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45 Articles found on Friday, 9 May 2008
China and the 'Flame of Shame'
09-05-2008
I WENT to the Paris Hotel de Ville (City Hall) a few weeks back to witness what was supposed to be a festive moment of camaraderie and friendship between nations.After all, this is what lies at the
readThe Challenge of Reconciliation: Lessons for Namibia?
09-05-2008
"THERE is a need for a healing of the nation.The process of national healing and reconciliation is unlikely to proceed as long as society is still polarised. In addition, without also addressing past
readPolitical Perspective
09-05-2008
THERE is no universally agreed definition of democracy, but a common feature is competitive and regular elections, which in turn, to make them meaningful, usually need to be accompanied by such rights
readHelp Those Who Need It The Most
09-05-2008
A CITY Council initiative to write off debts of households not able to pay their monthly municipal bills, needs to be thoroughly interrogated before it is implemented, or it risks being open to abuse
readMinistry of Education responds
09-05-2008
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: CAN the Ministry of Education not investigate
readSMS Of The Day : Friday
09-05-2008
* ON Friday, May 9, everyone should go for an HIV test. If you don't know your status you may diagnose yourself wrongly. That is what happened to me. Having been a naughty boy, I was very afraid to go
readBring back the Cold War
09-05-2008
AS NBC did not personally inform me of the time change of the "Tok of the Nation" recently I missed the edition on "African Leadership"; but NBC is forgiven even though the usual repeat was sacrificed
readNeed To Declare Assets
09-05-2008
A MONTH ago, Mr Hage Geingob, in an aggressive and passionate speech, solely blamed apartheid for the endemic poverty in Namibia, 18 years after independence.We all agree that Apartheid disorted the
readInvading The Temples Of Truth
09-05-2008
I READ with utter shock, consternation and disgust the remarks by Mr Jerry Ekandjo, the Swapo Party's secretary for information, in an interview with New Era (25 April 2008, page 5).In the said
readTackling Mugabe Madness
09-05-2008
THE recent action by the people of South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique and Angola in preventing the ship with arms destined for Zimbabwe from docking and offloading its cargo was such an act of support
readFood Versus Fertility
09-05-2008
IN various third world countries, there have recently been riots to protest against rising food prices.Over the last few months, more than one hundred million people have dipped below the poverty
readSA economic confidence at 5½ year low
09-05-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's economic confidence fell to a five and a half year low in April, weighed down by expectations of slower growth, higher inflation and a longer cycle of tighter monetary
readSMEs want more out of conferencing
09-05-2008
THE challenge of raising capital was again identified as one of the thorny issue in the SME sector, at a one-day SMEs Development Conference held in Windhoek yesterday.The event in its second year
readMobilising national savings to buffer economic slowdown and boost growth ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
09-05-2008
Following several years of solid global growth, a combination of developments has cast a dark cloud over prospects for the remainder of 2008 and 2009.These include the ongoing global credit crisis,
readIndia eyes African markets, resources
09-05-2008
HONG KONG/MUMBAI - As China pushes into Africa to tap its natural resources and consumers, India wants deals of its own there to feed a booming economy and a corporate sector hungry to grow
readOmuthiya poll in danger
09-05-2008
THE Omuthiya elections have had to be called off again amidst threats of court action against the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN).The cancellation of the local authority election comes a week
readChurch leaders tackle council over shebeens
09-05-2008
CHURCH leaders at Rehoboth hold the Town Council accountable for the mushrooming of illegal shebeens at the town's Block E residential area.Accusing the council of intensifying the existing
readWindhoek Council to aid poor households
09-05-2008
THE Windhoek City Council plans to to write off the debts of households not able to pay their monthly municipal bills.The decision was taken at Wednesday night's council meeting. It will also include
readRamatex 'bankrupt'
09-05-2008
THE Ramatex textile company and its main subsidiary in Namibia were declared bankrupt by the High Court yesterday.Through two court orders that were given two minutes apart, Judge Elton Hoff
readFinal rites for the late Ithana
09-05-2008
WINDHOEK - Namibia's first Public Service Commission Chairman, Joseph Ithana, will be laid to rest at the Pionierspark cemetery in Windhoek tomorrow.The family confirmed on Wednesday that the burial
readKavango communities get natural with it...
