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50 Articles found on Monday, 21 July 2008
Grand formal celebration held for Mandela's 90th
21-07-2008
QUNU, South Africa - Songs, laughter, teasing and tender words marked Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday at a grand luncheon for presidents, village elders and African royalty in a rural area where the
readSMS Of The Day : Monday
21-07-2008
* VIP municipality bills are not a public matter indeed, neither is the selling of poor people's houses, because of municipality bills. We are talking of public funds and people's lives here. The
readZim introduces 100 billion dollar note
21-07-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe's central bank will introduce new higher-value 100 billion Zimbabwe dollar notes today as part of a desperate fight against spiralling hyperinflation, the bank said.Zimbabweans are
readUN chief calls for sharp hike in world farm output
21-07-2008
UNITED NATIONS - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for a sharp hike in world farm output, warning that high food and fuel prices threatened much of the progress made in reaching global
readBush assures US economy will 'pull through'
21-07-2008
WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush assured Americans Saturday that the battered US economy will "pull through" despite continuing housing woes and a spike in inflation."I have great confidence
readCuba to put more farmland in private hands
21-07-2008
HAVANA - Moving to reduce dependence on costly food imports, President Raul Castro has authorised putting vacant farmland in private hands, communist Cuba's state media reported Friday."The maximum to
readMinisters in summit to nail Doha deal
21-07-2008
GENEVA - Trade ministers from more than 30 countries, deeply divided and still clinging to core interests, mount another bid today to nail down a global trade accord before the arrival of a new US
readUS banking group loses US$2,5 billion
21-07-2008
NEW YORK - Citigroup on Friday posted a net loss for the past quarter of US$2,495 billion dollars as the troubled banking giant was forced to take more hefty write-offs from US real estate losses.But
readSecond Nam financial sector review launched
21-07-2008
THE Namibian financial sector is the second best performing industry in the country after mining, the Permanent Secretary of Finance, Calle Schlettwein, said at the launch the second edition of the
readNamibian vessel seized
21-07-2008
A SECOND Namibian fishing vessel has been seized for alleged illegal fishing - this time in Mozambican waters.The Antillas Reefer is owned by Omunkete Fishing, which also owns the Paloma V, the vessel
readResidents drowning in water debts
21-07-2008
HOUSEHOLDS and bulk water customers owe NamWater about N$700 million.In addition, rural communities owe NamWater N$70 million for water supply transferred from the Directorate of Rural Water Supply
readFarm massacre trial heads for key ruling
21-07-2008
THE High Court trial of the four men being prosecuted in connection with the Kareeboomvloer farm massacre in early March 2005 is set to reach a potential turning point for two of the men tomorrow.A
readGovt snubs community over 'secret' army building
21-07-2008
EXPECTATIONS of answers to what has been happening in their area for the last two years resulted in more frustration for the Arovlei community yesterday, as Government snubbed an invitation to address
readTower renovation a bone of contention
21-07-2008
A MODERN extension being added to the 100-yearold Altona Haus Tower in Swakopmund's town centre has sparked criticism from architects and aesthetics experts.The tower, built in 1902 as a lookout point
readNafau not amused by latest dethroning
21-07-2008
THE Namibian Food and Allied Workers' Union (Nafau) is furious at Shoprite for signing a recognition agreement with the Namibia Wholesale and Retail Workers' Union (NWRWU) last week.Nafau General
readNafau not amused by latest dethroning
21-07-2008
THE Namibian Food and Allied Workers' Union (Nafau) is furious at Shoprite for signing a recognition agreement with the Namibia Wholesale and Retail Workers' Union (NWRWU) last week.Nafau General
readRescue operation at national museum
21-07-2008
