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51 Articles found on Friday, 3 June 2005
A Huge Toll In Lives
03-06-2005
NAMIBIA has had more than its fair share of road fatalities in the past, but the most recent, and one of the most horrific, is the accident on Tuesday night on the Grootfontein-Rundu road, which
readPolitical Perspective
03-06-2005
THINGS have improved in Namibia on the human rights front, according to, among others, Amnesty International, but that doesn't mean that we should be complacent.There are still a number of areas where
readReaction To Bolling's Himba Article
03-06-2005
ALLOW me a chance to correct some errors that Professor Michael Bolling made in his article ("The 'Rotating Pot' Himba Livestock Ownership Rights and Inheritance" - The Namibian, 05/05/27) about
readLeave The Media
03-06-2005
THE media has been in the news since the beginning of this year, it has also been discussed in the NBC talk show and even in the parliament and the biggest question that needs to be answered for now
readBoetie Defends The Show
03-06-2005
WE always give our level best at every show we do.I would like to tell our fans that we are only artists, not organisers.If the gentlemen does not know the difference between 18h00 and 12h00 or
readDamaras Were First
03-06-2005
IT is shocking to hear that a parliamentarian, Katuutire Karura, proposed that the names of the towns in Namibia be changed to Herero names.This is indeed shameful coming from a man belonging to a
readNo' To New Names For Towns
03-06-2005
PLEASE allow me a space in your newspaper on my thoughts about the renaming of the country's towns.I fail to get the point.I thought so deeply about this and ended up with zero idea as to why such a
readAfrican Identity In Diversity
03-06-2005
THIS is a response to J. Ramphaga's Letter to the Editor The Namibian May 27th.Somebody born and living somewhere in Africa and intending to stay, work and eventually die there may be accepted as an
readBeleaguered Catholic Priest Comes To His Own Defence
03-06-2005
KINDLY allow me a little space in your much respected newspaper to express my views on the reports that have been making headlines about the person that I respect and love so much, namely, myself.
readGold fuels Congo atrocities: report
03-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Foreign firms are looking to strike gold in Congo's lawless northeast while militia fighters massacre, torture and rape local people, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on
readMUN and Namdeb in wage agreement
03-06-2005
DIAMOND company Namdeb and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) this week concluded a two-year wage agreement, covering the period April 1 2005 to March 31 2007, which resulted in a 7,5 per cent
readConviction threatens Zuma
03-06-2005
DURBAN - South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma saw his presidential ambitions suffer a setback yesterday after a court convicted his financial adviser for corruption.Judge Hilary Squires of the
readAgribank wants maximised production
03-06-2005
OSHAKATI - Land reform and distribution remain the priority of AgriBank as an agency of government to promote equitable distribution of this resource among the Namibians for long-term stability, peace
readForeign firms guilty of graft in Africa
03-06-2005
CAPE TOWN - Some foreign companies doing business in Africa are as guilty of corruption as the nations in which they invest, a senior Kenyan government official told an economic summit
readPM outlines vision for industrialisation
03-06-2005
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula has called for the State to promote a "developmental coalition" as the only way to increase economic growth and Namibia's progress towards becoming an industrialised
read'Opposition must accept poll defeat'
03-06-2005
WORKS Minister Joel Kaapanda has told opposition parties to stop "brooding" and "howling" over the many elections they have lost and start thinking about making meaningful contributions to the
readSecurity spending 'meagre'
03-06-2005
MINISTER of Safety and Security Peter Tsheehama has defended Government's expenditure on Defence, the Police and the Central Intelligence Service, saying that, in fact, it was "meagre"."Security is a
readLaziness is also graft: De Waal
03-06-2005
DTA MP Johan de Waal has lashed out at what he termed "low-level corruption" committed by civil servants.
