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42 Articles found on Monday, 5 February 2007
Tanzania to ask Britain for refund of overcharge
05-02-2007
DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzania will ask Britain to refund any part of the cost of a British Aerospace Systems (BAE) radar that can be proved to have been overcharged, President Jakaya Kikwete said."We are
readMicrosoft browser rival Mozilla eyes China
05-02-2007
SHANGHAI - Mozilla.org, which makes Firefox, the most popular Web browser alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer, is setting up a China office to do battle in the world's second-largest
readVenezuela to take control of oil operations
05-02-2007
CARACAS - The Venezuelan government will take majority control of oil projects in the Orinoco River basin by May 1 and any foreign oil company that resists can leave, President Hugo Chavez said
readCalls on Shell to replace ageing Durban refinery
05-02-2007
SHELL Accountability Group, a global network of environmental groups, has called on Shell to replace, at an estimated cost of R43 billion, the Durban-based refinery that is jointly owned by it and BP
readMedia24 and DMH tie knot
05-02-2007
SOUTH Africa's leading publishing group, Media24, has acquired 50 per cent of local media group Democratic Media Holdings (DMH), which publishes the Republikein and Allgemeine Zeitung daily
read3 slain over cellphone
05-02-2007
THREE young men died a violent, random death in Windhoek this weekend when a male nurse allegedly went on a shooting spree at a shebeen at the Katutura Single Quarters.The 36-year-old nurse, who works
readGovt steps in to protect Namibian gem cutters
05-02-2007
THE Ministry of Mines and Energy has slapped a moratorium on the granting of diamond cutting and polishing licences.This comes in the wake of last week's signing of a five-year sales agreement between
readChinese president arrives today
05-02-2007
CHINESE President Hu Jintao arrives in Windhoek today for a brief 24-hour stopover on his African tour of eight nations.Hu and his delegation of 130 people will be given a red carpet welcome with a
readNine die in horror crash in North
05-02-2007
NINE people died in a head-on collision near Oshakati on Friday.The two cars - one travelling from Oshakati to Okahao and the other going in the opposite direction - collided at Olulongo village about
readHealth Ministry unveils new initiative against AIDS
05-02-2007
THE Ministry of Health and Social Services on Friday unveiled a new public communication and behaviour change programme in the fight against HIV-AIDS.The programme, which is called 'Communication for
read17-year-old raped at Rehoboth
05-02-2007
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped at Rehoboth on Tuesday, while walking to her home in Block B, the Police reported on Friday.The suspect has not yet been apprehended. * A 25-year-old woman was
readWorm money pays for school
05-02-2007
A TRUST fund collecting fees from mopane worm harvesters in the Uukwaluudhi area of the Omusati Region has made a substantial donation to education in the region.The Omugulu gwOmbashe gwOmagungu Trust
readTwo years on, former CEO still waiting for his pay-out
05-02-2007
KARIBIB'S former town clerk, Lourens Hoeseb, has still not received his severance package, more than two years after he was unceremoniously shown the door.Hoeseb was suspended in 2004 and his contract
readLanger Heinrich mine to ship out uranium soon
05-02-2007
THE newly commissioned Langer Heinrich Uranium mine (LHU) in Namibia says it has experienced "minimal hiccups" since it was commissioned on December 28 last year, but is on track with its mining
readTop cops' theft trial set for July
05-02-2007
TWO of the Namibian Police's most senior officers, Commissioners Lotti Uusiku and Joseph Kamati, made a first appearance in the Windhoek Regional Court on charges of theft on Friday.The two men
readTrade links: Key facts
05-02-2007
CHINESE President Hu Jintao pledged 40 million yuan (about N$34,6 million) in humanitarian aid for Darfur on Friday while visiting Sudan on his African tour.He also wrote off up to US$70 million in
readNSHR slams China over its human rights record
05-02-2007
THE National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has condemned alleged "gross and systematic human rights violations" occurring in the People's Republic of China.Human rights violations like harassment,
readThe Chinese 'charm' offensive
05-02-2007
CHINESE President Hu Jintao's third visit to Africa is well oiled with promises of preferential loans worth an estimated N$22 billion over the next three years for those countries that support its
readCaprivi flooding starts early
05-02-2007
THE water level of the Zambezi River has risen by two metres over the past week to 4,8 m on Saturday, up from 3,90 on Friday.According to hydrologist Dr Guido van Langenhove, the annual inundation of
readSankwasa wants Hardap to lift his suspension
05-02-2007
THE Hardap Regional Council will not bow to pressure to lift the suspension of its Chief Regional Officer, James Sankwansa, says Governor Katrina Hanse-Himarwa."Council will not bow to an individual
readGovt gets strict with charcoal producers
05-02-2007
EMPLOYERS in the charcoal industry are not living up to their responsibility of looking after their workers but treat charcoal labourers as self-employed or subcontractors, leaving them to live in
