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51 Articles found on Friday, 7 October 2005
From the Sidelines
07-10-2005
THE time is nearing for the announcement of the sportsmen and women who have delivered exceptional performances on the local, regional and international sports arenas this year.Top Namibian sportsmen
readImpact Of Katrina On The Bush Presidency
07-10-2005
FOUR years ago, President George W. Bush was on shaky political ground.He had barely won the controversial 2000 election, and polls showed the American people remained doubtful about him.After the
readWill Human Rights Survive Africa's Latest Oil Boom?
07-10-2005
WHO says that Francophone Africa can't thrive? The Central African Economic and Monetary Union (CEMAC), with six countries and an estimated 30 million people, is taking off.Equatorial Guinea and
readTurkey, Europe And The Clash Of Civilisations
07-10-2005
"WHAT do you gain by adding 99 per cent Muslim Turkey to the European Union?" asked Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan last month.And then he answered his own question: "You gain a bridge
readPolitical perspective
07-10-2005
I'M inclined to agree with DTA President Katuutire Kaura, who asked in Parliament this week what Namibia was doing "with a bloated army which is wasting ammunition shooting at mountains in
readEditorial: Rising Tensions Over Pensions
07-10-2005
IN simplistic terms it is fair to say that the N$300 a month currently paid to State pensioners is totally inadequate to live on, and all efforts of Government should be directed towards increasing
readCity Auction Morally Corrupt
07-10-2005
SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 saw a huge turnout at the public auction for plots that took place at the Windhoek fire brigade premises.Many civil servants and other employees from the private sector who can't
readWhere Are The Unions?
07-10-2005
TEACHERS, why do we allow our unions, Nantu and TUN to mess with us like this? Both the unions held a demonstration and nothing happened.We were fools in the eyes of the rest of the country. It is
readKwanyama Congrats
07-10-2005
I WOULD like to thank your newspaper for keeping me in touch with home developments.I know that for the past few years the Ovakwanyama faced some obstacles in re-establishing their kingdom.I hope
readAlcohol Is Culture?
07-10-2005
I WOULD like to voice my disappointment about the Unam cultural festival.The issue is that the purpose of the whole event is confusing me.I am not quite sure whether it is for the promotion of
readAlcohol Abuse Causes Problems
07-10-2005
I WOULD like to raise my concern on the problems caused by alcohol abuse which is very common in our country, especially with young people.Some of the youth drop out of school because of alcohol;
readLiving In Fear
07-10-2005
AS a housewife during the day I am alone at home with my 7-month-old baby.I always make sure that all the doors are locked.If I hear a noise I have to go and make sure that it is not a burglar. I do
readNo Safety Route
07-10-2005
"I STILL feel terrified by what happened.His image remains in my mind; he was so aggressive.At first I thought fighting back and not letting my handbag go would be okay. And I did fight until the
readAnti-Swapo Perspective
07-10-2005
IT'S would be a great honour if you publish this in your respected newspaper.I am a regular reader and would like to share my views with fellow readers.In your Friday editions, there is always a
readNew marketing arrangement at Roessing Uranium
07-10-2005
WINDHOEK - Roessing Uranium has appointed the Rio Tinto marketing company, Rio Tinto Uranium, to provide marketing, sales and contract administration services.Roessing Managing Director Michael Leech
readMigrants spur economic growth
07-10-2005
UNITED NATIONS - Nearly 200 million international migrants fuel their home countries' economy by US$240 billion a year and spend more than US$2 trillion (around N$13 trillion) in their host nation,
readRwandan tea exports down 10%
07-10-2005
KIGALI - Rwanda's tea exports fell 10 per cent in the first eight months of 2005 compared with the same period in the previous year because of transport delays to Kenya's auction, officials said
readPeru to approve Gold Fields mine
07-10-2005
