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57 Articles found on Monday, 26 November 2007
Big Brother Africa: Your SMSes to us
26-11-2007
JEAN, after reading about Ebuka (hunky BB Nigeria housemate), tell Kwaku that if he doesn't make it up with our Queen Meryl, he'll regret it.As for me I would like their relationship to work. - Well,
readBig Brother Africa: The end of days...
26-11-2007
WHERE to start, where to end. Yes, BBA peeps, where to end! OK, first though, three main developments these past few days: the 'Untouchables' ARE in Namibia, Richard has finally had his welcome-home
readSMSes of the Day: Monday
26-11-2007
* IT'S high time for the Government to do something urgent and speedily to improve the living standard of the poor rural people. Let's try to close the gap between rich and poor. We need rural
readMinistry of Education responds
26-11-2007
* THE Ministry of Education has taken time out to respond to a number of the complaints about the Education Sector, which have been SMSed to The Namibian:* 21 November 2007 * Learners of Shifidi
readCeltel expands free roaming network to 12 African nations
26-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Africa's third largest mobile operator, Celtel, is due to double the number of countries where it has abolished roaming charges to 12, a company official told Reuters on
readEU, ASEAN call for co-operation
26-11-2007
SINGAPORE - The European Union and Southeast Asian leaders called on Thursday for enhanced economic co-operation and the release of political detainees in military-ruled Myanmar, but set no deadlines
readZim pioneers commercial biodiesel processing
26-11-2007
ZIMBABWE has launched the first commercial biodiesel processing plant in southern Africa, underlining the region's resolve to move to cleaner and renewable sources of energy.This comes amid concerns
readMine union plans safety strike
26-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) plans to ask its members to down tools on Dec 4 to protest against a spate of deaths in the country's mines, the president of the
readChinese, Arabs spur investment in Africa
26-11-2007
DAKAR - Foreign investment in sub-Saharan Africa should top US$20 billion this year as Chinese and Arab investors pour in money, but a US slowdown could jeopardise the strongest economic growth in
readEPAs could hit SADC states' budgets
26-11-2007
DAKAR - New trade pacts proposed by the European Union could put pressure on poor African nations' budgets by cutting customs revenues, a concern which needs to be addressed in negotiations, the IMF's
readNujoma lambasts 'defectors'
26-11-2007
SWAPO Party President Sam Nujoma has accused former members who resigned from Swapo three weeks ago of being "enemies of the country", "always causing division" and of "systematic sabotage of the
readNam, SA fail to sign new EU trade deal
26-11-2007
NAMIBIA and South Africa were the only two southern African countries that did not sign Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) for a new trade deal with the European Union on Friday.While Angola
readWorld Cup draw favours Namibia
26-11-2007
THE Fifa World Cup draw has been lenient to Namibia.The Brave Warriors have avoided traditional West and North African giants after the draw for the 2010 World Cup was concluded in Durban, South
readSkeleton gem fight in Court
26-11-2007
THE first salvo in a legal battle for control of four Skeleton Coast diamond concessions was fired on Friday when the High Court struck an urgent application brought by Malaysian businessman
readManual for community counsellors
26-11-2007
IN an effort to improve outreach and support services to survivors of abuse, the Ministry of Health and Social Services and the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) have developed a training manual
readEnvironmentalists of decade honoured
26-11-2007
A TRADITIONAL leader from the Caprivi Region and an environmental protection educator were on Thursday evening awarded as Environmentalists of the Decade by the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF).Chief
readGenocide motion sent to Berlin
26-11-2007
A MOTION introduced by Herero Chief Kuaima Riruako in Parliament a year ago about genocide committed under German colonial rule in Namibia against Herero, San and Nama-Damara people was officially
readShinohamba still with Swapo
26-11-2007
THE Regional Councillor of Eenhana constituency, Max Shinohamba, told a Swapo public meeting at Eenhana on Friday that he had not left the party to join the Rally for Democracy and Progress
readFace to face with the PM
26-11-2007
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula says he would like to retire from politics to concentrate on social development, but he is not about to do so.He was responding to widespread rumours that he was about to
readThe candidates
