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40 Articles found on Monday, 11 September 2006
Moz too reliant on mega-projects
11-09-2006
MAPUTO - Academics and trade advisers have voiced concerns that Mozambique is neglecting the rest of its economy as it forges ahead with so-called mega-projects such as a new US$2 billion coal mine at
readRegional economic integration vital
11-09-2006
THE 13th Annual General Meeting of the African Export Import Bank (Afrexim) held in Windhoek last week, saw representatives of shareholding countries and institutions from across the continent gather
readNCCI opens doors at Luederitz
11-09-2006
THE Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) opened a branch in Luederitz recently.The new branch is described as yet another milestone in the history of the Chamber, as it is in line with its
readNSE gets electronic
11-09-2006
NAIROBI - The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday ended its floor-based open outcry system, which has been in operation for more than a decade, ahead of a long-delayed switch to electronic trading
readMuyongo hits out at Govt
11-09-2006
A DEFIANT Mishake Muyongo yesterday said nobody and nothing will make Namibians out of "Caprivi nationalists", not even force.The Namibian Government's announcement that it considers the United
readNamibia fails to break record
11-09-2006
THERE were disappointed faces among the tired helpers at Namibia's big braai on Saturday.They fed 44 007 people, but it was not enough to break Australia's Guinness world record. Security reasons were
readOryx kills American
11-09-2006
AN American visitor to Namibia died at a farm in the Gobabis area after he was gored by an oryx on Thursday.The gemsbok attacked the 65-year-old American between 08h00 and 09h00 on Thursday, the
readFuel prices unchanged for September
11-09-2006
THE Minister of Mines and Energy, Erkki Nghimtina, has announced that fuel prices will remain unchanged during September.This means pump prices at Walvis Bay will stay at N$6,44 per litre of unleaded
readA new guide to Swapo Party archives published
11-09-2006
A NEW publication launched in Windhoek last week should serve as a valuable aid to researchers wanting to chronicle Namibia's struggle for Independence and especially the Swapo Party's role in this
readRailway station name vandalised
11-09-2006
ONYAANYA - The railway substation at Onyaanya in the Oshikoto Region was only inaugurated 10 days ago, and already its nameplate has been defaced.Works, Transport and Communication Minister Joel
readLanger Heinrich wants to be up and running by Christmas
11-09-2006
THE Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine could well be fully operational before the end of the year.The total project was 88 per cent completed at the end of July. A progress report on the mine was presented
readMurdered student buried at Okahao
11-09-2006
A LARGE crowd of mourners gathered at Okahao in the North this weekend for the funeral of Irja Ndagwedhwa Fillemon (19), a student who was murdered on September 1.Fillemon, a student at the
read3 die in weekend violence
11-09-2006
THE Namibian Police are investigating three murder cases after three people died violently in Windhoek and Outjo within less than an hour and a half over the weekend.The first violent death to be
readGerman national found drowned in Luederitz harbour
11-09-2006
A GERMAN national temporarily resident in Namibia was found drowned in the Luederitz harbour on Saturday.The Police reported yesterday that the body of Rudolf Huber (67) was found floating in the
readNamPower set to pull the plug on Bethanie village
11-09-2006
A POWER blackout at the village of Bethanie in the South appears inevitable despite desperate efforts by the Village Council to pay its debt to NamPower on Friday.Village Secretary Willie Humphries
readEx-bank official jailed on 104 fraud charges
11-09-2006
A LANDS Ministry official faces at least two years' imprisonment after he admitted late last week that he had stolen close to N$600 000 during his previous employment with Standard Bank Namibia.For
readOmukiintu a kwatwa po shi na sha neso lyomusamane gwe
11-09-2006
M EME gwoomvula 45 gwomomukunda Onaame mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena okwa kwatwa po kOpolisi yEenhana shi na sha neso lyomusamane gwe tate Simon Shileka gwoomvula 58, a tseyika wo nawa nedhina
readEpeya lyomEtosha lya dhimwa thiluthilu
11-09-2006
O MULILO gwepya ndyoka lya fike po ehala enene lyuunapelo wiiyamakuti lyoohektara odhindji moshikunino shiiyamakuti sha Etosha National Park omasiku ngaka, ogwa dhimwa thiluthilu, omunafaalama gumwe e
readIilya yOmahangu ya ndumbala pu Anamulenge
11-09-2006
O KANGUNDU taka ungaunga netungululo newapalekululo lyOngeleka ya Anamulenge mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati otaka tseyithile oshigwana kutya sho kwa li kwa ningwa Osumina yetungululo
readOmukiintu omugundjuka a valela mondholongo
11-09-2006
O MAKADHONA gwoomvula 19, ngoka a li a lopotelwa epondo nokutsa okanona koomvula mbali pOtjiwarongo oshiwike sha zi ko, okwa monene okanona ke kokamati mondholongo konima ashike yesiku sho a kwawta
