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36 Articles found on Wednesday, 13 June 2007
Accra porters among army of child workers
13-06-2007
ACCRA - Balancing a large white tin basin on her tiny frame, 14-year-old Nafisa Adams toils as a porter in Accra's teeming markets from four o'clock in the morning.She is one of hundreds of porters,
readBanks increase lending rates
13-06-2007
THE rate rise by the central bank has seen the ripple effect of the commercial banks rising their prime and home loan base rates will increase from 13,75 per cent to 14,25 per cent.Standard Bank,
readSA braces for mass strike
13-06-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's government warned striking civil servants over wages yesterday as officials braced for a planned nationwide boycott today which union leaders say will bring the country
readZimbabweans go to the Net to assist
13-06-2007
LONDON - Inflation in Zimbabwe is soaring, and its citizens abroad are pitching in to help relatives at home - giving part of their earnings in South Africa, for example, to Zimbabwean businessmen
readACC top brass in pay drama
13-06-2007
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (AAC) yesterday found itself on the receiving end of accusing fingers when it emerged that double salaries and a 13th cheque were paid to its Director and Deputy
readElection law reform delayed
13-06-2007
A LACK of money is hampering a planned overhaul of the law governing elections in Namibia.The exercise is estimated to cost some N$1,5 million. The European Union offered to fund the process, which
readSheep export quotas reduced again
13-06-2007
THE quota for exports of live sheep (on the hoof) to South Africa will revert back to a lower ratio on Friday after close to 70 000 sheep were exported in the past three weeks.The Ministry of
readNurses demand axing of Windhoek Central head
13-06-2007
A GROUP of nurses staged a demonstration in Windhoek yesterday calling for the removal of the head of the Windhoek Central Hospital, Dr Helen Nkandi-Shiimi.They claimed health standards at the
readBuy a bowl, fill an empty stomach or two
13-06-2007
A FUNDRAISER for the Community Hope School in Katutura will be held at the Omba Gallery on June 22 and 23.The fundraiser, called '1 000 Empty Bowls', will help the school, which has 46 children from
readLet's support the San: Deputy PM
13-06-2007
GOBABIS - Deputy Prime Minister Dr Libertina Amathila has called on regional councillors, traditional leaders and the community to participate in the Livelihood Support Programme.The programme's
readCops report suicides and rapes
13-06-2007
A VILLAGER from the Omusati Region apparently committed suicide by hanging himself at his home on Sunday, the Police have reported.Martinus Amunyela (31) was found hanging from a piece of rope in his
readCorruption focus falls on Hardap Council
13-06-2007
THE arrest of a Hardap Regional Council politician on alleged corruption charges is likely to be take place any day next week, following an anti-corruption commission investigation last week, The
readRed Cross, Razia finally part ways
13-06-2007
THE head of the Namibia Red Cross Society, Razia Essack-Kauaria, has resigned with immediate effect.Chairman of the Red Cross Governing Board, Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, announced on Monday that
readSADC Parliament shy on Zimbabwe
13-06-2007
A REGIONAL parliamentary body which held a bi-annual conference in Windhoek until Friday refrained from commenting on the dire political and economic situation on Zimbabwe.In a communique issued
readPsychiatrist vouches for sanity of murder suspect
13-06-2007
MURDER suspect Manuel Alberto da Silva, who is accused of killing his girlfriend by shooting her in the head five times, in Windhoek on New Year's Eve 2003, is not mentally ill now and was not
readChild rapist sent to jail for 15 years
13-06-2007
A WALVIS Bay resident who has been staring a child rape charge in the face for the past three years was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment after being found guilty in the Swakopmund Regional Court
readChild labour prevalent in agricultural sector
13-06-2007
NAMIBIA has once again committed itself to eliminating all forms of child labour.In a joint statement issued by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and the International Labour Organisation
readGovt won't declare a drought - for now
13-06-2007
GOVERNMENT will not yet declare some areas of Namibia drought-stricken, Agriculture Minister Dr Nickey Iyambo told the National Assembly yesterday.However, he added, they are assessing the condition
