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36 Articles found on Friday, 19 March 2004
Political Perspective
19-03-2004
IT is all very well for women parliamentarians to call for maximum sentences for rapists, but that is not going to solve the problem, as we all know.They'd do better to get out into their
readChange Should Be The Key
19-03-2004
THE eve of the 14th anniversary of Namibian Independence is a good time to take stock of where we've come from and where we're going.There have been achievements, but there have also been
readProposal On Land Reform
19-03-2004
I FEEL expropriation of large farms will turn the manpower of the country into a purely agrarian one and no surplus labour will be left to industrialise the country.I propose the following: A -
readTaking Issue With Ahrens
19-03-2004
I WOULD like to reply to a statement made by our friend Ernst Ahrens from Windhoek in The Namibian dated 12 March 2004.My friend, we are talking about a serious history of Namibia, which, if not
readLet Our Villages Be
19-03-2004
IT is disturbing how quickly some people blame and point fingers at the Government for "not developing" their villages enough.Have any of these people thought about what development can do to a
readIs Resettlement Sustainable?
19-03-2004
THE list of resettlement claimants is growing.The criteria used as "previously disadvantaged" is too broad. The question is whether there is enough resettle-able land for all the current and future
readOur Children Are Not Safe
19-03-2004
I WOULD like to say that I was shocked that there are such disturbed, sick men in this country (who rape infants and young children).I too am a mother of a two-year-old girl and feel very hurt and
readWho's Got The Problem?
19-03-2004
The letter is in response to the article 'White farmers' initiative provokes blacks: Nafwu', 11/03/2004.Dear Mr. Angula The person that feels provoked or rather threatened by the forming of the NFSI,
readProsecutors seek fast Parmalat proceedings
19-03-2004
MILAN - Italian prosecutors will ask a judge this week to order more than two dozen people to stand trial over criminal charges in the multibillion-euro Parmalat scandal, judicial sources said on
readTotal offshore oil finds to boost Nigeria output
19-03-2004
ABUJA - French oil giant Total said on Wednesday that its two Nigerian offshore oil discoveries were both "giant" fields of over 500 million barrels each, which will help triple its output in the
readNominations sought for Business Hall of Fame
19-03-2004
THE Namibian Business Hall of Fame (NBHF), a tribute to individuals who have contributed to the growth of the Namibian economy, was launched in the capital this week.The NBHF is an initiative by
readSA coins in Nam explained
19-03-2004
Bank of Namibia (BON) this week spoke out on the tabling of the Bank of Namibia Amendment Bill in Parliament and the issue of South African currency being used as legal tender in Namibia.Section 26 of
readOkaku constituencies build own Police sub-stations
19-03-2004
OSHAKATI - Home Affairs Minister Jerry Ekandjo recently opened two community-initiated Police sub-stations in northern Namibia.The sub-stations are at Oshekasheka and Eloolo villages in the Okaku
readCall for hard labour for rapists
19-03-2004
THE Executive Director of Women's Action for Development (WAD), Veronica de Klerk, says people who rape children and women should not only be sentenced to life imprisonment but be subjected to hard
readThieves rob Catholics
19-03-2004
THIEVES broke into the OLHP Catholic Parish at Keetmanshoop on Monday, the Police reported in their daily crime bulletin on Wednesday.A window was broken and a door forced open to gain entry. An
readOnly SA coins to be demonetised
19-03-2004
INFORMATION and Broadcasting Minister Nangolo Mbumba has lambasted a report, 'Namibia to do away with South African money', which appeared in The Namibian on Monday, March 15.At a press briefing on
readIt's party time at Walvis Bay
19-03-2004
THOUSANDS of people are expected to attend the double celebration this weekend of the 14th anniversary of Independence and the marking of ten years of Walvis Bay's re-integration into Namibia."It's
readUS friend of Namibia killed in Iraq
19-03-2004
A UNITED States Peace Corps volunteer, Fern Holland (33), who worked at Omanutai Combined School in Oshana from 1999 to 2001, has become one of the first US civilians to be killed in Iraq since the
readDon't go to the bank for a loan, go to Govt: CoD MP
19-03-2004
