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50 Articles found on Monday, 13 November 2006
DRC's new president to regain economic trust of citizens
13-11-2006
KINSHASA - Patrons heading to an outdoor bar in Congo's capital often stop first at a nearby moneychanger, where they fork over just enough US dollars for a beer.Then they sit down to enjoy their
readAir Zim suspends London flights
13-11-2006
HARARE - National carrier Air Zimbabwe has suspended flights to Britain fearing its planes will be seized by a European navigation agency over a US$2,8 million debt, the official Herald newspaper
readBanker wins African business leader award
13-11-2006
NAIROBI - A Nigerian banker was named African Business Leader of 2006 in a magazine-sponsored competition to honour major contributors to economic development on the world's poorest continent.Tony
readEU says China "patchy" on WTO
13-11-2006
BEIJING - EU trade chief Peter Mandelson said China's implementation of WTO promises was "patchy" as a deadline looms and warned Beijing's handling of new rules aimed at foreign financial news
readPlayStation 3 sellout boosts ailing Sony
13-11-2006
TOKYO - The PlayStation 3 was a sell-out Saturday as Sony finally launched the hugely anticipated and delayed new console to long queues across the capital in a much-needed boost to its faltering
readGold Fields says SA approves licences
13-11-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South African gold miner Gold Fields said on Friday the government had approved the conversion of its old licences to new mining rights, pushing its shares up more than three per
readOppenheimers sell third of family stake
13-11-2006
JOHANNESBURG - The Oppenheimer family said on Friday it had sold a third of its shareholding in Anglo American Plc to China Vision Resources Limited, sending Anglo's shares in Johannesburg two per
readKonjore launches glass-recycling company
13-11-2006
ENVIRONMENT and Tourism Minister Willem Konjore officially launched the Glass Recycling Company in Windhoek on Thursday.Speaking at the event, Konjore noted that glass recycling is a very difficult
readYoung people shine at SNIEA 2006
13-11-2006
THE Sam Nujoma Innovative Entrepreneurs Award (SNIEA) 2006 ceremony saw a number of deserving young businesspeople scooping prizes at a gala event held in Windhoek in Friday.Twenty-five-year-old
readCourts face strike threat
13-11-2006
THE Namibian Public Workers' Union has threatened Government with "unprecedented action" in the wake of the Public Service Management refusing to adjust the salary grades of court
readGirl (8) in critical condition following flogging
13-11-2006
OSHAKATI - Immanuel Nambahu (47) from Onalufipa village near Omuthiyagwii-pundi has been arrested for attempted murder after he allegedly beat his eight-year-old stepchild so badly that she had to be
readTreason trial bail ruling now set for next month
13-11-2006
FORMER Member of Parliament Geoffrey Mwilima and one of his co-accused in the main Caprivi high treason trial, former NBC producer Barnard Mucheka, are set to hear on December 6 whether they will
readTrawler sinks, dead crewmen named
13-11-2006
MFV Diaz, the fishing vessel that caught fire at sea on Wednesday, sank on Thursday afternoon, while the owners have released the names of the three crewmen who died following an explosion in the
readInformal settlement leaders receive certificates
13-11-2006
WINDHOEK - Over 100 community leaders from informal settlements received certificates from the City of Windhoek on Friday after completing various courses aimed at improving living standards in their
readMalaria high on agenda as SADC ministers gather
13-11-2006
WINDHOEK - A five-day annual Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) meeting of Ministers gets underway in Windhoek today.The meeting is being held under the theme 'Scaling up Indoor Residual
readComputerising documents is slow
13-11-2006
GOVERNEMNT has approved 15 810 working visas to foreigners between January and August this year and issued 5 994 work permits, the Minister of Home Affairs and Immigrations said.Responding to a query
readAnthrax campaign going well
13-11-2006
