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44 Articles found on Monday, 12 March 2007
Eni gets new exploration licence in Nigeria
12-03-2007
MILAN - Italian oil and gas group Eni said on Friday it has signed a deal to become operator of the 'OPL 135' exploration licence in Nigeria as it aims to expand further in Africa's largest oil
readWeather harms Ivorian cocoa
12-03-2007
ABIDJAN - A long spell of dry weather in the world's top cocoa grower Ivory Coast has harmed flowers and small pods and is likely to slash output during the imminent April-September mid crop season,
readItalian firms sue SA over BEE mining law
12-03-2007
JOHANNESBURG - The Italian owners of two granite firms are suing South Africa for 266 million euros, arguing that laws which force firms to sell stakes to black investors violated international
readEU leaders urge others to make moves for Doha deal
12-03-2007
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders pressed other trading powers on Friday to move to wrap up more than five years of global trade talks, making clear the EU would also pursue the option of bilateral
readPaladin exec dies in plane crash
12-03-2007
GARNET Halliday, the Executive General Manager for Operations and Development for Paladin Resources Ltd, died in a light aircraft accident near Lilongwe in Malawi on Thursday.Also killed in the
readWolfowitz under fire at World Bank
12-03-2007
WASHINGTON - Two years after he was named to take over the World Bank, former Pentagon deputy chief Paul Wolfowitz is under broad and sustained fire for his leadership of the powerful global
readVictims 'burnt alive'
12-03-2007
Lid lifts on farm massacre horror THE extent of the horror of the deaths of the eight people massacred at farm Kareeboomvloer in the Mariental district two years ago deepened on Friday as the High
readPregnant women die in car crash
12-03-2007
TWO pregnant women died on Thursday last week when a bakkie in which they were passengers overturned on the road between Eenhana and Okongo in the Ohangwena Region, the Police reported yesterday.The
readTeachers to be laid off in Kavango
12-03-2007
RUNDU - About 890 teachers will be laid off by the end of this year in the Kavango Region alone.This was revealed by Kavango Regional Governor Johannes Thighuru in a Regional Council meeting with
readLet the rich drive fast: Nambinga
12-03-2007
DRIVERS of luxury vehicles like Volvos, Mercedes-Benzes and Camrys should be allowed to travel at up to 160 kilometres an hour on open roads, bakkies and small cars should be limited to 120 km/h, and
readRundu won't tolerate river robbers
12-03-2007
RUNDU - People caught harvesting timber illegally within the boundaries of the town of Rundu will be arrested and fined N$2 000.Rundu Town Council spokesman Moses Nyundu issued this warning on the
readPoliceman in hit-and-run
12-03-2007
THE Police at Oshakati arrested Police Constable Jesaya Paulus in connection with a hit-and-run accident at the town.A six-year-old boy, Titus Haipinge, was killed and his father, Werner Haipinge, was
readWoman survives shotgun blast
12-03-2007
A YOUNG woman at Luederitz survived a shotgun blast to the head after her ex-lover allegedly tried to murder her last Monday night.Police Deputy Commissioner Josephat Abel says Aloysius Matroos (29),
readN$5,2 billion needed for bush clearing
12-03-2007
ABOUT 26 million hectares of land in Namibia is not usable for farming because it is covered with invader bush, and embarking on large-scale bush-clearing projects would require a major investment of
readCase against doctors in drug prescription court case drags on
12-03-2007
A FATHER who took 49 doctors, pharmacists and the National Health Plan (Medscheme) to court on Friday succeeded in getting an application to have two crucial affidavits struck from the applicant's
readGovt should pay chiefs more
12-03-2007
TRADITIONAL leaders are in dire need of higher allowances from Government because of increased living costs and changing lifestyles in today's world, an opposition Member of Parliament says.DTA Deputy
readChange constitution and laws for gender balance
12-03-2007
THE constitution and some laws need to be changed to obtain an appropriate gender balance in Parliament, a Cabinet Minister has stated.Delivering a ministerial statement in the National Assembly last
readWar vets' ministry ready at month end
12-03-2007
WAR veterans will soon be united in one organisation by a new law to be introduced in order to set up a statutory body for them, it was announced in the National Assembly last Thursday.The Minister of
readCops swoop on alleged gem thief
12-03-2007
A 31-year-old man was arrested at Oranjemund last Monday after he was allegedly found with two unpolished diamonds in his jacket pocket.The suspect was caught at a mining area X-ray machine at around
readKeetmanshoop's Deputy Sheriff in court
12-03-2007
KEETMANSHOOP Deputy Sheriff Pieter van Heerden (32) on Friday made a fifth appearance in the town's Magistrate's Court on charges of defeating the course of justice, possession of stolen livestock and
readCar park murder suspect gets bail
12-03-2007
A YOUNG Windhoek resident accused of kicking a good friend to death after the two spent an evening drinking at a restaurant was released on N$7 000 bail last week.Jan Adriaan Jacobus ('Riaan')
readKavango grazing dispute case thrown out of court
12-03-2007
ANOTHER attempt by a group of Oshiwambo-speaking farmers to get the High Court to allow them to return to grazing areas in the Kavango Region from where they were evicted in November last year
