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54 Articles found on Tuesday, 5 September 2006
Foot-washing sparks atonement debate
05-09-2006
JOHANNESBURG - The thorny issue of white atonement for apartheid has been thrown under the South African spotlight after a white former hardline minister washed the feet of a black preacher his forces
readEconomic Empowerment and Transformation Economy
05-09-2006
WE fought to liberate our land from the hands of those who for their own advantage exploited its riches at the expense of the majority of Namibians.We achieved Independence, but we still do not have
readAfrican sea cable seen launching in '08
05-09-2006
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK - A crucial undersea telecoms cable linking East Africa to the rest of the world will be up and running by mid 2008 even though most countries on the continent have shunned an
readAlcatel purchase of Lucent likely to succeed
05-09-2006
TRENTON - Despite some opposition in Europe to the proposed marriage of French and US telecommunications gear makers Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc, the US$11 billion deal appears likely to
readFuture cloudy for terrorism insurance
05-09-2006
WASHINGTON - Terrorism insurance has become increasingly common and affordable five years in the US after September 11.But that market has only emerged with the federal government's pledge to serve as
readMboweni sees oil prices fuelling inflation
05-09-2006
JOHANNESBURG - Secondary pressures from higher oil prices are starting to fan inflation in South Africa, central bank governor Tito Mboweni said in remarks published yesterday. The South African
readAirbus employees guinea-pig passengers for A380
05-09-2006
TOULOUSE - Nearly 500 employees of the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus took off aboard the company's A380 superjumbo yesterday at the start of a series of trials to test the new plane's
readSA prices to rise on China import quotas
05-09-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's plans to restrict cheap textile and clothing imports from China will lead to higher prices and empty shelves over the holiday season, food and clothing retailer
readIMF targets strong economies
05-09-2006
WASHINGTON - A proposed new IMF lending facility to avert crises in emerging market countries would only be available to those with strong performing economies, sustainable debt and transparent
readUDP 'ban' draws flak
05-09-2006
GOVERNMENT'S threat to in effect ban the United Democratic Party - a former DTA member party that is now advocating the secession of the Caprivi Region - for carrying out activities claimed to be in
readPolice evict farmers from Kavango
05-09-2006
THE Police's Chief of Operations, Major General Tuweefeni M'lukeni, has confirmed that the Police are executing eviction orders against Oshiwambo-speaking farmers and their herds in the Ukwangali
readFNB-Swabou fraud suspect granted bail
05-09-2006
A STAFF member of First National Bank's Swabou Insurance division was granted bail of N$20 000 when she appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on a charge of fraud yesterday.Eileen Veronica
readPetrol price relief may be on the cards next week
05-09-2006
ANOTHER fuel price adjustment is on the horizon - but this time it may be good news for consumers still reeling after five increases since the beginning of the year.Indications are that the Ministry
readHandling poisons responsibly
05-09-2006
A BOOKLET which could help provide Namibians with a basic understanding of pesticides and their effects on wildlife has been published.Entitled 'Poisons & Pesticides - A Guide to Safe Use', the
readWalvis Bay gets its own dialysis unit
05-09-2006
THE recent opening of a haemodialysis unit in Walvis Bay makes treatment much more convenient for people in the Erongo Region who suffer from kidney failure.Before the two brand-new dialysis machines
readMan beaten to death at coast over stolen stove
05-09-2006
A 22-year-old Swakopmund resident was killed on Friday morning, allegedly while trying to break into a shack at the town's Mondesa Cemetery.Police yesterday reported that Collin Fliede had been beaten
readCoD denies report that it suspended members in Caprivi
05-09-2006
WINDHOEK - The Congress of Democrats (CoD) has dismissed reports in some media that it has axed some of its regional representatives in the Caprivi Region.The CoD's Secretary General, Kalla Gertze,
readWoman raped and killed
05-09-2006
