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44 Articles found on Friday, 23 September 2005
The Challenges For PM Nahas Angula
23-09-2005
This is the right time to be a Ghanaian", said President John Kufuor of Ghana recently, having been bolstered by his country's booming economy.Perhaps the same could be said of Namibia on the
readPolitical Perspective
23-09-2005
WE'VE got a serious problem with hypocrisy if the fawning and obsequious reception at the resumption of Parliament this week for discredited Swapo Youth League Secretary Paulus Kapia is anything to
readEditorial: The ODC Needs To Break Its Silence
23-09-2005
ARE those involved in the hunt for the Offshore Development Company's missing N$100 million chasing their own tails, or are they making progress as they seemingly would like us to believe? Yet another
readLeaders And Doublespeak
23-09-2005
I WANT to air my view with regard to the Government's sudden concern about the hate speech written on a placard by one of the demonstrators taking part in the Herero compensation demonstration.It is
readChinese Embassy Takes Issue
23-09-2005
WE pay much attention to a report entitled "Prostitution thrives in Tibet, authorities turn blind eye" by Peter Harmsen of AFP, which was reprinted in your newspaper on September 2, 2005.In that
readTV Licence Fee Debate Continues
23-09-2005
THE recent correspondence concerning TV licence fees in Namibia raises a number of important issues: Firstly, it is untrue to say that no TV licence fee is charged in other countries.In the UK, for
readThe Namibian Robin Hood
23-09-2005
THE English Robin Hood is a legendary figure of the past.It is said that he robbed the rich and shared the loot with the poor.His weapons were the bow and the arrow. His method of operation was
readTransparency On Websites
23-09-2005
I WOULD like to commend those companies/ organisations/ directorates that make their annual reports available on the Internet.In my opinion, it is part of good governance to make annual reports
readPrime Minister's Move A Good One
23-09-2005
ALLOW me to welcome the move by Prime Minister Nahas Angula to turn the Cabinet into an effective, well-organised organ of the State.It is a move long overdue. Good intentions will also go a long way
readOn Kapia's 'Comeback'
23-09-2005
WE see that Mr.Kapia is back in parliament, and on the road to rehabilitation.It seems that, in Africa, the larger the sum by which you are involved in financial controversy, the more loyal your
readNeed For 'Good Namibians'
23-09-2005
SHAME on our Members of Parliament, and shame on the Swapo leadership for their obvious acceptance of Kapia back into their ranks.Our people have been united in their disgust and dismay over the
readEU, US step up search for deal
23-09-2005
GENEVA - The European Union and the United States were to make a fresh bid yesterday to resolve differences deepening a crisis in global free trade talks.Negotiations at the 148-state World Trade
readSony to cut 10 000 jobs
23-09-2005
TOKYO - Struggling electronics and entertainment conglomerate Sony Corp.yesterday said it would cut about seven per cent of its global work force as part of a new restructuring plan, and it slashed
readInflation seen hit by oil prices
23-09-2005
PRETORIA - South Africa's central bank said yesterday that surging oil prices would continue to affect the country's inflation rates in the months ahead.Presenting the Reserve Bank's September
readFraud a major problem in Africa
23-09-2005
JOHANNESBURG - Fraud is a major problem in South Africa and Africa, a survey of businesses revealed yesterday.The survey, by auditing firm KPMG, said 64 per cent of the South African companies and 65
readPG still waiting for Avid docket
23-09-2005
THE Office of the Prosecutor General has not yet received the Police docket on the investigation into the Social Security Commission's much-rued investment of N$30 million with Avid Investment
readFormer Plan fighter jailed for bank fraud
23-09-2005
THE greed that corrupted the values that a former member of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia, Shange Ndadi, once fought for, cost him a fine of N$100 000 and an additional effective two years
readNamPower CEO Hangala hauled over the coals for N$60m deal
23-09-2005
NAMPOWER Managing Director Leake Hangala appeared before a disciplinary hearing last week for unilaterally awarding a contract for electricity cables worth close to N$60 million to a company
readLand policy comes under the hammer
23-09-2005
NAMIBIA's land reform programme is "unrealistic" and "logically impossible", having failed to empower the poor and landless since Independence, the Legal Assistance Centre says.Resettlement
readSoup kitchen gets a new home
23-09-2005
"IT is happening, we are finally moving into our own beautiful place," said an ecstatic Meme Hilaria, leading a group of singing and dancing women and children in a colourful procession through the
readSaamstaan settlement runs dry
23-09-2005
RESIDENTS of the Saamstaan informal settlement in Katutura have been without water since last Friday after the Windhoek Municipality cut off the water supply to the area.The Saamstaan settlement,
readLet's talk about sex: Governor
23-09-2005
TEACHERS should encourage children to talk openly about sex in order to prevent the spread of HIV-AIDS, says Klemens Kashuupulwa, Governor of the Oshana Region."We can no longer tolerate the taboos
readWatch out for new scams
23-09-2005