GOVERNMENT'S failure to recover debt has been highlighted as the most disconcerting issue to emerge from a review by the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee of Government Accounts for
readPublic input to be invited on Child Bill
19-03-2004
AFTER three weeks of intense debate on the controversial Child Status Bill, it has been referred to the parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social and Community Development.This means
readNo rush on peer review, says Govt
19-03-2004
GOVERNMENT says there is no rush for Namibia to accede to the peer review mechanism (PRM) of the New Partnership for African Development (Nepad).Speaking in the National Assembly yesterday, Foreign
readFarm murder suspect loses his lawyer
19-03-2004
TESTIMONY given by one of three men accused of murdering a German farmer in the Karibib district two years ago had an unexpected side effect this week, when the suspect's defence lawyer reacted by
readBeach property dispute takes discriminatory turn
19-03-2004
A WALVIS BAY businessman who is challenging the exclusive sale of beachfront plots to blacks as racial bias presided over discrimination policies until some years after Namibian Independence.Willem
readFifth suspect held for Kleine Kuppe triple murder
19-03-2004
THE Police have arrested a fifth suspect in connection with a triple murder in Windhoek's Kleine Kuppe suburb three weeks ago.The 26-year-old man was apprehended at a Keetmanshoop shebeen at around
readGovernment slaps ban on farm evictions
19-03-2004
THE outright eviction of farmworkers has been banned with immediate effect and "in no uncertain terms", in terms of a new policy unveiled by the Ministry of Labour yesterday.Dubbed the 'Government
readSELCo deal on the line
19-03-2004
THE Karas Regional Council may terminate a controversial 15-year contract signed with the Southern Electricity Supply Company (SELCo) after discovering that the company gave shares to some Council
readFrom the Sidelines with Corry Ihuhua - Right man required to steer Namibian rugby
19-03-2004
THE president of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) Dirk Conradie is showing signs of giving up his post as pressure mounts for him to step down.It would be a wise decision for Conradie not to stand for
readCivics confident to overturn 5-0 drubbing by Supersport
19-03-2004
CIVICS will tonight go into the preliminary Caf Champions League Cup tie against Supersport United wounded, but with a lot of confidence to upset the South Africans.The match kicks off at the
readSoldier makes an ass of himself
19-03-2004
KABUL - A frustrated Afghan soldier who could not afford to get married has been released without charge after being caught having sex with a donkey, police said Tuesday.The soldier, who was not
read'Oops. I thought it was Osama'
19-03-2004
MONTPELLIER - A French artist allegedly traumatised by last week's Spain bombings was convicted of trying to run over a pedestrian he mistook for Osama bin Laden and ordered to pay the man US$615.The
readHitler returns to the heart of Berlin
19-03-2004
BERLIN - A life-size wax figure of Adolf Hitler has gone on display in the heart of Berlin in what museum officials say is the first such public exhibition of the Nazi dictator in post-war
readCanon's Digi Kiss proves hot seller
19-03-2004
TOKYO - Canon Inc said this week it had raised its production capacity for its hot-selling 'EOS Kiss' digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera by about 25 per cent, anticipating explosive growth in
readElderly urged to keep on living
19-03-2004
BEIJING - Need extra cash? Keep living.The thinly populated northwestern Chinese province of Gansu has started paying elderly people who have the courtesy to stay alive. "It's a pleasant surprise,"
readDemand for advice to online lovelorn booming
19-03-2004
SAN FRANCISCO - Evan Marc Katz, a Los Angeles-based television and film writer, personifies the US$400 million-plus cottage industry blossoming around Internet dating.The 31-year-old author of 'I
readWomen bring cars for a good hair day with practical touch
19-03-2004
GENEVA - Machismo dies hard in the male-dominated motor industry and carmakers still pepper their stands with pretty young women to show off their latest models at the Geneva motor show.But slowly the
readGuinness record for Toshiba's tiny hard disk drive
19-03-2004
TOKYO - Japan's Toshiba Corporation said this week that Guinness World Records had certified its stamp-sized hard disk drives (HDDs) as the smallest in the world.The electronics conglomerate's
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