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61 Articles found on Friday, 21 September 2007
From the Sidelines: What about the grants?
21-09-2007
THE Namibia Premier League (NPL) this week announced that teams will receive monthly grants, which will replace the old system of teams getting cash for their domestic obligations at the start of each
readBig Brother Africa: Biggie has a Wonderbra moment
21-09-2007
LOVE it, luv it, lahvvvv it.Biggie has given the house a chance to get some of its edge back! Over the past couple of weeks the entertainment factor has developed Cooper's droop; the boob tube's been
readAfrica's Youth: Barcelona or Death?
21-09-2007
ON the occasion to mark Africa Day earlier this year, two African leaders spoke at different venues and on different continents.President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa spoke about the state of Africa in
readThe Case For New Media: Quality And Professionalism In Journalism
21-09-2007
THE recent successful introduction of SMS pages in The Namibian, where readers can send in their comments on various topics featured in the day's news pages, has highlighted the fact that media
readPolitical Perspective
21-09-2007
SEEMS like everything in Namibia is on hold pending the Swapo Congress scheduled for November 27.Anything of import, except for the most innocuous, will be suspended until Swapo decides. The signs are
readNRU Must Come Clean On Ticket Debacle
21-09-2007
THE sooner the whole fiasco around the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) ticket sale debacle has been cleared up, the better for the country.There is little doubt that the incident marred our participation
readCultural Inertia Kills
21-09-2007
I HAVE nothing to say about the Herero Mall as such, but I have been quite enthused by the debate about its significance.Some of Hengari's comments have rung true. I am heartened to see this sort of
readThe Churches' Role In Truth-Telling
21-09-2007
IT is difficult to hear about the turmoil in our beloved country of Namibia following the submission by the NSHR of the "Detainee Issue" to the International Criminal Court.The fact that the "Detainee
readSMSes of the Day : Friday
21-09-2007
* TO the Ministry of Health: Please educate all women, mostly young and pregnant ones, about Pre- and Post-natal depression. The majority of this nation does not know about this silent destroyer.
readBig Brother Africa: Funny SMSes
21-09-2007
* Let's send Kwaku to China for five years and see if he'll come back with a Chinese accent!* I dreamt of mopping my floors with Bertha's head. * Why is Lerato wearing a maternity dress and not a
readTime To Be Affirmative And Act
21-09-2007
IT'S almost 10 years since employment equity or affirmative action was legislated in 1998 in Namibia.An Affirmative Action Act was passed in 1998. An affirmative action policy has two motivations: to
readInfighting Spills Over From Karas To Hardap Region's
21-09-2007
KINDLY allow me some space in your popular newspaper to air my views on the letter by True Marientaller, which appeared last week in Die Republikein.I was saddened to read that infighting in the Karas
readWho is your HERO(ES)?
21-09-2007
ALLOW me a space in your good newspaper.If someone is a hero of somebody, it does not mean he/she is also everyone's hero! That is your own choice and elaboration of your hero. What he/she has done,
readEconomy And The Ruling Party
21-09-2007
I FULLY agree with Andrew Wright (The Namibian, Friday, September 14) that Swapo is by now an anachronism, a relic of the Cold War and Cold War thinking.It's true that if you scratch the surface of
readWhat Do Whites Have To Do With ICC Case?
21-09-2007
IN the letter 'Playing with our future?', the author, Hannes Karools, makes the claim that if the ICC prosecution of Sam Nujoma goes ahead, "the white people can start running" ...Interesting. I
readGreece faces real chance of demotion
21-09-2007
SEOUL - Greece faces a serious chance of demotion to advanced emerging market status and has a long way to go to retain its current developed designation, the chief executive of global index compiler
read'It's not over, but it should be OK'
21-09-2007
THE world's leading banks this week delivered their quarterly results, outlining the full extent of any damage suffered as a result of the recent credit crisis.Share prices had mostly factored in the
readFTSE falls as Northern Rock slides
21-09-2007
LONDON - Britain's top share index fell by midday yesterday as a further slide in embattled Northern Rock pulled other mortgage lenders lower, but M&A news boosted Sainsbury and Friends Provident.At
readRoessing extends mine life to 2021
21-09-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Rio Tinto's Roessing Uranium mine hopes to extend the life of the mine to 2021 and aims to boost output by 12,5 per cent to 4 500 tonnes in 2008, an official said yesterday.Roessing, a
readMTC Namibia appoints new MD
21-09-2007
MTC Namibia yesterday announced the appointment of Antonio Miguel Ferreira Geraldes from Portugal as its new Managing Director with effect from September 17.Geraldes replaces another Portuguese