readFree water at Opuwo
03-06-2005
OPUWO - President Hifikepunye Pohamba's visit to Opuwo yesterday had an unexpected benefit for the residents - they received free water for a day.NamWater recently cut off the town's water supply
readTrust betrayal lands bank employee in jail
03-06-2005
THE position of trust that a bank employee abused when she stole N$4 000 from her employer and tried to steal a further N$25 000 some four years ago counted heavily against her when she was sentenced
readGibeon residents protest over poor service delivery
03-06-2005
DISCONTENTED residents of Gibeon yesterday staged a peaceful demonstration over alleged poor service delivery rendered by their village council.According to group leader Cynthia Uinuses, the village
readBudget debate 'an exercise in futility'
03-06-2005
REPUBLICAN Party President Henk Mudge on Wednesday branded debate on the National Budget as "a futile exercise", saying past deliberations had never led to changes in the budget as presented to the
readNo sale of land without tax clearance certificate
03-06-2005
GOVERNMENT says farmers can only sell their land after obtaining a land tax clearance certificate.Over 1 000 farmers had until Tuesday to meet a deadline to provide their details to Government or face
readHelp and sympathy pour in
03-06-2005
SECTIONS of Namibia's corporate community set an example for their peers yesterday by moving quickly to open their wallets and extend a helping hand to people affected by the road accident that
readMiss Namibia at centre of wrangle
03-06-2005
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation will not screen the Miss Namibia 2005 pageant tomorrow night after negotiations with One Africa Television, the owner of the rights to the competition, hit a
readPoly student doesn't know how he escaped death
03-06-2005
RUNDU - A shout that there was kudu in the road, followed by the terrified screams of passengers as their minibus veered wildly in another direction is all that a survivor can remember of Tuesday
readFamilies count cost of worst-ever crash
03-06-2005
THE Namibian Police were still keeping the identities of the victims of Namibia's worst-ever road accident under wraps yesterday, as worried relatives started making their way to mortuaries at
readClarification
03-06-2005
IT was stated in our story headlined 'UDF fires mayor at Khorixas' on Monday that //Garoeb faced a charge of attempted assault.The //Garoeb in question was Deputy Mayor Immanuel //Garoeb. * In a
readService for Kamhulu
03-06-2005
OSHAKATI - Mourners packed the Anglican Church at Oshakati on Saturday to pay their last respects to Peter Shinyafa Kamhulu, a technical advisor of the Oshakati City FC.Kamhulu, who was injured in a
readBook of courage and laughter emerges from struggle
03-06-2005
THE Born-Frees, the generation of young Namibians who have grown up since Independence, have been raised on accounts of the glorious liberation struggle.But what about the everyday courage and
readNabta a kondema eboloko lyoondjila
03-06-2005
E HANGANO lyOombesa nOotaxi mu Namibia/Namibian Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) oli ikaleka kokule neboloko lyoondjila dhimwe mOvenduka, ndyoka lya ningwa kaahingi yOotaxi yamwe
readPohamba a haluka koshiponga shiihauto oshinene
03-06-2005
OSHIPONGA shiihauto shoka sha dhipaga aantu ye li 27 mondjila onene ya Rundu na Grootfontein osha halutha noku uvitha nayi Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba ngoka a kutha nokuli onkatu okupopitha
readEthimbo lya pwila po aanafaalama mu Namibia
03-06-2005
A ANAFAALAMA oya li natango taya mbombolokele koombelewa dhUuministeli wEvi kuyele oshiwike shika taa ihakana okugandja omauyelele kombinga yoofaalama dhawo omanga owili ya hugunina inayi thika
readNAROCAMA naye otaka kutha ombinga kolutenda
03-06-2005
ONKUNDANA ya adha The Namibian omasiku ngaka otayi ti kutya aalumentu yomOngundu ano yomEhangano lyAalumentu yOngeleka ya Katoolika moNamibia, lya tseyika nawa nedhina Namibia Roman Catholic Men
readYatano ya sa moshiponga shohauto popepi nOshakati ongula yohela mEtine
03-06-2005
AANTU yane, aakiintu yaali naalumentu yaali, oya si ombaadhilila moshiponga shi nyanyaleka sho okatekisa nokatuukala kamwe wi idhenge mumwe oshipala noshipala ongula yohela mondjila onene ya Shakati
readMoonakusa ye li 27 omu na nani uunona oundji
03-06-2005
OSHIPONGA oshinene noshinyanyaleka sheidhengomumwe lyiihauto shoka sha ningilwa pokati kOshaanda noRundu ongulohi yEtiyali lya zi ko nokudhipaga aantu ye li 27, mokati koonakusa mboka omu na wo nani
readJunior squash news
03-06-2005
THE Standard Bank Namibian closed junior squash competition will be held in Walvis Bay on June 10 and 11.The entrance fee is N$30 and the competition is open to all children under 19 years of age.
