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38 Articles found on Tuesday, 5 April 2005
Telecom Promises Redress
05-04-2005
WE write in response to a reader's letter 'The Struggle Continues', The Namibian, Tuesday 15 March, regarding what the author alleges as"dismal service' from Telecom Namibia.The letter presents a
readFrom Bad To Worse
05-04-2005
ALLOW me a space in your reliable newspaper to talk about serious crime and violence which takes place hourly in this land of the brave.Namibians are living in immense fear as if they were not in
readDeath Of The Pope
05-04-2005
ON the death of Pope John Paul II: Pope John Paul II, a man of deep faith, will one day be proclaimed a saint by the Catholic Church! The Holy Father was an inspiration and a model witness to the life
readPohamba Does Have A Point
05-04-2005
I AM delighted to see President Hifikepunye Pohamba right from the word go asserting boldly his dislike of corruption and all related practices in the public service.
readDeath On The Roads Claims The Best In Society
05-04-2005
ALLOW me to share my thoughts on Namibia's roads that is claiming the best of our society - lawyers, teachers and fellow civil servants.The tragic deaths that claimed Namibians over the Easter
readSweeping new auditing standards
05-04-2005
IN response to the perceived role of auditors in entities that failed, the International Assurance and Advisory Standards Board released a series of new standards governing the conduct of
readRussia's SUAL keen on SA project
05-04-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Russia's second largest aluminium producer, SUAL, has talked to South African officials about reviving the proposed US$2 billion (N$12 billion) Coega aluminium smelter, Business Day
readNPTH declares N$15m dividend
05-04-2005
NAMIBIA Post and Telecom Holdings Limited (NPTH) last week handed over N$15 million to the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication for the financial year 2003/2004, a record increase of 150
readAllan Gray Namibia joins empowerment drive
05-04-2005
ASSET management firm Allan Gray Namibia last week announced a series of transactions and initiatives that will result in a 25 per cent black empowerment shareholding in the company. This moves is
readPohamba praises churches for past and present role
05-04-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has commended the churches, especially those who are members of the Council of Churches in Namibia, for the crucial role they played in the struggle for Namibia's
readParty-hopper ends up in hot water
05-04-2005
ERNST JASH, who recently contested the Regional Council elections for the DTA, claims that this political affiliation, albeit temporary, has cost him a job at the Namibian National Teachers Union
readTears and silence in North for Pope John Paul II
05-04-2005
WHILE the world began mourning Pope John Paul II's death on Saturday night, many Catholic congregations in northern Namibia only heard the news in church on Sunday morning."He was really a good man, a
readConvent sets up a shrine
05-04-2005
PUPILS of the Holy Cross Convent School in Windhoek were among the youngest Namibians to pay homage to Pope John Paul II yesterday.During school break time, boys and girls of all ages knelt in front
readDairy industry complains about cheap SA imports
05-04-2005
THE local dairy industry is rapidly approaching a total collapse because of cheap products imported from South Africa, the Dairy Producers Association of Namibia has warned.The association's manager
readNSHR lauds Pohamba's anti-corruption stance
05-04-2005
THE National Society for Human Rights has come out in support of President Hifikepunye Pohamba's stance on corruption.Pohamba vowed at last week's first Cabinet session to crack down on the scourge of
read4th Parliament opens today
05-04-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba will officially open Namibia's Fourth Parliament today.Seventy-two elected parliamentarians were sworn in on the eve of Independence celebrations two weeks ago, but at
readNamPower warns of power crisis
05-04-2005
NAMIBIA could face a power supply crisis as the country's main power supplier, South Africa's giant power utility Eskom, says it can no longer guarantee a constant supply of electricity to Namibia.The
readPresident lauds Pope's care for Africa
05-04-2005
"A TRUE statesman, an unwavering campaigner for human rights and democracy, especially in Africa."This is how President Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday described Pope John Paul II as he joined other
readCity to conduct enviro audit at factory, other projects
05-04-2005
THE Windhoek City Council is to conduct a full environmental audit at the Ramatex Textile Factory, which has been at the centre of a long-running water pollution controversy.At its last meeting, the
readRhino garments to shut
05-04-2005
MORE than 1 600 workers at the Rhino Garments factory in Windhoek will lose their jobs when the factory closes at the end of this month.The Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) announced
readOil price hits new record
05-04-2005
LONDON - Oil prices raced to all-time peaks yesterday, climbing above US$58 (N$348) a barrel as OPEC producers said they had begun discussing a second output rise to try to quell the market's rally.
