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45 Articles found on Monday, 28 July 2008
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28-07-2008
* HOW can teachers be held accountable when learners do not do homework, do not learn for tests or exams and break their own windows, doors, desks and toilets and steal any equipment they can from
readChina turns back African traders: diplomats
28-07-2008
BEIJING - China is stopping West African traders from entering the country's south, African diplomats said Tuesday, adding they were approaching Beijing authorities about the problem.Businessmen from
readDoha littered with'potholes': Mandelson
28-07-2008
GENEVA - Europe's trade chief warned yesterday that the road to a successful WTO deal is littered with "potholes" despite emerging signs of consensus as farm tariffs still divide rich and poor
readZim bank chief plans currency reform
28-07-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe's bank chief plans new currency reforms - removing "more zeros" from the plummeting Zimbabwe dollar and raising the limit on cash withdrawals - to tackle the country's runaway
readMTI makes progress on industrial property law
28-07-2008
THE long-awaited bill to protect industrial patents, trademarks and industrial designs in Namibia is in its final stage and might head to Parliament before the end of this year, according to the
readCivil society groups caution WTO on services clauses
28-07-2008
CIVIL society organisations in Namibia have told international trade negotiators meeting in Switzerland that the pressure on developing countries to accept trade in services was undermining an earlier
readQuestions on Lubowski assassination refuse to die
28-07-2008
WAS Swapo activist Anton Lubowski assassinated on September 12 1989 because he was about to - unknowingly - expose evidence of mass murder by apartheid authorities, with potentially disastrous
readAircraft in landing mishap at Skeleton Coast airstrip
28-07-2008
A PILOT and two German tourists had a lucky escape at an isolated airfield in the Skeleton Coast Park on Saturday when the light aircraft in which they were travelling ended up on its roof following a
readGame auction breaks record
28-07-2008
IN one hour, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism generated N$19 million from a live game auction held in Windhoek on Friday morning.A total of 175 animals were on auction and all eight black
readSA outage dims power supply
28-07-2008
NAMIBIANS have been urged to cut down on electricity use after the second unit at South Africa's nuclear power plant at Koeberg tripped on Friday.The plant's first unit is not operating as it is
readStolen car recovered in North
28-07-2008
THE Police in the Ohangwena Region have recovered a Nissan bakkie that was stolen from a house at Oshikango last Monday.A Police spokesman, Constable Abner Kaume Iitumba, said a suspect was arrested
readMinistry of Finance opens regional office at Keetmanshoop
28-07-2008
A REGIONAL Inland Revenue office which has created 88 jobs was opened at Keetmanshoop on Friday.It will deal with tax assessments, recovery of outstanding taxes, audits, inspections and refunds and
readZambian cattle herder jailed on rape charge
28-07-2008
A YOUNG Zambian national who worked in the Caprivi Region as a cattle herder has a 15-year prison term stretching out ahead of him after he was convicted and sentenced on a charge of rape last
readPlayer named conservationist of the year
28-07-2008
LEGENDARY South African conservationist Dr Ian Player has been awarded the 2008 Conservationist of the Year Award by the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF).The award was bestowed on Player at the 10th
readCaprivi Governor wants Wenela border post hours extended
28-07-2008
KATIMA MULILO - Caprivi Governor Leonard Mwilima has appealed to the Finance Ministry to consider extending operating hours at the Wenela border post.The border post is situated between Namibia's
readNam's racism report 'not the full story'
28-07-2008
NAMIBIA'S report to the United Nations on the country's efforts to fight racial discrimination is not a true reflection of the situation on the ground, says the National Society for Human Rights
readEx-headmaster found not guilty of rape
28-07-2008
THE former principal of the Concordia College high school in Windhoek, Ben Awoseb, on Friday won the more than three-year-long battle he had been fighting against charges that he had abducted and
readOmugandjimulombo gwOmupresidende gwa
28-07-2008
South Afrika Thabo Mbeki (ngoka oye a pewa oshinakugwanithwa shokweeta pamwe Zanu-PF na MDC opo moshilongo mu ye ombili) okwe shi koleke kutya oongundu ndhika mbali odha li pehala limwe lyomeholamo
readMaamberua na Iijambo oye li pokati kolumpangwa nomwele
28-07-2008
O yunivesiti ya Namibia (Unam) oya gandja omasiku gaheyali kaaniilonga yayo aakuluntu mboka ye na oopoosa oonene dhopapolitika mongundu yoSwanu opo ya kale ya ninga etokolo ngele oya hala okutsikila
readOmunambelewa Omukuluntu gwondoolopa ya Healo Nafidi a kuthwa miilonga manga
28-07-2008
O MUNAMBELEWA Omukuluntupitithi gwa Healo Nafidi, Christiaan Shivolo, okwa kuthwa manga miilonga, manga shoka she mu kuthitha mo, inashi tseyika natango kutse, tashi konaakonwa kElelo lya Helao
readOmudhindi gwa ZimOnline a yahwa
28-07-2008
J OHANNESBURG - Odhindinkundana moshitumikundaneki sha ZimOnline, Abel Mutsakani, ota mono epango moshipangelo shimwe mu Johannesburg konima sho a yahwa nokweehamekwa kongenga yaantu yatatu oshiwike
readMetropolitan nonuumvo a kwashilipaleka uudhano wAanasikola nOoN$50,000 moNooli
28-07-2008
EHANGANO ekwashilipaleki lya tseyika nawa lyedhina Metropolitan olya kwashilipaleka uudhano wEtanga lyokOompadhi lyaanasikola yokoNooli nokapandi kOodola dha Namibia omayovi omilongontano (N$50,000),
