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61 Articles found on Friday, 13 June 2008
From the Sidelines : PR strategy lacks at NFA
13-06-2008
THE Namibian Football Associations (NFA) communication strategy has on many occasions failed them, while it has also been detrimental to the advancement of the game in general.Sometimes one is sent
readSwapo Party Youth League And Its Political Hiatus
13-06-2008
IN recent times, I have increasing methodological difficulties in understanding what the SPYL represents in Swapo's political panoply, and most importantly in our political life.Is it the ideational
readHarvests of Hunger
13-06-2008
SUNDARAM NEW YORK - Lack of food is rarely the reason people go hungry.Even now, there is enough food in the world, with a bumper harvest this year, but more people cannot afford to buy the food they
readThe Coming Crisis in Africa
13-06-2008
"OUR ship of state is today sinking! A few are manipulating the system to their advantage, but our intellectuals, our women, our youth, the masses, are flushed down the drain.All our systems,
readPolitical Perspective
13-06-2008
NAMIBIANS need to take great care not to let anti-Kwanyama sentiments get out of hand, because that's what it seems like, even though the denials are coming thick and fast from those who've been
readAfrican Civil Society Leads The Way
13-06-2008
PROMINENT African leaders from across civil society yesterday issued a public call for an end to violence and intimidation in Zimbabwe ahead of the presidential run-off elections at the end of the
readT's For Free?
13-06-2008
ALLOW me a space in your newspaper express my view.On May 1 I went to Oshakati Independence Stadium for May Day. There were more than three speeches from different people include the Labour
readVeteran Questions
13-06-2008
I READ this story (Struggle Veteran dies at 114, page 2 The Namibian, June 12) and wanted to bring certain facts into perspective.I would be interesting to know who recorded the birth of this Struggle
readThrice the Cock Crowed
13-06-2008
THE canaries are singing, lame duck excuses are flying, vultures are circling - the "robinn" was exposed and the chickens are coming to home to roost! A dose of bird flu, no; it was St.Peter who
readAppropriate Memorial, Inappropriate Site
13-06-2008
REFERRING to your article in Tuesday's paper about the planned construction of the Independence Monument at the site of the Reiterdenkmal: It's a great idea that the Government is considering the
readRotten Policies, Not Climate Change
13-06-2008
THE article 'Climate change a fallacy: South African professor' - The Namibian, 10/06/08 refers: Insofar as climate change excuses related to the disappearance of Namibian fish stocks are concerned,
readSMSes Of The Day : Friday
13-06-2008
* TRAFFIC Department please programme our traffic lights to bring everyone to a complete stop before they indicate changes. We will surely have fewer accidents because they change way too quickly from
readWhy Obama Is Bad for America
13-06-2008
IF you needed surgery and were searching for a doctor, what kind of doctor would you seek? Would you want one who just entered the practice, or one with years of experience? Apparently, there are many
readA Crying Shame
13-06-2008
IN response to your news item in The Namibian of May 30 regarding the increase in the price of milk: I find it a crying shame that consumers in Namibia have to pay up to N$12 for a litre of milk while
readWhy Obama Is Bad for America
13-06-2008
IF you needed surgery and were searching for a doctor, what kind of doctor would you seek? Would you want one who just entered the practice, or one with years of experience? Apparently, there are many
readA Crying Shame
13-06-2008
IN response to your news item in The Namibian of May 30 regarding the increase in the price of milk: I find it a crying shame that consumers in Namibia have to pay up to N$12 for a litre of milk while
readKruger and Mugabe
13-06-2008
PAUL Kruger, the President in 1890s of the ZAR (Transvaal) was a God-fearing Afrikaner nationalist patriarch nurtured by the legacy of the Great Trek.Robert Mugabe is a Marxist revolutionary dictator
readOil output falls first time since '02
13-06-2008
LONDON - World oil production fell by 0,2 per cent in 2007, the first decline since 2002, and proven oil reserves were flat, BP Plc said in an annual review released on Wednesday.Production fell by
readS Africa cabinet rejects plan for fuel levy cut
13-06-2008
CAPE TOWN - South Africa's cabinet discussed but decided against a proposal to cut its fuel levy, amid calls for ways to help motorists cope with soaring costs, a senior government spokesman said
readIs your SME among the best in Africa?
