Archive
49 Articles found on Friday, 16 March 2007
From the Sidelines: Cricket on the cards
16-03-2007
THERE is a lot of excitement around the Cricket World Cup going on in the Caribbean.Cricket, not as popular as football or rugby in the country, will amuse and excite the ones who play it and are in
readShould We Trust Our Moral Intuitions?
16-03-2007
WHEN we condemn the behavior of a politician, celebrity, or friend, we often end up appealing to our moral intuitions."It just feels wrong!" we say. But where do these intuitive judgments come from?
readNeed To Communicate And Democratise Our Foreign Policy
16-03-2007
OUR foreign policy has never been a reflection of the values and norms we cherish as a young democracy and our recent guest (or the company we keep) closely attests to that.One would note our support
readThere is No Pride In Silence
16-03-2007
ON March 11, the Zimbabwean state began a blitz, capturing and torturing key church, civic and opposition leaders at a prayer meeting in Harare.They killed a young man named Gift Tandare. You will
readPolitical Perspective
16-03-2007
IT is a disgrace that our Government, represented by the ruling party, Swapo, is as spineless as it is on the Zimbabwe issue, even to the extent of silencing an Opposition motion in Parliament to
readMPs Should Weigh Their Words
16-03-2007
MEMBERS of Parliament tend to be silent when they should speak out, and then talk too much when they should not.Most should really put more thought into their words before making bizarre suggestions
readHow To Get Along With Asians
16-03-2007
I AM one of the first official volunteers sent from the Government of Japan to work in secondary education in Namibia.I am honoured to devote myself to the development of Namibia. First of all, I
readNampost. We add value?
16-03-2007
REALLY? I wonder...Fellow Namibians, over the last few years I've had nothing but grief with my friends at Nampost. Ninety per cent of people I speak to, can report on similar experiences with the
readOn Tsvangirai Arrest And Torture
16-03-2007
PLEASE allow me space to air my disappointment with the situation in Zimbabwe.The President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, was in Namibia recently and human rights activists and their supporters staged
readAn Ominous Silence on Zimbabwe
16-03-2007
THE photographs of the battered Zimbabwe opposition party members (Wednesday March 14, The Namibian) revolted my soul.This is the sort of sadistic filth, human degradation and drunken doped-up
readAn Incomplete Analysis on Mugabe
16-03-2007
ALLOW me to give my opinion based on the letter by PN Mwetulundila ('Counting the Cost of Mugabe's Visit', March 6, 2007).Though I fully respect his freedom of expression as guaranteed by the
readWhen Nobody Cares Anymore
16-03-2007
An open letter to the Minister of Works, Transport and Communication ON the topic of the many road accidents I have been shocked like everybody in the country regarding the toll the accidents have
readCondemning The Despot
16-03-2007
RECENT events in Zimbabwe are totally unacceptable.The Government of that country is again at the forefront of human rights abuses. Notwithstanding the fact that some MDC cadres were involved in
readIs Money The Root Of All Evil?
