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53 Articles found on Tuesday, 21 August 2007
Big Brother Africa: It's Justice versus Jeff!
21-08-2007
JUSTICE and Jeff are up for eviction after the first round of nominations.How the housemates voted * Justice nominated Meryl and Bertha. * Code nominated Justice and Maureen, accusing Maureen of
readBig Brother Africa: The heat is on, the snakes out
21-08-2007
BERTHA'S in evangelising mode, Tatiana and Code have been flirting outrageously - with all and sundry, Justice has picked another fight, Lerato has been slithering around (and I'm not only talking
readSMSes of the day : Tuesday
21-08-2007
Food for thought * THE problem in our country is self enrichment and the unequal distribution of resources. Only some people benefit from it. If we shared the little we have, surely we'd all have
readCongrats To Nam Rugby Team
21-08-2007
CONGRATULATIONS on your performance against the Springboks.You played well and each team player should be proud, as each one of you was a winner on the field. You played against a very strong and
readNot The Only Panacea
21-08-2007
IN response to some reports in our local newspaper, where it was mentioned that as from August 1 2007, all 12 Regional Councils take over the responsibilities of water supply which was under the
readMoney Was The Motive
21-08-2007
GTV's assertion that they were granted the EPL television rights because the EPL wanted more Africans to watch the premiership, at a lower price, is removed from the truth.For a start, GTV only has a
readCall To Namibianise
21-08-2007
ON Thursday, August 16 2007, you carried an advertisement by Cash Converters on your front page.I thought it was a good advert. But a closer reading reveals R50 and R100 notes in the wallet.
readA Gullible Nation?
21-08-2007
IT would appear from what we are continually reading in the newspapers that Namibia is a haven for unscrupulous operators.TV providers signing up for inferior, cheaper packages without lowering
readPenpals Wanted
21-08-2007
MY name is Anahi Hirtz.I'm from Argentina and I teach English as a foreign language to children, teenagers and adults. Please publish the following letter: Hello, friends from Namibia! We are a group
readReconciling Between Equals
21-08-2007
ESTEEMED regards for telling it like it is.I want to truly explain what reconciliation means. Reconciliation does not mean let us not talk about what happened. It also does not mean passing the buck,
readFunny SMSes
21-08-2007
* Code looks like a lion and I have decided to call him Mufasa.* Justice is trying to be Brainy Smurf. Annoying! * BB help me! My hubby has packed me out of the house cos I'm glued to the TV cos of
readZambia sees growth above target
21-08-2007
LUSAKA - Zambia expects its 2007 economic growth rate to rise above a six per cent target, but slow government capital investment could undermine its efforts, Finance Minister Ng'andu Magande said."If
readFish farms aid African families
21-08-2007
OSLO - Tiny fish farms have helped 1 200 poor families hit by AIDS in Malawi to raise their incomes and improve their diets in a scheme being expanded to other African nations, a report showed on
read'Global economy prospects still good'
21-08-2007
MAPUTO - Central banks' provision of short-term liquidity to markets was appropriate and while the credit crisis may have some impact, world economic prospects are good, International Monetary Fund
readKeetmans gears for karakul festival
21-08-2007
KEETMANSHOOP - The Namibian karakul industry will celebrate its centenary in style next month, with the southern town of Keetmanshoop, situated in the heartland of karakul farming, acting as host.The
readGovt should support SMEs - Nghikembua
21-08-2007
GOBABIS - The patron of the Omaheke Regional Youth Enterprises Expo, Sakaria Nghikembua, has called upon Government to provide a legislative environment which makes it easy and affordable for
readFuel alternatives 'a work in progress'
21-08-2007
THE Ministry of Mines and Energy has said it is looking at other alternatives for sourcing fuel for the country.Mines and Energy Permanent Secretary Joseph Iita told The Namibian last week that the
readNujoma critics can pack up and go, says President
21-08-2007
THOSE who don't like Government protecting former President Sam Nujoma must 'pack up and go' and the State would happily give them one-way tickets.This was spelled out in no uncertain terms yesterday
readNamibia weighs introducing levy on air fares
21-08-2007
GOVERNMENT is mulling introducing a levy on air fares - similar to one in France - to contribute to an international fund for cheaper purchasing of medicines against HIV-AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis
readHow does the International Criminal Court work?