13-06-2008
LOCAL operators of small and medium-sized enterprises have been called to enter the 2008 Africa SMME Awards, whose prize event will take place on October 23 in Cape Town, South Africa.Organisers of
readNew mall at Rundu delayed due to rains
13-06-2008
RUNDU - The completion of a multimillion-dollar shopping complex at Rundu, which was planned for this month, has been delayed by a month.The shopping complex, which is the biggest in Rundu, will
readOld Mutual hosts SME seminars
13-06-2008
FOLLOWING the success of phase one, and in response to the overwhelming demand for further sessions, Old Mutual has announced it will once again host a seminar for small and medium enterprises
readCuba oil plans could hole US embargo
13-06-2008
HAVANA - Sometime next year, Cuba plans to begin drilling a major oil field off its northern coast that might do what little else has done - bring change to US-Cuba relations.In a rare confluence of
readGovt lawyers rebuked for delays in Caprivi torture claim case
13-06-2008
GOVERNMENT lawyers who last week asked for a postponement of a trial on three civil claims against the Minister of Home Affairs over the alleged torture of Caprivi high treason suspects in Police
readMDC official faces treason charge
13-06-2008
ZIMBABWE - The Movement for Democratic Change Secretary-General Tendai Biti was arrested in Harare yesterday."We are charging him with treason and communicating statements prejudicial to the state,"
readCollege lecturers threaten strike over salaries
13-06-2008
THE 180 lecturers at the country's four teachers' training colleges have threatened to go on strike on Tuesday if Government does not respond to their demands for higher salaries today.The lecturers
readMudge predicts 'disaster' at Air Nam
13-06-2008
THE Republican Party has called on President Hifikepunye Pohamba to launch an investigation into alleged mismanagement at Air Namibia.RP president Henk Mudge told the media in Windhoek yesterday that
readFocus falls on towns
13-06-2008
SEVERAL municipalities gathered in Windhoek this week to discuss a development strategy for their towns, which could be rolled out for all local authorities in the country at a later stage.Jennifer
readFree tests for prostate cancer
13-06-2008
JUNE is internationally recognised as Prostate and Testicular Awareness Month and for the first time in Namibia the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) is offering free prostate blood tests.In
readMaking a difference: Belinda Garoes
13-06-2008
BELINDA Garoes is a woman from Okahandja who has been looking after underprivileged children in her town since 1993.She runs the Huitene (Help Me) Project from her house. She takes care of six
readFlyers congregate at Rostock Ritz
13-06-2008
THIRTY planes landed in the Namib Desert during the sixth Fly-In held at Rostock Ritz lodge recently.Eight planes from South Africa and 22 from Namibia took part in the event, sponsored by the Westair
readHope: It takes a village
13-06-2008
THE baby house at the Hope Village in Katutura was officially opened last week, together with its nearly completed boys' home.There are currently six babies in the house, which will eventually
readWorks still lacks modern fleet management
13-06-2008
THE Ministry of Works and Transport has not yet implemented a modern fleet management system despite signing a co-operation agreement with South Africa's provincial government of the Western Cape
readPlaying with fire
13-06-2008
A BOY from Okatope village in the Ohangwena Region got the shock of his life when he climbed onto a power pylon while playing with other children.Elias Bonifasius (16) was admitted to the Engela
readCops hunt 'brutal' rapist
13-06-2008
POLICE at Outapi are searching for a rape suspect who brutally assaulted his victim at Eendombe village on Saturday night, the Police reported this week.
readKaras leaders speak out against economic exclusion
13-06-2008
GOVERNMENT has come under heavy attack from Nama traditional leaders for alleged marginalisation of Karas inhabitants from economic activities in the region.The leaders threatened to resist the
readGovt toughens up on mining sector
13-06-2008
GOVERNMENT will amend the existing Minerals Act to set stricter conditions for mining companies with regard to exploration and mining licences, following a decision made at the recent Cabinet retreat,
readPamodzi owner owes City half a million
13-06-2008
THE owner of the troubled Pamodzi Supermarket in Katutura, Silvanus 'Kanderoma' Hauwanga, owes the City of Windhoek more than N$655 000 in unpaid municipal bills.Pamodzi, which once housed a
readLand-based game count begins
13-06-2008
THE world's largest land-based game count began on Wednesday across a huge swath of northwestern Namibia, according to World Wildlife Fund officials who organised the count.The annual animal census,
readHigh Court postpones ex-guard's child rape and murder trial
13-06-2008
THE trial of former security guard Lesley Kukame, who is accused of abducting, raping and murdering a three-year-old girl in Katutura in early 2005, had to be postponed to September 16 in the High
readNamPower exports power to SA
13-06-2008
