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45 Articles found on Friday, 9 February 2007
From the Sidelines: Civics achive milestone
09-02-2007
CIVICS this year became the first Namibian premier league team to play in three consecutive Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions Leagues.They did that when they were entertained by Petro
readAfrica's Cactus Is Its Leadership
09-02-2007
THE comments of a prominent French television presenter, Pascal Sevran, that "what lies at the root of Africa's problems is the black male organ" created furore amongst Africans in France.As an
readPolitical Perspective: Swapo And The Challenge Of Leadership
09-02-2007
IT IS not only the Congress of Democrats (CoD) that has problems with infighting and internal rifts.More importantly, given that it is the dominant political party in the country, Swapo's divisions
readSaying NO To Undemocratic Practices In Swapo Party
09-02-2007
ON February 2 2007 the New Era newspaper carried an advertisement by the Swapo Khomas regional office.The advertisement called for a series of planned meetings for all the Swapo branches in the
readS & T Disgrace Once Again On Frontburner
09-02-2007
IT is not the first, and it will not be the last time that it is revealed that more than N$20 million of the taxpayer's money is unaccounted for in respect of S&T allowances paid to civil servants
readGrindrod buys into local firm
09-02-2007
KING & Sons Namibia (Pty) Ltd, a member of the South African shipping group Grindrod Limited, has announced a 49 per cent acquisition in Erundu Stevedoring (Pty) Ltd., a cargo-handling entity based in
readSocks for World Bank chief
09-02-2007
ISTANBUL - Turkish manufacturers have rushed to supply World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz with new socks after he revealed two large holes in his socks during a visit to an Ottoman-era mosque in
readDairy industry could 'vanish' by April
09-02-2007
THE Dairy Producers Association of Namibia (DPA) has once again called for an increase in the price of raw milk in a bid to save the industry, which it says is threatened with extinction.It has been
readAnglo forms new SA coal group
09-02-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Anglo American Plc has formed a new South African coal group, Anglo Inyosi Coal, worth seven billion rand and 27 per cent owned by black investors, the mining group said yesterday.Anglo
read45 years on, US embargo still puts Cuban ingenuity to the test
09-02-2007
HAVANA - The old saying that necessity is the mother of invention is put to the test daily in Cuba, both because and in spite of a 45-year-old embargo that prevents Cuba from importing US goods.The
readG7 drive to boost IMF policy role loses speed
09-02-2007
PARIS - Grand plans for the IMF to broker solutions to global economic imbalances have slowed to a crawl because the United States seems to have lost interest, European officials say.As G7 finance
readMeat prices decrease
09-02-2007
ALTHOUGH Meatco is under enormous pressure to reduce meat prices, as is the case in South Africa, the local meat corporation has warned producers to be aware that there is a limit as to how far the
readMix squatters want to buy plot
09-02-2007
THE squatters at 'Mix Camp', 20 km north of Windhoek, are considering buying the land from its owners instead of packing up and leaving.The lawyer defending the interests of the estimated 3 000
readFormer NBC boss claims he's not guilty ...
09-02-2007
THE axed former Director General of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, Gerry Munyama, yesterday pleaded not guilty to all charges that he faces in connection with an allegation that he stole close
readZambezi level nearly at 5m
09-02-2007
THE Caprivi Regional Council is monitoring the rising water level of the Zambezi River continuously, as it is expected to reach the five-metre mark over the next few days.Regional Governor Bernard
readRuling party infighting in Hardap continues
09-02-2007
TENSION is brewing among the Swapo regional leadership in the Hardap Region after an alleged plot to oust some of the top brass from the regional ranks was exposed and backfired.A party insider
readSwapo being torn apart by 'witch-hunts, victimisation, vilification'
09-02-2007
WITCH-HUNTS, victimisation, exclusion and the ostracising of some leaders and members who dare to question a growing cult of personality has heralded dark days in Swapo, an opinion published in
readMurder and suicide rock Drimiopsis
09-02-2007
A WOMAN was brutally murdered and another seriously injured at a settlement just north of Gobabis on Saturday night, while the man allegedly responsible for their injuries took his own life.Police
readKeetmans works on 'model settlement'
09-02-2007
THE ILLENI informal settlement at Keetmanshoop will soon be brought into the 21st century with the installation of an electricity network.The municipality commissioned the project last Wednesday and
readNo ban on quad bikes planned
09-02-2007
A TOTAL ban on licensed, lawful quad-biking in Namibia will not be incorporated in the blueprint that is currently on the drawing board of the newly established Contingency Management Committee
readNamibian refugees in Zambia want to be repatriated
09-02-2007
WINDHOEK - A team of officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, led by Commissioner Nkrumah Mushelenga, will leave soon for Zambia to verify the status of 40 refugees in that country
readChurch catches fire
09-02-2007
A LARGE part of the ceiling of the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Endola in the Ohangwena Region was destroyed by fire on Wednesday afternoon.According to Pastor Amakali Jona Amakali, the fire was
readWorks tender probe nears completion
