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60 Articles found on Friday, 5 June 2009
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05-06-2009
DO we compromise quality – giving the wrong impression to donors at the expense of reality. - Congress of Democrats MP, Elma Dienda, tabling a motion on exam results in the National Assembly OF
readWarriors in stern DRC test
05-06-2009
THE Brave Warriors technical staff have no choice but to go with the available players for their international friendly match against DR Congo at the Independence Stadium tomorrow. Kick-off is at
readMystery deepens over Air France jet
05-06-2009
FERNANDO DE NORONHA - Conflicting clues to the cause of the loss of an Air France jet and the 228 people on board emerged yesterday, deepening the mystery as the hunt for evidence intensified. A
readDBN directors get 7 per cent increase
05-06-2009
DIRECTORS’ fees and the salary of the Chief Executive Officer of the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) increased by seven per cent last year, significantly lower than the official inflation rates of
readBringing Down the Wall
05-06-2009
A QUIZ for history buffs. Twenty years ago – on June 4, 1989 – three events shaped a fateful year. Which do you remember most vividly, and which most changed the world? a) The bloody denouement of
readAre The AU And SADC Still Relevant For Ordinary People?
05-06-2009
IN March 2009 the Southern African Development Community (SADC) suspended Madagascar’s membership from the regional grouping until the country returned to a constitutional order. This was after a
readOur Land Reform Process Has Failed
05-06-2009
THE unfortunate situation that has arisen in the Nyae-Nyae Conservancy as a result of the incursion of cattle farmers from Gam needs to be handled with utmost circumspection by the Government and in
readFree bird books, posters
05-06-2009
THE theme for World Environment Day 2009 – ‘Your Planet Needs You – Unite to Combat Climate Change’ – could not be more appropriate for the group of animals that have the highest number of endangered,
readTake action against climate change
05-06-2009
TODAY World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated across the globe under the theme ‘Your Planet Needs You – Unite to Combat Climate Change’. The theme reflects the urgency for nations to agree on a
readWhat the spy bill means for YOU!
05-06-2009
THE interception clause inserted in the Communications Bill, which was tabled in the National Assembly on Wednesday, holds far-reaching implications for every single Namibian. All your •
readSpy bill unconstitutional: LAC
05-06-2009
THE interception clause inserted in the Communications Bill, to allow the country’s spy agency to tap into people’s private communications without a court order, is a blatant violation of the right to
readNamfisa called to account over missing millions
05-06-2009
THE troubled financial supervisory authority Namfisa came under fire in Parliament yesterday about its role in the now liquidated Prowealth asset-management company, whose owner Riaan Potgieter
readForest carbon market already shows cracks
05-06-2009
LONDON/NUSA DUA, Indonesia – It could save the rainforests of Borneo, slow climate change and the international community backs it. But a plan to pay tropical countries not to chop down trees risks
readFatal farm accident
05-06-2009
A 32-year-old farmworker died after ending up under the wheels of a tractor in the Ogongo Constituency on Saturday, the Police reported this week.Seblon Gwamumbala fell from the tractor after
readLüderitz rape case drags on
05-06-2009
THE case of a Lüderitz resident accused last year of raping his underage stepdaughter and so fathering her first child, returned to the Lüderitz Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.The case, which has
readNamibians taken to the cleaners by pious fraudster
05-06-2009
THE road to hell is paved with good intentions – and beware of the salesman who arrives with little more than religious references, as a number of leading Namibian businesspeople and public officials
readNSHR claims kidnap plot
05-06-2009
THE National Society for Human Rights claims Government has given Angola the right to kidnap its head for prosecution in that country. The allegations were immediately dismissed as false by
readPeople get a say on new act for children
05-06-2009
THE Child Care and Protection Bill roadshow visited the four ‘O’ regions in the North last week. A public consultation meeting was held at Ongwediva from May 26 to 29, where Rachel Coomer of the Legal
readBlack Zimbabwean farmer must wait to learn fate
05-06-2009
THE SADC Tribunal yesterday reserved judgement in the case of a 71-year-old black Zimbabwean commercial farmer fighting eviction from his farm by the country’s agricultural bank. This follows the
readProtesters set up camp at Maltahöhe council building
05-06-2009
A GROUP of irate residents yesterday set up camp outside the Maltahöhe Village Council to protest poor service delivery, exorbitant tariff hikes and alleged mismanagement. Calling for the
read‘Struggle kids’ good for something
05-06-2009
IF there’s one thing for which the demonstrating, traffic-stopping, Swapo-camping ‘children of the liberation struggle’ can be commended, it’s shaking awake the Ministry of Youth, National Service,
readRegina Komdombolo’s labour of love
05-06-2009
REGINA Kondombolo is a remarkable woman who’s been looking after mentally impaired people for the past 22 years. She is a registered nurse who was working in the psychiatric ward of the State Hospital
readGang murder and rape suspects await verdict
05-06-2009
THE four men accused of kidnapping, gang-raping and murdering a young mother of two children in Windhoek’s Okuryangava area a little over four years ago are set to hear the verdict in their trial in
readChurches shocked by leaders’ intolerance
05-06-2009
SEVERAL churches that recently established a steering committee dealing with elections have expressed shock at the intolerance displayed by President Hifikepunye Pohamba and former President Sam
readControversial Zim power station not feeding Namibia
05-06-2009
THE power Namibia is supposed to get from its controversial U$50 million investment in the Hwange Power Station in Zimbabwe is currently going directly to Zambia because of a transmission fault.