readOohepele otadhi ka pwa iikulya yoshikukuta
28-07-2008
E PANGELO olyi ikalekela oshimaliwa shoomiliyuna omathele gaali nomilongo mbali nahetatu (N$228 million) shoka sha nuninwa oku okugandja iikulya yoshikukuta kaantu ye vulithe petata lyomiliyuna mu
readOohepele otadhi ka pwa iikulya yoshikukuta
28-07-2008
E PANGELO olyi ikalekela oshimaliwa shoomiliyuna omathele gaali nomilongo mbali nahetatu (N$228 million) shoka sha nuninwa oku okugandja iikulya yoshikukuta kaantu ye vulithe petata lyomiliyuna mu
readMahela backs review trial
28-07-2008
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has backed a new experimental rule allowing players to seek a second opinion on umpiring decisions, saying it has succeeded in cutting down mistakes.Sri
readDeans wary of All Blacks
28-07-2008
SYDNEY - Australia coach Robbie Deans is under no illusions about his side's trip to Auckland for their next Tri-Nations match despite the fact they comprehensively outplayed New Zealand in Sydney on
readScolari defends Chelsea
28-07-2008
MACAU - Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has defended the club's Asian tour after reports emerged of backroom unrest among players unhappy with the rigorous pre-season trip.The newly installed coach
readScolari defends Chelsea
28-07-2008
MACAU - Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has defended the club's Asian tour after reports emerged of backroom unrest among players unhappy with the rigorous pre-season trip.The newly installed coach
readAgnes third in London
28-07-2008
NAMIBIAN middle-distance ace Agnes Samaria took third place at the Super Grand Prix in London on Saturday.The Namibian 800-metre specialist clinched the third spot in the 1 500 metre race, which she
readSastre crowned Tour de France champ
28-07-2008
PARIS - Spain's Carlos Sastre wrapped up his maiden Tour de France triumph yesterday following the final stage of the race into Paris.Sastre, a 33-year-old climbing specialist who rides for the CSC
readAthletes' village opens
28-07-2008
BEIJING - The Olympic village, which will house 16 000 athletes and officials during next month's Beijing Games, was officially opened by its mayor, Chen Zhili, yesterday morning.Chen, a senior
readWarriors lose and behave badly
28-07-2008
THE Brave Warriors slumped to a 1-0 defeat to a second-string South African outfit in the quarter-final match of the Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup at the weekend, a result that effectively saw them
readHoniball tops in tennis
28-07-2008
NAMIBIAN first seed Riekie Honiball was in uncompromising form on Saturday, when she ousted the equally competitive Natasha Fourouclas of South Africa in the final of the girls' singles ITF South and
readBattles leave 100s homeless
28-07-2008
TRIPOLI - Hundreds of people were still homeless yesterday after the latest bout of deadly sectarian fighting in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli."The army has barred residents from
readUp to 70 rebels killed in Afghanistan
28-07-2008
KHOST - Up to 70 insurgents were killed in Afghanistan early yesterday when helicopter gunships and ground fighting repulsed an attack by about 100 rebels near the Pakistan border, officials said.*
readCarmen and Kim dazzle the fans
28-07-2008
SAN DIEGO - The line snaked through the Comic-Con floor.Hundreds of camera-toting fans jockeyed for position, barely able to contain their excitement. They weren't trying to see the latest
readBritney to pay US$20 000 a month child support to Fed-ex
28-07-2008
LOS ANGELES - Singer Britney Spears will pay US$20 000 a month in child support to ex-husband Kevin Federline for the care of their two children and will make a final payment of US$250 000 to his
readKaty's kiss lingers at the top of the charts
28-07-2008
NEW YORK - Katy Perry led the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a fifth week on Thursday with 'I Kissed a Girl', while Rihanna's former chart-topper, 'Take a Bow', was No 2 for a third week.Chris
readJagger defies the years as he hits pension age
28-07-2008
LONDON - On Saturday, Mick Jagger became entitled to a basic state pension of just under US$180 a week.But he will have to wait another five years for free roof insulation - that benefit is only
readProbe looks at oxygen cylinders
28-07-2008
MANILA - Air safety investigators said yesterday that an exploding oxygen cylinder may have been to blame for tearing a huge hole in an Australian Qantas jumbo jet in mid-air, nearly causing a
readA tooth for a tooth
28-07-2008
SAO PAULO - An 11-year-old boy is enjoying a flash of fame in Brazil after biting a pitbull that attacked him as he played in his uncle's back yard, local media reported on Thursday.Gabriel Almeida,
readBots wants help with Zim refugees
28-07-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Botswana appealed to for international help yesterday to ease the impact of an influx of Zimbabweans whom it says are draining its resources."The influx of Zimbabweans, whether there is
readZuma shares his plans for SA
28-07-2008
JOHANNESBURG - African National Congress (ANC) leader Jacob Zuma, soon to stand trial on corruption charges, says he would "decentralise" power if elected South Africa's next president, the Sunday
readFlag for a saddle?
28-07-2008
LIMA - A naked model photographed using Peru's flag as a saddle while mounted on a horse will face charges that could put her in jail for up to four years for offending patriotic symbols, the
readIslamic group claims India blasts
28-07-2008
AHMADABAD - An obscure Islamic group claimed responsibility for a series of synchronised explosions that killed at least 45 people in western India, warning of "the terror of Death" in an e-mail sent
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