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50 Articles found on Friday, 5 January 2007
Dude, Where's My Country?
05-01-2007
WHERE is my country and which direction is it taking? This is the question that should occupy us as we enter the New Year - at least for all those concerned with the destiny of Namibia.The heading for
readQuo Vadis The Gender Debate?
05-01-2007
THE politics of gender continue to remain at the centre of our national debate.What is interesting about this debate, notably within Swapo, is that it is getting the attention it deserves and in
readA New War in Africa
05-01-2007
"THE Ethiopians now are advancing, but that is not the end," Omar Idris, a senior official of Somalia's Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), told the BBC Wednesday last week."We know what happened in Iraq,
readPolitical Perspective
05-01-2007
MANY may find my statement unforgivable, but I'm increasingly of the opinion that Namibians in general are lazy.And at the end of the day, nothing will work effectively and efficiently and
readDeath Takes Its Toll On Namibian Roads
05-01-2007
DEATH took a high toll on Namibian roads this holiday season, with scores more people killed than in the same period last year.This shows that despite the efforts of the Road Safety Council, law
readPalmwag's Disturbing Image
05-01-2007
SHARING concerns on the problem of vehicle track pollution in the Palmwag area and following my visit to the area in Dec 2006 I must report some disturbing facts.Comparing official aerial photography
readMaerua Cinema Disaster
05-01-2007
This is an open letter of disappointment in the services provided to Namibians at the ridiculous prices we are charged at Ster-Kinekor.Please take note that it has been forwarded to Nu-Metro, and the
readGoing Off The Rails
05-01-2007
THERE is a saying that you can tell the health of a nation by the state of that nation's maintenance.If that is the case, Namibia needs to worry. My wife and I have just spent 11 days touring some of
readCar Drivers can now go surfing
05-01-2007
SAN FRANCISCO - A Silicon Valley company has come up with the ultimate device for car geeks, an auto-based wi-fi system that allows any laptops within 30 metres to connect to the Internet.The Autonet
readFox's box-office record
05-01-2007
SAN FRANCISCO -News Corp.'s Fox Filmed Entertainment studio said on Wednesday it grossed US$3.56 billion in box-office receipts in 2006, helped by hits such as 'Borat', 'Ice Age: The Meltdown' and
readUS online job index falls
05-01-2007
NEW YORK - A gauge of US online job demand fell as expected in December, online careers and recruiting firm Monster said on Thursday.Monster said its Employment Index fell 8 points to 167, down from
readTotal finds Angola offshore oil
05-01-2007
PARIS - Total SA and Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola said Wednesday they made an oil discovery in the ultra-deep waters of the Angolan offshore that tested at a rate of 3 686 barrels per
readIran cuts off Turkey gas exports
05-01-2007
TEHRAN - Iran on Wednesday said it had cut off its gas exports to Turkey owing to a supply crunch at home brought on by the cold weather, the state-run IRNA news agency reported."Currently, our export
readKobi Alexander's solar housing project
05-01-2007
KOBI Alexander, the American-Israeli multimillionaire wanted by the USA on fraud charges, and currently in Namibia awaiting the outcome of an extradition case, has decided to invest in low-cost,
readOpec cuts to balance oil market
05-01-2007
LONDON - Opec's supply cuts should balance the world oil market and prevent the need for members to meet before a scheduled March gathering, Nigeria's top oil official said on Wednesday.Oil prices
readOil prices slide below $60
05-01-2007
LONDON - World oil prices dropped on Wednesday, with Brent North Sea crude falling below 60 dollars per barrel for the first time since late November owing to reduced US demand for heating fuel,
readGold drifts lower
05-01-2007
LONDON - Gold drifted lower at mid-week after hitting a one-month high, with investors taking profits ahead of the release of key US data and minutes from Federal Reserve's policy meeting.Gold was
readResettlement is a failure
05-01-2007
EVEN though land reform is necessary, the resettlement policy of the Government has not brought the desired results and not a single farm has become sustainable, a new study concludes.Given the
readFirst church leader tests for HIV
05-01-2007
THE Reverend Thomas Shivute, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) became the first leader of a mainstream church in Namibia to publicly go for an HIV test.According
readPrisoner dies because there was no transport
05-01-2007
THE death of a prisoner at the Usakos police cells was the result of negligence by the prison authorities, according to some of his fellow inmates.Festus Goseb (39) died in the Police cells on
readHelp identify drowning victim
05-01-2007
THE Police at Oshakati are calling on the public to help identify a young woman who drowned in the Cuvelai River last week.Her body was found in the river, which runs through Oshakati, on December
readNorthern farmers fear a drought if rain doesn't fall this month
05-01-2007
SOME communal farmers in the North are worried that if the rain does not come this month, they will have a poor harvest this year.Some people ploughed their mahangu fields after the rain that fell in
readMariental braces for another flood
05-01-2007
THE Mariental Municipality's Acting Chief Executive Officer, Alex Boois, says the town is preparing itself for a repeat of last year's devastating flood.Boois yesterday told The Namibian that the
readPresident gets new motorcade
05-01-2007
OHALUSHU - President Hifikepunye Pohamba on Wednesday arrived at Ohalushu village in the Ohangwena Region with a new Toyota Land Cruiser motorcade.The President was visiting the Kaukungwa family to
readBotswana San chased from reserve again
05-01-2007
THE Kalahari Bushmen of Botswana who won a historic court victory three weeks ago to return to their ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve after forced evictions, were one again chased
readCar crash child victim identified
05-01-2007
THE 10-year-old South African girl who died in a car accident in the South on Wednesday has been identified as Surelda Marilene van Schalkwyk.She was travelling with five members of her family from
