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53 Articles found on Friday, 29 July 2005
The Varieties Of Corruption
29-07-2005
IF you are a politician, there are few more embarrassing experiences than to be caught at an airport with the equivalent of $100 000 stuffed into your underpants.Only one political gaffe has a higher
readDeterminism Or Human Agency? Which Way Namibia?
29-07-2005
* With Earth's first Clay They did the last Man's knead, And then of the Last Harvest sow'd the Seed: Yea, the first Morning of Creation wrote What the Last Dawn of Reckoning shall read.A German
readPolitical Perspective
29-07-2005
THE SIGNS are confusing, and at times it appears as if the ruling party is being pulled in two directions.Consistency seems to be key, and I wonder whether it is achievable under the circumstances
readDon't Wait To Be Pushed
29-07-2005
PAULUS Kapia, as outspoken and proactive as he is when it comes to scrutinising irregularities, should not wait for a push to vacate his seat.The current issue of malpractice and corruption that
readPresident Pohamba Must Suspend Kapia
29-07-2005
PLEASE allow me space in your 'Still Telling It Like It Is' newspaper.I have read in the media that President Pohamba is going in circles with the issue of Minister Paulus Ilonga Kapia who has been
readProgress For Teachers
29-07-2005
ALLOW me space in your newspaper column to give my words of gratitude to the Ministry of Education for its insightful endeavour of working towards the setting of standards for the conditions of
readGive Credit Where It's Due
29-07-2005
WHEN the Minister of Finance tabled her budget about a month ago, little did we know that her budget speech would encompass a fundamental departure from the fiscal policy direction we are used to.She
readAdvice for 'Fishy' Odour Problems
29-07-2005
REFERRING to your article on 15 July about odour problems from a fishmeal plant in Walvis Bay, it may be mentioned that similar problems used to be well-known also in Norway.Today, however, it is
readPraise For Big Issue In Homeless Cup
29-07-2005
AS a former VSO volunteer in Namibia, I could not resist going to watch the Namibian team play in The Homeless World Cup in Edinburgh, where I am now living.Even though I am not a football fan, I
readCity's Missing Monies
29-07-2005
SOME time back, when the new budget was presented to and discussed by the Council of the City of Windhoek, it was mentioned that the finances were limited and that not enough finances were available
readOn Dr Rath's 'Nonsense'
29-07-2005
YOUR recent publication of Dr Rath's clandestine advertisement of probable micronutrients formulations Aids panacea for AIDS (The Namibian, Tuesday 19 July 2005) defies all logic, except for purposes
readSA's jobless rate ticks up in March
29-07-2005
PRETORIA - South Africa's unemployment rate rose slightly to 26,5 per cent in March 2005 from 26,2 per cent last September, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said yesterday.But it also said the
readAngloGold Ashanti's Q2 boosted by Ghana tax cut
29-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - The world's second-biggest gold producer, AngloGold Ashanti Ltd, posted strong adjusted second-quarter earnings yesterday, boosted by a large tax benefit in Ghana and a recovery in its
readSA may give Zimbabwe loan
29-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is discussing a possible loan to Zimbabwe, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said yesterday, but he dismissed media reports that the credit could amount to US$1 billion
readGerman consumers pessimistic
29-07-2005
FRANKFURT - German consumers remain pessimistic about the economy and their spending power despite an upbeat outlook from the country's industrialists, according to a study published
readSA Airways union agrees on pay deal
29-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - A strike that has hobbled Africa's largest airline, South African Airways (SAA), for nearly a week appeared close to an end yesterday after the main striking union said it had accepted
readSABMiller makes good start
29-07-2005
LONDON - Brewing giant SABMiller said yesterday that it had made a good start to its financial year with first-quarter performance in line with its expectations at the time of its annual results in
readBA to suspend cargo flights to Zambia
29-07-2005
LUSAKA - British Airways is suspending cargo flights to Zambia from August 9 due to the high cost of fuel, country manager Manatunga Nilanthi said yesterday.Nilanthi said the cost of fuel in Zambia
