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50 Articles found on Tuesday, 8 August 2006
'Mugabe' Attitude Counteracts Aspirations
08-08-2006
I WOULD like to make a comment on Mr Lazarus Jacobs's article of August 4 on BEE.It is a 'Mugabe attitude' to say that during the apartheid era the whites had everything so now the blacks should have
readBored With 'Free Speech'
08-08-2006
Obsession About Nampost I FULLY agree with your leader (August 4) on hate speech and how although free speech is enshrined, it does not extend to infringing on the rights of others.I would add
readOn 'Selfish' Ex-Combatants Demands
08-08-2006
ALLOW me to air my view on the issue of ex-combatants who want compensation.It is true what Mr Andrew Niikondo said, and I believe that Namibians, particularly those who were in exile, need to
readConcerns About JSE
08-08-2006
I WOULD just like to address the current capital market situation in Namibia.Firstly the Namibian Stock Exchange is meant to be a means whereby successful Namibian companies can raise capital to grow
readFinancial knowledge is power: Angula
08-08-2006
A GREAT deal still needs to be done to improve Namibians' financial capabilities and understanding of the financial system, Prime Minister Nahas Angula has said.Angula bemoaned the lack of financial
readSA July reserves show slight rise
08-08-2006
MARIAM ISA JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's gold and foreign exchange reserves edged up during July, but at a slow pace, showing that the country's central bank was inactive in currency markets while the
readSA denies reneging on SNO
08-08-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa dismissed as inaccurate a report it had reneged on an agreement to sell a telecoms network to a second fixed-line phone operator, an accord that would boost competition
readNCCI consulting at regional level
08-08-2006
THE Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) yesterday started consultations with some of its branches in various parts of the country.The delegation, led by NCCI Chief Executive Officer Tarah
readNedbank earnings go up
08-08-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South African banking group Nedbank increased first-half headline earnings per share by 47,54 per cent to 522 cents on strong loan growth and as the group's turnaround strategy yielded
readBP leak shuts biggest US oilfield
08-08-2006
LONDON - British energy major BP was shutting down the biggest oilfield in the United States on Monday to tackle a pipeline leak, driving up oil prices on prospects that US output might fall by eight
readParmalat, Pop Italiana in EUR 59,5 million settlement
08-08-2006
MILAN - Parmalat and Banca Popolare Italiana have agreed to 59,5 million euro settlement after the Italian dairy group tried to claw back some 200 million euros paid to the bank in the run-up to
read12 die in horror crash
08-08-2006
TWELVE people, including four children, died in a mangle of twisted metal and flames south of Rehoboth on Sunday.One person was burnt beyond recognition. Two vehicles, a commuter minibus and a bakkie,
readPolice press on in quest to find Mabula's killer
08-08-2006
TEN months and counting after one of Namibia's most sensational murders in recent times, an empty-handed team of Police investigators is still soldiering on in their search for the person - or people
readSwapo to be schooled Communist Party way
08-08-2006
AS reports increase about China gaining ever greater influence in Africa, the ruling Swapo Party has mobilised about 50 of its cadres for a three-day workshop in Windhoek, which is being overseen by
readKeetmans raises tariffs to improve financial situation
08-08-2006
THE price of a number of basic services at Keetmanshoop is going up, and so is the cost of land.In its latest budget report, the Town Council says it wants to increase its revenue to N$31 million this
readDordabis plagued by more veld fires
08-08-2006
ANOTHER veld fire broke out on farms in the Dordabis area east of Windhoek yesterday morning, destroying vast tracts of grazing.According to Iris Stehn of the farm Smalhoek, who is co-ordinating the
readHow could they?
08-08-2006
WOMEN'S Solidarity Namibia (WSN) has expressed dissatisfaction with how the criminal justice system handles cases of gender-based violence, with particular reference to the case of former Judge
readHake stock shows signs of recovery
08-08-2006
WALVIS BAY - The total biomass of hake detected in February and March this year showed a 50 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, according to Fisheries and Marine Resources
readBIG is back ...
