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40 Articles found on Friday, 6 January 2006
Progress seen in Zimbabwe's battle against HIV-AIDS
06-01-2006
UNITED NATIONS - Despite serious economic and political challenges, Zimbabwe has become only the second country in sub-Saharan Africa to significantly slow the spread of HIV, the human
readDesperate Kenyan nomads cull starving cattle
06-01-2006
GARSESALA - As the grim toll from hunger and thirst mounts in Kenya's drought-stricken north-east, frantic cattle-dependent nomads are slaughtering their starving herds in a bid to stave off famine.In
readPolitical Perspective
06-01-2006
THERE won't be a dull moment in ruling party politics this year, according to most observers who predict a continuation and probable escalation of the conflict which has already spilled over into the
readEditorial: No Substitute For Hard Work in 2006
06-01-2006
NAMIBIA traditionally enters the New Year on a subdued note as the holiday period encroaches well into the month of January.It's a culture that we would do well to review in the months ahead.Namibia
readKavangos Demand Compensation
06-01-2006
GIVE me a space in your newspaper to air my view on this issue of serious concern, atrocities perpetrated under the name of alleged suspected Unita bandits.The reason to demand compensation is not
readPolicy To Blame
06-01-2006
THANK you for giving me a space in your informative newspaper to express my views on the just released grade 10 results.I am a teacher and have been teaching for seven years now. After the results
readOur Workers Overlooked In New State House Project
06-01-2006
THE new fence at the new State House (like the provisional fence some time ago) is being built with helpers of Asian descent.Are there really no jobless Namibians who would be capable of doing the
readYa France Must Respond
06-01-2006
I WOULD like to see Ponhele Ya France in his capacity as a de-facto NBC director general and as chairman of the board to investigate the procedures that were followed in awarding the contract to
readDoes Not Address Concerns
06-01-2006
IN response to the 'Request For More Languages' letter in The Namibian of January 3: Is this really the way you respond to the public concerns? Very disappointing.It is totally unjustifiable to claim
readWe Want Service, Not Style
06-01-2006
An open letter to the MD of Telecom Namibia, Frans Ndoroma Dear Telecom Management During December, the telephone lines in our vicinity were off twice for long periods.Today, at the start of a new
readNigerian banks lock out depositors
06-01-2006
LAGOS - Nigerian retail banks slated for liquidation by the regulator shut their doors against hundreds of angry depositors on Wednesday to avoid bloodshed and protect their assets, bank officials
readColombia to take on Coca-Cola with coca drink
06-01-2006
INZA - Colombian Indians are using the raw material of cocaine to make a soft drink they hope will displace in their area another, better known beverage with the same ingredient: Coca-Cola.Coca Sek -
readNo need for Opec cut at current price
06-01-2006
ABUJA - Current oil prices are not a signal for Opec to cut output, and it should consider a cut only if there is a big drop in price, Opec President and Nigeria's Minister of State for Petroleum
readMVA to help cover funeral costs of bus crash victims
06-01-2006
THE Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA) dealt with eight serious road accidents over the festive season, in which 25 people died.The Fund could only accept liability in two of these cases, as the rest
readDolam houses flooded, new stadium blamed
06-01-2006
SOME residents of Dolam location in Katutura, Windhoek, were forced to flee their homes when a river came down in flood after Wednesday evening's heavy thunderstorm.The river burst its banks and
readTeachers still in the dark over salaries
06-01-2006
OVER 12 000 teachers return to school next week not knowing the implementation date or size of the salary increases over which they staged a huge national demonstration before the final examinations
readMuyongo still talks secession
06-01-2006
EXILED Caprivi rebel leader Mishake Muyongo still harbours hopes of secession.Muyongo, now living in Denmark, issued a New Year's message on his website in which he criticises the Namibian Government
readGobabis district farm worker, Rehoboth man still missing
06-01-2006
THE family of a 43-year-old man from the Omaheke Region has requested the help of the public in tracing him.Christophel 'Boetiekie' Matabela had been a worker on the farm Vergenoeg in the Gobabis
readUproar over illegal shebeens at Luederitz
06-01-2006
A LÜDERITZ businesswoman and local Police are at odds over illegal shebeens operating at the Benguela Open Market.The owner of T&B Lodge, Paulina Shindi, yesterday claimed that the Police are
readThree arrested over Goreangab murder
06-01-2006
THE Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of 35-year-old German national Ralph Kohnke, whose charred remains were found by a passer-by behind the Goreangab Dam in Windhoek
