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50 Articles found on Monday, 30 October 2006
Kenya Airways profit up
30-10-2006
NAIROBI - Kenya Airways posted profits up 8,9 per cent for the first half of its financial year on Friday and said more efficient aircraft on order would help offset the effects of increased
readVietnam poised to join World Trade Organisation
30-10-2006
HANOI - Vietnam has wrapped-up membership talks and is finally poised to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO), signalling its emergence as a significant regional player shortly before it hosts a
readObasanjo slams demands for jobs from oil firms
30-10-2006
LAGOS - Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday condemned frequent demands by young people from oil-rich Niger Delta for jobs from foreign oil companies operating in the region."You cannot
readSA fundamentals support growth
30-10-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's solid fundamentals support economic growth, but the country remains vulnerable to changes in international sentiment, central bank governor Tito Mboweni said on
readStrong chance Doha Round doomed
30-10-2006
WASHINGTON - The outlook is dim for the Doha Round of trade talks, which were suspended in July amid disagreement over subsidies and tariffs for farm goods, a top World Trade Organisation official
readSA to cut petrol prices again
30-10-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's retail price for all grades of petrol will fall by 21 cents a litre or three per cent from Wednesday on the back of a dip in global oil prices, the government said on
readSADC must redress trade imbalances
30-10-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday that plans for a regional free-trade zone of 14 countries by 2008 highlighted a need to reverse huge trade imbalance within the
readNamibian escapes extradition
30-10-2006
A YOUNG Namibian man who has a two-and-a-half-year prison term waiting for him in Botswana on Friday managed to wriggle out of legal proceedings that could have resulted in him being extradited into
readSports chief guilty of wife-beating
30-10-2006
A VIOLENT assault on his former wife three years ago cost the Secretary General of the Namibia National Olympic Committee, Eliphas Shipanga, a criminal conviction and a fine of N$2 000 on
readNamibians fall victim to armed robbery in Jo'burg
30-10-2006
A BIZARRE incident in a Johannesburg hotel foyer brought two Namibians face to face with the city's notorious criminal underworld.Ralph Bussel (40) and Hendrik Koekemoer (45), both instructors at the
readKapia probe still in starting blocks
30-10-2006
A SPECIAL committee established by Swapo's Politburo more than two weeks ago to investigate whether suspended Youth League leader Paulus Kapia used the name of party President Sam Nujoma or the party
read16-year-old in court on murder charge
30-10-2006
OPUWO - A 16-year-old boy who stabbed a man to death appeared in the Opuwo Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.The youth,a Grade 8 learner at Putuavanga Junior Secondary School, appeared before Magistrate
readPohamba back from Congo
30-10-2006
WINDHOEK - President Hifikepunye Pohamba has reaffirmed Namibia's wish to strengthen ties between Namibia and Congo-Brazzaville.A joint communique issued after Pohamba's three-day visit to the central
readCoD slams Govt over lax village councils
30-10-2006
GOVERNMENT has failed to carry out its oversight function and is encouraging poor service delivery on local-authority level through lack of support for village councils, an opposition party
readFifteen-year rape sentence reversed
30-10-2006
THREE years into a 15-year jail term for rape, a reversal of fate has come to a former resident of Uis.The conviction on a charge of rape and a 15-year prison term that Paul Josephat Goseb received in
readWeekend violence claims three lives
30-10-2006
VIOLENCE claimed at least three lives in Namibia over the weekend, the Police reported yesterday.A shooting incident at a house in Orwetoveni at Otjiwarongo in the early morning hours of Friday
read2 nabbed for selling fake exam papers
30-10-2006
THE Police and the Anti-Corruption Commission last week arrested two people for selling fake school exam papers.In a press statement on Friday, Education Permanent Secretary Vitalis Ankama announced
