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52 Articles found on Monday, 27 November 2006
Let's talk about sex ...cult South African director shatters taboos
27-11-2006
CAPE TOWN - The women range from their late teens to their sixties.Some are Muslim, some Christian. Some look like hippies and some are business executives. Black and white, they are all talking
readSA defends China's Africa blitz
27-11-2006
PRETORIA - South Africa on Thursday defended the Chinese juggernaut in Africa, saying Beijing was opening markets and helping the world's poorest continent reap the benefits of its vast mineral and
readInvestec cautiously weighs China options
27-11-2006
BEIJING - South African fund house Investec, which derives more than half of its US$50 billion under management from abroad, is scouring China for opportunities but is cautious about jumping in, its
readBusiness briefs
27-11-2006
Gold rises, platinum steady TAIPEI - Gold ticked up on Friday as a weaker dollar and thin liquidity due to holidays lifted prices, while platinum steadied after a volatile week that saw it touch a new
readLebanon firms in shutdown on protests
27-11-2006
BEIRUT - A two-day shutdown closed Lebanese banks and many businesses Friday as protests against the assassination of pro-Syrian industry minister Pierre Gemayel rolled on.The bosses' organisations
readInternational protest against VW
27-11-2006
BRUSSELS - Belgian union leaders vowed on Friday to step up their protest against Volkswagen AG's decision to cut 3 500 jobs at its Brussels assembly plant."In the next days we will step up our
readAfrica needs infrastructure boost
27-11-2006
YAOUNDE - Africa must overcome its lack of infrastructure, expand farming and brighten its investment climate in order to tackle poverty and realise its growth potential, Cameroon's prime minister
readIMF eyes risks to growth
27-11-2006
MADRID - Although the world economy is growing rapidly, there are risks such as a quick cooling of the US housing market that could change the outlook, the head of the International Monetary Fund said
readBusiness boost for KAYEC top students
27-11-2006
IN its effort to encourage entrepreneurial development in the country, Bank Windhoek donated start-up toolkits to the value of N$40 000 to top students at KAYEC Centre in Katutura on Wednesday.These
readOil steady in thin trade
27-11-2006
SINGAPORE - Oil prices were little changed on Friday, holding around US$59 a barrel after tumbling on a build in crude stocks, but trade was muted by a US holiday.London Brent crude was up two cents
readThree arrested in Kavango
27-11-2006
GABRIEL Shatiwa (60) one of the Oshiwambo-speaking farmers ordered to vacate the Ukwangali Traditional area in western Kavango, was arrested by the Kahenge Police on Saturday.The Ukwangali Traditional
readLegal Shield MD suspended
27-11-2006
TRUSTCO Group Holdings on Friday announced that it had suspended the Managing Director of Legal Shield Holdings and its subsidiaries, Stanley Katzao (pictured), for alleged irregularities.Trustco
readSevere penalty for Swakop child killer
27-11-2006
CHILD rapist and murderer Willem Louw sat sobbing in the dock in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday after hearing that he had been sentenced to an effective 68 years' imprisonment.Having committed,
readNo help from High Court for evicted farmers
27-11-2006
CLAIMS that cattle driven from grazing areas in the Kavango Region are dying of thirst on Friday failed to sway the High Court to come to the assistance of nine Oshiwambo-speaking farmers who tried to
read'Speedier, swifter trials' for woman and child abusers
27-11-2006
IF heavier prison sentences don't deter criminals from acting violently towards women and children, maybe swifter and speedier trials will, says Ombudsman John Walters.Walters was speaking during a
readNamibian family turn farm into animal sanctuary
27-11-2006
GOBABIS - For a few cents and a piece of bread, Marieta van der Merwe persuaded a man on a dusty Namibian road to give her the thin vervet monkey he held by a rope around its neck.That was 28 years
readCommunity takes control of Warmbad hot springs
27-11-2006
THE newly constructed Bondelswarts Community Lodge at Warmbad in the South was inaugurated last week.Officiating at the event, President Hifikepunye Pohamba called on villagers to jealously guard
