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45 Articles found on Friday, 17 March 2006
Nigeria's Road to Ruin
17-03-2006
WITH so much political friction in Iran and Iraq, it is easy to overlook the growing unrest in Nigeria, the world's eighth-largest oil exporter.But Nigeria's mounting social and political problems
readBush's Bad-Faith Energy Policy
17-03-2006
ONE of the more surreal sessions at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos had oil industry experts explaining how the melting of the polar ice cap - which is occurring faster than anyone
readWhy Should The World Try War Criminals?
17-03-2006
I NEVER met Adolf Hitler before he became famous. (I never met him afterwards, either, due to the accidents of nationality and birth-date.) But I did meet the 'Butcher of the Balkans' before he
readPolitical Perspective
17-03-2006
IT seems obvious that the prolific number of white-collar thieves in our midst are unperturbed by either the President's condemnation of graft, the formation of the Anti-Corruption Commission, or
readTime For An Independence Resolution
17-03-2006
LET Namibia not celebrate its 16th year of Independence by looking back. Let us instead look forward to what we can do to create a prosperous nation.Each year at Independence we tend to commemorate
readFrom the sidelines
17-03-2006
THE Newspaper Cup is around the corner again and this time it goes to Walvis Bay. But with every competition this country, there are always hiccups, and The Namibian Newspaper Cup is no exception.On
readCall To 'Reshuffle' Ndishishi
17-03-2006
IT is with shock I discover that Namibia is lagging behind in terms of attracting investment.Despite our market size, Namibia could do more reforming of the SOEs by inviting foreign investors to
readNSHR Takes Issue Over Child Bill
17-03-2006
I WOULD be pleased if you publish this letter. This is our response to an anonymous opinion piece that appeared on pages 6 and 7 of The Namibian of March 3 2006.The opinion in question is titled
readCrossing Tolerable Boundaries
17-03-2006
IF the latest case of theft or attempted theft of computers by a Pro-Vice-Chancellor and an IT Manager at the University of Namibia is true, then we have crossed the boundaries of what is
readNo More Nukes
17-03-2006
I USUALLY read Gwynne Dyer's editorials with bland interest, mainly because he is often so off base that it isn't worth bothering about.However, in the past couple of weeks, two articles he has
readOn Rights And Limits To Freedom Of Speech
17-03-2006
DR Hesham R Lotfy at Unam wrote a letter to The Namibian on March 14 where he gave arguments for stricter limits to freedom of expression than are there at present.He recommended the limit because
readApology To Air Nam
17-03-2006
IT seems I was a bit hasty in accusing Air Namibia of charging an infant the full fare.In fact it was my travel agent who erred and there is an infant rate if the child sits on its parent's lap.
readAfrica must tackle graft to attract aid, says IMF
17-03-2006
LUSAKA - Rich countries should provide more aid to Africa and the world's least developed continent must tackle graft to attract foreign investment, International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo de Rato
readSA's Sasol forms coal-mining joint venture with Eyesizwe
17-03-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Sasol will form a coal-mining joint venture that will give black-owned Eyesizwe Coal an 8 per cent stake in its mining unit, Sasol said yesterday.Sasol will invest 46
readOil prices slip further after US data
17-03-2006
SINGAPORE - Oil prices slipped in Asian trading yesterday after US government data showed a large increase in crude oil inventories last week.Light sweet crude for April delivery dropped 7 cents to
readWhistle-blower says CEO did little to save Enron
17-03-2006
HOUSTON - Enron Corp. whistle-blower Sherron Watkins said on Wednesday she warned then-chief executive Ken Lay in August 2001 that financial fraud threatened the company, but his only response was to
readStandard Bank seeks foreign partner for Andisa
17-03-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's biggest bank, Standard Bank , is looking for a foreign partner to take a stake in its Andisa Securities investment and brokerage unit, a spokesman said
readSilver value near 22-year high
17-03-2006
SINGAPORE - Silver inched down yesterday, but hovered near its highest in 22 years on hopes of a launch of a new US silver investment product, while gold fell after it failed to hold above a key
readOne Year On: Face To Face With The President
17-03-2006
On Tuesday, President Hifikepunye Pohamba will mark his first year in office as the leader of Namibia.This week he spoke to The Namibian's Christof Maletsky about the challenges of the past 12 months,
readLack of detail in Budget worries analysts
17-03-2006
POLITICIANS and economists appeared to be generally positive about Namibia's 2006-07 Budget but expressed concern about the lack of specifics on how to tackle unemployment, tighten the grip on
readAir Namibia now a flying albatross
17-03-2006
AIR Namibia continues to drain State coffers - this year to the tune of N$153,4 million. This is nearly five times more than Government pledged to allocate to the airline in its Medium Term
readSaara's balancing act
17-03-2006
A "PRO-POOR, pro-growth Budget". And, for the first time since Namibia's Independence, a balanced one. This is what Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila yesterday told the National Assembly
readPensions go up to N$370
17-03-2006
PENSIONERS can expect relief from the latest National Budget, with their grants being upped by N$70 to N$370 a month.Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila announced the increase yesterday when
