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25 Articles found on Wednesday, 12 July 2006
Africa in scramble for new energy as blackouts escalate
12-07-2006
CAPE TOWN - African governments are scrambling for new sources of energy to stave off more costly blackouts as strained power supplies plunge swathes of the continent into darkness, stifling
readWestLB arranges loan for Bank of Namibia
12-07-2006
GERMAN bank WestLB has jointly arranged a US$50 million to US$75 million debut syndicated loan for the Bank of Namibia (BoN) as it focused on growing its business in the southern African region, the
readQuarantine vital for beef products
12-07-2006
RUNDU - The quarantine of cattle north of the Veterinary Cordon Fence plays a fundamental role in the marketing of beef products, Meatco's Manager for the Northern Regions, Jannie Breytenbach, said
readNo better way to cull seals: Govt
12-07-2006
THERE is no less cruel method to cull seal pups than to club them, Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Abraham Iyambo said yesterday, calling on local and international experts and animal welfare
readIndia on high alert after bombs rock Mumbai
12-07-2006
MUMBAI - At least 135 people were killed and hundreds injured in seven bomb explosions on packed commuter trains and stations during rush hour in Mumbai yesterday, India's financial hub, officials
readChild killer prayed with victim's family
12-07-2006
A DAY after he had raped and murdered the six-year-old Rachel Hamatundu at Swakopmund early last year, Willem Louw was in the home of his victim's grieving father, suggesting a hymn to be sung and
readFirms in hot water over AA
12-07-2006
Criminal charges laid against 200 companies * CHRISTOF MALETSKY THE Employment Equity Commission has laid criminal charges against more than 200 Namibian companies for failing to comply with the
readBeauty's memory amazes treason trial lawyers
12-07-2006
ONE of the most recent witnesses to testify in the main Caprivi high treason trial astounded defence lawyers last week when she claimed she was able to recall an exact date in mid-1999 when she saw
readZim cracks down on passport swindlers
12-07-2006
THE High Commission of Zimbabwe yesterday confirmed international media reports that Zimbabwe is cracking down on people using false emergency travel documents for cross-border shopping trips between
readNA rejects NC proposals on SOE Bill
12-07-2006
MEMBERS of the National Assembly yesterday had difficulty passing the State-Owned Enterprises Bill, which was tabled for reconsideration after being referred back by the National Council with
readSuspects arrested for Love St killing
12-07-2006
THE Police have arrested two men in connection with a murder and robbery at a house next to the Parliament buildings in Windhoek last week. Elia Katuu (24) and Roger Mberira (26) have both been
readGoreangab murder case postponed
12-07-2006
THE trial of Domingo Zuze Da Costa (35) and Joseph Ndyatu (29), the two men accused of murdering 35-year-old German national Ralph Kohnke in Windhoek late last year, was postponed for a third time
readNo decision yet on school food fight
12-07-2006
AN urgent application in the High Court to set aside a Tender Board decision to take away a hospital catering contract from Global Foods and award it to Independence Caterers was yesterday postponed
readUsakos residents throw down gauntlet on corruption claims
12-07-2006
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba himself will be asked to deal with the "dirty laundry" of the Usakos Municipality if demands by residents continue to be ignored.Chairman of the Usakos Residents'
readOmuvu a lalwa koonkondo moshipangelo mOshakati
12-07-2006
O POLISI ya Shakati otayi konakona oshiningwanima oshitilithi shomuvu ta ehamenene a lalelwa mombete ye mOshipangelo shEpangelo mOshakati kuwalye ongulohi yeti 29 Juni 2006. Shika osha monima mo
readIitendelele iinene pOmhedi meti 4 sigo ometi 5 Aguste
12-07-2006
TATE Hadino Hishongwa, ngoka e li gumwe gwomaagandjimayele yOmukwaniilwa gwUukwanyama meekulu Martha Mwadinomho yaKristian yaNelumbu, mEtitano lya zi ko okwa tseyitha pOmungwelume kutya meti 4 sigo 5
read10 worst child hotspots
12-07-2006
A RUNDOWN of the 10 worst places to be a child according to a Reuters poll of humanitarian experts released yesterday. The countries are listed according to how many votes they received. * DARFUR,
readTibet train reaches Lhasa
12-07-2006
LHASA - The first train from Beijing to Tibet has finished an arduous journey along the world's highest railway, opening direct service to the Himalayan region that China has been trying for decades
readIn Brief
12-07-2006
VIOLENCE - More than 20 people were killed in Haiti in recent days amid escalating violence involving armed gangs in Martissant, the southern suburb of the capital, UN officials said. * COLLISION -
readIsrael batters Gaza with more air strikes
12-07-2006
GAZA CITY - Israel battered the Gaza Strip with more air strikes yesterday as the government gave the green light to intensify the offensive that has killed more than 50 Palestinians in a week.
readSudan is most dangerous place for children - poll
12-07-2006
LONDON - Sudan, Uganda and Congo are the world's three most dangerous places for children due to wars that have brought death, disease and displacement to millions, a Reuters poll of humanitarian
readAl Qaeda group shows video of US corpses
12-07-2006
DUBAI - A group led by al Qaeda in Iraq released gruesome footage of two corpses it said were US soldiers killed in June, and dedicated the video to an Iraqi girl who US soldiers are accused of
readSaddam and aides boycott trial for second day running
12-07-2006
BAGHDAD - Saddam Hussein and his lawyers again boycotted his trial on charges of crimes against humanity yesterday as a lawyer for a minor co-accused began summing up his case. The former Iraqi
readGunmen ambush minibus in Baghdad, kill 10 onboard
12-07-2006
BAGHDAD - Sectarian violence rocked Baghdad yesterday as gunmen ambushed a minibus driving through a Sunni neighbourhood, taking Shi'ites home from a funeral, and killed 10 of those aboard, police
readAt least 67 killed in Mogadishu fighting
12-07-2006
MOGADISHU - Somalia's last secular warlord in Mogadishu surrendered on Monday to Islamic militants after rival Somali fighters pounded each other with heavy artillery in a two-day battle leaving at
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