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58 Articles found on Thursday, 7 December 2006
South African bride price moves from cattle to cash
07-12-2006
JOHANNESBURG - It once cost several head of cattle for a South African man to set himself up with a new wife, but these days many pay in cash, and inflation - or abuse - can be a problem. December is
readArab TV watchers get frank advice on sex
07-12-2006
CAIRO - Heba Kotb is a conservative Muslim, wears an Islamic head scarf, and goes on television once a week to talk - frankly and in great detail - about sex.On her show, "Big Talk," Kotb answers
readEgyptian children trade childhood for money
07-12-2006
CAIRO - Mohamed Gad walks barefoot through the muddy tannery, seemingly not bothered by the acrid odours of chemicals and the stink of unprocessed skins.He places piles of shaved leather on a cart,
readFirms eye profits in greying Japan
07-12-2006
TOKYO - Want to set up a sushi bar at your funeral? Talk to John Kamm, an American entrepreneur aiming for a slice of Japan's US$6,8 billion funeral industry.Kamm helps people set up their own burials
readBulls rampage at Zim bourse as economy sinks
07-12-2006
HARARE - In between scribbling, shuffling small pieces of paper and tapping calculators, the brokers yell loudly, clamouring for attention.It's another busy day at the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE).
readOil prices stall above US$62
07-12-2006
SYDNEY - Oil prices held their ground above US$62 yesterday as caution set in ahead of US inventory data, which are expected to show a fall in heating fuel stocks.US crude was trading 16 cents higher
readChina sees 8% growth
07-12-2006
BEIJING - China's leaders have fixed a target for economic growth in 2007 of around eight per cent as part of plans made during their annual Central Economic Work Conference, a top government
readSouth African Oct manufacturing jumps 7,5%
07-12-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's manufacturing output accelerated to an unadjusted 7,5 per cent in volume terms in the year to October, pointing to strong underlying growth, data showed
readUS$20 trillion needed for energy
07-12-2006
HOUSTON - More than US$20 trillion will need to be invested to meet worldwide energy demand by 2030, the head of the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.IEA Executive Director Claude Mandil
readLamy says trade deal still possible
07-12-2006
PARIS - World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy said yesterday a global trade deal was possible in 2007 but it would need a bigger effort from the European Union, the United States, India and
readNam, Angola form trade body
07-12-2006
IN an effort to ensure increased and smoother trade between Namibia and its northern neighbour, Angola, the two countries this week set up a Joint Trade Committee.The committee was formed in line with
readNurses needle Govt into action
07-12-2006
NURSES staged a peaceful demonstration yesterday despite a last-minute bid by Government to try and convince them that there was no need for the protest.Health Minister Dr Richard Kamwi, his Permanent
readEx-MP's fourth bail request rejected
07-12-2006
A FOURTH attempt to persuade a court to release them on bail ended in failure for high treason suspects Geoffrey Mwilima and Barnard Mucheka yesterday.Seven years and four months have passed since
readNoose tightens on car imports
07-12-2006
TRACKING and identifying stolen vehicles has been made easier by new regulations on imported cars.Since Friday, the multinational company TransUnion is responsible for managing Namibia's new vehicle
readDogs take better care of babies: Hakaye
07-12-2006
JOHN Hakaye, the regional councillor for Okalongo constituency in the Omusati Region, says it is disturbing that some parents do not want to take care of their children.Hakaye, who is a Swapo MP in
readWAD's Veronica and NUNW at loggerheads
07-12-2006
WOMEN'S Action for Development Executive Director Veronica de Klerk says she is getting legal advice after the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) described her leadership as "cold and
readLong-awaited Kudu gas up and running by 2010
07-12-2006
THE long-awaited N$5 billion Kudu gas project might become a reality by next year.Construction could start after a final investment decision is made in the second quarter of 2007. The main issues
readVillager had sex with horse
07-12-2006
A VILLAGER from the Oshana Region was arrested for allegedly having sex with a horse on Sunday morning and has been charged with bestiality.Police at Okatope said yesterday that they received a call
readTourist forced to pay 'fine' in euros
07-12-2006
A DUTCH tourist had an unpleasant experience upon his arrival in Namibia - a taxi driver who collected him at the airport drove him to the Windhoek central Police station instead of to his hotel.The
readNorthern nurses join protest
07-12-2006
