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53 Articles found on Friday, 8 February 2008
Kenya: Cyberactivism in practice
08-02-2008
CYBERACTIVISM is evolving rapidly on the African continent.Kenya provides us with the most recent and inspiring example of the nexus between technology and collective action. Kenyan citizen
readDid Development Fail in Kenya?
08-02-2008
Nairobi - A month ago, Kenya fell prey to a sudden burst of post-electoral violence that has left over 1000 dead and hundreds of thousands displaced.The intensity and scale of the violence have
readAnatomy of our phantom state(s)
08-02-2008
THE authoritative International Crisis Group, a Brussels based think tank published a report last December whose title partly read 'Anatomie d'un Etat Fantome'.I got wind of this report over a month
readGoodbye To All That (≠2)
08-02-2008
Note About Author: An award-winning writer, feminist leader, political analyst, journalist, editor, and co-founder of the Women's Media Center, Robin Morgan has published 21 books, including six of
readPolitical Perspective
08-02-2008
IT'S no secret why the media is always the whipping boy of Government, particularly in countries such as ours where the ruling party is fairly hostile towards an independent press.Why? Well generally
readGovernment Can't Impose On Media
08-02-2008
NAMIBIA'S Information Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, yesterday said that Government would soon start working on plans to implement a regulatory body for the media in Namibia.This action will be
readMinistry of Education responds
08-02-2008
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: IMAGINE more than 100 students competing for 20
readSMSes of the Day : Friday
08-02-2008
* THE solution is not to allow learners to repeat but to stop them from failing. Redistribute the wealth of the country because children fail due to socio-economic disparities.* BLAME for the problem
readConnecting the Dots...
08-02-2008
"GOOD morning sir" says the nice lady at NamPost when you go to collect a registered letter, "can I see your identity document please".So you show a driving licence, passport, (in my case) pension
readStirring It Up?
08-02-2008
I SUPPOSE it is part of your work as a journalist to stir dialogue on topics of interest to the nation but it is equally part of your work to do research on those topics you choose to address.You are
readGovt Workers Want 10 per cent
08-02-2008
NAMIBIA has been hard hit by the increase in prices of fuel and other commodities such as food as well as transport.This is a headache to all government employees as their salaries remain peanuts. The
readStand Up, Speak Out
08-02-2008
IN Windhoek, Okuryangava's Ongava Street, there are three (3) public taps which serve around 500 people.One tap was broken - it runs slowly - while another was removed, apparently because the
readThe Liberation Spirit
08-02-2008
FOR some of us who are the products of the Swapo liberation movement, these days have not been easy.Watching the Swapo Party tearing itself in two has been like seeing a family being torn apart. It
readThanks For Nothing, NFA
08-02-2008
THIS is an open letter to the administrators of soccer here. Thanks for nothing.All you do is complain that there is not enough money for soccer when the real issue is that the whole system is
readA Road Well Travelled But Less Well Built
08-02-2008
I HAVE been coming to the Caprivi for many many years with friends, I usually stay at the same lodge, but sometimes have to change depending on the time of the year and road conditions.The Kalimbeza
readPrices, slowdown seen denting oil demand
08-02-2008
LONDON - World oil demand growth is set to lose momentum in 2008 as high prices and a slowdown in the world's industrialised nations led by top consumer the United States hit consumption, a Reuters
readNCCI condemns inferior roads
08-02-2008
ONDANGWA - The Acting Chairperson of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) in northern Namibia, Joseph Kapya Endjala, has appealed to Government to compel construction companies to build
readAngola sees higher diamond output
08-02-2008
CAPE TOWN - Angola's state-owned diamond firm Endiama said yesterday it expected to produce more than 10 million carats in 2008, continuing a robust expansion that began after the end of a civil war
readSouth African power cuts add to uncertainty
08-02-2008
