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64 Articles found on Friday, 29 June 2007
From the Sidelines: Bribery not wanted
29-06-2007
MATCH fixing in Namibian football will be the last thing that the football authorities would want to worry about.But unfortunately in a game of football, everything is possible. It is even worse if
readThe EU Moves Ahead At Last
29-06-2007
WITH much noise and commotion, the European Union has sidestepped catastrophe - but only just.It was damned close. In a united effort, a major crisis that would have openly divided the Union for years
readThe Palestine Follies
29-06-2007
AMERICAN foreign policy in the Middle East experienced yet another major setback this month, when Hamas, whose Palestinian government the United States had tried to isolate, routed the rival Fatah
readPolitical Perspective
29-06-2007
QUESTIONS have been raised, quite legitimately in many cases, by members of the public who are questioning the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over what is perceived to be avoidance of the bigger
readA riposte to Kaure's Holy Trinity
29-06-2007
IT is not an entirely complex exercise to comprehend why Alexactus Kaure interrogated in his last potent offering 'Africa and the Holy Trinity' the existing dogma around the politics of HIV-AIDS,
readAlcohol Abuse Needs To Be Tackled
29-06-2007
WORRYING statistics on alcohol abuse in Namibia were made available during the commemoration of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking this week.Although these would not come
readRead green
29-06-2007
LOS ANGELES - It is not just trendy to be environmental, it is easy.So says a new book that features everyday tips for greener living, plus advice from celebs - from Jennifer Aniston to Owen Wilson -
readFloating wind turbine by 2009 ?
29-06-2007
OSLO - The world's first floating wind turbine could be generating electricity in the North Sea in 2009 under a research pact on Monday between Norwegian energy group Norsk Hydro and German
readAirlines aim for green takeoff
29-06-2007
CONCERNED about climate change, a UK-based aviation group plans to introduce a new range of aircraft by 2020 that would produce 50 per cent less carbon emissions than equivalent new aircraft did in
readLegal loopholes on bio-trade must be closed: Minister
29-06-2007
NAMIBIA could lose considerable revenue if the lack of laws regulating trade in indigenous plants like hoodia, devil's claw or the Kalahari melon is exploited by international pharmaceutical companies
readMormons on God
29-06-2007
I AM so grateful and thankful for the wonderful article (on the Religion page) on June 15 2007 in The Namibian.It was written by Jason Szep and it was about our Church, with the heading: 'Mormons come
readGambling: Evil In Our Midst
29-06-2007
I WOULD like to express my opinion in your newspaper over something that our Government and its nation are overlooking or looking at through tinted glasses.This evil is gambling. I have travelled
readKunene Hostels Under Par
29-06-2007
ALLOW me to air my concerns as parents are unfortunately always the last people to hear the true facts about most situations occurring in our schools and this leads to confusion, rumours and even
readBeing Rational About Murder
29-06-2007
SO we have another horri?c murder, but even more depressing, if possible, is the nebula of knee-jerk reaction, verbal detritus and media sensationalism surrounding it.This is wearily familiar and
readACC Chiefs Must Account
29-06-2007
FIRST of all, I strongly support Gwen Lister's editorial comment of Friday, 14 June 2007, concerning the two top of?cials of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Namibia, namely Director Paulus Noa and
readCuban Doctors Speak Out Against 'Quitters' In Their Midst
29-06-2007
TO the brotherly people of Namibia, from whom we receive, and to whom we offer all our solidarity: We, the Cuban collaborators in this brother country, come from a small Third-World nation with scarce
readMTN mulls building fixed network in South Africa
29-06-2007
JOHANNESBURG - African mobile operator MTN may build its own fixed-line network in South Africa to trim the levies it has to pay former monopoly Telkom to use its backbone and to meet demand for
readAsian millionaires grow in 2006
29-06-2007
HONG KONG - The number of millionaires in Asia jumped last year, pushing their combined wealth up 10,5 per cent to US$8,4 trillion, but growth is expected to slow in line with a cooling global
readSasol shuts plants in restructuring
29-06-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Africa's top chemicals group Sasol said yesterday it had started the restructuring of a chemical unit it failed to sell by closing an office in Germany and plants in Italy and the US to
readTrustco sees positive growth
29-06-2007
TRUSTCO Group Holdings, which listed on the local bourse (NSX) last year, saw an increase in its earnings as revealed in the company's annual financial results released yesterday.Profit after tax for
readResource nationalism could harm energy output
29-06-2007
ISTANBUL - Resource nationalism could be damaging for future oil production in countries lacking capital and in need of foreign investment, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday."In
read'Interest rate too low'
29-06-2007
