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49 Articles found on Monday, 9 July 2007
Problems with Chinese products raise concerns
09-07-2007
WASHINGTON - First it was pet food that sickened dogs and cats.Then came warnings about toothpaste, toy trains, car tires and several types of fish. The warnings had one thing in common - all of the
readBlackstone Group buys Hilton Hotels
09-07-2007
LOS ANGELES - Fresh off a US$4,1 billion (N$28,7 billion) initial public offering, private-equity house Blackstone Group solidified its position as a power to reckon with on Wall Street with a
read'Namibia has potential in oil and gas production'
09-07-2007
THE newly instituted oil and gas exploration company, Enigma Namibia, is optimistic that Namibia has the potential to thrive in oil and gas production.The president of the Brazilian HRT and Petroleum,
readOil hits above US$75
09-07-2007
LONDON - Oil surged to an 11-month high, above US$75 a barrel on Friday, putting the market within reach of the all-time record of US$78,65 set in August 2006.Oil is nearing last year's peaks because
readFrance urged to cut budget deficit
09-07-2007
BRUSSELS - The European Commission renewed pressure on France to stick to a timetable for cutting its budget deficit, saying the French economy would benefit if Paris used a current economic upswing
readSME women off to Malaysia
09-07-2007
TWENTY-three small and medium enterprise businesswomen specialising in food catering, received air-tickets from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) in Windhoek on Thursday to attend the eighth
readFarmers urged to change ways due to climate
09-07-2007
PEMBA - A few decades ago, corn farmers here in Zambia's rural southern province could predict when the annual rains would begin almost to the day.Now, October often stretches into November, and
readState House costs: Guess!
09-07-2007
HOW much the new State House being built on the outskirts of Windhoek will eventually cost the Namibian taxpayer will only be known once the project has been completed.This was revealed in Parliament
readSerial stock theft suspect gets bail
09-07-2007
A WINDHOEK resident who this year became a serial stock theft suspect had the Constitution's guarantee of the presumption of innocence to thank for being granted bail of N$5 000 on Friday, after
readPower outage at Rundu hospital blamed for newborn's death
09-07-2007
A YOUNG mother is considering suing the Ministry of Health after a botched operation, which allegedly led to the death of her newborn baby at Rundu State Hospital.Beloma Auchumes (27) gave birth to,
readACT marks 15 years
09-07-2007
Namibia's oldest AIDS support organisation, the AIDS Care Trust, is marking 15 years in existence with the announcement of a three-year strategic plan which includes a Emergency Response Fund for
readRegional newspaper not on sale in Zimbabwe
09-07-2007
A NEWSPAPER that is jointly produced by the governments of Namibia and Zimbabwe has not been for sale in Zimbabwe for several weeks, a member of the opposition party alleged.Ben Ulenga of the main
read24 San tour guides graduate in Otjozondjupa
09-07-2007
TWENTY-FOUR San people from two communal conservancies in the Otjozondjupa Region successfully completed a Level One Tour Guide course recently.Deputy Prime Minister Dr Libertina Amathila gave the
readTrade talk deadline closer, but EU and SADC far apart
09-07-2007
TRADE negotiations between Southern Africa and the European Union are progressing slowly and some sectors might not even be agreed on by the end of the year, when the signing of the trade agreement is
read2 die in crash in North
09-07-2007
TWO people died when a bakkie they were travelling in left the road and overturned at Onanhadi village - along the Oshakati-Endola main road in the Ohangwena Region - on Friday morning.Oshana Regional
read15 years for stealing 3 head of cattle
09-07-2007
HAFENANYE Hamutenya Paulus was found guilty in the Oshakati Magistrate Court on June 26 2007 of the theft of three head of cattle and sentenced to an effective 15 years in jail.The cattle were stolen
readSpeaker takes exception to news report
09-07-2007
THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab was intrigued by a short news piece in The Namibian recently about the lack of a quorum in the Chamber.It resulted in the adjournment of the
readCommunal farmers owe N$43,8 million
09-07-2007
COMMUNAL farmers in the Otjozondjupa Region are unable to repay some N$43,8 million that they owe NamWater .This was revealed in the National Assembly by DTA politician McHenry Venaani. Venaani tabled
readCleaner at Chinese Embassy hangs himself
09-07-2007
A 25-year-old man hanged himself in a toilet at the Chinese Embassy in Windhoek on Friday, the Police reported yesterday.Lukas Shinweleni was a cleaner at the embassy. He did not leave a suicide
readDelayed justice wins another round in child murder case
09-07-2007
A TWO-WEEK time slot set aside for the High Court trial of a formerly destitute child accused of raping and murdering a 14-year-old boy in Windhoek three and a half years ago had to be abandoned
readKwa ningwa oshigongi shomeendelelo moshipangelo sha Central
09-07-2007
O NKALO ndjoka tayi ende tayi shongola nokugwa pevi miipangelo yEpangelo mOvenduka oyi ikundwa pethimbo lyoshigongi shomeendelelo shoka sha ningwa mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko.Moshigongi shika omwa li
readOshipotha sha Munyama sha tsilikwa
09-07-2007
N GOKA a li nale omukuluntuwiliki gwehangano etumimawi mombepo lya Namibia nenge tutye Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Gerry Munyama ngoka ta tamanekelwa oshipotha shuufuthi okwa holoka ishewe
readTatekulu David Haufiku a fumvikwa mOngwediva
09-07-2007
O MUKALIMO gwomOshiko popepi nOngwediva tatekulu David Haufiku, a tseyika wo nedhina tatekulu Shiko, ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo sha Shakati omutenya meti 2 Juli 2007 okwa fumvikwa
read'Uuministeli wIipindi owetu tula mOkatoo': Aanangeshefa mOnooli taya nyenyeta
09-07-2007
PONGWEDIVA A ANANGESHEFA yokoNooli ya Namibia, mboka ya tokola okukaulika iipindi yawo kOndjiva ko Angola mOmaulikilo gOpaipindi ngoka taga tameke nena mOndjiva mu Angola moka sigo ometi 10 Auguste
readNdowishi a mana edhingoloko lye okuwilika
09-07-2007
EU N DOWISHI okwa manitha edhingoloko lye lyoomwedhi hamano koshipundi shuupresidende wehangano lyuukumwe waEuropa nenge tutye European Union (EU) mOlyomakaya ga zi ko nokugandja oshipundi shoka ku
readOshimaliwa ka sha li sha halika meteyo lyOlaata ya Khomas
09-07-2007
O mashina gookompiuta nosho wo iilongitho yilwe oya kwa moombelewa dhi li 27 dhOlaata yopashitopolwa sha Khomas mOvenduka uusiku wEtitatu nenge koongulasha dhokupendukila Etine lya zi ko.Eteyo ndika
readYa AU ya za kelungu
09-07-2007
M OGADISHU - Aakwiita yEhengano lyUukumwe wAafrica/African Union (AU) ya hupu moshiponga shetopo lyomboma pooha dhondjika mEtiyali mu Somalia, moka aapiyaganeki ya tameke okukondjitha Epangelo
readOonakudhipaga Kanyemba poDorado ya pewa obooloha
09-07-2007
A LUMENTU yatatu mboka taya tamanekelwa oshipotha shokudhipaga omuntu nomakatana oya pewa oobooloha mOmaandaha konima sho ya holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata mOvenduka.Otaku popiwa kutya mboka ya pewa
readOmukwiita omukulu a pewa ndatu mokakuma
09-07-2007
M UTARE - Omupanguli mOmpangu yOpombanda mu Zimbabwe mEtiyali lya zi ko, okwa popi kutya Peter Michael Hitschmann okwa li a hala okudhipaga Omupresidende Robert Mugabe, ihe okwe mu pe ashike egeelo
readYaali ya sa mOshipango shohauto pOnanhandi
09-07-2007
A ANTU yaali oya mana oondjenda dhawo ombaadhilila sho ohauto moka ya li mo ya gu ko kopate ndele tayi ka ndoma, sha ningilwa mondjila onene yopokati kEndola nOshakati pomukunda Onanhadi mUukwanyama
readHeletje is queen of the mountains
09-07-2007
NAMIBIA'S top female cyclist Heletje van Staden was in brilliant form she won the Engen Hochland Mountain Biking Challenge in the capital on Saturday.The 19-year-old cyclist won the women's elite
readKatjatenja in dream debut
09-07-2007
AFRICAN Stars striker Gerson Katjatenja had a dream debut when he scored a goal in Namibia?s 2-1 win over Malawi in a friendly football match in Blantyre on Friday.The towering Stars lethal man was
readShihepo wins in SA
09-07-2007
