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37 Articles found on Tuesday, 4 July 2006
Graduates Not Up To Scratch
04-07-2006
READING the article by Tim Parkhouse of the Namibian Employers' Federation (NEF), one cannot help but agree with most of his sentiments regarding the issues he so elegantly and passionately speaks
readSasol - 1, Noa - 0
04-07-2006
MR Noa, the Namibian Anti-Corruption supremo who is investigating the Namibian oil supply deal, must have been well aware that when he made the allegations of bribery to Business Day he would receive
readSasol - 1, Noa - 0
04-07-2006
MR Noa, the Namibian Anti-Corruption supremo who is investigating the Namibian oil supply deal, must have been well aware that when he made the allegations of bribery to Business Day he would receive
readTax Talk - Fringe benefits & VAT
04-07-2006
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotzé - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers. OUR Value-added Tax Act ("the VAT Act") specially exempts the
readQ1 sees mixed performance
04-07-2006
DESPITE the global economy continuing to grow, Namibia's economy has witnessed a mixed performance in real economic activities.
readFacility for small miners
04-07-2006
SWAKOPMUND - The small miners selling semi-precious stones along the road between Usakos and Arandis will soon have a multi-million-dollar storage and selling facility. Erongo Regional Governor
readUnion leader arrested at Walvis Bay
04-07-2006
A LABOUR movement leader was arrested at Walvis Bay yesterday morning and charged with inciting public violence.Benny Petrus, one of the leaders of protesting shebeen owners who camped in front of
readMore doses of polio vaccine arrive
04-07-2006
THE second shipment of Monovalent Type One Oral Poliomyelitis (mOPV) vaccine arrived in Namibia on Friday as health authorities step up preparations for the second round of the mass vaccination
readGovt fuel fraud prompts N$1,2 million judgement
04-07-2006
THE High Court yesterday added to the legal headaches of Esau Mbako, a former director of a company contracted to supply electronic fuel-monitoring systems for Government's vehicle fleet, by granting
readCity donates erf to HIV-AIDS group
04-07-2006
THE City of Windhoek has agreed to donate an erf valued at N$ 217 280 to the Mount Sinai Centre to build a centre to take care of HIV-AIDS infected people.The request was made by First Lady Penehupifo
readKatima resident jailed for killing his brother
04-07-2006
AN act of fratricide 14 months ago left a Katima Mulilo resident with a conviction on a murder charge and a ten-year prison sentence at the conclusion of his trial in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court
readMurder at Ompadhi
04-07-2006
OSHAKATI - The Namibian Police (NamPol) at Oshakati yesterday confirmed that a 27-year-old man from Okankolo constituency in the Oshikoto Region has been arrested in connection with the murder of
readNo leads yet in Caprivi highway attack
04-07-2006
POLICE were yesterday afternoon still searching for the assailant who ambushed two vehicles in west Caprivi on Friday.The suspect shot and killed one person and several others had to flee for their
readTop cops finally suspended in theft case
04-07-2006
THREE months after criminally charging two senior officers with theft, it appears that the Police have finally decided to suspend them.While the Police have remained especially tight-lipped about
readMan nabbed for rough diamonds
04-07-2006
POLICE at Oranjemund on Friday arrested Immanuel Malakia (28) for allegedly being in possession of 70 uncut diamonds, Karas Regional Commander Josephat Abel said yesterday.The diamonds were allegedly
readCable provider aims for October
04-07-2006
NAMIBIA'S first cable television broadcaster hopes to be broadcasting live by October or November, says the Executive Group Chairman of Galaxy Communications.Hermanus Kasper made these remarks when
readKavango arson killing trial postponed for 5 months
04-07-2006
THE multiple murder trial of Kavango Region resident Maria Kandingo, who is accused of having killed three people in an arson attack three and a half years ago, has been adjourned until
readOshana villagers demand electricity
04-07-2006
I WHILE the Oshana Region's town areas continue to expand industrially and economically, some informal settlements remain without power supply.Residents of Okamwandi village in the Okatana
readThree people murdered on month-end weekend
04-07-2006
THE end of a normal business day ended in death for a vendor at the Kuisebmond open market on Friday, when he was stabbed to death over a mere piece of meat.Salomo Kapa (26) had been selling kapana
