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45 Articles found on Friday, 27 January 2006
France: Is It Another Nuclear 'Rogue State'?
27-01-2006
"THE leaders of states who use terrorist methods against us, as well as those who consider using...weapons of mass destruction, must understand that they would expose themselves to a firm and
readThe Bush Repression
27-01-2006
HOW will President George W. Bush's administration be remembered historically? After five years in office, and with another three years to go, some answers are already apparent.Others are emerging
readIraq's Potemkin Government
27-01-2006
WITH the votes in Iraq's election in December now counted, attempts to form a new government are set to move into high gear.Encouragingly, all sides appear to accept the results. But the key question
readPolitical perspective
27-01-2006
I'M AFRAID the hopes of those who had high expectations of the 'new' Government are not going to be realised by the end of March, one year after President Hifikepunye Pohamba assumed office and
readEditorial: On Need For A Neutral Civil Service
27-01-2006
THE Prime Minister is right to call for a neutral and impartial civil service. When governments change, it is vitally important that the civil service remains in place and continues to deliver
readTeachers Need To Practise Discipline
27-01-2006
THE nation is always complaining that we learners are not serious.But teachers are not always serious.Some do not make teaching a priority. They miss classes, come late and some don't even like to
readKey Questions on Youth
27-01-2006
I WOULD like to air my view regarding the Deputy Minister of Youth.You spent years as Secretary for Youth in Namibia.Now as Deputy Minister; how are you going to address unemployment among youth in
readHelp With Eating Disorders
27-01-2006
THANK you so much for your recent article on eating disorders among children/ teenagers in the Youthpaper.It contained excellent information and I hope that your readers will also realise that all of
read'Unhelpful' Traffic Recruits
27-01-2006
Open Letter to CEO Windhoek Municipality I'M writing this open letter to you because trying to get your police chiefs at P A de Wet to do anything is actually a laughing matter.If you can find one in
readDon't Complain, Use The Net!
27-01-2006
JUST a little suggestion to all those complaining about Unisa: Instead of phoning for half an hour to South Africa: why not go to an Internet cafe and e-mail them? No matter whether it is general
readGovt Must Act Now
27-01-2006
IT is disheartening to recall the probe and effort the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister invested in the issue of the food that rotted in Katima Mulilo's Mpacha Military Base.And the determination
readNew Era Chair Says Not 'Loss-making'
27-01-2006
I AM writing to respond to an apparent misrepresentation of facts in Gwen Lister's Political Perspective of Friday, 20 January 2006.I trust that you would be kind enough to publish my letter so that
readNokia on phone prices
27-01-2006
HELSINKI - The world's biggest mobile phone maker, Nokia, says selling prices of its phones continued to fall in the fourth quarter and it expected prices to be at best on the same level in the first
readUnit trusts a strong savings vehicle
27-01-2006
MOST Namibians will reach retirement without a funded pension benefit.Financial industry calculations show that for every 100 births, we can expect 65 people to reach retirement.Of these, only five
readDeadline tight for WTO deal
27-01-2006
WELLINGTON - An agreement on boosting global trade in farm and industrial goods by the April 30 deadline is looking difficult, New Zealand's trade minister said yesterday.Trade ministers will meet in
readNigeria hostage talks making progress
27-01-2006
DAVOS - Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo said yesterday that contacts with the kidnappers of four foreign oil workers were making progress, and he played down the impact of the crisis on oil
readGoogle bows to Chinese censorship
27-01-2006
SAN FRANCISCO - The US online search engine Google has bowed to China's censorship restrictions to gain access to the country's booming Internet market.The company acknowledged that Google.cn, its
readBarloworld forecasts positive growth ahead
27-01-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South African industrial group Barloworld expects positive growth in the year ahead and is making progress on targeted disposals, the company said yesterday.Barloworld Chairman Warren
readIEA ready to use government stocks
27-01-2006
SINGAPORE - Oil staunched a three-day rout yesterday, but the market remained under pressure from swelling US fuel inventories and the West's readiness to use emergency stocks if Nigerian or Iranian
read20-year jail terms for Zambian rustlers
27-01-2006
TWO Zambian nationals were punished severely in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court yesterday for stealing three head of cattle in Zambia and trying to sell the animals in Namibia a year ago.Kelezo
readAvis cut off by raging torrent
27-01-2006
THE Klein Windhoek River, in full flood after the sluice gates of the Avis Dam opened automatically on Wednesday afternoon, blocked the only access road to the Avis suburb.Avis residents coming home
readTeek gets new trial date
27-01-2006
A NEW trial date has been set for former Supreme Court Judge Pio Teek, who is facing charges that he had abducted and sexually molested two young girls in the Windhoek area a year ago.Teek (58) is
readCity to pay Dolam victims
27-01-2006
THE Windhoek City Council says it will compensate families of Windhoek's Dolam area for damage suffered as a result of recent heavy rains.However, the City says its disaster-management response