readSeniors hit it off in golf champs
03-06-2005
THE Senior Open Golf championship recently took place at the Windhoek Golf and Country Club and was described as a resounding success.Excellent golf was played and the highest score was achieved
readBulls coming to Namibia soon
03-06-2005
THE reigning Currie Cup champions, the Vodacom Blue Bulls, will start their preparations for the Currie Cup season with a two match tour to Namibia later this month.Sport promoter, Willem Strauss
readCountry Districts rugby side announced
03-06-2005
WESTERN Suburbs Rugby Club, which runs the Windhoek Lager Club championships, has announced a Namibian Country Districts XV which will play against the Western Suburbs Barbarians later this month.The
readAthletes have to sign code of conduct
03-06-2005
ALL sportsmen and women who will represent Namibia at international competitions will be obliged to sign a code of conduct.This was revealed by Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) Chief Administrator
readNFA rejects Golden Bees appeal case
03-06-2005
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) Appeals Board has dismissed an appeal by Golden Bees Football Club against an organising and competitions committee (OCC) decision that declared its earlier
readFrom the Sidelines with Corry Ihuhua
03-06-2005
IT is really shocking, the way in which the Namibia Football Association runs its affairs, or should that rather be the affairs of a football loving nation.The integrity of this association has
readHorse racing at Gobabis
03-06-2005
THE Gobabis Turf Club will host a horse-racing championship on Saturday, June 4.The race starts at 08h00.Only horses from Gobabis and Chaka will compete, but riders from nearby farms are also welcome
readKotze confident of win
03-06-2005
NAMIBIAN cricket captain Deon Kotze believes that his team can beat the visiting Kenyan side in the 2005 Intercontinental Cup starting today at Wanderers.The Namibians will go into the matches as
readNo-hopers Cape Verde threaten Bafana Bafana in World Cup
03-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - A band of low-profile footballers from a group of tiny islands off the west coast of Africa could make a mockery of the form book this weekend in a World Cup qualifier.
readIsrael frees 400 Palestinian prisoners
03-06-2005
BETUNIA, West Bank - Israel freed 400 Palestinian prisoners yesterday in a long-delayed gesture it said was meant to bolster moderate President Mahmoud Abbas but which Palestinians said was not enough
readUS warns of backlash over Zim crackdown
03-06-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe police have arrested more than 22 000 people as a blitz on illegal stores and shantytowns gathers pace, sending homeless people fleeing to the countryside, the state Herald newspaper
readEU charter on deathbed after ballot blows
03-06-2005
BRUSSELS - The European Union is insisting its long-cherished constitution is not yet dead, but that stance looks increasingly untenable after the second crushing ballot blow by Dutch voters,
readIN BRIEF
03-06-2005
* RATIFIED - Lawmakers in new EU member state Latvia ratified the European Union's constitution, giving the text a sorely-needed boost after its rejection by French and Dutch voters.* KILLED -
readSwazi King says he's no absolute monarch
03-06-2005
KIGALI - Swaziland's King Mswati III said on Wednesday he was not an absolute monarch and insisted that democracy was taking root in his southern African kingdom.Widely criticised for his expensive
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