readTwo seriously injured in Aussenkehr work unrest
29-07-2005
MORE than 400 workers at the Cape Orchard vineyard at Aussenkehr attacked two farm managers last week.Production Manager Gerrie Roux and a certain Mr Van Heerden could not return to work this week
readCity takes action to protect groundwater
29-07-2005
THE Windhoek City Council has passed strict new town-planning regulations aimed at preventing pollution of its most precious and vulnerable groundwater resource, the Windhoek Aquifer.The new
readN$100 million ODC investment goes missing
29-07-2005
AUDITORS are investigating the disappearance of N$100 million at the Offshore Development Company in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Insight magazine has learnt.A report to be carried in the next
readKapia falters at altar of truth
29-07-2005
HAS Paulus Kapia been telling the truth, and the whole truth, in the High Court this week? Strong indications that serious doubts were being harboured about this became all too apparent as Kapia
readRP ousts Engelbrecht from party
29-07-2005
FORMER Secretary General of the Republican Party Carola Engelbrecht's outspokenness has cost her her party membership.After officially being fired from the post of Secretary General by members of the
readBotswana issue splits San rights groups
29-07-2005
GABORONE - A split has emerged among groups campaigning against relocation of the San Bushmen from Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR).The Working Group of Indigenous Minorities in
readPandeni happy with Erongo development
29-07-2005
REGIONAL and Local Government Minister, John Pandeni, is satisfied with the progress that the Erongo Region has made in economic development.During his recent visit to Swakopmund and Walvis Bay,
readNamibia lagging in the technology race
29-07-2005
NAMIBIA is lagging behind other emerging economies in the development and usage of telecommunications technologies, studies have confirmed.The Namibia Economic Policy and Research Unit (Nepru) says
readNorthland development stalled
29-07-2005
TECHNICAL hitches have delayed the construction of a multi-million-dollar building project in the North.The Northland City project at Helao Nafidi (Oshikango) in the Ohangwena Region has been touted
readShootout at Havana
29-07-2005
A 24-year-old suspected thief got a taste of his own medicine when he was shot in the leg after an attempt to fire at a car owner in Katutura's Havana section.Eyewitnesses said the suspect fired at
readWaterless residents up in arms
29-07-2005
RESIDENTS of MH Greeff Street in the Windhoek suburb of Khomasdal have been without water since Tuesday."Our toilets are full and stinking. We can't wash or bath. We can't cook," said an irate
readUnion takes NBC to Labour Court over salary dispute
29-07-2005
THE Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) is seeking a Labour Court order directing the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) to implement a salary increase agreed upon by the two parties.The
readCold-blooded murder near Ongwediva
29-07-2005
THE Police at Oshakati are looking for the killers of Petrus Inkono Kalimba (63), who was shot dead in Elyambala village near Ongwediva on Tuesday evening.Kalimba, a former worker at the Roessing mine
readIncrease in taxi fares on cards
29-07-2005
TRANSPORT fares are set to increase if the Ministry of Transport and Communication approves a request for price adjustments submitted by the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta).Addressing a
readSecond cell licence on hold
29-07-2005
GOVERNMENT has put the granting of a second cellular phone operating licence on hold.Jan Kruger of the Namibian Communications Commission (NCC) told The Namibian this week that the Information and
readOfamili ya Aina oya hala emanya mpoka a sila
29-07-2005
A AKWANEZIMO yomugundjuka Aina Niita Shiimi, ngoka meti 22 Juli omvula ya zi ko a dhipagelwe edhipago li nyanyaleka, sha ningilwa mokuti momukunda Olulongo mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shana pokati
readkOvakwaneongalo va Katope
29-07-2005
OMUFITA Omuwiliki mEongalo la Katope mOukwanyama Hilja Hamukwaya-Nghaangulwa ota shivi nefimaneko ovanashilonga aveshe mEongalo Okatope, naava ve li mOpendjela, ovanashilonga aveshe hava longo meni
readAanuumbesa nUutekisa ya ningilwa Oshigongi
29-07-2005
