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60 Articles found on Friday, 5 October 2007
Big Brother Africa: How to break up
05-10-2007
THIS is an extract from an article by Segololo, who writes a BBA2 blog, 'BBA Motherland 2', following Richiana's emotionally tumultuous visit to the Penthouse: As I said in a previous article Richard
readFrom the Sidelines: Supporters disappoint
05-10-2007
SCENES of unruly behaviour by fans of Orlando Pirates and Black Africa at the Sam Nujoma Stadium last Friday, were a slap in the face of the ones who did not take part in the free-for-all can- and
readBig Brother Africa: The House of Wax
05-10-2007
POLITICS, sex and religion.Sex, lies and videotapes. Lights, cameras ... let rip! If only someone would let rip in the BBA house! Biggie's back. But otherwise, it's a bit like walking into Madame
readAfrica, Security Council Reform And The Ezulwini Consensus
05-10-2007
NEW York was, over the past two weeks, the seat of frantic diplomatic grandstanding and oration during the general debate of the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly.The UN has had its
readNujoma's Latest Political Gimmick
05-10-2007
THE announcement by Namibia's former President, Sam Nujoma, on October 1 that he will not stand for the position of party president at the forthcoming Swapo congress has generated a great deal of
readPolitical Perspective
05-10-2007
NEARLY everyone's playing the guessing game about the Swapo Congress later in the year, and I'm no exception.The speculation is just that, given that everyone in the know is keeping their counsel
readActions Speak Louder Than Words on Namibia's Enviro Commitments
05-10-2007
SPEAKING at the United Nations General Assembly this week, Marco Hausiku, Namibia's Foreign Affairs Minister, spoke strongly on the need for the world to respond to one of the most urgent challenges
readBig Brother Africa: Quirky SMSes
05-10-2007
* No wonder the cameras were following Meryl, Max and Lerato, they were entertainers.* Bertha who is paying you to be this fake. Take the money and buy shampoo and take a hike. * Guys, Bertha and
readSMSes of the Day : Friday
05-10-2007
* MY father is one of the people who disappeared while under Swapo's care. After many years of trying to get closure, I have now made peace that he's gone, even though there are many unanswered
readIn Defence Of The Invisible People
05-10-2007
WELL, after a bit of a struggle I have "done the right thing" and can openly admit to watching the inimitable NBC without the fear of the TV police locking me up! I can watch my favourite light
readCycle Ambulances Are A 'Joke Gone Bad'
05-10-2007
IF a picture tells a thousand words, then the depicted ambulance in The Namibian of September 28 2007 is a recipe for disaster - that will endanger people's lives.In fact, doing more harm than good.
readIn Defence Of Wallie
05-10-2007
"SHALL we make or mar, in defence of Wallie Roux."I have known Wallie Roux for some time now. We have always discussed major trade issues, especially the ongoing EPAs, WTO Law and Economics etc, and I
readThanks To Rhino Park
05-10-2007
ON many occasions we tend to complain about the condition of health services in the country and the attitude of nurses.I was recently admitted with my child to the Rhino Park Hospital and was so
read'Shady' Shenanigans In Kunene
05-10-2007
ALLOW me space in your esteemed paper to share a few thoughts with the Namibian public about shady procedures in the Kunene Region.Firstly, I would like to comment on the "politically hand-picked"
readHarmony seeks buyers
05-10-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Harmony Gold said yesterday its financial advisers were holding talks with parties interesting in buying its uranium assets.The firm, the world's fifth-biggest gold
readNRock lifted as Citigroup offers funding
05-10-2007
LONDON - US investment bank Citigroup has offered to provide funding to potential buyers of stricken British bank Northern Rock as part of its advisory role, according to people familiar with the
readSA 'dim view' of inflation - report
05-10-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's central bank was bound to take a dim view of the inflation situation, its Governor Tito Mboweni said late on Wednesday, broadcaster SABC reported."Mboweni said one did
readMoz approves a US$5b oil refinery
05-10-2007
MAPUTO - The Mozambican government has approved the construction of a 300 000 barrels per day oil refinery worth US$5 billion (N$35 billion), a government official said on Tuesday.Cabinet spokesman
readThousands of SA gold miners trapped
05-10-2007
ELANDSRAND MINE - Around 1 500 miners remained trapped more than a mile underground in a South African gold mine yesterday after an all-night rescue mission.Mining officials said 3 200 workers were
readHelao Nafidi 2007 expo preps progressing smoothly
05-10-2007
HELAO NAFIDI - Preparations for the third edition of the Helao Nafidi Business Expo are in full swing, and about 300 entrepreneurs have already sent in their applications for participation, said one
