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49 Articles found on Monday, 19 May 2008
SMS Of The Day : Monday
19-05-2008
* IT'S time political parties concentrated on real issues rather than reminding us of how they fought for this country. Thank you for fighting for and liberating this country but it is time we looked
readEskom grants US$384 million power contract
19-05-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's power utility Eskom said on Friday it had awarded a 2,9 billion rand contract to a consortium of local companies to build part of its Medupi power station.South Africa is
readZim - the fly in the FTA soup
19-05-2008
HARARE - With an electoral crisis, world-record inflation and a collapsing economy blighted by a brain drain and a generally restive population, Zimbabwe could prove to be southern Africa's "problem
readNew Govt scheme to assist SMEs
19-05-2008
THE Ministry of Trade and Industry will hold a two-day workshop, starting today, to look into the implementation of a pilot project for a group purchasing scheme.The immediate aim of the project is to
readAfrica growth seen at 6,5 per cent
19-05-2008
PRETORIA - Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to register economic growth of 6,5 per cent this year while the region's inflation rate should come in at 8,5 per cent, a senior International Monetary Fund
readUN food chief urges aid for agriculture
19-05-2008
TOKYO - The head of the UN food agency urged Japan and other rich nations to give priority to aid for agriculture to solve the current global food crisis.Japan has pledged to put the food crisis on
readNavachab still going for gold
19-05-2008
Navachab Gold Mine at Karibib produced 80 000 ounces (about 2,3 tonnes) of gold last year with a gross profit of about N$100 million, with prospects of further expansion and extension of the mine's
readMurder in Wanaheda
19-05-2008
A MAN was stabbed to death by unknown suspects in Wanaheda, Katutura, on Saturday night, the Police reported yesterday.The Police say Conrad Wilbard Mbulu Shoopala (36) died on his way to hospital. *
readMoney stolen at embattled school
19-05-2008
MORE than N$56 000 was stolen during a burglary at the Etalaleko Senior Secondary School in the Omusati Region on Tuesday night.The Police at Okahao are questioning one of the teachers at the school,
readMP pleads for longer terms
19-05-2008
A ONE-YEAR term for local council office bearers such as mayors, deputy mayors, and the chairmen and deputy chairmen of management committees is too short for them to do strategic planning and
readShikongo stays as Mayor, Finkie out
19-05-2008
LONGSERVING Windhoek Mayor Matheus Shikongo has been voted in as Mayor again, but Agnes Kafula replaces Elaine Trepper as Deputy Mayor.City officials were chosen during a special City Council meeting
readCity centre hotel project edges closer
19-05-2008
THE long-awaited hotel and shopping complex project of the United Africa Group in the heart of Windhoek is set to finally kick off, but under stringent conditions and in several stages until
readSkorpion strike enters second week
19-05-2008
A STRIKE at the Skorpion Zinc Mine in the South is set to continue into the second week after the union rejected a compromise offer from the company.The strike was called when the union and company
readSkorpion strike enters second week
19-05-2008
A STRIKE at the Skorpion Zinc Mine in the South is set to continue into the second week after the union rejected a compromise offer from the company.The strike was called when the union and company
readRDP says no to 'no-go areas'
19-05-2008
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) will never again allow its supporters to be chased from a public venue where it holds a meeting, the party's acting President, Hidipo Hamutenya, told an RDP
read19-year-old in court for double panga murder
19-05-2008
IT is hard to reconcile the boyish looks of the young man who appeared in the dock in the Okahandja Magistrate's Court early on Friday morning with the horror of the gruesome crimes that he is alleged
readTwo arrested for Mariental assault
19-05-2008
