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34 Articles found on Tuesday, 3 May 2005
Probe The 'Rock' Deal
03-05-2005
I HAVE listened to President Hifikepunye Pohamba's rhetoric about fighting corruption as his predecessor did.If Mr Pohamba is serious about eradicating this evil, we would like to see concrete action
readUnam Students Lives At Risk
03-05-2005
THE lives of many UNAM students are always at risk because of strangers who always hide in the bush on the way from Pioneerspark to the University.Two of our fellow students were attacked and their
readPassport Problems At Home Affairs
03-05-2005
ALLOW me space in your respectable newspaper to tell it as it is. I share the same sentiment as Gwen Lister when she said in most cases media are the last resort for people who've been sent from
readHygiene In Hospital
03-05-2005
I HAVE a problem with Katutura hospital cleaners.If you go to Katutura hospital right now you will be shocked and greeted by a dirty hospital - the corridors, stairs and specifically the pharmacy
readWhat Is Napwu's Role?
03-05-2005
PLEASE allow me to air my concern about civil servants in the independent Namibia. I would like to quote what the head of state has emphasised since his his swearing-in on 21 March 2005: "Zero
readAnother ATM Scam
03-05-2005
I NEVER thought this could happen to me. On Saturday, the 23 April around 13h20 my cousin and I went to the Rhino Park FNB ATM to withdraw some cash and something very terrible happened. When I
readIsrael banks top emerging markets
03-05-2005
JERUSALEM - UBS has chosen Israel as its top global emerging market for banks, saying an improved domestic economy has helped the banks' profitability and valuations.
readIsrael banks top emerging markets
03-05-2005
JERUSALEM - UBS has chosen Israel as its top global emerging market for banks, saying an improved domestic economy has helped the banks' profitability and valuations.UBS in a report released yesterday
readZim fuel crisis over soon
03-05-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe's central bank believes the fuel crisis gripping the country will end within a fortnight, saying March parliamentary elections over-stretched limited foreign exchange reserves, state
readBroad-based black empowerment at NFS
03-05-2005
THREE trade unions recently obtained a 27 per cent stake in Nam-mic Financial Services Holdings (NFS). NFS chairman John Shaetonhodi last week announced that the group had successfully concluded
readBIG could be beautiful for the poor
03-05-2005
WINDHOEK - Namibian churches and NGOs have launched a coalition to lobby for the introduction of a universal grant to provide a safety net for the country's poor. Borrowing the idea from South
readJournalists under fire
03-05-2005
PARIS - Press freedom remained an unachieved goal in Africa in 2004, with independent journalists battling censorship, hate media and random violence, media watchdog group Reporters without Borders
readNew AIDS centre at Onandjokwe
03-05-2005
AN HIV-AIDS centre was opened by regional health director Maria Kavezimbi at the Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital on Friday. The centre, built at a cost of N$3 million, will be operated by the Lutheran
readBullet and stones showdown ends fatally
03-05-2005
AN 18-year-old man lost his life in a shooting incident in Katutura, Windhoek, this weekend. Deon Narib died on the spot after he was shot in the chest in Richard Kamuhukua Street in Katutura at
readDismal turnout at May Day rally in Oshakati
03-05-2005
ONLY 120 people turned up for a Workers' Day rally at Oshakati on Sunday. The rally was addressed by the Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development, John Pandeni, and
readNew social contract for workers: PM
03-05-2005
NAMIBIA needs a realignment of its workforce based on a social contract between the government and the workers, Prime Minister Nahas Angula told a Workers' Day rally on Sunday, Speaking at his home
readPohamba stresses productivity
03-05-2005
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba focused his Workers' Day speech, delivered at Walvis Bay on Sunday, on the importance of productivity.The President did not address the dire state of the fishing industry
read2 children in horror abuse case might have to have their hands amputated
03-05-2005
ONANDJOKWE - Police in northern Namibia have arrested a middle-aged couple on charges of child abuse, after their two children were admitted to hospital with severe injuries. According to medical
readGovt extends Works scam investigation
03-05-2005
GOVERNMENT has extended the deadline for the finalisation of a high-level probe into allegations of tender bribery and fraud in the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication. Five top officials
readRoad accidents claim 7
03-05-2005
FATAL accidents on Namibia's roads claimed at least seven lives this weekend.The Police reported yesterday that five people died on the spot in a chain collision on the main road between Okahandja
readOsheendo sha ECOWAS sha tondokela ku Togo
03-05-2005
LOME - Aanandiplomaate yomuuninginino wa Afrika oya thiki moshilandopangelo sha Togo mOlyomakaya nelalakano okutameka oonkundathana kombinga yomakuyunguto ngoka ga holoka moshilongo shoka konima
readOshipotha shonkonga sha kwatithwa mOvideo
03-05-2005
OMPANGU yOpashitopolwa poSwakopmund oya kwatele komeho iihokolola yi na sha niihulo mokati kaapambele mEtine lya zi ko, shoka sha ningwa nokukwatwa mokakasete konima yomiyelo dha patwa. Moshipotha
readPirates fight for a draw
03-05-2005
TITLE favourites Orlando Pirates mounted a gallant fight-back to snatch a 1-1 draw against rivals and defending champions Kaizer Chiefs in a nervy Castle Premiership clash at Soccer City on
readBlack Africa, Ramblers reach NFA Cup final
03-05-2005
BLACK Africa and Ramblers will clash in the final of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Cup final on May 21 in what is expected to be a nail biter. Ramblers progressed to the final of the
readPress 'predators'
03-05-2005
PARIS - Paris-based media watchdog group Reporters without Borders today released a 34-strong list of what it calls media freedom "predators": leaders and organisations around the world it accuses of
readJudiciary in the US 'main enemy'
03-05-2005
PARIS - US press freedom is at risk due to judicial measures, a prominent media rights group said today, while adding that last year's Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal and the 2004 presidential
read2004 another bad year for journalists: RSF
03-05-2005
PARIS - Journalists faced ever increasing danger in 2004, with 53 killed on the job worldwide, media watchdog group Reporters without Borders said today in its annual report, naming Iraq as the most
readIN BRIEF
03-05-2005
*NUCLEAR - Some 190 nations begin a review of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, with worsening crises in North Korea and Iran showing how seriously the world's fight against the spread of atomic
readObasanjo denies angling for third term
03-05-2005
LAGOS - Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied that he is angling for a third term in office, saying that he had no such "hidden agenda" as politicians begin manoeuvring for the 2007
readAppeal for dialogue to end Togo crisis
03-05-2005
LOME - African leaders on Sunday called for dialogue between Togo's political parties after a meeting to resolve the political crisis following a disputed presidential election and post-electoral
readEthiopian floods kill 134
03-05-2005
ADDIS ABABA - At least 134 people have been killed and nearly 250 000 displaced in massive floods that have hit southeast Ethiopia since last week, taking a huge toll on livestock and agriculture,
readExplosions rock Baghdad
03-05-2005
BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded in an upscale shopping district of Baghdad yesterday, killing at least six Iraqis and setting fire to an apartment building, police said. Two other bombs exploded in the
readDarfur crisis could drag on into 2006
03-05-2005
LONDON - The humanitarian crisis in Sudan's western Darfur region could drag into late 2006 if peace and security do not return, the British-based international aid agency Oxfam warned yesterday.
readAustralia says won't bow to Iraq kidnappers' demand
03-05-2005
SYDNEY - Australia will send an emergency team to Iraq to seek the release of a kidnapped Australian contractor but will not bow to the militants' demand to withdraw its troops, Prime Minister John
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