08-08-2006
THREE months after Cabinet rejected a proposal to give every Namibian below retirement age a monthly N$100 State grant, the Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition will meet tomorrow to explore this idea
readNew city centre plaza to be built next year
08-08-2006
CONSTRUCTION of the long-awaited Eliakim Namundjebo Plaza, to be situated on the current Ehafo Parking Area in Windhoek's central business district, is now scheduled to start in February next
readOld Mutual prepares for BEE
08-08-2006
OLD Mutual Namibia will embark on a massive black economic empowerment (BEE) drive, saying it would be the largest in the country.Its Chief Executive Officer, Johannes Gawaxab, and OM Strategy
readDiamond factory prepares 500 new work contracts
08-08-2006
A LABOUR union is helping the workforce at a local diamond factory secure their employment contracts, after a meeting with the company management.The Secretary General of the Mineworkers Union of
readOkatana's parish priest passes away
08-08-2006
THE parish priest of the Okatana Roman Catholic Church, Father Hubert Knuff, died just after evening prayers on Sunday.Acting parish priest Frans van Wyk told The Namibian that Father Knuff had
readStabbing suspect arrested
08-08-2006
POLICE at Okahandja arrested a 41-year-old man on Saturday after he allegedly stabbed a 36-year-old fellow resident, Johannes Don Olivier.He is to be charged with murder, as Olivier died on the way
readTelecom case postponed
08-08-2006
TWO Chinese men and a Taiwanese woman arrested in May for allegedly defrauding Telecom Namibia by illegally using the Internet Protocol (IP) system appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court for a
readGovernor of Oshana declares war on crime
08-08-2006
OSHANA Regional Governor Clemens Kashuupulwa says criminal activities will not be tolerated in the Oshana Region.Speaking at the launch of a two-day workshop for the Police's Woman and Child
readKaras youth get ideas rolling
08-08-2006
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula has praised young people in the Karas Region for taking responsibility for the region's development initiatives.Officiating at the recent launch of the Insight Karas (IK)
readOshana says it's ready to implement strategic planning
08-08-2006
THE Governor of the Oshana Region, Clemens Kashuupulwa, says the Oshana Regional Council is the first regional establishment to declare that it is ready to use funds provided by the Finnish government
readPower cut in Hakahana
08-08-2006
SEVERAL streets in Windhoek's Hakahana area will be without power from 08h30 to 14h00 today.The City of Windhoek announced yesterday that the power outage was necessitated by maintenance work at the
readEyindilo lyoonakulwa aakulu lya ekelwahi
08-08-2006
O MUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa ekelehi kokule eyindilo lyoonakulwa aakulu yo PLAN mboka ya li ya hala okufutwa kEpangelo oshimaliwa oshindji nosho wo okupewa omauwanawa galwe.Omugandjimulombo
readSekuliti i itsuwa a sila pehala lyiilonga ye mOvenduka
08-08-2006
S EKURITI gumwe okwi itsuwa a sa ongula yOsoondaha mOvenduka, konima ashike yominute tadhi yalulwa sho omuniilonga gumwe pamwe naye a yi kOpolisi e ke mu lopote molwashoka aniwa okwa li a hala okumu
readMadonna ota ka kwathela oothigwa mu Malawi
08-08-2006
M WENE gwomukunda gwedhina Mphandula mu Malawi hela a valwa u uve edhina Madonna ngoka e li omwiimbi gwoongalo dhOopopa a simana muuyuni.Nande ongaaka, mwene gwomukunda nguka oku shi Madonna
readKaino Hainana a tsuwa nokweehamekwa noshikonde komuholike gwe
08-08-2006
O POLISI mOshakati otayi konaakona oshipotha shi na sha nokutsuwa noshikonde noshowo okudhengwa nomamanya kwa meme Kaino Hainana gwomomukunda Onawa popepi nOngwediva nOshakati mOshitopolwa sha Shana
readGumwe a lyatwa okusa kEloli lyokutanga oopate
08-08-2006
O MUSAMANE gwoomvula 65 Dawid Tiboth okwa si sho a lyatwa kEloli lyokutunga oopate pu Aus mEtitatu lya zi ko.Aus okandoolopa ke li ookilometa 200 lwaampoka kuuzilo wa Keetmanshoop moshitopolwa sha
readOmukwiita gwa Amerika gumwe e ehamekwa
08-08-2006
KANDAHAR - Omukwiita gumwe gwAamerika okwa ehemekwa sho omuntu gumwe taku fekelwa kutya omwiihupuli a hanagulapo okaloli ke okashona nomboma popepi niihauto yuukwiita ya li ya lambathana pondje
readWarriors prepare for Bafana clash
08-08-2006
THE Brave Warriors took to the field yesterday as they prepare to plot the demise of South Africa's Bafana Bafana in an international friendly scheduled for the Sam Nujoma Stadium on August 16.
