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43 Articles found on Monday, 20 August 2007
BBA Column: 'Please change Justice's nappy ...'
20-08-2007
IT seems Botswana's BBA housemate Justice is coming up short in just about every department.He's short in stature, short of spirit, short of humour, short when it comes to the truth and can't hold a
readBBA Column : Big Brother weekend watch
20-08-2007
THE weekend started early for the Big Brother Africa housemates as they put on a highly entertaining, creative and multi-faceted performance on Thursday evening.As some housemates demonstrated the art
readSMSes of the day : Monday
20-08-2007
* I'M a young Namibian who would like to see development in our country but I constantly read about character assassination rather than development at municipalities. Gone are the days of mayors who
readAfrican post services must diversify or die
20-08-2007
KAMPALA - African postal services must diversify into lucrative businesses like money transfers and direct marketing or lack of government support will force them out of operation, the head of Posta
readBots inflation jumps on fuel
20-08-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Botswana's consumer inflation rate jumped to 7,5 per cent year-on-year in July from 6,4 per cent the previous month on a sharp increase in fuel costs, the central bank said on
readJapan shirt maker sews in fan to beat summer heat
20-08-2007
TOKYO - Self-cooling clothes may seem like the stuff of science fiction, but for one Japanese company they are not only good business but a way to help the environment.Shirts and jackets made by
readUnitrans Nam in BEE deal
20-08-2007
ROAD transport contractor Unitrans Namibia has sold 25 per cent of its business entity to a black-owned group, Pamue Investment Corporation, for an undisclosed amount.According to Unitrans,
readRand firmer, vulnerable to global mood
20-08-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand was firmer against the US dollar late on Friday, having swung more than one per cent in both directions during the session in a reflection of the volatility on
readZim's Murowa diamond output plummets
20-08-2007
HARARE - Zimbabwe's Murowa diamond mine recorded a 63 per cent dip in production in the first half of 2007 due to frequent power cuts and failure to expand mining operations, its majority owner said
readNamdeb diamond sales decline, outlook negative
20-08-2007
REVENUE from diamond sales decreased by nine per cent in the first half of the year, the country's leading diamond mining company, Namdeb Diamond Corporation, announced last week in its interim
readMozambique to privatise road and bridge company
20-08-2007
MAPUTO - Mozambique plans to privatise a state-owned road and bridge company in the hope private investors will turn the loss-making company around and help rebuild the country's war-damaged
readICC battle lines harden Law firm accused of being misguided
20-08-2007
A DECISION by Metcalfe Legal Practitioners to raise funds to defend former President Sam Nujoma "smacks of self-serving compunction couched in 'patriotic' rhetoric", the National Society for Human
readYoung woman raped
20-08-2007
A YOUNG woman was raped twice and robbed when she was attacked by two men near the University of Namibia's campus in Windhoek last week, the Namibian Police reported yesterday.According to information
readCharcoal industry eyes better deal for workers
20-08-2007
WORKERS in the charcoal industry need better working conditions, the Namibia Charcoal Producers' Association (NCPA) has agreed.The industry produces about 45 000 tonnes of charcoal a year and is
readTreason trial: A voice speaks from the dead
20-08-2007
"ON 25/06/99 I was to be killed by John Samboma & he dismissed me from my post."This is one of the statements made in a document that has become part of the evidence in the main Caprivi high treason
readLand high on agenda
20-08-2007
AS one of the driest countries south of the Sahara, Namibia has to declare war against desertification and land degradation, says a Namibia environmentalist.Sem Taukondjo Shikongo, head of the
readTwo in prison break at Mariental
20-08-2007
TWO men escaped from the Mariental Police cells last Monday night.The two men were identified as Christoph Venaani (31) and Andrea Linus (26). By Wednesday, Linus had been rearrested. The Police are
read35-year-old man murdered at Herero Mall
20-08-2007
WINDHOEK - Thirty-five-year-old Rodney Nuweseb was murdered at Herero Mall in Klemens Kapuuo Street on Saturday at around 04h00 after a quarrel with a group of people.Police Warrant Officer
read'Poor need a leg-up'
20-08-2007
DEPUTY Prime Minister Libertina Amathila says needy communities are doing their utmost to create jobs and income, but a lack of capital to start profitable businesses is hampering their
readRape after drinking spree
20-08-2007
A KEETMANSHOOP resident was raped and assaulted after a drinking spree with two men at a local shebeen, the High Court at Keetmanshoop heard last week.The 36-year-old rape victim told Judge Kato van
readGovernment to act against plant pirates
20-08-2007
GOVERNMENT will set up a special committee to combat unlawful exploitation and trade of biological products, which include plants like hoodia, devil's claw and marula nuts.Namibia needs to guard
readAssault alleged as CoD car chase ends at Police station
20-08-2007
