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43 Articles found on Thursday, 11 October 2007
Big Brother Africa: Reality begins to set in
11-10-2007
IF Biggie's intention of separating the boys from the girls on Tuesday night was meant as some sort of reality check, it seemed to work more for the boys than the girls.The boys got down to analysing
readTrees and forests: invaluable assets
11-10-2007
TOMORROW Namibia celebrates National Arbour Day.Throughout the country and supported by the Directorate of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, people will be reminded of
readSMSes of the Day : Thursday
11-10-2007
* IF there is a new political party to be formed, please don't waste my time. This time I want to HEAR and VOTE but not to VOTE and then HEAR. In this millennium we need a leader who is radical
readFocus on Namibia's forests
11-10-2007
THE following is an interview with the Director of Forestry in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Joseph Hailwa, on Government's strategy for the forestry sector.Q: What is Government's
readSADC to meet trade deadline
11-10-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Southern Africa is on track to form a free trade zone by 2008 and is still considering establishment of a customs union, a senior official with an African leadership group said on
readUganda pledges not to waste oil money
11-10-2007
KAMPALA - President Yoweri Museveni pledged on Tuesday not to fritter away Uganda's prospective oil wealth on luxury goods or public sector pay, but to invest it in long-term projects that benefit
readTelecom partners with Cisco
11-10-2007
TELECOM Namibia yesterday became the first country in emerging sub-Saharan Africa - which excludes South Africa - to be awarded membership to the Cisco Systems programme.The Cisco programme includes
readPetrol prices unchanged
11-10-2007
THE Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced that fuel prices will remain unchanged this month.A temporary softening of the US dollar against the rand/Namibian dollar, and easing of international
readMating strategies
11-10-2007
ANYONE who's interested is invited to attend a public talk hosted by the Namibian Environment & Wildlife Society on Wednesday, October 24, at 19h30 Dr Rachel Brand will be talking about 'Giraffe
read'It's the cleaners, stupid!'
11-10-2007
BLAME has been heaped on cleaners for the poor conditions at some of the country's State hospitals.Cleaners are more interested in selling sweets and vetkoek than in concentrating on their duties, a
readShipping man hit by fraud charges
11-10-2007
POLICE at Luederitz have arrested a shipping company supervisor for allegedly stealing 125 000 litres of diesel valued at N$750 000.Kristomus Kwedhi (42), who worked for Luederitz Bay Shipping &
readMassacre suspects allege assaults
11-10-2007
BROTHERS Sylvester and Gavin Beukes both claimed in the High Court in Windhoek this week that Police officers severely assaulted them after their arrest on multiple murder, robbery and other charges
readMVA Fund relaxes its rules
11-10-2007
THE Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA) is to receive a complete overhaul through a new law which will replace the existing one.In future, victims of a car accident will not have to prove that it was
readPlay no luxury for children
11-10-2007
MARYBETH Gallagher is a volunteer at the Catholic Aids Action's Bernhard Northcamp Centre in Katutura and together with Marie Harlech-Jones she has written a book called 'It costs almost nothing'.The
readYouth get political
11-10-2007
THE National Youth Council in conjunction with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) is organising the first annual Namibian Political Youth Forum (NPYF).Invitations were extended to all political
readWalvis Bay will soon have international airport
11-10-2007
THE upgrading of Walvis Bay's airport is expected to be completed by the middle of next year, when it will be inaugurated as Namibia's second international airport - after Windhoek's Hosea Kutako
readImport tax on pasta until 2014
11-10-2007
GOVERNMENT has extended the period for taxation on imported pasta products for another seven years in order to protect local pasta production.Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila made the
readRestructure meat industry, farmers urge
11-10-2007
MEAT producers want their representative organisations to adapt and change to modern economic demands and to have more teeth.Members of the Livestock Producers Organisation (LPO) on Wednesday debated
readGovernment Ehafo takeover approved
11-10-2007
CABINET has formally endorsed the takeover of the Ehafo Trust by the Namibian Government and directed that it should fall under the Ministry of Education for the time being.The Ministry of Finance was
readNamibian labour market income horribly skewed
11-10-2007
A NAMIBIAN cleaner who works for an outsourced cleaning company generally has to work about 160 months (13 years) to earn what the same company's CEO earns in a single month.This was just one of the
readNamibia urges fishing nations to join Seafo
11-10-2007
COUNTRIES fishing in the southeastern parts of the Atlantic Ocean should join the international commission protecting marine resources, a senior Government official has urged.Addressing the annual
readUupyakadhi uunene wolusheno
11-10-2007
