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55 Articles found on Thursday, 30 November 2006
Gaia scientist predicts a planetary wipe-out
30-11-2006
LONDON - The Earth has a fever that could boost temperatures by 8 degrees Celsius making large parts of the surface uninhabitable and threatening billions of peoples' lives, a controversial climate
readTourism potential not yet tapped: Brown
30-11-2006
NAMIBIA'S wildlife, tourism attraction sites and rich cultures offer the best potential for job and wealth creation and poverty reduction, says the head of the Namibian Nature Foundation (NNF).Dr
readSan group pays a healthy hunting dividend to Govt
30-11-2006
AN association representing Namibia's most disadvantaged minority group yesterday gave money to the Government's Game Products Trust Fund (GPTF).The Kyaramacan Association of the San people living
readRwanda points and clicks its way to growth
30-11-2006
MUHURA - Ange Mukarusagara never thought she would get the chance to use a computer at school.That used to be the exclusive privilege of a handful of students at the National University of Rwanda. But
readAfrican, S American leaders meet for inaugural summit
30-11-2006
ABUJA - African and South American foreign ministers were preparing the ground Tuesday for an inaugural summit of leaders from the two continents, home to 1,3 billion people and with a combined GDP of
readSatellites beam hope to poorer nations
30-11-2006
BERLIN - A new satellite data network will give poorer countries access to essential crop, health, and climate data in real time and at low cost, helping them forecast and prevent natural disasters
readWidow sets up Ipangelwa Trust
30-11-2006
TRUSTEES of the Lazarus Ipangelwa Trust paid a courtesy on President Hifikepunye Pohamba at State House yesterday.The delegation led by late Ipangelwa widow, Anna Ipangelwa, visited Pohamba to brief
readRussia, Belarus gas firms merge
30-11-2006
MINSK - Russian gas giant Gazprom will form a joint venture with Belarus's state gas company, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday after meeting his Belarussian counterpart Alexander
readDBN bankrolls mobile phone company
30-11-2006
THE Development of Namibia (DBN) this week announced it had invested N$36,75 million in four projects, of which the country's second cellphone operator, Powercom, received the largest cut of N$30,5
readInvestment key to end Africa energy crisis
30-11-2006
WASHINGTON - African countries need to develop regional power grids and attract more investment to the sector if they want to avoid the power shortages plaguing the region, a senior World Bank
readSA economy 'extremely buoyant'
30-11-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's economy remained "extremely buoyant" and the country's current account gap is expected to ease slightly, finance minister Trevor Manuel said on Tuesday."The present
readGerman fraud suspect free
30-11-2006
GERMAN fraud suspect Hans Juergen Koch became a free man again for the first time in more than four years yesterday.Koch (58) was released from Grootfontein Prison, where he had been detained for most
readNamibian woman arrested for aiding fugitive
30-11-2006
AN employee of the Ministry of Tourism and Environment on Tuesday made a brief appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court for allegedly having assisted a foreign national to illegally cross the
readRed Cross chief suspended
30-11-2006
THE Board of the Namibia Red Cross Society has suspended the Secretary General of the organisation, Razia Essack-Kauaria, for an unspecified period for allegations related to her management
readHealth PS given cold shoulder by nurses
30-11-2006
NURSES yesterday shunned a meeting called by their Permanent Secretary, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, and vowed to go ahead with their demonstration next week.Shangula called the meeting with the Ministry's
readMan commits suicide
30-11-2006
OSHAKATI - A mentally disturbed patient allegedly committed suicide at the Oshakati State Hospital in the Oshana Region on Monday, the Police spokesperson at Oshakati said.Constable Christine Fonsech
readYouth kills child with truck
30-11-2006
AN 18-year-old boy has been arrested at Walvis Bay after he accidentally ran over a three-year-old girl with a truck.The incident happened on Sandwich Street in Kuisebmond on November 17. The boy, who
readBank Windhoek warns of scam
30-11-2006
BANK Windhoek has warned the public to beware of people masquerading as representatives of the bank while ripping off people in the process.In a statement, the bank said it had no agreements with
