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54 Articles found on Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Big Brother Africa 3: A dump too far? Latoya, Tawana 'rubbish' it out!
16-09-2008
THEY'VE been rubbished, dumped and binned! Africa has spoken, Tanzania's Latoya and Botswana's Tawana will spend the rest of the week in a makeshift 'rubbish dump' until BBA viewers decide which of
readKarakul pelts fetch good prices at Denmark auction
16-09-2008
KARAKUL pelts from Namibia again fetched good prices at the latest fur auction in Copenhagen, Denmark, fetching average prices of around N$400, while the top price of N$819.50 was paid for pelts in
readLand management plans for resettlement farms
16-09-2008
AGRICULTURAL experts have resolved to develop a natural rangeland policy for Namibia's farming areas - including communal land and resettlement farms - as soil erosion, overgrazing and climate change
readSMS Of The Day : Tuesday
16-09-2008
* WHY, why, why do peace, true democracy and inclusivity have to come at such a high price for the people of Zimbabwe? Let us here in Namibia strive towards a peaceful co-existence politically. Let
readMugabe cedes some power
16-09-2008
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe relaxed his iron hold on Zimbabwe for the first time in nearly three decades of one-man rule, forced by escalating economic chaos into signing a power-sharing deal
readN$22-m stadium 'a white elephant'
16-09-2008
IT'S been only a year since Swakopmund's N$22 million "world-class" sport stadium and eight-lane tartan track was completed, but it's already falling apart.The tartan track, which has not seen a
readHouse collapses at Gibeon, kills teacher
16-09-2008
A TEACHER at C Spellmeyer Senior Primary School at Gibeon died on Thursday when the wall of a dilapidated house collapsed on him.A department head at the school, Daniel Haosemab, yesterday confirmed
readTransNamib strike cost N$180m: Rukoro
16-09-2008
THE strike at TransNamib sacrificed workers for unions' ulterior motives and cost the country a staggering N$180 million in losses, says the president of the Namibian Employers' Federation, Vekuii
readBig Brother Africa 3: Real Time - Quirky SMSes
16-09-2008
A SELECTION of messages appearing on the BBA3 TV text strip: * BIG Brother, Thami needs to stop advertising for Aquafresh.* RICCO is such a turnoff. He is just another Chris Brown wannabe. * RICCO u r
readMoney for nothing at Ehafo
16-09-2008
MORE than a year after Government's takeover of the Ehafo Trust outside Windhoek, the inactivity that forced the old management out continues to haunt disabled workers at the centre.Government has
readNyamu accuses Swapo of election fraud
16-09-2008
THE interim secretary general of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), Jesaya Nyamu, has accused Swapo of rigging the Eenhana constituency by-election earlier this year.Addressing an RDP rally
readParliament resumes work
16-09-2008
THE National Assembly resumes its session today after a nine-week winter break during which 15 new bills accumulated that will be tabled in the coming eight weeks.Statistically, seen this would mean
readState of Police stations deplorable, says Iyambo
16-09-2008
MINISTER of Safety and Security, Nickey Iyambo, is horrified by the bad conditions at Police stations and officers' homes.Iyambo, who has been visiting Police stations in all the regions, told The
readEducation reform 'making progress'
16-09-2008
UP to 20 per cent of first-graders in State schools - and in some cases even whole classes - have to repeat their first year of school, an education expert revealed yesterday.The implementation of the
readDRC a tuma aakwiita ye koongamba dhe na Uganda
16-09-2008
K INSHASA - Epangelo lyOrepublika yUundemokoli ya Congo (DRC) olya tumwa aakwiita yayo koongamba dhawo dha Uganda opo ya ka ye moshiponga Oorebele dha Uganda dhehangano lyo Lord Resistance Army (LRA)
readYe li 88 ya sa moshiponga shondhila
16-09-2008
P ERM - Aantu omilongo hetatu nayahetatu (88) oya si sho ondhila yOkampani ya Aeroflot oya gu mo mombanda popepi noondundu dha Ural mu Russia.Aantu mbaka oya kwatela mo aalongi mondhila ndjika nosho
readZimbabwe a shaina etsokumwe lye; Epangelo lya Nam lyemu pandula
16-09-2008
N AMIBIA okwa pandula noonkondo nokuhalela omayambeko Aazimbabwe naawiliki yawo sho ya adha etsokumweuvathano lyokutopolelathana oonkondo mEpangelo mEtine lya zi ko.Etsikumweuvathano ndika olya
readOpolisi moNooli otayi longo monkalo odhigu: Iyambo
16-09-2008
O MINISTA yEgameno nEpopilo lyOshigwana Omundohotola Nickey Iyambo ngoka oshiwike sha zi ko a kala ta talele po Oosasiona dhOpolisi ye mUumbangalantu nosho wo pomahala galwe mIitopolwa yi ili noyi ili
