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43 Articles found on Friday, 21 January 2005
Recovering from Disaster...
21-01-2005
NATIONAL and global disaster funds need to be in place as a matter of course, because the world seems to move from one crisis to the next.Perhaps we should always be prepared for the worst and plan
readBasic Education In The Spotlight
21-01-2005
THE country is focused on educational issues at the moment, and quite rightly so, given the disappointing Grade 10 results last year, followed by the shortage of classrooms and space at schools as
readNam Dollar In SA
21-01-2005
COULD someone please tell me why the Namibian dollar is not accepted (used) in South Africa while the South African rand is accepted as legal tender in the land of the brave? When travelling to South
readFree Water Is A Basic Human Right
21-01-2005
IT is an honour for me to express some of my thoughts on one of the pertinent national issues.This has become one of the hot topics that need critical and analytical discussion. The proposition that
readAn Open Letter to the Governor of Erongo
21-01-2005
AS a previous inhabitant of Karibib where I grew up, I have been observing the backward development of the town of Karibib, especially the deterioration and destruction of existing facilities.Karibib
readA New Form Of Dictatorship
21-01-2005
AS the old violent, military and one-man dictatorial regimes start coming to an end, a new form of dictatorship is evolving.This new form of dictatorship will be constitutional and legal,
readTaiwan Is A Part Of China
21-01-2005
WE pay much attention to the list of nations who have pledged aid to the tsunami stricken countries, which was reprinted in your newspaper on January 5, 2005.The list was compiled by Reuters, in which
readPraise For NBC For Religious Temperance
21-01-2005
I APPLAUD the decision by the NBC to re-evaluate the exposure of religious fundamentalism on radio and television.We should have a far more balanced view on the question of religion, including a
readShell and Total in race to buy gas company
21-01-2005
LONDON - European oil giants Royal Dutch/Shell and Total are leading the chase to buy the Canadian gas company First Calgary, a newspaper report here said yesterday.The Anglo-Dutch and French groups
read'Father of PlayStation' says Sony correcting its mistakes
21-01-2005
TOKYO - Sony missed out on potential sales from MP3 players and other gadgets based on widespread formats because it was overly proprietary about music and entertainment content, the head of Sony
readTrade agreement may increase exports
21-01-2005
WINDHOEK - Exports from developing countries could increase by as much as US$175 billion if current international talks on liberalising trade in industrial products are successful, according to a
readSouth Africa's Kumba sees growth
21-01-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's biggest iron ore producer, Kumba Resources, said yesterday it expected headline earnings per share for the six months to end-December to be 75-85 per cent higher than for
readExcellence and hard work honoured at PMR awards
21-01-2005
FOUR leading Namibian businesspeople, Inge Zaamwani, Harold Pupkewitz, Dr Leake Hangala and Dr Frans Oupa Indongo, grabbed the spotlight when they were honoured for being achievers who have delivered
readABB wins project in South Africa
21-01-2005
ZURICH - ABB acquired a contract worth US$36 million (N$216 million) to renovate and upgrade a coal-burning power plant in South Africa, the company said in a statement yesterday.The agreement with
readGetting to grips with HIV-AIDS
21-01-2005
ENGELA - MORE than 70 HIV-positive people took part in the first-ever Regional Conference for People Living with HIV-AIDS held in the Ohangwena Region.The gathering, which was held at Engela this
readRains get better of link road
21-01-2005
RUNDU - Heavy rains have reportedly destroyed parts of the road between the Mahango Game Park and Muhembo Border Post in eastern Kavango, Regional Governor John Thighuru said yesterday.The governor,
readDrug delay
21-01-2005
THE case of an Angolan woman arrested at Windhoek's Hosea Kutako International Airport in May with cocaine hidden in her luggage has been postponed until April 6.Nicola Basenga (22) appeared before
readBotswana envoy visits the Karas Region
21-01-2005
BOTSWANA High Commissioner to Namibia, Norman Moleboge, this week paid a two-day familiarisation visit to the Karas Region.He said sound relationships built through familiarisation visits at various
readTop Save The Rhino researcher dies at sea
21-01-2005
RHINO conservation in Namibia has lost one of its top researchers with the sudden death of Mike Hearn (33) at Swakopmund on Wednesday.Hearn, who was director of research at Save the Rhino Trust
readBid to revive sleepy Aus
21-01-2005
AUS village plans to establish an information centre by May in an effort to attract tourists to this small settlement in the South.Aus has close to 700 inhabitants and is situated 200 kilometres west
readMan fined for giving pangolin 'a lift'
21-01-2005
A LONG-HAUL taxi driver, who thought he was rescuing an injured animal, was found guilty on two charges related to protected game in the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court this week.Eduard Gernoldt Bamm
readNamdeb worker held on diamond charge
21-01-2005
A 29-year-old Namdeb employee was arrested on Tuesday when he was allegedly found in possession of 28 unpolished diamonds as he left the Oranjemund mine, the Police reported in yesterday's crime
