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47 Articles found on Monday, 18 December 2006
Zambia earmarked for US$500m aid
18-12-2006
LUSAKA - The European Union (EU) will give Zambia 380 million euros for infrastructure development to help it fight AIDS and improve health services over the next five years, a senior EU diplomat said
readUS urges China to let yuan rise
18-12-2006
BEIJING - Chinese policy-makers risk losing control of their economy unless they let the yuan rise in value and strengthen their financial system, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on
readAfrica urged to invest more in agriculture
18-12-2006
NAIROBI - The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) economic bloc on Thursday urged its member states to increase investment in agriculture to reduce food insecurity and accelerate
readOpec admits new member Angola
18-12-2006
ABUJA - Opec decided last week to enlarge its membership for the first time in 30 years by admitting African producer Angola, a decision aimed at reinforcing the cartel's grip on world oil
readRolls Royce has big plans for Asia
18-12-2006
HONG KONG - China and India are expected to form the thrust of super-luxury car marque Rolls-Royce's expansion plans in the next few years, chairman and chief executive Ian Robertson has revealed.In
readOn the move
18-12-2006
Retirement Fund Solutions, a local pension fund administrator and administrator of the well-known Benchmark Retirement Fund, has announced additional shareholding from within its ranks, the
readNBC forensic audit shock
18-12-2006
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) lacks qualified staff in its finance department, which has resulted in the broadcaster experiencing a "wastage of resources".Poor controls and
readFarmers ready to return to Kavango
18-12-2006
THE Oshiwambo-speaking cattle farmers evicted from western Kavango are happy about the order granted by Judge Collins Parker in the High Court on Thursday.More than 40 farmers gathered at Onethindi
readSSC ordered to give Mulder his job back
18-12-2006
THE Windhoek District Labour Court on Friday ordered the Social Security Commission to reinstate a former senior employee, Gideon Mulder, in the post from which the SSC dismissed him in May last
readFamily shooting survivor wants bail for husband
18-12-2006
ONE bloody evening in Khomasdal almost two months ago, Windhoek resident Michael Endjala allegedly tried to murder his wife, two of his children, and his sister-in-law.But on Friday, Endjala's wife,
readTelecom's satellite woes
18-12-2006
TELECOM Namibia has apologised to frustrated subscribers who have had to deal with hanging phone calls and Internet connections lately.It attributes the problem to technical difficulties with its IP
readErongo has highest HIV prevalence
18-12-2006
CLOSE to 20 per cent of Namibians are living with HIV-AIDS, according to the UNAIDS Epidemic Report.The regions with the highest prevalence rates are Erongo, with 27 per cent, and the northern regions
readDutch campaign for orphans at Rundu
18-12-2006
SCHOOLCHILDREN in The Netherlands have launched an initiative to raise money for AIDS orphans at Rundu.The Anna van Rjin College in Rundu's twin town Nieuwegein in The Netherlands launched their
readFour Swedes rescued from yacht head to South Africa
18-12-2006
CAPE TOWN - Four Swedes rescued from a sinking yacht off the Namibian coast were on their way to South Africa, maritime authorities said Saturday.The yacht, Felicia, was on its way to Sao Paolo in
readCity Police intensifies foot patrols
18-12-2006
WINDHOEK - Windhoek's City Police will deploy an additional 144 new members during this festive season to monitor crimes and violence in the city.Chief of the City Police, Abraham Kanime, said on
readKunene dam study to start next year
18-12-2006
THE governments of Namibia and Angola have appointed a company from Brazil to conduct a pre-feasibility study on the proposed hydropower project on the Kunene River.Representatives of the two
readOperation Horse Rescue in Lafrenz
18-12-2006
THE SPCA, City Police and staff of The Free Press Printers rescued three abused horses in Windhoek recently.The three young horses had apparently been spotted in the veld behind the Lafrenz Industrial
readAutopsies reveal seals are starving
18-12-2006
SEALS along the Namibian coast are starving because there is very little fish for them to eat, an official of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has announced.Dr Moses Maurihungirire,
read'Swapo united as ever', says Nujoma
18-12-2006
THE President of the ruling Swapo Party, Sam Nujoma, has called on the party rank and file and its leadership to remain united, while at the same time emphasising that "Swapo is united as ever" and
readSwapo to speed up land reform
18-12-2006
THE ruling Swapo Party intends to speed up the land-reform process to improve food self-sufficiency, Party President Sam Nujoma says."We should continue to intensify our efforts to accelerate land
readNurses dispute turns ugly
18-12-2006
THE overtime dispute between the Namibia Nurses Union and the Ministry of Health is turning nasty, with allegations of tribalism, political influence and even death threats being levelled.On Friday,
readAaniilonga mu Salute otaya mono iihuna
18-12-2006
O nda hala mu kwathendje mu tulile ndje etumwalaka lyandje ndika mu The Namibian.Opu na aaniilonga mOkampani yedhina Salute Enterprises moshitopolwa sha Karas, taya monithwa iihuna. Aaniilonga yoyene
readYe li 17 ya sa moshiponga shohauto
18-12-2006
A ANTU ye li 17 oya si moshiponga shohauto shi nyanyaleka koongulasha dhEtine lya zi ko mondjila yopokati ka Rundu na Shaanda.Okambesa okashona oki idhenge mOloli yoondongelwa yEtanga lyEgameno, okuza
readShopati ota ningilwa aniwa omatilitho
18-12-2006
A MUSHANGA-NDJAYI gwehangano lyAapangi mu Namibia/Namibia Nurses Union (Nanu) oku li aniwa ta ningilwa omadhipagotilitho.Shopati okwa lombwele The Namibian mEtine lya zi ko kutya okwa dhengelwa
