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50 Articles found on Thursday, 5 April 2007
From the Sidelines
05-04-2007
THE tournament of the year for Namibia's up-and-coming football players starts tomorrow at Keetmanshoop and it will be a good reason for football enthusiasts to make their way down south.Well, not all
readZanu-PF, Not The People, Will Choose The Zim President
05-04-2007
ZANU-PF has decided to endorse Robert Mugabe's candidacy for national president for the 2008 presidential election.It has decided to also bring general elections forward by two years to coincide with
readEconomic Development Before The Law
05-04-2007
ONE of the most pervasive and apparently self-evident assumptions of development economics is that sustainable investment and growth requires the rule of law.Without impersonal, general norms and
readDarfur Genocide Highlights Failure Of African Citizens
05-04-2007
THE first genocide of the 20th century occurred on African soil with the decimation of the Ovaherero people in Namibia at the hands of European colonialists.Since February 2003 the west of Sudan has
readPolitical Perspective: Let's Get To It
05-04-2007
EASTER weekend, like the annual December holiday season, provides the chance for hardworking, conscientious members of our society to take a well-earned break, but unfortunately it also means the
readLet's Have An Accident-Free Easter
05-04-2007
OVER the Easter weekend each year, Namibians take the opportunity to visit friends and family elsewhere in the country and the result is busier than usual national roads.We trust that traffic
readPlastic bags banned!
05-04-2007
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's city council has voted to become the first US city to ban plastic bags from large supermarkets to help promote recycling.Under the legislation, approved last month,
readEaster Road Safety Priority
05-04-2007
COME Thursday, all roads will be busy since people will be travelling for their Easter holidays.This is one of the times when road accidents are encountered on our national roads. A lot was done
readGazza Beats The Odds
05-04-2007
PLEASE allow me to express my feeling, appreciation and love for Namibian music.It is amazing how the music industry is growing in this country. The Namibian people are falling in love with local
readWrong Math On Electricity Tariff
05-04-2007
IN your lead article in your edition of April 4 2007, 'Electricity up 13,2%', your reporter seems to simply sum up the present 13,2% hike and the 10,2% hike of last year to conclude that therefore the
readNamibian Music And Thugs
05-04-2007
ALLOW me space to express myself on the state of our music industry.For a couple of years now, there has been a lot of optimism that the music industry was on the up and that local music albums were
readGood And Bad In Art
05-04-2007
I APPLAUD John Sampson for his "critical review' column that appears every Friday and look forward to reading them.It is a bold step taken both by Sampson and The Namibian newspaper. Sampson is
readSADC Accomplices To Mugabe
05-04-2007
IMAGINE the sheepish grins on their faces when those leaders left the meeting! Mugabe was actually frolicking about with the biggest grin of all, having rigged the meeting in full view of everyone
readArts Write-ups And Reviews
05-04-2007
THIS letter was written to perhaps cover misconceptions which were exposed in readers letters, 'Madisia on Mbamba', March 23 2007.I do not want to argue any criticisms made by John Sampson's art
readGlobal airline industry to return to profitability in 2007
05-04-2007
SINGAPORE - Airlines should return to the black this year with US$3,8 billion in profits after six years of losses totalling more than US$40 billion, the top industry association said yesterday.The
readSA house price growth eases
05-04-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South African residential house price growth moderated slightly year-on-year in March but prices were not expected to fall despite higher interest rates, a survey showed on Tuesday.The
readItochu to buy into Namibia gas field
05-04-2007
TOKYO - Itochu Corp., Japan's fourth-biggest trading company, said yesterday it had agreed with Tullow Oil Plc to buy part of the UK-based oil explorer's stake in a large liquid natural gas field in
readNCCI scrutinises economy
05-04-2007
THE Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) yesterday launched the 2006 Annual Economic Review in Windhoek.The review, which is the first of its kind, serves as a platform for local businesses
readEU offers full market access to ex-colonies
05-04-2007
BRUSSELS - The European Union yesterday offered to scrap almost all remaining quotas and tariffs on exports from African, Caribbean and Pacific nations, its executive branch said.The European
readHope for hearing and speech impaired
05-04-2007
HEIDE Beinhauer, one of the founding members of CLaSH (Children with Language, Speech and Hearing Impairments in Namibia), is still the driving force behind the organisation today.Beinhauer was born
readNamibia and SA join forces on conservation of Orange River
05-04-2007
NAMIBIA and South Africa are working together to improve the conservation and management of the Orange River Mouth, one of Namibia's wetlands of international importance.This was announced recently by
readMariental stops building in flood zone
05-04-2007
THE Mariental Town Council has put a temporary stop to property development west of the railway line running through the town.This is the area that was inundated during last year's floods. Mayor
readChild strangled to death
05-04-2007
A 20-year-old woman appeared in the Okahao Magistrate's Court on Monday after she had allegedly strangled her two-year-old daughter to death at a village in Ombalantu.Police report that the child's
readPermits needed for dune access at coast
05-04-2007
THE Ministry of Environment and Tourism will manage the coastal dune belt and issue permits for its use as an interim measure until it is formally proclaimed a protected area.This was announced by
readFarmers welcome sheep export ratio
05-04-2007
SHEEP farmers in the South have applauded Government on its provisional decision to increase the export quota for the South African market.However, in the same breath, sheep farmers pushed for a
readDrivers, be warned!
