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44 Articles found on Monday, 14 April 2008
Weary Zimbabweans see no light at end of tunnel
14-04-2008
HARARE - Harare barber Admire Muroyiwa says only divine intervention can save Zimbabwe, where a post-election stalemate has added to the problems of people already living with world record
readSouthern Africa cools on Mugabe but rejects 'crisis' talk
14-04-2008
LUSAKA - The leaders of southern Africa may have begun to cool towards the 'Old Man' of the region Robert Mugabe but they are still straining to avoid showing disrespect towards Zimbabwe's
readSMSes of the Day : Monday
14-04-2008
* I BECAME so saddened to read the articles in Friday's paper titled 'Learning under canvas' and on the next page 'Millions for school in Angola'. With winter on our doorstep, the second semester will
readEconomic fears must not impede fight against global warming
14-04-2008
SINGAPORE - Economic stimulus packages aimed at countering the global economic slowdown should include incentives to reduce carbon emissions, as that would help fight global warming and create jobs, a
readChina's oil imports hit record
14-04-2008
SHANGHAI - China's oil imports surged to a record 17,3 million tonnes in March, the government reported Friday, as the country nearly overtook Japan as the world's second-largest buyer of foreign
readZim stocks shrug off election jitters
14-04-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwean stocks jumped to an all-time high this week, disregarding a political stalemate over delayed results of the country's presidential election nearly two weeks after the poll.The
readOnassis jewellery under the hammer in London
14-04-2008
LONDON - Dazzling jewellery from the collection of Greek shipping heiress Christina Onassis is to go under the hammer in London on June 11, auction house Christie's told AFP on Friday.The items are
readFirm to invest US$150m in Zambia mine
14-04-2008
LUSAKA - Chinese-run Non-Ferrous Africa Mining Plc (NFC Africa) will spend US$150 million to expand the Chambishi copper mine ore body to raise copper output, a local newspaper reported on
readIEA cuts world oil demand forecast
14-04-2008
LONDON - World oil demand will rise much less than expected in 2008 because of slower economic growth in the United States and other industrialised countries, the International Energy Agency (IEA)
readZimbabwe: A people betrayed
14-04-2008
HARARE - As Zimbabwe's election crisis heads into a third week - with the results of the presidential vote still not released - southern African leaders appear more intent on propping up President
readThree farms slide into subsistence living
14-04-2008
THREE former commercial farms are now being used for subsistence farming and make no contribution to the national economy, a study on resettlement farms has found.Only one of six portions is being
readPresident Pohamba denies rigging
14-04-2008
LEADERS of southern Africa have urged Zimbabwe's electoral commission to release presidential election results immediately after the expected court ruling in the Harare high court this morning,
readUnam security passes scrutinised in theft trial
14-04-2008
THE trial of two former senior University of Namibia (Unam) employees accused of stealing more than N$69 000 worth of computer equipment has been postponed to November because two key witnesses were
readFNB Spirit of Giving recipients announced
14-04-2008
THREE charities benefited from this year's First National Bank Spirit of Giving Campaign.This is the second time that FNB has donated money to charities nominated by their customers. Last year the
readPay system troubles Defence
14-04-2008
DIFFICULTIES with a computerised payment system for thousands of soldiers at the Defence Ministry and a lack of funds are making smooth operations difficult, a Parliamentary hearing was told on
readCholera cases increase
14-04-2008
THE number of suspected cholera cases in the North has risen to 1 120, and eight people have died of the waterborne disease, Oshana Health Director Naftali Hamata said yesterday.Dr Hamata, who is also
readNurses want to have their day in court
14-04-2008
THE Namibia Nurses' Union says it is still taking the Government to court to challenge the recognition agreement it has with the Namibia Public Workers' Union (Napwu).Nanu Secretary General Abner
readCourt hears of massacre victims' pleas for mercy
14-04-2008
THE two women who were murdered in the Kareeboomvloer farm massacre three years ago both pleaded in vain for their lives before they were executed, one of the men now on trial for the eight slayings
readMinistry still mum on malpractice complaint
14-04-2008
FIVE years after her daughter lost her womb because of alleged negligence at the Windhoek Central Hospital's maternity ward, the mother of a young woman is still waiting for the Ministry of Health's
readKansela Shigwedha a gandja omahekeleko koonakusila mokambesa ke
14-04-2008
K ANSELA Petrus Shigwedha gwOshikandjohogololo sha Uukwiyuushona mOshitopolwa sha Shana ota gandja omahekeleko kOofamili, kaaholike, kaakwanezimo nokookuume yoonakuhulithila moshiponga shOkambesa ke
readYaali ya kwatwa po
14-04-2008
LOS ANGELES - Aalumentu yaali ya li taya kambadhala okulonda ondhila yu uka ku China ye na ondumba yomathano ge li moondjato dhawo, oya kwatwa po mOlyomakaya ga zi ko.
