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45 Articles found on Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Big Brother Africa: Housemates due in Windhoek
21-11-2007
YOU'VE seen them on the TV screen, screened them in the Jacuzzi, checked them out in the Penthouse, you've seen them love, laugh and cry ...NOW you can get down with them! Four of the Big Brother
readSMSes of the Day: Wednesday
21-11-2007
* A COUNTRY consisting of only one political party is likely to be a totalitarian state, which is a problem. Being in a democratic state Namibia, we ought to know and understand that it is legal and
readNorth Korea keen to study capitalism but fears instability
21-11-2007
SEOUL - Communist North Korea is keen to learn how capitalism works but fears that efforts to open up the economy could destabilise its system, a German expert said yesterday."They are not sure about
readHuge telecom investment for Africa
21-11-2007
DUBAI - Emirates Telecommunications Corp (Etisalat), the second-largest Arab telecom company by market value, is considering new investments of up to US$5 billion in Africa, it said on
readEngen trims runs due to tank fire
21-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South African oil refiner Engen has slowed operations at its 180 000 barrel per day plant in Durban after an oil tank caught fire, although the blaze did not damage the refining
readNigeria seeks control of its energy industry amid rising oil prices
21-11-2007
LAGOS - For decades, Nigerian governments were content to let international oil companies do the pumping, merely taking taxes, royalties and a cut of profits.Now with global oil prices surging near
readTimeframe for WTO deal keeps slipping further
21-11-2007
GENEVA - The timeframe for a Doha round trade deal, set six years ago to boost the world economy and lift millions out of poverty, is slipping further.Trade diplomats and officials now say if all goes
readSwapo purge in full swing Top officials in North targeted
21-11-2007
FEAR is stalking the ranks of the Swapo Party as the ruling party seeks to purge anyone they suspect of having even a hint of sympathy for Hidipo Hamutenya.On Saturday, Hamutenya and other former
readMunicipal cashier held for fraud
21-11-2007
POLICE at Keetmanshoop yesterday arrested a 23-year-old man who allegedly stole over N$700 0000 from his employer.The man, who was employed as a cashier at the Keetmanshoop Municipality, allegedly
readCharges revealed to former NBC chief's co-suspect
21-11-2007
THE second person charged in connection with the fraud case that is set to land former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation Director General Gerry Munyama in the dock in the High Court tomorrow was given
readSPYL man to sue Govt for millions
21-11-2007
A MEMBER of the ruling Swapo Party's youth wing is demanding N$4,72 million from Government for losses he claims to have suffered after a joint venture between his company and the National Youth
readEngineering to be taught at Ongwediva from 2009
21-11-2007
ENGINEERING and information technology will be taught at Ongwediva from 2009, after Unam Chancellor Sam Nujoma laid the cornerstone of the university's new engineering faculty there on Saturday.Also
readGender violence in the spotlight again
21-11-2007
NAMIBIA is gearing up for another 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, and this year's official commemoration will take place at the southern village of Kalkrand.The Ministry of Gender
readVictory for Ulenga CoD faction
21-11-2007
CoD PARTY president Ben Ulenga yesterday received a Government cheque of N$300 000 after he had threatened to obtain a court order against the Speaker of the National Assembly to force him to hand
readPolice appeal for help
21-11-2007
THE naked and decomposed body of a woman was discovered tied to a tree at the farm Leeupost, about 38 km from Oshivelo in the Oshikoto Region, on Thursday.Police in the region report that the body was
readSwapo Party archives get new home
21-11-2007
The new Swapo Party Archive and Research Centre (SPARC) was opened at 36 Promenaden Road in Windhoek.The centre was established in August 2003 to identify and collect documents, photographs, slides
readPanelbeaters almost come to blows
21-11-2007
ALLEGATIONS of favouritism in the handling of car repair quotations appear to have caused a split between the two associations representing panelbeating companies.On one side of the debate is the
readKaribib CEO back in office
21-11-2007
KARIBIB'S Municipal CEO, Lydia Kandetu, is back in her office after about one and a half month's suspension on allegations of mismanagement and incompetence.Kandetu told The Namibian yesterday that
readFinance Ministry overspends
21-11-2007
THE Finance Ministry, which is responsible for compiling the National Budget and allocating funds to individual ministries, has violated the State Finance Act by overspending its own budget by N$19,9
read51 face layoffs at Karas Abattoir
21-11-2007
FIFTY-ONE workers, including the five managers, at Karas Abattoir and Tannery Processors (KAT) will have no jobs when the new owner, Brukkaros Meat Processors (BMP), takes over after the New Year.BMP
readOkahandja strangling suspect pleads guilty
21-11-2007
THE suspect accused of murdering an Okahandja resident who was found strangled in his home in early 2005 pleaded guilty to a charge of murder in the Windhoek Regional Court this week.Michael Kalola
readOmukonakoni-polisi a hulitha moshiponga
21-11-2007
O MUPOLISI gumwe ngoka a li ta konakona oshipotha shedhipago lyaantu oyendji li nyanyaleka pOfaalama yedhina Kareeboomvloer - shoka shi li mOmpangu yoPombanda, oku li gumwe gwomaantu yatatu mboka ya
readRDP a gandja omadhina gaawiliki ye
21-11-2007
