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48 Articles found on Monday, 30 June 2008
SMS Of The Day : Monday
30-06-2008
* THE Ministry of Mines and Energy must go on air and inform the nation about the skyrocketing oil prices. There are people who don't know where we get our oil from, why the price is going up. Failure
readChina equity fund to invest US$300m in Africa
30-06-2008
KIGALI - A Chinese private equity fund set up a year ago for ventures in Africa plans to spend about US$300 million on projects in 2008, its vice-president said on Friday.The China-Africa Development
readWelwitschia Estate Plan becomes Sanlam Funeral Plan
30-06-2008
KIGALI - A Chinese private equity fund set up a year ago for ventures in Africa plans to spend about US$300 million on projects in 2008, its vice-president said on Friday.The China-Africa Development
readBanks must localise systems
30-06-2008
THE Deputy Governor of the Bank of Namibia (BoN) on Thursday called on commercial banks operating in Namibia - through the Bankers Association of Namibia (BAN) - to localise core banking systems soon
readHangana Seafood signs with Nafau
30-06-2008
WALVIS BAY - Hangana Seafood (Pty) Limited, a member of the Ohlthaver & List Group, and the Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) last week announced the conclusion of negotiations regarding
readLife insurance, rip-off or pay-off?
30-06-2008
SEEING the value in life insurance is often, as is the case with many intangible goods, somewhat difficult at first glance.For example, life insurance that pays out when the insured life dies. Many
readSA petrol price to rise 7,42%
30-06-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South African petrol pump prices will increase by as much as 7,42 per cent from July 2, the government said on Friday, putting further pressure on consumers who are already feeling the
readAussie politician goes wild for wombats
30-06-2008
CANBERRA - Australia's top treasury official is taking five weeks leave to nurse endangered wombats, prompting the government to defend him on Friday against accusations he had abandoned his post
readMugabe 'wins' run-off
30-06-2008
HARARE - Robert Mugabe yesterday claimed victory in the Zimbabwe presidential run-off, but fear and violence emerged as the true winners.Once again the majority of Zimbabweans lost out; once again
readRobberies and shootings mark month-end weekend
30-06-2008
A WALLET containing all of N$5 in cash and an identity card was part of the loot that a gang of three armed robbers got away with after a robbery in a riverbed in Windhoek last week, the Namibian
readJudgement gives glimpse of prison gang culture
30-06-2008
A GANG-DRIVEN explosion of violence in Windhoek Central Prison at the end of September 2002 has resulted in a High Court judgement that breaks new ground in giving a glimpse into the murky underworld
readMadiba biggest star in stellar line-up
30-06-2008
LONDON - Will Smith charmed the crowd, Amy Winehouse wowed them just by showing up - but Nelson Mandela proved the biggest star of all at a concert in honour of the South African statesman's 90th
readNdishishi fails to appear for drunken driving
30-06-2008
THE Permanent Secretary of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Andrew Ndishishi, failed to turn up for his drunken driving case in Swakopmund for the second time last week.Ndishishi was arrested at
readGenocide debate in German parliament
30-06-2008
GERMANY'S Green Party has tabled a motion in the German Bundestag (Parliament) to allow its members to start a dialogue with Parliamentarians in Namibia on atrocities committed a century ago mainly to
readCourt date set for nurses union recognition dispute
30-06-2008
THE Labour Court has set November 21 as the date for the hearing on the recognition dispute filed by the Namibia Nurses' Union (Nanu) against the Government and the Namibia Public Workers' Union
readNamugongo appears today on corruption charges
30-06-2008
THE Deputy Director for Wildlife Management in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Sackey Namugongo, goes to court today to face 46 charges of corruption, theft and fraud.He will be the first
