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59 Articles found on Friday, 18 January 2008
State Responsibility Toward Citizens
18-01-2008
IN his book titled 'The politics', the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle defines the role of the state towards its citizens: "The state exists by nature.The nature of a thing is not its first but
readEmbracing The Language Of Change
18-01-2008
IN an opinion piece entitled 'Our ambitions in the Middle East' published in the Wall Street Journal last Saturday, His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid, the Vice-President of the United Arab
readPolitical Perspective
18-01-2008
IT'S perhaps too early in the year and too soon after the Swapo Congress last November to say that President Hifikepunye Pohamba, also now Swapo President, doesn't have any muscle, but he really
readNot Too Late For Labour Law Change
18-01-2008
THE newly gazetted Labour Act is a controversial one, and already the Namibia Employers' Federation (NEF) has expressed a number of concerns about the cost to the economy of some of the envisaged
readSea populations shrinking: New study
18-01-2008
CERTAIN fish could disappear from restaurant menus and our plates at home by 2100, as global warming changes ocean food webs, a new study suggests.Climate change has the potential to threaten
readThe wild dog - victim of an unfair reputation
18-01-2008
THE African wild dog is important to farmers as they keep smaller predators in check, but sadly one of the endangered animals was killed in the Windhoek district in December last year.With the killing
readFish factory gets top environmental grading
18-01-2008
MERLUS Seafood Processors at Walvis Bay has become the first seafood-processing company in southern Africa to be awarded with the International Standards Organisation's (ISO) 14000 Environmental
readSMSes of the Day : Friday
18-01-2008
* I AM shocked.How can someone expect the law to legalise child labour and prostitution, are you out of your freaking mind? Why not suggest entrepreneurship? - Janine.* PARENTS should stop being so
readGiant Billboards Bad for Business
18-01-2008
TOURISM is fast becoming Namibia's most important industry.Vast open spaces and unspoilt nature are Namibia's unique selling point in this respect. They are our most important assets and we need to
readGiant Billboards Bad for Business
18-01-2008
TOURISM is fast becoming Namibia's most important industry.Vast open spaces and unspoilt nature are Namibia's unique selling point in this respect. They are our most important assets and we need to
readOn Poisoning Birds Or Dogs
18-01-2008
I WOULD like to compliment you on the article that exposed the dreadful poisoning of 25 rare birds.The protection and conservation of our nature and wildlife is our common responsibility and it
readNo Fees Clarity At IUM
18-01-2008
FIRSTLY I would like to congratulate The Namibian for telling it like it is.I would like to air my dissatisfaction with the way IUM (International University of Management) is treating its students
readFrom Land Of the Brave To Land Of The Grave?
18-01-2008
2007 has passed into history; 2008 is getting up steam.The "coats of many colours" and the scarves, funny hats and party flags have been packed away, regional elections have taken place and political
readUranium's Deep Yellow listing on NSX
18-01-2008
AUSTRALIAN uranium miner Deep Yellow Ltd plans to dual list 100 per cent of its issued ordinary capital on the Namibian Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Deep Yellow will issue 1,1 million ordinary shares
readPower cuts hit businesses, enrage South Africans
18-01-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Power cuts are endangering motorists at traffic intersections, inflicting heavy losses on businesses and infuriating South Africans already disillusioned by leaders embroiled in
readAngola gains on crude exports
18-01-2008
LONDON - West Africa crude differentials came under pressure this week as buyers looked for steep discounts for Nigerian cargoes ahead of March programmes.In the window, Arcadia bid for a February 25
readMTC to double network capacity after complaints
18-01-2008
IN a press release entitled, 'MTC Friday Free SMS campaign and related network congestion', the mobile telecommunications service provider explained its intentions with regard to regular public
readBranson-style entrepreneurs of Soweto
18-01-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Governments should dispose of red tape that prevents aspiring entrepreneurs from starting their own businesses, Virgin Group head Richard Branson said yesterday.Branson was announcing
readBotswana inflation jumps to 8,1%
18-01-2008
GABORONE - Botswana's consumer inflation rate accelerated to 8,1 per cent in December, compared to 7,7 per cent in November, official statistics showed on Wednesday.Botswana's central bank targeted
readJustice delays 'criminal'
18-01-2008
