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35 Articles found on Thursday, 12 January 2006
Nigeria's 'Taliban' plot comeback from city hide-outs
12-01-2006
MAIDUGURI - Defeated in the field by a bloody military crackdown, Nigeria's home-grown Islamic insurgency has dispersed amid the dusty back streets of the country's teeming northern cities and is
readArms flow to Sudan's Darfur despite embargo
12-01-2006
UNITED NATIONS - Weapons are flowing to anti-government rebels in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region from neighbouring Chad, Eritrea and Libya in violation of a UN arms embargo, UN experts said in a
readAfrica to benefit from Asia growth
12-01-2006
TOKYO - African economies stand to benefit from Asia's rapid expansion although some industries may continue to struggle with competition and trade barriers from the region, a World Bank official said
readVodacom appoints new chairman
12-01-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South African mobile phone group Vodacom has appointed Oyama Mabandla, above, as its new non-executive chairman, the group said yesterday.Vodacom said in a statement that Mabandla,
readRamaphosa quits Johnnic Holdings
12-01-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Top South African businessman Cyril Ramaphosa quit as chairman of casino and hotel firm Johnnic Holdings on Tuesday after Hosken Consolidated Investments Ltd took control of the
readNES sees good economic prospects for 2006
12-01-2006
THE year ahead is likely to hold better economic prospects than last year, the Namibia Economic Society (NES) believes.NES President and prominent local economist Mihe Gaomab II told The Namibian
readWoman arrested for murder
12-01-2006
A 30-year-old man was stabbed to death with a bottle on Sunday evening, after a quarrel with his girlfriend.The incident happened in Ondangwa, and the woman has been arrested in connection with the
readSpider nests in Swedish woman's ear for 27 days
12-01-2006
STOCKHOLM - A spider that nested in the ear of a Swedish woman was discovered and removed alive after 27 days, Swedish tabloid Expressen reported yesterday.The black spider, "the size of a thumbnail",
readFormer President's office overspent massively, S&T allowances abused
12-01-2006
AIR travel and other transport expenses incurred by former President Sam Nujoma and his staff caused the Office of the President to overspend by more than N$840 000 during the 2003-4 financial year -
readUrban schools swamped
12-01-2006
EDUCATION Minister Nangolo Mbumba has pleaded with parents to be patient, as his officials are working around to clock to find places in schools for children. Mbumba said towns around the country
readKaras Governor, Chief Regional Officer said to be at loggerheads
12-01-2006
THE Karas Governor and the Regional Council's chief executive officer are at loggerheads over development and administration in the region.A well-placed source within the Karas Regional Council told
readBody of missing man from Keetmanshoop found
12-01-2006
A MAN from Keetmanshoop, reported missing by the Police on December 29, was found dead on a nearby farm on Saturday.Matilda Isaak, sister of the 50-year-old deceased Stephanus Isaak, told The
readFugitive shot by Police in Angola
12-01-2006
ONE of four prisoners who escaped from the Eenhana Police cells on Sunday was shot dead while trying to run away from the Police in southern Angola on Monday.The Ohangwena Police commander, Deputy
read2 injured in grenade explosion
12-01-2006
TWO people from the Kunene Region have been admitted to hospital after a grenade they picked up and apparently played with exploded.Kaendi Ngombe (16) and Kamaatjizuko Tjikundi (26) are both reported
readNDF peacekeepers cleared of sex charges
12-01-2006
THREE Namibian Defence Force soldiers accused by the United Nations of sexual exploitation in Liberia are off the hook.Yesterday, the NDF said it appeared that the UN allegations against the
readBlocked culverts may have caused flood
12-01-2006
BLOCKED culverts in Pionierspark Extension 1 may have contributed to the flooding of the Arebbusch River near the Acacia area last Friday, causing damage to a number of properties.Ongoing
readOosikola dha tameka nomaudhigu
12-01-2006
A ANASIKOLA omathele ogendji oya mbombolokele koosikola ohela oku udha moongulu dhosikola, ihe Uuministeli owa londodha kutya aakuluntusikola inaya shunitha ko nokutinda aanasikola tasi vulika itaya
readNanso ina nyanyukilwa iizemo yo 10
12-01-2006
E HANGANO lyopashigwana lyaalongwa mu Namibia/Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) olya holola euvonayi lyalyo kombinga yiizemo yomakonakono gOndondo ontimulongo (Grade 10).Amushanga-Ndjayi
