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52 Articles found on Wednesday, 7 March 2007
A Few Facts
07-03-2007
GEOGRAPHY: Area is 239 460 sq km and it is bordered by Burkina Faso (to the north), Ivory Coast (west), and Togo (east).The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south. * LANGUAGE: English is the official
readGhana: The quest for freedom
07-03-2007
ACCRA - Ruth Botsio recalls with misty-eyed wonder the jubilation and triumphant cries of "Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!" that greeted the birth of sub-Saharan Africa's first nation to win independence
readOil rises above US$60 a barrel
07-03-2007
SINGAPORE - Oil edged up above US$60 yesterday after sliding a day ago as Asian equities and the dollar rose, spurring hopes for an end to the financial market slump dealers feared could hit energy
readSouth African regulator mulling AlexForbes action
07-03-2007
CAPE TOWN - Alexander Forbes, South Africa's largest independent pension funds administrator, could still be prosecuted for generating hundreds of millions of rand in secret profits, the Financial
readFirm produces manganese in Zambia
07-03-2007
KABWE - Chinese-owned Chiman Manufacturing Ltd. has started processing manganese at its mine in Zambia, with production expected to peak at 50 000 tonnes a year, a senior company official said on
readChinese need more beef to compete
07-03-2007
BEIJING - Chinese footballers need to eat beef and drink milk if they are to play, and fight, with Westerners on a level playing field, according to a member of the advisory body to China's
readWorld economy can brave slump
07-03-2007
ACCRA - The effects of a global markets sell-off in recent days could be shortlived and the world economy has shown it has the resilience to deal with much bigger upsets, World Bank President Paul
readFocusing on financial access
07-03-2007
JUST over half the adult population of Namibia is 'financially included' - meaning that they use the banks' services and products - a survey conducted by the Bank of Namibia (BoN) and FinMark Trust
readQantas airways sale to go ahead
07-03-2007
CANBERRA - A 11,1 billion Australian dollar (around N$60,2 million) takeover bid for national carrier Qantas cleared one of its most significant hurdles yesterday when the government announced it
readWall St hurt by mortgage worries and risk fears
07-03-2007
NEW YORK - US stocks slid on Monday as a worldwide flight from riskier assets moved into a second week, fed in part by heightened concerns about the flagging health of the sub-prime mortgage
readNamibia, Sweden sign final agreement
07-03-2007
THE governments of Sweden and Namibia on Monday signed their last agreement on development co-operation amounting to SEK30 million (about N$32 million) that will run for a period of two years,
readFriends mistook grenade for a 'sex toy'
07-03-2007
A HAND grenade that killed two boys and wounded five others at Grootfontein last week had been mistaken for an AIDS-campaign tool, Police at the town said yesterday.Gustav Cleophas Kazandu, the
readFarm massacre victim's gun licence 'key link'
07-03-2007
DID the son of murdered farm owner Justus Erasmus give his father's firearm licence to one of the men accused of murdering Erasmus and seven other people two years ago? The question remained unspoken
readSwedish help for AIDS groups
07-03-2007
THE Embassy of Sweden has signed an agreement of close to N$1 million with the UN Working Group on HIV-AIDS.The Swedish Embassy is a member of the Namibia Partnership Forum on HIV-AIDS. In 2002 it
readCompanies urged to get proactive on AIDS
07-03-2007
GOVERNMENT has called on Namibian companies to include HIV and AIDS activities in their annual budgets to ensure that their equipment is operated by humans.Speaking at a meeting discussing the impact
readEarly childhood education key: MP
07-03-2007
A DEBATE on the education system is set to kick off in the National Assembly today.The House is scheduled to debate the bad performance of last year's final examinations for Grade 10 and Grade 12.
