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51 Articles found on Friday, 2 May 2008
The African Union Must Review Its Ambitions
02-05-2008
EARLIER this week, Jean Ping, who incidentally completed his doctorate in economics at the Sorbonne, reported for office as President of the African Union Commission.When the President of Tanzania,
readWhat Next In Zimbabwe's Election Process?
02-05-2008
HARARE - With the verification of Zimbabwe's disputed presidential election results currently underway, here are answers to some questions about the process.WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE VERIFICATION
readAfrica's Leadership Crisis The Case of Zimbabwe
02-05-2008
THE crisis in Zimbabwe goes on without abatement.As we go to press, the presidential results of the now one-month-old election in Zimbabwe remain unknown. This is fundamentally a manifestation of the
readPolitical Perspective
02-05-2008
MAY Day is historically celebrated worldwide to express the international unity of the working class and this year it falls amid growing social and political turmoil in the world.Unfortunately labour
readACC's Weekend Swoop A Success
02-05-2008
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) must be congratulated for their weekend crackdown on the abuse of Government vehicles which netted a number of culprits, and it is to be hoped that this is not the
readSMSes of the Day : Friday
02-05-2008
* MINISTRY of Defence should help us women who are married to soldiers at Grootfontein military base. We are suffering: our husbands don't come to their houses in the North any more. They are married
readMinistry of Education responds
02-05-2008
* THE Ministry of Education has taken time out to respond to a number of the complaints about the Education Sector, which have been SMSed to The Namibian: * I am really wondering what is going on with
readM'aide, m'aide
02-05-2008
M'AIDE, m'aide, the cry of the distressed and conveniently anglicised into Mayday, Mayday, is the well-known international distress call.This was the call sent out by the Titanic, the ship that
readM'aide, m'aide
02-05-2008
M'AIDE, m'aide, the cry of the distressed and conveniently anglicised into Mayday, Mayday, is the well-known international distress call.This was the call sent out by the Titanic, the ship that
readLet's Shift The Focus
02-05-2008
IT would be good if leaders could shift the focus back to sorting out the country's many problems.In hospitals doctors have had to operate under torchlight and paracetamol is the magic tablet for all
readSADC, AU Where Are You?
02-05-2008
THE so-called 'SADC Guidelines on Democratic Elections' have been flouted, but prematurely the SADC observer team had concluded the Zimbabwe election was 'credible'.Yet against its own laws the
readSPYL And Regime Change
02-05-2008
I AM writing in regard to the article 'SPYL against 'regime change' in Zimbabwe', of Friday, April 25 2008.The comments made by Elijah Ngurare, secretary for the Swapo Youth League on behalf of the
readNo To Plastic Bags
02-05-2008
I AM writing this letter today to make your readers aware of a simple and easy thing that everyone can start to do to save and preserve this wonderful country for future generations.Every time I go to
readThe Decisions Of The Elite
02-05-2008
IT was a long and hard struggle for freedom in this land of ours called Namibia.For many years I poured my youthful exuberance into the fight against apartheid and was rewarded with the freedom and
readWorld power crunch tightening diesel market
02-05-2008
NEW YORK - Rising electricity demand, aging power infrastructure and fuel shortages in developing countries are boosting global demand for diesel - factors that could keep supplies tight and prices
readDespite pedestrian start, returns of inflation plus 5% still possible
02-05-2008
AFTER a jittery first quarter, the second quarter started with financial markets already expecting that the US economy will go into in a recession.Poor macro-economic news and further bank write-offs
readUS recession may be worse than feared
02-05-2008
NEW YORK - Warren Buffett, the world's richest person, said on Monday the US economy is in a recession that will be more severe than most people expect.Buffett made his comments on CNBC television
