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30 Articles found on Thursday, 24 March 2005
Political Perspective
24-03-2005
THERE has been much talk about the newly appointed Cabinet, and in particular, scrutiny of President Hifikepunye Pohamba's thinking in the choices he made.It is early days yet, and so analysis may be
readOn President Pohamba's Promises
24-03-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has made some strong statements and pledges since he was sworn in on March 21.
readPresident Pohamba's inaugural address
24-03-2005
THE second President of the Republic of Namibia, Hifikepunye Pohamba, was sworn in as our new Head of State on Monday.
readFor The 'Love' Of Democracy
24-03-2005
THE African continent has become synonymous with misery, poverty and starvation after decades of dictatorship.Political bitterness, despair, lost hopes, frustrated expections and a crippling statism
readTribute To Ngavirue
24-03-2005
I AM saddened by the news of the death of the late Mrs Bertha Ngavirue.I knew the Ngavirue family while Bertha's husband Dr Zed Ngavirue was a professor at the University of Papua New Guinea. I have
readPrepare For Climate Change
24-03-2005
IT is always interesting to get news from Namibia via your website.Your articles are balanced and objective. Thank you very much! In response to your article "Farmers to bear brunt of climate change"
readOur Own Identity
24-03-2005
ALLOW me to comment on an article that appeared in The Namibian of 18th March 05, titled Mensah-Williams praises Chinese move against Taiwan.After a highly celebrated 15 years of independence
readThanks To Nujoma
24-03-2005
I AM a proud son of the soil currently studying in the UK and during my time in Namibia I quite rightly questioned some of the policies made by the Swapo government. Knowing what I know now, I wish
readYoung man survives savage panga attack
24-03-2005
THE Police at Oshakati report that Hangula Abraham (20) was the victim of a vicious panga attack at Omanyoshe village on Sunday. He sustained serious injuries to his left shoulder. A 27-year-old
readEaster: buckle up and stay alive
24-03-2005
THE simplest safety precaution holidaymakers can take this Easter weekend is to fasten their seatbelts - and that goes for passengers in the back seat too.Aubrey Oosthuizen, Manager of International
readSwapo denies meddling in NA ballot recount
24-03-2005
SWAPO has denied that it tried to sway the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to allocate water-damaged votes in 40 ballot boxes to the party during last week's National Assembly recount.The party
readBid to clean up industries
24-03-2005
EFFORTS are afoot to clean up Namibian industries.A Cleaner Production Component in Namibia (CPC) has been established by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and a workshop was held in Windhoek
readAfrica to host wetlands conference
24-03-2005
AFRICA will for the first time host the conference of parties to the United Nations Convention on Wetlands of International Importance - also known as the Ramsar Convention - later this year. The
readFight against dreaded diseases continues
24-03-2005
NAMIBIA has started preparations to apply for grants under the fifth round of funding by the Global Fund to fight HIV-AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.The technical working group, known as Namibian
readBattle against TB still far from being won
24-03-2005
NAMIBIA will today join countries worldwide in commemorating World TB Day.The World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected to release a new tuberculosis report that will evaluate how Namibia is
read'Mercenaries' hopes dashed
24-03-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe's top court yesterday dashed expectations of a quick release for 62 men, among them Namibians, jailed last year over a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, approving a government
read2005 to be toughest year yet for fishing industry
24-03-2005
THE Namibia Economic Society (NES) says the underlying message at its recently held panel discussion on the current state of the fishing industry was "catch the consumer, not the fish".Mihe Gaomab II,
readNewspaper Cup set to kick off
24-03-2005
THE Namibian Newspaper Cup will tomorrow go into its fifth year when all thirteen regions are set get the ball rolling at the Mariental showgrounds in what is expected to be an exciting tournament.So
readVictim's death ignored as farmer charged
24-03-2005
A CHARGE of murder or manslaughter has been omitted from a criminal docket against a cattle farmer, Benedictus Pauli Tjipitekere (43), after a 79-year-old San grandmother, Seria Hausonia, died shortly
readSuspect runs amok in court
24-03-2005
THE Magistrate and staff of the Grootfontein Magistrate's Court had to run for their lives when a newly convicted and sentenced man pulled out a sharp weapon and stormed the Magistrate in court this
readThe Namibian Newspaper Cup Scorecard
24-03-2005
Friday, March 25Match 1 Caprivi ..............vs............. Omusati 10h00Match 2 Ohangwena ..............vs............. Erongo 12h00 Match 3 * Karas ..............vs.............
readPool Annual General Meeting
24-03-2005
THE Namibia Pool Association will hold a special annual general meeting on March 30 at the Moth Club 'The Doiby' starting at 19h00.For more information, contact Ibi on 081 244 3880.
readWarriors to face Shadow team
24-03-2005
BRAVE Warriors coach Max Johnson has announced a 20-man squad that will come up against The Namibian Newspaper Cup Shadow Team at the Mariental showgrounds on Sunday.
readNamibian Newspaper Cup: Notice
24-03-2005
ALL referees for The Namibian Newspaper Cup should report at the Mariental showgrounds on Friday at 07h00.A refresher course is planned for the morning ahead of the matches. For more information,
readThe Namibian Newspaper Cup Teams 2005
24-03-2005
By Region....Khomas Ephraim Tjiuonge, Enwich Kazondu, Isak Dila, Immanuel Gaeb, Ettiene Muundjua, Ben Khoeseb, John Tjongarero, Severanus, Nangolo, Laban Gawanab, Martin Nandago, Peneas Jacob, Gadafi
readIN BRIEF
24-03-2005
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won a key vote on Wednesday over a state budget he must push through parliament by month's end or face a snap election that would threaten his plan to
readComedian's story damaging for Jackson
24-03-2005
SANTA MARIA - A comedian who gave $20 000 to the family of the boy now accusing Michael Jackson of molestation testified she received a tearful phone call from the boy's mother that led her to believe
readBomb rips through Beirut shopping centre
24-03-2005
BEIRUT - Two people were killed and five wounded early on Wednesday when a bomb ripped through a shopping center in the anti-Syrian Christian heartland north of the Lebanese capital Beirut, police
readNeo-Nazi secrets of student killer
24-03-2005
EMIDJI - He created comic books with ghastly drawings of people shooting each other and wrote stories about zombies. He dressed in black, wore eyeliner and apparently admired Hitler and called
readPool Annual General Meeting
24-03-2005
THE Namibia Pool Association will hold a special annual general meeting on March 30 at the Moth Club 'The Doiby' starting at 19h00.For more information, contact Ibi on 081 244 3880.
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