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39 Articles found on Friday, 26 May 2006
The Haitian Miracle?
26-05-2006
THIS spring's presidential election in Haiti sadly re-enforced the country's blighted reputation.
readRevisiting Opposition Politics in Namibia
26-05-2006
IS it possible to have (opposition) parties without having opposition politics or, conversely, to have opposition politics without opposition parties? The answer is 'yes'. In a piece published in
readClarity Needed On Land Reform
26-05-2006
THE recent statements by Deputy Lands Minister Isak Katali, expressing the need for Namibia to emulate Zimbabwe's 'fast-track' land-reform programme, are probably not hugely at odds with Government's
readPolitical Perspective
26-05-2006
LEADERSHIP, or the lack thereof, is a subject we need to tackle seriously in this country and we have to look critically at all aspects of life to establish whether in fact we have people of calibre
readAfghanistan Again
26-05-2006
THE Taliban are back.The resurgence of Taliban attacks in the Pashto-speaking provinces of southern and eastern Afghanistan means that US and other foreign troops in Afghanistan are now taking
readMiss Nam Or Miss SA?
26-05-2006
I WOULD like an opportunity to comment on the recent Miss Namibia pageant and also pose a few questions. Firstly I wish to congratulate the team on the exceptional technical quality of the show (I
readMaerua Parking Woes
26-05-2006
I WOULD like to air my views about the impracticality of the new Maerua parking area.Every time I have to go there, I never know what scene to expect. The new parking design is chaotic to say the
readTelecom And The 21st Century
26-05-2006
Dear Telecom (and everyone else), SO a whole bunch of Internet users and I are wondering whether you're serious about being in the 21st century.Judging by your performance of late with regards to two
readChina Defends Its Human Rights Role
26-05-2006
WE are very much concerned about the report 'Abusers Elected to UN Rights Council' by Alfons Luna, which was reprinted by The Namibian on May 11 2006. In the report, China was referred to as a "human
readYouth Must Adapt To Change
26-05-2006
EVIDENCE suggests that young people are depressingly apathetic towards political interests and knowledge because of poor opinions of politicians and parliamentary behaviour. These days, we as young
readGeysers set to be targeted as load-shedding looms
26-05-2006
WINDHOEK residents can expect their geysers to be turned off during peak electricity-consumption time in the evenings in an effort to reduce the strain on the power grid.This comes in the wake of
readNantu plot thickens
26-05-2006
NOW the recent bid to call an extraordinary meeting of the National Teachers' Council (NTC) was allegedly made at the demand of some teachers, the organiser and Deputy Secretary of the Namibia
readBob Kandetu is new NBC chief
26-05-2006
THE wait is over.Cabinet has decided to award the top position at the NBC to Bob Vezera Kandetu, a former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. NBC board Chairperson
readMillion-$ toxic question hangs over Ramatex
26-05-2006
IN the face of the possible closure of the Ramatex Textile Factory, environmental watchdog Earthlife is concerned that the multi-billion-dollar outfit could leave Namibia without compensating for
readPlans for desalination plant at coast back on
26-05-2006
THE building of a desalination plant at the coast could still become a reality.After much hype in the late '90s that water utility NamWater would build one, nothing came of it and after 2001, the
readNBC wrongly selling adverts for World Cup
26-05-2006
* DENVER ISAACS ONE Africa Television has taken issue with the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) offering advertising packages for the live broadcast of the 2006 soccer World Cup, which starts
readPanga killing relived in court
26-05-2006
WERNER MENGES THE last moments in the life of Kalina Kambahepa - hacked to death with a panga at the age of 21 two years ago - were relived in the High Court in Windhoek this week.Kambahepa was lying
readCabinet approves visa, permit charges hike
26-05-2006
SUBSTANTIAL increases in the cost of visas for work, residence and study purposes in Namibia will come into effect by the end of June. In most cases the fees for visas and permits will cost more
readPro-shebeen protests move to Windhoek
26-05-2006
THOUSANDS of disgruntled shebeen owners are expected to descend on Windhoek this weekend to take up their grievances with the highest authority.Veripi Kandenge, President of the Namibian Shebeen
readLand reform statements condemned
26-05-2006
THE Namibia Agricultural Union has cautioned Government that only orderly transformation will lead to successful land reform.Reacting to reports surrounding the recent visit of Lands Deputy Minister
readNational Council MPs lash out at Observer
