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46 Articles found on Thursday, 8 February 2007
Support seen growing for summit
08-02-2007
NAIROBI - Pressure on the UN Secretary General to call an emergency climate summit grew yesterday after some of the world's top polluters said they would be interested in attending.Yvo de Boer, UN
readClimate conclusions Details of a report released by the UN climate panel on Friday.
08-02-2007
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) groups 2 500 researchers from more than 130 nations.The last IPCC report was in 2001. EVIDENCE OF HUMAN CAUSES * "Most of the observed increase in
readDefying Mark Twain, world seeks to fix the weather
08-02-2007
OSLO - "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it," according to a complaint widely attributed to Mark Twain.But now the quip faces its strongest test after dire scientific
readOil up as Opec cuts supply
08-02-2007
LONDON - Oil prices climbed back above US$59 a barrel yesterday as a blast of cold weather boosts heating oil demand in the United States and Opec supply cuts quicken the seasonal fall in crude stocks
readCourse to boost woodworking SMEs
08-02-2007
GERMANY has reiterated support for Namibia's small and medium enterprise (SME) sector.In his opening remarks at the Windhoek launch of a new training series for woodworking SMEs last week, Stefan
readFactory investigated for manganese poisoning
08-02-2007
THE South African Department of Labour is investigating the death of a factory foreman and 23 cases of alleged manganese metal poisoning at a KwaZulu-Natal ferromanganese smelter, the Mercury
readAngola challenges for Africa's top oil spot
08-02-2007
ZOE EISENSTEIN LUANDA - Angola's entry into Opec this year may have surprised some, but industry sources say it could challenge Nigeria as sub-Saharan Africa's largest oil producer.Angola is pumping
readApple's iPhone stirs up rivals
08-02-2007
SAN JOSE - Pablo Gonzalez, a Prada shoe-wearing cell phone connoisseur who jumps from one new handset to the next, is ready to ditch his US$$1 000 touch-screen cell phone for Apple's iPhone when it
readNorth African olive farmers press European giants
08-02-2007
TUNIS/RABAT - The world's growing taste for olive oil is pouring new life into parts of rural North Africa, where the golden liquid has been a staple since ancient times.However, drought, archaic
read'China drive will not hurt Africa'
08-02-2007
PRETORIA - Chinese President Hu Jintao, apparently seeking to ease concerns over China's investment drive in Africa, said yesterday that Beijing's business interests would not hurt the
readEx-Prosecutor baffled by how 'bribe' ended up in his pockets
08-02-2007
FORMER Outapi Magistrate's Court Prosecutor Stanley Nakale was shocked - yes, shocked - when he discovered that the wife of a rape and incest suspect had deposited N$7 000 into a bank account he had
readTaxi driver gunned down
08-02-2007
A WINDHOEK taxi driver was shot dead by a customer on the road to Daan Viljoen shortly before 18h00 yesterday.The shooting took place at the Otjimuise intersection, and resulted in the taxi crashing
readSchools face bills shock
08-02-2007
GOVERNMENT schools, already struggling to maintain their structures, are in for a shock.A senior education official revealed yesterday that the Ministry was handing over the payment of water and
readCivil servants play fast and loose with taxpayers' money
08-02-2007
ADVANCES on travel allowances paid to civil servants over the past 13 years have spiralled to nearly N$22 million of taxpayers' money.This emerged at a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public
readA Matter of Fact
08-02-2007
A COUPLE of extra noughts inadvertently crept into some figures contained in a report on the state of the Hardap Dam, headlined 'Urgent action called for: Cracks found in Hardap Dam',published on page
readBotswana chosen to co-ordinate KaZa
08-02-2007
BOTSWANA has been chosen to be the co-ordinating country for the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA), a massive cross-border conservation project between five Southern African
readCancer survivor reaches out to other young victims
08-02-2007
LINKY Schaffner is a mother and qualified primary school teacher whose life changed drastically when her son Mathew was diagnosed with a form of bone cancer known as Ewing's sarcoma.Mathew (16) is an
readDictators are advocating for village split: Chief Kavela
08-02-2007
THE idea of splitting Edimba from Ohaihana village in the Ohangwena Region is being spearheaded by 'dictators', says Ohaihana village chief Ester Kavela.She dismissed last month's statement by the
readChinese deal aims at bus assembly
08-02-2007
SWAPO'S business arm, Namib Contract Haulage, has entered into a deal with a Chinese car company that will pave the way for the assembling of buses and trucks in Namibia.Namib Contract Haulage and
readO&L doing its best to save Schlachterei
08-02-2007
THE mother company of Windhoek Schlachterei says it is trying its utmost to find jobs for 33 of the 93 workers affected by the restructuring exercise at the butchery."We are opening two more Pick 'n
readPolice officer accused in cattle theft
08-02-2007
OPUWO - A police officer is implicated in the theft of 23 cattle, which were returned by the police to their rightful owner yesterday.The 23 cattle were confiscated from a police officer, Uahakerua
readKaras Council planning director quits
08-02-2007
THE Karas Regional Council's Director of Planning, Benedicktus Rukamba, who was at the centre of controversy over his academic qualifications, resigned last Thursday, The Namibian was reliably
readDrug bill hearing just a puff of smoke?
