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29 Articles found on Wednesday, 28 June 2006
Chinese billions fuel repair of roads in Angola
28-06-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Backed by billions of dollars in Chinese loans, Angola is speeding up the building of roads and railways to help bring in more foreign direct investment, says Angola's transport
readMobile phone boom eludes Zimbabwe
28-06-2006
HARARE - It is a cold winter night in central Harare, but 100 people are willing to queue on the pavement until the shops open in the morning.The glittering prize? A mobile phone SIM card. "I had no
readEnvironmental degradation could destroy African economy, says UN
28-06-2006
NAIROBI - More than 70 per cent of Africans depend on the continent's natural resources for their livelihoods, but the toll taken on land and water could cause economic havoc if environmental
readChina says Africa trade for mutual good
28-06-2006
BEIJING - China defended its booming trade with Africa yesterday after rights groups accused it of helping sustain conflicts through arms sales and commodity deals that boost the coffers of oppressive
readTwo in court over Joubert murder
28-06-2006
TWO young men accused of having murdered a former public relations officer of Namibia's Environment Ministry, Jan Joubert, a week ago, made a first court appearance in the Gobabis Magistrate's Court
readPoliovirus death toll up to 17
28-06-2006
THE number of people infected by the wild poliovirus has reached 147 while 17 deaths were confirmed by health officials yesterday.
readGraduates fail market test
28-06-2006
GRADUATES from Namibian tertiary institutions are largely unemployable, yet they still expect to enter the job market in a managerial position and want to earn salaries way beyond their worth. These
readFraud suspect Koch stays in legal extradition limbo
28-06-2006
LAWYERS involved in the extradition proceedings around German fraud suspect Hans Juergen Koch were left scratching their heads in confusion yesterday. The High Court gave two conflicting rulings on
readRelief for shebeeners on way
28-06-2006
INTERIM regulations which will help shebeen owners obtain licences to run their businesses will be gazetted soon. Minister of Trade and Industry Immanuel Ngatjizeko made this announcement in the
readAsian construction labour in firing line
28-06-2006
THE takeover of the construction industry by Asian companies and Asian employees to the detriment of Namibians is of serious concern to the Namibian Employers' Federation (NEF). NEF Secretary
readState House crasher due in court
28-06-2006
WINDHOEK - A Namibian Defence Force Officer, Lieutenant Colonel John Kashihakumwe, who earlier this year crashed into a wall at State House while driving an NDF vehicle, is expected to make a second
readWorkers at Northern Tannery left groping in the dark
28-06-2006
WORKERS at the Northern Tannery remain uncertain about the future of the Leather Processing Plant after being slapped with a dismissal notice last month. Speaking on behalf of the workers, Chief of
readMystery fire destroys homestead
28-06-2006
A HOMESTEAD in the Ohangwena Region continues to be plagued by a series of mysterious fires that have destroyed most of the property and residents' belongings. In the latest event, a devastating
readEmployees at city business in a froth over wage hike
28-06-2006
ABOUT 60 workers employed at Namib Foam in Windhoek downed tools on Friday after the company refused their demand for an eight per cent salary increase. "We have reached a deadlock and the matter has
readNamibia aims to curb AIDS along key transport corridor
28-06-2006
KATIMA MULILO - "That [a condom] is a traveller's companion, just like the passport," said customs officer Joseph Matroos, pointing to a dispenser at the Ngoma border post in the Caprivi Region on
readWildlife Society set to mark its 40th birthday this month
28-06-2006
THE Wildlife Society of Namibia (WSN) will celebrate its 40th anniversary this month with a series of activities to mark the occasion. This Saturday, a fun walk for nature lovers takes place from
readOngwediva on the march
28-06-2006
ONGWEDIVA - Ongwediva in the Oshana Region is rapidly developing into a leading industrial and residential town, the Governor of the Region said when he officially opened the Bank Windhoek branch at
readMatter of fact
28-06-2006
In the Business section of Monday's edition of The Namibian, a photo caption named the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare as Errka Usiku.Her correct name is of
readDesperate Mugabe prays for divine intervention, warns priests
28-06-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Sunday urged churches to help state efforts to revive the country's ruined economy but warned that priests who dabbled in politics could face a
readEthiopia kills 111 rebels
28-06-2006
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian forces killed 111 rebels and took 107 others who crossed over from Eritrea earlier this month, the state news agency said yesterday. Another 18 of the Ethiopian rebels were
readOmililo dhopaudemoni dha tameka ishewe mOnooli
28-06-2006
PONDEIHALUKA O MILILO tadhi limbilike ndhoka omathimbo ga zi ko dha kala tadhi fike omagumbo gaakalimo mOnooli, e tadhi mwena po kwali, dha tameka ishewe notadhi fike egumbo lya meekulu Martha
readNamibia netball side beat Lesotho
28-06-2006
WINDHOEK - The Namibia netball team defeated Lesotho by 37-16 in their opening match of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA) Zone Six Youth Games at the Katutura Youth Complex yesterday.
readBombs kill 40 in Iraq as insurgents offer truce
28-06-2006
BAGHDAD - Bombs killed at least 40 people at markets in two Iraqi cities, hours after key lawmakers said seven Sunni Arab insurgent groups offered the government a conditional truce.Despite the fresh
readDR Congo militiamen free UN peacekeepers
28-06-2006
KINSHASA - Militiamen in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) yesterday released two of seven Nepalese United Nations peacekeepers they seized last month, a UN spokesman in the country said."Two UN
readForces mass for Gaza offensive
28-06-2006
NIZMIT HILL - Israeli tanks and troops massed near Gaza yesterday for a threatened offensive against Palestinian militants as the government said it would target Hamas leaders if an abducted soldier
readPeter Smithers, spy and botanist
28-06-2006
GENEVA - Sir Peter Smithers, a leading botanist and international civil servant who was a British spy in France before it fell to Germany in World War II, has died. He was 92. Smithers' death on
readHarriet, world's oldest tortoise
28-06-2006
SYDNEY - A 176-year-old giant tortoise believed to have been studied by famed English naturalist Charles Darwin, has died in Australia after a short illness. The extremely elderly tortoise, Harriet,
readOshigongi shoSCM mOseko ya Shaanika
28-06-2006
na Kalilo MK O MUNASHIPUNDI gwEhangano lyAayilongi Aakriste mOshitopolwa shokUumbangalantu-ninginino Johannes K 'Ndikale' Amunyela ota tseyitha kutya Oshigongi oshinene shEhangano lyAayilongi Aakriste
readIs this Tuscany or Africa? The paradoxes of Asmara
28-06-2006
ASMARA - Stroll down a broad, palm-lined boulevard in blinding sunshine and take cappuccino at one of the crowded pavement tables of the Cafe Moderna, steps from the imposing spire of a large Roman
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