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54 Articles found on Thursday, 8 November 2007
BBA: Competition winners
08-11-2007
Number 6 * Abel Jagger, PO Box 1202, Windhoek.* Yvonne Mbokwa, PO Box 95324, Windhoek. * Akaambo Johannes, PO Box 95582, Soweto - Windhoek. * Stephanus Gabriel, PO Box 807, Oshakati. * Sara
readBBA: It's so hard to say goodbye!
08-11-2007
WELL hello, my good people.I am back after a short silence. I feel kinda sad writing this article, as to me it represents an obituary. This is the last time I'll write a BBA column before the show
readNew book on Etosha National Park
08-11-2007
THE Etosha National Park is 100 years old this year and a new coffee-table book on the park is now available in local bookshops.Published by Venture Publications, the book depicts glossy photographs
readClimate change - get to grips with the terms and acronyms
08-11-2007
AT the moment climate change is one of the issues most talked about worldwide.Scientists have concluded that climate change is real and inevitable and people just have to learn to live with it.
readBig Brother Africa: Quirky SMSes
08-11-2007
* Richard for an Oscar, Tati for a Golden Globe and Ofunneka ... for a Nobel Peace Prize!* Tatiana you have a clean heart. You're the winner. Richard only survived because of you. * Richard is high
readBig Brother Africa: Your SMSes to us
08-11-2007
* JEAN, check this! I read your comments about BBA daily. Will not miss it for the world and I don't even have a TV! I came to know the contestants through your columns. - Thanks. We appreciate your
readSMSes of the Day : Thursday
08-11-2007
* NAMIBIAN politicians! Is the current infighting in both Swapo and the CoD for the people or about power, personalities and wealth? How many times have you visited the hungry people in Katutura and
readMoz gets first reinsurance firm
08-11-2007
MAPUTO - Mozambique has cleared the way for its first reinsurance company to begin operations as part of an effort to beef up competition and cut foreign exchange costs in the insurance sector, its
readDivas fix Indonesian finances
08-11-2007
JAKARTA - They're called the three divas but the three most powerful women in Indonesia are anything but prima donnas.They're economists who together are setting Southeast Asia's biggest economy on
readKuntzsch leaves Hangana Seafood
08-11-2007
Hangana Seafood's Board of Directors yesterday today announced the resignation of Volker Kuntzsch as Managing Director of Hangana Seafood.Kuntzsch will take up the position of Global Marketing
readStanlib preparing for growth
08-11-2007
THERE are exciting opportunities opening up on the African investment market as the continent's wealth and asset management firms poise themselves for continued growth and success in 2008.Stanlib, one
readSA to force miners to process locally
08-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa, the world's largest producer of precious metals, will force companies to process minerals locally if they do not do so voluntarily under a new government initiative, a top
readDiamonds not always a girl's best friend
08-11-2007
BEIJING - Well-heeled Chinese women are questioning the old maxim that diamonds are a girl's best friend as their jewellery collections expand along with their bank balances.While diamonds are
read'Greed' stalls power project
08-11-2007
A WIND-POWER project to provide electricity-starved Namibia with additional power supply has been stalled by alleged demands for millions of dollars in commission payments.The project was about to be
readHorse mackerel industry in the dock
08-11-2007
SEVEN captains of horse mackerel vessels, which were recalled from the fishing grounds because of alleged contraventions of the Marine Resources Act of 2000, are awaiting the Prosecutor General's
readMoongo and Ekandjo cross swords
08-11-2007
TEMPERS flared in Parliament yesterday as a Cabinet Minister publicly insulted a fellow MP, calling him a 'traitor', although the person was arrested and thrown into prison by the 'Swapo machinery'
readN$190 million to clear colonial past
08-11-2007
NAMIBIA signed a memorandum of understanding in Bonn, Germany, on Tuesday as part of a reconciliation initiative between Germany and its former colony, nearly two years after a first attempt
readA good night's rest for needy kids
08-11-2007
A COMPANY producing cosy quilted sleeping bags for orphans and vulnerable children was launched in Windhoek yesterday.The sleeping bags made by Bag-A-Kid are child-friendly and functional. They are
readKid power helps clean up Luederitz
08-11-2007
