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39 Articles found on Tuesday, 14 November 2006
Amnesty Is Unfair
14-11-2006
MY letter refers to the new NBC TV licence "amnesty" as initiated by the new CEO Bob Kandetu in September 2006.A general pardon, I suppose, under new management. Forgiveness. Forgiveness? I am a
readNothing To Hide
14-11-2006
I JUST want to respond to the letter 'The plight of the captive cheetah' on November 10.We don't have anything to hide - what we did in the past for the captive cheetah, we will do in the future for
readUnam's Brainless Move
14-11-2006
I READ with amazement an article headed 'Unam duo's theft case in the balance' in The Namibian of October 31, 2006.For the life of me, I cannot understand why the University of Namibia would do such a
readIn Defence Of Otjitotongwe
14-11-2006
THIS is in reference to a letter published in The Namibian 10/11/2006, headlined 'The plight of the captive cheetah'.First of all I request from you the e-mail address of the person that has written
readBusiness Briefs
14-11-2006
Malawi central bank cuts interest rates LILONGWE - Malawi's central bank yesterday cut its bank lending rate by five percentage points to 20 per cent because of lower inflation and an improving
readCompetitors cry foul in SA's battle of skies
14-11-2006
CAPE TOWN - The birth of a new low-cost South African airline has been met enthusiastically by travellers but with resentment from competitors who claim it is being effectively bankrolled by the
readEnvironmentalists oppose Vic Falls hotel project
14-11-2006
LUSAKA - Zambian environmentalists oppose a US$260 million plan to construct two hotels, a golf course and hundreds of chalets in a park near the famous Victoria Falls world heritage site, officials
readPrivate sector engine of growth
14-11-2006
THE Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Bernhardt Esau on Thursday said the private sector is the engine of economic growth of any given country."This sector enjoys huge comparative and competitive
readEskom signs deal with Botswana
14-11-2006
GABORONE - South Africa's electricity utility Eskom signed a deal with Botswana yesterday to buy power from the planned Mmamabula station in the neighbouring southern African country.The US$5 billion
readAfrica largest trade bloc to launch fund
14-11-2006
NAIROBI - Africa's biggest trade bloc plans to launch a fund to help push regional infrastructure projects and deepen economic integration ahead of a customs union planned for 2008, a senior official
readSan conservancy 'at risk'
14-11-2006
MARGINALISED San communities living in the Tsumkwe West area are in danger of losing a proclaimed conservancy area of 10 000 square kilometres.Plans are in the pipeline to carve up the area into
readSADC states upset about poaching of medical staff
14-11-2006
WEALTHIER SADC member states will this week be told to stop poaching health professionals from others.A meeting of health permanent secretaries which started in Windhoek yesterday expressed concern
readFraud plagues SSC
14-11-2006
AN employee of the Social Security Commission (SSC) has been dismissed after it was discovered that he was allegedly involved in fraudulent activities.Maxwell Spanneberg of the registry division at
readCountdown starts to nationwide protest by nurses
14-11-2006
THE Namibia Nurses' Union (Nanu) has started organising a national demonstration, scheduled for December 6.Nanu Secretary General Abner Shopati said yesterday that the union has given Government, more
readMaking TB support accessible
14-11-2006
THE new Penduka TB office recently opened a Disability Resource Centre in Okuryangava.Namibia has one of the highest infection rates in the world. Unlike HIV-AIDS, TB is a curable disease. But
readGibeon Police station gets a facelift
14-11-2006
The revamped Gibeon Police station in the South was inaugurated on Saturday.Speaking at the ceremony, Police Inspector General Sebastiaan Ndeitunga said the station now had the capacity to
readNo arrest for Aminuis murder
14-11-2006
NO arrest has yet been made in connection with the death of a young man during a tribal clash at Aminuis in the Omaheke Region recently.Omaheke Police Chief Inspector Pax Mwanawina told The Namibian
readBiosafety Bill tabled
14-11-2006
A BILL to regulate genetically modified organisms and products in Namibia was tabled by Education Minister Nangolo Mbumba in the National Assembly last week.The new legislation will provide protection
readElection Act to be given 'a cost-saving tweak'
14-11-2006
THE Election Act will be amended to save costs for the Electoral Commission during elections for local authorities.This appears to be the sum of a technical amendment introduced in the National
readFamily felled by foul food
14-11-2006
TEN of 12 people hospitalised in the North after sustaining food poisoning last weekend have been discharged.Frieda Nghikembwa (76), from Etomba village in the Ohangwena Region, and her 11
