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36 Articles found on Tuesday, 29 November 2005
Leaders Don't Listen
29-11-2005
PLEASE give me a space in your newspaper to air my opinion about the Bill in Parliament about our former President who is apparently going to be called "the father of the Namibian people" or "the
readA Well-Run Town
29-11-2005
I WOULD like to appreciate my gratitude at the way the town of Ongwediva is being run.I am not a resident thereof, but I often tour through.As a matter of honesty, Ongwediva is just a young town that
readChange The Social System
29-11-2005
IN the 15 years since Independence our society has not managed to close the gap between rich and poor.It is very common that societies have certain basic needs or requirements, which must be met if
readFritz Tells His Side
29-11-2005
THIS is a response to the report which appeared in your newspaper of 22 November 2005 regarding allegations of fraud and forgery against myself.I was not given the opportunity to tell my side of the
readZim pays IMF
29-11-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe has paid off a further US$10 million (N$65 million) owed to the International Monetary Fund and is on course to clear arrears with the global lender to avoid ejection from its
readAgra Group fares well in 2005
29-11-2005
THE Agra Group this year managed to realise income growth better than that of the last financial period, accruing a net operating profit before taxation of N$4,8 million for the year ended July
readEconomic crime alarm
29-11-2005
COMPANY fraud has increased by 22 per cent since 2003, with some 45 per cent of companies worldwide being victims and causing total losses of more than US$2 billion (N$13 billion), the latest
read88 dead, 36 trapped in China mine blast
29-11-2005
QITAIHE, China - An explosion at a state-run coal mine in China's remote northeast killed 88 workers and left another 36 trapped underground, state press said yesterday, as frantic rescue efforts
readCriminal charges against Munyama to stand
29-11-2005
FORMER NBC Director General Gerry Munyama will still face criminal charges of fraud and forgery, as well as a civil suit, despite quitting his post at the national broadcaster.The Namibian has learnt
readPresident, Merkel talk aid
29-11-2005
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel received Namibia's President Hifikepunye Pohamba at her Berlin office yesterday, welcoming her first foreign guest since taking power last week.Merkel said
readTransNamib suspends GM
29-11-2005
TRANSNAMIB'S Board of Directors has suspended Human Resources General Manager, Jason Hamunyela, as investigations into his private dealings and alleged favouritism intensify.The Chairperson of the
readBok bust
29-11-2005
POLICE at Okahao earlier this month arrested Hafeni Endjala for allegedly hunting and killing a steenbok valued at N$600.The skin, meat as well as a .22 rifle were recovered from the suspect's
readSwapo women express shock about graves
29-11-2005
THE Central Committee of the Swapo Women's Council has expressed shock at the recent discovery of mass graves in the Ohangwena Region and has joined the call for those with more information to come
readNational Council resumes business
29-11-2005
THE National Council resumed business yesterday after having been adjourned on October 13.Fifteen members of the Council were present on the first day, where they were briefed by the Speaker on
readEmerging farmers warn of land grabs
29-11-2005
THE Namibia Emerging Farmers Association (Nefa) is calling for alternatives to the willing-buyer, willing-seller approach used by Namibia in its land reform process.Speaking to the media on Friday,
readThird Wanaheda fugitive caught
29-11-2005
THE third of the 11 trial-awaiting prisoners who escaped from the Wanaheda Police Station on November 5 has been rearrested.Police caught up with 33-year-old Sakaria Kanana at the Omandjunda cuca shop
readOukwanyama Chief Victor Weyulu dies
29-11-2005
I THE Chairman of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority, Victor Weyulu (80), died in the Oshakati State Hospital yesterday morning.Weyulu was the Senior Traditional Councillor of Ohaingu village in the
readNico Josea's sequestration bogs down
29-11-2005
A COURT hearing that could determine the financial future of one of the main figures in the Social Security Commission/Avid Investment Corporation saga promptly got stuck in lawyer's arguments over
readBoonzaaier gets a breather
29-11-2005
