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59 Articles found on Friday, 24 August 2007
From the Sidelines: Warriors money worries
24-08-2007
IT once again beats my mind how the funds for the Brave Warriors have dried up way before they even completed their international assignments.The question that immediately comes to mind is whether
readBig Brother Africa: The incredible hulk or the incredible sulk?
24-08-2007
GIRLS of the Penthouse Mansion.Fear Factor. Lost. E.R. The Weakest Link. Yip. Big Brother is turning into the brother of all reality shows. Well most of the time. If we ever needed reminding
readVariable Geometry And Vision 2030
24-08-2007
NAMIBIA, shamefully, remains one of the most unequal societies in the world 17 years after Independence.Yet, we have remained phlegmatic about some getting rich and others getting poorer. The
readBlack Economic Empowerment - A Perspective
24-08-2007
SINCE Independence, the Government of the Republic of Namibia has committed itself to certain fundamental principles: democracy, justice, fairness, and upliftment of the socio-economic conditions of
readPolitical Perspective
24-08-2007
IT'S time to ask ourselves whether we are still the Land of the Brave or are we fast becoming a nation of cowards.Why is it that we cannot rid ourselves of this national tendency to intolerance? And
readWho Is A National Hero In Namibia?
24-08-2007
AUGUST 26 is known as Heroes' Day and is a public holiday on the Namibian calendar.Hundreds of Namibians countrywide will observe this day and reflect on the past: they will remember brave sons and
readOur Democracy Is Under Threat
24-08-2007
IT IS no exaggeration to state that at present, our democracy is under threat.Not from without, but from within. The furore surrounding the submission by the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR)
readSMS of the day : Friday
24-08-2007
* THE tragedy unfolding in Zimbabwe must be seen as a creation by Africans in general and SADC leadership in particular. If that is the depth of leadership of SADC, our sub-region is heading for
readTime Won't Erode The Questions
24-08-2007
THE recent statement by President Pohamba regarding the Nujoma versus NSHR issue is not only disappointing, but it is also extremely unfortunate.Namibia is claimed to be a democratic country, with
readBig Brother Africa: Funny SMSes
24-08-2007
* Maureen is bau-reen. * Kwaku is a KWAK-U. * Just-ice, Just in, Just out. Justice, you are the shortest link. * Richard is a nut - let the show go on! * The only puzzle Max can do is Lerato. *
readNSHR Should Be Fair
24-08-2007
To All PLEASE give a space in your brave newspaper for my voice to be added to the NSHR saga vis-a-vis the ICC case debate.As a young Namibian outside the country, who has been closely following
readNujoma Has The Answers
24-08-2007
ALLOW me space in your newspaper to express my opinion on the NSHR submission to International Criminal Court (ICC).It is quite regrettable to know that Namibia has a long way to go in order to
readOnly For Comrades, Clients And Cousins?
24-08-2007
Dear editors, dear public, dear ACC, Has someone ever wondered about the scholarships the Namibian Government gets offered by foreign countries, especially China? Those scholarships are announced when
readDoes Crime Pay At NBC?
24-08-2007
Dear Bob IT's that time of the year again and having ditched my DStv being fed up with repetition, I am now privileged to have NBC as my sole service provider.And I get premier football coverage -
readDemocracy's Big Test
24-08-2007
THESE are difficult times for Namibia.The heart and soul of your democracy is being tested by the human rights questions that are being raised. It is troubling to watch the reaction of your president,
readThird World Airline Experience
24-08-2007
AS a Belgian businessman and tourist I am flying Air Namibia business class at least twice a year between Windhoek and Frankfurt.It is with regret that I see and experience what once was a jewel of
readMakumbe's Statements Under Attack
24-08-2007
I AM a Zimbabwean who decided to attend a public lecture on Zimbabwe by Professor John Makumbe of the University of Zimbabwe at Safari hotel on 22 August, here in Namibia.I heard what I was expecting
readKick-Starting The Rennaissance
24-08-2007
PLEASE allow me to congratulate Alfredo Hengari and Martin Mwinga for their very courageous and incisive opinion pieces and for raising the level of public discourse in Namibia.They both demonstrate
readAngola to stay free of Opec constraints
24-08-2007
LONDON - Opec's newest member Angola is likely to stay free of the group's output constraints so long as oil prices remain strong, giving the country scope for its plans to launch several oilfields in
readCement factory to pump N$1,2 billion in economy
24-08-2007
GERMAN company Schwenk (Pty) Limited has joined forces with a local entity known as the Namibia Investor Group to set up a new manufacturing firm, Ohorongo Cement Company.Ohorongo intends to invest
