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47 Articles found on Thursday, 21 December 2006
Payoffs not layoffs promised to Apparel staff
21-12-2006
LOS ANGELES - The mostly foreign-born workers at American Apparel's downtown garment factory, the largest in the US, have enjoyed benefits that would make austere executives grab their wallets: A
readLimited moves for CEOs
21-12-2006
BERLIN, - The German government wants to limit possibilities for chief executives to move to their companies' supervisory boards once they have stepped down as CEO, currently a common practice in
readIMF: Zambia should hike taxes on copper mines
21-12-2006
LUSAKA - The IMF has suggested Zambia raise taxes on copper mines and reintroduce taxes on food and other agricultural products to plug holes in its government budget, a document by an IMF mission
readUN on Liberia: Sanctions stay
21-12-2006
NEW YORK - Liberia still cannot adequately track diamond mining on its territory, say United Nations experts, recommending the security council leave in place its ban on Liberian diamond
readExcessive red tape frustrate businesses - author
21-12-2006
LONDON - Britain is being strangled by miles of "bizarre and petty" red tape that governs everything from the correct way for a farmer to tag a goat's ear to the dangers of falling conkers, a new book
readCorporate world rocked by scandals
21-12-2006
NEW YORK - At the start of 2006, investors had little interest in the words "pretexting" and "backdating", the housing market was forecast to make a soft landing and stocks were considered range bound
readGrade 10 shocker
21-12-2006
A STAGGERING 17 158 full-time Grade 10 pupils have failed to progress to the next grade and will not return to formal classrooms next year.Of the 31 493 full-time Grade 10 candidates from 510 schools
readHIGCSE results pass muster
21-12-2006
THE Directorate of National Examinations and Assessment says this year's "slightly poorer" results in the Higher International General Certificate of Secondary Education (HIGCSE) examinations were
readThe President according to Swapo ...
21-12-2006
WHO is in charge of Namibia? According to Swapo, it is the Party President, Sam Nujoma.For months now, Nujoma's portrait, and only his, is displayed prominently in the conference hall of the Party's
read3 000 squatters face eviction
21-12-2006
AROUND 3 000 squatters at 'Mix Camp', an informal settlement on a privately owned plot at Brakwater north of Windhoek, have nine more days to get off the land or face eviction.PF Koep and Company,
readBotswana Bushmen worried if they can all return to Kalahari reserve
21-12-2006
LEADERS of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen in Botswana who won a court ruling last week allowing them to return to their ancestral land in the Kalahari have completed a visit to the Central Kalahari Game
readGermany donates equipment to Kunene community
21-12-2006
THE German Embassy has donated equipment worth N$75 000 to the Ovahimba and Ovaherero communities in the Kunene Region.The communities last week celebrated, together with their traditional Chief Vita
readLazy officials blamed for State hospital water woes
21-12-2006
HEALTH Minister Richard Kamwi says there will be a crackdown on lazy officials in his Ministry next year.Kamwi told staff at the Keetmanshoop State Hospital on Tuesday that the frequent suspension of
readThe 'lokasie' becomes a trendy fashion item
21-12-2006
IT all started with 'Lokasie Life' and now there are 'Kapana @ Mondesa', 'Ghetto Beauty', 'Mondesa Bombshell', 'Mondesa Chick' and even 'Dolce and Kapana'.Two young, enthusiastic and creative women
readAgriBank grants loans of N$44-mil in 2006
21-12-2006
