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37 Articles found on Wednesday, 24 October 2007
Big Brother Africa: The flight of the 'gazunga'
24-10-2007
DIZZLE my nizzle! Just when I was about to ask someone to give me a call when it gets to switching off the lights in the BBA house, we get more sizzle than a container load of bacon ...OK, OK, not
readSMSes of the Day : Wednesday
24-10-2007
* I AM very concerned about transparency in rural development. I want to know why each constituency Councillor doesn't call a meeting of the voters annually after the National Budget has been
readLocal bank vies for top award
24-10-2007
BANK Windhoek was recently chosen as one of seven short-listed candidates for the African Bank of the Year Award, which was presented at the first annual African Banker Awards ceremony held in
readDeveloping countries say Doha talks progressing
24-10-2007
GENEVA - Talks on a deal to free up world trade are making progress, developing country leaders said on Monday, but the chairman of key industry negotiations said more needed to be done to reach an
readAngling for iron ore in Chinese streams
24-10-2007
SHANGHAI - It may not have the allure of trout fishing, but Chinese farmers are cashing in on the world metals boom by fishing with magnets for lumps of iron ore in local streams."It sounds
readOil prices ease amid demand concerns
24-10-2007
LONDON - World oil prices fell slightly yesterday amid worries that slower US economic growth could dampen global crude demand, traders said.New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for
readUN reviews poverty reduction goals
24-10-2007
UNITED NATIONS - The UN General Assembly is to host a meeting this week to lay the groundwork for a review of global poverty reduction pledges, made in Mexico five years ago, a UN statement said on
readPlane crash probe launched
24-10-2007
THE light aircraft that crashed in Windhoek shortly after take-off on Monday is being inspected at Eros Airport to determine the cause of its fatal malfunction, which killed both occupants.Both the
readIt's a dog-eat-dog world
24-10-2007
FIFTY-FIVE people from the villages of Oikokola and Onepandaulo in Omusati Region fell ill last Wednesday after eating a dog that had died of disease.The dog's owner had killed it because it was ill,
readPanga murder suspect blames adultery
24-10-2007
CLAIMS of adultery, occultism and sorcery were met with counter-claims of domestic abuse as soon as the trial of a northern Namibian cattle herder accused of murdering a fellow villager with a panga
readNew bill defines struggle credentials
24-10-2007
VETERANS' Affairs Minister Ngarikutuke Tjiriange tabled a new bill in Parliament yesterday, defining who qualifies to be called a 'veteran' and providing for financial support for unemployed and
readVolunteers become certified firemen
24-10-2007
THE N/a'an ku se Guest Lodge & Wildlife Sanctuary outside Windhoek has received a fire truck from the United Kingdom.The truck was donated by the International Fire & Rescue Association, which
readMan arrested for stabbing
24-10-2007
A 39-year-old man was arrested at Okahao on Friday after he allegedly stabbed a 32-year-old man in the stomach with a knife.The incident happened at the Oshikwanambwa location in Tsandi. The victim
readSecurity guards back at work
24-10-2007
KHOMAS Security guards, on strike last week due to unpaid salaries, will report for duty this morning after an agreement was reached on Monday afternoon.According to the agreement between Khomas
readMile 7 wind turbine running again
24-10-2007
AFRICA'S first network-connected wind-turbine generator, the Mile-7 generator at Walvis Bay, which was sabotaged last year, is up and running again, according to Erongo RED's CEO, Gerhard Coeln.He
read'Fish must be affordable'
24-10-2007
THE Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Abraham Iyambo, has called on the fishing industry to work together with Government, through the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT), to
readFamily murder suspect in court
24-10-2007
RYNO Van Zyl, the 20-year-old Windhoek resident accused of shooting dead his father at their home in the Eros suburb earlier this year, made his second pre-trial court appearance yesterday.Van Zyl was
readBloody weekend at Keetmans
24-10-2007
VIOLENT crimes fuelled by alcohol abuse hit Keetmanshoop hard over the weekend.On Monday, Nampol's Chief Inspector Nicky Nampala confirmed to The Namibian that two men were murdered in separate
readDetective's arson trial postponed to January
24-10-2007
THE trial in which one of the Namibian Police's top detectives, Inspector Michael Booysen, is facing arson and other charges over a domestic disturbance at his girlfriend's flat in Windhoek in August
