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42 Articles found on Wednesday, 1 November 2006
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01-11-2006
Nigerian protesters strike deal with companies * PORT HARCOURT - Western oil companies are free to resume production at four oil pumping stations in Nigeria after striking a deal with protesters at
readThailand sets its sights on gross domestic 'happiness'
01-11-2006
BANGKOK - People in Thailand's impoverished northeast are the poorest in the country, but according to a new measure of social well-being, they are also the happiest.Based on factors including life
readEgypt trembles in front of new Chinese pharaohs
01-11-2006
CAIRO - Figurines of King Tut, Ramses and Queen Nefertiti in Cairo's famous Khan Khalili bazaar all bear the hallmarks of pharaonic regalia, from the goats-hair beards to the golden sceptre.But the
readMittal loses 100 000T steel in fire
01-11-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Mittal Steel, a unit of the world's largest steelmaker, said on yesterday it had lost about 100 000 tonnes of liquid steel production at one of its plants after a
readTelkom says MTN "attractive asset" but not considering buying it
01-11-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Telkom believes MTN is an "attractive asset" but is not seriously thinking about buying a stake in sub-Saharan Africa's biggest cell phone operator, Telkom said
readTechnology centre to expand operations
01-11-2006
GOBABIS - The Ounongo Technology Centre at Gobabis wants to construct a business complex fitted with accommodation facilities, conference halls and an amphitheatre.The centre's project coordinator,
readUS$5 million prize for African leader
01-11-2006
ONE former leader of a sub-Saharan African country stands to win a cool US$5 million or nearly N$38 million for good governance during his tenure, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced last week.In
readSimon ordered to pay up
01-11-2006
THE deadly car crash that stopped the boxing career of former world champion boxer Harry Simon in its tracks almost four years ago had another sequel in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday - a
readAccountant commits suicide at Avis Dam
01-11-2006
A WINDHOEK-BASED accountant committed suicide at Avis Dam in Windhoek yesterday, after managing to evade a huge search party that included friends and colleagues and even a helicopter circling the
readStrike at Rosh Pinah mine enters third day
01-11-2006
A WAGE strike at Kumba's Rosh Pinah zinc and lead mine in the South has entered a third day following deadlocked wage negotiations.Workers demanding a wage increase of between 12 and 14 per cent
readShalli takes command of the NDF
01-11-2006
LIEUTENANT GENERAL Martin Shalli took over the command of the Namibian Defence Force from Solomon Hawala during a colourful parade at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek yesterday.At 52, the career
readPolice won't tolerate assault
01-11-2006
THE Police yesterday issued a stern warning to members of the public who assault Police officers.Police spokesperson Chief Inspector Angula Amulungu reminded offenders that they could find themselves
readRangers get new bakkies
01-11-2006
LACK of transport was one of the biggest problems facing the Ministry of Environment and Tourism in managing national parks, a senior official in the Ministry said in Windhoek on Monday.Dr Malan
readTeen gang-raped at Onyaanya
01-11-2006
OSHAKATI - A 16-year-old girl from a school at the Onyaanya settlement in the Oshikoto Region was allegedly gang-raped on Friday night.Police spokesperson at Oshakati, Constable Christine Fonsech,
readDNA test will clear my name: Stramis
01-11-2006
MORE than a month after the birth of a child whose conception cast a shadow over his professional reputation, Usakos town councillor Daniel Stramis' paternal status remains disputed.In late June,
readAnthrax vaccinations going well
01-11-2006
ABOUT 22 000 head of livestock have been vaccinated against anthrax in the Caprivi Region in the last week, a State veterinarian in the region said yesterday.Dr Frank Chitate said the vaccination
readHealth official in court
01-11-2006
OPUWO - The Chief Health Programmes Administrator in the Ministry of Health and Social Services at Opuwo, Alma Akpabio, appeared in the Opuwo Magistrate's Court on Thursday on several charges,
readStreet child murder case sent to the High Court
01-11-2006
A FORMERLY homeless young resident of Windhoek heard yesterday that the case in which he is accused of murdering and raping a 14-year-old boy is set to be tried in the High Court.Two years and 10
readNurses to take their case to the Labour Commissioner
01-11-2006
LABOUR Commissioner Bro-Mathew Shinguadja has requested the leadership of the Namibia Nurses' Union (Nanu) to make a written request for a conciliation board before they opt for taking Government to
readThree more bills introduced in Parliament at last minute
01-11-2006
THREE Government Ministers have given notice that they will introduce new bills in the National Assembly next week, leaving just nine sitting days to discuss them.Speaker Theo-Ben Gurirab announced
readOmupresidende a ka talela po ku Asia
01-11-2006
O MUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa yi metalelopo lyopambelewa kiilongo yaAsia mOmaandaha.Singapore osho oshilongo shotango ta ka talelapo, moka ta ka kala uule womasiku gane. Okuza mu Singapore,
