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51 Articles found on Friday, 14 September 2007
The mongrels of hypocrisy ...
14-09-2007
CRUNCH time....Who should go this Sunday, and why? Tough.I know most people have probably made up their minds, but if any of you are still wavering, I guess I would have to say Richard. And I have
readBig Brother Africa: Bertha's been born again! Please note.
14-09-2007
This column is rated PG 16.Violence is not excluded.WELL, Bertha has dumped God to pursue Kwaku. And is she pursuing him! A meat-seeking missile has nothing on this woman! Crutches tucked under her
readWhat's Up, Namibia?
14-09-2007
THE internationally renowned African scholar Mahmood Mamdani is said to hold the view that the only post-colonialism he is aware of is the post office.He tries to suggest that true independence as
readLast Word On The 'Herero Mall'
14-09-2007
JOHN Maynard Keynes famously opined: 'When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do Sir?' Admittedly, I would have changed my mind on the Herero Mall if a more compelling case had been made
readPolitical Perspective
14-09-2007
THE lines have always been blurred between the ruling party, Swapo, and its affiliates such as the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) and the Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso), but
readPlaying With Our Future?
14-09-2007
KINDLY allow me some space in your newspaper to air some views from the South on the current debate concerning the national policy of reconciliation. It is indeed regrettable that the National
readA Match To Be Proud Of
14-09-2007
I WATCHED Namibia's wonderful match against Ireland on TV in Sydney.What an entertaining, enthusiastic performance by the Welwitschias. I gather there's some sort of national rugby scandal going on.
readRobot Needed
14-09-2007
HOW many accidents is it going to take until the Windhoek authorities install traffic lights at the corner of Robert Mugabe Avenue and Centaurus Road? There was a terrible accident there last night
readWanted: Leadership With Vision
14-09-2007
I AGREE wholeheartedly with Gwen Lister's column regarding Swapo's undemocratic rhetoric.The test of true democracy in this country will come when an opposition party wins an election against Swapo.
readUnited Nations Versus NGOs
14-09-2007
BY definition, the United Nations (UN) is an International Organisation established in October 1945 by the five permanent members of the Security Council: China, France, Russian Federation, the United
readWarriors Win Lifts Namibian Spirits
14-09-2007
IT was very inspiring to see the patriotism with which Namibia's young team sang the national anthem on a mud-soaked pitch in a cold and distant land. It was even better when they started giving the
readWays To Safe Driving
14-09-2007
RESEARCH has indicated that passing a driving test is not sufficient for a driver to be safe for life.Drivers' attitude and behaviour are known to be major contributors to traffic collisions. Drivers
readSMSes of the Day : Friday
14-09-2007
* URINATING in public: I really like what the Police did at Walvis Bay on Wednesday when they arrested all those who were found urinating in public. I would like the Police to do the same in Windhoek.
readBP invests N$52 million in storage facility
14-09-2007
BP Namibia yesterday launched a N$52 million expansion project for its Walvis Bay fuel storage facility.The 18-month project will include the addition of a five-million-litre fuel storage container,
readFNB reports positive growth
14-09-2007
FIRST National Bank Namibia Holdings (FNB) this week announced positive results for the year ended June 30 2007, as the company celebrates 100 years in business. The group achieved a 26 per cent
readBull fetches record price
14-09-2007
DURING the Central Select Bull & Female Auction held by Agra at the Agra/Standard Bank Ring this week, a new record price was recorded for a Simbra bull. A new Namibian and southern African record
readSA should weather global market turmoil
14-09-2007
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's solid economic fundamentals should help it weather current turmoil in global financial markets, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Wednesday."For South Africa, we
readFalling US$ erodes aid agencies' spending power
14-09-2007
LONDON - For aid agencies with dollar budgets in the developing world, the weakening US currency gives them less to spend and may mean they have to cut back on much-needed projects.The dollar hit a
readOil pushes towards US$80
14-09-2007
LONDON - Oil edged lower yesterday, but kept within sight of the previous day's all-time high above US$80, as investors stayed locked into the market for the long haul. Their enthusiasm has grown
readDe Beers sells Kimberley operations
14-09-2007
JOHANNESBURG - The world's biggest diamond mining group, De Beers, has agreed to sell its loss-making Kimberley underground mines to Petra Diamonds and its black partners, De Beers said yesterday. De
readDe Beers sells Kimberley operations
14-09-2007
JOHANNESBURG - The world's biggest diamond mining group, De Beers, has agreed to sell its loss-making Kimberley underground mines to Petra Diamonds and its black partners, De Beers said yesterday. De
readPolice ready to tackle money laundering
14-09-2007
Eighteen financial investigators of the Namibian Police, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) this week finished a two-week
readMedicine makers, sellers must register
14-09-2007
ALL manufacturers, distributors and sellers of medicines will have to register with the Medicines Control Council in future, Health Minister Dr Richard Kamwi announced yesterday. Introducing several
readWoman dies mysteriously
14-09-2007
Police at Kamanjab are trying to determine the cause of death of a woman whose body was discovered in her home on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as 59-year-old Lucia Seibes.
readLironga donors lay down the law
14-09-2007
THE Lironga Eparu AIDS Trust has reportedly received an ultimatum from its donors to submit its financial reports by the end of this month. Sources said yesterday that these developments were
readRamatex living on borrowed time
14-09-2007
THE lifespan of the Ramatex textile factory in Namibia is slowly coming to an end because of squeezed profits. Recently, Ramatex shut the factory's main component, the textile department. This week,
readOmaruru cleans up
14-09-2007
OMARURU residents have decided to take development and upliftment of the town into their own hands and the first big exercise is a major clean-up campaign tomorrow.A newly formed organisation, the
readSan community sees the wood for the trees
14-09-2007
THE old man lifts the axe and with it splits the hard wood with a powerful blow.Around him whole families, young children, teenagers and elderly women collect the logs and pack them into large bags.
