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48 Articles found on Friday, 30 March 2007
From the Sidelines: Concerns on Warriors
30-03-2007
THERE is a lot of uneasiness, concern and uncertainty among football officials and the nation about the performance of the Brave Warriors in general.This concern is mainly due to the inability of the
readGetting To 'Yes' With Iran
30-03-2007
THERE is a wise American saying: "If you are in a hole, stop digging."The six governments that are currently considering the next steps to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear bomb - the five
readOvercoming Africa's North-South Divide
30-03-2007
THE late President Mobutu Sese Seko of former Zaire once declared that the North African countries, which pride themselves on their Arabic descent, should be excluded from the then Organisation of
readPresident Pohamba And The Shadow Of The Republic
30-03-2007
THE speech of President Hifikepunye Pohamba to mark the 17th Independence anniversary could have been written five years ago - and the founding President could have read it in the year 2000.I take
readPolitical Perspective: Politics And Publicity
30-03-2007
IT IS no wonder we cannot tackle corruption effectively in this country when there appears to be pervasive ignorance, even at the highest ranks of Government, about what constitutes graft.While it may
readIs SADC Ready To Act On Zim?
30-03-2007
THE meeting of heads of state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), currently underway in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is an important test for leaders of the sub-continent.While the
readNo Day For The Men
30-03-2007
I WANT men and boys to open their eyes because we are being conspired against.There is not even a day specifically designed for us. Something which is done normally by most small mammals, from baboons
readOutdated City Information
30-03-2007
THE City of Windhoek has an electronic map on its website which is supposed to give access to the information pertaining to erven.As a business tool this is extremely helpful in many aspects. However,
readSolar Is Way Forward
30-03-2007
OUR company has in recent years installed a number of solar water heating systems.We have pledged to conserve our environment because it makes sense to fight for a cleaner world. Our descendants
readHigh road freight charges ?
30-03-2007
CUSTOMERS pay high prices for road freight transport services.I hope that service users will shine some more light on their experiences and their thoughts on the prices they pay. I myself have been
readEtosha Becomes Out Of Bounds For Locals
30-03-2007
SO, it seems as if all the rumours that have been circulating about the Namibia Wildlife Resorts accommodation within Etosha National Park are true, and that from now on Namibians and others from the
readSABMiller invests in second Russian brewery
30-03-2007
LONDON - Brewing giant SABMiller Plc said yesterday it was to invest around US$170 million to build a second brewery in Russia to boost its presence in one of the world's fastest growing beer
readProvince resource-rich, people-poor
30-03-2007
SASKATOON - Known for its grain fields, billiard-table flatness and sparse population, the Canadian Prairie province of Saskatchewan seems on the verge of transforming into an economic powerhouse,
readMboweni criticises Barclays
30-03-2007
LONDON - South Africa's central bank governor has criticised the 2005 takeover by Barclays Plc of South African retail bank Absa, the Financial Times reported yesterday.Reserve Bank governor Tito
readCos accused of underpaying Chinese
30-03-2007
BEIJING - Fast-food giants McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Pizza Hut have been accused of violating Chinese labour laws by underpaying part-time workers by up to 40 per cent, state media said
readNBL focusing on growth
30-03-2007
NAMIBIA Breweries Limited (NBL) yesterday announced positive results with the group's operating profit in the company's interim financial results of the six months ended December 31 2006, having
readSKorea to build world's second-highest skyscraper
30-03-2007
SEOUL - South Korea's Seoul city government said yesterday it has approved a plan to build the world's second-highest skyscraper in the central business district, officials said.The state-run Korea
readInsurance to pay claims on AIDS deaths
30-03-2007
FROM April 1 insurance companies will pay out life insurance and funeral claims to relatives of people who die of AIDS-related illness, the Life Offices Association (LOA) of South Africa said in
readTullow in partnership talks for Kudu gas field
30-03-2007
CAPE TOWN - A new equity partner in Namibia's giant Kudu gas field is likely to be announced soon, with majority shareholder Tullow Oil expecting to conclude talks before a drilling programme to test
readZim: SADC at crossroads
30-03-2007
SOUTHERN AFRICAN leaders last night remained locked in intense discussions on the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe.The choice: to either hold 83-year-old President Robert Mugabe accountable for the
readAngula blames Britain for Mugabe's rights abuses
30-03-2007
THE people of Zimbabwe should make peace and reconcile "Namibian style" to bring stability and peace to that country and find an amicable solution, Prime Minister Nahas Angula said in Parliament
readGovt to allow more sheep exports to SA
30-03-2007
THE Ministry of Agriculture has temporarily back-pedalled on its policy to have more sheep slaughtered locally and fewer exported to South Africa.This came after the private sector urged the Ministry
readRevulsion at paupers' burials
30-03-2007
SOME Otjiwarongo residents have expressed dismay after two HIV-positive people who died recently were "dumped into plastic bags and thrown into graves" on Wednesday.Anna Swartbooi from Okahandja and
readPart-time farmers consider new options
30-03-2007
A GROUP of farmers met in the hills outside Windhoek from March 15 to 18.They were a colourful bunch: besides some established full-time commercial farmers from Omaruru, Hochfeld and Nina, there were
readBoutique robbed
30-03-2007
A 64-year-old shop owner suffered a broken leg on Tuesday morning after two men robbed her at her leather-goods boutique on Windhoek's Independence Avenue.Evelyne Rottcher had been the only person
readCoD picks holes in Budget
30-03-2007
REVENUE windfalls should be used to repay national debt, a member of the official opposition party told Parliament on Wednesday - prudent fiscal policies should be the order of the day instead of
readCouncil tensions boil over at Keetmanshoop
30-03-2007
TENSION between councillors in the Keetmanshoop Town Council ramped up a gear this week, when DTA councillor Moses Titus and Swapo councillor Basil Brown nearly came to blows at a Management Committee
readIt's lights OUT tomorrow!
