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51 Articles found on Wednesday, 28 November 2007
Big Brother Africa: Postcards from the edge!
28-11-2007
OK, OK! It's double feature day: All the news that's fit to print, or not, on Richiana and RichRicki, PLUS the 'Untouchables'.BBA winner Richard and his Canadian wife Ricki have made a dash for the
readMinistry of Education responds
28-11-2007
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: Is the Luederitz Secondary School privately
readSMSes of the Day: Wednesday
28-11-2007
* IT'S that time again when comrade eats comrade, defectors being accused of trying 'to reverse the gains of our freedom'. Can President Pohamba release the findings of the commissions of inquiry,
readIMF to Nigeria: Keep eye on managing oil wealth
28-11-2007
WASHINGTON - Economic growth should remain robust in Nigeria in 2008 with strong demand from both the public and private sectors, an International Monetary Fund staff mission to the Nigerian capital
readBarclays says on track for profit rise
28-11-2007
LONDON - British bank Barclays is confident of meeting expectations for four per cent earnings growth this year and said diversification had provided some shield from turbulence in capital markets,
readWAfrica gas pipeline to start on Dec 23
28-11-2007
ACCRA - The West African Gas Pipeline operated by Chevron Corp. will start supplying natural gas from Nigeria to Ghana's western port city of Takoradi on December 23, an executive on the project said
readOil drops US$1 on prospect of Opec supply boost
28-11-2007
LONDON - Oil fell below US$97 (N$678,03) a barrel yesterday as investors bet that the Opec exporter group will boost supply for a second time this year at a meeting next week to cool near-record
readE Africa signs final trade deal with EU
28-11-2007
KAMPALA - Five East African countries agreed a new trade deal with the European Union yesterday, just weeks before a preferential trade pact is due to expire, EU officials said.Kenya, Tanzania,
readE Africa signs final trade deal with EU
28-11-2007
KAMPALA - Five East African countries agreed a new trade deal with the European Union yesterday, just weeks before a preferential trade pact is due to expire, EU officials said.Kenya, Tanzania,
readRio rebuffs BHP, outlines growth plans
28-11-2007
SYDNEY - Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc will spend US$2,4 billion on new mines, raise its dividend and generate billions of dollars from asset sales as it seeks to fend off a US$120 billion takeover proposal from
readMiners' strike gets go-ahead
28-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said yesterday it had been given the go-ahead by authorities to stage a one-day nationwide strike on December 4 to highlight the issue
readNujoma passes the torch
28-11-2007
SWAPO president-in-waiting Hifikepunye Pohamba has called on the party's leaders to welcome back many members who may have been aggrieved by events caused by disunity in the party.Speaking at the
readKiller mother weeps after getting 25 years
28-11-2007
THE murder trial of Saima Hangula, who drowned her three children in northern Namibia in May last year, ended in an emotional breakdown in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.Weeping uncontrollably,
readThieves make off with amublance's wheels
28-11-2007
LONG-STANDING complaints over an apparent lack of security at the Windhoek Central Hospital gained steam this week after thieves made off with a host of items, crippling health services in the
readTwo jailbreakers caught on border
28-11-2007
THE flight of two of the six men who broke out of Windhoek Central Prison early on Monday came to an end almost 1 300 kilometres from the capital yesterday.Farm massacre suspect Gavin Beukes (26) and
readBaby project a success
28-11-2007
A PILOT project conducted by the Lironga Eparu Trust and PharmAccess Namibia to try and halt mother-to-child HIV has come to an end.The 12-month project provided milk formula to women to decrease the
readDiversify economy, Nujoma urges
28-11-2007
NAMIBIA had to expand its economy and increase its exports in order to reach industrialisation, outgoing Swapo president Sam Nujoma told the delegates of the Swapo congress yesterday.The country was
readClose shave for Mainliner bus
28-11-2007
