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32 Articles found on Wednesday, 8 February 2006
Papers barred from publishing Muhammad cartoons
08-02-2006
JOHANNESBURG - A South African newspaper is set to challenge a court interdict barring the publication of controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, initially printed in Denmark, that have
readIndia's Ranbaxy to market AIDS drugs in Africa
08-02-2006
NEW DELHI - India's largest pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd said on Monday it has signed a deal to form a joint venture with South Africa's Community Investment (CU) Holdings to sell
readLet's derive more benefit from Agoa
08-02-2006
NAMIBIA could generate more benefits from trade agreements and boost economic growth by diversifying its exports, adding value to products and encouraging investment in the production of key
readNamPort gets American assistance
08-02-2006
THE United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) will provide US$400 000 (about N$2,4 million) to the Namibian Ports Authority to assist the company in its port development and expansion
readFinnish business delegation in Namibia
08-02-2006
A DELEGATION of close to 20 Finnish business leaders from 15 companies is expected in Windhoek tomorrow to explore business opportunities in Namibia.The delegation will be led by Finland's Minister
readSADC Troika meets to map way forward
08-02-2006
A HIGH-LEVEL meeting of SADC defence and foreign affairs ministers has finalised a document, called the Strategic Indicative Plan of the Defence Organ (SIPO), that maps the road ahead for the
readNaholo prepares defence against union
08-02-2006
THE lawyer for Peter Naholo, the expelled acting Secretary General of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), will file an answering affidavit to union claims by the end of the week. Uanisa
readCambridge University raps Namibian teachers' union
08-02-2006
THE Teachers' Union of Namibia (TUN) has apologised for remarks it made against the Cambridge Education System at a recent press conference in Windhoek.Following the January 19 press conference which
readTwo arrested for child rape in South
08-02-2006
POLICE at Gibeon have arrested two men in connection with the gang rape of a 10-year-old girl in the early hours of Monday, Inspector Angula Amulungu confirmed yesterday.Gibeon is located 60
readFisheries Observers strike
08-02-2006
A STRIKE at the coastal town of Walvis Bay by personnel of the Fisheries Observer Agency is receiving "maximum attention" from the relevant Ministry and Board of Directors. Fisheries and Marine
readBody of drowning victim washed up
08-02-2006
THE body of a 42-year-old Windhoek man who was swept away by a raging river in January has been found, the Police reported yesterday. The deceased, Gert Dunster, and a relative were reportedly
readNamibia launches a forest management programme
08-02-2006
FOREST fires and uncontrolled cutting of woods are two of the main problems facing forest-protection efforts in Namibia. About four million hectares of forest and veld are burnt annually, mostly as
readKhwe community cries out for jobs
08-02-2006
BAGANI - A Khwe community leader, Benny Ngombara, has called upon Government to employ his people at the Divundu Rehabilitation Centre. The community lives at Muitjiku village, about 200 kilometres
readA Matter of Fact
08-02-2006
IN a story headlined 'Govt keeps ad ban on The Namibian' in yesterday's edition of this newspaper, it was erroneously stated that the 'tender specifically excluded weekly publications such as the
readGovt starts with redrawing of farm boundaries in North
08-02-2006
THE Ministry of Lands is in the process of surveying and re-demarcating farms in the northern communal areas. Peter Shaanika, the Ministry's Regional Development Planner in Oshikoto, confirmed to
readOkahandja's Von Bach Dam makes history
08-02-2006
THE floodgates of the Von Bach Dam outside Okahandja were opened at 22h00 on Monday when the dam level reached 100 per cent of its capacity. Throughout the night, 30 cubic metres per second was let
readNo judge for NDF death-claim scam trial
08-02-2006
