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47 Articles found on Monday, 2 July 2007
Diamond futures in offing
02-07-2007
ANTWERP - Transparent and liquid trading in diamond futures should be a reality within the next couple of years, two separate pioneering groups believe, creating a market worth up to US$200
readZim MP arrested for defying price controls
02-07-2007
HARARE - A senator from Zimbabwe's ruling party and 20 business people have been arrested for flouting a government-imposed ceiling on basic commodity prices, a report said yesterday.The state-run
readSA petrol prices to decrease
02-07-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's petrol prices will fall by 8 cents a litre across all grades from July 4, the government said on Friday.A statement from the minerals and energy department said the
readIMF chief to quit early as reform effort struggles
02-07-2007
WASHINGTON - The head of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo Rato, said on Thursday he will step down in October for personal reasons, casting a cloud over the major internal reform effort he
readOrganic farms provide a clue for India's struggling farms
02-07-2007
NEW DELHI - As India struggles to deal with stagnation in its crucial agricultural sector, small-scale organic farming initiatives near the capital are providing clues on how to reap healthy profits
readOil above US$71pb
02-07-2007
LONDON - Oil rose above US$71 (N$504) a barrel on Friday as investors focused on falling gasoline inventories in the top consumer the United States and a regional drop in crude stocks.A US government
readB1 Butcher case: NO arrest say the Police
02-07-2007
THE B1 Butcher remains at large.Contrary to rumours that spread like wildfire through Namibia over the weekend - even being reported as a fact on one of the country's private radio stations - no-one
readBig freeze to hit North
02-07-2007
THE chilly weather conditions prevailing in southern and central Namibia will also extend to the far-northern parts of the country today.Until the end of last month, the North was enjoying warmer
readTime's up for TransNamib's Shaetonhodi
02-07-2007
TRANSNAMIB Chief Executive Officer John Shaetonhodi enters his last month at the transport parastatal this week after the Board of Directors indicated that they are unlikely to renew his
readCorruption suspect Dirk risks bail cancellation
02-07-2007
THE Managing Director of fresh produce importers and suppliers Dirk Fruit, Shamil Dirk, who was recently set free on bail of N$100 000 on a charge of corruption, is in danger of being locked up again
readStory on dodgy BEE fuel deal wins award for journo Grobler
02-07-2007
FREELANCE journalist John Grobler has won this year's Misa Namibia Journalist of the Year Award.Grobler walked off with the main prize in the annual Namibia Media Awards in Windhoek on Saturday
readMondesa residents urged to keep keep rubbish at bay
02-07-2007
SEVERAL tonnes of refuse, including household and construction material, as well as 40 car wrecks have been removed from Mondesa at Swakopmund to the local dump site.The recent mass removal formed
readYouth unemployment a big problem: Angula
02-07-2007
A MAJOR challenge Namibia needs to address is youth unemployment, which has the potential to lead to the disintegration of the social fabric of the country, says Prime Minister Nahas Angula.Officially
readWe're living in a sick society, says the CoD
02-07-2007
THE Congress of Democrats (CoD) has urged Government to intensify its efforts against poverty and inequality in Namibia in a bid to curb escalating violence."The recent gruesome discovery of
readBurnt body found in South
02-07-2007
POLICE on Thursday reported the discovery of a body burnt beyond recognition on a piece of gravel road between Rietoog and Maltahoehe.Police spokesperson Sergeant Stephan Nuuyi said the body was
readGovt signs N$20 million for drought relief
02-07-2007
CABINET has made available N$20 million to the Emergency Relief Fund for drought relief efforts in parts of the country that had very little rainfall this year.Because of poor to average rainfall in