readGovt slammed for burying detainee motion
30-10-2006
GOVERNMENT'S rejection of a motion which an opposition Member of Parliament wanted to introduce in the National Assembly on Wednesday was a "blow against democracy", the leader of the official
readBody found in the Namib Desert
30-10-2006
A DECOMPOSED body, with an empty water bottle next to it, was found east of Walvis Bay in the Namib Desert on Friday.No indication of the person's identification was found on the body that was
readSELCo shouldn't bank on big damage claim, town says
30-10-2006
THE Southern Electricity Company (SELCo) should not expect a "sizeable amount" out of a damage claim it lodged against the Keetmanshoop Municipality, according to the town's Chief Executive Officer,
readRecord gem haul expected
30-10-2006
NAMIBIA is set to produce a record one million carats from offshore diamond mining this year, says President Hifikepunye Pohamba.Addressing a De Beers gala dinner in Windhoek on Thursday, the
readJohncom receives offer for M-Net stake
30-10-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South African media firm Johnnic Communications Ltd.(Johncom) has received an offer for its stake in pay-TV channel M-Net and sports channel Supersport, pushing its shares up more than
readNigerian villagers extend protest at oil platforms
30-10-2006
PORT HARCOURT - Villagers occupying four oil pumping stations in Nigeria extended their protest to a third day on Friday in the hope of extracting contracts from Western oil companies.The protesters
readOmbaanga ya gandja ekwatho lyokutota Osenda ya Hope
30-10-2006
O MBAANGA yedhina Bank Windhoek oya gandja oshimaliwa shoondola/N$21 800 shokukwathela mokutota omukunda gwedhina HIV-AIDS Hope Village mOshitopolwa sha Venduka.Elalakano lyokutota omukunda nenge
readSwapo a tinda osheetwapo shOmusamane Gertze
30-10-2006
I ILYO yongundu yoSwapo mOmutumba gwOpashigwana mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika oya tindi osheetwapo shoshilyo shongundu yompilameno kutya naku ningwe oonkundathana kombinga oshinima shaantu mboka ya li ya
readEenhana otadhi ka longitha Oomiliona 5,8 mehumithokomeho lyondoolopa
30-10-2006
O MUNAMBELEWA Omukuluntupitithi gwOndoolopa yEenhana mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena Walde Ndevashiya ota ti kutya Elelo lyOndoolopa yEenhana olya gongela po okapandi kOoN$5 814 200,00 shi na sha
readEhangano lyOmaudhano gOpaesikola otali ka gandja oondjambi kaadhani
30-10-2006
E HANGANO lyOmaudhano gOpaesikola moNamibia mOshitopolwa sha Shana olya tseyitha kutya meti 4 November 2006 otali ka gandja oondjambi kaadhani yalyo mboka ye shi enditha nawa muule womvula ndjika
readOmukuluntu gwa NBC koCaprivi iikutha miilonga
30-10-2006
K ONIMA owala yoomwedhi mbali dhomakonakono kombin ga ya nkene a pewa nenge tutye ya nkene a mono opoosa ye, omuluntu gwopashitopolwa gwehangano etumimawimombepo lya National Broadcasting Corporatio
readOonakukalekwapevi ya NABTA taya indile oonkundathana
30-10-2006
O MUNASHIPUNDI gwEhangano lyAanuumbesa nUutekisa mOshana Pendapala Nakathingo ngoka omasiku ga zi ko a tidhwa mehangano ndika kOmupresidende gwalyo Magnus Nangombe molwashoka aniwa ita longo sha, ota
readGumwe a ya mOshipangelo a lyata ompinda
30-10-2006
O MULUMENTU gumwe Gert Hendrik okwa li a falwa kOshipangelo shEpangelo pOtjiwarongo mEtiyali lya zi ko sho ohauto ye yOtoyota ndjoka a ta hingi yi idhenge mompinda.Ota ku popiwa kutya Hendrik okwa li
readOsheetwapo shedhipago lyAahereo sha ziminwa
30-10-2006
O MUTUMBWA gwOpashigwana mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko ogwa zimine osheetwapo kutya naku ningwe oonkundathana dhi na sha nomadhipago omanene ngoka ga ningilwa Aaherero kAandowishi.Aahereo oya hala
readAanama nayo oya hala okufutwa kAandowishi
30-10-2006
A ANAMIBIA yomuhoko gwAanama oya popi kutya nayo oya hala okufutwa kAandowishi omolu omauwinayi omanene ngoka ye ya ningile pethimbo lyiita yawo.Aanama oyendji nayo oya dhipagwa po kAandowishi, Elenga
readMomalukanda giinyakwi poRehoboth oya hala uundjugo tau pombo
30-10-2006
O NGUNDU yaantu ye li 40 lwaampoka ya za molukanda lwiinyakwi poRehoboth oya maashinga mEtine lya zi ko taya indile kutya Olaata yElelo lyondoolopa hoka nayi ya pe omayakulo gokweekelahi oonyata geli
