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49 Articles found on Tuesday, 9 August 2005
Calling History Teachers
09-08-2005
I AM interested in contacting history graduates from the University of Namibia who are now working as teachers, and also other history teachers.The Museums Association of Namibia is currently
readGIPF Denies NSP Link
09-08-2005
The Government Institutions Pension Fund is concerned about the statement published in The Namibian newspaper issue of 3 August under the heading " NSP shareholding raises legal questions."The story
readDetainees Still Await Apology
09-08-2005
THE events that took place in the dungeons of Lubango during the late eighties when more than 2000 Namibians were tortured/vanished at the hands of their own compatriots are known to all.Indeed a sad
readCaprivi Village's Long Wait For A Borehole
09-08-2005
THIS is an open letter to the Minister of Agriculture and Water Affairs about the NOLIDEP programme.For the past few years the Government has been assisting communities countrywide to improve their
readAn Inhumane Move
09-08-2005
PLEASE allow me space in your popular newspaper to add my voice to the appeal made by the AIDS Law Unit (ALU) of the Legal Assistance Centre to the Ministry of Health and Social Services to rescind
readOpen Letter On Disability Grants
09-08-2005
Dear Dr Kalumbi Shangula Re: disability grants for persons infected with HIV-AIDS under the National Pension Act of 1992 We refer to your circular dated 12 July 2005 and the press release of 25 July
readCall To Attach Kapia's Assets
09-08-2005
ALLOW me to add my disapproval of Mr Paulus Kapia's doings in securing what would be a huge loss of the general public money through his "do not know" attitude.He went around preaching
read'WTO summit preps going smoothly'
09-08-2005
HONG KONG - Seeking to ease fears over this year's World Trade Organisation (WTO) summit, host city Hong Kong yesterday said preparations were going smoothly.Trade secretary John Tsang, who will chair
readHarmony Gold posts loss; strike continues
09-08-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Harmony Gold posted a fourth-quarter headline loss per share of 102 cents yesterday, worse than expected, but said it would benefit in the current year from the
readEU probes CD imports
09-08-2005
BRUSSELS - The European Union opened an investigation yesterday into claims that cheap recordable compact disc imports from China, Hong Kong and Malaysia were hurting European industry.The European
readChinese airlines buy 42 Boeings
09-08-2005
BEIJING - Four Chinese airlines have signed contracts to buy 42 of Boeing's new-generation 787 planes worth US$5,04 billion (N$32,76 billion), officials said yesterday.The carriers involved are Air
readCalls for investment in skills
09-08-2005
ONGWEDIVA - Investing in skills at all levels is a vital precondition for improved economic competitiveness and attraction of investment both within the domestic economy and abroad, said the Governor
readThe global textile industry, the WTO and Namibia ...
09-08-2005
EARLIER this year, Ramatex made headlines (once again) when its subsidiary Rhino Garments retrenched about 1 600 workers.The company claimed this was due to a lack of orders from its customers in the
readAvid-SSC money hunt moves up a gear
09-08-2005
EFFORTS to add a South African edge to the search for millions of Namibia dollars that the Social Security Commission invested through a barely six-month-old company, Avid Investment Corporation,
readAvid-SSC money hunt moves up a gear
09-08-2005
EFFORTS to add a South African edge to the search for millions of Namibia dollars that the Social Security Commission invested through a barely six-month-old company, Avid Investment Corporation,
readKudu Gas Project sparks investor interest
09-08-2005
AS pressure mounts for Namibia to realise one of its several planned power-supply projects, a Malaysian engineering company has expressed interest in investing in the US$1 billion Kudu Gas
readKudu Gas Project sparks investor interest
09-08-2005
AS pressure mounts for Namibia to realise one of its several planned power-supply projects, a Malaysian engineering company has expressed interest in investing in the US$1 billion Kudu Gas
readGovt in race against time to stall strike by teachers
09-08-2005
GOVERNMENT is working around the clock to avert a potentially crippling teachers' strike, The Namibian understands.It is believed that Education Minister Nangolo Mbumba is likely to come up with
readBursary fund for teachers
09-08-2005
AN Education and Training Fund to provide bursaries for students who want to become mathematics, science and English high school teachers will soon be established in the Ohangwena Region.Regional
readVehicle to assist poorer communities
09-08-2005
THE Harnas Life Line Clinic at Epukiro near Gobabis has received a brand new vehicle from Pupkewitz Toyota to help reach the rural community.Volunteer doctors from Windhoek travel to the Clinic once a
readBoost for conservancies
09-08-2005
NAMIBIA'S Community-Based Natural Resources Management programme (CBRNM) has expanded beyond expectations.The programme has already resulted in significant levels of community involvement in the
readTop legal minds to meet in Windhoek
09-08-2005
FOURTEEN of the top legal figures in southern and eastern Africa are set to gather in Windhoek on Friday and Saturday for a meeting of regional Chief Justices.Chief Justice Peter Shivute announced
readGovt urged to reform the financial sector
09-08-2005
ECONOMIST Martin Mwinga has called upon the Government to seriously consider reformation of the financial services sector.Speaking in an interview with The Namibian, Mwinga said there was a strong
readFour cops arrested for fraud
09-08-2005
THE Police at Oshakati have arrested four law enforcement officers on charges of fraud and corruption.The Regional Deputy Commander of Police, Deputy Commissioner Josef Anghuwo, told The Namibian
readRamatex factory not closing its doors 'at least for now'
09-08-2005
NAMIBIAN Heads of Mission have expressed concern at a slump in business activity at textile company Ramatex.Speaking during a two-day conference spearheaded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on