readChesterfield licence in new hands
05-10-2007
PHILIP Morris International Inc (PMI) and British American Tobacco South Africa (Pty) Limited (BATSA) on Wednesday jointly announced the termination of the Chesterfield Licence Agreement concluded
readGibeon school in dark
05-10-2007
ACTIVITIES at the African Methodist Episcopal Private School (Ameps) at Gibeon in the Hardap Region have been disrupted after the Gibeon Village Council cut off power to the school.The school owes the
readNHE, union make peace
05-10-2007
AFTER more than a year of animosity between the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) and its recognised trade union, the Namibia Financial Institutions' Union (Nafinu), the hatchet was officially buried
readEnviro centre burnt down
05-10-2007
THE environmental centre at Wereldsend in Damaraland has burnt down completely, leaving only a heap of ashes.According to a conservationist living nearby, the centre burnt down last weekend. Sparks
readNamibia wants more development aid
05-10-2007
FOREIGN Minister Marco Hausiku has urged the international community to provide more development aid to Namibia so that it can overcome inequality, eradicate poverty and improve health
readUnion bemoans teachers' status
05-10-2007
UNEQUAL payment for school principals and bad working conditions in certain regions featured prominently in a statement made by the Namibia Teachers' Union (TUN) yesterday.Today is World Teachers'
readStock thief escapes at Usakos
05-10-2007
A CONVICTED stock thief escaped from Police custody at Usakos on Wednesday - two days before he was to be sentenced in the Regional Court at Swakopmund.An anonymous caller informed The Namibian of the
readTime now to heal the wounds
05-10-2007
THE previous bishop of the German Lutheran Church in Namibia, Reinhard Keding, could hardly foresee some five years ago - when he established a Centenary Committee together with Bishop Zephaniah
read'Govt told about Iraq mission'
05-10-2007
AN AMERICAN security company, which intends to recruit Namibian war veterans to work in Iraq, says it informed three Government ministries about its plans.Peter Grimes was reacting to a press
readLong-awaited report gives no clear answers on Mariental flooding
05-10-2007
THE future of Mariental remains uncertain, after a meeting between the Mariental Flood Task Force (MFTF) and local residents and businesses aimed at finding a lasting solution to the town's flooding
readPM rebukes NUNW leader
05-10-2007
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula has brushed off as "arrogance and insult" a personal attack on him by a labour union leader with regard to the salaries paid to executives at state-owned enterprises."The
read100 Years of Etosha Not everyone is celebrating
05-10-2007
THE 100th birthday of Namibia's premier tourist destination, the Etosha National Park, was celebrated in spectacular fashion at Namutoni last Friday.The celebrations coincided with the official
readDiamond industry reaches a milestone
05-10-2007
ELEVEN local diamond-cutting companies were yesterday approved as the first-ever group to become Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) sightholders, and will receive Namdeb's rough diamonds to be
readMassacre suspect: son supplied weapon
05-10-2007
"I GOT the firearm from Shorty." Farm massacre suspect Justus Christiaan ('Shorty') Erasmus sat motionless in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday when one of his co-accused in his trial, Sylvester
readMutorwa wants answers
05-10-2007
THE Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, John Mutorwa, has called for a thorough investigation into the death of Christof Weka, who was found dead at the Okavango River.Weka's body was discovered
readTatekulu Iyambo, gumwe gwomaaleli aakulu yomUukolonkadhi a hulitha
05-10-2007
O MUKALIMO gwomomukunda Ohalumbele mUukolonkadhi mOshitopolwa sha Musati tatekulu Jeremia Iyambo, ngoka wo a kala gumwe gwomAaleli yOshilongo shUukolonkadhi ethimbo ele, okwa manene oondjenda dhe
readOlusheno pOsikola ya AMEPS po Gibeon lwa tetwa ko
05-10-2007
E ILONGO lyaalongwa pOsekundosikola ya African Methodist Episcopal Private School (AMEPS) po Gibeon, olya piyagenekwa sho Olaata yElelo lyokandoolopamukunda ka Gibeon lya tete ko olusheno pOsikola
readA pewa 15 sho a yaka oshikombo
05-10-2007
O MUKALIMO gwomomukunda Onainganga mOshitopolwa sha Shana Paulus Leonard (39) okwa monika ondjo mOmpangu ya Mengestrata mOshakati kombinga yeyako lyOshikombo shomukulupe meekulu Justina Gabriel
readKingi ogwandje shili nde mu pewa kOmukwaniilwa; Hango ta ti
05-10-2007
O MUKUNDA gwa King Kauluma, popepi nOshivelo mOndonga, ogwandje shili, nde gu pewa nale petameko lyomimvo dhomilongo omugoyi kOmukwaniilwa gwOndonga tatekulu Immanuel Kauluma Elifas, Ben Hango ta ti
readOmuAngola a dhenga OmuNamibia okusa pEenhana
05-10-2007
O MWAANGOLA gumwe okwa kwatwa po pEenhana mOlyomakaya ga zi ko sho aniwa dhenge okusa Paulus Hamukoto (gwoomvula 37).Otaku popiwa kutya OmuAngola nguka okwa dhenge Hamukoto noshiti, konima sho ya
