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51 Articles found on Monday, 1 August 2005
Editorial: Lack of Consequences Spawns Corruption
01-08-2005
SHOULD we be surprised by revelations in the High Court this week that the man at the centre of the storm surrounding the Social Security Commission's "missing" N$30 million is one and the same
readZam to hike royalty tax for copper firms
01-08-2005
LUSAKA - Zambia may raise mineral royalties paid by copper mining firms to reap more benefit from surging global copper prices, Finance Minister Peter Magande said on Friday.An increase in royalties
readGood land reform not about transfer
01-08-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Successful land reform is not about how much land is transferred, but about how it improves the lives of South Africans, the Land Bank told the Land Summit here on Friday.A Land Bank
readSouth Africa's poor get some inflation relief
01-08-2005
JOHANNESBURG - A telling trend has emerged in South African inflation data: prices for the flashy cars and big cigars favoured by the country's elite are rising faster than the costs of staple foods
readBoost in euro zone sentiment
01-08-2005
BRUSSELS - A weaker euro and more stable oil prices helped boost economic sentiment in the euro zone for the second month in a row in July, the European Commission said on Friday.The economic
readIMF accepts plan for Ivory Coast
01-08-2005
ABIDJAN - The International Monetary Fund has accepted in principle the resumption of assistance to conflict-torn Ivory Coast, according to Economy Minister Paul Bohoun Bouabre.The international
readSA to raise petrol price
01-08-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's retail petrol prices will rise by 27 cents a litre on Wednesday, following global fuel price increases, the Department of Minerals and Energy has said.South Africa's
readAfDB funding must start showing results
01-08-2005
KIGALI - African Development Bank (AfDB) projects must start showing results in its fight against poverty, the bank's new president said on Friday."The bank is very strong financially but the issue
readSwapo Party Youth League meets to consider Kapia's future
01-08-2005
THE leadership of the Swapo Youth League (SPYL) held an urgent meeting in Windhoek yesterday afternoon to discuss the future of its Secretary and Deputy Minister of Works, Paulus Kapia.Sources in the
readDirector says she was not in the know
01-08-2005
NEAR-TOTAL ignorance about the affairs of Avid Investment Corporation was all the company's longest-serving director, Sharon Blaauw, could offer on Friday to the High Court enquiry into a N$30 million
readEx-Avid director admits he knew of Kandara link
01-08-2005
A FORMER director of Avid Investment Corporation, Otniel Podewiltz, knew that alleged rogue financial trader Lazarus Kandara was involved with Avid before the Social Security Commission decided to
readI'll pay back N$6,3m, says jailed Avid money man
01-08-2005
SOME of the missing millions of dollars the Social Security Commission and Swapo-owned Kalahari Holdings invested through upstart company Avid Investment Corporation have started to reappear, the
readWindhoek's unsung heroes
01-08-2005
FEWER than 100 firefighters, based at three fire stations in Windhoek, are keeping the city's estimated 252 000 residents safe from fires, floods and other disasters.The Windhoek fire brigade responds
readMeteorological Services expands weather service
01-08-2005
THE Namibia Meteorological Services will install 15 automatic weather stations across the country from next month.Deputy Director of Meteorological Service Franz /Uirab told Nampa that Rehoboth,
readOngopolo wants to spread its wings
01-08-2005
ONGOPOLO Mining and Processing plans to establish copper mines in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).At the moment, the Tsumeb-based company is smelting and processing copper for
readOkahandja horror crash victim named
01-08-2005
A BRITISH national killed in a horror collision with a Government vehicle just outside Okahandja on July 20, has been identified as 61-year-old Yvonne Pickering.Pickering was killed when the
readSecond treason trial to start in September
01-08-2005
THE high treason trial of a second group of men accused of taking part in the attempted secession of the Caprivi Region will not start before September 19 at the earliest, it became clear on
readThree die on Groot Aub road
01-08-2005
THREE people died on the spot when a minibus and a Toyota bakkie collided outside Rehoboth on Saturday.Police spokesman Chief Inspector Angula Amulungu said Frederick (68) and Maber Beyer (age
