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40 Articles found on Tuesday, 11 March 2008
New gardening techniques
11-03-2008
VILLAGERS in the Omusati Region were introduced to a special gardening method during two workshops in the Outapi and Ruacana constituencies recently.These workshops were organised jointly by the
readPower cuts affect RSA agriculture
11-03-2008
MILLIONS of rands worth of agricultural produce have been lost due to the electricity crisis in South Africa, which has seen rolling power cuts - referred to locally as 'load shedding' - across the
readCell One reduces rates for international calls
11-03-2008
CELL One yesterday announced it had reduced rates for international calls by 33 per cent.The mobile phone company's Corporate Communications Manager, Rejoice Itembu, said a large proportion of calls
readOil spike to last through 2008 - Opec
11-03-2008
ALGIERS - Oil prices will stay at current high levels for the rest of this year due to speculation and geopolitical tensions, Algerian state media yesterday reported Opec President Chakib Khelil as
readZuma courts white trade union
11-03-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Jacob Zuma, leader of the ruling ANC who could become president in 2009, told South Africa's Solidarity trade union on Thursday that the white minority should not feel
readCritical test for WTO talks
11-03-2008
GENEVA - Trade negotiators are entering a critical period in their efforts to wrap up a new world trade agreement by the end of the year.At stake is a pact to boost trade and growth in a world
readCholera outbreak in North
11-03-2008
A CHOLERA outbreak has been declared in the flooded northern district of Engela.One person has already died as a result of the water-borne disease. By yesterday afternoon, four of 72 suspected cases
readRamatex's exit 'an embarrassment'
11-03-2008
ENVIRONMENTAL group Earthlife Namibia yesterday lashed out at Government and the City of Windhoek over the way they had handled the Ramatex situation.Earthlife, which had long objected to the negative
readEx-Police officer recounts massacre admissions
11-03-2008
THE Kareeboomvloer farm massacre trial picked up again in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday where it had left off in early April last year - with testimony about a self-incriminating statement that
read'Something fishy about Kanime's suspension'
11-03-2008
OPPOSITION political parties fear that disciplinary action against the Director of Elections, Philemon Kanime, will pave the way for voter manipulation and rigging.The Electoral Commission of Namibia
read'Idols' back with a bang
11-03-2008
AMERICA'S number one reality show returns to Namibian screens TONIGHT for a seventh season - and unbelievable though it might seem, it's bigger and better than ever before! Who will impress the judges
readCabinet plans another retreat
11-03-2008
CABINET Ministers will hold a second retreat by June this year to discuss socio-economic issues facing Namibia, as well as the implementation of recommendations adopted at the December 2005 retreat
readMPs hurl angry words across floor
11-03-2008
DEBATE on a motion that Government should allocate funds to political parties for every by-election erupted into a fracas in Parliament on Thursday despite the Speaker's warning to members last month
readChinese robbed of N$73 000
11-03-2008
A CHINESE national was robbed of N$73 000 in cash on Friday afternoon around 14h50 in Viljoen Street in the northern industrial area of Windhoek.Warrant Officer Theofilus Willem told reporters on
readDiescho resigns from NID
11-03-2008
POLITICAL analyst and motivational speaker Dr Joseph Diescho has resigned form the board of the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID), the institution announced on Friday.Diescho had served on the NID
readFive arrested for alleged licence scam
11-03-2008
THREE staff members of the Roads Authority and two "middlemen" have been arrested over in connection with irregular issuing of driving and learners' licences and roadworthy certificates.Police swooped
readFlood assessment kicks off
11-03-2008
A TEAM of officials from the Office of the Prime Minister and other line ministries were in the North last week to assess the extent of the flood damage in the north-central regions.The team met the
readThe Atlantic burps!
