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43 Articles found on Friday, 12 January 2007
From the Sidelines: Year 2007 on the go
12-01-2007
PREMIERSHIP football will serve as the pacesetter for the 2007 sport season domestically, when the teams will be aiming to continue where they left off last year.At this stage, there is not much going
readThe Struggle Against the 'War on Drugs'
12-01-2007
BARRY COOPER'S new DVD, 'Never Get Busted Again', which went on sale over the Internet late last month, will probably not sell very well outside the United States, because in most other countries the
readSmiles, Denials As Race For The SA Presidency Starts
12-01-2007
JOHANNESBURG - In public, nobody wants to be South Africa's next leader.In reality, the presidential race began in earnest this week. Political analysts say the country is quietly gearing up for a
readThe Lessons Of South Africa
12-01-2007
SOUTH AFRICA is now beginning to contemplate the retirement of Thabo Mbeki, its second president since the end of the apartheid era.So this is a particularly opportune moment to look back and assess
read2007 Must Be A Year Of Action And Of Expectation
12-01-2007
A TELLING comment was made by a Cambridge official following last year's shocking Grade 10 results: the exams were too demanding.With that he shrugged off a situation that will see more than 15 000
readWilderness Safaris Responds To Accusations
12-01-2007
MR WOUTER Brand's letter to The Namibian published on 5 January 2007 casts several aspersions on the management of the Palmwag Concession in the Kunene Region and alleges mismanagement and a number of
readLessons For Nam's Inept Judiciary
12-01-2007
THE Sunday Times newspaper here reported over the weekend that a Labour Court Judge has slammed former Justice Minister, Penuell Maduna, in a landmark ruling in favour of a whistleblower he has
readGrade 10 Shocker
12-01-2007
EARLY ADOLESCENT: Thesaurus defines early adolescence as "immature".With synonyms: "undisciplined" and "undeveloped". It all comes down to the fact that such a person cannot be allowed to do things on
readOil prices slide under US$53
12-01-2007
LONDON - World oil prices dived beneath US$53 per barrel yesterday, after the US government had revealed a sharp weekly increase in stocks of distillates, including heating fuel, analysts
readVietnam joins WTO as 150th member
12-01-2007
HANOI - Vietnam yesterday became the 150th member of the World Trade Organisation, a milestone expected to launch an era of radical change as the communist nation enters the global economic
readZim miner to double ore output
12-01-2007
BEITBRIDGE - Zimbabwe's River Ranch diamond mine, under the spotlight after reports it had smuggled diamonds, said on Wednesday it would double monthly ore output to 160 000 tonnes after settling an
readOil flows to Europe resume
12-01-2007
MOSCOW - Oil resumed flowing through the main pipeline from Russia to Europe yesterday after Moscow and neighbouring Belarus resolved in principle a transit row that has disrupted exports and prompted
readNCCI worried about skills shortage
12-01-2007
THE Education Training Sector Improvement Programme (ETSIP) should be implemented speedily to ensure that the skills shortage in the country is effectively addressed.The Chief Executive Officer of the
readFences don't make good neighbours in Kavango
12-01-2007
ILLEGAL Oshiwambo-speaking cattle herders in the Uukwangali traditional area of the Kavango Region have allegedly destroyed the farm fence of a Rukwangali-speaking farmer.The farmer, Ngoma Olavi
readElectricity rip-off continues
12-01-2007
THE City of Windhoek has still not adjusted its electricity tariffs since it started overcharging residents and businesses in July 2006.The Electricity Control Board (ECB), which has to approve the
readBecks quits Real Madrid, heads for LA
12-01-2007
MADRID - Former England captain David Beckham will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season and sign a five-year deal for MLS side Los Angeles Galaxy.The 31-year-old, who joined Real from Manchester
readLet it rain!
