Archive
50 Articles found on Thursday, 28 September 2006
South Africa to debate legalising gay marriages
28-09-2006
SOWETO - For most of the continent, the subject is strictly taboo, but a parliamentary roadshow to discuss a bill to legalise gay marriage has highlighted an appetite for debate.Public hearings over
readBrain drain cripples Zim's health sector
28-09-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe's ailing health sector has suffered a gigantic blow with more than half of key medical professionals seeking jobs overseas, a state-run weekly has reported."Zimbabwe is the country
readThe force is still with her
28-09-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africans marked on Tuesday the 70th birthday of controversial anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, who is re-emerging as a symbol for leftists in the nation's divided
readKaunda's shadow looms over election
28-09-2006
LUSAKA - Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda, a liberation hero who ruled for decades, is supposed to be living in quiet retirement - offering a good, if somewhat rare, example of an African president fading
readMusic for cheetahs
28-09-2006
AFRICA's most endangered big cat, the cheetah, stands to benefit from the power of music with a partnership between Namibia's Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) and members of the Swedish band Slowmo.The
readShock over vanishing Arctic ice cover
28-09-2006
EUROPEAN scientists voiced shock as they showed pictures which showed Arctic ice cover had disappeared so much last month that a ship could sail unhindered from Europe's most northerly outpost to the
readEarth may be at warmest point in one million years
28-09-2006
EARTH may be close to the warmest it has been in the last million years, especially in the part of the Pacific Ocean where potentially violent El Nino weather patterns are born, climate scientists
readUK growth unexpectedly revised down
28-09-2006
LONDON - Britain's economy expanded less quickly than previously thought in the second quarter as fresh data yesterday revealed government and services output had been significantly weaker than
readBema seeks joint venture in SA
28-09-2006
DENVER - Canadian mining company Bema Gold Corp. on Tuesday acknowledged mounting debt in a South African gold mine and said it was pursuing a joint venture there."In the next couple of weeks we
readMicrosoft, Yahoo link their instant messaging systems
28-09-2006
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo and Microsoft announced that they would tear down the wall between their formerly exclusive instant messaging services and allow members to mingle beginning yesterday.The union
readGold dances to tune of oil
28-09-2006
SINGAPORE - Gold bounced around in a narrow band on Wednesday as it struggled to sustain early gains despite support from the physical sector ahead of festive seasons in Asia's main consumers.Spot
readJail doors close on US corporate superstar criminals
28-09-2006
HOUSTON - Two US corporate criminals, whose names became synonymous with fraud and greed that cost shareholders billions of dollars, heard jail doors clang on Tuesday.Former Enron chief financial
readChina's biggest bank sets for world-record IPO
28-09-2006
BEIJING - China's biggest bank, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., said Wednesday it will debut October 27 on stock exchanges in Hong Kong and Shanghai in what looks to be the world's biggest
readZim imports tonnes of wheat
28-09-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe has imported 30 400 tonnes of wheat worth US$10,6 million to ease a bread shortage in the crisis-hit southern African country, the official Herald newspaper reported yesterday.Wheat
readEU urged to modify trade deal
28-09-2006
NAIROBI - A proposed EU free-trade pact with east and southern African nations would slow economic growth and boost already devastating poverty, and must be changed, a coalition of advocacy groups
readNamibia swoops on one of FBI's 'most wanted' suspects
28-09-2006
A HIGH-FLYING American businessman who is wanted in the United States on a string of fraud charges was arrested in Windhoek yesterday, and was set to spend last night in the Windhoek Central Prison.It
readLabour Court keeps Green on hold
28-09-2006
