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50 Articles found on Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Big Brother Africa: Max maxes out!
18-09-2007
DID Nigerian viewers pull a 419 on the Big Brother house? Has Bertha still got something left up her sleeve, or under her hair extensions? Will the kamumblers (socalled underdogs) see off the
readBig Brother Africa: Not so 'untouchable' after all
18-09-2007
ZAMBIA'S Maxwell was in for a rude awakening on Sunday night - he came out of the house to find that the majority of African countries voted to see him evicted from the BBA house.In the most unanimous
readBig Brother Africa: Funny SMSes
18-09-2007
* Big Brother, pliz tell Lerato to cover up her udders.* Viva Richiana! * Maureen is irritating even children. She makes me want to vomit. * What's wrong with the people of this continent? Y can't
readSMSes of the Day : Tuesday
18-09-2007
* NAMIBIA, what are we donating to the world's poorest? For how long are we going to be on the receiving end? Let us generously share our surplus mahangu, beans, etc, with our fellow Africans i.e.
readCellphone On Charge Goes Awol
18-09-2007
AT the beginning of this month (September 2007, my brother in law left his cell phone to be charged at the open market stall at Otjiwarongo (Orwetoweni Location).When he came back after sometime, he
readLinyanti Gravel To Tar
18-09-2007
IT is mind boggling that the road in question has been ignored for 17 years of independence.The road is often used by its locals in Caprivi region and tourists via Sangwali and Lyanshulu areas up to
readThanks To Special Unit Stock Theft
18-09-2007
PLEASE allow me to convey my sincere thanks to the Special Unit: Stock Theft of the Namibian Police for their swift and efficient action when 12 solar panels and a pump were stolen from my farm,
readNBC And Public Service Charter
18-09-2007
Dear Bob I am a bit sad to have to write this but I shall, in brief.My request to you in this paper (24 August) to send me an invoice to enable me to pay my TV licence was to no avail. I then spoke to
readBEE not about tokenism
18-09-2007
BLACK economic empowerment (BEE) transformation should not be done haphazardly but should be carried out in a way that will truly see the previously disadvantaged Namibians benefiting from the
readTKC stakeholders develop 'hands on approach'
18-09-2007
A MEETING to discuss key issues affecting cross border movement of trade, passengers and transport along the Trans Kalahari Corridor (TKC) was held recently in Charles Hill, Botswana.The meeting was
readChina to hold first-ever 'no car day' on Saturday
18-09-2007
BEIJING - China will initiate its first-ever nationwide "no car day" this weekend in an effort to promote environmental health and alleviate increasingly gridlocked urban roads, state press said
readMeat production methods could increase risk of disease
18-09-2007
ROME - New global meat production methods could increase the risk of disease, the UN food agency warned yesterday, urging livestock producers to invest more in biosecurity and disease
readCycle Classic gives businesses chance to shine
18-09-2007
IN addition to helping many worthy causes through funds raised each year at The Namibian Model Pick ' Pay Cycle Classic, the event also gives businesses a chance to showcase their merchandise A Mini
readSevered head, arms found
18-09-2007
A SEVERED human head and arms were discovered near the grounds of Grootfontein State Hospital yesterday morning.Municipal workers who were cleaning the streets made the grisly discovery at around
readSecond suspected tourist killer in court
18-09-2007
THE second suspect to be arrested in connection with the killing of a German tourist during an alleged roadside robbery west of Windhoek in early July made a first appearance in the Windhoek
readMental report awaited of mother who drowned children
18-09-2007
THE trial of triple murder suspect Saima Hangula, who has admitted that she drowned her three children in northern Namibia in May last year, has been rescheduled to continue in the High Court in
readBan stands: No rugby tickets for 2011 World Cup
18-09-2007
THE International Rugby Board has upheld its earlier decision to bar the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) President and its executive from attending the Rugby World Cup in France following an appeal hearing
