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37 Articles found on Friday, 1 April 2005
Ya Toivo Bids Farewell And Advises On Future
01-04-2005
ON March 16, veteran Swapo leader and Robben Island political prisoner for nearly two decades, Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, made his exit from active politics when he retired from the National Assembly.
readSome parting shots on Parliament
01-04-2005
A member of parliament for fifteen years, Former Prisons and Correctional Services Minister Andimba Toivo ya Toivo has retired as Namibia's oldest MP, aged 80.The Namibian asked him about his
readPolitical Perspective
01-04-2005
THE new order, if it can be termed as such, under President Hifikepunye Pohamba is now smoothly underway.In some ways it is quite incredible that President Sam Nujoma, with his larger-than-life image,
readA Bold Stance On Corruption
01-04-2005
STRONG words on corruption, and a number of suggested measures to contain the scourge, were used by President Hifikepunye Pohamba when he addressed the inaugural meeting of his new Cabinet
read'No' To Ronnie
01-04-2005
I'D like to air my opinion about the fact that Mr Ronnie Kanalelo is being considered for the candidacy for coaching our beloved Warriors team. As a matter of fact I oppose this move vehemently.
readA Good Cabinet
01-04-2005
ALLOW me space in your newspaper to express my excitement at the swearing-in of the second President of our country and his new cabinet.I congratulate the new President and his new cabinet. What is
readIn Favour Of New Dispensation
01-04-2005
KINDLY allow me to share my thoughts on an article that appeared in The Namibian of 23rd March 05, titled 'Concern over the creation of a Security Ministry' and on the overall composition of the
readRecount Was 'Nonsense'
01-04-2005
THE recount was complete nonsense. I would greatly appreciate it if you can allow me a small space in your newspaper to say something about the recount of the votes cast in the 2004 National Assembly
readKeetmans gemstone facility closed
01-04-2005
KEETMANSHOOP - The semi-precious gemstone polishing and cutting plant at the town has shut its doors, barely two years after it started operations. Prochem Keetmanshoop, constructed with the
readPolice sends big thank you for good behaviour
01-04-2005
THE Namibian Police have thanked the public for behaving well during the country's 15th Independence celebrations.In a statement issued yesterday, the Police Public Relations Division said it was
readA welcome boost
01-04-2005
MARIENTAL'S Mayor Lukas Katuanene is delighted with the impact The Namibian Newspaper Cup has had on his town.The Hardap regional capital was the venue for the fifth annual inter-region soccer
readA Place Where You Feel Different
01-04-2005
MARIENTAL malaika-ed. Business boomed. good business."Everything's going so smoothly, and I'm really enjoying it."Launa Isaack, who was also selling kapana, was all for the event and what it meant for
readBuffalo alert issued in the north-east
01-04-2005
RUNDU - The Chief Control Warden in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism for the Kavango and Caprivi Regions, Colgar Sikopo, yesterday warned residents in the area of Makena of the Ndiyona
readNamibia Democratic Movement for Change joins recount challenge
01-04-2005
THE Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (NDMC) has thrown its weight behind the Republican Party and the Congress of Democrats in their intentions to challenge the recount of votes in the National
readRhino workers back
01-04-2005
ABOUT 1 700 workers of the cash-strapped Rhino Garments factory, who last week violently tried to remove some finished products from the factory after reports that the company was closing its doors,
read'Parliament of Ministers' seems to have lost initiative
01-04-2005
WINDHOEK - Namibia's Parliament has lost its initiative, says the Research Director of the Nordic Africa Institute in Sweden, Henning Melber.Melber, who was speaking at a public lecture in Windhoek
readDagga case postponed
01-04-2005
A WELL-KNOWN German photographer and two other German citizens from Swakopmund have been granted an extension of bail in the Magistrate's court yesterday. The case of Thomas Keller (67), known for
readCity of Windhoek still to approve tariff structure for new stadium
01-04-2005
ALTHOUGH the long-awaited Katutura Soccer Stadium has been completed, the City Council has yet to agree on how the venue will be managed and the tariffs it will charge for its use.The City Council was
readECB announces 6% hike in bulk electricity tariff
01-04-2005
THE Electricity Control Board (ECB) has announced a six per cent increase in the tariff of bulk electricity.The increase comes into effect on July 1. The ECB approved an application by NamPower to
readCity maintains Ramatex 'a blessing in disguise'
01-04-2005
THE Windhoek City Council is attempting to smooth over reports that it overspent on its budget to provide the Ramatex Textile Factory with electricity.In an agenda item titled 'Ramatex - Electricity
readLegal Shield loses
01-04-2005
THE Board of Directors and management of Namibia's largest legal assistance insurance company, Legal Shield Namibia, were dealt a body blow in the High Court yesterday when a curator was appointed to
readPresident comes out punching on graft
01-04-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday gave notice to his Cabinet that he will not brook corruption, laziness and inefficiency. A premium will be placed on the right people for the right jobs in
readPoverty And Cleanliness
01-04-2005
WHAT I want to know is when the government is going to do something about the cleanliness and sanitation of every town in Namibia where the poor people live? If I were the President-elect, this would
readKaluwapa ta indile koshigwana
01-04-2005
N AKUTOTA po Ehangano lyOmathithi nokwa li Omupresidende gwalyo tate Moses Kaluwapa oku li ta ningi eindilo koshigwana shi mu kwathele oshimaliwa omolu etando ndjoka e na okukatandwa tali ke mu pula
read'YomEkonghola oshike naanaa inamu hala ndje?'
