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45 Articles found on Friday, 27 October 2006
Corrupting The Fight Against Corruption
27-10-2006
AT its recent annual meeting, World Bank officials spoke extensively about corruption.It is an understandable concern: money that the Bank lends to developing countries that ends up in secret bank
readSan Communal Lands Contested: The battle over N#a Jaqna Conservancy
27-10-2006
THE Namibian San are living lives of poverty and dislocation.While different San peoples face different situations, there is a depressing common core to their poverty. It begins with being landless,
readPolitical Perspective
27-10-2006
SO now Swapo doesn't want to 'turn the clock back', especially when it comes to talking about the detainee issue, which a CoD Parliamentarian futilely tried to put forward in the National Assembly.In
readViolence Continues To Take Its Toll
27-10-2006
RECENT weeks have witnessed another upsurge in violent incidents in Namibia which have shocked and horrified peace-loving people in the country.They are yet another reminder that we need to prioritise
readAbuse of Government Flats
27-10-2006
I AM very much concerned about the Government flats and people who stay there, some for more than 15 years and up to now they are still staying there while they were supposed to have their own houses
readAbuse of Government Flats
27-10-2006
I AM very much concerned about the Government flats and people who stay there, some for more than 15 years and up to now they are still staying there while they were supposed to have their own houses
readWe're Not Just Numbers
27-10-2006
PLEASE allow me a space in your valued paper to address an open letter to the Chief Executive Officer of Standard Bank, Theo Mberirua.Lately I'm encountering controversial deductions from my account.
readTime To Let Go Of All Racism
27-10-2006
THIS is a reaction to the letter titled 'Opposed to neo-liberals' published on October 24 2006 in The Namibian.It must be noted that I do not want to take issue with the author but rather with the
readDecolonising The Mind
27-10-2006
AS A Eurocentric, white, political scientist, I agree totally with what Dr Henning Melber wrote in The Namibian on October 20, 2006, in the article 'Colonialism - An integral part of European
readIn Brief
27-10-2006
Oil closes in on US$62 SINGAPORE - Oil prices extended a sharp rally to within reach of US$62 a barrel yesterday, staying at their highest in nearly a month after a steep fall in US crude oil
readWB book asks: What about men and gender?
27-10-2006
WASHINGTON - Improving the lives of women in the world's poorest countries has been the focus of development programmes for more than three decades, but now a new World Bank book asks: What about the
readChina defends dealings with African nations
27-10-2006
BEIJING - China yesterday defended its booming economic links with African governments accused of human rights abuses, as it prepared to welcome officials from more than 40 African countries for a
readKenyan main share index hits record high
27-10-2006
NAIROBI - The main share index for Kenya's Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) hit an all-time high yesterday, closing at 5 061,77 points, a report by the bourse showed.The highest level the NSE 20 share
read'It's now or never' for world trade deal
27-10-2006
LONDON - The world is at a "now or never moment" to rescue talks on a global trade deal, British finance minister Gordon Brown said in an interview published in the Financial Times yesterday."The
readEU calls for mercury export ban
27-10-2006
BRUSSELS - The European Commission yesterday asked EU nations to back a ban on exports of mercury from 2011 as part of efforts to cut down the global supply of the highly toxic chemical.The EU is the
readDebt claim hits waterfront Coastal project lurches from one snag to another
27-10-2006
CONTROL of the company that owns a N$60 million waterfront development project at Swakopmund could pass into the hands of former CEO Brett Jolly, if a legal bid to enforce settlement of a debt of N$2
readHerero genocide motion adopted
27-10-2006
THE National Assembly yesterday adopted without any objections a motion dealing with the genocide inflicted by German colonial rule on Namibians a century ago.The motion called for the issue to be
readShanty residents protest unsanitary bucket toilets
27-10-2006
A GROUP of around 40 frustrated Rehoboth residents, who live in the town's informal settlements, took to the streets yesterday to demand that the town council provide them with proper sewage and
readSuspect in N$1,5m heist case led cops to cash in ground
27-10-2006
THE sole woman among the seven people on trial in the High Court in Windhoek on charges relating to an alleged cash-in-transit heist on the Oshikango-Ondangwa road almost four years ago led two Police
readBank provides hope for Hope
27-10-2006
BANK Windhoek has given N$21 800 to help establish an HIV-AIDS Hope Village in Windhoek.The concept of the HIV-AIDS Hope Village is to provide on-site community based care, accommodation, nutrition
read'We are being sidelined' - disabled youth
27-10-2006
MEMBERS of the entertainment group of the Northern Association for the Visually Impaired (NAVI) are up in arms with the Ministry of Youth, National Youth Service, Sport and Culture after they were
readBrahman fetches record N$130 000
27-10-2006
A NEW Namibian record was set when a Brahman stud bull (pictured above) fetched N$130 000 at an auction this week, the highest price ever paid for the breed in Namibia.Rynand Mudge bought the stately
readRun-in with warthog lands man in hospital
27-10-2006
