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42 Articles found on Monday, 4 August 2008
SMS Of The Day : Monday
04-08-2008
* THIS is one Namibian country, let's stand up and fight against corruption. You can't beat corruption without the help of the people. Let us all help each other to reach the goal, and we can.* WHY
readFresh WTO talks must wait until after US election
04-08-2008
PARIS - Any new attempt to grasp the grail of a world trade pact will probably have to wait until next year, after elections in the United States and India, despite some calls for more talks now,
readMbeki received N$30m bribe: Sunday Times
04-08-2008
President Thabo Mbeki was allegedly paid N$30 million by a German shipbuilding company to guarantee it would receive a submarine contract in South Africa's multi-billion rand arms deal, said the
readAreva, CAR secure deal to end Bakouma mine row
04-08-2008
NGOUPANA BANGUI - France's Areva group and the Central African Republic (CAR) ended a row over the Bakouma concession by signing a deal that should see production begin at the uranium mine in 2010,
readTeal inks copper processing deal with Zambia smelter
04-08-2008
LUSAKA - Teal Mining has agreed a forward deal for processing copper concentrate with a Chinese-owned copper smelter currently under construction in Zambia, a company official said last
readFuel prices hit chaotic West African travel
04-08-2008
DAKAR - Chaotic transport is a part of life in West Africa, but getting to work has become even harder as rocketing fuel prices ignite protests by bus and taxi drivers, squeeze family budgets and
readBusiness growth slow at Keetmans
04-08-2008
THE growth of new businesses at Keetmanshoop is sluggish despite Council efforts to develop the town, says Mayor Simon Petrus Tiboth.He was speaking at the opening of a MTC Mobile Home at the
readStandoff in Swapo
04-08-2008
A BLISTERING attack was launched on the Head of State and Swapo President, Hifikepunye Pohamba, at the Swapo Party Central Committee in Windhoek at the weekend, as a battle rages for control of power
readCigarette smuggling ring cracked
04-08-2008
A CHANCE discovery of hundreds of boxes of cigarettes, hidden behind bags of charcoal, has tipped off Namibian Police and customs officers and their South African counterparts to a massive
readKorean doctors could be coming to Namibia
04-08-2008
THE North Korean government is in talks with Namibia's Health Ministry about sending 300 Korean doctors to Namibia.Sources in the ministries of Health and of Foreign Affairs have confirmed the talks
readDPN to hold first rally
04-08-2008
THE new political party, Democratic Party of Namibia (DPN), will hold its first rally at Maltahoehe on Saturday, August 9.The new party, headed by interim president Salomon Dawid Isaacks, aims to
readStern warning for off-roaders
04-08-2008
GOVERNMENT will not hesitate to ban all off-road driving on State land if off-roaders continue to wreak environmental havoc in the coastal areas, Environment and Tourism Minister Netumbo
readDemocracy 'flourishing under Swapo'
04-08-2008
ALL Namibians enjoy freedom of speech, movement and democracy under the Swapo Government in spite of what critics say, the Mayor of Ongwediva Erastus Uutoni, told a Swapo rally at Kandjengedi in
readMayor promises more bang for the buck
04-08-2008
WINDHOEK - The Mayor of Windhoek, Matheus Shikongo, has defended the City Council's decision to increase electricity, water and property tax tariffs.He says that the increases allow them to offer
readKamburona of DTA joins RDP
04-08-2008
A FORMER member of the DTA, Rudolf Kamburona, has joined the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), the party's acting secretary general Jesaya Nyamu announced during a rally at Tsumeb on
read86 arrested in city on drunken driving charges
04-08-2008
'OPERATION Bottleneck' - an anti-drunken driving campaign that was conducted in Windhoek over the past weekend - landed 86 alleged over-the-limit drivers in the city with drunken driving
readClosed-down estate agency gets new lease from court
04-08-2008
A VICIOUS dispute between controversial would-be property developer Antoine Mbok and one of his former business partners, estate agent Daphne Swanepoel, returned to the High Court in Windhoek last
readEsiku lya hugunina okulitha moshitopolwa sha Kavango
04-08-2008
I IMUNA mbyoka tayi ka adhika tayi lithwa muuninginino woshitopolwa sha Kavango shaali paveta konima yomasiku 16 Aguste, otayi ka kwatwapo nokufalwa kehala lyEpangelo.Oshikwawo, oyene yiimuna mbyoka
readNUNW a hala okupopila oohepele
04-08-2008
A AVENDUKA ayehe mboka ya kanitha omagumbo gawo molwashoka inaya vula okufuta omeya nomalusheno, oya indilwa ya ninge ekwatathano nombelewa yehangano lyOmahangano gAaniilonga lyedhina National Union
readNakudhengwa pofaalama okwa li natango mOshipangelo
04-08-2008
O MUKIINTU gumwe okuza kOshaanda natango oku li mOshipangelo shimwe sigo omehuliloshiwike mOvenduka ta mono epango, konima sho ya li ya ponokelwa ongulohi yEtiyali pamwe nomusamane.Aayugi yatatu oya
readShanduka okwa kala mondholongo mehuliloshiwike
04-08-2008
O kwaakalapo gwombangi ya simana yEpangalo pethimbo lyeindilo lyobooloha ya Lazarus Shanduka okwa uvithanayi aanavetakalelipo ye mEtine lya zi ko sho Ompangu ya gandja elombwelo kutya Shanduka ota
readOonkundana dhopaigwana paufupi
