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38 Articles found on Thursday, 2 August 2007
Warm water creatures adapt to live
02-08-2007
WARM-WATER sea creatures may one day rule the oceans as their cold-water competitors fail to adapt to climate change.This scenario is suggested by a new study which concludes that a species of
readWildlife and vegetation legislation to integrate
02-08-2007
EFFORTS are being made to harmonise laws relating to community forests and communal conservancies in Namibia.While the two follow similar approaches, they are based on different laws and legislations,
readHelp save our vultures, keep your eyes open
02-08-2007
MORE than 25 years ago Dr Charles Clinning, the then ornithologist for Nature Conservation in Namibia, wrote an article titled 'How long before Vultures Become Extinct'.Clinning described the six
readThursday SMS Responses
02-08-2007
Good news * BEST news in years: Parents and teachers at Emma Hoogenhout cleaning and painting their school! If only Namibia had more people like that ...* WHAT Mr Sidney Martin is doing with the meat
readInflation news deepens Zim misery
02-08-2007
HARARE - Zimbabweans were reminded on Tuesday that there is only one certainty in their lives.Prices are running wild and there is nothing they can do about it. The latest bad news came from
readOil slips below US$78
02-08-2007
LONDON - Oil slid below US$78 yesterday, unsettled by a wave of share market selling, but its all-time high remained within sight before US data expected to show a further drop in crude stocks in the
readJHI grows Nam footprint
02-08-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Property services group JHI's subsidiary in Namibia, Gensec Namibia, has been awarded the property management contract for Vukile Property Fund's extensively refurbished landmark
readDe Beers miners' strike called off
02-08-2007
JOHANNESBURG - A strike by thousands of miners employed in South Africa by the world's biggest diamond producer De Beers was called off on Tuesday after they accepted a new management pay offer, both
readChina seeks profit from panda poo
02-08-2007
BEIJING - A Chinese wildlife research centre has come up with a novel idea to profit from panda poo - make Olympic souvenirs out of it.Researchers at the centre in Chengdu, capital of mountainous
readPohamba inaugurates MTC headquarters
02-08-2007
THE liberalisation of Namibia's telecommunication industry is being implemented in line with the objectives of the country's development plans, says President Hifikepunye Pohamba.Pohamba said this at
readHealth wants a worksectomy'
02-08-2007
SENIOR officials in the Ministry of Health want maintenance services for State health facilities taken away from the Ministry of Works.They say it is among the factors that have contributed to the
readTeachers hit by pay delays
02-08-2007
UNPROFESSIONAL conduct in administration offices, red tape and insensitivity towards the situation of teachers, especially in rural areas, are the main complaints teachers of Government schools raised
readSentencing date set for 'Caprivi 10'
02-08-2007
THE 10 men convicted of high treason in the second Caprivi treason trial this week will be sentenced in the High Court in Windhoek on Wednesday.Acting Judge John Manyarara scheduled the sentencing of
readRural water supply to regional councils
02-08-2007
WINDHOEK - All but one of Namibia's 13 regional councils will assume responsibility for rural water supply from August 1.This decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held on July 24 and was announced
readLow-cost housing initiative takes off in Dolam, Katutura
02-08-2007
THE completion of a low-cost house in Katutura's Dolam area within only two weeks of construction starting has residents there curious about a new initiative by two building constructors.The men,
readSwakop's new taxi rank a model
02-08-2007
SWAKOPMUND'S new taxi rank, which was inaugurated earlier this month, is an example of what the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication wants to promote - the empowerment of local authorities
readThere are grounds for seizing Mix plot: lawyer
02-08-2007
IF the Namibian Government was compelled to expropriate the farm Ongombo West on behalf of the interests of six farmworkers under the guise that their housing rights represented a public interest,
readKeetmans burglar caught red-handed
02-08-2007
SWIFT response by the Keetmanshoop Police and a local security company stopped a burglar in his tracks during an attempted housebreaking at the local Nampost branch on Tuesday night.Police managed to
readExport markets open for Namibia's oyster farmers
02-08-2007
NAMIBIA will soon be able to expand its fledgling aquaculture industry and export oysters to the Far East, with Singapore the next destination after China and Hong Kong.Although the first local oyster
readAantu yamwe ya enda okiilometa hamano kolupadhi mOkashana
