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55 Articles found on Wednesday, 25 June 2008
SMSes Of The Day : Wednesday
25-06-2008
* FORGET about your nationality and the colour of your skin. Treat all people as human beings and we will all live in a better, peaceful world.* IN Namibia we have got GRN unions not workers' unions!
readUS economy on brink of recession
25-06-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned yesterday the US economy was on the brink of a recession, with the chances of that happening at more than 50 per cent.The US
readVirgin Mobile may increase tariffs in South Africa
25-06-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's fourth mobile operator Virgin Mobile may increase its tariffs if other mobile phone operators in the country decide to do so, its chief executive (CEO) said
readBuoyed by rain, Aussie wheat farmers chase big crops
25-06-2008
NARRABRI - Powerful lights eerily illuminate pitch-black paddocks as farmers sow newly rain-blessed soil with one of Australia's biggest wheat crops.Rigs as big as houses seed fields in one of the
readPoor governance to blame for blackouts
25-06-2008
NAIROBI - Africa's electricity supply problems result from poor governance and not lack of capital, the head of a continental union of producers and distributors said yesterday.Supply problems have
readBotswana upbeat on economy
25-06-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Botswana's business sector remains optimistic about the economy, but is worried over the deteriorating inflation outlook, a survey showed yesterday.The Bank of Botswana's Business
readOil near US$138
25-06-2008
LONDON - Oil rose for a third straight session yesterday to more than US$138 a barrel, boosted by a rumoured attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, which was denied."This is just a rumour. No attack
readAngola cuts real-estate prices
25-06-2008
LISBON - Oil-rich Angola is planning steps to bring down Luanda real-estate prices, driven to records by a lack of building materials, investor interest and soaring population growth, a government
readEU to blacklist illegal operators
25-06-2008
LUXEMBOURG - European Union ministers agreed yesterday to tighten inspections on illegal fishing in EU waters and slap stiff fines on lawbreakers and to compile blacklists of boats and countries.The
readOil near US$138
25-06-2008
LONDON - Oil rose for a third straight session yesterday to more than US$138 a barrel, boosted by a rumoured attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, which was denied."This is just a rumour. No attack
readMugabe cocks a snoot at the world
25-06-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has defied mounting pressure from both inside and outside Africa to call off Friday's presidential election, saying he had a legal obligation to go
readGovernment to give Nambians their daily bread VAT-free
25-06-2008
GOVERNMENT is to lift VAT on bread.The National Assembly yesterday approved a last-minute change to the Value Added Tax Amendment Bill to exempt bread from the 15 per cent levy. It sees bread join
read'Smittie' hospitalised
25-06-2008
HANNES Smith (75), a veteran journalist who has dedicated over half a century to the practice of this craft, was admitted to hospital yesterday for a series of medical tests.Smith, or 'Smittie' as he
readNamibia's got heart!
25-06-2008
MEDICAL history has been made at the Windhoek Central Hospital - the first open heart surgery operation in Namibia was performed at the hospital on Monday.That operation, followed by three more by the
read'A flagrant violation of democracy'
25-06-2008
SOUTH AFRICA'S ruling ANC party yesterday issued its harshest criticism to date of Zimbabwe's government, saying it was "riding roughshod over the hard-won democratic rights of the people"."We are
readForeigners set to freeze Zimbabwe investment plans
25-06-2008
JOHANNESBURG - The move by Zimbabwe's opposition to pull out of Friday's presidential runoff election has hit hopes for a resumption of the foreign investment crucial to rescue the country from
readBush waives aid limit on Namibia
25-06-2008
WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush on Friday waived a restriction on US aid to 14 countries in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa, including Namibia, over their membership in the
readKing Kauluma's orphanage in offing
25-06-2008
A N$60 million orphanage for around 250 children named after the King of Ondonga, Immanuel Kauluma Elifas, will be constructed near the King's Palace at Onamungundo in Oshikoto Region.It will consist
readKaras leaders want stake in region's resources
25-06-2008
