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58 Articles found on Tuesday, 27 March 2007
Cricket: Zimbabwe urged to use World Cup funds wisely
27-03-2007
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Zimbabwe are back in Harare reflecting on a fruitless World Cup but many observers feel little more could be expected from a team that has lost all its senior players.Apart from
readZimbabweans dodge crocs for SA dream
27-03-2007
BEIT BRIDGE BORDER - Editor Mafema peers over the bridge linking Zimbabwe to South Africa, points to a gap in the barbed wire fence and plots his escape."I tried it last week - over the river and
readTime For Mugabe To Step Down
27-03-2007
GRAPHIC images in the print and electronic media of bruised and battered members of the MDC in Zimbabwe are still vivid in my memory.I'm thinking this is 2007 and mankind is in its most democratic
readNot 'If' But 'How' Nam Can Harness Nuclear Power
27-03-2007
NUCLEAR power technologies interact in their development process with public health and safety, the environment, foreign policy and energy security, as well as the economy.As a result nuclear
readKnowledge Of Namibia
27-03-2007
MY year 3 and 4 class are studying countries of the world and they are just beginning to realise what a big and wonderful world is out there! One boy has chosen Namibia and although we can't find many
readCompare Apples With Apples When Talking Economics
27-03-2007
I AM writing in response to Toivo Ndjembela of Helsinki, Finland ('An incomplete analysis on Mugabe'), and I would like to state that I appreciate his respect for my freedom of expression as
readBlack investors want stake in Santam
27-03-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South African short-term insurer Santam Ltd said yesterday a black investors' group has offered N$82 per share for a 10 percent stake in the company.Santam, majority-owned by insurer
readPetrol and diesel imports to surge
27-03-2007
DURBAN - South Africa will import about 1,2 billion litres of diesel, petrol and other refined petroleum products this year to meet demand from motorists and industry that local refineries cannot
readRosh Pinah hosts business expo
27-03-2007
SMALL and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from the southern mining town of Rosh Pinah will showcase their products and services at an expo to be held at the town on April 27 and 28.SMEs from Windhoek will
readDeutsche applies to incorporate in China
27-03-2007
BEIJING - Deutsche Bank said yesterday it had decided to apply for local incorporation in China and to locate its headquarters in Beijing.Deutsche said it had notified the China Banking Regulatory
readGood rains revive hope for Ivorian cocoa
27-03-2007
ABIDJAN - Abundant rains combined with plenty of sunshine during the last week in Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions favoured the development of the April-September mid-crop after a prolonged dry
readChina's Hu heads to Russia to boost trade ties
27-03-2007
MOSCOW - Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Russia yesterday for a three-day trip expected to bring up to four billion dollars in trade deals and include talks on Iran and North Korea.Hu said the
readOil hits 2007 high on Iran tensions
27-03-2007
SYDNEY - Oil rose to near US$63 yesterday, setting a fresh 2007 record, on heightened geopolitical tensions between Iran and the West after Tehran vowed to continue its atomic programme despite new UN
readIntel announces multi-billion dollar chip factory in China
27-03-2007
BEIJING - Intel Corp. announced yesterday it will build a US$2,5 billion chip factory in China, giving the US company a bigger presence in the booming Chinese market and boosting Beijing's efforts to
readScalpels out in libel case
27-03-2007
CORRUPT and incompetent.Not only that, but also in the habit of using State medical facilities to treat private patients, and guilty of unethical behaviour. This, claims medical doctor Alughodi Paulus
readCemetery vandalism raises hackles
27-03-2007
A GROUP of people went on a drinking spree in the old Tsumeb cemetery last week, before going on the rampage and destroying up to 15 tombstones with a combined value of around N$300 000.Yesterday,
readRise in suicides alarming
27-03-2007
MORE than 135 people have committed suicide in the Omusati Region since 2005, a workshop organised by ELCIN's Western Diocese was told.The conference, funded by the Council of Churches in Namibia
readSADC to hold special Zim meeting
27-03-2007
LEADERS of southern Africa are set to meet in Tanzania on Thursday to discuss the situation in Zimbabwe, where members of the opposition were brutally beaten by police officers earlier this month.The
readA Matter of Fact
27-03-2007
IN an article in yesterday's The Namibian, headlined 'The Who's Who of Namibia's gem industry', it was reported that Hanganee Gurirab was the HR Manager of Lev Leviev Diamonds (Namibia).He is in fact
