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52 Articles found on Tuesday, 12 June 2007
Nashandi Explains Role In Ondangwa Trade Fair
12-06-2007
VARIOUS articles have appeared in the print media mentioning and linking my name to inappropriate activities.In the main, these articles appeared subsequent to a Trade Fair event that was held in
readGive Your Guts A Break
12-06-2007
I TOO read the announcement of the 'Liquidation of KFC' in The Namibian of June 8 with some elation.Assuming that this referred to the well-known vendor of fried chicken fragments at extortionate
readA Land Fit For Heroes?
12-06-2007
THE war veterans are protesting and marching again.They are camping outside Parliament, getting tear-gassed and causing great embarrassment to the powers that be. Will this issue never go away?
read'WB should focus on Africa'
12-06-2007
PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on the World Bank yesterday to focus on Africa ahead of a meeting with the United States' candidate to head the poverty-fighting agency.Robert Zoellick,
readDrug maker Aspen names new chairwoman
12-06-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Africa's biggest generic drug maker, Aspen, yesterday said Judy Dlamini would replace Archie Aaron as the new chairperson after the firm's November annual general meeting.Aaron was
readCongo launches mining contract review
12-06-2007
KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo's government launched a review of around 60 mining contracts yesterday aimed at ensuring the deals are legal and fair.Most of Congo's mining contracts were
readRegional competition for SMEs
12-06-2007
IN line with Nepad's drive to support and profile the role that small and medium-sized enterprises play in promoting economic growth and job creation in Africa, Africagrowth Research in partnership
readSA to be selective about mining investment
12-06-2007
MIDRAND - South Africa wants to boost foreign mining investment, but not if it fails to help develop a country still suffering from huge inequality of wealth, the deputy president said
readPoverty masks huge enterprise in Asia's biggest slum
12-06-2007
MUMBAI - The first sight for anyone flying into India's richest city is a sea of corrugated and tarpaulin-covered roofs beside a narrow, filth-choked river.It is an aerial view of Dharavi, considered
read'WB should focus on Africa'
12-06-2007
PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on the World Bank yesterday to focus on Africa ahead of a meeting with the United States' candidate to head the poverty-fighting agency.Robert Zoellick,
readPolice bribery trial moved to September
12-06-2007
THE trial of Piet van Staden (37), the suspended Walvis Bay Policeman accused of alleged corruption and forgery, has been held over till September 19 to 21.One of the cases relates to the fatal 2002
readACC targets Karas Region
12-06-2007
THE Anti-Corruption Commission says it has enough evidence to charge a number of top officials in the Karas Regional Council with corruption.Arrests are expected next week, The Namibian was also
readIt all started with tennis ...
12-06-2007
INSPIRED by her hero Rafael Nadal, 13-year-old Mary Aribes dreams of playing at Wimbledon one day.Although England may be a long, long way from the dusty streets of Swakopmund's Mondesa township, Mary
readAssembly's Chief Accountant given bail in corruption case
12-06-2007
NATIONAL Assembly Secretary Nama Goabab and the Chief Accountant of the Assembly, Abraham John George, made a first joint appearance in the dock in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on a charge of
readErongo's drug unit eliminates paperwork
12-06-2007
SINCE Independence, Nampol's Drug Unit has been keeping all its data on paper in files stacked away in drawers and shelves.Now they can eventually computerise all this paperwork, thanks to Namibia
readBillboards litter coastal highway
12-06-2007
TWO large billboards that advertised the Erongo International Investors' Conference and Exhibition that was supposed to be held in April can still be seen on either side of the road between Swakopmund
readKeetmanshoop gets foreign help
12-06-2007
A TEAM of Finnish water engineers last week paid a seven-day familiarisation visit to Keetmanshoop.Dr Pekka Pietila, a senior researcher at Tamapere University of Technology in Finland, said the aim
readDeputy PM visits San people
12-06-2007
