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Sunday, July 20, 2008

CoD rebel faction wins case
MEMBERS of the Congress of Democrats (CoD), who walked out of a disputed party congress at Keetmanshoop last year and challenged their subsequent expulsion from the party in the High Court, have won on all points.

Zim lawyers walk out of SADC Tribunal
THE whole legal team of the Zimbabwean government yesterday walked out of the hearing of a regional tribunal, refusing to listen to an urgent application brought by the lawyers of three badly assaulted Zimbabwean farmers - part of a group of 78 farmers seeking relief to prevent their farms being expropriated by that government.

VIP bills 'not a public matter'
AS the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) continues to probe allegations of favouritism at the City of Windhoek with regard to credit control, the City is refusing to say whether it has taken any action against a number of high-ranking Government officials, who owe it more than N$500 000.

Local & International News Headlines Of The Last 48 Hours

Latest Columns
STAFF REPORTER
Fishing trip ends in tragedy
A FISHING trip in the North ended the death of a 49-year-old man on Saturday when the canoe he was in capsized.


Unions And SPYL Must Know Their Boundaries
IF organisations and people assigned to certain posts do their own work, rather than interfere in areas in which they do not belong, it would be more beneficial to the country's overall progress.

GWEN LISTER
Political Perspective
IN the past the speculation was always about a 'split' in Swapo between moderates and hardliners, but no one could have envisaged the divide would instead manifest along the lines of Swapo Youth League (SPYL) versus the establishment in the Party as is currently the case.

USUTUAIJE MAAMBERUA
The Urgency Of The Land Question
HOW do we define what we mean by land and why do we say 'Give the Land Back to the People'? When reference is made to land many Namibians tend to equate it with soil and vegetation.

Alfredo Tjiurimo Hengari
Thinking And Writing For Young
Comrades MY eleven-year-old daughter, Lindi, rightly protests that she doesn't understand the stuff that I write in this page.

Andreas Vogt
To move or not to move:
On the relocation of the Equestrian Monument in Windhoek

CORRY IHUHUA
From the Sidelines: Attention: Barry and Tim
BY the time Mr Tim Isaacs reads this, Mr Barry Rukoro might have told him what my response is to the article I wrote earlier in the week about sport reporters accused of writing negatively about the Brave Warriors when in camp.

Sport
Warriors gun for pride
NEW Brave Warriors mentor Tom Saintfiet will be wary of starting on a bad note in his bid to restore the lost pride of Namibian football, which was flung out of the window by former coach Arie Schans.

Marketplace
SACU signs trade, investment agreement with United States
WASHINGTON - The United States trade representative, Ambassador Susan Schwab, and her counterparts from east and southern Africa signed two important trade and investment agreements that will further deepen and expand US trade ties with those regions.

Africa
'Behold the new Africa'
JOHANNESBURG - All Africans must speak out about injustices in places like Zimbabwe, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said on Saturday during a speech honouring South African President Nelson Mandela.


World
Zimbabwe talks hit stalemate
HARARE - Talks to resolve Zimbabwe's deep crisis have stalled after opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai refused to sign a framework for negotiations, his party said yesterday.

Environment
Trophy hunting workshop for farmers
THE Namibia Professional Hunting Association (Napha) and the Emerging Commercial Farmers' Support Programme will host a workshop on trophy hunting as a lucrative form of land utilisation this month.

Oshiwambo
Nestor ina shanga osho nda popya
O HANDI nyamukula oshipopiwa shomusamane Nestor Shaimemanya, osho a shangela kOshifo shoThe Namibian nosha li mo meti 4 Juli 2008.

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Until death do us part...
Murder suspect Lazarus Shaduka (back seat, front) and his late wife, Selma Shaimemanya (back seat, back), pictured on their wedding day in April last year. She was shot in the back of the head with a 9 mm Baretta pistol. No bail has yet been granted in the case.