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44 Articles found on Thursday, 11 January 2007
IMF sees African growth over 5%
11-01-2007
LIBREVILLE - Sub-Saharan Africa should maintain a good rate of economic growth this year, but countries should avoid repeating past errors by taking on more debt from a new generation of creditors,
readMTC reaches out to remote areas
11-01-2007
THE country's first mobile phone operator, Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC), has invested N$17 million in satellite technology that will expand its network to remote places.In an interview
readZambia eyes two bidders for power project
11-01-2007
LUSAKA - Two firms are in the running to construct a new power station in Zambia as part of a US$1,2 billion plan to address looming power shortages, a senior minister said on Tuesday.Lunsemfwa Hydro
read'Pipeline folly' threat to Belarussian economy
11-01-2007
MOSCOW - The oil transit row between Russia and Belarus may cost Moscow its partnership with the European Union and threatens Belarus' economy, Russian newspapers wrote yesterday, warning that the
readApple introduces svelte multimedia iPhone
11-01-2007
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple on Tuesday debuted its much-anticipated take on the smart phone, a sleek device with a large screen that combines a phone, an iPod and instant messaging, sending its shares to a
readMr Price sales up 24%
11-01-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South African retailer Mr Price boosted sales by 24,1 per cent in the three months to end December thanks to a brisk Christmas season, it said yesterday.The company said in a statement
readForeign direct investment rose to US$1,2t last year
11-01-2007
GENEVA - Foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 34 per cent worldwide last year to US$1,2 trillion, hitting record levels in developing countries led by southeast Asia, a United Nations agency said
readNamibia opts for nuclear power
11-01-2007
GOVERNMENT has taken a decision to utilise nuclear power in order to avoid a looming power supply crunch in southern Africa and will use its own uranium resources."Government made a policy decision to
readBail bid splits family
11-01-2007
MULTIPLE attempted murder suspect Michael Endjala's battle for bail continued in the Katutura Magistrate's Court yesterday.While Endjala's wife has argued in favour of her husband being granted bail,
readGender war pits villager against villager
11-01-2007
A GROUP of residents at Ohaihana village in the Ohangwena Region is agitating to split off a portion of the village because they do not want to be led by a woman.Ester Kavela, who inherited Ohaihana
readFuel prices likely to go DOWN, not UP
11-01-2007
INDICATIONS from the local oil industry are that fuel prices are unlikely to change this month.But motorists could see the prices of petrol and diesel being adjusted downwards next month, an industry
readA Matter of Fact
11-01-2007
IN Tuesday's The Namibian, in an article headlined 'What a whopper of a souvenir', we incorrectly stated that Mark Paxton is the craft co-ordinator of the Every River project.The co-ordinator is in
readBusy year ahead for CAN
11-01-2007
THE Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) says this year it will focus on colorectal cancer, which is the number-five killer cancer in Namibia.As in the past, the association will present clinics
readGovernor cautions firebugs
11-01-2007
WINDHOEK - The Governor of Kavango, Johannes Thighuru, yesterday warned that people who started veld fires should be prepared to face the law.In a telephonic interview with the Namibia Press Agency
readKatzao hearing postponed
11-01-2007
THE disciplinary hearing of the suspended Managing Director of Legal Shield Holdings and its subsidiaries, Stanley Katzao, was yesterday postponed until Tuesday.The chairperson of hearing, Hosea
readOgongo Wildlife Camp too full
11-01-2007
THE Wildlife Camp at Ogongo Agricultural College now contains more wild animals than its carrying capacity and this could lead to a shortage of grazing.Nghilai Evaristo, the Ministry of Environment
readTwo teen rapes reported
11-01-2007
TWO young men, aged 18 and 19, were arrested at a village near Ondangwa last week after they allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl, the Police reported on Tuesday.The suspects are accused of abducting
readOne year later, flood victims still in Dolam
11-01-2007
A YEAR ago 14 houses in Katutura's Dolam section were flooded after heavy rains, leaving about 150 people without a roof over their heads.They are still living in the flood-damaged houses, waiting for
readKalahari San again try to go home
11-01-2007
A GROUP of Kalahari Bushmen will stage another attempt tomorrow to return to their ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR), following their historic court victory last month.The
readLAC to represent squatters
11-01-2007
SQUATTERS at 'Mix Camp', a private plot at Brakwater 20 km north of Windhoek, have approached the Legal Assistance Centre to help them fight an eviction order served on them.Norman Tjombe, director of
readCouncillor, CEO at loggerheads about dismissal
11-01-2007
A TOP official and a Town Councillor at the Keetmanshoop Municipality are at loggerheads over the dismissal of the Councillor's brother, James Titus.Titus, who was employed as a casual worker to
readOndjila ya Rosh Pinah na Aus ya tulwa oteya
11-01-2007
E TULO lyoteya mondjila yopokati ka Rosh Pinah na Aus moshitopolwa sha Karas oli li popepi nokupwa nopate ndjika oya egulukila nale iiyenditho.Ondjila yi na uule wookilometa 169 oya li yimwe
