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33 Articles found on Wednesday, 10 May 2006
Women should never be deterred from claiming rights
10-05-2006
Following the ruling in the Jacob Zuma rape trial on Monday, Gender Links and the Gender and Media Southern African Network (Gemsa) issued a joint statement: As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of
readThe Zuma case: issues take front seat, but ...
10-05-2006
WOMEN'S groups said on Monday that the Jacob Zuma case has increased awareness of rape in South Africa, where reported rape is 114 cases per 100 000 people, compared to a rate of 32 per 100 000 in the
readOkakarara to establish fair
10-05-2006
THE Okakarara Constituency Development Committee is planning to hold a trade fair at the town with the intention of uplifting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) at the town. The Regional Councillor
readPlatinum hits 25-year high
10-05-2006
LONDON - Platinum prices set a new record yesterday on strong industrial demand and continued speculative buying, while gold paused for a breather after hitting a 25-year high the previous day.
readNo miners have applied for EU-SADC funding
10-05-2006
NO Namibian miner has to date applied for funding from the European Union-SADC Investment Promotion Programme (ESIPP). Local miners were invited last month to apply for possible funding through
readTourism Expo 2006 kicks off
10-05-2006
THE eighth Namibia Tourism Expo will start tomorrow at the Windhoek Showgrounds. The annual three-day expo is an interactive tourism and travel showcase that aims to promote the local tourism
readNew deal ends Seaflower strike
10-05-2006
THE costly four-week strike at Seaflower Whitefish Corporation in Luederitz ended yesterday after union and company representatives reached a compromise agreement. The workers downed tools on April
read'Wavered' film awaits green light from Nujoma
10-05-2006
THE director's cut of 'Where Others Wavered', the film on the life of Founding President Sam Nujoma, is awaiting the approval of Nujoma and other politicians before it can be finalised. The American
readAvgas shortage eases, operators still nervous
10-05-2006
THE local aviation community has decided to investigate the factors that led to the recent shortage of aviation fuel in Namibia and make recommendations on how to avert a repeat of this situation in
readGolf course planned for Swakop beachfront
10-05-2006
A CONSORTIUM of entrepreneurs plans to build a N$200 million "state-of-the-art" golf course along a section of the Swakopmund beachfront. Construction is set to start early next year, pending the
readParastatal cocks a snoot at court
10-05-2006
TransNamib faces a charge of contempt of court after the company yesterday chased home a senior manager reinstated by the District Labour Court on Monday. Erenfried 'Tjivi' Ndjoonduezu reported for
readProbe starts at Ongopolo
10-05-2006
THE National Union of Namibian Workers has started investigating alleged financial mismanagement at Ongopolo Mining and Processing (OMP), which almost led to the liquidation of the company, The
readMath teachers add it up at the coast
10-05-2006
A SPECIAL congress for mathematics teachers, from primary to tertiary level, is underway at Swakopmund to reflect on ways to improve teaching of the subject. The mathematics congress, the first of
readPower outage on Sunday
10-05-2006
THE Central North Regional Electricity Distribution (Cenored) has announced that the Otjiwarongo, Okakarara and Waterberg areas will be without electricity on Sunday.Cenored says NamPower will do
readSan receive HIV-AIDS training
10-05-2006
SAN communities at Mangetti Dune in the Tsumkwe District recently took part in a two-day information workshop on HIV-AIDS and domestic violence. A development worker with the German Development
readGovt 'needs volunteers'
10-05-2006
GOVERNMENT can only address the social problems facing the nation if members of the public lend a helping hand, a Swapo MP said yesterday. Henock ya Kasita, the councillor for Okaku constituency in
readMan drowns in stream
10-05-2006
A 67-year-old man drowned at a village in the Omusati Region on Friday. Absalom Nambwa was apparently trying to cross a stream and was overpowered by the water, the Police reported yesterday. *
readCouncillors concerned about orphans
10-05-2006
A SWAPO member of the National Council says the increase in State pensions from N$300 to N$370 a month will not only improve the living standards of the elderly, but will also enable them to look
readUnam students in uproar over breakfast
10-05-2006
THE University of Namibia (Unam) will continue serving compulsory breakfast to its hostel students, despite recent protests and a petition signed by more than half the students. Students who are
readDonor demands money back from Nepru
10-05-2006
THE Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) has demanded that Nepru pay back N$1 million that Namibia's pre-eminent economic research organisation has mismanaged over the past several years.
readHospital cleaners in South down tools
10-05-2006
CLEANERS at the Keetmanshoop State Hospital downed tools for two hours yesterday to protest delays in their overtime payments. The aggrieved workers demanded a meeting with the Karas Regional Health
readTate Kandiyelu na meme gumwe ya pila mondunda yokulala
10-05-2006
O NKUNDANA yoluhodhi noyi halukitha noonkondo oye tu zilile momukunda Oshali/Ongha mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, tayi ti kutya omukalimo gwomomukunda moka, tate Daniel David Ndeevelo
readNotice Pool AGM in June
10-05-2006
THE Annual General Meeting of the Namibia Pool Association will be held at Cues (Kippies) on June 7 at 19hb00.Written nominations must rach the secretary on or before June 5 at P.O. Box 525 Windhoek.
readOld Mutual sponsors rural sports
10-05-2006
OLD Mutual Namibia has injected N$15 000 into the Otjohorongo Sports and Culture Association (OSCA) to host a football and netball tournament at Otjohorongo this weekend. Otjohorongo village is
readAlpha disputes vote of no confidence in AN leadership
10-05-2006
ATHLETICS Namibia (AN) President Alpha Kangueehi says the no-confidence vote in his leadership submitted by the Khomas Athletics Region is invalid and therefore of no effect. Kangueehi told Nampa
readGariseb is players' choice
10-05-2006
BRAVE Warriors defensive stalwart Richard Gariseb's efforts in helping his South African team gain promotion to the premiership earned him the Players' Player of the Year award from his club Bidvest
read35 dead in Mogadishu clashes
10-05-2006
MOGADISHU - The latest flare-up in fighting between Islamic militia and a self-styled "anti-terrorism" alliance of warlords in Somalia's capital Mogadishu has killed at least 35 people, sources on
readZuma re-launches presidency bid after rape acquittal
10-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South African former deputy president Jacob Zuma yesterday re-launched his bid for the presidency a day after he was acquitted for rape, taking back his seat in the leadership of the
readZim frees protesters
10-05-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe police have freed more than 100 women arrested five days ago for taking part in an illegal march in protest against sharp rises in school fees, a member of the group said. Jenni
readNine hurt in new clash between Palestinians
10-05-2006
GAZA - Nine people were wounded in a second day of fighting between gunmen from President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's Hamas yesterday, the most serious Palestinian
read39 illegal immigrants drown off Yemen
10-05-2006
SANA'A - At least 39 African illegal immigrants drowned and 212 others were missing after smugglers forced them to jump from a boat at gunpoint, off Yemen's southern coast, said a UN agency. The
readUN envoy in Darfur to secure rebel support for peace deal
10-05-2006
KHARTOUM - The top United Nations envoy in Sudan was expected in Darfur yesterday to urge rebel groups to sign a peace agreement reached in Abuja last week, a UN official told AFP. "Jan Pronk will
readIn Brief
10-05-2006
* CABINET - Iraq's prime minister-designate Nuri al-Maliki announced that the country's first permanent post-Saddam Hussein cabinet will be "ready today or tomorrow", after almost five months of
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