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54 Articles found on Friday, 6 July 2007
From the Sidelines: Medals wanted from Games
06-07-2007
THE Namibian delegation for the All Africa Games will depart tomorrow morning to Algeria with high expectations, but what are the chances for medals this time around? Well, there are a few individuals
readThe Economics Of Namibian Media
06-07-2007
OWNING a commercial radio station in Namibia is much like owning a mine, but without the hassle.There is no large infrastructure or factory building (a small office will suffice), raw materials don't
readEurope's New Mission In Africa
06-07-2007
THE EU's military mission to ensure free and fair elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has shown what the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) can achieve in Africa.A contingent
readIdea of an African super state is superfluous
06-07-2007
WHEN I introduced the subject of a 'United States of Africa' by 2015 during a dinner conversation, a Cameroonian friend replied by telling me that I should stop thinking and talking about Africa as it
readPolitical Perspective : The PM's Office And The Goblet Of Sources
06-07-2007
IT took the Office of the Prime Minister long enough (over a month!) to respond to media reports about the salary fiasco concerning the Director and Deputy Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission
readGambling With The Health Of A Nation
06-07-2007
GOVERNMENT will be gambling with the health of the nation if it does not give prompt attention to the deteriorating conditions at the Katutura State Hospital, and probably other health facilities as
readMotor Vehicle Accident On Diversity
06-07-2007
KINDLY allow me to respond to a letter by a certain T van Vuuren on Tuesday, July 3.Firstly, the Fund hereby wishes to thank Mr/Ms van Vuuren for the commendations on our public education strategy. As
readHonesty Wins The Day
06-07-2007
I WOULD like to write to express my awe at the level of honesty displayed by the Namibian people to me recently.I am a foreign immigrant, I have had Namibian Citizenship for approximately 5 years, and
readMale MPs And Red Line
06-07-2007
THE parliamentary deliberations by a majority of our male MPs, when debating the Red Line and animal disease control, were blind.They expressed un-economic ideas as they sided with one another to call
readSolutions Are At The Front Door
06-07-2007
A SPATE of recent events has led Namibians to question why the social fabric is unravelling.This exercise is being indulged in from grassroots level right up to the corridors of power. Of course, that
readSuggestions For Swakop
06-07-2007
I AM not sure how many tenders were received for the jetty, but The Tug was on.Sour grapes, definitely not. Great to fix the front of the jetty. Maybe as a town we could fix it, as it seems that the
readGovt Houses In Disrepair
06-07-2007
I AM a government employee working in Opuwo constituency.I am staying in a government house belongs to the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication. This house and many others were allocated to
readMurder Is A No-No
06-07-2007
ALLOW me to give my opinion on the issue of bringing back the death penalty to Namibia.I was watching and listening to 'Talk of the Nation' program on NBC recently. I listened well and I really felt
readPan African fund to encourage development
06-07-2007
OLD Mutual has commended the regional initiative of the newly formed Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF) saying it would assist and hasten the development process on the continent, and
readO&L integrates farming and dairy operations
06-07-2007
THE Ohlthaver and List Group of companies (O&L) has streamlined its operations by integrating its farming division to be run under Namibia Dairies, as step towards improving business.The Group
readExecs to bolster UN business
06-07-2007
GENEVA - Top executives from some of the world's biggest companies sought yesterday to bolster a UN corporate responsibility pact, saying their firms would benefit from stricter rules on corruption
readHigh returns, liquidity woes in Africa
06-07-2007
LONDON - Funds which have been invested in Russia and eastern Europe are eyeing African markets for richer pickings, but size and liquidity can be a stumbling block, a senior official at a new
readSA business confidence slips
06-07-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's business confidence eased further in June and could be further undermined by rising crime as shown in the latest official statistics, the South African Chamber of
