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34 Articles found on Tuesday, 26 September 2006
Rumsfeld favours US command for Africa
26-09-2006
WASHINGTON - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Friday that he favours creating a new US military command responsible for Africa, as the Pentagon aims to guard against potential threats to
readSahara seen as a potential terrorist breeding ground
26-09-2006
DAKAR - The vast Sahara has long sheltered rebels and bandits but security experts fear its remote oases and mountain hideouts may also be an ideal recruitment and training ground for al Qaeda-linked
readCoal-rich Zimbabwe faces acute shortages
26-09-2006
HARARE - Drastic coal shortages despite massive natural deposits have had a ripple effect throughout Zimbabwe's economy and ruined a deal to renovate the country's biggest steelworks, the government
readNo To Hero's Burial For Anton
26-09-2006
I WOULD like to reply to Lisa whose letter asked what the role of Anton Lubowski was: In my understanding, Anton Lubowski was an advocate of the Supreme Court in Windhoek, who while defending
readFencing Us In
26-09-2006
WHEN one erects a fence, installs burglar bars, or something of that sort, it is not always clear whose liberty you limit - yours or the thieves.I would say that you are building your own prison. Gert
readMaria Mwengere Mess
26-09-2006
WE want to bring to the attention of the Namibian nation of the deplorable learning environment prevailing at Maria Mwengere Secondary School in the Kavango Region. Maria Mwengere is the only senior
readMelber Responds To Anti-China Bias Claim
26-09-2006
ALLOW me to correct a gross misrepresentation of parts of my lecture at the Hanns Seidel Foundation on 15 August referred to by "Yangganfu" (letter of September 22).It is wrongly stated that I
readTax Talk
26-09-2006
Clarity on transfer-pricing provisions In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.AFTER months of speculation to
readOil retraces to below US$60
26-09-2006
LONDON - Oil prices fell below US$60 yesterday amid signs of growing petroleum inventories and after BP PLC said it had permission to restart the eastern half of Alaska's Prudhoe Bay oil field."Hedge
readNigeria auctions oil licences
26-09-2006
ABUJA - Nigeria is preparing to auction 50 oil and gas exploration blocks in October, the third licensing round in just over a year, the head of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said
readPrice fall lifts India gold imports
26-09-2006
NEW DELHI - India may import 10 per cent more gold this year as a fall in world prices just ahead of the marriage and festival seasons has opened up a buying opportunity for its gold-crazy consumers,
readTelecom reduces tariffs
26-09-2006
TELECOM Namibia has announced a new tariff structure effective October 1, which will see calls to some international fixed-line destinations lowered by an average 15 per cent.The new structure will
readNujoma sues for N$5 million
26-09-2006
FORMER head of state and President of Swapo, Sam Nujoma, is suing The Namibian for N$5 million because, he alleges, the newspaper implied he is corrupt.In a summons, lawyers for Nujoma claim that by
read'Hostile witness' frustrates treason trial prosecution
26-09-2006
THE prosecution team in the main Caprivi high treason trial had to endure a frustration-filled day in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday, after a State witness threw a spanner into the works by
readPresident Pohamba plagued by plane troubles
26-09-2006
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba was stranded in West Africa for more than 24 hours after one of the three engines of the Presidential Falcon 900B Jet failed.State House confirmed yesterday that Pohamba
read13th delay in child rape and murder case
26-09-2006
THE case in which a 26-year-old security guard is accused of raping and murdering a three-and-a-half-year-old child in Windhoek early last year was postponed again - for the 13th time - in the
readFake nurse gets light sentence
26-09-2006
AN UNDERSTANDING and merciful side of Namibia's justice system could be witnessed in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Friday, when a wholly suspended prison term was handed to a young woman who
readDrug-resistant HIV problematic
