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53 Articles found on Friday, 2 September 2005
'The Dog Ate My Constitution'
02-09-2005
"AHMED, where's your homework?" ". The dog ate it, Miss.I had it all done, honest, but it was lying on the table this morning, and then the dog..." "That's all right, dear. Take another week and
read'My husband is dead and so are my brains'
02-09-2005
IT sounds strange doesn't it? "My husband is dead and so are my brains" One might think that I am referring to the psychological trauma of losing one's husband that brings about temporary
readClosing Africa's Journalism Deficit
02-09-2005
IN the last quarter-century, the state of governance and the media in Africa has shown encouraging progress.Not only has Africa moved beyond the worst legacies of colonialism, but it has also
readTime To Prove Political Will
02-09-2005
ALL eyes are on President Hifikepunye Pohamba in the light of his strong statements on stamping out corruption.People are becoming restless. They want to see the President's words matched by action.
readClear Up Conspiracy Theories
02-09-2005
THE Namibian Police would do well to speedily conclude the investigation into the death of Avid kingpin Lazarus Kandara in order to put to rest public speculation and the conspiracy theories that
readPolitical Perspective
02-09-2005
JUST when people thought Namibians were becoming more mature and finally concerning themselves with issues of good governance and corruption, then you note that good common sense hasn't really taken
readLove Our Dog Friends
02-09-2005
PLEASE allow me space in your newspaper on the issue of dog abuse.I am a 12-year-old boy and would like dog owners to know about my concern for these useful creatures. Dog abuse is very common amongst
readTired Of Promises
02-09-2005
I'M hurt. I'm angry. But I am not surprised at what is happening in the mindsets of some 'leaders'.I must be honest; I'm very frustrated about certain things still happening in Namibia that urgently
readWatching The Watchdog
02-09-2005
Open Letter To Prime Minister Nahas Angula MR Prime Minister, of late there has been a lot of talk about the establishment of an anti-corruption agency. This is a good idea and it enjoys the support
readThe Cost Of Birthday Ads
02-09-2005
ALLOW me a space in you paper to air my views about too much money wasted in the media to wish the President and the Prime Minister 'Happy Birthday'.One looks at how much was spent on this matter by
readGrow Up Now
02-09-2005
IF you permit me I would like to send a message to all those Namibians who have understanding or sympathy for people who are directly and consciously involved in mismanagement of public funds. First,
readThumbs Down To Bank Fees
02-09-2005
THREE cheers for M.A. Kelly who expressed so well what most of us feel regarding bank fees! I hope that more Namibians will wake up to the fact that putting money in a bank actually reduces its
readShameful Suicide
02-09-2005
IT is a great shame that a man of such stature as Lazarus Kandara could kill himself after displaying such confidence and self-assurance.Leaving his wife and kids to walk with their heads low because
readAction Speaks Louder
02-09-2005
ALLOW me a little space in your respected newspaper to vent my frustration about the empty speeches that are being made by our politicians, including the President.It appears to me that our leaders do
readWhat Happened To The 'Jewel In The Crown'
02-09-2005
IT was a thrill to arrive in the new Independent Namibia in 1992 when the UN had described its transition as the "Jewel in its Crown".We spent two months learning all we could about its
readPunishment for Those Who Transgress
02-09-2005
CONSIDERING we spend a minimum of 40 hours a week at work, it stands to reason that we should at least be doing something about issues related to governance and corruption. This is particularly true
readMust We Join Swapo?
