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65 Articles found on Friday, 23 November 2007
Big Brother Africa: Northern bonanza for 'Untouchables'
23-11-2007
WELL, I spoke to Six of Bennies at Ongwediva late yesterday afternoon and he told me that the 'Untouchables' were "in the air and on their way" to Namibia! So by the time the newspaper goes to bed
readBig Brother Africa: Your SMSes to us
23-11-2007
* YOU know what Jean, I enjoy reading The Namibian daily because of BBA 2, especially where I see Meryl's name. I don't think it's a crime for K to choose, because theirs wasn't a forced relationship
readFrom the sidelines: Dawids, speak out
23-11-2007
ORLANDO Pirates have been going through hard times in recent weeks and that all because of differences in administering it after the entrance of a new owner, Hendrik Dawids.The differences generally
readBig Brother Africa: Hit me with your best shot!
23-11-2007
PEOPLE, I'm in a fix. Big Brother Africa 2 ended just short of two weeks ago, and you still want more.And, oh brother, am I taking flak! One or two of my colleagues have started to label me an
readCracks In The Wall: Revisiting the Anti-Corruption Commission
23-11-2007
THE International Day against Corruption is just two weeks away.It's a day meant to raise awareness about the negative impact of corruption on economies and thus societies worldwide. And in line with
readPohamba's Crowning Is Swapo's'Mopping-Up' Moment
23-11-2007
THE founding President's choice of gifts for weddings (bows and arrows to Richard Kamwi to protect his family) is something that has always captured my imagination as a bit strange.But Sam Nujoma is a
readPolitical Perspective
23-11-2007
SWAPO's denial of responsibility for the 'List of 20' does not ring true, and the party's current stance towards 'dissidents' is not going to promote the cause of unity within their ranks.The '20' is
readThings Can't Be Allowed To Fall Apart
23-11-2007
THE current situation in Swapo vis-à-vis the formation of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) appears to be obsessing everyone to such an extent that even the governance of the country is
readOpen Letter To Karas Regional Council
23-11-2007
IN recent newspaper articles we read about the spending of almost N$100 000 for a trip to Asia by our leaders.At what cost are we allowing the elected leaders to waste our scant resources? They could
readAffordable Resort Tariffs For Namibians Are Only Fair
23-11-2007
NAMIBIA Wildlife Resort (NWR) Managing Director Tobie Aupindi claims in your article 'Namibian resort tariffs skyrocket' on November 9 2007 that NWR does "not get subsidies from anywhere to keep
readAffordable Resort Tariffs For Namibians Are Only Fair
23-11-2007
NAMIBIA Wildlife Resort (NWR) Managing Director Tobie Aupindi claims in your article 'Namibian resort tariffs skyrocket' on November 9 2007 that NWR does "not get subsidies from anywhere to keep
readHow RDP Got Where They Are
23-11-2007
ALLOW me to join the discussion on the formation of a new party through your well-read newspaper.I followed with keen interest the developments leading to the creation of RDP (Rally for Democratic
readDemocracy In Action
23-11-2007
"THE foundation of self-government was that all men were free to voice their opinions and equal in their value as citizens.(Women, I am afraid, were deemed second-class citizens.) ... Democracy meant
readOn The Welfare Of Tourists
23-11-2007
WE were looking forward to joining Eileen and her Professor on a visit to archaeological sites along the Kavango River.For the past few years Eileen has spent a fair amount of time in that remote
readCall For Respect For Basters/Coloureds
23-11-2007
THIS note is a response to the 'Talk of the Nation' show with Vision 2030 and the youth as the topic, and a demand that Basters/coloureds be treated equally as Namibians and not as squatters.For years
readMinistry of Education responds
23-11-2007
* THE Ministry of Education has taken time out to respond to a number of the complaints about the Education Sector, which have been SMSed to The Namibian: November 20* Does the Ministry of Education
