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52 Articles found on Monday, 25 June 2007
Rays of hope for the AIDS children of Africa
25-06-2007
LITTLE Natasha is a giggling, wriggling bundle of mischief.She adores Barney the Dinosaur, claps along to her favourite songs, and throws a typical three-year-old's temper tantrums. Natasha, who
readChina criticises new foreign exchange rules
25-06-2007
BEIJING - China on Friday renewed its criticism of new IMF rules on exchange rate surveillance, saying they had been pushed through by powerful developed countries and could harm the fund's
readChina criticises new foreign exchange rules
25-06-2007
BEIJING - China on Friday renewed its criticism of new IMF rules on exchange rate surveillance, saying they had been pushed through by powerful developed countries and could harm the fund's
readHousehold debt hits a record despite warnings
25-06-2007
JOHANNESBURG - One of the variables South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni monitors closely is the ratio of household debt to disposable income.For more than a year - as the ratio rose to
readWTO trade round talks in limbo
25-06-2007
GENEVA - The World Trade Organisation is running out of last chances.With emotions ranging from anger to confusion, officials from the WTO's four biggest powers left Potsdam, Germany, on Friday
readSkilled artisans tempted with sign-on bonuses
25-06-2007
JOHANNESBURG - A skills shortage in mining has prompted contractors to offer lucrative "sign-on bonuses".Murray & Roberts Cementation's Gavin Dyer said the skills shortage was "absolutely the
readRefining woes, not crude, driving US fuel prices
25-06-2007
NEW YORK - Record fuel prices in the midst of a US oil supply glut have underscored the growing failure of domestic refiners to keep up with demand in the world's biggest energy consumer.A crunch in
read'B1 Butcher's' victim: 52 kg, 1,7 m tall...
25-06-2007
A WEEK after a female torso was found in two pieces inside a rubbish bin next to the B1 road between Windhoek and Okahandja, the Namibian Police have still not been able to confirm the presumed murder
readButtocks bull's-eye!
25-06-2007
A PATRON at a Katutura shebeen was shot in the buttocks and another was injured in the leg when a man pulled out a pistol and fired at them inside the bar.The incident happened at Okalindi Bar in
readO & L Group donates farm to former workers
25-06-2007
A GROUP of 26 retrenched farmworkers has received ownership of a commercial farm from their former employer to enable them to build a sustainable future in agriculture.The Ohlthaver & List Group
readFormer 'model prisoner' hangs himself
25-06-2007
A TROUBLED life that once also showed signs of redemption and hope came to an end with the apparent suicide of Windhoek resident Hans Husselmann.Husselmann was found hanged in a house in Pavlov Street
readShebeeners' cellphones stolen
25-06-2007
SIX armed men robbed three customers of the Soup and Sugar shebeen in Wanaheda of their cellphones and cash on Friday night.The value of the items stolen is estimated at N$2 800, Police reported. No
readMarket stall gutted at Keetmans
25-06-2007
ONE of the market stalls at the Offshore Development Company (ODC) SME Park in Keetmanshoop's Tseiblaagte residential area was completely destroyed by fire during the early hours of Saturday.It is
readMan in court for hotel stabbing
25-06-2007
KLEOPAS Amaambo (28) appeared in the Oshakati Magistrate's Court on Friday on a charge of attempted murder following the stabbing of a hotel supervisor on Wednesday.Amaambo, who worked at the hotel as
readStudents' gripes reach dead end
25-06-2007
THE Ministry of Education has decided not to follow up on allegations made by Namibian teaching students in Zimbabwe that the college plans to deliberately fail them at the end of this year, saying
readMan dies in fire at shack
25-06-2007
A SWAKOPMUND man, David Gaseb (38), burnt to death in his shack in the DRC township early yesterday.Police Chief Inspector Johannes Hamman told The Namibian that Gaseb and his wife had an argument on
readEducation revamp project on track
25-06-2007
THE first 12 months of a 15-year Government education-reform plan have shown good progress and the project is on track, an official in the Education Ministry says.Justin Ellis, who is the Ministry's
readNatis office robbed
25-06-2007
