reliably established that at least four senior personnel of the national courier are shipping out
readThieving Govt Garage clerk sent to prison
14-12-2006
TWO small children in Windhoek had to say goodbye to their mother yesterday, when she was sent to prison for two years for stealing from her employer, the Government Garage, in 2003.Victoria
readNurses boycott PS meeting
14-12-2006
HEALTH Permanent Secretary Dr Kalumbi Shangula yesterday challenged the Namibia Nurses' Union to take Government to court over its interpretation of the Labour Act.Nurses are pressing Government for a
readCourt unfreezes Kobi's accounts
14-12-2006
THE High Court this week ordered two Namibian banks to lift the restrictions that had been placed on the bank accounts of Jacob 'Kobi' Alexander, the Israeli-born millionaire businessman who has set
readThree more prisoners in dash for freedom
14-12-2006
Three trial-awaiting prisoners escaped from the Karasburg Police cells yesterday morning after cutting open the roof of their cell.Theofilus Basson (22) was being held for theft and escape from lawful
readViolent crime characterises festive season
14-12-2006
A 41-year-old woman hanged herself with a scarf in her mother's mahangu field at Ampole village in the Omusati Region on Sunday, the Police reported on Tuesday.No further details were available. * An
readMotorsport group to monitor Desert Run
14-12-2006
THE Namibia Motor Sport Federation (NMSF) has pledged its support to the crusade to preserve the vulnerable ecosystems at the coast this holiday season.NMSF Secretary General Garth Panton said the
readCultural practices hamper AIDS fight
14-12-2006
THE motto "abstain, be faithful and condomise" - magic words which promised to eradicate HIV and AIDS from the face of the planet - isn't working, says the Women's Leadership Centre (WLC), a
readRail passengers angered by poor Starline train service
14-12-2006
FRUSTRATED rail passengers who boarded a train travelling between Windhoek and Keetmanshoop on Friday have hit out at the poor reliability and punctuality of the Starline train service.The Starline
readDon't mess with a taxi driver
14-12-2006
A WINDHOEK taxi driver last week shot a customer who stole his day's takings from the car's ashtray.The customer, who has not been identified by the Police, was wounded in the thigh. The Police say
readFuel relief
14-12-2006
NAMIBIANS have received an early Christmas present - fuel prices were reduced from midnight.The price of petrol dropped by 30 cents a litre while diesel went down by 25 cents a litre. This means that
readBotswana Bushmen win eviction case
14-12-2006
THE High Court in Botswana has ruled that more than 1 000 San Bushmen were wrongly evicted from their ancestral hunting grounds in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) and should be allowed to
readAawiliki yongundu yo Zanu-PF oya topoka
14-12-2006
M UTARE - Aawiliki aakuluntu yongundu tayi pangele mu Zimbabwe yo Zanu-PF otaya ka ninga oshigongi mehuliloshiwike moshitopolwa sha Manicaland, ya ka tokole ngele omahogololo gOpaupresidende
readHiveluah oya a zimine egandjo lyoshimaliwa ku Avid
14-12-2006
G IDEON Mulder, ngoka a li nale Menindjela gwIinewe mOkampani ya Social Security Commission (SSC), okwa ti Tuli Hiveluah ngoka a li nale Omukuluntuwiliki gwa SSC oye a li a gandja elombwelo kutya SSC
readInandi shi uva, Komufala gwopevi ta ti
14-12-2006
K EPULO, Komanda gwOpolisi mOkavango Komufala gwOpevi gwOpolisi Olavi Hauanga okwa ti ye shi valelwe a uve kutya Ohambo yomusamane Vilho Hamunyela (Kabila) oya pya po."Shika oshikando shotango tandi
readOmutalelipo oku na okapuko
14-12-2006
O MUTALELIPO gwomuDutch, ngoka aniwa a li a futithwa oshimaliwa shOndola Euro ethele mOshitaasi shOpolisi mOvenduka oshiwike sha zi ko, opo ka tulwe mokakuma ita shi ti naanaa kutya ke na ondjo ngashi
readOmusita a futithwa shi na sha neyako lyiikombo
14-12-2006
A ALUMENTU yatatu oya holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata po Keetmanshoop mEtiyali, ya lopotelwa eyako lyiikombo yi li 29 mofaamalama yimwe yopaipindi.Aalumentu mbaka oyo Willem Kooper (34), Isak Snewe
