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61 Articles found on Friday, 25 January 2008
'Face-off' at Omuthiya
25-01-2008
THE populous North has always been the perennial political battleground for any party that wants to be a serious contender on the national stage.But making inroads into the vote-rich region, regarded
readPoliticians Are Losing The Information War Out Of Choice
25-01-2008
SHORTLY after I started writing my column on a weekly basis, I had a fiery exchange with a politician arguing the case why they should communicate written views in the media.I pleaded with this
readPolitical Perspective
25-01-2008
WHATEVER position one takes on the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) vis-a-vis Swapo, there is little doubt that whether the ruling party wants to acknowledge it or not, the political newcomer
readAnything But Liberated: Namibia's (Un)Civil Society
25-01-2008
THE plural, multiparty character of Namibia's political system constitutionally established at Independence has contrasted since then with the lack of substantive political-ideological differences
readWorries About The 'Warriors'
25-01-2008
THERE'S been overwhelming public condemnation of our national football team, the Brave Warriors, because of their dismal showing against Morocco in their first game in the African Nations Cup this
readSMSes of the Day : Friday
25-01-2008
* I LIKE the way issues affecting us all are debated on this forum. We can all learn to debate issues and by so doing strengthen and promote our democracy without resorting to violence. If only our
readNot 'Brave Warriors' Anymore
25-01-2008
THE performance of our national team leaves much to be desired.The name 'Brave Warriors' should be replaced as it makes a mockery of anyone and anything that is Namibian. It is only on paper and by
readOpposition Parties' Challenges
25-01-2008
THE real challenge for the opposition is not only organising people and establishing offices all over the country but to rediscover a sound indigenous ideological framework that is based on grassroots
readOn Our Neglected National Heroes
25-01-2008
THE other day, driving around at the coast, I could not but notice the number of streets bearing the names of our political leaders.Having driven around our fair land often in the past, I was struck
readNam/Zim Agreement A Good One
25-01-2008
THE bilateral agreement between Namibia and Zimbabwe in terms of Science and Maths education in Zimbabwean colleges is a step in the right direction.Many countries in the SADC would benefit from such
readSitting Ducks On Power
25-01-2008
THE position that Namibia finds itself in presently regarding power could have been avoided.A 20 per cent saving all round on consumption will have little impact on the fact that 40 per cent of our
readLights On For Xmas
25-01-2008
YES I understand the whole power shortage thing, but when large consumers like the Windhoek Municipality still have Christmas lights burning in the streets at this time of the year (I refer to The
readOn Culling And Poaching
25-01-2008
MY husband and I came to Namibia in May 2005 for the first time.One of the impressive sights for us where thousands of seals at Cape Cross, even though we had to concentrate hard to not get sick with
readUnimpressed By Road Blocks
25-01-2008
I AM a South African citizen currently working in Windhoek, obviously with a work permit.I normally travel with a GP-registered Toyota Hilux, thereby unfortunately advertising my "alien" status. On
readConservatism On New Labour Act
25-01-2008
THE conservative tone of the reporting in The Namibian around the new Labour Act was quite disturbing.The Act allows for two more leave days and five compassionate leave days. The Namibia Employers
readConservatism On New Labour Act
25-01-2008
THE conservative tone of the reporting in The Namibian around the new Labour Act was quite disturbing.The Act allows for two more leave days and five compassionate leave days. The Namibia Employers
readPohamba, ambassador discuss AGOA
25-01-2008
THE US Ambassador to Namibia, Dennise Mathieu, announced that Namibia can export over 600 products to her country under AGOA.Mathieu made the announcement after her meeting with President Hifikepunye
readAfrica reform would open fund floodgates
25-01-2008
TUNIS - Africa could attract more than US$20 billion in investment to plug big infrastructure gaps provided individual states cede more sovereignty to strengthen regional economies, an African
readSA power crunch to hit mine expansion projects
25-01-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Expansion plans by mining firms in the world's biggest platinum and No 2 gold producer may be in jeopardy owing to a power crunch that South African utility Eskom says may persist for
readDoha talks make slow progress
25-01-2008
WASHINGTON - Agriculture negotiations in the World Trade Organisation's Doha round are slowly moving forward, but serious divisions remain on surge protections and goods that will be sheltered from
readTelecom pushes for lifting of restrictions
25-01-2008
TELECOM Namibia is pushing to have restrictions on its Switch operations lifted during the course of this year.Telecom's Managing Director, Frans Ndoroma, said the company would enter into
readNamibia to revisit Lubwoski murder
25-01-2008
THE assassination of prominent lawyer and Swapo member Anton Lubowski more than 18 years ago is being looked into again by Namibia's Prosecutor General.With South Africa's National Prosecuting
readWar veterans pacified after meeting with President
25-01-2008
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba's almost three-hour-long meeting with an association of disgruntled war veterans ended on a high note for the group on Wednesday night, when they apparently decided to
readLack of forensic auditors 'a problem'
25-01-2008
NAMIBIA'S law enforcement agencies are experiencing a critical shortage of staff specialised in the field of commercial crimes such as fraud, embezzlement and corruption, which seriously hampers
read'False' power alarm spreads panic
25-01-2008
DESPITE assurances by NamPower on Tuesday that load shedding would be announced seven days in advance, with further warnings three days and 24 hours before the due date, the electricity utility
readKeetmans plans to open an SPCA
25-01-2008
KEETMANSHOOP - The maltreatment and gross neglect of animals, including pets, remains a serious problem in Namibia and there are very few safe havens for such animals.The southern town of Keetmanshoop
readBig Brother Africa 2: Richard who?