AN Intercape Mainliner bus travelling from Walvis Bay to Windhoek narrowly missed a collision with truck travelling in the opposite direction near Usakos on Monday.According to Louis Kruger of
readNama clans want unity
28-11-2007
NAMA traditional leaders have created a discussion forum to promote unity among different clans.Nine recognised traditional leaders last week gathered for two days at Warmbad to compile a draft
readElderly woman robbed at Swakop
28-11-2007
An 86-year-old woman at Swakopmund was assaulted, tied up and robbed at her home early on Monday morning.According to Detective Sergeant Julia Nujoma of the Erongo Police, the woman was at home when
readJamaican wins court order, but remains in custody
28-11-2007
THE High Court yesterday granted an interim order in favour of Jamaican citizen Norman Escoffery, who has spent 19 months in prison without being charged or convicted of a criminal offence.The
read2 South African tourists held at gunpoint at coast
28-11-2007
TWO South Africans camping at Mile 4 at the coast were held at gunpoint on Monday.The PRO of the Erongo Police, Detective Sergeant Julia Nujoma, said that the couple were sleeping in a caravan when
readRamatex rejects union claims
28-11-2007
THE management of Ramatex is adamant that the Malaysian textile company has no plans to close shop in Namibia.General Manager, Boon Keong Ong, on Monday responded to statements made by the National
readTeen gets bail after armed hold-up with father's gun
28-11-2007
A 17-year-old Windhoek resident was released on bail on Monday after spending four nights in Police detention following his arrest on a charge that he had staged an armed hold-up at a house in the
read'Mackerel industry still paralysed'
28-11-2007
IT is now a month since the horse-mackerel industry was brought to a standstill when almost the entire fleet was recalled to port and arrested.Since then, no charges have been brought against anyone,
readOorebele naakwiita yEpangelo yi idhenga mumwe mu Chad
28-11-2007
N 'DJAMENA - Onkundana okuzilila ku N'djamena sha Chad otayi ti kutya aakwiita yEpangelo oyu umbathana moshitopolwa shokuumbugantu mOmaandaha, konima sho oongundu mbali dhOorebele dha hulitha po
readEtidho lyUumbishi megumbo negonga lya eta eso lyomukulupe mOshandumbala
28-11-2007
O MUKULUPE gwoomvula omilongo hetatu (80) gwomomukunda Oshandumbala mUukwambi popepi nOshakati mOshitopolwa sha Shana tatekulu Wilfried Emvula okwa mana oondjenda dhe ombaadhilila sho a tsuwa negonga
readYamwe pu Gruenau otaya nana nondatu kombinga yomeya
28-11-2007
O MAGUMBO taku tengenekwa ga thika pomilongo heyali (70) mokandoolopa ka Gruenau moshitopolwa sha Karas, oge na uupyakadhi wompumbwe yomeya.Shika osha popiwa molopota yOkomitiye yOlaata yOpashigwana
readAmushanga-Ndjayi gwoSwapo sho a li k
28-11-2007
O MUUNGANEKI gwSwapo mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena tate Nestor Shuukwanyama okwa ti kutya Amushanga-Ndjayi gwoSwapo Omundohotola Ngarikutuke Tjirjange sho e yile kEenhana oshiwike sha zile ko, kali a ya
readHalweendo na Kambonde ya thiga po ongundu yoSwapo
28-11-2007
Y AALI yomaawiliki yoSwapo mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena ya za mo moSwapo, sho oshiwike sha zi ko ya kutha uukalata wawo wuukwashilyo woSwapo noku wu shunitha ko kOmbelewa onene yoSwapo mOshitopolwa sha
readPandeni a za mo momathigathano gopoosa yopombanda moSwapo
28-11-2007
A MUSHANGA-Ndjayi Omutiyali gwoSwapo John Pandeni okwi ikutha mo momathigathano gopoosa onene yUuhamushanga-Ndjayi, shoka sha ningi nee Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana oye a kale okandindaate tayi opalele
readCricket Briefs
28-11-2007
MUMBAI - Former South Africa batsman Gary Kirsten is being considered for the vacant India cricket coach job, the Indian board said yesterday.Kirsten, 40, was interviewed by members of the board's
readEichab king in Rapid Grand Prix chess
28-11-2007
NATIONAL chess champion Charles Eichab scored double and earned N$700 for his chess mastery during the Wernhil Park Rapid Grand Prix held in Windhoek at the weekend.Eichab had a perfect score of 7/7
readCommunity football set for holidays
28-11-2007
CELL One launched a community football project at the UN Plaza in Windhoek on Friday.The project will run during the holiday and at the kick-off were two teams who played a short five-a-side game in
