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40 Articles found on Thursday, 19 June 2008
SMS Of The Day : Thursday
19-06-2008
* INSTEAD of building an N$8 million useless memorial, can the ministers and President look into serious issues like the breakdown of the laparoscopic machine at the Katutura State Hospital, which is
readEskom tariff hike fuels inflation fears
19-06-2008
PRETORIA - South Africa's power regulator approved an additional 13,3 per cent tariff rise for state-owned power firm Eskom yesterday, falling short of a requested 53-per cent hike but still fuelling
readSA's Manuel wants to stick to inflation target
19-06-2008
CAPE TOWN - South Africa's inflation target of 3 to 6 per cent must stay, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said yesterday, despite targeted inflation surging further away from the band."The present
readUS, South Korea meet on troubled beef deal
19-06-2008
WASHINGTON - The United States and South Korea were to hold more talks yesterday to salvage a US beef import deal that has run aground after mass street protests erupted in Seoul, a US spokeswoman
readAdidas sues Wal-Mart for alleged copycat footwear: spokeswoman
19-06-2008
BERLIN - The German sportwear maker Adidas has launched legal proceedings against the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, charging that it copied some of Adidas' products, a company spokeswoman
readSurging fuel prices impact on US SUVs
19-06-2008
DETROIT - Across the United States, high fuel prices are starting to end a love affair with the midsize four-wheel-drive sport utility vehicle that has lasted well over a decade.The market for the
readSADC behind with power generation plans
19-06-2008
Lusaka - Legislators from the SADC Parliamentary Forum sub-committee on trade development and integration ended their recent tour of hydro-electricity power generating plants in Zambia with a general
readUranium rush lands N$6-b investment for Namibia
19-06-2008
NAMIBIA is set to become home to the world's largest uranium mine with the announcement yesterday by French state-owned energy company Areva that it is injecting US$750 million (about N$6 billion)
readCaprivi 'torture' trial starts
19-06-2008
ALMOST nine years after separatist attacks in the Caprivi Region shattered Namibia's post-Independence peace and brought the country's human rights record into disrepute, the first trial on damages
read'Sex and the Prisons' gets rise out of MPs
19-06-2008
A PROPOSAL by an opposition MP that Government hand out condoms to prisoners sparked a heated reaction from the Swapo benches in the National Assembly on Tuesday.Some Swapo members quickly rose to
readVAT amendment bill to be tabled today
19-06-2008
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila will table an amendment to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act in the National Assembly today to remove VAT (15%) from basic foods such as cooking oil, fat, beans
readRural conservancies deliver
19-06-2008
AT the end of last year, Namibia's 50 registered communal conservancies, which cover 14,4 per cent of the country's land surface, generated more than N$39,1 million.Presenting the State of the
readPoor crop harvest forecast for North
19-06-2008
THE crop harvest of the communal areas in the North would be reduced by 54 per cent this year because of devastating floods experienced in the past rainy season, the latest Government food security
readPoor crop harvest forecast for North
19-06-2008
THE crop harvest of the communal areas in the North would be reduced by 54 per cent this year because of devastating floods experienced in the past rainy season, the latest Government food security
readKhomas Governor cold shoulders Dordabis community
19-06-2008
COMPLAINTS by Dordabis residents about the leadership of their councillor - a situation which has boiled over into physical altercations during the past four years - are seen as a non-issue by
readStriking lecturers losing faith in Nantu
19-06-2008
THE striking lecturers of the country's four colleges of education say they have lost faith in the General Secretary of the Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu).The lecturers accuse Basilius
readMudge may sue over Air Nam's 'racist' claim
19-06-2008
REPUBLICAN Party leader Henk Mudge is considering suing Air Namibia Managing Director Kosmas Egumbo for claiming that he is a racist.Reacting to an earlier statement by Mudge on the operations of Air
readPolice in dire need of funds
19-06-2008
THE Police and Prison Services cannot perform their duties adequately as they are extremely underfunded, Safety and Security Minister Nickey Iyambo warned on Tuesday.Introducing a motion on the need
readMbeki meets Mugabe, Tsvangirai
19-06-2008
HARARE - South African President Thabo Mbeki yesterday made fresh efforts to mediate in Zimbabwe's crisis ahead of next week's run-off, as global outrage grew over mounting violence in the
readOngundu yo MPLA oya hala okugwedha ko kokuhogolola
19-06-2008
L UANDA - Onkundana okuzilila ko Luanda sha Angola otayi ti kutya ongundu tayi pangele mu Angola yo MPLA otayi ka lundulula oveta yi na sha nomahogololo opo omasiku gOmahogololo gOpaparliamende ga