21-08-2007
ALL investigations and prosecutions of crimes that fall within the jurisdiction of the ICC - that is the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes - are conducted by the Office of the
readSwapo Councillors take on democracy
21-08-2007
THE National Council (NC) wants a law to regulate the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) and certain media institutions, which they say are making themselves guilty of misconduct.The House of
readSupport group for MS sufferers launched
21-08-2007
BIANCA Ozcan (25) is a young mother with a loving husband who just got a big promotion at work.She was also diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) a year ago. It all started in 2001 when Bianca
readCorporate governance comes under scrutiny
21-08-2007
THE corporate world exists to serve the public, therefore the overriding goal for any company is to consistently generate a competitive return on investment for its owners by increasing the value of
readVeld fire destroys grazing in the North
21-08-2007
LARGE tracts of farmland in the Uukwambi and Ondonga tribal areas in the North have been devastated by a veld fire that started on Wednesday evening.The land is in the Uuvudhiya constituency of the
readJustice forum set up to improve court system
21-08-2007
LACK of coherence and departments that operate in isolation have been blamed for the failures in the Namibian justice system.To counter this, Cabinet has approved the establishment of a National
readTwo in court over Rehoboth robbery
21-08-2007
TWO suspects who were arrested on Thursday in connection with a robbery in which more than N$51 000 was stolen from a Rehoboth shop owner made a first appearance in the Rehoboth Magistrate's Court
readMurder suspect sent for psychiatric evaluation
21-08-2007
THE murder trial of a former fish-factory worker in the High Court at Keetmanshoop has been postponed for the suspect to undergo psychiatric evaluation.Andreas Negonga David (32), a former employee of
readBank computers stolen at Oshakati
21-08-2007
THE Police at Oshakati are investigating a case of theft after two computers were stolen from the local Bank Windhoek branch on Friday night.The Oshana Police spokesman, Constable Jonas Slogan
readSpeaker questions media 'agendas'
21-08-2007
THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab, laid into the media and non-governmental organisations when he opened a conference of the Namibian Institute for Democracy at Swakopmund last
readAccusations of fraud fly at Ondangwa
21-08-2007
ALLEGATIONS are being levelled left, right and centre as former Ondangwa Mayor Priskila Kauna Nashandi and the current Mayor, Naftali Andimba, cross swords.Andimba has accused Nashandi of illegally
read2 rape suspects ask for acquittal
21-08-2007
TWO men accused of raping and assaulting a Keetmanshoop resident following a drinking binge at a local shebeen the previous night are set to hear tomorrow whether their bid for acquittal has
readNashandi a ekelahi kokule omapopyo ga Andimba
21-08-2007
N GOKA a li nale Meya gwondoolopa ya Ndangwa meme Kauna Priskila Nashandi, okwa ekelahi kokule omapopyo gElelo lyondoolopa ya Ndangwa kutya okwa li a shangitha Omaulikilo gOpaipindi ga Ndangwa gomumvo
readOnkonga konima yokunwa iikolitha
21-08-2007
O MUKWASHIGWANA gumwe poKeetmanshoop okwa kwatwa koonkondo polukanda lumwe hoka konima yokunwa pamwe naalumentu yaali, Ompangu yOpombanda poKeetmanshoop tayi tseyithilwa ngaaka oshiwike sha z
readAalumentu yaali yi iyaka mondholongo pOmalinda
21-08-2007
O NKUNDANA okuzilila kOmalinda nOmukwena, otayi ti kutya aalumentu yaali oyi iyaka mondholongo yOpolisi hoka uusiku wOmaandaha goshiwike sha zi ko.Otaku popiwa kutya aalumentu mboka yaali oya
readNujoma a popitha Okongresa yEwawa lyAagundjuka Ovenduka
21-08-2007
O MUPRESIDENDE gwoSwapo tatekulu Sam Nujoma okwa indile Ewawa lyAagundjuka li popile nokugamena sindano lyemanguluko lyoshilongo mokati kiinima ngaashi oshipotha shoka sha falwa ku NSHR kOmopangu ya
readOombotsotso dha ya nookompiuta mbali dha Bank Windhoek mOshakati
21-08-2007
O OMBOTSOTSO onkee dha lamba Ombanaga ya Winduka, nuusiku wokupendukila Olyomakaya ngaka ga zi ko odha yaka mo Oomkoompiuta mbali mOmbaanga ndjika ya Winduka mOshakati konima sho dha nyengwa okuteta
