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43 Articles found on Monday, 6 October 2008
Big Brother Africa 3: Lucille rocks the club!
06-10-2008
OUR girl Lucille is back with a bang and boy did she get some 'love in the club' on Friday night.She was given a rock star reception at Club La Dee Das, where hundreds of fans packed every available
readSMSes Of The Day : Monday
06-10-2008
* NAMIBIA should go slow on wanting to aim for big projects like nuclear power, which are not a priority at all at the moment, and should rather address matters that are pertinent and doable.* GAMMAMS
readSMSes Of The Day : Monday
06-10-2008
* NAMIBIA should go slow on wanting to aim for big projects like nuclear power, which are not a priority at all at the moment, and should rather address matters that are pertinent and doable.* GAMMAMS
readMining royalties to be compulsory - Namibian cabinet
06-10-2008
THE Ministry of Mines and Energy will amend a section of the existing Minerals Act to impose a royalty on all minerals mined or discovered in the course of prospecting operations.Cabinet approved to
readGovt extends rail link into Angola
06-10-2008
THE government will extend the northern rail link into Angola for one kilometre to allow goods destined for that country to be offloaded on its territory.This was decided on to reduce congestion at
readPohamba opens fisheries institute
06-10-2008
The multimillion-dollar Kamutjonga Inland Fisheries Institute (Kifi) in the Kavango Region was officially inaugurated by President Hifikepunye Pohamba.Kifi was constructed at a cost of N$37 million,
readEU slaps Sasol with fine of 318m
06-10-2008
SA petrochemical giant intends to appeal the ruling S outh African petrochemical giant Sasol said Friday that it would pay a 318-million euro fine from the European Commission, the executive arm of
readThe Land Question in Oshakati Swapo (the people) versus Swapo (the Town Council) Comment
06-10-2008
After 18 years of Swapo rule, there is much to be proud of and much to be wary of.Among the achievements have been the political freedoms that the country's citizens enjoy; a growing entrepreneurial
readSA union battles to reclaim R4,5bn in pension funds
06-10-2008
Cape Town - A union campaign to recover R4,5 billion, allegedly lost by Investec Bank subsidiary Investec Employee Benefits (IEB) due to mismanagement of union pension funds, has called on the
readPalin says Obama friendly with terrorists
06-10-2008
ENGLEWOOD - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin accused Democratic candidate Barack Obama on Saturday of "palling around with terrorists," in the latest sign the campaign is turning
readTreason witnesses' trial set to continue June '09
06-10-2008
THE trial of two village elders from the Caprivi Region who are being prosecuted for failing to give the testimony that was expected of them in the main Caprivi high treason trial was postponed until
readYoung woman raped at dam
06-10-2008
A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped in bushes near the Goreangab Dam on the northwestern outskirts of Windhoek early on Saturday morning.She told the Police that she was raped at about 03h00 in
readBig Brother Africa 3: Quirky SMSes
06-10-2008
A SELECTION of messages from across Africa appearing on the BBA3 text strip: * THE relationship between Thami and Hazel is like trying to fry plantain in cold cheeze.* THERE'S no vu, vu, vu in the
readOutcry over shebeens grows
06-10-2008
OPPOSITION is mounting in the South against the mushrooming of shebeens.Last week, residents rallied at Keetmanshoop to call for tough action against shebeens. This weekend it was the people of
readWitchcraft giving car thieves easy ride
06-10-2008
BELIEVING in witchcraft can cost people their car, the Namibian Police are warning.In the Khomas Region, the gullibility of some car owners has now found a willing partner in the guile of car thieves,
readHusband and wife bust for cocaine
06-10-2008
THE Erongo Police have arrested a married couple and confiscated cocaine with a street value of about N$250 000 in Walvis Bay's Narraville residential area."This is probably one of the biggest
readTanzanian PM to tour Namibia
06-10-2008
THE Prime Minster of Tanzania, Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda, is scheduled to arrive this afternoon for four-day official visit to Namibia.Pinda will hold talks with Prime Minister Nahas Angula in the
readRDP takes stock of Omuthiya election
06-10-2008
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress says it was worth participating in last weekend's local authority election at Omuthiya.The steering committee of the RDP met over the weekend to take stock and
readNSHR sets 'conditions' for Police
06-10-2008
THE National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has set conditions and "terms of reference" for the Namibian Police in the event of another joint visit to mass graves allegedly newly discovered by the
readBiodiversity management - Walvis Bay sets an example
06-10-2008
THE 52-page Walvis Bay Biodiversity Report (2008) was launched on Friday.David Uushona of the Walvis Bay Municipality's Environment and Waste Department said Walvis Bay was the only municipality in
readWater for Kavango wildlife
06-10-2008
TWO water reservoirs and two drinking troughs for wildlife have been built in two communal conservancies in the Kavango Region.The construction was done by a team consisting of representatives of the
readStolen dog rescued at Swakopmund
06-10-2008