read6 ya holoka mOmpangu pOutjo shi na sha nedhipago
14-12-2006
A ALUMENTU ya hamano oya holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata pOutjo mEtiyali shi na sha nedhipago lyomunafaalama gumwe Danie van Vuuren uusiku wEtitatu lyishiwike sha zi ko.Van Vuuren okwa li aniwa u uka
readChristmas Cup at Omatjete
14-12-2006
THE Omatjete Sport Association (OSA) will stage the Steve Muheua Christmas Cup at the Omatjete Independence Stadium from December 23 to 25.The tournament has been sponsored by Steve Muheua to the tune
readDazzling Duck helps Inter
14-12-2006
TOKYO - Brazilian wonderkid Alexandre Pato produced a dazzling display as Internacional beat Egypt's Al Ahly 2-1 to reach the Club World Cup final yesterday.Pato, 17, scored once and had a goal
readAkan quits City Pillars
14-12-2006
FORMER Civics coach Ali Akan decided to quit his job at South African Mvela Golden League side City Pillars after they failed to pay him for the past five months.Akan said the management of the
readStars, Civics gear up for FNB Cup final
14-12-2006
AFRICAN Stars and Civics are both struggling with injuries but both hope to be at full strength for the FNB Cup final which takes place at Windhoek's Independence Stadium on Saturday.Stars received a
readChina's Zheng fights off Mirza
14-12-2006
DOHA - China's second seed Zheng Jie fought off a challenge from Indian darling Sania Mirza to win gold in the women's singles tennis at the Asian Games yesterday.Zheng took the first set 6-4 before
readTennis ace Federer above rivals in 2006
14-12-2006
LONDON - His cream Wimbledon blazer got the fashionistas buzzing and an unexpected flood of tears showed his humility.Yet it was a streak as hard as diamond running through him that made Roger Federer
readInterpol joins Litvinenko poisoning inquiry
14-12-2006
MOSCOW - International police agency Interpol is helping coordinate the investigation into the poisoning death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, with a trail now running through Germany,
readMugabe struggles to pay army
14-12-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe's cash-strapped government is struggling to provide for its army with most soldiers set to earn salaries far below the poverty datum line (breadline) next year, according to a report
readChilean dictator Pinochet cremated
14-12-2006
SANTIAGO - The remains of former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who died unrepentant for the mass torture and murder during his regime, were cremated late Tuesday following a military ceremony attended by
readProstitute murder hunt priority
14-12-2006
LONDON - British police were racing against time yesterday to find the killer of five women, all thought to be prostitutes, before another person dies.Five naked bodies have been found in and around
readIvory Coast security forces foil coup plot to oust Gbagbo: army
14-12-2006
ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast's government army and police on Tuesday announced they had unearthed a plot to topple the west African country's President Laurent Gbagbo in a coup this week.In a broadcast
readBotswana judges differ on Bushmen case
14-12-2006
LOBATSE - Botswana's top judge said yesterday the High Court should dismiss a bid by some 1 000 Bushmen to return to their ancestral lands, dampening their hopes ahead of a final verdict expected
readHolocaust deniers spark protest
14-12-2006
VIENNA - A gathering of Holocaust deniers in Iran touched off a firestorm of indignation across Europe, where many countries have made it a crime to publicly disavow the Nazis' systematic
readMengistu found guilty of genocide
14-12-2006
ADDIS ABABA - Mengistu Haile Mariam, the Ethiopian dictator who directed the 'Red Terror' against supposed enemies of his Soviet-backed regime, was convicted of genocide in a rare case of an African
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