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45 Articles found on Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Ghana ruling party faces rough ride
18-06-2008
ACCRA - Weaving his yellow taxi through the traffic-choked streets of Accra, James Osie says Ghana's ruling party has grown fat on the money of the people.That's why he wants it to stay in office
readSMS of the Day : Wednesday
18-06-2008
* ALL presidents and politicians should realise that they have been put there in order to serve their people, not be served by them.* A LOT of brainless drivers overtake on barrier lines. Stop it!
readGlobal dreams intensify Ambani family feud
18-06-2008
NEW DELHI - The feud between India's Ambani brothers, two of the world's richest men, has been rekindled by Anil's global ambitions and could become as bitter as the one that split their massive
readNamlife opens branch at Outapi
18-06-2008
OUTAPI - Namlife Insurance Company opened a branch for the people of the Omusati Region at the Outapi town last Thursday.Opening the branch on behalf of Mayor Matheus Ndeshitila, Chief Executive
readFeris to head Pick 'n' Pay
18-06-2008
LOCAL retailing group Model Pick 'n' Pay, a member of the Ohlthaver & List group, recently named Henry Feris as the new Managing Director effective July 1 2008.Feris has been Managing Director of
readNorthern indigenous businesses complain of foreign dominance
18-06-2008
ONGWEDIVA - A group of local businessmen concerned with foreigners dominating business in Namibia, met for the second time at Ongwediva on Sunday and decided to take up the issue with the
readOil steadies near US$134
18-06-2008
LONDON - Oil steadied near US$134 yesterday after touching a record high near US$140 the previous day, with the market looking ahead to a meeting of oil producers and consumers in Jeddah at the
readFitch revises SA outlook to stable
18-06-2008
MAPUTO - Mozambique is ready to license new operators in the fixed-line phone market after ending state-owned TDM's monopoly late last year, a senior government official said on Tuesday."We want to
readGovt scraps tax on basics
18-06-2008
GOVERNMENT is to scrap the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on selected foodstuffs in the face of rapidly rising food prices.President Hifikepunye Pohamba announced at a media briefing in Windhoek
readGovt lawyer comes to AG's defence
18-06-2008
THE Attorney-General - dubbed "a flip-flop artist" in arguments heard in the High Court on Monday - should be commended rather than ridiculed for admitting that she had made a mistake with a legal
readTop UN official jets in to meet Mugabe
18-06-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe met a top United Nations official yesterday, a source close to the UN said, 10 days before a run-off election that rights groups and Western powers say is
readLecturers strike, blame Govt and union for dragging feet
18-06-2008
LECTURERS from the Rundu, Windhoek, Ongwediva and Caprivi Colleges of Education went on strike yesterday.The lecturers, who have had a long-running dispute over grading with Government - dating back
readNBC lambasted for no show
18-06-2008
THE Omusati Regional Governor has lashed out at the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation for allegedly refusing to cover news events taking place in his region.Speaking at the official launch of the
readDiplomatic row resolved
18-06-2008
THE South African diplomat who angered the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) recently during a row over the xenophobic attacks in South Africa has issued a public apology.Counsellor Pieter Coetzee said
readCellphone allowance for Keetmans councillors
18-06-2008
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council has decided to reintroduce cellphone allowances for councillors at its Thursday meeting.The allowance that will be retroactive from November 2006, when it was suspended,
readMaharero clan disputes Riruako's supremacy
18-06-2008
THE Maharero Royal House of the Ovaherero has renewed its calls for the termination of the position of a Paramount Chief for the tribe.The position was conferred on chief Kuaima Riruako in 1978
readMinister, organised agriculture spar over roadside dumping of workers
18-06-2008
MISTREATMENT and the roadside dumping of dismissed or evicted farmworkers were among the issues touched on during the opening speeches at the annual general meeting of the Agricultural Employers
readVeterans march a mystery
18-06-2008
The Namibia Ex-Freedom Fighters and War Veterans' Association has distanced itself from a letter being circulated which threatens Government with yet another mass demonstration by war veterans in case
readIcy cold expected in South
18-06-2008
ICY weather, accompanied by wind and light drizzle, is expected to hit the southern parts of the country today.Weatherman Simon Dirkse said yesterday that in the South it would be partly cloudy with
readEpangelo lya hala okulundulula Ekotampango lyoshilongo
18-06-2008
E PANGELO olya kala tali longele monanguwi kombinga yokulundulula Ekotampango lyOshilongo - momalunduluko ngoka omwa kwatelwa nee okulundulula omaukwatya gokupewa uukwashigwana wa Namibia, eshunitho
readOmupresidende a nyanyudhwa kOosenda dhomaikonakonitho
18-06-2008
POGONGO M OSHIPOPIWA she shoka sha leshwa pehala lye ku Gavena yOshitopolwa sha Musati Sackey Kayone pethimbo lyEtulomiilonga lyOshiwike sho HIV-AIDS nosho wo mEsiku lyokudhimbulukwa Esiku lyOkanona
readOmuniilonga gwa NCH a mangwa ku
18-06-2008
ACCO KOMISI yokukondjitha Ekorapto mu Namibia nenge tutye Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) oya dhitike omuniilonga gumwe mehangano lyoombesa dhoSwapo lyedhina Namib Contract Haulage (NCH)
readNamPower oha tumu olusheno ko South Afrika
