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48 Articles found on Thursday, 9 November 2006
Africa's global warming hotspots hit poorest
09-11-2006
NAIROBI - Rwanda, Burundi, large tracts of southern Niger and Chad, and most of Ethiopia are the most vulnerable parts of a continent that could be the biggest loser from global warming, researchers
readPlant 1 billion trees, urges Nobel winner
09-11-2006
ELIZABETH A KENNEDY NAIROBI - Nobel Peace Prize winner and Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai called on citizens around the world to plant 1 billion trees in the coming year to fight global
readAgra registers positive growth
09-11-2006
ONE of Namibia's main forces in the agricultural sector, Agra Cooperative Limited, yesterday announced huge growth realised by the group in its latest financial year.Agra has seen gross turnover of
readGreenback under pressure from vote
09-11-2006
LONDON - The US currency dipped against major rivals yesterday, with the euro moving above 1,28 US dollars as the foreign exchange market reacted to US election news, dealers said.The euro rose to
readSA losing US$1,37b in mine investment
09-11-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's mining sector is losing between 5-10 billion rand yearly as companies hold back investment in projects because they lacked legal title, the Chamber of Mines said.Most
readChina must curb piracy
09-11-2006
BEIJING - The top European Union trade official called on China yesterday to do more to reduce "crippling" intellectual property rights infringements.On the third day of a five-day visit to China,
readBank Windhoek becomes 100% Namibian
09-11-2006
THE holdings company of Bank Windhoek, Capricorn Investment Holdings Limited (CIH), is now 100 per cent Namibian owned, after buying out South Africa's Absa Group Limited, which held a 34,4 per cent
readTurbulence for Airbus
09-11-2006
WASHINGTON - FedEx on Tuesday became the first customer to abandon Airbus's much-delayed new A380 superjumbo, opting to buy Boeing planes instead in the latest blow to the crisis-hit European
readGovt spins up Budget
09-11-2006
GOVERNMENT'S finances are looking even better than was expected when Namibia's Budget for 2006-07 was unveiled in mid-March.Namibia is expected to realise a budget surplus of N$921 million this
readSSC dismissal case postponed
09-11-2006
ONE of the casualties of the Social Security Commission's botched N$30 million investment with Avid Investment Corporation last year, former senior SSC manager Gideon Mulder, faces a further
readNamibia refused funding for AIDS
09-11-2006
NAMIBIA'S efforts to curb HIV-AIDS have been hit by a Global Fund decision not to fund any of its projects for the next five years because the country's proposals failed to meet required standards.A
readAdditional Budget: Who Gets What
09-11-2006
An early Christmas present for civil servants: N$189 million comes their way to improve their pay.The Police get another N$53 million to see them through the year *Defence gets N$46,5 million more
readStock theft on the rise
09-11-2006
Police at Ruacana have reported the theft of three head of cattle worth N$8 800 from a village there.The cattle belong to Hamakende Tjuma, and no arrest or recovery has been made since Saturday, when
readStudent accidentally shot with pistol
09-11-2006
WINDHOEK police are investigating a case of attempted murder after a pupil at Centaurus High School was shot in the thigh in a school restroom.According to the victim, 22-year-old Mario Kuvalela, he
readKeetmans introduces fire levy
09-11-2006
THE Keetmanshoop Municipality's Chief Executive Officer, Jeremia Shangadi, has urged the town's residents to see the positive side of the newly introduced fire-brigade levy.In a press statement issued
read3 rapes reported to cops
09-11-2006
A 22-year-old man was arrested at Keetmanshoop on Sunday after he allegedly raped a six-year-old girl at a house there.* At Opuwo, Police on Saturday arrested an 18-year-old boy after he allegedly
readRed Cross launches new appeal for AIDS funding