readNamibia can learn BEE lessons from others
21-09-2007
NAMIBIA can learn from other developing countries that have implemented Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), and use this to its advantage as the country maps out its Transformational Economic and Social
readMan claims to be B1 Butcher
21-09-2007
A 50-year-old man was arrested at Otjiwarongo on Tuesday after he told various people that he was responsible for the murder of a woman whose head and arms were found at Grootfontein on Monday.One of
readRugby boss stays put despite calls for his head
21-09-2007
NAMIBIA Rugby Union boss Dirk Conradie says he has no intentions to quit from the post, amidst widespread calls for him to resign.Conradie, who is embroiled in a Rugby World Cup ticket sale scandal,
readFugitive rearrested
21-09-2007
MURDER suspect Elias Tjiriange, who was set to make a first appearance in the High Court yesterday on charges including counts of murder, robbery and violating a dead body, is back behind bars after
readRape claims set out against Tona
21-09-2007
SIX months before he raped a close relative in July last year, northern businessman Tona Amadhila also tried to rape a 20-year-old woman who was employed by him, it is alleged in the indictment that
readA Matter of Fact
21-09-2007
WE made a headline error on page 5 of Wednesday's edition.A crime report was headlined 'Man, 37, kills woman'. The crime victim was raped and stabbed, but not murdered. We apologise. The crime
readVillager threatens to take Council to court
21-09-2007
A RESIDENT of Helao Nafidi, Hilta Shikongo, claims that the Town Council seized her land without compensating her fully.She says she owned a large mahangu field at Oshikango village, which was
readPolice get help from France
21-09-2007
The French Embassy in Windhoek has been providing the Namibian Police with equipment and training to create emergency response units.The first two units were commissioned in the Karas and Oshana
readEscapees rearrested
21-09-2007
TWO men who escaped from Police custody at Rundu last week were rearrested at the nearby Rupara village on Tuesday.The men are 26-year-old Eino Ntoka and 24-year-old Mika Musanga. They appeared in the
read'Respect each other's cultures'
21-09-2007
NAMIBIAN people should be proud of their cultural diversity and draw inspiration and strength from it to build a united and better Namibia, President Pohamba has said.Opening the /Ae //Gams cultural
readRape suspects arrested
21-09-2007
FOUR men were arrested at Omamboo village near Outapi in the North last week, and charged with the recent gang rape of a mentally challenged woman there earlier this month.The men appeared in the
readLawyers called to order
21-09-2007
KEETMANSHOOP Regional Court Magistrate Hosea Noabeb on Wednesday called to order defence and prosecution lawyers in a murder trial before him in court."I have the right to recuse myself from this case
readOfficers appear in court
21-09-2007
TWO senior officers stationed at the Karas Police Headquarters yesterday made their first appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court on charges of theft.They are Inspector Rachel Maria Coetzee
readIyambo asks for financial help to develop fisheries
21-09-2007
FISHERIES Minister Abraham Iyambo says Namibia needs support to develop its aquaculture sector, add value to export products, develop new export markets and promote trade in Namibian seafood
readBudget hurting Health Ministry
21-09-2007
THE Ministry of Health and Social Services has no money to build new clinics and hospitals, buy new vehicles or replace ageing medical equipment, Health Minister Dr Richard Kamwi told the National
readPolice to probe assault claims
21-09-2007
THE Police will investigate claims by a trial-awaiting prisoner that he was assaulted by several Police officers in the holding cell at the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court last week.Erongo Regional
readFingerprints no help in identifying murder victim
21-09-2007
THE fingerprints of the woman whose head and forearms were found dumped in a plastic refuse bag at Grootfontein on Monday have brought the Police no closer to figuring out her identity.The woman's
readNo news on ODC millions
21-09-2007
JUSTICE Minister and Attorney General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana will travel to South Africa "soon" to discuss "progress" made on the search for N$100 million that went missing from the State-owned
readIikundaneki iinankondo mu South Afrika oya taalela okungeshefa mu Namibia
21-09-2007
E HANGANO enene lyopaukumwe lyakuSouth Afrika lya tseyika nawa nedhina South African Publishing Group olya kutha ombinga miikundaneki ya Mu Namibia sho lya landa oshipambu shoopelesenda omilongo ntano
readOshiligalala otatu shi kondolola nawa, Dr Forster ta ti
21-09-2007
A MUSHANGA gwOpevi mUuministeli wUuhaku nIilonga yOnkalonawa Omundohotola Norbert Forster okwa lombwela The Namibian ohela kutya oshiponga shomukithi gwOshiligalala shoka sha li tashi iteyele
readWFP okwa hala Aauganda ya kwathwe muupyakadhi wefundja
21-09-2007
