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28 Articles found on Wednesday, 17 May 2006
Congo, Sudan seen driving cellphone growth in Africa
17-05-2006
NAIROBI - Mobile phone use in East and Central Africa is expected to surge 187 per cent by 2010, driven by network expansion and improved stability in Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),
readApril inflation a tad down
17-05-2006
MONTHLY inflation for April slightly decreased to 0,2 per cent compared to 0,4 per cent of March, official figures revealed yesterday. Despite the decrease in monthly inflation, the annual
readUUNET Namibia rebrands
17-05-2006
VERIZON Business Namibia, formerly trading as UUNET Namibia, launched its new brand name this week.Verizon - the largest provider of communication services globally - is a leader in delivering
readOver 10 000 visit Expo
17-05-2006
THE Namibia Tourism Expo ended on a high note with over 1 000 more visitors passing through the gates compared to last year. A total of 10 150 people took time to visit the three-day exhibition which
readCabinet approves new land reform plan
17-05-2006
CABINET has given the green light to a wide-ranging action plan on land reform aimed at speeding up and improving the process, including setting targets for land acquisition in certain areas as well
readStrangler sent to jail for 38 years
17-05-2006
A STINGING rebuke from Judge President Petrus Damaseb has sent a man convicted of murdering his employer's wife off to a 38-year term of imprisonment. Judge President Damaseb sentenced 30-year-old
readCocaine suspect now faces murder charge too
17-05-2006
BRUNO Paiva da Silva, the 29-year-old Angolan-born man arrested last month after a failed cocaine-trafficking operation, has now been charged with the death of his wife. Da Silva made his second
readGovt mulls 'rescue plan' for Ramatex
17-05-2006
GOVERNMENT is racing against the clock to come up with a proposal that will persuade Ramatex's Malaysian management to keep its textile operation in Windhoek A hastily formed technical committee met
readSan benefit from continental bike tour
17-05-2006
A group of over 60 cyclists have once again taken part in the Tour D'Afrique, which passes through eight countries from Cairo to Cape Town, covering 12 000 km. This annual bicycle race challenges
readAtshipara re-elected at Oshakati
17-05-2006
THE Oshakati Town Council has re-elected former teacher and school inspector Engelbert Atshipara as mayor for a tenth consecutive term on Monday afternoon. His former deputy, Skinny Hilundwa,
readCaprivi lagging behind
17-05-2006
A SWAPO MP believes that the Caprivi Region could become Namibia's breadbasket if its food production potential is exploited fully.Leonard Mwilima, the Councillor for the Katima Mulilo Rural
readSADC sends pre-election team to DRC
17-05-2006
THE SADC Parliamentary Forum has sent a seven-member pre-election assessment delegation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it was announced yesterday SADC Parliamentary Forum Secretary General
read2 suicides
17-05-2006
A 16-year-old boy from Windhoek's Khomasdal suburb allegedly shot and killed himself on a street corner on Monday night, Police reported yesterday. Alf Stuurman allegedly shot himself in the head
readEenhana murder suspects caught
17-05-2006
POLICE at Eenhana have arrested two suspects in a murder and attempted murder case which took place at a village in the Ohangwena Region earlier this month.Timoteus Hangula, aged 27, and 20-year-old
readMPs want more resources allocated to Police
17-05-2006
POLICE officers in the Hardap Region have to conduct their work on foot because of a shortage of vehicles and fuel, Swapo MP Barkias Namwandi told the National Council yesterday."I think this problem
readBIG proposal rejected
17-05-2006
THE Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition received some bad news on Monday when Prime Minister Nahas Angula, on behalf of Cabinet, rejected its proposal for a N$100 minimum State grant to all Namibians
readCaprivi treason trial resumes
17-05-2006
THE main Caprivi high treason trial lumbered back into action following a five-week break yesterday.The trial restarted before Judge Elton Hoff in the High Court on the grounds of the Windhoek Central
readNam,Germany talks on today
17-05-2006
NAMIBIA and Germany start meeting in Windhoek today to discuss, among other things, Germany's proposal to increase assistance to Namibia from 12 million euro (N$93,6 million) to 13,5 million euro
readYane ya dhitikwa shi na sha nedhengo lya meme Bendu
17-05-2006
O POLISI yUutapi mOshitopolwa sha Musati, oya lopota kutya mEtitano lya zi ko oya kwata po aantu yane shi na sha nedhengo lyomukalimo gwomomukunda Okagongo popepi noRuacana meme Hilma Alweendo Bendu
readMOndangwa nEenhana ya hogolola Aawiliki yOmalelo
17-05-2006
E LELO lyOndangwa nolyEenhana mEtitano lya zi ko nago oga hogolola Ookansola mboka taya kala nokuwilika iilonga yopaendondo dhi ili nodhi ili mOmalelo gawo. Elelo lyOndangwa olya hogolulula Kansola
readAtshipara a hogolululwa oshikando oshiti 10, mUumeya
17-05-2006
N GASHI osho omukalondjigilile gwOpaveta, Ookansola yOmalelo gOondoolopa nOomuni, hayi ihogolola nokwiitula pomahala gokuwilika mOmalelo gawo omvula kehe, Elelo lya Shakati nalyo wo nuumvo olya
readFootball Log Standings
17-05-2006
2005-06 Castle PremiershipTeam P W D L GF GA GD Pts C Sundowns 30 16 9 5 45 19 26 57 Pirates 30 14 12 4 39 24 15 54 Kaizer Chiefs 30 12 14 4 39 26 13 50 Swallows 30 12 10 8 39 33 6 46 Silver
readKarate kids back with 31 medals
17-05-2006
THE Namibian Karate-Zen team returned from South Africa this week with 11 gold medals, eight silver and 13 bronze medals after they competed at the Karateka Championships held in Cape Town
readBush dispatches up to 6 000 troops to US-Mexico border
17-05-2006
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush has ordered up to 6 000 troops to the US-Mexico border in a bid to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States. "The need to secure our border is
readNigeria probes third-term bribe scandal
17-05-2006
LAGOS - Nigeria's anti-fraud squad has launched a probe into allegations lawmakers have been bribed to change the constitution to allow President Olusegun Obasanjo to extend his hold on power. The
readMalawi's vice-president put under house arrest
17-05-2006
BLANTYRE - A Malawian court on Monday put Vice-President Cassim Chilumpha under house arrest for allegedly plotting to kill President Bingu wa Mutharika by hiring South African hitmen."I have no
readFijians vote along racial lines
17-05-2006
SUVA - Ballot-counting in Fiji's elections passed the halfway mark yesterday, with voters polarised along racial lines and little separating the indigenous-dominated governing party and the
readBeslan rebel committed terrorism
17-05-2006
MOSCOW - A Russian judge said yesterday the only surviving member of the group that seized a school and 1 300 hostages in the town of Beslan in 2004 had committed an act of terrorism, as he began
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