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40 Articles found on Monday, 2 October 2006
Thai carrier sacks Chief Exec
02-10-2006
BANGKOK - Flag carrier Thai Airways International has sacked an executive over hours-long luggage delays on the official opening day of Bangkok's new international airport, its president
readFruit beers spice up SABMiller
02-10-2006
LONDON - Fruit-flavoured beers along with non-alcoholic and light beers are being launched in eastern Europe by beer giant SABMiller Plc to refresh beer markets slipping below previous high growth
readFishing devastates Europe's oceans
02-10-2006
GENEVA - Commercial fishing methods threaten to devastate Europe's oceans, WWF International said on Wednesday. The Swiss-headquartered environmental group, formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund,
readNigerian supply cut unilateral
02-10-2006
LONDON - Opec producer Nigeria's move to cut supplies to shore up oil prices appears to be unilateral and there is no agreement within Opec to curb supplies, an Opec spokesman said on Friday.Oil's
readAfrica-EU will beat EPA trade deadline
02-10-2006
MWAURA MOMBASA - The European Union and eastern and southern African countries will beat a 2008 deadline to sign a replacement deal guaranteeing preferential trade, a top EU trade official said on
readBusiness Briefs
02-10-2006
Nedbank buys back 3% of shares JOHANNESBURG - South African bank Nedbank has bought back 3 percent of its issued share capital on the open market for 1,471 billion rand, the company said on
readDeadly shots 'just went off'
02-10-2006
THE gunshots that were fired during the armed robbery in which goldsmith Alexandra Mooren was killed on a SwakopÂmund beach two years ago basically went off by themselves - no fewer than three
readUN meeting could approve sale of ivory
02-10-2006
GENEVA - The sale of 60 tons of elephant ivory - normally banned under international conservation rules- could be approved at a United Nations-sponsored meeting this week.The UN Environment Programme
readPoliceman runs amok, shoots two people
02-10-2006
AN angry Police officer went on a shooting rampage early yesterday morning, killing one person and seriously injuring another.Three others "had to run for their lives", Police spokesman Chief
readNamibia's drop in economic rankings 'cause for concern'
02-10-2006
NAMIBIA'S continued slide down global economic rankings has sparked concern among the business community as it could deter investors, the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) has
readChurch told to spread message of hope
02-10-2006
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula has appealed to spiritual leaders across Namibia to spread the message about the value of life when addressing the HIV-AIDS issue.Addressing guests at the launch of Nawa
readEducation feels squeeze, private sector pitches in
02-10-2006
ALTHOUGH more than 20 per cent of Government expenditure is devoted to education, infrastructure is lacking and qualified teachers are leaving the profession in search of greener pastures, says Deputy
readNamibia's drop in economic rankings 'cause for concern'
02-10-2006
NAMIBIA'S continued slide down global economic rankings has sparked concern among the business community as it could deter investors, the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) has
readRiver body identified
02-10-2006
POLICE have identified the body found in the Gammams River in Windhoek a fortnight ago as that of 35-year-old Selma Simon.The naked body was discovered in the river near the Gammams Water Works in
readVulnerable children benefit from Government support
02-10-2006
ABOUT 51 790 vulnerable children have benefited from maintenance and foster grants this year, while Government bought N$120 00 worth of school uniforms and food for such children in different
readUS increases AIDS funding
02-10-2006
THE US government has promised to increase its assistance to Namibia by more than N$500 million under the President's Emergency Plan.Speaking at the official renaming of the Namibia field office of
readTensions high at Wlotzka meeting
02-10-2006
A MEETING between the Erongo Regional Council (ERC) and residents at Wlotzkasbaken on Friday did little to settle a long-standing dispute between the two parties.The ERC's written invitation to the
readFraud suspected at Keetmans President's Office
02-10-2006
THE Head of the President's Office at Keetmanshoop, Maria Konjore, is reported to have registered a case of fraud and theft, a source close to the Police has told The Namibian.The case number is CR
read'Wavered' ready by early 2007: Minister
02-10-2006
THE multi-million-dollar film project on the life of former President Sam Nujoma might be released early next year, according to Information and Broadcasting Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.Replying
readCity to build houses for 14 flood victims
02-10-2006
FLOOD victims at Dolam in Katutura near the Sam Nujoma soccer stadium will receive 14 new houses valued at nearly N$3 million, the Windhoek City Council decided at its monthly meeting last week
readKoch extradition hearing starts in Supreme Court
02-10-2006