LIMA - Peru said on Tuesday it was close to approving the Cerro Corona gold and copper project owned by South African's Gold Fields Ltd and the miner said the green light could be granted in
readFishing boats to be watched more closely
07-10-2005
THE South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (Seafo) ended its second annual meeting in Windhoek on Wednesday, coming up with recommendations to protect southern Africa's fish resources.The
readLawyers gear to argue 2nd treason trial challenge
07-10-2005
THE last testimony on eleven Caprivi high treason suspects' claims that they were abducted from Botswana to be arrested and prosecuted in Namibia was heard in the High Court in Windhoek
readFishcor in battle for survival
07-10-2005
ADRIFT in a sea of red ink, faced with a crippling go-slow strike for the past four months, as well as an ageing fishing fleet that has spent more time in the dry-dock than at sea for the past two
readTransNamib GM 'stripped bare' in e-mail exposé
07-10-2005
A WITCH-HUNT has started at TransNamib after a letter detailing the private dealings of a senior manager was circulated among employees this week.At the centre of the storm is a letter with some
readSoup kitchen opens
07-10-2005
THE Okahandja Park informal settlement's soup kitchen was opened by First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba and German actress and humanitarian Suzanne von Borsody this week.The soup kitchen was built by the
readOpuwo Council under attack over water crisis
07-10-2005
SWAPO parliamentarians have called for the dismissal of the opposition-controlled Opuwo Town Council, saying the councillors are to blame for the town's water crisis.Opuwo residents receive water for
readPM admits blunders over teachers' pay
07-10-2005
THE approval of a salary structure that was set to benefit new teachers at the expense of long-serving ones was erroneous and illegal, Prime Minister Nahas Angula told Parliament yesterday.Responding
read'Govt aircraft can be hired for private use'
07-10-2005
GOVERNMENT helicopters and planes can be rented for private business by those who can afford it, Prime Minister Nahas Angula said in Parliament yesterday.This statement, which came as a surprise to
readVice hot-spots to be probed
07-10-2005
NATIONAL Council Vice Chairperson Margareth Mensah-Williams yesterday tabled a motion requesting an in-depth investigation into the plight of sex workers, street children and other vulnerable persons
readMurdered baby case postponed
07-10-2005
HENDRIK Booysen (30) charged with the murder of 15-month-old Desmond De Bruin, made a brief appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court yesterday.The suspect allegedly smashed the child into the
readEx-mayor says power deal was legal; Ministry approval was not required
07-10-2005
AN exclusive 15-year power supply deal between Keetmanshoop Municipality and Southern Electricity Company (SELCo) is legal, according to former Mayor Andries Biwa.In an exclusive interview with The
readUnited effort halts spread of veld fire
07-10-2005
UUVUDHIYA - A fire that raged for three days in the Uuvudhiya Constituency of the Oshana Region, destroying thousands of hectares of grazing, was finally extinguished on Tuesday night.In an interview
readOu na ohauto ko Leo PanelBeaters mu Katutura?
07-10-2005
ONGALASHE yedhina Leo PanelBeaters otayi tseyithile ookastoma dhayo ndhoka dhi na iihauto yi li mongalashe moka noya kala mo ethimbo ele ya thikama kutya naya kale ya ka tala ko iihauto yawo okuza
readOmulilo gwa dhima, Kansola a pandula ayehe ya kwathela
07-10-2005
O MULILO ngoka gwa hanagula po uulithilo uunene mOshikandjohogololo shUuvudhiya mOshitopolwa sha Shana okuza mOlyomakaya ngaka ga zi ko, gwa dhimwa na Kansola gwOshikandjohogololo shUuvudhiya tate
readA dhipagwa nekende
07-10-2005
AANTU yatatu oya dhipagwa mu Katutura mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko.Opolisi oya lopota ngeyi kutya omulumentu gwomimvo 30 okwa si sho a tsuwa nekende lya tatuka pokandingosho kamwe molukanda lwa
readOtatu kongo oomeme yaali
07-10-2005
OTAKU kongwa aakiintu yaali mboka ye na uunona wa nakusa Abisai Shimpulu sha Kalilo, gumwe oku na okanona kedhina Martina Itembu ya Abisai ka valwa momasiku 18 Mei 2000.Omukwawo oku na okanona kedhina
readEtokolo lya Ndeitunga lya ekelwahi mOmpangu yOpombanda