readMP and Youth Council leader set to swap seats
21-01-2005
SWAPO'S National Assembly lawmaker Ralph Blaauw will take over the reins at the National Youth Council (NYC) when current Secretary General Pohamba Shifeta leaves, The Namibian has learned.Reliable
read15-year prison term for sex attack on child of 7
21-01-2005
A YOUNG Rehoboth resident convicted of raping a seven-year-old girl - without actually having had sexual intercourse with her - was sentenced to a 15-year prison term on Tuesday this week.Norman de
readA chicken in every pot again
21-01-2005
GOVERNMENT has further relaxed last year's ban on poultry imports from South Africa, making it possible once again for caged birds and poultry meat products to enter the country.It is still not
readNangof calls for electoral system overhaul
21-01-2005
CIVIL society organisations have called for a thorough overhaul of the country's electoral system in the wake of a High Court challenge of the results of November's presidential and national assembly
readNew Stock Theft Act strikes
21-01-2005
'Ten-year jail sentence for stealing one cow' THE severe mandatory sentences for stock thieves that Parliament approved last year claimed their first known victim yesterday. In the first known
readOmumbiishofi Omukuluntu Nashenda a ulika Aapristeri ye yaali ye mu kwathele
21-01-2005
OMUMBIISHOFI Omukuluntu gwOngerki ya Katoolika moNamibia Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda okwa tseyithila mEgumbo lyOpaumbiishofi mOngwediva mOlyomakaya ga zi ko kutya okwa ulika Oopata yaali mboka taya
readOmunangeshefa Haitembu a fumvikwa pEngela
21-01-2005
OMUNANGESHEFA a tseyika nawa Daniel Haitembu gwoomvula 50, ngoka a si sho a yahwa nondjembo ku suuwala ye megumbo lyawo mOshakati ongulohi yEtine lyoshiwike sha zi ko, okwa fumvikwa kengathithi enene
readOmolwashike Opolisi itayi ka tala ko iihauto yetu, Ritchie ta pula
21-01-2005
OMUSAMANE Ben Ritchie, ngoka a li kuume komusamane Thomas Frank - ngoka a yahwa okusa koombotsotso omwedhi gwa zi ko, okwa geela Opolisi sho itayi ka taka ko iihauto iyali mbyoka ya li ya fadhuka po
readAalongwa ye li 487 mOhangwena nOshikoto onkee taya kongo Ograde 11
21-01-2005
SIGO oompaka opu na aalongwa yomiipundi ye li pomathele gane omilongohetatu nayaheyali (487) yomOshitopolwa shElongo sha Hangwena nosha Shikoto taya kongo Ograde 11, nOmupopiliko gwIitopolwa yElongo
readSports Notices
21-01-2005
Fixtures for NFA league and cycling.Tafel Lager NFA Cup Oscar Norich Stadium, Tsumeb Saturday, Jan 22 10h00: Major Power vs Friends 12h00: Julinho vs Mae Dae Chiefs 14h00: Space Age vs Tigers
readFrom the Sidelines with Corry Ihuhua
21-01-2005
THE Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU) is back to square one after its executive committee was dissolved by the Directorate of Sport through a vote of no confidence.The executive of the NSSU, headed
readBasketball body aims at social upliftment
21-01-2005
THE Namibia Basketball Organisation (former Namibia Basketball Association) has numerous plans for the year 2005.Sports reporter CORRY IHUHUA this week spoke to its founder, PENDA HANGALA, on their
readChief Santos desperate to win NFA Cup
21-01-2005
FOUR-time champions of the lucrative Namibia Football Association (NFA) Cup, Marathon Sugar Chief Santos, are convinced that they will clinch the 2005 edition of the competition, whose first round
readReal dealt shock by Valladolid
21-01-2005
MADRID - Real Madrid were dumped out of the King's Cup by Valladolid on the away goals rule after the second division side claimed a deserved 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu on Wednesday.Valladolid forward
readIn Brief
21-01-2005
KOBE - The UN was put in charge of sorting out differences among countries offering to build a tsunami early warning system after a flood of proposals in the wake of the Indian Ocean
readFBI hunts Chinese 'terror gang'
21-01-2005
The FBI wants to question four Chinese nationals amid fears of a plot to explode a "dirty bomb" in Boston.Police and FBI agents in Massachusetts were issued with photographs of two men and two women
readScientists discover why some people entice mosquitoes
21-01-2005
Scientists believe they have discovered the reason why mosquitoes find some of us more tasty than others.It was already known that some people produce "come and get me" smells which appeal to the
readChina holds out prospect of ceremony for purged Zhao
21-01-2005
BEIJING - China held out the prospect on Thursday that deposed Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang would be honoured with some form of state-sanctioned funeral despite his purge for taking the part of
readChina to teach Beijing residents better manners ahead of Olympic Games
21-01-2005
BEIJING - The 13 million residents of Beijing have been given a little more than three years to improve their manners in time for the Olympics hosted by the Chinese capital in 2008, state media said
readPakistan-India peace under threat
21-01-2005
KARACHI- A tentative year-old peace process between Pakistan and India has suffered its first serious setbacks, with rows over a ceasefire and a dam reigniting tensions between the nuclear rivals,
readIndonesia's tsunami death toll shoots up
21-01-2005
The number of people known to have died in last month's Asian tsunami has reached 220 000.The toll increased dramatically after Indonesian officials announced that more than 166,000 had been confirmed
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