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52 Articles found on Friday, 19 August 2005
Africa's Press Is Missing in Action
19-08-2005
IN much of Africa, the challenge for journalists, editors, and readers goes beyond freedom of the press, and involves its very survival.Under Nigeria's various dictatorships, for example, many
readSouth Africa - Beyond a Joke
19-08-2005
PHUMZILE Mlambo-Ngcuka, South Africa's recently appointed Deputy President, has a sense of humour, so maybe she was just joking.But it was the political equivalent of shouting "Fire" in a crowded
readThe 'Right' Growth for Africa
19-08-2005
AFRICA has the highest level of poverty in the world and is one of the two regions where poverty has not declined in the past twenty years.As the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's
readPolitical Perspective
19-08-2005
THE Avid saga, perhaps more than any other, has truly captured the public imagination.While it is not the biggest case of its kind, especially when compared to something like the ODC debacle where we
readEditorial: Education Can't Afford Further Setbacks
19-08-2005
THE education system in this country faces enough serious challenges without the matter being further compromised by a national teachers' strike.This prospect appears to be a serious one, judging by
readWhen Scammers Go Free
19-08-2005
CABINET should be serious, Namibians should be treated equally.Cabinet has authorised the Office of the Prime Minister to institute appropriate disciplinary measures against officials at Katima
readDon't Allow It
19-08-2005
ALLOW me to write to your "tell it as it is" newspaper.Corruption is now openly committed by so many people we trusted with our hard-earned money.The same people that were appointed by the voters to
readMore ATM Scams
19-08-2005
I witnessed two incidents at two separate ATMs on a Friday night that I feel the public should be aware of.They happened at Baines Centre in Pionierspark, around 7 pm. The incidents involved the same
readA 'Soapie' Without Parallel
19-08-2005
THE Avid saga: hilarious, and real comedy! It would make a good soapie on NBC.Unfortunately it is "live" TV that is brought to us every evening, and so we should not hope that it drags on for
readWho Gets The Last Word?
19-08-2005
WHO has the last word in Namibia? With the events unfolding in the country these days, like the SSC and ODC financial sagas, many Namibians have a lot of interest in these scandals, in which
readA Progressive Act
19-08-2005
WOMEN'S Solidarity Namibia hereby expresses its gratitude and support for the progressive act shown by magistrate Chris Liebenberg by sentencing the stepfather and his co-accused who participated in
readReflections on Our Immorality
19-08-2005
THE recent revelations regarding the misappropriation of public funds has highlighted a few interesting facts about certain cross-sections of Namibian society.In the instance of the directors and
readPlaying Stupid While The Country Collapses
19-08-2005
HOW sad for Namibian taxpayers that monies have been lost by the notoriously scandalous SSC and this time the workforce of Namibia had to fork out N$30 million.For those of you still wondering why the
readOn The Minds Of Our Leaders
19-08-2005
ALLOW me space in your respected newspaper to express my views with regard to what has been circulating in the media for the past few weeks - the Avid scam.It is disappointing that hard-earned public
readEvery Penny Counts
19-08-2005
I AM writing this letter to urge all Namibian taxpayers to keep their eyes open and ask questions regarding what happens to the money they pay into State coffers.Do taxpayers know why they pay tax,
readThe Only Way To Go
19-08-2005
THE recent wave of graft and corrupt practices with serious intent of self-enrichment prompts two simple questions.One, what's up with the enforcement of the Anti-Corruption Act and two, is President
readGoogle sells shares
19-08-2005
WASHINGTON - Internet search company Google Inc.yesterday filed with regulators to sell up to 14,16 million shares of class A common stock.Google said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange
readOil pauses at US$63
19-08-2005
TOKYO - Oil prices paused for breath just above US$63 (N$490,50) a barrel yesterday, after plunging more than four per cent the day before on softening US petrol demand growth and data showing record
