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52 Articles found on Friday, 22 July 2005
Scant Progress For The San
22-07-2005
THE San community is perhaps best known as a hunter-gatherer society.However, in contrast to this popular image of the San, only a few of them still make a living from hunting and gathering.The
readMining and the Environment: Do Our Protected Areas Need More Protection?
22-07-2005
THE proposed construction of the Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine in the Namib-Naukluft National Park near Swakopmund has raised many issues about the safeguarding of protected areas in Namibia.Firstly,
readPolitical Perspective
22-07-2005
"IN fact we have offered him a bursary to study at Unam, which he accepted.And he is going very soon also to visit our mining operations with his lecturers and his fellow students from Unam."With
readInvesting Or Squandering?
22-07-2005
IN the past two years or so, there have been reports in the newspapers of money from public institutions like GIPF and Agribank being taken by politically well-connected individuals and being dumped
readThe Reality In Africa
22-07-2005
I WANT to give a different view to that of the self-proclaimed 'Namibian realist' published in The Namibian, Friday, July 8, 2005 where he/she raised the serious issue of concern under the heading
readState House Denies Nujoma's Bursary
22-07-2005
"NO disrespect to former President Sam Nujoma, but a bursary he's accepted from the Lev Leviev Diamonds Company to study an MA in Geology at the University of Namibia, is literally speaking a
readDecentralisation Is Under Siege
22-07-2005
THE well-researched article titled 'Ministries dragging feet on decentralisation process' by Absalom Shigwedha of The Namibian of the 14th instantly raised more questions than answers.Indeed, the
readPohamba On Grade 10
22-07-2005
ALLOW me a space in your newspaper in order express my opinions.I want to congratulate President Hifikepunye Pohamba, for his good leadership and for a job well done.I was very impressed when I read
readTelecom's Cyber Logic
22-07-2005
TELECOM Namibia's announcement that the telephone directory will be in cyberspace "soon" is misleading.Fact is that the telephone directory has been available on the Web since May 2005 at
readThe Curse Of Shebeens
22-07-2005
THANKS for having given me this opportunity to air my views and opinion on shebeens.I am no longer going to be a silent victim.We talk about freedom in Namibia, and I don't really know what this means
readCellphone sales seen at over 1 billion
22-07-2005
AMSTERDAM - Mobile phone sales will exceed one billion handsets a year by 2009 as they become the most common consumer electronics device with 2,6 billion people using one by then, according to a
readRice renews commitment to Agoa
22-07-2005
DAKAR - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice used her first trip to Africa on Wednesday to show top-level commitment to a US preferential trade deal for the poorest continent.On a trip set to be
readSA growth seen at 4,2%
22-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's economic growth rate is likely accelerate to 4,2 per cent in 2005, driven by low interest rates and a possible recovery in exports, the independent Bureau for Economic
readRwandan finance minister elected ADB head
22-07-2005
TUNIS - Rwandan Finance Minister Donald Kaberuka was elected yesterday the new president of the African Development Bank (ADB), beating rival Olabisi Ogunjobi of Nigeria, the bank's current vice
readBarclays seen lifting profits
22-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Barclays Plc's acquisition of a majority stake in Absa will enhance earnings growth potential at South Africa's biggest consumer bank, the Johannesburg-based group said yesterday.Absa
readBusiness Connect expo held
22-07-2005
WINDHOEK - Twenty-two small and medium enterprises (SMEs) took place in a one-day exhibition to showcase their products and services here on Wednesday.The exhibition, themed 'Business Connect', was
readTechnical gremlin strikes Air Namibia's Frankfurt flight
22-07-2005
A 24-HOUR delay in one of its flights from Europe to Windhoek has hit Air Namibia for the second time within a week.The airline announced late yesterday that its flight that was supposed to depart
readCatholic hierarchy 'satisfied' with excommunication ruling
22-07-2005