readHingeni nawa pethimbo lya Krismesa, Omupresidende ti indile
18-12-2006
O MUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa ningi eindilo kaaniihauto ayehe ya hinge nawa noya simaneke oompango opo ku yandwe iiponga pethimbo ndika lya Krismesa.Pohamba eindilo ndika okwe li ningi
readKalunga ita dhipagelwa oyana, aanahambo
18-12-2006
PONETHINDI K ALUNGA ita dhipagelwa oyana, aanahambo aapopi yoshiwmabo taya ti ngawo pethimbo lyoshigongi shawo ye shi ningile pOnethindi mOndonga mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, konima sho Ompangu yOpombanda
read102 Senegalese illegal migrants missing at sea
18-12-2006
SAINT-LOUIS - Fishermen in Senegal rescued 25 Senegalese illegal immigrants seeking to reach Spain, but at least 102 others in the makeshift boat were missing at sea, said hospital sources and
readFire kills 21 at wedding party
18-12-2006
MULTAN - A fire broke out in a tent at a wedding party in eastern Pakistan, triggering a stampede and wall collapse that killed 21 women and children, said police yesterday.Khadim Hussain Khadim of
readHafeez, Akmal guide Pakistan to win
18-12-2006
KARACHI - Mohammad Hafeez missed out on his maiden hundred by eight runs and Kamran Akmal scored a blistering 56 to guide Pakistan to a seven-wicket win over West Indies in the fifth and final one-day
readChina dominates in Doha
18-12-2006
DOHA - The Chinese not only took home the most gold medals for a seventh successive Asian Games from Doha, they took the flag and torch of the continental gathering too.With the next Summer Olympics
readMcLaren sees red three times
18-12-2006
GLASGOW - Dundee's Andy McLaren received three red cards on Saturday when his side lost 2-1 at Clyde in a Scottish second division match.The former Dundee United, Kilmarnock and Reading forward was
readFifa lift ban on Iran
18-12-2006
YOKOHAMA - World soccer's ruling body Fifa has decided to lift its international ban on Iran, Fifa president Sepp Blatter said yesterday.Fifa's decision came after 11th hour talks before tomorrow's
readOne million euros for World Cup penalty note
18-12-2006
BERLIN - The crib sheet used by Germany and Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann to help him defy Argentina in the World Cup quarter-final penalty shootout fetched one million euros (1.3 million dollars)
readFootball in brief
18-12-2006
Stars in South African cup win PRETORIA - Former international Simba Marumo scored a hat trick inside the first 40 minutes to hand Silver Stars a first trophy as they beat Ajax Cape Town 3-1 in the
readInter shock Barca to lift World Club title in Yokohama
18-12-2006
YOKOHAMA - Substitute Adriano fired an 82nd-minute winner as Brazil's Internacional beat Barcelona 1-0 to win the Club World Cup in a smash-and-grab raid yesterday.Barcelona had totally dominated in
readReds go third, Pompey hold Gunners
18-12-2006
LONDON - Liverpool moved up to third in the Premier League after they won 3-0 at Charlton Athletic and rivals Arsenal could only draw 2-2 with Portsmouth after being two goals down on Saturday.An
readVacant posts filled in Athletics Namibia
18-12-2006
WINDHOEK - All vacant positions within Athletics Namibia (AN) were filled during a Council meeting on Saturday.Mike Haimbodi is the new secretary general, while Immanuel Nguarambuka is the new
readCivics claim FNB Cup title
18-12-2006
CIVICS gave themselves an early Christmas present on Saturday, beating African Stars 4-3 on penalties in the final of the FNB Cup at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek.The sides drew 2-all at the
readAbbas to call for early elections, as gunmen attack guard base
18-12-2006
GAZA CITY- Dozens of gunmen attacked a training base of Mahmoud Abbas' Presidential Guard before dawn yesterday, killing a member of the elite security force and sparking a fierce gunbattle, just
readBritain behind embattled Iraq PM
18-12-2006
BAGHDAD - British Prime Minister Tony Blair stood with his embattled Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki yesterday and gave him strong backing in his campaign to reunite his war-torn country.Blair told
readIn Brief
18-12-2006
PROTEST - Tens of thousands flocked to a religious rally in the Philippine capital's main park yesterday in a show of defiance against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her supporters in the lower
readUS lawmakers visiting Cuba make high-level rounds
18-12-2006
HAVANA - Ten US lawmakers, the largest such delegation to visit communist-ruled Cuba, engaged here Saturday in a marathon of meetings with senior Cuban officials aimed at easing bilateral tensions.The
readUS, North Korea to meet
18-12-2006
BEIJING - Top US envoy Christopher Hill called on North Korea yesterday to 'get serious' about ending its nuclear weapons programmes, as six-party talks on the issue were set to resume after a year's
readTraditional leaders want Mugabe for life
18-12-2006
GOROMONZI - Zimbabwe's Chiefs Council, grouping the country's traditional leaders, on Friday urged an ongoing conference of the ruling Zanu PF party to extend President Robert Mugabe's term for
read'You' named Time's person of 2006
18-12-2006
"You" have been named as Time magazine's Person of the Year for the growth and influence of user-generated content on the internet.The US magazine praised the public for "seizing the reins of the
readNigeria party picks its candidate
18-12-2006
Nigeria's governing People's Democratic Party (PDP) has chosen its candidate in next April's presidential election.Katsina state Governor Umaru Yar'Adua - whose nomination was supported by President
readUS parishes weigh Anglican split
18-12-2006
FAIRFAX - Two of the biggest Episcopal parishes in the US state of Virginia are poised to break away from the denomination to join overseas Anglicans forming a conservative US rival to the Episcopal
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