11-03-2008
SWAKOPMUND'S beaches became a display of various marine creatures - some seldom seen - due to a red tide that broke out over the weekend.Although the phenomenon is nothing new, it did attract a lot
readKreef free-for-all at Swakopmund
11-03-2008
TONNES of crayfish - regardless of their sizes - are being hauled from the low-water rocks between Dolphin Beach and Mile 4, north and south of Swakopmund.The reason for the bounty is a plankton bloom
readKreef free-for-all at Swakopmund
11-03-2008
TONNES of crayfish - regardless of their sizes - are being hauled from the low-water rocks between Dolphin Beach and Mile 4, north and south of Swakopmund.The reason for the bounty is a plankton bloom
readGermany should apologise like Australia: Herero
11-03-2008
THE German government should follow the recent example of the Australian government, which apologised to the indigenous Aborigines for atrocities committed against them, and render an apology to the
readNdeitunga okwi ikwata oondjembo odhindji ndhoka dhi li moshigwana
11-03-2008
O MUKULUNTU gwOpolisi mo Namibia Leitenande Ndjayi Sebastian Ndeitunga ngoka oshiwike sha zi ko a li metalelopo lye moNooli, okwa popya nomuthindo kutya oku na omalimbililo omanene sho konyala
readAambaye ya kunkwa ishewe sho Olaata ya minike gulwe neke lyoshingoli
11-03-2008
N GOKA a li nale Menindjela gwombelewa yi na sha nomakutu gaaniilonga Muni pOmbaye, John Mukoyangoka a li a hulitha po okondalaka ye yoomvula ntano na Muni omumvo gwa zi ko, okwa li aniwa futwa
readOmakuyunguto nomadhipago mu Kenya onkee taga pula komeho
11-03-2008
N AIROBI - Aantu yahetatu oya dhipagelwa miiponokela ya yooloka miitopolwa yokuuninginino noyopokati mu Kenya, Aakwanepangelo osho ya popi mEtitano lya zi ko.Shika osha piyaganeke ishewe oonkambadhala
readDiescho a thiga po Olaata ya NID
11-03-2008
O MUSOKONI gwiikwapolitika Omundohotola Joseph Diescho okwi ikutha mo mopoosa ye ndjoka a li e na mOlaata ya Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID), oshikondo shika tashi tseyitha ngaaka mEtitano lya
readOntopa yaNgela ya mbonyoka po kefundja
11-03-2008
ONKUNDANA ye tu zilila kEngela mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena otayi kutya ontopa yondjila yopokati kEngela nOmafo, poha dhOshipangelo sha Ngela oya yonagulwa po komeya gefundja ngoka taga
readBarnsley to face Cardiff in FA Cup semis
11-03-2008
Giant-killing Barnsley's reward for FA Cup wins over Liverpool and Chelsea was a semi-final clash with fellow Championship outfit Cardiff City.Portsmouth, whose win over Manchester United on Saturday
readDepleted Inter seek miracle against Liverpool
11-03-2008
MILAN - Inter Milan have problems in defence for tonight's Champions League last 16, second leg against Liverpool where the Serie A leaders must overhaul a 2-0 first-leg deficit.Marco Materazzi is
readCraven, Heymans excel at Giro
11-03-2008
Dan Craven and Mannie Heymans of Team Namibia finished 12th and 14th respectively at the Giro del Capo which finished in Cape Town on March 8.It was the best performances yet by Namibian cyclists at
readNamibia beats Botswana in boxing tournament
11-03-2008
GOBABIS - Five out of seven Namibian boxers won their preparation fights for the Olympic qualifiers against their opponents from Botswana here last Friday.The current Commonwealth champion and 2008
readNamibia beats Botswana in boxing tournament
11-03-2008
GOBABIS - Five out of seven Namibian boxers won their preparation fights for the Olympic qualifiers against their opponents from Botswana here last Friday.The current Commonwealth champion and 2008
readSarkozy avoids crushing defeat
11-03-2008
PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right UMP party suffered losses in the first round of French municipal elections on Sunday but avoided the crushing defeat some had predicted.Sri Lanka goes
read'10 000 BC' the big kill at box office
11-03-2008
LOS ANGELES - A prehistoric fantasy adventure '10 000 BC', about a young mammoth hunter's quest to preserve his tribe's way of life, was the big kill at the North American box office this weekend,
readPass the peas please
11-03-2008
For guys who park in front of the TV during college basketball's March Madness, the Oregon Urology Institute has a suggestion: Why not use that time to recover from a vasectomy? "When March Madness
readCatholic Church pays U$615m for abuse
11-03-2008
The Roman Catholic Church in the United States paid out 615 million dollars (around N$4,7 billion) last year for child sex abuse cases involving members of the clergy, or 54 per cent more than the
readKitten survives in shipping crate
11-03-2008
A scrawny, black and white female kitten has apparently survived a trip across the Pacific Ocean and North America inside a shipping crate.Cleveland Animal Protective League Executive Director Sharon
readSarkozy avoids crushing defeat
11-03-2008
PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right UMP party suffered losses in the first round of French municipal elections on Sunday but avoided the crushing defeat some had predicted.Sri Lanka goes
readManto rejects
11-03-2008
WHO guidelines Circumcision is a cultural practice and should not be used as a preventative measure in the fight against HIV-AIDS, South African health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said
readZuma lawyer mum on legal bills report
11-03-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Jacob Zuma's attorney Michael Hulley yesterday declined to comment on a report that he has threatened legal action against the state attorney for failing to pay his client's mounting
readCamera that 'sees' under clothes
11-03-2008
A British company has developed a camera that can detect weapons, drugs or explosives hidden under people's clothes from up to 25 metres away in what could be a breakthrough for the security
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