18-06-2008
E HANGANO lyokugandja olusheno mu Namibia nenge tutye NamPower olya gandja olusheno olundji lela ku South Afrika mu Apilili na Mei molwashoka omvula oya li ya loko nawa kuyele nuumvo shoka sha eta nee
readOkangundu kamwe kAambanderu ina ka hala Kilus
18-06-2008
E LENGA enene komalenga omanene gAambanderu olya popi kutya egandjo lyoshipundi nenge tutye euliko lya Kilus Nguvauva a kale Omutse gwElelo lyAambanderu, ka li li paveta noli li ompinge noveta
readWorld Sport Briefs Ronaldinho, Deco and Eto'o out
18-06-2008
MADRID - Ronaldinho, Deco and Samuel Eto'o will not be part of Pep Guardiola's plans at Barcelona, the Primera Liga club's new coach said yesterday."We are putting a team together and they aren't in
readMallett returns home
18-06-2008
CAPE TOWN - One of South African rugby's most successful coaches has returned home to take on the team he coached to 17 consecutive Test wins while in charge of the Springboks between August 1997 and
readNo free passes for Phelps and Gay
18-06-2008
NEW YORK - Swimmer Michael Phelps, sprinter Tyson Gay and gymnast Shawn Johnson all face cut-throat competition in the coming weeks as they bid to secure spots on the United States squad for the
readWoods triumphs over Mediate
18-06-2008
SAN DIEGO - Tiger Woods completed the most satisfying major victory of his career at the US Open on Monday but his playoff triumph over fellow American Rocco Mediate may have come at a cost.After
readChanges for England
18-06-2008
WELLINGTON - England have made six changes to their starting line-up for Saturday's second test against New Zealand in Christchurch.The England selectors responded to last weekend's 37-20 loss in
readRussia aims for a win
18-06-2008
INNSBRUCK - Russia have no option but to play their natural attacking style to get the win they need against Sweden to qualify for the quarter-finals in their final Euro 2008 Group D match tonight
readGreece look to leave on a high
18-06-2008
SALZBURG - Reigning European champions Greece will be aiming to bow out of Euro 2008 tonight by salvaging some pride against Group D winners Spain.Greece's dreams of repeating their improbable run to
readFaure blasts NRU
18-06-2008
MTC's general manager of operations, Tian Faure expressed his disappointment with the Namibia Rugby Union when he presented a speech at Cricket Namibia's annual prize-giving function on Saturday
readIita, Johannes to defend titles
18-06-2008
LONG distance ace, Reinholdt Iita aims to hunt down a fifth title when the famous Old Mutual Victory Races Series starts in Oshakati in early July, while Helalia Johannes will have her eyes fixed on a
read'Mojo' mercy for soul singer Duffy
18-06-2008
LONDON - British singer Duffy's single 'Mercy' has been named song of the year in the annual awards by 'Mojo' magazine, while the Sex Pistols and Led Zeppelin were also honoured.The Welsh soul singer
readICC considering release of first suspect
18-06-2008
AMSTERDAM - The International Criminal Court in The Hague will consider releasing its first suspect due to concerns a fair trial may no longer be possible, the court said yesterday.The trial of
readDamon, Freeman to star in movie on Madiba and rugby
18-06-2008
LOS ANGELES - Matt Damon will star as the captain of South Africa's 1995 World Cup-winning rugby team in a film to be directed by Clint Eastwood about Nelson Mandela and the transformative effect of
readWhy's McCain running so close?
18-06-2008
WASHINGTON - If Barack Obama's got so many issues going for him in the presidential election, from the economy to war fatigue to a national hunger for change, how come John McCain is so close to him
readComputer stolen from UK minister
18-06-2008
LONDON - A computer was stolen from the office of a British cabinet minister in a break-in in the second serious security breach involving a senior government official in a week.Britain's BBC
readChina floods pummel export heartland
18-06-2008
SANSHUI - China's southern industrial hub braced yesterday for floods that have already killed 169 across the region, adding to the toll of natural disasters that have pummelled the nation in the
readGerman president urges major tax, electoral reform
18-06-2008
BERLIN- President Horst Koehler called for a comprehensive reform of the German tax and electoral system yesterday in an unusually political speech less than a year before he fights for a second
readNorthern white rhinos 'near extinction'
18-06-2008
GLAND - The northern white rhino of central Africa is on the verge of being wiped out, a conservation group said yesterday.The four surviving specimens of this rare subspecies have not been seen since
readTaliban insurgents seize villages days after attack on Kandahar jail
18-06-2008
KANDAHAR - Scores of families fled their homes in southern Afghanistan yesterday as foreign and Afghan forces prepared to drive out Taliban insurgents who have overrun several villages, officials and
readLast British 'dog of war' goes to trial
18-06-2008
MALABO - The trial of British mercenary Simon Mann, one of the last prominent "dogs of war" in Africa who is accused of leading a failed 2004 coup against sub-Saharan Africa's third-largest oil
readAngola's ruling party, MPLA, moves to extend number of voting days
18-06-2008
LUANDA - Angola's ruling party will amend the country's electoral law to add a second day of voting for the upcoming parliamentary election after complaints that some voters could be shut out of the
readMalawi may lose donor money
18-06-2008
LILONGWE - Malawi may lose millions of dollars in donor pledges for its 2008/09 budget if a political feud between the government and opposition is not resolved, the head of the United Nations mission
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