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55 Articles found on Wednesday, 13 September 2006
Mbeki eyes role as 'Africa's spokesman'
13-09-2006
CAPE TOWN - South Africa is steadily courting alliances with fellow regional powerhouses in a bid to position itself as the continent's diplomatic pointman beyond its upcoming stint on the UN Security
readCongo's statues revive memories of bloody past
13-09-2006
KINSHASA - Gazing across a bend in the vast Congo river towards Kinshasa, a tarnished bronze Belgian king sits imperiously on his horse, facing the city which once bore his name.The bearded monarch's
readHIV drugs 'best given to SA cities'
13-09-2006
WASHINGTON - The most effective way to use AIDS drugs in South Africa would be to concentrate on cities, although this might also be the least ethical approach, an international team of researchers
readTax Talk
13-09-2006
September 30 tax deadline date is here! In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.THE tax deadline date for all
readSouth Africans win directory tenders
13-09-2006
TWO South African companies, TDS Directory Operations (Pty) Limited and Pelican Investment 7 (Pty) Limited, have been awarded the latest Telecom Namibia directory tenders.The two will jointly produce
readIEA sees oil demand slowing
13-09-2006
PARIS - The hunger to consume oil products seems to be slowing, the IEA reported yesterday against a background of falling prices and a decision by Opec to maintain its output ceiling.The growth of
readGold recoups some losses
13-09-2006
SYDNEY - Gold roared higher yesterday to erase a chunk of its earlier losses, though a firmer US dollar capped gains under US$600 an ounce and well short of last week's highs."The dollar's strength is
readDrive for mobile TV, music hits games market
13-09-2006
HELSINKI - The European mobile phone games market is coping with its first slowdown as telecoms carriers shift advertising spending to mobile television or digital music, and operators struggle to win
readImbalances could spark world recession - IMF
13-09-2006
BERLIN - If global imbalances in the world economy are not resolved properly a worldwide recession could result, International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato was quoted as saying on Monday by a
readMongolia seeks more from coal
13-09-2006
ULAN BATOR - International coal miners are flocking to Mongolia, lured by the landlocked country's rich coal deposits and booming demand from its giant neighbour China.But investors are wary of
readSasol hopes to seal chemicals sale
13-09-2006
JOHANNESBURG - The chief executive of South African petrochemicals group Sasol said yesterday the group had short-listed a final three bidders for its chemicals unit it hopes to sell by the end of
read'Too bad' for IMF, WB
13-09-2006
SINGAPORE - It is "too bad" if the International Monetary Fund and World Bank disapprove of Singapore's tough stand against protesters, the city-state's biggest newspaper said yesterday.The Straits
readNurses swab up for a fight
13-09-2006
NURSES working for the State are to take Government to court over a decision to halve their payment for work done on Sundays and public holidays.The Namibia Nurses' Union (Nanu) toured the country
readBethanie village plunged into darkness
13-09-2006
RESIDENTS of Bethanie are still without electricity after NamPower suspended the power supply to the southern village on Monday.The Village Council was still unable yesterday to meet NamPower's
readNamibians to campaign for 'Cuban 5'
13-09-2006
VETERAN politician and liberation icon Andimba Toivo ya Toivo yesterday announced the start of a national campaign aimed at lobbying for the release of five Cuban nationals being held in an American
readSentencing set for Friday in Ipula Akwenye murder case
13-09-2006
THE sentencing of Lungile Mawisa, the 21-year-old Windhoek resident who was convicted on Monday of murdering the 17-year-old mother-to-be of his unborn child in early 2003, is set to take place on
readChina chips in at Outapi
13-09-2006
OUTAPI - The Chinese Ambassador to Namibia, Liang Yinzhu, donated 100 computers and 30 printers to the Outapi Town Council in the Omusati Region on Monday.Regional and Local Government Minister John
readPolytech aims to boost innovation
13-09-2006
AS rich in resources as Namibia is, the country's slow progress towards Vision 2030 indicates a need for more knowledge and innovation rather than just resources.This was the suggestion of Polytechnic
readLearning helps pass the time
13-09-2006
