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36 Articles found on Tuesday, 7 June 2005
When Traffic Doesn't Flow
07-06-2005
PLEASE allow me space in your newspaper to air my concerns regarding the traffic flow at the crossing between Hochland Road (Game road) and Goshawk Road in Hochland Park.For us coming from the centre
readGambling And Streets
07-06-2005
An Open Letter To The CEO Windhoek Municipality Generally speaking I am a big fan of the Windhoek Municipality.We are lucky in many respects to have such a dedicated team of city servants. I would
readReform Governance To Thwart Corruption
07-06-2005
ALTHOUGH corruption makes governance difficult, its roots are fully embedded in the overall governance both in the public and the private sector.Generally, good governance is simply not a function of
readA Necessary Step
07-06-2005
I WOULD like to express my view about the proposed BIG coalition hotly debated among various Namibian groups.This already overdue move should be supported by all Namibians as it is one of the
readWB to raise Africa infrastructure spending
07-06-2005
CAPE TOWN - The World Bank will raise African infrastructure funding over the next few years to help spur investment in the world's poorest continent, an official said yesterday.Infrastructure
readStrike leaves commuters stranded
07-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African commuters were left stranded yesterday as rail workers went on strike, demanding salary increases higher than the inflation rate.The United Transport and Allied Trade
readBusiness survey to attract investors
07-06-2005
AS part of regional efforts towards poverty alleviation and integration, a team of local business researchers and representatives of the business community have left the country to join their SADC
readKasingo slams fishing industry
07-06-2005
WINDHOEK - Selfishness and dishonesty on the part of some managers/owners of fishing companies are among the reasons for the current sour labour relations in the fishing industry.These were the words
readChina will not be a scapegoat for US problems
07-06-2005
BEIJING - China will never accept being a scapegoat for US domestic problems, state media said yesterday after Washington urged Beijing to understand the pressure it is under over booming exports of
readBus crash: death toll now 28
07-06-2005
THE official toll of Namibia's most deadly road accident rose by one yesterday, when the Police announced that 28 people had been killed when a lorry and a bus collided on the road between
readPohamba to meet Bush in US
07-06-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba will visit Washington D.C.next week to meet US President George W Bush.The American Embassy in Windhoek confirmed yesterday that President Pohamba and the presidents of
readPolice called as movie extras demand money
07-06-2005
THE Police were called in yesterday to try and calm down an angry crowd of more than 100 movie extras at Swakopmund.Another chapter of discontent in the controversial Nujoma movie, 'Where Others
readFood rots as people go hungry
07-06-2005
SOME 18 400 bags of maize meal intended for flood and drought relief to needy people are rotting in a military warehouse outside Katima Mulilo, seemingly because officials are not being paid overtime
readCharity drive brings warmth to children
07-06-2005
NEEDY children around Windhoek last week received blankets to keep them warm at night.Radio Wave's charity drive distributed more than 600 blankets and duvets, which had been donated by the station's
readDiergaardt calls for culture of compassion
07-06-2005
SWAPO backbencher Reggie Diergaardt flipped through the chapters of his own life when he delivered his maiden speech in the National Assembly last week, adopting a markedly different approach to his
readRubbish benefits 'poorest of the poor'
07-06-2005
THE poorest of the poor at Swakopmund will in future earn a steady income from the new landfill site developed by the Municipality.The Town Council would also like to see Swakopmund become the leading
readSacked Cymot workers appeal
07-06-2005
THE Metal and Allied Workers Union (Manwu) has appealed against the dismissal of 79 workers by hardware store Cymot in Windhoek last month.The workers were fired after they refused to attend a
readCity of Windhoek aiming for a clean-and-green status
07-06-2005
A BALANCE between the environment and economic development is essential for peace and sustainable development, says Environment and Tourism Deputy Minister Leon Jooste.Jooste said on the occasion of
readDate set for Outjo farm shooting trial
07-06-2005
