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69 Articles found on Friday, 12 October 2007
From the Sidelines: FNB, NFA disappoint
12-10-2007
THE standoff between the Namibia Football Association (NFA) and First National Bank (FNB) this week was so embarrassing that I simply did not understand who was right or wrong.These two bodies are in
readBig Brother Africa 2: The 'Idiot's' Guide
12-10-2007
WHERE'S Bertha, aka B, when you need her on a Friday? Have to confess that I'm suffering from post-departum blues! It has severely affected the birthing of this column.Has B buzzed off with my writing
readPresidential Term Limits
12-10-2007
IF you have a high enough opinion of yourself to want to be president in the first place, you probably think that term limits are a stupid nuisance.If two terms of Bill Clinton (or Vladimir Putin, or
readAfrica, Security Council Reform And The Ezulwini Consensus
12-10-2007
NEW York was, over the past two weeks, the seat of frantic diplomatic grandstanding and oration during the general debate of the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly.The UN has had its
readPolitical Perspective
12-10-2007
I'VE taken issue with both Prime Minister Nahas Angula and NUNW Secretary General Evilastus Kaaronda in the past, and now that they're doing battle against one another, I'm not taking sides quite as
readDealing Effectively With Our Power Problem
12-10-2007
THE warning lights have been flickering for a long time now about a regional power crisis, and this week South Africa's power utility, Eskom, declared a 'state of emergency'.This reduced the amount of
readSMSes of the Day : Friday
12-10-2007
* IT'S really a shame the way senior citizens are treated in this country. If it was not for us, not one of the current leaders would be here. There is money for every thing, except the elderly. Why
readPohamba Must Take The Lead
12-10-2007
RIAN Malan's view of what is happening in Southern Africa generally and in South Africa in particular makes for grim reading.His view can be summed up with the phrase 'ripe fruit, rotting in place'.
readPower To The People
12-10-2007
NAIMIBIA's towering twins are now near permanently belching black smoke - no Meryl, not those twins! But not having DSTV perhaps ...I mean the Van Eck power station; and sure evidence that the
readDid Cabinet Plagiarise The Hero?
12-10-2007
I WAS just reading the article on proposed definition of a hero in Namibia by a Cabinet committee here http://www.namibian.com.na/2007/October/national/07BF544153.html and was somehow taken aback by
readThe Responsible Thing To Do
12-10-2007
I HAVE been following the developments around the finding and securing an abandoned shotgun on the banks of the Okavango River on the 15th August.It is unbelievable that Minister John Mutorwa should
readKaaronda vs Prime Minister
12-10-2007
I COULD not believe my eyes when reading the newspaper about the Prime Minister asking members of NUNW to bring Swapo membership cards and liberation credentials.I thought the PM is for all,
readBicycle Ambulances Mean Accessibility To Healthcare
12-10-2007
THE letter of Mulife Muchali of Vancouver, Canada, that appeared on Friday, October 5 2007 has reference.Bank Windhoek, like many other leading organisations in Namibia, is actively involved in
readLost Respect For Angula
12-10-2007
I AM aware that you hardly publish letters that do not suit your world view, however I hope you shall allow my views to be heard on the spat between Nahas Angula and Evilastus Kaaronda.I notice that
readCLaSH Takes On Tjivera
12-10-2007
DURING the week September 17 to 21 2007, CLaSH was confronted with two newspaper articles resulting from a press conference given by Mr Martin Tjivera, the Executive Director of NNAD, the Namibian
readEU rejects delay in WAfrica trade talks
12-10-2007
BRUSSELS - The EU has rejected a request from West Africa for a two-year extension of preferential trade terms but is offering flexibility in talks about a new deal, a European Commission official
readMarine diamond mining picks up
12-10-2007
DIAMOND Fields International (DFI) has recorded improved diamond production after a seasonal downturn from marine diamond mining joint operations with Bonaparte Diamond Mines.The company said marine
readSA gold miners plan to plumb record depths