TWO members of the fragmented opposition party Congress of Democrats were arrested by the City Police for alleged theft of a car belonging to the party.No charges were laid, but the two young men were
readArson at Luederitz Court
20-08-2007
A NUMBER of Police dockets were destroyed when a fire broke out in a prosecutor's office at the Luederitz Magistrates Court on Thursday morning.Some of the office furniture and equipment were also
readNujoma addresses Youth League
20-08-2007
SWAPO President Sam Nujoma has called on the party's Youth League to defend the country's hard-won Independence, amidst a submission by the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) to the
readDTA wants money for elections
20-08-2007
THE DTA has revealed plans to introduce a motion requesting Government to pay party agents and to provide them with transport during elections.DTA President Katuutire Kaura said on Saturday that his
readOlusheno nalu kwatwe nawa, olwa pumba: Mwilima ta ti
20-08-2007
P ETHIMBO ta kutha ombinga moompata dhi na sha nOntotwalundululwaveta yi na sha nOmalusheno mOshigongi shOmutumba Omutiyali gwOpashigwana mEtine lya zi ko mOvenduka, Kansela gwOshikandjohogololo sha
readYe li 400 ya sa koomboma mu Iraq
20-08-2007
B AGHDAD - Aantu ya konda pomathele gane oya si miiponga yi li ine yomatopo goomboma mu Iraq-umbangalantu, ngoka ga li ga nuninwa aantu yeitaalo lyOshiYazidi, Uuministeli wIikwameni osho wa tseyitha
readMeme Nashandi okwa tula shili oshimaliwa shOmaulikilo gOpaipindi gaNdangwa mondjato omumvo gwa zi ko
20-08-2007
N GOKA a li nale Meya gwondoolopa ya Ndangwa, meme Kauna Priskila Nashandi, okwa li a shangitha Omaulikilo gOpaipindi ga Ndangwa (Ondangwa Trade Fair) gomumvo gwa zi ko medhina lye nokutula mondjato
readAaniilonga mOofaalama naya futwe nokuningwa wo nawa; Kavetuna ta ti
20-08-2007
P ETHIMBO ta kutha ombinga moompata dhOntotwalundululwaveta yAaniilonga mOmutumba gwOlaata yOpashigwana mOvenduka ongula yEtitatu lya zi ko, Kansela Ferdinand Kavetuna gwa Tjiwarongo, okwa gandja
readZimbabwe ina hala oku ya moonkundathana nompilameno
20-08-2007
L USAKA - Onkundana okuzilila ku a sha Zambia otayi ti kutya Epangelo lya Zimbabwe olya ekelahi osheetwapo kutya nali ninge omalunduluko mOpolitika yoshilongo.Osheetwapo shika osha li sha tulwa
readNakudhipaga omuholike a pewa omimvo 35
20-08-2007
E DHIPAGO ndyoka lya ningwa poGobabis konyala omimvo ndatu dha zi ko ngashiingeyi, olya "ningwa paukatalume, enyanyaleki niiipundjamenye," Ronny Naobeb ngoka a dhipaga omukadhona gwe sho e mu tsu
readUnited into to Supa 8 semis
20-08-2007
SUPERSPORT United winger Daine Klate scored twice to secure a semi-?nal berth in the SAA Supa 8 tournament for his team as they beat Moroka Swallows 2-1 at the Olympia Stadium in Rustenburg on
readWorld Sport Briefs Masterful Lin wins world title
20-08-2007
KUALA LUMPUR - China's number one Lin Dan and ?fth-seeded Zhu Lin clinched the coveted men's and women's world badminton crowns yesterday, as Indonesia also savoured victory with two doubles
readJol relieved as Spurs hit back
20-08-2007
LONDON - Under-fire Tottenham manager Martin Jol was mightily relieved after Spurs got their English Premier League season back on track.The big-spending Dutch boss was under pressure to deliver
readStoner extends lead
20-08-2007
BRNO - World championship leader Casey Stoner of Australia won the Czech Moto GP here on Sunday to consolidate his position at the top of the riders' standings.The Ducati rider came home ahead of
readDowns hit back
20-08-2007
SOUTH African premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns' topsy-turvy start to the season looked like taking another downward slide when they went down to a 31st minute goal in the Caf Confederation Cup
readWanderers get revenge
20-08-2007
WANDERERS got their revenge against Western Suburbs with a 36-22 victory in an MTC Rugby Premier League match on Saturday, after leading 24-5 at halftime.It was the first time that the two sides had
readIn Brief * Woman in the running
20-08-2007
SEOUL - South Korea's leading party voted to pick between the country's most powerful woman politician and a former business magnate in a primary, where the winner is certain to emerge as front-runner
readThai voters back 'new charter'
20-08-2007
BANGKOK - A new constitution for Thailand that is to usher in December general elections and end military rule was approved by millions of voters in a nationwide referendum yesterday, according to two
readMbeki wants proof
20-08-2007
JOHANNESBURG - President Thabo Mbeki would require evidence before considering media reports that Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was an alcoholic and had been convicted of theft, his office
readClimate protesters march at UK's Heathrow airport
20-08-2007
LONDON - Hundreds of climate change protesters marched near London's Heathrow airport yesterday and pledged civil disobedience to draw attention to the impact of aviation on global warming.Protest
readHurricane Dean aims for Jamaica
20-08-2007
KINGSTON - Jamaicans headed inland and tourists fled the country as a large and powerful Hurricane Dean appeared poised to make a direct hit on the island after a deadly and destructive march across
readZim problems 'exaggerated'
20-08-2007
HARARE - Zimbabwe's main opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said on Saturday it would 'enlighten' regional leaders who have dismissed the country's crises as exaggerated."We will
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