02-09-2005
ALLOW me to say something on the ongoing game of Avid and SSC. I fail to understand the relationship between the Government, party and the community at large. Seems we all have to join Swapo to have
readOmaulikilo gOpaipindi ga Ngwediva otaga ende nawa, Egumbo na Ndevashiya taya ti
02-09-2005
O MUNASHIPUNDI gwOkOmitiye Olongekidhi yOmaulikilo gOpaipindi gokomumvo ga Ngwediva, tate Damian Egumbo, okwa ti kutya Omaulikilo ngaka ga tamekele meti 26 Auguste nuumvo notaga hulu ngula mOlyomakaya
readMotapa extends licence area in Kavango
02-09-2005
WINDHOEK - Motapa Diamonds Inc. announced on Tuesday that five exclusive prospecting licences totalling 420 000 hectares have been added to its Kavango concession in north-eastern Namibia.These
readCommonwealth man visits
02-09-2005
WINDHOEK - The President of the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL), John Danier, paid a courtesy visit to the Deputy Minister of Education, Becky Ndjoze-Ojo, on Monday.The Commonwealth of Learning is an
readWild melons distributed to poor San settlements
02-09-2005
GOBABIS - The Omaheke Regional Emergency Management Unit (Remu) distributed more than 1 700 wild melons to San people in the region this month.The melons are known as tsammas in the San language.
readRice distributed in Omaheke
02-09-2005
GOBABIS - The Omaheke Regional Emergency Management Unit (Remu) held a meeting here on Monday to report on the distribution of more than 5 000 bags of rice donated by the Indian government.Governor
read2 men convicted for drug use
02-09-2005
GOBABIS - Two men were convicted by the Magistrate's Court here yesterday for using cannabis and Mandrax.Pieter Steenkamp (43) and Shane McCallum (24) were ordered to pay a fine of N$100 or face a
readNujoma Foundation helps SOS children
02-09-2005
WINDHOEK - The Sam Nujoma Foundation on Wednesday donated food, blankets and soft drinks to the SOS Children's Village.The donation was part of pledges made at the foundation's fund-raising gala
readNaholo in court
02-09-2005
FORMER Swapo Secretary for Economics Festus Naholo briefly appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court yesterday morning.Naholo, charged with attempted murder, was not asked to plead to the charges
readHot springs project gathers momentum
02-09-2005
THE Federal Republic of Germany has donated more than N$516 000 to the Warmbad Hot Springs development.The money will be used to renovate and upgrade the historical Officer's House at Warmbad. The
readCorruption protest planned next week
02-09-2005
THE youth wing of the Congress of Democrats (CoD) plans to hold a peaceful public demonstration on Wednesday next week in support of widely expressed public demands for Government action against
readWindhoek City officials warned to uphold ethics
02-09-2005
WINDHOEK Mayor Matheus Shikongo rapped the municipality's top management over the knuckles on Wednesday night for being out of office without permission.In his monthly address to residents at the
readCrime suspect commits suicide
02-09-2005
A SUSPECT being investigated by the Namibian Police's Serious Crime Unit is alleged to have committed suicide as detectives were closing in on him for a possible arrest yesterday afternoon.The
readBallooning oil prices fuel fears of inflation
02-09-2005
AS crude oil prices continue to hit record highs on the world markets, fears of rising inflation are taking hold locally and abroad.Both Government and the private sector have expressed concern
readHereros condemn racist poster
02-09-2005
THE Ovaherero Genocide Committee and the leaders of the Ovaherero and Ovambanderu have distanced themselves from hate messages displayed at a march by the Herero community to the Prime Minister's
readRepublican Party cries foul over Ongombo expropriation
02-09-2005
REPUBLICAN Party President Henk Mudge yesterday voiced his party's disappointment with Government's expropriation of the Ongombo-West farm, 30 km north-east of Windhoek.Speaking to the media
readSELCo threatens legal action
02-09-2005
THE Southern Electricity Company (SELCo) has threatened the Keetmanshoop Town Council with legal action to reverse its unilateral decision to terminate their controversial power supply
readAir Namibia steward facing rape charges
02-09-2005
AN Air Namibia flight steward was arrested in London on Monday on rape charges.The victim is reported to be a flight attendant, but it is unclear whether she was a fellow Air Namibia employee or from
readJosea's business bank account frozen
02-09-2005
THE High Court on Wednesday froze the bank account of one of the businesses of Nico Josea, who remains in Police custody following his arrest in connection with the disappearance of a N$30 million
readTeacher found guilty of school beating
02-09-2005
A 16-year-old boy made legal history in the High Court this week by becoming the first Namibian school pupil known to have successfully sued a teacher for having been beaten at school.In a judgement
readNamfisa suspends its CEO
02-09-2005
THE Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa), Frans van Rensburg, has been suspended with immediate effect.Chairperson of the Namfisa board,
readODC plot thickens
02-09-2005
MORE than half of the close to N$100 million used by the Offshore Development Corporation (ODC) to make a series of dubious investments with a Botswana-registered company came from its embattled
readYa pandulwa sho ya lima omahangu ogendji lela nuumvo
02-09-2005
O LUTU lu li kohi yUuministeli wUunamapya, Omeya nEgameno lyIihwa, ndjoka talu hwahwameke ehumithokomeho nelanditho lyomahangu moshilongo nosho tuu Mahangu Marketing Intelligence Unit (MMIU), mEtiyali
readSitude missing with thousands
02-09-2005
A TOP football official from the Karas Football Region is alleged to have vanished with at least N$41 000 which was meant as prize money for the league winners in the Southern Zone First Division.
