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62 Articles found on Friday, 18 July 2008
From the Sidelines: Attention: Barry and Tim
18-07-2008
BY the time Mr Tim Isaacs reads this, Mr Barry Rukoro might have told him what my response is to the article I wrote earlier in the week about sport reporters accused of writing negatively about the
readTo move or not to move:
18-07-2008
On the relocation of the Equestrian Monument in Windhoek...Problem definition: ”The National Heritage Council of Namibia does not have objections against the moving of the Equestrian Monument
readThinking And Writing For Young
18-07-2008
Comrades MY eleven-year-old daughter, Lindi, rightly protests that she doesn't understand the stuff that I write in this page.And now, comrades have joined the discussion with long essays against my
readThe Urgency Of The Land Question
18-07-2008
HOW do we define what we mean by land and why do we say 'Give the Land Back to the People'? When reference is made to land many Namibians tend to equate it with soil and vegetation.Land includes all
readPolitical Perspective
18-07-2008
IN the past the speculation was always about a 'split' in Swapo between moderates and hardliners, but no one could have envisaged the divide would instead manifest along the lines of Swapo Youth
readUnions And SPYL Must Know Their Boundaries
18-07-2008
IF organisations and people assigned to certain posts do their own work, rather than interfere in areas in which they do not belong, it would be more beneficial to the country's overall progress.There
readFishing trip ends in tragedy
18-07-2008
A FISHING trip in the North ended the death of a 49-year-old man on Saturday when the canoe he was in capsized.The deceased was identified as Martinho Elalu. The incident happened at Onhokolo
readSMS of the Day : Monday
18-07-2008
* THE country is in crisis but I don't think it affects Members of Parliament. Reason: we are suffering and cannot afford power, water and food and in the midst of this they have the audacity to
readIn The Name Of Tolerance
18-07-2008
THE recent incidence of attacks perpetrated by Swapo party members against RDP members, reported in this paper on July 15 2008, is not only frustrating and worrisome but it's a clear manifestation of
readSome Sports Have All The Luck
18-07-2008
WHY it is that sport codes like the NRU and NFA get buried in money from sponsors and Government and still they cannot perform? Or they get into disputes with their sponsors but still companies stand
readUnacceptable Conditions At Okanguati
18-07-2008
AS a former teacher at Okanguati Combined School, it is with concern that I write in response to the intolerable conditions that still persist in the Okanguati community, Kunene.It was two months ago
readService Industry Needs To Buck Up
18-07-2008
AS everybody knows in Namibia the car accident rate is very high. Fortunately I had only two encounters with damage to my car in recent years.The latest only a week ago, where the question who was
readPriorities For Our Power
18-07-2008
REGARDING Nampower's recent press release of its plans to make Namibia self-sufficient in electricity supply by 2013, I see there are no plans for renewable energy or power saving.It is well known
readCall For Tolerance And Acceptance
18-07-2008
I WAS shocked to pick up my Namibian newspaper of Tuesday, July 15 2008, carrying a front-page story relaying how some Swapo supporters had caused serious injury to the RDP opposition party's members,
readZim Soccer Analogy
18-07-2008
A SWAPO MP (I think it was Ms Muharukua) came up with a very interesting analogy of the Zimbabwean situation.She compared the two presidential candidates with two soccer teams that were supposed to
readBlitz or Bleat
18-07-2008
APPEASEMENT, lies, hypocrisy and denial in the air! Nothing new, par for the course, welcome to the world, especially the "globalised" one.An Olympic year, institutional distress and financial crisis;
readConsumer prices in United States jump 1,1 per cent in June
18-07-2008
WASHINGTON - Consumer prices shot up in June at the second fastest pace in 26 years with two-thirds of the surge blamed on soaring energy prices.The Labour Department reported that consumer prices
readMVA Fund ready to transform itself
18-07-2008
THE Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund has embarked on a five-year strategy to become more efficient.It wants to meet international standards by 2013 with regard to reducing accidents, prompt payouts
readZimbabwe inflation hits new record
18-07-2008
HARARE - The annual rate of inflation in Zimbabwe had hit a new record of 2,2 million per cent, Gideon Gono, the governor of the central bank, said yesterday."Statistics provided by the central
readSwiss Re exposure to Freddie, Fannie US$9,6 bln
18-07-2008
ZURICH - Swiss Re said yesterday it had total exposure of US$9,6 billion to US mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae as of the start of July.The reinsurer's shares fell about eight per cent,
readSwiss Re exposure to Freddie, Fannie US$9,6 bln
18-07-2008
ZURICH - Swiss Re said yesterday it had total exposure of US$9,6 billion to US mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae as of the start of July.The reinsurer's shares fell about eight per cent,
