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40 Articles found on Friday, 31 March 2006
On The Education Crisis
31-03-2006
THE PROBLEM GOVERNMENT has committed considerable resources to education and training since Independence with little or no impact on the quality of output from junior, senior, vocational or tertiary
readNamibia On Track To Meet Global Poverty Goal
31-03-2006
THE Government and people of Namibia are making unprecedented inroads in the fight against poverty.The 2006 targets for poverty and inequality set out in National Development Plan II seem to have
readFrom the sidelines
31-03-2006
THERE is growing concern about how the Namibia Football Association will fare after the resignation of former president Petrus Damaseb about two weeks ago.I would say there is nothing to worry about,
readPolitical Perspective
31-03-2006
THE launch of the Zero Tolerance For Corruption Campaign is undoubtedly a good thing, but let's not be so naïve as to think that it's only the incorruptible who will align themselves with the goals
readEditorial: Good News Mixed With Bad
31-03-2006
GOOD news mixed with bad emerged with the release this week of the statistical report of the National and Regional Population Figure projections 2001-2031 as well as the Namibia Household Income and
readOur Twisted Logic
31-03-2006
THERE are times when a person questions the logic behind how things are done in Namibia.There seems to be a lack in this basic skill of applying logic on the part of our leaders, from municipal to
readIn Defence Of Ndishishi
31-03-2006
WE have read the letter of Mr Herman Hamutenya in the letters column of your newspaper of Friday, 17 March 2006.We as the leadership of the Indigenous Business Forum want to comment on the contents
readNot Protecting The Poor
31-03-2006
IT is time to take action. Why? The issue of exorbitant interest rate (30%) on late municipal payments. Our Town Council is destroying us with interest of 30% on outstanding accounts.The final result
readTime For Divorce
31-03-2006
WHEN Cde Ithana speaks or pronounces herself on a number of controversial issues, I usually ask myself one question: is she speaking as the Minister of Justice or as Attorney General? You remember
readBe Fair To Foreigners
31-03-2006
I READ with surprise The Namibian dated March 13 2006, in which it is reported that Felix Johannes Shikololo, the pioneering Oshiwambo rap artist, got bail of N$10 000.He has to appear in court in
readCongrats For Nothing
31-03-2006
I'M sure the handful of Namibian taxpayers were driven to the brink of nausea again a while ago, when newspapers were covered in congratulatory Happy Independence ads.Can we get over it already? It's
readFreedom Is Misunderstood
31-03-2006
I WOULD like to add to and differ with the writer of 'Time for Equality', a letter that appeared in The Namibian of Tuesday, March 28.First of all, I would like to ask if the fellow Namibian really
readOkathitu Clinic Call
31-03-2006
I AM a resident of Okathitu village in Tsandi Constituency, Omusati Region.Okathitu is situated about 20 km south of Outapi and about 25 km east of Tsandi. During rainy seasons, we really struggle to
readRand firms on hawkish Mboweni
31-03-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand opened firmer yesterday, bolstered by surging gold prices and comments from central bank governor Tito Mboweni suggesting the next move in interest rates would be
readTowards better stock farming and marketing in the North
31-03-2006
STEPS are being taken towards the speedy implementation of additional veterinary cordon fences in the northern communal areas in a bid by the Government to wipe out diseases that are threatening
readAngolan economy on mend
31-03-2006
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that Angola's economy was showing further signs of recovering from decades of civil war, mostly buoyed by rising oil output which topped
readMajor boost for Morocco tourism
31-03-2006
CASABLANCA - Dubai Holding has signed deals worth about US$6 billion (N$37,8 billion) for investments over the next five years in real estate and tourism projects in Morocco, the company's chief
readKenyan traders protest tax measures
31-03-2006
NAIROBI - Thousands of traders across Kenya closed their shops and held protest marches yesterday against the way authorities are implementing new measures to improve the collection of sales tax.It
readAgip lifts Nigerian oil export force majeure
31-03-2006
LAGOS - Italian oil company Agip, a unit of ENI, has lifted a force majeure on crude oil exports from its Brass shipping terminal in Nigeria after a sabotaged pipeline was repaired, a shipping agent
readClose to 400 farms owned by foreigners
31-03-2006
GERMAN nationals own far more land in Namibia than any other foreigners. Of the 399 foreign-owned farms in Namibia, German nationals own 206 farms - in total 968 854 hectares.South Africans own 99
readEconomic growth not up to scratch: Bank Governor
31-03-2006
