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48 Articles found on Tuesday, 6 May 2008
SMSes of the Day : Tuesday
06-05-2008
* IF Government sets up a body to control the media it will be the last nail in the coffin of democracy and the end of the ACC because then they will not know about all the corruption.* SEEMS to me
readBritish house prices slide further in April
06-05-2008
British house prices dropped 1.3 percent in April from March and also declined year-on-year for the first time in 12 years, the country's biggest provider of home loans, Halifax, said on
readWeigh climate change, UK property investors urged
06-05-2008
Climate change is a growing risk to older properties and southern UK cities, including London, and should inform the decision-making of property investors, one of Britain's biggest pension fund
readWB to up agri loans
06-05-2008
WORLD Bank President Robert Zoellick says due to the sharp increase of global food prices the bank would help countries in sub-Saharan Africa with more loans for agriculture.According to a statement
readEmerging farmers' programme successful
06-05-2008
HUNDREDS of emerging commercial farmers have over the past nine months reaped the fruit of the Emerging Commercial Farmers Support Programme, which is jointly offered by the Namibia Agricultural Union
readFarmers urged to put correct information on cattle ear tags
06-05-2008
THE Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) has urged all livestock farmers to ensure that correct codes and numbers are put on the ear tags of animals when they leave their farm.Experts have discovered
readHouse prices fall on rates
06-05-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South African median residential house prices fell by 8,6 per cent year-on-year in April as higher interest rates weigh on consumers, a survey showed yesterday.The monthly Standard Bank
readNigeria oil rebels considering Obama truce appeal
06-05-2008
LAGOS - Rebels who have stepped up attacks on Nigeria's oil industry in the last month said on Sunday they were considering a ceasefire appeal by US presidential hopeful Barack Obama.The Movement for
readRisks mount for stressed traders as markets gyrate
06-05-2008
LONDON - Increased volatility grips stock markets, big investment banks tot up losses from a credit market seizure and jobs are slashed - being a trader has seldom been more stressful.Since a stock
readAsia fears rising poverty, social unrest
06-05-2008
MADRID - Soaring food prices could push millions of people in Asia back into poverty and lead to social unrest, regional leaders warned Sunday at the Asian Development Bank's annual meeting in
readYahoo may face lawsuit flood after talks collapse
06-05-2008
NEW YORK - Yahoo Inc likely faces a flood of shareholder lawsuits for rejecting a US$47,5 billion takeover bid from Microsoft Corp, even if investors find holding the company responsible to be an
readMogadishu rocked by food demonstrations
06-05-2008
MOGADISHU - Thousands of Somalis protested in Mogadishu's streets yesterday, angry at food traders refusing to take old currency notes that have been blamed for spiralling inflation, witnesses
readIt's official: Mugabe lost, but officials say runoff needed
06-05-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe's Electoral Commission said yesterday it will soon decide on a date for a presidential run-off, amid reports of increasing violence ahead of a possible second round.The official
readFeel for Mugabe, not for starving suffering Zimbabweans: Unionist
06-05-2008
THE only sin Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has committed, according to NUNW President Alpheus Muheua, is that he "repossessed stolen land and returned it to the rightful owners".Addressing a
readSA mulls how to curb food price impact
06-05-2008
CAPE TOWN - South Africa is considering introducing food vouchers and extending tax relief on basic foodstuffs to curb the impact of spiralling prices, Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said
readCholera toll hits 34
06-05-2008