readOmufekelwa ta kongwa kOpolisi
12-03-2007
O POLISI otayi kongo omulumentu gwomimvo inadhi tseyika ngoka a li aniwa a kambedhala okukwata koonkondo nokudhipaga omukiintu gwomimvo 23 pokati kolukanda lwa Okahandja Park nOmasikakano ga Lafrenz
readAaIngilisa mboka ya kana inaya yahwa
12-03-2007
A DDIS ABABA - Ongundu yaaniilonga mOmbelewa yOmukalelipo gwa Britain mu Ethiopia mboka ya kananene moshilongo shoka inaya yahelwa moohauto, sho iihauto yawo ya dhengwa ooholo, Omugandjimulombo
readEpangelo lya kutha po Ehafo
12-03-2007
E WILIKONGUNDU lyOproyeka ya Ehafo Trust olya zimine osheetwap shEpangelo kutya Oproyeka ndjika nayi kuthwe po kEpangelo - mwa kwatelwa omaliko gayo agehe.Poshigongi sha li pokati kaakalelipo
readOshinima sha Mix oshi li natango moonkundathana
12-03-2007
A ANAVETA ye lilepo aakalimo polukanda lwa Mix, lu li ookilometa 20 kuumbangalantu wa Venduka, oye li natango moonkundathana naanaveta mboka ye lilepo ooyene yehala ndika, mboka ya hala aakalimo pu
readOmupangi Jekonia a tindilwa obooloha
12-03-2007
O MUPANGI mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Katutura ngoka ta tamanekelwa okudhipaga aantu yatatu pokandingosho kamwe pOsiingela omwedhi gwa zi ko, mEtine lya zi ko okwa tindilwa obooloha.Jekonia
readSlow pitches force hasty World Cup reassessments
12-03-2007
BASSETERRE - World Cup team combinations and bookmakers' odds are being hastily reassessed for the opening round starting tomorrow.A week of warm-up matches has confirmed that pitches in the West
readHat-trick star Messi saves Barcelona
12-03-2007
BARCELONA - Barcelona teenager Lionel Messi hit a spectacular hat-trick to save the Catalan club's blushes in the 3-3 draw with bitter rivals Real Madrid on Saturday.The Argentine winger, who does not
readBlues tame Lions to lead Sharks
12-03-2007
SYDNEY - Auckland Blues fended off a concerted South African push with a six-try drubbing of the Golden Lions to lead rugby's Super 14 tournament by three points after this weekend's sixth round.The
readSad Henry vows comeback
12-03-2007
LONDON - Thierry Henry admitted he was devastated to be ruled out for the rest of the season, but the Arsenal captain is determined to return better than ever.Henry will be out of action for up to
readKlitschko enjoys easy win
12-03-2007
MANNHEIM - Wladimir Klitschko made light work of American challenger Ray Austin with an easy second-round TKO win to successfully defend his IBF and IBO heavyweight titles on Saturday.Klitschko was
readUtd keep treble hopes alive
12-03-2007
LONDON - Manchester United's hopes of repeating their 1999 treble remained alive on Saturday after a 68th-minute penalty by Cristiano Ronaldo secured a 2-2 draw at Middlesbrough in their FA Cup
readGladiators lose in DRC
12-03-2007
Namibia's women's football national side lost 4-2 to the Democratic Republic of Congo in an Olympic Games qualifier in Kinshasa on Saturday, a result which now sees them out of the competition.Namibia
readAgnes wins in Pretoria
12-03-2007
MIDDLE-DISTANCE runner Agnes Samaria won the 800-metre race in the last leg of the Yellow Pages Champions Challenge in Pretoria, South Africa, on Saturday.Samaria won in a time of 2 minutes 03,89
readBA blew it against Civics
12-03-2007
CIVICS grabbed a 2-0 win against closest rivals Black Africa after striker Jerome Louis had a decisive penalty saved, while Tigers failed to overcome a classy Oshakati City side in Windhoek at the
readCIA leak trial, scandals, war hurt faith in leaders
12-03-2007
WASHINGTON - Lies from the White House.Incompetence in treating wounded veterans. Irrelevance in Congress. Can't anybody do anything right? It is days like these that turn Americans sour on
readTrying to atone: Slavery debate resurfaces in US
12-03-2007
NEW YORK - America is once again struggling to atone for slavery and its aftermath.In a nation with an unquenchable need to analyse its racial past, there is now a fresh flow of contrition from public
readEgypt slams US over report
12-03-2007
CAIRO - Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abul Gheit lashed out at Washington on Saturday over its annual human rights report, which was critical of the situation in Egypt."The state department's report
readIraq says Baghdad conference a success
12-03-2007
BAGHDAD - Iraq signalled that world powers and neighbouring countries, including Washington and its adversaries Iran and Syria, had agreed in Baghdad it was vital to all to stop sectarian violence
readScores arrested in Zim riot
12-03-2007
HARARE - Zimbabwean riot police thwarted a mass anti-government protest yesterday by rounding up dozens of opposition activists as veteran leader Robert Mugabe revealed ambitions for another term as
readFW: Non-blacks second class in SA
12-03-2007
LONDON - South Africa's last apartheid-era president, FW de Klerk, said that non-blacks in the country feel like 'second-class' citizens in an interview with Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper."The
readZambian demolitions begin
12-03-2007
LUSAKA - Workers under police guard have begun demolishing illegally built shacks in Zambia as part of what authorities are calling a campaign to clamp down on lawlessness.The demolitions, which began
readZimbabwe daily halts production
12-03-2007
HARARE - A daily paper that was widely rumoured to have been taken over by Zimbabwe's secret service has stopped publishing, it emerged on Friday.The Daily Mirror, originally a semi-private paper that
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