readKatima murder suspect denies stabbing girlfriend to death
02-07-2007
ALLEGATIONS that he was responsible for the knife stabbing that claimed the life of his girlfriend at Katima Mulilo in April 2003 are all false, murder suspect Morris Mazila Sibitwani testified in the
readNamdeb, mineworkers in wage deadlock
02-07-2007
NAMDEB employees at Oranjemund are at loggerheads with their employer after they failed to reach a deal on a wage increase of 14,8 per cent.Namdeb offered a 6,5 per cent increase, the Mine Workers
readUproar over rape suspect teacher
02-07-2007
RESIDENTS at Otjinene are up in arms over a school teacher being allowed to continue teaching after he was recently arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a young girl.On June 7, 27-year old
readCity Council tables a N$1,4 billion budget
02-07-2007
WINDHOEK residents and ratepayers will have to cough up considerably more for water, electricity, refuse removal and property rates after the City Council approved substantial increases and passed a
readGovt's 'word maths' doesn't add up: animal activists
02-07-2007
ANIMAL rights activists feel they have failed because they were unable to stop the annual seal harvest "We all tried very hard, and failed badly.The clubbing of 80 000 nursing baby [seals], suckling
readNiita na Anastasia konyala ya kuthwa egumbo lyawo
02-07-2007
A AGUNDJUKA yaali yomUupindi mOshakati, Niita Aksel gwoomvula 23 nosho wo mumwayina Anastasia Shipiki (27), konyala ya kuthwe egumbo nehala lyawo kumwene gwolukanda lwUupindi nOshikango, Naeman
readKuku Taimi a hulitha
02-07-2007
O NKUNDANA yoluhodhi yetu zilile mOshaala mUukolonkadhi moshitopolwa sha Omusati otayi ti kutya meme Taimi Inamugadhimbwa yaNdjene okwa hulitha moshipangelo shOpashitopolwa mOutapi ohela mOsoondaha (1
readIilyo yOparliamende ya faula kOmutumba mEtine lya zi ko
02-07-2007
M ETINE lya zi ko Omutumba gwOpashigwana inagu ningwa we molwashoka, iilyo owala yOparliamende yi li 31 yomiilyo yi li 78 oyo ya li ya holoka.Opo nee omutumba nguka gwOparliamende gu ningwe, iilyo yi
readNakudhipaga he mOvenduka a holoka mOmpangu
02-07-2007
R YNO Van Zyl gwomimvo 20 okwa holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata gwa Venduka moshipotha shokudhipaga nombistoli pegumbo lyawo li li mepandaanda lya Omatako ongula yEtitatu lya zi ko.Omumatyona nguka okwa
readEpangelo otali ka eta po ooveta tadhi ungaunga noonakulwa aakulu
02-07-2007
E PANGELO otali ka eta po ooveta oompe tadhi ka totithapo ehangano lyoonakulwa aakulu.Metitatu lyoshiwike shika, Ominista yOonakulwa Ngarikutuke Tjiriange, okwa li a gandja kOkabinete ontotwambapila
readKenyatta a sindana mOmpangu
02-07-2007
N AIROBI - Ompangu mu Kenya oya tindi oonkambadhala dhokukutha omonamati gwOmupresidende gwotango gwa Kenya oshipundi shuukuluntuwiliki wongundu onene yompilameno mu Kenya.Ompangu oya popi kutya Uhuru
readAanona mu Zimbabwe taya mono iihuna, Unicef ta ti
02-07-2007
H ARARE - Ehangano egameni lyaanona lyIigwanahangano nenge tutye United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) mEtitali lya zi olya popi kutya oli ikwata noonkondo uuhupilo waanona mu Zimbabwe, unene tuu
read6 ya sa moshiponga shondhila
02-07-2007
L UANDA - aantu yahamano oya si sho ondhila ya Angola ya pi po manga ya li tayi nambele pokapale kamwe ke li muumbangalantu wa Angola mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko.Ondhila ndjika yo Boieng 737 - ya li
readMugabe na ze ko koshipundi mu Septemba, Mandaza ta ti
02-07-2007
J OHANNESBURG - Omulongwantu OmuZimbabwe Ibbo Mandaza okwa ti Omupresidende gwa Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe na thige po oshipundi shUupresidende mu Septemba nuumvo, opo eliko lyoshilongo shika kaa li gwile
readAadhipagi naya geelwe nonyanya: aahololimadhilaadhilo taya indile
02-07-2007
O NGUNDU onene yoomeme, mewiliko lyEhangano lyOomeme Aagundjuka Aakriste ndyoka tali wilikwa ku meme Anita Isacks, omutenya gwEtitatu lya zi ko, oya ningile ehololomadhilaadhilo mOshakati moka ya