NAMPOWER exported a significant amount of electricity to South Africa during April and May after good rains earlier in the year resulted in the Kunene River flowing strongly."When the Ruacana power
readElias 'Boni' a pya kolusheno
13-06-2008
O KAMATYONA koomvula 16 komomukunda Okatope mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena Elias Bonifasius oka pi noonkondo kolusheno konima sho ka li ka londo kondhalate yolaina yolusheno pomukunda gwawo
readEpangulo lya Bakondja tali tamekulula
13-06-2008
K ONIMA yoomvula ne lwaampoka sho oshipotha sha Bakondja Katjiuongua sha li sha tameke mOmpangu yoPashitopolwa mOvenduka, oshipotha shika oshi na okutamekulula petameko lela - moka Katjiuongua ta
readYomomagumbo naya futwe hwepo: Angula
13-06-2008
E HANGANO lyaaniilonga yomomagumbo nenge tutye Namibia Domestic and Allied Worker's Union (NDAWU) otali ka ninga eindilo kEpangelo kutya nali ete po oveta yi na sha naaniilonga yomomagumbo namboka
readOongeleki dha ndjoina iita yekondjitho lyekorapto
13-06-2008
O MUPILIMA Nahas Angula okwa indile Oongeleki dhi ndjoine molugodhi lwokukondjitha ekorapto nuulingilingi, ta ti Ongeleki oyo ehangano lya simana mokuhwahwameka omaihumbato omawanawa mwakwatelwa
readEpendafule lya hulitha mepipi lyo 114
13-06-2008
E PENDAFULE lyOswapo tatekulu Wilhelm Niilenge a tseyika wo nawa nedhina lyomiita "Shelengane" okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo sha Tsandi mUukwaluudhi mOshitopolwa sha Musati mOsoondaha ya zi
readOmbelewa ya Namibia ya eguluka mu Tanzania
13-06-2008
O MUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba ohela ulike omusamane Japhet Isaack a kale Omukalelipo gwa Namibia ku Tanzania.Namibia ina kala nale e na Omukalelipo mu Tanzania na Isaack oye Omukalelipo gwe
readNDF a pewa okoondoma dhowina
13-06-2008
U MINISTELI wEtanga lyEgameno lya Namibia (NDF) pamwe noshikondo shEtanga lyEgameno lya Amerika okupitila moshikondo shOmupresidende gwa Amerika shedhina US President's Emergency Plan, oya
readMalinga wins
13-06-2008
SOUTH African boxer Vusi Malinga has caused a major upset in Thailand when he stopped Thai legend Veeraphol Nakhonluang in the fourth round of their WBC bantamweight title eliminator in Nonthaburi,
readDe La Hoya wants one more
13-06-2008
NEW YORK - Oscar De La Hoya said on Wednesday he was committed to just one more fight this year before retiring."One more and that's it. ... This is my final year. I'm doing one fight and hanging up
read'Silent Assassin' ready to rumble
13-06-2008
NAMIBIA'S Paulus 'Silent Assassin' Nuumbembe has promised Namibian boxing fanatics that he is not only going to put up a good show, but will win the welterweight World Boxing Association (WBA) Pan
readUefa reveals plans
13-06-2008
BASEL - If Switzerland's match against Turkey had been abandoned because of bad weather it would have been replayed the next day, Uefa said yesterday.Torrential rain 10 minutes into the Group A match
readFrance must wake up
13-06-2008
VEVEY, Switzerland - France need to wake up from a dismal start to avoid being overrun by a confident Dutch side in their second Euro 2008 game today in Berne.While the Netherlands opened their Group
readPR strategy lacks at NFA
13-06-2008
THE Namibian Football Associations (NFA) communication strategy has on many occasions failed them, while it has also been detrimental to the advancement of the game in general.Sometimes one is sent
readHome turf key for Warriors
13-06-2008
THE consolidation of home-ground advantage, stamping authority in midfield and converting goals from any given chances will be key for the Brave Warriors tomorrow.Namibia takes on Guinea in a 2010
readQuake lake contaminates water
13-06-2008
BEIJING - Torrents of muddy water gushing from a "quake lake" in southwest China have contaminated water sources for 600 000 people living downstream, state media reported yesterday.Donors pledge over
readKey Obama advisor quits amidst damaging reports
13-06-2008
CHICAGO - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was roiled by another campaign scandal on Wednesday when a key advisor resigned amid damaging reports that he had received preferential home
readBoy Scouts killed as tornadoes hit Midwest US
13-06-2008
DES MOINES - Tornadoes killed four people at a Boy Scout camp in Iowa and two others in Kansas as more than 30 twisters ripped through the US Midwest, rescue officials said yesterday.Thomas White, a
readNZ drivers turn to blow-up dolls
13-06-2008
WELLINGTON - Drivers in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland are turning to inflatable passengers to try and beat transit lane rules.Blow-up dolls, shop mannequins and dogs dressed up as children
readXenophobia claimed 21 SA lives
13-06-2008
CAPE TOWN - At least 21 of the 62 people who died in the recent xenophobic violence were South African citizens, government communications head Themba Maseko said yesterday.The inter-ministerial task
readZimbabwe police detain opposition leaders
13-06-2008
HARARE - Zimbabwe police arrested the opposition MDC's secretary general as he flew in yesterday ahead of a June 27 presidential run-off vote and detained party leader Morgan Tsvangirai for the third
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