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44 Articles found on Wednesday, 12 September 2007
Big Brother Africa Nominations: How they voted
12-09-2007
* Max nominated Richard because he does little work in the House and Bertha because she's self-centred and doesn't listen to others' ideas.* Bertha nominated Maureen because Maureen would be a threat
readBig Brother Africa: The battle lines are drawn! Max, Richard and Tatiana are up for eviction
12-09-2007
COMRADES, the daggers are now drawn.The knives have been sharpened and the bazookas have been aimed. WAR has been declared in the Big Brother house. It's the liberalists versus the kamumblers. On
readBig Brother Africa: Funny SMSes
12-09-2007
* Richard's wife will be at Tatiana's eviction with her boxing gloves. Hee hee!! * There is a cheating Richard in every man and a wild Meryl in every woman! * Bertha has dumped the Bible for Kwaku. *
readSMSes of the Day : Wednesday
12-09-2007
* HOSTEL at Epukiro Roman Catholic school and others are closed. The reason being that there's no money (Government subsidies). One wonders where the money to build a new STATE HOUSE comes from.*
readAbsa finances housing for poor
12-09-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's biggest retail bank Absa has secured a 40 million-euro loan from France's development agency to help fund low-income housing, it said yesterday.Absa, majority-owned by
readWorld faces many challenges
12-09-2007
UNITED NATIONS - Despite daunting challenges posed by global warming, water, energy, unemployment and terrorism, the world faces a brighter future with fewer wars, higher life expectancy and improved
readNam BEE policy required
12-09-2007
IN an effort to stir debate and urge a national policy on fair distribution of the country's wealth, the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) has issued this year's report under the '2 BEE or
readOpec splits over output
12-09-2007
VIENNA - The ghosts of Asia's 1997 financial crisis haunted an Opec meeting here yesterday as members of the oil cartel split about whether to raise output to help cool surging crude prices.Opec
readTata may build steel unit in South Africa
12-09-2007
NEW DELHI - India's Tata Steel Ltd, the world's sixth-largest steelmaker, is looking at building a steel plant in South Africa, a senior company source said yesday."Talks are on," the official, who
readGranite plant joins Walvis EPZ
12-09-2007
US-BASED G & L Marble on Monday inaugurated its granite processing plant, Roach Investments, in Walvis Bay's Export Processing Zone (EPZ).G & L Marble owns and operates nine granite quarries in
readDon't force our hand: Govt
12-09-2007
JUSTICE Minister and Attorney General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana yesterday called on Namibians to embrace national reconciliation and not to dig up the past where "neighbour fought against neighbour"
read9 'gangsters' arrested at Elim
12-09-2007
NINE members of a gang accused of terrorising villagers in the Elim district of the Omusati Region were arrested on Sunday, the Police announced yesterday.The gang, calling themselves 'Omushasho-hoko'
readFick hits out over World Cup claims
12-09-2007
FORMER Namibian Rugby Union (NRU) financial director Pieter Fick yesterday denied that he ever benefited from Rugby World Cup ticket sales, as alleged by the union bosses.Fick yesterday issued a
readJealous husband 'boils' wife
12-09-2007
AFTER catching his wife in bed with another man, Walvis Bay resident Adam Don (47) allegedly poured boiling water over her.She was rushed to hospital with second-degree burns to her face and body. A
readLooking for a new hobby? Try calabashing!
12-09-2007
THE calabash, or gourd, is the fruit of a plant that grows in northern Namibia.Tribal people have been using the hard outer shell of the calabash as ladles, scoops or containers for centuries. Here in
readKarakul Centenary kicks off at Keetmans
12-09-2007
A SPECIAL monument to mark 100 years of karakul farming in Namibia will be unveiled tomorrow in the southern capital, Keetmanshoop.The Karakul Centenary will start with a parade through the town to
readGrape farmers hot under the collar
12-09-2007
ABOUT 20 grape farmers in the South are up in arms about what they say is Government's failure to honour promises of resettlement made in 2001.They say they were allocated a four-hectare plot each as
readMinister declares war on 'problem' animals
12-09-2007
GOVERNMENT says urgent measures should be put in place to reduce incidents of people being attacked by wild animals, as these incidents are on the rise.Environment and Tourism Minister Willem Konjore
readElephants pose danger at night
12-09-2007
PEOPLE in the Caprivi, Erongo, Kavango and Kunene regions should avoid walking around at night in areas where elephants occur.The was said by Environment and Tourism Minister Willem Konjore in
readEnergy experts meet in City
12-09-2007
ENERGY experts working for governments and the private sector of 16 African countries will meet in Windhoek today to discuss the power supply situation in southern Africa.The two-day workshop is
readLubowski family sets up trust
12-09-2007
THE family of assassinated lawyer and Swapo member Anton Lubowski have started an educational trust bearing his name with the aim of supporting education in South Africa and Namibia.The Anton Lubowski
readBlood pressure, cholesterol keep MPs busy
12-09-2007
THE first day in the National Assembly after the winter recess passed quietly yesterday, with a couple of questions asked by opposition Members of Parliament and the reintroduction of a few old