INMATES at the Walvis Bay prison took part in a campaign to eliminate illiteracy during last week's celebration of Literacy Day.More than 60 prisoners at Walvis Bay are currently enrolled in various
readArmed robbers strike on outskirts of city
13-09-2006
A COUPLE living at Brakwater outside Windhoek yesterday became the latest victims of an armed hold-up when they were robbed of goods with a combined value of N$290 000.Police reported yesterday that a
readNamibia vows to try braai record again
13-09-2006
NAMIBIA'S failure to break the Guinness world record for the world's biggest braai on Saturday has not deterred the organisers, who say they will try again, but probably not next year.Exactly 38 228
readNam military to get US training
13-09-2006
NAMIBIA Defence Force officers are receiving training as international peacekeepers in partnership with the USA, which has had an African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA)
read50-50 representation, no less, says Swapo's Women Council
13-09-2006
WOMEN in Swapo are to push for 50 per cent representation in the party's top decision-making bodies and in the National Assembly.A Central Committee meeting of the Swapo Women's Council at the weekend
readOpposition fires off battery of questions
13-09-2006
THE National Assembly yesterday resumed its last session for the year, with opposition MPs ready with questions and motions.DTA Vice President Philemon Moongo wants to know from Foreign Affairs
readPolio campaign wrapped up
13-09-2006
GOVERNMENT yesterday wrapped up its mass polio vaccination campaign but called on the nation to remain vigilant."The fight against polio is not over yet. The main aim is to eliminate the wild
readSchumi's good but unsporting, says Alonso
13-09-2006
MADRID - Reigning world champion Fernando Alonso believes that for all his talent, German championship rival Michael Schumacher has been the most unsporting driver in the history of Formula
readIndia to plead with Brazil for football lessons
13-09-2006
NEW DELHI - India will seek Brazil's help to improve football standards in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday ahead of a state visit to the South American nation.Singh told
readLingashi wins Wanderers Open
13-09-2006
JOHN Lingashi won the Wanderers Open squash tournament at the weekend after beating Nelson Herunga 3-1 in the final.Lingashi was a comfortable winner, taking the first two sets 11-9, 11-4, before
readDavenport shrugs off retirement plans
13-09-2006
NUSA DUA - Former world number one Lindsay Davenport refuses to plan her retirement, saying she would become "way too emotional" if she played every tournament knowing it was her last.The 30-year-old
readTwo former Armstrong teammates admit 1999 doping - report
13-09-2006
NEW YORK - Two of Lance Armstrong's teammates in the 1999 Tour de France admitted taking the banned performance-enhancing substance EPO in preparing for that race, the New York Times reported
readJones in US World Cup team
13-09-2006
RALEIGH - Former triple Olympic champion Marion Jones has been included in the US team for this weekend's IAAF World Cup in Athens.Jones has not yet confirmed her participation USA Track & Field
readLandis wants dope results dismissed
13-09-2006
COLORADO SPRINGS - Tour de France winner Floyd Landis asked the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) here Monday to throw out the positive doping test that has tainted his cycling triumph two months ago.The
readFlintoff named England captain
13-09-2006
LONDON - Andrew Flintoff will lead England's Ashes defence in Australia later this year after being named as captain when the squad was announced yesterday. He was given the nod ahead of opening
readUAG golf day sees big turnout
13-09-2006
A LARGE number of enthusiastic golfers turned up to take part in the first annual United Africa Group (UAG) corporate golf challenge recently.A total of 21 teams, which included players from Walvis
readMan United's pace can unsettle Celtic
13-09-2006
LONDON - Firmly drawing a line under last season's Champions League flops, Manchester United and Celtic will seek a flying start when they meet in an all-British Group F tie at Old Trafford
readAngola ring the changes for Cosafa Cup squad
13-09-2006
LUANDA - Angola have called up five uncapped players for Sunday's Cosafa Castle Cup semi-final with Zimbabwe after passing over most of their World Cup squad.A reshuffle by coach Luis Oliveira
readZimbabwe recall Ndlovu
13-09-2006
ZIMBABWE have recalled former captain Peter Ndlovu for their Nations Cup qualifier against Malawi next month.The 32-year-old has been included in coach Charles Mhlauri's 29-man squad which is expected