readSecurity Minister reacts to criticism of Police
27-11-2006
THE Minister of Safety and Security, Peter Tsheehama, has lashed out at the Congress of Democrats (CoD) after the opposition party accused him of being unconcerned about the Police's apparent lack of
readSouthern Nama Swapo members demand Nikanor's removal
27-11-2006
A SMALL group of Nama-speaking Swapo members at Keetmanshoop took to the streets on Friday, demanding the immediate removal of the Party's Regional Co-ordinator, Hilma Nikanor.They accused her of
readNLF wants probe on fuel deal finalised
27-11-2006
RANGA Haikali, Chairman of Namibia Liquid Fuels (NLF), has thrown out a challenge to the Anti-Corruption Commission, demanding that it complete its investigation into a controversial contract obtained
readA Matter of Fact
27-11-2006
In a report in The Namibian on Friday, 'Battle Lines Harden In Kavango, Chief Mpasi said his traditional authority originally gave communal land to the Owambo-speaking people, especially the
readThree suicides reported to cops
27-11-2006
THREE people committed suicide over the weekend.Wayne William Smith, aged 38, shot himself with his pistol in the dunes outside Swakopmund on Friday morning. At Tseiblaagte township in Keetmanshoop,
readHaingura to challenge Iipinge
27-11-2006
PETRINA Haingura, Deputy Minister of Health, is set to challenge incumbent Eunice Iipinge as the Secretary of the Swapo Women's Council at next week's congress.Haingura, a former Swapo regional
readKaras Governor accused of milking the State
27-11-2006
KARAS Governor Dawid Boois is apparently receiving a housing subsidy while staying free of charge in a Government house at Keetmanshoop's Westdene residential area.According to a reliable source,
readNanu gets cold shoulder from Govt
27-11-2006
THE Ministry of Health has agreed to meet nurses today, but without the leadership of the Namibia Nurses' Union (Nanu) being present.Health Permanent Secretary Dr Kalumbi Shangula told The Namibian
readCuba trip cost City N$150 000
27-11-2006
A RECENT trip by three City of Windhoek officials, including Mayor Mathew Shikongo, to a solidarity meeting in Havana, Cuba, had been approved by the City's Management Committee at a cost of
readRCC hearing postponed
27-11-2006
THE disciplinary hearing of suspended Roads Contractor Company CEO Kelly Nghixulifwa has been postponed until next Monday, while his legal team appears to be preparing to challenge the validity of the
readEfundja mu Somalia onkee lya pindjala noonkondo
27-11-2006
O MEYA gefundja ndyoka lya ponokele Somalia omasiku ngaka onkee ge li taga londo miitopolwa yokuumbugantu yoshilongo shika."Iipangelo yetu oya kundukidhwa komeya," Julie Neubuhr e li Omuniilonga
readAaIraqi ye li 3 709 oya sa mu Oktoba
27-11-2006
B AGHDAD - AaIraqi ye li 101 oya si mesiku limwe omanga Iigwanahangano ya tseyitha kutya AaIraqi ayehe mboka ye sa momwedhi gwa Oktoba oye li pomayovi gatatu nomathele gaheyali naantu omugoyi (3
readMunyama a holoka ishewe mOmpangu
27-11-2006
K ONYALA pwa piti ngashiingeyi omumvo konima sho ngoka a li nale Omukuluntuwiliki gwa NBC (Namibian Broadcasting Corporation), Gerry Munyama okwa holoka oshikando oshitine mOmpangu ya Mangestrata
readKabila a ganeka omunwe aakwiita ya Jean-Pierre
27-11-2006
K INSHASA - Omupresiende gwa DRC Joseph Kabila mEtitatu lya zi ko okwa gandja oowili 48 kaakwiita yIigwanahangano ya kale ya kutha mo aakwiita ya Jean-Pierre Bemba mu Kinshasa nongele inaye shi ninga,
readAalongisikola ye li 2 000 oya tegelela okutidhwa
27-11-2006
A ALONGISIKOLA ye li 2 100 lwaampoka oya tegelelwa ya ka tidhwe miilonga okuya pehulilo lyomumvo nguka ngele inaya imonena oonzapo ndhoka kwa pumbiwa ya kale ye na.Ehangano lyaalongiksikola lya
readEtidho lyomusamane Gabriel Shatiwa mOkavango otali vulu kweetelele oshindji
27-11-2006
E TIDHOMO lyomukalimo gwOmuwambo mUukwangali muuninginino waKavango, ano lya tate Gabriel Shatiwa, a tseyika wo nedhina tate Nehanga, otali vulu li etelele oshindji ngele inashi endithwa
readCollingwood misses century
27-11-2006
BRISBANE - England batsman Paul Collingwood dismissed the anguish of narrowly missing out on a century in the first Ashes Test yesterday to revel in his team's overdue gutsy fightback against
readBoks and All Blacks in wins
27-11-2006