readLoeb claims World Rally Champs
30-10-2006
PERTH - French driver Sebastien Loeb was crowned world rally champion for the third year in a row yesterday despite sitting out Rally Australia with a broken arm.Finland's Mikko Hirvonen won Sunday's
readKiddie Sport demonstrations to reach climax
30-10-2006
KIDDIE Sport demonstrations will be held at the National Tennis Stadium in Olympia tomorrow.Metropolitan and Coca Cola are the biggest sponsors of the event. Coca Cola has been sponsoring Kiddie Sport
readMontoya 11th in Nascar debut
30-10-2006
MEMPHIS - Former Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya of Colombia finished 11th Saturday in his official debut in Nascar stock car racing's Busch Series.The race was won by American Kevin Harvick,
readUutoni, Johannes tops in Namibian sport
30-10-2006
COMMONWEALTH gold medallist Japhet Uutoni walked away with the Sportsman of the Year award for the second straight year, while long-distance runner Hilaria Johannes scooped the Sportswoman of the Year
readRooney treble ends goal drought
30-10-2006
LONDON - Wayne Rooney ended his barren spell in front of goal with a hat-trick as Manchester United stayed top of the Premiership with a 4-0 win away to Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.The England
readMuinjo to head NFA
30-10-2006
JOHN Muinjo was elected as the new president of the Namibia Football Association (NFA), beating rival Hendrik Dawids by nine votes to six on Saturday.The election was nearly derailed after a scuffle
readICC Cricket Update Ntini bowls Proteas into semis
30-10-2006
MOHALI - Makhaya Ntini grabbed 5-21 as South Africa conjured a great escape to advance into the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a dramatic 124-run win over Pakistan here on Friday.The Proteas
readA journey on Iraq's roads of death
30-10-2006
BAGHDAD - When my wife and I decided to celebrate the Eid holiday with relatives in the town of Samarra, we never imagined we would spend hours praying not to die.Eid marks the end of the fasting
readNo climate action 'may spark economic crisis'
30-10-2006
LONDON - Ignoring climate change could lead to economic upheaval on the scale of the 1930s Depression, underlining the need for urgent action to combat global warming, a British report on the costs of
readNovelist Gordimer: I'm alright
30-10-2006
Johannesburg - South African Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer was assaulted at home in Johannesburg by three men who locked her in a store room and robbed her of cash and jewellery, police said on
readJudge postpones adoption case
30-10-2006
LILONGWE - A judge in Malawi adjourned to November 13 a hearing on an attempt by human rights groups to block Madonna's adoption of a motherless Malawian boy, lawyers said Friday.Yohane Banda, whose
readBriefs
30-10-2006
GETTING READY - Vessels from six countries including the United States began a naval training exercise yesterday off the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf aimed at blocking smuggling of nuclear
readDemocrats with edge in polls
30-10-2006
Washington - Democrats enter the final week of the fight for Congress with a commanding edge over Republicans, who hope a strong voter turnout effort and shift in focus away from Iraq can limit their
readAl Qaeda threatens Canada with attacks
30-10-2006
Ottawa - The al Qaeda network has threatened Canada with terrorist attacks if Ottawa fails to withdraw its troops deployed in Afghanistan, the National Post reported on Saturday.The threat was issued
readNaomi Campbell does it again
30-10-2006
LONDON - British supermodel Naomi Campbell - currently facing assault charges in the United States - was released on police bail early Thursday over claims she attacked her drugs counsellor in
readCuba TV shows pictures of Castro
30-10-2006
HAVANA - Cuban leader Fidel Castro defiantly dismissed rumours that he was dead on Saturday in television images showing him walking, talking on the telephone and reading the day's newspapers.In the
readCongo holds presidential poll
30-10-2006
KINSHASA - Congo voted yesterday in a presidential run-off vote intended to end decades of war, pillage and kleptocracy that have left the huge country devastated and poor despite its mineral riches.A
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