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44 Articles found on Friday, 10 August 2007
Rub a dub dub, Meryl and Kwaku steam up the tub
10-08-2007
WHAT a shenanigans on Wednesday night with 'our' Meryl, who spent a large portion of her time showcasing her wares in the jacuzzi, to the extent that the already alcohol-befuddled Kwaku became even
readNamibia's Growth Challenge
10-08-2007
SINCE the achievement of Independence 17 years ago, the performance of the Namibian economy has been mixed.It has been marked by positive but sluggish growth during this period. In terms of gross
readYa Nangoloh And The Tying Down Of Gulliver
10-08-2007
OUR democracy has moving foundations.And the ongoing feud between our "enfant terrible" Phil ya Nangoloh and the founding President Sam Nujoma has taken a dimension with far-reaching consequences,
readPolitical Perspective
10-08-2007
WE'VE seen some serious rift and division and even mayhem in Namibian politics before, but I doubt that it has ever been more chaotic than it is at present.And most disappointing of all is that in all
readPohamba's Missed Opportunity
10-08-2007
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has reacted to the submission by the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by staunchly defending his predecessor.The
readQuestions About ACC Actions
10-08-2007
ALLOW me to put my weight behind the true Namibians who have the eyes to see the wrongs of the so-called Anti-Corruption Commission.If the Anti-Corruption Commission was established to root out all
readOpposed To 'Free Money'
10-08-2007
I WISH to view my opinion on the news that the Omitara squatters are to receive a monthly remuneration from the social project of the Basic Income Grant (BIG).It is unheard of that informal settlers
readSearching For His Father
10-08-2007
MY name is David Melchizedek Kandume (the only son of my father) and I am an Ondangwa resident.My cellephone number is 081 258 9259; address: PO Box 2164 Oshakati; e-mail:lorewo@iway.na I am looking
readApplause For Feral Cat Action
10-08-2007
WE applaud the success of the Cat Protection Society's Swakopmund branch in reducing the numbers of feral cats and improving their quality of life ('Swakopmund's Rodent Patrol's Days Are Numbered',
readWhat Has Swapo Done?
10-08-2007
ALLOW me a space in your newspaper. As a concerned citizen, I wound like to express my views about the message of the former president, Sam Nujoma, as published in The Namibian of July 30 2007.Nujoma
readTaking Action Against PSs
10-08-2007
IT is an untidy task, for the topic forbids a simple, clear-cut solution, but Government needs to embrace what I have been advocating: a method of anointing those who are performing well and shaming
readBrazil, SA, Saudi back France for IMF bid
10-08-2007
RIYADH - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the French candidate to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said on Wednesday he had secured support from key developing countries for his campaign and backed
readNamcor declares dividends
10-08-2007
THE Minister of Mines and Energy, Erkki Nghimtina, has urged the Namibia Petroleum Corporation (Namcor) to become a major player in the oil industry.Nghimtima said the need to make Namibia an
readMetropolitan signs JV with Nigerian bank
10-08-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Metropolitan has signed an agreement to enter into a 50-50 joint venture with the biggest retail bank in Nigeria, UBA Nigeria, to form UBA Metropolitan Life Insurance Limited, the
readLawmaker fined in VW scandal
10-08-2007
BERLIN - A former German state lawmaker is to pay a US$15 500 fine for using prostitutes at the expense of Volkswagen AG, prosecutors said yesterday.Guenter Lenz, 47, stepped down last month as the
readSA shuts down nuclear unit
10-08-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's state power utility Eskom will shut down one of the units at the country's only nuclear power plant for routine maintenance on Monday for two and a half months, it said
readStandard goes online in Africa
10-08-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Standard Bank, after the excellent reception online banking gained in South Africa, is introducing online banking to five other African countries over the next two months and another
readZim goes shopping for maize
10-08-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwe is negotiating with several southern African countries to import more maize, Harare's Herald newspaper reported on Wednesday.Its website quoted Grain Marketing Board acting
read'We will defend Nujoma'
10-08-2007
GOVERNMENT will leave no stone unturned in defending Swapo President Sam Nujoma against an application to have him investigated for crimes against humanity, President Hifikepunye Pohamba said in an
readGuards plan to strike
10-08-2007
SECURITY guards around Namibia are set to strike from today unless their demands for salary increases are met.The Security Guard and Watchmen Union (NASGWU) and the Namibian Transport and Allied
readAIDS group's books raise eyebrows
10-08-2007
"OUTRAGEOUS" salaries, coupled with poor management of resources, are said to be hindering the effectiveness of Lironga Eparu - Namibia's biggest organisation of people living with HIV and AIDS.While
readWalvis Bay largesse to ex-CEO Katiti heads for High Court
10-08-2007
A DECISION of the Walvis Bay Town Council to award a close to N$2,8 million golden handshake to its former Chief Executive Officer, Augustinus Katiti, when he resigned from his post is set to be