THE Roman Catholic Archdiocese has expressed satisfaction with a High Court decision, which declares that Father Gert Petrus has been excommunicated and is not allowed to live or preach at the St
readOngombo West to be expropriated
22-07-2005
ONGOMBO West, a farm 30 km northeast of Windhoek, is among four farms set to be expropriated next month.Sources in Government and close to the Wiese family, who own the farm, confirmed yesterday that
readReefton's uranium dreams in tatters
22-07-2005
REEFTON Mining's ambitions to mine uranium in Namibia have been dealt a critical blow: the Ministry of Mines and Energy turned down Reefton's exploration application for nuclear fuels, sending its
readNabbed for stealing tyres
22-07-2005
THE Police have arrested two men at Karibib for stealing 19 tyres at Usakos.The suspects, Jeffrey Xoagub (18) and Ingo Garoeb (19), are in Police custody awaiting trial.* Police at Okahao are
readA second chance for troubled youngsters
22-07-2005
A COLOURFUL house at Mariental, painted by children, houses The Bridge, an organisation dealing with young people who have come into conflict with the law.So far this year, 62 children have been
readHit-and-run suspect arrested
22-07-2005
THE driver of a BMW that is claimed to have run over a man on a pavement in Windhoek on Wednesday morning was arrested on a charge of culpable homicide yesterday.The Police report that the suspect
readCometh the hour, cometh the delay
22-07-2005
JUDGING by a somewhat chaotic emergency exercise staged at Eros Airport yesterday, Windhoek's emergency services could be in for a rough ride in the event of a real disaster.Although emergency
readNHE head dismisses corruption claims
22-07-2005
THE chief executive officer of the National Housing Enterprise (NHE), Mike Kavekotora, has dismissed workers' allegations of corruption and maladministration at the parastatal as "unfounded and
readSADC clamps down on illegal fishing
22-07-2005
NAMIBIA'S fisheries patrol vessel Nathaniel Maxuilili returned to Walvis Bay on Monday after completing a three-week patrol in Namibian and Angolan waters.Off Angola, the Nathaniel Maxuilili was
readHigh Court issues Rape Act guidelines
22-07-2005
AN appeal by a young man who was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl at Otavi close to three years ago has resulted in the High Court issuing guidelines on how people
readHijack drama at Brakwater
22-07-2005
A 39-year-old man was hijacked, robbed and tied to a tree at Brakwater on Monday night.The Police say Paul Rowe was on his way home when he was attacked by four men while opening the gate to his
readCity reduces service debts to N$200m
22-07-2005
THE Windhoek Municipality has managed to reduce the amount owed to it for basic services by N$20 million since it introduced a new credit control policy in March.The City said this week that the
readEhangano lyAavu yOsuuka mOshakati
22-07-2005
O MOLU aakwashigwana oyendji ye na omukithi gwosuuka, ano koDeabete, Omundohotola a tseyika nawa mOshakati, Matheus Mojekwu, okwa tokola a totithe po Ehangano lyAavu yOsuuka moNamibia.Omundohotola
readOnda hala okaana kange vakwetu
22-07-2005
O NDA hala okaana kange ame ndati nonda hala okuuda kutya oka dipaelwa shike, okaninga shike, meme Lidi Shimutwikeni Ndeevelo, yina yokamatyona hoka ka li haka sikola pOseko pOngha Festus Ndeevelo
readOmaulikilo gOpaudhindoli pEenhana ngula
22-07-2005
O SHITAYI sha UNAM mUumbangalantu, ano mOshakati, osha tseyitha kutya ngula mOlyomakaya pEenhana otapu ka kala oshiithanene shOmaulikilo gOpaudhindoli naayehe otaya hiywa opo yee ya tale shoka sha
readDr Nujoma naanafaalama ya longa kolutenda
22-07-2005
O MUPRESIDENDE omukulu gwa Namibia Omundohotola Sam Nujoma mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko okwa ka longele kOlutenda pamwe nAanafaalama yomEhangano lyAanafaalama yokuushimba, mwa kwatelwa unene aanafaalama
readOpasporta ya Bethuel ya toolwa
22-07-2005
OMUKWASHIGWANA gumwe ngoka kwa talika kutya Omunamibia okuudha okwa toolithwa ko opasporta ye mwa kwatelwa wo onzapo ye yevalo.Otaku tiwa kutya Opasporta yonomola 167544 nonzapo yevalo adhihe odha
readOmithigululwa kalo pEhoma Primary School
22-07-2005
ONKUNDANA ye tu zilila kOsikola yaanona Ehoma popepi nOhaukelo mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, twe yi pewa kOmupehakuluntusikola gwaampoka Paulus Tuhafeni, otayi ti kutya pOsikola mpoka otapu ka kala
