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37 Articles found on Tuesday, 26 February 2008
SMSes of the Day : Tuesday
26-02-2008
The Head of State's intolerance towards each individual's right to choose his political affiliation without the threat of retaliation is a disgrace and should not go unchallenged, lest we wish to
readGlobal slowdown threatens Africa growth: IMF
26-02-2008
OUAGADOUGOU - Rapid economic growth rates in Africa are at risk from a global downturn, the head of the International Monetary Fund told West African leaders yesterday.On his second visit to Africa
readMining job cuts looming as electricity predicament bites
26-02-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Gold Fields, the world's fourth-largest gold miner, said yesterday it would scale back at some mines and trim production, putting 6 900 jobs at risk, in response to a
readTelecoms liberalisation a model for services
26-02-2008
GENEVA - When talks to open up the telecoms sectors started in 1994, the EU's negotiator did not know what an e-mail was, mobile phones and the Internet were in their infancy, and it was very
readPrivate sector key to Rwandan growth
26-02-2008
KIGALI - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair advised Rwanda on Sunday to focus on private sector investment to hasten development in the tiny central African nation. Blair was giving unpaid
readCommunal farmers receive breeding stock
26-02-2008
WINDHOEK - Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Nickey Iyambo has warned communal farmers who received breeding livestock not to sell them to Meatco.Dr Iyambo said beneficiaries should keep and
readOscars: SA-produced doccie rides way to success
26-02-2008
LOS ANGELES - 'Taxi on the Dark Side', one of the films made for the South African co-ordinated, global documentary project 'Why Democracy?', won the Documentary Feature award at the 80th Annual
readPolice report three suicides
26-02-2008
TWO apparent suicides were reported from the Omuthiya constituency in the Oshikoto Region late last week, the Police reported on Sunday. At about 10h30 on Thursday, the decomposed body of the
readRDP promises development
26-02-2008
RALLY for Democracy and Progress (RDP) leaders have promised housing projects, a new petrol station, a truck port and a tourist lodge for Omuthiya if voted into power in Friday's first municipal
readMy life is over, cries knife murderer
26-02-2008
THE High Court trial of former self-employed car dealer Johannes Amunyela, who was accused of murdering his girlfriend near Ondangwa in July 2004, ended yesterday with Amunyela sentenced to 30 years'
readNew AIDS centre for Keetmanshoop
26-02-2008
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) opened an HIV-AIDS prevention programme centre at Keetmanshoop on Friday.Speaking at the inauguration of the Evangelical Lutheran
readRagubathi adds insult to injury
26-02-2008
MALAYSIAN businessman Subramanian Ragubathi yesterday repeated his claims that seals on two diamond parcels were tampered with by the Diamond Commissioner and the Police's Protected Resources Unit.
readCommissioner slams 'diamond cowboy'
26-02-2008
DIAMOND Commissioner Kennedy Hamutenya has slammed alleged attempts by Malaysian businessman Subrmanian Ragubahti to discredit the Ministry of Mines and Energy, warning that the fight for control of
readNo ban on student politics: Unam
26-02-2008
THE University of Namibia says any student society registered with the institution is allowed to do politicking on the campus but staff must keep away from it.Last week, the Swapo Youth League held a
readNewspaper report leads to release of street children
26-02-2008
FOURTEEN of 16 street children picked up by the City Police in Windhoek last week have been released into the custody of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare's After-school Care
read30 years for factory killer
26-02-2008
A FORMER Luederitz fish processing plant employee who stabbed two colleagues - one with deadly results - at work in mid-2004 was sentenced to a 30-year jail term yesterday. "The attack on the
readPrivate investor could buy public German bank
26-02-2008
FRANKFURT - Subprime-hit public German bank WestLB could be sold to private interests, a representative of the savings bank's shareholders was quoted as saying on Monday."We have no taboos, we can
readAaswapo mengathithi enene mOngwediva
26-02-2008
O U wete! Tse Aakwaswapo mOngwediva osho hatu gongala ngeyi, shoka tashi ulike kutya tse mOngwediva otwa itaala moSwapo, otatu kala Aakwaswapo sigo aluhe; Omuunganeki gwoSwapo mOshana Erastus Uutoni
readAalandithi yonyama oya hala ehala lya shewa
26-02-2008
