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39 Articles found on Tuesday, 21 June 2005
Post Office And Money
21-06-2005
MY name is Jan.I used to live in Namibia.I am now living in England but my family still lives in Namibia.I send birthday cards to my parents and often put some money in for them as well. I have just
readWe Are Not Blind
21-06-2005
WHY celebrate Independence Day? Workers Day? Cassinga Day? We Damara-speaking Namibians, Afrikaners, and San are left behind in an independent Namibia.It is true that the Swapo Government brings
readTax Problems With Pension
21-06-2005
I HAVE been a civil servant of the Government of Namibia for ten years.All these years I have been sending the self-assessment forms to Inland Revenue on time, getting the result telling me if I owed
readZim widens unpopular 'clean-up' drive
21-06-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwean officials said yesterday they were extending a widely condemned "clean-up" drive involving the flattening of shacks and homes dubbed "illegal structures" to business offices in
readTax Talk - What is round tripping?
21-06-2005
Some taxpayers will do their utmost to ensure they enrich themselves at the expense of the Receiver of Revenue and their fellow taxpayers.One of the practices followed by taxpayers to enrich
readGuidelines set to stem SME failures
21-06-2005
THE small and medium enterprise (SME) sector has received much attention lately, with both the Government and private sector involving themselves in projects meant to benefit SMEs, who have been
readFreedom of Info Act to be revived
21-06-2005
THE Freedom of Information Act, which is to form a major plank in Government's anti-corruption initiative but which has languished in bureaucratic limbo since 1999, is expected to see the light of day
readKeep the faith - winter retreats from today
21-06-2005
NAMIBIANS with a dislike for chilly mornings, early sunsets and long, cold nights, don't lose hope: winter reaches its midpoint today.From today, summer will be making a comeback: June 21 marks
readZuma to face charges
21-06-2005
PRETORIA - Former South Africa Deputy President Jacob Zuma will be charged with corruption in a case which has already seen his aide sentenced to 15 years in prison, state prosecutors said
readWarning bells sound on AA farm loans
21-06-2005
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says she is concerned by the number of farms being repossessed because of the effect it is having on land reform.Meeting with the management of Agribank in
readGender justice in cyberspace
21-06-2005
NEW technology can be powerful in spreading information and connecting people, but how can it be used to enhance gender justice? This was the main question of a three-day IT for Advocacy Workshop for
readAfrican Presidents express support for Bush initiative
21-06-2005
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Three African presidents visiting Washington last week stressed strong support for US President George W Bush's initiative to promote democracy and economic development in Africa
readJournalist rape charges dropped
21-06-2005
LESS than a minute of court proceedings was all that it took yesterday for a charge of rape that had been hanging over a well-known newspaper reporter for almost two years to disappear into thin
readMP claims youngsters are abused abroad
21-06-2005
NAMIBIAN girls leaving the country in search of employment are apparently being abused abroad, a Member of Parliament has claimed in the National Assembly.Marlene Mungunda of Swapo said desperate
readEconomy 'in dire need of overhaul'
21-06-2005
NAMIBIA is lagging behind in meeting its targets to grow and diversify the economy.Trade and Industry Minister Immanuel Ngatjizeko sketched a sad picture of the country's trade sector last week,
read'Ramshackle' NDF justifies defence spending: Namoloh
21-06-2005
THE need for new equipment, better infrastructure, improved training and staff salaries has been cited as the major reason for increased funding for the Namibian Defence Force.With a budget allocation
readPandeni urges zero tolerance for poor service
21-06-2005
THE Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing, John Pandeni, has spoken out strongly against poor service delivery by local authorities.Addressing a workshop for village councils at
readRoads Authority has new CEO
21-06-2005
THE Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication has appointed Erastus Ikela as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Roads Authority (RA) while Tulinane Obed Emvula becomes the new Chairman of
readInsanity plea may be raised in Ipula Akwenye murder trial
21-06-2005
A POSSIBLE plea of temporary insanity that may be raised by a young man accused of bludgeoning his pregnant, 17-year-old girlfriend to death in Windhoek in early 2003 led to another postponement of
readOsikola nOngeleka ya Nelago mOmbalantu ya tatulwa omakende kOmapumputu
21-06-2005
PONELAGO O SHINIMA oshikumithi notashi ipulitha aantu osha ningilwa Osikola ya Nelago nOngeleka ya Katoolika ka Roma ya Nelago momukunda Onekukumo mOmbalantu sho Omapumputu ge li gatatu lwaampoka gi