08-02-2007
A THREE-DAY public hearing into the Combating of the Abuse of Drugs Bill ended yesterday with members of the public sceptical over whether their contributions will make any difference to the final
readMan arrested over Dordabis rape claims
08-02-2007
ALMOST seven months after allegations of rape were levelled at a Dordabis resident by his 14-year-old cousin, the suspect has been arrested.The Namibian Police's Woman and Child Protection Unit took
readNato a mona Komanda omupe
08-02-2007
K ABU - Ondjayi ya Ameriuka Dan McNeill okwa yakula ko Ondjayi yomatanga ga Nato mu Afghanistan poshituthi shoka sha ningwa mOsoondaha ya zi ko.Ndjayi McNeill okwa yi pehala lya Ndjayi gwaBritain
readWillem Isaak mOmpangu
08-02-2007
O muunganeki gwoSwapo moshikandjohogololo sha Berseba, Willem Isaak okwa holoka ishewe mOmpangu sho ta tamanekelwa oshipotha sheyonagulo lyomaliko.Meyali lyoshiwike okwa holoka mOmpangu ya
readOkakadhona komimvo 17 ka kwatwa koonkondo poRehoboth
08-02-2007
O MUKADHONA gwomimvo 17 okwa kwatwa aniwa koonkondo poRehoboth mEtiyali lyoshiwike sha zi ko, omanga a li aniwa te ende u ka koblocka ya B, Opolisi tayi lopota ngaaka mEtitano lya zi ko.Ngoka ta
readAantu ye li omilongo mbali ya sa kefundja mu Indonesia
08-02-2007
J AKARTA - Efundja olya dhipaga aantu ye li 20 moshilandopangelo sha Indonesia, Jakarata, omanga yamwe ye li 200 000 ya thigwa pomutenya, aanambelewa osho ya tseyitha mOsoondaha.Omvula oya li ngaa ya
readAanona yaayelele pu Donkerbos ya pewa iimuna
08-02-2007
G OBABIS - Uuministeli wIinima yOomeme nAanona nehangano ekwatheli lyaanona lyIigwanahangano lya United National International Childrens Fund (Unicef) oya gandja oongombe oonkiintu ntano nontsezi
readAapolisi mOmpangu miipotha yokudhenga aanandholongo
08-02-2007
A APOLISI ye li omulongo nayaheyali haya longele poKeetmanshoop, Rosh Pinah nosho wo pOliindili, ayehe kehe gumwe a taalela iipotha itano yedhengo nelalakano okweehameka kolutu, oya holoka mOmpangu ya
readNafau a tseyitha oontamanana na Windhoek Schlachterei
08-02-2007
E HANGANO lyaaniilonga ndyoka li lilepo aaniilonga mokampani ya Windhoek Schlachterei olya tseyitha oontamanana nOkampani ndjoka - sha ningwa pakatendo koveta yAaniilonga nenge tutye Labour Act,
readCricket Shorts Hair sues ICC and PCB
08-02-2007
LONDON - Umpire Darrell Hair is suing both the International Cricket Council and the Pakistan cricket authorities (PCB), claiming racial discrimination after he was prevented from appearing at Test
readNBA stars worry about playing global
08-02-2007
WASHINGTON - US National Basketball Association stars are concerned that playing in international events is hurting their ability to play their best in quest of a league crown, ESPN reported on
readIndia, Sri Lanka tune up for WC
08-02-2007
KOLKATA - India and Sri Lanka get an early chance to size up each other ahead of the World Cup when they play a four-match limited overs series starting today.Both teams are drawn together in group B
readBecks recall gathers pace
08-02-2007
MADRID - The clamour for a recall for Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham gathered pace yesterday amid media reports the squad wanted coach Fabio Capello to end his exile to the stands.Beckham, who
readAfrican game marks 50 years
08-02-2007
LONDON - African soccer exports a myriad of talent around the world but the success of the continent's teams on the global stage has not lived up to the predictions.Both Pele and former England
readKhomas Netball to hold elections
08-02-2007
WINDHOEK - The Khomas Netball Region could have a male as new chairperson if the elections for a new executive committee set for Saturday, are in his favour.The elections are part of Khomas' Annual
readWarriors lose to Botswana in friendly
08-02-2007
NAMIBIA'S Brave Warriors lost 1-0 in their international friendly match against Botswana in Gaborone on Tuesday evening, marking their fifth defeat since 2003 against that country.The match is
readUK frees two in suspected kidnap plot
08-02-2007
LONDON - Two men arrested in connection with a suspected plot to kidnap and kill a British Muslim soldier were released without charge yesterday, police said.The freed men were not asked about such a
read60 killed in Kenya land clashes
08-02-2007
NAIROBI - Escalating clashes over fertile land in Kenya's Mount Elgon region have killed 60 people and forced tens of thousands more to flee their homes since December, said the Kenya Red Cross on
readUS to get Africa command centre
08-02-2007
PRESIDENT George W Bush has approved a Pentagon plan for a command centre for Africa to oversee US military activities on the continent."This new command will strengthen our security co-operation
readIn Brief
08-02-2007
French Diplomat killed in Ivory Coast ABIDJAN - A French diplomat with the European Union in Ivory Coast was shot to death in his home overnight, a spokesman for the French Embassy said yesterday.The
readSouth African Hollywood hero swaps bombs for orphans
08-02-2007
MGANDUZWENI, South Africa - He's blown up buildings in the name of justice and partied with Clint Eastwood.But Patrick Chamusso - the former rebel fighter who inspired the current Hollywood political
readFloods recede across Jakarta
08-02-2007
JAKARTA - Deadly floods that swamped the Indonesian capital over the last week began receding yesterday, allowing many residents to return to their soaked, debris-strewn homes and start a daunting
readLove triangle astronaut charged
08-02-2007
HOUSTON - Astronaut Lisa Nowak's attack on a rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut sent shockwaves on Tuesday through a tightly knit Nasa community accustomed to its crew members showing the
read3rd UK parcel bomb in 3 days
08-02-2007
LONDON - A woman was injured yesterday in an explosion at Britain's vehicle licensing agency, the third attack in three days on motoring-related organisations.Police refused to confirm the nature of
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