readEtidho lyUunona mOsikola yaNelago lya yemateka aavali nIilyo yElelosikola
22-07-2005
A AVALI yamwe pamwe niilyo yimwe yomElelosikola pOsikola ya Nelago popepi nOnekukumo mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati, otaya nyenyeta ketidho lyuunona posikola mpoka wo inau ninga ngaa ngeno sha
readRotare na Ananias ya hulitha
22-07-2005
O MUKALIMO a tseyika nawa gwomomukunda Oshikulufitu mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati tatekulu Rotar (Rotare) ya Kandowa okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shUutapi meti 12 Juli 2005 konima
readLocal boxers to trade blows in Khomas championships
22-07-2005
LOCAL boxers from five different boxing clubs will trade blows during the Khomas Regional Boxing Championships scheduled for the A Shipena Secondary School in Windhoek on Saturday.The five clubs that
readFrom the Sidelines
22-07-2005
WHOEVER is elected to serve as a member of the executive committee at the NFA Congress which takes place on Saturday, one thing should be clear - have the interests of the game at heart.The words
readFive NFA exco posts up for grabs
22-07-2005
FIVE positions on the Namibia Football Association (NFA) executive committee will be up for grabs when the football mother body starts its congress on Saturday morning.With intense campaigning still
readVeterans' tourney at Karibib
22-07-2005
A VETERANS' football tournament for players aged between 35 and 41 will be held at the Usab Sport Stadium in Karibib from August 6 and 7.A similar tournament, but catering for players between 41 and
readNFA to reward top performers
22-07-2005
THE Namibia Football Association will hold its long-awaited annual football awards ceremony in Windhoek on Saturday, an event that promises lucrative rewards for especially the teams.The awards are
readMichael Jackson wants to relocate to Berlin
22-07-2005
BERLIN - Michael Jackson wants to move to Berlin because he has fallen in love with the city, his father Joe told Germany's Bild newspaper yesterday.The mass-circulation paper and several German
readScuffle mars Rice meeting with Sudanese president
22-07-2005
KHARTOUM - US officials and press accompanying US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on a trip to Sudan said they were "manhandled" by security staff at President Omar al-Beshir's residence
readUS warns of more rebel attacks in Iraq
22-07-2005
BAGHDAD - Drafting of Iraq's constitution appeared to be nearing its final stage yesterday, with preparations underway for an October referendum, as the Pentagon warned that insurgents remain
readPakistan quizzes 'British al Qaeda chief' linked to London bombings
22-07-2005
LONDON - An alleged British al Qaeda chief linked to the London bombings was being questioned by police in Pakistan who say he telephoned the four suspect suicide bombers just hours before the
readDiscovery launch on Tuesday
22-07-2005
WASHINGTON - NASA set Tuesday as the tentative launch date for the shuttle Discovery, after saying it was confident the technical glitch that delayed the original July 13 launch has been
readGaza pullout could be moved forward
22-07-2005
JERUSALEM - The Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip, which is due to begin in mid-August, could be moved forward in a bid to avoid further protests by opponents of the operation, officials said
readViolent protests convulse Kenya
22-07-2005
NAIROBI - Kenyan riot police guarded the rubble-strewn streets of Nairobi yesterday as protest leaders promised a third day of demonstrations against President Mwai Kibaki's handling of a constitution
readRice renews commitment to Agoa
22-07-2005
DAKAR - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice used her first trip to Africa on Wednesday to show top-level commitment to a US preferential trade deal for the poorest continent.On a trip set to be
readBlast at Zam copper mine
22-07-2005
LUSAKA - A bomb explosion hit a mine shaft at Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), the country's largest copper producer, after workers ended a strike yesterday and copper output resumed.The blast
readMichael Jackson wants to relocate to Berlin
22-07-2005
BERLIN - Michael Jackson wants to move to Berlin because he has fallen in love with the city, his father Joe told Germany's Bild newspaper yesterday.The mass-circulation paper and several German
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