30-03-2007
NAMIBIANS, and especially Windhoek residents, have been asked to join big cities around the globe by switching off the lights in their homes and offices for one hour tomorrow night to link up with an
readSaints and sinners on gender agenda
30-03-2007
GENDER Equality Minister Marlene Mungunda says she is praying for change in the Namibian media.At an Editors' Forum breakfast meeting on gender violence hosted by her ministry on Wednesday, Mungunda
readNafau in firing line
30-03-2007
A COMPANY that on Wednesday found itself the target of a demonstration over the retrenchment of 91 employees has charged that a worker who refused to take part in the protest was beaten up by a
readNamibians should manage their cultural diversity
30-03-2007
NAMIBIANS should take advantage of their cultural diversity and manage it to grow a unified and prosperous nation, a Cabinet Minister has urged.Speaking in Parliament on the decline of respect for
readPolice chief lays down law on brutality claims
30-03-2007
THE Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Sebastian Ndeitunga, has taken issue with his regional commanders over a string of recent allegations of Police brutality.On Monday,
readHelena Petrus ota kongwa
30-03-2007
M EME Secilia Shivolo ota kongo okanona kedhina Helena ya Petrus ya Ndamonako, ka valwa momumvo 1985.Meme Secilia ota ti nee kutya Helena nguka okwa kala kofamili yawo kEtilyasa mOngandjera
readAantu ye li vulitha po 500 ya sa mu DRC
30-03-2007
K INSHASA - Epangelo lya DRC olya katuka onkatukile kuyele omakuyungutu ngoka ga inyenge mu Kinshasa omasiku ngaka, Aakalelipo yIilongo yAaEuropa mu DRC osho ya popi ngaaka.Aakalelipo yiilongo mbika
readUudhano woThe Namibian mehuliloshiwike tali ya poKeetmanshoop
30-03-2007
T HE Namibian okwa tseyitha pambelewa mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika kutya ota gandja oshimaliwa shoondola/N$660 000, shoka tashi ka longithwa muudhano wEkopi lyoThe Namibian Newspaper Cup ndyoka tali ka
readTsvangirai natango a kwatwa po
30-03-2007
H ARARE, Zimbabwe - Opolisi mu Zimbabwe oya matukile mOombelewa dhongundu yompilameno yo Movement for Decratic Change (MDC) nokukwatwa po Omuwiliki gwa MDC Morgan Tsvangirai, manga a li ta pulanda
readKiller's DNA likely in Bob's room
30-03-2007
KINGSTON - Jamaican police plan to collect the DNA samples of every person in the 300-room hotel where Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died because it is "highly likely" the killer left DNA in his
readMalinga serves up unique quartet
30-03-2007
ST JOHN'S - Fast bowler Lasith Malinga took an unprecedented four wickets in four balls on Wednesday to take Sri Lanka agonisingly close to victory over South Africa in their Cricket World Cup Super
readFocus back on English title
30-03-2007
LONDON - Manchester United and Chelsea renew hostilities in the Premier League title race this weekend, with Alex Ferguson's men hosting Blackburn Rovers in a northwest derby and the champions
readPirates, BA need to capitalise
30-03-2007
ORLANDO Pirates and Black Africa will have to dig deep to emerge as winners in their respective quarter-final ties as the MTC NFA Cup goes to Oshakati's Independence Stadium this weekend.The two
readCastro lambastes US in article
30-03-2007
HAVANA - Cuba's convalescing leader Fidel Castro wrote a scathing article on US biofuel plans published in yesterday's edition of state newspaper Granma, the 80-year-old revolutionary's first
read13 Iraqi policemen held for massacre
30-03-2007
MOSUL - Iraqi authorities have arrested 13 policemen for carrying out a massacre of 70 Sunni Arabs in a northern Iraqi town to avenge a devastating bomb attack, officials said yesterday.On Tuesday, a
readMDC denies terror campaign
30-03-2007
HARARE - Zimbabwe's main opposition party denied it was stockpiling weapons or waging a terror campaign, as state media reported that police had seized weapons and explosives at the party's
readDRC rebels turn themselves in
30-03-2007
KINSHASA - More than 200 fighters in northern Congo who answer to a failed presidential candidate handed in their weapons and agreed to join the regular army - more than doubling the number of
read42 face Angola arms sales trial
30-03-2007
PARIS - French prosecutors have requested that 42 people, including the son of late French President Francois Mitterrand, stand trial for suspected roles in illegal arms sales to Angola during the
readWHO agrees HIV plan
30-03-2007
THE World Health Organisation and UNAIDS said circumcision should be added to current interventions to reduce the spread of HIV.Three African trials have shown that circumcision halved the rate of HIV
readHelicopters attack Somali rebels, 11 killed
30-03-2007
MOGADISHU - Helicopters pounded rebel positions and tanks rumbled through Mogadishu yesterday as allied Ethiopian and Somali government troops launched a major push against insurgents, with 11
readBritain keeps pressure on Iran over sailors
30-03-2007
LONDON - Britain kept up pressure on Iran yesterday to release 15 military personnel seized last week in the northern Gulf, a standoff that has stoked Middle East tensions and sent shockwaves through
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