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44 Articles found on Thursday, 13 December 2007
SMSes of the Day : Thursday
13-12-2007
* A 12-year-old might steal because he's hungry. What happened to those in the Avid-ODC cases where millions disappeared? Shame on you, Namibia. I fear living in Namibia.* TIME and again we hear and
readDelhi jails beggars in push to modernise
13-12-2007
NEW DELHI - Most mornings in New Delhi, a battered van sets off around the Indian capital and snatches bedraggled and disabled men from the streets.These men are among the last things Delhi wants to
readYoung girls learn ABC of Cairo street life
13-12-2007
CAIRO - Nora, a mother at just 14, jingled keys above her infant daughter's head, drawing smiles from the baby she conceived while living on the streets of Cairo.She was one of hundreds of thousands
readZam to approve uranium mining law by year-end
13-12-2007
LUSAKA - Zambia plans to pass a new uranium law this month to allow foreign firms to start mining uranium on a large scale for use as a source of energy to drive its economy and for exports, a
readUS$9 billion for AfDB loan fund
13-12-2007
LONDON - Donor countries pledged US$8,9 billion to the African Development Bank to be made available in loans to the continent's poorest countries, the bank said on Monday, a more than 50 per cent
readNuclear power's 'green' credentials under fire
13-12-2007
SINGAPORE - Nuclear power's claim to be the answer to global warming is being questioned by reports suggesting mining and processing of uranium is carbon intensive.While nuclear power produces only
readMore millions for Zim power
13-12-2007
NAMIBIA'S power utility, NamPower, is to pump an additional N$60 million into the expansion and renovation of the Hwange power station in Zimbabwe after it became clear that the initial costs were
readChild dies in explosion
13-12-2007
A 13-year-old Himba girl died near Opuwo in the Kunene Region on Sunday after she and a younger boy came across an explosive device.The two had apparently been herding goats outside the village
readNamibia set to sign EU trade pact
13-12-2007
NAMIBIA might sign the new interim trade deal with the European Union following intensive consultations on both sides over the past few days, The Namibian has reliably learnt.The last-minute signing
readAnother fuel price hike hits Nam
13-12-2007
FUEL prices are going up today, with petrol increasing by 12 cents a litre, while diesel will be hiked by a whopping 52 cents per litre, the Ministry of Mines and Energy announced yesterday.Today's
readHardworking veggies for health
13-12-2007
TO get the most enjoyment out of the festive season, one needs to stay healthy; and what better way to do this than to eat fresh scrumptious veggies grown in the Swakop River? Cathy Ellis of the
readA new line-up at NPC
13-12-2007
SEVERAL new commissioners for the National Planning Commission were announced by President Hifikepunye Pohamba on Wednesday.The commissioners' duties are to identify development priorities and provide
readCaprivi San benefit from trophy hunting
13-12-2007
EVERY member of the 5 000-strong San community in the Bwabwata National Park in the Caprivi Region received N$136 from the Kyaramacan Association in October.The Association, representing San people
readCrime at the coast - forget about it!
13-12-2007
THE Mayor of Swakopmund, Rosina //Hoabes, has sent out a serious warning to people who are planning to create chaos in Swakopmund this festive season by not obeying the law."They will have to deal
readWindhoek bank robbery suspects back in court
13-12-2007
WHERE once there were four, only two were left when the alleged members of a suspected Zimbabwean robber gang accused of staging a string of bank heists in Namibia early this year made their latest
readCity Council stumped by 'Herero Mall'
13-12-2007
WINDHOEK city councillors are in a fix over what to do about the open space next to the Red Flag Commando hall in Katutura.More than 30 illegal vendors, shebeens and car-wash outlets have sprung up,
readAn exercise in futility?
13-12-2007
FIVE months after Government's decision to shift a number of ministerial Permanent Secretaries in response to deteriorating services, especially in the health sector, little has happened at the
readRuacana to be upgraded
13-12-2007
THE installation of a fourth unit to help boost the power generation capacity of the Ruacana hydropower station has received a major boost - NamPower recently approved N$350 million for the
readNamPower awards N$1b tender for power line
13-12-2007
NAMPOWER has granted a tender of around N$1 billion to power and automation technology group ABB to connect two parts of the country's power grid and strengthen electricity networks in southern
readBrave Lions a pewa iikutu yetanga lyokoompadhi ku Nedloan
13-12-2007
N EDLOAN ngoka e li oshilyo sha Old Mutual kohi ya NedBank, omathimbo ga zi ko okwa gandja omagano giikutu yEtanga lyokoompadhi nosho wo iidhanitho yilwe ngashi omatanga gokoompadhi nosho tuu kOsipana
readAafuthi ya teya oongeshefa pomatungo ga FNB pOutapi
13-12-2007
O OSITOLA mbali ndhoka dhi li metungo lyoongeshefa dhOmbaanga yOtango yOpashigwana nenge tute First Nationakl Bank (FNB) pOtapi mOmbalantu, odha tewa koombudhi ongulohi yEtine lya zi ko.Oombudhi
readMonooli ya tsilika nale Okrisimesa mOositola dhawo
13-12-2007
E ZIMBA lyOkrisimesa oli uvitike ko nale kukehe gumwe omukuuyuni noyendji oye li nale tayi ilongekidhile Okrisimesa ndjoka hayi dhanwa aluhe meti 25 Desemba, unene tuu koshigwana Oshikriste, shoka sha