ABOUT 40 000 cattle have been vaccinated against anthrax since the disease broke out in the Caprivi Region in September.Approached for comment, State veterinarian Dr Frank Chitate told The Namibian
readCopper thieves paralyse phone network
13-11-2006
TELECOM Namibia says it has suffered losses amounting to N$760 000 this year through acts of vandalism and copper wire theft.Telecom's senior manager for communications, Oiva Angula, said copper wire
readDagga bust
13-11-2006
POLICE in Windhoek have arrested a 30-year-old man who was allegedly found in possession of 10 parcels of dagga weighing three kg.Police spokesperson Sergeant Stephan Nuuyi said the man was found with
readRosh Pinah strike ends
13-11-2006
WORKERS at Kumba's Rosh Pinah zinc and lead mine in the South called off their 11-day strike after their union and management reached a compromise on wage demands on Friday.The workers have agreed to
readCriminals put on notice as Nam signs extradition treaty
13-11-2006
THE National Assembly last week ratified a protocol on the extradition of criminals among the member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).The main objective of the SADC Protocol
readMinista Mutorwa a egulula omatungo omape pOdibo
13-11-2006
O MATUNGO omape ngoka ga kala taga tungwa pOdibo mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena okuza momumvo 2004, osho ga pu noga egululwa pambelewa kOministeli yAanyasha, Omaudhano nOmithigululwakalo tate
readOmbelewa ya Nored ya tewa
13-11-2006
O NGWEDIVA - Aafuthi oya yaka oshimaliwa konyala shi li pomayovi goondola/N$200 000 mombelewa yehangano lyokutopola olusheno mOnooli nenge tutye Nothern Regional Electricity Distributor
readYatatu otashi vulika ya sila moshiponga shOsikepa komunkulofuta gwaNamibia
13-11-2006
O KUNIWE uumbanda kutya aantu yatatu oya sa konima yuupyakadhi uunene komunkulofuta sho Osikepa yedhina MFV Diaz ya yaka omulilo mEtitatu lya zi ko mEfuta.Omutenya gwEtine lya zi ko ka kwali we kuniwe
readShigwana takamitha Oombotsotso odha tameka ishewe
13-11-2006
O POLISI otayi lombwele oshigwana kutya ethimbo lyOkrisimesa olya thika nOombotsotso ngashi shito odha tameka okwiikongela sha shawo shokuya mOkrisimesa, onkee shigwana kala wa takamitha iinima yoye
readElongitho lyombinzi niikwambinzi miipangelo lyiikundwa mOshakati
13-11-2006
O SHIGONGIILONGA sha simana shi na sha nOmulandu gwelongitho lyombinzi niikwambinzi, osha egululilwe pambelewa kOmuwiliki gwUuhaku mOnooli, Omundohotola Naftali Hamata mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika
readKazongominja okwa li ta thindilwa aantu, Riruako ta ti
13-11-2006
I IKOLOKOSHA yopaukwamuhoko mbyoka ya holoka pOnderombapa moshikandjohogololo sha Aminuis moshitopolwa sha Maheke, oya holoka po molwashoka aakalimo ya Aminuis oya li ye wete taya thiminikilwa omuleli
readWorld Cup here we come!
13-11-2006
NAMIBIA sealed a place in the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France after an emphatic 27-8 victory over Morocco in Casablanca on Saturday.The gutsy Namibian side played with purpose during the entire match
readCivics falls to BA, as Stars shine
13-11-2006
PREMIERSHIP defending champions Civics were one of the first casualties to suffer a defeat after the start of the domestic league, going down 1-0 to Black Africa on Saturday, while African Stars
readBoxing Shorts
13-11-2006
Ali cheers daughter's win NEW YORK - Muhammad Ali returned to Madison Square Garden to cheers of "Ali, Ali, Ali" and watched his daughter Laila defend her world super-middleweight title on
readPress blasts England coach Robinson
13-11-2006
LONDON - British newspapers made miserable reading for England coach Andy Robinson on Sunday, with many agreed his job is under threat or even untenable after the world champions' 25-18 defeat at home
readNZ crush France, Boks humbled
13-11-2006
LONDON - New Zealand outclassed France 47-3 in a lopsided clash between world rugby's top two teams, and Argentina extended England's woes with a historic 25-18 win at Twickenham on Saturday.Also,
readBoxer 'Hitman' Moses defeats Gosset
13-11-2006
ONGWEDIVA - Namibia's Pan-African and Inter-Continental WBA lightweight champion, Paulus 'The Hitman' Moses, defeated Fredric Gosset from France in an explosive non-title fight at Ongwediva on
readS Korean Yang beats Woods
