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52 Articles found on Tuesday, 20 March 2007
Now, proof of a 'peace dividend' needed
20-03-2007
CAPE TOWN - African states once racked by war such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi are making great economic strides, but need more proof the "peace dividend" is real, the World Bank's
readCredit ratings come to Africa - investors next?
20-03-2007
LONDON - A steady succession of sovereign ratings is helping sub-Saharan Africa move away from the fringes of the global financial system and could lift the region's fortunes by attracting more
readNamibia Must Condemn Mugabe
20-03-2007
I WAS really surprised that Namibia did not join other leaders all over the world to condemn the 4th attempt on the life of Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition leader in Zimbabwe.Does this mean it does
readOn The Keetmanshoop Deficit
20-03-2007
I HAVE been watching with keen interest the reporting on the state of affairs in Keetmanshoop Municipal Council.The reports are in most cases factual but lack important information known to the writer
readThe Quest For True Leadership
20-03-2007
IF perhaps there was ever an opportune moment that this profound statement by John C. Maxwell, "everything falls and rises on leadership", was relevant and applicable, then that moment is now.For
readZim's economic collapse seen accelerating
20-03-2007
CAPE TOWN - Zimbabwe's economic collapse is likely to accelerate with inflation topping 5 000 per cent by year-end as President Robert Mugabe's government loses control of a crisis already rippling
readIT firms turning globalisation on its head
20-03-2007
HANOVER - India enjoys an unparalleled reputation as an outsourcing destination for the high-tech sector and the diaspora of homegrown computer programmers has long been transforming the global
readAirbus A380s in the US on test flights
20-03-2007
TOULOUSE - Two Airbus A380 superjumbos were making first-time test flights to the United States yesterday, landing in Los Angeles and New York.A first A380, the world's largest commercial airliner,
readLanger Heinrich heralds nuclear future
20-03-2007
NAMIBIA'S progress toward the forefront of the global nuclear power industry has been accelerated by last week's opening of the Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine (LHUM).At the ceremony on the mine site,
readBotswana inflation slows
20-03-2007
GABORONE - Botswana's annual inflation rate slowed in February to 7,2 per cent from 7,4 per cent previously, official data showed yesterday, but was expected to pick up pace again over the next few
readKeetmans envisages major growth for '07
20-03-2007
KEETMANSHOOP - The Keetmanshoop municipality is envisaging a large-scale expansion of the town to ease the acute housing problem experienced by its residents and business people.The municipality said
readMultiple murder suspects taken to scene of massacre
20-03-2007
TWO years after the biggest mass killing since Namibia's Independence, the two men accused of being present when eight people were ruthlessly slain at the Mariental district farm Kareeboomvloer
readOkavango colonises floodplains
20-03-2007
GOOD rains in Angola have swelled the Okavango River, inundating the adjacent floodplains.Last week, the Okavango was still below the five-metre mark. Yesterday it had risen to 5,18 m. Elina
readPolice brutality alleged in North
20-03-2007
A YOUNG man was allegedly "brutally tortured" by Police officers at Oshakati in order to force him to "tell the truth" about a missing firearm.Human rights monitors in the Oshana Region reported that
readTeachers 'getting a raw deal'
20-03-2007
THE Teachers' Union of Namibia (TUN) yesterday urged Government not to abandon long-serving teachers who could find themselves classified as unqualified because of an agreement last year between
readMayors want money for development
20-03-2007
THE Mayors' Forum of Namibia has appealed to Government to support local authorities financially to help them address crucial problems such as urbanisation and poverty.The Forum held its first meeting
readPolice get new emergency unit
20-03-2007
CRIME fighters in Windhoek gained a new ally on Thursday with the inauguration of a new 16-member Emergency Response Unit of the Namibian Police.The team, who spent the last two weeks trying to prove
readTaxis a menace and nuisance: Tjiriange
20-03-2007
