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Cabinet Still Deliberating on Haimbili - by Catherine Sasman

New Era - ‎1 hour ago‎
WINDHOEK - In yet another drug bust case Celestino Massibi, 49, pleaded guilty before magistrate Claudia Claasen on a charge of dealing in a... RUACANA - Otjaandjamwenyo Primary School at Ruacana in the Omusati Region recently became a recipient of a ...

Iraq's 'Milestone' Day Marred by Fatal Blast

Washington Post - Ernesto LondoñoAnn Scott Tyson - ‎2 hours ago‎
While more than 130000 US troops remain in Iraq, patrols by heavily armed soldiers in hulking vehicles have largely disappeared from Iraq's urban centers, as the United States turns over security to Iraqi police and soldiers.

Causes of Yemeni air crash yet to be determined

Xinhua - Wang Guanqun - ‎29 minutes ago‎
SANAA, July 1 (Xinhua) -- After rescuers found a child survivor who was pulled alive from the sea, the cause of the crash of an Yemeni jetliner with more than 150 people on board off Comoran coasts remains elusive.

Jägermeister South Africa wins Full Throttle AMU MX Championship

Namibia Sport - Bernd Kroemer - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
As in previous years, it was the Jägermeister Team from South Africa that ran away with most of the trophies at the AMU MX Championships that took place at the Gallina Race Track over the weekend.

Namibia: GIPF Strike Ends, Pay Disagreement Goes to Arbitration

AllAfrica.com - Nangula Shejavali - ‎19 hours ago‎
STRIKING workers at the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) have returned to their workstations following consensus on a salary increase.

West Australian says no talks over Namibia uranium

Reuters - James Regan - ‎Jun 28, 2009‎
SYDNEY, June 29 (Reuters) - West Australian Metals (WME.AX) has not held any formal talks with Rio Tinto (RIO.AX)(RIO.L), France's Areva (CEPFi.

Namibia 'Crying Over Spilled Milk'

New Era - ‎1 hour ago‎
WINDHOEK - Four confessed drug mules who appeared for sentencing after confessing to their crime, were yesterday jailed for eight years each... WINDHOEK - Local authorities came off as nothing but a modern-day merchant of Venice for their efforts in ...

Rand Gains for Seventh Day on Bets Manufacturing Slump Easing

Bloomberg - Garth Theunissen - ‎1 hour ago‎
July 1 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa's rand strengthened for a seventh day before a report that will probably show the slowdown in factory orders eased for a second month in June, signaling the worst in the production decline may be ...

School test shake-up plan

The Witness - ‎2 hours ago‎
PARLIAMENT - The two Education ministers seemed yesterday to be proposing a system that doesn't stop pupils progressing, even if they don't do well enough in exams.

World Bank Approves $535 Million in Ghana Loans

Bloomberg - Emily Bowers - ‎3 hours ago‎
June 30 (Bloomberg) -- The World Bank approved $535 million in loans to Ghana, the West African nation seeking to shore up its struggling economy, the Washington-based lender said today in an e-mailed statement.

Interim Honduran leader vows Zelaya won't return

The Associated Press - Will Weissert - ‎1 hour ago‎
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Honduras' interim leader warned that the only way his predecessor will return to office is through a foreign invasion, setting up a dramatic showdown with the ousted president who is preparing to come home accompanied by ...

Iran shuts newspaper challenging Ahmadinejad

The Associated Press - Brian Murphy - ‎1 hour ago‎
EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices.

Zimbabwe Says China Is Giving It Loans

New York Times - Celia W. DuggerMichael Wines - ‎8 hours ago‎
AP By CELIA W. DUGGER and MICHAEL WINES JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwe's prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, said Tuesday that an official he had appointed had secured lines of credit worth $950 million from China, President Robert Mugabe's longtime ally.

Oil rises to near $71 as US crude inventories drop

The Associated Press - Alex Kennedy - ‎1 hour ago‎
SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices rose to near $71 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as a drop in US crude inventories suggested demand may be picking up.