readRDP Poses No Democratic Threat
23-11-2007
PLEASE allow me to share a few thoughts on the current political situation in the country, which is of great concern to me.It is rather disappointing to see the ruling party panicking and rambling
readSMSes of the Day: Friday
23-11-2007
* IT is really very sad and painful to only read and see how your hard-earned pension money is dubiously invested in loss-making businesses. Therefore thumbs up for the proposed legislation that can
readSwedes take over NEC
23-11-2007
THE Ittur Group of Companies for Sweden has acquired the majority shareholding in the Namibian Engineering Corporation (NEC) in a recent investment move.NEC CEO Andreas Brueckner yesterday would not
readMTC to venture into remote areas
23-11-2007
MTC Namibia and Motorola Inc yesterday announced the successful completion of the wind and solar power system trial conducted with the GSM Association on MTC's cell site at Dordabis village in the
readDe Beers sells Cullinan for R1b
23-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - De Beers, the world's biggest diamond producer, said yesterday it had sold its historic Cullinan mine to a consortium led by Petra Diamonds for one billion rand in cash.De Beers, 45 per
readNdjaba appointed NDTC CEO
23-11-2007
SHIHALENI Ellis Ndjaba is to become the first Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) on January 1.Ndjaba, who is currently the NDTC Chairman and the Permanent Secretary
readTelkom Media buys into One Africa
23-11-2007
ONE Africa Television, Namibia's largest private commercial broadcaster, has announced a major investment in the company by newly licensed South African broadcaster Telkom Media.Telkom Media has
readIsrael launches anti-hijack pilot ID system
23-11-2007
LOD - Israeli authorities plan to issue a new anti-hijack identification system to incoming aircraft which they say is foolproof, but some experts are not convinced it will plug all the security holes
readMistrust engulfs Swapo
23-11-2007
WITH little less than a week to go to the Swapo Party congress, fear and uncertainty are mounting in the ranks of the ruling party.Yesterday, two senior Swapo officials hit out at their reported
readAnother death at Oshakati bridge
23-11-2007
A woman from Okakukiipupu village near Oshakati was found drowned under Oshakati's so-called suicide bridge yesterday.The woman was identified as Flodina Theofelus (47). People passing by the bridge
readHelmut Angula sworn in as an MP
23-11-2007
THE Director General of the National Planning Commission (NPC), Helmut Angula, was sworn in as Member of Parliament in the National Assembly yesterday.He succeeds Hidipo Hamutenya, who resigned from
readNew date set for stalled bloodbath hearing
23-11-2007
THE Kareeboomvloer farm massacre trial is scheduled to resume in the High Court in Windhoek from March 4 next year, the four men charged in the trial were told yesterday.Returning to the High Court
readNBC gets Japanese help
23-11-2007
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) and the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation, NHK International, have signed an agreement aimed at improving the programmes broadcast on NBC television.Of the
readEU funds projects in regions
23-11-2007
THE dormant Kalahari wild silk project in the Omaheke Region has been revived by a N$2,4 million grant from the European Union while a project for small-scale miners in the Erongo Region is supported
readNo financial statements for Guardian Fund
23-11-2007
THE Guardian Fund - in which inherited money is kept in trust for children - could not be audited for the past seven years because no financial statements were available."This state of affairs is not
readNational Heritage Register created
23-11-2007
EFFORTS are underway to establish a National Heritage Register of Namibia that will serve as a national inventory of proclaimed heritage sites and objects.This will be in the form of a central
readDriver missing after car accident
23-11-2007