NAMIBIAN businesses are warned to be on the lookout for fraudulent schemes trying to con unsuspecting victims out of their money.Three businesses have confirmed receiving faxes from South Africa,
readCharges against Naholo withdrawn
23-09-2005
A CHARGE of attempted murder against well-known businessman Festus Naholo has been withdrawn after clan elders approached the plaintiff, Swapo Ndume, to drop the charges, Ndume said yesterday.Naholo
readRival taxi association to be formed
23-09-2005
A GROUP of long-distance minibus owners in the North plan to form their own taxi association this weekend to rival the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta).The group, led by former student leader
readBema College loses accreditation
23-09-2005
THE Namibia Qualifications Authority yesterday officially withdrew its recognition of privately owned Bema College of Namibia as a recognised educational institute.This follows the termination of
readLabour harmony eludes Namibia
23-09-2005
THE labour climate in Namibia over the past year proved to be dismal, with the number of dismissals, illegal strikes and disputes soaring way above that of the previous year.Aggravating the situation,
readMore rotten food found
23-09-2005
RUNDU - The Regional Governor for Kavango, John Thighuru has expressed dissatisfaction over rotten food found in a storeroom at Max Makushe Secondary School, some 180 kilometres east of Rundu.In an
readSmuggled parrots confiscated at border
23-09-2005
FIVE emaciated and injured Rueppel's parrots were confiscated at the Oshikango border post last Tuesday.An official with the Ministry of Environment, Erwin Tjikuua, told The Namibian that a man,
readIran ina hala okweethapo oprograma yoonkondolute
23-09-2005
THERAN - Onkundana ya zi ko Theran sha Iran otayi ti kutya pethimbo lyoshigongi shoka sha ningwa pokati ka Iran noshikondo shi na sha noonkondolute shIigwanahangano, Iran okwa ulike kutya ita ka
readAanyasha yomOshana ya ningilwa omadhewo
23-09-2005
AANYASHA yomOshitopolwa sha Shana, ya unganekwa pAikandjohogololo, oshiwike shika oya li mOshigongiilonga shawo shomadhewo miinima yi ili noyi ili ya pamba onkalo yaanyasha ngashi, nkene wu na
readEpeko lya Kandara lya pewa Ompangu
23-09-2005
EPEKO lyuuyelele mboka wa monika po kombinga yeso lya Lazarus Kandara ngoka a li omukuluntuwiliki gwa Avid Investments Corporation, olya pewa Ompangu hoka taku ka ningwa omatalosokono nokugandja
readFootball, netball tourney for schools in north
23-09-2005
OLD Mutual Namibia and the Ministry of Sport on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding on the Far North Soccer and Netball Championships, which was introduced last year.An Old Mutual official
readFrom the Sidelines
23-09-2005
Namibian football, being the prime sport in the country netted a consequential sponsorship deal worth N$40 million earlier this week.This, truly expects to see the code being lifted from the current
readNorthern Stream football playoffs finalised for Oct
23-09-2005
THE Namibia Football Association's Organising and Competitions Committee (OCC) yesterday announced that the promotion and relegation playoffs for the Northern Stream First Division will be held at
readVictory Races in Windhoek
23-09-2005
OLD Mutual will host the final race of the 2005 Victory Series tomorrow.The race starts at 07h00 from the Jan Moehr Rugby Stadium in Mercury Street (off Bach Street), Windhoek West.Over N$90 000
readBank pulls plug on athletics
23-09-2005
BANK Windhoek has pulled the plug on further sponsorships Athletics Namibia (AN), which has been embroiled in consistent infighting, negatively affecting the performance of athletes."Bank Windhoek
readCrackdown on Philippine protesters
23-09-2005
MANILA - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo yesterday defended an order to crack down on unauthorised street protests calling for her dismissal, saying they disrupted businesses and brought huge
readIn Brief
23-09-2005
* BACKED OFF - The European Union has backed off from its attempt to have Iran immediately called before the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme, according to a draft UN resolution.*
readAnti-war demonstrators flock to Washington
23-09-2005
WASHINGTON - Anti-war protestors led by Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq, descended on Washington ahead of a demonstration scheduled for tomorrow and three weeks after ending a
readIraqi authorities in Basra turn their back on British
23-09-2005
BASRA - Local authorities in southern Iraq said yesterday they would have no dealings with British forces who stormed a Basra jail to release two of their men, even as Baghdad and London sought to
readItaly extradites London bomb suspect
23-09-2005
ROME - Hamdi Issac, one of four men suspected of carrying out the failed July 21 London bomb attacks, was extradited yesterday from Italy to Britain, where he faced charges of conspiracy to murder
readHandbook for dissidents
23-09-2005
PARIS - A bloggers' handbook aimed at helping dissidents in repressive countries avoid detection when they publish on the Internet was released yesterday in Paris with the support of the French
readRita heads for Texas as Category 5 hurricane
23-09-2005
GALVESTON, Texas - More than 1 million people along the Texas coast fled the approach of Hurricane Rita yesterday as it developed into one of the most intense storms on record and threatened
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