PRETORIA - South Africa's central bank Governor, Tito Mboweni, warned on Wednesday that interest rates may be too low, hinting they may have to rise again in Africa's biggest economy."Maybe we have
readBEE business in double trouble
29-06-2007
THE Windhoek head office of the financially struggling Insurance Company of Namibia (Inscon) was mysteriously burgled on the eve of the company being placed under the control of two court-appointed
readPrice increase shock
29-06-2007
IT never rains but it pours.Hot on the heels of petrol prices skyrocketing by 25 cents a litre, effective last night, the City of Windhoek is set to introduce an avalanche of increases: * Electricity:
readTwyfelfontein gets international recognition
29-06-2007
THE Twyfelfontein rock-art site in the Kunene Region has been listed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation .The listing of Twyfelfontein as
readMillions for Govt tannery down drain
29-06-2007
A GOVERNMENT tannery, which was established a decade ago in the North and never made any profits, is now a burden to the taxpayer because millions must be paid back to a bank in China.Cabinet has
readSwakop to build on past as it looks to future
29-06-2007
SWAKOPMUND is known locally and internationally for its rich German culture, and besides the large German-speaking community, it also boasts some of the oldest German architecture in Africa, with some
readApple project reaches new heights
29-06-2007
THIS year approximately 832 000 apples were sold during the Bank Windhoek Cancer Apple Project, raising N$700 000 for the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN).This is the largest number of apples sold
readBring back death penalty: Kaura
29-06-2007
THE death penalty should be brought back as a measure to curb heinous crimes such as the recent gruesome murder of a woman whose body parts have been found in roadside rubbish bins, a member of the
readEditors' Forum launched
29-06-2007
TUESDAY night this week saw the official launch of the Namibia Editors' Forum (NAEF) in Windhoek.There to officiate was the Judge President Petrus Damaseb, who commended the media for the move, also
readGovt to encourage value addition to fish
29-06-2007
NAMIBIA'S fishing industry will receive more support from Government to increase local value addition to fish catches, which will earn Namibia more foreign-exchange earnings than raw fish
readMan in court for 'meteorite murder'
29-06-2007
A 19-year-old Grootfontein resident appeared in the town's Magistrate's Court on a murder charge this week.Edwin Katjipi is charged with the murder of another resident of the town, who was found
readAfrican skies must become safer: PM
29-06-2007
THE barring of over 60 African airlines from flying to airports in Europe due to a lack of safety standards painted a worrying picture of the safety of African skies, Prime Minister Nahas Angula said
readTwo issues force delay in new labour law
29-06-2007
THE new labour bill narrowly missed being passed into law on Wednesday, as a heated debate on two crucial clauses forced a postponement of the debate until next week.An amendment to the 2007 Labour
readNC takes a break
29-06-2007
THE National Council went into recess on June 17 after resuming business on 28 May.Two bills were reviewed by the House of Review - the Appropriation Bill and the Financial Intelligence Bill. Both
readToo many empty seats in Parliament
29-06-2007
YESTERDAY'S session of the National Assembly could not take place because only 31 of the 78 MPs turned up.In order to form a quorum, 37 Parliamentarians with voting rights need to be present. Of the
readSon in court over father's death
29-06-2007
RYNO Van Zyl, a 20-year-old Windhoek resident accused of shooting his father at their home in the Eros suburb on Wednesday, yesterday made his first court appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate's
readMungunda comes out firing on graft claims
29-06-2007
GENDER Equality and Child Welfare Minister Marlene Mungunda called a news conference yesterday to address rumours of corruption that had apparently been brought to her attention by a journalist.During
readMilk prices shoot up
29-06-2007
THE price of raw milk paid to dairy farmers will go up by about ten per cent on Sunday.Retail prices of pasteurised milk, long-life milk and other local dairy products such as cottage cheese and
readTriple arson murder suspect dies
29-06-2007
TRIPLE murder suspect Maria Kandingo, who is accused of murdering three people when she set a hut on fire in the Kavango Region in December 2002, has died.Kandingo died at Rundu last weekend, Sergeant
readErongo hurt by a shortage of ambulances
29-06-2007
THERE are only five State ambulances for the Erongo Region, while the Swakopmund district's sole ambulance has been out of service for the last three weeks.According to Erongo's Deputy Director of
readUN otayi ka thiminika Lebanon
29-06-2007
A AKWIITA yIigwanahangano otaya tsikile niilonga yawo yokweeta ombili mu Lebanon nonande moshilongo shika omwa topa omboma yomoshihauto, ndjoka ya dhipaga aakwiita ya hamano yIigwanahangano yAaSpain,
readOnomola yokugandja uuyelele kombinga yedhipago lyomukiintu
29-06-2007
O NOMOLA ndjika, (061) 209 4414, oyo tayi vulu okulongithwa komuntu kehe ngoka e na uuyelele tau vulu okukwatha Opolisi mokuninga omakonakono gayo shi na sha nomukiintu ngoka a adhikile mendolola
readOpolio otayi kondjithwa moshilongo