readKimi wins in France
02-07-2007
MAGNY-COURS - Kimi Raikkonen led Ferrari to a one-two finish and back into the battle for this year's Formula One world championship yesterday when he won the French Grand Prix in emphatic style.The
readMagical Frank impress with ball
02-07-2007
FORMER Namibian sprint king Frank Fredericks aided by his speed, swift dribbling and the magic to find the net, stood out among the many football veterans during the Amos Shiyuka Testimonial match at
readRossi closes on Stoner after Dutch GP win
02-07-2007
AMSTERDAM - Former world champion Valentino Rossi narrowed the gap to overall MotoGP leader Casey Stoner after his Dutch Grand Prix victory on Saturday.Rossi, who cut Australian Stoner's advantage in
readAll Blacks still the team to beat, says Connolly
02-07-2007
MELBOURNE - The Wallabies are celebrating a prestigious Tri-Nations victory over the All Blacks but say they are under no illusions about its relevance towards the World Cup later this year.The
readTendulkar reach 15,000 ODI runs mark
02-07-2007
LONDON - Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to reach 15,000 runs in one-day internationals while steering India to a six-wicket win over South Africa in the Future Cup in Belfast on Friday.The
readMaria, Amelie, beat rain, opponents
02-07-2007
WIMBLEDON - Maria Sharapova just wanted it to end.Raindrops were falling, her opponent was complaining, and Sharapova suddenly encountered some trouble as she tried to close out her third-round match
readBA netballers win Interclub champs
02-07-2007
WINDHOEK - Black Africa Netball Club showed their superior form when they won United's Interclub Netball Tournament staged at the Windhoek High School courts on Saturday.Black Africa, who won the
readCyclist do Namibia proud
02-07-2007
NAMIBIAN cyclists Dan Craven and Jacques Celliers did their country proud with top performances in the Time Trial competition at the B World Championships in Cape Town on Friday.In almost windless
readFederer gets a quarters bye
02-07-2007
LONDON - Four-time champion Roger Federer of Switzerland was yesterday handed a bye to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon when fourth-round opponent Tommy Haas was forced to pull out through injury.Haas,
readHargreaves completes Man United signing
02-07-2007
MANCHESTER - England midfielder Owen Hargreaves yesterday completed his signing for Manchester United from Bayern Munich.The 26-year-old has signed a four-year contract after a lengthy pursuit by the
readKenya poll to hinge on tribal power-play
02-07-2007
NAIROBI - There are only six months to go before Kenya's presidential election, but it's anyone's guess who will run, on what platform, and even on what day.Consensus says incumbent President Mwai
readIvory Coast premier survives rocket attack
02-07-2007
BOUAKE - A rocket attack on Ivory Coast's prime minister has shaken the West African state's fledgling peace process but his rebel movement and the president vowed on Saturday to carry on reuniting
readKatsav deal challenged
02-07-2007
JERUSALEM - The Israeli Supreme Court yesterday said it would consider a legal challenge to a plea bargain that dropped rape charges against disgraced President Moshe Katsav, putting the deal on hold
readSummit focuses on United States of Africa plan
02-07-2007
ACCRA - Leaders of the African Union began a three-day summit here yesterday focused on plans to forge a confederation of states with an acknowledgement the continent's current system of governance
readIreland gets its first black mayor
02-07-2007
Ireland elected its first black mayor on Thursday, the latest sign of how rapid immigration is changing this once all-white nation.Rotimi Adebari, a Nigerian who arrived in Ireland seven years ago as
read5th suspect arrested in Britain, Brown accuses al Qaeda
02-07-2007
GLASGOW - Police searched several houses near Glasgow International Airport and made a fifth arrest yesterday in connection with a fiery attack on its main terminal and a foiled car bomb plot in
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