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56 Articles found on Friday, 20 July 2007
From the Sidelines: Time for rewards
20-07-2007
IT is that time of the year again when players, football officials and administrators are set to be rewarded for their contribution to the game as the Namibia Football Association s (NFA) awards
readThe Blair Option In Palestine
20-07-2007
THE release of an abducted BBC journalist in Gaza is being seen by some as an attempt by Hamas (which denies any part in the kidnapping) to curry favour with Tony Blair, who on stepping down as
readBeyond The Death Penalty Debate
20-07-2007
CHINA'S decision to execute the head of its drug regulatory agency has rekindled international debate about capital punishment.It is an age-old question, one that harks back to Plato, who in his
readPerspectives On Terrorism
20-07-2007
AS terrorists go, this was 'The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight'.One of the would-be London bombers on June 29 drove erratically down Haymarket - presumably affected by the fumes from the gas
readCoD impasse is a bad showcase for opposition politics in Namibia
20-07-2007
POLITICAL parties are important as they not only recruit and nominate candidates for elective office, but they also mobilise electoral support and form governments.Additionally, they structure choices
readThe ACC Needs To Show That It Operates Without Fear or Favour
20-07-2007
THE Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) this week gave the controversial, multi-million dollar, BEE Namibia Liquid Fuel deal a clean bill of health.Its finding has been met with widespread scepticism. In
readMaking Children The Priority
20-07-2007
IN Namibia the term "child" generally denotes a person under the age of 18.Children's needs and interests differ from adults. Children need a lot of security, love and emotional support. They need
readTolerance A Golden Thread Running Through Christianity
20-07-2007
A RESPONSE to the letter titled 'No Christian Nation'.I was amused all round by the person who wrote the letter, 'No Christian Nation'. It was entertaining in the way a clown is entertaining - both
readWhat's Going On At Our Hospitals?
20-07-2007
NAMIBIA is a clean country! Windhoek is so clean! This is the type of message that the world sees and yes it is true, a lot of effort is made to keep our country and towns clean.The problem however is
readNandi-Ndaitwah Weighs In On Swapo Party Article
20-07-2007
WITH reference to an article that appeared in your daily paper of July 17 2007, under the heading 'Swapo weighs Nujoma's role', the article has given the public an impression that at a media briefing
readOn The Namibian Man
20-07-2007
THE following things I would like to say are out of concern for our so-called nation.And well, I won't lie to you; it is also out of this annoyance in my heart that tends to grow on a daily basis. But
readThe System Is 'Crumbling'
20-07-2007
PLEASE allow me to make my views through your newspaper.I am a Government employee working in the Opuwo constituency. I am staying in a Government house that belongs to the Ministry of Works,
readMinister Iyambo Has A Point
20-07-2007
PLEASE allow me a space in your reputable newspaper, to register my concern on the red line and animal disease control.Minister Iyambo has a point. The parliament deliberation by the majority of our
readOn The Cuban Doctor IssueI
20-07-2007
THINK the July 3 letter adds to a debate that has been going on for some time now, regarding the reasons and the rights of some Cuban doctors who wish to travel from Namibia to the US.In the case of
readUganda gears up to become oil producer
20-07-2007
NZIZI - Flanked by the rolling green hills and steep, jagged escarpments of the western Rift Valley, an oil rig prepares to drill deep into Ugandan earth.Better known for its myriad conflicts in
readZim scraps fuel scheme
20-07-2007
HARARE - Zimbabwe has scrapped a scheme allowing fuel purchases with foreign currency, removing one of the few remaining ways for people to acquire petrol in a country struggling with a crumbling
readMalawi-Mozambique power project gets funds
20-07-2007
WASHINGTON - The World Bank on Tuesday approved a US$93 million (N$651 million) credit for the construction of a power link between Malawi and Mozambique, giving the southern African neighbours access
readOld Mutual injects N$35m into economy
20-07-2007
OLD Mutual yesterday announced it would invest N$35 million in projects aimed at improving the economic growth of the country.The money will be channelled into SME development, skills development,
readAngola oilfield to ship first cargo in Sept
20-07-2007
LONDON - BP's new Plutonio oilfield in Angola is expected to load its first crude shipment at the end of September, traders said on Wednesday.The new fields, which are expected to average around 200
