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31 Articles found on Monday, 17 July 2006
Inflation continues up
17-07-2006
The monthly inflation for June was estimated at 0,4 per cent up from 0,3 per cent recorded in May as inflation maintained the upward trend seen in the preceding months, the latest data from Central
readEU force caught in DRC pre-poll tensions
17-07-2006
NAIROBI - The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monuc) says harassment and arbitary arrests have disrupted the election campaign as the troubled Central African country
readCross-border rail link opens regional trade
17-07-2006
THE Northern Railway Extension is the first new rail project to be completed in southern Africa in many years and a proud achievement for the country. The first phase of 246.5 kilometres from Tsumeb
readStampede at railway inauguration
17-07-2006
PANIC broke out at the official inauguration of the new railway station at Ondangwa on Saturday, where some 4 000 people were allowed into the fenced premises of the new station. The public formed
readMideast on brink of war
17-07-2006
TYRE, Lebanon - Carrying only their children, thousands of Lebanese villagers trudged across rugged valleys and braved aerial bombardments yesterday to seek refuge in the southern port city of Tyre
readSecond anti-polio campaign starts tomorrow
17-07-2006
THE second round of Namibia's mass polio vaccination campaign is expected to kick off tomorrow, with the number of suspected cases standing at 210 by the end of last week. The target is a 95 per cent
readNujoma threatens with atom bombs
17-07-2006
NAMIBIA could "make its own atomic bombs" should any external threats occur, form president Sam Nujoma has said. Speaking at the inauguration of the northern railway line at Ondangwa on Saturday, the
readRailway milestone hailed
17-07-2006
THOUSANDS of people from all walks of life and from all parts of Namibia gathered at Ondangwa on Saturday to witness the official commissioning of the northern railway line by President Hifikepunye
readUnited beat Unam to go top
17-07-2006
UNITED beat Unam 38-23 at the Unam field on Saturday to stay at the top of the Namibian Club Rugby Premier League log.United and Wanderers were previously tied at the top of the log with 19 points
readInternational protest against seal cull
17-07-2006
SAVE The Seals (UK), an England-based conservation group, will stage a protest outside the Namibian embassy in central London on Wednesday to protest the slaughtering seal pups. The group's action
readNA mulls property rights for communal areas
17-07-2006
THE National Assembly has adopted a motion on modernising property rights in Namibia to enable people living in settlements and rural areas to gain ownership titles. This will give them the
readFour die in fires
17-07-2006
FOUR more people died last week after their homes caught fire, Police reported In Ondangwa, 93-year-old Anaa Matheus suffered serious injuries when her room caught fire on Monday evening, Police
readMother leaves baby with stranger
17-07-2006
POLICE and medical staff at the Oshikuku clinic are trying to trace the mother of a three-month-old baby who has been kept at the medical facility since last Monday. The baby's mother apparently left
readGrootfontein hospital clerk charged with bribery
17-07-2006
A CLERK in the Ministry of Health appeared in the Grootfontein Magistrate's Court last week on a charge of bribery.The Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission, Paulus Noa, confirmed that Aloysius
readPilchard quota unchanged at 25 000 mt
17-07-2006
THE new fishing quota for the 2006 pilchard season has been set at 25 000 metric tonnes, the same as last year, Cabinet announced on Friday. At the same time Cabinet said a pilchard management plan
readNew Bill for prisoners to be tabled
17-07-2006
DRAFT legislation to change conditions in Namibian prisons will soon become reality.Cabinet has approved the Corrections and Conditional Release Bill and authorised the Minister of Safety and Security
readAngolan trucker murdered
17-07-2006
A 24-year-old Angolan truck driver from Luanda has been stabbed to death by three young Namibians, the youngest barely 15 years old. The other two suspects were 20 and 24 years old. The murder took
readCrucial questions remain in child-murder trial
17-07-2006
THE trial of self-confessed child rapist and murderer Willem Louw is set to start moving into its final phase in the High Court in Windhoek tomorrow. The last testimony before judgement will be
readControversial Children's Bill referred to another committee
17-07-2006
THE much-debated Children's Status Bill has been referred once more to a parliamentary committee.The Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Marlene Mungunda, tabled a motion to this effect on
readCoD suspends 'immoral' Usakos town councillor
17-07-2006
THE Congress of Democrats (CoD) on Friday suspended Usakos Town Councillor Daniel Stramiss from his position. This comes after allegations of Stramiss's alleged involvement with an underaged girl,
readOmaulikilogopaipindi pOndjiva
17-07-2006
O NKUNDANA ya adha Oshifo shika otayi ti kutya okwa longekidhwa Omaulikilo gOpaipindi gadhengambanda, taga ka kala mOndjiva muumbugantu wa Angola okuza mOlyomakaya, ano meti 15 Juli sigo ometi 21
readBamfuchile starts on a high
17-07-2006
THE Brave Warriors beat the Namibia Defence Force 5-0 in a warm-up match in Otjiwarongo on Saturday, after leading 4-0 at halftime. It was new coach Ben Bamfuchile's first match in charge of the
readNamibia beat Australia to finish 13th
17-07-2006
NAMIBIA pulled off a great victory in extra time against Australia to finish 13th at the Inline Hockey World Championships in Budapest on Saturday. The teams were tied at three-all at the end of the
readNorth Korea rejects UN call to halt missile tests
17-07-2006
SEOUL - World powers urged North Korea yesterday to return to disarmament talks after the UN Security Council unanimously condemned its missile tests, but the isolated communist state rejected the
readMore than 30 Taliban killed in southern Afghan fighting
17-07-2006
KANDAHAR - Afghan and US-led coalition forces killed more than 30 Taliban in separate clashes in southern Helmand province, in a multinational offensive to crush the militants' hold on the region, an
readIn Brief
17-07-2006
* PRAISED - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the Lebanese Shi'ite movement Hezbollah for its fight against the "infected tumour" of Zionism. * CONDEMNED - Pope Benedict XVI
readOmuprimaminista Nahas Angula a gandja eshina lyokwiindjipaleka oombapila kOsikola yaNiimwandi
17-07-2006
PONIIMWANDI O SIKOLA yaanona ya Niimwandi mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Shana mEtine lya zi ko oya ningi yimwe yomoosikola oonelago sho ya pewa eshina enene lyokwiindjipaleka oombapila lyongushu yOoN9000
readEU force caught in DRC pre-poll tensions
17-07-2006
NAIROBI - The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monuc) says harassment and arbitary arrests have disrupted the election campaign as the troubled Central African country
readMugabe warns corrupt leaders, slaps down succession debate
17-07-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has warned that he may be forced to launch a campaign to cleanup his party's leadership for abusing authority to amass wealth and property, the official
readBritish soldier killed in Iraq operation, insurgent violence up
17-07-2006
BAGHDAD - A British soldier was killed and another wounded during a raid near Iraq's main southern city of Basra yesterday, among nearly a dozen people killed in insurgent violence around the
readIndia hopeful of netting Mumbai bombers
17-07-2006
MUMBAI - The Mumbai bombers should be identified within a week, investigating officials said yesterday, after police carried out scores of raids in the western Indian city overnight.Prime Minister
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