K AMPALA - Ehangano egandji lyiikulya lyIigwanahangano tutye nenge World Food Programme (WFP) olya indile kuuyuni oshimaliwa shOondola dha Amerika oomiliyuna omilongo hamano nantano (US$65 million),
readGumwe gwomOmapendafule ga pelwe Oombandi pEenhana, a hulitha
21-09-2007
G umwe gwomOmapendafule ga pelwe Oombandi pEenhana, tatekulu Johannes Musheko gwokomukunda Ohadiwa mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati
readOontamanana medhengo moshipotha shedhipago lyaanahenda pofaalama
21-09-2007
E PANGULO lyaalumentu yane mboka taku fekelwa kutya oye na mo olunyala medhipago lyaantu yahetatu pofaalama yimwe poKalkarand mu Maalitsa omumvo 2005, otaku tiwa pethimbo epangulo lyawo tali tameke,
readSports Diary Friendly match in Karibib
21-09-2007
KONICA Minolta Eleven Arrows will play a friendly match against Tigers in Karibib on Saturday.The match starts at 14h00 at the town's main stadium. Spectators are welcome. The match is free of
readSkinstad in comeback
21-09-2007
PARIS - Bobby Skinstad, the former golden boy of South African rugby, will complete a remarkable comeback tomorrow when he leads the 1995 world champions out against Tonga in Lens.The 31-year-old
readSpringboks desperate for Tonga atonement
21-09-2007
LENS - South Africa's second-string side face Tonga in the World Cup tomorrow determined to achieve atonement for their last dismal performance against a rugby lightweight.In the run-up to the
readIrish, French in fear factor
21-09-2007
PARIS - Both hosts France and Six Nations Triple Crown winners Ireland go into what promises to be a nervy affair in Friday's crunch World Cup clash needing to overcome one major factor - fear.The
read'We're at war', Mayweather
21-09-2007
NEW YORK - "We're at war," Floyd Mayweather warned Englishman Ricky Hatton on Wednesday as the unbeaten fighters continued the build-up to their December 8 welterweight showdown in Las Vegas.After
readRapid chess tournament
21-09-2007
THE Namibian Chess Federation, in conjunction with TWCA, invites chess players to the eighth Wernhil Park Rapid Chess tournament on Saturday at Wernhil Park.Registration fees are N$30 for adults and
readMario's academy to host football feast in Katutura
21-09-2007
THE Mario Soccer Academy will host the OTB Sport Seven-A-Side tournament at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday.Young players from over 60 schools between the age groups of nine and 20 will
readMourinho shocks all
21-09-2007
LONDON - Chelsea appointed Avram Grant and Steve Clarke to take charge of the Premier League team Thursday after manager Jose Mourinho's sudden departure."Chelsea football club can confirm that Avram
readGutsy Namibia face tough Pumas
21-09-2007
MARSEILLE - Argentina face Namibia at the Stade Velodrome tomorrow in the knowledge that should Pool D rivals Ireland beat France on the previous day, they will have qualified for the knock-out
readLebanese lawmaker slain
21-09-2007
WASHINGTON - The United States led global outrage at the slaying of an anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker in Beirut and warned Syria and Iran against interfering in the divided country.Rice meets leaders *
readMonks protest enters 3rd day
21-09-2007
YANGON - Almost 1 000 Buddhist monks, protected by onlookers, marched through Myanmar's biggest city for a third straight day yesterday and pledged to keep alive the most sustained protests against
read'Ethiopia's Ogaden deteriorating fast'
21-09-2007
ADDIS ABABA - The United Nations said on Wednesday that the situation in Ethiopia's Ogaden region has 'deteriorated rapidly', and called for an independent investigation into the humanitarian issues
readTyphoon Wipha kills 9: reports
21-09-2007
SHANGHAI - Typhoon Wipha, which fizzled into a tropical storm while sweeping across eastern China, killed nine people and left three missing when it lashed the region with winds, torrential rains and
read34 000 striking Nigerian workers sacked
21-09-2007
LAGOS - A Nigerian governor has sacked the entire 34 000-strong workforce in his state for refusing to heed a call to suspend their one-month-old strike over pay, says a government spokesperson.Public
readChea gets top care in jail
21-09-2007
PHNOM PENH -The top Khmer Rouge suspect awaiting trial before a UN-backed genocide tribunal will get cable TV and regular visits from doctors while in detention - amenities out of reach for most
readBrown threatens to boycott EU summit over Mugabe
21-09-2007
LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown threatened yesterday to boycott a summit of European Union and African leaders later this year if Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attended.But the
readPakistan elections set for October 6
21-09-2007
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will seek re-election on October 6, despite legal challenges in the Supreme Court and slumping popularity, officials announced yesterday.US ally
readDRC: Ebola death toll hits 172
21-09-2007
KINSHASA - Two people have died from suspected cases of Ebola in central Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing to 172 the total number of victims for the past four months, say officials.Provincial
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