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44 Articles found on Thursday, 17 April 2008
Big Brother Africa's back
17-04-2008
AFTER the huge success of the first two series of the reality television show 'Big Brother Africa', M-Net has moved quickly to begin work on a new season of the popular show.Big Brother Africa 3 will
readNew camp to be built at Etosha
17-04-2008
A NEW camp for Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), to be built north of Namutoni resort in the Etosha National Park, will create 440 jobs, NWR Managing Director Tobie Aupindi told The Namibian this
readPara-ecologists aim leave development 'footprint' in desert
17-04-2008
IN an effort to help the Topnaar people to farm and to use natural resources in a sustainable manner, the Gobabeb Research and Training Centre has trained two local young people in various methods of
readSMSes of the Day : Thursday
17-04-2008
* AIDS? What AIDS? Where? Never! Crisis, what crisis? In Zimbabwe, no way? Eish, the next thing Mr Mbeki, my own President, would probably say is: "Me? President? Never was, never will be." I think he
readOLIFA Hotels commences operations
17-04-2008
OHLTHAVER & List yesterday announced that its business partnership with Kuwait-based IFA Hotels & Resorts recently took on a new shape with the commencement of a new joint venture company, OLIFA
readWhat's in a name? WTO members in appellation tussle
17-04-2008
CHAMPAGNE - The little Swiss village of Champagne, whose name dates back to the ninth century, has been producing wine for at least 350 years.But in a bizarre twist to a row that threatens to derail a
readInvestors undismayed by looming Africa food crisis
17-04-2008
LONDON - Africa may be facing serious social unrest from rising food prices that could starve its poorest, but some investors remain enthusiastic over a continent whose economic fate is increasingly
readOil hits new high above US$114
17-04-2008
LONDON - Oil struck a new record high above US$114 a barrel yesterday, buoyed by the weak US dollar, inflows of speculative money and long-term constraints on supply.Its next direction could be
readNepad leaders fail to make breakthrough
17-04-2008
DAKAR - The leaders of Senegal, Algeria, Ethiopia and South Africa met on Tuesday to discuss a stalled Africa-wide development plan, but failed to even agree on a venue for the next meeting.Senegalese
readI was only playing: murder suspect
17-04-2008
THE death of a 15-year-old boy who was found tied up in a pool of water in the Fish River near Mariental in May 2006 was the result of an innocent game gone terribly wrong, the young man accused of
readKapia arrested
17-04-2008
POLICE late yesterday arrested former Swapo youth leader Paulus Kapia and four other key players in connection with the Social Security Commission's dubious investment of N$30 million with the
readRamatex's house of horrors
17-04-2008
DEAD cats, starving cats and kittens on the verge of death.This was what the Cat Protection Society (CPS) found when it visited the former Ramatex factory in Windhoek to rescue hundreds of cats that
readBusiness chief takes stand on Zimbabwe
17-04-2008
LEADING Namibian business personality has come out with all guns blazing, saying it is high time businesses in Africa stand up and take a firm stand on Zimbabwe.During the NEF annual general meeting
readSocial work students get own society
17-04-2008
THE University of Namibia's faculty of Social Sciences celebrated International Social Work Day by launching the Unam Social Work Students' Society on Tuesday.The society's mission is to promote,
readWHO praises Nam's health record
17-04-2008
HEALTH in Namibia has improved in many areas, the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in the country said yesterday.Dr Magda Robalo said Namibia could boast with eliminating measles,
readOmusati businessman arrested on ammunition charge
17-04-2008
THE Police at Oshakati have arrested a businessman at Elim village in the Omusati Region after he was allegedly found selling ammunition without a licence.The Oshana Police Commander, Deputy
readSADC copped out: Zim group
17-04-2008
SADC leaders' failure to hold President Robert Mugabe accountable for the volatile post-election situation in Zimbabwe was sharply criticised by a group of Zimbabweans visiting Namibia this week.The
readTonnes of wine looted from truck
17-04-2008
A CROWD of Keetmanshoop residents yesterday morning looted tonnes of wine from a truck belonging to Anderson Transport.The people flocked to the scene, some 20 kilometres north of Keetmanshoop on the
read30-year prison term for rape
17-04-2008
A YOUNG resident of the Caprivi Region was sentenced to an effective 30 years' imprisonment after being convicted in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court on four counts of rape yesterday.The then
readElectronic voting becomes reality
17-04-2008
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has allocated just over N$12 million of its requested N$78 million annual budget for the purchase of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).Deputy Speaker of the
read30-year prison term for rape
17-04-2008
A YOUNG resident of the Caprivi Region was sentenced to an effective 30 years' imprisonment after being convicted in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court on four counts of rape yesterday.The then
readOmukulupe a dhipaga omona
17-04-2008
O MUKIINTU gwoomvula 29 okwa tsuwa okusa kuyina pomukunda gumwe poRundu ongulohi yEtitatu lyoshiwike sha zi ko - sha ningwa pethimbo lyookuumana kwawo.Omukulukadhi nguka gwoomvula 87 okwa dhitikwa
readNamPower na gwedhele olusheno lwe no 18%: ECB ta zimine
17-04-2008
