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41 Articles found on Thursday, 29 March 2007
Afrikaners find identity in new song
29-03-2007
KRUGERSDORP - After struggling to find a voice in the post-apartheid era, South Africa's Afrikaner population has latched onto an anthem about a long-dead general to express their identity.From
readBush law will threaten wildlife
29-03-2007
WASHINGTON - Bears, birds and other creatures could be put at greater risk under proposed Bush administration changes to the Endangered Species Act, according to a US government document released on
readBlack mongoose comes in from the cold
29-03-2007
THE black mongoose (Galerella nigrata) is potentially not a solitary animal as was earlier believed.This is what the new head researcher of the Shadow Hunter Project - investigating the conservation
readCell One gets new head
29-03-2007
CELL One has announced the appointment of Lars-Christian Iuel as the mobile phone company's new Chief Executive Officer, replacing founder CEO Mac Allman with immediate effect.Iuel, a Danish citizen,
readDe Beers and MUN in agreement
29-03-2007
DE Beers Marine Namibia (DBMN) and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) have concluded the 2007/2008 substantive agreement, which provides for wage adjustments of employees in the bargaining unit.A
readSADC assesses progress towards free trade
29-03-2007
SOUTHERN Africa has embarked on an audit of tariffs in member states as the region moves to assess the level of preparedness towards creating a free trade zone in 2008.The audit of gazetted tariff
readLabour union defends Telecom's Switch
29-03-2007
RESTRICTING Telecom Namibia's new Switch service will deprive thousands of Namibians of the only mobile phone service they can afford, says the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW).At the
readO&L brings five-star hotels to Namibia
29-03-2007
IN a bid to grow the business in an international style and bring a slice of globalisation to Namibia, the country's biggest home-grown company, the Ohlthaver & List Group of Companies, has joined
readTax Talk
29-03-2007
Tax saving at least N$2 100 for many In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.THE Minister of Finance proposed
readMugabe tightens noose
29-03-2007
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Police stormed the offices of Zimbabwe's main opposition party yesterday and arrested its leader hours before he planned to talk to reporters about a wave of political violence that
readNurses' union ready to go to court
29-03-2007
THE Namibia Nurses' Union says it is now ready to challenge the recognition agreement between the Government and the Namibia Public Workers' Union (Napwu).Nanu wants to represent nurses and wants them
readDismayed South Africa sets tone on developments in Zimbabwe
29-03-2007
DAR ES SALAAM - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrived late yesterday afternoon to attend a summit of southern African leaders to discuss the crisis in his country, as opposition leader Morgan
readFor The Record
29-03-2007
IT was reported in Monday's The Namibian that a theft charge against the University of Namibia's Head of Accommodation, Martino Olivier, was withdrawn in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court last Friday,
readToyota chips in for education
29-03-2007
GOVERNMENT'S call on the private sector to help improve education took another step forward this week with Toyota South Africa adding N$100 000 to the Education and Training Sector Improvement
readWalvis CEO calls it quits
29-03-2007
THE Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Walvis Bay's Municipal Council, Augustinus Katiti, will relinquish his post on Monday.Katiti has been employed at the Municipality since April 1995, when he was
readWorkers protest job cuts at CIC
29-03-2007
MEMBERS of the Namibia Food and Allied Workers' Union (Nafau) yesterday protested against 91 job cuts at CIC Holdings, a large importer and distributor of fast-moving consumer goods.Nafau President
readDon't force our hand, banks told
29-03-2007
BANKS and lending institutions should become transparent about rates and fees they charge clients for services and must make bank statements more user friendly, a Parliamentary Committee has
readDTA remembers slain leader Kapuuo
29-03-2007
ABOUT 400 Herero-speaking people and DTA supporters held a solemn commemoration of the first DTA president and traditional leader Clemens Kapuuo, who was assassinated by unknown killers 29 years ago
readOpposition MP queries nuke deal
29-03-2007
AN opposition MP has charged that a meeting between a Russian cabinet minister and the Namibian Government last month was "secret", as it dealt with an offer of the Russian government to build several
readWoman run over after falling asleep in middle of road
29-03-2007
A MIDDLE-AGED woman was run over by a car while sleeping in a road near Omuntele village in the Oshikoto Region on Monday morning.Oshana Police spokesperson Constable Christina Fonsech identified the
readSecond treason trial appeal bid refused
29-03-2007
THE 12 men facing charges in the second Caprivi high treason trial cannot at this stage appeal against a ruling that dismissed their bid to be acquitted at the close of the prosecution's case against
