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42 Articles found on Thursday, 5 July 2007
Conservancies are making a difference
05-07-2007
CO-OPERATION between rural conservancies and lodges in their areas should be encouraged in Namibia as this will help the rural poor to gain an income, a senior researcher with a UK-based organisation
readPlanning for birds
05-07-2007
AS birds compete with increasing numbers of aircraft for airspace, stringent measures have to be put in place to reduce incidents of bird strikes at airports.Namibia's Hosea Kutako International
readAncient Arctic ponds drying up as climate warms
05-07-2007
CHICAGO - Ancient ponds in the Arctic are drying up during the polar summer as warmer temperatures evaporate shallow bodies of water, Canadian researchers said this week.They said the evaporation of
readDoctor downs scalpel over hospital chaos
05-07-2007
DETERIORATING conditions at State hospitals in Windhoek apparently forced an orthopaedic specialist to yesterday pack his bags and leave State patients queuing at the Windhoek State Hospital's
readOfficial faces charges over night club visit
05-07-2007
BENHARD Iifugula (46), a Control Officer in the Ministry of Health and Social Services at Oshakati State Hospital, was arrested during the early hours of Saturday last week, after he was found with a
readPrice hikes cause endless poverty: CoD
05-07-2007
THE Congress of Democrats has blasted recent price increases saying they only worsen the already bad poverty level in the country.Party spokesperson Natjirikasorua Tjirera said in a statement
readPM's Office defends ACC duo over 'salary fiasco'
05-07-2007
THE Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) yesterday exonerated the Director and the Deputy Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of any wrongdoing in connection with double salaries they were
readPacon speaks out on killings
05-07-2007
THE Pan Afrikan Centre of Namibia (Pacon) says a society that is devoid of morals and human values is doomed to failure and destruction.Reacting to the recent spates of killings and murders in
readScientists up a gum tree over Eucalyptus
05-07-2007
SYDNEY - Australian and international scientists have launched a search for the genetic secrets of the humble Eucalyptus tree, which is native to Australia and highly prized as a source of fibre for
readPolice officer robbed
05-07-2007
A policeman from Rehoboth was attacked at the town over the weekend and robbed not only of his wallet and a cellphone, but also of his service pistol.Constable Town Nangombe was apparently attacked
readIncriminating 'red boxers' not mine, says rape suspect
05-07-2007
THEOFILUS Ndemufayo (28) who was allegedly involved in a spree of rapes and a case of robbery at Swakopmund between April and May 2003, claims that he was with his family in Walvis Bay at the time of
readGunpoint robbery near high school
05-07-2007
Two men, apparently driving a maroon BMW, are being sought by police after they robbed a 22-year old Windhoek resident near the Centaurus High School.Police said Joseph Ndemulunda has registered a
readMurder suspect claims 'emotional trauma'
05-07-2007
MURDER suspect Manuel Alberto da Silva has a mental condition that makes him prone to sudden explosive outbursts and possible violence, a psychologist claimed in testimony heard in Da Silva's trial in
readSimon's drunken driving case awaits PG decision
05-07-2007
Harry Simon's headache caused by an alleged drunken driving incident that occurred in late 2006, may not have subsided as the Prosecutor General still has made no decision with regards to where this
readKeetmans residents face multiple hikes
05-07-2007
RESIDENTS at Keetmanshoop will have to grit their teeth, tighten their belts and dig deep in their pockets to cope with a five to 11 per cent rise in tariffs for a number of basic services.The news
read40 knives confiscated in Swakop sting
05-07-2007
KNIVES in all shapes and sizes have been seized by Police in a sting operation at the coast.The Station Commander of NamPol (Swakopmund) said the 'flash operation', in which 40 knives were confiscated
readBillion dollar project envisaged for Walvis
05-07-2007
BILLIONS of dollars worth of fuel, water and power production-infrastructure has been proposed by two companies for Walvis Bay, which could help Namibia gain independence from foreign petroleum
readGovt plans survey on national pride
05-07-2007
THE Ministry of Information and Broadcasting plans to conduct a survey in order to find out how Namibians "view nationhood and national pride."The Ministry called on institutions and individuals who
readMbeki naye omo e li mondambo
05-07-2007
J OHANNESBURG - Omathigathano oga tameka mekondjelo lyoshipundi shUupresidende wongundu yo African National Congress (ANC) konima sho okonference yopaati ndjika ya egululwa omiyelo opo Omupresidende
readMeme Gemma a fumvikwa kengathithi mOshakati
05-07-2007
O MUKATEKISTA omukulukulu gwOngeleka ya Katoolika ka Roma mOshakati meme Gemma Nankonda Johannes (Gwanankonda) gwoomvula omilongoheyali nantano (75) kwali, ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe ombaadhilila
readNgoloneya Boois ota ka futithwa
05-07-2007
N GOLONEYA gwoshitopolwa sha Karas Dawid Boois ota ka futa oshimaliwa shoondola/N$180 000 shoka a pewa okuza momumvo 2004 shi na sha nomauwanawa nenge tutye niifuta yomagumbo omanga a kala e li