THE Nama Traditional leaders in the Karas Region are demanding a share holding in mining and agriculture enterprises operating in the region.In a statement of which a copy is in possession of The
readMan dies over a bottle of liqueur
25-06-2008
A SEALED bottle of Amarula cream liqueur cost a 29-year old Ohangwena resident his life on Saturday night, when the owner of the shop he stole it from allegedly shot him in the back.Police in Windhoek
readEpupa off, Baynes given the go-ahead
25-06-2008
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a large hydro power scheme east of Namibia's Epupa Falls has finally been abandoned.Namibia and Angola will now push ahead with a project on the Kunene River near the
readFirst Caprivi Police assaults trial postponed to early '09
25-06-2008
THE first trial on damages claims against Government over the alleged assault and torture of people arrested in the wake of surprise separatist attacks at Katima Mulilo almost nine years ago is
readSuspect in court for Walvis murder
25-06-2008
THE young man who was arrested in Windhoek on Sunday for allegedly killing a restaurant owner and former newspaperman at Walvis Bay on Friday evening made a first court appearance at the harbour town
readYatatu ya yahwa pamupya pethimbo lyeyugo lyoselula
25-06-2008
O MUKULUPE gumwe okwa li a yahwa koholo ndjoka ya nuka kondjembo mOsoondaha pethimbo aafuthi ya li taya kondjele ombistoli ya sekuliti ya hala okuyi mu kutha.Omukulupe nguka okwa li nee gumwe
readOmufekelwa a dhitikwa shi na sha nedhipago lyOmutoolinkundana omukulu komunkulofuta
25-06-2008
O MUNAMIMVO 22 okwa dhitikwa shi na sha nedhipago lyomukalimo a tseyika nawa poWavis Bay Awie Brand ngoka a dhipagwa ongulohi yEtitano lya zi ko.Omufekelwa nguka okwa li a dhitikilwa mOvenduka
readOompanda oontokele dhi li pokupwa po
25-06-2008
O MWAALU goompanda oontokele ndhoka hadhi adhika mu Afrika lyopokati, ogu li popepi nokupwa po, ehangano egameni lyiiyamakuti osho lya popi ngaaka oshiwike sha zi ko.Omaludhi gane goompanda ndhika
readOnkalo mu Zimbabwe oya nyika oshiponga: AU
25-06-2008
O MUWILIKI gwongundu yompilameno mu Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai okwa pewa uuholameno megumbo lyomukalelipo gwa Holanda mu Harare konima owala sho a tseyitha kutya ita ka kutha ombinga momahogololo
readOnkalo mu Zimbabwe oya nyika oshiponga: AU
25-06-2008
O MUWILIKI gwongundu yompilameno mu Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai okwa pewa uuholameno megumbo lyomukalelipo gwa Holanda mu Harare konima owala sho a tseyitha kutya ita ka kutha ombinga momahogololo
readEtalelopo lya Kakukutu koNDF ku Harare lya eta omapulo omanene
25-06-2008
K AKUKUTU kEtanga lyEgameno lya Namibia Leitenanda Ndjayi Martin Shalli, okwa galuka okuza metalelopo lye ku Zimbabwe hoka a li a ka ninga oonkundathana dhomonanguwi na mbushe gwe miilonga gwa
readSports Briefs Carrying the banner
25-06-2008
ISTANBUL - Turkey's winning ways during the Euro have done wonders for flag-makers at home.One manufacturer said sales had jumped from 800 to 1 500 thanks to Turkey's remarkable performance in the
readWimbledon: Trenchcoats, cardigans up fashion stakes
25-06-2008
LONDON - On a gloriously sunny afternoon at Wimbledon, Serena Williams strode onto court in a trenchcoat.With the sun beating down on Centre Court, defending champion Roger Federer appeared in a
readWilliams turns up the power
25-06-2008
LONDON - Venus Williams began her campaign for a fifth Wimbledon crown on Tuesday by surviving a first-set tiebreak and then ruthlessly brushing aside unseeded British challenger Naomi Cavaday.The
readKotze wins drag race
25-06-2008
ABOUT 1 000 motor racing enthusiasts packed the Tony Rust Race Track last Saturday to witness an exciting adrenalin-filled day of roaring machines as 50 car and bike racers sizzled tyres competing to
readWeah on African violence
25-06-2008
VIENNA - Former AC Milan and Paris Saint Germain star George Weah said yesterday he hoped the 2010 World Cup in South Africa would be an opportunity to stop "generalising" about African violence,
readBoks announce squad for Tri-Nations
25-06-2008
CAPE TOWN - South African selectors yesterday picked only two hookers among the 28-man squad announced for next month's Tri-Nations competition matches against New Zealand and Australia.Captain John
readTop 16 invitational, a squash blast
25-06-2008
THE weekend saw the inauguration of a top 16 invitational squash tournament at the Wanderers Squash Complex.The tournament which is organised by The Namibian Squash Association is a first in Namibian
readWrestling gets financial boost
25-06-2008
WINDHOEK - The Namibia Wrestling Federation (NWF)'s drive of seriously preparing for future international events received a financial boost recently from Bank Windhoek.According to Bank Windhoek
readTactical preview: Germany v Turkey
25-06-2008