readChina gives Kenya US$34 mln
19-08-2005
NAIROBI - China, eager to boost economic links with Africa, has handed Kenya 2,6 billion Kenya shillings in aid, mainly to modernise its ailing state-run power company.About two billion shillings is
readNampak to sell stake to Black Economic Empowerment
19-08-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African packaging company Nampak has agreed to sell a 10 percent stake to black staff and investors in a deal worth 981 million rand, it said yesterday.The stake will be divided
readSME workshop at Katima
19-08-2005
THE Joint Consultative Council is holding a training seminar for SMEs in Katima Mulilo.JCC Research and Membership Development Officer Cleo Moono said one of the most critical challenges in the
readOngwediva show gains momentum
19-08-2005
ONGWEDIVA - Since the incorporation of the Agricultural Show into the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF) in 2002 the agricultural component of the fair has gained momentum.The chairperson of the OATF
readBritish Airways launches investigation into strike
19-08-2005
LONDON - British Airways PLC began an investigation yesterday into a strike by ground staff last week that stranded more than 100 000 passengers and crippled its operations out of Heathrow Airport.BA
readAvid money list penned by Kandara'
19-08-2005
A LIST of names and amounts of money written on a notepad of a four-star South African hotel was penned by Avid kingpin Lazarus Kandara, his business associate Nico Josea told the High Court inquiry
readThat's it, we'll go on strike: teachers
19-08-2005
Teachers in central Namibia yesterday voted in favour of a national strike after Government went back on an undertaking to increase salaries and benefits for long-serving teachers and demoted 191
read'Mrs Kandara told the truth'
19-08-2005
NICO Josea, the man who Avid Investment Corporation's Lazarus Kandara entrusted with N$29,5 million of the Social Security Commission's money, yesterday corroborated testimony by Kandara's wife
readAvid-SSC scandal: A N$30m con trick
19-08-2005
THE pieces of the puzzle in the N$30 million Social Security Commission-Avid Investment Corporation investment debacle may have started to fall into place in the High Court yesterday - and the picture
readRotary gets wheels rolling on wheelchairs
19-08-2005
THE Rotary Club of Walvis Bay has identified the need for wheelchairs for disabled Walvis Bay residents as an important community project.In the past, the Club has donated some wheelchairs to the
readDowntown backs down
19-08-2005
DOWNTOWN Advertising, which had planned to stage its own version of the Namibian Music Awards at the end of this year, has agreed to postpone its event until May next year.At a press conference called
readOngwediva Police probe toilet birth
19-08-2005
OSHAKATI - Police at Ongwediva are investigating the circumstances under which a 23-year-old woman gave birth in the toilet at her parents' house in the town's Hanover suburb on Monday.Police said
readCop dies in court
19-08-2005
OSHAKATI - A 46-year-old Police Constable from Swakopmund collapsed and died in the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court last week.Police at Oshakati said Constable Andreas Iimbili collapsed in the court
readStanding room only in Avid soapie
19-08-2005
PUSHING, jamming, overcrowding, applause, laughter and jeering have characterised the High Court inquiry into the Social Security Commission's missing N$30 million investment.The Avid-SSC inquiry has
readTelecom says its tariffs are 'favourable'
19-08-2005
TELECOM Namibia has dismissed claims that local telephone charges are higher than in other southern African countries.Telecom's corporate communications manager, Ferdinand Tjombe, said local tariffs
readCharcoal workers getting a raw deal
19-08-2005
DESPITE several calls on charcoal producers to improve working conditions, nothing has been done to improve the situation.At a recent meeting with employers and workers in the charcoal industry at
readSADC ignores Zim crisis
19-08-2005
GABORONE - A summit of southern African leaders marking the regional bloc's 25th anniversary ended in Botswana yesterday with a call for faster growth and increased aid but turned a blind eye to the
