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43 Articles found on Tuesday, 15 January 2008
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15-01-2008
* IT blows my mind thinking there are so many countries producing oil, yet the oil price keeps rising. How far will this go while oil is available in abundance? So sad to see that all oil-producing
readZimbabwe buys maize from Malawi
15-01-2008
CASH-STRAPPED Zimbabwe will pay Malawi about N$680 million for 400 000 tonnes of maize to feed around four million people this year, Malawi's National Food Reserves Agency (NFRA) said."Zimbabwe is
readFAO warns about cereal prices
15-01-2008
PREVAILING high international cereal prices, coupled with soaring freight rates and record world fuel prices, have resulted in substantial rises in retail prices of cereal-based food staples, such as
readZimbabwe uses human excrement on farms
15-01-2008
HARARE - Some villagers in Zimbabwe have resorted to using human excrement to beat an acute shortage of fertiliser and enhance their crop yields, state media reported on Sunday."Chihota villagers have
readHigher animal feed costs drive dairy price increases
15-01-2008
CONSUMER prices for dairy products yesterday went up by an average of 5,7 per cent.This was necessitated by a 10 per cent increase per litre of raw milk received from farmers, said a statement issued
readPanic buying hits Kenyan shops
15-01-2008
NAIROBI - Supermarket car parks were filled to capacity and queues snaked back from cash desks as panic buying gripped inhabitants of the Kenyan capital ahead of three days of planned opposition
readBritish Treasury gets new Rock boss
15-01-2008
THE British Treasury has recruited the former boss of Lloyd's insurance market, Ron Sandler, to lead Northern Rock, should the troubled bank be nationalised.A decision could be taken within days, says
readSecurity guards hack each other - one dies
15-01-2008
A SECURITY GUARD at Omaruru was hacked to death by another guard yesterday.Detective Sergeant Julia Nujoma of the Erongo Police said that Zachariah Nangolo (35) had arrived at the abattoir to fetch
readNam-Zim power loan 'written off'
15-01-2008
THE multi-million-dollar loan NamPower gave to Zimbabwe's power utility almost a year ago to overhaul a run-down power station has been "impaired" - which is equivalent to writing it off.NamPower's
readBar brawl claims 'one side of story'
15-01-2008
THE manager of the Swakopmund nightclub, La Dee Da's, Ricky Boois, has denied that teargas and truncheons were used in a bar brawl involving three tourists from New Zealand last week.The tourists and
readTrucker who transported dagga denies charge
15-01-2008
THE trial of a South African truck driver facing a charge of dealing in close to half a million Namibia dollars' worth of dagga started in the Windhoek Regional Court on Friday with the accused man
read'Crash family' just happy to be alive
15-01-2008
THREE days after a Cessna 210 aircraft crashed into their home, bursting into flames and killing all six people on board, Tony and Maggie Edmunds are still working to get their lives back to
readA Matter of Fact
15-01-2008
IN an article in yesterday's The Namibian, 'RDP outlines economic ideas', it was incorrectly reported that the RDP meeting held at Omungwelume on Saturday was chaired by Michael Heita.In fact, Martin
readAvoid school start-up blues
15-01-2008
IT'S once again that time of the year when parents and children are frantically shopping for uniforms, stationery and other necessities for the new school year.Many find this experience stressful,
readFewer cattle marketed
15-01-2008
THE number of cattle marketed during the third quarter of 2007 declined by 14,4 per cent, according to the quarterly report of the Bank of Namibia (BoN).The previous quarter a small growth of 0,5 per
readCops look for missing people
15-01-2008
THE Police in the Oshana Region have asked for public assistance in the tracing of two young men who went missing towards the end of last year.Josef Jafet (19), from Onendongo village near Oshakati,
readTwo die in fire attack
15-01-2008
A QUARREL between a man and his ex-girlfriend claimed two lives in Windhoek, while two other people are in a critical condition.Immanuel Beukes is alleged to have gone to the woman's house at around
readKaras cops back in court
15-01-2008
SIXTEEN Namibian Police officers in the Karas Region, each charged with five counts of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, yesterday appeared again in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's
readNyamu hits out at education ministers
15-01-2008
OMUNGWELUME - The interim secretary of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) says all ministers who have been in charge of education in Namibia since Independence have failed the nation.Jesaya
readFate of illegal school unclear
15-01-2008
A PRIVATE school operating from a private home in Windhoek West, in contravention of municipal regulations, has expanded to an adjacent house, although the City Council has recommended that it should
readAakwaswapo otaye ke shi kalelapo: Naholo ta popi
15-01-2008
F ESTUS Naholo, oshilyo shongundu ompitithi yongundu yoRally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) okwa ti Aakwaswapo mboka taya tuku aawiliki aakuluntu yongundu yawo (yoRDP) otaye ke shi kalepo.Naholo
readOmahogololo pOmuthiya oge li ko omwedhi tagu ya
15-01-2008
