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38 Articles found on Friday, 9 July 2004
Namibia's Political Landscape: A Reflection
09-07-2004
Democracy is the politics of the ordinary.John Dunne.There is no escape from yesterday because yesterday has deformed us.Samuel Beckett, Proust (1931) INTRODUCTIONAT Independence almost a decade and a
readPolitical Perspective
09-07-2004
WE can say what we will, and blame whom we want, but Namibians seriously need to develop a work ethic if we want to advance socially and economically.I hate to buy into generalisations, but we will
readDecisive Action Needed On Water Dilemma
09-07-2004
IT is becoming more imperative by the day that an effective solution is found to the water non-payment crisis engulfing a number of towns in Namibia.We do not need to repeat the manifold examples of
readTraffic Hazards At The Coast
09-07-2004
AFTER reading your story of the tragic motor cycle accident on the Swakopmund - Walvis Bay road, I would like to comment as follows: When I saw these strange concrete blocks being erected next to the
readRebuke For Paper On 'Fishy' Ads
09-07-2004
I HAVE been irritated for quite some time now by adverts in newspapers which state "Taxi license for sale - N$2 000 or N$3 000", these ads are even plastered onto the walls of supermarkets.As far as I
readReckless Statements Inflame The Situation
09-07-2004
I AM disappointed to read of the Namibia National Farmers Union's (NNFU) July 1 statement regarding the case of Mathias Uiseb and Johan Kok. The case involves allegations of a sensational assault upon
readMedia 'Heads In The Sand' Over HIV/AIDS
09-07-2004
HOW many more times is the media going to subject us to the image of the AIDS corpse in a Thai museum? Today (July 6) was the second time in a week a Namibian newspaper has published a photograph of
readBar Owner Reacts To Shutdown
09-07-2004
FOR the past 16 or so years, I have made it my mission to protect the Namibian consumers, only to find myself getting no protection.As so many people know, for the past years I have been in the
readNCCI takes business to Angolan trade fair
09-07-2004
THE Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) will today head an eleven-member local business delegation to the International Fair of Luanda (FILDA) trade fair, which starts on Monday and ends
readMVA Fund to review operations, legislation
09-07-2004
THE Motor Vehicle Fund of Namibia (MVA Fund) yesterday held a day-long symposium in Windhoek to deliberate on suggested legislative amendments that seek to address the challenges faced by the fund.The
readLegal conflict over regional CEOs settled
09-07-2004
GOVERNMENT and a number of chief executives who challenged a plan by Government to replace them as heads of their regions have settled out of court.The former chief executive officers were promoted to
readPetrol price to hit N$4 mark next week
09-07-2004
FOR the first time, Namibian drivers will have to pay more than N$4,00 per litre for fuel.Government yesterday announced that fuel prices will go up on Wednesday. It represents the second increase in
readLegal conflict over regional CEOs settled
09-07-2004
GOVERNMENT and a number of chief executives who challenged a plan by Government to replace them as heads of their regions have settled out of court.The former chief executive officers were promoted to
readPetrol price to hit N$4 mark next week
09-07-2004
FOR the first time, Namibian drivers will have to pay more than N$4,00 per litre for fuel.Government yesterday announced that fuel prices will go up on Wednesday. It represents the second increase in
readOkakarara crisis deepens
09-07-2004
THE crises at Okakarara in the Otjozondjupa Region are set to deepen.NamPower has given the town until Wednesday to pay close to N$1 million or face a power blackout. Okakarara is currently reeling as
readOngwediva CEO to be buried on Sunday
09-07-2004
THE late Chief Executive Officer of Ongwediva Town, Auguste Taanyanda, will be buried at Ontananga on Sunday, the town's Mayor Erastus Uutoni announced yesterday.Taanyanda, who was 44 years old, died
readTroubled NovaNam back in production
09-07-2004
ONE of Namibia's biggest fishing companies has re-opened after nearly two weeks following the on-duty killing of a worker with a factory knife.NovaNam senior manager David Pokolo said that all the
readA matter of weight
09-07-2004
SWAPO Party Members of Parliament in the National Assembly yesterday received reading material of a different kind - a Little Oxford English Dictionary.Usually its reports and documents that get
readDuped car buyer, bank take battle to Supreme Court
09-07-2004
IN death, as in life, one of the duped customers of crooked car dealer Ockie Pretorius is refusing to give up his court battle against Standard Bank Namibia over the bank's business relationship with
readMan accused of raping teen stepdaughter
