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20 Articles found on Thursday, 1 April 2004
Poison case in North postponed again
01-04-2004
THE case of three men who face charges of attempted murder after poison was allegedly put in a customer's beer glass at a bar at Omafo village in the Ohangwena Region been postponed again.The main
readNafau claims racism at Swakop hotel
01-04-2004
THE Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) has expressed concern about an alleged racial incident at the Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre.The alleged incident took place on March 12. A
readNamib-i: Tourism is everybody's business
01-04-2004
THE Namib-i Tourism and Publicity Association has, over the past year, regained recognition as the official and representative tourism body for the Erongo Region, outgoing Chairperson Bruce Burns says
readRural communities in the South urged to diversify
01-04-2004
KEETMANSHOOP - A member of parliament has urged rural communities to diversify their farming as well as explore possibilities outside farming to increase self-sufficiency.Addressing the community of
readCardiac centre to open soon
01-04-2004
THE Health and Social Services Ministry says it is only waiting for the arrival of equipment from Spain before it opens its own cardiac unit at the Windhoek Central Hospital.Responding to a question
readThe beauty of it all
01-04-2004
A well-known tree near Omihana village in Erongo where livestock are auctioned has taken on new meaning for people of the area.In future the tree will also symbolise the beginning of a new era: the
readSwakop Council Shorts
01-04-2004
MUNICIPAL BOOKS IN ORDERTHE Swakopmund Mayor has congratulated the Town Clerk and his team for a job well done in being given a clean bill of health by the Auditor General.In her speech at the monthly
readZimbabwean praise for Namibian land reform
01-04-2004
NAMIBIA's approach to the land issue has received backing from neighbouring Zimbabwe whose own land reform process degenerated into lawlessness.Deputy Speaker of Zimbabwe's parliament, Edna Madzongwe,
readDesert Express rape case postponed again
01-04-2004
THE case of a waiter who stands accused of raping a Japanese tourist aboard the Desert Express train last year was again postponed in the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court yesterday.Trevor Glen Pieterse
readSuspect did not intend to kill farm couple, says lawyer
01-04-2004
THE first accused in a trial for the murder of a German farmer in the Karibib area two years ago had no intention to kill when he attacked the farmer and his wife with a wooden fencing pole, the
readUis Council playing hide and seek with residents
01-04-2004
IN an apparent attempt to buy time, the Uis Village Council has cancelled a community meeting planned for today to address alleged irregularities and mismanagement in the local authority.The newly
readSwapo wins Tsumeb poll
01-04-2004
SWAPO Party candidate Lebbius Tangeni Tobias clinched Tuesday's by-election at Tsumeb with a convincing 62,2 per cent of the total votes cast.Voters were asked to choose a new Regional Councillor.
readSwapo boss puts lid on infighting
01-04-2004
SWAPO has called for fair play as 38 of its members battle for seven positions on the Town Council at Otjiwarongo.Secretary General Ngarikutuke Tjiriange met several members of the ruling party at
readLands official gets off with a slap on the wrist
01-04-2004
A SENIOR Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Ministry official who allegedly took bribes in exchange for land earmarked for the resettlement of landless Namibians has escaped with a "caution".The
readCaprivi villagers evacuated
01-04-2004
EMERGENCY teams working in the Caprivi Region have started evacuating people from severely flooded areas in the eastern parts.This comes in the wake of reports that a mother and her child - Zambian
readCity moves to force pets to buckle up
01-04-2004
SANTA FE, New Mexico - Dogs will be forced to fasten their safety belts, in addition to their collars, while travelling by car in the US city of Santa Fe if officials get their way.Under a proposed
readGet more girlfriends to swell party vote: President Megawati
01-04-2004
JAKARTA - Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri has told supporters to seek more dates to swell her party's vote."If you have only one girlfriend, look for more. And get them all to join PDI-P so
readDaughter of Thailand PM gets job at Burger outfit
01-04-2004
BANGKOK - If Paetongtarn Shinawatra thought she could keep a low profile on Monday on her first day working at McDonald's, her hopes were dashed when her father, Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin
readI have suffered like Jesus, says Chiluba
01-04-2004
LUSAKA - Former Zambian president Frederick Chiluba, who is facing corruption charges, has likened his "suffering" to that of Jesus Christ, after watching the film The Passion Of The Christ."I have
readDRC govt vows Kinshasa attacks won't derail transition
01-04-2004
KINSHASA - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government has vowed that weekend attacks on the capital Kinshasa would not be allowed to derail the country's peace process or fledgling
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