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54 Articles found on Thursday, 10 July 2008
Govt sets up committee for renewable energy
10-07-2008
THE Ministry of Mines and Energy has set up a national committee to set standards and develop certification processes for products and services in the field of renewable energy.Launching the committee
readEU to end misleading air fares
10-07-2008
STRASBOURG - Airlines will no longer be able to advertise one euro tickets for journeys which actually cost far more after European Union lawmakers approved a deal to end ambiguity on airport taxes
readSA unions protest over high prices
10-07-2008
CAPE TOWN - Thousands of unionised South African workers downed tools yesterday to protest against a sharp jump in food and fuel prices, threatening to slow output at key ports and refineries and
readAnglo spends billions on transformation in SA
10-07-2008
ANGLO American plc has spent billions of dollars on economic transformation in South Africa, it said yesterday at the release of its transformation report."The transformation report sets out some of
readEU wants more oversight for rating agencies
10-07-2008
BRUSSELS - EU governments said Tuesday that credit rating agencies may need more rules and more competition to help fix one of the problems behind the subprime credit crisis.EU officials plan to put
readMany US home repossessions inevitable
10-07-2008
WASHINGTON - Faced with record-high home repossession rates, the Bush administration has been scrambling to keep people from losing their dwellings, but many are beyond help, Treasury Secretary Henry
readMozambique economy on track: Bank
10-07-2008
Despite increasing fuel and cereal prices on the international market, Mozambique's economy grew as expected, the country's central bank said yesterday."As regards the economic performance, available
readUnam chiefs in the pound seats
10-07-2008
THE top brass at the University of Namibia have given each other salary increases without the approval of the University Council.This was done a week after they complained that salary increases for
readG8 calls on Zim: 'Slap in the face' for Mbeki
10-07-2008
JOHANNESBURG - A call by eight of the world's most powerful leaders to send a UN envoy to Zimbabwe and press for new sanctions against Robert Mugabe's regime is a stinging humiliation for long-time
readLone horseman gets 'company'
10-07-2008
FIFTY-ONE white crosses were erected around the Reiterdenkmal statue in Windhoek during Tuesday night.The crosses are inscribed with names like Handjala, Dauseb, Hamakari, Tsowaseb, Awas, Bushman 35
readLiberian president to visit Namibia
10-07-2008
AFRICA'S first woman president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, will travel to Namibia on a state visit next week.The Speaker of the National Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab, informed MPs on Tuesday that President
readCalling all birders
10-07-2008
THE Namibia Bird Club is inviting bird watchers to a morning walk at the Gammams Sewage Works this weekend.The Secretary of the Namibia Bird Club, Sonja Bartlewski, said the walk will start on Sunday
readChris Eyre recognised for conservation work
10-07-2008
RETIRED conservationist Chris Eyre was awarded the Ministry of Environment and Tourism's Lifetime Achievement Award at a function in Windhoek last week.It is the most prestigious award given by the
readCase on rape of elderly woman sped up
10-07-2008
A CASE in which a 29-year-old Okahandja resident is accused of attacking and raping an 80-year-old woman in her home at Okahandja almost two months ago was fast-tracked to the Windhoek Regional Court
readCase on rape of elderly woman sped up
10-07-2008
A CASE in which a 29-year-old Okahandja resident is accused of attacking and raping an 80-year-old woman in her home at Okahandja almost two months ago was fast-tracked to the Windhoek Regional Court
readEnviro law to be enforced soon
10-07-2008
THE Environmental Management Act, which was passed by Parliament at the end of last year, has still not been implemented because a string of regulations have been drawn up and must be finalised
readCopper miners search for pot of gold
10-07-2008
THE trail of N$116,9 million "lost" during the liquidation of Tsumeb Corporation Limited (TCL) a decade ago has led a group of around 1 000 workers from the defunct copper-mining company to pursue
readTaxi, bus fares to go up this month
10-07-2008
TAXI and bus fares will go up by 10 per cent this month, the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) announced yesterday.Nabta President Magnus Nangombe told The Namibian that the decision was made
read'Hair boycott' at Kavango Region school cut short
10-07-2008
SINZOGORO - The more than 280 girls who boycotted classes at the Leevi Hakusembe Secondary School in the Kavango Region on Monday, because of a ban on long hair, resumed classes yesterday.The girls
readForex foul-up costs four Angolans N$1,3m
10-07-2008
A FAILURE to declare foreign currency in their possession at Hosea Kutako International Airport a month ago turned into a hugely expensive mistake for four Angolan nationals yesterday.Not only do the
readMines officials take centre stage again in uranium case
10-07-2008
MINISTRY of Mines and Energy officials responsible for vetting licence applications appear to have made no effort to establish the credentials of Zackey Nujoma's technical partners in a uranium
readUnion slams City over tariffs
10-07-2008
THE City of Windhoek came under fire yesterday from the Namibia Farmworkers' Union (Nafwu) over the increases in utility tariffs it announced at the end of last month.Nafwu General Secretary Alfred
readOkakadhona ka kwata onkonga?
