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42 Articles found on Wednesday, 23 May 2007
SA passes progressive rape law
23-05-2007
CAPE TOWN - South African lawmakers yesterday passed amended legislation to broaden the definition of rape in a country with sky-high rates of sex crimes and HIV-AIDS.The sexual offences amendment
readShould prisons go corporate?
23-05-2007
CAPE TOWN - Private companies are likely to help build and manage five new prisons in South Africa as the country seeks to improve the way it houses thousands of inmates, the government said
readNew agency aims to make African skies safer
23-05-2007
DOUALA, Cameroon - When a brand-new Kenya Airways Boeing 737 crashed into a jungle swamp this month seconds after take off from Douala airport killing all 114 people aboard, authorities mistakenly
readNobel laureate wants to take banking for the poor to Africa
23-05-2007
BERLIN - Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said yesterday he was hoping to export the micro-credit system he pioneered in Asia to more African countries to help the continent overcome
readIFC invests in Nigerian firm
23-05-2007
ABUJA - The World Bank's private sector arm has granted a US$40 million loan to a Nigerian property development firm to help it meet rising demand for business infrastructure in Africa's top oil
readTax return filing season in progress
23-05-2007
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.THE 2007 tax return filing season for most individuals is in full
readSA black middle class big but untapped
23-05-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's black middle class grew by 30 per cent last year and should continue to expand in the coming years as the government pursues its black economic empowerment programme, a
readPupkewitz leaves
23-05-2007
NEF WELL-KNOWN local business personality and long-serving president of the Namibian Employers Federation (NEF) Harold Pupkewitz is expected to step down as head of the organisation at its AGM to be
readSwakopmund municipality invests in local business
23-05-2007
SWAKOPMUND - The Swakopmund Municipality is embarking on a strategy to invest in the local economy by supporting upcoming and existing businesses at the town.The Urban Trust of Namibia (UTN), a
readDown to ZERO!Temperatures across the country plummet
23-05-2007
TEMPERATURES in parts of Namibia plunged to below zero yesterday, as a cold front gripped the country.Karasburg and Keetmanshoop in the South are predicted to be the coldest towns in the country
readMP slams 'Ministry of Defamation'
23-05-2007
THE MINISTRY of Information has become a 'Ministry of Defamation', Swapo Member of the National Council John Hakaye alleged yesterday.Hakaye said through the print and electronic media, the Ministry
readBank robberies becoming 'standard'
23-05-2007
STANDARD Bank yesterday experienced its fourth armed robbery in three months.According to information given at the scene, three suspects entered the bank's Gobabis branch just before 09h00, and
readMbok to take on Govt in court
23-05-2007
CONTROVERSIAL housing developer Tony Mbok and his company, Dignity Housing Initiative, are suing Housing Minister John Pandeni and the Namibian Government.Mbok gave Pandeni an ultimatum to withdraw an
readStrike at community craft project
23-05-2007
THE future of a community project at Keetmanshoop is in the balance after about 45 community members downed tools last week in protest against the way they claim it is run.The People In Need (PIN)
readOshakati elects new Mayor
23-05-2007
THE Oshakati Town Council has elected Katrina Shimbulu as Mayor, replacing Engelbert Atshipara, who had served as Mayor for the past 10 years.Atshipara, who turns 70 next month, told The Namibian that
readSan communities hold first regional meeting
23-05-2007
SAN people in Angola lack education, medical care and secure land rights, while Angolan authorities do not recognise their traditional leaders, it was revealed at a recent conference.The needs of San
readSuspected Swakop poachers out on bail
23-05-2007
SWAKOPMUND residents Hendrik Fourie (49) and Lewis Odendaal (28) appeared in the town's Magistrate's Court on Friday on charges of illegal hunting and possession of an unlicensed firearm.The two were
readSwapo MP Katoma weighed down by jumbo concerns
23-05-2007
CROP destruction by wild animals should be addressed if Namibia wants to prosper in the arenas of livestock and crop farming, a Swapo MP said on Monday.Speaking in the National Council, Swapo's Levy
readChildren's Parliament ends session
23-05-2007
THE first session of the Children's Parliament ended on Friday in the National Assembly in Windhoek after several motions were adopted.In a final communiqué, the 26 young Members of Parliament
readMan in court over family murder
23-05-2007
A MAN charged with murdering his wife and her cousin on Thursday night made his first appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court in Katutura on Monday.Angelo Mikini (37) is said to have shot and
readNPTH advertises board positions
23-05-2007
IN a rare move, Namibia Post and Telecom Holdings Limited (NPTH) - the parent company of Telecom Namibia, MTC and Nampost - has advertised positions on its board of directors in local newspapers.This
