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40 Articles found on Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Big Brother Africa: Our partners need respect
13-11-2007
TATIANA was the second runner-up in Big Brother Africa 2.Mukalya Nampito spoke to the Angolan housemate yesterday afternoon about love, adultery, Richard, her future plans and Gustav, her boyfriend in
readBig Brother Africa: Getting down and dirty with Richard
13-11-2007
THE NAMIBIAN'S Jean Sutherland was in Johannesburg for the grand finale of Big Brother Africa 2 on Sunday night.She flew back to Windhoek early yesterday morning and a few hours later interviewed BBA
readBig Brother Africa: Your SMSes to us
13-11-2007
* CONGRATULATIONS Richard, you are real. - Tai* RICHARD the winner! I'm sorry to say, but Africa will never grow and reach our visions. We chose a cheat, an abuser, to win. We cry about these issues
readSMSes of the Day: Tuesday
13-11-2007
* CAN the South African brewing companies please fund clean-up campaigns or recycle bottles, as they are causing a huge pollution problem in Namibia.* THE ACC is an important institution which will
readUganda bets on oil to boost economy
13-11-2007
KAMPALA - Uganda hopes that recent oil discoveries will lift it out of poverty but the conflict-scarred east African country is taking a cautious approach towards its new status as an oil-producing
readOceana increases earnings
13-11-2007
OCEANA Group Limited has reported a substantial growth in headline earnings for the financial year ended September 30 2007.Earnings per share increased by 46 per cent compared to the previous year
readErongo can become economic powerhouse: Governor
13-11-2007
CONSIDERING its relatively small population of 120 000 people, the Erongo Region has all the natural resources, industries, networking and hospitality needed to become Namibia's economic
readPrincipals in leadership training
13-11-2007
A N$1,5 million donation from Old Mutual has made it possible to launch a programme to provide leadership training to 150 Namibian school principals over the next three years.Brainchild of former
readFuel prices likely to stay
13-11-2007
A CREDIBLE source in the oil industry has dismissed rumours that petrol prices are to go up sometime soon.Speaking on condition of anonymity, the well-placed source told The Namibian yesterday that
readNamPort to invest millions in Walvis
13-11-2007
THE Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) will spend about N$1,3 billion during the next five years in an attempt to increase cargo movement through the port of Walvis Bay.This was said by Johnny Smith,
readSwapo wants absolute loyalty
13-11-2007
THE ruling Swapo Party appears to be so concerned about the loyalty of its members that it plans to compel them to swear an oath.A draft document titled "oath/affirmation" has been compiled, which
readSecond boy survives Katutura tragedy
13-11-2007
AN accident in Katutura over the weekend, which killed a one-year-old child and resulted in the suicide of the man responsible, happened in full view of the child's family.The Police on Sunday
readSeized trawler absconds
13-11-2007
WHILE the Police at Walvis Bay are still investigating charges against most horse mackerel vessel operators, one of the midwater trawlers absconded over the weekend.Erongo Police's spokesperson,
readKashikola denies joining RDP
13-11-2007
ANOTHER of the people on a list of 20 linked to the new Rally for Democracy and Progress has denied being a member of the party.Daniel Kashikola, former Chief Regional Officer for the Ohangwena
readSmall-stock scheme report finalised
13-11-2007
A PENDING decision by the Ministry of Agriculture about an export levy on live sheep will only be taken after a draft report on the small livestock scheme has been finalised.The draft report must be
readProject to increase mahangu crops
13-11-2007
MAHANGU farmers in four northern regions are to benefit from a new agricultural project that will increase their yields.The Conservation Tillage Project (CTP) is being implemented by the Namibian
readCouncil extends office hours
13-11-2007
THE Ondangwa Town Council has increased its office hours to give people more time to pay their municipal bills.Payments can now be made between 08h00 and 15h00, instead of only until lunchtime. The
readNC to resume
13-11-2007
THE National Council (NC) resumed business yesterday with Chairperson Asser Kapere announcing that the National Assembly had referred one piece of legislation to the House for review.This is the
readYouth urged to focus on self-employment
13-11-2007
THE Executive Director of Women's Action for Development, Veronica De Klerk, has urged young people in the South to create their own employment opportunities.She also implored the youth to empower
readEx-guard pleads innocence in cash-in-transit heist trial
13-11-2007
A FORMER security guard accused of having had a hand in an alleged cash-in-transit heist in which more than N$1,5 million was stolen on the road between Oshikango and Ondangwa in November 2002 spent
readTourist dies in accident
