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47 Articles found on Friday, 27 May 2005
Political Perspective
27-05-2005
LOOKS like some Swapo Members of Parliament just haven't got it! Simply because the opposition Congress of Democrats and DTA decided to challenge the legitimacy of the 2004 elections in court, they're
readThe Budget: Whither Namibia?
27-05-2005
THE presentation of the annual budget and periodic development plan respectively, in any given country, presents an opportunity for the people of a particular country to pause and reflect on their
readThe 'Rotating Pot' Himba Livestock Ownership Rights and Inheritance
27-05-2005
NORTHERN Kaokoland, one of the most isolated areas in Namibia, is home to the Himba who have impressed with their strong retention of 'traditional values' and their love of cattle.Indeed, some have
readThese Are Criminal Cuts
27-05-2005
YOUR front page of Friday 20th May is the sort of news that Namibia does not want and cannot afford.N$65 million for a film, and the budget of the police cut by N$20 million plus more cuts to come in
readThese Are Criminal Cuts
27-05-2005
YOUR front page of Friday 20th May is the sort of news that Namibia does not want and cannot afford.N$65 million for a film, and the budget of the police cut by N$20 million plus more cuts to come in
readQuestion Of Priorities
27-05-2005
THE renaming of the capital city is refusing to die and keeps on haunting those of us who regard it as a puzzling matter.I truly believe that all avenues need to be exhausted by all concerned citizens
readA Moral Disease
27-05-2005
ON behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Windhoek Islamic Centre, I would like to register our appreciation of the stance that President Hifikepunye Pohamba has taken against corruption since he
readMistakes In Language
27-05-2005
I AM one of the readers who doesn't miss a single issue of The Namibian.This note is in response to a letter from a certain Tita Ona Xu, with the headline "Not the same anymore". The last sentence
readWho Can Be Called African?
27-05-2005
WE ARE all different people with vast cultures and Africa is unique.I was disturbed about the recent 'Talk of the Nation' regarding who is a true African.No white can be an African if they did not
readCrisis Of The Law
27-05-2005
AS much as all of us appreciate the rule of law in this country all of us also recognise a number of very serious shortcomings.We tend to say the problems of the legal system are caused by practical
readAn 'Alternative' AIDS View
27-05-2005
PLEASE allow me some space in your newspaper to air some of my views regarding the current debacle between the TAC and Dr Rath regarding treatment of HIV with ARV vs. Micronutrients.I have been HIV
readPunish All Murderers
27-05-2005
I WOULD be glad if you could publish this letter in your highly esteemed newspaper.I want to air my views regarding people who were giving their ideas about people who rape and kill others, especially
readDonkeys And Teachers
27-05-2005
DONKEYS win lunch breaks and shorter working hours at Blackpool, England, but teachers in Oshikoto region have no lunchtime and long working hours.Dr Martin Luther King Junior once said: "Our lives
readKenya 'OK'
27-05-2005
NAIROBI - Kenya has enough electricity generation capacity to avoid blackouts at peak demand times, a top power generation company official said this week, seeking to reassure local and foreign
readThe economist, the sumo wrestlers and the drug dealers
27-05-2005
CHICAGO - Steve Levitt's world is economics, but he has no patience for inflation charts or stock market tables.He'd much prefer to plunge into a scholarly study of ... cheating sumo wrestlers. Or
readDe Beers lambasted
27-05-2005
BRUSSELS - Antwerp diamond dealers plan to lodge a complaint with EU regulators against South African giant De Beers for anti-competitive practices, a professional association said on Wednesday.The
readSanlam enters Indian insurance market
27-05-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Sanlam has announced that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with the India-based Shriram Group to form a new life-insurance business, the Shriram Life Insurance
readMeat Board chasing debts
27-05-2005
WINDHOEK - The Meat Board of Namibia has instigated legal action against Windhoek-based Oututa Marketing Limited over a N$470 348 loan granted to them.This was according to the report of the
readGM urges East Africa to restrict used car imports
27-05-2005
NAIROBI - East African countries should impose stiffer import duties to curb dumping of second-hand motor vehicles that threaten the survival of the region's motor industry, a senior official of
readNDC profits drop sharply
27-05-2005
WINDHOEK - The Namibian Development Corporation (NDC) made a net profit of N$10,146 million during the 2004 financial year.The corporation recorded a net profit of N$37,9 million in 2003. The NDC's
readCity fathers 'at odds' over soccer stadium
27-05-2005
WINDHOEK City Councillors are divided over a decision to rename the Katutura Soccer Stadium after former President Sam Nujoma, after permission has already been obtained for them to do so.But amid
readDisgruntled employee plants bomb at work
27-05-2005
POLICE were called in to defuse a bomb at the offices of tour company Wilderness Safaris in Windhoek yesterday morning.The bomb, discovered in the company's workshop ,was reportedly a home-made device
readGermany to pay N$160 million for reconciliation
27-05-2005
THE German government is prepared to support a long-term reconciliation programme to address the injustices of German colonial rule in Namibia about 100 years ago.Heidemarie Wiecczorek-Zeul, the
readMinister underscores media role
27-05-2005
GOVERNMENT says it will continue to respect the independence of the media, but has reminded journalists to be more accountable and responsible.Addressing the national media conference hosted by the
readWoman charged with husband's murder
27-05-2005