LONDON - The big three southern hemisphere teams enjoyed a triumphant end to their European tours while 2007 World Cup hosts France brought their Argentina jinx to a timely end on Saturday.World Cup
readThomas wins last road race for 2006
27-11-2006
WINDHOEK - David Thomas won the last road race for 2006, a 2,5-kilometre run from the Soweto Market to the Shoprite Complex in Katutura on Saturday.Twenty-five runners took part in the race. Thomas
readAnelka double sinks Arsenal
27-11-2006
LONDON - Nicolas Anelka scored twice against his old club to help Bolton Wanderers beat Arsenal 3-1 to climb to third in the Premier League on Saturday.The enigmatic Frenchman struck in each half
readNghixulifwa retains boxing presidency
27-11-2006
WINDHOEK - Kelly Nghixulifwa retained his position as Namibia Amateur Boxing Federation (NABF) president after elections held on Saturday at the Katutura Youth Complex.Nghixulifwa stood for the post
readNamibia beat Griquas in SAA Cup
27-11-2006
NAMIBIA'S national cricket team beat South African provincial side Griquas by 107 runs in Kimberley, South Africa, on Saturday to move to the top of the SAA Cup competition.A great century by JB
readNamibia to compete in Cosafa
27-11-2006
WINDHOEK - Namibia will compete in the annual Council of Southern Africa Football Association (Cosafa) under-20 tournament billed for South Africa from December 8 to 18.The National under-20 technical
readCivics grab spot in FNB Cup semis
27-11-2006
CIVICS posted a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Oshakati City yesterday to elevate themselves into the FNB Cup semi-finals, in a match played at the Legare Stadium in Gobabis.The other match set to
readRugby Shorts
27-11-2006
Robinson set to go LONDON - England rugby coach Andy Robinson will soon be leaving his post, the BBC reported yesterday, following their eighth defeat in their last nine matches.England lost to South
readUN meeting to tackle menace of 'e-waste'
27-11-2006
NAIROBI - Western donations of old computers, mobile phones and televisions could be toxic "hand-me-downs" posing a hazard to the environment of poor countries, a major UN conference will hear this
readRare lion cubs poisoned to save costs
27-11-2006
RARE Abyssinian lion cubs are being poisoned at a zoo in Ethiopia and sold to taxidermists because there isn't enough money to care for the animals, the facility's administrator said last week.Famous
readPolice kill man on his wedding day
27-11-2006
NEW YORK - Police fired 50 rounds at a car of unarmed men leaving a bachelor party at a strip club, killing the groom on his wedding day in a shooting that drew a furious outcry from family members
readSA opposition leader to quit
27-11-2006
JOHANNESBURG - The leader of South Africa's largest opposition party, Tony Leon, said yesterday he would not seek re-election when his party meets to elect its new head at its congress next May.The
readRocket fire threatens Gaza truce
27-11-2006
Palestinian militants yesterday fired rockets into Israel, hours after an unexpected ceasefire was called between the two sides.At least three rockets were fired, one of which landed in the town of
readPrince Charles to visit Sierra Leone
27-11-2006
FREETOWN - A major clean-up is underway as the capital of war-torn Sierra Leone gears up for the first ever visit by Britain's Prince Charles next Monday.Huge piles of garbage were being carted away
readIn Brief
27-11-2006
CORRUPT - President Thabo Mbeki has admitted that "widespread corruption" within the Home Affairs department was hindering service delivery.He said a new management system would be put in place while
readChiluba may need new heart
27-11-2006
Lusaka - Medical doctors who are treating Zambia's ex-president Frederick Chiluba are considering carrying out a heart transplant following the deterioration of his cardiac problem, his aide announced
readLandmark ruling for gay couples
27-11-2006
PRETORIA - Gay life partners are entitled to inherit from the intestate estates of their partners just as spouses do, the South African Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday.The court upheld an
readFighting resumes in eastern DRC
27-11-2006
GOMA - Fighting between soldiers of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army and forces loyal to dissident general Laurent Nkunda resumed early yesterday after clashes the day before claimed at
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