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45 Articles found on Thursday, 18 October 2007
Big Brother Africa: How the cookie crumbles
18-10-2007
AHA, so how are the fans of the 'Boring 5' feeling now? Please, I would like an honest answer.Do you remember when the so-called 'Untouchables' were in the house how they were accused of gossiping,
readSMSes of the Day : Thursday
18-10-2007
* ONE wonders about conditions in which learners find themselves preparing and writing exams. The noise from bottle stores that happen to exist in close proximity to nearly every school is cause for
readHuge investment for port
18-10-2007
LUSAKA - Namibia expects to borrow nearly US$200 million from international lenders to expand its Walvis Bay port and plans to build a major railroad from the facility to boost trade with neighbouring
readBrazil's Lula signs biofuels deal in Congo
18-10-2007
BRAZZAVILLE - Brazil has signed two agreements with Congo Republic to provide the poor central African state with training, technology and financing to produce biofuel from sugar cane and palm
readDeveloping powers mull softer trade stance
18-10-2007
GENEVA - Developing countries such as South Africa, India, and Brazil are mulling a slightly softer stance in acrimonious negotiations over a new global trade treaty, diplomats said on Tuesday.A
readZim inflation hits record 7 982%
18-10-2007
HARARE - Zimbabwe's inflation rate rose to a new record of 7 982,1 per cent year-on-year in September, from 6 592,8 per cent in August, driven by non-food items, the Central Statistical Office (CSO)
readEconomy boost for Africa: IMF
18-10-2007
NEW YORK - Sub-Saharan African countries are enjoying their best period of sustained growth since independence as increasing commodity exports, especially oil, will lead the region to expand above six
readOil eases but still above US$87
18-10-2007
SINGAPORE - Oil prices eased slightly in Asia yesterday but remained above US$87 per barrel in a market focussed on a potential Turkish incursion into northern Iraq.While expressing concern at the
readTransNamib coughs up
18-10-2007
THE last of TransNamib's fired senior managers has walked off with a bumper payout after the company this week decided to settle out of court.Bernhardt !Gaeb, who resigned in January 2005 before he
readChange matrimonial laws, MP urges
18-10-2007
NAMIBIA'S marriage laws need reform to prevent people from divorcing in order to change their matrimonial property regime, a Member of Parliament said yesterday.McHenry Venaani of the DTA tabled a
readSwapo youth feel hard done by
18-10-2007
SWAPO'S younger members have called on the party cadres in top positions to give them jobs and tenders as part of youth empowerment.Swapo Youth League Secretary Elijah Ngurare said yesterday the
readE-Red workers gear for strike
18-10-2007
ERONGO RED (E-Red) employees who are members of the Mineworkers' Union of Namibia (MUN) plan to go on strike today.According to MUN Assistant General Secretary Jonas Lumbu, this is because the
readA Matter of Fact
18-10-2007
IN a story headlined 'Queuing for fish at Oshakati' published in yesterday's edition, we wrongly attributed a quote to Anna Botha, the Manager of Oshakati Cold Storage.The statement was in fact made
readTree-friendly companies awarded
18-10-2007
IN the spirit of Arbour Day, five companies or institutions will, for the first time, be awarded the 'Botsoc Tree Award 2007' for their efforts in protecting and planting indigenous trees.A slide
readUnicef gives N$1 m for safer childbirth
18-10-2007
THE United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy yesterday donated medical equipment worth N$1 million to the Ministry of Health and Social Services.The obstetrics
readRegional fisheries watchdog sets fish quotas
18-10-2007
A REGIONAL fishing watchdog has decided to set fishing quotas for an endangered toothfish species currently exploited in the southern areas of the Atlantic Ocean."Total allowable catches for the
readMan drowns in Hardap Dam
18-10-2007
A man drowned in the Hardap Dam in Mariental on Saturday.Police report that Iipinge Shiinwa had been fishing in the dam at the time of his death. *Police are investigating the details surrounding the
readCopper wire theft gags phone lines
18-10-2007
HUNDREDS of Windhoek residents had their phones cut off after thieves stole 100 metres of copper wiring on Saturday.Telecom's Oiva Angula said phone lines in homes and businesses around the Lafrenz
readAnother border post opened
18-10-2007
ANOTHER non-commercial border post linking Richtersveld National Park in South Africa and Ai-Ais Game Park in Namibia was officially opened yesterday.The Ministers of Home Affairs, Tourism and
readPay raise for Telecom workers
18-10-2007
TELECOM Namibia, Namibia Post and Telecom Holdings (NPTH) and the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) have signed an agreement on salaries and benefits for Telecom and NPTH employees.About 1 080
readNational Assembly passes enviro bill
18-10-2007
THE National Assembly has passed the Environmental Management Bill, which provides for thorough environmental assessment studies and consultations with communities and relevant regional and local
readKatima stabber found guilty of murder
18-10-2007
KATIMA Mulilo resident Victor Mundia Musweu, who last week admitted in the High Court in Windhoek that he stabbed his girlfriend to death, was yesterday found guilty.Musweu's trial started before
read'Livestock don't belong on our roads'
18-10-2007
ROAD users are complaining about farmers who graze their livestock in the road reserves along national roads.One irate caller to The Namibian said the Ministry of Lands should do something to find
