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53 Articles found on Friday, 13 April 2007
From the Sidelines: Cup brings delight in north
13-04-2007
THE Namibian Newspaper Cup has surely sent waves of delight and excitement through the northern community after the Oshana Region won the coveted title by ousting Khomas in the final earlier this
readUntil Death Do Us Part: the Mugabe Vow
13-04-2007
IT is a theme that runs through some of the great literary works of our time.It is particularly a dominant theme in Shakespeare's works, especially Macbeth. That is: once one goes deep into crime,
readIran Vs Britain: Who Blinked?
13-04-2007
WHILE commentators charged that Britain capitulated to Iran and handed them a humiliating victory in obtaining the release of the 15 British Marines last week, it would appear something more like the
readTribalism In Namibia Is Real, Not Imagined
13-04-2007
NAMIBIA is not far from exporting tribal refugees because authoritarian tribal sensibilities which subordinate the "ordinary other" to crumbs are now commonplace.In so many ways, we have become (maybe
readPolitical Perspective: Talking The Talk
13-04-2007
THERE'S a burning need for us to revise our Namibian vocabulary and even eliminate some words and phrases altogether - some rhetorical phrases that recur repeatedly, to the extent that they have lost
readState Of The Nation Disappoints
13-04-2007
BOTH the questions and the answers in the session at the end of the State of the Nation address by President Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday, left a lot to be desired.Not all the opposition parties
readNow Or Never For Namibia
13-04-2007
I HAVE spent the past five months in your country and it has been one of the most fantastic experiences of my life.What an amazing place you all live in - alive with such natural wonders, warm people,
readOn Floating Nukes
13-04-2007
THE article under the heading 'Namibia to set up floating nuke stations' on the front page of The Namibian of April 5 2007 has reference.In the article there is no mention made to the effect that our
readKeeping The Masses In Place
13-04-2007
CAN you believe a four full-page feature in a national newspaper - 'SADC leaders in the stars' (April 5, in the 21st century!) dealing apparently with an analysis of the SADC presidents and their
readA Bridge Out Of Bounds
13-04-2007
HOW about a story on the bridge over the Okavango River? This is one of the most magnificent tourist attractions in Namibia with a lot of history behind it.Apparently, it was used by security forces
readSossusvlei Is Being Degraded
13-04-2007
Dear Mr. Minister of Environment and Tourism Dear Permanent Secretary of the same Ministry Dear Mr Ombudsman, John Walters, please take note: During the last couple years I have visited Sossusvlei
readNamibia Wildlife Resort Hits Back
13-04-2007
NAMIBIA Wildlife Resorts wishes to respond to the letter that appeared in The Namibian of Tuesday, 10 April 2007 on page 13.The author(s), though failing to provide their face or name, claim to be a
readIllegal Occupation In Maltahoehe
13-04-2007
LAST weekend I went to have a look at advertised resettlement farms in the Hardap and Karas Regions, but I was surprised to find padlocks at the gate of the farm Riviera in the Maltahoehe
readResponse to SPYL Challenge
13-04-2007
Dear Mr Ngurare AS you advised in your letter to The Namibian on March 9 2007, I obtained a copy of your 'SPYL'S welcoming message... to... Robert Mugabe'.It contains very enlightening statements.
readNo Future In 'Finites'
13-04-2007
DID you know: even Chernobyl, which at the time of the ultimate accident had been in use for only three years, was called safe in Western expert publications? The specific type of nuclear reactor at
readAids Policy Doesn't Discriminate
13-04-2007
ALLOW me to respond to an article which appeared in The Namibian of the March 26 2007 under the heading 'Gays and Lesbians left out of AIDS policy: LAC'.In this article, Mr Tjombe, Director of Legal
readThings we do for love...