readFamilies ordered to vacate land to make way for a new lodge
01-08-2005
THE owner of Aussenkehr farm on the Orange River has asked four subsistence farmers and their families to vacate a piece of land where he wants to develop a lodge.According to the farmers - Johannes
readEx-MP Kamanya dies
01-08-2005
FORMER Swapo MP Ella Ndatega Kamanya died in Windhoek yesterday morning.Kamanya joined the National Assembly in 2003 after the resignation of former Prime Minister Hage Geingob.She served on the
readGovt borrows N$204m to bail out TransNamib
01-08-2005
GOVERNMENT has decided to bail out TransNamib with a loan of N$204 million to buy 16 new locomotives to replace the current ageing fleet.Cabinet announced that the Ministry of Finance will source a
readCity of Windhoek not keen to hand over power distribution
01-08-2005
FEARS that the Windhoek Municipality will lose out on its biggest income earner - the sale of electricity - has stalled the formation of the country's biggest regional electricity distributor
readKapteina gwa Namsov a dhitikwa
01-08-2005
KAPTEINA gwosikepa yehangano lyokukwata oohi lyedhina Namsov okwa dhitikwa nokutulwa miipandeko mOsoondaha yoshiwike sha zi ko konima aniwa sho ya yulu oohi pehala lya puka nenge tutye pehala lya
readKapu na ompito ontiyali yOmukuluntuwiliki gwaNHE
01-08-2005
OMATHIGATHANO gopoosa onene mehangano lyopashigwana lyokutunga omagumbo mu Namibia nenge National Housing Enterprise NHE oga hutuka ngoka e li ngashiingeyi omukuluntuwiliki gwehangano ndika.Otaku
readPandeni a nyanyukilwa omayambulepo mErongo
01-08-2005
OMINISTA yOmagumbo nOmapangelo gOpaitopolwa Joh Pandeni okwa holoka enyanyu lye kombinga ya shoka sha ningwa momayambulepo gopaliko moshitopolwa sha Erongo.Pethimbo lyetalelopo lye poSwakopmund nosho
readSwapo ota ka kundathana etopoko nOmanifesto
01-08-2005
SWAPO ota ka ninga oshigongiilonga oshinene shomasiku gaali shoka yamwe ya tala kutya otashi ningwa nelalakano okukandula po omukundu gwokwauvathana netopauko ndyoka li li moSwapo pethimbo ndika.Okwa
readKapia a lyalyakaneka iinima mOmpangu
01-08-2005
P aulus Kapia okwa kala tuu nokupopya oshili ndjoka tayi mu mangulula mOmpangu yOpombanda oshiwike sha zi ko? Omaipulo omanene oga holoka konima sho Kapia a kala nokugandja uumbangi tau tengauka
readLegal Shield Business Squash League
01-08-2005
Week 8 Played July 27 WCE 15-15 Sun Tours & Safaris Itec 20-12 Afrox Played July 28 Road Signs 21-16 Grinaker-LTA BW Finanacial Advisers 16-20 Securitas Rankings 1.Securitas 162 2.Roadsigns 155
readRamblers start training today
01-08-2005
RAMBLERS Football Club will start with its training sessions ahead of the new season today, August 1.Training starts at 18h00 at Ramblers Fields in Pionierspark.The team invites interested players to
readSwimmers improve times at world championships
01-08-2005
THE young Namibian swimmers Jonay Briedenhann, Alex Ray and Danielle van Zijl showed their mettle at the World Championships in Montreal, Canada with improved times in different categories.Danielle
readHenjak to face more punishment
01-08-2005
MATT Henjak faces further disciplinary action after arriving back in Australia in disgrace following his dismissal from a Wallaby tour to South Africa.The scrum-half, who was sent home for rowing
readOrlando Pirates clinch Charity Cup
01-08-2005
PRE-tournament favourites Mamelodi Sundowns began their quest to dominate the South African soccer scene when they won the Telkom Charity Cup after beating Bloemfontein Celtic 5-4 on penalties at the
readBeauties hammer Babes 14-0
01-08-2005
THE Poly Babes women's football side of the Polytechnic of Namibia suffered a humiliating 14-0 hammering from Okahandja Beauties at Unam Fields at yesterday..On Saturday, Poly Babes also lost 5-0 to
readTomas, Johannes winners at Winter run
01-08-2005
A record number of 100 athletes lined up for the 2005 PriceWaterHouseCoopers 15-km Winter Run and Walk held in Windhoek on Saturday.The 15-km run was won in fine style by new national champion David
readBruwer signed by Wits
01-08-2005
CIVICS goalkeeper Danzyl Bruwer became the latest Namibian to sign a contract with South African first division side Wits University at the weekend.Bruwer secured a two-year deal with Wits, his
readBlack Caps in trilling win
01-08-2005
DESPITE a great comeback by Namibia, New Zealand held on to win their first One Day International cricket match at Wanderers by 29 runs on Saturday.New Zealand batted first and scored a huge total of
readThe best way to woo women is ...
