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25 Articles found on Friday, 2 June 2006
The Future Of The NBC
02-06-2006
WITH the appointment of a Director General, there comes an opportunity for new and fresh thinking about the future of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation.It has, in recent years, been beset by
readLiberia: From Peacekeeping to Peace Building
02-06-2006
MAHATMA Gandhi once said that there were two kinds of peace. The one that silences the guns and the other that makes the guns irrelevant. Clearly, Liberia has achieved the first peace through the
readPolitical Perspective
02-06-2006
THE boundaries of press freedom are being tested in Namibia at the moment with a few cases, one of which concerns the editor of The Windhoek Observer weekly and his right to publish what the Minister
readChief Executives Must Face Music
02-06-2006
THERE have been several instances in the last couple of months where Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of various parastatals and other institutions have resigned in the face of financial mismanagement
readInternational union slams Ramatex
02-06-2006
THE International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF) has slammed plans by textile giant Ramatex to close its Windhoek factory. The ITGLWF says instead of Ramatex demanding half
readStill no action on mass graves
02-06-2006
A NATIONAL strategy on the handling of mass graves found in the North in November will be submitted to a committee of Cabinet Ministers this month.The Permanent Secretary of Safety and Security,
readNDC bosses score win with appeal
02-06-2006
THE Managing Director of the Namibia Development Corporation, Abdool Aboobakar, and NDC Finance Manager Addis Faul have scored a partial win with their appeal against the findings of a disciplinary
readMystery disease kills 3
02-06-2006
PANIC is sweeping through suburbs north of Katutura after three people died and 19 others were hospitalised with a disease that still has to be identified. A press release from the Ministry of
readE-mail uprising over Friedman follies
02-06-2006
E-MAILS have flown thick and fast to Fox News in the US since Namibians read Roger Friedman's article 'Brad and Angelina's Baby Lucky To Be Alive', printed in The Namibian on Wednesday. Many
readJolie-Pitt family an asset, say people in the North
02-06-2006
THE NAMIBIAN took to the streets to ask a cross-section of people in the North what they think about Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt having their baby daughter, Shiloh Nouvel, in
readKaras Abattoir and Tannery to cut up to 150 jobs
02-06-2006
THE Karas Abattoir and Tannery (KAT) is to cut between 100 and 150 jobs as part of a restructuring plan necessitated by the planned closure of its ostrich slaughtering plant. The outgoing Managing
readBusy road in the North claims another life
02-06-2006
THE principal of the Kandjengedi Primary School near Oshakati has expressed concern about the number of road accidents involving pupils when crossing the Ongwediva-Oshakati main road.The principal,
readMan dies after failed prison break
02-06-2006
POLICE at Okakarara are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of a trial-awaiting prisoner whose bruised body was discovered in his cell on Saturday evening. Linus Muhimba (23) and
readMan dies after failed prison break
02-06-2006
POLICE at Okakarara are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of a trial-awaiting prisoner whose bruised body was discovered in his cell on Saturday evening. Linus Muhimba (23) and
read12-year jail term for Caprivi rape
02-06-2006
A YOUNG Caprivi resident faces a 12-year prison term after he was convicted last week on a charge that he had raped a ten-year-old girl at a village in the region. Vasco Kangulu Libongani was
readThree-year-old girl raped
02-06-2006
A three-year-old girl is reported to have been raped at Walvis Bay's Kuisebmond area on Tuesday.According to Police, the rape was discovered by a neighbour who saw the child walking with difficulty
readDe Beers denies claims of apartheid corruption
02-06-2006
MINING giant De Beers has vehemently denied claims made in a South African corruption report that it acted illegally during the apartheid era. De Beers is cited in a controversial report on
readNamibia's HIV figures are not coming down, says UNAIDS
02-06-2006
THE latest United Nations report on HIV-AIDS has expressed concern that there were no signs of the disease's decline in Namibia last year. In its report, issued on the eve of a UN General Assembly
readBaumfuchile is new Brave Warriors coach
02-06-2006
THE Namibian Football Association (NFA) has identified Zambia's Ben Baumfuchile as the new coach for the Brave Warriors and is currently finalising his contract before he takes up his duties next
readFootball Fixtures
02-06-2006
NFA Cup Final Independence Stadium Saturday, June 3 13h45: Epukiro All Stars vs Otjinene All Stars 16h00: Orlando Pirates vs Cymot SKW Northern Stream First Division Saturday, June 3 16h00:
readSecurity crackdown in Basra
02-06-2006
BASRA - Police and soldiers set up checkpoints and searched cars in Iraq's second city yesterday in a first test of new Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's ability to restore stability with an "iron fist"
readIran spurns US talks
02-06-2006
VIENNA - Iran yesterday spurned a US offer of direct talks on its nuclear programme as major world powers sought agreement on incentives to coax it to scrap potentially weapons-related atomic
readDRC war crimes hearing delayed
02-06-2006
THE HAGUE - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said a second appearance of Democratic Republic of Congo war crimes suspect Thomas Lubanga had been delayed because of concerns
readKenya passes laws to fight 'rape epidemic'
02-06-2006
NAIROBI - Kenya has passed new laws intended to stem the country's "epidemic of rape" and other sexual offences but women's rights groups expressed outrage yesterday saying protections for married
readAll eyes on NFA Cup final
02-06-2006
TENSION is mounting in the Orlando Pirates and SKW camps as the kick-off of what could be a phenomenal clash in the NFA Cup final draws closer. The venue will be the Independence Stadium in Olympia
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