readExtradited robbery suspect given bail
06-07-2007
CASH-IN-TRANSIT heist suspect Jason Awene, alias Kilingi, who is claimed by the Police to be the key suspect in Namibia's largest armed robbery case to date, was released on bail of N$10 000
readGovt feels cut over hospital fallout, calls crisis meeting
06-07-2007
THE deteriorating condition of State hospitals in Windhoek was discussed at an emergency meeting in the capital yesterday.It was comprised of high-level representatives from the Health and Works,
readSantam takes over Inscon's business
06-07-2007
SANTAM Namibia has taken over the insurance business of the financially stricken Insurance Company of Namibia (Inscon).In a statement issued through a Cape Town-based public relations company
readHardap Councillors lose it
06-07-2007
TENSIONS in the Hardap Regional Council flared again this week, when councillors Theo Diergaardt and Edward Wambo almost came to blows.Both Diergaardt and Wambo are responsible for constituencies in
readLabour Bill passed, labour hire banned
06-07-2007
LABOUR hire companies are outlawed by a new labour law passed by the National Assembly yesterday.Apart from the labour hire issue, the legislation is generally set to have a major impact on the labour
readTate Samuel and the Chamber of Decisions
06-07-2007
HE has been referred to as a "walking library" and the "memory of the National Assembly, better than any filing system".Samuel Shikongo, who has served as the Serjeant-at-Arms of the National Assembly
readPohamba proposes President Street
06-07-2007
WHILE the Windhoek City Council is considering renaming several streets after liberation heroes, including President Hifikepunye Pohamba, the head of state has made another proposal to the local
readHorror accident victims named
06-07-2007
THREE people who died horrifically when their Mazda pick-up and a truck were involved in a head-on collision at Oshikuku in the North late Wednesday afternoon, have been identified.Oshana Regional
read8-year-old raped in Maroela township
06-07-2007
The rape of an eight-year old girl on Saturday led to the arrest of a 28-year old man in Katutura.The incident is said to have taken place two weeks ago in the Maroela township.
readMoney not motive in Council burglary
06-07-2007
COMPUTER equipment and other items were stolen from 27 offices at the Khomas Regional Council in Windhoek, either on Wednesday night or early yesterday morning.The break-in follows a similar incident,
readSwakop man charged with rape of minor
06-07-2007
A 29-year-old man, Juergen Laube, has been charged with the rape and statutory rape of a 15-year-old girl.Both incidents allegedly took place at Swakopmund last week. Juergen Laube is the brother of
readFires in the North claim lives and property
06-07-2007
EIGHT people in the north burnt to death after their huts caught fire during the month of June this year, the Police said.According to Oshana Police Public Relations Officer Constable Jonas Matheus,
readHigh Court orders eviction of Mix Camp residents
06-07-2007
POLICE and court officials are set to descend on the Mix Camp at Brakwater next week after lawyers for the owners requested the eviction of the more than 3 000 squatters living at the plot.Norman
readOmusita omukulu gwa Nayena a hulitha
06-07-2007
O MUSITA omukulu gwa Nayena, tatekulu Markus Amushila gwomomukunda Ompugulu mOnayena mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, okwa manena oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo sha Nandjokwe meti 2 Juli 2007 konima
readOmukwaswapo omukulu e tu thiga po
06-07-2007
O MUKALIMO gwomomukunda Oshiko popepi nOngwediva mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Shana tatekulu David Haufiku, a tseyika wo nedhina tatekulu Shiko, okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha
readOmutoolinkundana gwa BBC, Alan Johnston, a mangululwa
06-07-2007
G AZA CITY - Omutoolinkundana omukuluntu gwOtelevisi ya Bristish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Alan Johnston, okwa mangululwa mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika kaalumentu yAapalestina mboka ya li ye mu
readEgumbo lya meme Rosalia Robert mOshakati lya pya po
06-07-2007
O MUKALIMO gwomOlukanda Evululuko moshitopolwa shoka hashi ithanwa Hifikepunye Pohamba mEvululuko moka, meme Rosalia Robert (38), okwi itsa omutse koongolo sho egumbo lye lyiipeleki lya pi po
readGwomimvo 33 a tsuwa pEenhana
06-07-2007
O POLISI ya Namibia pEenhana otayi konakona oshipotha shonkambadhala yedhipago konima sho omunamimvo 33 a tsuwa mOlyomakaya ga zi ko.Nakutsuwa ngoka taku popiwa kutya oye Johannes Shipwata okwa