readOshipotha sha ICC sha kukuta
21-08-2007
E TOKOLO lyOfeema yaanaveta yedhina Metcalfe Legal Practioners okukongela omupresidende Omukulu na He yOshigwana tatekulu Sam Nujoma oshimaliwa shokumupopila moshipotha shoku ICC, oshinima kashi li
readGymnasts benefit from Frank
21-08-2007
THE Frank Fredericks Foundation (FFF) yesterday sponsored two gymnasts and their coach to the Gymnastics World Championships, which start in Stuttgart, Germany, on September 1.The gymnasts, Ramona
readJake makes pivotal Ruan decision
21-08-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Springbok coach Jake White yesterday gave an inkling of his thinking ahead of the Rugby World Cup when he named his side to face Irish province Connacht tonight.(Kick-off at 20h30 on
readNamibia minnows once again
21-08-2007
WINDHOEK - They may be the north-western neighbours of one of the favourites to lift the World Cup on October 20, but Namibia will be lucky to win a single match at this year's showpiece.The men from
readRef gets red card
21-08-2007
LONDON - Rob Styles will not referee a match next weekend following his performance in the game between Liverpool and Chelsea, referees' chief Keith Hackett said yesterday.Styles awarded Chelsea a
readNamibia second in tentpegging
21-08-2007
THE Namibian Equestrian Tentpegging Association (NETA) hosted the second Junior World Equestrian Tentpegging Championships under the IETA rules successfully at the Auas View Stables at the
readHitman, Meroro in action tonight
21-08-2007
WINDHOEK - Namibia's World Boxing Association (WBA) Inter-Continental Lightweight champion, Paulus 'The Hitman' Moses, will step into the ring tonight to defend his title against Ukrainian Andrei
readAbout 50 pull plug on DStv
21-08-2007
MULTICHOICE Namibia General Manager Kobus Bezuidenhout yesterday confirmed that about 50 football fans cancelled their DStv subscriptions on Saturday.This came after the company failed to secure the
readChinese-made clothes 'toxic'
21-08-2007
WELLINGTON - New Zealand launched an investigation into Chinese garment imports yesterday after children's clothes from China were found to contain dangerous levels of formaldehyde, officials said.The
readChinese-made clothes 'toxic'
21-08-2007
WELLINGTON - New Zealand launched an investigation into Chinese garment imports yesterday after children's clothes from China were found to contain dangerous levels of formaldehyde, officials said.The
readSADC leaders reaffirm commitment to democracy
21-08-2007
WINDHOEK - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) ended its two-day summit in Lusaka, Zambia on Friday, with leaders of the 14 member countries reaffirming their commitment to the
readBomb kills Iraq governor
21-08-2007
BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed the governor of the predominantly Shi'ite southern Muthanna province on Monday, police said, the second assassination of a top provincial official in just over a
readZim parliament to mull nationalisation plans
21-08-2007
HARARE - Zimbabwe's parliament meets for a new session today that will consider two major pieces of legislation, one to give the president considerable sway in appointing a successor and another to
readHostage freed
21-08-2007
KABUL - Afghan police rescued a female German aid worker in a dramatic pre-dawn swoop but efforts to free 19 South Koreans and another German held captive for over a month remain deadlocked, officials
readHurricane Dean kills 9 people
21-08-2007
KINGSTON - Hurricane Dean buffeted Jamaica's southern coast, flooding the capital and littering it with broken trees and roofs after killing nine people as it tore through the Carribbean yesterday
readTrial of Taylor delayed until Jan
21-08-2007
THE HAGUE - Judges yesterday postponed until January the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor on charges of directing atrocities in Sierra Leone after his defence asked for
readUganda wants local war crimes court
21-08-2007
KAMPALA - The Ugandan government said on Sunday it wants to set up local war crimes courts for Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels after asking their alleged victims how they want trials of atrocities
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