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42 Articles found on Monday, 13 February 2006
Awards for community achievers
13-02-2006
NAMIBIANS have been invited to take part in Southern Africa's leading grassroots community awards - the Jet Community Award - which is now open for entries.Over the past four years the award run by
readNamibia, Finland to strengthen economic ties
13-02-2006
LOCAL businesspeople had the opportunity to meet representatives of major Finnish businesses during a one-day business forum held in Windhoek on Friday.The forum's aim was to build and strengthen
readDe Beers meets market expectations
13-02-2006
JOHANNESBURG - The world's top diamond producer, De Beers, met market expectations with a 15 per cent increase in rough diamond sales for 2005 on Friday to US$6,539 billion, but failed to meet its
readG8 seeks stable energy supply
13-02-2006
MOSCOW - Finance ministers of the world's wealthiest nations complained about high oil prices at talks in Russia on Saturday but said they still believed economic growth would be good again this
readAfrica a frontier of opportunity for expanding China
13-02-2006
LAGOS - When Chinese companies flooded the Nigerian market with cheaper versions of the generators Rex Nwankwu once imported from Italy, he said his business was imperiled.Now he's looking for Chinese
readFirewood genital attack lands man in jail
13-02-2006
A RESIDENT of a farm in the Kombat area who admitted that he tried to scorch his girlfriend's private parts with a burning log in an attack fuelled by jealousy was convicted of aggravated assault and
readInternational union worried about Ramatex
13-02-2006
THE International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation says it will continue to push for a visit to the Ramatex Textile Factory in Windhoek.ITGLWF General Secretary Neil Kearney told The
readMother, two children swept away in Naukluft flash flood
13-02-2006
THE blessings of a bountiful rainy season turned into a tragedy for a Windhoek family in the Naukluft Mountains this weekend, when a flash flood swept away three members of the family.A 38-year-old
readAir-rage man gets of with a small fine
13-02-2006
NAMIBIA'S Civil Aviation Offences Act was criticised in Windhoek's Katutura Magistrate's Court on Friday after magistrate Leah Shaanika was restricted to fining German national Uwe Bartsch N$1 000
readAmbassadors hand over credentials
13-02-2006
WINDHOEK - President Hifikepunye Pohamba on Thursday received the credentials of four new ambassadors to Namibia.They are the ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kaboba Kasango Wa Kimba,
readKeetmanshoop Council 'technically bankrupt'
13-02-2006
THE Keetmanshoop Municipality is "technically bankrupt", says a reliable source within the municipality.According the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, municipal workers' pension
readGerman citizen denied bail once more
13-02-2006
GERMAN national Guenther Berndt's hope to be granted bail was shattered again on Friday when his application to the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court was denied once more.For the fourth time since
readWorker admits murdering elderly farmer
13-02-2006
A 21-year-old former Bethanie area farm worker, who is accused of having murdered an elderly farmer almost three years ago, admits that he inflicted the fatal blow that ended the farmer's life, the
readDecomposed body found in bed
13-02-2006
POLICE yesterday reported discovering the decomposed body of an elderly man in his home at a village in the Oshana Region.The man, 58-year-old Thomas Nangaku, was last seen by neighbours on January
readABSALOM SHIGWEDHA
13-02-2006
THE Cleaner Production Component, a unit in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, has suggested that cleaner production should be introduced in the school system."Planning for green belts and
readConstitution not fully internalised: opposition
13-02-2006
SIXTEEN years since Namibia's Constitution was adopted, Government is yet to live up to all the expectations and values it enshrines.The official opposition contends that democratic and political
readCop in court on murder charge
13-02-2006
GOBABIS - A Police recruit, who completed his Police training last year, made second appearance in the Gobabis Magistrate's Court on Monday to answer to a charge of murder.Magistrate Johannes
readGovt fed up with illegal strikes
13-02-2006
TEMPERS flared at a meeting in Luederitz on Thursday, where workers rehired by the NovaNam fishing company were informed of the conditions of their re-employment.The 356 workers were dismissed after
readInsanity plea in schoolgirl murder trial
13-02-2006
THE defence of a 20-year-old former student at Windhoek's Delta Secondary School who is accused of having murdered his pregnant 17-year-old girlfriend in the city three years ago will be based on a
readUnregistered private schools in Ohangwena
13-02-2006
ONGWEDIVA - The Director of Education in the Ohangwena Region, Josia Udjombala, has warned parents to ensure that the schools at which they enrol their children are genuine, credible and officially
readStudent teachers get bursaries
13-02-2006
THE Ohangwena Education and Training Fund, launched last year to train teachers in English, Mathematics and Science, bore fruit this month when bursaries were awarded to three students who graduated
readOmananathano gAakwaSwapo pOkahandja onkee taga tsikile
13-02-2006
A AWILIKI yo Swapo pOkahandja oya ningi eindilo kokangundu okaningimatokolo omanene gOpapolitika ko Swapo (Swapo Politiburo), ka ekelehi omahogololo gAaleli aape yongundu ndjika moshitopolwa sha
readOmpangu ya gandja elombwelo kutya epato lyOshifokundaneki nali talululwe
13-02-2006
H ARARE - Ompangu yopombanda mu Zimbabwe oya gandja elombwelo kutya Epangelo nali talulule etokolo lyalyo okupata Oshifokundaneki shimwe sha li hashi piti kehe esiku.Oshifo shika osha li sha patwa
readOhauto ya tate Tobias Evula ya monika
13-02-2006
K OMANDA gwOpolisi moshitopolwa sha Shana Komufala gwOpevi gwOpolisi Josef Anghuwo, okwa lombwela The Namibian kutya ohauto yomukalimo gwomOshakati tate Tobias Evula, yOtoyota ontokele hayi nana
readEtheni Omusita gwetu, okwe mu ninga shike?
