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38 Articles found on Friday, 11 February 2005
No Easy Walk for Labour
11-02-2005
THE new year started with several significant events for Namibian workers.First, there was the almost usual crisis in the fishing industry when companies claimed that due to financial difficulties as
readA Pohamba Presidency: Between Continuity and Fragmentation
11-02-2005
THE end of an era for one political leader always marks the beginning of an era for another.It is in this delicate and paradoxical orbit of politics that the 21st March 2005 is an important rendezvous
readChange Of The Guard
11-02-2005
THE time is nearing for an historic moment in Namibia's history namely, the transition to the change in Presidency.Rumour is rife, obviously, as curiosity mounts as to whether the soon-to-be-announced
readMore Than Unity Needed
11-02-2005
IT was striking this week that both incumbent President Sam Nujoma and his successor, Hifikepunye Pohamba, have made urgent calls for unity in Swapo ranks.Speeches they made at a Political Bureau
readTaking Issue With Kaure's Opinion Piece
11-02-2005
IT is certainly very positive that the Namibian Constitution allows for real freedom of the press.It is positive and demonstrates true democracy in Namibia that even the President can be criticised.
readWe Need A Lift
11-02-2005
I AM writing to complain about the non-working elevator (lift) at the Polytech building.This lift breaks down every now and then and nobody bothers to repair it. As a result, students and lecturers
readWho Is Killing The Fishing Industry?
11-02-2005
EVERY article that gets published talks about the strong rand against the US dollar and the Euro, but nobody is investigating on the local front who else could be contributing to the financial
readThe Only Deterrent For Criminals - Execute Them
11-02-2005
REFERRING to the latest cases of violence against small girls, and all the calls for tougher laws this situation has caused, I believe people have been saddling the wrong horse.All those laws do not
readConfused Catholic Church
11-02-2005
I'M sure, we, the Catholics are grateful to The Namibian for giving us some information about what's going on in the St Mary's Parish of Khomasdal.Neither the reasons why the church must be closed for
readNBC Just Doesn't Entertain Us
11-02-2005
I WOULD highly appreciate it if you publish my letter in your daily newspaper.My question goes out to the NBC. Since the NBC is the only Namibian TV channel, we as viewers expect the NBC to show
readLet's Break The Silence
11-02-2005
I'M a proud Namibian, I love my country and I am even willing to fight for my country.But lately I am ashamed of my country and its people! What has Namibia become? A country where you can kill, steal
readOffspring In Angola
11-02-2005
ALLOW me comment on the Monday, February the 7th NBC 20h00 English news.It's like a miracle after 14 years of independence for Namibia's population to learn that our liberators left so many offspring
readHigh diamond valuation exceeds expectations
11-02-2005
DIAMONDS recovered from Reefton's onshore tenements on the Skeleton Coast helped Reefton Mining Limited realise higher than expected diamond valuations, the company announced yesterday.The valuations
readHow companies can help stem the AIDS pandemic
11-02-2005
BRUSSELS - Forty million people are living with HIV-AIDS worldwide.The disease has hit every country, every sector of society and every industry.When companies saw that treatment of HIV-AIDS was not
readGovernment woos aquaculture investors
11-02-2005
FISHERIES and Marine Resources Minister Abraham Iyambo says the country's aquaculture projects have progressed and developed significantly, turning into a solid base since a law was put in place to
readPower cuts in the North
11-02-2005
THE entire northern Namibia will be without electricity on Sunday.The two power distribution companies in the North, Northern Electricity Distribution Company (Nored) and Oshakati Premier Electric,
readEight-year-old girl drowns in a puddle
11-02-2005
OPUWO - An eight-year-old girl, Ngurise Hapuka, drowned in a pond at Ongongo village in the Kunene Region on Saturday.According to the police report, the deceased was playing in rain puddles with
readPopular radio DJ commits suicide
11-02-2005
THE Namibian branch of the Media Institute of Southern Africa has expressed sorrow and grief at the tragic death of Radio Energy's Benny Kamati.Kamati, better known as BK to his listeners, is believed
readKarasburg medical services in dire straits
11-02-2005
KARASBURG hospital personnel are battling to render effective services because of a severe staff shortage, says the Principal Medical Officer, Dr Andries Vermeulen.Because of the shortage, the Gabis
readCEOs of local authorities under pressure to perform