13-11-2006
SHANGHAI - South Korea's Yang Yong-Eun beat the best in the world to claim Asia's richest prize with a two-stroke victory over Tiger Woods at the $5 million Champions tournament yesterday.South
readAl Ahli cement status as Africa's best club
13-11-2006
JOHANNESBURG - With their third continental title in six years, Al Ahli's status as Africa's top club side cannot be disputed.The Cairo giants reinforced their aura of invincibility on Saturday when
readHat-trick for Drogba, United clear
13-11-2006
LONDON - Striker Louis Saha restored Manchester United's three-point lead in the Premier League on Saturday, scoring in a 1-0 win at Blackburn Rovers after champions Chelsea trounced Watford 4-0.With
readSomali govt rejects peace deal
13-11-2006
MOGADISHU - Somalia's transitional government on Saturday rejected a new peace deal that was agreed to by a powerful but renegade lawmaker and the country's Islamic movement in an attempt to avert a
readEd Bradley, journalism pioneer
13-11-2006
ED BRADLEY'S lifelong love of jazz helps explain what set him apart.With his signature beard and earring, he more resembled the image of a musician than an award-winning journalist and 26-year
readGaza: US vetoes UN draft
13-11-2006
New York - The United States on Saturday vetoed an Arab-sponsored draft resolution in the UN Security Council that would have condemned Israel's deadly attack in the Gaza Strip and Palestinian rocket
readJudge denies infamous phrase
13-11-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Judge Hilary Squires, who sentenced Schabir Shaik to 15 years in prison for corruption, says he never found a "generally corrupt relationship" between the controversial businessman and
readDalai Lama wants Saddam spared
13-11-2006
TOKYO - Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama appealed yesterday for Saddam Hussein's life to be spared, saying the deposed Iraqi president was not beyond redemption."The death penalty is
readWoman survives 6 head shots
13-11-2006
SAO PAULO - A Brazilian woman who was shot six times in the head after an altercation with her ex-husband was out of the hospital and talking to the media on Saturday."I know this was a miracle,"
readUN official visits Burma's Suu Kyi
13-11-2006
BANGKOK - A UN official who held a rare meeting with Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said yesterday she seemed "reasonably well" and alert but that she needs more regular
readBritons observe two-minute silence in memory of war dead
13-11-2006
LONDON - People across Britain held somber ceremonies and observed a two-minute silence Saturday in memory of troops killed in conflicts from World War I to Iraq.In Trafalgar Square, hundreds of
readClashes break out in DR Congo
13-11-2006
KINSHASA - Shootouts between supporters of rival presidential candidates in an election held to end years of war killed three civilians and a soldier in Kinshasa, the governor of the Congolese capital
readIn Brief
13-11-2006
DEAD - Gerald Levert, the fiery singer of passionate R&B love songs and the son of O'Jays singer Eddie Levert, has died.He was 40. His label, Atlantic Records, confirmed that Levert died on Friday at
readText-dumped? Britney's ex joins growing club
13-11-2006
NEW YORK - Ur dumped, Kevin Federline - and you are now part of a growing club of spurned lovers who have been ditched by text message.A video of Britney Spears' soon-to-be ex-husband apparently
readMemorable quotes by former US defence chief Rumsfeld
13-11-2006
DONALD Rumsfeld, who quit as US Defence Secretary, was known for his quotes.Here are just some of the more memorable ones: - "I would not say that the future is necessarily less predictable than the
readMose Tolliver, folk artist
13-11-2006
FOLK ARTIST Mose Tolliver, whose self-portraits and vivid images of nature and the female form, done in humble house paint, made him one of the leaders of the modern-day "outsider art" movement, has
readMarkus Wolf, Cold War spymaster
13-11-2006
MARKUS WOLF, the "man without a face" who outwitted the West as communist East Germany's long-serving spymaster, died on Thursday.He was 83. Wolf planted some 4 000 agents in the West - most
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