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34 Articles found on Thursday, 7 July 2005
Tariffs cut
07-07-2005
TELECOM Namibia has cut international call tariffs with effect from July 1 as a way to make it more affordable to users; especially those who phone South Africa and Angola.The average percentage
readAfrica wants deadline on farm subsidies
07-07-2005
LONDON - African leaders will demand a timetable for ending agricultural subsidies at a meeting with heads of G8 this week.Both South African President Thabo Mbeki, speaking at an African Union summit
readG8 leaders face moment of truth
07-07-2005
GLENEAGLES, Scotland - After years of dithering, leaders of the world's most powerful countries faced a moment of truth yesterday when they opened a three-day summit under mounting pressure to take
readNo errand too small
07-07-2005
ERIC Wanjohi is a man on a mission - a mission to make it big, really big in life and not settle for anything less.Mission Impossible, you might say. Discard those sceptical thoughts, dear reader,
readExtortion verdict set aside due to 'failure of justice'
07-07-2005
THE importance of the constitutional right to legal representation - and with it, the need to be given a proper opportunity to exercise that right - has been emphasised in the High Court once again.A
readParis stunned as London scoops 2012 Olympics
07-07-2005
LONDON - Supporters of London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games reacted with joy and surprise to the capital's shock victory yesterday while France struggled to comprehend how Paris had lost."We
readAnthrax outbreak feared
07-07-2005
ELEVEN wild animals have died of suspected anthrax in eastern Caprivi since last month, Regional Governor Bernard Sibalatani told The Namibian yesterday.This is the same area where the disease broke
readTelecom fraud case delayed
07-07-2005
A SECOND court appearance by a former Telecom Namibia manager and a Windhoek businessman accused of involvement in a fraud scheme claimed to have cost the parastatal more than a million Namibia
readCommissioners old, but not cold
07-07-2005
TOO old or not too old? That was the question facing the National Assembly yesterday when MPs were asked to renew the term of Public Service Commissioner Festus Muundjua.On a motion by Deputy Prime
readLifeLine-Childline marks 25 years of service
07-07-2005
LIFELINE-CHILDLINE, which provides a 24-hour crisis intervention service to all sectors of the community, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this week.Since 1980, this NGO has provided a telephonic
readClaws come out in bid to protect carnivores
07-07-2005
THE Ministry of Environment has warned establishments that keep large carnivores in captivity that they will lose their permits and their animals if they violate permit conditions.The Ministry's
readThumbs-up for drive against corruption
07-07-2005
AN opposition MP on Tuesday applauded Government for its efforts in the fight against corruption, which could undermine the country's good governance principles.In her maiden speech in the National
readGive Prisons more money, urges Swapo Councillor
07-07-2005
JOHN Hakaye, a Swapo MP in the National Council, has echoed Safety and Security Minister Peter Tsheehama's call that the Ministry should be given enough money to operate efficiently."Give more money
readHigh hopes for Nujoma Stadium
07-07-2005
THE Sam Nujoma Soccer Stadium is expected to generate a profit of N$1,8 million this financial year and N$2,1 million next year.At its monthly meeting last week, the Windhoek City Council decided
readThree days, three rapes
07-07-2005
THE Police have reported three rapes since Sunday - the victims being two children and one elderly woman.A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 24-year-old-man at Omitumbiru village in the
readProtect widows: First Lady
07-07-2005
FIRST Lady Penehupifo Pohamba has called on traditional leaders and law enforcement agencies to ensure that women and orphans no longer fall prey to property and land grabbing.Addressing a national
readOpolisi ye ku toolitha ko
07-07-2005
OPOLISI ya Namibia mOshakati oya pewa Opasporta ya toolwa.Taku tiwa kutya oyomusamane Smuts Merriman Eckard, a valwa meti 27 Maalitsa 1983.Tashi vulika OmuSouth Africa , molwashoka Opasporta ndjika
readOshiluli tashi piyaganeke mOshimhwaku