JOHANNESBURG - What's the difference between the Titanic and South Africa? The Titanic sank with the lights on.That was a joke on a popular radio station on the 14th day of power cuts that had enraged
readYahoo seeking to avoid takeover
08-02-2008
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang sent a message to employees on Wednesday, assuring them the firm's leaders are exploring ways to avoid a takeover by software giant Microsoft.In an
readRussia says will move AIDS prisoner to hospital
08-02-2008
MOSCOW - Russia's prison service bowed to international pressure yesterday by saying it would transfer Vasily Alexanian, an inmate gravely ill with HIV-AIDS, to a specialist clinic.The European Court
readUnemployed cadets to become support workers in hospitals
08-02-2008
THE Ministry of Health has revealed plans to recruit unemployed young people from the National Youth Service to work in hospitals in a bid to curb staff shortages.Health Minister Dr Richard Kamwi told
readRobbed tourists offer a reward
08-02-2008
A REWARD of between N$5 000 and N$10 000 is being offered to anyone who can help a couple who lost their laptop and other items when thieves broke into their vehicle on Wednesday.Joanine Knoetzer and
readReporter faces jail threat in libel trial
08-02-2008
TABLOID editor Max Hamata is facing the threat of being locked up in prison if he refuses to reveal the identity of sources who provided information for a story that he wrote in September 2006.The
readKeep it clean or get lost
08-02-2008
TENANTS at Government doctors' homes and nurses' flats must get the boot if they do not keep those places clean, Health Minister Dr Richard Kamwi told his top brass at Otjiwarongo this week.The
readLift ban against The Namibian: Swanu
08-02-2008
AN opposition party has called on Government to lift its seven-year old advertising and purchasing ban on The Namibian newspaper, calling it a "stupid ban.""Lift the stupid ban on The Namibian because
readStreet child murder trial delayed again
08-02-2008
THE murder trial of former homeless child Deon Engelbrecht, who is accused of raping and killing a 14-year-old boy in Windhoek near the end of 2003, again failed to start as scheduled in the High
readInternational help mobilised for Oshakati flood victims
08-02-2008
The International Federation of Red Cross Societies (IFRC) launched an international appeal on Monday for five million euros (about N$50 million) of donations to support flood victims in southern
readFloods hit business
08-02-2008
THE chairman of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) in the north has called on municipalities of northern towns to allocate business zones in areas that are not prone to the threat of
readGov budgets N$200 million for drought relief
08-02-2008
GOVERNMENT has set aside more than N$200 million to finance a massive drought relief aid programme which is meant to benefit communities in the northern and southern regions hit by severe drought
readGovt 'ambushes' media
08-02-2008
GOVERNMENT plans to establish a Media Council in Namibia to 'police' media ethics and to provide a platform for the public to complain about media reports.This was announced by Government
read'Wavered' liberated in LA, but remains unreleased at home
08-02-2008
THE largest film project undertaken in Namibia, 'Where Others Wavered', premiered last night in Los Angeles under a new name, 'Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation', while Namibians continue to wait
read'Press freedom in spotlight'
08-02-2008
GOVERNMENT'S announcement yesterday that it is pushing ahead with plans to establish a media council has sparked concern in press freedom circles.Both the Namibian branch of the Media Institute of
readTB declared a national health emergency
08-02-2008
HEALTH Minister Dr Richard Kamwi has declared tuberculosis (TB) a national health emergency in Namibia.With the country's health system failing to stem the rise of TB cases, Namibia is now one of the
readYamwe mu SA oya hala uumbwanda u pitikwe paveta
08-02-2008
O SHILYO shimwe shongundu yo African National Congress mOparliamende ya South Afrika osha ningi eindilo kutya omailanditho gaakiintu (ano taya landitha uukiintu wawo) nashi kale sha pitikwa paveta
readAagundjuka ya mangwa sho ya teya ololi pOndangwa
08-02-2008
O POLISI pOndangwa ongula yEtitatu lyoshiwike shika oya kwata po aagundjuka yaali shi na sha niilandithomwa ya yakwa mOloli yimwe, ndjoka ya li ya thikama pongalashe ya BP pOndangwa.Omugandjimulombo