A 39-year-old woman appeared in the Gobabis Magistrate Court on Monday on a charge of murdering her husband.Lugresia Tjiramba allegedly hit Fredrich Tjiramba (46) on the forehead with a stone on
readAnother suicide in Kasheshe family
27-05-2005
THE elder brother of a man who hanged himself after murdering his girlfriend and child 12 days ago, committed suicide on Sunday.Police at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region say Andreas Ameva Kasheshe
readDefence spending defended
27-05-2005
SWAPO backbencher Tommy Nambahu has come out in support of increased spending on the Namibian Defence Force.He believes there is a desperate need to bring the NDF on par with more modern forces. In a
readLocal filmmakers reject Govt funding of movie
27-05-2005
THE Filmmakers Association of Namibia has distanced itself from the massive Government funding of the 'Where Others Wavered' film project under the auspices of the Pan African Centre of Namibia
readArandis joins the choir of protest
27-05-2005
ARANDIS residents took to the streets yesterday to voice their dissatisfaction with their Town Council and hand over a petition with demands.The former mining town is the third local authority in the
readHigh Court orders law change to extend access to justice
27-05-2005
THE High Court last week declared that a section of the Police Act which states that people who want to sue the Police have only a year to set such a case in motion, is unconstitutional.The rights of
readTax on homebrew mooted
27-05-2005
TRADITIONAL alcoholic brews would be "heavily" taxed by the State, if Attorney General and Justice Minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana has her way.Iivula-Ithana says the State would save on its large
readCaprivi high treason trial case moved to Windhoek
27-05-2005
THE key role that Grootfontein has played in the recent judicial history of Namibia drew to a close yesterday.The Caprivi high treason trial, which has been heard in the High Court sitting at
readFirst Judges of Pohamba presidency appointed
27-05-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has made the first judicial appointments of his presidency by placing two new Acting Judges on the High Court bench.Both new Acting Judges hail from the south of Namibia,
readQuad-bike operators to clean up their act
27-05-2005
QUAD-BIKE operators at the coast have suffered severe losses since the public outcry and petition against harmful activities in the desert.James Tromp, owner of Desert Explorers, told The Namibian
readNSC to probe netball and rugby
27-05-2005
THE Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) has launched investigations into the affairs of the All Namibia Netball Association (ANNA) and the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU).Making the announcement at a media
readNamibia no longer going to basketball champs
27-05-2005
WHAT would have been Namibia's first-ever participation in the Zone Six Basketball Championships was dealt a heavy blow after South Africa withdrew from hosting the event.The competition was billed
readVolleyball referees complete course
27-05-2005
A total of 20 Namibian volleyball referees successfully completed a six-day course that qualifies them as national referees.The referees were awarded certificates at the end of the event earlier this
readNPL into closing stages
27-05-2005
THE domestic premiership come to a close this Sunday, with Civics and Blue Waters left to decide who will be the champions in what is expected to be an unpredictable affair as both play their last
readStevie G to stay with Liverpool
27-05-2005
ISTANBUL - Liverpool's talismanic captain Steven Gerrard has pledged his future to the club after Wednesday's dramatic Champions League final win over AC Milan.
readFrom the Sidelines with Corry Ihuhua
27-05-2005
MIRACLES do happen. Look at Liverpool.From being dead and buried (3-0) at half-time in their historic and eventful Champions League match against AC Milan on Wednesday, they pulled themselves together
readThai policeman jailed for life for murdering British tourists
27-05-2005
KANCHANABURI - A Thai policeman was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday for murdering two British tourists last year following a row outside a restaurant in western Thailand.Somchai
readAl Qaeda denies naming acting chief in Iraq after Zarqawi wounded
27-05-2005
DUBAI - An Internet claim that al Qaeda's Iraq branch has named an acting chief until its wounded leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi recovers was swiftly denied yesterday by the purported spokesman of Iraq's
readIraqi government to deploy 40 000 troops in Baghdad
27-05-2005
BAGHDAD - Iraq's defence minister announced a massive security operation yesterday that will see more than 40 000 Iraqi troops deployed in the capital to hunt down insurgents and their weapons.Sadoun
readYala attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau
27-05-2005
PARIS - Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, current head of the African Union, said yesterday a foray into the presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau by ousted head of state Kumba Yala was an
readAbbas calls on Bush to save Middle East peace process
27-05-2005
WASHINGTON - Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas yesterday called on US President George W Bush to intervene to prevent the collapse of the Middle East peace process which he said was "under attack" from
readFurious Museveni hits out at donors
27-05-2005
ENTEBBE - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has ordered his government to reduce its dependence on foreign aid and lashed out at "paternalist" donors who he said want to impose their values on his
readIN BRIEF
27-05-2005
*NUCLEAR - Major European powers and Iran have agreed to continue talks over Tehran's nuclear programme amid signs they could strike a deal soon, ministers and negotiators said after a last-ditch
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