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55 Articles found on Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Big Brother Africa: Special agent Justice, 'double O froth'
20-11-2007
ALL'S quiet on the Tanzanian front.No news out of East Africa on Richard yesterday. Or out of Angola on Tatiana. Sorry peeps. In fact, nothing much new on most of the housemates except that a few of
readSMSes of the Day : Tuesday
20-11-2007
* THE parliamentary debates are degenerating. There are too many issues that need leaders of this country to discuss and address rather than making jokes in such an important forum. Can MPs just be
readBig Brother Africa: Your SMSes to us
20-11-2007
* DEAR Jean I was hoping that you would give us more news regarding our gal Meryl and Kwaku - whether they are dating. - As far as I can make out - without asking too many personal questions - they're
readOil climbs above US$95
20-11-2007
SYDNEY - Oil jumped more than US$1 to above US$95 a barrel yesterday, as the dollar fell and some Opec members pushed for action to stem their declining purchasing power.US light crude for January
readUS to fund new African investments
20-11-2007
ACCRA - The United States will provide up to US$250 million to jump-start three new African investment funds intended to boost development of its capital markets so African businesses can more easily
read2007 income tax amendments - part 3
20-11-2007
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.THIS is the last article on the income tax amendments that were
readLondon ritual dating from 1919 sets price of gold
20-11-2007
LONDON - When gold reached dizzying heights above US$800 a troy ounce in recent weeks, it cast a spotlight on a ritual that has taken place in London for the past 88 years.Twice a day, representatives
readSA rejects US criticism on China
20-11-2007
CAPE TOWN - The United States should review the investments of its own companies before criticising African countries for accepting inflows from China, South Africa's trade minister said on Friday."I
readNigeria probes Siemens bribery claims
20-11-2007
ABUJA - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has ordered an investigation into allegations that German telecommunications giant Siemens AG paid bribes to some former Nigerian ministers to win contracts
readIMF promises greater voice for Africa
20-11-2007
KLEINMOND - Finance leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies called for greater exchange rate flexibility from countries with large current account surpluses in an apparent reference to
readSwapo targets Hendjala
20-11-2007
SWAPO has suspended former National Council member Erasmus Hendjala as a party member because of alleged links to the newly formed Rally for Democracy and Progress.Party insiders confirmed yesterday
readUlenga threatens Speaker: Give me my money
20-11-2007
THE CoD party faction under Ben Ulenga has threatened to seek a High Court order against the Speaker of the National Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab, if he does not hand over a Government cheque of N$300
readMassacre detective dies in accident
20-11-2007
THE Police officer in charge of investigating and helping to steer the Kareeboomvloer farm massacre case through its High Court trial was one of three people who died in a car accident in the south of
readNew twist in ECN probe
20-11-2007
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia has decided to appoint an independent team of investigators to probe how a list of 700 Rally for Democracy and Progress members and sympathisers ended up in the
readBuy a calendar, feed a child
20-11-2007
BIRGIT Meier-Mundhenke, a German citizen, saw the poverty in the informal settlements on the outskirts of Windhoek and called on German citizens through the Mindener Tagesblatt newspaper to donate
readWomen's pottery project to host fundraiser tonight
20-11-2007
THE Pots of Hope Women's Empowerment Programme (POHWEP) is to host a dinner under the theme 'Moulding Rural Poverty Away' as part of a fundraising appeal.The banquet will be held at the Safari Hotel
readPractical courses for emerging farmers
20-11-2007
EMERGING commercial farmers now have more opportunities to learn the ins and outs of farming after two organisations started to present practical training courses in different parts of Namibia.The
readAbout 1 000 women to take part in celebratory march
20-11-2007
A women's celebratory march is being organised by Women's Action for Development (WAD) for tomorrow.More than a thousand women are expected to gather at the kudu statue in Windhoek's Independence
readProtecting our coast - your voice matters
20-11-2007
