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38 Articles found on Friday, 8 April 2005
No Quick Fix for the UN
08-04-2005
(KOFI Annan's) lack of leadership, combined with conflicts of interest and a lack of responsibility and accountability, point to one, and only one, outcome: his resignation."If that had been the
readTime for Non-European Pope
08-04-2005
LOS ANGELES - While he mourned the passing of Pope John Paul II, South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu also clamoured for an African or Latin American to be the next Pope.There are
readRace, history, colour views of Zim polls
08-04-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Conflicting verdicts on Zimbabwe's election pronounced by African observers and Western powers show that race and history, as much as concern for democracy, determine how outsiders
readChoose Them On Merit
08-04-2005
THERE is much talk and speculation about an imminent 'reshuffle' in the ranks of Permanent Secretaries, the chief accounting officers in the various Ministries.Given the recent statements of President
readHERE'S hoping the new Parliament will be a better one to report on than the last!
08-04-2005
Currently MPs are going through 'induction' courses which one trusts will contribute towards a more media-friendly Parliament in which Members are more focused in their comments and also more easily
read'Where's The Balance In Gender?
08-04-2005
I WOULD like to congratulate our newly elected President on the introduction of the Ministry of Gender Affairs.Since 1990 we have put emphasis on women and children alone. Besides that, women had a
readSerious Problems In NDF
08-04-2005
I AM a soldier by profession, I'm proud to be a Namibian citizen, I was proud to be a soldier when I joined the NDF, but now I am totally demoralised.I am not alone, 95% of the NDF members have the
readGazza Responds To Critics
08-04-2005
I AM writing to you regarding a letter titled "Gazza not Invincible", that appeared in The Namibian on March 15 2005 on my performance during a music show at Otjiwarongo.Firstly, thanks to my fans
readSteenkamp resigns as MD of Namibia Dairies
08-04-2005
ETIENNE Steenkamp, longstanding Managing Director of Namibia Dairies' (Pty) Ltd, has resigned effective June 30 2005.In a statement yesterday, the company's board of directors said it had accepted his
readNamibia Business Communicator to be honoured
08-04-2005
THE Namibia Business Communicator of the Year of 2004 will be honoured at a gala event to be held in Windhoek tonight. This is the third consecutive instalment of the Namibia Business Communicator
readUnionist and politician at loggerheads
08-04-2005
KEETMANSHOOP - Swapo town councillor and businessman Basil Brown finds himself embroiled in a labour dispute for allegedly unfairly dismissing an employee after concocting charges against her. The
readNew Labour Act set to hurt economy
08-04-2005
GOVERNMENT and Namibia's leading employers' organisation this week crossed swords on the new Labour Act.The President of the Namibian Employers' Federation (NEF), Harold Pupkewitz, said on Wednesday
readNamibian fishing industry: An overview
08-04-2005
THE Namibian fishing industry has been described in a variety of negative terms this year.Although recent public statements on the dire state of the industry have been condemned by the Minister of
readMooren case delayed
08-04-2005
THE three men accused in the Mooren murder case at Swakopmund will only plead to the charges when they appear again on April 25.Naftalie Kondja (25), who allegedly shot German master goldsmith
readPopular singer dies in accident
08-04-2005
A WELL-KNOWN Walvis Bay resident was killed in a horrific accident at the town on Tuesday night.A second person died and 13 people injured when a minibus taxi crashed into a Government car at the
readNew parliamentarians lay into the media
08-04-2005
THE print media came under fire from new National Assembly parliamentarians yesterday, as they delivered a litany of general accusations against journalists, alleging that they distorted their words
readWater restored to Govt offices at Keetmanshoop
08-04-2005
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council has reconnected the water supply to Government offices at the town. The water supply was suspended on Tuesday because of long overdue debts. The Keetmanshoop
readNamibians bid final farewell to Pope
08-04-2005
NAMIBIANS said their final farewell to Pope John Paul II at a moving thanksgiving mass in St Mary's Cathedral in Windhoek on Wednesday evening.As the strains of the organ reverberated into the street
readSluices opened at Naute Dam
08-04-2005
NAMWATER opened the sluices of the Naute Dam near Keetmanshoop at noon yesterday. NamWater spokesman Johannes Shigwedha said the dam had reached a level of 110 per cent by 08h00 yesterday. The
readFarmers hoe steady line on crop production
08-04-2005
