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35 Articles found on Thursday, 24 July 2008
SMSes of the Day : Thursday
24-07-2008
* I AM a youth, Swapo member and I am not happy with the way the SPYL leaders are behaving. These are some of the reasons the opposition parties are saying Swapo is losing vision. These youth leaders
readEU bans import of seal products
24-07-2008
IN a long-awaited decision that will have significant consequences for hunters in Namibia and Canada, the European Union yesterday moved to ban imports of products derived from seals that are
readSA banks tighten screw on risky bond clients
24-07-2008
PRETORIA - At least two of South Africa's major banks have tightened up on the access high-risk clients have to the flexible reserve funds in their mortgage bonds.Gavin Opperman, the managing
readBrinkmanship dominates WTO talks
24-07-2008
GENEVA - High-stakes brinkmanship took hold on day three of crucial WTO trade talks yesterday, with both advanced and developing countries demanding concessions to avert another failure.There were
readGeingob marriage on rocks
24-07-2008
WHAT began on a joyous note one Saturday afternoon in September 1993, when Hage Geingob, the debonair Prime Minister of the still newly-independent Namibia, staked his claim to wedded bliss by
readArovlei 'secret' no secret, but it's secret for now: Defence
24-07-2008
THE Ministry of Defence yesterday maintained that it had informed the Arovlei community about a Ministry building being erected in their midst, but pleaded for patience before it tells them
readProperty market feels the pinch
24-07-2008
HOUSE sales in Namibia are slowing down and defaults on bond payments are increasing in tandem with higher interest rates and inflation.Senior bank managers and estate agents say that at the moment
readKatjavivi demands Herero skulls from Germany
24-07-2008
NAMIBIA'S former Ambassador to Germany, Professor Peter Katjavivi, has demanded that German universities return dozens of human skulls, remains of the colonial-era Herero massacre, that are held in
readNama leaders appeal to President Pohamba
24-07-2008
A delegation of Nama leaders from the south visited the new State House in Windhoek yesterday to address President Hifikepunye Pohamba on concerns in their region.The group, headed by Karas Regional
readNama leaders appeal to President Pohamba
24-07-2008
A delegation of Nama leaders from the south visited the new State House in Windhoek yesterday to address President Hifikepunye Pohamba on concerns in their region.The group, headed by Karas Regional
readPopulation explosion a nightmare for Swakop
24-07-2008
The Municipality of Swakopmund is faced with a potential logistical nightmare if planned developments materialise.The town is expected to face a potential influx of 20 000 people over the next five
readFox forces anti-rabies drive
24-07-2008
AN anti-rabies vaccination campaign is in full swing at Keetmanshoop.State Veterinary official Dr Tino Dakwa said yesterday that a fox that bit some dogs at the southern town two weeks ago tested
readKuaima Riruako celebrates 30 years as Herero paramount chief
24-07-2008
HERERO Paramount Chief Kuiama Riruako will celebrate three decades as traditional chief this weekend, and many oxen are expected to be slaughtered for the grand occasion, which will be celebrated in
readPolice partly to blame for suicide
24-07-2008
A CASE in which the mother and former girlfriend of a murder suspect, who committed suicide in 2004, sued the Minister of Safety and Security over the incident, has returned to the High Court with a
readDe Beers expects reduced demand for gem jewellery
24-07-2008
DE BEERS, the world's top diamond producer, expects a reduced demand for its smaller and lower quality diamonds because of the troubled US economy.The biggest demand for smaller and low quality stones
readAantu yane ye li ya sa moshiponga shohauto
24-07-2008
A ANTU yane oya si moshiponga shohauto uusiku wOsoondaha ya zi ko mondjila onene yopokati kOtavi nOtjiwarongo, Omugandjimulombo gwOpolisi moshitopolwa sha Otjozondjupa osho a tseyitha ngaaka.Wilka
readPresidende Pohamba a talela po Ouhamba wUukwanyama
24-07-2008
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila mOmhedi mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena otayi ti kutya Omutse gwOshilongo, ano Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba, mOlyomakaya ngaka ga zi ko okwa talela po Ohamba
readZanu-PF na MDC ya zimina okuya moonkundathana
24-07-2008