FOR the next two weeks, people in the Erongo and the Kunene regions will be able to make an input in the formulation of a policy on the conservation and management of Namibia's coast.In consultation
readFuture of Benguela ecosystem discussed
20-11-2007
A three-day symposium focusing on a decade's findings, achievements and challenges of the two regional marine programmes involving Namibia, South Africa and Angola started at Swakopmund yesterday.The
readPresident promises better Police conditions
20-11-2007
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday promised to improve the conditions of service of the Namibian Police, especially the lowest ranks.The President made this pledge at the commemoration of Police
readSoccer goal post breaks boy's jaw
20-11-2007
A 16-year-old boy from Swakopmund was flown to Windhoek on Thursday to be treated for a serious injury to his face, after a soccer goal post fell on him.Lourence Horn and a friend were apparently
readDepleted fish stocks and climate change
20-11-2007
"THE environmental message is loud and clear: The ocean current flanking the western coastline is changing, forcing economic and social change on the people who have made a living from it in the
readUnion badmouths new political party
20-11-2007
THE blind personal political ambitions of people who could not accept defeat at the 2004 Swapo extraordinary congress led to the formation of the Rally for Democracy and Progress, the National Union
readRDP names interim leaders
20-11-2007
The newly established Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has announced its interim leadership, with Kandi Nehova as secretary for mobilisation.The party announced at its launching rally that
readVote counting should be sped up
20-11-2007
BALLOTS cast in future national and presidential elections should not be transported to counting centres, but opened and counted at the polling stations immediately after the close of poll,
readSwapo infighting continues in Hardap
20-11-2007
FACTIONAL infighting within the Hardap Swapo leadership has moved up a gear after new office bearers were elected for the party's Rehoboth Urban East District.The long-awaited Rehoboth Urban East
readUupomba auhe wOmeya mboka wa kala wa pata otau patuluka
20-11-2007
P ETHIMBO ta popitha aawiliki yoSwapo mOshitopolwa sha Shana pu Kandjengedi mOshakati mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, Gavena yOshitopolwa sha Shana Klemens Kashuupulwa okwa tseyitha elaka etoye noli nyanyudha
readOnawa sho ya za mo moSwapo, Uutoni ta ti
20-11-2007
P ETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi shAaleli yoSwapo mOshitopolwa sha Shana pOmbelewa yoSwapo puKandjengedi mOshakati mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, Omuwiliki gwoSwapo mOshitopolwa sha Shana, Erastus Uutoni, okwa
readTangi unene kEpangelo lyetu: Katoma ta ti
20-11-2007
K ANSELA gwoshikandjohogololo sha Tsandi moshitopolwa sha Musati, okwa pandula Epangelo sho lya gandja elombwelo ku NamWater kutya na patulule uupomba womeya auhe komikunda, mboka wa li wa patwa
readUumbashu une wa pyapo mu Katutura
20-11-2007
O OMBASHU dhi li ne odha pipo molukanda lwa Okuryangava mu Katutura mOvenduka - sha ningwa ongula yOlyomakaya ga zi ko.Otaku popiwa ngeyi kutya oombashu ndhoka odha li dhi na omala kumwe ge li
readOmugundjuka a lyatwa poLiindili
20-11-2007
O MUNTU gumwe ngoka taku popiwa kutya okwa li ta ende kolupadhi okwa lyatwa kohauto e ta si poLiindili mOlyomakaya ga zi ko.Otaku hokololwa ngeyi kutya omugundjuka gwoomvula omilongo mbali nandatu
readRDP okwa gana okuungaunga niinima yopantu moshigwana sha Namibia
20-11-2007
"O NDA galuka. Otwa galuka.Na otwi itula mo," ngoka a li nale Ominista yOkabinete Hidipo Hamutenya ta tseyithile ngaaka pethimbo lyoshigongi shotango shetulomiilonga lyongundu yoRally for Democracy
readWorld Sport Briefs Iraqis missing in Australia
20-11-2007
SYDNEY - Three Iraqi footballers and an assistant coach failed to leave Australia with their team after an Olympic qualifier match at the weekend, an Australian football source said yesterday."We are
readMerk calls age limit on referees discrimination
20-11-2007
BERLIN - German referee Markus Merk has described the age limit that is about to force him into international retirement as discriminatory.Merk, 45, is already at the upper limit for Fifa referees and
readFederer, Sampras on collision course
20-11-2007
SEOUL - Roger Federer and Pete Sampras are without doubt two of the greatest tennis players the world has ever seen, but they only ever faced each other once.All that will change this week when
readDu Preez ruled out of Cardiff test
20-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Star scrumhalf Fourie du Preez has become the latest player to withdraw from the Springbok squad ahead of Saturday's test against Wales in Cardiff.A Springbok management member