readOmuhingi ngoka a li ta hingilile a gandja uusama kiikombo
11-09-2006
O TTAWA - Omuhingi gumwe Omuswitzerland okwa kwatwa ta hingi ondapo ya pitilila mu Canada okwa gandja eipopilo kutya okwa li ta hingi ondapo yapitilila molwashoka kapu na iikombo mbyoka tayi vulu
readYakwetu kEtoto lyaMuni gwa Shakati mOthingo
11-09-2006
A AKALIMO yomomukunda Othingo muuninginino waShakati mOshitopolwa sha Shana onkee taya monithwa iihuna ketoto lyElelo lya Shakati ndjoka lya tulwa momukunda gwawo oomvula dha zi ko shaa li pazimino
readNew Zealand down Scotland to reach semis
11-09-2006
EDMONTON - New Zealand downed Scotland 21-0 and prevented the Scots from reaching the Women's World Cup rugby semifinals, where the Black Ferns joined England, France and Canada on Friday.On Tuesday,
readNamibian rugby side lose in Kenya
11-09-2006
NAMIBIA'S chances of qualifying for the 2007 Rugby World Cup took a knock when they lost 30-26 to Kenya in Nairobi on Saturday. The halftime score was 20-11 in Kenya's favour. Kenya dominated the
readAustralia lose 24-16 to Springboks
11-09-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Australia's woeful away record in the Tri-nations continued with a 24-16 defeat to South Africa on Saturday.Both sides made numerous errors in a scrappy encounter, but replacement wing
readPowell maintains dominance at final
11-09-2006
STUTTGART - Asafa Powell had to recover from another poor 100-metres start to extend his winning run at the World Athletics Final on Saturday.Powell was slow out of the blocks, just as he had been in
readSharapova wins US Open in debut
11-09-2006
NEW YORK - Maria Sharapova may have dropped the top off her trophy but she hardly dropped her serve in claiming her first US Open title in her debut appearance in the final at Flushing Meadows.The
readSpeedy Schumi wins at Monza
11-09-2006
MONZA - Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher of Germany will retire at the end of the current season, his Ferrari team announced after his victory at Monza yesterday.Schumacher kept in
readRossi wins in Malaysia
11-09-2006
SEPANG - MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi, riding a Yamaha, stayed in the hunt for another coveted championship crown Sunday with a battling victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix.The Italian, who
readTitle for retiring Navratilova
11-09-2006
NEW YORK - Martina Navratilova bowed out of tennis for the second time at the US Open on Saturday by winning the mixed doubles title with Bob Bryan.The Navratilova/Bryan combination defeated Czech
readNamibia falls to SA in hockey
11-09-2006
SOUTH Africa beat Namibia 5-2 to win the third test and clinch their inaugural indoor hockey test series on Saturday evening.It was South Africa's third consecutive test victory and the last match was
readIn Brief
11-09-2006
UP TO THE SKIES -The US space shuttle Atlantis headed for the International Space Station yesterday after a flawless launch that marked the first NASA construction mission since the 2003 Columbia
readBeirut braces for protests as Blair arrives today
11-09-2006
BEIRUT - British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whom Hezbollah has called a "killer" over his stance during the Shiite group's war with Israel, is due in Beirut for talks today, and the capital is bracing
readNo let-up in terror risk five years after Sept 11
11-09-2006
LONDON - Is the world any safer? Five years after the September 11 attacks, governments have invested billions of dollars to strengthen their anti-terrorist defences, and tighter security checks have
readIndia key destination, transit point for women trafficking
11-09-2006
NEW DELHI - India has emerged as a key destination and transit point for global trafficking in women and girls, a UN report has said.Besides India, other sources of human trafficking are Thailand,
readRebels should face justice - UN
11-09-2006
GULU - The commanders of Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) should be brought to justice despite a government offer of amnesty, said the United Nations's top humanitarian official on
readPope warns of 'deafness to God'
11-09-2006
MUNICH - Pope Benedict XVI gave the first open-air mass of his visit to his native region of Germany yesterday and warned that the modern world was becoming "deaf" to God's message.A day after
readIraq delays divisive federalism debate
11-09-2006
BAGHDAD - Iraq's dominant Shi'ites were on a collision course with the Sunni Arab former elite yesterday after parliament delayed a controversial debate on dividing the war-torn country into
readNearly 100 Taliban, governor killed
11-09-2006
KANDAHAR - Nato and Afghan troops killed 94 Taliban rebels in a major insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan while a respected provincial governor died in a suicide blast yesterday, officials
readHurricane Florence aims for Bermuda
11-09-2006
HAMILTON - The sixth tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Florence, strengthened into a hurricane in the open Atlantic yesterday, US forecasters said.The storm's maximum sustained winds
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