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31 Articles found on Friday, 12 May 2006
Zuma ruling seen as tragic setback for AIDS, women
12-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Women and AIDS activists said on Tuesday a ruling that cleared former Deputy President Jacob Zuma of rape and questioned the credibility of his accuser had set South Africa back by
readAfrica's 'Lunatic Express' harks back to colonial era
12-05-2006
MOMBASA, Kenya - The man-eating lions of Tsavo may be no more.The silverware in the restaurant carriage has definitely seen better days. And where once besuited British colonial administrators
readIran: Burning the Bridges
12-05-2006
THE draft resolution on Iran's nuclear activities that the United States, Britain and France presented to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday is designed to fail.By making it a Chapter
readEU's May Day Madness
12-05-2006
HANS-WERNER SINN MAY 1, 2006, was a crucial date for Europe, for it is the deadline for implementing the European Union's directive on freedom of movement into national law. Most countries have
readNew Bargain For UN Reform
12-05-2006
THE United Nations is torn apart by internal tensions. No sooner was the controversy over the creation of a Human Rights Council satisfactorily resolved than a new battle has erupted. The United
readPOLITICAL PERSPECTIVE
12-05-2006
IT'S a fact that tends to be overlooked, but political parties too are on the receiving end of millions in State funds, and despite the insistence by most of them that they comply with the audit
readInaction Is Also Corrupt
12-05-2006
THE recent release of the 2006 Global Corruption Report again highlights the need to effectively tackle corruption on the subcontinent.The report does not paint a good picture of governance in
readMum accused of drowning 3 children
12-05-2006
THE Police at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region have arrested a 29-year-old woman from Eehongo village in connection with the death of her three children, who were found dead in a well on Wednesday.The
readLuederitz Swapo councillors to hear fate by Monday
12-05-2006
LUEDERITZ will have its full complement of town councillors by Monday morning, Swapo's Luederitz District Co-ordinator Eric Endjala said yesterday. Endjala refuted allegations that he suspended six
readVillagers cry foul over 'land invasion'
12-05-2006
RESIDENTS of Omafo village near Oshikango in the Ohangwena Region are threatening to take legal action against the new Helao Nafidi Town Council. They are livid because the Council has given
readOrlam community holds festival
12-05-2006
THE Orlam community of Vaalgras celebrated their annual traditional festival last weekend. Hundreds of people flocked to the tiny settlement of Vaalgras to pay tribute to their fallen heroes and
readReport proposes training changes for chopper pilots
12-05-2006
THE training regime for prospective pilots of light helicopters in Namibia should be changed as a result of the crash that claimed the life of a highly experienced pilot and flight instructor near
readNamPol bids farewell to a veteran
12-05-2006
VETERAN Police officer Manfred Sass was laid to rest with full Police honours in Windhoek yesterday.Detective Chief Inspector Manfred Gunther Sass, who was the acting Unit Commander of the Police's
readMan shot dead, another wounded
12-05-2006
THE Police at Omungwelume are looking for a man who ran away after a shooting at Ofaitumbo village in the Ohangwena Region on Wednesday evening. Willem Mbinga (25) was shot dead with a shotgun, while
readSankawasa hearing today
12-05-2006
THE Hardap Regional Council has postponed the suspension hearing of its suspended Chief Regional Officer, James Sankwasa, at the request of his lawyers. According to Regional Councillor Trougott
readMother awaiting probe into botched operation
12-05-2006
THE mother of a young woman who lost her womb because of alleged negligence at the Windhoek Central Hospital's maternity ward is still awaiting the findings of an investigation conducted by the
readTraffic chief's suspension still shrouded in secrecy
12-05-2006
THE Windhoek City Police Traffic Chief, Eliphas !Owos-Oab, remains on suspension for reasons unknown to him and at least half the city councillors. In the more than a month since !Owos-Oab was
readDecapitation murder verdict set for today
12-05-2006
THE High Court's judgement in the trial of Joseph Ngoya - an Eenhana district resident who is accused of having murdered and decapitated a neighbour last year - is now scheduled to be given today.
readMore arrests of defiant farmers expected
12-05-2006
ABOUT 40 Oshiwambo-speaking farmers grazing their cattle in western Kavango in defiance of eviction orders will be arrested and charged within a month, a senior Police officer said. The Police Chief
readRwanda faces uphill struggle to lure foreigners to visit
12-05-2006
AKAGERA PARK - Submerged in the muddy waters of a Rwandan lake, Mutware cools down from the scorching morning heat, ignoring the crowd of visitors who have come to see him. Flapping his ears as
readOmukulukadhi a ekela uunona we utatu momeya
12-05-2006
O NKUNDANA ontilithi ye tu zilila momukunda Eehongo popepi nEpinga mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena otayi kutya meme gwoomvula 29 gwomomukunda moka, okwa kwatwa po kOpolisi shi na sha neso
readIndustrial Netball League
12-05-2006
Saturday, May 13, Fixtures 08h00: Min of Fisheries vs Nampost; Bank of Namibia vs Unam; Standard Bank vs Nampol. 08h45: MVA Fund vs Min of Justice; Min of Education vs NBC; Sanlam vs Kalahari Sands.
readBid to host the 2010 African Nations Cup put to test
12-05-2006
NAMIBIA'S bid to host the 2010 African Nations Cup will be put the test when the country makes a historic presentation to the organisers in the Egyptian capital Cairo in Sunday.Namibia has never vied
readKamutuezu quits Athletics Namibia
12-05-2006
ATHLETICS Namibia (AN) secretary general Elizabeth Kamutuezu has resigned from the position with immediate effect. Kamutuezu this week said that she could not cope with her job as the administrative
readCivics set to show their mettle
12-05-2006
NAMIBIAN league champions Civics will be given a chance to prove their credibility when they face an unforgiving Ramblers side, which has been zooming in on snatching the title from them. The two
readEgypt police, pro-reform protesters clash
12-05-2006
CAIRO - Violent clashes broke out yesterday between Egyptian riot police and demonstrators supporting two pro-reform judges who accused the judiciary of helping to rig last year's parliamentary
readItaly's Prodi prepares government
12-05-2006
ROME - Boosted by the election of his candidate for state president, incoming Prime Minister Romano Prodi yesterday turned his attention to preparing a government to tackle Italy's economic woes and
readMilitia attacks sow terror in DRC in run-up to polls
12-05-2006
KINSHASA - Militias are sowing terror in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ahead of its general elections in July, launching almost daily attacks against the overstretched DRC army,
readAU insists Darfur peace agreement must be implemented
12-05-2006
COPENHAGEN - The head of the African Union's executive said on Wednesday it was vital for the peace accord to end the civil war in the Sudanese region of Darfur to be implemented as soon as
readZuma's rape accuser flees SA - reports
12-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - The woman who accused former deputy president Jacob Zuma of rape has fled into exile after a judge acquitted Zuma of the politically explosive charge, a Johannesburg daily reported
readAlmost 120 killed in Somalia fighting
12-05-2006
MOGADISHU - Fierce clashes between Somali gunmen killed at least 20 people overnight, including a pregnant woman and her three children, a militia leader said yesterday, bringing the death toll in
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