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44 Articles found on Friday, 22 December 2006
From the Sidelines
22-12-2006
SPORT in Namibia during the year under review produced a bag of mixed results, meaning that it was exceptional for some sportsmen and women, while some have failed to capitalise on their chances in
readConcerts and Global Agreements Won't Solve Land Degradation
22-12-2006
LAST weekend, the United Nations celebrated the end of its 'International Year of Desertification' with a pop concert in the desert featuring Jean-Michel Jarre.But like Jarre's music, the concept of
read2006 Year-Ender
22-12-2006
IT'S been one of the slower years, in hard news terms: no great events, few surprises, and no real shocks.But as the little events accumulated during 2006, the shape of the future gradually became
readPolitical Perspective
22-12-2006
WHILE many of our 'wishes' for Namibia for the New Year, which would include things like economic prosperity, a reduction of the crime rate and less unemployment, may seem unattainable, at least in an
readUnity Will Promote Good Governance
22-12-2006
DISUNITY and infighting within the ruling party, Swapo, compounded by the politics of patronage, have undoubtedly been inhibiting factors as far as good governance is concerned this year.And
readOn Telecom's Actions
22-12-2006
I READ with interest John Sampson's letter regarding Telecom Namibia's 'SWITCH' service and his statement that he thought Cell One "should feel decidedly cheated" by the launch of this product/service
readMTC And The Miracle Of Technology
22-12-2006
WOW. MTC have really outdone themselves - and the rest of the world - with their new 3G broadband service.1 megabyte per second. This is substantially faster than my of- ?ce's network, which clocks in
readWe Are The Problem
22-12-2006
IN the wake of the horri?c accidents statistics, and President Pohamba's call for action to address the situation, it might be well to be reminded about what are daily occurrences, and I list them
readCHRISTMAS CRY FOR HELP
22-12-2006
INGENUITY should be the spirit of all businesspeople.To advocate that you must be given the tender or equity merely because you are a "previous disadvantaged" is laziness. "Previous disadvantaged" is
readAre We Really Democratic?
22-12-2006
ALLOW me space in your newspaper to express my opinion on the issue of Nanu, Napwu and the Health Permanent Secretary.I think it is not fair at all in an independent Namibia that people are not free
readMuheua And Role Of Unions
22-12-2006
ALLOW me a space to join the debate on whether trade unions should af?liate to political parties or not.In a recent press release, the politically embattled NUNW president, Alpheus Muheua, reaf?rmed
readChina challenges anti-dumping tariffs
22-12-2006
BEIJING - A group of Chinese shoe producers are preparing to file a legal challenge to European Union anti-dumping tariffs, a spokesman for one of the companies said yesterday.The challenge is to be
readMugabe says Zim has turned the corner
22-12-2006
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday promised crisis-weary Zimbabweans their troubles would soon come to an end as the battered economy recovers on the back of his 'Look East' policy.In a
readJapanese optics maker Hoya to buy camera maker Pentax
22-12-2006
TOKYO - Japanese optics maker Hoya said yesterday it has agreed to buy camera maker Pentax in a stock swap estimated at US$771 million, giving the glass maker access to digital imaging technology.The
readGoldman Sachs breaks Wall Street CEO bonus record
22-12-2006
NEW YORK- John Mack's record for the biggest bonus ever paid to a Wall Street CEO did not last even a week.It was smashed by the US$53,4 million that Goldman Sachs gave its chief executive, Lloyd
readNamdeb meets 2-million-carat target early
22-12-2006
NAMDEB has met its production objective of mining two million carats per year, according to Mines and Energy Permanent Secretary Joseph Iita.The De Beers 50-50 joint venture with the Namibian
readShell pulls families from Nigeria
22-12-2006
LAGOS - The largest oil operator in Nigeria, Royal Dutch Shell, evacuated expatriate staff dependants from the Niger Delta yesterday after militants planted a car bomb in a residential compound, the
readState House grabs less land
22-12-2006
THE expropriation threat that has been hanging over people owning property near the new State House complex in Windhoek's Auasblick area was partly lifted yesterday.People owning houses falling within
readSuspect in Ipinge murder absent from court
22-12-2006
THE case in which a young Windhoek resident is accused of having murdered his mother in her house this past Sunday made a first appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court in Katutura yesterday -
readBeer today, gone tomorrow!