readAantu ya 8 ya pila momagumbo mOnooli
06-07-2007
A ANTU ayehe kumwe ye li yahetatu (8) oya loptwa ya pila momagumbo mUumbangalantu woshilongo muule womasiku ngaka guutalala noshi li nee tashi eta uumbanda kutya ngele nani aantu itaya takamitha
readOshigwana shetu otashi ehama: CoD
06-07-2007
O NGUNDU yo Congress of Democrats (CoD) oya pula Epangelo li longe nuudhiginini opo li kandulepo oluhepo nokwaathikepamwe mu Namibia nelalakano okushunitha pevi omahepeko."Iiningwanima ya hugunina
readAakalimo taya pula Muni gwa Shakati a tunge po opate ya thinda kOmawendo ga Katoolika ka Roma
06-07-2007
A AKALIMO yomOshakati nomomudhingoloko, unene tuu mboka yOngeleka ya Katoolika ka Roma mOshakati, otaya indile kElelo lya Shakati li tungithe ondjila, opate ya ya kOmawendo gOngeleka ya Katoolika
readOshiponga shi nyanyaleka sha ningilwa pOshikuku komatango gEtitatu ndika
06-07-2007
pOSHIKUKU A ANTU yatatu oya si eso lyombaadhilila noli nyanyaleka sho ohauto yawo yObaki yoMazda yonomola N4917RU yi edhenge mumwe nOkaloli konomola N9860SH komatango lela gEtitatu lyoshiwike shika
readIvanovic to face Venus
06-07-2007
LONDON - Venus Williams moved to within two matches of a fourth Wimbledon singles crown after a straight sets win over former US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova in her quarter-final yesterday.The
readKanalelo confident of a win
06-07-2007
BRAVE Warriors assistant coach Ronnie Kanalelo said he does not expect a difficult match against Malawi when the two countries take each other on in a friendly match in Blantyre today.The match will
readGovt gives N$2 million for Games
06-07-2007
GOVERNMENT has forked out N$2,3 million towards the Namibian team, which leaves for the All Africa Games in Algeria tomorrow.This amount includes all the expenses of the 88-member team including the
readHamilton hopes to avoid controversy
06-07-2007
SILVERSTONE - World championship leading British rookie Lewis Hamilton hopes to sweep controversy aside this weekend by winning his home Grand Prix and extending his lead in the drivers' title
readUnited close to Tevez deal
06-07-2007
LONDON - Manchester United are on the verge of signing Argentina striker Carlos Tevez from West Ham, according to reports in England.United are believed to have reached an agreement with Tevez and
readAustralia police get more time to question doctor
06-07-2007
CANBERRA - Australian authorities, joined yesterday by British police, have won more time to interrogate an Indian doctor held in connection with the plot to detonate car bombs in London and
readZuma rape accuser gets asylum
06-07-2007
THE HAGUE - A young HIV-positive AIDS activist who filed rape charges against former South African deputy president Jacob Zuma has been granted asylum in the Netherlands, a daily said on
readZawahiri calls for support
06-07-2007
BAGHDAD - Al Qaeda's deputy leader sought to bolster the terror network's main arm in Iraq in a new video released yesterday, calling on Muslims to rally behind it at a time when the group is on the
readSomali mayor escapes assassination
06-07-2007
MOGADISHU - The mayor of Mogadishu escaped an assassination attempt yesterday when a bomb exploded near his convoy, the latest in a series of attempts to kill government officials as they struggle to
readSA insists on Mugabe invite to EU-Africa meet
06-07-2007
PRETORIA - South Africa and other African nations will insist that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe be allowed to attend a long-delayed summit between the European Union and Africa later this year,
readRwandan jailed for UN murders
06-07-2007
BRUSSELS - A court in Brussels sentenced a former Rwandan army officer to 20 years in prison yesterday for killing 10 Belgian UN peacekeepers and an 'undetermined number' of Rwandans in
readPakistani cleric urges surrender
06-07-2007
ISLAMABAD - A radical cleric captured by security forces while fleeing in a woman's burqa said yesterday that the nearly 1 000 followers still inside his government-besieged mosque in Pakistan's
readNigerian gunmen kidnap 3-year-old
06-07-2007
PORT HARCOURT - Gunmen kidnapped the three-year-old daughter of a British man in the Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt while she was on her way to school, a police spokeswoman said yesterday.Ireju
readIndian boy 'surgeon' surrenders in court
06-07-2007
CHENNAI - A 15-year-old Indian boy accused of illegally performing a caesarean operation because his parents wanted to set a record, surrendered on Wednesday to a juvenile justice court, his lawyer
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