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48 Articles found on Monday, 11 August 2008
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11-08-2008
* AS everyone is lightning fast to increase prices when fuel prices go up, will the same happen now when the price of petrol and diesel goes down? Let us be fair to consumers and pass this reduction
readEnglish 'Lord' puts life up for sale
11-08-2008
LONDON - An eccentric British millionaire has put his entire life up for sale on the Internet - including his title of Lord of the Manor of Warleigh - in the hope of converting his assets into
read8 in 10 businesses now using Apples: Survey
11-08-2008
NEARLY 80 per cent of businesses have Macs in-house, nearly double the percentage that said they had users running Mac OS X two years ago, a research firm has established."Then, we were talking about
readOlympics could cause a brief dip in growth
11-08-2008
BEIJING - The transport restrictions and factory closures that China has ordered as part of its drive to clean Beijing's air for the Olympics could lead to a dip in overall economic activity in the
readRussia-Georgia clashes spark oil price worries
11-08-2008
LONDON - Concerns are growing over the impact of bloody clashes between Georgia and Russia on a key oil pipeline through the region from the Caspian Sea to the West, analysts say.While Georgia does
readDigital for the people
11-08-2008
THE South African Cabinet's decision to subsidise the move to digital broadcasting for poor households has been welcomed.The government would pay R490 of the R700 required to buy the signal box needed
readSkills development 'key to reshaping continent'
11-08-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Africa's quest for infrastructure development needs investment in skills, Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said on Friday."Let us not allow the lack of skills development to
readDark economic clouds have a silver lining
11-08-2008
THE first half of 2008 saw world markets having to cope with an inordinate amount of bad news.The Americans had it the worst, as they were battered by the ravages of subprime, a collapsing housing
readZimbabwe 'on brink of breakthrough'
11-08-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe's political rivals were still locked in power-sharing talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki at the time of going to press yesterday amid signs they had closed in on a deal
read'Stuck' is as stuck does
11-08-2008
A CAPRIVI Region resident who was caught in incriminating - not to mention embarrassing - circumstances when got stuck at the scene where he allegedly raped a sleeping woman, has been sentenced to a
readFuel prices DOWN
11-08-2008
NAMIBIANS will get some relief on Wednesday when the price of leaded and unleaded petrol is set to drop by 30 cents a litre.It will be the first time this year that the fuel price will go down - after
readMozambique confiscates Namibian-flagged vessel
11-08-2008
THE Mozambican Government has announced that it has "taken" the Antillas Reefer, the Namibian-flagged fishing vessel arrested in July in Mozambican waters for alleged illegal fishing.According to the
readDPN holds first meeting
11-08-2008
THE recently launched Democratic Party of Namibia (DPN) claims the mushrooming of new political parties is the direct result of the Swapo-led Government's neglect of minorities."Those in powerful
readEkandjo goes bats over RDP
11-08-2008
THE Minister of Regional Local Government, Jerry Ekandjo, used a Swapo rally at Omuthiya on Saturday to launch an all-out attack on the Rally for Democracy and Progress opposition party.Ekandjo, who
readTwo die on roads
11-08-2008
A YOUNG man died and another is fighting for his life in Windhoek after the car in which they were travelling overturned between Otjiwarongo and Okahandja on Friday night.Sylvester Geingob (33) was
readGovt condemns Mauritania coup
11-08-2008
THE Namibian Government has condemned last week's military take-over in Mauritania, saying it deplored any seizure of power or any attempt to take power by force to replace a democratically elected