readTime enough for 2010 World Cup, German architect says
08-08-2006
Work on three of South Africa's new stadiums for the 2010 soccer World Cup can be completed in three years, though such a tight timetable would not have been feasible in bureaucratic Germany, says a
readSteinhauer wins British Open
08-08-2006
LYTHAM ST ANNE'S - American Sherri Steinhauer claimed a third Women's British Open title on Sunday with a final round 72 at Royal Lytham & St Anne's. The oldest winner at the age of 43, she finished
readClubs urged to plan ahead
08-08-2006
NAMIBIA premiership football clubs that aim to become fully professional need to develop a long-term vision that clearly spells out their objectives and aspirations.The clubs ought to have a long-term
readSharapova takes WTA title
08-08-2006
SAN DIEGO - Second-seeded Maria Sharapova beat Kim Clijsters 7-5, 7-5 here Sunday, taking her first triumph in five tries over the Belgian top seed to win a 1.34 million-dollar WTA hardcourt event.The
readWoods holds off Furyk to notch 50th title
08-08-2006
GRAND BLANC - Tiger Woods withstood a late challenge from Jim Furyk to secure his 50th career title at the Buick Open on Sunday. Fresh from his British Open victory, Woods made it back-to-back wins
readThree dead in clash between army brigades in DRC
08-08-2006
KINSHASA - A shootout between two army brigades in the Democratic Republic of Congo left three dead and prompted up to 3 000 people to flee the area in the far east of the country, officials said
readChina cracks down on nepotism
08-08-2006
BEIJING - China has banned Communist Party and government officials from working with relatives or overseeing their businesses, state media said yesterday, amid efforts to rein in rampant
readThousands recall Hiroshima A-bomb, and pray for peace
08-08-2006
Tens of thousands of people from around the world gathered in Hiroshima on Sunday to pray for peace and urge the world to abandon nuclear weapons on the 61st anniversary of the first atomic bombing.In
readIn Brief
08-08-2006
DARFUR DISCORD - A May deal that was supposed to help end the conflict in Darfur has instead sparked months of fighting between rival rebel factions, according to aid groups, the UN and beleaguered
read40 killed in strike on Lebanese village
08-08-2006
An Israeli attack on a Lebanese border village killed more than 40 people yesterday, the prime minister said, raising the day's death toll to 55 in heavy fighting between Israel and Hezbollah
readEthiopia flood toll rises
08-08-2006
Rescuers clawed through mud and debris with their hands, garden tools and heavy equipment in eastern Ethiopia yesterday, searching for hundreds of people missing after lethal flash floods.While
readShi'ite militia clash with Iraqi and US forces in Baghdad
08-08-2006
Iraqi and US forces fought a deadly gunbattle with Shi'ite militiamen after launching an overnight raid on an impoverished eastern Baghdad district, defence ministry and militia officials said
readImminent Mayon volcano eruption feared
08-08-2006
The Mayon volcano appeared ready to blow its top yesterday as six explosions sent ash columns up to 800 metres high and led officials to evacuate tens of thousands of people from an extended danger
readZambian president faces many challengers
08-08-2006
LUSAKA - ZAMBIAN President Levy Mwanawasa, who is seeking a second term in office in next month's elections, is likely to face at least 11 challengers, according to a preliminary nominations list
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