12-10-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's gold companies, already mining at the world's deepest depths, are looking to plumb even deeper veins in a new gold rush spurred by record prices.The deeper miners go, the
readKenya awards Alcatel-Lucent undersea deal
12-10-2007
NAIROBI - Kenya has awarded an US$82 million contract to Paris-based Alcatel-Lucent to build a submarine telecoms cable linking its coast and the United Arab Emirates, an information ministry official
readRecord oil prices denting demand
12-10-2007
LONDON - World oil demand will grow more slowly than expected in the fourth quarter as record-high oil prices prompt some consumers to seek alternatives, the International Energy Agency said
readEPA deadline likely to be missed: NMA
12-10-2007
The new trade deal between southern Africa and Europe is not likely to meet its deadline of December, the Namibia Manufacturers Association (NMA) has said.Speaking at the NMA annual general meeting in
readHerero genocide committee briefs President Pohamba
12-10-2007
TWENTY members of the Ovaherero/Mbanderu 1904 Committee for Dialogue (ODC-1904) briefed President Hifikepunye Pohamba at State House on Tuesday afternoon on the latest developments related to their
readRugby racism slammed
12-10-2007
THE Rugby World Cup ticket sale scandal was an "unacceptable and unethical incident", and racism and hate speech uttered by a top sports official was also not acceptable, the Minister of Sport told
readDrought fuels grazing disputes
12-10-2007
A MEETING called to discuss rangeland issues in the North was called off after it was shunned by traditional chiefs.The meeting was arranged by the Ministry of Local and Regional Government for last
readInterest rates UP again
12-10-2007
THE Bank of Namibia (BoN) has for the third time this year hiked its key repo rate by 50 basis points to 10,5 per cent from 10 per cent effective today.This is bad news for consumers, as it translates
readBloody shoes 'floor' suspect
12-10-2007
FARM massacre suspect Gavin Beukes could offer no explanation for the presence of potentially incriminating blood-spatter evidence on his shoes when he testified in a side hearing in his trial in the
readGTV to start on Monday
12-10-2007
GATEWAY Television (GTV) has announced that it will start broadcasting on Monday, two days after its official launch in Windhoek today.GTV Namibia general manager Tania Frankle confirmed to The
readWear pink and walk, to show that you care
12-10-2007
THE annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk/Run is taking place at three venues simultaneously tomorrow.The 10-kilometre run/walk will start at the Windhoek and Otjiwarongo MediClinic hospitals at 06h30,
readNamibia's Speaker candidate for world parliamentary body
12-10-2007
THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab, has been elected as Africa's sole candidate to head an international parliamentary organisation.The geo-political grouping of the
readSchool has power again
12-10-2007
POWER has been restored to the African Methodist Episcopal Private School (AMEPS) at Gibeon in the Hardap Region after the school management promised to pay the Gibeon Village Council N$30 000 of its
read2-year-old girl killed in accident
12-10-2007
A tyre burst on the road between Otavi and Tsumeb caused a car accident there on Wednesday which ended the life of a two-year-old girl.Four other passengers were seriously injured and were admitted
readSwakop airport open again
12-10-2007
THE Directorate of Civil Aviation (DCA) on Tuesday announced the re-opening of the Swakopmund airfield.The owner of the airport, Brian Roos, closed it on Friday, citing complaints by users about its
readPhilemon Gawanab, Khomas man
12-10-2007
THE rugged hilltops of the Khomas Hochland, with their crags and rivers, were the mould which formed Philemon Gawanab.He spent his early years there, herding his father's cattle, sheep and goats, and
readTo pay or not to pay, is the question in the North
12-10-2007
TRADITIONAL leaders in the North are divided over whether men should pay compensation to women who they impregnate out of wedlock.Leaders of the eight traditional authority districts in the northern
readSchool issues scam alert
12-10-2007
THE school board and management of Augustineum Secondary School have distanced themselves from a fundraising campaign by one of its former pupils, Lehman Sethie.The school said it was considering
