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46 Articles found on Tuesday, 15 May 2007
Postcards From Namibia
15-05-2007
I'M a father of a 6-year-old boy from Wroclaw/Poland, who just started to collect postcards from all over the world.I promised him to help to start his collection. As I found your e-mail on an
readThumbs Down To NWR
15-05-2007
I HAVE just read the story about the price hikes for accommodation in Etosha.My wife and I stayed at both locations a few years ago and were absolutely disgusted with the accommodation and the
readIdeas On Civic Education
15-05-2007
TWO weeks ago, the Namibian United States Alumni Association (NUSAA) held its second annual conference on the topic of Adult Civic Education.Nahas Angula, Prime Minister of Namibia, opened the
readWhat About The Public Sector?
15-05-2007
I AM always fascinated by our economists when giving their views on Namibia's economic performances.Moreover, much attention is being given on the macro-economic analysis, but less on the micro, with
readCounting The Cost Of Power Struggles
15-05-2007
THE goings-on in Keetmanshoop at the CoD Extraordinary Congress have been widely reported in the nation's media.The party has in fact enjoyed more press coverage over the internecine battles plaguing
readVenezuela to take over ops of 18 oil rigs
15-05-2007
CARACAS - Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA will take over operations of 18 oil rigs currently run by foreign companies, the nation's oil minister said in comments published in local media
readAfrican lender to learn from Asian 'tigers'
15-05-2007
DAKAR - Resource-hungry China will once again roll out the red carpet for decision-makers from Africa by hosting the annual meeting this week of the African Development Bank, which is keen to learn
readPoultry project dormant in Kavango
15-05-2007
KAPAKO - A poultry-farming project in the Kavango Region is reportedly come to a standstill due to a lack of financial assistance.The project, known as 'Handera Kasivi', is an initiative of the
readCongo's Nkossa oil output resumes
15-05-2007
BRAZZAVILLE - Production from Congo Republic's Nkossa offshore oilfield, operated by French Total, will be restored within three weeks after a fire halted output, the oil ministry said on Friday.A
readZambian mine shut for safety violations
15-05-2007
LUSAKA - Zambia has shut down its first manganese mine because the Chinese-owned facility failed to meet safety and pollution standards, an environmental authority said yesterday.Chiman Manufacturing
read'World needs higher water prices'
15-05-2007
PARIS - Governments must put a higher price on water to help tackle growing shortages in a world threatened by climate change, the head of the OECD said yesterday.Higher prices would encourage
read30 years for panga killer
15-05-2007
A 31-year-old resident of an Ohangwena Region village was sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment late last week after he was found guilty in the High Court at Oshakati of murdering his girlfriend by
readPupils get extra week's holiday
15-05-2007
GOVERNMENT schools will only reopen on May 28, as the start of the second semester was delayed by one week to cater for public holidays.The senior public relations officer at the Ministry of
readUnion cries corruption in Agribank layoffs
15-05-2007
THE Namibia Financial Institutions Union (Nafinu) has called on its members not to be hasty in accepting the retrenchment packages offered by Agribank, saying the exercise was fuelled by corruption
readYoung MPs set good example for elders
15-05-2007
THE historic inaugural session of Namibia's first Parliament of Children was an exemplary exercise yesterday, with punctuality strictly adhered to and motions for debate already announced in the first
readOutapi keeps status quo
15-05-2007
THE Outapi Town Council in the Omusati Region re-elected all its office bearers for the next year on Friday.Matheus Ndeshitila was re-elected as Mayor, with Ndamona Hainyemba as his deputy. Simon
readMariental mayor re-elected
15-05-2007
COUNCILLOR Priscilla Beukes, a member of the Swapo Party, was re-elected as Mayor of Mariental at a special council meeting on Friday.Wilhelm Mensah (Swapo), who was nominated as Deputy Mayor,
readNashandi loses mayoral chain
15-05-2007
THE Ondangwa Town Council has severely demoted Mayor Priskila Kauna Nashandi, who is also the chairperson of the Ondangwa Annual Trade Fair, during its annual election of office bearers on
readGang robs Keetmanshoop chemist at knifepoint
15-05-2007
THE owner of the Link Pharmacy at Keetmanshoop, Nico Coetzee (63), was robbed at knifepoint on Thursday evening while locking up his business.Coetzee yesterday said that a gang of three, wearing
readRussians investment in uranium venture
15-05-2007
A LARGE Russian bank, Vneshtorgbank (VTB), and Russia's state-run nuclear exporter have signed a memorandum of cooperation to invest in uranium prospecting and production in Namibia, Russia's
readUse of Namibian uranium only for 'peaceful purposes'
15-05-2007
NAMIBIA will not allow third parties to export locally-mined uranium to buyers who would use it to create weapons of mass destruction or endanger the health of people, a top Government official has
readIllegal Windhoek arms dealer fined
15-05-2007
THE co-owner of a Windhoek shop selling cellphones, music systems and computers was sentenced to pay fines totalling N$12 000 on Friday after he was convicted on charges of illegally importing and
readTaxi crash kills 2 children, injures 16
15-05-2007
TWO children under the age of six were killed and 16 people injured in a collision between a car and a minibus taxi near Swakopmund on Sunday evening.The accident took place about 80 km from