09-11-2006
THE International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched a US$300 million appeal to fight HIV and AIDS over five years in Namibia and nine other countries in southern
readKaza signing shelved once again
09-11-2006
THE signing of a memorandum of understanding on a cross-border conservation project involving five southern African countries has once again been postponed.The agreement on the Kavango-Zambezi
readWe need to adapt or our village will die, say youth at Berseba
09-11-2006
YOUNG people at Berseba in the South say the Village Council is failing to deliver services and the village is turning into a filthy dump.Youth activist Simon Fledermaus complained to The Namibian
readShebeen owners arrested
09-11-2006
THE Police rounded up about 70 shebeen operators around Windhoek this past weekend for trading beyond the legal hours stipulated in the Liquor Act.The Katutura Magistrate's Court was crowded on Monday
read8 rapes, cops hunt suspects
09-11-2006
EIGHT cases of rape were reported by the Police last week.On Saturday evening, a 29-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her boyfriend at Kalkrand. The suspect is said to be a South African national
readEx-cop witness cross-examined
09-11-2006
A FORMER Police officer who was on duty at the Katima Mulilo Police Station on the day before it was attacked by alleged secessionists in early August 1999 met a group of armed men making their way to
read'Oom Sarel' - a worthy opponent
09-11-2006
SAREL J Becker, former Regional Secretary for the right-wing Herstigte Nasionale Party (HNP) of South Africa, who died of a heart attack at the age of 76 on Tuesday, was a frequent visitor to the
readNo tax deal for actor Snipes
09-11-2006
MIAMI - Federal prosecutors denied on Tuesday that any deal had been struck with Hollywood star Wesley Snipes, currently filming in Namibia, so that he could avoid jail on tax charges."No agreement
readMUN threatens national strike over Rosh Pinah stand-off
09-11-2006
THE Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) has put its members countrywide on "maximum alert" for a national strike in solidarity with striking Rosh Pinah miners.This was said yesterday by MUN Secretary
readSimon a gwila ishewe momeya omapyu
09-11-2006
O MUDHENGINGONYO a simana kwali mUuyuni Harry Simon okwa gwile ishewe momeya omapyu, sho a kwatwa po a adhika ta hingi a kolwa mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko pOmbaye.Simon okwa li a tulwa mokakuma mu
readOmukiintu a kwata po sho a ekelehi okahanona ke
09-11-2006
O POLISI pu Auusenkehr mOmaandaha goshiwike shika oya kwata po omukiintu gumwe sho a ekelehi okahanona ke pondje yokandoolopa haka, e ka gonyena moplastika.Aussenkher oshi li pooha nomituni dhomulonga
readOmukiintu a dhipagela ohanona ye mondjugo
09-11-2006
O POLISI oya dhitike omukiintu gumwe gwomimvo 24 moshipotha shedhipago konima sho aniwa a pondele monanguwi okahanona ke e ta ka si.Otaku hokololwa ngeyi kutya omukiintu ngoka a zile kondoolopa Epako
readNamdeb a paluthwa ishewe nondhimbo onene kuwalye
09-11-2006
K ONIMA owala yomasiku omashona lela sho aaniilonga yaNamdceb ye li 19 ya dhitikwa moshipotha shokuyaka uumanya, uumanya uukwawo uheyali owi itsuwa kohi yoshipundi shombesa ndjoka hayi fala aaniilonga
readGwaShinyemba a hulitha mepipi lyo 89
09-11-2006
O MUKALIMO a tseyika nawa gwomUukwangula/pEmbandu mUukwambi kuku Oilaria Shinyemba okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati moka a kala uule wethimbo ta mono epango
readTatekulu Kaukungwa a fumvikwa pOhalushu kengathithi
09-11-2006
E LENGA enene lya Halushu tatekulu Set Kaukungwa ngoka a manena ondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shEpangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati meti 30 Oktoba 2006, okwa fumvikwa kengathithi enene lyaalilasa pOhalushu
readAapolisi mOmpangu pOshomeya
09-11-2006
A APOLISI yatatu mboka takiu popiwa kutya oya longelekumwe opo ya ye moshipala uuyuuki ya hala oshipotha shekwatonkonga shoka tashi tamanekelwa gumwe gwomuyo shi ekelwehi oya holoka mOmpangu ya
