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45 Articles found on Friday, 31 August 2007
From the Sidelines: Football bosses to blame
31-08-2007
BRAVE Warriors coach Ben Bamfuchile and his charges will surely be blamed if the side does not make its entry into the 2008 African Nations Cup finals in Ghana.But I think otherwise. The fault lies
readBig Brother Africa: Almost sex ... and sex lies and conspiracy theories ...
31-08-2007
DRAMA, capital D drama, in the house.Jeff allegedly klapped Ofunneka one in the heat of the moment. Shem! Didn't see it myself, but it seems housemates have avoided a Justice pimp-my-molehill moment!
readLet Us Tear Down The 'Herero Mall'
31-08-2007
DURING my recent visit to Namibia, I made it a point to visit the much hyped and talked-about 'Herero Mall' in Katutura, which is not far from where I grew up.My sincere apologies for putting it so
readA Lesson In The Genesis Of Democracy - The Right To Question ALL
31-08-2007
IN the eighteenth century, the age of reason and change, Thomas Jefferson advised followers: "Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion.Question with boldness
readPolitical Perspective
31-08-2007
PERHAPS Namibia's National Council has at last found its raison d'etre in the investigative realm, but first we'll have to wait and see what it comes up with in terms of said 'probe' into the National
readLet Us Celebrate Our Freedoms Again
31-08-2007
IT is perhaps fitting, at a time when this newspaper celebrates its 22nd anniversary, and in the light of recent calls from certain quarters to 'discipline' and legislate against the media, to remind
readSMSes of the Day : Friday
31-08-2007
* POLITICIANS are playing games to sustain their own self interest at the expense of our unemployed youth. Instead of addressing the real burning issues of the day, they have grabbed the ICC case to
readBEE Favours The 'Westernised'
31-08-2007
I REFER to the opinion piece written by Dr Leake S Hangala (The Namibian, Friday, August 24 2007).I think the Doctor mapped out the problems of the BEE system very well, cronyism, nepotism and
readLiteracy Programmes Can't Substitute School
31-08-2007
I AM very happy with the Adult Literacy Programme the Ministry of Education has introduced.I can gladly say that my mother was one of the many people that benefited from the programme, when it started
readWhat Is Wrong With Namibians? An open letter to President Pohamba
31-08-2007
AS a Namibian living in the Diaspora, I have to register my utmost disgust and disappointment at recent remarks made both by you and some so-called diehard Swapo supporters about the NSHR/ ICC
readNo Subsidy, No School
31-08-2007
An Open Letter to the Minister of Education SHOULD it be the goal of your Ministry to stop public education in Namibia, then it is getting close.Should it, however, be your Ministry's aim to bring
readCall To Spell Out Media Bill
31-08-2007
IT is the prerogative of every legislative body of any nation to put forward a motion in its chambers and discuss and if need be turn it into a statutory law.The motion currently being discussed in
readFood shops asked to act 'responsibly' on prices
31-08-2007
BRUSSELS - Europe's farm chief called on retailers yesterday not to make EU consumers pay excessively for staple foods such as bread and milk despite recent surges in international grain and dairy
readMahangu farmers receive awards
31-08-2007
ONGWEDIVA - Imelda Tapiso from the Caprivi Region is the overall winner of the fifth edition of the Namibian Agronomic Board's (NAB) annual Mahangu Champion Farmer competition.Agriculture Minister Dr
readUranium's reaction to a nuclear future
31-08-2007
SO-CALLED 'hot gold' exploded in price as new atomic power stations were mooted but has since fallen, reports The Daily Telegraph.As oil has been the "black gold" which has made many fortunes, some
readGloves off in Katiti case
31-08-2007
THE Walvis Bay Town Council has given notice that it will oppose a High Court challenge by the Walvis Bay Ratepayers Association (WBRA) on a N$2,8 million payout to a former Council official.The
readA long farewell
31-08-2007
MORE than two months after she was killed, the late Sanna Garoës will be laid to rest this weekend at Kalkrand, the Hardap Region village where she grew up and lived before moving to Windhoek.A
readCoke mule suspect closer to trial
31-08-2007
COCAINE smuggling suspect Bruno da Silva Paiva must stand trial in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on charges of dealing in cocaine, alternatively possessing the drug, the Prosecutor General has
readMeningitis cases 'under control'
31-08-2007
PEOPLE should not panic over the cases of meningitis reported in the North, as the situation is under control, says a regional health official.The Director of Health in the Oshikoto Region, Maria
read'Cheetahs and farmers can live in harmony
31-08-2007
IF farmers are trained how to live with predators such as cheetahs, the two will be able to live together in harmony.This is the view of the head of the Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank),
readWoman drowns in Kavango
31-08-2007
THE body of a 61-year-old woman was discovered in the Kavango River on Monday, the Police reported in their crime bulletin.Mukosho Lucia Mayira had been reported missing on Sunday. * A villager from
readFund targets farmers
31-08-2007
ABOUT 30 emerging commercial farmers attended a financial management course at the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) outside Otjiwarongo last weekend.Farmer Koujo Katjirua said the workshop equipped
readCity of Windhoek comes up with plan to focus on its children
31-08-2007
THE CITY of Windhoek has approved a proposal to come up with an early childhood development policy, aimed at improving the lives of children in the capital.This was approved at the monthly City
