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55 Articles found on Thursday, 26 October 2006
'Lucy' to hit road
26-10-2006
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia agreed on Tuesday to exhibit its world-acclaimed archaeological find - the 3,2 million-year-old remains of a female hominid known as Lucy - and 190 other heritage items in
readSA traffic jam woes a World Cup headache
26-10-2006
JOHANNESBURG - On Johannesburg's designated 'Car Free' day, rush-hour motorists on Friday had a familiar excuse for getting behind the wheel: there was no handy alternative means to get around. That's
readNigeria still haunted by ghosts of Biafra
26-10-2006
UGA, Nigeria - A new road runs where the old rebel air strip used to be.The only signs of its role in the Biafra war that almost split Nigeria 39 years ago are patches of runway - worn jagged by age
readWe are living 'far beyond planet's means'
26-10-2006
BEIJING - Humans are stripping nature at an unprecedented rate and will need two planets' worth of natural resources every year by 2050 on current trends, the WWF conservation group said on
readWetlands: the heart of the matter
26-10-2006
A FLOCK of flamingos stick their beaks into shallow waters in search of food while a group of tourists, being hit by fresh air on their faces, reach for their cameras to take shots of the birds.This
readEnergy firms urge sustainable policies
26-10-2006
NEW YORK - Leading electricity companies from around the world on Tuesday issued a report urging governments to adopt new sustainable energy and climate policies to avoid a future environmental
readChinese build smelter in Zambia
26-10-2006
LUSAKA - Chinese investors will build a US$200 million (N$1,5 billion) smelter in Zambia with a capacity to produce 150 000 tonnes of finished copper per year, a senior industry official said
readWorld's first long-haul budget airline gets off to a bumpy ride
26-10-2006
HONG KONG - Oasis Airlines, which promotes itself as the world's first long-haul budget airline, was getting off to a bumpy start on its inaugural cut-price flight from Hong Kong yesterday.One of
readEx Comverse official pleads guilty
26-10-2006
NEW YORK - The former chief financial officer of software maker Comverse Technology Inc.pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy and securities fraud for using back-dated stock options, the US Justice
readHopes fade for missing miners
26-10-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Hopes were fading yesterday for five miners in South Africa who were trapped thousands of metres below the surface at one of the world's deepest gold mines, the mining company
readCrude oil prices holds steady
26-10-2006
LONDON - Oil prices were roughly unchanged below US$60 a barrel yesterday after another Opec producer followed Saudi Arabia's lead in enforcing output cuts, but high levels of inventory wiped out
readSA revises down 2006 GDP forecast
26-10-2006
CAPE TOWN - South Africa's economy is expected to grow at 4,4 per cent in 2006, down from the five per cent seen by the government in February, the National Treasury said yesterday.The current account
readUS fugitive faces 3-week wait
26-10-2006
JACOB 'Kobi' Alexander, the former Chief Executive Officer of a leading New York-based software company whose extradition to the United States has been requested by the US authorities, made another
readLightning exacts heavy toll in North
26-10-2006
LIGHTNING has claimed the lives of five people in the North so far this month.According to Police reports, Hamukoto Eliaser (25) from Oshifitu near Okongo in the Ohangwena Region died after he was
readSwapo rejects motion on Lubango victims
26-10-2006
MEMBERS of the ruling Swapo Party yesterday rejected a motion which a member of the opposition had intended to table in the National Assembly to discuss the plight of former victims held in the
readAIDS problems 'insurmountable'
26-10-2006
OMAHEKE Governor Laura McLeod has called for concerted efforts to intensify the fight against the HIV-AIDS pandemic.Speaking yesterday at a three-day workshop aimed at reducing the impact of HIV-AIDS,
readOtjiwa gets N$3 million facelift
26-10-2006
AFTER about N$3,5 million worth of renovations last year, the Ohlthaver and List Group (O&L) have re-launched the Otjiwa Safari Lodge near Otjiwarongo.The site was officially inaugurated by Prime
readNamibia given good rating on press freedom index
26-10-2006
PRESS freedom in Namibia is "genuine" and comparable to that in Western democracies, Reporters Without Borders says in its latest worldwide press freedom index, which was released this week.The media