THE cholera death toll in the north-central and northwestern region has risen to 34, a senior health official has announced.Dr Naftali Hamata, regional health director for Oshana and health
readJacobs case postponed
06-05-2008
THE Karas Regional Council's Chief Regional Officer, Salmaan Jacobs, who faces corruption charges, made his fifth appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court last Wednesday.Jacobs is accused of
readSalvation Army comes marching in
06-05-2008
THE Salvation Army Church was officially launched in Windhoek at the weekend, with Salvationists from Namibia and South Africa attending the event.The launch was officiated by the church's Territorial
readMinister mulls charges against Karibib CEO
06-05-2008
THE Karibib Town Council's allegations against its Chief Executive Officer, Lydia Kandetu, have been submitted to Local Government Minister Jerry Ekandjo.According to the Mayor, Adelaide Hamukonda,
readKamanjab rape suspect found not guilty
06-05-2008
A KAMANJAB resident accused of repeatedly raping a woman at the Kunene Region town some three years ago was acquitted last week on all four charges that he had faced in the High Court in
readChinese builders broke the law, says labour chief
06-05-2008
GOVERNMENT has investigated complaints about foreign companies operating in Namibia, especially Chinese ones, and found them to be in the wrong, particularly on occupational health and safety, minimum
readJudgement day in shebeen shooting trial
06-05-2008
A YOUNG man accused of shooting dead a drinking companion after a disagreement in a shebeen in Windhoek five years ago is set to hear the verdict in his murder trial in the High Court today."He just
readSeven robberies in Windhoek over weekend
06-05-2008
POLICE in Windhoek reported seven cases of robbery and attempted robbery over the past long weekend as some people parted ways with their hard-earned cash in a forceful manner.The Police said in their
readAnti-press hostility 'on rise'
06-05-2008
HOSTILITY against the media that borders on intolerance of media freedom is on the increase in Namibia, says press watchdog Misa Namibia.Speaking at the launch of Misa's annual publication 'So This
readNo to a Govt-regulated media body, says Misa
06-05-2008
GOVERNMENT'S attempt to set up a media council will not only stifle press freedom, but freedom of expression as well, the National Chairman of Misa Namibia, Christof Maletsky, said during an event to
readMbok has estate agency of ex-partner closed down
06-05-2008
A NASTY falling-out between would-be property developer Antoine Mbok and a former business partner, estate agent Daphné Swanepoel, spilled over into the High Court last week.A complaint that Mbok had
readOmaulikilo mOngwediva nuumvo oge li ko okuza meti 22 sigo 30 Auguste
06-05-2008
O MUNASHIPUNDI gwOkomitiye ndjoka tayi longekidha Omaulikilo gIikwaipindi gokomumvo ga Ngwediva omusamane Damian Egumbo, ngoka wo e li Omunambelewa Omukulountuwiliki gwElelo lya Ngwediva, okwa
readOmuaustria a zimina okuhepeka okamonakadhona ke oomvula 24
06-05-2008
A MSTERTTEN - Omukulupe Omuaustria gwoomvula 73 ngoka e li omwiindjinia paithano, okwa zimine kutya okwa kala a tula mondholongo okanonakadhona ke paholamo mondunda yaana omakende uule woomvula 24,
readAanasikola ya Valombola ya ya mekanka
06-05-2008
A ALONGWA yOsikola yUungomba ya Valombola yevulithe pomathele gatatu oshiwike sha zi ko oya yi mekanka, taya nyenyeta kutya aalongi yawo kaye shi kulonga omulandu ngoka gwe ya po ngashiingeyi na kaye
readTuyeni tu kiikonakonitheni ombuto yo HIV-AIDS, Dr Hamata ta ti
06-05-2008
O KUZA Etine twa thinda sigo omOlyomakaya, ano okuza eti 8 Mei, 9 Mei sigo eti 10 Mei 2008 otaku ka kala oshikonga shokwiikonaakonitha ombuto yo HIV-AIDS moshilongo ashihe noshigwana otashi indilwa
readTuyeni tu kiikonakonitheni ombuto yo HIV-AIDS, Dr Hamata ta ti
06-05-2008
O KUZA Etine twa thinda sigo omOlyomakaya, ano okuza eti 8 Mei, 9 Mei sigo eti 10 Mei 2008 otaku ka kala oshikonga shokwiikonaakonitha ombuto yo HIV-AIDS moshilongo ashihe noshigwana otashi indilwa
readSport Briefs Ronaldo in transvestite incident
06-05-2008