readOmupapa John Paul II a lilwa mu Namibia
05-04-2005
ONGULA yOsoondaha, Aanamibia oomiliyuna odhindji oya ndjoina oitaali oyendji muuyuni auhe mboka ya kala nokulila oosa dhomukuluntuwiliki gwOngerki ya Katoolika ka Rooma, ano Omupapa John Paul
readIleni koshigongi sheni sha simana kOngwediva
05-04-2005
A awiliki ya Yelula HIV and AIDS mOngwediva, Jeremia Shou Shetunyenga na Anita Hill, otaya hiya aakwashigwana yomIitopolwa Oshana, Omusati, Ohangwena nOshikoto koshigongi shomauyelele ge na sha nomiti
readEsindano lya Zanu-PF itali ka hulithapo uupyakadhi mu Zimbabwe
05-04-2005
HARARE - Aatseyinawa miikwapolitika oya popi kutya nonande ongundu tayi pangelo mu Ziambabwe yo Zanu-PF oya sindana nomawi ogendji-gendji momahogololo gOpaprlaimende ngoka ga ningwa oshiwike sha zi
readOmbili kOmupresidende Pohamba
05-04-2005
Ehokololo enene lya li pepandja 15 (mOshiwambo) mOshifo shohela, olya li li na omutse gwa puka tagu ti: "Presidende a hala uulingilingi." Shika osha puka notwa hala oku shi pukulula mpaka.
readFranks Fredericks Invitational Meet
05-04-2005
THE following athletes have been invited to compete at the Coca Cola/Frank Fredericks Invitational, which will be held on April 9 from 15h00 at the Independence Stadium, Windhoek.Junior men 100m
readRamblers into third spot
05-04-2005
RAMBLERS moved into third spot on the Namibia Premier League after recording convincing victories against low-placed Deportivo Alaves and Friends over the weekend.Ramblers, who in total scored 13
readOlympic medallist Kelly here to train Namibians
05-04-2005
CORRY IHUHUA BRITISH double Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes touched down in Windhoek yesterday to conduct a training camp which will be part of the MTC Development Project for Middle Distance
readAnd the bookies' favourites are ...
05-04-2005
DUBLIN - An Italian and a Nigerian cardinal are tied as Irish bookmakers' favourites to succeed Pope John Paul II.More than 5 000 people have placed bets on who will be the next pope with Paddy Power
readA legacy for all, says Mbeki
05-04-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Thabo Mbeki on Sunday mourned the death of Pope John Paul II, saying his teaching and guidance would continue to inspire people of all faiths and that the
readWorld's press ponders if new pope will come from Africa
05-04-2005
PARIS - The world's press paid tribute yesterday to Pope John Paul II but as it looked forward to who would succeed him, calls mounted in some quarters for an African to be handed the job of leading
readMuseveni to punish corrupt troops
05-04-2005
KAMPALA - Uganda has launched a crackdown on graft in its notoriously corrupt army, with President Yoweri Museveni warning that soldiers who steal will be severely punished, state media said
readZimbabwe opposition seeks fresh election, law reform
05-04-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe's opposition party yesterday demanded a re-run of parliamentary elections, saying constitutional changes were needed to cut the influence of President Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF
readSudan rebel group rejects Darfur summit
05-04-2005
CAIRO - One of the main rebel groups in the troubled western Sudan region of Darfur yesterday rejected a planned summit in Egypt this month to discuss the two-year-old conflict. "Those mini-summits
readMarburg virus toll hits 150 in Angola
05-04-2005
LUANDA - An outbreak of the deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus has intensified in Angola, claiming more than 20 lives over the past three days and taking the nationwide toll to 150, heightening panic in
readUS admits 'differences' with Spain
05-04-2005
MADRID - US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick used weekend talks with Spanish leaders to stress that Madrid and Washington are allies, although differences remain following their fallout over
readSix Somalis beheaded in Saudi Arabia for robbery
05-04-2005
RIYADH - Six Somalis were beheaded in the Mecca region yesterday after being convicted of a spate of armed robberies against taxi drivers, the Saudi interior ministry said.The six were convicted of
readMake-or-break peace talks on Ivory Coast resume in SA
05-04-2005
PRETORIA - South African President and peacebroker Thabo Mbeki resumed a second day of make-or-break talks yesterday with Ivory Coast leaders to try to end a civil conflict that has split the country
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