DEPUTY Prime Minister Dr Libertina Amathila travelled to the Omaheke Region on Sunday to visit several San communities and schools attended by San children.Amathila was to meet Government officials
readTwo shot in street scuffles
12-06-2007
TWO young men narrowly escaped death this weekend in Windhoek after thugs attacked them in separate incidents.Kondja Munyandi (24) was shot in the buttocks during a quarrel in Tobias Hainyeko Street,
readKamwi looks at health centres
12-06-2007
THE Minister of Health and Social Services, Richard Kamwi, and other health officials are visiting Namibia's 13 regions to assess the state of health facilities.The tour started at Eenhana in the
readRoad show on coastal management
12-06-2007
THE Namibian Coast Conservation and Management (Nacoma) project has launched a month-long awareness campaign in the four coastal regions as part of its efforts to draft a coastal management policy.The
readEnvironment Ministry employees unhappy
12-06-2007
EMPLOYEES of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) are becoming impatient with the leaders of the Namibian Public Workers' Union (Napwu) because they say their grievances have not been
readCattle rustlers on the loose
12-06-2007
POLICE at Outapi are searching for stock thieves who allegedly stole nine head of cattle from a village in the area last week.The Police reported yesterday that the theft is alleged to have happened
readCops foil attempted robbery at airport at Walvis Bay
12-06-2007
FOUR men were arrested on Thursday night after the Walvis Bay Police responded to a tip-off about a planned robbery at Walvis Bay airport.Chief Inspector Sydney Philander told The Namibian that the
readNamibia gears for electronic voting
12-06-2007
ALTHOUGH Cabinet has only agreed in principle to consider electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the next national and presidential elections at the end of 2009, the Electoral Commission of Namibia has
readKunene farmers hard hit, plead for help
12-06-2007
THE Swapo Regional Co-ordinator for Kunene, Samtaca Katjizemo, has called on Government to suspend its resettlement programme and instead offer drought-stricken farmers in his region emergency grazing
readOutstanding student fees drive up debt at Polytech
12-06-2007
POLYTECHNIC students owed the institution N$18 million in outstanding tuition fees at the beginning of this month, the Chairman of its Council, Mike Hill, revealed yesterday.Responding to concerns
readFake catering diplomas going around
12-06-2007
TWO Caprivi residents who worked for a private catering school allegedly sold fake diplomas to several people who are now applying for jobs with worthless qualifications.Until their arrest in April,
readElelo lyUukwanyama tali ka longa kolutenda pamwe nOmupresidende
12-06-2007
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila mElelo lyUukwanyama otayi ti kutya Omukwaniilwa gUukwanyama meekulu Martha Mwadinomho yaKristian yaNelumbu nElelo lye, ano nOmalenga ge, meti 16 Juni 2007, otayi ka longa
readNatango NBC oku li muupyakadhi woshimaliwa
12-06-2007
E HANGANO etumimawi-mombepo lya Namibia (NBC), otashi vulika oli ka thiminikwe okushunitha aaniilonga yalyo pevi ngele Epangelo inali ya mo olunyala nokugandja ekwatho pashimaliwa.Okwaa po
readOmukwaniilwa gwUukwanyama a talela po Omukwaniilwa gwUukwangali mOkavango
12-06-2007
O HAMBA yUukwanyama Meekulu Martha Mwadinomho ya Kristian Nelumbu mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko, ano mOlyomakaya, okwa li a yi kUukwangali kOkavango hoka a li a ka talela po Ohamba yUukwangali tatekulu
readOnakulwa ya za po pUuministeli ashike olugodhi otalu tsikile
12-06-2007
O NGUNDU yoonakulwa aakulu ndjoka yi li mewiliko lya Ruusa Malulu na Alex Kamwi oya thigi po omatungo guuministeli wUuyuuki mEtitano lya zi ko mpoka ya kala uule konyala woshiwike ashihe, ashike otaya
readDR Congo coach in salary dispute
12-06-2007
THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) national football coach, Henri Depireux, is in dispute with that country's football authority over his unpaid salary.DR Congo are expected to meet the Brave
readNamibia fall to Argentina
12-06-2007
NAMIBIA lost their second match at the IRB Nations Cup in Bucharest, Romania, when they went down 47-13 to Argentina A on Sunday.Argentina A, who are the defending champions, scored seven tries in a
readFigo to stay at Inter
12-06-2007