readMissteps as Venezuela backs farming
02-05-2008
MANTECAL - Deep in Venezuela's sweltering heartland, a gleaming dairy plant sits idle, a testament to missteps that slow President Hugo Chavez's drive to make his oil nation self-sufficient in
readTreasure ship found at Oranjemund
02-05-2008
A TREASURE trove of thousands of gold coins, bronze cannons, tons of copper and more than 50 elephant tusks have emerged from under the sands of Namibia's southern coast after a shipwreck that could
readZim edges closer to poll result
02-05-2008
HARARE - Officials began verifying the results from Zimbabwe's March 29 presidential election yesterday, bringing a step closer the release of the long delayed vote count, the electoral commission
readAvid 7 sent to High Court
02-05-2008
THE case in which seven people - including two former MPs - have been criminally charged in connection with the disappearance of a N$30 million Social Security Commission investment in 2005 was
readLivelihood project launched on resettlement farm
02-05-2008
NEW Lands and Resettlement Minister Alpheus Naruseb on Monday launched a three-year support project in the Omaheke Region, which will help 229 families on four resettlement farms to become
readMedia regulation: Editors speak out
02-05-2008
A RECENT announcement by Government heralding its plans to establish a council meant to regulate the Namibian media has sparked an outcry from some quarters of society, particularly journalists
readBayer back in Parliament
02-05-2008
Former Swapo MP Anna Bayer is back in the National Assembly.Bayer was sworn in on Wednesday, replacing former Safety Minister Peter Tsheehama who resigned on Tuesday due to ill health. She served in
readUnions are toothless lions: Kauandenge
02-05-2008
THE Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (DMC) this week challenged trade unions to "file for divorce" to end their marriage with the ruling Swapo Party.The opposition party said the dwindling
readUnions are toothless lions: Kauandenge
02-05-2008
THE Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (DMC) this week challenged trade unions to "file for divorce" to end their marriage with the ruling Swapo Party.The opposition party said the dwindling
readRetrenchments are a disease: unionist
02-05-2008
RETRENCHMENT was yesterday described as a disease too frequently experienced in Namibia.Addressing a May Day rally at the UN Plaza in Windhoek, Namibia Financial Institutions Union (Nafinu) President
readStrike looms at Skorpion Zinc mine
02-05-2008
PROSPECTS of a strike at the Skorpion Zinc Mine at Rosh Pinah in the South increased this week after talks on a wage dispute between the union and company management deadlocked.The talks began in
read13 tourists in accidents - 2 dead
02-05-2008
THIRTEEN tourists from three countries were involved in three separate car accidents along the coastal routes the past week.Two of them were killed, including a five-year-old girl. On Monday,
readDead whale causes a big stink
02-05-2008
THE dead fin whale that washed ashore at Jakkalsputz last weekend is becoming a smelly affair, according to Namibia Wildlife Resorts' Erongo Manager, Francois Snyders.The six-metre-long animal is
readOshikwanyama out of Erongo classrooms
02-05-2008
THE Ministry of Education has decided to stop teaching the Oshikwanyama language in Erongo schools from next semester, with only Oshindonga offered as the alternative - much to the dismay of teachers
readBudget passed in NA
02-05-2008
THE National Assembly has passed the 2008-9 National Budget, which allocates around N$512 million for war veterans' allowances.The Budget has now been referred to the National Council while the
readGrandmother jailed over deadly beating of boy
02-05-2008
THE grandmother and a neighbour of the late Michael Olugodhi - a boy who died a violent, painful death after a prolonged beating at his home in northern Namibia almost three and a half years ago -
readOmugundjuka a pewa 20 mokakuma monkonga yongwaka yoomvula 77
02-05-2008
U UKWATYA wokwaana esimaneko otau ende tau gumo moshigwana shetu, Omupanguli mOmpangu yoPombanda osho a li a popi ngaaka mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika omanga ina gandja egeelo lyoomvula 20 komugundjuka
readPeter a thiga po Oparliamende
02-05-2008
