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51 Articles found on Thursday, 20 September 2007
Big Brother Africa: Just who do they remind us of ...
20-09-2007
AVID (nothing to do with the SSC!) BBA fans have been having fun over the past month or so coming up with who housemates remind them of and comparisons of who they think they look like.Or any other
readBig Brother Africa: Fiancee dumps Max
20-09-2007
LUSAKA - Zambia's Big Brother Africa 2 housemate Maxwell Chongo has been dumped by his fiancee, Suli Sinkala, for what she terms his foolish behaviour while in the house.And Maxwell, who arrived in
readOrganic food: a luxury or the way of the future?
20-09-2007
ALTHOUGH it is widely believed that organic farming is environmentally friendly and its produce much healthier than if chemicals are used, some Namibians do not think it can satisfy the country's food
readBig Brother Africa: Funny SMSes
20-09-2007
* Kwaku walks funny, like a duck on crack.* I declare BBA officially closed due to poor ratings because of boring housemates. * When Meryl left, da shine left da house. We MISS her! * Who is Maureen?
readSMSes of the Day : Thursday
20-09-2007
* IT is unfair to charge interest on outstanding income tax for underpaid employees because they are not responsible for the calculation of the amount payable on income tax. - Public servant *
readFemale buying power pumps China's economy
20-09-2007
SHENZHEN - Waiting for a friend in Shenzhen's plush Kingglory Plaza, Chen Jing (25) admires her new red Nokia mobile phone.Complete with 3G and MP3 features, the phone cost just over 3 000 yuan (about
readWTO deal within reach, but still obstacles
20-09-2007
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON - A new world trade deal is within reach if countries have the political will to achieve it, top US and EU trade officials said on Monday."The Doha negotiations have made more
readCapital boost for Cape port
20-09-2007
CAPE TOWN - South African state-owned logistics group Transnet plans to spend 4,2 billion rand to upgrade infrastructure at Cape Town's port, a senior Transnet official said yesterday.The project,
readNorthern Rock shares plummet
20-09-2007
LONDON - Shares in troubled British bank Northern Rock fell heavily yesterday, reversing earlier gains amid uncertainty over the group's future after two major shareholders cut their
readWhy oil prices are at a record high
20-09-2007
US crude oil hit a record high of US$81,24 a barrel on Tuesday, the fifth consecutive trading session that prices have reached an all-time peak.Real and threatened disruptions to crude oil supplies,
read'Security' trumps freedoms
20-09-2007
THE Namibian Government says it is committed to freedom of expression and information, but "the recent experience of rage at the current unlimited freedoms with regards to speech and expression
readWoman hits back at carjackers
20-09-2007
TWO would-be car thieves from Windhoek were left more than just empty handed on Monday morning when they were both sent fleeing, one limping badly, into the bushes.The two tried to rob 46-year-old
readThe German legacy - one lonely Simmentaler bull
20-09-2007
LANDS MINISTER Jerry Ekandjo says no development took place in Namibia during 106 years of colonial rule, first under Germany and then under South Africa.Taking part in debate on national
readDispute over 'assault' at farm massacre trial
20-09-2007
THE High Court trial of the four men accused of having had a hand in the massacre of eight people at a Kalkrand area farm in March 2005 plunged straight back into a side hearing about the
readScientists study cheetah
20-09-2007
THE Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) recently joined forces with a team of four reproductive physiologists from the United States to do research on cheetah reproduction.A statement issued by the CCF
readInternational Ozone Day marked at Keetmans
20-09-2007
THE Minister of Tourism and Environment, Willem Konjore, has called on Namibians to back national and global efforts aimed at eliminating ozone-depleting substances.Speaking at the 20th International
readYes sir, yes sir, 6 000 bags full!
