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50 Articles found on Monday, 5 November 2007
Big Brother Africa: Einstein's brain has come to life and is running amok on the SMS strip
05-11-2007
SOME of the SMSes on the BBA television message strip take the cake: * Africa stand up against poverty. Give Richard the money. Practice what you preach. (Huh?) * If you're concerned about poverty, we
readBig Brother Africa: Winding down and teetotalling
05-11-2007
IT was a confusing week for the housemates, what with the moles trying to stir things up at every second turn - Richard, Tatiana and Ofunneka certainly had their work cut out for them just trying to
readBig Brother Africa: Your SMSes to us
05-11-2007
* WE know that it is a taboo to talk about the stupidity of women in this century, but BBA 2007 has displayed it all. Women will form a beeline to a guy like Richard even when they know that he is
readSMSes of Day : Monday
05-11-2007
* I'M really tired of hearing about liberation struggle. Who did that and who did this. Can't we for once hear about things like BIG, HIV, poverty. In fact with all the mines being open and with all
readMoz, Angola committed to solving multiple memberships
05-11-2007
THE Presidents of Mozambique and Angola believe that southern Africa will eventually resolve the tricky question of multiple memberships in regional organisations.President Armando Guebuza of
readGold could hit US$850 an ounce in 2008
05-11-2007
SEOUL - Inflation worries and a weak US dollar are likely to push gold prices to the previous record high of US$850 per ounce in the first half of next year, a leading gold analyst said last week.Risk
readManuel says ANC race won't change policy
05-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South African economic policy is unlikely to change after the ruling ANC elects a new leader in December, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Friday."I am pretty sure policies will
read'Zambia needs to raise mining taxes'
05-11-2007
LUSAKA - The World Bank said yesterday Zambia should raise mineral royalties paid by foreign mining firms and even introduce windfall taxes if feasible to gain more benefit from higher global metals
readOil prices continue upward trend
05-11-2007
LONDON - Oil rose back to near US$94 a barrel on Friday as concerns over tight supplies ahead of the winter returned to the fore.The market awaited a key US jobs report for clues about the economic
readIt's official. New party registered!
05-11-2007
A NEW political party said to involve Swapo Party members, called Rally for Democracy and Progress, was registered with the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) on Friday.The party, which applied for
readGunslinger cop sentenced to 17-year term for murder
05-11-2007
A MEMBER of the Namibian Police's Special Field Force who shot and killed a Zambian national during a supposed search for illegal immigrants in the Caprivi Region in mid-2004 was convicted of murder
readKaras jetsetters raise eyebrows
05-11-2007
A WEEK-LONG trip to Asia by three Karas Regional Council officials cost the taxpayer close to N$100 000.According to documents seen by The Namibian, the trip was paid out of the Council's development
read'Unloved man' in love blaze drama
05-11-2007
DRAMA unfolded in Khomasdal's Vaalhoek area on Friday afternoon when a 25-year-old man allegedly tried to set fire to his mother's house, as well as to his minor nephew and himself.Although members of
readMagadza, Shigwedha win awards
05-11-2007
TWO journalists were on Friday evening awarded as winners of the Eco Media Awards Namibia 2007 for their reporting on environmental issues.Moses Magadza, the Editor of weekly regional paper The
readInvolve HIV-positive people in treatment, urges study
05-11-2007
PEOPLE living with HIV and AIDS have called on Government to review the effectiveness of its prevention from mother to child treatment (PMTCT) programme through involving those infected by the
readGovt, EU sign NGO deal
05-11-2007
NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisations have received a N$15 million boost from the European Union to enhance their co-operation with Government over the next three years and set up a grant trust fund.The
readVolunteers help at State Hospital
05-11-2007
