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37 Articles found on Wednesday, 3 January 2007
Langer Heinrich mine operational
03-01-2007
SHARES in Paladin Resources Ltd. climbed 6 per cent late last month after the company said construction and staged commissioning of the Langer Heinrich uranium project is complete, as is the
readIMF levy proposal rouses ire of Zambian taxpayers
03-01-2007
LUSAKA - The Zambian government is divided over controversial tax proposals by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and analysts have warned that extending the value added tax (VAT) of 17.5 percent
readEconomy to grow beyond four per cent
03-01-2007
NAMIBIA'S economy might grow by 4.3 per cent in 2007 and will be mainly carried by mining, tourism and the services industry, a leading economic expert has predicted.Johannes !Gawaxab, who is the
readDetroit Big Three attempts to reclaim US auto market
03-01-2007
DETROIT - After years of ceding much of the car market to Asian competitors, Detroit's Big Three are preparing to roll out an array of new autos that they hope will bring buyers back to their
readNigerian fuel chaos
03-01-2007
THE Federal Government of Nigeria has decided to sanction marketers hoarding fuel in anticipation of fuel price increase.It says those who refuse to operate will not get fuel supplies from the
readCourt liquidates investor company
03-01-2007
THE High Court has placed West Coast Financial Aid, an Oranjemund investment company, under provisional liquidation following claims that up to N$15 million invested with them went missing.The
readGood news on fireworks ban
03-01-2007
ALTHOUGH some Windhoek residents may grumble about the Municipal Explosions Act, which bans the use of fireworks in municipal areas, the Windhoek municipality says most people observed the ban this
readNew Year baby bonanza
03-01-2007
TWENTY-EIGHT babies were born in hospitals in the North on New Year's Day.The Oshakati State Hospital had the highest number of 13 babies - nine girls and four boys. "We are really very happy to
readHijack horror for locals
03-01-2007
A WINDHOEK couple were the victims of a car hijacking in Pretoria, South Africa, on New Year's Day.Nico de Klerk (65) was wounded in the hijacking and his brother, Dr Cornelius de Klerk (70), was
readCambridge praises Namibian education system
03-01-2007
CAMBRIDGE International Examinations (CIE) has praised the Namibian Ministry of Education for transforming its education system in a relatively short time since Independence, amid criticism that the
readSnipes launches local film school
03-01-2007
AN opportunity for formal training in the film industry was the farewell gift from the makers of the Hollywood movie 'Gallowwalker' and its star, Wesley Snipes.Filming of the movie in the Namib Desert
readEight rapes since X-mas
03-01-2007
POLICE have reported eight rape cases around the country between Christmas and New Year.The first of these happened on Christmas Eve, when a seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an unidentified
readGrim holiday death toll: 68
03-01-2007
AT least 68 people have died on Namibian roads this holiday season, according to information compiled by the Police.This number is 27 more than in the same period last year, when 41 people died in
readIreland pledges N$10m for orphans
03-01-2007
THE government of Ireland has donated one million euros (about N$10 million) to keep alive a feeding programme for orphans in northern Namibia that was on the brink of collapse due to a lack of
readExtradition target Koch ties a Namibian knot
03-01-2007
NAMIBIAN wedding bells rang for Hans Juergen Koch at his farm northeast of Tsumeb on Friday.Koch married a former Magistrate who is now working for the Directorate of Legal Aid at Oshakati, Rachel
readEyakulo lyaaniilonga aakulu kOranjemund tali nyenyetwa
03-01-2007
O MASIKU ga zile ko okwa ningilwe eigidho kutya aaniilonga aakulu kOranjemund (Namdeb) nayi ishangithe omolu omauwanawa gawo ye na oku ga mona okuzilila ku Namdeb..Oonakunyenyeta otaya ti kutya
readShack Dwellers na Standard Bank yi imanga uukuni kumwe
03-01-2007
POUTAPI E HANGANO lya tseyika nawa lyOkwiitungila omagumbo gaamboka ye na iiyemo iishona lela moshigwana noya kala muumbashu, lyedhina Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia omathimbo ga zi ko olyi
readYamwe okuza koNooli otashi vulika ya thike kiilonga kwatoka nena
03-01-2007
N ONANDO kaye shi ngaa oyendji, otashi vulika nonuumvo petameko lyomumvo pu ka kale yamwe taya thiki kiilonga kwa toka omolu iiyenditho mbyoka natango petameko lyomvula ndjika yi ka kale inayi gwana
readMomumvo 2006 omwa sa aatoolinkundana ye li 94
03-01-2007
G ENEVA - Onkundana okuzilila ku Geneva sha Switzerland otayi ti kutya momumvo 2006 omwa zi aatoolinkundana oyendji ye vule mboka ya si momumvo 2005.Iita mu Iraq oyo ya faalele aatoolinkundana oyendji