09-05-2008
THE GOSPEL of sustainable use of Namibia's natural resources is increasingly being preached in many parts of the country.Even some traditional leaders are now taking to the 'green pulpit'. "Let us
readMan loses big bucks
09-05-2008
A 58-year-old man was robbed of US$130 000 and N$400 in Adler Street, Windhoek West, on Saturday.The Police reported this week that the victim was allegedly kicked and beaten by five suspects. The men
readGermany consults Nam on UN reform
09-05-2008
A TOP German diplomat jetted into Windhoek on Wednesday to consult and lobby Namibia about plans to reform the United Nations Security Council.Namibia, as a member of a group of 10 African countries
readEducation Conference in Oshana region
09-05-2008
THE Oshana Education Directorate is holding a three-day education conference to review the performance of schools under its jurisdiction.The meeting which gathered all education stakeholders in the
readWatch out for prize con artists
09-05-2008
SHELL Namibia has appealed to people not to respond or disclose their personal or financial details to anyone who contacts them claiming that they have won a prize sponsored by Shell."We confirm that
readCross Country faces uncertain future
09-05-2008
THE fate of 300 workers at Cross Country Carriers is in balance as the owner is uncertain about the future of the company.News that owner Leon Taljard was in the process of selling the company emerged
readRDP opens office at Edundja
09-05-2008
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) secretary for the Khomas Region, Jeremia Nambinga, told a packed crowd at Edundja on Saturday that RDP was not against the construction of the new State
readChef admits killing woman over gossip
09-05-2008
A HOTEL chef who found himself the centre of gossip over the paternity of a child his wife was pregnant with resorted to one of the tools of his trade, a formidable kitchen knife, to deal with that
readJailbreak in North
09-05-2008
FIVE men escaped from the Oshakati Police station on Saturday night.The Police reported that the fugitives cut the bars on their cell's roof with an unknown object and used blankets to climb up and
read4 in court over municipal theft
09-05-2008
FOUR people accused of embezzling more than N$700 000 from the Keetmanshoop Town Council appeared in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court again this week.Charged with fraud, the four were not asked to
readSkorpion to strike today
09-05-2008
WORKERS at Skorpion Zinc Mine in the South are set to down tools today.The Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) gave a deadline of eight o'clock this morning for the company to meet the workers'
readNakudhipagela mukwawo pokefe ota pewa egeelo lye nena
09-05-2008
O MUGUNDJUKA ngoka a dhipaga mukwawo pomanwino sho e mu yaha mOvenduka - ngoka ta popi kutya okwe mu yaha pamupya, ota okwa monika ondjo moshipotha shedhipago mOmpangu yoPombanda mOvenduka
readOshinima shomahogololo ga Zimbabwe sha togala ishewe unene
09-05-2008
O SHINIMA shomahogololo ga Zimbabwe osha togala ishewe unene sho ongundu tayi pangele yo Zanu-PF naandjoka yompilameno yo Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), dha pataneke etata lyiizemo yomahogololo
readOmbili kaaleshi yetu
09-05-2008
M ehokololo lyetu lya li kohi yoshipalanyolo "Mwilima a ningwa oshilyo shOparliamende" lya li moshifo shEtitatu lyoshiwike shika, omwa li epuko.Omutse gwehokololo ndika ogwa li gu na okukakala tagu
readNORED ta eta uushina wokulanditha olusheno
09-05-2008
O KAMPANI ya tseyika nawa yokugandja omalusheno mIitopolwa yomoNooli, Caprivi, Kavango, Oshikoto, Ohangwena, Oshana, Omusati nOkunene ya tseyika naw an edhina NORED (Northern Electricity Distribution
readOmayugo gaheyali ga ningwa mOvenduka mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko
09-05-2008
O POLISI mOvenduka oya lopota iipotha iheyali yomayugo mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko moka aantu yamwe ya yugwa oshimaliwa shawo shoka ya longela nuudhigu.Opolisi oya lopota ngeyi mOsoondaha pethimbo
readOshitopolwa shElongo mOshana sha ninga Oshigongi oshinene mOshakati
09-05-2008
O SHITOPOLWA shElongo sha Shana oshiwike shika osha li sha longekidha po Oshigongi oshinene shElongo shokOmumvo shoka sha li sha kalwa kAaendithi yElongo ya za kIitopolwa yi ili noyi ili, unene tuu
readNored a ulika Ewilikongundu lye epe
09-05-2008
N ORED a ulika ewlikongundu lye epe, lya thikama ngaa miilyuo iheyali ngashi shito notali tsikile okulonga moluuwanawa woshigwana shoka tashi yakulwa kuNored.Ewilikongundu epe, olya tulwa miilonga
readMake or break for Stormers
09-05-2008
WELLINGTON - The New South Wales Waratahs and Western Stormers headline Super 14 rugby's make-or-break penultimate regular round with nine teams still in with a chance of reaching the top-four
readCarter in comeback
09-05-2008
NEW Zealand flyhalf Dan Carter will make his return from injury in this weekend's round of Super 14 matches.Carter has not played since spraining his ankle in March but will start on the reserves'
readGladiators fall to Banyana
09-05-2008
SHOWING too much respect on the field for the South African women's football side, cost Namibia´s Brave Gladiators a place in the final of the Cosafa Women Championships, says Jackey Gertze.They lost
read36 dead in Indian Kashmir bus plunge
09-05-2008
JAMMU, India - At least 36 people were killed and six injured after a bus plunged into a river in Indian Kashmir yesterday, with police saying the death toll could rise further.Rocket hits Baghdad
readAustrian man says he knew his actions were wrong
09-05-2008
VIENNA - The man accused of imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering her seven children said he knew his actions were wrong and that he "must have been crazy," according to comments
readMyanmar allows first UN aid flights but snubs US
09-05-2008
YANGON - Relief supplies from the United Nations began arriving in Myanmar yesterday, but US military planes loaded with aid were still denied access by the country's isolationist regime five days
readCongo still recruiting child fighters
09-05-2008
KINSHASA - Armed groups in Congo's violence-torn east have ignored pledges made this year to stop recruiting children to fight and to free minors already in their ranks, the United Nations said on
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