MAGRETH Bennett last year visited an elderly man in the Katutura State Hospital and found him lying on a rickety bed in a ward with dirty walls and floors and an unbearable smell.Her first thought
readVolunteers help at State Hospital
05-11-2007
MAGRETH Bennett last year visited an elderly man in the Katutura State Hospital and found him lying on a rickety bed in a ward with dirty walls and floors and an unbearable smell.Her first thought
readATM card thieves caught
05-11-2007
Four men were arrested at Ondobe village in the Ohangwena Region on Tuesday, after allegedly being caught withdrawing money with stolen ATM cards.Police say they were alerted to the allegedly illegal
readKAT sold to prevent further losses: GIPF boss Hango
05-11-2007
THE sale of Karas Abattoir and Tannery Processors (KAT) was part of the Government Institutions Pension Fund's strategy to make a responsible exit from its loss-making investments to prevent further
readDordabis farm murder trial rolls over into '08
05-11-2007
THE trial of two men accused of robbing and murdering a Dordabis area farmer more than five years ago is set to continue in February next year, following its postponement after two days of proceedings
readTwo armed robberies in Windhoek
05-11-2007
A KHOMASDAL resident on Friday morning had a close encounter with death when three armed men tried to rob him of his employees' salaries.Walter Abrahams had just withdrawn money from an ATM when the
readKeetmans resident bludgeoned to death in her house
05-11-2007
POLICE at Keetmanshoop have arrested two men who allegedly battered and strangled to death a woman in her house on Friday.The body of Rachel Magda Maas (55), who lived alone in her house in
readJacobs back in court
05-11-2007
KARAS Regional Council's Chief Regional Officer, Salmaan Jacobs, who faces corruption charges, made a third appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court on Friday.Jacobs is accused of defrauding
readGame lodge robbery suspects granted bail
05-11-2007
ALL seven suspects arrested in connection with an alleged armed robbery at a game lodge close to Windhoek last month were released on bail last week.Windhoek residents Abraham Daniel Ipuleni (21),
readOntanda yoondjimbo dha M'uambo
05-11-2007
O MWIIMBI nomutoti gwoondjimbo dhopambepo, Peter Ambambi, a tseyika nawa nedhina "Om'uambo gwa Ambambi", tati ehuliloshiwike ndika ota ka ninga ontanda yoongundulwiimbo dhe - kohi yehangano "M'uambo
readMathias na Shaanika ya kwatelwa mOsitola yimwe pOshikango
05-11-2007
A AMENTU yaali, Mathias Thomas gwoomvula 30 a zile kOkando mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Musati na Shaanika Thomas gwoomvula 25 a zile kEtilyasa kOngandjera mOshitopolwa sha Musati oya kwatwa po kOpolisi
readEpendafule Gaus Shikomba a hulitha ombaadhilila
05-11-2007
L IMWE gwomOmapendafule gOonakulwa aakulu yaSwapo tatekulu Gaus Shikomba, a tseyika wo nedhina Nekamato, gwomomukukunda Onashiku shaLabani mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Shana okwa mana oondjenda dhe
readYane ya tseyika nawa mokuyeka aantu ya kwatwa kOpolisi yEenhana
05-11-2007
A ALUMENTU yane ya tseyika nawa mokuyuga nokuyaka po iinima yaantu kwahomatiwa nosho tuu, oya kwatelwa mOndobe mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika konima sho ya kala taya
readKapwa li uulingilingi pOsikola pOmaruru, Uuministeli tau ti
05-11-2007
O mukuluntuwiliki mOshikondo shElongo moshitopolwa sha Erongo, Mark Jacobs okwa popi oshiwike sha zi ko kutya posekundosikola ya SI !Gobs pOmaruru kapwa li uulingilingi kombinga yomakonakono ngoka ga
readNakufekelelwa edhipago lyomukiintu poGrootfontein a holoka mOmpangu
05-11-2007
O MUPANGI gwomimvo 34, Omukenya gwedhina Kenneth Bunge Orina, okwa holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata pOshaanda mEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko moshipotha shedhipago lyomukiintu ngoka iitopolwa ye ya adhika
readQuickfire Sevilla upset Real Madrid
05-11-2007
MADRID - Quickfire goals from midfielder Seydou Keita and striker Luis Fabiano earned Sevilla a 2-0 home victory over leaders Real Madrid in a pulsating Primera Liga match on Saturday.Mali
readTorino add to Milan's San Siro blues
05-11-2007
ROME - Torino held AC Milan to a goalless draw in Serie A on Saturday as the European champions misfired again in front of their home crowd.Milan, who are seventh with 14 points from 11 games, have