readBurglary at Justice Ministry
31-08-2007
THE office of the Deputy Minister of Justice, Uutoni Nujoma, at the Ministry of Justice was burgled on Wednesday.Police reported yesterday that thieves entered the office between 01h00 and 04h00,
readPohamba called to mediate between Nujoma and NSHR
31-08-2007
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba must mediate between Swapo leader Sam Nujoma and the head of the National Society for Human Rights in order to stop the case at the International Criminal Court from
readDrought makes jumbos dangerous after dark
31-08-2007
THE MINISTRY of Environment and Tourism has urged people in the Kavango, Caprivi and Erongo regions to beware of elephants when moving around at night.Colgar Sikopo, the Deputy Director for Parks and
readCouncil outsources services
31-08-2007
PLANS by the Keetmanshoop Municipality to outsource water and sewerage maintenance have sparked anger among some of the municipal maintenance workers.The Municipality's Chief Executive Officer,
readRights group urges Pohamba to protect NSHR
31-08-2007
A PROMINENT US-based human rights group has called on President Hifikepunye Pohamba to withdraw all defamatory statements against the National Society for Human Rights and to condemn threats made
readDebate on labour hire rages on
31-08-2007
THE passing of the new Labour Bill in the National Council (NC) last week has not put a damper on the debate around a clause outlawing labour-hire companies.A public lecture by Labour Resource and
readKuku Justina Mbwalala e tu thiga po mepipi lyomimvo 85
31-08-2007
O MUKALIMO a tseyika nawa gwomomukunda Oshihole mOnesi mUukolonkadhi mOshitopolwa sha Musati kuku Justina Ndakwafelwa Mbwalala, a tseyika wo nawa nedhina "Gwanghifi" okwa manene oondjenda dhe
readNSHR a londha 'oopulanda' dhokugalulila Nujoma koshipundi
31-08-2007
E hangano lyuuthemba womunt lyopashigwana nenge tutye National Society of Human Rights (NSHR) olya londodha ngeyi kutya iikonga iinene yokugalulila Omupresidende omukulu tatekulu Sam Nujoma koshipundi
readOonakulwa aakulu mu Zimbabwe ya ninga ehololomadhiladhilo
31-08-2007
H ARARE - Ongundu yaantu omayovi mboka ye li aayambidhidhi aanene yOmupresidende gwa Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe, mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika oya ningi ehololomadhiladhilo li li ompinge niilongo yAaEuropa
readOmaulikilo gOpaipindi ga Ngwediva otaga hulu ngula mOlyomakaya
31-08-2007
mONGWEDIVA O MAULIKILO gOpaipindi gokomumvo ga Ngwediva otaga hulu ngula mOlyomakaya nosha yela kutya nena sigo ongula Omaulikilo ngaka gopaipindi otaga ka mona aatalelipo oyendji lela, unene tuu sho
readOshiligalala otashi fofotwa mOnooli
31-08-2007
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila mOshikandjohogololo sha Eengodi mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, otayi ti kutya mOshikandjohogololo shoka omwiiteyela omukithi gwOshiligalale.Kansela gwOshikandjohogololo sha Eengodi
readGerman scouts to visit SKW in November
31-08-2007
THE SKW Old Boys competed in the biggest Oldies Soccer Tournament in Germany in May this year and at the same time made contact with some of the big clubs in that country to exchange players and
readTop windsurfers battle it out at the coast
31-08-2007
THE world's best wind- and kite-surfers are set to battle out their world rankings at this year's Walvis Bay Speedweek, which starts tomorrow.This will be the final round of the International
readNadal, Federer advance
31-08-2007
NEW YORK - Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the US Open Wednesday but a knee injury could hamper his chances of dethroning top-ranked Roger Federer.The Spaniard battled through the pain and
readKeane hoping to avoid nightmare
31-08-2007
LONDON - Roy Keane returns to Old Trafford and his former club Manchester United tomorrow hoping that his Sunderland side does not experience a nightmare afternoon at the 'Theatre of Dreams'.After a
readHockey feast in city
31-08-2007
THE Namibia Hockey Union (NHU) will host the Tri-Nations Cup which feature the hosts, Botswana and Zimbabwe at the Doc Jubber Fields, starting from today.NHU president Jesse Schickerling said the
readWarriors race against time
31-08-2007
BRAVE Warriors coach Ben Bamfuchile this week put his players through a rigorous training session to get them in shape in time for their African Nations Cup clash against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa next
readGovt 'liable' for Darfur blast
31-08-2007
Khartoum - Darfur rebels yesterday accused the government of bombing South Darfur, the latest attack in an aerial campaign that has driven thousands of people from their homes for the past
readMafia suspects arrested in Italy
31-08-2007
SAN LUCA - Police yesterday arrested 32 suspected mafiosi and were hunting for eight others linked to a deadly mob feud that led to the execution-style killings of six Italians in
readUS pop star Madonna to adopt 2nd child
31-08-2007
LONDON - US pop star Madonna has been given the green light to adopt a second orphan from the southern African state of Malawi, Britain's Sun newspaper reported on Wednesday.The 13-month-old girl,
readCholera kills 7 in Iraq
31-08-2007
KIRKUK - An outbreak of cholera in two northern Iraqi provinces has claimed the lives of eight people and left dozens more infected with the disease, Kurdistan's regional Health Minister Zeryan Othman
readANC knew of Minister Manto's theft charge
31-08-2007
Johannesburg - The ANC said on Wednesday it knew about health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's dismissal on theft charges from a Botswana hospital in 1976, SABC radio news reported.Meanwhile, the
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