07-10-2005
OMPANGU yOpombanda oya gandja elombwelo mEtitatu kutya kakukutu kOpolisi Inspekta-Ndjayi gwOpolisi ya Namibia na galulule etokolo lye okukutha miilonga pakathimbo Komanda gwOshikondo shIimbuluma
readKadhimamulilo gwa Shakati naye a kwathela okudhima omulilo kOmbuga
07-10-2005
O MUPOPILIKO gwElelo lya Shakati tate Loth Nehemia okwa tseyithila Oshifo shika kutya Ololi yawo ya Kadhimamulilo noonakukondjitha omililo yayo ye li ya tano, meti 3 Oktoba 2005, oya li ya kakwathela
readWie turns pro in golf
07-10-2005
HONOLULU - American schoolgirl Michelle Wie, golf's most celebrated teenager since Tiger Woods, announced her long-awaited decision to turn professional on Wednesday.The 15-year-old, who has set her
readNam vs Botwana in boxing
07-10-2005
NAMIBIAN boxers will trade blows against their Botswana counterparts at the end of October in Jwaneng, Botswana.The Botswana Amateur Boxing Association (BABA), extended an invitation to Namibia to
readYoung Ones tourney at Khomasdal
07-10-2005
YOUNG Ones Football Club will hold a development tournament for first- and second-division teams at the Khomasdal Stadium over the weekend.At least 12 teams have registered so far. The draw for the
readWorld Cup qualifiers enter final stages
07-10-2005
LONDON - A total of 23 teams go into tomorrow's World Cup qualifiers around the globe with a chance of securing a place in next year's finals in Germany.Depending on how the results pan out, as many
readBasketball lacks development in regions as national champioships kicks off in capital
07-10-2005
THE Namibia Basketball Federation (NBF) has admitted that progress has been slow on the development of the game in the regions and vowed to intensify its efforts on that front.This was brought home
readENTRIES CLOSE
07-10-2005
THE closing date for the annual The Namibian Model Pick and Pay Cycle Classic is tomorrow, October 8.Entries can be submitted at various outlets as indicated on the forms. Forms can also be picked up
readAfrican novices on verge of World Cup breakthrough
07-10-2005
LONDON - With one round of qualifying games left, all of Africa's five World Cup berths remain up for grabs.Ten teams are in contention going into Saturday's games Togo, Senegal, Ghana, Congo,
readMedia Double Standards
07-10-2005
YOUR report, condemning local editor Hans Feddersen and the hate speech advertisement, is timely and correct and is welcomed by most of us.The Afrikaans daily, likewise, did not spare Feddersen.
readPolitico in pizza palaver
07-10-2005
OPPOSITION legislators grilled Canadian Immigration Minister Joe Volpe in Parliament on Tuesday after learning that he spent C$138 (about N$760) on a pizza dinner for two and charged it to his
readBali security to be tightened
07-10-2005
DENPASAR - Indonesian police yesterday pledged to beef up security in Bali after last weekend's deadly bomb blasts, as they hunted for leads in the attacks blamed on Islamic militants.The promise came
readBid to save Saddam's life
07-10-2005
CAIRO - Supporters of Saddam Hussein are trying to negotiate with the United States a halt to attacks in return for a pledge that the former Iraqi leader will not be executed, Iraq's president was
readSpiralling violence rocks Baghdad
07-10-2005
BAGHDAD - At least four people were killed in rebel attacks in Baghdad yesterday, adding to fears of spiralling violence in the run-up to the October 15 referendum on the new constitution for
readTropical Storm Stan kills 160 in Central America
07-10-2005
GUATEMALA CITY - Tropical Storm Stan only briefly reached hurricane strength but by yesterday killed at least 160 people as it roared across Mexico and Central America.Forecasters warn the remnants of
read'Bin Laden to surface after next attack on US soil'
07-10-2005
WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden is expected to remain in hiding until he stages another attack on the United States, an ex-CIA expert who had tracked the terror mastermind for two decades warned in an
readSchroeder seen yielding to Merkel
07-10-2005
BERLIN - Germany's conservatives expected Gerhard Schroeder to agree to step aside after talks yesterday on forming a coalition government, clearing the way for Angela Merkel to become chancellor and
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