readHeadless body caught in fishing nets
05-06-2009
A HEADLESS body was part of the catch of a Ludwani fishing vessel off the coast over the weekend. The body, wearing running shoes and tattered clothing, was in an advanced stage of decay when it was
readKids Should Never Give Up
05-06-2009
I REALLY feel sorry for these struggle kids. Now they want the government to fork out taxpayers money on airfares for them to go to Angola where the Angolan Government will supposedly receive them
readEducation: Is There Money Or Not?
05-06-2009
ALLOW me a space in your brilliant newspaper to air my views concerning the N$7 million that was sent back by the Ministry of Education to the treasury. What are the motives of the Ministry to send
readStudents Are Not Apolitical
05-06-2009
THE topic of students and politics is quite broad and dynamic and so is the discussion on youth and politics especially when one considers the important role that students and youth play in propelling
readGetting Creative With Number Plates
05-06-2009
I AM referring to the issue of the traffic officers in Namibia at large. I experienced that they are not doing the job as it is expected of them. I’m referring to the followings concerns: 1. Since
readThink About The Future
05-06-2009
SHOULD the ruling party be given another mandate to rule this nation? This is the question I have been thinking about for a while now that there are only seven months left before the elections.
readThe Shame Of The Struggle Kids
05-06-2009
IT is a great shame that so many young people have to go without work, without food, without a good supply even of clean water, without any prospects for the future. The fact that these people have
readGwen Lister Is Wrong About Dr Sam Nujoma
05-06-2009
I WISH to share my opinion on the Political Perspective column by Gwen Lister in The Namibian newspaper of 29 May 2009. Lister says “there’s always something rather sad about people who cannot let go
readBrave Warriors squad against the DR Congo
05-06-2009
Goalkeepers: Athiel Mbaha, Abisai Shinigayamwe, Virgil Vries. Defenders: George Hummel, Hartman Toromba, Ivan Namaseb, Steven Goagab, Richard Gariseb, Nelson Geingob, Ralph Ellinger. Midfielders:
readStars needs a win
05-06-2009
AFRICAN Stars will in touching distance of a second premiership title in post-independent Namibia if they find their way past Eleven Arrows at the Kuisebmond Stadium in Walvis Bay on Sunday. Kick-off
readFrustrated Malaysia blows the whistle on pesky litterbugs
05-06-2009
KUALA LUMPUR – After flyers failed to stop litterbugs, the frustrated mayor of a Malaysian town told his officials to blow the whistle on offenders – literally. Khazali Din, mayor of the northern
readCuba’s OAS suspension ended after 47 years
05-06-2009
SAN PEDRO SULA – The Organisation of American States cleared the way for Cuba’s possible return to the group by lifting a 47-year ban on the communist-run country, a move backed by Washington despite
readTime limit put on barking dogs
05-06-2009
CAPE TOWN – Cape Town mutts that bark more than six minutes an hour could find themselves in the dog box with law enforcement officials, in terms of a draft by-law. The measure, which will soon be
readConstitution hearings to begin
05-06-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe will in 10 days time start public hearings on a new constitution, a key condition of the power-sharing deal that ended the country’s long political crisis, a senior official said on
readClinton remarks spark anger
05-06-2009
Beijing – China yesterday voiced “strong dissatisfaction” over US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s call for Beijing to publish the names of those killed or missing in the Tiananmen crackdown in
read2 US journalists on trial in North Korea
05-06-2009
SEOUL - North Korea’s top court began hearing the case yesterday of two American journalists accused of crossing into the country illegally and engaging in “hostile acts” - charges that could draw a
readObama offers unclenched fist to Muslims
05-06-2009
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama offered the world the audacity to hope for peace in the Middle East and a better understanding between the United States and Muslims. Still, a president known for
readInternational Briefs
05-06-2009
Death toll in SA mine tragedy rises to 76 * JOHANNESBURG - The bodies of another 15 people have been recovered at an abandoned gold shaft in South Africa, bringing the toll from a deadly fire last