readSACU signs trade, investment agreement with United States
18-07-2008
WASHINGTON - The United States trade representative, Ambassador Susan Schwab, and her counterparts from east and southern Africa signed two important trade and investment agreements that will further
readSPYL has an 'allergy' plan
18-07-2008
THE Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) says all future appointments of personal assistants and private secretaries to Cabinet ministers must first be screened by the ruling party.A decision to this
readVIP bills 'not a public matter'
18-07-2008
AS the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) continues to probe allegations of favouritism at the City of Windhoek with regard to credit control, the City is refusing to say whether it has taken any action
readZim lawyers walk out of SADC Tribunal
18-07-2008
THE whole legal team of the Zimbabwean government yesterday walked out of the hearing of a regional tribunal, refusing to listen to an urgent application brought by the lawyers of three badly
readCoD rebel faction wins case
18-07-2008
MEMBERS of the Congress of Democrats (CoD), who walked out of a disputed party congress at Keetmanshoop last year and challenged their subsequent expulsion from the party in the High Court, have won
readA Matter of Fact
18-07-2008
A REPORT in The Namibian of yesterday, July 17, titled 'Electricity prices to soar by 2011' incorrectly stated that bulk prices for electricity were projected to increase to about N$1,20 by 2011.In
readBird Count at coast this weekend
18-07-2008
A MAJOR Namibia Bird Club activity will take place at the coast this weekend - the Bird Count.It will be held tomorrow and on Sunday (July 19 and 20). For more information please contact: Keith Wearn
readGraft the scourge of Africa
18-07-2008
CORRUPTION is a threat to good governance and the poor suffer the most when it takes root, says Anti-Corruption Commission Director Paulus Noa.Noa made these remarks yesterday at a one-day
readVolunteers restore hearing
18-07-2008
FOR the fourth year running, children suffering from chronic middle-ear infections have received free operations, this time at Rundu.Operation Omakutsi, which is the Oshiwambo word for ear, started
readNamibian, French regional governments co-operate
18-07-2008
BRINGING Government services closer to the people, or decentralisation, is about making people become part and parcel of improving their living conditions and well-being, Local Government and Housing
readRooi hits back at Swapo councillors
18-07-2008
THE Karas Regional Secretary of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), Josef Rooi, is seeking legal advice for being used as a "political play ball" in infighting among Swapo Party councillors in
readNama clan leaders write to Pohamba
18-07-2008
NAMA leaders in the South have called on President Hifikepunye Pohamba to treat their economic empowerment demands with the necessary sensitivity and urgency to reverse the economic exclusion of the
readHeavy sentences for SA dagga duo
18-07-2008
THE trial of two men caught late last year with the largest consignment of dagga ever seized in Namibia were sentenced in the Khomas Regional Court yesterday.South African citizens Mxolisi Motha (53)
readACC arrests NDF officer
18-07-2008
THE Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested an officer of the Namibian Defence Force on charges of abusing a Government vehicle.Major Richard Sepiso (43) was taken into custody on Tuesday morning at
readShaduka remains in custody
18-07-2008
PLANS by murder suspect Lazarus Shaduka to make a formal application for bail were halted by his legal team yesterday.Shaduka, who was charged with the murder of his wife on Tuesday, has been in
readChina cleared for ivory purchase
18-07-2008
NAMIBIA is happy that the UN body charged with monitoring trade in endangered species has approved China's plea to buy more than 100 tons of elephant ivory from four Southern African countries, the
readPensioner fined for defending widow
18-07-2008
AN 86-year-old man from Omadhiya village in the Oshikoto Region and his daughter have been fined N$1 300 and N$600 respectively by the village court for protecting a widow against their headman, who
readMbuku a hilithila muupongekwa
18-07-2008
O munapolitika a simana kwali mu Namibia, ngoka wo a lio nale Ngoloneya gwoshitopolwa sha Caprivi nokwa li wo oshilyo shoDTA mOmutumba gwOpashigwana John Mabuku okwa hulitha.Mabuku ngoka a li
readAalongi taya konakonwa omikithi dhi ili nodhi ili
18-07-2008
A ALONGISIKOLA oyendji moNooli, nena mEtitano otaya kutha ombinga moshikonga shokukonakonwa kombinga yomikithi dhi ili nodhi ili nosha yela kutya Oosikola dhimwe itadhi ka longa nena mEtitano
readOmupeviminista Shihepo ta fumvikwa ngula po Akweenyanga
18-07-2008
O MUPEVIMINISTA mUuministeli wEgameno nEpopilo lyOshigwana tate Gabes Shihepo ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shOpaumwene sha Medi Park mOngwediva ongula yOmaandaha (geti 14 Juli 2008), ota
readOmbaanga ya Nedbank mOutapi
18-07-2008