readBP invests in new way to pay for fuel
24-08-2007
BP in South Africa is investing millions of rands in a high-tech, convenient way to reduce cash on forecourts through the national launch of its portable payment terminal called Swipa.Any debit card
readMaize supplies still tight
24-08-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's maize stocks rose to 5,672 million tonnes at the end of July from a revised 5,001 million the previous month, data showed on Thursday, but traders said supplies still
readDiplomat's son faces death sentence
24-08-2007
THE son of a Namibian diplomat, posted until recently in Beijing, China, may be the first Namibian since Independence to face a death sentence after being implicated with a Zambian friend in the
readForgotten farmworkers still waiting
24-08-2007
RUDOLFINE Hoaes looks across the fence of her little yard and her eyes rest on a lush green hedge just a stone's throw away, hiding a red-painted farmhouse where the owner she worked for had lived
readHakaye gets worked up about Misa
24-08-2007
THE National Council (NC) "will never be prescribed to" when it comes to issues of human rights, the House of Review declared yesterday.During the last day of the NC's current session, Swapo Chief
readOkatana Roman parish turns 75
24-08-2007
THE Okatana Roman Catholic parish in northern Namibia will celebrate its 75th anniversary tomorrow.The mission was established by German Catholic priests in 1932. The chairman of the preparatory
readMain Heroes' Day event at Eenhana
24-08-2007
ALL roads will lead to Eenhana on Sunday, where President Hifikepunye Pohamba will officiate at this year's Heroes' Day commemoration.The Councillor of Eenhana Constituency, Karlous Max Shinohamba,
readTeenager stabbed to death
24-08-2007
A 16-year-old boy was stabbed and killed at a village in the Okatope area on Monday, after he apparently became involved in a fight with a man.He was reportedly stabbed in the stomach with a
readOut of sight, out of mind
24-08-2007
THE plight of people living in the Okahandja Park informal settlement on the outskirts of Katutura was thrust into the limelight yesterday.Since Independence there has been a steady influx of people
readKeetmans mayor hits back at Kaura
24-08-2007
POLITICIANS should stop sowing political division through tribalism and segregation for cheap point scoring, says Keetmanshoop Mayor Finna Elago.Elago, who represents the ruling Swapo Party in the
readCourt veterans make return
24-08-2007
SOME of Namibia's judicial veterans are set to make a return to the bench with the appointment of the latest batch of acting judges in the Supreme Court and High Court.Former Chief Justice Johan
readDesalination plant under scrutiny
24-08-2007
A PROPOSED desalination plant at Wlotzkasbaken for the new Trekkopje Uranium Mine in the Erongo Region will be under public scrutiny at Swakopmund today as part of the mine's environmental impact
readLabourer admits rape
24-08-2007
THE High Court at Keetmanshoop on Wednesday heard closing arguments in a rape trial after a 23-year-old man admitted that he had raped and assaulted a 47-year-old Gochas resident.The attack happened
readNSHR wants April 1989 victims named
24-08-2007
THE National Society for Human Rights says it is disappointed that no public enquiry has been launched to identify the human remains found in several mass graves in November 2005.This year's Heroes
readAnother delay in 3-year-old murder, robbery trial
24-08-2007
THE trial of two men accused of robbing and murdering a Chinese shop owner in Windhoek more than three years ago again failed to start as scheduled in the Windhoek Regional Court yesterday.Witnesses
readLabour Bill doesn't outlaw security companies
24-08-2007
ALTHOUGH labour-hire companies will effectively be banned with the passing of the new Labour Bill, security companies and employment agencies have absolutely nothing to worry about.These were the
readNTB a mona Omuwilikikuluntu omupe
24-08-2007
O LAATA yOmayambulopo gOmatelelopo mu Namibia nenge Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) oya mona Omuwilikikuluntu omupe.Digu //Naobeb, ngoka oye a kala Omuwilikikuluntu gwopakathimbo gwaNTB, oye
readYaali mOmpangu po Rehoboth
24-08-2007
A AFEKELWA yaali mboka ya li ya kwatwa po mEtine lya zi ko shi na sha neyugo lyoshimaliwa shOondola/N$51 000 shoka sha yugwa omunangeshefa gumwe po Rehoboth, oya holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata
readKuku Aili Mpingana Namulya a hulitha mepipi lyomimvo 105
24-08-2007
O MUKULUPE lela kwali gwomomukunda Oongo-pOlupumbu mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Musati Kuku Aili Mpingana Namulya okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati meti 6 Auguste 2007 konima
readOmufuthi gwoselula a ponwa po kOndama ya Goreangab
24-08-2007