20-09-2007
OMARURU engaged in a huge clean-up exercise on Saturday, with 6 000 rubbish bags filled by 1 300 schoolchildren who volunteered to brighten up their town.About 250 teachers, parents and residents also
readDon't take houses from the poor, says Ulenga
20-09-2007
LOCAL authorities should stop evicting people and auctioning off the houses of poor residents who owe them water or electricity payments, a member of the opposition has urged in Parliament.Ben Ulenga,
readInmate claims Police brutality
20-09-2007
A TRIAL-AWAITING prisoner being held at the Swakopmund Police station claims that he was assaulted by several officers at the town's Magistrate's Court last week.In a letter to The Namibian, Albertus
readTwo illegal fishing nets seized
20-09-2007
OFFICIALS of the Ministry of Fisheries on Friday confiscated two illegal fishing nets from people in the Kavango Region.Peter Amutenya, the Director of Fisheries, said the people were found fishing on
readPoly students' grievances resolved, says Rector
20-09-2007
THE Polytechnic of Namibia says issues raised by the more than 300 students who demonstrated against the institution last week have been resolved.At a press conference in Windhoek yesterday, Rector Dr
readRe-charged phone suspects admit theft
20-09-2007
ALMOST six years down the line, matters came full circle for Congolese national Tshimanya Williamson Luboya and Pakistani citizen Mohammed Ilyas Waheed in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.They
readMore tourists arrive
20-09-2007
TOURIST arrivals in Namibia grew by 7,13 per cent last year, while arrivals from foreign destinations passed the one-million mark, according to the latest statistics.The new Permanent Secretary to the
readIintimbu inayi dhimbulukithwa
20-09-2007
O MUTSE gwomuntu nomaako mbyoka yi itsuwa meputa limwe popepi nOshipangelo shEpangelo pOshaanda mOmaandaha, oya etwa kOvenduka mEtyali opo yi konakonwe.Iitopolwa yolutu mbika - taku popiwa kutya oya
readSomalia okwa taalela ondjala
20-09-2007
M OGADISHU - Ngele inapu ningwa sha meendelelo, Somalia ota ka gwila moshiponga oshinene shondjala omulwa ompumbwe onene yiikulya moshilongo shika, Epangelo osho lya popi ngaaka mEtiyali.Ominista
readAafekelwa yaali moshipotha shokutenda ko Caprivi ya hulitha
20-09-2007
A ALUMENTU yaali yomaalumentu oyendji mboka taya tamanekelwa oshipotha oshinene shokutenda ko oshitopolwa sha Caprivi ku Namibia, oya hulitha okuza owala sho iihokolola mbika ya yi mokafudho kiiwike
readGumwe a kwata onkonga
20-09-2007
O MULUMENTU gwomimvo 37 okwa dhitikilwa pehala lyedhina Independence Beach mOlyomakaya ga zi ko konima sho aniwa a kwata omukiintu gwomimvo 25 koonkondo noku mu tsa nekende lya tatuka.Omulumentu nguka
readAanakayale gongaleni poCCN mOlyomakaya
20-09-2007
O MUUNGANEKI gwokangunduwiliki ketungo lyOngeleka ya Nakayale mOvenduka meme Kafula Kahungu, ota indile Aavenduka ya gongale mOlyomakaya (22 Septemba 2007) pondatu (15h00) pomatungo goCCN mpoka tapu
readMuni oku li moongunga dhoomiliyuna 209
20-09-2007
M UNI gwa Venduka oku li moongunga dhoshimaliwa shi li poondola omiliyuna omathele gaali nomugoyi (N$209 million), nota indile nee koshigwana opo shi dhiginine okufuta oongunga dha
readWorld Sport Shorts
20-09-2007
Denmark plan goal-scoring frenzy HANGZHOU - Denmark are planning all out attack against mighty Brazil in today's crucial clash at the Women's World Cup, and predict a goal-scoring frenzy.Denmark,
readBoks on a high but feet on the ground
20-09-2007
PARIS - There is no question of the South Africans taking their feet off the pedal after two convincing victories in their opening World Cup matches said coach Jake White on Sunday.The inspirational
read'Caveman' kept for Irish tie
20-09-2007
PARIS - France coach Bernard Laporte retained iconic second rower Sebastien Chabal for Friday's crunch World Cup clash against Ireland in Stade de France.In the absence of the injured Fabien Pelous,
readSpringbok Squad
20-09-2007
SPRINGBOK coach Jake White has named his side to face Tonga in a Rugby World Cup pool game at Félix-Bollaert Stadium, Lens, on Saturday September 22.This will only be the second time that South
readWales need to attack from the outset
20-09-2007
LONDON - Wales need to attack from the outset in their World Cup Pool B match against Japan tonight after faltering first-half performances in their opening two games.Against Canada, Wales trailed