02-08-2007
Y A KWATELWA komeho komulumentu e na ontseyo onene ya nkene iiyamakuti hayi endiwa nosho wo okukalwa nayo, ongundu yAanamibia ye li 30 lwaampoka - ya thikama po unene maatoolinkundana, uusiku
readOshituthilaleko shOmukuntusikola pOshaala omOlyomakaya (4 Aguste)
02-08-2007
N gashi naanaa twa tseyithile nale mOshifo shika kutya Omukuluntusikola pOshaala shEehama, ano tate Ismael Iiyambo yaNekwaya, ota penzelwa meti 31 Juli 2007, oshituthilaleko she otashi ningwa nee
readOshituthilaleko shOmukuntusikola pOshaala omOlyomakaya (4 Aguste)
02-08-2007
N gashi naanaa twa tseyithile nale mOshifo shika kutya Omukuluntusikola pOshaala shEehama, ano tate Ismael Iiyambo yaNekwaya, ota penzelwa meti 31 Juli 2007, oshituthilaleko she otashi ningwa nee
readItayi gwa Lironga Eparu a dhitikwa
02-08-2007
N GOKA a li nale Menindjela gwehangano lyaantu mboka taya lumbu nombuto yoHIV-AIDS lyedhina Lironga Eparu okwa tulwa mondholongo nokuningilwa oshipotha shuufuthi woshimaliwa mehangano ndyoka.Peter
readOshituthi shOmithigululwakalo mOshana sha etwa mOshakati
02-08-2007
O SHITUTHI shomithigululwakalo mOshitopolwa sha Shana nuumvo osha dhanenwa mOshakati, moka sha egululwa pambelewa ku Gavena yOshitopolwa shoka sha Shana omusamane Klemens Kashuupulwa mewiliko
readOmake getu oga yela: ongundu ya Ulenga
02-08-2007
O NGUNDU yoCongress of Democrats (CoD) ndjoka yi li mewiliko lya Ben Ulenga oya popi mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika kutya kayi na ondjo kombinga yomapopyo kutya ewilikongundu lyayo olya hogololwa
readYoung Namibian boxer impresses US actor
02-08-2007
LIGHTWEIGHT boxer Danny-Boy Kashela made such a good impression at the last Sunshine Boxing Bonanza in Swakopmund that one of the main actors in the television miniseries 'Generation Kill' made plans
readRomania bans refs for "major" errors
02-08-2007
BUCHAREST - Romania's soccer federation (FRF) banned two referees for an undetermined period on Tuesday for bad performances during the opening weekend of the Romanian league."(Referees) Sebastian
readWalvis Bay to host Southern African Municipal Games
02-08-2007
WALVIS Bay will host the Southern African Inter-Municipal Games (SAIMG) 2007, which is scheduled for September 23 to 29.Municipalities from cities and towns in Namibia, South Africa, Botswana and
readTigers FC to raise funds Friday
02-08-2007
WINDHOEK - The Tigers executive committee is inviting all players, supporters, sympathizers and members of the public to support its braai which will take place at ´At Last Entertainment´ in
readCarlos Tevez court date set
02-08-2007
LONDON - Carlos Tevez is expected to give evidence when his long-running transfer saga reaches the High Court on August 22.Tevez has been confirmed as a witness in the dispute, which was fast-tracked
readTelecom invests in boxing
02-08-2007
TELECOM Namibia yesterday sponsored a further N$60 000 for the hosting of the popular Box 'n Dine Boxing Extravaganza on August 11, bringing its total sponsorship to N$210 000.Telecom Namibia earlier
readKhmer Rouge prison chief faces crimes against humanity
02-08-2007
PHNOM PENH -The chief of a torture centre operated by Cambodia's notorious Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s spent his first night in the custody of an international genocide tribunal after being charged
readAl Gore's son pleads guilty to drug possession
02-08-2007
LAGUNA NIGUEL - Al Gore's son pleaded guilty to possessing marijuana and other drugs, but a judge said the plea could be withdrawn and the charges dropped if he successfully completes a drug diversion
readSouth Korean hostages' fate still unknown
02-08-2007
GHAZNI - A threatened Taliban deadline to kill some of the remaining 21 South Korean captives passed without any immediate word on their fate yesterday, while the Afghan army dropped leaflets in the
readMinister sacked
02-08-2007
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, seeking to soothe voter outrage over political corruption that contributed to a devastating election loss over the weekend, has sacked his scandal-tainted
readVietnam wife chops husband's penis in half
02-08-2007
Hanoi - Police in southern Vietnam are investigating a case where a man had his penis chopped in half by his wife when he was sleeping, officials said yesterday.The man, identified as BT Hai, 44, was
read190 000 weapons missing in Iraq
02-08-2007
Baghdad - The US government cannot account for 190 000 weapons issued to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005, according to an investigation carried out by the Government Accountability
readFrance, Denmark, Indonesia ready to take part in Darfur peacekeeping effort
02-08-2007
PARIS - France, Denmark and Indonesia offered yesterday to contribute to a joint United Nations-African Union mission for Darfur, a 26 000-strong force expected to be made up mostly of peacekeepers
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