readOtandi ke mu wilika ngashi tate, Meekulu Sipora ta ti
05-10-2007
P ETHIMBO ta langekwa a ninge Elenga enene lyOshikandjo shUulenga shaHaingu mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, meekulu Sipora Ndatyooli ya Weyulu-Dan okwa lombwela aalelwa ye mOshikandjo shUulenga shoka kutya
readUnam na Polytech ya ekelahi osheetwapo shEpangelo kombinga yiifuta ya laata
05-10-2007
O YUNIVESITI ya Namibia (Unam) nosho wo Polytechnic ya Namibia, oya ekelehi eindilo lyEpangelo kutya naya taambe oofuto dha laata dhaanasikola mboka ya pewa ooloona kEpangelo.Iiputudhilo mbika iyali
readPlayers fight for places
05-10-2007
THE Brave Warriors coach, Ben Bamfuchile, and his technical staff will have their hands full as players will be scrambling for places in the national side ahead of the African Nations Cup in Ghana
readNo room for Mitchell
05-10-2007
MARSEILLE - Leading tournament try-scorer Drew Mitchell has missed out on a place in the Wallabies' team following the return from injury of skipper Stirling Mortlock for their Rugby World Cup
readFrance gamble on Beauxis
05-10-2007
CARDIFF - France will gamble on Lionel Beauxis at flyhalf and Damien Traille at fullback for their World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand in Cardiff on Saturday.Coach Bernard Laporte, who
readBeating Fiji not rocket science
05-10-2007
MARSEILLE - South Africa coach Jake White said that hatching a victory over Fiji in the rugby World Cup quarter-final on Sunday was not "rocket science".Possession of the ball in contact against Fiji,
readDida hit as Celtic sink Milan, Liverpool lose
05-10-2007
MILAN - AC Milan's season went from bad to worse on Wednesday after a last-minute goal by Scott McDonald condemned the holders to a 2-1 Champions League defeat at Celtic where goalkeeper Dida was hit
readCaptain hailed as Terry-fic by rivals
05-10-2007
VALENCIA - Chelsea and England captain John Terry may have had better games in his career but his brave contribution to the London side's 2-1 win over Valencia was hailed by even his rivals
readEnglish tradition kicked into touch
05-10-2007
LONDON - English soccer will have a distinctly unfamiliar look about it this weekend when just one match in the top flight kicks off at the traditional time of three o'clock on a Saturday
readSjoukje guns for world record
05-10-2007
SJOUKJE Bredenkamp, 19, from Langebaan, South Africa, has just finished second overall on the 2007 Speed Kiteboarding World Tour and is now competing in Luederitz, Namibia.She will attempt to set an
readKatupose brothers join City
05-10-2007
IN an attempt to strengthen their squad for the 2007/08 football season, northern giants Oshakati City have secured the services of identical Brave Warriors twins Muna and Tara Katupose from Second
readTime out helped Kallis
05-10-2007
KARACHI - South African batsman Jacques Kallis said a long break from cricket did him a world of good after he scored a century in each innings of the first Test against Pakistan yesterday.Kallis, who
readJunta accuses foreigners of destroying country
05-10-2007
YANGON - Myanmar's military rulers yesterday accused foreigners of trying to destroy the country while soldiers reportedly carried on nocturnal raids to snare people suspected of joining last month's
readBhutto upbeat over power-sharing
05-10-2007
ISLAMABAD - A breakthrough in power-sharing talks between President General Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto appeared imminent yesterday, both sides said.Railways Minister
readDRC plane crash kills 30
05-10-2007
KINSHASA - A cargo plane crashed into a residential area of the Congolese capital Kinshasa yesterday and was consumed in flames, blocking rescue workers from reaching victims, the Red Cross said.The
readPrincess Diana's driver 'appears steady'
05-10-2007
LONDON - The driver blamed by police for Diana's death appeared lively and steady on his feet in video captured shortly before he drove the princess and her companion on a short, fatal journey.Hotel
readKorean leaders issue peace call
05-10-2007
SEOUL - The North and South Korean leaders called yesterday for a nuclear-free peninsula and a permanent peace pact to end the world's last Cold War divide as they wrapped up a rare summit.The
readDeath for beheading 'witch'
05-10-2007
PORT MORESBY - Two men who murdered a woman by chopping her head off with a knife have been sentenced to death by hanging, a newspaper reported yesterday.The National Court ordered Sedoki Lota, 22,
readAl Qaeda financier nabbed by US and Iraq forces
05-10-2007
Baghdad - Iraqi and US forces have detained a man they believe received $100m this summer from al Qaeda sympathisers to hand out for 'terrorist' operations in Iraq, the US military said yesterday."The
readChild rapist gets 192 yrs
05-10-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Convicted paedophile Gordon Joubert was given a collective sentence of 192 years in the Johannesburg High Court yesterday, The Star newspaper reported.Joubert, 49, was earlier found
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