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43 Articles found on Monday, 29 October 2007
Big Brother Africa: Scandal rocks the house
29-10-2007
WHAT started as a lazy, hazy Saturday afternoon in the Big Brother house ended on a sordid and scandalous note.The scene was a mix of crazy, drunken antics, which culminated in a display of what can
readSMSes of the day : Monday
29-10-2007
* I'M A 34-year-old lady. I am a mother of an almost 13-year-old girl. Her father is a well known NDF top official at Grootfontein, who is very irresponsible and never ever give anything for his
readNigeria seeks to review oil deals
29-10-2007
ABUJA - Nigeria may seek a bigger slice of revenue in a review of oil contracts with foreign investors, but Africa's top producer will not annul existing agreements, a top official said last week.Many
readVolatile metals spur hedging
29-10-2007
LONDON - Volatile metal prices are increasingly persuading consumers of industrial metals to hedge their risk in world markets, London-listed Standard Chartered told Reuters last week.Skyrocketing and
readWhy BoN raises rates
29-10-2007
THE Bank of Namibia has raised the bank rate seven times since June 2006, from 7,5 per cent to 10,5 per cent with a 50 basis points upward adjustment every time.The reasons given by the BoN for the
readOil hits record US$92
29-10-2007
LONDON - Oil rallied to a fresh record high above US$92 (N$598) a barrel on Friday as the dollar tumbled to a record low, Washington imposed new sanctions on Iran and gunmen shut more oil production
readCall to lift Zim sanctions
29-10-2007
THE presidents of Angola and Namibia have called on Western countries to lift economic sanctions against Zimbabwe, saying they are causing hardship in that country.In a joint communiqué issued
readUK tourists mugged at Swakopmund
29-10-2007
AN elderly English couple became the victims of a robbery at Swakopmund on Saturday, barely four hours after their arrival in the country.The Websters arrived in Namibia at 12h00 on Saturday. Their
readWeekend mayhem claims 7
29-10-2007
SEVEN people lost their lives in the Khomas and Karas regions as a result of crime, suicide or unnatural causes over the weekend, according to the latest crime bulletin that the Namibian Police's
readCity flouts Cabinet moratorium
29-10-2007
IN complete disregard of a recent Cabinet announcement recommending a moratorium on the naming of streets, monuments and buildings after living people, the City of Windhoek has decided to rename one
readPrisa Namibia hosts successful communication conference
29-10-2007
MEMBERS of the communication industry have hailed the Prisa Namibia conference for 2007 as a success, Prisa said in a statement last week.The main aim of the conference was to add value to the
readGermany boosts urban gardening
29-10-2007
THE German Embassy in Windhoek has provided N$72 000 for the construction of hydroponic nurseries at three centres in Windhoek, namely the PEACE Centre, the AIDS Care Trust and the Ombili Community
readProtocol 'given the nod'
29-10-2007
NAMIBIA will accede to an international protocol on the safety of fishing vessels.In a press release on its latest decisions, Cabinet said it had resolved that Namibia will accede to the Torremolinos
read4-year-old girl reported raped
29-10-2007
POLICE at Katima Mulilo are searching for a man who allegedly raped a 21-year-old woman at Sinayi village last Tuesday, the Police reported at the end of last week.* A four-year-old girl was allegedly
readThree rapes reported to Police
29-10-2007
A 10-YEAR-OLD boy and two young women, aged 20 and 19, are among the latest alleged victims in rape cases reported to the Namibian Police since Thursday last week.A gang rape at the Tony Rust Race
readCall to lift Zim sanctions
29-10-2007
THE presidents of Angola and Namibia have called on Western countries to lift economic sanctions against Zimbabwe, saying they are causing hardship in that country.In a joint communiqué issued
readChild rape suspect cleared
29-10-2007
A 22-year-old Keetmanshoop resident has been acquitted on a charge of raping a 10-year-old girl.Jacobus Hendrickse denied raping the girl when his trial started in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court.