readBuilding with spirit
27-03-2007
THE Namibian public has a unique opportunity to participate in a series of architectural events.The University of Cape Town's Architecture Department and the Namibian Institute of Architects have
readSchools rewarded
27-03-2007
DUNESIDE High School at Walvis Bay is the first recipient of the Samuel S Nuuyoma floating trophy for educational achievement in the Erongo Region.Erongo Regional Governor Samuel Nuuyoma last year
readMCC team on a visit
27-03-2007
AN assessment team from the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) from Washington arrived in Namibia last week to review progress made by Government on proposals for development grants worth
readMissing mother
27-03-2007
THE family of Ciska Rooinasie (33) have appealed to members of the public to assist in tracing her.Rooinasie is said to have disappeared from her home in Windhoek's Ongulumbashe area earlier this
readIsuzu bakkie crushed by lorry
27-03-2007
A LARGE lorry drove over an Isuzu bakkie outside Gobabis on Tuesday night, killing the driver of the bakkie and injuring four passengers.According to Warrant Officer Theophilus Willem, the bakkie
readI don't regret my position on Zim: Mwanawasa
27-03-2007
WINDHOEK - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa said he does not regret comparing Zimbabwe to a sinking Titanic.Mwanawasa told a meeting of Zambians based in Namibia at the Safari Hotel in Windhoek on
readAlarm over juvenile crime in Karas
27-03-2007
MEMBER of Parliament Peya Mushelenga has expressed dismay over the soaring rate of juvenile crime in Karas Region.Officiating at a three-day crime prevention workshop at Keetmanshoop last weekend,
readYoungsters held for grisly murder
27-03-2007
POLICE at Khorixas are investigating a case of murder, violation of a dead body and defeating the course of justice after the search for a missing man revealed that he had been murdered.August Sorob
readRiver rises
27-03-2007
LEVELS of the Okavango River have risen considerably over the past few days in the Rundu area, while stabilising west of the town.The river rose to 5,52 m at Rundu over the weekend, about two metres
readChinese loan for Govt software
27-03-2007
GOVERNMENT will engage a Chinese software company to install an electronic management system for the public service.Cabinet approved that the Office of the Prime Minister could secure funding under a
readFootball coach wanted for alleged theft
27-03-2007
THE Police are searching for the former coach of the national under-13 football team, known as 'Herman Tobias', after Namibian Breweries laid a case of theft against its employee.Benedictus Tobias
read'Miracle' at village in Namibia's North
27-03-2007
VILLAGERS at Onalunike in the Oshikoto Region say a 'miracle' happened in their area on Sunday when one person died and another one was born at the same time and place.One of the villagers, Maria
readGovt must curb spending or find new revenue sources
27-03-2007
GOVERNMENT's well-intentioned aim of curbing spending by 2010 cannot be sustained unless new sources of revenue collection are found, an economic expert has warned.Speaking at the annual budget
readEshina lyokolutenda lyu umbwa nomboma mu Harare sha Zim
27-03-2007
H ARARE - Aantu yatano oya ehamekwa sho eshina lyokolutenda lyokuhumbata aantu lyu umbwa nomboma yomahooli gOpetolola mu Harare sha Zimbabwe, Opolisi hoka osho ya lopota ngaaka mOlyomakaya ga zi
readAanona aashona ya mangwa po moshipotha shedhipago nefiko lyomudhimba gwomukulupe gumwe moshitopolwa sha Khorixas
27-03-2007
O POLISI po Khorixas otayi konakona oshipotha shedhipago, okuyonagula omudhimba nosho wo okuya uuyuuki moshipala konima yolukongo lwomulumentu gumwe ngoka e kiitsuwa a sa nokukolekwa kutya okwa
readAakwankala ya Kalahari ya tindilwa omeya
27-03-2007
E PANGELO lya Botswana olya keelele Aakwankala yomokuti kaaya longithe omeya gomomboola ndjoka yi li moshitopolwa shehala lya gamenwa shopondingandinga ya Kalahari nenge tutye Central Kalahari Game
readOndando yomahooli ya gwa ishewe pevi
27-03-2007
O NDANDO yomahooli oya shunwa ishewe pevi mokati kuusiku wa zi ko, ano okupendukila nena mEtiyali, shoka sha eta mpoka kutya omahooli oga shunithwa pevi iikando iyali nuumvo.Ondando yomahooli oya li
readHolland na Kwinje ya mangululwa
27-03-2007
H ARARE - Opolisi ya Zimbabwe oya mangulula iilyo iyali yongundu yompilamena , mbyoka ya li ya kwatwa po manga ya li ya hala okuya ku South Afrika ya ka mone epango, aanaveta yawo osho ya popi
readOmugundjuka a sa moshiponga shohauto
27-03-2007
O MUMATI gwoomvula 18 lwaampoka gwomOshakati okwa hulitha sho ohauto ye ndjoka a li ta hingi ya thigi po ondjila onene yaNgwediva nOshakati popepi nOyetu ongula yOlyomakaya ga zi ko.Nguka otaku tiwa
readAakwiilongo ya kwatwa niingangamithi mu Namibia
27-03-2007
O POLISI ya Namibia oya popi ngeyi kutya oya manga nokudhitika aakwashigwana yaali ya Zimbabwe konima sho ya adhika niingangamithi (odagga yo 6,21 kg nosho wo occocane yoograma 110).Aantgu mboka olya
