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59 Articles found on Wednesday, 6 September 2006
United States struggles with policy on Somalia
06-09-2006
NAIROBI - Anarchic Somalia has confounded US foreign policy once again, leaving Washington struggling to find a coherent approach to a state whose internal turmoil threatens to destabilise the Horn of
readUN must overcome fatigue, keep global commitment focused on Congo elections
06-09-2006
KINSHASA, Congo - The post-election violence in Congo has only made it harder for the UN envoy here to persuade the world not to give up on a country he believes has the potential economic might to
readEthiopia's Meles urges more Africa health funding
06-09-2006
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has called on international donors to substantially increase funding to deal with health problems affecting millions in Africa."The magnitude of the
readRoessing mine aims for many happy returns
06-09-2006
THREE decades of production may well be the halfway mark in the lifespan of Roessing Uranium.Speaking at the celebration of Roessing's 30th year of existence this weekend, Managing Director Mike Leech
readSA gem cutting sector slumps, sheds jobs
06-09-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's diamond cutting firms are shedding jobs as they grapple with squeezed margins in a sector the government hoped would expand and create more employment. Sector officials
readAppliance plant stirs hope
06-09-2006
JUAREZ - Just a year ago, this was wild, open Mexican desert, home to nothing more than scattered shrubs and the occasional funnel clouds that kick up blinding dust storms.Now, a US$100 million
readEU to tighten banking merger rules
06-09-2006
BRUSSELS - Central banks would have to hand over documents on banking mergers to the European Commission under plans being drawn up by the EU's executive to stamp out protectionism, an industry source
readWar worsens poverty in Lebanon
06-09-2006
TYRE - Things were bad enough for Youssef Ali Moussa and other Palestinian refugees in south Lebanon before a month-long war between Israel and the Hezbollah Shiite militia.Now their plight is even
readVodafone appoints new Europe CE
06-09-2006
LONDON - Vodafone Group PLC said yesterday that it has appointed Vittorio Colao as its new European chief executive in its latest move to combat tough trading conditions in the region.Colao, who is
readEurozone growth speeds
06-09-2006
PARIS - The eurozone economy is set to grow by 2,7 per cent this year and the European Central Bank should continue tightening interest rates, the OECD said yesterday upgrading prospects for European
readRural shops show income gap on Chinese economy
06-09-2006
XIAHE - Tang Linquan isn't about to apologise for the counterfeit goods that fill his shop.Fake soccer and basketball jerseys vie for shelf space with obscure brands of crackers and sweets. A bottle
readChina freezes Zambia investment
06-09-2006
LUSAKA - Chinese firms have suspended investments in Zambia's copper mines and will cut diplomatic ties with the African country if main opposition leader Michael Sata wins the September 28
readChad to resolve dispute with oil companies
06-09-2006
PARIS - Chad expects its dispute with oil companies Chevron of the US and Petronas to be resolved through negotiation, President Idriss Deby said on Monday."There is no break (with the companies). We
readAsset managers celebrate 10 yrs
06-09-2006
NAMIBIA Asset Management Limited (NAM) celebrated its 10th anniversary at an event held in Windhoek last week.The company says it has grown significantly since its establishment in 1996 to become one
readTaipei becomes wireless city
06-09-2006
TAIPEI - Taipei said yesterday it has become a wireless city that offers citizens handy access to the Internet anywhere in the city.For a fee, residents can access the Internet in the Taiwanese
readWorld Bank finalises anti-graft strategy
06-09-2006
WASHINGTON - The World Bank and member countries are close to agreement on a major accord to combat corruption after months of tension over how best to tackle the issue in developing
readEtosha fires spare wildlife
06-09-2006
NO wild animals perished in the veld fire that gutted a huge part of the Etosha National Park on Thursday, a senior official in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism said yesterday.Ben Beytell, the
readHigh bank charges 'hamper productivity of companies'
06-09-2006
HIGH bank charges came under the spotlight once again yesterday when public hearings at Parliament resumed to determine what can be done to make banking more affordable for the majority of
readMacro fine for 'micro' folly
06-09-2006
A FORMER Ministry of Agriculture official's short-lived attempt to steal N$350 000 from a bank account of the Ministry's donor-funded Micro Projects Programme is set to cost her N$50 000 or five years
readBaby boom in northern Namibia
06-09-2006
THREE young women in the North have given birth to triplets since August 2.Two sets of the triplets were born at the Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital in the last 10 days. Martha Angula (22) from Oshifo
