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35 Articles found on Tuesday, 20 June 2006
Who Drafted The Liquor Act of 1998?
20-06-2006
CAN I have a space to express myself on the shebeen crisis? Alcohol abuse is the root cause of too many crimes in the country.That is the focal point of all, but at the same time people are pleading
readLet Us All Make Money The Correct Way
20-06-2006
ALLOW me space (or volume as musicians will call it) in your newspaper.I am quite shocked to learn that there are marches countrywide as the closure of unlicenced taverns continues. Correct me if I'm
readOne, Two, Three, Red Light
20-06-2006
THE Municipality needs to give attention to the state of the robots (traffic lights) in our capital city.You will find now that most of them are only half operational, and this is both an
readTax Talk - Taxation of Fringe Benefits
20-06-2006
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotzé the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.THE definition of gross income specifically includes the value of any
readNam urged to craft winning economic formula
20-06-2006
NAMIBIA has been called upon to work on its own winning productivity and competitiveness model in the face of globalisation. The issue of productivity and competitiveness was the theme of this
readKenya needs to monitor funds
20-06-2006
NAIROBI - Kenya needs to ensure proper monitoring is in place of funds for local constituencies and health services if the poor are to benefit, World Bank chief economist Francois Bourguignon said
readZim says China pledges financial aid
20-06-2006
HARARE - China's state development bank has promised Zimbabwe financial aid - including a possible currency swap - to help revive an economy with severe foreign currency shortages, an official
readNokia, Siemens to merge phone units
20-06-2006
HELSINKI - Nokia and Siemens have agreed to combine their telecom equipment units in a deal creating one of the biggest players in the industry, the companies said yesterday. Shares in both
readPhoto fight keeps Caprivi treason trial stuck in neutral
20-06-2006
THE main Caprivi high treason trial remains bogged down in a battle over photographs of the 119 men on the trial on charges of having taken part in an alleged conspiracy to secede the Caprivi Region
readPhoto fight keeps Caprivi treason trial stuck in neutral
20-06-2006
THE main Caprivi high treason trial remains bogged down in a battle over photographs of the 119 men on the trial on charges of having taken part in an alleged conspiracy to secede the Caprivi Region
readNamibia's anti-graft body nets its first suspect
20-06-2006
NAMIBIA'S recently established Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday made its first arrest.A 32-year-old secretary at the People's Primary School in Katutura, Windhoek, was arrested by Police
readNDC bosses left hanging in limbo
20-06-2006
THE Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) has yet to act on a legal opinion which suggests that it unfairly dismissed its Managing Director Abdool Aboobakar and Finance Manager Addis Faul.The duo
readPolio: The final countdown
20-06-2006
THE long-anticipated mass drive to immunise every single person within Namibia's borders against the wild poliovirus is set to start within 24 hours. Health officials announced yesterday that the
readFriendly Haven offers hope
20-06-2006
ABOUT 30 residents of the Okahandja Park informal settlement recently attended a workshop aimed at raising awareness on domestic violence. Facilitated by The Friendly Haven and the Hope Initiative
read'Don't farm near river'
20-06-2006
BAGANI - Khwe Chief Benny Ngombara has urged farmers to stop cultivating fields along the Okavango River.The Chief was reacting to reports that some farmers in his area had experienced conflict with
readPolice deny responsibility for death
20-06-2006
THE Namibian Police has denied reports that a recent raid against unlicensed shebeens in the north led to the death of a man at Omuthiya village. Despite accusations from the National Society for
readRetrenched Grape Valley workers in protest
20-06-2006
SEVERAL retrenched workers of Grape Valley Management Company at Aussenkehr have blocked office entrances since Thursday in protest of recent job cuts. This has prevented company workers not affected
readDisagreement over naming of Ondangwa railway station
20-06-2006
I OSHANA regional and local councillors are disagreeing over the naming of the historical railway station at Ondangwa, which is set to open next month. Some want to name it after former President Sam
readTruck driver knocks down petrol pump
20-06-2006
A CHARGE of malicious damage to property has been opened against a truck driver after he damaged a petrol pump at the Engen Station at Mariental. The incident occurred at 01h00 on Friday. Police
readDate set for Teek trial
20-06-2006
THE High Court trial of former Supreme Court Judge of Appeal Pio Teek is scheduled to continue again from July 24. The trial in which Teek (59) is facing - and denying - eight charges in connection
readWe have nothing more to lose: shebeeners
20-06-2006
DESPITE cold winter evenings and a lack of ablution facilities, about 60 shebeen protesters last night spent their fifth night sleeping in front of Parliament in the capital. Defying a request by
readMore vehicles needed for polio drive in North
20-06-2006
THE Director of Health for the North West Region has appealed to businesses and individuals to help provide transport for the national polio immunisation campaign that starts tomorrow.Dr Naftali
readOombepo dha nyata pu Mumbwenge dha mwena po; Udjombala
20-06-2006
O MUWILIKI gwElongo mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena Josia Udjombala okwa koleka Oshifo shika mEtitano kutya oombepo dha nyata ndhoka dha kala tadhi hepeke aanasikola yopOsikola ya Mumbwenge okuza mu Juli
readOsasiona yOmashina pOndangwa otayi ka lukilwa lye ano?