13-02-2006
O NDA hala ndi yamukule oshinyolwa shoka sha holokele mOshifo shomomasiku 06/02/2006, shoka tashi ti, "Aakwanegongalo ya lulilwa kOmusita gwawo".Sho taku ti aakwanegongalo ya lulilwa, oya ningile tuu
readEMU oti ilongekidha oku ka kwathela ko Caprivi
13-02-2006
O SHIKONDO shomakwathelo gopaulumompumbwe/Emergency Management Unit (EMU) osha tseyitha kutya otashi ilongekidha oku ka kwathela aantu mboka taya shi vulika omagumbo gawo ga ka ye kohi yomeya gefundja
readOparliamende otayi tameke ngula
13-02-2006
O MUTUMBA omupe omutitatu gwOshigongi shOpashigwana (National Assembly) otagu tameke ngula na oontotwaveta odhindji okwa tegelelwa dhi ka kundathanwe.Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba ota ka egulula
readAangola oye na uumbanda kutya ota pu ka holoka iita
13-02-2006
L UANDA - Onkundana okuzilila ku Luanda sha Angola otayi ti kutya aantu oyendji mu Luanda oye na uumbanda kutya otashi vulika pu ka holoke iita sho oshilongo shu uka pomahogololo gotango konima yiita
readShiwana tu longeleni kumwe tatekulu Tileinge ta kunghilile
13-02-2006
O MUSAMANE a shivika nawa tatekulu Tileinge Wapulile, ota kumaida oshiwana, ta ti, "omudo womayovi avali nahamano wu kale omudo wombili nediminafanepo mwa kwatelwa yo efimanekafano"."Ondi na eindilo
readJose Mourinho snubs his players
13-02-2006
JOSE Mourinho could not face his Chelsea players after watching them slump to a shock 3-0 Premiership defeat to resurgent Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.The champions suffered only their
readEgypt make history, Ivorians signal intent
13-02-2006
VICTORIOUS Egypt made African football history and Ivory Coast showed they are ready for the World Cup as the curtain fell on the Nations Cup.Egypt became the first country to win Africa's biggest
readBoro upsets Chelsea, Man U cuts lead
13-02-2006
LONDON - Chelsea was stunned 3-0 by struggling Middlesbrough in the English Premier League on Saturday to record Jose Mourinho's heaviest loss as Blues manager.Second-placed Manchester United trimmed
readMutorwa urges Athletics Namibia to speedily resolve its problems
13-02-2006
MINISTER of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture John Mutorwa has urged the Athletics Namibia (AN) leadership and members to convene a special congress to solve its ongoing problems.Mutorwa was
readLions demolish Sea Robbers
13-02-2006
PREMIERSHIP giants Orlando Pirates on Friday night learnt the hard way that a rigid game plan can cost them dearly, with a 5-0 routing by Black Africa in what was possibly one of the highest score
readHamas will end armed struggle if Israel quits occupied territories
13-02-2006
MOSCOW - Hamas will end its armed struggle against Israel if the Jewish state withdraws from all occupied Palestinian territories, the radical Islamist group's leader told a Russian daily in comments
readBotswana San ready for land compromise
13-02-2006
LOBATSE - Botswana's San Bushmen fighting for rights to Kalahari land are willing to negotiate an out-of-court settlement with the government, their lawyer said as hearings were to resume
readOver 50 000 displaced in eastern DRC
13-02-2006
KIGALI - At least 50 000 civilians have been displaced from their homes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the last three weeks following heavy fighting between government troops and
readZim vows to forge ahead with land seizures
13-02-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwean authorities have vowed to forge ahead with land seizures from white farmers who have remained on their properties after the country's controversial land reforms."We are still
readNigeria tests children for bird flu
13-02-2006
KANO - Nigerian doctors tested blood samples yesterday from two sick children suspected of carrying Africa's first human cases of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, amid fears of a health
readLawyer retracts Saddam hunger strike threat
13-02-2006
BAGHDAD - The troubled trial of Saddam Hussein was hit by fresh confusion yesterday when his chief defence lawyer said the former Iraqi leader planned to go on hunger strike, but then retracted his
readSharon critical after 40 days in coma
13-02-2006
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon remained critically ill in hospital yesterday, the day after undergoing emergency surgery to remove part of his intestines as he entered his 40th day
readIn Brief
13-02-2006
* ABUSE PROBE - The Ministry of Defence in London said it has ordered an "urgent investigation" into a video that purports to show British troops ruthlessly abusing helpless teenagers in Iraq.* IRAQ
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