11-02-2005
LOCAL Authority Councils should scrutinise the performance of their chief executive officers to see if their highest officials are doing what is expected from them."Chief executive officers must be
readNamibia one of few countries with national orphans policy
11-02-2005
WITH the launch of the National Policy on Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Windhoek on Wednesday, Namibia joined a handful of countries in taking the ultimate responsibility of
readNamibian no-show at diamond indaba
11-02-2005
APART from Namdeb, no other Namibian mining company has a presence at the Cape Town Mining Indaba in South Africa, which has attracted more than 2 000 delegates from around the world.The event
readSchool ordered to reconsider young mother's application
11-02-2005
IN a ruling that could have far-reaching consequences because of the pregnancy rate among schoolgirls, the High Court has ruled that schools cannot shut out teenage mothers who have a support system
readAnother young girl raped and murdered
11-02-2005
RESIDENTS of Katutura were in shock yesterday after the body of four-year-old Manuela Sofia Hoesemas was found about 300 metres from where she went missing on Tuesday.Family members said the little
readSimon case postponed until August
11-02-2005
THE culpable homicide case of boxer Harry Simon was yesterday postponed to the first week of August, as a key witness for the State could not be traced.David Shipepe, who was supposed to be served
readNew ballot bombshell - Parties accused of staging 'burning'
11-02-2005
STARTLING allegations, a web of contradictions, twisted tales and statements being given and changed over the alleged burning of ballot papers at Okahandja last November feature among Electoral
readFrom the Sidelines with Corry Ihuhua
11-02-2005
THE question of calling up foreign-based football players for international matches, especially the upcoming Cosafa Castle Cup, needs to addressed adequately.The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has
readOn The Spot
11-02-2005
THE Namibia Hockey Union has elected Jesse Schickerling as its new president after former president Marc Nel called it quits after serving the sport for years.Corry Ihuhua of The Namibian Sport caught
readGermany, Argentina show the way
11-02-2005
LONDON - Germany and Argentina, old World Cup rivals and the two favourites for the 2006 edition, fought out a 2-2 draw in Duesseldorf on Wednesday in the pick of the night's friendlies.Elsewhere,
read'Birds' face challenge
11-02-2005
BLUE Waters captain Armando Pedro has an epic task in leading his charges to victory against a well oiled AS Aviacao football side from Angola on Saturday, when they clash in the second leg of the
readGuide to 'Neurotica' charts a new Age of Anxiety
11-02-2005
LOS ANGELES - Remember the time when people made stupid mistakes instead of "bad choices", when anal-retentive personalities were simply tidy and no one needed a "life coach"? Gone are the days when
readTsunami moved islands, shortened days
11-02-2005
JAKARTA - The massive earthquake that triggered the Asian tsunami wobbled the earth on its axis, forced cartographers back to the drawing board and changed time by a fraction, but there's no need to
readIn Brief
11-02-2005
TEHRAN/WASHINGTON - Iran, in a renewed challenge to US and European efforts to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear bomb, vowed on Wednesday it would never give up its nuclear programme.JERUSALEM -
readUN bans peacekeepers from sex with Congolese
11-02-2005
UNITED NATIONS - UN peacekeepers have been banned from all sex with the local population in Congo following allegations of widespread abuse of women and girls, the United Nations said on Wednesday.UN
readControversial new Togolese president promises elections
11-02-2005
LOME - Togo's new army-installed president, facing international isolation and protest at home, has offered amnesty and talks with the exiled opposition and promised general elections as soon as
readSaudi Arabia's first election kicks off
11-02-2005
RIYADH - Polls opened Thursday in Saudi Arabia's first ever elections, from which women have been barred, to pick half the members of 38 municipal councils in the Riyadh region.Some 140 000 men out of
readPrince Charles to marry Camilla
11-02-2005
Prince Charles is set to marry his long-term partner Camilla Parker Bowles, Clarence House says.No wedding date has been confirmed at this stage, but reports have suggested 6 April is one possible
readNorth Korea suspends nuclear talks
11-02-2005
North Korea is suspending participation in talks over its nuclear programme for an "indefinite period", according to the nation's foreign ministry.Pyongyang said there was no point in the talks since
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