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46 Articles found on Wednesday, 30 May 2007
Poverty is a problem for all
30-05-2007
POVERTY is a problem for everyone and Namibians must join hands to eradicate it.This is the view of Veronica de Klerk, Executive Director of Women's Action for Development (WAD), who addresses the
readOil falls as Nigeria strike threat recedes
30-05-2007
LONDON - Oil prices fell yesterday after the threat of further disruptions to Nigerian supplies receded, but concerns about low gasoline stocks in top consumer the United States underpinned the
readIndongo Group, Pioneer Foods in partnership
30-05-2007
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has described a joint venture signed this week between the Frans Indongo Group and Pioneer Foods as a welcome development."It is through initiatives such as this
readFirm buys Bots project from De Beers
30-05-2007
JOHANNESBURG - London-listed Gem Diamonds Ltd has bought a dormant Botswana project from De Beers and Xstrata for US$34 million (N$238 million), it said yesterday.The project is located in the Central
readDespite vows, rich nations cut Africa aid
30-05-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Despite promises to dramatically boost aid, rich nations have cut contributions to Africa and ignored vows to improve trade conditions for the continent, according to a study released
readMajor local govt shake-up on way
30-05-2007
GOVERNMENT plans sweeping changes to municipalities in order to "strengthen political leadership" in towns, villages and settlements and allow closer co-ordination with regional councils and central
readTriplets born at Keetmans
30-05-2007
A 25-year-old mother from the farm Tsumis near Berseba village in the South has given birth to triplets - two boys and a girl.Christina Oarum gave birth at the Keetmanshoop State Hospital on Sunday.
readGovt mum on ekipa scandal
30-05-2007
THE MINISTRY of Environment and Tourism yesterday declined to comment on a just-released report on illegal ivory trading in Namibia.Dr Malan Lindeque, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, told The
readCops warned: Don't march
30-05-2007
THE group of war veterans planning a protest next week over Government's refusal to give in to their demands have been dealt a crippling blow by the chief of the Namibian Police.Police Inspector
readFor The Record
30-05-2007
A reader yesterday pointed out that the plural of ekipa is not ekipas, but omakipa.Omakipa were reported on in an article headlined 'Illegal ivory trade fuelled by ekipas, says new report'. Ekipa is a
readKonibe at Warehouse tonight
30-05-2007
MUSIC lovers should not miss Ugandan musician Konibe (above) at the Warehouse Theatre in Windhoek tonight at 21h00.The show was originally billed to take place at Blu Note, but the venue was changed
readNamibia makes debut at world fish fair
30-05-2007
NAMIBIAN representatives did a good job of marketing the country's fishing industry at the recent International Seafood Expo held in Brussels, Belgium.The strategy used by the Namibian trade
readMP pushes for crackdown on illegal aliens
30-05-2007
NAMIBIA should arrest all illegal immigrants and deport them to their countries of origin, says a Swapo MP in the National Council.Henock Kankoshi, a Regional Councillor from the Oshikoto Region, said
readWorld Bank approves loan for education
30-05-2007
THE World Bank has approved a multi-million-dollar loan to support Government's ambitious Education and Training Sector Improvement Programme (ETSIP).The World Bank board of directors granted a first
readUnited Africa Pension payouts are a pain: MP
30-05-2007
UNITED Africa, a company contracted by Government as paymasters of State pensions and social grants, came under fire in the National Council yesterday.A Swapo MP from the Ohangwena Region, Ruth
readSchools in NC spotlight
30-05-2007
A SWAPO MP from the Ohangwena Region wants the Ministry of Education to expand Namibia College of Open Learning (Namcol) centres in the country.John Nakwafila was speaking in the National Council
readNational Council not happy with its budget
30-05-2007
A NUMBER of Swapo MPs in the National Council (NC) yesterday expressed concern about the amount of money allocated to the House in the 2007/2008 Budget.Speaking during debate on the N$31,6 million
readNam wants to extend waters
30-05-2007
CABINET has approved the extension of the economic use of Namibia's continental shelf zone beyond 200 nautical miles into the Atlantic Ocean and to make a relevant submission to the United
readMbok refunds some clients, pushes on with defamation suit
30-05-2007
DIGNITY Housing Initiative has started refunding some clients who applied directly to the company for new low-cost houses.The owner of Dignity Housing, Antoine 'Tony' Mbok, told The Namibian yesterday
read'Too black' for Iraq film
30-05-2007
HUNDREDS of black Namibians who showed up at a casting session for the 'Generation Kill' TV series at Swakopmund on Monday left disappointed as they did not fit the required profile.Masses of men and
readCoD deadline passes
30-05-2007
AN ultimatum by a rebel faction of the Congress of Democrats for an investigation into the party's controversial leadership elections appears set to pass unanswered."The ultimatum ends on Wednesday
readStabbing suspect back in dock after vanishing
30-05-2007
ALLEGED murderer Johannes Amunyela made his first return visit since the end of January to the High Court in Windhoek yesterday - exactly four months after his sudden disappearance scuttled the
readChiluba a lalekwa mo mOshipangelo sha UTH
30-05-2007
L USAKA - Ngoka a li nale Omupresidende gwa Zambia omusamane Frederick Chiluba, okwa lalekwa mo mOshipangelo sha University Teaching Hospital (UTH) konima sho a pangwa uuvu womutima.Omugandjimulombo
