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44 Articles found on Tuesday, 29 August 2006
Seeing The BIG Picture
29-08-2006
ONCE again thank you for an opportunity to voice my concerns through your esteemed paper.This time I want to join the discussion on the unconditional basic income grant (BIG) for every Namibian
readNBC TV Is Boring!
29-08-2006
ALLOW me space in your popular newspaper to air my comment regarding on the NBC TV channel.It repeats the same programmes over and over again, and this makes it very boring. The film on tracking down
readShopping-mad SA shrugs off rate hikes
29-08-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Sheila Rugoyi loves to shop.Not for flash labels but for smart, funky clothes for her three children and the odd set of lacy underwear for herself. South Africa's first interest rate
readChad expels Chevron, Petronas
29-08-2006
KUALA LUMPUR - A Chad minister denied yesterday that his country's expulsion of two foreign energy companies at the weekend was aimed at winning greater control of its oil resources.Chad ordered the
readCash injection for exposcience Africa
29-08-2006
TELECOM Namibia has donated N$45 000 to the ExpoScience Africa 2006 which started in Windhoek yesterday. The week-long expo, being held at the Windhoek showgrounds, is a multinational competition that
readRevision of VAT registration threshold required
29-08-2006
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotzé - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.SECTION 15 of our VAT Act provides for the registration requirements
readSA's MTN employs ex-auditor general
29-08-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South African mobile phone operator MTN has appointed the country's former Auditor General, Shauket Fakie, to manage business risk, the group said yesterday."MTN's operations have
readManufacturers strengthen ties
29-08-2006
IN an effort to promote trade relations between the two countries, the Namibia Manufacturers' Association (NMA) and the Exporters' Association Of Botswana (EAOB) last week signed a Memorandum of
readTowns in South in dark
29-08-2006
SEVERAL Village Councils in the South were left without electricity yesterday, forcing health authorities to rush corpses to nearby towns while clinics were unable to deal with emergencies last
readMusic pirates bite the dust
29-08-2006
A JOINT operation between the Police, the Namibian Society of Composers and Authors of Music (Nascam) and other agencies has led to the confiscation of nearly N$3 million worth of pirated goods in
readLodge owner survives attack
29-08-2006
THE owner of the Vingerklip Lodge situated between Outjo and Khorixas, Ingrid Techow, is recovering in a Windhoek hospital after she was viciously assaulted by two robbers at her home on Friday
readShebeens 'slowing down crime fight'
29-08-2006
A CONCERTED Police crackdown appears to be altering criminal tendencies in Windhoek, but shebeens continue to be cause for concern and a breeding ground for crime.This was the message of the Namibian
readDo you know Namibia's night skies?
29-08-2006
NAMIBIA is one of the best places on earth to admire the night skies and view the Milky Way and to observe the stars and planets.Tourists come on special trips so they can view our skies because in
readHams take over lighthouse at Swakopmund
29-08-2006
NAMIBIA was one of more than 51 countries in the world to participate in International Lighthouse Weekend this month.The annual event, which usually takes place during the first full weekend in
readNavachab gets new MD
29-08-2006
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti has appointed Gerry Arnat as Managing Director of the Navachab Gold Mine at Karibib with effect from September 1.Arnat is a born and bred Namibian who grew up in the Karibib area. He
read2 more die on Kalkrand highway
29-08-2006
THE national road between Kalkrand and Rehoboth claimed two more lives this past weekend, while the bodies of two people who died on this same road less than a month ago were involved in a second
readCommunal farming in strong pitch towards modernisation
29-08-2006
THE communal farming sector is rapidly transforming from traditional ways to modern farming and marketing techniques, requiring emerging farmers to remain in touch with market requirements for
readKAT retrenchment talks set to start
29-08-2006
THE first face-to-face negotiations between Karas Abattoir and Tannery (KAT) and the Namibia Food and Allied Workers' Union (Nafau) on voluntary retrenchment packages for about 72 workers are due to
readSchool trip ends in tragedy
29-08-2006
CAPE TOWN - A 13-year-old Namibian boy who was swept out to sea while swimming on Sunday was presumed drowned as police divers resumed their search yesterday, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI)
readTribal rift in Nantu widens
29-08-2006
DEEP-ROOTED tribal divisions in the Namibia National Teachers' Union (Nantu) surfaced at the opening yesterday of the union's congress when its President Ndapewa Nghipandulwa claimed that several
readLAC cries foul over Northland project
29-08-2006
THE Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) has advised residents of Omafo village, who are affected by the development of the Northland City complex at the town of Helao Nafidi, to approach the High Court for
readKAT ita vulu okugwanitha po omaindilo gaaniilonga
29-08-2006
O ONKUNDATHANA pokati kOfaabulika yonyama noyiipa yoompo ya Karas Abattoir and Tannery (KAT) nehangano lyaaniilonga lya Namibia Workerts Union (Nafau) kombinga yosheetwapo kutya aaniilonga ye li 72
readAatamanekelwa yaali mefiko lyoombelewa dhOpolisi mOmpangu
29-08-2006