readPolice in South swoop on traditional healers
30-06-2008
POLICE at Keetmanshoop have arrested five foreign traditional healers who have been operating at the town without valid work permits.The four Zimbabweans and a Malawian were arrested on Thursday
read'Smittie' has Alzheimer's
30-06-2008
HANNES Smith, reporter-in-chief of the Windhoek Observer, has been discharged from hospital after doctors established he is in the early phases of Alzheimers.' Smittie ' , 75 , veteran Namibian
readSheep farmers give Govt ultimatum on exports
30-06-2008
CABINET has been given an ultimatum until Friday to give sheep farmers an alternative to the current export restriction for live sheep imposed in 2005.The current arrangement requires farmers to have
readEtuntilo lya Polio mOshana olya enda nawa: Hamata ta ti
30-06-2008
P ETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi shaatoolinkundana mOshakati mEtitano lya zi ko kombinga yOshizemo shOtuntila yo Polio shoka sha li ko okuza meti 24 sigo 26 Juni 2008, Omuwiliki gwUuhaku mOshitopolwa
readOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati sha mona mwene
30-06-2008
POMUSIMBOTI O SHIPANGELO shEpangelo sha Shakati shoka sha kala ethimbo ele kashi na we mwene okuza tuu sho Omundohotola Korbinian Vizcaya Amutenya a yi a ka ninga Omundohotola gwOmupresidende
readYe li 33 833 yi ikonakonitha ombuto yo HIV paiyambo
30-06-2008
P ETHIMBO ta tseitha oshezemo shoshikonga shomaikonakonitho gombuto yo HIV, shoka sha ningilwe oshilongo ashihe meti 8, 9 no 10 Mei nuumvo, Omuwiliki gwUuhaku mOshitopolwa sha Shana Omundohotola
readOkwa pumbiwa oobiliyuna 30 dhondjala
30-06-2008
V IENNA - Ehangano lyIikulya nUunamapya lyIigwanahangano nenge United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) mEtitatu lyoshiwike sha zi ko olya popi kutya okwa pumbiwa oshimaliwa shOondola
readAambalantu taya yamukula omusamane Titus Aikanga Heita
30-06-2008
T SE Aambalantu twa uluka ko nee tatu yamukula koshinyolwa sha holokele moshifo shika sheti 23 Juni 2008, moka Omusamane Heita ta ti kutya okwa hogolola omona Abisai Heita a ninge aniwa Omukwaniilwa,
readEpeya lya gwitha ko olusheno mu Greece
30-06-2008
A THENS - Epeya enene lya holoka mokuti kumwe mu Greece olya gwitha ko olusheno moshilandopangelo Athens oshiwike sha zi ko nokweeta oshikogo oshinene mewangandjo lyoshilandopangelo.Epeya ndika olya
readGeingob a fuulwa kOmaulikilo pEenhana
30-06-2008
PEENHANA P ETHIMBO ta egulula pambelewa Omaulikilo gIipindi pEenhana ongula yOlyomakaya ga zi ko, Oministeli yIipindi nIikwafaabulika Omundohotola Hage Geingob, okwa ti okwa nyanyukwa nokufuulwa
readAustralia A outpoint Fiji
30-06-2008
BRISBANE - Australia A went on another try-scoring spree with seven in their 50-13 romp over Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup rugby at Ballymore yesterday.The second-string Australian selection
readHenry says Boks 'impressive'
30-06-2008
WELLINGTON - All Blacks coach Graham Henry has labelled World Cup winners South Africa "impressive" ahead of the Tri-Nation rugby series, but was far less enthused with England.With the nucleus of
readCampbell fails to qualify for Beijing
30-06-2008
KINGSTON - World champ Veronica Campbell failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics in her signature event and Usain Bolt validated his world's fastest human title at the Jamaican Olympic athletics
readCaptaincy 'fun' for Pietersen
30-06-2008
LONDON - Kevin Pietersen insisted his debut as England's captain has been "great fun" despite a 51 run loss to New Zealand in the fifth one-day international here at Lord's.Victory for Black Caps in
readRafa strikes Spanish blow
30-06-2008
LONDON - Rafael Nadal struck a blow for Spain on the eve of the Euro 2008 football final when he beat Germany's Nicolas Kiefer to reach the Wimbledon last 16 on Saturday.Second seed Nadal, bidding to
readDominant Stoner takes second win in a week
30-06-2008
AMSTERDAM - Australian MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner romped to his second win in a week at the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday while Spain's Dani Pedrosa seized the overall lead from Valentino
readRookie Larrazabal wins
30-06-2008
