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54 Articles found on Tuesday, 29 April 2008
SMSes of the Day : Tuesday
29-04-2008
* OH! Elijah Ngurare, what a disgrace you are! You've made a lot of absurd statements in the past, but your call for the status quo to remain in Zimbabwe tops them all. Are your dreams of a promotion
readRethinking agriculture research
29-04-2008
PEOPLE in Africa, Latin America and Asia will have their say about the future of food and farming under a major project that aims to make agricultural research better at serving people's needs, the
readMillion-dollar reward offered for test-tube meat
29-04-2008
ANIMAL rights group PETA in the USA has offered a million-dollar reward for anyone who by 2012 can grow in-vitro meat that looks and tastes like the real thing."In-vitro meat production would use
readCameroon plans food self-sufficiency
29-04-2008
FOOD production in Cameroon could double in the next two years if an emergency programme announced by its government last week achieves its goals.The cost of tractors will be subsidised by 15 per cent
read'Worried' PM appeals for help to ease price hikes
29-04-2008
CAIRO - Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has urged anyone who can resolve the nationwide problem of price rises to come forward with ideas, the official MENA news agency reported on Monday.Nazif
readRefinery strike pushes oil price to record high
29-04-2008
GRANGEMOUTH - A strike at a major British oil refinery entered a second day yesterday, causing panic at the pumps and pushing world oil prices to a record new high.The 48-hour walk-out by around 1 200
readHigh fuel prices force Californians off the road and to buy hybrid cars
29-04-2008
LOS ANGELES - Faced with surging petrol prices, a growing number of car-crazy Californians are ditching gas-guzzlers for hybrids and avoiding the road in a state known for its traffic jams and scenic
readRising interest rates and low interest employer loans
29-04-2008
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.THE gross income of any employee includes the value of any benefit or
readPotato gets special treatment
29-04-2008
GENEVA - The potato, celebrated by the United Nations this year as a cheap source of nourishment, is also turning heads in global free trade talks where both rich and poor countries are vying to
readHuge potential as Berlin property goes nowhere
29-04-2008
Frank Roszak, a good-humoured Berlin butcher with a friendly smile, bought a spacious 10-room house in a pleasant suburb just west of the German capital city for $1.3 million about 16 years ago.Two
readBoom in online marketing
29-04-2008
Online scouting for that perfect property has become all the craze before investing in real estate.When doing an online search for property and real estate in Namibia, it becomes clear that those in
readProperty movers and shakers awarded
29-04-2008
The warmth and laid-back flair of the south Asian paradise of Thailand was the theme of the annual estate agent's Make Your Move function held in Windhoek in mid-April.Namibia's foremost estate agents
readB-1 Butcher: DNA evidence in spotlight
29-04-2008
REPORTS that DNA analyses have virtually solved the investigation of the murders of two women whose dismembered remains were found in and around Windhoek between September 2005 and July last year were
readZim presidential vote count complete
29-04-2008
HARARE - Verification of Zimbabwe's disputed presidential election results is due to start today, a month after the vote, now that a partial recount has ended, an election official said yesterday.The
read22 in the dock over misuse of GRN cars
29-04-2008
TWENTY-TWO civil servants appeared in court yesterday after a joint operation against the unauthorised use of Government vehicles.The swoop was carried out by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the
readShikwambi still in Chinese jail
29-04-2008
NO trial date has yet been set for Victor Shikwambi, 23, held on murder and robbery charges in a Beijing jail since June last year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said recently.Permanent Secretary
readSwakop reaps fruit of Police co-operation
29-04-2008
THE general feeling is that the crime rate has dropped at Swakopmund since the establishment of a Police Public Relations Committee (PPRC) a couple of months ago.Although statistics are not yet
readRed Line to be moved
29-04-2008
GOVERNMENT plans to relocate the Veterinary Cordon Fence, also known as the 'Red Line', north to the Angolan border, newly appointed Minster of Agriculture John Mutorwa said last week.This, said
readNamPower to be investigated
