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47 Articles found on Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Drugs: The West African connection
12-02-2008
COTONOU, Benin - In one of this city's relatively posh neighbourhoods, there is a compound full of specialists.Some who work within the high-walled enclosure are experts in crushing cocaine bars and
readSMSes of the Day : Tuesday
12-02-2008
* I CALL on the private sector and business people from all over Namibia to please send any kind of assistance to the flood victims in the northern regions - including the Caprivi Region. The Red
readGerman minister meets Iyambo
12-02-2008
GERMANY'S Education, Science and Research Minister, Dr Annette Schavan, jetted into Windhoek for two days on Friday to hold talks with Government officials on bilateral research projects on land use,
readFarmers should adapt crops to climate change
12-02-2008
AS global warming pushes temperatures up and droughts become more intense, the production of maize, southern Africa's staple food, could drop by as much as 30 per cent in another two decades,
readWorld economy will face downside risks
12-02-2008
TOKYO - The world economy is vulnerable to a deeper slump in the US housing market, tighter credit conditions and high oil and commodity prices, according to a draft copy of a G7 communique obtained
readPaladin Energy to dual-list in Namibia
12-02-2008
AUSTRALIA'S Paladin Energy Ltd, owner of the Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine in Namibia, plans to dual-list on the Namibian Stock Exchange this week, joining fellow Western Australian uranium player Deep
readMalawi prompted to cut tobacco forecast due to heavy rains
12-02-2008
LILONGWE - Malawi has cut its 2008 tobacco production forecast by about three per cent due to the expected impact of heavy rains on the crop, which accounts for almost three-quarters of the southern
readTax Talk
12-02-2008
2007 income tax amendments now lawIn this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.WHILE most of us were enjoying our
readIndonesia to spray 'roof riders'
12-02-2008
JAKARTA - Indonesian commuters riding on the roofs of trains will be sprayed with coloured liquid so that security officers can identify and arrest them, a report said on Saturday.Electric trains
readMoz growth driven by small business
12-02-2008
POSITIVE response by smallholder farmers and family-owned businesses was the backbone of success in Mozambique's pro-poor growth policies, a new World Bank report said."These policies held down
readFuel price up on Friday
12-02-2008
FUEL prices will on Friday go up for the first time this year, with diesel increasing by a whopping 32 cents while petrol goes up by 22 cents a litre.An informed source in the local oil industry
readHuts collapse in wet Kavango
12-02-2008
HEAVY rains in the Kavango Region have caused huts to collapse in a number of villages and in the regional capital, Rundu, Kavango Governor John Thighuru said yesterday.Thighuru said a number of roads
readEviction order granted against communal farmers
12-02-2008
AN ethnically charged dispute over nine Oshiwambo-speaking cattle owners' use of grazing areas in the western Kavango Region ended in defeat for the farmers yesterday, with the High Court ordering
readKey witness in corruption case spills beans
12-02-2008
A KEY figure in the Telecom Namibia copper corruption trial now under way in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday started spilling the beans on his own and three suspected accomplices' claimed
readPower crunch a challenge for industrial development
12-02-2008
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has called on the Erongo business community to work together with Government in addressing the challenges posed by the current energy crisis in southern Africa.Pohamba
readYoung and old drown in North
12-02-2008
FOUR people have drowned in the North in the past week.A 10-year-old child from Okahandja drowned in a riverbed on Sunday morning. Twenieengolo Kaunapawa had apparently been out with family searching
readSolar panels worth N$250 000 stolen
12-02-2008
TWELVE 48-volt solar panels worth about N$250 000 were stolen at a solar station near Spitzkoppe last week.According to Erongo Police spokesperson Sergeant Julia Nujoma, the suspects broke into the
readNujoma lashes out at opposition
12-02-2008
FORMER President Sam Nujoma laid into opposition politicians during a Swapo rally at Walvis Bay on Saturday, charging that they have chosen to ignore and downplay the achievements of the Swapo
readStrict fish management measures remain in force
12-02-2008
NAMIBIA'S fish resources still need to be managed strictly, even though there have been improvements in some fish stocks, says Fisheries Minister Abraham Iyambo."We should continue managing our
readDisaster relief fund launched
12-02-2008
THE Namibian, FNB Namibia, Kudu FM, Omulunga Radio and Fresh FM are raising funds for flood victims in the North.The name of the initiative is the Namibia Disaster Relief Fund and businesses and
readOmitara: A sleepy village with a big responsibility
12-02-2008
THE tiny village of Omitara bears a heavy responsibility - that of convincing a sceptic government, and a curious nation, that providing a monthly cash grant to citizens in an effort to tackle poverty
readGreen Scheme a dud: Karas Council
12-02-2008
THE Green Scheme, aimed at boosting national production of fruit and vegetables, is not viable in the South, the Karas Regional Council says.Government has pumped millions into the Green Scheme to
readUnam faces strike as talks collapse
12-02-2008
THE University of Namibia faces a potentially crippling strike after wage negotiations broke down last week.Unam employees at its main and satellite campuses are set to vote today to determine whether
readOokansela mbali dhomElelo lya Helao Nafidi dha tidhwa mElelo nomoSwapo
12-02-2008
M EYA gwOndoolopa ya Helao Nafidi Kansela Medusalem Handjaba nosho wo Kansela Hilimemwene Hauliondjaba oya shangelwa ombapila kOmupongololi gwOswapo mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena meti 23 Januali nuumvo