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian striker Ronaldo has admitted to being ashamed after a bizarre run-in with a trio of transvestites in Rio de Janeiro last week."I've done something really stupid in my
readKim becomes youngest PGA Tour winner
06-05-2008
CHARLOTTE - Anthony Kim became the youngest winner on the PGA Tour in more than six years when he clinched an emphatic five-stroke victory at the N$48 million Wachovia Championship on Sunday.The
readTanveer leads Royals to win
06-05-2008
DEVASTATING bowling by Sohail Tanveer led the Rajasthan Royals to an eight-wicket victory over the Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League match in Jaipur on Sunday.Tanveer took six for 14,
readSKW, Gunners in draw
06-05-2008
CYMOT SKW moved to within a point of log leaders Ramblers after drawing 0-0 against Mighty Gunners in Otjiwarongo on Saturday.In a match of few chances, Gunners keeper Edward Narib pulled off a great
readNadal heads to Rome
06-05-2008
PARIS - Rafael Nadal will need to maintain maximum concentration as he headed to Rome in a title defence yesterday after adding the Barcelona Open to last week's Monte Carlo title.The world number two
readBayern, Real in title wins
06-05-2008
MUNICH - Bayern Munich secured their 21st German league title and completed a domestic double for the third time in four seasons when they drew 0-0 away to VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday.Bayern's draw
readWarriors draw in Zim
06-05-2008
NAMIBIA'S senior national football sides showed good form with the Brave Warriors settling for a zero-all draw against Zimbabwe, while the women's side won both their matches in Angola.But besides
readNamibians win in Addis
06-05-2008
TWO Namibian athletes have won three bronze medals between them at the 16th Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Athletics Championship in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, while one of them also posted an
readSouth Africa needs Scorpions
06-05-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Thabo Mbeki decided to disband an elite crime-fighting unit against an official recommendation to keep it operating, documents released yesterday said.A 144-page
readLindsay Lohan set to appear on 'Ugly Betty' season finale
06-05-2008
LOS ANGELES - Lindsay Lohan will make a guest appearance on the season finale of the ABC television comedy 'Ugly Betty'.The 21-year-old actress is set to play an old schoolmate of America Ferrera's
readFarmer seeks wife!
06-05-2008
CAPE TOWN - They are crazy about cows, they are brilliant with bulls but still their trouble lies in taming a bird.Soon eligible but desperate South African farmers who struggled to find a wife will
readMariah weds actor-rapper
06-05-2008
NEW YORK - Nick Cannon is cast as Mariah Carey's lover in her new video - but has the superstar diva given the young actor a considerably bigger role in real life? According to several published
readJournalists worldwide face daily threats
06-05-2008
PARIS - Media rights campaigners Reporters Without Borders (RSF) marked World Press Freedom Day on Saturday by highlighting threats to journalists' safety inside Europe.Elsewhere meanwhile,
readBritish press don't write off Brown
06-05-2008
LONDON - British newspapers yesterday said it was too early to write off Gordon Brown despite the Labour Party's worst local election debacle in 40 years, stressing that the prime minister could undo
readFritzl planned dungeon in 1978
06-05-2008
AMSTETTEN - The Austrian man who allegedly imprisoned his daughter and fathered seven children with her first planned to build his secret cell as early as 1978, when his daughter was 12, authorities
readGerman politician may auction his beard
06-05-2008
BERLIN - The head of Germany's Social Democrats, who has ambitions to be his country's next leader, is thinking about donating his beard to charity, but is not quite sure.Kurt Beck, who as party
readCyclone death toll in Myanmar nears 4 000
06-05-2008
YANGON - Almost 4 000 people were killed and nearly 3 000 others are unaccounted for after a devastating cyclone in Myanmar, a state radio station said yesterday.Tropical Cyclone Nargis hit the
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