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45 Articles found on Monday, 25 September 2006
Mboweni slams IMF inflation suggestion
25-09-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's government and central bank have asked the International Monetary Fund to stop making policy suggestions that sound prescriptive, central bank governor Tito Mboweni said
readLocal company enters into power deal with Chinese
25-09-2006
WITH power-generation capacity dwindling in southern Africa, efforts are being made to provide alternatives to the existing power sources to meet the increasing demand in the region.A local company
readNamibia signs oil exploration deal with SA firm
25-09-2006
NAMIBIA on Friday signed a landmark agreement with a black-owned South African firm for oil and gas exploration along the Namibian coastline."The agreement includes the onshore Blocks 2815 and 2195
readHousehold debt is "worrying"
25-09-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's households continue to finance spending through credit, pushing debt levels to "worrying" levels, central bank Governor Tito Mboweni said on Friday."It is very clear to
readUS, Europe must revive world trade talks
25-09-2006
CAIRNS - Latin American trade officials gathered in Australia, on Friday criticised the United States and Europe for the collapse of world trade talks, saying their bickering over how to cut tariffs
readOil prices rise again
25-09-2006
SINGAPORE - Oil prices rose in Asian trading Friday, rebounding from a midweek drop triggered by figures showing a surge in US distillate supplies.Light, sweet crude for November delivery was at
read'Billionaires only, thank you'
25-09-2006
NEW YORK - These days, it takes a billion - at least.For the first time, Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest Americans consists exclusively of people worth US$1 billion or more. As a group, the
readNew twist in Avid-SSC case
25-09-2006
THE Social Security Commission has vowed to fight a Labour Court challenge by its former general manager of finance, Avril Green, who was implicated in the Avid-SSC investment case.In March, an
readVillagers protest 'land grab'
25-09-2006
RESIDENTS from Oshikango, Omafo, Engela, Ohangwena and Onuno - villages that fall within the boundaries of the new town of Helao Nafidi in the Ohangwena Region - on Friday took to the streets to
readCommunity fights off gun-toting thieves
25-09-2006
FOUR suspected wood thieves discovered the meaning of strength in numbers this weekend, when a rural community sent them packing after a gunfight.The four, travelling in a red Toyota Corolla with
readWoman recounts shock of beach murder
25-09-2006
THE last moments in the life of murdered Swakopmund goldsmith Alexandra Mooren were relived in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday by an eyewitness who saw Mooren being robbed and shot dead.Doris
readLands offices burgled at Keetmanshoop
25-09-2006
WINDHOEK - Items worth N$77 000 were stolen from the office of the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement in Keetmanshoop last weekend.The Police reported that the incident took place between September 15
readGochas villagers angry with Police
25-09-2006
AN alleged shoddy Police investigation into the disappearance of an 18-year-old girl has sparked uproar among the villagers of Gochas in the South.Six months after Anna Belinda Jossop was reported
readNamibia dismisses claims of secret pact with Angola
25-09-2006
A DOCUMENT in the Portuguese language which is circulating in Namibia, stating that the Angolan parliament has agreed to enter into a defence pact with Namibia, is fake and a "fabrication", a
readAlleged housebreaker in city shot dead by resident
25-09-2006
THE Police are investigating a case of murder against a Windhoek resident after he shot two alleged housebreakers on Friday morning, Police spokesperson Sergeant Stephan Nuuyi reported yesterday.The
readMabula murder still a mystery
25-09-2006
WINDHOEK - As Juanita Mabula's family today remember her death - they will clean the site where her headless body was found on September 25 last year - her murderer(s) continue to elude the
readUnion slams Govt over parastatals
25-09-2006
THE National Union of Namibian Workers blasted the Government on Saturday for failing to act against parastatals thatwere "falling apart".NUNW Secretary General Evilastus Kaaronda told the Namibia
readAssassinated or murdered? Questions about death of border activist refuse to die
25-09-2006
THE mysterious murder three years ago of an activist who lobbied for moving the Namibian border northwards into Angola to unify the Oukwanyama tribe resurfaced in the National Assembly on Thursday.It
readCourt grants bail to Namugongo
25-09-2006
CORRUPTION suspect Sackey Namugongo was released on bail of N$20 000 on Friday, five days after he was arrested on charges that he allegedly used his position as a senior official in the Ministry of
readPohamba appeals for peace in Darfur
25-09-2006
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has urged the Sudanese government and rebels in the Darfur region to accept a proposed United Nations peacekeeping force in that country.Speaking the UN General Assembly
readEdhipago lya Van Coller lya tsilikwa sigo
25-09-2006
2007 O SHIPOTHA shomuniilonga gwomoofaalama ngoka a dhipaga Omundohotola gwomOshomeya pOfaalama ye yi li konyala momudhingoloko gwEtosha osha ponyo okutameka mOmpangu yOpombanda ngaashi sha li sha
readEkutho lyAashakati omagumbo otali kundathanwa nena
25-09-2006
O MUNAMBELEWA e na sha nOmaliko gElelo lya Shakati, Ores Shilunga, okwa tseyitha kutya oshinima shokukutha aakalimo yamwe omagumbo mOshakatiuninginino, ano moondunda oontokele, mboka itaya vulu oku ga
readTakamitheni oombotsotso mOngwediva
25-09-2006