29-06-2007
O shikonga shotuntila kombinga yomukithi gwOpolio, otashi tameke ongula yonena, nedhingoloko lyotango otali tameke ongula yonena sigo omEtitano omanga ndjoka etiyali tali ka tameka meti 25 Juli 2007
readEdhipago lya kunka olukanda lwa mwena mu Eros
29-06-2007
A ANAMBELEWA yOpolisi oya matukile kolukanda ndoka lwa talika kutya ka lu na omakudhilo mu Eros ongula yEtitatu lyoshiwike shika konima sho aniwa omunamimvo 45 a yahwa okusa komonamati gwomimvo
readUuministeli wAanyasha wa yakwa mOvenduka
29-06-2007
W INDHOEK - Ookompiutera ntano dhopiitaafula nosho wo okompiutera yimwe yopeke odha yakwa mUuministeli wAanyanyamagulu, Omayakulo gOpashigwana, Omaudhano nOmithigululwakalo - sha ningwa okati kEtine
readMeme Gemma ota fumvikwa mOlyomakaya
29-06-2007
O MUKATEKISTA omukulukulu gwOngeleka ya Katoolika ka Roma mOshakati meme Gemma Nankonda Johannes gwoomvula omilongoheyali nantano (75) kwali, ngoka a mana oondjenda dhe ombaadhilila ongula yEtitatu
readOshikandjo shaHaingu sha pewa meme Sipora ya Dan
29-06-2007
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila mOmhedi nomOhaingu mUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, otayi ti kutya mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika, meekulu Sipora Weyulu-Dan okwa ulikwa kOhamba yUukwanyama meekulu Martha
readIikolitha otayi 'teya po' Namibia
29-06-2007
N ANDO nee Aabamibia oye shi uupyakadhi wiingangamithi, uupyakadhi mboka tau etwa kiikolitha moshilongo inau dhimbululwa naanaa nenge tutye owa holama momeho gaantu.Oshinima shika osha li sha hololwa
readAll Blacks to take no chances
29-06-2007
MELBOURNE - The All Blacks may have won their past five matches against the Wallabies but they have a healthy respect for the improving side ahead of their Bledisloe Cup/Tri-Nations clash here on
readReal Madrid sack title-winning Capello
29-06-2007
MADRID - Real Madrid sacked coach Fabio Capello yesterday, 11 days after he led them to their first Primera Liga title in four years.The 61-year-old Italian, who also won the league title with Real
readSri Lanka secure record win
29-06-2007
COLOMBO - Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan combined to destroy Bangladesh as Sri Lanka won the first Test of their three-match series by an innings and 234 runs.Both bowlers finished with four
readGebrselassie breaks two world marks
29-06-2007
OSTRAVA - Twice Olympic 10 000-metres champion Haile Gebrselassie broke the world one-hour and 20-kilometres marks at the "Golden Spike" grand prix athletics meeting on Wednesday.The 34-year-old
readFederer brings up his 50
29-06-2007
LONDON - Roger Federer stroked his way to a 50th straight win on grass yesterday and took another graceful step towards matching Bjorn Borg's five consecutive Wimbledon titles.The Swiss maestro,
readShiyuka calls it quits at last
29-06-2007
FORMER Brave Warriors defender Amos Shiyuka will tomorrow become only the second player in Namibia's football history to have a testimonial match in his honour, after the legendary Ricardo Mannetti
readTutu says Robert Mugabe needs face-saving options
29-06-2007
LONDON - South African Nobel peace prize laureate Desmond Tutu said on Wednesday Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe needed face-saving options for there to be a chance of him stepping aside.Tutu said
readAfrica on the agenda
29-06-2007
ACCRA - African leaders meet this weekend to debate a grand plan for a continental government, but they face pleas for urgent action now to halt conflicts in Darfur and Somalia and tackle enduring
readEU to ban Indonesian airlines
29-06-2007
BRUSSELS - All 51 Indonesian airlines will be banned from flying to the European Union from next week after EU air safety experts deemed them to be unsafe, the European Commission said yesterday.The
readIsraeli president pleads guilty to sex offences
29-06-2007
JERUSALEM - Israeli President Moshe Katsav pleaded guilty yesterday to committing sexual crimes against women employees in a plea bargain that will keep him out of jail, Israel's attorney-general
read20 beheaded bodies found in Baghdad
29-06-2007
BAGHDAD - Twenty beheaded bodies were discovered yesterday on the banks of the Tigris River southeast of Baghdad, and a parked car bomb killed another 20 people in one of the capital's busy outdoor
readIn Brief
29-06-2007
Latin Mass VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has approved a document that relaxes restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass used by the Roman Catholic Church for centuries until the modernising
readSouth African public sector strike ends
29-06-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Public sector unions representing one million members called off a nearly monthlong strike yesterday, bringing an end to a labour action that shut down schools and crippled hospitals
read6 killed in plane crash
29-06-2007
LUANDA - An Angolan Airlines plane crashed on landing at an airport in northern Angola yesterday, killing at least six people, news reports said.The Boeing 737 plane carrying 78 people crashed when it
readLockerbie bomber to appeal
29-06-2007
GLASGOW - Scotland's High Court must hear a new appeal by Libyan intelligence agent Abdel Basset al-Megrahi against his conviction for the 1988 Lockerbie airliner bombing, an independent review board
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