readEpangelo otali kwatha oshigwana sho lya kutha po otax miipumbiwa
19-06-2008
E PANGELO olya ninga etokolo lyokukutha po iishoshela yoVAT mbyoka hayi tulwa kiilandomwa ya simana sha etwa kondando yiikulya ndjoka tayi indjilapala noonkondo pethimbo ndika omolwondando
readAalongi mOokoolindji adhihe dha Namibia ne ya ninga ekanka
19-06-2008
A ALONGI mOokoolligi adhihe ne dha Namibia dhOkudheula Aalongisikola, ano ya Ngwediva, Rundu, Caprivi noya Venduka, okutameka ongula yohela oya yi mekanka enene, taya ti kutya ngele itaya futwa
readNBC-TV kayi hole okulopota iinima yetu mOmusati: Kayone
19-06-2008
POGONGO P ETHIMBO ta tula miilonga Oshiwike shEpashulo lyoHIV-AIDS pOgongo mOshitopolwa sha Musati Omaandaha ga zi ko, mpoka wo pwa li pwa dhimbulukilwa Esiku lyOkanona okaAfrica, mesiku tuu ndyoka,
readIimbuluma oyi li mokondolola moKaras: Kakukutu kOpolisi
19-06-2008
K OMANDA gwOpolisi moshitopolwa sha Karas, Komufala gwOpevi Josephat Abel, oku na eitaalo ndika kutya iimbuluma inayi londa moshitopolwa shoka ngashi tashi popiwa kaakwashigwana yomondoolopa ya
readOokansela pOkaiti ya zimina ishewe iimaliwa shooselula
19-06-2008
P ETHIMBO lyoshigongi shawo shoka ya ningile mEtine lya zi ko, Olaata yondoolopa ya Keetmanshoop oya ningi etokolo lyokugandja ishewe iimaliwa yooselula kookansela.Oshimaliwa shooselula shoka tashi ka
readDomenech under fire
19-06-2008
CHATEL-SAINT-DENIS - Under-fire French coach Raymond Domenech yesterday refused to give a clear idea of his future after his side crashed out of Euro 2008 following defeat to Italy and admitted in
readPortugal gear up for Germany
19-06-2008
TENERO - Portugal have had a wary eye on Germany since Euro 2008 began but their meeting in tonight's quarter-final in Basel could not have come at a better time for Luiz Felipe Scolari's
readTartan track planned for Gobabis
19-06-2008
ATHLETICS Namibia (AN) plans to construct a tartan track at the Legare Stadium in the eastern town Gobabis.Athletics Namibia president, Alpha Kangueehi, said the organisation received over N$1 million
readAthletics clear on submitting reports
19-06-2008
WINDHOEK - Athletics Namibia (AN) has officially submitted all audited financial statements and other relevant documents to the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), it was confirmed this week.Speaking at
readPreventing injuries in Sport
19-06-2008
ATHLETES should participate in a directed pre-season physical conditioning programme focusing on heart/lung endurance, strength, and flexibility.The conditioning programme should also include
readAsthmatic athletes face twin pressures
19-06-2008
LONDON - Bad air could cause major problems for Olympic athletes who will have to deal with Beijing's pollution and strict anti-doping regulations surrounding asthma medication in August.Olympic teams
readCraig Bellamy funds academy
19-06-2008
FREETOWN - West Ham and Wales striker Craig Bellamy is funding a 650 000-pound (just over N$10 million) soccer project to help children in Sierra Leone.Education and community projects will go
readAli gears up for WBA clash on Friday
19-06-2008
NAMIBIAN welterweight Paulus "Ali" Nuumbembe has vowed to beat South Africa's Welcome Ntshingila when the two clash for the WBA Pan African welterweight title this Friday.Nuumbembe was previously
readAgnes qualifies for Olympics
19-06-2008
AGNES Samaria finally qualified for the Olympic Games with a time of 4:06,83 for the 1 500m at the CAA Super Grand Prix Meeting in Rabat, Morocco at the weekend.Her time was within the Olympic A
readZim lifts ban on charities, expels UN official
19-06-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe has lifted a ban on charities operating food and AIDS programmes, state media reported yesterday, and expelled a United Nations rights official ahead of next week's run-off
readIsrael and Hamas agree to truce
19-06-2008
JERUSALEM - Israel yesterday announced acceptance of an Egyptian-brokered truce with Hamas Islamists ruling the Gaza Strip, but voiced scepticism the ceasefire involving all Palestinian militant
readFour British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
19-06-2008
LONDON - Four British soldiers have been killed in a roadside explosion in southern Afghanistan, upping the death toll to 106 since 2001, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday.It said one of the four
readChina stifles criticism of school building standards following quake
19-06-2008
BEIJING - Chinese police have detained a retired teacher on subversion charges after she decried the building standards for schools, many of which toppled during last month's devastating earthquake
readGuinea calm after soldiers put down police strike
19-06-2008
CONAKRY - Shops reopened and soldiers replaced police on the streets of Guinea's capital yesterday after a police strike led to violence that left at least four dead.Disgruntled police went on strike
readIran says enrichment demand 'illegitimate'
19-06-2008
TEHRAN - Iran will never surrender to an "illegitimate" demand by major world powers that it halt uranium enrichment, Iran's state radio quoted the country's envoy to the United Nations atomic
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