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42 Articles found on Monday, 24 September 2007
Big Brother Africa: Weekend Watch
24-09-2007
FINALLY, Maureen has shown that she is good at something besides picking at Code's face and hanging on his every word.On Friday, the Ugandan fashion designer proved that she can be pretty skilful with
readBig Brother Africa: Funny SMSes
24-09-2007
* Richard and Tati are a timeshare couple. They share a brain cell and trade it.* Mo congratulations (to Maureen on becoming head of house), but please learn how to kiss! * Is Maureen really HoH or is
readSMSes of the day : Monday
24-09-2007
* I RESPECT the women who came forward and had the courage to press charges against Amadhila.I can only hope that all women, especially those at Outapi, will be strong and realise they deserve more.
readVodafone brand makes India debut
24-09-2007
NEW DELHI - Leading global mobile provider Vodafone began using its own name across India on Friday following its purchase of an Indian cellular firm, rolling out what the British company said was one
readOil slides towards US$81
24-09-2007
SINGAPORE - Oil prices fell towards US$81 a barrel on Friday, as sellers emerged after a record above $84 the previous day when a tropical depression forced the shutdown of Gulf of Mexico output ahead
readUS billionaires get a lot richer
24-09-2007
NEW YORK - America's billionaires have just grown richer, a lot richer, according to this year's list of the 400 wealthiest Americans published by Forbes Magazine on Friday.Last year, having US$1
readBusiness booms at Okakarara
24-09-2007
THOUSANDS attended the first ever Okakarara Trade Fair held recently.In addition to providing an opportunity for local entrepreneurs and those from other urban areas around Namibia to showcase their
readDiamond airship crashes in Bots
24-09-2007
GABORONE - An airship used by industry giant De Beers to search for diamonds in central Botswana has crashed deep in the Kalahari desert, the company said on Friday.The Zeppelin, which began operating
readTrade talks make headway
24-09-2007
GENEVA - The United States has agreed to cut its maximum agricultural subsidies in a significant step toward advancing negotiations on a new global trade pact, the mediator of the farm talks said on
readButchered woman ID'd
24-09-2007
TWO severed human legs were discovered at Grootfontein on Saturday - a day after the person whose head and arms were found at the town on Monday last week was identified as 30-year-old Jacoba
readDetective arrested over escape
24-09-2007
A MEMBER of the Namibian Police's elite detective division, the Serious Crime Unit, has been arrested and charged in connection with a Zimbabwean bank robbery suspect's escape from custody in
readAnger boils over at Uis
24-09-2007
AROUND 200 Uis residents took to the streets on Saturday to express dismay over the sale of the greater part of the village to an individual.They called for the immediate cancellation of the
readGranny fined over drugs found at old-age home
24-09-2007
AT the grandmotherly age of 63, a Windhoek resident on Friday notched up her first conviction for possessing illegal drugs - in the form of a hoard of 2 003 Mandrax tablets.By no stretch of the
readSSC office opens at Keetmans
24-09-2007
THE revamped Social Security Commission (SSC) House at Keetmanshoop was inaugurated on Friday.The SSC purchased the renovated building, previously known as the Hendrik Nell Building, for N$2,4 million
readPolytech students say they won't take no for an answer
24-09-2007
STUDENTS at the Polytechnic of Namibia say they are continuing to push for their demands to be met.The Students' Representative Council (SRC) held a press conference in Windhoek on Friday to give
readWe don't share formula with our babies: mothers
24-09-2007
A GROUP of mothers benefiting from Lironga Eparu's 'Orange Baby' project have denied reports that they share milk formula with their babies.The mothers held a press conference at the head office of
readNGOs dream of a gun-free society
24-09-2007
A CAMPAIGN to have gun-free zones in large parts of Namibia will kick off today with 28 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the Council of Churches of Namibia declaring their premises free of
readSADC should get commodity wise: Manuel
24-09-2007
AFRICAN countries should take advantage of the current commodity super-cycle and boom phase because it will not last forever, says South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel.Manuel was the guest of
readMeatco launches drought incentive
24-09-2007
NAMIBIA'S largest meat producer, Meatco, kicks off a drought relief initiative for communal farmers today.It entails the payment of an extra N$35 per head of cattle slaughtered at Meatco's Oshakati
readMurder suspect freed after Police bungle
24-09-2007
A COCK-UP at the Windhoek Police Station saw a suspect who was supposed to remain in custody on murder and robbery charges released on bail of N$200 last week.When the trial of Smallboy Hindjou was
readSwapo Elders to focus on NSHR
24-09-2007
SWAPO'S elders have announced plans for their fourth congress this week.Kanana Hishoono, Secretary to the Elders' Council, said on Friday that between 400 and 500 delegates will be in Windhoek from
readGood rainy season predicted
24-09-2007
