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41 Articles found on Thursday, 14 February 2008
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14-02-2008
* CONGRATULATIONS to Minister Richard Kamwi for publicly disclosing his HIV status. I hope all ministers and MPs will follow suit! But next time I would like to see Kamwi at a clinic or a New Start
readFlowers a sign of economic change
14-02-2008
ADDIS ABABA - Pictures of emaciated children dying in their mothers' arms during Ethiopia's famine in 1985 cemented the country's image as a barren land where nothing grows.But just 30 minutes south
readMining group hits fresh peak
14-02-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Shares in African Rainbow Minerals Ltd (ARM) hit a fresh record high yesterday after the mining group said its half-year headline earnings per share would jump by at least 25 per
readIEA cuts world oil demand growth forecast
14-02-2008
LONDON - World oil demand will grow less quickly than expected this year because of slower economic growth in the United States, the International Energy Agency said yesterday.The IEA, adviser to 27
readEmerging economies not immune from global crisis
14-02-2008
NEW DELHI - The world economy has entered a difficult phase as the financial crisis spreads to the real economy, the head of the IMF said yesterday, and India, China and other emerging economies will
readMoz cuts fuel price to end protests
14-02-2008
MAPUTO - Mozambique's government agreed to cut the price of diesel fuel for private minibus taxis on Tuesday to end a wave of protests over high fuel prices and the rising cost of living in the
readWorld polishing centres to receive less rough diamonds
14-02-2008
TEL AVIV - Major diamond polishing centres will see less supply of rough diamonds in coming years due to efforts by southern African nations to build their own polishing activities, DTC Managing
readEnd of the road for dune hooligans
14-02-2008
THE Ministry of Environment and Tourism wants the area between the Kuiseb Delta (south of Walvis Bay), and the Swakop River mouth to be proclaimed a park in an attempt to stop the destruction of the
readSchool computers rot in store
14-02-2008
THE bulk of a N$9 million consignment of computer equipment bought by the Ministry of Education early last year for distribution to 40 schools has not yet reached its intended destinations.The
readArmy worms march on the North
14-02-2008
ARMY worms are dashing hopes of good mahangu crops in the North after the good rains.The worms were spotted in an Oshana near Ongwediva yesterday. "If these worms spread throughout the region we will
readJustice Minister's meat deal on chopping block
14-02-2008
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been urged to investigate whether alleged self-enrichment, conflict of interests or influence peddling helped the Swapo Party's Secretary General to acquire a
readHistory of sexual abuse alleged against ex-school head
14-02-2008
A PSYCHOLOGIST who counselled a teenage girl who is accusing former Concordia College principal Ben Awoseb of sexual molestation is convinced that the girl has been telling the truth about the alleged
readOshanas are a national treasure
14-02-2008
A CONSERVATIONIST and a traditional leader in the North have called for proper management of the Cuvelai Oshana Basin in north-central Namibia.They say it is a remarkable habitat for many animals and
readHospitals get new equipment
14-02-2008
STATE hospitals and clinics countrywide will receive new medical equipment worth N$230 million under a Finnish aid project.The Medical Equipment Concessional Credit Project is a Finnish support
readLow-cost homes for Aussenkehr
14-02-2008
THE Karas Regional Council plans to build around 3 000 low-cost houses at Aussenkehr farm on the Orange River as an alternative to wood and tin shacks.About 17 000 people live on the privately owned
readLow-cost homes for Aussenkehr
14-02-2008
THE Karas Regional Council plans to build around 3 000 low-cost houses at Aussenkehr farm on the Orange River as an alternative to wood and tin shacks.About 17 000 people live on the privately owned
readEPAs 'might threaten regional integration'
14-02-2008
THE economic partnership agreements (EPAs) that developing countries, including Namibia, must conclude with the European Union by the end of this year could harm regional integration of southern
readNamPost CEO quits
14-02-2008
THE Board of Namibia Post Limited (NamPost) yesterday announced the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer, Sakaria Nghikembua.Nghikembua, who has spent seven years working for the Namibia Post
readSA songbird defaults on adoption promise
14-02-2008
Eight months ago, the face of 17-year old Elrico /Narib, a homeless boy from Windhoek, was featured all over the mainstream media after South African singing legend Yvonne Chaka Chaka pledged to make
readEpangelo lya shuna omutse molukwe kombinga yokweendulula kwo Grade 10
14-02-2008
E INEKELO lyaanasikola konyala ye li 16 000 mboka ya ndopa ondondo ontimulongo (Grade 10), olya gu pevi sho uuministeli wElongo wa shuna omutse molukwe kombinga yetokolo ndyoka wa ningile kutya
readOkapuka ka tilitha aakalimo momudhingoloko gwa Ngwediva
14-02-2008
