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42 Articles found on Wednesday, 23 July 2008
SMSes of the Day : Wednesday
23-07-2008
* WHAT are the real achievements of the Ministry of Agriculture in green production? No development at all, we are still relying on importing cereals, cooking oil, fodder and sugar while we have land
readUK alcohol industry may face binge-drinking curbs
23-07-2008
LONDON - Britain's drinks industry may face tough new laws to deal with the country's binge-drinking culture, which costs the state health system an estimated 2,7 billion pounds each year, the
readBrazil spurns US move
23-07-2008
GENEVA - The United States yesterday offered to cut official aid to its farmers by US$2 billion a year in a bid to spur movement at WTO trade talks but found no support from key player Brazil."Nice
readOil falls more than US$3
23-07-2008
LONDON - Oil fell below US$130 a barrel yesterday as a tropical storm moving over the Gulf of Mexico was expected to miss major oil and gas installations.Tropical Storm Dolly, the first big storm
readMozambique looks for investors in hydro energy
23-07-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Mozambique has invited foreign investors to build hydropower projects in 100 locations with a total estimated hydroelectric potential of up to 14 000 megawatts, a senior official said
readNFSC draft ready for Cabinet
23-07-2008
THE long-awaited draft Namibian Financial Services Charter (NFSC) is ready for submission to Cabinet "in due course", the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry said on Friday.Speaking at the launch of
readGovt strips Paloma V of Namibian flag
23-07-2008
ONE of the two Namibian fishing vessels recently accused of illegal fishing in international waters was yesterday served with a deregistration certificate by the Ministry of Works and Transport.This
readNow, not even manhole covers safe from thieves
23-07-2008
A NUMBER of manhole covers have gone missing at Keetmanshoop over the last two months.The Keetmanshoop Municipality's Acting Chief Executive Officer, Bertie Reyneke, yesterday told The Namibian that
readCourt refuses discharge bids of two in massacre trial
23-07-2008
THE Kareeboomvloer farm massacre trial is scheduled to resume in the High Court in Windhoek in two months' time with four accused persons still remaining in the dock, following a ruling given by Judge
read'Butcher of Bosnia' snared by spy tip
23-07-2008
BELGRADE - Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic, indicted for genocide in the Bosnia war, was captured in disguise near Belgrade after 11 years on the run.He had been working as a doctor.
readGo rural, SOEs urged
23-07-2008
SWAKOPMUND - The Councillor of the Kalahari Constituency in the Omaheke Region and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Stephanus Mogotsi, has called on State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to plough their
readArandis to roll out Vision 2016
23-07-2008
ARANDIS - The Arandis Town Council is ready to roll out its Vision 2016, which aims at making the town economically sustainable.Speaking to Nampa in an interview last week, Arandis Mayor Daniel
readKavango warned of veld fires
23-07-2008
RUNDU - Residents in the Kavango Region have been warned to prepare for veld fires, which usually start in August with its dry and windy conditions."We should expect lots of fires in August, and we
readWindhoek's 'bird lady' a one-woman rehab centre
23-07-2008
EVER since she can remember Suzan Mallet-Veale has had a special place in her heart for birds.She grew up on a farm near Seeeis east of Windhoek, but stayed in a school hostel as child, where she
readOhangwena to get more secondary schools
23-07-2008
ONDOBE - The Ministry of Education is planning to establish four more secondary schools in some constituencies of the Ohangwena Region in the near future.The region's Education Director, Josia Madala
read4 dead, 5 critical after road accident
23-07-2008
FOUR people died in a road accident between Otavi and Otjiwarongo on Sunday night, the Police spokesperson in the Otjozondjupa Region told The Namibian yesterday.Detective Sergeant Wilka Abel said a
readChinese firm plans Arandis factory
23-07-2008
ARANDIS - Discussions are at an advanced stage between the Arandis Town Council and a Chinese firm, which plans to build a factory for building materials at the town.Arandis Mayor Daniel Muhuura told
readMaking a difference: DEEP expands views on ability
23-07-2008
THE Disability Economic Empowerment Project (DEEP), established at Oshakati in November 2007, is helping disabled people in the town's informal settlements.According to volunteer Rukshan Mehta from
readMaking a difference: DEEP expands views on ability
23-07-2008
THE Disability Economic Empowerment Project (DEEP), established at Oshakati in November 2007, is helping disabled people in the town's informal settlements.According to volunteer Rukshan Mehta from
readCop faces shoplifting charge
23-07-2008
A POLICE officer accused of stealing a blanket worth N$200 from a local shop briefly appeared in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court on Friday.Ddahambelala Penge Shikongo (36) was arrested on Friday
readNUNW gets involved in in ongoing LLD dispute
23-07-2008
WITH months of negotiations between Lev Leviev Diamonds (LLD) Namibia and the Mineworkers' Union of Namibia (MUN) only leading to the dismissal of more than 220 workers from the diamond cutting and