26-11-2007
APART from the candidature of President Hifikepunye Pohamba as Swapo President and Hage Geingob as Vice President of the ruling party, five other top Swapo members are in the mix at this week's
readFierce nomination race on cards
26-11-2007
A FIERCE nomination race is expected as the Swapo Party prepares for life without its veteran leader, Sam Nujoma.Nujoma will be stepping down when the party congress starts tomorrow but only his
readThe Swapo Party Congress '07
26-11-2007
THE ruling Swapo Party holds what is set to be a watershed congress this week, with former Head of State Sam Nujoma, who has been the party's only president since its inception in 1960, expected to
readParliament 2007: View from the peanut gallery
26-11-2007
THE year is over for Members of Parliament; roughly six months of proceedings broken into three sessions are behind them.It was the year of the wafflers or - to borrow from a well-known book title - a
readNamWater in joint venture on desalination plant
26-11-2007
NAMIBIA'S water utility, NamWater, and the UraMin mining company signed an agreement on Friday to prepare for the construction of two water desalination plants north of Wlotzkasbaken.UraMin intends to
readYoung man dies after car crashes into tree
26-11-2007
A YOUNG man was killed in Windhoek on Saturday after the vehicle in which he was a passenger collided against a tree.A Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Timothy Haikonda, said yesterday that
readSentencing date set in NamPost robbery case
26-11-2007
THE only person to have been charged in connection with an alleged robbery at a NamPost agency in Windhoek almost five years ago is set to be sentenced in the Windhoek Regional Court early next
readTonnes of weapons destroyed
26-11-2007
THREE tonnes of illegal firearms and ammunition collected during a joint police operation in northern Namibia and south Angola were destroyed in the desert near Walvis Bay on Friday.According to the
readWater taps remain closed, says rights' society
26-11-2007
WATER taps in rural areas remain closed, despite a Government instruction to NamWater to open them, a human rights body claims."In spite of the recent directive, wholesale denial of access to potable
readEx-fighters refuse to vote
26-11-2007
THE Committee on the Welfare of Ex-Combatants has vowed to refrain from voting in the next elections as 'payback for Government's failure to meet their demands.A group of around 400 supporters met at
read'Ramatex packing up'
26-11-2007
THE National Union of Namibian Workers says the Ramatex textile factory in Windhoek has moved its industrial machinery back to Asia in preparation for its exit from Namibia.NUNW Secretary General
readElenga enene lya Kelemba lya kuthwa miilonga kElelo lyUukwanyama
26-11-2007
ONKUNDANA ye tu zilila mElelo lyUukwanyama otali ti kutya Elenga enene lya Kelemba tatekulu Lukas Shinedima olya kuthwa manga miilonga kElelo lyUukwanyama, taku tiwa shi na sha noongombe dhomwaalu
readMbeki a pita mu Zim okuya ku Uganda
26-11-2007
H ARARE - Onkundana okuzilila ku Harare sha Zimbabwe otayi ti kutya Omupresidende gwa South Afrika Thabo Mbeki, okwa li a kwa tegelelwa a kale a thika mu Zimbabwe mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko, a ka
readEhumokomeho otali ende nawa mOshakatiuzilo: Kansela Kuushomwa
26-11-2007
POMUSIMBOTI n KAANSELA gwOshikandjohogololo sha Shakatiuzilo Loth Kuushomwa, ngoka wo e li oshilyo mOkomitiye yEleliltho lyOshitopolwa sha Shana, ota ti kutya ye pamwe nOngundu ye yokuhumitha komeho
readOndoolopa ya Papua New Guinea oya dhengwa unene kekakamo lyevi
26-11-2007
C ANABERRA - Onkundana yetu zilile ku Canaberra otayi popi ngeyi kutya ekakamo lyevi lya kindja lela lyoonkondo dhi li po 6,7 pashiyelekitho, olya dhenge Papua New Guinea mEtine lya zi ko, Osenda
readOondjembo, ooholo nIitopitha iikulu ya hanagulwa po kOpolisi
26-11-2007
OONDJAYI dhOpolisi muumbugantu wa Afrika omasiku ngaka odha kala miilongo ngashi moNamibia nomuAngola, moka ya kala nokuhanagula po iitopitha mbyoka ya thikama moondjembo, miikuti nomiitopitha
readSwapo moshikogo shokwaainekelathana
26-11-2007
S HO ku na owala omasiku omashona kOkongresa yOpaati yoSwapoyi thike, uumbanda otau indjipala noonkondo mokati kiilyo yongundu tayi pangele.Metine lya zi ko, iilyo iikuluntu yoSwapo oya pop nonyanya
readJames slams McClaren
26-11-2007
LONDON - David James has slammed sacked England coach Steve McClaren for his disastrous handling of the team's goalkeepers.McClaren gambled by handing Scott Carson his first competitive international
readItalian wins Taiwan race up world's tallest skyscraper
26-11-2007
TAIPEI - A 30-year-old Italian man climbed 91 floors in just over 11 and a half minutes on Sunday to win the race up the world's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, organisers said.Marco De Gasperi beat