readUntrained teachers to blame for poor results
04-07-2006
TOO many children slip through the cracks because of poorly trained teachers.This was the message of Basic Education Deputy Minister Becky Ndjoze-Ojo at the National Principals' Conference held in
readTwo suicides reported
04-07-2006
POLICE are investigating a case of culpable homicide after 47-year-old Tresia Shaduka was hit by a Toyota Hilux bakkie at Onandjaba in the Omusati Region on Sunday a week ago. Shaduka, who Police
readPolice hunt suspected stock rustler
04-07-2006
THE Police in the Oshana Region have requested the public's assistance in tracking down a resident of Omusimani village in the Ondangwa area. Matheus Seblon Shivute, alias Gwashe Gwashe, is wanted
readIn Brief
04-07-2006
* WARNED - North Korea vowed to counter any attack by the United States with its "mighty nuclear deterrent," accusing Washington of raising tension on the Korean peninsula. * NEGOTIATIONS - Senior
readEyoka enene etilithi mOnendongo mUukwambi
04-07-2006
M OMUKUNDA Onendongo mUukwambi, popepi nOshakati omwe tu zilila onkundana kutya momukunda moka omwa monika eyoka enenenene, etilithi noonkondo naakalimo yomomukunda moka oye li tila. Oshiwike sha zi
readNamibia falls to Tunisia
04-07-2006
THE Namibian rugby team failed to clear the second hurdle in their way to the 2007 Rugby World Cup when they lost 24-7 to Tunisia in a qualifying match at the weekend.Tunisia led 17-0 at halftime.
readZambian footballers on top in Group A
04-07-2006
WINDHOEK - The Zambian under-20 football team finished top of Group A after dismissing Botswana 2-0 at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Sunday.Zambia will now meet South Africa, who finished runners-up in
readZambian footballers on top in Group A
04-07-2006
WINDHOEK - The Zambian under-20 football team finished top of Group A after dismissing Botswana 2-0 at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Sunday.Zambia will now meet South Africa, who finished runners-up in
readNamibian swimmers melt the ice at Strand Winter Gala in Cape Town
04-07-2006
EIGHTEEN swimmers from three Namibian clubs participated in the recent Strand Winter Gala in the Cape, returning home with eight new Namibian Age Group records and eleven medals.This was an
readInline hockey team prepare for World Champs
04-07-2006
THE Namibian Inline Hockey team, which left for the World Championships in Hungary, played two warm-up matches at the weekend of which they won one and lost the other. The Namibians played their
readDarfur peace deal on the brink of collapse
04-07-2006
CAIRO - The "severely paralysed" Darfur peace agreement "does not resonate with the people" and is in danger of collapse, the head of the United Nations mission in Sudan wrote in his blog.But Jan
read2 000 DR Congo militia disarm in lawless district
04-07-2006
KINSHASA - Nearly 2 000 militia fighters have laid down their weapons in Congo's lawless Ituri district in the last two weeks, ahead of historic polls in the vast African country, a disarmament
readPhilippine rebels stand down after 6-day battle
04-07-2006
MANILA - The largest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines ordered its forces to stand down after six days of sporadic fighting on the southern island of Mindanao, a guerrilla spokesman said.
readJordan says Saddam's daughter is a guest of the royal family
04-07-2006
AMMAN - Jordan said yesterday Saddam Hussein's eldest daughter Raghd and her children were guests of the royal family and did not engage in any political activities. Iraq on Sunday put Raghd on the
readOsama wants more chaos in Somalia
04-07-2006
MOGADISHU - Osama bin Laden has training bases in Somalia and is intent on plunging the Horn of Africa country into further chaos, Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi said late on Sunday. Gedi
readKofi Annan cancels Zim trip
04-07-2006
BANJUL - United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has cancelled a planned trip to Zimbabwe - aimed at resolving an economic and political crisis in the country. Annan said he had held talks with
readIraqi Shi'ite leaders still divided over peace plan
04-07-2006
BAGHDAD - Iraq's dominant Shi'ite leaders appeared divided yesterday over Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's much-touted national reconciliation plan that aims to curb violence by offering amnesty to
readPalestinian militants issue Israel ultimatum
04-07-2006
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip - Palestinian militants who abducted an Israeli soldier gave Israel less than 24 hours yesterday to meet their demands to release Palestinian prisoners, threatening
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