EIGHT days after the Namibia Traffic Information System (Natis) centre opened at Ongwediva, the office was robbed on Saturday night.According to the Oshakati Police, N$20 000 was stolen. Deputy
readWomen treated as 'property'
25-06-2007
THE Police, especially their Woman and Child Protection Unit, should receive more money and support to enable them to help victims of gender violence, a national conference has recommended.Another
readDomestic workers survey launched
25-06-2007
THE absence of a wage commission has seriously compromised the working conditions of thousands of domestic workers in Namibia, the Namibia Farmworkers' Union (Nafwu) said on Thursday."Members of
readCulprits in Caprivi food scandal not yet punished
25-06-2007
TWO years after a scandal in which a consignment of food aid to the Caprivi Region was left to rot in a Government warehouse, the case is still dragging on.Two disciplinary hearings were held a year
readMwene gwUudhengelo a hulitha
25-06-2007
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila muuzilo wOndonga momukunda Uudhengelo mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, otayi ti kutya mwene gwomukunda ngoka hagu ithanwa Oshinitolipo-Uudhengelo tate Eino Ndilimeke Kalukambe okwa
readMohangwena tamu tungwa egumbo lyaanona taya mono iihuna
25-06-2007
O MUGUNDJUKA gwedhina Eunice Heita gwomOshitopolwa sha Hangwena okwa lombwela Oshifo shika omasiku ngaka kutya, omoluunona oundji tau mono iihuna, kau na aapukululi nosho tuu mOshitopolwa shoka sha
readOlopota yiimbuluma yOpolisi
25-06-2007
O POLISI mOshakati oya tsyitha ngeyi kutya omulumentu gwomimvo 37 ngoka taku popiwa kutya oye Johannes Tangeni a zile kOshandumbala moshitopolwa sha Shikoto okwi imangeleke mEtitano lya zile
readMwene gwoRestaurant pOliindili a dhipagelwa komeho gegumbo lye
25-06-2007
R UDOLF van Wyk gwomimvo 39 ngoka e li mwene gwokefe yiikulya (Restaurant) yedhina Legends Restaurant pOliindili, okwa yahwa okusa sha ningilwa komeho gegumbo lye ongulohi yEtine lya zile ko (14 Juni
readAmushanga-Ndjayi omukulu gwoUN Kurt Waldheim a hulitha
25-06-2007
V IENNA - Kurt Waldheim ngoka a li nale Amushanga-Ndjayi gwIigwanahangano ngoka iilonga ye iiwanawa ya li ya ehamekwa noonkondo kuuyelele mboka wa hololwa puuyelele kutya okwa li e na ekwatathano na
readNakudhipaga omukiintu natango ina monika
25-06-2007
S igo omEtitano lya zi ko omakonakono gOpolisi inaga monina po sha kombinga yaangoka a dhipaga omukiintu ngoka iitopolwa yolutu lwe ya adhika mendoloma lyiiyagaya komunkulo gwondjila pokati ka Venduka
readI'm still the best, says Serena
25-06-2007
LONDON - Serena Williams says nobody will be able to beat her at Wimbledon this year if she hits top form.The American, looking for a third singles crown at the All England Club, is seeded only
readFederer aims to match Borg's 5 straight titles
25-06-2007
WIMBLEDON - So much for resisting change at Wimbledon.They're embracing it. Women will earn the same prize money as men for the first time this year, video screens will help players challenge calls,
readNo surprises in Currie Cup
25-06-2007
JOHANNESBURG - The first weekend of Absa Currie Cup did not produce any surprises as the cream of the crop rose to the top.The big match of the weekend, Western Province's clash against the Lions, was
readASEC escape Tunisia with precious point
25-06-2007
TUNIS - Esperance of Tunisia dropped two precious African Champions League points when held 0-0 by ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast this weekend.Al-Ahly of Egypt, seeking a record third consecutive title,
readHatton knocks out Castillo
25-06-2007
LAS VEGAS - Britain's Ricky Hatton knocked out José Luis Castillo of Mexico in the fourth round to retain his IBO light welterweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday.The end came two minutes 16 seconds
readWhite picks Bok 'B team' for Australasia
25-06-2007
CAPE TOWN - The return of strongman Cobus Visagie at tighthead prop and the inclusion of Western Province flyhalf Peter Grant were two of the major surprises in the Springbok squad of 28 for the two
readFerrari's Stepney denies sabotage
25-06-2007
LONDON - Former Ferrari technical manager Nigel Stepney has accused the Formula One team of waging a dirty tricks campaign against him amid legal proceedings and allegations of sabotage."I have
readBoks caught with their pants down, say papers
25-06-2007
JOHANNESBURG - World Cup hopefuls South Africa awoke to mixed reaction from their national press yesterday a day after New Zealand's come-from-behind 26-21 in a Tri-Nations match in Durban.While some,