readPlanned Capital Spending
17-03-2006
Key capital projects which will be funded through the medium-term expenditure framework 2006-07 - 2008-09 N$2,6 billion - Mining, Fishing and Agriculture Sectors The Green Scheme and aquaculture
readFinance Minister proposes training levy for employers
17-03-2006
MINISTER of Finance Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has proposed introducing a training levy on employers, to ensure they contribute to skills development in Namibia.The Minister lashed out at those she
readTen-year jail term for Okahandja strangler
17-03-2006
A TRIAL that lasted less than half an hour was all it took yesterday to have a former Okahandja area farm worker convicted of murder and sentenced to an effective 10 years' imprisonment.Elias
readBuild Together Programme abuse spirals 'out of control'
17-03-2006
GOVERNMENT faces a backlog of 300 000 applications for houses to be built under its Build Together Programme, but no money to build them.Besides the money shortages, the system is also plagued by
readTwo in court over Unam computer theft
17-03-2006
TWO high-level University of Namibia staff members have appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on a charge of theft after they were allegedly caught trying to remove computers belonging to Unam
readOmuugundjuka ngoka a tetagula yina nomakatana momukunda Ehafo osho a kwatwa po kOpolisi
17-03-2006
O MUMATI gwoomvula 28 gwomomukunda Ehafo mOndonga moshitopolwa sha Shana ngoka ongulohi yOlyomakaya ge ti 11 Maalitsa 2006 a tetagula yina Meschtilde Martin gwoomvula 58 nomakatana, te mu pula
readKwatheleni momudhimba nguka
17-03-2006
OPOLISI otayi indile koshigwana shi yi kwathele mokudhimbula omudhimba gwomulumentu gumwe a si momasiku 2 gomwedhi gwa zi ko.Omulumentu nguka okwa li aniwa pumwa kohauto mu Katutura, popepi no Pick
readOkabinete ka ekelahi ethaneko lyOlaata ya NamPower kombinga yOmukuluntuwiliki
17-03-2006
OTAKU hokololwa ngeyi kutya Okabinete oka ekelahi epopilo lyOlaata ya NamPower kombinga yeuliko lyOmukuluntuwiliki Omupe ngoka ta pingene po Leake Hangala.Okabinete oke na wo omaipulo kombinga
readEtanga lyoNDF moNooli lya pandula noonkondo SMA
17-03-2006
KOMANDA gwEtanga lyEgameno mIitopolwa ngashi Oshana, Omusati, Ohangwena, Oshikoto nOkunene, ano gwObataliona 263, LeitenandeKolonela Erastus Kashopola, ngoka e na ombelewa ye mOshakati, pamwe
readNewspaper Cup set to roll
17-03-2006
THE stage is now set for the ball to roll in what is billed to be an exciting tournament when The Namibian Newspaper Cup hits the coastal town of Walvis Bay on Easter weekend.The event will be held
readVolleyball teams to vie for Savva Doc Tourney at coast
17-03-2006
TWENTY volleyball teams will be in action during the annual Savva Doc Tournament scheduled for Walvis Bay at the weekend.The Namibia Volleyball Federation (NVF), Executive Member Joel Matheus said 11
readFootball Fixtures
17-03-2006
Namibia Premier League Saturday, March 18 15h00: Touch & Go vs Tigers Central Football League Saturday, March 18, Windhoek 10h00: Impala Chiefs vs Battle Boys Sunday, March 19, Okahandja 15h00:
readAussie swimmers get a sinking feeling at Commonwealth Games
17-03-2006
MELBOURNE - Australia's superstar swimmers endured a nightmare start to the 18th Commonwealth Games yesterday as their dreams of a record gold medal haul suffered a devastating early blow.The host
readNamibian sevens team loses twice
17-03-2006
THE Namibian rugby sevens team lost two of their preliminary matches at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne yesterday.Namibia first fell to Kenya 31-5, before going down to New Zealand 41-7 in their
readCivics go into Ivory Coast battle as underdogs
17-03-2006
NAMIBIAN champions Civics will go into their second-round CAF Champions League football match as underdogs when they take on 1998 winners ASEC Mamosas of Ivory Coast in Abidjan this weekend.The team
readIraq parliament meets without govt deal
17-03-2006
BAGHDAD - Three months after a landmark election, Iraq's new parliament convened for the first time yesterday amid worsening communal violence and little sign of a deal on a government of national
readUS tags Iran as biggest threat
17-03-2006
WASHINGTON - Making no apologies for the war in Iraq, the United States warned states like North Korea and especially Iran yesterday that it will take pre-emptive military action if necessary to
readMilosevic brought back to Serbia for burial
17-03-2006
BELGRADE - The body of Slobodan Milosevic arrived in Serbia on Wednesday for private burial in the grounds of his provincial home, instead of the high-profile funeral sought by his dwindling band of
readOxfam probes tsunami funds theft
17-03-2006
LONDON - International aid group Oxfam is investigating the possible theft of tens of thousands of dollars in tsunami funds by its staff or contractors in Indonesia.The British-based agency said
readZim opposition leader fights for title as Mugabe's main rival
17-03-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai faces the stern test this week of reorganising his party after a split he blames on political pressure from President Robert Mugabe's
readLiberia to be 'America's success story in Africa'
17-03-2006
WASHINGTON - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf thanked the United States on Wednesday for its role in helping end the civil war that engulfed her country just a few short years ago."Honourable
readUS urges restraint over Jericho jail raid
17-03-2006
SYDNEY - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that the United States had been in touch with Israel and the Palestinians to urge restraint after Israeli forces raided a West Bank jail
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