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42 Articles found on Monday, 15 October 2007
Big Brother Africa: Lights, Camera - ACTION!
15-10-2007
THANKS to the avid BBA viewer who suggested the BBTV task.It was immensely entertaining and had me laughing out loud more than a few times. After a week filled with competing egos and creative
readSMSes of the day : Monday
15-10-2007
* IT'S high time someone does something about SOEs. The SOEs and other institutions have become gold mines for certain people. They run them as if they're running their houses. This country belongs to
readFitch latest release on Namibian economy
15-10-2007
FITCH Ratings last week affirmed that Namibia's long-term foreign currency issuer default rating (IDR) at 'BBB-' (BBB minus), long-term local currency rating at 'BBB' and Short-term IDR at 'F3'.The
readCongo mine employs former illegal copper dealers
15-10-2007
FRONTIER MINE - Like many Congolese, Godel Mulamba made a living on the illegal trade in copper ore until the government banned the export of raw copper in March of this year.Analysts say decades of
readImpala Platinum plans Zim power deal
15-10-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Impala Platinum (Implats), the world's second biggest producer of platinum, said on Friday it plans to pay for the construction of a 330-kilovolt power sub-station in Zimbabwe to help
readIpangelwa Foundation raises funds
15-10-2007
BUSINESS leaders should unite in order to develop the country's economy and Namibians should learn to manage their own economy, said Dr Frans Aupa Indongo during the first Lazarus Ipangelwa
readOil above US$83
15-10-2007
LONDON - Oil moved back above US$83 a barrel on Friday, within sight of all-time highs, on mounting tensions between Turkey and northern Iraq.Prices jumped after Turkish PKK rebels said they would
readRate rise may be step too far
15-10-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's central bank could have over-reacted in raising interest rates once more on Thursday, and might be focusing too much on inflation targeting at the expense of economic
readGuards down walkie-talkies
15-10-2007
CLOSE to 17 000 security guards countrywide are set to go on strike today after failing to strike a deal with their employers on their demands for salary increases.The Namibian Transport and Allied
readCongress of Democrats saga on its way to court
15-10-2007
ONE of the two rival factions in the official opposition Congress of Democrats is set to seek an urgent High Court interdict today to prevent the group supporting Ben Ulenga from expelling them from
readGovt shuts down US firm
15-10-2007
TWO American citizens involved in a paramilitary security company who wanted to recruit about 4 000 Namibians to work in Iraq and Afghanistan to guard US military bases were deported over the weekend
readNew border post opened in south-east
15-10-2007
A NEW border post in south-eastern Namibia, which will facilitate cross-border tourism between South Africa, Botswana and Namibia, was officially opened on Friday.The Mata-Mata border post, which was
readNam, SA join hands on power generation
15-10-2007
FACING severe power shortages, Namibia and South Africa have agreed to start working on a power plant along the Orange River.The revelation came following last week's visit by President Hifikepunye
readErongo launches AIDS newsletter
15-10-2007
ERONGO Insight, a regional newsletter to inform the community on HIV-AIDS issues, has been officially launched at Swakopmund.The newsletter's motto is: "Gain knowledge to secure a brighter future".
readBeware new deposit scam
15-10-2007
STANDARD Bank Namibia has issued an alert about a new scam involving fake bank deposits.Relationship Manager, Gwen Kaunatjike, informed bank staff and customers that several people had been approached
readMan dies mysteriously
15-10-2007
Police at Katima Mulilo are investigating the death of a Zambian national, Chinoy Given Fahilu (50).Fahilu's body was discovered on a footpath near Mbeha village on Tuesday. * An Okahao resident
read14 Spanish MPs in Namibia
15-10-2007
A GROUP of 14 parliamentarians from the Kingdom of Spain arrived in Namibia on Thursday to visit Spanish-funded projects in Namibia and to have an exchange of views and ideas with Namibian MPs.The
readPresident Pohamba departs to Japan
15-10-2007
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba and First Lady Penexupifo Pohamba departed for Japan on Saturday for an official working visit until Thursday.While in Japan, President Pohamba will discuss economic
read500 delegates expected at investment meet
15-10-2007
AN international investor conference organised by Namibia and South Africa for the end of this month will present about 70 projects to international investors, according to the Trade and Industry
readSuspended manager sues NBC
15-10-2007
A SENIOR Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) employee, suspended earlier this year on allegations of corruption, is taking the corporation to court, claiming unfair disciplinary action.Teophilus
readFeelings hit high-water mark over beach sewage
15-10-2007
THREE sewerage pump stations being built on the beach between SwakopÂmund and Walvis Bay are raising more than a stench.Environmentalists, the Walvis Bay Municipality and developers are at odds over