01-08-2005
FORGET expensive presents or costly jewellery.Wining and dining is the best way for men to woo women, scientists say.Researchers at Imperial College London developed a mathematical formula and
readDriver chases car after falling out
01-08-2005
KANSAS CITY - Opening up your door while driving isn't a good idea, especially on a busy highway.Robbin Doolin (31), of the Kansas City suburb of Grandview, learned that Friday morning when she leaned
readMan goes on rampage in tax office
01-08-2005
GORNJI MILANOVAC - After twice receiving a tax bill, an enraged Serb stormed the tax office, started shooting and tried to set the tax chief and the building on fire, Serb media reported on
readMan from Fargo wins bad writing contest
01-08-2005
A MAN who compared a woman's anatomy to a carburettor won an annual contest that celebrates the worst writing in the English language.Dan McKay, a computer analyst at Microsoft Great Plains in Fargo,
readThe struggle for land
01-08-2005
JOHANNESBURG - On a continent where a man's worth is often measured by his cattle, rivalry for the beasts and the degraded land they graze on is sparking lethal conflicts across Africa.Observers say
readOverfishing results in decline of big fish
01-08-2005
SCIENTISTS say the variety of tuna, marlin, swordfish and other big ocean predators has declined up to 50 per cent over the past half-century due to overfishing.For the first time, ecologists and
readCar bomb south of Baghdad kills 7, wounds 12
01-08-2005
HILLA - A car bomb exploded at an Iraqi police checkpoint south of Baghdad yesterday, killing seven people and wounding 12, police said.The attack occurred about 50 km south of Baghdad near the town
readZim rules out returning land to white farmers
01-08-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe will not invite back white farmers whose land was seized by President Robert Mugabe's government despite calls by the central bank chief to allow them to help the struggling
readUzbekistan evicts United States from air base
01-08-2005
WASHINGTON - Uzbekistan has told the United States to leave a military base that has served as a hub for missions to Afghanistan since shortly after the September 11, 2001, attacks, US officials said
readUganda backs return to multi-party politics
01-08-2005
KAMPALA - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni won an overwhelming victory on Saturday in a referendum he promoted to end the single-party politics he imposed on the east African state 19 years
readForced removal of half Gaza settlers seen
01-08-2005
JERUSALEM - Israel fears that half of the Jewish settlers slated for evacuation from occupied Gaza this month will stay put rather than agree to relocation, forcing troops to remove them, a cabinet
readPope welcomes end of IRA armed campaign
01-08-2005
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Pope Benedict yesterday welcomed the Irish Republican Army's decision last week to end its armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland and urged all sides to take
readIraq constitution writers mull delay
01-08-2005
BAGHDAD - The team charged with drawing up Iraq's new constitution yesterday debated whether to give itself more time to write the document, but looked likely not to seek a deadline extension amid US
readNew flood alerts in Bombay
01-08-2005
BOMBAY - Police urged millions of Bombay residents to stay off the streets as heavy rains brought more flooding to India's financial hub yesterday and relief officials said the death toll in the
readPolice quiz 11 suspects in London bomb probe
01-08-2005
LONDON - British police were questioning 11 suspects yesterday in their investigation into failed bomb attacks on London's transport system as Italian authorities worked on extradition proceedings for
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