O MPUMBWE onene yolusheno ndjoka ya dhenge South Afrika paulumompumbwe oya gumu wo Namibia mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika.Ehangano egandji lyolusheno lya NamPower olya indile kAanamibia ayehe opo ya dhime
readOsikola ya Charles Anderson ya ya natango nEkopi lya Santam
11-10-2007
O SIKOLA ya Charles Anderson mOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana, nonuumvo oyo ya yi nEkopi lya Santam, sho ya dhenge mo Osikola ya Omupanda nookoola ne dhomundatu kEepelendi konima sho ya dhana
readGumwe a katwa po sho a holeke uusaaha moomboloto
11-10-2007
O MUKIINTU gumwe gwOmuAngola okwa kwatwa po kOpolisi mOmaandaha goshiwike shika konima sho a kambadhala okupa suwala ye omihi dhoomboloto dha konda pu mbali noshinamunate mondholongo.Omugandjimulombo
readYaheyali yi iyaka mokakuma
11-10-2007
A ANANDHOLONGO mboka ya li ya tegelelwa okupangulwa mondholongo ya Tsumeb oyi iyaka mondholongo mEtitano lya zi ko.Aalumentu owala yaali yomumboka ya li yi iyaka mondholongo yOpolisi oyo inaya
readEnglish Football Briefs
11-10-2007
Reds in for Alves Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is being linked to a January move for Dutch club Heerenveen's Brazilian front man Afonso Alves.The rumours are bound to fuel rumours that Peter Crouch
readBok coach White keen on Wallabies job
11-10-2007
SYDNEY - Springboks coach Jake White has expressed interest in coaching the Wallabies in the wake of Australia's shock World Cup exit, it was reported yesterday.The Australian newspaper said White was
readHowlett arrested in London
11-10-2007
WELLINGTON - All Black winger Doug Howlett was arrested by police in London after two cars were damaged outside the team hotel, All Blacks manager Darren Shand said yesterday.The incident happened
readRugby Board defends referees
11-10-2007
PARIS - The International Rugby Board (IRB) defended World Cup referee Wayne Barnes on Tuesday after he received Internet death threats and suffered abuse for his handling of France's quarter-final
readMTC gives big to pro golf
11-10-2007
MTC Namibia has once again highlighted its contribution to sport in Namibia by announcing a massive sponsorship for the MTC Namibia PGA Golf tour scheduled for October 18 to 20 at the Windhoek Golf
readStudents graded in Goju Ryu
11-10-2007
THE annual Black Belt Grading of Goju Ryu Karate was held recently in Windhoek.Five students tested for Shodan (first Dan Black Belt) and one tested for Nidan (second Dan Black Belt ) in front of a
readSpeedster Habana eyes triple World Cup prize
11-10-2007
PARIS - South African flyer Bryan Habana has a triple target on his mind as the Springboks plot the downfall of Argentina in Sunday's World Cup semi-final.First and foremost, the 24-year-old from
readFNB Cup group of death in city
11-10-2007
WINDHOEK - The annual First National Bank (FNB) Cup will feature the tournament's group of death in the capital at the end of October at the Independence Stadium.The group of death consists of five
readItalians lead Fifa award
11-10-2007
BERNE - Five members of Italy's 2006 World Cup winning side have been named on the 30-strong shortlist for Fifa's 2007 World Player of the Year award.Last year's winner Fabio Cannavaro features once
readSmith shines for Proteas
11-10-2007
LAHORE - Graeme Smith shared an undefeated 88-run partnership with Jacques Kallis to take South Africa close to a winning position against Pakistan at the close on the third day of the second test at
readRukoro hammers NFA
11-10-2007
FIRST National Bank boss Vekuii Rukoro has publicly criticised the Namibian Football Association (NFA), accusing its officials of taking decisions without considering the consequences.Rukoro was
readTurkey pounds northern Iraq
11-10-2007
SIRNAK - Turkish troops pounded suspected Kurdish rebel camps in northern Iraq with artillery fire, a newspaper reported yesterday, after the government announced it would seek parliament's approval
readCease-fire breaks down in Congo
11-10-2007
KINSHASA - A powerful warlord in eastern Congo promised a counteroffensive against the government after the breakdown of a cease-fire in recent days of fighting that forced 6 000 more families to flee
readSarkozy fails to soften Putin
11-10-2007
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin refused yesterday to bend to Western pressure over Iran, saying after talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy that he did not believe the Islamic republic
readTibetans storm Chinese embassy
11-10-2007
NEW DELHI - About 30 Tibetan exiles protesting Chinese religious policies stormed the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi yesterday, with several breaching the front gate and chaining themselves to the flag
readMozambique finds 13 000 crocodile eggs
11-10-2007
CHEMBA - Authorities of Chemba district in the central province of Sofala in Mozambique have since January this year collected more than 13 000 crocodile eggs, as a way of combating human-animal
read'Murder is like love'
11-10-2007
MOSCOW - A Russian man accused of murdering 49 people asked a court on Tuesday to add another eleven victims to his tally, and told a jury when he first strangled a man it was like falling in love for
readMcIlroy eyes Ryder Cup
11-10-2007
MADRID - Northern Irish teenager Rory McIlroy plans to continue last week's exhilarating form at the home of golf all the way to next September's Ryder Cup.After clinching his card with a third place
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