readEkandjo na tseye kutya onda hogololwa kAanafaalama: Shailemo
16-09-2008
J ERRY Ekandjo na tseye kutya Omangetti oga tulwa po Paveta ye wo na ishewe ngame sho ndi li Omunashipundi gwEhangano lyAanafaalama ya Mangetti, koshipundi hoka ondi li ko nda hogololwa kAanafaalama,
readIngwafa a ningwa Omugandjimulombo gwElelo lyaShakati
16-09-2008
A nna Ingwafa, ngoka a li Omutoolinkundana gwOshifo sho New Era mUumbangalantu mOshakati, okwa langekwa Omupopiliko gwElelo lya Shakati okuza eti 1 Septemba 2008.Elangeko lya Ingwafa olya kolekwa ku
readBassingthwaighte is king of the mountains
16-09-2008
NAMIBIA'S top and future talent in mountain biking was showcased on Sunday at the National Cross Country Championships in Windhoek, where Marc Bassingthwaighte regained gold in the elite men's
readBenade wins bronze
16-09-2008
NAMIBIA'S Reginald Benade clinched a bronze medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games Men's Discus F35/36 Category final in Beijing, China, late last week.Benade, who left for Beijing early this month, told
readKhaiseb says sorry to Tom
16-09-2008
FOOTBALLER Costa Khaiseb, who was banned from the national team after he was allegedly drunk while on national duty last week, has apologised to coach Tom Saintfiet and the Namibia Football
readBaby Warriors: simply the best
16-09-2008
THE Baby Warriors undoubtedly eclipsed their senior team-mates as they dished out in what can only be described a thrilling, superb and exciting football, giving the success-starved fans just what
readTourist bus crashes in Egypt, killing 12
16-09-2008
CAIRO - A speeding truck collided with a tourist bus in Egypt's Sinai peninsula early yesterday, killing 12 people and injuring 33, according to officials.Sudan presses Darfur offensive: rebels *
readJolie, Pitt plough US$2 m into clinic
16-09-2008
NEW YORK - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are giving back to the country where their three-year-old daughter Zahara was born.The couple have donated US$2 million to help fight HIV-AIDS and tuberculosis
readNigerian militants launch new 'oil' attacks
16-09-2008
PORT HARCOURT - Nigerian militants yesterday attacked a Shell-operated oil facility, killing two and forcing the evacuation of nearly 100 staff, in a third day of fighting with security forces in the
readRussian plane's engine 'caught fire'
16-09-2008
PERM - An engine fire - not a terror attack - appears to have caused the crash of a Russian jet that killed all 88 people on board, officials said yesterday.The right engine of the Boeing 737-500
readPakistani troops target Taliban
16-09-2008
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani troops backed by helicopter gunships and fighter jets killed 15 suspected militants yesterday as security forces advanced on Taliban strongholds near the Afghan border, an
readIt's sport, not sex
16-09-2008
AMSTERDAM - It was a busy time for pole dancers in Amsterdam at the weekend. While the red light district's troupe were gyrating as usual on Friday night, a host of girls from Albania to Spain flew in
readSecond infant death in China milk scandal
16-09-2008
BEIJING - China yesterday reported the death of a second infant from tainted milk powder in a growing scandal that prompted an official product recall only after the New Zealand government
readRussian troops 'not acceptable'
16-09-2008
LONDON - Nato chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer insisted Russia's plans to keep thousands of troops in Abkhazia and South Ossetia was "not acceptable," in an interview published yesterday.The Nato secretary
readBassingthwaighte is king of the mountains
16-09-2008
NAMIBIA'S top and future talent in mountain biking was showcased on Sunday at the National Cross Country Championships in Windhoek, where Marc Bassingthwaighte regained gold in the elite men's
readBenade wins bronze
16-09-2008
NAMIBIA'S Reginald Benade clinched a bronze medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games Men's Discus F35/36 Category final in Beijing, China, late last week. Benade, who left for Beijing early this month, told
readKhaiseb says sorry to Tom
16-09-2008
FOOTBALLER Costa Khaiseb, who was banned from the national team after he was allegedly drunk while on national duty last week, has apologised to coach Tom Saintfiet and the Namibia Football
readBaby Warriors: simply the best
16-09-2008
THE Baby Warriors undoubtedly eclipsed their senior team-mates as they dished out in what can only be described a thrilling, superb and exciting football, giving the success-starved fans just what
