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32 Articles found on Friday, 7 July 2006
Living in a Parasites' Paradise
07-07-2006
WHEN a policy keeps on popping up in newspaper headlines like the proverbial frog on the beer mug; then you know it's a failure. chronically ill patient frequenting a clinic. For sometime now, BEE
readPolitical Perspective
07-07-2006
IT is positive that Government sees the need for working with civil society, usually represented by 'non-governmental organisations' as they are more commonly known. It is equally positive that civil
readNamibia's farmworkers: still living on the margins?
07-07-2006
THE agricultural sector in Namibia is one of the biggest employers in the country, but some often perceive it as one of the employment sectors where unfair labour practices are rife. In addition,
readMaking Criminals Pay
07-07-2006
AGAIN this week, violent crime has hit the headlines with the appearance in court of a self-confessed rapist and murderer, whose brutal killing of a six-year-old girl sent shockwaves through society
readInformed Leaders Make For Informed Nations
07-07-2006
WHAT requirements should one meet to become a leader of this country? My concern is about some of the leaders who were elected to represent the public but remain uninformed.They do not even know
readOpen letter to the President
07-07-2006
With reference to the article in The Namibian recently on the Sasol BEE Deal: I would like to express my deepest concern over the misuse of political power for this self-enrichment scheme, more
readTask Force For NaTIS
07-07-2006
ON June 30 2006, you published a letter by one Ambrosius C Gaochab in which he "expressed discontent with the chaotic state of affairs that exists at NaTIS Valley".The Roads Authority greatly regrets
readNamibian Graduates Are Employable
07-07-2006
I AM referring to an article on the front page of The Namibian newspaper for Wednesday June 28, 2006 titled "Graduates Fail Market Test".Remarks therein by a certain Tim Parkhouse of the Namibian
readBeating Propaganda Drum For LLD
07-07-2006
IN an article that appeared in New Era on 3 July 2006 the Deputy Diamond Commissioner, on behalf of the Minister of Mines and Energy, was quoted as saying "before LDD there was not an existing
readWe Don't Need X-Rays To Identify Our Problems
07-07-2006
THE rise in crime has prompted the Minister of Fisheries, Abraham Iyambo, to call for society to be "X-rayed so that we can take a good look at society". I would suggest that the underlying reasons
readOn The 'Capitalist Nigger'
07-07-2006
I RECENTLY finished reading a book 'Capitalist Nigger: Road To Success' written by the acclaimed publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the African Sun Times, Chika Onyeani. This book has been viewed by
readAgribank pays N$24m to new farmers
07-07-2006
AGRIBANK paid out N$24,98 million in loans to 47 affirmative action farmers this year and 13 more would benefit before year-end, Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said yesterday.
readFood for schools 'fails sample test'
07-07-2006
POWDER MILK samples and most of the meat samples collected by the inter-ministerial committee investigating alleged irregularities in the school hostel catering business have failed to comply with
readMinistry of Health fraud case postponed
07-07-2006
THE Windhoek Magistrate's Court yesterday postponed the case in which four people are accused of defrauding the Windhoek Central Hospital for another three months for further Police
readSkills shortage hampering tourism
07-07-2006
INVESTORS in the tourism industry are consistently encountering a shortage of management and service skills in Namibia to meet the demands of the industry. This is one of the findings contained in
readRetired nurses to be recalled
07-07-2006
RETIRED nurses will be allowed to continue working on contract basis because of the shortage of professional staff in the Ministry of Health and Social Services. This was announced by the Minister
readGovt beefs up VIP protection
07-07-2006
THE Ministry of Safety and Security will establish yet another special Police protective unit, this time to protect the President of Namibia, the former President, public office bearers and VIP's
readLive cattle exports debate unites parliamentarians
07-07-2006
THE proposed export levy on live calves which is to come into effect on November 1 following a Cabinet decision made several years ago dominated the National Assembly on Wednesday as members mulled
readTransNamib appeals court order
07-07-2006
TRANSNAMIB will today launch an appeal against a District Labour Court decision instructing the company to pay close to N$500 000 to a former manager. The District Labour Court instructed TransNamib
readUnion slams security companies
07-07-2006
THE Namibia Security Workers' Union (Naswu) has taken issue with security companies which it says are undermining its role in improving the working conditions of security guards. Security companies,
readMichael Scott, 'a troublemaker' who helped people of Namibia
07-07-2006
IT was an honour for me to read the words of a distinguished Namibian, Dr Peter Katjavivi, Ambassador to the EU and the Benelux countries, at the launching of Anne Yates and Lewis Chester's The
readNow human hair joins cocaine smugglers' bag of tricks
07-07-2006
A JOINT operation by Namibian and South African customs authorities and the Namibian Police's Drug Law Enforcement Unit this week foiled an attempt to smuggle cocaine into Namibia inside a
readN$180 m bailout for NWR
07-07-2006
THE troubled Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) parastatal is planning a major revamp after its new Managing Director, Tobie Aupindi, presented a business plan and turnaround strategy to Government.
readMboka yomapya tamu ende olutenda pokati kOndangwa nOshikango ishangitheni
07-07-2006
E TUNGO lyOlutenda lwomashina okuza kOshomeya sigo opOndangwa olya pwa nangashiingeyi iilonga otayi zi pOndangwa ya thinda kOshikango. Molwashoka olutenda sho talu tungwa ngeyi ohali taakana
readOmpumbwe yaapangi ya ithanitha mboka ye li mOpenzela ya ka longe
07-07-2006
P ETHIMBO ta egulula pambelewa Okapangelo kopOmboloka popepi nOkongo mUukwanyama mEti 05-07-2006, Oministeli yUuhaku Omundohotola Richard Kamwi okwa tseyitha kutya omolu ompumbwe onene yaapangi
readIsrael reoccupies Gaza as Mideast crisis soars
07-07-2006
GAZA CITY - Israeli tanks and troops thrust deeper into Gaza yesterday amid deadly clashes, occupying three former Jewish settlements in their biggest offensive since withdrawing from the territory 10
readAfrican ministers try to stem people trafficking
07-07-2006
ABUJA - Ministers from 26 West and Central African countries launched a new attempt yesterday to revitalise the fight against people trafficking, which fuels child labour and sexual exploitation
readSuicide bomber hits Iran pilgrims in Iraq KUFA
07-07-2006
A suicide car bomber blasted two coaches carrying Iranian pilgrims outside a Shi'ite Muslim shrine in Iraq at dawn yesterday, killing 12 people and wounding 41, police and health officials said. The
readPrescott defiantly dismisses calls to quit
07-07-2006
LONDON - Britain's scandal-hit deputy prime minister insisted yesterday he was not going to resign despite a growing furore over his links with a US gambling tycoon bidding to set up a casino in
readChina rejects North Korea sanctions
07-07-2006
BEIJING - China rebuffed calls yesterday to impose sanctions on North Korea for test-firing missiles, but insisted it was doing its best to solve the crisis with its top nuclear envoy to travel next
readZim opposition mounts internal probe into factional violence
07-07-2006
HARARE - The main faction of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change launched an investigation on Wednesday into a brutal attack on a prominent lawmaker in a rival opposition faction. The
readThousands homeless in DRC as rebels seize stronghold
07-07-2006
KINSHASA - Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) clawed back control of a stronghold in the northeastern Ituri region from government forces in fierce fighting that drove 5 000 people from
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