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36 Articles found on Wednesday, 24 May 2006
New battle frustrates 14th stab at peace in Somalia
24-05-2006
NAIROBI - Its powerless government sits in an old grain warehouse. The capital has regularly been littered with corpses. And few foreigners dare enter the country. So what hope for Somalia? More
readLarge groundwater sources found in Caprivi, Omaheke
24-05-2006
DEEP groundwater sources have been discovered in eastern Caprivi and in the Omaheke Region, it was announced this week. A study into groundwater resources, financed by Germany, was jointly conducted
readNamibia takes stock on Biodiversity Day
24-05-2006
NAMIBIA has taken significant steps in preserving its biodiversity, says a just-released publication. The publication, 'Biodiversity and Development', was launched by Environment and Tourism Minister
readOver N$5 million for Okahandja shoe factory
24-05-2006
THE envisaged shoe factory in the town of Okahandja received a capital boost when Cabinet this week granted it N$5,385 million towards refurbishment and as starting capital for the project.Premises
readBots to keep monetary policy 'restrictive'
24-05-2006
GABORONE - Botswana will maintain a tight monetary policy to keep a lid on price pressures, even though inflation for the first three months of 2006 was revised sharply downwards last week, the
readCell licence awarded
24-05-2006
CABINET this week approved the awarding of Namibia's second cellular phone licence to Powercom (Pty) Limited. The granting of the licence to Powercom follows recommendations by the Namibian
readMagistrate arrested for fraud
24-05-2006
ONE of Namibia's most senior Magistrates was arrested on Monday and made to appear in court on charges of fraud and defeating or obstructing the course of justice. Magistrate Hosea Noabeb, who is in
readPlot to oust Nantu leaders exposed
24-05-2006
A VICIOUS crusade, spearheaded by the Namibia Public Workers' Union (Napwu), to oust the top two office bearers of the Namibia National Teachers' Union has started. The Namibian has evidence of
readRamatex stitches up Govt
24-05-2006
RAMATEX has rejected Government's proposal on a turnaround strategy for its Windhoek textile operations. Government's action plan, it says, is too much of a "drawn-out" procedure and the company's
readNico Josea bankruptcy hearing ends
24-05-2006
THE financial fate of Nico Josea and his asset-management company, Namangol Investments, is now in the hands of High Court Judge President Petrus Damaseb. The Judge President on Monday concluded a
readUnemployment on the rise
24-05-2006
A LABOUR force survey expected to be released next month indicates that unemployment has increased in Namibia in recent years. The study estimates the current unemployment rate at 36,7 per cent.
readPhoto fight to the finish in treason trial
24-05-2006
THE main Caprivi high treason trial may be on the verge of moving back to square one, with the prosecution's very first witness in the trial set to make a return to the stand if the prosecution has
readBrave Warriors must be drawn from all 13 regions, says MP
24-05-2006
A SWAPO politician has called on Namibia's soccer authorities to make the country's national soccer team a side representing all 13 regions. The councillor for Olukonda constituency in the Oshikoto
readNewspaper castigated over readers' letters
24-05-2006
THE Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a warning to the Windhoek Observer's editor-in-chief, Hannes Smith, telling him to stop publishing letters insulting founding President Sam
readDemoted town councillor alleges tribalism
24-05-2006
IN a move some people in Oshakati see as tribalism, former Deputy Mayor Skinny Hilundwa was demoted to an ordinary member of the Oshakati Town Council when the council elected its new office bearers
readCorrupt, or not corrupt?
24-05-2006
NAMIBIANS need to taught what constitutes corruption, a Swapo MP told the National Council yesterday.Bartholomeus Shangheta, representing the Otjozundjupa Region, said this would help people to report
readTwo men injured after leopard attack
24-05-2006
TWO men are recovering in the Outjo State Hospital, having narrowly escaped death after being attacked by a leopard. The incident occurred in the Anabeb Conservancy, about 35 km southeast of
readFatal car accident
24-05-2006
ONE person died and 13 others were rushed to hospital on Saturday morning after a car accident at Oshakati. Two vehicles, a bakkie and a station wagon, collided at an intersection near Dirk Fruits
readConflicts decline in Africa but abuses rife: Amnesty
24-05-2006
LONDON - Africa saw a reduction in conflicts last year but gross human rights violations including killings and rape continued in volatile areas, Amnesty International said its annual report. "The
readFreddie Garrity, popster
24-05-2006
LONDON - Freddie Garrity, the lead singer of the 1960s pop band Freddie and the Dreamers, has died in a British hospital.He was 69. Garrity's band hit the top of the US charts with the 1965 hit 'I'm
readPay your tax by June 30 to avoid interest!
