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39 Articles found on Tuesday, 31 May 2005
Quads And Sustainable Tourism
31-05-2005
I AM referring to the quad-bike issue raised in the media recently.The governor of Erongo Region Samuel Nuyoma said: "Let us leave the world as we have found it."This is fundamentally right and
readMoney Makes Men Mad
31-05-2005
I DON'T know why Namibians like to pressurise each other if it comes to money matters.We are living in a world of jealousy.If I start my business today as an ordinary person who would like to go
readThoughts On The Budget
31-05-2005
ALLOW me to comment on Gwen Lister's Political Perspective of Friday, 27 May 2005 - touching on Congress of Democrats and Republican Party presence in Parliament, and the budget.Though it looks as if
readMusical Rip-Off?
31-05-2005
I AM very disappointed at the way our artists are treating us, the fans and supporters.I am angry, disgusted and will not take my hard-earned cash out of my pocket for any show by a Namibian artist,
readAbsa year earnings jump
31-05-2005
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Absa bank lifted annual earnings by more than a fifth on Monday as lending grew and the banking firm said plans by Barclays to take a majority stake in the group would
readAirline industry sees losses mounting
31-05-2005
TOKYO - The global airline industry said yesterday its losses would mount to US$6 billion (nearly N$40 billion) this year as high fuel prices and soaring costs in North America outpace growth in Asia
readMaerua Mall extension on course
31-05-2005
LEON Quenet, an executive director of Marriott Corporate Property, one of the companies responsible for the Maerua Mall extension, says the project is progressing well.
readBotswana devalues pula currency by 12%
31-05-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Botswana devalued its pula by 12 per cent against a basket of currencies yesterday in a surprise move which the central bank said was in line with its aim of having a "stable and
readToddler spends 4 days with dead family
31-05-2005
JOHANNESBURG - A three-year-old South African boy spent four days locked in a house with his murdered parents and two sisters, police said yesterday.His father and two sisters, aged 7 and 8, were
readCorruption suspect released after admitting guilt in court
31-05-2005
A WINDHOEK resident who was arrested over the weekend for alleged extortion involving N$40 000 was released on warning yesterday, despite vehement objections from a prosecutor in the Windhoek
readBlue Ocean sinks in sea of red ink
31-05-2005
THE woes afflicting Namibia's fishing industry claimed a major victim yesterday - and with it, ambitions of creating over 500 jobs have gone down the drain.Blue Ocean Products (Pty) Ltd, a company
readTatekulu Emil Appolus a hulitha
31-05-2005
GUMWE gwomaanapolitika aanene noya tseyika nawa mu Namibia, tatekulu Emil Appolus, okwa hulitha mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko mepipi lyoomvula omilongo heyali.Appolus okwa hulithe ko Keetmanshoop
readAnti-smokers gear for action
31-05-2005
THE Director of the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) has called for the speedy implementation of the Tobacco Bill.Speaking at the World No Tobacco day commemoration at Swakopmund on Friday, CAN's
readOmaruru residents clean up
31-05-2005
RESIDENTS of Omaruru have started cleaning streets in their neighbourhoods in terms of an agreement with the municipality.The campaign started last weekend. "We cleaned up the trash and garbage in the
readOshikango to go green
31-05-2005
OSHAKATI - The Northern Namibia Forestry Committee has organised World Environment Day commemorations to take place at the border town of Oshikango in the Ohangwena Region on Friday.The Secretary of
readBe fair, lawyers told
31-05-2005
RUNDU - Finance Deputy Minister Tjekero Tweya has expressed concern over those lawyers who charge accident claimants up to 40 per cent of their total compensation as legal fees.Tweya, who addressed a
readStabbings claim four lives
31-05-2005
* A 28-year-old man was arrested at Kuisebmund on Saturday after stabbing Erriki Shiningwe (29) to death, the Police reported yesterday.The stabbing was allegedly as result of a fight between the two
readMeeting on Khorixas ends on a sour note
31-05-2005
A UNITED Democratic Front executive meeting called to discuss infighting among the party's leadership at Khorixas ended in chaos after a fight broke out.When UDF President Justus //Garoeb and four
readNorthern farmers angry at Meatco
31-05-2005
THE trading arm of the Mangetti Farmers' Association at Ondangwa says Meatco is refusing to slaughter its members' livestock for export purposes.The Chairman of the Mangetti Meat Market, Ismael
readMulti-million-dollar sports facilities for Swakopmund
31-05-2005
SWAKOPMUND'S sporting facilities will soon be of international standard.The third international sports stadium in the country is nearing completion and expected to be handed over at the beginning of