THE case in which the Offshore Development Company (ODC) is pushing for the sequestration of insurance broker Pieter Boonzaaier was removed from the court roll yesterday to allow Boonzaaier enough
readMunyama a nuka manga ina undulwa kekothi
29-11-2005
E HANGANO lyokutuma omawimombepo lyaNamibia/Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) olya taamba nokuzimina eikuthomiilonga lyOmukuluntuwiliki gwalyo, Gerry Munyama, ngoka a kuthilwe miilonga omasiku
readNatu kwatheleni aayelele yomuhoko gwAasan, Libertina ta ti
29-11-2005
OMUPEVI-PRIMAMINISTA meme Libertina Amathila okwa ningi eindilo kaaleli yopamuthigululwakalo kutya naya kwathele Epangelo mokutula miilonga oprograma yokukwathela aayelele yAasan."Oshi li
readIna mu piyaganeka Swapo, Nujoma ta londodha
29-11-2005
O MUPRESIDENDE gwoSwapo Omundhotola Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma okwa londodha nokunyana mboka ye na omadhiladhilo galwe kombinga yoshiningwanima shomasiku lyotango lya Apilili 1989 Apilili 1,
readOproyeka ya Uibasen na Khoadi //Hoas otadhi shi enditha nawa
29-11-2005
O KAKOMITIYE kOmutumba gwOpashigwana ke na sha nIikwamaliko nElongitho lyomaliko gopauntshitwe, oka nyanyukilwa nookondo shoka sha longwa po kOproyeka yegameno netonatelo lyiiyamakuti noonzo dhilwe
readLog Standings
29-11-2005
MTC Namibia Premier League Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts Tigers 3 3 0 0 8 3 5 9 Orlando P 3 2 1 0 14 4 10 7 Civics 3 2 1 0 10 3 7 7 Blue Waters3 2 0 1 4 3 1 6 Black Africa3 1 2 0 1 0 1 5 Oshakati
readBarca thrash Racing
29-11-2005
MADRID - Barcelona hammered Racing Santander 4-1 to stay top of the Spanish first division on goal difference from surprise package Osasuna on Sunday but Real Madrid struggled to a 2-2 draw at Real
readCarter takes best rugby player award
29-11-2005
PARIS - All Blacks flyhalf Daniel Carter was on Sunday named as the International Rugby Board (IRB) Player of the Year.The awards proved to be a virtual clean sweep for New Zealand. The All Blacks
readFootball Results
29-11-2005
MTC Namibia Premier League Played Sunday, Nov 27 Orlando Pirates 1-1 Civics African Stars 1-1 Oshakati Eleven Arrows 1-2 Tigers Sunday Social League Played Saturday, Nov 26 Monate Fela 4-0
readWarriors to face Seychelles
29-11-2005
THE Brave Warriors will meet Seychelles at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek in their opening match of the Cosafa Castle Cup in mid-July next year. The draw of the competition was conducted in
readHIV children benefit from zinc
29-11-2005
LONDON - Zinc supplements could be a simple and safe way to reduce illnesses such as diarrhoea in children infected with HIV, researchers said on Friday.Zinc is an essential mineral for development
readNigeria deploys troops in oil region
29-11-2005
LAGOS - Hundreds of Nigerian troops were deployed yesterday to the capital of the country's biggest oil producing region after militant youths rallied around a state governor accused of embezzling
readKremlin party sweeps Chechnya vote
29-11-2005
GROZNY - Kremlin-backed candidates swept parliamentary elections in Chechnya, officials announced as expected yesterday, after a vote hailed by Moscow as proof that life was returning to normal in
readMyanmar extends Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest
29-11-2005
YANGON - Myanmar's junta has extended pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest by six months instead of a year as expected, an official said yesterday, raising hopes in her party that
readKenya opposition vows to defy ban on rallies
29-11-2005
NAIROBI - Kenya's opposition vowed yesterday to defy a government ban on demonstrations and keep up demands for President Mwai Kibaki to call new elections after last week's rejection of a new
readIn Brief
29-11-2005
* WON - President Robert Mugabe's ruling party has sealed its victory in polls for Zimbabwe's new Senate, winning at least 21 out of 31 seats up for grabs in elections marked by apathy and a split
readZim's main opposition party suspends its leader
29-11-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe's embattled leading opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has suspended its own leader Morgan Tsvangirai from his position, according to internal party
readSaddam blasts court as trial resumes
29-11-2005
BAGHDAD - A defiant Saddam Hussein yesterday exchanged angry words with the presiding judge and heard testimony from the first prosecution witness as the trial of the former Iraqi dictator resumed
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