readFemale prisoner at Grootfontein dies
26-10-2006
A 52-year old female prisoner awaiting trial died in the Grootfontein State hospital on Monday, after complaining of a stomach pain, the Police reported in their crime bulletin yesterday.The Police
readPolice officer arrested at Keetmanshoop
26-10-2006
POLICE at Keetmanshoop have arrested a fellow Police officer,Timotheus Kabhila, on a charge of theft, Karas Regional Commander Josephat Abel reported yesterday.Kabhila allegedly stole safe keys and a
readQuarrel at Ondangwa ends in shooting
26-10-2006
A 30-year old man from Ondangwa was hospitalised on Tuesday, when a 38-year old man shot him in the left shoulder with a 9 mm pistol.Fillemon Shikongo had been quarrelling with his alleged shooter at
readThree in court for murder
26-10-2006
THREE young men have appeared in the Oshakati Magistrate's Court in connection with the murder of Ambrosius Shondili Matheus, whose body was found at Oshuungu village in the Omusati Region on October
readCredit card 'first' to benefit Nam poor
26-10-2006
NAMIBIA'S cellular phone company, Mobile Telecommunications Ltd (MTC), made a first in Africa by joining forces with a commercial bank to launch a credit card, mainly targeting the poor.The new
readNBC Caprivi head quits
26-10-2006
TWO months after the start of an investigation into how he acquired his post, the regional head of the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC)'s Katima Mulilo branch has quit.Francis Sikumba (38)
readNew Era's Vries fired
26-10-2006
GOVERNMENT newspaper New Era has fired its suspended News Editor Da'oud Vries after finding him guilty on five charges related to absence from work and verbal abuse of a colleague.Vries has already
readBishop Diergaardt dies in hospital
26-10-2006
RETIRED Bishop Petrus Diergaardt (71), head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) from 1995 to 2001, is dead.Diergaardt, who retired at the end of 2001, died in the
readWork at Rossing resumes
26-10-2006
IT was business as usual at the Rossing uranium mine at Arandis yesterday after striking employees returned to work.Rehabeam Hoveka, Rossing's General Manager Corporate Services, confirmed that
readNamibian faces extradition to Botswana for gem offence
26-10-2006
A NAMIBIAN citizen who has a three-year jail term for illegal possession of rough diamonds waiting for him in Botswana is set to hear tomorrow whether he will be extradited to serve that prison term
readAashuungu taya pula ya tungilwe uuntopa tau opalele okweendwa pethimbo lyomvula
26-10-2006
A AKALIMO yomomukunda Oshuungu mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Musati otaya nyenyeta kutya uuntopa auhe mboka wu li kombanda yomukanka gwomeya ngoka gwa enda momukunda gwawo moka okuza koRuacana gwa thinda
readYatatu yi iyaka mokakuma
26-10-2006
O POLISI naatonateli yondholongo po Keetmanshoop otaya kongo aanandholongo yaali, mboka yi iyaka mokakuma kOpolisi mondoolopa ndjika ongula yOmaandaha omutitatu gwawo okwa dhitikululwa
readEtale lyohanya muumbugantu wokapale kaNdangwa otali zi po
26-10-2006
E LELO lyaNdangwa olya tseyitha kutya, omatale nenge etale lyohanya ndjoka li li muumbugantu wokapale koondhila ka Ndangwa otali zi po nomatale goludhi nduka otaga tungwa konima yondholongo onene ya
readAaniilonga ya Rossing ya ninga ekanka
26-10-2006
A ANIILONGA poshilambo shimwe shOmina ya Rossing Uranium yi li pondje ya Arandis, oya yi mekanka mOmaandaha yu uvitile nayi Ewilikongundu lyOkampani ndjika.Aaniilonga ye li 100 lwaampoka poshilambo
readUudhano wOkarate mOshakati
26-10-2006
O WE shi tseya tuu kutya mOshakati nOngwediva omu na Osikola yOkarate ya dhengambanda? Methano ndika otamu monika nee osipana yOkarate yaanona yomOshakati nOngwediva mboka haya dhana Okarate
readBongo okwa hala natango koshipundi shUupresidende
26-10-2006
D AKAR - Omupresidende gwa Gabon Ormar Bongo, ngoka oye Omupresidende e li koshipundi shUupresidende ethimbo ele mu Afrika alihe, mOmaandaha okwa popi kutya oku na edhiladhilo oku ka kutha ombinga
readOmpangu ya kutha ko oongaku
26-10-2006
A ALUMENTU yaali mboka taya tamanekelwa edhipago lyomuhikingalo nomunuunongononi womavi Uwe Kopetzky pegumbo lye pOamites mu Mei 2002, oya pewa egeelo lyokukala mondholongo uule womimvo kumwe dhi li
readXiang gives coach luxury flat
26-10-2006
SHANGHAI - China's superstar hurdler Liu Xiang has given his coach a 200,000-dollar flat that he acquired in a sponsorship deal, according to a state press report yesterday.The 23-year-old Olympic
readFederer finds his range
26-10-2006