WINDHOEK - Three men, aged between 19 and 36, appeared in the Okahao Magistrate's Court yesterday in connection with the death of a 19-year-old woman.The body of the woman, identified as Iria
readBaby girl found dead in Omusati Region
05-09-2006
WINDHOEK - A baby girl was allegedly murdered at Oshihole village in the Omusati Region on Friday.According to the latest Police crime bulletin, the baby was wrapped in a plastic bag and left at the
readResettlement farmers need more help
05-09-2006
GOVERNMENT needs to revisit its resettlement policy selection conditions if it wants to make land reform a success, while practical and financial support for those who are resettled is urgently needed
readNote To Our Readers
05-09-2006
WE wish to apologise to our readers, advertisers and all supporters for the lateness of The Namibian on the streets yesterday, and the fact that it did not reach all areas of the country
readWar vets call off protest
05-09-2006
A PLAN by a group of former Swapo war veterans to march to State House yesterday was called off at the last minute.After a committee representing the group threatened to march "in thousands", only a
readEpangelo olya hala UDP a hanagulwepo
05-09-2006
E PANGELO olya tseyitha ngeyi kutya ongundu yopapolitika mu Caprivi kutya kayi li paveta nolya keelele iilonga niigongi yayo kaa yi ningwe we moshilongo okuza mesiku lyotango lya Septemba.Pethimbo ta
readAantu yatano ya sila moshiponga poGobabis
05-09-2006
O FAMILI yimwe oya kombwapo thilu thuli pethimbo lyoshiponga shomoondjila shoka sha ningilwa mondjila onene popepi nondoolopa ya Gobabis ongula yOmaandaha goshiwike shika.Aantu yatano oya sile
readNashenda a kumagidha aagundjuka yi ikwate nawa kombinga yoHIV/AIDS
05-09-2006
O MUMBIISHOFI Omukuluntu gwOngeleki ya Katoolika ka Roma moNamibia Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda ngoka pethimbo ndika e li ta koleke aagundjuka yomOmagongalo gEgongalo enene lyaKatana lyOngeleki ya
readAaniilonga mElelo lya Tses osho ya inaya futwa
05-09-2006
A ANIILONGA mElelo lyokamukundandoolopa ka Tses moshitopolwa sha Karas, mEtitatu lya zi ko oya ningi ekanka molwashoka oya ningi aniwa oomwedhi mbali inaya pewa oondjambi dhawo.Oshifo shika osha
readOshimeno shika otashi vulika shi ka kathele Namibia
05-09-2006
O SHIMENO shimwe otashi vulika shi ka kwathele Namibia a mone omahooli ga gwana nosho wo shi ka kwathele aantu momahala gokomikunda naanafaalama yomomahala gomuushimba yi imonene okamaliwa.Omagadhi
readOmunambelwa mOmpangu a holoka mOmpangu po Keetmanshoop
05-09-2006
P IETER van Heerder (gwoomvula 32) e li omutonateli gwelanduloveta gwopevi mOmpangu ya Mengestrata po Keetmanshoop mEtitano lya zi okwa holoka mOmpangu oshikando oshitiyali - ta pangulilwa oshipotha
readIilwitho oyindji osho ya kwatwa pethimbo lyiikonga yOpolisi
05-09-2006
U UMBASHU utano owa patwa nOpolisi oya kwata ko iilwitho ngaashi oombistoli, omakatana, omipini dhomakuya, oombele noondhimbo pethimbo lyiikonga yekondjitho lyiimbuluma mOvenduka mbyoka ya ningwa
readConfidence grows in football
05-09-2006
BOTH the national under-23 and the senior football sides have renewed optimism about the future of the game in Namibia, despite losing away from home in their respective qualifiers at the weekend.The
readPakistanis, Inzi told to keep quiet about cricket hearing
05-09-2006
KARACHI - Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have been warned to stop making public comments about the disciplinary hearing scheduled to take place later this
readWoods wins bout
05-09-2006
BOLTON - Clinton Woods claimed a split-decision victory over Jamaican veteran Glen Johnson to retain his IBF light-heavyweight boxing title after 12 pulsating rounds here on Saturday. He won a
readBritish boxer Hamed walks free from jail early
05-09-2006
LONDON - Former world featherweight boxing champion "Prince" Naseem Hamed was released early from jail on Monday after serving only a few weeks of a 15-month sentence for dangerous driving and
readAndre Agassi career timeline
05-09-2006
NEW YORK - Timeline on the tennis career of Andre Agassi which ended here on Sunday with defeat in the third round at the US Open: 1970 - Andre Kirk Agassi is born in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Mike and
readAgassi sent into retirement at US Open
05-09-2006
NEW YORK - Andre Agassi's glittering career came to a tearful conclusion when he lost in four sets to German qualifier Benjamin Becker in the US Open third round on Sunday.Becker, the world number 112
readNamibian horse riders excel
05-09-2006
THE FEI Show Jumping Challenge was held at the Gymkhana Club in Windhoek recently with a total of 62 horse and 55 riders competing for top honours.Participants could compete in either Category B or
