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45 Articles found on Wednesday, 4 January 2006
Dipping tourism numbers cause for 'big concern'
04-01-2006
HARARE - Tourism numbers to Zimbabwe have dipped by more than a quarter over the July to September months last year compared with the same period over 2004, a cause for "major concern" an official
readMorocco opens its sky for European airlines
04-01-2006
RABAT - Morocco, eager to boost tourist arrivals by one million each year until 2010, is fully opening its market to European airlines to energise competition and integrate its sky into EU common
readShell ships first crude cargo from Bonga
04-01-2006
ABUJA - Royal Dutch Shell shipped 200 000 barrels of crude oil from Nigeria's Bonga, the first cargo from the deepwater oil and gas field which started producing in November, a Nigerian arm of Shell
readWar fears take shine off economic hopes
04-01-2006
JAFFNA - For most of 2005, Sri Lanka's stock market was Asia's best performer, but fears that a two-decade old civil war may restart are making investors worried and some hoteliers and shop owners
readJapan to pursue trade deals
04-01-2006
TOKYO - Japan is likely to pursue free-trade agreements with China and India as well as Australia to give it more clout in a proposed East Asian community, a leading daily reported yesterday.Japan
readKenya inflation rises
04-01-2006
NAIROBI - Kenya's year-on-year inflation rate jumped to 7,6 per cent in December from 6,0 per cent in November, propelled by higher food, transport and housing costs, the Central Bureau of Statistics
readZim govt extends life of temporary currency
04-01-2006
Harare - The Zimbabwe government has decided to extend the life of its temporary bank notes by another six months as the government works on introducing a new currency, state radio reported on
readVodacom reaches 17,5 mln subscribers
04-01-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South African cellular operator Vodacom has increased its subscribers to 17,5 million, making it the fastest growing network in the Vodafone stable, the firm said in statement
readBankers to visit SMEs in Windhoek
04-01-2006
EXECUTIVES of local financial institutions will next week tour small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in Windhoek, so as to get closer to home understanding of the sector.The tour
readOil extends rally amid gas row
04-01-2006
SINGAPORE - Oil prices rose half a per cent yesterday, extending year-end gains after a brief cut in Russian natural gas supplies to Europe rattled traders and threatened to drive up demand for
readQuad-bike menace continues at coast
04-01-2006
THE total disregard for environmental conservation shown by scores of quad-bikers along the coast every Christmas season, is fast becoming a national crisis according to several tour operators and
readBusinesses grind to a halt as fuel crisis in North persists
04-01-2006
SEVERAL businesses in the North were unable to operate yesterday and hundreds of commuters and car owners were left stranded as the fuel crisis worsened. Long queues of vehicles were still visible at
readNUNW in-fighting takes a new turn
04-01-2006
RECENT in-fighting at the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), fuelled by political differences at Swapo level, has resulted in a new mysterious, yet unsigned, statement which borders on
readSwapo reshuffles CC regional reps
04-01-2006
SWAPO, at its last Central Committee meeting of 2005, reassigned some of its national leaders to new regions. This decision followed recent events where so-called 'illegal' conferences were held in
readAnthrax scare in Omusati
04-01-2006
UTSATSIMA - The State Veterinarian for the Omusati Region, Dr Lewis Sibanda, has called on people living near the Uutsatsima cattle post to refrain from eating the meat of cattle that have died of
readPolice nab Khorab lodge robbers
04-01-2006
THE Khorab Safari Lodge, about five kilometres outside Otavi, was broken into on December 29, Police reported yesterday.Five men apparently entered five rooms at the lodge and stole bedding, liquor
readTransNamib probes cargo train collision
04-01-2006
TWO cargo trains belonging to TransNamib collided outside Okahandja last Thursday, the company's spokesperson confirmed yesterday.Olivia Kanyemba-Usiku said the accident took place almost 25
readMore rain expected to weekend
04-01-2006
HEAVY rains will continue to pound most parts of the country until the end of the weekend, the Windhoek-based Weather Bureau said yesterday.Weatherman Simon Dirkse told The Namibian that there was a
readFormer national soccer star in court for assault
04-01-2006
FORMER national soccer player and Black Africa midfielder Eric Quest appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court yesterday on a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.Quest was
readPolice in hunt for pastor linked to fraud, forgery
04-01-2006
THE Namibian Police's Commercial Crime Investigation Unit is appealing to members of the public to help it trace a church pastor being sought in connection with fraud, forgery and uttering charges
readA dead body, fake money and a stolen car
04-01-2006
POLICE in Windhoek are trying to put together pieces of a puzzle, involving a burnt human body, a blood-smeared kitchen, a brick and fake money wrapped in refuse bags.At around 15h30 on December 29,
readUNESCO ota hwahwameke iinima yopamithigululwakalo
04-01-2006
P ARIS - Ongundu yimwe ya Kabuki mu Japana nosho wo onkwawo ya zi ku Turkey odha tumbulwa konima yoshiwike nokutulwa momusholondondo gwehangano lyIigwanahangano moshikondo shoka hashi ungaunga
readUumbwanda wa vuka mOnooli
04-01-2006
U UMBWANDA ou li shimwe shomiinima mbyoka tayi taandelitha noonkondo ombuto yoHIV moshitopolwa sha Shana..Ndhika odha popiwa ku Ngoloneya gwoshitopolwa shika tate Clemence Kashuupulwa, pethimbo