readClub Remix brawl has fatal results
07-03-2007
A 20-year-old Windhoek resident was stabbed in front of club Remix in Khomasdal on Saturday night and died the next day in hospital.Lesley Waters had apparently been involved in a fight between two
readLabour Minister in racist attack
07-03-2007
A MINISTER has brushed aside as nothing more than "raving" the distress of pensioners who had to wait for hours to re-register for their State pensions.Instead Labour Minister Alfeus Naruseb has
readWind farming to become reality
07-03-2007
HIGH-TECH wind-power systems along the coast may soon become a sustainable solution to the electricity shortage Namibia is facing.About 102 freestanding wind turbines are to be installed along the
readWoman drowns in Cuvelai River
07-03-2007
A 31-year-old woman from Oshakati apparently committed suicide by jumping into the Cuvelai River in Oshakati on Sunday night.Police Chief Inspector Rauha Amwele has identified the woman as Kavare
readVerdict expected in peeping Tom case tomorrow
07-03-2007
THE application to discharge peeping Tom suspect Heinz Laube on five counts of crimen injuria at the close of the prosecution's case was denied in the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court yesterday.The trial
readNBC is now the talk of the nation
07-03-2007
IS political interference keeping the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) from airing controversial views or views unfavourable to the powers that be? According to sources within the State-funded
readChinese companies pay below min wage
07-03-2007
MINIMUM wages for labourers in the construction industry start at N$8 an hour, but most Chinese companies in the sector pay far less, a new report reveals.An internal and yet unpublished report
readRCC prepares to bite the bullet
07-03-2007
ROADS Construction Company's Acting CEO Noks Katjiuongua has confirmed a company restructuring process, which, if approved by its Board and the State, could see a top-heavy management trimmed back to
readLabour Bill heralds major changes
07-03-2007
A PROPOSED new Labour Bill tabled in Parliament yesterday proposes changes in labour dispute resolution, enhances the Minister's role in preventing disputes and gives him the power to set minimum
readNakufekelwa medhipago lyOmulongisikola a kwatwa
07-03-2007
O POLISI mOnooli, oya kwata po omulumentu gwontumba shi na sha nedhipago lyOmulongisikola gwomOtshikushashipya mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Musati, ngoka i tsuwilwe a sa mondjila yomomukunda ngoka
readEritrea a ekelahi omapopyo ga Ethiopia
07-03-2007
A DDIS ABABA - Epangelo lya Eritrea olya ekelahi omapopyo gaakwanepangelo ya Ethiopia kutya aakwiita ye oya kwata po ombambyona ongundu yaatalelelipo, mwa kwatelwa AaIngilisa nAaEthipia.AaIngilisa,
readEhangano lyaNWR lya zimina okufuta meme Haipinge
07-03-2007
O MUNIILONGA a geya gwOkampani yaama kEpangelo ya Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), ongula yOmaandaha goshiwike shika okwa ndumbile iikwaipundi niilongithwa ye yilwe yomegumbo komeho gOombelewa
readMenindjela mu NBC a kuthwa miilonga
07-03-2007
M ENINDJELA omukuluntu gwOonzo dhOpantu mehangano etumimawi mombepo lya Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Teophilus Karipi okwa kuthwa miilonga pakathimbo.Karipi okwa pewa elombwelo
readWrestlers perform at Okahandja
07-03-2007
THE Namibian Wrestling Federation (NWF) held a Greco-Roman wrestling tournament at Okahandja over the weekend, in which the Windhoek Wrestling Club participated for the first time.The other clubs that
readSamuels guides Windies to win
07-03-2007
DANIEL TOWN - West Indies clinched a 21-run victory over Kenya after Marlon Samuels smashed a century in a World Cup warm-up match on Monday at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium here.Samuels shrugged
readTerror attack threat in Kenya
07-03-2007
NAIROBI - The United States on Tuesday warned of possible terrorist attacks in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa while it hosts the world cross-country championship this month.The US embassy in Nairobi
readBriedenhann tops in swimming
07-03-2007
WINDHOEK - Swimming sensation Jonay Briedenhann is the top performer in the 2007 National Swimming Championships that concluded in Windhoek at the weekend.Briedenhann from the Namib Swimming Academy,
readNew boxing club launched
07-03-2007
WINDHOEK - A new boxing gym called Tiger Cage Boxing Productions was launched in the capital late last week.The gym is the brainchild of former professional lightweight boxer Andreas Andreas, also
