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41 Articles found on Thursday, 19 January 2006
Landslides an overlooked killer: UN
19-01-2006
TOKYO - Climate change and unchecked urbanisation are worsening the threat from landslides, an overlooked killer that could be limited with better planning, experts say.Landslides pose risks for some
readBirds bring in the bucks in KZN
19-01-2006
TOURISM linked to bird watching has provided an alternative to slash-and-burn agriculture in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal.Its viability has also been recognised as a worthwhile source of income in
readBe owl friendly
19-01-2006
BECAUSE owls are one of nature's best pest controllers, they need to be protected so they can keep up this good work for us.Here are some of the ways to protect the large-eyed bird, which many
readVulture species threatened
19-01-2006
PARIS - Diclofenac, a farm drug that has driven three species of South Asian vultures to the brink of extinction, could also decimate vultures in Eurasia and Africa, scientists fear.Researchers in
readOil near US$67 as Nigeria tensions rise
19-01-2006
LONDON - Oil neared US$67 (N$402) yesterday as Nigerian militants set their sights on Total, Agip and Chevron operations in a drive to halt oil flows from the world's eighth biggest crude
readEC gives Liberia 68 million euros
19-01-2006
MONROVIA - The European Commission has given the new Liberian government 68,4 million euros to start pumping water and bring electricity to the war-ravaged West African country.The money will also go
readIMF assistance to drought-hit Africa
19-01-2006
WASHINGTON - International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato appealed on Tuesday for more aid for Africa "to avert the risk of a humanitarian crisis" and said the global lender would also seek to help
readMan arrested for fathering his daughter's child
19-01-2006
A 41-year-old man in the North was arrested on charges of rape and incest last week when his family managed to figure out who the mysterious father of his daughter's newborn child was.The man, whose
readKoch vs Germany: the battle continues
19-01-2006
THE courtroom odys
readFebruary hearing set for TransNamib man
19-01-2006
SUSPENDED TransNamib Human Resources General Manager Jason Hamunyela will have to wait until early February before knowing his fate.Well-placed sources at the transport parastatal say Hamunyela's
readCabinet order on rotten food aid being ignored
19-01-2006
SIX months since Cabinet gave a directive that the people responsible for allowing 230 tonnes of food aid to rot in the Caprivi be held accountable, no action has been taken.Yesterday, the Minister
readWork, don't drink, says Governor
19-01-2006
RUNDU - Kavango Regional Governor John Thighuru has supported a call by traditional leaders that cuca shop owners should not open up before the afternoon.Traditional leaders have complained that
readDoebra cut off by flooded river
19-01-2006
WINDHOEK - The small settlement of Doebra north of Windhoek has been cut off from the outside world by a river swollen after the good rains of the past two weeks.Doebra, about 10 kilometres outside
readWeather disrupts primary school in Kavango Region
19-01-2006
RUNDU - Teachers and pupils at Ngwangwa Primary School in the Rundu Rural-West constituency say they cannot reach the school because of a swollen river.The children say the river is flowing so
readMan killed in Caprivi Highway hit-and-run
19-01-2006
AN unidentified man died on Monday evening after being hit by a passing motor vehicle along the Trans Caprivi Highway. The accident happened at the Mutjika village in the Caprivi Region. The driver
readMan killed in Caprivi Highway hit-and-run
19-01-2006
AN unidentified man died on Monday evening after being hit by a passing motor vehicle along the Trans Caprivi Highway. The accident happened at the Mutjika village in the Caprivi Region. The driver
readGang-rape at Osire
19-01-2006
A 31-year-old Congolese woman living in the Osire refugee camp was allegedly gang-raped over the weekend.The three suspects in the incident, which happened on Saturday afternoon, are still at large,
readHave rain, will sell umbrellas
19-01-2006
RUNDU - Some young people at Rundu are using this month's heavy rains as a golden opportunity to make a quick buck.They are selling umbrellas. "We know people, mainly adults, visiting the town during
readDolam flood victims to stage demo
19-01-2006
RESIDENTS of about 14 homes that were flooded by rainwater in the Dolam section of Katutura two weeks ago plan a demonstration this morning at the Windhoek City Council to demand compensation for
readMinister Mutorwa stresses co-ordination
19-01-2006
CO-ORDINATION and the speedy implementation of programmes will be the motto of the country's youth leaders this year if Youth Minister John Mutorwa's address to the National Youth Council (NYC)
readKeetmanshoop councillor dies
19-01-2006
GERTRUDE Abrahams, who served two terms on the Keetmanshoop Town Council, died in the Katutura State Hospital on Monday after a long battle with diabetes.A member of the Congress of Democrats (CoD),
