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17 Articles found on Thursday, 20 July 2006
'Jungle justice' on the rise in Cameroon
20-07-2006
It is 4.30 a.m. in Douala, Cameroon's business capital, and a severely beaten man with his hands lashed behind his back lies on the road in Bepanda district surrounded by an irate mob. Blood oozes
readElephant populations: Local communities, local solutions
20-07-2006
IN Namibia's north-eastern Caprivi Strip, where Angola, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe all meet, there are thousands of elephants crossing borders at any given time. In northern Botswana alone there
readClub set up to promote local products
20-07-2006
TEAM Namibia has launched a Goodwill Ambassadors Club whose major objective is to promote locally made products and local services. The initiative launched in Windhoek yesterday, would see the
readPolio round two impresses Health officials
20-07-2006
HEALTH authorities have expressed satisfaction with the number of people who turned out for polio vaccination on the first day on Tuesday. "It went very well. Perhaps not what we have been fearing,"
readNamibia's Electoral law faces revision
20-07-2006
NAMIBIA'S legislation governing the electoral process is likely to be amended before the next elections in December 2009, a former top official with the Electoral Commission of Namibia said
readYoung suspect admits killing pregnant girlfriend; pleads temporary insanity
20-07-2006
"I DO not deny that I, when I came to my senses, had an axe handle in my hands.The axe handle was bloodstained." With this statement, together with others in which he admitted that he had taken the
readUmfolozi mystery deepens
20-07-2006
THE Port Captain at Walvis Bay, Vladimir Gusev, has been suspended in the wake of the container ship Umfolozi vanishing from the harbour. Both Gusev himself and a Namibian Ports Authority (NamPort)
readAngolan journalist killed
20-07-2006
A REPORTER for Public Television of Angola in Kunene Province, Beniciu Wedeinge, was murdered on Sunday morning. He was killed at his residence in Castilhos Suburb in the southern Angolan town of
readDrama at Okahandja as the CEO locks herself in office
20-07-2006
FACTIONAL squabbles at the Okahandja Town Council took a different turn on Tuesday when Chief Executive Officer Regina Alughodhi locked herself up in her office for several hours and refused to speak
readRuling today on Aroab sex claims
20-07-2006
A FORMER school hostel superintendent accused of sexually molesting school boys is expected to know his fate today. The Keetmanshoop Regional Court is set to pass judgement on Jacobus Bloom (46),
readZim land reform impresses Ithana
20-07-2006
JUSTICE Minister Pendukeni Ivula-Ithana has reportedly praised Zimbabwe's controversial land reform programme, reports in Harare said this week. The government-owned Herald newspaper reported that
read'Vision 2030 needs people power'
20-07-2006
GOVERNMENT'S ambitious development plan, Vision 2030, should not be left to Government and public institutions alone. Its implementation has to involve all Namibians, President Hifikepunye Pohamba
readGunmen kill several civilians at DRC poll rally
20-07-2006
KINSHASA - Gunmen opened fire on an election rally and killed several people in Congo's volatile east, the United Nations reported yesterday. Tuesday's deaths raise the election-related toll to at
readSquash tourney at Wanderers
20-07-2006
THE DStv Namibian Closed Squash Tournament will be held at Wanderers this weekend.The tournament has been sponsored by DStv to the tune of N$15 000. The event will feature all the top Namibian squash
readBest of Warriors selected
20-07-2006
BRAVE Warriors coach Ben Bamfuchile yesterday announced his final 20 players, who will be doing duty for Namibia in a Cosafa Castle Cup encounter against Seychelles at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on
readGunmen kill several civilians at DRC poll rally
20-07-2006
KINSHASA - Gunmen opened fire on an election rally and killed several people in Congo's volatile east, the United Nations reported yesterday.Tuesday's deaths raise the election-related toll to at
readIvorian youths block roads in ID protest
20-07-2006
ABIDJAN - Youths loyal to Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo blocked roads in the main city Abidjan on Wednesday to protest against an identity scheme for elections due by end-October, police and
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