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27 Articles found on Wednesday, 21 June 2006
We hear you, but give us time, PM urges shebeeners
21-06-2006
PRIME MINISTER Nahas Angula has asked shebeen owners to give Government three weeks to review the Liquor Act and come up with "workable" and "practical" solutions for its implementation. Shebeen
readDepth of Ongopolo's woes revealed in court
21-06-2006
THE High Court this week glimpsed the depths of the financial crisis that has brought one of the largest employers in the Namibian mining industry, Ongopolo Mining and Processing, to the brink of
readAll systems GO for polio drive
21-06-2006
ON THE eve of a national anti-polio drive, Government and United Nations agencies in Namibia yesterday urged everyone - old, young, pregnant, and even those on cancer or HIV treatment - to go for
readEngineers seek cause of Dolam flooding
21-06-2006
TWO engineering companies that submitted contradicting reports regarding the effect that the construction of the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Katutura may have had on the flooding of homes at Dolam earlier
readEx-combatants' body makes fresh demands
21-06-2006
A RECENTLY established committee of war veterans is pushing for remuneration of N$8 000 a month - including for those already employed, free education and medical services, fishing quotas or mining
readPolice being investigated for suicide
21-06-2006
A SUCCESSFUL arrest in a housebreaking and theft case turned into tragedy for Police at Gibeon this weekend when the suspect committed suicide in the presence of Police officers.Laurentius Philander
readPolice need your help
21-06-2006
STAFF REPORTER OSHAKATI Police are requesting the public to assist them in tracing and arresting suspects who broke into the Najo Trading Shop at Oshakati West and stole a number of leather jackets.
readHigher statistics on employment no surprise to analysts
21-06-2006
WINDHOEK - A new labour report that shows that the unemployment rate has reached 36,7 per cent hardly surprised analysts, who have long been calling for policy reform and job creation. The latest
readKaras Abattoir turnaround plan to avert retrenchment
21-06-2006
A TURNAROUND strategy could shelve plans to retrench up to 150 workers at Karas Tannery and Abattoir (KAT) at Keetmanshoop, says Board Chairman Risto Kapenda. "There is light in the tunnel to avert
readRepublican Party supports action on shebeens
21-06-2006
THE Republican Party says it is surprised at and disapproves of other political parties siding with illegal shebeen traders in the ongoing dispute over the closure of their businesses.
readOshana ready to tackle polio
21-06-2006
HEALTH officials in the Oshana Region are ready for today's launch of the National Polio Immunisation Campaign, with enough vehicles to reach all corners of the region. Director of Health for the
readAngelina, Brad eye adoption next
21-06-2006
LOS ANGELES - Weeks after the birth of their first biological child, Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are planning to adopt another. "Next we'll adopt," Jolie told CNN in an interview
readThe 'Bill Gates of Africa'
21-06-2006
A 'father of the Internet', sometimes called the Bill Gates of Africa, computing superbrain Philip Emeagwali spent years of his childhood in a refugee camp before he went on to become, in former US
readThe 'Bill Gates of Africa'
21-06-2006
A 'father of the Internet', sometimes called the Bill Gates of Africa, computing superbrain Philip Emeagwali spent years of his childhood in a refugee camp before he went on to become, in former US
readRefugees face bleak future back home without aid: UN
21-06-2006
BO WATERSIDE, Liberia - More must be done to help countries like Liberia avoid slipping back into chaos as they emerge from years of conflict, the head of the United Nations refugee agency warned
readAanandholongo yi iyaka mondholongo yOpolisi mOshakati na gumwe a kwatululwa
21-06-2006
OPILISI mOshakati oya tseyitha kutya aanandholongo ye li 11 oyi iyaka mondholongo yOpolisi mOshakati moka pokati kuusiku weti 11 Juni 2006. Otaku tiwa kutya oya tete iitenda yopombanda yondholongo
readAthletics go for special congress
21-06-2006
WINDHOEK - Athletics Namibia (AN) could have new leaders when a Special Congress takes place in August. A consultative meeting between the various stakeholders of Namibian athletics held in
readOlympic Day Run a success
21-06-2006
WINDHOEK - The 20th Olympic Day Run held at Tsumeb over the weekend was a huge success, according to the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) member Abner Xoagub. Xoagub said the annual event
readYoung Davin set for Wimbledon
21-06-2006
SUZELLE Davin will become the first Namibian female tennis player to compete at Junior Wimbledon, which starts in London next Monday. Davin qualified for one of the world's most prestige
readUnder 20 boxers defeat Botswana
21-06-2006
GOBABIS - The under-20 Namibian boxing team defeated a Botswana Defence Force (BDF) boxing team in an International Friendly Boxing Tournament over the weekend at Epako Community Hall. The boxers
readThe world's major refugee populations
21-06-2006
THE total number of refugees worldwide reached 8,4 million at the end of 2005, the lowest level since 1980.Refugee numbers decreased by 12 per cent in 2005, the fifth consecutive year in which the
readIn Brief
21-06-2006
* PACT - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir hailed the pact reached in Asmara by Khartoum and rebel groups to cease hostilities in the eastern states of Red Sea and Kassala, state media reported.*
readSeparatists free 200 Nigerian prisoners
21-06-2006
LAGOS - Suspected separatists freed more than 200 inmates in a raid on a prison in the southeastern city of Onitsha, extending four days of mob violence, authorities said yesterday.The rioters, who
readSomalia is 'a haven for al Qaeda'
21-06-2006
MOGADISHU - An old cleric, a young warrior and a desecrated Italian cemetery are at the centre of the debate on whether Somalia has become a haven for al Qaeda terrorists. Ever since an Islamic
readCharles Taylor flown to The Hague
21-06-2006
FREETOWN - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor left Sierra Leone yesterday for the Netherlands for a long-awaited trial on charges of allegedly backing brutal rebels in Sierra Leone. Court
readActivists clash with police in Bangladesh
21-06-2006
DHAKA - At least 120 people were hurt in the capital Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh yesterday in clashes between the police and opposition workers trying to march to election commission offices,
readBaghdad car bomb kills 7, Japan to pull out troops
21-06-2006
BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed seven people in a crowded Baghdad market yesterday, in spite of a crackdown on al Qaeda that the government says involves 40 000 Iraqi forces. In the southern city of
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