readTunisia held to surprise draw in Nations Cup
05-09-2006
JOHANNESBURG - World Cup finalists Tunisia were held to a surprise draw but two of Africa's other representatives in Germany last June made positive starts to their 2008 African Nations Cup campaigns
readAlonso gun for special win
05-09-2006
LONDON - Renault's world champion Fernando Alonso says he is looking for a 'special' victory in front of Ferrari's home crowd at Monza in Italy next weekend."This year I have won in Silverstone, in
readHard work ahead for Parreira
05-09-2006
NEW Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira now knows how hard he will have to work to earn his massive R1,8 million per month salary.Parreira, a spectator at the FNB Stadium on Saturday where
readThobela plans comeback
05-09-2006
FORMER South African boxer Dingaan Thobela plans to return to the ring at the age of 40 to challenge Soon Botes for the SA light heavyweight title in Johannesburg on October 27.One of South Africa's
readRonaldinho to face Wales
05-09-2006
LONDON - If the sight of Brazil's new breed dismantling Argetina 3-0 on Sunday was not frightening enough, Wales will also have to face Ronaldinho in their friendly at Tottenham's White Hart Lane on
readIsrael invites bids for West Bank settlement expansion
05-09-2006
JERUSALEM - The Israeli authorities yesterday invited tenders for building nearly 700 new housing units in the occupied West Bank, in the largest settlement expansion push for the territory this
readIn Brief
05-09-2006
DOING WELL - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday his ally, Cuban leader Fidel Castro, was recovering quickly after intestinal surgery that forced him to turn power over to his brother a month
readObesity pandemic looms, say experts
05-09-2006
AN obesity pandemic threatens to overwhelm health systems around the globe with illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease, experts at an international conference warned on Sunday."This insidious,
read'Battle of Baghdad' - racing the clock
05-09-2006
BAGHDAD - It has been called the 'Battle of Baghdad' and US generals say it will be the defining action of the Iraq war, but US analysts worry that early gains in the operation to pacify the inflamed
readUgandan rebel leader works towards peace
05-09-2006
JUBA - Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony has sent a group of fighters out of his Congo base as called for under a landmark truce, boosting hopes one of Africa's longest insurgencies could be nearing an
readLiberia: Bad wiring 'destroyed palace' in July
05-09-2006
MONROVIA - The Liberian government said on Sunday that a fire that gutted the presidential palace in July as President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf hosted three African heads of state there was caused by
readMbeki's bodyguards slammed by Misa
05-09-2006
SA JOHANNESBURG - The Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) has condemned bodyguards' destruction of media photographs of President Thabo Mbeki entering a Pretoria Medi-Clinic on Thursday.This
readHominid fossils 'under threat' in Kenya
05-09-2006
NAIROBI - The global debate between scientists and conservative Christians over evolution has hit Kenya, where an exhibit of one of the world's finest collections of early hominid fossils is under
readSudan asks AU troops to leave Darfur
05-09-2006
KHARTOUM - Khartoum asked African Union peacekeepers to leave Darfur by the end of the month in a new act of defiance, as its forces engaged in renewed fighting that threatened to plunge the battered
readPolice given more time to quiz terror suspects
05-09-2006
LONDON - Police have been given more time to question 14 people arrested in anti-terrorist raids targeting a gang alleged to have run terrorist training camps in Britain.A judge late Sunday gave
readAustralia's 'Crocodile Hunter' killed by stingray's barb
05-09-2006
CAIRNS - Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray while filming on the Great Barrier
readViolence rages on in Iraq
05-09-2006
BAGHDAD - Bombers struck a police patrol in central Baghdad yesterday as Iraq's embattled government celebrated the arrest of an alleged terror kingpin accused of triggering a sectarian war.
readPalestinian teachers' strike turns violent
05-09-2006
NABLUS - Masked militants trying to keep students away from school during a politically charged Palestinian teachers' strike shot and wounded a 12-year-old boy.Palestinian teachers began striking
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