readAaIraqi ya hogolola mokati komakuyunguto
04-01-2006
A AIRAQI omayuvi oya yi kuuketha womahogololo mEti 15 Desemba 2005, ya ka hogolola iilyo yawo yOparaliamende okuudha, okuza mpoka sho Saddam Hussein u umbwa ko koshipundi
readMalawi a dhengwa kefundja enene
04-01-2006
B LANTYRE - Onkundana okuzilila ku Blantyre sha Malawi otayi ti kutya aantu ye li 1 000 oya kuthwa momagumbo gawo kefundja lya kindja, ndyoka wo lya hanagula po omapya gomapungu mu shimwe shomiilongo
readOtashi vulika Namibia a kale nompumbwe yiikulya
04-01-2006
N AMIBIA ota ka kala nuupyakadhi wompumbwe yiikwailya tayi tengenekelwa pootona 158 400, shika otashi etwa komvula ndjoka kwa talika itayi loko nawa nosho wo keshunithopevi lyomahala gomapya
readMeekulu Martha yaKalangula a fumvikwa kengathithi pOndangwa
04-01-2006
O MUKULUKADHI gwOmumbiishofi gwOngeleka ya Englanda moNamibia Peter Kalangula, meme Martha Kalangula, ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo sha Vinduka meti 7 Desemba 2005 konima yuuwehame, okwa
readLindsay Davenport issues warning on Hingis
04-01-2006
HONG KONG - World number one Lindsay Davenport yesterday warned that the jury was still out on Martina Hingis' return to competitive tennis, despite victory in her comeback match this week.Davenport
readFederer would not swap Wimbledon for French Open title
04-01-2006
WIMBLEDON is world number one Roger Federer's favourite tournament and he would rather triumph there again than win a first French Open.Asked whether he would swap his Wimbledon crown for the only
readFrench teenage hope blows a gasket
04-01-2006
DOHA - RICHARD Gasquet, the outstandingly gifted 19-year-old who has been billed a potential challenger to Roger Federer's crown, began 2006 with a shock defeat here on Monday.The world number 17
readAustralia's Lee reprimanded
04-01-2006
AUSTRALIAN fast bowler Brett Lee escaped with an official reprimand after being found guilty of dissent during the third and final test against South Africa on Tuesday.Lee was ordered to appear before
readConfident South Africa eye victory against Australia
04-01-2006
SYDNEY - South Africa are confident they can go on to beat Australia after a perfectly executed game plan left them in control of the third test match on Tuesday.Australia finished the day in trouble
readKamagu Cup Kick-Off
04-01-2006
Last month saw the first ever hosting of the Kamagu Cup at Tjaka Ben Hur in the Omaheke region.The tournament which features a floating trophy and is to become an annual event attracted four teams
readDakar Rally: Joan Roma takes lead in Africa
04-01-2006
ER RACHIDIA, Morocco - Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart team driver Joan 'Nani' Roma and co-driver Henri Magne set the sixth fastest time in the first African stage of this year's Dakar Rally between Nador
readNamibia Premier League finale set for fireworks SKW
04-01-2006
LOCAL soccer fans can prepare for a grand finale when second round action of the MTC Namibia Premier League resumes in about two weeks time.Civics, also known as the Bethlehem Boys, are currently
readSouth Africa is continent's leading jailer
04-01-2006
CAPE TOWN - South Africa, an economic and political leader in Africa, is also the continent's number one jailer. If prisons are a reflection of society, what conclusions are to be drawn from this
readIce rink collapses, kills at least 10
04-01-2006
BAD REICHENHALL - Rescue workers searched frantically for survivors yesterday in the wreckage of a collapsed ice rink in the Bavarian Alps as police raised the death toll to at least 10, many of them
readMugabe seen driving Zim deeper into crisis
04-01-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe is likely to sink deeper into crisis in 2006 as President Robert Mugabe continues hardline policies that have gutted the economy and isolated his government, analysts say.Zimbabwe
readHaitian presidential candidate held on gun charge
04-01-2006
PORT-AU-PRINCE - A former Haitian police chief and ex-senator who is running for president was arrested by UN troops and Haitian police on weapons charges, police said.Dany Toussaint was held for
readBritain's Home Office to investigate visa-for-sex claims
04-01-2006
LONDON - Britain's interior ministry has launched an investigation into a report that some immigration officers gave favourable treatment to attractive and compliant women, the Sun newspaper reported
readHumans display their stupid side on wildlife
04-01-2006
JOHANNESBURG - A South African mugger fleeing the scene of his crime hides in a tiger enclosure.On the country's coast, a woman attempts to be a good Samaritan by pushing a young seal into the sea,
readKidnappers warn against rescue of Italians
04-01-2006
TRIBESMAN who kidnapped five Italians warned the Yemeni government on Monday they would kill the captives if any attempt was made to free them by force.The kidnapping of the Italians on Sunday was the
readSaddam prefers firing squad
04-01-2006
JAILED former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein told two of his lawyers that if he is sentenced to death for war crimes, he would rather die by firing squad than by hanging, The Washington Times said
readBlast at coal mine traps 13 miners underground
04-01-2006
TALLMANSVILLE - Rescuers methodically made their way toward the spot where 13 coal miners were believed to be trapped below ground yesterday morning as other crews drilled a hole to try to listen for
readIce rink collapses, kills at least 10
04-01-2006
BAD REICHENHALL - Rescue workers searched frantically for survivors yesterday in the wreckage of a collapsed ice rink in the Bavarian Alps as police raised the death toll to at least 10, many of them
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