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44 Articles found on Monday, 14 July 2008
Dissent on Zim reveals cracks in African unity
14-07-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Robert Mugabe's brazen power grab in Zimbabwe's election saga has left cracks in one of African leaders' unspoken rules: Never turn on one of your own.The fact that even several nations
read'Behold the new Africa'
14-07-2008
JOHANNESBURG - All Africans must speak out about injustices in places like Zimbabwe, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said on Saturday during a speech honouring South African President Nelson
readThe Ministry Responds
14-07-2008
THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry would like to take the time to respond to a query that appeared in The Namibian, Wednesday, July 9 2008.The SMS wanted to hear from the Permanent
readSMS of the Day : Monday
14-07-2008
* CONGRATULATIONS to you, who put up the crosses around the Reiter! Wonderful idea! Humble design! Courageous act! This should be the beginning of a monument of sincere national reconciliation that
readUS authorities seize mortgage bank's assets
14-07-2008
LOS ANGELES - IndyMac Bank's assets were seized by federal regulators on Friday after the mortgage lender succumbed to the pressures of tighter credit, tumbling home prices and rising house
readTime not right for Algeria SWF
14-07-2008
ALGIERS - World financial turmoil means this is not the right moment for Opec member Algeria to create a state investment fund, Finance Minister Karim Djoudi said in remarks published on Saturday.The
readUK to support fight against illegal fishing
14-07-2008
BRITAIN'S Minister of Trade and Development, Gareth Thomas, says Namibia is leading the way in tackling the menace of illegal fishing, and the United Kingdom (UK) will soon give several million
readAbsa forecasts drop in house prices
14-07-2008
PRETORIA - House prices, excluding the effect of inflation, were in line for a drop of about 6 per cent on average in South Africa this year, with a further decline of 3,3 per cent next year, Jacques
readSouth African businesses tough it out in Zimbabwe
14-07-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South African firms are resisting the urge to pull out of Zimbabwe despite an increasingly hostile business climate in the hope they will be in prime position to benefit from a future
read2 die in farm bloodbath
14-07-2008
A FARMHOUSE in the Steinhausen area northeast of Windhoek became the scene of a bloodbath on Wednesday last week, when a German professional hunter turned a large-calibre hunting rifle on his live-in
readTo Brangelina: A girl and a boy!
14-07-2008
PARIS - They are the ultimate million-dollar babes. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's new twins, a girl and a boy born by Caesarean section on Saturday, are barely a few hours old but already their first
readMiners die in Erongo mountains
14-07-2008
TWO small-scale miners suffocated on Thursday while digging for minerals inside a narrow mineshaft in the Erongo Mountains.Reliable sources acquainted with the deceased said a group of six miners were
readFirst African female president arrives in Namibia
14-07-2008
HISTORY was made in Namibia when Africa's first and only female head of state, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, arrived in Namibia yesterday for a three-day state visit.She was welcomed by
readReward for return of laptops
14-07-2008
A GENEROUS reward is being offered for the return of laptop computers stolen from a home in Windhoek's Luxury Hill area on Friday afternoon.The family were hosting a social function on Friday
readYoung men jailed on Katima rape charge
14-07-2008
TWO young Katima Mulilo residents were sentenced to jail terms of 15 and 18 years on Friday, after they were convicted in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court on a charge of raping a woman following a
readPoaching murder suspects to be tried in High Court
14-07-2008
THE trial of five men who are accused of having been part of a night-time poaching trip that resulted in the gunshot death of a professional hunter in the Outjo area in late 2006 will be taking place
readACC arrests border immigrations officers
14-07-2008
THE Anti-Corruption Commission and the Police arrested two immigration officers on Thursday for allegedly taking a bribe from illegal immigrants at a border post.ACC Director Paulus Noa said the two
readNamibia to get N$2,3b from US
14-07-2008
NAMIBIA will receive US$304,5 million (about N$2,3 billion) from the US development agency Millennium Challenge Corporation this month.The Board of Directors of the MCC in Washington on Friday
readMUN blamed for diamond impasse
14-07-2008
A VISIT to the office of the President by representatives of Lev Leviev Diamonds Namibia last week ended with the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) and its Secretary General Joseph Hengari being
readSwapo youth 'gets religion'
14-07-2008
THE Swapo Party Youth League has called on President Hifikepunye Pohamba to establish a Ministry of Religion in Namibia.Speaking at the SPYL Central Committee meeting in Windhoek on Saturday, its
readGumwe a lopotelwa edhipago lyokanona
14-07-2008
R UNDU - Omukiintu gwoomvula 19 otaku popiwa kutya okwa dhipaga okanona ke komwedhi gumwe e ta kambadhala wo aniwa okwiikutha omwenyo sho a ningi ngaaka.Shika okwe shi ningile pomukunda Kayanga,
readOmudhimba gwoshilyo sho MDC sha li sha kana gwa monika
14-07-2008
H ARARE - Ongundu yopilamena mu Zimbabwe yo Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) oya popi kutya omudhimba gwoshilyo shawo oshikuluntu shoka sha kala ka shi wetike, ogwi itsuwa molukanda lumwe mu