AT total of 426 refuse bags full of rubbish were collected recently during the annual De Beers Marine Namibia (DBMN) clean-up campaign at Luederitz.The marine diamond mining company's spokesperson,
readPolice crack cross-border smuggling ring
08-11-2007
A DAGGA consignment with a street value of N$1,6 million was confiscated from a furniture truck at the Buitepos border post between Namibia and Botswana on Tuesday night.The bust, 544 kilograms in
readPrison escape fails
08-11-2007
FOUR prisoners made a failed attempt at escaping from Police custody at Ruacana on Friday.They attacked a Police officer during a visit to the local clinic and robbed him of his cellphone and an R-5
readGovernment to renovate State 'slum flats'
08-11-2007
MAINTENANCE of Government buildings and flats was a 'mammoth task', Works and Transport Minister Joel Kaapanda told Parliament yesterday, and each ministry would in future be responsible for the
readTwo minors raped
08-11-2007
A ten-year-old girl was allegedly raped at Mariental on Monday afternoon.A 32-year-old male suspect was arrested and charged with the crime. * Police in Windhoek are searching for two men who
readCity to close illegal private 'college'
08-11-2007
A PRIVATE school with 80 pupils, which has been operating illegally in a private home for two years, will finally be closed down, the Windhoek City Council decided.Fights among students, taxis
readKatima rape trial ends in 16-year prison term
08-11-2007
A KATIMA Mulilo resident was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment on Thursday last week after he was convicted in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court on a charge of rape.Sikatu Sifoyi (26) stood trial
readDamara chiefs boycott cultural festival
08-11-2007
A GROUP of Damara traditional leaders yesterday said they would boycott this weekend's annual Damara Gaob Festival.The Damara Traditional Chiefs' Council also called on their subjects not to attend
readSPYL worried about 'hibernating RDP agents'
08-11-2007
THE Swapo Party Youth League has called on all supporters of the newly formed Rally for Democracy and Progress to come into the open rather than "playing hide and seek while sabotaging the ruling
read'Greed' stalls power project
08-11-2007
A WIND-POWER project to provide electricity-starved Namibia with additional power supply has been stalled by alleged demands for millions of dollars in commission payments.The project was about to be
readHorse mackerel industry in the dock
08-11-2007
SEVEN captains of horse mackerel vessels, which were recalled from the fishing grounds because of alleged contraventions of the Marine Resources Act of 2000, are awaiting the Prosecutor General's
readMoongo and Ekandjo cross swords
08-11-2007
TEMPERS flared in Parliament yesterday as a Cabinet Minister publicly insulted a fellow MP, calling him a 'traitor', although the person was arrested and thrown into prison by the 'Swapo machinery'
readN$190 million to clear colonial past
08-11-2007
NAMIBIA signed a memorandum of understanding in Bonn, Germany, on Tuesday as part of a reconciliation initiative between Germany and its former colony, nearly two years after a first attempt
readUnam ta konakona uulingilingi
08-11-2007
O MUNIILONGA gumwe mOyunivesiti ya Namibia (Unam) okwa tidhwa miilonga pakathimbo konima sho kwa ningwa omapopyo kutya okwa kutha ombinga melundululo lyiitsa yaanasikola paulingilingi mu Unam.Otaku
readAakalimo pu Mix taya nyenyetwa
08-11-2007
O NGUNDU yaantu yedhina Emmarentian Brackwater Residents Committee, oya popi kutya aanuumbashu polukanda lwa Mix pondje ya Venduka oya ninga onkalamwenyo yawo odhigu.Aantu mbaka, mboka oyendji yomuyo
readAngola oku li muupyakadhi uunene lela wosamende
08-11-2007
L UANDA - Etungululo lyoshilongo shoka sha dhengwa unene kiita yopashigwana uule womimvo odhindji, otali kwatwa moshipala kompumbwe onene yosamende."Omathimbo gamwe, ohatu sitopa iilonga uule womwedhi
readOmukwashigwana gwa Jamaica a dhigininwa mondholongo onene yopondingandinga ya Venduka uule woomwedhi 19
08-11-2007
O MULUMENTU gumwe gwomukokele okwa kala a edhililwa mondholongo onene mOvenduka nenge tutye Windhoek Central Prison okuza mu Maalitsa omumvo gwa zi ko, pwaa na epangulo lya sha.Pauyelele wumwe okuza
readAahenuki yAatanzania ya kwatelwa pOmbaye
08-11-2007
A AHENUKI yaali Aatanzania oya dhitikwa nokutulwa mondholongo pondoolopa yokomunkulofuta po Walvis Bay mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, Opolisi ya Namibia hoka tayi lopota ngaaka.Oya adhika ya holama mosikepa
readTatekulu Filemon Nangolo a fumvikwa pomukunda gwawo
08-11-2007
