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47 Articles found on Thursday, 13 April 2006
Immigrants in America
13-04-2006
TWO things about American immigration are different. One is that the United States is the only large First World country that has a long land border with a Third World country.The other is that only
readDo Teachers Still Beat Your Child?
13-04-2006
I AM writing this article in an attempt to inform the readers what the law says about corporal punishment in schools.This is not an attempt to put more pressure on the already over-burdened teaching
readMarriage To A Foreigner: What it means in terms of Namibian laws
13-04-2006
THEY met, fell in love and got married. He is Namibian, she isn't. It should be one of the happiest times in a couple's life - the period of wedded bliss just after marriage.From the queries received
readPolitical Perspective
13-04-2006
IF President Hifikepunye Pohamba was a lawyer, then he could have been paid N$14 800 to read his State of the Nation address in Parliament yesterday! I thought that this observation may be of interest
readEditorial: No Great Leap In Sight
13-04-2006
SPEAKING at the Polytechnic of Namibia graduation ceremony last weekend, Nangula Kathindi, Chairperson of the Council of that institution, said that Namibia should not 'crawl' into developed status,
readRestoring wetlands key to curbing bird flu
13-04-2006
NAIROBI - Restoring the world's wetlands may be critical to preventing outbreaks of avian flu as their revival will keep migratory birds from mixing with domesticated fowl, a UN report said on
readNedbank boosts green projects
13-04-2006
MORE than 25 environmental projects have benefited from Nedbank's Go Green Fund since 2001, says the Chairperson of the fund.Dr Peter Tarr, who is also the Director of the Southern African Institute
readAppeal For Youth Volunteers
13-04-2006
PLEASE allow me space in your respected newspaper to share my story on volunteerism with the Namibian unemployed youth.I am Jarold Edwin !Nowaseb, a 27-year-old Namibian from Windhoek. I am currently
readSome Good, But Lots of Bad
13-04-2006
IN support of all people who try their level best to develop a sound public awareness and promote decent behaviour towards fellow human beings, to the ideal of property and towards the environment, I
readRacist BEE For Mining
13-04-2006
REGARDING the call from Mines Minister Erkki Nghimtina for mining companies to jump on the BEE bandwagon and give part of their equity to black Namibians, I would like to ask why only black
readDon't Brand Children
13-04-2006
WITH reference to an article in your March 25 edition, headlined 'Farmers Support Street Children': The involvement of the farmers is for us a great encouragement, a sign of hope.Like a visitor from
readTowards Relevant Education
13-04-2006
EDUCATION is the right of all people of all nations. Yes, that education needs to be relevant.No need for training to be a steam-train engineer, when what we want is a nuclear engineer. I cannot call
readPupkewitz Has Constructive Criticism
13-04-2006
ON March 29, 2006, the executive chairman of Pupkewitz Holdings 'pressed some warning buttons' on education in Namibia as a way of pursuing a solution to the existing crisis."If we have intelligence,
readZambia sees '06 economic boom
13-04-2006
LUSAKA - Zambian economic growth will edge higher this year fuelled by growth in copper production, tourism and financial services, the Treasury said on Tuesday.Treasury data showed that real gross
readSABMiller beer volumes climb
13-04-2006
LONDON - SABMiller's underlying annual beer volumes rose five per cent with business strong in Europe and Asia as it expands further into China, it said on Wednesday.US volumes were the only weak
readOil companies help develop south Sudan at a price
13-04-2006
FALLOUJ - Gleaming, whitewashed walls and a pharmacy brimming with medicine, Fallouj hospital in Sudan's south is one of the best in the country.But in a nation plagued with epidemics, these serene
readEnergy agency lifts need for oil
13-04-2006
LONDON - Opec will need to pump more oil than previously expected to meet rising world demand and cover a shortfall from other producers such as Russia, the International Energy Agency said
readGovernment eyes foreign-owned farms
13-04-2006
GOVERNMENT has foreign-owned farms in Namibia in its sights for expropriation, President Hifikepunye Pohamba told Parliament when he answered opposition parliamentarians' questions after his State of
readHousing defaulters to face Govt wrath
13-04-2006
GOVERNMENT plans to crack down on its housing defaulters and institute claims for debts against their pensions.The claims, through the Ministry of Finance, will make sure that all those who failed to
readNamibia not immune to brain drain
13-04-2006
ALTHOUGH Namibia is not regarded as a country with a critical shortage of health service providers, the 2006 World Health report notes that the country is losing nurses to First World
readAthletics bosses booted
13-04-2006
MINISTER of Sport John Mutorwa has removed the entire executive committee of Athletics Namibia (AN), led by its president Alpha Kangueehi.Mutorwa yesterday called a press conference at which he
read'Bright prospects for mining'
13-04-2006
NAMIBIA will soon have a new gold mine in the Otavi, Grootfontein and Otjiwarongo area after successful explorations done during the last 12 months, President Hifikepunye Pohamba announced
read4 more Oshakati cops charged with fraud
13-04-2006
THREE traffic officers of the Oshakati Police who have been arrested on fraud charges will be suspended from the force, the regional Police commander says.Deputy Commissioner Josef Anghuwo told The
readE-fuel case postponed for a week
13-04-2006
THE further hearing of a High Court case in which a shareholder and former director of a company that had a contract to install electronic fuel-monitoring systems in Government cars is facing
