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50 Articles found on Thursday, 24 May 2007
From the Sidelines
24-05-2007
IT will be a bumper weekend on the sporting front, as Namibia will see both the national rugby and football teams in action, while the athletes will also battle it out on the track against several
readTo Reveal Or Not To Reveal?
24-05-2007
TOTALITARIAN regimes maintain political control as a result of obvious information asymmetries between the governed and the governing class.It is why, at the heart of any decent discussion about good
readResurrecting the Spirit of Ken Saro Wiwa
24-05-2007
I'm talking about an issue that was highlighted by the late Nigerian writer, philosopher and activist, Ken Saro Wiwa - that's, the relationship between the lack of access to and control of resources
readThe Sad State of Namibian Democracy
24-05-2007
SEVENTEEN years down Independence Road (let's not call it Avenue given the modest advances), things do not look too good for the Namibian democracy we believed we had secured.The internal strife in
readPolitical Perspective: What A Way To Mark Africa Day!
24-05-2007
WHAT is President Hifikepunye Pohamba thinking? Or is he? He has truly committed the folly of the month (possibly of the year) by shutting down the civil service at 13h00 today to "enable them to
readWelcome Move By Parastatals
24-05-2007
MUCH has been said in the past years about the need for members of various boards, especially those of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs), or parastatals as they are alternatively known, to be well versed
readForward African Freedom
24-05-2007
FORTY-one years ago a coup d' etat in Ghana disrupted that country's (and by extension, Africa's) forward march.It was a day of veritable infamy, and arguably, one of the darkest spots in the annals
readCall To Fix Roads
24-05-2007
DURING the period 1999 to 2000, construction took place on probably the last phase of the Trans-Caprivi highway, this was the upgrading of the road between Katima Mulilo and Ngoma.If my memory serves
readYouth In The Dark
24-05-2007
ALLOW me to post a few points of information in your marvellous publication.I am, or rather was, a member of the "first-ever Namibian National Youth Parliament" launched on March 8 2004, representing
readBored With Green Schemes
24-05-2007
I CAN'T be the only one to be bored paralytic by the incessant 'alternative' or 'green' energy propaganda, and tips for energy 'saving'? There is no alternative to the basic energy sources or oil,
readSwapo cracks the whip
24-05-2007
THE Swapo Politburo has rejected the party's Hardap regional leadership's recommendation to suspend two key regional leaders.In a letter seen by The Namibian, Swapo Party Deputy Secretary General John
readActivist Ulli Eins passes away
24-05-2007
A FORMER Managing Director of the Hartlief meat processing company and active member of the Windhoek community, Ulli Eins, died in the capital on Tuesday.Eins passed away after a long illness. He was
readTjiriange ticked off
24-05-2007
A GROUP of former Plan fighters demanding compensation may have failed to get Government to heed their demands so far, but it appears that they have managed to raise the hackles of the concerned
readExtra half-day off for civil servants
24-05-2007
A DECISION by Government to give all public servants this afternoon off so that they can go home and "prepare" for tomorrow's Africa Day celebrations has drawn mixed reactions.The Office of the Prime
readFeathered visitors threatened by climate change
24-05-2007
THE Namibia Bird Club celebrated World Migratory Bird Day on May 12.The day was celebrated globally under the theme 'Migratory birds in a changing climate' to remind people that there are areas on
read#Khoadi //Hoas turns 10
24-05-2007
ONE of Namibia's most prosperous communal conservancies, the #Khoadi //Hoas Conservancy, has turned 10 years old and a big celebration is planned for tomorrow and Saturday.The event will be held at
readNapwu sticks with status quo, and sounds warning on 'enemies of the state'
24-05-2007
SEVEN office bearers of the Namibia Public Workers' Union (Napwu) were re-elected at the union's congress at Ongwediva over the weekend.Petrus Nevonga was re-elected as the union's General Secretary,
readOshana elects officials
24-05-2007
THE Mayor of Ongwediva, Erastus Uutoni, has been re-elected as Swapo regional co-ordinator for the Oshana Region.The party's annual regional conference was held at Ongwediva on Saturday. The
readFirst San coffin makers graduate
24-05-2007
FIVE men from the Otjozondjupa Region, including three members of the San community, have received eight weeks of training in coffin making and spray-painting at Polyflora Namibia.The training course
readEmergency response needs decentralisation
24-05-2007
SOME functions of the Emergency Management Unit (EMU), which falls under the Office of the Prime Minister, should be decentralised to the regions, it was suggested in the National Council
readSheep farmers still not happy
24-05-2007
THE future of the mutton industry still looks uncertain, despite Government's decision to ease restrictions on live exports of small livestock for two months.This was the view of sheep farmers who
readMbok threatens 'trigger-happy' LAC
24-05-2007
TONY Mbok of Dignity Housing Initiative has issued yet another demand to the Legal Assistance Centre - withdraw the criminal case against the developers or face a counter-claim.Yesterday The Namibian
readSecond treason trial heads for last stages
24-05-2007
CLOSING arguments before the verdict in the second Caprivi high treason trial is to be delivered are scheduled to be heard in the High Court in Windhoek on Monday.Acting Judge John Manyarara was
readNHE misspended: NUNW
24-05-2007
THE National Housing Enterprise (NHE) may soon find itself under the microscope of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), should the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) follow through with a
readSix bank robberies arrested
24-05-2007
AN all-night Police investigation on Tuesday led to the arrest of six men in connection with a robbery earlier that day at Standard Bank's Gobabis branch.Standard Bank's Head of Marketing, Carin De
readOfficers investigated after shooting
24-05-2007
