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44 Articles found on Friday, 13 May 2005
Is Inheritance Inherent?
13-05-2005
ALL over the world stories of inheritance abound.It is no accident that perhaps the consistently most widely read pages of a certain Windhoek newspaper are those dealing with wills filed in the
readPolitical Perspective
13-05-2005
WE will never succeed in eradicating our colonial past by simply changing names.But then maybe we shouldn't even try to negate it completely, because it is an integral part of our history and adds to
readA Timely Intervention
13-05-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba is to personally travel to Otjiwarongo at the weekend in an attempt to intervene in the infighting that is plaguing the towns of Okahandja and Otjiwarongo.The situation
readA Birthday Toast To Nujoma
13-05-2005
YOU may be a little bewildered by my deciding this morning to wear only a hat.But as you may be able to tell on closer examination, I have from my rich collection chosen the one with the
readBIG Is Better For The Poor
13-05-2005
I WOULD like to respond to the issue of the Basic Income Grant (BIG) in an article in The Namibian (3rd May 2005) entitled "BIG could be beautiful for the poor" which is a declaration signed by
readA Prisoner's Complaint
13-05-2005
FOR the period I have been in custody, I observed a lot of loopholes which eventually lead to corruption.I decided to find an amicable solution before these practises jeopardise us. To summarise,
readSome Deserve Praise
13-05-2005
ALLOW me to express my feeling about people who need to be praised for what they are doing for us Namibians.People like Ms Ndapanda, Mr Muleke, Uncle Paul Helmuth, Sacky Namugongo etc, deserve to be
readCondemn Cowardly Vandals
13-05-2005
I READ the letter of Rick Bonner on page 9 of The Namibian of May 10 and was disgusted.How can a normal human being with any moral standards at all, vandalise something that is holy to another human
readMedical Information Needed
13-05-2005
I INTEND to do medical research concerning persons who have had a stomach operation, whether it be the removal of an ulcer or partial removal or complete removal of the stomach.The purpose is to
readThe President On A Good Track
13-05-2005
ALLOW me a space in your newspaper to air my views about our new President.Firstly, I would like to congratulate comrade Pohamba on his installation as the President of Namibia. I am very
readMBN gives rams
13-05-2005
KEETMANSHOOP - The Meat Board of Namibia (MBN), in conjunction with the Southern Namibia Farmers' Union (Snafu), handed over 20 breeding rams to selected communal farmers on Wednesday.The MBN
readSA house price boom starts to cool down
13-05-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Lower house price growth in the first quarter of 2005 suggests South Africa's residential property boom is beginning to cool, the country's largest retail bank Absa said yesterday.Absa
readNetcare lifts first-half earnings
13-05-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's biggest private healthcare provider, Netcare, lifted first-half earnings by over a quarter, helped by low inflation and a record number of patients treated, the firm
readStop paying external debt
13-05-2005
NAIROBI - More than 200 African women leaders and rights activists called Wednesday for the continent's governments to stop paying billions of dollars in external debt and spend the money instead on
readParis Club cuts debts owed by Zambia
13-05-2005
PARIS - The Paris Club of creditor nations said yesterday it had agreed to cancel US$1,403 billion (N$8,418 billion) of Zambia's debt in nominal terms and that most members had said they would also
readNovanam strike settled
13-05-2005
WINDHOEK - A two-day strike at NovaNam, a leading fishing company at Luederitz, ended on Wednesday after the striking workers and management reached a compromise and signed a wage agreement.NovaNam
readTragedy strikes musical family
13-05-2005
JAKA MINGO (14), a member of the Tchitula Brothers band, died in a state hospital last week.The son of the well-known artist and musician Toni Mingo was due to have an operation, but had to wait for
readSecurity guard jailed
13-05-2005
THE Oshakati Regional Court has sentenced a security guard to 10 years in jail after convicting him of robbing the owner of the establishment he was supposed to guard.Magistrate Paulus Noa also
readCrime erodes coastal town's sleepy image
13-05-2005
SWAKOPMUND residents will have to start facing reality and become more vigilant, as crime statistics at the town are showing a steady increase.Both the Police and a private security firm at the town
readRare stones for geology student Nujoma
13-05-2005
FORMER President Sam Nujoma yesterday received two semiprecious stones from President Hifikepunye Pohamba as a gift on his 76th birthday.Nujoma was born on May 12 1929 at Etunda in the Omusati
readSwakopmund Council acts against drunken workers
13-05-2005
EMPLOYEES and contract workers of the Swakopmund Municipality will be subjected to random alcohol testing from June 1.The Town Council approved guidelines at its monthly meeting at the end of April.
