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45 Articles found on Friday, 8 July 2005
From the Sidelines
08-07-2005
THE recent appointment of Seth 'Orlando' Boois as the new technical director for Namibian football is key to the future development of the game in the country.This man, who has been waiting for his
readTaking Over Of President's Movie By Government Is Not A Solution
08-07-2005
WHEN I bought a copy of The Namibian last week (I am one of those who have not boycotted the paper) and read the screaming headline attributed to a SPYL leader: "Government Take-over of Film Urged" I
readNamibia's Presidential Transition
08-07-2005
SAM Nujoma was sworn in as the first President of the Republic of Namibia at Independence in 1990.Constitutionally he was obliged to leave office after a maximum of two legislative periods of five
readPolitical Prospective
08-07-2005
I'M thrilled to note that our relations with the Swapo Youth League seem to have reached a turning point! Not only is the leadership now reading The Namibian despite several calls for a total
readNamibia And The Asian Tigers
08-07-2005
As the Prime Minister of Namibia stated at the official opening of the GIPF building in Swakopmund, the pension fund is sitting on a heap of money (more than N$15 billion).This money is invested
readMbumba Fails To Impress
08-07-2005
I RECALL feeling a little bit sceptical and worried by the fact Nangolo Mbumba was appointed the Minister of Education in Pohamba's Cabinet.I conveyed my worry to my colleague who did not share my
readAbility Makes The Difference
08-07-2005
ISN'T it time the Namibians who constantly complain about the 'rich and the poor' or the 'have and the have-nots' or the 'unequal distribution in the economy' were told to wake up and face reality?
readA Minister's Blunders?
08-07-2005
ALLOW me a space in your newspaper to express myself on an interview in a local newspaper with the Minister of Education, Nangolo Mbumba, on Monday, June 27, 2005.Throughout the long interview,
readOutrageous Service
08-07-2005
ALTHOUGH poor service is a fact of life in Namibia, in some cases it is so outrageous that it boggles the mind.I "stole" this heading from a previous letter that was published in The Namibian on
readWhat Is Adult Education Really?
08-07-2005
ALLOW me a space in your famous newspaper to air a concern about the perception of adult education in Namibia.To many, adult education is nothing but literacy and remedial education aiming at
readWorld Bank backs Africa power grid
08-07-2005
LAGOS - The World Bank has approved funding worth US$350 million (N$2,4 billion) for a plan to integrate the power networks of four West African nations, the Economic Community of West African States
readBarclays-Absa deal gets go-ahead from court
08-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - A South African judge yesterday approved a multi-billion-rand deal for Britain's Barclays bank to buy a majority stake in peer Absa after throwing out a challenge from an apartheid
readLet us work towards Vision 2030
08-07-2005
IF Namibia wants to be an industrialised nation by 2030, the country's economy has to grow at a significantly faster pace than the current Gross Domestic Product growth average of 3,5 per cent over
readECB sees no significant impact on growth from London attacks
08-07-2005
FRANKFURT - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said yesterday he did not expect the terrorist attacks in London would have any significant impact on growth in the 12-country eurozone
readSAA posts R966 m net profit
08-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African Airways confirmed yesterday that it had posted a net profit of 966 million rand in 2004/05 compared to a 8,6 billion rand loss in the previous period.The results had been
readSAA posts R966 m net profit
08-07-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African Airways confirmed yesterday that it had posted a net profit of 966 million rand in 2004/05 compared to a 8,6 billion rand loss in the previous period.The results had been
readBush calls for agricultural subsidies to end by 2010
08-07-2005
GLENEAGLES, Scotland - US President George W. Bush threw his weight yesterday behind an abolition of government agricultural subsidies by 2010 but said their elimination should come through the World
readFood shortages loom in Caprivi
08-07-2005
CAPRIVIANS could go hungry this year: coarse grain production is forecast to have dropped by 76 per cent from last season, Government's Namibia Early Warning and Food Information Unit (Newfiu) has
readLondon attacks: The timeline
08-07-2005
The following is the way events unfolded: 08:51 am: Seven people are killed in an explosion on a Circle or Central line train 100 metres (yards) from Liverpool Street Underground station.The blast
readLondon terror
08-07-2005
LONDON - Four blasts tore through packed trains and a bus during London rush hour yesterday, killing at least 37 people and disrupting a summit of world leaders in Scotland in the deadliest peacetime
readGrootberg, a communal success story
08-07-2005
GROOTBERG Lodge in the #Khoadi//Hoas Conservancy in the Kunene Region, Namibia's first 100 per cent community-owned lodge, officially opened its doors last month.On hand to perform the honours was the
readMurder suspect sentenced for escaping
08-07-2005
A MURDER suspect was sentenced to four months in prison on Tuesday on a charge of escaping from lawful custody.Jan Blokstaan (27) appeared before Magistrate Alfred Siboleka in the Keetmanshoop
readAirlines vital for battling economies: Airbus
08-07-2005
DESPITE African airlines proving to be a major financial drain on their countries' limited resources, it would stifle their nascent economies if they did not have one, says Europe's major aircraft