readWindhoek valuation roll open for inspection
12-10-2007
WINDHOEK property owners can inspect the new interim valuation roll with assessment rates determined and set by the municipality.The roll will be open for inspection at the Windhoek municipal offices
readHerero Chief Riruako miffed about cartoon
12-10-2007
HERERO Chief Kuaima Riruako has expressed unhappiness about a cartoon published in The Namibian last Friday.The cartoonist, playing on the words nude and Nudo - Riruako's political party - depicted a
readBeware of new 'Telecom' scam
12-10-2007
RECEIVED a call saying you are to get a rebate on your Telecom Namibia telephone bill? Beware.Such calls, from a person who identifies himself as 'David', usually go on to say, "Good day, I am calling
readUS security company defends Iraq mission
12-10-2007
THE former US military officer who set up a new security company last week to train Namibians in Iraq for security services says this has nothing to do with mercenary work and there is nothing secret
readUS security company defends Iraq mission
12-10-2007
THE former US military officer who set up a new security company last week to train Namibians in Iraq for security services says this has nothing to do with mercenary work and there is nothing secret
readGovt commits two billion for orphans
12-10-2007
GOVERNMENT has completed its first five-year strategic action plan in support of the estimated 128 000 orphans in the country, which will cost about N$2,09 billion.Deputy Minister of Gender Equality
readJewellers cry foul over NDTC diamond quotas
12-10-2007
THE Jewellers' Association of Namibia (Jassona) is up in arms with the Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) over what it calls unfair treatment of some of the local diamond cutting and polishing
readElunduluko monkalo yombepo otali monikila unene momvula ndjoka ihayi loko we nawa
12-10-2007
O NKALO yombepo oya lunduluka shili? Osho shili kutya ngashiingeyi onkalo yombepo oya popyala unene yi vule omathimbo ga zi ko.Pauntshitwe, onkalo yombepo ohayi lunduluka. Ano omolwashike ngashiingeyi
readAaCOSDEC ye vulithe pethele ya pewa Oonzapo kOmuprima Angula
12-10-2007
A ALONGWA ye vulithe pethele yomOsenda yOkuhumitha komeho Omaunongo gAakwashigwana (Community Skills Development Centre (COSDEC) pOndangwa mOshitopolwa sha Shana mEtitano lya zi ko oya pewa Oonzapo
readOsekundosikola ya AMEPS ya za mo momilema
12-10-2007
O SEKUNDOSIKOLA ya African Methodist Episcopal Private School (AMEPS) po Gibeon moshitopolwa sha Hardap, oya zi mo modhime mOmaandaha goshiwike shika konima sho Ewiliko lyOsikola ndjoka lya uvaneke
readOsikola yaanona pEno-leu ya mona oongulu oompe
12-10-2007
PENO-LEU O ONGULU dhOsikola adhihe kumwe dhi li 13 mwakwatelwa Ombelewa yOsikola pOsikola ya Eno-leu mOukwanyama mOshikandjohogololo sha Etayi moshitopolwa sha Musati, odha egululwa pambelewa
readAakadhona mboka taya miti naya futwe tuu nenge inaya futwa?
12-10-2007
O MALELO gopamuthigululwakalo gomOwambo agehe gahetatu, mEtiyali lya zi ko, oga li ga gongala mOshakati moka ya kundathana oshinima shomamito gaakadhona, unene kwa ningwa epulo kutya, naya kale haya
readOmbedhi, nayi pewe aawapaleki
12-10-2007
O NKALO ombwiinayi ndjoka tayi nyenyetwa mIipangelo yimwe po yEpangelo moshilongo oya ukithwa kaawapaleki.Aawapaleki oyi itula unene mokulanditha uuleke nosho wo uukuki pehala lyokwiitula miilonga
readKuku Alina Namukuwa Iita momukunda mEendombe a hulitha mepipi lyomimvo 98
12-10-2007
O MUKALIMO omukulu gwomomukunda Eendombe mOngandjera mOshitopolwa sha Musati kuku Alina Namukuwa Iita, a tseyika wo nedhina gwIikuni Lyaulale, okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shAutapi
readOtjozondjupa to hold meeting
12-10-2007
THE Otjozondjupa Football League invite its members to a consultative meeting which will be held in Otjiwarongo from 09h00.The start-up capital, outstanding player cards, payment of registration fees
readTournament Briefs Corleto aims to burst Bok bubble
12-10-2007
PARIS - South Africa's belief in their invincibility could work in Argentina's favour when they clash in a World Cup semi-final on Sunday, Pumas fullback Ignacio 'Nani' Corleto said.Argentina will be
readWhite confident of a win
12-10-2007
PARIS - South Africa coach Jake White believes Argentina counterpart Marcelo Loffreda may have unwittingly supplied the ammunition that will fire the Springboks to victory in their World Cup