POLICE at Mariental arrested two suspects on Friday morning in connection with the attempted murder of 50-year-old Max Meyer, who was brutally attacked at his plot near the Hardap Irrigation Scheme a
readSkorpion Zinc turns to court to deal with strike
19-05-2008
THE owners of the strike-hit Skorpion Zinc Mine near Rosh Pinah turned to the High Court on Friday in an effort to stop striking workers from interfering with the continuing activities of the mine.An
readMDC vows to 'bury' Mugabe in run off
19-05-2008
BULAWAYO - Zimbabwe's main opposition vowed yesterday to 'bury' President Robert Mugabe at next month's second-round election, and called for the process of checking the poll results to be open to the
readNeighbourhood watch is a force to reckon with
19-05-2008
CRIME in Walvis Bay's Narraville suburb has been reduced to a minimum since the township established a neighbourhood watch last September.Although the watchmen have been accused of brutal and
readCabinet retreat at coast
19-05-2008
CABINET and top Government officials will hold a three-day retreat at Walvis Bay starting today to reflect on the performance of the State and progress made since the 2005 retreat, which was also held
readYaali ya kwatwa shi na sha nedhipago lyAaluusia yaali
19-05-2008
A AFEKELWA yaali oya dhitikwa nokutulwa mOndholongo yOpolisi shi na sha nedhipago lyaahokanathani yaali Aaluusia (Russian) mboka ya dhipagelwa pegumbo nenge tutye pehala lyawo popepi nOkahandja
readMbumba a nyenyetela RDP moshinima shopOkuryangava
19-05-2008
S WAPO okwa nyenyetele ongundu yoRally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) molwomakuyunguto ngoka konyala ga holoke mOlyomakaya ga zi ko mu Katutura, ta popi kutya RDP okwa ningila oshinima shika owina
readA pumwa koshihauto pOkakarara
19-05-2008
O POLISI pOkakarara otayi konakona oshipotha shonkambadhala yedhipago, konima sho Gerson Marenga (gwoomvula 41) a nkapwa nekuya momutse nosho wo mepepe lyokolulyo.Otaku popiwa kutya shika osha etwa
readShikongo a hogolululwa
19-05-2008
M AYOLA gwOshilando sha Venduka omusamane Matheus Shikongo, oshiwike sha zi ko okwa hogolululwa a kale natango omutse gwa Muni gwoshilandopangelo.Shika oshikando oshitihetatu Shikongo ta ningwa Mayola
readNambele a geya komeya gohanya
19-05-2008
O MUKALIMO gwomolukanda lwa Shikango/Uupindi mOshakati, meme Aina Nambele oku li a geela nayi omushiinda she ngoka muufleta we tamu zi omeya gohanya ga thinda mOhofa yegumbo lye.Meme Nambele ta ti
readTse itatu kelelwa nande mpoka twa hala okuninga iigongi yetu, HH ta ti
19-05-2008
pONGWEDIVA P ETHIMBO ta popitha engathithi lyAakwaRDP pOngwediva mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, Omupresidende gwo RDP Hidipo Hamutenya okwa ti kutya yo kaye na nande okukelelwa koSwapo pehala mpoka ya hala
readGraham trial could produce more on doping
19-05-2008
SAN FRANCISCO - Revelations that could bring even more humiliation upon US athletes are possible when embattled coach Trevor Graham goes on trial today in US District Court.Three months before the
readBolt breaks 10sec in Trinidad athletics meeting
19-05-2008
PORT OF SPAIN - Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt turned in another superb 100m performance Saturday, clocking 9.92sec to win the title at the Hampton International Games athletics meeting.The
readMichelle Kunzle to world showjumping tournament in Chile
19-05-2008
SWAKOPMUND rider Michelle Kunzle will be the first Namibian ever to participate in the showjumping division of the FEI World Champion Challenge in Santiago, Chile from November 14 to 16.Kunzle is the
readSKW rhythmic gymnasts perform in Belgium
19-05-2008
FIVE gymnasts of the SKW Gymnastics Academy competed in the SRG MOL International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in Belgium earlier this month.About 50 promising young talents from Belgium, Germany,
readKarate Zen wins 2008 championships in Cape Town
19-05-2008
KARATE-Zen Namibia walked away with the most medals at this year's Karate-Zen International Championship held in Cape Town recently.Of the 288 medals up for grabs during the tournament, Namibia
readSuperSport Utd wins premiership
19-05-2008
