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47 Articles found on Friday, 8 September 2006
TB And HIV: A Combination Made In Hell
08-09-2006
FATIMA, who lives in western Tanzania near Lake Tanganyika, has been suffering for more than a month from a dry, hacking cough.She trembles to think that it might mean she has tuberculosis. Fatima
readIf 9/11 Hadn't Happened
08-09-2006
FIVE years since 9/11, and we are still being told that the world has changed forever.But the terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001 was a low-probability event that could just as
readPolicies, Promises and Poverty
08-09-2006
The country is classified as a middle-income country, richly endowed with a variety of natural resources and a population of just less than two million.And it is therefore rich by any standards. But
readPolitical Perspective
08-09-2006
THERE'S some rather muddled thinking doing the rounds on the part of both Government, as well as the protagonist/s for the re-formation of the United Democratic Party (UDP).Founded originally by
readOn Crime And Its Consequences
08-09-2006
WHILE it is positive that the Namibian Police have been conducting raids to confiscate illegal and dangerous weapons, it is nevertheless very disturbing to see and hear about the vast array of
readOpposed To BEE 'Quick Fix'
08-09-2006
AS an Old Mutual client, I qualify to call myself a financier of the recent Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) deal and that gives me the right to scrutinise and criticise (when necessary) whatever
readForget About Parties
08-09-2006
PLEASE allow me to share a thought with my fellow countrymen through your paper.Maybe I'll sound stupid, unrealistic or illogical. Still, just an idea I have given a lot of thought. Maybe it is not
readSpotlight On Postnatal Depression
08-09-2006
I REFER to the Health Matters page published in The Namibian on September 1.Just the other day a few friends and I, on our way to work, were discussing how pregnant mothers are never informed about
readWho Is Going To Rescue the Prison Service?
08-09-2006
IF there is any Government department which needs a rescue, it is the National Prison Service.There is no need to play hide and seek. Public funds are being wasted. The ship called NPS is sinking.
readEmerging markets converge to assess Doha collapse
08-09-2006
SAO PAULO - Trade ministers from an influential bloc of 21 emerging market nations head to Rio de Janeiro this weekend to assess why World Trade Organisation talks collapsed, and whether negotiations
readAfrexim Bank AGM in Namibia
08-09-2006
THE African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim), which is based in Cairo, Egypt, will hold its 13th annual general shareholders' meeting in Windhoek today.Its president, Jean-Louis Ekra, told a group of
readAirlines push for better image
08-09-2006
NAIROBI - Long viewed as the most dangerous place to fly, Africa is pushing hard to clean up its image and some well-managed airlines are taking advantage of new opportunities to turn in impressive
readHigh rates necessary
08-09-2006
JOHANNESBURG - South African central bank governor Tito Mboweni said yesterday the only way of dealing with his nation's propensity to spend was to jack up interest rates - a clear signal that policy
readBanks' project dishes out millions in year
08-09-2006
THE partnership between the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) and Bank Windhoek to boost emerging small firms has seen an amount of N$30 million, which had been earmarked for a period of three years,
readEmerging markets converge to assess Doha collapse
08-09-2006
SAO PAULO - Trade ministers from an influential bloc of 21 emerging market nations head to Rio de Janeiro this weekend to assess why World Trade Organisation talks collapsed, and whether negotiations
readNujoma project under fire
08-09-2006
AN apparent secret plan to build a school at Lubango in southern Angola - at the behest of former President Sam Nujoma - was yesterday slammed by the Breaking the Walls of Silence (BWS) movement.BWS
readBlack September: a glance at Windhoek's seamy underbelly
08-09-2006
OBLIVIOUS to the four Police vehicles that have just pulled up next to the corrugated-iron structure, patrons stumble about, brown bottles and filled glasses in hand.Until the proverbial balloon
readYoung murder suspect has baby in prison
08-09-2006
A 19-year-old woman, who is accused of strangling and stabbing a two-year-old child to death at Otjiwarongo last week, gave birth to a baby boy a day after her arrest.Murder suspect Salome Uwukhaes
readEtosha fires finally extinguished
08-09-2006
DEVASTATING bush fires that have raged in the western part of the Etosha National Park since last weekend have been extinguished, a farmer in the area said yesterday.Renate Hoth, who has a hunting
readAIDS group opens headquarters in city
08-09-2006
HEALTH Minister Richard Kamwi believes the time has come to acknowledge HIV infection as a chronic disease, which would see patients streaming in to health centres for treatment."They can only be
readKeetmans cells 'OK'
08-09-2006
CHAIRMAN of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security, Elia Kaiyamo, says the Police holding cells at Keetmanshoop are decent enough for trial-awaiting
read187 dogs 'taken off streets'
08-09-2006
WINDHOEK - A total of 187 dogs were picked up off the streets of Windhoek from April to August, City Police spokesperson Marx Hipandwa said yesterday.The dogs were mainly found on the streets of
readPresident hears about Mariental flood woes
08-09-2006
A DELEGATION from the Hardap Region, led by Governor Katrina Hanse, this week met with President Hifikepunye Pohamba at State House to discuss the situation at Mariental, which was devastated by
readMan falls from building
08-09-2006
DID he jump? Did he fall? These are the questions that have been circulating at the Ministry of Mines and Energy since Wednesday, when an employee fell from his second-floor office.The man sustained
readProperty values at Walvis Bay in sharp upward spiral
08-09-2006
PROPERTY at Walvis Bay has, for the first time since the town was established, been valued in line with provisions of the Local Authorities Act, according to the Town Council The Council has so far
readWoman charged with her husband's murder
08-09-2006
POLICE at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region have arrested a 45-year-old woman from Onaame village in connection with the death of her husband.The Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner Armas
readStudent admits to fake nurse stint
08-09-2006
AN unfulfilled desire to study medicine was the trigger that prompted a young Windhoek resident to pass herself off as a nurse and work at the Robert Mugabe Clinic for almost two months before she was
readRCC says 'cash squeeze' no crisis
08-09-2006
THE Roads Contractor Company is not experiencing any unusual cash-flow crisis, although negative publicity surrounding CEO Kelly Nghixulifwa's suspension has prompted some concerns among investors,
readThe first rains are coming ...