readMeme Rauna Josef ta kongo okanona kedhina Jesca Mandume
14-04-2008
MEME Rauna Josef gwomOlukanda lwUupindi mOshakati ota kongo okanona kedhina Jesca ya Mandume Silas Nakuta, yina yako oye aniwa Selma ya Ndafenongo e li momukunda (kagu shiwike) gu li momudhingoloko
readYe li 1120 ya kwatwa kOkolela moNooli
14-04-2008
O MUWILIKI gwUuhaku mOshitopolwa sha Shana, Omundohotola Naftali Hamata ngoka wo e li Omuunganeki gwUuhaku pethimbo ndika lyoshipomnga shOmeya gEfundja pkwa lombwela The Namibian kutya sigo oompaka
readPwa kwatwa yatano meteyo lyegumbo lya Sheehama mOngwediva
14-04-2008
O POLISI mOshakati oya tseyitha kutya oya kwata po aalumentu yane nomukiintu gumwe shi na sha neteyo kwa homatiwa megumbo lyomunangeshefa a tseyika nawa gwomOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana tate Sioni
readIita a lundulukila kErongo okuza mElelo lya Ngwediva
14-04-2008
O MUNAMBELEWA mElelo lya Ngwediva a kala e na sha nIimaliwa mElelo ndjoka omasiku ga zi ko okwa tokola a ka longele kElelo limwe lyOndoolopa kOshitopolw asha Erongo.Shika osha kolekwa ku Mayola
readNamibia ota ka pa Angola oondola oomiliyuna hetatu
14-04-2008
E PANGELO lya Namibia otali ka gandja oshimaliwa shOondola oomiliyuna hetatu (N$8 million) shi ka longithwe mokutunga Oprimasikola mu Lubango sha Angola.Shika osha lopotwa koshitumikundaneki sha Angop
readMboka ya halika noonkondo ya kwatwa po
14-04-2008
O POLISI ya Namibia oya kwata po aafekelwa yAanamibia ye li yaali, mboka ya kala taya kongwa noonkondo kOpolisi.Markus Indongo (gwoomvula 27) na Ingashikuka Ndeikwila (gwoomvula 27) ngashiingeyi oye
readMartin Lel retains London Marathon
14-04-2008
LONDON - Kenyan Martin Lel retained his London Marathon title with a devastating finish yesterday to triumph in two hours, five minutes, 15 seconds in a race where the first three finishers broke the
readGerrard and Torres on target as Liverpool beat Blackburn
14-04-2008
LONDON - Liverpool tightened their grip on fourth place in the Premier League with superbly taken goals from Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres helping them to a 3-1 win over Blackburn Rovers at
readDTS beat depleted Unam
14-04-2008
Unam suffered their first defeat of the season when they lost 3-1 to DTS in an Omina Supplies Men's Premier League Indoor Hockey match on Saturday evening.Unam had however already won the league the
readIndia rout South Africa to level series
14-04-2008
KANPUR - India defeated South Africa by eight wickets with two days to spare in the third and final test yesterday to square the series 1-1 after routing the tourists for 121 in their second
readNamibia produces four world champions
14-04-2008
Namibia produced four world champions at the World Field Archery Championships which were concluded at Heja Lodge outside Windhoek on Saturday.Namibia's gold medallists were Hofmeyer van Blerk in the
readTen-man Stars stun Ramblers
14-04-2008
Ten-man African Stars pulled off a stunning 3-1 victory against log leaders Ramblers on Friday evening to throw the league race wide open again.The result means that Ramblers are now only one point
readQuiet weekend in Sadr City
14-04-2008
BAGHDAD - Fighting between Shi'ite militiamen and security forces in Sadr City eased yesterday after a week of intense clashes, with hospitals in the Baghdad slum saying they had received no dead or
readSaudi executes 2 Nigerians
14-04-2008
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi Interior Ministry said authorities have beheaded two Nigerian men convicted of smuggling cocaine into the kingdom.Haiti prime minister forced to step down *
readNazi hunters turn historians as war criminals die
14-04-2008
LUDWIGSBURG, Germany - Germany's chief Nazi prosecutor is now more likely to be consoling the grandchild of a war criminal than chasing Adolf Hitler's murderous henchmen.More than 60 years after World
readIvana weds
14-04-2008
MIAMI - Ivana Trump is hitched - again.The ex-wife of real estate mogul Donald Trump wore a pastel pink-and-gold wedding dress when she tied the knot on Saturday evening with Italian entrepreneur
readBritney stops the traffic
14-04-2008
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears' motoring misfortunes continue.The pop star was involved in a minor traffic accident late on Saturday. No one was injured and no vehicles were damaged, authorities said.
readNude photo of French first lady fetches US$91 000
14-04-2008
NEW YORK - A photograph of a nude Carla Bruni, the ex-model now married to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, was sold on Thursday to a Chinese collector for US$91 000 at Christie's - more than 20
readAlicia speaks out about her conspiracy theories
14-04-2008
NEW YORK - There's another side to Alicia Keys: conspiracy theorist.The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter tells Blender magazine: "'Gangsta rap' was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other.
readFed-up man eats vote
14-04-2008
NAPLES - Ballot stuffing took on a new meaning in Italy's parliamentary election yesterday when a man ate his ballot paper in protest at the country's politicians.Police in Naples said they had
readKibaki unveils power-sharing cabinet
14-04-2008
NAIROBI - Kenya's president unveiled a power-sharing government yesterday with opposition leader Raila Odinga as prime minister, aimed at ending a long-running political crisis sparked by contested
readItaly porn star uses her bottom to attract votes
14-04-2008
ROME - She had no desire to be just another smiling face in Italian politics.So when porn star Milly D'Abbraccio designed her campaign posters, it was obvious she was going to show off her bottom.
readIraq dismisses 1 300 troops and police
14-04-2008
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government has dismissed about 1 300 soldiers and policemen who deserted or refused to fight during last month's offensive against Shiite militias and criminal gangs in Basra,
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