readTwo children burn to death in hut
12-09-2007
TWO toddlers burnt to death in a hut in an Ohangwena Region village on Sunday morning.It is suspected that a lit candle caused the blaze. The children were identified as three-year-old Laimi Moses
readInspector admits shooting
12-09-2007
SUSPENDED Police detective Michael Booysen is admitting that he fired a number of shots in his girlfriend's flat at the Windhoek Central Hospital about three years ago, his lawyer revealed in the
readOmukulukadhi gwa Chiluba mOmpangu
12-09-2007
L USAKA - Omukulukadhi gwaangoka a li nale Omupresidende gwa Zambia Frederick Chiluba okwa holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata mu Lusaka mOmaandaha goshiwike shika.Otaku popiwa kutya meme Regina Chiluba
readOmuunganeki gwoombolo mOnooli
12-09-2007
E HANGANO lyomahangano gaanuulema mu Namibia lyedhina National Federation of People with Disabilities (NFPDN), olya egulula oombelewa dhalyo mOshakati.Oombelewa ndhika otadhi ka ungaunga nomaudhigu
readOmakoma tu kwatheni metegululo lyoomboma mu Angola
12-09-2007
E HANGANO lyokuNdowishi lyokutegulula oomboma lyedhina Stiftung Menschen gegen Minen e.V.(MgM) olya ningi eindilo lyowina koonakulwa aakulu yoSwapo unene tuu mboka ya kala moshitopolwa sha Bengo
readOmufekelwa a sila mondholongo
12-09-2007
O MUFEKELWA moshipotha shuufuthi okwa sile mondholongo yOpolisi pOsasiona onene ya Venduka mOlyomakaya ga zi ko.Thimas David (52) okwa si lwopotundi onti 10h30 mOlyomakaya, Omugandjimulombo gwOpolisi
readACC ta ka konakona ehangano lyoRugby
12-09-2007
O KOMISI yokukondjitha iilonga ya korapta nenge tutye Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) oya pulanda okukonakona uulingilingi wu na sha nuutekete wuudhano wekopi lyuuyuni woRugby 2007 mboka u li mu
readBarkley setback, Wilko still injured
12-09-2007
VERSAILLES - England's problems at outside-half were compounded yesterday by a hip injury sustained by Olly Barkley in training.Nevertheless, England coach Brian Ashton included Barkley in his
readBoks call up centre Steyn
12-09-2007
PARIS - South Africa have made just one change for their second World Cup game against England at the Stade de France here on Friday, with Francois Steyn replacing centre Jean de Villiers.Steyn, who
readNorth and South poles apart
12-09-2007
PARIS - Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan described his side's performance in the 32-17 defeat of minnows Namibia as horrible.But that damning criticism could well have been applied by coaches of the
readSweden, Nigeria in draw
12-09-2007
CHENGDU - European powerhouse Sweden got their World Cup campaign off to a shaky start yesterday when they drew 1-1 with African champions Nigeria.Captain Victoria Svensson did the damage for Sweden
readFrench speedsters are world champs
12-09-2007
THE new sail- and kite-boarding world champions were crowned in Walvis Bay at the weekend, marking the end of the International Speedsailing Association (ISA) and the Professional Kiteriders
readVeteran aims for 100 marathons in 100 countries
12-09-2007
RON Hill of Great Britain has not skipped a single day of running since 1964.Besides that, he completed his 2 230th race at Swakopmund on Saturday. Making the figures even more interesting is the fact
readBafana 'in dark' over Afcon qualifying
12-09-2007
JOHANNESBURG - In a startling admission, many of the Bafana Bafana players have confirmed they were 'in the dark' over the Caf rules that resulted in Zambia catapulting over South Africa as Group 11
readElated Warriors arrive home
12-09-2007
BRAVE Warriors coach Ben Bamfuchile has admitted that he didn't have much faith in Namibian football about four years ago, but he now feels that the country has an abundance of talent and he is happy
readEmbattled Zim cleric resigns
12-09-2007
BULAWAYO - Archbishop Pius Ncube, facing a damaging Z$20 billion adultery lawsuit, has resigned from the Bulawayo Roman Catholic Diocese after The Vatican in Italy yesterday acceded to his application
readMadeleine file handed to prosecutor
12-09-2007
LISBON - Portuguese police delivered case files on missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann to the public prosecutor yesterday, local media said, and he will decide whether to charge her parents with
readBody Shop founder dies
12-09-2007
LONDON - Tributes flooded yesterday for Anita Roddick, the British founder of The Body Shop cosmetics chain and 'capitalist with a conscience' who has died at the age of 64 after a major brain
readBin Laden eulogises 9/11 hijacker
12-09-2007
DUBAI - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden eulogises a September 11 hijacker as a rare and magnificent man in a tape released yesterday to mark the sixth anniversary of the attacks on the United
readNawaz Sharif fights deportation
12-09-2007
ISLAMABAD - Lawyers for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif filed a petition in the Supreme Court yesterday challenging his deportation to Saudi Arabia, setting up another confrontation between the
readIraq welcomes report
12-09-2007
The Iraqi government has welcomed a positive report on the progress of the US military surge in Iraq by the top US commander there.Iraqi National Security Adviser Mowaffaq al-Rubaie praised the US'
readDemocrats plot Petraeus counter-attack
12-09-2007
WASHINGTON - US Democratic lawmakers dismissed assurances by US General David Petraeus that the US military surge in Iraq is working ahead of a new Congress confrontation yesterday.A day after
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