readEpangelo otali monene yAaHai//om evi
27-03-2007
EPANGELO otali ka landa po oofaalama mbali dhi li popepi noshikunino shiiyamakuti sha Etosha National Park, dhi ningwe omakuti ga gamenwa gaayelele yomuhoko gwAaHai//om.Shika osha tseyithwa kOminista
readLife in the cricketing cauldron
27-03-2007
BRIDGETOWN - When Bob Woolmer was appointed Pakistan coach in 2004 he entered a part of the world where only religion exceeds the importance of cricket and a casual bystander could be forgiven for
readSerious business on the cards
27-03-2007
ST JOHN'S - World Cup fever comes to Antigua today as the serious business of the tournament starts with the first of the Super Eight clashes between defending champions Australia and West
readBarmann, Elago win races at Keetmanshoop
27-03-2007
MIDDLE-DISTANCE runners Gorrel Barmann and Laurencia Elago recently won the senior section of the 10-kilometre Independence Race held at Keetmanshoop.Barmann clinched the title after crossing the line
readLenton wins again, Pieter shines
27-03-2007
MELBOURNE - Libby Lenton bagged her second gold medal of the world championships and Pieter van den Hoogenband was eyeing his first after upstaging Michael Phelps yesterday.Lenton out-touched her
readNam at U12 football Cup
27-03-2007
NAMIBIA will join South Africa and Cameroon as Africa's representatives in the annual Danone under-12 Nations Cup football tournament to be held in Stade de Gerland in Lyon, France, from June 29 to
readNewspaper Cup on the go
27-03-2007
PREPARATIONS for the popular The Namibian Newspaper Cup are in full swing, with several regions holding trials to select their squads over the past few weeks.The tournament is scheduled for the town
readWarriors need to shape up
27-03-2007
NAMIBIA'S Brave Warriors need to capitalise in their June 3 home tie against Libya if they want to keep their hopes alive to qualify for the demanding African Nations Cup finals, after they lost 2-1
readIn Brief
27-03-2007
Smuggler taped crocs to body JERUSALEM - A Palestinian woman was caught trying to smuggle three crocodiles from Egypt into the Gaza Strip via Rafah Border Crossing, it was revealed on Sunday.Maria
readRobert E Petersen, US motor magazine magnate
27-03-2007
LOS ANGELES - Robert E Petersen, the publishing magnate whose Hot Rod and Motor Trend magazines helped shape America's car culture and who gave millions to a museum dedicated to his passion, died on
readFlorrie Rost van Tonningen, 'black widow' from Nazi era
27-03-2007
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The wife of one the most prominent Dutch collaborators during the Netherlands' occupation by Germany in World War II has died aged 92, her son said in a statement on
readCharles Harrelson, father of Woody
27-03-2007
ACTOR Woody Harrelson's father, Charles Harrelson, died of a heart attack in the Supermax federal prison where he was serving two life sentences for the murder of a federal judge.Charles Harrelson
readMao Anqing, Mao's last surviving son
27-03-2007
BEIJING - Mao Zedong's last surviving son, Mao Anqing, who suffered from mental illnesses and worked as a Russian translator, has died in Beijing at the age of 84, the official Xinhua agency reported
readGaza rally for BBC correspondent
27-03-2007
JOURNALISTS in Gaza held a rally on Saturday to call for the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston and an end to the kidnap and intimidation of reporters.The demonstration was the latest in a series
readSri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels launch air raid
27-03-2007
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, until now best known for their signature suicide bombings, took their separatist campaign to a new level yesterday with their first ever air raid.Their
readBlair warns Iran over seized sailors
27-03-2007
LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Iran the fate of 15 British sailors and marines seized off the Iraqi coast was a 'fundamental' issue for his government, as Iran suggested the group
readQuake reminds Tokyo of disaster
27-03-2007
TOKYO - Despite efforts by Tokyo to prepare for a powerful earthquake like the one that hit central Japan on Sunday, thousands are likely to die in a tremor that experts say could hit one of the
readTsvangirai eyes talks with Mugabe party members
27-03-2007
LONDON - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai declined yesterday to rule out talking to members of Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF about a future without the veteran president.But the head of
readOver 100 dead in DRC
27-03-2007
KINSHASA - More than 100 people died in two days of fighting in Congo's capital, an aid group working with hospitals and morgues said.There were 79 bodies in Kinshasa's main morgue by late Saturday
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