readSchimming-Chase voted deputy chair of SADC Parliamentary Forum
30-11-2006
A MEMBER of the official opposition party, the Congress of Democrats, has been elected as deputy chairperson of the SADC Parliamentary Forum.Nora Schimming-Chase was elected last weekend during the
readGerman doctors teach and repair broken bodies
30-11-2006
A TEAM of seven German doctors are donating their time at Oshakati State Hospital reconstructing cleft lips, burn victims and performing breast-reduction surgery.Dr Matthias Gensior, the chief of the
readBerlin Mayor impressed with integrated society
30-11-2006
THE Mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, is impressed with how successful the integration in Namibian society is and with efforts made to create a common future for all citizens.Briefing media on
readMetropolitan fraud dates back to merger
30-11-2006
METROPOLITAN Life Namibia says the alleged fraud currently being investigated at two of its northern branches seems to have its roots in the company's acquisition of Channel Life Namibia two years
readInterpreters' strike called off - for now
30-11-2006
GOVERNMENT has told court interpreters to submit a new proposal on their job grading.This followed a meeting between representatives of the court interpreters, the Ministry of Justice and the Office
readShatiwa granted bail
30-11-2006
GABRIEL Shatiwa (60), an Oshiwambo-speaking farmer who was arrested by the Kahenge Police on Saturday, was released on bail of N$500 when he appeared in the Rundu Magistrate's Court on Monday.Shatiwa
readCabinet shifts focus
30-11-2006
CABINET has decided to shift its attention more to the country's economic sector in order to achieve accelerated growth, job creation and higher revenue earnings for the State.At the first annual
readYamwe ya futwa sha pitilila ku Muni muulunga
30-11-2006
M UNI gwa Venduka okwa tameka okuninga omakonakono kombinga yOkampani yimwe a li e yi pa okondaraka yokudha iilambo yoombila, ihe oya futwa oshimaliwa sha pitilila.Otaku popiwa kutya Okampani ndika
readGibeon a ganekwa omunwe ku NamPower
30-11-2006
O KAMPANI yolusheno ya NamPower oya ganeke omunwe elelo lyokandoolopamukunda ka Gibeon kutya olusheno lwawo otalu ka tetwa ko ngele inaya futa oondjo dholusheno dha NamPower) ndhoka ye na.Oonzo
readOnganga yimwe ya pewa 10 mokakuma
30-11-2006
N ELSPRUIT - Onganga yimwe mo South Afrika ndjoka ya kwata koonkondo okakadhona koomvula omugoyi e tayi ka dhigi mepandaanda uusiku auhe, oya pewa oomvula opmulongo mokakuma.Ompangu yopashitopolwa mu
readOmahilathano mo Swapo po Keetmanshoop otaga ka kundathanwaA
30-11-2006
AKWASWPAO yamwe aakuluntu okwa tegelela ya ka ye ko Keetmanshoop muule wethimbo efupi, ya ka konakono omapopyo kutya Omukwatakanitho gwOpaata ndika moshitopolwa sha Karas Hlima Nikanor oku na
readOmailongekitho gokudhana oomvula 100 dhEtosha oga tameka
30-11-2006
O MAILONGEKIDHO gokudhana oshituthi shegwanitho lyoomvula ethele dhOshikunino shIiyamakuti sha Etosha National Park, oga tameka.Momasiku 22 ga Maalitsa Etosha otali ka gwanitha oomvula ethele.
readKabila oye shili a sindana mu DRC
30-11-2006
K INSHASA - Momaandaha goshiwike shika, Ompangu yopombandambanda mu DRC oya popi kutya Joseph Kabila oye a sindana omahogololo gOpaupresidende ngoka ga ningwa mu DRC omwedhi gwa zi ko.Ompangu ndjika
readOshikonga shetando lyiipa mOshipangelo sha Shakati
30-11-2006
O ONDOHOTOLA ayehe kumwe yaheyali yAandoishi, ano ya za kOndoishi kumwe naapangi yawo yatano oye li moshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati taya tanda nokwaandeka iipa yaamboka unene ya monene iiponga
readOmulumentu gumwe a pewa oomvula 30 meyugo lya eta edhipago
30-11-2006
O MUKALIMO gumwe gwomoSwakopmund ngoka i iyaha ye mwene papuko kiitopolwa ya holekwa konima sho adhipga omukulukadhi pethimbo lyeyugo mOvenduka oomvula mbali dha piti po, okwa pewa oomvula 30 konima
readYoung rugby side to take on SA Amateurs
30-11-2006
WINDHOEK - The senior national rugby coach, Johan Venter, will field a relatively young team against the visiting South African Amateur side in the Africa Cup final at the Hage Geingob Stadium
readEngland look to spin to level Ashes series
30-11-2006
ADELAIDE - England is looking to spin to wrest the momentum from Australia and prevent it from going 2-0 down in the Ashes series in tomorrow's second Adelaide Test The Ashes holders hope to bounce
readFabio, Zidane and Ronaldinho chase prize
30-11-2006
ZURICH - Italian World Cup-winning skipper Fabio Cannavaro, Brazilian maestro Ronaldinho and French idol Zinedine Zidane have been shortlisted for the prestigious Fifa World Player of the Year
readRichards, Wariner top in US
30-11-2006
