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42 Articles found on Wednesday, 1 March 2006
Armyworms destroy key crops in Tanzania
01-03-2006
ARUSHA - Armyworms have destroyed about 20 000 hectares of maize and other crops in northern and south-eastern Tanzania and the situation is likely to worsen in the next few weeks, National Army Worms
readNo economic growth without women's rights
01-03-2006
UNITED NATIONS - The world is beginning to understand that integrating women and girls into the life of a nation is the surest path to economic growth and development, a top UN official told an
readBotswana introduces formal inflation target
01-03-2006
GABORONE - Botswana's central bank has introduced a formal inflation target of three to six per cent for the coming three years, but admitted it would not be achieved this year after the annual rate
readBAT's annual profits fail to light up
01-03-2006
LONDON - Cigarette giant British American Tobacco announced yesterday a 29-per cent slump in pre-tax profits to £2,588 billion (around N$27,69 billion) in 2005, but the data was skewed by big deals
readChevron shuts SA refinery after power cut
01-03-2006
CAPE TOWN - Chevron's oil refinery in Cape Town was shut down yesterday after a power outage and was likely to restart tomorrow, the company said."At approximately 02h15 this morning, the Chevron
readKenya to sell shares in Telkom, Safaricom
01-03-2006
NAIROBI - Kenya will offer 60 per cent of its shareholding in fixed-line monopoly Telkom Kenya on the stock exchange and to a strategic investor after it restructures the loss-making company,
readPorts row gives petrodollar investors jitters
01-03-2006
DUBAI - The controversy over a Dubai company's bid to control key US ports has reinforced a perception in the Middle East that investments in the United States can be politically risky for
readIndia targets 10% growth
01-03-2006
NEW DELHI - India's finance minister announced a populist budget yesterday, targeting the nation's poverty-stricken masses at the same time as pledging strong growth and fiscal prudence.Finance
readCompanies face affirmative action troubles
01-03-2006
MORE than 150 Namibian companies could be dragged to court after the Employment Equity Commission laid criminal charges against them for failing to comply with the law.Youth Minister John Mutorwa
readMinister lays down law on corruption
01-03-2006
PEOPLE who misuse conservancy property and misappropriate money will be brought to book and be punished, says Environment and Tourism Minister Willem Konjore.Konjore said in recent months his office
readFishing industry to tough out quota cuts
01-03-2006
THE fishing industry is preparing to try and tough out the consequences of stiff new measures announced by Fisheries Minister Abraham Iyambo 10 days ago.While some members of the industry fear that
readFinance Ministry top official collapses, dies in hospital
01-03-2006
AN official working for the Ministry of Finance, Toivo Shiimbi, collapsed while making a presentation on Monday and was later pronounced dead in hospital.Shiimbi, who was to turn 43 on Friday, was
read4 new conservancies launched
01-03-2006
THE first four rural community conservancies in the Kavango Region were launched by Environment and Tourism Minister Willem Konjore on Thursday.The Joseph Mbambangandu conservancy was gazetted by
readTaxi driver shot and robbed
01-03-2006
A WINDHOEK taxi driver was robbed and shot by three passengers on Wednesday last week, and was admitted to the Katutura State Hospital in a serious condition.Tangeni Amadhila was wounded in the face,
readMonument fire-starter suspect held
01-03-2006
POLICE at Khorixas have arrested a 31-year-old woman in connection with a fire that guttered offices at the Petrified Forest National Monument near the town last month.The suspect, Juletha Doeses,
readHealth sector to be scrutinised in parliament
01-03-2006
THE poor state of the country's health facilities is to come up for discussion in the National Assembly in March.The DTA's McHenry Venaani last week gave notice to the House that he will expect
readNew vessel to zone in on shallow waters off Nam
01-03-2006
THE lack of available information on the quality of Namibia's shallow-water coastal zone could be remedied by the newest addition to the fleet of the Fisheries Ministry.The Noctiluca, a King Cat ski
readConservancies have grand ambitions
01-03-2006
PLANS are afoot to establish a crocodile farm in the Mbambangandu Conservancy in the Kavango Region, says the conservancy's chairperson, Joseph Lipange.The Mbambangandu conservancy is one of four new
readMariental: After the flood, the anger
01-03-2006
FLOOD victims at Mariental have called on President Hifikepunye Pohamba to declare a national disaster after the weekend's devastating flood.The town was plunged into turmoil when the Hardap Dam's
readAi-Ais resort braces for the flood
01-03-2006
THE campsite at the Ai-Ais resort was under water yesterday as the floodwater from the Hardap Dam at Mariental reached the far south.But the bulk of the floodwater was expected to reach Ai-Ais last
readGet real, NC member tells parastatal
01-03-2006
NAMWATER CEO Vaino Shivute's remark that the Mariental flood should be blamed on the weather and not on the bulk water supplier was condemned by a Swapo National Council member yesterday."The
