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46 Articles found on Monday, 29 January 2007
Hu visit may mark end of honeymoon
29-01-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Less than a year after his last visit, Chinese President Hu Jintao will make another swing through Africa this week amid growing signs that Beijing's African honeymoon may be nearing
readRise in xenophobia hurts South Africa's image
29-01-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Xenophobia is on the rise in South Africa where foreigners are increasingly being blamed for spiralling crime and growing unemployment, thereby damaging the country's credentials
readMwanawasa urges nation to embrace Chinese firms
29-01-2007
LUSAKA - President Levy Mwanawasa has urged Zambians to be more positive about Chinese firms and their workers, a plea that comes a week before Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the southern
readBlair, Bill and Bono take WEF spotlight
29-01-2007
DAVOS - Davos regulars Bill Gates, Tony Blair and Bono sought Friday to stir the collective conscience of the annual huddle of global leaders over the plight of the developing world.Bono, the U2
readGrounded ship hits SA sectors
29-01-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Volkswagen South Africa said on Thursday it was cutting back on production after losing car parts on a ship grounded off the southern English coast.Looters made away with everything
readGlobal telecoms growth seen at 9,1%
29-01-2007
NEW YORK - Growth in the global telecommunications market will slow in the next four years as the traditional telephone market stagnates, while Internet and wireless services grow, an industry group
read'Stand up for your financial right'
29-01-2007
MEMBERS of the public have been called upon to challenge the banking sector on matters which involve their finances and personal savings.Speaking at the launch of the country's first ever Banking Week
read55 appear for SSC fraud
29-01-2007
A COURTROOM at the Windhoek Magistrate's Court in Katutura came close to bursting at the seams when 55 people accused of involvement in a fraud scheme that targeted the Social Security Commission made
readCrash-landing injuries more serious than initially believed
29-01-2007
THE pilot of an aircraft that had to make an emergency landing in the desert close to Luederitz last Tuesday was flown to Cape Town for medical treatment over the weekend.Steven Bester, who was
readTextile workers see red over shop steward
29-01-2007
RAMATEX workers and the Namibian Food and Allied Workers' Union (Nafau) on Friday delivered a second petition in just more than a month to the company.The union claims that management is treating a
readSandwich Harbour in uranium sights
29-01-2007
A JUNIOR mining company from South Africa has secured a huge financial injection to prospect for uranium near Sandwich Harbour, a fragile coastal wetland area south of Walvis Bay.Manica Minerals,
readA Matter Of Fact
29-01-2007
Girl not in need of donations MEMBERS of the public are requested to ignore an article on the front page of The Namibian on Friday, entitled 'D-day for Desiree'.The 15-year-old girl's family said she
readKhomas launches public participation programme
29-01-2007
THE Governor of the Khomas Region, Sophia Shaningwa, launched the implementation phase of the Khomas Regional Council's strategy on public participation last week.The process is to be implemented by
readSchools seem to be faring better this year
29-01-2007
THE Ministry of Education says school placements around the country have been going much better than in other years."Everything is okay. Even the Khomas Region has been resolved," said Press Liaison
readNovanam strike ends
29-01-2007
A WEEKLONG strike at the Luederitz fishing company Novanam was called off following a breakthrough in wage negotiations on Thursday.Hundreds of fish-factory and seagoing workers of Novanam, a member
readPRESIDENTIAL GARB ...
29-01-2007
President Hifikepunye Pohamba pictured at the Hosea Kutako International Airport yesterday before his departure to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the African Union Summit.AU to discuss climate
readHomeowners, town bury hatchet
29-01-2007
THE Keetmanshoop Municipality and the owners of 32 low-cost houses at the town have agreed to bury their long-standing dispute over the quality and cost of the houses built under the decentralised
readGood rains bring flooded roads in Omusati
29-01-2007
SCHOOL children in the Omusati Region are struggling to get to school, with the gravel road running through the Endjeno oshana under water.A stretch of about two kilometres of this road runs through
readGerman experts to rehabilitate mine dumps
29-01-2007
A GROUP of geologists and environmental engineering experts are currently in Namibia to explore the possibility of rehabilitating old mine dumps and abandoned mining sites.GUB Engineering Association
readSoutherners fed up with Salmaan's trips
29-01-2007
PRESSURE is growing for the Karas Regional Council to suspend its Chief Regional Officer, Salmaan Jacobs, who is at the centre of allegations of corruption.In a petition to Karas Governor Dawid Boois,
readSuspect to admit child murder and sex charge
29-01-2007
A FORMERLY homeless child who faces charges of raping and murdering a 14-year-old boy in Windhoek more than three years ago intends to plead guilty to murder and committing a sexual act with a child
readRiver levels rising
29-01-2007
THE Zambezi and Kwando rivers in north-eastern Namibia have continued to rise steadily over the past few days, with the level of the Zambezi reaching 2,25 metres by yesterday, rising from 2,12 m
readCastro oku li nawa, te ende, konyala nokuli ta matuka: Chavez ta ti
29-01-2007
C ARACAS - Omupresidende gwa Cuba Fidel Castro oku li monkalo yi li lela nawa ngashiingeyi, ta ende - "nota vulu nokuli ambala okunyanyamo" - omasiku ga zi ko Omupresidende gwa Venezuela Hugo Chavez