readNyae-Nyae hands out cash to its members
18-09-2007
NAMIBIA'S much hailed programme through which rural communities can utilise and benefit from natural resources in their environment continues to deliver the goods.Last month, the Nyae-Nyae conservancy
readN$3 000 fine or 2 years in jail for abortion
18-09-2007
AN 18 year-old girl from the Oshoopala informal settlement at Oshakati was found guilty of illegal abortion in the Oshakati Magistrate's Court yesterday and sentenced to a fine of N$3 000 or a jail
readEtosha counts down to Centenary
18-09-2007
THE Namutoni Resorts of Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) will be closed to travellers on Friday next week because of the large number of guests expected to attend the main commemoration of Etosha Park's
readNew ways of combating crime proposed
18-09-2007
THE Oshana Police Commander has proposed forming crime prevention committees in villages as a way to combat crime in the North.Deputy Commissioner Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa and some of his senior
readOshana farmers complain about Etosha lions killing their cattle
18-09-2007
CATTLE owners in the Uuvudhiya Constituency of the Oshana Region are complaining about lions killing their cattle.One of the farmers, Iipinge Shetunyenga, claimed that 20 cattle had been caught by
readWCE investigates fake matric results
18-09-2007
FOUR Windhoek College of Education (WCE) students face suspension for allegedly tampering with their matric results to gain admission to the institution.The four were part of a group of six students
readHeadmaster lifts pupils' suspension
18-09-2007
THE suspension of 40 pupils at the Rooi Duin Primary School at Aranos in the Hardap Region has been lifted and changed to a final warning.The pupils were suspended for alleged alcohol abuse and
readKeetmans Council and tender board in tussle over deals
18-09-2007
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council Management Committee has recommended that all activities of the town's tender board be halted immediately because of alleged irregularities in a recent tender
readSA media group takes aim at Namibian market
18-09-2007
A LEADING South African Publishing Group is making inroads into Namibian media by buying a 50 per cent shareholding in Democratic Media Holdings (Pty) Ltd (DMH), which is soon to launch a weekly
readUuyuni wi inyenga kombinga ya Sudan
18-09-2007
I ILONGO yi li 30 muuyuni mOsoonaha oya ningi omahololomadhiladhilo taga indile uuyuni u tale omaudhigu ngoka taga inyenge mu Darfur mu Sudan.Mu London, Paris, San Francisco na New York namo okwa
readOmufekelwa omutiyali medhipago lyopashiyoni a dhitikwa mOvenduka
18-09-2007
O MUFEKELWA omutiyali medhipago lyomupashiyoni gwOmundowishi ngoka a dhipagelwa pu Khomas Hochland kuyele mu Juli a dhitikwa.Omufekelwa gwomimvo 26 okwa tegelelwa a kale a holoka mOmpangu ya
readNakudhipaga mumwayina a pewa 10 mokakuma
18-09-2007
O MULUMENTU ngoka ta tamanekelwa edhipago lyomumwayina okwa pewa egeelo lyoomvula omulonto (10) konima yekumba mOshipotha shika.Etokolo ndika olya gandjwa mOmpangu yOpombanda poKeetmanhoop mEtitano
readYatatu ya holoka mOmpangu po Keetmanshoop shi na sha nuufuthi
18-09-2007
A ALUMENTU yatatu taku fekelwa kutya oya kala nokuteya oongeshefa moondoolopa dhokuumbugantu, mEtitano lya zi ko oya holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata po Keetmanshoop moshipotha sheteyo
readEgumbo lya tatekulu Petrus Abed mOtuwala mUukwambi lya pya po
18-09-2007
pOTUWALA O MUKALIMO gwomomukunda Otuwala mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Shana, tatekulu Petrus Abed gwoomvula omilongoheyali oku li i itsa omutse koongolo, sho egumbo lye lya pipo oshipambu oshinene lela
readOlukongo lwa nakudhipaga aantu moB1 momudhingoloko gwa Venduka lwa kindja
18-09-2007
E WENDO limwe ndyoka taku fekelwa kutya olyomukiintu omugundjuka olyi tsuwa mOvenduka mEtitano lya zi ko pethimbo lyomakonakono gokukonga nakudhipaga nenge oonakudhipaga aakiintu yane mboka ya li yi
readWhite to rest veterans for Tonga
18-09-2007
PARIS - Veterans John Smit and Victor Matfield will be among the players rested by South Africa coach Jake White for next Saturday's World Cup match with Tonga he revealed on Sunday.White said that
readBarnes stays on
18-09-2007