ROME - Portuguese star Luis Figo has decided to stay with Inter Milan for another season, the Italian Serie A champions confirmed yesterday.A statement on Inter's website said the 34-year-old forward
readFederer pulls out of Halle tourney
12-06-2007
HALLE - World number one Roger Federer has announced that he will not be defending his title in the Halle ATP tournament which started yesterday.The four-time defending champion had been expected to
readBoks not unbeatable: Wallabies
12-06-2007
SYDNEY - The Wallabies are rating their against-the-odds Tri-Nations Test with South Africa next weekend as the pivotal moment in Australia's campaign to win the World Cup for a third time.Australia
readNampol impress in netball
12-06-2007
NAMPOL Netball Club recorded the highest score during the Industrial Netball League matches at the weekend when they ousted the Bank of Namibia 31-11 match on Saturday.Nampol were also victorious in
readHamilton dedicates win to dad
12-06-2007
MONTREAL - Lewis Hamilton dedicated his maiden Formula One race victory to his father Anthony after cruising to an assured, cool and measured triumph in the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday.The
readEngland beat Windies by 60 runs to win third Test
12-06-2007
MANCHESTER - England beat West Indies by 60 runs to win the third Test at Old Trafford yesterday and go an unbeatable 2-0 up in the four-match series.West Indies, set what would have been a record
readJacobs quits Warriors too
12-06-2007
FORMER Ramblers midfield dynamo Quinton Jacobs has asked Brave Warriors coach Ben Bamfuchile not to call him up for national duty as long as he was in charge of the team.Jacobs, who is currently in
readNadal bags French hat-trick
12-06-2007
PARIS - Rafael Nadal rubber-stamped his status as the world's best claycourter by winning the French Open title on Sunday to once again ruin Roger Federer's bid to claim the only grand slam missing
readIn Brief
12-06-2007
Congo gorilla fighting for its life KINSHASA - National park rangers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are battling to save a 2-month-old gorilla found clinging to its dead mother, who was shot dead
readWhat the major powers agreed
12-06-2007
THE highlights of the main policy results of the meeting: CLIMATE CHANGE G8 leaders agreed to pursue "substantial" reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and pledged to negotiate a new global climate
readBono, Geldof blast 'farce' of G8 pledge on AIDS
12-06-2007
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany - Rock star activist Bono led attacks on the Group of Eight's 60-billion US dollar pledge to fight killer diseases on Friday, accusing world powers of using "bureau-babble" to
readWomen barred from night jobs
12-06-2007
KUWAITI CITY - The Kuwaiti parliament yesterday passed a law banning women from working at night, except those in the medical profession, and barring them from jobs considered 'immoral'.The law, which
readChiluba to pay US$58 m in graft row
12-06-2007
LUSAKA - Zambia's former president, Frederick Chiluba, has been ordered to pay back $58 million allegedly stolen while in office in what has been called a landmark strike against official corruption
readSudan 'helping US spy in Iraq'
12-06-2007
WASHINGTON - The government of Sudan, regularly accused of backing atrocities in Darfur, has secretly allowed its spies to gather information about the insurgency in Iraq for the United States, The
readBemba to stay in Portugal
12-06-2007
KINSHASA - Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba will remain in self-imposed exile in Portugal and not return to Congo as planned because he fears for his safety, an adviser to the former
readBrazil's gays stage parade
12-06-2007
SAO PAULO - An estimated 3 million gays, lesbians and transvestites paraded peacefully down the main avenue of Brazil's business capital Sao Paulo on Sunday, to condemn homophobia, racism and
readTutu 'not home' during burglary
12-06-2007
JOHANNESBURG - The Soweto home of South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize winning archbishop Desmond Tutu was burgled at the weekend, Johannesburg police spokesperson Superintendent Thembi Nkwashu said
readUS seeks to spread Africa command staff
12-06-2007
ALGIERS - The United States is planning to 'distribute' a new military command for Africa across several countries rather than have a single headquarters on the continent, a defence official said on
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