13-04-2007
WASHINGTON - World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz on Thursday said he made "a mistake for which I am sorry" over his handling of a promotion and pay increase for a staff member, Shaha Riza, whom he is
readInvestors bullish on Nigeria
13-04-2007
ABUJA - Only a major derailment of Nigeria's upcoming political transition can slow a growing tide of private investment into Nigeria's non-oil economy, fund managers and bankers said
readTrade growth seen slowing in 2007
13-04-2007
GENEVA - The growth in global trade could ease off this year under the impact of a forecast slowdown in the world economy caused by uncertainty among investors, the World Trade Organisation said
readMalawi exports maize to Zimbabwe
13-04-2007
BLANTYRE - Malawi, swamped with surplus maize from two bumper harvests, will export 400 000 tonnes of the staple to cash-strapped Zimbabwe, the head of the state-run strategic maize reserve agency
readNamdeb exceeds 2m carats
13-04-2007
THE country's diamond mining giant, Namdeb, has announced that it realised 27 per cent increase in carats produced for the year ended December 31 2006, scaling two million carats for the first
readLost millions haunt NDC
13-04-2007
THE drawn-out winding down of the debt-ridden Namibia Development Company (NDC) is in limbo.Staff who were supposed to wrap up the process last month are still waiting for instructions on a date to
read'Exam demons' strike again
13-04-2007
MORE than 30 schoolgirls at Ondukuta Combined School in the Omusati Region have been sent home after they started screaming and fainting in class, claiming to have seen demons.Pupils at the school are
readPet food shock: manufacturers recall stocks
13-04-2007
PET owners in South Africa and Namibia are reeling after two major pet-food manufacturers announced that they were recalling products that had caused kidney failure in dogs and cats.Royal Canin South
readThe State of the Nation
13-04-2007
THE NAMIBIAN nation should maintain its unity at all times and guard against division, tribalism, racism and regionalism so that peace could prevail, which was a prerequisite for stability, President
readTraffic laws to be revised
13-04-2007
THE Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication is to revise and modernise Namibia's traffic laws to reduce the road carnage and make roads safer.Works and Transport Minister Joel Kaapanda
readSleepy Aus revives in time for its centenary
13-04-2007
A FESTIVE spirit prevailed in the tiny settlement of Aus in southern Namibia when a centenary festival was held over the Easter weekend and the first passenger train in 11 years puffed through the
readTreat all 'drop-outs' the same: MP
13-04-2007
SWAPO Party backbencher George Kaiyamo believes it is 'uncalled for' that teenagers who fall pregnant have school places reserved for them when they return to school, while 17-year-old pupils who fail
readLibya opens embassy in Namibia
13-04-2007
WINDHOEK - Libya has for the first time since Namibia's Independence opened an embassy here.The country has had only a Charge d'Affaires in the country for the past 17 years. New Libyan
readRed-letter day for NHE
13-04-2007
TODAY will see either the completion of a seven-month-long negotiation process at the National Housing Enterprise (NHE), or a return to square one for 19 former employees who were laid off by the
readCattle header discovers decomposed body
13-04-2007
A CATTLE herder in the Oshana Region discovered the decomposed body of a man on Monday while he was looking after livestock in the Ruacana constituency.Police suspect that the deceased man was killed
readDetainee charged with Thompson's death
13-04-2007
A SUSPECT being held in the Keetmanshoop Police cells on Wednesday made a brief appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court on a charge of murder.Noel Thompson (42) died shortly after his
readAlleged throat-slasher in court
13-04-2007
A MAN accused of slitting the throat of his girlfriend's sister on Tuesday morning was arrested on Wednesday night and charged with attempted murder.The suspect, popularly known as Boeta Mungunda,
readRepo stays steady
13-04-2007
FOR the second time this year, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) has decided to keep its repo rate unchanged at nine per cent - in line with expectations - after a meeting by the Monetary Policy Management
readNo Cabinet cuts!