THE driver of a Toyota 4x4 bakkie was rushed to the Otjiwarongo State Hospital on Tuesday after colliding with a warthog, the Police reported yesterday.Gert Hendrick is said to have lost control of
readDeath row
27-10-2006
Macabre pictures of dead and dying seals along Namibia's coastline bear testimony to the mass starvation of thousands of Cape fur seals.Added to this year's culling quota of 85 000 pups and 7 000
readBusiness group eyes a second hole-in-one
27-10-2006
A FEW months after announcing plans to build a 'state-of-the-art' golf course on the Swakopmund beachfront, a group of local businessmen now wants to set up an upmarket golf estate in Windhoek.The
readNamas also want reparations
27-10-2006
THE Nama communities in Namibia have broken their silence on the issue of reparation demands, which, to date, has predominantly been the domain of the Hereros.Namas also suffered severely under German
readCoffins, morgues haunt NA
27-10-2006
MORBID issues dominated the National Assembly this week as MPs resumed debate on a motion by DTA President Katuutire Kaura on providing coffins for marginalised San communities who cannot afford
readOmupolisi gumwe a kwatululwa ishewe po Keetmanshoop
27-10-2006
O POLISI po Keetmanshoop oya kwatulula Omupolisi gumwe omunambelewa Timoteus Kabhila, a lopotelwa uufuthi, Komanda gwOpolisi moshitopolwa sha Karas Josephta Abel, osho a tseyitha.Kadhila okwa li aniwa
readMoshitopolwa sha Caprivi mwi iteyala ishewe omukithi gwiinamwenyo gwombulwa
27-10-2006
I IYAMAKUTI yi li 32 lwaampoka oya si komukithi gwombula moshitopolwa sha Caprivi okuza petameko lyomwedhi gwa zi ko, Omunambelewa omukuluntu mUuministeli wUunamapya osho a lombwele The Namibian
readOshigongi shoCity mOngwediva
27-10-2006
O MUKULUNTUWILKI gwOsipana yOshakati City Pa Jakes, okwa tseyitha kutya Osipana ndjika mOsoondaha (29 Oktoba 2006) otayi ka kala noshigongi oshinene, tashi ka ningilwa mOpaarka ya BH mOngwediva.Jakes
readMwene gwomukunda Omatando, a hulitha
27-10-2006
M WENE gwomukunda Omatando No.2 popepi nOngwediva tatekulu Josef Nandiinotya Akwenye Mbangula okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo mOshakati mEtiyali konima yuuwehame nomepipi lyoomvula 86
readAanuulema mOnooli ya geela Uuministeli wAanyasha
27-10-2006
E HANGANO lyAanyasha Aanuulema mOnooli lyedhina Northern Association for the Visually Impaired (NAVI), olya geela Uuministeli wAanyasha nOmaudhano sho aniwa we ya tindila okuya kOmaulikilo gOpaipindi
readOmvula ya dhipaga nale aantu yatano mOnooli
27-10-2006
O MVULA yoyene oyi na uuwanawa, ashike ohayi vulu wo okweeta iiponga nomaso moshigwana, ngashi ndjika yonuumvo ye ya kuyele ngeyi, otwa kundana ya dhipaga nale aantu ye li yatano
readOmuniineya gwaUS ta tegelele iiwike itatu
27-10-2006
J ACOB 'Kobi' Alexander ngoka a li nale Omukuluntuwiliki gwOkampani yookompiutera yedhina Comverse Technology Inc, yi li mu New York ngoka wo a halika kEpangelo lya Amerika okwa holola ishewe mOmpangu
readKees boosts Namibian pack
27-10-2006
THE Namibian national rugby team's front row has been boosted by the return of captain Kees Lensing, who will be leading his charges against Morocco in a crucial 2007 World Cup first-leg qualifier at
readNotices
27-10-2006
NFA Congress on Saturday THE Special Delegate of the International Federation of Football Associations (Fifa) President, Jerome Champagne, and Fifa Development Officer for Southern Africa Ashford
readProteas, Pakistan set for exciting battle
27-10-2006
MOHALI - Confident South Africa clash with mercurial Pakistan in an explosive Champions Trophy match today that will take the winner into the semi-finals and sends the loser home.New Zealand's 51-run
readDawids on NFA presidency
27-10-2006
THE Namibia Football Association will elect a new president tomorrow.Earlier we ran an interview with one of the candidates, John Muinjo, AND today we bring you an interview with the other candidate,
readWomen journalists honoured
27-10-2006
NEW YORK - An American reporter kidnapped in Iraq, a Lebanese television journalist who lost a hand and a leg in a car bombing, and a Chinese journalist twice jailed for her economic and political
readNew Jersey Court backs gay marriages
27-10-2006
TRENTON - The gay marriage issue in the state of New Jersey is moving from a legal dispute to a political one.The state Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that New Jersey must extend all the rights of
readAustralia's Muslim cleric in dress furore
27-10-2006
SYDNEY- One of Australia's senior-most Islamic clerics has triggered outrage after comments comparing women who don't wear a headscarf to "uncovered meat" who invite rape.Sheik Taj Aldin al Hilali
readViolence casts shadow over Congo poll
27-10-2006
KINSHASA - Clashes between supporters of the two candidates have raised tensions ahead of Congo's election on Sunday, greatly reducing campaigning and underlining the dangerous role of well-armed
readMasked vandals set buses on fire in Paris
27-10-2006
PARIS - Masked vandals set ablaze two buses near Paris overnight in an upsurge of violence ahead of the first anniversary of France's suburban riots, police said yesterday, prompting opposition calls
readSA Prof's deportation 'a mistake'
27-10-2006
CAPE TOWN - South Africa has asked the United States to explain the reasons for the deportation of Professor Adam Habib, deputy foreign minister Aziz Pahad said yesterday.He said the initial
readMadonna fires back in adoption row
27-10-2006
NEW YORK - Pop diva Madonna accused the media on Wednesday of manipulation in a row over a Malawian toddler she is adopting, refuting comments from the boy's father that he did not know he was giving
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