SOUTHERN Africa, including Namibia, can look forward to a good rainy season, meteorologists predict.Climate experts from national meteorological services in the Southern Africa Development Community
readAalongwa yomoValombola ye li 71 ya pewa Oonzapo
24-09-2007
A ALONGWA ayehe kumwe omilongoheyali nagumwe (71) yomOsikola yUungomba ya Valombola mOngwediva mOshitopowla sha Shana ya pewa Oonzapo nOodiploma dhawo kOministeli yElongo omusamane Nangolo Mbumba
readBritish Airways ita ka ya we ku Harare meukililo
24-09-2007
H ARARE - Okampani yoondhila ya Britain yedhina British Airways (BA), oya tseyitha kutya okutameka momwedhi tagu ya, oondhila dhawo itadhi ka kala we hadhi yi ku Harare sha Zimbabwe dhu
readOonete mbali dha kwatwa ko kaanambelewa yUuministeli woohi
24-09-2007
A ANAMBELEWA yUuministeli wOohi omasiku ga zi ko oya kwata ko oonete mbali dhaanamikunda yamwe ya li taya kwata nadho oohi momulonga gwa Kavango.Oonete ndhika odha kwatwa ko molwashoka odhi indikwa
readOmukithi gwEbola gwa dhipaga aantu 172 mu DRC
24-09-2007
K INSHASA - Onkundana okuzilila ku Kinshasa mOrepublika yUundemokoli ya Congo (DRC) otayi ti kutya aantu yaali otaku fekelwa ya si komukithi gwEbola na shika osha eta omwaalu gwaantu mboka ya si
read'Tona' ota ka pangulilwa iipotha yonkonga
24-09-2007
O OMWEDHI hamano omanga ina kwata koonkondo omupambele gwe mu Juli omumvo gwa zi ko, omunangeshefa a tseyika nawa mOnooli Onesmus Tobias 'Tona' Amadhila okwa li a kambadhala wo okukwata koonkondo
readEngland in for 'fight to the death'
24-09-2007
NANTES - England coach Brian Ashton said the reigning champions now faced "a fight to the death" for a place in the quarter-finals after they revived their hopes of reaching the last eight with a
readSpringboks into quarter-finals
24-09-2007
PARIS - South Africa emerged unscathed after being given a real fright by Tonga to become the first team into the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.The Springboks held on for a 30-25 victory in
readPowell happy with win
24-09-2007
STUTTGART - World record holder Asafa Powell admitted he was delighted to dominate a strong field and win the 100 metres at the World Athletics Finals in Stuttgart on Saturday.The Jamaican came home
readIndia, Pakistan in T20 final
24-09-2007
JOHANNESBURG - The young guns of India and Pakistan will square off in a dream final of the Twenty20 world championships today at the culmination of a tournament which has changed the face of
readArsenal crush struggling Derby
24-09-2007
LONDON - Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor scored his first hat-trick in English football on Saturday and proved he is ready to replace former captain Thierry Henry as the attacking talisman of a vibrant
readBolavucu ruled out of World Cup
24-09-2007
MONTPELLIER - Fijian winger Filimone Bolavucu has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup with an ankle injury, team officials said yesterday.Bolavucu aggravated the injury at training
readSport in Brief Stoner secures
24-09-2007
MotoGP title win in Japan MOTEGI - Australian Casey Stoner clinched a sensational first MotoGP world title by finishing ahead of Italy's Valentino Rossi in yesterday 's Japanese Grand Prix.The
readNamibia focus on Georgia
24-09-2007
THE Namibian rugby XV will now shift their focus to what will be their most crucial World Cup encounter against Georgia on Wednesday.Namibia got an embarrassing 63-3 drubbing from Argentina on
readMore than 100 Bangladesh fishermen missing
24-09-2007
DHAKA - More than 100 Bangladeshi fishermen were missing after at least 15 fishing boats sank in a storm in the Bay of Bengal, witnesses and officials said yesterday.The Chittagong port authority
readFujimori back in Peru to face trial on corruption
24-09-2007
LIMA - Former President Alberto Fujimori returned to Peru to face charges of corruption and sanctioning death-squad killings, a grim homecoming for the strongman who fled the country seven years ago
readIsrael set to release Palestinians
24-09-2007
JERUSALEM - Israel agreed yesterday to free another 90 Palestinian prisoners to try to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of a US-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood, officials
readDoubts over Darfur talks
24-09-2007
Cairo - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir expressed doubts over the chances of success for the upcoming negotiations between the government and rebel forces in Darfur because of the many competing
readMugabe goes to UN
24-09-2007
HARARE - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has left Harare for Cairo, Egypt, on his way to New York to attend the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly, a state-run daily reported on Saturday."The
readFujimori back in Peru to face trial on corruption
24-09-2007
LIMA - Former President Alberto Fujimori returned to Peru to face charges of corruption and sanctioning death-squad killings, a grim homecoming for the strongman who fled the country seven years ago
readNuns join Myanmar protests
24-09-2007
YANGON - Buddhist nuns joined the growing protests against Myanmar's ruling generals yesterday, a day after a dramatic appearance by detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi to pray with monks now
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