readStandard Bank wins award
20-07-2007
STANDARD Bank has been chosen as the best bank in South Africa for the second consecutive year in the Euromoney Awards for excellence, regarded as the most respected awards in the financial services
readHorrors in Police cells Court says conditions are unconstitutional
20-07-2007
KEEPING arrested people in Police custody in holding cells where conditions have deteriorated to an horrendous state is "plainly unconstitutional and unlawful", an Acting Judge of the High Court has
read39 years in jail for Swakop rape, robbery
20-07-2007
A SWAKOPMUND resident who was accused of committing two rapes and a robbery at the coastal town within a four-week period in 2003 was sentenced to an effective 39 years imprisonment on Wednesday after
readSolidarity for slain Sanna
20-07-2007
AS the family of the late Sanna //Garoes yesterday continued to mourn the recent loss of their daughter at the hands of her killer, a hand was reached out to them not only in the form of their
readMedia ownership impacts on diversity
20-07-2007
WHILE Namibia appears to have a fairly diverse media landscape regarding print, radio and electronic media, it is nevertheless dominated by 'a few influential owners' who tended to be the most
readSentence awaits Tsumeb doctor's killer
20-07-2007
"A CALLOUS execution." Also, "a carefully planned and premeditated murder, carried out by a man who, like a predator, lay in wait for his prey.For this crime, former farmworker Josef Naseb must be
readKeetmans increases electricity
20-07-2007
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council has delivered a double blow to its residents after it approved a 14,3 per cent electricity tariff increase proposed by Southern Electricity Company (SELCo), its
readJapan wants gas and uranium from Namibia start trade in Namibia's uranium
20-07-2007
THE scramble for natural resources in southern Africa is in full swing with Japanese investors looking for opportunities in Namibia's uranium sector.After delegations of Russia and China visited
readNamibia poised to become major player in oil industry
20-07-2007
THE quest for oil and gas in Namibia has been ongoing for nearly four decades, but with little or no success so far.Large international companies like Shell have pulled out and the offshore Kudu gas
readKeetmans council writes off bad debts
20-07-2007
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council has agreed to write off millions it is owed for unpaid services.This will however exclude property and rates taxes. The total debt to be written off is in the region of
readNew study examines the right to know
20-07-2007
SEVENTY FIVE per cent of Namibia's lawmakers have a vague or incorrect understanding about freedom of information, assuming that the Namibian Constitution covered that right.All of the Members of
readKatiti a monikwa noomiliyuna mbali oshinkwanu hetatu (N$2,8 million)
20-07-2007
N GOKA ali nale Omukuluntuwiliki gwaMuni pOmbaye Augustus Katiti okwa li a minikwa neke lyoshingoli pethimbo i ikutha miilonga nokupewa oondola dhi li poomiliyuna mbali oshinkwanu hetatu (N$2,8
readOndando yomahooli ya konda poN$7
20-07-2007
K ONIMA owala yiiwike iyali sho omahooli ga li ga gwedhelwa, natango oshigwana otashi ka kunkwa kegwedhelo lyondando yomahooli oshiwike tashi ya.Okuza mOmaandaha, ondando yomahooli otayi ka gwedhelwa
readShimbuli a kwatwa shi na sha nedhipago lya Josua mOnkumbula
20-07-2007
O POLISI ya Katope mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, otayi konaakona oshipotha shi na sha nedhipago lyomugundjuka gwoomvula 25 gwomomukunda Onkumbula muuzilo wOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto
readpOmahooli gopOyetu mOshakati pwa kana N$18 000, gumwe a kwatwa
20-07-2007
O POLISI ya Shakati oya kwata po omuniilonga gumwe gwopOmahooli gopOyetu mOshakati ngoka haga ithanwa Oneshila Service shi na sha nekano lyoshimaliwa shOodola dha Namibia omayovi omulongonaghetatu
readEgumbo lyaatalelipo lya yugwa
20-07-2007
E HALA lyaatalelipo pOfaalama yedhina Ganieb Guest pu Dordabis olya yugwa oshimaliwa oshinene nosho ondoka taku tiwa nokuli kutya oshoondola/N$130 000.Oshiningwanima shika osha ningilwe oshiwike sha
readAaChina oya fa aniwa taya landitha oombuku
20-07-2007
B EIJING - Aakwanepangelo mu China oya ekelahi kokule omapopyo kutya oololi dhu udha oombuku dhi na omwenyo dha kuthwa aniwa metale lya kungululwapo muuzilo wa China, odha ka landithwa po kOomarketa
readAshipala na Ndeshimona ya kwatwa meteyo lyohato ya Dr Mujimu pOsantorini Inn
20-07-2007
A ALUMENTU aagundjuka ye li yaali, Andreas Ashipala gwoomvula 32 na Lazarus Ndeshimona gwoomvula 25 , taku tiwa kutya oyomOshakati nenge moudhingoloko gwa Shakati mOshitopolwa sha Shana, meti 14 Juli
