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42 Articles found on Friday, 4 January 2008
From the Sidelines: What is next?
04-01-2008
YEAH! Another brand new year.The question is, what is in the offing from our many young and gifted sportsmen and women to make it an electrifying year on this front? What are sports administrators to
readThe return of contested politics
04-01-2008
AS we are quietly, but perhaps confidently zooming into 2008, politically speaking that is, it is not inappropriate to argue that the year 2007 was one of mixed results for our democracy.Two
readSome Impertinent Views On The Father Of The Nation
04-01-2008
THE title 'Founding Father of the Nation' was conferred on former President Sam Nujoma by means of an Act of Parliament, an award allegedly fathered by him and supported by his party political
readThe 'Browning' of African Technology
04-01-2008
FORGET MIT. Hello, Tsing Hua University.For Clothilde Tingiri, a hot young programmer at Rwanda's top software company, dreams of Beijing, not Cambridge, animate her ambitions. Desperate for more
readPolitical Perspective
04-01-2008
SHOULD traditional leaders, or even church leaders for that matter, involve themselves in politics? It is a question that has been under discussion since President Hifikepunye Pohamba raised it
readLet's Make 2008 THE Year of Progress
04-01-2008
WE take this opportunity to wish all Namibians well for 2008. As has become habitual, January is the month in which one also expresses condolences with those who have lost their loved ones over the
readSMSes of the Day : Friday
04-01-2008
* CAN seal cullers sleep at night? Do you have a conscience? I hope you go to hell, you cullers! * DOG owners, thank you for leaving your pets alone while you party at the coast. There's nothing
readCan Namibia Meet Its Rural Challenges?
04-01-2008
WITH the NDP 3 (Third National Development Plan) focusing on rural development for the next number of years, it is quite evident that Government intends to address the potential the rural areas and
readRetail feels consumer slowdown
04-01-2008
CAPE TOWN - For retailers in South Africa, 2007 was the year the party faded, leaving only a few die-hards out on the town following five years of unprecedented growth in consumer spending.First to go
readOil prices hit US$100
04-01-2008
SINGAPORE - World oil prices eased in Asian trading yesterday after earlier sending a shudder through the global economy by hitting a record US$100 per barrel for the first time, dealers said.New
readBroke Britain: a Christmas shopping gift
04-01-2008
DEBT experts are predicting a record number of personal insolvencies in Britain this year as excessive Christmas shopping, rising mortgage payments and soaring food and fuel costs force thousands of
readOvitoto crisis averted Tensions flare between Damara, Herero groups over grazing
04-01-2008
TENSIONS almost erupted into fights yesterday after members of a recently settled Damara community in the Ovitoto area held hostage about 300 head of cattle belonging to Ovaherero farmers in a grazing
readNSHR condemns Omusati political ban
04-01-2008
THE National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has condemned a temporary ban on opposition politics in the region, announced by the regional Governor this week.The NSHR said Governor Sackey Kayone
readGreenbacks land Chinese in trouble
04-01-2008
TWO Chinese residents were arrested at Hosea Kutako International Airport on Wednesday, after officials there allegedly found them in contravention of the country's currency control law.The two,
readSwakop Council, E-Red at loggerheads over projects
04-01-2008
THE Swakopmund Town Council's plan to complete outstanding electrical projects, for which Erongo RED was responsible, is considered as unlicensed and a possible contravention of Government policy on
readRoessing to expand mining - scramble for uranium increases
04-01-2008
THE expected depletion of fossil fuels like oil and gas and resulting higher electricity prices is forcing the world's energy industry to look at nuclear power to meet future needs for electricity
readKeetmans CEO's future shrouded in mystery
04-01-2008
A RESIGNATION letter written by Keetmanshoop Chief Executive Officer Jeremia Shangadi, which had been disputed by one faction of the Town Council, has resurfaced in a council meeting, The Namibian has
readOdette loses battle against cancer
04-01-2008
ODETTE Majiedt's brave fight against cancer is over.She died three days before the dawn of 2008, aged 19. Odette was 17 when she was diagnosed with bone cancer in September 2006. She bumped her leg
readZim's Hwange power station's revamp given national project status
04-01-2008
HARARE - The Zimbabwean government has accorded national project status to the refurbishment of Hwange Power Station and has subsequently floated tenders to buy materials for rehabilitation of the
readWild car chase, shootout follow armed robbery
04-01-2008
A robbery suspect died in the Oshakati State Hospital on Monday after being shot by Police last week.Police spokesperson Sergeant Slogan Mateus told The Namibian yesterday that Uushona Hagai Shilinge
readMoney missing at regional education office
04-01-2008
THE Karas Regional Education Office has launched an investigation into alleged fraud committed by two employees in its finance department.It is alleged that the two officials siphoned off more than
