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64 Articles found on Friday, 4 July 2008
Please solicit your customers discreetly: The problem of sex work in Namibia
04-07-2008
"WE are suffering!" This is the first thing Dorina* says when I ask her about her life as a sex worker.She has been working as a sex worker since she was 16 years old. Her grandmother had just died,
readFrom the Sidelines : NFA blunders again
04-07-2008
THE recent appointment of Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet clearly demonstrates short-sightedness on the part of the NFA in view of the unlikely chance of Namibia qualifying for the 2010 World Cup and
readLifting veil of secrecy crucial to deepening democracy
04-07-2008
REGULAR political communication is an essential part in the process of democratisation.In recent weeks, two issues underlining a dangerous culture of withholding information were revealed, with
readZimbabwe The African Mark Of Cain
04-07-2008
THE farcical run-off took place in Zimbabwe, predictably so, in the face of a world opinion dismissing the sham elections and the irrelevant result rightly so already in advance.Mugabe's legitimacy is
readPolitical Perspective
04-07-2008
GOOD to hear that parastatal board members will in future be held accountable for investment decisions once an amendment to the Act governing State-owned enterprises becomes law, but it may be too
readAU Letting Africa Down
04-07-2008
THE African Union (AU) is letting the continent down. All the hopes of a more democratic successor to the former old Organisation of African Unity (OAU) appear to have been dashed, as time and again,
readDevelopment Of Arts Damaged
04-07-2008
I TAKE this opportunity to comment on the reports, submitted to the media over the past week, concerning the auditioning of musicians and singers to be awarded the chance to take part in the Music
readAt Odds With Leadership
04-07-2008
An Open Letter To Our LeadersLAST week saw a great occasion in London, the 46664 festival, in honour of the greatest statesman the world has delivered over the last hundred years; Nelson Mandela, a
readChange Mugabe Street Name
04-07-2008
ROBERT Mugabe's treatment of his people is deplorable.What is equally disturbing is our government's apparent condonation thereof. We the people of Namibia should demonstrate that we truly believe in
readSnooting Cocks
04-07-2008
SO kids are roaming streets, taking drugs, smoking, getting drunk; school results are poor and elders are ignored! Sexually active at ever decreasing ages, subject to abuse, physical, mental and
readOn Energy Solutions
04-07-2008
LET me take the opportunity to commend the Namibian Government and NAMCOR for their decision to scrap the plan of a pipeline from Kudu Gasfield onshore.The proposed supply of compressed natural gas
readRecruiting Transparently
04-07-2008
THE issue of lack on transparency, nepotism and favouritism is becoming endemic now in many parastatals' recruitment procedures.How can one expect these institutions to perform if they do not tap the
readStudies On Empty Stomachs
04-07-2008
I WOULD like to air my concerns about Namibian students who are currently abroad under scholarships in countries such as Russia, Algeria, to mention but a few.Its a good programme the government had
readState Of Our Soccer
04-07-2008
ALLOW me to air my views on the departure of the national team coach, Arie Schans, and the state of football in Namibia.News has already gone round that the national team coach has left his job. First
readIran bank says no asset transfer
04-07-2008
TEHRAN - Iran's Bank Melli has not transferred assets from its European branches despite fresh EU sanctions banning its operations, the bank's managing director was quoted as saying this week."Bank
readBeijing takes aim at fake goods
04-07-2008
BEIJING - Visitors hoping to stock up on China's infamous array of counterfeit goods when they come to Beijing for the Olympics may be disappointed, with authorities carrying out a pre-Games
readSA vehicle sales tumble
04-07-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South African car sales in June slumped nearly 26 per cent to their lowest level in more than four years as tight monetary conditions hit consumers, manufacturers said on Wednesday."The
readAngola could take Nigeria's oil crown
04-07-2008
MADRID - Angola, which is rivalling Nigeria as Africa's major oil producer, said on Wednesday it planned to increase production by 100 000 barrels a day before the end of the year and invest massively
readOpec warns US
04-07-2008
The US must stop harassing Opec members, Abdallah el-Badri, the cartel's secretary-general, said in an interview published on Wednesday."As the world's major power, I want them to stop harassing Opec
readRising jet fuel costs hurt bottom line
04-07-2008
HONG KONG - Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. warned yesterday that its profits would be "disappointing" this year because of rapidly rising fuel costs.The Hong Kong-based airline said it paid 60 per cent
readBritish truckers in protest over fuel taxes
04-07-2008
LONDON - British truck drivers converged again on London on Wednesday to protest against the amount of fuel tax slapped on diesel, which they say is running them off the road.Just over a month after a
readSupport for aquaculture information campaign
04-07-2008
THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources will step up its information campaign about aquaculture or fish farming in Namibia in order to increase food security and employment creation.Offshore
readUK, US called on to overhaul outdated banking regulations
04-07-2008
LONDON - The United States must build a tougher regulatory system that can allow financial institutions to fail without causing wider economic turbulence, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said
readLeading academic joins
04-07-2008
Namibian business innovation project JON Foster-Pedley, senior lecturer in strategy at the UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB), has been appointed creativity and innovation advisor to the
readLLD gives striking workers ultimatum
04-07-2008
AT least 150 workers from Lev Leviev Diamonds (LLD) Namibia risk being thrown on the streets if they continue to defy an invitation by the company to return to work and face disciplinary action.The
readGovt official shrugs off payments as 'loans' and 'fanciful'
04-07-2008
CORRUPT payments? What corrupt payments? They were loans, actually - and the rest of them never even happened, really.This was the gist of the defence of Ministry of Environment and Tourism official
readChicken plans set to ruffle feathers
04-07-2008
NAMIBIANS could end up paying double for imported frozen chicken next year, should a scheme by South Africa's Supreme Poultry to set up a chicken broiler plant outside Karibib under the auspices of
readMwanawasa not dead: Zambian govt
04-07-2008
LUSAKA - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa remained in intensive care in a French hospital yesterday after suffering a stroke earlier this week, his government said, denying reports that he had
readA chance to glow for good
04-07-2008
THE second Kempinski Chica (Children with Cancer in Namibia) Gold Day will be held on Friday, August 8, at the Windhoek Country Club.It is a unique day-and-night competition, which starts at 15h00.