AVRIL Green, former manager of the Social Security Commission, will have to wait at least a few more days before knowing his fate.Green, former general manager of finance, was fired from the SSC in
readNDF fraudster blew most of stolen N$5,4m
28-09-2006
FORMER Defence Ministry official Emmanuel Mununga, who used his position in the Ministry to defraud Sanlam Namibia of N$5,4 million, will only be able to repay N$500 000, the High Court in Windhoek
readUp, up go Air Namibia losses
28-09-2006
NATIONAL carrier Air Namibia has accumulated operating losses of N$859,8 million over the past five years - its expenditure for the same period was N$3,24 billion.Income for the airline amounted to
readSurvey on public participation launched
28-09-2006
THE Oshana Regional Council on Monday launched a regional survey on public participation and involvement in public affairs.Acting Governor Loth Kuushomwa said the survey aims at understanding
readGem cutters stage one-day strike
28-09-2006
ABOUT 26 workers at Hard Stone Processing in Windhoek on Tuesday downed tools to protest against the retrenchment of their two colleagues.The workers claimed that the diamond-cutting company did not
readCaprivi resident sent to prison for 2000 murder
28-09-2006
A FATAL stabbing that happened close to six years ago came back to haunt a Caprivi Region resident this week, when he was convicted of murder and sentenced to an effective 10-year prison term.Njao
readBank charges justified: Bankers
28-09-2006
BANK charges and service fees applied individually by commercial banks in Namibia are in line with accepted pricing methodology and no cartel or collusion exists, according to the Bankers' Association
readFalcon limps home
28-09-2006
THE Presidential Falcon 900B aircraft arrived home yesterday afternoon from Sal in Cape Verde, where it had been grounded since Sunday after one of its engines failed.The plane had been carrying
readTrustco breaks NSX drought
28-09-2006
TRUSTCO Group Holdings yesterday officially listed on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX), breaking a four-year drought on the primary listings board of the local bourse.Trustco, a wholly owned Namibian
readAakulupe moshiponga shohauto
28-09-2006
O SHAKATI - Opolisi pOkatope mOndonga oya patulula epeko lyedhipago lyaashi lyoshiningilawina konima sho ohauto yo Isuzu ya kandoma mondjila yongalama pOnyuulaye oshiwike sha zi ko.Yatanto yomaantu 12
readEsiku lyaaseko aakulu kOnesi lya thika
28-09-2006
O MUKULUNTUWILIKI (Opatolona) yosekundosikola yOpombanda Onesi, Omupeviminista Henry Isak Amalovu Katali ota tseyitha nosho wo okudhimbulutha aalongisikola aanasikola, aaniilonga aape naakulu nosho wo
readEmbungu tali li po oongombe dhaanafaalama pOshomeya
28-09-2006
O MUNAFAALAMA a tseyika nawa gwomOkalongo mOshitopolwa sha Musati, Mathias Kandjaba, ngoka e na ofaalama muuzilombugantu wa Shivelo, okwa nyenyeta kOshifo shika kutya mOofaalama dhawo ohamu ya embungu
readOmudiakoni Amayulu a gwanitha omimvo 60 nokwa pandula nokuhambelele Kalunga ke
28-09-2006
PONGWEDIVA O MUDIAKONI Desiderius Amayulu, ngoka a kala Omuwiliki gwOngeleka ya Katoolika ka Roma mOngwediva hela ya totwa po momumvo 1984 lwaampoka, nokwa kala wo Omulongi nOmukuluntusikola pOsikola
readOlusheno lwetango (osola) olwo eyamukulo Aanamibia
28-09-2006
O MAPEKAPEKO ngoka opo ga ningwa pakwatho lyUuministeli wIikwamina nIikwakondo oga holola kutya Eenyeko lyomeya nolusheno lwoonte dhetango oshi na ombiliha muNamibia.Oofuto dhaagandji yolusheno ndhoka
readMogotsi a egulula iilonga yOlutenda
28-09-2006
O MINISTELI yOpevi yIilonga, Iiyenditho nOmakwatathano, Stefans Mogotsi, omasiku ga zi ko okwa tula miilonga etameko netsikilo lyiilonga yOlutenda okuza pOndangwa okuya kOshikango.Pethimbo ta tula
readEpangelo lya futa oomiliyuna 8 moofaalama mbali
28-09-2006
E PANGELO olya futu oomiliyuna hetatu meimweneneno okukutha ko oofaalama mbali ndhoka lya li lya hala okukutha ko owala koondola oomiliyuna ndatu oshinkwanu mbali (N$3,2 million).Oofaalama ndhika
readNotice
28-09-2006
FRIENDLY Haven has embarked upon a fundraising campaign to raise funds for the up-keep of its shelter for abused women and their children.The shelter was inaugurated in 1996 and recently celebrated
readBeukes excels in chess exhibition games
28-09-2006
NAMIBIA'S National Chess Champion, Reuben Beukes, showed his mastery when he played chess simultaneously against 21 opponents in Windhoek recently.The champion won 13 games, drew two and lost six.