readTiger chooses cub over club
25-06-2007
GRAND BLANC, Michigan - Tiger Woods has informed the Buick Open that he will not be playing in this week's tournament, organisers announced on Friday.Last Monday, Woods' wife gave birth to the
readTiger chooses cub over club
25-06-2007
GRAND BLANC, Michigan - Tiger Woods has informed the Buick Open that he will not be playing in this week's tournament, organisers announced on Friday.Last Monday, Woods' wife gave birth to the
readNam lose to Uganda
25-06-2007
THE Namibian national rugby team lost to Uganda 20-19 in their Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) Cup qualifier played in Kampala on Saturday.The Namibia Rugby Union's Chief Executive Officer,
readVa-va ta-ta! Arsenal's Henry heads for Barca
25-06-2007
LONDON - Thierry Henry has delivered a devastating double blow to Arsenal by choosing to join Barcelona and indicating that manager Arsene Wenger could also follow him out of the club next year.In
readWe're all celebrities in post-privacy age
25-06-2007
SAN FRANCISCO - Move over, Paris Hilton.We all have celebrity issues in an age when anyone can create an online profile, post confessional videos on YouTube, or make snarky online comments about other
readChinese Web users rage against 'Great Firewall'
25-06-2007
BEIJING - Yang Zhou is no cyberdissident, but recent curbs on his Web surfing habits by China's censors have him fomenting discontent about China's "Great Firewall".Yang's fury erupted a few days ago
readHank Medress, doo wop singer on 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'
25-06-2007
NEW YORK - Hank Medress, whose vocals with the doo wop group the Tokens helped propel their irrepressible single 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' to the top of the charts and who produced hits with other
readElias Blake, black educator
25-06-2007
ATLANTA - Elias Blake Jr, a leading advocate for blacks in higher education and a former president of Atlanta's Clark College, has died at 77.In search of ways to motivate disadvantaged high school
readGianfranco Ferre, architect of fashion
25-06-2007
MILAN, Italy - Gianfranco Ferre, the Italian designer known as the "architect of fashion" for his structured, sculpted shapes and for his groundbreaking tenure at Christian Dior, has died after
read'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang
25-06-2007
BAGHDAD - Two decades after Iraq's military laid waste to Kurdish villages, the Iraqi High Tribunal on Sunday sentenced Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as 'Chemical Ali', and two others to death for their
readShaky start to Congo elections
25-06-2007
BRAZZAVILLE - Voting got off to a shaky start in the first round of Congo's legislative elections yesterday, with long delays in parts of the capital Brazzaville and protesters crying foul
readStorms in Karachi kill over 220 people
25-06-2007
KARACHI - Heavy wind and rain wreaked havoc on Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi, killing more than 220 people, a provincial minister said yesterday.In neighbouring India, at least 35 people have died
readLabour Party elects new deputy
25-06-2007
MANCHESTER - Harriet Harman, the secretary of state for justice, was narrowly elected Sunday as deputy leader of Britain's governing Labour Party, the party announced.Labour lawmakers, grassroots
readLebanese army raids militant hideout
25-06-2007
TRIPOLI - Lebanese troops killed seven Islamist militants, most of them foreigners, in a raid on their hideout in the northern city of Tripoli yesterday, while sporadic battles shook a nearby
readD-day for SA strikers
25-06-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Yesterday was D-day for striking civil servants with at least four unions willing to sign government's final wage offer despite strong opposition from the biggest union - the SA
readLesotho curfew lifted
25-06-2007
JOHANNESBURG - A curfew imposed in Lesotho's capital Maseru following a series of attacks on senior political figures has been lifted, police said Sunday."The announcement was made on Friday
readBush's approval rating plunges to new low
25-06-2007
WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush's approval rating plunged to a new low of 26 per cent, making him the least popular US president since Richard Nixon, a poll released on Thursday found.The
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