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31 Articles found on Wednesday, 14 June 2006
Deadline for land tax extended
14-06-2006
THE deadline for the payment of land tax for the 2005-06 financial year has been extended to July 31, the Minister of Lands announced yesterday. The deadline for applications for the exemption from
readPohamba takes aim at Government bureaucracy
14-06-2006
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday gave senior Government officials a tongue-lashing for the bureaucratic delays that hamper the implementation of capital projects.Pohamba said bureaucratic
readJobless rate officially 36,7%
14-06-2006
MORE than 223 000 Namibians are jobless, with more than 108 000 of them actively searching for work. Females struggle more to find work than males. Overall, fewer Namibians are economically active
readMTC, Telecom cross swords
14-06-2006
NAMIBIA'S sole mobile phone operator, MTC, yesterday launched a broadside at fellow parastatal Telecom Namibia over a planned takeover.MTC did not pull its punches as it told a parliamentary
readGovt ready to roll out polio vaccine
14-06-2006
HEALTH Minister Dr Richard Kamwi has declared that Government is ready to roll out the polio vaccine to the whole of Namibia after the doses arrived in the capital yesterday morning. Kamwi received
readTriple arson murder suspect to be kept in psychiatric unit
14-06-2006
KAVANGO Region resident Maria Kandingo, who is accused of having killed three people when she set her mother-in-law's hut on fire some three-and-a-half years ago, heard in the High Court on Monday
readPolice rearrest fugitives
14-06-2006
POLICE have recaptured the five fugitives who escaped from the Keetmanshoop Police cells on Thursday. The five trial-awaiting prisoners escaped after sawing through security bars during the early
readKhwe Traditional Authority seeks Govt recognition
14-06-2006
THE Khwe of Western Caprivi have formed a new traditional authority with 12 elected councillors.This follows the election of a new Khwe Chief, Ben Ngobara, in May. The first-ever meeting of the Khwe
readVehicle thefts
14-06-2006
TWO Toyota Hilux bakkies were stolen in Windhoek this past weekend. On Friday evening, a bakkie with the registration number N23320W was stolen from outside the Tokoshi Bar in Wanaheda where it had
readNamibia to mark Etosha, Namib parks centenary
14-06-2006
THE Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) is calling for private sector involvement in celebrations planned to mark the centenary of two parks next year. Dr Malan Lindeque, Permanent Secretary
readTwo more rapes reported to Police
14-06-2006
POLICE are searching for a 60-year-old man from Windhoek's Wanaheda area, who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl on Friday. The suspect, who Police say is known to members of the community,
readPolio Facts
14-06-2006
What is Polio? Poliomyelitis (polio) is a crippling disease that mainly presents itself with sudden weakness of the arms and legs. One in 200 persons infected with poliovirus develops paralysis
readTatekulu Matti a fumvikwa mEunda
14-06-2006
O MUKALIMO a tseyika nawa gwomEunda mUukolonkadhi tatekulu Matti Elago lya Nuuyoma ngoka a hulitha meti 31 Mei 2006 konima yuuwehame, okwa fumvikwa kengathithi enene pOmawendo gawo okuzilila mOngeleka
readOsasiona yOpolisi nOmpangulilo mOkongo
14-06-2006
O SHIGWANA shomOkongo mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena oshi uvite ombili nuugumbo sho Epangelo lye ya tungile Osasiona yOpolisi, Ompangulilo noombelewa dhaMengestrata pOkongo mpoka.
readAakwiita yaali nOmupolisi ya dhitikwa pOmuthiya
14-06-2006
I ILYO iyali yomEtanga lyEgameno noshowo Omupolisi gumwe nomukwashigwana oya kwatwa po kOpolisi sho aniwa ya li taya kelele Opolisi yi nlonge iilonga yawo yokupatitha Oondingosho ndhoka dhaa na
readShipanga wins 2-year deal with Silver Stars
14-06-2006
NAMIBIAN international footballer Paulus Shipanga has secured a two-year deal with South African premierships side Silver Stars, his business manager, Collin April confirmed yesterday. Shipanga
readWarriors face risk of elimination at Cosafa
14-06-2006
NAMIBIA'S Brave Warriors are facing a risk of being eliminated in the Cosafa Castle Cup in just over four weeks as they have no coach, while the team has not played a single international match since
readSKW gymnastics changes name, elects new committee
14-06-2006
THE SKW Rhythmic Gymnastics and Tumbling changed its name to SKW Gymnastics Academy earlier this year. This SKW section accommodates 120 gymnasts, more than 80 of them in rhythmic gymnastics. The
readParalympics expert here tomorrow
14-06-2006
WINDHOEK - An official from the International Paralympics Committee (IPC) is expected in the country tomorrow to meet with members of the local federation for athletes with disabilities and the
readTennis for juniors at Otji
14-06-2006
The upcoming junior tennis tournament in Otjiwarongo was boosted with a N$30 000 sponsorship by Pick 'n Pay Model at the town recently. The Namibian Tennis Association (NTA) expressed its gratitude
readNamibians compete at chess Olympics
14-06-2006
THE Namibian Olympic chess team recently competed at the 37th Olympic championships held in Turin, Italy. This was the first time a Namibian women's team performed internationally. The team came
readOshakati City's Ishuwa dies
14-06-2006
OSHAKATI City Football Club lost its assistant manager Tobias Shikongo Ishuwa, also known as 'Chicco', who died on Saturday in the Oshakati State Hospital after a short illness. Ishuwa became the
readThe Geopolitics Of Football
14-06-2006
IN football, defeat is never definitive, but it is always passionate. For football lovers, FIFA (the governing body of international football) should have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize long
readIn Brief
14-06-2006
* ATTACK - An Israeli missile strike on a vehicle carrying a Palestinian rocket-launching squad in Gaza killed at least nine people, including two children, witnesses and medics said. It was one of
readBush opens Iraq strategy overhaul
14-06-2006
CAMP DAVID, Maryland - US President George W Bush was to hold talks yesterday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on how best to help the new government in Baghdad, paving the way for an
readMugabe to 'militarise'
14-06-2006
Zanu-PF HARARE - There are plans to appoint senior Zimbabwe military officers to the ruling Zanu-PF's top decision-making body, the politburo, Zimbabwe's The Standard newspaper has revealed.President
readAbout 4 000 stage poll protest in DRC
14-06-2006
KINSHASA - Nearly 4 000 protesters marched on Monday in the streets of Congo's capital, throwing stones at cars and buildings as they called for a greater role in the organisation of next month's
readTropical Storm Alberto sloshes into Florida
14-06-2006
TALLAHASSEE - Tropical Storm Alberto's chances of becoming the first hurricane of 2006 receded yesterday as it crept toward Florida, dumping heavy rain on the deserted coastline and shuttered homes.
readBlasts rock Iraq following al Qaeda threats, 32 dead
14-06-2006
KIRKUK - At least 32 people were killed yesterday in Iraq, including 18 in five car bomb attacks in the oil city of Kirkuk, after warnings by al Qaeda of vengeance for the death of Abu Musab
readUN, AU push for Darfur peacekeepers
14-06-2006
KHARTOUM - The heads of a joint delegation from the United Nations and African Union (AU) travelled to Darfur yesterday to push for the deployment of UN peacekeepers in the war-torn western Sudanese
readKnife culture stalks Britain's streets
14-06-2006
LONDON - A teenager lies in a pool of blood in the street after he is stabbed in a dawn attack.A day later, a father of three is knifed to death in front of his daughters in a struggle with a
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