readOshituthi shomithigululwakalo
09-11-2006
O MINISTELI yAanyasha, Omaudhano nOmithigululwakalo John Mutorwa mOmaandaha goshiwike shika oya ningi etseyitho kutya Oshituthi oshinene oshiti 12 shOmithigululwakalo shOshilongo ashihe nuumvo otashi
readIikololosha yopaukwamuhoko pu Aminuis ya eta omayako giikomuna
09-11-2006
I IKOLOKOSHA yopaukwamuhoko pu Aminuis mbyoka ya faalele omwenyo gwomugundjuka gumwe mEtitano lya zi ko, oya etelela omayakapo goonzi niikombo yaaleleli yamwe yopamuthigululwakalo noyomunapolitika
readWorld Sport in Brief Windies toil, Butt, Yasir shine
09-11-2006
LAHORE - Opener Salman Butt hit an attractive century and Yasir Hameed piled up 92 runs as West Indian bowlers toiled hard in their two-day tour opener at Bagh-e-Jinnah stadium yesterday.Butt, who
readAFCON netball called off
09-11-2006
WINDHOEK - The Senior Netball African Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled from November 11 to 19 in Walvis Bay, has been postponed.All Namibia Netball Association (ANNA) President Carol Garoes yesterday
readBadminton champs attract many
09-11-2006
THE recent Namibian Open Championships in Oranjemund were attended by about 60 players from all over Namibia and the northern regions of South Africa.Competition was fierce, as this was the biggest
readArrows in friendly matches
09-11-2006
KONICA Minolta Eleven Arrows Football Club was one of the few Namibia Premier League (NPL) teams that were involved in warm-up matches at the weekend.The Walvis Bay-based team recorded draws in their
readMarathon runner David in hospital
09-11-2006
WINDHOEK - One of Namibia's top long-distance runners, Salomo David, is recuperating in the Katutura State Hospital after a car accident at Karibib on Sunday.David, who is the national marathon
readNamibian side for Morocco chosen
09-11-2006
NAMIBIA have chosen their rugby team for the vital second leg of their World Cup qualifier to be played against Morocco in Casablanca on Saturday.Namibia won the first leg 25-8 in Windhoek and thus
readSouthend's Freddy bask in cup glory
09-11-2006
LONDON - Southend United woke up yesterday basking in glory after their shock 1-0 win over holders Manchester United in the League Cup on Tuesday night.Freddy Eastwood's first half free kick was the
readBoxing set to excite in Ongwediva
09-11-2006
NAMIBIAN boxing enthusiasts are expected to make their way to Ongwediva to witness what should be a trilling international 10 rounder when Paulus 'The Hitman' Moses, takes on Frederick Gosset from
readIn Brief
09-11-2006
NOT FUNNY - A KwaZulu-Natal businessman who was arrested at Cape Town International Airport (South Africa) for joking about bombs in his bag, was on Monday released on R2 000 bail.* BREAKTHROUGH -
readClimate change threatening world's heritage sites: UN
09-11-2006
NAIROBI - Rising sea levels and ocean temperatures, floods and other calamities linked to global warming threaten natural and manmade cultural sites around the world, the United Nations said on
readTwister kills 9
09-11-2006
TOKYO - Japan's deadliest tornado on record tore through a remote northern town on Tuesday, killing nine and leaving one woman unconscious, police said.About two dozen people were injured. The tornado
readSaddam asks nation to reconcile
09-11-2006
BAGHDAD - Saddam Hussein's trial for genocide resumed yesterday, with one of the defence lawyers breaking his boycott of the proceedings to ask the court to investigate an alleged ransacking of the
readDRC's heavyweights relax, smile together
09-11-2006
KINSHASA - The current president and vice-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo smiled for the press and shook hands in a rare meeting on Tuesday as the jittery nation waits to see which of
readDemocrats take US House; Senate uncertain
09-11-2006
WASHINGTON - Democrats swept Republicans from power in the US House of Representatives and moved to the brink of control in the Senate, where they led in two tight races they need for a
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