readEheke school calls for patience
04-07-2008
ONLY 18 male pupils at the Eheke Secondary School in the North do not have beds, the Director of Education, Dute Shinyemba, said yesterday.She was responding to a recent SMS in The Namibian. Pupils
read83 year old man commits suicide
04-07-2008
AN 83-year old man commited suicide at a village near Okahao, in the North, on Wednesday.Family members found Shiimi Amadhila hanging from a maroela tree in a mahangu field at Onandjila village at
readAgriculture rapped for not spending
04-07-2008
THE Ministry of Agriculture was rebuked by a Parliamentary standing committee for not spending N$49,3 million of its 2005-06 budget.The figure represents seven per cent of the ministry's total
readMineworkers plant seeds of xenophobia
04-07-2008
The Mineworker's Union Branch of Skorpion Zinc Mine at Rosh Pinah is concerned over the increasing number of white foreigners employed at the mine."The town has become a refuge for foreigners under
readThieves raid lodge
04-07-2008
THIEVES raided the German Fort Lodge at Sesfontein, leaving a trail of destruction.Police reported yesterday that the suspects had forced open a hallway window and a number of doors with unknown
readPresident not condoning corruption: Kawana
04-07-2008
THE Office of the President and the Congress of Democrats (CoD) are at loggerheads over the perceived reluctance by the Head of State to act against alleged corrupt top politicians.Last month CoD
readWhites were 'killers': Ekandjo
04-07-2008
WHITE Namibians were "killers" for 106 years - until March 20 1990, Local and Regional Government Minister Jerry Ekandjo said in Parliament yesterday.Responding to questions from Jurie Viljoen of the
readOmahogololo ga Muthiya otaga ka ningwa mu Septemba
04-07-2008
OKOMISI yOmahogololo ya Namibia nenge Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) oya tseyitha kutya omahogololo gopandoolopa pOmuthiya otaga ka ningwa momasiku 26 ga Septemba.Omukuluntuwiliki gwopakathimbo
readAanyasha yo Swapo moshitopolwa sha Hangwena ya gamena aawiliki yawo
04-07-2008
A ANYASHA yo Swapo mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena oya ti kutya Kaansela gwOshikandjohogololo sha Ndobe, Mandume Pohamba, sho kwa tilwe kutya, mOshigongi shoSwapo sha li pEdundja meti 30 Mei 2008, okwa ti
readEtuloteya mondjila ya Mungwelume otali ka tsikilwa nalyo, Temba ta ti
04-07-2008
I ILONGA yokutula oteya oshitopolwa shimwe shondjila ya Mungwelume, mbyoka pethimbo ndika ya fa ya mwena po manga, otayi ka tsikilwa nayo okuuka pehulilo lyomwedhi nguka.Shika oshi li ngaakamolwashoka
readAantu ye li 20 ya dhipagwa mu Somalia, ookatalekonawa taya ti
04-07-2008
M OGADISHU - Omalugodhi ga li pokati kOorEbele naakwiita yEpangelo mu Somalia (taya kwathelwa kookuume kawo y AaEthiopia) oshiwike shika - oga faalele oomwenyo dhaantu ye li 20.Omalugodhi ngaka oga li
readMTC oye Omusindani kamana mOmaulikilo gIipindi pEenhana
04-07-2008
M OKATI koonakukutha ombinga momaulikilo giipindi ngoka ga li pEenhana mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena okuza meti 26 Juni sigo ometi 30 Juni 2008, MTC oye a li a ulike nawa iinima ye nokwa mono ondjambi
readMandume Pohamba a sheka nokushundula oilyo yo RDP mOkongo
04-07-2008
K ANSELA wOshikandjohoololo Ondobe Mandume Pohamba, Kansela waKongo Paulus Mwahanyekange nOmukatakanifi wongundu Swapo mOkongo, ova hingile oshoongalele mOnghalulu No.1 momafiku 29 Apilili 2008, osho
readAanasikola mOseko ya Eheke otaya ka mona oombete nziya, Shinyemba ta ti
04-07-2008
U UPYAKADHI mboka wa kala wu newe kaanasikola yomOseko ya Eheke mOndonga waanasikola taya lala pevi molwashoka kamu na oombete notaya lile pevi molwashoka kamu na iitaafula niipundi, Omuwiliki
readSporting View: Hepatitis in sport
04-07-2008
Hepatitis is a general term that means inflammation of the liver.The liver can become inflamed as a result of infection, a disorder of the immune system, or exposure to alcohol, certain medications,
readNamibia earns berth in quarters
04-07-2008
THE Namibian junior inline hockey team competing in the United States entered its fourth FIRS Junior Men's World Championships game as a tired and injury-plagued side, losing 5-1 to Mexico in its
readNamibians at Cosua launch
04-07-2008
CHAIRMAN of the Brave Warriors Supporters Club (BWSC) Kayele Kambombo and two club members, ABC Cooper and Carlos Kambaekua, will attend the inauguration of Cosua in Johannesburg, South Africa from
readCivics into second spot
04-07-2008
