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43 Articles found on Tuesday, 30 January 2007
Rundu Dumping Sites
30-01-2007
I WISH to express my concern about the dumpsite at Kasote village in Rundu, Kavango Region.The Rundu Town Council has located a place at Kasote where they used to dump refuse. The place is very dirty
readThis Can't Go
30-01-2007
On ALLOW me to express my opinion regarding the Roads Authority debacle that was covered by The Namibian of Thursday January 25 2007.The decision made by the Roads Authority's Board to terminate
readPower Cuts In Caprivi
30-01-2007
ALLOW me to air the views of the voiceless majority in the Caprivi region over the pathetic situation concerning electricity supply in the region.Electricity interruptions are the order of the day. We
readThe War Against Gays
30-01-2007
I WRITE to alert the readers of this newspaper to an ongoing abuse of human rights, a low-level war being waged against a section of Namibian society.The abuse I refer to is the abuse of gays,
readIMF Fails To Impress
30-01-2007
IN its latest lecture to the Government of Namibia, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) once again shows that policy-lazy 'one-size-fits-all' ideologically-driven mantras continue to prevail within
readTax Talk
30-01-2007
Beware of estimated tax assessments In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.THE Income Tax Act empowers the
readLower oil prices no gain for oil-importing SA
30-01-2007
JOHANNESBURG - The recent fall in international oil prices has cheered oil-importing South Africa, but may not prove to be the answer to the country's current account woes, analysts say.Africa's
readNigeria tops Africa mobile market
30-01-2007
AMSTERDAM - Nigeria may become Africa's largest mobile communications market by the end of this year, pipping South Africa's forecast 43 million mobile subscribers, a survey showed on Friday.Based on
readMine loses R20m from strike
30-01-2007
JOHANNESBURG - A strike at South Africa's Modikwa platinum mine that continued yesterday has resulted in a loss of 25 000 tonnes of ore worth around 20 million rand, joint owner African Rainbow
readNepru zooms in on high bank charges
30-01-2007
IN a bid to address the disconcerting issue of high bank charges, members of the public have been advised to shop around for cheaper services among the existing financial institutions based on their
readCell porn devastates family
30-01-2007
A FAMILY distraught beyond words, a girl's reputation in tatters and the possibility of legal action.This was just some of the fallout yesterday from pornographic video clips a 12th grader in Windhoek
readRain, rain, don't go away
30-01-2007
GOOD rains have fallen over most parts of Namibia since the weekend and the good news is that the rainy weather will stay until tomorrow.Moist tropical air from Angola will prevail today and
readSudan snubbed for African Union chair over Darfur
30-01-2007
ADDIS ABABA - Sudan lost its bid to assume the rotating leadership of the African Union to Ghana yesterday after regional leaders snubbed Khartoum for a second time because of international outrage
read'Cowboy' cops told to stop 'outlaw' ways
30-01-2007
A LATE-NIGHT violation of the constitutional rights of a Swakopmund resident by members of the Namibian Police is set to cost the Namibian public more than N$22 000.In a judgement handed down in the
readSchool cleaner in dock over chairs
30-01-2007
AN employee of the PK De Villiers School in Keetmanshoop appeared in the town's Magistrate Court on a charge of theft last week.Willem Zesh (33), who is employed as a cleaner at the school, allegedly
readLittle girl gets a new face
30-01-2007
FELESIANA Nauwake (4), who was diagnosed with the disfiguring disease noma in 2005, has left for Pretoria, South Africa, to undergo reconstructive surgery.She was brought to the Oshakati hospital by
readMother of none, Ouma to many
30-01-2007
OUMA Christina, as she is lovingly called by children who have found a home at her little house in Katutura, started with her charity work in 1996.After losing her own two children, Christina Karises
readBondelswarts chief still in charge
30-01-2007
THE Bondelswarts clan in the South, a branch of the Nama tribe, has dismissed a report in a local newspaper that the clan's long-serving chief, Captain Anna Christiaans (67), has been replaced.The
readO&L to study claims by former breweries workers
30-01-2007
A GROUP of former Ohlthaver & List employees, who have been camping outside Carl List Haus in Windhoek since December, have ended their demonstration.An agreement reached between the O&L Group and
readLabour too costly in Namibia
30-01-2007
THE Namibian business sector is performing below expectations because of low productivity and high labour costs, a new organisation representing employers says.The cost of labour in Namibia was
readBusinesswoman dies in Swakopmund crash
30-01-2007
A PROMINENT businesswoman at Swakopmund has died and three people were injured in an accident involving four vehicles just outside the coastal town this weekend.The fatal crash occurred at around
readGirl struck dead by lightning in Oshikoto Region
30-01-2007
A child was killed by lightning at Onamishu in the Oshikoto Region on Friday, the Police have reported.Police spokesperson Constable Christina Fonsech said the girl was identified as four-year-old