readForex offence turns costly for Angolans
11-08-2008
THE same costly fate that a month ago befell four Angolan nationals who were arrested for trying to take a large amount of undeclared foreign currency in cash out of Namibia came the way of another
readNew Mbanderu chief calls for tribal unity
11-08-2008
THE newly inaugurated traditional chief of the deeply divided Ovambanderu community, Keharanjo II Nguvauva, on Saturday called on those who support his older half-brother Kilus, to "bury the hatchet
readCoD slams pension top-up
11-08-2008
THE Congress of Democrats has expressed dismay at the revelation that 200 Members of Parliament who served between 1990 and 2004 will soon get N$38 million in extra pension benefits.The Namibian
readACC nabs three civil servants
11-08-2008
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested three Government employees in the Kavango Region last week in connection with the abuse of Government vehicles.ACC Director Paulus Noa said they arrested
readAutopsy carried out on Smithie
11-08-2008
THE Police have launched an investigation into the death of veteran reporter Hannes Smith, who died at the age of 75 in a Windhoek clinic on Tuesday last week.State pathologist Dr Elizabeth Shangula
readMbeki a shuna ishewe ku Zimbabwe
11-08-2008
H ARARE - Omupresidende gwa South Afrika Thabo Mbeki okwa shuna ku Zimbabwe mOlyomakaya mokati komapopyo kutya ongundu tayi pangele mu Zimbabwe yo Zanu-PF naandjoka yompilameno ya MDC, odha fa dhi li
readOngeshefa yomwiidhi gwokukumba ya kalekwa manga mu Kavango
11-08-2008
RUNDU - Ombelewa yi na sha noowenda dhiinamwenyo moshitopolwa sha Kavango oya keelele aantu ayehe moshitopolwa shoka kutya inaku monika we omuntu ta mu (nenge tas tete) omwiidhi nenge tegu kutha
readOomeme Aanangeshefa mOngwediva
11-08-2008
O OMEME yaanangeshefa oyendji ya za koombinga noombinga dha Namibia, oya li ya gongala pOpaaka ya Bennie mOngwediva moshitopowla sha Shana meti 7 Aguste 2008 moka ya kundathana iinima ya pamba oomeme
readMinista Iyambo ota ka kondjela Uuwanawa wAapolisi
11-08-2008
O MINISTA yEgameno Nickey Iyambo okwa ti ye ita ka mwena okwiindila Epangelo li fute Aapolisi oondjambi dhi li nawa nosho wo ya monenwe omilalo dhi li nawa."Otandi tsikile nokuninga ngaaka," Iiyambo
readErasmus Hendjala okwa kuminwa Swapo
11-08-2008
K ANSELA gwoshikandjohogololo sha Tobias Hainyeko moshitopolwa sha Khomas, Erasmus 'Kaptein' Hendjala, ngoka a tidhwa mo mongundu yoSwapo omasiku ga zi ko, okwa ti ye okwi ikwata omikalo ndhoka tadhi
readNgame kandi shi oRDP, ihe oSwapo: Erickson
11-08-2008
O MUUNGANEKI gwoSwapo mOshitayi shoSwapo sha Nangwe, Erickson Ndawanifa, ota ti kutya omapopyo ngoka ga kala taga popiwa moombapila ndhoka dha kala tadhi andjaganekwa moshitopolwa shopokati kOndobe
readNakupuma omuntu nohauto yo MBW ta kongwa kofamili
11-08-2008
O FAMILI yomugundjuka gumwe ngoka a li a pumwa kohauto mehuliloshiwike lya zile ko omanga a li ta hingi okapakapaka otaya pula ekwatho moshigwana opo omunuusama moshinima shika a monike.Aniwa
readOkongresa yoCoD mu Kotoba
11-08-2008
O NGUNDU yOmpilameno mu Namibia yedhina Congress for Democrats (CoD) oya ningi etokolo kutya otayi ka ninga okongresa yayo ya gwedhwapo mpoka tapu ka hogololwa ewilikongundu lyongundu ndjika muka
readSri Lanka assume control
11-08-2008
COLOMBO - India were 161 for five, leading Sri Lanka by 14 runs, at the close of the third day of the deciding third test yesterday.Sri Lanka grabbed control of the game as they dominated all three
readUnited win Community Shield
11-08-2008
LONDON - Manchester United's spot-kick prowess came up trumps again as they won the Community Shield 3-1 on penalties after a drab goalless draw against Portsmouth at Wembley yesterday.Just three
readAB holds up England win
11-08-2008
LONDON - A defiant innings by AB de Villiers held up England's charge towards victory on the fourth day of the fourth and final Test against South Africa at the Oval yesterday.South Africa were 265