readWater woes not yet over, cautions NamWater
27-01-2006
NAMIBIA'S bulk water supplier, NamWater, says despite good rains so far this year, dams have not yet received enough inflow to last for two rainy seasons - for example from this year until May
readBasic Income Grant Coalition lobbies President
27-01-2006
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba met representatives of the Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition at State House yesterday.The Coalition, made up of a host of different organisations, is lobbying for the
readCar scheme, what car scheme? NAC takes issue with corruption claims
27-01-2006
THE Namibia Airports Company (NAC) broke its silence yesterday on allegations that some of its managers are enriching themselves through a suspect vehicle scheme, saying that it doesn't have a
readCop in court for murder
27-01-2006
GOBABIS - A Police recruit, who completed his Police training last year, made a second appearance in the Gobabis Magistrate's Court this week to answer to a charge of murder.Magistrate Johannes
readMooren murder suspects appear in the High Court
27-01-2006
THREE men accused of involvement in the fatal shooting of a Swakopmund jeweller during a robbery in August 2004 made a first pre-trial appearance in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.Naftalie
readCity poor can't afford electricity
27-01-2006
A FEASIBILITY study has found that the majority of around 14 000 households in Windhoek's informal settlements will not be able to pay for either electricity connections or consumption if this were
readLightning kills man
27-01-2006
A 22-year-old man died at a village in the Oshana Region when his hut was struck by lighting on Wednesday morning.The lighting caused Haufiku Shapumba's hut to catch fire and he died in the blaze,
readFather held for son's murder
27-01-2006
A 35-year-old man was arrested at a village in the Oshana Region yesterday, after becoming the prime suspect in the death of his seven-year-old son, who was murdered on Tuesday.According to the
readMinistry rates 2005 IGCSE results 'show improvement'
27-01-2006
A RECORD 2 840 of the 13 850 full-time students who wrote the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) exams last year have qualified for admission to the Polytechnic of
readWindhoek property prices go up again
27-01-2006
PROPERTY prices in Windhoek are set to go up at the end of the month.The Windhoek City Council decided at its monthly meeting on Wednesday that the price of all unsold erven be increased by 8,1 per
readGumwe a dhipagwa kOmupolisi
27-01-2006
O POLISI otayi konakona oshipotha shedhipago shoka sha ningilwa Omupolisi gumwe ngoka a adha aamentu yaali taya kambadhala okuteya ombelewa pomatungo gUuministeli wAaniilonga noku mu yaha okusa
readUupyakadhi wokangundu kOuhamba mOmbalantu
27-01-2006
L IMWE lyomomalenga omanene gaMbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati, tatekulu Modestus Petrus Aipanda, ngoka e li Elenga enene lyOshikandjo sha Hamuyala, okwa shangela kOshifo shika ta nyenyeta kutya oku
readMoseko yaNuuyoma otaya lile pondje
27-01-2006
O KUZA tuu sho okombitha noshililo shOseko yaNuuyoma pOshikuku moshitopolwa sha Musati ya pile po mu Juni 2004, Oseko ndjika oya kala kayi na okombitha noshililo sigo okonena ndjika naanasikola onkee
readTransNamib holds bowling fundraiser
27-01-2006
TRANSNAMIB Bowling Club will hold its annual fundraiser tomorrow.All bowlers are requested to be at the various greens at 13h30, for play to start at 14h00.The teams are Windhoek Bowling Club: Dave
readBack to World Cup drawing board for Angola, Togo
27-01-2006
CAIRO - World Cup finalists Angola and Togo are going back to the drawing board after poor performances at the African Nations Cup finals.Both Angola coach Luis Oliveira Goncalves and his Togo
readLions rediscover their bite
27-01-2006
CAIRO - Cameroon's stunning football in the African Nations Cup has inevitably posed the question - how did they miss out on the World Cup finals? While the Ivory Coast, the team that edged them out
readCivics stay in command
27-01-2006
CIVICS stretched their lead at the peak of the MTC Premiership to 19 points from seven games after dismissing Black Africa in a midweek match at the Sam Nujoma Stadium, with Blue Waters stuck in
readBushfires threaten Australian towns
27-01-2006
CANBERRA - Firefighters battling bushfires threatening numerous towns and communities in southern Australia yesterday are now facing a new risk - severe thunderstorms with wind gusts of up to 110
readRelease of over 400 Iraqis may help free US hostage
27-01-2006
BAGHDAD - More than 400 detainees being held in Iraqi and US-run prisons, including five women, were released yesterday in a move which could help free abducted US reporter Jill Carroll."We have
readUN demands justice for DRC peacekeepers' killers
27-01-2006
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council on Wednesday denounced the killing of eight UN soldiers in Congo this week and pressed Congo's government to quickly bring the attackers to justice.Eight
readChina opposes sanctions to resolve Iran nuclear dispute
27-01-2006
BEIJING - Veto-wielding China said yesterday it opposed sanctions over Iran's nuclear ambitions, as Tehran's nuclear negotiator held talks in Beijing aiming to fend off the West's push to refer the
readRadical Hamas clinch Palestinian vote
27-01-2006
RAMALLAH - The radical Islamist movement Hamas looked set yesterday for a stunning victory over Fatah in the Palestinian election, plunging the stalled Middle East peace process into further
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