16-03-2007
IT is a common saying that "money is the root of all evil."The saying originated in the New Testament. "For the love of money is the root of all evil." Timothy, 6:10. How fair is it to blame all
readWeatherly nets big through sale of Forsys shares
16-03-2007
THE AIM-quoted integrated mining group Weatherly International has realised £5 million (N$72 million) in cash by selling its holding in the Toronto-listed mining group Forsys Metals Corp.It follows
readInflation scoots to six per cent
16-03-2007
THE annual inflation rate was recorded at six per cent last month compared to 3,7 per cent registered during the same period last year, according to official data released by the Central Bureau of
readWB adds to West African cotton woes
16-03-2007
GENEVA - Poor cotton farmers in West Africa face new pressures from low commodity prices and from privatisation programs advocated by donors like the World Bank, the charity Oxfam said in a report
readEmerging economies pay more distorting farm aid
16-03-2007
PARIS - Emerging economies have increased the amount of trade distorting subsidies paid to farmers, though their overall level of agricultural support is far less than in rich nations, an OECD study
readSaara's second surplus Finance Minister repeats Budget balancing 'trick'
16-03-2007
GOVERNMENT'S finances will be in the black for the second year running in the coming financial year of 2007-08.For the second consecutive year - the first time since Namibia's Independence that this
readNUNW divided on Zimbabwe issue
16-03-2007
SERIOUS differences in wording and approach yesterday led to the sudden postponement of a media briefing on the Zimbabwe situation planned by the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW).The Namibian
readOpposition parties welcome 'normal and neutral' Budget
16-03-2007
OPPOSITION parties did not have too much to criticise about the this year's N$16,6 billion National Budget tabled by Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila yesterday."On the face of it, this
readMore bailouts for Air Namibia
16-03-2007
AIR NAMIBIA, which has been on a financial drip since 2000, continues to drain the national coffers.Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila circumvented the nitty-gritty in her Budget speech, but
readSwapo 'braces for fireworks'
16-03-2007
THE Swapo regional executive leadership in Karas is preparing for a meeting aimed at defusing tensions caused by factional infighting, but at which fireworks are also expected."Tomorrow's meeting ...
readNPC overspent by N$604 000
16-03-2007
THE National Planning Commission (NPC) only managed to collect N$361 from its civil servants for private phone calls made from their offices, but had optimistically budgeted some N$15 000 as possible
readMassacre suspect 'made boer threat'
16-03-2007
"THE boer will see." Multiple murder suspect Sylvester Beukes made this statement numerous times to a Police officer at the Kalkrand Police Station in late 2004, a few months before Beukes allegedly
readNPC overspent by N$604 000
16-03-2007
THE National Planning Commission (NPC) only managed to collect N$361 from its civil servants for private phone calls made from their offices, but had optimistically budgeted some N$15 000 as possible
readLawyers' bodies hit out against Zim crackdown
16-03-2007
THE Law Society of Namibia and the Society of Advocates of Namibia have called on Government to urgently take up the latest round of political oppression in Zimbabwe with the Zimbabwean government,
readAnti Mugabe protest march today
16-03-2007
THE Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa), in partnership with Namibian civil society, will stage a demonstration in front of the Zimbabwean High Commission today to express their anger against
readPapers turn screws on graft
16-03-2007
EMBEZZLEMENT is the most common type of corruption in cases reported in Namibian newspapers between April 1 2004 and March 31 last year.This is one of the findings of a study conducted by the Namibia
readFlood in Caprivi 'under control'
16-03-2007
PEOPLE in the Caprivi Region are still being relocated to higher ground on a daily basis, although the Zambezi River level has dropped to 6,98 m, some 30 centimetres lower than a week ago."The water
readZim mission fails to stop protest
16-03-2007
THE Zimbabwean High Commission in Namibia late yesterday afternoon tried to shut down a demonstration planned by civil society against police brutality in that country.They failed. A senior Police
