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20 Articles found on Wednesday, 14 April 2004
AGOA extended to 2015
14-04-2004
THE African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) has been extended to end in 2015 instead of 2008.Namibia benefits from the American government 2000 law through trade preferences, in particular access
readSADC, EU to meet in Windhoek
14-04-2004
TRADE ministers from Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries plan to launch negotiations with the European Union on a proposed Economic Partnership Agreement in Windhoek in May.In a
readCaprivi in need of more development
14-04-2004
THE slow pace of development in the Caprivi Region has been raised in the National Assembly by the Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Richard Kamwi.Speaking during the Budget debate, Kamwi
readWitbooi hit-and-run accident case postponed to July 27
14-04-2004
THE case of a man arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident, which resulted in the death of a close relative of Deputy Prime Minister Hendrik Witbooi last year, has been postponed to July.The
readAs winter closes in, rains start to fade
14-04-2004
COLD weather can be expected in Namibia from now on - especially in the mornings, late afternoons and at night - as winter draws nearer.Weather forecaster Victor Kaurimuje said yesterday that there
readPrivate gender draft Bill rejected
14-04-2004
NEARLY three years since it was submitted to Parliament for scrutiny, a draft Bill from civil society groups aimed at legislating equal rights for women in political circles has been thrown out by the
readHistoric battle of Okandjira re-enacted
14-04-2004
DOZENS of Herero warriors wearing khaki uniforms with red flags race down the battlefield on horse backs screaming as their women ululate to the 'Ondoro' war cry to rouse the fighters for battle.A few
readNamibia's UN mission finds a new home
14-04-2004
NAMIBIA'S permanent mission to the United Nations, which lost its offices to a fire in January, has rented new space at 360 Lexington Ave, at East 40th Street, in New York, Crain Communications
readGovt out to slash AIDS rate
14-04-2004
THE Ministry of Health plans to reduce the prevalence rate of HIV-AIDS in Namibia from the present staggering 22 per cent to one per cent in the next five years.On Thursday, Government unveiled its
readBlack mamba kills man at Otavi
14-04-2004
A 44-YEAR-OLD man died at Otavi on Sunday after being bitten by a black mamba.Johannes Uwu-Khaeb is believed to have stepped on the snake at the town's Blikkiesdorp informal settlement while grazing
readPolice report a rash of Easter rapes
14-04-2004
A SPATE of rapes were reported to the Police at the weekend, with the youngest victim an eight-year-old girl.Yesterday, 18-year-old Salom Andreas appeared in the Outapi Magistrate's Court in
readRed Cross warns of 50 000 flood victims in the Caprivi
14-04-2004
ACCESS to clean water for those evacuated from flooded villages is the main concern of Red Cross members working in the Caprivi Region.Yesterday, the agency's response team was focusing on
readElection dates set
14-04-2004
THE way has been paved for what have been billed as the country's most important polls since Independence with the announcement yesterday of the dates for the national and presidential
readTesting times for Tiger
14-04-2004
AUGUSTA, Georgia - While Phil Mickelson savours his dramatic breakthrough victory at the US Masters on Sunday, Tiger Woods faces increasing media scrutiny after stretching his barren run in the majors
readLara shines with flawed brilliance
14-04-2004
LONDON - Over a decade studded by a triple test century at one end and an unprecedented quadruple at the other, West Indies captain Brian Lara has shone with a flawed brilliance.Lara, 400 not out,
readPigs trot to fame in the 'Great Escape'
14-04-2004
LONDON - Only the British would make national heroes out of two pigs who escaped from a slaughterhouse and made a dash for freedom.Britons are often mocked for treating their pets better than their
readSA holds third elections 10 years on
14-04-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South Africans, 10 years into their democracy, are gearing up for world-wide celebrations with a huge sigh of relief that a transition that many feared would lead to a bloodbath has
readUnemployment chief poll issue in SA
14-04-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Andre is white, male and begging at a traffic light - a sight unseen in South Africa just a few years ago."I am here every day. Sometimes I leave very late. On a good day I can make up
readUS intelligence faces major revamp after Sept 11 inquiry
14-04-2004
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush signalled on Monday that the US intelligence agencies face major reforms no matter how the CIA and FBI defend themselves at the official September 11 commission
readBush says Iraq crackdown vital for power handover
14-04-2004
CRAWFORD/FALLUJA - American President George W. Bush said the US military's crackdown against Sunni and Shi'ite Muslim guerrillas is vital for a planned handover of power to Iraqis on June 30.A shaky
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