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33 Articles found on Friday, 29 April 2005
Kenyan women take risks with backstreet abortions
29-04-2005
* KATIE NGUYEN NAIROBI - It was futile to keep on wishing that the baby would disappear, so Anne decided to take fate into her own hands and a kitchen knife to her belly. The teenage schoolgirl was
readSwapo May Have To Intervene
29-04-2005
THE worsening situation in two Namibian towns, Otjiwarongo and Okahandja, with power struggles and residents pitted against each other, has to be brought under control before threatened violence
readPolitical Perspective
29-04-2005
I AM relieved that the tired litany of complaints about the media was delivered by Dr Albert Kawana, Minister of Presidential Affairs, and not President Hikikepunye Pohamba, at the commemoration of
readOn The Role Of Media In Good Governance
29-04-2005
THE relationship between media and good governance is the 2005 theme for the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day. On a day we celebrate the commitment and dedication of a particular individual to defend
readGod Saved My Daughter
29-04-2005
PLEASE allow me to share my wonderful experience of God's love and mercy with all readers.On Thursday 14 April 2005, four days before my daughter's birthday we were nvolved in a car accident. My
readLack of Information Is Crime To The People
29-04-2005
I UNDERSTAND that the good flow of information will create sound governance of public affairs, therefore I call upon government to consider rural residents as one of the people who really need
readPraise For Mugabe
29-04-2005
I WOULD like to warmly congratulate President Robert Mugabe and the ruling party ZANU-PF for the landslide victory. I also commend his party members. It's a clear indication that the people of
readAt MTC N$175 = N$10!
29-04-2005
I BOUGHT a new Tango Starter Pack at the Trade Centre a few months ago for N$175.I didn't use that Pack immediately. When I tried to use it on 22 April 2005, it didn't work. I contacted MTC. A
readQuo Vadis Okahandja?
29-04-2005
I'M very sad to read about what is happening in Okahandja.I was born there and spent most of my childhood there and am disappointed in the state of affairs in town. One thing which is for sure is
readMedia Civil Society Help Govt Fight Corruption
29-04-2005
ALLOW me a space in your esteemed newspaper to air my view regarding "zero tolerance for waste and corruption in public life". First and foremost I would like to commend the head of state for his
readSouth Africa welcomes Ivory Coast poll decision
29-04-2005
ABIDJAN - South African President Thabo Mbeki, who has been mediating in Ivory Coast's civil war, said on Wednesday the Ivorian leader's decision to let his main rival stand in October elections would
readZim to import 1,2 m tonnes of maize
29-04-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe's government will import 1,2 million tonnes of maize in the coming months to make up for a shortfall in national output as the country faces food shortages, state media said
readNamibia one big game reserve?
29-04-2005
IN what could be summed up as a very ambitious and somewhat dubious project, South African businessman Gert Joubert has proposed to turn the whole of Namibia into one huge game reserve, to turn around
readAsian-African summit fruitful, Hausiku
29-04-2005
WINDHOEK - Foreign Affairs Minister Marco Hausiku returned to Namibia Wednesday from the summit of Asian and African leaders held in Indonesia last week, excited about the prospects for increased
readFirm promises consumers affordable legal aid
29-04-2005
A NEW legal insurance company meant to give the Namibian consumer access to the sometimes out-of-reach legal system was officially launched in Windhoek on Wednesday. The new market player is Legal
readIncest trial starts with in camera testimony
29-04-2005
THE Regional Court at Swakopmund retreated behind closed doors yesterday to start hearing what was expected to be a painful account of sexual abuse and incest spanning a period of five years.The
readRape conviction overturned
29-04-2005
THE difficulty of proving a charge of rape involving a child victim, as well as the scrutiny that the testimony of a child witness in such a case must be able to withstand, was emphasised once more in
readShady deals exposed
29-04-2005
AN ongoing power struggle between top municipal officials at Okahandja appears to be taking its toll.The town's infrastructure is deteriorating, while checks and balances seem to have all but
readBIG coalition launched
29-04-2005
THE Basic Grant Income Coalition, a group of churches, non-governmental organisations and trade unions, on Wednesday launched a campaign to promote the idea of a basic income grant (BIG) to reduce
readBlueprint for parastatals unveiled
29-04-2005
STATE-OWNED enterprises (SOEs) are expected to play a significant role in Namibia's economic development in future and a special council, authorised by Cabinet, is being set up to co-ordinate their
readHome owners up in arms over poor quality houses
29-04-2005
ENRAGED owners of 32 low-cost houses at Keetmanshoop staged a demonstration this week, claiming that they did not get what they paid for. They say the building plan - one plan for all 32 houses -
readARVs for Karasburg
29-04-2005
KARAS Regional Governor Dawid Boois has called upon Namibians to actively participate in the rollout of anti-retroviral treatment programmes to ensure that the Government's HIV-AIDS interventions bear
readOtjiwarongo remains very tense
29-04-2005
THE scene was set for a tense showdown between the Otjiwarongo Town Council and members of the so-called 'concerned group' at last night's community meeting.The community meeting scheduled for
readPrisons instructors object to mandatory transfers
29-04-2005
THE recently created Safety and Security Ministry has transferred 17 prisons instructors to Omaruru against their wish. Well-placed sources confirmed to The Namibian that the instructors from the
readTextile sweatshops not unique to Namibia
29-04-2005
THE way textile companies from South-east Asia treat their workers in Namibia is the same way they do it at home. Globalisation, which one can briefly define as the removal of trade barriers between
readAthletics champs come to Namibia
29-04-2005
NAMIBIA will host the COSSASA track and field championships at Windhoek's Independence Stadium next Friday. The annual championships will feature Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Lesotho, Swaziland
readCosmos to hold football tourney
29-04-2005
COSMOS Football Club will hold a tournament at the Otavi Stadium tomorrow, April 30. The final will be played on May 2. The winner receives N$2 500, while the runner-up stands in line to get N$1
readSoweto May Cup at Khomasdal
29-04-2005
THE Soweto Sport Club will host the May Cup from today until May 2 at the Khomasdal Stadium. The competition involves football teams which will vie for a winning prize of N$6 000. The entry fee per
readTitanic clashes at Legare
29-04-2005
THE Legare Stadium at Gobabis is the place to be tomorrow, when the semi-finals of the Tafel Lager Namibia Football Association Cup take centre stage. The team that will be under most pressure are
readAngola parliament approves poll laws
29-04-2005
LUANDA - Angola's parliament has approved a final package of electoral laws, removing another hurdle to the nation's first post-war poll slated for 2006 but with many obstacles still ahead. The
read22 dead in Togo's post-poll violence
29-04-2005
LOME - At least 22 people have been killed and more than 100 people hurt in clashes here between opposition supporters and security forces after the ruling party candidate was declared winner of
readIsraelis protest against Gaza withdrawal plan
29-04-2005
GUSH KATIF - Tens of thousands of Israelis protested in Gaza's Jewish settlements on Wednesday against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to abandon the strip this summer after 38 years of
readIraq reaches landmark, forms govt
29-04-2005
BAGHDAD - Iraq formed its first democratically elected government in more than 50 years yesterday, ending three months of political deadlock that has crippled efforts to end violence.The 275-seat
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