AGRIBANK has granted worth N$44,4 million to 264 beneficiaries during the past year.Some N$15,4 million went to eleven black farmers under the Affirmative Action Loan Scheme to buy farms, the Bank
readWanted - dream lover gets good response
21-12-2006
"I AM looking for a beautiful woman, with moral behaviour to marry...If you are interested and meet the requirements, send a message ("I'm interested") or phone directly to Jose at 081..." This is an
readO&L workers protest won't die down
21-12-2006
A DISPUTE between the Ohlthaver & List Group of companies (O&L) and disgruntled ex-employees who were dismissed back in 1989 refuses to die down.Last Thursday, a group of approximately 20 ex-O&L
readRecent Cabinet resolutions
21-12-2006
CABINET has approved setting up an ad hoc committee, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nahas Angula, to study the technical details regarding the alleged illegal operation of a mobile
readSecurity guard stabbed in robbery
21-12-2006
A SECURITY guard at an Ohangwena shebeen was stabbed with a knife and tied up on Sunday morning when robbers made their way into the building.The unknown suspects apparently cut open the corrugated
readOtavi farm killing appeal thrown out
21-12-2006
AN attempt by a young former Otavi area farm resident to appeal against a 21-year jail term that he received for the killing of a well-known nursery owner from that area in early 2003 was thrown out
readOnly 9 may return to Kavango
21-12-2006
ONLY the nine farmers whose names appear on a recent High Court application may return to grazing areas in western Kavango, the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement said in a statement yesterday.Last
readElelo lyUukwambi lya kutha ko oongaku
21-12-2006
E TOPE - Onkundana okuzilila komukunda Etope otayi ti kutya Elelo lyoshilongo shUukwambi, olya popi kutya itali ka idhidhimikila nande aantu mboka taye tete po omiti, shoka hashi eta embugapalo
readSimon ya Simeon ta kongo Elizabeth Shihepo
21-12-2006
T ATE gwedhina Simon Simeon gwomomukunda Ekolyanaambo mOndonga moshitopolwa sha Shana, ota kongo okakadhOna kedhina Elizabeth Shihepo ka valelwa mo Lubango moAngola meti 7 Novemba 1987.Tate Simeon ota
readYamwe ya mona omidhimba dhaakwanezimo yawo
21-12-2006
N ONANDE pwa piti omasiku ga hamano sho aantu ye li 17 ya si moshiponga shohauto shi nyanyaleka - sha ningwa ookilo oontshona okuza mOshaanda, Opolisi moshitopolwa shika oya popi kutya oofamili ashike
readOmonamati gwOminista a kwatwa po shi na sha nedhipago
21-12-2006
O MONAMATI gwOminista yIipindi nIikwafaabulika Immanuel Ngatjizeko, Natangwe Ngatjizeko Ipinge, okwa tegelelwa a ka holoke mOmpangu ongula yonena a ka gandje uuyelele kombinga yeso lya yina Fenny
readmOmusati mwa totwa ehangano lyAathitamatsi
21-12-2006
O NKUNDANA ombwanawa ya adha Oshifo shika otayi ti kutya moshitopolwa sha Musati omwa totwa Ehangano lyAathitamatsi ndjoka li na elalakano lyokulonga aathitamatsi elaka lyaathitamatsi.Omunashipundi
readOntanda yoondjimbolwiimbo dha M'uambo nuumvo kayi ko
21-12-2006
K AKUKUTU komatanga goondjimbo dhipambepo nomwiimbi a simana mu Namibia a tseyika nawa nedhina "Shampoteyi" (Peter Mu'ambo gwa Ambambi), okwa lombwele The Namibian oshiwike shika kutya nuumvo ina vula
readNatau okwa hala Shaetonhodi a tidhwe
21-12-2006
E INDILO kutya Omunambelewa omukuluntu gwOkampani ya TransNamib John Shaetonhodi na tidhwe mo miiilonga, ngashiingeyi olya falwa falwa kaanenentu moshilongo - mwa kwatelwa Omupresidende omukulu gwa
readFog postpones Liverpool's League Cup clash
21-12-2006
LONDON - Liverpool's League Cup quarter-final with Arsenal was postponed on Tuesday because of heavy fog at their Anfield ground, the Premier League club said.The tie will now be played on January 9.