13-04-2007
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday said he has no intention of cutting down the size of his Cabinet and top structure to divert some of the funds towards education.Answering questions by Congress
readOmuunganeki gwomahogololo mOshana i imangeleka
13-04-2007
O POLISI mOshakati oya tseyitha kutya Omuunganeki gwOmahogololo mOshitopolwa sha Shana meme Anna Kuwa-Ashikoto gwoomvula 47 okwa mana oondjenda dhe ombaadhilila sho ongula yEtitatu ndika lya zi ko i
readSomalia oku uka monkalo moka mu na Iraq, Aidid ta ti
13-04-2007
A SMARA - Ominista onkuluntu yopevi ya Somalia Hussein Aidid okwa ningi eindilo kutya aakwiita ya Ethiopia naya ze mo moshilongo shawo, opo aakwashigwana ya tokole onakuyiwa yoshilongo."Aakwiita ya
readYamwe yaugilwa meni lyOshipangelo
13-04-2007
O nkundana onkumithi tayi ti kutya aalumentu yaali ya homata oya yugu omukiintu gumwe komulungu gwondjembo mOshipangelo shopokati mOvenduka (Central Hospital) omutenya gwOmaandaha goshiwike sha zi
readOombepo dha nyata dhi iteyela mOsikola ya Ndukuta mUukwaluudhi
13-04-2007
O OMBEPO dha nyata ndhoka dha kala omumvo 2005 nomvula ya zi ko tadhi hepeke aanasikola yamwe yopOsikola ya Mumbwenge mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, mEtiyali lyoshiwike sha zi ko odhi iteyele
readAantu mOnooli otaya lili iilya tayi lika po kokadhila, unene tuu mOmusati
13-04-2007
A PEHE mpoka to ende muumbangalantu woshilongo pethimbo ndika oto lombwelwa ashike kutya moshitopolwa shoka omu na uupyakadhi wokadhila taka li po omahangu gaantu.Unene tuu muuninginino wOshitopolwa
readWoolmer's inquest to start on April 23
13-04-2007
KINGSTON - A coroner's inquest into the death of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer will be held in the Jamaican capital Kingston on April 23, officials told Reuters.The coroner for Kingston,
readAussies meet Ireland today
13-04-2007
BRIDGETOWN - Australia are poised to storm into the World Cup semi-finals without being seriously challenged as they take on debutants Ireland in their Super Eights match here on Friday.The defending
readMajor upset needed for England to progress
13-04-2007
BRIDGETOWN - England talks a good game of cricket.Not many of its fans are listening any more. After the team eked out a four-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday, very few of the thousands of
readKhomas U/17 tourney launched
13-04-2007
WINDHOEK - The Khomas Under-17 football tournament billed from April 27 to 28 in Windhoek was launched yesterday Speaking at the launch, the Namibia Football Association (NFA) technical director, Seth
readLiverpool, Milan advance to semi-finals
13-04-2007
LONDON - Liverpool became the third English team to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday, and AC Milan claimed the final spot in the last four.Liverpool, a five-time European Cup
readBattle on in premiership
13-04-2007
THE battle in the Namibian Premiership continues this weekend after a short break when Civics, Ramblers and Oshakati City will strive to keep their favourable positions as the top three intact, while
readIn Brief
13-04-2007
'Rastafarian temple' raided LONDON - British police raided what they described as a Rastafarian temple in south London yesterday and arrested 23 people in an anti-drugs and firearms operation.The
readAG requests to lift Bemba's immunity
13-04-2007
KINSHASA - The attorney-general of the Democratic Republic of Congo said yesterday he wants opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba's immunity from prosecution to be removed so he can be charged with high
readHundreds of Somali families flee Mogadishu
13-04-2007
MOGADISHU - Hundreds of families were fleeing the Somali capital yesterday, a day after renewed clashes between Ethiopian forces and Islamist fighters shattered a ceasefire.Desperate residents decried
readSuicide bomber kills 2 MPs in Iraq
13-04-2007
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber killed two Iraqi lawmakers and wounded dozens of other people at a restaurant in parliament yesterday while lawmakers were having lunch, officials and local media said.The
readBBC journo now held for one month
13-04-2007
GAZA CITY - BBC correspondent Alan Johnston marked one month in captivity in the Gaza Strip yesterday, the longest a kidnapped foreigner has been kept in the lawless territory where abductions have
readChina, Japan seek to 'melt ice'
13-04-2007
TOKYO - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for improved ties with Japan in a speech to the Japanese parliament yesterday, but urged Tokyo not to forget its past military aggressions in Asia.Wen arrived
read24 killed in Algeria
13-04-2007
ALGIERS - Western countries reduced embassy services in Algeria and urged their citizens to avoid travelling on predictable routes after terrorist attacks in the North African country left 24 dead
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