readOnkee taya tungitha Oongeleka mOnooli
01-11-2006
O MUSITAGONGALO gwEgongalo lya Nawa Elcin mOmbalantu tate Efraim Iiyambo, okwa tseyitha kutya oshimaliwa shoka ya kala taya gongele omolwetungo lyOngeleka pOnawa mpoka, oya mona po ngaa tashi vulu
readTu kwatheni, AaHashiyana taya indile
01-11-2006
O MOLU omatungo gOsikola ya Hashiyana mOngwediva ge li taga ende taga kulupa noga pumbwa okuwapalekululwa, Osikola ya Hashiyana, oya longekidha po Eyotho lyOnyama enene mehuliloshiwike twa thinda,
readElenga lya Halushu lya hulithila
01-11-2006
O MUPOPILIKO gwElelo lyUukwanyama tate Michael Heitha, okwa koleka kOshifo shika kutya Elenga enene lya Halushu tatekulu Set Kaukungwa, olya hulitha mOshipangelo shEpangelo mOshakati Omaandaha
readOshigongi shAanuumbesa nUutekisa mOshakati mOlyomakaya
01-11-2006
O NKUNDANA ya adha Oshifo shika, otayi ti kutya mOlyomakaya ngaka twa thinda mOshakati otamu ka kala oshigongi oshinene shaanuumbesa nUutekisa, tashi ka ningilwa mOshinyanga shAanyasha mOshakati
readEtseyitho okuzilila kElelo lyUukwaluudhi
01-11-2006
E LELO lyUukwaluudhi otali tseyitha ngeyi kutya olya thaneka okuninga oshigongi oshinene shokomumvo momasiku 4 Novemba 2006, ano mOlyomakaya ngaka.Oshigongi shoka tashi ka tameka potundi onti 10h00
readShipanga a monika ondjo medhengo lyomukulukadhi
01-11-2006
E DHENGO lyomukulukadhi gwe olya monikitha Amushanga-Ndjayi gwOkomisi yedhina Namibia National Olympic Committee, Eliphas Shipanga ondjo yopaukiliminola nokupewa ombuta yOondola/N$2 000 mEtitano lya
readOmukiintu a monika ondjo kuufuthi
01-11-2006
O MUKIINTU gumwe a li ha longo mOngalashe yEpangelo, ngoka megumbo lye mwa li mwa adhika ondumba yiipaarte yiihauto, okwa li a monika ondjo moshipotha shuufuthi shoka a li a lopotelwa.Victoria
readEls in buoyant mood
01-11-2006
LOS ANGELES - Ernie Els will tee off in high spirits at this week's Tour Championship in Atlanta, Georgia, despite being winless on the PGA Tour for more than two years.The popular South African was a
readBoxer Shihepo suffers defeat in South Africa
01-11-2006
WINDHOEK - Namibian boxer Willbeforce Shihepo suffered defeat after losing on points to South African opponent Steven Tsago in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday.The defeat translates Shihepo's
readInline hockey to sweat it out ahead of world championships
01-11-2006
THE Namibia national Ice & Inline Hockey team is hard at work to prepare for the World Championships next year, despite the end of the domestic season with the Coastal Pirates tournament in August
readLast 16 in sight for former champs
01-11-2006
PARIS - Former champions AC Milan, Real Madrid, Celtic and Manchester United, plus in-form French champions Lyon, have the chance to book their valuable last 16 ticket in the Champions League
readProteas hope batsmen deliver against West Indies
01-11-2006
JAIPUR - South Africa go into the Champions Trophy semi-final tomorrow hoping the batting line-up will back up their fast bowlers against a resurgent West Indies.Fast bowlers spared South Africa
readFootball needs more members: Champagne
01-11-2006
A top Fifa official has warned that the current small composition of the Namibia Football Association's (NFA) affiliates can lead to more manipulation in the game.Namibia has 16 members affiliated to
readBeckham staying put at Real Madrid
01-11-2006
MADRID - David Beckham, discarded by England, insisted Monday he was going nowhere and intended to stay with Real Madrid despite spending much of this season on the bench."I am not considering any
readIn Brief
01-11-2006
NEW MEETING - Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme are to resume soon, China's foreign ministry has confirmed.Agreement came after an informal meeting in Beijing between North Korea,
readCongo town prepares to vote again
01-11-2006
KINSHASA - A group of electoral officials flew voting materials from Congo's capital to a northern town to give thousands of people another chance to vote yesterday after rioting kept them from
readPolice arrest 5 in Marseille bus firebombing
01-11-2006
MARSEILLE - Police arrested five youths yesterday, aged 15 to 17, suspected of links to the weekend firebombing of a Marseille city bus that left a young woman severely burned, police said.Meanwhile,
readNeglect caused Libya HIV cases
01-11-2006
TRIPOLI - Poor hygiene and neglect led to the infection of hundreds of Libyan children with the HIV virus, a defence lawyer said yesterday at the retrial of six foreign medics accused of deliberately
readZim intensifies torture of opponents: HRW
01-11-2006
HARARE - The Zimbabwean government has intensified its use of torture and arbitrary arrests to suppress opposition to President Robert Mugabe's 26-year rule, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report
readBush accuses Democrats of lacking Iraq plan
01-11-2006
STATESBORO - Weakened by the unpopular Iraq war, President George W Bush accused Democrats of lacking a plan to win it on Monday as he opened a weeklong drive to maintain Republican control of the US
readPakistanis protest school attack
01-11-2006
KHAR - Over 15 000 armed Pakistani tribesmen protested yesterday against a Pakistan Army helicopter attack on an al Qaeda-linked madrasa in Bajaur tribal region that killed around 80 suspected
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