readUK tourists mugged at Swakopmund
29-10-2007
AN elderly English couple became the victims of a robbery at Swakopmund on Saturday, barely four hours after their arrival in the country.The Websters arrived in Namibia at 12h00 on Saturday. Their
readRape case dismissed after 12 months in jail
29-10-2007
A COMMUNITY activist from Usakos, who spent the better part of the last year behind bars awaiting trial on a rape charge, has been discharged.Magistrate Nicky Nicolaides on Thursday threw out the case
readWeekend mayhem claims 7
29-10-2007
SEVEN people lost their lives in the Khomas and Karas regions as a result of crime, suicide or unnatural causes over the weekend, according to the latest crime bulletin that the Namibian Police's
readCity flouts Cabinet moratorium
29-10-2007
IN complete disregard of a recent Cabinet announcement recommending a moratorium on the naming of streets, monuments and buildings after living people, the City of Windhoek has decided to rename one
readMining sets high goals
29-10-2007
DESALINATED water from the Atlantic Ocean will become a reality for the Erongo Region, it was disclosed at a planning conference over the weekend.A new company, Trekkopje Uranium, which claims to have
readWoman stabbed 14 times in 'jealous rage'
29-10-2007
POLICE at Keetmanshoop have arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend 14 times in the back and head.Eduard Van Wyk is set to appear in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court
readOutjo farmworker guilty of murder
29-10-2007
FORMER Outjo area farmworker Mathias Simeon is set to be sentenced in the High Court in Windhoek on Wednesday, after he was convicted of murder last week in connection with the deadly stabbing of a
readShebeens sell free condoms
29-10-2007
ABOUT half of Swakopmund's shebeens that receive a free supply of condoms from NGOs in an attempt to fight the spread of HIV are selling them to customers - sometimes for as much as N$8 per packet of
readGovt mulls water subsidy
29-10-2007
WATER costs might soon be subsidised by Government for poor Namibians in urban and rural areas once a new development plan kicks off, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development
readOkamatyona Festus Haukongo ka monika
29-10-2007
O kamatyona okashona lela kedhina Festus Haukongo Haukongo gwoomvula 15 a zile momukunda Oikango ya Gabes ya Shaduka momudhingoloko gwa Namutai mOshitopolwa sha Shana, ngoka a kanene mu Juni nuumvo,
readTatekulu Ndume a pandula Kalunga ke sho e mu hupitha
29-10-2007
" WAA PANDULA onoyaka, omukulugwonale osho a popile," tatekulu Augustinus Ndume gwomukunda Oshitutuma-Okalumbi mUukwambi moshitopolwa sha Musati ta popi ngaaka oshiwike sha zi ko.Tatekulu Ndume
readOmukwanezimo lyaNamundjebo a hulitha moshiponga shohauto
29-10-2007
O MUKWANEZIMO lyomunangeshefa a simana kwa li tate Namundjebo okwa si moshiponga shohauto omutenya gwEtine lya zi ko mOnooli yoshilongo, pethimbo ohauto ye yi idhenge mumwe mololi sha ningilwa
readOmunangeshefa gwoshipotha shoka sha koraptitha Nakale a tulwa wo mondhongo
29-10-2007
O MUNANGESHEFA ngoka a li a tulwa mondholongo shi na sha noshipotha shiihulo nomupambele gwe - shoka sha ka etitha Stanley Nakale ngoka a li nale Omutamaneki mOmpangu ya Mengestrata pOutapi a korapte
readBond bowls New Zealand to win in South Africa
29-10-2007
DURBAN - Fast bowler Shane Bond led New Zealand to victory by 216 runs against a South African Invitation XI in Bloemfontein on Saturday.Bond took three for 26 as the home side, who were set 308 for
readNam beat Canada by eight wickets
29-10-2007
NAMIBIA comfortably beat Canada by eight wickets in their ICC Intercontinental Cup match at the Wanderers grounds yesterday.After dismissing Canada for 295 in their second innings, Namibia easily
readUnited go top, Chelsea hit City for six
29-10-2007
LONDON - Manchester United stormed to the top of the Premier League on Saturday with a 4-1 thumping of Middlesbrough while Chelsea stole the limelight with a 6-0 hammering of third-placed Manchester
readSKW, Ramblers through after penalty drama
29-10-2007
RAMBLERS and Cymot SKW progressed to the semi-finals of the FNB Cup after both teams won penalty shootouts, against Orlando Pirates and African Stars respectively, at Windhoek's Independence Stadium
readIn Brief India land protest
29-10-2007
NEW DELHI - Thousands of poor farmers, landless workers and indigenous people reached the Indian capital after a month-long protest march to highlight the plight of those marginalised by India's
readUS, Afghan forces kill 80 Taliban
29-10-2007
KABUL - US-led coalition and Afghan troops killed some 80 Taliban fighters in a six-hour battle after an ambush in southern Afghanistan, the US military said yesterday.Taliban fighters opened fire on
readIndia's poorest march for land rights
29-10-2007
NEW DELHI - Thousands of poor farmers, landless workers and indigenous people reached the Indian capital yesterday after a month-long protest march to highlight the plight of those marginalised by
readBritish Royal 'targeted by blackmailers'
29-10-2007
LONDON - An unidentified member of the British royal family has been targeted in a sex and drugs blackmail attempt, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.The newspaper said the plot involved two men
readDarfur meeting pushes for wider rebel presence
29-10-2007
SIRTE - Participants at Darfur peace talks are trying to persuade absent rebel chiefs to abandon a boycott and come to Libya to help efforts to end violence in the Sudanese region, rebels said
readMilitia leader surrenders
29-10-2007
KINSHASA - The leader of a Congolese pro-government militia surrendered to UN peacekeepers on Saturday, following a two-day operation by the army to track him down, UN and army officials
readHeavy fighting shakes Somalia
29-10-2007
Mogadishu - Insurgents and government-allied forces battled with machine guns, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades on Saturday in the heaviest fighting to hit Somalia's capital for months, leaving
readVatican beatifies 498 martyrs
29-10-2007
VATICAN CITY - Thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square yesterday for the Vatican's largest beatification ceremony ever, with 498 victims of religious persecution before and during Spain's
readReggae star Lucky Dube interred
29-10-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Thousands of fans of South Africa's internationally acclaimed reggae star Lucky Dube paid their final respects at a funeral service yesterday and mourned his murder.The service in the
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