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36 Articles found on Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Oh no we didn't! Oh yes you did
24-07-2007
THE Mail & Guardian newspaper has denied disregarding an interdict barring them from publishing the details of a draft internal report into alleged abuse of power at the SABC."We completely deny
readUgandan takes top award
24-07-2007
RICHARD M Kavuma from Uganda won the top prize at this year's CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2007 Awards.Tony Maddox, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, CNN International, and Nolo
readSMS responses on issues of the day
24-07-2007
From the regions * I'M VERY pleased with the work of the Deputy Prime Minister. Viva to the 'Godmother of the San'! But who is going to look after the Ovahimbas? - LSK* I THINK the two ATMs at
readWTO draft agreement 'distributed the pain fairly'
24-07-2007
BRUSSELS - EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson told European Union governments Monday that a draft agreement floated last week "distributed the pain fairly" with cuts to agricultural tariffs that
readEskimos, Chinese ... all welcome to buy Alitalia
24-07-2007
BRUSSELS - Italy is happy to sell Alitalia to anyone willing to turn the loss-making national airline around - no matter whether the new owners are Eskimos or Chinese, an Italian minister
readSouth Africa to sell shares in MTN to black investors
24-07-2007
JOHANNESBURG - A fund controlled by the South African government will sell about 11,7 million shares in mobile phone operator MTN to black investors for 931 million rand, the fund and MTN said
readNigerian inflation drops to 5,9 per cent
24-07-2007
LAGOS - Nigeria's inflation rate dropped to 5,9 per cent in the 12 months ending in June, marginally lower than six per cent in the preceding month, the National Bureau of Statistics said
readOpec concerned oil price may hurt global economy
24-07-2007
ABU DHABI - Opec is concerned about the potential impact of the near-record price of oil on the world's economy but has seen little sign that growth has been hit by higher energy costs, the group's
readFamilies to be resettled of mine
24-07-2007
MAPUTO - Brazil's Companhia Vale do Rio Doce plans to spend US$30 million to resettle 1 200 families occupying a mining site in Mozambique, clearing the way for development of the project, a newspaper
readGermans to go head to head with Government over farm grab
24-07-2007
THREE foreign farm owners intend to challenge a Government decision to expropriate their farms.The first hearing is expected to start in the Windhoek High Court today, The Namibian has reliably
readNamibia's only waste incinerator hit by burnout
24-07-2007
THE waste incinerator at the Windhoek Central Hospital will be out of service for urgent repairs over the next three weeks.The City of Windhoek announced the closure yesterday. It is the only hospital
readTsumeb killer sent to jail for 36 years
24-07-2007
FORMER farmworker Josef Naseb was sentenced to an effective 36 years' imprisonment yesterday for murdering a Tsumeb doctor and shooting a fellow worker at a farm in the Tsumeb district in early
readCouncil plans relocation of stone crusher plant
24-07-2007
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council has agreed to enter into negotiations on relocating the Super Sand stone-crushing plant following complaints of dust and noise pollution from residents living near the
readECB sets up scheme for students
24-07-2007
THE Electricity Control Board (ECB) has set up a grant scheme to support the Education and Training Sector Improvement Plan (ETSIP).The ECB pledged an initial N$50 000, of which N$10 000 a year will
readNamibia to host fisheries secretariat
24-07-2007
NAMIBIA has been chosen to host the secretariat of the world's first commission on the management of marine fisheries and eco-systems on a regional level.The three member states of the Benguela
readUnion welcomes ban on labour hire
24-07-2007
THE exclusion of labour-hire services from the new Labour Act means Namibia has taken a huge step in doing away with the cruelty, abuse and general inhumanity that has characterised the concept of
readCity gets tough on stray dogs
24-07-2007
THE City of Windhoek says it is experiencing a huge problem with dog owners who don't comply with dog control regulations.Dog owners are required to licence their dogs and make sure that they stay in
readAffirmative action scheme goes wild
24-07-2007
GOVERNMENT plans to introduce a scheme involving the breeding of wild animals for eligible affirmative action farmers and on resettlement farms.The aim is to provide an income-generating measure for
