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47 Articles found on Friday, 20 October 2006
North Korea: Confronting Hegemony
20-10-2006
The near extermination of the indigenous Indian population by the settlers, the dehumanising slave trade, the so-called wars of independence and the civil war all have combined to define the American
readColonialism - Integral Part of European Modernity
20-10-2006
THE arguments exchanged between the philosopher Gines de Sepulveda and the Dominican padre and bishop Bartholome de Las Casas at the Spanish court in Valladolid in 1550 over the annihilating effects
readPolitical Perspective
20-10-2006
I AM certain that most Namibians won't weep tears of pity and compassion for former Agribank CEO Tjeripo Hijarunguru, who has resorted to the Labour Court to get himself a 'golden handshake' from the
readJust Do It!
20-10-2006
BISHOP Zephaniah Kameeta hit the nail on the head this week when he said that as long as there is one child in Namibia dying of malnutrition, and as long as people still go hungry on a daily basis,
readIs This Justice?
20-10-2006
PLEASE allow me space in your newspaper to pose this question to the Minister of Justice, the Judiciary, the Namibian Government and the Namibian people at large.This follows articles and news in the
readBEE Is Not The Answer
20-10-2006
I AM writing in response to Lazarus Jacobs's article in The Namibian, headlined 'To BEE or Not to BEE'.To liken the assault on Black Economic Empowerment to "Hezbollah rockets raining down on the
readThe Quest For True Leadership
20-10-2006
WE are living in a day and age where true and genuine leadership has become almost a pipe dream, a far cry to say the least.True leaders have become almost endangered species, and it appears as if our
readSA to spur low-cost housing loans
20-10-2006
CAPE TOWN - South Africa's government is studying requests by banks that it share the risks of proposed banking sector investment of some 48 billion rand to build more low-cost housing, an official
readRundu cleanup campaign
20-10-2006
THE Rundu Town Council is trying to clean up the town by making 'wheelie bins' available to every household.The initiative is being implemented through a lease agreement between the Rundu Town Council
readOshakati and NHE in housing agreement
20-10-2006
OSHAKATI - The Oshakati Town Council and the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) signed a N$420 million housing development initiative agreement on Wednesday.The Chief Executive Officer of NHE, Vinson
readEconet unveils US$20m upgrade plan
20-10-2006
HARARE - Zimbabwean mobile phone provider Econet Wireless has launched a US$20 million (N$150 million) drive to upgrade services and almost double its subscriber base, an official said yesterday.The
readIvory Coast farmers suspend strike
20-10-2006
ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast cocoa farmers on Wednesday suspended a three-day-old strike, saying they would give the government a week to satisfy their demands for higher prices for their beans, strike
readSA mid-term budget to boost GDP
20-10-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Finance Minister Trevor Manuel is set to slash the 2006/07 budget deficit when he presents three-year spending plans next Wednesday that will seek to boost growth in
readDeath penalty resurfaces
20-10-2006
THE death penalty, which was abolished at Independence, appears to have crept back on to the national agenda.Minister of Justice and Attorney General Pendukeni Ivula-Ithana says she would welcome an
readSon of spy chief in court on rape charge
20-10-2006
THE son of Namibia's top spy will have to reappear in court next month on a case of rape, a Cabinet Minister revealed yesterday.Police Constable Mawila Hangula, son of Lieutenant General Lucas
readAfrican ministers confront 'blood diamond' stigma
20-10-2006
AFRICAN diamond-producing countries are joining forces to defend the sometimes-controversial gems, and find ways to promote consumer confidence.Ministers and senior government representatives from six
readDelicacies from the Namib Desert
20-10-2006
ON the last day of their holiday in Namibia in 2000, the Ellis family bought a plot in the Swakop River with the idea of eventually making a living by farming.They went back to Holland and sold all
readWoman held at gunpoint
20-10-2006
TWO armed robberies were reported in Windhoek on Wednesday, the Police reported yesterday.At around 10h00, a 32-year-old woman from the Babilon area was held at gunpoint while two men robbed her of
readHow safe is safe? Walvis residents weigh in
20-10-2006
THE Walvis Bay community overwhelmingly supports the creation of a city police force, judging by the results of a first round of public meetings held at the coast.Eighty per cent of representatives
readSeven deny Oshikango highway heist charges
20-10-2006
THE trial of seven people accused of one of Namibia's largest cash-in-transit heists started with pleas of not guilty from all seven suspects in the High Court in Windhoek this week.The seven suspects
readTransport problem cripples Keetmans hospital
20-10-2006
THE Keetmanshoop State Hospital's car fleet has been grounded since last Friday because the Health Ministry failed to renew vehicle registrations that expired in August.The hospital's Nursing Manager,
readUgly face of crime bared at hearing
20-10-2006
SPIRALLING crime and violence against women and children came under the spotlight at a parliamentary hearing yesterday, which revealed how helpless society, lawmakers and law enforcement agencies are
readOndangwa lawyer denies MVA Fund N$75 000 fraud charge
20-10-2006
ONDANGWA-BASED lawyer Arumugam Thambapilai yesterday pleaded not guilty to defrauding the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund of about N$75 000.The charge against veteran lawyer Thambapilai is based on a
readBritish tourists hurt in road accident
20-10-2006