readBusinesswomen hold first summit
10-08-2007
THE first Namibian Businesswomen's Summit kicked off yesterday, with the theme 'Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Growth'.The three-day summit at the Safari court was initiated by businesswomen from
readEU promises 'unwavering support' for indigenous people
10-08-2007
THE European Union will continue with its drive to protect indigenous people of the world and their natural resources, the organisation says.August 9 marked World Indigenous People Day. "For
readPavement vendors under fire
10-08-2007
VENDORS on the pavements along Swakopmund's Mandume Ya Ndemufayo Road next to the Mondesa single quarters are considered by many as a nuisance, and even a danger to pedestrians and motorists.Makeshift
readUnsolved death haunts farmer
10-08-2007
MORE than a year ago, a 16-year-old boy called Gerhard died of a bullet wound to his back on the farm Vlakteplaas in the Usakos District.The farm owner, Swakopmund businessman Tommy Zwar, believes
readFive card fraud suspects in court
10-08-2007
FIVE of the six people arrested earlier this week in connection with a series of illegal debit- and credit-card transactions remain in custody following their first appearance in the Windhoek
readBurglar gunned down in capital
10-08-2007
A 22-year-old man who allegedly tried to break into a house in Windhoek's Grysblok area was shot and killed on Tuesday morning.It is reported that the man was found climbing through a hole in the roof
readCoD's Nora to sue Ulenga
10-08-2007
A PROMINENT member of the Congress of Democrats (CoD) has denied allegations of theft laid against her by feuding party members and has vowed to sue for defamation of character.Nora Schimming-Chase
readGuilty verdict in murder trial on New Year's Eve shooting
10-08-2007
THE deadly shooting of Windhoek resident Monaliza de Kock on New Year's Eve 2003 was an act of murder that her boyfriend, Manuel Alberto da Silva, committed with direct intention to kill, the High
readYaa li ya pewa ntano meyako lyiikombo
10-08-2007
A ALUMENTU yaali oya pewa egeelo lyoomvula omilongo mbali mokakuma sho ya yaka nokudhipaga iikombo yi li 18 pofaalama yimwe yi li popepi nOmaruru.Ihe oomvula 15 odha kuthwa ko, shoka tashi ti nee
readTate na meme Shilongo ya lukila Elenga enene lyUukwambi
10-08-2007
A AIHOMBOLI yaali yomOshakati, tate Cedric Shilongo na meme Tuuliki Shilongo oya luku okanona kawa kokankelo Iipumbu Ndilimani Herman Shilongo ye ka lukila Elenga enene lyUukwambi tatekulu Iipumbu
readOmumbiishofi a kwatwa po kOpolisi mOshakati
10-08-2007
O MULUMENTU ngoka ti iti kutya Omumbiishofi gwOngeleki ya Methodist mo South Afrika okwa kwatwa po kOpolisi ya Shakati ongulohi yOsoondaha ya zi ko mOshakati shi na sha nokupiyaganeka oomeme yatatu
readOmulongo moshipotha sha Caprivi ya pewa ethimbo ele konima yekumba
10-08-2007
A ALUMENTU omulongo (10) mboka ya kala taya tamanekelwa oshitopotha oshitiyali oshinene shonkambadhala yokutenda ko oshitopotha sha Caprivi ku Namibia, otaya ka futa ondjambo onene sho ya pewa egeelo
readBlue Waters under new management
10-08-2007
BLUE Waters Sport Club has announced a new management which largely consists of former members who came back to the fold, but have been joined by several new faces this time.The club established a new
readZimbabwe name two caretaker coaches
10-08-2007
HARARE - Zimbabwe have named former captain Norman Mapeza and Swiss-born coach Marc Duvillard as caretaker coaches for the next two national team games, the Zimbabwe Football Association confirmed
readPremiership action starts
10-08-2007
LONDON - Ninety days after the old campaign closed amid the controversy of West Ham's relegation escape act, the Premier League season opens this weekend with expectations greater than ever but the
readBoxers go into combat
10-08-2007
NAMIBIAN boxers will once again be challenged on home soil, but this time, the foreign boxers are in an upbeat mood and confident of going home with the titles.Namibia's WBA Pan-African welterweight
readBlue Waters calls football players
10-08-2007
BLUE Waters Sport Club calls on all its current and interested football players to attend an important meeting at Club La Coastal on Sunday at 14h00.The club will look at the registration of new
readDibheko challenges Naule
10-08-2007
NAMIBIAN champion boxer Jason 'Taks' Naule will possibly go into the toughest fight in his professional career when he takes on South Africa's Pius 'Dida' Dibheko in what promises to be a spectacular
readMauritania criminalises slavery
10-08-2007
Nouakchott - Mauritania's national assembly late on Wednesday adopted a law criminalising slavery for the first time.The practice has persisted in certain parts of the north African country despite
readJapan mourns victims
10-08-2007
TOKYO - Japan marked the 62nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki with prayers and ceremony yesterday as the city's mayor warned that the world faced a crisis of nuclear
readSA wrestles with Zim refugees
10-08-2007
CAPE TOWN - South Africa has set up a task team to look at ways of coping with economic migrants from other African countries but ruled out - at least for now - establishing refugee camps for
readS Korea orders aid agencies out of Afghanistan
10-08-2007
GHAZNI - South Korea yesterday ordered aid organisations from the Asian country to leave Afghanistan by the end of August, citing safety reasons and in an apparent effort to help free 21 hostages
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