13-11-2007
A BELGIAN tourist died on Sunday afternoon on the B1 road between Tsumeb and Oshivelo after the Volkswagen Kombi she was travelling in overturned.The driver suffered serious head injuries, while
readThe sea claims back Mile 14
13-11-2007
MAJOR sections of the popular Mile 14 campsite north of Swakopmund have been destroyed by rough seas, forcing Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) to close the site.According to Coastal Manager for NWR,
readRepeat offenders jailed for 16 years for rape
13-11-2007
THE long and busy criminal careers of two Keetmanshoop residents reached a climax in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday, when they were sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment each on charges of rape
readIita otayi pula komeho mu DRC
13-11-2007
K INSHASA - Aakwiita ya DRC oya umbu oondjembo oonene, mwa kwatelwa ndhoka dhoomolotila - mokulwitha aakwiita ya Ndjayi Laurent Nkunda moshitopolwa sha Kivu, Iigwanahangano osho ya lopota.Omalugodhi
readPolytechnic a mangulula aalongwa
13-11-2007
A ANASIKOLA mboka taya ilongo moPolytechnic ya Namibia mboka ye na ooloona dhEpangelo nosho wo mboka haya futilwa kEpangelo pamikalo dhilwe, ngashiingeyi otaya vulu okushanga omakonakono gawo
readMaamberua a ninga Omupresidende gwoSwanu
13-11-2007
O NGUNDU yopapolitika yonale kwaadhihe mu Namibia yoSwanu, oya hogolola ngoka a li nale Amushanga omukuluntu mUuministeli wIimaliwa Usutuaije Maamberua a ninge Omupresidende gwawo.Maamberua okwa li a
readGeingob a ulikilwa opoosa onene
13-11-2007
N GOKA a li nale Omupulima gwa Namibia Hage Geingob okwi inyenge onkatu yimwe oku uka popepi nokupewa oshipundi shewiliko lyoSwapo konima sho Opolitburo ye mu ulike kutya oye ayeke okandidaate
readWacca to play in England
13-11-2007
SOLIHULL in Birmingham is where Namibian player Uakazuvaka Kazombiaze will be playing for the next six months.The second-division club in England has signed the big lock forward on a six-month
readNghinamwaami, Gabriel in Samsung golf victory
13-11-2007
HAFENI Nghinamwaami and Pangwa Gabriel won the Samsung/Furntech Betterball Stableford golf competition at the weekend, ending their two-day play over 36 holes at the Windhoek Golf and Country Club on
readUnited beat Blackburn
13-11-2007
LONDON - Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Manchester United after a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers on Sunday.The champions seized their opportunity at Old Trafford with Ronaldo heading home in the
readGrant defiant, Carvalho joins crocks
13-11-2007
LONDON - Avram Grant has insisted that Chelsea's bid to get back into the title race will not be derailed by an injury list which has been lengthened to include Ricardo Carvalho.Chelsea, already
readKhomasdal, Ramblers win in mini-soccer
13-11-2007
THE Khomasdal Football Academy won the Under-13 title and Ramblers the Under-11 title at the Streethouse Mini-Soccer League tournament at Windhoek's SKW grounds on Saturday.The Under-13 league was
readGriquas crush Namibia
13-11-2007
GRIQUALAND West completed a successful weekend by beating Namibia by 139 runs in their SAA Cup one-day, limited-overs match at the Wanderers on Sunday.This followed their 149-run victory against
readMoney delays start of leagues
13-11-2007
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) is blamed for the current delay in the start of the Northern and Southern Stream First Division leagues because there is no starting capital for the teams.The
readAuthor Norman Mailer dies aged 84
13-11-2007
BOSTON - Norman Mailer, the pugnacious two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who was a dominating presence on the US literary scene for more than half a century, died on Saturday of kidney failure, his
readFive die at Arafat rally in Gaza
13-11-2007
GAZA CITY - Five people died when gunfire erupted in Gaza City yesterday as hundreds of thousands gathered to commemorate the death of Yasser Arafat in the biggest Fatah party rally since its ouster
readKey Khmer Rouge figures charged
13-11-2007
PHNOM PENH - Ieng Sary and his wife, both taken into custody yesterday by Cambodia's genocide tribunal, were part of the Khmer Rouge inner circle, rising to power alongside its notorious leader, Pol
readPeres in historic Turkey visit
13-11-2007
ANKARA - Israeli President Shimon Peres said yesterday he believed his country could now make peace with Palestinians."I believe we can make peace now with Palestinians," Peres said, but added it
readBhutto urges all Pakistanis to protest
13-11-2007
LAHORE - Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto yesterday urged Pakistanis of all shades to join a motorcade protest against President Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule and vowed it would go ahead even if
readChavez in Spanish king coup jibe
13-11-2007
SANTIAGO - Hugo Chavez suggested that Spanish King Juan Carlos knew in advance of a 2002 coup that briefly removed the Venezuelan president from power, stoking a diplomatic spat that arose after the
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