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47 Articles found on Friday, 10 October 2008
The Right To Write
10-10-2008
WHY should we write? "We should write because writing brings clarity and passion to the act of living.Writing is sensual, experiential, grounding. We should write because writing is good for the
readWhite Indifference Entrenches Racial Assumptions Of Our Society
10-10-2008
OUR transition to independence was in addition to a history of both primary and secondary resistance, also the consequence of a negotiated settlement between the liberation movement and the
readPolitical Perspective
10-10-2008
AN obsessively secret society is a closed one which won't get us anywhere, and there is a burning need for transparency, openness and accountability at all levels, in particular Government.We have our
readThe Global Meltdown And What It Means For Namibia
10-10-2008
AS the rest of the world buckles under the jackboot of financial and banking crises, Namibians remain almost blissfully unaware of the systemic consequences of the global meltdown.Central banks in
readNo Respite From Shebeen
10-10-2008
I WISH to appeal to the government and legal fraternity in Namibia on behalf of the residents of Hakahana, to save the people living in the vicinity of Okasisti bar and barber shop situated at the
readHard-Earned Goods Are Stolen
10-10-2008
I AM a student born in Namibia, who stays in the UK in Nottingham.We come here as working and holiday visitors but today it's like we come here and work hard for nothing. After I completed my Working
readFalse Story of CEO Dismissal
10-10-2008
I WISH to respond to a recent 'letter' written by Mr Abed-Nego Nghifikwa, which was published in a local daily. In his 'letter', which was meant to be a response to Citizen Nahas Angula's earlier
readGIPF On Their Bosses
10-10-2008
WE refer to an article that appeared in the Informanté newspaper of 25 September 2008 titled: 'GIPF Bosses under the hammer over PA', written by Toivo Ndjembela.I would like to set the record
readDon't Wipe Out God's Creation
10-10-2008
ON October 6 2008 there was a discussion on the trophy hunting of the so-called desert elephants on the TV programme '50/50' As a former honorary nature conservator and senior game warden of Etosha,
readDon't Wipe Out God's Creation
10-10-2008
ON October 6 2008 there was a discussion on the trophy hunting of the so-called desert elephants on the TV programme '50/50' As a former honorary nature conservator and senior game warden of Etosha,
readSMSes Of The Day : Friday
10-10-2008
YOU people can really waste time on trivial matters neh? I mean there are far more pressing issues and matters that need to be dealt with rather than the nation standing up against the seven o' clock
readGreen revolution to eliminate grain deficit
10-10-2008
Maputo - Government strategy towards agriculture is to eliminate the need to import rice and potatoes, and slash imports of wheat, declared Mozambican Agriculture Minister Soares Nhaca this week.Even
readNamibia will be hit by slowdown, says BoN
10-10-2008
THE financial sector in Namibia was stable and "not directly affected" by the international turmoil of late, said the Bank of Namibia (BoN), but would be hit by the expected global economic slowdown
readIMF angles for more active role in financial crisis
10-10-2008
Critics remain sceptical about the global lender's role * Hugues Honore W ASHINGTON - With its prescriptions spurned by troubled economies in recent years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) now
readWindhoek Show gets the thumbs down
10-10-2008
The recently held annual Windhoek Agriculture and Industrial Show has been described by many as the worst ever.The show that is over 40 years old and has been the capital's most anticipated event
readAngula defends Millennium Compact
10-10-2008
The Minister of Works and Transport, Helmut Angula on Wednesday tabled a motion in the National Assembly to ratify the Millennium Challenge Compact between Namibia and the United States of America.
readBig Brother Africa 3: Quirky SMSes
10-10-2008
A SELECTION of messages from across Africa appearing on the BBA3 text strip: * THAMI + the money = Thamillionaire. * WHY is Thami so quiet, is his battery flat? * TAWANA and her goats 4 the money. *
readBig Brother Africa 3: You can say 'I do' in the house!
10-10-2008
EISH people! Now you can get married in the Big Brother Africa 3 house.S'true. From the BBA site: DO you want 30 million people at your wedding? This November, Big Brother will be giving one lucky
readSwakop's feral cats get website
10-10-2008
SWAKOPMUND'S beleaguered feral cat population now has its "meow" on the World Wide Web, with the recent launch of the Cat Protection Society's website 'The Feral Cats of Swakopmund'.The site,
readSouthern schools temporarily merged
10-10-2008
THE private Ecumenical Community School (ECS) and the Gatsi Kubi Primary School, both in Berseba village, were temporarily merged towards the end of last month. The Karas Regional Education Circuit
readKeetmans shop owner faces assault charge
10-10-2008
KEETMANSHOOP businessman Jacobus Hendrik Oosthuizen (71), who owns the OK Grocer Supermarket, on Wednesday appeared in the town's Magistrate's Court on a charge of assault with intent to do grievous
readAir Namibia launch Walvis international route
10-10-2008
AIR Namibia yesterday introduced its new international route, linking Cape Town and Johannesburg with the upgraded Walvis Bay International Airport. According to a press statement, market research
readVeld fire devastates wildlife in maize triangle
10-10-2008
FIFTY wild animals perished in a huge veld fire that gutted about 800 hectares of grazing land in the maize triangle, a forest ranger in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said yesterday.The
readArmed robbery rocks Kalkrand community
10-10-2008
AN armed robbery took place at Kalkrand on Monday, in which a woman and some witnesses were held at gunpoint by three suspects and robbed of items with an estimated value of N$25 000.One suspect has