readMeme Namoonde e tu thiga po
19-08-2005
O NKUNDANA yoluhodhi ye tu zilila mOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana otayi ti kutya omupangi a tseyika nawa gwomOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati Sesitela Jaqueline Mildred Ndapandula Namoonde, ngoka
readDes Radmore a hulitha
19-08-2005
O MUTSEYINAWA a tseyika nawa mu Namibia, Des Radmore, okwa hulitha mepipi lyoomvula omilongo heyali nayimwe (71) pegumbo lye mOvenduka mEtiyali kuuvu wokankela.Okuza mu Desemba 1990, Radmore okwa li
readIigadhi yOoplastika tayi ningwa pOndangwa
19-08-2005
N GOKA wu na okamaliwa, ino pumbwa we naanaa wu tunge eshisha, ano oshigadhi shoye pamukalo ngoka omukulu gwoshiluudhe gwoku shi tunga niiti nonomihuya dhomisati nosho tuu, ihe oto vulu oku shi
readOkambapila hoka Josea a popi e na ka monika
19-08-2005
O LITSA yomadhina gaantu mboka tashi vulika ya lya ko sha koshimaliwa shOondola oomiliyuna omilongo ndatu ndhoka dha pewa Okampani ya Avid Investment ku Social Security Commission (SSC), oye ya
readMeme Kandara a fatula ishewe omboma
19-08-2005
O MUKULUKADHI gwa Lazarus Kandara ngoka oye a li aniwa omukondololi gwa Avid Investements Corporation meme Christophine N Kandara okwa topitha ishewe omboma ontiyali mEtitatu pethimbo lyomapulapulo
readPatience key to beating Boks
19-08-2005
PERTH - Australian coach Eddie Jones has warned his team not to get sucked into South Africa's high-tempo game in tomorrow's Tri-Nations clash, saying patience holds the key to victory.
readZim Govt gives Warriors residential stands
19-08-2005
THE Zimbabwean Government has recognised the Warriors' recent triumph in the Cosafa Castle Cup final by offering 18 residential stands to the players.The Deputy Minister of Ministry of Local
readFormula 1 resumes in Turkey
19-08-2005
ISTANBUL - Welcome back Formula One. And welcome to a new venue.The Turkish Grand Prix could be the watershed of the F1 season.With six races remaining, a victory on Sunday by standings leader
readAsian batsmen blamed for loss
19-08-2005
CENTURION - Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq blamed his batsmen for Asia's two-run defeat by Africa in the opening game of the Afro-Asia Cup on Wednesday.Chasing a modest target of 199 for victory,
readChelsea aim to break Arsenal record
19-08-2005
LONDON - Jose Mourinho's English champions Chelsea have a 10-year spell to break when they take on north-London rivals Arsenal in what promises to be another needle match at Stamford Bridge on
readWoman to handle rugby match
19-08-2005
SOUTH African referee Jenny Bentel will this week become the first woman in the country to blow the whistle in a provincial game.Bentel will be the woman in the middle when the under-19 sides of the
readNFA to put foot down on arbitration case
19-08-2005
THE executive committee of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) is today expected to announce if the arbitration case involving Life Fighters and the Namibia Premier League (NPL) will continue or
readFrom the sidelines with Corry Ihuhua
19-08-2005
NAMIBIAN football will for sure make its way further down the Fifa rankings if there are no international matches, be it friendlies or competitions.At this stage, Namibia occupies a shameful 159th
readAnti-Zim govt march planned
19-08-2005
HARARE, - Opposition lawmakers planned an anti-government march in downtown Harare yesterday and said they would not seek the state's permission - setting the stage for possible confrontations with
readScorpions raid Zuma and Shaik's homes
19-08-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's elite Scorpions crime-busting unit has launched countrywide raids on the homes and offices of axed South African deputy president Jacob Zuma and his financial adviser
readIsraeli troops in showdown with diehard Gaza settlers
19-08-2005
KFAR DAROM - Diehard settlers hurled eggs and set abandoned houses ablaze yesterday as Israeli forces dragged hysterical residents from their Gaza Strip homes and thousands of religious Jews took
readForeign diplomats press Iraq talks
19-08-2005
BAGHDAD - US, British and UN diplomats pressed Iraqi leaders in their make-or-break negotiations over a constitution yesterday, determined to get a draft finalised by the new August 22 deadline.In
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