readTransNamib a mona Omukuluntuwiliki omupe
13-12-2007
N GASHIINGEYI Okampani yondalasipota nenge tutye TransNamib okwa mona omukuluntuwiliki omupe konima sho Okabinete ya zimine kutya Titus Haimbili oye na pewe opoosa ndjoka yuukuluntuwiliki.Omushangwa
readJosea a hupa 'membangoloto'
13-12-2007
G UMWE gomaadhani nkandangala mokampani ya Avid Investment Corporation ndjoka ya kanitha oshimaliwa sha Social Security Commission (SSC), Nico Josea, okwa thigi po Ompangu yoPombanda mEtiyali ta imbi
readSwimmers impress
13-12-2007
THE Northern Cape Aquatic Sport Association's (NOCASA) sprint gala was held in Upington and saw 450 swimmers from South Africa and Namibia in action.The Namibia Swimming Union (NASU) sent a strong
readMutorwa inaugurates NSC office complex
13-12-2007
WINDHOEK - Minister of Sport John Mutorwa on Tuesday inaugurated the new office complex of the Namibia Sport Commission (NSC), which was purchased at a cost of N$4,1 million.The offices are situated
readLiverpool Gerrard's wife confronted by burglars
13-12-2007
LONDON - The wife of Liverpool and England footballer Steven Gerrard was left shaken after coming face-to-face with four masked burglars at the couple's luxury home, police said on Wednesday.Alex
readGladiators to hunt down Botswana
13-12-2007
THE Brave Gladiators will be doing the country proud if they successfully hunt down Botswana in their crucial home leg tie of the African Nations Cup qualifiers at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on
readIndia end drought against Pakistan
13-12-2007
BANGALORE - Anil Kumble raised visions of a dramatic Indian victory with a five-wicket haul before Pakistan managed to escape with a draw in the third and final Test yesterday.The veteran leg-spinner
readLiverpool and Real Madrid reach last 16
13-12-2007
BELGRADE - Liverpool and Real Madrid secured berths in the Champions League last 16 with emphatic wins in their final group matches on Tuesday.Nine-times champions Real Madrid topped Group C with a
readNamibia in early World Cup fixtures next year
13-12-2007
NAMIBIA will have a break of two months after the African Nations Cup in Ghana next year, before they start their 2010 World qualifying campaign in May, according to the latest fixtures for the
readUnder-17s lacked money
13-12-2007
LACK of funds and only seven days to prepare cost the Namibian 'Baby Warriors' dearly when they failed to progress to the semi-final stages of the Cosafa Under-17 tournament, which comes to an end on
readMerriam-Webster's word of 2007: 'w00t'
13-12-2007
SPRINGFIELD - Expect cheers among hardcore online game enthusiasts when they learn Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year.Or, more accurately, expect them to 'w00t'. 'W00t', a hybrid of letters and
readBush loses out in tongue tie!
13-12-2007
LONDON - Former England football manager Steve McClaren fought off tough competition from US President George W Bush to win a dreaded 'Foot in Mouth' award on Tuesday from the Plain English
readMother Nature feels the pains of divorce
13-12-2007
WASHINGTON - Divorce can be bad for the environment.In countries around the world divorce rates have been rising, and each time a family dissolves the result is two new households. "A married
readUnrest
13-12-2007
KANDAHAR - More than 50 Taliban were killed in two days of intense clashes in southern Afghanistan after the rebels were pushed out of a nearby stronghold, the defence ministry said.Killed * BAGHDAD -
readSerial killer sentenced
13-12-2007
NEW WESTMINSTER - A Canadian pig farmer convicted of killing six women and butchering their bodies like pigs officially received his automatic life sentence and learned he will not be eligible for
read'Always wear clean underwear'
13-12-2007
DARWIN - A senior Australian lawmaker who was once handcuffed in his underpants to a pole during a drunken night in a Russian strip club said yesterday he had learned from the experience: 'always wear
readBosnian Serb jailed for Sarajevo war crimes
13-12-2007
THE HAGUE - With the help of testimony from survivors of Sarajevo's notorious 'sniper alley', the Serb commander of the siege of the Bosnian capital was convicted of war crimes yesterday and sentenced
readBlast kills senior army general
13-12-2007
BEIRUT - A car bombing yesterday killed one of Lebanon's top military generals and at least two others as they drove through a Christian suburb of Beirut, an attack further destabilising a nation in a
readAlgeria searches for more bodies
13-12-2007
ALGIERS - Emergency workers searched for bodies and survivors yesterday after twin truck bombings by an affiliate of al Qaeda targeted UN offices and a government building in Algiers, killing at least
readAustralian child rapists go scot free
13-12-2007
CANBERRA - Australia's new government has begun talks on an apology to Aborigines for past injustices amid an outcry over the gang rape of a 10-year-old girl in a remote indigenous community in which
readPeru's Fujimori jailed
13-12-2007
LIMA - A Supreme Court judge convicted Alberto Fujimori of abuse of authority and sentenced him to six years in prison on Tuesday, the first criminal conviction for Peru's former president, who also
readUN chief demands breakthrough at climate talks
13-12-2007
NUSA DUA - Talks on halting the juggernaut of climate change swung into top gear yesterday with a blunt warning from UN chief Ban Ki-moon that the world was counting on a breakthrough.Amid beefed-up
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