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38 Articles found on Tuesday, 17 May 2005
Heroes Acre Falling Apart?
17-05-2005
ALLOW me a space in your newspaper to say something about the construction of Heroes Acre and the new State House.I have learned from the newspapers, with good pictorial evidence, that the
readKaura Has No Point
17-05-2005
KATUUTIRE Kaura has been an MP since 1990 when the country got independence, only to tell us now that the names of some towns must be changed after 15 years from colonial oppression in which his
readMTC Makes Heads Spin
17-05-2005
SINCE MTC introduced its new billing system, life has been miserable for me and possibly for other people with MTC's professional contract, not that I do not understand how the new system works but
readA Sad Day For Orphans
17-05-2005
PLEASE find my letter as the community activist in Grootfontein.Today Tuesday 08, 2005 has been a very disappointing day in the history of our town, especially for orphans and vulnerable children
readAngry At Midnight Closures
17-05-2005
PLEASE allow me space in your paper to air my view as a citizen of a democratic and independent Namibia.I have learned with great shock and disappointment that all the shops and shebeens in the town
readNeed For Poor Man's Budget
17-05-2005
I KNOW that a lot of people in this country do not care much about the way the government's budget is allocated to different ministries.But the truth is that such allocation can have adverse effects
readHalf-Truths On AIDS 'Cure'
17-05-2005
NOTHING in the advertisement placed in your newspaper by the Rath Foundation (Friday 13th May), I suspect, was blatantly incorrect but it was full of half-truths.Inasmuch as its overall tenor was to
readO&L employees honoured
17-05-2005
WINDHOEK - The Ohlthaver and List Group of companies (O&L), held a special function on Friday to pay tribute to collective achievements accomplished by individuals in the group for the past year and
readMalawi inflation up
17-05-2005
BLANTYRE - Malawi's inflation accelerated in the year to March as food prices climbed, a cause for concern in the impoverished southern African nation which faces shortages of its staple maize
readYukos boss found guilty on four charges
17-05-2005
MOSCOW - Judges yesterday found Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky guilty of four charges in his fraud trial at the end of a 22-month case in which his Yukos oil firm has been torn
readParis Club of creditors reduces Zambian debt
17-05-2005
PARIS - The Paris Club of creditor nations last week said 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
readNorthern businesses blast NCCI
17-05-2005
BUSINESS people in the North have blamed the Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) for not protecting them against unfair competition from foreign traders, especially the Chinese.They made
readRural areas, youth in need of HIV and sex education'
17-05-2005
WINDHOEK - There are places in Namibia's rural areas where condoms cannot be found and where health facilities are totally inaccessible, Deputy Minister for Youth, National Service, Sports and
readGobabeb a valuable tool for SADC region
17-05-2005
ENVIRONMENT and Tourism Willem Konjore says it is essential that directorates in his Ministry actively support and make use of the Gobabeb Research and Training Centre.On Monday last week, the Gobabeb
readSupreme Court holds Police accountable for beer looting
17-05-2005
A MAJOR hangover, worth more than N$134 000 plus interest, hit Government in the Supreme Court last week.It was a hangover caused by 3 744 cases of beer. This was the quantity of Castle Lager - just
readSuspect shot dead
17-05-2005
POLICE in Keetmanshoop shot dead a twenty-six year-old suspect who attacked an officer with a knife over the weekend.According to Karas Regional Commander Josephat Abel, the incident took place at
readCymot strikers booted
17-05-2005
CYMOT has dismissed the 79 workers who went on a wildcat strike last month.The Managing Director of Cymot, Axel Theissen, told The Namibian yesterday that the workers were dismissed on Wednesday
readBudget: 'size doesn't matter'
17-05-2005
A CRITIQUE of the National Budget for 2005-06 should aim to judge Government more on its performance in achieving its development objectives rather than the size of its expenditure.An advisor in the
readDiscontent at Henties Bay
17-05-2005
AN urgent meeting was called at Henties Bay yesterday after a demonstration organised by residents against the Town Council last week caused major disruptions.The meeting was called by Asser Kapere,
readNafau, Rhino agree on severance pay
17-05-2005
THE Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) and Rhino Garments have reached an agreement on retrenchment packages for about 1 600 workers who lost their jobs when the factory closed at the end
readTara Shaanika a ninga oonkundathana nAanangeshefa moNooli
17-05-2005
OMUNAMBELEWA Omukuluntu mEhangano lyAanangeshefa lya Namibia Tara Shaanika, mEtitano lya zi ko, okwa ningile oshigongi oshinene nosha simana naanangeshefa yokuumbangalantu mOngwediva noya kundathana
readKick-off date for second Caprivi treason trial shifted back by another four weeks
17-05-2005
JUNE 13 is now the scheduled starting date of what would be the second trial of suspects accused of involvement in a plan to secede the Caprivi Region from Namibia.The 12 men who will be standing in
readTransNamib must pay up, court orders
17-05-2005
THE Katutura District Labour Court yesterday dismissed an application by TransNamib to set aside an earlier court order to the parastatal to pay N$468 200 to a former manager.