O mukalimo gwomomukunda Oikango mUukwanyama popepi nOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana, tatekulu Filemon Lahulapo ya Joseph Nangolo ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe ombaadhilila kOvenduka meti 26 Oktoba
readOnkambadhala ya yamukula kedhengo lyokanona
08-11-2007
O MUKULUNTUSIKOLA gwopOsikola Onkambadhala mOshitopolwa sha Musati a yamukula koshinyolwa sha li mOshifo shika sheti 2 Novemba 2007, moka mwa tilwe kutya pOsikola ye mpoka opu na okanona ke li
readParreira names two squads for AFCON preps
08-11-2007
SOUTH Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira named two squads for the upcoming international friendly games against USA and Canada at Safa House yesterday.In a third game against Lesotho there will only
readWorld Cup 'can heal Africa's wounds'
08-11-2007
THE first Football World Cup to be held in Africa can be the glue which binds a continent too often riven by conflict, according to the man in charge of organising the world's most popular sporting
readUnder-20s to fight for Cosafa places
08-11-2007
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) yesterday announced a squad of 40 players who will be selected to compete in the Cosafa Under-20 tournament in South Africa.The competition starts on November 29
readWilliams too hot a Beauty
08-11-2007
OKAHANDJA Beauties' goal machine Stella Williams's huge goal-scoring appetite has landed her an amazing 17 goals from only six matches in the Khomas Women's Football League so far.The feat has
readWorld Sport Briefs First of AFCON stadiums finished
08-11-2007
ACCRA - The first of the four stadiums for January's African Nations Cup finals has been completed and handed over to football officials, Ghana's Local Organising Committee said.The Essipong stadium
readFederer to face Roddick
08-11-2007
PARIS - World number one Roger Federer will go up against Andy Roddick of the United States, Nikolkay Davydenko of Russia and Fernando Gonzalez of Chile in the opening groups stages of the ATP Masters
readShaun Pollock left out of SA cricket team
08-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - The Test future of veteran South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock was thrown in doubt Wednesday when he was left out of the team for the first Test against New Zealand starting at the
readSA workers strike at WC stadium
08-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - More than 1 000 labourers yesterday walked off the job at a South African soccer stadium work site, the latest in a string of disputes disrupting the nation's preparations to host the
readLiverpool in record win
08-11-2007
PARIS - English giants Liverpool added another ribbon to their vast European laurels on Tuesday as they recorded the record ever win in the Champions League group stage thrashing sorry Besiktas 8-0 in
readSupporters called for Ghana
08-11-2007
THE Brave Warriors Supporters' Club (BWSC) yesterday kick-started a campaign which aims to take at least 200 people to Ghana for the African Nations Cup which starts in January next year.The
readAfghanistan mourns bomb victims
08-11-2007
NEW BAGHLAN - President Hamid Karzai declared three days of mourning for victims of a suicide blast targeting a group of lawmakers and children, as the death toll yesterday rose to 60, making it the
readOne dead, 3 wounded in school shooting
08-11-2007
TUUSULA - At least one person was killed and three injured in a school shooting in southern Finland yesterday, hours after a video was posted on YouTube predicting a massacre at school.One of those
read'Killing Fields' trial broke Phnom
08-11-2007
Penh - Plans to try Pol Pot's top surviving henchmen for the atrocities of Cambodia's 'Killing Fields' are running out of time and cash, the court's leading international prosecutor said yesterday."We
readBhutto issues Musharraf ultimatum on elections
08-11-2007
ISLAMABAD - Former premier Benazir Bhutto yesterday urged Pakistanis to hold mass protests against President Pervez Musharraf's imposition of emergency rule, setting up a showdown with the military
readSuccessful surgery on indian girl
08-11-2007
BANGALORE - Doctors in India completed a gruelling 24-hour operation yesterday on a girl born with four arms and four legs, and surgeons said the two-year-old, revered by many as a reincarnated
readGeorgian police violently disperse protest
08-11-2007
TBILISI - Baton-wielding riot police in Georgia used tear gas and a water cannon Wednesday to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters blocking the centre of the capital Tbilisi.The assault by
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