THE public is increasingly disillusioned with law enforcement and the application of justice in Namibia's lower courts, a top justice official acknowledged on Wednesday.This was highlighted at the
readFather charged with incest
18-01-2008
A 38-year-old farmworker from the Karas Region was arrested on Wednesday on charges that he repeatedly raped his four-year-old daughter.The man, who cannot be named in order to protect his daughter,
readWindhoek's squatter camps mushrooming
18-01-2008
WINDHOEK'S informal settlements are expanding further into the mountains as every year more people move to the city in search of employment.Residents of these settlements have expressed
readNamibia best tourist destination for Finns
18-01-2008
FINNISH travel journalists have chosen Namibia as their top international travel destination for 2007.The honorary award was announced at the Nordic Travel Fair, Matka 2008, in Helsinki on January
readReservoir repairs postponed
18-01-2008
NAMWATER has suspended repairs to the plastic cover of its biggest reservoir at Oshakati until further notice.The cover was damaged towards the end of last year, said NamWater spokesman John
read'NSHR got it wrong'
18-01-2008
THE spokesperson for the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority (OTA) says the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) misquoted President Hifikepunye Pohamba when it reported that he said San people do
readZimbabwe power output down
18-01-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe is generating only half the electricity it needs, while its main Mozambican supplier has cut off supplies over unpaid debts, the head of the southern African country's power utility
readCop assault case postponed again
18-01-2008
THE assault case of 16 Police officers in the Karas Region has once again been postponed to allow the defence counsel to study the officer's indictments.The case has now been set down for August 4 for
readSuspect shot in buttocks
18-01-2008
RUNDU - A man who allegedly tried to break into Jet Stores at Rundu is in hospital - presumably lying on his stomach - after being shot in the buttocks on Wednesday morning.Two suspects were trying to
readThieves run amok at school, pupils forced to miss classes
18-01-2008
JUST a day after the start of the academic year, pupils at the Olof Palme Primary School in Katutura's Goreangab constituency had to be excused from attending classes yesterday after thieves broke
readPresident mourns passing of Chief Munjuku Nguvauva
18-01-2008
NAMIBIA lost a patriotic leader with the death of Mbanderu Chief Munjuku II Nguvauva, President Hifikepunye Pohamba says.In a letter of condolence to the bereaved Nguvauva family late yesterday, the
readPrime Minister Angula in hospital
18-01-2008
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula was admitted to a private Windhoek hospital on Wednesday afternoon for a minor operation, but all was well, his office has said.President Hifikepunye Pohamba visited Angula
readParties face off at Omuthiya
18-01-2008
SWAPO and the Rally for Democracy's contest for support in the north of the country will be tested to the maximum tomorrow afternoon when both parties have rallies scheduled at the newly proclaimed
readTent camps at salt mines a problem
18-01-2008
THE setting up of commercial tent camps on mining concessions along Namibia's northern coastline is a looming problem for environmental and tourism authorities.Two large tent camps have been set up on
readTent camps at salt mines a problem
18-01-2008
THE setting up of commercial tent camps on mining concessions along Namibia's northern coastline is a looming problem for environmental and tourism authorities.Two large tent camps have been set up on
readYa tameka okupewa N$100 pOmitara
18-01-2008
A AKALIMO yomOmitara oya hawalakwa omafo gOondola/N$100 momuntu kehe e li pepipi inali adha mokukwata openzela - shoka sha tamekiwa nasho mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika kehangano lyedhina Basic Income
readElenga enene lyAambanderu Chief Nguvauva a hulitha
18-01-2008
E LENGA enene lyomuhoko gwAambanderu tatekulu Munjuku II Nguvauva okwa hulitha moshipangelo oshinene shopondingandinga ya Venduka (Central Hospital) ongula yEtitatu pepipi lyoomvula 84.Nakusa Nguvauva
readMinista Tjiriange a tula osheetwapo poshitaafula opo oshimaliwa shoonakulwa aakulu shi gwedhelwe
18-01-2008
E PANGELO oli na edhiladhilo okugwedhela oshimaliwa shoka hashi futwa aatu mboka ya longo iilonga ya simana pethimbo lyekondjelomanguluko noshimaliwa oshindji mEmbo lyoshimaliwa shomumvo omupe, ndyoka
readGumwe a dhipagwa, yaali ya kwatwa po
18-01-2008
O MULUMENTU gumwe okwa yahwa okusa omanga yakwawo yaali ya dhitikwa kOpolisi konima sho ya tidhwa kOpolisi omanga ye li molhauto yawo ndjoka ya yaka mOvenduka.Omuntu ngoka okwa yahelwa mEpandaanda lya
readTumeni aanona kOosikola: Nghaamwa ta ti
18-01-2008
N GOLONEYA gwoshitopolwa sha Hangwena tate Usko Nghaamwa okwa ninga eindilo kaawiliki yopamuthigululwakalo moshitopolwa sha Hangwena kutya naya kale ya tala kutya aanona ayehe momikunda dhawo ohaya yi
readEwapaleko lyoplastika yomeya mOshakati lya kalekwa manga