O NGUNDU ompe yopapolitika yedhina Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) oya tseyitha omadhina gaaleli yayo yopakathimbo.Kandi Nehavo oye Amushanga gwokukongela RDP omawi nomahwahwameko. Hidipo
readKashuupulwa a shunwa natango mUungoloneya wa Shana
21-11-2007
E LELO lyOshitopolwa sha Shana, ndyoka lya thikama mOokaansola dhIikandjohogololo omulongo, mEtitano lya zi ko olya ningile omahogololo mokati kalyo lyene nokuhoholola mo Ookansela dhi li ne ndhoka
readOonakuteya Ositola ya tate Haufiku pu Etayi ya kwatwa kOpolisi
21-11-2007
O POLISI mOshakati oya tseyitha kutya oombotsotso nee ndhoka dha teyele ositola ya tate Silvanus Haufiku po Etayi mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Musati ongulohi yOlyomakaya ga zi ko odha kwatwa nokwa
readOmufekelwa a yahwa kOpolisi pethimbo lyokuumbathana
21-11-2007
O MUFEKELWA gumwe okwa yahwa okusa kiilyo yEtanga lyOpolisi yokukondjitha iimbuluma konima aniwa sho a kambadhala okuumba Aapolisi mboka nelalakano lyokuhenuka opo kaamangwe kOpolisi polukanda lwa
readSwapo okwa shoneka Hendjala
21-11-2007
S WAPO okwa kutha mo manga pakathimbo Erastus Hendjala ngoka a li nale oshilyo shOlaata yOpashigwana konima sho kwa monika kutya okwa kwatakanithwa aniwa nongundu ompe yoRally for Democracy and
readFootball Digest
21-11-2007
Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Jol has turned down Birmingham City after being approached by the Premier League club as a replacement for Steve Bruce, newspapers reported."We did speak to
readRose and Poulter England favourites
21-11-2007
MISSION HILLS - The red-hot English pairing of Justin Rose and Ian Poulter are raging favourites for team success in the 28-nation Omega World Cup that tees off tomorrow.They enter the five million US
readLassen, Bonita are tops
21-11-2007
NAMIBIAN golfer Werner Lassen came out tops as he defended the Klipdrift Gold Cup at the weekend, while the promising junior golfer Bonita Bredenhann became the new champion in the women's
readPonting predicts a good run
21-11-2007
HOBART - Ricky Ponting believes his team's 2-0 series win over Sri Lanka could be the start of another golden era for Australian cricket despite predictions their domination of the game could end
readA day in jail for Mike Tyson
21-11-2007
MESA - Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, who pleaded guilty in September to drug possession and driving under the influence, was sentenced by a judge on Monday to 10 days in jail, but
readSteyn in one-day squad
21-11-2007
DURBAN - South Africa paceman Dale Steyn has been rewarded for his brilliant performances in the test series triumph over New Zealand with a spot in the one-day squad to play three matches against the
readSpringbok boss White looking to take a break
21-11-2007
CARDIFF - Jake White, South Africa's World Cup-winning coach, played down Monday suggestions he would be replacing Brian Ashton next month as the man in charge of England, although he didn't rule
read'Becks can make me England's hero'
21-11-2007
LONDON - Peter Crouch believes he can fire England to Euro 2008 as long as David Beckham is given the chance to supply the ammunition.Steve McClaren must decide whether to keep faith with Beckham in
readNigeria to use Malaga base for Nations Cup
21-11-2007
LAGOS - Nigeria's Super Eagles will begin final preparations for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations on January 4 in Malaga, Spain, coach Berti Vogts has said."We will begin final training for the Nations
readLocal Sport Briefs Gladiators vs Botswana
21-11-2007
WINDHOEK - The Brave Gladiators are out to restore Namibia's name against Botswana in Gaborone on November 30 in the preliminary round match of the sixth African Women's Championship, billed for
readPirates' players on their own
21-11-2007
ORLANDO Pirates will be without their head coach Shepherd Murape, when they meet a red-hot Ramblers side in what could be a scintillating clash billed for the Independence Stadium tonight.Kick-off is
readAl Gore, the BBC win Emmy awards
21-11-2007
NEW YORK - Former US Vice President Al Gore won another honour on Monday when he received the Founders Award at the International Emmy Awards, which also gave a top prize to a controversial British
readKhmer Rouge jailer in court's first public hearing
21-11-2007
PHNOM PENH - Chief Khmer Rouge interrogator Duch stood before the UN-backed 'Killing Fields' tribunal yesterday, the first public appearance by a senior Pol Pot cadre at the court investigating
readUS says finds shackled bodies in Iraq
21-11-2007
BAGHDAD - The US military said yesterday its troops had killed 12 suspected al Qaeda fighters and found two shackled bodies in a makeshift detention facility during raids along the Tigris River north
readLebanon president vote delayed
21-11-2007
BEIRUT - Lebanese leaders will postpone a parliamentary vote to elect a new president until Friday to give politicians more time to agree a successor to the pro-Syrian incumbent, whose term expires
readUN slashes AIDS estimates
21-11-2007
WASHINGTON - The United Nations has slashed its estimates of how many people are infected with the AIDS virus, from nearly 40 million to 33 million.In a report issued yesterday, the UN said revised
readThousands released in Pakistan
21-11-2007
ISLAMABAD - More than 3 000 people jailed in Pakistan under emergency rule have been released in recent days, the Interior Ministry said yesterday, the latest sign that embattled President General
readNationwide strike paralyses France
21-11-2007
PARIS - French teachers, postal workers and other civil servants joined forces with protesting transport workers yesterday to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to reform the economy.The
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