THE Bank of Namibia (BoN) is unhappy with Namibia's economic growth and says certain measures have to be put in place for the economy to surge forward, adding that an urgent mindset shift towards the
readBorder bribery costing millions
31-03-2006
GOVERNMENT is still losing millions at its border posts - not only because of corrupt customs officials, but also because the private sector offers them bribes.Over the past year, investigations by
readUproar over Govt AIDS ban
31-03-2006
SEVERAL Namibian non-governmental organisations working in the field of HIV-AIDS have been shut out of this year's UN General Assembly Special Session on AIDS because Government objected to their
readNaholo to hear fate next week
31-03-2006
THE High Court has reserved its ruling until next Friday next week on whether the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) acted correctly in sacking its acting Secretary General, Peter Naholo.For
readCop arrested over mob attack
31-03-2006
POLICE at Okahao have arrested five people, including a Police officer, following media reports of a mob attack on two women at the town in February.The mob had allegedly accused the women,
readGovt, unions in new civil service wage deal
31-03-2006
GOVERNMENT and trade unions yesterday agreed to introduce a housing allowance for civil servants below management level and a bonus cheque for the top management.Under the new agreement, staff
readOkahandja Park residents protest over lack of toilets
31-03-2006
SOME residents of Okahandja Park, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Windhoek, last Sunday staged a protest about the lack of toilets in the area.They are angry at the City of Windhoek for
readSuspect acquitted in trial over murder of Otavi vet
31-03-2006
THE murder of an Otavi area farmer and veterinarian in August 2001 remains unsolved after the only man to have been prosecuted over the incident was acquitted on all charges in the Otjiwarongo
readPension hike sparks uproar in the National Assembly
31-03-2006
THE DTA yesterday bemoaned Government's inability to meet a demand for a monthly pension of N$500 for senior citizens.DTA MP Philemon Moongo said it was "shocking" that Government could only manage a
readEnergy Fund's N$50m to help plug fuel gap
31-03-2006
MINISTER of Mines and Energy Erkki Nghimtina says Government is under pressure to compensate oil companies for petrol imports during 2005, having sold it for much less than the cost of bringing it to
readWalvis Bay oil spill controlled
31-03-2006
THE Namibia Ports Authority (NamPort) yesterday reported that an oil spill at one of the berths at the Port of Walvis Bay had been brought under control.An oil spill at berth number six was reported
readEight-year jail term for man who raped niece
31-03-2006
A CAPRIVI Region resident who was caught having sex with his 13-year-old niece was convicted of rape under the Combating of Rape Act and sentenced to eight years' imprisonment this week.The
readElderly woman in the North takes own life
31-03-2006
AN elderly woman at Ondangwa committed suicide on Sunday by hanging herself in her garage.She was identified as 70-year-old Fina Martin, the Police reported this week. * Police have arrested a
readQuarantine camps crippled by thieves
31-03-2006
RUNDU - Gciriku Tribal Chief Kassian Shiyambi has appealed to local headmen to help bring to book all those involved in the theft of facilities at the Thomas Shiyave quarantine camp.Shiyambi said
readUN Security Council gives Iran ultimatum
31-03-2006
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a statement giving Iran 30 days to abandon its uranium enrichment activities, but failed to mention steps it might take if
readJudge says Zuma must face the music
31-03-2006
JOHANNESBURG - A South African judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a rape case against former Deputy President Jacob Zuma, a fresh blow for the onetime presidential frontrunner now fighting
readLiberia's Charles Taylor delivered to war-crimes court
31-03-2006
FREETOWN - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was delivered for trial at a UN-backed war-crimes court in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, hours after Nigeria caught him trying to flee and deported
readSwazi MPs demand govt's ouster over missing funds
31-03-2006
MBABANE - A prominent lawmaker in Swaziland, Africa's last monarchy, sparked a parliamentary furore when he accused the government of siphoning off aid money and demanded its dismissal, reports said
readMugabe blasts critics, vows no surrender
31-03-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has blasted Western critics of his controversial policies and rights record, and vowed he will never retreat or surrender to a "neo-colonialist"
read'Mercenaries must be dealt with severely.
31-03-2006
HARARE - Africa must impose severe punishment on mercenaries and terrorists to stamp out the scourge, Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said."The action of African states and
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