NAMIBIAN crop farmers appear on track to produce a harvest similar to last year's at the end of the current season, which ends in May, if good rains continue to fall. The total production of coarse
readMillions mass at the Vatican
08-04-2005
VATICAN CITY - Presidents and patriarchs joined a teeming multitude of ordinary pilgrims in Rome yesterday as the world prepared for Pope John Paul's funeral, the biggest in modern times.Italian
readLast 3 suspects in record heist case get bail
08-04-2005
THE last three detained suspects in Namibia's largest armed robbery case yet were granted bail of N$10 000 each yesterday.Jan Johannes Julius, George Jambeinge and Benedictus Johannes Kasimbingwe were
readCity cops hit streets
08-04-2005
On the beat from today -THE Windhoek City Police will have a more visible presence in the city from today, when the force officially hits the streets in its new uniforms and cars.City CEO Niilo
readAatoolinkundana yaali yAaIngilisa ya kwatwa po mu Zimbabwe
08-04-2005
AATOOLINKUNDANA yaali yAaIngilsa oya kwata po mu Zimbabwe mEtine lya zi ko, sho ya li taya lopota kombinga yOmahogololo gOpaparliamende ngoka ga li moshilongo shika omasiku ga zi ko kaye na uuthemba
readOmeya pOombelewa dhEpangelo Keetmanshoop ga tetwa ko
08-04-2005
OMEYA pOombelewa dhimwe dhEpangelo po Keetmanshoop oga tetwa ko kElelo lyondoolopa molwashoka odhi na oongunga dha Muni gwa Keetmanshoop dhoshimaliwa oshindji noonkondo. Omunambelewa omukuluntu
readOmusamane Shivute a pewa oomvula omulongo mondholongo
08-04-2005
OMUSAMANE gwoomvula 78 gwomomukunda Iikuku mUukwambi moshitopolwa sha Shana tate Toshiya Shivute ngoka kuyele omvula ndjika a holokele mOmpangu yOpashitopolwa ya Shakati ndjoka yi li mewiliko lya
readEgumbo a ya pehala lya nakusa Taanyanda mOngwediva
08-04-2005
MONGWEDIVA E LELO lya Ngwediva olya ulika pambelewa Damian Egumbo gwoomvula 35 a ninge Omunambelewa Omukuluntu gwOndoolopa ya Ngwediva, ano a yi pehala lya nakusa Auguste Williams Taanyanda ngoka a
readUuministeli wEliko wa gandja oomiliyuna omulongo
08-04-2005
KONYALA aakulupe nenge tutye mboka haya mono openzela ye li 30 000 okupitila moombaanga nomOopoosa mboka ya li itaya vulu okumona oshikwiila shawo oshiwike sha zi ko oya tameke ishewe okumona
readSuperSport Schedule 8 - 10 April 2005
08-04-2005
FRIDAY, APRIL 8 SuperSport on M-Net 22:15 Golf - US Masters, day 2, live from Augusta. SuperSport 1 on DStv 08:20 Rugby - Vodacom Super 12: Highlanders v Brumbies, live from Dunedin. 14:15 Rugby
readFootball Fixtures
08-04-2005
NFA Cup quarter-finalsSaturday, April 9 13h00: Blue Waters vs Tigers 15h00: Golden Bees vs Eleven Arrows 17h00: Ramblers vs Friends 19h00: Black Africa vs Rundu Chiefs Sunday Social League 09h00:
readFrom the Sidelines with Corry Ihuhua
08-04-2005
NAMIBIA currently has plenty unpolished diamonds on the sporting front and they keep on popping up regularly at regional and national events. Some of these jewels have never been exposed to proper
readEsperance, Chiefs in showdown
08-04-2005
JOHANNESBURG - African Champions League qualifying fixtures do not come much bigger than Esperance of Tunisia against Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa in Tunis on Saturday.The Tunisian 'Blood and Gold'
readBA to be tested to the limit
08-04-2005
CUP kings Black Africa will be tested to the maximum if they are on course for a sixth consecutive title when they take on lower-division side Rundu Chiefs in the Namibia Football Association (NFA)
readIsrael beefs up security to counter Gaza opponents
08-04-2005
JERUSALEM - Israeli police are to beef up their intelligence in a bid to counter the increasingly virulent tactics by extremists opposed to the pullout of settlers from the Gaza Strip, police said
readGbagbo 'satisfied' with Ivory Coast peace deal
08-04-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo expressed satisfaction after the west African nation's warring sides agreed to end a ruinous civil conflict as United Nations chief Kofi Annan urged
read'Rapid measures' to fight Marburg virus in Angola
08-04-2005
LUANDA - Angola's Parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution asking the government of President Eduardo dos Santos for rapid measures to combat the outbreak of the deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus,
readJackson's legal team braces for more damaging testimony
08-04-2005
PATRICK MOSER SANTA MARIA, California - Michael Jackson's legal team braced for more damaging testimony, after a former maid recounted seeing the pop star with young boys in the shower, the bathtub
readDeveloping nations fault Annan on new UN reform proposals
08-04-2005
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Kofi Annan's sweeping UN reform proposals are drawing harsh criticism from developing states wary of too much emphasis on security and too little on poverty and
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