24-05-2006
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotzé - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers. IT is that of the year again! If you earn a salary that includes
readNamwenyo a gandja ombili ku Kansola Kuushomwa
24-05-2006
O MUMATI omugundjuka gwoomvula 21 gwomomukunda Oshipumbushomugongo mOshitopolwa sha Shana, Namwenyo David, ngoka omasiku ga zi ko a kala ta shanga nokumeta omapya gaantu nokupula ofuto ta ti kutya
readInamu kutha po we iinima yaantu mboka ya mona iiponga miihauto
24-05-2006
O KWA konekwa aantu yamwe hayi ihakana piiponga yiihauto nokukutha po nenge okuyaka po iinima yaamboka ya mona iiponga miihauto moka. Omolu onkalo yatya ngawo, yamwe yomaakwashigwana oye yile
readNamibia to tackle Kenya in rugby on Saturday
24-05-2006
NATIONAL rugby coach Johan Venter has expressed satisfaction with his 22-man squad that will take on Kenya in an African World Cup qualifier in Windhoek on May 27. "This is the best talent available
readEndurance riders win first Africa champs race
24-05-2006
ENDURANCE horse riders from Namibia caused a stir when they won the senior competition of the first leg of the Africa Championships in Christiana, South Africa, recently. Namibia, South Africa and
readZimbabwe minister blasts CAF on failed bid
24-05-2006
ZIMBABWE'S Sports Minister has echoed the sentiments made by Namibian Minister of Sport John Mutorwa that southern African countries were unfairly treated by CAF in the 2010 bid.Zimbabwe's Minister of
readNam ready for Youth Games
24-05-2006
THE Namibian team is ready for the Zone Six Under-20 Youth Games from June 26 to July 6. The Namibian soccer, netball, basketball and athletics teams are already in camp in preparation for the
readIn Brief
24-05-2006
MALI UNREST - Armed men seized two military camps in northeastern Mali, witnesses and military sources said. They said an unidentified group of several dozen assailants swooped on the Aboulaye
readMontenegro votes for independence
24-05-2006
PODGORICA - Montenegro was set to become the world's newest state after official results showed 55,5 per cent of voters had chosen independence, ending nearly a century of formal ties to Serbia and
readUN diplomats seek to persuade Sudan to accept peacekeepers
24-05-2006
KHARTOUM - Senior UN diplomats were set to persuade Khartoum to accept UN peacekeepers in the violent Darfur region after UN chief Kofi Annan accused Sudan of violating international law. Despite a
readCourt delays verdict in Mengistu trial
24-05-2006
ADDIS ABABA - An Ethiopian court yesterday postponed its verdict in the marathon genocide trial of former dictator Mengistu Haile Miriam until next year, saying it had to consider new defence
readZim denies deal for coup plot leader's extradition
24-05-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe has dismissed claims that the jailed alleged mastermind behind a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea two years ago was set to be extradited soon to the oil-rich central African
readAfghans bury their dead after US airstrike
24-05-2006
KANDAHAR - Angry villagers dug graves yesterday to bury dozens of suspected militants and civilians killed in one of the deadliest US airstrikes since the American-led invasion in 2001, local
readLee Jong-wook, WHO chief
24-05-2006
GENEVA - Dr Lee Jong-wook (61), who spearheaded the World Health Organisation's successive battles against SARS and bird flu, died on Monday after undergoing emergency surgery for a blood clot in his
read'Ramrod' Shurtliff, the 'Dead's' rock
24-05-2006
HE was a psychedelic cowboy who rode the bus with Ken Kesey and took virtually every step of the long, strange trip with the Grateful Dead.Known to one and all solely as Ramrod, has he died of lung
readEusebio Penalver, dissident
24-05-2006
MIAMI - Eusebio Penalver Mazorra, a former Cuban political prisoner who led a group of fellow exiles that Cuban President Fidel Castro once accused of plotting to assassinate the president of
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