readWalvis Council needs turnaround strategy
23-05-2007
THE Walvis Bay Town Council needs a turnaround strategy to improve its financial position, Management Committee chairman Mandume Muatunga told the Council's budget session on Monday night.He said the
readSimon's appeal judgement postponed
23-05-2007
THE last punches in former world champion boxer Harry Simon's appeal against a culpable homicide conviction and two-year prison sentence were thrown in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.It will now
readNUNW wants Agribank chief's blood
23-05-2007
THE National Union of Namibian Workers say it will approach the courts to add Agribank Chief Executive Officer Leonard Iipumbu's name to the list of staff made redundant at the institution.NUNW
readNORED a talulula Omulandu gwe mokutopola olusheno
23-05-2007
E HANGANO lya tseyika nawa lyokugandja olusheno mmOnooli lyaNORED, oshiwike sha zi ko olya li noshigongi moka mwa li Aanambelewa yalyo nosho wo Ongunduwiliki yalyo, sha ningilwa mOhotela Protea
readOonakulwa ya londodhwa kombinga ayomaashinga
23-05-2007
O shigongi shoka sha li pokati koonakulwa aakulu na Inspekta-Ndjayi gwOpolisi Leitenanda-Ndjayi Sebastian Ndeitunga mOmaandaha, osha hulile moonakulwa aakulu ya londodhwa kombinga yopulanda yawo oku
readNangombe nayakwawo onkee taya umbathana nomaloya
23-05-2007
I ITA yokuumbathana nomalaka pokati kOmupresidende gwehangano lyOotaxi nOombesa omusamane Magnus Nangombe nokangundu kaalumentu yatano mboka ya li nale aawiliki mu Nabta, onkee tayi tsikile.Elvis
readDingara na Nevonga oyo taya lele Napwu
23-05-2007
MONGWEDIVA M OSHIGONGI oshinene sha Napwu shoka sha li mOngwediva mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko, Elifas Dingara okwa hogolululwa a kale natango Omupresidende gwa Napwu muule woomvula ne tadhi landula
readNFA medical committee resigns
23-05-2007
WINDHOEK - The Namibia Football Association's Medical Committee has resigned, complaining about unfair practices and poor remuneration.The committee comprises Bernhard Haufiku (chairman), Charles
readToxic air sickens 40 Chinese athletes
23-05-2007
BEIJING - Forty Chinese athletes and coaches preparing for next year's Beijing Olympics contracted fevers blamed on a germ-infested air-conditioning system at a training centre, state media reported
readBrave Warriors Supporters Club to meet
23-05-2007
THE Brave Warriors Supporters Club Executive Committee members are requested to meet at Soccer House today (May 23) at Soccer House for a meeting.It starts at 18h00. All the supporters of the club are
readHigh demands set for new NFA chief
23-05-2007
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) has set extremely high standards for a person to step into the current acting secretary general's position, if the requirements for the position to be advertised
readRefs make strides
23-05-2007
WINDHOEK - Namibian referees are continuing to make global strides.Six referees were appointed to officiate at the Cosafa final on May 27 and the AFCON qualifying matches on June 2. Namibian Football
readBielefeld repays Middendorp
23-05-2007
BIELEFELD - Arminia Bielefeld yesterday rewarded coach Ernst Middendorp for keeping the club in the Bundesliga next season by extending his contract by one year until 2009.The 48-year-old saved the
readPakistani journalist to sue BBC
23-05-2007
KARACHI - A Pakistani journalist is seeking 50 million rupees (US$833 333) in damages from the BBC, claiming it inferred he was connected with the death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer.Ehsan
readAdebayor signs new deal
23-05-2007
LONDON - Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal, the Premier League club said.Adebayor, 23, joined the club in January 2006 from AS Monaco and has established
readAll set for final drama
23-05-2007
ATHENS - Liverpool and AC Milan arrived in the Greek capital this week ready to play out the sequel to the most unbelievable European Cup final ever staged.Almost two years to the day since their epic
readCar bomb kills 25 in southwest Baghdad
23-05-2007
BAGHDAD - Twenty-five people were killed and 60 wounded when a car bomb tore through a busy market area in southwest Baghdad yesterday, police said.At least two buildings were completely destroyed and
readFire damages historic ship
23-05-2007
GREENWICH - Technology, rot and now fire have caught up with the Cutty Sark, the graceful clipper ship built in the 19th century to speed fresh tea from China to Britain's tables.After a quick look at
readBritain seeks to charge Russian for spy death
23-05-2007
LONDON - Britain wants to extradite a former KGB agent from Russia and charge him with murdering exiled Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko using radioactive polonium, prosecutors said
readSchabir Shaik 'belongs in prison'
23-05-2007
CAPE TOWN - Convicted Durban fraudster Schabir Shaik is "back where he belongs" in prison, Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour told MPs on Tuesday."I have a report here... that's coming
readRefugee camp attacked
23-05-2007
NAHR AL-BARED - Lebanese tanks and artillery battered a Palestinian refugee camp where Islamist militants are holed up for a third day yesterday, amid growing concern for the plight of 40 000
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