readOonakukwatwa ya 7 yAatanzania inaya hala okulya
30-05-2007
A ATANZANIA yalwe yaali oya adhika ishewe ya holama mOsikepa yedhina Blue Sky, shoka sha eta omwaalu gwAatanzania mboka ya dhitikilwa pOmbaye paantu yaheyali okuza oshiwike sha zi ko.The Namibian okwa
readOshigongi sha simana shAamangetti pOndangwa
30-05-2007
O MUNASHIPUNDI gwEhangano lyAanafaalama ya Mangetti tate Ismael Shailemo okwa tseyitha kutya mOlyomakaya geti 2 Juni 2007 otaku ka kala oshigongi sha simana shAanafaalama ya Mangetti, tashi ka
readHamutenya a popitha oshigwana pEngela
30-05-2007
O MINISTELI onkulu yIinima yOpondje yoshilongo noku li oshilyo shOmutumba gwOpashigwana omusamane Hidipo Hamutenya, mEtitano lya zi ko , ano mEsiku lya Africa, okwa popitha oshigwana
readPohamba e egulula oshipangelo shopaumwene mOngwediva
30-05-2007
O SHIPANGELO oshipe shopaumwene sha Ngwediva sha egululwa pambelewa kOmupresidende Hifikepunye pOhamba mEtitatu lya zi pethimbo lyoshituthiegululo shoshipangelo shoka sha li sha wilikwa kOmuwiliki
readAayugi ya Std Bank poGobabis ya holoka mOmpangu hoka
30-05-2007
A ALUMENTU yahamano mboka taku fekelwa ya yugu ombaanga ya Standard poGobabis oshiwike sha zi ko oya holoka komeho ga Mengestrata Johannes Shuuveni mOmaandaha.Pamishangwa shOmpangu, aalumentu mboka
readOondohotola dhAacuba dha 'holama'
30-05-2007
N AMIBIA Okwa kaleke olweendo lwOondohotola dhAacuba dhi li 13 ndhoa dha li dha hala okuya ku Amerika hoka ya konga uuholomeno.Aniwa Epangelo olya tinda okweetha Aacuba mboka ya ye ku Amerika
readFifa open new headquarters
30-05-2007
ZURICH - World football governing body Fifa officially opened its new $196 million headquarters yesterday as delegates arrived for the start of a two-day congress.Fifa president Sepp Blatter said the
readWomen golfers go for it at champs
30-05-2007
THE Bank Windhoek Namibia Amateur Ladies Open / Closed Golf Championship will take place at the Windhoek Golf Club this weekend.Bank Windhoek has been the main sponsor of this sporting event for the
readNamibian squash shines in SA
30-05-2007
THE Namibian team that competed at the South African Country Districts Tournament returned as heroes over the weekend.The team achieved fourth place in the main section of a tournament that had over
readYanagisawa oldest on Everest
30-05-2007
TOKYO - A retired Japanese teacher aged 71 has become the world's oldest person to climb to the top of Mount Everest, according to a mountaineering group yesterday.The Japan Mountaineering Association
readJacobs speaks out
30-05-2007
NAMIBIA'S foreign export, Quinton Jacobs, has expressed disappointment at his omission from the Brave Warriors squad, and he blasted the coaches for failing to take responsibility whenever the team
readFederer glitters as the sun shines
30-05-2007
PARIS - Roger Federer's latest bid to add the French Open to his glittering collection of 10 Grand Slam titles got off to a winning start at Roland Garros yesterday.The world number one beat American
readFrench Open players watch themselves
30-05-2007
PARIS - French Open players tired of watching their favourites movies on their laptops to relax between matches now have another option.They can watch themselves play. Shortly after their matches,
readFifa congress marred by racism row
30-05-2007
ZURICH - Scotland's John McBeth looks unlikely to take up his post as Fifa's British representative after widespread publication of his highly critical views of Africans, the English and president
readWarriors beefed up for Libya
30-05-2007
THE Brave Warriors have been beefed up with the arrival of five foreign-based players ahead of the African Nations Cup qualifier against Libya at the Independence Stadium on Saturday.The players who
readThe truth behind the upcoming Blue Moon
30-05-2007
TOMORROW, Thursday, May 31, sees the second of two full Moons for North Americans this month.The Moon will turn full on May 31 at 9:04 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (6:04 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time) in
readOutcry over kidney TV contest
30-05-2007
AMSTERDAM - A Dutch reality television show said yesterday it would defy protests and go ahead with a programme in which a terminally ill woman will choose one of three contestants to receive one of
readBritish broadcaster defends Princess Diana crash documentary
30-05-2007
LONDON - A British broadcaster on Monday defended a documentary featuring graphic images of the Paris car crash that killed Princess Diana, saying the programme is responsible and in the public
readBlair on farewell tour of Africa
30-05-2007
LONDON - British leader Tony Blair flew to Libya yesterday for the first leg of a farewell tour of Africa, seeking to build support for action on Darfur and climate change and to seal the
readMalawi in mourning
30-05-2007
BLANTYRE - Malawi began a month-long period of official mourning yesterday following the death of the president's wife.First lady Ethel Mutharika died on Monday after a lengthy illness although the
readIran-US talks 'victory for Iraqi diplomacy'
30-05-2007
BAGHDAD - The meeting between US and Iranian envoys in Baghdad, the first such encounter in 27 years, was a victory for Iraq's beleaguered government, Iraqi lawmakers said yesterday.Prime Minister
read2nd Japan minister commits suicide
30-05-2007
TOKYO - A former executive leapt to his death yesterday over a big-rigging scam linked to the suicide of Japan's agriculture minister, fuelling a scandal threatening the beleaguered
readNigeria gets new leader as Obasanjo departs
30-05-2007
AGOI LAGOS - Umaru Yar'Adua was sworn in as Nigeria's new president yesterday, replacing Olusegun Obasanjo and marking the first peaceful handover from one elected leader to another in the oil-rich
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