UNTOLD treasures lie scattered under a thick layer of dust on shelves in a dimly lit storage room belonging the National Museum of Namibia.Most of these items, ranging from furniture, pianos and farm
readOtto returns home
21-07-2008
THE mortal remains of Namibia's top Government veterinarian, Dr Otto Huebschle (62), who died on Thursday in a hospital in Paris, France, will arrive back in Namibia this morning.His widow, Michaela
readConservationist Wearne dies in his sleep
21-07-2008
NAMIBIAN conservationist Keith Wearne (82) passed away in his sleep on Friday.Wearne was the chairman of the Coastal Environmental Trust of Namibia (CETN), a non-governmental organisation aimed at
readNgaye kandi shi nande omutopaguli gwaantu: Nelulu ta ti
21-07-2008
M BOKA taya ti kutya ngaye omutopaguli gwaantu, shapo oya li ya hala kutya ngaye omuhanganithi gwaantu, Omunashipundi gwElelo lyAukwanyama tatekulu George Nelulu ngoka wo e li Elenga enene lya
readOngeleki ya Elcin ya dhana oshituthi shetumo pOshomeya
21-07-2008
E HULILOSHIWIKE lyeti 11 sigo 13 Juli 2008, olya ningi oshinima oshinene mondjokonona ya Elcin molwashoka omo ya li ya dhimbulukwa aatumwa yAasoomi sho ya li ya thiki nokweeta etumo mOwambo.Aatumwa
readAalongi ya konakonwa omikithi dhi ili nodhi ili mOngwediva
21-07-2008
A ALONGISIKOLA oyendji ya za kIitopolwa yi ili noyi ili yomoNooli mEtitano lya zi ko oya li ya gongala mOkolindji yAalongi mOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana, moka ya li ya popithwa kOministeli yElongo
readOmupeviminista Shihepo a fumvikwa
21-07-2008
O MUPEVIMINISTA Gabes Shihepo ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shOpaumwene sha Ngwediva meti 14 Juli 2008, okwa fumvikwa kengathithi enene lyaalilasa pOhakweenyanga popepi nOngwediva
readAussies look to All Blacks
21-07-2008
PERTH - Robbie Deans yesterday said it will be nothing personal when he coaches the Wallabies against his homeland for the first time in one of the most anticipated Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup Tests
readAngola beats Serbia
21-07-2008
HANGZHOU - African basketball champions Angola dispatched Serbia 68-60 to win the Stankovic Cup yesterday, giving them a great boost ahead of next month's Beijing Olympics.Angola won all three of
readHosea, Helaria in Victory Race wins
21-07-2008
THE first leg of the popular Old Mutual Victory Race Series was held at Swakopmund over the weekend, already showing signs of another record year, as registrations pour in and elite athletes confirm
readFreire ends Cav's run at Tour
21-07-2008
DIGNES LES BAINS - Rabobank sprinter Oscar Freire of Spain ended the triumphant victory run of Britain's Mark Cavendish by taking the Tour de France 14th stage here on Saturday.Australian Cadel Evans
readSA win Davis Cup tie
21-07-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa clinched their Euro-Africa Davis Cup tie 3-0 against Denmark at Emperors Palace on Saturday by winning the doubles - but only after Danish number one Frederik Nielsen,
readHamilton fights to take German GP
21-07-2008
HOCKENHEIM - Briton Lewis Hamilton opened up a clear lead in this year's Formula One drivers world championship yesterday when he won a thrilling German Grand Prix for McLaren Mercedes-Benz.It was the
readAB de Villiers strengthens Proteas' grip
21-07-2008
LEEDS - AB de Villiers continued to defy England's attack with an unbeaten century as South Africa all but batted Michael Vaughan's men out of the second Test here at Headingley yesterday.South
readTennis feast to hit city
21-07-2008
THE International Tennis Federation's (ITF) South and Central African Under-18 Junior Tennis Circuit starts in Windhoek tomorrow, with 21 countries including hosts Namibia expected to serve their way
readWallabies can improve: Deans
21-07-2008
PERTH - Australia can still improve, coach Robbie Deans said after his side opened their Tri-nations campaign with a 16-9 win over world champions South Africa on Saturday.Deans said it was "a job
readCavendish pulls out
21-07-2008
EMBRUN - Quadruple stage winner Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the Tour de France prior to the 15th stage, the first of three days in the Alps yesterday, according to his Columbia team.Cavendish has
readPollution scheme begins
21-07-2008