readReward offered for information on cash burglary
13-04-2006
A REWARD of N$100 000 is being offered for information that would lead to the recovery of the equivalent of some N$1,6 million in cash that was stolen in a burglary at a house in Pionierspark in
readParliament united on Air Namibia criticism
13-04-2006
SWAPO backbencher Jeremiah Nambinga has called for a task force to investigate the problems experienced by Air Namibia that are draining millions from Government coffers.He said although he
readThe poor should be priority: Kaura
13-04-2006
HOUSING, access to potable water, better education and even more money for pensions had to be major priorities of Government, as too many people were still living without these necessities, the DTA
readAppeal for peace in Kavango
13-04-2006
ONETHINDI - The Secretary of the Ovawambo Herders Association, Vilho Hamunyela, has called on members of his association to refrain from physical conflict in their grazing dispute in western
readDams maintain high levels
13-04-2006
NAMIBIA'S main dams continue to show encouraging readings, according to NamWater's latest weekly dam bulletin.The Von Bach Dam, which provides water to much of central Namibia, including the capital,
readAnglican Bishop installed
13-04-2006
THE Right Reverend Nathaniel Ndaxuma Nakwatumbah was installed as the tenth Bishop of Namibia at the Saint Mary's Parish Church at Odibo last Sunday.Reverend Nakwatumbah was recently consecrated as
readMurorua na Ndauendapo ya futwa oshimaliwa oshindji noonkondo
13-04-2006
HAHENDE Lucius Murorua na Nate Ndauendapo otaya pula ya futwe oshimaliwa oshindji noonkondo sha konda pOondola omayuvi omathele ga hamano (N$600 000) miilonga yethimbo inali konda poomwedhi mbali.Ihe
readOndholongo ya Luno ya gwanitha oomvula omulongo
13-04-2006
O NDHOLONGO ya Luno pOndangwa mOshitopolwa sha Shana mEtitano lya zi ko (07/04/2006) oya dhana oshituthivalo shayo shoomvula omulongo shoka sha li sha kalwa nokupopithwa kOministeli yEgameno
readPwa kwata ishewe Aapolisi yane mOshakati
13-04-2006
OPOLISI mOshakati oya tseyitha kutya oya kwata po Aapolisi yane shi na sha niilonga yUulingilingi, unene tuu mOshikondo shUusipitikopa, ano shAatonateli yomOondjila.Komanda gwOpolisi mOshitopolwa sha
readCup ties set to excite at coast
13-04-2006
LAST year's finalists, Hardap, will open The Namibian Newspaper Cup tournament against Oshana at the Kuisebmond Stadium tomorrow.Kick-off is at 09h00. Oshana were also finalists during the 2003
readMoney for Warriors coach imminent
13-04-2006
NAMIBIA'S football authorities are close to securing funding for a new Brave Warriors coach, sources told The Namibian Sport yesterday.The acting president of the Namibia Football Association (NFA),
readNewspaper Cup Draw
13-04-2006
Friday, April 14 09h00: Hardap vs Oshana 11h00: Kavango vs Oshikoto 13h00: Omusati vs Khomas 15h00: Ohangwena vs Karas 17h00: Kunene vs Omaheke 19h00: Erongo vs Caprivi Highlights Sunday, April
readMalawi coach defends actions
13-04-2006
RELATIONS between Malawi's Football Association (Fam) and national coach Burkhard Ziese look set to deteriorate this week in a row over the visit of youth players to a bar on Saturday.The German, who
readOtjohorongo All Stars called
13-04-2006
THE Otjohorongo All Stars recently selected players to represent them during the Federation Cup, which is scheduled for April 29 and 30 in Windhoek.Players are requested to report for training on
readTisan Games to attract over 1 700 students
13-04-2006
MORE than 1700 athletes are expected in Windhoek tomorrow for the Tertiary Institutes Sports Association of Namibia (Tisan) Games from April 15 to 18.Organiser Werner Jeffrey from the Windhoek
readBrumbies ready for derby
13-04-2006
WELLINGTON - The ACT Brumbies get to test their growing confidence against the NSW Waratahs this weekend, in the prime clash of a Super 14 rugby competition that has faced criticism after a series of
readMeola earns 100th cap for US
13-04-2006
CARY - Goalkeeper Tony Meola made his 100th international appearance for the US football team in a 1-1 friendly draw with Jamaica on Tuesday.Meola had not played for his country since 2002 but US
readElection chaos leaves Italy in limbo
13-04-2006
PARIS - Italy has shot itself in the foot by failing clearly to decide who should take the job of governing an ungovernable nation, underlining a feeling of a rudderless Europe, press analysts said
readMuslims target Playboy office
13-04-2006
JAKARTA - Hundreds of Muslim hardliners yesterday attacked the offices of the newly-published Indonesian edition of Playboy magazine.About 300 protesters from the radical Islamic Defenders' Front
readMafia's last top boss arrested near Palermo
13-04-2006
ROME - Italian legal officials hailed the capture of the mafia's top boss on Tuesday, the last senior figure in the Cosa Nostra still at liberty who had spent the past 42 years on the run.For more
readUN plan to move Charles Taylor trial hits new snag
13-04-2006
UNITED NATIONS - A UN plan to move the war crimes trial of ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor to The Hague could be further delayed by difficulties in finding a country willing to take Taylor after
readNuclear Iran is a threat to the whole world - Israel
13-04-2006
JERUSALEM - Iran's announcement that it has enriched uranium should be a cause for concern for the entire world but may be merely a tactic to strengthen itself against international pressure, Israeli
readProtesters block SA-Swazi border
13-04-2006
PRETORIA - South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal border with Swaziland was completely blocked yesterday in a protest against that country's kingdom's leadership, said the Swaziland Solidarity
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