DESPITE a threat from Health Minister Richard Kamwi that nurses who took part in yesterday's protest marches would face disciplinary action, nurses in the North turned out in large numbers.At
readThe Promise of Partnerships: AIDS Day 2006
07-12-2006
WORLD AIDS Day was an opportunity to remember the more than 25 million people who have died from AIDS and support the over 38 million people who are currently living with HIV.It was also a time to
readWheelbarrows kick off silly season
07-12-2006
THE community of Luederitz enjoyed an amusing weekend with the Wheelbarrow Run held on Saturday.Teams consisting of two members and a decorated wheelbarrow took the town by storm, competing for the
readSuspects in second treason trial ask for a discharge
07-12-2006
THE 12 men who are being prosecuted in the second Caprivi high treason trial have asked the High Court in Windhoek to discharge them on all six charges that they face.With most of their trial having
readEducation is vital to fight poverty
07-12-2006
EVERY cent Namibia spends on the education is money well spent, a Swapo MP from the Caprivi Region said on Tuesday.Leonard Mwilima told the National Council that education was the greatest weapon
readTeenager arrested for murder
07-12-2006
A 17-year-old boy was arrested on murder charges early on Saturday, after he allegedly stabbed another boy in the chest at Otjiwarongo.Herold Sawab (16) was fatally wounded during an argument with
readUutoni a pandula BH sho a tunga Opaaka ombwanawa mOngwediva
07-12-2006
M EYA gwOndoolopa ya Ngwediva, omusamane Erastus Uutoni okwa pandula noonkondo omunangeshefa a tseyika nawa Bennie Hauwanga (BH) sho a tunga Opaaka yOmainyanyudho onenenene nombwanawa kaakunawe
readKabila a pewa obooloha yOondola/N$500
07-12-2006
O MUPOPILIKO gwaanahambo mboka taya tidhwa muuninginino wOkavango, taku tiwa kutya oye li mo shaa li Paveta, tate Vilho Hamunyela, a tseyika wo nedhina 'Kabila', ngoka a kwatelwe po kOpolisi mEtitano
readSata a kwata po
07-12-2006
L USAKA - Onkundana okuzilila ko Lusaka sha Zambia otayi ti kutya omuwiliki gwongundu yompilametna Michael Sata, ngoka e li omugandji gwuusama omunene kOmupresidende Levy Mwanawasa, okwa kwatwa po
readChissano ota pewa opoosa onene mIigwanahangano notayi ku Uganda
07-12-2006
K AMPALA - Amushanga-Ndjayi gwIigwanahangano Kofi Annan okwa ulike ngoka a li nale Omupresidende gwa Mozambique, Joachim Chissano, a kale omutumwakalelipo gwe ku Uganda hoka ta ka ya pokati
readGumwe a dhitikwa pOutapi moshipotha shekwatonkonga
07-12-2006
O MULUMENTU gulwe gwomimvo 28 okwa tulwa miipandeko pOutapi konima aniwa sho a kwata koonkondo omukiintu gwomimvo 20 pomukunda gwopopepi uusiku wOsoondaha.Ehokololo otali ti kutya omukiintu nguka okwa
readTatekulu Severus Heelu a hulithila mOshakati
07-12-2006
O MUKULUNTUSIKOLA kwali gwOsikola ya Musheshe (Omusheshe Combined School) popepi nOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana tatekulu Severus Heelu, okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati
readOpaaka ya BH mOngwediva nEndiki lyOositola dhe pEenhana ya egululwa kOmupresidende
07-12-2006
O PAAKA yOmainyanyudho, onene nombwanawa kaakunanwe, ndjoka ya tungwa mOngwediva kOmunangeshefa omugundjuka a shiwika nawa Benjamin Hauwanga (BH) gwomOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana noshowo Endiki
readJacobs a kutha Elelo lyoshitopolwa sha Karas oshimaliwa oshindji
07-12-2006
O SHIGONGIILONGA shuule womwedhi mu Berlin na Bonn (mu Ndowishi) hoka kwa li Omunambelewa omukuluntu gwoshitopolwa sha Karas Salmaan Jacobs, osha eta Olaata yElelo lyoshitopolwa shika li fute
readOmupresidende a yapukila Nujoma
07-12-2006
O SHEENDO shOmupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba shoka sha adhika sha thinda kOshipangelo shEpangelo kOshakati ongula yEtiyali, osha li sha thiminikwa shi ze ko kopate ombaadhilila nokuyapukila osheendo
readBarca, Roma into last 16
07-12-2006
LONDON - Barcelona celebrated their 400th European match by beating Werder Bremen 2-0 to reach the knockout phase of the Champions League on Tuesday, with AS Roma also earning a last 16 berth with a
readNewell charged over sexist comments
07-12-2006
LONDON - Mike Newell, manager of English second division club Luton Town, has been charged with improper conduct by the FA after making sexist comments about a lineswoman last month.The former Everton
readGames golf a path to riches
07-12-2006
DOHA - A gold medal in the Asian Games golf tournament can be a path to fame and fortune and players teeing off tomorrow will have the dream of riches fixed firmly in their minds.The winner four years
readFNB Cup at Independence
07-12-2006
THE semi-finals and final of the FNB Cup will be played at the Independence Stadium instead of the Sam Nujoma Stadium because of the poor condition of the Katutura facility.FNB spokesperson Cassius
readWoods in a class of his own despite tough year
07-12-2006