readChief /Gaseb okwa hala olopota kombinga yelongitho lyoshimaliwa shoshigwana kuyamwe poSpitzkoppe
05-02-2007
O NGUNDU yaantu mboka taku popiwa kutya oya longithanayi oshimaliwa shoshigwana poSpitzkoppe otaya ka taalela oshipotha shuukiliminola ngele oya ndopa okugandja olopota muule wiiwike iyali kombinga ya
readOmukiintu gumwe a yugwa komulungu gwondjembo omutenya gwa ankala moshilandopangelo
05-02-2007
O MUKIINTU gumwe okwa yugwa omutenya gwaankala poopaakinga dha Gutenberg Platz mOvenduka omutenya gwEtiyali lyoshiwike sha zi ko.Omukiintu nguka okwa lopota ngeyi kutya okwa ulikwa ondjembo kaayugi
readOshakati okakadhona ka tema, Atshipara ta ti
05-02-2007
O NDOOLOPA ya Shakati oyi li okakadhona okawanawa ta ki ilathelwa koyendji, Moyola gwondoolopa ya Shakati tate Engelbert Atshipara, osho a popi ngaaka mEtitano lya zi ko.Atshipara okwa ti aamati mbaka
readOnkonga ya lopotwa poRuacana omasiku ga zi ko
05-02-2007
O NKUNDANA okuzilila koRuacana otayi hokolola ngeyi kutya okakadhona komimvo 16 okakwatwa koonkondo poRuacana omutenya gwOlyomakaya goshiwike sha zileko.Otaku popiwa kutya oshiningwanima shika osha
readOmugoyi ya sa moshiponga shiihauto
05-02-2007
A ANTU ye li omugoyi oya kanitha oomwenyo dhawo moshiponga shiihauto shi nyanyalitha, sho iihauto iyali moka ya li yi idhenge mumwe komatango gEtitano lya zi ko.Uutuukala uyali, kamwe ta ka zi
readOmbelewa ya Sweden tayi pata mu Namibia
05-02-2007
O MBELEWA yOmukalelipo gwa Sweden mu Namibia otayi pata molwashoka euvathano lyaSweden okugandja omakwatho ku Namibia otali kwishi."Oshinima shika otashi ningwa pauvathano tsokumwe lyomapangelo ngoka
readDiaz downs Chavez to claim IBF lightweight crown
05-02-2007
KISSIMMEE - American Julio Diaz reclaimed a share of the world lightweight boxing crown here Saturday with a third-round knockout of Mexico's Jesus Chavez, whose return from a ring tragedy was
readLaila Ali's a knockout in SA
05-02-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Laila Ali, the daughter of Muhammad Ali, knocked out Guyana's Gwendolyn O'Neil in the first round here on Saturday to retain her WBC super-middleweight title.It was Ali's 24th career
readEngland win; France top Italy to open Six Nations
05-02-2007
LONDON - Jonny Wilkinson scored 27 points to lead England to a 42-20 win over Scotland, and defending champion France beat Italy 39-3 on Saturday's opening day of the Six Nations.Playing his first
readAussies dominate Super 14 openers
05-02-2007
SYDNEY - Weakened New Zealand heavyweights Canterbury Crusaders and Wellington Hurricanes lost their opening Super 14 rugby games as Australian contenders made winning starts this weekend.Defending
readLampard inspires Chelsea
05-02-2007
LONDON - Chelsea maintained the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester United on Saturday when another Frank Lampard special gave the champions a 1-0 win at strugglers Charlton Athletic.In the
readDominant Civics, Oshakati City take six
05-02-2007
CIVICS shot to the top of the MTC Namibia Premier League, firstly by going past Tigers with a 3-1 margin, before ousting bitter rivals Ramblers with a massive 3-0 score line to keep their third
readWarriors to take on Bots
05-02-2007
BRAVE Warriors coach Ben Bamfuchile has included five foreign-based professional players in his side to take on Botswana in a warm-up match in Gaborone tomorrow.The Warriors left for Botswana
readNew chief for Nato Afghan force
05-02-2007
KABUL - US General Dan McNeill took over command of Nato-led troops in Afghanistan in a ceremony yesterday.McNeill replaced British General David Richards at the helm of the 35 500 strong force at the
readZuma gets support shock
05-02-2007
JOHANNESBURG - ANC deputy president Jacob Zuma's chances of becoming the party's next president have been dealt a severe blow.The KwaZulu-Natal ANC executive last week said it never wanted Zuma to
readChina offers Zambian products tariff-free access
05-02-2007
LUSAKA - China has offered Zambia tariff-free market access for its products and will allow its citizens to borrow investment capital from the Bank of China, finance minister Ng'andu Magande said
readMore doubt for Zim white farmers
05-02-2007
HARARE - White Zimbabwean farmers faced uncertainty about their future after the elapse on Saturday of 45-day eviction notices."Because of the contradictions, some farmers are a bit anxious about what
readIndonesia floods kill 20 people
05-02-2007
JAKARTA - Floods in the Indonesian capital have killed at least 20 people and made nearly 200 000 homeless, with the deluge of muddy brown water up to 4 metres deep in some areas, officials said
read46 nations call for new environmental body
05-02-2007
PARIS - Forty-five nations joined France in calling for a new environmental body to slow global warming and protect the planet, a body that potentially could have policing powers to punish
readBritain battles to contain bird flu outbreak
05-02-2007
LONDON - Health officials yesterday announced new restrictions on movement near a commercial farm where the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was found in turkeys, while authorities culled thousands of
readIraq suffers worst single attack
05-02-2007
BAGHDAD - Stunned Iraqis picked through the rubble of devastated buildings and loaded coffins onto minivans yesterday after a suicide truck bomber obliterated a Baghdad market in a mainly Shi'ite
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