BEIJING - Beijingers breathed easier yesterday as traffic restrictions and factory closures came into effect in a last-ditch attempt to turn the often smoggy Chinese capital into a pollution-free
readChiefs impress United boss
21-07-2008
CAPE TOWN - Kaizer Chiefs surprised one of the best managers in world football, Sir Alex Ferguson, when Amakhosi battled to an entertaining and deserved 1-1 draw with Manchester United in the opening
readTaiwan flood death toll: 19
21-07-2008
TAIPEI - Taiwanese officials say the death toll from flash floods triggered by Tropical Storm Kalmaegi has climbed to 19.The disaster relief centre says six other people remain missing. Tunisia jails
readSex, blood and baby names: the US now mad for free gas
21-07-2008
NEW YORK - Some US motorists sick of getting clobbered at the pump seem willing to do just about anything for free fuel, from giving up the right to name their children to stealing from day-care
readNas set to rule charts
21-07-2008
LOS ANGELES - Veteran rapper Nas (pictured right) is on course to notch his fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 when data is issued on Wednesday, but sales will likely be considerably lower than
readBritney, K-Fed reach agreement on custody
21-07-2008
LOS ANGELES - Pop singer Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline have settled their long and bitter custody battle over their two sons, but terms of the deal remained confidential, lawyers for
readSpate of British stabbing deaths brings sharp debate
21-07-2008
LONDON - School had just ended and Kodjo Yenga was walking home along a tree-lined London street when a gang of angry youths blocked his path.One held a snarling pit bull terrier that strained against
readJolie discharged from hospital
21-07-2008
NICE, France - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has left the French hospital where she gave birth to twins last week, the hospital said on Saturday."Mrs Angelina Jolie left the clinic Santa Maria of
readIraq PM did not back Obama troop exit plan: govt
21-07-2008
BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki did not back the plan of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to withdraw US troops from Iraq and his comments to a German magazine on the issue were
readCameroonian poet on trial for HIV infections
21-07-2008
WARSAW - A Cameroonian poet and activist living in Poland as a refugee since 1999 went on trial on Friday in Warsaw charged with having "knowingly infected" 11 women with the HI virus, his lawyer
readUganda leader seeks new term
21-07-2008
NAIROBI - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa's longest-serving rulers, will stand for re-election in 2011, state media said yesterday.The former rebel leader - who was a darling of the
readAirstrike kills 9 Afghan police
21-07-2008
HERAT - A foreign airstrike killed nine Afghan policemen in western Afghanistan overnight after a clash in which both sides mistook the other for Taliban militants, Afghan officials said yesterday.The
readHalf million bucks found in nappies
21-07-2008
MEXICO CITY - A package of baby nappies yielded an unlikely load in Mexico on Friday, according to the defence ministry: nearly half a million dollars in cash.Soldiers conducting a routine check
readSA govt 'ensures' safe reintegration
21-07-2008
JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng government is doing "all it can" to create conditions that are safe enough for people displaced by xenophobic violence to return home, a spokesperson said.The camps were
readMDC 'in ready-to-take-off mode'
21-07-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe's opposition is gearing up to ink an agreement that paves the way for fully-fledged talks on the country's crisis after the African Union and United Nations agreed to help bolster
readIt's the law: No sagging pants in Chicago suburb
21-07-2008
CHICAGO - Be careful if you have saggy pants in the south Chicago suburb of Lynwood.Village leaders have passed an ordinance that would levy N$187 fines against anyone showing three inches or more of
readBritain grapples with surge of knife attacks
21-07-2008
LONDON - Britain is struggling to get to grips with a surge of fatal knife attacks, which analysts say reflects a growing sense of insecurity on the country's streets.While some say young people are
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