OMUNMABELEWA Omukuluntu mo Nedbank Namibia, Efolo Eve Black okwa tseyitha kutya Ombaanga yawo ndjika otayi ka egulula Oshitayimbaanga yasho pOutapi mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati.Oshitayimbaanga
readSt Benedict Hospitality School pOshikuku ya pititha aalongwa ye li 52
18-07-2008
POSHIKUKU O SIKOLA ya totwa po kOoseesita ya Shukuku hayi gandja Ookoosa mIinima ngashi muunongo wOompiuta, Oshiingilisa OshiAfrikaansa, Uuhamushanga nenge Uunambelewa, Omayakulo gOpahotela
readOongeleki mu Zimbabwe dha tinda iizemo yomahogololo
18-07-2008
H ARARE- Oongeleki mu Zimbabwe mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika odha tindi okutaamba ko oshizemo shomahogololo gOpaupresidende ngoka ga li moshilongo shika momasiku 27 Juni, ngoka ga sindanwa po
readKanime mondjila yokuthiga po ECN
18-07-2008
O MUKULUNTUWILIKI gwOshikondo shOmahogololo Philemon Kanime okwa popi kutya okwa uvithwa nayi komukalo ngoka ECN ta longitha mokumukutha mopoosa ndjika.Kanime okwa kala mefudho lyowina okuza mu
readNestor ina shanga osho nda popya
18-07-2008
O HANDI nyamukula oshipopiwa shomusamane Nestor Shaimemanya, osho a shangela kOshifo shoThe Namibian nosha li mo meti 4 Juli 2008.Pwilikina Nestor, oipululu kai likwata noshili. Meti 29 Apilili 2008
readRicco fails drugs test
18-07-2008
PARIS - Italian rider Ricardo Ricco of Saunier Duval has tested positive for blood booster erythropoietin (EPO), the French national anti-doping agency (AFLD) confirmed yesterday.The 24-year-old
readOvertraining and overreaching
18-07-2008
BURNOUTS, staleness, over-fatigue, and unexplained underperformance syndrome (UPS) are some other terms used to describe a decrease in performance because of excessive training.Overtraining is caused
readBoks back rookie hookers
18-07-2008
PERTH - Buoyed by their historic win over the All Blacks last weekend, the South Africans are confident their rookie hookers can get the job done in the Tri-Nations Test against Australia here on
readRonaldinho sends Milan season ticket sales soaring
18-07-2008
MILAN - Ronaldinho's arrival at AC Milan has led to a huge surge in season ticket sales and hits on the club's official website.The Brazil forward, who has signed from Barcelona, was due to be
readPlayers have no passports
18-07-2008
THERE were no major surprises in the final 20-man Brave Warriors squad that left for South Africa yesterday to compete in the Cosafa Cup competition in Mpumalanga.Amongst the goalkeepers, Esau Tjiuoro
readPistorius says IAAF desperate to stop his Olympic bid
18-07-2008
LUCERNE - Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has accused athletics' governing body the IAAF of being "desperate" to stop him competing at next month's Beijing Olympics.Pistorius, who overturned
readWarriors gun for pride
18-07-2008
NEW Brave Warriors mentor Tom Saintfiet will be wary of starting on a bad note in his bid to restore the lost pride of Namibian football, which was flung out of the window by former coach Arie
readICC prosecutor vows to prosecute Darfur rebels
18-07-2008
UNITED NATIONS - International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo vowed yesterday to prosecute Darfur rebel commanders alleged responsible for the killing of 10 African Union (AU)
readBashir could escape war crimes indictment
18-07-2008
UNITED NATIONS - Sudan's president, accused of masterminding genocide in Darfur, might escape war crimes charges if he brings to justice two men suspected of mass killings, Western envoys said on
readDon't dare disagree with Barack Obama
18-07-2008
YOU had better mind your manners with regard to Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.You can't disagree with him. You can't question the legitimacy of his many platitudes and
readHomes can't use 'smelly' water
18-07-2008
NICOSIA - Drought-stricken Cyprus is unable to distribute a shipment of water from Greece directly to households because it smells bad, authorities said on Wednesday.A tanker containing 40 000 cubic
readBritish teen smugglers released
18-07-2008
ACCRA - A detention officer says two British teens have been released in Ghana nine months after their drug trafficking conviction.John Allotey, an officer at the juvenile detention centre, where the
readPope issues tough warning over pop culture, environment
18-07-2008
SYDNEY - Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday warned Catholics of the perils of pop culture and pillaging the earth's resources after a rapturous welcome at the world's biggest Christian festival in
readApology for offensive costume
18-07-2008
SARATOGA SPRINGS - A judge has ordered a 19-year-old man to write an apology to a the city of Saratoga Springs in New York for dressing in an offensive costume at a high school graduation.Calvin
readKidney taken out through belly button
18-07-2008
CLEVELAND - Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and he barely has a scar to show for it.The kidney was removed through a single incision in his belly button, a surgical procedure
readZimbabwe talks hit stalemate
18-07-2008
HARARE - Talks to resolve Zimbabwe's deep crisis have stalled after opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai refused to sign a framework for negotiations, his party said yesterday.Both Tsvangirai's
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