29-04-2008
NAMPOWER'S involvement in information technology will soon come under the microscope, the Minister of Mines and Energy, Erkki Nghimtina, told Parliament last week.Nghimtina was responding to concerns
readTrophy hunting for black rhinos on the cards
29-04-2008
THE Ministry of Environment and Tourism is close to granting an annual black rhino trophy-hunting quota in protected areas.No such quota has been granted since Cites gave permission for it in 2004,
readRegional Councillor blasts Windhoek municipality
29-04-2008
THE Regional Councillor for the Khomasdal North Constituency in Windhoek, Margaret Mensah-Williams, this weekend spoke out strongly against officials at the City of Windhoek, whom she accused of
readPower hogs exposed
29-04-2008
Once again the lights were left burning at several office buildings, Government Ministries and the Windhoek Municipality over the weekend.The Sanlam Centre is once again the biggest culprit with
readDisabled child tied to tree
29-04-2008
A SWAKOPMUND mother, who had tied her six-year-old son to a tree on and off for the past four years to keep him in check, was freed by the Police yesterday after being questioned briefly.The evidently
readTelecom debunks e-mail hoax
29-04-2008
TELECOM Namibia has distanced itself from the latest cellphone hoax.The hoax, which had been circulating by e-mail under a Telecom Namibia logo, purported to warn readers of a new scam targeting
read31-year jail term in child murder case
29-04-2008
THE trial of Mariental child killer Ashley van Wyk ended in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday with Van Wyk being sentenced to an effective 31-year prison term.Acting Judge Hosea Angula convicted
readAashakati ishangitheni mbala
29-04-2008
M AYOLA gwa Shakati Katrina Shimbulu natango okwa endulula meindilo lye, ta indile Aashakati ye kiishangithe meendelelo ngashi tashi vulika manga ethimbo inali pwa ko.Mayola Shimbulu ta ti kutya omolu
readMuuministeli wUuyuuki omu na ompumbwe yOomengestrata
29-04-2008
U UMINISTELI wUuyuuki owa tameka okutala kutya ondumba yiipotha mbyoka yi li konima noonkondo otayi endelelekwa ngiini okupitila megwedhelo lyoondjambi dhAapanguli nomokukuta Oomengestrata
readOmboma ya Shakati ya dhimbulukiwa nongushu konima yoomvula 20
29-04-2008
O MBOMA ya topele meti 19 Febuluali 1988 mOmbaanga ya Barclays, ngashiingeyi yOtango yOpashigwana, First National Bank (FNB), ndele tayi dhipaga aantu ye li 27 nokulemaneka oyendji, oya dhimbulukilwe
readRDP okwa hala kOmpangu
29-04-2008
O NGUNDU ompe yopapolitika yedhina Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) oya popi kutya oya hala okuya kOmpangu konima sho oshikondo shOmahogololo sha kutha mo edhina lyokandidaate yayo
readOmbwa ya gamena okanona okakadhona ka ekelwahi ku yina
29-04-2008
PATNA - Aanamikunda omathele oya li ya mbombolokele komukunda gumwe mu India, ya ka tale nkene okahanona kokakadhona ka gamenwa kombwa konima sho yi na e ka umbile menono.Aanamikunda mbaka oya li nee
readUunona woothigwa otau ungaungiwa nawo lela kEpangelo
29-04-2008
AANONA yoothigwa naamboka taya nana nondatu kombinga yuuhupilo ya konda po 90 126, ngashingeyi oye li haya mono omakwatho okuza kUuministeli wIinima yOomeme nAanona.Shika osha popiwa kOminista yIinima
readUunona utatu wa sa omeya moNooli mehuliloshiwike
29-04-2008
O POLISI mOshakati oya tseyitha kutya uumatyona uyali uumwahe, kamwe koomvula omulongo (10) nakamwe koomvula heyali (7) owa si eso lyombaadhilila sho wa gwile mokandambo komeya popepi nOntopa ya
readOkanona ka hokolola nkene omukiintu a dhipagwa komulumentu gwe
29-04-2008
"O KWA li ta kugu noonkondo, okwa li ta lili nokwa li ta kambadhala oku fadhukapo."Nando ongaaka, nakusa meme Annalise Gawanas ine shi pondola oku fadhukapo. Omumati gwe okwe mu lamba nokwe mu dhenge
readLampard back in training with Chelsea
29-04-2008
LONDON - Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has returned to training following the death of his mother last week, British media reported, as his team prepare for tomorrow's Champions League semi-final
readCrusaders march on as Waratahs maul Sharks
29-04-2008
SYDNEY - The Canterbury Crusaders forged to a seven-point break at the top of rugby's Super 14 as consecutive defeats pushed the Coastal Sharks to the brink of missing next month's playoffs.The
readHarbhajan gets Twenty20 ban
29-04-2008
NEW DELHI - India spinner Harbhajan Singh has been banned for the remainder of a domestic Twenty20 league after he was found guilty yesterday of slapping compatriot Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.Indian
readVillarreal beat Betis to keep title race alive