FOUR British tourists were seriously injured in an accident in the Oshana Region recently.The accident allegedly happened when a Namibian citizen, driving a bakkie, tried to overtake a minibus
readNew law on fire brigades
20-10-2006
PARLIAMENT passed a new law on Tuesday to standardise and coordinate fire brigade services for local authorities.The Local Authorities Fire Brigade Services Act replaces the outdated Fire Brigade
readCommunity projects get US funding
20-10-2006
American ambassador Joyce Barr this week handed over self-help grants totalling N$1,3 million to 27 development projects in 11 Namibian regions.The US Ambassador's Self-Help Programme is a grassroots
readAfrican politics needs more women
20-10-2006
AFRICAN political parties must stop paying lip service to women's representation in their top echelons, Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister Libertina Amathila told a meeting in Windhoek
readAantu taya tidhagula aantu omausiku moMusati
20-10-2006
O OLYE ano taya tidhagula aantu omausiku na oya hala shike naanaa sho taya tidhagula aantu omausiku ngawo? Epulo ndika otali pulwa kaakalimo yomoshitopolwa sha Musati, unene tuu yomOshikandjohogololo
readAmbrosius a dhipagelwa pOshuungu
20-10-2006
O MUKALIMO gwomomukunda Oshuungu mUukwambi moshitopolwa sha Musati tate Ambrosius Shondili Matheus okwa si eso lyombaadhilila noli nyanyaleka sho iitsuwa a sila momukunda gwawo moka e na iilalo
readOmumvo gumwe i imangele mOshipangelo sha Nandjokwe
20-10-2006
O MUKULUPE gumwe gwoomvula 67 a li ta mono epango mOshipangelo sha Nandjokwe, okwi imangeleke nokamunino kokomakende omuntenya gwOsoondaha ya zi ko.Otaku popiwa kutya omukulupe nguka oye Ndina
readOmasipa gaantu ga monika po Liindili omakulu
20-10-2006
O MASIPA gaantu ngoka gi itsuwa pehala li li ookilo 20 pondje ya Liindili omasiku ga zi ko - kashi shi oshinima oshipe, Omukwatakanithi gwOmakonakono gIimbuluma moshitopolwa sha Karas, Chris Tjehiue,
readMeme gumwe a kwatwa po sho a kwata okamatyona koonkondo
20-10-2006
O POLISI mOshana oya lopota kutya meme gwoomvula omilongombali gwomomukunda Omatyatya mOnayena mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto okwa kwatwa po kOpolisi meti 14 Oktoba 2006 shi na sha nekwatonkonga
readOmulongwa omuNamibia a dhapagwa mu South Afrika
20-10-2006
O POLISI mu South Afrika otayi konakona eso lyomulongwa OmuNamibia a li ti ilongele Uundohotola wIinamwenyo, ngoka omudhimba gwe gwi itsuwa mEgumbo limwe mu Pretoria uusiku wEtiyali lyoshiwike
readTara rally hits Namibia
20-10-2006
WINDHOEK - This year's Total Tara rally will be held on the weekend of November 16 in Namibia, with the petroleum company pumping in N$275 000 to host it.The rally will stretch over 600 kilometres
read152 arrested for racism
20-10-2006
BELGRADE - Belgrade police arrested 152 fans for racist insults at a Serbian second division match between local team Rad and Novi Pazar late on Wednesday ."Police officers have arrested 152 Rad
readNo answer from Dawids
20-10-2006
One of the candidates for the position of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) presidency, Hendrik Dawids, did not answer to questions sent to him via electronic mail by the newspaper this week.This
readChelsea, Bayern in wins
20-10-2006
LONDON - Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Valencia all maintained their 100 per cent records with their third straight wins as the Champions League group phase reached the halfway stage on Wednesday.Chelsea
readAngola meets Zambia
20-10-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Angola seek to put the seal on the greatest year in their soccer history with a record-breaking fourth triumph in the Cosafa Castle Cup when they face Zambia in Lusaka in Saturday's
readDevils, Reds in tie of passion
20-10-2006
LONDON - Emotion and passion are never in short supply when Manchester United host arch-rivals Liverpool but expect United defender Gary Neville to keep his feelings in check on Sunday.The England
readFrom the Sidelines
20-10-2006
THERE was virtually no hype around the resumption of the much-delayed Namibia football premiership when authorities announced earlier this week that it would kick off on November 11.The delay of the
readIn Brief
20-10-2006
FREED - Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, says one of its senior figures and 14 others have been released from custody.* SORROW - A schoolgirl cancer patient who was given a
readSA ex-MPs plead guilty to fraud
20-10-2006
CAPE TOWN - Another two former South African MPs pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding parliament allowances, bringing to 16 the number of current and former legislators who have agreed plea
readMadonna, adopting? - president
20-10-2006
LUSAKA - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika said he had not been in the loop about US pop diva Madonna's plans to adopt a 13-month-old boy from the impoverished southeastern African country."All I
readMbeki ends Ivory Coast mediation role
20-10-2006
ADDIS ABABA - South African President Thabo Mbeki has ended his mediation role in Ivory Coast's political crisis and a regional body recommended that the heads of the African Union (AU) and a West
readChinese envoy meets North Korean leader
20-10-2006
SEOUL-Chinese envoys met with North Korea's reclusive leader yesterday amid worries the country would test another nuclear device, and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice travelled to South Korea
readVillagers attacked with chemicals
20-10-2006
BAGHDAD-Government forces bombed northern Iraq with chemical weapons in 1988, causing people to flee in panic as clouds of deadly gas approached, a Kurdish witness told Saddam Hussein's genocide trial
readUS undertakers admit corpse scam
20-10-2006
SEVEN undertakers in the New York area have admitted being part of a scheme to steal body parts for transplants.The criminal operation saw body parts removed from corpses without the consent of
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