readWalvis dealt a bitter blow as star EPZ performer goes belly-up
17-05-2005
THE economy and workers of Walvis Bay have been dealt another severe blow with the news that a leading German manufacturer of bathroom products has filed for insolvency.The announcement by the Hoesch
readNew State House 'to defend the Constitution'
17-05-2005
PECULIAR anomalies in the 2005-06 National Budget were pointed out to parliamentarians yesterday, among them that expenditure of N$90 million for the new State House was listed as an activity under
readAalandwakwiita yAaSouth Afrika ya mangululwa mu Zimbabwe
17-05-2005
JOHANESBURG - Ongundu yaalumentu aalandwakwiita ye li 62 - taku fekelwa kutya oye li aalandwakwiita mboka ya li ya kwatwa po nokutulwa mokakuma mu Zimbabwe omumvo gwa zi ko, oya mangululwa noya shuna
readOombaanga nadhi kwathele aanangeshefa aashona;Kuugongelwa
17-05-2005
O OMBAANGA mu Namibia ihadhi kwathele unene aanangeshefa aashona shoka tashi vulu andola okuyambulapo nokukokitha eliko lyoshilongo ngele aanangeshefa mboka oya koko, Ominista yEliko Saara
readPolice Sports event in Opuwo
17-05-2005
THE Namibian Police Sports championship will take place in Opuwo in the Kunene region from May 24 to 28.The 11th annual championship will be the first of its kind to be held in the Kunene region. All
readCivics win at Mariental
17-05-2005
CIVICS Netball Club won the 13th annual Mariental Netball Day held at the town Saturday.Civics clinched the overall trophy in the competition played on a mixed/open rather than divisional basis.
readNotices Otjohorongo May Cup to start
17-05-2005
THE Otjohorongo Sport and Culture Association (OSCA) will hold its annual May Cup on May 21 and 22 at Otjohorongo in the Erongo Region.Football and netball teams will compete in the tournament, which
readBeauties defeat Babes
17-05-2005
OKAHANDJA Beauties recorded the highest score in the Nedbank Khomas Women's Football League on Sunday when they humiliated Poly Babes 12-0 in a league match played at the Khomasdal Stadium.Before
readExplosive finale due for NPL
17-05-2005
THE Namibia Premier League (NPL) is heading towards an explosive end as outstanding matches and appeal cases are likely to hamper its smooth conclusion.The premiership was originally scheduled to end
readBattle over AIDS drugs flares
17-05-2005
CAPE TOWN - A new row in South Africa is pitting the influential AIDS lobby group pushing President Thabo Mbeki's government to provide more free anti-retroviral drugs against a vitamins salesman who
read'Jackson is just a boy who wouldn't grow up'
17-05-2005
SANTA MARIA - Holding vigil at the gates of Neverland, fans wait for a glimpse of Michael Jackson, horrified at the child-sex charges against the star they say is just a boy who wouldn't grow up.A
readTension on Uzbek border
17-05-2005
ANDIJAN - Tension simmered on Uzbekistan's eastern border yesterday, days after a military crackdown in the nearby city of Andijan left dozens of people dead and sparked unusually strong criticism of
readSouth Africa to grill 'mercenaries'
17-05-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South African investigators are to grill 61 freed suspected mercenaries to try to find out who was behind an alleged coup in Equatorial Guinea, an official said yesterday.The men, who
readKoran desecration report wrong
17-05-2005
WASHINGTON - Newsweek magazine said on Sunday it erred in a May 9 report that US interrogators desecrated the Koran at Guantanamo Bay, and apologised to the victims of deadly Muslim protests sparked
readIN BRIEF
17-05-2005
*ACCIDENT - Bangladesh authorities said they feared at least 100 people drowned after a ferry capsized in a remote southern area as strong currents and heavy winds hampered efforts to locate the
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