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45 Articles found on Tuesday, 10 May 2005
Appeal To The Ministry Of Trade And Industry
10-05-2005
I am one of the lower class people in Namibia struggling to survive.Although I am working it is hard to afford a car in Namibia, whether cash or through the bank. The bank for example has its own
readVandalism At Mosque In Capital
10-05-2005
A Shame I DID not see a story this past week in your paper reporting on the vandalism at the mosque in Klein Windhoek.Too bad. Persons, I assume unknown, defaced Quranic writings on the surrounding
readMore ATM Issues
10-05-2005
AT the end of last month I deposited my salary cheque and decided to withdraw outside.I was shocked to learn that the machine was only loaded with N$300 while I needed N$1000.I wasted a lot of time
readThank You For Such A Great Visit
10-05-2005
I HAVE just returned from Namibia where I holidayed with two friends from Europe for three weeks.Namibia is a fantastic destination for tourists and we thoroughly enjoyed exploring as much of it as
readJoin Hands Against Corruption
10-05-2005
IF Namibians take the President for granted it will be hard to achieve vision 2030 and NDP 2.Therefore I think that when it comes to issues of national concern there is always a need for collective
readRemember Cassinga
10-05-2005
ALLOW me space in your daily newspaper to express my feelings to Namibians about Cassinga Day.I attended the Cassinga day celebrations at UN plaza in Windhoek where there were lots of people who came
readPassport Promises
10-05-2005
PLEASE allow me to air my concerns in your respectable newspaper about the passport and ID issue. As I recall, the Minister of Home Affairs promised the nation that passports would take three months
readBig Is Not Necessarily Better
10-05-2005
I'D like to refer to the article carried in your issue dated May 3, 2005 titled "BIG could be beautiful for the poor".I am a worker and pay my taxes monthly. I strongly believe allocating a portion of
readWhat is transfer pricing?
10-05-2005
The latest buzzword in local tax circles is 'transfer pricing'.What is it and how will it affect you? For some time now the Minister of Finance has been concerned that the Namibian tax base is not
readNCCI to host trade meeting
10-05-2005
THE Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) will tomorrow host a business meeting to discuss the Southern African Customs Union/Mercosur Preferential Trade Agreement.Mercosur is a common
readAfrican finance ministers call for debt write -off
10-05-2005
DAKAR - African finance ministers appealed to rich countries late on Saturday to cancel Africa's debt, saying they were convinced their economies would take off if debt levels could be managed.The
readMandela wants to protect his name
10-05-2005
CAPE TOWN - Anti-apartheid hero.Icon of peace and racial reconciliation.Father of the nation.Brand name on everything from gold coins to clothing? Adored and admired the world over, Nelson Mandela
readBarclays returns to South Africa in US$5,5 bn deal
10-05-2005
LONDON/JOHANNESBURG - Britain's Barclays finally agreed a US$5,5 billion (N$33 billion) deal for a majority stake in lender Absa yesterday, marking the bank's return to South Africa and the biggest
readPlan commander buried at Ouhongo
10-05-2005
OUHONGO - A number of people, including Prime Minister Nahas Angula, gathered at Ouhongo village in the Ohangwena Region on Saturday to witness the unveiling of a tombstone for Jason Hamutenya
readDrug bust
10-05-2005
TWO women were arrested at Grootfontein on Saturday for allegedly dealing in cannabis, the Police reported in their crime bulletin yesterday.The women, aged 33 and 53, were allegedly found in
readGobabeb becomes SADC institution
10-05-2005
THE Gobabeb Research and Training Centre, in the middle of the Namib Desert, was yesterday inaugurated as a SADC Centre of Excellence.From now on, researchers and scholars from SADC member states
readBusinesses at Swakopmund make caring their business
10-05-2005
THE Swakopmund business community's latest contribution to making the coastal town safer for visitors and towards helping child victims of crime cope with the often scary experience of testifying in
readLuederitz stoning suspect in court
10-05-2005
A SEXUAL motive may be behind the fatal stoning of an 18-year-old person at Luederitz at the end of last week.A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the incident. The Police, through
readSwakop court scam charge withdrawn
10-05-2005
IT took 285 days, or 9,5 months, before a charge of fraud against the Messenger of the Court at Swakopmund was withdrawn by order of the Prosecutor General.Yesterday, the accused first had to give
readNurses fed up with non-action by 'ghost' union
10-05-2005
HEALTH workers affiliated to the Namibia Nurses Union (Nanu) are up in arms over what they regard as a lack of interest by the union leaders in their affairs.Furious nurses and other health workers
readRetrenched Walvis fishermen vow to tackle management
10-05-2005
THE 127 sea-going workers of Cadilu Fishing at Walvis Bay who went all the way to court to try and save their jobs, have been on the street since last week in an effort to stop the current wave of
readMoney woes dog Nujoma movie
10-05-2005
CREW and cast members working on the film 'Where Others Wavered' yesterday once again threatened to go on strike if they were not paid their wages.Emilio Makabanyane, who plays the role of Hidipo
readLong holiday breaks harm economy
10-05-2005
LOCAL economists were yesterday unable to put a price on how much the economy was affected by the closure of businesses during last week's public holidays, but said there definitely was a negative
readLong holiday breaks harm economy
10-05-2005
LOCAL economists were yesterday unable to put a price on how much the economy was affected by the closure of businesses during last week's public holidays, but said there definitely was a negative
readNamcor MD sues for libel
10-05-2005
THE Managing Director of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), Joe Mazeingo, has been as good as his word after he threatened late last year that he would sue a Windhoek businessman
readFugitive re-arrested
10-05-2005
THE alleged murderer of a goldsmith shot in cold blood on the beach at Swakopmund last year was re-arrested yesterday after he escaped from custody on Saturday.Naftalie Kondja (25) and three other
readIyambo a fala Green Scheme ko Kavango
10-05-2005
RUNDU - Ominista yUunamapya, Omeya nOmakuti, Omundohotola Nicky Iyambo, okwa indile koshigwana sha Namibia opo shi longelekumwe menkondopeko lyomayambulepo nokukondjitha uuhepele moshilongo.Iyambo
readAaniilonga mOshipangelo shaShikuku taya nyenyeta
10-05-2005
AANIILONGA mOshipangelo shOngeleka ya Katoolika shaShikuku ye thike konyala pomathele gaali lwaampoka otaya nyenyeta, taya ti otaya liwa oshipungo nokuningilwa okatongotongo uuna tashi ya pokupewa
readOlye a mona aantu mbaka
10-05-2005
OPOLISI oya tseyitha kutya ota ku kongwa Ellison Platini Ndjataviva (31) na Victoria Hawekeshe Kalundu (36).Ndjitaviva, ngoka taku popiwa kutya oku li Omulongisikola pOprimasikola ya Haukambe, okwa li
readOmahala gUuwapaleki mOshipangelo sha Shakati ohaga piti moshifo shini?
