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32 Articles found on Monday, 22 October 2007
Big Brother Africa: Stand up, speak out!
22-10-2007
THERE were some interesting folks visiting the BBA house this past week.First it was a visit from two representatives from the United Nations, who took the opportunity to enlighten the housemates and
readSMSes of the day : Monday
22-10-2007
* BIG congrats to the Bokke! Jake White and his team did Africa proud. The victory is not only for South Africa but for the entire continent. Triumph in itself is fantastic, ecstatic, incredible, wow!
readAid should tackle poverty first
22-10-2007
UNITED NATIONS - US aid should focus more on reducing poverty in the poorest countries instead of being driven primarily by security concerns, a coalition of US-based charities said on
readCapricorn and Namlife merge
22-10-2007
CAPRICORN Life and Namlife have merged under the Sanlam Namibia Holdings Group.Speaking at the launching of the group and the re-launching of Namlife on Thursday night, Chief Executive Officer of
readOil prices skyrocket past US$90
22-10-2007
NEW YORK - New York crude oil prices surpassed a record US$90 a barrel in after-hours trading Thursday as Iraq urged Turkey not to take military action against Kurdish rebels located in northern
readWorld attendance record set for anti-poverty campaign
22-10-2007
UNITED NATIONS - Nearly 39 million people around the world took part in this week's 24-hour 'Stand Up and Speak Out' anti-poverty campaign, setting a new Guinness world record, the United Nations
readHomes left without power as E-Red strike continues
22-10-2007
FRUSTRATED residents of Swakopmund hurled angry accusations at striking E-Red workers on Friday as they faced a weekend without electricity.Strikers have barred the entrances to all electricity pay
readShoe-lace strangling suspect behind bars after lover's death
22-10-2007
A 21-year-old Windhoek resident remains in Police custody after making a first court appearance last week on a charge that he murdered his girlfriend by strangling her with shoelaces last
readKamwi reacts to 'mercenary' accusations
22-10-2007
War veteran Alex Kamwi has come out strongly against public criticism of the consultancy work he did for an American security company.The company was closed down 10 days ago and its two US executives
readTraditional chiefs to meet
22-10-2007
THE annual conference of the Council of Traditional Leaders will start today, with over 80 traditional chiefs and senior councillors attending.It is the tenth gathering since the Council of
readKaribib people want answers on CEO
22-10-2007
RESIDENTS of Karibib are demanding answers from the Ministry of Local and Regional Government about the suspension of the town's CEO, Lydia Kandetu.Kandetu was suspended over a month ago over
readDead baby found at dump
22-10-2007
THE body of another newborn baby has been found at the coast, bringing the number of babies left for dead in the area to four in the last two months.This time, the decomposing body of a baby boy was
readRed lights for aviation
22-10-2007
AIR traffic over Namibia has increased rapidly over the past few years, placing a strain on outdated equipment, tight budgets and understaffed aviation offices.The Namibian Air Traffic Controllers
readNew date set for start for cops' theft trial
22-10-2007
THE case in which two of the Namibian Police's most senior officers, Commissioners Lotti Uusiku and Joseph Kamati, have faced charges of theft since March last year was last week rescheduled to
readFormer Prosecutor sent off to prison - again
22-10-2007
THE first High Court trial of former Outapi Magistrate's Court Public Prosecutor Stanley Nakale ended on Friday just as his second trial concluded in June - with Nakale being sent to jail.Nakale (32)
readEtala lyOomeme pEngela ya pewa N$N$270 150
22-10-2007
PENGELA O PROYEKA yokutunga po etala lyoomeme ye li momategelelo pEngela mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, yedhina Tuyakula Community Shelter Project, mEtiyali ndika lya zi ko oya pewa omagano
readIilyo yOparliamende ya faula
22-10-2007