NAMIBIAN pugilist Wilbeforce?Black Mamba? Shihepo clinched his 10th win in the professional ranks on Thursday, when he beat Malawian-born Isaac Chilembe on points at the Emperors Palace Casino in
readSanya leads US domination
09-07-2007
PARIS - Sanya Richards put her disappointing showing at the United States world athletics trials well and truly behind her with a season's best time over her preferred 400m at the Golden League meet
readWallabies rally to beat Boks
09-07-2007
SYDNEY - Australia recovered from a nightmare start to beat South Africa 25-17 at Sydney's Olympic stadium in their Tri-Nations clash on Saturday.The victory handed the halfback combination of George
readGayle overjoyed as Windies turn tables
09-07-2007
NOTTINGHAM - Stand-in skipper Chris Gayle praised West Indies' resolve as they came from behind to clinch a 2-1 one-day series success against England with a crushing 93-run win at Trent Bridge.West
readKlitschko beats Brewster
09-07-2007
COLOGNE - Wladimir Klitschko beat Lamon Brewster with a technical knockout after six rounds to successfully defend his IBF and IBO heavyweight titles on Saturday and make up for one of the most
readAlcine wins
09-07-2007
BRIDGEPORT - Joachim Alcine scored a unanimous decision over Travis Simms to win the World Boxing Association light middleweight title Saturday.Simms (25-1) was ineffective against Alcine in a bout at
read7 'new' Wonders of the World
09-07-2007
LISBON - Seven "new" wonders of the world including the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal and the Colosseum in Rome were chosen overnight by nearly 100 million Internet and phone voters, upsetting
readMaoists protest at king's birthday
09-07-2007
KATHMANDU - Nepal's unpopular King Gyanendra marked his 61st birthday on Saturday as former Maoist rebels organised rallies demanding an end to the monarchy and a clash between the monarch's
readIsrael approves prisoner release
09-07-2007
JERUSALEM - The Israeli Cabinet yesterday approved the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners, officials said, in the government's latest gesture of support for moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud
readIn Brief
09-07-2007
Australia on terrorism CANBERRA - A report that the attackers in a failed London terrorist plot planned to trigger car bombs with mobile phone calls from Australia is probably wrong, Australia's
readPope Benedict revives old Latin mass
09-07-2007
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict, in a decree issued on Saturday, authorised wider use of the old Latin mass and told the world's 1,1 billion Roman Catholics that his nod to Church traditionalists was
readGlobal green chorus as Live Earth sounds eco-warning
09-07-2007
NEW YORK - Pop stars, politicians and Hollywood celebrities drummed home the dangers of global warming in a series of Live Earth concerts spanning the globe and urging people to go green."You are Live
readIraq town digs for bodies
09-07-2007
TUZ KHURMATO - Iraqis used heavy machines and shovels yesterday to search for bodies after a huge truck bomb killed 150 people in a northern town and fresh attacks in and around Baghdad killed 31
readArrest blitz of execs in Zimbabwe
09-07-2007
HARARE - Zimbabwean police have arrested 16 more business executives for raising prices above those stipulated by President Robert Mugabe's government, a newspaper said yesterday.The latest arrests
readPakistani commandos blow walls in mosque standoff
09-07-2007
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani commandos blasted holes in the walls of a mosque compound yesterday with the aim of helping hundreds of women and children escape from the site where Islamist gunmen are in a
readKidnapped British girl still held in Nigeria: says mother
09-07-2007
LAGOS - Nigerian kidnappers are still keeping three-year-old British girl Margaret Hill who was snatched in the oil city of Port Harcourt three days ago, her mother said yesterday."My baby is still
readSomalia suffers locust invasion
09-07-2007
MOGADISHU - Somalia, the scene of conflicts since 1991 and which regularly suffers floods and droughts, has now been hit by millions of locusts which have invaded the south of the country.The insects
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