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24 Articles found on Wednesday, 7 June 2006
Africa, US to devise private sector strategy
07-06-2006
WASHINGTON - Ministers from 37 African nations and the United States are holding annual talks this week aimed at devising strategies for a vibrant private sector in Africa and stepping up
readZeppelin seeks hidden diamons in Kalahari
07-06-2006
JWANENG MINE - Moonlight glistens off a huge zeppelin airship as it glides over Botswana's Kalahari Desert. High-tech sensors on board probe the arid sands below, looking for buried diamonds. This
readMedical aid cover for the poor
07-06-2006
ANOTHER medical aid for lower income earners, with an inclusive special package for HIV-AIDS sufferers has been launched in Namibia. The Health-is-Vital Risk Equalisation Fund was launched in
readCharged top Policemen to hear fate this week
07-06-2006
TWO top-ranking Police officers who were charged with theft in March and who are still reporting for duty may have that luxury stripped from them by the end of this week. The Police's Complaints and
readMTC rescues Namibia Rugby Union
07-06-2006
THE auction of the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, which was scheduled to take place yesterday, was averted at the last minute after MTC made N$350 000 available to the Namibia Rugby Union. The famous
readNorthern Tannery at Ondangwa in financial crisis
07-06-2006
AN ongoing dispute between the shareholders and the Board of Directors of the Northern Tannery in Ondangwa has left 32 workers without pay. The multi-million dollar tannery and leather
readArandis textile making a go of it
07-06-2006
WHILE Namibia's largest textile factory says it is struggling to survive and threatening to close its doors in Windhoek, a much smaller textile operation at Arandis says their business is thriving.
readRed Cross appeals for funds
07-06-2006
THE Namibia Red Cross has appealed to the international community for around N$4,7 million to help it fight HIV-AIDS, deal with disaster management and cover operational costs during the next five
readBulk electricity tariffs up by 10,2%
07-06-2006
THE Electricity Control Board (ECB) has given power utility NamPower the right to increase its bulk electricity tariffs by 10,2 per cent. The increase will come into effect on July 1. Making the
readRecord US$4,1 m for Shiloh pics
07-06-2006
AMERICAN magazine People has secured exclusive rights to publish the first pictures of Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's baby Shiloh Nouvel for a reported US$4,1 million (about N$28
readShebeen closures to continue: Minister
07-06-2006
SAFETY and Security Minister Peter Tsheehama yesterday vowed that the Police would close down all unlicensed liquor outlets in Namibia despite opposition from cuca shop owners. At the weekend, the
readNational alert on polio
07-06-2006
GOVERNMENT is to launch a massive nationwide drive to immunise every Namibian against polio following preliminary tests of what up until yesterday had been described as a mystery disease. The results
readPolio Factfile What is Polio?
07-06-2006
POLIOMYELITIS or polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. It can strike at any age, but 50 per cent of
readNamibian schools switch on to information technology
07-06-2006
NAMIBIA intends having 12 000 teachers trained in basic computer literacy and 350 000 learners using computers for half an hour a week by 2010, according to goals set down by the Information and
readHenry Bumstead, Hollywood veteran
07-06-2006
LOS ANGELES - Henry Bumstead, an Academy Award-winning production designer who created sets for such classic films as 'To Kill A Mockingbird' and 'Vertigo' in a career spanning 70 years, has died.He
readMonooli kaye uvitile nawa epato lyoondingosho
07-06-2006
O YENDJI mOnooli ya Namibia kaye uvite ombili koondingosho dhawo ndhoka tadhi patwa kEpangelo sho aniwa kadhi na oombapila dhokungeshefa dha za kuuministeli wIipindi nIikwafaabulika. Opolisi mOnooli,
readFootball Results
07-06-2006
Kasu Winter Cup Played Saturday, June 3 Bones FC 0-3 Otjimanangombe; Ondjombo Yorukune 0-3 Orlando ya Kozonduzu; Orukune 1-2 Greenwell United; Okombanda 0-1 Ajax Goreangab; Veterans 0-3 Mokatemua
readNotice Presentation on athletics in city
07-06-2006
A PRESENTATION on long-term Athletic Development, Training and Nutrition for Athletes will be presented by Professor Marius Locke, of the Faculty of Physical Education and Health at the University of
readIn Brief
07-06-2006
PALESTINIAN REFERENDUM - Mahmud Abbas was chairing a meeting of Palestinian lawmakers to set a date for a referendum on a statehood plan that implicitly recognises Israel, after a deadline expired for
readIran sees positive signs in West's nuclear proposal
07-06-2006
TEHRAN - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said proposals offered by six world powers yesterday to end a nuclear standoff had positive points but also some "ambiguities" that had to be taken out. The
readFor Darfur rebel leader peace is dangerous
07-06-2006
FATA BORNO CAMP - Signing a peace deal to end three years of fighting that some have called genocide would normally propel a rebel leader into the ranks of national hero. But in Sudan's violent
readQuake victims angry aid not flowing
07-06-2006
YOGYAKARTA - Dozens of aid trucks laden with rice remained blocked in government depots yesterday due to bureaucratic bottlenecks, angering Indonesian earthquake survivors struggling to rebuild their
readRocio Jurado, Spanish icon
07-06-2006
MADRID - Rocio Jurado, a singer and actress who was a beloved figure in Spain and Latin America over a career spanning more than four decades, died at the end of last week after a two-year battle
readRaymond Triboulet, a hero in the French Resistance
07-06-2006
PARIS - Raymond Triboulet (99), a World War II Resistance fighter who helped to stage the D-Day landings in Normandy before serving as minister under Charles De Gaulle, has died.Enrolled in the
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