BASEL - Hero Roger Federer received a standing ovation from an appreciative home crowd after a routine 6-1, 6-2 thumping of Czech Tomas Zib to start a sentimental campaign at the Swiss Indoors on
readLeeds seal Wise move
26-10-2006
LONDON - Fallen English football giants Leeds United confirmed on Tuesday former England midfielder Dennis Wise as their new manager.Leeds, who until two years ago were in the Premiership and 2001
readSouth Africa win battle to keep hopes alive
26-10-2006
AHMEDABAD - Shaun Pollock led a pack of sharp pacemen to inspire South Africa's crucial 78-run victory over Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy tournament here on Tuesday.He grabbed two big wickets as
readBrit star promises NBA bulldog spirit
26-10-2006
LONDON - New British basketball star Pops Mensah-Bonsu is hoping to inject some of his country's famed bulldog spirit into the Dallas Mavericks line-up this season.The 23-year-old London-born power
readSix apply for sevens coach
26-10-2006
WINDHOEK - The position of national Sevens coach advertised in the local media last week, has attracted six Namibian applicants.Speaking to Nampa on inquiry Wednesday, Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) chief
readVictory champs in cash bonanza
26-10-2006
WINDHOEK - The 2006 Old Mutual Victory Race Series winners received their cash prizes during a breakfast meeting at a local lodge in the Windhoek yesterday.Reinhold Iita and Helaria Johannes, who won
readSports journos honoured
26-10-2006
WINDHOEK - Namibian sports journalists were yesterday rewarded by the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) and First National Bank for their contribution to sports.The Republikein daily scooped four
readKenya banned by Fifa
26-10-2006
NAIROBI - Kenya have been handed an indefinite ban from all international competitions by football's world governing body Fifa on Tuesday, according to reports here.It is the second ban in two years
readDawids denies creating jobs if elected NFA president
26-10-2006
BUSINESSMAN Hendrik Dawids, who is running for the Namibia Football Association (NFA) presidency, yesterday dismissed reports that he will create portfolios for his campaigners if elected.The Namibian
readIn Brief
26-10-2006
NEW FACES - British surgeons have been given ethical permission to perform the world's first full-face transplants, a spokesman for the Royal Free Hospital in London said yesterday.* PUNISH THEM -
readDinosaur fossils spill their guts
26-10-2006
WASHINGTON - They may have ruled the land and the seas 75 million years ago but even dinosaurs fell prey to the lowest of the low - gut worms, scientists reported on Monday.An unusually well-preserved
readFive in firing line over death by banquet
26-10-2006
BEIJING - Five Chinese power bureau officials have been dismissed or demoted after an auditor died from a series of banquet binges, the Shanghai Daily reported on Tuesday.The death of Zhang Hongtao
readBeijing brushes up for Africa
26-10-2006
BEIJING - Beijing is urging people to take public transport to reduce the Chinese capital's traffic congestion during an upcoming gathering of African leaders, state media reported on Saturday, part
readConman detained in Fiji
26-10-2006
NADI- Convicted Australian conman Peter Foster, whose links with British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife sparked a media storm, was detained in Fiji after he tried to escape by jumping off a bridge,
readRebel attacks launched from Sudan: Chad
26-10-2006
N'DJAMENA - Chad's government said yesterday rebels who attacked towns in the country's southeast, raising fears of a strike on the capital N'Djamena, had launched their assault from neighbouring
readKabila eager to rebuild DRC
26-10-2006
KINSHASA - Joseph Kabila, a man tipped to stay at the helm after presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo on October 29, wants a democratic mandate to go on rebuilding a devastated
readFuneral homes guilty
26-10-2006
NEW YORK - At least four funeral homes stole human body parts from thousands of corpses to sell for use in transplants in a scheme in which seven funeral directors have pleaded guilty, New York
readKidnapped AP photographer released
26-10-2006
GAZA CITY - After a day in captivity, blindfolded by gunmen and forced to wear women's clothing as he was taken from place to place in Gaza City, an Associated Press photographer was released unharmed
readIraq invasion 'pure failure'
26-10-2006
COPENHAGEN - Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix yesterday described the US-led invasion of Iraq as a "pure failure" that had left the country worse off than under the dictatorial rule of
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