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42 Articles found on Thursday, 2 February 2006
Captive cheetah undergo physical medical checks
02-02-2006
THE Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) has started physical examinations of all its resident, captive cheetahs, the last of which will be completed next week.Nine cheetahs will be brought to the CCF
readGlobal warming 'worse than thought'
02-02-2006
LONDON - The world must halt greenhouse gas emissions and reverse them within two decades or watch the planet spiralling towards destruction, scientists said on Monday.Saying that evidence of
readConsequences of globalisation
02-02-2006
WITH the world evolving towards globalisation, this has brought about increased complexity of operations as companies globalise.Complexity moves hand in hand with globalisation and is brought on by
readMass sacking at Kenyan flower farm
02-02-2006
NAIVASHA - Hundreds of workers at a leading Kenyan flower farm rioted after being sacked en masse for striking in a dispute over wages and working conditions, officials and witnesses said
readMatter of fact
02-02-2006
IN yesterday's edition we carried an article about a delegation that visited Namibia.The delegation came from the Czech Republic, and not Czechoslovakia as stated. We regret the error. We regret
readUN to trace DRC's mineral exports
02-02-2006
UNITED NATIONS - A panel of UN experts has proposed a system to better trace the Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral exports to prevent it from being looted by armed foreign groups.In a
readBush calls for dramatic cut in Mideast oil imports
02-02-2006
WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush on Tuesday called for a 75-per cent cut in US oil imports from the Middle East by 2025 to wean the United States off its "addiction" to energy from unstable
readFlat-panel TVs are a hit
02-02-2006
TOKYO - Brisk sales of flat-panel televisions and mobile telephones helped Japanese group Sharp rack up record profits in the three months to December, the company said yesterday.Sharp, Japan's
readCity robbery suspects no strangers to justice system
02-02-2006
TWO of the armed robbery suspects arrested by the Namibian Police and Windhoek City Police after an alleged foiled cash heist in the city on Monday were released on bail in previous robbery cases only
readDrinking, reckless driving cost Windhoekers dearly
02-02-2006
PUBLIC drinking and reckless driving cost people in Windhoek almost a million Namibia dollars over the festive season.The Namibian Police, together with the Windhoek City Police, revealed yesterday
readFarmers evicted from Kavango 'ready to die with their cattle'
02-02-2006
OSHIWAMBO farmers evicted from Western Kavango are undaunted by the prospect of criminal charges against them and are still refusing to budge."We are ready for anything, and we have decided to die
readGraft busters get teeth
02-02-2006
THE fight to stamp out the "cancer of corruption" was given impetus yesterday with the inauguration of the Anti-Corruption Commission.Nearly two and a half years since Namibia's Anti-Corruption Act
readFailure of education system in spotlight
02-02-2006
THE Namibia National Teachers' Union (Nantu) yesterday laid the blame for perennially poor school results on undisciplined pupils and insufficient support from the Ministry of Education.Nantu's acting
readAlleged conman cornered at Oshakati open market
02-02-2006
THE Police at Oshakati are investigating a case in which a 36-year-old man was shot in the leg at the town's open market on Tuesday morning.The wounded man, identified as Erkki Uushona from the
read3 suicides in two days
02-02-2006
TWO people reportedly committed suicide on Tuesday.The first incident happened at around 07h00 in a village at Ombalantu, where 37-year-old Thomas Shaalukeni was found hanging from a piece of rope.
readLabour Minister aims to set his Ministry on new, improved course
02-02-2006
THE Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Alpheus !Naruseb, yesterday expressed dissatisfaction with his ministry's performance in 2005, and vowed that 2006 would be the turning point in its state
readSystem is devised to predict malaria epidemics
02-02-2006
LONDON - An early warning system based on climate models, average rainfall and data on seasonal malaria can predict the risk of an epidemic of the killer disease five months in advance, scientists
readNorth not amused by telemarketing
02-02-2006
POLICE at Oshikango in the North have arrested four representatives of a South African company promoting timeshare investments.The Commander of Police in Ohangwena, Deputy Commissioner Armas Shivute,
readStorms knock out phone services
02-02-2006
RAIN and lightning have disrupted telephone services in some parts of the country, Telecom Namibia has announced."Cloudy conditions prevailing in some parts of the country are also affecting the
readNovaNam a tidha ye li 356 miilonga
02-02-2006
A ANIILONGA omathele mOkampani onkwati yoohi ya NovaNam pOliindili oya ndjoina ongundu yAanamibia mboka ye li momapandaanda kaye na iilonga, sho Okampani ndjika ya tidha miilonga aaniilonga ye li
readOombelewa dha NWRWU itadhi pata, Mabuku ta ti
02-02-2006
A MUSHANGA gwopakathimbo gwehangano lyaaniilonga lya Namibia Wholesale and Retail Workers Union (NWRWU) Richard Mabuku, okwa ti okamufofoto hoka ke li po kutya Oombelewa dhehangano lyawo otadhi ka
readGumwe a tsuwa nombele
02-02-2006
