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44 Articles found on Friday, 10 March 2006
Iran: 'Everything Is On The Table'
10-03-2006
THE biggest pitfall in predicting the behaviour of radical groups like the inner circle of the Bush Administration is that you keep telling yourself that they would never actually do whatever it is
readCoexistence or No Existence
10-03-2006
NOW that the conflict over the cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad is dying down, or so I hope, it is clear that the only winners are the extremists - in the Islamic World and in Europe.I regret
readPolitical Perspective
10-03-2006
MANAGING money seems to be one of the biggest difficulties of all for Namibians, regardless of whether they've got a lot, or only a little; also regardless of whether it's Government or an NGO! The
readColonising Palestine Precludes Peace
10-03-2006
FOR more than a quarter century, Israeli policy has been in conflict with that of the United States and the international community.Israel's occupation of Palestine has obstructed a comprehensive
readEditorial: Real Change Is Vital
10-03-2006
IN ORDER for Namibia to be more effective in its campaign to address past equalities and bring about permanent and lasting change in the employment sector, a lot more has to be done than simply to
readFind That Damn Signal!
10-03-2006
DEAR Multi-Choice Namibia: I see it's raining again; have you found that signal that you've been searching for yet? I am afraid that I am not a happy chappy with Multi-Choice Namibia, as you have
readACC Must Not Enlist 'Loyalists'
10-03-2006
I WOULD like to thank the Government for enacting the law on corruption and the President for his stance of zero tolerance against corruption.I have the following questions for the Director. Who is
readIssues About Roadblocks
10-03-2006
I WOULD like to express my dissatisfaction towards the way my friends and I were treated on Sunday the 25th of February.As a Namibian citizen, in a democratic country, my friends and I decided to go
readNo Order At Natis
10-03-2006
I WOULD like to raise my concern regarding the situation at NATIS Valley.It's really a struggle to obtain driving and learner's licences.There is no order and it is absolute chaos the moment when
readWorried About Our Future
10-03-2006
NAMIBIA, being a developing country, is receiving foreign aid to deal with issues such as drought, development projects and HIV-AIDS.The last two issues, in my opinion, qualify for these amounts
readOn Lister's 'Unprovoked' Attack
10-03-2006
I WRITE to react to Gwen Lister's slanderous accusations against Ms Pendukeni (The Namibian, March 3 2006) who spoke out against the 'Western-controlled media' in Namibia.It is surprising that
readThe 'Grave' Warriors?
10-03-2006
I WOULD like to discuss the performance, or rather non-performance, of the once beloved Brave Warriors.Watching the African Cup of Nations brought back memories of Namibia's own participation in the
readTeachers Still In The Dark
10-03-2006
I AM concerned that two months have passed in the year 2006 and yet nothing is being said about teachers' salaries.Where has it ended? Not even feedback have we received after our long and bitter
readPower cuts could make plonk of SA's wine
10-03-2006
CAPE TOWN - South African wine producers fear that weeks of power cuts in the Western Cape, South Africa's wine-making region, may have spoiled this year's vintage.The Western Cape has been hit by
readNamibia looking for alternative sources of fuel
10-03-2006
NAMIBIA was looking for alternative suppliers of fuels because it could no longer rely on South Africa, Harald Schmidt, the secretary of the Namibian Oil Industry Association, told Success
readPensioners unhappy with NamPost's Smart Card
10-03-2006
GOBABIS - Pensioners here have expressed unhappiness about the new payment system through NamPost's smart card.Last Tuesday, President Hifikepunye Pohamba launched Smart Switch Namibia (SSN) and its
readDistell Namibia invests in new distribution centre
10-03-2006
DISTELL Group Limited, South Africa's leading wine and spirits company and also the largest of its kind on the African continent, opened its newest Namibian distribution centre in Oshakati on
readKenya Airways orders new Boeing aircraft
10-03-2006
NAIROBI - Kenya Airways has ordered six new Boeing Co. 787-8 aircraft to replace its current 767s, the airline's chief executive said on Tuesday."We've ordered six aircraft and signed up for an
readIncentives sought for drug companies
10-03-2006
WASHINGTON - Companies that develop drugs to treat diseases of poor countries such as malaria should be rewarded with vouchers that might speed up government review of far more lucrative drugs,
readProtesters lift siege of oil terminal
10-03-2006
LAGOS - Protesters lifted a siege off ExxonMobil's main oil export terminal in Nigeria yesterday morning after the company agreed to discuss compensation for victims of an oil spill in 1998.Hundreds
readSanlam profit up
10-03-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's second-biggest life insurer, Sanlam, almost doubled 2005 headline earnings per share thanks to strong equity markets and better risk underwriting results, the company
readBudget set for next week
10-03-2006
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila will next week lift the lid on whether Government has produced a Budget surplus for the first time ever.She announced in the National Assembly yesterday
