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45 Articles found on Wednesday, 16 May 2007
China promises to do more to help Africa
16-05-2007
BEIJING - China promised yesterday to do more to strengthen Africa's economic sinews even as the continent enjoys its fastest burst of growth in 30 years on the back of booming Chinese demand for oil
read'No need for Opec intervention on world market'
16-05-2007
ALGIERS - Algeria's Energy Minister Chakib Khelil sees no pressing need for the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to intervene in the global oil market, despite jitters about
readLand grabs leave thousands destitute in Cambodia
16-05-2007
CHHOUK VILLAGE - Tieng Khov has only enough food to feed his family for the next few weeks - leftovers from last year's harvest that were brought in before the bulldozers came to plough under his
readSA mining boom faces court challenge
16-05-2007
CAROLINA - A court case which opened yesterday is expected to expose the conflict within the South African government as it battles to balance the demands of mining expansion and environmental
readWolfowitz erred says damning report
16-05-2007
WASHINGTON - The World Bank was to debate the future of its president Paul Wolfowitz yesterday after a scathing report accused him of breaking the rules by securing a generous pay deal for his
readBusiness forum for Oshana Region
16-05-2007
THE Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the First National Bank Namibia will be launching the Oshana Business Forum at a gala dinner this coming Friday, said NCCI Chief Executive Tarah
readCongo Brazzaville SME Minister in Namibia
16-05-2007
CONGO'S Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Minister, Martin Parfait Aime Coussoud-Mavoungou, is on a five-day visit to Namibia.Coussoud-Mavoungou told the media after meeting with President
readNMA attends conference in Gaborone
16-05-2007
THE Namibian Manufacturers' Association (NMA) last week attended a three-day Public-Private Policy Dialogue conference held in Gaborone, Botswana.NMA Chief Executive Officer Hennie Fourie said the
readAgribank faces court action Union takes legal route over redundancy issue
16-05-2007
AGRIBANK is facing court action after the Namibia Financial Institutions Union (Nafinu) yesterday decided to take the legal route because of the bank's refusal to withdraw a decision to make all but
readRacist backlash angers City Lutheran pastor
16-05-2007
WORSHIPPERS at the Martin Luther Congregation in Khomasdal were shocked on Sunday when instead of delivering his sermon on Mothers' Day, the pastor lashed out at certain members of the church, whom he
read'Not guilty', says family shooting suspect Endjala
16-05-2007
ATTEMPTED murder suspect Michael Endjala, who is accused of trying to kill four members of his family in a shooting in Windhoek in late October last year, pleaded not guilty to four counts of
readUutoni re-elected as Ongwediva Mayor
16-05-2007
THE Ongwediva Town Council has re-elected Erastus Uutoni as Mayor, with Patricia Kashuupulwa as his deputy.Angeleina Angula was re-elected as chairperson of the management committee, with Asino Jason
readNamibia the big loser in new war epic
16-05-2007
NO local companies will be involved in the latest Hollywood production in Namibia - an HBO television miniseries on the war in Iraq.Parts of the series, named 'Generation Kill', will be filmed at the
readPrecious opals on view at Swakop
16-05-2007
ONE of the most exquisite opal exhibitions ever to come to Namibia is currently being displayed at Engelhard Jewellers and Arts at Swakopmund until tonight.The collection belongs to Attila Pereghy,
readAmupewa re-elected at Luederitz
16-05-2007
COUNCILLOR Emilia Amupewa (Swapo), retained the mayoral chain after she was re-elected as Mayor of Luederitz at the council's extraordinary meeting yesterday.Wilhelmina Sylvestester (Swapo) will serve
readPolice hunt child rapist
16-05-2007
POLICE at Ondangwa are looking for an elderly man who reportedly raped a four-year-old girl at Oniipa last week Monday.Police reported that the suspect was found lying on his bed with the minor,
readNam losing fight against corruption
16-05-2007
THE editor of a new publication on corruption, Graham Hopwood, says Namibia is in danger of losing its way in the fight against corruption."There is a sense that we are looking almost completely to
readBank robbers still on the loose
16-05-2007
POLICE in Windhoek have confirmed that N$96 000 in cash was stolen from the Standard Bank service centre in Windhoek's Northern Industrial area during an armed robbery there on Monday morning.While
readNC starts debating Budget
16-05-2007
GOVERNMENT should reintroduce drought relief and food aid, because many regions did not receive good rains this year, a Swapo MP appealed yesterday.Speaking during debate on the Appropriation Bill in
readMystery death fall
16-05-2007
A MAN estimated to be in his twenties was found dead in a backyard flat at a house in Walvis Bay's Theo-Ben Gurirab Street on Saturday morning.It is suspected that he may have died from a head wound
readMay unusually balmy
16-05-2007
IF you think it's unusually warm for this time of year, you're right.Weather observer Laurenda Sebastian yesterday confirmed that May temperatures have been abnormally high so far. By mid-May, night
readCity pension fraud suspects' bail cut
16-05-2007
WERNER MENGES FOUR of the eight people who were arrested last week in connection with allegations that they had defrauded the City of Windhoek's pension scheme of some N$3,34 million made a second
readResidents take on City over debts
16-05-2007
SIXTEEN families living in Windhoek's Otjomuise residential area are set to become the latest target in the Windhoek municipality's ongoing crackdown on defaulters.The residents of 57 Tokyo Street, a