07-07-2005
OOMBEPO dha nyata, dhi li pamaukalo gwoshiluli, ano kadhi wetike, osho dhi iteyele momukunda Oshimhwaku mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena okuza petameko lyomvula ndjika, nodha kala tadhi
readOothigwa omayovi itadhi mono omakwatho
07-07-2005
O MUSAMANE Phillemon Ndjambula, oshilyo shongundu yoSwapo mOlaata yOpashigwana, okwa ti sigo onene opu na aanona yoothigwa na yalwe mboka ya pumbwa omakwatho oyendji, ihaya mono oshimaliwa mOshiketha
readOongalashe dhimwe dha BP dha patwa
07-07-2005
E HANGANO elandithimahooli enene lya BP otali ka pata oongalashe dhalyo dhimwe mu Namibia dhi li omulongo nambali (12), omolu aniwa iiyemo itayi ende nawa.Dhimwe dhOongalashe ndhika odho nee ngashi
readBlack Africa honours its top players
07-07-2005
BLACK Africa Sport Club held its annual awards ceremony in Windhoek on Saturday, with Eric Aoseb emerging as the football player of the year and Rebekka Goagoses the first-league netball player of
readNamibia falls to Scotland and Holland in ICC Trophy
07-07-2005
THE MTC Namibia cricket side lost by 27 runs to Scotland on Tuesday night in their Group B ICC Trophy match at the Limavady Cricket Club in Ireland.The Scottish team batted first and put up a total
readSurvey to assess NSC on
07-07-2005
THE Namibia Sports Commission started conducting a survey this week to establish how sport codes perceive the institution.NSC Chief Administrator Rusten Mogane said the idea behind the customer
readShipanga, Gariseb join Wits
07-07-2005
NAMIBIAN footballers Paulus Shipanga and Richard Gariseb have secured deals with South African first-division side Wits University.The two players signed two-year contracts yesterday and have joined
readGraft fight vital for aid
07-07-2005
COPENHAGEN - US President George W. Bush delivered a tough message for African nations hoping for more aid or debt relief, saying they had to abide by the rules of democracy and fight corruption.Ahead
readAfrica throws UN Council expansion into a muddle
07-07-2005
UNITED NATIONS - The African Union's new plan to expand the UN Security Council by 11 members has thrown a proposal by Germany, Brazil, India and Japan into turmoil, diplomats said.At its just-ended
readSchwarzenegger and Bush in disalignment
07-07-2005
LOS ANGELES - Criticised by fellow G8 members for not signing the Kyoto Protocol, President George W Bush is also coming under fire from an ally: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.Seven of
readGreen protection pays
07-07-2005
UNITED NATIONS - The UN environment chief has a message for leaders of the world's major industrialised nations: scientists have recently shown that it pays to preserve forests, coastal waters and
readIn Brief
07-07-2005
* ALERT - Indian security forces were on high alert at religious shrines and key installations across the country, a day after an attack on a holy site sacred to both Hindus and Muslims.* CLIMATE -
readMalawi's president seeks opposition talks amid crisis
07-07-2005
BLANTYRE - Malawi's president yesterday sought talks with opposition parties which are trying both to impeach him and to vote down the 2005/06 budget crucial to securing new International Monetary
readSettlers plan mass march on Gaza to protest pullout
07-07-2005
JERUSALEM - Israeli settlers unveiled plans yesterday for a mass march on Gaza to protest the pullout from the territory as Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas eyed a new summit with Ariel Sharon before
readKabila says protests aimed at destabilising transition govt
07-07-2005
BRUSSELS - President Joseph Kabila accused the organisers of last week's protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo of trying to destabilise his transition government and make elections
readPutin labels Mugabe dictator
07-07-2005
EDINBURGH - Russian President Vladimir Putin called Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe a dictator yesterday during a speech opening a Group of Eight summit that was to focus on helping Africa.Putin
readEx-rebel group wins Burundi elections
07-07-2005
BUJUMBURA - Burundi's main Hutu ex-rebel group, the Forces for the Defence of Democracy (FDD), has won a comfortable victory in this week's legislative elections, taking 58,23 per cent of the vote,
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