readWillstrop struggles, Ashour launches tirade
28-11-2007
BERMUDA - World title contender James Willstrop was forced to change his tactics but battled back from two games and a four-point deficit in the fourth game to advance to the second round of the World
readIAAF erases Jones's results
28-11-2007
MONACO - Marion Jones was formally disqualified on Friday from all competitions since September 1 2000, including the Sydney Olympics where she won five medals, after admitting last month to taking
readEls out for Sun City win
28-11-2007
SUN CITY - Three of the world's top 10 golfers and eight of the top 20 will contest the annual Nedbank Golf Challenge over the Gary Player Country Club course beginning tomorrow.South Africa's world
readLiverpool can go through: Reina
28-11-2007
PARIS - Liverpool's Spanish goalkeeper Jose Reina said a win against Porto tonight was vital to get them back on course to reach the Champions League knockout stages, adding they had also struggled
readMatch of Century on
28-11-2007
TENSION is growing as the days are drawing closer for the ultimate match of the FNB Cup, when Ramblers are to cross swords with cup specialists Black Africa.The showdown is slated for the Independence
readBeckham snags goal
28-11-2007
SYDNEY - David Beckham scored off one of his signature free-kicks and received a yellow card as under-prepared LA Galaxy were hammered 5-3 by Sydney FC in their exhibition match yesterday.The world's
readDanny keeps it in check
28-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Danny Jordaan is a man with a raft of problems but he shows no sign of panic or fear.As the driving force of South Africa's preparations for the 2010 World Cup, Jordaan has much to
readSebia/Kosovo talks
28-11-2007
BADEN, Austria - Internationally sponsored talks between Serbian and Kosovo Albanian leaders went into a second day here with no accord over the future of the province in sight, despite a deadline
readFrench official said Diana could have been protected
28-11-2007
LONDON - A French official suggested after the car crash that killed Princess Diana that she could have received some discreet surveillance and security protection in Paris if authorities had known
readBitter battle for power pits president against populist
28-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - A bitter battle for power is raging in South Africa, pitting a sitting president who spearheaded the country's economic boom but alienated many of the poor, against his former deputy, a
readFive-nation nuclear inspection team in N Korea
28-11-2007
BEIJING - Officials from the five nations trying to end North Korea's nuclear ambitions arrived in Pyongyang yesterday to observe the disablement of the isolated state's main atomic facility,
readSudan questions British teacher over Islam insult
28-11-2007
KHARTOUM - Sudanese authorities questioned a British teacher yesterday arrested for insulting Islam after her young students named a teddy bear Mohammad.Gillian Gibbons, a 54-year-old teacher at the
readRioting spreads in French suburbs
28-11-2007
VILLIERS-LE-BEL - Rampaging youths rioted in Paris' suburbs, setting fire to dozens of cars and buildings.At least 77 officers were injured, and officers were fired at, officials said yesterday. The
readPakistan's Musharraf prepares to shed army uniform
28-11-2007
RAWALPINDI - Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf said farewell to military colleagues yesterday as he prepared to become a civilian president ahead of January's general election.Musharraf visited
readFunding: Brown govt 'in crisis'
28-11-2007
LONDON - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced searching questions yesterday over how much he knew about 'secret' donations to his governing Labour Party, in the latest crisis to hit his
readChadian army and rebels each claim victims
28-11-2007
N'DJAMENA - Soldiers and rebels have both claimed to have killed several hundred of their opponents in combat on Monday in eastern Chad in what may turn out to be the heaviest fighting since rebels
readCompromise needed, says Bush
28-11-2007
WASHINGTON - President George W Bush stepped cautiously into the most direct Mid- east peacemaking of his administration, meeting separately with the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to
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