CIVIC'S 2-0 victory over Ramblers on a chilly Wednesday evening at the Khomasdal Stadium elevated them to second place on the MTC Namibia Premier League log, now with 35 points.Up from fourth place
readFederer plots Wimbledon wins
04-07-2008
LONDON - Roger Federer could make history by becoming the first man to win six successive Wimbledon titles on Sunday but he won't be satisfied until he's added at least five more to his name.The world
readZonal gym champs on
04-07-2008
THE 2008 Bank Windhoek Central Zone Gymnastics Championship will be held in Windhoek this weekend.It will be the first qualifier for the Namibia Gymnastics Federation (NGF) national championships
readSaintfiet responds to his sacking
04-07-2008
NEWLY appointed coach of the Brave Warriors, Tom Saintfiet said he was sacked at his former Finish Premier League club, Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), because he did not have the same vision as the
readKanalelo speaks out
04-07-2008
BRAVE Warriors assistant coach, Ronnie Kanalelo says Namibia has capable coaches who can lead the national football team.Kanalelo told The Namibian Sport in an interview yesterday that although he has
readVenus into final
04-07-2008
LONDON - Champion Venus Williams powered her way to her seventh Wimbledon final yesterday with a matter-of-fact 6-1 7-6 victory over Russian Elena Dementieva.Williams, aiming for her fifth Wimbledon
readIn Brief Legal experts unveil 'Rule of Law index'
04-07-2008
VIENNA - Top legal experts from 95 countries have unveiled a new "Rule of Law Index" that's designed to measure how nations behave.Billionaire quits as Russian governor * MOSCOW - Russian billionaire
readHillary continues to pull 'em in
04-07-2008
SYRACUSE, New York - Nearly a month after her historic run for the presidency, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has returned to upstate New York and focused on local concerns - weather-beaten apples,
readThe rebranding of Barack Obama
04-07-2008
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama bills himself as a new brand of leader poised to drain Washington's swamp of political cynicism.But despite spellbinding calls for 'Change We Can Believe In' the Democratic
readFrench court to try US airline over crash
04-07-2008
PARIS - A French judge has ordered US airline Continental Airlines and five individuals to stand trial over the crash of an Air France Concorde that killed 113 people, a prosecutor's statement said
readNuclear stand-off will be harmful to all parties
04-07-2008
TEHRAN - Iranian Nobel peace laureate, Shirin Ebadi, yesterday called on Iran and the United States to find a peaceful resolution to the stand-off, over Tehran's nuclear programme, warning that
readSecond al Qaeda suspect goes free
04-07-2008
LONDON - An Algerian accused by Britain of links to Osama bin Laden and bomb plots in the United States and France has been freed on bail after more than seven years in prison, a spokeswoman for a
readSarkozy not welcome at Olympics
04-07-2008
BEIJING - China made a barely veiled swipe at French President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday and state media warned he can expect a cold public shoulder if he attends the Beijing Olympics after he
readKenyan finance minister to be axed
04-07-2008
NAIROBI - A Kenyan government report into the secretive sale of a luxury Nairobi hotel has recommended the finance minister and central bank governor step down to allow a full investigation into the
readIndonesia uncovers plot against Westerners
04-07-2008
JAKARTA - A group of suspected Muslim militants detained by Indonesia's anti-terrorism unit after a cache of bombs was found in Sumatra were plotting to attack Western targets, a police source said
readBemba transferred to the Hague
04-07-2008
BRUSSELS - Congolese former rebel warlord and vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba was being transferred from Belgium to the custody of the International Criminal Court in the Hague yesterday, a Belgian
readHamas seeks to calm tension with Egypt
04-07-2008
GAZA - Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh sought yesterday to calm tensions with neighbouring Egypt, a day after Egyptian police clashed with hundreds of Palestinians who tried to storm through a
readDaring military ruse frees Ingrid Betancourt
04-07-2008
PARIS - French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, who was rescued from her guerrilla captors on Wednesday, has not yet decided when to visit France but is expected to do so soon an official said
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