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27 Articles found on Monday, 8 May 2006
Sudan, its history and conflicts
08-05-2006
Some facts and figures about Sudan, its history, politics and conflicts. THE COUNTRY: * The largest African country, slightly more than a fourth the size of the US. * Borders the Central African
readBP finds more oil in Angola
08-05-2006
LONDON - British energy giant BP said on Friday it had located further oil at a well in a deepwater field in offshore Angola. The Urano well, the 10th discovery BP has made on the so-called Block
readNokia prepares for Africa market boom
08-05-2006
SOWETO - Nokia, the world's biggest handset maker, expects 200 million more people in Africa and the Middle East to start using mobile phones by 2008, making the region one of the world's fastest
readToddler drowns in container
08-05-2006
A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy died at Aris close to Windhoek on Friday when he drowned in a container of water, the Police reported yesterday. The boy, Gonzales Gariseb, is reported to have wandered off,
readCrash claims life of NamPol veteran
08-05-2006
THE Namibian Police's Serious Crime Unit suffered its third leadership loss in a little over a year and a half on Saturday, when its acting Unit Commander, Chief Inspector Manfred Sass, died from
readChild labour in the region 'on increase'
08-05-2006
CHILD labour is on the increase in sub-Saharan Africa because of population growth, although globally child labour in its worst forms is declining for the first time ever. The International Labour
readCops move in on farmers
08-05-2006
THE Police have started cracking down on Oshiwambo-speaking farmers who are grazing their cattle in west Kavango in defiance of eviction orders. One farmer has already been arrested. Last year
readSeaflower strike: Union says cops abused powers
08-05-2006
THE Trade Union Congress of Namibia (Tucna) has lashed out at Police officers who arrested 13 striking workers at Seaflower Whitefish Corporation in Luederitz late last month. Addressing an audience
readA tribute to Dr Mose Tjitendero
08-05-2006
IT is with a deep sense of sadness and humility that I stand here to pay tribute to a very dear friend and long-standing comrade, the departed comrade Tjitendero.Mose Tjitendero and I have been best
readNUNW wants to benefit from Swapo ties
08-05-2006
WORKERS want to see benefits from the National Union of Namibian Workers' affiliation to Swapo, its leaders said last week.New NUNW President Alpheus Muheua said although workers had no problem with
readFirst train reaches Ondangwa
08-05-2006
FOR the fist time in Namibia's history, a train steamed deep into the former Owambo on Friday, where its arrival was celebrated by more than 4 000 people. The Omugulugwombashe Star, driven by
readSaturn's moon images 'look just like Namibia'
08-05-2006
WASHINGTON - Saturn's moon Titan has huge regions covered with dunes, possibly made out of ice crystals, sand or some other unknown material, international space scientists reported on
readOngwediva to impound stray livestock in town
08-05-2006
THE Mayor of Ongwediva, Erastus Uutoni, has warned farmers living in nearby villages to keep their livestock out of the town. Uutoni said livestock straying into town would be impounded and the
readPolice whipped boy, rights body claims
08-05-2006
A 16-year-old boy from a village in the Ondangwa area is bearing the scars of a savage sjambok assault in which a Police Sergeant from Ondangwa took part, the National Society for Human Rights claimed
readLast respects to Swapo veteran Kambangula
08-05-2006
WHILE the Namibian nation paid its last respects to its first National Assembly Speaker this past weekend, a second Swapo veteran and freedom fighter, Frans Kambangula, was also laid to rest in
readNamibia's first Speaker laid to rest
08-05-2006
NAMIBIA on Saturday laid to rest the first Speaker of its National Assembly, Mosé Penaani Tjitendero. The Swapo veteran and former liberation activist, who died on April 26 after a long illness,
readJohannes finish second in Johannesburg race
08-05-2006
NAMIBIA'S long-distance runner Hilaria Johannes produced another exceptional performance when she came second in the women's 10-km race of the Nedbank Johannesburg City Marathon in South Africa at
readBoxer Meroro wipes out SA's Gaka
08-05-2006
NAMIBIAN super-middleweight pugilist Vikapita Meroro was in devastating form when he beat South African boxer Vusi Gaka in Johannesburg at the weekend. Meroro won by unanimous decision from the
readEarl Woods, father of Tiger
08-05-2006
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Earl Woods introduced his son to golf by swinging a club as the toddler watched from a high chair in their garage. But the training of Tiger Woods went beyond a game. More
readCIA chief Goss quiet on abrupt departure
08-05-2006
WASHINGTON - Porter Goss said on Saturday his reasons for abruptly resigning as CIA chief after less than two years would remain a mystery, while the White House denied that US President George W.
readSA braces for verdict in Zuma rape trial
08-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - A South African judge is to deliver a much-awaited verdict today that could seal the downfall of former deputy president Jacob Zuma, accused of raping a young HIV-positive woman. Once
readCar bombs kill over 30 in Iraq
08-05-2006
BAGHDAD - Car bombs killed 30 people in Iraq yesterday and wounded more than 70 in one of the bloodiest spasms of violence of recent weeks as political leaders closed in on a deal to form a national
readIran warns UN of 'confrontation'
08-05-2006
TEHRAN - Iran vowed yesterday it would refuse to comply with any UN Security Council demand to halt its disputed nuclear programme and warned the crisis was heading towards a "confrontation". Asked
readBlair under pressure from rebels
08-05-2006
LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair was under pressure yesterday from parts of his ruling Labour Party to say when he will throw in the towel after dismal results in local elections.A
readDarfur conflict seen continuing despite pact
08-05-2006
LAGOS - A peace deal signed by the largest rebel faction in Darfur and the Sudanese government will not end the three-year-old conflict, but could bring more protection for millions of refugees. The
readIn Brief
08-05-2006
* DOOMED SHIP - South Africa's maritime rescue body has suspended the search for 26 crew members lost at sea last week after their bulk carrier sank off the country's eastern coast, an official said.
read'Second slavery' snares many of Britain's African migrants
08-05-2006
LONDON - Yinusa Gbadamasi has a degree in sociology, a post-graduate qualification in education management and is working on a PhD. But his achievements count for little in his current job: parking
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