readThird robbery at Standard Bank
15-05-2007
AN armed robbery yesterday at Standard Bank's Northern Industrial Area service centre in Windhoek was the third such attack on the bank in less than three months.According to information obtained,
readKobi colleague sent to jail in the US
15-05-2007
NEW YORK - A former colleague of Jacob ('Kobi') Alexander, the Israeli-born businessman who has settled in Namibia while under threat of being extradited to the United States to face fraud and other
readNeels Becker to head corruption detectives
15-05-2007
ONE of the country's most feared criminal investigators, retired Police officer Neels Becker, yesterday returned to public service as the Chief Investigating Officer for the Anti-Corruption Commission
readNakudhipaga Mwadhina a pewa oomvula 13 sho kwakuthwa
15-05-2007
O MULUMEN TU gwomomukunda Eenkondombali mOngandjera mOshitopolwa sha Musati Sem Veikko Iikali gwoomvula 38 ngoka a monika ondjo mOmpangu yOpombanda ya Shakati mEtitatu lya zi ko kutya oye a dhipaga
readOshilyo shompilameno mu Zim sha pewa uuholameno mu SA
15-05-2007
J OHANNESBURG - Roy Bennet, a li nale oshilyo shongundu yompilemana mOparlaimende ya Zimbabwe, okwa pewa uuholameno moshishiindalongo South Afrika.Bennet oye omunapolitika omukuluntu mu Zimbabwe ta
readKauna Nashandi a penzelwa ku yakwawo pOndangwa
15-05-2007
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila mElelo lyOndoolopa ya Ndangwa otayi ti kutya Elelo lyOndoolopa ndjoka sho lya ningile ehogololo lyAanashilonga mElelo moka mEtitano lya zi ko (11 Mei 2007), olya kutha mo
readNamibia a ndopa okugamena Zim
15-05-2007
M INDRAD - Namibia, Zambia na Central Afriacn Republika oya tindi okuyambidhidha etokolo kutya ehangano lyOoparliamende miilongo yaAfrika nenge tutye Pan-African Parliament, nali tume aatumwa ku
readSwapo a kaleka manga Okongresa
15-05-2007
O NGUNDU yoSwapo oya popi kutya otayi ka ninga owala Okongresa ya gwedhwa po pehulilo lya Novemba mpoka tayi ka hogololwa Omupresidende gwayo.Oonzo dhi shi okwiinekelwa otadhi popi ngeyi kutya
readMickelson wins Players Champs
15-05-2007
PONTE VEDRA - Phil Mickelson engineered a almost flawless final round to claim a two-shot win at the nine-million-dollar Players Championship on Sunday.In just his third tournament since sacking
readFloorball league ends
15-05-2007
THE second annual Elite Floorball Business League took place from March 29 until May 10.Every Tuesday and Thursday night, the six participating companies played on a round-robin system, accumulating
readBrazil under-20 captain joins Liverpool
15-05-2007
LONDON - Brazil's under-20 captain Lucas Leiva is joining Liverpool from Gremio in July, the Champions League finalists said.The 20-year-old midfielder will stay at Gremio, who are in the
readBrave Warriors into camp for Libya tie
15-05-2007
THE Brave Warriors players went into camp yesterday to prepare for their African Nations Cup qualifier against Libya in Windhoek on June 2.Namibian head coach Ben Bamfuchile called up 26 players for
readAgnes fourth in Doha
15-05-2007
AGNES Samaria managed to secure a fourth place during the 1 500-metre race at the IAAF Super Grand Prix in Doha, Qatar.Samaria, who is currently preparing for the African Championships later this
readBattle for promotion on
15-05-2007
THE race for two first-division teams to land places in the MTC Namibia Premier League next season is still far from over.The Southern Stream First Division has Invincible, Hotspurs and Deportivo
readPlaatjies not with Brave Warriors
15-05-2007
BRAVE Warriors coach Ben Bamfuchile and his technical staff decided not to call up forward Sidney Plaatjies after the Jomo Cosmos player declared that he would not be available for the national
readStop search
15-05-2007
DUBAI - The Islamic State in Iraq, an al Qaeda-led group, demanded yesterday that the US military stop searching for the three soldiers it was holding so as to secure their safety."Your soldiers are
readZimbabwe can block AU mission
15-05-2007
HARARE - The government 'has the right' to block entry to Zimbabwe of a fact-finding mission of the Pan African Parliament, a lawmaker said, according to the state Sunday Mail newspaper.Members of the
readPope slams Marxism, capitalism
15-05-2007
SAO PAULO - Pope Benedict XVI condemned globalisation and Marxism as the causes of many of Latin America's ills on the final day of his trip to Brazil, and lamented the wide gap between the region's
readResignation deepens Gaza crisis
15-05-2007
GAZA CITY - The Palestinian interior minister stepped down yesterday after six people were killed in an outbreak of factional fighting that has threatened the survival of the new Palestinian coalition
readBotswana Govt limits UN access
15-05-2007
THE Botswana government has announced that access to the country for the top UN human rights spokesman for indigenous peoples will be restricted.In an astonishing move, the government has invoked a
readStrike shuts down in Pakistani cities
15-05-2007
KARACHI - A general strike was observed in Karachi and other major Pakistani cities yesterday to protest violence that left 41 people dead amid growing discontent over President Gen.Pervez Musharraf's
readAustralia to spend A$18m on Mugabe opponents
15-05-2007
CANBERRA - Australia yesterday said it would spend A$18 million ($15 million) backing critics of Zimbabwe's strongman President Robert Mugabe just a day after banning a cricket tour of the troubled
readIn Brief
15-05-2007
Student 'buries' girlfriend BUSHBUCKRIDGE - A student appeared in court on Friday on charges of killing and burying his girlfriend in a shallow grave.Some of her body parts, including her breasts,
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