readKoomvula 11 mOmpangu moshipotha shedhipago
08-02-2008
O KAMATYONA koomvula omulingo nayimwe (11) oka holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata gwa Keetmenshoop mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika moshipotha shedhipago lyokamwayinagona koomvula 12.Ompangu nenge tutye
readAakuluntusikola haayehe ya nyanyukilwa eendululo lyoGrade 10
08-02-2008
E TOKOLO lyEpangelo kutya aanasikola mboka ya ndopa Ondondo ontimulongo (Grade 10) naya pitikwe ya endulule, olya taambiwa ko nomaiyuvo ga yoolokathana.Aanasikola kumwe ye li 16 631 mboka ya li inaya
readAantu ye li omulongo nayatatu (13) ya sa omeya mOnooli
08-02-2008
A ANTU kumwe ayehe ye li omulongo nayatatu (13) oya si omeya moshitopolwa sha Musati, Oshana, Ohangwena nOshikoto okuza mpoka sho omvula onene ya tameke okuloka mu Januali mOnooli
readOontamanana dhoshimaliwa dha dhenga ehangano Lironga Eparu
08-02-2008
A ANIILONGA oyendji mboka haya longele Lironga Eparu Trust oya kanitha iilonga yawo konima sho ehangano ndyoka hali gandja oshimaliwa ku Lironga Eparu lya hulitha po okugandja ekwatho
readSolid start for Free State Free State got off to a solid start in their three-day
08-02-2008
SAA Challenge cricket match against Namibia yesterday reaching 210/4 after 70 overs at the tea break.Their batting rate was however quite slow, at exactly three runs an over, which could make it
readAbsent Drogba 'stripped of award'
08-02-2008
Didier Drogba says he does not wish to be considered for future African Player of the Year awards after Frederic Kanoute won the 2007 title.The Ivory Coast striker is playing at the Africa Cup of
readAndima free kick earns Stars a point
08-02-2008
A great free kick by Nico Andima in the dying minutes of the game earned African Stars a point in a 2-all draw against Cymot SKW on Wednesday night.In a close encounter, Stars took the lead in the
readRamblers, Civics: crucial match
08-02-2008
Ramblers take on Civics in a crucial Namibia Premier League match tonight that can have an important bearing on the outcome of the league.Although it is still early days, the defending champions
readClimate Change: Panic in the Trenches
08-02-2008
IT's an old joke: everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.The same, unfortunately, is true for the climate. They ARE talking about it. They were at it again in Honolulu
readBritney's life is at risk: parents
08-02-2008
LOS ANGELES - The distraught parents of Britney Spears said their troubled daughter's life was at risk after she was released from a psychiatric ward against their wishes and her doctor's advice.The
read'I am nobody's tool ' says Makoni
08-02-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe's former finance minister and presidential aspirant Simba Makoni yesterday scoffed at claims he is a stooge of western governments and that he has been expelled from the ruling
readTwisters kill at least 55 across the US South
08-02-2008
LAFAYETTE, Tennessee (AP) _ Crews searched for more victims of deadly tornadoes that killed at least 55 people and injured hundreds more as they tore across five United States states, ripping off a
readChad buries dead after rebel attack
08-02-2008
N'DJAMENA - Flies swarm as a corpse in bloodied battle dress flops off a steel morgue stretcher into the bucket of a mechanical shovel.Moments later the yellow machine hauls a dozen or so bodies high
readTanzanian PM to resign over energy corruption scandal
08-02-2008
Tanzania's prime minister has tendered his resignation after being implicated in an energy deal corruption scandal."Because I have been linked to this scandal, I have decided to write to the president
read'We don't give visas to criminals' - US
08-02-2008
NAIROBI, Kenya - The United States said yesterday it was barring 10 leading Kenyan politicians from both the president's party and his rival's, calling them "criminals" involved in postelection
readPolice report calls for red tape cuts
08-02-2008
LONDON - Many police duties could be carried out just as well by civilians, according to a report yesterday which also called for officers to be freed for frontline duties by cutting the paperwork
readEgypt warns Palestinians not to breach Gaza border
08-02-2008
CAIRO - Egypt has warned Palestinians against trying to break through its resealed Gaza border about two weeks after Hamas militants blew it open to defy an Israeli-led blockade.After allowing
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