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30 Articles found on Friday, 28 May 2004
Nujoma Must Practice Restraint
28-05-2004
PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma is on the warpath and could cause this country irreparable damage if he continues in the present manner.No one would deny that it is the prerogative of a powerful executive to
readISN'T life strange?
28-05-2004
The man who has been at the helm of the ruling party since its inception is the same person who has finally split it asunder.
readA Counter Point
28-05-2004
"WHAT we know", wrote R.G. Collingwood, "is too undigested, too unconnected, too atomic. It is only after close and prolonged reflection that we begin to see what was essential and what unimportant,
readHamutenya hits back
28-05-2004
FORMER Foreign Minister, Hidipo Hamutenya, says he was fired on false grounds, and has warned that if the Swapo extraordinary congress election is not "free and fair" it will not augur well for the
readPresident names new Ministers
28-05-2004
PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma yesterday appointed Marco Hausiku as his new Foreign Affairs Minister.In a move widely viewed as aimed at garnering more votes for his preferred candidate in the Swapo
readTB patient says she was raped in hospital
28-05-2004
A 50-year-old female patient admitted to the tuberculosis unit of the Katutura State Hospital was raped on the hospital premises.The very ill and frail woman, who is confined to a wheelchair, has been
readThe comrade Nujoma trusts like a brother
28-05-2004
A FOUNDING member of the ruling Swapo Party in 1960 and President Sam Nujoma's close confidante since the heyday of the liberation struggle, Hifikepunye Pohamba never seemed to nurse presidential
readThe contender 'who came from nowhere'
28-05-2004
THE joker. Or is he? Nahas Angula prefers to call himself a teacher.Despite his Ndonga royalty, Angula did not harbour the idea that he was "anointed" to be Head of State. Turning 61 later this year,
readThe great believer
28-05-2004
THEY call him a strategist and pragmatist. But one thing Hidipo Hamutenya hates is copycats. He wants Namibia to shape its own destiny and to work out a strategy to arrive there. "I have been part of
readAngula 'prays to God' that unity will prevail in Swapo
28-05-2004
PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Nahas Angula says he prays to God that the top Swapo leadership will remain united despite political differences.Reacting to news earlier this week about the dismissal of Hidipo
readHidipo backers stand by their man
28-05-2004
A SONG that is normally laced with President Sam Nujoma's name was instead sung in praise of his protege-turned-political opponent, Hidipo Hamutenya.A couple of hundred well-wishers, sympathisers,
readQuality, not loyalty, will determine NUNW vote
28-05-2004
LEADERS of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) have appealed to delegates to the Swapo extraordinary congress to vote for a leader who will create jobs, add value and steer economic
readOdds For Presidential Race Narrow
28-05-2004
"TOO close to call" is an expression that was popularised during the last elections for the US presidency when George W Bush became president by a hair's breadth.And might have lost had it not been
readTrain rape case to be heard in Regional Court
28-05-2004
THE case of the waiter accused of raping a Japanese tourist aboard a luxury tourist train in August last year has been referred to the Regional Court at Swakopmund.The case was postponed to June 11 on
readChurches want transparency in expropriation
28-05-2004
THE National Committee of Lutheran Churches in Namibia has expressed concern about the lack of transparency in the manner the Government carries out expropriation.A statement issued by four Bishops of
readUnion calls for more vigilance at sea after fisherman's death
28-05-2004
THE Namibia Seamen and Allied Workers Union (Nasawu) has warned fishing companies to be more vigilant in protecting the lives of crew members at sea.The warming follows the death of a crew member of
readStalled Opuwo town council waiting for Swapo challenge
28-05-2004
A LEGAL battle could be in the offing over the swearing in of new town councillors at Opuwo.While indications are that Swapo is considering launching a High Court bid to oppose the local authority
readRow over seats lands Ongwediva in court
28-05-2004
THE Namibian High Court yesterday temporarily stopped Swapo from imposing unelected town council candidates on Ongwediva.The court granted an interim interdict in the morning following an urgent
readMurder case holds promise of revealing who killed girl's tragic thirst for learning
28-05-2004
THE odds remain stacked against many girls in Namibia when it comes to getting an education, the United Nations Children's Fund said in a report on Namibia last year.But how extreme the difficulties
readPresident names new Ministers
28-05-2004
PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma yesterday appointed Marco Hausiku as his new Foreign Affairs Minister.In a move widely viewed as aimed at garnering more votes for his preferred candidate in the Swapo
readSouth Africa nabs Al-Qaeda operatives
28-05-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South African police nabbed suspected al Qaeda operatives ahead of last month's elections in an operation that led to arrests in Jordan, Syria and Britain, the chief commissioner was
readSA against extraditing suspected mercenaries
28-05-2004
PRETORIA - The South African government told a court yesterday that it will not seek to extradite 70 suspected mercenaries arrested in Zimbabwe on charges of plotting a coup in Equatorial
readStalin a master of charm, according to new book
28-05-2004
LOS ANGELES - He had a fine tenor voice and could be a warm and generous man, tucking children into bed, caring for a sick friend or ordering his chauffeur to pick up rain-soaked people at a bus stop.
readBlack biography project opens pages to the past
28-05-2004
BOSTON - History has not been good to Onesimus. As smallpox raged across Boston in 1721, the prominent Boston minister Cotton Mather suggested "ye Method of Inoculation" that he had learned from
readFantasia crowned America's idol
28-05-2004
LOS ANGELES - Feisty soul singer Fantasia Barrino was voted the newest 'American Idol' on Wednesday after a nationwide television search for the nation's next pop star.Barrino (19) edged out rival
readHair key to who you are
28-05-2004
LONDON - Hair speaks volumes about an individual, revealing ethnic origin, environment, diet and even lifestyle, scientists say.Although like finger and toe nails the hair itself is dead, it acts like
readJaguar chided for sexy marketing letter
28-05-2004
LONDON - Luxury automaker Jaguar went too far with a steamy promotional mailing to prospective customers, UK advertising regulators said on Wednesday.The Valentine's Day letter was signed "Elizabeth
readIf your husband has a Porsche, follow him
28-05-2004
BERLIN - Don't trust a man with a fast car.Porsche drivers are less faithful than any other group of car owners, with almost 50 per cent of them cheating on their partners, a survey published in
readPaltrow says 'Ja' to Dietrich movie
28-05-2004
LOS ANGELES - Actress Gwyneth Paltrow will produce and star in a feature film about German screen siren Marlene Dietrich, Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety reported yesterday.DreamWorks studio
readSJP to Gap it
28-05-2004
NEW YORK - Gap Inc announced on Wednesday that 'Sex and the City' style goddess Sarah Jessica Parker will star in the casual clothing chain's ad campaign starting this fall.Parker rose to A-list star
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