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31 Articles found on Thursday, 11 May 2006
Big horn talk at FNCC
11-05-2006
AN expert in the conservation of the black rhino will give a presentation on the biological management of the black rhino in Etosha National Park in Windhoek at the end of this month. The rate of
readChina, India lead rise in CO2 emissions
11-05-2006
UNITED NATIONS - The booming economies of China and India helped to drive up global greenhouse gas emissions by 15 per cent over 1992-2002, the World Bank said Tuesday. In its annual 'Little Green
readKunene rhino translocated, fitted with radio transmitters
11-05-2006
TWO desert-dwelling black rhino have settled into their new home in the Khoadi //Hôas Conservancy, a month after they were translocated from a nearby tourism concession. Meanwhile,
readTrans Hex in joint venture
11-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South African diamond producer Trans Hex Group Ltd has agreed to form a joint venture with the Angolan State Diamond Organisation (Endiama) which will give it a 33 per cent stake in
readMTN rejigs business ahead of deal
11-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Africa's biggest cellphone operator MTN is rejigging its business ahead of its planned US$5,53 billion (around N$33 billion) acquisition of Investcom and has shaken up its board to
readChina to loan Moz US$2,3b
11-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - China's Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) will invest US$2,3 billion (N$13,3 billion) in the construction of a new hydroelectric power plant in Mozambique, crucial to the southern African
readInsurer Old Mutual reports 11% rise
11-05-2006
LONDON - Insurance company Old Mutual PLC reported an 11 per cent rise in first quarter life sales yesterday, helped by growth in South Africa and newly acquired savings firm Skandia. The
readAfrica frustrated by WTO
11-05-2006
NAIROBI - African countries are frustrated by the slowness of World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks and the United States and Europe should not shift blame for the delay to other nations, a senior
readHead-chopping suspect talks
11-05-2006
MURDER suspect Joseph Hakoonde Ngoya, who is accused of killing and decapitating a man in the Ohangwena Region last year, is set to hear the High Court's judgement in his trial today. Ngoya (34) is
readSacked NDC bosses hint at witch-hunt
11-05-2006
THE decision by the Namibia Development Corporation board to dismiss them appears to be a witch-hunt and lacks basis, an appeal by sacked NDC Managing Director Abdool Aboobakar and Finance Manager
readLeaderless at Luederitz after suspensions
11-05-2006
SWAPO has suspended all six of its town councillors at Luederitz, throwing the council into chaos as no one is left to make decisions on crucial issues such as the recent floods that ravaged the
readNujoma faction in bid to oust alleged council rivals
11-05-2006
DIVISION and infighting within Swapo at Okahandja yesterday reared its head once again when the so-called Concerned Group approached the town's magistrate to halt the swearing-in of the town's
read2 suicides at Walvis
11-05-2006
A 29-year-old man, identified as Elkana Kambandwa, apparently shot himself in the head with a pistol, the Police have reported. The incident happened in the dunes close to the Kuisebmond area of
readChild at Katima run over by a reversing vehicle
11-05-2006
POLICE are investigating a case of culpable homicide at Katima Mulilo, after a two-year-old boy was run over by a vehicle at his home on Friday afternoon. The boy, Mombela Sililo, was apparently run
readMan killed in shebeen shooting
11-05-2006
A MAN has died from wounds sustained in a shooting at a shebeen in Windhoek on Monday night.Police reported yesterday that Alex Megameno and his sister, Liata Liluangeni, had both been shot and
readPolice cells high on Ombudsman's agenda
11-05-2006
THE conditions in which trial-awaiting crime suspects are being detained in Police cells in Namibia are as worrying to Namibia's Ombudsman as they proved to be to a Windhoek Magistrate who released a
readMore jobs needed in the rural areas
11-05-2006
MORE development projects are needed in rural areas to create jobs and prevent young people flocking to towns, a Swapo MP said in the National Council yesterday. Ferdinand Kavetuna said many young
readAir Namibia and the NBC 'drain precious resources'
11-05-2006
GOVERNMENT'S continuous bailouts of loss-making entities such as Air Namibia and the NBC are preventing it from allocating enough resources to more deserving projects, a Swapo MP told the National
readSwakop increases tariffs
11-05-2006
RESIDENTS of Swakopmund will soon pay more for municipal services to help foot the bill for the deficit of N$346 590 in the Town Council's operational budget for the 2006-7 financial year. In his
readCabinet probes NBC board on new DG appointment
11-05-2006
CABINET yesterday summoned the board members of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation to explain the procedure followed in short-listing the possible candidates for the corporation's top job. This,
readAbusers elected to UN rights council
11-05-2006
UNITED NATIONS - The UN General Assembly elected Cuba, China and Saudi Arabia to the new Human Rights Council on Tuesday, putting notorious abusers on a panel created to replace its discredited
readNexus ota tungile aaniilonga ye omagumbo
11-05-2006
O KAMPANI yOmatungo ya tseyika nawa yedhina Nexus Building Contractors yi na Oombelewa dhayo oonene mOutjo wa Nepando, oya hogolola omukalo omwaanawa unene gwokutungila omagumbo aaniilonga yawo mboka
readAanahambo mboka ye li mOkavango shaali paveta oye na okuningilwa iipotha, M'lukeni
11-05-2006
K AKUKUTU gumwe mOpolisi Mayola-Ndjayi Tuweefeni M'lukeni, kepulo, okwa lombwela The Namibian mEtiyali kutya aanahambo ayehe mboka taya litha iimuna yawo muuninginino wa Kavango yaana epitikilo, oye
readNFA to name coach soon
11-05-2006
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) is certain to have a coach for the Brave Warriors before the end of this month. Namibia is currently looking for a coach for the senior national team, but
readCivics will be champs: Congo
11-05-2006
ONE of Namibia's most capped footballers, Congo Hindjou, reckons that his team Civics will successfully defend the league title, despite meeting their closest rivals Ramblers in a crucial match this
readAFCON bid members leave for Egypt today
11-05-2006
THE Namibian Bid Committee members for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) depart for Cairo, Egypt, today to present the bid to the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The presentation will
readGlobal arms shipments out of control: Amnesty
11-05-2006
LONDON - Governments who cut their armed forces end up relying on private suppliers to transport their weapons with few controls, Amnesty International said yesterday. As these logistics networks
readIn Brief
11-05-2006
* NUCLEAR - World powers struggled to agree a common approach to Iran's nuclear ambitions as US President George W. Bush vowed to pursue diplomacy to resolve the crisis. * JUSTICE - Australia's lone
readDeath toll in Mogadishu skirmishes rises to 80
11-05-2006
NAIROBI - Up to 80 people have been killed in three days of fighting in the latest flare-up between rival militias in Mogadishu, witnesses said yesterday, but a ceasefire declared late on Tuesday
readAfrican leaders shouldn't 'tamper' with term limits, says Kofi Annan
11-05-2006
LAGOS - African leaders should "play by the rules" and resist the temptation to perpetuate their grip on power, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in an interview published yesterday. "We need to
readMore UN, AU forces urged for Darfur
11-05-2006
UNITED NATIONS - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged the Security Council to bolster beleaguered African Union (AU) troops in Darfur and appealed for world support to end the humanitarian
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