readTourist bus crashes in Egypt, killing
16-09-2008
12 CAIRO - A speeding truck collided with a tourist bus in Egypt's Sinai peninsula early yesterday, killing 12 people and injuring 33, according to officials. Sudan presses Darfur offensive: rebels *
readJolie, Pitt plough US$2 m into clinic
16-09-2008
NEW YORK - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are giving back to the country where their three-year-old daughter Zahara was born. The couple have donated US$2 million to help fight HIV-AIDS and tuberculosis
readNigerian militants launch new 'oil' attacks
16-09-2008
PORT HARCOURT - Nigerian militants yesterday attacked a Shell-operated oil facility, killing two and forcing the evacuation of nearly 100 staff, in a third day of fighting with security forces in the
readRussian plane's engine 'caught fire'
16-09-2008
PERM - An engine fire - not a terror attack - appears to have caused the crash of a Russian jet that killed all 88 people on board, officials said yesterday. The right engine of the Boeing 737-500
readPakistani troops target Taliban
16-09-2008
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani troops backed by helicopter gunships and fighter jets killed 15 suspected militants yesterday as security forces advanced on Taliban strongholds near the Afghan border, an
readIt's sport, not sex
16-09-2008
AMSTERDAM - It was a busy time for pole dancers in Amsterdam at the weekend. While the red light district's troupe were gyrating as usual on Friday night, a host of girls from Albania to Spain flew in
readSecond infant death in China milk scandal
16-09-2008
BEIJING - China yesterday reported the death of a second infant from tainted milk powder in a growing scandal that prompted an official product recall only after the New Zealand government intervened.
readRussian troops 'not acceptable'
16-09-2008
LONDON - Nato chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer insisted Russia's plans to keep thousands of troops in Abkhazia and South Ossetia was "not acceptable," in an interview published yesterday. The Nato
readBig Brother Africa 3: Real Time - Quirky SMSes
16-09-2008
A SELECTION of messages appearing on the BBA3 TV text strip: * BIG Brother, Thami needs to stop advertising for Aquafresh. * RICCO is such a turnoff. He is just another Chris Brown wannabe.
readMoney for nothing at Ehafo
16-09-2008
MORE than a year after Government's takeover of the Ehafo Trust outside Windhoek, the inactivity that forced the old management out continues to haunt disabled workers at the centre. Government has
readNyamu accuses Swapo of election fraud
16-09-2008
THE interim secretary general of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), Jesaya Nyamu, has accused Swapo of rigging the Eenhana constituency by-election earlier this year. Addressing an RDP rally
readParliament resumes work
16-09-2008
THE National Assembly resumes its session today after a nine-week winter break during which 15 new bills accumulated that will be tabled in the coming eight weeks. Statistically, seen this would mean
readState of Police stations deplorable, says Iyambo
16-09-2008
MINISTER of Safety and Security, Nickey Iyambo, is horrified by the bad conditions at Police stations and officers' homes. Iyambo, who has been visiting Police stations in all the regions, told The
readEducation reform 'making progress'
16-09-2008
UP to 20 per cent of first-graders in State schools - and in some cases even whole classes - have to repeat their first year of school, an education expert revealed yesterday. The implementation of
readN$22-m stadium 'a white elephant'
16-09-2008
IT'S been only a year since Swakopmund's N$22 million "world-class" sport stadium and eight-lane tartan track was completed, but it's already falling apart. The tartan track, which has not
readHouse collapses at Gibeon, kills teacher
16-09-2008
A TEACHER at C Spellmeyer Senior Primary School at Gibeon died on Thursday when the wall of a dilapidated house collapsed on him. A department head at the school, Daniel Haosemab, yesterday
readTransNamib strike cost N$180m: Rukoro
16-09-2008
THE strike at TransNamib sacrificed workers for unions' ulterior motives and cost the country a staggering N$180 million in losses, says the president of the Namibian Employers' Federation, Vekuii
readMugabe cedes some power
16-09-2008
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe relaxed his iron hold on Zimbabwe for the first time in nearly three decades of one-man rule, forced by escalating economic chaos into signing a power-sharing deal
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