NEW YORK - Training partners Sanya Richards and Jeremy Wariner won the Jesse Owens Award as the top USA Track & Field athletes of the year on Tuesday.Both athletes had undefeated 400 metres seasons
readU/20 Cosafa draw made
30-11-2006
WINDHOEK - Namibia has been drawn against South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe in Group A of the annual Cosafa under-20 competition from December 8 to 17 in Mafikeng, South Africa.The draw and launch
readNo budget for Warriors' fees
30-11-2006
THE Namibia Football Consortium (NFC) has not made any provision for the appearance fees of national team players as part of their N$8 million sponsorship to football this season.All the national
readSports Diary Sara Coetzee Cup at airport
30-11-2006
THE Sarah Coetzee Christmas Football Cup will be held at the Hosea Kutako International Airport over the weekend.The total prize money is N$8 000. The winners will receive N$4 000, runners-up N$2 000
readBenny Andrews, artist of record
30-11-2006
BENNY ANDREWS (75), a painter and teacher whose work drew on memories of his childhood in the segregated South, has died.Andrews painted socially conscious works that addressed issues including the
readBebe Moore Campbell, author
30-11-2006
LOS ANGELES - Bebe Moore Campbell, whose many best sellers such as 'Brothers and Sisters' touched on America's ethnic and social divides, died on Monday.She was 56. Campbell died at home in Los
readAlexander Litvinenko, former KGB spy
30-11-2006
BEFORE his death, former spy Alexander Litvinenko was unbowed in criticising alleged abuses by his homeland's government and relentlessly pursued information about the death of an investigative
readIn Brief
30-11-2006
SURVIVAL - A flamboyant Egyptian minister who sparked a political furore when he described the Muslim headscarf as a "step backward" appears to have emerged largely unscathed from a row that many had
readGaddafi in airport drama
30-11-2006
ABUJA - A diplomatic spat involving Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi erupted at a Nigerian airport when local soldiers refused to let his bodyguards enter the capital because they were too heavily armed,
readPope condemns religious violence
30-11-2006
ANKARA - Pope Benedict XVI has urged religious leaders of all faiths to "utterly refuse" to support any form of violence in the name of faith, while Turkey's top Muslim cleric complained to the
readBoy brutally murdered
30-11-2006
MIAMI - Seven guards and a female nurse have been charged in the brutal murder of a 14-year-old boy at a "boot camp" for juvenile delinquents, Florida Governor Jeb Bush announced on Tuesday.The
readExperts say Mayor spoke too soon
30-11-2006
NEW YORK - Law enforcement experts said New York City's mayor spoke prematurely in saying police used "excessive force" in unleashing a 50-shot barrage that killed an unarmed man outside a strip
readBemba accepts defeat in DR Congo
30-11-2006
KINSHASA - Jean-Pierre Bemba, who lost presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, accepted defeat on Tuesday after his legal challenge to the result was thrown out by the Supreme
readReporter pleads guilty to tapping royal phones
30-11-2006
LONDON - A tabloid journalist accused of hacking into the voicemail system in Prince Charles' office pleaded guilty yesterday, and apologised to the prince and his sons.Clive Goodman, 48, the royal
readVolcano erupts in eastern Congo
30-11-2006
KINSHASA - A volcano continued erupting near the city of Goma in eastern Congo on Tuesday, spewing lava in an area devastated by a major eruption four years ago.Mount Nyamulagira began erupting at
readAhmadinejad sends letter to America
30-11-2006
TEHRAN - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written a letter to the American people, which was to be released in New York yesterday, a state newspaper reported.The newspaper gave no details of
readNato wants commitment
30-11-2006
RIGA - Nato leaders resumed their summit yesterday with a pledge to stay the course in Afghanistan despite mounting casualties and the continued refusal of some governments to send their troops into
readUS baby'microwaved'
30-11-2006
A US woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her newborn baby by burning her in a microwave oven.China Arnold's daughter had high-heat internal burns, but no outside marks, Ken Betz from the
readCastro too sick for public birthday celebration
30-11-2006
HAVANA - Cuban President Fidel Castro on Tuesday said he was too ill to attend the public celebrations marking his 80th birthday.A letter attributed to the ailing revolutionary - unseen in public
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