readFour to be tried for rape and murder
16-05-2007
THE starting date of the Regional Court trial of four young men who are accused of brutally raping and murdering a 23-year-old woman in Windhoek two years ago was pushed back to the end of November
readTelecom makes 'switch' for Swakop
16-05-2007
SWAKOPMUNDERS will soon be able to enjoy Telecom's Switch mobile service along with the rest of the country.Telecom introduced its new wireless service at the end of last year, but it could not be
readBerseba clinic still in the dark
16-05-2007
THE clinic at Berseba in the South is still without power after the Village Council suspended electricity supply four weeks ago because of non-payment.The Namibian has it on good authority that the
readAtshipara a za mo mUumeya konima yoomvula omulongo
16-05-2007
O MUSAMANE Engelbert Atshipara ngoka a kala oomvula omulongo Meya gwOndoolopa ya Shakati, Omaandaha ngaka ga zi ko sho Elelo lya Shakati lyi ihogololele pomahala giilonga, ina shunwa mo we mUumeya
readEtameko lyoosikola lya laatekwa noshiwike
16-05-2007
O OSIKOLA dhEpangelo otadhi ka tameka owala momasiku 28 ga Mei, ihe hamomasiku 22 ga Mei ngaashi osho shi li mOkaliindeli kOosikola.Omugandjimulombo omukulunt mUuministeli wElongo, Toivo Mvula okwa
readOpolisi mOshakati ya tokola okufumvika omidhimba 13 ndhoka inadhi ka talwa ko kOkila
16-05-2007
O POLISI mOshakati oya tokola okufumvika kuyoyene omidhimba dhaantu 13 ndhoka dha ninga esiku mokila yayo mOshakati moka sho aakwanezimo yoonakusa mboka ya ndopa oku ke dhi dhimbulula noku ke dhi tala
readNepando a pewa oomvula 30 mondholongo
16-05-2007
T EOPHELUS Nghilongwa Nependo (31) gwomomukunda Ongha mUukwanyama ngoka komatango geti 16 Oktoba 2004 a dhipaga Paulina Johannes sho e mu tete othingo nekatana, okwa monika ondjo mOmpangu yOpombanda
readZimbabwe oku na uuthemba okuboloka aatumwa yOparlaimende
16-05-2007
H ARARE - Epangelo lya Zimbabwe oli na uuthemba okukelela aatumwa yOparliamende yiilongo ya Afrika kaaya ye mo moshilongo, oshilyo shimwe shOparliamende mu Zimbabbwe osho sha popi.Omasiku ga zi ko,
readNdeshitila na Handjaba natango Oomeya mOondoolopa
16-05-2007
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila mOutapi mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati otayi ti kutya Elelo lyOndoolopa yAutapi sho lyi ihogololele miilonga mEtitano lya zi ko lyeti 11 Mei 2007, olya hogolulula Kansela
readLandis doping arbitration hearing opens
16-05-2007
LOS ANGELES - Floyd Landis's battle to retain his 2006 Tour de France title entered a new stage Monday with the opening of his hearing before a panel of the American Arbitration Association.The
readGerrard close to new Liverpool deal
16-05-2007
LIVERPOOL - Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard revealed yesterday that he is close to signing a new contract with the Premiership club.The 26-year-old has two years left on his current deal but the
readKarate in medal haul
16-05-2007
ONGWEDIVA - Namibian Karate Zen, which competed at the 25th Karate Zen International Championship in Cape Town, South Africa over the weekend, brought home 50 medals.The Namibian team sent 48
readPaulus guns for All-Africa Games
16-05-2007
WINDHOEK - Frans Paulus, the first paraplegic athlete to complete a major cycling race in Namibia, has set his sights on becoming the African champion during the 2007 All Africa Games scheduled for
readNamibia to get excellence centre
16-05-2007
WINDHOEK - The Directorate of Sport is planning to erect a Centre of Sports Excellence in the capital.The Centre of Sports Excellence will be a training facility for all outstanding Namibian young
readBecks just the start
16-05-2007
BEIJING - The arrival of David Beckham is just the beginning for the Los Angeles Galaxy, who plan to match the revenue of English clubs over the next couple of years by luring more big names to
readSecond Cup chance for Stars
16-05-2007
AFRICAN Stars have the chance and ability to lift their first ever NFA MTC Cup after their last attempt in 1996 did not go their way, with Tigers beating them 2-1.With a new generation of players and
readEthiopia seeking Somalia pullout
16-05-2007
ETHIOPIA'S prime minister has said he wants to withdraw all his troops from neighbouring Somalia, where they helped oust Islamists last year.Meles Zenawi told the BBC that he hoped African Union
readTeen cuts off mother's head
16-05-2007
TOKYO - A teenage boy holding a severed head appeared at a police station in northern Japan yesterday, saying he killed his mother, an official said.The 17-year-old boy turned up at the police station
readGaddafi to sue over health claim
16-05-2007
THE Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, has said he will sue a Palestinian news agency for making false claims about his health.The news report on Monday quoted an unnamed European source, saying
readUS searches for soldiers despite Qaeda threat
16-05-2007
BAGHDAD - US and Iraqi troops kept up a massive search for three missing American soldiers in farmland south of Baghdad yesterday despite warnings by al Qaeda to call off the hunt or risk their
readPakistan hotel bomb kills 24
16-05-2007
PESHAWAR - A bomb planted in a hotel reception killed at least 24 people in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar yesterday, a provincial official said.The blast occurred at a hotel owned and
readMass evictions in Angola: Rights body
16-05-2007
LUANDA - Angola's government has illegally evicted thousands of poor residents in Luanda to free up land for development in the African nation's post-war economic boom, human rights groups said in a
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