22-12-2006
NAMIBIANS might have to savour every drop of their favourite beverage this festive season, because Namibia Breweries cannot keep up with the demand from beyond our borders.The local brewer says it is
readZambezi fishing ban
22-12-2006
ALL fishing in the 2 000-kilometre-long Zambezi River has been banned until the end of January 2007 after it was discovered that the river is highly polluted with bacteria that cause potentially fatal
readFamily shooting bail hearing postponed
22-12-2006
THE bail application of attempted murder suspect Michael Endjala, who is accused of having tried to kill his family in a bloody shooting spree in Khomasdal two months ago, will only be continuing
readCoD slams 'empty talk' about corruption
22-12-2006
THE Congress of Democrats says good, accountable governance and social justice have remained elusive goals throughout 2006."The Government's declared zero tolerance for corruption has remained a pipe
readVillagers want shebeen closed
22-12-2006
THE community of Gruenau in the South yesterday took to the streets, demanding the closure of a shebeen where the owner had allegedly shot somebody.In a petition signed by 128 community members, they
readResettlement farms turn into wasteland
22-12-2006
KARAS Governor Dawid Boois yesterday urged 16 beneficiaries of Government resettlement farms to put their allotments to full productive use."Seize this opportunity of being resettled and create
readAnimal rights group blames culling for seal deaths in Namibia
22-12-2006
THE method of culling small seal pups is causing the mass mortalities of seals along the Namibian coast, and not a shortage of fish, an animal rights group said yesterday.Commercial cullers club
readSteps taken against regional officer
22-12-2006
A TRAVEL and subsistence claim for more than N$40 000 by Karas Regional Council Chief Executive Officer Salmaan Jacobs could backfire on him.Jacobs tendered the expenses claim after he attended a
readFestive season blood drive
22-12-2006
THIS week alone the Blood Transfusion Services of Namibia have collected 328 units of blood.About half of this total - 160 units - was collected at the Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and Henties Bay town
readFrance gives 35 million euro loan for education
22-12-2006
The French government will give a loan of 35 million euros (N$320 million) to the Ministry of Education for its Education and Training Sector Improvement Programme (ETSIP), Education Minister Nangolo
readGrootfontein accident victims named
22-12-2006
TEN of the 17 people who died in the horror accident near Grootfontein last week are likely to be laid to rest during a mass burial at Katima Mulilo on Saturday.The remains of the other seven - all
readAnnel heads the class of 2006
22-12-2006
WINDHOEK High School pupil Annel du Plessis was the overall best performer in this year's Higher International General Certificate of Secondary Education (HIGCSE) examinations.This year's results were
readAaMix otayi ka tidhwa
22-12-2006
A ANTU ye li 3 000 ye na oombashu polukanda lwoombashu lwa Mix lu li 'poplota' yopaumwene pu Brakwater - shi li kuumbangalantu wa Venduka, oye na omasiku ge li ga hetatu ya kale ya za po pehala
readOshinyandwa sha Desert Soul sha tulwa mOshiwambo
22-12-2006
N ELELAKANO okugandja uuyelele kaantu oyendji mu Namibia kombinga yekondjitho lyomukithi gwo HIV-AIDS, o TB noshiponga shokunwa omakaya, oshinyandwa sedhina Desert Soul shoka sha kala ashike shi li
readTaya tsikile nokusimaneka oonakusa yawo
22-12-2006
O SHIGWANA sha Namibia pethimbo ndika oshi li tashi dhana iituthi yenyanyu ngashi mbyoka yOohango, ookili noshowo yomaluhodhi yoosa noshowo iikwawo yokutula omadhidhiliko gomamanya koombila dhaasi,
readChampions Chelsea seek Christmas hat-trick
22-12-2006
LONDON - Jose Mourinho has bucked the trend that decreed the league leaders at Christmas rarely win the title so he will be keen to complete the reeling in of Manchester United during the four-match
readZidane's headbutt hits soccer's image
22-12-2006
LONDON - The most memorable soccer moment of 2006 came in the sport's biggest game and nowhere near the ball.When Zinedine Zidane head-butted Italy defender Marco Materazzi in the chest, it not only
readNamibian Sporting Year in Review
22-12-2006
THE Namibian sporting year belonged to individuals rather than team performance, with the notable names popping up such as boxers Paulus Moses, Japhet Uutoni and long-distance runner Hilaria
readCleric cleared over Bali bombings
22-12-2006
JAKARTA - Indonesia overturned a terror conviction yesterday against militant Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who served two and a half years for conspiracy in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that
readSecret evidence at Saddam trial
22-12-2006
BAGHDAD - Evidence relating to Saddam Hussein's alleged use of poison gas against Kurdish civilians was given to his genocide trial in secret yesterday, so as not to embarrass Turkey.After seeing a
readCivic group threatens protests over Mugabe term extension plans
22-12-2006
HARARE - An alliance of Zimbabwean opposition and civic groups on Wednesday threatened to roll out mass protests against plans by the ruling Zanu PF party to extend President Robert Mugabe's term by
readMbeki's popularity wanes: poll
22-12-2006
JOHANNESBURG - President Thabo Mbeki's approval rating has dropped to its lowest level in four years following a series of scandals involving the governing ANC party, a poll showed yesterday.The poll
readHannah's triplets were born from two eggs
22-12-2006
Triplets for woman with two wombs A UK woman with two wombs is believed to be the first in the world with the condition to give birth to triplets.Hannah Kersey, 23, from Northam in Devon, had
readTukmenistan's 'iron ruler' dies
22-12-2006
ASHGABAT - Civil servant Alty Garayev summed up the mood best yesterday in Ashgabad as the people of Turkmenistan learned that their 'president for life', Saparmurat Niyazov, was dead."Suddenly
readUS charges over Haditha killings
22-12-2006
CAMP PENDLETON - The US military was expected to announce charges yesterday against a group of Marines in the killing of 24 unarmed civilians in Haditha, Iraq, following an investigation into what
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