26-09-2006
THE gains of anti-retroviral treatment for people living with HIV-AIDS are being eroded by resistance the virus is building up against some of the drugs, a local doctor has warned.Dr Ismael Katjitae
readChinese locomotives safe, states Minister
26-09-2006
FOUR Chinese locomotives bought by TransNamib are in perfect order and thus are very safe, the Minister of Works, Transport and Communications has stated in the National Assembly.Minister Joel
readTransition to modern town life tough for villagers
26-09-2006
RESIDENTS of Helao Nafidi in the North are up in arms after the town council closed communal taps used by villagers within the boundaries of the newly proclaimed town.The town, with about 43 000
readRecord dagga trial wraps up with a 6-year prison term
26-09-2006
A WINDHOEK resident arrested two years ago on a charge of dealing in a record quantity of dagga was convicted in the Windhoek Regional Court and sentenced to a six-year prison term on Friday.Simon
readJatropha seeds arrive in Windhoek
26-09-2006
THE first container of Jatropha seed arrived in Namibia last week so that planting for a future biodiesel project can take off.Jatropha curcas is an alien shrub that has spread to southern Africa over
readTrustco to list on NSX tomorrow
26-09-2006
TRUSTCO Group Holdings is to be listed on the primary board of the Namibian Stock Exchange tomorrow.In a press statement late yesterday, Trustco said the NSX listing committee had given its final
readHeads to roll over rotten food
26-09-2006
HEADS are expected to roll for allowing more than 6 000 kg of maize meal, destined for a food-for-work programme in the Karas Region, to rot in a warehouse.The team that investigated the situation
readSSC oku li na Green mOhofa
26-09-2006
O KAMPANI ya Social Security Commission oya gana kutya otayi ka lwitha mOmpangu Avril Green, ngoka a hala okufutitha Okampani ndjika molwashoka aniwa oye mu kutha miilonga shaali paveta.Green okwa li
readMu Helao Nafidi ya indila Minista e ya popile
26-09-2006
O NGUNDU onene yaakalimo yomomikunda Oshikango, Engela, Omafo, Ohangwena nOnuno, mEtitano lya zi ko oya ningi ehololomadhilaadhilo taya nyenyetele Elelo lyawo lya Helao Nafidi kutya otali ya kutha
readSackey Namugongo a pewa obooloha
26-09-2006
S ACKEY Namugongo, ngoka ta fekelelwa uulingilingi nekoraputo okwa pewa obooloha yOondola/N$20 000 mEtitano lya zi ko, konima yomasiku gatano sho a mangwa po.Otaku popiwa ngeyi kutya Namugongo okwa
readIn Brief
26-09-2006
FREE AT LAST - Four French tourists abducted in Yemen have been freed, said an MP who had been mediating their release.Awad Bawazir said the four had been delivered into his care by the kidnappers, 15
readCourt hears of Shaik-Zuma bond
26-09-2006
BLOEMFONTEIN - The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) heard yesterday that the Durban High Court had not followed the correct approach in interpreting the relationship between Schabir Shaik and former
readReconstruction for ex-Taliban stronghold
26-09-2006
PASHMUL - Nato nations are poised to pour more than a million dollars into rebuilding a one-time Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan to cement their military success against the rebels.The plan for the
readMugabe defends use of force
26-09-2006
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe has backed Zimbabwean police for using brute force to pre-empt an anti-government protest by the country's largest trade union, a state-run daily reported
readIslamist takeover sparks violence
26-09-2006
KISMAYO - Islamist fighters opened fire in the Somali port city of Kismayo yesterday towards residents burning tyres, throwing stones and chanting to protest against the Islamist takeover of their
readNew judge throws Saddam out of court again
26-09-2006
BAGHDAD - The newly appointed judge in Saddam Hussein's genocide trial threw Iraq's former leader out of court yesterday, imposing his authority on a legal process marred by political controversy.The
readPope meets Muslim diplomats
26-09-2006
CASTEL GANDOLFO - Muslim diplomats were meeting yesterday with Pope Benedict XVI in the pontiff's latest effort to mend relations after his remarks about Islam and violence ignited the Vatican's most
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