readUS Peace Corps marks 15 years of service in Namibia
06-01-2006
TODAY'S swearing-in ceremony of 58 United States Peace Corps volunteers marks the 15th anniversary of the Peace Corps programme in Namibia.The 58 volunteers are the 25th group of Americans sent to
readTopnaar skis for Greenland adventurer
06-01-2006
THE sand dunes of the Namib Desert, a pair of skis owned by the Topnaar community and an East German rest-camp owner are the unlikely ingredients in a Swakopmunder's preparation for a gruelling
readSchool hostel food scare
06-01-2006
NAMIBIAN children staying in Government-run school hostels are being systematically cheated out of a balanced diet by the contractors supplying their food, The Namibian has established.This situation
read'12 jailbreakers still at large
06-01-2006
POLICE throughout the country have reported an alarming number of jailbreaks between the end of 2005 and the start of the new year.Between December 29 and January 1, a period of only four days, 14
readAanasikola yopaumwene mondondo onti 10 ya pita hwepo
06-01-2006
A ANASIKOLA yopaumwene mOndondo ontimulongo (Grade 10) oya piti hwepo nenge tutye nawa pehulilo lyomumvo gwa zi ko inashi monika nale mu Namibia pamakonakono gondondo ndjika.Aanasikola ayehe mboka ya
readOmusita Mafuta ta kongwa shi na sha nuufuthi
06-01-2006
O POLISI otayi kongo Omusitagongalo oshidhukudhuku.Opolisi ya Namibia otayi indile koshigwana shi yi kwathele molukongo lwOmusita gumwe, ta kongwa shi na sha nuufuthi, negandjo lyoondokumende
readSwapo a talulula iilyo yo CC miitopolwa
06-01-2006
P ETHIMBO lyoshigongi shongundumutima (Central Committee) ya hugunina momumvo 2005, ongundu yoSwapo oya gandja iinakugwanithwa kaawiliki yongundu miitopolwa nokuninga omalunduluko mewiliko
readMcGrath officially reprimanded for obscene behaviour on the field
06-01-2006
Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath was given an official reprimand for obscene behaviour on the fourth day of the third and final test against South Africa yesterday.McGrath was found guilty of the
readAgassi drops-out of Australian
06-01-2006
Open Four-time Australian Open champion Andre Agassi succumbed to a long-standing ankle injury and officially withdrew from the first Grand Slam event of the year, his management company said
readRain thwarts SA's run chase on last day
06-01-2006
South Africa were left praying for better weather after persistent rain ruined their bold attempt to win the third and final test against Australia yesterday.Less than 21 overs were completed on a
readZuma is new Bafana captain
06-01-2006
WITH a gentle, persuasive twist of the arm from coach Ted Dumitru, the provisional Bafana Bafana squad members on Wednesday elected livewire goal-scorer Sibusiso Zuma as their new captain for this
readNaybet recalled to Morocco squad
06-01-2006
Morocco's veteran captain Noureddine Naybet has been recalled in a preliminary squad of 28 for the African Nations Cup.Coach Mohammed Fakhir, who replaced Philippe Troussier at the weekend, has
readEto'o to delay hook- up with Cameroon
06-01-2006
BARCELONA says leading striker Samuel Eto'o will not hook up with the Cameroon squad for the African Nations Cup until after his side play Athletic Bilbao in the league on January 15.The Spanish
readPath to title clear for Hingis
06-01-2006
MARTINA Hingis's path to the Australian hardcourt title cleared dramatically yesterday when she survived a tough quarter-final and top seed Patty Schnyder was knocked out.Five-times grand slam
readWHS Athletics Camp on as scheduled - Botes
06-01-2006
ATHLETICS guru Quinton-Steele Botes yesterday told The Namibian Sport that the much-talked-about Air Namibia Athletics Course and Training Camp would take place as scheduled from today until next
readTurkey reports first bird flu victims
06-01-2006
TURKEY-announced yesterday that two teenagers from the same family died from bird flu in the east of the country, the first known human fatalities from the deadly disease outside of Southeast Asia and
readTwo-day suicide attacks kills 138
06-01-2006
BAGHDAD - Suicide bombers targeted Shi'ite pilgrims in the south and police recruits in central Iraq yesterday, killing almost 80 people in a stepped-up line of attack.Thursday's bombings come one
readIsraeli PM Ariel Sharon fights for life
06-01-2006
Israeli-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, sedated and on a respirator, clung to life yesterday after a massive stroke that is likely to create a huge vacuum in Israeli politics and the Middle East peace
read13 charged with high treason over Swazi bombings
06-01-2006
MBABANE - If found guilty, 13 members of a banned political party may face the death penalty after being charged with high treason in connection with a string of fire bombings against government
readFloods kill 17 in Southern Africa
06-01-2006
JOHANNESBURG - At least 17 people have been killed and more than 40 000 made homeless by floods that swept across southern Africa in the past week, striking a region already grappling with severe food
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