readGem sales: De Beers, Namibia move forward on key issues
06-09-2006
THE two shareholders in Namibia's biggest company, Namdeb Diamond Corporation, have reached agreement on principle issues and will make a national announcement when everything is finalised.This was
readOld Mutual unveils massive BEE deal
06-09-2006
THE Old Mutual Group yesterday announced what it described as the "largest and most broadly based BEE deal ever" in Namibia.The Black Economic Empowerment transaction is made up of three intertwined
readBank shows softer, protective side
06-09-2006
BANK Windhoek has donated N$15 000 in support of the Cat Protection Society in Windhoek."These funds will be used to sufficiently look after cats and kittens until the Society has found a caring home
readMinister waxes lyrical about Nam night skies
06-09-2006
ONE of the ways in which Namibia is unique is because it has the heaviest meteorite ever found on the planet - the Hoba meteorite in the Otjozondjupa Region, which weighed 66 tons when it crashed into
readKaras Abattoir and union agree on layoffs
06-09-2006
KARAS Abattoir and Tannery (KAT) and the Namibia Food and Allied Workers' Union (Nafau) have reached agreement on voluntary retrenchment packages for about 72 workers.The retrenchments, which were
readWorld's biggest braai this Saturday
06-09-2006
NAMIBIA is attempting to get into the Guinness Book of Records by holding the biggest braai in the world at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek on Saturday.The current world record attendance at a
readCouncil approves 5% salary increase
06-09-2006
THE Windhoek City Council has approved a five per cent across-the-board increase in basic salaries for its employees.The decision was deferred in July at the request of opposition members of the
readProduction stalls at Skorpion mine
06-09-2006
PRODUCTION at the Skorpion Zinc Mine in the South ground to a halt almost four weeks ago after a chemical reaction destroyed aluminium cathodes at the mine's cell house.The cathodes are used in the
read3 years in jail for killing girlfriend
06-09-2006
A FORMER farmworker who killed his girlfriend more than three years ago during a drunken quarrel at a farm in the Windhoek district was convicted of culpable homicide and sentenced to an effective
readAaniilonga yopakathimbo mu Coca-Cola mOshakati ya pewa ishewe ompito yilwe ya kale miilonga
06-09-2006
K ONYALA aaniilonga ye li omilongo mbali (20) mboka ya li ya taalela etidho miilonga mehangano lyokudhunga iinamunate lyedhina Coca-Cola mOshakati oya pewa natango ompito okukala miilonga konima sho
readEtanga lyEgameno lya lombwelwa kutya lyo kali ninga omahololomadhilaadhilo
06-09-2006
S HO ta popitha iilyo yEtanga lyEgameno lya Namibia noshigwana pethimbo lyedhimbuluko lyEsiku lyEtanga lyEgameno lya Namibia mOshakati mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, Oministeli yEtanga lyEgameno Charles
readGumwe a dhengwa okusa po Swakop
06-09-2006
O MULUMENTU gumwe e li omukalimo moSwakopmund okwa dhipagwa ongula yEtitano lya zi ko, manga aniwa a li ta kambadhala okuteya ombashu yimwe pu Mondesa.Opolisi oya lopota kutya Collin Flied (gwoomvula
readOshipotha shuulunga moshipangelo sha Shaanda sha galukila mOmpangu
06-09-2006
O SHIPOTHA shomunambelewa mOshipangelo shEpangelo pOshaanda, ngoka taku popiwa kutya okwa gandja oombumbo kaavu mOshipangelo shika, mEtine lya zi ko osha li shuundulilwa komeho opo natango ku ningwe
readNafau na KAT ya tsakumwe mokuuvathana
06-09-2006
O NKUNDANA okuzilila pondje ya Keetmanshoop otayi ti kutya Ofaabulika yonyama niipa yoompo yedhina Karas Abattoir and Tannery (KAT) nehangano lyaaniilonga lya Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union
readOkahanona ki itsuwa ka sa mOmusati
06-09-2006
O MUDHIMBA gwokahanona, ta ku fekelwa kutya oka dhipagwa, ogwi itsuwa momukunda Oshihole moshitopolwa sha Musati mEtitano.Opolisi oya lopota kutya omudhimba nguka ogwi istuwa gwa gonyengwa moplastika,
readOkukelela iilonga yoUDP kashi li mondjila pauthemba womuntu
06-09-2006
E DHILAADHILO lyEpangelo okukeelela iilonga yongundu yo United Democratic Party (UDP) ndjoka ya li membwinda lyoDTA- ndjoka ngashiingeyi tayi uvitha omalalakano gokutenda ko oshitopolwa sha Caprivi ku
readFerrari can still do double: Schumacher
06-09-2006
BERLIN - Germany's seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher believes Ferrari are still capable of turning the season on its head by winning the drivers' and constructors'
readTiger Woods wins Deutsche Bank title
06-09-2006
NORTON - Tiger Woods surged past Vijay Singh to seize his fifth straight PGA title in superb style here Monday at the Deutsche Bank Championship.World number one Woods erased a three-shot deficit in
read'Big Easy' looking to end drought
06-09-2006
SINGAPORE - Ernie Els headlines a strong line-up at the three-million-dollar Singapore Open this week with the three-time major winner looking to chalk his first victory in nine months.As well as Els,
readHabana has minor concussion
