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37 Articles found on Tuesday, 23 May 2006
No Controls At Nampost?
23-05-2006
IT is with dismay I read the letter about NamPost regarding the handling of post.So many times readers' concerns regarding missing mail and parcels at NamPost have appeared in the newspapers. Yet no
readNampost Invites Feedback
23-05-2006
WE refer to the letter published in your newspaper on May 19 2006, headlined 'Hypocrisy Hangs on NamPost Walls'.It is our passion to render an efficient and effective service, for that reason,
readLoss Of Bid For Technical Reasons?
23-05-2006
PLEASE allow me to comment on the recent failed bid of Namibia to host the lucrative African Nations Cup 2010. First and foremost I would like to congratulate the entire bid committee for their hard
readToo Wild For This Viewer
23-05-2006
THERE is too much sex and violence on One Africa TV's new weekend soap opera. I do not want to sound like a behind-the-times arch-conservative - but the brand-new Brazilian soap opera 'The Promise'
readBrazilian Soap
23-05-2006
I do not want to sound like a behind-the-times arch-conservative - but the brand-new Brazilian soap opera 'The Promise' over weekends is a bit too steamy for me.I also think it contains too much
readNo Development in Okahandja
23-05-2006
I WOULD like to air my views about lack of development in Okahandja. The town council of Okahandja lacks the necessary skills to turn round the town because people who are elected as mayors or
readBushmen Want Jolie Aid
23-05-2006
Dear Ms Jolie, WE, First People of the Kalahari, have heard that you are in Namibia, near us in Botswana, for your holidays. We also heard you are pregnant and want to wish you our blessings. FPK is
readBusiness pledges more aid to fight AIDS
23-05-2006
LONDON - Four leading companies pledged to do more in the fight against AIDS in Africa yesterday, in a move designed to spur other corporations into action.The initiatives come on the heels of rock
readTotal, Petrobras win bids for Angolan offshore oil fields
23-05-2006
LUANDA - Total SA of France and Brazil's Petrobras won contracts to lead international consortiums to explore two offshore oil fields in Angola, authorities said yesterday. However, the largest
readOndundu in full swing
23-05-2006
TSUMEB - The Ondundu Agricultural project at Tsumeb on Thursday invited all its donors to the project site to witness its success. The agricultural project, initiated by the Ongopolo Mine in 2003, is
readWalvis Bay drowning in debt
23-05-2006
WALVIS Bay is drowning in debts of close to N$20 million for water, electricity and other services rendered to residents and local businesses. The bad-debt situation has necessitated Auditor General
readBank hit by 'loans-for-pals' scam
23-05-2006
CHARGES that a former senior employee of Standard Bank Namibia's Home Loans Division used her position to grant fictitious or irregular loans totalling over N$8 million to relatives and friends
readSingle lie trips up lawyer
23-05-2006
Law firm left holding N$3,8-million baby.A WINDHOEK lawyer may be sailing into stormy waters as far as the future of his legal career goes — the High Court on Friday in effect ruled that he had
readHelping the Khwe to keep their voice
23-05-2006
EFFORTS are being made to ensure that the language of the Khwe, a tiny branch of the San ethnic group tucked away in the north-eastern corner of Namibia, survives. The Namibian Government has
readKatima Mulilo council boots town clerk
23-05-2006
THE Katima Mulilo Town Council has decided not to renew the contract of Town Clerk Agnes Limbo, who has served in the position for five years. It has provided no reasons for the decision despite
readMedical professionals discuss unfit colleagues
23-05-2006
A NUMBER of medical professionals came together in Windhoek last week to discuss how to deal with impaired medical practitioners.Impaired practitioners, according to the five Namibian Health
readMurder suspect sentenced for jailbreaking
23-05-2006
ONE of the three men accused of committing a gruesome rape and murder at Swakopmund last year was sentenced to a year's imprisonment yesterday, even before hearing the verdict on those charges.Michael
readWHO mourns death of its head
23-05-2006
THE World Health Organisation Country Representative in Namibia, Dr Custodia Mandlhate, yesterday announced the death of Dr Jong-wook Lee, Director-General of the WHO.Dr Lee had been in hospital in
readLiebenberg released on warning
23-05-2006
SOUTH African tabloid magazine photographer John Liebenberg, arrested for trespassing while trying to snap a shot of pregnant superstar Angelina Jolie, was released on warning yesterday.Liebenberg was