LOS ANGELES - Tiger Woods, who has made a habit of achieving the remarkable, was golf's dominant figure in 2006 despite the death of his father in early May.The world number one ended the PGA Tour
readCape Town could lose World Cup host status
07-12-2006
CAPE TOWN - Possible court action by citizens citing environmental concerns could cost South Africa's tourist hub of Cape Town its status as a host city for the 2010 football World Cup.Residents say
readSport Shorts
07-12-2006
LONDON - Italian MotoGP rider Marco Melandri is under doctor's orders to stay silent for a week after an operation on his vocal chords.The official MotoGP website www.motogp.com said on Tuesday that
read12 000 DRC refugees flee unrest
07-12-2006
KAMPALA - At least 12 000 refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have crossed over the border into southwest Uganda, says an army spokesperson.Heavy fighting broke out
readKabila sworn in
07-12-2006
KINSHASA - Joseph Kabila was sworn in as the Democratic Republic of Congo's first freely elected leader yesterday, seen by many as a possible turning point not only for this war-ravaged nation of 60
readSaddam changes his mind
07-12-2006
BAGHDAD - Saddam Hussein attended his trial for genocide against the Kurds yesterday, a day after he wrote to the chief judge that he no longer wants to go to court.The deposed Iraqi leader walked
readBoy sees mother raped
07-12-2006
SOUTH AFRICA - A man was ordered to get under his bed while an attacker raped his wife at gunpoint.The couple was asleep with their three-year-old son in Block J of Thohoyandou at about 02:00 on
readBan 'diseased' Africans - Hanson
07-12-2006
SYDNEY - Controversial former Australian politician Pauline Hanson says Africans are bringing diseases into Australia and are of no benefit to the country.According to the Sydney Morning Herald,
readFiji coup leader declares state of emergency
07-12-2006
SUVA - Fiji's new military ruler declared a state of emergency yesterday and warned he was prepared to use quick and decisive force to quell any dissent.The day after seizing power in Fiji's fourth
readSata pleads not guilty
07-12-2006
LUSAKA - Zambia's opposition leader Michael Sata pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of false declaration of assets, allegations he has dismissed as part of a political vendetta by the state."I
readMugabe for life: Zanu PF party
07-12-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF party could extend President Robert Mugabe's term for life at an annual conference next week, party secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa told ZimOnline on
readIn Brief
07-12-2006
HOMELESS - Over 40 000 people have been displaced in the southern Somalia district of Jamame because of flooding caused by heavy rains and the Juba river bursting its banks, an UN food agency official
readOnly malt whiskey distillery in Muslim world defies prohibition, prepares 21-year vintage
07-12-2006
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - The dusty, traffic-choked streets of this sprawling Pakistani metropolis are a world away from the crisp mountain streams and heather-covered glens normally associated with
readRosalie Bradford, one-time heaviest woman in world
07-12-2006
LAKELAND - Rosalie Bradford, who held records for being the world's heaviest woman and for losing the most weight, has died.She was 63. Bradford weighed 1 050 pounds in January 1987, according to the
readRose Mattus, co-founder of Haagen-Dazs
07-12-2006
HACKENSACK, New Jersey - Rose Mattus, who launched Haagen-Dazs ice cream with her husband, peddling the super-premium treat in grocery stores, ha died.She was 90. Mattus died 10 days ago, according to
readOfficial who warned of terrorism
07-12-2006
ROBERT Kupperman (71), a government scientist who started warning of terrorist attacks against the US more than 30 years ago, has died."Unless governments take basic precautions, we will continue to
readElliot Welles, Nazi hunter
07-12-2006
NEW YORK - Elliot Welles, a Holocaust survivor who found the officer who ordered his mother's death and turned that personal triumph into a relentless crusade to track down fugitive Nazis, has died.He
readDewey Readmore Books, a life between the pages
07-12-2006
SPENCER, Iowa - The final chapter is closed on Dewey Readmore Books.The 19-year-old cat, who became a mascot for the city's library after being found in a book drop, died Wednesday in the arms of
readFrench town trumpets link to Chinese revolution
07-12-2006
MONTARGIS - Long before he reshaped world history by setting communist China on a capitalist course, Deng Xiaoping made shoes, as a teenage worker at a rubber plant here in picturesque provincial
readNext Pentagon chief says US not winning in Iraq
07-12-2006
WASHINGTON - With a frankness that won praise from Democrats and Republicans alike, Robert Gates, the former CIA director, manoeuvred through five hours of nonconfrontational Senate questioning and
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