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26 Articles found on Thursday, 18 May 2006
Obstacles limit return of south Sudan displaced to trickle
18-05-2006
KHARTOUM - Almost a year and a half after Sudan's north-south peace deal, ambitious plans for the return of millions of displaced people are being quashed by a host of physical and financial
readMausoleum for Kamuzu Banda stirs mixed feelings in Malawi
18-05-2006
LILONGWE - Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika opened a lavish mausoleum on Sunday dedicated to the country's founder and one-time dictator Kamuzu Banda, in a colourful ceremony that met with mixed
read'Bad-luck bus' in yet another accident
18-05-2006
TWELVE children and a woman were slightly injured when a bus collided with a taxi in Windhoek West around lunchtime yesterday.The accident on the corner of Beethoven and Brahms streets apparently
readUnderspending sparks concern
18-05-2006
THE Auditor General's office has expressed concern about overspending by Government departments, while overall Government is underspending on its development budget. In the most recent audit report
readPunches fly over Ongopolo
18-05-2006
THE Mineworkers Union of Namibia has distanced itself from a decision by the National Union of Namibian Workers to investigate alleged financial mismanagement at Ongopolo Mining and Processing (OMP).
readRehoboth man still missing
18-05-2006
THE family of a Rehoboth man who disappeared late last year say they refuse to give up hope of finding him. Frederick Louw (42), who went missing on November 19, was last seen by co-workers building
readKnow your 1, 2, 3
18-05-2006
TEACHERS must listen to pupils to gain insight into their way of thinking and misconceptions, said Erongo Regional Governor Samuel Nuuyoma at the closing ceremony of the first Namsta Mathematics
readIpinge re-elected at Otjiwarongo
18-05-2006
THE Otjiwarongo Town Council has re-elected Otto Ipinge as Mayor with Councillor Hilda Jesaja as his deputy.The Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the Management committee will be elected at the
readNamibia appeals against soccer snub
18-05-2006
TOP Namibian Government and sport officials are horrified by the decision taken by CAF not to include the country on the short-list of possible candidates to host the 2010 African Nations Cup. They
readGermany may up Nam aid
18-05-2006
NAMIBIA and Germany yesterday started negotiations which could end with the European country doubling its development aid. Yesterday German Ambassador to Namibia Wolfgang Massing said his government
readA fight over pictures in Caprivi high treason trial
18-05-2006
THE defence in the main Caprivi high treason trial is pulling out all the stops in an effort to prevent an album of photographs of the 119 men charged in the trial from being admitted as evidence
readMariental illegal shebeens still operating
18-05-2006
A DECISION taken by the Mariental Town Council last month to close all shebeens in the town is yet to be implemented, although the violence that prompted the decision rages on. Sources at the town
readReport reveals sexual behaviour of Namibians
18-05-2006
ALTHOUGH Namibians start having sex at a younger age, they have fewer sex partners and one in every two use condoms regularly, a new study reveals. The two-year study by the Johns Hopkins University
readMedical waste discarded at Swakop rubbish dump
18-05-2006
THE discovery of waste being discarded at Swakopmund's municipal rubbish dump was largely met with denial and blame shifting from health institutions and the local authorities.A local artist and
readMore fuel price hikes looming
18-05-2006
WITH international oil prices continuing to scale new highs, Namibians have been advised to brace for tougher times ahead as another fuel price hike is on its way. The Ministry of Mines and Energy
readNigerian Senate rejects Obasanjo 3rd term
18-05-2006
ABUJA - Nigerian senators on Tuesday threw out a bill to amend the constitution, defeating a campaign by supporters of President Olusegun Obasanjo to let him stand for a third term in elections next
readSaima Amon a holoka mOmpangu pEenhana shi na sha nesomomeya lyuunona we
18-05-2006
S AIMA Hamon (Amon) (29) gwomomukunda Eehongo popepi nEpinga mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, ngoka a lopotelwe aniwa a umbila uunona we utatu momuthima gwomeya mEtitatu lya zi ko e tau sile
readAamahenene ya ninga ehololomadhiladhilo, taya pula AakwaBendu ya tidhwe momukunda
18-05-2006
POMAHENENE O NGUNDU yaakalimo yopOmahenene nOkagongo popepi noRuacana mOshitopolwa sha Musati oya ningile ehololomadhiladhilo mEtiyali taya pula kutya Hilma Alweendo Bendu pamwe nomusamane gwe,
readNamibia's top female runner, Hilaria to compete in Scotland
18-05-2006
NAMIBIA'S top female long-distance runner Hilaria Johannes will compete in a 10-km road race in Scotland on Sunday. Johannes was invited by Universal Sports, a Russian company, to run in the 2006
readYoung gymnasts reach for new levels
18-05-2006
HOURS of painful practice to perfect the various gymnastic apparatus and routines went into the week-long Artistic Gymnastic Training Camp held in Walvis Bay last week, which is a build-up to the
readIn Brief
18-05-2006
UNREST - A senior law enforcement official and six other people were killed in a car bomb attack in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, officials said, as attention turned quickly to the possible
readSA sees growing threat in Zim crisis
18-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Increasing numbers of Zimbabweans are seeking to flee to South Africa, raising pressure for a solution to Zimbabwe's deepening political and economic crisis, Deputy Foreign Minister
readHamas in new security challenge to Abbas
18-05-2006
GAZA - A new Hamas-dominated police force began patrols yesterday in defiance of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, mounting a powerful challenge to the moderate leader that could stoke more
readIranian president ridicules European nuclear offer
18-05-2006
TEHRAN - Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday ridiculed a European Union plan to offer incentives in exchange for his country agreeing to halt sensitive nuclear work. "They say
readUganda gives LRA rebel chief ultimatum for talks
18-05-2006
KAMPALA - Uganda will guarantee the safety of an internationally wanted rebel leader if he gives up his 20-year insurgency before the end of July, President Yoweri Museveni said in a statement
readUN Security Council backs speedy implementation of Darfur accord
18-05-2006
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday urging speedy implementation of the Darfur peace accord in Sudan and threatening "strong and effective measures"
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