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18 Articles found on Friday, 9 January 2004
A Good Resolution
09-01-2004
WOULDN'T it be a good idea for government to make a New Year resolution to clean up its act, at least insofar as corruption and irregular and excessive expenditure are concerned? I am absolutely
readNDF Must Follow Through On Assaults
09-01-2004
WHILE it is encouraging that the Namibian Defence Force has claimed responsibility for a number of incidents in late 2003 where men were randomly assaulted apparently because they were wearing
readOn Namibia's Football Woes
09-01-2004
THE main problem with the NFA is that it suffers from an incentive problem.This is not unusual because virtually all football associations, particularly in Africa, face inappropriate incentives.
readHamutenya Is The Right Man
09-01-2004
THE prevailing silence on the issue of succession must be rejected without fear.I tend to agree with Mr. Kandetu's argument (The Race for Succession, New Era, 10-11-03) that the "political landscape
readReality Check
09-01-2004
WHAT went wrong in Namibian soccer? This is a question that by now everybody knows is an exhausted phrase.The fact of the matter is that we got kicked out from international competition for the next
readParmalat creditors can't confirm 7bn euros found
09-01-2004
MILAN - The head of a group of Parmalat creditors said yesterday he could not confirm a Web site report that they had traced seven billion euros of missing funds to a US bank account controlled by
readZim's bank crisis mounts despite drastic price cuts
09-01-2004
HARARE - Prices of some commodities, particularly furniture and electrical goods, have started dropping drastically in Zimbabwe, but a crisis in the banking sector continues to hound
readSA's biggest steel producer cleared of excessive pricing
09-01-2004
JOHANNESBURG- South Africa's Competition Commission said on Wednesday the country's largest steel producer Iscor was not abusing its dominant position by charging excessive prices.The decision
readPOLITICAL SCORECARD - Annual report for the Class of 2003
09-01-2004
AS they enter the final year of office before the next elections at the end of 2004, we take a hard look at how the politicians in charge of the Government have fared.Every citizen of Namibia should
readSecond arrest in coast ecstasy case
09-01-2004
THE Namibian Police drug law enforcement unit at Walvis Bay has arrested a second suspect in a drug-related case dating back to the end of last year.Bruno Izaaks, a legal drafter at the Windhoek
readGovernment 'land reform' is no such thing, says RP
09-01-2004
THE Republican Party (RP) has ended the annual holiday from political discourse with a strongly worded appeal to Government to reconsider its land redistribution programme.The RP says the programme
readMan is not their best friend
09-01-2004
A HOLIDAYMAKER on the coast recently came across a sickening sight - the burnt carcasses of cats and dogs at the old shooting range near Swakopmund Munipality's rubbish dump.Without any signs warning
readN$20 000 reward to find NDF captain's killer
09-01-2004
THE Otjiwarongo Police are offering a N$20 000 reward for information leading to the arrest with the death of a captain in the Namibian Defence Force.James Naluwe,who was stationed at the town at the
readGloves come off for Swapo primaries
09-01-2004
THE ruling Swapo party begins its journey to this year's regional and local authority elections in earnest at the weekend with the first series of primary elections in the Omaheke Region.According to
readCarrying ID is not the law but, if you're wise, you will
09-01-2004
NO LAW specifically requires Namibians to carry proof of their identity with them at all times - but if people want to make their journeys around the country smoother, they would be wise to have some
readChinese discontent spreads at Ramatex
09-01-2004
ETHNIC Chinese at the multi-million-dollar Ramatex Textile Factory boycotted work for a second day yesterday, in protest at their conditions of employment.On Wednesday, an estimated 300 to 400
readNujoma to miss 1904 genocide service
09-01-2004
PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma and other senior government officials will be absent from observances this weekend to mark the centenary of the three-year German campaign of genocide against the Herero and
readCaretaker coach race on
09-01-2004
THE Namibia Football Association's (NFA) Executive Committee will decide tomorrow who will take charge of the Brave Warriors as caretaker coach.Former Technical Director Peter Ueberjahn, who was in
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