05-04-2007
AFTER losing more than 90 lives in road accidents during the Christmas and New Year holiday period, those involved in the road safety sector are pulling out all the stops to make sure this is not
readArmed robbery in Windhoek State Hospital
05-04-2007
TWO men robbed a woman at gunpoint inside the Windhoek Central Hospital on Monday afternoon.The Police reported yesterday that the 25-year-old victim was robbed of N$7 250 and two cordless telephones,
readIt WAS me, admits massacre suspect
05-04-2007
FIVE weeks after the start of his trial in the High Court in Windhoek, farm massacre suspect Sylvester Beukes yesterday formally admitted that he had shot dead eight people at the Mariental district
readTry something different this Easter weekend
05-04-2007
EVER sailed on dry land? This peculiar activity can be enjoyed by coastal visitors this Easter weekend at Mile 8, just east of the main road between Swakopmund and Henties Bay, where the Landyachting
readState news agency in the red
05-04-2007
THE Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) is "commercially insolvent" and has made a net loss of N$1,7 million, its latest audit report has revealed.Information and Broadcasting Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
readNew Era records N$3,5 m loss
05-04-2007
THE Government-owned newspaper New Era recorded substantial losses in the financial year ending March 2006 despite a large financial injection from the National Budget.The net loss increased to N$3,57
readNamibia to set up floating nuke activators
05-04-2007
NEW and untested Russian nuclear technology - generating atomic energy on ships anchored offshore - is to be introduced along the Namibian coast.During his visit to Namibia last month, Russian Prime
readAagundjuka mu Zimbabwe otaya yambidhidha Mugabe: Charumbira
05-04-2007
O MAKUYUNGUTO gopapolitika ngoka ga holoka mu Zimbabwe omasiku ga zi ko, otaga etwa kaayambidhidhi yongundu yompilameno yo Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) ndjoka tayi mono omakwatho okuza
readAaMangeti taya popile etamununo lyomusinda omutiligane
05-04-2007
A ANAFAALAMA yEhangano lyAanafaalama ya Mangetti oya gandja ondjundo yawo komadhilaadhilo gaali omanene ngoka taga ti kutya omusinda omutiligane gu lundululwe nogu falwe kongama ya Namibia na Angola
readAaniilonga mu Zimbabwe inaya ninga we ekanka
05-04-2007
H ARARE - Aaniilonga yEpangelo mu Zimbabwe inaya ninga we ekanka ndyoka ya li ya hala okuninga mEtiyali, ihe aatseyinawa miikwapolitika otaya popi kutya shika inaye shi ninga we molwashoka oya tila
readOshiithanene shaanashilonga niitenya yUukwaluudhi
05-04-2007
O MUNYEKADHI gwoshilongo shUukwaluudhi kuku Liisa Nandjala Taapopi ota hiya nesimaneko aanashilonga naamboka ya egeka nale omatemo gawo nosho wo iitenya, ano Aakwaluudhi konduko mboka ya hokanwa
readOlusheno lwa gwedhelwa no 13,2%
05-04-2007
A ANAMIBIA otaya ka futa olusheno lwa gwedhelwa noopelesenda omulongo ndatu oshinkwanu mbali (13,2%) pethimbo ndika lyokufu, ano pethimbo lyuutalala.Omumvo gwa zi ko olusheno olwa li lwa gwedhelwa
readBasketball in Swakop
05-04-2007
STREETHOUSE will host a Full Court Easter Weekend Basketball Tournament at Swakopmund, starting from tomorrow.The event will be held at the Tamariskia Basketball Court and has been sponsored by
readKallis happy to silence critics
05-04-2007
GEORGETOWN - South Africa batsman Jacques Kallis silenced his critics with a second successive World Cup Super Eights half-century.Kallis came under fire after his 63-ball 48 against defending
readGunners face Stars in MTC Cup semis
05-04-2007
MIGHTY Gunners will hope to find a way past African Stars, while Ramblers and Pirates are expected to dole out a thriller, when they all square up in the semi-finals of the NFA MTC Cup at Walvis Bay's
readTalent and goals on
05-04-2007
APART from the young under-20 male footballers and tons of goals, skill and talent in store at The Namibian Newspaper Cup over the Easter weekend in Keetmanshoop, there will also be plenty of action
readIn Brief
05-04-2007
Excrement saves woman's life BEIJING - A Chinese woman survived a fall from a sixth-floor balcony after she landed on a large pile of excrement dug up by workers clearing a septic tank, said state
readIndian farmer buried with beloved car
05-04-2007
NEW DELHI - A farmer in India's southern Tamil Nadu state loved his car so much that he was buried with it according to his last wishes, said news reports yesterday.Narayan Swami, head of Sivapuram
readNew cyclone warning for Moz
05-04-2007
MAPUTO - Mozambique's northern coastal towns have been placed on blue alert as authorities feared a tropical cyclone could hit late yesterday, Vista News reported.In a press release, the national
readIt's OK to bath on Good Friday'
05-04-2007
MANILA - It's OK to take a bath this Friday, a Roman Catholic Church spokesperson in the Philippines said in a news report, dispelling a widespread notion that bathing on Good Friday could bring bad
readChildren in India cheaper than buffaloes: report
05-04-2007
NEW DELHI - Traffickers are selling children in India for amounts that are often lower than the cost of animals and most of them end up working as labourers or commercial sex workers, activists said
readZim govt maintains pressure to stifle strike
05-04-2007
HARARE - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's government yesterday increased police patrols and stepped up a propaganda blitz to stifle a national strike over wages amid a devastating economic
readNancy Pelosi meets Syria's Assad
05-04-2007
OWEIS DAMASCUS - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met President Bashar al-Assad yesterday, against White House wishes, to urge Syria to help stabilise Iraq and stop supporting Washington's adversaries in
readThabo 'open' to 2 leaders
05-04-2007
LONDON - Thabo Mbeki has opened the door for the first time to a 'double presidency option' in South Africa, where the position of ANC president and that of president of the country would be filled by
readIran releases 15 British sailors
05-04-2007
TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday he had pardoned the 15 British sailors and marines in the Gulf last month.He announced the pardon minutes after he gave medals of honour
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