readHingis eases to victory
28-09-2006
SEOUL - Former world number one Martina Hingis maintained her good run of form with a 6-3 6-2 first round victory over Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki at the Korea Open yesterday.Fresh off a tournament
readExtra testing for Hayden ahead of MotoGP race
28-09-2006
TOKYO - MotoGP frontrunner Nicky Hayden has said he is anticipating a "huge race" in Portugal after completing two days of extra testing to fend off a charging Valentino Rossi.The 25-year-old Honda
readNamibia clinch B section at badminton
28-09-2006
SA Country Districts NAMIBIA'S badminton national team was crowned as the 2006 B-section winners during the South African Country Districts (SACD) Championship, held in Oudtshoorn recently.The
readRonaldo shines while Rooney stutters
28-09-2006
LONDON - Cristiano Ronaldo showed his fast growing maturity in a fine performance in Manchester United's 1-0 away win over Benfica in the Champions League.The young Portuguese international had a part
readGoals for Real, vengeance for United
28-09-2006
LONDON - Real Madrid got their Champions League campaign on track with a 5-1 victory over Dynamo Kiev, while Manchester United ground out a 1-0 revenge win at Benfica on Tuesday.Real, rocked by a 2-0
readKBA fines players and teams after fight
28-09-2006
THE Khomas Basketball Association (KBA) yesterday suspended and fined three basketball players and two clubs after a fight broke out during a league match played at Augustineum High School last
readNujoma warns sport leaders to stop serving own interests
28-09-2006
FORMER Namibian President Sam Nujoma yesterday warned sports administrators to refrain from pursuing their own interests in their respective federations.Nujoma, who is the patron of the Namibia
readThrills, spills and death plague Malaysian roads
28-09-2006
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's neurosurgeons, bartenders and nightclub bouncers all have something in common: they are all busiest on weekends.Every weekend, neurosurgeons here operate on hundreds of
readRape law reform lays bare political morass
28-09-2006
MOORE ISLAMABAD - The 24-year-old Pakistani woman has medical reports saying she's been raped.What she hasn't got is four male witnesses that the country's Islamic law says she needs to prove it.
readJudgement Reserved in Schabir Shaik
28-09-2006
Appeal The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein reserved judgement on yesterday in Schabir Schaik's civil appeal against a R34-million asset forfeiture by the State.Shaik was found guilty on two
readHijackers use cows in ambushes in SA
28-09-2006
KWAMHLANGA - A gang of rural hijackers in Mpumalanga is using an unusual weapon - they use a herd of cows to ambush victims. The gang of six men apparently herd the cows into the road to first stop
readToxic poisoning kills two more
28-09-2006
ABIDJAN - Two more people have reportedly died in connection with the Ivory Coast's toxic waste scandal, bringing the death toll in the crisis to eight, says the Ivorian health ministry.One of the
readClinton 'finger pointing' - Bush
28-09-2006
WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush on Tuesday dismissed as "finger-pointing" criticism from his predecessor Bill Clinton of his counter-terrorism efforts in the months leading up to the September
readEU approves Bulgaria and Romania
28-09-2006
The European Commission has announced that Romania and Bulgaria will be admitted to the EU in January 2007, but under strict conditions.Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said both countries
readBlair's speech scores top marks in British press
28-09-2006
LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair's last speech as Labour leader at the party's annual conference was given a resounding thumbs-up in the British press yesterday, with one calling it his best
readPresidential elections in Zambia today
28-09-2006
LUSAKA - The main contenders in Zambia's general election made a last pitch for votes on the final day of campaigning with President Levy Mwanawasa urging voters to shun the "false promises and
read