10-07-2008
O MPANGU ya Mengestrata pOshakati mOmaandaha oya li yu uvu oshipotha sha pumba shokakadhona koomvula 16 ka lopotelwa ekwatonkonga nedhengo nelalakano okweehameka kolutu.Otaku popiwa kutya okakadhona
readOhauto ya monika kOpolisi meni lyoominute 30 sho ya yakwa mOshakati
10-07-2008
O POLISI mOshakati ongula yohela oya longa nuupenda uunene sho ye shi pondola okugalulila mwene ohauto ye meni lyoominute 30 konima sho ya li ya yakwa po koombotsotso.Komanda gwOpolisi mOshitopolwa
readSimon Mann a pewa oomvula 34 konima yekumba
10-07-2008
M ALABO - OMULANDWAKWIITA gwOmwiingilisa Simon Mann mOmaandaha goshiwike shka okwa pewa egeelo lyoomvula 34 koninima yekumba mu Equatorial Guinea.Mann (gwoomvula 56) ota ku popiwa kutya oye li a li
readMwanawasa ote ya nawa, Banda ti
10-07-2008
LUSAKA - Omupresidende gwa Zambia Levy Mwanawasa okwa li mono etando mOshipangelo ko France (hoka e li natango), opo a vule okukala ta fudha nawa, konima sho a li kwatwa kuuvu wedhengo lyomutuma
readEU ita zi mo mu Zimbabwe
10-07-2008
H ARARE - Ehangano lyUukumwe wAaEuropa/Europeana Uninon (EU) itali zi mo mu Zimbabwe nonande itali tsu kumwe nomukalo ngoka gwa longithwa Omupresidende Robert Mugabe a hogolululwe.Shika osha popiwa
readGumwe a hulitha sho Oambulansa ye ende kashona
10-07-2008
A AKALIMO yomokamukundandoolopa ka Gochas oye na eitaalo ndika kutya omukulukadhi gumwe okwa hulitha molwashoka Oambulansa ndjoka ya li yi na okumu fala kOshipangelo kOmalinda, oya kwata ethimbo ele
readMbeki na tsikile nokukala ompukoti mu Zimbabwe
10-07-2008
M BOKA inaya hala Omupresidende gwa South Afrika Thabo mbeke a tsikile nokukula omungaungi noonkambadhala dhokweta ombili mu Zimbabwe "naya ki imangeleke," oshilyo sho Swapo mOmutumba gwOpashigwana,
read'Qaeda expert' climbs tower
10-07-2008
NEW YORK - A man apparently seeking to publicise his research about Al-Qaeda attempted to scale the New York Times building in New York City early yesterday, one month after two other men climbed the
readColombian rider Soler out of Tour de France
10-07-2008
CHOLET - Colombia's Mauricio Soler, who won the "King of the Mountains" title last year was forced to pull out of the Tour de France yesterday because of an injured wrist.Soler, who rides for the
readCyclists vow to give best at Olympic Games: Rust
10-07-2008
THE manager of the two-man national cycling team bound for the 2008 Olympic Games in China says her riders will do their best during the Games that start in less than a month in Beijing.Hella Rust
readSchumacher aims for no win
10-07-2008
CHOLET - Stefan Schumacher achieved a double goal by winning the first individual time trial of the Tour de France on Tuesday but the new leader was realistic about his chances for final victory."I
readProteas to unleash their fast bowlers
10-07-2008
LONDON - South Africa will display bowling firepower reminiscent of the great West Indies side of the 1980s at Lord's this week when they start their campaign to win a series in England for the first
readNo worries about World Cup preps
10-07-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Organisers of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa insisted yesterday that preparations remain on track after the city of Port Elizabeth was stripped of the right to stage matches for the
readVolleyball in Ongwediva
10-07-2008
THE Otb Sport Volley-4-All will be held at the Ongwediva Tennis Club on Saturday from 14h00.It continues on Sunday. Teams consisting of six players will compete at the social and teams are limited to
readGreat table tennis at nationals
10-07-2008
EXCITING table tennis was witnessed last weekend when the National Championships were played at Rehoboth.Over 65 juniors from Rehoboth and Mariental participated in the event which was highlighted by
readFifa changes ticket system
10-07-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Fifa has introduced a new ticketing system for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa which it said yesterday would greatly increase the number of tickets available for genuine football
