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40 Articles found on Monday, 30 January 2006
Gates cash kick-starts US$31 bln TB drive
30-01-2006
DAVOS - Bill Gates pledged on Friday to triple the funding for eradicating tuberculosis as the World Economic Forum took aim at eradicating and containing illness.Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corp,
readOil rallies as political fears outweigh stock
30-01-2006
SINGAPORE - Oil rose to US$67 on Friday, recovering some of the week's losses as traders focused on supply worries in major producers, despite a healthier stock cushion in top consumer the United
readLockheed top supplier for Pentagon
30-01-2006
WASHINGTON - Lockheed Martin Corp, Boeing Co and Northrop Grumman Corp remained respectively the Pentagon's top three suppliers in fiscal 2005, the US Defence Department said on Thursday.Lockheed
readSA average T-Bill rate 6,69%
30-01-2006
JOHANNESBURG - The average discount rate for South African three-month Treasury Bills eased to 6,69 per cent from 6,72 per cent, the Reserve Bank said on Friday.The average yield was 6,8 per cent
readLet's up pace: Bono
30-01-2006
DAVOS - Rock star and activist Bono launched a new push to fight HIV and AIDS in Africa, unveiling a partnership with American Express and other companies to offer products under a brand called 'Red',
readReserve Bank to keep rates steady on food fears
30-01-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's central bank will hold interest rates steady this week, wary of a possible spike in food and oil prices, and will probably keep a neutral policy stance this year, a
readStop sidelining Africa at UN: Pohamba
30-01-2006
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba says other continents can no longer continue to sideline Africa by excluding it from the main organ responsible for the maintenance of peace and security in the
readFive die in horror accident
30-01-2006
FIVE people died and two others were injured in a horrific head-on collision on the Luederitz-Keetmanshoop B1 road on Friday afternoon, the Police confirmed yesterday.Acting Regional Commander
readNamibia's freedom ranking stays same
30-01-2006
NAMIBIA has been judged as a free country in which its citizens enjoy a relatively high degree of political rights and civil liberties compared to other countries in the region and the world, but
readFarmer found guilty on more child sex charges
30-01-2006
THE legal pickle that aged Gobabis farmer and self-admitted sex offender Abraham Roux landed himself in deepened on Friday - he was convicted of four more criminal charges in connection with his
readPoor access to treatment hampers fight against TB
30-01-2006
WINDHOEK - Despite its status as a middle-income country, Namibia has a high incidence of tuberculosis (TB), a disease which is related to poverty.Poor geographical access to health services has
readIndependence Caterers chief quits
30-01-2006
THE Managing Director of Independence Caterers, Ed Davies, has confirmed that he has formally resigned from the position he has held for the past 13 years, and that Catering Association of Namibia
readSenior Justice employees urged to master the Swapo manifesto
30-01-2006
JUSTICE Deputy Minister Uutoni Nujoma has called on senior staff in the ministry to study the Swapo Party manifesto of 2004 along with the National Development Plan and Vision 2030.Calling the
readGerman man held on sodomy charge denied bail
30-01-2006
THE defence of the German citizen who stands accused of attempted sodomy, assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm and rape suffered a blow on Friday when his application for bail was
readNuuyoma Secondary School in the North without a kitchen since 2004
30-01-2006
PUPILS at the Nuuyoma Senior Secondary School at Oshikuku in the Omusati Region are outraged because the hostel's dining hall and kitchen have not yet been rebuilt after a fire in June 2004.School
readAnother week ends in violence, greed
30-01-2006
POLICE are investigating a case of robbery with aggravating circumstances after an incident which left a 72-year-old man in hospital with serious injuries, the Police reported yesterday.Leonardville
readNujoma movie not ready
30-01-2006
NAMIBIANS will have to wait a bit longer to watch the movie about the life of former president Sam Nujoma, 'Where Others Wavered'.Only the director's cut is ready at the moment, Nampa has learned.
