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39 Articles found on Friday, 18 May 2007
From the Sidelines: Need for support at football ?nal
18-05-2007
THERE has been a lot of talk surrounding the MTC Cup ?nal, which will see African Stars taking on Orlando Pirates at the Independence Stadium tomorrow.A lot of Stars supporters have been really vocal
readInside The Quagmire Of Ananias Nghifiteko's 'Poison Ink'
18-05-2007
I LAST read the e-mail letters of Ananias Nghifiteko and his/her musketeers in 2005.Certainly, it was not out of a lack of consideration for Ananias as a writer who seeks relevance, but I have simply
readA Private Affair?
18-05-2007
CAN a public figure have a private life? Recent events in three countries have highlighted the importance of this question.In the French presidential election, both candidates tried to keep their
readGood Governance Begins At Home
18-05-2007
THE whole sorry Wolfowitz affair looks like it is finally drawing to a close.It is hard to believe that he will stay on much longer at the World Bank, and it is time to start thinking more closely
readPolitical Perspective
18-05-2007
PEOPLE should not be permitted to fan the flames of hatred or incite violence against any particular person or group, whether it's on the basis of colour, tribe, sexual or religious preference, and
readAnother Blow For Education
18-05-2007
ON the surface of things, it may appear to be a minor issue that schools delayed their starting times this term because of the plethora of public holidays, but it should be a major concern in Namibia
readFirst Youth Parliament Can Be A Farce!
18-05-2007
ACCORDING to the front-page article by Brigitte Weidlich in The Namibian of May 15 and other writers from other national newspapers, a historic debut has occurred in Namibia.The first Parliament for
readNo One To Represent The Working Class
18-05-2007
WE refer to the letter 'Working class issues and Swapo capitalism'(May11, 2007) by Z K Mujoro of Walvis Bay.The interesting letter reminded us of the Japanese saying that behind every great fortune
readWhere's The Public Voice?
18-05-2007
THE Namibian's editorial of Friday May 11, and Minister Ndaitwah's remarks on Press Freedom Day, May 3, represent the latest arguments in an ongoing debate between media owners and the Government.What
readNSHR's Nangoloh Is No Longer Impartial
18-05-2007
I READ Gwen Lister's 'Political Perspective' column in which she commented on the Director of National Society for Human Rights (NSHR), Mr Phil ya Nangoloh.Equally, I have read the response of Ya
readCan Walvis Afford Municipal Police?
18-05-2007
ALLOW me to air my view on the issue of a Walvis Bay Police Force.It's difficult to tell whether people are in favour of against a "municipal police force". It pains me to read the quote from Adam
readWhen Black Nationalism Goes Wrong
18-05-2007
THE hate speech of Malcolm X Matundu and Alex Kamwi demonstrates what can happen when Black Nationalism goes wrong.Malcolm X Matundu easily talks about killing "white" people. This reactionary Black
readGermany slams Wolfowitz as bank board meets
18-05-2007
WASHINGTON/BERLIN - Paul Wolfowitz made an emotional appeal to stay on as World Bank president, but Germany stepped up pressure on him to resign, saying he would not be welcome at a forum the bank is
readNam on track to achieve targets
18-05-2007
ALTHOUGH Namibia has been performing well in achieving the targets of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for 2008, economic growth remains one of the challenges.Economic growth has not
readFinancial sector needs change
18-05-2007
ACTIVITIES of the financial sector and its transformation towards the betterment of the country continue to be in the spotlight as the nation awaits the introduction of the Namibian Financial Sector
readMTC uses renewable energy to power site
18-05-2007
MOBILE Telecommunications Limited (MTC) and has joined forces with Motorola to deploy a wind- and solar-power system to operate MTC Namibia's GSM cell site at Dordabis village in the Khomas
readAfrica Development Bank must reform itself
18-05-2007
SHANGHAI - The African Development Bank must undertake significant internal reforms to become more responsive to the continent's needs and more effective as a tool for development, the bank's
readTwo car thieves die after police pursuit
18-05-2007
A POLICE chase through the streets of Windhoek ended in the death of two suspected car thieves on Wednesday afternoon, just beyond the Rehoboth roadblock south of the city.A third suspect was wounded
readNew syllabus under fire in Children's Parliament
18-05-2007
MEMBERS of the new Children's Parliament, which started its first session this week, criticised Government for bad organisation when it introduced a new school syllabus for Grade 11 this year.Many
readMan's best friend killed by a dog's worst enemy
18-05-2007
