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45 Articles found on Friday, 25 August 2006
The Middle East: A Larger War Looms
25-08-2006
DURING this woeful month it was strange to watch the war in Lebanon overshadow the one in Iraq, even though the daily toll of that war was often equal if not greater than the one which became a global
readWhat Can Africa Learn And From Whom?
25-08-2006
AFRICA has two moods.There is the Africa that wants to go it alone - pointing in the direction of self-reliance. This type of Africa is confident and proud of its past achievements, conscious of
readWill The Polluters Pay For Climate Change?
25-08-2006
I AM writing this in New York in early August, when the mayor declared a "heat emergency" to prevent widespread electricity outages from the expected high use of air conditioners.City employees could
readThe New Black Bourgeoisie
25-08-2006
EMBATTLED former PM and now Swapo backbencher Hage Gaingob recently got it all twisted when he angrily responded to the issue of the new emerging black elite.Those of us who have observed and studied
readThe Education Dilemma
25-08-2006
I AGREE with many of the opinions recently expressed about the relevance of Namibian higher education and the employability of its graduates.But what to do? UNAM has a great campus and facilities, but
readDistinguish Between Politics and Culture
25-08-2006
THIS letter is prompted by my brief experience of the annual cultural commemorations at Tsau, Botswana, in July.Having noted a vast difference in the complexion of the event this year in comparison to
readSharks Are Not Monsters
25-08-2006
I HAVE been following the news in Cape Town and have watched a couple of programmes on DSTV such as 'Summer of the shark'.I become enraged when I see how people go on about sharks. Making them out to
readAn Apologetic Farewell?
25-08-2006
I DON'T think the former Prime Minister and current Speaker of the National Assembly has told the whole truth about the political environment in our country to the outgoing ambassador of the European
readAgfa Gevaert cuts jobs
25-08-2006
BRUSSELS - The Belgian imaging technology company Agfa Gevaert reported yesterday a 5,9-per cent fall in first-half net profit and announced a savings programme that could cost up to 2 000 jobs.Agfa
readBank Windhoek opens specialist finance branch
25-08-2006
BANK Windhoek this week opened a Specialist Finance Division in Windhoek, aimed at offering a wide range of products and services such as property finance, vehicle and asset finance as well as
readUK business investment rises strongly
25-08-2006
LONDON - British business investment rose strongly in the second quarter to lift total spending above 30 billion pounds for the first quarter since records began in 1966.The figures provide further
readEskom in deal with ABB
25-08-2006
ZURICH - Swiss engineering group ABB said yesterday it has won a US$62 million order from South African utility Eskom to strengthen a cross-border power transmission system.ABB said it would refurbish
readTanzania central bank says it does not set forex rate
25-08-2006
NAIROBI - The central Bank of Tanzania (BOT) said yesterday it did not target any shilling exchange rate against the US dollar and denied it frequently intervened in the local currency market.
readHolcim to sell South African stake
25-08-2006
ZURICH - Swiss cement maker Holcim said it aimed to sell the largest part of its South-African business and posted a jump in first-half net profit, as expected, as the construction sector booms.The
readN$8 million plan for Plan
25-08-2006
GOVERNMENT is to invest more than N$8 million in a housing plan to benefit needy ex-combatants and "internally brutalised people".The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting on August 15, eleven
readNamibian marble set to enter the US market
25-08-2006
NAMIBIA Stone Processing, the Omaruru-based dimension stone factory, yesterday signed a marketing agreement with USA-based Bridgewater Marble and Granite Works that could see the local plant increase
readUN takes issue over Nujoma's 'death threats'
25-08-2006
ALLEGED death threats former President Sam Nujoma recently made against two female war veterans have raised concern at the United Nations.The Special Rapporteur on Human Rights at the United Nations
readRCC wants CEO out of way while probe conducted
25-08-2006
THE Board of Directors of the Roads Construction Company (RCC) yesterday confirmed that it had suspended Chief Executive Officer Kelly Nghixulifwa with immediate effect (starting Wednesday this week),
readOutjo Police lose office and dockets burnt in suspected arson case
25-08-2006
THE Outjo Police lost an office on Wednesday in what is suspected to be an arson case.The office, which belongs to the Crime Investigators' department, had apparently contained a number of dockets for
readParting words from the EC's outgoing Ambassador Brueser
25-08-2006
THE outgoing ambassador of the European Commission, Dr Antonius Brueser, looks back on his four-year term in Namibia with great satisfaction and a feeling of accomplishment.Brueser (56) hails from
read'Cocaine-in-hair' suspect released on N$10 000 bail
25-08-2006
A MONTH and a half in Police custody ended this week for Angolan student Claudio dos Santos, who is accused of trying to smuggle cocaine hidden in human hair into Namibia.Magistrate Thomas Kanime
readGerman leftist MP to speak at Herero Day
25-08-2006
HUNDREDS of Herero people from Namibia, Botswana and South Africa will flock to Okahandja this weekend to commemorate the annual Herero Day.This has been done since 1923, the year when the remains of
readCity brings charges against traffic chief
25-08-2006
