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43 Articles found on Tuesday, 28 June 2005
Vindicating Good Lawyers
28-06-2005
THERE is no doubt that the majority of lawyers in Namibia charge on an hourly or other agreed basis for their services, including claims from the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund.However, some have taken
readIncome Without Work - The Dream Of Many
28-06-2005
INCOME without work is a dream of many in Namibia.A (P)ersonal (I)ncome (G)rant or a (G)overnment (O)rganised (A)limentation (T)ariff are the demands of the day in the Chat Shows of NBC and in the
readMyth Of Vision 2030
28-06-2005
AS far as I am concerned Vision 2030 is an elusive vision which every politician knows won't bring any economic emancipation of the poor majority in this country.By 2030 the gap between the majority
readWhat's Behind Debt Deal?
28-06-2005
ALLOW me add my voice to those who have commented on debt cancellation.Owing to time and space, I shall be brief.While agreeing that the G8 decision in this respect (despite the lack of clarity on how
readNew President for Toastmasters
28-06-2005
THE Windhoek Toastmaster Club held its annual dinner and announced the appointment of a new President, Welma Enssle, in the capital on Friday evening.Enssle's predecessor, Eckart Brock, commended
readAquaculture project at Grootfontein
28-06-2005
GROOTFONTEIN - A N$25 million aquaculture project will soon be established in Grootfontein.Mayor Rapama Kamehozu told Nampa on Friday that the aquaculture project, which will concentrate on farming
readOil above US$60 as demand stays robust
28-06-2005
LONDON - Oil prices set a fresh record above US$60 (N$402) a barrel yesterday as robust US demand, apparently unimpeded by high fuel costs, strains global production and refining capacity.US August
readMaking financial services accessible
28-06-2005
IN a bid to take financial services to the rural areas, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) has commissioned a survey that deals with getting financial services to the rural areas where the majority of the
readStrike against cuts
28-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Transport, mining and car production faltered across South Africa yesterday as workers took to the streets for a one-day strike against unemployment and poverty, although employers said
readCoastal crackdown on pirate DVDs
28-06-2005
THE Namibian Police have confiscated hundreds of pirate copies of DVD movies from shops at Walvis Bay.Chief Inspector Sydney Philander, the Erongo Regional Crime Co-ordinator, said the Police raided
readKnife-stabbing spree suspect found guilty on triple murder counts
28-06-2005
GUILTY, guilty, guilty - the same verdict, three times over - is the fate that befell alleged knife killer Tuhafeni Berendisa Kutamudi in his triple murder trial in the High Court in Windhoek
readChaos in cells poses threat
28-06-2005
THE overcrowding at Police holding cells is unmanageable, says Police spokesman Hieronymus !Goraseb.Briefing reporters during a tour of the Wanaheda and Katutura Police stations yesterday, Goraseb
readFrom The Times of London
28-06-2005
BETWEEN 1970 and 1980 the number of black rhinoceros in Africa plummeted from about 65 000 to 2 400.Most countries in eastern, central and southern Africa had been overrun by poachers, but the gangs
readLast respects for Blythe
28-06-2005
THE acting king of the Damaras and Member of Parliament Justus Garoeb has called for local and international support for the Save the Rhino Trust.Paying tribute to the co-founder and first director of
readNC standing committee on youth mooted
28-06-2005
THE Councillor for the Keetmanshoop Urban Constituency has tabled a motion in the National Council calling on the House to establish a Standing Committee on Gender, Youth and Information.Hilma
readSupport for eye camps urged
28-06-2005
RUNDU - Eye specialist Dr Helena Ndume has expressed dismay over regional politicians who are failing to support cataract surgery programmes in their regions.Ndume said since her arrival at the Rundu
readNghimtina underscores need for technical skills
28-06-2005
THE Minister of Mines and Energy, Erkki Nghimtina, says a united effort is needed to ensure that Namibia has enough qualified people.Speaking at the launch of the Petrofund five-year report,
readSA police capture elusive Namibian
28-06-2005
PRETORIA - A Namibian national on the run from police for a 1989 murder charge and various counts of theft in Johannesburg has been re-arrested by Pretoria police.Eddie Rachimo was found in a flat in
readMPs criticise state of national parks
28-06-2005
MEMBERS of the National Assembly have expressed dissatisfaction at the operation of the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) and Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), amid concerns of poor marketing strategies and
readCymot appeal still in limbo
28-06-2005
LABOUR consultant Sacky Aipinge is still studying evidence given by legal representatives of Cymot and the Metal and Allied Workers Union's (Manwu) at a two-day appeal hearing last week.The union
readNew Ondonga headman appointed in troubled area
28-06-2005
THE Ondonga traditional authority has appointed a new senior headman for the Ondonga eastern district.Eino Johannes Amutenya, also known as Shondili, was installed as senior headman at Oshanashosino
readNamibia seals pact on C'wealth graves
28-06-2005
NAMIBIA has taken a step forward in playing its full role among Commonwealth countries by signing an agreement on the treatment of Commonwealth war graves in the country.The agreement was signed by