readLodge owner accused of beating customer
19-01-2006
A CHRISTMAS drink at a lodge near Outapi turned sour for two patrons who claim they were beaten, shot at and chased by vehicles when they tried to flee from lodge owner Tobias Amadhila.Amadhila now
readOmakonakono gOpolisi
19-01-2006
O POLISI otayi konakona oshipotha shuufuthi pOkaiti konima sho okampani yimwe hoka ya kanitha N$46 346 koomuma nosho wo ootyeke.Omuniilonga gumwe hoka okwa ningilwa oshipotha konima sho kwa monika
readOmakonakono gOpolisi
19-01-2006
O POLISI otayi konakona oshipotha shuufuthi pOkaiti konima sho okampani yimwe hoka ya kanitha N$46 346 koomuma nosho wo ootyeke.Omuniilonga gumwe hoka okwa ningilwa oshipotha konima sho kwa monika
readOmakonakono gOpolisi
19-01-2006
O POLISI otayi konakona oshipotha shuufuthi pOkaiti konima sho okampani yimwe hoka ya kanitha N$46 346 koomuma nosho wo ootyeke.Omuniilonga gumwe hoka okwa ningilwa oshipotha konima sho kwa monika
readNakusa a tseyika
19-01-2006
O MULUMENTU gumwe ngoka ta ku popiwa kutya okwa adhika a sa pomahooli gaBP po Swakopmund mEsiku lyOtango lya Januali nuumvo okwa dhimbululwa.Otaku popiwa kutya oye omukulupe gwomimvo 67 Gunther Myer
readNabta nElelo lyOndangwa ya shaina euvathano
19-01-2006
E HANGANO lyOombesa nUutekisa moNamibia (Nabta), yo nElelo lyOndangwa meti 22 Desemba 2005, oya shaina euvathano li na sha nelongitho lyehala lyokutsilikila nokuhelulila aayendindjila ndjoka li li
readOmagumbo gamwe ga hanagulwapo kombepo pu Berseba
19-01-2006
O MBEPO ondhigu oya thigi aantu ye li 230 lwaampoka kaye na omagumbo pu Berseba mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko.Ombepo ndjika, ndjoka ya tameke lwopetata lyohamano komatango oya teya po wo Oosikola
readOmaliko ga Fourie ga kuthwa po
19-01-2006
O MALIKO gomulumentu ngoka a li omutse omunene mekano lyoshimaliwa shOondola oomiliyuna ethele (N$100 million) shOkampani ya Off-shore Development Company (ODC) Philip Fourie gwOkampani ya Great
readSerena turns it on, Lindsay wobbles
19-01-2006
MELBOURNE - Serena Williams confounded her critics with a dominating display in the Australian Open yesterday but world number one Lindsay Davenport wobbled before booking her third round berth.Among
readAfrican Nations Cup
19-01-2006
Fixtures Group Stage - Group A Friday, January 20 Kick Off Egypt v Libya 19h00 Group Stage - Group A Saturday, January 21 Morocco v Ivory Coast 14h00 Group Stage - Group B Saturday, January 21
readNRU announces Commonwealth squad
19-01-2006
THE Namibia Rugby Union has called 25 players to trials for selecting a team for the Sevens Tournament at the Commonwealth Games in Australia in March.The union said the players were nominated to
readEto'o heads glittering array of African stars
19-01-2006
CAIRO - Barcelona superstar Samuel Eto'o heads a glittering array of talent in Egypt for the 2006 African Nations Cup.The biennial showpiece of football on the continent begins tomorrow with
read2006 Commonwealth Games preparations in disarray
19-01-2006
NAMIBIA'S preparations for the Commonwealth Games in Australia are in disarray because no participating code has received a cent to prepare for the games, which start in just over a month.So far,
readFamily appeals for release of US journalist
19-01-2006
BAGHDAD - The family of a US woman journalist seized in in Baghdad appealed for her release after kidnappers threatened to kill her if US forces failed to free all female Iraqi prisoners within 72
readKuwait emir Sheikh Jaber dead at 79
19-01-2006
KUWAIT CITY - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah (79) has died after a quarter-century in power marked by the trauma of the Iraqi invasion and the fruits of unprecedented economic
readRawls remembered in mix of music, laughter
19-01-2006
LOS ANGELES - Soul-stirring music and laughter - two of Lou Rawls' favourite things - made for a joyous celebration of the late singer's life on Friday.The two-and-a-half hour funeral at West Angeles
readIn Brief
19-01-2006
* KIDNAPPED - Tension was mounting in the Nigerian city of Warri as soldiers hunted for a heavily armed militia which has attacked oil facilities and kidnapped four foreign workers.* TALKS - North
readSudan ceasefire violated
19-01-2006
KHARTOUM - Sudan's army has committed the first serious violation of a final ceasefire signed a year ago to end Africa's longest civil war in its south, a UN peacekeeping official said yesterday.The
readThai murderers of British student sentenced to death
19-01-2006
SURAT THANI - Two Thai fishermen were sentenced to death yesterday for raping and murdering British student Katherine Horton, after an unusually short trial and sustained political pressure."The court
readIran nuke standoff mounts, Russia criticises sanctions
19-01-2006
MOSCOW - A delegation of Israeli security experts was in Moscow yesterday for talks on Iran's nuclear programme, and the issue topped the agenda for a visit by France's foreign minister amid a
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