04-08-2008
KHARTOUM- Oompangu mu Sudan odha gandja egeelo lyeso kOorebele dha Darfur dhi li 22 - shi na sha neponokelo lyOshilandopangelo (Khartoum) mu Mei gwomumvo gwa zi ko, shoka sha li sha faalele aantu ye
readAarehoboth ya nyenyeta
04-08-2008
A AKALIMO yamwe moRehoboth oya li ya ningi ehololomadhiladhilo mOmaandaha ga zi ko, taya nyenyeta kutya mu Muni gwawo omu na iilonga yakoraputa nuukwamuhoko.Ongundu yaahololimadhiladhilo oya li ya
readTsvangirai a nyanyukilwa oonkundathana
04-08-2008
J OHANESSBURG - Omuwiliki gwongundu yompilameno mu Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai mEtine lya zi ko okwa li a popi kutya ye sigo oompaka okwa nyanyukilwa oonkundathana pokati kongundu yawo yo Movement for
readHosea, Ipinge in Victory Race wins
04-08-2008
OKATANA - Prominent long-distance runners from the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) were the overall winners of the second leg of the annual Old Mutual Victory Races that took place at Okatana near
readNZ in dominant form
04-08-2008
AUCKLAND - New Zealand's 39-10 hammering of Australia in the Tri-Nations on Saturday was down to a tactical overhaul that followed two successive defeats, All Blacks coach Graham Henry said.New
readVaughan calls it quits
04-08-2008
LONDON - Michael Vaughan yesterday resigned as England cricket captain, saying it was both the hardest and the easiest decision he has made.His decision follows Saturday's five-wicket defeat against
readIndia level series
04-08-2008
GALLE - Teenager Ishant Sharma gave a superb display of fast bowling to help India square the series with a 170-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test yesterday.Sharma finished with 3-20 off 15
readMbaha gets contract
04-08-2008
BRAVE Warriors and Orlando Pirates goal minder Athiel Mbaha penned a three-year deal with newly promoted South African PSL side Maritzburg United on Saturday.Mbaha, who recently won the Namibia
readSmith labels century as best
04-08-2008
BIRMINGHAM - South Africa skipper Graeme Smith said his match-winning innings of 154 not out that steered his team to their first series win in England for 43 years on Saturday was the best of his 16
readAgnes undecided
04-08-2008
NAMIBIA'S Agnes Samaria still has not decided whether she will compete in both the 1 500 and 800-metre races at the Olympic Games."I have not yet decided if I will participate in the 1 500m only or in
readNamibia withstand Zim
04-08-2008
NAMIBIA withstood a late comeback by Zimbabwe to win their Rugby World Cup qualifying match 35-21 in Windhoek on Saturday.Namibia seemed to be heading for a big victory when they ran in four early
readFleeing Fatah men forced back to Gaza
04-08-2008
GAZA - About 30 pro-Fatah Palestinians who fled to Israel after fierce clashes in the Gaza Strip were sent back to the Hamas-controlled enclave yesterday and the Islamist group said they were
readActress Christina Applegate fighting cancer
04-08-2008
LOS ANGELES - Actress Christina Applegate, famed for playing ditzy daughter Kelly Bundy on TV comedy 'Married ... With Children', is fighting breast cancer, but expected to make a full recovery, her
readMadonna returns to Michigan roots to show Malawi film
04-08-2008
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan - She might be known worldwide as the Material Girl, but there's more than a little of the small-town Michigan girl left in Madonna.The pop superstar arrived in this northern
readLaBeouf's hand 'crushed' in crash
04-08-2008
LOS ANGELES - Shia LaBeouf could have a long road before him as he recovers from the accident that crushed his hand, his lawyer says.LaBeouf (22) was injured in a late-night crash last Sunday in West
readObama plays offence-defence following 'race card' accusation
04-08-2008
ORLANDO - Presumptive Democratic candidate Barack Obama charged on Saturday that Republican rival John McCain was attempting to distract voters from real issues with a campaign strategy that was
readAngry Ohio landlord posts 'Drugs & Sex' sign
04-08-2008
CINCINNATI - One Cincinnati landlord is so exasperated by street crime outside his building that he's posted a large sign announcing "Drugs & Sex For Sale 24/7."John Wallen says most tenants have fled
readStampede kills 123 Hindu worshippers in India
04-08-2008
CHANDIGARH - At least 123 people, mostly women and children, were crushed to death under the feet of thousands of pilgrims in a stampede at a temple in northern India yesterday, police said.Chanting
readOver 56 000 new HIV cases in US each year
04-08-2008
WASHINGTON - New estimates show that least 56 000 people become infected with the AIDS virus every year in the United States - 40 per cent more than previous calculations, the US Centers for Disease
readZimbabwe crisis talks resume in SA
04-08-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Talks between Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition on ending the political crisis resumed yesterday after adjourning early last week, South Africa's presidency said.Adding to tensions
readExplosion kills 20 in Somali capital
04-08-2008
MOGADISHU - An explosion killed at least 20 people in the Somali capital yesterday, according to witnesses and a hospital official - as the government struggles with a political crisis that has
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