12-01-2007
WINDHOEK residents sighed with relief yesterday afternoon when some rain fell in parts of the capital after three sweltering days.The Windhoek weather bureau predicts showers for this weekend in some
readChildren without food until February
12-01-2007
AROUND 90 000 orphans and vulnerable children in Namibia will go to school on empty stomachs for the first two weeks of the new school year after international donor assistance failed to reach the
readPolice crack stock theft syndicate
12-01-2007
POLICE at Khorixas say they are confident that the ringleader of a suspected stock theft syndicate is among nine men being held for the alleged theft of more than 7 000 goats, cattle and sheep from
readBenny Beyers is alive and well
12-01-2007
ON Monday, The Namibian quoted from the Police's crime bulletin that 40-year-old Benny Beyers had died in a road accident between Rehoboth and Windhoek on Saturday morning.The Police yesterday
read9 crosses bear testimony as Erongo counts cost of accidents
12-01-2007
NINE white crosses along the road between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay bear testimony to the nine people who lost their lives in vehicle accidents in the Erongo Region during the festive season.A fatal
readBusy time for MVA Fund
12-01-2007
THE Motor Vehicle Accident Fund has been busy over the Christmas season, which was marked by the death of 78 people on Namibia's roads.According to the Manager of Corporate Affairs at the MVA Fund,
readBody of man found in Oshakati canal
12-01-2007
THE body of a man believed to be in his 40s was found in a canal behind the Sky informal section in Oshakati on Wednesday afternoon.Police spokesperson Constable Christina Fonsech said the body was
readLeviathan of skies touches down
12-01-2007
HUNDREDS of people gathered at Hosea Kutako International Airport outside Windhoek on Wednesday night to catch a glimpse of the world's biggest plane.The Antonov 225 is the only plane of its kind and
readSpitzkoppe camp spending probed
12-01-2007
AN investigation is being conducted at the Spitzkoppe Community Rest Camp after it emerged that certain income from the project has not been accounted for.Several people confirmed that Damara Chief
readSkeleton found on farm in Omaheke
12-01-2007
HUMAN remains were found at a farm in the Omaheke Region last week.Police reported yesterday that a human skull and a number of bones were discovered under a tree at the farm Protem. Blue overalls and
readOhandje ya ninga oshigongi shokomumvo nokuhogolola elelo epe
12-01-2007
O PROJEKA yOomeme mboka haya hongo iihongomwa yopamuthigululwakalo, ngashi unene oombiga nokutunga iimbale, iishungu nosho tuu yedhina Ohandje Co-operative oya ningile oshigongi shayo shokomumvo
readYamwe oya hala Edimba li ze ko kOhaihana
12-01-2007
O NGUNDU yaantu yamwe momukunda Ohaihana moshikandjohogololo sha Eenhana moshitopolwa sha Hangwena, ya kwatelwa aniwa komeho komulukadhi gwoshitopolwa shimwe shomukunda nguka, oya hala okuteta ko
readA dhana Okrisimesa nevalo lye pamwe noluvalo naatekulu
12-01-2007
O MUKALIMO gwomOngenga mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena tatekulu Josua Paulus Ndjadila mu Desemba omvula ya zi ko okwa gwanitha omimvo omilongohetatu nambali (82) nometi 16 Desemba 2006 okwa li a
readLocal Sport Briefs Footballer loses leg after injury
12-01-2007
OSHAKATI - Jonas Slogan Mateus, one of the few talented players the Oshana Region football league of the Namibian Football Association (NFA) could produce, has had one of his legs amputated
readFederer in Kooyong final
12-01-2007
MELBOURNE - Roger Federer honed his razor-sharp tennis to near-perfection yesterday as he stormed into the final of the Kooyong Classic with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/2) defeat of Russian rival Marat Safin.The
readFederer looks for Grand Slam No 10
12-01-2007
MELBOURNE - Everyone gauges their form and chances against Roger Federer and it will be no different in next week's Australian Open.The world number one continues to raise the bar in men's tennis,
readNo renovations yet on Gibeon stadium
12-01-2007
KEETMANSHOOP - The public sports stadium at the village of Gibeon, once regarded as a Mecca for football in the South, remains in a serious state of dilapidation more than six years after the Ministry
readBrave Gladiators poised for Zimbabwe friendlies
12-01-2007
THE Namibia women's soccer team, known as the Brave Gladiators, have started with preparations for their Africa Group Olympic Games qualifier first-round encounter against the Democratic Republic of
readUN sanctions said aiding US Iran campaign
12-01-2007
WASHINGTON - Although weaker than Washington wanted, a UN resolution imposing sanctions on Iran could enhance an intensifying broad US campaign to isolate Tehran, officials and analysts say.The Bush
readCould African Union peacekeepers tame Somalia?
12-01-2007
NAIROBI - Many international diplomats are touting an African peacekeeping force as the answer to Somalia's myriad problems and a way to get Ethiopian troops out.But even getting such a mission into
readTsvangirai faction to discuss progress on unity today
12-01-2007
HARARE - The national executive committee of the larger faction of Zimbabwe's opposition MDC party will meet on Friday to discuss possible reunification of the splintered party as well as moves by the
readProtests on Guantanamo base anniversary
12-01-2007
GUANTANAMO - Peace activists screened a film for Guantanamo city residents about a former prisoner at the US military base in nearby Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on the eve of yesterday's protest to demand
readMengistu handed life sentence
12-01-2007
ADDIS ABABA - An Ethiopian court spared former dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam from the death penalty yesterday, sentencing him to life in prison for genocide during his brutal 17-year reign.Mengistu,
readTerror suspect 'alive in Somalia'
12-01-2007
A KEY al Qaeda suspect was not killed during Monday's air strike in southern Somalia, the United States ambassador to Kenya has told the BBC.Somali officials had said that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed,
readNato kills 150 Taliban insurgents
12-01-2007
KABUL - Nato and Afghan troops killed up to 150 insurgents in a ground and air operation in southeastern Afghanistan after the insurgents infiltrated into Afghanistan from neighbouring Pakistan, the
readWife dumps hubby's body parts
12-01-2007
TOKYO - A woman has confessed to bludgeoning her husband with a wine bottle, sawing the corpse in pieces and dumping his body parts around Tokyo, police and news reports said yesterday.The arrest of
readBush to boost troop numbers in Iraq
12-01-2007
WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush's troop-boosting plan for Iraq was headed straight into a political gale in Congress, with Democrats, some Republicans and an increasingly organised anti-war
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