readPolitical Perspective
05-06-2009
I DO agree with the head of the Namibia Employers’ Federation (NEF), Vekuii Rukoro, who this week made a call for the President to publicly release the findings of the various parastatal corruption
readGrowth dominated by SMEs
05-06-2009
WHILE small and medium-sized enterprises are considered key drivers of economic growth and employment creation, the global financial crisis has hit the sector hard since it started unfolding. This
readNew international container line to call at Walvis Bay
05-06-2009
WALVIS BAY – Maruba Container Lines has announced a new feeder service, which will be calling at the Port of Walvis Bay. The Business Development Officer for the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG),
readOonkundana paufupi
05-06-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe okwa pumbwa oshimaliwa shOondola oomiliona 718 opo a monene aantu ye li oomiliona hamano iikulya, mboka ya taalela ondjala moshilongo shika, Iigwanahangano osho ya popi
readOmukiintu gwomwAangola a kwatwa nokokeina
05-06-2009
OMUKIINTU gumwe gwomwAangola okwa kwatwa po pOkapela koondhila pOmbaye sho a adhika noopela dhOkokeina dhi li 95.Opolisi moshitopolwa sha Erongo oya ti kutya omukiintu nguka okwa kwatwa po oshiwike
readonkundana paufupi 2
05-06-2009
AFRIKA – Omupresidende gwOmpangu yOpaigwana yokupangula aantu mboka ya ningila aantu omauwinawi miita, oku li metalelopo mu Afrikla ta kongo eyambidhidhi kaaleli yAafrika ya yambidhidhe etokolo
readOshikondo shoondholongo mu Zimbabwe kashi na oshimaliwa
05-06-2009
BULAWAYO – Uuministeli wUuyuuki wa Zimbabwe, mboka omwedhi dha zi ko wa ndopa okufala aanandolongo kOmpangu molwashoka kapu na iiyenditho, owa ti kuttya kau na oshimaliwa shokukaleka oondholongo
read3 ya kwatwa po
05-06-2009
A ALUMENTU yaali ya koka (gumwe e na oomvula 60 omanga gumwe e na 65) nomulongeli kumwe nayo gumwe (gwoomvula 27), oya kwatwa po pOutapi mEtitano sho aniwa ya yaka oshigunda dhoongombwe hetatu, dhi na
readGono na Tomana naya thige po iilonga: MDC ta ti
05-06-2009
HARARE – Ongundu yompilamena mu Zimbabwe yo Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), oya ningi eindilo kutya Omukuluntu gwOmbaanga yEpangelo, Gideon Gono na Hahende-Ndjayi gwEpangelo, Johanness Tomana,
readAanona yoonakulwa ya geela Pendukeni
05-06-2009
NONANDO pokati mpoka pwa pita iinima oyindji ya tumbulilwa aanona yoonakulwa aakulu yOswapo mboka ye li ya yonga oontanda dhawo pOombelewa dhoSwapo, mboka yopontanda ndjoka yi li pOombelewa dhoSwapo
readBank CEO resigns under pressure
05-06-2009
JERUSALEM – Dan Dankner, the embattled chief executive officer of Israel’s largest bank, resigned Monday under pressure from the governor of the Central Bank, Israel TV reported.The governor, Stanley
readCommunications Bill to increase competition
05-06-2009
THE long-awaited Communications Bill tabled in Parliament on Wednesday by Minister of Information and Communication Technology Joel Kaapanda includes numerous attempts to stimulate competition in the
readChinalco may revise Rio deal before deadline: sources
05-06-2009
MELBOURNE – Chinese state-owned metals firm Chinalco may revise its planned US$19,5 billion investment in miner Rio Tinto before a June 14 deadline to avoid further delays in Australian government
readBotswana gets US$1,5 billion loan from African Development Bank
05-06-2009
GABORONE – Diamond-rich and politically stable Botswana has been granted a US$1,5 billion loan from the African Development Bank to help it cope with the global economic crisis, the bank said on
readBotswana gets US$1,5 billion loan from African Development Bank
05-06-2009
GABORONE – Diamond-rich and politically stable Botswana has been granted a US$1,5 billion loan from the African Development Bank to help it cope with the global economic crisis, the bank said on
readCosatu supports strike against SARB
05-06-2009
COSATU has endorsed strikes for lower interest rates and says it is time for new leadership at the South African Reserve Bank. “We want change there [at the SARB],” Congress of SA Trade Unions
readGreen tea Coca-Cola to debut in Japan
05-06-2009
TOKYO – Forget “Classic” or “New” Coke. In Japan, you can soon have your cola flavoured with green tea or basil. Green tea-flavoured Coca-Cola will hit Japanese stores on June 8, Coca Cola (Japan)
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