readKeetmans unveils karakul statue
14-09-2007
LUQMAN CLOETE at KEETMANSHOOP KARAKUL farmers in the South gathered at Keetmanshoop yesterday to celebrate the centenary of the karakul pelt industry in Namibia. The centenary celebrations yesterday
readBakondja court saga continues
14-09-2007
THE second Windhoek Regional Court trial of serial escapee Bakondja Katjiuongua was again postponed this week - this time to late November. Katjiuongua (28) now wants to have a re-run of his trial
readGovernments urged to abolish insult laws
14-09-2007
THE Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) has rejected efforts by governments in the region to stifle the media with "insult" laws and criminal defamation. Misa's annual general meeting held in
readWheels of justice get bogged down
14-09-2007
MANY of the Regional Courts across Namibia have ground to a halt because there is no money to pay the travel allowances of presiding magistrates. Numerous Regional Court cases have been postponed
readKey figure in SSC fraud case denies guilt
14-09-2007
FORMER Social Security Commission employee Maxwell Spanneberg yesterday pleaded not guilty to a charge of fraud connected to claims that he used his position to have scores of fictional claims paid
readTin town sold for a song
14-09-2007
A GROUP of Uis residents are up in arms after it emerged that almost the entire village has been sold to a private individual. According to documents shown to The Namibian, the majority of the town
readOmbaanga yEhumithokomeho ya Namibia ya gandja ekwatho koshipangelo shopaumwene sha Ngweddiva
14-09-2007
O MBAANGA yEhuithokomeho ya Namibia omasiku ga zi ko oya gandja omagano gOomiliona 14 lwaampoka kOshipangelo shOpaumwene sha Ngwediva shi na sha nElando nEkalekopo lyEshina enene lyokukonaakona,
readOonime dha lya po oongombe 18
14-09-2007
O MUNAHAMBO gwoongombe kOohambo dhomuumbugantu wUukwambi mOshikandjohogololo shUuvudhiya mOshitopolwa sha Shana, Iipinge Shetunyenga, okwa lopota kOshifo shika kutya oongombe dhi li 18 odha lika po
readAahingi yololi oya fa oyo ya konga ondunge
14-09-2007
O LOLI ya lopotelwe ya yakwatwa po ombambyona e tayi ka adhika pokati kOndangwa nIindangungu niinima yimwe ya kuthwa mo, otaku tiwa kutya nani nakuhinga nomukwatheli gwe oyo ashike ya ningile ondunge
readOur Sportsmen Did Us Proud
14-09-2007
IN THE current rather depressing political landscape, characterised largely by a lack of leadership and dissension at various levels, it came as a huge boost to Namibians to hear that our national
readMore work for Warriors
14-09-2007
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) has repeatedly accused the media, including this newspaper, of negative reporting during the Brave Warriors' campaign for the African Nations Cup. The
readMore work for Warriors
14-09-2007
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) has repeatedly accused the media, including this newspaper, of negative reporting during the Brave Warriors' campaign for the African Nations Cup. The
readUnder-17 football league to determine winner next week
14-09-2007
WINDHOEK - The champion of the inaugural Khomas under-17 soccer league will be known on September 29 when the final takes place at the Sam Nujoma Stadium.The final will be contested between the
readSoccer for kiddies at Bezuidenhout
14-09-2007
SINCE we all know you are never too young to start learning something, so it is with soccer.To prove it, teams from eight Windhoek kindergartens and pre-primary schools will be showing off their
readNamibia make changes for France
14-09-2007
AUBAGNE - Namibia have made two changes to their team to play France in a World Cup Pool D match in Toulouse on Sunday. Jurie van Tonder takes over from Eugene Jantjies at scrumhalf and Michael
readSomali government dismisses opposition 'terrorist' alliance
14-09-2007
MOGADISHU - Somalia's government yesterday said a new opposition movement vowing war on Ethiopian troops in the Horn of Africa nation was a 'terrorist alliance' posing no real threat. Somali
readPortuguese judge examines Madeleine's case file
14-09-2007
LISBON - An investigating judge was to begin reviewing the Portuguese police file on missing British girl Madeleine McCann on Wednesday, reports said, ahead of a decision on what further steps are
readBomb kills top Sunni sheik
14-09-2007
BAGHDAD - The most prominent figure in a revolt of Sunni sheiks against al Qaeda in Iraq was killed yesterday in an explosion near his home in Anbar province, Iraqi police said.Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha
read'Accept poll results'
14-09-2007
FREETOWN - President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah urged all parties on Wednesday to accept the results of Sierra Leone's runoff, as the opposition candidate maintained a strong lead with half the votes
readUS keeps focus on al Qaeda danger
14-09-2007
ISLAMABAD - Fierce fighting in a militant infested tribal region underscored Western fears of an al Qaeda threat radiating from Pakistan as US officials met President Pervez Musharraf for talks
readMass graves found in DRC
14-09-2007
Kinshasa -The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monuc) said yesterday that three mass graves had been discovered at a base once used by soldiers of renegade general Laurent
readIndonesia pounded by earthquake
14-09-2007
BENGKULU - Indonesia's Sumatra island was pounded by aftershocks on Thursday after a massive earthquake toppled hundreds of buildings, killing at least 10 people and burying many others in the
readAbe in hospital
14-09-2007
Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been admitted to hospital, a day after announcing his resignation. Doctors said Abe was being treated for a stomach complaint probably caused by
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