POLICE at Keetmanshoop are looking for a car driver who allegedly fled from the scene of a road accident in which a 32-year-old woman died on Wednesday night.The accident happened in Keetmanshoop. The
readWater relief welcomed
23-11-2007
SWAPO MP Leevi Katoma has welcomed Government's recent order that NamWater should open all communal water taps that were shut because of non-payment of accounts.Katoma, the regional councillor of
readEnviro Bill passed
23-11-2007
THE National Council has passed the Environmental Management Bill that was referred to it for review after being passed by the National Assembly.The bill provides for thorough environmental assessment
readCaprivi Strip proclaimed park
23-11-2007
GOVERNMENT has officially proclaimed the former Caprivi Game Reserve as the Bwabwata National Park, also incorporating the Mahango Game Park in the west and the existing Mamili Game Park south of
readKaribib murder suspect awaits court's verdict
23-11-2007
THE trial of murder suspect Gert Hermanus ('Hansie') Losper, who is accused of murdering his wife by shooting her four times in her brother's house at Karibib almost three years ago, is set to enter a
readMunicipalities must compile five-year strategic plans
23-11-2007
ALL municipalities must draw up five-year strategic plans, send them to the Office of the Prime Minister for approval and set up a performance management system to monitor progress, representatives of
readYoung artist's sudden shower death a mystery
23-11-2007
POLICE are looking into the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of 30-year-old artist Marianne Von Der Lippe, who died at her home in Windhoek on Wednesday morning after reportedly
readFraud charge causes consternation in Keetmans Council
23-11-2007
THE news of alleged fraud committed by an employee at Keetmanshoop Municipality caused a commotion at an urgent council meeting called by Mayor Fiina Elago on Wednesday to brief the councillors on the
readAanegumbo lya Big Brother Africa II
23-11-2007
mOnooli M axwell gwa Zambia, Bertha gwa Zimbabwe, Kwaku gwa Ghan, Lerato gwa South Afrika na Meryl gwa Namibia oya thiki ohela mOvenduka nokwa tegelelwa ya thike nena mOnooli (23 Novemba.Otaya ka lala
readNda ningilwa iinima iinene kaakwawo yomusamane gwandje: Esther
23-11-2007
O MUKALIMO gwomOuhongo wa Matheus popepi nEngela mUukwanyama meme Esther Ndahafa Hamutenya (56) okwe yile kOshifo shika omasiku ga zi ko yo na kapatashu komomukunda ngoka tatekulu Fredrich
readOngundu ya Ulenga ya sindana okupewa otyeke
23-11-2007
M OMAANDAHA goshiwike shika, omupresidende gwoCoD, Ben Ulenga okwa pewa otyeke yoondola/N$300 000 okuzilila kEpangelo konima sho a ningi omatilitho kutya ota ka pula Ompangu yi gandje elombwelo
readOngundu ya Ulenga ya sindana okupewa otyeke
23-11-2007
M OMAANDAHA goshiwike shika, omupresidende gwoCoD, Ben Ulenga okwa pewa otyeke yoondola/N$300 000 okuzilila kEpangelo konima sho a ningi omatilitho kutya ota ka pula Ompangu yi gandje elombwelo
readMontopa ya Shakati mwa sila natango omukalimo gumwe
23-11-2007
E FEKELO ndyoka lya li po kutya montopa ya Shakati otashi omwa fa mwiiyumbila omuntu okupendukila mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika, lya ninga lyoshili, sho Opolisi ya Shakati ya kutha mo omudhimba gwa meme
readYimwe yomoongundulwiimbo dha Mu'ambo ya pogola
23-11-2007
O NGUNDULWIIMBO yedhina 'Oshitutuma Brothers and Sisters' yi li kohi yewiliko lyehangano lya M'uambo Musical Works (MMW) yomoshitopolwa sha Ndangwa, otaku popiwa kutya oya taaguluka oompango
readOngame nde mu dhipaga e tandi mu tete miintimbu: Orina ta popi
23-11-2007
O MUPANGI gwedhina Kenneth Orina ngoka e li omukwashigwana gwa Kenya ngoka ta fekelelwa edhipago lyomukulukadhi gwe, okwa zimine mOmpangu ya Mengestrata poGrootfontein oshiwike shika kutya oye shili a
readMontoya content after first season
23-11-2007
CHARLOTTE - Juan Pablo Montoya capped his first full season in American stock-car racing with a quiet 15th-place run at Homestead-Miami Speedway.The finish locked up rookie of the year honours in the
readTyson out of jail
23-11-2007
NEW YORK - Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson ate Sloppy Joes and read the mobster epic 'American Gangster' during his 24-hour jail term in Phoenix this week.A Sloppy Joe is described as a hot