readEhala epe lyOombesa lya patululwa mOshakati
13-06-2007
O MOLU evundakano enene ndyoka hali adhika pehala lyokulondekela nokuhelulila aayendindjila pOmatala ga Shakati, aanuumbesa yamwe mboka inaya hala evundakano ndika, oya hogolola ehala lyawo li li
readIipumbu ina kutha Nambala pehala e ta tula po Kamutsheetha
13-06-2007
E LELO lyUukwambi oshiwike sha zi ko olya gandja omushangwa pethimbo lyoshigongi shalyo nIikundaneki pOmbelewa yalyo pUukwangula, moka tali ti kutya Elenga enene lyUukwambi Herman Iipumbu ina kutha
readAmushanga nOmuyalulimambo moNA ya pewa obooloha moshipotha shekorapto
13-06-2007
A MUSHANGA gwOparliamende Nama Goabab nosho wo Omuyalulimambo Omukuluntu gwOparliamende, Abraham John George, oya holoka pamwe mOmpangu ya Mengestrata gwa Venduka moshipotha shuulingilingi
readDrogba considers quitting Chelsea
13-06-2007
LONDON - Chelsea's Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba admitted yesterday that he was tempted by a move to either Spain or Italy."Spain and Italy attract me a lot and, although I am a long way from
readSupporters Club calls for reduction in fees
13-06-2007
WINDHOEK -The Brave Warriors Supporters' Club (BWSC), vice-chairman, Kayele Kambombo expressed dismay at the N$10 increment during the forthcoming 2008 qualifier between Namibia and the DRC at the
readHenry not for Barca
13-06-2007
LONDON - Thierry Henry's agent yesterday categorically denied reports that the Arsenal striker has agreed terms with Spanish giants Barcelona.France Football magazine claimed that Henry's agent Jerome
readSport in Brief
13-06-2007
* Former Blackburn Rovers and Scotland captain Colin Hendry has been appointed manager of second division Clyde, the club's Web site stated."I had options north and south of the border, as well as
readFive apply for NFA CEO post
13-06-2007
THE president of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) John Muinjo has received five applications for the position of chief executive officer for the mother body so far, a spokesperson confirmed
readLewis triggers ticket rush
13-06-2007
LONDON - Ticket sales for next month's British Formula One Grand Prix have rocketed since Lewis Hamilton's first win in Canada on Sunday, organisers said."The reaction to his win in Canada has been
readPromotion looming, but cases pending in Southern Stream
13-06-2007
HOTSPURS, Fedics and Invincible United are still in with a chance of winning the Southern Stream First Division football title and gain promotion to the Premier League, but that is only possible if
readUS strike 'kills afghan police'
13-06-2007
JALALABAD - US-led forces in Afghanistan mistakenly killed seven policemen in an air strike after Afghan forces came under attack from the Taliban and asked for help, a provincial official said
readChiluba to lose house in graft case
13-06-2007
LUSAKA - Zambia's former President Frederick Chiluba must surrender his house to the government as partial payment on the $58 million he was ordered to pay in a corruption case, the attorney general
readLooters hit flooded Aus
13-06-2007
SYDNEY - Looters struck businesses, homes and abandoned cars during four days of violent storms in Australia, outraged victims revealed yesterday as a massive clean-up operation began.About 5 000
readWild new Sausage flavours
13-06-2007
BERLIN - Hoping to spice up their summer business, German butchers have introduced a new line of exotic-tasting sausages with flavours ranging from kiwi, maraschino cherry, lemon and even aloe
readGrenade hits Prime Minister's home
13-06-2007
GAZA CITY - A rocket-propelled grenade hit the home of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas yesterday, in what Hamas said was an attempted assassination.The house was damaged, but Haniyeh and his
readFormer Serb leader jailed
13-06-2007
THE HAGUE - The UN war crimes tribunal sentenced the former leader of rebel Serbs in Croatia, Milan Martic, to 35 years in jail for ordering atrocities committed when rebel Serbs set up a breakaway
readSerbs 'disgusted' by Bush Kosovo pledge
13-06-2007
BELGRADE - Serbs will never forgive the United States if it helps ensure Kosovo's Albanians win independence for the Serbian province, Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said on Monday.In a bitter
readWEATHER EXTREMES
13-06-2007
DHAKA - Rescuers dug out 20 bodies yesterday and continued searching for more as heavy rain caused havoc in theBangladeshi port city of Chittagong.The nationwide death toll has topped 100. BEIJING -
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