readMini-census targets 10 000 households
14-11-2006
THE National Planning Commission (NPC) will embark on a demographic population survey this week in all 13 regions and intends to reach 10 000 households countrywide.It is the second mini-census to be
readSpain mourns its 2 missing seamen
14-11-2006
THE search for three fishermen who went missing when a trawler sank off the Namibian coast last week is continuing, although there is little hope of finding their bodies.This was said in Windhoek
readLeaving the child in legal limbo
14-11-2006
THE Children's Status Bill, first tabled in Parliament in 2003, continues to invoke debate on who should have custody of children born outside marriage.Currently, mothers have sole custody and
readOsikepa ndjoka ya dhipaga yatatu ya ningina
14-11-2006
O SIKEPA yedhina MFV Diaz ndjoka ya li ya kwata omulilo mEtitatu lya zi ko oya ningine ko mefuta omutenya gwEtine lyoshiwike tuu shoka, omanga wo ooyene yOsikepa ndjika ya pititha omadhina gaantu
readOmakuyunguto ga tukuka mu
14-11-2006
DRC K INSHASA - Omaumbathano oga tameke mu Kinshasa sha Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pokati kaayambidhidhi yOmupresidende Joseph Kabila na Jean-Pierre Mbemba, ye li ookandidaate momahogololo
read'The Hitman' Moses, a nyanyudha Aanooli sho a dhenge mo Gosset
14-11-2006
MONGWEDIVA O MUDHENGINGONYO gwa Namibia gwondjundo gwo Pan-African and Inter-Continental WBA lightweight, ongulohi yOlyomakaya ga zi ko okwa dhenge mo Omufransa Frederik Gosset, ngoka a li e ya
readOshiwike shOmukithi gwOsuuka mOnooli sha tameka
14-11-2006
N GASHI sha li sha tseyithwa kOmukuluntupongololi gwEhangano lyOmukithi gwOsuuka moNamibia Omundohotola Mathew Mojekwu oshiwike sha zi ko kutya oshiwike shika sha tameke mOsoondaha ya zi ko yeti 12
readBenitez keeps the faith in Liverpool
14-11-2006
LONDON - Rafael Benitez refuses to write off Liverpool's Premiership title hopes even though his side are now 14 points behind leaders Manchester United.Liverpool slumped to their fifth consecutive
readNamibia wins silver at African Cycling Champs
14-11-2006
THE Namibian cycling team stamped its authority on the continent after cyclist Dan Craven snatched a silver medal, while the team ended sixth overall at the 2006 African Cycling Championships in
readWarriors to face Zimbabwe
14-11-2006
BRAVE Warriors coach Ben Bamfuchile will field more locally based players when Namibia takes on Zimbabwe's Warriors in an international friendly match at the National Sport Stadium in Harare
readRugby team praised, but hard work ahead
14-11-2006
THE Namibian rugby side, which has qualified for the 2007 World Cup in France, was applauded by over 200 people who gathered at the Hosea International Airport yesterday to welcome the team.The team
readIn Brief
14-11-2006
BANNED - A Chinese man selling condoms with the image of Lei Feng, a communist hero model worker from the 1960s, has been told to stop, state media reported yesterday.Zhang Zhiwen from the Ningbo
readChinese bring gifts ... and risks
14-11-2006
BAMAKO - A few years ago most motorbikes buzzing round Mali's dusty capital Bamako were locally assembled and a bargain at 1,5 million CFA francs (about N$21 750).Now the same basic model, imported
read'Africa's Silk Road'
14-11-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Africa is benefiting from the economic rise of China and India, as trade patterns shift and the Asian giants move from exploiting Africa's raw materials to boosting its nascent
readTrain crash toll up to 27
14-11-2006
CAPE TOWN - The death toll in the accident involving a train and a truck pulling a trailer at a railway crossing near Somerset West in the Western Cape has risen to 27."There were 27 dead at the last
readBombers kill Iraq police recruits
14-11-2006
TWO suicide bombers have killed 35 people and wounded 60 at a police commando recruiting centre in western Baghdad, police say.Crowds of young male volunteers were gathered at the base when the
readUN troops beef up Kinshasa security after clashes
14-11-2006
KINSHASA - UN peacekeeping forces clamped a heavy security shield on Congo's capital Kinshasa on Sunday, a day after the riverside city was shaken by gunbattles linked to a historic but tense
readBush, Olmert to hold talks on Iran, Palestinian conflicts
14-11-2006
WASHINGTON - Visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was set to meet US President George W Bush yesterday for talks that would focus on Iran's nuclear ambitions and the Israeli-Palestinian
readGays in Jerusalem rally under tight security
14-11-2006
JERUSALEM - A few thousand gays and their supporters rallied in Jerusalem on Friday under heavy security, going ahead with a festival that has sparked religious protests and highlighted deep divisions
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