readIndia zero in on win
26-11-2007
NEW DELHI - India closed in on victory in the first Test against Pakistan after a determined batting performance in the second innings at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground yesterday.India were 171-3 at
readBeckham in Australia
26-11-2007
SYDNEY - Former England captain David Beckham arrived in Australia on Sunday to join his LA Galaxy team preparing for the friendly match against A-League side Sydney FC tomorrow.Beckham, a second-half
readWhite bows out with a win
26-11-2007
CARDIFF - A year on from almost losing his job after defeat by England at Twickenham, Jake White bowed out of test rugby with South Africa sitting on top of the world.The Springboks began their new
readNamibia thrash Denmark in ICC league
26-11-2007
NAMIBIA got off to a great start in the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 to beat Denmark by eight wickets on Saturday.Denmark won the toss and elected to bat but were soon in trouble. Lund was out
readSoweto giants play to pulsating draw
26-11-2007
DURBAN - ORLANDO Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs played to a pulsating 2-2 draw in an Absa Premiership clash at Durban's Absa Stadium on Saturday afternoon.A sublime opening minute volley from Mabhuti
readMan United shocked by Bolton
26-11-2007
LONDON -Sir Alex Ferguson predicted Manchester United will respond to their shock 1-0 defeat at Bolton with another long unbeaten run.Ferguson was sent to the stands for berating referee Mark
readFree tickets for SA
26-11-2007
DURBAN - Fifa will give 120 000 free tickets to South African residents for matches at the 2010 World Cup finals, Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke announced on Saturday.The organising committee of
readSfaxien triumph gives Tunisia CAF double
26-11-2007
TUNIS - Tunisia completed a Confederation of African Football club double when CS Sfaxien lifted the Confederation Cup this weekend.Sfaxien defeated Al-Merreikh of Sudan 1-0 in the second leg of the
readPremiership intensifies
26-11-2007
THE chase for the premiership title intensified at the weekend with five teams now sitting on 10 points each, while upsets and riveting encounters also added to what could be an interesting season in
readSharif's supporters detained
26-11-2007
LAHORE - Police detain hundreds of supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ahead of his return from exile to challenge the man who ousted him, his party said, a reminder that President
readMakana League a beacon of hope
26-11-2007
ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa - Mark Shinners, a former anti-apartheid prisoner on South Africa's notorious Robben Island penal colony, will forever associate the beautiful game with a bundle of filthy
readVladimir Kryuchkov, former KGB chief
26-11-2007
MOSCOW - Vladimir Kryuchkov, the former KGB chief who spearheaded a failed coup against Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, has died, officials said yesterday.He was 83. Kryuchkov died on Friday in
readGeorgian leaders resigns for polls
26-11-2007
TBILISI - Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili stepped down yesterday to start campaigning for an early presidential vote, officials said.Saakashvili resigned as required by national law, handing
readRussia riot police arrest dozens
26-11-2007
ST PETERSBURG - Dozens of opposition activists were detained by riot police yesterday as they tried to rally against President Vladimir Putin's government in central St. Petersburg.Boris Nemtsov, an
readCommonwealth leaders remain divided on climate change
26-11-2007
KAMPALA - Commonwealth leaders remain divided on how to move forward on climate change, but Australia's newly elected prime minister has pledged to sign 'immediately' a climate change treaty that the
readRebels, army clash in east Congo
26-11-2007
RUGARI - Explosions and machine-gun fire echoed through the hills of east Congo, where government troops battled rebels for a third day amid a deepening humanitarian crisis the UN says has displaced
readMbeki, Zuma showdown
26-11-2007
CAPE TOWN - President Thabo Mbeki took a tentative lead yesterday as nominations for the leadership of his ruling ANC predict a close showdown with party deputy head Jacob Zuma.The Eastern Cape, the
readAustralia elects new leader
26-11-2007
SYDNEY- Newly elected leader Kevin Rudd moved quickly yesterday to bring Australia into international talks on fighting global warming, and to head off potentially thorny relations with the United
readPakistan reacts to Commonwealth suspension
26-11-2007
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Friday denounced an international organisation's suspension of its membership, while an opposition party said its exiled leader was taking steps to return to the
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