readFrance, England unchanged
12-10-2007
PARIS - France and England have asked the men who performed heroics in the World Cup quarter-finals to do the same in their semi-final meeting on Saturday, both naming unchanged teams and replacements
readLoeb has home advantage
12-10-2007
AJACCIO - Three-time reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb of France has the advantage of home soil when the Rally of France starts in Corsica today.Loeb, in second place overall behind Finland's
readJohnson bowls Aussies to victory
12-10-2007
VADODARA - Mitchell Johnson destroyed India with a maiden five-wicket haul as Australia raced to a nine-wicket win in the fifth one-day international yesterday.Australia now have a 3-1 lead overall
readIita, Johannes dominate Katutura 10km race
12-10-2007
MIDDLE-DISTANCE specialists Reinholdt Iita and Hilaria Johannes dominated last weekend's Katutura 10-kilometre race, with both posting wins in comfortable fashion at an event that saw at least 600
readFrance seeking vital points
12-10-2007
LONDON - European Championship qualifying heads into its latter stages on Saturday with Italy and France among powerhouse teams needing victory to boost their chances.The former European champions,
readMeroro meets Nhundu
12-10-2007
ZIMBABWEAN middleweight boxer Edward Nhundu arrived in Namibia yesterday to battle it out with Namibia's Vikapita Meroro in what could be a terrific clash over eight rounds between the two exciting
readGet cycled up at Classic!
12-10-2007
THE Namibian Model Pick and Pay Cycle Classic will seek a new champion over three different distances this year, as the race will see over 1 500 competitors lining up at the United sport grounds on
readThe Rising Cost of Nature
12-10-2007
A FUNDAMENTAL global trend nowadays is growing natural resource scarcity.Oil and natural gas prices have soared in recent years. This past year, food prices have also skyrocketed, causing hardships
readUS military base attacked
12-10-2007
BAGHDAD - A rocket or mortar attack on the main US base near Baghdad killed two coalition force members and wounded 40 people, the military said yesterday.The attack occurred on Wednesday at Camp
readBritain's Lessing wins 2007 Nobel for literature
12-10-2007
STOCKHOLM - British novelist Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize for a body of work that delved into human relationships and inspired a generation of feminist writers, the Swedish Academy said
readBush risks angering China
12-10-2007
WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush will risk angering China by attending a ceremony next week to award a Congress medal to the exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, at the bastion of American
readRebellious ex-nuns evicted in Poland
12-10-2007
KAZIMIERZ DOLNY - Court officials backed by 150 police pushed their way into a convent in eastern Poland on Wednesday to evict about 65 rebellious ex-nuns and a monk who have occupied the complex
readLockerbie bomber in fresh appeal
12-10-2007
EDINBURGH - Three Scottish judges yesterday presided over a legal hearing in the appeal of a former Libyan intelligence agent convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland in 1988.The hearing
readJapanese woman pays 33-year-old man to kill her
12-10-2007
TOKYO - A Japanese man who ran a website offering help with suicide has been arrested for allegedly killing a woman who paid him to arrange her death, an official said yesterday.Police said
read14-year-old in US school shooting
12-10-2007
CLEVELAND - A 14-year-old student who opened fire at his Ohio high school, wounding four people before killing himself, had a history of mental problems and was known for cursing at teachers and
readTurkey protests US approval of genocide bill
12-10-2007
ISTANBUL - Turkish leaders yesterday reproached a US congressional panel decision to approve a bill describing the World War I-era killings of Armenians as genocide.Despite intense lobbying by Turkish
readBhutto rejects Musharraf request to delay return
12-10-2007
ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto will return from exile next week to campaign for January elections, despite a call by President Pervez Musharraf to delay her homecoming, her party
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