Nigeria's oil pollution stark example of resource curse: Amnesty

AFP - ‎16 hours ago‎
ABUJA (AFP) - The pollution caused by half a century of oil extraction in Nigeria is one of the world's most disturbing examples of the curse of natural resources, a global rights lobby group said Tuesday.

Paladin Energy Ltd: Langer Heinrich Uranium Project, Namibia

MarketWatch - ‎21 hours ago‎
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Jun 30, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Paladin Energy Ltd ("Paladin" or "the Company") (ASX: PDN) is pleased to announce that it has concluded a Feasibility Study on expansion options for its 100% owned Langer Heinrich ...

Botnets lead way in spam charge

ZDNet Asia - Vivian Yeo - ‎Jun 30, 2009‎
Spam made up 90.4 percent of all e-mail traffic in June, with botnets accounting for over 80 percent of unsolicited messages, according to a new report from Symantec's MessageLabs.

New CCA Cisco certification redefines network engineer career path

Search Networking - Shamus McGillicuddy - ‎18 hours ago‎
With a new top-level network certification, Cisco could open a network engineer's career path straight into the executive boardroom.

NetBeans IDE enhanced for dev teams, scripting languages

Computerworld - Paul Krill - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
InfoWorld - NetBeans, the open-source IDE championed by Sun Microsystems, is being fitted with additional capabilities this week for development teams and scripting languages.

Michael Jackson shatters chart records

Reuters - Keith Caulfield - ‎2 hours ago‎
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - As expected, Michael Jackson is once again the King of the Pop charts. Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen soundscan, the top nine positions on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart will house ...

When Jackson bought rights to Beatles catalog friendship with ...

ABC News - Dan Harris - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
They became good friends. Their partnership in the early 1980s produced hits like "Say Say Say" and "The Girl Is Mine.

Michael Jackson's will surfaces

Los Angeles Times - Harriet RyanChris Lee - ‎3 hours ago‎
The posthumous affairs of Michael Jackson boiled down to two things Tuesday: His memorial service will draw a huge crowd and the settling of his estate will be complicated.
Doubt over Michael's kids Chicago Sun-Times

O'Driscoll 'repulsed' by De Villiers' gouging comments

guardian.co.uk - Carmel CrimminsJohn O'Brien - ‎1 hour ago‎
DUBLIN, July 1 (Reuters) - Ireland centre Brian O'Driscoll has slammed South Africa coach Peter de Villiers for defending Springboks flanker Schalk Burger, who was banned for eye-gouging in the second test against the British and Irish Lions last week.

Venus banking on Williams aggression

The Press Association - ‎2 hours ago‎
Venus Williams claims aggression is the key to the success she and sister Serena have enjoyed at Wimbledon over the past decade. Venus was the first of the pair to reach the final, in 2000, and she has gathered five titles - with Serena picking up two.

Manchester City refuse to budge over Samuel Eto'o demands

Telegraph.co.uk - Rory Smith - ‎4 hours ago‎
Manchester City will not increase their £25 million bid to Barcelona or the £180000-a-week wages on offer to Samuel Eto'o to expedite the Cameroonian's move to Eastlands despite concerns the player's demands for an increased pay-off will scupper the ...

A(H1N1): Don't play down its seriousness, says Liow

Malaysia Star - Dharmender Singh - ‎51 minutes ago‎
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians cannot afford to take the spread of Influenza A(H1N1) lightly just because there have not been any deaths linked to it here yet, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

Women treated for HIV made infertile against will

Frost Illustrated - ‎17 hours ago‎
(GIN)—Forty HIV-positive women in Namibia were coerced into signing documents prior to childbirth that would make them unable to bear more children, according to published reports.

Marine Protected Area set for Launch - by Wezi Tjaronda

New Era - ‎1 hour ago‎
WINDHOEK - Namibian sheep farmers are still waiting for the implementation of the proposed Small Stock Marketing Scheme after producers agre... OSHAKATI- Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Richard Kamwi has expressed sadness about the fact that ...

Sanglah admits four new suspect flu carriers

Jakarta Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
On Monday night, Denpasar's Sanglah Public Hospital admitted four new patients believed to be infected with influenza A. The four had arrived recently from Europe, the United States and Australia.
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