THE death of a 40-year-old man at Ondangwa last week could have dire consequences for two Police officers if an internal investigation concludes that it was murder.Isaskar Natangwe Shikongo was
readOmissione ompe pOmuthiya
24-05-2007
O MUMBIISHOFI Omukuluntu gwOngeleki ya Katoolika ka Roma moNamibia Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda mEtitano lyeti 18 Mei 2007 okwa egulula Omissioni ompe pOmuthiya mOndonga, ndjoka yi li oyo Omissioni
readIiyamakuti otayi eta ondjala, Katoma ta ti
24-05-2007
E YONAGULO lyomapya gaanafaalama kiiyamakuti oshinima shi na okutalwa meendelelo nkene shi na 'okusitopwa,' ngele Namibia okwa hala okuhuma komeho muunafaalama wiimuna nowuunamapya.Ndhika odha popiwa
readGumwe i iteta omunino
24-05-2007
O MUNAMIMVO 47 okwa adhika a sila mondunda ye pomukunda Onyaanya moshitopolwa sha Oshana mOlyomakaya ga zi ko.Otaku popiwa kutya omulumentu nguka okwa adhika i iteta omunino mwene nombele. Okwa
readAayugi ya taalela Ombaanga ya Standard
24-05-2007
O MBAANGA ya Standard oya oshikando oshitine mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika muule woomwedhi ndatu dha zi ko.Pahokololo ndyoka lya gandjwa koonatalekonawa esiku tuu ndyoka, aalumentu yatatu oya yi mOmbaanga
readHilda Haipinge a hogolululwa a ninge Meya gwaKahao
24-05-2007
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila mOndoolopa ya Kahao, twe yi pewa kOmunambelewa Omukuluntupitithi gwOndoolopa ndjoka Gisbertus Mukulu, otayi ti kutya Kansela Hilda Haipinge okwa hogolululwa natango a ninge
readBenitez plans busy summer in transfer market
24-05-2007
LONDON - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is planning a busy summer as he searches for the players to challenge for the Premier League title next season.The Spaniard is determined to use the cash
readPortsmouth sign City's Distin
24-05-2007
LONDON - Portsmouth have won the race to sign Manchester City defender Sylvain Distin on a free transfer, manager Harry Redknapp announced yesterday.The highly regarded French centre-back has agreed a
readGiteau set to play at scrumhalf
24-05-2007
SYDNEY - Matt Giteau is set to play scrumhalf and Julian Huxley at fullback in the Australia team to face Wales in the first test in Sydney on Saturday.Winger Digby Ioane is poised to make his
readMonaco ideal for Hamilton
24-05-2007
MONACO - Already Formula One's youngest championship leader, Lewis Hamilton, is in a strong position to become the first rookie to win the most glamorous grand prix of them all in Monaco on
readJake leave out Watson for England clash
24-05-2007
CAPE TOWN - Coach Jake White left out flanker Luke Watson in his first Springbok team of the year to play against England in Bloemfontein on Saturday.Watson, who was controversially added to the
readAthletics champs takes centre stage
24-05-2007
WINDHOEK - Athletics Namibia has named the 26-strong team to compete in the Southern Regional Senior Track and Field Championship in Windhoek over the weekend.The athletes will vie for top positions
readRogge to visit Namibia
24-05-2007
NAMIBIA will be in the international spotlight again with the visit of International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge on Sunday.Rogge is expected here following the visit of the
readAnother chance for Athletics
24-05-2007
THE Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) has reconsidered a decision to de-register Athletics Namibia (AN) in the interest of the athletes.Chairman of the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) Stanley Simataa
readRezai knocks Williams out
24-05-2007
ISTANBUL - France's unseeded Aravena Rezai defeated Venus Williams to advance to the quarter finals in the Istanbul WTA Tournament yesterday.The 20-year-old played a strong, offensive game against
readWarriors to count on home-ground edge
24-05-2007
NAMIBIA'S Brave Warriors will have to count on their home advantage if they want to upset Zambia in an international friendly match at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday.Kick-off is at 15h00. Namibia
readI'm not involved, says Bemba
24-05-2007
KINSHASA - Former Democratic Republic of Congo rebel chief Jean-Pierre Bemba denied on Tuesday any responsibility for alleged war crimes in neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR).Bemba issued the
readUN troops traded gold, guns: report
24-05-2007
LONDON - Pakistani United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo traded gold and returned weapons to militia groups in 2005, according to a BBC investigation broadcast yesterday.A UN
readShaik 'mistried'
24-05-2007
SCHABIR Shaik was mistried, his legal team told the Constitutional Court yesterday."The conviction and sentence were the culmination of a trial that, being unfair, was in breach of constitutional
read7 murder arrests
24-05-2007
NAIROBI - Seven people have been arrested in connection with six beheadings that are believed to be the work of a banned religious sect in Kenya, police said yesterday.The beheadings over the weekend
readBody of missing US soldier found in Iraq river -police
24-05-2007
HILLA - The half-naked body of one of three missing US soldiers was found yesterday in the Euphrates River in the town of Mussayab south of Baghdad, police said.The US military said it was
readTwelve found guilty over Serb leader's murder
24-05-2007
BELGRADE - Two former members of a Serbian paramilitary police unit and 10 co-conspirators were found guilty yesterday of the assassination of reformist Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic four years
readPalestinians flee as truce holds
24-05-2007
BEDDAWI - Thousands of Palestinians fled a besieged refugee camp yesterday after a fragile truce halted fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants.Vehicles choked the main road
readBritain to issue warrant over spy murder
24-05-2007
LONDON - British authorities said yesterday that they are preparing to issue Russia with an extradition warrant for the man they say should be charged with the murder of former spy Alexander
readZimbabwe's white farmers report new farm invasions
24-05-2007
HARARE - Zimbabwe's white commercial farmers have reported an increase in invasions on their farms ahead of a deadline for them to leave land due to be taken by President Robert Mugabe's
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