readPresidende Mwanawasa ote ya nawa
23-07-2008
L USAKA - Omupresidende gwa Zambia Levy Mwanawasa ngoka e li natango mOshipangelo sha Percy Military Hospital mu France ota tsikile nokuya nawa, Omugandjimulombo omukuluntu gwEpangelo Mike Mulongoti
readNORED a shaina euvathano na MUN peha lyaaniilonga
23-07-2008
E HANGANO lyokugandja omalusheno koshigwana shomoNooli lya tseyika nawa nedhina NORED mEtitano lya zi ko olya shaina euvathano nEhangano lyAaniilonga yomOomina, Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN), shi
readAakwakaulinge yamwe ya nyenyeta
23-07-2008
O NZO yi shi kwiinekelwa yomezimo lyAakwakalulinge, oye yile kOshifo shika tayi hokolola kutya Aakwakaulinge kaye uvite ombili, molwashoka kaya li ya pewa ompito yokutya sha nokudhana onkandangala
readObazaar onene pOsikola yUungomba pOutapi mOlyomakaya
23-07-2008
O MUKULUNTUSIKOLA gwOsikola yUungomba pOutapi mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati tate Frans Palla Haria Wetu Kandjulu okwa tseyitha kutya meti 26 Juli 2008, Osikola ye pOutapi mpoka, otayi ka kala
readOshipotha sha Teek sha pendulwa po
23-07-2008
O SHIPOTHA shOmupanguli omukuluntu kwa li mOmpangu yoPombandambanda Pio Teek ngoka oshipoth she sha li sha ekelwahi konima pethimbo a li ta tamanekelwa ekwatonkonga lyokanonakadhona nosho wo
readFootball Transfer News Zaki signs for Wigan
23-07-2008
WIGAN - Egypt striker Amr Zaki has joined Wigan on a one-year loan deal from Cairo's Zamalek, the English Premier League club announced yesterday."I've come to England to score goals," Zaki said.
readMortlock to miss All Blacks clash
23-07-2008
SYDNEY - Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock will miss this weekend's Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand after failing to recover from a head knock against South Africa, coach Robbie Deans said
readFear factor drives Harrington
23-07-2008
SOUTHPORT - Padraig Harrington insisted that he would not allow his achievement in winning back-to-back British Opens reduce his drive to extract every last ounce of success from his talent.In
readEvans says Menchov is a threat
23-07-2008
CUNEO - Australian Cadel Evans has all but discounted the threat presented by the CSC team of Tour de France leader Frank Schleck to his own yellow jersey pretensions.Instead, the Silence-Lotto team
readSmith savours series lead
23-07-2008
LEEDS - South Africa will savour Monday's victory over England at Headingley, where they went 1-0 up in the series, though they are aware history is against them, captain Graeme Smith said.South
readOfficials accused of match fixing
23-07-2008
OFFICIALS of the Otjozondjupa Second Division Football League are accused of bribery, match fixing and covering up after the final log standings appeared to have been tampered with before they were
readWarriors in a draw
23-07-2008
THE Brave Warriors drew 1-1 against Lesotho in their second match in the Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup in Mphumalanga, South Africa last night.Namibia led 1-0 at half-time after midfielder Jamu
read25 Taliban die, wounded in Afghanistan
23-07-2008
KABUL - United States-led coalition and Afghan troops clashed with and called in airstrikes on Taliban militants in western Afghanistan, killing and wounding more than 25 insurgents, an Afghan
read26 prisoners die of hunger
23-07-2008
KINSHASA - At least 26 prisoners have died of hunger in a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the beginning of the year, said United Nations officials.The UN Mission in the DRC sent a
readThree-peat for Dizzee
23-07-2008
LONDON - London rapper Dizzee Rascal sat atop the British singles charts for a third week running on Sunday, while McFly's latest song entered the rankings at number two.'Dance Wiv Me' by Dizzee
readThree-peat for Dizzee
23-07-2008
LONDON - London rapper Dizzee Rascal sat atop the British singles charts for a third week running on Sunday, while McFly's latest song entered the rankings at number two.'Dance Wiv Me' by Dizzee
readHoly blockbuster! Batman shatters box-office record
23-07-2008
LOS ANGELES - Batman blockbuster 'The Dark Knight' soared over the North American box office with a record-breaking opening weekend, estimates showed on Sunday, with audiences flocking to watch the
readStorm Dolly heads for Texas
23-07-2008
HOUSTON - Tropical Storm Dolly intensified over the warm waters of the western Gulf of Mexico as it bore down on southern Texas on Tuesday, but forecasters didn't expect it to reach catastrophic
readEU toughens sanctions against Zimbabwe's Mugabe
23-07-2008
JOHANNESBURG - European Union foreign ministers agreed Tuesday to toughen sanctions against Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to pressure him to share power with the opposition ahead of the opening
readWith this fake wife, I divorce thee
23-07-2008
KOLKATA, India - An Indian man who took an impersonator to court to get a divorce faces legal action after his real wife found out, lawyers said on Friday.Sanjib Saha presented a woman as his wife in
readUN urges donors to avert crisis in Somalia
23-07-2008
NAIROBI - International donors have funded only about a third of a $637 million aid appeal for Somalia, where drought, violence and record food prices threaten a disaster, a senior UN official warned
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