09-07-2004
A MAN appeared in the Rundu Magistrate's Court on Monday accused of raping his stepdaughter, the Police reported on Wednesday.Paulus Kandjeke (44) allegedly sexually molested the 15-year-old girl at
readTempers flare in NA over rape
09-07-2004
DEPUTY Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services Jeremiah Nambinga soured a National Assembly debate on the African Charter on the Rights of Women on Wednesday by insisting that there was no such
readState corporations need board blacklist
09-07-2004
GOVERNMENT has been urged to set up a blacklist of people who should be prevented from serving as directors on the boards of State-owned corporations.This is one of a number of recommendations made to
readNamibia to make own baby oysters
09-07-2004
HIDDEN away between old buildings and fishing equipment on the quay side of the Gendev premises at Walvis Bay is the very first oyster hatchery in southern Africa.As this delicacy has grown in
readWater has to be paid for, says Toetemeyer
09-07-2004
DEPUTY Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing Gerhard Toetemeyer said yesterday that Namibians should not be viewed as being "forced" to pay for water.It was common practice the world
readGerman Bishop calls for German apology
09-07-2004
FOR the first time a Lutheran Bishop in Germany has demanded that the German government should officially apologise for the genocide of the Herero people.In an interview with the Evangelical Press
readCop charged with murder for shooting taxi driver
09-07-2004
A SERGEANT attached to the Namibian Police's Motor Vehicle Theft Unit, Fillipus Hafeni Kamati, appeared on a charge of murder in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court in Katutura yesterday.Kamati (40) has
readHereros won't give up on war reparations demand: Rukoro
09-07-2004
FORMER Attorney General Advocate Vekuii Rukoro says that the Namibian Government's "ambivalent" attitude is unlikely to stop the Ovaherero people from demanding war reparations from Germany.He warned
readEC says will not lower meat import standards for Namibia
09-07-2004
THE European Commission says it will not lower the standards for its meat imports just because Namibian communal farmers want the infamous Veterinary Cordon Fence removed.Kunene Governor Simson
readNamibian to represent African Special Olympians
09-07-2004
A Namibian Special Olympics athlete has been selected to represent the African continent at the Special Olympics Athletes World Congress in Japan during February next year.Delano Beukes, was elected
readNuumbembe going for British Masters title
09-07-2004
NAMIBIAN professional welterweight boxer Paulus 'Ali' Nuumbembe, will have his first title fight on Sunday, July 11, at the Town and Country Club, formerly Pennington's in Bradford,
readFrom the Sidelines with Corry Ihuhua
09-07-2004
THE recent extraordinary meeting of the All Namibia Netball Associations (ANNA) was expected to show a renewed commitment towards improving the state of the game.But, this did not happen as the
readNo formal complaints of match fixing - NPL
09-07-2004
NO formal complaints of match-fixing or bribery of referees have been launched with the Namibia Premier League (NPL) since the conclusion of the 2003/2004 season two weeks ago.NPL League Administrator
readMonkey study spells hope for HIV therapy
09-07-2004
WASHINGTON - Offering a promising new way to attack the AIDS virus, research on monkeys suggests that an experimental drug helps keep HIV in check by blocking an enzyme that is crucial to
readNigeria air force battles police
09-07-2004
LAGOS - Twenty-seven Nigerian policemen and one air force officer were injured in two days of violent clashes between the two security forces, a police spokesman said yesterday.Trouble started on
readCatholics consider bankruptcy in sex abuse suits
09-07-2004
PORTLAND, Oregon - A number of Roman Catholic dioceses have considered bankruptcy to fight lawsuits resulting from allegations of priest sex abuse over the years, and some may be ready to make that
read'Angolan voting in 2006'
09-07-2004
Luanda - Angola's first post-war elections will not be held before 2006, a senior official said Wednesday, despite growing calls from the opposition and donors for polls next year.A free and fair poll
readAU bares teeth at Sudan over Darfur
09-07-2004
ADDIS ABABA - African leaders pressed Sudanese president Omar el-Bashir yesterday to disarm the Arab militiamen who have killed thousands of people in the Darfur region and forced more than a million
readIsraeli fighting on two fronts in Gaza
09-07-2004
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops moved into this town in northern Gaza yesterday, killing at least seven Palestinians, including the local commander of the Hamas militant group.It was the
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