readInandi tuka Elelo lyUukwanyama: Mandume ta ti
14-07-2008
O MUHWAHWAMEKI gwongundu ySwapo moshitopolwa sha Hangwena omusamane Mandume Pohamba ngoka wo e li Kaansela gwoshikandjohogololo sha Ndobe, mEtitano lya zi ko okwa yamukula komapopyo ga kala tage mu
readBiti a pewa 'opasporta' ye
14-07-2008
H ARARE - Ompangu yopombanda mu Zimbabwe oya gandja elombwelo kutya oshilyo oshikuluntu shongundu yo Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Tendai Biti, na pewa opasporta ye opo a vule okuya ko South
readOmakuyunguto mu Zim otaga piyaganeka ehumokomeho mu SADC, Gove ta ti
14-07-2008
H ARARE - Ombaanga yEpangelo mu Zimbabwe okwa ti kutya omaupyakadhi gopaliko nogopapolitika ngoka ge li mu Zimbabwe, otashi vulika shu ka shunithe monina ehumokomeho lyopaliko miilongo yAafrika
readShipanga natango a pewa ombedhi
14-07-2008
O MUUNGANEKI gwoSwapo mEenhana, omusamane Hosea Shipanga, moshigongi shoka sha li pEenhana mEtitano lya zi ko, okwa pewa natango uusama kiilyo yElelo lyOuhamba wAukwanyamasha sho a ti kutya ombapila
readAussies fear lineouts
14-07-2008
SYDNEY - The Wallabies fear the Springboks' formidable lineout will make it tough for them in their Tri-Nations rugby curtain-raiser in Perth next Saturday.The world champion South Africans ended New
readBoks top rugby world
14-07-2008
DUNEDIN - South Africa cemented their place on top of the rugby world at the weekend when they added a historic away win over the All Blacks to their World Cup glory.The come-from-behind 30-28 victory
readFrance recall 1998 triumph
14-07-2008
PARIS - France, reeling from the shock of an early Euro 2008 exit, celebrated the 10th anniversary of their World Cup triumph with a commemorative game on Saturday between their former heroes and an
readKlitschko fails to inspire despite win
14-07-2008
BERLIN - Looking battered after his 11th-round round knockout victory, Wladimir Klitschko wore the look of a relieved man after defending his IBF and WBO heavyweight titles against American Tony
readCavendish wins as Beltran goes
14-07-2008
TOULOUSE - The Tour de France focus switched back to cycling on Saturday when Briton Mark Cavendish's win in the rain-swept eighth stage overshadowed Manuel Beltran's positive drugs test the previous
readRonaldinho joins AC Milan
14-07-2008
ROME - There has been a muted response to the impending transfer of Ronaldinho to AC Milan by a number of the club's past players, according to La Gazzetta Sportiva.AC Milan vice-president Adriano
readSmith keeps hopes alive
14-07-2008
LONDON - South Africa captain Graeme Smith ground out a 23rd test half-century yesterday to keep alive his teams hopes of saving the first test against England at Lord's.At tea on the fourth day South
readPirates clinch title in style
14-07-2008
ORLANDO Pirates have done it! The Buccaneers clinched the first premiership title in their illustrious 45-year history, when they beat Mighty Gunners 3-1 at the Mokati Stadium at Otjiwarongo on
readCNN's Quest back following drug arrest
14-07-2008
LOS ANGELES - CNN reporter Richard Quest has returned to the cable news channel after a hiatus stemming from his drug arrest and court-ordered counselling, a spokesman for the Atlanta-based network
readBernie makes off-colour joke at Obama funder
14-07-2008
CHICAGO - Comedian Bernie Mac endured some heckling and a campaign rebuke during a surprise appearance on Friday night at a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.Toward the end
readGunmen kill two in soccer game attack near Baghdad
14-07-2008
BAGHDAD - Gunmen attacked a soccer game north of Baghdad yesterday, killing a policeman and a Sunni Muslim allied with the US against al Qaeda, the US military said.The attack near Duluyiah, 45 miles
readFritzl's victims slowly reclaim their lives
14-07-2008
VIENNA - Three months after gaining their freedom, Josef Fritzl's victims are slowly being exposed to a brave new world of sunlight, storm clouds, prosecutors and paparazzi.Investigators said on
readAir traffic controller wanted...
14-07-2008
LONDON - A small British airport advertised for an air traffic controller - and offered those interested an application pack in braille, media reported on Friday.According to the website for Saint
readZim parties closer to full-on talks: state media
14-07-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe's rival parties have moved closer to a deal to allow fully-fledged talks on the country's crisis, state media said yesterday, after sanctions against Robert Mugabe's regime were
readMediterranean, EU nations meet
14-07-2008
PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and more than 40 leaders opened a summit yesterday to launch a new union of Mediterranean nations amid hopes it could bring fresh impetus to Middle East peace
readIran condemns McCain for cigarette joke
14-07-2008
TEHRAN - Iran has condemned United States Republican presidential candidate John McCain for joking about killing Iranians with cigarettes and said it showed his "warmongering" foreign policy attitude,
read24 killed in Afghan suicide blast
14-07-2008
KANDAHAR - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up next to a police patrol in southern Afghanistan yesterday killing 24 people, while a two-day battle sparked by an insurgent attack killed at
readPope to apologise for abuse by priests in Australia
14-07-2008
SYDNEY - Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Sydney yesterday for one of the largest Christian gatherings on Earth, starting a visit set to be marked by his apology for sexual abuse by priests in
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