O NKUNDANA okuzilila maakalimo yamwe mOngwediva otayi ti kutya mOndoolopa ya Ngwediva moka omwiiteyela oombotsotso tadhi teya omagumbo gaantu omutenya gwaankala nokuya niinima yaantu ngashi Ootiivii,
readGumwe a dhipagwa komuhingi gwotaxi
25-09-2006
W INDHOEK - Moses Kavaka gwomimvo 37 okwa yahwa okusa momutse komuhingi gwotaxi ngoka a li a pe uusama konima yokwaalongithanawa ondjila ongulohi yEtine lyoshiwike sha zileko.Kavaka okwa li Osekuliti
readMeme a gandja okanona ku mukwawo e ta fadhuka po, ota kongwa kOpolisi
25-09-2006
M EME ngoka a gandjele okanona ke kokahanona ku meme gumwe mOnandjamba mOkalongo mOshitopolwa sha Musati mu Juli nuumvo ndele ta fadhuka po, onkee ta kongwa kOpolisi, ndjoka tayi indile moshigwana
readRyder Cup hat-trick for rampant Europe
25-09-2006
STRAFFAN - Europe's rampant golfers retained the Ryder Cup at the K-Club yesterday crushing the United States in the closing 12 singles to complete a second straight 18.5 to 9.5 points rout.The
readLampard double puts Chelsea on top
25-09-2006
LONDON - Champions Chelsea hit the top of the table for the first time this season when a second-half Frank Lampard double earned them a 2-0 victory at local rivals Fulham in the Premier League on
readAustralia crush Windies
25-09-2006
KUALA LUMPUR - Australia crushed the West Indies by 127 runs to win the DLF Cup final yesterday and send a chilling warning to their rivals ahead of the Champions Trophy next month. Set 241 to win,
readWanderers battle to keep title
25-09-2006
WANDERERS delivered an impressive last-minute performance to retain the 2006 premiership rugby title for the third successive year, after forcing United into extra time to win 33-30 at the Hage
readGebrselassie posts best race
25-09-2006
BERLIN - Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie won the 33rd Berlin marathon early yesterday in the world's best time of the year but was left frustrated at not claiming the world record.The double Olympic 10
readCapirossi wins Japan MotoGP
25-09-2006
MOTEGI - Ducati ace Loris Capirossi won the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix for the second straight year yesterday, leading an Italian one-two-three finish.Valentino Rossi, chasing his sixth straight
readIn Brief
25-09-2006
BETTER - Fidel Castro is walking more and doing better, his brother said of the ailing Cuban leader who underwent intestinal surgery in July.Now 80, Fidel Castro "is doing better and walking more
readPham Xuan An, Vietnamese double-agent
25-09-2006
PHAM Xuan An, who led a remarkable and perilous double life as a communist spy and a respected reporter for Western news organisations during the Vietnam War, died on Wednesday at age 79.An, who
readLeadership showdown in Nigeria stirs uncertainty
25-09-2006
ABUJA - As Nigeria's president and vice president hurl charges of corruption at each other in a vicious public quarrel, Nigerians and foreign investors can only wonder what it all means for the future
readAfrica to produce drugs to fight HIV
25-09-2006
ROCHE Holding AG said on Friday it will help three African companies to produce one of its anti-HIV drugs.It will provide Aspen Pharmacare in South Africa, and Cosmos Ltd and Universal Corp Ltd in
read19 killed in Iraq attacks as Ramadan begins
25-09-2006
BAGHDAD - Nineteen people were killed in Iraq yesterday in a spate of rebel attacks, including three car bombs in Baghdad, security officials said, in a bloody start to the Muslim fasting month of
readGambian president wins 3rd term
25-09-2006
BANJUL- Gambian President Yahya Jammeh easily won a third five-year term amid lower-than-expected voter turnout, according to official results.Jammeh received 67 per cent of the vote, compared with 27
readBlair refuses to back Brown
25-09-2006
LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair refused yesterday to give a clear indication of support for finance minister Gordon Brown as his successor, despite repeated questions on the subject. In an
readZambian police warn on violence
25-09-2006
LUSAKA - Zambia police inspector general Ephraim Mateyo has threatened to revoke police approvals for political campaign rallies after violent clashes between rival parties.General elections are set
readVenezuela minister detained at US airport
25-09-2006
NEW YORK - Venezuela's foreign minister said he was illegally detained for 90 minutes at a New York airport by police, accusing them of treating him abusively and attempting to frisk and handcuff
readZuma to face new charges
25-09-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South African prosecutors are drawing up fresh charges against former deputy president Jacob Zuma after his graft trial was thrown out of court last week, the Sunday Times reported.The
readHungarian PM refuses to go away
25-09-2006
BUDAPEST- Another big crowd was expected to gather in the Hungarian capital yesterday after 20 000 protesters against Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany filled the central Kossuth Square on
readNATO, Afghan forces kill 40 militants in Afghanistan
25-09-2006
KABUL - NATO-led and Afghan security forces backed by war planes killed 40 Taliban rebels in a raid in southern Afghanistan, the Afghan defence ministry said yesterday.The rebels were killed during an
readSaudi Arabia unable to confirm bin Laden death
25-09-2006
WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia said yesterday it had no evidence that Osama bin Laden had died, shedding further doubt on a secret document leaked in France that said Saudi secret services believed he had
readHistoric opening for DR Congo parliament
25-09-2006
KINSHASA - The Democratic Republic of Congo's first freely elected parliament in four decades officially opened on Friday in a highly emotional atmosphere."I declare open the first plenary session of
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