readInsurance claims at Mariental now over N$60 m
10-03-2006
JUST two weeks after floodwater disrupted the lives of more than 2 000 Mariental residents, insurance claims have already gone beyond the N$60-million mark, according to insurance companies active in
readPG still deciding on Avid liars
10-03-2006
THE Prosecutor General only received the record of the Social Security Commission/Avid High Court inquiry this week, it was revealed yesterday.This is despite the Acting High Court judge Raymond
readWorm collectors told to register
10-03-2006
THE King of Uukwaluudhi, Josia Shikongo Taapopi, has announced that mopane-worm collectors in the Uukwaluudhi district of the Omusati Region must register with his Traditional Authority office at
readJosea bankruptcy tussle dragged out until May
10-03-2006
THE High Court tussle over the alleged bankruptcy of investment handler Nico Josea is set to drag on over another three days in May.Three days of court proceedings late last week and on Monday
read20-year jail term for Omaruru child rapist
10-03-2006
AN Omaruru resident convicted of repeatedly raping a 10-year-old girl who was staying in his house was sentenced to an effective prison term of 20-and-a-half years this week.The 29-year-old rape
readUS concerned about Namibia courts backlog
10-03-2006
THE United States says the Namibian Government generally respects the human rights of its citizens, but has expressed concern about "serious problems in several areas".In a new annual rights report,
readWorld Bank loan queried
10-03-2006
EDUCATION Minister Nangolo Mbumba has been asked to provide more details about Government's intentions to fund its Education and Training Sector Improvement Programme (ETSIP) through a loan from the
readTransNamib labour case slated for April
10-03-2006
THE labour case in which a former senior manager is claiming damages for illegal dismissal from TransNamib has been postponed until April 27.Moses Mbai took the company to the Labour Court after he
readDeath by cable
10-03-2006
A 37-year-old man from a village near Oshakati died on Tuesday afternoon after touching a live electric cable, the Police reported yesterday.He was identified as Nicko Mokatu. * On Tuesday morning, a
readPolice accuse NSHR of not having facts straight
10-03-2006
WHILE the Police investigation continues into recent charges of unprovoked violence by NamPol and Namibia Defence Force (NDF) members on residents of Mariental, Police yesterday denied a similar
readWomen's Day marked in Oshana
10-03-2006
WOMEN in the Oshana Region celebrated International Women's Day in Oshakati yesterday and the events will continue at Ongwediva tomorrow, with Member of Parliament Peya Mushelenga as the main
readMariental flood relief pours in
10-03-2006
SEVERAL companies have donated money and goods to the Mariental flood victims.Some of the donations were handed to the Deputy Prime Minster, Libertina Amathila, who said she was very proud to be a
readMatters of Fact
10-03-2006
* PARK BOOST: AN article on page 7 of yesterday's The Namibian, 'Namibia's National Parks Get A World Bank Boost', stated that an agreement in which Namibia secured a Global Environment Facility
readIikulya yoshikukuta ya hola nokuholekwa
10-03-2006
I IKULYA yOprograma yedhina 'shanakulya oshanakulonga' moshitopolwa sha Karas, oya li ya dhimbiwa mondunda yuupungulo moka ya ka yonukila e tayi ka fumvikwa meholamo iiwike yontumba ya zi ko.Elelo
readAanahambo yAawambo kOkavango ya ningilwa oshipotha ya ze ko
10-03-2006
E LELO lyUukwangali kumwe nOlutuwiliki lwevi lyAayehe mOkavango otwa kundana lya tulila mo oshipotha shUukiliminola aanahambo yAawambo, mboka taku tiwa kutya aniwa oya tula muuninginino wa Kavango
readAanaHIV-AIDS mOndangwa ya pandula mboka haye ya pe omakwatho giikulya
10-03-2006
O MUKULUNTUWILIKI gwOngundu yAantu mboka taya lumbu nombuto yo HIV-AIDS pOndangwa nosho wo uunona mboka wa ninga iihakanwa yombuto ndjika, Trefina Malima okwa pandula noonkondo ayehe mboka haye ya pe
readIikulya yoshikukuta ya hola nokuholekwa
10-03-2006
I IKULYA yOprograma yedhina 'shanakulya oshanakulonga' moshitopolwa sha Karas, oya li ya dhimbiwa mondunda yuupungulo moka ya ka yonukila e tayi ka fumvikwa meholamo iiwike yontumba ya zi ko.Elelo
readOombistoli dhOpolisi dha yakwa po
10-03-2006
O POLISI poKeetmanshoop oya dhitike aanandholongo yaali mboka ya li ya tegelela epangulo moshipotha sheteyo, Komanda gwOpolisi moshitopolwa sha Karas Josephat Abel ta koleke ngaaka.Pahokololo lya
readIran threatens to inflict 'harm, pain' on US
10-03-2006
VIENNA - Iran has warned the United States it could inflict "harm and pain" to match whatever punishment Washington persuades the UN Security Council to mete out over concerns Tehran is secretly
readTen arrested in Zim over arms cache
10-03-2006
HARARE - Ten people including a prominent white former opposition lawmaker and a member of parliament have been arrested in Zimbabwe after police said they had uncovered an arms cache, a state
read25 soldiers held over Philippines 'coup plot'
10-03-2006
MANILA - Twenty-five soldiers including eight officers have been detained, accused of involvement in an alleged coup attempt against President Gloria Arroyo, senior military sources said
readGerman hostages alive
10-03-2006
BERLIN - The German government has received persuasive information that two German engineers who were abducted by gunmen six weeks ago have not been killed by their kidnappers, a German newspaper
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