readMuni gwaShakati a gwedhela oondjambi dhaaniilonga noshimaliwa oshindji unene
30-01-2006
E LELO lyondoolopa ya Shakati olya gwedhele oondjambi dhaaniilonga yalyo noshimaliwa oshindji omumvo gwa zi ko, nonande Omuyaluli-Ndjayi gwelongitho lyiimaliwa mEpangelo okwa li a popi kutya Muni
readOominista dhimwe inadhi inekela Oohamushanga aakuluntu
30-01-2006
O SHINIMA shOominista dhimwe inadhi inekela nawa Oohamushanga yawo aakuluntu, osha li sha kundathanwa poshigongi sha li pokati kOmupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba nOohamaushanga aakuluntu mOmaandaha
readOmumvo 2005 ogwa li nuupyu kaku na we, Nasa
30-01-2006
W ASHINGTON - Onkundana okuzilila ku Washington sha Amerika otayi ti kutya omumvo gwa zi ko (2005) ogwo omumvo gwa li gu na uupyu kombanda yevi.Shika osha popiwa kOmugandjimulombo gwehangano National
readOontamanana kombinga yoondjambi pu Ramatex dha falwa kOmuprimaminista
30-01-2006
O MANYENYETO gaaniilonga mOkampani yokuhondja ikutu ya Ramatex kutya otaya kwata oondjambi oontshona, ngashiingeyi oga undulilwa kOmbelewa yOmuprimaminista Nahas Angula.Nonande kwa ningwa
readCisse denies assault on wife
30-01-2006
PARIS - Liverpool's French striker Djibril Cisse yesterday denied being arrested and cautioned by the British police for an alleged assault on his pregnant wife.A police spokesman had said that a
readHockey holds successful national trials
30-01-2006
THE Namibia Hockey Union (NHU) held indoor hockey trials on Saturday ahead of an African Cup of Nations tournament scheduled to take place at Walvis Bay later this year.NHU women's coach Erwin
readSports Shorts
30-01-2006
* NOTTINGHAM - Britain's Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan kept his unbeaten professional record by defeating Belarus Vitali Martynov in just 72 seconds here on Saturday night.This was the precocious
readGatti stops Denmark's Damgaard
30-01-2006
ATLANTIC CITY - Arturo Gatti, who had to overcome an injury to his right hand, recorded an 11th-round technical knockout of Denmark's Thomas Damgaard on Saturday at Boardwalk Hall.In his first fight
readHenin-Hardenne denies being unprofessional
30-01-2006
MELBOURNE - Justine Henin-Hardenne denied Saturday it was unprofessional not to finish the Australian Open final and give Amelie Mauresmo the pleasure of a true victory.The Belgian, who earned
readFish talks of new coach
30-01-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Mark Fish says he and other former South Africa stars should choose the next coach of the disgraced national football team.He was reacting to a 2-0 defeat by Tunisia Thursday which
readJoy for Egypt as Morocco bow out
30-01-2006
CAIRO - Egypt swept into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over Ivory Coast that also dumped 2004 finalists Morocco out of the tournament on Saturday.Cairo celebrated to the
readEagles look to feather their nest
30-01-2006
ALEXANDRIA - Defending champions Tunisia face their sternest challenge yet in the final Group C match at the African Nations Cup today as they take on Guinea.Both sides are unbeaten as The Eagles
readMourinho stays with Chelsea
30-01-2006
LONDON - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will not take the post of England coach under any circumstances, club chief executive Peter Kenyon said yesterday."He's made it quite clear he's not interested
readResults African Nations Cup
30-01-2006
Played Thursday, January 26 Zambia 1-2 Guinea Tunisia 2-0 South Africa Played Friday, January 27 Ghana 1-0 Senegal Nigeria 2-0 Zimbabwe Played Saturday, January 28 Egypt 3-1 Ivory Coast Libya
readPirates restore lost pride
30-01-2006
KATUTURA giants Orlando Pirates restored their dented pride with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Tigers at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday, to keep them in the hunt for the MTC Premiership title after
readPalestinians try to laugh off concerns
30-01-2006
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Have you heard the one about the 'Ramallah Club', a popular West Bank watering hole, being re-christened 'Kandahar', after the Taliban stronghold? Or that Ramallah's sister
readHamas win is no proof of rising Islamist popularity, say analysts
30-01-2006
AMMAN - Hamas's victory in the Palestinian elections was stunning but this latest episode in the rising fortunes of Arab Islamists is due more to popular disenchantment with the status quo than with
read60 dead in Polish expo hall collapse
30-01-2006
CHORZOW - A roof collapsed at an exhibition hall in Poland packed with hundreds of people, killing at least 60, and officials said yesterday they feared the death toll could rise.As temperatures
readRebels attack Sudan army base
30-01-2006
KHARTOUM - Darfur rebels said they attacked a Sudanese military base in West Darfur state on Saturday killing 78 soldiers, and accused Chadian insurgents of working alongside Sudan's armed
readIran warns of missile strike
30-01-2006
TEHRAN - Senior Iranian officials further raised tensions with the West on Saturday, implicitly warning that Tehran would use missiles to strike Israel or Western forces stationed in the Gulf if
readIn Brief
30-01-2006
* DEFEAT - Gunmen opened fire into the air from the roof of the Palestinian parliament as thousands of Fatah supporters called for party leaders to resign after their defeat in this week's election.*
read3rd term call for Mbeki, Cosatu backs Zuma
30-01-2006
JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) will tomorrow table a motion calling on the ANC and its alliance partners to campaign for a constitutional amendment that would
readChaos as Saddam walks out of court
30-01-2006
BAGHDAD - The setback-plagued trial of Saddam Hussein descended into chaos under its new judge yesterday as the former Iraqi president left the court, his half-brother was ejected and the entire
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