readFive in custody for guest farm robbery
18-10-2007
FIVE men were arrested over the weekend in connection with an armed robbery which took place at the guest farm Hoffnung in the Khomas Region on Friday.The farm belongs to businessman Heinz
readOosinuka dha pwa mo mOnooli
18-10-2007
O OHI dhOosinuka ndhoka dhi holike nawa, dha kala tadhi landithwa moNooli okuza mu Aguste nuumvo, nodha kala dhi holike kaaliyoohi noonkondo, otaku tiwa kutya dha pwa po petameko lyoshiwike shika, ko
readOkanona koomvula 14 ka dhipagwa nondjembo poUis
18-10-2007
O KAMATYONA koomvula 14 okwa ehamekwa noonkondo poUis mOsoondaha ya zi ko konima sho omukwashigwana gumwe u umbu ooholo dhelondodho kaantu mboka a li ta dhiladhila kutya aantu ye li mehala lye shaa li
readKoomvula 14 ka taambelwa mOnandjokwe sho ka pi kolusheno
18-10-2007
O KAMATYONA koomvula omulongonane (14) Martin Johannes komomukunda Oshikondiilongo mOndonga mOshikandjohogololo sha Katyali mOshitopolwa sha Shana oka taambelwa mOshipangelo sha Nandjokwe sho
readJacoba Olivier oku na omwenyo
18-10-2007
I INTIMBU yomuntu mbyoka kwa li yi itsuwa pOshaanda nosho wo momudhingoloko pwa piti konyala omwedhi ngashiingeyi, kayi shi nani ya Jacoba ('Wilma') Olivier ngoka a li omukalimo gwopoGochas.Opolisi
readCueto in for Lewsey in Eng's final team
18-10-2007
Mark Cueto was yesterday given a dream England recall when coach Brian Ashton named him as the replacement for injured winger Josh Lewsey for Saturday's World Cup final.Lewsey misses the game with a
readLegends give it to the Boks
18-10-2007
The Visa Rugby Legends are quite unanimous that the Springboks will win their second World Cup title at the weekend.Indeed, if you took your lead from the five former prominent players acting as
readTait can handle Habana - Underwood
18-10-2007
MATHEW Tait is the man to stop South Africa's Bryan Habana from running riot against England in the World Cup final, England's record try scorer Rory Underwood said on Tuesday.England coach Brian
readIt's about the cup, not me - White
18-10-2007
SPRINGBOK coach Jake White says it's about winning the Rugby World Cup (RWC) and not whether he stays or whether he goes.The coach was on Tuesday caught unawares by speculation that he is set to cut
readWoolmer's inquest hears of blood, vomit
18-10-2007
KINGSTON - A Jamaican chambermaid said on Tuesday she found a bloodied bed, an overturned chair and a smell like alcohol and vomit when she stumbled on former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's
readSA aim to continue it's good run
18-10-2007
SOUTH Africa are confident of carrying their test form into the five-match one-day series against Pakistan starting at Lahore's Gaddafi stadium today.Having won the two-match test series 1-0, skipper
readScathing 2010 report 'a forgery' claims Jordaan
18-10-2007
A SCATHING document proclaiming in the strongest terms South Africa's inability to stage the 2010 World Cup, which supposedly emanated from the Union of European Football Associations (Uefa), was on
readDavid Beckham 'looks great'
18-10-2007
DAVID Beckham trained with the Los Angeles Galaxy for the fourth time in two weeks on Tuesday, but his status for this week's game against New York is uncertain.The midfielder performed drills,
readUCI to introduce anti-doping 'passports'
18-10-2007
The International Cycling Union is hoping to introduce anti-doping passports for riders as soon as next year.Anne Gripper, the UCI's anti-doping chief, said yesterday that blood and urine samples
readMessi strike helps Argentina win
18-10-2007
LIONEL Messi added another superb goal to his collection to help Argentina beat Venezuela 2-0 away in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.Messi struck two minutes before half time after his Barcelona
readMeroro wins in style
18-10-2007
WINDHOEK - Vikapita Meroro got back to winning ways in dramatic fashion when he beat Edward Nhundu of Zimbabwe on a first round technical knockout at the Windhoek Country Club on October 13.Meroro had
readManhunt for pedophile suspect
18-10-2007
BANGKOK - Thai police are in an all-out manhunt for a Canadian schoolteacher sought by Interpol over pedophilia allegations and believed at large in Thailand, saying they wanted to protect children in
readPakistan buzzing ahead of Bhutto's homecoming today
18-10-2007
DUBAI - Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said she would return to Pakistan yesterday to end eight years of self-exile and lead her party into national elections despite threats of al Qaeda
readUN envoy invited to Myanmar
18-10-2007
KUALA LUMPUR - UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari said yesterday he has been invited to make another visit to military-run Myanmar next month, following the junta's violent crackdown on pro-democracy
readChina hits out at US over Dalai Lama
18-10-2007
BEIJING - China unleashed a fresh verbal tirade at the United States yesterday over the Dalai Lama's warm reception in Washington, but analysts said threats of seriously damaged ties were
readLibya joins UN Security Council with 178 votes
18-10-2007
UNITED NATIONS - Libya won a seat on the UN Security Council, just over a year after the US removed the north African nation from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and without any opposition
readSudan bid to resolve crisis
18-10-2007
KHARTOUM - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir has reshuffled his cabinet in a bid to ease tensions with southern former rebels who pulled out of the unity government last week, an official said
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