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25 Articles found on Monday, 22 May 2006
Gambia retrains 'bumsters' to shake sex tourism tag
22-05-2006
FAJARA - The young Gambian man in the yellow string vest calls out to a European woman walking along a wide golden beach shrouded in a fine sea mist."Hey nice lady! Nice lady, I want to talk to you,"
readTango starter pack now cheaper
22-05-2006
MTC Namibia has reduced the price of its prepaid (Tango) starter pack by 45 per cent with effect from May 13. The new price for a Tango starter pack is N$49, which includes N$10 of airtime. It used
readNantu stops paying NUNW fees
22-05-2006
THE National Union of Namibian Workers will soon hold a crucial meeting to discuss the status of one of its affiliates, the Namibia National Teachers' Union, which suspended the payment of membership
readFive arrested for telecoms fraud
22-05-2006
FIVE foreign nationals - one woman and four men - were arrested on Friday on charges of fraud and contravening the Postal and Telecommunication Act of 1992. The Namibian Police and Telecom staff
readInfighting stalls election of leaders at Keetmanshoop
22-05-2006
DIVISION and infighting among Keetmanshoop town councillors representing the Swapo party last week led to a party meeting failing to nominate a candidate for the position of mayor. The swearing-in
readMixed signals over future of Ramatex
22-05-2006
THE Prime Minister's Office and the Ramatex Textile Factory have issued a joint statement, but with contradictory signals about the future of the factory's operations in Namibia. On the one hand,
readPhotographer arrested for trespassing while stalking Brangelina
22-05-2006
SOUTH African photographer John Liebenberg has become the first paparazzo to be arrested while trying to sneak a picture of Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt during their Namibian visit.
readTelecom copper scam suspect James Camm wants more details on charges
22-05-2006
A FORMER senior Telecom Namibia manager, James Camm, on Thursday last week launched a first counter-assault against the charges of fraud, theft and corruption that he and two Windhoek businessmen are
readCold front passing
22-05-2006
ABSALOM SHIGWEDHA THE first cold front of this winter hit the central and southern parts of Namibia over the weekend, with night temperatures plummeting below freezing point.Weatherman Simon Dirkse
readNamibian in SA court for 'mobile drug lab'
22-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Two foreigners appeared in the Johannesburg magistrate's court on Friday in connection with drug offences, fraud and money laundering, the South African Police said. Senior
readGermany helps Nam tackle land reform
22-05-2006
GERMANY has announced that it will grant Namibia a staggering N$480 million to tackle land reform, improvement of transport infrastructure and the promotion of the economy.The two countries had their
readBIG coalition takes aim at news report
22-05-2006
THE Prime Minister's meeting with the Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition last Monday, in which Cabinet's rejection of the idea was conveyed to the group, was not intended for the public's ears, the
readOngwediva wants Unam campus
22-05-2006
THE Ongwediva Town Council has provided four hectares of land for the University of Namibia (Unam) to develop a faculty of engineering, Mayor Erastus Uutoni said last week."We need engineers very much
readBeach buggy expedition across Africa
22-05-2006
* MERJA IILEKA at OSHAKATI TWO South African men have taken to the road in a beach buggy to draw attention to child abuse and rape. Steve Heath and Terrick Wright will be driving from Cape Town to
readOpolisi ihayi konaakona omaulodhi, Sersande Shikongo
22-05-2006
O MUGANDJIMULOMBO gwOpolisi mOshitopolwa sha Musati, Sersande Linekela Shikongo, okwe yile ko The Namibian shi na sha noshipopiwa sha holokele mo mOmaandaha geti 15 Mei 2006 pependja lyOshiwambo
readMatheus Ndeshitila oye natango ta lele Outapi
22-05-2006
N GASHI ngaa Omalelo agehe gOondoolopa mOshilongo ge shi ningi, nElelo lyAutapi moshitopolwa sha Musati olya hogolulula Ookansola dhalyo ndhoka tadhi kala dhi ipyakidhila niilonga yokulelitha
readShigwedha ta kongwa kOpolisi
22-05-2006
O POLISI pOndangwa otayi kongo omufekelwa Eliazer Tangeni Katunevi Shigwedha (27), ngoka a fadhuka po okuza mOndangwa omasiku ga zi ko. Pauyelele mboka wu newe kOpolisi, Shigwedha omukalimo
readOyunivesiti mOngwediva, Myola Uutoni ta ti
22-05-2006
M EYA gwOndoolopa ya Ngwediva Erastus Uutoni omasiku ngaka okwa tseyitha kutya Elelo lya Ngwediva oli na po edhilaadhilo lyopaendelelo lela kutya mOndoolopa ya Ngwediva mu tungwe Ouniversity yokulonga
readFootball Results
22-05-2006
Cosafa Castle CupGroup B Played Saturday, May 20 South Africa 1-0 Swaziland Botswana 2-0 Madagascar Played Sunday, May 21 Madagascar 0-2 Swaziland * Botswana 0(6) 0(5) South Africa * Botswana
readNamibian cricket team loose in Cup
22-05-2006
IRELAND managed to beat the weather and completed a five-wicket win over Namibia at Clontarf in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday in the ICC Intercontinental Cup. Before lunch David Langford-Smith took
readCivics are premiership champs
22-05-2006
CIVICS successfully defended their MTC Namibia Premiership title with a 3-1 win over coastal side Eleven Arrows, pushing them to 50 points from their 21 matches, while closest rivals Ramblers failed
readIgnoring democratic values in search for oil
22-05-2006
WASHINGTON - The United States, eager to find new sources of oil at the time when petroleum prices are skyrocketing, is increasingly giving up its strategy of promoting democracy, analysts say.The US
readIran says it will not suspend uranium enrichment
22-05-2006
TEHRAN - Iran said yesterday it would not suspend uranium enrichment despite European Union plans to offer incentives to the Islamic republic if it halts the sensitive nuclear work. "We cannot
readIsrael,SA carried out nuclear test
22-05-2006
JERUSALEM - Israel and South Africa carried out a nuclear test on an offshore platform in the northern Antarctic in 1979, according to a newly disclosed US document, Yediot Aharonot newspaper said
readBrunei mulls granting citizenship
22-05-2006
BEGAWAN - Tiny oil-rich Brunei will consider granting citizenship to permanent residents in a bid to attract foreign investors and boost its economy, the government has said. The move can benefit up
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