readFour held for fraud at hospital
01-03-2006
FOUR people linked to theft and fraud at the Windhoek Central Hospital have been arrested and appeared in court, The Namibian has established.Brian Collin Mootsang and Klementine Ganases, who
readEconomic watchdog in a financial pinch
01-03-2006
NAMIBIA's main economic watchdog, Nepru, is in a financial crisis that threatens the future of the organisation.Director of the Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit, Dirk Hansohm, and Finance
readDon't blame us, says NamWater
01-03-2006
NAMWATER yesterday blamed poor town planning and reeds in the Fish River for the floods at Mariental and warned that the water utility would not be able to prevent a similar catastrophe from
readCape power outage affects Namibia
01-03-2006
A MAJOR power outage in the Cape left the entire Namibia without electricity for about two hours during the early hours of the morning.NamPower, in a brief statement yesterday, said the power outage
readOld passports phased out
01-03-2006
THE Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration has announced that the old, handwritten passports will be phased out from today.The old passports will not be renewed any more but replaced by
readNamibia's oldest law firm closes
01-03-2006
AN era in the legal history of Namibia ended yesterday, when the country's oldest law firm, Lorentz & Bone, closed its doors for the last time.Infighting among the partners in the firm has ended the
readYamwe oya ukitha uusama ku NamWater
01-03-2006
S HO omeya ngoka ga ponokele ondoolopa ya Malinda mehuliloshiwike ga shuna pevi kashona mOmaandaha, aantu yamwe otaya popi kutya ehangano egandjimeya lya NamWater olya fa olyo lya eta uupyakadhi
readEgumbo lya meme Hambeleleni lya gwa po komvula
01-03-2006
OMVULA oya kala tayi loko noonkondo mOnooli nomagumbo gamwe, mwa kwatelwa lya meme Hambeleleni Petrus mOnalunike mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto olya gwapo alihe komvula odhigu ndjoka ya loko
readkapu na oopulanda okutululula aanafaalama mboka taya tidhwa koshitopolwa sha Okavango
01-03-2006
E PANGELO olya popi ngeyi kutya inali dhiladhila nenge li pulande okutululula aanafaalama mboka taya tidhwa kElelo lyopamuthigululwakalo lyUukwangali mOshitopolwa sha Kavango moka taya litha iimuna
readNakufika omuholike gwe nopetololi a pewa omimvo 35 konima yekumba
01-03-2006
N GOKA a li nale omulongisikola Efraim Rachimo Haradoeb mOmaandaha okwa pewa egeelo lyomimvo 35 konima yekumba moshipotha shedhipago lyomukadhona gwe omumvo 1998.Omupanguli Mavis Gibson okwa mono
readDevelopment cycle tour proves a hit
01-03-2006
WINDHOEK Pedal Power Cycling Club ran a hugely successful 2006 Development Cycle Tour in Windhoek last weekend.This event, now in its second year, pairs more accomplished cyclists with youngsters and
readNam under-17s to face Botswana
01-03-2006
NAMIBIA'S under-17 football side is expected to face Botswana in their preliminary match of the African Under-17 Championships at home on the weekend of July 14 to 16.They will then play their return
readFans attack Udeze with knives
01-03-2006
NIGERIA - Eagles defender Ifeanyi Udeze has begged to quit Greek club PAOK Salonika after angry fans tried to attack him with knives at his house following the team's home loss to Olympiakos on
read2008 African Nations Cup qualifying fixtures Group 3 - 8
01-03-2006
Group 3 Sept 3-5 Uganda v Lesotho Nigeria v Niger Oct 6-8 Lesotho v Nigeria Niger v Uganda Mar 23-25 2007 Nigeria v Uganda Lesotho v Niger June 1-3 Uganda v Nigeria Niger v Lesotho
readMengo is tops in Holland
01-03-2006
NAMIBIA'S only professional hockey player, Magy Mengo, has become a dominant force on the international scene as she recently scooped the Most Talented Player of the Season award in The
readHousing backlog a key gripe in SA polls
01-03-2006
ELANDSDRIFT - Post-apartheid South Africa's snail-like progress in providing proper housing, running water and electricity to millions of poor blacks is a burning issue in today's local elections.The
readBird flu spreads fast in Africa
01-03-2006
PARIS - International experts resumed talks yesterday on tackling the deadly bird flu epidemic, as France conducts a mass vaccination of ducks and geese and the lethal H5N1 strain makes further
readEritrea rejects calls for fresh talks on Ethiopia border row
01-03-2006
ASMARA - Eritrea has rebuffed suggestions for fresh talks over the border stalemate with arch-foe Ethiopia, terming such proposals as "deviations" from the 2002 independent border ruling.Asmara was
readUganda opposition to challenge poll in court
01-03-2006
KAMPALA - Uganda's main opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party said yesterday it mount a court challenge to election results that extended President Yoweri Museveni's two-decade rule."We
readPhilippines emergency to be reviewed
01-03-2006
MANILA - President Gloria Arroyo may give up her emergency powers as early as Saturday if there is no longer a national security threat after a failed coup plot, a senior aide said yesterday as
readIn Brief
01-03-2006
* WAR PLANS - The Pentagon denied that a classified US military study said German intelligence provided a copy of Iraq's war plans to the US military.* PEACE TALKS - Talks between Ivory Coast's
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