K A KWALI Omutumba gwOparliamende mEtine lya zi ko nando palandulathano lyOparliamende, omutumba oko gwa li gu na okukala.Omutumba ogwa kalekwa konima sho iilyo owala yi li 35 yomiilyo yi li 78 mbyoka
readFestus Haukongo na Epafras Iipumbu mboka ya kana, otaya kongwa kOpolisi nosho wo kaavali yawo
22-10-2007
F ESTUS Haukongo gwoomvula 15 gwomomukunda Oikango ya Gabes ya Shaduka momudhingoloko gwa Namutai mOshitopolwa sha Shana, ngoka a kanene mu Juni nuumvo, onkee ta kongwa kOpolisi nokaavali
readAi-Ais ota patwa pakathimbo
22-10-2007
L imwe lyomahala geholike okutalelwapo kaapashiyoni mu Namibia lyedhina Ai-Ais otali ka kala lya pata okuza mu Novemba sigo omu Juni omumvo tagu ya.Etokolo ndika olya ningwa molwashoka ehala ndika
readOkongresa yomumvo 2002 inayi endululwa
22-10-2007
E WAWA lyAagundjuka moSwapo nenge tutye Swapo Youth League (SPYL) inali hala nando ku ka ningwe omagohololo pethimbo lyOkongresa yoSwapo ndjoka tayi ka kala ko omwedhi tagu ya, mpoka pwa tegelelwa
readOmupolisi omukulu a pewa ondholongo
22-10-2007
O MUKIINTU gumwe ngoka a li nale Omupolisi ngoka a zimine oshiwike sha zi ko mOmpangu ya Mengestrata poSwakopmund kutya okwa popi shili kutya aavali ye oya sa komulilo paikengelela momumvo 2001, opo a
readArgentina thrash France for third
22-10-2007
PARIS - Upstarts Argentina capped a marvellous run in the Rugby World Cup by thrashing hosts France 34-10 in the match for third place, played Friday at the Parc des Princes in Paris.Player of the
readPakistan regain respect with 25-run win
22-10-2007
LAHORE - Pakistan regained some respect as they claimed a convincing 25-run win over South Africa in the second one-day international in Lahore on Saturday.Chasing 266 for victory, a daunting target
readDrogba lets his feet do the talking
22-10-2007
DIDIER Drogba let his actions speak louder than words as he fired Chelsea to a 2-0 win at Middlesbrough, while Arsenal consolidated their lead at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over
readSimon, Samaria win top awards
22-10-2007
JOHANNES 'Baluka' Simon and Agnes Samaria were crowned Namibia's Sportsman and Woman of the Year at the MTC Namibia Sport Awards on Friday night.Both athletes won medals at the All Africa Games in
readGhana happy after draw
22-10-2007
HOSTS Ghana fared better than holders Egypt when the 2008 African Nations Cup draw was made on Friday.Ghana are in Group A with poor travellers Morocco, unpredictable Guinea and minnows Namibia and a
readSpringboks clinch Rugby World Cup
22-10-2007
SOUTH Africa produced a ruthless performance to defeat England 15-6 in the Rugby World Cup final at Stade de France in Paris on Saturday.Springboks fullback Percy Montgomery kicked four penalties and
readBenazir Bhutto visits bomb survivors in Pakistan hospitals
22-10-2007
KARACHI - Former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto yesterday visited hospitals to meet those wounded in last week's devastating suicide attack that turned her homecoming parade into bloody
readDRC bans TV, radio stations as Congo army warns militia to disarm
22-10-2007
KINSHASA - The Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday banned 22 private television channels and 16 radio stations as they had fallen foul of national media laws, the information minister said.The
readLucky Dube: Four arrested
22-10-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Four men were arrested yesterday in connection with the murder of reggae musician Lucky Dube, 702 Eyewitness News reported.Police arrested the four in Spruitview on the East Rand
readRebels kill 12 Turk troops
22-10-2007
TUNCELI - Kurdish rebels killed 12 Turkish soldiers in an ambush yesterday near the Iraqi border, forcing Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to call crisis talks that may authorise a cross-border military
readGorbachev bounces back
22-10-2007
MOSCOW - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday was elected head of a new political movement founded, he said, to help bring democratic principles to Russia.The movement, called the Union
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