readMan wins lawsuit against cops
24-07-2007
THE Ministry of Safety and Security has been ordered to pay N$26 892 to a man who claimed he was wrongfully imprisoned on suspicion of stealing gambling tokens worth N$4 352.In his ruling on the civil
readOtjomuise residents reschedule protest march
24-07-2007
RESIDENTS of Windhoek's Otjomuise area are set to deliver a petition to the Windhoek Municipality today, after plans to do so yesterday fell flat.The area has featured in the news occasionally
readCongo a hala oku ningulula Osikola yaLoudima
24-07-2007
E PANGELO lyOrepublika yuundemokoli ya Cong-Brazaville olya hala okutotululapo Osikola ya Loudima, moka mwa li mwa dheulwa Aanamibia pethimbo lyekondjelomanguluko.Omupresidende gwa Congo-Brazaville,
readIndia a mona Omupresidende gwomukiintu
24-07-2007
N EW DELHI - Pratibha Patil, ngoka a sindana momahogololo gOpaupresidende mu India omasiku ngaka, oye Omupresidende gwomukiintu gwotango pandjokonona yoshilongo shoka.Patil ngoka e li Omunaveta
readOmufekelwa meyugo lyegumbo na dhitikwe: Mengestrata ta ti
24-07-2007
O MUKWASHIGWANA gumwe gwomOvenduka ngoka aniwa a li a kwatwa pethimbo a li ta yugu egumbo limwe moKlein Windhoek kuyele omumvo gwa zi ko okwa taalela okudhitikululwa molwashoka okwa ndola okuholoka
readWBRA ota fala Olaata ya Muni gwaMbaye kOmpangu
24-07-2007
E HANGANO lyaakwashigwana pOmbaye lyedhina Walvis Bay Residents Association (WBRA) - ndyoka hali popile uuthemba waafuti yiishoshela olya ningi omatilitho kutya otali ka ningila Olaata ya Muni gwawo
readRautenbach a tidhwa mo mu DRC
24-07-2007
H ARARE - Omulumentu omunangeshefa noku li wo omuyamba noonkondo OmuZimbabwe gwedhina Billy Rautenbach mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko, okwa li a tidhwa mo mOrepublika yUundemokoli ya Congo (DRC), moka a
readCyclist Craven improves on rankings in Italy
24-07-2007
AFTER being forced to miss the African Games due to illness, cyclist Dan Craven bounced back to top form by netting two important results in one weekend.On Saturday, Craven finished second in the UCI
readKanalelo now in charge
24-07-2007
FORMER Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Ronnie Kanalelo will act as caretaker coach of the Brave Warriors in this weekend's Cosafa Castle Cup mini-tournament slated for Gaborone, Botswana.Namibia meet
readChief justice back at work
24-07-2007
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's chief justice returned to work yesterday, three days after winning a court battle that undermined the authority of President General Pervez Musharraf.The Supreme Court
readMedical 'brain drain' hindering AIDS battle
24-07-2007
SYDNEY - The biggest challenge in the global fight against AIDS is no longer money for drug research and treatment but the lack of local health services in nations worst-hit by the disease, the World
readEnvoy Tony Blair arrives in Israel
24-07-2007
JERUSALEM - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday kicked off his first visit to the Middle East as the international community's new envoy to the region, hoping to add new momentum to
readFloods cause chaos across parts of Britain
24-07-2007
LONDON - Torrential rain sweeping through large parts of Britain continued to cause disruption across the country yesterday, with warnings that water levels could rise to critical levels.Thousands of
readChavez vows to expel critics
24-07-2007
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has vowed to expel foreigners who publicly criticise him or his government."No foreigner can come here to attack us. Anyone who does must be removed from this
readFour-legged baby dies after operation problems
24-07-2007
JOHANNESBURG - A baby girl who was born earlier this month with four legs in South Africa has died following an operation to amputate two of her limbs, a health official said yesterday.The girl, who
readLibya medics talks on
24-07-2007
MARCOUSSIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday that talks on securing the release of six foreign medics, jailed for life for infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, were 'very
readAfghanistan's last king Shah has died at 92
24-07-2007
KABUL - Afghanistan's last king, Mohammed Zahir Shah, died in Kabul yesterday aged 92, mourned by the war-torn country where he had spent his final years after returning from three decades of
readSouth Korea imposes travel ban on Afghanistan
24-07-2007
SEOUL - South Korea enacted a travel ban yesterday for its citizens to Afghanistan following the recent kidnappings of its 23 nationals, amid intense diplomatic efforts to secure their release."We
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