readWoolmer's inquest concludes
23-11-2007
KINGSTON - A coroner's inquest into the death of cricket coach Bob Woolmer ended Wednesday after hearing testimony from more than 50 people over five weeks.The 11-member jury is expected to determine
readVargas, Mayorga in showdown
23-11-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Former world champions Ricardo Mayorga and Fernando Vargas will fight for a less glamorous title when they meet in Los Angeles tonight.The vacant WBC Continental Americas super
readEngland's McCLaren fired
23-11-2007
LONDON - Steve McClaren paid the price of England's failure to qualify for Euro 2008 yesterday when he was unceremoniously dismissed from his position as head coach.McClaren, who had refused to
readEngland ousted
23-11-2007
LONDON - Russia joined Sweden, Turkey and Portugal as the last four qualifiers for next year's European championship on Wednesday after England's hopes were shattered in a 3-2 defeat by Croatia at
readFirst division gets into gear
23-11-2007
FIREWORKS are expected this weekend as the Southern Stream First Division League gets into gear after a lengthy delay.The delay was caused by the non-availability of start-up capital as well as a
readKnives out for vulnerableTigers
23-11-2007
CIVICS will have their sharpest knives out as they aim to slaughter Tigers, a side which has proven to be one of their most rigid opponents over the years, when they measure up at the Independence
readSomalia's Endless Hell
23-11-2007
SOMALIA'S internal conflict is propelled by a combustible mix of religion, politics, and clan rivalry.Civilians are killed daily in Mogadishu, there are roadside bombs and mortar attacks, and
readSomalia gets new Prime Minister
23-11-2007
MOGADISHU - President Abdullahi Yusuf named a new prime minister yesterday, ending weeks of speculation and political uncertainty in Somalia, where the government faces an insurgency in the
readQueen visits Ugandan Aids clinic
23-11-2007
Kampala - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II said yesterday she felt 'a sorrow so profound' at what she called the 'scourge of HIV-Aids' after a visit to a clinic in Uganda for sufferers of the
read40 decomposed bodies found
23-11-2007
* BAGHDAD - Iraqi security forces found 40 decomposed bodies, including those of women and children, north of Ramadi near Lake Tharthar in an area controlled until recently by al Qaeda in Iraq.Hawker
readEscaped lion chases US cars
23-11-2007
Wakefield - That was no dog chasing cars in Ohio earlier this week. It was a cat - a big cat.Pike County sheriff's deputies responded to an emergency call that a lion was 'attacking' vehicles on a
readQuake rocks Papua New Guinea
23-11-2007
Canberra - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude 6,7 rocked eastern Papua New Guinea yesterday, the Hong Kong Observatory said.The quake hit just before17h00 Hong Kong time (09h00 GMT) with
read'Tree man freak' seeks help
23-11-2007
TANJUNG JAYA - Sacked from his job, deserted by his wife, shunned by neighbours - 'tree man' Dede has been treated as a freak for most of his life because of the gnarled growths sprouting from his
readPresident Mbeki leads Zimbabwe talks
23-11-2007
HARARE - South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Zimbabwe yesterday, where he is expected to meet with President Robert Mugabe and the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change.Mbeki would
readColombia halts Chavez mediation
23-11-2007
BOGOTA - Colombia on Wednesday accused Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of overstepping his bounds while trying to mediate the release of hostages held by left-wing rebels and called off the talks.The
readCourt clears way for Musharraf's 2nd term
23-11-2007
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Supreme Court, stacked with judges friendly to President Pervez Musharraf,yesterday threw out a final challenge to his re-election and paved the way for him to quit as army
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