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49 Articles found on Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Biofuels in Africa: investment boon or a food threat?
04-04-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Africa's vast arable lands have the potential to rival top agricultural nations like the United States in supplying biofuels to a world seeking cleaner energy sources.But using land
readTo Europe by train? Engineers itching to make it happen
04-04-2007
TARIFA, Spain - Engineers have dreamt of it for a quarter-century: linking Europe and Africa at the spot where the two very different worlds gaze at each other across a strip of choppy water.Now,
readDBN grants more project loans
04-04-2007
MORE companies have benefited from the latest loan allocation from the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN), bringing the total funds disbursed to local companies by the bank since July 2005 to over
readNamibia and China sign thirteen agreements
04-04-2007
A one-day business seminar of the second Namibia-China Joint Commission on Economic Corporation has culminated in the signing of 13 business memorandums of understanding between Namibian and Chinese
readNamibian Business Hall of Fame
04-04-2007
NOMINATIONS are invited for the Namibian Business Hall of Fame, the primary goal of which is to stimulate and inspire the youth to salute entrepreneurship education in schools.The event's focus is to
readAngola oil fortune raises political fears
04-04-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Angola's emergence as a major world oil producer is raising concerns the government will use its new clout to resist calls for political and economic reform.The oil-rich African nation
readGrains output seen up
04-04-2007
MILAN - World output of wheat and other major grains is expected to rise this year after a fall in 2006, with the total output rise driven by big maize crops in South America and the US, the UN food
readA Matter of Fact
04-04-2007
The caption for the photo on page 11 in yesterday's Business and Economics section stated that one million pounds translates to N$14 billion.It should have read N$14 million. The error is regretted.
readNamibia in groundbreaking agreement
04-04-2007
NAMIBIA has become a signatory to a groundbreaking agreement in maritime search and rescue (SAR) services with South Africa, Madagascar, Mozambique and the Comoros.Works, Transport and Communication
readElectricity UP 13,2%
04-04-2007
NAMIBIANS will have to pay 13,2 per cent more for electricity this winter.Only last year, the price of electricity was ramped up by 10,2 per cent - meaning that the cost of powering your home has gone
readDog kept vigil at farm massacre victim's feet
04-04-2007
THE massacre in which eight people were killed at the Mariental district farm Kareeboomvloer two years ago had a survivor in the form of a dog that faithfully stayed by its master's side after he had
readDog fight leads to death threats
04-04-2007
WHAT do you get when you put together a Police officer, an SPCA inspector and a howling puppy? A highly confrontational situation, if a recent episode at Otjiwarongo is anything to go by.Danella
readGovt spooks can't balance their books...
04-04-2007
GOVERNMENT'S spy agency has substantially overspent its budget and recorded more than N$500 000 in outstanding travel allowances.Although the latest audit report of Auditor General Junias Kandjeke was
readZim youth 'support' Mugabe
04-04-2007
RECENT political violence in Zimbabwe is being perpetrated by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), which is funded by western countries, a Zimbabwean youth leader claimed in Windhoek
readAccidents, rapes and suicides dominate the Police's weekend crime round-up
04-04-2007
THE Police are searching for a 30-year-old man who allegedly raped a 29-year-old woman on the road between Arandis and Swakopmund on Saturday night, the Police reported on Monday.* In a second sexual
readNew members for lands tribunal
04-04-2007
THE National Assembly this week approved a motion by the Minister of Lands and Resettlement to appoint members to the fifth Land Reform Advisory Commission.They will serve a three-year term. The new
readWoman commits suicide
04-04-2007
A 24-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with palm-tree leaves on Palm Sunday in the Okandjera area.Police at Okahao reported yesterday that Ester Shomawe was found hanging
readCutting a key issue
04-04-2007
ANYONE wishing to make duplicates of car keys must produce the documents of the vehicle and the locksmith must enter the client's name in a register.In response to a question posed by MAG
readCity overcharge dispute continues
04-04-2007
WINDHOEK residents who have been overcharged on their electricity bills since last year will have to wait another few weeks for a final ruling on the matter, which is expected to be made by the
readBrakwater set to turn residential
04-04-2007
THE Windhoek City Council has freed up a large swathe of land at Brakwater for subdivision into smaller residential plots and smallholdings of five hectares each, following applications from various
readChinese builders 'not only culprits'
04-04-2007
THE Labour Advisory Council is still considering a report compiled by labour inspectors on the construction industry, which alleged that several companies, including Chinese firms, pay workers less
read'Ban labour hire': Unions
04-04-2007
WITH the number of local companies announcing retrenchments seemingly increasing by the day, the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) yesterday condemned this trend in the private
readOngopolo streamlines 'aging' workforce
04-04-2007
ONGOPOLO Mining and Processing (OMP) could lay off more than 200 of its workers if the company has its way in negotiations with the Mineworkers' Union of Namibia (MUN).Company spokesperson Paul
readDTA questions Telecom tender
04-04-2007
A MEMBER of Parliament has raised suspicions about the way a tender to print Namibia's telephone directory was issued.The company that was granted the tender apparently submitted two versions of its
readOombele dha dhipaga aantu yaali mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko
04-04-2007