readFishing industry to meet Minister
05-01-2007
CAPTAINS of the fishing industry will hold a consultative meeting with Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Abraham Iyambo to discuss the challenges and constraints Namibia's trouble fishing sector
readCourt interpreters set Jan 10 deadline
05-01-2007
JANUARY 10 is D-Day, according to court interpreters who last year threatened to go on a national strike because of the Government's failure to re-grade them.A spokesperson for the court interpreters
readNUNW to probe Ongopolo mismanagement
05-01-2007
THE National Union of Namibian Workers says it will begin early this year to investigate alleged mismanagement that led to the near collapse of Ongopolo Mining and Processing (OMP).Last year's NUNW
readOndapo ya pitilila ya faalela omwenyo gwomuntu mOvenduka
05-01-2007
O NDAPO yohauto ya pitilila noonkondo oya etitha eso lya Hendrik Jones omutenya gwEtiyali lyoshiwike shika, sho ohauto moka a li yi idhenge mopaala nokumbanduka mekuma.Jones nayakwawo yatatu oya li
readMo Namibia namo mwa totwa Ehangano lyo HIV-AIDS lyAakwambepo
05-01-2007
E HANGANO lyAasita mboka taya lumbu nombuto yo HIV mo Africa lyedhina mOshitakumi-Africa Network of Religious Leaders Living with HIV-AIDS (Anerela) lya egulula omiyelo dhalyo moNamibia sho lya
readTransNamib ta konakona Shaetonhodi
05-01-2007
E WILIKONGUNDU lya TransNamib olya tokola okutotapo Okomitiye, ya thikama po mUuministeli wIilonga nehangano lyaaniilonga lya Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union (Natau) ka konakone omapopyo
readSport Shorts Ticket scam warning for CWC
05-01-2007
NEW DELHI - West Indies Cricket World Cup (CWC) organisers have warned fans against unauthorised buying or selling of tickets after cancelling around 200 submitted for sale on auction websites.In a
readReal Madrid bid for Christiano Ronaldo
05-01-2007
MADRID - Spanish giants Real Madrid have made a bid for on-fire Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo, a Spanish newspaper reported yesterday.Real, without silverware for four years, have bid 40
readGerrard targets cup double and Henry raring to go...
05-01-2007
STEVEN Gerrard says he wants to become the first Liverpool captain to lift the FA Cup twice.Gerrard raised the trophy after last year's thrilling penalty shoot-out victory over West Ham. And his side
readMike Tyson 'must go to jail'
05-01-2007
PHOENIX - Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson was charged on Wednesday with drug possession and driving under the influence of drugs, and the top prosecutor of Arizona's most populous county
readVickery wants 'angry' England
05-01-2007
LONDON - Phil Vickery, England's new captain, wants the world champions to become an "angry" side as they look to put their miserable run of recent form behind them in next month's Six Nations opener
readWay to go, Warne!
05-01-2007
SYDNEY - Typical of a man regarded as one of the all-time greats, Shane Warne marked his farewell to Test cricket with a brilliant all-round display in the final Ashes Test against England
readExciting action on the cards - NPL resumes next weekend
05-01-2007
EXCITING action is on the cards after Namibia Premier League Administrator Joshua 'Tovey' Hoebeb confirmed that league soccer action will resume next weekend after a long delay caused by the FNB Cup
readSmuggling tunnel collapses
05-01-2007
GAZA CITY - A smuggling tunnel under the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt collapsed yesterday, Palestinian security officials said.There were no immediate reports of casualties or details on
readChavez announces changes to Cabinet
05-01-2007
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced changes to his Cabinet Wednesday, replacing both his vice president and the justice minister with close allies.Chavez said, however, that Rafael
readGunmen target three Hamas officials
05-01-2007
RAMALLAH - Assailants targeted three senior Hamas officials in the West Bank, kidnapping one, torching the car of a second and shooting in the air as a third emerged from a mosque, officials said
readBritish diplomat and Mexican environmentalist get top UN jobs
05-01-2007
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed a Mexican environmentalist who was chief of staff to former Secretary-General Kofi Annan to spearhead UN reform efforts and a British diplomat
readBlair cuts short vacation to deal with Northern Ireland
05-01-2007
BELFAST - British Prime Minister Tony Blair is cutting short his New Year holiday to return to London yesterday amid signs of new hurdles in the Northern Ireland peace process, a source close to the
readCourt rules that child can have two mums
05-01-2007
TORONTO - A five-year-old Canadian boy can have two mothers and a father, an Ontario court ruled this week in a landmark case that redefines the meaning of family and examines the rights of parents in
readSaddam hanging video leads to two arrests
05-01-2007
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi authorities reported the arrests Wednesday of two guards and an official who supervised Saddam Hussein's hanging and said the guard force was infiltrated by outsiders who taunted
readBrown wants to fight 'slavery of ignorance'
05-01-2007
LONDON - Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has urged the world to end the modern "slavery of ignorance" as the nation marks the 200th anniversary of its vote to abolish the slave trade.In an
readNo date set for hanging Saddam's co-defendants
05-01-2007
BAGHDAD - Iraqhas not set a date for executing Saddam Hussein's two co-defendants, an official said on Thursday, as the government tried to dampen disgust over a video of Saddam's hanging that has
readSomalis hold onto their weapons
05-01-2007
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Ahmed Hassan has no plans to part with his AK-47, the weapon of choice in this notoriously violent city, even now that a legitimate government is functioning here for the first
readAustralian communities brace for 'perfect storm'
05-01-2007
CANBERRA - Australia's southwest was bracing on Thursday for a destructive weather front that could link with remnants of a tropical cyclone to create a "perfect storm."Military and emergency teams on
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