H ARARE - Onkundana tayi nyanyudha oyendji mu Afrika lyomutenya nosho wo pondje ya Afrika unene tuu omapangelo giilongo yokuuninginino, otayi kutya Omupresidende gwa Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe
readOtandi longo nuudhiginini Okahao ka yambuke po: Meya gwa ta uvaneke
24-07-2008
O TANDI ka longa nuudhiginini opo Okahao noshigwana shomOkahao shi hume komeho ngashi naanaa osho shi li ehalo nelalakano enene lyElelo lyOndoolopa ya Kahao, Okahao ka kale ka huma komeho kumwe
readUuministeli wa kutha Paloma V epandela lya Namibia
24-07-2008
Y IMWE yomoosikepa mbali ndhoka dha kwatwa omanga tadhi kwata oohi momeya gopaigwana shaali paveta, mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika oya kuthwa uuthemba wokukala nepandela lya Namibia kUuministeli wIilonga
readCross in for injured Mortlock
24-07-2008
SYDNEY - Rugby league convert Ryan Cross will replace the injured Stirling Mortlock for Saturday's Tri-Nations clash with New Zealand in Sydney.Mortlock suffered concussion in last Saturday's 16-9 win
readReal wants to sign Eto'o
24-07-2008
BARCELONA - Real Madrid's German coach Bern Schuster wants to sign Cameroonian international striker Samuel Eto'o from Barcelona, sports daily Mundo Deportivo reported yesterday.The 27-year-old has
readStage win a remedy for Dessel
24-07-2008
JAUSIERS - Frenchman Cyril Dessel of AG2R finally drew a line under his nightmare 2007 season with a prestigious maiden win on the Tour de France 16th stage on Tuesday.Dessel came to the wider cycling
readBuild It sponsors under-13s
24-07-2008
SOME 16 schools from within Oshakati and the immediate surroundings will participate in the Build It company's under-13 football tournament this Saturday at the Okandjenghedi school.The organiser of
readWada on doping
24-07-2008
SYDNEY - The world doping agency yesterday said Italian rider Riccardo Ricco tested positive at the Tour de France after a secret molecule was planted in the blood booster EPO during its
readGaby targets way up at Games
24-07-2008
GABY Ahrens cried rivers of tears when she performed poorly at the 2006 Commonwealth Games' clay target trap shooting competition, but she has since gotten her act together and in less than
readFour-star start for Scolari
24-07-2008
GUANGZHOU - Nineteen-year-old Franco Di Santo scored on his debut as Chelsea kicked off the Luiz Felipe Scolari era with a 4-0 romp against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical yesterday.Di Santo slid in on 78
read'Weak' boxer now gunning for gold
24-07-2008
PARIS - Once told he was too weak to box, Frenchman Jerome Thomas is now in search of an Olympic gold medal.The 29-year-old flyweight has a hand that needed surgery seven times and his left arm is
readWarriors need a win
24-07-2008
BRAVE Warriors coach Tom Saintfiet emphasised the importance of winning a do-or die encounter against Malawi today as the two nations revive their rivalry at the Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup in
readRice pushes N Korean diplomat on nukes
24-07-2008
SINGAPORE - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed North Korea yesterday to accept terms to verify the dismantling of its nuclear weapons programme, as the two countries held cabinet-level talks
readEstelle Getty, 'Golden Girls' Sophia, dies
24-07-2008
LOS ANGELES - Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's 'The Golden
readKaradzic arrest signals big change
24-07-2008
BELGRADE, Serbia - Just a few months ago, thugs outraged at Kosovo's independence set part of the US.Embassy in Belgrade on fire, and ultra nationalists prepared to seize power. Now, having defied
readBashir offers peace, aid in defiant Darfur tour
24-07-2008
KHARTOUM - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, in a show of defiance, made his first visit to Darfur yesterday since the International Criminal Court prosecutor accused him of genocide and war
readPresident Robert Mugabe needs a 'peaceful exit'
24-07-2008
LONDON - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe may need to be allowed a "peaceful, decent exit" to resolve the country's political crisis, Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga said yesterday.The comments
readIran will not yield on nukes
24-07-2008
TEHRAN - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday vowed that Iran would not yield in the crisis over its nuclear drive but the White House warned again that it risks more sanctions if it fails to
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