readAaniilonga omilongo hamano nagumwe po Rundu ya egeka iilongitho
29-03-2007
R UNDU - Aaniilonga ye li 61 haya longele Okampani yokutunga yAakiina yedhina Chan Close Corporation, oya yi mekanka mOmaandaha goshiwike shika taya nyenyeta kutya otaya ningwa nayi miilonga noya hala
readTsvangirai okwa fa taka popya na Zanu
29-03-2007
L ONDON - Omuwiliki gwongundu yompilemaneo mu Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai mOmaandha goshiwke shika ina ekelahi ye ina koleka omapopyo kutya oku na edhiladhilo okuya moonkundathana naawiliki yongundu
readEfundja lya thiga AaZamibia mondjala
29-03-2007
L USAKA - Aazambia ya konda pomiliyuna yimwe oshinkanu ne oye li ya pumbwa iikulya konima sho efundja edhigu lya hanagulapo omapya gawo nomagumbo gawo, Omupevipresidende gwa Zambia Rupial Banda, osho
readKenya a gandja aafekelwa miilonga yuukulo
29-03-2007
WASHINGTON - Epangelo lya Kenya olya gandja ku Amerika omulumentu gumwe taku fekelwa kutya oku li oshilyo shongundu yiilonga yuukulo yo al Qaeda, a li a fekelelwa iiponokela iyali yopaukulo mu Afrika
readAantu ethele (100) ya sa mu DRC
29-03-2007
K INSHASA - Onkundana okuzilila ku Kinshasa sha Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) otayi ti kutya aantu ya konda pethele oya si momalugodhi gomasiku gaali mu Kinshasa."Omwa li omidhimba 79 mOkila
readOpolisi medhengo
29-03-2007
O POLISI yoshikondo showina nenge tutye Namibia Special Field Force (SFF) oya ningilwa oshipotha shokudhenga omuntu pomukunda gumwe gu li popepi na Rundu.Omugandjimulombo gwOpolisi Inspekta Omukuluntu
readDravid is a leader, says chief selector
29-03-2007
MUMBAI - India's chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar has come to the defence of Rahul Dravid after the skipper came under fire for his team's first-round elimination at the World Cup.India, runners-up in
readIreland not homebound yet
29-03-2007
GEORGETOWN - Never mind the form and confidence of his players going in to the Cricket World Cup second stage this week, the Irish manager's big concern was that all his men could get time off from
readMay take months to find Bob's killer - Shields
29-03-2007
KINGSTON - The trail of Bob Woolmer's killer has not gone cold but it could take months to piece together a very complicated murder case with hundreds of potential witnesses, the policeman in charge
read2007 Newspaper Cup Draw
29-03-2007
Omaheke vs Oshikoto Ohangwena vs Khomas Erongo vs Caprivi Kavango vs Karas Omusati vs Otjozondjupa Oshana vs Kunene Hardap are the defending champions and received a bye.The 2007 Newspaper Cup draw
readNewspaper Cup set to roll
29-03-2007
THE Namibian yesterday made its biggest ever contribution to football development, when it announced a sponsorship of N$660 000 towards the hosting of the annual The Namibian Newspaper Cup at
readNew technology to replace newspapers
29-03-2007
WASHINGTON - Reading your newspaper over a steaming cup of coffee will be a thing of the past in years to come as video and digital technology replace the print media of today, experts say."We know
readTaiwan offers 'freeway' for butterflies
29-03-2007
TAIPEI - Taiwan will cordon off part of a highway to create a safe passage for a massive seasonal butterfly migration in the coming days, an official said.The milkweed butterflies - which are
readChe Guevara the man for Hungary's young Socialists
29-03-2007
BUDAPES - Hungary's young Socialists have embraced Che Guevara not as the popular Western student style icon, but as a revolutionary who their leader says represents a sworn enemy of poverty and
readOwner says dog saved her with 'Heimlich'
29-03-2007
CALVERT (MARYLAND) - Toby, a 2-year-old golden retriever, saw his owner choking on a piece of fruit and began jumping up and down on the woman's chest.The dog's owner believes the dog was trying to
readKids freed after 10 hours
29-03-2007
MANILA - A Philippine pre-school head surrendered to police yesterday after holding a busload of his own students hostage with a hand grenade and other weapons in what he said was an appeal to help
readTaxpayers pay R8 m for Zuma's legal fees
29-03-2007
JOHANNESBURG - The South African government has already paid about R8 million in taxpayers' money to cover ANC deputy president Jacob Zuma's legal costs, The Sowetan newspaper reported yesterday.The
readSocialists attack Sarkozy after clashes
29-03-2007
PARIS - France's opposition Socialists accused conservative presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy of worsening tension between youths and police on Wednesday after clashes at a Paris train station
readTurk diplomats may visit detained
29-03-2007
UK sailors - TV ANKARA - Turkish diplomats may be allowed to visit British military personnel detained in Iran, CNN Turk television quoted Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan as saying yesterday
readOver '500' dead in DRC
29-03-2007
KINSHASA - Congo's government acted prematurely in using force to quell violence in the capital, European Union ambassadors said on Tuesday, calling last week's bloodshed a threat to the country's
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