readStealing uranium is 'pointless': Rossing
10-10-2008
STEALING uranium is a "waste of time, dangerous and pointless", says Rio Tinto Roessing Uranium Limited's Manager of External Affairs, Jerome Mutumba.He was responding to questions about the recent
readSwapo leaders 'outdated': Moongo
10-10-2008
YOUNG members of the ruling Swapo Party would be better leaders for Namibia's future than the present old guard, an opposition Member of Parliament said yesterday.The youth of Swapo will be better
read20-year jail terms for cash robbers
10-10-2008
A WEB of evidence yesterday ensnared three men who were accused of stealing a small fortune in cash from an elderly Gobabis resident during an armed robbery at his house in April 2005, leaving them
readPolicewoman fights for her life after domestic shooting
10-10-2008
A NAMIBIAN Police officer is being treated in a Windhoek hospital for a gunshot wound to her head after her boyfriend allegedly shot her before turning his gun on himself on Wednesday
readNewspaper recalled over Mudge blunder
10-10-2008
IN an unprecedented move, the weekly English-language free newspaper Informanté has ordered the recall of all its copies printed and distributed yesterday, as a result of mistaken identity in their
readSwakop shooting: husband dies, wife stable
10-10-2008
SWAKOPMUND estate agent Gerhard Hoon (35), who shot his wife, Muzelle (30), and then himself on Wednesday, died in hospital the same night. Muzelle Hoon is said to be in a stable condition in a
readFuel prices to drop again
10-10-2008
FUEL prices will drop next week, bringing welcome relief to farmers, the transport industry and car owners. The Ministry of Mines and Energy will reduce petrol prices by 40 cents a litre and diesel
readFormer elections chief quits Swapo
10-10-2008
CHRISTOF MALETSKY FORMER Director of Elections Philemon Kanime has resigned from the Swapo Party, citing witch-hunts and unruly behaviour from the party's youth league as the reasons.Kanime tendered
readSecret memo targets NBC board chief
10-10-2008
A SECRET memo, prepared by Information Minister Joel Kaapanda, which recommends the dismissal of NBC Board chairperson Ponhele ya France, has come to light.Signed on September 23 by Kaapanda, the
read13 ya sindana momathigathano gOseko ya Gabriel Taapopi
10-10-2008
O SEKO yopombanda ya Gabriel Taapopi sho ya gwanitha oomvula 20 nuumvo,oya li ya longekidha po iinima oyindji yomainyanydho ongehambelelo nepandulo sho ya gwanitha oomvula dhi thike mpoka tayi longo
readAanasikola pOseko ya Shituwa taya mono iihuna kondjala, taya li ashike
10-10-2008
PENDOLA A ANASIKOLA ye li 87 yomOseko opo ya totwa po omvula ya zi ko pOsikola ya Shituwa pEndola mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, otaya ti kutya otaya mono iihuna unene konkalo yopOsikola mpoka noye li
readTate Eddy a mona oshiponga
10-10-2008
O MUNANGESHEFA a tseyika nawa gwomOkahao nOvenduka tate Eddy Willibard (a tseyika wo nawa nedhina Man of Action) okwa taambelwa mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati komatango lela gEtiyali lyoshiwike
readInamu ninga ekanka, Nantu ta ti
10-10-2008
E HANGANO lyaalongisikola lyopashigwana nenge Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu) olya ningi eindilo kaagandji yootundi mOokolindji ne dhElongo moshilongo kutya inaa ya mekanka, molwashoka ota ku
readStruggle for WC survival hots up
10-10-2008
JOHANNESBURG - The struggle for places in the final African qualifying phase for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa reaches a climax this weekend with 16 places up for grabs.Mighty Cameroon and
readSupersport TV Highlights
10-10-2008
FRIDAY, OCT 10 SuperSport on DStv General: Luv Sport - 9.15pm on SS 1.Cricket: *India v Australia, first Test, day 2- 5.45am on SS 6. Golf: *Madrid Masters, day 2 - 4pm on SS 6. *Texas Open, day 2,
readGolf coaching course at Swakop
10-10-2008
SWAKOPMUND - The last of three golf coaching courses by Namibian professional golfer Joe Nawanga started at Swakopmund on Tuesday.The first course took place at Mariental in the Hardap Region some two
readWarriors in upbeat mood
10-10-2008
BRAVE Warriors skipper Collin Benjamin says the players have grown accustomed to each other and he expects them to dispatch Zimbabwe with ease when the two nations square up in a 2010 World
readBombs aimed at police kill 10, hurt 14
10-10-2008
* ISLAMABAD - Bombings killed 10 people and wounded at least 14 in Pakistan yesterday, including an attack in a police complex in the capital the same day lawmakers huddled for a private briefing on
readDems hopeful economic crisis will secure landslide
10-10-2008
THREE weeks of historic economic upheaval has done more than just tilt a handful of once-reliably Republican states in Barack Obama's direction. Democratic strategists are now optimistic that the
readNew SA party needs strong leaders to challenge ANC
10-10-2008
JOHANNESBURG - Efforts to form a breakaway group from South Africa's ruling ANC are gaining momentum, but analysts say that the new party still needs to recruit nationally recognised leaders in order
readLe Clezio wins Nobel literature prize
10-10-2008
STOCKHOLM - French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio, described by the Swedish Academy as a "nomad" for travels around the world that are reflected in his work, won the 2008 Nobel prize for
readPope defends Pius XII over Holocaust
10-10-2008
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI gave a push to possible sainthood for Pope Pius XII as he defended the World War II pontiff yesterday from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the
readUK doctors planned 'wholesale' bombing
10-10-2008
LONDON - Two doctors went on trial yesterday accused of being part of an Islamist cell trying to murder people "wholesale" by carrying out car bomb attacks in central London and at a packed Scottish
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