readOmaku-yunguto mu DRC
29-01-2007
K INSHASA - Omaipumomumwe oga holoka mEtiyali lya zi ko mOrepublika yUundemokoli ya Congo pokati koongundu dhOorebele mbali adhihe tadhi yambidhidha omulumentu gumwe e li ompinge nEpangelo lyoshilongo
readNakuyaka mositola a kala konima yekumba omasiku 43
29-01-2007
W INDHOEK - David Johannes ngoka a li a kwatwapo moshipotha shokuyaka iinima mositola mu Desemba okwa kala mondholongo yOpolisi ya Venduka omasiku 43 ina ningilwa nando oshipotha.Johannes gwomimvo
readOoR100 dhiifundja moKunene
29-01-2007
O PUWO - Oshi li ngeyi kutya omasiku ga zile ko Komanda gwOpolisi moshitopolwa sha Kunene Omupevi-Commissioner Festus Shilongo okwa li a londodha oshigwana moshitopolwa she kutya nashi kotokele
readOpolio ya ndwafuka mu Angola
29-01-2007
I IKONDO ya Namibia yopaundjolowele oyi li komalwilo konima sho kwa dhimbulwa kutya omukithi gwOpolio ogwa ndwafuka mu Angoka.Omukithi gwa faathana naangoka gwa li gwa dhimbululwa nokudhipaga aantu ye
readAakwiita ya Ethiopia nAapolisi ya Somalia yu umba aahololimadhiladhilo
29-01-2007
M OGADISHU - Aakwiita ya Ethiopia ye li kumwe nAapolisi ya Somalia oyu umbu ongundu yaahololimadhiladhilo mu Mogadishu ongula yOmaandaha nokudhipaga yatatu yomaahololimadhiladhilo, ookatalekonawa osho
readOpate ya Namundindi na Gongo ya tewa po komeya
29-01-2007
E LONGO lyaanona yamwe moshitopolwa sha Musati otali ka piyaganekwa molwashoka, ongalama yevi ndjoka ya li haya longitha okuya nokuza kOsikola oya teyagulwa nokukombwa po komeya gomvula ndjoka ya lopo
readIizemo ya IGCSE iihwepo nuumvo
29-01-2007
K ONYALA omwaalu tagu ihilile po 3 393 gwomaanasikola ye li 14 319 mboka ya shanga ondondo onti 12 (Grade 12) omumvo gwa zi ko oyeshi pondola okumona iitsa tayi vulu okuya taambitha moPolytechnic ya
readWilliams ready to go up a level
29-01-2007
2007 Australian Open Champions Men's Singles - Roger Federer (1), Switzerland Women's Singles - Serena Williams, United States Men's Doubles - Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States Women's Doubles -
readSerena hits out at weight critics
29-01-2007
MELBOURNE - Australian Open champion Serena Williams has hit back at critics who said she was too fat going into the first Grand Slam of the season, using colourful language to defend her body
readRuthless Federer downs Gonzalez
29-01-2007
MELBOURNE - Defending champion Roger Federer swept to his 10th Grand Slam title with a commanding straight sets victory over Chile's Fernando Gonzalez in the final of the Australian Open yesterday.The
readKallis and Prince guide SA to victory
29-01-2007
CAPE TOWN - Jacques Kallis and Ashwell Prince shared a century stand to guide South Africa to a series-clinching win over Pakistan in the third test yesterday.South Africa reached their victory target
readNamibia in draw against Easterns
29-01-2007
NAMIBIA and Easterns drew their SAA Challenge cricket match at the Wanderers field on Saturday.Easterns made a determined effort to reach the winning target of 275 runs, but ran out of wickets and at
readAustralia beat Kiwis
29-01-2007
SYDNEY - Australia beat New Zealand by eight runs in a high-scoring tri-series one-day international at the WACA in Perth on Sunday.Ricky Ponting scored 111 and Matthew Hayden 117 to help Australia
readRooney wins it for United
29-01-2007
LONDON - Wayne Rooney came off the bench to give Manchester United a 2-1 win over Portsmouth while third division Bristol City stormed back to draw 2-2 with Premier League Middlesbrough in the FA Cup
readGoosen wins Qatar Masters
29-01-2007
DOHA - South African Retief Goosen won the Qatar Masters in spectacular manner yesterday by holing a 50-foot putt for eagle at the final hole.Goosen came from a stroke behind Australia's Nick O'Hern
readGladiators impress against Zim
29-01-2007
THE Brave Gladiators sent a signal that they are back in business after downing women's football powerhouse Zimbabwe 2-1 in an international friendly on Friday night, before losing 2-0 the following
readIn Brief Guinea unions end fatal strike
29-01-2007
CONKARY - Guinean unions have called off a crippling 18-day strike in which 59 people died after securing a deal with embattled President Lasana Conte that will put a prime minister at the head of
readS Africa hospitals delayed by Cup
29-01-2007
A HOSPITAL building programme in South Africa has been put back, to help pay for the football World Cup which the country is hosting in 2010.Two hospitals in the remote Northern Cape have been told
readUN pays homage to slain UN troops in Congo
29-01-2007
KISANGANI-UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon bowed his head yesterday before a memorial honouring the 53 UN peacekeepers killed in Congo, which hosts the world body's largest peacekeeping force in the
readHillary Clinton hits presidential campaign trail in key state of Iowa
29-01-2007
DES MOINES - Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton on Saturday took her bid to become the first female US president to Iowa, where the party will hold its first election to pick the 2008
readRebels threaten AU in Darfur
29-01-2007
KHARTOUM - Darfur rebels have vowed to fight African Union peacekeeping forces in the troubled western Sudanese region if President Omar al-Beshir is elected chair of the pan-African body, reports
readFresh Zuma presidential campaign
29-01-2007
JOHANNESBURG - The ANC presidential race has entered a new chapter with KwaZulu-Natal launching a fresh, spirited plan to ensure Jacob Zuma's victory in the party's fiercely contested leadership.This
readThousands march in US against Iraq war
29-01-2007
WASHINGTON - Convinced this is their moment, tens of thousands marched in an anti-war demonstration linking military families, ordinary people and an icon of the Vietnam protest movement in a spirited
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