readHansa Pilsener Cup launched at Gobabis
21-12-2006
GOBABIS - The Namibia Football Association (NFA) on Tuesday launched the Hansa Pilsener Cup and drew the teams that will play in the tournament.The cup is the NFA's biggest annual competition,
readNamibia raises bar for 2007 Inline World Champs
21-12-2006
NAMIBIA'S bid to scale the ranks at the 2007 inline hockey world championships got off to a determined start in Swakopmund last weekend with the first round of selection trials for the national
readPuskas death ends sad year
21-12-2006
PARIS - Football legend Ferenc Puskas, one of the greatest soccer players of all time, was one of several big names in football who died during the year.Puskas, who was suffering from Alzheimer's
readAshton is new England rugby coach
21-12-2006
LONDON - Brian Ashton was appointed England's head rugby coach yesterday, taking over from Andy Robinson.The 60-year-old Ashton will take over his coaching duties with immediate effect, the English
readLarsson happy with Man United
21-12-2006
MANCHESTER - New Manchester United striker Henrik Larsson said he could not turn down the opportunity to move to Old Trafford and join the Premier League title race.Larsson has signed for United on
readA difficult year for the Springboks
21-12-2006
JOHANNESBURG - While New Zealand reaffirmed their status as the world's number one rugby team and favourites for next year's World Cup, South Africa battled through 2006, winning just five of their 12
readMoney talks louder than ever in English league
21-12-2006
LONDON - If it was not Roman Abramovich spending 30 million pounds on a 30-year-old (Andriy Shevchenko), it was Ashley Cole flouncing out of Arsenal in a hissy fit over their 'disrespectful' offer of
readSaha extends contract
21-12-2006
LONDON - France striker Louis Saha has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Manchester United until 2010, the club said yesterday.Saha, 28, joined United from Fulham in January 2004 for
readCricketers Warne, McGrath to retire
21-12-2006
SYDNEY - Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne and fast bowler Glenn McGrath are planning to retire from international cricket after next month's fifth Ashes test against England, Australian television
readNam gymnasts shine at Zone 6
21-12-2006
NAMIBIAN gymnasts excelled at the recent Zone Six competition in Zimbabwe and brought home an impressive yield of accolades, including the team gold medal for the rhythmic event.More than seven
readIn Brief
21-12-2006
No suspect CAPE TOWN - The police have not identified any suspect in their search for the killers of Cape theatre personality Taliep Petersen, spokesperson Superintendent Billy Jones said
readUS reacts with dismay to Libyan verdict
21-12-2006
WASHINGTON - The United States reacted with measured dismay on Tuesday to the death sentences a Libyan court gave six foreign medics accused of infecting Libyan children with HIV, hoping the matter
readTamil tiger accused of abducting 455 underage fighters
21-12-2006
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's government yesterday accused the Tamil Tiger rebels of abducting at least 455 underage combatants from government-controlled areas this year and asked the insurgents to stop the
read200 000 workers lose jobs in Zimbabwe
21-12-2006
HARARE - More than 200 000 workers in crisis-hit Zimbabwe lost their jobs in 2006 alone as a hostile operating environment forced firms to either scale down operations or close shop altogether,
readIraqi Suicide bombers kill at least 12 people
21-12-2006
BAGHDAD - Two suicide car bombers killed at least 12 people in separate attacks across the Iraqi capital yesterday, police said.A suicide car bomber slammed into a police checkpoint in Baghdad's
read94 journalists killed in '06
21-12-2006
GENEVA - More journalists were killed in 2006 than any other year, with the war in Iraq still the deadliest conflict for the third consecutive year, a media watchdog group said on Tuesday.The
readMystery illness kills 7 people in Angola
21-12-2006
LUANDA - Seven people have died of a so-far unidentified illness in a province in Angola, which was the epicentre of a major outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus two years ago, says the
readAl Qaeda attacks poll
21-12-2006
CAIRO - The deputy leader of the al Qaeda terror group, Ayman al-Zawahri, has come out against early elections in the Palestinian territories, saying in a video tape broadcast on Al Jazeera yesterday
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