ACCIDENTS on Namibian roads have become a grave concern, with many lives lost as a result of negligent driving by some road users.Just last weekend, a Cabinet Minister was involved in an accident with
readOvambanderu dispute to go to High Court
20-03-2007
WINDHOEK - A protracted and unsettled rift in the ranks of the leadership of the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority over a new constitution and the reinstatement of 11 expelled chiefs is scheduled to
readRape suspect, Policeman in scuffle at Outapi
20-03-2007
A SUSPECT awaiting trial in a rape case claims he was beaten up by the Outapi Police on October 12 last year.Gabriel Ananias wrote a letter to The Namibian in which he alleged that he was assaulted
readIndependence celebrations
20-03-2007
WINDHOEK residents have been invited to celebrate the country's 17th Independence Day with the Khomas Regional Council tomorrow.The celebration is to be held at the Independence Stadium, and is set to
readHospital runs dry again
20-03-2007
THE KEETMANSHOOP Municipality suspended the water supply to the Keetmanshoop State Hospital on Friday afternoon because of non-payment.The Hospital's Chief Control Officer, Jan Steenkamp, yesterday
readSADC looks at rodent management
20-03-2007
AN international research project will start in Namibia later this month to help small-scale farmers to better manage rodents and reduce crop losses caused by mice, rats and hares."We will go into the
readOkakarara gives loans for municipal bills
20-03-2007
WINDHOEK - The Okakarara Town Council has embarked upon an alienation scheme aimed at assisting its residents, who owe the municipality, to reconcile their accounts.The town council's Public Relations
readBus and taxi drivers exploited: union
20-03-2007
DRIVERS of taxis and buses are being exploited and their rights are being violated by their employers, a newly established trade union representing their interests alleged last week.Werner Januarie,
readNujoma blames imperialists
20-03-2007
NKURENKURU - Swapo Party President Sam Nujoma has told Namibians to remain vigilant against what he called reactionaries and divisive forces at work, those he claims who are attempting to reverse the
readAakuluntu yOondoolopa ya indila Epangelo li kale tali ya kwathele oshimaliwa
20-03-2007
PONGWEDIVA M OSHIGONGI shawo ye shi ningile mEtitano lya zi ko mOngwediva Oomeya yoondoolopa nIilando moNamibia oya indila kEpangelo li ya kwathele oshimaliwa shokulelitha nokuhumitha komeho oondooloa
readOmudhimba inagu tseyika gwi itsuwa popepi nOmawendo
20-03-2007
O POLISI ya Namibia otayi in dile moshigwana opo shi kwathele mokudhimbulula omudhimba gwomuntu ngoka a lyatwa kohauto popepi nOmawendo ga Hochlandapark mOvenduka.Otaku popiwa kutya omuntu nguka okwa
readOmumvu i imangelekela moshipangelo
20-03-2007
OSHAKATI - Omuvu gumwe okwi idhipagele mOmukunda omutimulongo moshipangelo shOngeleki ya Elcin mOnandjokwe oshiwike sha zi ko.Omugandjimulombo gwOpolisi mOshitopolwa sha Shana Christine Fonsech okwa
readOshigongi shAanangeshefa pEenhana
20-03-2007
E HANGANO lyAanangeshefa olya tseyitha kutya nena 20/03/2007 otali ka kala noshigongi sha simana shAanangeshefa pEenhana mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, tashi ka popithwa kOmupresidende gwEhangano
readZimbabwe ota shuna Afrika konima
20-03-2007
CAPE TOWN - Okunana nondatu kweliko lya Zimbabwe oku niwe eitaalo kutya otaku ka eta Ondola ya Zimbabwe yi ngushuluke noopelesenda omayuvi gatano oku ka thika pehulilo lyomumvo, molwashoka Epangelo
readAanaveta mu Namibia ya kondema onkalo ndjoka yi li mu Zimbabwe
20-03-2007
E HANGANO lyaanaveta mu Namibia/Law Society of Namibia nehangano lyOohahende aakuluntu/Society of Advocates mu Namibia, oga ningi eindilo kEpangelo lya Namibia li katuke onkatu yomeendelelo okweeta
readOmuprima Nahas Angula ota ka popitha oshigwana mOshitopolwa sha Ohangwena ngula mEtitatu
20-03-2007
O SHITUTHIVALO shOrepublika ya Namibia sho ta gwanitha oomvula 17 a manguluka otashi dhanwa mIitopolwa ayihe omulongoniitatu ya Namibia nomuumbangalantu oshituthi oshinene otashi ka dhanenwa
readTutu a nyana okumwena kwaaleli ya Afrika
20-03-2007
C APE TOWN - Omuholimbili mu South Afrika, Omubishofi Omukuluntu Desmund Tutu okwa nyana okumwena kwa Afrika kombinga yomahepeko nomadhengo ngoka taga ningilwa aantu mu Zimbabwe."Tse Aafrika katu na
readCheetahs win Top 10 Club champs
20-03-2007