E HALA epe ndyoka opo lya tseyithwa li ningi ondoolopa yokuumbugantu wOndangwa nenge tutye pOmuthiya, otapu ka ningwa omahogololo gopalelo lyondoolopa omwedhi tagu ya.Paentokolwa dhEpangelo ndhoka dha
readSwapo a sindana po omahogololo poRundu
15-01-2008
S WAPO okwa sindana po omahogololo goshikandjohogololo sha Rundu Rural West nomake ogendji, Oshikondo shOmahogololo mu Namibia osho sha tseyitha ngaaka.Iizemo mbyoka ya pitithwa mEtitano lya zi ko
readAahingindhila ya lila mukwawo poSwakopmund
15-01-2008
O OKUUME ka Daniel Marais gwoomvula 24, oya li ya gongala poJetty ya Swakopmund nokukala oombangi pethimbo lyokugandja esimaneko lya hugunina ku kuume kawo pakutala oondhila ntano tadhi tuka
readOshikukuta sha geya unene koohambo dhUukwambi
15-01-2008
pOPONONA O MUTENYA gwa kindja, ompumbwe onene yomeya nuunapelo otau nyangwa-nyangwa, oya vulitha iimuna oyindji koohambo dhomoshitopolwa shUuvudhiya moshitopolwa sha Shana.Iimuna oyindji ohayi si
read6 ya sila moshiponga shondhila
15-01-2008
O SHIPONGA oshinene shondhila tashi ningwa mu Namibia muule woomvula omulongo otaku fekelwa kutya osha etwa kuupyakadhi woindjina mboka wa holoka konima owala sho ondhila ontshona ya tuka okuza
readNamib Woestyn netballers called
15-01-2008
THE Namib Woestyn Netball Club invites netball players who want to join the club for the new season to register.It also calls on all its former players and interested ones who wish to be part of the
readNamibia's best awarded at showjumping and dressage tournament
15-01-2008
THE 51st Swakopmund Reiterverein Showjumping and Dressage Tournament, Namibia's top equestrian event that took place last weekend, was a showcase of the quality and skills of riders and horses
readEagles behind closed doors
15-01-2008
AFTER naming his 23-man squad for the African Nations Cup on Thursday, Berti Vogts on Sunday started serious tactical work with the team and locked out the media from the training sessions.The squad
readOscar Pistorius barred from Beijing Olympic Games
15-01-2008
LONDON - South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius, who runs with carbon fibre blades attached to his legs, will not be allowed to compete at this year's Beijing Olympics.A report commissioned by
readBrave Warriors fancy their chances at neutral venue
15-01-2008
BRAVE Warriors team manager Tim Isaacs has described their recently completely warm-up friendlies series as a blessing, adding that playing top African countries away from home will benefit the young
readWenger wanted David Beckham
15-01-2008
LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted he was close to signing David Beckham during the England midfielder's time at Real Madrid.Beckham initially struggled at the Spanish club after his
readNerves on show in Melbourne
15-01-2008
MELBOURNE - The prizefighters of tennis punched their way out of trouble at the Australian Open on Monday but British hope Andy Murray was felled by a fierce right hand at Melbourne Park.Serena
readNerves on show in Melbourne
15-01-2008
MELBOURNE - The prizefighters of tennis punched their way out of trouble at the Australian Open on Monday but British hope Andy Murray was felled by a fierce right hand at Melbourne Park.Serena
readNZ completes rout
15-01-2008
WELLINGTON - New Zealand completed their rout of Bangladesh on the third morning of the second cricket Test with a substantial innings victory to clinch the series 2-0.However the outcome was more a
readKenya forced to switch Cup tie
15-01-2008
DUBAI - Strife-torn Kenya has been forced to switch an Intercontinental Cup tie to the United Arab Emirates due to the violence which has swept the country.Kenya had been due to face Namibia in
readDiana considered 'marrying Khan'
15-01-2008
Princess Diana's former butler has told the inquest in London into her death she had considered a private marriage to heart surgeon Hasnat Khan.Paul Burrell said he spoke to his parish priest about
readKenya braces for tough week
15-01-2008
NAIROBI - Kenya's feuding parties prepared yesterday for fresh fighting in Parliament and on the streets despite another international push to mediate a post-election crisis that has now killed at
read'Atonement' takes top film honour at Golden Globes
15-01-2008
BEVERLY HILLS - Unlike a crippling writers' strike that has dragged on for months, Hollywood's first big awards show was over in a flash, with no key winners, no stars in sight and no real fun for
readEdmund Hillary
15-01-2008
SIR Edmund Hillary, the first person to stand atop the world's highest mountain, was remembered on Friday as a deeply driven but unassuming man who strived to help the people of Nepal in the decades
readFallout in Selebi case Charges dropped against top Scorpions official
15-01-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Charges against the man leading an investigation into alleged corruption by South Africa's police chief Jackie Selebi have been dropped, Sapa reported yesterday.Sapa said charges were
readFighting in Sri Lankan kills 23
15-01-2008
COLOMBO - A wave of pitched battles, bombings and an airstrike killed at least 23 people across northern Sri Lanka, the military said yesterday, as a Japanese envoy met with officials to try to stop
readFighting in Sri Lankan kills 23
15-01-2008
COLOMBO - A wave of pitched battles, bombings and an airstrike killed at least 23 people across northern Sri Lanka, the military said yesterday, as a Japanese envoy met with officials to try to stop
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