readSA hockey seeks return series
13-09-2006
SOUTH African hockey players were impressed with the standard of hockey in Namibia during the recent Test series between the two countries and are planning to invite Namibia for another series in
readIn Brief
13-09-2006
WASTE - Life-prolonging anti-retro-viral trimune drugs worth $700 000 have expired in Uganda's National Medical Stores while thousands of people living with HIV-Aids struggle to stay alive.* NO PAPERS
readBig bass kills spear-fishing diver off Florida
13-09-2006
MIAMI - A Florida diver shot a large grouper with a spear gun then apparently drowned when the fish sped into a hole, entangling the man in the line attached to the spear, investigators said on
readFickle fish change sex at will
13-09-2006
SYDNEY - Fickle coral reef fish can change sex according to the company they keep, a new study by US and Australian scientists showed on Monday.Young bluehead wrasse choose their sex according to the
readGyorgy Faludy, poet and dissident
13-09-2006
BUDAPEST - The Hungarian poet, novelist and former dissident Gyorgy Faludy has died in Budapest at the age of 96.The writer, considered a living legend in Hungary, was best known outside his native
readAstrid Varnay, Bayreuth legend
13-09-2006
MUNICH - US-Hungarian soprano Astrid Varnay, one of the greatest interpreters of the roles of Wagner and Strauss of her generation and a Bayreuth legend, has died aged 88.Varnay, who was born in
readWilli Ninja, 'voguing' dancer
13-09-2006
NEW YORK - Dancer Willi Ninja, whose skill in the gender-bending art of "voguing" influenced Madonna and was immortalised in the documentary film "Paris Is Burning," has died.Ninja died of
readCorrupt? Misguided? Militants face the heat
13-09-2006
NABLUS, West Bank - A stolen car, its number plates torn off and replaced by a black plaque bearing the word 'Palestine' and the symbol of a militant group, pushes through a crowded alley in the
readAfghan, US forces arrest more than 20 suspected militants
13-09-2006
KABUL - Afghan police arrested nine people accused of arranging suicide bombings, and separately detained 12 Taliban militants for allegedly planning attacks west of Kabul, officials said.The US
readSA men 'tortured' in DRC
13-09-2006
CAPE TOWN - Hinting at torture, South Africa's special envoy to the Great Lakes Region told MPs yesterday that alleged coup plotters arrested on the eve of the Democratic Republic of Congo's historic
readIran offers security help to Iraqi premier
13-09-2006
TEHRAN - Iran offered yesterday to help establish security and stability in Iraq after Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's held talks in Tehran on his first official visit to the Islamic
readUnions plan mass protests in Zim today
13-09-2006
HARARE - Mass protests are planned across Zimbabwe today, in the first test of strength among opponents of President Robert Mugabe since a bitter split in the ranks of the Movement for Democratic
readAnnan blasts Khartoum
13-09-2006
UNITED NATIONS - UN chief Kofi Annan on Monday blasted a Sudanese government onslaught against rebels in strife-torn Darfur as Security Council members vented mounting exasperation with Khartoum's
readBush caps 9/11 tributes with appeal for unity
13-09-2006
NEW YORK - President George Bush on Monday wrapped up a day of solemn tributes to the victims of the September 11 attacks with an appeal to Americans divided over the Iraq war to set aside their
readJapan's first royal heir in 40 yrs named Hisahito
13-09-2006
TOKYO - The first boy to be born into Japan's imperial family in nearly 41 years was named Prince Hisahito yesterday in a private ceremony at the Tokyo hospital where his mother is recovering from a
readSaddam blames Kurds for 'insurgency' against regime
13-09-2006
BAGHDAD - Ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein yesterday accused Kurdish rebels of launching an "insurgency" against his regime and tried to justify his 1987-1988 Anfal campaign that killed 182 000
readHurricane turns off the lights
13-09-2006
HAMILTON - Hurricane Florence blew out windows, peeled away the roofs of at least three houses and knocked out power to thousands in Bermuda before churning past the wealthy British island chain and
readGunmen attack US embassy
13-09-2006
DAMASCUS - Four gunmen attacked the US embassy in Damascus yesterday, but failed to harm any American diplomats before all four were killed, a Syrian official said.Syrian state television said the
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