OSHIGONGI sha simana kooyene yUutekisa nUumbesa noshowo kaahingi yawo osha li sha ningwa mOshakati mOsoondaha ndjika ya zi ko moka aahingi yuumbesa nuutekisa ya indilwa natango ya hinge nawa.Oshigongi
readElelo lya Shakati lya kutha ko Omatala
29-07-2005
ELELO lyOndoolopa ya Shakati olya tseyitha mEtiyali lya zi ko kutya olya kutha ko Omatala gaShakati ku NDC okuza meti 1 Juli 2005 nokuza nee mpaka olyo tali kala tali pangele nokukondolola Omatala
read'Ha ngame moshinima sha Avid'
29-07-2005
OTASHI vulika Paulus Kapia a li gumwe gomaakuluntuwiliki ya Avid Investement okampani ndjoka ye shi pondola okupewa oshimaliwa shoomiliyuna omilongo ndatu kehangano lya Social Security Commission
readPirates to raise funds
29-07-2005
ORLANDO Pirates Sports Club will host a fundraising dinner on Friday, August 19, club spokesperson Secily Swarts announced yesterday.The dinner, which will coincide with the prize-giving ceremony of
readPressure mounts for Wallabies
29-07-2005
CAPE TOWN - Australia coach Eddie Jones says the pressure on his side has rarely been as intense as in the build-up to the opening Tri-nations match against South Africa in Pretoria on Saturday.Jones
readFootball Briefs
29-07-2005
SOUTH African striker Benni McCarthy has raised the stakes in his face-off with Porto by telling the former European champions he will not renew his current contract which expires in two years."We
readFrom the Sidelines
29-07-2005
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) now has new faces among its executive members after it held its Congress at Soccer House last weekend.Four new executive members were added to the committee,
readRugby refs agree to handle matches
29-07-2005
THE Namibia Rugby Referee's Association has finally agreed to continue handling the remainder of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) league matches.The decision was taken during a meeting between the NRU
readGoraseb talks about football
29-07-2005
FORMER Brave Warriors midfielder and Black Africa captain Lolo Goraseb has urged football administrators, business and political leaders to make a difference and give hope to aspiring young
readTV licence fine for Bolton player Diouf
29-07-2005
Premiership footballer El-Hadji Diouf has been fined £100 for not having a television licence.The 24-year-old Bolton Wanderers player was visited at his Liverpool home by a TV licence officer on
readJB to lead Vipers against Black Caps
29-07-2005
ACE batsman Jan-Berrie Burger will captain the Namibian cricket side during the two One Day International matches against a full-strength New Zealand side at Wanderers over the weekend.Burger replaces
readIraqi oil train blown up amid outrage over diplomats' killing
29-07-2005
BAGHDAD - Insurgents yesterday blew up an Iraqi train carrying petroleum products, setting off a huge blaze, as foreign governments angrily condemned the murder of two Algerian diplomats kidnapped
readHeavy rains kill over 245 people in India
29-07-2005
MUMBAI - At least 245 people have died in landslides and building collapses in western India following the heaviest rains ever recorded in the country, a government minister and police said
readUgandans vote yes or no to multi-party politics
29-07-2005
KAMPALA - Ugandans began voting in a referendum yesterday on whether to return to multi-party politics after nearly two decades as a one-party state under President Yoweri Museveni.In what some view
readNASA halts shuttle flights
29-07-2005
HOUSTON - NASA grounded its space shuttle fleet on Wednesday after learning that large chunks of insulating foam broke off Discovery's external fuel tank during launch, an echo of the problem that
readEgypt's Mubarak to seek fifth term
29-07-2005
SHIBIN EL-KOM - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said yesterday he would seek a fifth six-year term in the country's first presidential elections with more than one candidate on September 7.He also
readSA says land ownership by foreigners should be limited
29-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng agriculture, conservation and environment MEC Khabisi Mosunkutu yesterday said land ownership by foreigners should be "very limited".Foreigners should rather be offered lease
readLarge-scale terror fears mount in London
29-07-2005
LONDON - British police interrogated their first captured London bombing suspect, arrested nine more men, and poured officers into London Underground stations yesterday as chilling details emerged of
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