readPermits needed for felling trees
23-05-2006
HOMESTEAD owners in Uuvudhiya Constituency in the Oshana Region have been warned not to chop down trees without permission from the local offices of the Department of Forestry. Uuvudhiya constituency
readTwo seriously injured in Windhoek car crash
23-05-2006
A 61-year-old man, William Grobbelaar, is reported to be in a critical condition in the Windhoek MediClinic after sustaining serious injuries in a car collision on the Western Bypass in Windhoek on
readPolice seek public help to trace Eliazer
23-05-2006
THE Police at Ondangwa are requesting the public to help trace Eliazer Tangeni Katunevi Shigwedha (Alias Katuna) from Omakango village near Ondangwa in the Oshana Region.Shigwedha (27) is a suspect in
readSkinny Hilundwa ota ningwa nayi kuyakwawo mElelo lya Shakati
23-05-2006
S KINNY Hilundwa ngoka a kala Mayola gwOpevi mOndoolopa ya Shakati nosho wo Omunashipundi gwOpevi gwElelo lya Shakati, momahogololo gOokansola dha Shakati okwiipa omahala giilonga mElelo ndyoka
readAanasikola pu Mumbwenge onkee ngaa taya tsikile nokukambuka
23-05-2006
U UPYAKADHI wokukambuka kwaanasikola posikola ya Mumbwenge momukunda Ombalayamumbwenge popepi nOshigmabo mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, onkee tau tsikile sho nomasiku ngaka twa kundana kutya
readInamu ka we iiti kombuga, Ndaafa
23-05-2006
K ANSOLA gwOshikandjohogololo shUuvudhiya Amutenya gwaNdaafa okwa gandja elombwelo lya thinda moshigwana moka, unene tuu shoka shomOshikandjohogololo she mOshitopolwa sha Shana kutya hamuntu we taka
readNew Brave Warriors coach to be named tomorrow
23-05-2006
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) will announce tomorrow who will be the new coach of the Brave Warriors. The Namibian Sport yesterday established that interviews would be held today, with the
readTouch & Go touches and leaves premiership
23-05-2006
CORRY IHUHUA TOUCH & Go had their hopes of keeping a place in the MTC Namibia Premier League (NPL) for another season blown away after a 4-0 loss to Blue Waters at Walvis Bay on Sunday. The score
readTouch & Go touches and leaves premiership
23-05-2006
CORRY IHUHUA TOUCH & Go had their hopes of keeping a place in the MTC Namibia Premier League (NPL) for another season blown away after a 4-0 loss to Blue Waters at Walvis Bay on Sunday. The score
readIn Brief
23-05-2006
* REFERENDUM - Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic proclaimed victory for the pro-independence camp following a referendum vote on splitting from Serbia. * GUARANTEES - The United States is
readForeign troops to leave Iraq by 2010 UK
23-05-2006
BAGHDAD - British officials said they expected all foreign combatant forces to withdraw from Iraq within four years, as British Prime Minister Tony Blair flew into Baghdad to show support to its new
readEthiopia awaits verdict in Mengistu's genocide trial
23-05-2006
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopians are awaiting a verdict in the marathon genocide trial of former dictator Mengistu Haile Miriam, who is accused of a plethora of brutal atrocities during his 17-year
readUS-led forces kill over 60 Taliban
23-05-2006
KANDAHAR - US-led forces in Afghanistan killed more than 60 Taliban fighters in attacks on their strongholds in the south yesterday, the governor of Kandahar province said. More than 16 civilians
readWHO chief dies suddenly
23-05-2006
GENEVA - Lee Jong-Wook, the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has died suddenly after emergency brain surgery at the weekend, the UN agency announced at the opening of its
readCongo army kills 32 militia in fight for town
23-05-2006
SEJABU - Congolese army troops backed by UN peacekeepers killed 32 rebels in heavy weekend fighting for an eastern town against a militia force with child soldiers in its ranks, officials said on
readUproar in court as judge ejects Saddam lawyer
23-05-2006
BAGHDAD - Iraqi guards at Saddam Hussein's trial manhandled a defence lawyer from the court yesterday before witnesses, including one of the former president's half-brothers, gave testimony for some
readSA lands minister moved in reshuffle
23-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Thabo Mbeki has appointed a new agriculture and lands minister in a cabinet reshuffle prompted by the death of a senior cabinet member, the presidency said
readWalkers across world march against hunger
23-05-2006
DAKAR - From Moscow to Monrovia, from New Zealand to New York, people turned out in hundreds of thousands on Sunday to march in support of the global fight against hunger, that silent killer which
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