A HEARING in the Supreme Court on Friday signalled the start of German fraud suspect Hans Juergen Koch's last roll of the legal dice in his almost four-year-long efforts to prevent his extradition to
readAafuthi yane yeshi tulithwapo kaakwashigwana
02-10-2006
A AFUTHI yane yiikwaiti oya koneke eimengokumwe lyoshigwana mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko sho ya halakanithwa konima yedhiladhilo lyawo okuyaka nokuyuna aalandithi yiikwaiti.Aalumentu yane mboka ya li
readUukwana wa valwa wu li kumwe otau ka kuthwa kumwe paunongononi
02-10-2006
U UKWANA wa valwa wu li kumwe mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati meti 11 Septemba nuumvo, okwa kundanwa tau ka kuthwa kumwe pethimbo lyetando enene lyopaunongononi ndjoka tali ka ningilwa mu shimwe
readmOshana otaya ka pulwa nkene ye uvitile omayakulo gaakalelipo yEpangelo
02-10-2006
MOSHAKATI E LELO lyOshitopolwa sha Shana omasiku ga zi ko olya tula miilonga pambelewa oshikonga shokukapulaapula aakwashigwana momikunda dhomOshitopolwa sha Shana moka nkene yuuvite kombinga
readOmunangeshefa OmwAamerika Kobi a holoka mOmpangu
02-10-2006
O MULUMENTU omunangeshefa OmwAamerika, ngoka a kala ta konga kEpangelo lyoshilongo shaandjawo shi na sha niipotha yuulunga, okwa holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata mu Katutura mEtine lya zi ko.Alexander
readRefs complete top-level course
02-10-2006
WINDHOEK - Local referees successfully completed a one-week Confederation of African Football (CAF) senior referees' course held in Windhoek.Instructor Edwardth Ndjadila told Nampa yesterday that the
readSchumi overtakes Alonso
02-10-2006
SHANGHAI - Ferrari's Michael Schumacher swept to a sensational victory at a rain-soaked Chinese Grand Prix yesterday to seize the Formula One championship lead by the slimmest of margins.The
readBlake breezes past Ljubicic
02-10-2006
BANGKOK - James Blake of the United States powered past a below-par Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-1 in less than an hour to win the $550 000 Thailand Open on Sunday.Blake stunned the Croatian by opening up a
readNamibian gymnasts scoop gold
02-10-2006
WINDHOEK - The Namibia Gymnastics Federation (NGF) Rhythmic Gymnastics team scooped gold at the South African Games held in Cape Town last week.The four girls from the Windhoek Sports Club (SKW) -
readVilla hold Chelsea, Gunners win
02-10-2006
LONDON - Champions Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa, Liverpool lost 2-0 at Bolton Wanderers and Arsenal had to come from behind to beat Charlton Athletic 2-1 on a trying Saturday for the
readHomeless Cup goes to Russia
02-10-2006
CAPE TOWN - Russia defeated Kazakhstan 1-0 in the finals of the Homeless World Cup soccer trophy after a weeklong tournament in which every player was declared a winner.Nearly 500 people from 48
readPlay suspended at World Golf champs
02-10-2006
THE GROVE - Tiger Woods held a seven-shot lead when play was suspended because of thunder and lightning in the final round of the World Golf Championship yesterday.Woods had played his second shot to
readMiss Czech beauty wins Miss World
02-10-2006
WARSAW - Blonde, sports-loving beauty Tatana Kucharova on Saturday won the Miss World title for the Czech Republic for the first time ever in a glitzy finale of the beauty pageant here watched by an
readThailand gets post-coup Prime Minister
02-10-2006
BANGKOK - Thailand's military rulers unveiled a stop-gap prime minister and constitution yesterday, fulfilling a promise to step back in favour of civilians within two weeks of their coup against
readMourners recall Bali attacks
02-10-2006
Jimbaran - Survivors and relatives of the 20 people killed in suicide bombings on Indonesia's Bali one year ago held a sombre memorial yesterday amid stepped-up security on the resort island.Some 120
readEuropean Commission concerned about Darfur
02-10-2006
KHARTOUM - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said yesterday he was "extremely concerned" about the situation in Darfur and was looking for a political solution, the official SUNA news
readIraqi authorities closer to nabbing al-Qaeda chief
02-10-2006
BAGHDAD - Security forces are close to capturing or killing the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, a senior Iraqi official said yesterday, showing a captured video of the terror chief
readUN peacekeeping force hails Israeli withdrawal
02-10-2006
BEIRUT- The leader of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon hailed as "significant progress" the pullout of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon yesterday, but said the pullout would not be complete
readZambian president surges ahead in vote count
02-10-2006
LUSAKA - Rioting broke out yesterday in the Zambian capital after President Levy Mwanawasa surged ahead in presidential elections and his principal rival slipped into third place.The official
readTyphoon Xangsane strikes Vietnam
02-10-2006
DANANG - Typhoon Xangsane barrelled into central Vietnam yesterday, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee and cutting electricity and many telephone lines after killing scores of people in the
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