readTate David Muzanima a ya moshipundi shevululuko
11-01-2007
O MUKALIMO gwomomukunda Onhokolo mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati tate David Muzanima ngoka a kala ethimbo ele lela omulongisikola pOsikola ya Shikulufitu mOmbalantu moka omvula ya zi ko okwa yi
readYatano ya kwatwa po shi na sha neyakopo lyiimuna
11-01-2007
O PUWO - Onkundana okuzilila kOpuwo koshitopolwa sha Kunene otayi ti kutya Opolisi ya Khorixas oya kwata po omulumentu gwedhina Kleopas Tjiunduwa, ta fekelelwa eyakopo lyiimuna.Tjiunduwa okwa li a
readOmupresidende gwaSomalia a ya mu Mogadishu
11-01-2007
M OGADISHU - Omupresidende gwa Somalia Abdullahi Yusuf okwa yi moshilandopangelo Mogadishu oshikando shotango mOmaandaha okuza pethimbo sho a yi koshipundi shuupresidende momumvo 2004.Oshinima shika
readOmupanguli ngoka a kwatwa po a pewa ombooloha
11-01-2007
J OHANESSBURG - Evundakano olya holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata pu randburg mu South Afrika, sho Omupanguli ngoka li a kwatwa po konima sho a adhika ta hingi a kolwa, a ndopa okuholoka kOmpangu
readAafaalelwa ya yaka ohauto mOnooli
11-01-2007
O MUKALIMO gumwe gwo-mOngwediva okwa futu ondjambi onene nokudhengwa pevi konima sho aantu mboka a kwathele olefa ya fadhuka po nohauto ye yoIsuzu yongushu yOondolaN$60 000.Shika osha li sha lopotwa
readEkanka lyaapangi otali yandwa
11-01-2007
E pangelo olya holola ngeyi kutya omatilitho ngoka ga ningwa omasiku ga zi ko gokuninga ekanka lyaapangi itaga ka tulwa miilonga.Ominista yuuhaku nOnkalonawa Omundohotola Richard Kamwi okwa li a
readGilchrist cool on Twenty20 format
11-01-2007
MELBOURNE - Despite a world record performance against England, Australia's senior cricketers are divided on the merits of international Twenty20 cricket.The International Cricket Council is
readLiverpool feel the heat against Gunners
11-01-2007
LONDON - Yesterday's back-page headlines made unpleasant reading for Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez after his side were crushed 6-3 by a young Arsenal side in the League Cup at Anfield on
readVenter upbeat on World Cup
11-01-2007
NAMIBIAN senior rugby team coach Johan Venter believes that this year's Rugby World Cup in France will not be a learning experience for the side, but an event where they will have to produce the
readSport Shorts
11-01-2007
Al Ittihad make offer for Ronaldo MADRID - Wealthy Saudi Arabia side Al Ittihad have made an offer to sign Real Madrid's out-of-favour Brazilian striker Ronaldo, the Spanish press reported
readMauresmo struggling to reach peak
11-01-2007
SYDNEY - Amelie Mauresmo has admitted she has her work cut out winning a second Australian Open title after tumbling out of the last major warm-up event yesterday.Mauresmo's hopes of some valuable
readBaghdatis in top shape for Open
11-01-2007
SYDNEY - Marcos Baghdatis says he is in the best shape of his life heading into next week's Australian Open and ready for another charge at the title he narrowly missed out on last year.Baghdatis
readCAF suspends assistant referee Nashenda
11-01-2007
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) on Tuesday announced that assistant referee Benedictus Nashenda has been suspended for six months by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Referees'
readChina fails to meet environmental targets
11-01-2007
BEIJING - China failed to meet government targets for improving energy use and cutting pollution last year as the nation's environmental woes worsened, a senior official said yesterday."The year 2006
readMunroe the 'Groucho Marx' penguin has happy feet
11-01-2007
SYDNEY - And he thinks he's tired now.A rare "Groucho Marx" penguin found exhausted on an Australian beach after a 2 000 km swim has been saved by Sydney zookeepers but will soon have to earn his keep
readWild game herds of Serengeti wonder or worry?
11-01-2007
MAASAI MARA, Kenya - More than a million snorting wildebeest may not need the plug, but a media endorsement of their annual migration is raising fears of a tourist stampede to the Maasai Mara game
readBird flu kills boy in Indonesia, spreads fast
11-01-2007
JAKARTA - Bird flu has killed again in Indonesia and is picking up speed elsewhere in Asia, with fresh outbreaks in Vietnam and a new human case reported in China, officials said yesterday.The H5N1
readZuma group denies top level meet
11-01-2007
JOHANNESBURG - The Friends of Jacob Zuma Trust has denied news reports that it has been meeting ANC leaders to discuss "so-called alternative candidates" for president.The chairperson of the trust's
readMalawi VP barred from UK visits
11-01-2007
BLANTYRE - Malawi's vice-president Cassim Chilumpha, who faced charges of plotting to kill President Bingu wa Mutharika, was barred by a judge on yesterday from travelling to London to receive medical
readZambezi reaches flood alert level
11-01-2007
MAPUTO - As moderate to heavy rains continue to fall across central Mozambique, the Zambezi river has risen inexorably, and on Monday afternoon reached flood alert level at Caia, in Sofala
readBush set to reveal Iraq strategy
11-01-2007
WASHINGTON - Preparing to present a weary nation with a new war plan, President George W Bush faced Democrats determined to confront him over sending thousands more Americans to Iraq.Fresh troops were
readGunmen kidnap 9 Koreans at oil base in Nigeria
11-01-2007
YENAGOA - Militants armed with guns and dynamite invaded an oil services base in Bayelsa state in Nigeria's southern oil-producing Niger Delta yesterday and kidnapped nine South Korean workers and one
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