THE long-delayed trial of 23 people accused of having defrauded the Namibia Defence Force and its staff life-insurance scheme of some N$6,5 million through falsely claiming insurance payouts in NDF
readNovaNam rehires workers
08-02-2006
THE 356 workers who were dismissed by the Luederitz-based fishing company NovaNam last month will be allowed to return to work next week. Representatives from NovaNam, the Namibian Seaman and Allied
readOkangundu koSwapo ka gandja ewilikongundu epe pOkahandja
08-02-2006
A AKWASWAPO yamwe pOkahandja kaye uvite ombili konima sho okangundu kaantu yamwe ke li popepi nOmupresidende Sam Nujoma ka hanagula po ewiliko lyoSwapo pOkahandja nokuulika ewiliko epe. Shika osha
readOodemoni onkee tadhi hepeke aanasikola yamwe pu Mumbwenge
08-02-2006
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila kOsikola yaanona ya Mumbwenge popepi nOshigambo mOndonga, otayi ti kutya, nonando kwa ningwa oonkambadhala dhomagalikano nodhokwiithana aakuluntu yamwe moshigwana, oombepo dha
readEtulomiilonga pambelewa lyOprograma Family Literacy puKooma Primary School
08-02-2006
O MUUNGANEKI gwElongo lyAakuluntu mOshikandjohogololo sha Shikuku, Matheus Gabriel, okwa lombwela Oshifo shika kutya Oprograma yedhina Family Literacy, ndjoka yi na sha nelongo lyuunona kaakuluntu
readSA land expropriation starts next month
08-02-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will from next month start large-scale expropriations of land from white farmers after years of compensation negotiations proved unsuccessful, a top official said. Tozi
readTaliban suicide bomber kills 13 in attack on Afghan police
08-02-2006
KANDAHAR - Thirteen people were killed, mostly police, when a suicide bomber loyal to the ousted Taliban regime blew himself up at a police headquarters yesterday, officials said. A man claiming to
readCubans surround US mission with black flags
08-02-2006
HAVANA - Cuba inaugurated a "mountain of flags" outside the United States' mission in Havana on Monday with a 24-hour vigil featuring 138 black banners with white stars honouring Cuban victims of
readThousands mourn Coretta King
08-02-2006
ATLANTA - Friends, family, celebrities and admirers prepared to pay their final tribute to Coretta Scott King in song and prayer yesterday in the church where her husband preached non-violence and
readIran can develop nuclear weapons
08-02-2006
WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday stepped up pressure on the world community to deal with Iran's nuclear activities, saying Tehran had the capability to develop a bomb and its delivery systems.
readHaiti elects new president, hopes for turmoil to end
08-02-2006
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Haitians headed to the polls yesterday amid hopes for an end of the turmoil that has rocked the impoverished nation since the last elected president fled two years ago. A 9
readUN okays reinforcement of mission in Ivory Coast
08-02-2006
UNITED NATIONS - The Security Council on Monday gave the green light for transferring a 200-strong mechanised unit from the UN mission in Liberia to Ivory Coast until late March to beef up security
readIn Brief
08-02-2006
* CARTOON PROTESTS - Angry protests over cartoons portraying the Prophet Mohammed continued in the Muslim world with hundreds of demonstrators attacking two European embassies in Iran and the regime
readBallerina Moira Shearer of 'Red Shoes' fame
08-02-2006
LONDON - Moira Shearer, a British ballerina who rose to worldwide prominence with the lead role in the 1948 film 'The Red Shoes', has died. She was 80. Shearer, born in Dunfermline, Scotland, became
readWendy Wasserstein, playwright dies
08-02-2006
NEW YORK - Playwright Wendy Wasserstein, who depicted love, motherhood and sibling relations against a backdrop of feminism in such award-winning works as 'The Heidi Chronicles', died last week of
readFeng Xiliang, co-founder of China Daily
08-02-2006
BEIJING - Feng Xiliang, a US-trained journalist who in 1978 helped to launch the China Daily, the communist government's main English-language newspaper, died last week.Feng graduated in 1943 from St
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