09-02-2007
A team investigating several top officials accused of tender-related fraud at the Ministry of Works is set to present its findings and recommendations within the next two weeks.Well-placed sources
readStruggle stalwart dies
09-02-2007
MARTHA Ford, a well-known independence struggle activist, died in Rehoboth on Tuesday at the age of 69.She was born in Rehoboth on October 16, 1937 as the second child of Hermanus and Elizabeth
readPohamba demands better civil service
09-02-2007
THE public service of Namibia should be citizen-oriented, innovative and professionally competent, while its Permanent Secretaries should be good managers to propel development in Namibia, President
readOmuhingi gwotaxi a dhipagwa mOvenduka
09-02-2007
O MUHINGI gwotaxi gumwe mOvenduka okwa yahwa okusa kokastamba ye mondjila onene okuya koDaan Viljoen lwopotundi onti 18h00 komatanga gEtitatu lyoshiwike shika.Omuhingi nguka okwa yahelwa pomatsakaneno
readOngeleka ya Elcin pEndola ya mona oshiponga shomulilo
09-02-2007
pENDOLA O SHITOPOLWA oshinene shomaboolota gOngeleka ya Elcin pEndola moshikandjohogololo sha Hangwena, osha hanagulwapo komulilo omutenya gwEtitatu lyoshiwike shika.Omusita gwEgongalo ndika tate
readKuku Paulina Shimwe a hulitha
09-02-2007
K UKU Paulina Ndipulalye Nembunga lya Shimwe, a li omuselekadhi gwa nakusa Omusita Paulus Shomwele Munalye, ya kala ye na egumbo lyawo mOngwediva, okwa hulitha momasiku 4 Febuluali 2007 mOshipangelo
readMoshitopolwa sha Kunene otaya kondjo noshimela
09-02-2007
O MIKUNDA moshitopolwa sha Kunene odha lopota aantu ya kwatwa koshimela kOombelewa dhElelo lyoshitopolwa na okwa tumwa oosipana dhi ka kwathele aantu komukithi nguka.Ombelewa yOmuprimaminista oya
readOmutamaneki Omukulu a kunkwa nkene a endwa a pewe ombumbo
09-02-2007
N GOKA a li nale Omutamaneki mOmpangu ya Mengestrata pOutapi Stanley Nakale okwa li a kunkwa noonkondo - eeno, a kunkwa - sho a dhimbulula kutya omukulukadhi gwanakukwata koonkondo okwa tula
readLarkham boosts Brumbies
09-02-2007
SYDNEY - Wallaby playmaker Stephen Larkham makes his first appearance of the Super 14 rugby season for the ACT Brumbies against the Auckland Blues in Canberra on Saturday.Larkham, playing what is
readLos Galacticos calls for registration ahead of new season
09-02-2007
LOS Galacticos Football Club members are reminded to pay their registration fees ahead of the new Sunday Social League season, which kicks off on February 18.The team is also looking for new players.
readSWD mauls invitational side
09-02-2007
THE rugby under-23 Invitational team lost 64-7 to South Western Districts (SWD) in a practice match at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium on Wednesday evening.The visitors ran in tries against an
readErongo schools' sport turns over a new leaf
09-02-2007
THE administration of schools' sport in the Erongo Region needs an about-turn to reclaim the title as best-organised region in Namibia.According to Tony Britz, chairman of the newly elected
readMen's hockey team improves against SA
09-02-2007
WINDHOEK - The Namibian men's indoor hockey team improved considerably during their four-test series against South Africa.The Namibians closed the gap from a 10-1 defeat in the first test on Monday to
readNFA finds SKW guilty
09-02-2007
THE Namibia Football Association has found SKW Football Club guilty for using an unregistered player.SKW received a fax on Tuesday, signed by NFA acting secretary general Barry Rukoro, informing them
readCivics set to spoil party
09-02-2007
FIREWORKS are in the offing as Namibia's premiership champions Civics aim to spoil the party for the visiting Petro de Luanda in an MTN CAF Champions League match at the Independence Stadium
readNigerian VP named on graft list
09-02-2007
NIGERIA'S anti-graft agency has released the names of 135 politicians it alleges are too corrupt to run in the country's elections in April.Most prominent is Vice-President Atiku Abubakar who defected
readMassive hacker attack slows but fails to bring down Internet
09-02-2007
The worst attack in years on the Internet's infrastructure, which slowed traffic but failed to bring down the Web, used infected computers around the world as "zombies", security experts said.The US
readFive charged over US Iraq 'scam'
09-02-2007
A US court has charged three reserve army officers and two civilians with using millions of dollars of Iraq reconstruction money for personal gain.The group are accused of directing at least $8m to a
readSADC states fail to meet women quota
09-02-2007
Zambia is among 10 Southern African countries that have failed to meet the 30 per cent quota stipulated by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) protocol on the appointment of women
readAustria uncovers global child porn ring
09-02-2007
VIENNA - At least 2 360 people in 77 countries are suspected of trying to download videos of young children being sexually abused and even raped, according to authorities who intercepted the illicit
readIn Brief
09-02-2007
African HIV vaccine trial launch The first large-scale trial of an HIV vaccine is set to begin in South Africa, it has been announced.Three thousand HIV negative men and women who are sexually active
readMbeki speech clouded by crime, ANC rifts
09-02-2007
CAPE TOWN - South African President Thabo Mbeki is expected this week to outline a strategy to cut crime and poverty and prepare the nation to host the 2010 soccer World Cup in a speech overshadowed
readPalestinian talks into second day
09-02-2007
MECCA - Rival Palestinian factions focussed on two key issues as they headed into a second full day of talks yesterday: the composition of a coalition Cabinet, and what commitments the West would
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