O KAPUKA taka limbilike ki iteyela momudhingoloko gwa Ngwediva, Elyambala nOkaku mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko, unene moshana shoka shi li pokati kOngwediva nElyambala nOkaku, nokutameka taka li mo
readElenga Tjimbiru tali ti Epangelo olya hala oku mu kutha oshipundi she
14-02-2008
E LENGA lyAahimba mOkaoko otali ti kutya Epangelo nongundu yoSwapo otaya longitha 'ootilika' dha kaka nelalakano oku mu kutha oshipundi she shuulenga, shoka a thigulula ku tate gwe konima ashike sho
readOosola dhongushu yoN$250 000 dha yakwa
14-02-2008
O OSOLA dhi li omulongo nambali (12) dhoovolta 48 odha yakwa pOshitaasi shoosola shi li popepi na Spitzkoppe oshiwike sha zi ko.Otaku popiwa ngeyi kutya oosola ndhoka dha yakwa odhi na ongushu kumwe
readOmonakadhona gwOmukwaniilwa gwUukwaluudhi a fumvikwa poTsandi
14-02-2008
pOTSANDI V ICTORIA Tuyambeka (Tuya) Shikongo-Ikela, omonakadhona gwOmukwaniilwa gwUukwaluudhi tatekulu Josia Shikongo Taapopi, ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Venduka meti 19
readOmaruru Spar develops cycling
14-02-2008
Omaruru Spar has decided to spice up the fourth running of their Cycle Road Race which will take place on Sunday, February 17.Resident and top Namibian road cyclist, Dan Craven will host a training
readSA beat Namibia by nine wickets
14-02-2008
Namibia suffered a comprehensive 9-wicket defeat to South Africa in their first friendly warmup match for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on Tuesday, February 12.Playing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
readBeijing mulls response to Spielberg move
14-02-2008
Rights groups yesterday praised Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's decision to shun involvement with the Beijing Olympics opening and closing ceremonies because China was not doing enough to help
readArgentina stays on top of Fifa rankings
14-02-2008
ZURICH, Switzerland - Argentina stayed atop the world rankings for the fifth straight month in the list released by Fifa yesterday.With few matches played by the top teams over the past month,
readLucrative MTC NFA Cup launched
14-02-2008
Namibia's most lucrative soccer competition, the MTC NFA Cup, was launched at Soccer House yesterday.As was the case over the past three years, this year's prize money will amount to N$800 000, with
readGladiators preparing for Nigeria
14-02-2008
The Brave Gladiators are hard at work, preparing for their second round African Nations Cup qualifying match against the Super Falcons of Nigeria in Windhoek on February 22.The Gladiators qualified
readWatch out! 'Love worm' on the loose
14-02-2008
WASHINGTON - Valentine's Day e-greetings from a stranger could deliver more than the recipient bargained for in the shape of a destructive 'Trojan horse' that hijacks computers, the FBI warned on
readNo sex today, teenagers told
14-02-2008
BANGKOK - Alarmed by polls showing one in four Thai teens will celebrate St. Valentine's Day by having sex, police plan to swoop on motels, malls and parks to ensure youths behave themselves on the
readGo Kenya!
14-02-2008
LONDON - At a loss for what to get your Valentine? The British government has some advice: Kenyan roses.Britain's International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said the gift would help
readStrike's end starts TV production frenzy
14-02-2008
LOS ANGELES - Lights, camera, action - but first, here come the writers.Members of the Writers Guild of America were planning a return to work yeterday after voting to end their strike on its 100th
readAretha lays into Beyonce
14-02-2008
LOS ANGELES - When Aretha Franklin is unhappy, she does not mince words. On Tuesday, the long-time Queen of Soul slammed Beyonce Knowles' intro to Tina Turner at Sunday's Grammy Awards, in which
readShock horror for would-be power cable thief
14-02-2008
Police in central England are hunting for a badly scorched would-be copper power cable thief after finding a hacksaw embedded in an 11 000 volt power cable Saturday night.The thief, who also left a
readAnnan defuses row in Kenya crisis talks
14-02-2008
NAIROBI - Chief mediator Kofi Annan yesterday put Kenya's crisis talks back on course toward a deal after defusing a row over his plan for a "grand coalition" government to end post-election
readMalaysia going to the polls
14-02-2008
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dissolved parliament yesterday to pave the way for snap polls held at a time of mounting racial tensions which are expected to erode his
readDanish papers reprint controversial cartoon
14-02-2008
COPENHAGEN - Denmark's leading newspapers reprinted a cartoon yesterday that depicts the Prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban, a move that irritated Muslim leaders.The papers said they wanted
readIsrael denies involvement in Hezbollah killing
14-02-2008
JERUSALEM - Israel denied involvement in the assassination of Hezbollah fugitive Imad Mughniyeh in an official statement yesterday."Israel is looking into the reports from Lebanon or from Syria
readAus says sorry to Aborigines
14-02-2008
CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made an historic apology to Aborigines yesterday for injustices committed over two centuries of white settlement, saying he wanted "to remove a great
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