BASEL - A look at the likely formations, strengths and weaknesses of Germany and Turkey who meet in the semi-final of Euro 2008 at St Jakob Park tonight.FORMATIONS: Germany coach Joachim Loew, back on
read100m euros too much for Ronaldo
25-06-2008
MADRID - Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has dismissed talk that the Spanish champions would be willing to pay 100 million euros (155 million dollars) to sign Manchester United's Portuguese
readMogane reacts to hockey controversy
25-06-2008
WINDHOEK - The Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) blamed the Namibia Hockey Union (NHU)'s withdrawal from the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations on the union's failure to submit their budget for the
readSoldiers targeted Tsvangirai, Wade
25-06-2008
DAKAR - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade called for Zimbabwe's presidential election run-off to be postponed, saying soldiers entered the home of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai at the weekend,
readBritain's Boy George denied US visa
25-06-2008
Do they really want to hurt him? That's the question Boy George's managers are asking US authorities now that the 47-year-old singer has been denied a visa to enter the country.The Culture Club
readBrangelina media circus hits village
25-06-2008
CORRENS, France - The new game in Correns, a village in Provence suddenly hit by media frenzy since Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie moved into a nearby villa, is to make up stories about the couple for
readShirley Bassey to miss Madiba's London gig
25-06-2008
LONDON - Welsh-born singer Shirley Bassey has pulled out of Friday's London concert to celebrate former South African President Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday.The 71-year-old, best known for her James
read400 years of family history found in attic
25-06-2008
CENTREVILLE, Maryland - For four centuries, they were the ultimate pack rats.Now a Maryland family's massive collection of letters, maps and printed bills has surfaced in the attic of a former
readTony Schwartz, ad man
25-06-2008
NEW YORK - Tony Schwartz, who helped create the infamous 'daisy ad' that ran only once during the 1964 presidential race but changed political advertising forever, has died.Schwartz (84), who started
readVo Van Kiet, ex-Vietnamese PM
25-06-2008
HANOI - Former Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet, an economic reformer who led the Communist nation away from poverty and isolation and backed the normalisation of ties with the United States, has
readGeorge Carlin, comedy icon
25-06-2008
LOS ANGELES - When he shucked the coat and tie for black T-shirts and jeans, grew his hair long and began to riff about those 'Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV', George Carlin became more than just
readJournalist turned suspected serial killer dies in jail
25-06-2008
SKOPJE, Macedonia - A reporter accused of brutally murdering elderly women in cases he covered for his newspaper was found drowned in a bucket of water in a prison bathroom, police said on
readTensions mount over US-Mexico border fence as justices turn down plea
25-06-2008
McALLEN, Texas - A US Supreme Court decision paving the way for a 1 080- kilometre federal fence along the US-Mexico border has drawn swift criticism from environmentalists, who promised to make
readSomali pirates kidnap four Germans
25-06-2008
HARGESIA - Security forces in a breakaway northern Somali republic are pursuing pirates who kidnapped four German nationals from nearby Yemen and fled into the enclave, its vice-president said."The
readJapanese warship in China, a first since World War II
25-06-2008
GUANGZHOU, China - A Japanese destroyer sailed into southern China yesterday in the first port call by one of Japan's warships to China since World War II, the latest sign of improved ties between the
readOlympic venue security bolstered
25-06-2008
BEIJING - China has bolstered its Olympic security effort by deploying a battery of surface-to-air missile launchers a kilometre south of the showpiece venues for the Beijing Games.At least two
readSuicide bomber kills six in Baghdad's Sadr City
25-06-2008
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber killed six Iraqis at a council meeting in the Baghdad stronghold of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr yesterday, police said.Police said US soldiers were at the meeting in Sadr
readCorruption charges against prosecutor
25-06-2008
JAKARTA - A top Indonesian prosecutor in the Attorney General's office was charged with taking bribes yesterday in a widely-followed case that highlights the challenge of tackling graft in one of the
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