readNaukushu still on suspension
02-09-2005
FORMER Namibia Football (NFA) Vice President Salomo Naukushu says he is still in the dark on his suspension from the football mother body in June, after he was accused of trying to depose current
readArrows in friendlies
02-09-2005
KONICA Minolta Eleven Arrows Football Club will host two combined teams from Otjimbingwe at the Kuisebmund Stadium in Walvis Bay on Saturday, September 3. The first match starts at 13h00 and the
readNotices Namibia, Botswana in hockey series
02-09-2005
THE annual two-nations hockey series between Namibia and Botswana will take place at the Doc Jubber Fields in Olympia on Saturday and Sunday.The first match starts at 08h00, with the official
readLAST year this time, Namibian football was in the same situation as now.
02-09-2005
There was no date for the kick-off of the new season because of a wrangling between Rehoboth teams Deportivo Alaves and Mighty Birds over points and related matters. The case dragged the league well
readNadal subdues tenacious Jenkins
02-09-2005
NEW YORK - French Open champion Rafael Nadal reached the third round of the US Open tennis championships on Wednesday with a tough 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory over tenacious US teenager Scoville Jenkins.
readRobert Moog, 'Einstein of music'
02-09-2005
RALEIGH - He may not have been a rock star himself, but Robert A Moog's influence can be heard in the music of bands from The Beatles to Yes, Herbie Hancock to Chick Corea.Moog, whose self-named
readClarke lashes out at Blair's Iraq policy
02-09-2005
LONDON - A veteran politician vying to lead Britain's main opposition Conservative Party yesterday accused Prime Minister Tony Blair of making the country a bigger terrorist target by helping to
readChina evacuates 790 000 as typhoon slams into coast
02-09-2005
SHANGHAI-China evacuated more than 790 000 people as powerful Typhoon Talim slammed into its east coast yesterday after barrelling across Taiwan, where it left three dead and dozens injured.Talim was
readUS critical of political moves in Zim
02-09-2005
WASHINGTON - The United States strongly criticised Zimbabwe's ruling party on Wednesday for dramatic changes it pushed through this week on the southern African country's constitution.Zimbabwean
readIraq holds mass funerals for stampede victims
02-09-2005
BAGHDAD-Mass funerals were held across Iraq yesterday for the nearly 1 000 Shi'ite pilgrims killed in a stampede on a Baghdad bridge as thousands of grieving people continued the grim search for their
readAnnan steps in to salvage UN reform summit
02-09-2005
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday stepped in to try to break a deadlock in tough UN reform negotiations ahead of a summit of world leaders in two weeks' time.Annan, who cut
readBush warns against looting
02-09-2005
WASHINGTON - US President George W.Bush said yesterday looters plundering stores in New Orleans and elsewhere in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina should be treated with "zero tolerance" and
readThousands feared dead as survivors flee hurricane-wrecked New Orleans
02-09-2005
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - Tens of thousands of survivors were evacuating the darkened, flooded streets of New Orleans yesterday, abandoning the hurricane-wrecked city to looters, thugs, carjackers,
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