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64 Articles found on Friday, 24 October 2008
Big Brother Africa 3: Who cooked the goose?
24-10-2008
WHERE'S the 'No 1 Ladies Detective Agency' when you need them? Come in No 1.Page in Precious Ramotswe. S.O.S!! I desperately need someone to solve life's little mysteries! Y'know, like who's stolen my
readFrom the Sidelines: Great sportsmen
24-10-2008
NAMIBIAN professional boxers such as Ali Nuumbembe and Paulus Moses are the humblest and gentlest people you can find and yet they are lethal in the boxing ring.The two boxers have similarities in
readThe Paradox That Is Karas Region
24-10-2008
IF ever there was paradoxical situation, it is Namibia's Karas Region: 'Rich in Resources, But Very Poor'.This article aims to explore the circumstances behind the claims of exclusion and other forms
readWe Lack Forensic Analyses Of Issues
24-10-2008
A FEW weeks ago, I delivered a public lecture in Switzerland whose objective was to probe and think about the state of our democracy.As a question to my intervention, one of the participants wanted
readPolitical Perspective
24-10-2008
CERTAIN groups within Swapo continue to obsess about suspected dissidents in the ranks of the ruling party. And if they're not careful, things are going to boomerang right back in their faces.It
readHage Versus The EU
24-10-2008
IT should come as no surprise that Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob and European Union Ambassador Elizabeth Pape almost came to verbal blows this week.At stake are the trade deals being
readSMS Of The Day : Friday
24-10-2008
* WHEN debts accumulate to a staggering N$155,5 million, then something is wrong with your internal controls, NamWater. The onus is on you to provide the public with evidence that you have done
readThoughts On The Meltdown
24-10-2008
MY father used to say: "We can't all be heroes. Who will stand at the corner and wave at the heroes passing by?" A few years back Wall Street reported record profits and with this the oil price
readKamati Denies RDP Links
24-10-2008
SINCE the appearance of a mysterious political animal called Ananias Nghifitikeko on the political landscape of this country, Namibians have been witnessing a concerted deliberate campaign of libel,
read'Formula One Inflation'
24-10-2008
ZIMBABWE has hit the world record inflation mark of 230 million per cent. Ninety percent of the "working population is unemployed.How does Zimbabwe survive? A quarter of the population have voted with
readWhere's The 'Mob' When You Need Them?
24-10-2008
IT is unbelievable sometimes how far some politicians have led us astray: we throw rocks at each other, while the real enemies of progress are free to do their work.The RDP holds a rally in a
readStudents In Cuba Await Stipends Again
24-10-2008
IT has been three months now that we are waiting for our stipends from the Ministry of Education in Namibia.We were supposed to receive our allowances in March but so far nothing. We have approached
readThanks To Otjiwarongo Police
24-10-2008
I herewith would like to thank the following Otjiwarongo police force members: Regional Command Josef Anghuwo, Sgt Jaantjies, Constable Uakarenda, Constable April, Constable Eiseb, Constable Uirab,
readA Call for Political Peace in Namibia
24-10-2008
IN any state, political instability and conflicts are fuelled by less independent thinkers and disgruntled power-hungry politicians who see politics as a major source of their livelihoods.It is a
readScrap water debts of communal farmers, says DTA MP
24-10-2008
A call for government to discuss water debts owed by many communal farmers to NamWater and considering writing off these bad debts was made by DTA MP McHenry Venaani.He tabled a motion on Wednesday in
readIMF warns that growth in sub-Saharan Africa is plunging
24-10-2008
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that growth in the sub-Saharan Africa region is projected to dip to 6 per cent from now until next year, 2009.In its October 2008 edition on "Regional
readRegional integration hampered in southern Africa, says Geingob
24-10-2008
The lack of appreciation of cultural and traditional norms and beliefs across boundaries are some of the challenges to regional integration efforts in Southern Africa, Trade and Industry Minister Hage
readIndian community moves against
24-10-2008
UK's Vedanta Hundreds of members of the Dongria Kondh community danced and sang through the capital of the Indian state of Orissa earlier this week, armed with traditional weapons, to mark their
readSingapore, Hong Kong investors lose US$240m after Lehman's collapse
24-10-2008
HONG KONG - A Singaporean bank says clients who bought 360 million Singapore dollars (US$240 million) in structured notes linked to Lehman Brothers will likely lose their investments, but the bank
readILO warns that financial crises increase world unemployment
24-10-2008
T he International Labour Organisation (ILO) has warned warned that the global financial crisis could increase world unemployment from 190 million in 2007 to 210 million people in late 2009.ILO
readChasing the Dots
24-10-2008
For decades Africa, the whipping boy for the North, has been vilified as corrupt and incompetent with nonexistent "governance" abilities.In short, Africa is deemed incapable of running its own
readGlobal crunch crashes into car owners
24-10-2008
Pretoria - Vehicle repossessions by banks in South Afroca are rocketing, with finance market leader WesBank reporting a 93 per cent increase between July and September compared with the same period
readSA's Manuel on his way out?