readHotel scam: forewarned is forearmed
28-06-2005
THREE more Namibian hotels and a guesthouse have been targeted by an international crime syndicate, but their plans were foiled because accommodation establishments have been on the alert since the
readNamWater steps in at 3 more towns
28-06-2005
NAMWATER will soon help Opuwo, Katima Mulilo and Arandis to manage their water distribution, water billing and revenue collection.The towns are in debt with the water parastatal and a similar
readTatekulu Daniel e li nawa moshipundi shetulumuko
28-06-2005
N ONANDO okwa wanifa eedula 70 metitano lya zi ko (24 Juni) Omulongi omukulu a shivika nawa womEenhana mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena tatekulu Daniel Taukondjele Shikongo onghee e li moukolele
readOorebele mu Uganda dha ponokela oontauki
28-06-2005
KAMPALA - Onkundana okuzilila ku Kampala sha Uganda otayi ti kutya Oorebele dha konda pethele odha ponokele okamba yoontauki mu Uganda-umbangalantu etadhi yaka mo iikulya, ihe inaku monika kutya
readAvanailonga va Rent-A-Drum tava nyenyeta
28-06-2005
F YE o tu li ovanailonga mo Rent-A-Drum mOvenduka, twa longa mo eedula ndi dulife pu hamano ndele ovahala vetu ludulule tu longe pakondalaka.Fye nee oshinima e shi inatu shi pannda molwaashi, inashi
readYatatu ya sa moshiponga shololi
28-06-2005
A ANTU yatatu oya sile owala poshiponga mpoka konima sho iihauto yi idhenga omitse mumwe oshipala noshipala mondjila onene pondje ya Malinda ongulohi yEtine lya zi ko.Otaku hokololwa ngeyi kutya
readOngeleka ya St Mary ya patuluka ishewe
28-06-2005
KONIMA sho ya kala ya patwa konyala oomwedhi hetatu, Ongeleka ya St Mary nenge tutye St Mary's Help of Christians Church mu Khomasdal mOvenduka oya patululwa ishewe ongula yOsoondaha yoshiwike sha zi
readOonakumbesitela iihauto ku Japan ya pitikwa okuyi eta moshilongo
28-06-2005
A ANTU ye li 355 mboka ya kala ya tegelela iihauto yawo yi thike uule woomwedhi hamano sho ya indikwa mu Durban okuya moshilongo, ngashiingeyi oya pitikwa okweeta iihauto yawo mbika
readOothigwa otadhi ka mona oshikwiila nuumvo
28-06-2005
KONYALA oopelesenda dhi li pevi lyomilongo ndatu dhoothigwa nosho wo uunona mboka ihau vulu okwiikwatha otau ka mona oshimaliwa shokwiikwatha pamutengenekwathaneko mEmbo lyoshimaliwa shomumvo
readBA to award players
28-06-2005
BLACK Africa Sports club will hold its annual year-end prize-giving ceremony at Club Thriller in Katutura on Saturday, July 2 at 19h00 for 19h30.The event will cover the 2004 netball season and the
readCorrections
28-06-2005
The Namibia Sport yesterday, June 27, reported that Tigers Old Crocks beat Stars 5-1.Stars in fact won the match 7-1.* On Friday, June 24, a report on gymnastics said Nolan Angermund was a girl, in
readJuniors darts players prepare for Zone VI
28-06-2005
THE 2005 Junior Ray-Mal Engineering Darts championships were held in Windhoek on Saturday.The championship was described as a huge success, with pupils from schools at Gobabis, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund,
readNPL, Life Fighters to appoint arbitrator
28-06-2005
THE Namibia Premier League's (NPL) Disciplinary Committee and Life Fighters were yesterday left to appoint an arbitrator in a case that recently prompted the postponement of promotion/relegation
read'The Hitman' to go for world title
28-06-2005
NAMIBIAN lightweight champion Paulus 'The Hitman' Moses is expected to go for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) interim title on August 5 this year - his first title fight since he joined the
readKenya toxic brew death toll rises to 46
28-06-2005
NAIROBI - Kenyan police said yesterday they had arrested the owner of a bar suspected of serving adulterated moonshine that killed at least 46 people and blinded nearly a dozen others at the
readRape victim takes case to Pakistan's Supreme Court
28-06-2005
ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani woman gang raped in 2002 on the orders of a village council said yesterday she hoped the country's Supreme Court would reimpose death sentences on the men who attacked her.The
readBritain blasts AU over Zim
28-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Britain's ambassador yesterday described as "profoundly unhelpful" the African Union's refusal to criticise Zimbabwe for its demolitions of unauthorised houses and businesses that have
read3 Kenyan terror suspects acquitted in hotel bombing
28-06-2005
NAIROBI - A Kenyan judge yesterday acquitted the last three men being tried for the 2002 al Qaeda-linked bombing of an Israeli-owned hotel in the port city of Mombasa, after four were freed earlier
readWest concerned about Iran's new president
28-06-2005
TEHRAN - Hardline President-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faced an uphill task yesterday to assuage concern in the West that he will adopt a tougher policy on Iran's nuclear programme and roll back
readSurge in anti-American sentiment spawns threat
28-06-2005
WASHINGTON - The CIA believes the Iraq insurgency poses an international threat and may produce better-trained Islamic terrorists than the 1980s Afghanistan war that gave rise to Osama bin Laden and
readWorld tribunal on Iraq condemns US, Britain
28-06-2005
ISTANBUL - The self-styled World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI), an anti-war grouping of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), intellectuals and writers, yesterday harshly, if symbolically, condemned the
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