AANANGESHEFA yomomapandaanda mOshakati mboka ya kuthilwe pomahala gawo meti 5 Januari nuumvo nokutulwa konima yomatala ga Shakati oko ya kale taya shingithile iinima yawo manga aniwa Elelo lya
readSouth Africa ease to victory
26-02-2008
DHAKA - South Africa reeled off the 27 runs required for victory in less than an hour to record a five-wicket triumph over Bangladesh on the fourth morning of the first test yesterday. Resuming on
readChaotic scenes at MTC NFA Cup match in Keetmanshoop
26-02-2008
THE MTC NFA Cup first-round match between Rehoboth-based Deportivo Alaves and Premier League outfit Ramblers played at Keetmanshoop's J Stephanus Stadium on Saturday descended into chaos.It all
readGoals and drama in MTC NFA Cup
26-02-2008
Although there were no major upsets, there were lots of drama and goals galore in the MTC NFA Cup first-round matches at Otjiwarongo and Keetmanshoop over the weekend. The defending league champions
readReal lament naivety as defeat brings Barca closer
26-02-2008
MADRID - Real Madrid's players were furious with themselves after making a foolish mistake that gifted Getafe a 1-0 win at the Bernabeu to further erode their advantage at the top of the Primera Liga
readHuman chain in Gaza
26-02-2008
Palestinian schoolchildren were forming a human chain the length of the Gaza Strip yesterday to protest a crushing Israeli blockade, with Israeli forces on alert for any rush on the border.Coming
readKenya toll above 1 500
26-02-2008
NAIROBI - More than 1 500 people have died in Kenyan unrest since the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki in December, police said yesterday, a sharp rise on the previous toll of at least 1
readClinton and Obama trade barbs ahead of showdown
26-02-2008
Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sharpened their attacks on each other on Sunday, trading barbs over health care, trade and experience as they head for key showdowns
readSA to cull elephants
26-02-2008
South Africa is to cull elephants for the first time since 1995, lifting a moratorium on the practice to bring ballooning populations under control, the government said yesterday."Our Department has
readRaul Castro faces reforms
26-02-2008
HAVANA - President Raul Castro starts work as Cuba's first new leader in almost half a century with a cadre of old guard allies to help him guarantee continuity in a country eager for a measure of
readMass trance afflicts women, factory workers
26-02-2008
JAKARTA - Lina, a former worker at a cigarette factory in Indonesia, says she was 17 years old the first time she was possessed by an evil spirit."My older sister went down first. She was screaming
readOscars: Who said what ...
26-02-2008
SOME selected quotes from the Oscars show.* "We're really thrilled to have received it, and we're very thankful to all of you out there for letting us continue to play in our corner of the sandbox." -
readOscars: Who said what ...
26-02-2008
SOME selected quotes from the Oscars show.* "We're really thrilled to have received it, and we're very thankful to all of you out there for letting us continue to play in our corner of the sandbox." -
readOscars: Who said what ...
26-02-2008
SOME selected quotes from the Oscars show.* "We're really thrilled to have received it, and we're very thankful to all of you out there for letting us continue to play in our corner of the sandbox." -
readOscars: Who said what ...
26-02-2008
SOME selected quotes from the Oscars show.* "We're really thrilled to have received it, and we're very thankful to all of you out there for letting us continue to play in our corner of the sandbox." -
readWorld heritage bid for French gastronomy
26-02-2008
Philippe Alfroy PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday called on Unesco to put French gastronomy on its world heritage list."Agriculture and the professions which craft it every day are
readMavericks and foreign stars grab Oscar glory
26-02-2008
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood's biggest stars took a backseat at the Oscars as four Europeans and the maverick Coen brothers grabbed the top honours with films that won critical acclaim but only modest
readBlast kills general in Pakistan
26-02-2008
ISLAMABAD - A suicide blast killed the Pakistani military's top medical officer and three others yesterday, as key US "war on terror" ally President Pervez Musharraf rejected fresh pressure to step
readSarkozy says EU making too many WTO concessions
26-02-2008
PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Saturday the European Union was making too many concessions in current World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks and called for emerging countries to show
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