WINDHOEK - Golden Cheetahs Athletics Club have won the annual Coca-Cola Top 10 Club Championship for the second year running.One hundred and fifty-nine athletes from as far as the Kavango, Hardap and
readScharnowski goes for operation
20-03-2007
WINDHOEK - Buschschule Civics head coach Helmuth Scharnowski will undergo a serious operation in Germany next week.Scharnowski, 58, fell ill in mid-February and was admitted to the Roman Catholic
readAmos Shiyuka to retire
20-03-2007
FORMER Brave Warriors vice captain Amos Shiyuka will bring his illustrious football career to an end when his Civics team plays in a testimonial match against a legendary South African side later this
readTragedy strikes at World Cup
20-03-2007
BASSETERRE - Tragedy struck the World Cup on Sunday when Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer died in a Jamaican hospital at the age of 58 after he was found unconscious in his hotel room.Woolmer, a classical
readKenya a priority for Kiwis
20-03-2007
GROS ISLET - New Zealand coach John Bracewell has promised his side will treat their match against Kenya with the same importance as they did their opening World Cup win over England.Black Caps
readProteas focus on Scots before big test
20-03-2007
BASSETERRE - Top-ranked South Africa would want to be as ruthless as possible against minnows Scotland before taking on bitter rivals Australia in their crunch World Cup test."We are focused on our
readCricket greats pay tribute to Woolmer
20-03-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South African cricket greats lined up to pay tribute to their former coach Bob Woolmer yesterday following his shock death at the World Cup in the West Indies while in charge of
read'Taks' ready for fight
20-03-2007
NAMIBIAN welterweight boxer Jason 'Taks' Naule is facing his toughest test to date - his first title fight tonight at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort.Naule, 25, will square up against South
readIn Brief
20-03-2007
Washing machine 'twists, turns' TOKYO - For Japanese people who want their lives to be even faster, a company on Monday unveiled a washing machine billed to be the quickest in the world.Mitsubishi
readMalaysia pushes own herbal Viagra
20-03-2007
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's answer to Viagra is a traditional herb the country has picked to spearhead its push into biotechnology, but now it faces the challenge of convincing the world the remedy is
readIsraeli Arabs deny Holocaust
20-03-2007
JERUSALEM - A new survey shows that 28 per cent of Arab citizens of Israel do not believe the Holocaust occurred.The poll was conducted by Professor Sami Smooha, a leading sociologist from the
readItaly paparazzi to face prison terms
20-03-2007
ROME - Life's become tougher for the paparazzi since their original incarnation chased celebrities on the screen in Federico Fellini's 'La Dolce Vita'.Now, the land of their birth is threatening
read'One-sided justice' in Rwanda
20-03-2007
ARUSHA - The Rwanda genocide court could lose its credibility on the world stage if it does not prosecute crimes allegedly committed by the rebel group that took power after the mass killings, an
readAl Fayed in new Diana legal fight
20-03-2007
MOHAMMED Al Fayed is taking legal action in France against a former Metropolitan Police commissioner.The Harrods boss claims Lord Condon deliberately withheld evidence from the French inquiry into the
readUS convoy attacked in Kabul
20-03-2007
KABUL - A car bomb exploded near a three-vehicle US Embassy convoy on a busy road in Kabul yesterday, wounding several people, one seriously, officials said.The blast, witnessed by an Associated Press
read2nd judge quits in Pakistan
20-03-2007
ISLAMABAD - A second Pakistani trial court judge resigned yesterday to protest President General Pervez Musharraf's controversial removal of the country's chief justice of the Supreme Court.Musharraf
read'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' case to court
20-03-2007
WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court is to examine a case raising questions over free speech rights in US high schools, as it hears arguments over a student's unfurling of a quirky banner proclaiming
readZimbabwe faces fresh criticism
20-03-2007
HARARE - The Zimbabwe government brushed off fresh criticism yesterday over its crackdown on the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, dismissing it as further evidence of mischief-making by the
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