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47 Articles found on Wednesday, 18 April 2007
Swakara sets another record
18-04-2007
AGRA has announced that at this week's bi-annual Swakara auction in Copenhagen, Denmark, a new record was set when the Swakara Centenary top lot, made of 95 D-Selected Purple skins, achieved a record
readZim panicking over 'economic HIV'
18-04-2007
HARARE - Zimbabwe's government, which has indefinitely postponed the latest set of inflation figures, appears increasingly panicked over its losing battle against the country's 'economic HIV',
readBrazil defends US ethanol deal
18-04-2007
PORLAMAR - Brazil defended its ethanol agreement with the United States despite efforts by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to undermine the deal using his country's vast reserves of oil and natural
readHigh prices turn Johannesburg dumps into gold mines
18-04-2007
JOHANNESBURG - The hulks of stepped, golden sand, looking from the air like rows of pre-Colombian pyramids, have long been part of Johannesburg's cityscape.Now, they are fast disappearing as mining
readChina set to report blistering growth
18-04-2007
BEIJING - China is set to report yet more blistering growth figures today amid an emerging consensus that government attempts to apply the brakes have been far too feeble to slow the runaway
readCell C says attracted takeover interest
18-04-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's third-ranked cell phone operator, Cell C, has attracted unsolicited interest from potential buyers but no firm bids, a company official said on Monday."There has been
readPoor countries getting a raw trade deal
18-04-2007
THE Labour Resource and Research Institute (LaRRi) has launched a publication which deals with the ongoing WTO trade issues and their implications on African countries, including Namibia.The 42-page
readMother admits she drowned her 3 children
18-04-2007
A YOUNG mother accused of killing her three children by drowning them in a well in the Eenhana district almost a year ago pleaded guilty to three charges of murder in the High Court at Oshakati
readFuneral custom linked to cholera deaths
18-04-2007
FOUR people are dead and more than 20 others have received treatment after new cases of cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases broke out in the Ohangwena Region.Health Permanent Secretary Dr Kalumbi
read'Loner' unleashed massacre
18-04-2007
BLACKSBURG, Virginia - A student from South Korea was yesterday identified as the gunman who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech university in the deadliest shooting rampage in US history.Police said
read'Only Nujoma can restore Swapo'
18-04-2007
SWAPO has the responsibility of running Namibia well and instilling hope where fear prevails, as the ruling party's insecurity would become the country's insecurity, veteran Swapo politician Ben
readCops report sex attack on four-year-old girl
18-04-2007
A four-year-old girl was raped at Ombaadhiya village in the Uukwaluudhi district, northern Namibia, on Thursday.A suspect has been arrested, the Police report. * The Police also reported that a
readDealing with rape: We need to do better
18-04-2007
DOCTORS who examine the survivors of rape and other sexual assaults have only one chance to gather make-or-break evidence that could help to bring perpetrators of this type of crime to book.This note
readAlleged suicide note still missing: Police
18-04-2007
THE Police at Oshakati are still looking for a suicide note apparently left by Oshana Regional Elections Co-ordinator Anna Kuwa-Ashikoto (47) who hanged herself with a wire in her room at Ongwediva
readSwapo elders' congress in July
18-04-2007
SWAPO's elders will have their congress "sometime in July", its secretary Kanana Hishoono announced on Monday.Speaking at a media briefing, Hishoono said the date and venue will be communicated the
readLabour Ministry understaffed, ill equipped
18-04-2007
THE Ministry of Labour and Social Services has inadequate infrastructure and insufficient staff and could not carry out some capital projects in the past financial year due to "bureaucratic processes
readRapist's appeal attempt dead on arrival
18-04-2007
AN appeal against a 37-year prison term that former security guard and self-confessed rapist Adolf Kahoro received in the Windhoek Regional Court two and a half years ago died in the starting blocks
readVeterans Ministry requests N$22,9 million
18-04-2007
THE Ministry of Veterans' Affairs will receive N$22,98 million for its ?rst budget, according to its Minister, Dr Ngarikutuke Tjiriange.The funds are needed to manage and administer the social
readRadio caller claims death threats
18-04-2007
A REGULAR caller on the NBC's call-in radio programmes, Denys Nandjigwa (62), claims that he has received death threats from Swapo Party members.Nandjigwa says he has laid criminal charges against two
readBridge claims another victim
18-04-2007
A 22-year-old man died yesterday when this Mazda Etude crashed into a pillar on the Western Bypass on the road between Okahandja and Windhoek.Police had not released the name of the deceased by
readUP goes petrol again...