O NDANDO yolusheno kookastoma oonene ndhoka hadhi landa oludheno molwaalu omunene otayi londo mu Juli nuumvo.Nando ongaaka, hapo tashi hulile mpoka. Aalandi yolusheno mbaka aanene ngaashi Oomuni
readANC a nyana onkalo mu Zimbabwe pamwe na Mbeki
17-04-2008
J OHANNESBURG - Ongundu tayi pangele mu South Afrika yedhina ANC, oya nyana tagu pu mo Omupresidende gwoshilongo shoka Thabo Mbeki nokulonda ngeyi kutya onkalo oya nyika oshiponga noonkondo mu
readANC a nyana onkalo mu Zimbabwe pamwe na Mbeki
17-04-2008
J OHANNESBURG - Ongundu tayi pangele mu South Afrika yedhina ANC, oya nyana tagu pu mo Omupresidende gwoshilongo shoka Thabo Mbeki nokulonda ngeyi kutya onkalo oya nyika oshiponga noonkondo mu
readOmunangeshefa a kwatwa po shi na sha nelanditho lyiikuti yomushasho ke na ombapila
17-04-2008
O POLISI mOshakati oya tseyitha kutya oya kwata po omunangeshefa gwoomvula 47 gwomomukunda Elim mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Musati shi na sha nokwaadhika ta landitha iikuti yomushasho, uupakete
read2 ya sa komukithi gu limbilika mOndonga
17-04-2008
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila mElombe mOndonga mOshikandjohogololo sha Nayena mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto otayi ti kutya uunona uyali owa si omaso gombaadhilila noga limbilika noshigwana shaahoka oshi li tashi
readCalzaghe ready to face Hopkins
17-04-2008
LAS VEGAS - Joe Calzaghe said he would show America what he was made of when he makes his Las Vegas debut on Saturday against light-heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins."It's the icing on the cake,"
readArthur ecstatic about South Africa's future
17-04-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Coach Mickey Arthur said the future looked rosy for South Africa when the squad returned home on Tuesday following the drawn series in India.The visitors lost the third and final test
readThaksin wants change at Man City
17-04-2008
DUBAI - Manchester City's billionaire owner Thaksin Shinawatra is unhappy with the club's recent form and will decide on the fate of coach Sven-Goran Eriksson at the end of the season.When questioned
readThaksin wants change at Man City
17-04-2008
DUBAI - Manchester City's billionaire owner Thaksin Shinawatra is unhappy with the club's recent form and will decide on the fate of coach Sven-Goran Eriksson at the end of the season.When questioned
readHoffmann wins in Germany
17-04-2008
FOLLOWING his return from the Tour of East Java in Indonesia, Erik Hoffmann last weekend won his first race on German soil this season.At the Tour of East Java Erik showed good form with a sixth
readIndia's Tendulkar pulls out of torch relay
17-04-2008
INDIAN cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has pulled out of today's Olympic torch relay in Delhi, India, for personal reasons, the head of the Indian Olympic Association told local television yesterday.The
readGobabis hosts SCORE youth festival
17-04-2008
THE Sports Coaches Outreach (SCORE) 'Kicking AIDS Out' youth sports festival is to take place this coming weekend at Gobabis in the Omaheke Region.The three-day youth sports festivities, taking place
readAgonising defeat for Nam
17-04-2008
NAMIBIA suffered an agonising 28-26 defeat to Romania in their opening match at the IRB Junior World Trophy tournament in Santiago, Chile on Tuesday.Namibia seemed to be on their way to victory when
readIndia needs another Gandhi
17-04-2008
NEW DELHI - Important voices are being raised in favour of Rahul Gandhi as India's next prime minister, as the ruling party looks to its family dynasty to fill a leadership vacuum as a general
readJennie leaves comedy pilot amid '90210' buzz
17-04-2008
LOS ANGELES - Jennie Garth has abruptly departed from a CBS comedy pilot, raising speculation that she will return to the 'Beverly Hills, 90210' fold in a spinoff being developed at the CW
readVirginia begins day of mourning
17-04-2008
BLACKSBURG, Virginia - Mourners gathered Wednesday for the one-year anniversary of the mass shootings at Virgina Tech yesterday to honour the 32 people killed when a student went on a rampage before
readHostel fire kills 19 schoolgirls
17-04-2008
KAMPALA - Sobbing Ugandan parents sifted through the ashes of a school dormitory, trying in vain to identify their daughters from the piles of charred piles left by a fire that broke out
readPlane crashes into busy neighbourhood
17-04-2008
GOMA - A Congolese jetliner carrying 79 passengers and crew crashed on takeoff Tuesday, careening off a runway into a busy neighbourhood and bursting into flames.At least 21 people were killed, but
readKentucky bans alcohol vaporisers
17-04-2008
FRANKFORT, Kentucky - The US state that claims to produce the world's best bourbon has banned at least one way to consume it: vaporised for easy inhalation.Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear signed a
readGuinea bans food, oil exports to curb high prices
17-04-2008
CONAKRY - Guinea has banned the export of all types of foodstuffs, oil and timber in an effort to combat a sharp spike in prices of staple goods, state television announced late on Tuesday."The
readMedia concerned over reporter safety in China
17-04-2008
BEIJING - Concerns remain over the safety of reporters ahead of this summer's Beijing Olympics, an international journalist rights group said yesterday.The Brussels-based International Federation of
readPope to meet UN chief
17-04-2008
UNITED NATIONS - UN chief Ban Ki-moon says he hoped for "strong spiritual support" from Pope Benedict XVI when the two meet here tomorrow to discuss world poverty, climate change and dialogue among
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