readNHE defends Hailulu over restructuring
30-01-2007
THE NHE has responded to criticism against a restructuring process currently taking place at the company, as well as against its CEO Vincent Hailulu.Last week, the Namibia Financial Institutions Union
readStrikes a worry: Govt
30-01-2007
GOVERNMENT is concerned about the current wave of industrial action by labour movements, says Trade and Industry Minister Immanuel Ngatjizeko."My Ministry has been following with great concern the
readNamibia on the hunt for investors
30-01-2007
GOVERNMENT wants to involve all 13 regions in preparations for its largest international investor conference since Independence.The event is planned for August and will be a joint venture with the
readTongue-slasher in court
30-01-2007
GOBABIS - Conradt Kharigub (18), who allegedly cut his victim's tongue before raping her, made a second appearance in the Gobabis Magistrate's Court yesterday.Kharigub faces charges of rape and
read2 in court over murder of comet watcher
30-01-2007
TWO residents of Okahandja have been arrested and charged in connection with an armed robbery that claimed the life of a comet gazer in Windhoek almost two weeks ago.According to their charge sheet,
readOshiponga dhondhila ndjoka ya nambele mOmbuga konyala sha li oshinene
30-01-2007
O MUHINGINDHILA ngoka a li ta hingi ondhila ndjoka ya nambele osheendelela mombuga lwopopepi nOliindili mEtiyali lyoshiwike sha zi ko okwa falwa koshipangelo kOkapa (Cape Town) mehuliloshiwike ndika
readGumwe a homata a kwata po ondhila
30-01-2007
K HARTOUM - Ondhila yimwe ya Sudan oya kwatwa po ombambyona komulumentu gumwe a homata, ngoka a tokola kutya ondhila ndjika nayi ye koshilandopangelo sha Chad, Ndjamena kookondo.Menindjele gwiilonga
read55 ya holoka moshipotha sha SSC
30-01-2007
O MPANGU ya Mengestrata gwa Venduka oya li konyala yu udha komufwanya sho aantu ye li 55 mboka taku popiwa ya kutha ombinga muulingilingi weyako lyoshimaliwa mu Social Security Commission (SSC) ya
readNotices Scorpions call players
30-01-2007
SCORPION United Football Club invites all its registered players and interested ones to join practice sessions which will be held each Monday and Thursday.Practice sessions start at 18h00 at the
readHansa Pilsener Cup set to rock Gobabis
30-01-2007
A total of 16 teams that are involved in the Hansa Pilsener Cup, will go into combat this weekend to determine the quarter-finalists in the tournament that has been sponsored to a tune of N$500 000 by
readLucketz Swartbooi wins Chevron race
30-01-2007
THE past few years have seen the Chevron 10-km road race progressing from strength to strength, but this year, it attracted a record of 155 participants competing in the running and walking events
readWest Ham looking to bounce back against Liverpool
30-01-2007
LONDON - Alan Curbishley has tired of being reminded of West Ham's startling achievements last season, but today's meeting with Liverpool is another unwanted memento of happier times.It is just over
readBad off-field organisation for Gladiators
30-01-2007
THE Brave Gladiators proved their worth on the football pitch against Zimbabwe over the weekend, but off the field, the organisation of the two international friendlies in Windhoek failed to live up
readWoods wins Buick Invitational
30-01-2007
LA JOLLA - World number one Tiger Woods captured his seventh US PGA Tour victory in as many starts, launching his 2007 season Sunday with a two-shot victory over Charlie Howell at the Buick
readIn Brief
30-01-2007
World Cup helps beer consumption BERLIN - The World Cup soccer tournament helped German beer consumption rise by 1,4 per cent in 2006, the strongest increase in 12 years, the federal statistics office
readEditor resigns over royal phone tapping
30-01-2007
LONDON - The editor of Britain's News of the World newspaper announced his resignation Friday over a royal phone tapping scandal that saw one of his top reporters jailed for four months.Andy Coulson,
readShilpa wins Big Brother
30-01-2007
LONDON - Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty drew widespread praise yesterday for the graceful way she endured allegedly racist bullying to win a British reality television show, catapulting her into fame
readNigeria testing 14 people for bird flu
30-01-2007
ABUJA - Nigeria is testing samples from 14 people, including three who died, for possible bird flu, a senior official at the Health Ministry said yesterday.Samples from a mother and daughter who died
readMortars kill 5 students at Baghdad school
30-01-2007
BAGHDAD - Mortar shells hit the courtyard of a girls' school in a mostly Sunni Arab neighbourhood of the capital, killing five pupils and wounding 20, while a US helicopter crashed during fierce
readSinn Fein backs landmark motion
30-01-2007
DUBLIN - Northern Ireland's largest Catholic party Sinn Fein on Sunday agreed to support police in the British-run province, in a historic vote overcoming the last major hurdle to the restoration of
readSudan under fire as AU summit opens
30-01-2007
ADDIS ABABA - A summit of African Union leaders began yesterday, with Sudan receiving a public dressing-down over violence in Darfur that also threatens Khartoum's ambitions to chair the
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