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40 Articles found on Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Fishing for learning
31-01-2006
AN Eastern Cape high school is to add fishing to its formal syllabus this year, the Dispatch newspaper reports.John Amoah, Principal of Inkwenkwezi High School in Mdanstane, told the paper the idea
readSouth African invents 'microwave' for sports shoes
31-01-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Imagine a microwave-like machine that can wash and dry your smelly sneakers in 10 minutes - because one day very soon you might be able to buy one.South African Cheslyn Swart has
readUnder fire, Museveni marks 20 years in power
31-01-2006
KAMPALA - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni marked two decades in power at the weekend, less than a month before elections seen as a key test of his once-sterling but now tarnished democratic
readSitting on gold but living off nothing in Congo
31-01-2006
LULIBA - The sound is instantly recognisable across most of Africa: the dull pounding of a pestle and mortar over the murmur of women's voices.It usually comes from women grinding maize, millet or
readReduce Civil Service
31-01-2006
THE Government could reduce the number of civil servants by gradually abolishing useless positions.People who were doing unnecessary jobs should be given other jobs to do instead of creating
readAn Unrealised Vision
31-01-2006
I AM pleased to hear the President saying that he realises that people are not doing their jobs and are roaming around - 'Vision 2030 is in danger', an article which appeared in a local
readNamibians Have It All
31-01-2006
JUST a note to remind you that Namibia is a great country as far as safety is concerned.It is also very hard to believe that people in Namibia do not appreciate the nature of our country while it is
readLister's Perspectives Are Wrong
31-01-2006
I AM a 15-year-old Namibian who comes from a home where reading The Namibian newspaper is the norm.For the past few years I have come to realise that you create a somewhat altered view of the state
read'RED Alert' Concerns on Electricity Supply
31-01-2006
I HAVE unfortunately not seen the City of Windhoek's press release on the transfer of its electricity service to the regional electricity distributor (CentralRED) on July 1, 2006 but I am quite
readBlackout threat leaves CEOs aghast
31-01-2006
DAVOS - It's not the sub-zero temperatures that had the corporate kingpins shivering in Davos this year but the prospect of life without their 'Blackberry'.After Angelina Jolie, the wireless portable
readEx-Enron bosses for trial
31-01-2006
HOUSTON - Enron Corp.'s former top bosses Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling entered a federal courtroom yesterday to face the jury that would judge whether the two took part in the fraud that brought down
readRand tame, seen weaker ahead of MPC
31-01-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand edged weaker against the dollar yesterday as the greenback continued to draw strength from expectations of higher interest rates in the United States.Traders expect
readGlobalisation here to stay
31-01-2006
A NEW economic survey released yesterday showed that the world is ready to embrace globalisation and that discerning voices against this trend were becoming more and more insignificant as companies
readJanuary rainfall figures well above averages
31-01-2006
RAINFALL figures measured between January 1 and 25 show that several parts of Namibia have received above-average rainfall.Some areas in Windhoek have received three-and-a-half times more than their
readFlowing river leaves Walvis Bay reeling
31-01-2006
A STRONGLY flowing Kuiseb River on Friday knocked out the water pumps that supply water to Walvis Bay, leaving the harbour town grappling with a crisis.Seven of Walvis Bays eight reservoirs are
readNamibia considers nuclear power option
31-01-2006
GOVERNMENT ruffled some feathers among renewable-energy advocates yesterday when it said it had been toying with the idea of nuclear power as a potential energy source for Namibia.But Mines and Energy
readGobabis child-sex trial farmer shoots himself
31-01-2006
THE child-sex trial of elderly Gobabis farmer Abraham Roux ended on a sombre note yesterday, when High Court Judge Kato van Niekerk was told that Roux had taken his life over the weekend.Faced with
readGovt finds funds for more schools, teachers
31-01-2006
THE Education Ministry has sourced money from its capital budget to accommodate the thousands of pupils who could not get admission to schools in the most populated regions.In a letter to regional
readDolam houses now a health hazard
31-01-2006
THE City of Windhoek has told the occupants of about 14 flooded homes in Katutura's Dolam location that the houses would be cleaned without their consent if they do not agree to the clean-up.In a
readNBC is one step closer to new DG
31-01-2006
IT'S off to phase two in the search for a new Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Director General.Today marks 11 days since the cut-off date for applications by those wanting to hold the top