readOmonamati gwOmupresidende gwa Chad i itsuwa mOmaandaha a sa
05-07-2007
P ARIS - Brahim Deby, omonamati gwOmupresidende gwa Chad Idriss Deby, okwi itsuwa a sa ongula yOmaandaha mopaakinga yiihauto yi li kohi petungo moka ha zi popepi na Paris sha France, Opolisi osho ya
readAaleli ya Afrika ya topoka
05-07-2007
A CCRA - Onkundana okuzilila ku Ghana sha Accra otayi ti kutya oompata dha kindja odha tukuka poshigongi shaaleli ya Afrika kombinga yosheetwapo kutya Afrika na kale nEpangelo limwe.Okangundu kamwe
readKuku Taimi ota fumvikwa nena pOmawendo gaShaala
05-07-2007
O MUKALIMO gwomOshaala mUukolonkadhi moshitopolwa sha Musati meme Taimi Inamugadhimbwa gaNdjene ngoka a mana oondjenda dhe moshipangelo shOpashitopolwa mOutapi mOsoondaha (1 Juli 2007), ota fumvikwa
readKwa tamekiwa negongelo lyoshimaliwa shetala lyaategeleli pEngela
05-07-2007
O SHINIMA shetungo lyEtala lyoonakutegelela pOshipangelo sha Ngela mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena osha fa ngaa nee tashi zi po pevi, sho mEtitano lya zi ko, kwa ningwa Obazaar yokugongela
readPizarro saves Peru, Uruguay go on
05-07-2007
PUERTO LA CRUZ - Peru's Claudio Pizarro scored a late equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw against Bolivia on Tuesday, a result that carried his side into the quarter-finals of the Copa America along with
readWallabies replace Tuqiri
05-07-2007
SYDNEY - South Africa will take only two players from the side that defeated Australia last month into Saturday's Tri-Nations clash in Sydney against a Wallabies outfit missing suspended winger Lote
readNadal survive three-day marathon
05-07-2007
LONDON - The omens were looking good for Rafael Nadal yesterday after the Spaniard finally scrambled into the fourth round of a rain-drenched Wimbledon.In a match spanning three days and hit by five
readArgentina and US hit six, Brazil hang on
05-07-2007
MONTREAL - Argentina and the United States both hit six goals, while Brazil hung on for a 3-2 win over South Korea in the Under-20 World Cup on Tuesday.Freddy Adu scored a superb hat-trick as the US
readMutorwa urged codes to form supporters' clubs
05-07-2007
WINDHOEK - Minister of Sport John Mutorwa has urged various sport codes to formulate national teams' supporters clubs.Mutorwa was addressing the Brave Warriors Supporters' Club (BWSC) Executive who
readWoods bemoans lack of sleep
05-07-2007
BETHESDA - Tiger Woods says everything he has heard about new fathers being too busy to sleep is true.The world's top-ranked player said he had received a wealth of advice about fatherhood but the
readWindhoek cyclists ask city for a helping hand
05-07-2007
WINDHOEK cyclists handed a petition to City of Windhoek Mayor Matthew Shikongo yesterday for the City to improve conditions for cyclists by establishing paths, lanes and bicycle parking facilities, as
readMutorwa plea for financial assistance
05-07-2007
WINDHOEK - Minister of Sport John Mutorwa called on the corporate world and individuals to financially assist the Namibian contingent leaving for the All Africa Games (AAG) this Saturday.The Namibian
readHoffmann qualifies for Olympics
05-07-2007
NAMIBIAN cyclist Erik Hoffmann qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games with an inspired ride in the B World Championships road race in Cape Town.Hoffmann competed against a field of 164 riders
readIn Brief
05-07-2007
Priest plans his own perfumes WARSAW- A prominent Polish cleric known for preaching against communism and for his anti-Semitic remarks said on Tuesday he planned to launch perfumes, clothing and cafes
readRussia issues missile threat
05-07-2007
MOSCOW - Russia issued a veiled threat yesterday to deploy rockets in its Kaliningrad enclave bordering the European Union if United States builds a missile defence shield in eastern Europe.The two
readMengistu sentence 'not fair'
05-07-2007
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian prosecutors appealed for a death sentence for former Marxist ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam on Tuesday, saying the life sentence he was given for genocide was not equal to his
readPakistani militant students surrender
05-07-2007
ISLAMABAD - Leaders of a besieged radical mosque in the Pakistani capital remained defiant as a deadline calling for their immediate surrender passed yesterday, a day after clashes there killed at
readMexican 'world's richest person'
05-07-2007
Mexico's telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim has overtaken Bill Gates to become the world's richest person, according to a respected Mexican financial website.Slim is now worth $67,8 bn, above Microsoft
readBBC's Johnston released
05-07-2007
GAZA CITY- BBC reporter Alan Johnston was freed yesterday after being held in solitary confinement by Palestinian gunmen for four months in the Gaza Strip, an experience he said was 'like being buried
readAU convoy escapes bomb attack
05-07-2007
MOGADISHU - African Union peacekeepers survived a roadside bomb blast in Somalia on Tuesday, where insurgents have ramped up attacks against government targets and foreign troops in recent months.Army
readAfrican leaders plan union
05-07-2007
ACCRA - African leaders have agreed to speed up the economic and political integration of their continent to pursue the goal of a United States of Africa, but they gave themselves more time to study
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