24-10-2008
Trevor Manuel says he has been South Africa's finance minister for too long and has discussed his future with the ANC leadership."Trevor Manuel is too long in this chair," he said in an interview with
readPresidential race tightens in final weeks
24-10-2008
WASHINGTON - The presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than US$50 000, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows
readNBC can't pay taxes, debt hits N$250 m
24-10-2008
THE State-owned Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has been unable to pay employees' tax deductions to the Receiver of Revenue for several years and is using this money to stay afloat.In
readLet it rain!
24-10-2008
THERE is a good chance of rain across Namibia over the weekend, the Windhoek Weather Bureau said yesterday.October is the start of the rainy season and some parts of the country have already received
readPolice chief warns political parties
24-10-2008
POLICE Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga yesterday issued a "stern warning" to all political parties to conduct their political activities and meetings in a peaceful and tolerant manner and to
readUnion accused of raiding farmworkers' trust fund
24-10-2008
THOUSANDS of dollars deposited into the Aussenkehr Farmworkers Trust account have allegedly gone missing at the hands of the Namibia Farmworkers' Union (Nafwu).In a complaint dated August 6 to the
readBig Brother Africa 3: Quirky SMSes
24-10-2008
A SELECTION of messages from across Africa appearing on the BBA3 text strip: * TAWANA, there IS a state of mind called sober.* ENJOY the show but don't forget to stand up against poverty. * THE house
readLAC gets award for human rights work
24-10-2008
THE Legal Assistance Centre last week received the prestigious Human Rights Award from the JP Karuaihe Trust Fund Awards for its continuous work in providing outstanding human rights
readTHIS week Information Minister Joel Kaapanda took some time off from his schedule to chew the rag with The Namibian's
24-10-2008
CHRISTOF MALETSKY about some pertinent issues such as the controversy around the NBC board chairperson, perceptions of witch-hunts at parastatals, the future of the telecommunications industry and
readECN pow-wow today
24-10-2008
THE five commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) were locked in a meeting all day yesterday to discuss the organisational mistakes and shortcomings of the Directorate of Elections
readPresident to unveil memorial
24-10-2008
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba is set to unveil a memorial stone in honour of the late Jacob Marengo, leader of the Bondelswart clan of the Nama people, at Warmbad in the South tomorrow.The unveiling
readWalvis widow wants millions from Etosha Fishing Corporation
24-10-2008
A Walvis Bay widow, Ruxanda Trusculesco, is looking to the Namibian High Court to claim several millions of Namibian dollars from Etosha Fishing Corporation in Walvis Bay, for the alleged "unfair
readEnd of shipwreck dig, start of years of study
24-10-2008
EXCAVATIONS at the site where the remains of a centuries-old shipwreck were discovered near Oranjemund almost seven months ago have ended - and now the real work of studying what has been hailed as
readInsurance policies safe, industry says
24-10-2008
THE current international financial turmoil will not adversely affect any life-insurance company's ability to pay out insurance claims, the Life Assurer's Association of Namibia (LAAN) said in a
readCollege lecturers feel betrayed by Nantu
24-10-2008
THE Namibia National Teachers' Union (Nantu) is being accused by lecturers at the country's four colleges of education of abdicating its responsibility towards them.On two occasions, Nantu has stopped
readTourists targeted with credit card cloning
24-10-2008
A CREDIT card information theft gang is targeting tourists in Namibia, the Federation of Namibian Tourism Associations (Fenata) cautioned this week.Tourists should be advised never to let their credit
readMCA compact comes under fire in the NA
24-10-2008
THE envisaged Millennium Challenge Compact (MCA) worth N$2,4 billion that Namibia recently signed with the US government would compromise the sovereignty of Namibia and "undermine domestic political
readThree back in court over RDP car stone throwing
24-10-2008
THREE men who are accused of having violently tried to prevent the announcement of a Rally for Democracy and Progress meeting in Windhoek in July made a second court appearance on five charges in
readOontamanana mOlaata ya NBC
24-10-2008
O KWA tegelelwa oontamanana oonene pokati kOlaata yehangano lyokutuma omawi mombepo lya Namibia nenge Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) nOmunashipundi gwalyo Ponhele ya France - konima sho
readOonkundana paufupi okuzilila moNooli
24-10-2008
ELIM: Onkundana ye tu zilila mOshikandjohogololo sha Elim mOshitopolwa sha Musati o tayi ti kutya meti 24 Oktoba 2008, po Elim otapu ka kala Oshiithanene oshinene shokudhimbulukwa Esiku lyIikulya
readAanona yoonakulwa taya pewa uukwashigwana
24-10-2008
A ANONA yoonakulwa aakulu mboka ya velelwa pondje yoshilongo unene tuu mboka sigo onena taya lala pomatungo goombelewa dhUuministeli wOonakulwa aakulu oya tameke okushangwa mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika
readNegonga a hlitha mesiku lyevalo lye