BLOEMFONTEIN - It wasn't done in style, but SuperSport United are the new Absa Premiership champions, despite having lost 2-1 to Bloemfontein Celtic at the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium yesterday.It was an
readWarriors in poor show
19-05-2008
NAMIBIA was once again put to the sword for their consistent lack of concentration when a swirling free-kick by Clemence Matawu gave Zimbabwe a 1-0 victory in an African Nations Championships match at
readDe Villiers shows his hand
19-05-2008
DURBAN - New Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has included a number of players who did not compete in the Super 14 tournament in his training squad for a training camp to be held in the Cape.De
readCrusaders, Waratahs win home semis
19-05-2008
WELLINGTON - The Crusaders, the Waratahs, the Sharks and the Hurricanes emerged as the Super 14 rugby semi-finalists after a gripping final round saw the play-offs decided by the final match of the
readGerrard tells Liverpool owners to spend
19-05-2008
LIVERPOOL - Steven Gerrard has pleaded with Liverpool's owners to give Rafa Benitez the cash he needs to turn the Anfield club into serious Premier League title challengers.Benitez's side finished
readPistorius wins Olympic spot right
19-05-2008
DOUBLE-AMPUTEE sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal Friday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the 21-year-old South African is
readSantana arrives
19-05-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Bafana Bafana's new coach Joel Santana jetted into a scrum of media photographers when he arrived yesterday at Johannesburg's OR Tambo airport.It took Santana's South African Police
readBlack Africa defeat Fedics
19-05-2008
BLACK Africa beat Fedics United 3-1 on Saturday night as Erastus Mundjanima struck in the first minute when he scrambled in a corner.Black Africa made sure of winning the match with two goals within
readRonaldo: I have nothing to prove
19-05-2008
MANCHESTER - Cristiano Ronaldo insists he has nothing to prove to the critics who claim the Manchester United winger will never be a truly great player until he shines in the biggest matches.The
readEthiopian ruling party wins landslide
19-05-2008
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's ruling party won nearly all seats in last month's local polls and parliamentary by-elections that were marred by boycotts and accusations of repression, the electoral board
readPeople in Bangladesh told to 'eat potatoes' as the price of rice soars
19-05-2008
DHAKA - Potatoes are not traditionally high on the menu for Bangladesh's 140 million people, but a surge in rice and wheat prices has prompted the government to popularise the humble spud as a
readDeGeneres, partner eye marriage
19-05-2008
LOS ANGELES - Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi are jumping at the chance to get married.DeGeneres announced their engagement during a taping of 'The Ellen
readI've lived a wild and strange life: Tyson
19-05-2008
CANNES, France - Heavyweight Mike Tyson, one of the most fearsome and notorious fighters in boxing's history, said on Saturday it was a miracle he was still alive after the drugs and violence of his
readGiant pythons invade southeastern Florida
19-05-2008
MIAMI - Giant pythons capable of swallowing a dog and even an alligator are rapidly making south Florida their home, potentially threatening other southeastern states, a study said."Pythons are likely
readBush hopeful for reform in Middle East
19-05-2008
SHARM EL-SHEIK - At the start of his Mideast trip, United States President George W Bush gave Israel glowing praise.As it ended Sunday, the president gave the Arab world a stern lecture: Isolate state
readUN's top disaster official arrives in Myanmar
19-05-2008
YANGON - The UN's top disaster official John Holmes arrived in Myanmar yesterday on a three-day visit to convince the reluctant regime to open the doors to a massive relief effort after Cyclone
readZuma condemns violence against foreign nationals in SA
19-05-2008
JOHANNESBURG - ANC president Jacob Zuma yesterday condemned xenophobic attacks on foreigners, as Johannesburg metro police warned people to avoid dangerous CBD areas after violence flared up over the
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