A ALUMENTU yaali mboka taya tamanekelwa oshipotha shokufikapo omapeko gOpolisi pOsasiona yOpolisi pOutjo omasiku ga zi ko oya holoka komeho gOmpangu oshikando shotango mEtitano lya zi ko.Louis
readAapolisi yaali ya ningilwa oshipotha shekoraputo
29-08-2006
O MUPOLISI gumwe omunambelewa na gumwe e li Konstabela oya holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata mOvenduka mOmaandaha ga zi ko ya lopotelawa uulunga.Otaku fekelwa kutya Aapolisi mbaka yaali oya li ya yaka
readNujoma e ekelahi omapopyo kutya iilyo yoPlan oya uvanekelwa ofuto ku UN
29-08-2006
O MUPRESIDENDE gwoSwapo Omundohotola Sam Nujoma mOlyomakaya ga zi ko okwa ekelehi kokule omapopyo kutya Iigwanahangano oya li yi na okutufuta oonakulwa aakulu yoPlan.Swapo ina ninga nando euvathano
readHamunyela a pewa ethimbo a konge aapopiliko ye
29-08-2006
O MUNIILONGA omukuluntu mOkampani ya TransNamib a tulwa pevi Jason Hamunyela, okwa pewa natango iiwike itatu opo a konge aapopiliko ye yopaveta - konima sho Okampani ndjika ya mana okukonakona omapuko
readNSC takes over athletics
29-08-2006
THE Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) will be in charge of all athletics affairs in the country until an elective congress is held in November, it emerged at the weekend.Three of the six affiliates to
readBecks to discuss new deal with Real
29-08-2006
MADRID - David Beckham plans to discuss a new contract with Real Madrid in the next few months, but the former England captain has not yet agreed an extension to his current deal with the Spanish
readHair insists ICC made him offer to resign
29-08-2006
BRISTOL - Australian umpire Darrell Hair has insisted he was "invited" by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to make his controversial US$500 000 resignation offer.Differences in his version of
readBall Games team told to be disciplined
29-08-2006
NAMIBIAN sports authorities yesterday urged a team of close to 100 under-17 players in four different sport codes to exercise a high level of discipline when they compete at the Cossasa Ball Games in
readNew chapter in Federer, Nadal rivalry at US Open
29-08-2006
NEW YORK - World number one Roger Federer and chief rival Rafael Nadal will be aiming to write a new chapter in the hottest rivalry in tennis at the US Open which started late yesterday.While the pair
readSmit, Williams escape punishment
29-08-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Springbok captain John Smit and New Zealand lock Ali Williams have escaped punishment after being cited for punching during Saturday's Tri-nations test in Pretoria. Williams hit South
readMedals galore at karate champs
29-08-2006
A GROUP of 46 students from Goju Ryu Karate Namibia won a total of 20 medals at the recently concluded Africa Karate Championships held in Bloemfontein.The event commemorated the establishment of
readGatlin denies cheating
29-08-2006
LOS ANGELES - Embattled sprint king Justin Gatlin, who had already vowed to fight an eight-year doping ban, has again insisted he "never knowingly used any banned substance," and said he expects to be
readSA mulls plan to enrich uranium for power
29-08-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa, which has backed Iran's right to enrich uranium, says it is contemplating processing its own uranium to boost power generation and envisages building up to six new nuclear
readIn Brief
29-08-2006
TURKISH TERROR - Two people died and seven others were injured in a blast in Turkey's Mediterranean city Antalya yesterday, the fifth bomb to hit the country in less than 24 hours.The Antalya blast
readJoe Rosenthal, who shot famed Iwo Jima photo
29-08-2006
SAN FRANCISCO - Photographer Joe Rosenthal, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his immortal picture of six World War II fighting men raising an American flag over battle-scarred Iwo Jima, died on Sunday a
readBandit battle
29-08-2006
NYERI - Kenyan police battled 300 suspected Ethiopian gunmen, killing 17 after a cross-border raid in Kenya's remote and violent north, officials said yesterday.Ethiopian rustlers attacked a village
readAn activist dies
29-08-2006
KATHMANDU - The face of Nepal's popular anti-monarchy protests - a diminutive, 88-year-old village woman who repeatedly braved tear gas and water cannon - has died after being hit by a motorcycle, her
readSaudi 'corrects' ideas of militants
29-08-2006
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has released over 700 suspected militants after clerics "corrected" their thinking in a special programme aimed at stemming a three-year-old campaign of violence by al Qaeda,
readSudan set for confrontation on Darfur
29-08-2006
KHARTOUM - Sudan blunted US pressure to accept UN troops in Darfur, sidelining Washington's top diplomat on Africa yesterday ahead of a critical UN Security Council debate on taming Sudan's violent
read17 die in Afghan violence
29-08-2006
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan - A suspected suicide bomber killed at least 17 people and wounded almost 50 in a crowded bazaar in southern Afghanistan yesterday, the latest attack in a surge of violence in
readClashes between Shi'ite, Iraqi forces leave at least 34 dead
29-08-2006
DIWANIYAH, Iraq - Gun battles between Iraqi troops and Shi'ite militiamen loyal to a popular cleric in this Shi'ite-dominated city south of Baghdad left at least 34 people dead and dozens wounded,
readIf I'd only known then what I know now: Nasrallah
29-08-2006
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said in a TV interview that he would not have ordered the capture of two Israeli soldiers if he had known it would lead to such a
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