readPohamba a 'one-term' man, predicts analyst
08-07-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba will serve only one term as leader of Namibia, a well-known political analyst predicted this week.Henning Melber described Pohamba as a "one-term President" and claimed
readMurder-suicide riddle trial delayed at lawyer's request
08-07-2005
THE family of a young Katima Mulilo resident who died from a gunshot wound to the head in a friend's flat at Grootfontein almost three years ago will have to wait a while longer before getting a
readNudo axes Mburumba Kerina
08-07-2005
THE National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) has axed Mburumba Kerina, the party's chief whip in the National Assembly, for alleged theft of funds.Kerina was one of three people alleged to have
readBees disrupt demonstration
08-07-2005
WORKERS at the Oshakati Country Lodge staged a peaceful demonstration on Tuesday, demanding better salaries and working conditions.The demonstration was disrupted by a swarm of bees that attacked
readSquatters evicted from Govt houses
08-07-2005
THE Government has begun identifying and evicting illegal occupants of State flats and houses. The process was set in motion on Wednesday evening when the Ministry of Works, Transport and
readOonkonga ndatu momasiku gatatu
08-07-2005
O POLISI oya lopota iipotha yomakwatonkonga itatu mOsoondaha ya zi ko moka uunona uyali nomukuluntu gumwe ya ningi iihakanwa.Okanona komimvo ntano otaku hokololwa ka kwatwa koonkondo komulumentu
readOshituthi shomithigululwakalo ngula pOluno
08-07-2005
O SHITUTHI sha dhengambanda shOmithigululwakalo otashi ningilwa ngula pOseko yopOmbanda Andimba Toivo ya Toivo pOluno pOndangwa mpoka, mpoka pwa tegelelwa oongundu dhOpamuthigululwakalo adhihe
readAaniilonga ya NHE ya ninga ehololomadhiladhilo
08-07-2005
A aniilonga yehangano lyopashigwana lyokutunga omagumbo mu Namibia nenge tutye National Housing Enterprise (NHE) oya li ya ningi ehololomadhiladhilo lyopambili mEtiyali, taya popi kutya ewiliko lya
readYomOhotela ya Oshakati Country Lodge ya holola euvonayi
08-07-2005
A ANIILOONGA mohotela ya Oshakati Country Lodge mEtiyali oya tulile iilongitho pevi uule wotundi nokuninga ehololomadhilaadhilo moka taya nyenyeta kutya otaya kolonyekwa kAakuluntu yohotela ndjoka
readTatekulu Shinedima e tu thiga po
08-07-2005
O MUKALIMO gwomomukunda Onuno mUukwanyama, tatekulu Mathias Shinedima okwa mana oondjenda dhe ombaadhilila megumbo lye meti 3 Juni 2005, konima sho a hakukilwa komukithi ombaadhilila.Nakusa tatekulu
readOmukithi gwombulwa gwi iteyela ishewe moshitopolwa sha Caprivi
08-07-2005
I IYAMAKUTI yi li omulongo na shimwe (11) oya si komukithi ku niwe eitaalo kutya ombulwa (anthrax) moshitopolwa sha Caprivi-uzilo okuza mu Juni nuumvo, Ngoloneya yoshitopolwa shika, Bernard
readOutcome of arbitration case expected Monday
08-07-2005
THE outcome of the arbitration case between Life Fighters and the Namibia Premier League (NPL) is expected to be made public on Monday.The arbitration was necessitated after the Otjiwarongo-based
readJunior tennis takes centre stage
08-07-2005
THE Sanlam Namibia junior tennis tournament will take place today and tomorrow at the Central Tennis Courts in Olympia.The tournament has already drawn more than 93 eager young tennis players in the
readFoe tournament at Khomasdal
08-07-2005
THE Namibia Rural Sports Development Federation's football tournament dedicated to the late Cameroonian midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe received a financial boost of N$49 000 from the Namibia Breweries
readGerrard changes mind to stay at Anfield
08-07-2005
LONDON - Steven Gerrard changed his mind and made his peace with Champions League winner Liverpool on Wednesday.If he signs a new deal today and plays when Liverpool begins its defence against Welsh
readAli Nuumbembe to take on Ukrainian in pro fight
08-07-2005
NAMIBIAN boxer Paulus 'Ali' Nuumbembe will step into the ring in Machester tonight against a Ukrainian pugilist.Nuumbembe, who has been rated seventh best out of 73 welterweight boxers in the United
readJuly Handicap set to thrill
08-07-2005
NAMIBIA'S premier horse racing championship, the July Handicap, returns to the Windhoek Turf Club on Saturday when explosive performances are expected from the competing horses.The July Handicap is
readImprisonment of New York Times reporter jolts journalism world
08-07-2005
NEW YORK - A federal judge's decision to send New York Times reporter Judith Miller to jail for refusing to reveal a confidential source has sent shockwaves through the industry.Miller was jailed
readIraq signs military pact with Iran
08-07-2005
BAGHDAD - Iraq signed a military pact with Iran on Wednesday in a breakthrough with a former foe, but al Qaeda said it would kill Egypt's kidnapped envoy and attack more diplomats to stop the
readUS hails Darfur accord, calls for peace talks
08-07-2005
WASHINGTON - The United States called for quick peace negotiations between the Sudanese government and rebel groups to end the Darfur conflict as it welcomed a framework agreement reached between
readSA police clash with township protesters
08-07-2005
CAPE TOWN - South African police on Wednesday fired rubber bullets to disperse some 300 protesters who blocked roads and burned tyres in a township near Cape Town, the latest in a series of riots
readWFP ups efforts to free hijacked tsunami aid ship
08-07-2005
NAIROBI - The World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday it had stepped up efforts to win the release of a UN-chartered vessel carrying aid for Somali tsunami victims that pirates hijacked off the
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