NO stone was left unturned in the search to find a young white Alsatian-husky cross that was stolen from her beachfront home at Mile 4 on September 28.The dog, Bella, was eventually tracked down by a
readTown council suspends its foreman
06-10-2008
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council has suspended one of its maintenance division foremen pending an investigation into alleged misuse of council equipment and labour.The Council's Acting Chief Executive
readEhangano lyaNapwu a kaleka ekanka lyaaniilonga mokampani ya NACE
06-10-2008
KANKA ndyoka lya li lya pulandwa kaaniilonga yokampani yuupale wOondhila mu Namibia nenge tutye Namibia Airport Company (NAC), lya li tali tameka andola mEtitano lya zi ko, olya kalekwa konima sho NAC
readSouth Afrika okwa yala Mbeki a tsikile noonkundathan mu Zim
06-10-2008
H ARARE - Epangelo epe mu South Afrika olya ningi eindilo ku ngoka a li nale Omupresiende gwoshilongo shika Thabo Mbeki, a tsikile nokuungaunga noonkambadhala dhi na sha nokweeta po ombili pokati
readUunona utatu wa dhitikwa po Dordabis
06-10-2008
UUNONA utatu owa dhitikwa kOpolisi poDordabis oshiwike shika konima aniwa sho wa tsu onkambe yomukwashigwana gumwe hoka.Uunona mbuka womimvo 12, 13 nosho wo 15 owa li wa holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata
readOonkundana paufupi lela okuzilila moNooli yoshilongo
06-10-2008
OSHAKATI: Oministeli yIipindi nIikwafaabulika, Omundohotola Hage Geingob, mOlyomakaya ga zi ko, okwa li e ya okuninga oonkundathana naanangeshefa yokoNooli moshinima shawo shokuthiminikwa
readOmukulupe a dhitikwa shi na sha niingangamithi komunkulofuta
06-10-2008
O NKUNDANA okuzilila komunkulofuta otayi ti Opolisi moshitopolwa sha Erongo oya manga nokudhitika meekulu gumwe konima sho ye mu adha nepangwe lyookilograma 14,5 ndyoka taku popiwa kutya oli na
readStoner clinches home race
06-10-2008
MELBOURNE -Australia's Casey Stoner overcame a persistent wrist injury and the disappointment of relinquishing his world title last week to clinch his home MotoGP at Phillip Island for the second
readFabregas rescues Arsenal
06-10-2008
LONDON - A rare header by Cesc Fabregas three minutes into injury time earned Arsenal a 1-1 draw on Saturday after hosts Sunderland seemed on course for an upset victory in the Premier
readJankovic beats Petrova in Stuttgart
06-10-2008
BERLIN - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic celebrated her imminent return to the top of the world rankings with an easy 6-4 6-3 victory over Nadia Petrova in the Stuttgart Grand Prix final on Sunday.Second
readNamibia into final
06-10-2008
THE MTC Namibian cricket team secured their spot in the final of the ICC Intercontinental Cup when they beat Ireland in their first innings at Wanderers on Friday.Namibia will now play in the final
readNamibia downs Banyana
06-10-2008
NAMIBIA'S under-20 women's football side proved that a bright future awaits them when they garnered a 3-2 historic home victory over old foes South Africa in an international friendly on Saturday.With
readIdentity of famed Sofia church painter revealed
06-10-2008
SOFIA - The 13th-century master who painted what has been listed by Unesco as one of the world's finest collections of medieval frescoes at the Boyana church on the outskirts of Sofia has finally been
readLack of medics plagues developing world
06-10-2008
BANGALORE/HONG KONG - When her baby turned blue, Nivetha Biju rushed the child to the emergency room of an Indian hospital and watched helplessly as the baby lost consciousness because the nurses on
readJudges' wigs get the chop
06-10-2008
LONDON - A centuries-old tradition of wearing a white horse-hair wig in court ended for many judges on Wednesday when a simpler new dress code came into force.While judges in criminal cases will still
readEurope joins fight in financial storm
06-10-2008
PARIS - The leaders of Europe's four main economic powers vowed on Saturday to protect fragile banks in their fight against the global credit crisis as the biggest rescue in German financial history
readOJ Simpson's luck runs out after 13 years
06-10-2008
LAS VEGAS - OJ Simpson, who more than a decade ago stunned much of America by beating murder charges, found himself in a Las Vegas jail on Saturday, facing the possibility of life in prison after a
readZim parties resume Cabinet talks
06-10-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe's political factions were back in talks, both sides said Sunday, but so far can't even agree on how far they've progressed, a measure of the difficulty of turning their pledges of
readWorld's heaviest man helps another to lose weight
06-10-2008
MONTERREY - When critically obese, bedridden Jose Luis Garza pleaded for help in shedding a few hundred pounds, he landed the world's biggest weight watcher.Garza is getting diet advice from Manuel
readRussian troops start dismantling Georgia posts
06-10-2008
NADARBAZEVI - Russian troops began dismantling positions yesterday in the so-called security zones inside Georgia that they have occupied since August's brief but intense war, a Georgian Interior
readTutu would welcome new SA party
06-10-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Archbishop Desmond Tutu would welcome the creation of a viable opposition in South Africa, after ruling party infighting forced former president Thabo Mbeki to resign, he said in
read'Crime is bad. That's a fact': SA Minister
06-10-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Crime is bad and South Africans' views about it are legitimate.Nathi Mthethwa, the new Minister for Safety and Security told Rapport in an exclusive interview that it would be foolish
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