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27 Articles found on Monday, 29 May 2006
SA unveils plans to open telecoms sector
29-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will unbundle the "local loop" as it dismantles state-owned Telkom's fixed-line monopoly to bring down high telecom costs, the department of communications said.As part of
readInternational oil prices on the rise
29-05-2006
LONDON - World oil prices rose on Friday as the United States geared up for the start of its driving season, when demand for motor fuel hits a peak as Americans begin their summer vacations.New
readIt's Shiloh Nouvel!
29-05-2006
ANGELINA JOLIE and Brad Pitt's healthy baby girl, named Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, saw the first light of day in Namibia yesterday morning. "Overjoyed" and "happy to share this experience in
readSteep power price increases on the horizon
29-05-2006
ELECTRICITY tariffs could rise by as much as 50 per cent in the next five years.The Electricity Control Board (ECB) has warned that this is the situation Namibian consumers could face if they do not
readDial 'C' for corruption
29-05-2006
THE collapse of a business partnership in the company responsible for Namibia's national telephone directory has degenerated into a mudslinging contest in which the weapons of choice are accusations
readLiebenberg in hot water again
29-05-2006
SOUTH AFRICAN magazine photographer John Liebenberg has been arrested for a second time in five days for trespassing while trying to capture Hollywood golden couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on
readCycling for cancer kids
29-05-2006
SIX yclists involved with the Nam-Pharm Foundation tackled the rugged Us Pass between Windhoek and Swakopmund to raise funds for children suffering from cancer. The team left Windhoek on May 20 and
readCops accused of disrespecting corpses at scene of accident
29-05-2006
THE Police's response to a road accident that happened over the Easter weekend, in which 11 people were killed, has come under criticism from the father of one of the deceased, more than a month
readTurnaround plan for Nepru
29-05-2006
THE Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (Nepru) says some development partners have pledged their support to help turn around the ailing think-tank. The Board of Trustees said last week that
readGovt to revisit shebeen law
29-05-2006
CLOSE to 1 000 shebeen owners from across Namibia marched on State House in Windhoek on Saturday, demanding the intervention of President Hifikepunye Pohamba and the reopening of their closed
readNamibia's rights record unchanged: Amnesty
29-05-2006
MUCH remained unchanged on Namibia's human rights landscape over the past year, says global human rights watchdog Amnesty International. Releasing its 2006 report last Tuesday, the organisation
readWoman goes on trial for triple murder
29-05-2006
THE trial of a Kavango Region resident who is accused of having murdered her mother-in-law and two children in late 2002 by setting their hut on fire started in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday.
readSKW survive, Santos down
29-05-2006
CHIEF Santos were relegated from the MTC Namibia Premier League for the first time in over 40 years since they were formed. The Tsumeb side could only pull a 1-1 draw against Oshakati City, a result
readNortje named as top junior coach
29-05-2006
NAMIBIAN tennis player and coach Elizma Nortje was chosen as the first ever Namibian by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to be one of the mentors for the international under 16 team.The
readNamibia beat SA boxers at bonanza
29-05-2006
THE Namibian boxers won all their bouts during the International Boxing Bonanza staged at Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre on Saturday evening. In the main fight of the night, Namibia's
readNo date for Warriors coach announcement
29-05-2006
NO date has been set yet for the announcement of who will be the new coach of the Brave Warriors, after the interviews for the job were concluded last week Tuesday.Namibia Football Association (NFA)
readNamibia demolish Kenya 84-12
29-05-2006
IT was one-way traffic for the Namibian rugby side when they demolished Kenya 84-12 in their World Cup qualifier at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium on Saturday. An in-form Namibian side led 35-0 at
readDesmond Dekker, reggae star
29-05-2006
LONDON - Jamaican Desmond Dekker (64), who launched reggae onto the international music scene with his 'Israelites' anthem to the downtrodden, died suddenly from a heart attack on Thursday at his
readLloyd Bentsen, senator, celebrated policymaker
29-05-2006
HOUSTON - Former US Senator and Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen (85), the courtly Texan who famously put down vice presidential rival Dan Quayle in a 1988 debate by telling him "you're no Jack
readSouth Africa tightens anti-corruption girdle
29-05-2006
AS former deputy president Jacob Zuma prepares to face charges of corruption in July, South Africa is poised to sign a comprehensive anti-bribery pact with the economic thinktank of the world's top
readAfter Enron climax, US rethinks corporate laws
29-05-2006
WASHINGTON - After the dramatic convictions in the Enron fraud trial, analysts expect fresh scrutiny of the law, inspired by one of corporate America's worst scandals, toughening standards for
readSA pins Zim hopes on UN
29-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is running out of ideas on how to pull Zimbabwe out of crisis, turning to the United Nations to take the lead after a series of failures in tackling its biggest foreign
readMbeki faces 'rebellion' over Zuma
29-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's ruling African National Congress deputy president Jacob Zuma left the ANC's National Executive Committee meeting at Esselen Park before its conclusion on Saturday, but
readCalm returns to strife-torn Somali capital of Mogadishu
29-05-2006
MOGADISHU - Relative calm returned to the war-torn Somali capital yesterday after a day of fierce battles between rival fighters allied to Islamic courts and a US-backed warlord alliance claimed
readComatose Sharon moved to long-term care clinic
29-05-2006
JERUSALEM - Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, comatose since a stroke in January, was yesterday moved from a Jerusalem hospital to a long-term care facility near Tel Aviv, where doctors
readIraqi president moves to break ministerial deadlock
29-05-2006
BAGHDAD - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was expected to meet with all the major political parties yesterday in a bid to break the deadlock over who should head the war-torn nation's key security
readOver 4 600 killed in Indonesia quake
29-05-2006
BANTUL - Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors yesterday and hospitals struggled to cope with the thousands of injured, a day after an earthquake killed more than 4 600 people on Indonesia's
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