MONTPELLIER - Berrick Barnes, Australia's exciting young flyhalf, is set to back up for the Wallabies' next two Rugby World Cup matches as playmaker Stephen Larkham recovers from minor knee
readFrance, unpredictable as ever
18-09-2007
TOULOUSE - With two contrasting World Cup outings, France have enhanced their reputation as a side capable of thrilling performances as well as dismal shows.The question is which France will turn up
readHot action at United Africa golf day
18-09-2007
WHILE the whole world's attention was focused on the Rugby World Cup in France these past couple of weeks, some sports fans took time off to participate in the annual United Africa Corporate Golf Day
readPlayer tortured over match fixing
18-09-2007
BEIJING - A Chinese football player has accused his team of kidnapping and torturing him over alleged match fixing, state press reported yesterday.Li Zhenhong, 28, said he was beaten up on two
readIndia awaits new captain
18-09-2007
NEW DELHI - Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Dhoni are candidates to replace Rahul Dravid as Indian cricket captain after his shock decision to step down last week, local media reported
readTop of them all The Namibian/Wanderers
18-09-2007
Mixed Handicap Squash Competition held in Windhoek recently, featured some blistering games and exceptionally good spirited play.Winner of the main section of the draw, championship final, was Jean du
readSpa winner Raikkonen still in title hunt
18-09-2007
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS - Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen kept himself in the Formula One title race on Sunday with his third Belgian Grand Prix win in a row."We haven't given up and we are still in the hunt,"
readIsinbayeva, Richards share jackpot
18-09-2007
BERLIN - Russian pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and American 400 metres runner Sanya Richards secured half shares in a $1 million jackpot when they completed perfect Golden League seasons on
readNamibia pays for missed tackles at WC
18-09-2007
A barrage of missed tackles costed the Namibian rugby side dearly as France powered to a record margin of 87-10 win during a one-sided Rugby World Cup match in Toulouse on Sunday.The Namibians on
readThailand plane crash kills 90
18-09-2007
PHUKET - Investigators searched yesterday through charred remains of a plane that crashed and killed 90 people - mostly foreigners - on Thailand's resort island of Phuket, while an airline official
readGreek conservatives win second term in parliamentary election
18-09-2007
ATHENS - Greece's conservative prime minister won re-election with a slim majority in parliament as voters showed dissatisfaction with both major parties in the wake of a financial scandal and
readNorth Korea six-party nuke talks delayed
18-09-2007
SEOUL - China informed South Korea yesterdayday that the six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programmes, due to resume this week, have been postponed, officials said."The Chinese
readOpposition wins Sierra Leone elections
18-09-2007
FREETOWN - Opposition candidate Ernest Bai Koroma has won Sierra Leone's presidential run-off, say election officials.Koroma received 55 per cent of the 1,7 million votes counted, compared with 45 per
readPakistan President Musharraf plans to quit as army chief
18-09-2007
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf plans to quit as army chief to become a civilian leader, removing a key objection to his proposed re-election in October, a senior ruling party
readMbeki pushes Zimbabwe talks deadline to October
18-09-2007
HARARE - Sticky constitutional reform issues have forced South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki to push back a month-end deadline for an agreement between President Robert Mugabe's party and Zimbabwe's
readFrance warns of war with Iran
18-09-2007
PARIS - A warning from French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner that the world has to prepare for a possible war with Iran over its nuclear programme triggered alarm in the Middle East and elsewhere
readOJ Simpson arrested
18-09-2007
LAS VEGAS - Former football star OJ Simpson, who was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife, was arrested and held without bail on Sunday in connection with a suspected armed robbery in a Las
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