readTaxi mayhem in city
31-05-2005
THE Namibian Police's Special Field Force and Task Force used teargas and rubber bullets to disperse taxi drivers who blockaded Hosea Kutako Drive near Rhino Park in Windhoek yesterday morning.Two of
readTaya kongwa shi na sha nOpenzela yuunona Taya kongwa shi na sha nOpenzela yuunona
31-05-2005
OMUSAMANE Moses Manase ota kongo meme Hilde Mukuve, yina ya Erastus Musheko noshowo meme gwa Julia Musheko, shi na sha nOshimaliwa shOpenzela ya tate gwawo Jesaya Musheko ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe
readIilyo yo Swapo mElelo lya Venduka oya topoka kombinga yokapale ka Katutura
31-05-2005
OOKANSOLA mElelo lyoshilando sha Venduka oya topoka kombinga yetokolo lyokulukila Omupresidende omukulu gwa Namibia tatekulu Sam Nujoma, nonande ye mwene okwe ya pa nale epitikilo.Omolu aakwashigwana
readOkaCD komaimbilo gongundulwiimbo yOpolisi mo Khomas ota ka piti mu Juni
31-05-2005
O MWIIMBI nomutoti gwomaimbilo gopambepo a tseyika nawa mu Namibia, omusamane Peter Ambambi nedhina lya tseyika nawa M'uambo gwa Ambambi, okwa tseyitha kutya okaCD komaimbilo gongundulwiimbo yOpolisi
readGumwe a hala okumona yina
31-05-2005
OMUNANDHOLONGO mOshakati Elifas Angula a tseyika wo nawa nedhina Matoni ota lombwele meme gwe Lucia Michael e li kOmutsegwonime mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto kutya ota ehama unene nokwa pumbwa nee
readEpukululo
31-05-2005
M oshifo shetu shomEtine lya zi ko, mehokololo lya li kohi yoshipalanyolo, "Shikongo oye natango Mayola gwa Venduka, omwa li okanima kamwe ka puka.Mehokololo ndika omu na etumbolo tali ti, Kansola
readMkapa na Pohamba oya hala mOlaata yEganemo lya UN mu ningwe omalunduluko omanene
31-05-2005
DAR-ESL SALAAM - Omupresidende gwa Namibia Hifikepunye Pohamba nOmupresidende gwa Tanzania Benjamin Mkapa, oya ningi eindilo koombushe yawo miilonga yiilongo ya Afrika ya thiminike ku ningwe
readConsistency carried Civics through
31-05-2005
BUSCHSCHULE Civics owner and head coach Helmuth Sharnowski says his side's successful run in the domestic league, which landed them their first title at the weekend, was achieved by maintaining
readHockey coaching course extended
31-05-2005
THE deadline for registration for the Hockey Development and High Performance Course scheduled from June 1 to 4 has been extended until noon today.Namibia Hockey Union (NHU) coaching and development
readFootball Results
31-05-2005
Top Score 7-A-Side Knock-Out Stage 1 Played Friday, May 27 Prisons 1-0 Nampost Mutual + Federal 3-1 Namcot Methealth 0-1 NAC Loc Government 2-3 Namibia Life Newsprint 2-1 Atmosph.(p)
readFederer takes cakewalk on Moya
31-05-2005
TOP seed Roger Federer enjoyed a cakewalk on Sunday, barely breaking a sweat to dismiss Spanish No14 seed Carlos Moya and slide into the quarter-finals for the second time in his career.The
readMalawi's president launches political party
31-05-2005
BLANTYRE - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika on Sunday finally launched his own political party, three months after resigning from the party that won him controversial elections last year."We
readSwazi king marries 11th wife 'in secret'
31-05-2005
MBABANE - Africa's last absolute monarch, King Mswati III, has married a young woman who has become his 11th wife, a newspaper report said on Sunday.The 37-year-old monarch secretly married Noliqwa
readTestimony in Jackson trial ends
31-05-2005
SANTA MARIA - Michael Jackson's child sex trial is nearing its end after three months of testimony that came to a dramatic conclusion as jurors saw the accuser's devastating interview with police.The
readHamas rejects call to renounce violence
31-05-2005
GAZA CITY - The radical Islamist group Hamas yesterday rejected calls from Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas for the movement to renounce violence and hold dialogue with the ruling Fatah party."We
readEthiopia's ruling party wins polls
31-05-2005
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's ruling party has won a majority of parliamentary seats in May 15 parliamentary polls with preliminary results in from 85 per cent of the country's 547 constituencies,
readIraq suicide attacks kill 25 as Baghdad net tightens
31-05-2005
HILLA - A double suicide attack killed at least 25 people south of Baghdad yesterday as insurgents struck back against a massive operation by Iraq to try to restore security in the capital."We have
readFierce inter-clan fighting in Somalia
31-05-2005
MOGADISHU - At least 11 people were killed and 12 wounded in fierce fighting yesterday between rival warlords in south central Somalia over whether regional capital Baidoa should host the government
readEurope reels from loud French 'No' vote
31-05-2005
PARIS - France and Europe reeled from the resounding "No" of the French people to a proposed constitution for the European Union yesterday after a vote which many politicians said could be a knockout
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