18-01-2008
E HANGANO egandjimeya mu Namibia, NamWater, olya tseyitha kutya iilonga yokuwapaleka oplastika ndjoka ya siikila ondama onene yomeya mOshakati, oya kalekwa manga.Omugandjimulombo gwa NamWater John
readIn Brief Kandjii defies AIBA rules
18-01-2008
TEAM manager of the national boxing team Ambrossius Kandjii has defied International Boxing Association (AIBA) rules by making himself available for national team duty while still on suspension by the
readPlaying for Bamfuchile
18-01-2008
NAMIBIA midfielder Sydney Plaatjies says late coach Ben Bamfuchile will be at the forefront of the team's thoughts at the Africa Cup of Nations finals.The 47-year-old Zambian, who masterminded
readAfrica Cup fever hits Ghana
18-01-2008
ACCRA - A haven of relative calm in a part of Western Africa better known for its chaos and highly publicised military coups, Ghana is hosting the Africa Nations Cup for the fourth time starting on
readMorocco try to ditch 'underachievers' tag
18-01-2008
MOROCCO rank among the great underachievers of the African Nations Cup despite being former titleholders.After qualifying for the last four editions of the biennial competition, the 'Atlas Lions' made
readAbedi Pele favours Ghana for Afcon
18-01-2008
FORMER African superstar Abedi 'Pele' Ayew tips his native Ghana to win the African Nations Cup, which kicks off on Sunday.'Pele' believes the 'Black Stars' can overcome the loss of injured captain
readGuinea strive to regain former glory
18-01-2008
GUINEA were just four minutes away from winning the 1976 African Nations Cup in Ethiopia, but have not come close since.Morocco equalised in Addis Ababa and a 1-1 draw left the North Africans top of
readBafana edge out Botswana
18-01-2008
BAFANA Bafana were provided with a searching test at Chatsworth Stadium in Durban on Wednesday evening while beating improving neighbours Botswana 2-1 in the final warm-up game before the African
readJailed Jones waits to tell son
18-01-2008
CHICAGO - Disgraced American Olympic hero Marion Jones says she hasn't told her young son that she is going to jail for lying to law enforcement officials about using steroids and a cheque-fraud
readCulture shock for senior Boks
18-01-2008
CAPE TOWN - New Springbok rugby coach Peter de Villiers would like to see busloads of children at the South African captain's practice sessions this year.De Villiers, who wants to open Springbok
readWarne launches poker career
18-01-2008
CANBERRA - Australian Test great and spin bowling wizard Shane Warne will begin a new career as a poker professional, according to reports on Wednesday.Warne, who retired from Test cricket last year
readFederer and Williams close in
18-01-2008
MELBOURNE - Roger Federer's sleight of hand proved too bamboozling for court magician Fabrice Santoro as Melbourne Park was treated to a sporting masterclass on Thursday.Venus Williams cantered into
readBrave Warriors skipper confident for Afcon '08
18-01-2008
A VERY confident Michael 'BMX' Pienaar told The Namibian Sport yesterday that the team was very confident about their participation in the 26th Africa Cup of Nations tournament, which kicks off in
readCopter crash kills 3 in Texas
18-01-2008
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A Navy helicopter crash during a training mission killed three crew members and injured a fourth, a Navy spokesman said yesterday.Oprah school matron to court * JOHANNESBURG -
readPlane crash-lands at Heathrow
18-01-2008
An international passenger plane has crash-landed short of the south runway at Heathrow Airport after losing its rear undercarriage.All 136 passengers and 16 crew escaped from the British Airways
readZambia declares national disaster as floods swamp region
18-01-2008
BLANTYRE - At least three people have been killed in Malawi as flooding continues to ravage southern Africa.Zambia declared a national disaster yesterday. Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa made the
readSelebi lawyers want new date
18-01-2008
Johannesburg - Jackie Selebi's legal team would like to have him brought to court earlier than the National Prosecuting Authority's proposed date of January 30, one of his advocates Fanus Coetzee said
readPolice battle Kenyan protesters for second day
18-01-2008
NAIROBI - Kenyan police clashed with opposition members yesterday in a second day of unrest over President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election, and the opposition said police had killed seven.In
readMbeki visits Zimbabwe as talks intensify
18-01-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Thabo Mbeki travelled to Zimbabwe yesterday to meet officials of the ruling Zanu-PF and main opposition parties after reports that a deal to end a political
readColombian hostages' endless misery
18-01-2008
BOGOTA - A satchel of letters carried out of the jungle by two women freed by Colombian rebels details the heart-wrenching suffering and deprivation of the hostages still held captive.The letters
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