readShihepo takes on Shilemba in SA
20-11-2007
SUPER middleweight boxer Wilberforce 'Black Mamba' Shihepo will square up against Malawi's Isaack Shilemba in a six-round rematch of their international fight at the Emperors Palace in Johannesburg,
readCanada face depleted Bafana squad
20-11-2007
AFTER another uninspiring and humbling defeat against the United States, Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira will be taking a squad devoid of overseas-based players into Tuesday night's
readMighty Brazil held in Peru
20-11-2007
RIO DE JANEIRO - Kaka produced another superb strike to help Brazil draw 1-1 away to Peru in Sunday's World Cup qualifiers while Marcelo Salas scored his first international goals for more than two
readSponsorships crucial for football
20-11-2007
AFRICAN football great Abedi Pele believes that sport sponsorships from the corporate world are vital for football to flourish on the continent.Pele wrapped up his tour to Namibia with a visit to the
read'Warriors have to win'
20-11-2007
BRAVE Warriors coach Ben Bamfuchile demands that the team start winning matches to serve as a morale booster ahead of the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana in January.Bamfuchile told The Namibian
readAfrica the 'forgotten continent' in climate fight
20-11-2007
AFRICA is the "forgotten continent" in the fight against climate change and needs help to cope with projected water shortages and declining crop yields, the UN's top climate change official said on
readAfrica the 'forgotten continent' in climate fight
20-11-2007
AFRICA is the "forgotten continent" in the fight against climate change and needs help to cope with projected water shortages and declining crop yields, the UN's top climate change official said on
readAfrican farmers could earn 'green' money
20-11-2007
LACK of information is the main obstacle to paying African farmers as an incentive to protect the environment, according to a UN Food and Agriculture Organisation report.Payment for environmental
readAroma of profit wafts from Britain's new-look pies
20-11-2007
LONDON - To aficionados, it is British comfort food at its best.To others, it is as appetising as its nickname - a "rat's coffin". The savoury pie, a mainstay of the British diet for thousands of
readEthiopia's Ogaden refugees recount horrors of conflict
20-11-2007
DADAAB, Kenya - It was after the second beating by Ethiopian soldiers that Abdi Bashi Jama says he decided to head for the border.But though separated from family, far from his home village in
read'American Idol' stars shine at American Music Awards
20-11-2007
LOS ANGELES - 'American Idol' alumni came out on top at the American Music Awards as Daughtry, the band fronted by 'Idol' loser Chris Daughtry, shared the triple-winner spotlight with 'Idol' champ
readFrench transit strike moves into sixth day
20-11-2007
PARIS - A transit strike that has paralysed rail traffic in France since early last week has cost the country's national railway US$146 million, the head of the SNCF railway was quoted as saying
readMadiba pulls out of Mbeki ad
20-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Former president Nelson Mandela has pulled an SABC advert in which he features with President Thabo Mbeki, fearing that he would be seen to be endorsing Mbeki in the ANC's succession
readTop Khmer Rouge leader detained
20-11-2007
PHNOM PENH - A UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia arrested the former Khmer Rouge head of state yesterday, the fifth senior official of the brutal regime to be rounded up ahead of a long-delayed genocide
readCourt supports Musharraf
20-11-2007
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's top court dismissed five of six challenges to Pervez Musharraf's re-election as president yesterday, edging him closer to a victory that could help end the country's political
readCyclone survivors bury their dead
20-11-2007
BARGUNA - Survivors of a powerful cyclone that devastated Bangladesh and killed more than 2 500 people grieved and buried their loved ones yesterday as they waited for aid to arrive.In Galachipa, a
readFrench 'wanted children's organs'
20-11-2007
KHARTOUM - A top official in Sudan's main ruling National Congress Party said yesterday that a French charity's attempt to fly out more than 100 African children was perhaps a cover for organ
readASEAN countries refuse to hear UN enoy
20-11-2007
SINGAPORE - Southeast Asian countries opposed a plan for UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari to brief a regional summit about the political developments in military-ruled Myanmar, delegates said yesterdaday.Host
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