MORE than four months after he was suspended, the City of Windhoek has finally charged Deputy Traffic Chief Eliphas !Owos-Oab.The municipality's Acting Chief Executive Officer, Piet du Pisani,
readDelay number 14 in rape case
25-08-2006
THE case in which a former homeless child is accused of having raped and murdered a 14-year-old boy in Windhoek just before Christmas 2003 was again postponed yesterday for further investigations to
readCity brings charges against traffic chief
25-08-2006
MORE than four months after he was suspended, the City of Windhoek has finally charged Deputy Traffic Chief Eliphas !Owos-Oab.The municipality's Acting Chief Executive Officer, Piet du Pisani,
readMTC announces new MD
25-08-2006
PORTUGUESE national Jose Antonio Rodrigues Ferreira (53) has been appointed the new Managing Director of Namibia's sole operating mobile phone company, Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC).Ferreira
readVets get Heroes' Day olive branch
25-08-2006
WITH tomorrow marking 40 years since the start of the armed liberation struggle, the Swapo Party says ex-combatants should be assured that their contributions to Independence are still recognised,
readEkopi lyeyugathano mUukwiyuushona
25-08-2006
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila mOshikandjohogololo shUukwiyuushona mOshitopolwa sha Shana, otayi ti kutya Ewawa lyAanyasha yoSwapo mOshikandjohogololo shoka, palongelokumwe nOhungikolupale yAanyasha
readOmugulugwombashe ya gandja oofuto dhowina
25-08-2006
W INDHOEK - Ehangano lyondalasipota mu Namibia nenge tutye TransNamib olya popi kutya olya tota po oofuto oompe dhowina ndhoka dhi na okufutwa kaakulupe nosho wo kuunona mboka taya ka longitha eshina
readAakuluntu ya Pamwe Trust ya yamukula moshinima shetidho lyaaniilonga
25-08-2006
O MUNASHIPUNDI gwa Pamwe Trust, tate Helao Tjityuwete okwa yamukula kekuthemo lyaaniilonga ya Pamwe Trust, mboka omasiku ga zi ko ya ningile ehololomadhilaadhilo, taya ti oya tidhwa miilonga shaa li
readNghixulifwa gwa RCC a tulwa pevi
25-08-2006
O MUKULUNTUWILIKI gwOkampani ya Road Contractor Company (RCC) Kelly Nghixulifwa okwa tulwa pevi.Nghixulifwa okwe shi koleke kutya Olaata ya RCC oye mu lombwela kutya okwa tulwa manga pevi, ihe aniwa
readOmugulugwombashe ya gandja oofuto dhowina
25-08-2006
W INDHOEK - Ehangano lyondalasipota mu Namibia nenge tutye TransNamib olya popi kutya olya tota po oofuto oompe dhowina ndhoka dhi na okufutwa kaakulupe nosho wo kuunona mboka taya ka longitha eshina
readAir Namibia a etha kulongitha ondhila yo MD 11O
25-08-2006
KAMPANI ya Air Namibia oshiwike sha zi ko oya etha po okulongitha ondhila yayo yo Mc Douglas MD 11, ndjoka ya li hayi yi momatuko gopaigwana pokati ka Venduka na Frunkfurt sha Ndowishi okuza mu
readNujoma pOkatana, pEndola nopOmhedi
25-08-2006
O MUPRESIDENDE omukulu na oye He yOshigwana sha Namibia Omundohotola Sam Nujoma ngoka wo e li Omupresidende gwoSwapo ngula mOlyomakaya ota popitha oshigongi oshinene shokudhimbulukwa Esiku
readFrom the Sidelines
25-08-2006
ATHLETICS Namibia will hold a Special Congress at Tsumeb tomorrow to fill four vacant positions, which can prove instrumental in turning back the tide of the beleaguered association, especially on
readLiverpool face Hammers in re-run
25-08-2006
LONDON - Three months after serving up one of the best FA Cup finals in history, Liverpool and West Ham United clash once again in the more mundane circumstances of an early-season Premier League
readTribute to Stimela
25-08-2006
I WOULD like to make use of this opportunity to say farewell to a very close friend who was like a brother to me.Salathiel Michael Ndjao, or Stimela as he was known in football circles, will be laid
readFormer Tigers great Akwenye dies
25-08-2006
FORMER Tigers Football Club player Ferdinand 'Mbuti Fere' Akwenye passed away on Tuesday.Akwenye has not only played for Tigers for a full decade, but three of his six children - Ivo, Nelson and
readCycle Classic aims for 2000 mark
25-08-2006
ADDITIONAL prizes of N$5 000 for the educational institution with the most entries and N$10 000 for three Namibian cyclists to participate in the next Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour in Cape Town are up
readJuve officially lodge appeal to civil court
25-08-2006
ROME - Fallen Italian giants Juventus, who were demoted to the second division last month with a penalty of minus 17 points for match-fixing, officially lodged their appeal with a civil court
readB'ball goes to the wire
25-08-2006
SAPPORO - China, Australia and New Zealand advanced to the playoff rounds of the World Basketball Championship with triumphs yesterday while Puerto Rico, Brazil and host Japan were sent home.Wang
readAthletics to hold special congress
25-08-2006
WINDHOEK - All six affiliated members of Athletics Namibia (AN) have confirmed their participation in the long-awaited special congress set for Tsumeb tomorrow.AN President Alpha Kangueehi this week
readCongo cease-fire holding
25-08-2006
KINSHASA- Army rivals loyal to Congo's two presidential candidates turned from battling to policing on Wednesday, patrolling alongside EU units after days of fighting that left 31 dead in the
readAncient biblical waterworks found in Israel
25-08-2006
RAMAT RACHEL - Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed an ancient water system which was modified by the conquering Persians to turn the desert into a paradise.The network of reservoirs, drain pipes
readIran heads for showdown in nuclear row
25-08-2006
TEHRAN - Iran appeared headed for a showdown at the UN Security Council next week over its nuclear programme, facing the threat of sanctions after failing to freeze key fuel cycle work.Western nations
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