read4X4 ya kungululwa kefundja
12-02-2008
O MULUMENTU gwoomvula 37 okwa si momeya gefundja sho a kambadhala okutaaguluka omulonga gumwe gu li popepi nOfaalama ye yedhina Ozongombo popepi na Kalkrand kuumbangalantu wa Maruru.Oshiningwanima
readEpukululo
12-02-2008
P ethano limwe lyali pepandja eti 20 moshifo shetu shohela (11 Febuluali 2008), opwa li epuko lya etwa kokutopatopa.Epuko ndika olya ende wo omudhindi poluha. Omutse gwethano ndika ogwa li gwa shangwa
readOmashendjo googwantsezi ohaga longo nawa mokushunitha pevi oontamanana pokati komihoko nomihoko mu Niger
12-02-2008
N IAMEY - Onkalathano konyala ndjoka ya kala momuhoko gwawo okuninga omashendjo noogwantsezi yawo unene tuu yomihoko dhi ili, kashi shi oshinima hashi eta omananathano nenge tutye oontamanana pokati
readRiruako a thiga po Oparliamende
12-02-2008
E LENGA ekuluntu lyAaherero Kuaima Riruako ota thiga po oshipundi she mOmutumba gwOpashigwana omwedhi nguka.Riruako oye Omuwiliki gwongundu yopapolitika yedhina National Unity Democratic Organisation
readEhangano lya NSHR ina li haluka komapopyo ga Tonchi
12-02-2008
E HANGANO egameni lyuuthemba womuntu lyopashigwana nenge National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) olya ti kutya ina li haluka komapopyo gOmunashipundi gwOkomisi yOmahogololo ya Namibia/Electoral
readOmayovi ga dhengwa kefundja mOnooli
12-02-2008
K ONYALA oosikola dhopevi (dhOopilima) dhi li 40 lwaampoka odha pata moshitopolwa shomOnooli yopokati molwashoka aanonasikola itaya vulu okuyauka momeya gefundja, omanga iimuna yi li 4 000 lwaampoka
readGerman athletic experts to visit Namibia
12-02-2008
Two German athletics experts are expected in the country later this year to evaluate Athletics Namibia's long-term project.The arrival of the two German sport experts follows the successful
readClay target shooting season opens
12-02-2008
On Saturday, the Windhoek Clay Target Shooting Club held their first competition for 2008 at their shooting range at Luiperdsvallei in Windhoek.Best Shooter of the Day in the Auto Trap Discipline was
readFIFA approves budget for NFA technical centre
12-02-2008
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has received the go-ahead and funds from FIFA to construct a Technical Centre.According to the NFA Acting Secretary General, Barry Rukoro, the new centre will be
readTop disabled athlete needs support
12-02-2008
Namibia's top paraplegic athlete Frans "Tupac" Paulus is determined to represent his country at this year's Olympic Games, but a shortage of funds could dash his dream.Besides that he is in a race
readClub culture the key to Egypt football triumph
12-02-2008
ACCRA - The strength of club football in Egypt was the key to their African Nations Cup triumph in a one-sided final against Cameroon.Only two players based abroad started Sunday's 1-0 win at the
readAboutraika takes Egypt to sixth Afcon title
12-02-2008
ACCRA - Egypt retained their African Nations Cup crown in Accra on Sunday when Mohamed Aboutraika scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Cameroon which also delivered a record sixth title.The
readNo Namibian players included in CAF's best XI
12-02-2008
No Namibian player has been drafted into the Confederation of African Football (CAF)'s best XI, a list that was made public shortly after the 2008 AFCON ended with Egypt successfully defending their
readNaigambo wins SA marathon champs
12-02-2008
Beata Naigambo ran a brilliant race to win the Nedbank South African Marathon Championships in Durban on Sunday in a new personal best time of 2 hours 38 minutes and 43 seconds.In the process she beat
readMore Baghdad car bombs
12-02-2008
BAGHDAD - Two car bombs exploded in southern Baghdad within a few minutes of each other yesterday, killing at least 14 people and wounding 45 others, Iraqi police said.Three quarters want Musarraf out
readGrammys: Partial list of winners
12-02-2008
Album of the Year: 'River: The Joni Letters', Herbie Hancock.* Record of the Year: 'Rehab', Amy Winehouse.* Song of the Year: 'Rehab', Amy Winehouse (Amy Winehouse). * New Artist: Amy Winehouse. *
readGrammys: Amy Winehouse scores big
12-02-2008
LOS ANGELES - A resoundingly retro Grammy Awards left its biggest winners nearly speechless.On a night filled with nods to the show's 50-year history, the most trophies went to a 24-year-old singer
readRoy Scheider, actor who featured in 'Jaws', 'All That Jazz'
12-02-2008
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - Roy Scheider, a one-time boxer whose broken nose and pugnacious acting style made him a star in 'The French Connection' and who later uttered one of cinematic history's most
readMalawi should not deny Madonna adoption
12-02-2008
LILONGWE - A Malawian minister yesterday praised Madonna's efforts to rally support for orphans in the southern African nation and said it would be wrong for the government to deny the pop star's
readOptimism at Kenya talks
12-02-2008
Negotiators for President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga re-started talks on Monday in a mood of national optimism that a political solution to Kenya's worst crisis since independence
readStrike disrupts Paris airport flights
12-02-2008
PARIS - A French air traffic controllers' strike forced cancellation of some flights in and out of Orly, Paris's second airport, yesterday at the start of a week of threatened air travel disruption in
read'Devil in details' in archbishop's sharia plan
12-02-2008
PARIS - British headlines may scream about stoning and hand-chopping, but the main question about sharia law in any western country is whether Islamic courts should judge Muslims in cases such as
readEast Timor's president critical
12-02-2008
DILI, East Timor - Rebel soldiers shot and critically wounded East Timor's president and opened fire on the prime minister yesterday in a failed coup attempt in the recently independent nation.A top
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