N GOKA a li nale Ominista yEgameno nEpopilo lyoshigwana Peter Tsheehama okwa thigi po oshipundi she mOmutumba gwOpashigwana mEtiyali.Tsheehama okwa kala aniwa ku uvite nawa na Omupresidende
readAatoolinkundana yatatu ya kwatwa po
02-05-2008
K AMPALA - Onkundana okuzilila ko Kampala sha Uganda otayi ti kutya aatoolinkundana yatatu yAaUganda, oya kwatwa po mOlyomakaya konima sho ya shanga iinyolwa tayi ti kutya mEtanga lyEgameno lya Uganda
readOsha pula ombinzi oyindji opo Namibia li manguluke: Pohamba
02-05-2008
O SHA pula ombinzi oyindji opo Namibia li manguluke, tashi ti ondjila yokuya memanguluko lya Namibia oya li onde nondulu, Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba ta ti ngaaka pethimbo ta popitha oshigwana
readOmukukupe a tulwa mokakuma shi na sha nedhipago lyomutekulu
02-05-2008
O MUKULUPE gumwe nosho wo omushiinda she oya pewa egeelo lyoomvula omulongo nantano (15) kehe gumwe konima yekumba, shi na sha neso lya Michael Olugodhi ngoka a si eso li nyanyaleka konima sho a li a
readDomestic league title chase on again
02-05-2008
LONDON - Now they are headed for a showdown in the Champions League final, Manchester United and Chelsea are also confident they can win their head-to-head race for the English title.Level on points
readSwimmer's success brings rare cheer to Zim
02-05-2008
BANGKOK - With a gold-medal tally trumped only by swimming giants Australia and the United States, Zimbabwe's performance at this month's world short-course championships was staggering.Most
readCivics, Ramblers matches postponed
02-05-2008
Two matches in the MTC Namibia Premier League have been postponed because two teams have more than four players each in the national team due to take on Zimbabwe on Sunday.Both Civics and Ramblers
readKara banned for 30 years
02-05-2008
JOHANNESBURG - AZIZ Kara, FC AK owner, and his team have been found guilty on charges of bribery and corruption by the Premier Soccer League Disciplinary Committee.The case, which arose from a
readMan United most valuable soccer club: Forbes
02-05-2008
England's Manchester United is the world's most valuable soccer club for the fourth consecutive year, with a value of $1,8 billion, topping Spain's Real Madrid, according to Forbes magazine.United's
readSports Briefs
02-05-2008
LAUSANNE - Sport's highest court is aiming to rule within two weeks on amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius' bid to race at the Beijing Olympics.The Court of Arbitration for Sport spent Tuesday and
readNamibia take on Zimbabwe
02-05-2008
Namibia take on Zimbabwe in the first leg of the new African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Harare on Sunday.The competition was introduced by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to strengthen
readHundreds evacuated in Maine amid record flood
02-05-2008
A river swollen by heavy rain and melting snow overflowed its banks along the US-Canadian border, forcing hundreds of people to flee homes and businesses in Fort Kent, Maine, and closing two border
readFritzl threatened to gas family
02-05-2008
AMSTETTEN - A letter Josef Fritzl forced his captive daughter to write late last year indicates he may have been planning to release her from the cellar where she was held captive for more than two
readChild labour scandal in China
02-05-2008
DONGGUAN - Police in southern China have taken into custody scores of youngsters suspected of being underage workers after a muckraking newspaper exposed a child labour racket this week.Cuba urges
readAt least nine dead in Egypt tourist coach inferno
02-05-2008
CAIRO - At least nine people were killed and 28 injured when a coach carrying European and North Americans overturned and caught fire in Egypt's Sinai peninsula yesterday, a security official said.The
readVenice to fine tourists who feed pigeons
02-05-2008
VENICE - The days when Venice tolerated tourists feeding pigeons in St Mark's Square are over.Starting on Wednesday, it's illegal. The sale and distribution of grain to feed the birds is now banned,
readMay Day protests turn violent
02-05-2008
BERLIN - Anti-capitalism protests in Hamburg on the eve of May Day turned to violence and vandalism, police said yesterday before afternoon rallies involving leftist groups and rightists.May 1 is
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