26-05-2006
SWAPO members of the National Council have demanded that the identity of the person who wrote letters critical of former President Sam Nujoma to the Windhoek Observer should be revealed.During debate
readGranny arrested for harsh discipline
26-05-2006
A 75-year-old woman was arrested at a village in the Oshana region's Onyaanya area on Friday, after she allegedly burned the hands of her grandchild. The boy, Erastus Shikomba, is said to have tried
readFish River murder suspect in court
26-05-2006
A 23-year-old man from Mariental has been arrested in connection with the death of a man whose body was found dumped in the Fish River Canyon last week. Ashley van Wyk appeared in the Mariental
readWomen in North trained as bicycle mechanics
26-05-2006
HILYA EKANDJO will soon return to Okathiku, her village in the North, as a qualified bicycle mechanic and she will teach other women the skill. The village has received 60 bicycles from the
readBead project gives deaf people new hope
26-05-2006
THERE is dead silence among the five people sitting in a circle around a clay oven. The group are all part of a bead-making project and they are waiting for the glass to melt so that they can work
readNigeria sets poll date
26-05-2006
ABUJA - Nigeria will hold general elections between April 7 and April 29 2007, says chairperson of the state-run Independent National Electoral Commission Maurice Iwu in Calabar.However, he said that
readZim dismisses talk of UN role in its crisis
26-05-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe has dismissed South Africa's suggestion of United Nations intervention to end the long-running political and economic crisis in the southern African country, state media reported
readNghihepa oye natango Omunambelewa Omukuluntu gwondoolopa ya Shakati
26-05-2006
M EYA gwOndoolopa ya Shakati, Engelbert Atshipara okwa koleka kutya Omunambelewa Omukuluntu gwOndoolopa ya Shakati John Nghihepa, ngoka omasiku ga zi ko kwa ti kutya Elelo lya Shakati olya hala oku mu
readShigwedha ina pewa we poosa ye
26-05-2006
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila mOndangwa otayi ti kutya Omunambelewa Omukuluntu gwOndoolopa ya Ndangwa Funneka Shigwedha, ngoka okuza momumvo 1993, a kala Omunambelewa Omukuluntupitithi gwOndoolopa ya
readOmukwaniilwa gwOndonga otaka talela po kOnalusheshete
26-05-2006
O SHEENDO oshinene nosha simana shOmukwaniilwa gwOndonga, ano osheendo shOngeyama tatekulu Immanuel Kauluma Elifas oshe ya mOnalusheshete moka Omukwaniilwa Elifas ta tatela po Oshikandjo shoka sha
readVenter confident of win over Kenya
26-05-2006
NAMIBIAN national team rugby coach Johan Venter is confident of a win over Kenya in their test match against Kenya at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium tomorrow. Venter told The Namibian Sport in an
readHilaria ends 9th in Scotland
26-05-2006
NAMIBIAN runner Hilaria Johannes ended ninth out of more than 14 900 runners in the 2006 Britannic Asset Management Women's 10-km road race in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday. Her time was 34 minutes
readSports Diary Inline hockey at DHPS
26-05-2006
THE Cazadores Inline Hockey Club is currently holding a tournament which started yesterday at the DHPS rink in Church Street, Windhoek. Yesterday, the Namibian national team played against an All
readSantos, SKW face relegation
26-05-2006
CHIEF Santos and SKW will go into their last matches of the MTC Premiership under immense pressure as both are standing on the verge of being relegated. To avoid being chopped, each team should
readBoxers in top contests at coast
26-05-2006
TOP local boxers will converge on Swakopmund to trade blows against their South African counterparts in an international boxing bonanza tomorrow. The event has been organised by the Nestor Sunshine
readWarplanes join fighting in southern Afghanistan
26-05-2006
KANDAHAR - Afghan troops backed by coalition planes and artillery battled a strong force of Taliban insurgents overnight and early yesterday in southern Afghanistan, already reeling from some of the
readDRC coup plot: Govt must take firm action
26-05-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Thabo Mbeki yesterday urged the Kinshasa government to take strong action against attempts to derail elections following an alleged coup attempt in the
readPalestinians in crisis talks to end deadly power struggle
26-05-2006
RAMALLAH - Cross-party crisis talks aimed at putting a lid on deadly Palestinian factional rivalry began yesterday with appeals for unity in the face of mounting economic and political pressure.
readSudan lawmakers divided over UN troops
26-05-2006
KHARTOUM - Sudan's parliament erupted in a heated and divisive debate over a possible UN mission in Darfur, officials said yesterday, as UN envoys tried to extract a last-minute deal from Khartoum to
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