08-09-2006
RAIN is expected in the Namibian interior today, except in the Caprivi Region and the extreme south, the Windhoek Weather Bureau said yesterday.Weatherman Simon Dirkse told The Namibian that some
readOmukuluntusikola po International School a hulitha moshiponga
08-09-2006
O MUKULUNTUSIKOLA gwOsikola ya tseyika nawa yedhina International School mOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana Tobias Uusiku gwoomvula 44 okwa mana oondjenda dhe ombaadhilila ongulohi yOsoondaha ya zi ko
readAaniilonga 19 ya OK Grocer mOshakati ya tidhwa, na NAFAU a ya mo oonyala
08-09-2006
A ANIILONGA ayehe kumwe ye li omulongonomugoyi (19) yomOngeshefa ya tseyika nawa yedhina Ok Grocer yi li momatungo gEtango mOshakati Pooha dha Geima, oya tidhwa miilonga, nEhangano lyawo lyAaniilonga
readNafau na KAT ya tsa kumwe
08-09-2006
O KAMPANI ya Karas Abattoir and Tannery (KAT) nehangano lyaaniilonga lya Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) oya ninga etsokumweuvathano kutya aaniilonga ye li 72 mOkampani ndjika naya
readOndhilayo Airbus ya Air Namibia ontiyali ya thika
08-09-2006
O NDHILA ontiyali yo Airbus ya Air Namibia, ndjoka tayi ka kala hayi yi ku Europa, oya thiki pOkapale koondhila kopaigwana ka Hosea Kutako ongula onene yEtitatu.Ondhila ndjika yo Airbus A340-300 oya
readA Ismael mOshakati ota kongwa
08-09-2006
O TAKU kongwa omusamane gwedhina A Ismael gwomoshakati shokuuninginino (Oshakati West) ha longitha nenge a li ha longitha ondjukithi tayi landula P O Box 1075, Oshakati.Omusamane nguka Ismael nenge
readOmulongiskola a piyaganeka onkalo po Namib High School
08-09-2006
O MULUNGISIKOLA gumwe ku uvite ombili a li nale ha longo pOsikola ya Namib High School po Swakopmund, okwa piyaganeke ootundi mEtiyali e ta ningile wo aniwa aalongisikola aakwawo
readFrom the Sidelines
08-09-2006
IT is slowly but surely becoming apparent that the Brave Warriors are back in the business of scoring goals and competing evenly against any given opposition.Their recent match against the Democratic
readJones could compete in world athletics final
08-09-2006
STUTTGART - Triple Olympic champion Marion Jones, who has been cleared of potential doping charges for use of EPO, is eligible to compete in this weekend's IAAF world athletics final, the sport's
readNadal falls, Sharapova in semis
08-09-2006
NEW YORK - Rafael Nadal was upset Wednesday in the US Open quarterfinals by 54th-ranked Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-1, thwarting an anticipated third-straight meeting against Roger
readPSI Hockey series starts
08-09-2006
NAMIBIA'S first Pro Series Indoor Hockey Challenge got off to a rousing start at the DTS Sport Club in Olympia on Wednesday evening.The PSI hockey tournament was organised by Shayne Cormack of Namibia
readFrance beats Italy, Germany crushes San Marino by record 13-0
08-09-2006
LONDON - France gained some payback for its World Cup final loss with a 3-1 victory over Italy in European Championship qualifying Wednesday while Germany routed San Marino by a championship record
readMao Zedong: the god of China
08-09-2006
SHAOSHAN - "Come on, make a wish to Chairman Mao," said a woman to her two young children as they bowed to a six-metre bronze statue of Mao Zedong in his home village of Shaoshan."We come here every
readIvory Coast to form new govt after toxic scandal
08-09-2006
ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny was due to form a new government yesterday, a day after his cabinet resigned over the dumping of toxic waste that has killed three people and
readBlair's exit to trigger leadership vote in May
08-09-2006
LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair was likely to commit publicly yesterday to a 2007 resignation, forced by intense pressure within his governing Labour Party into making an announcement he
readAustrian kidnapped girl safely home
08-09-2006
VIENNA - Austrian Natascha Kampusch said all she could think of during her eight year kidnap ordeal was how to escape from her "hen battery" and that she was afraid of sparking a killing spree with
readJudge to rule Sept.20 on postponement
08-09-2006
PIETERMARITZBURG - The judge in the corruption trial of former Deputy President Jacob Zuma and a French arms company said Wednesday he would issue his ruling on a prosecution request for a
readPresident Bush admits to secret CIA prisons
08-09-2006
WASHINGTON - US President George Bush for the first time confirmed the existence of secret CIA prisons for suspected terrorists and defended "tough" interrogation tactics human rights groups quickly
readIran test fires 2000-pound bomb
08-09-2006
TEHRAN - Iran ended its large-scale military exercises by test firing a 2000-pound guided bomb on Wednesday, state-run television reported."It is a flying bomb and can be used as a guided long-range
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