VERSAILLES - Spanish rookie Pablo Larrazabal pulled off one of the most unexpected European PGA Tour wins in recent years when he captured the 4million euros French Open at Le Golf National
readSweet Flokies goal gives Civics win
30-06-2008
CIVICS captain and striker Floris Diergaardt produced a top of the deck free-kick that ensured his team lifted the MTC/NFA Cup through a 1-0 triumph over African Stars at the Independence Stadium on
readNew website allows people to complain about their neighbours
30-06-2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Just outside his bedroom window, beyond the chain-link fence that surrounds his next-door neighbour's yard, sit the reasons David Adams says he can't sleep: two bushy-tailed dogs that
readDemocrats, Republicans lock horns
30-06-2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee, John McCain has chastised Obama for claiming that his Republican rival would appoint a conservative Supreme Court that would be
readPakistan secures Khyber area
30-06-2008
LANDIKOTAL - Security forces have secured an area in Pakistan's Khyber region, through which a main supply route passes into Afghanistan, a day after launching an offensive to push back militants
readIsrael reopens some Gaza border crossings
30-06-2008
JERUSALEM - Israel reopened at least three of its border crossings with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip yesterday after a halt to Palestinian cross-border attacks that had strained an Egyptian-brokered
readGay activists take to the streets of major Indian cities
30-06-2008
NEW DELHI - Hundreds of gay activists marched in three Indian cities yesterday in the largest display of gay pride in the deeply conservative country where homosexuality is illegal, organisers
readSarkozy accused of tightening media control
30-06-2008
PARIS - The French government last Thursday fought off accusations it was tightening its grip on public television after President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled major changes.Sarkozy announced that the
readSouth Korea workers call for work stoppages
30-06-2008
SEOUL - Unionised workers at Hyundai Motor Co and other South Korean car makers yesterday announced that they would stop work for two hours this week after more anti-government protests at the weekend
readIraq to file suits over United Nations oil for food programme
30-06-2008
BAGHDAD - Iraq announced yesterday that it would file lawsuits in US courts against companies and individuals that "conspired to corrupt" the UN oil-for-food programme.Government spokesman Ali
readHuman Rights Watch urges Russia to end abuses in restive Caucasus
30-06-2008
MOSCOW - Russian security forces are responsible for widespread human rights abuses in the southern province of Ingushetia near Chechnya, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday.The
readClinton and Obama hit the unity road together
30-06-2008
UNITY, New Hampshire - Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton campaigned together to heal divisions after their history-making fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, calling for party
readMongolians go to the polls
30-06-2008
ULAN BATOR - On horseback, foot and motorbike, Mongolians voted in a tight election yesterday in the hope of producing a government with a strong mandate to give the country an economic boost by
readNiger rebels free French hostages working for nuclear group
30-06-2008
NIAMEY - The Red Cross handed over four French hostages freed by Niger rebels to the West African country's authorities in the northern town of Agadez last week on Thursday.The Red Cross took charge
readGirl's death sparks rioting in China
30-06-2008
BEIJING - Thousands of rioters torched police and government office buildings in southwest China on Saturday, in unrest triggered by allegations of a cover-up over a girl's death, residents and state
readNorth Korea destroys part of atomic factory
30-06-2008
WASHINGTON - North Korea revealed secrets about its arsenal of bomb fuel and destroyed part of its atomic factory on television this past week in exchange for economic and political concessions from
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