readPakistan get Musharraf praise
20-09-2007
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's cricketers received praise from President Pervez Musharraf and a 10 000-dollar bonus each for their win against Australia in the Twenty20 World Cup, officials said
readSchools draw battle lines in far north
20-09-2007
ONGWEDIVA - All the roads lead to the Mweshipandeka Senior Secondary School (SSS) at Ongwediva where the inter-regional playoffs of the popular Old Mutual Far North Championships will take place on
readSADC inter-municipal games at coast
20-09-2007
WALVIS BAY will become the first city in Namibia to host the biggest municipal sports event in Southern Africa starting this Sunday.The games will be held until September 29. Approximately 3 000
readUK Olympics Minister visits
20-09-2007
WINDHOEK - British Minister for the Olympics Tessa Jowell paid a courtesy call on President Hifikepunye Pohamba at State House yesterday to brief him on her visit to Namibia.Jowell was to open the
readLegends victorious on first night
20-09-2007
PARIS - European legends Real Madrid and AC Milan kicked off their 2007/08 Champions League campaigns with victories while top English clubs Chelsea and Liverpool had to toil for draws.AC Milan's 2-1
readPlatini seeks EU help
20-09-2007
BRUSSELS - Foreign owners such as those at Manchester United and Liverpool are "a serious threat" to European soccer, Uefa president Michel Platini said yesterday, blaming them for obstructing his
readWarriors deserve it: Muinjo
20-09-2007
NAMIBIA Football Association (NFA) President John Muinjo says the Brave Warriors deserve to be among the last 16 teams to compete at the African Nations Cup early next year.Muinjo told The Namibian
readCandidate calls for 'level playing field' at IMF
20-09-2007
WASHINGTON - Josef Tosovsky, the Czech candidate proposed by Russia to head the International Monetary Fund, said Tuesday "a truly level playing" was crucial for the Fund's future.Addressing the IMF
readBanks use women to lure new customers
20-09-2007
ABUJA - Nigerian banks must stop using attractive women to persuade customers to open accounts, Senate President David Mark was quoted as saying in Thursday's newspapers.Mark said that despite a
readWFP seeks US$65 m for flood victims
20-09-2007
KAMPALA - The World Food Programme appealed for nearly US$65 million to feed up to 1,7 million people in Uganda, saying on Tuesday the east African country was hard hit by severe floods that have
readZimbabwe labour strike flops
20-09-2007
HARARE - A job strike called by Zimbabwe's largest labour union appeared to flop yesterday with businesses opening as usual in Harare and Bulawayo as thousands of workers reported for duty.The
readLiberia on high alert
20-09-2007
MONROVIA - Heavily armed United Nations military peacekeepers patrolled the streets of the Liberian capital on Tuesday alongside local and UN police after demobilised soldiers staged violent protests
readIsrael brands Gaza 'hostile entity'
20-09-2007
JERUSALEM - Israel yesterday declared the Hamas-run Gaza Strip a 'hostile entity', as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived on her latest mission to push for Middle East peace.The decision by
readOJ Simpson charged
20-09-2007
LAS VEGAS - Prosecutors filed formal charges against OJ Simpson, alleging the fallen football star committed 10 felonies, including kidnapping, in the armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors in
readUS ban
20-09-2007
BAGHDAD - The United States has suspended all land travel by US diplomats and other civilian officials in Iraq outside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, amid mounting public outrage over the
readSarkozy 'under investigation'
20-09-2007
PARIS - The district attorney of the city of Nanterre has opened a preliminary investigation into the 1997 purchase of a flat by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the satirical weekly Le Canard
readTop former Khmer Rouge leader arrested in Cambodia
20-09-2007
PAILIN - Nuon Chea, the top surviving leader of Cambodia's notorious Khmer Rouge, whose radical policies were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1,7 million people, was arrested yesterday and
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