U UFUTHI woselula owa fa wa kanithitha omulumentu gumwe gwomOvenduka omwenyo gwe mEtitayli lyoshiwike shika, sho i iyumbile momeya gondama onene ya Goreangab Dam pethimbo a li ta tidhwa kongundu
readAmerika otaka ningila aanangeshefa Osemina yUunangeshefa mOngwediva nena mEtitano
24-08-2007
MONGWEDIVA O MBELEWA yOmukalelipo gwa Amerika moNamibia, oya tseyitha kutya ngula mEtitano lyeti 24 Aguste 2007, Aanambelewa yombelewa ndjika ya Amerika moNamibia, mboka ye na uunongo oundji
readAantu mu Uganda ya 'omaashinga' komashenge
24-08-2007
K AMPALA - Aantu ye li omathele nomathele oya ningi ehololomadhiladhilo mu Uganda li li ompinge nomashenge e taya indile wo kutya omutoolinkundana gwOmuAmerika ngoka ha shanga iinyolwa kombinga
readOondjila adhihe mOsoondaha, okEenhana dha taalela omolu esiku lyomapendafule
24-08-2007
PEENHANA M OSOONDAHA ndjika twa thinda oondjila adhihe okEenhana dha taalela omolu okudhimbulukwa Esiku lyOmapendafule, Esiku lya Ngulumbashe, ano lyOmugulugwombashe, 26 Aguste, ngashi oyendji ye li
readOlundululwaveta yomalusheno ya ziminwa
24-08-2007
W INDHOEK - Olaata yOpashigwana nenge tutye National Council oya zimine Ontotwalundululwaveta yOmalusheno pwaa na eyongaongo lya sha nenge okupopya kutya naku ningwe omalunduluko.Ontotwalundululwaveta
readUnam okwa li a tseyitha ngeyi
24-08-2007
mEtiyali oku uka pethimbo lyomwiha kutya oshigongi shoshigwana shoka kwa li shi na okuningwa komugandji gwootundi mOyunivesiti ya Zimbabwe Omuprofesori John Makumbe osha kalekwa.Oshigongi shoka osha
readHangala to vie for NBF presidency
24-08-2007
FORMER Namibia Basketball Federation (NBF) president Penda Hangala aims to vie for the position again after an absence of at least three years from the national fold.Hangala, 31, told The Namibian
readBok winger Ndungane sent home
24-08-2007
CAPE TOWN - Springbok wing Akona Ndungane has been sent home from his team's short tour of Ireland and Scotland for medical treatment, the South African Rugby Union announced yesterday.Ndungane was
readWallabies hope to survive
24-08-2007
SYDNEY - Two-time winners Australia head into next month's Rugby World Cup amid their lowest national expectations and their hopes of progression likely dependent on victory over group rivals Wales in
readAsafa Powell, Gay poised for showdown
24-08-2007
OSAKA - Jamaican world record holder Asafa Powell and American sprint king Tyson Gay are finally about to meet.After dashing across the United States and Europe without lining up in the same race this
readMan City to face mighty Gunners
24-08-2007
LONDON - Having seen off Alex Ferguson last week, Sven-Goran Eriksson faces the second major test of his managerial reign at Manchester City on Saturday when his table-topping side visit Arsene
readWarriors up in Fifa ranks
24-08-2007
WINDHOEK - Namibia is slowly closing in on the International Federation of Football Association (Fifa)'s world ranking 100 mark.According to the Fifa's website, Namibia is now ranked 114th in the
readNamibia upbeat on World Cup
24-08-2007
NAMIBIAN rugby coach Hakkies Husselman says his players are now more confident and focused to face some of the biggest rugby-playing nations at the World Cup in France, after the recent mauling by the
readBangladesh streets quieten
24-08-2007
DHAKA - Soldiers and police patrolled the all-but empty streets of Bangladesh's largest cities yesterday, as the military-backed government enforced a curfew to end days of unrest by students
readOld age 'no barrier' to sex life
24-08-2007
Old age is not preventing people from enjoying active sex lives, researchers in the US have discovered.A survey of 3 005 Americans aged 57 to 85 revealed that people often remain sexually active into
read15 kidnapped
24-08-2007
BAGHDAD - Al Qaeda fighters kidnapped 15 Iraqi women and children after rival Sunni Arab militants repelled their attack on two villages in a fierce battle in which 32 people are killed, police said
readBoy, 9, goes to varsity
24-08-2007
Hong Kong - A nine-year-old maths prodigy was yesterday admitted to a Hong Kong university, telling reporters he struggled to communicate academically with his own age group.March Boedihardjo, an
readExiled PM can go home
24-08-2007
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled yesterday that exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif can return home after seven years in exile, the chief of the court said.Sharif, a two-time prime
readJacob Zuma lawyer rejects State offer
24-08-2007
Bloemfontein - One of Jacob Zuma's attorneys has rejected an out-of-court settlement offer by the State over search and seizure warrants executed by the Scorpions in their investigation of the former
readThousands flee DR Congo unrest
24-08-2007
Kampala - The Ugandan military said yesterday it was stepping up security on its south-western border after unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday forced 10 000 civilians to cross
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