29-04-2008
MADRID - Villarreal kept the Spanish title race alive on Sunday after edging a 1-0 win away to Real Betis thanks to a breathtaking goal from midfielder Marcos Senna.The Spain international fired the
readDynamos beat holders Etoile
29-04-2008
VETERAN Desmond Maringwa scored the winner as Dynamos of Zimbabwe upset holders Etoile du Sahel 1-0 in the Champions League on Sunday.He is the sole survivor of the 1998 team that won and lost 1-0
readRonaldo tops PFA poll in England
29-04-2008
LONDON - Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted as England's Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Player of the Year for the second straight year.The 23-year-old Portuguese
readAmateur golfer hits two holesin- one in the same round
29-04-2008
LUCK doesn't even to begin to describe golfer Ted Kemp's round last Monday.Kemp, a 12-handicapper, knocked in holes-in-one on backto- back par 3s at the Muscatine Municipal Golf Course. Kemp used a
readReal Betis have stadium ban reduced
29-04-2008
MADRID - Real Betis had an initial two-match stadium ban for a bottle- throwing incident reduced to one game by Spain's Sporting Discipline Committee (CEDD) yesterday after an appeal.Betis received
readNamibia finish fifth at Junior Rugby Trophy
29-04-2008
NAMIBIA beat Korea 36-29 to finish fifth at the IRB Junior Rugby Trophy tournament in Chile on Saturday.After a few minutes of frantic action, Korea scored the first try through left wing Kim Gwong
readRonaldo seeks home comforts
29-04-2008
THE Champions League duel between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi resumes tonight when Manchester United host Barcelona in the second leg of their semi-final at Old Trafford.Messi edged the first
readPSL delegation visits Namibia
29-04-2008
THE NAMIBIA Premier League (NPL) held discussions with members of the South African Professional Soccer League (PSL) over the weekend to exchange ideas on how to professionalise Namibian
read38 militants killed Baghdad fighting
29-04-2008
BAGHDAD - Shiite extremists lobbed more rockets or mortar shells at the United States protected Green Zone yesterday as American and Iraqi troops engaged militants in the most violent clashes in weeks
readNew Deal art marks US landscape 75 years on
29-04-2008
DEBORAH BAKER New Mexico - In Frijoles Canyon, history is written on smoke-stained cave ceilings, in etchings on rock walls, in the crumbling remains of cliffside dwellings.It's an archaeological
readNew Deal art marks US landscape 75 years on
29-04-2008
New Mexico - In Frijoles Canyon, history is written on smoke-stained cave ceilings, in etchings on rock walls, in the crumbling remains of cliffside dwellings.It's an archaeological treasure trove in
readRoger Waters plays, unleashes giant pig
29-04-2008
ROGER Waters brought Coachella to a close with an epic two-set performance that included playing all of 'Dark Side of the Moon' and unleashing a giant inflated pig into the night sky.The 64-year-old
readPrince rolls out hits, covers at rare US festival gig
29-04-2008
PALM DESERT - In a rare US festival appearance, Prince closed the second night of the Coachella festival on Saturday, dusting off golden oldies like '1999' and 'Little Red Corvette', and covering
readRev Wright again at centre of Democratic race for the presidency
29-04-2008
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's efforts to bury the controversy over his former pastor and mentor suffered a fresh blow yesterday as the Reverend Jeremiah Wright repeated in a nationally broadcast speech
readAustrian admits abusing daughter for 24 years
29-04-2008
AMSTETTEN - A 73-year-old Austrian electrical engineer has confessed to holding his daughter captive in a secret, windowless cellar for 24 years and fathering seven children by her, police said
readBritons' manners are getting worse
29-04-2008
LONDON - Britons are ruder than they were a decade ago, according to a survey yesterday that showed almost three-quarters of people think manners should be taught at school.A third believe bad manners
readKenyan military tortured civilians during crackdown
29-04-2008
NAIROBI - Kenyan army officers tortured civilians in the west of the country where it is battling a militia fighting for land rights, a new report said yesterday.The Independent Medico-Legal Unit
readChina says Tibet's Dalai Lama manipulating foreign opinion
29-04-2008
BEIJING - China lashed out at the Dalai Lama again yesterday, accusing Tibet's exiled spiritual leader of manipulating opinion and governments in the West, just days after offering talks with his
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