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27 Articles found on Thursday, 8 June 2006
Deadlier than Darfur: Sudan's neglected eastern crisis
08-06-2006
KASSALA - Helicopter gunships and a humanitarian crisis greet the few Westerners who make it to Kassala, an eastern Sudanese town far from the infamous Darfur region where analysts say a bad
readUrban Land: Whose Is It?
08-06-2006
The purpose of this piece is to situate urban property in the context of the overall search for a solution to the ongoing land reform process. It raises a number of issues concerning the place and
readMore aid won't stop more AIDS
08-06-2006
Philip Stevens MUCH of the spectacle from the recent UNAIDS conference came from battles between self-proclaimed progressives or conservatives over references to prostitutes and drug addicts in the
readPolitical Perspective
08-06-2006
I CAN'T understand why the ex-combatant issue has reared its head again.Mind you, most of us knew it would never go away. Former fighters from both sides have been paid sums of money on several
readNo Reason To Panic About Polio
08-06-2006
THE current outbreak of polio in Namibia, the first in 10 years, is of course a very serious matter which is being treated by Government with urgency, but at the same time people should avoid
readTargeting air pollution, poor nations aid climate
08-06-2006
BONN, Germany - China's car efficiency standards are tougher than those of many industrial states - a somewhat surprising fact that reveals how efforts by developing nations to limit pollution may
readShrinking Dead Sea faces fight for survival
08-06-2006
EIN GEDI, Israel - These days, a cart takes visitors from Israel's Ein Gedi resort to the edge of the Dead Sea. Twenty years ago, tourists stepped right onto the shore. The Dead Sea, the lowest
readHigh Court to make ruling on Kandara inquest magistrate
08-06-2006
THE High Court plans to rule on June 26 whether Windhoek Magistrate Maria Mahalie should continue to conduct an inquest into the death of the late Lazarus Kandara, or whether the inquest would have
readCountdown starts to nationwide polio immunisation campaign
08-06-2006
THE first round of the State-sponsored mass drive to immunise every Namibian against polio will take place for three days starting from June 27, The Namibian has established.The second round has been
readSimply the best:Angelina, Brad
08-06-2006
HOLLYWOOD glamour couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will be eternally grateful to Namibia - the birthplace of their daughter Shiloh Nouvel."Ange couldn't have picked a better place to have our
readGovt, NamPort sued over MV Meob Bay sinking
08-06-2006
A COURTROOM showdown pitting the owner of the doomed fishing vessel MV Meob Bay against Government, the Minister of Works, Transport and Communication and the Namibian Ports Authority has been
readDiplomat's son's case drags on
08-06-2006
THE postponements which have come to characterise the protracted case of a grandson of a Namibian diplomat in South Africa accused of attempted rape, theft and housebreaking continued on Monday. The
readSwapo backs shebeen clampdown
08-06-2006
SWAPO President Sam Nujoma yesterday condemned shebeen owners and members of the public for attacking Police and called on Government to take strong action against the culprits..Addressing a media
readWAD joins shebeen debate
08-06-2006
WOMEN'S Action for Development (WAD) has joined the national debate on illegal shebeens, urging President Hifikepunye Pohamba to continue with the implementation of the Liquor Law. The development
readRundu, Zambezi VTC heads face graft charges
08-06-2006
EMPLOYEES at the Rundu and Zambezi Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) are disappointed with the way in which authorities have handled a case of alleged corruption levelled against the heads of the
readBilly Preston, 'Fifth Beatle', singer-songwriter
08-06-2006
PHOENIX - Billy Preston (59), the exuberant keyboardist who landed dream gigs with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and enjoyed his own hit singles including 'Outta Space' and 'Nothing From
readAapindiki yomomapandaanda mOshakati oya maashinga ohela
08-06-2006
OMOLU epato lyoondingosho ndhoka dhaa na oombapila moNamibia alihe, unene tuu mOnooli yoshilongo, aalandithi yoombiila noyomalovu galwe momapandaanda ga Shakati nomOmatala ga Shakati, oya maashinga
readAaspania otaya ka talela po Oprojeka yOohi pOmahenene
08-06-2006
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila kUuministeli wOofi nIikwafuta otayi ti kutya Osheendo shAaspania, shi lilwe komeho ku Juan Pable de Liaglesia ngoka e li Amushangandjayi gwEhangano lyAaspania ndjoka li na sha
readNFA blows N$3m
08-06-2006
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) is gradually sinking into more trouble after it emerged that they reportedly squandered more than N$3 million during the past two years. The money, which is
readDr Lemmer wins table tennis tourney
08-06-2006
THE annual schools' table tennis tournament was held at Rehoboth recently, attracting 12 teams of three players from Rehoboth and Mariental. The first team of Dr Lemmer High School emerged as the
readMilitants attack Nigerian oil facility, kill 5
08-06-2006
PORT HARCOURT - Militants attacked a Shell-operated oil facility in the Niger Delta in southern Nigeria yesterday, killing at least five soldiers and kidnapping five South Korean contractors. The
readBritish police seek more time to question terrorism suspects
08-06-2006
LONDON - British police were seeking more time yesterday to question two men arrested by anti-terrorism police in a raid on a house police suspected of being used for making a chemical bomb.The men,
readItaly confirms Iraq troop pullout by end of year
08-06-2006
BAGHDAD - Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema yesterday confirmed that Italy would pull its troops out of Iraq by the end of 2006. "The Italian military presence in Iraq will conclude by the
readUp to 100 people feared dead in ferry disaster on Lake Tanganyika
08-06-2006
KINSHASA - Up to 100 people were presumed dead following a fire on a ferry on the Congolese side of Lake Tanganyika, in Central Africa, reports said yesterday. The ferry was travelling south from
readUN Council team meets AU over Darfur force
08-06-2006
ADDIS ABABA - A UN Security Council team met here yesterday with African Union officials to discuss the possible handover to the United Nations from an AU peacekeeping force in Sudan's troubled Darfur
read600 Iraq prisoners freed
08-06-2006
BAGHDAD - Some clutching the Koran and kissing the ground, the first batch of a planned mass release of 2 500 prisoners walked free in Iraq yesterday as part of efforts to heal sectarian wounds and
readIn Brief
08-06-2006
* NUCLEAR CRISIS - Iran was weighing an international offer of incentives if it agrees to suspend uranium enrichment, with officials neither rejecting the offer nor indicating that they would meet the
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