25-01-2008
SOUTH AFRICAN gossip website hottestgossip.co.za reports that Big Brother Africa 2 contestant Tatiana Durao was spotted at Oliver Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg recently - looking
readOndangwa has a twin in Sweden
25-01-2008
ONDANGWA has signed a twinning agreement with the municipality of Falkoeping in Sweden, aimed at developing the local economy.The agreement was signed on Wednesday by Ondangwa Mayor Naftal Andimba and
readYouth hit by train
25-01-2008
AN 18-year-old youth is receiving treatment at the MediClinic hospital in Windhoek after he was hit by a train on Monday afternoon.The Police reported on Wednesday that the accident reportedly
readPolitical intimidation claims at Keetmans
25-01-2008
THE Keetmanshoop Rural Constituency Councillor, Hilma Nikanor, has vehemently denied charges of political intimidation against her.The denial followed claims by Stephanus Amunyela, a technician in the
readOvitoto dispute still simmering
25-01-2008
ILLEGAL grazing on a farm near Okahandja continues - most of the cattle driven there from the Ovitoto reserve, which should have been removed last week, are still there.About 29 families live on
readWorks slammed over poor maintenance
25-01-2008
WORKS Minister Joel Kaapanda has hit out at the poor maintenance of State facilities by his officials, saying there is a lack of "maintenance culture" which has contributed to the dilapidated
readOkahandja burial for Chief Munjuku Nguvauva
25-01-2008
THE decision to have the late Ovambanderu Chief Munjuku Nguvauva II buried at Okahandja next to his grandfather Chief Kahimemua, who was executed by a German imperial firing squad there in 1896 after
readVan Zyl pleads not guilty to father's murder
25-01-2008
RYNO Van Zyl, the 21-year-old man charged last year with murdering his father at the family's home, pleaded not guilty to the charges in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court yesterday.He was making his
readDon't take sides, Kandetu tells NBC staff
25-01-2008
NBC Director General Bob Kandetu has warned journalists at Oshakati not to favour certain political parties in their reporting."Our obligations is to cover all social, political and other events and
readNamibia to revisit Lubowski murder
25-01-2008
THE assassination of prominent lawyer and Swapo member Anton Lubowski more than 18 years ago is being looked into again by Namibia's Prosecutor General.With South Africa's National Prosecuting
readWar veterans pacified after meeting with President
25-01-2008
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba's almost three-hour-long meeting with an association of disgruntled war veterans ended on a high note for the group on Wednesday night, when they apparently decided to
readLack of forensic auditors 'a problem'
25-01-2008
NAMIBIA'S law enforcement agencies are experiencing a critical shortage of staff specialised in the field of commercial crimes such as fraud, embezzlement and corruption, which seriously hampers
read'False' power alarm spreads panic
25-01-2008
DESPITE assurances by NamPower on Tuesday that load shedding would be announced seven days in advance, with further warnings three days and 24 hours before the due date, the electricity utility
readLack of forensic auditors 'a problem'
25-01-2008
NAMIBIA'S law enforcement agencies are experiencing a critical shortage of staff specialised in the field of commercial crimes such as fraud, embezzlement and corruption, which seriously hampers
readIita ya galukila ishewe mOnooli yoshilongo I ita ya holoka ishewe mOnooli yoshilongo.
25-01-2008
Iita mbika oya yooloka owala kwaamboka ya tetekela emanguluko kashona molwashoka mbyoka oya li tayi longitha Omakaspeli nooAK-47."Otatu ka hanagula po omagumbo ayehe giilyo yongundu yoRally for
readIita ya galukila ishewe mOnooli yoshilongo I ita ya holoka ishewe mOnooli yoshilongo.