readArsenal snatch late draw against Man Utd
05-11-2007
LONDON - The table-topping clash between Arsenal and Manchester United took time to ignite but delivered a dramatic finale on Saturday when home captain William Gallas scored in stoppage-time to
readOshana Schools Sport Union awards its achievers
05-11-2007
ONGWEDIVA - The Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU) in the Oshana Region awarded its 2007 sport achievers during the region's Sport Award function held at the Multipurpose Youth Centre in Oshakati on
readNZ beaten in Test warm-up
05-11-2007
POTCHEFSTROOM - The touring New Zealanders slumped to an 85-run defeat in their final warm-up match before facing South Africa in two Test matches.They went down to South Africa A on the final day of
readGrassi beats Strydom in Futures Final
05-11-2007
CLAUDIO Grassi of Italy was just too slick and consistent as he wore down Namibia's Jurgens Strydom to win the singles final at the ITF Men's Futures Tennis tournament in Windhoek on Saturday.Playing
readSaudi Arabia beat Namibia 1-0
05-11-2007
SAUDI Arabia beat Namibia 1-0 in a friendly soccer match in Riyadh on Friday evening.The winning goal came via midfielder Taysir Al-Jassim in the 15th minute of the first half after a loss of
readFirst defeat for Pirates
05-11-2007
ORLANDO Pirates suffered their first defeat of the season when they lost 1-0 to African Stars on Friday night.A fired-up Stars gave an inspired performance in front of about 3 000 fans at the Sam
readIn Brief Myanmar
05-11-2007
YANGON - UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Myanmar for a second round of crisis talks with the country's rulers as moves to expel another key diplomat threatened to overshadow his push for reform.Al
readMeehan, senior IRA veteran
05-11-2007
DUBLIN - Martin Meehan, a one-time Irish Republican Army commander who spurred IRA members toward compromise and peace, died Saturday of an apparent heart attack in his Belfast home, the Sinn Fein
readMoiseyev, Russian folk choreographer
05-11-2007
MOSCOW - Igor Moiseyev, a celebrated Russian choreographer who left the Bolshoi Ballet in 1937 to form a world-renowned folk ballet troupe, has died, the Agency for Culture and Cinema said Friday.He
readShaka Zulu actor dies
05-11-2007
Actor Henry Cele, famous for his role as Shaka Zulu, died in Durban's St Augustine's Hospital on Friday afternoon.The 58-year-old actor passed away in the intensive-care unit of the hospital, a
readPresident Sarkozy heads to Chad in children case
05-11-2007
PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy headed to Chad yesterday to discuss 16 Europeans facing charges for trying to fly 103 African children to Europe, a presidential spokesman said, raising hopes
readUnited States 'to close' Guantanamo
05-11-2007
WASHINGTON - The US government is considering closing a war-on-terror detention centre at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and granting it detainees substantially greater rights, The New
readMusharraf declares state of emergency
05-11-2007
NEW DELHI - World leaders called yesterday for a swift return to a constitutional government in Pakistan and said military ruler General Pervez Musharraf's declaration of a state of emergency was a
readEgypt set to unveil King Tut's mummy to the public
05-11-2007
LUXOR - The linen- wrapped mummy of King Tut was put on public display for the first time yesterday - 85 years after the 3 000-year-old boy pharaoh's golden enshrined tomb and mummy were discovered in
read'Mbeki men' in Sunday Times bid
05-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - An investment company has offered to buy 100% of media and entertainment company Johnnic Communications Limited (Johncom), it said on Saturday."As media professionals, we have been
readEthiopia reinforces troops in Somalia
05-11-2007
MOGADISHU - More Ethiopian troops are pouring into Somalia to join local government soldiers in a battle against Islamist insurgents that has sent tens of thousands of people fleeing Mogadishu,
readZim judges, magistrates strike
05-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwe's judicial system has ground to a halt following a nationwide strike by magistrates, judges and prosecutors for higher wages, according to state radio on Saturday.It said
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