readGovt names farmers illegally grazing cattle in Kavango
31-01-2006
GOVERNMENT has decided to name and shame the communal farmers who have ignored a Cabinet order to move out of the Ukwangali tribal area.The Ministry of Lands issued a media statement in which it
readTwo swept away in Hardap Dam outflow
31-01-2006
A 29-year-old man from Mariental disappeared into the Fish River on Thursday afternoon when he dove into the outflow of the Hardap Dam and was swept away by the current.According to witnesses the
readCops foil cash heist
31-01-2006
THE City Police and Namibian Police claimed yesterday that they had foiled a planned cash-in-transit robbery and arrested four men in connection with the incident.Acting on a tip-off from the public,
readAfrika ina pitililwa we; Pohamba ta ti
31-01-2006
O MUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa ti omanenevi galwe itashi vulika we nande ga tsikile nokupitilila Afrika nokumu patela pondje momahangano ge na sha niinakugwanithwa yokweetapo ombili negameno
readYatano ya sa moshiponga shohauto
31-01-2006
A ANTU ye li yatano oya si moshiponga shohauto omanga yamwe ya ehamekwa sho iihauto iyali yi idhenge omitse mumwe mondjila yopokati ka Liindili na Keetmanshoop omutenya gwEtitano lya zi ko.Omukuluntu
readUNHCR i indila ekwatho kIigwanahangano
31-01-2006
O MUKULUNTU gwehangano egameni lyoontauki muuyuni lya Un ited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) mEtiyali lya zi ko okwa ningi eindilo kOlaata yEgameno yIigwanahango yi kwathele paenkondo
readMuni ota ka futa Aadolam
31-01-2006
E LELO lya Muni gwa Venduka olya popi kutya otali ka futa aakwashigwana yomolukanda lwa Dolam mu Katutura mboka iinima yawo ya yonagulwa komvula onene ndjoka ya lokele omasiku ga zi ko.Nando ongaaka,
readLeRoy berates own players
31-01-2006
CAIRO - Coach Claude LeRoy said he felt a bit ashamed of DR Congo's behaviour after their second red card of the African Nations Cup in Sunday's 2-0 defeat by Cameroon.Gladys Bokese's dismissal for
readSenegal must beat Nigeria and then hope
31-01-2006
PORT SAID - Senegal need to beat Nigeria and hope that Zimbabwe can pull off a surprise and take at least a point off Ghana to qualify for the African Nations Cup quarter-finals.Nigeria, meanwhile,
readAngola geared up for World Cup despite exit
31-01-2006
CAIRO - Angola blamed inexperience for their early exit from the African Nations Cup finals but coach Luis Oliveira Goncalves said the competition would stand his side in good stead for their first
readFootball Log Standings
31-01-2006
MTC Namibia Premier League Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts Civics 7 6 1 0 18 4 14 19 Blue Waters 7 5 1 1 15 5 10 16 Orlando Pirates 7 4 2 1 17 8 9 14 Tigers 7 3 1 3 11 10 1 10 African Stars 7 2 4 1 6
readStrydom's pro career boosted
31-01-2006
NAMIBIA'S top tennis player Jurgens Strydom's career as a professional has been boosted by Mobile Telecommunications (MTC) with a massive sponsorship of N$200 000.Strydom, Namibia's 2005 junior
readNigerian militants free foreign oil workers
31-01-2006
YENAGOA - Nigerian militants released four foreign oil workers yesterday, ending a 19-day hostage crisis, but threatened to resume attacks on oil facilities in the world's eighth largest exporter.The
readSchafik Handal, ex-guerrilla leader
31-01-2006
SAN SALVADOR - Schafik Handal (75), a communist guerrilla commander during El Salvador's brutal 12-year civil war and a former presidential candidate, died of a heart attack last Tuesday.Handal was a
readFayard Nicholas, acclaimed dancer
31-01-2006
LOS ANGELES - When Fayard Nicholas danced, his body knew instinctively what to do - whether it was tap, ballet or his signature, high-in-the-air full split.Teamed with his brother, Harold, Nicholas
readJohannes Rau, former German president, 'man of conscience'
31-01-2006
BERLIN - Former German president Johannes Rau, a champion of ethnic integration and reconciliation with Israel, died on Friday at the age of 75 after a long illness, his office said.After his
readIn Brief
31-01-2006
* SABOTAGE - The derailment of a packed express train in Pakistan that killed at least two people and injured more than 70 appears to have been caused by sabotage, a railways official said.* MOURNED
readSuicide bomber strikes in Iraq after rocky Saddam trial
31-01-2006
BAGHDAD - A suicide car bomber blew himself up yesterday next to a police training centre in southeast Iraq, causing dozens of casualties, a day after a rocky session in the trial of Saddam
readIran mixes threats with diplomacy to avoid UN Security Council referral
31-01-2006
TEHRAN - By blending cunning diplomacy with threats of retaliation, Iran is hoping it can kill off Western efforts to send its disputed nuclear programme to the UN Security Council this week.The
readNo Hamas coalition for Fatah
31-01-2006
RAMALLAH - Deputies from Fatah has confirmed that the beleaguered faction would not join Hamas in a coalition government after the radical Islamists' sensational election victory.The unexpected
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