readStars/BA match at Khomasdal tonight
10-07-2008
THE Namibia Football Association yesterday announced that an outstanding MTC Namibia Premier League match between African Stars and Black Africa will be played at the Khomasdal Stadium
readBoxers market Namibia: Shifeta
10-07-2008
DEPUTY Minister of Sport Pohamba Shifeta yesterday said Namibian boxers have put the country on the world map through excellent performances in the amateur and professional ranks.He said Namibia is
read2 die in Congo gorilla reserve ambush
10-07-2008
DAKAR - Unidentified gunmen ambushed a vehicle belonging to an international conservation group in an eastern Congo gorilla reserve, killing two people and wounding three others, officials and a
readIce dam to break early
10-07-2008
BUENOS AIRES - A huge ice dam on Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier will break apart for the first time in the southern hemisphere winter, likely as a result of global warming, scientists and
readPop star Kylie Minogue receives OBE
10-07-2008
LONDON - Pop star Kylie Minogue was honoured for her services to music at the end of last week.A beaming Minogue, who recently overcame breast cancer, received the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
readPrince Harry: Diana would be proud of Lesotho charity
10-07-2008
BUTHA-BUTHE, Lesotho - Prince Harry says his mother would be proud of the work he and his regiment are doing to revamp a school for disabled children in Lesotho.Prince Harry was speaking on Tuesday at
readPet owners prefer McCain over Obama
10-07-2008
WASHINGTON - If the presidential election goes to the dogs, John McCain is looking like best in show.From George Washington's foxhound 'Drunkard' to George W Bush's terriers 'Barney' and 'Miss
readSomali pirates free German ship
10-07-2008
BOSASSO - Somali pirates have freed a German ship hijacked more than a month ago off the Horn of Africa after its owners paid a N$5,7 million ransom, local officials and one of the pirates said
read'Holy war plotters' killed in China
10-07-2008
BEIJING - Chinese police killed five Muslims in its far northwest who were planning to wage a "holy war" against the nation's majority Han population, the official Xinhua news agency reported
readSix dead in US consulate attack
10-07-2008
ISTANBUL - Men armed with pistols and shotguns attacked a police guard post outside the United States consulate in Istanbul yesterday, sparking a gunbattle that left three attackers and three officers
readGirl finds bat in her bra
10-07-2008
LONDON - A British teenager has said she was "shaking head to toe" when she discovered a baby bat curled up in her bra after investigating "vibrations" she believed to have come from her
readAfricans condemn EU curbs on illegal immigration
10-07-2008
DAKAR - Senior African officials criticised new European Union rules against illegal immigration yesterday, accusing the wealthy bloc of failing to treat migrants with dignity and of breaking pledges
readRebels kidnap mountaineers
10-07-2008
ANKARA - Separatist Kurdish rebels have kidnapped three German mountaineers on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey, a senior local official told the Anatolia news agency.Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
readIran test-fires missiles, heating tension with West
10-07-2008
TEHRAN - Iran test-fired nine missiles yesterday and warned the United States and Israel it was ready to retaliate for any attack over its disputed nuclear projects.Washington, which says Iran seeks
readPolice nab two cannabis growers in cemetery
10-07-2008
HANOI - Police have detained two custodians who were about to harvest their first crop of cannabis, a source of drugs like hashish and marijuana, from a cemetery in Vietnam's capital, a state-run
readErratic winds prompt evacuations in California
10-07-2008
BIG SUR - They're evacuating Paradise. Authorities ordered thousands of residents in the town north of Sacramento to leave after erratic winds blew embers across wildfire containment lines, destroying
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