readAaMix inaya uva elombwelo lyAanaveta yEluwa
03-01-2007
N ONANDE Okampani yAanaveta yedhina PF Koep and Company oya li ya lombwele aakalimo molukanda lwoombashu lwa Mix lu li 'poplota' yopaumwene pu Blakwater kuumbangalantu wa Venduka kutya naye kale ya
readMo Nooli omwa monika uunona wu vulithe po 28 mesiku lyomumvo omupe
03-01-2007
N GASHI shito nonuumvo mIipangelo yomUumbangalantu omwa monika uunona oundji mesiku lyomumvo omupe, ano lyetokolamumvo.Omukuluntu gwOsala yOkanyothi mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati meme Annalise
read'Aagundjuka etheni iikolitha' - Shuuya ti indile
03-01-2007
pONIIMWANDI O MUSITA gwOngeleka ya ELCIN a penzelwa tatekulu Kristof Shuuya okwa ti omalovu otaga teya po Aanamibia, unene tuu aagundjuka mboka oyo ngeno kwa tegelelwa ya kuthe oshilongo momaupyakadhi
readAanafaalama 9 ya shuna koohambo dhawo mOkavango
03-01-2007
A ANAHAMBO nenge aanfaalama omugoyi mboka omwedhi gwa zi ko ya li ya pewa uuthemba kOmpangu yOpombanda ya shune koohambo dhawo kOkavango, oya shuna koohambo dhawo dhika pehulilo lyomwedhi gwa zi
readOshinyandwa sha Desert Soul sha tulwa mOshiwambo
03-01-2007
N ELELAKANO okugandja uuyelele kaantu oyendji kombinga yekondjitho lyomukithi gwo HIV-AIDS, o TB nomakaya, oshinyandwa shedhina Desert Soul shoka sha kala ashike shi li mOshiingilisa, ngashiingeyi
readSaddam Hussein a dhipagwa
03-01-2007
W ASHINGTON - Ngoka a li nale Omupresidende gwa Iraq Saddam Hussein, okwa dhipagwa mu Baghdad sha Iraq uusiku weti: 30 Desemba 2006.Saddam okwa dhipagwa molwashoka aniwa okwa longo iilonga iiwinayi
readKEY MAN ...
03-01-2007
Michael Mason starred for the Kiwis against Sri Lanka.Mason key as Kiwis sink Sri Lanka MICHAEL Mason returned career-best One Day International figures as New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in Christchurch
read2006 a difficult year for the Springboks
03-01-2007
WHILE New Zealand reaffirmed their status as the world's number one rugby team and favourites for next year's World Cup, South Africa battled through 2006, winning just five of their 12 tests.With the
readPremier Soccer League mid-season report
03-01-2007
WHILE many predicted the usual suspects Mamelodi Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates to dominate the Castle Premiership in its 11th season, few would have guessed the early season success of
readIt's Drogba, Essien or Eto'o
03-01-2007
THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the top three nominees for the 2006 African Player of the Year Award after a vote by coaches of national associations.The three players are
readA fitting send-off for Ricardo
03-01-2007
HUNDREDS of football fans flocked to the Independence Stadium in Windhoek on Saturday to witness the final match of former Brave Warriors great Ricardo Mannetti.The player, popularly known as Bucksy
readBlair urges party to remain New Labour
03-01-2007
LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair used his tenth New Year message yesterday to pledge to "see through" Britain's military commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan and work "tirelessly" for peace in the
readOprah opens school for girls in SA
03-01-2007
JOHANNESBURG - US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey opened a world-class school for poor but talented South African girls yesterday, fulfilling a long-cherished dream and a promise to her hero, Nelson
readIraq to probe filming of Saddam hanging
03-01-2007
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government launched an inquiry on Monday into how guards filmed and taunted Saddam Hussein on the gallows, turning his execution into a televised spectacle that has inflamed
readAfrica bird flu worries experts
03-01-2007
BAMAKO - Experts on bird flu were increasingly concerned for Africa last week Wednesday as an international conference heard that three countries on the world's poorest continent continued to record
readTogo destroys 3 000 chickens
03-01-2007
LOME - Togo has destroyed more than 3 000 frozen chickens of suspect origin for fear of introducing the devastating bird-flu virus into the West African country, announced officials last Friday."These
readMasai Mara flooded
03-01-2007
NAROK - Heavy rains have trapped hundreds of frustrated tourists in Kenya's world-famous Masai Mara game reserve, authorities said on Sunday.Many were trapped overnight, surrounded by wild animals
readZim facing bleak 2007: expert
03-01-2007
HARARE - The new year holds bleak prospects for the overwhelming majority of Zimbabweans reeling under world-record inflation and a meltdown that shows no sign of easing, say economists."The year 2007
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