readBarca signings adapt well
11-08-2008
MADRID -Barcelona's new signings have adapted well to life at the Camp Nou, the Spanish club's reserve goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto said yesterday."What I have noticed is that the new signings have
readPhelps on course, records for USA
11-08-2008
BEIJING - Michael Phelps captured the first of his Beijing eight gold medal assault yesterday as the United States celebrated two world records in the pool.Phelps opened his Olympics campaign by
readArtemev leaps into the finals
11-08-2008
BEIJING - US gymnast Sasha Artemev came from nowhere to book his place in three Olympic finals on Saturday.Artemev, who had no idea he would be competing in Beijing until just three days ago, seized
readCYCLING
11-08-2008
With a little help from her friends and more than a year's planning, Britain's Nicole Cooke delivered the big prize on Sunday: an Olympic gold medal.Cooke launched a fierce sprint for the last hundred
readChina in gold rush
11-08-2008
BEIJING - Powerhouse China piled up more success yesterday in its Olympic medal race with the United States, clinching golds in shooting, diving, judo and weightlifting After two gold medals on the
readKasuto out, Erik impressive
11-08-2008
NAMIBIAN welterweight boxer Mejandjae Kasuto is out of Beijing Olympic Games contention after losing 5-8 on points to Russia's Andrey Balanov yesterday.It was a close fight but Kasuto could not get
readAt least 100 dead in Pakistan tribal region
11-08-2008
KHAR - Pakistani forces bombed dozens of houses in a tribal region near the Afghan border yesterday, officials and witnesses said, amid reports that days of clashes have killed at least 100 insurgents
readKatie keeps taking it off!
11-08-2008
NEW YORK - Katie Holmes just keeps taking it off. Mrs Tom Cruise, who made a huge hairstyle splash when she helped fuel Hollywood's bob craze late last year, has been seen out and about in New York
readBernie Mac dead at 50
11-08-2008
LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO - Comedian and actor Bernie Mac, who starred in one of US TV's few black sitcoms and appeared in the 'Ocean's 11' movies, died in Chicago on Saturday after a bout with pneumonia.He
readAfrican Union will suspend Mauritania
11-08-2008
DAR ES SALAAM - The African Union will suspend Mauritania until democracy is restored in the West African nation where soldiers overthrew the president this week, AU chair Tanzania said on
readThousands flee propane explosions in Toronto suburb
11-08-2008
TORONTO, Canada - Explosions at a propane facility forced thousands of people to evacuate a northwestern Toronto neighbourhood early yesterday, and witnesses described the sky lighting up in the glow
readFather of former US Olympian killed in Beijing
11-08-2008
BEIJING - Police tightened security yesterday as they investigated the fatal stabbing of the father of a former US Olympian, an attack that stunned the athletic community and embarrassed Chinese
readGeorgian troops retreat from South Ossetia
11-08-2008
GORI - Georgian troops retreated from the breakaway province of South Ossetia yesterday as their US-allied government ordered a cease-fire and pressed for a truce, overwhelmed by Russian firepower in
readHigh fuel prices?
11-08-2008
ONTARIO, Oregon - Police say there's been an alarming rise in urine-filled plastic containers found along a three-mile stretch of Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon.A litter crew for the Oregon
readMwanawasa 'heavily sedated'
11-08-2008
LUSAKA - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who suffered a second stroke in June, is heavily sedated and is expected to remain in a French military hospital for a long time, Health Minister Brian
readNo Hunter paternity test
11-08-2008
WASHINGTON - The ex-mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards said on Saturday she will not participate in DNA testing to establish the paternity of her daughter.Rielle Hunter's lawyer,
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