readProspecting for oil, metals moves up a gear
04-01-2008
RUSSIAN drilling company Sintez has acquired an 85 per cent stake in a Namibian company holding four licences to prospect for copper, rare and precious metals in the north-western parts of
readSwakop opts for solar power
04-01-2008
BECAUSE of the cost of supplying homes with electricity distributed by regional utility Erongo RED, the Swakopmund Municipality is now opting for solar power - especially to the fast growing
readStreet vendors refuse to move
04-01-2008
THE Oshakati Municipality has ordered all street vendors doing business along Augustino Neto Street to vacate the area and move to a newly prepared site near the Oshakati open market (Omatala).The
readConflicting testimony in Windhoek rape case
04-01-2008
THE woman who last year charged that she was raped by a German man who offered her a ride home from a shebeen in Windhoek's Otjomuise area yesterday denied ever suggesting that she would withdraw the
readElunduluko monkalo yombepo itali vulu okukelelwa, Stern ta ti
04-01-2008
K APU NA we shoka tashi vulu okuningwa ku keelelwe elunduluko monkalo yombepo molwashoka, omaupyakadhi ngoka ga eta elunduluko ndyoka, oga tameka nale.Onkalo yombepo ompyu muuyuni oyi iwetikile nale
readRDP okwa eta epapudhuko enene mokati koshigwana; Hamutenya ta ti
04-01-2008
P ETHIMBO ta popitha iilyo yoRally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) pOndangwa mOshitopolwa, Omupresidende gwoRDP, Hidipo Hamutenya, okwa ti kutya RDP okwa halutha oyendji nokwa eta epapudhuko enene
readOkanona koomvula ndatu ka lyatwa kotalaka yootona ne
04-01-2008
O KAMATYONA koomvula ndatu oka si konima sho ka lyatwa kotalaka yootona ne, sha ningilwa poSwakopmund ongula yohela (2 Januali 2008).Oshiningwanima shika osha ningilwa mEpandaanda lya Mandume ya
readSwapo okwa kanitha ongushu nondjila; Nyamu ta lombwele RDP pOndangwa
04-01-2008
P ETHIMBO ta popitha iilyo naayambidhidhi yOngundu ompe yedhina Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) pOndangwa meti 22 Desemba 2007, Omunashipundi gwoRDP, Jesaya Nyamu, okwa ti Swapo pethimbo ndika
readOmulumentu gumwe a yahwa okusa kOpolisi meyugo kwa homatiwa
04-01-2008
O KASITOLA kopongalashe yomahooli ga BP pOndangwa mEtine lya zi ko oka yakwa oshimaliwa shOondola/N$300 000 kaalumentu ye li yahetatu mboka ya li ya homata ooondjembo.Omugandjimulombo gwOpolisi
readFootball Briefs
04-01-2008
FIVE -time African champions Cameroon have cancelled their high altitude training in Kenya ahead of this month's African Nations Cup in Ghana, an official said on Wednesday.The Indomitable Lions were
readZambia lose as Cameroon draw
04-01-2008
ZAMBIA lost 4-1 to Andalucía while Cameroon drew 1-1 with another Spanish regional side Galicia yesterday.The two sides are both preparing for African Cup of Nations in Ghana next month, where they
readAFCON '08 promises thrills
04-01-2008
THE 2008 African Cup of Nations Cup tournament has all the ingredients that could turn the Ghana-hosted tournament into one of the best ever.The continent has produced fantastic players in the last
readCameroon cancel Kenya camp
04-01-2008
CAMEROON have cancelled their pre-Nations Cup training camp in Kenya because of the post-election violence in the country.The Indomitable Lions were to train at high altitude in Kenya. Coach Otto
readSurprise choices from LeRoy
04-01-2008
GHANA coach Claude LeRoy has named his injured captain Stephen Appiah in a 28-man line-up for the Nations Cup.Appiah has been told he has no chance of playing because of long-standing injury problems,
readBecker starts career with great win
04-01-2008
COASTING through to win the 2007 Coastal Open Squash Championships without dropping a game, Marco Becker could not have wished for a better start to his professional squash career.The 26-year-old from
readCollin not in Egypt match
04-01-2008
BRAVE Warriors team manager Tim Isaacs yesterday confirmed that midfielder Collin Benjamin will be missing from the line-up against Egypt in a warm up friendly match to be played in Aswan on
readBriefs
04-01-2008
Eight executed in N Korea * SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea publicly executed eight people last month, including a decorated member of the country's rubber-stamp legislature, a South Korean aid group
readEU and US call for coalition government in Kenya
04-01-2008
BRUSSELS - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana and United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday called for the creation of a coalition government in violence-wracked
readMan accused of sex crime cleared after 26 years in Texas prison
04-01-2008
DALLAS - A man who has spent the past 26 years in a Texas prison after being convicted of raping a neighbour was expected to win his freedom yesterday on the basis of new DNA testing his lawyers say
readHundreds of Pakistani families flee sectarian violence
04-01-2008
KABUL - Hundreds of Pakistani families have poured across the border into Afghanistan in recent days as they flee sectarian violence in north-western Pakistan, officials said yesterday.Clashes last
readCalls for Musharraf to step down intensify
04-01-2008
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's United States-allied president must resign before next month's elections or the country could risk slipping into civil war, opposition leaders and a leading independent
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