readPhillip Amwele ota fumvikwa ngula pOndangwa
20-07-2007
O MUNASHIPUNDI gwEhangano lyAanangeshefa moNooli tate Phillip Amwele, ngoka a hulithila mOshipangelo sha Nandjokwe ongulohi yOmaandaha ngaka ga zi ko ota fumvikwa ngula mOlyomakaya mOnguta okuzilila
readPhillip Amwele ota fumvikwa ngula pOndangwa
20-07-2007
O MUNASHIPUNDI gwEhangano lyAanangeshefa moNooli tate Phillip Amwele, ngoka a hulithila mOshipangelo sha Nandjokwe ongulohi yOmaandaha ngaka ga zi ko ota fumvikwa ngula mOlyomakaya mOnguta okuzilila
readSimon secures first medal
20-07-2007
AT least one bronze medal with a strong possibility of a second was the good news for Namibia after competition Wednesday at the All Africa Games.Johannes Simon put in a gutsy display to beat Benard
readSurprises expected at awards
20-07-2007
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) awards have over the years produced surprises when it comes to the Player of the Season and this year will be no exception.Some past recipients in the other
readHerunga sets new Namibian record
20-07-2007
TJIPEKAPORA Herunga of Namibia came fourth in her heat in the women's 400m to qualify for the semifinals at the All Africa Games in Algeria on Wednesday.Herunga finished in a new Namibian record time
readCzechs reach u-20 WC final
20-07-2007
EDMONTON - Czech Republic beat Austria 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the final of the Under-20 World Cup where they will face Argentina or Chile.The Czechs took the lead in just the fourth minute when
readAll Blacks set for rehearsal
20-07-2007
AUCKLAND - The All Blacks and Wallabies line up here Saturday in an all-or-nothing Tri-Nations finale, a showdown which the All Black see as a perfect dress reheasal for the rugby World Cup.Both the
readHammers inconsistent over Tevez, says agent
20-07-2007
LONDON - Carlos Tevez's agent Kia Joorabchian has criticised Premier League club West Ham United for their conduct over the transfer of the Argentina forward.Joorabchian issued a statement late on
readLiberia arrests alleged 'coup plotters'
20-07-2007
MONROVIA - Liberian authorities have arrested a former armed forces chief and another retired officer for questioning over 'subversive activities against the state', which could include a coup plot,
readRussia in tit-for-tat reply
20-07-2007
MOSCOW - Russia announced yesterday it is expelling four British diplomats in a tit-for-tat response as confrontation mounted over the radiation poisoning death of former KGB officer Alexander
readFrench judge questioning Chirac in corruption probe
20-07-2007
PARIS - A French judge was questioning former President Jacques Chirac yesterday in an investigation into a party financing scandal dating to his time as Paris mayor, judicial officials said.Chirac
readExplosion rocks central New York
20-07-2007
NEW YORK - An underground steam pipe explosion tore through a Manhattan street near Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday, swallowing a tow truck and killing one person as hundreds of others ran for
read50 illegal African migrants missing
20-07-2007
MADRID - The Spanish coast guard was searching yesterday for about 50 Africans whose wooden boat capsized as the would-be illegal migrants neared the end of a dangerous voyage to the Canary Islands,
readIranian-US relations
20-07-2007
TEHRAN -Iranian television yesterday aired the second instalment of a television broadcast containing interviews with two US-Iranian academics detained for harming national security, where they
readUK minister smoked cannabis
20-07-2007
LONDON - Britain's Home Secretary Jacqui Smith admitted yesterday she smoked cannabis at university - a day after Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced she would examine toughening up the law on the
readBlair in first Quartet meeting
20-07-2007
MADRID - Former British prime minister Tony Blair was holding talks yesterday with Spanish leaders to brief them ahead of a Middle East Quartet meeting later in the day in Lisbon, Spanish and British
readIn Brief Plane Crash
20-07-2007
SAO PAULO - Rescuers pulled scores of bodies from the wreckage of a jetliner following Brazil's deadliest air disaster that left 200 people feared dead and stirred outrage over conditions at a Sao
readBBC suspends bosses
20-07-2007
A number of senior BBC editorial staff have been suspended with immediate effect in the wake of revelations about faked phone-in competitions.A BBC spokeswoman said junior personnel were not involved,
readJudy Sexwale 'well' after hijack
20-07-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Judy Sexwale was uninjured and 'doing well' yesterday after she was hijacked outside her son's school in Sandton, the family's spokesperson, Chris Vick told News24."I think everyone is
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