06-09-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa wing Bryan Habana has suffered a minor concussion, the team said in a statement on Monday.Habana, the Springbok's leading try-scorer in 2005, had a medical examination
readBack to reality for Becker, vanquisher of Agassi
06-09-2006
NEW YORK - The Cinderella story ended on Monday for Benjamin Becker, the man who put Andre Agassi into retirement with his third-round US Open victory over the American great on Sunday.Andy Roddick
readPayback time for Mauresmo as Serena falls
06-09-2006
NEW YORK - Amelie Mauresmo settled old scores with Serena Williams at the US Open on Monday to keep alive her drive for a third Grand Slam title of the year.The French top seed has suffered more than
readUmaga honoured for services to rugby
06-09-2006
WELLINGTON - Former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga said he felt humble and a little embarrassed as he received a civil honour for his services to rugby from New Zealand's Governor General
readGallas raises heat in war of words
06-09-2006
LONDON - William Gallas is promising to lift the lid on his real reasons for leaving Chelsea after hitting out at claims he threatened to score an own goal as part of a campaign to force the English
readMuinjo thrilled by Angola's hosting of 2010 Nations Cup
06-09-2006
WINDHOEK - The Namibia Football Association (NFA) acting president John Muinjo gave Angola thumbs up for having been chosen to host the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2010.The Confederation of African
readRhythmic gymnasts fight it out at winter training camp in city
06-09-2006
THE SKW Gymnastics Academy hosted the 2006 Winter Training Camp in rhythmic gymnastics at the SKW Hall in Windhoek at the end of last month.More than 30 gymnasts from Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Tsumeb
readAngola to host 2010 African Nations Cup
06-09-2006
CAIRO - Angola won a four-way contest on Monday to host the 2010 African Nations Cup, the organisers said.The southern African state was the unanimous choice of the Confederation of African Football
readMaterazzi breaks silence
06-09-2006
ROME - Italy defender Marco Materazzi has broken his silence over the verbal exchange that led to his violent World Cup final clash with French star Zinedine Zidane.Materazzi was sent crashing to the
readParis ready for World Cup final sequel as Euro qualifiers continue
06-09-2006
LONDON - France host Italy in a re-run of the World Cup final without Zinedine Zidane, while the Czech Republic and Slovakia will be reunited on a football pitch when Euro 2008 qualifying continues
readIn Brief
06-09-2006
ANGER - China will have "nothing to do" with Zambia if opposition leader Michael Sata wins this month's general elections and recognises Taiwan as a sovereign state, Chinese ambassador Li Baodong told
readZuma supporters shout anti-Mbeki slogans at High Court
06-09-2006
PIETERMARITZBURG - Protesters shouted slogans against South Africa's president outside the courthouse yesterday where the deputy he fired faces a politically charged corruption trial.Both Jacob Zuma
readAfrican leaders discuss Somalia military pact
06-09-2006
NAIROBI - East African leaders hastily turned a high-level summit on Somalia into informal talks yesterday, after rival powers in the lawless nation cut a deal to join their military forces in a
readAnnan warns Khartoum
06-09-2006
ALEXANDRIA - UN chief Kofi Annan warned the Sudanese government yesterday that it would be held accountable for the humanitarian situation in Darfur if a pullout of international peacekeepers damaged
readPutin in talks with President Mbeki
06-09-2006
CAPE TOWN - Russian President Vladimir Putin was holding talks yesterday with his counterpart Thabo Mbeki at the start of an historic visit to South Africa as Moscow bids to reassert its superpower
readAnnan agrees to mediate between Israel and Hezbollah
06-09-2006
JIDDAH - UN chief Kofi Annan said on Monday he would appoint a mediator for indirect talks between Israel and Hezbollah on the release of two abducted Israeli soldiers, the first public word of
readPeace deal between Pakistan govt and pro-Taliban militants
06-09-2006
MIRAN SHAH - Pakistan's government and pro-Taliban militants yesterday signed an agreement to ensure "permanent pace" in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan, a move hoped to end five years of
readChina wants Iran talks on atomic bombs
06-09-2006
BEIJING - China said yesterday it still wanted big powers to negotiate with Iran even after Tehran defied a UN deadline to stop enriching uranium, which the West fears could yield atomic bombs.The
readIraqi deputy prime minister to head to Iran
06-09-2006
BAGHDAD - Iraq's deputy prime minister will visit Iran at the head of an official delegation, Iraqi state television said yesterday.Barham Saleh's visit will be his first official visit to Iran since
readJordan says tourist attacker acted alone
06-09-2006
AMMAN - An investigation into a deadly gun attack on Western holidaymakers in Amman has found that the assailant acted alone and had no support from "terrorist" groups, Jordanian officials said
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