readOkanona ka sila mehemele lyomeya
16-03-2007
O kanona komvula oka sile mehemele lyomeya pomukunda Onalushwa mUukwaluudhi.Omupopiliko gwOpolisi mOshitopolwa sha Musati Shisaande Linekela Shikongo ta lombwele Oshifo shika kutya okanona hoka ka si
readOmunandholongo mOutapi a dhengwa aniwa kOpolisi
16-03-2007
O MUFEKELWA moshipotha shontumba gwedhina Gabriel Ananias gwoomvula dhopokati, e li ngashiingeyi mondholongo yOpolisi pOutapi mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati, okwa shangela kOshifo shika ombapila
readMwene gwOkapya mOndonga e tu thiga po mepipi lyomimvo 90
16-03-2007
M WENE gwomukunda Okapya popepi nOndangwa mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shana tatekulu Timotheus Nambahu Endjala okwa manene oondjenda dhe moshipangelo sha Venduka okupendukila Omaandaha konima yuuwehame
readM'uambo namumwayina ya pititha okaCD
16-03-2007
O MUKONDJELIMANGULUKO gwetanga lyokakulumbwati lyo PLAN (Peoples Liberation Army of Namibia), Elia Kandjulu Ambambi, nedhina lyomiita 'Omukomunisi', okwa pititha okaCD komaimbilo gekudhimbuluko
readMugabe, ini ipa ombedhi
16-03-2007
H ARARE - Epangelo lyOmupresidende Robert Mugabe mEtitatu olya ganeke omunwe oongundu dhompilameno mu Zimbabwe kutya otadhi ka katukilwa onkatu ya katwa miiti omolu omahololomdhiladhilo nomakuyunguto
readOmagongo ga nuwa mUukolonkadhi
16-03-2007
POTSHIKA N GASHI shito, omumvo kehe haku dhanwa Oshituthi shOmagongo moshitopolwa shimwe shOpamuthigululwakalo mOnooli, ano mOwambo, nonuumvo osho sha ningwa, noshituthi sholudhi nduka osha dhanenwa
readKenya's Tikolo glad he stayed the course
16-03-2007
GROS ISLET - Kenya captain Steve Tikolo admitted he was glad to have come through all his off-field battles after leading from the front during his side's convincing seven-wicket win in their World
readSmith won't fall for Aussie hype
16-03-2007
BASSETERRE - South African captain Graeme Smith refused to be drawn into a slanging match with Australia, claiming his focus is on playing the Netherlands and Scotland before facing the world
readNamibia still on spot 122
16-03-2007
WINDHOEK - Namibia is still in 122nd position on the latest rankings of the International Federation of Football Associations (Fifa).Namibia is in the same position both globally and on the African
read'Maxi' saves Stars from Tigers' jaws
16-03-2007
AFRICAN Stars goalkeeper Maximilian Mbaeva made a splendid save with one hand to block a possible match winner from Tigers striker Pineas Jacobs in a fascinating MTC Premiership match at the SKW
readIn Brief
16-03-2007
Bride marries corpse GUJARAT - An Indian woman who failed to wed her lover during his lifetime has reportedly tied the knot with his corpse.Tulsi Devipujak, 20, got married to the body of 25-year-old
readNKorea disarmament drive gathers pace
16-03-2007
BEIJING - The top US negotiator on North Korea said yesterday the United States had done what it could to overcome a key stumbling block to a deal on dismantling the communist state's nuclear arms
readBritish Peers reject reforms that propose elections
16-03-2007
LONDON - British peers rejected reforms on Wednesday that would allow voters to elect members to the upper house of parliament, the House of Lords.The Peers still face being overruled by
readSaddam sons reburied near father
16-03-2007
THE bodies of Saddam Hussein's two sons and his grandson have been reburied near the former Iraqi leader's grave in his hometown, tribal leaders said.Uday and Qusay Hussein, and 14-year-old Mustafa
readSaddam's vice president to be hanged
16-03-2007
BAGHDAD - An Iraqi appeals panel has confirmed the death sentence on Taha Yassin Ramadan, who served as vice-president to executed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, officials said yesterday.Ramadan was
readTanzanian president to meet embattled Mugabe
16-03-2007
DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete flew to meet Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe yesterday following growing international condemnation of a weekend crackdown on opposition
readArroyo allies killed
16-03-2007
COTABATO - Gunmen shot dead a political ally of President Gloria Arroyo as well as her husband and driver in an ambush on Thursday in the troubled southern Philippines, police said.Bai
readKey al Qaeda leader admits guilt
16-03-2007
WASHINGTON - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed cemented his position as al Qaeda's most ambitious operational planner when he confessed in a US military tribunal to planning and supporting 31 terrorist attacks,
read