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45 Articles found on Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Teachers From Zim
24-04-2007
THERE are a lot of teachers without work, like myself.I studied at Ongwediva Teachers Training College, but I am not good enough to teach at Chris T Junior School in Oniipa. Last year my friend told
readBanks And Houses
24-04-2007
I AM a civil servant and would like to air my views regarding services rendered by banks in this country.My main concern is the mortgage bonds that we have to take out in order to buy houses. My main
readSuperb Police Response
24-04-2007
I WOULD like to write a letter to the public pertaining to a situation that my father and myself found ourselves in and the excellent response and service we received from both the City Police and
readCongrats On Road Safety Campaign Dear Minister of Transport
24-04-2007
PERMIT me to congratulate you on your effort to improve road safety and try to curtail accidents on the road.This is highly appreciated. It seems you are one of the very few Ministers that puts his
readZambia faces major power crisis
24-04-2007
LUSAKA - The Zambian government announced yesterday that the country faced a major electricity crisis, as power generation capacity had not kept pace with an economic growth spurt.The energy ministry
readDiamond producers to form cartel
24-04-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Six African countries that produce more than half of the world's diamonds by value will form a syndicate this month to increase their influence on the N$92,2 billion global market for
readMineral exports from Congo's Kivu to resume
24-04-2007
KINSHASA - Mineral exports from Congo's eastern Kivu provinces should start to resume next week after the government halted them to enforce rules on processing and transportation, a local official
readChina biggest investor in Zimbabwe
24-04-2007
HARARE - China is now the biggest investor in Zimbabwe with at least 35 companies operating in the southern African country and more investors eyeing opportunities there, according to a top ruling
readWolfowitz must quit: ex-WB execs
24-04-2007
HONG KONG - More than 40 senior former World Bank officials called yesterday for the immediate resignation of its embattled leader Paul Wolfowitz, saying he had lost trust and respect.In a letter to
readNamdeb ups tempo in quest for gems
24-04-2007
AS diamonds become harder and harder to retrieve from the earth, Namdeb Diamond Corporation has embarked on a number of projects to get more of the precious gems that are the mainstay of Namibia's
readPay up or face action, LAC warns Tony Mbok
24-04-2007
ALLEGED conman Tony Mbok of Dignity Housing Initiative has until close of business today to repay several poor Katutura residents N$5 250 he allegedly took from them under false pretences or face
readArmed robbers hit bank
24-04-2007
THREE armed men robbed the Okahandja branch of Standard Bank yesterday morning.The bank's corporate communications division said N$218 000 was stolen from two tellers. One man was arrested shortly
readGurirab to sue over CIA rumours
24-04-2007
THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab, has threatened legal action against the outspoken Executive Director of the National Society of Human Rights, Phil ya Nangoloh, over implied
readThe life and times of Boris Yeltsin
24-04-2007
MOSCOW - Former President Boris Yeltsin, who died yesterday, engineered the final collapse of the Soviet Union and pushed Russia toward pluralism and a market economy.Although Yeltsin (76) was
readHeated debate on ID cards
24-04-2007
POLICE manning roadblocks should stop asking people to produce their ID cards, since the carrying of IDs is not required by law, an opposition politician has said in the National Assembly.Speaking
readPolice have to stretch budget to the limit
24-04-2007
THE Police Service needs N$520,8 million, about of half of its N$976,46 million budget, for crime prevention, Deputy Minister of Safety and Security Gabes Shihepo said in Parliament last week.N$269,44
readDam water levels drop
24-04-2007
A NUMBER of Namibia's storage dams have much lower levels than at the same time last year.According to the latest NamWater dam bulletin, the Von Bach Dam is now 77,5 per cent full, compared to 100,7
readNamibia could be gateway to the US: Ngatjizeko
24-04-2007
NAMIBIA has offered duty- and quota-free access to the United States to Malaysian companies investing in the local economy.Already Malaysia's Ramatex Berhard group has invested around US$100 million
readBishop Kauluma hailed as hero
24-04-2007
SEVERAL speakers at the funeral service of the late Anglican Bishop James Kauluma hailed him as not only a church leader, but also a freedom fighter.Kauluma was buried at Ongula ya Netanga village in
readSouthern leaders feel left out
24-04-2007
THE implementation of black economic empowerment (BEE) was criticised at State House last week during a meeting between President Hifikepunye Pohamba and a delegation of Nama traditional leaders.Chief
readWaiting for the Minister
24-04-2007
FRUSTRATION was rife at the launch of the revamped Waterberg Camp on Friday, when the Minister of Environment arrived more than three hours late.At present, Parliament sits in the morning on Fridays,
readEx-Prosecutor stays in dock in second High Court trial
24-04-2007
THE second High Court trial of former Outapi Magistrate's Court Public Prosecutor Stanley Nakale passed a key point yesterday, when Nakale heard that he has gained only scant relief with his bid to be
readGovt doubles its efforts on land
24-04-2007