readOonakushashelwa mOngeleka ya Anamulenge yatatu ya gandja omagano gOkahumba kOngeleka ndjika
12-01-2006
O ONAKUSHASHELWA mOngeleka ya Katoolika ka Roma ya Anamulenge mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati, ye li yatatu, ano tate Onesimus Nekondo, Josef Amutenya na Augustinus Nguluwe, meti 18 Desemba 2005,
readYa ninga ehololomadhilaadhilo pOmina yOuranium ya Rossing
12-01-2006
I ILONGA oya li ya kankama pOmina ya Rossing komunkulofuta mEtiyali konima sho aaniilonga konyala ye li 450 ya egeke iilongitho nokuninga ehololomadhilaadhilo ye li ompinge noopelesenda ndhoka taya
readFederer upset in opening round of exhibition
12-01-2006
ROGER Federer was upset by Tommy Haas at an Australian Open tuneup tournament yesterday, though the loss won't count in his ATP record.Haas, ranked No. 41, fended off three break points while serving
readSafin, Nadal out of Australian Open
12-01-2006
DEFENDING champion Marat Safin and French Open winner Rafael Nadal are out of the Australian Open, increasing Roger Federer's prospects of winning - if he can stay free of injuries.Top-ranked Federer
readNamibia shows promise at Fistball Youth World Cup
12-01-2006
DESPITE losing all their matches, Namibia showed great improvement at the Fistball Youth World Cup that recently ended in Chile.Namibia had the youngest team at the World Cup and fought gallantly in
readDrogba heads Ivory Coast squad
12-01-2006
CAIRO - Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, a candidate for the African Footballer of the Year award, heads the 23-man Ivory Coast squad for African Nations Cup finals named in Abidjan on Tuesday.Coach
readWigan beat Arsenal with Scharner goal
12-01-2006
LONDON - A debut goal from Austrian defender Paul Scharner gave Wigan Athletic a 1-0 victory over twice former winners Arsenal in their League Cup semi-final first leg on Tuesday.Scharner, who came
readRiders mourn Caldecott
12-01-2006
Dakar Rally Organisers scrubbed the stage for bike riders after Australian Andy Caldecott was killed in a crash on Monday.Competitors held a minute's silence after the morning briefing in Kiffa,
readMagy Mengo makes waves in Holland
12-01-2006
NAMIBIAN hockey star Magy Mengo has made her mark as a professional player in Holland after signing up with Dutch Premier League team Kampong Hockey Club in September last year.Mengo first played for
readSenior Zimbabwean judge convicted of corruption
12-01-2006
HARARE - A senior judge was convicted on two counts of corruption for trying to intervene in the murder case of a friend and business partner, in one of Zimbabwe's most high-profile cases on
readTanzanian president vows commitment to democracy
12-01-2006
DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzania's new President Jakaya Kikwete assured foreign donors of his commitment to political pluralism, dismissing concerns that the dominance of his ruling Revolutionary Party (CCM)
readNew test could monitor bird flu virus mutations
12-01-2006
WASHINGTON - A new test may help provide a kind of early warning system for new and dangerous mutations in the avian flu virus, US researchers said on Tuesday.The test could alert scientists to when
readBird flu could become endemic in Turkey
12-01-2006
ROME - The bird flu virus could become endemic in Turkey and poses a serious risk to neighbouring countries, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on yesterday.The FAO
readUS says industry key to six-nation climate pact
12-01-2006
SYDNEY - The United States hopes a meeting of some of the world's biggest polluting nations and industries in Sydney this week will agree a "common strategy" to reduce global warming by identifying
readIran prompts outrage over nuclear activity
12-01-2006
VIENNA - Iran triggered a furious reaction from the West on Tuesday by announcing it had resumed sensitive nuclear research work after a two-year suspension, heightening the risk of being hauled
readBrazil battle to legalise abortion heats up
12-01-2006
SAO PAULO - Every week at the Hospital das Clinicas in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest public hospital, women are rushed to the emergency room with severe vaginal bleeding.Most are in their teens or
readBrazil battle to legalise abortion heats up
12-01-2006
SAO PAULO - Every week at the Hospital das Clinicas in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest public hospital, women are rushed to the emergency room with severe vaginal bleeding.Most are in their teens or
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