20-06-2006
O SHIFO shika osha kundana kutya opwa fa pu na okuhatsakumwe meluko lyOsasiona yOmashina pOndangwa na Gavena yOshitopolwa sha Shana Klemens Kashuupulwa. Metitano lya zi ko okwa li aniwa a ithana
readNew UN rights body kicks off, seeking to avoid past failures
20-06-2006
GENEVA - The United Nations' reformed Human Rights Council began its first-ever session yesterday, with high hopes that it will do more for the victims of abuses and avoid the political horse-trading
readIn Brief
20-06-2006
* DARFUR CRISIS - Darfur rebels were in Khartoum for the first time since signing a peace deal with the Sudanese government last month to end three years of conflict in the western region.* US WARNS
readDRC opposition warns of chaos if polls are 'botched'
20-06-2006
KINSHASA - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risks descending into "indescribable chaos" if its landmark elections next month are "botched", an opposition party leader warned on Sunday. "We are
read'Hijacker' appeals to court for help
20-06-2006
CAPE TOWN - A Zimbabwean student, Tinashe Rioga, 21, appeared briefly in the Bellville magistrate's court yesterday in connection with an alleged aircraft hijacking attempt.Rioga was allegedly
readUS troops press ahead with Ramadi operation
20-06-2006
RAMADI - Helicopters flew over the Iraqi town of Ramadi and warplanes could be heard overhead as US troops hunted down insurgents in the rebel stronghold yesterday, a Reuters witness said. He said
readTaliban kill 30, abduct 10 Afghans
20-06-2006
KABUL - Taliban guerrillas have killed more than 30 people and abducted 10 in southern Afghanistan, a parliamentarian said yesterday, the latest attack in the bloodiest phase of violence in nearly
readZim farmers reject compensation
20-06-2006
HARARE - Most white commercial farmers have rejected offers of compensation for farms taking from them during violent government-sponsored invasions.The Zimbabwean reported that the minister for
readProsecutor wants death penalty for Saddam
20-06-2006
BAGHDAD - Chief prosecutor in the trial of Saddam Hussein Jaafar al-Mussawi yesterday demanded the death penalty for the ousted Iraqi president and two other defendants."We demand the maximum
readChakufwa Chihana. Malawian politician
20-06-2006
BLANTYRE - Malawi's leading pro-democracy campaigner, Chakufwa Chihana (67), has died. Chihana was an archrival of the nation's founder, Kamuzu Banda. A former trade union leader and human rights
readCharles Haughey, former Irish PM
20-06-2006
DUBLIN - Charles Haughey, who served three terms as Ireland's prime minister, died last week at his home in Dublin after a long battle with cancer.He was 80. "It is a very sad occasion, and marks the
readSmall arms - the global trade in life and death
20-06-2006
LONDON - From Africa to Bosnia, back to Africa and on to the Middle East - the often secretive flow of guns and bullets follows the world's cycle of wars. In the middle are the faceless brokers who
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