readOmwaalu gwoontauki muuyuni gwa shuna pevi
21-06-2005
GENEVA - Onkundana okuzilila koshilandopangelo sha Switzerland, Geneva otayi ti kutya omwaalu gwontauki muuyuni ogwa shuna pevi noopelesenda ne omumvo gwa zi ko, shoka she ya poontauki ashike dhi li
readOmimvo 10 mekwatonkonga po Rehoboth
21-06-2005
OMUGUNDJUKA gwomimvo dhopevi lela okwa pewa geelo lyomimvo 10 konima yekumba moshipotha shekwatonkonga lyokakadhona komimvo 16 pokandingosho kamwe mondoolopa ya Rehoboth.Omukalimo gwo mo Rehoboth,
readOlweendo ku US olwa li nawa: Pohamba
21-06-2005
OMUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa hokolola mEtitano lya zi kutya etalelopo lye ku Amerika olya li nawa nolya enda wo nawa."Otwa ningi oshigongi oshiwanawa nOmupresidende George W. Bush," Pohamba
readAapolisi ohaya longo uukiliminola molu oondjambi dha nanga: Minista
21-06-2005
OMUPRIMA Nahas Angula okwa li a thiminikwa konkalo opo a kale i idhopa mo pethimbo lyoompata dhomutengenekwathaneko gwoshimaliwa shOpolisi mOmutumba gwOpashigwana ongulohi yEtine lya zi ko.Iilyo
readBig Issue win own tourney
21-06-2005
THE Big Issue soccer team won the first-ever four-a-side street soccer tournament, an event arranged to raise money for them to participate in this year's Homeless World Cup in Scotland in July.The
readNew Zealand celebrates first golf major win in 42 years
21-06-2005
WELLINGTON - New Zealanders were late for work yesterday as they remained captivated in front of their televisions as Michael Campbell became the first Kiwi to capture a golfing major in 42
readEx-Warriors take on former Bafana in MTC's birthday bash
21-06-2005
THE Brave Warriors of 1998 will square up against the South African national football team that won the 1996 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in their own backyard.The match between the most
readSwallows coach scouts for Namibian football players
21-06-2005
MOROKA Swallows coach Gavin Hunt has expressed interest in Ramblers duo Victor Helu and Henrico Botes after watching them play in the final match of the Tafel Lager NFA Cup on Saturday.Ramblers beat
readSwallows coach scouts for Namibian football players
21-06-2005
MOROKA Swallows coach Gavin Hunt has expressed interest in Ramblers duo Victor Helu and Henrico Botes after watching them play in the final match of the Tafel Lager NFA Cup on Saturday.Ramblers beat
readAlgerian insurgents take to vast expanses of the desert
21-06-2005
DAKAR - Algerian insurgents are becoming more active in Africa's remote, ungoverned deserts, and increased co-operation and intelligence-sharing among African nations will be key to averting future
readAfrica cheers SA's Mbeki for his anti-graft stance
21-06-2005
LUSAKA - Africans last week cheered South African President Thabo Mbeki for sacking his deputy in a corruption row, saying it showed the continent's commitment to tackling the scourge of graft.Mbeki -
readUS reopens Nigeria consulate after threat
21-06-2005
LAGOS - The United States reopened its consulate in Nigeria's largest city Lagos yesterday after it was closed on Friday due to a threat from foreign Islamic militants.Intelligence from foreign
readRice makes strong appeal for Mideast democracy
21-06-2005
CAIRO - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a strong appeal yesterday for democratic reforms in the Middle East, urging Arab leaders not to fear freedom of choice at the expense of
readIran hardliners agree to vote recount
21-06-2005
TEHRAN - Iranian hardliners agreed to an extremely partial random recount of ballots cast in a first round of presidential elections, state television said yesterday after candidates complained of
readSA rain queen buried
21-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African rain queen Makobo Modjadji was laid to rest yesterday as tensions in the royal Balobedu household following her death rose further over a fire that broke out in the house
readBomber kills 13 Iraqi cops
21-06-2005
ARBIL - A suicide bomber killed at least 13 traffic policemen and wounded 103 others when he blew up a red Chevrolet on a crowded sports field in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil yesterday.One of the
readAfrican Union pushes for progress in Darfur talks
21-06-2005
ABUJA - The African Union was yesterday pushing for progress to be made in ongoing talks to bring peace to western Sudan's Darfur region as tension eased over Chad's co-mediation role, an AU
readClinton calls for Guantanamo prison to be 'closed down'
21-06-2005
LONDON - Former US president Bill Clinton called for the US prison in Guantanamo, Cuba to be "closed down or cleaned up" over allegations of abuse of suspected terrorists held there, in an interview
readIN BRIEF
21-06-2005
* SPYING - Sudan has dropped charges against two international aid workers of spying, destabilising society and publishing false information, the aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said.MSF
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