BARBARISM triumphed over humaneness in Katutura on Tuesday afternoon, when a female dog was clubbed to death by a woman who proceeded to chop the animal into pieces as part of her plan to barbecue the
readPalazzolo buys N$4m City home
18-05-2007
THE CONTROVERSIAL Vito Palazzolo, alleged Mafia boss, has bought himself and his Israeli wife Tirtza a luxurious house for nearly N$4 million in Windhoek's sought-after Luxury Hill area in a deal
readNew members of Meat Board approved
18-05-2007
CABINET has approved the appointment of five people to the Meat Board of Namibia to replace board members whose terms of office have expired.Hans Kuehne, representing the Eastern Commercial/Communal
readKeetmans armed robbers arrested
18-05-2007
POLICE at Keetmanshoop have arrested three suspects following the robbery of a local chemist.They are Simon Seibeb (28), James Kasembe (31) and Marco Booysen (18). Last Thursday, the suspects
readSwakopmunders arrested for poaching
18-05-2007
TWO men at Swakopmund were arrested on Tuesday evening after they were allegedly found with three springbok carcasses shot near the town.According to reliable sources, the springbok were allegedly
readExploring Kaokoland on camelback
18-05-2007
THE people of Opuwo in the Kunene Region are very excited about the first camels that arrived in their town by truck last Saturday.The two geldings, Blitz (six years old) and Tango (five), were
readRoad death toll climbs again
18-05-2007
AT least six lives were lost on public roads last week, just as the pilot road-safety project Xupifa Eemwenyo drew to a close.During the implementation of the project, which spanned between the Easter
readSick accused delays triple murder trial
18-05-2007
THE last stages of the triple murder trial of Kavango Region resident Maria Kandingo, who is accused of killing three people when she set fire to a hut in a village near the end of 2002, was delayed
readNewborn dumped at Oranjemund
18-05-2007
POLICE at Oranjemund on Wednesday arrested Julia Shanyengana (27) on a charge of concealment of birth.According to Inspector Bennie Groenewaldt, Shanyengana gave birth to a baby boy at the Namdeb
readRape often a family affair: report
18-05-2007
THE most dangerous place for a woman or girl in Namibia to be is right in her own home.And the most dangerous company a woman or girl in Namibia can keep is with someone that she knows, loves and
readBulls boosted by du Preez in Super 14 ?nal
18-05-2007
PRETORIA - Springboks Fourie du Preez and Bakkies Botha were recalled as Bulls starters on Wednesday for this weekend's Super 14 rugby ?nal against the Sharks.The pair made up the only change from the
readNadal easily beats Andreev
18-05-2007
HAMBURG - Rafael Nadal easily defeated the last man to beat him on clay Thursday, downing Igor Andreev 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarter?nals of the Hamburg Masters.Top-ranked Roger Federer also advanced,
readMan United seek 12th FA Cup
18-05-2007
LONDON - A ninth Premier League trophy is safely locked away.Now Manchester United is looking to secure its 12th FA Cup trophy by beating Chelsea in the showpiece ?nal's longawaited return to
readVenter fired as coach
18-05-2007
NATIONAL rugby coach Johan Venter was ?red by the Namibia Rugby Union this week.Venter was preparing the national side for the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France, but was given the boot
readPrince Harry's army role faces rethink over Iraq
18-05-2007
LONDON - The military career of Prince Harry was left in doubt yesterday after commanders decided Iraq was too dangerous a mission for the third in line to the British throne.Defence analysts said the
readBubonic plague kills 9
18-05-2007
DAR ES SALAAM - Bubonic plague has killed nine people in northern Tanzania since February, a regional official said yesterday.The plague outbreak was first reported in one village in late February,
readIsraeli airstrike kills one, wounding 45
18-05-2007
GAZA CITY - An Israeli airstrike struck a Hamas compound in central Gaza City yesterday, killing one and wounding at least 45 people, Palestinian witnesses and medical officials said.The army
readBritain's Brown is PM-in-waiting
18-05-2007
LONDON - Finance minister Gordon Brown became Britain's prime minister-in-waiting yesterday, as the ruling Labour party said he was the only candidate to succeed its outgoing leader Tony Blair.But
readMoroccan police, students clash
18-05-2007
RABAT- Moroccan riot police, wielding truncheons, clashed yesterday with stone-throwing students demanding independence for Western Sahara.Saharawi students have staged a sit-in since Monday at
readAlgerian votes amid bomb fears
18-05-2007
ALGIERS - Algerians, shaken by suicide bombings in the capital last month, voted yesterday for a new parliament that is expected to remain dominated by the three parties of the governing
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