readNA nominates Security Comm members
13-05-2005
THE National Assembly this week nominated two new members to the Security Commission, in a step that should pave the way for the appointment of a new Inspector-General for the Namibian Police.The
readMoney talks in Swakop property dispute
13-05-2005
A DISPUTE between a developer and home owner at Swakopmund over the encroachment of a building line has turned into a money game threatening to waste huge amounts of taxpayers' money.The Swakopmund
readPresident intervenes in Otjiwarongo, Okahandja
13-05-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba will travel to Otjiwarongo over the weekend to solve the infighting among Swapo members at the town and the neighbouring Okahandja.Well-placed sources confirmed to The
readN$9 177 a day pay for Legal Shield curator
13-05-2005
THE interim curator of the legal assistance insurance company Legal Shield Namibia has asked to be paid N$165 200 for his first 18 days of work as curator - and his assistant approved this payment
readSin taxes up, enviro tax on cards
13-05-2005
A RETURN of Value Added Tax on goods that Government classifies as "luxury items", an increase in "sin taxes" on alcohol and tobacco products, the introduction of an "environmental tax", and removing
read...but economists are hedging their bets
13-05-2005
NAMIBIA'S National Budget for 2005-06 was met with scepticism by economists yesterday.Most appeared less than convinced that Minister of Finance, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, would be able to meet the
readBudget 2005-2006 Saara's surplus
13-05-2005
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila yesterday undertook to deliver what no-one has yet managed to do in Namibia: turn around a 15-year habit of deficit spending and produce a Budget surplus
readOmunangeshefa omushona a hulitha
13-05-2005
MEME Kaarina Nambahu ngoka a li omukalimo gwomolukanda lwa Goregab mu Katutura mOvenduka okwa hulitha moshipangelo mOvenduka konima yuuwehame wethimbo efupi nomepipi lyomimvo 41.Nakusa Kaarina okwa li
readUganda a kutha ko oongaku kuufuthi wiimuna
13-05-2005
NAMIBIA otashi vulika a ka tale ko kutya uufuthi wiimuna oshinima oshinene nokutula miilonga egeelo lyaanahenda ndyoka lya ziminwa omumvo gwa zi ko.Oshinima shika mu Namibia kashi shi sha
readUumatyona uyali mboka wa hepekwa kaavali yawo onkee wu li mOshipangelo
13-05-2005
U UMATYONA uyali womomukunda Onamukulo mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, Silas Nangolo (7) nakamwayina Abner Nangolo (5), omwedhi gwa zi ko wa li wa dhitikwa noonkondo nongodhi yolusheno kiikaha
readOohango onkee tadhi pula komeho
13-05-2005
NGAASHI shito, pethimbo ndika lyefudho, nonuumvo mUumbangalantu woshilongo omu na aagundjuka oyendji mboka ya tokola okudhika oondjokana dhopagerki nopapangelo.Unene tuu mehuliloshiwike ndika twa
readOshiponga shIihauto pOkalonda mOmbalantu
13-05-2005
OSHIPONGA shi nyanyaleka sheidhengomumwe lyIihauto iyali, Onissana nOtoyota, moka mwa sile okanona koomvula omugoyi kOkoshiputu mOmbalantu Linus Immanuel, osha ningilwe pOkalonda mOmbalantu mondjila
readDrag race at Tony Rust track
13-05-2005
WHAT started off as a fun event, has turned out to be a major successful series.The Windhoek Motor Club started the quarter-mile drag races as non-scheduled fun events.Now, with the assistance of
readNo response on Khiba issue
13-05-2005
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) has not yet responded to the controversy surrounding Black Africa, which used Ole Khiba in a cup competition while he had already turned out for Civics in the
readPirates to fire on all cylinders as BA promise Bucs downfall...
13-05-2005
ORLANDO Pirates coach Brian 'Robson' Isaacs has vowed that his side will be firing on all cylinders when the Mighty Buccaneers engage traditional rivals Black Africa in a crunch Katutura derby
readFrom the Sidelines with Corry Ihuhua
13-05-2005
NAMIBIAN football authorities have completely lost their grip on running the affairs of the game on all levels.That is a fact. Firstly, it is sad to have a body that is supposed to be the custodian of
readBritish MP, French minister, reject US claims over Iraq oil kickbacks
13-05-2005
LONDON - British lawmaker George Galloway and French former cabinet minister Charles Pasqua strongly denied yesterday allegations in a US Senate report that they received kickbacks from the ousted
readEbola-like virus kills 6 in Congo
13-05-2005
BRAZZAVILLE - At least six people have died along Congo's north-western border with Gabon due to a disease caused by an Ebola-like virus, according to updated figures released by the health ministry
readBaghdad car bomb kills 15
13-05-2005
BAGHDAD - At least 15 people were killed and more than 80 wounded as a car bomb exploded yesterday on a busy main road in an eastern sector of the Iraqi capital, hospital sources and police
readRebels pledge to respect truce in Sudan's Darfur
13-05-2005
TRIPOLI - Two rebel groups and local officials from Sudan's Darfur region vowed in an accord they signed in Libya to respect a shaky ceasefire in the region, five days before a summit in Tripoli,
readActor Macaulay Culkin denies Jackson molested him
13-05-2005
SANTA MARIA - 'Home Alone' star Macaulay Culkin on Wednesday denied Michael Jackson ever fondled him and said he never saw him molest any other boys, but admitted sharing the singer's bed in his early
readHolocaust memorial in fresh controversy
13-05-2005
BERLIN - Germany's new Holocaust memorial was dogged by controversy yesterday as it opened to the public, with Jewish leaders bitterly opposing plans to insert a victim's tooth into a stone at the
readNigerian ethnic groups clash over school name
13-05-2005
KANO - A clash between rival Nigerian ethnic groups over the name to give a new school in their village left at least three people dead and several homes burned to the ground, officials said
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