O POLISI pOkahao oya manga nokudhitika omulumentu gwomimvo 33 nokuningilwa oshipotha shonkambadhala yedhipago konima sho a tsu omulumentu omukwawo mothingo.Shika osha li sha ningwa mEtitano lya zi
readOmukuluntusikola gwaMumbwenge na ethe omalundilo
02-02-2006
O shizemo shoonkundathana shomazimo gopaali.Tse otuuvite uukwawowanakali nonayi molwoombepo dhanyata dhono tadhi pondo nokuhepeka noonkondo uunona wetu pOsikola yaMumbwenge mpoka.Tse
readNew Era a tidha omuyaluli gwe gwiinewe omukuluntu
02-02-2006
O SHIFOKUNDANEKI sha New Era mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika osha tula pevi omuniilonga gwasho omuyaluli gwiinewe omukuluntu.Omukuluntuwiliki gwa New Era Sylvester Black okwe shi koleke kutya Archie
readOshiketha shokwiilongitha mOhangwena sha tuma yatatu kEilongo
02-02-2006
O SHIKETHA shokwiilongitha aalongisikola mOshitopolwa shElongo sha Hangwena, shoka sha totelwe po omvula ya zi ko, sha tameka elalakano lyasho lyokwiilongitha aailongi mboka ya hala okukiilongela
readOkatoo ka yahitha gumwe mOshakati
02-02-2006
O MUMATI gumwe gwomolukanda lwa Mahenene mOshakati, ngoka haku hokololwa kutya oku shi nawa okutula aantu mOkatoo, okwa yahwa nondjembo mokugulu nokweehamekwa komusamane ngoka a li a tula mOkatoo e
readNakusa Kamari ota fumvikwa mOlyomakaya
02-02-2006
O mulongisikola omukulukulu pOkatana nokwa li omukalimo gwomomukunda Epyeshona popepi nOkatana mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Shana, tatekulu Michael Kamari, ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo
readFamiliar look about last eight in quarters at Nations Cup
02-02-2006
ALEXANDRIA - The African Nations Cup quarter-final line-up has a familiar look about it, with five of the qualifiers having reached the same stage two years ago.Only hosts Egypt, their opponents
readWarriors coaching job applicants increase to ten
02-02-2006
NAMIBIA'S football technical director Seth Boois yesterday confirmed that at least ten applications have been received for the coaching position of the Brave Warriors, which was advertised last
readOPINION - Thanks to the Warriors for uniting the nation
02-02-2006
HARARE - I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, a football fan or even a football follower, but last week I found myself being swept along in the fever that seemed to have infected the whole
readReferees called for course
02-02-2006
THE Namibia Football Association, through its Standing Referee Committee, is planning to present a basic refereeing course for beginners at Soccer House in Katutura.Everyone who wants to take up
readProbe into NFA nearing completion
02-02-2006
THE much-awaited investigation into the affairs of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) is expected to be concluded soon.The Namibia Sports Commission's decision to probe the affairs of the
readFootball Log Standing
02-02-2006
English Premiership Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts Chelsea 23 20 2 1 49 12 37 62 Man United 23 14 6 3 42 20 22 48 Liverpool 21 13 5 3 29 12 17 44 Tottenham 24 11 8 5 31 20 11 41 Wigan Athletic 24 12 2
readWoods looking to end win drought at the Dubai Classic
02-02-2006
DUBAI - Tiger Woods makes a rare appearance outside the United States when he bids for a third time to win the Dubai Desert Classic today.Woods has tried twice previously to win the Middle East's
readMario Stars Academy aims to get back in action
02-02-2006
THE Mario Stars of Africa Football Academy will kick back into action for the new season with new entrants required to register before February 28.The academy, according to its founder and chairman
readIran vows no surrender in nuke crisis
02-02-2006
TEHRAN - Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed yesterday his country will not surrender its nuclear ambitions, and lashed out at US President George W.Bush as a warmonger who should be
readSaddam's defence team calls for new trial judge to be removed
02-02-2006
BAGHDAD - Lawyers for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his co-accused say the trial's new judge, Rauf Rasheed Abdel Rahman, must be removed before they will return to the courtroom, Saddam
readHamas rejects Bush's call to disarm
02-02-2006
GAZA - Hamas yesterday rejected US President George W.Bush's latest call to disarm following the Islamic militant group's crushing victory over the long-dominant Fatah faction in last week's
readZambia warns of security threat from hungry refugees
02-02-2006
LUSAKA - Starving refugees in Zambia have begun deserting their camps to search for food, a senior official said yesterday, warning of a "security risk" to nearby villages.More than 100 refugees from
readBush vows to stand firm in Iraq
02-02-2006
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush insisted on Tuesday that US-led forces were winning the war in Iraq and ruled out a hasty withdrawal that would "abandon our Iraqi allies to death and
readKidnappers set deadline for German hostages
02-02-2006
DUBAI - The kidnappers of two German hostages held in Iraq said they would kill their captives within 72 hours unless Germany ended cooperation with Iraq and closed its Baghdad embassy, Al Jazeera
readClashes erupt as Israeli police clear settlers
02-02-2006
OUTPOST - Jewish hardliners were dragged kicking and screaming out of houses in the occupied West Bank yesterday as Israeli security forces stormed an unauthorised settlement.Flour, paint and water
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