24-10-2008
O MUKALIMO a tseyika nawa gwomOngwediva noku li omvalele yomomukunda Oshihenge mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Shana, tate Hofni Negonga, okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shOpaumwene sha Ngwediva
readOmupolisi a holoka mOmpangu momatamaneko gekwatonkonga nedhipago lyomukiintu gumwe
24-10-2008
O MUPOLISI ngoka a kuthwa miilonga pakathimbo shi na sha nomapopyo kutya gokuteya egumbo, ekwatonkonga, edhipago nehanagulo lyeliko poSesfontein moshitopolwa sha Kunene kuyele momumvo 2005, okwa
readYokomikunda oye na oongunga dhdhomaye ga NamWater dhoshimaliwa shoomiliyuna 155,5: Venaani ta popi
24-10-2008
O MAHALA gokomikunda mu Namibia oge na oongunga dha NamWater dhoshimaliwa kumwe shi li poomiliyuna ethele nomilongo ntano nantano oshinkwanu ntano (N$155,5 million) - dhimwe dhomoongunga ndhoka odha
readPakistan to meet Windies
24-10-2008
ISLAMABAD - West Indies have offered to play Pakistan in two tests in neutral Abu Dhabi next month, a top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board said yesterday."We hope the proposal materialises and
readAnnika set to go out on a high
24-10-2008
HAIKOU - Annika Sorenstam might be winding up her illustrious career but the desire to win is still raging inside her and she plans more victories in her final tournaments in China today.The
readDebutants for opener
24-10-2008
SYDNEY - Australia named four debutants Wednesday for this weekend's rugby league World Cup opener against New Zealand, while their opponents recalled three players.Winger Joel Monaghan, backrowers
readChances await in Currie Cup
24-10-2008
DURBAN - The extent to which you create opportunities for yourself, but also for your opponents, will be critical in the Currie Cup rugby final between the Blue Bulls and the Sharks in Durban on
readJuve to face Torino
24-10-2008
ROME - After getting some relief with a win over Real Madrid, Juventus now will try to improve its mid-table Serie A position in the derby against city rival Torino on Saturday.Juventus lost 2-1 to
readBarca, Chelsea in wins
24-10-2008
PARIS - Chelsea, Inter Milan and Barcelona won to stay on course for the knockout stages though 2005 winners Liverpool only drew at Atletico Madrid in a subdued night of Champions League
readChelsea meet Liverpool
24-10-2008
LONDON - Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari is happy to play ugly football if it means going three points clear at the top of the Premier League.Scolari's team hosts Liverpool on Sunday, with the two
readLeague starts Nov 6
24-10-2008
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) yesterday announced that the overdue domestic season will start on November 6.The announcement was confirmed by both the chief executive officer of the NFA,
readHitman, Assassin go big
24-10-2008
TWO of Namibia's most prolific boxers will vie for world titles next month in what could turn out to be the most important fights of their careers.Paulus 'The Hitman' Moses will square up against the
readWoman tussles agro deer
24-10-2008
BUTTE, Montana - A 61-year-old woman got into a tussle with an aggressive deer after it attacked one of her poodles at her home on Monday.Carol Lince said she let her three dogs outside, then heard
readUS workers: 30% fake it
24-10-2008
NEW YORK - A third of US workers say they have called in sick with fake excuses at least once this year, according to a survey released on Wednesday.One in 10 said they skipped work to avoid a
readSex education for Brit teens
24-10-2008
LONDON - Sex education classes will become compulsory for primary and secondary school children in England to help reduce Britain's high rate of teenage pregnancies, the government was due to announce
readJacko's address raises alarm
24-10-2008
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson has moved into a mansion opposite a school, prompting complaints from parents.Jackson, who was acquitted of child molestation charges in 2005, is set to face a backlash
readHu Jia wins prestigious award
24-10-2008
BEIJING - The awarding of a European human rights prize to jailed Chinese activist Hu Jia yesterday is welcome foreign recognition of his and other dissidents' work, his wife and other activists
readSerbs may have been killed for organs
24-10-2008
BELGRADE - Serbia's war crimes prosecutor wants to travel to Albania to probe allegations that Kosovo guerillas killed Serb prisoners there years ago and sold their organs.Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic
readMan brandishes BB gun after stealing deodorant
24-10-2008
DANIA BEACH - Authorities said a man used a BB gun to make his getaway after stealing deodorant from a Dania Beach supermarket on Monday afternoon.Publix employees told Broward deputies that they saw
readANC rebels want to rally support
24-10-2008
ORANGE FARM - Ripping up pictures of ANC leader Jacob Zuma and vowing to rescue South Africa from "warlords," backers of a new breakaway movement sought to drum up support in the richest province
readUS turns over control of 12th Iraqi province
24-10-2008
BABYLON - The United States relinquished control of a southern province that includes Sunni areas once known as the "triangle of death," handing security responsibility to the Iraqi government
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