18-04-2007
LESS than a month after the petrol price was lowered, motorists have once again been shocked with a big price hike effective tomorrow.Petrol will go up by 50 cents a litre while diesel will be go up
readNo to Police brutality
18-04-2007
FOR the second time in less than a month, the Inspector General of the Namibian Police yesterday spoke out publicly against members of the force who have reportedly been abusing their
readGlowing tributes for Amathila
18-04-2007
POLITICAL parties and Members of Parliament showered praise on their fellow MP Ben Amathila, who bade farewell to the House yesterday.His diplomatic and negotiation skills were lauded by CoD
readEpeko lyOpolisi mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko osho lya li ngeyi
18-04-2007
A ALUMENTU yaali, gumwe e na oomvula 48 nomukwawo oku na omimvo 37, oya kwatwa po kOpolisi pomukunda Omafayanaule mOmbalantu moshitopolwa sha Musati mOlyomakaya, sho aya adhika nombistoli yo Makarov
readTatekulu Kauluma ota ka fumvikwa mOnooli
18-04-2007
O MUMBIISOFI gwOngeleki ya Anglican mu Namibia e li mopenzela tatekulu James Hamupanda Kauluma, ngoka a hulitha ongula yOmaandaha goshiwike shika, ota fumvikwa mehuliloshiwike ndika twa thinda
readZimbabwe a kaleka oopulanda dhomakwatho ga Amerika
18-04-2007
H ARARE - Epangelo lya Zimbabwe olya kaleka oprograma tayi yambidhidhwa ku Amerika yi na sha nokweetapo omalunduluko ge li nawa miilonga yOparliamende, konima sho pwa holoka omapopyo omasiku ngaka
readNandjigwa ta ti ope na yamwe ya hala ye mu dhipage
18-04-2007
O MUPOPI a simana mEwi lya Manguluka mOshitopolwa sha Musati noku li wo Omupopili gUuthemba wOmuntu mu Elim mUukwambi, Denys Nandjigwa, okwa hokolola nokugandja wo omushangwa gwe koThe Namibian
readOomiliyuna dhEgumbo lyEpangelo
18-04-2007
E TUNGO lyEgumbo epe lyEpangelo otali ka kotha oshimaliwa shoomiliyuna ethele nahetatu oshinkwanu omugoyi mbali (N$108,92 million) pamutengenekothaneko gwEmbo lyoshimaliwa shomumvo 2007/08.Oshimaliwa
readOpera singer Cortes to lift West Ham United
18-04-2007
LONDON - West Ham United are turning to Icelandic opera singer Gardar Thor Cortes for inspiration before the relegation battlers face champions Chelsea today.Cortes, a compatriot of West Ham's
readUnder-17 footballers go for Youth Cup
18-04-2007
NAMIBIA'S under-17 football side will compete that this year's International Youth Football tournament which will be held in Theesen in Bielefeld, Germany, at the end of next month.But before that,
readWrestlers finish Greco-Roman in style at HTS
18-04-2007
THE Namibian Wrestling Federation (NWF) held a successful tournament last weekend at the HTS school hostel in Windhoek, with a lot of new talent coming through.The clubs that participated were Alte
read'Sleepless nights' ahead for Tiger
18-04-2007
PARIS - Most observers at this month's Masters agreed that Tiger Woods was not quite his usual self.True that, despite not playing at his very best, he came within a couple of shots of winning his
readSmith downplays drinking claims
18-04-2007
BRIDGETOWN - South Africa captain Graeme Smith on Monday played down reports of a heavy drinking session by some of his players on the night following their World Cup defeat against New Zealand."I
readResting stars leave fans fuming
18-04-2007
COLOMBO - Sri Lankan cricket fans Tuesday expressed frustration and disappointment over their team's tactics in resting top players for the World Cup clash against Australia.Sri Lanka, already assured
readPakistan to sack 80
18-04-2007
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said yesterday it will sack 80 employees, including some senior management officials, in the wake of the national team's World Cup fiasco.Pakistan were
readPonting wary of Black Caps
18-04-2007
ST GEORGE'S - Australia captain Ricky Ponting expects to face a full-strength New Zealand side on Friday after his team cruised to a seven-wicket win against a Sri Lanka team missing two rested senior
readStriker Chilufya to become a Namibian citizen
18-04-2007
WINDHOEK - Seasoned Civics striker William Chilufya could be in contention for the Brave Warriors, as he is in the process of applying for Namibian citizenship.The Zambian-born Chilufya, who has been
readSport In Brief Wenger in hot water
18-04-2007
LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was Tuesday fined 2 500 pounds by the Football Association for an outburst at match officials during his side's 2-2 draw with Portsmouth on December 16.It is the
readPlaatjies ditches Warriors
18-04-2007
BRAVE Warriors left winger Sidney Plaatjies says he will not be eligible for selection to the national team anymore, after he was left on the bench in Namibia's African Nations Cup qualifier against
readMajor shootings at schools, universities
18-04-2007
DETAILS of some recent major shootings at schools and universities around the world: * March 1996: A gunman burst into a primary school in Dunblane in Scotland and shot dead 16 children and their
readAround the world, horror, sympathy and criticism of gun laws
18-04-2007
LONDON - Expressions of sympathy rang out from Buckingham Palace to Beijing as the world absorbed the news of yet another deadly shooting spree in the United States.But the Virginia Tech massacre also
readBlood and confusion
18-04-2007
WASHINGTON - Student Tiffany Otay will long remember the chilling sense of dread she felt as she huddled with classmates in a room at Virginia Tech University while death stalked the hallways below."I
readMadonna visits village amid rumours
18-04-2007
LILONGWE - Madonna visited an impoverished Malawian village on Monday after arriving in the southern African nation with a boy she is adopting, amid rumours she wants to adopt a second child.The US
readPolice clash with protesters
18-04-2007
KAMPALA - Ugandan police used water cannon, teargas, batons and live rounds yesterday to disperse hundreds of opposition supporters protesting at the arrest of two politicians accused of inciting
readZuma carries on court fight
18-04-2007
DURBAN - Jacob Zuma has lodged an application for leave to appeal against Durban High Court's decision to ask for documents from Mauritius that may relate to arms-deal corruption.African National
readMugabe 'evil, mad for power'
18-04-2007
LONDON - Outspoken Zimbabwean Roman Catholic Archbishop Pius Ncube said in an interview published yesterday that he understood he may lose his life over his continued critical stance against President
readVP to contest Nigeria poll
18-04-2007
NIGERIAN Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will be able to stand in Saturday's presidential poll, the election commission has said."I can assure you that he will be on the ballot paper," spokesman Philip
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