01-04-2005
OMUSAMANE Tileinge ya Wapulile ngoka Elelo lyOndonga omathimbo ga zi ko lya kala tali kambadhala li langeke ongElenga enene mEkoka nomEkonghola muuzilo wOshitopolwa shOndonga, ihe aakalimo yamwe
readOngundulwiimbo ya KK ya talelapo Eongalo la Katope
01-04-2005
EXULILOSHIVIKE la Paasa mEongola la Elcin pOkatope moshitopolwa sha Hangwena oli na ondjokona , Omufita wEongalo eli Meme Hilja Hamukwaya, osho a lombwele The Namibian oshivike eshi. Eongalo eli ola
readKakoko ota fumvikwa ngula pOshigambo
01-04-2005
OMUNANGESHEFA omushona gwomOshakati, a li e na sha unene nokulonga mEesalona mOshakati moka meme Elizabeth Hedvig ya Titus ya Nantanga gwokomukunda Oshitambo mOshigambo mOndonga, a tseyika wo nawa
readSubeb to go for knee op
01-04-2005
BLACK Africa ace goalkeeper Arnold Subeb will undergo an operation on April 20 at the Windhoek Central Hospital to restore a torn knee ligament.The Player of the Year in the 2003/2004 Namibia Premier
readBrave Warriors face Botswana
01-04-2005
THE Brave Warriors are facing Botswana in the knockout Cosafa Castle Cup in less than two weeks' time. The side has so far played two friendly matches and there are several aspects that need to
readRugby club championships to kick-off at Tsumeb tomorrow
01-04-2005
THE Windhoek Lager Rugby Club Championship kicks off with the first of three legs in Tsumeb on Saturday.The championship is played at regional level by registered Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) clubs. The
readWarriors return to league action
01-04-2005
THE domestic premiership resumes this weekend after a month of no football, except for those teams that took part in cup competitions.Key players who were in camp with the Brave Warriors are also
readZimbabwe's poor vote for better days
01-04-2005
CHITUNGWIZA - Chitungwiza's famous market stalls were empty yesterday as vendors went to the polls in this poor town on the outskirts of the capital to vote for a government that will lift them out of
readGreat concern over ill Pope
01-04-2005
VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II has lost 19 kilogramme since his operation five weeks ago and there was great concern at the Holy See over his chances of recovery, a Vatican source said
readEthiopia, Eritrea in danger of war again
01-04-2005
ASMARA - An increasingly belligerent border stalemate between Ethiopia and Eritrea could lead to renewed war, the top UN peacekeeper in the conflict said yesterday.The two Horn of Africa countries
readBrain-damaged woman's parents lose court appeal
01-04-2005
PINELLAS PARK - Nearly two weeks after a brain-damaged woman's feeding tube was disconnected, her parents endured what their lawyer says may be their last legal setback when the US Supreme Court
read150 000 refugees to return to Burundi
01-04-2005
BUJUMBURA - About 150 000 Burundian refugees are expected to return home from camps in neighbouring Tanzania in 2005, the United Nations refugee agency said yesterday.Relative peace has returned to
readSuicide car bombers kill seven in Iraq
01-04-2005
BAGHDAD - Suicide car bombers mounted two attacks against Iraqi soldiers in northern Iraq yesterday, killing at least seven people, as hundreds of thousands of Shi'ites converged on a southern city
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