10-05-2005
EEPOOSA dhUuklina mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati ohadhi piti moshifokundaneki shini ano? Opo ndi pule ngeyi, okutameka mo 1999 ohandi ningi omaindilo gUucleaner, ashike ihandi taambwa, nonando
readLongeni nuuyuki; Pohamba ta ti
10-05-2005
OUTAPI - Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa indile aaniilonmga ayehe moonkatu dhEpangelo nomiikondo yoshigwana ya kale ya mona kutya otaya longo nuudhiginini, uuyuuki nombili mokati kawo yene
readOmupolisi a tulwa mondholongo kuulingilingi
10-05-2005
OMUPOLISI gumwe pOkahandja okwa kanitha iilonga ye, sho a monika sho a pewa ombumbo kaalumentu yAandowishi yaali, ya li ye li moshilongo shaa li paveta.Omupolisi nguka, Christian Kheib (gwoomvula
readAanafaalama ya londodhwa kEpangelo
10-05-2005
EPANGELO olya londodha ooyene yoofaalama konyala ye li 1 000 opo ya kale ya shaina nokutuma oofooloma ndhoka kwa talika kutya odha simana unene mokumona kutya oofaalama dhopaipindi odhi li
readNamibia third at athletic champs
10-05-2005
NAMIBIA ended third in the Confederation of School Sport Associations of Southern Africa (COSSASA) Athletics Games that ended Saturday at the Independence Stadium.The Namibians accumulated 307 points
readOshivelo youngsters chosen for Norway Cup
10-05-2005
AN under-16 football team from Oshivelo has been chosen to represent Namibia at the Norway Cup, which will be held in Norway as part of that country's centenary celebrations from July 22.The team was
readBA in trouble over Khiba
10-05-2005
NAMIBIA Football Association (NFA) Cup defending champions Black Africa defied Fifa rules when they used their forward Ole Khiba in the recent semi-final match against Golden Bees at Gobabis.The same
readWomen-only train cars irritate Japanese men
10-05-2005
TOKYO - A stepped-up campaign by Tokyo train operators to protect women from gropers by increasing the number of women-only carriages is angering some male commuters.Several of the Japanese capital's
readAlgerians recall bloody uprising
10-05-2005
ALGIERS - While France marked the Allied victory in Europe over Nazi Germany 60 years ago on Sunday, Algerians protested the brutal killings of their countrymen on May 8 1945, by French colonial
readHero, monster, money spinner: Stalin resurrected in Russia
10-05-2005
MOSCOW - His bushy moustache fills television screens, his architecture rises from Moscow building sites, and, if some politicians get their way, his bronze bust will again glare across Russian city
readIN BRIEF
10-05-2005
*NUCLEAR - A UN atomic agency estimate that North Korea could have six nuclear weapons ratcheted up worries in Washington that the Stalinist state may test a bomb as early as next month.*HOSTAGE - An
readJackson lawyers challenge claims star has history of molesting boys
10-05-2005
SANTA MARIA - Michael Jackson's lawyers will focus in coming days on challenging claims the star has a history of molesting young boys, setting the stage for the actual battle on charges that he
readThousands flee to hilltops as floods ravage Ethiopia
10-05-2005
KELAFO - Raging floods have sent thousands of villagers rushing uphill as relentless rains continue pounding portions of southeastern Ethiopia, leaving behind a trail of destruction and misery in
readUS claims 75 rebels killed in Zarqawi hunt
10-05-2005
BAGHDAD - US forces yesterday said they killed 75 Iraqi and foreign rebels over a 24-hour period in a sweep of a desert area close to the Syrian border, a base for Iraq's most wanted man, Abu Musab
read14 presumed dead in SA ship mishap
10-05-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Fourteen crew members of a South African fishing trawler were presumed dead after a Brazilian cargo ship rammed into their vessel, The Star newspaper said yesterday.The refrigerated
readDozens of soldiers arrested in aborted DRC 'insurrection'
10-05-2005
KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila has rushed to the second city of Lubumbashi following what press reports called an "aborted insurrection attempt" by military
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