readMunyama trial in November
24-10-2007
FORMER Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Director General Gerry Munyama's will go on trial next month on charges of fraud, forgery and uttering.The former NBC boss will make his first appearance
readFormer unionist up on drunken driving
24-10-2007
FORMER General Secretary of the National Union for Namibian Workers Risto Kapenda (48) was arrested over the weekend on a charge of drunken driving and refusing to submit to a breathalyser
readWater policy causes hardship: NSHR
24-10-2007
THE National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has condemned the privatisation of water provision in Namibia, saying that it is causing hardship in the northern regions.NSHR Executive Director Phil ya
readAngolan president here on state visit
24-10-2007
ANGOLAN President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos is to arrive in Windhoek today for a state visit.He is accompanied by First Lady Paula dos Santos and 54 officials and is scheduled to land at Hosea Kutako
readAakaribib oya hala eyamukulo kombinga ya CEO gwawo
24-10-2007
A AKWASHIGWANA poKaribib otaya indile kUuministeli wOmapangelo gOpaitopolwa nOmagumbo wu ya pe eyamukulo kombinga yekuthomiilonga lyomukuluntuwiliki gwondoolopa yawo, Lydia Kandetu.Kandetu okwa li a
readOmauwanawa mOmbanga ya Standard shi na sha nuudhano wEkopi lyIigwana ya Afrika mo 2008
24-10-2007
O MBAANGA ya Standard ndjoka yimwe yomaayambidhidhi aanene yuudhano wEkopi lya Afrika mboka tau ka kala ko omvula tayi ya 2008 ko Ghana, oya eta po ompito ombwanawa kaaholi yuudhano wEtanga
readGumwe a li ta teya a yahwa kOpolisi
24-10-2007
O MULUMENTU omugundjuka gwomOshakati okwa yahwa mokugulu kOpolisi mehuliloshiwike konima sho a adhikilila ta teya pOositola poCheckers mOshakati nokukembadhala a lwithe Opolisi ndyoka ya li ye ya yi
readOlaata yAaleli yOpamuthigululwakalo oya hala Epangelo li tameke okugandja omeya momikunda peha lya NamuWater
24-10-2007
E PANGELO nali kuthe po iilonga yokugandja omeya komahala gokomikunda mbyoka pethimbo ndika hayi longwa kehangano egandji lyomeya lya NamWater.Ndhika odha popiwa kOlaata yAaleli yOpamuthigululwakalo
readYaali ya sa mondhila mOvenduka
24-10-2007
A ANTU ayehe mboka ya li mokadhila kamwe hoka ka gu mo mombanda mOmaandaha konima owala sho ka tuka pOkapale koondhila ka Eros mOvenduka oya si.Okadhila koindjina yimwe konomola V5-KLB oka gu mo
readComedian stages real-life divorce
24-10-2007
NEW YORK - In the exaggerated mirror to Larry David's life that is 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' even the comedian's own divorce is fodder for comedy.Sunday night's episode of the HBO show was a classic
readMistrial in terror case
24-10-2007
DALLAS - The biggest terror-financing trial since September 11 ended in confusion, with no one convicted and many acquittals thrown out after three jurors took the rare step of disputing the
readPakistani politics gets dirty
24-10-2007
KARACH - Bad blood between Benazir Bhutto and President Pervez Musharraf's allies in Pakistan bubbled to the surface yesterday, after an attack on the opposition leader that killed 139 people four
readDalai Lama formally installed as professor in US university
24-10-2007
ATLANTA - The Dalai Lama called for more members of the Peace Corps - not US soldiers - to be sent to other countries to help spread democracy peacefully."The concept of war is outdated," the exiled
readIraq promises Turkey it will crack down on rebels
24-10-2007
BAGHDAD - Iraq pledged yesterday to crack down on Kurdish separatists launching attacks on Turkey from hideouts in northern Iraq, in a bid to avert a Turkish military incursion into its territory to
readUgandan LRA rebel leader surrenders in Congo
24-10-2007
KINSHASA - A commander of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army has surrendered in northern Democratic Republic of Congo and is in the custody of Congolese authorities, the United Nations said
readCalifornians flee as fire rages
24-10-2007
SAN DIEGO - The wind-fueled fires that have burned more than 700 homes and chased away 265 000 residents may be only the start of the destruction in Southern California, where yesdteray's forecast
readMadagascar population to hit 50m
24-10-2007
Antananarivo - Madagascar's population will hit 50 million by 2030 from almost 20 million now if action is not taken to control it, says the health minister.Rapid population growth was a key issue in
readGumwe a li ta teya a yahwa kOpolisi
24-10-2007
O MULUMENTU omugundjuka gwomOshakati okwa yahwa mokugulu kOpolisi mehuliloshiwike konima sho a adhikilila ta teya pOositola poCheckers mOshakati nokukembadhala a lwithe Opolisi ndyoka ya li ye ya yi
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