O KUTSUWA noombele kwaantu puundingosho mboka wu lyaathane kokule ookilometa omathele okweetitha omaso gaali miitopolwa ya yoolokathana uusiku wongulohi yOlyomakaya ga zi ko, Opolisi tayi tseyitha
readGumwe a yahwa okusa meyako lyohauto
04-04-2007
A AFUTHI yaali yiihauto ye shi tulithwa po mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko -shoka sha thigi nokuli gumwe a yahwa okusa konima sho a atidhwa kOpolisi ya Namibia nosho wo ndjoka ya Muni gwa Venduka popepi
readOmuntu gumwe a dhipaga omuholike gwe omanga ini idhipaga wo
04-04-2007
O MUNAMIMVO 24 okwa yahwa okusa komumati gwe ongulohi yOlyomakaya ga zi ko mOvenduka, omanga nakumuyaha ini iyaha nondjembo ndjoka a yaha nayo omukadhona gwe, Opolisi tayi lopota
readOshikungulu oshinene sha dhenga okantuntu ka Solomon
04-04-2007
H ONIARA - Omakuthikuthi omanene ga kindjikwa kekakamo lyevi oga dhenge omahala ngoka ge li kooha dhokantuntu ka Solomon mOmaandaha e taga kungululapo omikunda adhihe nokweeta uumbanda mu Australia na
readKatiti a thigi po iilonga pOmbaye
04-04-2007
O nkundana okuzilila kOmunkulofuta otayi ti kutya Omukuluntuwiliki gwa Muni mondoolopa ya Mbaye, Augustinus Katiti, okwa thiga po iilonga ye mOmaandaha goshiwike shika.Katiti okwa kala omuniilonga mu
readAagundjuka mu SADC ya gongala
04-04-2007
A AGUNDJUKA ye li iilyo yomahangano gaagundjuka miilongo yAafrika lyUumbugantu nenge tutye Southern Africa Develoment Community (SADC), oya zimina osheetwapo kutya naku totwe ehangano lyomahangano
readOmufekelwa a sa, Opolisi ya nyenyetelwa
04-04-2007
O FAMILI ya Noel Thompson (gwomimvo 45) ngoka a li a tulwa miipandeko mOsoondaha lwopotundi onti 06h00 konima yiikolokosha yomegumbo, otaya nyenyetele Opolisi yopoKeetmashoop meso lyomulumentu
readFederer wins Laureus award again
04-04-2007
BARCELONA - Tennis number one Roger Federer was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the third year in a row on Monday.The 25-year-old Swiss became the first sportsman to receive the award on
readSquash Academy fundraiser a success
04-04-2007
WANDERERS Squash Club on Saturday showed what the human spirit is capable of when ordinary people came together to do something that, though it may appear small, can make a difference.The social
readMan Utd ranked world's most valuable team
04-04-2007
LONDON - Manchester United is the most valuable team in world soccer and Ronaldinho the highest-earning player, according to a survey by Forbes magazine.The Premier League club is worth US$1,453
readEichab is chess champion
04-04-2007
CHARLES Eichab has played outstanding chess to become the Namibian National Chess Champion for 2007.Eichab won six of his eight games and drew two against Josef Nitzborn en Frans Dennis. The event
readIndia's Zee TV launches million-dollar cricket series
04-04-2007
NEW DELHI - India's largest media company on Tuesday announced the launch of a million-dollar cricket series that threatens to overrun official matches in the country.Zee Telefilms said six teams,
readDesperate times for hosts West Indies
04-04-2007
GEORGETOWN - Fans and former cricketers are fast losing faith in Brian Lara's West Indians, who are facing an early exit from the World Cup after three successive defeats in the Super Eights.The West
readNZ cruises to Super 8 win
04-04-2007
BRIDGETOWN - Not even Stephen Fleming's unbeaten century and Hamish Marshall's six off the final ball could disguise it.There was nothing super about this World Cup Super 8s game. New Zealand cruised
readExcitement mounts in Cup
04-04-2007
THE kick-off to The Namibian Newspaper Cup is only a day away, with excitement mounting, especially in the southern town of Keetmanshoop, which is playing host this time.Keetmanshoop will be the
readIn Brief
04-04-2007
Man with 107 wives jailed JAKARTA - A 74-year-old Indonesian with 107 wives has reportedly been jailed for beating one of them in front of three others - because he suspected she had been
readMarrakesh in two minds over tourism boom
04-04-2007
MARRAKESH - With its snake charmers, storytellers and palm trees against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains, Marrakesh was once an offbeat destination for rich or adventurous Europeans.Now hotels,
readFrench train smashes world speed record
04-04-2007
EASTERN FRANCE - France's TGV train smashed the world rail speed record yesterday, providing an important image boost for French industry in an increasingly competitive world market.An experimental
readPalestinian journalists strike over abducted reporter
04-04-2007
JERUSALEM - Palestinian journalists began a three-day strike on Monday to press the government to do more to secure the release of a British journalist abducted in the Gaza Strip last month.BBC
readSomalia's capital calm as leaders hold talks
04-04-2007
MOGADISHU - The dominant clan in Somalia's capital held talks with the Ethiopian military in a bid to prevent further bloodshed in Mogadishu, which remained calm for a second day yesterday after
readNigerian VP out of presidential race
04-04-2007
ABUJA - The Nigerian Court of Appeal yesterday dealt a blow to Vice President Atiku Abubakar's presidential ambitions by ruling the electoral body has the power to remove names from the list of
readMbeki says election key to Zimbabwe crisis
04-04-2007
LONDON - South African President Thabo Mbeki said he believed Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe will step down peacefully and that the chief challenge for the region was to ensure Zimbabwe has free and
readTsunami death toll rises to 28
04-04-2007
HONIARA - Survivors scavenged for food and drinking water in towns hammered by a tsunami on the Solomon Islands' west coast, while officials said the death toll was 28 and would rise as they struggled
read'Body bag' threat for UK diplomat
04-04-2007
HARARE - A state-controlled newspaper in Zimbabwe yesterday warned that the spokesperson for the British embassy could be sent back to Britain in a body bag for allegedly supporting the main
readIran row at crucial stage: Blair
04-04-2007
LONDON - Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday the way was open for diplomatic efforts to secure the release of 15 British sailors and marines seized by Iran, and the next 48 hours would
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