readSwapo youth warned against 'many enemies'
15-10-2007
NEW leaders of the Swapo Youth League held their first Central Committee meeting in Windhoek on Saturday, where they reviewed resolutions taken at the last congress and elected nine members to the
readDemo against Von Trotha comes under fire
15-10-2007
A RECONCILIATION ceremony at Okahandja with members of the Von Trotha family and descendants of Chief Samuel Maharero had to be held in a churchyard on Saturday instead of the plot of the Herero Red
readEpandaanda lya Matando otali ka tulwa oteya meendelelo; Uutoni
15-10-2007
P ETHIMBO ta poitha aakalimo yomOngwediva yokOshitopolwa shOndoolopa sha Hanover na Prestige omasiku ga zi ko, Meya gwOndoolopa ya Ngwediva omusamane Erastus Uutoni, okwa ti kutya Elelo lye otali
readOkamba US ya ponkelwa mu Iraq
15-10-2007
B AGHDAD - Eponokelo ndyoka lya ningilwa okamba onene yaakwiita ya Amerika mu Iraq nooroketa olya dhipaga aakwiita yaali omanga ye li omilongo ne (40) ya lemanekwa, onzopa yopakwiita tayi popi ngaaka
readOkomitiye yi na sha nedhipago lyAaherero li nyanyaleka ya tsakaneka presidende
15-10-2007
I ILYO yi li omilongo mbali lwaaampoka yOkomitiye yi na sha nedhipago lyAaherero mbyoka ya dhipagelwe kAandowishi momumvo 1904 yedhina Ovaherero/Mbanderu for Dialogue (ODC-1904) oya li ya kuthile ko
readAangwediva otaya ka yalulwa; Uutoni
15-10-2007
M EYA gwondoolopa ya Ngwediva Erastus Uutoni okwa tseyitha kutya Elelo lye olya ninga etokolo kutya methimbo twa thinda mo, mOngwediva otamu ka kala oshikonga shokuyalula Aangwediva ayehe, opo ku
readMu Namibia mwa patululwa ofaambulika yoku longa oosamende
15-10-2007
O FAABULIKA yokulonga oosamende yedhina Cheetah Cement Factory, ndjoka ya kala ya tegelelwa ethimbo ele yi ye mu Namibia, oya egululwa pambelewa ongula yOmaandaha goshiwike shike pOtjiwarongo.Aawiliki
readOkampani yoosekuliti ya US ya popila osheendo shoku ka dheula aantu mu Iraq
15-10-2007
N GOKA a li nale omunambelewa gwopakwiita gwa Amerika ngoka a toto po okampani yoosekuliti oshiwike sha zile ko, okwa popi oshiwike sha zi ko kutya oshinima shika kashi na sha nomalandwambongo na kapu
readFootball Results Namibia Premier League
15-10-2007
Played Wednesday, Oct 10 SKW 2-2 Tigers Played Friday, Oct 12 Ramblers 1-1 African Stars Played Saturday, Oct 13 Civics 2-1 Oshakati City Orlando Pirates 3-0 Fedics United Eleven Arrows 4-0 Mighty
readWilkinson strikes again
15-10-2007
PARIS - After half an hour Jonny Wilkinson had a full house of misses -- conversion, drop goal and penalty and even England's fans must have wondered if three years out of the game had taken the edge
readStoner in Aussie GP win
15-10-2007
PHILLIP ISLAND - World champion Casey Stoner delighted his home fans with a dominant victory in the Australian MotoGP yesterday.The 21-year-old Australian started third on the grid but he surged into
readGermany first for Euro 2008
15-10-2007
PARIS - Germany became the first qualifier for the Euro 2008 finals on a night when heavyweights England, France and Italy kept on course to make it through to Austria and Switzerland.It was a
readMeroro ousts Nhundu
15-10-2007
NAMIBIAN pugilist Vikapita Meroro recorded a personal record when he unceremoniously ousted Zimbabwe's Edward Nhundu in only 56 seconds in the first round of their middleweight professional fight in
readCraven in Classic win
15-10-2007
TOP Namibian cyclist Dan Craven was yesterday crowned the new champion of The Namibian Model Pick and Pay Cycle Classic for men over 100 kilometres, while Cordulla Muller was the supreme female rider
readTop editor, journo face arrest
15-10-2007
JOHANNESBURG - The editor of the Sunday Times and one of its journalists will be arrested this week to face charges of illegally being in possession of the health minister's medical records.Editor
readUnder-fire Howard calls polls
15-10-2007
SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday called a general election for November 24, in which the staunch US ally in Iraq will face the fight of his political life as polls show him
readDR Congo's rebel leader Nkunda rejects ultimatum
15-10-2007
KINSHASA - A renegade Congolese general has said he will ignore an October 15 government deadline to disband his forces and reintegrate them into the national army, the British Broadcasting
readLondon protesters condemn Mugabe
15-10-2007
LONDON - About 50 people, including a member of Britain's Parliament, held a protest on Saturday against Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and urged other African countries to condemn him.The
readMyanmar prime minister is dead
15-10-2007
BANGKOK - Long ailing Myanmar Prime Minister Soe Win has died and was to be buried at a state funeral yesterday, official newspapers said.They said the 59-year-old general died on Friday. They gave no
readFidel Castro and Hugo Chavez meet
15-10-2007
HAVANA - Cuban leader Fidel Castro and his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, met for four hours here on Saturday to discuss Latin America, world problems and bilateral relations, Cuban state
readGore, UN climate panel win Nobel
15-10-2007
OSLO - Former US Vice President Al Gore and the UN climate panel won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for helping galvanise international action against global warming before it 'moves beyond man's
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