THE trial of an Outjo farmer and a friend, who have been charged with murder over the racially tinged fatal shooting of a man in April last year, is scheduled to start on July 11.The start of the
readDune belt will soon be off-limits
07-06-2005
FREE access to the scenic dune belt between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay will be something of the past as soon as Cabinet has promulgated a set of regulations for the area's use, control and
readOmbuulaye ya Hansa otayi pata
07-06-2005
A ANTU ya konda pethele limwe okwa tegelelwa ya ka kanithe iilonga mOmbuulaya ye Hansa po Swakopmund molwashoka Ombuulaye ndjika otayi ka pata pehulilo lyomumvo nguka.Epato lyOmbuulaye ndjika yoomvula
readMinista Tsheehama i imonena ko kOnkalo yOkila yOpolisi
07-06-2005
P ETHIMBO a li kOnooli okutala oshiponga oshinene shiiyenditho, shoka sha ningilwa pokati kOshaanda nOrundu mEtiyali lya zi ko, moka mwa sile aantu ye li 27, nomidhimba dhawo dhi li 26 tadhi etwa
readOngundu yoHIV-AIDS ya pewa N$2 000
07-06-2005
O NGUNDU yoHIV-AIDS yomOndangwa ndjoka tayi wilikwa ku Trefina Malima, oya ningi yimwe yomOongundu oonelago sho ya pewa omagano go N$2000 kOmukwaniilwa gwa Ndonga nElelo lye.Shika osha ningilwe
readAanandholongo pOluno oya hala okulonga iikulya ya gwana oshilongo ashihe
07-06-2005
ONDANGWA - Oshiputudhilondholongo sha Ondangwa Rehabilitation Centre (ORC) moshitopolwa sha Shana osha hala okulonga iikulya ya gwanena aanandholongo yasho nosho wo oondholongo dhilwe.Sho Ominista
readKaras keep Pirates in check
07-06-2005
THE Karas under-23 side and two Keetmanshoop second-division teams, Young Beauties and Fedics, proved their mettle in local football when they gave impressive performances against premiership outfit
readAgnes third in the US
07-06-2005
NAMIBIA'S middle distance runner Agnes Samaria came third in the 800-metre race at the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon, United States on Sunday.The Namibian clocked 2 minutes 64 seconds, with
readNFA given N$8 million to ponder
07-06-2005
THE Namibia Football Consortium (NFC) aims to pump in N$8 million over a period of five years into the domestic game, The Namibian Sport established yesterday.The five-year contract between the NFC,
readFears mount over child victims of sorcery
07-06-2005
LONDON - Police fear that dozens of children may be victims of black magic in Britain and a case last week of three adults found guilty of torturing a young girl whom they believed to be a "witch" is
readTanzanian privatisation test case in deep water
07-06-2005
DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzania is to end a contract with two European-based water and sewerage companies, in a blow to a privatisation plan some saw as an African test case.Tanzania said last week that it
readAfrica aid funds dry up despite promises
07-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Despite a new drive in the west to focus attention on Africa, aid agencies say funds are dwindling as money is diverted elsewhere or channelled directly through governments.The Group of
read38 killed in Nepal blast
07-06-2005
KATHMANDU - A landmine exploded under a packed commuter bus in southern Nepal yesterday, killing 38 passengers and wounding 72 in one of the worst attacks on civilians since a Maoist rebellion erupted
readE Guinea leader pardons six alleged coup plotters
07-06-2005
MALABO - Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema on Sunday pardoned six Armenian pilots who were sentenced to prison for their alleged roles in an attempted coup last year, according to a
readHague court opens probe into crimes in Darfur
07-06-2005
AMSTERDAM - The International Criminal Court launched a formal investigation yesterday into suspected crimes against humanity in Sudan's Darfur region, where tens of thousands have been killed since
readKenyan govt sacks striking civil servants
07-06-2005
NAIROBI - Kenya yesterday began dispatching letters of dismissal to thousands of civil servants who last week went on strike to demand a 600 per cent increase in pay, officials said."We have already
readViolence erupts outside mosque
07-06-2005
JERUSALEM - Israeli police faced off against Palestinians throwing rocks at Jews outside Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque yesterday during Israel's annual celebration of its capture of all of Arab East
readEthiopian students clash with police in election protests
07-06-2005
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian students clashed briefly with security forces here yesterday as riot police broke up protests against last month's disputed elections at two university campuses, witnesses
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