25-01-2008
Iita mbika oya yooloka owala kwaamboka ya tetekela emanguluko kashona molwashoka mbyoka oya li tayi longitha Omakaspeli nooAK-47."Otatu ka hanagula po omagumbo ayehe giilyo yongundu yoRally for
readMuni gwa Ndangwa na Muni gwa Falkoping otaya longele kumwe
25-01-2008
pONDANGWA M UNI gwondoolopa ya Falkoping mu Sweden ota ka kwathela Muni gwa Ndangwa mokuyambulapo eliko lyondoolopa ndjika yokOnooli.Oomuni mbaka yaali oya li ya shaina oondokumende
readHamuntu ta gama ombinga: Kandetu ta lombwele NBC mOshakati Etitatu
25-01-2008
O MUKULUNTUWILIKI gwehangano etumimawimombepo lya NBC Bob Kandetu, mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika okwa lombwele aatoolinkundana yawo mOshakati kutya inaya lopota nando ya gama kiinima yimwe nenge koongundu
readHamuntu ta gama ombinga: Kandetu ta lombwele NBC mOshakati Etitatu
25-01-2008
O MUKULUNTUWILIKI gwehangano etumimawimombepo lya NBC Bob Kandetu, mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika okwa lombwele aatoolinkundana yawo mOshakati kutya inaya lopota nando ya gama kiinima yimwe nenge koongundu
readOshikondo shOmahogololo sha shangitha ongundu ompe
25-01-2008
O NGUNDU yilwe yompilameno oya holokele mopolitika mu Namibia konima sho Oshikondo shOmahogololo mu Namibia nenge tutye Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) sha zimine pambelewa eindilo
readOfuto ya Augustinus Katiti, 'etyayo'
25-01-2008
O LAATA ya Muni gwaWalvis Bay otayi ka kondjitha oshipotha shoka ya ningilwa mOmpangu kehangano lyedhina Walvis Bay Ratepayers' Association (WBRA) kombinga yofuto ndjoka ya pewa Augustinus Katiti
readWatch out South Africa: WI coach
25-01-2008
WEST Indies coach John Dyson denied yesterday that the momentum was with South Africa, who have beaten the islanders in their last four encounters, including two limited-overs matches."I don't
readElrio the hero as Bafana draw
25-01-2008
ELRIO van Heerden scored two minutes from full-time to salvage a 1-1 draw for South Africa against Angola on Wednesday in another 2008 African Nations Cup Group D thriller.Substitute Van Heerden from
readFergie stands by Rafa
25-01-2008
SIR Alex Ferguson has written off Liverpool's chances of winning the Premier League this season but that did not prevent him from launching a passionate defence of Rafael Benitez, the under-fire
readTsonga dazzles, Sharapova, Ivanovic win
25-01-2008
MELBOURNE - Built like a prize-fighter, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga pummelled world number two Rafael Nadal into submission to reach the Australian Open final on a spectacular Thursday night at Melbourne
readFA to probe Adebayor
25-01-2008
THE Football Association will look into a clash between Arsenal teammates Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner at the end of their team's 5-1 trouncing by Tottenham in the League Cup.The FA, English
readParreira heaps praise on his boys
25-01-2008
SOUTH Africa are close to exhibiting the kind of passing game their coach Carlos Alberto Parreira would like them to display and to become their trademark everywhere they go.Speaking yesterday after
readBomber kills Iraqi police chief
25-01-2008
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber killed an Iraqi police chief and two other officers as they fled an ambush at the site of the wreckage of another blast a day earlier that killed at least 18 civilians and
readAdvisor 'warned' Snipes to pay taxes
25-01-2008
OCALA, Florida - A financial adviser has testified that he warned Wesley Snipes that he could get into trouble if he did not pay his taxes.Snipes is on trial on charges of tax fraud, conspiracy and
readBond out for revenge in new film
25-01-2008
NEW James Bond film 'Quantum of Solace' sees the super spy out for revenge on a mission that takes him to Austria, Italy and South America.Actor Daniel Craig, the first blonde Bond, reprises his role
readCastro thought it was the end
25-01-2008
HAVANA - Fidel Castro revealed yesterday that he thought he was dying when he fell ill in July 2006, and hastily made plans to give up power as doctors fought to save his life."When I fell gravely ill
readChanges to ANC caucus
25-01-2008
African National Congress parliamentary Chief Whip Isaac Mogase was removed from his position yesterday following the party's parliamentary leadership reshuffle.Briefing reporters following a meeting
readHain resigns over funding
25-01-2008
LONDON - Peter Hain, who quit as Britain's work and pensions secretary yesterday to fight claims of funding irregularities, first came to public prominence as an anti-Apartheid campaigner nearly 40
readJet's engines did not shut down
25-01-2008
LONDON - The British Airways plane that crash-landed at Heathrow last week did not suffer a total power failure as it approached the airport, investigators said yesterday.Accidents Investigation
readTwenty die in Poland plane crash
25-01-2008
WARSAW - A military plane carrying officers home from a flight-safety conference crashed in a forested area in northwestern Poland, killing all 20 people on board, the prime minister announced early
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