readSouth Africa survive an Irish scare
07-03-2007
PORT-OF-SPAIN - Top-ranked South Africa suffered early batting blues before posting a 35-run victory over debutants Ireland in a World Cup warm-up match here on Monday.South Africa needed a gutsy
readFederer, Sharapova set Indian Wells pace
07-03-2007
INDIAN WELLS - Top-ranked Roger Federer will try to stretch his 41-match win streak to the longest run in the Open era by capturing his fourth consecutive ATP Masters Series Indian Wells crown.The
readChiefs axe coach
07-03-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South African football giants Kaizer Chiefs fired their head coach Ernst Middendorp following a dismal run of performances which has seen them ruled out of championship contention.The
readNamibia to play the Springboks
07-03-2007
NAMIBIA'S national rugby team will play South Africa's Springboks in a warm-up match before leaving for France to participate in the Rugby World Cup.The South African Sunday newspaper Rapport reported
readLille go for revenge
07-03-2007
PARIS - Old Trafford will be a hotbed of emotion for the visit of temperamental French outfit Lille to Manchester United in the Champions League last 16, second leg tonight.United hold a 1-0 lead from
readHenry back for Gunners
07-03-2007
LONDON - Thierry Henry is set to return from injury for Arsenal's crucial Champions League clash against PSV Eindhoven tonight.Henry has missed Arsenal's last three matches with foot and hamstring
readCivics to shift focus on league title
07-03-2007
CIVICS will now focus on defending their league title after being flung out of the MTC NFA Cup by Eleven Arrows at the weekend.The two-time league champions will go head-to head against an in-form
readAli's title a tribute to Woodcock
07-03-2007
NAMIBIA'S first-ever Commonwealth boxing champion, Ali Nuumbembe, has been paying his own poignant tribute to the man who dreamed of seeing him fight for the title.Peter Woodcock, from Old Glossop,
readAli's title a tribute to Woodcock
07-03-2007
NAMIBIA'S first-ever Commonwealth boxing champion, Ali Nuumbembe, has been paying his own poignant tribute to the man who dreamed of seeing him fight for the title.Peter Woodcock, from Old Glossop,
readParisians rediscover taste for 'art of the nude'
07-03-2007
PARIS - Backstage at the Lido, the dancers in one of the French capital's most celebrated nude revues file into place, adjust their plumed headdresses as the music begins, and stride out for the
readSA police face hardened criminals
07-03-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Shinta had always dreamed of becoming a policewoman in South Africa, a public servant who could take on some of the world's most dangerous criminals.Now, three years after proudly
readWomen struggle to find place in modern India
07-03-2007
NEW DELHI - From female deities worshipped at Hindu temples to revered historic figures such as Indira Gandhi and Mother Theresa, women have made their mark on India.But not enough to stop widespread
readIn Brief
07-03-2007
Police, soldiers arrested COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's police said yesterday it has arrested policemen and soldiers as well as underworld figures in connection with a rash of killings and abductions in the
readOlmert under fire over Lebanon war
07-03-2007
JERUSALEM - Israel's main government watchdog accused Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday of foot-dragging in answering questions raised in an investigation of civil defence deficiencies in last
readPeacekeeping begins in Somalia
07-03-2007
MOGADISHU - Amid pomp and fanfare, the first plane carrying African Union peacekeepers from Uganda landed in the lawless Somali capital Mogadishu yesterday to begin one of the most arduous tasks in
readKidnapped Britons' vehicle found
07-03-2007
MEKELE - British investigators looking into the disappearance of a group of Britons affiliated with their country's embassy have examined two abandoned, bullet-riddled embassy cars in a remote
readTwo quakes kill at least 70 in Sumatra
07-03-2007
PADANG - Two strong earthquakes hit Indonesia's Sumatra island yesterday, killing at least 70 people and sending emergency operations into full swing to deal with dozens of injured.The tremors were
readGhana parties through the night
07-03-2007
ACCRA - Thousands of Ghanaians danced in the streets into the early hours of yesterday in celebrations marking the 50th birthday of the first nation in sub-Saharan Africa to win independence.With few
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