GOVERNMENT bought 45 farms for resettlement purposes during the last financial year, a significant increase from the 2005-2006 period when 19 farms were bought.Of these 54 farms, five were
readOmalugodhi ga kindja mu Mogadishu
24-04-2007
M OGADISHU - Aapiyaganeke yeitaalo lyOshIslama naakwiita ya Ethiopia mboka ya gama kaakwiita ya Somalia, oyi idhenge mumwe mOsoondaha na omalugodhi ngaka oga li ga kindja noonkondo kwaangoka gomasiku
readOmalugodhi ga kindja mu Mogadishu
24-04-2007
M OGADISHU - Aapiyaganeke yeitaalo lyOshIslama naakwiita ya Ethiopia mboka ya gama kaakwiita ya Somalia, oyi idhenge mumwe mOsoondaha na omalugodhi ngaka oga li ga kindja noonkondo kwaangoka gomasiku
readEvululukilohalo lya Waterberg lya egulululwa pambelewa
24-04-2007
E VULULUKILOHALA lya Waterberg Camp lyOkampani ya Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) olya opalekululwa opo li gandje omayakulo ge li nawa kaatalelipo, Ominista yOmatalelopo nEgmeno lyUuntshitwe Willem
readEpangelo lya Sudan otali fala iilwitho ku Darfur
24-04-2007
N EW YORK - Epangelo lya Sudan otali fala noodhila iilwitho niilongitho yilwe yopaukwiita moshitopolwa sha Darfur, shoka shi li etaaguluko lyetokolo lyOlaata yEgameno yIigwanahangano, olopota yimwe
readMeatco ta tameke iilonga ye nena
24-04-2007
I ILONGA yokutsela iimuna poongeshefa dha Meatco mOvenduka mbyoka ya kala ya mwena po okuuka mehulilo shiwike lya zi ko sho aaniilonga ya yi mekanka, otayi tameke ishewe nena.Aaniilonga ye li 119
readOwen expected back
24-04-2007
NEWCASTLE - England striker Michael Owen could make his long-awaited debut this season in Newcastle's clash with Reading next Monday, according to his manager Glen Roeder.Owen had been slated for a
readCricket Briefs Maharoof pledges 200 per cent
24-04-2007
KINGSTON - Sri Lanka seamer Farveez Maharoof pledged to give 200 per cent if that's what it takes to defeat New Zealand in the World Cup semi-finals today.Maharoof made a compelling case for a
read'Ali' now a captain in the army
24-04-2007
WINDHOEK - New Commonwealth champion boxer Paulus 'Ali' Nuumbembe has been promoted to the rank of captain in the Namibian Defence Force (NDF).Nuumbembe, who is currently on leave from the NDF, became
readWest Indies coach King resigns - report
24-04-2007
KINGSTON - Australian Bennett King has resigned as coach of West Indies following the team's disappointing performance in the World Cup, a Jamaican newspaper reported yesterday."He gave up his job as
readLara fined in last appearance
24-04-2007
BRIDGETOWN - Batting great Brian Lara has been fined by the International Cricket Council (ICC) following his last appearance for West Indies because of his team's slow over rate during the final
readBlack Caps meet Sri Lanka
24-04-2007
KINGSTON - New Zealand and Sri Lanka have already had a good look at each other ahead of Tuesday's World Cup so both know what to expect.Knowing what is coming and doing something about it are two
readUnited face Milan
24-04-2007
LONDON - Manchester United will carry the hopes of an all-English Champions League final with them this week when they host AC Milan and Chelsea face Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.The semi-final first
readDisregard of laws in sport not on, says Mutorwa
24-04-2007
MINISTER of Sport John Mutorwa views the disregard of rules and laws as the most common cause of misunderstandings and mistrust in sport circles.He says this eventually leads to situations where the
readCubans live longer on average than most in the hemisphere
24-04-2007
HAVANA - "Fidel: 80 More Years," proclaim the good wishes still hanging on storefront and balcony banners months after Cubans celebrated their leader's 80th birthday.Fidel Castro may be ailing, but
readA quotable man Some of the things he said:
24-04-2007
"Let's not talk about communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky."- 1989, on a visit to the United States. * "Strikes have already begun in Leningrad and some factories in the Urals
readGiant sunflower, hot wax are climate-change art
24-04-2007
USHUAIA, Argentina - A giant metal sunflower stood atop a wind-swept hill in the world's southernmost city, an artistic statement gauging and protesting climate change near the ends of the Earth.As
readQuake waves leave 3 dead
24-04-2007
SANTIAGO - Rescuers found the bodies of three people who were swept out to sea by huge waves triggered by a powerful earthquake that sent avalanches crashing into a fjord in southern Chile.Seven
readNigeria's Yar'Adua set to win
24-04-2007
LAGOS - Ruling party candidate Umar Yar'Adua was on course to win the Nigerian presidency yesterday, according to early results from disputed elections that were roundly condemned by foreign
readBoris Yeltsin dies: Kremlin
24-04-2007
MOSCOW - Boris Yeltsin - who engineered the final collapse of the Soviet Union and pushed Russia to embrace democracy and a market economy as the country's first post-Communist president - has died, a
readBodies rot in streets as fighting rages in Somalia
24-04-2007
MOGADISHU - Heavy shelling and tank fire rocked Mogadishu Monday, the sixth straight day of raging battles in the capital that have plunged the country deeper into chaos and left more than 200 people
readSarkozy, Royal in duel for presidency
24-04-2007
PARIS - Rightwinger Nicolas Sarkozy held the upper hand over Socialist Segolene Royal yesterday in an epic duel for the French presidency, with both seeking to plunder the centrist electorate whose
readUniversity goes back to class
24-04-2007
BLACKSBURG - Crying, hugging, many still clearly shaken, thousands of Virginia Tech students were heading back to classes yesterday, one week after a disturbed classmate killed 32 in the country's
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