readEx-NBC intern dies of malaria
09-08-2005
ATLANTA - To feed her wanderlust and launch a reporting career, Akilah Amapindi signed on in July 2004 as a Namibian Broadcasting Corporation intern, a stint that would let her get acquainted with
readOwner of Comav killed in chopper crash on farm
09-08-2005
THE sole owner and shareholder of the Comav aviation company, Danie van der Merwe, died on Sunday afternoon when his Robinson R44 helicopter crashed on his farm near Windhoek.He was flying from
readGovt tackling 'deteriorating' healthcare
09-08-2005
THE Ministry of Health has established a special committee on patient care to address deteriorating standards of care in State hospitals and clinics.Health Minister Richard Kamwi says the morale of
readNew Orange River Dam proposed
09-08-2005
THE South African Department of Water Affairs and the Namibian government are studying the possibility of building a dam on the lower Orange River.South African Water Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica
readTatekulu Abraham ya Shikongo e tu fiya po
09-08-2005
MWENE womukunda Ohamupulungushu mOnengali mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena tatekulu Abraham Simeon Shikongo okwa manena oowenda waye moshipangelo sha Ngela meti 31 Juli 2005 konima youwehame
readOmukulupe gumwe a tsa mukwawo po Rehoboth
09-08-2005
OMUKULUPE gumwe gwoomvula 80 okwa ningi oshinima oshitilithi ongula yOlyomakaya ga zi ko, sho a tsu okusa omuniilonga pamwe naye konima yoontamanana.Ookatalekonawa oya popi kutya omukulupe nguka okwa
readOhatu ehela ku tatekulu wetu Hifikepunye Pohamba
09-08-2005
O VANAILONGA vakulu vomu AMCOM/NDC (mOnooli nosho tuu) tava ti kutya ova hala va pewe oshimaliwa shavo eshi va kala hava nanwa ko Social Security noshoyo shOvahombolwa novahomboli.Tava ti kutya va li
readOshiketha shOkwiilongitha mOhangwena
09-08-2005
OMUWILIKI gwElongo mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, Josia Udjombala, moshigongi shoka a ningi niikundaneki oshiwike sha zi ko pOndangwa okwa tseyitha kutya mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena otaya toto mo Oshiketha
readInaku monika natango kutya oomiliyuna dha SSC odhi li peni
09-08-2005
OMAPULAPULO mOmpangu yOpombanda kombinga yekano lyoshimaliwa shoomiliyuna omilongo ndatu (N$30 million) ndhoka kwa talika kutya osho oshimaliwa oshinene tashi kana pamukalo guulingilingi momapungulo
readAcademia are Coca Cola Youth Cup kings
09-08-2005
ACADEMIA Secondary School became the new champions of the Coca Cola Youth Cup at the weekend after they edged Braunfels 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out at the Mokati Stadium in Otjiwarongo.The match was
readAgnes close but not close enough
09-08-2005
NAMIBIA'S top middle-distance runner Agnes Samaria says despite being mentally strong and having the strength and confidence to compete, her body was letting her down at crucial moments.Samaria just
readFootball refs upgrading skills
09-08-2005
THE Namibia National Referees Committee (NNRC), in conjunction with the Namibia Football Association (NFA), is once again giving Namibian referees the opportunity to develop their skills.The
readMutorwa ask for more money into sport
09-08-2005
SPORT Minister John Mutorwa has urged companies and individuals to make financial contributions to the Sport Development Fund, which was called into life in 2003.The fund is administered by the
readUS kicked out of cricket tourney
09-08-2005
LONDON - The United States has been kicked out of an international cricket tournament after a disputed election left the Americans unable to decide on a team.The International Cricket Council
readRussel Bartlett succumbs to cancer
09-08-2005
WELL-KNOWN Namibian sport personality Russel Bartlett died of cancer on Saturday morning at the age of 56.Bartlett was one of the driving forces of Namibia Sport Dynamics, an institution that develops
readYemen jails six al Qaeda suspects over attack plots
09-08-2005
SANAA - Six al Qaeda suspects were sentenced by a Yemeni court yesterday to up to four years in prison after being convicted of plotting attacks on Western targets in Gulf States.Iraqi ringleader
readNASA delays shuttle landing
09-08-2005
SPACE CENTER - After orbiting the Earth for nearly two weeks, astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery were told to circle the planet for another day as bad weather in Florida forced NASA to delay
readOil-for-food programme head resigns before explosive report
09-08-2005
UNITED NATIONS - The former head of the scandal-tainted oil-for-food programme resigned from the United Nations on Sunday, hours before he is expected to be accused of getting kickbacks from the
readHopes fade for more than 100 miners trapped in China mine
09-08-2005
BEIJING - Rescuers were yesterday scrambling to save more than 100 workers trapped deep underground in a flooded coal mine in southern China as their chances of survival faded and water levels
readGaza pullout on track despite Netanyahu's resignation
09-08-2005
JERUSALEM - Israel pressed ahead yesterday with preparations for its Gaza pullout, signalling business as usual despite Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's resignation in protest at the plan."We
readLondon bombing suspects in court
09-08-2005
LONDON - Three of the four main suspects in the failed July 21 London bombings appeared at a high-security court yesterday charged with attempting to murder passengers on London's transport
readCongolese fighters flee clashes, enter Uganda
09-08-2005
NAIROBI - About 40 Congolese gunmen and 100 civilians fled into neighbouring Uganda to escape heavy fighting in the jungles of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a Ugandan army spokesman
readUS drafts terrorism response plans
09-08-2005
WASHINGTON - The US military has devised its first war plans for responding to terrorist attacks in the United States that envision 15 potential crisis scenarios, including simultaneous strikes around
readIn Brief
09-08-2005
* ROW - A Kenyan minister barred from Britain because of his "character, conduct and associations" has begun a legal campaign to clear his name in a row stirring up relations between Nairobi and its
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